Surface Water Supply 

of the United States 

1959

Part 14. Pacific Slope Basins in Oregon and 

Lower Columbia River Basin

Prepared under the direction of J. V. B. WELLS, Chief, Surface P'ater Branch

GEOLOGICAL SURVEY WATER-SUPPLY PAPER 1638

Prepared in cooperation with the States 

of Oregon and ff^ashington and with 

other agencies

UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE, WASHINGTON : I960
UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR 

FRED A. SEATON, Secretary

GEOLOGICAL SURVEY 

Thomas B. Nolan, Director

For sale by the Superintendent of Documents, U.S. Government Printing Office 

Washington 25, D.C. - Price Si.00 (paper cover)
PREFACE

This report was prepared by the Geological Survey in cooperation with the States of Oregon and Washington and with other agencies, by personnel of the Water Resources Division, L. B. Leopold, 

chief, under the general direction of J. V. B. Wells, chief, f'lrface 

Water Branch, succeeded by E. L. Hendricks, and F. J. Flynn, 

chief, Basic Records Section.

The data were collected and computed under supervision of district engineers, Surface Water Branch, as follows:

K. N. Phillips....................................................................................Portland, Orog.

F. M. Veatch ........................................................................................Tacoma, Wai^h.

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CALENDAR FOR WATER YEAR 1959

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CONTENTS

Scope of work........................................................................ 1

Cooperation.......................................................................... 1

Division of work..................................................................... 2

Definition of terms and abbreviations................................................ 2

Downstream order and station numbers................................................. 3

Explanation of data.................................................................. 3

Accuracy of field data and computed results.......................................... 7

Publications......................................................................... 8

Records of discharge collected by agencies other than the Geological Survey.......... 11

Hydrologic conditions................................................................ 12

Gaging-station records............................................................... 13

Lower Columbia Columbia River: River basin 

Walla Walla River basin

south Fork wana walla River near Milton, Oreg................................... 13

North Pork Walla Walla River near Milton, Oreg................................. 14

Walla Walla River:

Mill Creek near Walla Walla Wash.............................................. 15

Blue Creek near Walla walla, Wash............................................ 16

Mill Creek at Walla Walla, Wash................................................ 17

Dry Creek near Walla Walla, Wash............................................... 18

Touchet River: 

East Fork Touchet River near Dayton, Wash.................................... 19

Touchet River at Bolles, Wash.................................................. 20

Walla Walla River near Touchet, Wash............................................. 21

Springs in the Walla Walla River basin, Oreg.-Wash............................... 22

Columbia River below McNary Dam at Umatilla, Oreg.................................. 24

Umatilla River basin

omatiiia River above Meacham Creek, near Gibbon, Oreg............................ 29

Umatilla River at Pendleton, Oreg................................................ 30

McKay Creek near Pilot Rock, Oreg.............................................. 31

McKay Reservoir near Pendleton, Oreg........................................... 32

McKay Creek near Pendleton, Oreg............................................... 33

Birch Creek at Rieth, Oreg..................................................... 34

Umatilla River at Yoakum, Oreg................................................... 35

Butter Creek near Pine City, Oreg.............................................. 36

Principal diversions from Umatilla River between Yoakum and Umatilla gaging

stations, Oreg........................................................... 37

Umatilla River near Umatilla, Oreg............................................... 38

Willow Creek basin

Willow Creek at Heppner, Oreg.................................................... 39

John Day River basin 

John Day River:

Strawberry Creek above Slide Creek, near Prairie City, Oreg.................... 40

John Day River at prairie City, Oreg............................................. 41

John Day River at Picture Gorge, near Dayville, Oreg............................. 42

North Pork John Day River:

Caraas Creek near Lehman, Oreg................................................ 43

Caraas Creek near Ukiah, Oreg................................................. 44

Middle Pork John Day River at Ritter, Oreg................................... 45

North Pork John Day River at Monument, Oreg.................................... 46

John Day River at Service Creek, Oreg............................................ 47

John Day River at McDonald Perry, Oreg........................................... 48

Deschutes River basin

Deschutes River below Snow Creek, near Lapine, Oreg.............................. 49

Cultus River above Cultus Creek, near Lapine, Oreg............................. 50

Cultus Creek above Crane Prairie Reservoir, near Lapine, Oreg................ 51

Deer Creek above Crane Prairie Reservoir, near Lapine, Oreg.................. 52

Quinn River near Lapine, Oreg................................................ 53

Charlton Creek above Crane Prairie Reservoir, near Lapine, Oreg............ 54

Deschutes River below Crane Prairie Reservoir, near Lapine, Oreg................. 55

Brown Creek near Lapine, Oreg.................................................. 56

Davis Lake basin (closed basin at head of Davis Creek):

Odell Creek near Crescent, Oreg.............................................. 57

Deschutes River below Wickiup Reservoir, near Lapine, Oreg....................... 58

Pall River near Lapine, Oreg................................................... 59

Little Deschutes River:

Crescent Creek at Crescent Lake, near Crescent, Oreg......................... 60

Little Deschutes River near Lapine, Oreg....................................... 61

Reservoirs in Deschutes River basin above Bend, Oreg............................. 62

Deschutes River at Benham Palls, near Bend, Oreg................................. 63

Deschutes River below Lava Island, near Bend, Oreg............................... 64

Diversions from Deschutes River near Bend, Oreg................................ 65

Deschutes River below Bend, Oreg..................................:.............. 66

Tumalo Creek near Bend, Oreg................................................... 67

Squaw Creek near Sisters, Oreg................................................. 68

Deschutes River near Culver, Oreg................................................ 69

Beaver Creek (head of Crooked River) near Paulina, Oreg........................ 70

Crooked River near Post, Oreg.................................................. 71

Crooked River above Hoffman Dam, near Prineville, Oreg......................... 72

Crooked River near Culver, Oreg................................................ 73

Metolius River: 

Lake Creek near Sisters, Oreg................................................ 74

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Gaging-station records Continued 

Lower Columbia River basin Continued 

Columbia River Continued

Deschutes River basin Continued Page 

Metolius River near Grandview, Oreg............................................ 75

Deschutes River near Madras, Oreg................................................ 76

White River below Tygh Valley, Oreg............................................ 77

Deschutes River at Moody, near Biggs, Oreg....................................... 78

Columbia River at The Dalles, Oreg................................................. 79

Klickitat River basin

Klickitat River above West Pork, near Glenwood, Wash.............:............... 80

Klickitat River near Glenwood, Wash.............................................. 81

Little Klickitat River near Goldendale, Wash................................... 82

Little Klickitat River near Wahkiacus, Wash.................................... 83

Klickitat River near Pitt, Wash.................................................. 84

Hood River basin

Hood River: 

West Pork Hood River near Dee, Oreg............................................ 85

Hood River near Hood River, Oreg................................................. 86

White Salmon River basin

White Salmon River below Cascades Creek, near Trout Lake, Wash................... 87

White Salmon River above Trout Lake Creek, near Trout Lake, Wash................. 88

Trout Lake Creek near Trout Lake, Wash......................................... 89

White Salmon River near Trout Lake, Wash......................................... 90

White Salmon River at B-Z Corner, Wash........................................... 91

White Salmon River at Husum, Wash................................................ 93

White Salmon River near Underwood, Wash.......................................... 93

Little White Salmon River basin

Little White Salmon River at Willard, Wash....................................... 94

Little White Salmon River above Lapham Creek, near Willard, Wash................. 95

Little White Salmon River near Cook, Wash........................................ 96

Wind River basin

Wind River above Trout Creek, near Carson, Wash.................................. 97

Wind River near Carson, Wash..................................................... 98

Sandy River basin

Sandy River:

Salmon River near Government Camp, Oreg........................................ 99

Sandy River near Marmot, Oreg.................................................... 100

Bull Run River:

Lake Ben Morrow near Bull Run, , Oreg............................................ 101

Bull Run River near Bull Run, Oreg............................................. 102

Little Sandy River near Bull Run, Oreg....................................... 103

Sandy River below Bull Run River, near Bull Run, Oreg............................ 104

Washougal River basin

Washougal River near Washougal, Wash............................................. 105

Wlllamette River basin

Middle Fork Willamette River near Oakridge, Oreg................................. 106

Hills Creek above Hills Creek Reservoir, near Oakridge, Oreg................... 107

Middle Pork Willamette River above Salt Creek, near Oakridge, Oreg............... 108

Salmon Creek near Oakridge, Oreg............................................... 109

North Pork of Middle Fork Willamette River near Oakridge, Oreg................. 110

Middle Pork Willamette River below North Pork, near Oakridge, Oreg............... Ill

Lookout Point Reservoir near Lowell, Oreg........................................ 112

Middle Pork Willamette River near Dexter, Oreg................................... 113

Pall Creek below Winberry Creek, near Pall Creek, Oreg......................... 114

Middle Pork Willamette River at Jasper, Oreg..................................... 115

Coast Pork Willamette River at London, Oreg.................................... 116

Cottage Grove Reservoir near Cottage Grove, Oreg............................... 117

Coast Pork Willamette River below Cottage Grove Dam, Oreg...................... 118

Row River above pitcher Creek, near Dorena, Oreg............................. 119

Dorena Reservoir near Cottage Grove, Oreg.................................... 120

Row River near Cottage Grove, Oreg........................................... 121

Mosby Creek at mouth, near Cottage Grove, Oreg............................. 122

Coast Pork Willamette River near Goshen, Oreg.................................. 123

McKenzie River at outlet of Clear Lake, Oreg................................... 124

McKenzie River near Belknap Springs, Oreg...................................... 125

Smith River near Belknap Springs, Oreg....................................... 126

McKenzie River at McKenzie Bridge, Oreg........................................ 127

South Pork McKenzie River above Cougar Reservoir, near Rainbow, Creg......... 128

South Fork McKenzie River near Rainbow, Oreg..'............................... 129

Blue River near Blue River, Oreg............................................. 130

McKenzie River near Vida, Oreg................................................. 131

McKenzie River near Coburg, Oreg............................................... 132

Willamette River at Harrisburg, Oreg............................................. 133

Long Torn River near Noti, Oreg................................................. 134

Coyote Creek near Crow, Oreg................................................. 135

Fern Ridge Reservoir near Elmira, Oreg......................................... 136

Long Tom River below Pern Ridge Dam, near Smithfield, Oreg..................... 137

Amazon Creek near Eugene, Oreg............................................... 138

Long Tom River at Monroe, Oreg................................................. 139

Marys River near Philomath, Oreg............................................... 140

Calapooya River at Holley, Oreg................................................ 141

Calapooya River at Albany, Oreg................................................ 142

Willamette River at Albany, Oreg................................................. 143

North Santiam River (head of Santiam River) below Boulder Creek, near Detroit,

Oreg..................................................................... 144

Breitenbush River above Canyon Creek, near Detroit, Oreg..................... 145

Detroit Reservoir near Detroit, Oreg........................................... 146

North Santiam River at Niagara, Oreg........................................... 147

Little North Santiam River near Mehama, Oreg................................. 148
CONTENTS VII

Gaging-station records Continued 

Lower Columbia River basin Continued 

Columbia River Continued

Willamette River basin Continued Page 

North Santiam River at Mehama, Oreg............................................ 149

South Santiam River below Cascadia, Oreg..................................... 150

Middle Santiam River at mouth, near Poster, Oreg........................... 151

Wiley Creek near Foster, Oreg.............................................. 152

South Santiam River at Waterloo, Oreg........................................ 153

Santiam River at Jefferson, Oreg............................................... 154

Luckiamute River near Hoskins, Oreg............................................ 155

Luckiaraute River at Pedee, Oreg................................................ 156

Luckiamute River near Suver, Oreg.............................................. 157

Rickreall Creek near Dallas, Oreg.............................................. 158

Williamette River at Salem, Oreg................................................. 159

Mill Creek at Salem, Oreg...................................................... 160

South Yamhill River (head of Yamhill River) near Willamina, Oreg............... 161

Willamina Creek near Willamina, Oreg......................................... 162

Mill Creek near Willamina, Oreg.............................................. 163

South Yamhill River near Whiteson, Oreg........................................ 164

North Yamhill River near Fairdale, Oreg...................................... 165

Haskins Creek below reservoir, near McMinnville, Oreg. .....................* 166

North Yamhill River at Pike, Oreg............................................ 167

Willamette River at Wilsonville, Oreg............................................ 168

Molalla River above Pine Creek, near Wilhoit, Oreg............................. 169

Molalla River near Canby, Oreg................................................. 170

Pudding River near Mount Angel, Oreg......................................... 171

Pudding River at Aurora, Oreg................................................ 172

Tualatin River:

Scoggin Creek near Gaston, Oreg. .............................................. 173

Tualatin River near Dilley, Oreg............................................... 174

Tualatin River near Willamette, Oreg........................................... 175

Clackamas River at Big Bottom, Oreg............................................ 176

Reservoirs in Willamette River basin, Oreg................................... 177

Oak Grove Fork near Government Camp, Oreg.................................... 178

Oak Grove Fork above powerplant intake, Oreg................................. 179

Clackamas River above Three Lynx Creek, Oreg................................... 180

Clackamas River at Estacada, Oreg.............................................. 181

Johnson Creek at Sycamore, Oreg................................................ 182

Lake River basin 

Lake River:

Salmon Creek near Battle Ground, Wash.......................................... 183

Lewis River basin

Lewis River near Trout Lake, Wash................................................ 184

Big Creek below Skookum Meadow, near Trout Lake, Wash.......................... 185

Rush Creek above Meadow Creek, near Trout Lake, Wash........................... 186

Meadow Creek below Lone Butte Meadow, near Trout Lake, Wash.................. 187

Rush Creek above falls, near Cougar, Wash...................................... 188

Curly Creek near Cougar, Wash.................................................. 189

Lewis River above Muddy River, near Cougar, Wash................................. 190

Muddy River below Clear Creek, near Cougar, Wash............................... 191

Pine Creek near Cougar, Wash................................................... 192

Speelyai Creek near Cougar, Wash............................................... 193

Reservoirs in Lewis River basin, Wash............................................ 194

Lewis River at Ariel, Wash....................................................... 195

East Fork Lewis River near Heisson, Wash....................................... 196

Kalama River basin

Kalama River below Italian Creek, near Kalama, Wash.............................. 197

Cowlitz River basin

Cowlitz River at Packwood, Wash.................................................. 198

Cispus River near Randle, Wash................................................. 199

Cowlitz River near Kosmos, Wash.................................................. 200

Cowlitz River at Mossyrock, Wash................................................. 201

Tilton River:

West Fork Tilton River near Morton, Wash..................................... 202

Tilton River above Bear Canyon Creek, near Clnebar, Wash....................... 203

Cinnabar Creek near Cinebar, Wash........................................... 204

Klickitat Creek at Mossyrock, Wash............................................. 205

Winston Creek near Mayfield, Wash.............................................. 206

Cowlitz River near Mayfield, Wash................................................ 207

Mill Creek near Salkum, Wash................................................... 208

Toutle River:

Silver Lake at Silver Lake, Wash............................................. 209

Toutle River near Silver Lake, Wash............................................ 210

Cowlitz River at Castle Rock, Wash............................................... 211

Delameter Creek near Castle Rock, Wash......................................... 212

Coweman River near Kelso, Wash................................................. 213

Elokomin River basin

Elokomln River near Cathlamet, Wash.............................................. 214

Grays River basin

Grays River above South Fork, near Grays River, Wash............................. 215

Grays River below South Pork, near Grays River, Wash............................. 216

West Fork Grays River near Grays River, Wash................................... 217
VIII CONTENTS

Gaging-station records Continued Page 

Pacific slope basins in Oregon 

Nenalem River basin 

Nehalem River near Foss, Oreg.................................................... 218

Wilson River basin

Wilson River near Tillamook, Oreg................................................ 219

Siletz River basin

Siletz River at Siletz, Oreg..................................................... 220

Alsea River basin

North Fork Alsea River at Alsea, Oreg............................................ 221

South Pork Alsea River near Alsea, Oreg........................................ 222

Fall Creek near Alsea, Oreg.................................................... 223

Five Rivers near Fisher, Oreg.................................."................ 224

Alsea River near Tidewater, Oreg................................................. 225

Drift Creek near Salado, Oreg.................................................. 226

Needle Branch near Salado, Oreg.............................................. 227

Meadow Creek:

Flynn Creek near Salado, Oreg.............................................. 228

Horse Creek:

Deer Creek near Salado, Oreg............................................. 229

Umpqua River basin

S»uth Umpqua River (head of Umpqua River):

Jackson Creek near Tiller, Oreg................................................ 230

South Umpqua River at Tiller, Oreg. ............................................... 231

Elk Creek near Drew, Oreg...................................................... 232

Days Creek at Days Creek, Oreg................................................. 233

Cow Creek near Azalea, Oreg.................................................... 234

West Fork Cow Creek near Glendale, Oreg...................................... 235

Cow Creek near Riddle, Oreg.................................................... 236

South Myrtle Creek near Myrtle Creek, Oreg..................................... 237

North Myrtle Creek near Myrtle Creek, Oreg................................... 238

Lookingglass Creek:

Olalla Creek near Tenmile, Oreg.............................................. 239

Lookingglass Creek at Brockway, Oreg........................................... 240

South Umpqua River near Brockway, Oreg........................................... 241

Deer Creek near Roseburg, Oreg................................................. 242

North Umpqua River:

Lemolo Reservoir near Toketee Falls, Oreg...................................... 243

North Umpqua River below Lemolo Reservoir, near Toketee Falls, Oreg............ 244

Clearwater River above Trap Creek, near Toketee Falls, Oreg.................. 245

Fish Creek at Big Camas ranger station, near Toketee Falls, Oreg............. 246

North Umpqua River above Copeland Creek, near Toketee Falls, Oreg.............. 247

Steamboat Creek near Glide, Oreg............................................. 248

Rock Creek near Glide, Oreg.................................................. 249

Little River at Peel, Oreg................................................... 250

Sutherlin Creek at Sutherlin, Oreg........................................... 251

North Umpqua River at Winchester, Oreg......................................... 252

Umpqua River:

Calapooya Creek near Oakland, Oreg............................................. 253

Umpqua River near Elkton, Oreg................................................... 254

Elk Creek near Drain, Oreg..................................................... 255

Tenmile Creek basin

Tenmile Creek near Lakeside, Oreg................................................ 256

Coos River basin 

South Fork Coos River: 

Millicoma River:

West Fork Millicoma River near Allegany, Oreg................................ 257

Coquille River basin

South Fork Coqullle River above Panther Creek, near Illahe, Oreg................. 258

South Fork Coquille River near Illahe, Oreg...................................... 259

South Fork Coquille River near Powers, Oreg...................................... 260

South Fork Coquille River at Powers, Oreg........................................ 261

Rogue River basin

Rogue River above Prospect, Oreg................................................. 262

South Fork Rogue River near Prospect, Oreg..................................... 263

Middle Fork Rogue River:

Red Blanket Creek near Prospect, Oreg...................................... 264

Rogue River below South Fork Rogue River, near Prospect, Oreg.................... 265

South Fork Big Butte Creek near Butte Falls, Oreg.............................. 266

Elk Creek near Trail, Oreg..................................................... 267

Rogue River at Dodge Bridge, near Eagle Point, Oreg.............................. 268

South Fork Little Butte Creek:

Dead Indian collection canal near Pinehurst, Oreg............................ 269

South Fork Little Butte Creek near Lakecreek, Oreg............................. 270

North Fork Little Butte Creek at Fish Lake, near Lakecreek, Oreg............. 271

North Fork Little Butte Creek near Lakecreek, Oreg........................... 272

Emigrant Creek (head of Bear Creek) near Ashland, Oreg......................... 273

Bear Creek at Medford, Oreg.................................................... 274

Rogue River at Raygold, near Central Point, Oreg................................. 275

Rogue River at Grants Pass, Oreg................................................. 276

Applegate River near Copper, Oreg.............................................. 277

Applegate River near Applegate, Oreg........................................... 278
CONTENTS IX

Gaging-station records Continued 

Pacific slope basins Continued

Rogue River basin Continued Page

Grave Creek at Pease Bridge, near Placer, Dreg................................. 279

East Fork Illinois River near Takilma, Dreg.................................... 280

Sucker Creek near Holland, Oreg.............................................. 281

West Fork Illinois River below Rock Creek, near O'Brien, Oreg................ 282

Illinois River at Kerby, Oreg.................................................. 283

Illinois River near Selraa, Oreg................................................ 284

Reservoirs in Rogue River basin, Oreg............................................ 285

Discharge at partial-record stations and miscellaneous sites......................... 286

Crest-stage partial-record stations................................................ 286

Measurements at miscellaneous sites................................................ 293

Index................................................................................ 295

ILLUSTRATIONS

Page 

Figure 1. Map of the conterminous United States showing areas covered by 18 of the

20 volumes on surface water supply...................................... 9

2. Comparison of discharge at two key gaging-stations during 1959 water year

with median discharge for 25-year period................................ 12
SURFACE WATER SUPPLY OF PACIFIC SLOPE BASINS IN OREGON AND LOWER COLUMBIA RIVER B\SIN, 1959

SCOPE OF WORK

This volume is one of a series of 20 reports presenting records of stage, discharge, and 

content of streams, lakes, and reservoirs in the United States during the 1959 water year. 

Since 1888, when the United States Geological Survey first studied streamflow in relation 

to problems of irrigation, similar records have been obtained at more than 15,200 gaging 

stations in the 50 States. On September 30, 1959, the Geological Survey and cooperating 

organizations were maintaining 7,110 gaging stations. Partial-record stations for low 

flow or for flood flow have been operated at many other points. In addition, discharge 

measurements are made at miscellaneous sites. The records for the 1959 water year at 

gaging stations, partial-record stations, and miscellaneous sites in the Pacific slope 

basins in Oregon and lower Columbia River basin are given in this report.

COOPERATION

Many State, municipal, and private organizations have cooperated with the Geological 

Survey in this work by either furnishing or helping to collect data. Organizations that 

supplied data are acknowledged in station descriptions, and organizations that assisted 

in the collection of data through cooperative agreements with the Survey are:

Oregon: State of Oregon, L. A. Stanley, State engineer, and M. K. Mclver, chairman, Oregon State Highway Commission; Fish Commission of Oregon, M. C. James, State 

Fisheries director; County Court of Douglas County, and the cities of Coos Bey-North 

Bend, Dallas, Eugene, McMinnville, and Portland.

Washington: State Department of Conservation, Earl Coe, director, and M. G. 

Walker, supervisor of the Division of Water Resources; State Department of Fisheries, 

M. E. Moore, director; State Department of Game, J. A. Biggs, director; cities of 

Goldendale and Tacoma; Klickitat, Skamania, and Wahkiakum County Public Utility 

Districts; and Klickitat County.

Assistance in the form of funds or services was given by the Corps of Engineers, 

Department of the Army, in collecting records published herein for 44 gaging stations in 

Oregon and 8 in Washington.

Assistance was also furnished by the Bureau of Reclamation and Bonneville Power Administration, United States Department of the Interior.

The following organizations aided in collecting records:

Oregon: Counties of Crook, Deschutes, Jackson, Jefferson, Josephine, Klanath, and 

Umatilla; city of Grants Pass; The California Oregon Power Co., Pacific Power & Light 

Co., Portland General Electric Co., and Coos-Curry Public Utility District. 

Washington: Pacific Power & Light Co.
2 SURFACE WATER SUPPLY, 1959, PART 14

DIVISION OF WORK

The stream-gaging work was done by the Water Resources Division of the Geological Survey, under the direction of personnel shown In the preface. The data for stations In the 

several States were collected and prepared for publication In the district offices listed 

below.

State District office Address

Oregon a/.................... Portland................... 1001 ME. Lloyd Boulevard.

Washington................... Tacoraa..................... 207 Federal Building.

&/ The work was done in collaboration with L. A. Stanley, State engineer, and M. K. Mclver, 

chairman, State Highway Commission.

Information of a more detailed nature than that published for most of the gaging stations given in this report is on file In the district offices listed above. Provisional 

records of discharge prior to publication, and other unpublished data concerning the 

gaging-station records may generally be obtained from the district office.

DEFINITION OF TERMS AND ABBREVIATIONS

The terms of streamflow and other hydrologic data, as used In this report, are defined 

as follows:

Gaging station Is a particular site on a stream, canal, lake, or reservoir where systematic observations of gage height or discharge are obtained. When used In connection 

with a discharge record, the term Is applied herein only to those gaging stations where a 

continuous record of discharge is obtained.

Partial-record station is a particular site where limited stream-flow data are collected 

systematically over a period of years for use In hydrologic analyses.

Cubic foot per second (cfs) Is the rate of discharge of a stream whose channel Is 

1 square foot In cross-sectional area and whose average velocity is 1 foot per second.

Cubic feet per second per square mile (cfsm) is the average number of cubic feet of 

water flowing per second from each square mile of area drained, assuming that the runoff 

is distributed uniformly In time and area.

Runoff in Inches (In.) shows the depth to which the drainage area would be covered if 

all the runoff for a given time period were uniformly distributed on it.

Acre-foot (ac-ft) Is the quantity of water required to cover an acre to the depth of 

1 foot and is equivalent to 43,560 cubic feet.

Cfs-day is the volume of water represented by a flow of 1 cubic foot per second for 

24 hours. It is equivalent to 86,400 cubic feet, 1.983471 acre-feet, or 646,317 gallons, 

and represents a runoff of 0.0372 Inch from 1 square mile.

Stage-discharge relation is the relation between gage height and the amount of water 

flowing In a channel, expressed as volume per unit of time.

Control designates a feature downstream from the gage that determines the stagedischarge relation at the gage. This feature may be a natural constriction of the channel, 

a long reach of the channel, or an artificial structure.

Contents is the volume of water In a reservoir. Unless otherwise indicated, volume is 

computed on the basis of a level pool and does not include bank storage.

The drainage area of a stream at a specified location is that area, measured in a horizontal plane, which Is so enclosed by a topographic divide that direct surface runoff from 

precipitation normally would drain by gravity into the river above the specified point.
EXPLANATION OF DATA 3

Figures of drainage area given herein include all closed basins, or noncontributing areas, 

within the area unless otherwise noted.

WSP is used as an abbreviation for "Water-Supply Paper" in references to previously 

published reports.

DOWNSTREAM ORDER AND STATION NUMBERS

Beginning with the series of reports for the water year ending September 30, 1951, the 

order of listing gaging-station records was changed. In this report, in a downstream 

direction along the main stem,, all stations on a tributary entering above a main-stem station are listed before that station. If a tributary enters between two main-stem stations, 

it is listed between them. A similar order is followed in listing stations on first rank, 

second rank, and other ranks of tributaries. To indicate the rank of any tributary on 

which a gaging station is situated and the stream to which it is immediately tributary, 

each indention in the listing of gaging stations in the table of contents of this report 

represents one rank. This downstream order and system of indention show which gaging stations are on tributaries between any two stations on a main stem and the rank of the tributary on which each gaging station is situated.

The order of listing used before the publication of the 1951 report listed first all 

stations on the main stem from headwaters toward mouth, then all stations on the uppermost 

tributary to the main stem from the tributary's source to mouth, and then all stations 

from source to mouth of the uppermost tributary to the tributary.

As an added means of identification, each gaging station and partial-record station has 

been assigned a station number. The numbers have been assigned in the same downstream 

order used in this report. In assigning station numbers, no distinction is made between 

partial-record stations and regular gaging stations, so that the station number fir a 

partial-record station indicates downstream-order position in a list made up of b^th types 

of stations. Gaps are left in the numbers to allow for new stations that may be established; hence the numbers are not consecutive. The complete number for each station 

includes the part number, but the station number shown in this report, Just to tho left of 

the station name, consists of only the essential digits of the complete number. For 

example, for a station with the complete number 14-0110.00, the station number shown in 

this report is 110. The notation to the left of the hyphen is the part number; it is 

J.4 for all stations in this report and is therefore omitted.

EXPLANATION OF DATA

The base data collected at gaging stations consist of records of stage and measurements 

of discharge. In addition, observations of factors affecting the stage-discharge relation, 

weather records, and other information are used to supplement base data in determining the 

daily flow. The records of stage are obtained either from direct readings on a nonrecording gage or from a water-stage recorder that gives a continuous record of fluctuations. 

Measurements of discharge are made with a current meter by the general methods adopted by 

the Geological Survey on the basis of experience in stream gaging since 1888. These 

methods are described in Water-Supply Paper 888 and are also outlined in standard textbooks on the measurement of stream discharge.
4 SURFACE WATER SUPPLY, 1959, PART 14

Rating tables giving the discharge for any stage are prepared from stfge-discharge 

relation curves defined by discharge measurements. If extensions to the rating curves 

are necessary to define the extremes of discharge, they are made on the lisis of indirect 

measurements of peak discharge (such as a lope-area or contracted-opening measurements, 

computation of flow over dams or weirs, and by other methods), velocity-area studies, and 

logarithmic plotting. The application of the daily mean gage height to those rating 

tables gives the daily mean discharge, from which the monthly and the yerrly mean discharge are computed. If the stage-discharge relation is subject to change because of frequent or continual change In the physical features that form the control, the daily mean 

discharge is determined by the shifting-control method, in which correction factors based 

on individual discharge measurements and notes by engineers and observers are used in 

applying the gage heights to the rating tables. If the stage-discharge relation for a 

station Is temporarily changed by the presence of aquatic growth or debris on the control, 

the daily mean discharge is computed by what is essentially the shifting-control method.

At some gaging stations the stage-discharge relation is affected by backwater from 

reservoirs, tributary streams, or other sources. This necessitates the use of the slope 

method in which the slope or fall in a reach of the stream is a factor in determining discharge. Information requisite for determining the slope or fall is obtained by means of 

an auxiliary gage set at some distance from the base gage. At some stations the stagedischarge relation is affected by changing stage. If so, the rate of change of stage Is 

used as a factor in the determination of discharge.

At most gaging stations in the northern part of the United States and at some in the 

mountainous regions of other parts the stage-discharge relation is affected by Ice during 

the winter, and it becomes impossible to compute the discharge in the usual manner. Discharge for periods of ice effect is computed on the basis of the gage-height record and 

occasional winter discharge measurements, consideration being given to the available 

Information on temperature and precipitation, notes by gage observers and engineers, and 

comparable records of discharge for other stations in the same or nearby basins. If the 

stage-discharge relation is affected by ice, this information is given in a note to the 

table. No mention is made of occasional days of ice effect if the degree of accuracy of 

daily records is not changed.

The data herein presented generally comprise a description of the station, a skeleton 

rating table, and a table showing the daily discharge and monthly and yearly discharge of 

the stream. Records are published for the water year which begins on October 1 and ends 

on September 30. A calendar for the water year 1959 is shown on page IV for the purpose 

of finding the day of the week for any date.

The description of the station gives the location, drainage area, records available, 

type and history of gages, average discharge, extremes of discharge, general remarks, and 

notations of revisions of the previously published record. The location of the gaging 

station and the drainage area are obtained from the most accurate maps available. River 

mileage, given under "Location" for some stations, is that determined anl used by the 

Corps of Engineers unless otherwise noted. Under "Records available" ar? given the periods for which there are published records generally equivalent to those at present site. 

Under "Gage" are given the type of gage currently in use and the datum of the present 

gage above mean sea level, and a condensed history of the types, locations, and datums
EXPLANATION OF DATA 5

of previous gages used during the period of records available. Undes "Average discharge" 

is given the average discharge for the number of years indicated. It is not given for 

stations having fewer than five complete years of record or for stations where changes in 

water development during the period of record cause the figure to have little significance. 

Under "Extremes" are given the maximum discharge and gage height; the minimum discharge if 

there is little or no regulation; the minimum daily discharge if there is extensive regulation (also the minimum discharge if useful); and the minimum gage height (unleis it is 

of no importance). In the first paragraph, the data given are for the complete current 

water year unless otherwise specified. In the second paragraph, the data given are for 

the periods of record within the calendar year dates in the heading (not necessarily those 

for the complete years indicated by the heading dates). Reliable information concerning 

major floods that have occurred outside the period of record are given in the third or 

last paragraph under "Extremes." Unless otherwise qualified, the maximum discharge corresponds to the crest stage obtained by use of a water-stage recorder, a crest-stage 

indicator, or a nonrecording gage read at the time of the crest. If the maximum gage 

height did not occur at the same time as the maximum discharge, it is given separately. 

Information pertaining to the accuracy of the records and conditions which affect the 

natural flow at the gaging station is given under "Remarks."

Previously published records of some stations have been found to be in error on the 

basis of data or information later obtained. Revisions of such records are usually published along with the current records in one of the annual reports. In order to make it 

easier to find such revised records, a paragraph headed "Revisions (water years)" has been 

added to the description of all stations for which revised records have been published. 

Listed therein are all the reports in which revisions have been published, each followed 

by the water years for which figures are revised in that report. In listing the water 

years only one number is given; for instance, 1933 stands for the water year Octcber 1, 

1932 to September 30, 1933. If no daily, monthly, or annual figures of discharge are concerned in the revision, that fact is brought out by notations after the year dates as 

follows: "(M)" means that only the instantaneous maximum discharge was revised; "(m)" 

that only the instantaneous minimum was revised; and "(P)" that only peak discharges were 

revised. If the drainage area has been revised, the report in which the revised figure 

was first published is given. It should be noted that for all stations for which cubic 

feet per second per square mile and runoff in inches are published, a revision of the 

drainage area necessitates corresponding revision of all figures based on the drainage 

area. Revised figures of cubic feet per second per square mile and runoff in inches 

resulting from a revision of the drainage area only are usually not published in the 

annual series of reports.

Skeleton rating tables are published for all stations except those at which th? daily 

discharge for the greater part of the open-water period was determined by the shiftingcontrol method, the slope method, or other special methods involving an equivalent adjustment to the gage height of more than one-tenth foot. Skeleton rating tables are generally 

not published for stations on canals.

For stations equipped with water-stage recorders, except those on streams subject to 

sudden or rapid fluctuation, the daily table gives the discharge corresponding to the
6 SURFACE WATER SUPPLY, 1959, PART 14

daily mean gage height. For stations subject to such fluctuation the daily mean gage 

height may not indicate the true daily mean discharge, which must be obtained by averaging 

the discharge for parts of the day or by using the discharge integrator, an instrument for 

obtaining the daily mean discharge from a continuous gage-height graph and containing, as 

an essential element, a curve representing the stage-discharge relation at the station. 

For stations equipped with nonrecording gages, the table of daily discharge gives the discharge corresponding to once-daily readings of the gage, or to the mean of twice-daily 

readings, or to the mean gago height determined from gage-height graphs based on gage 

readings. For periods of rapidly changing stage, the daily mean discharge is determined 

from gage-height graphs based on gage readings, the frequency of which is stated in the 

station description.

In the table of daily discharge, the figures for the maximum day and the minimum day 

for each month are underlined. If the figure is repeated, it is underlined only on the 

first day of its occurrence.

In the monthly summary below the daily table, the line headed "Total" gives the sum of 

the daily figures; it is the total cfs-days for the month. The line headel "Mean" gives 

the average flow in cubic feet per second during the month. Discharge for the month may 

be expressed in cubic feet per second per square mile (line headed "Cfsm"), or in inches 

(line headed "In."), or in acre-feet (line headed "Ac-ft"). Figures for c-iblc feet per 

second per square mile and runoff in inches are omitted if the drainage area includes 

large noncontributing areas, or if the average annual rainfall over the drainage basin is 

usually less than 20 inches.

In the yearly summary below the monthly summary, the figures of maximum are the maximum daily discharges, not the momentary discharges when the water was at crest stage. 

Likewise, the minimums in this summary are the minimum daily discharges.

Peak discharges and the times of their occurrence and corresponding gage heights of 

most stations are listed below the table of daily and monthly discharge. All independent 

peaks above the selected base are given. The base discharge, which is given in parentheses, is selected so that an average of about three peaks a year will be presented. 

Peak discharges are not published for canals, ditches, drains, or for any stream for which 

the peaks are subject to substantial control by man.

Footnotes to the table of daily discharge indicate periods when discharge was computed 

or estimated by unusual or special methods during periods of no gage-heigl-t record and 

ice effect, or by other effects that reduce the degree of accuracy of the records. Days 

on which discharge measurements were made are indicated by asterisk and footnote unless 

they were made at frequent regular intervals, in which instance the general frequency of 

discharge measurements is given under "Remarks" in the station description.

For most gaging stations on lakes and reservoirs the data presented conprise a description of the station and a monthly summary table of stage and contents. For some reservoirs a table showing daily contents or stage is given. A skeleton table of capacity at 

given stages is published each year for all reservoirs for which records are published on 

a daily basis, but is not published for reservoirs for which only monthly data are given.

At many gaging stations water samples are collected from the streams for the purpose 

of making chemical analyses, computing dissolved solids, suspended sediment loads, and
ACCURACY OP FIELD DATA AND COMPUTED RESULTS 7

particle-size distribution, or measuring water temperatures. For most of these samples 

the results are published in an annual series of water-supply papers entitled "'Quality of 

Surface Waters of the United States" which is issued in four volumes. In this report 

under "Remarks" a reference is made to quality-of-water records collected at gating stations on a regular basis and published in the quality-of-water reports. At man;r other 

gaging stations quality-of-water data are obtained at irregular intervals and p-iblished as 

"miscellaneous analyses" in quality-of-water reports; such records are not referred to in 

"Remarks" paragraph in this report. At many gaging stations water temperature is obtained 

also at the time a discharge measurement is made; such temperature readings are not 

reported in the quality-of-water annual reports.

Data collected at partial-record stations and at miscellaneous sites are given at the 

end of each report. Partial-record stations are presented in two tables. The first is 

a table of discharge measurements at low-flow partial-record stations, and the second is 

a table of annual maximum stage and discharge at crest-stage stations. Discharge measurements at miscellaneous sites are given in a third table. Occasionally, a series of discharge measurements are made within a short time period to investigate the seepage gains 

or losses along a reach of a stream or to determine the low-flow characteristics of an 

area. Such measurements are given in special tables after the list of measurements at 

miscellaneous sites.

ACCURACY OF FIELD DATA AND COMPUTED RESULTS

The accuracy of streamflow data depends primarily on (1) the stability of the stagedischarge relation or, if the control is unstable, the frequency of discharge measurements, 

and (2) the accuracy of observations of stage, measurements of discharge, and interpretation of records.

The station description states the degree of accuracy of the records. "Excellent" 

indicates that, in general, the error in the daily records is believed to be less than 

5 percent; "good," less than 10 percent; "fair," less than 15 percent; and "poor," probably more than 15 percent. The records of monthly and yearly mean discharge and runoff 

are, in general, more nearly accurate than the daily records.

Discharge at some stations, as indicated by the monthly mean, may vary widely from 

natural runoff, owing to diversion, consumption, regulation by storage, increase or 

decrease in evaporation due to artificial causes, or to other factors. For su-ih stations, 

figures of cubic feet per second per square mile and of runoff in inches are not published unless satisfactory adjustments can be made for diversions, for changes in contents 

of reservoirs, or for other changes incident to use and control. Evaporation from a reservoir is not included in the adjustments for changes in reservoir contents, unless it is 

so stated. Even at those stations where adjustments are made, large errors in computed 

runoff may occur when relatively large negative adjustments are made or when evaporation 

is large in comparison with the observed discharge.

Many gaging stations on streams in the irrigated areas of the United States are situated above most of the diversions from those streams, and therefore the discharge 

recorded does not actually show the water supply available at the stations for further 

development, because water must first be supplied to existing irrigation systems.

562653 O - 60 - 2
SURFACE WATER SUPPLY, 1959, PART 14

PUBLICATIONS

Basic data for gaging stations are published in an annual series of reports consisting 

of 20 volumes, including one each for the States of Alaska and Hawaii. The area of the 

other 48 States is divided into 14 parts whose boundaries coincide with certain natural 

drainage lines. Formerly, the annual series of reports on surface-water supply consisted 

of 14 volumes, one for each of the 14 parts. Beginning with the reports for 1951, the 

records for the 48 States were published in 18 volumes, there being 2 volumes each for 

Parts 1, 2, 3, and 6. The boundaries of the various parts are indicated by the following 

list and the map in figure 1.

Part 1. North Atlantic slope basins, in two volumes:

A, North Atlantic slope basins, Maine to Connecticut. 

B, North Atlantic slope basins, New York to York River.

2. South Atlantic slope and eastern Gulf of Mexico basins, in two volumes: 

A, South Atlantic slope basins, James River to Savannah River. 

B, South Atlantic slope and eastern Gulf of Mexico basins, Ogeec'iee River to 

Pearl River.

3. Ohio River basin, in two volumes:

A, Ohio River basin except Cumberland and Tennessee River basins. 

B, Cumberland and Tennessee River basins.

4. St. Lawrence River basin.

5. Hudson Bay and upper Mississippi River basins.

6. Missouri River basin, in two volumes:

A, Missouri River basin above Sioux City, Iowa. 

B, Missouri River basin below Sioux City, Iowa.

7. Lower Mississippi River basin.

8. Western Gulf of Mexico basins.

9. Colorado River basin.

10. The Great Basin.

11. Pacific slope basins in California.

12. Pacific slope basins in Washington and upper Columbia River basin.

13. Snake River basin.

14. Pacific slope basins in Oregon and lower Columbia River basin.

Water-supply papers and other publications of the Geological Survey containing data on 

the water resources of the United States may be purchased or consulted as follows:

1. Copies may be purchased from the Superintendent of Documents, Government Printing 

Office, Washington 25, D. C., who will, on application, furnish lists giving prices. A 

list of Geological Survey publications may also be obtained by applying to the Director, 

Geological Survey, Washington, D. C.

2. Sets of the reports may be consulted in the libraries of the principal cities in 

the United States.

3. Sets are available for consultation in the offices of the Water Resources Division 

of the Geological Survey. Addresses of the offices in the area covered by this report 

are given on page 2.

Early records of the flow of streams in the United States are published in the reports 

listed below. In many of these reports records for years earlier than those indicated 

have been included for some streams.

Streamflow data for the years 1884-1901, in reports of the Geological Survey 

(A - Annual Report; B = Bulletin)

Report

10th A, 

llth A, 

12th A, 

13th A, 

14th A,

16th A, 

B 140..

WSP 11. 

18th A,

pt. 

pt. 

pt. 

pt. 

pt.

pt. 

pt.'

2 

2 

2 

3 

2

2 

'i

Character of data

Descriptive information only.

Descriptive Information only. 

Descriptions, measurements, gage heights, ratings, and 

monthly discharge. 

Gage heights ................................................ 

Descriptions, measurements, ratings, and monthly discharge.. 

Descriptions, measurements, and gage heights of streams east 

of the Mississippi River, and Missouri River and tributaries above Kansas River.

Year

1884 to 

1884 to 

1884-92 

1888-93 

1893-94

1895.

1896. 

1895-96 

1895-96 

1897.

September 1890. 

June 30, 1891.
Note. Records for Alaska and Hawaii are 

contained In separate volumes for 

those States.

Figure 1. Map of conterminous United States showing areas covered by 18 of 

covered by this report Is s
10 SURFACE WATER SUPPLY. 1959, PART 14

Streamflow data for the years 1884-1901, In reports of the Geological Survey Continued 

(A = Annual Report; B = Bulletin)

Report

19th A, pt. 4

22d A, pt. 4.

WSP 76.......

Character of data

of the Mississippi River, except Missouri River and tributaries above Kansas River. 

Descriptions, measurements, ratings, and monthly discharge..

the Mississippi River, and Missouri River and tributaries.

the Mississippi River, except Missouri River and tributaries .

Year

1QO7

1897.

1901.

Kote. Records for all stations in Oregon are contained In WSP 370, superseding all reports in 

this table for these stations.

Reports on surface-water supply containing records from 1899 to date for drainage 

basins in this report are listed below. The data for any particular gaging station will, 

in general, be found in the reports covering the years during which the station was maintained.

Numbers of water-supply papers containing results of stream measurements In Pacific slope 

basins In Oregon and lower Columbia River basin, 1899-1959

Year

1899

1900

1901

1902

1903

1904

1905

1906

1907-8

1909

1910

1911

WSP

38

51

66, 75

85

100

135

a!77,178

214

252

272

292

312

Year

1912

1913

1914

1915

1916

1917

1918

1919-20

1921

1922

1923

1924

WSP

332 -C

362-C

394

414

444

464

484

514

534

554

574

594

Year

1925

1926

 1927

1928

1929

1930

1931

1932

1933

1934

1935

1936

WSP

614

634

654

674

694

709

724

739

754

769

794

814

Year

1937

1938

1939

1940

1941

1942

1943

1944

1945

1946

1947

1948

WSP

834

864

884

904

934

964

984

1014

1044

1064

1094

1124

Year

1949

1950

1951

1952

1953

1954

1955

1956

1957

1958

1959

WSF

1154

1184

1218

1248

1288

1348

1398

1448

1518

1568

163S

a Rogue, Umpqua, and Siletz Rivers only. 

Note. Records for all stations in Oregon through September 1910 are contained in VSP 370, superseding all earlier reports for these stations.

A compilation of records for the area covered by this report through September 1950 has 

been published as Water-Supply Paper 1318. That report contains a summary of monthly and 

annual discharges for all previously published records as well as some records not contained in the annual series of water-supply papers. All records were reexamined and 

revised where warranted. Estimates of discharge were made to fill short gap-j whenever 

practical.

The reports listed in the foregoing tables contain the customary records of discharge 

collected during the systematic operation of gaging stations. Detailed information on 

the stage and discharge of many streams during major floods has been included in special 

reports on these floods published by the Geological Survey. The more recent of these 

special reports also contain other pertinent hydrologic information and analyses and 

compilations of data relating to earlier notable floods. The following list,gives the 

numbers and titles of these reports:

Report

WSP 96: Destructive floods in the United States in 1903. 

WSP 771: Floods in the United States, magnitude and frequency. 

WSP 1080; Floods of May-June 1948 in Columbia River baaln. 

WSP 1137-E: Floods of 1950 in Southwestern Oregon and Northwestern California. 

WSP 1137-1: Summary of floods in the United States during 1950. 

WSP 1227-D: Summary of floods in the United States during 1951. 

WSP 1260-F: Summary of floods in the United States during 1952.

Cir. 191: Floods in western Washington, frequency and magnitude in relation to drainagearea characteristics.

WSP 1320-D: Floods of January 1953 in western Oregon and northwestern Califjrnia. 

WSP 1320-E: Summary of floods in the United States during 1953.
SURFACE WATER SUPPLY, 1959, PART 14 11

RECORDS OP DISCHARGE COLLECTED BY AGENCIES OTHER THAN THE GEOLOGICAL SURVEY

The table below contains a list of gaging stations for the area covered by this report, 

at which records of discharge were collected during the water year October IQSf to September 1959 by agencies other than the Geological Survey. The records of these stations are 

not contained In publications of the Geological Survey except as noted. The records on 

many canals and drainage ditches, not here listed, have been collected by the Oregon State 

engineer and the Bureau of Reclamation- In connection with the water supply for Irrigation 

projects.

Records of discharge collected by agencies other than the Geological Survey

Stream

Big Butte Creek, South

Pork (known locally

as Rancheria Creek).

Blue River. .............

Fish Lake Dam, tunnel

at.

Pivemile creek. .........

Little Butte Creek,

North Pork.

Little Butte Creek,

South Pork,

Little Walla Walla

River.

Lookout. creek ..........

Lookout Creek tributary .a/

Do...................

DoS/.................

Willow Creek. ...........

Willow Creek (known

locally as Big Butte

Springs).

Location

SEfc sec. 17 (revised), T.35 S.,

R.3 E., 4 miles east of Butte

Palls, Oreg.

T.15 S., R.5 E. (unsurveyed) ,

If miles upstream from Quentin

Creek, 7 miles north of town of

HcKenzie Bridge, Oreg.

SW$ sec. 23, T.21 S., B.9 E., i mile

upstream from bridge at Prlngle

Palls and 7 miles northwest of

Laplne, Oreg.

SE£SE£ sec. 4, T.37 S., R.4E.,

14 miles east of Lakecreek, Oreg.

SW& sec. 27, T.4 S., R.29 E., 12

miles northwest of Uklah, Oreg.

SEjSEj sec. 22, T.35 S., R.3 E.,

7 miles southeast of Butte Falls, 

Oreg.

SEi sec. 19, T.38 S., R.2 E., at

Lakecreek, Oreg.

SE£HE£ sec. 20, T.SS s., R.2 E.,

above Rogue River Valley Canal

intake, near Lakecreek, Oreg.

NEj sec. 21, T.37 S., R.4 E., 1 mile

south of Big Elk ranger station,

near Lakecreek, Oreg.

KE£NW£ sec. 12, T.5 N., R.35 E.,

near Oeorge St., In Milton, Oreg.

T.15 or 16 S., R.5 E. (unsurveyed),

0.4 mile upstream from mouth and

6 miles northeast of town of Blue

River Oreg.

KE& sec. 31, T.15 S., R.5 E., 600 ft

above mouth and 6.8 miles northeast of town of Blue River, Oreg.

SE£ seo.31, T.15 S., R.5 E., 0.5

mile above mouth and 6.5 miles

northeast of town of Blue River

Oreg. 

NW£ sec.6, T.16 S., R.5 E., 0.3

mile above mouth and 6 miles

northeast of town of Blue River

Oreg.

NE£ sec.6, T.15 S., R.17 E., below

Ochoco Reservoir, 6 miles east of

Prlnevllle, Oreg.

NWj see. 5, T.15 S., R.17 E., 6

miles east of Prlneville, Oreg.

Sec. 34, T.35 S., R.3 E., 6 miles

southeast of Butte Palls, oreg.

KE£ sec. 20, T.35 S., R.3 E.,

4 miles east of Butte Palls, Oreg.

Period

1935-50,

1951-59

1955-59*

1915-17,

1922-59*

1929-59

1928-30,

1932-33,

1935-44,

1948-47,

1949-52,

1953-59 

1949-59

1922-24,

1927-47,

1949-59

1932-59*

1932-59*

1932-59*

1955-59*

1952-59

1952-59

1952-59

1920-59

1918-59

19*9-59

1930-59

Collected by

Oregon State engineer.

U. S. Forest Service.

Oregon State engineer.

Do.

Do.

Do.

Do.

Do.

Do.

Do.

U. S. Forest Service.

Do.

Do.

Do.

Oregon Stite engineer.

Do.

Do.

Do.

* Records for some earlier years contained in water-supply papers published by the Biological 

Survey either in annual reports or In WSP 1318.

a Also operated as a crest-stage partial-record station by the Geological Survey (se<i p. 288).

Note. Records through 1941 collected by the Oregon State engineer (some in cooperation with the 

Bureau of Reclamation of the U. S. Department of the Interior) are contained In bulletins published 

by that officer.
12 SURFACE WATER SUPPLY, 1959, PART 14

HYDROLOGIC CONDITIONS

Runoff was generally above median during the water year except for March to July when 

it was below median in eastern and southwestern Oregon. Excessive runoff occurred throughout the area during September as a result of heavy rains. No noteworthy floods occurred 

during the water year. For the two key gaging stations in the area covered by this report, 

a comparison of monthly discharge during the 1959 water year with the medlar discharge for 

the 25-year period {1981-45} is shown below.

6000

1000

John Day River at Service Creek, Oreg. 

Drainage are-v 5,090 sq mi

Oct NOT. Dec. Jan. Feb. Mar. April May June July Auf. Sept. The

year

35,000

80,000 Umpqua Hirer near Elkton, Oreg. 

Drainage arer 3,683 sq mi

Oct. NOT. Dec. Jan. Feb. Mar. April May June July Attft. Sept The

Median of monthly mean discharge for ?6-year period 1921-46. 

Monthly mean discharge during 1959 water year.

Kgure 2. Comparison of discharge at two key gaging stations during 1959 water yar 

with median discharge for 26-year period.
GAGING-STATION RECORDS 13

LOWER COLUMBIA RIVER BASIN

WALLA WALLA RIVER BASIN

100. South Fork Walla Walla River near Milton, Oreg.

Location. Lat 45°50', long 118°10 r , In NE^NE^ sec.15, T.4 N., R.37 E., on right bank

1 mile upstream from Pacific Power & Light Co.'s penstock intake, 1 mile downstream from 

Elbow Creek, and 13 miles southeast of Milton.

Drainage area. 63 sq mi, approximately.

Records available. February to October 1903, August 1906 to November 1917, May 1931 to 

September 1959. Monthly discharge only for some periods, published in WSP 1318. 

Published as "12 jniles above Milton" 1903 and as above Pacific Power & Light Co.'s 

intake, near Milton" 1907-10.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Altitude of gage is 2,050 ft (from river-profile map). 

^n?ior to Mar. 23, 1934, water-stage recorder or staff gage at several sites within 

1-|- miles of present site at various daturas.

Average discharge. 38 years (1907-17, 1931-59), 176 cfs (127,400 acre-ft per year).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 830 cfs Dec. 11 (gage height, 3.00 ft); minimum, 

99 cfs Oct. 1.

1903, 1906-17, 1931-59: Maximum discharge recorded, 2,430 cfs Dec. 12, 1946 (gage 

height, 4.20 ft), from rating curve extended above 240 cfs; minimum, 72 cfr Feb. 14, 

1932

Maximum stage known, about 6 ft Mar. 31, 1931, present site and datum.

Remarks. Records good except those for periods of no gage-height record, which are fair. 

No regulation or diversion above station.

Revisions (water years) . WSP 964: Drainage area. WSP 1398: 1912, 1940, drainage area 

at former site.

Rating table, water year 1958-59 (gage height, in feet, and 

discharge, in cubic feet per second)

1.4 

1.7 

2.0

157

265

500

830

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1958 to September 1959

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Ao-ft

Oct.

101

001

101

101

103

103

104

135

110

117

110

106

104

104

103

104

104

108

121

112

108

104

104

104

104

104

104

*104

104

103

101

3,296

106

1.68

1.95

6,540

Nov.

103

T56

110

117

121

193

176

237

195

172

149

149

221

182

157

144

135

135

157

203

229

225

261

233

*218

195

166

157

a!50

a!45

5,161

172

2.73

3.05

10,240

Dec.

a!4O

138 m269

221

199

293

297

253

277

645

574

410

323

273

241

225

225

218

206

210

203

192

188

195

218

318

273

233

289

336

8,423

272

4.32

4.97

16,710

Jan.

332

281

235

a220

a210

206

195

218

289

297

305

395

*350

281

249

241

a240

a250

a230

a210

a205

' a220

a350

a400

a380

a300

350

370

318

277

249

8,653

279

4.43

5.11

17,160

Feb.

225

214

214

218

a!8

214

203

192

182

179

169

*163

157

157

157

218

269

245

229

225

229

225

210

*192

199

221

221

218

5,763

206

3.27

3.40

11,430

Calendar year 1958: Max 820 Mln 101

Mar.

310

318

273

241

225

210

210

203

199

192

188

195

195

188

179

176

185

199

203

192

192

188

185

*185

185

214

218

218

214

237

265

6,582

212

3.37

3.89

13,060

Apr.

365

460

455

350

336

336

*293

273

253

245

253

269

265

241

237

225

218

210

199

199

214

253

269

273

253

261

253

269

314

341

8,327

278

4.41

4.92

16,520

May

341

314

293

277

257

241

245

257

257

241

233

245

285

336

390

341

336

346

323

293

281

285

289

289

289

269

249

233

225

225

229

8,714

281

4.46

5.14

17,280

June

237

253

261

257

277

289

253

229

233

218

214

210

206

203

195

185

176

169

166

163

157

154

152

152

149

144

141

138

138

*135

5,854

195

3.10

3.46

11,610

July

133

130

128

128

133

130

141

135

128

128

126

126

123

126

126

123

123

123

121

121

119

119

*117

TT7

117

117

*117

117

117

117

117

3,838

124

1.97

2.27

7,610

Aug.

117

TIT

117

117

117

117

117

117

117

*117

117

119

119

119

119

117

117

117

119

126

130

121

119

119

119

119

123

119

119

119

119

3,685

119

1.89

2.18

7,310

Sept.

119

119

119

123

141

144

123

121

119

119

119

117

Tl5

123

128

123

121

119

123

130

133

126

126

123

123

244

425

*245

m

210

4,538

151

2.40

2.68

9,000

Mean 203 Cfsm 3.22 In. 43.79 Ac-It 147,100

Hater year 1958-59: Max 645 Mln 101 Mean 2OO Cfsm 3.17 In. 43.02 Ac-It 144,500

Peak discharge (baae, 600 cfs). Dec. 11 (8 p.m.) 83O cfs (5.0O ft)._________________________

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

a No gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of weather records at Pendleton and records 

for North Pork Walla Walla River near Milton and Umatllla River above Meacham Creek, near Qibbon.
14 WALLA WALLA RIVER BASIN

110. North Fork Walla Walla River near Milton, Oreg.

Location. Lat 45°54', long US 0 !? 1 , in NW£ sec.23, T.5 N., R.36 E. , on right bank 

11 miles upstream from confluence with South Pork and 5 miles southeast of Milton.

Drainage area. 42 sq mi, approximately.

Records available. January 1930 to September 1959. Monthly discharge only for some 

periods, published in WSP 1318.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Altitude of gage is 1,470 ft (from river-profile map). 

Prior to Oct. 23, 1948, at several sites 0.7 mile downstream at various datums.

Average discharge. 29 years, 49.5 cfs (35,840 acre-ft per year).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 715 cfs Dec. 11 (gage height, 4.69 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 220 cfs; minimum, 1.7 cfs Aug. 11.

1930-59: Maximum discharge observed, 1,980 cfs Dec. 12, 1946 (gage height, 6.97 ft, 

site and datum then in use), from rating curve extended above 220 cfs; minimum, 

0.9 cfs Aug. 17, 1955.

Remarks.--Records good. No regulation. Diversions above station for irrigation of about 

150 acres, of which 20 acres is below station.

Revisions (water years). WSP 1398: 1942, 1947, drainage area (present and former sites).

Rating tables, water year 1958-59 (gage height, In feet, and discharge

In cubic feet per second) 

(Shifting-control method used Feb. 2-16)

Oct. 1 to Dec. 11 Dec. 12 to Sept. 30

1.9

2.0 

2.2 

2.5 

2.7

3.8

5.8

13

32

53

3.0 

3.5 

4.0 

4.5

95

215

390

620

1.9 1.0

2.0 2.4

2.1 4.4

2.3 11

2.5 22

2.7 41

3.0 ft*

3.5 210

4.0 390

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1958 to Septembe- 1959

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30 

31

Total

Mean

Ac-ft

Oct.

5.8

5.6

5.6

5.4

5.2

5.0

K^

5.4

6.1

7.1

8.0 774-

7.1

6.4

6.1

6.1

6.1

5.8

6.8

7.4

7.4

7.4

7.4

7.1

7.1

7.1

7.1

*7.4

7.1

7.1 

7.1

202.9

6.55

402

Nov.

7.1

TTT

8.0

10

11

14

22

23

24

22

19

18

45

41

34

27

23

21

28

50

60

59

65

71

*61

52

43

35

30

27

957.8

31.9

1,900

Dec.

25

24

98

88

68

57

89

117

92

95

493

3TT

201

121

88

70

58

58

58

54

53

46

41

39

40

46

138

110

*82

96 

125

3,147

102

. 6,240

Jan.

123

104

90

80

70

67

60

76

104

110

114

162

*174

135

108

102

100

96

88

79

68

70

119

258

234

168

186

289

250

183 

150

4,017

130

7,970

Feb.

128

110

108

125

123

114

104

98

88

81

73

*65

58

55

55

65

108

104

90

84

88

88

79

*70

90

130

TlO

98

2,589

92.5

5,140

Mar.

177

183

138

110

92

79

79

73

73

67

64

67

71

65

58

54

60

70

71

64

62

60

60

*60

58

76

86

94

98

100 

110

2,579

83.2

5,120

Apr.

171

296

268

213

183

171

*145

128

112

104

104

106

104

94

88

81

78

74

70

68

71

84

96

104

100

114

114

130

168

189

3,828

128

7,590

May

186

TTl

156

138

117

98

86

82

81

74

68

64

67

82

128

121

125

148

138

117

100

88

79

70

64

62

55

50

44

39

30

2,928

94.5

5,810

June

29

30

30

28

36

4436"

32

34

31

28

25

22

21

18

*17

16

15

15

13

11

11

11

11

11

11

11

11

10

*8.2

626.2

20.9

1,240

July

7.8

8.9

S79

8.2

8.2

7.8

8.2

8.2

7.2

6.9

6.0

5.3

4.7

4.2

4.0

3.8

3.6

3.8

3.8

3.6

3.6

3.4

*3.8

3.8

3.4

2.8 *3To

3.4

4.0

4.0

3.2

161.5

5.21

320

Aug.

2.8

2.6

2.8

2.6

2.8

3.2

2.4

2.3

2.4

*2.3

2.0

27¥

3.0

2.8

2.8

3.0

3.4

3.2

3.2

4.7

6^6_

6.6

6.0

5.6

4.7

4.4

5.0

5.3

5.3

5.3

5.3

116.8

3.77

232

Sept.

4.7

111

4.4

4.7

6.6

14

10

8.9

8.2

8.2

7.5

6.9

6.0

6.6

10

12

11

10

9.6

14

17

15

13

12

11

35

198

145

*94

68

778.7

26.0

1,540

Calendar year 1958: Max 640 Mln 2.4 Mean 63.5 Ac-ft 45,990

Water year 1958-59: Max 493 Mln 2.0 Mean 60.1 Ac-ft 43,500

Peak discharge (base. 300 cfs).--Dec. 11 (8 p.m.) 715 cfs (4.69 ft); Jan. 28 (12:30 p.m.) 334 cfs 

(5.86 ft); Apr. 2 (7 p.m.) 550 cfs (5.85 ft).__________________________________________

* Discharge measurement made on this day.
WALLA WALLA RIVER BASIN 15

130. Mill Creek near Walla Walla, Wash.

Location. Lat 46°00'30", long 118°07'00", in SE^SE^ sec.12, T.6 N., R.37 E., or left 

bank 4 miles downstream from city of Walla Walla diversion dam, 4-j miles upstream from 

Blue Creek, and 11-j miles southeast of Walla Walla.

Drainage area. 60 sq mi, approximately.

Records available. August 1913 to September 1917, April to September 1938, Octcber 1939 

to September 1959.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 2,000 ft above mean sea level, unadjusted. 

Prior to Oct. 1, 1938, staff gages at about same site at different datums.

Average discharge. 24 years (1913-17, 1939-59), 98.8 cfs (71,530 acre-ft per year).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 924 cfs Dec. 11 (gage height, 16.98 ft); minimum, 31 cfs Aug. 16, 17; minimum gage height, 14.93 ft Oct. 6.

1913-17, 1938, 1939-59: Maximum discharge, 2,610 cfs Dec. 28, 1945 (gage height, 

17.85 ft), from rating curve extended above 620 cfs by logarithmic plotting; minimum 

observed, 16 cfs Oct. 11-15, 1939.

Remarks. Records fair except those for period of ice effect, which are poor. City of 

Walla Walla diverts about 22 cfs 4 miles above station for municipal use. No regulation.

Cooperation. Gage-height record and 14 discharge measurements furnished by Corps of 

Engineers.

Revisions (water years). WSP 1288: Drainage area. WSP 1398: 1946-48(M), 1950(M).

Rating tables, water year 1958-59, except period of Ice effect (gage 

height, In feet, and discharge, In cubic feet per second) 

(Shifting-control method used Nov. 4-12, Jan. 28 to Feb. l)

Oct. 1 to Jan. 27 Jan. 28 to Sept. 3O

14.9

15.0

15.2

15.5 129

16.0

16.5

17.0

295

560

940

15.0

15.2

15.4

15.7

28

52

84

150

16.0

16.5

17.0

230

410

640

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1958 to September 1959

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac-ft

Oct.

34

 35

34

34

34

34

35

64

40

39

35

33

33

32

35

32

32

35

44

40

36

35

34

34

33

33

33

33

33

34

36

1,105

35.6

2,190

Nov.

33

35

36

44

*37

80

61

75

70

66

56

92

291

139

94

75

61

56

122

220

234

192

196

176

142

115

88

77

66

60

3,089

103

6,130

Dec.

66

56

*43§

267

182

145

196

220

176

182

*116

609

345

238

182

152

134

131

124

117

119

115

112

107

110

184

430

295

216

238

279

6,881

222

13,650

Jan.

263

216

b!45

b!20

bllO

blOO

1275

150

230

259

271

390

345

263

210

188

179

173

164

*152

137

139

252

708

470

322

446

*565

374

270

215

7,946

256

15,760

Feb.

us- 182

iso

148

*145

145

138

128

118

114

107

99

94

95

92

110

158

162

155

150

150

148

140

130

135

145

148

148

3,782

135

7,500

Mar.

323

267

*203

165

145

128

125

118

116

114

107

158

160

142

125

118

140

160

150

125

123

*121

121

118

114

138

145

158

160

178

203

4,648

150

9,220

Apr.

274

«468

362

278

236

218

185

165

150

140

138

140

138

123

121

110

107

99

95

94

95

105

114

118

116

130

145

155

192

212

5,023

167

9,960

May

200

185

172

*162

148

132

125

125

123

114

105

112

110

138

165

145

145

162

158

145

135

125

123

118

114

112

99

94

90

86

84

4,051

131

8,040

June

86

90

88

*84

97'

101 -9(5

82

94

84

79

79

78

74

72

70

67

66

64

62

61

60

58

60

58

56

55

54

52

49

2,170

72.3

4,300

July

49

18

47

47

47

46

46

*46

46

44

43

43

43

42

42

42

40

39

38

38

38

38

37

35

37

37

37

37

37

37

37

1,286

41.5

2,550

Aug.

37

37

37

42

*37

36

36

36

35

35

35

34

34

34

52

32

*32

32

35

43

44

37

36

35

35

35

37

36

35

34

35

1,110

35.8

2,200

Sept.

34

3T

34

36

47

52

39

38

 37

37

36

35

35

37

47

39

38

37

38

42

39

39

38

38

38

78

181

157

84

72

1,426

47.5

2,830

Calendar year 1953: Max 928 Mln 32 Mean 123 Ac-ft 88,94O

Water year 1958-59: Max 716 Mln 32 Mean 116 Ac-ft 84,330

Peak discharge (base, 7OO cfs). Dec. 11 (5:3O p.m.) 924 cfs (16.98 ft); Jan. 24 (8 a.m.) 828 cfs 

(16.86 ft). *

* Discharge measurement made on this day. 

b Stage-discharge relation affected by ice.
16 WALLA WALLA RIVER BASIN

135. Blue Creek near Walla Walla, Wash.

Location. La t 46°03'30", long 118°08'10", in SW£NW£ sec. 25, T.7 N., R.37 E., on right 

bank 1 mile upstream from mouth and 10 miles east of Walla Walla.

Drainage area. 17.0 sq mi.

Records available. October 1939 to September 1959.

Gage . Water-stage recorder. Concrete control since July 25, 1948. Datum of gage is 

1,700 ft above mean sea level, unadjusted. Prior to Oct. 1, 1950, at datum 1,700 ft 

lower.

Average discharge . 20 years, 15.9 cfs (11,510 acre-ft per year).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 222 cfs Jan. 27 (gage height, 42.16 ft); minimum daily, 0.7 cfs Aug. 13-17; minimum gage height, 40.33 ft Sept. 25.

1939-59: Maximum discharge, 725 cfs Dec. 28, 1945 (gage height, 43.35 ft, present 

datum), from rating curve extended above 400 cfs; minimum observed, 0.1 cfs Oct. 14, 

1939, but may have been less during periods of no gage-height record Oct. 1-11, 15, 

1939.

Remarks. Records fair except those for periods of ice effect, no gage-height record, or 

indefinite stage -discharge relation, which are poor. No known regulation or diversion.

Cooperation. Gage-height record and 15 discharge measurements furnished b; 

Engineers .

Revisions (water years ).~WSP 984: 1942. WSP 1348: 1941, 1942 (M), 1945.

Corps of

Rating table, water year 1958-59, except periods of ice effect or indefinite stage-discharge

relation (gage height, in feet, and discharge, in cubic feet per second)

(Shifting-control method used Oct. 1 to Dec. 10, May 25 to July 7)

40.3

40.4

40.5

40.6

0.7 

1.9 

4.Z 

7.7

40.8 

41.0 

41.4 

4Z.O

83 

ZOO

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1958 to September 1959

Day

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

1Z

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

Zl

22

Z3

24

Z5

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Ac-ft

Oct.

*1.4

1.3

T3

1.3

1.3

1.4

2.2

?7o

1.9

1.8

1.8

1.6

1.4

1.4

1.4

1.4

1.4

1.9

1.6

1.4

1.4

1.4

1.4

1.6

1.6

1.4

1.4

1.4

1.4

1.4

47.0

1.52

0.089

0.10

93

Nov.

iff

1.8

*2.0

1.9

3.6

3.1

2.7

2.8

3.1

2.7

8.0

31

16

11.5

8.5

b7.5

6.5

32

i3.

30

18.5

18

14.5

13

11.5

8.9

7.7

6.9

6.5

326.2

10.9

0.641

0.71

647

Dec.

33 4.5

31

23

19.5

34

36

28

29

93

86

59

42

32

26

21

22

19.5

18

17.5

16

14

13.5

13.5

19

67

63

53

50

53

1,039.1

33.5

1.97

2.27

2,060

Jan.

43

b30

b20

bl8

b20

b25

36

50

56

65

73

70

58

48

45

43

40

37

*32

27

28

54

108

91

72

104

*149

114

93

77

1,773

57.2

3.36

3.88

3,520

Feb.

64 

54

50

50

*48

48

48

45

41

38

37

33

29

33

35

36

37

38

38

37

38

34

32

31

33

37

36

34

-

1,114

39.8

2.34

2.44

2,210

Calendar year 1958-' Max ISO Min 0.8

Mar.

73 

64

52

41

36

32

32

28

28

29

29

38

42

39

35

31

33

34

32

29

26

*24

23

22

7Z

28

31

38

42

49

52

1,114

35.9

2.11

2.44

2,210

Apr.

64 

93

94

82

62

53

46

38

32

30

28

22

23

22

22

19.5

20

19.5

20~ 18.5

21

21

20

21

20

22

22

23

30

31

1,039.5

34.6

2.04

2.27

2,060

May

32 

36

37

*36

34

29

25

23

22

20

18.5

16.5

14.5

14.5

22

22

24

30

31

Z9

26

23

20

18

16

16

14

12.5

11.5

10.5

Ii2

692.4

22.3

1.31

1.51

1,370

June

8.5

8.1

7.3

*6.9

9.4

9.4

7.7

7.3

9.4

8.1

7.7

6,9

6.1

5.7

4.8

4.5

4.1

3.8

3.5

3.4

3.2

3.0

2.8

2.6

2.4

2.3

2.2

2.0

1.9

1.8

156.8

5.23

0.308

0.34

311

July

1.7

T7T

1.6

1.5

1.5

1.4

1.3

*1.3

1.3

1.2

1.2

1.2

1.1

1.1

1.1

1.0

1.0

1.0

1.0

^9

.9

.9

.9

.9

.9

.9

.9

.9

.9

.9

.9

35.0

1.15

0.066

0.08

69

Aug.

0.9 

.9

.9

1.0

*1.0

.9

.9

.8

.8

.8

.8

.8

IT"

.7

.7

*.7

.8

.9

1.5

2.0

TA

1.3

1.2

1.1

1.1

1.1

1.1

1.1

1.1

1.1

30.8

0.99

0.058

0.07

61

Mean 19.4 Cfsm 1.14 In. 15.48 Ac-It 14,

Sept.

1.1 *TT

1.3

1.4

1.6

2.1

1.7

1.5

1.4

1.3

1.2

1.1

1.1

1.5

2.1

1.8

1.6

1.4

1.5

1.9

1.7

1.5

 1.5

1.4

1.4

^4^73

7.3

7.7

4.8

76.9

2.56

0.151

0.17

153

040

Water year 1958-59'- Max 149 Min 0.7 Mean go. 4 Cfsm 1.20 In- 16.28 Ac-ft 14,760

Peak discharge (base, 200 cfs). Jan. 27 (7:30 p.m.) 222 cfs (42.16 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

b Stage-discharge relation affected by ice. 

Hote. Mo gage-height record June 16 to July 7; Indefinite stage-discharge relation July 8 to 

lept. 23; discharge estimated on basis of 5 discharge measurements, weather records, and records for 

nearby stations.
WALLA WALLA RIVER BASIN 17 

150. Mill Creek at Walla Walla, Wash.

Location.--Lat 46°04'40", long 118°16'10", In NE^NWi sec.23, T.7 N., R.36 E., or left 

bank 400 ft downstream from diversion dam and 1.5 miles east of Walla Walla.

Drainage area. 96 sq mi, approximately.

Records available. April 1941 to September 1959.

Gage. Water-stage recorder and artificial control. Datum of gage is 1,165.49 ft above 

mean sea level (Corps of Engineers bench mark). April 1941 to June 11, 1941, staff 

gage and June 11, 1941, to Jan. 22, 1957, water-stage recorder, at sites 0.8 mile 

downstream at different datum.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 908 cfs Jan. 27 (gage height, 3.76 ft); minimum, 

0~7F~cfs Oct. 23-29 (gage height, 1.72 ft).

1941-59: Maximum discharge, 2,760 cfs Dec. 28, 1945 (gage height, 4.0 ft, site and 

datum then in use); no flow Nov. 2, 1954, Oct. 3-5, 1957, and part of each dey Oct. 15, 

18-20, Oct. 29 to Nov. 1, Nov. 3, 1954, Feb. 19, 20, 1958.

Remarks. Records good except those below 20 cfs or those for period of ice effect, which 

are poor. Some regulation at diversion dam 400 ft above station where water is 

diverted into Yellowhawk and Garrison Creeks for stock and irrigation. Water is 

diverted 1 mile upstream into Mill Creek Reservoir for flood control with release of 

stored waters after flood into Russell Creek and is also diverted as requirec1 to 

replenish losses from seepage and evaporation from small recreation pool maintained in 

the reservoir. City of Walla Walla diverts water for municipal supply several miles 

upstream. Other small diversions above station for irrigation.

Cooperation. Gage-height record and 13 discharge measurements furnished by Corps of 

Engineers.

Revisions (water years). WSP 1288: Drainage area. WSP 1348: 1943, 1945-46.

Rating table, water year 1958-59, except period of ice effect (gage 

height, in feet, and discharge, in cubic feet per second)

1.68

1.7

1.8

0.2

.4

4.1

1.9

2.0 

2.2

2.5 

3.0 

3.6

175

400

780

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1958 to September 1959

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac-ft

Oct.

1.6

 1.2

1.2

1.0

1.0

.7

.7

.7

.4

.4

1.0

1.6

1.2

.7

.6

.6

.6

1.0

2.9

172

.3

.3

.2

72

.2

.2

.2

.2

.3

.3

.3

23.0

0.74

46

Nov.

0.3

T3

5.6

15.5

 1.6

2.0

1.2

1.0

1.2

1.2

1.0

1.0

258

145

89

60

16.5

6.5

98

223

231

187

175

138

100

63

40

22

12.5

12.5

1,908.9

63.6

3,790

Dec.

7.5

6.5

*292

291

164

119

199

231

195

172

*679

555

400

268

191

138

119

112

100

95

100

86

76

73

73

92

433

355

239

219

255

6,365.0

205

12,620

Jan.

255

211

b!70

b!40

b!20

b!20

b!20

138

203

247

260

370

360

286

219

199

183

175

160

*138

116

112

2TT

703

557

313

474

 775

545

395

296

8,575

277

17,010

Feb.

239

199

164

164

*160

156

145

135

122

112

109

100

89

92

92

109

187

199

187

183

183

179

168

145

145

160

160

160

4,243

152

8,420

Mar.

342

326

*296

227

187

153

156

138

135

135

132

168

207

191

164

145

156

183

179

149

132

*128

125

122

112

145

164

187

203

231

264

5,582

180

11,070

Apr.

370

*668

503

395

315

273

223

187

156

135

128

125

122

116

116

100

98

92

81

47

32

30" 30

34

32

73

106

125

153

149

5,014

167

9,950

May

138

179

160

*149

125

116

98

92

92

84

68

63

60

78

135

125

119

142

135

122

106

95

89

84

68

70

58

51

42

34

3£

3,013

97.2

5,980

June

30

19.5

19.5

*19.5

45

§3- 3T

30

42

34

28

26

26

24

19.5

15

15

8.6

4.8

2.0

2.0

2.0

2.0

2.0

2.0

2.0

1.6

1.6

1.6

1.6

520.8

17.4

1,030

July

1.6

T76

1.6

1.6

1.6

1.6

1.6

**1.2

i±o

1.0

1.0

1.0

1.2

1.2

1.2

1.2

1.2

1.2

1.2

1.2

1.2

1.2

1.2

1.2

1.2

1.2

1.2

1.2

1.2

1.2

1.0

39.0

1.26

77

Aug.

1.0

172

1.0

1.0

1.2

1.2

1.2

1.0

1.0

1.0

1.0

1.0

1.2

1.2

1.2

1.2

**1.2

1.2

1.6

2.0

2.0

1.6

1.6

1.2

1.2

1.2

1.2

1.2

1.2

1.2

1.2

38.4

1.24

76

Sept.

1.2

**1.2

1.2

1.2

1.6

.6

.2

.0

.0

.0

.0

.0

.0

.0

.6

1.2

1.0

3

1.0

1.0

1.0

**1.0

1.0

1.0

25

76

51

40

24

243.4

8.11

483

Calendar year 1958: Max 964 Min 0.2 taean 103 Ac-ft 74,760

Water year 1958-59: Max 773 Min o.2 Mean 97.4 Ac-ft 70,550

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

** Field estimate made on this day.

b Stage-discharge relation affected by ice.
18 WALLA WALLA RIVER BASIN

160. Dry Creek near Walla Walla, Wash.

Location.--Lat 46°07'20", long 118°14'10", on south line of Sw£ sec.31, T.8 N., R.37 E., 

on right bank 1 mile downstream from Spring Creek and 6 miles northeast of Walla Walla.

Drainage area. 48.4 sq mi.

Records available. January 1949 to September 1959.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Concrete control since July 25, 1959. Altitude of gage 

Ts 1,200 ft (from topographic map).

Average discharge. 10 years, 24.2 cfs (17,520 acre-ft per year).

Extremes . Maximum discharge during year, 528 cfs Apr. 1 (gage height. 5.45 ft); minimum, 

T?Tcfs Aug. 4 (gage height, 3.10 ft).

1949-59: Maximum discharge, 3,340 cfs Feb. 22, 1949 (gage height, 11.6 ft, from 

high-water mark in well), from rating curve extended above 310 cfs on tasis of slopearea and contracted-opening measurements of peak flows at gage heights 9.0 and 

11.6 ft; minimum, 0.2 cfs Aug. 4, 1949.

Remarks. Records good except those for periods of ice effect or doubtful or no gagenelght record, which are poor. Several small diversions above station for irrigation. 

No regulation.

Rating table, water year 1958-59, except periods of Ice effect (gage 

height, In feet, and discharge, In cubic feet per second)

3.1

3.2

3.3

1.3 

3.2 

6.2

3.4 

3.6 

3.8

4.1 

4.5 

5.0

70 

134 

34O

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1958 to September 1959

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

S

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23 

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ao-ft

Oct.

2.5

2.5

2.3

2.3

2.1

2.1

2.1

4.O

*4.3

4.3

4.3

4.3

4.0

4.0

3.7

3.7

4.0

4.0

4.9

5.2

4.3

4.0

3.7 

4.0

4.3

4.3

4.0

4.0

4.0

4.0

3.7

114.9

3.71

228

Nov.

3.7

3.7

4.3

3-4

OJ

7.3

9.6

6.6

7.2

8.4

6.6

6.6

30

2Z

18.5

*13.5

6.9

6.9

8.4

30

23

19.5

22 

22

20

18.5

14.5

10.5

16.5

13

387.1

12.9

768

Dec.

9.6

27 8.8

IB

15

13

22

21

20

30

131

W

*69

49

38

*33

28

31

27

26

27

25

24 

23

23

31

87

62

48

51

55

1,177.4

38.0

2,340

Calendar year 1958 : Max 268

Jan.

51

42

b23

b20

b!8

b!7

b?5

*b40

45

52

60

83

70

58

49

51

49

46

42

36

30

34

90 

200

100

60

150

292

*I2B-

*91

79

2,123

68.5

4,210

Feb.

So" 67

60

58

56

55

50

48

45

42

40

36

SB- 34

34

58

59

59

57

56

56

57

60 

51

60

63

60

62

1,479

52.8

2,930

Mar.

~55 110

71

60

54

47

58

46

47

44

41

47

49

47

45

43

43

46

45

44

*44

42

40 

39

36

51

49

75

58

75

64

1,649

53.2

3,270

Apr.

153

137

97

78

68

62

54

46

40

36

34

31

29

27

29

28

27

27

2626"

27

27

28 

28

29

*28

26

27

33

35

1,343

44.8

2,660

May

36

37

34

34

31

27

25

24

23

22

20

17.5

15.5

16.5

32

27

32

42

41

35

37

29

25 

24

21

21

19.5

17.5

15.5

14

13

808.0

26.1

1,600

June

12

11

10.5

10.5

15.5

17.5

*1Z.5

12.5

27

TT

15

13.5

12.5

11.5

11

10.5

10

9.2

8.8

7.6

7.2

6.6

fcS 5.8

6.2

5.8

6.2

5.8

5.5

3 5.7

10.5

626

July

5.2

T^

4.7

4.5

4.0

3.8

3.5

3.3

3.2

3.0

2.9

2.8

2.7

2.7

2.6

2.6

2.5

2.5

2.5

2.5

2.5

2.5

*2.5 

2.5

2.5

2.1

?7l

2.7

3.0

2.7

2.5

94.0

3.07

18(5

Aug.

2.3

2.0

1.8 or

2.0

2.0

1.8

2.0

2.1

2.0

1.8

2.0

2.1

2.1

2.0

2.0

2.0

*2.1

2.1

5.2

6.6 or

3.2 

2.7

2.7

2.5

3.0

3.0

2.7

2.7

3.2

79.5

2.56

158

Sept.

3.0

3.0

2.7

3.0

4.0

6.2

4.0

3.4

3.4

3.2

2.7

2*5

2.5

3.0

6.6

5.5

4.3

3.4

3.4

4.6

4.0

*4.0

3.7 

3.7

3.7

2418"

15.5

10

7.2

168.2

5.61

334

Mln 1.2 Mean 28.5 Ac-ft 20.670

Water year 1958-59 : Max 292 Mln I^B Mean 26^7 Ac-ft ig]3io

Peak discharge (base, 400 cfs).--Jan. 27 (8 p.m.) 438 cfs (5.18 ft); Apr. 1 (5 p.m.) 528 cfs 

(5 .45 ft),

* Discharge measurement made on this day. 

b Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice.

Note. Doubtful or no gage-height record Nov. 23, 24, Dec. 4-10, Jan. 24-27, July 1-23; discharge 

estimated on basis of recorder record, weather records, and records for nearby stations.
WALLA WALLA RIVER BASIN 19

165. East Pork Touchet River near Dayton, Wash.

Location. Lat 46°16'45", long 117°54'05", in NW£NW£ sec.11, T.9 N., R.39 E., fO ft

upstream from Dayton water-supply headworks, three-quarters of a mile downstream from 

mouth of Wolf Creek, 3 miles upstream from confluence with South Pork, and 4 miles 

southeast of Dayton.

Drainage area. 102 sq mi.

Records available. April 1941 to September 1951, September 1956 to September 1959.

Oage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 1,868.3 ft above mean sea level (riverprofile survey). April 1941 to September 1951 at site 200 ft upstream at sane datum.

Average discharge.--13 years (1941-51, 1956-59), 125 cfs (90,500 acre-ft per ye^r).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 1,010 cfs Dec. 11 (gage height, 2.84 ft); mini-

 mum, 42 cfs Oct. 1-5; minimum gage height, 0.96 ft July 6,7.

1941-51, 1956-59: Maximum discharge, 1,530 cfs about Jan. 7, 1948 (gage height, 

5.28 ft, from recorded range in stage); minimum daily, 27 cfs Jan. 25-28, 1957.

Remarks. Records fair except those for periods of no gage-height record, ice effect, or

 indefinite stage-discharge relation, which are poor. No regulation. Small diversions 

above station for irrigation during summer months. City of Dayton diverts a^out 

1.2 mgd in summer and 0.4 mgd in winter for municipal water supply at station.

Rating table, water year 1958-59, except periods of ice effect or indefinite stage-discharge

relation (gage height, in feet, and discharge, in cubic feet per second)

(Shifting-control method used Oct. 8-18, July 19 to Sept. 30)

0.9 

1.0 

1.2

42

84

156

1.5 

2.0 

2.6

260

475

830

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1958 to September 1959

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Ae-ft

Oct.

42

4?

42

42

42

46

50

 90

7T

63

59

55

50

46

46

46

46

55

84

76

63

59

55

55

55

5S

50

50

50

46

46

1,677

54.1

0.530

0.61

3,330

Mov.

30- 46

50

67

59

113

121

152

149

149

106

*125

222

173

*142

110

95

91

173

225

239

252

222

214

204

187

163

146

128

121

4,264

142

1.39

1.55

8,460

Dec.

121

dI54"

d274

236

204

183

239

242

218

d236

d795 *d75o"

452

340

 292

250

222

214

197

180

176

146

132

124

124

156

267

253

232

228

230

7,817

252

2.47

2.85

15,500

Jan.

a240

b!90

b!60

b!40

b!20

b!20

*b!30

197

214

228

242

323

307

274

250

239

225

214

208

187

156

156

232

380

3*ff

288

307

376

323

281

260

7,307

236

2.31

2.66

14,490

Feb.

239

2S5

222

218

204

200

183

176

170

 166

159

152

149

15?

152

159

180

173

170

173

180

173

a 160

a!70

a 180

a!70

a!70

197

-

5,022

179

1.75

1.83

9,960

Mar.

250

260

212

225

211

187

183

166

166

163

156" 159

166

166

163

159

170

187

190

 180

176

170

170

166

163

173

173

194

187

214

222

5,767

186

1.82

2.10

11,440

Apr.

267

380

3TT

284

270

264

242

225

208

190

180

176

180

173

166

163

159

156

152

149

146

14?

152

152

152

 156

163

170

176

190

5,901

197

1.93

2.15

11,700

May

200

183

170

163

159

156

149

149

149

146

146

146

142

149

250

230

210

190

170

160

150

145

145

150

150

140

135

130

120

110

Tiff

4,902

158

1.55

1.79

9,720

June

115

120

130

135

150

130

*128

140

130

125

120

118

115

110

105

100

97

95

90

87

84

81

78

75

72

70

68

66

64

63

3,061

102

1.00

1.12

6,070

July

So" 61

58

57

56

54

53

52

51

50

49

48

48

47

47

47

46- 46

46

46

46

*50

55

59

59

59

55

55

55

55

55

1,625

52.4

0.514

0.59

3,220

Av*.

55

55

30- 50

50

50

50

50

50

50

50

50

50

50

50

50

*50

50

55

67

67

59

59

55

55

55

59

59

55

55

59

1,669

53.8

0.527

0.61

3,310

Sept.

59

55

55

59

63

71

59

59

55

50

50

50

46

5?

63

59

55

50

50

55

 50

50

50

50

50

76

71

67

63

63

1,708

56.9

0.558

0.62

3,390

Calendar year 1958 : Max 795 Kin 40 Hean 147 Cfsm 1.44 I". 19.61 Ac-ft 106,700

Hater year 1958-59 : Max 795 Kin 42 Hean 139 Cfsm 1.36 In. 18.48 Ac-ft 100,600

Peak discharge (base, 700 cfs).--Dec. 11 (about 7 p.m.) 1,010 cfs (2.84 ft). __ ___ ___

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

a Mo gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of recorded range in stage, weather records, 

and records for nearby stations.

b Stage-discharge relation affected by ice.

d Doubtful gage-height record; discharge computed from reconstructed gage-height grapl .

Note. Stage-discharge relation indefinite May 15 to July 18; discharge estimated on l«.sis of 1 

discharge measurement and records for nearby stations.
20 WALLA WALLA RIVER BASIN

170. Touchet River at Bolles, Wash.

Location. Lat 46°16'30", long 118°13'15", on line between sees.7 and 8 T 9 N R 37 E 

on right bank just downstream from bridge on State Highway 3 E, a quarter of'a mile ' 

southeast of Bolles and 3 miles west of Waitsburg.

Drainage area.--372 sq mi.

Records available.--February 1924 to October 1929, April 1951 to September 1959 Monthly 

discharge only for February and March 1929, published in WSP 1318.

Average discharge . 13 years (1924-29, 1951-59), 223 cfs (161,400 acre-ft per year).

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Altitude of gage is 1,150 ft (from topographic map), prior 

to Oct. 5, 1929, water-stage recorder at site half a mile upstream at d'fferent datum. 

Apr. 1 to May 6, 1951, staff gage at present site and datum.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 2,790 cfs Jan. 27 (gage height, 8 78 ft)- minimum, 32 cfs July 23, 25 (gage height, 4.06 ft).

1924-29, 1951-59: Maximum discharge, 4,470 cfs Jan. 13, 1928 (gage height, 7.04 ft, 

site and datum then in use); minimum, 1.4 cfs July 30, 1926 (gage heigh1;, 0.42 ft, site 

and datum then in use).

Remarks. Records good except those for periods of ice affect or fragmentary gage-height 

record, which are fair. Diurnal fluctuation and some regulation at low flow caused by 

operation of flour mill at Waitsburg. Numerous small diversions for municipal and 

domestic use and for irrigation.

Revisions (water years).--WSP 1448: 1952-53(M), drainage area.

Rating tables, water year 1958-59, except period of Ice effect (gage

height, In feet, and discharge, In cubic feet per second)

(Shifting-control method used Feb. 7-19)

Oct. 1 to Dec. 10 Dec. 11 to May 15 May 16 to Sept. 30

4.5 

4.7 

4.9 

5.2 

5.5 

6.0

132

265

415

690

4.7 

5.0 

5.5

6.0 

7.0 

8.0

114

215

445

690

1,300

2,090

4.0 

4.2 

4.4 

4.7 

5.0 

5.5

96

177

280

490

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1958 to September 1959

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24 

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac-ft

Oct.

4343"

43

44

44

46

46

*92

84

69

65

63

57

55

54

54

54

55

75

90

73

67

63

63 

63

63

61

55

54

54

55

1,847

59.6

3,660

Nov.

55

5?

59

67

69

77

170

140

162

174

136

123

574

360

260

*188

151

147

397

564

586

49T

459

437 

395

320

255

206

184

179

7,441

248

14,760

Dec.

162

151

f5§8~

558

442

360

619

618

508

448

fl,800

f 1,440

*f994

*700

555

*490

414

400

365

330

320

291

268

255 

255

355

826

695

565

555

550

16,887

545

33,490

Jan.

550

490

b350

b240

b230

b250

b300

b400

454

f520

f580

f790

710

580

481

472

450

432

409

395

335

355

f710

f 1,490 

982

760

f 1,080

fl,300

*f946

750

640

18,431

595

36,560

Feb.

540

48T

468

505

445

445

414

400

390

*370

350

320

BTo" 296

305

366

463

458

427

422

432

432

427

375 

414

505

440

520

-

11,720

419

23 , 250

Mar.

785

73T5

640

525

450

395

380

350

325

310

286

345

365

340

300

305

325

375

395

345

*330

310

296

278 

264

305

330

404

395

476

468

12,127

391

24,050

Apr.

600

S5o~ 988

725

630

570

49O

427

370

325

297

278

268

255

264

243

239

223

204

182

TTB- 171

182

189 

193

204

*208

223

247

282

10,501

350

20,830

May

296

296

260

239

223

196

178

171

175

168

154

141

138 168"

286

336

300

344

31?

292

276

273

254

243 

240

236

219

203

190

180

165

7,152

231

14,190

June

160

157

157

154

187

233

*190

162

236

193

171

157

148

143

134

126

121

114

104

98

91

84

78

80 

75

75

71

69

75

69

3,912

130

7,760

July

61

59

57

57

57

57

57

61

55

50

43

45

47

47

43

4?

40

40

39

39

37

*3S

3i

?7

3i

37

33

4?

4?

42

40

1,421

45.8

2,820^

Aug.

39

37

39

39

39

39

39

37

37

39

34

36

36

36

36

34

*36

36

39

59

80

59

48

47 

42

40

42

40

40

40

42

1,286

41.5

2,550

Sept.

43

4243"

47

57

73

61

55

51

50

48

47

47

4S

71

67

61

57

57

65

63

*65

63

61 

59

82

145

TI4

94

87

1,923

64.1

3,810

Calendar year 1958 : Max 1,800 MLn 26 Mean 257 Ac-ft 185,900

Water year 1958-59 : Max 1,800 MLn 34 Mean 259 Ac-ft 187,700

Peak discharge (base. 1,500 cfs).--Dec. 11 (8 a.m.) 2,140 cfs (8.05 ft); Jan. 24 (about 3 a. 

1,800 efa (7.65 ft); Jan. 27 (10 p.m.) 2,790 efs (8.78 ft).________________________

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

b Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice.

f Fragmentary gage-height record; discharge confuted from partly estimated gage telghts.
WALLA WALLA RIVER BASIN 81

185. Walla Walla River near Touchet, Wash.

Location. Lat 46°01'45", long 118°43'40", In NWpSEv sec.6, T.6 N. , R.33 E., on left bank 

2| miles southwest of Touchet and 3 miles downstream from Touchet River.

Drainage area.--1,660 sq ml, approximately. 

Records available . October 1951 to September 1959.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Altitude of gage Is 405 ft (from topographic map). Prior 

to Nov. 27, 1951, staff gage at same site and datum.

Average discharge.--? year's, 609 cfs (440,900 acre-ft per year).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 5,950 cfs Jan. 28 (gage height, 9.28 ft); minimum, 4.8 cfs Aug. 18 (gage height, 1.73 ft).

1951-59: Maximum discharge, 16,300 cfs Feb. 2, 1952 (gage height, 12.10 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 6,000 cfs on basis of contracted-opening measurement at 

gage height 13.81 ft; minimum, 3.3 cfs Aug. 27, 28, 1958 (gage height 1.69 ft).

Maximum stage known, 13.81 ft in February 1949, from floodmarks (discharge, 23,800 

cfs).

Remarks. Records good except those below 25 cfs or those for period of ice effect, which 

are fair. Many diversions above station for irrigation. Records of chemical analyses 

and water temperatures for the water year 1959 are given in WSP 1644.

Rating table, water year 1958-59, except period of Ice effect (gage 

height, In feet, and discharge, In cubic feet per second)

1.7

1.8 

2.0 

2.2

3.5

8.0

24

47

2.5 

3.0 

3.5 

4.0

92

202

370

600

5.0 

6.0 

7.0 

9.0

1,240

2,100

3,100

5,540

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1958 to September 1959

Day

1

2 

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12 

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

eo

21 

22

23

24

25

26

27

28 

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac-ft

Oct.

64

58 

60

51

40

41

37

TT

»77

82

70

64 

61

58

54

51

50

51

68

120

108 

76

70

67

67

72

73

73 

73

68

68

2,013

64.9

3,990

Nov.

72

rS

73

112

103

106

159

251

292

284

227

199 

478

820

540

*419

330

306

410

620

1,060 

§57

644

850

808

670

560

460 

402

386

13,071

436

25,930

Dec.

366

ST3" 350

1,420

1,020

814

901

1,530

1,240

1,030

2,730

4,080 

2,870

1,940

1,440

1,170

*1,010

887

894

826

808 

796

748

712

712

706

2,270

2,200 

1,640

1,470

1,640

40,833

1,317

80,990

Jan.

1,650

1,500 

bl,000

b700

b650

b700

bSOO

1,430

1,640

1,690

1,840

2,370 

2,570

2,060

1,720

1,610

1,570

1,570

1,380

1,260

1,120 

1,080

1,390

3,670

3,570

2,620

2,460

4,620 

3,360

2,670

2,250

58,520

1,888

116,100

Feb.

1.890

1,660 

1,500

1,600

1,540

1,460

1,380

1,260

1,170

1,100

*1,030

957 

880

59"4 844

901

1,820

1,660

1,560

1,520

1,520 

1,520

1,490

1,460

1,330

1,760

1,600

1,580

38,886

1,389

77,130

Mar.

2,160

2,460 

2,170

1,810

1,560

1,400

1,350

1,290

1,160

1,170

1,100

1,110 

1,270

1,210

1,100

1,040

1,030

1,120

1,190

1,100

1,020 

999

*929

915

862

915

1,100

1,110 

1,330

1,380

1,540

39,900

1,287

79,140

Apr.

1,690

2,840 

3,110

2,556

2,110

1,910

1,700

1,450

1,260

1,100

1,010

943 

922

862

862

832

766

760

706

660

595 

560

575

605

»615

600

650

660 

784

929

34,616

1,154

68,660

May

999

1,060 

98S

880

808

712

650

585

545

545

500

419 

394

446

730

978

844

978

936

862

790 

760

706

660

640

605

555

500 

455

398

562

21,307

687

42,260

June

336

295 

257

254

*295

515 460"

382

390

432

366

312 

264

213

184

152

130

124

112

97

89

73

68

66

64

61

60

51 

57

61

6,210

207

12,320

July

54.

50 

46

46

47

46

47

45

48

41

35

29 

24

24

24

24

19

17.5

17.5

17.5

15.5 

15.5

14

18

13

13

11

12 

13

15

14

855.5

27.6

1,700

Aug.

12.5

9.0 

8.0

8.0

9.5

8.0

8.0

8.0

8.0

7.6

7.6

8.0 

7.6

7.6

7.6

7.6

6.6

5.8

8^

10

41 

68

47

34

30

24

19

17.5 

19

21

23

506.5

16.3

1,COO

Sept.

24

29 

36

39

43

64

92

86

74

70

62

62 

67

87

116

174

162

152

152

159

166 

181

181

*179

176

194

598

660" 850 

505

5,440

181

10,790

Calendar year 1958: Max 5,610 Mln 3.5 Mean 735 Ac-ft 532,500

Water year 1958-59: Max 4,620 Mln 5.8 Mean 718 Ac-ft 520,000

Peak discharge (base, 3,000 cfs).--Dec. 12 (12 m.) 4,540 cfs (8.25 ft)j Jan. 24 (3:30 p.m.) 4,400cfs 

(8.13 ft); Jan. Z8 (5 a.m.) 5,950 efs (9.28 ft); Apr. 2 (ll p.m.) 5,360 cfs (7.24 ft).__________

* Discharge measurement made on this day. 

b Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice.
22 WALLA WALLA RIVER BASIN, OREG.-WASH.

Springs in the Walla Walla River basin, Oreg.-Wash.

Ground-water overflow through many springs on the alluvial fan of the Walla Walla 

River near Milton-Freewater, Oreg., amounts to about 50,000 acre-ft a year. During the 

irrigation season practically all the overflow is used to water crops on land not served 

by diversion from the river. A survey made in 1933 listed 57 springs or spring groups in 

the area, arranged in "inner," "intermediate," and "outer" zones concentric about the 

apex of the alluvial fan. 1

The inner zone is 3 to 3j miles below Milton-Freewater and extends from the vicinity 

of Nicholas Spring, which is about half a mile east of the Walla Walla River at McCoy 

Bridge, to springs in the vicinity of Dugger Creek. Within this zone are fully threefourths of the springs in the Walla Walla River basin. The inteianediate and outer zones, 

each of which contains only a few springs, are about 2 miles and 4 miles, respectively, 

beyond the inner zone.

In order to bring about a more effective use of the available water supply through a 

better understanding of the relation between surface- and ground-water supplies in the 

basin, discharge measurements of each of the principal springs and measurements of groundwater levels in representative wells have been made and the results published periodically 

since 1932.

Discharge measurements, in cubic feet per second, of springs in Walla Walla River basin, 

Oreg.-Wash., during water year October 1958 to September 1959t

Springs of the inner zone

Dat

Nov. 

Apr.

Dec. 

Apr.

Dec.

Nov.

Nov. 

Apr.

Aug.

e

25

15

1

3 

IS

TF

25

25

15

Spring

Big Spring Branch (west 

prong), Oreg.

....do.................

Big Spring Branch (east 

prong), Oreg.

Engle Spring, Oreg..... 

.... do........ H. .......

Downing Spring, Oreg...

Haun Spring, Oreg. .....

Location

SEjNW-i sec. 24, T.6 N., R.35 E., at Ballou residence, 75 ft above bridge on county road.

NE^SWi sec. 24, T.6 N., R.35 E., above flow line 

of small reservoir supplying two diversion pumps .

NW-J-SEi sec. 23, T.6 N., R.35 E., total flow at 

diversion dam.

SEjSMi sec. 23, T.6 N., R.35 E., at .weir, 2OO ft 

below spring orifice.

NW£SE£ sec. 23, T.6 N., R.35 E., at Haun farm. 

200 ft above highway crossing.

... .do .............................................

Discharge 

(cfs)

6.58

3.18

1.81

3.13 

2.52

2.64

.35

1.62

1.06

1.67

Springs of the intermediate and outer zones

Dec. 1

Nov. 25

Dec. 1

Dec. 3

Dec. 3

AUK. 17

McEvoy Spring, Wash....

Lewis Spring, Oreg.....

....do.................

Unnamed Spring, Wash . . .

East Mud Creek (west 

prong), Oreg.

East Mud Creek (east 

prong), Oreg.

....do.................

SEiNW-J- sec. 10, 

200 ft above

NW^NWi sec. 23, 

crossing.

NWiNEi sec. 16, 

structure .

SWjSWi sec. 22,

SE-J-SWi sec. 22, 

150 ft below

.. ..do. .......

T.6 N., R.35 E., at McEvoy farm, 

Walla Walla Railway.

T.6 N., R.35 E., below road

T.6 N., R.35 E., at small diversion

T.6 N., R.35 E., at two weirs.......

T.6 N., R.35 E., in diversion ditch, 

diversion dam.

2.41

1.75

2.32

1.92 

1.65

2.61

1.96

1.58 

.61

1.81

.85

.94

.91

t Measurements by Umatilla County deputy watermaster.

IPiper, A. M., Robinson, T. W., and Thomas, H. E., Ground Water in the Walla Walla River Basin, 

Oreg.-Wash.: Supreme Court of the United States, October term 1935, State of Washington vs_. State 

of Oregon, transcript of record, p. 132A, October 14, 1935.
WALLA WALLA RIVER BASIN, OREG.-WASH. 23

Springs in the Walla Walla River basin, Oreg.-Wash.--Continued

Discharge measurements, In cubic feet per second, of springs in Walla Walla River 

Oreg.-Wash., during water year October 1958 to September 1959t Continued

Springs of the intermediate and outer zones Continued

Date

Dec. 1

Dec. 3

Nov. 26

Dec. 3

Nov. 26

Nov. 26 

Apr. 8

Dec. 3

Aug. 17

Spring

East Mud Creek (branch 

of), Oreg.

South Mud Creek, Oreg..

Johnson Creek, Oreg....

Dugger Creek, Oreg.....

Schwartz Spring Branch 

(south prong), Oreg.

Schwartz Spring Branch 

(north, prong), Oreg.

South Mud Creek, Oreg..

....do.................

Location

SWiSWi sec. 16, T.6 N., R.35 E., near Lockwood 

dwelling.

SEiNWj sec. 28, T.6 N., R.35 E., at Von Der Ahe 

farm.

SE^NWy sec. 29, T.6 N., R.35 E., at two weirs.....

NW-frNW-i sec. 32, T.6 N., R.35 E., at two weirs.....

SWiSE^ sec. 23, T.6 N., R.34 E., at weirs .........

NE&SW£ sec. 23, T.6 N., R.34 E., in ditch diverting from spring.

SW^-SEi sec. 13, T.6 N., R.34 E., at Krumbaugh 

farm.

....do.. .........................................

Discharge 

(cfs)

3.18

4.07

1.57

3.81 

1.97

1.71

12.14

7.70

3.6

1.53

2.10

3.18 

4.91

2.27

4.78 

7.18

8.45

2.98

t Measurements by Uraatilla County deputy water-master.

562653 O - 60 - 3
COLOMBIA RIVER BASIN

192. Columbia River below McNary Dam, near Umatilla, Oreg.

Location. Lat 45°56', long 119°20', in NW£ sec.9, T.5 N., R.28 E., on right bank

1.2 miles downstream from McNary Dam, 2 miles northeast of Umatilla, 2.3 miles

upstream from Umatilla River, and at mile 290.8. 

Drainage area.--214.000 sq mi, approximately. 

Records available. October 1950 to September 1959. Gage-height records collected at

Umatilla since 1876 are contained in reports of U. S. Weather Bureau. 

Gaf;e. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 240.04 ft above mean sea level, datum of

1929, supplementary adjustment of 1947 (Corps of Engineers bench mark). 

Average discharge.--9 years, 192,700 cfs (139,500,000 acre-ft per year). 

Extremes.--Maximum and minimum discharges for the water years 1951-59 are contained in the

following table:

Water

year

1951

1952

1953

1954

1955

1956

1957

1958

1959

Maximum

Date

May 29, 1951

May 27, 1952

June 16, 1953

May 27, 1954

June 26, 1955

June 2, 1956

May 21, 1957

May 29, 1958

June 22, 1959

Discharge 

(cfs)

587,000

543,000

591,000

552,000

549,000

818,000

710,000

579,006

558,000

Gage height 

(feet)

31.54

30.52

31.64

30.62

30.72

36.97

34.60

31.48

30.95

Minimum

Date

Sept. 28, 1951

Sept. 30, 1952

Jan. 6, 1953

Feb. 5, 1954

Dec. 16, 1954

Oct. 9, 1955

Jan. 29, 1957

Dec. 17, 1957

Oct. 16, 1958

Discharge 

(cfs)

t88,000

71,100

62,100

51,900

79,500

83,600

50,600

74,600

86,800

Gage height 

(feet)

-

10.22

9.58

8.84

10.88

11.22

8.74

10.58

11.52

t Minimum daily.

1950-59: Maximum discharge. 818,000 cfs June 2, 1956 (gage height, 36.97 ft); minimum, 50,600 cfs Jan. 29, 1957 (gage height, 8.74 ft).

Flood of June 5, 1894, reached a stage of 44.2 ft and that of May 31, 1948, reached 

a stage of about 40 ft, from information by Corps of Engineers.

Remarks. Records excellent except those prior to October 1955, which are good. Some 

regulation by Franklin D. Roosevelt Lake and by reservoirs in Kootenai, Flathead, 

Fend Oreille, Spokane, Chelan, Yakima, and Snake River basins. Diurnal fluctuation 

caused by powerplant and gates at McNary Dam since April 1953. Many diversions for 

irrigation above station.

Cooperation. Gage-height record and discharge measurements furnished by Corps of Engineers.

Discharge, in thousands of cubic feet per second, water year October 195O to September 1951

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac-ft

Oct.

99.4

97.7

92.8

9474

101.0

97.7

94.4

94.4

97.7

96.0

94.4

99.4

96.0

99.4

96.0

96.0

92.8

97.7

104.0

111.0

113.0

108.0

113.0

108.0

110.0

108.0

111.0

115.0

118.0

120.0

135.0

3,211.2

103.6

6,369

Nov.

139.0

145.0

150.0

153.0

149.0

149.0

147 .0

141.0

135.0

133.0

129.0

122.0

120.0

117.0

113.0

111.0

111.0

115.0

120.0

118.0

108.0

110.0

110.0

108.0

111.0

106.0

120.0

122.0

137.0

126.0

3,775.0

125.8

7,488

Dec.

126.0

122.0

129.0

120.0

122.0

117.0

117.0

122.0

126.0

124.0

120.0

115.0

111.0

11T.O

122.0

122.0

122.0

117.0

115.0

117.0

118.0

122.0

124.0

128.0

145.0

157.0

169.0

176.0

182.0

182.0

182.0

4,088.0

131.9

8,108

Jan.

178.0

180.0

182.0

176.6

178.0

172.0

153.0

135.0

139.0

135.0

122.0

118.0

118.0

126.0

129.0

133.0

141.0

141.0

143.0

141.0

135.0

139.0

137.0

139.0

126.0

122.0

133.0

141.0

145.0

129.0

118.0

4,406.0

142.1

8,739

Feb.

115.0

117.0

117.0

115.0

115.0

115.0

115.0

122.0

135.0

161.0

211.0

243.0

263.0

246 .0

231.0

216.0

209.0

216.0

213.0

202.0

200.0

195.0

186,0

182.0

182.0

178.0

176.0

169.0

4,945.0

176.6

9,808

Mar.

159.0

157.0

151.0

149.0

145.0

147.0

145.0

135.0

139 .0

141.0

141.0

141.0

137.0

139.0

141.0

145.0

159.0

167.0

163.0

161.0

161.0

167.0

169.0

170.0

163.0

163.0

159.0

155.0

157.0

155.0

153.0

4,734.0

152.7

9,390

Apr.

157.0

153.0

157.0

163.0

174.0

194.0

206.0

219.0

229.0

231.0

226.0

213.0

217.0

216.0

235.0

252.0

264.0

278.0

298.0

315.0

325.0

305.0

291.0

279.0

268.0

252.0

242.0

246.0

253.0

266.0

7,124.0

237.5

14,130

May

280.0

278.0

274.0

275.6

274.0

280.0

291.0

324.0

365.0

398.0

436.0

463.0

485.0

493.0

501.0

494.0

485.0

504.0

532.0

551.0

538.0

536.0

536.0

558.0

570.0

571.0

570.0

560.0

578.0

568 ,0

543.0

14,111.0

455.2

27,990

June

532.0

514.0

497.0

477.0

466.0

461.0

463.0

455.0

445.0

428.0

411.0

400.0

395.0

404.0

420.0

432.0

456.0

475.0

477.0

475.0

465.0

457.0

452.0

439.0

434.0

436.0

426.0

418.0

414.0

406.0

13,430.0

447.7

26,640

July

s^o

389.0

385.0

386.0

371.0

381.0

383.0

374.0

365.0

357.0

368.0

3515.0

353 .0

350.0

341.0

333.0

335.0

333.0

331.0

32S.O

322.0

323.0

316.0

305.0

297.0

291.0

286.0

281.0

270.0

262 .0

2J3.0

10,424.0

3T6.3

20,680

Aug.

249.0

241.0

234.0

232.0

224.0

219.0

213.0

215.0

224.0

225.0

224.0

206.0

186.0

169.0

169.0

163.0

147.0

131.0

126.0

117.0

122.0

128.0

133.0

124.0

122.0

124.0

130.0

124.0

122.0

126.0

126.0

5,295.0

170.8

10,500

Sept.

126.0

126.0

124.0

122.0

124.0

122.0

117.0

115.0

104.0

104.0

103.0

97.7

106.0

101.0

103.0

103.0

101.0

99.4

96.0

101.0

89.6

91.2

92.8

89.6

91.2

89.6

92.8

88,0

9474

96.0

3,110.3

103.7

6,169

Calendar year 1950: Max - Min - Mean - Ac-ft -

Water year 195O-51: Max 578 Min 88 Mean 215.5 Ac-ft 156,000

Mote.--All figures are expressed in thousands. No gage-height record Oct. 1 to Feb. 10, Feb. 24 

to Apr. 5, Aug. 13 to Sept. 30j discharge estimated on basis of unpublished records for U. S. 

Weather Bureau station 1.5 miles downstream.
COLUMBIA RIVER BASIN 25

192. Columbia River below McNary Dam, near Umatilla, Oreg.--Continued

Discharge, in thousands of cubic feet per second, water year October 1951 to September 1952

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac-ft

Oct.

96.0

89.6

99.4

106.0

120.0

129.0

133.0

126.0

113.0

106.0

108.0

106.0

111.0

117.0

115.0

115.0

117.0

117.0

115.0

118.0

118.0

124.0

128.0

126.0

128.0

133.0

124.0

118.0

115.0

113.0

113.0

3,597.0

116

7,135

Nov.

113.0

113.0

115.0

111.0

108.0

106.0

103.0

110.0

108.0

108.0

108.0

110.0

101.0

103.0

106.0

108.0

110.0

108.0

106.0

97.7

91.2

10475"

104.0

103.0

92.8

101.0

99.4

94.4

94.4

106.0

3,142.9

104.8

6,234

Dec.

106.0

108.0

120.0

128.0

129.0

131.0

126.0

117.0

117.0

110.0

96.0

97.7

110.0

113.0

111.0

106.0

103.0

96.0

92.8

109.0

109.0

112.0

111.0

108.0

96.6

91. B

88.8

84.8

10575"

110.0

109.0

3,350.5

108.1

6,646

Jan.

104.0

103.0

106.0

105.0

116.0

117.0

113.0

110.0

111.0

114.0

115.0

111.0

112.0

109.0

108.0

113.0

119.0

118.0

117.0

117.0

114.0

108.0

111.0

119.0

120.0

119.0

118.0

122.0

117.0

117.0

153.0

3,536.0

114.1

7,014

Feb.

126.0

128.0

126.0

126.0

133.0

135.0

136.0

129.6

125.0

126.0

121.0

118.0

113.0

122.0

119.0

118.0

116.0

116.0

111.0

113.0

123.0

121.0

114.0

116.0

117.0

110.0

110.0

118.0

120.0

3,506.0

120.9

6,954

Mar.

124.0

123.0

120.0

117.0

116.0

122.0

121.0

123.0

119.0

121.0

124.0

126.0

132.0

125.0

132.0

129.0

125.0

125.0

129.0

133.0

133.0

135.0

133.0

133.0

139.0

160.0

181.0

192.0

198.0

199.0

T9T70"

4,282.0

138.1

8,493

Apr.

185.0

179.0

172.0

169.0

172.0

181.0

196.0

219.0

232.0

222.0

213.0

212.0

212.0

213.0

224.0

235.0

240.0

244.0

257.0

272.0

274.0

262.0

255.0

252.0

256.0

269.0

291.0

314.0

331.0

331.0

7,084,0

236.1

14,050

May

314.0

296.0

289.0

311.0

333.0

352.0

374.0

387.0

404.0

430.0

429.0

433.0

442.0

448.0

475.0

498.0

502.0

483.0

479.0

491.0

520.0

535.0

530.0

521.0

514.0

524.0

541.0

538.0

525.0

511.0

496.0

13,925.0

449.2

27,620

June

479.0

469.0

464.0

463.0

470.0

468.0

459.0

454.0

445.0

438.0

429.0

424.0

419.0

416.0

402.0

391.0

384.0

369.0

353.0

342.0

339.0

331.0

328.0

325.0

315.0

312.0

314.0

317.0

321.0

325.0

11,765.0

392.2

23,340

July

330.0

336.0

339.0

331.0

330.0

322.0

314.0

310.0

300.0

290.0

280.0

276.0

267.0

264.0

254.0

251.0

243.0

238.0

232.0

229.0

219.0

216.0

215.0

212.0

198.0

200.0

199.0

185.0

186.0

184.0

175.0

7,925.0

255.6

15,720

Aug.

171.0

TeTTo"

160.0

160.0

161.0

161.0

159.0

149.0

145.0

150.0

150.0

14?. 0

135.0

130.0

123.0

127.0

127.0

127.0

124.0

123.0

125.0

124.0

124.0

122.0

117.0

117.0

115.0

118.0

124.0

115.0

114X)

4,214.0

135.9

8,358

Sept.

105.0

96.7

87.7

93.7

102.0

100.0

94.9

90.4

87.1

88.0

93.1

90.1

91,9

92.2

86.5

84.7

82.9

89.5

90.7

89.5

88.9

87.1

83.5

82.0

85.6

88.6

86.5

85.0

83.8

79.2

2,686.8

89.56

5,329

Calendar year 1951: Max 578 Min 84.8 Mean 212.8 Ac-ft 154,100

Water year 1951-52: Max 541 Min 79.2 Mean 188.6 Ac-ft 136,900

Note. All figures are expressed in thousands. Ho gage-height record Oct. 1 to Dec. 19; discharge 

estimated on basis of unpublished records for U. S. Weather Bureau station 1.5 miles downstream. 

Discharge, in thousands of cubic feet per second, water year October 1952 to September 1953

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30 

31

Total

Mean

Ac-ft

Oct.

75.6

83.2

82.3

83.2

82.9

81.4

75.8

76.7

85.0

8575

83.5

81.2

79.5

76.7

76.1

80.0

84.1

84.7

85.0

83.2

75.8

75.3

8T7I

81.2

83.8

84.7

82.9

77.2

77.0

82 .9 

83.5

2,509.3

80.95

4,977

Nov.

82.8

82.3

79.8

73.3

77.8

80.9

81.7

78.5

83.8

78.5

75.0

74.4

79.2

78.5

83.5

83.8

81.2

77.0

75.3

77.5

77.8

82.8

80.3

76.1

71.1

75.0

37.7

83.8

80.9

75.0

2,375.3

79.18

4,711

Dec.

72.5

72.2

77.8

80.6

80.6

80.3

78.9

75.8

74.7

73.6

75.6

75.8

76.1

75.8

71.9

72.2

73.6

76.7

74.4

78.1

80.0

77.8

75.3

75.6

78.1

76. 7

72.5

65.2

6577

70.5 

74.3

2,331.9

75.22

4,625

Jan.

78.4

76.7

76.4

70.0

68.7

63.8 6"9"77

76.1

75.0

75.8

78.1

76.1

77.5

79.2

89.8

95.5

104.0

108.0

121.0

133.0

144.0

153.0

141.0

137.0

135.0

130.0

116.0

112.0

112.0

109.0 

112.0

3,093.8

99.8

6,136

Feb.

116.0

122.0

136.0

143.0

160.0

161.0

154.0

150.0

139.0

128.0

134.0

132.0

128.0

125.0

124.0

117.0

116.0

119.0

122.0

117.0

117.0

116.0

109.0

105.0

108.0

114.0

113.0

112.0

-

3,537.0

126.3

7,016

Mar.

117.0

118.0

111.0

115.0

122.0

117.0

112.0

114.0

110.0

108.0

111.0

122.0

127.0

133.0

130.0

128.0

124.0

124.0

129.0

128.0

131.0

135.0

135.0

133.0

139.0

144.0

149.0

149.0

145.0

144.0 

143.0

3,947.0

127.3

7,829

Apr.

