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Around Green River
Temperature from a 1980 federal survey. The record says nothing about access, ownership or current conditions.
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
Green River is a 62.1 mile river. Streamflow is measured at the USGS gauge Green River at Purification Plant near Palmer, WA (site 12106700). The National Hydrography Dataset places it at stream order 7. Reach geometry comes from the USGS National Hydrography Dataset.
Typical flow by month
1963 to 2026
Green River typically runs highest in April, at a median 1,120 cfs, and lowest in August, at 147 cfs. The highest flow on record for any single day is 10,900 cfs, in 1978.
Show the numbers
| Month | Typical (cfs) | Usual range (cfs) |
|---|---|---|
| January | 1,070 | 629 to 2,010 |
| February | 923 | 619 to 1,530 |
| March | 897 | 604 to 1,310 |
| April | 1,120 | 729 to 1,580 |
| May | 1,100 | 633 to 1,650 |
| June | 498 | 267 to 898 |
| July | 210 | 150 to 336 |
| August | 147 | 129 to 177 |
| September | 185 | 140 to 243 |
| October | 361 | 184 to 528 |
| November | 874 | 458 to 1,460 |
| December | 966 | 588 to 1,640 |
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 63 years of record. Statistics published by the US Geological Survey for Green River at Purification Plant near Palmer, WA (site 12106700). Conditions on any given day can fall well outside the usual range. Check the current reading before you go.
Boat access nearby
8 mapped launches sit in the mapped area of Green River, all of them public access. Ramp data comes from the USGS national boat-ramp inventory.
- Sumner Sportsmen'sPuyallup RiverPublic
- Bonney LakeBonney LakePublic
- Allan Yorke ParkLake TappsPublic
- Church Lake Drive EastLake TappsPublic
- Puget Sound Energy Employee ParkLake TappsPublic
- 176th Avenue EastLake TappsPublic
- Lake Tapps County ParkLake TappsPublic
- Lake HolmLake HolmPublic
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