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Mill Creek at Earthworks Park at Kent

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

Weather comparison · not a safety rating

65

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 20:30:00 GMT.

River observation: Tue, 29 Sep 2026 19:45:00 GMT.

Page checked: Tue, 29 Sep 2026 20:41:41 GMT. Readings older than one hour are not used for the current score.

Photograph taken near Mill Creek at Earthworks Park at Kent
Nearby on Wikimedia Commons — Mill Creek Canyon Earthworks, Mill Creek - 1.jpg by Roc0ast3r, CC0. Taken within 10km of this location — it may not show the launch itself.

Wind

12 mph

gusting to 31 mph

Air temp

61°F

35% chance of rain

River flow

0.85 cfs

normal for this date

Weather outlook

Thursday · 100

  • Tue

    58

  • Wed

    97

  • Thu

    100

    Best

  • Fri

    97

  • Sat

    93

  • Sun

    100

  • Mon

    96

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)
1p1130
2p1226
3p1125
4p1024
5p822
6p720
7p516
8p314
9p212
10p69
11p713
12a513

Is this flow normal for September 29?

Today's 0.85 cfs is 13% below the median for this date — which counts as normal water here.

The median flow on this date is 1 cfs, across 31 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 — elevated wind-15
  • Gusts — Gusting to 31 mph — 19 mph over sustained-18
  • Rain — 35% chance in the next 6 hours-2

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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