141.0

144.0

143.0

141.0

137.0

134.0

133.0

133.0

140.0

136.0

132.0

130.0

127.0

124.0

124.0

124.0

124.0

130.0

128.0

130.0

132.0

140.0

154.0

114.0

127.0

168.0

190.0

190.0

220.0

237^0

4,327.0

144.2

8,582

May

223.0

201.0

190.0

170.0

155.0

159.0

181.0

216.0

223.0

219.0

194.0

173.0

170.0

170.0

173.0

182.0

194.0

197.0

197.0

215.0

264.0

277.0

299.0

320.0

336.0

353.0

339.0

350.0

355.0

362.0 

586.0

7,443.0

240.1

14,760

June

405.0

409.0

410.0

441.0

462.0

476.0

482.0

490.0

510.0

522.0

522.0

530.0

554.0

573.0

582.0

586.0

582.0

579.0

582.0

575.0

562.0

541.0

511.0

490.0

474.0

449.0

389.0

371.0

354.0

_350 .0

14,763.0

492.1

29,280

July

370.0

370.0

368.0

361.0

361.0

571.0

561.6

558.0

557.0

555.0

545.0

550.0

527.0

517.0

522.0

521.0

517.0

514.0

511.0

501.0

295.0

289.0

284.0

270.0

248.0

242.0

240.0

250.0

220.0

210.0 

220.0

9,585.0

309.2

19,010

Aug.

21C.O

20C .0"

198.0

19C.O

180.0

192.0

180.0

170.0

170.0

159.0

153.0

155.0

153.0

124.0

136.6

135.0

134.0

131.0

125.0

126.0

126.0

129.0

133.0

134.0

135.0

129.0

136.0

156.0

150.0

151.0 

134.0

4,672.0

150.7

9,267

Sept.

134.0

155.0

128.0

127.0

126.0

125.0

119.0

115.0

110.0

117.0

118.0

115.0

114.0

110.0

101.0

105.0

107.0

108.0

110.0

104.0

105.0

104.0

105.0

108.0

109.0

107.0

107.0

104.0

94.3

5F75

5,362.8

112.1

6,670

Calendar year 19S2: Max 541 Min 65.2 Mean 180.7 Ac-ft 131,200

Water year 1952-53: Max 586 Min 63.8 Mean 169.7 Ac-ft 122,900

Note. All figures are expressed In thousands. Ho gage-height record July 27 to Aug. 9; discharge 

estimated on basis of records for station near The Dalles.
26 COLUMBIA RIVER BASIN

192. Columbia River below McNary Dam near Umatilla, Oreg. Continued

Discharge, in thousands of cubic feet per second, water year October 1953 to September 1954

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac-ft

Oct.

100.0

98.2

95.8

93.2

92.8

92.2

92.5

91.9

92.5

94.8

97.8

95.2

91.0

95.8

99.2

101.0

100.0

97.0

92.5

87.2

85.4

84.2

B570"

84.2

89.0

99.2

100.0

99.2

102.0 

101.0

100.0

2,929.8

94.51

5,811

Nov.

100.0

90.6

83.2

91.4

98.2

103.0

105.0

109.0

105 .0

103.0

99.7

100.0

101.0

93.2

98.5

97.3

97.3

95.8

100.0

98.2

109.0

103.0

91.8

83.2

92.6

99.1

84.1

84.6

89.6

90.4

2,896.8

96.56

5,746

Dec.

89.2

90.1

95.4

95.0

92.5

98.4

97.3

93.8

98.2

105.0

99.1

96.1

94.6

89.6

87.2

88.2

103.0

102.0

103.0

95.6

104.0

119.0

104 .0

103.0

100.0

88.4

83.2

74.7

eTTo

92.5

112.0

2,975.1

95.97

5,901

Jan.

118.0

115.6

98.8

89.8

9470

100.0

104.0

100.0

105.0

103.0

102.0

92.5

102.0

108.0

109.0

110.0

103.0

101.0

98.0

98.0

111.0

109.0

109.0

101.0

101.0

104.0

104.0

107.0

118.0

115.0

118.0

3,248.1

104.8

6,443

Feb.

115.0

115.0

122.0

134.0

116.0

108.0

118.0

109.0

108.0

109.0

108.0

105.0

105.0

107.0

110.0

113.0

116.0

113.0

110.0

112.0

113.0

100.0

168.0

114.0

114.0

110.0

118.0

116.0

-

3,146.0

112.4

6,240

Mar.

114.0

109.0

109.0

112.0

110.0

108.0

104.0

109 .0

115.0

115.0

135.0

157.0

151.6

139.0

131.0

124.0

122.0

126.0

130.0

126.0

122.0

122.0

116.0

120.0

122.0

122.0

120.0

121.0

121.0

116.0

113.0

3,761,0

121.3

7,460

Apr.

117.0

119.0

119.0

119.0

117.0

120.0

144.0

142.0

145.0

146.0

142.0

126.0

116.0

131.6

160.0

169.0

165.0

158.0

170.0

186.0

178.0

165.0

161.0

159.0

. 163.0

163.0

158.0

172.0

176.0

172.0

4,478.0

149.3

8,882

May

172.0

166.0

171.6

186.0

184.0

182.0

205.0

218.0

245.0

262.0

309.0

335.0

351.0

355.0

373.0

379.0

396.0

433.0

440.0

484.0

525.0

514.0

513.0

513.0

517.0

531.0

540.0

526.6

519.0

509.0

soe'.o

11,559.0

372.9

22,930

June

506.0

507.0

509.0

510.0

501.0

502.0

498.0

489.0

488.0

480.0

473.0

490.0

496.0

496.0

499.0

511.0

514.0

518.0

503 .0

495.0

484.0

485.0

504.0

505.0

505.0

487.0

466.0

474.0

474.0

458.0

14,827.0

494.2

29,410

July

453.0

433.0

437.0

432.0

426.0

424.0

429.0

448.0

465.0

463.0

462.0

466.0

465.0

464.0

469.0

463.0

443.0

437.0

422.0

426.0

432.0

409.0

385.0

379.0

369.0

352.0

349.0

328.0

316.0

316.0

298.0

12,860.0

414.8

25,510

Aug.

289.0

75T70

251.0

252.0

239.0

238.0

230.0

233.0

232.0

222.0

205.0

203.0

205.0

203.0

201.0

198.0

196.0

192.0

189.0

189.0

182.0

182.0

184.0

180.0

187.0

182.0

184.0

186.0

186.0

187.0

180.0

6,450.0

208.1

12,790

Sept.

178.0

167.0

171.0

174.0

172.0

180.0

173.6

177.0

165.0

159.0

154.0

145.0

144.0

129.0

143.0

140.0

133.0

141.0

135.0

136.0

136.0

133.0

131.0

128.0

130.0

127.0

124.0

117.0

119.0

122.0

4,383.0

146.1

8,694

Calendar year 1953: Max 586 Min 63.8 Mean 174.1 Ac-ft 126,000

Water year 1953-54: Max 540 Min 74.7 Mean 201.4 Ac-ft 145,800

No gage-height record Jan. 16-21; discharge 

records for station near the Dalles.

Note. --All figures are expressed in thousands. 

estimated on basis of recorded range in stage and

Discharge, in thousands of cubic feet per second, water year October 1954 to September 1955

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30 

31

Total

Mean

Ac-ft

Oct.

112.0

116.0

116.0

110.0

104.0

107.0

103.0

99.1

106.0

95.5

98.2

94.0

97.9

101.0

101.0

110.0

105.0

106.0

89.5

11270

104.0

106.0

104.0

104.0

100.0

93.6

102.0

105.0

102.0

104.0 

109.0

3,216.8

103.8

6,380

Nov.

102.0

97.8

103.0

98.8

102.0

105.0

106.0

103.0

96.6

103.0

101,0

101,0

100.0

100.0

102.0

102.0

110.0

110.0

112.0

113.0

113.0

113.0

116.0

119.0

115.0

114.0

116.0

110.0

108.0

113.0

3,205.2

106.8

6,357

Dec.

116.0

108.0

104.0

103.0

104.0

107.0

107.0

108.0

104.0

103.0

104.0

104.0

98.6

94.9

90.6

80.5

87.2

89.6

91.6

93.7

91.4

91.2

91.2

91.0

89.5

87.5

90.3

91.3

92.6

94.8 

99.6

3,009.1

97.07

5,968

Calendar year 1954: Max 540

Jan.

101.0

94.2

85.8

85.7

1779"

93.2

97.2

101.0

99.6

96.4

97.8

97.4

95.0

90.3

94.8

102.0

98.5

90.6

93.6

94.6

100.0

102.0

98.2

95.8

90.6

91.9

97.3

102.0

103.0

1'62 .6 

98.6

2,978.0

96.06

5,907

Feb.

92.6

104.0

103.0

103.0

103.0

104.0

101.0

98.5

107.0

104.0

106.0

107.0

105.0

101.0

91.5

97.0

100.0

101.0

105.0

104.0

102.0

99.1

100.0

103.0

105.0

108.0

112.0

111 .6

.......

2,877.5

102.8

5,707

Mar.

109.0

115.0

113.0

111.0

111.0

108.0

110.0

112.0

111.0

110.0

115.0

118.0

117.0

115.0

113.0

112.0

112.0

115.0

110.0

111.0

113.0

117.0

118.0

113.0

113.0

112.0

114.0

115.0

119.0

120.0 

119.6

3,515.0

113.4

6,972

Apr.

123.0

123.0

122.0

T2F70"

122.0

122.0

123.0

125.0

127.0

127.0

131.0

158.0

157.0

159.0

158.0

136.0

154.0

129.0

128.0

132.0

134.0

*141.0

143.0

155.0

158.0

152.0

145.0

140.0

138.0

137.0

4,021.0

134

7,976

May

159.0

146.6

158.0

163.0

162.0

161.0

175.0

182.0

*179.0

180.0

180.0

186.0

196.0

206.0

200.0

186.0

168.0

167.0

168.0

168.0

199.0

241.0

257.0

234.6

*224.0

215.0

211.0

205.0

214.0

231.0 

241.0

5,942.0

191.7

11,780

June

238.0

233.0

254.6

275.0

295.0

*326,0

357.0

593.0

*422.0

*450.0

460.0

458.0

492.0

504.0

507.0

502.0

485.0

475.0

488.0

478.0

*480.0

505.0

508.0

516.0

551.0

553.0

522.0

527.0

525.0

525.0

13,262.0

442.1

26,300

July

523.0

510.0

476.0

463.0

443.0

435.0

417.0

428.0

417.0

402.0

399.0

596.0

412.0

411.0

40e.O

396.0

39* .0

401.0

594.0

595.0

592.0

572.0

359.0

545.0

536.0

352.0

323.0

307.0

290.0

280 .0 

272_.Q

12A2B.O

391.2

24,060

Aug.

275.0

269.0

254.0

231.0

233.0

232.0

210.0

218.0

216.0

204.0

188.0

185.0

185.0

172.0

157.0

149.0

160.0

148.0

137.0

145.0

142.0

131.0

121.0

125.0

155.0

122.0

115.0

117.0

129.0

151.0 

129.0

5,361.0

172.9

10,630

Sept.

128.0

114.6

113.0

107.0

110.0

101.0

98.8

101.0

101.0

98.5

98.2

loTTo"

105.0

106.0

105.0

109.0

108.0

112.0

111.0

109.0

109.0

107.0

105.0

106.0

104.0

103.0

103.0

105.0

102.0

102.0

5,183.5

106.1

6,314

Min 80.5 Mean 203.1 Ac-ft 147,100

Water year 1954-55: Max 533 Min 80.5 Mean 171.8 Ac-ft 124,400

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

Note. All figures are expressed in thousands.
COLUMBIA RIVER BASIN 27

192. Columbia River below McNary Dam, near Umatllla, Oreg. Continued

Discharge, in thousands of cubic feet per second, water year October 1955 to September 1956

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

IB

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30 

31

Total

Mean

Ac-ft

Oct.

97.6

97.6

98.1

99.2

102.0

103.0

99.2

94.6

94.4

93.4

97.4

102.0

102.0

102.0

99.3

93.4

93.4

90.3

90.6

90.9

89.9

89.3 I9"76~

91.3

96.8

98.8

99.2

100.0

99.2 

99 .8

99.8

2,994.1

96.58

5,939

Nov.

107.0

116.0

115.0

108.0

106.0

114.0

118. 0

118. 0

121.0

120.0

118.0

126.0

122.0

123.0

123.0

117.0

106.0

102.0

113 .6

111.0

117.0

121.0

117.0

118.0

121.0

123.0

117.0

126.0

123.6

118.0

2,502.0

116.8

6,948

Dec.

116.0

113.0

105.0

116.0

106.0

112.0

108.0

116.0

110.0

102.0

97.6

10T70"

118.0

131.0

130.0

118.0

112.0

113.0

100.0

106.0

122.0

141.0

' 243.0

257.0

21t.O

198.0

168.0

172.0

173.0

159.0 

151.0

4,233.6

136.6

8,397

Calendar year 1955: Max 533

Jan.

149.0

144.0

140.0

148.0

146.0

141.0

139.0

133.0

132.0

132.0

131.0

131.0

129.0

125.0

117.0

129.0

146.0

156.0

1S1.0

140.0

131.0

134.0

127.0

130.0

139.0

132.0

125.0

124.0

119.0

118.0 

108,0

4,146.0

133.7

8,223

Feb.

120.0

114.0

113.0

112.0

104.0

106.0

116.0

117.0

118.0

117.0

104.0

110.0

120.0

123.0

123.0

121.0

119.0

118.0

104.0

126.0

131.0

131.0

137.0

128.0

114.0

105.0

127.0

125.0

125.0

....---

3,428.0

118.2

6,799

Mar.

126.0

123.0

127.0

128.0

132.0

126.0

131.0

132.0

130.0

117.0

108.0

127.0

127.0

126.0

127.0

122.0

108.0

118.0

133.0

139.0

143.0

167.0

180.0

186.0

198.0

220.0

252.0

252.0

225.0

224.0 

238.0

4,792.0

154.6

9,505

Apr.

231.0

220.0

225.0

226.0

231.0

232.0

215.0

209.0

207.0

206.0

215.0

230.0

251.0

263.0

274.0

291.0

306.0

337.0

322.0

317.0

320.0

385.0

475.0

526.0

541.0

525.0

528.0

523.0

502.0

470.0

9,803.0

326.8

19,440

May

443.0

430.0

413.0

401.0

465 .6

414.0

412.0

423.0

443.0

454.0

477.0

477.0

456.0

432.0

424.0

422.0

426.0

438.0

480.0

527.0

576.0

597.0

605.0

610.0

652.0

674.0

672.0

686.0

697.0

695.0 

713.0

15,974.0

515.3

31,680

June

761.0

798.0

792.6

787.0

782.0

782.0

764.0

754.0

728.0

725.0

736.0

718.0

*682.0

658.0

634.0

613.0

594.0

561.0

512.0

527.0

550.0

522.0

507.0

495.0

493.0

486.0

446.0

440.0

443.0 

428.0

18,718.0

623.9

37,130

July

407.0

373.0

360.0

359.0

355.0

348.0

332.0

325.0

316.0

308.0

314.0

310.0

313.0

309.0

309.0

294.0

288.0

286.0

283.0

279.0

278.0

272.0

263.0

266.0

258.0

251.0

246.0

248.0

237.0 

229.0

225.0

9,241.0

298.1

18,330

AVE; .

220.0

TiT3

206.0

194.0

188.0

186.0

182.0

180.0

173.0

165.0

152.0

149.0

139.0

140.0

144.0

133.0

130.0

124.0

126.0

132.0

125.0

135.0

123.0

13270"

127.0

129.0

131.0

126.0

135.0 

140.0

132.0

4,707.0

151.8

9,336

Sept.

132.0

126.0

120.0

126.0

127.0

124.0

114.0

108.0

106.0

108.0

107.0

105.0

*96.3

"STT^

98.2

103.0

104.0

103.0

106.0

107.0

103.0

99.3

96.3

98.0

103.0

105.0

104.0

105.0

107.0 

102.0

3,240.0

108

6,426

Min 85.7 Mean 175.3 Ac-ft 126,900

Water year 1955-56: Max 798 Min 89.3 Mean 231.6 Ac-ft 168,200

Discharge measurement made on this day. 

Note. All figures are expressed in thousands.

Discharge, in thousands of cubic feet per second, water year October 1956 to Septemter 1957

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21 

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30 

31

Total

Mean

Ac-ft

Oct.

105.0

100.0

104.0

105.0

104.0

105.0

108.0

104.0

101.0

99.3

*104.0

104.0

102.0

99.4

97.8

104.0

103.0

100.0

98.2

99.8

101.0 

104.0

106.0

*109.0

114.0

111.0

105.0

105.0

113.0

114.0 

120.0

3,249.5

104.8

6,445

Nov.

119.0

121.0

117.0

104.0

104.0

102.0

*102.0

102.0

108.0

107.0

103.0

102.0

103.0

107.0

110.0

102.0

99.6

96.3

99.8

106.0

110.0 

100.0

98.3

91.3

9T73

99.3

106.0

*103.0

105.0

102.0

3,118.9

104

6,186

Dec.

96.3

92.0

104.0

110.0

116.0

127.0

115.0

96.9

95.2

103.0

114.0

107.0

118.0

112.0

106.0

110.0

112.0

110.0

111.0

120.0

109.0 

101.0

88.2

88.5

88.2

109.0

*97.5

98.7

93.4

84 .7 

84.1

3,217.7

103.8

6,382

Jan.

83.3

91.7

102.0

*110.0

94.6

93.1

107.0

92.0

95.8

107.0

105.0

110.0

93.0

.94.4

98.8

119.0

122.0

123.0

120.0

90.2

118.0 

97.6

119.0

118.0

142.0

131.0

83.4

111.0

111.0

109.0 

86.7

3,278.6

105.8

6,503

Feb.

88.2

97.8

97.5

109.0

128.0

110.0

116.0

121.0

96.2

96.0

108.0

104.0

94.5

101.0

103.0

*108.0

97.5

105.0

103.0

111.0

121.0 

110.0

*97.2

97.6

131.0

161.0

183.0

»198.0

3,193.5

114.1

6,334

Mar.

183.0

140.0

132.0

137.0

*140.0

140.0

147.0

153.0

105.0

145.0

153.0

149.0

144.0

151.0

139.0

*134.0

119.0

126.0

119.0

133.0

128.0 

133.0

*132.0

123.0

127.0

123.0

123.0

124.0

120.0

*127.0 

133.0

4,182.0

134.9

8,295

Apr.

148.0

154.0

158.0

146.0

148.0

151.0

186.0

172.0

176.0

172.0

176.0

177.0

*161.0

177.0

182.0

207.0

192.0

185.0

174.0

*178.0

158.0 

176.0

186.0

175.0

182.0

181.0

*182.0

180.0

172.0

170.0

5,182.0

172.7

10,280

May

229.0

231.0

258.0

315.0

347.0

371.0

406.0

436.0

449.0

488.0

485.0

485.0

485.0

506.0

532.0

549.0

*576.0

579.0

578.0

621.0

676.0 

*659.0

623.0

626.0

623.0

621.0

615.0

617.0

*608 . 0

598.0 

597.0

15,789.0

509.3

31,320

June

591.0

600.0

615.0

627.0

605.0

606.0

604.0

584.0

556.0

549.0

549.0

546.0

*498.0

508.0

488.0

458.0

428.0

417.0

401.0

*377.0

362.0 

354.0

333.0

310.0

*308.0

310.0

298.0

274.0

'279.0

275.0

13 ,710. 0

457

27,190

July

271.0

262.0

245.0

252.0

242.0

236.0

221.0

208.0

205.0

*209.0

198.0

195.0

193.0

188.0

181.0

181.0

171.0

*177.0

184.0

185.0

186.0 

185.0

181.0

174.0

*184.0

183.0

158.0

147.0

167.0

165.0 

174.0

6,108.0

197

12,120

Au'J.

159.0

T?77o

128.0

1Z7.0

152.0

155.0

131.0

126.0

123.0

118.0

1C4.0

137.0

133.0

130.0

126.0

1C4.0

104.0

104.0

105.0

*113.0

117.0 

112.0

116.0

108.0

104.0

104.0

102.0

T5TT5

113.0

108.0 

116.0

3,687.0

118.9

7,313

Sept.

107.0

96.9

94.4

98.1

*99.3

94.8

91.0

90.4

94.5

81.9

79.1

79.8

87.8

88.5

*88.2

78.5

8TT9

94.5

93.4

92.7

94.5 

91.4

90.9

86.1

*91.4

93.8

90.6

86.8

86.1

86 . 1

2,710.4

90.35

5,376

Calendar year 1956: Max 798 Min 84.1 Mean 228.5 Ac-ft 165,900

Water year 1956-57: Max 676 Min 78.5 Mean 184.7 Ac-ft 133,700

* Discharge measurement made on this day. 

Note. All figures are expressed in thousands.
28 COLUMBIA RIVER BASIN

192. Columbia River below McNary Dam, near Umatllla, Oreg. Continued

Discharge, In thousands of cubic feet per second, water year October 1957 to September 1958

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac-ft

Oct.

86.4

87.5

91.7

91.7

102.0

97.5

97.5

97.5

98.0

99.0

*95.7

92.8

93.1

94.6

91.7

96.0

99.9

99.3

94.5

94.8

89.6

91.7

93.9

85.4

96.6

87.2

88.9

86.9

86.9

88 .9

93 . 1

2,890.3

93.24

5,733

Nov.

90.9

92.4

87.5

86.0

*91.7

93.8

96.0

91.0

87.5

85.4

85.8

86.1

86.4

91.0

91.7

92.4

94.2

87.8

86.9

87.5

90.3

*87.2

90.3

89.6

88.9

87.8

88.2

86.4

86.1

86 1

2,672.9

89.1

5,302

Dec.

86.4

87.5

86.1

89.2

91.4

96.8

86.4

86.1

86.4

86.4

97.2

86.4

96.9

85.4

80.5

75.6

74.9

84.0

93.4

93.7

94.5

98.7

97.2

95.7

97.8

87.5

86.4

81.6

80.8

91.7

86.4

2,749.0

88.68

5,453

Calendar year 1957: Max 676

Jan.

86.4

86.1

77.7

79.4

87.5

84.0

87.5

95.4

97.5

92.0

91.8

91.7

87.2

89.2

100.0

*99.8

94.5

87.5

86.7

100.0

91.4

90.9

97.8

93.4

94.8

88.6

87.2

85.8

92.0

101.0

104.0

2,828.8

91.25

5,611

Feb.

102.0

102.0

96.8

93.4

92.0

92.0

92.1

95.6

99.0

101.0

104.0

107.0

115.0

117.0

128.0

125.0

*130.0

131.0

141.0

159.0

163.0

170.0

169.0

165.0

168.0

188.0

184.6

176.0

-

3,605.9

128.8

7,152

Mar.

173.0

173.0

167.0

157.0

149.0

150.0

158.0

132.0

127.0

140.0

136.0

131.0

136.0

140.0

142.0

141.0

139.0

138.0

138.0

132.0

128.0

117.0

113.0

110.0

111.0

120.0

132.0

139.0

131.0

146.0

150.0

4,296.0

138.6

8,521

Apr.

151.0

152.0

151.0

149.0

140.0

140.0

151.0

158.0

151.0

161.0

*148.0

158.0

162.0

159.0

165.0

178.0

182.0

203.0

240.0

241.0

265.0

294.0

281.0

264.0

220.0

231.0

219.0

223.0

225.0

*214.0

5,776.0

192.5

11,460

May

212.0

207.0

198.0

204.0

229.0

245.0

246.0

260.0

271.0

282.0

287.0

300.0

321.0

-322.0

326.0

349.0

375.0

407.0

423.0

449.0

481.0

504.0

510.0

514.0

505.0

*514.0

528.0

550.0

567.0

564.6

561.0

11,711.0

377.8

23,230

June

557.0

552.0

537.0

*525.0

529.0

529.0

513.0

498.0

*485.0

470.0

485.0

467.0

464.0

478.0

482.0

459.0

444.0

424.0

*394.0

376.0

368.0

350.0

351.0

339.0

326.0

327.0

313.0

302.0

288.0

288 . 0

12,920.0

430.7

25,630

July

290.0

*273.0

272.0

266.0

256.0

250.0

243.0

232.0

*215.0

202.0

199.0

201.0

195.0

191.0

190.0

180.0

166.0

164.0

162.0

160.0

164.0

16E.O

157.0

157.0 ise.o

15E\0

150.0

14f .0

141.0

140.0

138.0

5,97?.0

192.9

11,860

Aug.

144.0

140.0

139.0

* 140.0

142.0

134.0

133.0

127.0

118.0

104.0

108.0

106.0

104.0

101.0

106.0

110.0

110.0

117.0

117.0

112.0

113.0

112.0

111.0

109.0

107.0

107.0

105.0

102.0

100.0

98 .6

98.1

3,574.7

115.3

7,090

Sept.

95.7

97.5

9T7f

91.7

91.1

91.1

90.4

90.7

90.6

*90.6

90.6

92.4

92.4

91.7

87.8

88.2

88.5

90.3

88.6

90.3

91.7

91.8

93.5

90.6

91.7

92.8

92.4

94.5

96.0

93 .8

2,750.7

91.69

5,456

Mln 74.9 Mean 181.2 Ac-ft 131,200

Water year 1957-58: Max 567 Mln 74.9 Mean 169.2 Ac-ft 122,500

* Discharge measurement made on this day. 

Note.--All figures are expressed In thousands.

Discharge, In thousands of cubic feet per second, water year October 1958 to September 1959

Day

1

2 

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac-ft

Oct.

91.8

91.4 

93.5

90.1

89.7

90.6

90.4

90.6

*90.3

90.4

90.4

90.1

90.4

90.4

92.4

92.1

92.4

90.7

92.1

90.7

102.0

108.0

10770

102.0

102.0

101.0

97.2

96.6

96.5

93.1

90.3

2,916.2

94.07

5,784

Nov.

90.0

90.0 

91.3

92.1

94.2

93.1

92.7

102.0

107.0

108.0

111.0

112.0

110.0

106.0

118.0

115.0

107.0

102.0

102.0

102.0

102.0

96.8

96.4

105.0

*113.0

123.0

116 .0

109.0

109.0

109.0

3,124.6

104.2

6,198

Dec.

108.0

102.0 

102.0

104.0

116.0

117.0

118.0

111.0

112.0

117.0

120.0

131.0

164.0

156.6

155.0

*136.0

137.0

136.0

136.0

134.0

123.0

111.0

110.0

113.0

109.0

108.0

106.0

102.0

108.0

107.0

114.0

3,723.0

120.1

7,384

Jan.

112.0

123.0 

118.0

112.0

100.0

97.1 ioTTo

121.0

103.0

102.0

102.0

104.0

123.0

138.0

142.0

145.0

142.0

143.0

144.0

149.0

146.0

*139.0

141.0

149.0

176.0

193.0

177.0

171.0

183.0

175.0

165.0

4,242.1

136.8

8,414

Feb.

164.0

160.0 

149.0

144.0

130.0

146.0

137.0

134.0

134.0

132.0

122.0

118.0

120.0

115.0

115.0

116.0

117.0

*120.0

124.0

135.0

137.0

144.0

149.0

143.0

140.0

145.0

148.0

142.0

-

3,780.0

135

7,498

Mar.

146.0

148.0 

156.0

155.0

148.0

147.0

147.0

152.0

152.0

151.0

148.0

144.0

142.0

142.0

143.0

145.0

143.0

142.0

153.0

152.0

152,0

150.0

152.0

*152.0

154.0

153.0

156.0

155.0

156.0

156.0

153.0

4,645.0

149.8

9,213

Apr.

157.0

168.0 

188.0

190.0

198.0

198.0

200.0

H04.0

198.0

190.0

178.0

180.0

179.0

*187.0

190.0

201.0

200.0

198.0

196.0

188.0

180.0

188.0

198.0

210.0

218.0

232.0

234.0

238.0

243.0

249_,_0

5,978.0

199.3

11,860

May

247.0

300.0 

327.0

310.0

303.0

305.0

294.0

288.0

288.0

302.0

302.0

300.0

310.0

296.0

321.0

357.0

380.0

367.0

354.0

*344.0

336.0

330.0

339.0

351.0

366.0

386.0

401.0

394.6

393.0

400.0

393.0

]Q,384.0

335

20,600

June

410.0

410.0 

432.0

436.0

437.0

459.0

496.0

503.0

507.0

511.0

493.0

482.0

484.0

521.0

*531.0

529.0

519.0

515.0

511.0

515.0

522.0

538.0

540.0

535.0

530.0

522.0

524.0

529.0

522.0

514.0

14,977. 0

499.2

29,710

July

492.0

477.0 

45C.O

426.0

421.0

40? .0

401.0

394.0

381.0

*367.0

354.0

34S.O

326.0

327.0

323.0

324.0

316.0

317.0

313.0

316.0

306.0

302.0

302.0

292.0

293.0

287.0

285.0

281.0

267.0

263.0

248.0

£I,60A.O

342.1

21,030

Aug.

247.0

227.0 

226.0

215.0

201.0

196.0

184.0

183.0

183.0

180.0

178.0

166.0

160.0

*160.0

152.0

151.0

147.0

148.0

137.0

135.0

131.0

129.0

127.0

128.0

124.0

123.0

136.0

123.0

119.0

121.0

122.0

4,959.0

160

9,836

Sept.

124.0

119.0 

127.0

124.0

122.0

122.0

121.0

127.0

124.0

119.0

123.0

132.0

136.0

133.0

134.0

139.0

157.0

172.0

176.0

180.0

179.0

185.0

183.0

176.0

167.0

163.0

165.0

173.0

*186.0

187.0

4,475.0

149.2

8,876

Calendar year 1958 : Max 567 Mln 77.7 Mean 173.2 Ac-ft 125,400

Water year 1958-59 : Max 540 Mln 89.7 Mean 202.2 Ac-ft 146,400

* Discharge measurement made on this day. 

Note. All figures are expressed In thousands.
UMATILLA RIVER BASIN 29

200. Umatilla River above Meacham Creek, near Gibbon, Oreg.

Location. Lat 45°43', long 118°2Q' , in Sw£ sec.21, T.3 N., R.36 E. , on right bank 

0.8 mile downstream from Ryan Creek, 2£ miles upstream from Meacham Creek, and 

2| miles northeast of Gibbon.

Drainage area. 125 sq mi.

Records available.--April 1933 to September 1959.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 1,854.81 ft above mean sea level, datum 

of 1929, supplementary adjustment of 1947. Prior to June 27, 1939, at site 1 mile 

downstream at datum 43.94 ft lower.

Average discharge. 26 years, 226 cfs (163,600 acre-ft per year).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 3,410 cfs Dec. 11 (gage height, 6.89 ft); minimum, 42 cfs Aug. 9-11, 14-16.

1933-59: Maximum discharge, 6,660 cfs Dec. 12, 1946 (gage height, 8.84 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 2,000 cfs by logarithmic plotting; minimum, 28 cfs 

Sept. 27, 1935, Jan. 9, 1937.

Remarks.--Records good except those for periods of no gage-height record, whict are fair. 

Revisions (water years).--WSP 1398: 1933, drainage area at former site.

Rating tables, water year 1958-59 (gage height, In feet, and discharge, 

In cubic feet per second)

Oct. 1 to Dec. 11 Dec. 12 to Sept. 30

2.0 

2.2 

2.5 

2.7 

3.0

102

140

225

3.5 425

4.0 690

5.0 1,480

6.0 2,400

2.0 

2.2 

2.5 

2.7 

3.0

55

102

150

235

3.5 440

4.0 700

5.0 1,480

6.0 2,400

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1958 to September

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsra

In.

Ac-ft

Oct.

49

45

49

49

49

49

49

51

52

54

a54

a52

a50

49

49

49

49

50

56

57

51

50

49

49

49

49

49

50

50

50 

50

1,558

50.3

0.402

0.46

3,090

Nov.

51

BT

56

59

64

91

102

100

97

92

82

82

290

213

155

124

106

 99

179

402

434

3TT

323

331

271

213

165

138

124

115

4,939

165

1.32

1.47

9,800

Dec.

107

102

SB?

394

291

231

462

550

394

448

2,320

1,740

809

550

413

334

282

26O

246

226

223

208

193

184

190

187

294

302

266

298 

395

13,264

428

3.42

3.95

26,310

Jan.

455

404

a350

3320

a290

a270

260

JeS

*303

346

386

610

610

500

408

390

400

422

408

368

322

314

445

1,030

942

646

830

1,190

809

*600 

480

15,368

496

3.97

4.57

30,480

Feb.

390

338

318

364

372

354

318

286

263

238

217

199

181

178

170

261

400 3"6~8"

338

338

346

334

298

260

263

326

318

306

8,342

298

2.38

2.48

16,550

Mar.

505

555

455

382

334

*298

290

270

263

252

238

260

270

256

235

226 2"42~

274

282

260

256

249

252

256

256

314

342

350

342

408 

500

9,682

312

2.50

2.88

19,200

Apr.

555

942 9~3B"

781

688

688

*575

500

445

408

404

422

422

377

359

318

306

286

266

263

282

359

408

418

382

404

386

390

426

480

13,875

462

3.70

4.13

27,520

May

510

5T50"

480

440

395

350

330

330

334

306

298

270

302

364

440

390

390

404

364

330

314

306

306

298

294

278

249

229

214

205

199

10,419

336

2.69

3.10

20,670

June

199

211

217

211

232

256

214

199

214

193

178

*175

172

162

155

148

135

125

120

116

111

104

*98

102

93

89

84

79

79

li

4,545

152

1.22

1.35

9,010

July

71

70

70

68

67

67

73

7T

65

63

62

59

*58

56

56

55

54

53

53

52

51

50

51

50

48

48

48

*48

47

47 

47

1,778

57.4

0.459

0.53

3,530

Avc.

46

45

45

45

45

45

45

45

44

43

43

44

*44

44

44

43

44

45

47

54

63

54

51

50

48

48

47

46

45

45 

46

1,443

46.5

0.372

0.43

2,860

Sept.

IB- 45

45

50

63

64

53

50

48

47

46

46

45

50

63

56

52

53

56

65

63

*59

55

54

53

132

242

SS4 ^ss

170

2,447

81.6

0.653

0.73

4,850

Calendar year 1953 ' Max 2,750 Kin 45 Mean 282 Cfsm 2.26 !" 30.63 Ac-ft 204,300

Water year 1953-59 : Max 2,320 Kln 43 Mean 240 Cfsra 1,92 In. 26.08 Ac-ft 173,900

Peak discharge (base, 1,400 cfs).--Dec. 11 (7 p.m.) 3,410 cfs (6.89 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

a No gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of weather records and records fo- station 

at Pendleton and South Pork Walla Walla River near Milton.
30 UMATILLA RIVER BASIN

210. Umatilla River at Pendleton, Oreg.

Location. Lat 45°40'30", long 118°46'50", in SW£ sec.2, T.2 H., R.32 E., on left bank 

at downstream side of SE 8th Street bridge at Pendleton, 7/8 mile downstream from 

Wildhorse Creek and 3? miles upstream from McKay Creek. Oct. 1 to Dec. 11, 1958, at 

site 900 ft downstream and Dec. 12, 1958, to Apr. 23, 1959, at Main Street bridge, 

half a mile downstream, at different datums.

Drainage area. 637 sq mi.

Records available. February 1891 to July 1892, May 1903 to June 1905 (gage heights and 

discharge measurements only June to December 1904), October 1934 to September 1959. 

Monthly discharge only February 1891 to July 1892, published in WSP 1318.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 1,067.01 ft above mean sea level, datum 

of 1929, supplementary adjustment of 1947. February 1891 to July 1892 and May 22, 

1903, to June 11, 1905, staff gage; May 16 to July 2, 1958, and Dec. 12, 1958, to 

Apr. 23, 1959, wlre-weignt gage; all at Main Street bridge half a mile downstream at 

different datums.

Average discharge.--25 years (1934-59), 505 cfs (365,600 acre-ft per year).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, about 8,500 cfs Dec. 12; minimum recorded, 

20 cfs Aug. 12.

1891-92, 1903-5, 1934-59: Maximum discharge, 15,400 cfs Feb. 22, 1949 (gage height, 

9.01 ft); minimum, 10 cfs July 13-16, 1940.

Maximum flood known, 17,000 cfs Dec. 14, 1882 (date and discharge from data furnished by Corps of Engineers). Flood of May 30-31, 1906. reached a stag? of 11.0 ft, 

present site and datum, but before channel was improved (discharge, 15,500 cfs, estimated by Corps of Engineers).

Remarks.--Records fair except those for periods of no gage-height record and those above 

T750~0 cfs, which are poor." No regulation. Many diversions for irrigation above station.

Revisions (water years).--WSP 1398: 1904, 1937.

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1958 to September 1959

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac-ft

Oct.

46

45

45

45

45

45

45

46

48

51

52

52

51

51

52

52

52

52

58

li

a63

62

60

58

58

60

60

58

60

60

60

1,656

53.4

3,280

Nov.

58

60

66

70

78

82

118

116

129

126

120

113

267

355

282

230

198

a!90

210

584

854

768

664

736

656

534

426

340

286

250

8,966

299

17,780

Dec.

230

*210

336

784

672

552

684

»1,270

1,040

863

a4,500

a6,000

3,400

1,880

1,280

990

827

699

655

600

570

540

491

464

464

446

1,150

1,010

814

7 62

945

35,128

1,133

69,680

Jan.

1,150

1,130

885

736

700

655

622

*762

749

840

930

1,310

1,710

1,430

1,180

1,010

1,040

1,090

1,120

1,040

900

814

915

2,480

3,160

2,360

1,730

5,100

*2,880

2,190

1,730

44,348

1,431

87,960

Feb.

1,380

1,120

990

975

1,020

990

900

814

749

688

633

570

520

482

491

500

960

960

930

930

945

945

885

814

749

945

900

870

-

23,655

845

46,920

Mar.

1,180

1,430

1,360

1,120

975

855

788

677

677

666

611

622

622

622

a 600

570

560

633

710

666

655

666

655

666

666

788

930

975

1,010

1,170

1,460

25,585

825

50,750

Apr.

1,630

*2,360

2,800

2,400

2,060

1,970

1,610

1,310

1,150

*990

930

930

930

840

801

a740

a 700

a 650

a620

a 600

a650

a800

a900

*884

806

799

813

806

844

948

34,271

1,142

67,980

May

1.070

*1,060

1,050

988

956

900

799

785

757

674

626

566

566

668

799

757

680

750

662

614

572

*536

548

518

506

480

430

400

*368

340

516

20,741

669

41,140

June

310

306

310

310

324

400

368

316

302

310

*271

254

243

a220

209

188

180

*170

156

142

138

*132

120

124

118

118

111

100

97

97

6,444

215

12,780

July

86

*83

83

77

76

77

78

88

76

66

68

 2

£9

£9

E4

*E4

48

46

37

38

37

33

36

37

33

32

*32

28

32

32

25_

1,672

53.9

3,320

Aug.

33

24

27

25

24

26

*23

26

23

26

23

20

27

25

a25

a25

25

25

28

a40

56

62

a 50

42

40

34

*32

33

34

34

32

969

31.3

1,920

Sept.

33

34

33

38

47

68

64

53

47

42

41

40

40

44

60

70

64

58

60

71

77

76

71

66

*66

90

162

356

316

250

2,537

84.6

5,030

Calendar year 1958: Max 8,020 Mln 24 Mean 677 Ac-ft 490,300

Water year 1958-59: Max 6,000 Mln 20 Mean 564 Ac-ft 408,500

Peak discharge (base, 3,500 cfs, revised). Dec. 12 (about 4 

(12:30 a.m.) about 6,000 cfs.

i.m.) about 8,500 cfs; Jan. 28

* Discharge measurement made on this day. 

a No gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of 

for stations above Meacham Creek and at Yoakum.

ecords at Pendleton and
UMATILLA RIVER BASIN 31

225. McKay Creek near Pilot Rock, Oreg.

Location. Lat 45°33'10", long 118°46'20", in NE£ sec.23, T.I N., R.32 E., on left bank 

400 ft downstream from county road bridge, three-quarters of a mile upstresm from 

maximum flow line (altitude, 1,322 ft) of McKay Reservoir, 6 miles northeast of Pilot 

Rock, and 8 miles south of Pendleton.

Drainage area. 178 sq mi.

Records available. May to August 1921, October 1926 to June 1928, December 1£28 to July 

1929, October 1929 to September 1959. Monthly discharge only for some periods, published in WSP 1318.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 1,335.68 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

T929, supplementary adjustment of 1947. May 7 to Aug. 14, 1921, staff gage near 

present site at different datum. Nov. 19, 1926, to Sept. 15, 1932, and Sept. 16, 1932, 

to Apr. 8, 1941, water-stage recorder at site 400 ft upstream at datums 1.4 and 4.4 ft 

higher, respectively.

Average discharge. 31 years (1926-27, 1929-59), 100 cfs (72,400 acre-ft per year).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 3,010 cfs Dec. 11 (gage height, 6.08 ft); minimum, 0.3 cfs Aug. 9, 10, 11.

1921, 1926-59: Maximum discharge, 6,000 cfs Apr. 1, 1931 (gage height, 10.4 ft, 

site and datum then in use), from rating curve extended above 1,000 cfs by logarithmic 

plotting; no flow at times.

Remarks. Records good except those for periods of ice effect or no gage-height record, 

which are poor. No regulation. Many small diversions for irrigation above station.

Revisions (water years). WSP 1398: 1928-29, 1933, 1940.

Rating tables, water year 1958-59, except periods of ice effect (gag 

height, in feet, and discharge, in cubic feet per second)

Oct. 1 to Dec. 1O

1.7

1.8 

2.0 

2.2 

2.5 

2.7 

3.1

5.

16

37

80

125

260

Dec. 11 to Sept. 30

0.2 2.2

.5 2.5

1.3 3.0

5.0 3.5

13 4.0

26 5.0

45 6.0

71

125

27O

520

850

1,700

2,9OO

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1958 to September 19"59

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30 

31

Total

Mean

Ac-ft

Oct.

1.3

175

1.3

1.3

1.3

1.3

1.3

1.3

1.3

1.5

1.5

1.5

1.5

1.5

1.5

1.5

1.5

1.7

2.0

2.0

1.7

1.7

1.7

2.0

2.0

2.4

2.4

2.4

2.8

2.8 

3^2

54.5

1.76

108

Nov.

3.2

376

3.6

4.5

6.5

7.0

7.5

8.0

7.5

6.0

6.0

6.5

12

*23

22

21

20

20

25

60

40

30

25

25

25

23

22

21

20

20

523.9

17.5

1,040

Dec.

25

»37

120

192

152

115

182

240

192

209

*2.160

*1,390

611

375

270

220

200

180

160

140

130

119

110

105

100

100

180

200

2OO

*217 

250

8,901

287

17,650

Jan.

200

b!50

140

130

130

140

150

b!60

190

196

205

252

270

249

220

223

229

229

217

202

178

184

290

496

438

355

530

864

618

466

422

8,723

281

17 ,300

Feb.

360

3136

286

332

319

294

263

238

214

*193

175

150

130

T5B" 125

142

238

246

229

246

252

235

226

217

238

319

306

324

-

6,728

240

13,340

Mar.

427

422

355

294

256

223

211

199

184

172

158

158

158

148

138

132

135

142

152

142

145

150

158

162

165

211

»256

274

319

4OO

478

6,924

223

13,730

Apr.

508

»624

630

520

427

375

310

263

229

199

»184

170

158

142

145

138

160

170

170

178

175

172

170

160

150

162

172

175

175

175

7,386

246

14,650

May

196

238

274

260

256

249

*226

205

196

162

142

123

109

100

100

87

87

94

84

77

77

76

73

67

63

61

56

52

47

42 

36

3,915

126

7,770

June

»31

29

27

24

30

46

36

31

30

29

24

»17

15

14

13

12

12

10

9.8

9.0

8.2

.4

» .6

.6

.6

.8

.4

.4

.4

.2

500.4

16.7

993

July

4.0

3.6

3.6

3.4

3.6

3.6

4.2

4.6

4.0

*3.8

3.6

3.4

3.2

3.0

2.7

2.2

1.6

1.5

1.3

1.3

1.3

1.2

1.2

1.2

1.1

1.2

1.1

*1.2

1.3

1.2

l.Q

75.2

2.43

149

Aug.

0.9

.7

.7

.7

.5

.4

71

.4

.4

' .4

.4

.5

.5

.5

.4

.4

.5

.5

.6

.7

.8

.9

1.0

1.3

1.5

1.3

1.3

i.6

1.5

1.3

1.2

24.2

0.78

48

Sept.

1.1

TTs

1.1

1.5

1.8

2.5

2.7

2.7

2.5

2.3

2.2

1.8

1.8

1.5

2.3

3.0

3.2

3.2

3.4

4.4

5.4

*5.7

5.4

5.0

4.8

8.2

17

25

22

19

164.1

5.47

325

Calendar year 1958 : Max 2.40O Min 0 Mean 179 Ac-ft 129,900

Water year 1958-59: Max 2,18O Mln 0.4 Mean 120 Ac-ft 87,10O

Peak discharge (base. 84O cfs, revised).--Dec. 11 (7 p.m.) 3,010 cfs (6.O8 ft); Jan. 27 (1O p.m.) 

1,210 efs (4.47 ft)._________________________________________________________________

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

a No gage-height record Nov. 17 to Dec. 1, Dec. 16-21, 23-29, 31, Jan. 1, 3-7; discharge estimated on basis of weather records at Pendleton and records for Birch Creek at Rieth and Butter Creek 

near Pine City.

b Stage-discharge relation affected by ice.
32 UMATILLA RIVER BASIN

230. McKay Reservoir near Pendleton, Oreg.

Location. Lat 45°36'30" , long 118 0 47'40", in SE£ sec.34, T.2 N. , R.32 E. , near right end

 of McKay Dam on McKay Creek, 4 miles south of Pendleton and 5 miles upstream from mouth.

Drainage area.--186 sq mi.

Records available. December 1927 to September 1959.

Gage.--Staff gage. Datum of gage is 0.16 ft above mean sea level, datum of 1929, supplementary adjustment of 1947.

Extremes.--Maximum contents observed during year, 70,820 acre-ft May 20-23 (gage height,

 1,319.6 ft); minimum observed, 4,960 acre-ft Sept. 20 (gage height, 1,2?,3.9 ft).

1927-59: Maximum contents observed, 73,840 acre-ft June 9, 1950 (gaye height, 

1,322.0 ft); minimum observed, 3,050 acre-ft Oct. 1, Nov. 1, Dec. 1, 1935 (gage height, 

1,217.6 ft).

Remarks Reservoir is formed by gravel-fill dam with concrete facing, completed in 1926;

 sTorage began in 1927. Usable capacity, 73,830 acre-ft, between gage heights 1,182.0 

ft (floor of trashrack structure) and 1,322.0 ft (top of spillway gates). Dead storage, about 6 acre-ft, included in records. Water is used for irrigation of lands 

along Umatilla River near Echo, Stanfield, and Hermiston.

Cooperation.--Gage heights and capacity table furnished by Bureau of Reclamation. 

Revisions. WSP 1154: Drainage area.

Month-end gage height and contents, water year October 1958 to September 1959

Date

Calendar year 1958 ..........................

Feb . 28 .......................................

July 31 .......................................

Sept . 30 .......................................

Water year 1958-59 ..........................

Gage height 

(feet)t

-

1,224.6

-

Contents 

(acre-feet)

-

5,190

-

Change in contents 

(acre-feet)

^

+70

+7,010

-7,730

+30

t Gage height at 4 p.m.
UMATILLA RIVER BASIN 33

235. McKay Creek near Pendleton, Oreg.

Location. Lat 45°36'40", long 118°48'00", in SE^NWir sec.34, T.2 N., R.34 E., on right 

bank 35 ft upstream from irrigation diversion dam, a quarter of a mile downstream from 

McKay Dam, and 4 miles south of Pendleton.

Drainage area. 186 sq mi.

Records available.--November 1918 to May 1919, October 1919 to September 1923, October 

1924 to September 1927, November 1927 to September 1943, April 1944 to October 1947 

(irrigation seasons only), March 1948 to September 1959. Monthly discharge only for 

some periods, published in WSP 1318.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder and, since Mar. 23, 1928, concrete control. Datum of gage is 

T, 163.71 ft above mean sea level (Bureau of Reclamation bench mark). Prior to Apr. 16, 

1919, staff gage at site 2 miles upstream at different datum. Apr. 16, 19]9, to 

Sept. 30, 1923, staff gage at site a quarter of a mile upstream at different datum. 

Oct. 1, 1924, to Jan. 14, 1927, staff gage and Jan. 15, 1927, to Nov. 15, 1948, waterstage recorder, at several sites within 220 ft of present site at various c?atums.

Average discharge.--22 years (1932-43, 1948-59), 95.2 cfs (68,920 acre-ft per year).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 465 cfs Aug. 20 (gage height, 1.73 ft); no flow 

Oct. 1 to Dec. 15, Sept. 23-30.

1918-23, 1924-59: Maximum discharge observed, 3,250 cfs Feb. 10, 1921 (gage height, 

4.4 ft, site and datum then in use), from rating curve extended above 1,200 cfs; no 

flow at times each year.

Remarks. Records good above 1.0 cfs and poor below. Flow completely regulated since 

1927 by McKay Reservoir (see preceding page). Many diversions for irrigation above 

station. Since 1932, records have excluded flow in Elder ditch which, since 1953, has 

diverted not over 3 cfs at station for irrigation during season and up to 1 cfs (seepage from reservoir) for stock water at other times.

Revisions (water years).--WSP 1154: Drainage area. WSP 1398: 1923.

Rating table, water year 1958-59 (gage height, In feet, and 

discharge, In cubic feet per second)

-0 1 

0 0

3.£ 

12 

23

0.5 

.7 

1.0 

1.5 

2.0

55

93

170

350

630

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1958 to September 1959

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

e

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30 

31

Total

Mean

Ac-ft

Oct.

0

0

0

Nov.

0

0

0

Dec.

> 0

> 0.2

S

3.2

0.10

6.3

Jan.

> 0.5

15.5

0.50

31

Feb.

> 1

^

1.3

1.7

2.1

2.1

2.6

2.6

2.6

2.6

2.6

2.6

2.6

2.6

-

44 n

1.5V

87

Mar.

2.1

*2.1

2.1

2.1

*2.6

2.6

2.6

2.6

3.2

*3.2

47

75

57

44

44

34

*12

7.1

.4

.6

.6

.6

.6

.6

.8

.8

.6

.6

.6

185 

385

965.1

61. 1

1,9'C

Apr.

400

*410

430

445

445

350

198

140

140

140

*174

218

218

218

204

210

210

210

176

106

79

119

143

143

146

149

179

194

218

218

6,630

221

1? ! C,U

May

277

380

274

214

188

173

*173

125

102

102

71

33

21

21

21

21

50

69

68

68

104

97

83

64

31

23

23

24

34

41

41

3,016

97.3

5,980

June

*41

30

22

45

*47

40

30

20

20

20

20

15

38

53

104

149

176

*238

235

252

270

302

*346

442

346

326

318

318

314

318

4,795

160

9,510

July

346

342

342

342

338

338

334

326

318

355

346

346

342

375

395

*390

390

395

400

390

395

415

435

430

425

420

*415

415

356

405 

415

11,676

377

23,160

Aug.

420

415

415

415

410

410

405

405

338

326

405

430

*415

400

395

350

*207

336

415

450

420

390

380

370

380

400

390

390

360

338 

310

11,890

384

23,580

Sept.

310

278

266

274

249

232

*232

210

194

194

191

235

242

158

138

128

104

95

83

29

.5

.5

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

3,843.0

128

7,620

Calendar year 1958: Max 2,420 Mln 0 Mean 155 Ac-ft 112,100

Water year 1958-59: Max 450 Mln 0 Mean 117 Ac-ft 85,030

* Discharge measurement made on this day. 

Note. No gage-height record Oct. 1 to Feb. 16, Sept. 22-30; discharge estimated.
34 UMATILLA RIVER BASIN

250. Birch Creek at Rieth, Oreg.

Location. Lat 45°39'10", long 118°52'45", in SE^ sec.13, T.2 H., R.31 E., on right bank 

600 ft downstream from highway bridge, a quarter of a mile upstream from mouth, and 

half a mile southwest of Rieth.

Drainage area.--291 sq mi.

Records available.--May to August 1921, March to July 1922, April to September 1923, April 

to September 1927, January to June 1928, November 1928 to August 1929, October 1929 to 

September 1959. Monthly discharge only for some periods, published in WSP 1318.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 951.04 ft above mean sea level, datura of 

1929, supplementary adjustment of 1947. Prior to Apr. 4, 1927, staff gaie at several 

sites within 1,400 ft upstream at various daturas. Apr. 4, 1927, to Jan. 29, 1928, 

water-stage recorder and Feb. 3, 1928, to Dec. 16, 1931, staff gage, at site 600 ft 

upstream at different datum. Dec. 17, 1931, to Dec. 29, 1939, water-stage recorder at 

site 300 ft upstream at datum 1.64 ft higher and Dec. 30, 1939, to July 24, 1957, at 

datum 0.78 ft higher.

Average discharge.--30 years (1929-59), 48.1 cfs (34,820 acre-ft per year).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 624 cfs Dec. 12 (gage height, 3.28 ft); no flow 

part of each day July 8, 9, 10.

1921-23, 1927-59: Maximum discharge, 1.860 cfs June 17, 1950 (gage height, 7.2 ft, 

from floodraark, site and datum then in use), from rating curve extended above 570 cfs 

by logarithmic plotting; no flow at times.

Remarks. Records fair except those below 5 cfs and those for periods of ice effect, which 

are poor. No regulation. Many diversions for irrigation of 4,000 acres above station.

Revisions (water years). WSP 984: 1939. WSP 1398: 1929, 1932-33, 1938-29, 1940(M).

Rating table, water year 1958-59, except periods of ice 

height, in Test, and discharge, in cubic feet per

0.7 

1.0 

1.2 

1.5

2.0 

2.5 

3.0

effect (gage 

second)

245

390

540

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1958 to September 1959

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ao-ft

Oct.

0.6

.6

.6

.4

.4

.4

.4

.4

.4

.6

.6

.9

.9

.9

.9

.6

.4

1.1

.8

1.1

1.4

2.0

4.0

5.0

5.5

6.0

6.5

6.0

3.5

1.7

2.0

56.6

1.83

112

Nov.

1.7

.9

1.4

2.7

4.5

6.0

5.0

5.0

5.0

5.0

5.0

5.5

*6.5

10

13

17

16

16

18

45

32

27

28

27

b25

b23

b21

b20

b20

20

432.2

14.4

857

Dec.

9.6

22

22

*25

27

46

14

32

35

39

299

*471

268

177

131

109

94

84

75

73

68

*62

59

55

52

50

120

120

105

100

108

2,951.6

95.2

5,850

Jan.

110

105

b50

b35

b35

b40

b50

b60

b80

96

115

168

215

190

160

155

145

143

137

131

119

112

112

135

155

*153

191

228

2l3

199

206

4,043

130

8,020

Feb.

182

166

160

157

155

147

131

126

112

103

95

82

74

73

69

76

86

79

79

92

89

92

105

106

112

129

119

144

3,140

112

6,230

Mar.

149

188

173

155

141

129

120

110

103

98

89

88

86

76

70

74

74

75

84

82

79

86

95

96

98

120

*131

143

160

173

179

3,524

114

6,990

Apr.

188

242

279

276

268

*279

238

204

171

143

131

131

129

126

124

115

119

132

106

89

73

95

110

119

115

126

137

131

122

120

4,638

155

9,200

May

143

147

143

137

139

131

*131

128

122

112

96

79

66

68

71

70

71

82

76

70

78

84

80

83

79

74

64

*62

55

55

46

2,842

91.7

5,640

June

35

27

23

23

36

64

56

50

49

46

43

39

31

26

20

15

11

7.0

2.

1.

609.

20.

1,210

July

0.4

t £

.2

.2

.2

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.4

.2

.2

5.5

0,18

11

Aug.

0.2

.4

.4

.4

.6

.4

.4

.4

.4

.4

.4

.4

.6

.6

.6

.6

.8

.8

.8

.8

.8

.8

.6

.4

.6

.6

.4

.4

.4

.4

.6

16.4

0.53

33

Sept.

0.6

.6

.6

.9

1.1

1.4

1.4

1.7

1.4

1.4

1.1

.9

.8

.9

1.1

1.1

1.4

1.1

.9

.9

.8

.8

.9

.8

.6

.6

.6

.6

.6

.6

28.2

0.94

56

Calendar year 1958: Max 674 Mln 0.1 Mean 87.7 Ac-ft 63,470

Water year 1958-59: Max 471 Mln 0.1 Mean 61.1 Ac-ft 44,210

Peak discharge (base, 300 cfs). Dee. 12 (2 a.m.) 624 cfs (3.28 ft); Jan. 27 (10 p.m.) 390 

(2.50 ft).__________________________________________________________________

* Discharge measurement made on this day. 

b Stage-discharge relation affected by ice.
UMATILLA RIVER BASIN 35

260. Umatilla River at Yoakum, Oreg.

Location.--Lat 45°40'40", long 119°02'00", in SW£ sec.2, T.2 N., R.30 E., at left bank 

on downstream side of highway bridge, half a mile northeast of Yoakum, 2? miles downstream from abandoned Furnish Reservoir, and 11 miles downstream from BircF Creek.

Drainage area. 1,280 sq mi, approximately.

Records available. May 1903 to September 1959. Published as "above Furnish Feservoir, 

near Yoakum" October 1916 to September 1934.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 768.21 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

T929, supplementary adjustment of 1947. May 5, 1903, to Sept. 30, 1916, staff gage at 

site 500 ft upstream at different datum. Oct. 1, 1916, to Sept. 30, 1934, water-stage 

recorder at site 5 miles upstream at different datum. Oct. 1, 1934, to Oct. 20, 1948, 

water-stage recorder at present site at datum '2.0 ft higher.

Average discharge. 56 years, 678 cfs (490,900 acre-ft per year).

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 8,680 cfs Dec. 12 (gage height, 9.29 ft); minimum, 37 cfs Oct. 1.

1903-59: Maximum discharge, 20,000 cfs May 30, 1906 (gage height, about 15.0 ft, 

site and datum then in use, from floodmarks), from rating curve extended above 6,600 

cfs; minimum, 12 cfs Aug. 10-12, 1908, Aug. 4, 1910.

Remarks. Records good except those for periods of ice effect or doubtful or no gageheight record, which are poor. Slight regulation by Furnish Reservoir 1910-34 (capacity, 3,900 acre-ft prior to filling with silt). Flow regulated to some extent since 

1927 by McKay Reservoir (see p. 32). Many small diversions for irrigation above station.

Revisions (water years). WSP 794: 

1936.

1906(M). WSP 1398: 1904-6, 1908-9, 1922-23, 1926,

Rating table, water year 1958-59, except period of Ice effect (gage 

height. In feet, and discharge, In cubic feet per second) 

(Shifting-control method used Oct. 2O to Nov. 24)

1.1 

1.3 

1.5 

2.0 

2.5

27

64

115

285

475

3.0 

4.0 

5.0 

7.0 

9.0

720

1,400

2,300

4,700

8,100

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1958 to September 1959

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac-ft

Oct.

42

54

52

56

56

54

»54

56

56

62

62

58

60

58

58

60

60

60

58

»58

62

62

64

64

60

60

62

60

62

60 

60

1,810

58.4

3,590

Nov.

60

58

69

76

86

93

99

136

133

136

130

»124

182

372

310

260

222

198

204

470

762

710

625

675

650

540

470

362

327

271

8,810

294

17,470

Dec.

232

226

250

715

660

590

560

*1,250

1,090

864

3,460

6,680

3,110

1,900

1,360

1,060

870

744

690

630

585

545

502

466

466

452

1,040

1,040

864

798

954

34, 653

1,118

68,730

Jan.

1,140

1,160

al,000

a 900

a80o

a850

b700

b75o

798

858

974

1,270

1,710

»1,470

1,210

1,110

1,090

1-,140

1,150

1,090

936

888

967

1,910

2,640

2,050

2,100

4,320

3,010

l!820

44,001

1,419

87,270

Feb.

1.500

1,270

1,160

1,160

1,180

1,140

1,040

942

870

798

720

650

590

555

550

590

1,090

1,120

1,070

1,070

1,080

1,090

1,090

1,020

948

1,200

1,090

1,100

-

27,683

989

54,910

Mar.

1,300

»1,620

1,550

1,330

1,150

1,020

954

894

834

810

762

786

798

768

710

690

660

715

810

774

744

750

756

774

774

906

1,090

1,130

1,190

1,420

1,970

30,439

982

60,370

Apr.

2,170

2,760

5,450

3,050

2,610

2,490

2,090

1,690

1,490

»1 , 340

1,260

1,320

1,310

1,240

1,190

1,120

1,080

1,070

967

858

780

864

1,050

1,100

1,060

1,060

1,120

1,120

1,160

1,210

45,079

1,503

89,410

May

1,340

1.540

1,460

1,320

1,240

1,140

1,080

1,010

942

900

804

690

645

695

810

816

774

852

792

726

720

726

685

665

630

590

540

511

470

457

426

25,996

839

51 , 560

June

398

380

369

362

426

498

475

406

390

383

348

»313

296

313

320

348

362

418

410

410

430

426

466

475

»475

462

430

422

414

4O6

12,031

401

23,860

July

426

426

426

422

422

422

422

422

386

410

410

406

398

410

439

439

439

430

434

422

418

430

452

457

452

448

444

439

398

430

*434

13,213

426

26,210

Aug.

448

444

439

430

434

434

430

430

390

334

406

439

452

430

430

426

246

296

414

475

484

462

430

418

414

439

430

430

418

394

362

12,908

416

25,600

Sept.

355

341

306

334

320

313

313

285

254

246

*236

240

320

232

204

222

184

173

142

124

a85

aSO

aSO

a75

a75

a85

130

328

566

288

6,736

225

13,360

Calendar year 1958: Max 10,100 Mln 36 Mean 924 Ac-ft 669,200

Water year 1958-59: Max 6,68O Mln 42 Mean 722 Ac-ft 522,300

Peak discharge (base, 3,600 cfs).--Dec. 12 (9 a.m.) 8,680 cfs (9.29 ft); Jan. 28 (3 a.m.) 5,750 cfs 

(7.71 ft); Apr. 5 (8 a.m.) 5,600 efs (6.12 ft).________________________________________

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

a Doubtful or no gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of weather records at Pendleton 

and records for stations above Meacham Creek, at Pendleton, and near Umatilla. 

b Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice.
36 UMATILLA RIVER BASIN

315. Butter Creek near Pine City, Oreg. 

(Called North Pork Butter Creek on some maps)

Location. Lat 45°32'40", long 119°18'40", in SW£ sec.82, T.I N., R.28 E., on right bank 

half a mile downstream from Mattlock Canyon, 6 miles southeast of settlement of Pine 

City, and 20 miles south of Hermlston.

Drainage area. 291 sq mi.

Records available. April to June 1928, November 1928 to June 1929, October 1929 to September 1930, January 1931 to September 1932, February to June 1933, October 1933 to September 1941, January to June 1942, October 1942 to September 1959. Prior to October 1945 

monthly discharge only, published in WSP 1318.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Altitude of gage is 1,400 ft (by barometer). Prior to 

(Jet. 1, 1944, at datum 1.1 ft higher and Oct. 1, 1944, to Sept. 6, 1949, at datum 

1.0 ft higher.

Average discharge. 27 years (1929-30, 1931-32, 1933-41, 1942-59), 24.3 cfs (17,590 acreft per year).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 385 cfs Jan. 12 (gage height, 3.?2 ft); minimum, 

0.2 cfs July 25, 27-31, Aug. 11, 12, 16-19.

1928-59: Maximum gage height, 12.4 ft, present datum, Feb. 21, 1949 (discharge not 

determined); no flow at times.

Remarks. Records good except those for periods of ice effect, which are poor. Ho regulation. A few small diversions for irrigation above station. Water is diverted into 

headwaters of Butter Creek from Fivemile Creek, a tributary of Camas Creek in John Day 

River basin, for irrigation of 345 acres below station; at times almost 40 cfs is 

diverted.

Revisions (water years). WSP 1218: 1950(M).

Rating tables, water year 1958-59, except periods of ice effect (g£ge 

height, in feet, and discharge, in cubic feet per second)

Oct. 1 to Jan. 12 Jan. 13 to Sept. 30

0.9

1.0

1.1 

1.3 

1.5

0.5

1.8

3.5

8.5

16

1.7 27

2.0 52

2.5 116

3.0 210

0.1 

.4 

1.5 

3.5 

9.5

1.5 

1.7 

2.0 

2.5 

3.0

31

60

125

210

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1958 to September 1959

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ao-ft

Oct.

1.8

1.8

1.6

1.6

1.5

1.3

T75

1.8

1.8

2.1

2.8

2.9

2.8

2.8

2.7

2.5

2.7

2.8

2.8

2.8

3.1

3.5

3.5

*3.5

3.7

4.0

4.0

4.2

4.2

4.2

4.4

86.7

2.80

172

Nov.

4.2

¥72

4.6

4.6

5.1

5.1

4.9

4.9

5.3

5.3

5.3

5.6

6.9

7.7

7.4

6.6

b6

6.1

6.9

*9.9

9.9

8.8

8.2

8.0

8.0

b7

b6

b6

b6.5

7.4

192.4

6.41

382

Dec.

7.4

774

8.0

8.2

8.5

8.5

9.6

9.6

10

11

16

64

45

31

25

£2

*20

20

18

16

16

15

15

14

14

14

20

33

29

28

»45

608.2

19.6

1,210

Calendar year 1958: Max 333

Jan.

40

33

b25

b22

b20

b20

b22

b25

27

51

73

196

192

116

86

74

76

71

63

55

46

48

50

71

78

68

76

120

95

80

74

2,O93

67.5

4,150

Feb.

68

*57

57

64

63

57

48

48

43

*40

40

30

29

b28~ b28

34

43

50

52

62

70

68

66

63

*67

116

95

152

1,618

57.8

3,210

Mar.

172

T40

114

 94

83

72

68

63

59

56

51

54

57

50

50

52

51

54

56

53

60

65

70

80

90

94

124

119

119

113

131

2,514

81.1

4,990

Apr.

*116

128

131 T20"

114

112

101

90

*80

74

70

69

67

64

63

64

61

58

54

50

49

48

51

50

51

49

52

46

47

48

2,177

72.6

4,320

May

53

57

52

46

43

45

40

»37

36

36

36

33

31

32

36

31

29

35

27

26

26

30

28

25

22

21

21

19

17

18

15.

1,003

32.4

1,990

June

15

12

10

11

12

18

IS" 23

16

*17

15

14

13

13

12

12

11

10

9.5

8.9

7.7

*7.4

6.5

6.5

6.5

6.8

6.2

6.2

6.5

4.1

334.8

11.2

664

July

2.9

3.5

L-±

4.1

3.8

3.8

4.1

3.5

3.3

2.5

2.5

2.3

2.3

2.1

2.1

1.5

.7

.6

.5

.4

.4

.3

.3

.3

.3

.4

.3

.2

73

.3

.7

54.4

1.75

108

Aug.

0.7

.4

.4

.3

.3

.3

.3

.3

.4

.3

.3

.3

.3

.3

.3

.3

.2

72

.3

.6

1.0

1.0

.8

.8

.7

.5

».6

.6

.5

.5

14.4

0.46

29

Sept.

 rr 0.6

.6

.7

1.0

1.3

1.4

1.4

1.3

1.2

1.1

1.0

.8

.7

1.0

1.5

1.7

1.9

2.1

1.9

2.1

2.5

2.5

2.9

3.1

3.5

4.1

5.0

4il

57.8

1.93

115

Min 0 Mean 45.5 Ac-ft 32,960

Water year 1958-59: Max 196 Mln 0.2 Mean 29.5 Ao-ft 21,340

Peak discharge (base, 200 cfs).--Jan. 12 (8 p.m.) 385 cfs (3.82 ft); Mar. 1 (5 a.m.) 2O6 cfs 

(2.98 ft).________________________________________________________________

* Discharge measurement made on this day. 

b Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice.
UMATILLA RIVER BASIN 37

Principal diversions from Umatilla River between Yoakum 

and Umatilla gaging stations, Oreg.

The following canals divert water from Umatilla River between Yoakum and Umatilla: 

270. Furnish Canal, from right bank of Umatilla River in SW^SW^r sec.31, T.3 N., R.30 E.

290. Umatilla project feed canal, from right bank of Umatilla River in Sw£ sec.22, 

T.3 N., R.29 E., to feed Cold Springs Reservoir of Bureau of Reclamation.

300. Western Land Canal, from left bank of Umatilla River in NE^ sec.21, T.3 N., 

R.29 E.; gage is 1 mile downstream from intake.

305. Alien Canal, from right bank of Western Land Canal, half a mile downstream from 

headgate of that canal.

320. Maxwell Canal, from right bank of Umatilla River in SW^ sec.28, T.4 N., R.28 E.; 

at times it receives water from Cold Springs Reservoir.

325. West Division main canal, from left bank of Umatilla River in SWv sec.28, T.5 N., 

R.28 E.

Water diverted by all of these canals is used for irrigation of lands on both sides of 

Umatilla River near and below Echo, except that diverted by West Division main canal which 

is applied to land along Columbia River in vicinity of Irrigon.

Several smaller canals also divert water between Yoakum and Umatilla, but no records 

for them were obtained.

Records available for 1921-59 water years (incomplete). Monthly discharge only for 

some periods, published in WSP 1318. Revised figures of discharge for Maxwell Canal 

(water year 1921) and West Division main canal (water year 1923) published in WSP 1398.

Diversions, In acre-feet, water year October 1956 to September 1959

Month

May ..............................

September ........................

Water year 1958-59. . ...........

Furnish 

Canal

2,460

40,350

Umatilla 

project 

feed canal

O

71 , 500

Western 

Land 

Canal

8,730

84,450

Alien 

Canal

_

TCQ

338

-

Maxwell 

Canal

1,580

23,110

West 

Division 

main 

canal

9,190

80,960

Note. No gage-height record for months of little or no flow and for a few days and short periods 

at other times. Discharge for some periods Interpolated or computed on basis of Information 

furnished by watermaster.
38 UMATILLA RIVER BASIN

335. Umatilla River near Umatilla, Oreg.

Location. Lat 45°54 I 20", long 119°19'40", in NW^ sec.21, T.5 N., R.28 E., on left bank 

II miles downstream from West Division main canal of Umatilla project, if miles southeast of Umatilla, and 2 miles upstream from mouth.

Drainage area.--2,290 sq mi, approximately. 

Records available.--October 1903 to September 1959.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 330.47 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

T929, supplementary adjustment of 1947. Prior to Jan. 26, 1931, staff gage at same 

site and datum.

Average discharge. 32 years (1927-59), 451 cfs (326,500 acre-ft per year). Years prior 

to 1927 not included in computation of average discharge owing to increased diversion 

since 1927.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 6,220 cfs Dec. 12 (gage height, 6.45 ft); minimum, 3.3 cfs May 31.

1903-59: Maximum discharge, 19,600 cfs May 31, 1906 (gage height, 11.0 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 11,000 cfs by logarithmic plotting; no flow at times.

Remarks. Records good except those for periods of no gage-height record, which are poor. 

Regulation since 1927 by McKay Reservoir (see p. 32). Many diversions above station 

for irrigation of lands above and below station; Brownell Canal diverts below station. 

Diversions since 1908 to Cold Springs Reservoir, an off-channel reservoir (capacity, 

50,000 acre-ft).

Revisions (water years). WSP 794: 1935. Drainage area. WSP 1398: 1909, 1911, 1914, 1928,

Rating tables, water year 1958-59 (gage height, In feet, and discharge, 

In cubic feet per second)

Oct. 1 to Dec. 12 Dec. 12 to Sept. 3O

1.8 

2.0 

2.2 

2.4 

2.6 

3.0

6.0

13

29

58

110

290

3.5 600

4.0 1,070

5.0 2,810

6.0 5,110

7.0 7,600

1.6

1.7

1.8

1.9

2.0 

2.2 

2.4

3.0

4.5

7.0

10

16

34

67

2.6 

3.0 

3.5 

4.0 

5.0 

6.0

115

290

630

1,140

2,810

5,110

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1958 to Septerabe- 1959

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac-ft

Oct.

8.1

8.1

8.1

8.1

8.1

8.1

8.1

*8.1

8.1

8.1

7.8

7.8

7.8

7.8

7.5

7.5

7.5

7.2

7.2

*7.2

7.2

23

26

23

19

81

250

245

245

245

245

1,565.5

50.5

3,110

Nov.

230

215

230

235

250

260

265

280

295

295

295

290

285

380

450

375

255

220

205

200

502

640

592

*544

560

513

432

375

315

270

10,253

342

20,340

Dec.

230

210

190

314

600

544

492

775

*1,020

833

1,640

5,380

3,990

2,120

1,460

1,090

880

765

693

622

566

526

486

449

442

442

664

1,040

*890

774

*82O

30,947

998

61,380

Jan.

965

al,100

al,OOO

a900

a850

aSOO

910

932

850

830

970

1,240

al,600

al,500

1,270

1,100

1,070

1,060

1,090

1,040

965

860

850

1,320

a2,500

a2,OOO

a2,200

4.510

a3,500

a2,500

*1 , 980

44,262

1,428

87,790

Feb.

.650

,360

,180

* ,100

,130

,090

,040

943

860

783

720

657

574

518

502

502

835

1,060

1,020

976

998

998

998

998

880

1,080

1,060

1,030

-

26,542

948

52,650

Mar.

1,130

1,580

*1,600

1,380

1,180

1,030

910

850

792

765

729

792

801

830

820

756

657

622

639

675

606

590

598

590

558

606

870

943

1,04O

1,O9O

1. 68O

27,709

894

54,960

Apr.

1,910

2,160

3.220

2,920

2,400

2,120

1,840

*1,400

1,130

921

711

675

*639

614

614

590

526

494

421

330

215

140

255

346

382

364

463

510

526

59O

29,426

981

58,370

May

648

830

910

774

711

622

518

*456

400

518

388

182

74

12

82

230

250

382

346

330

290

300

220

154

117

65

32

7.9

5.8

5.5

3.6

9,863.8

318

19,560

June

3.9

4.5

4.2

5.3

16

110

178

154

102

100

85

36

13

11

10

10

10

10

10

11

11 *n

11

14

12

12

17

16

28

28

1,043.9

34.8

2,070

July

11

9.4

11

17

30

30

14

19

22

23

18

22

28

10

9.4

JL!

7.9

17

26

31

25

17

17

25

14

15

17

25

*14

Tg~ 37

587.9

19.0

1,170

Aug.

9.4

9.5

11

7.3

12

16

37

21

94

92

31

6.0

4.5

672

7.6

9.7

9.7

12

21

20

36

49

43

42

30

24

26

15

18

19

23

761.9

24.6

1,510

Sept.

*42

53

53

67

65

63

60

54

58

108

275

240

95

88

98

140

166

150

162

146

122

100

100

100

95

95

85

92

290

285

3,547

118

7,040

Calendar year 1958: Max 8,450 Min 3.0 Mean 731 Ac-ft 529,500

Water year 1958-59: Max 5,380 Min 3.6 Mean 511 Ac-ft 370, OOO

Peak discharge (base. 3.1OO cfs, revised . Dec. 12 (10 p.m.) 6,22O cfs (6.45 ft); Jan. 28 (1 p.m.) 

5,180 cfs (6.03 ft); Apr. 3 (5:30 p.m. 3,420 cfs (5.28 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

a No gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of weather records at Pendleton and records 

for station at Yoakum.
WILLOW CREEK BASIN 39

345. Willow Creek at Heppner, Oreg.

Location. Lat 45°21', long 119°32', in SE^ sec.35, T.2 S., R.26 E., on right bank at 

Heppner, 100 ft upstream from Court Street bridge, 800 ft southeast of Morrow County 

courthouse, and a third of a mile downstream from Balm Fork.

Drainage area. 87 sq mi, approximately. 

Records available.--May 1951 to September 1959.

Gage. Water-stage recorder and concrete control. Datum of gage is 1,952.73 ft above 

mean sea level, datum of 1929, supplementary adjustment of 1947.

Average discharge. 8 years, 22.1 cfs (16,000 acre-ft per year).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 134 cfs Mar. 1 (gage height, 2.46 ft); maximum 

gage height, 2.49 ft Jan. 5 (backwater from ice); no flow for part of many days in 

August and September.

1951-59: Maximum discharge, 812 cfs May 10, 1957 (gage height, 6.15 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 230 cfs by logarithmic plotting; no flow at times.

Maximum discharge known, about 36,000 cfs June 14, 1903, by slope-area method.

Remarks. Records good. Many diversions for irrigation of about 500 acres above station. 

Part of flow of Ditch Creek (John Day River basin) is diverted to Willow Creek above 

station.

Rating table, water year 1958-59, except periods of loe effect (gage 

height, In feet, and discharge, In cubic feet per second)

1.0

1.1

1.9 

4.2 

7.4

76

137

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1958 to September 1959

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ao-ft

Oct.

0.9

.8

.6

76

.6

.8

.8

1.0

1.9

2.3

2.6

2.6

2.6

2.6

2.8

2.8

1.9

1.9

2.8

5.7

3.5

*3.2

2.8

2.8

2.8

2.8

2.3

2.1

2.8

s'.o

67.5

2.18

134

Nov.

3.5

3.7

3.7

5.4

4.5

4.8

4.8

4.2

4.2

4.2

4.2

5.4

11

9.9

8.2

6.4

5.4

7.4

13

18

15

12

11

11

9.9

*8.2

b7.0

b7.5

b8.5

9.0

231.0

7.70

458

Dec.

8.6

8.2

974

10

8.6

9.0

11

12

11

12

45

88

57

42

34

28

25

22

21

20

18

18

16

16

16

16

21

18

18

19

*20

677.8

21.9

1,340

Calendar year 1958: Max 248

Jan.

20

18

b!6

b!3

b!5

b!6

b!8

19

18

20

23

43

57

50

42

42

39

36

34

31

28

29

31

34

35

35

42

68

64

57

55

1,048

33.8

2,080

Feb.

51

44

47

53

52

*49

42

4O

35

31

30

24

24

24

24

24

30

31

31

34

35

36

36

35

43

67

65

100

-

1,137

40.6

2,260

Mar.

127

108

87

70

61

54

50

50

*46

41

37

41

42

39

39

42

42

46

50

47

50

51

54

56

57

74

87

87

83

78

73

1,869

60.3

3,710

Apr.

73

*93

93

86

83

81

73

63

57

51

48

46

44

*42

44

41

41

39

37

35

35

31

32

36

36

39

37

34

34

35

1,519

50.6

3,010

May

42

41

39

35

34

35

31

27

28

29

29

28

27

31

32

28

30

34

32

29

28

*26

24

22

22

20

19

19

17

15

ii

867

28.0

1,720

June

10

9.0

8.2

6.4

8.2

18

16

14

16

15

14

14

9.0

8.2

8.6

7.4

8.2

7.0

5.7

6.0

7.0

8.2

*7.0

7.4

7.8

8.2

8.2

7.8

6.7

1^0

281.2

9.37

558

July

3.2

3.0

2.8

2.1

3.2

5.4

6.0

6.0

4.8

2.6

1.2

.6

1.0

1.4

1.4

1.4

1.2

.9

.8

.6

.4

.3

.3

.6

.5

.5

.4

.5

.4

* * 3

.3

54.1

1.75

107

Aug.

0.3

.3

.3

.2

.3

.3

.3

.1

.1

.2

.2

.2

.2

.1

.2

.2

.2

.2

.3

.3

.1

.1

.1

.1

.2

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

5.7

0.18

11

Sept.

0.1

^*!i

.2

.2

.3

.3

.4

.4

.3

.3

.1

.1

.3

.3

.3

.5

.5

.5

.5

.6

.8

1.5

1.9

1.9

5.6

5.1

3.0

2.6

3.5

32.3

1.08

64

Mln 0 Mean 35.3 Ac-ft 25,550

Water year 1958-59: Max 127 Mln 0.1 Mean 21.3 Ac-ft 15,450

Peak discharge (base, 170 cfs, revised). No peak above baae.

* Discharge measurement made on this day. 

b Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice.

562653 O - 60 - 4
40 JOHN DAY RIVER BASIN

375. Strawberry Creek above Slide Creek, near Prairie City, Oreg.

Location. Lat 44°20' , long 118°39' , in SVl£ sec.20, T.14 S., R.34 E., on left bank 100 ft 

upstream from Slide Creek and 8^ miles south of Prairie City.

Drainage area. 7.2 sq mi, approximately.

Records available. October 1930 to September 1959. Prior to October 1944, published as 

"above South Fork, near Prairie City."

Gage. Water-stage recorder and since Nov. 3, 1948, log control. Datum of gage is 

4,909.57 ft above mean sea level, datum of 1929.

Average discharge. 29 years, 12.8 cfs (9,270 acre-ft per year).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 83 cfs June 7 (gage height, 2.00 ft); minimum, 

2.8 cfs Nov. 1, 2 (gage height, 1.13 ft).

1930-59: Maximum discharge, 172 cfs June 8, 1948; maximum gage height, 3.23 ft 

May 24, 1956 (backwater from logs); minimum discharge, 1.0 cfs Mar. 20, 1955.

Remarks. Records good. Some natural regulation by Strawberry Lake. No diversion above 

station.

Revisions (water years). WSP 1488: 1932-33.

Rating table, water year 1958-59 (gage height, In feet, and 

discharge. In cubic feet per second)

1.1

1.2

1.3

1.4

Z.I 

4.7 

8.5 

14

1.5 

1.7 

2.0

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1958 to September 1959

Day

2

3

5

6

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Ao-ft

Oct.

4.4

4.4

4.4

4.4

4.4

4.4

4.4

4.1

4.1

4.1

3.8

3.8

3.8

3.8

3.8

4.7 3"76

3.3

3.3

3.3

3.3

3.3

3.3

3.3

3.3

3 --.I

s'.i

119.3

3.85

0.535

0.62

237

Nov.

3.1

3.1

3.1

*3.8

3.3

3.8

3.6

3.3

3.3

3.3

3.3

3.3

3.3

3.2

3.3

3.8

4.1

3.8

3.8

3.8

4.1

4.1

4.1

3.8

4.1

4.1

4.1

107.6

3.59

0.499

0.56

213

Dec.

4.4

4.4

4.1

4.4

4.7

4.7

4.7

6.9

8.1

8 . 1

8.1

*8.1

8.1

7.7

7.7

7.7

7.7

7.7

7.3

7.3

7.3

7.3

7.3

6.9

6.9

6.9

6.9

6.9

201.2

6.49

0.901

1.04

399

Jan.

s.r

5.5

574

5.4

5.4

5.4

5.4

5.4

5.7

5.7

5.7

5.7

5.4

5.4

5.4

*5.4

5.4

5.0

5.0

5.0

6.1

5.4

5.4

5.7

5.7

5.4

5.4

5.4

169.4

5.46

0.758

0.87

336

Feb.

570- 5.0

5.0 

4.7

4.7

4.7

4.1

4.1

4.1

4.1

3.8

3.6

3 .8

3.8

3.8

3.8

3.8

3.8

3.6

3.6

3.6

3.6

*3.8

3.8

3.8

3.8

3.8

-

113.5

4.05

0.562

0.59

225

Mar.

3.8 

3.8

3.8 

3.8

3.8

3.8 

3.8

3.8

3.8

3.8

3.8

3.8

3.8

3.8

3.8

3.8

3.8

3.8

3.8

3.8

3.8

3.8

3.8

3.8

3.8

3.8

3.8

3.8

3.8

3 8

117.8

3.80

0.528

0.61

234

Apr.

4£e!i

6.9

8.1

9.3

9.7

8.9

8.9

8.5

8.9

9.7

10

10

10

10

10

9.7

9.7

9.7

9.7

10

11

12

12

13

13

14

14

ii

297.9

9.93

1.38

1.54

591

May

18 

17

17 

17

16

*15

TS

15

16

16

16

17

20

26

28

28

28

28

29

29

29

29

29

29

29

29

3o~ 30

30

30

30

735

23.7

3.29

3.80

1,460

June

32 

*34

41 

48

58

71

76-

64

58

54

57

61

67

67

61

55

51

51

51

50

48

44

40

?4

33

32

31

29

28

1,504

50.1

6.96

7.77

2,980

July

26 

24

22 

21

20

20 

19

17

17

15

15

15

*14

13

12

12

11

11

11

11

11

10

9.7

9.3

8.9

8.9

8.5

8.5

8.5

8 .5

SLsi

425.9

13.7

1.90

2.20

845

Aug.

8.1

777

7.3 

7.3

6.9

6.9

6.5

6.5

6.1

6.1

6.1

5.7

5.4

5.4

5.0

5.0

*5.0

5.0

4.7

5.0

4.7

4.7

4.7

4.7

4.4

4.4

4.4

4.1

4.1

4.1

4.1

170.1

5.49

0.762

0.88

337

Calendar year 1958 : Max 148 Min 2.2 Mean 15.9 Cfsm 2.21 In. 30.07 Ao-ft 11,

Sept.

4.1 

3.8

3.8

3.8

3.8

3.8 

3.8

3.6

3.6

3.6

3.6

3.6

3.6

3.6

3.8

3.6

3.6

5.0

5.0

4.7

4.

4.

*4.

4.

4.

ft5.

5.

5.

128.9

4.30

0.597

0.67

256

540

Water year 1958-59 : Max 78 Min 3.1 Mean 11.2 Cfsm 1.56 In. 21.15 Ao-ft 8,110

* Discharge measurement made on this day.
JOHN DAY RIVER BASIN 41

385. John Day River at Prairie City, Oreg.

Location.~Lat 44°27', long 118°43', in NEj sec.10, T.13 S., R.33 E., on right bank 

600 ft upstream from outlet of Prairie power canal, a third of a mile downstream 

from Dixie Creek, and three-quarters of a mile southwest of Prairie Citv.

Drainage area. 231 sq mi.

Records available. October 1916 to September 1917 (gage heights only), March 1925 to 

September 1959. Monthly discharge only March 1925, published in WSP 1318.

Gage.. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 3,496.66 ft above mean sea level, datum 

of 1929, supplementary adjustment of 1947. Prior to Mar. 30, 1926, staff gage at 

site 600 ft downstream, just below outlet of Prairie power canal, at different datum. 

Mar. 30, 1926, to Aug. 23, 1943, staff gages at various sites and datums just above 

outlet of Prairie power canal.

Average discharge. 28 years (1925-53), 113 cfs, including flow of Prairie power canal 

181,810 acre-ft per year).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 309 cfs June 6 (gage height, 2.13 ft); minimum, 12 cfs Aug. 16.

1925-59: Maximum discharge, 2,100 cfs Mar. 25, 1952 (gage height, 6.27 ft, from 

floodmark), from rating curve extended above 450 cfs: minimum. 2 cfs Dec 8 21 22 

1932, Aug. 10, 1934. '

Remarks. Records excellent except those for periods of ice effect or no gage-height

record, which are good. No regulation. Many diversions for irrigation above station. 

Prairie power canal (not used for power since February 1952) diverts water above 

station in SEj- sec.7, T.13 S., R.34 E.; water is used for irrigation below former 

canal gaging station in sec.11, T.13 S., R.33 E., where the following discharge 

measurements, in cubic feet per second, were made in the 1959 water year:

Nov. 6. 

May 6. 

June 2.

.3.50 

.16.5 

. 9.67

July 

Aug. 

Sept.

.14.5 

. 5.18 

. 6.23

Revisions (water years). WSP 1448; 1926-27, 1929-32, 1944, 1950.

Rating tables, water year 1958-59, except periods of Ice effect 

height, in feet, and discharge, In cubic feet per second)

Oct. 1 to Dec. 11 Dec. 12 to Sept. 3O

1.0 

1.2 

1.5

53

85

150

0.6

.8

1.0

1.5 

2.0

140

270

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1958 to September 1959

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

3O 

31

Total

Mean

Ac-ft

Oct.

68

70

70

7O

70

66

65

71

75

75

68

73

70

70

70

73

73

82

98

57

82

82

a80

a75

a80

a80

a80

a75

a75

a8o 

a8O

2,336

75.4

4,63O

Nov.

a80

a8O

a80

a80

a85

*85

96

57

83

83

80

78

91

87

82

73

55- 65

87

91

87

85

83

82

80

75

73

75

76

78

2,452

81.7

4,860

Dec.

78

76

82

80

15

80

82

80

82

82

140

151

aTlQalOO

*91

89

89

87

87

86

86

84

80

82

84

80

98

89

86

89 

93

2,778

89.6

5,510

Jan.

87

b70

b60

b50 bSB"

b80

95

89

102

113

117

125

115

106

100

106

104

100

*100

96

93

98

108

162

136

123

155

174

15T

138 

138

3,348

108

6,640

Feb.

130

121

119

132

121

115

110

106

98

104

102

b9O

b85

55

98

111

132

121

123

119

111

110

108

*1OO

106

104

102

1OO

-

3,076

110

6,100

Mar.

106

1O6

1O8

106

104

102

104

1O2

102

100

95

98

96

96

93

96

1OO

1O6

110

1O4

108

110

111

115

113

121

130

151

169

167 

153

3,482

112

6,910

Apr.

151

*184

215

232

246

264

243

220

204

194

186

194

191

181

179

167

162

153

144

132

111

106

91

115

142

169

158

151

16O

5,141

171

10,200

May

194

194

176

164

158

*151

142

121

134

136

127

113

102

123- 95

136

181

226

218

184

2O9

189

191

199

199

?20" 229

209

186

172

162

5,240

169

10,390

June

136

*119

125

147

172

264

226

209

199

169

144

132

132

138

142

138

119

102

96

91

80

77

7O

70

74

75

74

70

67

60

3,717

124

7,370

July

53

52

47

42

42

38

50

56

47

41

38

38

*40

38

37

34

32

31

29

55

a34

a34

a34

a36

a44

a48

a46

a48

a48

aSo" a65 

1,308

42.2

2,590

Aug.

ail

37

31

37

36

33

32

27

24

18

17

16

15

15

15

14

14

16

20

25

24

20

17

16

16

18

21

21

20

21

695

22.4

1,380

Sept.

24

32

31

30

35

32

31

30

30

33

35

32

31

42

121

98

80

87

119

108

1O6

96

*89

84

79

"95 123

96

89

87

2,008

66.9

3,980

Calendar year 1948 : Max 632 Mln 16 Mean 154 Ac-ft 111,300

water year 1958-59 : Max 264 Mln 14 Mean 97.5 Ac-ft 70,560

Peak discharge (base, 240 cfs). Apr. 6 (5 a.m.) 276 cfs (2.02 ft); May 18 (5:30 p.m.) 249 cfs 

(1.93 ft); May 26 (5 a.m.) 267 cfs (1.99 ft); June 6 (4 a.m.) 3O9 cfs (2.13 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

a No gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of weather records, recorded range In stage 

and records for station at Picture Gorge, near Dayville. 

b Stage-discharge relation affected by ice.
42 JOHN DAY RIVER BASIN

405. John Day River at Picture Gorge, near Dayville, Oreg.

Location. Lat 44°31'15", long 119°37'30", in SW£ sec.17, T.12 S., R.26 E., on right 

bank 0.7 mile upstream from Rock Creek and 5-j miles northwest of Dayville.

Drainage area. 1.680 sq ml, approximately.

Records available.--April 1926 to September 1959. Monthly discharge only for April 

1926, published in WSP 1318.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Concrete control since Sept. 1, 1934. Datum of gage is 

2,231.84 ft above mean sea level, datum of -1929, supplementary adjustment of 1947. 

Prior to Oct. 11, 1926, staff gage and Oct. 11, 1926, to Sept. 30, 1930, water-stage 

recorder, at same site at datum 0.50 ft higher.

Average discharge. 33 years, 461 cfs (333,800 acre-ft per year).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 1,190 cfs Apr. 6 (gage height, 5.73 ft); minimum, 6.0 cfs Aug. 17, 18 (gage height, 0.92 ft).

1926-59: Maximum discharge, 6,800 cfs Mar. 19, 1932 (gage height, 14.0 ft); minimum, 1 cfs for several days in August and September 1930, Aug. 8, 9, 1936.

Remarks. Records excellent except those for period of ice effect, which ar3 good. No 

regulation. Many diversions for irrigation above station.

Revisions (water years). WSP 1218: 1950. WSP 1348: Drainage area. WSP 1448: 1926, 

1928, 1932(M),1936.

Rating tables, water year 1958-59, except period of ice effect 

height, in feet, and discharge, In cubic feet per second) 

(Shifting-control method used Jan. 13-24)

Oct. 1 to Apr. 6 Apr. 7 to Sept. 3O

1.9 

3.0 

4.0 

6.0

113

305

550

1,300

0.9

1.1 

1.3 

1.7

5.0

73

2.2 

3.0 

4.0 

6.0

151

310

570

1,300

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1958 to September 1959

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6 

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

£1

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac-ft

Oct.

155

156

158

155

152

145 

133

130

138

147

14O

138

139

139

132

128

132

136

148 1*58

172

172

175

175

192

156" 197

187

182

192

4,896

158

9,710

Nov.

189

192

192

196

*£01

206 

214

226

219

215

21£

208

224

256

256

239

203

214

247

264

277

270

266

260

251

234

215

210

217

234

6,807

227

13,500

Dec.

236

234

232

245

234

236 

247

258

262

266

276

562

517

408

368

*351

337

325

319

313

307

303

283

289

311

303

343

351

325

315

325

9,679

312

19,200

Jan.

327

313

b!90

b!20

bTSo"

b280 

339

325

351

435

465

517

586

514

462

445

448

432

*432

420

398

398

418

508

652

568

592

932

774

666

624

14,061

454

27',890

Feb.

614

529

517

523

520

485 

460

445

400

395

405

365

329

5B5

375

410

505

505

502

511

480

465

458

*435

432

435

422

428

-

12,715

454

25,220

Mar.

452

475

480

460

45O

440 

440

432

420

420

392

402

410

400

578

398

398

418

438

415

420

430

438

450

448

455

490

511

595

634

*746

14,135

456

28,040

Apr.

715

813

1,030

1,080

1,100

1,160 

1,106

984

876

785

726

720

735

708

669

639

597

576

537

504

452

418

425

4TB" 408

472

558

564

540

531

20,850

695

41,360

May

615

750

707

633

*603

615 

570

522

489

486

470

420

375

378

445

492

564

657

666

639

588

627

582

567

546

528

525

549

495

462

440

17,003

548

33,720

June

408

365

*342

355

368

585 

618

564

513

480

430

370

340

326

316

292

270

248

226

224

212

170

140

118

97

97

99

103

99

96

8,871

296

17,600

July

85

76

67

63

58

56 

56

52

44

40

37

31

28

*26

24

21

16

14

15

15

13

13

14

15

20

21

20

21

20

26

22

1,029

33.2

2,040

Aug.

21

19

16

15

14

15 

15

15

16

16

14

12

12

12

13

12

11

 7.0

TT7

8.5

9.5

13

14

15

15

17

22

2T

21

21

20

459.5

14.8

911

Sept.

19

17

15

15

12

14 

16

17

19

19

19

18

17

17

21

52

99

93

100

164

196

202

*216

210

190

210

288

266

258

250

3,049

102

6,050

Calendar year 1958 : Max 3,520 Mln 40 Mean 729 Ac-ft 527,800

Water year 1958-59 : Max 1,160 Mln 7.0 Mean 311 Ac-ft £25,200

Peak discharge (base, 1,300 cfs). No peak above base.

* Discharge measurement made on this day. 

b Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice.
JOHN DAY RIVER BASIN 43

420. Camas Creek near Lehman Oreg.

Location. Lat 45-10' , long 118°44' , in SW£ sec.33, T.4 S. , R.33 E. , on left bank 2 miles 

downstream from Bowman Creek and 3| miles northwest of Lehman.

Drainage area. 61 sq mi, approximately.

Records available. October 1950 to September 1959.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 3,969.53 ft above mean sea level (levels 

by Oregon State Highway Department).

Average discharge.--9 years, 49.9 cfs (36,130 acre-ft per year).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 1,020 cfs Dec. 11 (gage height, 3.40 ft); minimum, 0.6 cfs Aug. 30, 31.

1950-59: Maximum discharge, 1,880 cfs Dec. 21, 1955 (gage height, 4.56 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 900 cfs by logarithmic plotting; minimum, 0.4 cfs Sept. 1, 

2, 5-8, 1955.

Remarks. Records excellent except those for periods of ice effect, which are fair. A 

few small diversions for irrigation above station.

Rating tables, water year 1958-59, except periods of ice effect (gage 

height, in feet, and discharge, in cubic feet per second)

Oct. 1 to Dee. 11 Dec. 12 to Sept. 30

0.2 

.3 

.5 

.7 

.9

1.6

3.0

7.5

15

27

1.2 65

1.5 122

2.0 260

2.5 470

3.0 760

0.1 

.2 

.3 

.5 

.6

0.4 

1.1 

2.4 

7.0

0.7 

1.0 

1.3 

1.7 

2.2

180

350

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1958 to September 1959

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac-ft

Oct.

2.0

1.8

T78

1.8

1.8

1.8

1.8

2.4

2.6

2.4

2.4

2.2

2.2

2.4

2.0

2.0

2.1

2.6

3.7 372-

2.7

2.6

2.7

2.6

2.7

2.7

2.7

2.6

2.6

2.4

2.6

73.9

2.38

147

Nov.

2.6 372-

*3.5

3.7

5.5

6.5

6.0

5.8

5.8

6.0

5.2

5.0

7.8

7.5

6.5

b6.0

b5.0

7.0

blO

b30

36

2T

24

24

19

16

bl5

b!4

12

13

337.6

11.3

670

Dec.

12

11

bTT

b!2

13

15

46

46

37

68

648

*34?

147

94

69

59

51

46

42

38

42

36

32

30

29

27

30

26

26

31

41

2,157

69.6

4,280

Jan.

51

b30

b!6 blB"

b22

b26

b30

31

45

61

102

234

ISO

104

79

94

98

98

84

72

*b60

66

79

155

132

106

120

137

109

90

79

2,588

83.5

5,130

Feb.

62.

60

59

56

49

46

b32

b34

b34

32

29

b22

b24

25

24

24

25

24

25

25

26

27

26

23

26

*26

27

45

-

942

33.6

1,870

Mar.

86

88

72

61

56

52

52

51

47

43

42

54

52

48

44

49

61

66

63

59

66

74

77

74

74

100

109

116

118

*111

120

2,185

70.5

4,330

Apr.

160

244

53T

207

201

186

152

130

111

100

96

96

94

86

84

82

82

74

66

63

6176-

74

76

72

84

90

82

77 

79

3,310

110

6,570

May

96

96

 go- 98

go

86

77

74

76

eg

63

57

53

56

61

54

57

61

59

56

60

61

56

51

46

43

41

sg

34 

30

26

1,916

61.8

3,800

June

23

21

20

*17

21

33

2T

ig

21

18

15

14

13

12

11

10

9.5

8.7

7.g

7.3

6.7

6.7

5.9

5.6

s.g

s.g

5.4

5.2

5.2

4.JJ

380.8

12.7

755

July

4.4

475

3.9

3.7

3.5

4.2

4.4

4.2

3.5

3.1

2.g

2.6

2.7

2.1

2.0

2.1

 1.8

1.7

1.6

1.6

1.4

1.3

1.3

1.4

1.3

T73- 1.1

1.1 1.1

1.2

1.1

73.8

2.38

146

Aug.

1.0

.g

.g

.9

1.0

1.0

1.0

1.0

.g

1.1

.9

.8

7g

.g

.g

.9

.g *.g

1.0

1.4

178- 2.0

1.6

1.7

1.2

1.1

1.0

1.0

1.0

. 8

33.2

1.07

66

Sept.

 79- o.g

.9

1.0

1.3

1.6

1.4

1.6

1.2

1.0

1.1

.9

.9

1.0

1.6

1.7

1.6

1.6

2.4

3.5

*2.7

2.6

2.1

1.7

1.7

g.s

479

4.9

4.4

4.g

67.5

2.25

134

Calendar year 1958: Max 648 Mln 1.4 Mean 62.7 Ac-ft 45,400

Water year 1958-59: Max 648 Min 0.8 Mean 38.5 Ac-ft 27,900

Peak discharge (base, 420 efs, revised). Dec. 11 (8 p.m.) 1,020 cfs (5.40 ft)

Discharge measurement made on this day. 

b Stage-discharge relation affected by ice.
44 JOHN DAY RIVER BASIN

425. Camas Creek near Ukiah, Oreg.

Location. La t 45°09' , long 118°49', in SE£ sec.3, T.5 S., R.32 E. , on right bank 

1.2 miles upstream from Cable Creek and 6 miles east of Ukiah.

Drainage area. 121 sq mi.

Records available.--May 1914 to September 1917 November 1919 to July 1920, November 

1920 to June 1924, March 1932 to June 1940 (fragmentary), November 1940 to September 

1959. Monthly discharge only for some periods, published in WSP 1318. Published as 

"above Cable Creek, near Ukiah" 1914-17, 1919-24.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 3,588.61 ft above mean sea level (levels 

oy Oregon State Highway Department). May 1, 1914, to June 30, 1924, staff gage and 

Mar. 1, 1932, to July 2, 1940, water-stage recorder, at site 1.2 miles downstream at 

different datum.

Average discharge. 23 years (1914-17, 1921-23, 1941-59), 104 cfs (75,290 acre-ft per 

year).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 1,430 cfs Dec. 11 (gage height, 4.32 ft); minimum, 2.5 cfs July 31 (gage height, 1.30 ft).

1914-17, 1919-24, 1932-59: Maximum discharge, 2,600 cfs Mar. 18, 1932 (gage height, 

5.20 ft, from floodmark), from rating curve extended above 740 cfs; minimum recorded, 

1 cfs Aug. 9, 1932, June 24 to July 2, 1940.

Remarks. Records excellent except those for periods of ice effect, which are fair. 

Diversions for irrigation of 80 acres above station.

Revisions (water years). WSP 1448: 1916, 1920, 1922(M), 1924.

Rating tables, water year 1958-59, except periods of ice effect (gage 

height, in feet, and discharge, in cubic feet per second)

Oct. 1 to Apr. 1 pr. 2 to Sept. 30

2.0

4.5 

9.0

15

33

60

2.3 

2.7

125

260

490

1,000

1.3

1.4

1.5 

1.7

2.5 

6.0

1.9 47

2.2 100

2.6 220

3.1 440

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1958 to September 1959

Day

1

Z

3

4

5

6

7

8

fr

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ao-ft

Oct.

5.6

5.6

5.6

5.2

572

5.2

5.2

6.0

6.9

7.4

6.9

6.9

6.4

6.0

5.6

5.2

5.2

6.4

9.6

976

7.9

7.4

7.4

7.9

6.9

6.9

6.9

6.9

6.9

8.4 

6.4

205.6

6.63

408

Nov.

6.9

374

*10

10

14

16

17

15

14

16

14

12

17

17

17

b!6

b!4

b20

*b26

b60

65

50

44

44

b46

b44

b40

b38

b36

b38

785.3

26.2

1,560

Dec.

b34

35

32

3T

46

37

66

73

60

117

973

*6~3T

309

196

149

122

105

91

82

74

74

67

64

54

51

48

57

51

48

87 

87

3,935

127

7,800

Jan.

102

b70

b36 b42~

b48

b50

b55

56

91

149

220

410 318"

216

167

185

188

192

170

146

*bllO

134

161

272

252

210

228

284

228

185 

167

5,142

166

10,200

Feb.

146

1215

b!20

115

100

91

b65

b70

67

71

60

b46

b48

b48

b48

48

51

50

57

64

65

64

60

52

60

*60

65

115

2,026

72.4

4,020

Calendar year 1958: Max 894 Mln 4.2

Mar.

182

182

155

128

115

105

100

98

91

82

78

35

98

87

80

87

105

118

115

105

122

134

137

134

134

179

206

213

*2T6" 220

220

4,124

133

8,180

Apr.

264

390

410

390

395

390

332

280

244

224

224

232

232

213

202

192

185

167

149

146

146

176

196

210

206

224

224

206

202

220

7,271

242

14,420

May

264

252

240

*216

213

206

185

179

196

188

173

155

155

196

228

185

179

173

158

146

152

152

146

140

137

134

122

112

94

82

73

5,231

169

10,380

June

64

64

71

*67

69

7B" 98

62

59

52

45

40

39

36

34

31

28

25

23

23

20

20

19

18

17

17

16

15rs

15

1,180

39.3

2,340

July

13

12

12

10

10

11

13

12

10

9.6

9.2

8.7

8.2

8.2

7.4

6.9

*6.4

6.0

6.0

5.6

5.1

4.7

5.1

4.7

4.3

4.0

3.6

3.6

3.6

3.6

5.5

250.8

7.45

458

Aug.

3.5

Z7S

3.3

5.5

5.3

3.6

3.6

3.6

5.6

4.0

5.6

5.6

5.5

5.5

5.5

5.3

3.5

*3.6

4.0

4.7

579" 6.9

5.6

5.6

4.3

3.6

3.6

3.6

3.6

5.5

5.3

121.2

3.91

240

Sept.

3.5

3.0

3TO

5.5

4.5

5.1

5.1

5.1

4.7

4.0

4.5

4.5

4.5

5.1

6.9

7.4

6.9

6.4

9.2

13

*11

9.2

8.2

6.9

6.9

31

19

17

15

15

247.9

8.26

492

Mean 129 Ac-ft 93,250

Water year 1958-59: Max 973 Min 3.0 Mean 83.6 Ac-ft 60,500

Peak discharge (base, 550 cfs).--Dec. 11 (9 p.m.) 1,450 cfs (4.52 ft).

Discharge measurement made on this day. 

b Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice.
JOHN DAY RIVER BASIN 45

440. Middle Fork John Day River at Ritter, Oreg.

Location. Lat 44°53'20", long 119°08'25", in SVf£NW£ sec.8, T.8 S., R.30 E. , on left bank 

a quarter of a mile south of Ritter and three-quarters of a mile downstream from 

Twelvemile Creek.

Drainage area. 515 sq mi.

Records available.--October 1929 to September 1959.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 2,544.56 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929, supplementary adjustment of 1947.

Average discharge. 30 years, 241 cfs (174,500 aere-ft per year).

Extremes Maximum discharge during year, 1,090 cfs Dec. 12 (gage height. 4.89 ft); minimum, 15 cfs Aug. 12, 16, 19 (gage height, 1.77 ft).

1929-59: Maximum discharge, 4,000 cfs Mar. 19, 1932 (gage height, 7.78 ft) from 

rating curve extended above 2,200 cfs; maximum gage height, 8.50 ft Feb. 18, 19*49 (ice 

Jam); minimum discharge, 1.0 cfs Dec. 10, 1932 (result of freezeup); minimum daily, 

2 cfs Dec. 10, 11, 1932.

Remarks. Records excellent except those for periods of ice effect, which are good. No 

regulation. Many small diversions for irrigation of 2,700 acres above station.

Revisions (water years). WSP 739: 1931. WSP 1218: 1950. WSP 1448: 1930-32, 1937, 

drainage area.

Rating tables, water year 1958-59, except periods of Ice effect (gage 

height, in feet, and discharge, in cubic feet per second)

Oct. 1 to May 15 May 16 to Sept. 30

1.8 

2.0 

2.4 

3.0

15

26

64

163

3.5 

4.0 

4'. 5 

5.0

295

480

780

1,180

1.8 

2.0 

2.4

2.8 

3.4 

4.1

132

285

550

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1958 to September 1959

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11 

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac-ft

Oct.

38

38

38

39

38

38

38

38

45

46

45 

43

42

40

38

38

39

39

55

66_

55

48

46

45

44

45

45

45

44

43

42

1,343

43.3

2,660

Nov.

43

46

54

*53

62

90

100

90

79

83

80 

69

79

93

82

63

b40

52

84

104

~55 117

87

86

87

61

b34

b!9

b2T

b70

2,124

70.8

4,210

Dec.

89

72

80

90

65

79

90

113

101

101

597 

788

379

262

215

195

*178

165

159

151

149

145

115

132

132

122

151

147

130

167

215

5,574

180

11,060

Jan.

192

145

b65

b60

b30

b!30

155

153

195

230

238 

570

578

372

283

262

265

256

241

220

195

212

277

386

464

376

396

555

448

372

351

8,732

282

17,320

Feb.

316

253

268

280

259

241

202

200

176

183

183 

147

126

159

161

172

235

241

250

247

232

247

235

202

*220

218

208

222

6,083

217

12,070

Mar.

302

334

316

286

268

256

250

244

235

230

m244

228

200

241

256

289

302

265

298

286

286

283

289

340

400

393

472

*495

505

9,235

298

18,320

Apr.

505

700

876

836

812

T4"8 900

658

580

525

520 

540

565

530

510

472

456

428

393

372

354

390

436

468

476

480

510

468

456

480

16,444

548

32,620

May

545

540

500

*456

432

432

404

400

432

412

386 

376

424

530

570

525

525

540

476

444

424

420

413

406

420

413

392

374

346

329

312

13,598

439

26,970

June

318

329

*346

350

357

484

410

364

336

309

282 

273

264

252

228

205

195

175

166

162

151

132

122

113

108

106

104

98

94

92_

6,925

231

13,740

July

84

16

72

69

68

67

71

78

69

61

54 

51

48

48

47

*44

41

38

36

35

33

31

31

36

35

31

28

28

27

27

23

1,487

48.0

2,950

Aug.

23

22

21

22

21

21

22

19

18

18

16 

16

16

18

18

18

16

16

*16

18

29

34

28

26

23

21

20

20

20

20

20

636

20.5

1,260

Sept.

21

20

19

I?

25

32

32

28

25

22

20

19

21

20

36

60

47

45

62

94

*88

73

64

57

52

114

145" 218

108

93

1,679

56.0

3,330

Calendar year 1958: Max 1,790 Mln 19 Mean 366 Ac-ft 246,800

Water year 1958-59: Flax 9OO Mln 16 Mean 202 Ac-ft 146,500

Peak discharge (base, 760 cfs). Dec. 12 (12:30 a.m.) 1,090 cfs (4.89 ft); Jan. 12 (9 p.m.) 940 cfs 

(4.70 ft); Apr. 6 (8 a.m.) 948 cfs (4.71 ft).____________________________________________

* Discharge measurement made on this day. 

b Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice.
46 JOHN DAY RIVER BASIN

460. North Fork John Day River at Monument, Oreg.

Location. Lat 44°48'50", long 119°25 I 50" , in SE£ sec.2, T,9 S., R.27 E., on right bank 

Just downstream from entrance to canyon, 0.7 mile downstream from Cottonwood Creek and 

three-quarters of a mile west of Monument.

Drainage area. 2,520 sq mi, approximately.

Records available. March 1925 to September 1959. Monthly discharge only for some periods, 

published in WSP 1318.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 1,959.64 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929, supplementary adjustment of 1947. Prior to Nov. 24, 1925, staff gage and 

Nov. 24, 1925, to Oct. 16, 1928, water-stage recorder at datum 1.10 ft higher. 

Oct. 17, 1928, to Sept. 30, 1930, water-stage recorder 1.00 ft higher.

Average discharge. 34 years,1,211 cfs (876,700 acre-ft per year).

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 6 380 cfs Dec. 12 (gage height, 8.04 ft); maximum gage height, 8.49 ft Jan. 6 (ice Jam); minimum discharge, 76 cfs Aug. 12, 18, 19, 

(gage height, 2.94 ft).

1925-59: Maximum discharge, 22,000 cfs Mar. 18, 1932 (gage height, 14.8 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 12,000 cfs by logarithmic plotting; minimum, 6 cfs sometime during period Nov. 2-13, 1936 (result of freezeup) ; minimum daily, 17 cfs Dec. 12, 

1932.

Remarks. Records excellent except those for periods of ice effect or no gage-height 

record, which are good. Very slight regulation by small reservoirs upstream. Many 

small diversions for irrigation above station.

Revisions (water years). WSP 754: 1932(M). WSP 1448; 1927, 1929, 1931(M), 1949.

Rating tables, water year 1958-59, except period of Ice effect 

height, in feet, and discharge, in cubic feet per second) 

(Shifting-control method used May 30 to June 5)

Oct. 1 to Dec. 11 Dec. 12 to Sept. 30

3.1 100

3.4 190

3.8 380

4.5 

5.2

890

1,630

2.9 

3.2 

3.6 

4.2

137

285

635

5.0 

6.0 

8.0

1,360

2,660

6,300

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1958 to September 1959

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12 

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21 

22

23

24

25

26

27

28 

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac-ft

Oct.

120

118 ITS:

118

120

120 

120

122

128

155

169

162 

158

155

149

143

137

131

140

166

TS3- 222 

158

152

146

143

146

149 

152

155

158

4,513

146

8,950

Nov.

158

158

183

*190

210

239 

325

446

336

336

352

300 

295

342

330

266

166

152

252

404

500 

494

422

392

392

315

183

122 

108

5W

8,658

289

17,170

Dec.

392

330

342

416

374

285 

37T

488

528

482

1,560

4,860 

2,410

1,530

1,190

*1,050

951

838

774

718

695 

680

586

532

621

607

830

838 

726

774

1,090

27,871

899

55,280

Jan.

1,080

897

b420

b280

b300

b500 

b850

790

1,050

1,960

2,200

4,080 

3,700

2,310

1,720

1,520

1,660

1,550

1,430

*1,290

1,110 

1,150

1,360

2,260

2,580

2,100

2,360

4,160 

2,930

2,280

2,090

53,967

1,741

107 , 000

Feb.

,890

,480

,410

,590

,400

1,300 

1,100

1,100

950

1,000

1,000

800 

700 550"

900

,200

,600

,800

,900

"7500

,600 

,400

,300

,100

* ,230

,230

,160

,240

36,030

1,287

71,460

Mar.

1,770

1,860

1,710

1,480

1,350

1,270 

1,230

1,170

1,120

1,080

980

1,010 

1,090

1,010

942

970

1,040

1,110

1,180

1,000

1,200 

1,200

1,200

1,300

1,300

1,470

1,900

1,840 

2,060

2,250

*2,660

42,752

1,379

84,800

Apr.

2,480

2,990

3,800

3,800

3,850

4,260 

3,766

3,310

2,940

2,690

2,650

2,830 

3,020

2,850

2,690

2,480

2,370

2,160

1,940

1,820

1.770 

1,970

2,410

2,650

2,760

2,790

2,910

2,630 

2,560

2,730

83,890

2,796

166,400

May

3,280

3,250

2,930

2,620

*2,390

2,390 

2,200

2,160

2,450

2,450

2,280

2,170 

2,310

2,830

5,700

3,230

2,960

3,100

2,730

2,480

2,320 

2,310

2,240

2,160

2,180

2,160

2,060

1,970 

1,820

1,700

1.580

76,410

2,465

151 , 600

June

1,520

1,560

*1,670

1,660

1,700

2.520 

2,176

1,770

1,610

1,460

1,310

1,260 

1,250

1,230

1,130

1,060

980

888

822

838

790 

702

642

593

558

532

513

482 

446

454

33,900

1,130

67,240

July

404 3TS"

350

330

321

312 

316

330

335

290

264

239 

227

212

*204

194

183

176

166

159

150 

147

147

143

147

150

137

127 

124

119

119

6,892

222

13,670

Aug.

114

106

101

97

94

94 

92

89

87

85

81

79 

79

79

79

81

79

*78

W

81

97 

124

129

114

104

97

89

85 

83

83

81

2,839

91.6

5,630

Sept.

81

5T

83

83

83

89 

116

116

104

94

89

87 

83

83

87

127

166

156

163

239

316 

*277

231

212

194

220

582

S5o

386

330

5,458

182

10,830

Calendar year 1958: Max 10,600 Min 108 Mean 1,957 Ao-ft 1,417,000

Water year 1958-59: Max 4,860 Min 78 Mean 1,050 Ac-ft 760,000

Peak discharge (base, 5,300 cfs, revised). Dec. 12 (8 a.m.) 6,380 cfs (8.04 ft); Jan. 12 (10:30 p.m.)

5,680 cfs (7.69 ft).

Discharge measurement made on this day.

b Stage-discharge relation affected by ice.

Note.--No gage-height record Feb. 6-24, Mar. 20-25; discharge estimated on basis of recorded range 

in stage, weather records, and records for nearby stations.
JOHN DAY RIVER BASIN 4 

465. John Day River at Service Creek, Oreg.

Location.--Lat 44°4*7'40", long 120°00'30", in Nj sec.18, T.9 S., R.23 E. , on left bank

0.2 mile downstream from bridge on State Highway 207, half a mile downstream from

Service Creek, and three-quarters of a mile southwest of town of Service Creek.

Drainage area. 5,090 sq mi, approximately.

Records available. March 1925 to September 1926, October 1929 to September 1959. 

discharge only March 1925 to September 1926, published in WSP 1318.

Monthly

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 1,632.42 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929, supplementary adjustment of 1947. Prior to Nov. 6, 1929, staff gage at site 

12 miles downstream at different datum. Nov. 6-22, 1929, staff gage and Nov. 23, 

1929, to Sept. 25, 1930, water-stage recorder, at site 1,000 ft upstream at datum 

4.01 ft higher. Sept. 26, 1930, to Feb. 6, 1956, water-stage recorder at site 1,000 

ft upstream at datum 3.21 ft higher. Feb. 7, 1956, to Feb. 23, 1957, wire-weight gage 

at site 500 ft upstream at datum 0.76 ft higher.

Average discharge. 31 years, 1,816 cfs (1,315,000 acre-ft per year).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 6,600 cfs Dec. 12 (gage height, 7.20 ft); minimum, 68 cfs Aug. 13, 14 (gage height, 2.81 ft).

1925-26, 1929-59: Maximum discharge, 28,900 cfs Mar. 19, 1932 (gage height, 

16.75 ft, site and datum then in use), from rating curve extended above 11,000 cfs; 

minimum, 20 cfs Sept. 6, 1931.

Remarks. Records good. Very slight regulation by several small reservoirs above station. Many small diversions for irrigation above station.

Rating tables, water year 1958-59 (gage height, in feet, and discharge,

in cubic feet per second) 

(Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice Jan. 3-6)

Oct. 1 to Jan Jan. 13 to Sept. 3o

3.4 305

3.8 645

4.4 1,310

5.0 

6.4

2,300

5,000

2.8 

3.0 

3.3 

3.7

66

123

257

530

4.2 1,080

5.0 2,380

6.8 5,800

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1958 to September 1959

Day

1

2 

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12 

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac-ft

Oct.

335

328 

328

335

328

320

312

305

305

320

365

350 

342

335

328

312

320

320

328

358

*422

456

414

397

388

397

397

397

397

397

397

11,033

356

21,880

Nov.

397

388 

414

422

456

474

537

627

683

600

627

636 

609

618

683

645

537

448

465

618

740

862

T90

730

*702

683

555

431

414

406

17,197

573

34,110

Dec.

