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 2026-09-01); streamflow classes place each USGS gauge's latest reading against its own day-of-year record.
Health score
52
Moderate
Drought index
167
Moderate
Area in D2+
0%
0% exceptional (D4)
Gauges below normal
75%
of 12 reporting
Median flow
60%
p12 of record
Water assets
3,902
1,227 springs · 1,696 wells
USGS gauges (18)
- NF NOOKSACK RIVER BL CASCADE CREEK NR GLACIER, WA12205000230 cfsp6 · much below normal
- NOOKSACK RIVER AT EVERSON, WA12211200739 cfsp9 · much below normal
- NOOKSACK RIVER AT NORTH CEDARVILLE, WA12210700734 cfsp9 · much below normal
- MF NOOKSACK RIVER NEAR DEMING, WA12208000126 cfsp9 · much below normal
- NOOKSACK RIVER AT FERNDALE, WA122131001,030 cfsp10 · much below normal
- CARPENTER CREEK NEAR BELLINGHAM, WA122023100 cfsp10 · below normal
- SF NOOKSACK RIVER AT SAXON BRIDGE, WA1221000086 cfsp13 · below normal
- FISHTRAP CREEK AT FRONT STREET AT LYNDEN, WA122120503 cfsp14 · below normal
- OLSEN CREEK NEAR BELLINGHAM, WA122023000 cfsp20 · below normal
- SKOOKUM CREEK ABOVE DIVERSION NEAR WICKERSHAM, WA1220949019 cfsp28 · normal
- ANDERSON CREEK NEAR BELLINGHAM, WA122019500 cfsp45 · normal
- UNNAMED TRIB TO BERTRAND CR NR H ST NR LYNDEN, WA122124301 cfsp51 · normal
- CHUCKANUT CREEK NEAR BELLINGHAM, WA122017000 cfsno long-term record
- BRANNIAN CREEK AT S BAY DR NR WICKERSHAM, WA12201960no readingno long-term record
- EUCLID CR AT EUCLID AVE AT BELLINGHAM, WA122024000 cfsno long-term record
- SQUALICUM CREEK NEAR MOUTH AT BELLINGHAM, WA122040100 cfsno long-term record
- ANDERSON CREEK AT SMITH ROAD NEAR GOSHEN, WA122109000 cfsno long-term record
- NOOKSACK RIVER NEAR LYNDEN, WA12211500837 cfsno long-term record
Recent conditions
| Date | DSCI | D2+ % | Gauges low | Flow pct |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-09-07 | 167 | 0 | 9/12 | p12 |
Top water assets
- 76Mi — Ap S1-28647spring
- 76Po — Ap S1-23599spring
- 76Ir — Ch Cs1-05117Cspring
- 76Po — Cl S1-160816Clspring
- 76Po — Ap S1-23689spring
- 76Po — Ce S1-23960Cwrisspring
- 76Ci Ir — Ce S1-00708Cwrisspring
- 76Ir — Ap S1-26905spring
- 76Mu Po — Ce S1-00547Cwrisspring
- 76Fs — Ap S1-27351spring