Cascade River at Marblemount, WA

Skagit County, Washington · USGS 12182500

Latest observation

What this gauge represents: This gauge measures conditions on Cascade River at its USGS monitoring location in Skagit County; conditions elsewhere on the waterway may differ.

How to read these numbers
Streamflow (ft³/s or CFS)

How much water moves past the gauge each second. Higher numbers mean more water is moving downstream.

Gauge height (ft)

The water-surface height at this gauge. It is useful for tracking rises, falls and flood thresholds, but it is not the river's total depth.

24-hour change

How much the latest reading has risen or fallen compared with roughly 24 hours earlier.

Historical median

The typical streamflow for this date based on USGS historical statistics. A multiple such as 3× means current flow is about three times the historical median.

River Pulse

Get Water Data's plain-language summary of current flow, historical context and recent direction.

NOAA flood stage

Official action and flood thresholds where available. These levels are specific to each gauge location.

Gauge height and flood stage are station-specific. A 12-foot reading at one gauge should not be directly compared with 12 feet at another.

RIVER PULSE

Below historical median · Falling

Flow vs typicalBelow typical

Streamflow is currently 352 ft³/s, 27% below the historical median for this date. Flow has fallen 93 CFS over the past 24 hours.

USGS-reported historical daily median for 09-27: 480 ft³/s · Based on USGS day-of-year statistics

How trends & context are calculated →
NOAA flood-stage information is not available for this gauge.
RECENT STREAMFLOW

Streamflow trend

Daily mean streamflow · Aug 28–Sep 25 · dates shown in UTC · 29 observations

Look at the data (29 rows)
Displayed USGS daily mean streamflow observations
Date (UTC)Daily mean
Aug 28, 2026, 12:00 AM306 CFS
Aug 29, 2026, 12:00 AM467 CFS
Aug 30, 2026, 12:00 AM412 CFS
Aug 31, 2026, 12:00 AM310 CFS
Sep 1, 2026, 12:00 AM305 CFS
Sep 2, 2026, 12:00 AM303 CFS
Sep 3, 2026, 12:00 AM358 CFS
Sep 4, 2026, 12:00 AM309 CFS
Sep 5, 2026, 12:00 AM283 CFS
Sep 6, 2026, 12:00 AM258 CFS
Sep 7, 2026, 12:00 AM254 CFS
Sep 8, 2026, 12:00 AM237 CFS
Sep 9, 2026, 12:00 AM237 CFS
Sep 10, 2026, 12:00 AM255 CFS
Sep 11, 2026, 12:00 AM253 CFS
Sep 12, 2026, 12:00 AM224 CFS
Sep 13, 2026, 12:00 AM260 CFS
Sep 14, 2026, 12:00 AM289 CFS
Sep 15, 2026, 12:00 AM245 CFS
Sep 16, 2026, 12:00 AM225 CFS
Sep 17, 2026, 12:00 AM222 CFS
Sep 18, 2026, 12:00 AM218 CFS
Sep 19, 2026, 12:00 AM217 CFS
Sep 20, 2026, 12:00 AM216 CFS
Sep 21, 2026, 12:00 AM215 CFS
Sep 22, 2026, 12:00 AM216 CFS
Sep 23, 2026, 12:00 AM201 CFS
Sep 24, 2026, 12:00 AM190 CFS
Sep 25, 2026, 12:00 AM277 CFS
STATION DETAILS

About this gauge

Site type: Stream
County: Skagit County
Drainage area: 172 mi²
Current measurements: 3
DATA SOURCE

Official USGS station

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LIVE RIVER CONDITIONS
Cascade River at Marblemount, WAUSGS 12182500
STREAMFLOW352 ft³/s
GAUGE HEIGHT11.99 ft