Dungeness-Elwha HUC8 17110020
A 4,234 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
38
Stressed
Drought index
195
Moderate
Area in D2+
0%
0% exceptional (D4)
Gauges below normal
100%
of 2 reporting
Median flow
53%
p8 of record
Water assets
3,681
703 springs · 2,366 wells
USGS gauges (2)
- DUNGENESS RIVER NEAR SEQUIM, WA1204800084 cfsp8 · much below normal
- ELWHA RIVER AT MCDONALD BR NEAR PORT ANGELES, WA12045500259 cfsp8 · much below normal
Recent conditions
| Date | DSCI | D2+ % | Gauges low | Flow pct |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-09-07 | 195 | 0 | 2/2 | p8 |
Top water assets
- 76Ds Ir St — Ce S2-*17222Jwrisspring
- 76Ci — Ce S2-*00324Cwrisspring
- 76Dm — Ce S2-*00025Cwrisspring
- 76Po — Ce S2-*01022Cwrisspring
- 76Ds Fs — Ce Cs2-00568@2spring
- 76Ci Mu — Ap S2-29395spring
- 76Ir — Ce S2-*01341Cwrisspring
- 76Ci — Ce S2-*02137Cwrisspring
- 76Ir St — Cl S2-301007Clspring
- 76Fs — Ce S2-*15701Cwrisspring