Hood Canal HUC8 17110018
A 2,459 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
194
Moderate
Area in D2+
0%
0% exceptional (D4)
Gauges below normal
100%
of 2 reporting
Median flow
53%
p10 of record
Water assets
2,251
352 springs · 1,307 wells
USGS gauges (2)
- DUCKABUSH RIVER NEAR BRINNON, WA1205400043 cfsp8 · much below normal
- BIG QUILCENE RIVER BELOW DIVERSION NR QUILCENE, WA1205221026 cfsp12 · below normal
Recent conditions
| Date | DSCI | D2+ % | Gauges low | Flow pct |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-10-21 | 194 | 0 | 2/2 | p10 |
| 2026-10-20 | 194 | 0 | 2/2 | p9 |
| 2026-10-19 | 194 | 0 | 2/2 | p12 |
| 2026-10-18 | 194 | 0 | 2/2 | p9 |
| 2026-10-17 | 194 | 0 | 2/2 | p9 |
| 2026-10-16 | 194 | 0 | 2/2 | p11 |
| 2026-10-15 | 194 | 0 | 1/2 | p19 |
| 2026-10-14 | 194 | 0 | 2/2 | p14 |
| 2026-10-13 | 194 | 0 | 2/2 | p11 |
| 2026-10-12 | 194 | 0 | 2/2 | p17 |
| 2026-10-11 | 194 | 0 | 1/2 | p21 |
| 2026-10-10 | 194 | 0 | 2/2 | p19 |
| 2026-10-09 | 194 | 0 | 1/2 | p26 |
| 2026-10-08 | 194 | 0 | 1/2 | p30 |
Top water assets
- 76Mu — Ce S2-*01990Bhcwrisspring
- 76Fs — Ce S2-*10233Cwrisspring
- 76Fs — Ce S2-28179spring
- 76Po — Ap S2-30502spring
- 76Ci Mu Po — Cc S2-Cv1P75spring
- 76Po — Ce S2-25751Cwrisspring
- 76Fs — Ce S2-*07466Cwrisspring
- 76Dg Ir St — Cl S2-301490Clspring
- 76Dm Fs — Ce S2-*01218Cwrisspring
- 73Ir — Ap S2-29162spring