Nooksack HUC8 17110004
A 2,639 km² sub-basin of the Pacific Northwest region in CN, 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
40
Stressed
Drought index
224
Severe
Area in D2+
24.3%
0% exceptional (D4)
Gauges below normal
100%
of 14 reporting
Median flow
17%
p8 of record
Water assets
3,902
1,227 springs · 1,696 wells
USGS gauges (18)
- CARPENTER CREEK NEAR BELLINGHAM, WA122023100 cfsp0 · much below normal
- FISHTRAP CREEK AT FRONT STREET AT LYNDEN, WA122120504 cfsp6 · much below normal
- NF NOOKSACK RIVER BL CASCADE CREEK NR GLACIER, WA12205000148 cfsp7 · much below normal
- NOOKSACK RIVER AT FERNDALE, WA12213100560 cfsp7 · much below normal
- SKOOKUM CREEK ABOVE DIVERSION NEAR WICKERSHAM, WA1220949019 cfsp8 · much below normal
- NOOKSACK RIVER AT NORTH CEDARVILLE, WA12210700543 cfsp8 · much below normal
- NOOKSACK RIVER AT EVERSON, WA12211200583 cfsp8 · much below normal
- SF NOOKSACK RIVER AT SAXON BRIDGE, WA12210000124 cfsp8 · much below normal
- UNNAMED TRIB TO BERTRAND CR NR H ST NR LYNDEN, WA122124300 cfsp9 · much below normal
- MF NOOKSACK RIVER NEAR DEMING, WA12208000132 cfsp9 · much below normal
- EUCLID CR AT EUCLID AVE AT BELLINGHAM, WA122024000 cfsp10 · below normal
- ANDERSON CREEK AT SMITH ROAD NEAR GOSHEN, WA122109000 cfsp11 · below normal
- ANDERSON CREEK NEAR BELLINGHAM, WA122019501 cfsp14 · below normal
- OLSEN CREEK NEAR BELLINGHAM, WA122023001 cfsp15 · below normal
- CHUCKANUT CREEK NEAR BELLINGHAM, WA122017001 cfsno long-term record
- BRANNIAN CREEK AT S BAY DR NR WICKERSHAM, WA12201960no readingno long-term record
- SQUALICUM CREEK NEAR MOUTH AT BELLINGHAM, WA122040101 cfsno long-term record
- NOOKSACK RIVER NEAR LYNDEN, WA12211500726 cfsno long-term record
Recent conditions
| Date | DSCI | D2+ % | Gauges low | Flow pct |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-10-19 | 224 | 24.3 | 14/14 | p8 |
| 2026-10-18 | 224 | 24.3 | 14/14 | p10 |
| 2026-10-17 | 224 | 24.3 | 13/14 | p10 |
| 2026-10-16 | 224 | 24.3 | 13/14 | p10 |
| 2026-10-15 | 224 | 24.3 | 12/14 | p10 |
| 2026-10-14 | 224 | 24.3 | 13/14 | p10 |
| 2026-10-13 | 224 | 24.3 | 13/14 | p11 |
| 2026-10-12 | 224 | 24.3 | 11/14 | p14 |
| 2026-10-11 | 224 | 24.3 | 11/14 | p20 |
| 2026-10-10 | 224 | 24.3 | 5/14 | p27 |
| 2026-10-09 | 224 | 24.3 | 7/14 | p22 |
| 2026-10-08 | 224 | 24.3 | 10/14 | p12 |
| 2026-10-07 | 224 | 24.3 | 7/14 | p23 |
| 2026-10-06 | 224 | 24.3 | 7/14 | p26 |
Top water assets
- 76Ir — Ch Cs1-05117Cspring
- 76Mi — Ap S1-28647spring
- 76Ir — Ap S1-26905spring
- 76Po — Cl S1-160816Clspring
- 76Po — Ce S1-23960Cwrisspring
- 76Po — Ap S1-23689spring
- 76Ci Ir — Ce S1-00708Cwrisspring
- 76Ir — Cl S1-300041Clspring
- 76Mu Po — Ce S1-00547Cwrisspring
- 76Po — Ap S1-23599spring