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Green River above South 277Th Street at Kent

USGS monitoring location. Launch access and paddling suitability have not been verified.

Weather comparison · not a safety rating

60

Mixed weather

Weather score out of 100

Weather only. This is a monitoring station, not a verified launch. Access, hazards and suitable flow are unknown.

Weather observation: Tue, 29 Sep 2026 13:45:00 GMT.

River observation: Tue, 29 Sep 2026 13:30:00 GMT.

Page checked: Tue, 29 Sep 2026 14:29:33 GMT. Readings older than one hour are not used for the current score.

Photograph taken near Green River above South 277Th Street at Kent
Nearby on Wikimedia Commons — S 277th St (5682687996).jpg by Atomic Taco from Seattle, WA, USA, CC BY-SA 2.0. Taken within 10km of this location — it may not show the launch itself.

Wind

12 mph

gusting to 34 mph

Air temp

60°F

45% chance of rain

River flow

383 cfs

normal for this date

Weather outlook

Sunday · 100

  • Tue

    49

  • Wed

    91

  • Thu

    97

  • Fri

    97

  • Sat

    91

  • Sun

    100

    Best

  • Mon

    100

Compares forecast wind, air temperature and rain. Does not assess river flow, swell, currents, water temperature or launch access. All times are local to this location.

Wind, next 12 hours

mph
Hourly wind forecast
HourWind (mph)Gusts (mph)
6a730
7a1435
8a930
9a829
10a1332
11a1332
12p1332
1p1231
2p1230
3p1228
4p1026
5p822

Is this flow normal for September 29?

Today's 383 cfs is 18% below the median for this date — which counts as normal water here.

The median flow on this date is 469 cfs, across 5 years of USGS record at this gauge. Whether that is runnable depends on the stretch — this is context, not a recommendation.

Why this score

  • Wind — 12 mph — moderate wind at the forecast location-14
  • Gusts — Gusting to 34 mph — 22 mph over sustained-20
  • Rain — 45% chance in the next 6 hours-6

We don't have launch notes for this one

This page is built from the USGS gauge at this location, and uses available public readings. We haven't verified where to put in, what the hazards are, or whether this stretch is legal or sensible to paddle. We'd rather say that than invent it. The links below are where to find out.

We also don't have a verified safe-flow range here, so the Paddle Score reflects weather only. Judge the flow number against local knowledge, not against our score.

Do your own homework

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