Kawainui Stream near Kamuela, HI

USGS Site No: 16720000 • Kawainui Stream • Hawaii County, HI

Kawainui Stream near Kamuela, HI on the Kawainui Stream is currently at 5 cfs (Normal — 41th percentile for this date) . Gage height: 1.48 ft.

Reading from

5
CFS Discharge
1.48
Gage Height (ft)
Normal
Flow Condition
Normal
Flood Status

Historical Percentile Comparison

Today's discharge compared to the long-term record for June 11 at this station. Percentile rank shows what fraction of historical years had lower flow on this date.

Percentile Label CFS Threshold Today's Flow
10th Very Low threshold 1
25th Low threshold 2
50th (Median) Normal (median) 6 Today: 5 cfs
75th High threshold 15
95th Very High threshold 75

30-Day Hydrograph

Recent discharge plotted against the historical 10th–95th percentile envelope for the same calendar days. Source: USGS daily values + long-term statistics.

259 130 0 cfs Apr 5 May 28
10th–95th historical Day-of-year median Recent discharge

30-Day Flow History

Date Discharge (CFS) Gage Ht (ft)
May 28, 2026 9 —
May 27, 2026 17 —
May 26, 2026 14 —
May 25, 2026 57 —
May 24, 2026 42 —
May 23, 2026 61 —
May 22, 2026 42 —
May 21, 2026 49 —
May 20, 2026 24 —
May 19, 2026 9 —
May 18, 2026 5 —
May 17, 2026 2 —
May 16, 2026 9 —
May 15, 2026 22 —
Apr 20, 2026 0 —
Apr 19, 2026 0 —
Apr 18, 2026 0 —
Apr 17, 2026 0 —
Apr 16, 2026 0 —
Apr 15, 2026 0 —
Apr 14, 2026 1 —
Apr 13, 2026 1 —
Apr 12, 2026 1 —
Apr 11, 2026 4 —
Apr 10, 2026 1 —
Apr 9, 2026 0 —
Apr 8, 2026 0 —
Apr 7, 2026 1 —
Apr 6, 2026 1 —
Apr 5, 2026 1 —

Station Information

USGS Site No
16720000
State
HI
County
Hawaii County
Coordinates
20.0853, -155.6812
Drainage Area
2 mi²
Datum (ft)
4,060.0
HUC Code
20010000
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Flood Stage Thresholds

Flood Stage
7.0 ft
Major Flood
10.0 ft

Currently 5.52 ft below flood stage.

Recent Extremes

Max discharge
359 cfs
Mar 14, 2026
Min discharge
0 cfs
Apr 20, 2026
Days at flood stage
0

Computed from the local daily-values archive.

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