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Around Muddy River
Temperature from a 1980 federal survey. The record says nothing about access, ownership or current conditions.
Before you go
Data Source: Recreation.gov · Source: USGS GNIS · Thermal springs: NOAA NCEI (1980) · 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
Muddy River is a 13.7 mile river. Streamflow is measured at the USGS gauge Muddy River below Clear Creek near Cougar, WA (site 14216500). The National Hydrography Dataset places it at stream order 6. Reach geometry comes from the USGS National Hydrography Dataset.
Typical flow by month
1928 to 2026
Muddy River typically runs highest in May, at a median 1,160 cfs, and lowest in September, at 147 cfs. The highest flow on record for any single day is 21,000 cfs, in 1996.
Show the numbers
| Month | Typical (cfs) | Usual range (cfs) |
|---|---|---|
| January | 973 | 589 to 1,660 |
| February | 882 | 567 to 1,340 |
| March | 1,010 | 607 to 1,520 |
| April | 1,155 | 868 to 1,520 |
| May | 1,160 | 865 to 1,590 |
| June | 554 | 395 to 1,040 |
| July | 251 | 201 to 335 |
| August | 168 | 150 to 201 |
| September | 147 | 126 to 180 |
| October | 180 | 131 to 317 |
| November | 854 | 449 to 1,430 |
| December | 930 | 571 to 1,580 |
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 69 years of record. Statistics published by the US Geological Survey for Muddy River below Clear Creek near Cougar, WA (site 14216500). Conditions on any given day can fall well outside the usual range. Check the current reading before you go.
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