Location.--Latitude 48°40'19", Longitude
121°14'48", in SW 1/4 SE 1/4 Section 21, Township 37 North,
Range 12 East, in Whatcom County, Hydrologic Unit 17110005, Ross
Lake National Recreation Area, on right bank 0.4 mile upstream Newhalem
Creek, 0.5 mile downstream from City of Seattle powerplant at Newhalem,
10.8 mile upstream from Bacon Creek, at river mile
93.7. Drainage
area is 1,175 mi2, of which 400 mi2 is in
Canada. Datum of
gage is 401.5 feet above NGVD of 1929, from river profile survey.
Maps.--Locate
this station on a
map of the basin (PDF).
Additional Data and Information.-- Latest shifted
rating.
Flood Stage.--The National Weather Service has not
established a Flood
Stage for this station.
Funding for this site is provided by the
cooperators / programs below:
Station Notes
The elevation of this station has been
determined to be 406.21 feet above NAVD 1988. To obtain stream
water-surface elevation values in NAVD 1988 add 406.21 feet to gage
height values.
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