609

 673 

627

636

702

645

618

702

840

810

830

4.890 

3,930

2,360

1,740

1,540

1,410

1,280

1,180

1,160

1,100

1,070

1,030

884

950

1,020

1,110

1,280

1,210

*1,130

1,28O

39,246

1,266

77,840

Jan.

1,500

1,450 

95O

460

480

900

1,280

1,240

1,260

2,070

2,740

3,610 

5.460

3,460

2,630

2,240

2,300

2,240

2,140

*1,990

1,8OO

1,620

1,770

2,280

3,660

3,080

2,830

5,040

4,560

3J 080

73,710

2,378

146,200

Feb.

2.920

2,560 

2,110

2,280

*2,350

2,110

2,010

1,720

1,720

1,530

1,560

1,500 

1,250

1.160

1,360

1,360

1,920

2,380

2,630

2,740

2,600

2,330

2,190

2,O6O

1,850

1,920

1,890

1,890

-

55,900

1,996

110,900

Mar.

2,310

2,7OO 

2,560

2,330

2,110

2,020

1,940

1,870

1,800

*1,730

1,670

1,510 

1,730

1,700

1,550

1.480

1,630

1,700

1,820

1,800

1,670

1,890

1,900

1,990

2,010

2,040

2,520

2,630

2,790

2,990

3 73O

64,120

2,068

127,200

Apr.

*3, 600

3,860 

5,100

5,420

5,42$

5.780

5,640

4,920

4,340

3,950

3,750

3,840 

4,06O

4,020

3,780

3,590

3,300

3,140

2,880

2,690

2.560

2,560

3,030

3,300

3,500

3,550

3,750

3,640

3,420

3,480

115,870

3,862

229,800

May

3,930

4.440 

4,100

3,690

3,370

3,320

3,120

2,940

3,060

3,230

3,100

2,880 

2,830

3,190

4,040

4,160

3,730

3,960

3,750

3,420

*3,140

3,100

2,990

2,900

2,830

2,790

2,760

2,650

2,510

2, 240

2,110

100,280

3,235

198,900

June

1,990

1,960 

1,970

2,020

2,060

2,470

3.170

2,630

2,330

2,160

1,970

1,780 

1,720

1,650

1,600

1,470

1,310

1,220

1,120

1,070

1,090

976

*854

797

710

660

640

620

602

566

45,185

1,506

89,620

July

530

498 

450

422

401

387

374

380

387

380

334

298 

274

252

*242

237

211

211

192

184

166

157

146

150

138

146

146

146

142

*138

154

8,253

266

16,370

Aug.

138

127

110

107

94

94

91

88

91

88

86

81 

71

7T

71

71

71

71

71

71

74

86

117

127

120

110

101

91

88

88

88

2,853

92.0

5,660

Sept.

88

*91 

91

88

88

91

91

117

123

120

117

113 

107

97

101

107

134

280

280

292

429

*506

482

458

429

436

490

878

670

575

7,969

266

15,810

Calendar year 1958: Max 15,7OO Mln 149 Mean 2,90O Ac-ft 2,1OO,OOO

Water year 1958-59: Max 5,78O Mln 71 Mean 1,484 Ac-ft 1,O74,OOO

Peak discharge (base, 7,300 cfs, revised). No peak above base.

* Discharge measurement made on this day.
48 JOHN DAY RIVER BASIN

480. John Day River at McDonald Ferry, Oreg.

Location. Lat 45°35'20", long 120°24'30", in NW£ sec.11, T.I N. , R.19 E. , on left bank 

at McDonald Ferry, three-quarters of a mile downstream from Rock Creek and 10 miles 

east of Klondike.

Drainage area. 7,580 sq mi, approximately.

Records available.--December 1904 to September 1959. Prior to Oct. 1, 1930, published 

as "at McDonald."

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 392.27 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

T929. Prior to Aug. 30, 1930, staff gage at same site and datum.

Average discharge. 54 years (1905-59), 2,021 cfs (1,463,000 acre-ft per year).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 6,250 cfs Jan. 29 (gage height, 5.38 ft); maximum gage height, 5.75 ft Jan. 8 (ice Jam); minimum discharge, 62 cfs Aug. 22 (gage 

height, 0.99 ft) .

1904-59: Maximum discharge, 27,800 cfs Feb. 6, 1907 (gage height, 10.8 ft); maximum gage height, 13.2 ft Feb. 8, 1950, from floodmark (ice Jam); minimum discharge, 

4 cfs Aug. 31, 1931 (gage height, 0.68 ft).

Maximum discharge known. 39,100 cfs, from rating curve extended above 22,000 cfs, 

probably occurred in 1894 (gage height, 12.8 ft, from floodmarks).

Remarks. Records excellent. No appreciable regulation. Many diversions for irrigation 

above station.

Revisions (water years). WSP 1094: 1894(M), 1907, 1932(M). WSP 1448: 1908-9, 1912, 

1916, 1920(M),1922, 1932.

Rating table, water year 1958-59, except period of ice effect ( 

height, in feet, and discharge, in cubic feet per second)

1.0 

1.3 

1.6

64

148

275

2.0 

2.5 

3.0

540

1,000

1,630

4.0 

5.0 

6.0

3,200 

5,3OO 

8,100

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1958 to September 1959

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14 

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac-ft

Oct.

390

384

366

366

366

366

366

360

354

348

348

348

360

384 

366

354

354

354

348

542

*348

354

372

439

425

418

411

411

418

418

418

11,656

376

23,120

Nov.

411

418

425

432

432

439

446

484

548

638

710

638

665

683 

656

647

701

665

620

540

508

596

782

880 *55o

764

728

728

692

540

18,236

608

36,170

Dec.

446

460

580

719

674

701

782

710

674

773

930

910

3,360

4.100 

2,710

2,090

1,810

1,630

1,490

1,390

1,300

1,240

1,180

1,160

1,110

990

1,100

1,150

1,330

 1,450

1,320

40,269

1,299

79,870

Jan.

1,310

1,630

1,630

1)1,300

b700

b500

b500

b900

1,640

1,550

2,020

3,160

3,760

5.520 

3,840

3,020

2,570

2,440

2,470

2,340

2,180

2,030

1,880

1,940

2,240

3,600

3,440

3,600

5,180

4,860

3,980

77,730

2,507

154,200

Feb.

5,460

3,250

2,950

2,520

*2,540

2,630

2,380

2,260

2,020

1,920

1,810

1,730

1,670

1,550 

1.560

1,480

1,630

1,830

2,520

2,750

2,940

2,850

2,630

2,520

2,380

2,340

2,360

2,500

-

64,780

2,314

128,500

Calendar year 1958: Max 15,400 Min 174

Mar.

2,600

2,710

3,160

2,990

2,760

2,520

2,360

2,270

2,210

*2,100

2,030

1,940

1,840

1,850 

1,910

1,830

1.760

1,800

1,900

1,960

2,030

1,940

2,040

2,160

2,320

2,490

2,580

2,780

3,020

3,070

1.400

72,330

2,333

143,500

Apr.

3,980

3,900

4,040

5,110

5,450

5,400

5.680

5,600

4..970

4,490

4,080

3,860

3,920

4,080 

*4,060

3,820

3,620

3,330

3,200

2,940

2,710

2,570

2.490

2,820

3,160

3,400

3,480

3,680

3,620

3,380

116,840

3,895

231,700

May

3,360

3,780

4,350

4,080

3,740

3,420

3,250

3,180

2,920

2,920

3,220

3,070

2,880

2,760 

2,990

3,860

4,290

3,860

3,960

3,860

*3,540

3,200

3,130

3,060

2,940

2,850

2,850

2,820

2,700

2,580

2.580

101,780

3,283

201,900

June

2,210

2,080

2,000

1,980

2,080

2,120

2,320

3,200

2,780

2,420

2,260

2,090

1,900

1,780 

1,710

1,660

1,560

1,460

1,350

1,240

1,150

*1,090

1,070

950

860

773

710

665

638 (- TO boo

48,744

1,625

96,680

July

596

540

492

460

418

397

372

360

342

330

330

330

292

275 

246

232

214

202

189

185

166

163

155

152

159

145

142

135

*138

T3~2 132

8,421

272

16,700

Aug.

122

113

102

94

108

113

108

96

88

74

69

76

78

83 

81

81

74

69

66

69

66

64

66

66

69

69

81

108

108

102

94

2,657

85.7

5,270

Sept.

86

*83

81

5T

81

86

88

91

91

88

91

94

110

108 

108

108

110

116

122

119

178

265

297

460

476

460

446

418

460

890

6,292

210

12,480

Mean 3,077 Ac-ft 2,228,000

Water year 1958-59: Max 5,680 Min 64 Maan 1,561 Ac-ft 1,130,000

Peak discharge (base, 6,900 cfs, revised).--No peak above base.

* Discharge measurement made on this day. 

b Stage-discharge relation affected by ice.
DESCHUTES RIVER BASIN 49 

500. Deschutes River below Snow Creek, near Lapine, Oreg.

Location. Lat 43°48'50", long 121°46'40", in NW£ sec.28, T.20 S. , R.8 E., on left bank 

Just upstream from Crane Prairie Reservoir, 50 ft downstream from Snow Creek, 300 ft 

upstream from road bridge, and 17 miles northwest of Lapine.

Drainage area. 132 sq mi including Sparks, Elk, and Mud Lake basins, which have no surface outlet to Deschutes River; hydrologic drainage boundary uncertain owing to groundwater exchange.

Records available. October 1937 to September 1959. 

published in WSP 1318.

Monthly discharge only October 1937,

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Altitude of 

jTeservoir when slack water extended to 

downstream at different datum.

is 4,445 ft (from elevation of Crane Prairie 

. Prior to Sept. 10, 1938, at site 450 ft

Average discharge. 22 years, 156 cfs (112,900 acre-ft per year).

Extremes. --Maximum peak discharge during year, 210 cfs Oct. 19" (gage height 1.68 ft); a 

higher discharge occurred at 12:01 a.m. Oct. 1 (218 cfs, 1.71 ft) stage falling from 

peak of Aug. 11, 1958; maximum gage height, 1.80 ft Jan. 4 (ice jam); minimum discharge, 

109 cfs May 24 to June 1 (gage height, 1.29 ft).

1937-59; Maximum discharge, 444 cfs July 13, 1956 (gage height, 3.13 ft); maximum 

gage height, 4.12 ft Jan. 21, 1943 (ice Jam); minimum discharge, 43 cfs Dec. 27, 1941 

(gage height, 1.12 ft).

Remarks. Records good except those for period of no gage-height record, which are fair. 

No regulation. Crater Creek Canal diverts water to Tumalo Creek basin from tributaries 

to Soda Creek. Stream is spring fed and peak discharge may occur several months after 

the precipitation which caused it.

Revisions (water years). WSP 1248: 1951.

Rating table, water year 1958-59 (gage height, in feet, and 

discharge, in cubic feet per second)

1.2 

1.5 

1.8

82

165

240

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1953 to September 1959

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac-ft

Oct.

218

215

215

212

212

210

208

208

208

205

205

205

205

202

202

202

200

200

208

202

200

200

195

192

190

188

TSB" 185

185

185

6,232

201

12,360

Nov.

185

185

185

185

185

T3o" 192

188

185

182

182

180

190

185

182

182

178

182

182

178

172

168

168

165

162

162

158

155

TSTT

155

5,309

177

10,530

Dec.

T55" 155

*158

158

155

155

160

158

158

160

162

162

162

160

160

160

160

160

160

160

160

160

160

162

162

165

165

165

168 T-Jhr 1OO

165

4,981

161

9,880

Jan.

165

IBS

162

160

155

152

15?

152

155

155

158

158

155

152

152

155

155

152

152

152

152

152

*152

160

158

155

162

160

158

152

152

4,827

156

9,570

Feb.

150

150

150

148

148

148

148

150

155

158

155

152

152

158

160

160

160

160

158

155

155

155

150

145

145

145

142

T4T

4,254

152

8,440

Mar.

*142

TJo

137

134

132

129

129

129

129

126

123

123

123

120

1?0

120

120

120

120

120

120

123

126

126

129

132

129

132

132

137

134

3,956

128

7,850

Apr.

134

334

134

134

134

134

134

134

134

134

134

137

137

140

*140

140

140

140

140

140

137

137

137

137

140

142

nr

140

137

140

4,117

137

8,170

May

140

140

140

137

140

137

137

137

137

137

137

137

*137

137

134

132

129

126

123

120

118

115

112

T59~ 109

109

109

109

109

109

109

3,911

126

7,760

June

109 m

112

112

115

118

118

120

123

126

T2~9~ 129

129

129

129

129

129

129

129

129

129

129

*126

126

126

126

126

123

123

123

3,712

124

7,360

July

123

123

120

120

120

120

118

aTIS"

118

118

118

118

118

120

123

123

123

126

126

126

I59~ 129

129

126

126

123

123

a!23

a!23

a!25

al25

3,800

123

7,540

Aug.

a!25

a!25"

a!25

a!25

a!25

a!25

a!25

a!25

al25

al25

a!25

a!25

al25

a!25

a!30

al30

a!35

a!40

 145 145-

142

140

140

137

134

132

132

129

129

129

126

4,045

130

8,020

Sept.

123

120

118

ITS

118

118

118

118

118

118

120

120

120

123

126

129

*129

132

132

132

132

129

129

129

126

137

13T

134

132

132

3,764

125

7,470

Calendar year 1958: Max 347 Min 89 Mean 184 Ac-ft 133,100

Water year 1958-59: Max 218 Min 109 Mean 145 Ac-ft 105,000

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

a No gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of records for Cultus Creek above Crane 

Prairie Reservoir, near Lapine.
50 DESCHUTES RIVER BASIN

505. Cultus River above Cultus Creek, near Lapine, Oreg.

Location.--Lat 43°49'10", long 121°47'50", near line between sees.20 and 29, T.20 S., 

R.8 E., on left bank at road crossing, 2 miles upstream from Cultus Creek and 18 miles 

northwest of Lapine.

Drainage area. 16.5 sq mi, hydrologic drainage boundary uncertain owing to ground-water 

exchange.

Records available.--October 1922 to September 1925, October 1937 to September 1959. 

Monthly discharge only October 1937, published in WSP 1318.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Altitude of gage is 4,450 ft (by barometer). Oct. 1, 1922, 

to Sept. 30, 1925, staff gage at site half a mile upstream at different datum.

Average discharge. 25 years, 65.5 cfs (47,420 acre-ft per year).

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 78 cfs Oct. 1, Oct. 15 to Nov. 8; maximum gage 

height, 0.86 ft Nov. 21-26; minimum discharge, 26 cfs May 26-31.

1922-25, 1937-59: Maximum discharge, 178 cfs May 31, 1956 (gage height, 1.04 ft); 

maximum gage height, 1.23 ft Oct. 30, 1952 (backwater from culvert installation); minimum discharge, that of May 26-31, 1959.

Remarks. Records poor. No regulation or diversion above station. 

Revisions (water years).--WSP 1448: 1923-25, 1947.

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1958 to September 1959

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac-ft

Oct.

78

75

75

75

75

71

71

71

71

71

71

71

75

75

78

78

78

78

78

78

78

78

78

78

78

78

78

78

78

*78

78

2,351

75.8

4,660

Nov.

78

78

78

78

78

78

78

78

75

75

75

75

75

75

75

75

75

75

75

75

75

75

75

75

75

75

71

71

71

68

2,255

75.2

4,470

Dec.

68

68

*68

68

68

68

68

68

68

68

68

68

68

64

64

64

64

64

64

64

64

64

64

64

64

64

64

64

64

64

61

2,033

65.6

4,030

Jan.

61

6T

61

61

61

61

61

61

61

61

61

61

58

58

58

58

58

58

58

58

58

58

*58

58

58

58

58

55

55

55

55

1,822

58.8

3,610

Feb.

55

55

55

58

58

58

58

58

58

58

58

58

58

58

58

58

58

58

58

58

58

55

55

55

55

55

55

55

1,594

56.9

3,160

Mar.

*55

55

52

52

49

49

46

43

43

39

39

39

39

39

39

43

43

43

46

49

52

52

52

52

55

58

58

58

58

58

. 58

1,513

48.8

3,000

Apr.

58

58

58

58

58

55

58

55

55

55

55

58

58

58

*58

58

55

55

52

52

49

49

46

43

43

39

39

39

39

39

1,552

51.7

3,080

May

36

36

36

39

43

43

43

43

46

49

52

55

*58

58

58

55

52

49

46

43

39

36

33

30

28

26

26

26

26

26

26

1,262

40.7

2,500

June

28

30

33

36

39

39

43

49

52

58

61

61

61

61

61

61

61

61

61

61

61

61

*61

61

61

61

61

61

58

58

1,621

54.0

3,220

July

58

58

58

58

58

61

61

*61

64

64

64

68

71

71

!§

75

75

75

75

75

71

68

68

68

68

68

68

68

64

64

64

2,064

66.6

4,090

Aug.

58

55

52

49

49

46

46

43

43

43

43

46

49

46

52

55

58

58

*61

61

61

61

61

61

61

61

61

58

58

58

58

1,672

53.9

3,320

Sept.

55

55

55

52

52

52

52

52

52

52

52

55

55

55

58

58

*58

58

58

58

58

58

58

58

61

61

61

61

61

61

1,692

56.4

3,360

Calendar year 1958; Max 112 Min 49 Mean 72.4 Ac-ft 52,400

Water year 1958-59; Max 78 Min 26 Mean 58.7 Ac-ft 42,500

* Discharge measurement made on this day.
DESCHUTES RIVER BASIN 51

510. Cultus Creek above Crane Prairie Reservoir, near Lapine, Oreg.

Location. Lat 43°49'30", long 121°49'30", In SW£ sec.19, T.20 S., R.8 E., on left bank 

1,000 ft upstream from road bridge, three-quarters of a mile downstream from Cultus 

Lake, and 19 miles northwest of Lapine.

Drainage area. 33.2 sq mi, hydrologic drainage boundary uncertain owing to ground-water 

exchange.

Records available. March to September 1924 (published as "above Crane Prairie, near 

Lapine"), October 1937 to September 1959. Monthly discharge only October 1937 to 

September 1949, published in WSP 1318. Records for October 1923 to February 1924, 

published in WSP 594, have been found to be unreliable and should not be used.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Altitude of gage is 4,545 ft (by barometer). Mar. 1 to 

Sept. 30, 1924, staff gage at site 100 ft upstream at different datum.

Average discharge.--22 years (1937-59), 23.5 cfs (17,010 acre-ft per year).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 44 cfs Dec. 13 (gage height, 1.41 ft); maximum gage height, 1.59 ft Jan. 3 (anchor ice); no flow at times.

1924, 1937-59: Maximum discharge, 219 cfs May 26, 1958 (gage height, 2.67 ft); maximum gage height, 2.76 ft June 15, 1950 (backwater from trees); no flow at times.

Remarks. Records good except those for periods of no gage-height record, which are poor. 

Ho regulation or diversion above station.

Revisions (water years).--WSP 1568: 1957. See also Records available.

Rating tables, water year 1958-59 (gage height, In feet, and discharge, 

In cubic feet per second)

Oct. 1 to Dec. 13

.2

.8

1.6

3.2

0.8 

1.0 

1.2 

1.4

6.5

16

28

Dec. 14 to Sept. 30

0.3 O 0.8 7.5

.4 .2 1.0 17

.5 .8 1.2 30

.6 2.0 1.4 44

.7 4.0

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1958 to September 1959

Day

1 

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac-ft

Oct.

0.2 

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.1

7T

.1

**.!

.1

.1

.2

.4

74

.4

.4

.3

.3

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

6.6

0.21

13

Nov.

0.2 

.2

.2

.5

.6

1.1

2.4

3.2

4.5

5.8

6.2

7.0

11

14

15

14

14

14

18

20

22

23

22

22

21

21

20

20

19

18

359.9

12.0

714

Dec.

18 

T8

*18

19

18

18

21

23

35

28

32

42

43

42

38

36

34

33

32

31

31

30

29

27

27

28

28

28

28

28

27

880

28.4

1,750

Jan.

27 

26

23

24

24

24

23

22

22

22

23

24

24

23

23

23

23

23

24

23

22

22

*21"2"^"

22

22

25

26

26

24

25

727

23.5

1,440

Feb.

24 

22

22

23

22

22

21

21

21

21

21

21

20

21

23

24

24

24

24

23

22

22

22

21

19

19

18

18

-

605

21.6

1,200

Mar.

16

16

15

15

14

14

13

13

13

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

11

TT

11

11

11

11

11

11

12

12

12

12

13

12

385

12.4

764

Apr.

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

13

13

14

14

15

15

16

*17

17

18

17

17

17

17

18

18

19

19

21

23

24

24

26

496

16.5

984

May

27 

28

27

28

29

30

30

30

30

30

30

30

*30

32

33

34

34

34

34

34

34

34

34

34

34

34

34

34

34

38

*?_

1,001

32.3

1,990

June

42 

40

40

38

39

40

40

39

38

37

36

36

34

33

31

30

29

27

26

26

25

24

*22

20

18

16

16

14

13

13

882

29.4

1,750

July

12 

11

10

9.5

9.1

8.3

7.9

*7.5

7.5

7.2

6.8

6.4

6.1

5.8

5.4

5.0

4.7

4.4

4.0

3.8

3.5

3.2

3.0

2.6

2.4

2.0

1.8

1.5

1.2

1.0

JL&

165.4

5.34

328

Aug.

0.6

'.4:

.4

.3

.3

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.1

.1

.1

*0

13

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

4.6

0.15

9.1

Sept.

0 

0

0

0

0

0

0

o

0

0

0

0

o

0

0

0

0

.1

.2

.2

.1

.1

.1

.1

.3

.7

75

.3

.2

.2

3.1

0.10

6.1

Calendar year 1958: Max 215 Min 0.1 Mean 33.5 Ac-ft 24.24O

Water year 1958-59: Max 43 Min 0 Mean 15.1 Ac-ft 10,95O

* Discharge measurement or observation of no flow made on this day.

** Field estimate made on this day.

Note. No gage-height record May 6-12, July 21, 22, July 24 to Aug. 18, Aug. 20 to Sept. 16, 

Sept. 18-30; discharge estimated on basis of records for Deer Creek above Crane Prairie Reservoir, 

near Lapine and Odell Creek near Crescent.
52 DESCHUTES RIVER BASIN

520. Deer Creek above Crane Prairie Reservoir, near Lapine, Oreg.

Location. Lat 43°48'20", long 121°50i20", in NW^NW£- sec. 36, T.20 S., R.7 E., on right 

bank 150 ft downstream from road bridge, l£ miles downstream from Little Cultus Lake, 

and 19 miles northwest of Lapine.

Drainage area. 21.5 sq mi.

Records available . February to September 1924 (published as "above Crane Prairie, near 

Lapine"), October 1937 to September 1959. Monthly discharge only October 1937 to 

September 1949, published in WSP 1318. Records for October 1923 to January 1924, 

published in WSP 594, have been found to be unreliable and should not be used.

Gage.. --Water-stage recorder and, since Oct. 11, 1938, log control. Altitude of gage is 

4,520 ft (by barometer). Feb. 1 to Sept. 30, 1924, staff gage at site 75 ft upstream 

at various datums. Oct. 1, 1937, to Sept. 30, 1938, water-stage recorder at road 

bridge 150 ft upstream at different datum.

Average discharge. 22 years (1937-59), 7.82 cfs (5,660 acre-ft per year).

Extremes . Maximum discharge during year, 21 cfs Apr. 30 (gage height, 1.02 ft); maximum 

gage height, 1:39 ft sometime during period Jan. 2-22 (ice jam); no flow at times. 

1924, 1937-59: Maximum discharge, 97 cfs Nov. 30, 1942 (gage height, 1.95 ft); 

maximum gage height, 3.14 ft sometime during period Jan. 25 to Apr. 2, 1956 (ice jam); 

no flow at times.

Remarks . Records good except those for periods of no gage-height record, which are poor. 

No regulation or diversion above station.

Revisions. See Records available.

Rating tables, water year 1958-59 (gage height. In feet, and discharge, 

In cubic feet per second)

Oct. 1 to Dec. 14

0.3 0.1

.4 1.2

.5 3.0

0.7 

.9

7.5

15

Dec. 15 to Sept. 30

0.2 0 0.7 8.2

.3 .3 .9 15

1.4 1.1 25

3.1

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1958 to September 1959

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30 

31

Total

Mean

Ao-ft

Oct.

0.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.2

.5

74

.2

.3

.3

.3

.3

.2

.2

.2

.2

** .2 

.2

5.4

0.17

11

Nov.

0.2

.2

.3

.8

.5

1.0

1.7

2.6

3.0

3.0

3.0

2.8

4.6

4.8

4.4

4.2

4.2

4.2

6.2

6.0

6.0

5.5

5.2

4.2

3.4

3.4

3.2

3.4

3.4

3.6

99.0

3.30

196

Dec.

3.8

4.0

*4.0

3.6

375

3.6

4.6

5.2

6.5

,7.2

8.7

10

13

14

IS

12

11

10

9.5

8.9

8.5

.9

.6

.3

.3

.3

.6

.3

.6

.6 

.6

239.8

7.74

476

Jan.

7.0

6.5

6,5

6

6

6.5

6.5

6

6

6.5

7

8

9

9

8.5

8.5

8

8

8.5

9

8.5

8

*7.9

8.5

8.9

9.2

12

13

T3

13 

12

261.0

8.42

518

Feb.

12

11

10

9.8

9.2

8.9

8.5

8.2

8.2

8.2

8.5

8

7.0

8.2

8.9

8.9

8.2

8.5

8.2

7.6

7.6

7.0

6.8

6.5

6.5

6

6

5.5

227.9

8.14

452

Mar.

5.5

5.5

5.5

5

5

5

5

5

5

5

5

4.5

4.5

5

5

4.5

4.5

4.5

5

5

4.5

4.5

4.5

4.5

*4.4

4.9

4.9

4.9

5.1

5.9

B79

153.0

4.94

303

Apr.

6.2

T76

7.3

7.9

8.5

9.2

9.5

9.8

11

11

11

11

11

9.8

*7.3

8.5

9.5

9.8

11

12

12

12

13

14

15

17

19

20

20

21

351.3

11.7

697

May

20

20

19

18

18

18

17

16

15

15

15

15

*15

15

15

16

16

16

15

15

14

14

13

12

11

9.8

9.5

8.9

8.5

8.2

7_,J>

445.5

14.4

884

June

7.0

675

5.9

5.3

5.6

5.3

5.1

4.9

4.6

4.6

4.6

4

3.5

3.5

3

3

2.5

2.5

2

2

2

1.5

*1.5

1.5

1.4

1.4

1.2

1.2

1.0

.9

99.0

3.30

196

July

0.8

.6

.5

.4

.4

.4

*.4

.4

.4

.4

.3

.3

72- .2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

**.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

9.6

0.31

19

Aug.

0.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

**.2

^4

.2

.2

.2

.2

jj.

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

5.7

0.18

11

Sept.

0.1

'.1

.1

.2

.2

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.2

.2

**.2

.2

.4

.4

.3

.2

.2

.2

.2

.7

.3

.2

.2

.2

5.9

O.2O

12

Calendar year 1958: Max 8O Min 0.1 Mean 10.1 Ac-ft 7,290

Water year 1958-59: Max 21 Mln O.I Mean 5.21 Ac-ft 3,780

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

** Field estimate made on this day.

Note. No gage-height record Jan. 2-22, Feb. 24 to Mar. 24, June 12-22, July 17-22, July 25 to 

Aug. 18; discharge estimated on basis of weather records at Wickiup and records for Cultus Creek 

above Crane Prairie Reservoir, near Lapine and Ode11 Creek near Crescent.
DESCHUTES RIVER BASIN 53

525. Quinn River near Lapine, Oreg.

Location. Lat 43°47 I 10", long 121°50'10", in NW£ sec.l, T.21 S., R.7 E., on left bank 

just upstream from Crane Prairie Reservoir, 150 ft downstream from springs at head of 

river and 18 miles northwest of Lapine.

Records available.--June 1922 to September 1925 (published as "above Crane Prairie, near 

Lapine"), October 1937 to September 1959. Monthly discharge only October 1937, published in WSP 1318.

Gage. Water-stage recorder and, since Sept. 13, 1938, log control. Datum of gage is 

4",442.1 ft above mean sea level, based on elevation of Crane Prairie Reservoir when 

slack water reached station. June 1, 1922, to Sept. 30, 1925, staff gage at site 

150 ft downstream at different datum.

Average discharge. 25 years, 24.6 cfs (17,810 acre-ft per year).

Extremes.--Maximum daily discharge during year. 29 cfs Apr. 9-18; maximum gage height, 

2.70 ft Apr. 2, 3 (backwater from reservoir); minimum daily discharge, 16 cfs 

Sept. 27-30.

1922-25, 1937-59: Maximum discharge, 59 cfs July 4, 1949 (gage height, 1.97 ft); 

maximum gage height, 3.92 ft June 25, 1943 (backwater from reservoir); practically no 

flow Nov. 14, 1941.

Remarks. Records good. No regulation or diversion above station. 

Revisions (water years).--WSP 1448: 1939, 1941.

Rating table, water year 1958-59 (gage height, in feet, and

discharge, in cubic feet per second) 

(Backwater from Crane Prairie Reservoir Feb. 13 to Apr. 19)

1.7

1.8

1.9

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1958 to September 1959

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21 

22

23

24

25

26

21

28

29

30 

31

Total

Mean

Ac-ft

Oct.

27

27

27

27

27

27

27

27

27

27

27

21

26

26

26

26

25

25

25

25

t

24

24

24

24

25

25

25

*25 

25

797

25.7

1,580

Nov.

25

24

24

23

23

23

23

23

23

23

23

24

24

24

24

25

25

25

25

25

25 

25

25

25

25

25

25

25

25

25

728

24.3

1,440

Dec.

25

25

 25

25

25

25

25

25

25

25

25

25

25

25

25

25

25

25

25

25

25 

25

25

25

25

25

25

25

25

25 

25

775

25.0

1,540

Jan.

25

25

25

25

25

25

25

25

25

25

25

25

25

25

25

25

25

25

25

25

25 

25

*25

25

25

26

26

26

26

26 

26

781

25.2

1,550

Feb.

26

26

26

26

26

27

27

27

27

28

28

28

28

28

28

28

28

28

27

27

27 

27

27

27

27

27

27

27

-

760

27.1

1,510

Mar.

27

27

27

27

27

27

27

27

27

27

27

27

27

27

27

27

27

27

27

27

27 

27

27

27

 27

27

27

27

27

27 

27

837

27.0

1,660

Apr.

28

28

28

28

28

28

28

28

29

29

29

29

29

29

*29

29

29

29

28

28

28 

28

28

27

27

27

27

27

27

27

843

28.1

1,670

May

27

26

26

26

26

26

26

26

26

26

26

26

*26

26

26

25

25

25

25

25

24 

24

24

24

24

25

25

25

25

25 

25

786

25.4

1,560

June

25

25

26

26

27

27

27

27

28

28

28

28

28

28

28

28

28

28

28

28

2S 

28

 28

28

28

28

28

28

28

28

826

27.5

1,640

July

28

27

27

27

27

27

27

 27

27

27

27

27

27

27

27

27

27

27

27

27

27 

27

27

26

26

26

25

25

25

25 

25

825

26.6

1,640

Aug.

25

25

25

25

25

25

25

25

25

25

25

25

25

25

25

25

25

25

 25

25

24 

24

23

23

23

23

23

23

23

23 

23

755

24.4

1,500

Sept.

23

23

23

23

23

23

23

23

23

23

23

23

23

23

23

22

 20

20

19

18

17 

17

17

17

17

17

Te- 16

ie

16

610

20.3

1,210

Calendar year 1958: Max 50 Mln 22 Mean 32.3 Ac-ft £3,360

Water year 1958-59: Max 29 Min 16 Mean 25.5 Ac-ft 18,500

* Discharge measurement made on this day. 

Note. No gage-height record Feb. 13 to Apr. 19; discharge interpolated.
54 DESCHUTES RIVER BASIN

530. Charlton Creek above Crane Prairie Reservoir, near Lapine, Oreg.

Location. Lat 43°47'00", long 121°50'00", in NE£SW£ sec.l, T.21 S., R.7 E., on left bank 

3 miles northwest of Crane Prairie Dam and 18 miles northwest of Lapine.

Drainage area. 15.6 sq mi, hydrologic drainage boundary uncertain owing to ground-water 

exchange.

Records available. May. June 1923, October 1937 to September 1951, May to September 1952, 

May to September 1953, May 1954 to September 1955, May 1956 to September 1959. Monthly 

discharge only prior to October 1949, published in WSP 1318.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 4,458.70 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

T929, supplementary adjustment of 1947. May 1 to June 30, 1923, staff gage at about 

same site at different datum.

Average discharge.--18 years (1937-51, 1954-55, 1956-59), 1.45 cfs (1,050 acre-ft per 

year).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 6.6 cfs June 6 (gage height, 1.00 ft); no flow 

most of year.

1923, 1937-59: Maximum discharge, 54 cfs June 12, 1950 (gage height, 1.53 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 22 cfs; maximum gage height, 2.39 ft Mar. 9, 1957 (ice 

jam); no flow for many months each year.

Remarks. Records good Apr. 15 to June 11, others poor. No regulation or diversion above 

station.

Rating table, water year 1958-59 (gage height, in feet, and 

discharge, in cubic feet per second)

0.4 

.6

.7 .4 1.0

1.2 

3.2 

6.6

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1958 to September 1959

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30 

31

Total

Mean

Ac-ft

Oct.

0

0

0

Nov.

0

0

0

Dec.

0

0

0

Calendar year 1958: Max 36

Jan.

0

0

0

Feb.

-

0

0

0

Mar.

0

0

0

Apr.

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

1

1.5

2

2

2

2

1.5

*1.0

.9

.2

0

0

.5

1.0

2.0

2.8

3.0

3.0

2.4

2.2

2.4

2.6

3.5

39.5

1.32

78

May

3.9

2.6

2.2

1.8

2.0

3.0

2.8

3.0

3.0

2.6

2.6

2.6

*3.2

4.6

379

3.0

3.2

3.2

3.0

2.4

2.2

2.2

2.2

2.4

2.6

3.2

3.2

2.8

1.2

0 

TJ

80.6

2.60

160

June

0

0

0

0

3.5

6.3

772

2.6

2.2

2.4

.3

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

21.5

0.72

43

July

0

0

0

Aug.

0

0

0

Sept.

0

0

0

Min 0 Mean 2.59 Ac-ft 1.880

Water year 1958-59: Max 6.3 Min o Mean 0.39 Ac-ft "281

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

Note. No gage-height record Oct. 1 to Apr. 14, June 24 to Sept. 30; discharge estimated on basis 

of records for Deer Creek above Crane Prairie Reservoir, near Lapine.
DESCHUTES RIVER BASIN 55

540. Deschutes River below Crane Prairie Reservoir, near Lapine, Oreg. *

Location. Lat 43°45'10", long 121°46'50", in NV/£ sec.16, T.21 S., R.8 E., on left bank 

600 ft downstream from Crane Prairie Dam and 15 miles northwest of Lapine.

Drainage area. 254 sq mi, hydrologic drainage boundary uncertain owing to ground-water 

exchange.

Records available.--August 1907 to November 1908 and August 1912 to September 1913 (fragmentary), October 1913 to September 1917, February 1922 to September 1959. Monthly 

discharge only for some periods, published in WSP 1318. Prior to October 1949, published as "at Crane Prairie, near Lapine."

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 4,419.78 ft above mean sea level (Pacific 

Power & Light Co. bench mark). Aug. 15, 1907, to Sept. 30, 1917, and Feb. 23 to 

June 8, 1922, staff gages at site half a mile upstream at different datums. June 9, 

1922, to May 9, 1932, staff gage or water-stage recorder at present site and datum.

Average discharge.--41 years (1913-17, 1922-59), 211 cfs (152,800 acre-ft per year).

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year. 538 cfs Oct. 1 (gage height, 2.27 ft); minimum, 

1.4 cfs Oct. 14 (gage height, 0.12 ft).

1913-17, 1922-59: Maximum discharge, 1,170 cfs July 28, 1947 (gage height, 3.34 ft) 

minimum, that of Oct. 14, 1958.

Remarks. Records good. Flow regulated since 1922 by Crane Prairie Reservoir (see p. 62 ). 

No diversion above station.

Revisions (water years). WSP 1218-. Drainage area. WSP 1318: 1929(M).

Rating table, water year 1958-59 (gage height, In feet, and 

discharge, In cubic feet per second)

0.5

.7

1.0

1.5 

2.0

242

422

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1958 to September 1959

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30 

31

Total

Mean

Ac-ft

Oct.

420

32T

321

321

321

321

321

321

321

321

321

321

321

192

289

289

289

289

289

289

289

289

289

289

289

289

289

289

175

*68 

¥8

8,821

285

17,500

Nov.

68

68

68

68

68

70

70

70

70

71

71

71

73

73

73

75

75

75

75

75

75

75

75

75

75

75

75

75

77

77

2,181

72.7

4,330

Dec.

79

79

79

79

79

79

79

79

79

79

79

79

79

79

79

80

80

80

80

80

82

82

82

82

82

82

82

82

82

84 

84

2,491

80.4

4,940

Jan.

84

84

84

84

84

82

82

82

82

82

82

82

80

*80

80

80

80

80

80

80

80

80

80

80

80

80

82

82

82

82 

82

2,524

81.4

5,010

Feb.

82

82

82

82

82

82

82

82

82

82

82

82

82

64

47

46

46

46

46

46

46

42

30

30

30

30

30

30

1,675

59.8

3,320

Mar.

*30

30

30

30

30

30

30

30

30

30

30

30

30

30

30

30

30

30

30

30

30

30

30

30

30

30

30

43

55

5¥

55

1,018

32.8

2,020

Apr.

55

53

106

249

255

255

258

258

*258

258

255

255

252

255

255

255

255

346

418

414

414

414

414

418

422

422

422

422

418

418

9,149

305

18,150

May

414

414

418

422

422

422

422

422

422

418

418

414

414

414

342

292

292

292

292

292

289

289

289

289

289

289

289

289

289

289 

289

10,837

350

21,490

June

289

286

286

286

286

286

286

286

286

286

286

286

286

286

286

286

286

286

286

286

286

282 282"

282

282

282

282

282

282

282

8,547

285

16,950

July

282

282

282

278

278

278

258

*236

220

220

22O

220

220

233

242

242

258

275

275

275

275

275

272

272

272

272

272

258

245

245 

242

7,974

257

15,820

Aug.

242

2AZ

242

242

242

239

239

239

239

236

236

236

233

233

233

233

233

233

233

233

230

230

230

226

226

226

226

226

226

226 

226

7,236

233

14,350

Sept.

226

226

226

226

226

226

226

226

226

226

226

226

226

226

255

278

278

278

278

278

255

205

191

182

179

177

168

168

148

120

6,602

220

13,090

Calendar year 1958: Max 600 Mln 52 Mean 263 Ac-ft 190, 7OO

Water year 1958-59: Max 422 Mln 30 Mean 189 Ac-ft 137,000

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

562653 O - 60 - 5
56 DESCH0TES RIVER BASIN

545. Brown Creek near Lapine, Oreg.

Location. Lat 43°43'30", long 121°48'40", in SW^NE^r sec.30, T.21 S., R.8 E., on left 

bank l| miles upstream from mouth and 16 miles northwest of Lapine.

Drainage area. 19.7 sq mi, hydrologlc drainage boundary uncertain owing to ground-water 

exchange.

Records available. May 1922 to September 1925, July 1938 to September 1959. Monthly 

discharge only July 1938 to September 1949, published in WSP 1318.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 4,372.94 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

T"929, supplementary adjustment of 1947. May 24, 1922, to Sept. 30, 1925, staff gage 

and July 1, 1938, to. Nov. 1, 1945, water-stage recorder, at site 11 miles downstream 

at different datums.

Average discharge. 24 years, 40.3 cfs (29,180 acre-ft per year)..

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 57 cfs Oct. 1-5 (gage height, 1.14 ft); minimum, 

34 cfs July 8-13.

1922-25, 1938-59: Maximum discharge, 104 cfs Aug. 4, 1956 (gage height, 1.64 ft); 

minimum, 16 cfs July 22-25, 1941, and at times December 1941 to March 1942.

Remarks.--Records fair. No regulation or diversion above station. 

Revisions (water years).--WSP 1448: 1922-24.

Rating table, water year 1958-59 (gage height, in feet, 

and discharge, in cubic feet per second)

0.8 

1.0

1.2 58

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1958 to September 1959

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

£7

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac-ft

Oct.

57

57

57

57

57

56

56

56

56

56

55

55

55

55

54

54

54

54

54

53

53

53

53

52

52

52

52

52

52 

*52

52

1,683

54.3

3,340

Nov.

52

52

52

52

52

52

52

52

52

52

52

52

53

52

52

52

52

52

52

52

51

50

50

50

49

49

49

49

49

49

1,536

51.2

3,050

Dec.

49

49

49

49

49

49

49

49

49

49

49

49

49

48

48

48

48

48

48

48

48

47

47

47

47

47

47

47

47

47

47

1,491

48.1

2,960

Jan.

11

47

47

47

46

46

46

46

46

46

46

46

46

a46

a46

a45

a 45

a45

a45

a45

a44

a44

*44

45

46

46

46

46

46

46

46

1,418

45.7

2,810

Feb.

46

46

45

45

45

45

45

45

44

44

44

44

44

44

44

44

44

44

44

«

43

43

43

43

43

43

43

43

-

1,233

44.0

2,450

Mar.

*43

43

43

43

43

43

43

43

43

43

43

43

43

43

42

42

42

42

42

42

42

42

42

42

42

42

42

42

42

42

42

1,316

42.5

2,610

Apr.

42

42

42

42

42

42

42

42

*42

42

42

42

42

42

42

42

42

42

42

41

41

41

40

40

40

40

40

40

42

40

1,241

41.4

2,460

May

40

40

40

40

39

39

39

39

39

39

38

38

*38

38

38

38

38

38

38

38

39

39

39

39

39

39

39

40

40

40

40

1,207

38.9

2,390

June

40

40

40

40

40

40

40

40

40

40

40

40

40

40

40

40

41

41

41

41

41

41

*41

41

40

40

40

40

39

58

1,205

40.2

2,390

July

37

37

37

36

35

35

35

*34

34

34

34

34

34

35

35

35

35

35

35

35

36

36

36

36

36

36

36

37

37

37

37

1,101

35.5

2,180

Aug.

37

37

37

37

38

38

38

38

38

39

39

39

39

39

40

40

40

40

*40

40

40

40

40

40

40

40

40

40

40

40

40

1,213

39.1

2,410

Sept.

40

40

40

40

40

40

40

40

40

40

40

40

40

40

40

40

*40

40

40

40

40

40

40

40

40

40

40

40

40

40

1,200

40.0

2,380

Calendar year 1958: Max 59 Min 41 Mean 47.9 Ac-ft 34,670

Water year 1958-59 : Max 57 Min 34 Mean 43.4 Ac-ft 31,430

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

a No gage-height record; discharge interpolated.
DESCHUTES RIVER BASIN 57

555. Odell Creek near Crescent, Oreg.

Location. Lat 43°32'50", long 121°57'40". in SW£ sec.25, T.23 S. , R.6 E., on left bank 

1,000 ft downstream from Odell Lake, 3f miles north of Crescent Lake, and 14 miles 

northwest of Crescent.

Drainage area.--39.0 sq mi.

Records available. August, September 1911, August, September 1912, January, February, 

May to November 1913, April to August 1914, December 1923 to June 1924, May 1933 to 

September 1959. Gage heights and discharge measurements only August, September 1911, 

January 1913. Published as Odell Lake outlet near Crescent 1911-12. Records for 

January to July 1912, published in WSP 332, have been found to be unreliable and 

should not be used.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 4,779.05 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

T929, supplementary adjustment of 1947. Aug. 5 to Sept. 18, 1911, Aug. 14, 1912, 

to Aug. 12, 1914, and Nov. 18, 1923, to June 7, 1924, staff gages at several sites 

within 700 ft of present site at various datums.

Average discharge. 26 years (1933-59), 82.5 cfs (59,730 acre-ft per-year).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 157 cfs Nov. 14 (gage height, 0.79 ft); minimum, 26 cfs Aug. 19 (gage height, 0.28 ft).

1912-14, 1923-24, 1933-59: Maximum discharge, 416 cfs Nov. 24, 1953 (gage height, 

1.44 ft); maximum gage height, 2.03 ft Jan. 5, 1947 (ice jam);'minimum discharge, 

9 cfs sometime during period Sept. 7-30, 1934.

Remarks. Records good. Flow affected occasionally in winter by ice jams at outlet of 

Odell Lake, and slightly affected at times by seiches on Odell Lake. No diversion 

above station.

Revisions (water years). WSP 754: Drainage area. WSP 794: 1933-34. WSP 1448: 1924, 

1934{mK See also Records available.

Rating tables, water year 1958-59 (gage height, in feet, and discharge, 

in cubic feet per second)

Oct. 1 to Nov. 14

0.4 

.5 

.6

48

69

97

160

Nov. 15 to Sept. 30 

0.2 17

.3

92

155

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1958 to September 1959

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

CfSDI

In.

Ac-ft

Oct.

58

58

58

61

61

61

61

65

50

5ff

52

52

52

52

52

52

54

58

75

75

69

67

65

58

56

58

61

61

61

61

*61

1,835

59.2

1.52

1.75

3,640

Nov.

£1

61

63

80

77

89

103

109

116

122

116

109

131

150

138

129

119

113

132

132

129

122

119

116

107

101

95

89

87

84

3,199

107

2.74

3.05

6,350

Dec.

84

82

84

84

82

82

89

101

104

104

119

155" 125

122

116

113

110

104

98

95

95

92

87

87

87

95

98

95

98

*98

98

3,053

98.5

2.53

2.91

6,060

Jan.

107

101

84

82

87

87

84

84

87

95

98

107

107

104

101

101

101

98

107

98

92

92

89

101

104

104

116

TI9- 122

116

113

3,088

99.6

2.55

2.94

6,120

Feb.

110

TST

101

95

89

89

89

87

87

92

89

89

82

92

110

110

107

104

101

95

95

89

87

82

79

76

*76

7JL

2,580

92.1

2.36

2.46

5,120

Mar.

74

71

71

66

66

64

54

64

69

66

64

64

76

69

66

66

66

69

71

69

69

71

71

74

71

76

76

79

84

95

*52

2,213

71.4

1.83

2.11

4,390

Apr.

92

92

89

87

87

84

82

82

79

79

79

79

76

79

79

74

76

74

21

71

71

71

74

74

76

82

89

89

89

95

2,421

80.7

2.07

2.31

4,800

May

101

98

98

95

98

98

95

92

95

92

92

89

89

98

101

101

107

110

TTS

107

101

98

95

95

95

95

92

*92

92

89

87

2,997

96.7

2.48

2.86

5,940

June

87

87

89

89

101

113

113

110

110

107

101

101

98

95

89

89

87

84

84

84

84

82

79

76

74

71

69

66

62 

T&Ot

2,643

88.1

2.26

2.52

5,240

July

62

53

57

55

53

51

48

46

*48

48

48

48

46

46

44

44

44

44

44

44

44

44

44

44

42

41

39

34

33

33

*34

1,411

45.5

1.17

1.35

2,800

Aug.

38

36

36

34

33

31

31

33

33

33

31

31

28

28

28

28

30

28

27

5T

34

33

33

34

34

34

33

33

33

33

33

997

32.2

0.826

0.95

1,980

Sept.

31

31

31

28

?S

31

33

31

31

33

33

33

33

31

31

30

30

34

41

44

46

44

44

44

46

71

74

35

64

*62

1,212

40.4

1.04

1.16

2,400

Calendar year 1958: Max 190 Mln 50 Mean 95.8 Cfsm 2.46 In. 33.32 Ac-ft 69,340

Water year 1958-59: "ax 150 Mln 27 Mean 75.8 Cfsm 1.94 In. 26.37 Ac-ft 54,840

Discharge measurement made on this day.
58 DESCHUTES RIVER BASIN

565. Deschutes River below Wickiup Reservoir, near Lapine, Oreg.

Location. Lat 43°41'20", long 121°41'00", near line between sees.7 and 8, T.22 S., R.9 E., 

on left bank 2,000 ft downstream from Wickiup Dam and 9 miles west of Lapine.

Drainage area. 483 sq ml, hydrologlc drainage boundary uncertain owing to ground-water 

exchange.

Records available.--June 1938 to September 1959. Monthly discharge only June 1938, published in WSP 1318.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage Is 4,257.41 ft above mean sea level (levels 

by Bureau of Reclamation).

Average discharge. 21 years, 759 cfs (549,500 acre-ft per year).

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 2,090 cfs July 21, 22 (gage height, 7.09 ft); 

minimum, 122 cfs Oct. 31.

1938-59; Maximum discharge, 2,280 cfs July 28 to Aug. 1, 1956 (gage height, 7.92 ft); 

minimum, 6 cfs Oct. 20, 1948 (gage height, 0.56 ft), when gate was closed for outlet 

Inspection and repair; minimum daily, 10 cfs Jan. 17, 1952.

Remarks. Records good except those below 400 cfs, which are fair. Plow regulated by 

Crane Prairie Reservoir and, since Dec. 24, 1942, by Wickiup Reservoir (see p. 62). 

Some leakage from Crane Prairie and Wickiup Reservoirs does not pass station. Some 

spill bypassed station in 1955.

Revisions (water years). WSP 1448: 1944(m) , 1947-51(m).

Rating tables, water year 1958-59 (gage height, in feet, and discharge,

in cubic feet per second) 

(Shifting-control method used Oct. 1 to Dec. 18)

Oct. 1 to Apr. 2

1.8 108

2.0 150

3.0 420

4.0 

6.0

720

1,420

Apr. 3 to Sept. 3O

3.5 580

4.0 730

5.O 1,O90

7.1 2,100

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1958 to September 1959

Day

1 

2 

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac-ft

Oct.

1,120 

1,120 

1,120

1,120

1,120

1,110

1,090

1,080

1,080

 1,080

1,080

1,080

1,080

1,080

1,080

1,080

1,080

1,080

1,080

1,080

1,080

1,080

1,080

1,080

1,080

1.O8O

1,080

1,080

891

442

132

31,945

1,030

63,360

Nov.

124 

126 

*126

126

126

126

128

128

128

128

130

130

130

130

130

132

132

132

132

132

135

135

135

137

137

139

139

139

139

.1*1

3,952

132

7,840

Dec.

141

141

141

141

141

141

141

143

143

143

143

143

143

143

143

143

143

146

146

146

146

146

146

146

146

146

146

146

148

4,453

144

8,830

Jan.

148 

148 

148

148

148

148

148

148

148

148

148

150

150

*150

150

152

152

152

152

152

152

152

154

154

154

154

154

154

154

154

154

4,678

151

9,280

Feb.

154 

154 

154

154

154

154

154

154

154

154

215

251

*251

253

278

354

378

393

414

414

414

414

414

414

414

414

414

414

-

8,053

288

15,970

Mar.

423 

429 

429

429

429

423

423

423

423

423

423

426

423

316

240

229

2^9

229

229

229

229

229

229

272

294

354

375

360

354

426

471

10,820

349

21,460

Apr.

471 

486 

604

865

*865

865

865

865

862

862

862

862

862

858

865

872

872

998

1,090

1,090

1,090

1,190

,280

,340

,550

,350

,340

,350

,310

,270

29,711

990

58,930

May

,250 

,190 

,170

,150

,120

,050

,040

,050

,080

,080

,080

,090

,320

,440

,370

,330

,330

,190

,090

,070

,070

,080

,070

,O7O

,210

,380

,460

,480

,640

,720

,710

38,380

1,238

76,130

June

1,760 

1,990 

1,990

1,970

1,970

1,970

1,960

1,860

1,630

1,660

1,660

1,640

1,540

1,540

1,540

1,440

1.410

1,440

1,540

1,660

1,740

*1,810

1,860

1,860

1,860

1,850

1,760

1,720

1,720

1,720

52,070

1,736

103,300

July

1,720 

1,720 

1,720

1,780

1,780

1,780

*1,780

1,780

1,780

1,790

1,790

1,800

1,870

1,940

1,940

1,940

1,950

1,950

1,950

1,950

2,000

2,090

2,080

2,060

2,070

2,070

2,070

2,060

2,04O

2,010

1,930

59,190

1,909

117,400

Aug.

1,940 

1,940 

1,900

1,840

1,830

1,810

1,80O

1,770

1,650

1,600

1,600

1,640

*1,640

1,620

1,590

1,580

1,580

1,580

1,580

1,580

1,580

1,580

1,580

1,550

1,520

1,520

1,520

1,450

1,440

1,440

1,400

50,650

1,634

100,500

Sept.

1.370 

1,370 

1,370

1,370

1,370

1,370

1,360

1,360

1,360

1,340

1,340

1,340

1,290

1,110

1,110

1,110

1,100

1,040

952

938

*907

830

792

792

795

795

798

781

767

703

32,930

1,098

65,320

Calendar year 1958: Max 2,O10 Min 101 Mean 850 Ac-ft 615,500

Water year 1958-59: Max 2,090 Min 124 Mean 895 Ac-ft 648, 3OO

Discharge measurement made on this day.
DESCHUTES RIVER BASIN 59

575. Fall River near Lapine, Oreg.

Location.--Lat 43°47'50", long 121°34'20", In SE£ sec.31, T.20 S., R.10 E., on left bank 

50 ft downstream from pond spillway at State fish hatchery and 9 miles northwest of 

Laplne.

Drainage area. 45.1 sq ml, hydrologlc drainage boundary uncertain owing to ground-water 

exchange.

Records available. July 1938 to September 1959. Records for May to September 1912 at 

site 3 miles downstream not equivalent owing to difference in drainage area.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Altitude of gage is 4,220 ft (by barometer). 

Average discharge. 21 years, 156 cfs (112,900 acre-ft per year).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 212 cfs sometime during period Feb. 8 to 

Mar. 10 (gage height, 1.71 ft); minimum daily, 140 cfs Sept. 7-9.

1938-59: Maximum discharge, 250 cfs July 28, 1952 (gage height, 1.94 ft); minimum, 

68 cfs Apr. 6, 1942.

Remarks. Records good except those for periods of no gage-height record, which are fair. 

Water diverted only to ponds at fish hatchery 50 ft above station, from which water 

returns to river above station. Momentary extremes are caused by operation of fish 

hatchery.

Revisions (water years). WSP 984: 1938-42(M,m).

Rating table, water year 1958-59 (gage height. In feet, 

and discharge, In cubic feet per second)

1.3 

1.6

132

185

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1958 to September 1959

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac-ft

Oct.

171

TfT

172

172

174

174

176

176

176

176

176

176

176

176

176

176

176

176

178

T76

176

174

174

174

174

174

174

174

174

*174

174

5,416

175

10,740

Nov.

172

TTz

172

172

172

172

171

171

171

169

169

169

171

169

169

167

167

167

167

167

167

167

167

167

167

167

165

167

165

165

5,058

169

10,030

Dec.

TSB" 165

165

165

167

167

*169

167

167

167

167

167

167

167

167

167

167

167

167

167

167

167

167

167

167

167

167

167

167

167

167

5,171

167

10,260

Jan.

167

T6T

167

167

167

167

167

167

167

167

167

167

167

167

165

165

163

163

163

163

162

162

162

162

163

163

165

165

165

165

165

5,119

165

10, 150

Feb.

165

165

167

*167

167

169

169

169

169

169

169

169

169

169

169

169

169

169

169

169

169

169

169

169

169

169

169

169

-

4,718

168

9,360

Mar.

169

169

169

169

169

169

169

169

169

169

*169

169

169

169

169

167

167

167

167

167

167

167

165

1SS

165

165

165

165

165

165

167

5,191

167

10,300

Apr.

167

167

167

169

171

169

169

169

167

167

165

165

165

163

163

163

163

163

163

163

163

163

165

165

167

167

167

169

171

174

4,989

166

9,900

May

176

176

178

178

180

180

180

180

180

180

180

180

180

178

178

178

178

176

174

172

172

174

174

172

172

172

172

172

172

171

m

5,456

176

10,820

June

171

T7T

171

171

171

171

171

171

171

171

171

171

171

171

171

171

*171

171

171

169

167

165

165

165

165

163

163

163

162

T C A

lb£

5,058

169

10,030

July

160

leU

160

160

160

160

160

*162

162

163

163

163

163

163

163

163

163

163

165

165

165

165

165

165

165

165

165

163

163

162

162

5,046

163

10,010

Aug.

162

16U

160

160

158

158

158

158

158

158

158

158

158

158

158

156

154

154

154

154

154

153

151

149

149

149

147

146

144

144

142

4,780

154

9,480

Sept.

142

142

142

142

142

142

140

140

140

142

142

144

144

144

146

146

147

149

149

149

149

149

149

151

151

153

157

153

153

151

4,386

146

8,700

Calendar year 1958: Max 198 Kin 153 Mean 177 Ac-ft 128,400

Water year 1958-59 : Max 180 Kin 140 Mean 155 Ac-ft 119,800

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

Note.--No gage-height record Dec. 11 to Jan. 11, Feb. 8 to Mar. 10, June 4-16; discharge 

Interpolated.
60 DESCHUTES RIVER BASIN

600. Crescent Creek at Crescent Lake, near Crescent, Oreg.

Location. Lat 43°30'00", long 121°58'20", in SEijSW^ sec.11, T.24 S., R.6 E., on left 

bank 400 ft downstream from Crescent Lake Dam, three-quarters of a mile south of town 

of Crescent Lake, and 14 miles west of Crescent.

Drainage area. 60.7 sq mi, hydrologic drainage boundary uncertain owing to ground-water 

exchange.

Records available. January to September 1911 (gage heights and discharge measurements 

only), January 1912 to July 1915, July to September 1927, May 1928 to September 1959. 

Published as Crescent Lake outlet near Crescent January 1911 to September 1912 and as 

Crescent Creek at outlet of Crescent Lake, near Crescent October 1913 to July 1915.

Gage. Water-stage recorder and since Sept. 11, 1956, Parshall flume. Datum of gage is 

4,819.96 ft above mean sea level, datum of 1929, supplementary adjustment of 1947. 

Jan. 11, 1911, to July 31, 1915, staff gages near present site at different datums. 

July 19, 1927, to June 1936 water-stage recorder near present site at different datum. 

June 1936 to July 14, 1955, water-stage recorder and Parshall flume at site 100 ft 

upstream at datum 6.76 ft higher. July 15, 1955, to Sept. 10, 1956, water-stage 

recorder at site 150 ft downstream at different datum.

Average discharge.--33 years (1912-14, 1928-59), 57.3 cfs (41,480 acre-ft per year).

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 253 cfs Aug. 21 (gage height, 2.82 ft); minimum, 5.0 cfs Oct. 16.

1912-15, 1927-59: Maximum discharge, 313 cfs July 9, 1929, Aug. 9, 1936; no flow 

at times.

Remarks. Records good. Plow regulated since 1922 by Crescent Lake (see p.62 ). No 

diversion above station.

Revisions.--WSP 1218: Drainage area.

Rating table, water year 1958-59 (gage height, in feet, and

discharge, in cubic feet per second) 

(Backwater from rocks in flume July 9 to Sept. 4)

0.4 

.6

1.0

1.5 

2.0 

3.0

92

148

295

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1958 to September 1959

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac-ft

Oct.

72

72

72

72

72

72

72

72

72

72

72

72

72

53

14

13

TI

14

14

14

14

14

14

14

14

14

14

14

14

14 

14

1,226

39.5

2,430

Nov.

14

14

14

14

15

15

15

15

15

15

15

15

15

15

16

16

16

16

16

16

16

16

16

16

16

16

16

16

16

16

462

15.4

916

Dec.

16

15

15

15

14

14

14

14

14

ii

13

14

14

14

13

13

14

14

14

13

13

13

13

13

13

13

13

13

13

13 

13

422

13.6

837

Jan.

13

13

13

13

13

13

13

13

13

13

13

13

13

13

13

13

13

13

13

13

13

13

13

13

13

13

13

13

13

13 

13

403

13.0

799

Feb.

13

13

13

13

13

13

13

13

13

13

13

13

13

13

13

13

13

12

12

12

12

12

13

13

12

12

12

12

355

12.7

704

Mar.

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12 

12

372

12.0

738

Apr.

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

47

111

111

111

111

111

111

110

109

109

109

109

109

109

109

109

129

1,980

66.0

3,930

May

151

151

151

149

149

149

149

148

148

148

148

148

147

147

147

147

147

146

146

146

146

146

146

146

146

146

146

166

186

187

TST

4,710

152

9,340

June

187

187

187

187

187

187

187

187

187

187

187

187

187

187

186

186

186

186

186

186

186

186

186

186

184

184

187

194

al94

a!92

5,613

187

11,130

July

a!92

a!92

a!90

a!90

a!90

a!88

a!88

a!87

*T97

205

204

202

202

202

200

216

2~44 244

242

242

242

242

242

241

241

240

240

238

236

236 

236

6,747

218

13,380

Aug.

238

236

235

235

235

235

234

234

148

65

154

242

241

240

238

236

235

234

232

230

241

236" 252

248

248

247

246

244

241

240 

238

7,072

228

14,030

Sept.

238 236"

234

128

34

34

34

35

35

36

36

36

36

36

36

36

36

36

36

36

36

32

28

28

28

28

a28

a29

a30

22

1,693

56.4

3,360

Calendar year 1958: Max 295 Min 11 Mean 95.0 Ac-ft 68,740

Water year 1958-59: Max 252 Min 12 Mean 85.1 Ac-ft 61,590

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

a No gage-height record; discharge interpolated.
DESCHUTES RIVER BASIN 61

630. Little Deschutes River near Lapine, Oreg.

Location. Lat 43°41'30", long 121°30'10", in SW^SWv sec. 2, T.22 S., R.10 E., on right 

bank just downstream from bridge at former town of Rosland, l£ miles north of Lapine.

Drainage area. 859 sq mi, hydrologic drainage boundary uncertain owing to ground-water 

exchange .

Records available . September 1910 to January 1911, March, April, August 1911, March to 

September 1912, June to October 1913, June to November 1918, August to October 1920, 

May 1924 to September 1959. Monthly discharge only for some periods, published in 

WSP 1318. Published as Deschutes River near Lapine 1910-12 and as East Pork near 

Lapine 1913-20.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 4,192.81 ft above mean sea level, datum 

of 1929. Sept. 1, 1910, to Aug. 31, 1911, staff gage at present site at different 

datum. Mar. 1 to Sept. 30, 1912, staff gage at site l£ miles downstream at different 

datum. June 1, 1913, to Sept. 28, 1928, staff gage and Sept. 29, 1928, to Sept. 30, 

1931, water-stage recorder, at present site at different daturas.

Average discharge. --35 years (1924-59), 201 cfs (145,500 acre-ft per year).

Extremes . Maximum discharge during year, 400 cfs May 4 (gage height, 4.30 ft); minimum, 

76 cfs Sept. 15, 16.

1910-13, 1918, 1920, 1924-59: Maximum discharge, 1,320 cfs June 13, 1950, May 9, 

1956 (gage height, 7.25 ft); minimum, 8 cfs Sept. 2, 3, 1931 (gage height, 0.71 ft).

Remarks . --Records good. Plow regulated since 1922 to Crescent Lake (see following page). 

Diversions for irrigation of 13,700 acres above station.

Revisions (water years). WSP 1218: 1950.

Rating tables, water year 1958-59 (gage height, In feet, and discharge,

In cubic feet per second) 

(Shifting-control method used July 8 to Aug. 9)

Oct. 1 to Nov. 20 Nov. 21 to Sept. 30

2.1 

3.0 

4.0

77

164

278

2.0 

2.5 

3.0

73

123

186

4.0 

4.3

«343 

400

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1958 to September 1959

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac-ft

Oct.

119

117

115

113

112

114

113

112

113

113

113

112

111

114

111

89

80

79

37

117

132

109

99

95

85

85

85

86

86

85

*84

3,185

103

6,320

Nov.

83

83

90

99

117

124

133

149

142

142

145

133

134

180

211

171

135

135

154

235

348 2"9T

233

197

172

160

156

148

127

142

4,772

159

9,470

Dec.

145

143

150

154

143

133

137

156

196

226

214

202

206

209

196

181

183

172

164

155

152

151

146

128

142

145

156

161

148

143

146

5,083

164

10,080

Jan.

147

139

120

110

TIs

131

147

160

166

186

230

254

277

*258

208

197

199

196

183

166

156

150

163

170

210

234

218

264

321

ri. p

£40

221

5,947

192

11,800

Feb.

212

200

183

*180

180

176

169

156

141

159

150

151

139

130

125

131

145

160

166

156

155

148

142

135

134

139

142

154

4,358

156

8,640

Mar.

170

181

180

169

156

150

146

142

142

141

135

133

141

154

143

135

141

152

159

159

151

152

157

157

156

156

165

161

157

174

187

4,802

155

9,520

Apr.

196

227

236

236

232

232

238

238

236

236

236

238

234

202

193

264

306

297

295

289

*285

278

287

289

292

312

333

346- 348

334

7,965

266

15,800

May

328

368

392

396

384

378

392

372

352

345

346

333

311

300

311

334

355

352

346

340

326

312

304

294

284

280 2"82-

284

282

312

311

10,306

332

20, 440

June

302

294

290

292

300

318

340

340

334

333

329

312

299

287

284

282

284

*280

270

277

268

254

250

248

248

250

248

246

248

245

8,552

285

16,960

July

240

233

230

234

238

230

244

262

»2l6

203

209

209

199

194

193

182

174

197

202

203

209

209

221

236

236

232

232

230

230

227

226

6,780

219

13,450

Aug.

224

224

221

216

220

226

212

210

210

206

124

*109

197

218

220

218

218

216

218

234

284

282

297

274

258

258

254

256

252

251

250

7,053

228

13,990

Sept.

248

245

240

242

238

115

99

*94

90

89

86

82

79

79

79

78

32

84

90

95

100

99

94

84

82

88

90

90

91

87

3,439

115

6,820

Calendar year 1958: Max 718 Min 79 Mean 298 Ac-ft 215,700

Water year 1958-59: Max 396 Min 78 Mean 198 Ac-ft 143,300

Discharge measurement made on this day.
DESCHUTES RIVER BASIN

Reservoirs in Deschutes River basin above Bend, Oreg.

535. Crane Prairie Reservoir . Lat 43°45'20", long 121°46'50", in NW£ sec.16, T.21 S., 

R.8 E., on control structure at Crane Prairie Dam on Deschutes River, 15 miles northwest of Lapine. Drainage area, 254 sq mi, hydrologic drainage boundary uncertain owing 

to ground-water exchange. Records available, November 1922 to November 1935, April to 

December 1936, April 1937 to September 1959. Staff gage read daily during summer and 

once or twice a week during winter. Datum of gage is 4,400.0 ft above mean sea level 

(levels by Bureau of Reclamation). Prior to July 13, 1940, at site 150 ft upstream at 

same datum. Gage readings have been reduced to elevations above mean sea level. Maximum contents observed during year, 54,350 acre-ft Apr. 3 (elevation, 4,444.80 ft); 

minimum observed, 17,580 acre-ft Sept. 23 (elevation, 4,436.03 ft). Maximum contents 

observed during period 1922-59, 60,500 acre-ft June 5-7, 1943 (elevation, 4,446.0 ft); 

no usable contents at times.

Reservoir originally formed by earth-fill dam completed in 1922, reconstructed as 

rock-faced, earth-fill dam in 1940. Capacity, 55,340 acre-ft between elevations 

4,424.0 (lip of fish-screen structure) and 4,445.0 ft (crest of spillway). Some dead 

storage in isolated pools in reservoir at stages below 4,428 ft and natural flow passing through reservoir when outlet gates are open prevents withdrawal of remaining storage to elevation of sill of gates. Water is diverted below station for irrigation near 

Bend and Redmond.

Revisions (water years).--WSP 1218: Drainage area. WSP 1318: 1925, 1940-41, 1950. 

WSP 1448:1925(M,m) , 1940(m), 1950(mj.

560. Wickiup Reservoir.--Lat 43°41'10" , long 121°41'10" , in ME^ sec.7, T.22 S. , R.9 E. , 

in gate chamber structure at Wickiup Dam on Deschutes River, 9 miles west of Lapine. 

Drainage area, 482 sq mi, hydrologic drainage boundary uncertain owing to groundwater exchange. Records available, December 1942, when storage began, to September 

1959. Tape gage read daily. Datum of gage is at mean sea level (levels by Bureau of 

Reclamation). Prior to Jan. 15, 1945, staff gages at nearby sites at same datum. 

Maximum contents observed during year, 200.800 acre-ft Apr. 3 (elevation, 4,337.74 ft); 

minimum observed, 18,520 acre-ft Sept. 18 (elevation, 4,293.44 ft); Maximum contents 

observed during period 1942-59, 201,500 acre-ft May 8, 1956 (elevation, 4,337.80 ft); 

minimum observed since reservoir first filled in March 1949, 523 acre-ft Oct. 18, 1952 

(elevation, 4,270.86 ft).

Reservoir is formed by rock-faced, earth-fill dam completed in 1949. Capacity, 

182,100 acre-ft between elevations 4,265.0 (no storage) and 4,336.0 ft (crest of spillway, with earth soft plug to elevation 4,339.0 ft). Water is diverted from Deschutes 

River at Bend for irrigation near Madras. Daily elevations and capacity table furnished by Bureau of. Reclamation.

595. Crescent Lake.--Lat 43°30'00", long 121°58'20", in SW^- sec.11, T.24 S., R.6 E. , on 

outlet works at dam on Crescent Creek, three-quarters of a mile south of town of 

Crescent Lake and 14 miles west of Crescent. Drainage area, 60.7 sq mi, hydrologic 

drainage boundary uncertain owing to ground-water exchange. Records available, August 

1922 to September 1959. Wire-weight gage read 1 or 2 times a month. Datum of gage is 

at mean sea level (levels by Bureau of Reclamation). Prior to Oct. 1, 1956, staff 

gage at nearby site at datum 4,825.16 ft above mean sea level. Oct. 1, 1956, to 

Oct. 17, 1957, staff gage at present site and datum. Maximum contents observed during 

year, 70,450 acre-ft Apr. 14 (elevation, 4,841.30 ft); minimum observed, 35,500 acreft Aug. 31 (elevation, 4,832.00 ft). Maximum contents observed during period 1922-59, 

79 970 acre-ft Mar. 8, 1957 (elevation, 4,843.76 ft); minimum observed, 9,640 acre-ft 

Oct. 21, 1931 (elevation, 4,827.91 ft).

Reservoir originally formed by dam of earth and logs completed in 1922, reconstructed as earth-fill dam in 1956. Capacity. 117,200 acre-ft between elevations 

4,821.5 (sill of outlet gate) and 4,853.0 ft (crest of spillway). Dead storage not 

known; records given herein represent usable contents. Water surface probably cannot 

be lowered below elevation 4,823.4 ft due to natural flow through reservoir. Water is 

diverted from Deschutes River at Bend for irrigation near Tumalo.

Revisions (water years). WSP 1218: Drainage area. WSP 1318: 1922-31. WSP 1448; 

1923-31(M,m) . 

Month-end ele ation and contents, water year October 1958 to September 1959

Date

Sept. 30. 

Oct. 31. .. . .. 

Nov . 30 ...... 

Dec. 31...... 

Calendar 

year 1958. . 

Jan. 31...... 

Peb . 28 ...... 

Mar. 31. .. . . . 

Apr. 30...... 

May 31 ...... 

June 30 ...... 

July 31 ...... 

Aug . 31 ...... 

Sept. 30. 

Water year 

1958-59....

Elevation 

(feet)*

Contents 

(acrefeet)

Change in 

contents 

(acrefeet)

4,436.80 

4,436.91 

4,439.97 

4,442.06

-

4,443.36

4,444.74 

4,442.32 

4,440.12 

4,438.75 

4,437.42 

4,436.60 

4,436.23

-

20,300 

20,690 

32,540 

41,510

-

47,450 

a51,500 

54,060 

42,680 

33,160 

27,630 

22,560 

19,580 

18,270

-

+390 

+11,850 

+8,970

-4,990

+5,940 

+4.O50 

+2,560 

-11,380 

-9,520 

-5,530 

-5,070 

-2,980 

-1,310

-2,030

Elevation 

(feet)t

Contents 

(acrefeet)

Change in 

contents 

(acrefeet)

Wickiup Reservoir

4,323.03 

4,323.14 

4,328.92 

4,332.47

-

4,335.36 

4,336.81 

4,337.71 

4,336.49 

4,334.16 

4,328.21 

4,316.15 

4,300.35 

4,294.78

-

87,160 

87,640 

120,100 

148,100

-

175,500 

190,600 

20O,50O 

187,200 

163,600 

115,300 

64,470 

29,100 

20,390

-

+480 

+32,460 

+28,000

+600

+27,40O 

+15,100 

+9 , 90O 

-13,300 

-23,600 

-48,300 

-50,830 

-35,370 

-8,710

-66,770

Elevation 

(feet)*

Contents 

(acrefeet)

Change in 

contents 

(acrefeet)

Crescent Lake

4,834.80 

4,835.50

-

4,841.00 

4,840.85

4,835.00 

4,832.00 

4,832.08

-

45,810 

48,410 

a54,600 

a60,000

-

a64,900 

a67,400 

69,290 

68,700 

a63,900 

a57,300 

46,550 

35,500 

35,790

-

+2,600 

+6,190 

+5, 40O

+5,O60

+4,900 

+2,500 

+1,890 

-590 

-4,800 

-6,600 

-10,750 

-11,050 

+290

-10,020

* Gage usually read between 7 and 8 a.m. 

t Gage read at 8 a.m.

* Gage read at irregular times.

a No gage-height record; contents interpolated.
DESCHUTES RIVER BASIN 63

645. Deschutes River at Benham Palls, near Bend, Oreg.

Location. Lat 43°55'50", long 121°24'30", in NE£ sec.16, T.19 S., R.ll E., on right 

bank 1,700 ft upstream from head of Benham Palls, l£ miles downstream from damsite 

for proposed Benham Palls Reservoir, 10 miles southwest of Bend, and at mile 181.4. 

Prior to Nov. 20, 1958, at site 1,500 ft downstream.

Drainage area.--1,759 sq mi.

Records available . April 1906 to September 1913, April to September 1914, August to 

December 1920, April to September 1921, February 1924 to September 1959. Monthly 

discharge only for some periods, published in WSP 1318. Published as "at West's 

ranch, near Lava" April 1906 to February 1909, April to September 1914. Records for 

January 1905 to March 1906 and October 1913 to September 1914, published under present name in WSP 370 and 394, have been found to be unreliable and should not be used.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 4,142.10 ft above mean sea level (Bureau 

of Reclamation bench mark). Apr. 1, 1906, to Feb. 28, 1909, and Apr. 1 to Sept. 30, 

1914, staff gage at site 8 miles upstream at various datums. Mar. 1, 1909, to Sept. 30, 

1913, and Aug. 27, 1920, to Sept. 30, 1921, staff gages at two different sites within 

1,000 ft downstream from present site at various datums.' Feb. 12, 1924, to Nov. 12, 

1947, water-stage recorder at site 1,500 ft downstream at datum 2.00 ft higher and 

Nov. 13, 1947, to Nov. 19, 1958, at datum 1.00 ft higher.

Average discharge.--42 years (1906-13, 1924-59), 1,411 cfs (1,022.000 acre-ft per year).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 2,760 cfs about June 7 (gage height, 6.32 ft); 

minimum, 735 cfs Jan. 3 (gage height, 2.50 ft).

1906-14, 1920-21, 1924-59: Maximum discharge, 5,000 cfs (estimated) Nov. 27, 1909 

(gage height not determined); minimum, 448 cfs sometime during period Jan. 11 to Feb. 3, 

1950 (from recorded range in stage); minimum daily, 480 cfs Feb. 12, 1948.

Remarks. Records good except those for periods of no gage-height record, which are fair. 

Flow regulated since 1922 by Crane Prairie Reservoir and .Crescent Lake, and since 1942, 

by Wickiup Reservoir (see preceding page). Diversions f«rirrigation of over 14,000 

acres above station.

Revisions. See Records available.

Rating tables, water year 1958-59 (gage height, In feet, and discharge, 

In cubic feet per second)

Oct. 1 to Nov. 19 Nov. 20 ttp Sept. 30

1.3

3.1

870

1,800

2.6 

3.0 

5.0 

6.3

775

950

1,980

2,750

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1958 to September 1959

Day

1 

2

3

4

5

e

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

31

Total

Mean

Ac-ft

Oct.

1.780 

1,780

1,750

1,750

1,750

1,740

1,720

1,720

1,700

1,700

1,700

1,700

1,700

1,700

1,700

1,700

1,700

1,680

1,680

1,700

1,700

1,700

1,700

1,700

1,700

1,680

1,660

1,650

1,630

1,600

1,400

52,470

1,693

104,100

Nov.

1,000 

920

900

355

900

900

920

920

920

920

920

920

940

940

950

1,020

969

946

992

970

1,020

1,080

* 1,080

1,020

985

960

936

918

914

910

28,590

953

56,710

Dec.

914 

928

928

928

928

923

923

932

950

985

1.010

1,000

985

980

985

975

965

960

955

946

941

936

928

918

914

923

941

936

946

941 

932

29,356

947

58,230

Jan.

928 

928

808

775 9lO~

914

905

918

950

985

965

1,030

*1,040

1,050

1,060

1,020

1,000

.1,000

995

985

960

950

941

970

985

1,000

1,060

1,060

1,060

1,100

1,060

30,332

978

60,160

Feb.

1,020 

1,010

1,000

985

975

975

970

960

946

918

936

975

1,020

1..050

975

1,100

1,180

1,200

1,220

1,220

1,220

1,220

1,210

1,200

1,190

1,190

1,200

1,210

-

30,275

1,081

60,050

Mar.

1,230 

1,260

1,260

1,260

1,250

1,240

1,230

1,220

1,220

1,220

1,220

*1,200

1,200

1,200

1,120

1,030

1,000

1,010

1,020

1,020

1,020

1,020

1,030

1,040

1,070

1,100

1,140

1,180

1,160

1,180

1,260

35,610

1,149

70,630

Apr.

1,300 

1,310

1,340

1,460

1,640

1,650

*1,680

1,700

1,700

1,700

1,700

1,700

1,700

1,700

1,700

1,680

1,700

1,750

1,850

1,940

1,970

1,970

2,030

2,110

2,180

2,210

2,220

2,220

2,240

2,230

54,280

1,809

107,700

May

2,200 

2,170

?,130

2,12.0

2,120

2,090

2,030

2,020

2,020

2 ,.030

2,020

2,020

2,020

2,150

2,280

2,2.60

2, ,240

2,240

2,3,60

2,:040

2,010

2,000

1,990

1,970

1.960

2,000

2,100

2,200

2,250

2,300

2,400

65,540

2,114

130,000

June

2,450 

2,500

2,550

2,600

2,650

2.660

2,66O

2,650

2,640

2,620

2,600

*2,520

2,500

2,440

2,410

2,390

2,340

2,290

2,316

2,340

2,410

2,480

2,520

2,570

2,580

2,580

2,580

2,550

2,490

2,490

75,370

2,512

149,500

July

2,480 

2,470

2.460

2,460

2,480

2,500

2,500

2,500

*2,520

2,510

2,500

2,500

2,500

2,530

2,600

2,610

2,610

2,610

2,620

2,640

2,630

2,650

2,700

2,710

2,720

2.730

2,730

2,720

2,710

2,700

2,690

80,290

2,590

159,300

Aug.

2,640 

2 , 620

2,620

2,610

2,560

2,530

2,530

2,510

2,500

2,430

2,350

2,310

2,280

2,310

2,340

2,320

2,320

2,320

2,320

2,320

2,340

2,340

2,350

2,360

2,350

2,320

2,310

2,300

2,260

2.230 

2,230

74,130

2,391

147,000

Sept.

2,200 

2,180

2,170

2,160

2,160

2,160

2,120

2,060

2,040

2,020

2,010

1,990

1,980

1,950

1,810

1,760

1,750

1,750

1,720

1,660

*1,630

 1,600

1,540

1,500

1,500

1,500

1,500

1,500

1,480

1,460

54,860

1,829

108,800

Calendar year 1958: Max 2,940 Mln 870 Mean 1,786 Ac-ft 1,293,000

Water year 1958-59: Max 2,730 Mln 775 Mean 1,674 Ac-ft 1,212,000

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

Note. No gage-height record Oct. 1 to Nov. 15, Nov. 18, 19, Apr. 6-19, May 26 to June 11; discharge estimated on basis of records for station below Lava Island, near Bend.
64 DESCHUTES RIVER BASIN

660. Desehutes River below Lava Island, near Bend, Oreg.

Location. Lat 44°00'00", long 121°22'3Q", in SWi sec.23, T.18 S., R.ll E., on right bank 

three-quarters of a mile downstream from Lava Island, l| miles downstream from intake 

of Arnold Canal, 5 miles southwest of Bend, and at mile 173.0.

Drainage area. 1,829 sq mi.

Records available. March 1926 to September 1959.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Altitude of gage is 3,825 ft (by barometer). Prior to 

May 4, 1927, at site a quarter of a mile upstream at different datum. May 4, 1927, 

to Nov. 11, 1947, at present site at datum 1.00 ft higher.

Average discharge. 33 years, 1,229 cfs 3,800 acre-ft per year).

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 2,590 cfs about June 7 (gage height, 3.40 ft); 

minimum, 738 cfs Jan. 3, 4 (gage height, 1.38 ft).

1926-59: Maximum discharge, 2,940 cfs May 10. 1956 (gage height, 3.78 ft); minimum, 416 cfs Jan. 18, 1950 (gage height, 0.79 ft).

Remarks. Records good except those for period of no gage-height record, which are fair. 

Flow regulated by Crescent Lake and Crane Prairie Reservoir and, since 1942, by 

Wickiup Reservoir (see p. 62 ). Arnold Canal diverts water above station for irrigation (see following page).

Rating tables, water year 1958-59 (gage height, in feet, and discharge,

in cubic feet per second) 

(Shifting-control method used Oct. 1-29, June 22 to Aug. 29)

Nov. 1 to Sept. 30

1.9 

2.5

1,100

1,640

1.4 

2.0 

3.5

750 

1,220 

2,TOO

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1958 to September 1959

Day

1 ' 

2

3 

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

15

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29 

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac-ft

Oct.

1.650 

1,630

1,630 

1,630

1,630

1,620

1,610

1,610

1,590

1,580

1,580

1,580

1,580

1,580

1,580

1,580

1,570

1,570

1,580

1,590

1,590

1,600

1,600

1,580

1,580

1,570

1,560

1,560

1,550 

1,500 

1,150

48,790

1,574

96,770

Nov.

900

884

868 

868

*884

892

916

916

932

924

924

916

932

940

940

972

932

916

948

956

980

1,040

1,050

996

924

916

924

892

'§"50" 860 

27,802

927

55,140

Dec.

900 

916

916 

916

916

908

916

916

924

956

972

980 9"54

964

964

956

948

948

940

932

924

916

884

852

844

844

876

916

916 

916 

900

28,540

921

56,610

Jan.

884 

884

813 

750 868"

900

884

900

916

956

964

996

*1,010

1,010

1,020

996

980

948

916

900

892

892

916

940

948

956

1,010

1,020

1,020 

1.050 

1,030

29,169

941

57,860

Feb.

996 

980

972 

964

956

948

948

940

932

900

908

932

956

964

940

1,020

1,120

1,130

1,150

1,160

1,160

1,160

1,150

1,140

1,140

1,12O

1,120

1,120

-

28,926

1,O33

57.^570

Mar.

1,140 

1,170

1.200 

1,266

1,190

1,170

1,160

1,160

1,160

1,150

1,150

1,140

1,130

1,140

1,080

996

*924 97~2~

980

980

980

9 SO

980

988

1,010

1,050

1,080

1,120

1,100 

1,090 

1,130

33,700

1,087

66,840

Apr.

1,180 

1,190

1,200 

1,300

1,540

1,560

*1,570

1,580

1,580

1,580

1,580

1,580

1,580

1,580

1,570

1,550

1,560

1,610

1,690

1,790

1,810

1,810

1,85O

1,930

2,000

2,050

2,050

2,060

2.070 

2,070

50,070

1,669

99,310

May

2,O50 

2,O20

1,990 

1,960

1,96O

1,930

1,870

1,850

1,840

1,850

1,840

1,840

1,830

1,910

2,060

2,080

2,070

2,060

2,010

1,890

1,830

1,810

1,810

1,800

1.790

1,820

1,950

2,040

2,090 

2,130 

2,240

60,220

1,943

119,400

June

2,290 

2,300

2,380 

a2,440

a2,490

a2,540

a2 , 540

a2,550

32/550"

32,490

*2,360

2,350

2,330

2,270

2,230

2,210

2,180

2,110

2,100

2,120

2,140

2,170

2,210

2,260

2,270

2,280

2,290

2,280

2,200 

2,180

69,100

2,303

137,100

July

2,180 

2,170

2,160 

2.150

2,160

2,180

*2,190

2,190

2,200

2,210

2,200

2,190

2,180

2,190

2,240

2,280

2,280

2,280

2,250

2,310

2,280

2,300

2,360

2,330

2,360

2,360

2,370

2,400

2.410 

2,466 

2,390

70,150

2,263

139,100

Aug.

2,580 

2,356

2,520 

2,52O

2,290

2,260

2,240

2,250

2,220

2,180

2,150

2,090

2,040

2,040

2,070

2,080

2,070

2,060

2,060

2,060

2,080

2,080

2,090

2,100

2,1OO

2,080

2,060

2,050

2,030 

2,020 

2.000

66,180

2,135

151,300

Sept.

1.980 

1,960

1,950 

1,950

1,940

1,940

1,920

1,880

1,850

1,850

1,810

1,800

1,790

1,780

1,650

* ,600

,600

,600

,580

,510

,470

,440

,580

,540

,550

1,550

1,350

1,550

1,310 

1.290

49,470

1,649

98,120

Calendar year 1958: Max 2,700 Min 766 Mean 1,630 Ac-ft 1,180,000

Water year 1958-59: Max 2,550 Mln 750 Mean 1,540 Ac-ft 1,115,000

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

a No gsge-helght record; discharge estimated on basis of records for station 3t Benham Palls, near 

Bend.
DESCHUTES RIVER BASIN 65

Diversions from Deschutes River near Bend, Oreg.

The following six canals, which are equipped with water-stage recorders, are the only 

diversions from Deschutes River between gaging stations at Benham Palls and below Bend.

655. Arnold Canal diverts from right bank at head of Lava Island, in sw£ sec.27, T.18 S., 

R.ll E.; water used for irrigation southeast of Bend.

665. Central Oregon Canal diverts from right bank in NE£ sec.13, T.18 S., R.ll E.; water 

used for irrigation east of Bend. Beginning Oct. 1, 1932, record obtained upstream from 

intake of Pilot Butte Canal.

685. Deschutes County Municipal Improvement District Canal diverts from left bank in 

NE£ sec.32, T.17 S., R.12 E., at Bend; water stored in Crescent Lake for Tumalo project is 

diverted by this canal and supplements flow in Tumalo project feed canal for irrigation 

near Tumalo.

690. North Unit main canal diverts water from right bank in NE£ sec.29, T.17 S., R.12 E.; 

water used for irrigation near Madras.

695. North Canal diverts from right bank in NE£ sec.29, T.17 S., R.12 E.; water used 

for irrigation north of Bend, mostly near Redmond.

700. Swalley Canal diverts from right bank in NE£ sec.29, T.17 S., R.12 E.; water used 

for irrigation north of Bend, mostly near Redmond.

Records of monthly discharge of these canals, published as a group, are available from 

October 1926 to September 1959; records for each canal published separately prior to 1926.

Diversions, in acre-feet, water year October 1958 to September 1959

Month

May...................

Water year 1958-59..

Arnold 

Canal

40,800

Central 

Oregon 

Canal

221,700

Deschutes 

County 

Municipal 

Improvement 

District Canal

34,380

North Unit 

main canal

270,000

North 

Canal

28,670

209,900

Swalley 

Canal

4,700

6,120

43,240

Total

820,000
66 DESCHUTES RIVER BASIN

705. Deschutes River below Bend, Oreg.

Location. Lat 44°05'00", long 121°18'20", in SE^ sec.20, T.17 S., R.12 E. , on right 

bank half a mile downstream from North Canal, half a mile north of Bend city limits, 

and at mile 164.4.

Drainage area. 1,899 sq mi.

Records available. October 1914 to September 1959.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 3,503.96 ft above mean sea level, datum 

of 1929, supplementary adjustment of 1947. Prior to Oct. 1, 1931, at site 200 ft 

downstream at datum 1.00 ft higher.

Average discharge. 45 years, 591 cfs (427,900 acre-ft per year).

Extremes . Maximum discharge during year, 1,330 cfs Mar. 3 (gage height, 3.35 ft); minimum, 6.8 cfs June 15 (gage height, 0.77 ft).

1914-59: Maximum discharge, 2,500 cfs Mar. 31, 1918, Dec. 7, 1921 (gage height, 

3.9 ft, present datum); maximum gage height (corrected), 5.38 ft Dec. 15, 1932 (backwater from ice); minimum discharge, 1 cfs Aug. 25, 1930.

Maximum discharge known near this site since 1905, 4,820 cfs Nov. 27, 1909.

Remarks. Records good. Plow regulated by hydroelectric plant at Bend, since 1922 by 

Crescent Lake and Crane Prairie Reservoir, and since 1942 by Wickiup Reservoir (see 

p. 62 ). Six large canals (see preceding page) and several small ditches divert water 

above station for irrigation.

Revisions (water years). WSP 1318: 1916-18(M), 1926(M), 1931(M).

Rating table, water year 1958-59 (gage height, in feet, and 

discharge, in cubic feet per second)

1.0 

1.2 

1.4 

1.7

2.0 

2.5 

5.0 

3.5

325

630

1,010

1,480

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1958 to September 1959

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac-ft

Oct.

126

122

126

132

150

146

129

140

110

102

102

104

102

102

107

102

121

122

182

307

325

365

399

381

387

417

477

528

826

834

637

8,210

265

16,280

Nov.

866

842

842

842

866

866

890

890

906

906

898

898

922

930

930

962

930

858

882

890

898

978

994

978

906

882

818

484

340

302

25,396

847

50,370

Dec.

391

914

898

898

914

898

898

898

914

930

954

970

91?

890

890

890

890

914

906

906

898

890

866

834

522

262

289

325

657

890

874

24,984

806

49,560

Jan.

858

858

858

866

866

866

834

886

850

890

906

954

970

978

*994

962

954

922

890

882

866

866

882

914

922

621

417

393

508

994

970

26,397

852

52,360

Feb.

954

962

954

946

938

938

938

938

922

906

898

906

938

946

946

1,000

,110

.140

,140

,140

,130

,110

,100

,090

,090

. 954

595

508

-

27,137

969

53,830

Mar.

547

79?

1,180

1,190

1,170

1,150

1,150

1,150

1,140

1,140

1,140

1,140

1,140

1,140

1,100

986

962

962

970

970

978

970

970

978

962

978

994

1,050

1,040

1,030

1,060

32,131

1,036

63,730

Apr.

914

BTT

514

540

756

*502

235

208

208

204

182

174

146

129

115

96

99

143

174

136

81

79

91

117

112

217

208

174

182

174

7,457

249

14,790

May

140

112

88

60

*67

72

71

72

63

67

65

56

54

34

132

Ii2

122

112

96

91

104

107

99

88

72

81

113

83

81

99

96

2,800

90.3

5,550

June

115

107

107

102

99

112

132

140

146

122

118

86

76

67

80

63

56

70

72

79

51

60

74

83

86

93

74

65

76

83

2,694

89.8

5,340

July

88

81

72

56

70

83

"79 157

83

60

54

63

56

56

76

56

52

51

60

60

51

54

67

74

81

81

86

83

81

67

65

2,203

71.1

4,370

Aug.

*51

63

60

60

56

70

61

62

118

83

60

63

79

79

122

76

52

49

SB

70

81

93

107

107

110

96

~93 144

86

107

102

2,518

81.2

4,990

Sept.

99

69

43

43

43

47

46

32

76

65

52

43

40

51

61

67

56

65

55

73

122

S3

61

74

76

79

79

66

91

1,936

64.5

3,840

Calendar year 1958: Max 1,770 Min 67 Mean 528 Ac-ft 382,000

Water year 1958-59: Max 1,190 Min 32 Mean 449 Ac-ft 325,000

Discharge measurement made on this day.
DESCHOTES RIVER BASIN

730. Tumalo Creek near Bend, Oreg.

Location. Lat 44°05'20", long 121°22'20", near center of sec.23, T.17 S., R.ll E., on 

left bank a quarter of a mile upstream from Tumalo feed canal, 3 miles upstream from 

mouth, and 4 miles northwest of Bend.

Drainage area. 47.3 sq mi.

Records available. October 1913 to December 1921, February, April to November 1922, 

March 1923 to September 1959. Published as "below Bend"1 '1949-50.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 3,566.82 ft above mean sea level, datum 

of 1929. Prior to Apr. 27, 1915, staff gage and Apr. 27, 1915, to Sept. 30, 1918, 

water-stage recorder or staff gage, at same site and datum.

Average discharge. 41 years (1913-14, 1916-21, 1923-35, 1936-59), 104 cfs (75,290 

acre-ft per year).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 590 cfs Nov. 6; minimum daily, 37 cfs Aug. 9.

1913-59: Maximum discharge, 1,000 cfs about Jan. 6, 1923 (no flow in canal), from 

rating curve extended above 450 cfs; minimum daily, 25 cfs Jan. 3, 1924.

Remarks. Records good except those for periods of ice effect or no gage-height record, 

which are poor. All records presented herein include flow in Columbia Southern Canal, 

which diverts 8 miles above station for irrigation of lands near Tumalo. No flow 

in canal Nov. 12 to Apr. 25; Aug. 10-14. Crater Creek Canal diverts flow of tributaries to Soda Creek into head of Tumalo Creek.

Revisions (water years). WSP 864: 1937. WSP 1218: 

1927-29(M), 1932(M), 1935-38(M), 1942(M).

Drainage area. WSP 1448: 1923(M) ;

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1958 to September 1959

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac-ft

Oct.

62

60

W

60

60

60

62

65

63

63

61

62

63

60

62

60

60

66

72 ~ST

64

63

62

63

61

63

61

63

63

61 

62

1,934

62.4

3,840

Nov.

61

62

69

121

112

T5o~ 248

190

121

105

*63

79

85

59

56

53

52 55-

70

90

82

75

70

63

61

59

58

55

58

65

2,537

84.6

5,030

Dec.

72" 69

152

115

85

75

129

104

92

134

400

28?

168

142

128

120

109

103

99

95

93

91

87

85

83

85

81

79

79

89

81

3,613

117

7,170

Jan.

81

75

70

75

72

75

80

83

83

87

85

~5? 125

87

*83

89

93

91

89

86

85

85

85

95

89

83

93

89

85

83

81

2,656

85.7

5,270

Feb.

81

75

79

*79

75

73

T 2

70

70

70

72

70

70

70

67

67

65

64

62

59

59

58

3?

59

62

62

59

64

-

1,896

67.7

3,760

Mar.

67

65

67

67

67

65

65

65

65

64

*Sz" 62

62

64

64

65

69

70

7C

69

69

69

67

67

65

67

64

62

*65

65

67

2,041

65.8

4,050

Apr.

85

101

101

99

101

101

91

87

87

89

93

95

93

91

91

87

83

83

81

3?

89

95

111

122

128

109

*101

107

117

141

2,942

98.1

5,840

May

129

116

109

102

100

96

94

1ST

106

109

105

108

138

168

T5T

139

143

134

119

115

118

115

136

148

155

136

123

*113

107

114

129

3,778

122

7,490

June

156

178

187

195

267

269

205

182

161

135

163

220

224

195

161

164

166

177

209

226

232

184

176

171

138

114

103

101

95

7J7T

3O

5,272

176

10,460

July

103

-Si 112

94

98

92

83

78

80

*81

84

88

84

77

74

74

74

74

74

73

68

68

71

75

66

63

61

58

56

55 

fSDo

2,393

77.2

4,750

Aug.

*58

55

55

52

51

51

49

50

B-g- 37

56

56

56

*55

65

53

*52

52

51

54

52

50

51

50

48

50

49

50

53

48

53

1,616

52.1

3,210

Sept.

50

48

ST

50

73

85

62

56

53

53

53

53

54

55

56

55

53

64

77

73

63

54

58

58

61

226

T59

80

72

69

2,024

67.5

4,010

Calendar year 1958 : Max 453 Mln 52 Mean 119 Ac-ft 85,970

Water year 1958-59 : Max 400 Mln 37 Mean 89.6 Ac-ft 64,880

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

Note.--No creek gage-height record Nov. 17-20, 22, 23; discharge estimated on basis of records 

for Squaw Creek near Sisters and Little Deschutes River near Laplne. No gage-height record on canal 

Nov. 9, 10, Apr. 26, May 2, 3, 9, 10, 20; discharge estimated on basis of records for Tumalo Creek 

near Bend. Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice Nov. 16, 27, 28, Jan. 3-7, 20, 21, Feb. 7-10, 

12, 13.
68 DESCHUTES RIVER BASIN

750. Squaw Creek near Sisters, Oreg.

Location (revised). Lat 44°14'02" ) long 121°33'57", In SE^SW^ sec.29, T.15 S., R.10 E., 

on right bank 600 ft upstream from Intake of McAllister ditch and 4 miles south of 

Sisters.

Drainage area. 54.8 sq mi.

Records available. July 1906 to October 1918, June to August 1919, October 1919 to

September 1920, May 1921 to September 1924 (no winter records), April 1925 to September 1959. Monthly discharge only for some periods, published in WSP 1318.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Altitude of gage is 3,490 ft (by barometer). July 1, 1906, 

to May 29, 1913, staff gage at site 800 ft downstream at different datum below intake 

of McAllister ditch (records include flow in McAllister ditch). May 30, 1913, to 

Sept. 2, 1915, staff gage and Mar. 24, 1916, to Oct.5,1928, water-stage recorder, at 

site 100 ft downstream at different datum.

Average discharge. 47 years (1906-18, 1919-20, 1925-59), 106 cfs (76,740 acre-ft per 

year).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 914 cfs Nov. 6 (gage height, 3.39 ft); minimum, 

48 cfs sometime between Oct. 17 and Nov. 9 (gage height, 1.14 ft).

1906-59: Maximum gage height, about 8.75 ft (over top of gage) Nov. 22, 1909, 

site and datum then in use (discharge not determined); maximum discharge since 1909, 

1,130 cfs Dec. 2, 1941 (gage height, 3.33 ft); minimum, 19 cfs Dec. 6, 1922.

Remarks. Records good except those for periods of ice effect or no gage-height record, 

which are poor. No regulation. A canal near mouth of Pole Creek, a tributary above 

station, diverts entire flow of that creek for irrigation of lands near Sisters.

Revisions. WSP 1218: Drainage area.

Rating tables, water year 1958-59, except periods of Ice effect (gage

height, In feet, and discharge, In cubic feet per second)

(Shifting-control method used June 12-19)

Oct. 1 to Nov. 7 Nov. 8 to Sept. 30

1.1 

1.3

1.5

42

75

120

2.0 

2.5 

3.0

260

450

690 1.7

46

80

125

2.0 

£.5 

3.0

220

440

690

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1958 to September 1959

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac-rt

Oct.

70

65

65

65

65

66

70

*75

64

64

62

61

59

59

57

57

58

60

65

60

58

56

55

55

55

55

55

55

55

55

55

1,876

60.5

3,720

Nov.

55

60

100

200

220

500

250

200

*232

150

170

200

180

140

120

110

118

122

176

210

164

134

122

120

108

108

105

100

100

110

4,684

156

9,290

Dec.

128

152

280

176

146

143

224

161

152

189

465

296

185

158

146

134

*125

122

118

112

110

102

100

96

94

98

94

90

98

102

92

4,688

151

9,300

Jan.

86

84

73

70

75

80

85

86

86

92

96

167

125

105

*100

120

115

105

98

94

S4

90

92

112

94

92

120

105

98

96

94

3,029

97.7

6,010

Feb.

92

90

90

88

86

84

88

86

84

86

*82

78

84

78

80

80

76

76

73

71

71

71

71

73

71

71

69

71

-

2,220

79.3

4,400

Mar.

71

69

69

67

67

66

66

66

64

64

*64

64

62

64

60

62

64

64

62

62

60

62

60

59

59

62

62

60

*64

66

73

1,984

64.0

3,940

Apr.

92

102

96

94

96

92

86

82

82

82

84

84

82

82

80

78

76

75

75

76

82

92

98

105

102

94

88

84

96

...iS5,

2,662

88.7

5,280

May

108

94

88

86

86

82

86

92

92

*90

94

102

120

143

125

118

118

105

96

98

98

94

102

120

131

112

100

94

94

102

112

3,182

103

6,310

June

131

146

155

164

264

216

179

161

143

122

164

210

210

188

173

*179

176

185

213

236

232

216

213

206

173

155

143

128

122

128

5,331

178

10,570

July

137

137

125

120

110

105

100

100

105

*108

120

128

125

118

115

112

118

118

122

125

120

120

120

118

108

105

100

94

90

90

92

3,505

113

6,950

Aug.

96

94

92

90

88

86

86

86

84

84

84

82

78

78

82

88

82

*78

73

73

69

7T

73

75

75

75

78

76

73

75

75

2,499

80.6

4,960

Sept.

71

71

71

75

112

122

84

80

71

73

73

71

73

67

60

57

57

75

86

71

62

57

56

57

59

434

T37

98

88

80

2,648

88.3

5,250

Calendar year 1958 : Max 500 Mln 50 Mean 136 Ac-ft 98,370

Water year 1958-59 : Max 500 Mln 55 Mean 105 Ac-ft 75,980

Peak discharge (base, 470 cfs, revised). Nov. 6 (time unknown) 914 cfs (3.39 ft); Dec. 11 (5 p.m.) 

645 efs (2.91 ft); Sept. 26 (8 a.m.) 860 cfs (3.25 ft).__________________________________ 

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

Note. No gage-height record Oct. 1-7, Oct. 17 to Nov. 8, Nov. 10-15, July 5-9; discharge 

estimated on basis of records for Tumalo Creek near Bend, Lake Creek near Sisters, and Little 

Deschutes River near Laplne. Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice Nov. 27-29, Jan. 4-7.
DESCHUTES RIVER BASIN 69

765. Deschutes River near Culver, Oreg.

Location. Lat 44°32 I 30", long 121 e 17'10", in SW£ sec.10, T.12 S., R.12 E. , on right 

bank 0.7 mile downstream from bridge on Cove-Grandview road, Similes upstream from 

Crooked River, 4 miles northwest of Culver, and at mile 116.5.

Drainage area. 2,723 sq mi.

Records available. July 1952 to September 1959.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 1,755 ft above mean sea level (riverprofile survey).

Average discharge. 7 years, 1,044 cfs (755,800 acre-ft per year).

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 2,190 cfs Dec. 12 (gage height, 4.29 ft); minimum, 482 cfs Aug. 3 (gage height, 1.32 ft).

1952-59: Maximum discharge, 3,040 cfs Dec. 22, 1955 (gage height, 5.18 ft); minimum, 446 cfs Aug. 21, 1955 (gage height, 1.24 ft).

Remarks. Records excellent. Slight regulation by Crescent Lake and Crane Prairie and 

Wickiup Reservoirs (see p. 62). Many diversions for irrigation above station.

Rating table, water year 1958-59 (gage height. In feet, and 

discharge, in cubic feet per second)

1.3

2.5 

3.5 

4.5

475

995

1,630

2,360

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1958 to September 1959

Day

1 

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16 

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

C4

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac-ft

Oct.

580 

580

587

584 

580

601

608

590

601

587

576

S5o

580

580

576

580 

580

598

601

673

754

776

*845

855

840

855

910

935

1,060

1,570

1,180

22,202

716

44,040

Nov.

1,210 

1,290

1,290

1,330 

1,350

1,360

1,660

1,560

1,520

1,420

1,370

1,420

1,480

1,460

1,440

1,440 

1,490

1,480

1,480

1,560

1,570

1,570

1,600

1,590

1,500

1,480

1,460

1,240

910

885

42,415

1,414

84,130

Dec.

905 n.ioo

1,530

1,540 

1,430

1,500

1,560

1,650

1,570

1,600

1,940

2,050

1,690

1,550

1,560

1,550 

1,520

1,480

1,460

1,430

1,420

1,410

1,470

1,430

1,410

920

S45" 820

905

1,470

1,480

44,195

1,426

87,660

Jan.

1,440 

1,420

1,410

1,260 

1,340

1,500

1,480

1,390

1,360

1,370

1,350

1,490

*1,550

1,500

1,510

1,590 

1,560

1,560

1,490

1,460

1,440

1,440

1,480

1,440

1,450

1,490

1,040

1,060

973

l,2Bo

1,500

43,623

1,407

86,520

Feb.

1,450 

1,460

1,460

1,440 

1,400

1,440

1,440

1,420

1,480

1,480

1,440

1,440

1,490

1,510

1,530

1,500 

1,620

1,670

1,660

1,690

1,660

1,660

1,630

1,590

1,580

1,590

1,330

995

42,055

1,502

83,410

Mar.

1,010 

1,050

*1,510

1,720 

1,720

1,660

1,640

1,630

1,640

1,640

1,630

1,640

1,630

1,620

1,630

1,520 

1,460

1,440

1,460

1,460

1,480

1,480

1,460

1,460

1,460

1,500

1,500

1,500

1,510

1,500

1,500

47,060

1,518

93,340

Apr.

1,590 

1,210

1,020

973 

1,110

1,190

800

*722

696

651

651

627

623

601

590

580 

566

562

590

627

598

548

552" 542

590

635

736

686

635

623

22,124

737

43,880

May

619 

59T

573

548 

531

528

534

520

538

528

524

524

517

520

548

580 

590

570

*559

545

545

552

548

542

538

524

517

559

538

524

538

16,915

546

33,550

June

538 

559

556

556 

559

519- 643

590

587

584

562

566

562

548

542

542 

506 555"

506

520

552

520

514

514

528

517

534

524

517

510

16,381

546

32,490

July

520 

524

517

517 

503

503

524

570

*52T

528

517

496

510

506

506

520 

510

500

492

56T

506

500

496

510

510

517

514

517

528

517

517

15,922

514

31,580

Aug.

517 

503

56T

503 

503

500

503

503

520

562

534

503

*506

520

520

573 

545

510

510

514

531

542

552

559

566

566

562

55B~ 590

545

556

16,477

532

32,680

Sept.

556 

556

545

517 

514

514

514

524

510

534

545

528

510

510

510

520 

531

520

528

528

517

576

*559

545

510

627

718

55o

566

552

16,274

542

32,280

Calendar year 1958 : Max 2,320 Min 520 Mean 1,036 Ac-ft 750,400

Water year 1958-59 : Max 2,050 Min 492 Mean 947 Ac-ft 685,600

Discharge measurement made on this day.
70 DESCHUTES RIVER BASIN

780. Beaver Creek near Paulina, Oreg.

Location. Lat 44°09'50", long 119°55'20", in NE£ sec.26, T.16 S., R.23 E., on right bank 

three-quarters of a mile downstream from Paulina Creek, 1-f miles downstream from Wolf 

Creek, and 3 miles northeast of Paulina.

Drainage area. 450 sq mi, approximately.

Records available. October 1942 to September 1959. Prior to October 1945 monthly discharge only, published in WSP 1318.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Altitude of gage is 3,690 ft (by barometer). 

Average discharge. 17 years, 99.4 cfs (71,960 acre-ft per year).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 312 cfs Jan. 27 (gage height, 2.15 ft); minimum, 0.5 cfs Aug. 17.

1942-59: Maximum discharge, 3,620 cfs Dec. 28, 1945 (gage height, 10.2 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 900 cfs on basis of slope-area measurement at gage height 

8.7 ft, and shape of later curves; maximum gage height, 10.38 ft Mar. 26, 1952; no 

flow Oct. 13-29, 1945.

Remarks. Records good except those for periods of shifting control or no gage-height 

record, which are fair. No regulation. Diversions for irrigation of about 6,400 

acres above station. Two small ditches divert above station for irrigation of about 

250 acres below.

Revisions (watej- years). WSF 1348: Drainage area. WSP 1448: 1946, 1948, 1949-50(M), 

1951-52.

Rating tables, water year 1958-59, except periods of shifting control (gage 

height, in feet, and discharge, in cubic feet per second)

Oct. 1 to Nov. 20 Nov. 21 to Sept. 3O

0.6

.8

2.1

4.1

7.0

11

0.7 

.9 

1.1 

1.5 

1.9

32

55

123

228

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1958 to Sept

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac-ft

Oct.

7.3

7.7

7.7

7.7

7.7

7.7

7.7

7.7

6.9

8.5

8.5

8.5

8.5

8.5

8.5

8.5

8.5

8.5

8.1

7.7

*7.5

6.9

6.5

6 .5

6.5

6.5

6.5

6.5

7.3

7.7

8 .1

236.9

7.64

470

Nov.

8.5

8.9

9.3

9.7

9.7

10

10

10

10

10

10

9.7

11

12

13

13

12

14

18

20

20

20

19

18

18

16

15

14

15

17

400.8

13.4

795

Dec.

18

18

19

*19

18

18

20

20

22

23

26

30

29

23

21

22

23

23

23

23

23

20

17

18

19

21

25

25

24

25

29

684

22.1

1,360

Jan.

35

29

17

19

18

20

23

28

39

85

83

113

75

49

*43

42

45

45

41

34

30

32

33

41

65

56

141

216

137

94

1,826

58.9

3,620

Feb.

92

65

59

63

56

56

47

43

39

36

42

30

2936"

38

42

55

62

75

80

79

82

79

62

61

55

55

74

1,590

56.8

3,150

Mar.

101

85

72

*69

63

63

53

47

40

33

36

38

35

34

34

33

35

38

32

36

29

28 "2"g~

28

29

30

32

32

48

68

1,429

46.1

2,830

Apr.

82

80

92

105

107

109

TolT

92

*80

74

69

69

69

69

63

58

38

24

23

19

16

8.4

2.7

1.7

T7f

7.4

13

12

11

5.3

1,506.2

50.2

2,990

May

6.4

12

13

7.4

5.6

10

12

13

30" 34

29

28

9.3

.7

.7

.8

2.1

3.5

2.7

1.8

*1.7

1.7

1.6

1.6

1.4

1.4

1.4

1.4

1.6

1.5

1.4

238.7

7.70

473

June

1.3

1.2

1.1

1.3

1.5

1.6

1.8

T7f

1.7

1.6

1.6

1.5

1.4

1.4

1.3

1.3

1.3

1.2

1.2

1.2

1.2

1.2

1.2

1.2

1.3

1.3

1.2

1.2

1.2

40.3

1.34

80

July

1.1

TT

.1.1

.1

.1.1 * .1

.8

.8

.9

.9

.9

.8

.7

.7

.7

.8

.8

.8

,7

.7

.7

.7

.7

.7

.7

.7

.8

.8

.9

26.5

0.85

53

Aug.

~0.9

.8

.8

.8

.8

.8

.8

.8

.8

.9

.9

.9

*.9

.9

.9

.8

i.0

.8

.7

.7

.7

.7

.7

.7

.7

.7

.7

.7

.7

24.0

0.77

48

Sept.

0.7

.7

.7

T£

.6

.6

.6

.6

.6

.6

.6

.6

.6

.6

3.9

5.6

573

5.3

5.3

5.3

5.3

5.0

5.0

*4.7

5.0

4.7

4.7

4.7

4.7

83.8

2.79

166

Calendar year 1958 : Max 2,020 Min 0.6 Mean ISO Ac-ft 108,600

Water year 1958-59 : Max 216 Min 0.6 Mean 22.2 Ac-ft 16,040

Peak discharge (base, 700 cfs, revised). No peak above base.

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

Note . Shifting-control method used Oct. 18-21, May 8-28, July 15 to Sept. 16. No gage-height 

record May 29 to July 7; discharge estimated on basis of weather records, recorded range in stage, 

and records for Crooked River near Post.
DESCHUTES RIVER BASIN 71

795. Crooked River near Post, Oreg.

Location. Lat 44°07'00", long 120"15'50", in NW^NW^ sec.7, T.17 S. , R.21 E., on right 

bank 1 mile downstream from North Pork and 111 miles southeast of Post.

Drainage area.--2,160 sq mi, approximately, of which 500 sq mi is probably noncontributing.

Records available. November 1908 to May 1911, December 1939 to September 1959. Records 

for June to August 1911, published in WSP 312, have been found to be unreliable and 

should not be used.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 3,461.60 ft above mean sea level, datum 

of 1929, supplementary adjustment of 1947. Nov. 9, 1908, to May 31, 1911, staff gage 

at site half a mile upstream at different datum.

Average discharge. 19 years (1940-59), 338 cfs (244,700 acre-ft per year).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 1,480 cfs Jan. 12 (gage height, 3.75 ft); minimum daily, 5 cfs Aug. 7-9..

1908-11, 1939-59: Maximum discharge, 7,550 cfs Mar. 26, 1952 (gage height, 7.31 ft), 

from rating curve extended above 3,800 cfs; minimum, 4 cfs Aug. 21-31, 1909, Aug. 20, 

1953.

Remarks.--Records good except those for periods of ice effect or no gage-height record, 

which are fair. No regulation. Many diversions for irrigation above station. One 

small ditch diverts above station for irrigation of about 60 acres below. Records of 

suspended sediment loads and water temperatures for the water year 1959 are given 

in WSP 1644.

Revisions (water years). WSP 1448: 1909-11. See also Records available.

Rating tables, water year 1958-59, except period of ice effect (gage

height, in feet, and discharge, In cubic feet per second)

(Shifting-control method used Aug. 15 to Sept. 30)

Oct. 1 to Jan. 12

0.8

.9

1.1

1.5

2.5 

3.0 

3.5

265

470

780

1,220

0.5 

.6 

.7 

.9

1.1

Jan. 13 to Sept. 30

4.7 1.5

8.2 2.0

13 2.5

3.0

49 3.5

117

250

425

700

1,130

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1958 to September 1959

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ae-ft

Oct.

26

26

26

26

26

26

26

28

28

28

44

44

44

45

46

46

45

44

48

54

*52

50

52

56

58

6060"

60

59

59

59

1,351

43.6

2,680

Nov.

62

68

68

68

68

68

70

70

70

70

68

68

71

76

80

80

70

85

SB- 95

95

95

90

85

80

75

70

65

75

80

2,280

76.0

4,520

Dec.

80

80

80

*76

78

87

89

89

96

94

106

130

TI2

87

89

100

98

94

96

94

94

82

71

8?

93

89

100

96

96

98

100

2,856

92.1

5,660

Jan.

106

94

b70

b50 bTO"

b90

bllO

b!30

b!40

200

258

'54?

317

*232

196

199

247

214

156

141

144

149

199

320

268

432

728

480

361

320

7,978

257

15,820

Feb.

324

244

196

241

211

182

153

137

132

111

141

115

121

135

139

139

156

171

193

202

205

205

199

166

166

163

168

208

-

4,923

176

9,760

Mar.

324

443

577

304

*277

259

220

226

214

187

163

179

223

168

163

193

274

265

244

223

235

232

232

256

256

286

256

244

247

271

434

7,875

254

15,620

Apr.

548

786

895

868

877

940

700

581

*536

520

542

581

542

475

430

377

349

307

265

250

250

274

283

289

274

298

304

274

238

226

14,079

469

27,930

May

244

244

229

211

202

256

2l4

182

179

176

163

151

139

128

126

128

176

223

179

151

*137

132

113

103

90

83

77

77

79

74

65

4,731

153

9,380

June

56

42

36

32

36

53

S3.

63

55

43

38

32

30

27

27

28

25

24

26

24

24

24

28

28

28

30

30

28

27

26

1,053

35.1

2,090

July

23

T6

17

18

18

18

18

*17

17

16

14

13

11

9.2

8.7

7.8

7.8

7.8

8.2

9.2

9.6

8.2

7.5

7.8

9.2

9.6

8.7

11

7.5

1

7

367.8

11.9

730

Aug.

6.5

6.5

6

6

6

6

5

5

5

5.5

5.5

6

6

*6

7.2

7.5

8.2

8.2

9.2

13

as. 14

14

13

12

11

12

13

13

13

15

280.3

9.04

556

Sept.

17

18

17

16

17

18

18

15

15

13

13

13

13

13

13

15

16

18

SB- 26

24

22

21

20

*18

20

22

24

22

22

542

18.1

1,080

Calendar year 1958 : Max 5,410 Min 14 Mean 493 Ac-ft 356,700

Water year 1958-59 : Max 1,010 Min 5 Mean 132 Ac-ft 95,830

Peak discharge (base, 2,000 cfs).--No peak above base.

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

b Stage-discharge relation affected by ice.

Note.--No gage-height record Nov. 15 to Dec. 3, July 30 to Aug. 14; discharge estimated on basis 

of weather records, recorded range in stage, and records for station above Hoffman Dam, near 

Prineville, and Beaver Creek near Paulina.

562653 O - 60 - 6
72 DESCHUTES RIVER BASIN

805. Crooked River above Hoffman Dam, near Prineville, Oreg.

Location. Lat 44°08'40", long 120°49'40", In NE^ sec.32, T.16 S., R.16 E., on right bank 

0.9 mile upstream from Hoffman diversion dam and 11 miles south of Prineville.

Drainage area. 2,760 sq mi, approximately, of which 500 sq mi is probably noncontributing.

Records available. November 1908 to September 1914, March 1941 to September 1959. 

published as "near Prineville" 1908-12 and as "at Hoffman 1 s ranch, near Prineville" 

1913-14. The estimate of monthly mean discharge for October 1908, published in 

WSP 370, has been found to be unreliable and should not be used.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 2,981.00 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

T929, supplementary adjustment of 1947. Prior to Jan. 1, 1913, staff gage at Steam's 

ranch 8 miles downstream at different datum. January 1913 to September 1914, staff 

gage at Hoffman's ranch 3 miles downstream at different datum.

Average discharge. 23 years (1909-14, 1941-59), 385 cfs (278,700 acre-ft per year).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 1,320 cfs Jan. 13 (gage height, 3.89 ft); no 

flow Aug. 13-21.

1908-14, 1941-59: Maximum discharge, 8,410 cfs Mar. 26, 1952 (gage height, 8.2 ft, 

from floodmarks); no flow Aug. 13-21, 1959.

