Queets-Quinault HUC8 17100102
A 3,531 km² sub-basin of the Pacific Northwest region in WA. Drought coverage is from the US Drought Monitor (map of 2026-10-13); streamflow classes place each USGS gauge's latest reading against its own day-of-year record.
Health score
43
Stressed
Drought index
101
Moderate
Area in D2+
0%
0% exceptional (D4)
Gauges below normal
100%
of 2 reporting
Median flow
23%
p9 of record
Water assets
300
11 springs · 206 wells
USGS gauges (4)
- QUINAULT RIVER AT QUINAULT LAKE, WA12039500396 cfsp8 · much below normal
- QUEETS RIVER NEAR CLEARWATER, WA12040500579 cfsp9 · much below normal
- COOK CREEK BLW HATCHERY NEAR QUINAULT, WA1203951030 cfsno long-term record
- QUINAULT RIVER NEAR TAHOLAH, WA1203951610549 cfsno long-term record
Recent conditions
| Date | DSCI | D2+ % | Gauges low | Flow pct |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-10-22 | 101 | 0 | 2/2 | p9 |
| 2026-10-21 | 101 | 0 | 2/2 | p9 |
| 2026-10-20 | 101 | 0 | 2/2 | p10 |
| 2026-10-19 | 101 | 0 | 2/2 | p12 |
| 2026-10-18 | 101 | 0 | 2/2 | p15 |
| 2026-10-17 | 101 | 0 | 2/2 | p13 |
| 2026-10-16 | 101 | 0 | 2/2 | p15 |
| 2026-10-15 | 101 | 0 | 2/2 | p16 |
| 2026-10-14 | 101 | 0 | 2/2 | p15 |
| 2026-10-13 | 101 | 0 | 2/2 | p18 |
| 2026-10-12 | 101 | 0 | 1/2 | p23 |
| 2026-10-11 | 101 | 0 | 1/2 | p26 |
| 2026-10-10 | 101 | 0 | 0/2 | p30 |
| 2026-10-09 | 101 | 0 | 0/2 | p31 |
Top water assets
- 66Ds — Ap S2-30533spring
- 65Baker Creekriver
- 65Quinault River At Quinault Lake, Wariver
- 65Quinault River Near Taholah, Wariver
- 65Red Creekriver
- 65Kalaloch Creekriver
- 65North Fork Raft Riverriver
- 65Queets River Near Clearwater, Wariver
- 65Cook Creek Blw Hatchery Near Quinault, Wariver
- 65Duck Creekriver