Sf Nooksack River above Potter Bridge at Van Zandt water level

Name: Sf Nooksack River above Potter Bridge at Van Zandt water level (U.S. Geological Survey)
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
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River gauge, Sf Nooksack River, Washington, United States

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Latest reading

Water level

226.71ft Down 0.07 ft over the last 24 hours

Measured Oct 20, 2026, 04:00 PM PDT (32 min ago)

History

7 days

Water level

What this means

The latest river stage reported for Sf Nooksack River above Potter Bridge at Van Zandt is 226.71 ft. There is no published reference for this river yet, so we can't say whether that is high or low for the season.

The level is falling, down 0.07 ft over the past 24 hours. Over the past 30 days it has moved between 226.71 ft and 226.88 ft.

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

What the stage means on the water

With no published normal range, paddlers and anglers should go by the trend: a rising river usually means muddier, faster water.

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.

20 Tue 64° 43° – Wind 7 mph

21 Wed 67° 54° – Wind 6 mph

22 Thu 58° 45° – Wind 6 mph

23 Fri 56° 41° – Wind 5 mph

24 Sat 57° 42° – Wind 5 mph

25 Sun 63° 47° – Wind 4 mph

26 Mon 64° 48° – Wind 4 mph

Forecast: Open-Meteo

Sunrise 07:37 AM Sunset 06:11 PM Daylight 10 hr, 34 min Waxing gibbous 72%

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Other gauges on the Sf Nooksack River

Gauge	Level	Compared with normal	24 hours	Distance
Sf Nooksack River at Saxon BridgeRiver gauge, Sf Nooksack River	0.38 ft	Very low	−0.02 ft	8 mi

Nearby gauges

Gauge	Level	Compared with normal	24 hours	Distance
Mf Nooksack River near DemingRiver gauge, Mf Nooksack River	2.82 ft	Normal	−0.03 ft	4.3 mi
Nooksack River at North CedarvilleRiver gauge, Nooksack River	137.82 ft	Very low	−0.03 ft	5.6 mi
Anderson Creek at Smith Road near GoshenRiver gauge, Anderson Creek	7.32 ft	High	±0	7 mi
Carpenter Creek near BellinghamRiver gauge, Carpenter Creek	8.89 ft	Very high	±0	7 mi
Olsen Creek near BellinghamRiver gauge, Olsen Creek	4.72 ft	Normal	−0.01 ft	7 mi
Skookum Creek above Diversion near WickershamRiver gauge, Skookum Creek	19.7 cfs	Very low	+0.9 cfs	8 mi
Anderson Creek near BellinghamRiver gauge, Anderson Creek	1.70 ft	High	+0.01 ft	9 mi
Euclid Creek at Euclid Ave at BellinghamRiver gauge, Euclid Creek	3.50 ft	Very low	−0.02 ft	10 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 Sf Nooksack River above Potter Bridge at Van Zandt today?

On Oct 20, 2026, 04:00 PM PDT, the water level was 226.71 ft. Down 0.07 ft over the last 24 hours.

Is Sf Nooksack River above Potter Bridge at Van Zandt rising or falling?

Down 0.07 ft over the last 24 hours.

Is the level of Sf Nooksack River above Potter Bridge at Van Zandt 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:12210485 (Agency page)
Coordinates: 48.78896, -122.19958 (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	226.71 ft	2026-10-20 23:00	Provisional

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How to cite

U.S. Geological Survey: Sf Nooksack River above Potter Bridge at Van Zandt (usgs:12210485). Accessed October 20, 2026 via Nivelmap, https://nivelmap.com/en/united-states/washington/sf-nooksack-river-above-potter-bridge-at-van-zandt

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