Remarks. Records excellent except those for periods of ice effect or shifting control, 

which are good. No regulation. Diversions for irrigation of over 20,000 acres above 

station.

Revisions (water,years). WSP 1448: 1909-13, 1914(M), drainage area (present and former 

sites). See also Records available.

Rating tables, water year 1958-59, except periods of loe effect or shifting 

control (gage height, In feet, and discharge, In cubic feet per second)

Oct. 1 to Jan. 12

1.3 

1.5 

2.0 

2.5 

3.0

48

140

310

570

0.55 

.6 

.7 

.8 

.9

1.0

1.1

Jan. 13 to Sept. 30

1.2

1.3 

1.5 

2.0 

2.5 

3.0 

4.0

1.1 

2.3 

4.3 

7.7

14

22

46

136

297

550

1,440

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1958 to September 1959

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac-ft

Oct.

34

34

34

34

34

34

34

33

32

3T

34

35

48

48

53

53

54

53

54

59

66

*67

66

64

70

72

74 7i

72

67 

66

1,586

51.2

3,150

Nov.

67

70

77

84

82

82

85

84

84

84

84

82

87

100

98

95

85

82

100

110

112

Ti?

112

108

102

98

90

80

80

98

2,714

90.5

5,380

Dec.

94

94

*94

94

*87

53- 85

100

100

104

110

120

136

T22

102

100

110

108

106

108

108

106

94

94

102

112

110

116

118

116 

114

3,257

105

6,460

Jan.

120

120

75

50

m

100

140

140

140

155

226

468

908

*4BT

336

262

229

244

285

244

190

176

178

178

266

340

297

646

624

446 

385

8,489

274

16,840

Feb.

367

344

244

229

251

222

196

167

151

140

130 140-

130

130

150

167

167

178

193

206

219

222

222

212

184

190

184

187

-

5,522

197

10,950

Mar.

240

425

435

*5SS"

315

306

274

247

251

244

209

190

209

240

193

519" 187

289

281

247

226

244

244

247

270

281

323

278

266

278 

323

8,369

270

16,600

Apr.

496

638

894

903

903

S£o~ 975

673

*598

544

544

631

580

538

479

440

395

372

331

274

258

254

274

281

285

285

306

301

266

236

14,794

493

29,340

May

229

247

247

229

222

222

262 216"

190

181

178

167

146

136

125

121

134

170

209

178

146

*129

127

108

100

89

78

80

76

76 

11

4,889

158

9,700

June

57

53

42

32

31

36

41

63

68

57

50

40

34

29

29

27

24

25

22

20

20

19

16 rs

20

25

26

25

25

24

996

33.2

1,980

July

IS22

18

14

14

14

14

*16

17

17

19

20

18

16

14

13

12

9.6

7.7

6.9

6.5

6.5

6.2

5.8

4.8

3.6

2.3

1.6

1.2

1.0

T5

345.2

11.1

685

Aug.

3.2

2.6

2.0

1.4

1.0

.7

.5

.5

.4

.2

.1

.1

*0"0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

.8

2.6

2.3

2.3

3.4

3.0

 or 4.3

3.8 

3.0

42.2

1.36

84

Sept.

2.2

3.4

3.2

2.4

3.4

3.2

2.8

3.4

3.0

2.3

2.2

2.4

3.2

3.8

3.8

4.6

4.6

4.8

7.3

4.6

5.4

6.5

11

7.7

*8.6

11

12

TT

9.6

10

163.4

5.45

324

Calendar year 1958 : Max 5,300 Mln 3.2 Mean 584 Ac-ft 422,900

Water year 1958-59 : Max 975 Mln 0 Mean 140 Ac-ft 101,500

Peak discharge (base, 2,500 cfs). No peak above base.

* Discharge measurement or observation of no flow made on this day.

Note. Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice Nov. 16, 17, 27, 28, Feb. 10-15. Shifting-control 

method used Nov. 28 to Jan. 6, June 28 to July 17, Sept. 26-28.
DESCHUTES RIVER BASIN 73

875. Crooked River near Culver, Oreg.

Location. Lat 44°33'40", long 121°16'10", in sec.3 (50 ft west of ^-corner on line 

between sees.2 and 3) , T.12 S. , R.12 E., on right bank 1 mile upstream from mouth, 

1.2 miles downstream from Cove powerplant, and 4 miles northwest of Culver.

Drainage area. 4,330 sq mi, approximately, of which 500 sq mi is probably noncontributing.

Records available.--October 1917 to September 1959.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 1,664.86 ft above mean sea level, datum 

of 1929, supplementary adjustment of 1947. prior to Aug. 2, 1945, staff gages at 

several sites within 1.2 miles of present site at various daturas.

Average discharge.--42 years, 1,549 cfs (1,121,000 acre-ft per year).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 2,650 cfs Apr. 7 (gage height, 4.24 ft); minimum, 1,280 cfs July 22; minimum daily, 1,350 cfs June 3-5.

1917-59: Maximum discharge observed, 8,260 cfs Mar. 30, 31, 1943 (gage height, 

6.70 ft, site and datum then in use); minimum recorded, 920 cfs Oct. 14, 1945; minimum daily, 970 cfs July 12 to Sept. 5, 1921.

Remarks. Records excellent. Flow slightly regulated by Ochoco Reservoir (capacity, 

47,500 acre-ft); occasional diurnal fluctuation caused by powerplant 1.2 miles above 

station. Water is diverted for irrigation of land above station. The area served 

increased from about 30,000 acres in 1918 to 37,000 acres in 1946. Several hundred 

cubic feet per second of water diverted from Deschutes River for irrigation of other 

lands above station. Opal Springs and several other springs within about 17 miles 

above station contribute about 1,000 cfs to the flow.

Revisions _(water years) . WSP 864: 1922, 1925, 1928, 1932, 1936-37. WSP 1318: 1924-25(M).

Rating tables, wate year 1958-59 (gage height. In feet, and discharge, 

In cubic feet per second)

Oct. 1 to Jan. 13 Jan. 14 to Sept. 50

2.7 

3.0 

3.4

1,400

1,600

1,900

2.5

3.0 

4.0

1,320

1,630

2,430

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1958 to September 1959

Day

1 

2 

3 

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11 

12

13

14

15

16 

17 

IS

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac-ft

Oct.

1,430 

1,440 

1,440 

1,460

1,470

1,480

1,480

1,480

1,490

1,480

1,480 

1,470

1,460

1,460

1,460

1,460 

1,460 

1,470

1,500

1,500

1,500

*1 , 500

1,490

1,480

1,500

1,540

1,540

1,540

1,540

1,530

1,520

46,050

1,485

91,340

Nov.

1,500 

1,480 

1,470 

1,480

1,480

1,480

1,490

1,500

1,530

1,500

1,500 

1,500

1,510

1,520

1,530

1,540 

1,520 

1,500

1,510

1,510

1,520

1,530

1,520

1,510

1,500

1,500

1,490

1,480

1,470

1,470

45,040

1,501

89,340

Dec.

1,500 

1,510 

*1,490 

1,470

1,470

1,470

1,460

1,480

1,490

1,490

1,490 

1,490

1,490

1,500

1,510

1,500 

1,480 

1,480

1,480

1,480

1,480

1,480

1,480

1,470

1,460

1,470

1,500

1,540

1,570

1,560

1,500

46,240

1,492

91,720

Jan.

1,480 

1,480 

1,460 

1,420

1,410

1,410

1 , 450

1,500

1,500

1,500

1,500 

1,560

1,900

*2,120

1,810

1,700 

1,640 

1,620

1,630

1,660

1,620

1,570

1,560

1,560

1,560

1,640

1,720

1,720

2,150

2,OSO

1,850

50,750

1,637

100,700

Feb.

1,750 

1,740 

1,720 

1,640

1,620

1,640

1,610

1,590

1,560

1,540

1,510 

1,510

1,510

1,520

1,540

1,550 

1,560 

1,570

1,570

1,570

1,580

1,600

1,590

1,600

1,580

- 1,570

1,570

1,590

-

44,500

1,589

88,260

Mar.

1,590 

1,700 

1,870 

*1,840

1,780

1,720

1,700

1,660

1,640

1,640

1,620 

1,600

1,570

1,590

1,610

1,570 

1.560 

1,600

1,650

1,640

1,620

1,600

1,610

1,610

1,620

1,640

1,660

1,690

1,660

1,650

1,650

51,160

1,650

101,500

Apr.

1,710 

1,880 

2,110 

2,280

2,250

2,240

*2,540

2,250

2,020

1,930

1,870 

1,860

1,910

1,900

1,840

1,770 

1,720 

1,680

1,660

1,620

1,570

1,530

1,520

1,520

1,520

1,530

1,510

1,530

1,540

1,540

54,150

1,805

107,400

May

1,540 

1,550 

1,550 

1,560

1,550

1,560

1,550

1,550

1,550

1,520

1,530 

1,530

1,510

1,500

1,500

1,500 

1,530 

1,550

*1,620

1,690

1,610

1,540

1,490

1,440

1,440

1,430

1,410

1,390

1,390

1,390

1.580

46,850

1,511

92,930

June

1,380 

1,360 

1,550 

1,350

1,350

1,400

1,420

1,410

1,450

1,440

1,440 

1,420

1,420

1,400

1,410

1,420 

1,410 

1,400

1,400

1,400

1,590

1,390

1,400

1,400

1,410

1,400

1,400

1,420

1,420

1,420

42,060

1,402

83,420

July

1,4QQ 

1,38'0 

1,380 

1,580

1,590

1,390

1,390

1,590

*1,580

1,570

1.360 

1,360

1,360

1,560

1,360

1,360 

1,360 

1,380

1,380

1,380

1,380

1,370

1,370

1,570

1,560

1,560

1,560

1,560

1,370

1,380

1,380

42,570

1,373

84,440

Aug.

1,370 

1,560 

1,360 

1,360

1,570

1,370

1,360

1,560

1,560

 1,570

1,370 

1,370

*1,370

1,380

1,380

1,380 

1,380 

1,380

1,390

1,390

1.400

1,400

1,400

1,400

1,400

1,390

1,390

1,400

1,400

1,400

1,400

42,810

1,381

84,910

Sept.

1,410 

1.400 

1,410 

1,410

1,410

1,410

1,420

1,420

1,400

1,400

1,400 

1,400

1,400

1,420

1,420

1,420 

1,420 

1,420

1,430

1,440

1,440

1,440

1,430

*1,420

1,410

1,410

1,420

1,420

1,420

1,430

42,500

1,417

84,300

Calendar year 1958 : Max 7,310 Mln 1,330 Mean 2,015 Ac-ft 1,459,000

Water year 1958-59: Max 2,340 Mln 1,350 Mean 1,520 Ac-ft 1,100,000

Discharge measurement made on this day.
74 DESCHUTES RIVER BASIN

880. Lake Creek near Sisters, Oreg.

Location. Lat 44°25'40", long 121°43'30", in SWij sec.24, T.13 S., R.8 E. , on left bank 

a quarter of a mile downstream from Suttle Lake and 13 miles northwest of Sisters.

Drainage area. 22.2 sq mi.

Records available. June to November 1911, March to September 1912, May to October 1913, 

April 1915 to September 1959. Monthly discharge only for some periods, published in 

WSP 1318.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Altitude of gage is 3,430 ft (from topographic map). June 1, 

~TT911, to Oct. 31, 1913, and Apr. 1, 1915, to Mar. 31, 1916, staff gage at two sites 

1,000 ft upstream at different datums. Apr. 1, 1916, to Oct. 12, 1928, staff gage or 

water-stage recorder at site 40 ft downstream at different datum.

Average discharge.--44 years (1915-59), 52.1 cfs (37,720 acre-ft per year).

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 117 cfs Dec. 15 (gage height, 2.04 ft); minimum, 24 cfs Aug. 26, 27.

1911-13, 1915-59: Maximum discharge, 380 cfs Dec. 24, 1955 (gage height, 3.65 ft); 

minimum, 1.0 cfs Nov. 4,5, 1940; minimum daily, 8 cfs Nov. 5, 1940, Oct. 6, 1942.

Remarks. Records good except those for periods of no gage-height record, which are fair. 

Occasional regulation by storage in Suttle Lake. No diversion above station.

Revisions (water years). WSP 1124: 1943, 1947. WSP 1218: Drainage area. WSP 1448: 

1916(M), 1925.

Rating table, water year 1958-59 (gage height, In feet, and 

discharge, In cubic feet per second)

0.8 

1.0 

1.5 

2.0 113

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1958 to September 1959

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac-ft

Oct.

35

35

35

35

35

35

34

34

33

33

33

32

32

32

33

35

35

36

47

58

52

48

44

42

40

39

39

38

31 

26

1,144

36.9

2,270

Nov.

28

29

30

30

36

58

66

61

57

46

39

39

44

46

46

45

44

45

54

65

72

66

67

76

77

72

68

64

61 

59

1,590

53.0

3,150

Dec.

57

56

56

54

55

57

62

64

66

67

72

72

77

81

95

101

*88

78

72

68

65

56

53

5T

55

56

56

56

56

56

56

2,017

65.1

4,000

Jan.

55

55

a52

a 50

a52

a52

a52

a52

52

54

56

61

64

66

*68

68

68

70

72

71

68

65

64

67

67

68

75

82

85

89

100

2,020

65.2

4,010

Feb.

98

90

83

78

75

74

a72

a70

a68

65

*64

64

63

66

68

72

68

67

65

62

61

59

57

56

56

54

53

52

-

1,880

67.1

3,730

Mar.

52

44

36

38

40

42

42

43

44

44

*44

46

46

46

46

44

45

46

47

46

48

49

49

48

47

49

49

49

49

54

53

1,425

46.0

2,830

Apr.

54

55

56

57

60

64

65

68

7372"

72

70

69

69

69

68

67

65

64

64

55

52

46

47

54

59

67

73

71

72

1,897

63.2

3,760

May

72

74

76

76

84

86

80

74

71

69

59

55

58

67

68

67

66

64

64

59

55

53

49

52

55

55

55

54

53

52

52

1,974

63.7

3,920

June

52

52

47

44

46

46

46

46

47

53

54

52

49

48

46

42

39

40

42

47

45

44

43

42

42

42

42

41

38

35

1,352

45.1

2,680

July

36

36

36

36

36

*36

36

36

37

37

37

36

36

36

37

37

37

37

36

36

35

35

34

33

33

38

39

35

30

30

32

1,101

35.5

2,180

Aug.

36

34

33

35

32

30

28

28

28

28

27

28

31

36

37

35

33

30

28

28

28

28

36

41

34

24

24

28

32

*30

35

965

31.1

1,910

Sept.

33

33

32

32

32

33

33

32

32

32

32

32

31

3O

30

30

32

33

35

39

42

40

38

34

32

35

35

35

34

33

1,006

32.5

2,000

Calendar year 1958 : Max 162 Mln 26 Mean 61.3 Ac-ft 44,410

Water year 1958-59: Max 101 Mln 24 Mean 50.3 Ac-ft 36,440

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

a No gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of records for Tumalo Creek near Bend.
DESCHUTES RIVER BASIN 75

915. Metolius River near Grandview, Oreg.

Location. Lat 44°36'40", long 121°27'10", in NE^NE^- sec.19, T.ll S.. R.ll E., on right 

bank three-quarters of a mile upstream from Street Creek, 7| miles northwest of 

Grandview, and 13 miles northwest of Culver.

Drainage area. 324 sq mi, hydrologic drainage boundary uncertain owing to ground-water 

exchange.

Jords available. April 1910 to February 1912 (gage heights and discharge 

only), March 1912 to December 1913, October 1921 to September 1959. Pub 

at Hubbard's ranch, near Sisters" 1910, and as "at Hubbard's ranch, nea

Records available. April 1910 to February 1912 (gage heights and discharge measurements

ublished as

_ _-, --- - -. -_.--__ - _-_.---, _.ear Grandview" 

1910-13.

Gage. --Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 1,910 ft above mean sea level (riverprofile survey). Prior to Dec. 31, 1913, staff gage at site 5 miles upstream at 

different datum. Oct. 1, 1921, to May 3, 1949, staff gage at site 20 ft downstream 

at present datum.

Average discharge.--39 years (1912-13, 1921-59), 1,475 cfs (1,068,000 acre-ft per year).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 2,480 cfs Dec. 11 (gage height, 1.42 ft); minimum, 1,380 cfs Sept. 24, 30.

1912-13, 1921-59: Maximum discharge, 5,780 cfs Jan. 7, 1923 (gage height, 3.32ft), 

from rating curve extended above 2,200 cfs; minimum, 1,080 cfs Feb. 17, 1932, 

Oct. 2-31, Nov. 6, 7, 10-14, 1942.

Remarks. Records excellent. No regulation. Many small diversions for irrigation of 

about 670 acres above station. Stream is spring fed.

Revisions (water years) . WSP 1448: 1913.

Rating table, water year 1958-59 (gage height, in feet, and 

discharge, In cubic feet per second)

0.5 

1,0 

1.5

1,310

1,940

2,580

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1958 to September 1959

Day

1 

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11 

12 

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23 

24

25

26 

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ao-ft

Oct.

1,450 

1,450

,450

,450

,440

,450

,440

,480

,450

,440

,420 

,420 

,420

,420

,420

,420

,420

,460

,520

,5oo

,460

,440

* ,440 

,420

,410

,410 

,410

,410

,410 

,400

,400

44,530

1,436

88,320

Nov.

,400 

,400

,410

,520

,500

,750

,670

,840

,750

,640

,480 

,510 

,660

,560

,500

,470

,460

,550

,840

,950

,820

,710

,660 

,660

,640

,610 

,570

,560

,560 

,550

48,200

1,607

95,600

Dec.

1,580 

*1,600

1,970

1,710

1,620

1,620

1,820

1,740

1,710

1,750

2,260 

2,020 

1,810

1,760

1,740

1,740

1,710

1,670

1,660

1,640

1,640

1,610

1,600 

1,600

1,600

1,640 

1,640

1,600

1,600 

1,660

1,640

52,960

1,708

105,000

Jan.

,620 

,600

,550

,520

,510

,580

,570

,580

,600

,650

,700 

,880 

* ,770

,720

,700

,700

,700

,700

,680

,660

,640

,640

,650 

,780

,720

,710 

,820

,850

,800 

,770

1,760

52,130

1,682

103,400

Feb.

1,750 

1,720

1,710

1,700

1,680

1,670

1,660

1,650

1,650

1,640

1,620 

1,600 

1,610

1,640

1,640

1,640

1,610

1,600

1,580

1,580

1,570

1,560

1,550 

1,550

1,550

1,560 

1,560

1,580

 . :_-

45,430

1,622

90,110

Mar.

1,620 

1,620

*1,600

,580

,570

,560

,560

,560

,560

,550

,540 

,550 

,560

,540

,540

,540

,550

,560

,550

,540

,550

,550

,560 

,540

,550

,570 

,550

,560

,570 

,620

,610

4 ,480

,564

0 ,160

Apr.

1,650 

1,750

1,720

1,710

1,710

1,680

1,670

*1,660

1,650

1,640

1,640 

1,640 

1,620

1,620

1,610

1,600

1,600

1,580

1,570

1^560

1,560

1,570

1,580 

1,580

1,580

1,600 

1,600

1,610

1,620 

1,700

48,880

1,629

96,950

May

1.680 

1,650

1,620

1,610

1,640

1,640

1,610

1,610

1,600

1,580

1,570 

1,560 

1,570

1,640

1,620

1,600

1,610

1,600

*1,570

1,560

1,560

1,560

1,570 

1,580

1,610

1,580 

1,560

1,550

1,540 

1,550

1,550

49,350

1,592

97,880

June

1,580 

1,610

1,620

1,640

1,810

1,750

1,660

1,640

1,650

1,610

1,620 

1,680 

1,670

1,640

1,580

1,610

1,600

1,610

1,640

1,670

1,670

1,640

1,610 

1,610

1,570

1,550 

1,520

1,510

1,510 

1,500

48,580

1,619

96,360

July

1,500 

1,510

1,500

1,480

1,500

1,500

1,500

1,480

*1,480

1,480

1,510 

1.520 

1,520

1,510

1,500

1,500

1,500

1,500

1,510

1,510

1,510

1,510

1,520 

1,510

1,480

1,470 

1,470

1,460

1.450 

1,450

1,450

46,290

1,493

91,810

Aug.

1,460 

1,460

,460

,460

,450

,440

,440

,420

,420

,420

* ,440 

,440 

,420

,440

,440

,450

,450

,440

,440

,440

,420

,440

,440 

,450

,450

,440 

,450

,450

,440 

,440

,450

44,700

1,442

88,660

Sept.

1,440 

1,440

1,440

1,450

1,510

1,600

1,500

1,480

1,450

1,450

1,460 

1,450 

1,450

1,440

1,420

1,420

1,410

1,460

1,460

1,480

1,460

1,440

*1,410 

1,400

1,400

1,760 

1,510

1,440

1,410 

1,400

43,840

1,461

86,960

Calendar year 1958: Max 2,450 Mln 1,400 Mean 1,681 Ac-ft 1,217,000

Water year 1958-59: Max 2,260 Mln 1,400 Mean 1,571 Ac-ft 1,137,000

Discharge measurement made on this day
76 DESCHUTES RIVER BASIN

925. Deschutes River near Madras, Oreg.

Location.--Lat 44°43'40", long 121°14'50", in SW£ sec.l, T.10 S., R.12 E., on right

bank 400 ft downstream from the reregulating dam, 2| miles downstream from Pelton Dam,

3 miles upstream from Shitike Creek, 85- miles northwest of Madras, and at mile 100.1.

Drainage area.--7,820 sq mi, approximately. 

Records available.--October 1923 to September 1959.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 1,390.25 ft above mean sea level, datum 

of 1929, supplementary adjustment of 1947 (levels by Portland General Electric Co.). 

Prior to May 6, 1924, staff gage and May 6, 1924, to June 14, 1933, water-stage 

recorder, at site 2| miles upstream at different datum. June 15, 1933, to Nov. 30, 

1956, water-stage recorder and Dec. 1, 1956, to Nov. 22, 1957, staff gage, at site 

If miles upstream at different datum.

Average discharge.--36 years, 4,430 cfs (3,207,000 acre-ft per year).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 7,640 cfs Jan. 14 (gage height, 4.17 ft); minimum, 3,440 cfs July 20 (gage height, 2.64 ft); minimum daily, 3,750 cfs July 12, 

Aug. 14.

1923-59: Maximum discharge, 13,300 cfs Jan. 1, 1943 (gage height, 6.89 ft, site 

and datum then in use); minimum, 1,200 cfs Dec. 13, 1957 (gage height, 1.44 ft); minimum daily, 2,440 cfs Dec. 3,4, 1957.

Remarks. Records excellent. Flow regulated by Lake Simtustus and reregulating dam since 

Nov. 23, 1957. Large diversions in upper river basin for irrigation. Some winter 

and spring runoff stored in Ochoco Reservoir (capacity, 47,500 acre-ft) and in Crescent Lake, Crane Prairie, and Wickiup Reservoirs (see p. 62).

Revisions.--WSP 1398: Drainage area.

Rating tables, water year 1958-59 (gage height, in feet, and 

discharge. In cubic feet per second)

Oct. 1 to Nov. S Nov. 9 to Sept. 30

2.8 

3.6

3,710

5,800

2.7 

3.9

3,560

6,750

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1958 to September 1959

Day

1 

z

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12 

13

14 

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27 

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac-ft

Oct.

,060 

,940

,960

,990 

,030

,060 

,100

,060

,060

,120

,960

,030 

,990

,100 

,150

,030

,940

,920

,150

,310

,310

,310

,340 

* ,170

,220

,460

,510 

,540

,480

,850

,960

130,110

4,197

258,100

Mov.

4,150 

4,710

4,540

4,850 

4,770

4,850 

5,650

4,900

5,490

5,240

4,850

5,100 

5,150

5,180 

5,150

5,040

5,040

5,100

5,320

5,660

5,490

5,320

5,350 

5,240

5,320

5,070

5,180 

4,770

4,550

4,450

-------

151,480

5,049

300,500

Dec.

4,500 

4, 80S'

5,800

5,320 

*5,240

5,120 

5,320

5,570

5,400

5,460

5,960

6,720 

5,210"

5,490 

5,380

5,350

5,210

5,210

5,100

5,100

5,040

5,120

5,040 

4,990

5,070

4,610

4,500 

4,610

4,550

5,260

5,180

161,230

5,201

319,800

Jan.

5,150 

5,100

4,960

4.770 

4,820

5,100 

5,240

4,990

5,040

5,010

5,150

*5,460 

5,660

6,250 

5,380

5,710

5,400

5,380

5,400

5,320

5,210

5,240

5,180 

5,210

5,260

5,380

5,210 

5,120

5,520

5,570

5,660

163,850

5,285

325,000

Feb.

5,490 

6,490

5,460

5,290 

5,260

5,260 

5,260

5,260

5,180

5,100

5,180

5,070 

5,070

5,240 

5,240

5,320

5,380

5,400

5,380

5,400

5,400

5,400

5,350 

5,350

5,320

5,320

5,040 

4,770

.

 ---

147,680

5,274

292,900

Mar.

4.770

5,6fo

5,520

5.820 

5,666

*5,600 

5,380

5,520

5,400

5,380

5,380

5,320 

5,320

5,320 

5,380

5,240

5,120

5,290

5,260

5,290

5,180

5,210

5,180 

5,320

5,210

5,260

5,380 

5,260

5,380

5,350

5,320

165,030

5,324

327,300

Apr.

5,460 

5,460

5,490

5,660 

5,540

5,800 

5,430

5,120

5,100

*4,930

4,820

4,820 

4,770

4,820 

4,580

4,500

4,450

4,290

4,370

4,420

4,290

4,240

4,120 

4,190

4,240

4,190

4,500 

4,240

4,290

4,370

142,500

4,750

282,600

May

4.570 

4,270

4,240

4,270 

4,120

4,290 

4,140

4,190

4,170

4,120

4,140

4,100 

4,050

4,140 

4,190

4,170

4.240

4,240

4,270

*4,290

4,290

4,190

4,140 

4,140

4,070

4,050

4,050 

4,070

4,050

4,050

4.020

129,130

4,165

256,100

June

4,050 

4,050

4,170

4,140 

4,050

4,400 

4,270

4,190

4,190

4,190

4,170

4,140 

4,100

4,100 

4,100

4,050

4,070

4,000

4,000

4,020

4,100

4,170

4,070 

3,980

5,950

3,980

4,050 

4,050

3,950

3,950

--- ----

122,700

4,090

243,400

July .

3,930 

3,950

3,950

3,950 

3,930

3,910 

3,910

3,930

4.020

3,950

*3,860

5.750 

5,840

4,000 

5,950

5,860

3,860

3,880

5,910

3,860

3,860

3,860

3,860 

3,860

3,930

3,910

3,880 

3,860

3,820

3,820

3,840

120,700

3,894

239,400

Aug.

3,860 

5,860

5,840

5,840 

3,860

3,790 

3,840

3,860

5,860

3,840

3,840

3,770 

*3,770

5,750 

5,790

5,880

5,950

3,860

3,840

3.790

5,860

5,840

5,910 

3,930

3,910

3,910

3,910 

3,910

3,930

3,910

3,880

119,570

3,857

237,200

Sept.

3,820 

3,840

5,860

5,950 

3,950

4,000 

4,020

3,860

3,910

3,910

3,880

3,950 

5,910

5,880 

5,910

5,910

3,930

3,930

3,950

3,930

3,880

 3,910

3,950 

5,930

3,880

4,050

4.580 

3,980

3,820

3,950

-- 

118,210

3,940

234,500

Calendar year 1958: Max 12,700 Mln 3,870 Mean 5,336 Ac-ft 3,863,000

Water year 1958-59: Max 6,720 Mln 3,750 Mean 4,581 Ac-ft 3,317,000

Discharge measurement made on this day.
DESCHOTES RIVER BASIN 77 

1015. White River below Tygh Valley, Oreg.

Location. Lat 45°14'30", long 121°05'40", in NEij-NEi; sec.7, T.4 S., R.14 E., on left bank 

200 ft below Pacific Power & Light Co.'s powerplant at White River Palls, 2 miles 

upstream from mouth, and 4 miles east of Tygh Valley.

Drainage area. 368 sq mi.

Records available. October 1917 to September 1959.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 870.15 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

T929, supplementary adjustment of 1947 (levels by Pacific Power & Light Co.). Prior 

to July 28, 1931, at site 750 ft downstream at different datum. July 28, 1931, to 

Sept. 30, 1954, at site 700 ft downstream at different daturas.

Average discharge. 42 years, 435 cfs (314,900 acre-ft per year).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 1,630 cfs Dec. 12 (gage height, 4.49 ft); minimum, 60 cfs Oct. 30 (gage height, 1.32 ft); minimum daily, 124 cfs Sept. 12, 13, 15.

1917-59: Maximum discharge, 13,300 cfs Jan. 6, 1923 (gage height, about 13.3 ft), 

from rating curve extended above 5,000 cfs; minimum, 10 cfs Dec. 11-14, 1919, Aug. 9, 

1931 (estimated by observer); minimum daily, 71 cfs Aug. 31, 1941.

Remarks. Records good. Some regulation at low flow by powerplant. Diversions above station for irrigation.

Revisions (water years). WSP 1448: 1920, 1923, 1927-28, drainage area.

Rating tables, water year 1958-59 (gage height, in feet, and discharge, 

in cubic feet per second)

Oct. 1 to Jan. 27 Jan. 28 to Sept. 30

1.7 125

2.0 197

2.5 365

3.0 595

3.5 

4.0 

4.5

895

1,240

1,640

1.7 

2.0 

2.5

116

185

350

3.0 575

3.5 670

4.0 1,230

Discharge , in cubic feet per second, water year October 1958 to September 1959

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12 

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30 

31

Total

Mean

Ae-ft

Oct.

127

129

132

129

127

129

125

171

174

159

145

145 

143

140

138

136

136

143

174

*225

184

169

166

161

159

159

159

161

164

161 

161

4,731

153

9,380

Nov.

159

159

157

214

228

343

436

468

432

441

345

333 

530

436

369

318

294

318

741

810

882

723

666

672

595

530

480

420

400

390

13,289

443

26,360

Dec.

*397

418

644

555

477

459

595

644

565

622

1,520

1,320 

1,040

869

753

678

639

600

575

530

540

510

477

464

446

454

486

450

446

570 

585

19,128

617

37,940

Jan.

575

530

446

389

432

477

486

505

575

678

753

1.560 

1,120

882

810

*759

723

717

672

622

580

590

639

778

856

804

974

1,220

1,040

940 

856

22,788

735

45, 200

Feb.

800

722

652

680

630

615

585

570

550

535

500

466 

452

466

475

475

466

462

452

430

414

418

430

457

560

704

580

615

-

15,161

541

30,070

Mar.

692 *642

600

545

510

490

475

466

452

452

430

444 

448

430

422

422

430

475

505

475

480

490

500

515

495

570

540

525

525

585 

652

15,682

506

31,100

Apr.

814

961

982

926

9O5

*856

800

746

710

680

680

674 

652

625

595

550

520

500

475

466

470

475

500

550

540

525

565

692

849

863

20,146

672

39,960

May

821

740

669

590

575

625

580

565

540

545

525

505 

525

674

704

647

615

*590

565

550

530

510

525

535

555

565

525

480

466

444 

450

17,715

571

35,140

June

414

422

426

418

448

480

452

406

414

390

350

326 

318

303

296

289

289

282

269

251

254

239

233

230

224

245

227

224

215

203

9,537

318

18,920

July

200

197

197

194

194

191

191

182

172

168

168

162 

158

*158

155

180

245

206

185

170

215

2OO

194

188

178

172

158

158

155

1 ^t. -LOO

146.

5,590

180

11,090

Aug.

139

139

139

170

175

178

209

T72

153

146

142

*137 

165

160

131

133

135

133

131

155

160

135

131

131

160

168

139

139

137

133 

137

4,612

149

9,150

Sept.

175

180

175

170

194

200

168

165

160

133

126

124

124

129

124

126

129

139

155

160

160

155

146

178

185

*412

430

292

233

227

5,474

182

10,860

Calendar year 1958 : Max 2,640 Min 111 Mean 510 Ac-ft 369,300

Water year 1958-59 : Max 1,360 Min 124 Mean 422 ' Ac-ft 305,200

Peak discharge (base, 1,200 cfs). Dec. 12 (1 a.m.) 1,630 cfs (4.49 ft); Jan. 12 (12 m.) 1,500 cfs 

(4.32 ft); Jan. 27 (11:30 p.m.) 1,450 cfs (4.26 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.
78 DESCHUTES RIVER BASIN

1090. Deschutes River at Moody, near Biggs, Oreg.

Location. --La t 45°37 I 20", long 120°54'05", in SE£ sec.26, T.2 N., R.15 E. , on right bank 

at Moody, 1 mile upstream from mouth and 4 miles southwest of Biggs.

Drainage area.--10,500 sq mi, approximately.

Records available.--October 1897 to December 1899 (published as "near Moro"); July 1906 

to September 1959. Monthly discharge only for some periods, published in WSP 1318.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 167.54 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

T929, supplementary adjustment of 1947. Oct. 19, 1897, to Dec. 31, 1899, staff gage 

at site 10 miles upstream at different datum. July 22, 1906, to July 18, 1930, staf 

gage at site 300 ft downstream at datum 0.5 ft lower.

Average discharge.--55 years, 5,867 cfs (4,248,000 acre-ft per year).

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 9,640 cfs Dec. 12 (gage height, 4.06 ft); minimum, 4,250 cfs Oct. 18 (gage height, 2.44 ft).

1897-99, 1906-59: Maximum discharge, 43,600 cfs Jan. 7, 1923 (gage height, 

10.2 ft, site and datum then in use), from rating curve extended above 15,000 cfs; 

minimum, 2,400 cfs Dec. 5, 1957 (gage height, 1.78 ft).

Remarks. Records excellent. Some fluctuation caused by regulation at Lake Simtustus, 

99 miles upstream. Many diversions for irrigation in upper river basin. Some winter 

and spring runoff stored in Ochoco Reservoir (capacity, 47,500 acre-ft) and in 

Crescent Lake, Crane Prairie, and Wickiup Reservoirs (see p. 62).

Revisions. WSP 754: Drainage area.

itaff

Rating tables, water year 1958-59 (gage height, In feet, and 

discharge, In cubic feet per second)

Oct. 1 to Nov. 7 Nov. 8 to Sept. 3o

2.5 4,420 2.4 4,120

3.0 5,860 3.0 5,810

3.5 7,550 4.0 9,400

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1958 to September 1959

Day

1 

2 

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13 

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21 

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac-ft

Oct.

,500 

,620 

,500

,560

,500

,5OO

* ,560

,700

,730

,730

,730

,560

,64O 

,590

,530

,640

,620

,670

,640

,070

,100 

,040

,070

,870

,040

,900

,150

,150

5,180

5,180

5j470

148,740

4,798

295,000

Nov.

5,560 

4,780 

5,270

5,270

5,500

5,590

6,300

6,180

6,470

6,220

5,930

5,660

6,000 

6,120

5,900

5,750

*5,660

5,690

6,380

7,140

7,640 

7,010

6,670

6,600

6,510

6,340

6,030

6,030

5,540

5,340

181,080

6,036

359,200

Dec.

5,310 

5,480 

6,000

6,800

6,220

6,090

6,310

6,670

6,700

6,440

7,320

8,920

7,830 

6,910

6,600

6,600

6,510

6,280

6,220

6,030

6,060 

6,000

6,000

5,960

5,840

5,840

5,390

5,390

5,450

*5,63o

6,310

195,110

6,294

387,000

Jan.

6,120 

6,030 

5,870

5,600

5,540

5,660

5,870

6,150

6,060

6,150

6,380

7,790

8,290 

7,980

7,530

6,940

6,910

6,800

6,600

6,540

6,470 

6,310

6,340

6,470

6,940

6,800

7,180

8,560

7,880

7,720

7,640

208,920

6,739

414,400

Feb.

7,360 

6,970 

5,940

6,840

6,540

6,540

6,510

6,380

6,410

6,280

6,150

6,150

5,960 

6,630

6,220

*6,310

6,340

6,510

6,440

6,340

6,410 

6,340

6,380

6,510

6,470

7,550

7,010

6,970

_

-------

182,840

6,530

362,700

Mar.

6,910 

6,770 

6,640

7,110

6,940

6,770

6,640

6,570

6,540

6,380

6,380

6,340

6,340 

6,280

6,310

6,280

6.090

6,090

6,250

6,280

6,280 

6,280

6,280

6,340

6,340

6,410

6,540

6,540

6,510

6,700

*6,770

200,900

6,481

398,500

Apr.

6,870 

7,590 

7,280

7,320

7,390

7,390

7,360

6,910

6,570

6,570

6,380

6,250

6,180 

6,180

6,060

5,810

5,690

5,570

5,450

5,510

5,510 

5,360

5,310

5,250

S.36'0

5,420

5,420

5,720

5,810

5,810

185,100

6,170

367,100

May

5,960 

5,900 

5,660

5,540

5,510

5,570

5,660

5,450

5,420

5,360

*5,310

5,280

5,220 

5,310

5,540

5,570

5,540

5,570

5,510

5,510

5,510 

5,450

5,340

5,340

5,310

5,220

5,140

5,110

5,080

5,050

5j020

167,960

5,418

333,100

June

5,000 

4,970 

5,020

5,140

5,160

5,250

5.540

5,310

5,160

5,160

5,140

5,080

5,020 

5,000

*4,970

4,940

4,880

4,860

4,860

4,830

4,830 

4,880

4,910

4,800

4,740

4,720

4,720

4,740

4,740

4,660

149,030

4,968

295,600

July

,650 

,610 

,610

,610

,610

,580

,580

,550

,580

,610

,580

,500

.360 

,420

,580

,500

,420

,390

,420

,440

,390 

,390

,420

,470

,500

,520

,470

* ,420

,390

,360

,390

139,300

4,494

276,300

Aug.

,390 

,390 

,390

,390

,360

,360

,360

,390

,420

,420

,390

,390

,360 

.540

,340

,360

,470

.500

,390

,360

,340 

,340

,340

,420

,420

,420

,420

,420

,420

,440

,420

136,170

4,393

270,100

Sept.

4,360 

4,280 

,310

,360

,390

,440

,550

* ,500

,340

,390

,360

,390

,420 

,360

,390

,390

,420

,500

,520

,550

,580 

,550

,550

,520

,520

,47O

,160

5,140

,610

,44O

13 ,760

,492

267,300

Calendar year 1958: Max 17,000 Mln 4,500 Mean 6,661 Ac-ft 4,822,000

Water year 1958-59: Max 8,920 Mln 4,280 Mean 5,561 Ac-ft 4,O26,OOO

Discharge measurement made on this day.
COLUMBIA RIVER MAIN STEM 79

1057. Columbia River at The Dalles, Oreg.

Location.--Lat 45°36'10", long 121°10'40", in NWi sec.3, T.I N., R.13 E., at upstream 

end of Port of The Dalles dock at The Dalles, 3.2 miles downstream from The Dalles 

Dam and at mile 189.3.

Drainage area. 237,000 sq mi, approximately.

Records available. June 1878 to September 1959. Published as "near The Dalles" 1936-56. 

Maximum discharge only for each year in period 1858-77 at Lower Cascades Landing, 

published in WSP 1318.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Auxiliary water-stage recorder 19.3 miles downstream at 

Hood River. Datum of both gages is at mean sea level, datum of 1929, supplementary 

adjustment of 1947. Prior to Oct. 1, 1931, records based on staff gage near present 

site at datum 46.98 ft higher, supplemented for a few short periods by gage-height 

records at Umatilla and Cascade Locks. Oct. 1, 1931, to May 1, 1935, staff gage in 

entrance to Celilo Canal 11.6 miles upstream at datum 37.71 ft higher. May 2, 1935, 

to Mar. 15, 1957, water-stage recorder at site 11.7 miles upstream at datum 0.12 ft 

higher.

Average discharge. 81 years, 195,300 cfs (141,400,000 acre-ft per year).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 555,000 cfs June 23 (gage height, 91.19 ft); 

minimum daily, 94,200 cfs Oct. 6.

1858-1959: Maximum discharge, 1,240,000 cfs June 6, 1894 (gage height, 59.6 ft, 

site and datum then in use); minimum observed, 35,000 cfs Jan. 12, 1937 (gage height, 

126.0 ft, site and datum then in use).

Remarks. Records excellent. Some regulation by Franklin D. Roosevelt Lake and by reservoTrs in Kootenai, Plathead, Pend Oreille, Spokane, Chelan, Yakima, and Snake River 

basins. Diurnal fluctuations caused by powerplant and gates at The Dalles Dam. Many 

diversions for irrigation above station. Records of chemical analyses and water 

temperatures for the water year 1959 are given in WSP 1644.

Revisions (water years) . WSP 534: 1920(ra). WSP 1094: 1894. WSP 1248: 

1899, 1909.WSP 1518: 1876(M).

1886, 1888,

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1958 to September 1959

Day

1 

2 

3

4 

5

6 

7 

8 

9 

10

11 

12 

13 

14 

15

16 

17 

18 

19 

20

21 

22 

23 

24 

25

26 

27 

28 

29 

30 

31

Total 

Mean 

Ac-ft

Oct.

97,000 

96,000 

96,800 

99,000 

94,800

94.200 

95, 700 

95,800 

95,500 

94, 700

95,300 

95,500 

94,900 

95,400 

95,700

98,400 

99,400 

95,600 

96,200 

96,700

97,600 

111,000 

115.000

107*000

1O7.0OO 

104,000 

102,000 

102,000 

102,000 

96,400

t3,077.6 

99,280 

*6,104

Nov.

96,500 

95.400

96*800 

99,200

99,100 

99,400 

101,000 

114,000 

114,OOO

115,000 

118,000 

119,000 

113,000 

116,000

130,000

113,OOO

110,000

109,000 

109,000

110,000

107,000 

104,000 

104,000 

120,000

127,000 

120,000

110,000

115,000 

116,000

*3,298 

109,900 

*6,541

Dec.

114,000 

112,000 

108,000

11O,OOO 

116,000

126,000 

128,000 

123,000 

119,OOO 

120,000

128,000 

138,000 

160,000 

179,000

166,000

153,000 

143,000 

146,000 

146,000 

143,000

138,000 

125,000 

117,000 

118,000 

120,000

117,000 

114,000 

112,000 

112,000 

115,000 

121,000

*3,992 

128,800 

*7,918

Jan.

120,000 

127,000 

127,000 

122,000 

116,000

104,000

106,000 

128,OOO 

123,000 

* 109,000

111,000 

112,000 

125,000 

146,000 

156,000

156,000 

156,000 

152,000 

155,000 

157,000

159,000 

151,000 

149,000 

155,000 

163,000

*20 4,000

199,000 

185,000 

193,000 

199.OOO 

182,000

*4,547 

146,700 

*9,019

Feb.

180,000

172,000 

168,000 

156,000 

150,000

143,000 

152,000 

148,000 

140,000 

142,000

136,000 

121,000

128,000 

124,000 

124,000

124,000 

124,000 

127,000 

130,000 

140,000

147,000 

148,000 

158,000 

*15 6,000 

150,000

151,000 

157,000 

156,000

*4,052 

144,700 

*8,037

Mar.

156,000 

157,000 

160,000 

170,000

162,000

156,000 

156,000 

160,000 

162,OOO 

160,OOO

159,000 

154,000 

153,000 

151,000

151,000

152,000 

152,000 

160,000 

157,000 

165.OOO

162,000 

162,000 

159,000 

159,000 

160,000

161, OOO 

163,000 

164,000 

165, OOO 

170,000 

163, OOO

*4,941 

159,400 

*9,800

Apr.

166,000

175,000 

189, OOO 

206,000 

211,000

220,000 

218,000 

216,000 

215,000 

204,000

193,000 

186,000 

188,000 

194,000 

196,000

207,000 

210,000 

212,000 

2O6.OOO 

* 202,000

194,OOO 

188,000 

201,000 

215,000 

222,000

233,000 

247,000 

244,OOO 

256,000 

266,000

*6,280 

209, 300 

*12,460

May

274,000

292,000 

324,000 

336,000 

312,000

310,000 

309,000 

308,000 

311,000 

312,000

314.0OO 

305,000 

318,000 

33O,OOO 

326,000

346,000 

388,000 

394,000 

*5S5,000 

367, OOO

359,000 

344,000 

346,000 

369,000 

38 2, OOO

395,000 

415,000 

420,000

410,000 

412,000 

407,000

*10,820 

349,000 

*21,460

June

415,000

436,000 

437,000 

456,000 

*454,000

468,000 

496,000 

526,000 

523,000 

525,000

*520,000 

501,000 

494,000 

52O,OOO 

534,000

539,OOO 

529,000 

521,000 

519,000 

525,000

538,OOO 

552,000

551,000 

549,OOO 

*542,000

541,000 

532,000 

535,OOO 

539,000 

528,000

*15,345 

511,500 

* 30, 440

July

514,000

494,000 

484,000 

436,000 

429,000

423,000 

411,000 

399,OOO 

393,000 

375,000

371,000 

367,000 

357,000 

339,000 

337,000

336,000 

331,000 

329,000 

330,000 

334,000

334,000 

318,000 

323,000 

318,000 

310,000

315,000 

319,000 

*299,QOO 

280,000 

271,000 

266,000

*11,142 

359,400 

*22,100

Aug.

249,000

243,000 

231,000 

223,000 

214,000

201,000 

199,000 

182,000 

187,000 

186,000

182,000 

174,000 

170,000 

159,OOO 

163,000

155,000 

153,000 

154,000 

147,000 

140,000

139,000 

133,000 

132,000 

132,000 

131,000

129,000 

132,000 

138,000 

127,000 

119jOOO

130,000

*5,154 

166,300 

*10,220

Sept.

126,OOO 

13O.OOO 

125,000 

132,OOO 

125,000

128,000 

127,OOO 

124,000 

130,000 

*125,000

124,000 

131,000 

141,000 

137,000 

139,000

141,000 

148,000 

169,000 

178,000 

184,000

184,000 

188,000 

188,000 

187,000 

178,000

170,000 

169,000 

174,000 

182,000 mt9.°.9

*4,581 

152,700 

*9,086

Calendar year 1958: Max 584,000 

water year 1958-59: Max 552,000

Mln 88,000 

Mln 94,200

Mean 184,700 Ac-ft 133,700,000 

Mean 211,600 Ac-ft 153,200,OOO

Discharge measurement made on this day. 

Expressed In thousands.
80 KLICKITAT RIVER BASIN

1070. Klickitat River above West Fork, near Glenwood, Wash.

Location.--Lat 46°15'40", long 121°14'30", in S? sec.18, T.9 N., R.13 E., on right bank 

hair a mile upstream from Swamp Creek, lj miles upstream from West Fork, and 17 miles 

north of Glenwood.

Drainage area. 151 sq mi.

Records available. October 1944 to September 1959. Monthly discharge only for some 

periods, published in WSP 1318.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Altitude of gage is 2,720 ft (from river-profile map). 

Average discharge. 15 years, 346 cfs (250,500 acre-ft per year).

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 1,100 cfs Dec. 3 (gage height, 2.78 ft); minimum, 83 cfs Oct. 3-7 (gage height, 1.02 ft).

1944-59: Maximum discharge, 3,280 cfs May 27, 1948 (gage height, 4.28 ft); minimum, 4.4 cfs Feb. 1, 1957 (result of freezeup, discharge measurement); minimum gage 

height recorded, 0.89 ft Nov. 21, 1957.

Remarks.--Records good. Ho regulation or diversion above station.

Rating tables, water year 1958-59 (gage height, in feet, 

and discharge, in cubic feet per second)

Oct. 1 to Apr. 30 May 1 to Sept. 30

1.0 

1.3 

1.6 

2.0 

3.0

78

160

275

490

1,320

1.1 

1.5 

2.0 

3.0

97

225

475

1,320

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1958 to September 1959

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Ac-ft

Oct.

87

87

85

83

83

83

100

297

T60

167

144

128

120

114

114

109

106

114

167

141

120

112

109

106

104

104

104

104

101

101

101

3,655

118

0.781

0.90

7,250

Nov.

104

104

124

207

211

518" 716

630

472

376

325

494

460

350

284

251

251

*259

360

406

574

504

511

484

394

330

302

345

306

263

10,915

364

2.41

2.69

21,650

Dec.

284

424

949

6T6

484

418

424

370

335

382

772

820

602

504

442

4OO

370

382

365

345

365

330

306

298

293

288

275

263

259

325

345

13,035

420

2.78

3.21

25,850

Jan.

394

340

259

*251

306

335

311

370

525

478

436

511

454

406

382

370

370

370

355

330

316

311

345

504

484

43O

430

400

360

345

330

11,808

381

2.52

2.91

23,42O

Feb.

*302

288

288

288

271

267

255

251

247

239

215

195

243

235

215

215

207

195

188

181

178

174

170

164

164

164

*160

167

-

6,126

219

1.45

1.51

12,150

Calendar year 1958 : Max 1,750 Min 78

Mar.

207

192

184

174

178

178

178

181

181

181

178

184

181

170

174

174

184

199

192

181

188

188

188

184

192

199

192

199

199

203

211

5,794

187

1.24

1.43

11,490

Apr.

318

454

424

442

478

460

436

418

412

418

448

466

478

460

424

412

*406

406

394

412

454

532

616

651

623

609

588

616

772

932

14,959

499

3.30

3.68

29,670

May

881

751

679

627

557

531

557

591

605

591

557

571

657

872

955

845

793

*759

695

657

649

657

743

819

802

735

679

627

627

635

664

21,348

689

4.56

5.26

42,340

June

743

845

917

917

944

908

881

727

695

635

649

679

727

664

598

585

551

544

620

719

695

649

*598

551

551

494

458

454

425

401

19,802

660

4.57

4.88

39,280

July

395

4O6

385

358

348

555

508

290

281

295

508

518

518

299

281

267

265

254

250

242

229

217

210

206

195

187

180

170

160

*156

153

8,262

267

1.77

2.03

16,390

Aug.

150

147

144

141

138

135

152

129

126

125

120

125

120

118

115

115

115

115

115

113

110

110

107

105

102

102

110

110

107

102

105

3,704

119

0.788

0.91

7,350

Sept.

105

*102

*97

110

147

160

141

141

126

120

115

110

107

107

107

105

102

115

138

153

147

155

126

123

120

220

233

191

173

156

4,052

134

0.887

0.99

8,OOO

Mean 344 Cfsm 2.28 In. 30.95 Ao-ft 249,300

Water year 1958-59: Max 949 Min 83 Mean 338 Cfsm 2.24 In. 30.40 Ao-ft 244,800

Peak discharge (base, 1,500 cfs, revised). No peak above base.

Discharge measurement made on this day.
KLICKITAT RIVER BASIN 81

1100. Kllckitat River near Glenwood, Wash.

Location. Lat 46°05'20", long 121°15'30", in SE£ sec. 14, T.7 N. , R.12 E. , on left bank 

hair a mile downstream from Dairy Creek, 5 miles north of Glenwood, and 7 miles 

upstream from Trout Creek.

Drainage area. 360 sq mi.

Records available. June to September 1905 and July 1907 to June 1908 (discharge measurements only), October 1909 to October 1956, November 1956 to June 1957 (monthly discharge only), July 1957 to September 1959. Monthly discharge only for some periods, 

published in WSP 1318. Prior to Oct. 29, 1909, published as "above and below Big 

Muddy River, near Klickitat."

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 1,703 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929. Prior to July 19, 1910, staff gages and July 19 to Dec. 16, 1910, water-stage 

recorder, at site li miles upstream at different datum. Dec. 17, 1910, to Sept. 30, 

1918, water-stage recorder at datum 1.50 ft higher and Oct. 1, 1918, to Nov. 6, 1928, 

water-stage recorder at datum 0.50 ft higher, at site 50 ft downstream. Nov. 7, 1928, 

to Sept. 30, 1934, at present site at datum 1 ft higher.

Average discharge. 50 years (1909-59), 848 cfs (613,900 acre-ft per year).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 2,230 cfs Dec. 3 (gage height, 4.94 ft); minimum, 376 cfs Oct. 6, 7 (gage height, 2.64 ft).

1909-59: Maximum discharge, 9,870 cfs Dec. 22, 1933 (gage height, 7.9 ft, present 

datum), from rating curve extended above 2,000 cfs; minimum, S04 cfs Nov. 28, 1931.

Revisions. The maximum discharge for water year 1920 has been revised to 1,960 cfs 

Jan. 26, 1920 (gage height, 2.80 ft), superseding figures published in WSP 514 and 

1318.

Remarks. Records excellent. All low-water flow of Hellroaring Creek, a tributary of Big 

MucHy Creek, is diverted for irrigation of about 7,000 acres below station in the 

vicinity of Glenwood. No regulation.

Revisions (water years) . WSP 1398: 1927.

Rating tables, water year 1958-59 (gage height, In feet, and 

discharge, In cubic feet per second)

Oct. 1 to Nov. 6 Nov. 7 to Sept. 30

2.6 

3.0 

3.5 

4.2

360

540

840

1,450

2.7 

3.3 

4.0

5.0

370

650

1,180

2,310

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1958 to September 1959

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsra

In.

Ac-ft

Oct.

*400

404

392

388

388

376 

388

702

510

515

486

472

458

445

432

427

427

450

515

500

463

445

436

422

422

427

422

418

414

414

418

13,776

444

1.23

1.42

27,320

Nov.

418

418

450

618

651

1.400 

1,290

1,350

1,200

1,010

836

1,140

1,070

858

731

644

595

*704

930

1,130

1,310

1,200

1,190

1,150

994

836

738

724

704

698

26,987

900

2.50

2.79

53,530

Dec.

752

1,120

2,050

1,430

1,160

1,020 

1,060

946

858

1,020

1,740

1,800

1,400

1,180

1,070

986

922

946

922

930

922

858

808

794

780

794

759

724

710

808

850

32,099

1,035

2.88

3.32

63, 670

Jan.

946

858

674

*650

745

773 

780

946

1,290

1,250

1,250

1.540

1,320

1,180

1,090

1,050

1,010

986

930

882

850

829

962

1,350

1,280

1,190

1,250

1,150

1,070

1,030

970

32,081

1,035

2.88

3.31

63, 630

Feb.

*922

890

874

858

822

815 

780

759

752

738

686

639

680

686

668

668

650

628

612

600

585

580

575

560

565

560

555

560

-

19,267

688

1.91

1.99

38,220

Calendar year 1958 : Max 3,520 Mln 364

Mar.

634

606

590

575

575

575 

575

580

575

570

560

570

575

560

*555

560

580

600

595

575

585

580

595

590

612

639

617

639

639

674

686

18,441

595

1.65

1.91

36,580

Apr.

858

1,070

1,030

1,040

1,100

1,080 

1,040

1,020

1,020

1,020

1,070

1,090

1,120

1,090

1,040

*1,000

994

994

B78

1,000.

1,070

1,190

1,310

1,390

1,350

1,310

1,300

1,320

1,610

ij950

34,454

1,148

3.19

3.56

68,340

May

1,910

1,670

1,520

1,430

1,320

1.260 

1,270

1,330

1.370

1,360

1,280

1,270

1,390

1,790

1.940

1,790

1,680

*1 , 610

1,500

1,430

1,410

1,410

1,550

1,710

1,700

1,590

1,500

1,420

1,380

1,390

1,410

46,590

1,503

4.18

4.81

92,410

June

1,520

1,700

1,810

1,850

1,910

1,830 

1,610

1,470

1,440

1,350

1,430

1,510

1,560

1,440

1,320

1,280

1,230

1,200

1,300

1,430

1,450

1,380

1,280

*1,230

1,190

1,090

1,030

970

954

922

41,686

1,390

3.86

4.31

82,680

July

922

906

882

843

836

808 

773

731

717

738

773

808

801

759

738

717

710

710

704

692

680

674

668

662

622

600

570

530

520

*515

525

22,134

714

1.98

2.29

43,900

Aug.

530

515

495

500

482

482

505

515

486

468

464

450

450

442

442

454

446

426

422

418

414

414

414

406

398

414

446

418

398

390

398

13,902

448

1.24

1.44

27,570

Sept.

402

*386

390

430

505

550 

482

459

434

426

434

426

422

426

418

410

406

442

595

505

464

442

434

430

426

634

5QQ

525

495

472

13,850

462

1.28

1.43

27,470

Mean 933 Cfsm 2.59 In. 35.20 Ac-ft 675,700

Water year 1958-59 : Max 2,030 Mln 376 Mean 864 Cfsm 2.40 In. 32.58 Ac-ft 625,300

Discharge measurement made on this day.
82 KLICKITAT RIVER BASIN

1120. Little Klickitat River near doldendale, Wash.

Location.--Lat 45°48'45", long 120°46'50", in SW£ sec.10, T.4 N., R.16 E., on left bank 

150 ft (revised) upstream from highway bridge, 2| miles northeast of Goldendale, 

7f miles downstream from Emerson Creek, and 13 miles upstream from mouth. Prior to 

Oct. 1, 1958, at site 136 ft downstream.

Drainage area. 78 sq mi, approximately.

Records available. October 1910 to June 1912, October 1946 to September 1951. October 

1957 to September 1959.

gage. Water-stage recorder. Altitude of gage is 1,690 ft (by altimeter). Prior to

July 1, 1912, staff gage 40 ft upstream from present highway bridge at different datum. 

Oct. 21, 1946, to Feb. 11, 1951, water-stage recorder at site 250 ft downstream at different datum, destroyed by flood of Feb. 11, 1951. Apr. 11 to Sept. 30, 1951, staff 

§age just downstream from highway bridge at different datum. Oct. 27, 1957, to 

ept. 30, 1958, staff gage just upstream from highway bridge at same datum.

Average discharge. 8 years (1910-11, 1946-51, 1957-59), 68.0 cfs (49,230 acre-ft per 

year).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year. 526 cfs Jan. 11 (gage height, 6.07 ft); minimum, 

0.9 cfs Aug. 31 (gage height, 1.92 ft).

1910-12, 1946-51, 1957-59: Maximum discharge, 1,760 cfs Jan. 7, 1948 (gage height, 

5.55 ft, site and datum then in use), from rating curve extended above 665 cfs; minimum, 

0.6 cfs Aug. 28, 1947.

Remarks. Records good except those for periods of ice effect or doubtful gage-height record, which are fair. Several small diversions for domestic use and irrigation above 

station. No regulation.

Revisions (water years). WSP 1318: 1911.

Rating tables, water year 1958-59, except periods of loe effect (gage 

height, In feet, and discharge, In cubic feet per second)

Oct. 1 to Jan. 11 Jan. 12 to Sept. 30

2.45

2.8

3.1

2.5

6.9

14.5

3.5

4.0 

5.0

2.0 

2.3

2.7 

3.1

1.0

2.0

7.2

18.5

3.5 38

4.0 83

5.0 240

5.7 415

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1958 to September 1959

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30 

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Ac-It

Oct.

.6

.6

.6

.6

.6

~Tf.5

.4

.8

.9

.0

.9

.8

.7

.6

.6

.6

.2

.8

.1

.6

.3

.4

.3

.3

.3

.4

.4

.4

.2 

.3

120.5

3.89

0.050

0.06

239

Nov.

d4.4

d4.8

d6.7

dS.O

11

12

11.5

9.8

10.5

11.5

9.0

9.5

22

14.5

11

9.8

*10

30

*83

146

117

77

61

52

44

38

b33

b29

D26

b23

935.0

31.2

0.4OO

0.45

1,850

Dec.

25

31

57

44

39

37

65

60

53

65

173

132

105

85

73

66

61

56

52

49

46

42

38

37

38

57

67

56

58

81 

84

1,932

62.3

0.799

0.92

3,830

Jan.

88

73

38

b37

*b50

b55

b60

b65

68

107

208

413

272

212

174

166

142

131

114

98

85

87

143

298

238

210

308

242

207

180 

161

4,730

153

1.96

2.26

9,380

Feb.

136

122

113

104

94

87

76

73

70

68

62

55

*56

56

52

53

51

50

48

il

47

48

58

60

87

79

78

89

-

2,019

72.1

0.924

0.96

4,000

Mar.

113

113

1O4

95

90

84

79

75

72

68

64

64

62

58

55

*54

55

59

58

56

55

54

63

67

74

114

96

99

99

132

147

2,478

79.9

1.02

1.18

4,920

Apr.

205

222

197

180

164

147

132

120

108

100

94

90

85

*81

76

71

67

63

58

55

52

52

52

51

51

50

48

49

51

63

2,834

94.5

1.21

1.35

5,620

May

64

58

53

51

48

44

40

39

39

37

35

33

33

37

39

38

*38

37

34

33

32

31

32

32

33

32

31

30

28

26 

25

1,162

37.5

0.481

0.55

2,300

June

25

25

26

28

30

28

26

24

25

24

22

21

20

19

18.5

18

17

15.5

14.5

12.5

13

12.5

*12

12

11.5

11

10.5

10.5

11.5

9.6

553.1

18.4

0.236

0.26

1,100

July

8.4

8.0

7.6

7.4

7.6

7.2

6.4

6.1

5.8

5.4

4.7

4.4

4.3

4.3

3.8

3.6

3.2

2.8

2.5

2.3

2.2

1.9

2.1

2.3

2.3

2.1

2.1

2.3

2.2

1.8

*1.8

128.9

4.16

0.053

0.06

256

Aug.

1.4

1.4

1.7

1.4

1.4

1.7

1.4

1.4

1.3

1.2

1.3

1.3

1.5

1.3

1.3

1.2

1.2

1.6

1.8

1.9

1.9

1.5

1.1

1.1

1.1

1.1

1.3

1.1

1.0

1.1

1.1

42.1

1.36

0.017

0.02

84

Calendar year 1958: Max 572 Mln 1.3 Mean 71.7 Cfsm 0.919 In. 12.49 Ac-ft 51

Sept.

 1.3

1.1

1.0

1.3

2.8

3.2

3.0

2.3

1.9

1.8

1.6

1.3

1.2

1.2

1.9

2.0

2.2

4.3

7.6

6.1

4.7

3.9

3.8

3.4

3.3

3.6

3.6

3.3

3.2

3.2

85.1

2.84

0.036

0.04

169

880

Water year 1958-59: Max 413 Mln l.o Mean 46.6 Cfam 0.597 In. 8.11 Ac-ft 33,750

Peak discharge (base, 5OO cfs). --Jan. 11 (9:45 p.m.) 526 cfs (6.07 ft).

b Stage-discharge relation affected by ice.

d Doubtful gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of records for nearby stations.
KLICKITAT RIVER BASIN 

1125. Little Klickitat River near Wahkiacus, Wash.

83

Location.--Lat 45°50 I 30", long 121°03'20", in SE£ sec.9, T.4 N., R.14 E., on right bank 

half a mile downstream from Bowman Creek, three-quarters of a mile upstream from mouth, 

and 2 miles northeast of Wahkiacus.

Drainage area.--280 sq mi, approximately.

Records available.--November 1944 to September 1959. Monthly discharge only for some pert 

ods, published in WSP 1318.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 576.2 ft above mean sea level (riverprofile survey). Prior to Dec. 29, 1950, staff gage and crest-stage indicator at 

same site and datum.

Average discharge.--14 years (1945-59), 197 cfs (142,600 acre-ft per year).

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 1,910 cfs Jan. 12 (gage height, 6.13 ft); minimum, 18 cfs Aug. 2, 3 (gage height, 2.38 ft).

1944-59: Maximum discharge, 7,000 cfs Jan. 7, 1948 (gage height, 9.4 ft, from 

high-water mark), from rating curve extended above 2,600 cfs; minimum observed, 17 cfs 

Aug. 3-6, 11, 16-27, Aug. 29 to Sept. 3, 1945, Aug. 30, 1947, Sept. 5, 6, 1955; minimum gage height observed, 1.24 ft Aug. 25, 26, 27, 1945.

Remarks. Records excellent. Small diversions above station for irrigation. No reguRevisions (water years).--WSP 1248: Drainage area. WSP 1348: 1945(M), 1946, 1947(M), 

1948.

Rating table, water year 1958-59 (gage height, in feet, 

and discharge, in cubic feet per second)

2.39 18.5 4.0 290

2.6 32 4.5 505

3.0 74 5.0 810

3.5 156 6.0 1,760

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac-ft

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1958 to September 1959

Oct.

31

30

31

31

30

28

29

33

36

36

36

36

36

35

34

34

34

37

39

39

37

38

40

39

39

40

40

39

39

39

39

1,104

35.6

2,190

Nov.

40

41

45

58

62

59

57

56

60

59

51

51

75

75

59

52

*46

67

187

212

212

150

122

105

96

80

68

73

70

74

2,462

82.1

4,880

Dec.

71

80

125

99

88

83

155

131

110

128

349

260

197

167

146

136

132

123

116

112

108

102

96

93

107

218

218

158

152

183

180

4,423

143

8,770

Jan.

176

154

99

88

108

*123

144

152

197

314

590

1.420

719

510

419

414

349

308

270

240

212

210

392

954

572

490

740

582

470

410

374

12,200

394

24, 200

Feb.

329

290

274

254

231

220

202

200

197

192

180

163

»160

183

185

185

205

220

207

197

197

212

284

276

283

270

251

257

-

6,304

225

12,500

Calendar year 1958: Max 1,630 Min 23

Mar.

297

297

274

248

231

220

207

197

190

183

171

167

163

156

152

*148

148

150

150

142

142

14*f 1'46

163

163

270

210

205

205

353

322

6,212

200

12,320

Apr.

365

410

370

337

311

287

260

240

223

210

205

197

192

185

*183

169

163

156

150

142

138

136

134

136

134

134

131

129

131

142

6,100

203

12,100

May

152

T40

131

127

125

118

112

107

105

105

104

98

93

94

99

98

*96

96

90

86

83

80

78

77

78

77

73

73

71

65

64

2,995

96.6

5,940

June

62

60

60

60

65

65

62

59

58

59

58

56

54

55

54

53

52

47

45

43

43

41

*41

41

41

40

37

39

45

41

1,536

51.2

3,050

July

38

33

34

34

34

34

32

31

30

29

28

28

25

26

26

24

25

24

23

22

21

19

20

21

20

20

18.5

19.5

21

21

19

800.0

25.8

1,590

Aug.

19

18.5

19.5

20

21

21

21

22

21

21

21

21

21

20

21

21

20

19.5

21

22

21

21

22

21

19.5

21

22

22

22

25

645.0

20.8

1,280

Sept.

*22

19.5

19.5

21

24

27

26

26

24

24

23

23

24

24

26

27

27

34

44

40

37

36

35

34

34

36

35

35

35

36

878.0

29.3

1,740

Mean 188 Ac-ft 136,300

Water year 1958-59: Max 1,420 Min 18.5 Mean 125 Ac-ft 90,560

Peak discharge (base, 1,600 efa) . Jan. 12 (3 to 4 a.m.) 1,910 cfa (6.13 ft).

Discharge measurement made on this day.
84 KLICKITAT RIVER BASIN

1130. Kliokitat River near Pitt, Wash.

Location. Lat 45°45'30", long 121°12'30", in SW£ sec. 8, T.3 N., R.13 E. , on left bank 

3J miles south of Pitt, 5 miles upstream from Silvias Creek, and 7 miles upstream from 

mouth at Lyle .

Drainage area . 1,290 sq mi, approximately.

Records available . July 1909 to January 1912, October 1928 to September 1959. Published 

as "at Kliokitat" 1909-12 and as "at Pitt" 1928-35.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 288.9 ft above mean sea level (riverprofile survey). July 3, 1909, to Jan. 31, 1912, staff gage at Kliokitat just downstream from Snider Creek, 7 miles upstream at different datura. Oct. 1, 1928, to 

Sept. 30, 1935, staff gage at site 175 ft downstream from highway bridge at Pitt, 

3.5 miles upstream from present site at different datura.

Average discharge .--33 years (1909-11, 1928-59), 1,596 cfs (1,155,000 acre-ft per year).

Extremes . Maximum discharge during year, 6,470 cfs Jan. 12 (gage height, 7.40 ft); minimum, 702 cfs Oct. 6, 7 (gage height, 3.89 ft).

1909-12, 1928-59: Maximum discharge, 25,500 cfs Dec. 22, 1933 (gage height, 

12.50 ft, site and datura then in use, from graph based on gage readings), from rating 

curve extended above 3,400 cfs on basis of velocity-area study and gage-height curve 

of relation; minimum, 466 cfs Feb. 4, 1937.

Remarks . Records excellent except those for periods of no gage-height record, which are 

good". Several small diversions above station for irrigation of about 7,500 acres 

mostly in vicinity of Glenwood. Measured flow of Hellroaring Irrigation Canal, 

73.2 cfs Aug. 25, 1948. No regulation.

Revisions (water years) .--WSP 1218: Drainage area. WSP 1348: 

1934, 1935-38(M) , 1940(M) , 1942-43(M), 1946(M) , 1948(M) .

1910(M) , 1929-33(M)

Rating table, water year 1958-59 (gage height, in feet, and 

discharge, in cubic feet per second)

3.9 

5.0 

6.0 

7.5

710

1,900

3,460

6,710

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1958 to September 1959

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Ac-ft

Oct.

746

746

737

746

737

719

719

980

962

872

845

827

809

791

773

773

764

791

854

872

827

800

782

ITS

755

755

746

746

737

737

737

24,458

789

0.612

0.71

48,510

Nov.

764

755

773

980

1,040

1,450

2,040

1,770

1,760

1,630

1,360

1,330

1,670

1,460

1,260

1,120

*1,040

1,110

1,670

1,740

2.100

1,870

1,820

1,770

1,650

1,370

1,200

1,170

1,170

1,160

42,002

1,400

1.09

1.21

83,310

Dec.

1.160

1,310

2,490

2,190

1,770

1,580

1,670

1,630

1,480

1,500

2,540

2.880

2,340

1,980

1,770

1,650

1,580

1,540

1,540

1,480

1,500

1,460

1,380

1,340

1,360

1,600

1,720

1,530

1,500

1,580

1,640

52,690

1,700

1.32

1.52

L04,5OO

Jan.

1,690

1,620

1,310

1.220

1,380

*1,470

1,420

1,530

2,070

2,540

3,180

5,790

4,610

3,640

3,140

2,910

2,670

2,500

2,340

2,180

2,010

1,940

2,300

3,930

3,640

3,260

3,830

3,550

3,130

2,860

2,640

82,300

2,655

2.06

2.37

163,200

Feb.

2,420

2,260

2,180

2,100

2,000

1,910

1,820

1,780

1,760

1,730

1,630

1,530

1,540

*1 , 600

1,590

1,590

1,590

1,600

1,570

1,530

1.510

1,510

1,640

1,670

1,730

1,810

1,8OO

1,800

-

49,2OO

1,757

1.36

1.42

Mar.

2,040

2,070

1,940

1,850

1,770

1,720

1,650

1,640

1,620

1,580

1,530

1,530

1,530

1,460

1,440

1.410

*1,440

1,480

1,500

1,450

1,460

1,470

1,500

1,500

1,540

1,890

1,740

1,760

1,770

2,280

2,410

51,970

1,676

1.30

1.50

97,590 103,100

Apr.

2,540

2.880

2,730

2,650

2,620

2,560

2,410

2,290

2,220

2,150

2,140

2,140

2,150

2,110

*2,040

1,940

1,900

1,870

1,800

1.780

1,840

1,930

2,070

2,180

2,150

2,100

2,040

2,010

2,210

2,590

66,040

2,201

1.71

1.90

131,000

May

2.700

2,470

2,250

2,140

2,030

1,900

1,870

1,940

1,980

2,000

1,900

1.850

1,900

2,240

2,500

*2,410

2,290

2,220

2,110

2,OOO

1,980

1,930

2,070

2,220

2,280

2,180

2,100

1,980

1,890

1,870

1,870

65,070

2,099

1.63

1.88

129,100

June

1,970

2,140

2,260

2,320

2,380

2.400

2,210

2,030

1,960

1,890

1,890

2,000

2,100

2,OOO

1,840

1,770

1,730

1,640

1,700

1,860

1,910

1,870

*1,760

1,670

1,670

1,570

1,500

1,44O

1,420

1.590

56,290

1,876

1.45

1.62

111,600

July

1.580

1,340

1,520

1,280

1,260

1,240

1,190

1,150

1,120

1,120

1,150

1,180

1,200

1,170

1,140

1,120

1,090

1,090

1,080

1,080

1,060

1,050

1,O4O

1,060

1,020

1,000

962

926

890

881

900

54,489

1,115

0.865

0.99

68,410

Aug.

920

880

870

*872

865

870

890

900

850

830

820

800

800

780

790

810

790

770

76O

750

750

750

740

730

720

760

800

750

720

720

740

24,795

800

O.62O

0.71

49,180

Sept.

730

*750

728

764

890

935

935

881

854

827

827

827

827

809

809

800

791

845

980

1,000

908

872

845

845

856

971

1.080

980

944

935

26,005

867

0.672

0.75

51,580

Calendar year 1958: Max 6,080 Min 7O2 Mean 1,840 Cfsm 1.43 In. 19.37 Ac-ft 1,332,000

Water year 1958-59- Max 5,790 Mln 719 Mean 1,576 Cfsm 1.22 In. 16.58 Ac-ft 1,141,000

Peak discharge (base, 4,000 cfs).--Jan. 12 (5:50 a.m.) 6.47O cfs (7.40 ft); Jan. 24 (2 p.m.)

4,250 efs (6.40 ft); Jan. 27 (8:5O a.m.) 4,O50 efs (6.30 ft)._____________________________

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

Note. No gage-height record July 31 to Aug. 5, Aug. 5 to Sept. 2; discharge estimated on basis 

of recorded range in stage, 1 discharge measurement, and records for station near Glenwood.
HOOD RIVER BASIN 85

1185. West Fork Hood River near Dee, Oreg.

Location. Lat 45°'36'00", long 121°38'05", in SE^ sec.l, T.I N., R.9 E., on left bank a 

quarter of a mile upstream from Dead Point Creek, half a mile upstream from mouth, and 

1 mile northwest of Dee.

Drainage area. 96 sq mi, approximately.

Records available. September 1913 to February 1916 (incomplete), June 1932 to September 

T555~.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 802.1 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929. Sept. I, 1913, to Feb. 12, 1916, staff gage at site half a mile upstream at 

different datum.

Average discharge.--28 years (1913-14, 1932-59), 556 cfs (402,500 acre-ft per year).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 6,380 cfs Nov. 18 (gage height, 8.56 ft); minimum, 148 cfs Aug. 21-23.

1913-16, 1932-59: Maximum discharge, 12,900 cfs Dec. 22, 1933 (gage height, 

12.4 ft), from rating curve extended above 5,300 cfs; minimum, 93 cfs Aug. 22, 1941 

(gage height, 1.37 ft).

Remarks. Records excellent. No regulation. Dee Irrigation District canal diverts from 

right bank about 6 miles above station for irrigation above station and in Middle Fork 

basin. Diversions from Green Point Creek basin above station for irrigation near Oak 

Grove; water from two of these diversions is carried in Hood River Irrigation District 

canal.

Revisions (water years ). WSP 1448: 1914-16, 1939.

Rating tables, water year 1958-59 (gage height, in feet, and discharge, 

in cubic feet per second)

Oct. 1 to Nov. 6 Nov. 7 to Sept. 30

1.3 

1.6 

2.0

146

218

335

3.0 770

5.0 2,150

6.0 3,050

1.3 

1.6 

2.0

140

220

345

3.0 745

5.0 2,010

7.0 4,140

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1958 to September 1959

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac-ft

Oct.

168

170

170

159

157

153

166

*524

255

224

200

187

182

175

170

168

170

190

433

433

293

260

263

232

218

205

197

190

187

185

180

6,864

221

13,610

Nov.

180

175

208

366

645

2,310

1,160

1,760

1,680

1,330

978

1,540

2,030

1,270

890

691

578

*2,660

2,840

3,410

2,190

1,360

1,090

1,100

855

704

606

534

502

486

36,128

1,204

71,660

Dec.

514

950

1,600

951

758

682

1,210

962

805

1,320

3,310

2,030

1,250

946

790

709

628

650

602

574

664

624

570

542

590

800

855

745

758

1,060

*895

29,344

947

58,200

Jan.

850

727

602

460

480

480

500

518

660

1,090

1,450

2,310

1,580

1,100

880

830

781

840

786

700

624

696

1,170

2.420

1,580

1,200

2,310

1,560

1,170

1,000

962

32,316

1,042

64,100

Feb.

840

736

704

727

655

722

642

594

574

538

502

470

450

454

432

429

412

401

394

376

366

356

359

345

*401

462

450

570

14,361

513

28,480

Mar.

995

820

709

614

578

554

550

578

566

530

502

598

566

514

490

494

606

820

825

682

768

740

691

646

745

962

820

951

870

995

1,510

22,289

719

44,210

Apr.

*2,420

2,370

1,490

1,150

1,020

890

776

700

646

610

598

570

538

526

498

474

462

446

432

432

446

478

506

516

494

586

1,150

1,590

1,460

1,450

25,724

857

51,020

May

1.120

900

781

740

772

718

673

668

750

732

668

*632

709

850

815

704

696

722

696

619

586

582

586

590

628

664

606

558

522

490

482

21,259

686

42,170

June

502

518

502

518

655

550

474

462

637

628

582

554

498

458

436

*432

412

408

415

408

387

352

335

348

319

312

309

306

286

280

13,283

443

26,350

July

280

285

274

262

280

280

302

271

259

256

256

259

250

238

235

226

226

238

232

220

220

220

235

223

209

203

*198

189

187

184

189

7,384

238

14,650

Aug.

192

184

181

181

178

168

168

168

168

, 165

165

162

160

158

155

155

162

160

155

150

148

148

148

150

150

150

168

195

T62

155

152

5,061

163

10,040

Sept.

165

158

152

223

498

768

466

443

*322

280

259

235

226

209

200

198

206

250

394

408

462

390

325

290

280

956

880

722

534

446

11,345

378

22,500

Calendar year 1958: Max 6,000 Min 136 Mean 594 Ac-ft 430,200

Water year 1958-59: Max 3,410 Min 148 Mean 617 Ac-ft 447,000

Peak discharge (base, 4,100 cfs).--Nov. 18 (8:30 p.m.) 6,380 cfs (8.56 ft); Dec. 11 (5 p.m.) 4,630 

cfs (7.37 ft).__________________________________________________________________

* Discharge measurement made on this day.
86 HOOD RIVER BASIN

1210. Hood River near Hood River, Oreg.

Location.--Lat 45°42'00", long 121°30'30", in NWij-SEv sec.36, T.3 N., R.10 E., on right 

bank at Powerdale, 0.5 mile upstream from Pacific Power & Light Co. powerplant and 

0.8 mile southeast of town of Hood River.

Drainage area.--329 sq mi.

Records available. March 1913 to September 1959. Published as "at Powerdale, near Hood 

River" 1913-26.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 106.37 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

T929, supplementary adjustment of 1947. Prior to Nov. 13, 1934, staff gage or waterstage recorder at several sites within half a mile of present site at various datums.

Average discharge. 46 years, 1,101 cfs (797,100 acre-ft per year).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 5,920 cfs Nov. 19; minimum daily, 393 cfs Oct. 7. 

"1913-59: Maximum discharge, 34,000 cfs Jan. 6, 1923 (gage height, 11.1 ft, present

datum, site then in use), no diversion by power conduit; minimum daily, 165 cfs Aug. 5,

1941.

Remarks. Records good. Many diversions for irrigation above station. Daily discharge 

regulated by pondage at sawmill at Dee. All records presented herein include flow in 

Pacific Power & Light Co.'s conduit which diverts 2.7 miles above station and returns 

water to river 0.5 mile beloi{ station.

Cooperation. Water-stage recorder inspected by employees of Pacific Power & Light Co.

Revisions (water years). WSP 1448: For conduit: 1931-32; for river: 1915-16(M),

1918IM), 1920(M), 1924-25, 1931, 1934-37(M), 1938, 1939-40(M), 1943, 1945(M), 1946-48, 

1949 P).

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1958 to September 1959

Day

1

2

5

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12 

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30 

31

Total

Mean

Ac-ft

Oct.

423

429

436

411

401

398

393 n.oio

598

551

493

468 

464

445-

436

430

441

481

764

803

625

559

563

524

518

499

492

476

471

467 

461

15,926

514

31,590

Nov.

478

465

466

805

1,050

2,900

1,840

2,470

2,170

1,930

1,490

1,750 

2,690

1,930

1,430

1,180

1,030

2,370

4,000

4.460

3,460

2,420

2,020

1,980

1,680

1,390

1,230

1,130

1,070

1,060

54,344

1,811

107,800

Dec.

1,080

1,310

2,760

1,880

1,530

1,350

2,120

1,860

1,590

1,730

4.250

3,780 

2,640

2,080

1,740

1,590

1,440

1,420

1,360

1,270

1,370

1,320

1,240

1,180

1,220

1,470

1,620

1,450

1,400

1,840

*1,640

54,510

1,758

108,100

Jan.

1,600

1,400

1,180

1,080

1,080

1,120

1,120

1,130

1,330

2,000

2,450

5.720 

2,890

2,240

1,900

1,790

1,680

1,700

1,620

1,460

1,350

1,400

1,850

5,480

2,860

2,550

3,570

3,100

2,560

2,220

2,O8O

61,270

1,976

121,500

Feb.

1,880

1,690

1,630

1,640

1,500

1,590

1,460

1,360

1,520

1,270

1,190

1,190 

1,110

1,140

1,100

1,130

1,080

1,070

1,030

988

965

943

933

910 *968

1,100

1,080

1,230

-

34,497

1,232

68,420

Mar.

1,820

1,590

1,440

1,300

1,240

1,180

1,170

1,220

1,180

1,140

1,060

1,180 

1,180

1,070

1,050

1.O4O

1,170

1,470

1,500

1,310

1,40O

1,400

1,340

1,260

1,380

1,780

1,540

1,740

1,650

1,920

2,540

45,260

1,595

85,800

Apr.

*5,440

5.620

2,630

2,180

1,960

1,780

1,590

1,470

1,380

1,340

1,320

1,290 

1,240

1,170

1,170

1,080

1,060

1,040

1,000

992

1,010

1,050

1,080

1,090

1,050

1,210

1,930

2,480

2,360

2 , 480

48,492

1,616

96,180

May

2.000

1,720

1,500

1,440

1,510

1,450

1,560

1,540

1,460

1,410

1,530

*1,250 

1,360

1,650

1,570

,4OO

,380

,390

,330

,300

,180

,140

,190

,190

,260

1,270

1,180

1,070

1,010

982 

972

41,594

1,542

82,500

June

979

1,040

1,050

1,060

1.410

1,210

1,040

991

1,260

1,220

1,210

1,160 

1,110

1,020

965

*950

955

885

925

945

940

864

805

840

786

725

712

702

681

661

29,097

970

57,710

July

618

656

658

612

636

657

647

595

572

582

588

607 

610

580

548

533

532

564

565

555

517

541

582

606

528

496

*480

441

460

570 

535

17,629

569

34,970

Aug.

559

550

529

523

550

526

494

505

494

497

494

485 

504

475

457

495

515

478

454

457

438

452

464

464

465

462

544

585

495

460 

469

15,313

494

50,370

Sept.

487

446

434

498

950

1,450

1,180

843

*698

698

696

673 

658

654

579

570

565

658

767

765

740

715

698

695

693

1,640

1,400

1,180

917

805

23,710

790

47,030

Calendar year 1958: Max 7,060 Min 334 Mean 1,239 Ac-ft 896,800

Water year 1958-59: Max 4,460 Min 393 Mean 1,204 Ac-ft 872, OOO

Peak discharge (base, 4,60o cfs).--Nov. 6 (4 p.m.) 4,710 cfs; Nov. 19 (12:3O a.m.) 5,920 cfs 

Dee. 11 (10 to 11 p.m.) 5,IIP efs._____________________________________________

* Discharge measurement made on this day.
WHITE SALMON RIVER BASIN 87 

1213. White Salmon River below Cascades Creek, near Trout Lake, Wash.

Location. Lat 46°06'10", long 121°36'10", in SWtr sec.7, T.7 N. , R.10 E. , on right bank 

100 ft downstream from Cascades Creek and ?| miles northwest of Trout Lake.

Drainage area. 32.4 sq mi (revised).

Records available. July 1957 to September 1959.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Altitude of gage is 3,080 ft (from topographic map).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 452 cfs Dec. 2 (gage height, 2.94 ft); minimum, 

71 cfs Oct. 31 (gage height, 1.39 ft).

1957-59: Maximum discharge, 551 cfs May 26, 1958 (gage height, 3.27 ft); minimum, 

60 cfs Nov. 29, 1957; minimum gage height, that of Oct. 31, 1958.

Remarks. Records excellent. No regulation or diversion above station.

Rating tables, water year 1958-59 (gage height, in feet, and 

discharge, in cubic feet per second)

Oct. 1 to Nov. 6

1.4 

1.8 

2.4

72

142

290

1.5 

2.0 

2.6

7 to Sept. 30

83

183

350

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1958 to September 1959

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Ac-ft

Oct.

*88

92

91

89

88

82

99

160

89

83

79

79

78

76

76

76

75

82

131

97

85

80

79

76

76

76

75

73

72

72

73

2,647

85.4

2.64

3.04

5,250

Nov.

73

73

95

113

142

268

148

186

201

150

137

239

183

*148

129

117

113

204

199

344

291

255

233

247

201

176

159

155

152

150

5,281

176

5.43

6.06

10,470

Dec.

171

277

308

222

201

191

222

188

171

244

332

260

228

209

199

188

178

204

181

176

204

173

159

155

155

161

152

144

T46

i^5

176

6,158

199

6.14

7.07

12,210

Jan.

173

*150

161

244

269

204

166

225

266

241

266

347

266

236

214

214

212

206

186

171

164

159

222

320

239

217

288

231

209

196

183

6,845

221

6.82

7.86

13,580

Feb.

173

T64

159

157

148

148

137

133

129

125

121

*117

115

113

110

110

106

104

103

99

99

97

96

94

94

93

94

103

-

3,341

119

3.67

3.83

6,630

Mar.

113

97

94

91

91

89

89

89

88

85

85

89

86

82

*83

85

93

96

88

85

89

86

88

86

93

97

89

93

89

94

106

2,808

90.6

2.80

3.22

5,570

Apr.

146

150

133

133

133

127

125

125

125

131

141

139

135

129

121

*119

119

117

115

T21

129

139

150

148

141

148

171

183

214

£5p_

4,257

142

4.38

4.89

8,440

May

212

193

176

166

155

152

157

159

161

152

148

155

217

241

236

214

212

201

191

*183

176

178

188

199

191

193

183

176

176

176

183

5,700

184

5.68

6.54

11,310

June

201

217

225

228

252

236

231

209

228

204

241

241

236

217

204

214

201

204

228

247

241

228

214

*231

214

201

201

191

186

188

6,559

219

6.76

7.53

13,010

July

191

196

183

176

176

176

169

159

164

169

178

188

181

169

164

164

166

173

176

171

171

169

188

169

152

150

141

131

133

*141

150

5,184

167

5.15

5.95

10,280

Aug.

152

T5T

141

141

133

133

135

133

131

131

127

117

119

119

127

133

123

117

110

104

106

112

113

113

112

117

123

106

99 

10T

104

3,773

122

3.77

4.33

7,480

Sept.

101

103

*103

148

164

183

125

117

103

101

104

103

108

101

97

93

89

1T2

204

146

127

112

104

101

103

226

164

139

125

117

3,723

124

3.83

4.27

7,380

Calendar year 1958: Max 419 Min 72 Mean 166 Cfam 5.12 In. 69.63 Ac-ft 120,300

Water year 1958-59: Max 347 Min 72 Mean 154 Cfam 4.75 In. 64.59 Ac-ft 111,600

Peak discharge (base, 300 cfs). --Nov. 6 (1:15 p.m.) 401 cfs (2.77 ft); Nov. 12 (3:30 p.m.) 32 

(2.53 ft); Nov. 18 (7:45 p.m.) 356 cfs (2.62 ft); Nov. 20 (11:30 a.m.) 389 cfs (2.73 ft); N 

(7:15 a.m.) 306 cfs (2. 45 ft); Dec. 2 (8 and 9:30 p.m.) 452 cfa (2.94 ft); Dec. 11 

362 cfa (2.64 ft); Jan. 11 (11 p.m.) 416 cfs (2.82 ft); Jan. 24 (10 a.m.) 356 cfs ( 

(5:30 a.m.) 353 cfs (2.61 ft); Sept. 26 (9:30 a.m.) 306 cfs (2.45 ft).

329 cfs 

ov. 24

Jan. 27

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

56Z653 O - 60 - 7
8 8 WHITE SALMON RIVER BASIN

1214. White Salmon River above Trout Lake Creek, near Trout Lake, Wash.

Location. Lat 46"01'50", long 121°31'50", in SE£ sec.3, T.6 N., R.10 E., on right bank 

2 miles north of town of Trout Lake, 2i miles downstream from Wicky Creek, and 3 miles 

upstream from Trout Lake Creek.

Drainage area. 64.9 sq mi.

Records available.--June to September 1959.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Altitude of gage Is 2,050 ft (from topographic map).

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during period, 393 cfs Sept. 26 (gage height, 2.71 ft); miniraum, 168 cfs Sept. 17 (gage height, 1.92 ft).

Remarks.--Records excellent. No regulation or diversion above station.

Rating table, June 17 to Sept. 30, 1959 (gage height, In feet, 

and discharge, In cubic feet per second)

1.9 

2.2 

2.5

163

238

325

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, June to September 1959

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Ac-It

Oct. Nov. Dec. Jan. Feb.

-

Mar. Apr. May June

.

_

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

_

-

-

-

-

_

271

277

300

316

310

294

288

*297

285

271

268

262

254

254

.

-

-

_

-

July

257

262

252

246

243

2±}

238

228

230

233

243

249

246

235

233

233

233

241

243

238

238

233

252

243

225

225

215

207

25T

212

220

7,301

236

3.64

4.18

14,480

Aug.

225

220

217

215

*210

210

215

212

210

210

207

197

197

197

204

212

202

197

187

187

185

192

194

194

192

197

207

187

177

177

182

6,215

200

3.08

3.56

12,330

Sept.

180

180

*182

217

246

260

204

197

180

177

182

185

187

185

175

173

170

192

282

228

207

192

185

180

182

297

241

215

202

194

6,077

203

3.13

3.48

12,050

Calendar year : Max Mln Mean Cfsm In. Ac-ft

Water year : Max Min Mean Cfsm In. Ac-ft

Discharge measurement made on this day.
WHITE SALMON RIVER BASIN 89

1215. Trout Lake Creek near Trout Lake, Wash. 

(Formerly published as Trout Creek at Guler)

Location.--Lat 46°00'20", long 121 0 32'20", in SW£ sec.15, T.6 N., R.10 E., on right bank 

a quarter of a mile downstream from Trout Lake and 1 mile northwest of town of Trout 

Lake.

Drainage area. 69.3 sq mi (revised).

Records available. September 1909 to October 1911 (published as Trout Creek at Guler), 

June to September 1959.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Altitude of gage is 2,000 ft (from river-profile map). 

JTept. 16, 1909, to Oct. 31, 1911, staff gage at about same site at different datum.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during period June to September, 290 cfs June 17 (gage 

height, 2.19 ft); minimum, 40 cfs Aug. 25, 26, Sept. 2, 3, 4 (gage height, 0.85 ft). 

1909-11, 1959: Maximum discharge, 1,580 cfs Nov. 25, 1909 (gage height, 7.31 ft, 

from graph based on gage readings, datum then in use); minimum, that of Aug. 25, 26, 

Sept. 2, 3, 4, 1959.

Remarks. Records excellent. No regulation or diversion above station. 

Revisions. WSP 1318: Drainage area.

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, June to September 1959

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

2223'

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Ac-ft

Oct. Nov. Dec. Jan. Feb. Mar. Apr. May

Calendar year : Max Mln Mean Cfsm

June

_

_

-

-

-

.

-

-

-

-

_

-

-

-

-

261

278

251

254

258

256

235

222

*209

200

182

168

160

152

144

_

_

-

-

-

July

138

T38

134

127

123

123

129

127

114

109

106

102

99

93

86

82

78

73

69

66

65

63

62

62

60

59

56

55

*55

52

51

2,756

88.9

1.E8

1.48

5,470

Aug.

50

50

49

49

49

49

47

46

46

46

45

45

45

45

44

44

44

45

45

45

45

44

44

42

41

40

44

47

44

42

41

1,402

45.2

0.652

0.75

2,780

Sept.

42

41

*40

50

85

104

104

85

73

59

52

49

46

45

44

46

49

58

106

174

134

107

86

74

69

106

218

186

136

111

2,579

86.0

1.E4

1.38

5,120

In. Ac-ft

Water year : Max Mln Mean Cfsm In. Ac-ft

Discharge measurement made on this day.
90 WHITE SALMON RIVER BASIN

1220. White Salmon River near Trout Lake, Wash.

Location. --Lat 45°59'30", long 121°29 I 30", in SEir sec. 24, T.6 N. , R.10 E. , on left bank 

a quarter of a mile downstream from Trout Lake Creek and 2 miles southeast of town of 

Trout Lake.

Drainage area.--185 sq mi (revised).

Records available . July to September 1918 (published as "near Guler"), October 1928 to 

September 1931 , August 1957 to September 1959.

Gage . Water-stage recorder. Altitude of gage is 1,870 ft (from river-profile map). 

7uly 17 to Sept. 30, 1918, chain gage at site half a mile downstream at different 

datum. Oct. 14, 1928, to Sept. 30, 1931, staff gage at site 250 ft upstream at different datum.

Average discharge . 5 years (1928-31, 1957-59), 330 cfs (238,900 acre-ft per year).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 1,540 cfs Nov. 21 (gage height, 5.82 ft); minimum, 77 cfs Oct. 6 (gage height, 1.41 ft).

1, 1931 (gage 

height, 5.2 ft, site and datum then in use); minimum observed, 35 cfs Aug. 26, 1931

1918, 1928-31, 1957-59: Maximum discharge observed, 3,000 cfs Apr. 

ight, 5.2 ft, site and datum then in use); minimum 

(gage height, -0.06 ft, site and datum then in use).

Remarks. Records excellent. Very slight regulation. Diversions above station for irrigatlon of about 3,100 acres of farm land.

Rating tables, water year 1958-59 (gage height, In feet, and discharge, 

In cubic feet per second)

Oct. 1 to Nov. 20 Nov. 21 to Sept. 30

1.4 

2.0 

3.0

76

165

390

4.0 710

5.5 1,370

1.4 

2.0 

3.0

83

164

380

4.0 700

5.6 1,420

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1958 to September 1959

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21 

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac-ft

Oct.

97

*94

93

93

86

83

95

225

185

159

136

130

127

124

124

121

120

128

230

251

205 

177

163

153

151

144

142

145

142

139

139

4,401

142

8,730

Nov.

142

142

169

278

352

610

734

696

776

880

626

747

1,040

759

570

477

408

531

*1,160

1,270

1,420 

1,080

956

924

844

682

578

516

486

468

20, 321

677

40,310

Dec.

486

642

1,060

840

668

592

682

693

598

668

1,180

1,200

936

776

682

592

574

595

584

532

602 

598

522

489

486

513

513

471

465

532

581

20,352

657

40,370

Jan.

630

*567

465

441

483

532

522

637

836

976

980

1.420

1,380

1,120

960

892

852

852

796

720

668 

644

760

1,340

1,380

1,130

1,240

1,190

1,000

896

828

27,137

875

53,830

Feb.

752

696

662

644

616

592

556

525

*513

498

468

444

429

426

426

414

398

388

372

362

355 

348

340

332

332

330

328

350

-

12,896

461

25,580

Calendar year 1958: Max 2,080 Mln 83

Mar.

414

395

362

342

335

325

320

322

318

310

300

312

318

300

295

295

*312

350

350

335

342 

348

355

350

362

400

380

395

392

435

477

10,846

350

21,510

Apr.

570

760

756

700

668

630

598

574

567

567

592

620

606

578

553

*525

507

501

483

462

435

459

495

532

525

510

592

676

832

1.040

17,913

597

35,530

Mean 477

May

1.060

876

732

658

612

550

525

536

532

532

492

468

536

686

760

704

654

620

564

»519

510 

489

516

539

536

522

495

459

441

429 . ~ o

432

17,984

580

35,670

June

450

486

519

532

637

598

513

456

498

510

546

550

510

465

426

426

435

405

392

400

398 

385

360

*350

335

305

293

277

257

244

12,958

432

25,700

July

240

242

232

216

212

205

208

201

192

190

190

186

181

166

161

151

146

146

145

140

142 

139

150

146

133

132

126

112

110

114

119

5,173

167

10,260

Aug.

118

TIT

109

112

*105

104

105

106

104

104

107

100

111

112

101

106

102

98

94

94

95 

104

105

102

104

104

109

99

93

94

98

3,210

104

6,370

Sept.

93

92

91

*120

179

228

201

181

156

144

142

139

140

142

133

126

123

145

276

315

268 

230

205

192

190

322

375

322

268

238

5,776

193

11,460

Ac-ft 345,400

Water year 1958-59 : Max 1,420 Mln 83 Mean 436 Ac-ft 315,300

Discharge measurement made on this day.
WHITE SALMON RIVER BASIN 91

1229. White Salmon River at B-Z Corner, Wash.

Location. Lat 45°51'45", long 121°30'15", in NW&3W£ sec.l, T.4 N., R.10 E., on left 

bank 0.8 mile north of B-Z Corner and l£ miles downstream from Wieberg Creek.

Drainage area. 269 sq mi.

Records available. July 1958 to September 1959.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 705.30 ft above mean sea level (levels 

By Klickitat County Public Utility District No. 1.

Extremes. 1958: Maximum discharge during period July to September, 630 cfs July 17 

(gage height, 1.85 ft); minimum, 381 cfs Sept. 12, 30 (gage height, 1.12 ft).

1958-59: Maximum discharge during water year, 2,410 cfs Jan. 12 (gage height, 

4.26 ft), from rating curve extended above 1,100 cfs; minimum, 320 cfs Oct. 6 (gage 

height, 0.88 ft).

Remarks.--Records good except those for periods of no gage-height record, which are fair. 

Diversions for irrigation of about 4,500 acres above station. No regulation.

Cooperation. Water-stage recorder graph furnished by Klickitat County Public Utility 

District No. 1.

Rating table, July 16, 1958, to Sept. 30, 1959 (gage height, in 

feet, and discharge, in cubic feet per second)

0.9

1.5 

2.0

325

500

695

3.0 

4.2

1,280

2,350

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, 1958

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8 

Tota

Mean

July

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

Aug.

507

504

514

567

507

507

504

514

Sept.

441

423

417

417

414

402

402

393

Day

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

July

.

-

-

-

-

_

_

578

Aug.

514

510

510

490

476

472

466

472

Sept.

393

393

390

384

390

402

420

420

Day

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

July

590

590

574

570

563

570

582

560

Aug.

468

472

465

468

468

465

462

459

Sept.

426

417

417

420

432

432

429

423

Day

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Runoff In acre-feet ...............

July

563

546

532

535

528

528

510

-

Aug.

459

453

450

444

441

450

441

29,440

Sept.

420

417

414

414

402

390

24,520

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1958 to September 1959

Day

1 

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12 

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27 

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac-ft

Oct.

384 

372

372

365

360

3SB" 335

507

15?

420

393

375 

368

360

358

355

350

360

441

456

426

396

381

370

365

358

355 

352

350

348 

345

11,771

380

23,350

Nov.

345 

352~ 342

453

524

742

914

860

974

1,100

850

896 

1,350

1,050

815

690

630

728

1,520

1,640

1.900

1,566

1,310

1,230

1,140

968

850 

795

760

745

27,973

932

55,480

Dec.

760 

155

1,450

1,160

938

835

902

926

835

880

1,510

1,600 

1,290

1,100

998

932

880

896

902

850

926

938

860

835

845

890

914 

870

855

920

974

30,316

978

60,130

Jan.

1,030 

968

855

S30~ 790

885

*896

1,010

1,240

1,540

1,620

2.500 

2,226

1,870

1,650

1,550

1,500

1,500

1,430

1,320

1,230

1,180

1,300

2,020

2,120

1,820

2,000 

1,950

1,740

1,600 

1,510

45,474

1,467

90,200

Feb.

1.420 

1,356

1,300

,260

,220

,190

,140

,100

* ,080

,050

1,020

992 

980

974

968

950

938

926

914

902

896

896

890

885

880

880

875 

902

-

.......

28,778

1,028

57,080

Mar.

1,010 

986

944

908

890

885

875

875

865

850

835

845 

850

830

815

805

*5T5

860

865

830

8*40

845

845

835

845

902

875 

890

896

938 

1,040

27,189

877

53,930

Apr.

1,130 

1,340

1,350

1,250

1,200

1,140

1,080

1,050

1,030

1,030

1,030

1,060 

1,050

1,020

*992

956

944

926

920

900

880

9T30"

920

920

940

920

1,000 

1,100

1,200

1,500

31,678

1,056

62,830

May

1.550 

1,300

1,200

1,100

1,050

1,000

950

980

980

950

920

880 

940

1,050

1,150

1,100

1,050

1,000

*950

920

926

902

926

938

938

932

920 

890

870

870 

865

30,997

1,000

61,480

June

870 

890

938

956

1,080

1,080

998

938

986

1,020

1,060

1,080 

1,050

1,010

926

885

896

860

845

860

850

825

795

785

*785

765

755 

745

731

713

26,977

899

53,510

July

695 695"

682

654

630

614

626

638

626

610

614

598 

578

556

560

549

538

535

532

500

496

493

500

510

496

493

500 

490

479

476 

465

17,428

562

34,570

Aug.

450 

438

441

440

*440

430

430

440

440

432

435

438 

453

456

437

444

438

408

390

381

378

393

396

384

378

381

393 

387

368

365 3§8"

12,853

415

25,490

Sept.

562 

365

370

396

*493

542

528

504

479

465

465

462 

456

453

444

432

426

456

574

614

563

521

482

459

447

563

654 

602

538

496

14,611

487

28,980

Calendar year 1958: Max - Min - Mean - Ac-ft -

Water year 1958-59: Max 2,300 Min 335 Mean 838 Ac-ft 607,000

- Discharge measurement made on this day. 

Note.--Ho gage-height record Feb. 10, 11, Apr. 20 to May 19, Aug. 4-9; discharge 

basis of 2 discharge measurements and records for station at Husum.

estimated on
92 WHITE SALMON RIVER BASIN

1230. White Salmon River at Husum, Wash.

Location. Lat 45°47'50", long 121°29'00" , in SW£ sec.30, T.4 N. , R.ll E. , on right bank 

at Husum, 500 ft upstream from Rattlesnake Creek.

Drainage area.--294 sq mi (revised).

Records available. September 1909 to October 1919, October 1929 to October 1941, August 

1957 to September 1959.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Altitude of gage is 360 ft (from river-profile map).

Sept. 23, 1909, to Oct. 11, 1912, and Feb. 21, 1915, to Oct. 31, 1919, staff gages and 

Oct. 12, 1912, to Feb. 20, 1915, water-stage recorder, at sites within a quarter of a 

mile at different daturas.

Average discharge. 24 years, 968 cfs (700,800 acre-ft per year).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 2,730 cfs Jan. 12 (gage height, 5.23 ft); minimum, 522 cfs Oct. 6, 7 (gage height, 1.57 ft).

1909-19, 1929-41, 1957-59: Maximum discharge, 10,800 cfs Dec. 22, 1933 (gage 

height, 11.0 ft), from rating curve extended above 2,500 cfs; minimum, 340 cfs Dec. 30, 

1930 (gage height, 0.64 ft).

Remarks.--Records excellent. Several diversions for irrigation of about 4,500 acres above 

station. No regulation.

Rating table, water year 1958-59 (gage height, In feet, and 

discharge, In cubic feet per second)

1.6 

2.0 

3.0

530

662

1,090

4.0 

5.0 

6.0

1,650

2,500

3,500

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1958 to September 1959

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac-ft

Oct.

576 *563

563

554

551

533

530

Too

658

616

595

576

570

557

557

551

548

557

630

662

619

592

576

566

557

554

551

548

542

536 

533

17,821

575

35,350

Nov.

536

533

548

648

728

937

,110

,080

,170

,250

,080

,100

,440

*1,230

1,050

932

849

952

1,610

1,740

1,990

1,600

1,430

1,360

1,290

1,140

1,040

978

942

919

33,212

1,107

65,880

Dec.

924

1,040

1,470

1,300

1,150

1,080

1,150

1,190

1,110

1,140

1,680

1.820

1,510

1,320

1,220

1,170

1,120

1,120

1,130

1,070

1,130

1,140

1,070

1,040

1,050

1,130

1,170

1,130

1,110

1,160

1,200

37,044

1,195

73,480

Jan.

1,240

1,200

1,100

1.040

1,080

1,110

1 ,il 20

nil 200

1,370

1,680

1,860

2,630

2,490

2,100

1,830

1,690

1,610

1,570

1,500

1,410

1,340

1,310

1,410

2,140

2,300

2,000

2,210

2,180

1,940

1,770

1 , 660

51,090

1,648

101,300

Feb.

1.550

1,490

,430

,400

,370

,350

,310

,280

,280

,260

,230

,200

,200

* ,200

,200

,200

,180

,180

,170

,160

,140

,140

,130

.120

,120

,120

,120

,150

-

34,680

1,239

68,790

Mar.

1,250

1,240

1,190

1,150

1,140

1,130

1,110

1,110

1,110

1,090

1,080

1,080

1,080

1,060

1,040

1.050

*1,040

1,090

1,090

1,070

1,080

1,080

1,090

1,080

1,090

1,140

1,120

1,140

1,140

1,250

1^330

34,720

1,120

68,870

Apr.

1,410

1,570

1,560

1,470

1,410

1,340

1,300

1,260

1,250

1,240

1,240

1,260

1,240

1,220

1,200

1,160

1,140

1,140

*1,120

1,100

1,080

1,090

1,110

1,110

1,120

1,110

1,170

1,260

1,410

1.640

37,730

1,258

74,840

May

.710

,500

,350

,280

,240

,190

,170

,180

,180

,170

,130

,080

,100

,240

,310

,280

,240

,200

,160

* ,120

,120

,110

,120

,140

,140

,130

,120

,090

,080

,070

,060

37,010

1,194

73,410

June

1,060

1,080

1,120

1,130

1,220

1.250

1,170

1,120

1,140

1,170

1,200

1,210

1,190

1,150

1,100

1,090

1,100

1,060

1,050

1,060

1,040

1,020

996

991

*986

964

955

946

932

910

32,590

1,080

64,240

July

892

897 aSS

875

836

819

823

840

823

810

815

802

773

752

756

744

732

724

720

696

692

685

692

704

689

689

692

681

675

670

658

23,542

759

46,690

Aug.

644

637

640 *640

657

655

657

644

640

653-

633

637

655

655

640

648

640

612

595

582

586

599

599

589

586

586

599

595

576

576

576

19,149

618

37,890

Sept.

573

573

575

*592

692

744

728

692

666

651

651

651

640

640

630

623

616

655

776

819

773

724

689

662

655

771

866

8T9

744

704

20,592

686

40,840

Calendar year 1958: Max 3,270 Mln 530 Mean 1,133 Ac-ft 820,500

Water year 1958-59: Max 2,630 Min 530 Mean 1,038 Ac-ft 751,700

Peak discharge (base. 2,000 efs).--Nov. 21 (5:30 a.m.) 2,1OO cfs (4.56 ft)j Jan. 12 (10:30 p.m.) 

2,750 cfs (5.25 ft); Jan. 25 (2 a.m.) 2.590 cfs (4.88 ft)._____________________________

* Discharge measurement made on this day.
WHITE SALMON RIVER BASIN 93

1235. White Salmon River near Underwood, Wash.

 TT! Gage

Location. Lat 45°45'00", long 121°31'30", in NW£ sec. 14, T.3 N. , R.10 E. , on right bank 

300 ft downstream from bridge, 1,000 ft downstream from Pacific Power & Light Co.'s 

Condit powerplant , and 2 miles north of Underwood and mouth.

Drainage area. 386 sq mi (revised).

Records available . October 1912 to February 1913 (published as "at Condit Dam, near Underwood") , March 1915 to September 1930, September 1935 to September 1959.

 . Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 112.96 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

929, supplementary adjustment of 1947. Prior to March 1913, reference point at dam, 

1 mile upstream at different datum. March 1915 to July 16, 1918, water-stage recorder 

at site 200 ft upstream at datum 3.24 ft higher and July 17, 1918, to Sept. 30, 1930, 

at datum 2.24 ft higher than present datum.

Average discharge .--39 years (1915-30, 1935-59), 1,105 cfs (800,000 acre-ft per year).

Extremes . Maximum discharge during year, 4,780 cfs Jan. 12 (gage height, 7.32 ft); minimum, 61 cfs Mar. 16 (gage height, 1.66 ft); minimum daily, 485 cfs Sept. 1.

1912-13, 1915-30, 1935-59: Maximum discharge, 9,700 cfs Dec. 29, 1917 (gage height, 

9.5 ft, site and datum then in use) , from rating curve extended above 2,700 cfs; 

practically no flow at times when powerplant is shut down.

Remarks . Records excellent. Water diverted to irrigate about 4,500 acres in the Trout 

Lake area. Low and medium flows regulated by powerplant of the Pacific Power & 

Light Co.

Revisions 

1936-41

(water years). WSP 484: 1915-17. WSP 1218: Drainage area. WSP 1348:

(m) .

Rating table, water year 1958-59 (gage height, in feet, and 

discharge, in cubic feet pep second)

3.3 

3.6 

4.0

480

625

865

5.0 

6.0 

7.0

1,650

2,770

4,250

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1958 to September 1959

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac-ft

Oct.

580

*603

581

595

573

598

555

600

893

590

674

568

596

586

614

568

622

608

685

768

702

590

610

591

614

534

680

572

538

560

568

19,016

613

37,720

Nov.

582

568

586

716

816

958

1,250

1,090

1,190

1,390

1,270

1,060

1,580

1,370

1,230

952

922

970

*1,900

2,050

2.500

1,820

1,640

1,530

1,450

1,290

1,220

1,080

1,020

970

36,770

1,226

72,930

Dec.

970

1,040

1,670

1,480

1,310

1,230

1,240

1,380

1,280

1,280

2,060

2,220

1,780

1,570

1,420

1,320

1,280

1,280

1,270

1,190

1,180

1,310

1,230

1,180

1,150

1,280

1,450

1,380

1,340

1,390

1,460

42, 620

1,375

84,540

Jan.

1,470

1,390

1,300

1,200

1.170

1,200

*1,280

1,360

1,620

2,080

2,440

5,760

3,450

2,770

2,410

2,170

2,030

1,950

1,850

1,730

1,620

1,570

1,690

2,600

2,820

2,510

2,840

2,740

2,420

2, 260

2,060

63,740

2,056

126,400

Feb.

1.920

1,820

1,700

1,660

1,620

1,630

1,550

1,530

1,530

1,440

1,410

1,390

1,370

*1,390

1,390

1,390

1,390

1,360

1,360

1,320

1,290

1,300

1,290

1,290

1,240

1,320

1,350

1,450

-

40,700

1,454

80,730

Mar.

1,660

1,630

1,570

1,470

1,400

1,370

1,380

1,360

1,320

1,300

1,300

1,290

1,290

1,290

1,200

1.170

1,170

1,290

1,290

1,240

1,290

1,280

1,270

1,290

1,220

1,380

1,360

1,400

1,440

1,790

-* > ^9°

42,700

1,377

84,690

Apr.

2,040

2,170

2,080

1,920

1,840

1,700

1,580

1,550

1,490

1,470

1,470

1,480

1,440

1,420

*1,360

1,310

1,290

1,290

1,250

1,250

1.140

1,200

1,210

1,240

1,140

1,210

1,300

1,410

1,560

1 , 820

44,630

1,488

88,520

May

1.900

1,670

1,510

1,440

1,400

1,320

1,310

1,300

1,310

1,310

1,270

1,170

1,150

1,330

1,450

1,420

1,370

1,320

*1,270

1,200

1,170

1,200

1,200

1,200

1,200

1,220

1,170

1,170

1.090

1,140

1,090

40,270

1,299

79,870

June

1,120

1,130

1,180

1,190

1,310

1,520

1,270

1,160

1,200

1,250

1,270

1,270

1,270

1,220

1,160

1,130

1,160

1,090

1,120

1,070

1,100

1,050

1,040

1,040

*1,040

1,010

1,010

1,000

972

S[58_

34,110

1,137

67,660

July

1,010

865

972

906

920

865

840

808

864

810

879

843

812

752

738

788

762

740

756

732

694

863

686

617

722

680

852

798

652

642

791

24,659

795

48,910

Aug.

636

615

674

*674

709

669

728

616

664

664

664

664

669

723

664

664

664

658

630

620

615

630

636

630

610

620

630

642

610

615

796

20,303

655

40,270

Sept.

485

653

696

*527

790

676

794

741

676

724

620

722

623

678

626

618

634

729

776

852

806

748

702

598

679

757

997

799

851

764

21,341

711

42,330

Calendar year 1958: Max 4,030 Min 534 Mean 1,295 Ac-ft 937,700

Water year 1958-59: Max 3,760 Mln 485 Mean 1,180 Ac-ft 854,600

* Discharge measurement made on this day.
94 LITTLE WHITE SALMON RIVER BASIN

1245. Little White Salmon River at Willard, Wash.

Location. Lat 45°46'50", long 121°37'30", in NW£ sec.l, T.3 N., R.9 E., on right bank a 

quarter of a mile downstream from Lava Creek at Willard.

Drainage area. 114 sq mi.

Records available. November 1903 to March 1905 (fragmentary), August 1905 to August 1906 

(fragmentary) , December 1944 to September 1959. Published as "below Lava Creek, near 

Cooks" 1903-6.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Altitude of gage is 1,230 ft (from river-profile map). 

Prior to Aug. 6, 1906, nonrecording gage near present site at different datum.

Average discharge.--14 years (1945-59), 452 cfs (327,200 acre-ft per year).

Extremes, Maximum discharge during year, 2,240 cfs Jan. 12 (gage height, 8.05 ft); minimum, 4.6 cfs Oct. 17 (gage height, 0.88 ft).

1903-6, 1944-59: Maximum discharge, 4,140 cfs Dec. 15, 1946 (gage height, 9.50 ft), 

from rating curve extended above 2,500 cfs; minimum daily, 1.5 cfs Nov. 7, 1957.

Remarks.--Records excellent. Broughton Lumber Co. diversion, a quarter of a mile upstream, 

may at times carry as much as 30 cfs out of the basin to Columbia River. Slight regulation. Other diversions for water supply, irrigation, and hatchery purposes above 

station.

Revisions (water years). WSP 1318: 1945(M) . WSP 1568: Drainage area.

Rating tables, water year 1958-59 (gage height. In feet, and discharge, 

In cubic feet per second)

Oct. 1 to Nov. 18 19 to Sept. 30

0.9 

1.1 

1.5 

Z.O

4.8 

9.0

57

3.0 170

4.0 340

5.0 570

1.9 

2.4 

3.0 

4.0

160

339

5.0 565

6.0 850

7.0 1,210

8.0 . 2,180

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1958 to September 1959

Day

1 

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac-ft

Oct.

11.5 

11

*10

*9.6

8.5

8.0

9.8

51

24

18.5

14.5

11.5

10.5

8.8

7.3

6.2

5.2

24

49

31

22

16

13.5

11

9.3

7.8

7.1

6.2

5.5

5.2

4.8

438.3

14.1

869

Nov.

5.7 

674

11.5

54

71

182

190

199

351

332

220

270

432

368

301

268

254

495

1.090

976

*961

748

608

562

513

484

466

454

443

436

11,751.6

392

23,310

Dec.

441 

484

685

618

570

540

625

620

600

618

865

955

850

751

679

632

600

592

568

558

580

575

568

560

582

697

871

850

811

796

787

20,528

662

40,720

Jan.

757 

712

658

630

628

602

592

*602

649

941

1,170

2.070

1,610

1,220

1,040

979

895

859

817

781

748

727

790

1,200

1,160

1,020

1,230

1,170

1,050

973

931

29,211

942

57,940

Feb.

898 

874

838

805

784

772

739

724

712

691

664

649

638

632

*612

602

585

572

548

525

513

493

486

475

475

473

473

496

-

17,748

634

35,200

Calendar year 1958: Max 1,760 Mln 4.8

Mar.

610 

632

600

568

545

532

525

540

550

540

522

518

520

496

477

461

484

*558

595

558

578

585

585

560

570

646

646

679

688

805

991

18,164

586

36,030

Apr.

1,050 

1,010

886

784

715

664

620

592

572

555

540

528

510

498

480

452

447

*432

421

405

390

384

380

372

563

363

403

432

450

484

16,182

539

32,100

May

477 

450

430

427

432

425

427

425

432

430

427

423

423

430

427

416

416

412

401

390

*386

382

378

376

374

372

361

355

351

349

345

12,549

405

24,890

June

339

337

331

333

337

327

321

321

337

331

333

325

317

311

310

310

306

300

296

292

292

290

289

290

*287

287

283

283

281

281

9,277

309

18,400

July

277 

273

272

272

268

270

270

262

258

257

253

249

248

244

240

237

233

228

224

221

216

212

209

206

200

197

*192

187

182

179

178

7,214

233

14,310

Aug.

170 

165

160

157

152

148

142

138

134

131

127

124

120

117

114

110

108

106

103

101

98

95

93

89

85

84

84

83

79

75

12.

3,565

115

7,070

Sept.

70 

67

64

73

*77

77

72

64

60

56

53

50

49

48

48

48

48

51

70

92

79

65

56

50

49

64

66

60

56

53

1,835

61.2

3,640

Mean 439 Ac-ft 318,100

Water year 1958-59 : Max 2,070 Mln 4.8 Mean 407 Ac-ft 294,500

Peak discharge (base, 1,500 cfs).--Nov. 19 (1 a.m.) 1,570 cfs (7.42 ft); Jan. 12 (8 a. 

(8.05 ft).____

u) 2,240 cfs

Discharge measurement made on this day.
LITTLE WHITE SALMON RIVER BASIN 95

1250. Little White Salmon River above Lapham Creek, near Willard, Wash.

Location. Lat 45°46'00", long 121°37'40", on line between sees.11 and 12, T.3 N., R.9 E. 

on right bank 0.2 mile upstream from Lapham Creek and 1.2 miles south of Willard.

Drainage area. 117 sqv mi.

