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Around Ruby Creek
Data Source: Recreation.gov · Source: USGS GNIS · Source: Canadian Geographical Names Database (NRCan), Open Government Licence - Canada · Public land: USGS PAD-US · Forest roads: USDA Forest Service MVUM · BLM routes and areas: Bureau of Land Management (simplified for web display)
About this river
Ruby Creek is a 3.6 mile river. Streamflow is measured at the USGS gauge Ruby Creek below Panther Creek near Newhalem, WA (site 12173500). The National Hydrography Dataset places it at stream order 5. Reach geometry comes from the USGS National Hydrography Dataset.
Typical flow by month
1949 to 2026
Ruby Creek typically runs highest in June, at a median 1,950 cfs, and lowest in February, at 193 cfs. The highest flow on record for any single day is 6,880 cfs, in 2022.
Show the numbers
| Month | Typical (cfs) | Usual range (cfs) |
|---|---|---|
| January | 220 | 165 to 317 |
| February | 193 | 132 to 333 |
| March | 193 | 132 to 286 |
| April | 426 | 322 to 645 |
| May | 1,750 | 1,220 to 2,290 |
| June | 1,950 | 1,250 to 2,545 |
| July | 1,050 | 484 to 1,430 |
| August | 331 | 224 to 454 |
| September | 195 | 144 to 251 |
| October | 208 | 137 to 327 |
| November | 292 | 199 to 536 |
| December | 297 | 173 to 473 |
Typical is the median of each month’s daily median values, and the usual range runs from the median 25th to the median 75th percentile, across about 23 years of record. Statistics published by the US Geological Survey for Ruby Creek below Panther Creek near Newhalem, WA (site 12173500). Conditions on any given day can fall well outside the usual range. Check the current reading before you go.
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