Silver Beach Creek at Maynard Pl at Bellingham water level

Name: Silver Beach Creek at Maynard Pl at Bellingham water level (U.S. Geological Survey)
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
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River gauge, Silver Beach Creek, Washington, United States

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Latest reading

Water level

3.80ft Steady over the last 24 hours

Measured Oct 20, 2026, 02:30 AM PDT (1 hour ago)

Flow: 0.1 cfs

History

7 days 30 days 1 year

Water level

What this means

Silver Beach Creek at Maynard Pl at Bellingham reads 3.80 ft as of Oct 20, 2026, 02:30 AM PDT. The agency publishes no normal range or warning level for this river yet, so there is nothing to judge the number against.

The level has held steady over the past 24 hours. In the last month it has stayed between 3.65 ft and 4.10 ft.

Over the past seven days the change adds up to +0.01 ft.

The agency publishes no normal range for this gauge yet, so we show the trend only. How to read levels

Key numbers

Lowest and highest in 30 days: 3.65 ft – 4.10 ft
Lowest and highest in 12 months: 3.61 ft – 4.59 ft

Floating and fishing near Silver Beach Creek at Maynard Pl at Bellingham

Use the recent trend as your guide, and ask locally which gage height makes for a good float.

Weather at the gauge

Rain in the last 3 days: 0.13 in. Rain that falls upstream can take hours or days to show up at a river gauge.

19 Mon 59° 44° – Wind 6 mph

20 Tue 65° 44° – Wind 6 mph

21 Wed 65° 47° – Wind 3 mph

22 Thu 53° 46° – Wind 4 mph

23 Fri 52° 43° – Wind 7 mph

24 Sat 54° 40° – Wind 6 mph

25 Sun 56° 42° – Wind 6 mph

Forecast: Open-Meteo

Sunrise 07:38 AM Sunset 06:12 PM Daylight 10 hr, 34 min First quarter 67%

Map

Nearby gauges

Gauge	Level	Compared with normal	24 hours	Distance
Euclid Creek at Euclid Ave at BellinghamRiver gauge, Euclid Creek	3.51 ft	Low	−0.01 ft	1.4 mi
Carpenter Creek near BellinghamRiver gauge, Carpenter Creek	8.89 ft	Very high	±0	2.6 mi
Olsen Creek near BellinghamRiver gauge, Olsen Creek	4.73 ft	Normal	−0.01 ft	2.7 mi
Squalicum Creek near Mouth at BellinghamRiver gauge, Squalicum Creek	0.8 cfs	Low	−0.7 cfs	4.2 mi
Anderson Creek at Smith Road near GoshenRiver gauge, Anderson Creek	7.31 ft	High	−0.01 ft	5.3 mi
Chuckanut Creek near BellinghamRiver gauge, Chuckanut Creek	14.02 ft	Low	±0	5.8 mi
Nooksack River at North CedarvilleRiver gauge, Nooksack River	137.83 ft	Very low	−0.04 ft	7 mi
Anderson Creek near BellinghamRiver gauge, Anderson Creek	1.69 ft	Normal	−0.01 ft	9 mi

Questions and answers

Is gage height the same as water depth?

No. Gage height is measured from a fixed reference point chosen by the agency, so a reading of 10 ft does not mean the river is 10 ft deep.

What is the water level of Silver Beach Creek at Maynard Pl at Bellingham today?

On Oct 20, 2026, 02:30 AM PDT, the water level was 3.80 ft. Steady over the last 24 hours.

Is Silver Beach Creek at Maynard Pl at Bellingham rising or falling?

Steady over the last 24 hours. Steady over the last 7 days.

Is the level of Silver Beach Creek at Maynard Pl at Bellingham normal?

The agency publishes no normal range for this gauge yet, so we show the trend only.

How often is this data updated?

The U.S. Geological Survey publishes a new reading every 15 minutes. This page refreshes within minutes of each update.

Where does this data come from?

The values come directly from the U.S. Geological Survey, the official operator of this gauge, and are in the public domain. We do not estimate or model live values.

For specialists

Station codes, datum, parameters, data quality and downloads

Operator: U.S. Geological Survey
Station code: usgs:12202450 (Agency page)
Coordinates: 48.76928, -122.40655 (WGS84)
Vertical datum: NAVD88
Update interval: every 15 minutes
Licence: Public domain. Data: U.S. Geological Survey (USGS), provisional data subject to revision

Published series

Parameter	Last value	Time (UTC)	Quality
Water level	3.80 ft	2026-10-20 09:30	Provisional
Flow	0.1 cfs	2026-10-20 09:30	Provisional

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How to cite

U.S. Geological Survey: Silver Beach Creek at Maynard Pl at Bellingham (usgs:12202450). Accessed October 20, 2026 via Nivelmap, https://nivelmap.com/en/united-states/washington/silver-beach-creek-at-maynard-pl-at-bellingham

How we check values

Each reading is stored as published. We hold back values that jump faster than physically plausible and show the measurement time with every value.

Readings are provisional, can be delayed or wrong and are not a flood warning. Read the disclaimer