Records available.--September 1949 to September 1959. Prior to October 1957, published 

as "below Lapham Creek, near Willard."

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Altitude of gage is 980 ft (from river-profile map). 

Average discharge. 10 years, 542-cfs (392,400 acre-ft per year).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 2,180 cfs Jan. 12 (gage height, 5.04 ft); minimum, 28 cfs Oct. 29 (gage height, 1.40 ft).

1949-59: Maximum discharge, 3,610 cfs Jan. 9, 1953 (gage height, 5.98 ft); minimum, that of Oct. 29, 1958; minimum gage height, 1.35 ft Oct. 31, 1952.

Remarks. Records good. Broughton Lumber Co. diversion, l£ miles upstream, may at times 

carry as much as 30 cfs out of basin to Columbia River. Other diversions above station for water supply, irrigation, and hatchery operation. Possibly some regulation.

Revisions.--WSP 1568: Drainage area.

Rating tables, water year 1958-59 (gage height, In feet, and discharge, 

In cubic feet per second)

Oct. 1 to Jan. 11 Jan. 12 to Sept. 30

1.5 

2.0 

3.0

154

540

4.0 

5.0

1,150

2,130

1.7 

2.2 

3.0

84

230

570

4.0 

5.0

1,170

2,130

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1958 to September 1959

Day

1 

2

3

4

5

6

7

a

9

10

11

12 

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac-ft

Oct.

66 

66

*66

64

64

62

66

~5T 111

76

72

68 

64

62

60

62

76" 58

106

91

80

74

70

66

62

62

60

58

58

58

58

2,148

69.3

4,260

Nov.

60 

60

68

118

136

246

259

270

445

422

288

347 

540

476

388

344

328

648

1.340

1,230

*1,200

945

748

678

612

580

560

545

535

530

14,946

498

29,640

Dec.

585" 535

868

784

700

650

772

778

742

766

1,080

1,190 

1,650

932

844

790

742

718

684

672

706

706

684

672

712

868

1,090

1,070

1,010

990

978

25,368

818

50,320

Jan.

932 

880

820

784

766

748

730

*736

796

1,150

1,420

2.080 

1,810

1,490

1,270

1,180

1,100

1,060

1,010

967

924

900

974

1,500

1,460

1,280

1,530

1,470

1,320

1,230

1,180

35,497

1,145

70,410

Feb.

1,130 

1,080

1,030

1,010

974

974

930

900

894

864

840

810 

798

792

*762

750

720

700

670

645

630

615

605

595" 590

595

600

615

-

22,118

790

43,870

Mar.

774 

822

756

705

670

655

645

665

680

665

640

635 

645

610

590

575

WS

*695

762

700

726

750

744

705

720

840

840

876

894

1,030

1_._2.60

22,879

738

45,380

Apr,

1,340 

1,266

1,120

988

906

840

786

744

715

685

670

655 

640

625

605

585

575

*550

530

515

505

495

490

480

475

480

520

560

575

615

20,549

685

40,760

May

570" 600 

545

550

550

545

545

545

545

545

545

540 

535

545

545

535

530

520

515

505

*495

490

485

480

475

470,

460

450

445

440

435

15,980

515

31,700

June

430

4l5

420

425

425

416

408

412

425

420

420

408 

400

400

396

396

392

388

384

380

380

380

380

380

376

*368

368

368

364

BTF

11,906

397

23,620

July

364 3SO"

360

356

352

356

352

344

340

336

332

328 

324

320

316

312

308

304

300

296

293

290

286

282

279

272

268

265

258

254

?54

9,661

312

19,160

Aug.

244 

237

234

230

226

*220

212

209

206

202

198

195 

192

189

183

180

177

174

171

168

165

162

159

156

150

150

150

147

144

138

135

5,703

184

11,310

Sept.

132 

130

127

138

144

144

135

127

122

*116

111

108 

106

103

101

101

101

108

132

159

147

127

119

111

108

130

130

124

119

113

3,673

122

7,290

Calendar year 1958: Max 1,870 Mln 58 Mean 553 Ac-ft 400,000

Water year 1958-59: Max 2,080 Mln 58 Mean 522 Ac-ft 377,700

Peak discharge (base. 1,500 cfs). Nov. 19 (1 a.m.) 1.740 cfs (4.66 ft); Jan. 12.(7:30 a.m.) 

2,180 efs (5.04 ft); Jan. 24 (3:30 p.m.) 1,670 efs (4.59 ft)._______________________

* Discharge measurement made on this day.
96 LITTLE WHITE SALMON RIVER BASIN

1255. Little White Salmon River near Cook, Wash.

Location. Lat 45°43'30", long 121°38'05", in NE^NE^ sec.26, T.3 N., R.9 E., on left 

bank 1 mile upstream from mouth and l| miles northeast of Cook.

Drainage area. 134 sq mi.

Records available.--September 1956 to September 1959. Records for October to November 

 1909, published as 1 'near Cooks" in WSP 253, have been found to be unreliable and should 

not be used.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Altitude of gage is 150 ft (from topographic map). Oct. 4 

To Nov. 10, 1909, staff gage at hatchery half a mile downstream at different datum.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 2,110 cfs Jan. 12 (gage height, 5.70 ft); minimum, 98 cfs Oct. 29 (gage height, 0.58 ft).

1909, 1956-59: Maximum discharge, 2,330 cfs Feb. 26, 1957 (gage height, 5.98 ft); 

minimum, that of Oct. 29, 1958.

Remarks. Records excellent except those for period of no gage-height record, which are 

good. Broughton Lumber Co. diversion above station may, at times, carry as much as 

30 cfs out of basin into Columbia River. Other diversions above station for water 

supply, irrigation, and hatchery purposes. Slight regulation.

Revisions.--WSP 1568: Drainage area. See also Records available.

Rating table, water year 1958-59 (gage height, in feet, and 

discharge, in cubic feet per second)

0.6 

1.0 

2.0

100

154

340

3.0 

4.0 

6.0

625

1,010

2,350

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1958 to September 1959

Day

1 

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12 

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30 

31

Total

Mean

Ac-ft

Oct.

120 

118

118

*117

116

113

117

133" 163

126

121

118 

116

113

113

113

109

125

158

141

130

125

121

116

114

113

110

109

109

109 

109

3,733

120

7,400

Nov.

109 

109

118

163

183

317

325

340

517

494

358

427 

636

572

467

410

392

618

1.370

 1,266

1,200

936

790

740

681

650

628

608

594

587

16,589

553

32,900

Dec.

604 

653

888

812

748

712

800

808

779

793

1,060

1.170 

1,020

920

860

816

779

762

737

726

751

748

730

726

754

876

1,060

1,040

990

970 

956

26,048

840

51,670

Jan.

936 

892

844

820

816

786

768 779-

*824

1,130

1,420

2.010 

1,790

1,390

1,330

1,200

1,100

1,050

1,000

960

928

912

975

1,480

1,460

1,280

1,510

1,470

1,340

1,240 

1,180

35,620

1,149

70,650

Feb.

1.120 

1,080

1,040

1,010

980

985

944

924

912

900

868

848 

832

832

*812

800

786

768

748

723

706

688

684

674

674

678

674

700

-

23,390

835

46,390

Mar.

820 

870

820

770

740

720

720

740

760

760

720

720 

720

700

670

660

750

*768

824

776

796

808

800

776

790

880

880

920

944

1,080 

1.320

24,972

806

49,530

Apr.

1,390 

1,3215

1,150

1,040

952

900

860

828

796

776

758

744 

723

712

688

667

*653

622

604

584

575

566

560

548

536

545

608

642

656

684

22,687

756

45,000

May

670 

639

611

618

622

611

611

611

611

611

604

597 

594

600

597

587

584

575

569

560

*554

548

542

539

536

536

521

512

506

500

494

17,870

576

35,440

June

491 485"

482

485

491

473

464

464

485

479

482

467 

458

449

446

446

440

435

432

428

428

425

425

425

422

*418

418

418

415

418

13,494

450

26,760

July

412 

iOB

408

402

402

405

408

400

398

392

390

388 

382

380

375

372

368

362

358

352

348

340

338

332

328

322

315

311

307

303 

501

11,307

365

22,430

Aug.

293

289

283

279

*277

273

269

263

259

255

251

246 

242

238

234

231

227

225

222

218

216

213

210

206

201

199

201

199

195

191 

187

7,292

235

14,460

Sept.

185 

182

179

190

199

201

190

182

175

*171

166

163 

162

157

156

154

153

163

185

208

195

179

168

162

158

185

182

175

171

166

5,262

175

10,440

Calendar year 1958: Max 1,900 Mln 109 Mean 596 Ac-ft 431,700

Water year 1958-59 : Max 2,010 Min 109 Mean 571 Ac-ft 413,100

Peak discharge (base, 1,600 cfs). --Nov. 19 (1 a.m.) 1,740 cfs (5.20 ft); Jan. 12 (8 a.m.) 2,110 cfs

(5.70 ft); Jan. 24 (5 p.m.) 1,640 cfs (5.06 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

Note. No gage-height record Feb. 28 to Mar. 17; discharge estimated on basis of recorded range 

in stage and records for stations at and near Willard.
WIND RIVER BASIN 97

1270. Wind River above Trout Creek, near Carson, Wash.

Location. Lat 45°48'30", long 121°54'30", in NE£ sec.26, T.4 N., R.7 E., on left bank 

30 ft downstream from bridge, three-quarters of a mile upstream from Trout Creek, 

and 7 miles northwest of Carson.

Drainage area. 108 sq mi. * 

Records available. October 1944 to September 1959.

Gage. Staff gage and crest-stage indicator; gage read twice daily. Datum of gage is 

890.3 ft (from river-profile survey).

Average discharge.--IS years, 591 cfs (427,900 acre-ft per year).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 4,480 cfs Jan. 12 (gage height, 11.20 ft); 

minimum observed, 62 cfs Oct. 6 (gage height, 1.50 ft).

1944-59: Maximum discharge, 8,880 cfs Feb. 8, 1945 (gage height, 15.5 ft, from 

high-water mark), from rating curve extended above 5,000 cfs; minimum observed, 

52 cfs Oct. 27-30, 1945.

Remarks. Records good except those for periods of doubtful gage-height record, which 

are poor. Very small regulation by fish hatchery dam above station. Upstream diversions- returned to stream above station.

Revisions (water years).--WSP 1318; 1946(M).

Rating tables, water year 1958-59 (gage height, in feet, and discharge, 

In cubic feet per second)

Oct. 1 to Apr. 2 Apr. 3 to Sept. 30

1.5 62

2.0 107

3.O 237

4.0 43O

5.0 710

6.0 1,080

8.0 2,100

10.5 3,900

1.7 

2.0 

3.0

102

227

4.0 407

5.0 680

6.0 1,08O

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1958 to September 1959

Day

1 

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Ac-ft

Oct.

71 

69

68

66

64

192" 62

141

120

114

108

95

84

82

79

77

74

83

228

?C4

175

156

141

128

118

107

104

102

100

98

96

3,406

110

1.02

1.17

6,760

Nov.

92 

iCo

139

350

500

1,190

1,000

1,250

1,630

1,300

1,040

1,740

*1,890

1,20O

1,090

692

590

1,840

2,760

5,280

2,67O

1,600

1,25O

1,060

890

760

660

59O

540

510

34,203

1,140

10.6

11.78

67,840

Dec.

540 720"

1,550

1,08O

870

790

1,09O

984

820

1,OOO

2.200

1,750

1,260

1,020

896

8 2O

746

68O

611

560

700

700

640

60O

730

1,950

1,740

1,560

1,400

1,310

1,240

32,557

1,050

9.72

11.21

64,580

Jan.

*1,100 

95O

800

70O

650

572

644

960

1,64O

2,400

2,470

5,750

2,610

2,190

1,88O

1,280

1,110

1,090

956

884

852

824

1,290

3,12O

3,220

2,680

2,420

2,040

1,760

1,510

1,100

49,452

1,595

14.8

17.03

98,090

Feb.

1,040 

 576

928

868

82O

794

770

*695

674

632

617

566

548

522

490

472

458

452

430

395

372

368 3"SB~

398

402

402

420

445

-

16,339

584

5.41

5.63

32,410

Mar.

632

647

602

560

533

525

518

536

590

581

575

566

593

528

528

512

956

880

*864

836

758

928

848

785

884

1,350

1,200

1,250

1,220

1,450

1/850

25,085

809

7.49

8.64

49,760

Apr.

2,25O 

2,110

1,780

1,430

1,180

1,030

9OO

832

752

692

660

6 2O

6OO

590

563

532

497

459

*432

425

428

449

452

454

462

518

776

1,100

1,420

1,580

25,973

866

8.02

8.94

51,520

May

1.590 

1,090

924

788

736

668

584

575

575

569

480

440

440

500

530

470

440

440

415

380

370

*350

340

335

33O

360

330

305

290

270

15,994

516

4.78

5.51

31,720

June

270 

270

265

270

340

300

270

260

3 SO

48O

538

5O8

421

383

370

362

354

344

334

325

311

3O3

296

288

277

263

26O

248

*236

232

9,758

325

3.01

3.36

19,350

July

22S 

222

220

214

211

205

199

192

185

180

164

159

157

152

ISO

145

142

140

138

135

133

131

126

124

122

120

119

116

115

114

112

4,870

157

1.45

1.68

9,660

Aug.

Ill 

112

TIT

109

109

*108

1O7

105

102

101

99

98

96

95

94

93

92

92

92

90

92

94

90

82

83

84

86

87

88

88

87

2,977

96.0

0.889

1.03

5,900

Sept.

85 

84

82

iW

2OO

23O

*168

162

130

120

115

110

113

103

100

1OO

96

115

28O

520

46O

365

280

235

210

480

570

445

350

290

6,703

223

2.06

2.31

13,300

Calendar year 1958 : Max 3,780 Min 62 Mean 648 Cfsm 6.00 In. 81.51 Ac-ft 469,400

Water year 1958-59 : Max 3,750 Min 62 Mean 623 Cfsm 5.77 In. 78.29 Ac-ft 450,900

Peak discharge (base, 3,000 cfs). Probably Nov. 18 (time unknown) 3,890 cfs (10.49 ft); Jan. 12 

(time unknown) 4,480 cfs (11.20 ft); Jan. 24 (time unknown) 3,920 cfs (10.55 ft).___________

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

Note . Doubtful gage-height record Nov. 3-12, Nov. 24 to Dec. 6, Dec. 9-12, 20-25, Dec. 31 to 

Jan. 5, Mar. 26 to Apr. 1, Apr. 11-13, May 11 to June 10, Sept. 3-6, 9-12, 15-30; discharge estimated on basis of 2 discharge measurements and records for nearby stations.
98 WIND RIVER BASIN

1285. Wind River near Carson, Wash.

Location. Lat 45°44'10", long 121°48'10", in SW£NE£ sec.21, T.3 H., R.8 E., on right 

 bank three-quarters of a mile upstream from Little Wind River, 1 mile northeast of 

Carson, and 2^ miles upstream from mouth. Records include flow of Little Wind River.

Drainage area.--225 sq mi,"includes that of Little Wind River.

Records available. October 1934 to September 1959. Monthly discharge only for some 

periods, published in WSP 1318.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 112.6 ft above mean sea level (from riverprofile survey).

Average discharge.--25 years, 1,171 cfs (847,800 acre-ft per year).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 9,500 cfs Jan. 12 (gage height, 13.10 ft); 

minimum, 161 cfs Oct. 6, 7 (gage height, 5.06 ft).

1934-59: Maximum discharge, 20,000 cfs Dec. 29, 1937 (gage height, 17.30 ft), 

from rating curve extended above 15,000 cfs by logarithmic plotting; minimum, 123 cfs 

Nov. 30, 1952; minimum gage height, 2.21 ft Nov. 29, Dec. 1, 1936.

Remarks. Records good except those for periods of doubtful or no gage-height record, 

wKTch are fair. Low flow occasionally affected by pondage at Forest Service powerplant on Trout Creek. No diversion above station.

Revisions (water years). WSP 964: Drainage area. WSP 1348: 1935-37, 1938(M), 

1942-43(M), 1945-46(M).

Rating tables, water year 1958-59 (gage height, In feet, and discharge, 

In oublo feet per second)

Oct. 1 to Jan. 12 Jan. 13 to Sept. 30

5.0 147

5.5 282

6.0 465

7.0 1,030

8.0

10.0

12.5

1,850

4,110

8,270

5.3 

6.0 

7.0

170

375

920

8.0 1,800

10.0 4,110

11.5 6,420

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1958 to September 1959

Day

1 

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11 

12 

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27 

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Ac-ft

Oct.

168 

168

168

168

165

163

500

342

295

257 

239 

225

217

208

203

200

217

548

546

389

343

346

315

289

276

260 

254

242

236

234

8,359

270

1.20

1.38

16,580

Nov.

257 

251 3^9"

780

1,090

2,570 

2,180

2,720

3,450

2,810

2,210 

3,270 

4,190

2,890

2,070

1,550

1,240

3,520

5,910

*6,250

5,500

3,440

2,620

2,280

1,930

1,660

1,450 

1,290

1,180

1,120

71,977

2,399

10.7

11.90

142,800

Dec.

1.200 

i,S9&

3,320

2,340

1,890

1,640 

2,160

2,080

1,800

2,160

4,610 

3,680 

2,720

2,180

1,850

1,620

1,430

1,440

1,320

1,230

1,530

1,530

1,400

1,310

1,590

2,680

3,710 

3,100

2,680

2 , 780

2,640

67,210

2,168

9.64

11.11

133,300

Jan.

2,410 

2,060

,750

,530

,420

,350 

.520

1,766

*2,940

5,020

5,050 

7,840 

5,500

3,880

2,990

2,550

2,210

2,010

1,860

1,740

1.5EO

1,440

1,730

5,290

a6,340

a3,820

5,440 

4,360

3,370

2 , 840

2,640

95,920

3,094

13.8

15.85

190,300

Feb.

2^350 

27555

1,870

1,720

1,560

1,570 

1,450

*1,350

1,310

1,250

1,170 

1.O9O 

1,050

dl,350

dl,150

*1,050

1,050

1,010

dl.OSO

dl.OOO

d950

d860

"STS 850

913

1,010

998 

1,170

-

35,119

1,254

5.57

5.80

69,660

Mar.

1,700 

1,630

1,380

1,220

1,140

1,090

1,136

1,250

1,300

1,280

1,170 

1,210 

1,220

1,160

1,130

1,090

1,210

1,700

*2,030

1,660

1,810

1,940

1,840

1,680

1,750

2,880

2,620 

2,690

2,630

3,120

3,920

53,580

1,728

7.68

8.86

106,300

Apr.

4,700 

4,600

3,340

2,630

2,260

1,990 

1,770

1,590

1,450

1,370

1,320 

1,280 

1,170

1,130

1,060

983

920

*885

836

801

815

850

829

850

815

843

1,420 

2,530

3,040

3,180

51,257

1,709

7.60

8.47

101,700

May

2.690 2,ii6

1,710

,510

,480

,350 

,230

,140

,150

,130

1,070 

990 

990

1,110

1,170

1,050

990

976

920

857

822

*780

760

748

734

794

754 

685

650

633

611

33,574

1,083

4.81

5.55

66,590

June

606

611

600

611

767

673 

611

584

848

1,070

1.140 

1,666 

927

836

748

741

715

650

622

600

567

540

520

500

482

*464

454 

450

442

450

19,869

662

2.94

3.28

39,410

July

414 

406

403

400

389

406 

446

TO

386

378

368 

368 

364

361

354

344

336

330

322

312

305

302

302

299

290

287

278 

278

275

269

263_

10,649

344

1.53

1.76

21,120

Aug.

257 

254

251

248

222

*238 

238

230

228

225

222 

222 

220

220

218

215

215

218

215

215

210

210

202

198

195

192

'555 

210

198

192

192

6,770

218

0.969

1.12

13,430

Calendar year 1958 : Max 8,230 Mln 163 Mean 1,319 Cfsm 5.86 In. 79.58 Ac-ft 955

Sept.

192 

190

188

247

450

515 

*406

358

308

278

266 

251 

245

238

232

232

225

263

643

1,150

1,010

808

633

525

477

1,080

1,250 

990

774

655

15,079

503

2.24

2.49

29,910

,100

Water year 1958-59 : Max 7,840 Mln 163 Mean 1,286 Cfsm 5.72 In. 77.57 Ac-ft 931,100

Peak discharge (base, 5,700 cfs). --Nov. 18 (10:30 and 12 p.m.) 8,980 cfs (12.85 ft)j Jan. 12 (6 a.m.)

9,500 cfs (13.10 ft); Jan. 25 (about 1 a.m.) about 7,700 cfs.

* Discharge measurement made on this day. 

a No gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of records for nearby stations. 

d Doubtful gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of weather records and records for 

nearby stations.
SANDY RIVER BASIN 99

1340. Salmon River near Government Camp, Oreg.

Location. Lat 45°16'00", long 121°43'00", in Nj sec.31, T.3 S., R.9 E., on right bank 

near lower end of Red Top Meadows, 3 miles southeast of Government Camp.

Drainage area. 8.7 sq mi, approximately.

Records available. May 1910 to May 1912, April 1926 to September 1959. Published as 

"near Rowe" 1910-12.

Gage.-^Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 3,446.53 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929, supplementary adjustment of 1947. Prior to Nov. 21, 1910, staff gage at site 

a quarter of a mile upstream at different datum. Nov. 21, 1910, to May 31, 1912, and 

Apr. 21, 1926, to Sept. 30, 1933, water-stage recorder at site 75 ft upstream from 

former site at different datum s.

Average discharge.--34 years (1910-11, 1926-59), 44.0 cfs (31,850 acre-ft per year).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 364 cfs Dec. 11 (gage height, 2.85 ft); minimum, 16 cfs Oct. 3-6.

1910-12, 1926-59: Maximum discharge, 682 cfs Dec. 11, 1956 (gage height, 3.95 ft); 

minimum, 10 cfs Nov. 27, 1952.

Remarks. Records good except those above 120 cfs and those for periods of no gage-height 

record or shifting control, which are fair. No regulation or diversion above station.

Revisions (water years). WSP 769: Drainage area. WSP 1398: 1911-12, 1926-27, 

1933(M), 1949.

Rating tables, water year 1958-59., except period of shifting control (gage 

height, in feet, and discharge, In cubic feet per second)

Got. 1 to Dec. 10 Dec. 11 to Sept. 30

-0.2

-.1

.2

0.6 

1.0 

1.5

56

86

128

-0.1

.2

.6

1.0

1.5 

2.0 

2.5

148

212

292

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1958 to September 1959

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsra

In.

Ac-ft

Oct.

17

17

17

17

17

16

Iff

SB- 51

23

20

19

18

18

17

17

17

20

43 *36

25

23

23

22

21

20

19

19

19

19

19

672

21.7

2.49

2.87

1,330

Nov.

 SG 20

28

32

36

98

53

86

66

52

49

69

61

47

41

36

34

81

88

100

89

75

73

89

66

56

50

47

45

47

1,734

57.8

6.64

7.41

3,440

Dec .

*52

77

103

63

54

57

102

66

64

114

228

137

98

, 83

77

72

65

72

60

56

60

55

51

50

49

60

53

48

7T

93

66

2,352

75.9

8.72

10.05

4,670

Jan.

62

56

50

a48 a48-

a50

a50

a55

a65

a75

a90

*115 ~Tl

64

60

71

69

69

60

56

53

68

87

107

78

71

98

73

65

62

62

2,111

68.1

7.83

9.02

4,190

Feb.

58

54

58

67

35

54

49

47

47

45

43

41

41

41

39

39

38

38

37

36

35

34

34

SB- 33

37

37

46

1,221

43.6

5.01

5.22

2,420

Mar.

55

*44

40

38

37

36

36

36

34

34

35

39

35

34

34

36

40

42

39

37

41

39

39

38

42

47

40

41

38

41

62

1,229

39.6

4.55

5.25

2,440

Apr.

93

97

73

68

65

*60

56

56

56

59

61

56

. 52

49

47

44

44

43

44

46

52

58

62

58

56

62

78

114

W

107

1,924

64.1

7.37

8.22

3,820

May

87

74

66

62

7?

72

68

70

77

72

67

70

95

1C2" 114

85

85

*83

81

76

73

77

80

80

87

89

80

74

72

70

71

2,431

78.4

9.01

10.39

4,820

June

73

74

72

77

82

72

68

64

74

68

64

63

61

59

56

56

54

55

54

54

52

50

49

49

48

48

48

48

44

43

1,779

59.3

6.82

7.60

3,530

July

43

42

41

40

42

42

44

35

38

36

*36

36

36

36

34

34

34

33

32

32

31

32

32

30

29

29

29

28 SB"

28

28

1,074

34.6

3.98

4.59

2,130

Aug.

28 SB28

27

26

25

25

25

25

25

25

*25

24

24

24

24

24

23

23

23

23

24

23

23

23

23

25

25

22

'27 21

756

24.4

2.80

3.23

1,500

Sept.

22

21

TZ

29

50

51

32

32

26

25

25

25

25

25

25

25

24

27

32

30

32

*25

24

23

29

~8T 147

55

39

34

1,068

35.6

4.09

4.57

2,120

Calendar year 1958 : Max 234 Kin 16 Mean 48.8 Cfsm 5.61 In. 76.20 Ac-ft 35.370

Water year 1958-59 : Max 228 Mln 16 Mean 50.3 Cfsm 5.78 In. 78.42 Ac-ft 36,410

18 (8:30 p.m.) 177 cfs (1.92 ft); Dec. 2 (12 p.m.) 174 cfs

(1.90 ft); Dec. 7 {s a.m.) 161 cfs'(l"8o"ftT;i'De'c'. li'fltlVaim ^364 cfs' (2 M" tt]T 3an'.''iz" 

(time unknown) 154 efs (1.55 ft); Sept. 26 (4 a.m.) 211 efs (1.99 ft).______________________

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

a No gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of weather records, recorded range in stage, 

nd records for White River below Tygh Valley. 

Note. Shifting-control method used Sept. 5-30.
100 SANDY RIVER BASIN

1370. Sandy River near Marmot, Oreg.

Location. Lat 45°23'30", long 122°07'40", in SE£ sec.13, T.2 S., R.5 E., on right bank 

0.7 mile southwest of Marmot, 0.8 mile upstream from Sandy River Dam of Portland 

General Electric Co., and 6.5 miles downstream from Salmon River. Prior to Oct. 1, 

1958, at site 0.6 mile upstream.

Drainage area. 262 sq mi.

Records available. August 1911 to September 1959. Published as "at Marmot" October 

1912 to September 1913. Records for January 1916 to June 1919, published as "below 

dam, near Marmot," obtained by combining records for Sandy River below dam, near 

Marmot with records for Sandy River Canal near Marmot.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Altitude of gage is 730 ft (from river-profile map). 

Aug. 15, 1911, to Dec. 20, 1915, and July 2, 1919, to Oct. 19, 1933, at site 1 mile 

upstream at different datum. Oct. 20, 1933, to Sept. 30, 1958, at site 0.6 mile 

upstream at different datum.

Average discharge. 48 years, 1,354 cfs (980,300 acre-ft per year).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 15 100 cfs Dec. 11 (gage height, 9.47 ft); 

minimum, 300 cfs Oct. 7 (gage height, 1.70 ft).

1911-59: Maximum discharge, 29,200 cfs Jan. 6, 1923 (gage height, 17.5 ft, site 

and datum then in use), by computation of peak flow over dam; minimum, 195 cfs 

Nov. 27, 28, 1952.

Remarks. Records excellent except those for period of no gage-height record, which are 

fair. No regulation or diversion above station. Records of chemical analyses for 

the water year 1959 are given in WSP 1644.

Revisions (water years).--WSF 594: Drainage area. WSP 1288; 1912(M), 1915, 1922, 1924,

1934(M).WSP 1318: 1932 (M).

Rating table, water year 1958-59 (gage height, In feet, 

and discharge, In cubic feet per second)

1.7 

2.0 

3.0

300

440

1,150

4.0 

6.0 

9.0

2,100

5,420

13,500

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1958 to September 1959

Day

1

2

5

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11 

12

15

14

15

16

17

18

19 

20

21

22

25

24 

25

26

27

28

29

30

51

Total

Mean

Cfsm

Ac-ft

Oct.

528

352

552

520

312

508

3755"

1,260

752

*568

462 

415

395

575

570

550

540

575

952 

1,270

854

676

620

557 

495

462

440

415

590

580 

570

15,745

508

1.94

2.25

51,250

Nov.

560 5~BO"

575

627

800

4,200

5,500

4,500

5,800

5,600

2,700 

2,800

6,000

4,000

2,600

2,000

1,600

5,600

*7,700 

6,606

5,170

5,540

5,020

5,140 

2,610

2,020

1,670

1,470

1,560

1,500

86,822

2,894

11.0

12.52

172,200

Dec.

1,290

1.450

5.970

2,410

1,870

1,750

5,420

2,800

2,250

5,000

11,600

4^070

2,880

2,510

2,040

1,760

1,840

1,740 

1,580

1,590

1,480

1,570

1,500 

1,270

1,410

1,500

1,580

1,610

2,800

2,510

78,810

2,542

9.70

11.19

156,500

Jan.

2,150

1,850

1,550

1,450

1,580

1,520

1,290

1,550

*1,880

2,700

2,980 

4,520

3,380

2,550

2,060

1,970

1,840

1,870

1,870 

1,740

1,570

1,940

2,940

5,170 

5,950

2,860

5.720

*4,850

5,470

2,970

5,020

80,280

2,590

9.89

11.40

159,200

Feb.

2.580

2,120

1,900

2,000

1,790

1,880

1,710

1,580

1,490

1,590

1,290 

1,210

1,170

1,250

1,150

1,250

1,250

1,170

1,170 

1,160

1,090

1,060

1,050

1,010 

1,150

1,450

*1,560

1,570

-

40, 190

1,455

5.48

5.70

79,720

Mar.

2,760

2,210

1,800

1,540

1,410

1,500

1,300

1,550

1,550

1,270

1,190 

1,490

1,480

1,510

1,250

1,260

1,500

1,970

2,000 

1,650

1,840

1,860

1,660

1,580 

1,710

2,520

2,110

2,280

2,110

2,420

5.440

54,880

1,770

6.76

7.79

108,900

Apr.

*5,040

5,920

5,760

2,910

2,500

2,170

1,880

1,720

1,620

1,570

1,560 

1,470

1,390

1,350

1,320

1,240

1,250

1,180

1,150 

1,170

1,250

1,550

1,570

1,420 

1,560

1,510

2,550

5,280

5,410

3,520

62,950

2,098

8.01

8.95

124,800

May

5,090

2,480

2,100

1,940

2,640

2,880

2,560

2,140

2,280

2,100

1,980 

1,820

2,100

2,460

*2,640

2,250

2,110

2,120

2,090 

1,870

1,760

1,650

1,640

1,590 

1,690

1,810

1,710

1,580

1,470

1,590

1,550

65,090

2,035

7.77

8.96

125,100

June

1,540

1,560

1,290

1,300

1,700

1,460

1,510

1,250

1,540

1,640

1,480 

1,420

1,500

1,210

1,130

1,110

1,050

*1,010

1,050 

1,050

990

954

886

902 

854

850

795

862

788

755

54,574

1,152

4.40

4.91

68,580

July

746

755

725

685

752

718

788

TTT

669

669

669

676

662

614

607

588

594

614

614 

588

574

588

620

600 

557

551

519

484

475

*A -JO *4 to

495

19,519

625

2.38

2.74

38,520

Aug.

507

ISO

473

475

468

462

456

456

451

440

455 

425

415

410

410

450

425

405

395 

390

390

400

410

400 

395

395

425

507

405

385 

395

13,525

430

1.64

1.89

26,450

Sept.

400

580

570 43"0

974

1,490

910

950

676

574

*562 

519

495

451

440

450

400

456

662 

755

1,010

878

711

627 

594

5.290

3,590

2,780

2,100

1,790

51,692

1,056

4.05

4.50

62,860

Calendar year 1958: Max 15,700 Mln 508 Mean 1,467 Cfsm 5.60 In. 76.01 Ac-ft 1,062,000

Water year 1958-59: Max 11,600 Mln 508 Mean 1,594 Cfsm 6.08 In. 82.56 Ac-ft 1,154,000

Peak discharge (base, 7,700 cfs). --Nov. 18 [about 12 p.m.) about 11,500 cfsj Dec. 11 (4 a.m.

15,100 cfs (9.47 ft); Sept. 26 (8:50 a.m.) 10,400 cfs (7.97 ft).

Discharge measurement made on this day. 

Note.--No gage-height record Nov. 5-18; discharge estimated on basis of records for nearby 

stations.
SANDY RIVER BASIN 101

1390. Lake Ben Morrow near Bull Run, Oreg.

Location.--Lat 45°29'00", long 122"04'50", in SW£ sec. 16, T.I S., R.6 E. , in control house 

at Bear Creek Dam on Bull River and 8| miles northeast of Bull Run.

Drainage area . 74 sq mi, approximately.

Records available. October 1928 to September 1959. Prior to October 1937, published as 

Bull Run Reservoir near Bull Run.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is at mean sea level (levels by Portland 

Water Bureau). Prior to Oct. 9, 1930, staff gage at same site and datum.

Extremes. Maximum contents during year, 30,280 acre-ft July 10 (elevation, 1,044.33 ft); 

minimum, 8,780 acre-ft Feb. 25 (elevation, 973.80 ft).

1928-59: Maximum contents, 31,600 acre-ft Mar. 31, 1931 (elevation, 1,047.40 ft); 

minimum after first filling, that of Feb. 25, 1959.

Remarks. Records excellent. Lake is formed by concrete dam completed in March 1929 for 

wa^er supply of city of Portland. Storage began about Apr. 29, 1929; first filling 

occurred May 15, 1929. Capacity of reservoir, 26,930 acre-ft at crest of spillway (elevation, 1,036.0 ft); capacity increased to 30,140 acre-ft at elevation of 1,044.0 ft by 

installation of three 40- by 8-foot gates in October 1954. Dead storage, 213 acre-ft 

below elevation 890.0 ft (center of outlet valves).

Cooperation. Water-stage recorder inspected and capacity table furnished by Portland 

Water Bureau.

Revisions (water years).--WSP 814: 1935(M).

Date

NOT. . 30. .............................................

Sept. 30. ....................... ............... .....

Water year 1958-59. ................................

Elevation 

(feet)t

,035.51

-

Contents 

(acre-feet)

_

26,740

-

Change in contents 

(acre-feet)

_

-5,730

+4,440

+7,760

t Elevation at 12
102 SANDY RIVER BASIN

1400. Bull Run River near Bull Run, Oreg.

Location. Lat 45°27'00", long 122°08'20", in SW£ sec.25, T.I S., R.5 E., on left bank 

three-quarters of a mile upstream from intake of pipeline for water supply of city of 

Portland and 5 miles east of Bull Run.

Drainage area. 102 sq mi.

Records available.--September 1907 to September 1959. Records for January 1895 to

August 1907, published in WSP 370, have been found to be unreliable and should not be 

used.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 759 ft above mean sea level (topographic 

survey of 1954). Prior to July 27, 1909, staff gage at site 1 mile downstream at different datum. July 27, 1909, to July 25, 1916, water-stage recorder at present site 

at datum 1.0 ft lower, July 26, 1916, to July 21, 1924, at datum 1.0 ft higher, and 

July 22, 1924, to Aug. 24, 1928, at datum 0.5 ft higher.

Average discharge. 58 years, 753 cfs (545,100 acre-ft per year), adjusted for storage 

since 1929.

Extremes Maximum discharge during year, 6,920 cfs Dec. 11 (gage height, 7.35 ft); minimum, 111 cfs Oct. 1.

1907-59: Maximum discharge, 20,600 cfs Mar. 31, 1931 (gage height, 13.8 ft), by 

computation of peak flow over dam; minimum, 63 cfs Aug. 13-16, 1926.

Remarks. Records excellent. Flow regulated by Bull Run Lake and by Lake Ben Morrow 

(see p.lul); adjustment applied only for storage in Lake Ben Morrow. During 1957 

outlet works at Bull Run Lake were repaired to provide usable storage capacity of 

several thousand acre-feet, but during 1959, as in past years, flow from lake was not 

artificially regulated, reaching river through surface and underground channels. 

During 1958, a small earth-fill dam was constructed on North Fork Bull Run River to 

provide several hundred acre-feet of storage capacity. No diversions above station.

Revisions (water years). WSP 1288: 1910-11, 1913, 1920-23, 1926, 1929. WSP 1318: 

1919(M).WSP 1568: 1952. See also Records available.

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year Octoberl958 to September 1959

Day

1 

2

3

4

5

6

7

8 

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac-ft

Oct.

168 258~

265

265

265

262

274

1,060 

1,280 

*1,180

591

202

304

304

274

215

212

280

973

1,280

811

620

600

514

404

396

314

265

200

184

242

14,472

467

28,700

Nov.

424 

424

352

42T

820

2,090

2,090

2,380 

3,410 

3,110

2,280

2,440

4,180

2,620

1,750

1,540

1,460

2,240

4,700

3,980

*3,200

2,060

1,760

1,750

1,620

1,500

1,430

1,390

1,370

1,340

60,134

2,004

119,300

Dec.

1,310 

1,350

1,730

1,510

1,410

1,380

1,530

1,470 

1,430 

1,690

4,390

3,840

2,100

1,600

1,480

1,440

1,390

1,430

1,400

1,360

1,370

1,340

1,310

1,280

1,260

1,320

1,360

1,350

1,370

1,480

1,440

50,120

1,617

99,410

Jan.

1,450 

1,380

1,310

1,260

1,220

1,190

*1,170

1,160 

1,250 

1,530

1,610

1,830

1,650

1,490

1,410

1,370

1,340

1,350

1,360

1,320

1,290

1,370

1,480

1,800

1,700

1,540

1,930

1,860

1,730

1,730

2^050

46,130

1,488

91,500

Feb.

1,790 

1,560

1,490

1,470

1,440

1,460

1,410

1,370 

1,360 

1,310

,290

,230

,220

,210

,160

,160

,040

814

778

722

705

688

620

541

532

528

*6T5~

802

-

30,315

1,083

60,130

Mar.

1,010

600

295

566

958

820

1,230

1,210 

851 

605

585

661

848

1,190

1,160

841

335

240 35~9

677

1,380

1,360

680

428

914

1,520

1,580

1,600

1,550

*1,640

1,810

29,503

952

58,520

Apr.

2,010 

2,900

2,180

1,620

1,500

1,450

1,400

1,350 

895 

571

562

544

540

481

441

437

445

441

433

429

429

433

397

354 358"

401

838

2,280

2,750

2,340

31,209

1,040

61,900

May

2,040 

1,640

1,500

1,110

1,120

1,320

1,020

962 

1,200 

1,210

1,050

880

838

*936

1,380

1,220

1,080

1,170

1,180

1,030

868

752

675

620

620

762

774

724

640

571

522

31,414

1,013

62,310

June

490 

454

358

421

838

735

625

490 

886 

1,120

942

796

686

595

540

504

481

397

*365

358

354

334

316

278

228

144

144

142

133 ^ t-f, 162

14,316

477

28,400

July

160 

146

140

147

156

126

144

160 

205 

220

210

205

195

200

195

205

245

257

239

257

236

270

2T8

156

176

202

205

168

230

260

6,172

199

12,240

Aug.

239 

195

198

215

200

220

260

225 

192 

230

212

192

188

220

228

185

185

185

182

178

180

178

174

202

210

202

166 172-

168

222

185

6,188

200

12,270

Sept.

142 

178

182

135

242

520

1,040

975 

645 

468

385

323

312

*326

360

330

300

250

433

716

1,800

1,370

930

686

675

2,270

2,270

1,750

1,200

1,010

22,223

741

44,080

Adjusted for change in contents in Lake Ben Morrow

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Ac-ffc

422

4.14

4.77

25,930

2,074

20.3

22.68

123,400

1,559

15.3

17.62

95,850

1,659

16.3

18.75

102,000

779

7.64

7.95

43,250

1,155

11.3

13,05

70,990

1,130

11.1

12.36

67,260

994

9.75

11.24

61,120

504

4.94

5.51

29,970

190

1.86

2.15

11,670

106

1.04

1.20

6,540

815

7.99

8.92

48,520

Calendar year 1958: Max 9,530 

Water year 1958-59: Max 4,700

Min 118 

Min 126

Mean 846 Ac-ft 

Mean 938 Ac-ft

612,800 

678,800

Adjusted

Calendar year 1958: Mean 

Water year 1958-59: Mean

832 

948

Peak discharge (base, 6,300 cfs, 

6,920 cfs (7.35 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on

Cfsm 8.16 

Cfsm 9.29

revised). Nov.

this day.

In. 110.68 Ac-ft 

In. 126.20 Ac-ft

19 (2 a.m.) 6,330 cfs

602, 

686,

(7.02

100 

600

ft); Dec. 11 (7 p..m. )
SANDY RIVER-BASIN 103

1415. Little Sandy River near Bull Run, Oreg.

Location. Lat 45°25'00", long 122°10'20", in NE£ sec.10, T.2 S., R.5 E. , on right bank 

three-eighths of a mile upstream from Portland General Electric Co.'s dam and tunnel 

from Sandy River and 3 miles east of Bull Run.

Drainage area. 22.3 sq mi.

Records available.--May to July 1911, October 1911 to March 1912, June 1912 to April 1913, 

July 1919 to September 1959. Monthly discharge only for some periods, published in 

WSP 1318.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 712 ft above mean sea level (topographic 

survey of 1954). May 23, 1911, to Apr. 29, 1913, staff gage at site three-quarters of 

a mile downstream at different datum. July 1, 1919, to Sept. 30, 1931, water-stage 

recorder at present site at datum 0.28 ft higher.

Average discharge. 40 years (1919-59) , 144 cfs (104,300 acre-ft per year).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 2,830 cfs Sept. 26 (gage height, 6.30 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 700 cfs; minimum, 17 cfs Aug. 25-27.

1911-13, 1919-59: Maximum discharge, 5,320 cfs Nov. 20, 1921 (gage height, 9.18 ft, 

present datum), from rating curve extended above 2,200 cfs by logarithmic plotting; 

minimum, 8 cfs Aug. 20, Sept. 16, 17, 1940.

Remarks. Records good except those for periods of shifting control, which are fair. No 

regulation or diversion above station.

Cooperation. Water-stage recorder inspected by employee of Portland General Electric Co.

Revisions (water years). WSP 1154: 1949. WSP 1248: Drainage area, WSP 1288: 1912, 

1920-Z1(M), 1922-aS, 1931, 1945. WSP 1318: 1920.

Rating tables, water year 1958-59, except periods of shifting control (gage 

height, in feet, and discharge, in cubic feet pep second)

1.0 

2.0 

2.3 

2.7

Oct. 1 to Dec. 10

17 3.3

27 3.9

50 4.5

99 5.0

Dec. 11 to Sept. 30

217

440

840

1,300

1.8 

2.0 

2.3 

2.7

3.3 

3.9 

4.5 

5.1

217

440

780

1,370

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1958 to September 1959

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11 

12

13

1.4

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26 

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsra

In.

Ac-It

Oct.

26

25

23

22

2J_

*21

24

324

122

93

69 

56

49

43

39

37

35

38

227

248

136

102

104

78

64

56 

49

46

41

40

38

2,296

74.1

3.32

3.83

4,550

Nov.

39

3846"

83

162

804

399

716

565

628

412 

467

744

394

248

183

146

715

*848 550'

502

332

325

302

220

170 

145

124

115

110

10,662

355

15.9

17.78

21,150

Dec .

107

13T

449

223

168

168

338

231

204

643

1,370 

566

329

225

181

166

136

190

185

156

170

152

132

125

121

166 

190

166

203

403

277

8,275

267

12.0

13.80

16,410

Jan.

302

214

168

140

130

125

123

14T

190

336

377 

549

412

288

*234

239

212

239

245

220

194

281

423

634

431

284 

*B~40" 652

390

390

465

9,569

309

13.9

15.96

18,980

Feb.

344

54T

248

288

220

231

190

170

160

128

130

117

114

121

112

140

154

146

156

156

146

134

126

117

138

*181 

188

245

-

4,845

173

7.76

8.08

9,610

Mar.

465

295

234

181

158

142

148

150

138

125

116

TST

170

142

130

130

150

212

207

170

234

217

194

197

264

450 

317

340

277

332

500

6,979

225

10.1

11.64

13,840

Apr.

*724

BIT

352

251

217

192

160

140

130

121

117 

109

101

96

98

90

9T

93

90

93

98

104

106

106

99

160 

408

386

284

336

5,971

199

8.92

9.96

11,840

May

255

207

188

179

261

237

192

174

234

204

181 

152

150

190

*365

255

231

234

231

185

160

140

128

116

125

152 

138

119

104

95

86

5,668

183

8.21

9.45

11,240

June

81

76

72

86

194

146

117

109

177

179

144 

126

109

98

92

89

82

74

*68

62

57

56

52

55

50

52 

48

55

50

46_

2,702

90.1

4.04

4.51

5,360

Calendar year 1958 : Max 2,060 Hin 16 Mean 149 Cfara 6.68 In.

July

42

44

41

39

46

46

70

5T

46

41

39

38

36

35

34

32

31

30

30

29

28

27

26

25

25

24 

24

24

23

*^3f *£3

23

1,078

34.8

1.56

1.80

2,140

Aug.

22

22

21

21

21

21

20

20

19

18

18 

18

18

18

18

18

18

18

18

18

18

18

18

18

18

17 

T8

34

21

18

19

602

19.4

0.870

1.00

1,190

90.52 Ac-ft 107

Sept.

23

20

18 5B185

310

148

150

86

64

*56 

46

41

37

36

40

35

41

110

121

344

194

123

93

79

1,080 

573

348

204

146

4,776

159

7.13

7.96

9,470

,600

Water year 1958-59: Max 1,370 Mln 17 Mean 174 Cfara 7.80 In. 105.77 Ac-ft 125,800

Peak discharge (base, 1,400 cfs).--Nov. 18 (11 p.m.) 1,620 cfs (5.3Q ft); Dec. 10 (12 p.m.) 

2,270 cfa (5.85 ft); Sept. 26 (8 a.m.) 2,850 cfs (6.50 ft).__________________________

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

Note.--Shifting-control method used Oct. 1-8, Jan. 12-23.

56Z653 O - 60 - 8
104 SANDY RIVER BASIN

1425. Sandy River below Bull Run River, near Bull Run, Oreg.

Location. Lat 45°27'20", long 122°15'00", in NW£ sec.30, T.I S., R.5 E., on left bank 

1 mile downstream from Bull Run River and 2 miles northwest of Bull Run.

Drainage area. 440 sq mi.

Records available. April 1910 to September 1914, October 1929 to September 1959. 

Monthly discharge only for some periods, published in WSP 1318.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Altitude of gage is 200 ft (from river-profile map).

Tpr. 27, 1910, to Sept. 30, 1914, staff gage at site three-quarters of a mile upstream 

at different datum.

Average discharge. 34 years, 2,343 cfs (1,696,000 acre-ft per year).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 21,000 cfs Dec. 11 (gage height, 12.43 ft); 

minimum, 168 cfs Aug. 26; minimum daily, 211 cfs Oct. 5.

1910-14, 1929-59: Maximum discharge. 58,000 cfs Mar. 31, 1931 (gage height, 

20.6 ft); minimum, 53 cfs Oct. 4, 1931 (gage height, 0.53 ft); minimum daily, 63 cfs 

Oct. 12, Nov. 9, 1952.

Remarks. Recorda excellent. Flow slightly regulated by Bull Run Lake and Lake Ben 

Morrow of Portland Water Bureau, with considerable diurnal fluctuation from Bull Run 

powerplant of Portland General Electric Co. No diversion above station for irrigation 

during year; 163,000 acre-ft was diverted from Bull Run River by Portland Water Bureau, 

of which 67,270 acre-ft was used for power generation by Portland General Electric Co. 

and returned to Bull Run River.

Revisions (water years).--WSP 1288: 1910-12, 1914(M), 1948. A revised figure of discharge 

for the supplemental peak of Jan. 31, 1953, superseding that published in WSP 1288, is 

given herewith:

Revised peak discharge.--1952-53: Jan. 31 (11 to 12 p.m.) 17,200 cfs (11.36 ft).

Rating table, water year 1958-59 (gage height. In feet, and discharge, 

In cubic feet per second)

1.2 

1.5 

2.5 

3.5

190

288

740

1,430

5.0

7.0

9.0

12.0

2,950

6,020

10,700

19,500

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1958 to September 1959

Day

1 

2 

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11 

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Me.an

Cfsra

In.

Ac-ft

Oct.

562 

582 

550

322

211

*596

626

2,290

2,060

1,750

1,160 

518

769

685

648

602

688

570

1,440

2.680

1,780

1,350

1,300

1,200

860

404

889

782

663

618

624

29,779

961

2.18

2.52

59,070

Nov.

612 

360 796"

1,050

1,530

6,470

5,480

8,060

7,730

8,050

5,570 

5,860

11,800

7,470

4,810

3,760

3,270

6,440

14,400

*12,100

9,840

6,460

5,450

5,620

4,950

4,060

3,480

3,200

3,030

2,850

164,558

5,485

12.5

13.91

326,400

Dec.

2,820 

2,910 

6,49o

4,590

3,810

3,590

5,380

4,980

4,240

4,930

17,100 

13,200

7,420

5,200

4,430

4,020

3,650

3,750

3,660

3,340

3,340

3,210

3,030

2,940

2,740

3,030

3,340

3,170

3,350

4,960

4,370

146,990

4,742

10.8

12.42

291,600

Jan.

4,240 

3,830 

3,480

3,240

2,990

2,740

2,710

2,920

*3,510

4,870

5,300 

7,440

5,940

4,750

4,190

4,070

3,760

3,800

3,860

3,620

3,410

3,800

4,690

7,930

6,720

5,190

8,410

8,290

6,400

5,930

6, 120

148,150

4,779

10.9

12.52

293,900

Feb.

5,560 

4,530 

4,160

4,240

3,840

3,990

3,930

3,680

3,280

3,240

3,000 

2,790

2,700

2,890

2,710

2,890

2,880

2,490

2,440

2,380

2,230

2,120

2,040

1,870

1,910

*2,390

2,310

2,770

-

85,060

3,038

6.90

7.19

168,700

Calendar year 1958: Max 26,800 Mln 140

Mar.

4,450 

3,600 

2,740

2,480

2,800

2,430

2,860

2,860

2,530

2,160

1.980 

2,450

2,670

2,860

2,670

2,330

2,220

2,580

2,880

2,720

3,700

3,830

2,990

2,470

3,130

5,000

4,520

4,720

4,490

4,820

6,100

100,040

3,227

7.33

8.46

198,400

Apr.

*7.660 

10.200 

7,190

5,350

4,720

4,350

3,840

3,520

3,030

2,450

2,420 

2,270

2,150

1,970

1,980

1,850

1,800

1,760

1,710

1,660

1,750

1,880

1,910

1,920

1,850

1,950

3,570

5,700

7,060

6,390

105,860

3,529

8.02

8.95

210,000

May

5.870 

4,640 

4,060

3,580

4,060

4,790

3,850

3,500

3,810

3,830

3,530 

3,100

3,110

3,610

*4,610

4,060

3,690

3,920

3,810

3,400

3,080

2,780

2,550

2,400

2,560

2,860

2,800

2,570

2,280

2,110

lj.990

106,810

3,445

7.83

9.03

211,900

June

1,880 

1,890 

1,780

1,760

2,790

2,490

2,140

1,890

2,580

5,160

2,700 

2,420

2,160

1,940

1,780

1,680

1,620

*1,460

1,380

1,380

1,520

1,260

1,180

1,160

1,030

995

922

984

934

872

51,557

1,718

5.90

4.56

102,200

July

870 

857 

850

799

806

855

912

829

884

797

774 

749

727

756

705

704

714

712

654

706

691

581

682

707

684

574

644

557

*554 576"

564

22,412

725

1.64

1.89

44,450

Aug.

568 

501 

604 555"

508

542

500

524

486

464

508 

487

474

525

481

452

483

492

446

446

481

465

490

468

484

461

462

546

519

488

474

15,555

495

1.12

1.50

50,410

Sept.

486 

480 

446

530

950

2,560

2,080

1,980

1,400

1,100

884 

701

744

*708

700

725

694

658

1,040

1,480

3,150

2,540

1,850

1,580

1,260

8,650

7,800

5,450

5,560

2,640

58,406

1,947

4.42

4.94

115,800

Mean 2,534 Cfsra 5.76 In. 78.17 Ac-ft 1,834,000

Water year 1958-59 : Max 17,100 Mln 2n Mean 2,835 Cfsra 6.44 In. 87.49 Ac-ft 2,053,000

Peak discharge (base, 17,000 cfs).--Nov 

21,000 cfs (12.45 ft).

19 (12:30 a.m.) 19,200 cfs (11.91 ft); Dec. 11 (9:30 p.m.)

* Discharge measurement made on this day.
WASHOUGAL RIVER BASIN 105

1435. Washougal River near Washougal, Wash.

Location. Lat 45°37'20", long 122°18'00", in SE£ sec.27, T.2 N., R.4 E., on right bank 

half a mile upstream from Cougar Creek and 4 miles northeast of Washougal.

Drainage area. 108 sq ml.

Records available. September 1944 to September 1959.

Gage. Staff gage and crest-stage indicator; gage read twice daily. Altitude of gage is 

lT75 ft (from topographic map).

Average discharge. 15 years, 904 cfs (654,500 acre-ft per year).

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 12,500 cfs probably Nov. 19 (gage height, 

12.51 ft); minimum observed, 55 cfs Aug. 24 (gage height. 1.50 ft).

1944-59: Maximum discharge, 17,700 cfs Dec. 9, 1953 (gage height, 15.56 ft); minimum observed, 41 cfs Sept. 10, 1958; minimum gage height observed, 1.38 ft Oct. 7, 

1952, Sept. 10, 1958.

Revisions. The maximum discharge for the water year 1948 has been revised to 

8,900 cfs Jan. 7, 1948 (gage height, 10.2 ft, from graph based on gage readings), 

superseding figures published in WSP 1248 and 1318.

Remarks.--Records excellent except those for periods of no gage-height record, which are 

fair. No regulation or diversion above station.

Revisions (water years). WSP 1248: 1945-47, 1949-50, 1951(P).

Rating table, water year 1958-59 (gage height, in feet, and 

discharge, in cubic feet per second)

1.4 

1.7 

2.0 

2.5

44

104

182

355

3.0 

4.0 

6.0 

9.0

600

1,260

3,270

7,160

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1958 to September 1959

Day

1 

2

3

4

5

6

7

8 

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26 

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

Ac-ift

Oct.

75 

72

69

*68

68

66

1(54

1,420 

688

439

389

308

254

244

176

171

165

176

251

600

484

444

412

343

300

271

244

225

203

194

200

9,123

294

2.72

3.14

18,100

Nov.

225 250"

339

1,170

1,810

6,760

3,470

4,520 

2,780

2,050

2,150

3,660

5,060

2,610

1,750

1,200

960

5,840

6,170

5,760

*3,920

2,500

1,800

1,520

1,700

1,100 

890

740

716

672

74,122

2,471

22.9

25.52

147,000

Dec.

677 

770

2,190

1,500

1,060

1,210

1,900

1,800 

1,400

3,000

6.400

4,500

2,500

2,000

1,500

1,200

1,000

1,300

1,100

1,000

1,300

1,200

1,100

1,000

1,200

1,500 

2,300

2,000

2,000

3,000

2,500

57,107

1,842

17.1

19.66

113,300

Jan.

2,000 

1,500

1,200

1,100

950

850

955

1,300 

2,000

*3,360

2,500

4,220

2,500

1,700

1,300

1,280

1,100

1,100

1,100

1,030

878

1,340

2,050

4,440

2,450

1,800 

4.980

3,050

2,100

1,780

2,610

60,468

1,951

18.1

20.82

119,900

Feb.

1,850 

1,430

1,220

1,100

981

1,240

1,120

995 

960

890

788

782

694

812

710

*854

946

866

806

699

655 655"

722

746

788

1,040 

974

1,520

-

26,843

959

8.88

9.24

53,240

Mar.

2,350 

1,660

1,280

1,040

960

872

939

1,020 

1,040

967

830

1,040

1,050

925

806

~ST2 758

1,240

*1,460

1,030

1,420

1,340

1,210

1,030

1,020

2,830 

1,920

1,870

1,650

2,080

5,580

41,889

1,351

12.5

14.42

83,090

Apr.

3.790 

3,030

1,850

1,380

1,140

1,000

830

764 

710

650

616

584

542

494

499

435

439

426

403

394

*398

403

394

376

551

484 

1,750

2,630

2,400

3,050

32,212

1,074

9.94

11.09

63,890

May

1,640 

1,140

897

960

1,010

946

818

788 

699

699

611

558

536

611

1,060

860

860

932

953

848

752

655

589

531

510

552 

552

579

526

469 

426

23,567

760

7.04

8.12

46,740

June

389 

*368

355

426

740

644

563

505 

1,180

1.300

1,160

1,030

812

682

606

574

499

444

398

364

347

331

308

308

278

268 

268

271

251 

*254

15,903

530

4.91

5.48

31,540

July

218 

215

209

200

218

218

319

5BT 

212

206

194

188

179

168

165

162

154

146

141

133

128

128

126

123

121

116 

114

114

109 

102

100

5,177

167

1.55

1.78

10,270

Aug.

95 

95

95

91

91

89

*84

82 

78

76

74

78

78

74

70

70

74

74

74

74

74

74

72

60

64

60 

60

60

60 

60

68

2,328

75.1

0.695

0.80

4,620

Sept.

72 

62

58

123

1,270

1,430

758

547 

394

289

*271

218

206

185

176

176

157

185

802

1,820

2,300

1,160

746

574

611

2.560 

1,956

1,220

830 

655

21,805

727

6.73

7.51

43,250

Calendar year 1958: Max 7,990 Min 42 Meaji 925 Cfsm 8.56 In. 116.28 Ac-ft 669,900

Water year 1958-59: Max 6,760 Mln 58 Mean 1,015 Cfsm 9.40 In. 127.58 Ac-ft 734,900

Peak discharge (base, 8,000 cfs, revised). Probably Nov. 19 (time unknown) 12,500 cfs (12.51 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

Note. No gage-height record Oct. 1-3, Nov. 2, 22, 25, 28, Dec. 4, Dec. 7 to Jan. 9; discharge 

estimated on basis of records for nearby stations.
106 WILLAMETTE RIVER BASIN 

1448. Middle Fork Willamette River near Oakrldge, Oreg.

Location. Lat 43°35'35", long 122°27'10", In NEi sec.9, T.23 S., R.3 E. , on right bank 

0.2 mile downstream from Cone Creek, 1.1 miles upstream from Hills Creek Reservoir, 

and 10 miles south of Oakrldge. Records Include flow of Gold and Buck Creeks, 0.3 and 

0.6 mile downstream, respectively.

Drainage area. 258 sq ml, Includes that of Gold and Buck Creeks. 

Records available. October 1958 to September 1959.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage Is 1,584.28 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929 (levels by Corps of Engineers).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 5,660 cfs Jan. 27 (gage height, 7.68 ft); minimum, 226 cfs Sept. 12, 13.

Remarks. Records good except those for periods of no gage-height record or shifting 

control, which are fair. No regulation or diversion above station. Records of water 

temperatures for the water year 1959 are given in WSP 1644.

Rating table, water year 1958-59, except period of shifting control (gage 

height, In feet, and discharge, In cubic feet per second)

3.2 

4.0 

5.0

230

650

1,480

6.0 

7.0

2,720

4,300

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1958 to September 1959

Day

1

2 

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14 

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Ac-ft

Oct.

 280

280 

280

280

280

280

280

280

280

280

275

275

275

266 1>6"6

266

270

302

542

1ST

330

306

298

288

280

275

275

270

270

266 

266

9,066

292

1.13

1.31

17,980

Nov.

270" 270

284

464

497

650

734

713

741

713

554

480

1,370

1,210 

832

650

578

644

5,000

2,100

1,300

1,000

832

734

644

590

536

502

480

458

23,830

794

3.08

3.44

47,270

Dec .

464

 458 

492

475

448

442

3Sff

818

1,120

956

1,100

1,400

1,080

892

776

 685

626

578

548

514

548

502

480

475

548

664

1,050

876

825

964

924

22,288

719

2.79

3.21

44,210

Jan.

853

797 

706

650

644

626

596

S3?

727

1,240

1,450

*2,820

1,870

1,320 

1,080

988

908

846

811

762

713

678

664

1,140

1,170

1,060

«5,740

3,550

2,210

1,630

1,310

38,191

1,232

4.78

5.51

75,750

Feb.

1,160

 1,050 

940

876

811

783

741

692

685

664

638

602

584

734 

853

1,050

1,240

1,160

1,100

1,030

940

876

818

769

727

713

727

769

-

23,652

845

3.28

3.41

46,910

Mar.

884

868 

818

769

720

685

657

650

644

620

596

620

650

626 

602

~GS5 590

678

*720

678

727

748

748

734

748

1,040

956

900

1,000

1.600

1)500

24,414

788

3.05

3.52

48,420

Apr.

1,500

1,600 

1,500

1,400

1,300

1,200

1,100

1,000

1,000

950

950

900

850

800 

750

700

700

650

650

600

600

650

700

750

800

850

950

900

850

900

28,050

935

3.62

4.04

55,640

May

972

892 

825

 776

825

832

804

818

839

811

790

797

900

1,050 

972

853

859

852

797

755

715

692

685

692

715

706

685

650

626

602

590

24,515

784

5.04

5.50

48,220

June

614

650 

664

657

846

956

76T

671

644

626

578

566

554

550 

*514

556

502

480

480

475

458

426

415

405

595

590

585

575

370

565

16,289

545

2.10

2.55

52,510

July

555

545 

540

550

525

525

520

516

506

502

298

298

298

295 

288

284

280

280

280

275

270

266 270"

270

270

270

270

270

270

270 

266

9,100

294

1.14

1.51

18,050

Aug.

266

266 

 262

262

262

257

257

252

252

252

257

262

257

257 

252

252

252

252

252

27Q

266

252

248

244

259

259

259

259

259 

259

259

7,834

255

0.981

1.15

15,540

Sept.

259

259 

259

244

257

284

266

248

259

250

254

250

250

250 

262

252

*254

270

550

595

550

520

257

252

252

497

43T

545

502 

275

8,455

281

1.09

1.22

16,750

Calendar year 1958 : Max - Mln - Mean - Cfsm - In. - Ac-ft -

Water year 1958-59 : Max 3,740 Mln 230 Mean 645 Cfsm 2.50 In. 33.95 Ac-ft 467,000

Peak discharge (base. 5,500 cfs). Nov. 19 (8:50 a.m.) 5,550 cfs (6.55 ft); Jan. 12 (8:50 a.m.) 

5,660 cfs (6.65 ft); Jan. 27 (4:50 p.m.) 5,660 efs (7.68 ft).__________________________ 

* Discharge measurement made on this day. 

Note. No gage-height record Oct. 2-7, Mar. 28 to Apr. 50; discharge estimated on basis of

recorded range In stage when available and records for station above Salt Creek, near Oakrldge.

Shifting-control method used June 5 to July 29.
WILLAMETTE RIVER BASIN 107

1449. Hills Creek above Hills Creek Reservoir, near Oakridge, Oreg.

Location. Lat 43 040'50", long 122°22 I 10", in NW£NW£ sec.8, T.22 S., R.4 E. , on right 

bank 0.2 mile downstream from Tufti Creek, 0.7 mile upstream from Hills Creek Reservoir, and 65- miles southeast of Oakridge.

Drainage area. 52.7 sq mi.

Records available. October 1958 to September 1959.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 1,630.80 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929 (levels by Corps of Engineers).

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 1,220 cfs Nov. 19 (gage height, 5.60 ft); minlmum, 14 cfs Nov. 1, affected by bridge construction upstream.

Remarks. Records excellent except those for periods of no gage-height record, which are 

good. No regulation or diversion above station.

Rating table, water year 1958-59 (gage height, In feet, 

and discharge, In cubic feet per second)

1.9 

Z.I 

2.4 

3.0

18

31

62

158

3.5

4.5 

5.5

272

625

1,160

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1958 to September 1959

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Ac-ft

Oct.

20

*20

a20

a20

a20

20

a!9

a22

21

a20

a20

a20

a20

19

a!9

18

IS

a26

a55

*4S

36

31

29

25

25

24

23

22

22

21

20

740

23.9

0.454

0.52

1,470

Nov.

20

20

21

60

50

102

104

96

119

*138

92

72

346

247

151

109

87

207

986

SeT

360

254

200

168

140

120

104

93

84

80

5,195

173

3.28

3.67

10,300

Dec .

80

76

87

80

72

69

83

126

180

153

207

278

2TT

172

142

*119

104

95

86

77

83

72

66

68

80

116

176

140

147

182

172

3,799

123

2.33

2.68

7,540

Jan.

162

145

124

112

117

114

111

TFT

153

283

324

*554

384

270

215

198

178

160

153

142

131

127

129

298

270

224

*778 6"9T

420

300

242

7,641

246

4.67

5.39

15,160

Feb.

202

*176

153

144

129

124

114

106

103

100

93

87

84

119

147

234

264

220

207

189

172

160

149

135

124

117

126

133

4,111

147

2.79

2.90

8,150

Mar.

162

156

145

131

122

114

108

103

100

93

89

9?

101

95

95

101

119

124

*133

127

135

140

138

131

138

198

182

191

209

339

297

4,406

142

2.69

3.11

8,740

Apr.

303

381

354

321

280

242

207

180

162

154

147

138

127

119

111

103

96

92

87

86_

90

101

114

129

136

154

151

136

136

164

5,001

167

3.17

3.53

9,920

May

174

154

140

*129

138

154

154

166

185

170

156

162

196

215 isy

170

172

189

191

178

162

156

149

144

140

133

133

129

144

129

124

4,929

159

3.02

3.48

9,780

June

129

138

133

127

196

242

1ST

156

147

136

124

117

111

103

*93

111

96

89

84

80

75

69

65

61

60

60

58

54

52

_50

3,203

107

2.03

2.26

6,350

July

IB- 47

44

43

42

42

41

40

38

37

36

36

35

34

34

33

31

31

30

30

30

29

29

29

28

28

28

27

27

27

26

1,057

34.1

0.647

0.75

2,100

Aug.

25

25

*25

25

25

25

24

23

23

23

22

22

22

22

21

21

21

21

21

26

25

22

22

21

20

20

20

20

20

20

20

692

22.3

0.423

0.49

1,370

Sept.

20

19

19

19

20

23

21

22

20

19

19

18

IS

18

*20

22

20

27

43

62

44

30

25

23

24

-55- 111

62

45

37

960

32.0

0.607

0.68

1,900

Calendar year 1958: Max - Mln - Mean - Cfam - In. - Ac-ft - 

Water year 1958-59: Max 986 Mln 18 Mean 114 Cfsm 2.16 In. 29.46 Ttexft 82,780

Peak discharge (base,700 cfs).--Nov. 19 (3:30 a.m.) 1,220 cfs (5.60 ft); Jan. 12 (7:30 

720 cfs (4.71 ft); Jan. 27 (4:30 p.m.) 1,160 efs (5.54 ft).____________________

i.m.)

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

a No gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of records for Middle Pork Wlllamette River 

near Oakridge and Salmon Creek near Oakridge.
108 WILLAMETTE RIVER BASIN

1455. Middle Fork Willamette River above Salt Creek, near Oakridge, Oreg.

Location. Lat 43°43'30", long 122°26'20", in NEij sec.27, T.21 S. , R.3 E., on left bank 

400 ft upstream from Salt Creek and 2 miles southeast of Oakridge.

Drainage area.--392 sq mi.

Records available.--October 1913 to September 1914, September 1935 to September 1959. 

Monthly discharge only for September 1935, published in WSP 1318.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datura of gage is 1,202.8 ft above mean sea level (riverprofile survey). Oct. 3, 1913, to Sept. 30, 1914, staff gage at site 600 ft upstream 

at different datura.

Average discharge. 25 years, 1,143 cfs (827,500 acre-ft per year).

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 8,590 cfs Jan. 27 (gage height, 6.93 ft); minimum, 244 cfs July 16, affected by construction work on Hills Creek Dam.

1913-14, 1935-59: Maximum discharge, 34,000 cfs Dec. 28, 1945 (gage height, 

12.06 ft), from rating curve extended above 13,000 cfs by logarithmic plotting; maximum 

gage height, 12.71 ft Dec. 22, 1955; minimum discharge, 201 cfs Nov. 27 to Dec. 2, 1936 

(gage height, 1.53 ft).

Remarks. Records excellent except those for period of shifting control, which are good. 

Slight regulation at times resulting from construction work on Hills Creek Dam. No 

diversion above station.

Revisions (water years). WSF 1248: 1914.

Rating table, water year 1958-59, except period of shifting control (gage 

height, in feet, and discharge, in cubic feet per second)

2.1 

2.5 

3.0 

3.5

240

420

730

1,150

4.0 

5.0 

6.0 

7.0

1,740

3,400

5,800

8,800

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1958 to September 1959

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30 

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Ac-ft

Oct.

312

307

307

307

307

*302 

298

302

303

298

294

394

294

289

289

284

284

307

642

542

420

366

343

325

325

320

316

312

307

302 

302

10,199

329

0.839

0.97

20,230

Nov.

302

302

307

512

572

776 

1,130

997

1,050

*1,080

779

646

2,020

2,030

1,290

943

779

916

5.250

3,640

2,190

1,560

1,230

1,010

889

779

709

639

590

566

35,483

1,183

3.02

3.37

70,380

Dec.

578

572

625

611

578

566 

681

988

1,610

1,410

1,640

2,290

1,700

1,370

1,130

*979

880

800

737

695

723

667

625

618

737

928

,740

,440

,280

,490 

,410

32,098

1,035

2.64

3.05

63,670

Jan.

1,300

1,170

1,020

934

934

925

907

988

1,240

2,340

2,840

4,970

3,500

2,240

1,750

1,540

1,400

1,270

1,210

1,130

1,050

997

988

2,090

2,190

1,820

5,990

6,280

3,640

2,510 

1,980

63 , 143

2,037

5.20

5.99

125,200

Feb.

,660

,430

* ,290

,190

,090

1,030 

979

907

916

898

848

793

779

,130

,530

,990

,350

,850

,820

,680

,480

,360

,250

,110

,020

988

,020

,090

-

 

35,478

1,267

3.23

3.37

70,370

Mar.

1,270

1,270

1,160

1,040

970

916 

872

840

816

786

744

758

816

786

751

765

840

898

*997

934

970

,040

,O30

,020

,020

,600

,520

,490

,660

2,690 

2,620

34,889

1,125

2.87

3.31

69,200

Apr.

2,580

2,680

2,420

2,180

1,950

1,770 

1,520

1,360

1,240

1,160

1,120

1,070

1,010

943

898

840

800

758

723

709

716

751

800

872

934

,080

,120

,060

,020

,100

37,184

1,239

3.16

3.53

73,750

May

1,150

1,080

1,010

934

*i,oio

1,100 

1,020

1,030

1,090

1,020

970

970

1,100

1,270

1,210

1,080

1,050

1,090

1,090

1,020

943

907

880

856

856

840

816

786

786

737 

716

30,417

981

2.50

2.89

60,330

June

730

765

779

765

988

1.270 

1,02(5

898

848

816

744

723

695

667

*632

674

639

597

584

560

554

530

512

500

476

470

470

460

455

430

20,251

675

1.72

1.92

40,170

July

415 415"

415

400

395

395 

390

385

375

366

366

361

356

352

348

348

348

338

334

330

325

320

320

320

316

307

302

302

302

302 

2_9ji

10,846

350

0.893

1.03

21,510

Aug.

234" 294

294

*294

294

294 

289

289

284

376

276

276

276

276

276

276

276

276

276

294

294

280

276

272

272

272

264

264

260

260 

256

8,650

279

0.712

0.82

17 , 160

Sept.

256

248 24~8

252

264

284 

276

260

256

252

256

252

248

248

*260

256

252

276

338

430

390

316

284

276

276

570

580

435

366

325

9,230

308

0.786

0.88

18,310

Calendar year 1958: Max 13,100 Min 284 Mean 1,205 Cfsm 3.07 In. 41.75 Ac-ft 872,600

Water year 1958-59: Max 6,280 Mln 248 Mean 898 Cfsm 2.29 In. 31.13 Ac-ft 650,300

Peak discharge (base, 5,500 cfs, revised).--Nov. 19 (10:30 a.m.) 6,280 cfs (6.16 ft); Jan. 12 

(12:30 p.m.) 5,980 cfs (6.06 ft); Jan. 27 (8:3O p.m.) 8,590 cfs (6.93 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

Note. Shifting-control method used Aug. 10 to Sept. 19.
WILLAMETTE RIVER BASIN 109

1465. Salmon Creek near Oakridge, Oreg.

Location. Lat 43°45'30", long 122°23iOO", in SW£ sec.7, T.21 S., R.4 E., on right bank a 

quarter of a mile upstream from Slide Creek and 4 miles east of Oakridge.

Drainage area.--117 sq mi, at cable a quarter of a mile above gage, where all discharge 

measurements are made.

Records available.--October to November 1909 {gage heights and one discharge measurement 

only), February 1913 to October 1919, October 1933 to September 1959. Monthly discharge only for some periods, published in WSP 1318. Published as Kelsey River near 

Hazeldell and Salmon Creek near Hazeldell, 1909.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 1,421.83 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929, supplementary adjustment of 1947. Prior to Oct. 1, 1914, staff gages at several 

sites within 3 miles of present site at various daturas. Oct. 1, 1914, to Oct. 14, 

1919, water-stage recorder at site 1 mile downstream at different datum.

Average discharge.--32 years (1913-19, 1933-59), 422 cfs {305,500 acre-ft per year).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 2,120 cfs Dec. 11 (gage height, 4.17 ft); mini- 

 mum, 132 cfs Sept. 13, 14, 16, 17.

1913-19, 1933-59: Maximum discharge, 10,400 cfs Dec. 11, 1956 (gage height, 11.18

ft), from rating curve extended above 4,000 cfs on basis of slope-area measurement of

peak flow; minimum, 63 cfs Jan. 8, 1937 {gage height, 0.87 ft).

Remarks. Records excellent. No regulation above station. About 1,100 acre-ft diverted 

above station during year by city of Oakridge. Tunnel and control gates that were 

built to divert part of outflow from Waldo Lake into Salmon Creek basin were not used 

during year but there is leakage under control gates; 12.3 cfs measured July 19, 1957.

Revisions (water years). WSP 794: 1934(M). WSP 814: Drainage area. WSP 1124: 1935, 

1942(M), 1943, 1946(M). WSP 1248: 1915, 1918.

Rating table, water year 1958-59 (gage height, in feet, and discharge, 

in cubic feet per second)

1.4 

1.7 

2.0 

2.5 

3.0 

4.0

135

225

345

580

940

1,900

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1958 to September 1959

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19 

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Ac-ft

Oct.

150

150

148

148

148

*145

142

160

152

148

145

142

142

140

140

140

140

155

314 

257

194

175

169

163

160

158

158

155

152

150

148

4,988

161

1.38

1.59

9,890

Nov.

148

148

152

226

293

485

675

971

860

682

520

*440

1,030

972

689

535

450

*527

1,590 

1,370

1,080

796

724

628

565

500

445

398

381

373

18,653

622

5.32

5.93

37,000

Dec .

369

365

421

408

385

377

480

570

717

703

1,360

1,710

1,160

876

*696

586

520

465

426 

394

390

357

333

329

333

373

440

403

450

616

570

17,582

567

4.85

5.59

34,870

Jan.

535

495

440

412

416

398

381

390

412

550

628

94O

836

682

580

586

540

515

515 

495

465

445

440

570

640

640

1,380

1,450

1,130

916

788

19,610

633

5.41

6.23

38,900

Feb.

689

610

*560

525

485

470

440

416

403

394

373

353 3«S"

445

510

610

654

575

540 

510

480

455

430

403

385

381

381

385

13,207

472

4.03

4.20

26,200

Mar.

412

421

412

394

381

369

357

349

349

341

329

361

373

361

357

361

373

390

398 

*381

398

394

394

421

445

586

565

560

565

759

780

13,336

430

3.68

4.24

26,450

Apr.

900

1,020

972

900

812

717

622

555

515

495

475

450

430

412

394

373

365

349

333 

525

333

341

361

381

394

455

500

495

465

520

15,659

522

4.46

4.98

31,060

May

540

520

495

*470

565

622

59T

592

592

560

520

500

535

586

550

495

520

540

545 

510

480

455

435

421

416

416

398

381

373

357

345

15,326

494

4.22

4.87

30,400

June

345

349

345

337

440

505

42T

385

377

377

349

337

329

317

*301

321

297

285

277 

265

257

245

237

229

225

225

218

214

211

208

9,228

308

2.63

2.93

18,300

July

204

200

194

190

194

190

197

190

184

181

178

178

175

175

175

175

175

172

169 

169

166

166

166

166

163

163

163

160

T60

160

160

5,458

176

1.50

1.73

10,830

Aug.

160

158

*158

158

155

155

152

150

150

150

148

148

148

148

145

145

145

145

145 

150

150

148

145

142

142

140

140

140

138

-1*0 loo

138

4,574

148

1.26

1.45

9,070

Sept.

138

138

135

138

148

169

150

145

142

138

135

135

135

135

*138

135

135

140

152

184

166

150

142

140

145

518

369

273

214

194

5,176

173

1.48

1.65

10,270

Calendar year 1958: Max 3,600 Mln 140 Mean 490 Cfsm 4.19 In. 56.90 Ac -ft 355,100

Water year 1958-59: Max 1,700 Mln 135 Mean 391 Cfsm 3.34 In. 45.39 Ac-ft 283,200

Peak discharge (base, 1,700 cfs, revised) .--Nov. 19 (6:3O a.m.) 1,700 cfs (3.83 ft); Dec. 11

(10 p.m.) 2,120 cfs (4.17 ft); Jan. 27 (5 p.m.) 1,740 cfs (3.86 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.
110 WILLAMETTE RIVER BASIN

1475. North Fork of Middle Fork Willamette River near Oakridge , Oreg.

Location (revised) . La t 43°45'30", long 122°30'30", in SW£ sec. 7, T.21 S. , R.3 E., on 

left bank 1 mile upupstream from mouth and 2-| miles northwest of Oakridge.

Drainage area. 246 sq mi.

Records available . October 1909 to March 1916, September 1935 to September 1959. Monthly 

discharge only for some periods, published in WSP 1318. Prior to October 1912, published as "near Hazeldell."

Gage . --Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 1,029.6 ft above mean sea level (riverprofile survey). Prior to Feb. 26, 1916, water-stage recorder or staff gages at 

several sites within three-quarters of a mile of present site at various datums. 

Sept. 16, 1935, to Oct. 3, 1938, staff gage at present site and datum.

Average discharge. --30 years (1909-15, 1935-59), 785 cfs (568,300 acre-ft per year).

Extremes . --Maximum discharge during year, 5,400 cfs Jan. 27 (gage height, 8.75 ft); minimum, 46 cfs Oct. 15, affected by log-pond operation upstream.

1909-16, 1935-59: Maximum discharge, 17,000 cfs Dec. 28, 1945 (gage height, 16.6 ft), 

from rating curve extended above 8,000 cfs by logarithmic plotting; minimum, 26 cfs 

Oct. 14, 1939.

Remarks . Records excellent. Tunnel and control gates built to divert part of outflow 

Prom Waldo Lake into Salmon Creek basin not used during year. Occasional diurnal 

fluctuations during low-water periods caused by logponds above station.

Revisions (water years) .--WSP 1248: 1914-16.

Rating tables, water year 1958-59 (gage height, in feet, and discharge, 

in cubic feet per second)

Oct. 1 to Nov. 19 Nov. 20 to Sept. 30

1.9 

2.1 

2.5 

3.0

107 

143 

235 

40O

4.0 

5.0 

7.0

900

1,640

3,470

2.0 

2.5 

3.0 

3.5

120

229

385

590

4.0 

6.0 

8.0

870

2,510

4,500

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1958 to September 1959

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6 

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28 

29

30 

31

Total

Mean

Of am

In.

Ac-ft

Oct.

143

141

139

139

139

*139 

138

155

157

145

143

141

138

136

127

123

125

143

359

416

256

208

192

181

170

167

165

157 

159

155 

153

5,249

169

0.687

0.79

10,410

Nov.

155

T55

161

334

436

821 

1,320

1,720

1,460

1,180

870

*695

2,250

2,130

1,410

1,020

798

840

3,500 S'isb"

2,330

1,790

1,390

1,180

1,040

906

768

673 

600

586

35,568

1,186

4.82

5.38

70,550

Dec.

586

581

706

712

640

600 

855

1,060

1,230

1,240

2,400

3,200

2,120

1,560

*1,230

1,030

894

786

712

646

625

568

532

514

532

558

739

673 

804

1,170 

1,040

30,543

985

4.00

4.62

60,580

Jan.

954

870

768

678

678

656 

620

651

717

1,010

1,210

1,840

1,660

1,320

1,110

1,060

984

924

948

900

822

774

774

1,080

1,280

1,250

3,830

3.880 

2,660

2,070 

1,760

39,738

1,282

5.21

6.01

78,820

Feb.

1.510

1,280

*1,130

1,040

978

924 

864

792

756

739

684

635

552" 605

966

1,190

1,270

1,110

1,060

1,010

966

894

834

762

722

717

750

750

25,760

920

3.74

3.89

51,090

Mar.

822

852

816

762

728

690 

656

620

615

610

568

635

695

651

625

615

640

695

768

*712

750

762

756

816

846

1,240

1,170

1,160 

1,210

l.SOO 

1,780

26,065

841

3.42

3.94

51,700

Apr.

1,890

2.090

1,940

1,750

1,560

1,380 

1,200

1,050

948

888

846

798

750

706

668

620

586

554

527

496

496

504

522

554

572

662

804

840 

780

852

27,833

928

3.77

4.21

55,210

May

900

858

786

706

*906

1.110 

1,010

966

954

900

810

739

768

834

834

728

734

768

786

734

668

620

576

558

540

540

536

518 

492

468 

444

22,791

73 S/

2.9$

3.45

45,210

June

424

416

406

399

518

Mo452

468

504

468

440

424

402

385

*406

385

371

360

340

326

309

306

303

294

294

291

285 

285

277

,,£1,592

386

1.57

1.75

22,990

July

268

260

257

249

254

251 

251

243

229

224

213

208

203

201

198

196

192

187

185

171

178

176

178

178

171

169

165

162 

162

158 

156

6,293

203

0.825

0.95

12,480

Aug.

154

T5T

150

*150

150

148 

144

142

140

140

140

140

142

138

138

138

138

136

142

142

154

138

140

138

136

134

134

136 

136

131

134

4,375

141

0.573

0.66

8,680

Sept.

136

133

133

134

148

219 

176

152

152

140

142

140

138

*13i

150

156

146

150

185

211

2-19

171

156

148

156

119

500

368 

291

249

6,049

202

0.821

0.91

12,000

Calendar year 1958: Max 7,320 Mln 123 Mean 860 Cfsm 3.50 In. 47.43 Ac-ft 622,300

Water year 1958-59: Max 3,880 Mln 123 Mean 863 Ctam 2.70 In. 36.56 Ao-ft 479,700

Peak discharge (base. 3,500 cfs). --Nov. 19 (10 p.m.) 3,900 cfs (7.43 ft); Dec. 11 (11:30 p.m.)

3,830 cfs (7.36 ft); Jan. 27 (4 p.m.) 5,400 efs (8.75 ft).

Discharge measurement made on this day.
WILLAMETTE RIVER BASIN 111

1480. Middle Fork Willamette River below North Pork, near Oakridge, Oreg.

Location. Lat 43°48'05", long 122°33'35", in SW£ sec.27, T.20 S., R.2 E., on left bank 

0.5 mile downstream from Whitehead Creek, 4.2 miles (revised) downstream from North 

Fork of Middle Fork Willamette River, and 7 miles northwest of Oakridge.

Drainage area. 924 sq mi.

Records available. March 1911 to September 1912, July 1923 to September 1959. Monthly 

discharge only for some periods, published in WSP 1318. Published as "near Hazeldell" 

1911-12 and as"at Eula" 1923-50.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 934.76 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929, supplementary adjustment of 1947. Mar. 22, 1911, to Sept. 30, 1912, staff gage 

at site 4 miles upstream, just below North Fork, at different datum. July 1, 1923, 

to Aug. 11, 1935, staff gage and Aug. 12, 1935, to Sept. 30, 1950, water-stage recorder, 

at site 4 miles downstream at different datum.

Average discharge. 37 years (1911-12, 1923-58), 2,727 cfs (1,974,000 acre-ft per year).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 17,900 cfs Jan. 27 (gage height, 6.78 ft); 

minimum, 604 cfs Oct. 15.

1911-12, 1923-59: Maximum discharge, 81,800 cfs Dec. 28, 1945 (gage height, 18.8ft, 

from floodmark, site and datum then in use), from rating curve extended above 39,000 

cfs by logarithmic plotting; minimum observed, 450 cfs Nov. 24, 25, Dec. 5, 6, 1929, 

Sept. 4-6, 16, 17, 1931.

Maximum stage known since 1861 and prior to beginning of record, 17.0 ft in February 1890 at site used 1923-50, from information by local resident (discharge, about 

55,000 cfs).

Revisions. The maximum discharge for the water year 1936 has been revised to 

19,200 cfs Jan. 4, 1936 (gage height, 10.45 ft), superseding figure published in 

WSP 814, and 1318.

Remarks. Records excellent. Slight regulation by logponds. No diversion above station. 

Records of water temperatures for the water year 1959 are given in WSP 1644.

Revisions (water years) . WSP 694: 1925-28. WSP 814: Drainage area for site at Eula.

 WSP 1248: 1924, 1925(M), 1926-28, 1929(M), 1930, 1933, 1946(M). WSP 1398: 1927(M).

Rating tables, water year 1958-59 (gage height. In feet, and discharge, 

In cubic feet per second)

Oct. I to Jan. 27 Jan. 28 to Sept. 30

1.1 620

1.5 1,030

2.0 1,690

3.0 3,540

4.0 6,200

6.0 14,200

1.1 630

1.5 1,020

2.0 1,700

3.0 3,610

4.0 6,200

6.0 14,200

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1958 to September 1959

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6 

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19 

20

21

22

33

34

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Ac-ft

Oct.

740

730

710

710

710

710 

710

750

780

740

730

720

710

710

701

683

692

720

1.900 

1,500

1,150

953

898

843

810

800

790

780

770

760

750

25,660

828

0.896

1.03

50,900

Nov.

760

77CJ

790

1,430

1,620

2,270 

3,720

3,970

3,950

3,560

3,680

*2,200

6,100

6,240

4,100

3,040

2,470

2,570

11,800 

9,960

6,580

4,980

4,020

3,410

3,040

2,680

2,380

2,140

2,000

1,900

107,130

3,571

3.86

4.31

212,500

Dec.

1,870

1,870

2,110

2,140

1,970

1,870 

2,300

3,080

4,200

3,900

6,420

8,840

5,870

4,460

*3,640

3,120

2,760

2,480

2,270 

2,110

2,110

1,970

1,820

1.760

1,940

2,100

3,320

2,920

2,900

3,780

3,470

95,370

3,076

3.33

3.84

189,200

Jan.

3,210

2,940

2,630

2,390

2,410

2,380 

2,270

2,430

2,760

4,330

5,320

8,750

6,800

5,030

4,070

3,800

3,430

3,170

3,140 

3,020

2,800

2,660

2,610

4,200

4,800

4,310

12,200

13,600

a.sgo

6,300

5,290

141,610

4,568

4.94

5.70

280,900

Feb.

4,550

4,000

3,540

3,300

3,040

*2,870 

2,750

 2,570

2,510

2,460

2,330

2,210

2,120

2,960

3,900

4,750

5,240

4,410

4,190 

3,880

3,540

3,260

3,040

2,790

2,590

2,510

2,610

2,670

-

90,590

3.235

3.50

3.65

179,700

Mar.

2,950

3,020

2,850

2,650

2,480

2,350 

2,240

2,150

2,150

2,140

2,010

2,120

2,320

2,240

2,150

2,170

2,300

2,420

2,670 

*2,500

2,570

2,730

2,710

2,790

2,810

4,120

4,000

3,900

4,210

6,050

6,020

89,790

2,896

3.13

3.61

178,100

Apr.

6,080

6,440

6,020

5,490

4,960

4,450 

3,930

3,480

3,170

2,990

2,890

2,770

2,630

2,510

2,390

2,240

2,170

2,060

1,960 

1,900

1,900

1,990

2,060

2,190

2,320

2,690

2,950

2,890

2,750

2,950

95,220

3,174

3.44

3.83

188,900

May

3,170

2,990

2,830

2,590

*2,950

3,410 

3,170

3,100

3,170

3,020

2,810

2,670

2,890

3,260

3,190

2,870

2,870

3,060

3,100 

2,890

2,670

2,510

2,390

2,330

2,300

2,280

2,230

2,150

2,100

1,990

1,910

84,870

2,738

2.96

3.42

168,300

June

1,910

1,960

1,960

1,910

2,460

3.080 

2,550

2,260

2,150

2,170

1,990

1,910

1,870

1,760

1,680

*1,740

1,660

1,560

1,520 

1,490

1,440

1,350

1,310

1,300

1,260

1,240

1,240

1,200

1,200

_1±150

52,280

1,743

1.89

2.10

103 , 700

July

,120

,090

,080

,040

,040

1,040 

1,040

1,010

976

943

921

910

890

890

880

860

850

840

830 

810

801

801

801

810

792

792

783

783

783

783

765

27,754

895

0.969

1.12

55,050

Aug.

756

756

756

*756

756

747 

738

729

720

711

711

711

711

702

702

702

702

693

711 

738

747

720

711

702

693

684

684

684

684

675

67?

22,167

715

0.774

0.89

43,970

Sept.

675

666 666"

675

711

810 

765

720

720

684

675

675

666

*666

702

720

702

729

840 

1,060

1,030

830

765

729

738

2.100

1,960

1,450

1,150

1,010

26,289

876

0.948

1.06

52,140

Calendar year 1958 : Max 29,700 Mln 683 Mean 3,080 Cfam 3.33 In. 45.24 Ao-ft 2,230,000

Water year 1958-59 : Max 13,600 Mln 666 Mean 2,353 Cfam 2.55 In. 34.56 Ao-ft 1,703,000

Peak discharge (base, 12,000 cfs, revised).--Nov. 19 (10 a.m.) 13,500 cfs (5.84 ft); Jan. 27 

(8 to 9 p.m.) 17,900 cfs (6.78 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.
112 WILLAMETTE RIVER BASIN 

1490. Lookout Point Reservoir near Lowell, Orej

Location. La t 43°54'50", long 122°45'00", in SE£ sec. 13, T.19 S., R.I W., in elevator 

house at right end of spillway section of dam across Middle Pork Willamette River, 

1|- miles east of Lowell.

Drainage area. 991 sq mi.

Records available. November 1953 to September 1959.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. 

Engineers). 

reference marks and Dec. 5

Datum of gage is at mean sea level (levels by Corps of 

Nov. 7, 1953, to Dec. . 4, , 1954, , approximate elevations obtained from

1954, to Feb. 4, 1955, staff gage, at same site and datum.

Extremes. Maximum contents during year, 448,300 acre-ft June 5 (elevation, 927.22 ft); 

minimum, 112,300 acre-ft Dec. 22 (elevation, 821.85 ft).

1953-59: Maximum contents, 451,100 acre-ft June 9, 1958 (elevation, 927.86 ft); 

minimum observed, 91,200 acre-ft Dec. 1, 1954 '(elevation, 811 ft).

Remarks . Reservoir is formed by earth-fill dam with concrete gate and spillway section, 

completed in 1954 by Corps of Engineers. Planned storage began in November 1953. 

Total capacity is 456,000 acre-ft and usable capacity is 349,400 acre-ft between 

elevations 819 (proposed lower limit of operation) and 929 ft (top of spillway gates). 

Reservoir used for flood control, improvement of navigation, power generation, pollution abatement, and other purposes. Capacity table computed by Corps of Engineers. 

Figures given herein represent total contents.

Capacity table, water year 1958-59 (elevation, in feet, 

and contents, in acre-feet)

821

830

840

850

860

870

110,600 

129,600 

152,600 

178,000 

2O5.7OO 

235,600

880 

890 

9OO 

91O 

920 

930

267,800

302,300

338,800

377,300

417,800

460,300

Contents, in thousands of acre-feet, at 12 p.m., water year October 1958 to September 1959

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

M(*)

Oct.

287.0

282.4

277.9

273.7

269.4

264.1

259.7

255.4

251.3

247.1

244.2

241.2

237.1

233.0

228.6

224.3

219.9

217.5

214.3

212.1

207.6

203.5

199.4

195.0

190.9

186.9

181.8

177.6

173.5

169.0

164.1

844.63

-127,300

Nov.

161.5

158.8

154.3

152.6

150.8

152.0

153.8

156.1

158.2

157.5

150.9

140.1

139.7

138.7

132.5

124.8

117.4

116.9

133.0

136.8

129.0

127.0

123.0

118.3

118.5

117.9

119.3

117.5

118.3

119.0

825.09

-45,100

Dec.

116.5

115.3

114.7

115.3

115.5

116.8

118.9

120.5

123.7

122.6

125.9

135.2

137.8

137.1

134.3

125.5

122.0

120.3

117.2

115.5

114.0

112.6

112.8

113.0

113.6

114.5

118.3

120.9

123.4

126.1

125.0

827.93

+6,000

Jan.

125.0

123.0

123.9

124.2

121.0

119.8

119.6

119.7

117.9

119.6

123.2

136.0

140.7

142.7

143.1

142.7

143.1

142.8

140.8

140.4

139.6

138.2

136.7

140.7

146.3

148.7

171.6

201.6

211.3

2O2.6

191.9

855.10

+66,900

Feb.

178.5

163.8

159.6

154.7

149.4

144.1

145.9

147.6

148.4

151.1

153.3

155.2

157.2

162.9

172.6

179.5

183.4

184.6

187.0

188.6

194.2

199.1

201.3

203.0

205.7

208.4

211.2

214.8

-

 __

863.14

+22,900

Mar.

219.1

222.6

225.8

228.5

230.9

233.3

236.0

238.4

240.1

241.7

243.7

245.7

248.1

250.8

253.4

255.2

257.2

259.7

262.7

265.2

268.8

272.6

275.7

278.8

282.4

288.8

295.3

302.3

310.0

321.5

332.4

898.27

+117,600

Apr.

343.2

352.0

357.3

361.1

363.5

364.7

368.1

370.4

373.2

375.6

378.9

382.1

383.9

386.5

388.9

391.0

392.8

394.7

396.3

397.9

399.4

401.2

403.2

405.1

407.4

410.7

414.1

417.3

420.4

425.6

921.85

+93,200

May

429.6

433.8

437.2

438.6

441.3

443.0

442.5

442.0

442.1

441.8

441.1

440.0

439.5

440.0

440.1

439.5

439.2

439.1

439.3

438.8

438.4

438.8

440.0

441.2

441.9

443.0

444.4

444.7

444.8

445.6

445.9

926.64

+20,300

June

443.8

445.1

446.4

447.4

446.6

446.3

446.8

446.3

445.6

444.9

443.6

443.2

443.9

444.5

444.8

445.1

445.2

444.8

444.2

443.8

444.6

444.2

444.3

444.5

444.5

444.0

444.1

446.3

445.6

444. S

926.40

-1,100

July

444.0

442.9

442.4

444.5

444.1

442.9

441.9

440.6

439.4

438.2

437.4

439.1

437.8

436.6

435.3

433.3

431.7

431.4

431.8

431.5

430.1

428.7

427.6

426.5

425.3

426.6

424.8

423.0

421.2

419.5

417.8

920. OO

-27,000

Aug.

416.8

418.1

416.2

414.4

412.4

410.6

408.9

408.0

409.1

407.1

404.8

402.7

400.7

398.7

393.1

398.2

395.6

393.2

390.9

388.7

386.9

385.1

386.3

383.9

381.5

379.1

376.4

374.0

372.3

371.6

369.5

908.00

-48,300

Sept.

367.4

365.2

362.7

360.4

358.8

358.8

358.3

356.0

353.4

350.6

347.9

346.0

347.3

344.4

341.8

339.1

336.9

335.1

333.4

335.6

333.7

331.4

328.8

326.3

324.7

325.8

329.7

327.0

322.7

517.6

894.26

-51,900

Calendar year 1958.................... * -127,7OO

Water year 1958-59.................... * +26,20O

t Elevation, in feet, at end of month. 

* Change in contents, in acre-feet.
WILLAMETTE RIVER BASIN 113

1500. Middle Fork Willamette River near Dexter, Oreg.

Location. Lat 43°56'40", long 122°50'10", near center of sec.5, T.19 S., R.I W., on 

right bank 0.6 mile (revised) upstream from Lost Creek, 2 miles northwest of Dexter, 

and 2.7 miles downstream from Dexter Dam.

Drainage area.--1.001 sq mi.

Records available. October 1946 to September 1954 (published as "at Lowell"), June 1955 

to September 1959.

Gage.. Water-stage recorder. Altitude of gage is 600 ft (from river-profile map). Prior 

to Aug. 23, 1950, staff gage and Aug. 23, 1950, to Sept. 30, 1954, water-stage 

recorder, at site 4 miles upstream at datum 668 ft above mean sea level, datum of 1929, 

supplementary adjustment of 1947.

Average discharge.--12 years, 3,523 cfs (2,551,000 acre-ft per year), adjusted for storage.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 12,900 cfs Jan. 30 (gage height, 7.27 ft); minimum daily, 1,120 cfs June 30.

1946-54, 1955-59: Maximum discharge, 62,600 cfs Jan. 18, 1953 (gage height, 12.46 

ft, site and datum then in use), from rating curve extended above 33,000 cfs by logarithmic plotting; minimum daily, 200 cfs Dec. 20, 21, 1957, Feb. 16. 17, 1958. 

Maximum stage known, 13.9 ft Dec. 28, 1945 (former site and datum).

Remarks. Records excellent. Flow regulated since November 1953 by Lookout Point Reservoir (see preceding page). Records of water temperatures for the water year 1959 are 

given in WSP 1644.

Revisions. The supplemental peak discharge for Nov. 16, 1947, has been revised to Nov. 16 

(about 3 a.m.) 12,000 cfs, superseding that published in WSP 1124.

Rating tables, water year 1958-59 (gage height. In feet, and discharge, 

In cubic feet per second)

Oct. 1 to Jan. 23 Jan. 30 to Sept. 30

2.0 1,420

3.0 2,620

4.0 4,300

5.0 

7.0

6,400

12,000

1.7 

3.0 

4.0

1,100

2,500

4,060

5.0 

7.0

6,100

12,000

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1958 to September 1959

Day

1

2

3 

4

5

6

7

8 

9 

10

11 

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28 

29 

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac-ft

Oct.

3,960

2,980

2,980 

3,000

2,960

2.920

2,950

2,890 

2,900 

2,710

2,440 

2.520

2,360

2,610

2,880

2,740

3,000

2,660

2,830

2,920

2,950

2,980

5,020

3,000

2,950

2,960

3,010

2,980 

2,950

2,940 

2,920

88,670

2,860

175,900

Nov.

2,330

2,100

2,820 

2,420

2,150

2,100

3,070

3,590 

5,510 

5,630

6,120 

8,200

7,450

8,080

8,020

7,750

6,710

3,280

4,320

9,500

* 10 ,900

6,620

6,650

6,850

3,440

2,880

2,330

2,330 

2,200

1, 980

142,930

4,764

285,500

Dec.

2,260

2,880

2,540 

2,140

1,850

1,670

1,730

1,900 

2,200 

4,560

5,140 

5,240

5,200

5,600

5,660

8.080

4,800

3,720

3,880

3,510

3,310

2,950

1,710

1,660

1,680

1,790

1.70O

1,660 

1,780

2,160 

5,810

98,750

3,185

195,900

Jan.

4,010

3,650

2,700 

2,680

*3,600

3,340

2,570

2,620 

5,900 

4,660

4,380 

4,520

4,580

4,840

4,460

4,480

3,880

3,790

4,260

3,700

3,670

3,600

3,100

2,660

2,760

3,090

2,230

1,480 

4,930

11.600 

11,400

127,140

4,101

252,200

Feb.

11,800

12.000

6,280 

5,920

5,920

5,730

2,480

2,300 

2,060 

1,350

*1,150 

1,220

1,240

1,450

1,350

1,540

5,600

4,260

3,620

2,900

1,610

1,480

1,760

1,770

1,230

1,270

1,250

1,230

89,710

3,204

177,900

Mar.

1,220

1,240

1,240 

1,260

1,250

1,240

1,240

1,210 

1,190 

1,190

1,200 

1,230

1,240

1,220

1,190

1,250

1,200

1,210

1,220

1,250

1,250

1,230

1,240

1,230

1,250

*1,250

1,300

1,250 

1,210

1,240 

1.550

38,230

1,255

75,850

Apr.

1,240

2,220

5,860 

5,950

4,010

5,950

2,460

2,520 

1,860 

1,780

1,380 

1,450

1,500

1,280

1,240

1,220

1,220

1,230

1,240

1,250

1,250

1,240

1,190

1,190

1,190

1,270

1,180

1,200 

1,220 

1,220

52,810

1,760

104,700

May

1,270

1,250

1.160 

*1,320

1,580

2,600

5,540

3,580 

5.650 

3,040

5,250 

3,320

, 5,540

5,540

5,520

5,220

5,550

5,180

5,110

5,220

2,810

2,230

1,810

1,880

1,810

1,820

1,590

1,950 

1,760

1J960

76,900

2,481

152,500

June

1,990

1,590

1,540 

1,550

2,510

5,400

2,940

2,710 

2,610 

2,580

2,500 

2,110

,550

,450

,570

,310

,400

1,490

1,650

1,750

1,690

1,500

1,540

*1,520

1,550

1,520

1,550

1,240 

1,160 

1,120

55,150

1,771

105,400

July

1,470

1,400

1,520 

1,270

1,240

1,550

1,480

1,560 

1,410 

1,320

1,400 

1,410

1,590

1,590

1,590

1,400

1,410

1,260

1.140

1,140

1,150

1,520

1,400

1,400

1,420

1,420

1,400

1,590 

1,420 

1,400

1,590

42,260

1,565

85,820

Aug.

1,390

1.550

1,390 

1,390

*1,410

1,420

1,410

1,410 

1,420 

1,420

1,480 

1,490

1,520

1,470

1,480

1,480

1,560

1,590

1,580

1,610

1,610

1,650

1,650

1,610

1,610

1,680

1.690

1,690 

1,660 

1,660

1,660

47,400

1,529

94,020

Sept.

1,660

1,670

1,670 

1,670

1,660

1,640

1,660

1,670 

1,670 

1,650

1,660 

1,680

1.650

1,650

1,640

*1,690

1,800

1,760

1,660

1,670

1,660

1,740

1,680

1,670

1,660

1,690

1,640

1,980 

2,980 

5.650

55,810

1,794

106,700

Adjusted for change in contents in Lookout Point Reservoir

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Ac-ft

790

0.789

0.91

48,600

4,006

4.00

4.47

238,400

5,284

5.28

5.78

201,900

5,190

5.18

5.98

319,100

3,616

5.61

5.76

200,800

5,145

5.14

5.62

195,400

5,526

5.52

3.71

197,900

2,810

2.81

5.24

172,800

1,753

1.75

1.95

104,500

924

0.923

1.06

56,820

744

0.745

0.86

45,720

921

0.920

1.05

54,800

Calendar year 1958: Max 14,600 

Water year 1958-59: Max 12,000

Min 200 Mean 5,457 

Min 1,120 Mean 2,498

Ac-ft 2,488,000 

Ac-ft 1,808,000

Adjusted

Calendar year 1958: Mean 5,260 

Water year 1958-59: Mean 2,555

* Discharge measurement made on

Cfsm 5.26 In. 44.21 

Cfsm 2.53 In. 54.35

this day.

Ac-ft 2,560,000 

Ac-ft 1,854,000
114 WILLAMETTE RIVER BASIN

1510. Fall Creek below Winberry Creek, near Pall Creek, Oreg.

Location (revised). Lat 43°56'40", long 122°46'30", near center of sec.2, T.19 S., R.I W., 

on left bank 10 ft upstream from highway bridge, 1.6 miles downstream from Winberry 

Creek, 2.3 miles southeast of town of Pall Creek, and 6.1 miles upstream from mouth.

Drainage area. 186 sq mi.

Records available. October to December 1911 (gage heights and discharge measurements 

only), September 1935 to September 1959. Published as Big Pall Creek near Pall Creek 

1911.

;e. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 637.80 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929. Oct. 1 to Dec. 31, 1911, staff gage at site a quarter of a mile downstream at 

different datum. Sept. 9, 1935, to Aug. 3, 1950, staff gage at present site and 

datum.

Average discharge. 24 years, 581 cfs (420,600 acre-ft per year).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 8,810 cfs Jan. 27 (gage height, 11.32 ft); minimum, 28 cfs Oct. 7.

1935-59: Maximum discharge, 24,700 cfs Dec. 11, 1956 (gage height, 18.80 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 10,000 cfs by logarithmic plotting; minimum observed, 

19 cfs Dec. 1, 1936.

Remarks. Records excellent. No regulation or diversion above station. Records of 

water temperatures for the water year 1959 are given in WSP 1644.

Revisions (water years). WSP 1094: 1946(M). WSP 1248: Drainage area.

Rating tables, water year 1958-59 (gage height, in feet, and discharge, 

in cubic feet per second)

1.2 

1.4 

1.7 

2.5

Oct. 1 to Jan. 27

22 3.3 650

43 5.0 1,800

93 7.0 3,500

295 9.0 5,700

1.2 

1.4 

1.7 

2.5

Jan. 28 to Sept. 30

29 3.3

50 5.0

93 7.0

295 9.0

650

1,800

3,500

5,700

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1958 to September 1959

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26 

27

28

29

30 

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Ac-ft

Oct.

31

30

29

29

29

29

29

48

79

44

39

35

32

32

31

30

30

33

222

382

145

93

89

70

59

51 

49

44

43

41 

39

1,966

63.4

0.341

0.39

3,900

Nov..

44

44

53

247

416

1,080

1,380

2,370

1,580

1,520

914

570

3,370

3,300

1,650

968

674

686

4.680

2,930

*1,610

1,050

752

610

496

410 

350

306

274

256

34,590

1,153

6.20

6.92

68,610

Dec.

244

208

306

289

256

241

561

692

710

692

2,570

5.000

1,580

1,010

734

570

460

394

346

309

312

268

247

235

262

316 

580

468

515

968 

764

20,107

649

3.49

4.02

39,880

Jan.

640

570

473

424

*482

510

473

520

698

1,640

1,950

2,650

1,900

1,220

884

764

640

610

728

776

674

615

575

824

890

818 

5.190

4,890

2,580

1,780 

1,460

38,848

1,253

6.74

7.77

77,050

Feb.

1,240

992

824

710

610

645

650

615

595

585

»530

464

437

1,650

2,060

3.040

2,260

1,560

1,240

1,030

878

752

668

585

525

530 

595

590

-

26,810

958

5.15

5.36

53,180

Calendar year 1958: Max 7,740 Min 29

Mar.

625

585

510

450

402

370

346

326

326

402

350

428

620

605

550

525

515

491

692

590

680

902

806

926

944

 1,960 

1,770

1,480

1,570

2.280 

1,940

24,966

805

4.33

4.99

49,520

Mean

Apr.

1.620

1,480

1,200

950

794

650

545

468

410

378

346

316

289

271

268

244

235

225

212

205

200

192

190

188

188

265 

382

370

316

437

13,834

461

2.48

2.77

27,440

May

510

530

555

»473

1,210

1.520

1,020

746

645

545

468

402

358

424

610

520

590

944

1,090

866

645

520

428

366

330

354 

309

292

262

241 

225

17,998

581

3.12

3.60

35,700

June

212

202

190

182

351

394

355

256

274

382

306

265

244

222

205

202

188

172

162

152

142

135

128

»126

122

124 

122

113

115

109

6,103

203

1.09

1.22

12,110

July

101

97

93

91

99

107

103

101

91

86

81

76

76

73

72

69

68

65

62

61

60

57

56

56

55

55 

51

50

50

50

49

2,261

72.9

0.392

0.45

4,480

Aug.

47

47

44

43

»44

43

42

41

41

39

39

39

39

39

38

38

37

37

38

38

38

38

38

36

36

34 

34

34

34

34 

31

1,200

38.7

0.208

0.24

2,380

Sept.

31

31

31

32

41

120

81

60

52

43

42

40

38

37

40

*56

48

58

70

152

148

83

60

52

55

1.080 

455

271

190

142

3,639

121

0.651

0.73

7,220

560 Cfsm 3.01 In. 40.85 Ac-ft 405,200

Water year 1958-59: Max 5,190 Mln 29 Mean 527 Cfsm 2.83 In. 38.46 Ac-ft 381,500

Peak discharge (base, 6,500 cfs, revised) . Jan. 27 (4:50 p.m.) 8,810 cfs (11.52 ft). 

* Discharge measurement made on this day.
WILLAMETTE RIVER BASIN 115

1520. Middle Pork Wlllamette River at Jasper, Oreg.

Location. Lat 43°59'50", long 132°54'20", In SW&Wi sec.14, T.18 S., R.2 ¥., on right 

bank 25 ft downstream from highway bridge at Jasper, 650 ft downstream from Hills 

Creek, and 7? miles southeast of Springfield.

Drainage area. 1,340 sq ml.

Records available. September 1905 to February 1912, July 1913 to March 1917, October

1952 to September 1959. Monthly discharge only for some periods, published In WSP 1318.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage Is 513.45 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929, supplementary adjustment of 1947. September 1905 to February 1912 and July 1913 

to March 1917, staff gages at approximately same site at different datum. Oct. 22, 

1952, to Oct. 1, 1953, wire-weight gage at site 25 ft upstream at same datum.

Average discharge. 16 years (1905-11, 1913-16, 1952-59), 4,066 cfs (2,944,000 acre-ft 

per year).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 16,300 cfs Jan. 27 (gage height, 8.07 ft); mlni-

 mum, 1,100 cfs July 21.

1905-12, 1913-17, 1952-59: Maximum discharge, 94,000 cfs Nov. 23, 1909 (gage height, 

17.4 ft, datum then in use, from graph based on gage readings), from rating curve 

extended above 10,000 cfs by logarithmic plotting; minimum, 366 cfs Dec. 5, 1954.

Remarks. Records excellent. Flow regulated by Lookout Point Reservoir (see p. 112). 

Records of water temperatures for the water year 1959 are given In WSP 1644.

Revisions (water years).--WSP 1298: 1907-8, 1910-12, 1914-16, drainage area.

Rating tables, water year 1958-59 (gage height, In feet, and discharge, 

in cubic feet per second)

Oct. 1 to Nov. 18 Nov. 19 to Sept. 30

3.1 2,260

4.0 3,850

5.0 6,100

6.0

8.0

9,000

16,700

2.1 

3.0 

4.0

1,120

2,170

3,850

6.0 

8.0

8,800

16,000

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1958 to September 1959

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12 

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21 

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac-ft

Oct.

3,110

3,090

3,110

3,140

3,120

*3,050

3,070

3,030

3,120

2,890

2,560

2,450 

2,450

2,690

2,980

2,840

3,070

2,790

3,120

3,550

3,230 

3,200

3,250

3,230

3,160

3,180

3,210

3,160

3,120

3,140

3,090

94,200

3,039

186,800

Nov.

2,620

2.260

2,910

2,980

2,910

3,400

5,120

6,620

5,980

5,850

7,110

8,820 

12,500

13,800

10,600

9,000

7,740

4,490

12,200

*14.200

*13,900 

8,140

7,500

7,420

4,700

3,810

3,180

3,020

2,850

2, 590

198,220

6,607

393,200

Dec.

2,770

3,350

3,180

2,800

2,460

2.250

2,510

2,980

3,310

5,180

8,200

9.610 

7,350

6,920

6,600

8,430

5,600

4,530

4,490

4,150

3,990 

3,710

2,420

2,250

2,320

2,510

3,040

2,740

2,840

3,550

4,850

130,870

4,222

259,600

Jan.

5,020

4.73O

3,810

3.570

*4,430

4,370

3,630

3,850

5,450

7,900

8,290

9,920 

7,930

6,900

6,100

5,850

5,180

4,880

5,350

5,000

4,770 

4,630

4,170

4,070

4,210

4,370

10,800

11,200

8,620

14,100

13,500

196,600

6,342

390,000

Feb.

13.500

13,200

7,780

6,920

6,850

6,700

4,170

3,710

3,330

2,740

*2,340

2,280 

2.240

4,730

5,500

6,780

7,630

7,200

6,180

5,150

3,650 

3,120

3,210

3,140

2,460

2,460

2,530

2,490

-

141,990

5,071

281,600

Mar.

2,510

2,450

jr2,370

2,270

2,160

2,070

1,990

1,950

1,930

2,020

1.850

2,070 

2,370

2,390

2,250

2,270

2,180

2,170

2,560

2,390

2,560 

2,840

2,770

2,970

3,000

*4,650

4,450

3,930

3,990

4.980

4,590

84,930

2,740

168,500

Apr.

4,010

4,370

5.950

5,600

5,420

5,220

3,830

3,550

2,880

2,710

2,240

2,230 

2,240

1,940

1,860

1,780

1,760

1,740

1,740

1,740

1,730 

1,700

1,620

1.610

1,610

1,850

1,900

1,900

1,860

2,030

80,620

2,687

159,900

May

2,280

2,270

2.250

*2,250

3,510

4,950

5.220

4,770

4,950

4,230

4,250

4,250 

4,190

4,270

4,490

4,310

4,530

5,000

5,050

4,850

4,210 

3,390

2,760

2,740

2,600

2,640

2,370

2,590

2,450

2,520

2,550

112,670

3,635

223,500

June

2,530

2,170

1,820

1,850

3,120

4.250

3,590

3,330

3,210

3,370

3,140

2,700 

2,090

1,860

1,950

1,710

1,770

1,860

1,950

2,070

2,000 

1,820

1,610

*1,530

1,540

1,520

1,580

1,420

1,330

1. 250

65,940

2,198

130,800

July

1,580

1,560

1,470

1,380

1,400

1,520

1,670

1.780

1,600

1,460

1,540

1,540 

1,530

1,530

1,520

1,520

1,500

1,350

1,200

1,200

1.150 

1,350

,460

,510

,520

,520

,460

,420

,500

,470

1,450

45, 660

1,473

90,570

Aug.

1,440

1.390

1,440

*1,450

1,460

1,460

1,450

1,450

1,440

1,460

1,550

1,550 

1,560

1,530

1,510

1,520

1,590

1,640

1,650

1,670

1,660 

1,670

1,670

1,660

1,650

1,720

1.760

1,740

1,730

1,720

1,700

48,890

1,577

96,970

Sept.

1.710

1,710

1,720

1,720

1,740

1,860

1,830

1,780

1,740

1,730

1,740

1,760 

1,720

1,730

1,740

*1,780

1,880

1,850

1,780

1,900

1,930 

1,900

1,790

1,780

1,800

2,900

2,350

2,390

3,210

3, 890

59,360

1,979

117,700

Calendar year 1958: Max 16,300 Min 1,170 Mean 4,387 Ac-ft 3,176,000

Water year 1958-59: Max 14,200 Kin 1,150 Mean 3,452 Ac-ft 2,499,000

* Discharge measurement made on this day.
116 WILLAMETTE RIVER BASIN

1525. Coast Pork Willamette River at London, Oreg.

Location. Lat 43°38'30", long 123°05'05", in sw£ sec.20, T.22 S., R.3 W., on left bank 

0.6 mile north of London and 11 miles south of Cottage Grove.

Drainage area. 69 sq mi, approximately.

Records available. September 1935 to September 1959.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 852.58 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929 (levels by Corps of Engineers). Prior to Oct. 17, 1935, staff gage at same site 

and datum.

Average discharge. 24 years, 210 cfs (152,000 aore-ft per year).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 2,480 cfs Feb. 14 (gage height, 6.35 ft); minimum, 13 cfs Oct. 1, 2, 4, 6, 7. ?*' -

1935-59: Maximum discharge, 8,800 cfs Dec. 28, 1945 (gage height, 13.25 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 4,000 cfs; minimum; 10 cfs for several days in 1936, 

1938-40.

Remarks. Records excellent except those for periods of backwater from debris or no gageheight record, which are good. No regulation or diversion above station.

Rating tables, water year 1958-59, except periods of backwater from debris (gage 

height, in feet, and discharge, in cubic feet per second)

1.1 

1.3 

1.5 

1.7

Oct. 1 to Jan. 12

13 2.0

23 2.4

40 3.5

67 6.0

Jan. 13 to Sept. 30

120

240

740

2,230

1.1 16

1.3 28

1.5 44

1.7 67

2.0 

2.4 

3.5

6.0

120

240

740

2,230

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1958 to September 1959

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Ac-ft

Oct.

c!4

c!4

c!4

c!4

c!4

c!4

c!4

c!6

c!8

c!7

15

c!5

*c!4

c!4

c!5

c!5

c!5

c22

c!39 "72

c43

c34

c29

c24

c21

c!9

c!9

18

18

c!9

c23

752

24.3

0.352

0.41

1,490

Nov.

c36

c24

c24

122

130

163

178

276

288

248

135

96

550

645

352

196

138

195

1,480

735

409

268

196

151

125

106

91

84

76

72

7,589

253

3.67

4.09

15,050

Dec.

73

*66

70

67

63

59

68

116

205

160

232

332

230

169

132

112

96

89

82

80

108

87

82

a75

a!50

a300

575

a400

a300

a260

a220

5,058

163

2.36

2.73

10,030

Jan.

a!90

a!60

140

130

TsT

145

135

326

892

1,330

1,030

*1,810

874

565

418

340

276

236

244

240

a220

a 200

187

430

414

372

1,420

1,290

735

a550

a460

15,910

513

7.43

8.58

31,560

Feb.

a360

a280

a240

a 200

a!90

212

205

193

240

308

244

205

212

1,670

1,110

1,040

770

665

600

520

436

380

344

*300

264

252

260

256

-

11,956

427

6.19

6.44

23,710

Mar.

256

233

205

181

163

148

138

a!30

a!30

a!50

a!30

a!20

aT20

a!60

a!50

a!30

a!30

a!40

169

142

202

230

233

316

352

685

560

486

515

898

670

8,272

267

3.87

4.46

16,410

Apr.

