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Waikolu Stream near Lahaina, HI

Stream2.4 mi
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Around Waikolu Stream

0.5 mi

Data Source: Recreation.gov · Source: USGS GNIS · 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

Waikolu Stream is a 2.4 mile stream near Maui Whale Adventures in Hawaii. Streamflow is measured at the USGS gauge Waikolu Str blw pipe nr Kalaupapa, Molokai, HI (site 16408000). The National Hydrography Dataset places it at stream order 4. Reach geometry comes from the USGS National Hydrography Dataset.

Typical flow by month

1919 to 1997

Waikolu Stream typically runs highest in May, at a median 13 cfs, and lowest in October, at 8.2 cfs. The highest flow on record for any single day is 3,810 cfs, in 1989.

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Typical flow by month at Waikolu Str blw pipe nr Kalaupapa, Molokai, HI, in cfs
MonthTypical (cfs)Usual range (cfs)
January128.2 to 19
February118.3 to 20
March139.1 to 21
April139.3 to 22
May138.7 to 18
June107.7 to 14
July107.6 to 14
August9.37.2 to 13
September8.36.5 to 11
October8.26.5 to 11
November9.77.2 to 16
December128.1 to 20

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 70 years of record. Statistics published by the US Geological Survey for Waikolu Str blw pipe nr Kalaupapa, Molokai, HI (site 16408000). Conditions on any given day can fall well outside the usual range. Check the current reading before you go.

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