510

409

336

280

233

202

*181

163

J 151

* 138

132

118

112

106

102

93

91

89

84

80

78

76

74

73

74

96

100

93

86

102

. 4,462

149

2.16

2.40

8,850

May

108

138

157

135

190

190

151

132

a!20

allO

a95

87

82

110

132

116

175

244

*272

212

169

140

122

106

98

95

89

86

78

72

68

4,079

132

1.91

2.20

8,090

June

64

60

58

58

108

96

78

70

76

78

70

66

64

59

58

55

53

50

48

47

45

45

43

42

40

41

42

40

39

38

1,731

57.7

0.836

0.93

3,430

July

37

36

35

34

37

*37

37

36

33

32

30

30

30

30

29

28

26

26

25

24

24

23

23

23

24

23

23

23

23

23

21_

885

28.5

0.413

0.48

1,760

Aug.

20

20

20

19

19

19

18

18

18

17

17

17

18

18

18

17

17

*17

18

19

20

19

19

c!8

c!7

c!6

cT6

c!6

c!6

c!6

16

553

17.8

0.258

0.30

1,100

Sept.

16

16

16

17

19

23

20

19

18

17

18

18

18

18

21

20

19

19

31

50

42

27

23

21

20

89

cBT

c34

*c28

c26

774

25.8

0.374

0.42

1,540

Calendar year 1958: Max 2,730 Min 13 Mean 190 Cfsm 2.75 In. 37.44 Ac-ft 137,700

Water year 1958-59: Max 1,81O Mln 14 Mean 170 Cfsm 2.46 In. 33.44 Ac-ft 123,000

Peak discharge (base. 2,100 cfs, revised).--Jan. 12 (5 a.m.) 2,410 cfs (6.26 ft); Jan. 27 (5 p.m.) 

2,120 efs (5.81 ft); Feb. 14 (11 a.m.) 2,480 efs (6.35 ft).__________________________

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

a No gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of recorded range in stage, weather records, 

and records for Fall Creek below Winberry Creek, near Fall Creek and Mosby Creek at mouth, near 

Cottage Grove.

c Backwater from debris.
WILLAMETTE RIVER BASIN 117

1530. Cottage Grove Reservoir near Cottage Grove, Oreg.

Location. Lat 43°43'00", long 123°02'55", in NEir sec.28, T.21 S., R.3 W., In east abutment of dam on Coast Fork Wlllamette River, 5J miles south of Cottage Grove.

Drainage area. 104 sq ml.

Records available.--October 1942 to September 1959.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage Is at mean sea level (levels by Corps of 

Engineers).

Extremes. Maximum contents during year, 32,760 acre-ft June 10 (elevation,- 790.85 ft); 

minimum, 2,720 acre-ft Jan. 18 (elevation, 749.44 ft).

1942-59: Maximum contents, 34,750 acre-ft May 3, 1949 (elevation, 792.42 ft); minimum since first filling, about 580 acre-ft Nov. 13, 1950 (elevation, about 738.2 ft), 

from graph based on records of inflow and outflow.

Remarks.--Reservoir is formed by earth-fill dam with concrete spillway completed by Corps 

of Engineers in 1942; storage began Oct. 31, 1942. Capacity, 32,940 acre-ft between 

elevations 719.0 (outlet conduit) and 791.0 ft (crest of spillway). Dead storage 

negligible. Reservoir used for flood control and improvement of navigation below 

Albany.

Revisions (water years).--WSP 1218: 1950.

Capacity table, water year 1958-59 (elevation, In fee 

and contents, In acre-feet)

749

750

755

760

765

2,600

2,880

4,590

6,960

9,820

13,120

775

780

785

790

795

16,970

21,380

26,330

31,790

37,700

Contents, In acre-feet, at 12 p.m., water year October 1958 to September 1959

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

P\ (*)

Oct.

10,430

10,000

9,570

9,150

8,740

8,300

7,870

7,480

7,070

6,660

6,260

5,850

5,550

5,360

5,190

5,010

4,830

4,690

4,790

4,740

4,610

4,480

4,330

4,190

4,050

3,910

3,750

3,620

3,490

3,350

3i240

751.18

-7,630

Nov.

3,140

3,030

2,960

3,130

3,250

3,360

3,520

3,870

4,030

3,820

3,410

3,140

4,120

5,150

4,510

3,580

3,060

3,260

7,000

7.350

5,750

3,660

2,970

3,020

2,990

2,960

2,970

2,960

2,930

2,880

750.00

-360

Dec.

2,880

2,910

2,940

2,950

2,960

2,950

2,980

3,110

3,390

3,570

3,800

3.940

3,840

3,590

3,260

3,040

3,010

2,940

2,930

2,990

3,120

3,170

3,130

3,120

3,210

3,500

3,830

3,420

2,970

2,970

3,000

750.40

+120

Jan.

2,980

2,920

2,930

3,040

3,130

3,090

2,960

3,150

4,630

7,370

8,540

11.000

10,490

8,530

6,010

4,060

3,060

2,750

2,810

2,850

2,840

2,870

2,900

3,150

3,130

3,000

6,410

9,700

9,870

8,500

6,860

759.82

+3,860

Feb.

5,020

3,610

5,560

3,830

4,120

4,440

4,770

5,070

5,590

5,880

5,770

5,840

6,260

11,540

15,160

16,260

14,450

11,530

9,450

8,510

8,540

8,710

8,940

9,260

9,560

9,830

10,100

10,330

-

765.82

+3,470

Mar.

10,560

10,810

11,090

11,360

11,580

11,830

12,070

12,290

12,530

12,710

12,880

13,050

13,290

13,480

13,650

13,820

14,010

14,230

14,560

14,810

15,270

15,780

16,260

16,910

17,750

19,520

20,890

22,110

23,310

24.500

23,150

781.85

+12,820

Apr.

22.370

22,690

23,040

23,370

23,770

24,070

24,400

24,690

24,930

25,160

25,360

25,540

25,690

25,840

25,960

26,060

26,170

26,260

26,330

26,410

26,470

26,530

26,560

26,580

26,660

26,800

26,930

27,020

27,080

27,240

785.86

+4,090

May

27,410

27,620

27,870

28,080

28,410

28,740

28,990

29,220

29,360

29,480

29,580

29, 660

29,720

29,940

30,170

30,330

30,770

31,310

31,830

32,100

32,150

32,240

32,350

32,410

32,450

32,480

32,520

32,520

32,500

32,450

32,410

790.54

+5,170

June

32,380

32,370

32,360

32,380

32,560

32,650

32,680

32,720

32,740

32.750

32, 700

32,670

32,640

32,610

32,590

32,560

32,510

32,460

32,420

32,410

32,370

32,360

32,330

32,280

32, 240

32,220

32,190

32,150

32,130

52.080

790.26

-330

July

32.060

32,020

31,990

31,960

31,950

31,900

31,870

31,830

31,800

31,770

31,700

31,660

31,610

31,550

31,510

31,450

31 , 390

31,330

31,290

31,220

31,150

31,080

31,020

30,950

30,870

30,800

30,710

30,630

30,540

30, 480

30, 410

788.78

-1,670

Aug.

30,340

30,270

30,150

30,080

29,990

29,910

29,490

28 , 640

27,640

26,610

25, 630

24, 650

23, 650

22,690

21 , 680

20,650

19,640

18,630

17,640

16,610

15,560

14,540

13,510

12,530

11,430

10,260

9,420

9,140

9,030

8,900

8,800

763.30

-21,610

Sept.

8. -6 60.

8,550

8,430

8,320

8,220

8,130

8,020

7,910

7,800

7,690

7,580

7,460

7,350

7,240

7,130

7,030

6,920

6,830

6,760

6,730

6,690

6,610

6,510

6,420

6,330

6,380

6,400

6,340

6,280

6.190

758.52

-2,610

Calendar year 1958.................... * -3,830

Water year 1958-59.................... * -4,680

t Elevation, In feet, at end of month. 

* Change In contents, In acre-feet.
118 WILLAMETTE RIVER BASIN

1535. Coast Fork Willamette River below Cottage Grove Dam, Oreg.

Location. Lat 43°43'15", long 123°02'55", in NE£ sec.28, T.21 S., R.3 W., on right bank 

at bridge, a quarter of a mile downstream from Cottage Grove Dam and 5-5- miles south of 

Cottage Grove.

Drainage area. 104 sq mi.

Records available. January 1939 to September 1959. Prior to October 1944, published as 

"near Cottage Grove."

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 711.00 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929 (Corps of Engineers bench mark). Jan. 1 to Oct. 12, 1939, staff gage and Oct. 13, 

1939, to Sept. 30, 1944, water-stage recorder, at several sites and daturas 0.8 mile 

downstream.

Average discharge. 80 years, 289 cfs (209,200 acre-ft per year), adjusted for storage.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 2,560 cfs Feb. 17 (gage height, 8.36 ft); minimum, 35 cfs Aug. 2.

1939-59: Maximum discharge, 3,460 cfs May 4, 1949 (gage height, 9.75 ft); practically no flow July 5-7, 1945, Aug. 24, 1947.

Remarks.--Records excellent except those for period of backwater from brush, which are 

good. Flow regulated since 1942 by Cottage Grove Reservoir (see preceding page). No 

diversion above station.

Revisions (water years).--WSP 1448: 1949(M).

Rating table, water year 1958-59, except period of backwater from brush (gage 

height, in feet, and discharge, in cubic feet per second)

2.8 

3.0 

3.5

69

155

4.0 

6.0 

9.0

295

1,120

2,980

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1958 to September 1959

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Tota:

Mean

Ac-ft

Oct.

224

224

221

218

215

215

212

209

206

203

200

200

*163

104

102

102

102

102

101

101

101

101

101

101

101

101

101

101

99W99

4,529

146

8,980

Nov.

99

99

79

45

83

133

133

133

278

424

418

300

141

408

818

791

495

173

192

800

1,330

1,440

653

192

192

161

125

125

125

125

10,510

350

20,850

Dec.

99

*86

88

88

88

88

88

105

123

125

251

414

410

404

396

306

165

165

135

102

102

112

139

139

225

330

562

751

65T

344

274

7,355

237

14,590

Jan.

274

274

185

127

161

239

270

384

595

651

,100

,550

,560

,790

,860

1,480

930

518

*323

323

323

278

248

450

571

571

407

200

900

1,470

1,410

21,422

691

42,490

Feb.

1,390

1,130

392

167

155

135

135

137

137

322

424

268

141

141

155

807

2,060

2,400

1,830

1,150

583

456

348

*242

209

209

212

215

-

15,929

569

31,590

Mar.

215

175

135

115

115

94

82

82

82

82

82

82

82

82

82

82

82

82

82

82

82

83

83

83

83

85

85

85

86

587

1.560

4,899

158

9,720

Apr.

1,020

390

274

202

119

119

*94

IS.

79

79

79

79

79

79

79

79

79

79

79

79

79

79

79

79

79

79

79

79

79

79

4,035

134

8,000

May

79

79

79

79

79

79

79

80

80

80

80

80

80

80

80

80

82

82

*82

136

188

145

110

110

112

112

112

112

112

112 

112

2,992

96.5

5,930

June

94

83

83

83

83

83

83

85

88

99

110

159

94

85

85

83

83

83

76

64

62

62

62

62

62

61

60

60

60

60

2,347

78.2

4,660

July

50

46

46

46

46

*46

46

46

46

46

46

46

46

46

46

46

46

46

46

46

46

46

46

46

46

46

46

46

46

46 

46

1,430

46.1

2,840

Aug.

45

50

51

46

46

46

222

432

531

523

519

507

507

503

523

523

523

*519

515

*527

547

539

535

527

567

607

414

146

68

68 

68

11,244

363

22,300

Sept.

68

68

68

66

66

66

66

66

66

66

66

66

66

66

66

66

65

65

65

65

65

65

65

65

64

64

65

65

*65

65

1,970

65.7

3,910

Adjusted for change in contents in Cottage drove Reservoir

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Ac-ft

22.0

0.212

0.24

1,350

344

3.31

3.69

20,490

239

2.30

2.65

14,710

754

7.25

8.36

46,350

631

6.07

6.32

35,060

367

3.53

4.06

22,540

203

1.95

2.18

12,090

181

1.74

2.00

11,100

72.8

O.7OO

0.78

4,330

19.0

0.183

0.21

1,170

11.2

0.108

0.12

690

21.8

0.210

0.23

1,300

Calenc 

Water

lar year 1958: 

year 1958-59:

Max 

Max

2,850 

2,400

Min 

Min

45 

45

Mean 

Mean

267 

243

Ac-ft 

Ac-ft

193 

175

,000 

,900

Adjusted

Calem 

Water

lar year 1958: 

year 1958-59:

Mean 

Mean

261 

236

Cfsm 

Cfsm

2, 

2.

.51 

,27

In. 

In.

34.10 

30.84

Ac-ft 

Ac-ft

189 

171

,200 

,200

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

Note.--Backwater from brush June 16 to Sept. 30.
WILLAMETTE RIVER BASIN 119

1545. Row River above Pitcher Creek, near Dorena, Oreg.

Location. Lat 43°44'10", long 122°52'20" ) in NE£ sec.24, T.21 S., R.2 W., on right bank 

0.5 mile upstream from Pitcher Creek and 1.2 miles (revised) northwest of Dorena.

Drainage area. 211 sq mi.

Records available.--September 1935 to September 1959. Prior to October 1949, published as 

Row River at Star.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 856.16 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

T929. Prior to Oct. 18, 1938, staff gage at site 450 ft upstream at datum 1.00 ft

higher.

Average discharge. 24 years, 600 cfs (434,400 acre-ft per year).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 7,700 cfs Jan. 27 (gage height, 9.59 ft); minimum, 10 cfs Oct.'7, 8.

1935-59: Maximum discharge, 19,600 cfs Dec. 28, 1945 (gage height, 14.33 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 9,300 cfs; minimum, 10 cfs Sept. 24, 25, 1951, Oct. 7, 8, 

1958.

Remarks.--Records excellent except those for period of shifting control, which are fair. 

Slight regulation at times by logponds. No diversion above station.

Rating tables, water year 1958-59, except period of shifting control (gage 

height, in feet, and discharge, in cubic feet per second)

Oct. 1 to Jan. 27 Jan. 28 to Sept. 30

1.6

1.7 

1.9 

2.2 

2.5 

3.0

15

33

67

109

195

6.0 

7.0

9.0

330

520

1,080

1,880

3,050

6,500

1.7 

2.0 

2.5 

3.0 

3.5

16

46

109

195

330

4.0 520

5.0 1,080

6.0 1,880

7.0 3,050

9.0 6,500

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1958 to September 1959

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Ac-ft

Oct.

20

17

37

17

14

14

11

12

23

21

21

21

21

19

18

*18

17

21

307

243

104

66

61

48

42

37

34

32

30

27

28

1,401

45.2

0.214

0.25

2,780

Nov.

36

355B225

330

589

820

1,080

846

840

475

306

2,040

2,060

960

570

407

744

5.550

2,560

1,320

852

600

455

374

309

259

226

197

178

25,258

842

3.99

4.45

50,100

Dec.

169

160

174

172

*154

143

2^9

454

912

675

1,630

2.180

1,140

744

540

415

339

291

256

230

246

206

206

189

321

606

1,200

804

738

1,050

774

17,327

559

2.65

3.05

34,370

Jan.

615

506

403

354 597

435

411

633

1,430

2,910

2,420

*4,680

2,230

1,280

900

744

615

530

600

660

585

565

565

1,540

1,420

1,080

5.160

4,370

2,270

1,530

1,180

43,013

1,388

6.58

7.58

85,320

Feb.

984

804

660

580

498

484

467

431

427

451

415

374

367

2,080

2,060

3.050

2,250

1,690

1,510

1,230

996

894

786

665

580

565

792

846

-

26,936

962

4.56

4.75

53,430

Mar.

984

*864

700

585

493

439

399

384

370

357

315

342

451

443

419

484

565

545

695

620

665

852

822

972

1,030

2,190

1,680

1,470

1,650

2,540

1,960

26,285

848

4.02

4.63

52 , 140

Apr.

1.760

1,590

1,260

1,010

822

*655

520

431

381

357

333

300

262

243

226

204

195

180

167

161

165

178

184

193

189

238

330

300

256

327

13,417

447

2.12

2.36

26,610

May

388

367

360

318

537

660

511

427

427

378

333

297

297

336

395

357

411

*670

816

650

498

403

345

300

270

251

243

236

209

191

172.

12,053

389

1.84

2.12

23,910

June

163

158

150

140

272

419

303

243

233

230

200

178

169

154

140

135

126

118

109

104

96

93

85

82

80

82

82

77

80

2±

4,575

152

0.720

0.81

9,070

Calendar year 1958: Max 8,600 Min 11 Mean 548 Cfsm 2.60 In.

July

68

65

78

68

61

63

62

59

*58

55

50

49

48

49

46

45

44

43

38

36

35

33

35

35

35

34

33

32

31

59

11

1,474

47.5

0.225

0.26

2,920

Aug.

24

22

25

27

29

29

28

26

26

26

25

24

25

26

25

22

21

21

*22

24

25

25

24

23

22

20

20

20

20

20

19

735

23.7

0.112

0.13

1,460

Sept.

19

19

19

20

29

29

34

30

29

25

25

21

21

21

22

29

27

28

44

112

132

63

45

36

36

443

306

*169

112

82

2,027

67.6

0.320

0.36

4,020

35.22 Ac-ft 396,400

Water year 1958-59: Max 5,530 Mln 11 Mean 478 Cfsm 2.27 In. 30.75 Ac-ft 346,100

Peak discharge (base. 7,000 cfs, revised).--Nov. 19 (6 a.m.) 7,240 cfs (9.37 ft); Jan. 27 (5 p.m.) 

7,700 cfs (9.59 ft).________________________________________________________________

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

Note. Shifting-control method used Mar. 31 to May 5.

562653 O - 60 - 9
120 WILLAMETTE RIVER BASIN

1550. Dorena Reservoir near Cottage Grove, Oreg.

Location. Lat 43°47', long 122°57', In SE£ sec.32, T.20 S., R.2 W., on left side of 

Dorena Dam on Row River, 5 miles east of Cottage Grove.

Drainage area. 265 sq ml.

Records available. October 1949 to September 1959.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage Is at mean sea level (levels by Corps of 

Engineers).

UJ.-CIUOQ. i-mjvj-iuu.il ouni/ciiua uuj. in* year, 75,060 acre-ft June 13 (elevation, 833.70 ft); 

minimum, 1,420 acre-ft Oct. 1 (elevation, 754.3 ft), reservoir drawn far below minimum

Extremes. Maximum contents during

operating level to facilitate poisoning of trash fish.

1949-59: Maximum contents, 84,060 acre-ft Dec. 23, 1955 (elevation, 838.37 ft); 

minimum since first filling, 635 acre-ft Sept. 23, 1958 (elevation, 749.00 ft).

Remarks. Reservoir is formed by earth-fill dam with concrete outlet and spillway, completed in 1949 by Corps of Engineers; storage began Oct. 11, 1949. Capacity, 77,510 

acre-ft between elevations 739.0 (sill of outlet gates) and 835.0 ft (crest of spillway). 

Dead storage, 8 acre-ft below elevation 739.0 ft. Reservoir used for flood control and 

improvement of navigation. Capacity table computed by Corps of Engineers. Figures 

given herein represent total contents.

Capacity table, water year 1958-59 (elevation, in feet, and 

contents, in acre-feet)

754

760

765

770

780

790

1,360

2,800

4,510

6,730

12,390

19,450

80O 

810 

820 

830 

840

28,400

39,320

52,310

68,320

87,300

Contents, in acre-feet, at 12 p.m., water year October 1958 to September 1959

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

(t)

(*)

Oct.

1,530

1,630

1,760

1,860

1,940

2,020

2,060

2,120

2,190

2,230

2,240

2,260

2,270

2,280

2,280

2,290

2,290

2,310

3,090

3,730

3,970

4,070

4,140

4,160

4,140

4,120

4,100

4,060

4,030

3,980

3,950

763.51

+2,530

Nov.

3,940

3,950

3,950

4,410

5,200

6,620

7,880

9,440

10,420

10,460

8,800

7,360

10,980

13,520

11,670

8,930

7,860

8,550

20,280

22,560

18,820

13,850

10,110

8,470

7,430

,160

,080

,030

,060

,040

770.62

+3,090

Dec.

6,990

6,920

6,940

6,970

6,940

6,880

,000

,430

,920

,470

,400

1 ,460

,540

,060

,000

,120

,210

,150

,190

,270

,320

,220

,150

,020

,220

,910

,840

10.700

10,560

10,090

8,750

773.85

+1,710

Jan.

,680

,200

,150

,230

,480

,810

,960

8,100

10,090

15,270

18,010

26,780

50,090

20^270

14,770

11,040

8,980

8,760

8,670

8,390

8,180

8,180

9,740

9,510

8,260

17,910

27,610

28,800

24,870

20,420

791.20

+11,670

Feb.

15,620

10,710

8 , 950

9,110

9,670

10,360

10,980

11,470

12,230

15,020

13,710

14,270

14,890

20,030

25,330

50,020

29 420

26*850

25,940

21,460

20,520

20,450

20,970

21,460

22,510

25,550

24,850

26,580

_

797.95

+5,960

Mar.

27,240

27,550

27,080

26,850

26,950

27,600

28,180

28,750

29,270

29,780

30,170

50,660

31,400

52,150

32,790

55,570

54,490

55,580

56,570

57,200

37,620

38,590

59,620

41,620

45,920

48,840

51,190

51,850

52,910

55,010

54,840

821.75

+28,460

Apr.

55,810

52,520

51.950

52 860

55,580

54 , 190

54,990

55,700

56,270

56,820

57,560

57,790

58,140

58,450

58,690

58,860

59,020

59,160

59,270

59,550

59,450

59,550

59,650

59,760

59,940

60,280

60,780

61,170

61,460

62,050

826.51

+7,190

May

62,770

65,510

64,3 =

64,700

65,900

67,520

68,250

69,030

69,760

70,520

70,750

71,150

71,460

71,820

72,060

72,150

72,590

75,050

75,200

72,650

72,480

72,650

72,890

72,980

73,040

75,040

75,040

72,940

72,890

72,940

72,940

852.56

+10,910

June

72,910

72,910

72,850

72,850

75,290

75,940

74,520

74,580

74,750

74,910

74,990

75,050

75.060

75,050

74,970

74,910

74,820

74,690

74,520

74,570

74,220

74,040

73,850

73,660

73,440

73,280

73,070

72,870

72,650

72,570

832.25

-570

July

72,250

72,080

71,950

71,840

71,750

71,640

71,580

71,480

71,420

71,290

71,150

71,000

70,680

70,040

69,220

68,440

67,610

66,570

65,400

64,160

62,910

61,670

60,420

59,190

57,780

56,500

54,780

55 , 180

51,460

49,770

47.920

816.84

-24,450

Aug.

45,900

45,870

41,840

59,870

37,910

56,020

54,420

55,250

52,220

51,190

50,190

29,190

28,210

27,240

26,260

25,280

24,300

25,350

22,390

21,660

21,060

20,470

19,880

19,290

18,850

18,490

18,140

17,810

17,480

17,150

16.810

786.55

-51,110

Sept.

16.550

16 560

16,200

16,020

15,880

15,740

15,600

15,460

15,500

15 , 160

15,000

14,850

14,670

14,490

14,520

14,160

13,990

13,840

13,750

13,810

13,890

13,850

15,730

15,620

13.500

14,330

14,810

14,860

14,870

14,850

783.76

-1,980

Calendar year 1958.................... * -31,950

Water year 1958-59.................... * +13,410

t Elevation, in feet, at end of month. 

* Change in contents, in acre-feet.
WILLAMETTE RIVER BASIN 121

1555. Row River near Cottage Grove, Oreg.

Location (revised). Lat 43°47'35", long 122°59'25", in NE£ sec.36, T.20 S., R.3 W., on 

right bank 1.7 miles upstream from Mosby Creek, 2.1 miles downstream from Dorena Dam, 

and 3.5 miles east of Cottage Grove.

Drainage area. 270 sq mi.

Records available.--January 1939 to September 1959. Prior to October 1947, published as 

"near Dorena."

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 685.24 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

~"1"929 (levels by Corps of Engineers). Prior to Oct. 13, 1939, staff gage at site 

180 ft upstream at datum 1.00 ft higher.

Average discharge.--20 years, 766 cfs (554,600 acre-ft per year), adjusted for storage.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 4,920 cfs Jan. 15 (gage height, 8.35 ft); minimum daily, 0.2 cfs Oct. 1-7.

1939-59: Maximum discharge, 21,400 cfs Dec. 28, 1945 (gage height, 18.20 ft); minimum daily, 0.2 cfs Sept. 25 to Oct. 7, 1958.

Remarks. Records excellent except those for period of backwater from debris, which are 

good. Plow regulated since October 1949 by Dorena Reservoir (see preceding page). 

No diversion above station.

Rating tables, water year 1958-59, except period of backwater from debris (gage 

height, in feet, and discharge, in cubic feet per second)

1.2

0.2

.4

.8

1.5

2.6

4.5

Oct. 1 to Jan. 14

1.3 7.2

1.4 12

1.5 21

1.6 36

1.8 80

2.0 135

Jan. 15 to Sept. 30

2.5 

3.0 

4.0 

5.0 

6.0 

8.0

310

530

1,080

1,750

2,500

4,500

1.8 80

2.0 135

2.5 320

3.0 560

4.0 1,120

5.0 1,750

7.0 3,450

9.0 5,800

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1958 to September 1959

Day

1 

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac-ft

Oct.

c.2 

c.2

c.2

c.2

c.2

*c.2

c.2

c.3

c.3

c6.6

21

22

22

22

22

*23

*24

25

30

26

26

40

53

62

M

66

66

66

66

66

64

888.6

28.7

1,760

Nov.

62 

59

59

59

62

64

357

535

560

971

1,440

1,090

725

1,320

2,270

2,140

1,090

615

740

2,130

3,580

3,800

2,720

1,390

966

526

372

3O6

246

246

30,500

1,017

60,500

Dec.

246 

246

224

214

*214

214

210

339

830

1,020

1,250

2,240

2,400

1,670

730

508

413

413

322

278

302

310

310

310

310

354

494

512

876

1,410

1,550

20,719

668

41,100

Jan.

1,240 

846

557

408

408

408

458

730

900

1,000

1,720

1,180

1,210

2,990

4,700

*3,910

2,730

1,720

910

910

904

814

705

992

1,750

1,860

1,300

630

2,270

3,880

3,750

47,790

1,542

94,790

Feb.

5,750 

3,550

1,780

695

396

316

320

324

255

207

207

207

210

284

298

1,400

3,040

3,380

3,290

2,760

1,830

1,070

740

630

347

235

239

239

-

31,999

1,143

63,470

Mar.

733 

*994

994

838

545

267

200

200

200

200

204

204

207

207

207

207

210

210

214

385

645

645

410

224

228

251

970

1,550

1,550

1,940

2.460

18,299

590

36,300

Apr.

2,640 

2,620

1,750

814

695

*565

320

259

255

221

207

204

204

204

204

204

204

204

200

200

200

200

200

204

204

207

210

214

214

218

14,245

475

28,250

Hay

214 

207

207

207

207

207

207

210

214

218

218

218

218

342

455

455

460

*665

982

1,100

745

455

338

338

338

338

338

338

267

221 

221

11,148

360

22,110

June

221 

TFL

218

207

204

2O4

204

204

204

204

204

204

204

204

204

204

204

204

204

204

200

200

200

196

196

196

196

196

214

218

6,143

205

12,180

July

165 

141

141

141

141

127

115

115

*115

115

115

115

198

342

440

440

435

580

665

660

660

655

655

650

735

778

772

838

922

952 

1,000

13,923

449

27,620

Aug.

1,080 

1.110

1,100

1,080

1,070

1,050

892

640

560

555

550

545

540

535

530

520

520

515

*505

401

329

329

329

324

259

T9~6 196

196

196

196

196

17,044

550

33,810

Sept.

150 

113

113

113

113

113

110

107

107

107

107

107

104

110

113

113

113

113

113

113

110

107

107

107

107

107

107

*110

115

115

3,344

111

6,630

Adjusted for change in contents in Dorena Reservoir

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Ac-ft

69.8

0.259

0.30

4,290

1,069

3.96

4.42

63,590

696

2.58

2.97

42,810

1,732

6.41

7.40

106,500

1,250

4.63

4.82

69,430

1,053

3.90

4.50

64,760

596

2.21

2.46

35,440

537

1.99

2,29

33,020

195

0.722

0.81

11,610

51.6

0.191

0.22

3,170

43.9

0.163

0.19

2,700

78.1

0.289

0.32

4,650

Calendar 

Water ye

year 1958: 

ar 1958-59:

Max 

Max

4,800 

4,700

Min 

Min

0.2 

0.2

Mean 

Mean

724 

592

Ac-ft 

Ac-ft

523 

428

,800 

,500

Adjusted

Calendar year 1958: 

Water year 1958-59:

Mean 

Mean

679 

610

Cfsm 

Cfsm

2. 

2.

51 

26

In. 34.17 

30.70

Ac-ft 491 

441

,900 

,900

* Discharge measurement made on this day. 

c Backwater from debris.
122 WILLAMETTE RIVER BASIN

1565. Mosby Creek at mouth, near Cottage Grove, Oreg.

Location (revised). Lat 43°46'35", long 122 059'55", in N| sec.l, T.21 S., R.3 W., on 

left bank 1.0 mile upstream from mouth and 3.5 miles southeast of Cottage Grove.

Drainage area. 96 sq mi, approximately.

Records available.--September 1946 to September 1959. Monthly discharge only September 

1946, published in WSP 1318.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 676.62 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929, supplementary adjustment of 1947 (Corps of Engineers benchmark).

Avejrage discharge. 13 years, 258 cfs (186,800 acre-ft per year).

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 3,270 cfs Jan. 27 (gage height, 6.51 ft); minimum, 5.2 cfs Oct. 2-4, Sept. 3.

1946-59: Maximum discharge, 7,160 cfs Oct. 28, 1950 (gage height, 10.82 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 4,100 cfs by logarithmic plotting; minimum, 4 cfs 

Sept. 13-15, 1951.

Remarks.--Records excellent except those for periods of shifting control or backwater 

from cobblestone dam, which are good. No regulation. Small diversions for irrigation 

above station.

Rating table, water year 1958-59, except periods of shifting control or backwater from 

cobblestone dam (gage height, in feet, and discharge, in cubic feet per second)

1.0

1.1

1.2 

1.4 

1.6

2.0 

2.5 

3.0 

4.0

6.0

18Z

385

660

1,310

2,860

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1958 to September 1959

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Ao-ft

Oct.

6.4

5.6

5.2

572

7.4

6.4

6.9

7.9

9.7

9.1

9.1

9.1

9.1

8.5

9.1

8.5

*7.9

9.7

118

TTJ

34

24

21

18

15

14

13

12

12

12

12

525.8

17.0

0.177

0.20

1,040

Nov.

19

19

19

103

149

193

246

304

316

294

158

101

671

918

490

253

167

198

"T79~ 1,880

435

265

189

141

114

96

80

69

63

55

8,884

296

3.08

3.44

17,620

Dec.

55

*53

57

59

53

50

6T

124

312

238

376

630

380

253

182

138

114

98

86

80

98

84

77

73

179

419

750

155

348

321

265

6,503

210

2.19

2.52

12,900

Jan.

227

196

161

141 153"

173

164

332

1,090

1,780

1,350

2,500

1,070

618

415

*326

265

223

231

269

249

234

213

578

60O

446

2,110

1,860

976

654

479

19,885

641

6.68

7.70

39,440

Feb.

371

298

249

213

179

182

182

176

156

274

257

220

206

1,530

1,530

1,530

1,030

762

648

518

400

334

290

*249

223

213

242

246

12,738

455

4.74

4.93

25,270

Mar.

265

238

206

173

152

138

127

119

116

116

101

TOT

119

138

127

119

124

127

199

176

223

294

290

367

390

886

768

606

630

1.050

828

9,313

300

3.12

3.61

18,470

Apr.

612

4T9

371

298

246

206

*173

152

135

121

111

103

96

89

86

80

75

73

67

63

61

57

55

£3.

55

75

96

96

82

96

4,362

145

1.51

1.69

8,650

May

114

119

135

119

206

231

167

138

124

108

96

86

80

98

127

116

152

227

*278 '527

170

141

116

98

86

82

77

77

67

61

55

3,978

128

1.33

1.54

7,890

June

52

49

47

44

102

124 ~9T

75

73

77

69

61

57

52

47

44

42

37

37

34

32

32

31

30

29

29

30

29

28

27_

1,513

50.4

0.525

0.59

3,000

July

26

?5

24

23

25

*26

26

26

24

23

23

22

22

22

21

21

21

20

20

19

19

18

18

17

17

17

15

14

T4

14

14

636

20.5

0.214

0.25

1,260

Aug.

13

T3

12

12

13

13

12

11

11

10

8.5

8.5

8.5

9.1

9.1

8.5

7.9

7.4

*8.5

9.1

10

11

10

9.7

7.9

7.4

6.9

7.4

7.9

7.4

6.4

297.1

9.58

0.100

0.11

589

Sept.

6.4

6.0

5^6

6.4

7.9

13

13

12

11

9.7

9.1

9.1

9.7

6.9

7.4

15

12

11

17

47

52

28

18

16

15

6155-

30

*22

17

549.2

18.3

0.191

0.21

1,090

Calendar year 1958= Max 3,750 "in 5.2 Mean 215 Cfsm 2.24 In. 30.32 Ac-ft 155,300

Water natrej year jreeLL 1958-59: .L3.JO-U3; FldA Max 2,300 C. , QUU H.LJ1 Mln D.£ 5.2 rKJOll Mean J.3U 190 \*A Cfsm OIU J. 1.93 . yo In. 4U1 iib 26.79 . ( 3 rtv Ac-ft Al* 137,200 _Lo7j£UU

Peak discharge (base, 2,500 cfs}. Jan. 12 (8 a.m.) 3,200 cfs (6.43 ft)j Jan. 27 (5 p.m.) 3,270 cfs 

(6.51 ft); Feb. 14 (2:50 p.m.) 2,800 efs (5.95 ft).____________________________________

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

Note. Shifting-control method used Nov. 20 to Dec. 26, Aug. 14 to Sept. 30. Backwater from 

cobblestone dam July 12 to Aug. 13.
WILLAMETTE RIVER BASIN 123

1575. Coast Fork Wlllamette River near Goshen, Oreg.

Location. Lat 43°58'40", long 122°58'00", In NW£ sec.29, T.18 S., R.2 ¥., on right bank 

at downstream side of highway bridge, 2.5 miles southeast (revised) of Goshen and 

65- miles upstream from confluence with Middle Fork Wlllamette River.

Drainage area. 642 sq ml.

Records available. August 1905 to February 1912, October 1950 to September 1959. Monthly 

discharge only for some periods, published in WSP 1318.

Gage. Water-stage recorder.

T929, supplementary adjustment of 1947.

Datum of gage Is 473.80 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

ient of 1947. Prior to Feb. 7, 1912, staff gage at site 

600 ft upstream at"different datum.

Average discharge.--15 years (1905-11, 1950-59), 1,781 cfs (1,289,000 acre-ft per year).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 14,100 cfs Jan. 27 (gage height, 12.44 ft); 

minimum, 150 cfs Oct. 14, Sept. 2.

1905-12, 1950-59: Maximum discharge, 58,500 cfs Nov. 22, 1909 (gage height, 

19.5 ft, site and datum then In use, from graph based on gage readings), from rating 

curve extended above 15,000 cfs by logarithmic plotting; minimum, 36 cfs Sept. 29, 30, 

Oct. 11, 12, 1908.

Remarks.--Records excellent except those for periods of backwater from moss, which are 

good. Flow regulated by Cottage Grove Reservoir (see p. 117) and Dorena Reservoir 

(see p. 120). Only small diversions for Irrigation above station.

Revisions (water years). WSP 1218: Drainage area. WSP 1248: 1905-12.

Rating tables, water year 1958-59, except periods of backwater from moss (gage 

height, In feet, and discharge, In cubic feet per second)

Oct. 1 to Jan. 27 Jan. 28 to Sept. 30

1.9 

2.1 

2.5 

3.0

150

210

355

600

4.0 1,250

6.0 3,120

8.0 5,760

12.0 13,000

2.0 

2.5 

3.0

150

380

650

5.0 2,200

7.0 4,370

10.0 8,940

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1958 to September 1959

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8 

9

10

11

12 

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Ac-ft

Oct.

234

234

231

224

224

*224

224

231 

231

228

234

238 

238

171

159

156

TBT

159

204

280

204

189

189

183

192

192

180

180

177

177

177

6,320

204

_

_

12,540

Nov.

183

183

I5B" 180

252

308

638

928 

1,190

1,580

2,070

1,800 

1,820

3,000

4,380

3,660

2,570

1,180

5,190

5,050

6,090

6,420

5,010

*2,160

1,720

1,150

804

702

582

552

61,538

2,051

_

_

122,100

Dec.

530

495

495

475

450

450- 440

606 

1,330

1,690

2,080

5,980 

3,880

3,190

1,700

1,350

935

870

786

630

780

720

708

702

882

1,040

2,720

2,420

2,340

2,490

2, 490

43,654

1,408

_

_

86,590

Jan.

2,270

*1,690

1,350

921

1,340"

1,310

1,280

2,240 

5,450

7,140

7,180

11 . 200 

6,510

5,880

8,010

7,470

5,130

3,860

2,050

1,980

1,880

1,770

1,510

2,320

3,520

3,490

8,202

7,980

5,170

7,420

6,840

133,881

4,319

-

_

265,500

Feb.

6,440

6,O60

3,750

1,780

1,300

1,120

1,200

1,080 

1,136

1,760

1,640

1,370 

*1,130

6,060

6,200

5,700

7,630

8,120

7,390

5,980

3,930

2,770

2,060

1,770

1,420

1,150

1,260

1,160

-

92,360

3,299

-

_

183,200

Mar.

1,380

1,810

1,690

1,520

1,250

867

626

596 

578

590

542

522 

590

626

584

560

560

578

727

699

1,330

1,430

1,340

*1,270

1,240

2,270

2,530

3,140

3,140

4,650

5,840

45,095

1,455

-

_

89,440

Apr.

5.650

4^340

3,370

2,020

1,530

1,390

979

762 

699

632

566

542 

520

510

500

485

470

465

450

440

420

420

410

405

400

440

470

460

450

470

30,645

1,022

-

.

60,780

May

510

525

542

515

578

720

*584

542 

566

525

500

480 

550" 465

874

818

979

1,310

1,610

1,690

1,510

1,060

741

685

650

644

644

644

602

490

485

23,048

743

-

_

45,720

June

470

450

440

430

495

542

55ff

460 

460

455

445

420 

410

370

365

350

350

345

340

320

315

*305

255" 295

295

305

305

305

305

320

11,462

382

-

_

22,730

July

305

235

222

222

235

230

206

198 

194

186

182

TTO- 170

330

455

470

470

520

671

678

678

671

671

671

741

818

811

818

951

944

I,0g0

15,143

488

-

30,040

Aug.

1,060

1,140

1,130

1,130

1,120

*1, 100

1,090

1,090 

1,110

1,090

1,080

1,070 

1,070

1,060

1,060

1,080

1,070

1,060

1,050

1,010

909

895

881

867

860

832

748

465

295

295

270

28,987

935

-

-

57,490

Sept.

255

182

182

182

186

190

194

186 

186

178

178

170

*174

m

182

194

190

190

202

218

235

214

198

194

194

206

2?B~ 285

218

214

5,977

199

-

-

11,860

Calendar year 1958 : Max 14,000 Min 156 Mean 1,532 Cfsm 2.39 In. 32.40 Ac-ft 1,109,000 

Water year 1958-59 : Max 11,200 Min 156 Mean 1,355 Cfsm 2.13 In - 28.85 Ac-ft 988,000

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

Note. Backwater from moss Oct. 1 to Nov. 6, Aug. 21 to Sept. 30
124 WILLAMETTE RIVER BASIN

1585. McKenzie River at outlet of Clear Lake, Oreg.

Location. Lat 44°21'40", long 121°59'40", In SE^ sec.8, T.14 S. , R.7 E., on west bank 

of Clear Lake in narrow channel, 150 ft upstream from outlet and at mile 85.9 (riverprofile survey).

Drainage area. 101 sq mi.

Records available. June 1912 to September 1915, October 1947 to September 1959. Monthly 

discharge only for some periods, published in WSP 1318.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 3,015.32 ft above mean sea level (levels 

~by Eugene Water and Electric Board). June 20, 1912, to July 31, 1915, float gage at 

site 1 mile north at different datum.

Average discharge.--15 years, 496 cfs (359,100 acre-ft per year).

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 1,160 cfs Dec. 12 (gage height, 5.22 ft);.minimum, 213 cfs Nov. 3.

1912-15, 1947-59: Maximum discharge, 2,970 cfs Dec. 22, 1955 (gage height, 7.66 ft), 

from rating curve extended above 1,500 cfs by logarithmic plotting; minimum daily, 

160 cfs Sept. 29, 30, 1915.

Remarks.--Records good except those for periods of no gage-height record, which are fair. 

Flow regulated by natural storage in lake. At high stages an undetermined flow enters 

numerous sinkholes in lava rock along south edge of lake above station.

Revisions (water years).--WSP 1124: Drainage area. WSP 1288: 1949. WSP 1318: (1915(m).

Rating tables, water year 1958-59 (gage height, In feet, and discharge.

In cubic feet per second) 

(Shifting-control method used Feb. 8 to Apr. 2)

Oct. 1 to Nov. 5 Nov. 6 to Sept. 30

1.4 

1.6

205

241

1.6 

3.0 

5.0

215

475

1,070

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1958 to September 1959

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12 

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Ac-ft

Oct.

239

237

236

234

234

232

230

232

230

227

227

227 

225

223

221

220

220

223

230

227

227

230

230

228

227

227

225

221

221

218

218

7,046

227

2.25

2.59

13,980

Nov.

216

214

216

221

221

226

233

257

287

318

342

364

*400

406

412

420

420

460

550

700

750

5^0

600

600

650

600

600

600

550

550

13,033

434

4.30

4.80

25,850

Dec.

550

500

550

550

550

500

550

550

600

650

800

 1,000 S50~

850

700

*659

642

618

590

555

528

492

460

446

438

430

436

432

428

440

475

17,919

578

5.72

6.60

35,540

Jan.

500

480

460

460

450

440

430

424

432

540

695

982 

951

803

743

749

761

770

761

728

689

653

625

674

716

689

785

842

779

737

716

20,464

660

6.53

7.54

40,590

Feb.

692

662

638

612

585

570

552

525

508

490

475

462 

444

444

432

422

416

412

412

408

404

400

396

392

*390

390

386

384

-

13,303

475

4.70

4.90

26,390

Mar.

384

382

382

380

378

378

378

378

378

376

374

374 

376

374

374

372 372"

376

378

380

386

390

390

392

400

416

416

426

434

452

468

12,114

391

3.87

4.46

24,030

Apr.

492 619"

725

728

725

725

719

713

710

710

704

698 

680

656

642

618

590

565

542

525

515

515

522

538

548

558

*592

620

640

704

18,838

628

6.22

6.94

37,360

May

746 719-

695

680

686

719

725

731

740

728

695

662 

668

704

698

653

628

620

605

585

568

552

540

538

535

530

512

492

475

460

450

19,339

624

6.18

7.12

38,360

June

446

444

446

444

452

462

450

448

444

*438

436

430 

426

422

418

414

408

402

398

394

390

388

384

382

380

378

376

372

368

362

12,412

414

4.10

4.57

24,620

July

360 336"

352

348

344

340

338

332

328

324

320

316 

314

308

304

300

298

280

280

280

280

280

280

280

280

280

280

280

*266

264 

251

9,456

305

3.02

3.48

18,760

Aug.

264

263

262

260

260

258

257

256

256

254

252

252 

251

250

250

250

248

248

248

246

245

244

240

239

239

238

238

236

236

234 

234

7,708

249

2.47

2.84

15,290

Sept.

233

233

232

234

236

234

232

233

233

233

233

233 

232

232

230

*228

228

230

230

234

232

233

236

238

238

254

254

272

290

502

7,192

240

2.38

2.65

14,270

Calendar year 1958: Max 1,340 Min 214 Mean 508 Cfsm 5.03 In. 68.26 Ac-ft 367,700

Water year 1958-59: Max 1,000 Mln 214 Mean 435 Cfsm 4.31 In. 58.49 Ac-ft 315,000

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

Note. No gage-height record Nov. 16 to Dec. 15, Jan. 1-4, July 18-28; discharge estimated on basis 

of recorded range In stage and records for station near Belknap Springs.
WILLAMETTE RIVER BASIN 125

1587 (corrected). McKenzie River near Belknap Springs, Oreg.

Location. Lat 44°20'15", long 122°00'20", in SW£ sec.20, T.14 S., R.7 E., on left bank 

at outlet of Beaver Marsh, 2 miles upstream from Lower Falls, 10 miles north of 

Belknap Springs, and at mile 84.0.

Drainage area. "143 sq mi.

Records available. October 1957 to September 1959.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 2,602.36 ft above mean sea level (levels 

oy Eugene Water and Electric Board).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 1,290 cfs Dec. 12 (gage height, 2.68 ft); minimum, 359 cfs Nov. 3.

1957-59: Maximum discharge, 1,620 cfs Feb. 16, 1958 (gage height, 3.34 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 820 cfs; minimum, that of Nov. 3, 1958.

Remarks.--Records excellent. No regulation or diversion above station.

Rating tables, water year 1958-59 (gage height, in feet, and discharge, 

in cubic feet per second)

Oct. 1 to Dec. 11 Dec . 12 to Sept. 3O

0.6 

1.0 

Z.I

345

500

1,000

0.7 

1.0 

Z.6

395

510

1,250

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1958 to September 1959

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12 

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Ac-ft

Oct.

388

384

384

384

380

380

376

380

376

376

376

373 

373

373

370

366

366

370

376

373

370

373

373

373

373

370

370

370

366

366

362

11,590

374

2.62

3.01

22,990

Nov.

362

362

366

366

366

388

392

4Z4

448

476

492

516 

*556

560

560

564

572

592

*700

930

960

885

810

810

840

835

815

790

765

736

18,238

608

4.25

4.74

36,170

Dec.

714

696

714

718

696

678

696

736

750

755

990

1,240 

1,020

900

845

*820

800

780

750

722

702

682

658

642

638

630

634

626

622

634

662

23,150

747

5.22

6.02

45,920

Jan.

678

670

654

646

642

630

62Z

330" 618

706

840

1,140 

1,090

940

885

890

900

905

895

860

825

790

770

825

850

830

945

990

925

880

855

25.326

817

5.71

6.59

50.230

Feb.

805" 830

780

760

734

7Z2

70Z

682

670

662

650

638 

622

622

610

602

598

594

594

586

58Z

578

574

570

570

*566

562

567

-

18,027

644

4.50

4.69

35,760

Mar.

558

550

550

546

54Z

542

542

54Z

546

542

538

54? 

546

542

538

538

538

546

546

542

550

554

558

558

566

578

578

586

590

610

618

17,22Z

556

3.89

4.48

34,160

Apr.

638

T55

840

845 840"

840

835

825

820

820

815

810 

795

780

765

742

730

718

698

686

682

682

686

694

698

710

*738

760

775

825

22,830

761

5.32

5.94

45,280

May

870

550

825

810

820

845

850

845

855

840

815

785 

785

815

815

780

760

750

742

730

714

702

698

690

690

686

678

662

650

642

634

23,633

762

5.33

6.15

46,880

June

630

626

626

630

638

646

142

634

634

*630

618

614 

614

610

606

606

594

590

58Z

578

574

574

570

570

566

562

562

558

554

550

17,988

600

4.20

4.68

35,680

July

546

542

542

538

538

534

530

5Z2

518

514

510

506 

498

494

490

486

482

474

474

466

466

46Z

462

458

454

454

450

450

446

*446

442

15,194

490

3.43

3.95

30,140

Aug.

434

434

430

426

426

423

423

423

420

420

416

416 

416

416

412

412

412

409

409

409

409

409

409

406

406

402

402

402

402

398

398

12,829

414

2.90

3.34

25,450

Sept.

398

398

395

398

406

402

398

398

398

398

398

398 

398

398

398

*395 395"

398

398

402

398

398

40 Z

402

406

426

423

442

462

474

12,200

407

2.85

3.17

24,200

Calendar year 1958 : Max 1,520 Kin 362 Mean 673 Cfsm 4.711 In. 63.86 Ac-ft 487,200

Water year 1958-59: Max 1,240 Mln 362 Mean 598 Cfsm 4.18 In. 56.76 Ac-ft 432,900

Discharge measurement made on this day.
126 WILLAMETTE RIVER BASIN

1588. Smith River near Belknap Springs, Oreg.

Location. Lat 44°16'35", long 122°02'55", T.15 S., R.6 E. (unsurveyed), on right bank 

1,000 ft upstream from mouth and 6 miles north of town of Belknap Springs.

Drainage area. 23.7 sq ml.

Records available. October 1957 to September 1959.

Gage. --^Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 2,040.42 ft above mean sea level (levels 

by Eugene Water and Electric Board).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 1,100 cfs Jan. 12 (gage height, 3.59 ft); minimum, 15 cfs Oct. 1-8, 15-17.

1957-59: Maximum discharge, 3,120 cfs Dec. 20, 1957 (gage height, 5.12 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 930 cfs by logarithmic plotting; minimum, 12 cfs Nov. 3-9, 

1957.

Remarks. Records good except those for periods of shifting-control, which are fair. 

No regulation or diversion above station.

Rating tables, water year 1958-59, except periods of shifting control

height, In feet, and discharge, In cubic feet per second)

Oct. 1 to Jan. 11 Jan. 12 to Sept. 30

0.5

.7

.9

1.2

1.6

12

21

34

63

125

2.0 

2.5 

3.0 

3.5

225

410

670

1,030

0.6 16

.8 24

1.1 48

1.4 84

1.7 

2.2 

2.8 

3.2

138

280

555

805

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1958 to September 1959

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30 

31

Total

Mean

Cfsra

In.

Ac-ft

Oct.

»15

15

15

15

15

15

15

22

17

16

16

16

16

16

15

15

15

21

4940"

25

23

23

20

19

19

18

18

18

17 

17

596

19.2

0.810

0.94

1,180

Nov.

17

18

23

50

61

209

168

386

337

255

165

176

392

»249

170

131

107

320

805

828

550

383

308

280

228

182

148

127

112

105

7,290

243

10.3

11.44

14,460

Dec.

112

127

225

175

141

137

246

231

240

266

701

572

345

249

198

168

*141

127

112

102

112

97

93

90

55

152

185

152

178

269 

243

6,285

203

8.57

9.86

12,470

Jan.

222

190

162

143

133

123

121

152

235

450

500

791

44T

296

221

199

180

173

156

134

120

113

I2T

403

348

292

714

512

328

245 

202

8,430

272

11.5

13.23

16,720

Feb.

170

146

128

»126

114

113

102

92

89

83

76

71

68

71

69

71

78

77

90

94

89

81

76

70

68

71

70

76

-

2,529

90.3

3.81

3.97

5,020

Calendar year 1958 : Max 1,160 Mln 15

Mar.

105

116

107

98

97

100

92

92

92

83

83

100

105

94

90

*94

116

140

136

128

150

158

150

140

160

218

183

199

196

215 

245

4,082

132

5.57

6.41

8,100

Apr.

336

446

3S7

332

308

259

212

183

168

166

168

163

150

138

126

114

107

98

94

35

113

132

156

173

173

183

248

288

276

374

6,166

206

8.69

9.68

12,230

Bay

»324

239

193

170

191

230

215

215

212

193

170

168

202

224

193

163

163

163

150

134

124

120

120

122

126

120

111

97

89

84 

83

5,108

165

6.96

8.02

10,130

June

89

97

90

87

145

114

95

83

98

105

*94

89

80

73

68

76

66

62

59

56

53

50

47

45

44

43

42

40

38

37.

2,163

72.1

3.04

3.39

4,290

July

35

33

33

31

33

31

36

32

30

28

28

27

26

26

26

25

24

24

24

23

22

22

22

22

22

22

21

»21

21

20 

S3

810

26.1

1.10

1.27

1,610

Aug.

20

19

19

19

19

19

18

18

18

18

18

18

18

18

18

18

18

18

18

18

18

17

17

17

17

17

17

17

17

17 

16

554

17.9

0.755

0.87

1,100

Sept.

16

16

16

20

36

38

23

22

19

18

18

IS

18

17

19

»18

18

22

27

50

44

32

26

24

24

215

iSff

97

69

56

1,174

39.1

1.65

1.84

2,330

Mean 143 Cfsra 6.03 In. 81.84 Ac-ft 103,400

Water year 1958-59 : Max 828 Mln 15 Mean 124 Cfsra 5.23 In. 70.92 Ac-ft 89,640

Peak discharge (base, 800 cfs). Nov. 19 (7 p.m.) 985 cfs (3.44 ft); Dec. 11 (7:30 p.m.) 895 cfs 

(3.52 ft); Jan. 12 (4:50 a.m.) 1,100 cfs (3.59 ft); Jan. 27 (8:50 a.m.) 835 efs (5.24 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

Note.--Shifting-control method used Dec. 14 to Jan. 9, Feb. 12 to Mar. 31
WILLAMETTE RIVER BASIN 127 

1590. McKenzie River at McKenzie Bridge, Oreg.

Location (revised) .--Lat 44°10'45", long 122°07'45", on line between NE£ and NW£ sec.18, 

T.16 S., R.6 E., on left bank 1.0 mile upstream from Glen Creek and 1.7 miles east of 

village of McKenzie Bridge.

Drainage area (revised). 348 sq mi at cableway 1.2 miles upstream, where all discharge 

measurements are made.

Records available. August 1910 to September 1959. Monthly discharge only for some 

periods, published in WSP 1318. Published as "near McKenzie Bridge1" August 1910 to 

September 1911 and October 1914 to September 1916.

Qage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 1,419.04 ft above mean sea level, datum 

of 1929, supplementary adjustment of 1947. Prior to June 12, 1932 staff gage at 

several sites within 2 miles of present site at various datums.

Average discharge. 49 years, 1,656 cfs (1,199,000 acre-ft per year).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 4,300 cfs Jan. 27 (gage height, 3.69 ft); minimum, 1,040 cfs Oct. 28 to Nov. 3.

1910-59: Maximum discharge, 16,500 cfs Jan. 6, 1923 (gage height, 8.3 ft, from 

floodmarks, site and datum then in use), from rating curve extended above 6,300 cfs 

by logarithmic plotting; minimum, 805 cfs Oct. 20, 1931.

Remarks. Records excellent. No regulation or diversion above station. Records of

chemical analyses and water temperatures for the water year 1959 are given in WSP 1644.

Revisions (water years).--WSP 814: Drainage area. WSP 1248: 1911-16, 1920-25. 

WSP 1448:1919.

Rating tables, water year 1958-59 (gage height, in feet, 

and discharge, in cubic feet per second)

Oct. 1 to Jan. 27 Jan. 28 to Sept. 30

1.1 

2.0 

4.0

1,000 

1,930 

4,84Q

1.1 

2.0 

4.0

1,040

1,930

4,840

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1958 to September 1959

Day

1 

2

5

4

5

6

7 

8

9

10

11

12

15

14

15

16

17 

18

19 

20

21

22

25

24 

25

26 

27 

28 

29 

30

51

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Ac-ft

Oct.

*1,090 

1,080

1,080

1,080

1,070

1,060

1,060 

1,080

1,070

1,060

1,060

1,060

1,060

1,060

1,060

1,050

1,050 

1,080

1.190

1,160

1,100

1,090

1,090

1,070 

1,070

1,060 

1,050 

1,040 

1,040 

1,040

1,040

55,250

1,075

5.08

5.55

65,950

Nov.

1.040 

1,640

1,060

1,170

1,200

1,510

1,480 

1,980

1,850

1,710

1,550

1,540

2,510

 2,050

1,790

1,670

1,590 

1,920

5,590 

5,640

5,000

2,580

2,540

2,240

2,150

2,050 

1,950 

1,850 

1,780 

1,740

 

57,090

1,905

5.47

6.10

115,200

Dec.

1,750 

1,760

2,010

1,890

1,790

1,770

2,050 

2,040

2,090

2,160

5,270

5,500

2,7S6

2,420

2,250

2,100

 2,010 

1,940

1,880 

1,820

1,820

1,740

1,690

1,660 

1,660

1,760 

1,870 

1,790 

1,850 

2,070

2,050

62.950

2,051

5.84

6.75

124,900

Jan.

2,010 

1,940

1,860

1,810

1,780

1,740

1,710 

1,766

1,920

2,390

2,610

5,410

2,950

2,570

2,350

2,270

2,210 

2,180

2,170 

2,100

2,050

1,980

1,970

2,440 

2,500

2,400 

5.690 

3/660 

3,100 

2,790

2,600

72,900

2,352

6.76

7.79

144,600

Feb.

2.460 

2,336

2,250

 2,150

2,070

2,040

1,990 

1,910

1,880

1,850

1,780

1,740

1,720

1,760

1, 730

1,780

1,850 

1, 820

1,870 

1,870

1,810

1,770

1,720

1,680 

1,670

1,670 

1.660 

1,670

 

52,460

1,874

5.59

5.61

104,100

Mar.

1,750 

,740

,710

,670

,65,0

,650

, 620 

,610

,610

1,590

1,560

1,600

1,620

1,590

1,560

 1,560

1,600 

1,680

1,700 

1,660

1,710

1,740

1,740

1,720 

1,760

1,970 

1,890 

1,950 

1,990 

2,120

2,220

55,500

1,726

4.96

5.72

106,100

Apr.

2,420 

2,670

2,616

2,510

2,420

2,550

2,210 

2,120

2,070

2,050

2,040

2,010

1,970

1,950

1,880

1,820

1,790

1,760

1,720 

1,700

1,700

1,750

1,770

1,810 

1,810

1,850 

2,000 

2,120 

2,110 

2,250

 

61,180

2,039

5.86

6.54

121,300

May

 2.250 

2,070

1,980

1,920

2,010

2,110

2,090 

2,070

2,060

2,010

1,950

1,920

1,980

2,050

1,980

1,880

1,870 

1,870

1,850 

1,780

1,740

1,720

1,710

1,710 

1,700

1,690 

1,660 

1,650 

1,600 

1,570

1,560

57,950

1,869

5.37

6.19

114,900

June

1,560 

1,560

1,550

1,540

1,680

1,640

1,590 

1,560

1,610

1,620

 1,590

1,560

1,550

1,520

1,510

1,540

1,500 

1,480

1,470 

1,460

1,450

1,450

1,440

1,450 

1,450

1,420 

1,420 

1,410 

1.400 

1,400

 

45,540

1,511

4.54

4.85

89,950

July

1.590 1,38'6"

1,370

1,360

1,570

1,560

1,570 

1,560

1,550

1,540

1,540

1,550

1,520

1,510

1,500

1,290

1,290 

1,280

1,270 

1,260

1,260

1,260

1,260

1,250 

1,250

1,240 

1,250 

*1,220 

1,210 

1,200 1,26'6"

40,220

1,297

5.75

4.50

79,780

Aug.

1.190 

1,196

1,190

1,180

1,180

1,180

1,180 

1,180

1,170

1,170

1,160

1,160

1,160

1,160

1,150

1,150

1,140 

1,150

1,150 

1,150

1,150

1,120

1,120

1,120 

1,120

1.110 

1,110 

1,110 

1,110 

1,110

1,110

55,550

1,147

5.50

5.80

70,510

Sept.

1,110 

1,100

1,100

1,110

1,170

1,190

1,140 

1,150

1,120

1,110

 1,110

1,110

1,100

1,100

1,100

1,100

1,090 

1,166

1,150 

1,210

1,180

1,150

1,120

1,120 

1,150

1.600 

1,440 

1,520 

1,270 

1,260

55,020

1,167

5.55

5.74

69,460

Calendar year 1958: Max 5,940 Mln 1,040 Mean 1,815 Cfsm 5.21 In. 70.71 Ac-ft 1,313,000

Water year 1958-59: Max 5,690 Mln 1,040 Mean 1,664 Cfsm 4.78 In. 64.92 Ac-ft 1,205,000

Peak discharge (base. 5,000 cfs). Nov. 20 (2 a.m.) 5,990 cfs (5.50 ft); Dec. 11 (7 to 8 p.m.)

5,860 cfs (5.42 ft); Jan. 12 (7 a.m.) 5,750 cfs (5.55 ft); Jan. 27 (9:50 p.m.) 4,300 cfs (5.69 ft).

Discharge measurement made on this day.
128 WILLAMETTE RIVER BASIN

1592. South Fork McKenzie River above Cougar Reservoir, near Rainbow, Oreg.

Location. Lat 44°02'50", long 122°13'00", in T.1Y S., R.5 E. (unsurveyed), on right 

bank 100 ft upstream from Tipsoo Creek, 8 miles south of Rainbow, and 9 miles southeast of town of Blue River. Records include flow of Tipsoo Creek.

Drainage area (revised). 160 sq mi at cableway 0.2 mile downstream, where all discharge 

measurements are made.

Records available. October 1957 to September 1959.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 1,709.51 ft above mean sea level (Corps 

of Engineers bench mark).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 3,430 cfs Jan. 27 (gage height, 8.56 ft); mini- 

 mum, 207 cfs Sept. 2, 3, 15 (gage height, 3.17 ft).

1957-59: Maximum discharge, 6,760 cfs Feb. 16, 1958 (gage height, 10.80 ft); minimum, that of Sept. 2, 3, 15, 1959.

Flood of Dec. 11, 1956, reached a stage of about 15 ft, from floodmarks.

Remarks. Records excellent. No regulation or diversion above station, 

temperatures for the water year 1959 are given in WSP 1644.

Records of water

Rating table, water year 1958-59 (gage height, in feet, 

and discharge, in cubic feet per second)

3.1 

3.5 

4.0 

4.5

194

270

385

530

5.0 

6.0 

7.0 

8.0

730

1,210

2,800

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1958 to September 1959

Day

1

Z

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

IS

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsra

In.

Ac-ft

Oct.

217

*216

216

216

216

216

214

225

225

221

219

217 

216

216

214

214

212 23"2

388

345

272

250

246

236

232

228

226

226

223

221

221

7,236

233

1.46

1.68

14,350

Nov.

221

T^5

232

362

392

840

886

1,130

985

835

638

602 

1,480

1,180

830

642

*546

698

2,270

2,050

1,420

1,140

970

880

794

698

618

550

509

509

25,130

838

5.24

5.84

49,840

Dec .

515

538

742

698

622

598

850

925

990

975

1,600

1,800 

1,340

1,080

905

790

706

*634

586

538

538

494

467

461 470-

530

646

582

662

870

802

23,954

773

4.83

5.57

47,510

Jan.

746

674

606

566

558

524

515

550

650

930

1,030

1,280 

1,130

950

830

815

762

730

718

674

630

610

622

1,000

1,070

995

2,410

2, 3 10

1,550

1,230

1,080

28,745

927

5.79

6.68

57,010

Feb.

980 875-

802

758

*710

694

650

606

594

558

524

497 

558" 491

634

786

850

766

750

734

702

662

626

582

558

570

578

630

-

18,765

670

4.19

4.36

37,220

Mar.

754

750

694

642

610

574

558

542

530

515

500

550 

570

530

521

542

*602

658

678

642

682

694

670

658

706

940

850

850

855

1,150

1,160

21,177

683

4.27

4.92

42,000

Apr.

1,270

1.420

1,330

1,240

1,180

1,080

965

870

815

782

758

726 

694

670

634

594

566

530

512

506

518

562

598

634

654

722

794

810

790

*895

24,119

804

5.02

5.61

47,840

May

895

825

762

714

815

'5(55- 975

875

860

810

758

738 

786

850

806

730

738

722

682

634

594

570

554

534

534

546

530

515

488

464

449

21,658

699

4.37

5.03

42,960

June

440

440

425

413

594

586

500

461

485

521

*479

452 

428

410

392

440

400

378

362

348

338

322

318

315

310

310

308

300

296

290

12,061

402

2.51

2.80

23,920

July

286

210

276

274

278

276

280

274

266

260

260

256 

254

252

250

248

244

242

240

238

236

236

234

234

234

232

*230

230

230

228

226

7,784

251

1.57

1.81

15,440

Aug.

'225' 226

225

225

225

225

223

221

219

219

219

219 

219

219

217

217

217

217

217

219

219

217

216

214

212

212

212

212

212

212

212

6,763

218

1.36

1.57

13,410

Sept.

212

210

210

214

240

268

238

*228

219

216

214

212 

212

212

219

219

216

226

258

270

254

232

225

221

223

649 4"9"5

392

330

300

7,833

261

1.63

1.82

15,540

Calendar year 1958 : Max 5,640 Min 212 Hear 682 Cfam 4.26 In. 57.90 Ao-ft 493,900

Water year 1958-59 : Max 2,410 Mln 210 Mean 562 Cfsm 3.51 In. 47.69 Ao-ft 407,000

Peak discharge (base, 2,500 cfs). Nov. 19 (7 p.m.) 2,880 cfs (8.08 ft); Jan. 27 (6 p.m.) 3,430 efs 

(8.56 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.
WILLAMETTE RIVER BASIN 129

1595. South Fork McKenzie River near Rainbow, Oreg.

Location. Lat 44°08'10", long 122°14'50", in NE£ sec.31, T.16 S. , R.5 E. , on right bank 

0.2 mile upstream from Cougar Creek, 2 miles south of Rainbow, and 5 miles southeast 

of town of Blue River.

Drainage area.--208 sq mi (revised).

Records available. October 1947 to September 1959.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 1,236.42 ft above mean sea level (Bureau 

of Public Roads bench mark). Prior to Nov. 4, 1947, staff gage at site 40 ft upstream 

at same datum.

Average discharge. 12 years, 945 cfs (684,200 acre-ft per year).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 5,560 cfs Jan. 27 (gage height, 4.98 ft); minimum, 215 cfs Sept. 2-4, 13, 14; minimum daily, 215 cfs Sept. 3, 14.

1947-59: Maximum discharge, 17,600 cfs Dec. 11, 1956 (gage height, 8.66 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 8,100 cfs by logarithmic plotting; maximum gage height, 

8.90 ft Dec. 22, 1955 (backwater from debris); minimum discharge, 207 cfs Sept. 13, 14, 

1957; minimum daily, 210 cfs Oct. 1, 1947.

Maximum discharge known, 24,500 cfs Dec. 28, 1945 .(gage height, 8.8 ft, from floodmarks, at Corps of Engineers gage at site 40 ft upstream; corresponding gage height at 

present site and datum, about 9.3 ft), computed by Corps of Engineers.

Remarks. Records excellent. No apparent regulation but construction work in progress at

Cougar Dam, three-quarters of a mile above station. No diversion above station.

Records of water temperatures for the water year 1959 are given in WSP 1644.

Rating table, water year 1958-59 (gage height, in feet, and 

discharge, in cubic feet per second)

1.0 

1.5 

2.0

195

440

800

3.0 

4.0 

5.0

1,880

3,500

5,600

harge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1958 to September 1959

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Ao-ft

Oct.

240

*231

227

22T

227

227

227

240

244

240

235

235

231

235

235

231

231

253

476" 504

341

305

290

285

276

266

266

253

258

258 

248

8,242

266

1.28

1.47

16,350

Nov.

253

262

285

464

507

1,260

1,290

: , 840

1,520

1,300

950

864

2,620

1,960

1,280

950

*792

1,000

5.820

3,390

2,220

1,680

1,380

1,210

1,080

940

824

760

688

688

38,077

1,269

6.10

6.81

75,520

Dec.

696

720

1,000

930

824

816

1,110

1,260

1,360

1,340

2,680

3,100

1,990

1,460

1,180

1,000

890

*792

704

640

648

591

556

563" 542

633

808

728

848

1,230

1,090

32,729

1,056

5.08

5.85

64,920

Jan.

960

864

768

712

696

656

696" 640

808

1,260

1,440

1,990

1,620

1,290

1,070

1,020

940

890

900

832

776

744

768

1,250

1,370

1,280

3,930

3,820

2,320

1,750

1,480

39,540

1,275

6.13

7.07

78,430

Feb.

1,300

1,150

1,030

970

*910

872

816

776

744

712

672

633

619

768

824

1,190

1,280

1,100

1,060

1,030

960

900

832

768

744

768

792

840

-

____ 

25,060

895

4.30

4.48

49,710

Mar.

1,020

1,030

960

864

816

776

736

728

720

696

664 728"

784

744

712

736

*800

920

970

890

960

990

950

930

980

1,360

1,240

1,220

1,230

1,720

1 750

29,624

956

4.60

5.30

58,760

Apr.

1,990

2.290

2,080

1,840

1,660

1,460

1,260

1,120

1,030

960

940

872

832

800

752

696

672

633

605

591

612

656

696

768

784

856

1,020

1,050

1,010

*1,170

31,705

1,057

5.08

5.67

62,890

May

1,210

1,090

990

910

1,170

1,490

1,300

1,220

1,210

1,100

1,000

950

1,030

1,120

1,020

920

940

930

880

808

752

720

704

688

688

704

672

648

619

591

563

28,637

924

4.44

5.12

56,800

June

549

549

542

521

736

633" 752

591

626

688

*612

577

563

535

514

570

521

494

470

458

429

424

407

402

390

385

374

352

352

336

15,352

512

2.46

2.74

30,450

July

330

325

315

315

320

315

325

315

310

300

295

290

280

276

276

271

271

266

258

258

253

253

258

258

253

248

*244

244

240

235 23B~

8,632

278

1.34

1.54

17,120

Aug.

235 235"

235

235

235

235

235

231

231

231

227

227

223

223

223

219

219

223

227

231

231

231

227

227

227

227

227

227

227

223

223

7,077

228

1.10

1.27

14,040

Sept.

219

219

215

219

244

300

253

*240

235

227

223

223

219

215

227

231

223

240

276

341

310

271

253

248

253

890

784

584

452

390

9,224

307

1.48

1.65

18,300

Calendar year 1958: Max 7,520 Min 227 Mean 896 Ctam 4.31 In. 58.49 Ac-It 648,800

Water year 1958-59: Max 3,930 Min 215 Mean 750 Cfsm 3.61 In. 48.97 Ac-ft 543,300

Peak discharge (base, 5,000 cfs, revised) . --Jan. 27 (5:30 p.m.) 5,560 cfs (4.98 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.
130 WILLAMETTE RIVER BASIN

1620. Blue River near Blue River, Oreg.

Location. Lat 44°10'55", long 122°16'45", in NW£ sec.13, T.16 S., R.4 E., on right bank 

3 miles upstream from Quartz Creek and 3^ miles northeast of town of Blue River.

Drainage area. 75 sq mi, approximately.

Records available. September 1935 to September 1959. Monthly discharge only September 

1935, published in WSP 1318.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Altitude of gage is 1,220 ft (from river-profile map). 

Average discharge. 24 years, 394 cfs (285,200 acre-ft per year).

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 4,390 cfs Jan. 27 (gage height, 5.06 ft); minimum, 19 cfs Oct. 7.

1935-59: Maximum discharge, 13,300 cfs Dec. 28, 1945 (gage height, 9.80 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 7,400 cfs; minimum, 13 cfs Sept. 27, 28, Oct. 1, 2, 1938.

Remarks. Records excellent except those for periods of shifting control or backwater 

from debris, which are good. No regulation or diversion above station.

Rating tables, water year 1958-59, except periods of shifting control or backwater from 

debris (gage height, in feet, and discharge, in cubic feet per second)

Oct. 1 to Jan. 27 Jan. 28 to Sept. 30

0.96

1.0

1.1

1.2 

1.4 

1.6

19

23

40

64

130

220

2.0 

2.5 

3.0 

4.0 

5.0

490

890

1,380

2,650

4,280

1.0

1.1

1.2

1.3

18

34

57

85

1.7 

2.2 

3.0 

4.0

280

650

1,380

2,650

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1958 to September 1959

Day

1

2 

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Ac-It

Oct.

*22

22 

20

20

23

22

19

3?

30

24

23 

50

23

23

22

22

20

28

188

146

79

61

58

48

44

40

38

38

36

34

34

1,289

41.6

0.555

0.64

2,560

Nov.

36

45 

52

250

310

717

594

1,230

953

802

490 

490

1,730

1,120

650

426

*328

938

3.440

2,900

1,540

1,000

770

658

554

434

340

298

256

250

23,596

787

10.5

11.70

46,800

Dec.

250

292 

618

466

354

340

666

674

690

770

1,730 

1,540

926

666

506

389

*328

292

262

232

238

215

190

220" 185

413

698

578

706

1,090

818

17,342

559

7.45

8.60

34,400

Jan.

642

514 

396

347

328

316

354

562

926

1,680

1,600 

2,310

1,310

858

666

570

498

450

450

410

361

334

347

1,010

1,000

874

3,450

2,270

1,340

1,000

858

28,031

904

12.1

13.90

55,600

Feb.

722

594 

482

442

*426

410

396

340

334

304

274 

258

247

292

324

682

730

666

926

S?!6~

682

562

490

426

403

418

466

562

-

13,684

498

6.52

6.79

27,140

Mar.

706

650 

562

482

426

396

375

368

368

334

368" 316 

396

347

322

334

*410

538

642

506

562

610

562

514

554

899

746

794

786

1,150

1^170

17,193

555

7.40

8.53

34,100

Apr.

1,330

1.380 

1,070

866

730

602

506

434

396

361

354 

328

310

280

269

242

225

215

205

200

220

242

264

280

269

316

490

*602

546

618

14,150

472

6.29

7.02

28,070

May

570

458 

396

347

522

770

594

522

474

410

347 

322

347

347

328

280

292

368

375

328

286

269

247

236

225

225

215

205

200

180

170

10,855

350

4.67

5.38

21,530

June

165

160 

150

145

225

210

175

160

215

258

215 

*195

170

150

135

150

125

117

113

101

97

85

85

85

79

79

76

76

73

67

4,136

138

1.84

2.05

8,200

July

61

59

57

57

61

59

70

61

57

57

55 

52

52

55

52

49

45

45

43

43

41

38

38

38

36

34

*36

34

34

32

30

1,481

47.8

0.637

0.73

2,940

Aug.

30

30

30

30

30

30

28

28

28

28

28 

28

28

28

28

26

26

26

28

28

28

28

28

28

26

24

24

24

22

21

21

840

27.1

0.361

0.42

1,670

Sept.

21

20 

25

28

93

175

82

55

47

36

*41 

32

30

28

30

32

28

45

61

250

210

113

76

61

57

843

458

298

200

145

3,615

120

1.60

1.79

7,170

Calendar year 1958: Max 3,770 Min 19 Mean 412 Cfsm 5.49 In. 74.60 Ac-ft 298,400

Water year 1958-59; Max 3,450 Mln 19 Mean 373 Cfsm 4.97 In. 67.55 Ac-ft 270,200

Peak discharge (base, 3,800 cfs, revised) . Nov. 19 (7:30 p.m.) 4,280 cfs (5.00 ft); Jan. 27

(11:50 a.m.) 4,590 cfs (5.06 ft).________ _________ ___________________________

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

Note. Backwater from debris Oct. 1-19; shifting-control method used Apr. 3-8, Apr. 27 to May 2, 

May 5-9, Sept. 26, 27,
WILLAMETTE RIVER BASIN 131

1625. McKenzie River near Vida, Oreg.

Location.--Lat 44°07'30", long 122°28'10", in NEi sec.5, T.17 S., R.3 E., on left bank 

1 mile upstream from head of Martin Rapids and 5 miles east of Vida.

Drainage area. 930 sq mi, at cableway 0.4 mile downstream where all discharge measurements are made.

Records available. July 1910 to March 1911 (published as "at Martins Rapids, near Vida''), 

September 1924 to September 1959. Monthly discharge only for some periods, published 

in WSP 1318.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 855.56 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929. July 1, 1910, to Mar. 31, 1911, staff gage at site 3 miles downstream at different datum. Sept. 1, 1924, to Nov. 16, 1928, staff gage at site 20 ft upstream at 

same datum.

Average discharge. 35 years (1924-59), 3,983 cfs (2,884,000 acre-ft per year).

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 23,400 cfs Jan. 27 (gage height, 8.29 ft); minimum, 1,550 cfs Sept. 2, 3 (gage height, 0.78 ft).

1910-11, 1924-59: Maximum discharge, 64,400 cfs Dec. 28, 1945 (gage height, 

17.70 ft), from rating curve extended above 32,000 cfs by logarithmic plotting; minimum, 1,260 cfs Nov. 7, 1930, Sept. 17, Oct. 4, 8, 9, 1931 (gage height, 0.36 ft).

Flood in January 1923 reached a stage of 17.2 ft, from floodmarks (discharge, 

62,000 cfs).

Remarks. Records excellent. No regulation or diversion above station. 

Revisions (water years).--WSP 1124: 1943.

Rating tables, water year 1958-59 (gage height, in feet, and discharge, 

in cubic feet per second)

Oct. 1 to Jan. 27 Jan. 28 to Sept. 30

0.7 

2.0 

4.0 

7.0

1,520

3,580

8,250

18,200

0.7 

2.0 

4.0 

7.0

1,450

3,490

8,250

18,200

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1953 to September 1959

Day

1 

2 

3 

4

5

6 

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19 

20

21

22

23

24

25

26 

27

28 

29

30 

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Ac-ft

Oct.

1,770 

*1,760 

1,770 

1,770

1,760

1,760 

1,760

1,830

1,830

1,770

1,740

1,740

1,700

1,670

1,660

1,650 

1,650

1,690

2,450 

2,450

2,000

1,820

1,820

1,770

1,740

1,730 

1,740

1,740 

1,740

1,740 

1,730

55,730

1,798

1.93

2.23

110,500

Nov.

1,740 

1,750 

1,760 

2,580

2,780

4,380 

5,390

7,120

6,180

5,630

4,190

3,700

10,000

8,130

5,500

4,360 

3,780

*4,630

16,100 

14,500

9,570

7,220

6,070

5,540

5,130

4,600 

4,150

3,840 

3,580

3,510

167,390

5,580

6.00

6.69

332,000

Dec.

3,530 

3,470 

4,690 

4,400

3,920

3,780 

4,990

5,500

5,590

5,760

10,400

11.800

8,130

6,340

5,460

,860 

* ,490

,150

,900 

,680

,700

,490

,310

,240

3,350

,720 

,880

,400 

,750

6,290 

5,630

155,600

5,019

5.40

6.22

308,600

Jan.

5,130 

4,690 

4,230 

3,960

3,940

3,860 

5.840

4,190

5,020

7,590

8,190

11,200

8,700

6,680

5,760

5,390 

5,080

4,860

4,990 

4,800

4,440

4,250

4,250

6,290

6,800

6,250 

16,800

16 , 600 

10,700

8,520 

7,560

204,520

6,597

7.09

8.18

405,700

Feb.

6,780 

5,960 

5,410 

5,140

4,870

*4,850 

4,590

4,560

4,240

4,150

5,910

5,710

5,590

4,380

4,660

6,220 

6,350

5,600

5,760 

5,530

5,090

4,700

4,430

4,150

3,970

4,050 

4,130

4,240

______

154,800

4,814

5.18

5.59

267,400

Mar.

4,720 

4,720 

4,450 

4,170

5,950

3,790 

3,650

3,610

3,570

3,550

5,580

3,530

5,850

3,690

3,550

3,570 

3,770

*4,200

4,810 

4,320

4,490

4,700

4,550

4,450

4,550

6,500 

5,840

5,740 

5,840

7,800 

7,740

141,010

4,549

4.89

5.64

279,700

Apr.

8,340 

9,180 

8,190 

7,280

6,650

6,050 

5,570

4,920

4,640

4,470

4,380

4,200

4,050

5,890

5,750

5,550 

3,430

5,500

3,190 

5.150

3,190

5,540

5,470

3,630

3,690

5,970 

4,590

5,070 

4,850

*5,540

145,020

4,767

5.13

5.72

283,700

May

5,440 

4,920 

4,570 

4,240

5,180

6,500 

5,670

5,230

5,070

4,760

4,450

4,240

4,430

4,700

4,640

4,220 

4,220

4,400

4,520 

4,050

5,810

5,670

5,590

3,510

3,510

5,550 

5,450

3,360 

5,240

5,090 

5,020^

152,990

4,290

4.61

5.52

265,800

June

5,010 

5,020 

2,990 

2,940

5,650

5,670 

3,320

5,110

5,500

3,590

3,300

*3,170

3,040

2,910

2,820

2,940 

2,820

2,720

2,680 

2,630

2,580

2,540

2,470

2,460

2,420

2,440 

2,410

2,580 

2,560

2,510

86,000

2,867

5.08

3.44

170,600

July

2,280 

2,250 

2,200 

2,150

2,180

2,150 

?,220

2,150

2,060

2,040

2,000

1,970

1,960

1,940

1,910

1,900 

1,890

1,860

1,840 

1,840

1,840

1,830

1,850

1,820

1,800

1,800 

1,790

1,780 

1,780

*1,790 

1,790

60,640

1,956

2.10

2.42

120,500

Aug.

1,780 

1,786 

1,780 

1,760

1,750

1,750 

1,740

1,740

1,750

1,750

1,710

1,700

1,670

1,640

1,640

1,620 

1,620

1,620

1,620 

1,620

1,620

1,610

,610

,610

,600

.580 

,580

1,580 

1,580

1,580 

1,580

51,530

1,662

1.79

2.06

102,200

Sept.

1,570 

1,570 

1,560 

1,600

1,830

2,120 

1,840

*1,750

1,660

1,640

1,620

1,610

1,600

1,580

1,600

1,610 

1,610

1,670

1,780 

2,260

2,150

1,840

1,700

1,640

1,660

4.750 

3,750

2,940 

2,460

2,200

59,150

1,972

2.12

2.37

117,300

Calendar year 1958; Max 26,600 Mln 1,630 Mean 4,376 Cfsm 4.71 In. 63.87 Ac-ft 3,168,000

Water year 1958-59: Max 16,800 Mln 1,560 Mean 3,815 Cfsm 4.10 In. 55,68 Ac-ft 2,762,000

Peak discharge (base, 16,000 cfs).--Nov. 19 (9 p.m.) 18,800 cfs (7.15 ft); Jan. 27 (5 p.m.) 

25,400 cfs (8.29 ft)._________________________________________________________

* Discharge measurement made on this day.
132 WILLAMETTE RIVER BASIN 

1655. McKenzie River near Coburg,

Location. Lat 44°06'45", long 123°02'45", in NE^NEv sec.9, T.I? S. , R.3 W. , on left bank 

at downstream side of Armitage Bridge, 2 miles southeast of Coburg and 3 miles upstream 

from mouth.

Drainage area. 1,337 sq mi (revised).

Records available.--October 1944 to September 1959.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 396.32 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929, supplementray adjustment of 1947. Prior to Nov. 24, 1944, wire-weight gage at 

same site and datum.

Average discharge . 15 years, 6,117 cfs (4,429,000 acre-ft per year).

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 39,600 cfs Jan. 28 (gage height, 11.43 ft); min- 

 imum, 1,510 cfs Aug. 31 (gage height, 1.46 ft).

1944-59: Maximum discharge, 88,200 cfs Dec. 29, 1945 (gage height, 17.36 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 59,000 cfs; minimum daily, 1,310 cfs Oct. 29, 1944.

Remarks. Records excellent except those for period of shifting control, which are fair. 

Slight diurnal fluctuation caused by logponds and powerplants upstream. Water supply 

for city of Eugene is diverted 10 miles upstream; small diversions for irrigation 

above station.

Rating tables, water year 1958-59, except period of shifting control (gage 

height, in feet, and discharge, in cubic feet per second)

Oct. 1 to Nov

1.4 

2.0 

4.0

1,670

2,510

6,000

6.0 

8.0

11,500

19,800

1.6 

2.0 

3.0 

4.0

No-v

1,660

2,120

3,520

5,580

20 to Sept. 30

6.0

7.0

11.0

8,200

15,400

37,000

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1958 to September 1959

Day

1 

2

3

4 

5

6

7

8

9

10

11 

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24 

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Ac-ft

Oct.

1,800 

1,820

1,830

1,770 

1,790

1,980

1,820

*1,800

2,000

1,950

1,800 

1,830

1,990

1,910

1,830

1,830

1,800

1,770

2,300

5,520

2,570

2,100

2,080

2,080 

1,880

1,890

2,020

1,830

1,910

1,860

1,870

61,030

1,969

1.47

1.70

121,100

Nov.

1.820 

1,820

2,100

2,480 

3,200

3,340

7,250

7,280

8,350

7,620

5,760 

4,680

10,900

12,000

8,620

6,550

5,440

5,180

18,900

*26,200

15,400

11,100

8,960

7,750 

7,160

6,350

5,700

5,230

4,850

4,550

226,540

7,551

5.65

6.30

449,300

Dec.

4,460 

4,460

5,270

5,770 

5,120

4,850

5,450

7,250

7,000

7,420

10,800 

16,800

12,100

9,380

7,840

6,800

6,160

5,700

5,290

5,010

5,140

4,830

4,480

4.540 

4,480

4,740

7,000

6,830

6,520

8,710

8,410

208,410

6,723

5.03

5.80

413,400

Jan.

7,470 

*6,880

6,180

5,680 

5,960

6,040

5,960

6,440

8,060

12,900

15,400 

21,400

17,400

12,700

10,300

9,280

8,410

7,840

7,720

7,470

6,940

6,490

6,350

7,750 

9,850

8,930

20,200

*33,000

19,200

14,800

12,800

335,800

10,830

8.10

9.34

666,000

Feb.

11,200 

9,710

8,560

7,840 

7,300

7,050

6,910

6,440

6,350

6,570

6,060 

5,650

5,450

7,490

8,710

11,200

11,800

10,100

9,780

9,510

8,650

7,750

7,220

6,620 

6,230

6,180

6,320

6,250

-

____ 

218,880

7,817

5.85

6.09

434,100

Calendar year 1958: Max 41,100 Mln 1,730

Mar.

6,520 

6,670

6,250

5,890 

5,560

5,250

5,050

4,940

4,850

4,880

4,520 

4,660

5,100

5,050

4,790

4,720

4,810

5,160

6,400

5,960

6,080

6,670

6,420

6,350 

6,280

9,680

 10,100

9,220

9,340

11,700

12,600

201,470

6,499

4.86

5.60

399,600

Apr.

11,800 

12,400

11,500

10,200 

9,150

8,380

7,530

6,860

6,370

6,010

5,800 

5,600

5,380

5,140

5,050

4,790

4,550

4,360

4,200

4,080

5.940

4,100

4,180

4,300 

4,380

4,630

5,270

5,800

5,750

6,010

187,510

6,250

4.67

5.22

371,900

May

6,720 

6,180

5,920

5,470 

e6,520

e9,710

e8,740

*e8,000

e7,050

e6,420

e5,800 

5,320

5,270

5,650

5,890

5,430

5,290

5,680

5,920

5,490

5,070

4,830

4,570

4,420 

4,320

4,280

4,300

4,160

3,900

3,770

3,630

173,720

5,604

4.19

4.83

344,600

June

3,480 

3,570

3,520

3,410 

4,000

4,560

3,920

3,680

3,520

4,240

3,940 

3,700

3,590

3,410

3,280

3,240

3,240

3,060

3,120

2,950

2,920

2,850

2,780

2,700 

2,710

*2,710

2,700

2,650

2,680

2^520

98,450

3,282

2.45

2.74

195,300

July

2,550 

2,450

2,420

2,400 

2,440

2,490

2,420

*2,460

2,360

2,310

2,260 

2,250

2,280

2,160

2,190

2,200

2,180

2,100

2,080

2,060

2,000

2,040

1,980

2,040 

1,990

1,980

1,940

1,950

1,900

1,930

lj.860

67,650

2,182

1.63

1.88

134,200

Aug.

,880 

,870

,860

,850 

,860

,860

,800

,790

,880

,850

,800 

,770

,780

,780

,740

,740

,730

,760

,750

,750

,800

,770

,760

,750 

,740

,730

« .700

,770

,770

,750

1,700

55,340

1,785

1.34

1.54

109,800

Sept.

1,760

,730

,720 

,890

,320

,200

,040

,920

,790

,820 

,790

,780

,760

,780

,820

,820

,820

,940

,320

,740

,320

,110

,960 

,930

,800

.070

,700

3,000

*2,680

67,030

2,234

1.67

1.86

133,000

Mean 5,901 Cfsm 4.41 In. 59.91 Ac-ft 4,272,000

Water year 1958-59: Max 33,000 Mln 1,700 Mean 5,210 Cfsm 3.90 In. 52.90 Ac-ft 3,772,000

Peak discharge (base, 31,000 cfs, revised) . Jan. 28 (3 a.m.) 39,600 cfs (11.43 ft).

Discharge measurement made on this 

Shifting-control method used.

day.
WILLAMETTE RIVER BASIN 133

1660. Willamette River at Harrisburg, Oreg.

Location. Lat 44°16'05", long 123°10'20" (revised), in SW^NE^ sec.16, T.15 S., R.4 W. , 

on right bank 10 ft downstream from bridge on U. S. Highway 99 at Harrisburg and at 

mile 162.9.

Drainage area.--3,480 sq mi, approximately.

Records available. October 1944 to September 1959. Gage-height records collected at 

same site in 1927-28, 1931, 1934, are contained in reports of U. S. Weather Bureau.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 290.39 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929, supplementary adjustment of 1947. Oct. 1 to Nov. 14, 1944, wire-weight gage on 

bridge 10 ft upstream at same datum.

Average discharge.--15 years, 12,960 cfs (9,383,000 acre-ft per year).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 62,700 cfs Jan. 28 (gage height, 13.10 ft); minimum, 3,240 cfs Sept. 4.

1944-59: Maximum discharge, 210,000 cfs Dec. 29, 1945 (gage height, 19.69 ft), 

from rating curve extended above 89,000 cfs; minimum, 1,990 cfs Oct. 30, 1944.

Flood of Dec. 4, 1861, reached a stage of about 21 ft (present site and datum), 

from information by local residents. Flood of Jan. 1, 1943, reached a stage of 19.1 ft 

(present datum), from U. S. Weather Bureau records.

Remarks. Records fair. Flow regulated at times by Lookout Point, Cottage Grove, and 

Dorena Reservoirs (see elsewhere in this report). Many small diversions above station 

for irrigation; about 15 cfs diverted from McKenzie River for city of Eugene water 

supply.

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1958 to Septembe

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

15

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

25

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

51

Total

Mean

Ac-ft

Oct.

5,050

4,990

5,020

4,930

4,930

5,080

4,950

4,900

5,170

*5,020

4,520

4,320

4,580

4,550

4,580

4,660

4,660

4,720

4,990

7,500

6,410

5,570

5,470

5,470

5,080

5,050

5,200

5,050

5,050

5,020

4,990

157,060

5,066

511,500

Nov.

4,750

4.070

4.460

5,520

6,540

6,650

15,000

12,500

16,600

14,900

14,300

14,600

21,000

30,600

25,400

21,400

18,700

13,400

27,600

51,800

41 , 500

51,000

24,700

20,700

*18,000

14,000

12,100

10,700

9,950

9,200

519,240

17,310

*1,050

Dec.

8,940

9,520

9,920

10,500

9,450

8,730

8,840

12,100

12,500

15,200

19,300

51,600

26,000

22,100

19,500

19,000

16,100

15,400

12,500

11,600

11,500

11,100

9,200

8,400

8,620

9,200

15,700

14,100

15,000

16,200

17,900

429,520

15,850

851,500

Jan.

17,400

*15,800

15,700

11,800

12,500

13,600

12,900

13,500

19,600

27,200

35,400

42,500

38,500

28,200

27,000

23,900

22,800

20,600

18,500

18,100

16,900

15,600

14,500

15,200

20,200

19,800

27,500

*57,500

*56,500

58,500

55,500

728,400

25,500

*1,445

Feb.

53,400

31,700

*26,000

20,700

19,400

18,500

16,500

13,900

13,100

13,400

12,200

11,200

10,300

17,200

24,800

24,900

28,600

27,700

26,100

23,900

20,600

17,400

15,000

14,100

12,400

11,400

11,800

11,500

-

_______

-------

527,500

18,840

*1,046

Mar.

11,700

12,600

12,000

11,300

10,400

9,590

8,800

8,440

8,260

8,370

7,970

7,970

8,760

9,160

8,550

8,330

8,370

8,660

10,400

10,200

10,500

12,300

12,100

11,900

11,800

17,400

*19,800

18,800

19,200

21,100

24,800

369,530

11,920

733,000

Apr.

25,800

22,500

25,500

20,800

19,OOO

17,900

15,500

15,200

11,800

10,800

10,100

9,480

9,200

8,750

8,370

7,970

7,580

7,360

7,070

6,900

6,650

6,650

6,650

6,790

6,860

7,320

8,150

8,800

8,840

8,870

_______

336,940

11,230

668,300

May

10,500

10,100

9,770

9,090

10,500

16,200

16,000

*14,400

15,900

12,900

11 , 900

11,400

11,100

11,600

12,800

12,200

11,800

15,500

14,200

15,800

12,700

11,100

9,520

8,870

8,510

8,440

8,220

8,120

7,790

7,450

7,250

545,210

11,140

684,700

June

7,070

6,860

6,310

6,080

6,720

9,810

9,160

8,220

7,860

8,870

8,720

8,330

7,180

6,380

6,210

5,820

5,920

5,660

5,650

5,790

5,570

5,550

5,020

4,690

4,720

*4,630

4/720

4,490

4,430

4,120

-------

190,340

6,545

577,500

July

4,180

4,520

4,070

3,980

3,950

4,120

4,100

4,550

4,240

3,950

3,870

5,870

3,840

3,760

5,950

4,010

4,010

5,840

3,900

3,900

3,760

3,960

3,980

4,100

4,120

4,210

4,150

4,120

4,180

*4,260

4,150

125,140

4,057

248,200

Aug.

4,240

4,320

,260

,320

,320

,290

,210

,150

,290

,520

,430

,400

,380

,550

,260

,260

,520

,400

,450

,450

,400

,550

,290

,210

,180

,180

* ,180

,070

,760

,620

,540

151,160

4,251

260,200

Sept.

3,620

3,510

5,450

5,400

3,620

4,210

4,380

4,040

3,870

5,620

5,620

3,620

3,590

3,480

3,590

3,700

3,750

3,870

5,870

4,210

5,110

4,690

4,210

5,980

5,900

5,550

9.720

6,410

6,450

*6,620

-------

151,440

4,381

260,700

Calendar year 1958: Max 79.200 Min 4,070 Mean 12,700 Ac-ft 9,191,000

Water year 1958-59: Max 57,500 Min 3,400 Mean 10,940 Ac-ft 7,917,000

Discharge measurement made on this day. 

Expressed in thousands.
134 WILLAMETTE RIVER BASIN

1665. Long Tom River near Noti, Oreg.

Location (revised). Lat 44°03'00", long 123°25'30", in sec.33, T.17 5., R.6 W., on left 

bank 0.2 mile upstream from Southern Pacific Railroad bridge, 0.9 mile downstream from 

Noti Creek, and 1.3 miles southeast of Noti.

Drainage area.--88 sq mi, approximately.

Records available. October 1935 to September 1959.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 388.76 ft above mean sea level (levels by 

~iJ. S. Weather Bureau), Prior to Nov. 6, 1940, staff gage at same site and datum.

Average discharge. 24 years, 245 cfs (177,400 acre-ft per year).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 3,770 cfs Jan. 12 (gage height, 16.53 ft); minimum, 9.9 cfs Aug. 25, Sept. 4.

1935-59: Maximum discharge, 6,990 cfs Dec. 22, 1955 (gage height, 20.17 ft); minimum observed, 7 cfs Sept. 25-27, 1939.

Remarks. Records excellent except those for period of shifting control, which are good. 

Slight diurnal fluctuation caused by logpond above Noti. No diversion above station.

Revisions (water years).--WSP 1318: 1936(M).

Rating tables, water year 1958-59, except period of shifting control (gage 

height, In feet, and discharge, In cubic feet per second)

Oct. 1 to Jan. 12 Jan. 13 to Sept. 30

0.5 10

.8 23

1.1 44

2.0 137

4.0 377

7.0

10.0

13.0

15.0

16.0

767

1,230

2,000

2,750

3,400

0.5 9.3

.7 16

1.0 34

2.0 137

4.0 377

7.0 767

10.0 1,230

13.0 2,000

15.0 2,750

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1958 to September 1959

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30 

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Ac-ft

Oct.

14

14

13

13

13

13

13

*14

17

17

17

16

16

16

16

16

16

20

53

58

32

25

22

20

20

20

19

18

18

33

630

20.3

0.231

0.27

1,250

Nov.

67

43

48

64

95

122

166

142

227

278

141

102

206

264

232

161

*124

123

817

1,050

524

318

239

196

164

140

124

111

103

97

6,488

216

2.45

2.74

12,870

Dee.

93

93

96

97

93

89

"97 86

101

107

146

189

166

133

125

110

107

104

107

103

13 S

130

118

117

179

340

863

824

558

*410 

330

6,250

202

2.30

2.64

12,400

Jan.

287

270

234

211

209

210

227

699

2,030

2,190

1,850

3.200

1,980

1,030

732

664

610

508

465

411

367

335

313

442

462

426

1,380

2,270

1,240

900 

733

26,885

867

9.85

11.36

53,330

Feb.

604

498

450

408

370

358

347

316

348

*526

480

410

398

1,400

1.500

1,250

1,100

890

944

845

698

567

502

443

391

370

359

324

-

17,096

611

6.94

7.23

33,910

Mar.

300

281

263

246

235

226

209

199

212

215

191

196

199

192

177

"178 168

188

236

211

224

232

271

313

*305

452

445

408

410

647 

693

8,722

281

3.19

3.69

17 ,300

Apr.

"56? 568

399

351

312

281

258

240

226

212

200

190

183

177

176

166

161

155

149

144

139

134

130

124

122

126

151

148

130

127

6,348

212

2.41

2.68

12,590

May

126

122

117

117

*138

123" 147

115

114

108

105

100

97

105

117

102

102

104

103

95

91

88

82

80

78

78

78

76

73

71 

68

3,120

101

1.15

1.32

6,190

June

67

65

65

64

71

69

63

61

73

S3.

67

63

60

57

57

56

54

51

47

45

41

42

41

41

*40

42

43

41

44

40

1,653

55.1

0.626

0.70

3,280

July

383~4

33

31

31

33

34

38

33

31

28

26

25

24

25

24

22

22

20

18

17

16

16

17

17

17

16

16

16

16 

16

750

24.2

0.275

0.32

1,490

Aug.

16

T5

*14

14

15

14

13

13

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

1L

11

11

12

12

12

13

12

12

11

11

11

11

12

12 

12

384

12.4

0.141

0.16

762

Calendar year 1958: Max 2,400 Mln 10 Mean 238 Ctam 2.70 In. 36.66 Ac-ft 172

Sept.

12

12

11

TZ

25

40

31

21

17

15

14

14

14

14

*16

22

*21

21

49

55

38

27

21

19

19

24

33

27

22

21

687

22.9

< 0.260

0.29

1,360

,000

Water year 1958-59: Max 3,200 Mln 11 Mean 216 CfBm 2.45 In. 33.40 Ac-ft 156,700

Peak discharge (base, 1,600 cfs, revised).--Jan. 12 (1 p.m.) 3,770 cfs (16.53 ft); Jan. 28 (5 a.m.) 

2,640 efs (14.78 ft); Feb. 14 (9:50 p.m.) 1,890 efs (12.63 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

Note. Shifting-control method used July 3 to Sept. 4.
WILLAMETTE RIVER BASIN 135

1670. Coyote Creek near Crow, Oreg.

Location. Lat 44°01'19", long 123°15'17", in NE£ sec.11, T.18 S., R.5 W., on right bank 

just upstream from backwater of Fern Ridge Reservoir, 1 mile downstream from Spencer 

Creek and 5 miles northeast of Crow.

Drainage area. 94 sqmi, approximately. 

Records available. June 1940 to September 1959.

Gage..--Water-stage recorder and concrete control. Datum of gage is 374.0 ft above mean 

sea level (Corps of Engineers bench mark). Prior to Aug. 31, 1940, staff gages near 

same site at different datums.

Average discharge. 19 years, 191 cfs (138,300 acre-ft per year).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 6,330 cfs Jan. 12 (gage height, 13.21 ft); no 

flow Aug. 2 to Sept. 25.

1940-59; Maximum discharge, 10,100 cfs Dec. 21, 1955 (gage height, 14.32 ft, from 

floodmarks), from rating curve extended above 4,700 cfs by logarithmic plotting; no 

flow at times.

Remarks. Records good except those for periods of no gage-height record, shifting control, 

or backwater from irrigation dam, which are fair.

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1958 to September 1959

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac-ft

Oct.

1.0

1.0

.9

.9

.9

1.0

1.0

.4

*74

.4

.4

.6

.6

.6

.6

.4

.4

.4

1.4

4.1

3.9

2.2

1.4

1.0

.7

.7

.6

.6

.7

1.1

1.0

31.3

1.01

62

Nov.

0.8 r^

1.6

1.4

1.8

3.2

3.4

3.6

6.5

44

22

5.0

38

119

158

101

55

34

*441

781

538

236

150

113

94

75

61

51

45

42

3,226.3

108

6,400

Dec.

40

39

38

38

35

33

34

39

67

83

93

132

120

98

82

71

62

54

50

aSO

a70

a60

a54

a 50

a 90

a300

al.lOO

a900

467

*298

216

4,863

157

9,650

Jan.

180

165

138

111 TTT

253

347

861

2,420

2,570

2,100

4.930

1,850

1,080

640

574

3460

a380

3320

a260

217

183

170

312

367

295

1,510

3,270

1,500

925

600

29,159

941

57,840

Feb.

412

311

253

211

180

167

175

151

192

*634

600

403

338

5,100

2,620

1,810

1,310

1,000

808

614

498

373

298

245

210

193

203

168

-

17,477

624

34,670

Mar.

145

130

114

102

94

87

82

77

73

79

67

64

70

75

63

58

57

65

138

99

122

142

170

274

*267

505

506

450

398

651

684

5,908

191

11,720

Apr.

537 370"

280

222

186

158

130

114

101

90

82

74

68

63

60

55

53

50

47

45

43

42

40

39

3_7

41

45

42

39

40

3,193

106

6,330

May

43

42

41

35

*37

40

35

30

35

33

29

27

26

33

54

39

39

42

52

39

32

29

26

24

22

21

21

22

21

20

18

1,007

32.5

2,000

June

17

15

14

14

15

21

T8

15

14

15

15

13

11

11

10

9.4

9.4

9.4

8.4

7.8

6.5

*6.5

6.1

5 7

5.0

5.0

5.4

6.5

6.5

6.9

322.5

10.8

640

July

5.4

TTT

4.4

4.4

3.2

2.9

3.2

3.4

3.4

3.2

2.0

.2

2.0

1.3

1.5

1.2

.8

.8

.6

.5

.4

**.3

.2

.2

.2

.2

.1 **7T

.1

.1

.1

51.1

1.65

101

Aug.

0.1 0~~

0

*0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

O

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0.1

0.003

0.2

Sept.

0

5

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

*0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

5.0

57?

1.5

1.1

1.0

8.8

0.29

17

Calendar year 1958; Max 4,280 Min 0 Mean 174 Ac-ft 126,200

Water year 1958-59; Max 4,93O Min O Mean 179 Ac-ft 129,400

Peak discharge (base, 1,600 cfs). Dec. 27 (time unknown) 1,850 cfs (1O.61 ft); Jan. 12 (9 a.m.) 

6,330 cfs (13.21 ft); Jan. 28 (3 a.m.) 4,530 cfs (12.49 ft); Feb. 14 (4:30 p.m.) 5,070 cfs 

(12.73 ft). ______

* Discharge measurement or observation of no flow made on this day.

** Field estimate made on this day.

a No gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of records for Long Tom River near Notl. 

Note. Shifting-control method used Oct. 7 to Nov. 21. Backwater from irrigation dam July 13 to 

Aug. 1, Sept. 26-30.

562653 O - 60 - 10
136 WILLAMETTE RIVER BASIN

1680. Fern Ridge Reservoir near Elmira, Oreg.

Location.--Lat 44°07'15", long 123°18'00", near center of sec.4, T.17 S. , R.5 W., in 

control house at spillway section of dam across Long Tom River and Coyote Creek, 

4^ miles northeast of Elmira.

Drainage area. 252 sq mi, not including Amazon Creek basin (see Remarks). 

Records available.--October 1941 to September 1959.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is at mean sea level (levels by Corps of 

Engineers}.

Extremes.--Maximum contents during year, 96,440 acre-ft June 8 (elevation, 372.98 ft); 

minimum, 6,390 acre-ft Nov. 24 (elevation, 352.59 ft).

1941-59: Maximum contents, 124,500 acre-ft Dec. 27, 1955 (elevation, 375.83 ft); 

minimum since first filling in 1942, 189 acre-ft Nov. 11, 1950 (elevation, 344.00 ft).

Remarks. Reservoir is formed by earth-fill dam with concrete outlet and spillway, completed in 1941 by Corps of Engineers; storage began Nov. 13, 1941. Capacity, 101,200 

acre-ft between elevations 340.0 (sill of outlet gate) and 373.5 ft (normal maximum 

operating pool level); dead storage, 23 acre-ft below elevation 340 ft. Reservoir used 

for flood control and improvement of navigation. Since November 1951, most of flow of 

Amazon Creek has been diverted in SE^ sec.29, T.17 S. , R.4 W., and discharged into 

Fern Ridge Reservoir; drainage area at point of diversion, 21.3 sq mi.

Capacity table, water year 1958-59 (elevation, in 

feet, and contents, in acre-feet)

352

353

355

360

365

370

375

41,760

71,980

115,900

Contents, in acre-feet, at 12 p.m., water year October 1958 to September 1959

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

(t)

(*)

Oct.

59,080

58,320

57,390

56,580

55,730

54,890

53,930

52,700

51,490

50,410

49,190

48,050

46,870

45,660

44,530

43,360

43,340

41,520

40,760

39,730

38,640

37,610

36,400

35,300

34,110

32,940

31,810

30,680

29,620

28,440

27,680

361.55

-32,230

Nov.

26,480

25,620

24,510

23,400

22,250

21,410

20,470

19,670

19,420

17,910

15,030

12,590

10,280

8,360

7,180

7,060

7,000

7,700

10,350

11,440

11,080

9,220

7,010

6,690

6,980

7,250

7,380

7,450

7,470

7,470

353.32

-20,210

Dec.

7,480

7,500

7,470

7,420

7,350

7,270

7,280

7,350

7,670

7,900

7,950

7,920

7,810

7,510

7,100

7,090

7,190

7,270

7,320

7,590

7,780

7,680

7,410

7,320

7,450

8,890

11,620

11,400

9,680

9,410

7,350

353.24

-120

Jan.

7,130

7,190

7,210

7,060

7,270

7,680

8,260

12,510

22,620

35,010

47,880

66,710

73,240

70,380

63,570

57,880

51,200

42,830

34,970

28,200

22,160

17,100

12,720

9,410

7,410

7,480

15,340

27,370

31,090

30,270

28,270

361.72

+20,920

Feb.

25,220

21,950

18,290

14,630

15,460

14,050

15,130

16,080

17,490

20,180

21,860

22,900

25,160

37,180

45,040

47,780

46,970

44,840

41,570

38,460

35,050

34,640

36,270

37,920

39,270

38,950

36,480

36,310

-

363.80

+8,040

Mar.

57,550

58,190

38,950

39,780

40,450

41 , 040

41,760

42,240

42 , 930

43,650

44,250

44,740

45,250

45,770

46,290

46,920

47,190

47,880

48,700

49,410

50,250

51,200

52,820

54,110

56,220

58,640

60,940

63,440

66,020

69,590

72,130

370.02

+35,820

Apr.

74,960

77,260

78,970

80,400

81,440

82,170

82,900

83,640

84,470

84,880

85,380

85,890

86,220

86,730

86,980

87,400

87,740

88,000

88,250

88,680

88,770

89,110

89,280

89,460

89,630

90,060

90,410

90,580

90,840

91,280

372.40

+19,150

May

91,650

91,890

92,150

92,550

92,600

95,040

93,300

93,570

95,750

93,750

95,920

94,100

94,100

94,640

94,820

94,820

95,270

95,650

95,720

95,900

95,720

95,900

96,080

95,990

95,990

96,080

96,170

96,170

96,170

96,170

96,170

372.95

+4,890

June

96,080

95,990

95,990

96,170

96,170

96,170

95,990

96,170

96,080

96,080

95,990

95,900

95,900

95,720

95,720

95,630

95,540

95,450

95,360

95,180

95,090

95,000

95,000

94,820

94,820

94,820

94,550

94,550

94,460

94,570

372.75

\^1 , 800

July

94,280

95,920

95,840

95,750

95,660

93,570

95,500

95,300

93,210

93,040

93,040

92,770

92,510

92,350

92,150

91,980

91,720

91,630

91,450

91,280

91,190

90,840

90,410

90,230

90,060

89,800

89,540

89,280

89,110

89,020

88,68O

372.10

-5,690

Aug.

88,510

88,250

88,080

87,830

87,570

87,400

87,060

86,890

86,640

86,390

86,140

85,890

85,720

85,550

85,300

85,150

84,800

84,720

84,470

84,300

83,89,0

83,150

82,740

82,170

81,770

81,200

80,720

79,680

78,270

76,480

74^960

370.40

-13,720

Sept.

75,510

71,O40

70,240

67,960

66,500

64,920

65,570

61,780

60,480

58,890

57,590

55,910

54,550

53,280

51,830

50,410

48,860

47,720

46,390

45,100

43,630

42,150

40,800

39,450

38,230

36,830

35,550

34,510

33,820

55,100

363.02

-41,860

Calendar year 1958. ......................... * -35,330

Water year 1958-59. ......................... * -26,810

t Elevation, in feet, at end of month. 

t Change in contents, in acre-feet.
WILLAMETTE RIVER BASIN 137

1690 Long Tom River below Pern Ridge Dam, near Smithfield, Oreg.

Location. Lat 44°07'25", long 123°17'50", in SE£ sec.4, T.17 S. , R.5 W. , on left bank 

in canalized river channel, 1,000 ft downstream from Pern Ridge Dam, which impounds 

runoff of Long Tom River and Coyote Creek, and Z\ miles south of Smithfield.

Drainage area.--252 sq mi, not including Amazon Creek basin.

Records available. August 1939 to September 1959. Prior to October 1943, published as 

''at Smithfield."

Gage. Water-stage recorder and masonry control. Datum of gage is 332.00 ft above mean 

sea level, datum of 1929 (levels by Corps of Engineers). Prior to Sept. 21, 1939, 

staff gage and Sept. 21, 1939, to Sept. 13, 1943, water-stage recorder, at site 

2j- miles downstream at datum 11.09 ft lower.

Average discharge 20 years, 561 cfs (406,100 acre-ft per year), adjusted for diversion 

to Coyote Creek since 1943.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 5,620 cfs Jan. 18: minimum daily, 33 cfs 

July 26, Aug. 1.

1939-59: Maximum discharge, 11,500 cfs Jan. 1, 1943 (gage height, 15.12 ft, site 

and datum then in use); minimum daily, 2 cfs Aug. 7, 1941.

Remarks.--Records good. Plow regulated by Pern Ridge Reservoir since 1941 (see preceding 

page). A few small diversions above station. Records include diversion for irrigation and stockwater to Coyote Creek channel through 24-inch concrete pipe, records for 

which are based on daily staff-gage readings and occasional measurements. The diversion is several hundred feet upstream and point of return to Long Tom River about 

2j- miles downstream. Discharge not adjusted for storage or release from Pern Ridge 

Reservoir as evaporation from reservoir at times exceeds natural flow and diversions, 

and beginning in November 1951 most of flow of Amazon Creek has been diverted in SE^- 

sec.29, T.17 S. , R.4 W., and discharged into Pern Ridge Reservoir; drainage area at 

point of diversion, 21.3 sq mi.

Revisions (water years). WSP 1248: 1940-41, 1948.

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1958 to September 1959

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18 

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30 

31

Total

Mean

Ac-ft

Oct.

412

412

407

437

407

407

*507

597

598

598

598

598

592

592

593

587

587

576 

577

577

571

595

625 Sis'

612

606

601

594

595

589 

625

17,260

557

34,230

Nov.

662

662

690

740

734

727

728

721

722

1,190

,650

,590

,520

,460

,040

409

*202

176 

662

1,640

1,900

1,760

1,600

528

231

178

178

178

178

179

24,835

828

49,260

Dec.

179

179

179

180

180

180

180

180

180

236

369

439

431

431

426

241

173

176 

174

196

352

433

432

427

428

592

1,040

2,080

*2,570

2,030 

1,120

16,213

523

32,160

Jan.

7.70

618

514

507

508

616

865

1,010

811

156

467

468

2,140

4,170

5,320

4,890

4,870

5,420 

4,970

4,270

3,700

3,060

2,840

2,600

2,140

1,140

1,040

1,210

2,270

2,960 

2,930

69,230

2,233

137,300

Feb.

2,860

2,790

2,690

2,550

1,460

437

213

215

216

*384

634

634

424

826

2,210

2,980

3,510

3,770 

5,840

3,580

3,340

1,550

280

114

114

916

1,960

742

-

45,239

1,616

89,730

Mar.

90

65

64

63

62

62

62

59

54

BT

55

58

59

58

58

58

58

58 

59

59

58

58

*58

59

59

60

56

55

54

54 

_52_9

2,315

74.7

4,590

Apr.

73

69

67

67

67

67

67

67

65

65

64

64

64

64

64

64

64

64 

64

64

63

55

55

55

55

55

55

54

BT

54

1,869

62.3

3,710

May

58

51

51

50

50

*50

50

50

49

4T

49

52

54

57

57

57

55

51 

57

56

54

60

63

61

60

57

57

55

55

54 

54

1,683

54.3

3,340

June

53

53

53

53

51

51

51

51

51

51

50

51

51

51

51

51

50

50 

50

51

51

54

*49

53

47

46

4?

50

50

50

1,523

50.8

3,020

July

44

3T

37

37

37

37

37

37

36

36

36

36

36

36

36

36

36

36 

34

35

37

36

36

37

34

33

3T

37

37

35

34

1,125

36.3

2,230

Aug.

33

34

*35

40

49

50

50

50

50

50

49

49

49

49

49

47

47

47 

48

48

145

210

210

211

211

211

211

402

689

774

774

4,971

160

9,860

Sept.

774

773

773

766

759

759

759

752

745

745

745

738

738

731

*724

717

717

710 

710

710

703

703

703

695

695

689

682

477

330

52_9

20,851

695

41,360

Calendar year 1953 : Max 3,940 Mln 41 Mean 608 Ac-ft 440,400

Water year 1958-59= Max 5,420 "in 33 Mean 567 Ac-ft 410,800

* Discharge measurement made on this day.
138 WILLAMETTE RIVER BASIN

1695. Amazon Creek near Eugene, Oreg.

Location. Lat 44°03'40", long 123°11'40", in SE^ sec.29, T.17 S., R.4 W., on right bank 

250 ft upstream from diversion structure and 5 miles west of Eugene.

Drainage area.--21.3 sq mi.

Records available. October 1954 to September 1959.

Gage. Water-stage recorder and concrete control. Datum of gage is 372.41 ft above mean 

sea level, datum of 1929, supplementary adjustment of 1947.

Average discharge. 5 years, 31.4 cfs (22,730 acre-ft per year).

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 2,380 cfs Jan. 12 (gage height, 8.91 ft); no 

flow at times during several months.

1954-59: Maximum discharge, 3,000 cfs Dec. 20, 1957 (gage height, 9.52 ft); no 

flow at times each year.

Remarks. Records good above 10 cfs, fair from 1.0 to 10 cfs, and poor below. During 

summer and fall natural flow (if any) may be augmented slightly by return flow from 

irrigation in and below the city of Eugene. Records include diversion at station to 

Fern Ridge Reservoir; diversion in 1959 water year amounted to 18,480 acre-ft.

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1958 to September 1959

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30 

31

Total

Mean

Cfsra

In.

Ac-It

Oct.

0"0

0

0

.1

.1

*..!

.2

.3

.3

.4

.3

.3

.3

.3

.4

.4

.4

~5.0 12

1.3

.7

.5

.6

.3

.4

.3

.3

.3

.3 

.3

26.2

0.85

0.040

0.05

52

Nov.

2.8

1.3 275-

2.1

3.2

2.5

5.7

4.7

26

8.7

2.8

1.3

46

34

19

5.9

4.0

3.0

352

TT

24

9.6

7.7

6.3

*6.3

5.0

3.2

2.8

2.5

2.0

671.0

22.4

1.05

1.17

1,330

Dec.

1.9

571

3.2

3.6

2.7

1.9

3.2

6.3

22

27

34

32

29

9.3

7.2

7.2

6.7

6.3

5.9

7.7

55

18

13

22

33

115

~50 130

36

*28 

18

737.2

23.8

1.12

1.29

1,460

Jan.

18

24

11

63~8.2

76

81

452

378

349

462

794

111

65

42

128

65

46

36

30

22

19

19

89

42

35

799 256"

94

63 

46

4,717.2

152

7.14

8.24

9,360

Feb.

33

27

20

18

14

18

24

18

70

168

51

32

 103

1,280

288

222

87

83

60

37

41

26

22

15

12.

18

27

15

2,829

101

4.74

4.94

5,610

Calendar year 1958: Max 1,000 Mln 0

Mar.

12

11

9.3

8.7

8.2

7.7

7.2

6.7

9.3

9.6

7.2

8.2

8.7

7.7

6.3

6^

7.2

9.3

29

8.7

42

29

34

29

 60

128

51

76

63

~53 147 

910.0

29.4

1.38

1.59

1,800

Apr.

42

33

22

18

11

9.6

8.2

7.7

7.2

6.3

6.7

8.2

5.9

5.6

6.0

5.0

4.7

5.3

3.6

2.9

2.7

1.9

1.3

1^2.

1.4

5.7

4.5

3.4

3.3

5.3

249.6

8.32

0.391

0.44

495

May

4.0

4.0

3.6

2.4

 4.8

3.6

3.1

1.8

4.2

3.0

1.3

.7

.4

14

14

5.0

7.2

11

30~6~.3

4.7

3.1

1.8

1.0

.6

.6

.8

1.0

.6

.6 

.5

139.7

4.51

0.212

0.24

277

June

0.4

.4

.5

.5

5.0

2.4

.6

.6

.6

1.3

.7

.5

.5

.5

.5

.2

.3

.3

.2

.2

.3

».4

.2

.2

.1

.1

.1

.3

.3

.2

18.4

0.61

0.029

0.03

36

July

0.2

.1

.1

0

.3

.674-

.4

.2

.1

.1

.2

.4

.2

.1

.2

.1

.1

.2

.3

.1

0

.1

.2

.3

.4

.3

.1

.1

0 

.1

6.0

0.19

O.OOS9

0.01

12

Aug.

0.2

.3

*.3

.2

.4

.2

.1

0-Q

.1

.1

0

0

0

0

0

.1

.1.1.1

0

.1.1

.2

.1

.1

0

0

0

.1 

.2

3.2

0.10

0.0047

0.006

6.3

Sept.

0.1

00-

0

0

0

.1

.2

.2

.1

0

.1

.1

»0

.1

.1

.4

.2

.2

.2

.7

.5

.5

.3

.3

.2

.8

74

.4

.3

6.5

0.22

0.010

0.01

13

Mean 27.5 Cfam 1.29 In. 17.50 Ac-ft 19,880

Water year 1958-59: Max 1,280 Mln 0 Mean 28.3 Cfsra 1.33 In. 18.02 Ac-ft 20,450

Peak discharge (base, 400 cfs). Nov. 19 (32:30 p.m.) 688 cfs (5.89 ft); Jan. 8 (2 p.m.) 1,170 cfs 

(6.95 ft); Jan. 12 (2:30 a.m.) 2,380 cfs (8.91 ft)j Jan. 27 (2:30 p.m.) 1,630 cfs (7.96 ft); 

Feb. 14 (2:50 a.m.) 1,850 cfs (8.28 ft).______________________________________________

* Discharge measurement or observation of no flow made on this day.
WILLAMETTE RIVER BASIM 139

1700. Long Tom River at Monroe, Oreg.

Location. Lat 44°18'50", long 123°17'45", in NE^ sec.33, T.14 S. , R.5 W. , on left bank 

in canalized river channel at Monroe, just downstream from Shafer Creek, 

upstream from a concrete drop structure.

Drainage area. 391 sq mi.

Records available. November 1920 to July 1921, October 1921 to April 1926, November

1926 to May 1927, October 1927 to September 1959. Prior to October 1930, published as ''near Monroe.'1

Gage.--Water-stage recorder and concrete control. Datum of gage is 270.00 ft above mean 

sea level, datum of 1929 (levels by Corps of Engineers). Prior to Nov. 24, 1944, staff 

gages at various sites ranging from present site to lj miles downstream, at different 

datums.

Average discharge.--36 years (1921-25, 1927-59), 783 cfs (566,900 acre-ft per year).

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 6,900 cfs Jan. 16 (gage height, 8.75 ft); minimum, 31 cfs July 31, Aug. 1, 3, 4.

1920-59: Maximum discharge, 19,300 cfs Jan. 2, 1943 (gage height, 17.14 ft, site 

and datum then in use, from graph based on gage readings), includes some overflow from 

Willamette River near Junction City; no flow Oct. 20-22, 1944 (water filling pool at 

gage); minimum observed prior to regulation of flow, 7 cfs Sept. 29, Oct. 1, 1939.

Remarks. Records excellent. Flow regulated by Fern Ridge Reservoir since 1941 (see

p. 136). A few small diversions above station. In 1943-44 river channel was improved 

from outlet of Fern Ridge Reservoir to a point below Monroe.

Revisions (water years). WSP 654: Drainage area. WSP 1248: 1923, 1927, 1928(M). 

WSP 1288:1952 (yearly runoff only).

Rating tables, water year 1958-59 (gage height. In feet, and discharge, In cubic feet per second) 

Oct. 1 to Dec. 28 Dec. 29 to Sept. 30

4.6 212 31

4.9 435

5.5 985

6.5 

7.1

2,230

3,330

4.15

4.2

4.3

37

4.6 

5.0 

5.5

215

490

920

6.5 

7.5 

9.0

2,130

4,000

7 , 500

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1958 to September 1959

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30 

31

Total

Mean

Ac-ft

Oct.

435

4S5

435

435

435

435

*498

633

633

633

633

633

624

606

615

615

624

624

615

624

615

633

660

660

651

642

642

642

642

633 

660

18,300

590

36,300

Nov.

723

714

723

795

795

795

813

813

849

1,120

1,700

1,640

1,640

1,640

1,490

642

408

272

1,420

2,910

2,540

2,150

1,930

*1,130

471

338

301

287

266

260

31,575

1,052

52,630

Dec.

260

260

279

266

260

260

287

301

330

453

606

732

687

651

624

489

294

287

279

308

597

705

660

651

786

1,330

2,290

5,250

*3,180'

2,710 

1,620

25,692

829

50,960

Jan.

1,090

1,010

775

730

757

910

1,390

2,390

4,020

3,460

3,350

4,860

4,400

5,480

6,440

6.610

5,870

6,540

6,130

5,270

4,460

3,740

3,340

3,380

2,910

1,780

3,150

3,960

3,520

4,110 

3,760

109,592

3,535

217,400

Feb.

3,540

3,340

3,160

2,980

2,120

942

522

482

546

1,010

1,030

*1,010

920

3,470

4,990

5,030

5,030

4,810

5,060

4,660

4,310

2,680

850

514

468

775

2,290

1,500

-

.......

68,039

2,430

135,000

Mar.

387

303

275

257

245

233

227

221

215

221

215

198

198

198

188

176

m193

263

233

233

233

*296

282

313

642

482

430

452

890 

1,120

9,995

322

19,820

Apr.

650

460

387

345

310

275

245

233

221

210

198

193

182

176

171

166

160

160

150

145

145

130

125

120

115

125

130

130

125

130

6,312

210

12,520

May

135

12F

115

115

120

*125

110

110

110

101

97

92

97

110

115

106

115

110

106

101

97

97

101

97

97

88

88

84

84

79 79-

3,206

103

6,360

June

79

75

70

75

79

79

75

75

79

84_

79

75

75

70

66

66

66

66

62

58

5454"

*66

66

62

54

54

58

66

62

2,049

68.3

4,060

July

58

4T

41

41

39

39

39

39

39

37

37

37

35

35

34

34

34

33

33

33

33

34

34

34

33

33

33

33

33

33 

32

1,123

36.2

2,230

Aug.

32

32

32

*31

34

35

35

35

37

35

34

35

37

37

37

39

37

37

37

39

54

193

193

198

193

193

193

303

626

757 

757

4,367

141

8,660

Sept.

766

766

766

757

757

757

748

748

748

739

739

739

739

730

*730

730

714

722

722

722

714

714

706

698

698

698

698

618

359

'^TO ooy

21,101

703

41,850

Calendar year 1958: Max 5,380 Mln 43 Mean 913 Ac-ft 660,700

Water year 1958-59: Max 6,610 Min 31 '"^ean 826 »c-ft 597,800

Discharge measurement made on this day.
140 WILLAMETTE RIVER BASIN

1710. Marys River near Philomath, Oreg.

Location (revised). Lat 44°31'35", long 123°20'00", in NE^SE^ sec.18, T.12 S., R.5 W., 

near midspan on downstream side of bridge on Bellfountain Road, 0.6 mile downstream 

from Newton Creek and 2.0 miles southeast of Philomath.

Drainage area. 159 sq mi (including drainage area of Evergreen Creek above Bellfountain 

Road, 1.4 miles south of station).

Records available.--October 1940 to September 1959.

.--Wire-weight gage read twice daily, more often during floods. Altitude of gage is 

"8 ft (by barometer).

Average discharge. 19 years, 474 cfs (343,200 acre-ft per year).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 8,130 cfs Jan. 9 (gage height, 20.68 ft, from 

floodmarks); minimum observed, 6.9 cfs Sept. 2.

1940-59: Maximum discharge observed, 8 660 cfs Dec. 21, 1955 (gage height, 20.83 ft 

ft); minimum observed, 4.7 cfs Oct. 15, 1952.

Remarks. Records good. Records include flow of Evergreen Creek at Bellfountain Road 

crossing 1.4 miles south of station, with which overflow from Marys River may at times 

be mingled. Slight regulation by small storage reservoir on Rock Creek from which 

municipal supply is diverted for city of Corvallis. Other small diversions above 

station for irrigation of 1,500 acres.

Revisions.--WSP 1218: Drainage area.

Rating tables, water year 1958-59 (gage height, in feet, and discharge,

in cubic feet per second) 

(Shifting-control method used Nov. 25 to Dec. 26, Mar. 30 to May 2)

Oct. 1 to Jan. 8

1.5 

1.7 

2.0 

2.5 

3.0 

4.0

7.5

12

23

51

85

177

5.0

7.0

10.0

14.0

18.0

21.0

308

661

1,330

2,510

3,850

9,250

1.6 

1.8 

2.0 

2.5 

3.0 

4.0

Jan. 9 to Sept. 30

5.0

7.0

10.0

14.0

18.0

21.0

74

170

303

661

1,330

2,510

3,850

9,250

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1958 to September 1959

Day

1

£

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27 

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Ac-ft

Oct.

9.5 

9.8

9.5

9.8

9.1

8.5

3TF

9.5

13

12

13

13

12

12

12

11

11

12

95

109

74

40

30

*24

24

21

19 

18

. 17 

17

23

706.2

22.8

0.143

0.17

1,400

Nov.

38 

33

5S

82

87

177

359

385

833

888

480

397

720

1,060

930

600

426

482

2,380

2,440

1,550

1,020

740

589

407

383

300 

242

255

236

18,554

618

3.89

4.34

36,800

Dec.

223 

218

*25B"

239

232

222

246

292

280

287

327

416

410

376

330

294

266

244

241

223

340

387

343

311

424

926

1.450 

1,390

1,180

1,010

894

14,256

460

2.89

3.33

28,280

Jan.

800 

750

576

500

460

424

6154

3,920

6,600

5,400

3,810

*4,960

3,440

2,470

1,870

*1,560

1,230

1,060

1,080

968

880

780

708

1,040

950

842

2,810 

3,310

2,510

2,190

1,770

60,272

1,944

12.2

14.10

119,500

Feb.

1,400 

1,120

941

808

700

672

661

612

625

813

780

678

700

2,100

2,410

5,150

2,680

2,350

2,650

2,100

1,770

1,360

1,150

926

760

720

665 

604

-

35,885

1,282

8.06

8.39

71,180

Calendar year 1958: Max 3,860 Mln 7.0

Mar.

562 

*512

472

434

380

343

353

540

359

380

350

521

383

417

356

350

343

353

598

541

581

570

655

642

696

1,020

922 

1,000

1,200

1 f 980 1 "826

19,213

620

3.90

4.49

38,110

Apr.

1.460 

1,260

988

832

736

627

566

508

*467

427

404

366

350

334

308

282

280

264

250

241

224

215

205

200

191

191

192

211

194

205

12,916

451

2.71

3.02

25,620

May

207 

188

186

180

278

324

284

257

236

227

203

187

175

187

211

196

180

178

168

158

*152

132

108

129

125

127

128 

117

110

95

5,541

179

1.15

1.50

10,990

June

86 

94

94

98

108

110

88

90

132

146

119

101

97

80

76

82

78

76

60

60

64

53

55

59

57

59

56 

56

54

52

2,458

81.5

0.511

0.57

4,840

July

49 

44

41

36

39

41

40

*43

36

32

28

28

26

25

25

25

21

20

18

15

14

12.

14

15

13

16

14 

14

14

14

15

786

25.4

0.160

0.18

1,560

Aug.

12 

12

10

12

12

12

12

9.9

9.4

9.9

9.9

9.9

*9.9

9.9

9.9

9.9

8.5

9.2

9.2

9.4

9.9

9.9

9.2

9.4

8.0

8.0

8.0 

8.5

9.4

8.0 

9.4

304.6

9.83

0.062

0.07

604

Sept.

8.0 

7.6

OJ

8.5

29

25

24

20

18

17

13

14

16

13

16

16

16

21

80

104

76

67

*50

40

35

67 m97 

70

1,328.1

44.3

0.279

0.51

2,630

Mean 449 Cfsm 2.82 In. 38.52 Ac-ft 524,900

Water year 1958-59: Max 6,600 Mln 7.6 Mean 473 Cfsm 2.97 In. 40.27 Ac-ft 341,500

Peak discharge (base, 5,200 cfs, revised).--Nov. 19 (7 a.m.) 3,210 cfs (16.20 ft); Jan. 9 (l a.m.) 

8,130 cfs (20.68 ft); Jan. 12 (6 a.m.) 6,050 cfs (20.00 ft); Jan. 27 (7 p.m.) 5,850 cfs (18.00 ft); 

Feb. 16 (7 a.m.) 5,270 efs (16.40 ft)._____________________________________________

* Discharge measurement made on this day.
WILLAMETTE RIVER BASIN 141

1720. Calapooya River at Holley, Oreg.

Location. Lat 44°21'05", long 122°47'10", in SE£ sec. 15, T.14 S., R.I W. , on right bank 

200 ft downstream from bridge on State Highway 288, 0.3 mile southwest of Holley, and 

5.0 miles upstream from Brush Creek.

Drainage area. IPS sq mi.

Records available. September 1935 to September 1959.

Gage. Staff gage read once daily below and two or more times daily above 3.0 ft gage 

neight. Datum of gage is 527.20 ft above mean sea level, datum of 1929.

Average discharge . 24 years, 450 cfs (325,800 acre-ft per year).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 4,660 cfs Nov. 19 (gage height, 7.13 ft, from 

graph based on gage readings) , maximum gage height, 7.25 ft Jan. 27 (from graph based 

on gage readings); minimum discharge observed, 25 cfs Oct. 16.

1935-59: Maximum discharge, 12,200 cfs Dec. 28, 1945 (gage height, 14.1 ft, from 

floodmark); minimum observed, 13 cfs Sept. 8, 1940.

Remarks.--Records good. Slight regulation at times during low-water periods by small dam 

upstream; diversions for irrigation of about 150 acres above station.

Cooperation.--Gage-height record collected in cooperation with U. S. Weather Bureau. 

Revisions (water years). WSF 1044: 1943: WSP 1218: Drainage area.

Rating tables, water year 1958-59 (gage height, In feet, and discharge, 

In cubic feet per second)

Oct. 1 to Nov. 19 2O to Sept. 30

1.0 

1.5 

2.0

35

58

175

370

3.0 

4.0 

6.0 

7.0

880

1,560

3,370

4,500

1.0 

1.5 

2.0

35

54

145

305

3.0 770

4.0 1,410

6.0 3,220

7.0 4,350

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1958 to September 1959

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Ac-ft

Oct.

*27

26

26

26

26

26

26

45

42

32

29

28

27

26

26

25

26

32

137

174

82

58

57

44

39

34

34

33

32

31

32

1,308

42.2

0.402

0.46

2,590

Nov.

34

40

48

334

265

573

670

997

1,060

892

565

*725

1,950

1,380

898

635

496

890

4.100

*2,960

1,510

998

734

620

528

438

373

337

305

280

25,635

854

8.13

9.08

50,850

Dec.

256

260

413

373

313

298

462

510

497

542

1,170

1.5SO

878

655

528

452

385

337

305

277

349

291

*277

249

320

556

956

776

776

968

16,585

535

5.10

5.87

32,900

Jan.

670

570

474

425

538

538

570

758

1,260

2,290

2,430

5.550

1,980

1,310

998

902

722

635

615

560

510

466

470

886

920

782

3,310

2,830

1,670

1,300

1,150

36,069

1,164

11.1

12.78

71,540

Feb.

980

806

675

*615

556

570

538

506

502

538

470

409

605

,210

,070

.650

,360

,140

,250

,140

950

788

695

610

556

551

560

570

-

21,850

780

7.43

7.74

43,340

Mar.

620

580

515

461

438

377

357

329

337

333

298

349

393

357

329

329

365

456

690

*542

635

670

605

546

620

,220

,050

,110

,060

^670

,550

19,191

619

5.90

6.80

38,060

Apr.

1,400

1,300

1,030

848

722

615

520

461

417

377

353

329

298

280

266

246

228

210

204

188

185

191

188

185

185

256

417

*506

405

506

13,316

444

4.23

4.72

26,410

May

560

492

461

385

848

968

734

610

538

474

413

377

349

393

385

337

369

470

506

443

385

345

305

277

270

270

274

252

224

207

191

13,112

423

4.03

4.64

26,010

June

179

165

160

158

260

252

207

182

*210

260

228

200

185

170

160

150

145

135

128

120

112

110

104

104

96

108

100

104

102

87

4,681

156

1.49

1.66

9,280

July

86

82

76

76

82

76

93

82

73

68

66

64

64

63

62

61

60

58

56

53

*52

50

49

50

49

48

47

46

45

45

44

1,926

62.1

0.591

0.68

3,820

Aug.

43

42

40

40

40

40

39

38

38

37

36

35

34

34

34

33

33

33

33

33

33

33

33

32

51

31

31

38

34

32

31

1,094

35.3

0.336

0.39

2,170

Sept.

*31

31

30

31

82

173

106

70

58

51

44

40

39

38

40

40

39

58

61

256

235

132

93

74

68

348

252" 377

173

145

3,215

107

1.02

1.14

6,380

Calendar year 1958- "ax 4,100 Mln 25 Mean 449 Cfsm 4.28 In. 58.08 Ac-ft 325,300

Water year 1958-59: Max 4,100 Min 25 Mean 433 Cfsm 4.12 In. 55.96 Ac-ft 313,400

Peak discharge (base. 3,400 cfs, revised) . Nov. 19 ( 4 p.m. 

4,470 ofs (7.10 ft); Jan. 27 (4 p.m.) 4,650 cfs J7.25 ft).

4 p.m.) 4,660 cfs (7.13 ft); Jan. 12 (4 a.m.)

Discharge measurement made on this day.
142 WILLAMETTE RIVER BASIN

1735. Calapooya River at Albany, Oreg.

Location. Lat 44°37'15", long 123°07'40", in NW-J sec. 13, T.ll S., R.4 W. , near right 

bank on upstream side of highway bridge, half a mile downstream from Oak Creek, 

I? miles southwest of Albany, and 3 miles upstream from mouth.

Drainage area . 372 sq mi.

Records available. October 1940 to September 1959.

Gage. Wire-weight gage read twice daily, more often at high stages. Datum of gage is 

180.37 ft above mean sea level, datum of 1929.

Average discharge. 19 years, 931 cfs (674,000 acre-ft per year).

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 13,400 cfs Jan. 13 (gage height, 19.0 ft, from 

graph based on gage readings); minimum observed, 15 cfs Oct. 7.

1940-59: Maximum discharge observed, 32,700 cfs Dec. 22, 1955 (gage height, 

22.12 ft); maximum gage height, 25.5 ft Jan. 2, 1943, from graph based on gage readings 

(backwater from Willamette River); minimum discharge observed, 4 cfs Oct. 7, 1952; 

minimum daily, 6 cfs Aug. 14, 21, 28, Sept. 18, 1951, Sept. 30, 1952.

Remarks. Records good except those below 100 cfs, which are fair. Diurnal fluctuation 

caused by ponds at flour mills near Shedd. Diversions for irrigation of 2,200 acres 

above station.

Revisions. WSP 1218; Drainage area.

Rating tables, water year 1958-59 (gage height, in feet, and discharge,

in cubic feet per second) 

(Backwater from Willamette River Feb. 2,3)

Oct. 1 to Jan Jan. 13 to Sept. 30

1.4 

1.6 

2.0 

2.5 

3.0 

3.5

25

50

100

174

280

7.0

11.0

14.0

16.0

18.0

19.0

1,470

3,140

5,160

7,350

10,500

13,400

3.0 

3.5

50

100

178

295

7.0

11.0

14.0

16.0

18.0

19.0

1,570

3,370

5,710

7,910

11,000

13,400

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1958 to September 1959

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6 

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

ZZ

Z3

Z4

Z5

26

Z7

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Ac-ft

Oct.

35

31

31

31

29

19 

2T

32

32

29

28

37

23

*50

34

34

34

33

26

23

T26~ 136

90

79

78

68

37

67

52

46

46

1,442

46.5

0.125

0.14

2,860

Nov.

42

29

43

74

49

212 

536

630

1,260

1,270

1,040

634

788

2,170

2,150

1,470

910

752

2,050

6,710

7,080

3,670

1,850

*1,260

1,080

875

696

616

532

476

40,954

1,365

3.67

4.09

81,230

Dec .

448

420

42fJ

665

546

469 

560

896

931

1,050

1,300

2,190

2,270

1,440

1,060

854

746

648

616

560

1,030

970

623

578

962

1,300

3,160

5,520

2,510

2,030

1,850

36,422

1,175

5.16

5.64

72,240

Jan.

1,440

1,280

1,110

854

805

1,120 

*1,950

5,040

4,900

7,540

8,000

10,600

10.900

£,990

3,220

2,570

3,070

2,050

1,630

1,510

1,230

1,070

995

1,970

2,400

1,830

5,140

9,010

8,100

4,650

5,120

111,074

3,585

9.65

11.10

220,500

Feb.

2,290

1,670

1,390

1,210

1,070

967 

1,060

953

897

1,250

1,290

932

820

4,030

6,870

*5,610

4,370

3,200

2,550

2,170

1,970

1,690

1,390

1,190

1,050

995

1,090

1,040

 - 

54,794

1,957

5.26

5.48

108,700

Mar.

960

967

885

788

694

654 

586

556

545

574

522

498

575

760

622

566

526

614

1,150

1,140

1,100

1,710

1,540

1,510

1,200

2,560

5,010

2,310

2,370

2,700

*3,170

37,213

1,200

3.23

5.72

75,810

Apr.

2.570

2,190

1,900

1,490

1,220

1,070 

918

815

702

622

558

518

487

442

424

592

362

347

320

310

290

278

275

270

265

258

35sf

522

614

508

21,305

710

1.91

2.15

42,250

Hay

718

710

650

606

610

1.690 

1,490

1,060

974

820

*710

598

552

490

658

586

512

750

827

799

662

558

484

417

395

368

350

353

362

290

280

20,269

654

1.76

2.03

40,200

June

265

240

230

216

225

332 

300

270

240

272

323

280

265

235

216

202

190

186

*165

160

142

144

136

152

126

151

126

126

125 I2"3-

6,141

205

0.551

0.61

12,180

July

120

TTo

110

107

102

104 

120

112

104

105

93

73

56

101

88

81

86

77

52

59

90

66

58

56

55

67

30

BT

61

52

47

2,468

79.6

0.214

0.25

4,900

Aug.

52

46

23

*35

44

42 

36

32

32

22

31

42

35

35

33

25

19

27

35

36

35

52

22

20

29

35

30

27

25

25

19

979

31.6

0.085

0.10

1,940

Sept.

23.

51

32

31

30

32 

60

146

101

79

73

70

57

35

65

38

*37

47

55

65

96

250

171

123

102

98

3SB" 466

270

200

3,255

108

0.290

0.52

6,450

Calendar year 1958: Max 9,420 Min 14 

Water year 1958-59: Max 10,900 Min 19

Mean 890 Cfsm 2.59 In. 52.45 Ac-ft 664,200 

Mean 921 Cfsm 2.48 In. 55.61 Ac-ft 667,100

Discharge measurement made on this day.
WILLAMETTE RIVER BASIN 143

1740. Willamette River at Albany, Oreg.

Location. Lat 44°38'20", long 123°06'20", in SW£ sec.6, T.ll S., R.3 W., on right bank 

at Albany, a quarter of a mile downstream from Calapooya River and at mile 120.0.

Drainage area. 4,840 sq mi, approximately.

Records available . November 1878 to April 1888 (fragmentary), January to June 1892, 

November 1892 to September 1894, December 1894 to September 1959. Monthly discharge 

only for some periods, published in WSP 1318.

.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 172.18 ft above mean sea level, datum'of 

929, supplementary adjustment of 1947. Prior to Sept. 27, 1906, staff gage at site

a quarter of a mile upstream at same datum. Sept. 27, 1906, to Nov. 13, 1934, staff

gage at site 300 ft upstream at same datum.

Average discharge.--65 years (1893-94, 1895-1959), 14,410 cfs (10,430,000 acre-ft per 

year).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 77,200 cfs Jan. 29 (gage height, 17,50 ft); 

minimum, 3,750 cfs July 22.

1878-82, 1892-1959: Maximum discharge, 266,000 cfs Jan. 14, 1881 (gage height, 

32.8 ft); minimum, 1,840 cfs Sept. 1, 2, 1940.

Maximum stage known, 36.0 ft Dec. 4, 1861 (discharge, 340,000 cfs, from rating 

curve extended above 220,000 cfs). Flood of Feb. 4, 1890, reached a stage of 33.9 ft 

(discharge, 291,000 cfs).

Remarks. Records good. Flow regulated at times by Lookout Point, Cottage Grove, Dorena, 

and Fern Ridge Reservoirs (see elsewhere in this report). Albany power canal diverts 

water from South Santiam River at Lebanon and discharges into Calapooya River near 

mouth; small diversions for irrigation and municipal water supply.

Revisions (water years). WSP 694: Drainage area. WSP 904: 1939. WSP 964: 1881, 

19321MJ.WSP 964 Idaily high-water figures only) and WSP 1318 (monthly and annual 

figures only): 1894, 1897, 1901, 1903, 1908, 1910, 1916, 1923, 1927. WSP 984: 1916 

WSP 1248: 1895, 1902, 1907, 1915(M), 1917(M), 1918-19, 1934(M).

Rating tables, water year 1958-59 (gage height, in feet, and discharge, 

in cubic feet per second)

Oct. 1 to Jan. 28 Jan. 29 to Sept. 30

-0.5

0.0

4.0

10.0

18.0

5,300

6,300

16,800

39,300

80,200

-1.4

0.0

4.0

10.0

18.0

3,890

6,680

17,800

41,000

80,200

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1958 to September 1959

Day

1 

2 

3 

4 

5

6 

7 

8 

9 

10

11 

12

13 

14 

15

16 

17 

18 

19 

20

21 

22 

23 

24 

25

26 

27 

28 

29 

30 

31

Total 

Mean 

Ac-ft

Oct.

6,020 

5,940 

5,920 

5,980 

5,880

5,860 

5,920 

6,040 

6,120 

6,300

6,020 

5,540

5*580

5,840 

5,780 

5,980 

6,020 

6,920

8.040

6*740 

6,670 

6,610

6,340 

6,300 

6,480 

6,220 

6,260 

6,280

191,700 

6,184 

380,200

Nov.

6,370 

5,900

ffl

7,050

7,930 

10,300 

14,200 

19,400 

19,700

19,200 

18,800 

20,400 

31,900 

35,100

29,300 

23,600 

18,800 

22,400 

51,000

61,200 

50,800 

36,100 

*28,700 

23,100

17,500 

14,600 

12,600 

11,400 

10,500

639,650 

21,320 

*1,269

Dec.

9,780 

9,700 

10,200 

11,200 

10, 700

9,700 

9.460 

11,466 

15,100 

14,600

18,000 

27,800 

34.600 

28.000 

23,600

20,100 

19,600 

15,500 

13,600 

12,900

13,000 

13,400 

12,100 

10,400 

10,600

12,300 

19,300 

25,000 

23,800 

22,300 

23,500

509,240 

16,430 

*1,010

Jan.

22,000 

20,400 

17,800 

15,200 

14.000

15,600 

*17,400 

23,600 

36,500 

49,400

57,200 

66,500 

75,000 

62, 606 

45,600

41,000 

39,100 

33,500 

30,000 

27,400

24,900 

22,800 

21.000 

21,400 

25,200

25,900 

30,900 

58,400 

74,800 

59,000 

53,200

*U27.3 

36,360 

*2,236

Feb.

47,800 

44,200 

40,600 

31 , 900 

26,800

25,100 

21,400 

18,000 

16,600 

17,400

18,000 

16,500 

15,000 

24,400 

42,700

*47,500 

46,200 

45,100 

42,400 

39,500

35,400 

29,400 

22,800 

19,600 

17,500

15,700 

16,500 

16,900

798,700 

28,520 

*1,584

Mar.

15,100 

15,000 

14,900 

14,000 

13,200

12,200 

11,200 

10,600 

10,300 

10,200

10,000 

9,680 

10. 100 

11,000 

10,700

10,100 

9,920 

10,200 

11,900 

13,500

12,900 

14,700 

15,700 

15,200 

15,300

18,700 

25,900 

24,900 

24,600 

26 , 800 

*55.200

461,700 

14,890 

915,800

Apr.

55,300 

30, 500 

29,200 

27,100 

23,400

21,100 

19,400 

16,500 

14,800 

13,300

12,400 

11,400 

10,900 

10,500 

9,900

9,550 

9,100 

8,750 

8,480 

8,220

8,000 

7.810 

7,830 

7,810 

7,860

7,980 

8,620 

9,600 

10,100 

9,850

413,060 

13,770 

819,300

May

10,800 

11,500 

11,000 

10,600 

10,400

15,100 

17,900 

16,700 

15,500 

15,000

*13,700 

12,900 

12,300 

12,300 

13,200

13,600 

12,900 

13,600 

14,800 

15,200

14,500 

13,100 

11,400 

10,100 

9,600

9,280 

9,250 

8,900 

8,880 

8,340 

8,120

380,470 

12,270 

754,700

June

7,880 

7,620 

7,280 

6,870 

6,870

8,750 

10.000 

9,200 

8,680 

8,650

9,380 

8,750 

8,100 

7,280 

6,750

*6,570 

6,310 

6,240 

6,090 

6,170

6,090 

5,950 

5,680 

5,360 

5,180

5,180 

5,160 

5,180 

5,020 

4.900

207,140 

6,905 

410, 900

July

4,620 

4,850 

4,750 

4,560 

4,490

4,580 

4,620 

4,680 

4,770 

4,490

4,250 

4,250 

4,140 

4,140 

4,160

4,270 

4,340 

4,210 

4,030 

4,000

3,960 

5.910 

47550 

4,090 

4,200

4,210 

4,200 

4,160 

4,160 

4,250 

4,270

135,620 

4,510 

265,000

Aug.

4,270 

4,300 

4,300 

*4, 340 

4,340

4,360 

4,340 

4.250 

4,270 

4,300

4,290 

4,590 

4,380 

4,450 

4,390

4,290 

4,290 

4,360 

4,450 

4,450

4,470 

4,470 

4,490 

4,450 

4,430

4,390 

4,590 

4,360 

4,430 

4.510 

4,470

135,670 

4,576 

269,100

Sept.

4,430 

4,490 

4.360 

4,390 

4,490

4,750 

5,280 

5,280 

4,960 

4,890

4,680 

4,700 

4,660 

4,580 

4,600

4,750 

*4,790 

4,890 

5,020 

5,080

5,680 

62,80 

5,800 

5,320 

5,080

5,040 

9,040 

9.050 

7,780 

7,740

161,880 

5,396 

321,100

Calendar year 1958: Max 81,400 Min 4,320 Mean 16,350 Cfsm 3.38 In. 45.85 Ac-ft 11,840,000 

Water year 1958-59: Max 75,000 Min 3,910 Mean 14,140 Cfsm 2.92 In. 39.65 Ac-ft 10,240,000

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

* Expressed in thousands.
144 WILLAMETTE RIVER BASIK

1780. North Santiam River below Boulder Creek, near Detroit, Oreg.

Location. Lat 44°42'25", long 122°06'00" , in SE^NW^ sec.17, T.10 S., R.6 E., on right

 bank 0.5 mile downstream from Boulder Creek and 3.0 miles southeast of Detroit.

Drainage area . 216 sq mi.

Records available. January 1907 to October 1909, October 1928 to September 1959.

 Monthly discharge only January 1907, published in WSP 1318. Prior to October 1952, 

published as "at Detroit."

.--Water-stage recorder. Datura of gage is 1,590.07 ft above mean sea level, datum 

of 1929, supplementary adjustment of 1947. Jan. 24, 1907, to Oct. 31, 1909, staff 

gage at site if miles downstream and Oct. 1, 1928, to June 30, 1932, at site 2 ? miles 

downstream, at different datums. July 1, 1932, to Sept. 30, 1952, water-stage 

recorder at site 2 miles downstream at datum 114.39 ft lower.

Average discharge. 33 years, 998 cfs (722,500 acre-ft per year).

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 4,770 cfs Nov. 20 (gage height, 5.90 ft); min-

 imum, 400 cfs Oct. 5-7, 16, 17 (gage height, 2.60 ft).

1907-9, 1928-59: Maximum discharge, 20,300 cfs Dec. 28, 1945 (gage height, 

11.24 ft, site and datum then in use); minimum, 250 cfs Sept. 13, 1909 (gage height, 

0.40 ft, site and datum then in use).

Remarks. Records excellent. No diversion above station. Records of water temperatures 

for the water year 1959 are given in WSP 1644.

Revisions (water years).--WSP 814: Drainage area at former site. WSP 1248: 1931.

Rating table, water year 1958-59 (gage height. In feet and 

discharge, In cubic feet per second)

2.6 

3.0 

3.5

400

630

1,010

4.0 

5.0 

6.0

1,500 

2,960 

5.OOO

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1958 to September 1959

Day

l

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Ac-ft

Oct.

425

*415

415

405

400

400

400

478

445

435

425

420

415

410

405

405

405

440

651

617

494

466

456

435

430

425 

425

420

415

410

405

13,592

438

2.03

2.34

26,960

Nov.

410

410

425

578

630

*1,180

1,100

1,870

1,680

1,510

1,140

1,070

2,030

1,520

1,190

1,010

890

1,450

3,800

4.450

3,160

2,300

1,930

1,850

1,620

1,380 

1,200

1,100

1,020

986

44,869

1,496

6.93

7.73

89,000

Dec.

1,030

1,180

2,160

1,660

1,330

1,230

1,620

1,580

*1,520

1,650

5, 560

2,960

2,090

1,670

1,410

1,260

*1,140

1,060

1,010

954

1,020

946

898

866

874

,010 

,150

,070

,150

,400

,330

45,588

1,406

6.51

7.50

86,460

Jan.

,290

,190

,090

,020

,OOO

962

954

,100

,320

,300

,540

,.740

,700

,040

,720

,540

,420

,380

,510

,210

,140

,100

,170

,080

,000

,740 

,960

,650

* ,100

, 800

,650

52,196

1,684

7.80

8.99

105,500

Feb.

1.490

1,550

1,250

1,230

1,150

1,140

1,080

1,020

1,000

962

906

866

858

922

890

1,060

1,070

1,020

1,060

1,050

978

946

906

882

874

874 

874

882

-

28,570

1,020

4.72

4.92

56,670

Calendar year 1958 : Max 4,560 Mln 400

Mar.

954

970

954

914

890

882

866

858

850

826

*810

850

866

834

810

818

858

970

1,000

954

1,020

954

,020

,000

,050

,250 

,160

,26O

,250

,470

j^560

50,728

991

4.59

5.29

60,950

Mean 1

Apr.

,760

.500

,090

,830

,720

,560

,420

,500

,230

,180

,170

,150

,120

,070

,040

978

954

906

882

874

898

*962

1,020

1,060

1,090

1,150 

1,360

1,500

1,460

1,760

38,794

1,293

5.99

6.68

76,950

May

1.650

1,410

,260

,160

,270

,350

,260

,260

,300

,250

,160

,140

,520

,470

,550

,230

,220

,220

,140

,070

,040

,030

,050

1,050

1,090

1,060 

1,010

946

922

890

882

36,440

1,175

5.44

6.27

72,280

June

898

938

922

*922

1.220

1,140

1,010

938

1,020

1,OOO

930

930

890

850

802

858

802

786

794

794

778

742

714

700

686

679 

658

644

657

624

25,506

844

5.91

4.56

50,190

July

617

610

591

578

584

578

617

578

565

565

559

559

555

547

535

*555

529

525

523

517

511

511

523

511

494

494 

483

478

472

472

472

16,684

538

2.49

2.87

33,090

Aug.

472

466

461

456

456

450

450

450

450

450

450

450

450

440

445

450

445

440

435

455

455

455

430

450

425

425 

450

*450

440

455

440

15,776

444

2.06

2.37

27,320

,117 Cfam 5.17 In. 70.22 Ac-ft 80

Sept.

435

450

450

450

559

617

505

485

450

456

445

455

450

425 445"

440

435

466

494

578

541

494

472

456

461

L.280 

1,040

826

693

617

16,288

545

2.51

2.80

52,310

8,800

Water year 1958-59: Max 4,430 Mln 400 Mean 989 Ctam 4.58 In. 62.12 Ac-ft 715,700

Peak discharge (base. 3,700 cfs, revised). Nov. 20 (5 a.m.) 4,770 cfs (5.90 ft); Dec. 11 (8 p.m.) 

4,150 efs (5.62 ft); Jan. 12 (B;5O a.m.) 4,590 efs (5.75 ft).____________________________

* Discharge measurement made on this day.
WILLAMETTE RIVER BASIN 145

1790. Breltenbush River above Canyon Creek, near Detroit, Oreg.

Location. Lat 44°45' 10", long 122°07'40", in SE^NE^ sec. 36, T.9 S., R.5 E. , on left bank

 600 ft upstream from Canyon Creek and 1.5 miles northeast of Detroit.

Drainage area. 106 sq mi.

Records available . June 1932 to September 1959. Monthly discharge only June 1932, pub- 

' lished in WSP 1318. Prior to October 1952, published as "above French Creek, near 

Detroit."

Gage . --Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 1,573.95 ft above mean sea level, datum 

"of 1929, supplementary adjustment of 1947. Prior to Oct. 1, 1952, at site 0.2 mile 

downstream at datum 13.46 ft lower.

Average discharge. --2 7 years, 570 ofs (412,700 acre-ft per year).

Extremes . Maximum discharge during year, 4,000 cfs Nov. 20 (gage height, 7.50 ft); minimum, 117 cfs Oct. 6,7.

1932-59- Maximum discharge, 11,600 cfs Dec. 28, 1945 (gage height, 11.86 ft, site 

and datum then in use); minimum, 87 cfs Sept. 2, 1940 (gage height, 0.36 ft, site and 

datum then in use ) .

Remarks . Records excellent. No regulation or diversion above station. Records of water

 temperatures for the water year 1959 are given in WSP 1644.

Revisions (water years) . WSP 1044: 1943(M). WSP 1248: 1947.

Rating tables, water year 1958-59 (gage height, In feet, and discharge, 

In cubic feet per second)

Oct. 1 to Nov. 6 Nov. 7 to Sept. 30

2.4 105

2.7 157

3.0 237

4.0 645

5.0 1,330

6.0 2,310

2.5 

2.7 

3.0

4.0

120

157

235

620

5.0 1,250

7.0 3,330

8.0 4,720

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1958 to September 1959

Day

1

2 

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Ac-ft

Oct.

120

*118 

120

120

120

118

120

269

175

149

137

132

128

127

123

122

120

135

391

375

237

191

180

164

157

153

149

145

143

139

137

5,014

162

1.53

1.76

9,950

Nov.

137

137 

147

374

513

*1,790

1,140

2,080

1,490

1,160

752

867

1,650

1,100

736

561

484

1,450

2,970

3.66Q

2,350

1,550

1,280

1,310

1,090

852

703

610

548

525

34,016

1,134

10.7

11.93

67,470

Dec.

552

775 

1,480

888

698

665

1,300

1,110

*900

1,200

2.890

2,000

1,310

960

792

681

*600

548

507

472

507

468

440

424

460

728

85Z

714

816

1,130

936

27,803

897

8.46

9.75

55,150

Jan.

798

686 

590

538

520

489

489

686

1,060

2,360

2,600

2.780

1,790

1,290

1,020

882

798

792

792

714

640

600

670

1,450

1,280

1,100

2,310

*1,750

1,350

1,110

1,010

34,944

1,127

10.6

12.26

69,310

Feb.

870

736 

660

620

580

580

538

507

489

456

424

396

396

444

416

516

635

548

610

630

548

502

468

436

428

460

456

507

-

14,856

531

5.01

5.21

29,470

Mar.

670

670 

590

538

507

480

464

476

476

456

*432

494

507

472

452

464

538

676

708

630

686

686

655

625

670

988

846

822

792

974

1, 020

19,464

628

5.92

6.83

38,610

Apr.

1,250

1.740 

1,430

1,160

1,030

900

769

686

625

610

610

590

556

534

502

468

448

420

396

590

408

*460

498

543

534

570

703

858

882

1,170

21,740

725

6.84

7.63

43,120

May

995

786 

670

605

742

840

747

730

725

670

600

580

758

858

736

605

600

575

534

498

476

498

548

570

605

534

472

428

408

404

428

19,225

620

5.85

6.75

38,130

June

498

543 

520

*561

688

670

520

484

575

566

530

561

516

472

432

456

420

444

489

476

440

400

376

379

351

326

306

302

302

2_95

14,098

470

4.43

4.95

27,960

July

298

302 

289

274

283

274

289

268

265

265

259

253

244

229

217

*208

202

200

192

185

180

178

178

173

168

164

162

159

157

153

153

6,821

220

2.08

2.39

13,530

Aug.

151

151 

151

151

151

149

149

147

145

143

143

143

141

139

139

137

137

137

137

137

137

137

135

134

134

132

132

*135

134

132

132

4,352

140

1.32

1.53

8,630

Sept.

132

130 

128

159

277

476

265

232

185

168

164

153

149

145

149

149

143

166

217

379

365

280

223

195

195

1.040

534

386

302

262

7,748

258

2.43

2.72

15,370

Calendar year 1958: Max 4,090 Min 118 Mean 630 Cfsm 5.94 In. 80.71 Ac-ft 456,400

Water year 1958-59: Max 3,660 Mln 118 Mean 576 Cfsm 5.43 In. 73.71 Ac-ft 416,700

Peak discharge (base, 4,000 cfs). Nov. 20 (7 a.m.) 4,000 cfs (7.50 ft). 

* Discharge measurement made on this day.
146 WILLAMETTE RIVER BASIN

1805. Detroit Reservoir near Detroit, Oreg.

Location. Lat 44°43'20", long 122°15'20", in NW£ sec.7, T.10 S., R.5 E. , in control house 

near right abutment of Detroit Dam, 5 miles west of Detroit.

Drainage area. 437 sq mi.

Records available. January 1953 to September 1959.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is at mean sea level (levels by Corps of 

Engineers).

Extremes.--Maximum contents during year, 448,600 acre-ft June 5 (elevation, 1,567.21 ft); 

minimum, 149,200 acre-ft Dec. 22 (elevation, 1,446.58 ft).

1953-59: Maximum contents, 455,900 acre-ft June 23, 1956 (elevation, 1,569.29 ft); 

minimum since first filling, 137,500 acre-ft Jan. 31, 1957 (elevation, 1,439.70 ft).

Remarks.--Reservoir is formed by concrete, gravity-type dam with six 42- by 28-foot conEroT gates. Length of dam is 1,.".80 ft; built by Corps of Engineers. Storage began in 

January 1953. Total capacity is 454,900 acre-ft and usable capacity is 340,200 

aere-ft between elevations 1,425.0 (proposed lower limit of operation) and 1,569.0 ft 

(top of spillway gates). Reservoir used for flood control, power development, irrigation, improvement of navigation, pollution abatement, and other purposes. Capacity 

table computed by Corps of Engineers. Figures given herein represent total contents.

Capacity table, water year 1958-59 (elevation, in feet, and contents, in acre-feet)

1,446

1,450

1,460

1,470

1,480

148,200

155,000

172,600

191,000

210,600

1,490

1,500

1,510

1,520

1,530

231,800

254,500

278,800

304,200

330,300

1,540

1,550

1,560

1,570

359,600

391,000

424,000

458,400

Contents, in acre-feet, at 12 p.m., water year October 1958 to September 1959

Day

1 

2 

3 

4 

5

6 

7 

8 

9 

10

11 

12 

13 

14 

15

16 

17 

18 

19 

20

21 

22 

23 

24 

25

26 

27 

28 

29 

30 

31

(t) 

(*)

Oct.

345,100

342,000 

338,900 

336,000 

332,700

329,700 

327,900 

327,100 

325,600 

324,000

322,200 

320,300 

317,300 

314,300 

311,400

308,400 

305,500 

302 , 400 

302,600 

300,300

294,800 

289,400 

285,200 

281,700 

279,400

277,200 

273,300 

270,400 

267,500 

264,500 

261,400

1,502.89 

-87,100

Nov.

259,300 

257,200 

253,300 

251,600 

250,400

255,900 

256,900 

267,300 

276,000 

278,300

271,400 

258,500 

266,900 

259,800 

245,300

230,500 

216,900 

218,400 

242,100 

267,700

278,600

271,600 

260,700 

249,200 

236,600

221,400 

203,400 

135,100 

179,600 

173,900

1,460.70 

-87 , 500

Dec.

167,800 

163,000 

163,200 

160,400 

156,200

157,200 

161,500 

161,800 

161,000 

161,200

177,300 

187,700 

187,800

185,500 

177,500

162,900 

157,500 

156,200 

154,700 

152,200

149,900 

149,500

150,500 

151,600 

152,100

154,300 

157,400 

159,800 

163,100 

166,700 

167,000

1,456.88 

-6,900

Jan.

166,500 

165,100 

165,100 

164,900 

162,300

159,600 

158,200

158,600 

162,500 

177,600

192,000 

213,900 

226,100 

231,600 

230,400

228,400 

225,500 

222,600 

219,600 

215,800

211,500 

207,200 

207,400 

214,400 

220,400

222,700 

238,600 

253,400 

257,400

250,200 

240,000

1,493-68 

+73,000

Feb.

228,900 

220,700 

220,500 

220,300 

219,600

219,000

220,700 

222,300 

221,900 

221,600

220,900 

221,300 

221,800 

224,800 

226,700

228,700 

232,400 

235,500 

239,400 

244,300

246,200 

248,800 

251,200 

253,200 

255,100

257,300 

259,400 

261,700

1,503.00 

+21,700

Mar.

265,500

268,700 

271,400 

273,800 

275,900

278,100 

279,900 

282,000 

284,100 

285,800

287,200 

288,800 

290,600 

292,600 

294,300

296,000 

298,200 

302,100 

306,100 

308,600

312,500 

317,600 

320,900 

324,100 

328,000

334,300 

339,500 

345,600 

352,200 

359,300 

367,200

1,542.50 

+305,500

Apr.

375,000

383,300 

338,400 

391,800 

394,300

395,800 

398,500 

399,200 

400,200 

401,100

403,200 

405,000 

405,600 

407,200 

408,400

409,400 

410,200 

411,300 

408,900 

413,000

414,500 

416,300 

418,500 

420,700 

423,300

426,400 

430,500 

435,400 

438,400 

439,000

1,564.40 

+71,800

May

435,500 

434,900 

433,300 

431,600

434,000

435,600 

434,800 

433,800 

433,900 

433,500

432,700 

432,300 

432,800 

433,900 

434,400

433,700 

433,200 

432,600 

431,700 

432,100

432,400 

433,700 

435,600 

437,600 

439,400

440,700 

441,600 

442,800 

443,600 

443,700 

443,700

1,565.80 

+4,700

June

444,600

446,400 

446,900 

447,800 

448,600

447,700 

447,200 

447,100 

447,600 

447,000

445,800 

445,400 

445,800 

445,900 

445,800

446,200 

446,200 

445,700 

445,300 

445,600

446,700 

446,700 

447,200 

447,700 

447,000

447,100 

447,100 

447,200 

447,000 

446,600

1,566.63 

+2,900

July

446,700 

446 , 800 

446,800 

446,900 

447,200

446,900 

447,000 

446,800 

446,600 

446,400

446 , 300 

446,600 

446,300 

446,000 

445,400

445,100 

444,800 

444,600 

444,500 

444,000

443,500 

443,000 

442,500 

441,900 

441,500

441,100 

440,400 

439,700 

439,100 

438,300 

437,500

1,563.97 

-9,100

Aug.

436,900 

437,500

436,500 

435,500 

434,700

434,100 

433,700 

433,200 

433,400 

432,300

431,400 

430,700 

430,200 

429,500 

429,300

429,400 

428,800 

428,000 

427,300 

426,400

425,400 

424,800 

425,000 

424,100 

423,300

422,300 

422,000 

421,100 

420,700 

420,900 

420,000

1,553.83 

-17,500

Sept.

419.500 

418,500 

417,600 

417,100 

417,400

419,100 

412,300 

417,200 

413,300 

409,400

405,400 

402,400 

401,500 

397,500 

393,400

388,800 

384,600 

380,400 

377,400 

378,100

375,400 

371,800 

367,900 

363,700 

360,000

365,100 

368,900 

367,400 

364,800 

360.000

1,540.14 

-60,000

Calendar year 1958.................... t -83,100

Water year 1958-59.................... t +11,500

t Elevation, in feet, at end of month. 

t Change in contents, In acre-feet.
WILLAMETTE RIVER BASIN 147

Ga

1815. North Santiam River at Niagara, Oreg.

Location. --La t 44°45 ! 10", long 122°17 ! 50", in NE^-NE^- sec. 34, T.9 S., R.4 E., on left bank

 Oil mile downstream from Little Sardine Creek, 0.8 mile downstream from Big Cliff Dam, 

and 2.1 miles east of Niagara.

Drainage area. 453 sq mi.

Records available . December 1908 to January 1920, October 1921 to March 1922, October 

1938 to September 1959. Monthly discharge only for some periods, published in 

WSP 1318. Published as North Fork of Santiam River near Niagara prior to October 1913, 

and as "above Mayflower Creek, near Detroit" October 1938 to September 1952. 

. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 1,093.78 ft above mean sea level (Bureau of 

ublic Roads bench mark). Dec. 1, 1908, to May 31, 1922, staff gage at site 2j miles 

downstream at different datum. Oct. 1, 1938, to Nov. 16, 1939, staff gage and Nov. 17, 

1939, to Sept. 30, 1952, water-stage recorder, at various sites and datums about 

3| miles upstream.

Average discharge. --31 years (1909-19, 1938-59), 2,329 cfs (1,686,000 acre-ft per year), 

adjusted for st orage .

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 12,000 cfs Nov. 26 (gage height, 8.29 ft); mini-

 mum, 658 cfs Aug. 3; minimum daily, 760 cfs Mar. 22, 24, 25.

1908-22, 1938-59: Maximum discharge, 63,200 cfs Nov. 22, 1909 (gage height, 16.4ft,

from floodmark, site and datum then in use) , from rating curve extended above

35,000 cfs; minimum, 87 cfs Nov. 8, 1953; minimum daily, 430 cfs Sept. 23-25, 1915. 

Remarks. Records excellent. Flow completely regulated by Detroit Reservoir since 1953

(see preceding page). No diversion above station. Records of water temperatures for

the water year 1959 are given in WSP 1644. 

Revisions (water years). WSP 1288: 1914-18, 1920.

Rating tables, water year 1958-59 (gage height, in feet, and discharge, 

in cubic feet per second)

Oct. 1 to Nov. 12

3.3 1,500

4.0 2,320

5.0 3,830

6.0 

8.0

5,750

11,000

2.4 

3.0 

4.0

Nov. 13 to Sept. 30

760

1,250

2,370

5.0 3,900

7.0 8,100

9.0 14,500

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1953 to September 1959

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23 

24

25

26

27 

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac-ft

Oct.

2,130

*2,140

2,150

2,220 

2,190

2,180

1,570 

1,810

1,720

1,620

1,590

1,650

2,240

2,270

2,240

2,230

2,350

2,150

2,190

2,520

3,740

3,970

3,060 

2,670

2,000

2,080

2,670 

2,310

2,280

2,190

2,140

70,270

2,267

139,400

Nov.

1,830

1,830

2,730

2,350 

2,270

*2,870

3,680 

3,070

1,830

3,760

6,560

9,720

3,100

8,000

10,000

10,100

8,630

4,820

1,200

1.120

3,200

9,200

10,100 

10,100

10,100

10,900

11,800 

11,700

5,060

5,040

176,670

5,889

350,400

Dec.

5,120

5,100

5,000

5,100 

5,160

2,400

2,330 

3,510

4,070

4,180

2,520

2,670

5,100

5,040

7,180

9,900

*5,100

3,050

2,860

2,940

3,240

2,320

1,510 

1,340

1,560

1,730

1,900 

1,700

1,930

3,080

3,610

112,050

3,615

222,200

Jan.

3,760

3,760

2,640

,540 

,460

,610

,190 

,060

,850

,050

,100

,100

,050

,860

,690

,720

,700

,700

,800

,800

,760

,210

,820 

2,490

2,540

3,550

2,550 

1,070

*5,750

8,000

8, 980

108,740

3,508

215,700

Feb.

9,040

7,100

3,080

2,950 

5,060

2,990

1,690 

1,600

2,240

2,560

2,270

,560

,500

,040

,060

,450

,150

,170

,060

,100

,070

,090

,020 

,020

,040

1,040

1,050 

1,050

-

-----

57,810

2,065

114,700

Mar.

,080

,190

,080

,050 

,050

,050

,050 

1,040

1,050

1,050

*926

1,120

1,120

1,080

1,030

1,050

1,050

1,070

1,060

998

767

760

767 

760

760

788

767 

781

774

802

788

29,688

958

58,890

Apr.

1,020

1,970

3,100

5,060 

3,100

2,870

1,980 

2,550

2,170

2,070

1,650

1,650

1,840

1,460

1,410

1,420

1,580

1,250

1,210

1,250

1,070

*1,040

1,050 

1,050

1,050

1.010

1,056 

1,080

2,070

4.500

52,920

1,764

105,000

May

5,940

5,750

5,560

3,660 

2,020

3,050

5,660 

5,630

3,500

3,020

2,960

2,650

2,740

2,580

2,820

2,900

2,960

2,960

2,930

2,240

1,840

1,470

1,240 

1,290

1,270

1,280

1,340 

1,380

1,430

1,740

1,690

79,280

2,557

157,200

June

1,500

1,590

1,460

1,410 

*2,410

2.980

2,540 

2,130

1,870

2,570

2,580

2,540

1,740

1,700

1,640

1,520

1,520

1,740

1,740

1,560

1,550

1,570

1,140 

1,060

1,450

1,120

1,050 

1,060

1,170

1,400

50,070

1,669

99,310

July

1,120

1,050

1,010

990 

982

998

1,200 

1,080

1,080

1,050

1,030

1,020

1,020

1,040

1,040

1,050

*1,050

1,050

1,050

1,050

1,060

1,040

1,020 

1,010

1,050

1,020

1,050 

1,030

1,020

1,020

1,010

32,210

1,059

65,890

Aug.

990

990

1,010

1,050 

990

950

942 

942

942

942

958

950

942

942

942

934

918

54T

958

974

950

950

934 

958

942

942

942 

*966

942

942

982

29,658

956

58,790

Sept.

958

950 956"

950 

958

974

990 

1,900

2,560

2,900

2,680

2,580

1,550

2,240

2,940

2,870

2,960

5,040

2,160

1,700

2,490

2,950

3,050 

3,020

5,040

5,020

1,770 

2,550

3,020

3^850

67,310

2,244

133,500

Adjusted for change in contents in Detroit Reservoir

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Ac-ft

851

1.88

2.16

52,300

4,418

9.75

10.88

262,900

3,502

7.75

8.91

215,300

4,695

10.4

11.95

288,700

2,456

5.42

5.65

156,400

2,674

5.90

6.80

164,400

2,971

6.56

7.52

176,800

2,633

5.81

6.70

161,900

1,718

3.79

4.25

102,200

891

1.97

2.27

54,790

672

1.48

1.71

41,290

1,255

2.75

5.04

73,500

Observed

Calendar year 1958: 

Water year 1958-59 :

Max 13,000 

Max 11,800

Mln 810 

Min 760

Mean 2,644 

Mean 2,574

Ac-ft 

Ac-ft

1,914,000 

1,719,000

Adjusted

Calendar year 1958: 

Water year 1958-59:

Mean ?,529 

Mean 2,390

Cfsm 5.58 

Cfsm 5.28

In. 75.78 

In. 71.62

Ac-ft 

Ac-ft

1,831,000 

1,730,000

Discharge measurement made on this day.
148 WILLAMETTE RIVER BASIN

1825. Little North Santiam River near Mehama, Oreg.

Location. Lat 44°47i30", long 122°34i40", in NW£ sec.16, T.9 S., R.2 E., on left bank 

2 miles east of Mehama and 2 miles upstream from mouth.

Drainage area. 110 sq mi.

Records available. October 1931 to September 1959. Records for July to September 1931 at 

site 4 miles upstream not equivalent owing to difference in drainage areas.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 655.41 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929. Prior to June 1, 1948, staff or wire-weight gages at about same site and datum.

Average discharge. 28 years, 776 cfs (561,800 acre-ft per year).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 10,600 cfs Nov. 19 (gage height, 10.76 ft); minimum, 33 cfs Aug. 27.

1931-59: Maximum discharge, 19,900 cfs Dec. 28, 1945 (gage height, 15.20 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 13,000 cfs by logarithmic plotting; minimum, 21 cfs 

Sept. 11, 1934, Sept. 27, 28, 1938, Sept. 1, 1940.

Remarks. Records excellent. No regulation or diversion above station. 

Revisions (water years). WSP 754: 1932. WSP 1218: 1934, 1936, 1949-50.

Rating table, water year 1958-59 (gage height, In feet, and 

discharge, in cubic feet per second)

2.3

2.4 

2.7 

3.0 

3.5 

4.O

38

73

122

240

420

4.5

5.0 

6.0 

8.0 

10.0

650

960

1,810

5,130

9,080

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1958 to September 1959

Day

1

2 

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

2O

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Ac-ft

Oct.

51

48 

*45

42

39

37

36

526

322

195

151

124

108

94

85

80

74

78

647

918

492

336

333

264

220

190

170

151

136

126

120

6,238

201

1.83

2.11

12,370

Nov.

126

115 

118

493

*1,290

4,620

2,980

5,470

3,520

2,920

1,590

1,880

4,560

2,550

1,520

1,090

848

3,350

7,500

6,720

3,350

1,930

1,49O

1,620

1,420

1,060

820

700

600

550

66,600

2,220

20.2

22.52

132,100

Dec.

545

811 

2,520

1,310

918

796

1,960

1,520

1,150

1,660

5.950

3,34O

1,730

1,230

960

*802

675

600

535

488

530

540

488

468

496

783

1,310

1,100

1,410

2,530

1,690

40,825

1,317

12.0

13.80

80,980

Jan.

1,380

1,090 

869

742

695

695

820

1,120

1,910

3,800

3,300

5,26O

2,610

1,620

1,210

1,060

953

988

1,080

946

790

724

814

2,300

1,790

1,280

5,760 *3755o"

2,090

1,760

1,810

54,856

1,770

16.1

18.55

108,800

Feb.

1.510

1,190 

988

960

883

890

814

730

685

620

560

510

496

640

640

1,240

1,490

1,160

1,200

1,16O

953

808

742

665

635

820

778

862

-

24,629

880

8.00

8.33

48,850

Calendar year 1958: Max 8,820 Mln 25

Mar.

1,150

1,06O 

841

706

625

555

525

530

535

*515

464

655

766

665

595

6O5

718

1,030

1,170

897

1,060

1,200

995

939

932

2,250

1,640

1,510

1,460

1,610

1,690

29,873

964

8.76

10.10

59,250

Apr.

2,090

4.150 

2,240

1,530

1,280

1,100

897

748

660

625

605

570

515

484

452

412

392

368

348

355

*364

448

480

510

505

605

1,340

2,020

1,530

2,080

29,681

989

8.99

10.03

58,870

May

1,730

1,190 

953

848

1,830

1.920

1,370

1,200

1,120

1,030

834

724

808

883

1,020

848

802

918

918

796

695

625

620

590

610

695

650

590

 525

452

28,274

912

8.29

9.56

56,080

June

456

468 

428

420

*974

760

600

505

972

1,570

1,030

772

650

545

474

444

400

360

336

308

288

267

243

235

218

215

202

195

190

178

14,703

490

4.45

4.97

29,160

July

165

160 

151

144

160

154

205 2~05

170

154

142

134

124

120

118

115

108

104

99

93

90

88

88

88

85

80

74

73

73

70

65

3,699

119

1.08

1.25

7,340

Aug.

63

W 

60

59

59

58

53

51

49

49

48

48

48

47

45

42

40

40

40

40

40

40

39

38

36

34

*35

48

49

41

39

1,438

46.4

0.422

0.49

2,850

Sept.

41

39 

35

45

420

1,920

807

580

388

277

228

190

165

144

144

138

128

140

264

620

1,110

680

460

344

305

2,150

1,160

766

560

448

14,696

49O

4.45

4.97

29,150

Mean 815 Cfsm 7.41 In. 100.61 Ac-ft 590,200

Water year 1958-59: Max 7,300 Mln 34 Mean 864 Cfsm 7.85 In. 106.68 Ac-ft 625,800

Peak discharge (base, 8,200 cfs). Nov. 6 (6 p.m.) 8,480 cfs (9.70 ft); Nov. 19 (1 a.m.) 10,600 cfs 

(10.76 ft); Jan. 27 (12:50 p.m.) 8,880 cfs (9.90 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.
WILLAMETTE RIVER BASIN 149

1830. North Santlam River at Mehama, Oreg.

Location. Lat 44°47'20", long 122°37'00", in NW£ sec.18, T.9 S., R.2 E. , on right bank 

300 ft downstream from highway bridge at Mehama and 0.5 mile downstream from Little 

North Santiam River.

Drainage area.--665 sq mi.

Records available.--July 1905 to March 1907, October 1910 to September 1914, September 

1921 to September 1959. Monthly discharge only September 1921, published in WSP 1318. 

Prior to October 1913, published as North Fork of Santiam River at Mehama.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 602.49 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929, supplementary adjustment of 1947. Prior to June 15, 1933, staff gage at site 

100 ft upstream at same datum.

Average discharge. 43 years (1905-6, 1910-14, 1921-59), 3,321 cfs (2,404,000 acre-ft 

per year).

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 18,600 cfs Nov. 19 (gage height, 8.33 ft); minimum, 913 cfs Aug. 17; minimum daily, 970 cfs Aug. 9, 13, 15-17, 23, 25-27.

1905-7, 1910-14, 1921-59; Maximum discharge, 76,600 cfs Dec. 28, 1945 (gage height, 

15.37 ft), from rating curve extended above 36,000 cfs on basis of slope-area measurement of peak flow; maximum gage height, 17.5 ft Nov. 20, 1921, from graph based on gage 

readings and Jan. 6, 1923, from floodmark, at site then in use; minimum discharge, 

400 cfs Sept. 29, Oct. 13, 1934; minimum daily, 420 cfs Sept. 18, 1924.

Remarks. Records excellent. Flow regulated by Detroit Reservoir since 1953 (see p. 146 ) 

No diversion above station.

Revisions (water years]. WSP 634: Drainage area. WSP 739: 1922-23(M), WSP 1044: 1943. 

WSP 1248:1906, 1911-14, 1924(M), 1926, 1934-36(M) , 1937, 1938(M), 1942(M).

Rating tables, water year 1958-59 (gage height, In feet, and discharge, 

In cubic feet per second)

Oct. 1 to Jan. 27 Jan. 28 to Sept. 3O

2.8 1,650

4.0 3,500

5.0 5,700

6.0 

8.0

8,620 

17,OOO

2.2 940

3.0 1,860

4.0 3,48O

5.O 

7.0

5,700

12,400

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1958 to September 1959

Day

1

2

3

4 

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Ac-ft

Oct.

*2,200

2,170

2,180

2,260 

2,170

2,200

1,690

2,210

2,060

1,830

1,690

1,680

2,260

2,300

2,280

2,260

2,380

2,210

2,760

3,300

4,030

4,240

3,450

3,030

2,270

2,200

2,680

2,520

2,420

2,340

2,340

' 75,610

2,439

-

~

150,000

Nov.

1,960

1,940

2,690

2,900 

*3,480

7,340

6,600

9,670

6,330

6,940

8,520

11,900

9,910

11,500

12,500

12 , 100

1O,70O

9,200

12,400

10,70O

7,210

11,600

12 , 800

12 , 800

12,600

12 , 500

13 , 4OO

13 ,300

7,380

5,810

268,680

8,956

-

_

532,900

Dec.

5,970

6,080

8,400

7,OOO 

6,440

4,110

4,610

5,340

5,750

5,860

10,400

7,180

7,860

7,090

7,770

»11,400

6,890

4,030

3,700

3,610

3,950

3,300

2,070

2.040

2,300

2,820

3,740

3,360

3,870

6,300

5,860

169,100

5,455

-

_

335,400

Jan.

5,840

5,340

3,990

3,660 

4,390

4,630

4,410

4,930

6,630

6,860

6,460

9,800

5,420

5,060

6,740

6,520

6,240

6,270

6,460

6,240

6,020

5,670

4,07O

5,700

5,140

5,020

11,100

*6,740

6,800

11,000

12., 400

195,550

6,308

-

_

387,900

Feb.

12 , OOP

10,OOO

4,740

4,320 

4,320

4,320

3,110

2,740

3,200

3,330

3,160

2,460

2,300

2,550

2,470

4,010

3,810

3,240

3,090

2,980

2,650

2,400

2,240

2,070

2.040

2,230

2,180

2,240

-

---._-_

100,200

3,579

-

_

198,700

Mar.

2,620

2,620

2,290

2,060 

1,930

1,870

1,800

1,820

1,860

*1,830

1,660

2,140

2,300

2,140

1,970

1,960

2,110

2,500

2,710

2,300

2,470

2,540

2,290

2,220

2,350

4,110

3,250

3,220

3,090

3,440

3,310

74,780

2,412

-

~

148,300

Apr.

4,200

6,520

6,000

5,240 

4,930

4,570

3,250

3,310

3,060

3,040

2,500

2,440

2,500

2,230

2,070

2,000

1,940

1,800

1,700

1,700

*1 610

ileio

1,680

1,730

1,730

1,860

2,730

3,480

3,670

6,740

91,840

3,061

-

-

182,200

May

8.360

5,700

4,970

4,930 

4,860

6,080

5,810

5,600

5,090

4,610

4,240

3,830

3,910

3,910

4,260

4,150

4,220

4,370

4,410

3,610

3,000

2,490

2,220

2,140

2,160

2,240

2,280

2,240

2.100

2,360

2,340

122,490

3,951

-

-

243,000

June

2,140

1,970

2,100

1,860 

*3,480

4,110

3,250

2,900

3,070

4.460

3,930

3,480

2,680

2,460

2,340

2,170

2,080

2,230

2,180

1,860

1,720

1,740

1,480

1,370

1,700

1,380

1,380

1 290

1,330

1,610

69,750

2,325

-

~

138,300

July

1,380

1,220

1,180

1,160 

1,170

1,160

1,42.0

1,360

1,270

1,210

1,180

1,180

1,170

1,170

*1,170

1,160

1,160

1,160

1,150

1,150

1,160

1,150

1,130

1,120

1,120

1,130

1,130

1,140

1,100

1,070

1.P6O

36,490

1,177

-

-

72,380

Aug.

1,050

1,050

1,060

1,070 

1,050

1,030

1,010

1,000

970

980

1,000

1,010

970

980

970

970

970

980

1,010

1,020

1,010

990

970

980

97 O

97O

*970

l.OOO

1,000

980

1,030

31,020

1,001

-

-

61,530

Sept.

1,010

1,000

990

1,010 

1,380

2,950

1,820

2,420

2,900

3,130

2,980

2,580

1,700

2,290

3,070

3,040

3,110

3,180

2,550

2,420

3,650

3,730

3,560

3,420

3,350

5,600

3,440

3,460

3,790

4,460

83,990

2,800

-

-

166,600

Calendar year 1958: Max 14,500 Mln 952 Mean 3,814 Cfam 5.74 In. 77.86 Ac-ft 2,761,000

Water year 1958-59: Max 13,400 Mln 970 Mean 3,615 Cfam 5.44 In. 73.79 Ac-ft 2,617,000

Discharge measurement made on this day.
150 WILLAMETTE RIVER BASIN 

1850. South Santiam River below Cascadla, Oreg

Location. Lat 44°23'35", long 122°30'35", In SE£ sec.36, T.13 S., R.2 E., on right bank 

100 ft downstream from bridge at Cascadla ranger station, 0.5 mile downstream from 

Mouse Creek, 0.5 mile upstream from Deer Creek, and 1.5 miles southwest of Cascadia. 

All records computed are for site at gaging cable 0.7 mile upstream, above Mouse Creek.

Drainage area. 174 sq mi at gaging cable.

Records available.--September 1935 to September 1959. Monthly discharge only September 

1935, published in WSP 1318.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 759.88 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929, supplementary adjustment of 1947. Prior to Nov. 1, 1935, staff gage at same 

site and datum.

Average discharge. 24 years, 817 cfs (591,500 acre-ft per year).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 9.070 cfs Nov. 19 (gage height, 10.56 ft); minimum, 50 cfs Oct. 7 (gage height, 1.60 ft).

1935-59: Maximum discharge, 26,800 cfs Dec. 11, 1956 (gage height, 19.35 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 14,000 cfs by logarithmic plotting; minimum, 23 cfs Dec. 1, 

2, 1936 (gage height, 0.98 ft).

Remarks. Records excellent. No regulation or diversion above station.

Rating tables, water year 1958-59 (gage height, in feet, and discharge, 

In cubic feet per second)

Oct. 1 to Nov. 19 Nov. 2O to Sept. 30

1.6 

1.8 

2.2 

2.5 

3.0

78

156

240

435

4.0 

5.0 

6.0 

8.0 

10.0

980

1,680

2,600

5,010

8,100

1.2 

1.6 

2.0 

2.5

44

100

180

305

3.0 475

4.0 1,050

6.0 2,650

9.0 6,300

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1958 to September 1959

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

Z3

24

25

26

27

28

Z9

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Ao-ft

Oct.

57

 56

56

55

54

52

50

108

133

88

75

67

65

62

60

58

57

80

374

430

228

174

171

142

125

114

107

99

94

86 

83

3,460

112

0.644

0.74

6,860

Nov.

86

94

101

318

480

1,440

1,340

3,400

2,860

2,260

 1,370

1,130

4,120

2,700

1,600

1,140

932

1,740

7.640

 5,250

2,860

1,900

1,460

1,340

1,130

886

730

614

535

493

51,949

1,732

9.95

11.10

103,000

Dec.

475

488

1,250

931

735

724

1,380

1,400

1,330

1,550

5.610

4,340

2,340

1,600

1,200

938

784

680

592

540

658

560

488

 467 ~55s

912

1,390

1,130

1,430

2,420 

1,780

40,657

1,312

7.54

8.69

80,640

Jan.

1,440

1,190

952

826

886

886

917

1,460

2,480

4,610

4,610

6.130

3,260

2,110

1,550

1,340

1,150

1,080

1,340

1,230

1,040

924

959

2,070

1,940

1,570

6,060

4,860

2,830

2,150 

1,950

65,800

2,123

12.2

14.06

130,500

Feb.

1,620

1,290

 1,060

1,010

892

980

910

820

762

696

625

550

545

1,060

1,210

2.740

2,250

1,750

1,800

1,580

1,300

1,060

892

784

735

796

826

880

-

31,423

1,122

6.45

6.72

62,330

Mar.

1,100

1,040

910

796

708

642

598

592

603

598

545

713

802

724

664

669

768

938

 1,180

966

1,110

1,220

1,120

980

1,080

1,900

1,620

1,680

1,680

2.250 

2,200

32,396

1,045

6.01

6.92

64,260

Apr.

2,340

2,750

2,170

1,760

1,500

1,290

1,060

898

802

746

718

674

620

576

545

484

459

424

400

395

404

455

484

525

530

691

1,270

1,550

 1,330

1,560

29,408

980

5.63

6.29

58,330

May

1,620

1,300

1,110

952

2,040

2,850

1,860

1,500

1,320

1,140

938

850

874

980

966

814

886

1,090

1,130

966

826

735

680

625

625

620

614

550

502

465 

428

51,854

1,027

5.90

6.80

63,140

June

424

418

393

582

702

735

565

 484

570

730

603

540

480

435

400

400

365

341

323

299

281

268

252

248

258

242

232

225

220

209

12,004

400

2.50

2.57

23,810

July

198

189

182

176

193

187

209

189

171

158

154

146

140

138

132

126

122

118

116

 109

105

102

100

100

98

95

90

88

86

83 

82.

4,182

135

0.776

0.89

8,290

Aug.

78

77

77

76

76

74

71

70

68

65

64

65

65

65

62

60

58

59

60

60

62

60

59

58

56

54

54

59

62

58 

 56

1,982

65.9

0.567

O.42

3,930

Sept.

56

54

52

54

155

326

209

180

142

120

118

107

100

93

104

111

100

122

138

573

407

270

211

180

176

2,260

1,360

904

603

455

9,538

518

1.83

2.04

18,920

Calendar year 1958: Max 7,7OO Mln 47 Mean 86O Cfsm 4.94 In. 67. O6 Ac-ft 622,300

Water year 1958-59: 1958-59: Max 7,640 Mln SO Mean 862 Cfsm 4.95 In. 67.24 Ac-ft 624,000 6Z

Peak discharge (base, 5,7OO cfs, revised) . Nov. 19 (9 p.m.) 9,070 cfs (10.56 ft),- Dec. 11 

(6:30 p.m.) 7,76O cfs (9.91 ft); Jan. 12 (7:30 a.m.) 7,930 cfs (10.02 ft); Jan. 27 (3 p.m. 

8,610 cfs (10.42 ft).

Discharge measurement made on this day.
WILLAMETTE RIVER BASIN 151

1865, Middle Santiam River at mouth, near Foster, Oreg.

Location (revised). Lat 44°25'25", long 122°37'25", in NE^SE^ sec.24, T.13 S., R.I E., on 

right bank 0.7 mile upstream from mouth and 2.7 miles northeast of Foster.

Drainage area. 287 sq mi.

Records available. January 1951 to September 1959.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 562.14 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929 (Corps of Engineers bench mark). Prior to Oct. 24, 1952, staff gage at same site 

and datum.

Average discharge. 8 years, 1,831 cfs (1,326,000 acre-ft per year).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 21,400 cfs Nov. 19 (gage height, 15.63 ft); minimum, 104 cfs Oct. 7, 8 (gage height, 0.81 ft).

1951-59: Maximum discharge. 41,000 cfs, Dec. 11. 1956 (gage height, 20.25 ft); minimum, 72 cfs Sept. 22-24, 1951 (gage height, 0.77 ft).

During flood of Dec. 28, 1945, flow of 41,800 cfs occurred at former station upstream 

where drainage area is 6 percent smaller.

Remarks. Records excellent except those for periods of shifting control, which are good. 

No regulation or diversion above station. Records of water temperatures for the water 

year 1959 are given in WSP 1644.

Rating table, water year 1958-59, except periods of shifting control (gage 

height, in feet, and discharge, in cubic feet per second)

103

190

450

680

1,030

6.0

7.0

10.0

14.0

1,570

2,520

6,690

16,000

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1958 to September 1959

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6 

7

8

9

10

11 

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24 

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Ac-ft

Oct.

121

»116

113

110

108

106 

105

309

353

213

175 

158

145

138

130

126

121

138

794

1,080

548

400

390

322 

273

240

222

206

193

182

179

7,814

252

0.878

1.01

15,500

Nov.

190

184

190

843

1,820

5,080 

3,820

8,500

5,660

4,670

»2,890 

2,480

7,620

5,210

3,240

2,220

1,720

4,620

15 . 900

14,200

6,810

4,380

3,370

3,120 

2,760

2,150

1,760

1,510

1,350

1,310

119,577

3,986

13.9

15.50

237,200

Dec.

1,240

1,550

4,170

2,750

1,960

1,7OO 

3,360

3,120

2,850

3,410

11,900 

7,390

4,410

3,110

2,360

1,910

1,620

1,440

1,280

1,190

1,370

1,260

*1,150

1.100 

1,200

1,910

3,110

2,670

3,120

5,010

3,730

88,350

2,850

9.93

11.45

175,200

Jan.

2,940

2,370

1,900

1,650

1,640

1,630 

1,880

2,310

4,090

8,050

7,890 

10,100

5,970

4,070

3,040

2,590

2,220

2,160

2,270

2,080

1,800

1,650

1,710

4,090 

3,770

3,030

12.500

9,180

5,430

4,620

4,450

123,080

3,970

13.8

15.95

244,100

Feb.

3,610

2,810

» ,300

,140

,940

,940 

,810

,610

,520

,450

,310 

,200

.170

,440

,450

,040

,290

,650

,260

,040

,440

,050

,860

,700 

,580

,720

,740

,860

-

57,930

2,069

7.21

7.51

114,900

Calendar year 1958: Max 15,900 Min 101

Mar.

2,410

2,230

1,900

1,640

1,500

1,390 

1,330

1,320

1,350

1,300

1,200 

1,450

1,630

1,450

1,330

1,350

1,580

2,170

»2,730

2,030

2,300

2,550

2,270

2,160 

2,230

4,590

3,630

3,850

3,760

4.840

4,590

70,060

2,260

7.87

9.08

139,000

Apr.

5,010

6.130

4,550

3,590

3,070

2,630 

2,160

1,830

1,640

1,540

1,490 

1,400

1,310

1,230

1,170

1,090

1,040

978

926

886

926

1,050

1,090

1,130 

1,130

1,320

2,650

3,630

*2,880

3,680

63 , 156

2,105

7.33

8.18

125,300

May

3,540

2,550

2,070

1,820

3,870

5,160 

3,560

2,910

2,580

2,280

1,890 

1,670

1,730

1,840

1,850

1,580

1,570

1,960

1,930

1,650

1,460

1,330

1,250

1,190 

1,170

1,180

1,130

1,060

998

914

863

60,555

1,953

6.80

7.85

120,100

June

846

842

785

764

1,420

1,200 

1,020

»886

1,100

1.630

1,330 

1,160

1,040

926

842

814

755

692

650

608

575

540

510

498 

478

476

464

454

444

418

24,167

806

2.81

3.13

47,930

July

402

384

368

356

388

380 

448

425

366

341

324 

312

303

295

285

276

268

261

250

»240

237

230

228

228 

222

213

206

201

198

193

187

9,010

291

1.01

1.17

17,870

Aug.

182

Tf7

173

171

170

166 

160

158

154

150

146 

144

144

143

138

136

134

133

132

132

133

132

126

122 

119

116

114

126

132

124

*118

4,405

142

0.495

0.57

8,740

Sept.

122

116

111

124

690

1,900 

910

. 630

462

359

320 

283

252

234

248

250

237

268

419

934

1,240

832

590

478 

436

4.000

2,460

1,540

1,130

902

22,477

749

2.61

2.91

44,580

Mean 1,760 Cfsm 6.13 In. 83.28 Ae-ft 1,274,000

Water year 1958-59: Max 15,900 Mln 105 Mean 1,782 Cfsn 6.21 In. 84.31 Ae-ft 1,290,000

Peak discharge (base, 16,000 cfs, revised) . Nov. 19 (9:30 p.m.) 21,400 cfs (15.63 ft); Jan. 27 

(12:30 p.m.) 18,400 efs (14.77 ft)._________________________________________________

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

Note. Shifting-control method used June 5-9, July 22 to Sept. 5.

56Z653 O - 60 - 11
152 WILLAMETTE RIVER BASIN

1870. Wiley Creek near Foster, Oreg.

Location. Lat 44°22'20", long 122°37'20", in NE^NE^ sec.12, T.14 S., R.I E., on right 

bank 0.4 mile downstream from Little Wiley Creek and 3.5 miles southeast of Foster.

Drainage area. 52 sq mi, approximately.

Records available. October 1947 to September 1959.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 718.08 ft above mean sea level (Corps of 

Engineers bench mark).

Average discharge. 12 years, 235 cfs (170,100 acre-ft per year).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 2,770 cfs Nov. 19 (gage height, 4.83 ft); minimum, 10 cfs Oct. 6-8.

1947-59: Maximum discharge, 6,290 cfs Dec. 21, 1955 (gage height, 8.42 ft, momentary backwater from debris); minimum, 5.6 cfs Nov. 26, 1952.

Remarks.--Records excellent. No regulation or diversion above station.

Rating tables, water year 1958-59 (gage height, In feet, and discharge, 

In cubic feet per second)

Oct. 1 to Mar. 30

0.2

.5

1.0

1.5

100

225

2.0 

3.0 

4.0 

5.0

420

1,000

1,750

2,700

0.25

.3

.5 

1.0

Mar. 31 to Sept. 30

11 1.5

14 2.0

28 3.0

220

410

1,000

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1958 to September 1959

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19 

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Ac-ft

Oct.

 12

11

11

11

11

11

10

24

22

16

14

13

13

12

12

12

11

24

91 

7T

43

36

38

29

26

24

22

21

20

19

19

710

22.9

0.440

0.51

1,410

Nov.

21

24

28

93

114

279

261

581

686

565

327

*307

1,100

752

460

311

242

470

*2,280 

*1,320

680

455

335

295

242

204

178

157

140

127

13,034

434

8.35

9.32

25,850

Dec.

124

122 219"

187

150

170

228

236

232

260

639

764

485

347

270

219

189

167

150 

138

195

154

135

*135

160

297

495

398

416

510

420

8,631

278

5.35

6.17

17,120

Jan.

359

299

250

222 323"

315

295

445

852

1,450

1,390

1,840

965

625

455

398

335

292

323 

315

274

250

253

485

440

375

1,560

1,290

752

570

515

18,512

597

11.5

13.24

36,720

Feb.

435

363

*307

270

236

264

250

222

213

213

187

167

TTa

505

505

937

72TT

625

680 

586

455

375

323

278

253

264

270

278

-

10,361

370

7.12

7.41

20,550

Mar.

307

288

256

219

198

181

167

160

167

170

150

175

192

187

175

170

175

213

*295 

242

315

347

323

288

327

636

530

565

550

826

710

9,504

307

5.90

6.80

18,850

Apr.

626

5BT

475

383

329

274

235

205

182

168

154

142

130

126

114

106

100

92

87 

82

80

79

77

J5.

77

128

220

*244

205

273

6,056

202

3.88

4.33

12,010

May

309

268

235

214

500

582

401

321

274

232

199

173

157

190

182

160

184

238

241 

214

187

165

144

128

128

121

144

126

110

100

11

6,718

217

4.17

4.80

13,320

June

86

82

77

77

150

137

112

98

*132

137

121

112

100

91

84

79

74

70

65

61

59

57

54

53

50

56

50

49

49

45

2,467

82.2

1.58

1.76

4,890

July

41

40

38

37

45

41

47

IT

36

34

32

30

28

28

28

26

25

24

23 

22

*21

21

21

21

21

20

19

19

19

18

17

883

28.5

0.548

0.63

1,750

Aug.

16T5~

15

15

15

15

15

14

14

14

14

13

13

13

13

12

12

12

12

13

13

13

12

12

12

11

11

13

14

13

12

411

13.3

0.256

0.29

815

Sept.

*13

1212"

13

39

52

33

32

24

19

18

17

16

15

15

16

16

26

31 

94

87

57

42

36

34

219

T4T

106

79

66

1,386

46.2

0.888

0.99

2,750

Calendar year 1958: Max 2,280 Mln 9.0 Mean 206 Cfsm 3.96 In. 53.74 Ac-ft 149,000

Water year 1958-59 : Max 2,280 Min 10 Mean 216 Cfsm 4.15 In. 56.25 Ac-ft 156,000

Peak discharge (base, 2,300 cfs, revised). Nov. 19 (l p.m.) 2,770 cfs (4.83 ft); Jan. 12 (4 a.m.) 

2,420 cfs (4.72 ft)._______________________________________________ 

* Discharge measurement made on this day.
WILLAMETTE RIVER BASIN 153

1875. South Santiam River at Waterloo, Oreg.

Location. Lat 44°29'55", long 122°49'20", in SW£NW£ sec. 28, T.12 S., R.I W. , on left 

bank 600 ft downstream from bridge at Waterloo and 2 miles upstream from Hamilton 

Creek.

Drainage area.--640 sq mi, approximately.

Records available .--July 1905 to March 1907, October 1910 to December 1911 (gage heights 

only, January to December 1911), July 1923 to September 1959. Monthly discharge only 

for some periods, published in WSP 1318. Published as South Pork of Santiam River at 

Waterloo 1905-7, 1910-11.

Gage . Water-stage recorder. Datura of gage is 370.39 ft above mean sea level, datura of 

1929. Prior to Dec. 31, 1911, staff gage at site half a mile downstream at datura

about 5.0 ft lower. 

datura.

July 1, 1923, to Nov. 12, 1934, staff gage at present site and

Average discharge .--37 years (1905-6, 1923-59), 2,875 cfs (2,081,000 acre-ft per year).

Extremes Maximum discharge during year, 32,900 cfs Nov. 19 (gage height, 13.79 ft); 

minimum , 150 cfs Oct. 7 (gage height, 2.07 ft).

1905-7, 1910-11, 1923-59: Maximum discharge, 74,200 cfs Dec. 28, 1945 (gage height, 

22.85 ft), from rating curve extended above 37,000 cfs by logarithmic plotting; minimum, 96 cfs Sept. 1,2, 1940.

Remarks . Records excellent. Some diurnal fluctuation caused by numerous logponds above 

station. No diversion above station.

Revisions (water years) .--WSP 1248: 1907, 1924-30, 1932.

Rating tables, water year 1958-59 (gage height. In feet, and discharge, 

In cubic feet 'per second)

Oct. 1 to Nov. 19 Nov. 2O to Sept. 30

2.1 

2.5 

3.0

4.0

160

360

720

1,790

5.0 3,490

7.0 8,700

10.0 18,600

12.0 25,800

2.1 

2.5 

3.0 

4.0

157

345

710

1,870

5.0 3,600

7.0 8,800

9.0 15,200

12.0 25,800

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1958 to September 1959

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsra

In.

Ac-ft

Oct.

*188

180

176

168

164

160

160

196

608

372

280

245

225

210

200

192

192

196

710

1,820

990

664

616

532

455

408

372

344

327

305

290

11,945

385

0.602

0.69

23,690

Nov.

322" 316

344

977

2,220

5,850

7,140

13,000

10,400

9,350

*5,420

3,800

14,200

10,700

6,630

4,350

3,270

5,170

25,800

23,700

12,900

8,270

6,090

5,330

4,850

3,820

3,120

2,690

2,350

2,140

204,519

6,817

10.7

11.88

405, 700

Dec.

2,060

2,170

5,910

4,420

3,320

2,940

4,990

5,510

4,760

5,310

17,200

15,500

8,990

6,060

4,530

3,660

3,050

2,650

2,330

2,100

2,420

2,250

2,000

*1,880

2,080

2,780

5,770

5,040

5,160

9,280

7,030

153,150

4,940

7.72

8.90

303,800

Jan.

5,510

4,550

3,860

3,160

3,260

3,330

3,580

4,710

8,300

15,800

16,200

21,500

13,100

8,830

6,300

5,410

4,550

4,240

4,640

4,440

3,820

3,410

3,330

7,060

7,350

5,690

19,900

19,000

11,600

9,150

8,430

244,010

7,871

12.3

14.18

484,000

Feb.

6,940

5,460

4,460

*4,090

3,720

3,780

3,600

3,220

3,070

2,990

2,650

2,360

2,250

4,440

4,370

8,180

7,970

6,090

6,580

6,120

4,900

4,070

3,620

3,220

2,960

3,160

3,240

3,330

-

120,840

4,316

6.74

7.02

239,700

Mar.

4,000

3,940

3,470

3,010

2,710

2,470

2,300

2,280

2,300

2,360

2,100

2,480

2,960

2,740

2,450

2,420

2,670

3,450

4,660

*3,700

3,920

4,710

4,220

3,920

3,720

8,460

7,170

6,940

7,140

8,900

8,860

126,430

4,078

6.37

7.35

250,800

Apr.

8,770

10,800

8 300

6,47O

5,430

4,660

3,940

3,350

2,960

2,720

2,600

2,430

2,300

2,120

2,040

1,840

1,720

1,630

1,540

1,460

1,460

1,590

1,670

1,770

1,790

2,060

3,800

5,770

*4,830

5,510

107,330

3,578

5.59

6.24

212,900

May

6,220

4,590

3,860

3,320

6,400

11,000

7,140

5,540

4,850

4,220

3,540

3,120

3,050

3,330

3,470

2,980

2,940

3,600

3,760

3,280

2,850

2,520

2,300

2,160

2,080

2,100

2,040

1,880

1,740

1,590

1,510

112,980

3,645

5.70

6.57

224,100

June

,460

,450

,380

,320

,370

,470

,960

,670

* ,830

,710

,280

,940

,730

,550

,420

,350

,320

,180

,100

,020

9SO

920

860

830

800

800

782

746

737

678

41,623

1,387

2.17

2.42

82,560

July

646

614

590

558

590

646

646

702

582

534

502

478

457

444

431

418

405

393

375

363

*351

345

334

328

323

301

290

275

270

270

260

13,721

443

0.692

0.80

27,220

Aug.

255

250

250

245

245

245

240

231

222

218

214

209

209

209

205

200

200

200

200

205

214

214

209

205

200

196

192

200

222

218

205

6,727

217

0.339

0.39

13,340

Sept.

*205

205

196

200

470

2,220

1,430

890

678

534

450

424

381

345

351

363

363

363

486

1,100

1,830

1,290

900

710

638

5,770

4,440

2,850

1,960

1,500

33,542

1,118

1.75

1.95

66,530

Calendar year 1958: Max 25,800 Kin 160 Mean 3,176 Cfsm 4.96 In. 67.36 Ac-ft 2,299,000

Water year 1958-59 : Max 25,800 Kin 160 Mean 3,224 Cfsra 5.04 In. 68.39 Ac-ft 2,334.000

Peak discharge (base, 24,000 cfs, revised) . Nov. 19 (11 p.m.) 32,900 cfs (13.79 ft); Jan. 12

(9;30 a.m.) 26,000 cfs (12.06 ft); Jan. 27 (4 p.m.) 29,900 cfs (13.06 ft).

Discharge surement made on this day.
154 WILLAMETTE RIVER BASIN

1890. Santiam River at Jefferson, Oreg.

Location (revised). Lat 44°42<55", long 123°00'40", in SE£ sec.11, T.10 S., R.3 W., on 

right bank 350 ft upstream from Southern Pacific railroad bridge at Jefferson, 

2.0 miles downstream from confluence of North and South Santiam Rivers, and 9.5 miles 

upstream from mouth.

Drainage area. 1,790 sq mi, approximately.

Records available. October 1905 to June 1906 (gage heights and discharge measurements 

only), October 1907 to September 1916, October 1939 to September 1959. Gage-height 

records collected at same site since 1907 are contained in reports of U. S. Weather 

Bureau.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 199.63 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929. Prior to Sept. 22, 1940, staff gages at sites within 350 ft downstream at 

different datums.

Average discharge. 29 years (1907-16, 1939-59), 7,799 cfs (5,646,000 acre-ft per year).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 64,900 cfs Nov. 20 (gage height, 17.36 ft); minimum, 680 cfs Aug. 18, 26, 27 (gage height, 1.64 ft).

1905-6, 1907-16, 1939-59: Maximum discharge, 161,000 cfs Nov. 22, 1909 (gage height, 

18.2 ft, from floodmark, site and datum then in use; corresponding gage height at 

present site, 23.0 ft, from curve of relation); minimum observed, 260 cfs Aug. 15-22, 

Aug. 24 to Sept. 2, 1940 (gage height, -1.00 ft, site and datum then in use).

Maximum stage known, 19.5 ft Nov. 21, 1921, at railroad bridge 350 ft downstream, 

U. S. Weather Bureau datum; corresponding gage height at present site and datum, 

24.4 ft, from curve of relation (discharge, 202,000 cfs).

Remarks. Records excellent. Flow regulated by Detroit Reservoir (see p. 146). Salem 

Canal diverts from North Santiam River at Stayton for irrigation and power use; most 

of this water reaches Willamette River through Mill Creek at Salem. Stayton Canal 

diverts from North Santiam River at Stayton for irrigation of lands near West Stayton; 

some return flow reaches North Santiam River above station. Albany power canal diverts 

from South Santiam River at Lebanon; return flow reaches Willamette River at Albany.

Revisions (water years). WSP 904: Drainage area. WSP 1094: 1908, 1910, 1912, 1943.

WSP

(water y 

1248:I911, 1915-16(M).

Rating tables, water year 1958-59 (gage height, in feet, and discharge 

in cubic feet per second)

Oct. 1 to Jan. 27 Jan. 28 to Sept. 30

2.8 1,660

4.0 3,300

6.0 7,200

10.0 19,500

13.0 33,100

17.0 61,800

1.6 650

2.5 1,490

4.0 3,540

6.0 7,510

9.0 16,300

13.0 33,500

16.0 53,700

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1958 to September 1959

Day

1

2 

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac-ft

Oct.

2,070

2,020 

2,020

2,050

2,050

2,060

1,800

1,750

2,620

2,200

1,830

1,820

2,000

2,220

2,230

2,200

2,240

2,230

2,410

5,080

5,000

5,000

4,320

3,65t>

2,960

2,480

2,730

2,800

2,530

2,430

2,360

81,140

2,617

160,900

Nov.

2,160

2,050 

2,360

3,330

5,260

10,000

19,200

23,800

21,700

*21,900

17,400

16,500

25,700

27,000

22,900

19,500

16,800

14,200

45,700

55,500

28,800

24,000

22,700

21,000

20,500

18,500

18,500

17 , 500

12 , 600

9,460

566,320

18,880

*1,123

Dec.

9,270

9,270 

14,300

13 , 900

11,500

9,160

9,710

13 , 100

12,300

13,000

28,800

52.400

22,000

16,600

14 , 100

17,000

13,400

8,750

7,580

7,020

7,680

7,580

5,460

5.100

5,680

6,960

15,000

12,700

*11,800

18 , 700

17 , 000

394,820

12,740

785,100

Jan.

14,800

15,100 

10,600

8.960

9,490

10,100

10,900

15,300

20,500

32,200

33,400

50.500

*32,400

20,100

18,000

16 , 800

14,800

13,900

14,000

13,700

12,600

11,700

10,000

14,400

17,100

13,700

32,200

48,100

27,300

27^800

612,250

19,750

*1,214

Feb.

24.400

*21,200 

13 , 800

11,600

10,800

10,600

9,720

8,380

8,250

8,600

7,950

6,980

6.520

12,300

12,900

17,400

18,200

14 , 100

13,400

15 , 100

11,200

9,500

8,650

7,780

7,100

7,400

7,560

7,420

-

316,610

11,310

628,000

Mar.

8,220

8,720 

7,820

6,940

6,320

5,840

5,540

5,560

5,400

5,680

5.140

5,580

6,850

6,740

6,080

5,820

5,960

*7,050

9,750

8,580

8,620

9,900

9,100

8,600

8,500

16,300

15,500

14 , 000

14,800

16,000

16 ,100

271,010

8,742

537,500

Apr.

15,800

21.200 

18,600

15,500

15,200

12,000

9,750

8,580

7,850

7,330

6,700

,250

,000

,660

,300

,920

,680

,450

,140

,960

.880

,880

,980

,120

,180

4,540

6,720

10,400

9,700

12,500

245,570

8,186

487,100

May

* 16, 400

12,600 

10,400

9,400

12,500

22.600

16,500

13,800

12,300

11,000

9,550

8,520

8,120

8,700

9,520

8,800

9,100

10,300

10,500

9,100

7,680

6,650

5,920

5,420

5,260

5,540

5,240

5,040

4,710

4,600

4,520

290,090

9,358

575,400

June

4,230

4,000 

3,900

3,680

5,440

7,370

6,230

5,500

5,220

*7,490

7,120

6,270

5,420

4,680

4,560

4,020

5,780

5,610

5,540

5,250

2,920

2,860

2,520

2,300

2,400

2,290

2,250

2,080

2,050

2,160

122,740

4,091

243,500

July

2,210

1,780 

1,770

1,690

1,680

1,710

1,780

2,080

1,780

1,630

,500

,450

,580

,500

,280

,250

,230

,210

,170

1,150

1,100

*1,040

1,010

989

980

980

962

955

935

899

8J30

41,768

1,547

82,850

Aug.

882

890 

890

908

*908

859

789

757

755

718

710

725

725

718

710

710

702

695

710

718

725

725

718

725

718

702

710

741

749

749

741

23,440

756

46,490

Sept.

773

*765 

773

765

962

3,840

4,250

3,010

5,570

3,560

3,460

2,980

2,450

2,130

2,950

3,320

3,430

3,450

5,220

5,450

5,220

5,680

4,850

4,450

4,140

9,740

10.800

7,250

6,540

6,210

117,708

5,924

253,500

Calendar year 1958: Max 55,300 Min 780 Mean 8,161 Ac-ft 5,908,000

Water year 1958-59: Max 55,300 Min 695 Mean 8,448 Ac-ft 6,115,000

Discharge measurement made on this day. 

Expressed in thousands.
WILLAMETTE RIVER BASIN 155

1895. Luckiamute River near Hoskins, Oreg.

Location. Lat 44°43'10", long 123°30'10", in NE^ sec.11, T.10 S. , R.7 W. , on right bank 

a quarter of a mile downstream from Benton County line and 3.5 miles northwest of 

Hoskins.

Drainage area. 34 sq mi, approximately. 

Records available. May 1934 to September 1959.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 378.7 ft above mean sea level (riverprofile survey).

Average discharge. 25 years, 209 cfs (151,300 acre-ft per year).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 1,740 cfs Nov. 18 (gage height, 6.72 ft); minimum, 7.4 cfs Oct. 3-7 (gage height, 1.38 ft).

1934-59: Maximum discharge, 5,560 cfs Dec. 14, 1946, Feb. 17, 1949; maximum gage 

height, 13.22 ft Dec. 14, 1946; minimum daily discharge, 5 cfs Oct. 15, 16, 1952, 

Aug. 25, 1958.

Remarks Records good. Logponds upstream cause diurnal fluctuation at cimes. No diversion above station.

Revisions (water years). WSP 834: 1936(M). Revised figures of discharge, in cubic 

feet per second, for some peak discharges in the water years 1943 and 1946, superseding those published in WSP 984 and 1064, are given herewith:

Revised peak discharge.--1942-43: Dec. 27 (10 to 11 a.m.) 2,690 cfs; Jan. 1 

(2 a.m.) 2,240 cfs; Feb. 6 (4 p.m.) 2,770 cfs; Mar. 31 (4 p.m.) 3,380 cfs.

1945-46: Nov. 27 (3 a.m.) 3,410 cfs; Dec. 28 (4 to 5 p.m.) 3,440 cfs.

Rating tables, water year 1958-59 (gage height, In feet, and discharge, 

in cubic feet per second)

Oct. 1 to Nov

1.3

1.4

1.5

1.6 

1.8

2.2

3.0 

4.0 

5.0

139

325

615

1,000

1.4

1.5

1.6 

1.8

19 to Sept. 30

.3 2.5 

4.0 

7.0

217

640

1,880

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1958 to September 1959

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Ac-ft

Oct.

8.0

sTo

8.0

8.0

8.0

8.0

9.1

36

16 

12

10

9.1

9.1

9.1

9.1

9.1

9.8

23

~S5 111

30

24

24

20

18

16

15

13

13

*12

20

588. 4

19.0

0.559

0.64

1,170

Nov.

27

36" 23

102

175

606

360

562

524 

398

279

359

530

500

388

306

253

705

1,320

1,490

1,060

658

471

380

313

266

234

210

210

188

12,932

431

12.7

14.15

25,650

Dec.

13~9 181

328

276

241

229

331

305

279

356

808 5"55

409

331

287

*254

222

217

198

212

279

261

236

227

264

323

388

450

513

616

504

10,319

333

9.79

11.29

20,470

Jan.

404

341

287

254

246

229

251

682

'i',030 1,500 

822

1,040

784

567

450

414

357

341

339

*318

295

282

323

630

564

492

1,140

902

672

626

564

17,146

553

16.3

18.75

34,010

Feb.

480

401

347

308

274

282

266

166" 244

313

300

274

305

417

422

570

537

546

815

661

504

409

373

323

297

279

264

244

-

10,721

383

11.3

11.73

21,260

Mar.

236

217

*198

183

169

160

148

144

160 

146

139

139

158

144

139

135

T3T

211

276

236

269

244

271

251

323

412

391

439

453

794

759

8,081

261

7.68

8.84

16,030

Apr.

794

668

507

401

339

287

254

229

205 

186

169

160

144

142

133

*120

109

103

97

90

84

80

76

72

70

80

137

193

227

375

6,531

218

6.41

7.14

12,950

May

315

246

207

212

401

383

305

258

244 

212

188

167

151

162

155

139

135

135

128

122

116

107

99

95

95

92

86

*82

76

70

66

5,249

169

4.97

5.74

10,410

June

62

58

58

66

82

64

62

60

111

T5T

101

92

82

80

74

68

64

62

56

54

51

49

45

47

47

45

43

45

45

11

1,917

63.9

1.88

2.10

3,800

July

40

38

37

35

40

40

*47

40

34 

31

28

28

28

28

28

27

25

25

23

23

22

20

20

20

20

19

1117

17

17

17

851

27.5

0.809

0.93

1,690

Aug.

17

TT

16

16

16

15

15

14

14

14

14

14

14

14

14

14

14

*14

12

12

12

12

12

11

TT

11

13

14

12

12

11

421

13.6

0.400

0.46

835

Sept.

11

TT

11

109

169

181

82

60

43 

37

32

28

26

26

25

26

23

40

171

183

176

120

88

70

70

254

181

137

*114

95

2,599

86.6

2.55

2.84

5,160

Calendar year 1958: Max 1,760 Min 6.0 Mean 205 Cfsm 6.03 In. 81.80 Ac-ft 148,300

Water year 1958-59: Max 1,500 Mln 8.0 Mean 212 Cfsm 6.24 In. 84.61 Ac-ft 153,400

Peak discharge (base, 2,000 cfs). No peak above base.

Discharge measurement made on this day.
156 WILLAMETTE RIVER BASIN

1900. Luokiamute River at Pedee, Oreg.

Location.--Lat 44°44'35", long 123°25'25", in SEi; sec.33, T.9 S., R.6 W. , on left bank 

0.5 mile downstream from Pedee Creek and 1.0 mile (revised) southwest of Pedee.

Drainage area.--115 sq mi.

Records available. October 1940 to September 1959.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 245.47 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929, supplementary adjustment of 1947. Prior to July 1, 1949, staff gage at site 

1,700 ft downstream at datum 1.85 ft lower.

Average discharge. 19 years, 474 cfs (343,200 acre-ft per year).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 4,720 cfs Jan. 9 (gage height, 11.10 ft); minimum, 12 cfs sometime during period Oct. 3-7.

1940-59: Maximum discharge, 13,500 cfs Feb. 17, 1949 (gage height, 18.46 ft, from 

floodmark, present site and datum), from rating curve extended above 7,800 cfs by 

logarithmic plotting; minimum observed, 7 cfs Sept. 12, 1944.

Remarks. Records excellent except those for periods of no gage-height record or backwater 

froir. debris, which are good. Some diurnal fluctuation at low flow caused by logponds 

above station. Several small diversions for irrigation above station.

Revisions (water years) . WSP 964: 1941. WSP 1044: Drainage area. WSP 1248: 1945.

Rating tables, water year 1958-59, except period of backwater from debris (gage 

height, in feet, and discharge, in cubic feet per second)

Oct. 1 to Jan. 9 Jan. 10 to Sept. 30

1.4 13

1.6 26

1.9 56

2.2 110

3.0 340

6.0 1,680

9.0 3,400

11.0 4,650

1.4 12

1.6 25

1.9 55

2.2 102

2.5 175

3.0 350

6.0 1,680

9.0 3,400

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1958 to September 1959

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Ac-ft

Oct.

14

14

14

13

13

13

16

50

36

26

22

20

18

18

18

18

20

40

170 TOO"

60

46

44

36

32

30

28

26

25

*24 

31

1,035

33.4

0.290

0.33

2,050

Nov.

52

44

44

145

217

662

544

770

865

700

438

508

906

996

744

542

434

1,010

2,990

2,820

1,940

1,220

920

713

574

486

418

375

354

330

22,761

759

6.60

7.36

45,150

Dec.

316

368

558

478

414

396

538

526

494

554

1,240

1,000

785

642

558

490

*434

414

386

396

558

502

462

442

538

740

996

1,110

1,120

1,220 

1,050

19,725

636

5.53

6.38

39,120

Jan.

875

749

622

546

522

478

555

2,180

4,200

3,270

2,510

3,170

2,120

1,540

1,220

1,120

950

874

833

 *761

694

648

694

1,220

1,180

1,080

2,850

2,610

1,810

1,620 

1,420

44,952

1,450

12.6

14.54

89,160

Feb.

1,210

1,030

887

770

680

672

648

600

624

756

725

660

698

1,520

1,360

1,910

1,650

1,600

1,900

1,590

1,300

1,060

932

788

712

648

6O4

556

-

28,090

1,003

8.72

9.08

55,720

Mar.

516

480

*440

399

370

346

326

314

359

334

300

303

338

322

306

'556" 296

418

640

544

584

544

584

552

689

942

896

1,020

1,050

1,700 

i,640

17,848

576

5.01

5.77

35,400

Apr.

1,590

1,360

1,110

910

766

660

584

512

462

422

386

354

330

306

296

*275

264

247

233

216

205

196

184

175

IfflO

178

250

318

354

532

13,845

462

4.02

4.48

27,460

May

504

404

342

338

667

668

548

476

435

390

346

310

286

310

306

275

268

258

244

233

216

202

193

175

175

175

168

*155

150

145 

138

9,500

306

2.66

3.07

18,840

June

130

125

125

128

162

135

123

116

175

170

162

155

140

130

128

120

116

114

104

98

95

93

91

89

88

86

81

80

80

Zi

3,513

117

1.02

1.14

6,970

July

69

66

65

63

66

69

*75

69

61

55

50

48

48

48

48

46

42

42

40

38

36

34

34

34

34

32

30

28

28

28

1,454

46.9

0.408

0.47

2,880

Aug.

28

28

26

26

26

24

24

22

22

22

22

22

22

22

22

22

22

*21

20

20

20

22

21

20

17

16

17

22

21

17 

17

673

21.7

0.189

0.22

1,330

Sept.

17

17

16

52

199

268

128

89

66

54

47

43

41

40

39

40

38

51

208

193

208

148

114

95

89

222

202

162

*138

118

3,142

105

0.913

1.02

6,230

Calendar year 1958: Max 4,410 Mln 9.9 Mean 447 Cfsm 3.89 In. 52.77 Ao-ft 323,600

Water year 1958-59: Max 4,200 Mln 13 Mean 455 Cfsm 3.97 In. 53.86 Ao-ft 330,300

Peak discharge (base, 4,200 afs, revised). --Jan. 9 (12 m. ) 4,720 cfs (11.10 ft).

Discharge measurement made on this day. 

Note. No gage-height record Oct. 1-29, July 10 to Aug. 17; discharge estimated on basis of 

recorded range in stage when available and records for stations near Hoskins and Suver. Backwater 

from debris Sept. 7-30.
WILLAMETTE RIVER BASIN 157

1905. Luckiamute River near Suver, Oreg.

Location. Lat 44°47'00", long 123°14'00", in SW£sw£ sec.18, T.9 S., R.4 W. , on right 

bank 10 ft upstream from highway bridge at Helmick State Park, 3.0 miles northwest 

of Suver, and 4.5 miles downstream from Little Luckiamute River.

Drainage area. 240 sq mi.

Records available.--August 1905 to October 1911, July 1940 to September 1959.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 171.92 ft above mean sea level, datum of

^1929, supplementary adjustment of 1947. Aug. 18, 1905, to Oct. 31, 1911, staff gage

at same site at different datum and Aug. 20 to Oct. 15, 1940, at present datum.

Average discharge. 25 years, 947 cfs (685,600 acre-ft per year).

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 8,700 cfs Jan. 10 (gage height, 27.50 ft); minimum, 27 cfs Oct. 6, Sept. 3.

1905-11, 1940-59: Maximum discharge, 23,800 cfs Feb. 18, 1949 (gage height, 33.10 

ft), from rating curve extended above 14,000 cfs by logarithmic plotting; minimum, 

13 cfs Oct. 17, 18, 1952.

Maximum stage known, 33.5 ft, probably on Dec. 29, 1937, from information by local 

residents (discharge. 25,000 cfs, from rating curve extended above 14,000 cfs by 

logarithmic plotting).

Remarks. Records good. Some diurnal fluctuation during periods of low flow caused by 

millpond above station. A few small diversions for irrigation above station.

Revisions (water years). WSP 1044: Drainage area. WSP 1094: 1945-46. WSP 1248: 

1905-11.

Rating tables, water year 1958-59 (gage height, in feet, and discharge,

in cubic feet per second 

(Backwater from debris Oct. 1 to Nov. 19)

Oct. 1 to Jan. 9 Jan. 1O to Sept. 30

1.8 

2.0 

3.0 

5.0 

8.0

260

642

12.0

18.0

24.0

26.0

27.0

1,340

2,800

5,100

6,300

7,670

1.8 

2.0 

3.0 

5.0 

8.0

89

260

670

12.0

18.0

24.0

26.0

28.0

1,400

2,900

4,900

6,100

9,810

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1958 to September 1959

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Ac-ft

Oct.

31

29

29

29

29

28

28

32

73

63

46

40

38

37

37

37

37

44

108

262

160

94

73

71

61

54

50

47

45

44

46

1,802

58.1

0.242

0.28

3,570

Nov.

68

85

*78

162

315

530

1,230

941

1,170

1,480

875

622

1,310

1,500

1,390

997

746

799

3,530

5,070

4,960

3,240

1,960

1,440

1,160

970

822

710

642

645

39,450

1,315

5.48

6.11

78,250

Dec.

592

669

1,130

1,030

858

768

877

1,080

941

988

1,800

2,030

1,540

1,240

1,050

947

*829

758

749

694

1,090

1,070

934

861

1,050

1,410

2,090

2.390

2,260

2,280

2,050

38,055

1,228

5.12

5.90

75,480

Jan.

1,710

1,480

1,230

1,050

988

898

957

2,440

6,460

8,110

5,760

6,280

*5,660

4,270

3,020

2,430

2,140

1,830

1,640

1,500

*1,360

1,240

1,220

2,400

2,670

2,170

3,540

5,380

4,580

3,550

2,960

90,923

2,933

12.2

14.09

180,300

Feb.

2,460

2,010

1,680

1,460

1,280

1,200

1,180

1,080

1,040

1,350

1,320

1,170

1,100

2,600

2,970

3,760

5.780

3,060

3,520

3,470

2,780

2,170

1,850

1,580

1,400

1,290

1,190

1,090

54,840

1,959

8.16

8.50

108,800

Mar.

1,040

966

*888

816

761

713

670

648

648

707

614

602

632

650

602

572

564

621

1,180

1,030

974

1,030

995

1,030

1,090

1,840

1,740

1,840

1,930

2,880

3,370

33,648

1,085

4.52

5.21

66,740

Apr.

3,180

2,840

2,280

1,800

1,480

1,280

1,110

968

876

793

732

681

632

596

578

*544

509

481

461

433

408

386

369

350

333

330

425

577

658

867

26,957

899

3.75

4.18

53,470

May

973

756

640

576

798

1,230

952

795

715

680

598

544

492

484

541

472

456

436

428

405

374

352

328

309

294

294

282

*273

259

246

235

16,217

523

2.18

2.51

32,170

June

223

214

209

210

250

241

216

202

235

542

292

304

270

245

240

220

206

201

189

175

164

157

149

147

147

147

139

135

139

127

6,135

204

0.850

0.95

12,170

July

118

111

108

106

106

114

*116

123

T04

96

88

83

80

76

74

70

70

65

62

59

54

52

50

50

50

50

48

47

45

45

45

2,363

76.2

0.318

0.37

4,690

Aug.

39

37

40

38

37

36

35

33

33

34

32

31

31

32.

33

33

33

*33

33

32

31

32

34

33

29

29

29

29

35

33 

31

1,030

33.2

0.138

0.16

2,040

Sept.

29

29

27

25

215

332

328

180

135

104

88

80

74

71

68

67

69

69

191

432

460

356

251

.200

173

262

509

367

*280

240

5,715

190

0.792

0.89

11,340

Calendar year 1958: Max 7,600 Min 23 Mean 892 Cfsm 3.72 In. 50.45 Ac-ft 645,800

Water year 1958-59: Max 8,110 Mln 27 Mean 869 Cfsm 3.62 In. 49.15 Ac-ft 629,000

Peak discharge (base, 6,600 cfs). Jan. 10 (l a.m.) 8,700 cfs (27.50 ft); Jan. 12 (5 to 6 p.m.) 

7,060 cfs (26.68 ft)._________________ 

* Discharge measurement made on this day.
158 WILLAMETTE RIVER BASIN

1907. Rickreall Creek near Dallas, Oreg.

Location. Lat 44°54'50", long 123°23'20", in Sw£ sec.35, T.7 S., R.6 W. , on left bank 

150 ft downstream from highway bridge, 2 miles downstream from Canyon Creek, and 

3| miles west of Dallas.

Drainage area. 26.5 sq mi.

Records available. August 1957 to September 1959.

Gage. Water-stage recorder and concrete control. Altitude of gage is 520 ft (from topographic map).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, about 2,200 cfs Jan. 9; no flow for part of 

each day Aug. 8, 26.

1957-59: Maximum discharge, 2,610 cfs Dec. 19, 1957 (gage height, 5.81 ft); no 

flow at times.

Remarks.--Records good except those for periods of no gage-height record, which are fair, 

Figures of daily discharge do not include water diverted above station for water supply 

of Dallas. Entire flow is diverted at times during low-flow periods.

Cooperation. Records of diversion furnished by city of Dallas.

Rating table, water year 1958-59 (gage height, in feet, and discharge, 

in cubic feet per second)

1.1

1.2

1.3

1.4

1.5

1.6 

1.9

0.7

1.6

3.3

5.9

9.5

14

39

2.2 

2.7 

3.3 

4.0 

5.0 

6.0

81

196

415

815

1,660

2,870

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1958 to September 1959

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9 

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

oO

31

Total

Mean

Ac-ft

Mean

Cfsra

In.

Ac-ft

Oct.

1.0

1.0

1.0

1.0

1.0

.8

170

5.5

5.0 

3.6

3.0

2.6

2.4

2.2

2.0

2.2

3.6

13

60

38

26

18

15

13

9.5

7.5

7.0

6.0

*5.6 

5.6

10

273.1

8.81

542

11.2

0.423

0.49

690

Nov.

16

13

T5

67

83

221

154

182

337 

224

137

204

306

240

174

130

102

678

844

852

519

322

234

188

152

128

113

100

96

6,922

231

13,730

234

8.83

9.83

13,900

Dec.

113

172

231

182

149

128

162

152

139 

180

318

243

193

159

135

*121

113

106

96

114

196

191

166

156

273

396

442

475 420" 

370

302

6,593

213

13,080

215

8.11

9.34

13,200

Jan.

- 249

210

177

156

144

160

360

1,400

1,900 

1,000

950

1,200

800

500

380

280

240

220

200

190

*180

169

235

640

460

397

1,030

700

495 

428

366

15,816

510

31,370

Adjust

513

19.4

22.30

31,520

Feb.

302

249

210

180

159

149

139

126

TS5 

137

135

126

139

185

201

495

438

467

780

57T5

410

322

276

240

216

202

185

177

-

7,343

262

14,560

E!d for d

264

9.96

10.38

14,670

Mar.

180

*159

142

126

115

104

96

92

96 

89

83

85

89

85

81

T3~ 79

135

193

156

166

154

182

182

260

358

302

330

322 

592 53*?

5,644

182

11,190

Iversion

184

6.94

7.99

11,290

Apr.

451

366

290

237

196

169

146

128

115 

104

96

87

79

76

*71

67

61

59

55

51

49

46

45

43

41

50

78

102

121 

255

3,734

124

7,410

to city

127

4.79

5.33

7,530

May

182

137

117

108

196

188

152

130

115 

100

89

78

71

73

68

 4

61

59

55

52

50

47

45

43

41

40

*39

37

36 

34

32

2,539

81.9

5,040

of Dalls

84.4

3.18

3.67

5,190

June

29

28

29

31

35

30

28

28

58 

Si

55

52

47

44

40

37

34

32

28

27

25

23

23

23

23

22

21

21

20

962

32.1

1,910

July

16

16

14

15

18

19

21

*T5

14 

13

12

12

12

12

10

10

9.0

8,6

8.2

6.8

6.5

7.1

6.8

7.1

6.8

6.8

6.2

6.5

4.8 

4.5

S74

331.1

10.7

657

Aug.

3.5

5.0

172

4.2

4.5

4.2

2.8

.8

470 

2.8

2.3

2.8

3.0

2.6

3.0

3.8

3.0

3.0

*2.5

3.3

2.8

3.5

4.0

3.5

2.5

2.6

2.6

3.0

2.8 

3.0

2.6

98.2

3.17

195

Sept.

2.5

2.0 STs

19

32

34

23

18

13 

10

9.0

8.2

8.2

7.8

7.1

7.4

7.1

16

68

119

96

71

40

33

29

59

70

59

44 

*38

952.8

31.8

1,890

s

34.3

1.29

1.44

2,040

13.9

0.525

0.60

853

5.76

0.217

0.25

354

33.8

1.28

1.42

2,010

Calendar year 1958: Max 1,120 

Water year 1958-59: Max 1,900

Min 

Min

0.2 

0.8

Mean 141 

Mean 140

Ac-ft 102,400 

Ac-ft 101,600

Adjusted

Calendar year 1958: Mean 144 

Water year 1958-59; Mean 143

Cfsra 5.43 

Cfsm 5.40

In. 73.86 

In. 73.04

Ac-ft 104,400 

Ac-ft 103,300

Peak discharge (base, 1,300 cfs).--Nov. 18 (8 p.m.) 1,580 cfs (4.92 ft); Jan. 9 (about 6 a.m.) 

about 2,200 cfs._______________________________________________________________ 

* Discharge measurement made on this day. 

Note. No gage-height record Oct. 1-29, Jan. 6-20; discharge estimated on basis of 1 discharge

measurement, recorded range in stage when available, and records for Mill Creek near Willamina.
W1LLAMETTE RIVER BASIN 159

1910. Willamette River at Salem, Oreg.

In SW£ sec.22, T.7 S., R.3 W., on right bank 

ge at Salem and at mile 85.1.

Location.--Lat 44°56'40", long 123°02'30" 

300 ft upstream from Center Street Bri<

Drainage area. 7,280 sq mi, approximately.

Records available. October 1909 to December 1916, January 1923 to September 1959. 

Monthly discharge only January 1923 to September 1927, published in WSP 1318. Gageheight records collected at about the same site since 1892 are contained in reports 

of U. S. Weather Bureau.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 114.14 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929, supplementary adjustment of 1947. Oct. 1, 1909, to Dec. 31, 1916, staff gage 

at site half a mile upstream at about present datum. Jan. 1, 1923, to Nov. 26, 1934, 

staff gage at Center Street Bridge at present datum.

Average discharge.--43 years, 23,280 cfs (16,850,000 acre-ft per year).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 130,000 cfs Jan. 13 (gage height, 16.83 ft); 

minimum, 5,300 cfs Aug. 11, 27, 28 (gage height, -3.60 ft).

1909-16, 1923-59: Maximum discharge, 348,000 cfs Jan. 8, 1923 (gage height, 

30.3 ft); minimum, 2,470 cfs Aug. 27, 1940 (gage height, -4.45 ft).

Maximum discharge known, 500,000 cfs Dec. 4, 1861 (gage height, about 39 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 250,000 cfs in 1916. Flood of Feb. 5, 1890, reached a 

of 37.1 ft.

Remarks. Records excellent. Flow regulated at times by Lookout Point, Cottage Grove, 

Dorena, Fern Ridge, and Detroit Reservoirs (see elsewhere in this report). Many small 

diversions for irrigation above station; part of flow of Salem Canal, which diverts 

water from North Santiam River, returns to Willamette River below station, through 

Mill Creek at Salem. Records of chemical analyses and water temperatures for the 

water year 1959 are given in WSP 1644.

Revisions (water years).--WSP 1318: 1915(M).

Rating table, water year 1958-59 (gage height, In feet, and 

discharge, In cubic feet per second) 

(Shifting-control method used May 7-25)

-3.6

-2.0 

0.0

5,300

9,350

16,000

2.0

10.0

17.0

24,800

72,800

131,000

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1958 to September 1959

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23 

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Ac-It

Oct.

8,210

8,150

8,060

8,060

8,090

8,030

8,030

7,620

8,450

8,810

8,360

7,700

7,450 

7,850

*7,880

8,120

8,270

8,480

8,750

10,400

12,800

12,400

11,500 

10,600

10,100

9,200

8,990

9,320

9,050

8,900

8,330

276,560

8,921

-

-

548,500

Nov.

8,870

8,540

7,940

8,900

10,800

14,200

27,200

31,200

42,900

44,500

39,800

35,900

43,500 

54,700

60,500

53,700

44,900

36,800

51,000

90,100

104,000

90,600

71,400 

56,700

*48,800

41,900

37,000

33,600

29,100

21,900

U,250.95

41,700

-

-

*2,481

Dec.

20,200

19,800

22,400

28,300

24,800

21,500

18,800

24,400

26,500

27,800

38,200

58,900

61,500

51,300

42,300

39,500

37,700

29,100

23,800

21,600

22,000

23,200

20,600 

17,500

17,400

20,100

32,700

41,700

40,700

42,600

45,700

962,600

31,050

-

-

*1,909

Jan.

41,800

38,400

33,600

28,000

25,000

26,400

29,400

*39,800

63,200

87,300

102,000

113,000

128,000

111,000

80,800

66,400

62,000

54,300

49,300

46,200

42,400

38,800

35,400 

39,200

47,000

45,700

54,800

101,000

113,000

104,000

89,900

tt.,957.1

62,490

-

-

*3,842

Feb.

81,900

72,200

61,700

49,900

41,500

37,200

34,900

29,900

26,700

27,600

28,400

25,800

25.000 

34,400

57,300

72,000

*74,400

68,000

62,900

59,900

53, SCO

45,600

38,100 

31,800

28,000

25,400

24,800

25,900

-

* 1,242. 7

44,380

-

-

t2,465

Mar.

24,500

24,200

23,700

21,700

20,000

18,500

17,300

16,300

15,900

16,000

15,600

15,000

16,400 

17,500

17,000

16,000

15,600

16,400

20,600

22,500

21,900

24,200

25,600 

24,800

24,000

32,800

43 , 200

42,300

42,600

45,400

52,600

750,100

24,200

-

-

tl,488

Apr.

*53,100

55 , 900

52 000

47^000

40,800

36,400

32,500

27,300

24,000

21,500

19,800

18,300

17,300 

16,600

15,600

15,000

14,300

13,700

13,200

12,600

12,200

11,900

11,800 

11,900

12,000

12,200

13 , 500

17,600

19,900

20,000

687,900

22,930

-

-

*1,364

May

26,400

26,600

22,400

20,500

20, 100

34,000

58,600

33,700

50,500

27 , 800

25,000

*22,700

21,000 

20,900

22,400

22,700

21,600

22,800

24 , 800

24,800

22,600

20,400

18,000 

16,000

15,200

14,500

14,400

14,000

13,500

13,000

12,700

683,400

22,050

-

-

il,356

June

12,500

11,800

11,400

11,000

11,300

14,600

16 , 100

14 , 700

13,700

14,900

16,400

15,300

14,100 

12,500

11,500

11,000

*10,600

10,300

10,100

9,860

9,590

9,140

8,870 

8,330

7,910

8,120

7,750

7,780

7,620

7,520

536,090

11,200

-

-

666,600

July

7,400

7,120

7,000

6,780

6,700

6,700

6,880

7,120

7,150

6,780

6,580

6,120

6,100 

6,000

5,940

6,000

5,980

5,940

5,740

5,680

5,580

5.480

5,500 

5,500

5,640

5,680

5,700

5,580

5,600

5,540

5,580

190,890

6,158

-

-

378,600

Aug.

5,500

5,520

5,620

5,540

*5 , 600

5,560

5,500

5,460

5,560

5,460

5,360

5,400

5,500 

5,460

5,460

5,400

5,400

5,400

5,500

5,500

5,540

5,560

5,620 

5,540

5,380

5,400

5,500

5,340

5,400

5,500

5,560

169,640

5,472

-

-

336,500

Sept.

5,500

5,520

5,500

5,440

5,580

6,820

10,100

8,690

8,480

8,480

8,330

7,910

7,450 

6,850

7,280

8,000

8,060

*8,210

8,570

8,510

9,770

11,900

11,000 

10,100

9,500

9,740

18.900

17,400

14,500

15 , 600

275,690

9,190

-

-

546,800

Calendar year 1958: Max 119,000 Mln 5,620 Mean 26,140 Cfsm 3.59 In. 48.74 Ac-ft 18,920,000

Water year 1958-59: Max 128,000 Mln 5,300 Mean 24,010 Cfsm 3.30 In. 44.77 Ac-ft 17,380,000

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

* Expressed In thousands.
160 WILLAMETTE RIVER BASIN

1920. Mill Creek at Salem, dreg.

Location. Lat 44°56'05", long 123°01'00", in NE£ sec.26, T.7 S., R.3 W., on left bank 

at State Street Bridge in Salem, 220 ft downstream from 19th Street power diversion.

Drainage area. 110 sq mi.

Records available.--November. December 1934, August to October 1938, May 1939 to September 1959. Prior to October 1940 monthly discharge only, published in WSP 1318.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 166.12 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929, supplementary adjustment of 1947. Nov. 2 to Dec. 31, 1934, staff gage at site 

three-quarters of a mile downstream at different datum. July 21 to Aug. 14, 1938, 

staff gage and Aug. 15, 1938, to Oct. 9, 1940, water-stage recorder, at site 200 ft 

upstream at different datum.

Average discharge. 20 years (1939-59), 141 cfs (102,100 acre-ft per year).

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 731 cfs Jan. 28 (gage height, 4.39 ft); minimum, 8.7 cfs July 4.

1934, 1938-59: Maximum discharge, 1,350 cfs Jan. 28, 1954 (gage height, 7.07 ft); 

no flow Oct. 2, 1938.

Remarks. Records excellent except those for periods of backwater from debris, which are 

good. Diurnal fluctuation caused by powerplant above station. Salem power canal 

diverts water into Mill Creek near Stayton. Several diversions from Mill Creek, 

including Shelton flood bypass l£ miles upstream and 19th Street power diversion 

220 ft upstream.

Revisions. WSP 1218: Drainage area.

Rating table, water year 1958-59, except periods of backwater from debris (gage 

height, in feet, and discharge, in cubic feet per second)

0.5

.6

8.0

12

24

1.0 

1.5 

2.0 

4.0

43

110

200

645

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1958 to September 1959

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30 

31

Total

Mean

Ao-ft

Oct.

72

67

65

66

J3_

72

65

35

38

31

30

32

34

37

36

39

40

45

59

53

44

44

46

44

41

42

42

42

44

45 

56

1,479

47.7

2,930

Nov.

54.

58

62

65

69

98

98

120

158

*176

136

136

192

194

169

147

136

166

451

480

306

243

226

2,12

186

161

144

134

136

132

5,045

168

10,010

Dec.

122

134

170

154

143

154

172

156

147

161

196

222

186

169

156

152

141

146

147

144

190

*167

152

151

180

278

30~8" 368

299

294 

254

5,817

188

11,540

Jan.

237

228

204

184

174

169

226

400

480

548

467

614

393

294

241

281

245

206

180

159

142

T55~ 141

285

224

194

444

33~T 627

285 

243

9,011

291

17,870

Feb.

200 *163

142

125

117

124

125

113

129

147

115

102

112

308

342

548

354

294

239

186

158

139

12:

98

89

94

94

80

-

4,896

175

9,710

Mar.

70

66

58

52

54

62

60

59

60

59

53

66

67

61

55

51

50

*BT

132

83

129

118

122

106

150

296

222

241

243

285

3,536

114

7,010

Apr.

239

243

192

163

146

137

130

106

84

77

67

64

59

55

59

55

53

48

48

46

45

44

6T

62

62

82

79

76

72

69

2,723

90.8

5,400

May

*74

73

69

70

156

174

127

106

100

92

86

76

67

80

107

92

101

118

107

89

79

76

67

65

60

69

73

70

70

69

74

2,736

88.3

5,430

June

69

61

64

70

90

80

74

74

82

*86

83

73

70

69

67

61

58

60

61

58

48

44

36

60

64

62

66

70

70

67

2,017

67.2

4,000

July

66

52

18

48 9.8

88

79

83

73

67

60

66

66

64

65

62

62

61

59

61

*60

62

60

64

72

76

73

70

70

67

61

1,944.8

62.7

3,860

Aug.

48

28

26

26- 23

28

26

27

28

35

37

39

38

38

37

39

39

38

44

46

50

48

51

48

44

41

41

45

48

52 

50

1,208

39.0

2,400

Sept.

51

*52

*52

59

74

83

89

68

59

58

52

51

51

«

51

51

54

62

67

60

55

54

52

53

58

72

76

74

80

65

1,824

60.8

3,620

Calendar year 1958 : Max 896 Min 17 Mean 127 Ac-ft 92,090

Water year 1958-59: Max 627 Min 9.8 Mean 116 Ao-ft 83,780

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

Note. Backwater from debris Oct. 1 to Dec. 26, July 28 to Sept. 30.
W1LLAMETTE RIVER BASIN 161

1925. South Yamhill River near Willamina, Oreg.

Location. Lat 45°02'50", long 123°30'10", in sec.14, T.6 S., R.7 W., on left bank 

2.3 miles southwest of Willamina and 3.2 miles (revised) upstream from Willamina 

Creek.

Drainage area. 133 sq mi.

Records available. May 1934 to September 1959.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 235.55 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929, supplementary adjustment of 1947.

Average discharge.--25 years, 619 cfs (448,100 acre-ft per year).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 8.300 cfs Jan. 9 (gage height, 10.07 ft); minimum, 10 cfs Oct. 2 (gage height, 0.51 ft).

1934-59: Maximum discharge, 15,200 cfs Feb. 10, 1949 (gage height, 14.80 ft); minimum, 2.6 cfs Oct. 11, 1952 (gage height, 0.36 ft).

Remarks. Records good. Slight regulation occasionally at low flows by millpond upstream. 

No diversion above station.

Revisions (water years). WSP 814: Drainage area. WSP 1318: 1934.

Rating tables, water year 1958-59 (gage height, in feet, and discharge,

in cubic feet per second) 

(Backwater from debris Nov. 4-6)

Oct. 1 to Jan. 8 Jan. 9 to Sept. 30

0.5 11

.6 18

.8 39

1.0 68

1.4 155

2.0 360

3.0 850

4.0 1,490

6.0 3,150

8.0 5,470

0.5 

.6

1.0 

1.4

12

20

75

173

2.0 390

3.0 880

4.0 1,520

6.0 3,150

10.0 8,200

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1958 to September 1959

Day

1 

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

IS

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsra

In.

Ac-ft

Oct.

16 

11

15

14

12

14

14

77

66

42

34

31

30

28

26

23

24

85

'336 470 

160

114

112

84

72

60

55

*48

47

47 

48

2,215

71.5

0.538

0.62

4,390

Nov.

£8 

73

81

362

400

1,200

922

982

1,700

1,390

886

1,130

1,740

1,550

1,130

838

660

2,480

4,130 

3,410

2,540

1,680

1,220

970

750

625

515

445

432

392

34,701

1,157

8.70

9.70

68,830

Dec.

476 

604

832

640

535

490

980

838

750

935

2.200

1,550

1,200

958

*790

670

570

545

486 

618

1,100

928

790

826

1,500

1,850

1,930

1,940

1,760

1,760 

1,500

32,551

1,050

7.89

9.10

64,560

Jan.

1,290 

1,090

874

750

705

£55

1,180

5,390

7.280

4,110

3,280

*4,710

2,910

2,060

1,560

1,350

1,070

970

1,030 

994

910

*898

1,420

3,190

2,330

1,940

4,080

*2,730

2,000

1,730 

1,520

66,006

2,129

16.0

18.46

130,900

Feb.

1,280 

1,090

928

800

695

715

670

600

635

755

695

645

804

1,260

1,160

2,110

1,900

2,230

2.950 

2,210

1,730

1,370

1,230

1,030

916

826

760

705

-

 *2,699

1,168

8.78

9.14

64.6&G

Mar.

670 

595

525

*458

418

386

358

370

430

446

390

402

450

430

410

394

398

583

820 

680

892

810

1,090

1,010

1,190

1,620

1,420

1,660

1,560

2.340 

1,950

25,155

811

6.10

7.03

49,890

Apr.

1.770 

1,530

1,230

1,020

862

735

635

545

480

434

394

358

330

*310

306

276

262

244

227 

214

198

192

182

173

167

173

339

610

605

988

15,789

526

3.95

4.41

31,320

May

705 

555

458

430

805

735

605

525

510

466

410

366

320

334

338

299

302

295

276 

254

237

220

204

188

192

*198

188

182

167

156 

151

11,079

357

2.68

3.10

21,970

June

142 

137

135

145

224

162

151

142

316

330

354

355

295

272

251

224

207

198

176 

162

151

142

135

132

135

142

119

119

119

108

5,663

189

1.42

1.58

11,230

July

101 

96

94

90

90

105

162

129

*108

94

90

79

75

75

73

72

65

58

58 

60

58

52

52

55

55

52

48

44

48

44 

40

2,322

74.9

0.563

0.65

4,610

Aug.

59- 

39

36

35

36

36

36

35

33

31

30

a29

a28

a27

a26

a25

a24

a22

a21 *20

21

24

25

21

19

14

17

20

22

19

17

827

26.7

0.201

0.23

1,640

Sept.

19 

20

15

54

339

302

176

140

103

81

68

63

56

55

54

54

49

101

612 

916

735

438

310

240

220

1.100

805

565

418 x-xO

OOO

8,446

282

2.12

2.36

16,750

Calendar year 1958: Max 4,200 Mln 6.0 Mean 646 Cfsm 4.86 In. 65.95 Ac-ft 467,900

Water Water year year 1958-59: 1958-59: Max Max 7,280 7,280 Mln Mln 11 11 Mean Mean 651 651 Cfsm Cfsm 4.89 4.89 In. In. 66.38 66.38 Ac-ft Ac-ft 471,000 471,0

Peak discharge (base, 5.700 cfs). Nov. 18 (11:30 p.m.) 6,670 cfs (8.91 ft;; Jan. 9 (4:30 a.m.;

8,300 efs (10.07 ft); Jan. 12 (l a.m.) 6.740 cfs (8.96 ft)._______________________________

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

a No gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of weather records and records for Willamina 

Creek and Mill Creek near Willamina.
162 WILLAMETTE RIVER BASIN

1930. Willamina Creek near Willamina, Oreg.

Location. Lat 45°08'30", long 123°29'35", in W|NE£ sec. 13, T.5 S. , R.7 W. , on left bank 

4.5 miles north of Willamina and 7.0 miles upstream from mouth.

Drainage area. 65 sq mi, approximately. 

Records available. June 1934 to September 1959.

Gage . --Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 315.1 ft above mean sea level (from riverprofile map). Prior to Oct. 1, 1939, at datum 1.00 ft higher.

Average discharge. 25 years, 256 cfs (185,300 acre-ft per year).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 2,620 cfs Jan. 9 (gage height, 7.29 ft); minimum, 

12 cfs Oct. 3-6.

1934-59: Maximum discharge, 7,760 cfs Dec. 21, 1955 (gage height, 11.65 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 3,400 cfs on basis of slope-area measurement of peak flow; 

minimum, 9 cfs Sept. 3, 4, 1934, Sept. 9, 1935, Aug. 8-10, 19, Sept. 22-27, 1939, 

Aug. 17, 18, 1940.

Flood of Mar. 31, 1931, reached a stage of about 12 ft, from information by local 

resident (discharge, 8,200 cfs).

Remarks . Records excellent except those for period of no gage-height record, which are 

good. No regulation or diversion above station.

Revisions . WSP 964: Drainage area.

Rating table, water year 1958-59 (gage height, In feet, and discharge, 

in cubic feet per second)

1.3 

1.5 

1.8 

2.1 

2.5

10

18

41

75

143

3.0 

4.0 

5.0 

7.0

257

585

1,040

2,380

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1958 to September 1959

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19 

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsra

In.

Ao-ft

Oct.

13

13

12

Tz

12

12

13

32

22

18

17

16

16

16

15

15

17

44

~~G6 123 

39

30

28

24

23

21

20

*19

18

17

28

771

24.9

0.383

0.44

1,530

Nov.

33

28

33

91

94

379

227

296

390

325

227

369

529

505

361

272

222

756

1,120 

965

773

561

435

358

293

250

217

194

183

172

10,658

355

5.46

6.10

21,140

Dec.

187 ITS

250

217

198

194

362

325

293

401

876

605

484

394

 343

296

257

247

222 

252

397

355

310

307

480

613

750

876

905

 755 910

13,271

428

6.58

7.59

26,320

Jan.

641

533

435

379

346

313

387

1,340

2.360

1,580

1,290

1,540

1,140

876

696

613

505

470

*502 

470

435

460

751

1,360

1,050

895

1,640

1,140

872

800

678

26,497

855

13.2

15.16

Feb.

585

505

442

388

340

349

325

304

310

337

313

285

3t57

373

382

719

665

818

1,250 

1,030

791

637

545

470

435

382

352

325

-

13,964

499

7.68

7.99

52,560 27,700

Mar.

307

*285

264

240

222

203

196

192

?T2

210

196

196

224

222

207

203

203

303

370 

316

340

319

355

328

420

565

521

605

617

 1,040 QDC

yo O

10,866

351

5.40

6.22

21,550

Apr.

881

737

601

502

428

367

322

288

260

237

217

203

192

185

*178

163

155

145

137 

129

123

119

114

109

107

114

163

220

230

313

7,939

265

4.08

4.54

15,750

May

262

224

198

198

290

267

237

222

224

212

194

178

167

172

167

157

157

147

* 143 

135

127

121

112

109

109

110

 105

100

94

89

85

5,112

165

2.54

2.92

10,140

June

79

78

79

86

95

83

79

79

167

TIT

143

121

109

103

97

91

91

85

79 

74

71

70

68

67

68

67

65

65

62

59

2,621

87.4

1.34

1.50

5,200

July

55

53

53

51

55

63

74

*55

50

47

41

41

41

39

38

36

36

35

34 

33

32

30

31

32

31

30

28

29

30

27

26

1,260

40.6

0.625

0.72

2,500

Aug.

24

24

25

"SI 26

24

24

22

21

21

21

21

21

21

21

21

21

21

*21 

21

21

23

20

18

17

16

Tff

20

18

17 i ft JLO

651

21.0

0.323

0.37

1,290

Sept.

19

!ZT7

54

78

65

43

36

30

25

24

23

23

23

23

24

23

33

112 

257

143

92

72

60

59

223

165

123

100

*89

2,075

69.2

1.06

1.19

4,120

Calendar year 1958: Max 1,700 Min 10 Mean 270 Cfsm 4.15 In. 56.30 Ac-ft 195,200

Water year 1958-59: Max 2,360 Min 12 Mean 262 Cfsm 4.03 In. 54.74 Ac-ft 189,800

Peak discharge (base, 2,300 cfs).--Jan. 9 (9:30 a.m.) 2,620 cfs (7.29 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

Note. No gage-height record Aug. 4-18; discharge estimated on basis of recorded range in stage 

and records for South Yamhill River and Mill Creek near Willamina.
WILLAMETTE RIVER BASIN 163

1933. Mill Creek near Willamina, Oreg.

Location. Lat 44°58'20", long 123°27'00", in NE^NWi sec. 17, T.7 S., R.6 W., on left bank 

0.2 mile upstream from road bridge , 4 miles southwest of Buell , and 8 miles south of 

Willamina .

Drainage area. 27.4 sq mi.

Records available . July 1958 to September 1959.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 562.02 ft above mean sea level (levels 

by Bureau of Reclamation) .

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 2,230 cfs Jan. 9 (gage height, 7.77 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 680 cfs by logarithmic plotting; minimum, 3.2 cfs Oct. 6. 

1958-59: Maximum discharge, that of Jan. 9, 1959; minimum, 2.6 cfs Sept. 8, 1958 

(gage height, 1.98 ft).

Remarks . Records good except those for period of no gage-height record, which are 

fair. No regulation or diversion above station.

Rating tables, water year 1958-59 (gage height, in feet, and discharge, 

in cubic feet per second)

Oct. 1 to Jan. 8 Jan. 9 to Sept. 30

2.0

2.1

2.2 

2.4 

2.7

3.0

5.5

9.0

20

45

3.0 

3.5 

4.0 

5.0 

7.0

84

185

325

700

1,730

1.9

2.0

2.1

2.2 

2.4 

2.7

2.9

5.2

8.3

12

23

47

3.0 

3.5 

4.0 

5.0 

7.0 

8.0

84

185

325

700

1,730

2.390

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1958 to September 1959

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9 

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26 

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsra

In.

Ac-ft

Oct.

3.

3.

3.

3.

3.

37J- 3.2

8.4

7.8 

6.1

5.5

5.2

4.9

4.6

4.6

4.6

6.6

22

79

50

29

21

18

15

12

11 

*10

9.0

8.2

7.8

16

389.9

12.6

0.460

0.53

773

Nov.

22

20

32

114

149

311

172

182

423 

239

134

228

322

232

165

114

90

*675

825

716

451

268

192

145

111

92

76

66

66

64

6,696

223

8.14

9.09

13,280

Dec.

104

180

241

172

128

102

161

153

132

164

336

225

168

132

107

*94

81

75

70

1(55"

230

215

162

160

381

544 

564

55?

406

328

253

6,720

217

7.92

9.12

13,330

Jan.

202

165

134

122

116

118

330

1,460

1.880 

1,010

962

1,180

734

482

339

268

215

180

175

165

151

*145

229

789

490

367

954

*616

430

353

295

15,056

486

17.7

20.44

29,860

Feb.

238

200

162

140

120

114

109

98

104 

124

120

105

148

277

238

580

500

656

920

624

409

307

277

230

208

205 

178

182

-

7,573

270

9.85

10.28

15,020

Mar.

185

*149

120

104

92

81

76

73

78

74

68

70

78

77

74

73

76

142

230

162

165

158

247

268

292

426 

332

346

350

740

588

5,994

193

7.04

8.14

11,890

Apr.

458

356

262

202

160

134

114

100

89 

78

71

66

63

59

*56

52

49

47

44

42

41

39

37

36

35.

39 

78

140

128

268

3,343

111

4.05

4.54

6,630

May

192

130

100

90

172

195

14T

114

97 

83

73

66

60

63

57

54

51

48

46

43

42

40

37

36

35

34 

*33

32

30

29

oo£o

2,252

72.6

2.65

3.06

4,470

June

26

25

25

26

30

26

25

25

55 

60

57

52

46

42

38

34

32

29

26

24

22

22

22

21

21

21 

19

a!9

a!8

alT.

905

30.2

1.10

1.23

1,800

July

a!5

a!4

a!3

a!5

a!7

a!8

a!9 *16

14 

13

12

11

11

11

11

10

9.8

9.4

9.0

8.7

8.3

8.0

8.0

8.3

8.0

7.6 

7.3

7.6

7.6

7.3

6.6

341.5

11.0

0.401

0.46

677

Aug.

6.4

6.4

6.4

 575 6.6

6.4

6.0

5.8

5.2 

5.2

5.2

5.2

5.5

5.2

5.2

5.2

5.2

5.5

*5.5

5.2

5.2

5.5

5.5

5.2

4.9

H5.2

5.2

4.9

4.6

169.6

5.47

0.200

0.23

336

Sept.

4.9

4.6 4~6

20

42

58

36

25

19 

15

13

12

11

11

10

10

9.8

26

162

206

128

74

51

40

34

66 

69

55

44

*37

1,301.9

43.4

1.58

1.77

2,560

Calendar year 1958: Max - Min ~ Mean ~ Cfsm - In. - Ac-ft -

Water year 1958-59: Max 1,880 Mln 3.2 Mean 139 Cfsm 5.07 In. 68.89 Ac-ft 100,600

Peak discharge (base. 1,400 cfs).--Nov. 18 (8 p.m.) 1,560 cfs (6.72 ft); Jan. 9 (5:30 a.m.) 

2,230 cfs (7.77 ft); Jan. 12 (1 a.m.) 1,600 cfs (6.79 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

a No gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of recorded range In stage and records for 

Willamina Creek near Willamina and Rickreall Creek near Dallas.
164 WILLAMETTE RIVER BASIN

1940. South Yamhill River near Whiteson, Oreg.

Location (revised). Lat 45°10'08", long 123°12'25", in NW£ sec.5, T.5 S., R.4 W., near 

left bank on downstream side of Whiteson Bridge on U. S. Highway 99W, 1.3 miles 

northwest of Whiteson, and 1.4 miles downstream from Salt Creek.

Drainage area. 502 sq mi.

Records available. July 1940 to September 1959.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 82.30 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

T929. Prior to Sept. 20, 1940, wire-weight gage at same site and datum.

Average discharge. 19 years, 1,749 cfs (1,266,000 acre-ft per year).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 27,100 cfs Jan. 9 (gage height, 42.90 ft);

minimum, 22 cfs Oct. 4.

1940-59; Maximum discharge, 36,800 cfs Dec. 22, 1955 (gage height, 45.25 ft);

minimum, 8.5 cfs Sept. 25, 26, 1952 (gage height, 0.80 ft).

Remarks. Records fair. Slight regulation during low-water periods by logpond upstream. 

Small diversions for irrigation above station.

Rating tables, water year 1958-59 (gage height, in feet, and discharge, In cubic feet per second) 

(Shifting-control method used Oct. 1-19, Nov. 24 to Dec. 30, Jan. 2-9; rate of change In 

stage used as a factor Nov. 19, 21, 22, Jan. 10, 11, 13-18, 24, 26, 27, Jan. 29 to 

Feb. 2, Feb. 14, 16, 19, 21-24, Mar. 26, 3O, Apr. 1-4)

Oct. 1 to Jan. 9 Jan. 10 to Sept. 30

0.9

1.1 

1.5 

2.0 

3.0 

4.0 

6.0

32

53

90

188

308

585

10.0

15.0

25.0

35.0

39.0

42.0

1,320

2,520

5,910

10,800

15,300

23,500

1.2 

1.5 

2.0 

3.0 

5.0 

10.0

37

53

90

190

467

1,500

15.0

25.0

35.0

39.0

41.0

2,800

6,000

10,800

15,300

20,500

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1958 to September 1959

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6 

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17 

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28 

29

30 

31

Total

Mean

Cfsra

In.

Ac-ft

Oct.

28

28

28

23

26

29 

27

28

88 

101

67

55

52

46

44

44

42 

46

243

747

427

266

209

189

153

130

117

108 

*104

94 

95

3,684

119

0.237

0.27

7,310

Nov.

142

200

168

353

684

988 

2,340

1,510

1,800 

3,220

1,980

1,350

2,920

3,130

2,560

1,800

1,360 

1,340

6,170

7,540

6,890

4,850

3,180

2,380

1,870

1,480

1,280

1,090 

978

958

66,511

2,217

4.42

4.93

131,900

Dec.

896

1,140"

1,590

1,530

1,300

1,150 

1,390

2,220

1,760 

1,740

3,660

3,980

3,130

2,470

1,980

1,690

1,440 

1,300

*1,270

1,160

2,130

2,660

2,260

1,940

2,730

4,090

5,070

5,800 

5,450

5,190 

4,450

78,566

2,534

5.05

5.82

155,800

Jan.

3,620

3,130

2,560

2,100

1,910

1,690 

1,890

6,360

22.500 

19,600

13,300

*15,300

13,200

*9,740

6,770

4,690

3,880 

3,350

*3,210

3,140

2,860

2,640

2,700

5,680

7,190

5,950

6,740

9,470 

7,910

5,940 

4,810

203,830

6,575

13.1

15.10

404 , 300

Feb.

4,040

3,440

2,980

2,570

2,270

2,120 

2,170

2,020

1.940 

2,280

2,510

2,290

2,070

3,610

4,480

6,000

7,110 

6,280

7,300

7.640

6,100

4,520

3,740

3,240

2,790

2,57JO

2,320

2,130

102,530

3,662

7.29

7.60

203,400

Mar.

1,990

1,840

1,660

*1,490

1,360

,240 

,160

,120

,120 

,360

,220

,170

,220

,360

,200

,150

.100 

,180

,220

,070

1,950

2,200

2,210

2,550

2,420

3,960

4,250

4,100 

4,220

5,490

6,609

68,180

2,199

4.38

5.05

135,200

Apr.

5,960

4,970

3,950

3,210

2,680

2,280 

1,980

1,750

1,560 

1,390

1,260

1,150

1,070

*1,000

1,000

920

856 

806

764

726

680

640

608

566

555

544

650

1,040 

1,350

1,590

47,505

1,584

3.16

3.52

94,220

May

1,880

1,400

1,160

1,020

1,250

1.900 

1,510

1,280

1,180 

1,150

1,030

920

832

794

844

779

745 

726

707

650

601

566

530

491

461

491

487

470 

*433

398 

376

27,081

874

1.74

2.01

53,710

June

356

340

333

340

418

421 

364

337

387 

815

715

753

654

578

550

496

457 

442

408

364

337

315

297

287

279

291

278

259 

262

24!

12,376

413

0.823

0.92

24,550

July

220

210

201

201

201

212 

242

*236~ 302

211

196

187

178

168

165

155

146 

138

134

124

113

112

109

109

113

107

104

99

103

104 

103

5,003

161

0.321

0.37

9,920

Aug.

90

86

85

80

80

80 

80

80

75 

70

70

65

65

60

60

55

55 

50

48

*46

46

50

54

52

46

44

42

40 

45

47 

44

1,890

61.0

0.122

0.14

3,750

Sept.

44

42

42

47

266

453 

472

278

224 

168

137

119

112

106

103

95

90 

100

330

1,300

1,600

986

654

481

392

731

1.620

1,080 

798

644

13,514

450

0.896

1.00

26,800

Calendar year 1958 : Max 12,700 Mln 11 Mean 1,754 Cfsra 3.49 In. 47.42 Ac-ft 1,270,000

Water year 1958-59 : Max 22,500 Mln 23 Mean 1,728 Cfara 3.44 In. 46.73 Ac-ft 1,251,000

Peak discharge (base. 13,000 ofs, revised) . Jan. 9 (8 p.m.) 27,100 cfa (42.90 ft); 

Jan. 12 (8:30 p.m.) 18,400 cfs (40.31 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.
WILLAMETTE RIVER BASIN 165

1943. North Yamhill River near Fairdale, Oreg.

Location.--Lat 45°21'55", long 123°22'40", in SW^- sec.25, T.2 S., R.6 W., on right bank 

0.4 mile downstream from small tributary, 1.4 miles upstream from Kutch Creek, 2.1 miles 

west of Fairdale, and 9? miles west of Yamhill.

Drainage area.--9.03 sq mi.

Records available.--October 1958 to September 1959.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Altitude of gage is 560 ft (from topographic map).

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 650 cfs Nov. 18 (gage height, 5.19 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 55 cfs; minimum daily, 2.6 cfs Oct. 1-5.

Remarks. Records good except those for periods of no gage-height record or backwater from 

debris, which are fair. No regulation or diversion above station.

Rating table, water year 1958-59, except periods of backwater from debris (gage 

height, In feet, and discharge, In cubic feet per second)

1.8 

2.0 

2.2

2.5

6.0

12

2.4 

2.7 

3.0 77

3.5 

4.0 

4.5

161

288

465

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1958 to September 1959

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Ac-ft

Oct.

a2.6

a2.6

2.6

2.6

2.6

2.8

3.5

9.7

5.0

4.4

4.1

3.9

*3.8

3.7

3.5

3.5

4.9

12

25

12

7.8

6.8

6.8

5.8

5.4

5.2

.8

.6

.4

.4

.4

178.2

5.75

0.637

0.73

353

Nov.

6.3

6.5

10

19

21

75

40

45

64

54

41

88

*117

98

60

39

29

275

*274

220

167

114

85

70

57

49

42

37

35

32

2,269.8

75.7

8.38

9.35

4,500

Dec.

39

47

57

51

47

42

61

53

53

82

141

108

85

69

58

51

44

*44

40

42

56

54

51

51

92

115

133

128

124

124

108

2,250

72.6

8.04

9.27

4,460

Jan.

93

80

65

58

54

52

74

354

*441

273

212

220

182

137

110

93

78

75

77

71

64

70

*149

304

210

167

273

198

153

135

120

4,642

150

16.6

19.12

9,210

Feb.

105

92

81

71

66

67

60

56

54

51

52

44

49

52

51

98

93

149

222

182

141

117

107

94

94

93

87

86

-

2,514

89.8

9.94

10.35

4,990

Mar.

87

84

73

65

60

*54

49

48

54

£°

47

48

56

53

52

54

61

93

105

90

93

85

90

82

89

96

93

112

128

187

254

2,592

83.6

9.26

10.68

5,140

Apr.

230

ITS

137

114

93

78

69

62

56

51

47

43

*40

40

37

34

32

31

29

28

27

25

25

23

23

26

42

55

58

86

1,817

60.6

6.71

7.48

3,600

May

76

62

52

49

63

56

50

48

48

46

41

38

35

36

34

32

32

30

29

27

27

25

23

23

*23

23

22

21

20

19

T9

1,129

36.4

4.03

4.65

2,240

June

18

17

18

20

19

18

17

17

37

29

32

29

27

27

24

23

22

20

19

18

17

17

16

16

17

15

15

14

14

13

605

20.2

2.24

2.49

1,200

July

13

12

12

12

13

*13

14

T2

11

10

9.9

9.6

9.6

9.3

9.0

8.7

8.4

7.8

7.6

7.3

7.3

7.3

7.6

7.6

7.3

7.0

6.8

7.0

6.8

6.3

6 .0

286.2

9.23

1.02

1.18

568

Aug.

6.0

6.3

6.3

6.5

6.3

6.0

5.8

5.6

5.2

5.2

5.4

5.8

5.6

5.4

5.4

5.4

*5.4

5.2

5.0

5.0

5.0

5.2

5.0

4.6

4.4

4.4

4.8

4.8

4.4

4.4

4.8

164.6

5.31

0.588

0.68

326

Sept.

4.6

4.3

4.3

16

15

16

11

9.0

7.6

6.8

6.3

6.3

6.0

5.8

6.0

6.0

6.0

13

25

33

27

20

17

15

17

64

42

*32

25

21

488.0

16.3

1.81

2.01

968

Calendar year 1958: Max - Mln - Mean - Cfsm - In. - Ac-ft -

Water year 1958-59: Max 441 Mln 2.6 Mean 51.9 Cfsm 5.75 In. 77.99 Ac-ft 37,560

Peak discharge (base, 350 cfs).--Nov. 18 (7 p.m.) 650 cfs (5.19 ft); Jan. 9 (4 a.m.) 519 cfs 

(4.77 ft).______________________________________________________

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

a No gage-height recordj discharge estimated on basis of records for station at Pike.

Note.--Backwater from debris Oct. 3 to Jan. 26, Mar. 31 to May 25, Sept. 26-30.
166 WILLAMETTE RIVER BASIN

1960. ttaskins Creek below reservoir, near MoMinnville, Oreg.

Location. Lat 45°18'40", long 123°20'55", in NE£ sec.18, T.3 S., R.5 W-, on right 

 Bank 800 ft downstream from dam of MoMinnville water-supply reservoir and 11 miles 

northwest of MoMinnville.

Drainage area. 7.1 sq mi, approximately.

Records available. October 1951 to September 1959.

Gage. Water-stage recorder and concrete control. Altitude of gage is 707 ft above 

mean sea level (topographic survey of 1955). Prior to Aug. 5, 1952, at site 600 ft 

upstream at different datum.

Average discharge.--8 years 33.5 cfs (24,250 acre-ft per year), adjusted for storage 

and 'diversion.

Extremes.--Maximum daily discharge during year, 260 cfs Jan. 9; minimum daily, 1.6 cfs 

Apr. 11-14.

1951-59: Maximum daily discharge, 378 cfs Dec. 22, 1955; minimum daily, 0.3 cfs 

Oct. 1, 2, 1951.

Remarks. Records fair. All records presented herein include flow in pipeline which 

diverts 600 ft above station for McMinnville city water supply. Flow regulated 

by Haskins Creek Reservoir (see p. 177), but during winter months reservoir is 

empty except when inflow exceeds capacity of outlet tunnel.

Cooperation. Meter readings for diversion furnished by city of McMinnville.

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 195B to September 1959

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

B

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28 

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac-ft

Oct.

2.7

3.0

3.0

3.0

3.0

3.0

3.0

3.2

3.1

3.1

3.1

3.1

3.1

3.1

3.1

3.1

3.1

3.1

3.2

3.1

3.3

37l

3.1

3.2

2.7

1&

1.8

2.1 

2.2

2.2

2.4

89.1

2.87

177

Nov.

2.4

T74

2.5

*2.4

2.4

2.6

2.4

2.4

13

30

23

51

86

107

104

100

86

80

92

93

92

86

80

72

59

33

23

21 

20

18

1,388.5

46.3

2,750

Dec.

24

27

29

25

23

22

36

30

30

47

71

55

44

37

33

29

26

*25

24

29

36

32

30

32

61

79

90

85 

81

76

65

1,333

43.0

2,640

Jan.

58

50

42

36

34.

34

50

240

260

220

190

200

170

120

95

80

65

60

55

50

48

55

*100

173

124

108

171

122

104

92

80

3,286

106

6,520

Feb.

69

60

54

48

46

47

42

40

38

37

35

34

TO

44

50

95

90

120

140

130

100

75

70

60

55

50

48

46

1,759

62.8

3,490

Mar.

44

42

40

 68

36

*33

31

30

33

32

30

29

30

29

28

2729-

40

43

38

42

38

44

41

51

56

54

61 

70

134

1,381

44.5

2,740

Apr.

124

102

81

68

56

49

43

40

34

16

1.6

TTe

1.6

1.6

1.7

1.7

 1.8

1.8

1.8

1.9

1.9

1.9

2.0

2.4

2.4

1.9

2.0

2.0 

14

39

699.6

23.3

1,390

May

34

29

26

25

33

29

27

26

25

24

22

20

20

19

18

17

17

18

14

16

14

14

13

13

12

*12

12

12 

11

11

10

593

19.1

1,180

June

10

10

11

12

12

10

10

10

20

IS

16

14

12

12

11

11

10

11

9.7

8.8

10

9.0

9.0

8.6

9.4

8.5

8.1

8.1 

8.1

]_£

322.9

10.8

640

July

6.9

7.6

7.3

7.3

8.0

*7.9

iil

7.1

6.4

6.0

6.0

6.3

6.5

5.4

5.5

6.1

6.4

6.4

7.2

7.2

7.2

7.2

7.2

7.2

5.5

5.5

6.3

fi6.2

7.2

205.5

6.63

408

Aug.

IJ,

7.2

5.6

5.4

6.0

6.0

6.0

6.6

7.1

6.4

6.0

6.1

6.0

6.0

6.0

6.0

*5.2

5.2

5.2

5.2

4.8

4.9

4.4

4.4

4.4

5.2

6.0

4.8 

4.9 3 9

379

171.9

5.55

341

Sept.

3.9

4.0

3.9

4.5

3.7

3.3 373-

3.3

3.3

3.3

3.3

3.3

3.3

3.3

3.3

3.3

3.3

3.5

3.5

3.6

3.6

3.5

5.1

6.9

7.6

22

T§

14 

12

11

174.9

5.83

347

Adjusted for change in contents in Haskins Creek Reservoir

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Ac-ft

3.97

0.559

0.64

244

37.6

5.30

5.92

2,240

42.9

6.04

6.97

2,640

106

14.9

17.22

6,520

62.8

8.85

9.22

3,490

44.6

6.28

7.24

2,740

35.8

5.04

5.63

2,130

19.0

2.68

3.09

1,170

10.8

1.52

1.69

640

5.72

0.806

0.93

352

3.59

0.506

0.58

221

8.79

1.24

1.38

523

Calendar year 1958 : Max 171 

Water year 1958-59 : Max 260

Min 1.8 Mean 32.4 

Min 1.6 Mean 31.2

Ac-ft 23,450 

Ac-ft 22,620

Adjusted

\ Calendar year 1958: Mean 32.4 

Water year 1958-59: Mean 31.6

* Discharge measurement made

Cfsm 4.56 In. 61.91 

Cfsm 4.45 In. 60.51

on this day.

Ac-ft 23,450 

Ac-ft 22,910
WILLAMETTE RIVER BASIN 167

1970. North Yamhill River at Pike, Oreg.

Location.--Lat 45°22'10", long 123°15'15", In NW, sec,25, T.2 S., R.5 W., on right bank 

500 ft downstream from Turner Creek, 0.5 mile southeast of Pike, and 4.0 miles northwest of Yamhill.

Drainage area. 66.8 sq ml.

Records available. October 1948 to September 1959.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage Is 192.66 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

T929 (Corps of Engineers bench mark). Prior to Aug.. 21, 1950, at datum 1.02 ft higher.

Average discharge. 11 years, 256 cfs (185,300 acre-ft per year).

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 3,830 cfs Jan-. 9 (gage height, 7.93 ft); minimum, 7.2 cfs Oct. 1.

1948-59: Maximum discharge, 9,530 cfs Dec. 21, 1955 (gage height, 12.42 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 2,600 cfs on basis of slope-area measurement of peak flow; 

minimum, 5.0 cfs Aug. 22, 1958.

Remarks. Records excellent except those for period of no gage-height record, which are 

good. Occasional diurnal fluctuations caused by small dams upstream; no seasonal regulation. Water supply for city of McMinnville is diverted fromHaskins Creek above station and water supply for city of Yamhill is diverted from Turner Creek above station. 

Small diversions above station for irrigation.

Rating tables, water year 1958-59 (gage height, in feet, and discharge, 

in cubic feet per second)

Oct. 1 to Jan. 8 Jan. 9 to Sept. 30

0.9

1.0

1.1 

1.4 

1.7 

2.0

5.4 

8.4

12

31

61

112

2.5 

3.0 

4.0 

6.0 

7.0

240

405

860

2,100

2,950

0.9 

1.2 

1.5 

1.8

7.2

22

43

77

2.5 250

3.0 420

4.0 880

6.0 2,100

2.1 136 7.0 2,950

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1958 to September 1959

Day

1 

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsra

In.

Ao-ft

Oct.

7.5

s'.i

8.1

8.1

8.1

9.2

23

16

12

12

11

11

11

11

10

12

41

75

40

24

19

19

17

15

14

14

14

14

13

22

527.2

17.0

0.254

0.29

1,050

Nov.

25

^Z

*49

65

192

119

138

216

192

142

295

426

464

338

258

213

977

1.000

790

585

426

338

285

237

190

155

140

133

126

8,556

285

4.27

4.76

16,970

Dec.

160 

188

222

190

172

16S

257

225

219

380

685

444

346

282

243

210

190

*185

168

203

297

255

231

240

514

730

780 '690

615

560

480

10,529

340

5.09

5.86

20,880

Jan.

412 

363

297

270

255

234

354

2,220

2.900

1,630

1,500

1,540

1,160

865

685

590

482

432

416

366

338

370

790

1,460

960

*800

1,370

930

735

654

550

25,928

836

12.5

14.44

51,430

Feb.

464 

408

366

324

295

295

277

253

265

283

256

235 -274

352

352

850

649

1,040

1.280

955

716

577

505

424

396

370

345

317

-

13,123

469

7.02

7.31

26,030

Calendar year 1958: Max 1,580 Min 5.7

Mar.

307 

286

265

238

220

205

190

187

211

*202

182

182

214

202

190

184

193

271

310

274

283

268

314

292

376

416

380

452

538

970

1,210

10,012

323

4.84

5.57

19,860

Kff.

1,010 

735

572

460

380

328

292

265

241

205

173

162

152

149

139

129

122

118

111

104

*100

96

94

92

H

92

134

152

162

274

7,134

238

3.56

3.97

14,150

May

223

190

168

162

250

217

190

184

173

162

149

136

129

131

127

120

118

113

107

100

96

89

82

79

*82

82

77

74

70

67

6_4

4,011

129

1.93

2.23

7,960

June

61 

59

61

66

70

62

60

60

118

94

107

92

82

77

73

67

64

61

56

52

49

49

48

48

48

49

47

47

45

42

1,914

63.8

0.955

1.07

3,800

July

41 

39

37

37

41

41

48

4T

37

34

32

30

29

29

28

*26

23

21

20

20

19

18

18

19

18

17

17

18

17

15

14

844

27.2

0.407

0.47

1,670

Aug.

14 

14

14

15

14

13

12

11

11

10

11

12

12

12

10

10

*11

12

12

12

12

14

13

11

10

9.9

11

12

10

9.5

10

364.4

11.8

0.177

0.20

723

Sept.

11 

10

30~~ 9.2

44

37

29

20

17

15

14

14

14

14

14

14

14

18

60

140

90

50

42

36

36

120

90

*62

52

46

1,162.2

38.7

0.579

0.65

2,310

Mean 240 Cfsra 3.59 In. 48.74 Ao-ft 173,600

Water year 1958-59: Max 2,900 Mln 7.5 Mean 230 Cfsn 3.44 In. 46.82 Ao-ft 166,800

Peak discharge (base, 2,900 cfs, revised) . Jan. 9 (1:50 a.m.) 5,850 cfs (7.93 ft).__________

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

Note. No gage-height record Sept. 8-27; discharge estimated on baais of recorded range in stage 

and records for Willamina Creek near Willamina.

562653 O - 60 - 12
168 WILLAMETTE RIVER BASIN

1980. Willamette River at Wilsonville, Oreg.

Location (revised). Lat 45°17'31", long 122°46'05", in SE£ sec.23, T.3 S., R.I W., in 

upstream side of pier of bridge on U. S. Highway 99 at Wilsonville, 1.3 miles downstream from Corral Creek and 2.8 miles upstream from Molalla River.

Drainage area. 8,400 sq mi, approximately. 

Records available. October 1948 to September 1959.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 50.00 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929; gage readings have been reduced to elevations above mean sea level. Prior to 

Oct. 1, 1954, staff gage at Butteville 4.5 miles upstream at same datum.

Average discharge.--11 years, 30,540 cfs (22,110,000 acre-ft per year).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 136,000 cfs Jan. 14 (elevation, 75.50 ft); 

minimum daily, 6,500 cfs July 22-24, July 28 to Sept. 5 (computed from records for 

station at Salem).

1948-59: Maximum discharge, 248,000 cfs Jan. 21, 1953 (elevation, 90.00 ft, site 

then in use; about 87 ft at present site); minimum daily, 3,600 cfs Nov. 29, 30, 1952.

Maximum stage known, about 105 ft at Wilsonville, Dec. 4, 1861.

Remarks. Records fair. Flow regulated at times by Lookout Point, Cottage Grove, Dorena, 

Fern Ridge, and Detroit Reservoirs (see elsewhere in this report). Many small diversions for irrigation above station.

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1958 to September 1959

Day

1 

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13 

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Ac-ft

Oct.

9.000 

9,000

9,000

9,000

9,000

9,OOO

9,000

9,000

9,500

10,000

10,000

9,500 

9,000 

9,500

*9 , 500

9,500

10,000

10,000

10,500

12,500

14,000

15,000

13 500

12!oOO

11,500

11,000

10,500

10,500

10,500

10,500 

10,500

321,000

10,350

-

_

636,700

Nov.

10,500 

10,000

9,500

10,500

13,000

17,000

25 , 000

34,000

38,700

44,500

42,800

37,700 

39,500 

51,200

57,900

56 , 500

47,900

39,900

47 , 600

75,500

94,900

96,500

83,000

65,700

54,900

46,400

38 , 800

35,400

32,000

26,400

4=1,283.2

42,770

_

_

4=2,545

Dec.

22,600 

21,600

23,000

29,200

28,700

25,800

23,100

25,400

29,000

29,800

35,900

56,100 

65,100 

59,400

48,000

40,500

38,700

34,400

27,900

25,100

25,000

27,500

*26,600

23 , 100

22 , 400

25 , 900

35,500

45,700

48,000

47,000 

50,300

4=1,064.3

34,330

_

_

4=2,111

Jan.

48,OOO 

43,400

38,800

33,900

29,700

28,500

29 900

38 ! 300

69,000

98,400

112,000

123,000 

"132,000 

134,000

115,000

87,400

74,000

66,100

58,500

53 , 600

49,200

43 , 800

40,300

44,500

55,700

57,100

59,000

84,600

108 , 000

114,000 

104,000

4=2,173.7

70,120

_

_

4=4,311

Feb.

92,100 

81,200

71,500

60,800

48 , 700

41,800

38,500

35,400

31,200

30,600

31,800

30,600 

27,600 

32,100

54,900

70,800

81,500

*79,500

75,000

71,600

65,500

56,500

46 , 800

38,400

34,100

31,100

29,000

29,300

1=1,417.9

50,640

_

4=2,812

Calendar year 1958: Max 131,000 Min 6,500

Mar.

28,900 

27,900

27 , 500

25,800

23,400

21,900

20,400

19,100

18,300

18,200

18,300

17,600 

17,800 

19,300

19,600

18,600

17,800

17,900

20,900

25,200

25,200

26,500

28,800

28,800

28 , 200

33,700

45,200

48,100

47,900

50,500 

57^600

844,900

27,250

_

_

4=1,676

Apr.

61,400 

*60,666

59,600

54,000

46,800

40,300

36,400

32,000

27,700

24,800

22,600

21,100 

19,500 

18,600

17,800

16,800

15,800

15,100

14,700

14,000

13,400

13,100

12,800

12 , 900

13,000

13,300

15,000

18,000

22,000

23,000

776,300

25,880

_

4=1,540

May

27,000 

28,000

26,000

23,000

23,000

28,000

40,000

36,000

33,000

30,000

27,500

25,000 

*23,500 

22,500

24,000

24,000

24,000

25,000

26,000

26,000

25,000

23,000

21,000

19,000

17,000

16,000

16,000

16,000

15,500

15,000 

14,. OOP

739,000

23,840

_

4=1,466

June

14,000 

13 , 500

13,000

13,000

13,000

15,000

17,000

17,500

16 , 000

16 , 000

17,000

18,000 

17,500 

16,000

14,000

13,000

*12,000

12,000

12,000

11,500

11,000

10,500

10,000

10,000

9,500

9,500

9,000

9,000

9,000

8,500

387,000

12,900

_

767,600

July

8,500 

8,500

8,500

8,500

8,000

8,000

8,500

8,500

8,500

8,500

8,000

,500 

,500 

,000

,000

,000

,000

,000

,000

,000

,000

,500

,500

,500

,000

,000

,000

,500

6,500

6,500 

6,500

229,500

7,403

_

455,200

Aug.

6,500 

6,500

*6,500

6,500

6,500

6,500

6,500

6,500

6,500

6,500

6,500

6,500 

6,500 

6,500

6,500

6,500

6,500

6,500

6,500

6,500

6,500

6,500

6,500

6,500

6,500

6,500

6,500

6,500

6,500

6,500 

6,500

201,500

6,500

_

399,700

Mean 29,790 Cfam 3.55 In. 48.14 Ac-ft 21,

Sept.

6,500 

6,500

6,500

6,500

6,500

7,500

10,000

11,000

9,500

9,000

8,500

8,500 

8,000 

7,500

7,000

*8,000

8,500

9,000

9,000

9,000

10,000

12,500

12,500

11,000

10,500

10,500

17,000

20.000

17,000

15 , 000

298,500

9,950

_

592,100

570,000

Water year 1958-59: Max 134,000 Mln 6,500 Mean 26,680 Cfsm 3.18 In. 43.11 Ac-ft 19,310,000

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

4= Expressed in thousands.

Note. Backwater from stoplogs, gates, and looks at dam at Oregon City Oct. 1 to Nov. 8, Apr. 26 

to Sept. 30 (no gage-height record Oct. 1-14; discharge estimated on basis of records for station 

at Salem).
WILLAMETTE RIVER BASIN 169 

1985. Molalla River above Pine Creek, near Wilhoit, Oreg.

Location. Lat 45°00'45", long 122°29'00", in SWp3E£ sec.30, T.6 S., R.3 E. , on right 

bank a quarter of a mile upstream from Pine Creek and 4-| miles southeast of Wilhoit.

Drainage area. 96 sq mi, approximately.

Records available. October 1935 to September 1959.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Altitude of gage is 780 ft (by barometer). Prior to 

~^0~ct. 1, 1945, at datum 2.02 ft higher.

Average discharge. 84 years, 533 cfs (385,900 acre-ft per year).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 6,730 cfs Nov. 18 (gage height, 10.19 ft); 

minimum, 32 cfs Oct. 6, 7, Sept. 3, 4.

1935-59: Maximum discharge, 12,200 cfs Jan. 7, 1948 (gage height, 13.17 ft), fro 

rating curve extended above 4,800 cfs on basis of shape of previous curve defined 

to 7,000 cfs; maximum gage height, 16.04 ft Dec. 21, 1955; minimum discharge, 19 cfs 

Aug. 30 to Sept. 2, 1940.

Remarks. Records good except those for periods of no gage-height record, backwater 

from debris, or shifting control, which are fair. No regulation or diversion above 

station.

Rating tables, water year 1958-59, except periods of backwater from debris or shifting 

control (gage height, in feet, and discharge, in cubic feet per second)

Oct. 1 to Jan. 11 Jan. 12 to Sept. 30

2.4 

2.6 

2.9 

3.4

25

57

125

275

4.0 

5.0 

6.0 

8.0

495

985

1,670

3,620

2.5 

2.7 

3.0 

3.5 

4.0

145

290 

48O

5.0

6.0 

8.0 

10.0

985

1,670

3,620

6,430

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1958 to September 1959

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19 

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsra

In.

Ac-ft

Oct.

36

36

33

33

33

32

33

121

100

73

61

57

52

48

41

39

38

43

262 

248

152

122

128

108

91

79

69

63

59

53

52

2,395

77.3

0.805

0.93

4,750

Nov.

52

4850"

*242

330

1,260

888

1,520

1,650

1,380

787

1,000

1,700

900

700

550

500

1,500

5.400 

3,000

1,800

1,300

900

750

650

550

440

400

380

360

28,987

966

10.1

11.23

57,490

Dec.

350 45B"

1,100

800

600

500

850

750

650

1,200

2,400

1,800

1,200

900

*705

575

475

*427

384 

359

443

427

390

384

451

925

1,280

1,000

1,130

1,520

1,150

25,575

825

8.59

9.91

50,730

Jan.

946

575

507

5T9

519

543

725

1,140

2,200

3,430

3,000

5,010

2,490

1,520

1,070

968

842

798

798 

700

601

524

640

2,100

1,610

1,170

*3,960

*2,830

1,750

1,340

1,260

46,085

1,487

15.5

17.85

91,410

Feb.

1,080

875

748

721

660

680

606

538

504

460

420

376 350"

620

610

892

974

820

1.100 

1,040

809

650

560

472

440

560

552

645

-

18,792

671

6.99

7.28

37,270

Calendar year 1958: Max 4,400 Min 26

Mar.

864

792

655

552

488

440

424

416

*392

364

332 45B~

444

400

380

400

488

685

760 

635

809

814

716

635

821

1,500

1,100

1,220

1,070

1,400

1,360

21,764

702

7.31

8.43

43,170

Apr.

1,650

2,090

1,440

1,090

914

765

645

552

496

468

452

420

388

360

336

311

304

290

275 

266

269

300

*318

328

328

'388

745

963

831

1,160

19,142

638

6.65

7.42

37,970

Hay

1,060

792

650

588

1,170

1,290

946

809

710

606

524

480

488

520

574

508

512

570

552 

488

444

400

376

353

360

368

353

325

3OO

284

269

17,669

570

5.94

6.84

35,050

June

260

*263

257

266

396

356

342

304

702

855

610

484

416

356

518

297

275

251

250 

218

200

194

178

172

169

172

167

161

158

145

9,170

506

5.19

5.55

18,190

July

140

158

128

120

150

125

148

142

125

120

115

105

102

95

92

90

*90

88

88 

82

80

78

75

75

75

72

70

68

68

65

6JL

3,050

98.4

1.02

1.18

6,050

Aug.

58

54

54

54

54

52

49

49

47

45

45

45

45

45

43

43

43

43

43 

43

43

43

40

40

*36

5i

54

40

45

56

54

1,577

44.4

0.462

0.53

2,730

Sept.

54

54

52

56

233

440

233

180

142

118

105

90

78

72

70

70

68

92

260 

392

565

560

260

206

178

617

468

556

287

*242

6,318

211

2.20

2.45

12,530

Mean 517 Cfsm 5.39 In. 73.14 Ac-ft 374,500

Water year 1958-59: Max 5,010 Mln 32 Mean 549 Cfsra 5.72 In. 77.60 Ac-ft 597, 5OO

Peak discharge (base, 5.6OO cfs). Nov. 18 (about 11 p.m.) 6,750 cfs (10.19 ft); Jan. 12 (6 a.m.) 

6,670 cfa_jl0.15 ft); Jan. 27 (5 p.m.) 5,220 cfs (9.22 ft)._______________________________

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

Note. No gage-height record Nov. 12 to Dec. j.4; discharge estimated on basis of records for 

station near Canby and Little North Santiam River near Mehama. Backwater from debris Oct. 1 to 

Nov. 6. Shifting-control method used Dec. 15 to Jan. 11.
170 WILLAMETTE RIVER BASIN

2000. Molalla River near Canby, Oreg.

Location (revised). Lat 4S°14'40", long 122°41'33", in NW£ sec.9, T.4 S., R.I E., on 

right bank 0.3 mile downstream from Goods Bridge on Marquam-Canby road, 1.3 miles 

south of Canby, and 2.4 miles downstream from Milk Creek.

Drainage area. 323 sq mi.

Records available.--August 1928 to September 1959 (discontinued).

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 102.02 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929, supplementary adjustment of 1947. Prior to Oct. 24, 1933, staff gage and 

Oct. 24, 1933, to Sept. 26, 1955, water-stage recorder, 0.3 mile upstream at Goods 

Bridge at datum 2.98 ft higher. Sept. 27, 1955, to June 3, 1956, water-stage recorder 

at site 145 ft downstream from Goods Bridge at datum 1.98 ft higher.

Average discharge.--31 years, 1,134 cfs (821,000 acre-ft per year).

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 12,200 cfs Jan. 12 (gage height, 11.09 ft); 

minimum, 20 cfs Aug. 27.

1928-59; Maximum discharge, 25,100 cfs Jan. 7, 1948 (gage height, 14.9 ft, site 

and datum then in use; about 15.0 ft, present site and datum); minimum, that of 

Aug. 29, 1959.

Remarks. Records excellent, 

above station.

No regulation. Numerous small diversions for irrigation 

Revisions (water years). WSP 1248: 1929-30, 1932.

Rating tables, water year 1958-59 (gage height, In feet, and discharge, 

In cubic feet per second)

Oct. 1 to Nov. 19 Nov. 20 to Sept. 30

1.3 47

1.6 110

2.0 220

2.5 410

3.0 670

4.0 1,370

6.0 3,300

8.0 6,150

1O.O 9,9OO

1.1 

1.3 

1.6 

2.0 

2.5

18

65

152

290

515

3.0 

4.0 

6.0 

8.0 

11.0

785

1,460

3,300

6,150

12,000

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1958 to September 1959

Day

1

2 

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12 

13 

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27 

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Ac-ft

Oct.

92

79 

68

68

66

62 

S2

90

254

163

138

125 

112 

103

94

87

85

92

264

575

353

264

293

254

205

181

166 

155

145

132

128

4,955

160

0.495

0.57

9,830

Nov.

128

125 

122

SOT

450

1,410 

*2,000

2,560

3,100

3,420

2,000

1,520 

4,100 

3,110

2,130

1,530

1,190

2,180

8.220

7,780

4,870

3,080

2,360

2,090

1,890

1,610

1,370 

1,180

1,040

949

67,815

2,260

7.00

7.81

134,500

Dec.

871

54T 

2,190

2,040

1,610

1,450 

1,750

2,020

1,770

1,810

3,990

5.770 

3^520 

2,460

*1,930

1,630

1,380

1,330

1,280

1,190

1,400

1,360

1,240

1,160

1,280

1,770

2,770 

2,300

2,200

3,010

2,570

61,993

2,000

6.19

7.14

123,000

Jan.

2,300

1,990 

1,660

1,470

1,410

1.560 

1,616

2,480

4,570

7,880

6,940

10, 200 

6,34d 

3,940

2,920

2,690

2,410

2,240

2,400

2,230

1,940

1,760

1,730

3,300

3,910

2,900

6,480 

*7,200

4,640

3,490

3,090

109,980

3,548

11.0

12.66

218,100

Feb.

2,740

2,290 

2,000

1,860

1,730

1,690 

1,610

1,490

1,420

1,390

1,270

1,150 

1.050 

2,280

2,550

3,060

5.200

2,360

2,510

2,440

2,020

1,690

1,520

1,540

1,260

1,420

1,580 

1,420

-

52,520

1,869

5.79

6.02

105,800

Mar.

1,750

1,760 

1,550

1,350

1,220

1,110 

1,030

1,000

988

975

884

*1,C3U 

,180 

,140

,070

,080

,150

1,400

1,780

1,600

1,850

2,130

1,930

1,760

1,750

3,650

S.640 

2,950

2,780

2,920

2,940

52,727

1,701

5.27

6.07

104,600

Apr.

2,970

4.160 

3,200

2,510

2,120

1,850 

1,590

1,390

1,260

1,170

1,080

1,010 

942 

878

845

773

737

725

676

*637

652

55?

*686

705

708

797

1,190 

1,640

1,540

1,790

40,868

1,562

4.22

4.70

81,060

May

2,050

1,670 

1,430

1,300

2,010

2.850 

5,210

1,850

1,660

1,450

1,280

1,120 

1,080 

1,140

1,410

1,380

1,360

1,500

1,490

1,360

1,220

1,100

982

910

890

916

890 

845

767

703

654

41,457

1,337

4.14

4.77

82,230

June

615

*590 

570

565

956

910 

878

791

1,120

1.690

1,400

1,190 

1,010 

878

785

725

670

605

540

490

455

420

592

579

566

402

574 

366

384

538

20,854

695

2.15

2.40

41,560

July

310 290" 

283

258

286

286 

294

302

262

241

220

210 

192 

*185

182

168

152

146

130

121

115

106

95

104

98

95

89 

87

84

76

68

5,535

179

0.554

0.64

10,980

Aug.

62

5ff 

60

62

62

58 

50

42

40

40

40

40 

42 

42

40

58

58

58

40

58

58

40

56

*31

25

25

§

48

36

33

1,295

41.8

0.129

0.15

2,570

Sept.

35

36 

29

35

106

542 

469

326

258

196

165

152 

135 

118

109

124

118

124

238

605

923

725

520

397

350

814

1,010 

779

*652

520

10,564

552

1.09

1.22

20,950

Calendar year 1958: Max 8,800 Min 49 Mean 1,197 Cfsm 3.71 In. 50.30 Ac-ft 866,500

Water year 1958-59: Max 10,200 Mln 22 Mean 1,289 Cfsm 3.99 In. 54.15 Ac-ft 933,000

Peak discharge (base, 7,200 cfs). Nov. 19 (5:50 a.m.) 9,900 cfs (10.00 ft)j Jan. 12 (11 a.m.) 

12,200 cfs (11.09 ft); Jan. 27 (9 p.m.) 9,980 cfs (10.04 ft)._________________________

* Discharge measurement made on this day.
WILLAMETTE RIVER BASIN 171

2010. Pudding River near Mount Angel, Oreg.

Location (revised). Lat 45°03'47", long 122 049'45", in SEi sec.8, T.6 S., R.I W., on 

left bank on downstream side of dine Bridge, 1.5 miles west of Mount Angel and 

3.6 miles upstream from Little Pudding River.

Drainage area. 204 sq mi.

Records available. October 1939 to September 1959. Monthly discharge only January to 

September 1945, published in WSP 1318.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 119.76 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

T929. Prior to Sept. 22, 1945, staff or wire-weight gages at same site and datum.

Average discharge. 20 years, 713 cfs (515,500 acre-ft per year).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 5,370 cfs Jan. 12 (gage height, 25.14 ft); minimum, 11 cfs Aug. 27.

' 1939-59: Maximum discharge, 15,000 cfs Feb. 17, 1949; maximum gage height, 

30.38 ft Feb. 18, 1949; minimum discharge, 6.1 cfs Aug. 26, 1958.

Remarks. Records good. No regulation. Small diversions for irrigation above station. 

Revisions (water years).--WSP 1094: 1943. WSP 1218: Drainage area. WSP 1248: 1943.

Rating table, water year 1958-59 (gage height, in feet, and discharge,

in cubic feet per second)

(Shifting-control method used Nov. 4-6, Jan. 24 to Feb. 4; rate of 

change in stage uaed as a factor on many days)

158

4.0

8.0

17.0

25.0

256

850

2,750

5,300

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1958 to September 1959

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12 

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Ac-ft

Oct.

*24

22

21

20

ii

20

20

22

Jc92

61

46

38 

36

35

33

32

32

38

k73

klTO

112

82

87

91

73

64

58

54

51

48

48

1,622

52.3

0.256

0.30

3,220

Nov.

51

59

58

*k91

k!84

k570

*k929

kl,100

kl,320

1,570

1,140

k897 

kl,810

1,760

1,430

1,110

866

kl,220

k3,240

5.880

3,160

2,360

1,890

1,610

1,400

1,180

990

863

769

709

38,216

1,274

6.25

6.97

75,800

Dec.

668

680

kl,140

1,070

926

841

k923

926

843

873

kl,540

1.950 

1,730

1,410

1,160

1,030

913

*846

828

760

k923

936

836

805

873

kl.110

1,720

1,800

1,710

1,770

1,670

35,210

1,136

5.57

6.42

69,840

Jan.

1,550

1,390

1,200

1,050

1,000

994

1,140

kl,650

k2,690

k4,000

4,340

k5.220 

k4,850

k3,870

3,040

2,700

2,390

2,000

1,770

1,530

1,310

1,170

kl,110

kl,630

1,850

1,660

*k2,620

k4,040

3,480

k3,020

2,840

73,104

2,358

11.6

13.33

145,000

Feb.

2,500

2,090

1,790

1,550

1,330

1,260

1,220

1,090

1,030

1,070

1,020

927 

k874

'kl/870

2,170

k2,580

2.780

2,480

2,340

2,170

1,890

1,610

,420

,240

,090

,100

,020

967

44,478

1,588

7.78

8.11

88,220

Mar.

940

902

834

752

696

648

612

590

575

574

522

*580 

598

590

548

522

518

k532

k836

789

k920

1,060

1,020

962

k970

kl,740

1,800

1,780

1,790

1,930

2.050

29,160

941

4.61

5.32

57,840

Apr.

1,990

2.090

1,830

1,540

1,310

1,130

962

843

760

693

632

584 

545

509

500

461

426

406

378

*353

335

324

313

305

295

357

526

712

636

k720

22,465

749

3.67

4.10

44,560

May

791

683

629

584

k964

1.270

1,070

881

803

730

640

568 

503

521

674

630

624

722

717

648

593

548

502

456

439

454

427

395

356

324

298

19,444

627

3.07

3.54

38,570

June

276

256

*247

240

k414

370

308

281

376

527

452

405 

369

k326

300

274

258

234

210

193

181

173

162

158

159

150

147

T48" 143

144

7,881

263

1.29

1.44

15,630

July

129

116

108

102

105

121

122

126

119

104

90

81 

75

70

67

62

*56

50

48

48

44

40

38

40

42

40

40

37

35

34

31

2,220

71.6

0.351

0.40

4,400

Aug.

24

22

22

22

21

21

18

18

17

16

15

14 

15

15

14

13

13

14

15

15

14

14

13

14

*14

13

12

13

21

24

21

517

16.7

0.082

0.09

1,030

Sept.

20

20

20

20

k64

k!92

188

112

100

75

62

56 

51

47

44

50

50

52

k!04

k227

k293

240

167

130

114

k!83

263

199

163

*142

3,448

115

0.564

0,63

6,840

Calendar year 1958: Max 5,210 Min 6.7 Mean 727 Cfsm 3.56 In. 48.37 Ac-ft 526,300

Water year 1958-59: Max 5,220 Mln 12 Mean 761 Cfsm 3.73 In. 50.65 Ac-ft 551,000

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

k Computed by using rate of change of stage as a factor.
172 WILLAMETTE RIVER BASIN

2020. Pudding River at Aurora, Oreg.

Location (revised).--Lat 45°14'00", long 122°44'56", in SE^ sec.12, T.4 S., R.I W., on 

upstream side of "bridge on U. S. Highway 99E at Aurora, 1.0 mile upstream from Mill 

Creek.

Drainage area. 479 sq mi.

Records available.--October 1928 to September 1959.

Gage. Wire-weight £age read once daily. Datum of gage is 77.23 ft above mean sea level, 

datum of 1929, supplementary adjustment of 1947. Prior to Oct. 2, 1934, and June 1 

to Sept. 15, 1947, staff gage at same site and datum.

Average discharge.--31 years, 1,212 cfs (877,500 acre-ft per year).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 7,940 cfs Jan. 13 (gage height, 19.20 ft, 

from graph "based on gage readings); minimum, 32 cfs Aug. 14.

1928-59: Maximum discharge, 25,400 cfs Dec. 30, 1937 (gage height, 24.5 ft, from 

graph based on gage readings], from rating curve extended above 16,000 cfs; minimum, 

28 cfs Aug. 24, 25, 29, 1958.

Maximum stage known, 25.0 ft about Jan. 7, 1923 (discharge, 27,900 cfs, from 

rating curve extended above 16,000 cfs).

Remarks.--Records good. Slight regulation at times in summer by mills on tributaries. 

Small diversions above station.

Revisions (water years). WSP 1094: 1931, 1934, 1936(M), 1938, 1943. WSP 1218; 

Drainage area.

Rating table, water year 1958-59 (gage height, in feet, and 

discharge, in cubic feet per second)

-0.4

-.2

0.0

.3

1.0

27

42

60

91

176

2.0

4.0

7.0

15.0

20.0

328

740

1,630

4,700

9,200

cond, water year October 1958 to September 1959

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6 

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30 

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Ac-ft

Oct.

*63

60

56

3S

56

56 

56

56

58

106

125

95

83 

77

74

73

71

77

102

180

259

217

171

153

141

131

121

113

109

105 

102

3,202

103

0.215

0.25

6,350

Nov.

T3S" 102

109

110

*188

317 

818

1,200

1,550

2,110

2,060

1,590

1,630 

2,430

2,400

2,140

1,890

1,600

2,540

3,960

4,530

4,240

3,920

3,410

2,820

2,260

1,800

1,450

1,210

1,080

55,369

1,846

3.85

4.30

109,800

Dec.

996

949

l,T5o

1,710

1,610

1,360 

1,390

1,610

1,500

1,410

1,890

2,870

3,030 

2,600

2,130

*1,780

1,540

1,360

1,390

1,350

1,380

1,540

1,630

1,420

1,520

2,020

3,020

3,310

3,000

2,810 

2,810

58,095

1,874

3.91

4.51

115,200

Jan.

2,440

2,350

1,990

1,800

1,630

1,510 

1,610

2,440

4,080

5,190

6,190

6,880

7,700 

6,840

6,170

5,660

5,280

4,820

4,320

3,800

3,150

2,570

2,200

2,700

3,620

3,540

*3,540

4,800

5,440

5,260 

5,000

124,520

4,017

8.39

9.67

247,000

Feb.

4,730

4,460

4,030

3,470

2,860

2,350 

,130

,990

,840

,820

,840

,710

,560 

,530

,420

,670

,900

,790

,560

,340

,990

,510

,010

,520

,170

,980

,900

,790

85,870

3,067

6.40

6.67

170,300

Mar.

,700

,640

,540

,400

,260

,160 

,070

,020

991

991

960

*923

1,010 

1,060

1,030

986

947

941

1,210

1,530

1,580

1,960

2,030

1,970

1,920

2,620

3,560

3,530

3,550

3,530 

3,590

53,209

1,716

3.58

4.13

105,500

Apr.

3,590

3,550

3,570

3,150

2,640

2,250 

1,910

1,640

1,420

1,260

1,150

1,050

970 

905

850

822

764

718

675

635

*602

575

553

534

518

508

626

892

1,060

1,030

40,417

1,347

2.81

3.14

80,170

May

1,240

1,240

1,100

999

1,100

1,820 

2,020

1,720

1,460

1,280

1,120

999

892 

814

921

1,110

1,060

1,100

1,250

1,260

1,100

996

897

804

742

714

706

675

631

578 

528

32,876

1,061

2.22

2.55

65,210

June

494

452

*440

405

474

624 

595

514

482

673

804

716

642 

586

518

482

450

424

393

355

323

304

288

273

265

265

256

253

252

253

13,255

442

0.923

1.03

26,290

July

252

238

193

182

185

196 

217

211

207

184

163

142

129 

*120

110

105

101

91

80

74

72

63

57

55

57

58

57

56

55

53 

54

3,817

123

0.257

0.30

7,570

Aug.

55

43

42

42

42

38 

38

38

37

38

37

37

34 

32

33

35

38

37

37

38

39

40

39

*39

41

42

39

40

40

41 

49

1,220

39.4

0.082

0.09

2,420

Sept.

50

48

4546"

49

82 

228

262

190

160

129

108

98 

93

91

87

91

99

119

197

351

409

371

288

235

220

284

371

300

300

5,401

180

0.376

0.42

10,710

Calendar year 1958: Max 7,740 Mln 28 Mean 1,288 Cfsm 2.69 In. 36.49 Ac-ft 932,100

Water year 1958-59: Max 7,700 Mln 32 Mean 1,308 Cfsm 2.73 In. 37.06 Ac-ft 946,500

* Discharge measurement made on this day.
WILLAMETTE RIVER BASIN 173

2030. Sooggln Creek near Gaston, Oreg.

Location (revised). Lat 45°27'32", long 123°09'16", on line between sees. 26 and 27, 

T.I S., R.4 W. on left bank 100 ft upstream from bridge on State Highway 47 (Tualatin 

Valley Highway), 1.7 miles upstream from mouth, and 1.7 miles northwest of Gaston.

Drainage area.--44.0 sq ml.

Records available . October 1940 to September 1959.

e.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 168.92 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

929, supplementary adjustment of 1947. Prior to Oct. 1, 1947, water-stage recorder 

at site 300 ft upstream at same datum. Oct. 1, 1947, to June 7, 1950, staff gage at 

site 150 ft upstream at same datum.

Average discharge.--19 years, 141 cfs (102,100 acre-ft per year).

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 1,950 cfs Jan. 9 (gage height, 12.92 ft); minimum, 0.1 cfs Oct. 1, 3.

1940-59: Maximum discharge, 5,320 cfs Dec. 21, 1955 (gage height, 15.94 ft); minimum, 0.1 cfs Aug. 28, Sept. 30, Oct. 1, 3, 1958.

Remarks. Records excellent except those for period of no gage-height record, which are 

good. Some diurnal fluctuation caused by logponds above station. Diversions by pumping for irrigation of 420 acres above station. Part of water supply (about 1 cfs) for 

Hillsboro is diverted from Sein Creek above station.

Rating tables, water year 1958-59 (gage height, In feet, and discharge 

In cubic feet per second)

Oct. 1 to Nov. 18

1.8

1.9

2.0

2.1

2.2

2.4 

2.6

3.0 

4.0 

5.0

20

40

107

288

394

Nov. 19 to Sept. 30

1.4 3.0

2.5 4.0

4.0 6.0

6.1 9.0

8.9 12.0

18 13.0

2.6 36

1,550

2,000

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1958 to September 1959

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Ac-ft

Oct.

2.2

2.4

.2

3.2

4.5

4.7

.3

9.0

9.5

4.0

7.7

7.7

7.7

5.9

2.0

5.4

7.2

19

36

22

14

12

10

9.5

10

9.0

5.4

2.0

3.2

9.5

12

257.2

8.30

0.189

0.22

510

Nov.

15

11

11

*41

57

147

93

105

145

128

94

172

280

223

156

122

96

318

604

491

420

291

191

148

128

110

95

86

80

78

4,936

165

3.75

4.17

9,790

Dec.

83

99

140

122

110

104

150

148

138

200

478

348

*260

196

158

142

130

126

114

118

183

165

150

144

306

416

482

442

400

374

332

6,758

218

4.95

5.71

13,400

Jan.

288

242

185

161

156

142

187

834

1.700

1,160

839

987

744

562

456

401

344

302

260

222

194

210

375

890

626

»491

783

598

486

425

373

15,623

504

11.5

13.20

30,990

Feb.

329

288

237

204

180

178

165

156

156

163

156

142

154

204

191

a500

a400

a550

785

616

475

394

351

314

286

267

237

216

-

8,294

296

6.73

7.01

16,450

Mar.

212

194

174

163

152

146

138

134

142

*134

120

116

124

114

110

106

106

124

148

132

136

130

144

144

169

222

212

258

277

506

57_9

5,566

180

4.09

4.70

11,040

Apr.

594

467

380

321

264

212

180

158

146

140

132

126

118

114

110

103

101

95

93

»88

83

78

75

72

68

72

92

118

122

165

4,887

163

3.70

4.13

9,690

May

150

132

116

114

134

134

122

116

114

103

95

92

85

83

85

78

78

73

72

67

62

62

58

54

54

52

52

52

48

47

M.

2,630

84.8

1.93

2.22

5,220

June

43

43

*40

40

47

41

41

40

80

70

70

62

55

51

48

44

44

43

40

36

34

33

32

31

31

33

31

31

33

29

1,296

43.2

0.982

1.10

2,570

July

26

24

24

24

33

31

37

31

28

27

22

20

20

*20

18

16

14

13

12

11

8.9

8.8

8.4

8.9

9.8

8.9

8.8

10

11

9.2

8.4

552.1

17.8

0.405

0.47

1,100

Aug.

7.6

7.3

7.3

5.6

6.4

5.6

4.4

4.0

4.0

3.6

3.6

4.2

4.8

4.6

4.4

5.0

5.6

6.2

6.1

5.6

6.4

6.2

6.6

*5.6

4.6

4.6

4.4

4.6

4.4

8.0

5T4

166.7

5.38

0.122

0.14

331

Sept.

2.1

1.9

1.8

15

ii

24

18

14

12

11

9.4

10

13

9.4

6.2

6.4

7.6

13

38

35

28

20

17

14

14

24

25

20

18

17

485.8

16.2

0.368

0.41

964

Calendar year 1958 : Max 933 Mln 0.1 Mean 144 Cfam 3.27 In. 44.36 Ac-ft 104,100

Water year 1958-59: Max 1,700 Mln 0.2 Mean 141 Cfsm 3.20 In. 43.48 Ac-ft 102,100

Peak discharge (base, 1,100 cfs).--Jan. 9 (12 m.) 1,950 ofs (12.92 ft); Jan. 12 (2 

(10.63 ft).

n.) 1,210 ofs

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

a No gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of records for North Yamhlll River at Pike.
174 WILLAMETTE RIVER BASIN

2035. Tualatin River near Dilley, Oreg.

Location (revised). Lat 45°28'30", long 123°07'23", in NE^NW^ sec.24, T.I S., R.4 W., on 

left bank 5 ft upstream from highway bridge, 1.0 mile south of Dilley, and 1.5 miles 

downstream from Scoggin Creek.

Drainage area. 133 sq mi.

Records available.--October 1939 to September 1959. Prior to October 1940 monthly discharge only, published in WSP 1318.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 151.57 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929, supplementary adjustment of 1947. Prior to June 16, 1950, chain, wire-weight, or 

staff gage at several sites within 200 ft of present site at same datum.

Average discharge.--20 years, 400 cfs (289,600 acre-ft per year).

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 5,460 cfs Jan. 9 (gage height, 13.35 ft); minimum, 4.3 cfs Aug. 11.

1939-59: Maximum discharge, 13,200 cfs Dec. 22, 1955 (gage height, 14.78 ft); minimum, 0.4 cfs Sept. 5, 1951.

Remarks.--Records good. Diurnal fluctuation caused by dam below Gaston. Diversions above 

station for municipal water supply and irrigation, chiefly in Wapato Lake area.

Rating table, water year 1958-59 (gage height, In feet, and discharge,

In cubic feet per second) 

(Shifting-control method used Sept. 19-30)

0.4 

.6 

1.0 

1.5 

2.0

5.5 

9.0

4.0

7.0

10.0

11.0

172

400

815

1,060

11.5

12.0

13.0

13.5

1,360

2,060

4,360

6,060

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1958 to September 1959

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30 

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Ao-ft

Oct.

7.4

9.5

7.2

7.0

8T4

9.2

7.2

15

35

58

17

16

15

15

11

11

13

28

81

72

41

31

27

25

23

22

20

15

14

18 

21

699.9

22.6

0.170

0.20

1,390

Nov.

40

34

35

95

168

*364

384

349

392

443

329

359

751

712

569

396

312

439

1,220

1,140

1,110

898

718

556

444

383

336

299

270

251

13,796

460

3.46

3.86

27,360

Dec.

258

294

438

393

340

324

406

474

425

505

1,030

1,060

*855

689

549

455

398

378

352

339

504

511

466

440

647

960

1,240

1.250

1,120

1,070 

985

19,155

618

4.65

5.36

37,990

Jan.

873

783

660

559

510

441

4l9

1,390

4,610

3,740

2,480

*2,980

2,420

1,840

1,420

1,180

1,020

930

841

766

698

677

812

1,960

1,940

1,440

*1,980

1,960

1,500

1,220 

1,060

45,169

1,457

11.0

12.63

89,590

Feb.

955

863

784

700

611

558

520

467

455

479

457

420

416

584

629

925

,120

,170

,910

,820

,390

,110

985

789

806

790

754

708

-

23,175

828

6.23

6.48

45,970

Calendar year 1958: Max 2,680 Mln 1.0

Mar.

689

653

594

514

457

417

385

361

363

*384

347

338

352

344

326

315

309

335

430

413

410

408

423

440

468

605

665

724

770

1,150 

1^550

15,939

514

3.86

4.46

31,610

Apr.

1.910

1,520

1,170

985

853

742

633

535

462

414

377

346

323

305

300

278

264

253

241

*220

202

192

183

178

174

177

234

319

391

447

14,628

488

3.67

4.09

29,010

May

450

386

330

304

344

378

341

315

307

284

261

242

226

221

227

213

213

197

188

179

169

159

152

140

136

136

131

130

124

120 

114

7,117

230

1.73

1.99

14,120

June

107

104

*104

105

125

107

104

100

184

221

202

192

168

152

144

128

122

122

104

94

89

81

73

80

80

84

78

76

84

11

3,486

116

0.872

0.97

6,910

July

66

62

59

52

66

73

85

77

65

58

48

40

38

*37

35

33

27

21

21

18

14

14

14

17

18

18

15

21

25

18 

12

1,167

37.6

0.283

0.33

2,310

Aug.

12

12

11

9.5

10

12

8.0

6.0

6.8

7.8

5.5

7TO

10

11

9.0

9.5

12

12

11

12

11

11

15

*13

11

10

9.8

12

12

14 

14

326.9

10.5

0.079

0.09

648

Sept.

10

10

7.6

14

109

68

58

41

35

29

25

24

25

24

19

19

20

27

77

96

96

70

51

41

37

80

~ST 113

62

54

1,422.6

47.4

0.356

0.40

2,820

Mean 407 Cfsm 3.06 In. 41.52 Ac-ft 294,400

Water year 1958-59: Max 4,610 Mln 5.5 Mean 400 Cfsm 3.01 In. 40.86 Ao-ft 289,700

Peak discharge (base, 4,000 cfs). Jan. 9 (4 to 5 p.m.) 5,460 cfs (15.55 ft). 

* Discharge measurement made on this day.
WILLAMETTE RIVER BASIN 175

2075. Tualatin River near Willamette, Oreg.

Location (revised). Lat 45°21'03", long 122°40'30", in SW£ sec.34, T.2 S., R.I E., on 

left bank 300 ft upstream from bridge on State Highway 212, 1.2 miles northwest of 

Willamette, and 1.8 miles upstream from mouth.

Drainage area. 710 sq mi.

Records available. July 1928 to September 1959.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 85.61 ft above mean sea level (levels by 

Corps of Engineers). Prior to June 12, 1941, staff gage at datum 1.02 ft higher.

Average discharge. 31 years, 1,485 cfs (1,075,000 acre-ft per year).

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 11,500 cfs Jan. 14; minimum daily, 20 cfs 

Aug. 17-19.

1928-59: Maximum discharge, 29,300 cfs Dec. 23, 1933; minimum daily, 15 cfs 

Aug. 16-19, 22, Sept. 2, 3, 1958.

Remarks. Records good. All records herein include flow of Oswego Canal which diverts 

water 4| miles above station for recreational use in Oswego Lake and development of 

power between outlet of that lake and Willamette River, to which water is returned. 

Some regulation in low-water season by flashboards on crest of diversion dam for 

Oswego Canal. Several small diversions above station for irrigation.

Revisions (water years).--WSP 1014: 1943. WSP 1184: 1947. WSP 1248: 1941.

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1958 to September 1959

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7 

8

9

10

11

12

15

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

50

51

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Ac-ft

Oct.

70

70

68

67

66

66

64 

63

61

61

65

70

74

76

77

78

80

84

91

100

157

179

161

157

124

114

108

105

101

99

98

2,814

90.8

0.128

0.15

5,580

Nov.

99

1ST

117

148

170

515

*528 

770

780

853

985

921

957

1,280

1,590

1,490

1,210

1,000

1,540

2,250

2,700

2,920

5,050

2,980

2,700

2,140

1,560

1,210

1,020

921

58,065

1,269

1.79

1.99

75,500

Dec.

836

820

BBS

1,050

1,160

1,110

1,080 

1,180

1,580

1,490

2,060

2,720

2,940

*2,890

2,720

2,400

1,970

1,660

1,470

1,550

1,420

1,700

1,900

1,870

1,890

2,24,0

2,900

3,270

5,450

3,590

5,650

61,054

1,969

2.77

5.20

121,100

Jan.

5,590

5,490

3,260

2,980

2,600

2,190

1.960 

2,600

5,560

6,520

7,250

9,460

*11,100

11,500

10^400

9,440

8,450

7,580

6,780

6,140

5,470

4,840

4,260

4,520

4,760

4,860

5,580

6,260

*6,590

6,550

6,580

182,500

5,881

8.28

9.55

561,600

Feb.

6,410

6,090

5,580

5,100

4,540

5,960

5,450 

2,920

2,600

2,680

2,760

2,670

2,460

5,010

5,750

4,260

4,580

4,630

4,860

4,970

5,090

5,250

5,270

5,240

5,050

4,760

4,580

5,940

-

120,220

4,294

6.05

6.30

258,500

Mar.

3,510

5,080

2,670

2,340

2,050

1,820

1,680 

1,540

1,460

1,440

*1,460

1,370

1,510

1,260

1,250

1,190

1,140

1,120

1,210

1,560

1,470

1,520

1,560

1,560

1,650

2,090

2,500

2,760

2,820

5,280

5,650

59,100

1,906

2.68

3.10

117,200

Apr.

4,020

4,250

4,380

4,440

4,400

4,170

3,810 

5,540

2,830

2,260

1,840

1,600

1,440

1,500

1,230

1,170

1,120

1,050

984

954

*880

824

761

717

696

676

681

728

824

941

58,276

1,943

2.74

5.05

115,600

May

1,050

1, 120

1,020

975

1,050

1,080 

1,020

940

905

864

801

722

691

722

806

870

830

802

779

753

676

621

583

550

515

515

506

511

494

461

24,558

786

1.11

1.28

48,510

June

425

405

*574

570

595

416

429

404

595

429

584

655

640

597

529

479

455

420

402

585

545

314

501

282

269

269

270

276

280

274

12,042

401

0.565

0.63

25,880

July

274

255

257

225

225

224

248 

275

299

239

268

225

199

176

167

*144

108

80

94

87

77

69

64

60

55

53

51

50

50

49

47

4,722

152

0.214

0.25

9,370

Aug.

46

45

45

41

40

57

54 

30

29

27

24

22

22

21

21

21

?o- 20

20

21

21

22

23

24

26

*28

29

50

30

50

50

877

28.5

0.040

0.05

1,740

Sept.

32

30

31

55

45

58

83 

98

105

107

107

104

101

98

96

96

95

97

105

114

207

250

234

200

170

156

148

185

226

203

3,612

120

0.169

0.19

7,160

Calendar year 1958: Max 7,560 Mln 15 Mean 1,600 Cfsm 2.25 In. 50.58 Ac-ft 1,158,000

Water year 1958-59: Max 11,500 Mln 20 Mean 1,555 Cfsm 2.19 In. 29.74 Ac-ft 1,126,000

* Discharge measurement made on this day.
176 WILLAMETTE RIVER BASIN

2080. Clackamas River at Big Bottom, Oreg.

Location. Lat 45 0 01'00", long 121°55'00", in SE^ sec. 26, T.6 S., R.7 E. , on right bank 

Just downstream from Pot Creek at lower end of Big Bottom, half a mile upstream from 

site of proposed dam and 28 miles southeast of Estacada. Inflow between gage and 

measuring section 2,000 ft downstream is included in records.

Drainage area.--136 sq mi at cableway 2,000 ft downstream, where all discharge measurements are made .

Records available. --April 1920 to September 1959. Monthly discharge only April 1920, 

published in WSP 1318.

Gage . --Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 2,057.56 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929 (Public Roads Administration bench mark).

Average discharge. 39 years, 476 cfs (344,600 acre-ft per year).

Extremes . --Maximum discharge during year, 2,120 cfs Jan. 12 (gage height, 5.40 ft); minimum, 229 cfs Oct. 2-5, 13-18, Nov. 1-3.

1920-59: Maximum discharge, 6,750 cfs Mar. 31, 1931, Dec. 15, 1946, from rating 

curves extended above 3,500 and 1,700 cfs, respectively; maximum gage height, 8.96 ft 

Dec. 21, 1955; minimum discharge, 184 cfs Sept. 12, 1942.

Remarks . --Records fair. No regulation or diversion above station.

Cooperation. --Water-stage -recorder graph and nine discharge measurements furnished by 

Portland General Electric Co.

Revisions (water years ) .--WSP 1218: Drainage area. WSP 1248: 1943.

Rating table, water year 1958-59 (gage height, in feet, 

and discharge, in cubic feet per second)

1.7 

2.5 

3.0 

4.0 

5.0

205

470

690

1,230

1,840

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1958 to September 1959

Day

1

Z

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Ac-ft

Oct.

232

232

232

232

*232

232

232

271

244

238

235

232

232

229

229

229

229

247

365

330

274

253

253

247

241

241

238

238

235

235

*235

7,624

246

1.81

2.08

15,120

Nov.

232

229

238

298

292

430

480

538

595

550

4Z4

455

856

600

477

418

382

744

1,590

1.840

1,280

966

862

834

735

625

545

*494

474

460

18,943

631

4.64

5.18

37,570

Dec.

474

509

81 Z

660

558

545

725

680

615

620

911

960

770

675

605

558

521

494

474

456

466

449

424/

41,8

424

513

554

484

491

537

513

17,895

577

4.24

4.89

35,490

Jan.

505

477

446

424

424

424

424

494

615

999

1,110

1,780

1,250

999

856

806

7b5

735

700

640

595

563

620

1,180

1,050

916

1,500

1,280

*1,040

916

850

25,373

818

6.01

6.94

50,330

Feb.

775

710

670

655

610

600

558

533

513

498

477

460

452

474

446

442

432

424

418

418

407

396

390

382

382

396

386

386

-

13,690

489

3.60

3.74

27,150

Mar.

418

428

421

414

407

396

396

400

404

396

386

410

421

404

396

396

414

463

474

452

477

488

488

484

494

620

568

590

*581

665

705

14,456

466

3.43

3.95

28,670

Apr.

750

916

862

812

785

745

690

640

615

600

600

581

558

545

521

505

498

484

466

465

470

488

502

521

521

554

645

705

715

872

18,629

621

4.57

5.09

36,950

May

823

*710

630

581

615

635

586

581

581

563

533

521

550

625

635

590

568

554

521

498

484

477

480

480

488

484

470

452

442

428

17,006

549

4.04

4.65

33,730

June

4Z1

428

421

418

494

463

428

410

456

470

428

410

400

390

376

390

376

362

354

348

340

334

330

326

320

320

*316

320

316

506

11,471

382

2.81

3.14

22,750

July

302

298

295

Z92

292

292

298

292

286

283

283

280

280

277

274

274

274

271

271

268

262

262

265

262

259

259

259

259

259

256

256

8,540

275

2.02

2.34

16,940

Aug.

253

253

253

253

253

*250

247

247

247

244

244

244

244

244

244

241

241

241

241

244

241

241

241

241

241

238

241

241

241

*241

244

7,579

244

1.79

2.07

15,030

Sept.

Z44

241

241

Z50

283

292

268

253

247

247

253

247

244

244

250

247

244

265

283

295

280

268

259

256

259

393

3l6

295

274

265

8,003

267

1.96

2.19

15,870

Calendar year 1958 : Max 2,290 Min 229 Mean 522 Cfsm 3. 84 In. 52.11 Ac-ft 377,900

Water year 1958-59 : Max 1,840 Min 229 Mean 464 Cfsm 3. 41 In. 46.26 Ac-ft 335,600

Peak discharge (base, 1,200 cfs).--Nov. 20 (5 a.m.) 2,010 cfs (5.24 ft); Jan. 12 (9 a.m.) 2,120 cfs 

(5.40 ft); Jan. 24 (2 p.m.) 1,410 efs (4.51 ft); Jan. 27 (l p.m.) 1,820 efs (4.97 ft).________

* Discharge measurement made on this day.
WILLAMETTE RIVER BASIN

Reservoirs in Willamette River basin, Oreg.

1955. Hasklns Creek Reservoir near McMinnville, Oreg.--Lat 45°18'40", long 123°21'15", in 

NWi sec.18, T.3 3., R.5 W., on control tower 250 ft upstream from dam on Haskins Creek 

and 11 miles northwest of McMinnville. Drainage area, 7.1 sq mi, approximately. Records available, October 1951 to September 1959. Staff gage read once daily. Datum of 

gage is at mean sea level (levels by city of McMinnville). Maximum contents observed 

during year, 744 acre-ft Apr. 30 (elevation, 835.5 ft); reservoir empty Nov. 26 to 

Jan. 7, Jan. 11 to Apr. 9. Maximum contents observed during period 1951-59, 748 acreft Nov. 17, 1954 (elevation, 835.65 ft); reservoir empty most of time during winter 

months.

Reservoir is formed by earth-fill dam equipped with 5 siphon spillways which act 

as overflow weirs until priming occurs (approximately 835.5 ft elevation). Capacity 

of reservoir is 733 acre-ft between elevations 761.5 (invert of outlet tunnel) and 

835.0 ft (crest of siphon spillways). Rated capacity of three siphons is 700 cfs each 

and remaining two, 350 cfs each. Under normal operation, reservoir is filled in the 

spring (April or May) and drained when fall rains start. There is no planned storage 

during winter months; however, during periods of heavy runoff, inflow may be greater 

than capacity of outlet tunnel and there may be some temporary storage. Water is used 

for municipal supply of city of McMinnville.

2086. Timothy Lake near Government Camp, Oreg.--Lat 45°06'50", long 121°48'35", in

NEi sec.27, T.5 S., R.8 E., in intake structure 350 ft upstream from dam on Oak Grove 

Fork, 0.5 mile upstream from Anvil Creek, and 14 miles south of Government Camp. 

Drainage area, 53.5 sq mi. Records available, May 1956 to September 1959. Prior to 

October 1957, published as Timothy Meadows Reservoir. Once-daily readings of Bristol 

pressure gage usually obtained by Three Lynx powerhouse personnel by microwave transmission. Datum of gage is at mean sea level (Portland General Electric Co. bench 

mark). Prior to Nov. 26, 1956, staff gage at same site and datum. Maximum contents 

observed during year, 66,270 acre-ft May 13-15 (elevation. 3,190.4 ft); minimum 

observed, 50,690 acre-ft Nov. 6, 7 (elevation, 3,178.4 ft). Maximum contents observed 

during period 1956-59, 66,820 acre-ft May 13, 14, 18-24, 27, 1958 (elevation, 3,190.8 

ft); minimum observed, 16,010 acre-ft Feb. 24, 1957 (elevation, 3,144.5 ft).

Reservoir is formed by earth-fill dam with concrete spillway built by Portland 

General Electric Co. Usable storage began May 28, 1956. Capacity, 65,710 acre-ft at 

elevation 3,190.0 ft (normal maximum operating level). Usable capacity, 61,650 acreft between elevations 3,125.0 (invert of outlet pipe) and 3,190.0 ft (top of taintor 

gates). Storage of 4,060 acre-ft below elevation 3,125.0 ft not normally available 

for release. Water is used for power generation.

Month-end elevation and contents, water year October 1958 to September 1959

Date

Calendar year 1958.....

Aug 31

Sept. 30. .................

Water year 1958-59.....

Elevation 

(feet)t

Usable 

contents 

(acre-feet)

Change In 

contents 

(acre-feet)

Haskins Creek Reservoir

820.2 

824.1

-

835.5 

835.1 

835.1 

832.6 

826.8 

835.1

-

442

509 

0

o

-

o 

0 

0 

744 

735 

735 

679 

559 

735

-

+67 

-509 

0

0

0 

0 

0 

+744 

-9 

0 

-56 

-120 

+176

+293

Elevation 

(feet)*

Total 

contents 

(acre-feet)

Change In 

contents 

(acre-feet)

Timothy Lake

3,188.3 

3,179.2 

3,181.3 

3,182.9

-

3,188.0 

3,187.3 

3,185.2 

3,188.7 

3,190.0 

3,189.8 

3,189.9 

3,190.0 

3,182.4

-

63,400 

51,680 

54,300 

56,320

-

62,990 

62,060 

59,290 

63,940 

65,710 

65,440 

65,570 

65,710 

55,690

-

-11,720 

+2,620 

+2,020

+12,470

+6,670 

-930 

-2,770 

+4,650 

+1,770 

-270 

+130 

+140 

-10,020

-7,710

t Gage read at 4 p.m. 

* Gage read at 8 a.m.
178 WILLAMETTE RIVER BASIN

2087. Oak Grove Fork near Government Camp, Oreg.

Location. Lat 45°06'50", long 121 "48 "50", in NE£ sec. 27, T.5 S., R.8 E. , on right bank 

0.1 mile upstream from Anvil Creek, 0.3 mile downstream from Timothy Lake, and 

14 miles south of Government Camp.

Drainage area. 54.3 sq ml.

Records available .--July 1956 to September 1959.

;e_. --Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage Is 3,041.83 ft above mean sea level (Portland 

~eneral Electric Co. bench mark).

Extremes. Maximum discharge observed during year, 408 cfs Sept. 5 (discharge measurement, 

gage height not determined); minimum dally, 37 cfs Oct. 4, 5.

1956-59: Maximum discharge, 410 cfs Nov. 10, 1957 (gage height, 2.87 ft), but may 

have been higher Sept. 5, 1959; minimum dally, 24 cfs for many days In 1956.

Remarks . --Records fair. Regulation by Timothy Lake (see p. 177). Ho diversion above 

station.

Cooperation. Water-stage recorder graph and 14 discharge measurements furnished by 

Portland General Electric Co.

Rating table, water year 1958-59 (gage height, In feet, and 

discharge, in cubic feet per second)

1.3

1.5 

2.0

33

52

124

2.5 

3.0

260

473

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1958 to September 1959

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29 

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac-ft

Oct.

139

156

134

37

*37

*150

253

151

222

212

186

282

267

260

264

260

257

240

155

234

240

237

237

230

230

163

216

237

244 

240

198

6,368

205

12,630

Nov.

38

38

204

227

2T2

103

39

41

41

121

144

136

43

43

99

89

188

108

47

46

46

46

46

46

46

60

48

91

*111

111

2,658

88.6

5,270

Dec.

149

133

45

118

142

120

65

95

93

88

46

45

45

44

44

65

98

116

130

142

138

145

163

168

171

123

149

*154

149

76

95

3,354

108

6,650

Jan.

48

120

154

158

156

171

168

156

126

60

45

45

44

44

43

43

43

43

43

43

69

63

43

45

45

45

46

4(5

45 

45

45

2,290

73.9

4,540

Feb.

45

56

54

48

50

55

80

96

97

117

124

138

130

117

149

158

168

174

179

179

182

185

188

190

T§0

179

188

188

-

3,704

132

7,350

Mar.

122

161

156

174

174

176

174

171

176

182

182

174

168

140

154

182

176

168

163

168

99

59

179

151

126

95

108

45

44

56

4,401

142

8,730

Apr.

45

45

44

44

43

42

42

41

41

40

40

40

90

106

113

126

128

134

14O

146

140

134

132

117

40

40

52

41

41 

41

2,268

75.6

4,500

May

*41

40

40

40

99

171

171

134

73

60

70

99

111

130

239

253

190

76

103

119

126

126

130

132

117

134

134

144

156 

*1 61

161

3,780

122

7,500

June

140

156

166

154

77

40

40

113

159

154

176

107

40

41

95

41

104

151

116

41

41

110

128

128

100

51

41

*41

77 

80

2,908

96.9

5,770

July

102

120

95

40

40

41

40

62

84

90

62

40

62

76

72

70

61

38

38

58

80

77

74

67

39

39

39

39

40 

40

40

1,865

60.2

3,700

Aug.

40

*40

40

40

40

41

40

40

40

46

50

50

50

45

38

40

43

44

44

44

44

44

44

44

44

44

44

44

44 

44

44

1,339

43.2

2,660

Sept.

113

161

247

218

220

48

47

197

182

154

196

215

224

277

301

301

297

290

260

278

278

290

297

297

274

61

133

264

247 

264

6,631

221

13,150

Adjusted for change In contents in Timothy Lake

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Ac-ft

14.8

0.273

0.31

910

133

2.45

2.72

7,890

141

2.60

2.99

8,670

182

3.35

3.87

11,210

116

2.14

2.22

6,420

96.9

1.78

2.06

5,960

154

2.84

3.16

9,150

151

2.78

3.20

9,270

92.4

1.70

1.90

5,500

62.3

1.15

1.32

3,830

45.5

0.838

0.97

2,800

52.6

0.969

1.08

3,130

Calendar year 1958 : 

Water year 1958-59 :

Max 282 

Max 301

Hin 37 Mean 98.2 

Hin 37 Mean 114

Ac-ft 71,060 

Ac-ft 82,450

Adjusted

Calendar year 1958 : 

Water year 1958-59 :

Mean 115 

Mean 103

* Discharge measurement made on

Cfsm 2.12 In. 28.84 

Cfsm 1.90 In. 25.80

this day.

Ac-ft 83,530 

Ac-ft 74,740
WILLAMETTE RIVER BASIN 179

2090. Oak Grove Fork above powerplant intake, Oreg.

Location (revised). Lat 45°04'20", long 121°57'00", on line between sees.3 and 4,

T.6 S., R.7 E., on right bank 0.2 mile upstream from Spring Creek, 0.7 mile upstream 

from Kink Creek, 1.1 miles upstream from Portland General Electric Co. diversion dam, 

and 24 miles southeast of Estacada. Records include flow of Spring Creek.

Drainage area.--126 sq mi, includes that of Spring Creek.

Records available.--May 1909 to September 1959. Monthly discharge only for some periods, 

published in WSP 1318. Published as both Oak Grove Fork of Clackamas River at proposed intake, near Cazadero and Oak Grove Fork of Clackamas River at intake, near 

Cazadero May 1909 to September 1910, as Oak Grove Fork of Clackamas River at intake, 

near Cazadero October 1910 to September 1921, and as Oak Grove Fork at Portland 

Electric Power Co.'s intake October 1921 to September 1929.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 2,052.31 ft above mean sea level, datum 

of 1929, supplementary adjustment of 1947. May 21, 1909, to Nov. 17, 1911, staff 

gage and Mar. 26, 1912, to Sept. 30, 1923, water-stage recorder, at various sites 

0.7 mile downstream, below Kink Creek, at different datum.

Average discharge.--50 years, 507 cfs (367,100 acre-ft per year).

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 1,030 cfs Nov. 18 (gage height, 3.18 ft); minimum, 245 cfs Nov. 1-3.

1909-59: Maximum discharge, 5,000 cfs Jan. 7, 1923 (gage height, 5.45 ft, site and 

datum then in use), computed from flow at stations on Clackamas River; minimum, 

236 cfs Oct. 15, 16, 18, 1931 (gage height, 1.42 ft).

Remarks.--Records good. Flow regulated by Timothy Lake beginning in 1956 (see p. 177). 

No diversion above station.

Cooperation. Water-stage recorder graph and 12 discharge measurements furnished by Portland General Electric Co.

Revisions (water years). WSP 1248: 1909, 1910(M), 1916, 1918, 1923, 1932.

Rating table, water year 1958-59 (gage height, in feet, and 

discharge, in cubic feet per second)

1.9 

2.2

235

350

2.5 

3.0

510

880

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1958 to September 1959

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30 

31

Total

Mean

Ac-ft

Oct.

387

405

390

252

*252

346

498

462

462

522

370

552

528

528

534

528

534

516

486

528

528

522

528

528

522

462

456

522

528

*498

14,702

474

29,160

Nov.

248

245

449

540

516

504

332

410

435

492

480

534

516

415

430

375

522

616

768

744

680

591

577

591

522

492

440

456

*474

462

14,856

495

29,470

Dec.

470

500

492

498

516

504

534

510

504

546

848 768"

612

534

492

486

486

510

504

504

504

492

504

504

504

504

504

*498

522

498 

486

16,338

527

32,410

Jan.

410

48T?

504

504

504

510

504

504

504

516

552

776

633

552

504

510

486

486

468

440

445

462

474

696

633

584

848

752

656

*605 

577

17,079

551

33,880

Feb.

552

534

546

546

522

522

522

522

516

522

522

522

528

492

528

534

534

540

540

540

540

540

540

540

552

534

540

*558

-

14,928

533

29,610

Mar.

516

510

528

540

540

540

540

546

558

552

546

552

546

498

498

546

552

558

552

546

504

410

577

540

546

516

522

462

*450

558 

528

16,377

528

32,480

Apr.

552

619

591

570

558

540

516

504

492

486

486

474

516

534

534

528

534

534

528

534

534

534

540

534

455

435

480

492

504

546

15,664

522

31,070

May

*522

486

462

450

540

664

640

591

510

474

480

504

534

598

760

£§6~ 776

528

522

522

522

522

522

522

516

528

522

522

522

522 

*522

17,001

548

33,720

June

504

510

534 5281

474

385

370

440

534

516

528

450

350

341

394

332

380

445

420

314

310

360

405

405

385

318

305

*305"

332

336

12,210

407

24,220

July

355

385

365

290

290

290

290

301

328

336

314

279

298

323

318

314

310

279

275

290

318

314

314

310

275

272

272

268

268

268 

268

9,377

302

18,600

Aug.

268

*268

268

268

268

268

268

268

268

275

283

?79

279

275

261

268

268

272

272

272

272

272

272

272

272

272

272

275

272

*272 

275

8,414

271

16,690

Sept.

337

410

536

534

540

301

465" 279

510

435

492

540

499

522

540

540

540

540

534

540

534

540

540

546

552

492

404

558

SZ5

534

14,862

495

29,480

Calendar year 1958: Max 1,360 Min 245 Mean 466 Ac-ft 337, 4OO

Water year 1958-59 : Max 848 Min 245 Mean 471 -Ac-ft 340,800

Discharge measurement made on this day.
180 WILLAMETTE RIVER BASIN

2095. Clackamas River above Three Lynx Creek, Oreg.

Location. Lat 45°07'30", long 122°04'20", in NE£ sec.21, T.5 S., R.6 E., on right bank 

just downstream from powerplant, 500 ft upstream from Three Lynx Creek and 17 miles 

southeast of Estacada.

Drainage area. 479 sq mi.

Records available. April 1909 to December 1913, October 1921 to September 1959. Prior 

to October 1911 monthly discharge only, published in WSP 1318.

Gage..--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 1,091.69 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929, supplementary adjustment of 1947 (levels by Portland General Electric Co.). 

Apr. 23, 1909, to Jan. 4, 1914, staff gage at about same site and datum.

Average discharge.--42 years, 1,943 cfs (1,407,000 acre-ft per year).

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 13,300 cfs Jan. 12 (gage height, 8.95 ft); minimum, 3S4 cfs Oct. 17; minimum daily, 427 cfs Oct. 5.

1909-13, 1921-59: Maximum discharge, 34,800 cfs Mar. 31, 1931 (gage height, 

15.5 ft), from rating curve extended above 11,000 cfs; minimum observed, that of 

Oct. 17, 1958; minimum daily, that of Oct. 5, 1958.

Remarks.--Records excellent except those for periods of shifting control or no gageheight record, which are good. Water diverted from Oak Grove Fork is used in powerplant on Clackamas River just above station. Minor regulation since 1956 by Timothy 

Lake (see p. 177). Considerable diurnal fluctuation during periods of low flow.

Cooperation.--Water-stage-recorder graph and eight discharge measurements furnished by 

Portland General Electric Co.

Revisions (water years). WSP 1184: Drainage area. WSP 1248: 1910(M), 1912, 1948-50(m).

Rating table, water year 1958-59, except period of shifting control 

height, In feet, and discharge, in cubic feet per second)

0.6 

1.5 

3.0

390

880

2,170

5.0 

7.0 

8.0

4,730

8,590

10,900

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1958 to September 1959

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsra

In.

Ac-ft

Oct.

678

820

762

606

*421

909

777

1,050

968

883

796

822

868

864

876

845

850

978

,340

,370

,080

,030

,030

976

917

778

943

al,100

al,200

al,400

al,200

29,143

940

1.96

2.26

57,800

Nov.

al.OOO

a900

al,000

al,200

al,300

2,730

2,980

3,550

3,930

3,710

2,530

2,480

5,050

a4,400

a3,400

a2,600

a2 , 100

3,930

9,510

9,800

6,480

4,380

3,570

3,330

2,960

2,510

2,020

* 1,980

1,800

1,720

98,850

3,295

6.88

7.67

196,100

Dec.

1,810

2,040

3,580

2,840

2,420

2,230

2,890

2,840

2,540

2,680

4,510

5,160

3,770

3,000

2,640

2,350

2,150

2,010

1,890

1,780

1,800

1,810

1,730

1,700

1,750

2,390

2,920

2,510

*2,660

3,240

2 ,960

80,600

2,600

5.43

6.26

159,900

Jan.

2,660

2,500

2,240

2,020

2,030

1.900

1,900

2,350

3,650

6,500

6,860

10.600

a7,000

a4,400

3,610

3,270

2,990

2,890

2,840

2,620

2,380

2,290

2,670

6,240

5,240

4,140

7,810

6,930

4.920

4,000

*3,650

125,300

4,042

8.44

9.73

248,500

Feb.

5.510

2,950

2,760

2,680

2,480

2,500

2,340

2,210

2,210

2,110

2,020

1,920

1,890

al,900

al,900

a2,000

2,020

1,980

2,000

2,110

2,000

1,890

1,830

1.790

1,800

1,930

1,900

*2,020

-

____ 

60,450

2,159

4.51

4.69

119,900

Mar.

2,400

2,470

2,320

2,170

2,080

2,010

1,940

1,960

1,960

1,910

1,810

1,900

2,010

1,860

1.770

1,850

2,010

2,390

2,630

2,440

2,540

2,580

2,550

2,550

2,540

3,480

3,170

3,170

3,030

3,430

3,_580

74,510

2,404

5.02

5.78

147,800

Apr.

3,820

a5. OOP

a3 , 800

3,910

3,610

3,380

3,040

2,770

2,600

2,530

2,500

2,270

2,410

2,350

2,230

2,180

2,130

2,020

1,950

1,910

1,920

2,040

2,150

2,310

2,260

2,070

2,700

3,140

3,130

3,790

81,920

2,731

5.70

6.36

162,500

May

*5,720

3^010

2,550

2,360

2,600

3,030

2,880

2,850

2,760

2,570

2,210

2,460

2,430

2,760

2,890

2,720

2,550

2,320

2,220

2,140

2,070

2,020

2,090

2,040

2,170

2,120

2,060

1,950

1,840

1,760

1,720

74,870

2,415

5.04

5.81

148,500

June

1,790

1,910

1,860

1,810

2,180

1,840

1,580

1,730

2,030

2,400

2,130

1,940

1,650

1,350

1,610

1,460

1,420

1,430

1,420

1,270

1,030

1,320

1,260

1,240

1,200

1,150

*1,090

892

1,130

1,090

46,212

1,540

3.22

3.59

91,660

July

1,070

1,020

996

782

858

885

931

923

946

886

728

762

890

826

849

836

902

763

568

882

812

824

868

896

768

574

980

788

775

742

746

26,076

841

1.76

2.02

51,720

Aug.

734

739

744

714

679

*754

702

704

686

708

716

712

720

702

687

678

691

670

674

666

680

663

644

710

714

696

714

826

*723

497

698

21,645

698

1.46

1.68

42,930

Sept.

760

873

1,020

994

1,150

1,230

794

1,160

1,120

942

1,110

1,060

964

1,030

1,060

1,060

1,040

1,110

1,230

1,490

1,540

1,400

1,280

1,200

1,180

2,690

2,050

1,780

1,500

1,430

37,247

1,242

2.59

2.89

73,880

Calendar year 1958: Max 11,900 Min 427 Mean 2,110 Cfsra 4.41 In. 59.79 Ac-ft 1,528,000

Water year 1958-59: Max 10,800 Min 427 Mean 2,073 Cfsra 4.33 In. 58.74 Ac-ft 1,501,000

Peak discharge (base, 8,100 cfs).--Nov. 19 (1 a.m.) 12,100 cfs (8.58 ft); Jan. 12 (7:30 a.m.) 

15,500 cfs (6.95 ft); Jan. 27 (12 m.) 10,400 cfs (7.78 ft).____________________________

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

a No gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of records of powerplant operation and 

records for stations at Big Bottom and Estacada.

Note. Shifting-control method used Oct. 1 to Dec. 11.
WILLAMETTE RIVER BASIN 181

2100. Claokamas River at Estacada, Oreg.

Location. Lat 45°18'00", long 122°21'10", in NE£ sec.19, T.3 S., R.4 E. , on left bank 

0.2 mile downstream from River Mill Dam and 1.5 miles northwest of Estaoada.

Drainage area. 671 sq mi.

Records available. April 1908 to-September 1959. Monthly discharge only April 1908, 

published in WSP 1318. Published as "near Cazadero" January 1909 to September 1957.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 298.93 ft above mean sea level (levels by 

Portland General Electric Co.). Apr. 6 to Dec. 31, 1908, staff gage at site 1.3 miles 

upstream; Jan. 1 to Nov. 19, 1909, staff gage and Nov. 20, 1909, to Oct. 9, 1922, waterstage recorder, at site 5.8 miles upstream; Oct. 10 to Nov. 14, 1922, staff gage and 

Nov. 15, 1922, to Sept. 30, 1957, water-stage recorder, at site 6.3 miles upstream, all 

at different datum.

Average discharge.--51 years, 2,692 cfs (1,949,000 acre-ft per year).

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 18,600 cfs Jan. 12 (gage height, 8.88 ft); minimum, 141 cfs Sept. 8 (gage height, 0.56 ft); minimum daily, 285 cfs Oct. 4, 5, caused 

by filling of North Fork forebay.

1908-59: Maximum discharge, 60,800 cfs Mar. 31, 1931 (gage height, 24.5 ft, site 

and datum then in use), by computation of flow over dam, from data furnished by Portland General Electric Co.; minimum, that of Sept. 8, 1959; minimum daily, that of 

Oct. 4, 5, 1958.

Revisions. The maximum discharge for the water year 1919 has been revised to 23,800 

cfs Jan. 23, 1919 (gage height, 37.02 ft, site and datum then in use), superseding figure published in WSP 514 and 1318.

Remarks.--Records excellent. Large diurnal fluctuations and some regulation caused by 

powerplants at River Mill Dam and, since 1958, North Fork Dam. Minor regulation since 

1956 by Timothy Lake (see p. 177). Two small diversions above station for Oregon City 

and Estacada municipal water supplies.

Cooperation.--Water-stage-recorder graph and 13 discharge measurements furnished by Portland General Electric Co.

Revisions (water years). WSP 1184: Drainage area (former site). WSP 1248: 1908-9, 

1910(M), 1916, 1917(M), 1922(M), 1923. WSP 1288. Drainage area (former site).

Rating table, water year 1958-59 (gage height, in feet, 

and discharge, in cubic feet per second)

0.9 

1.5 

2.0 

3.0

280

625

1,000

2,150

4.0 

6.0 

9.0

3,710

8,490

19,100

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1958 to September 1959

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Ac-ft

Oct.

820

1,030

654

*285

285

574

508

445

797

876

1,000

1,040

522

656 1,100

647

286

618

1,4OO

1,800

1,470

1,910

1,180

1,20O

893

494

1,520

1,650

1,720

2.170

1,690

31,240

1,OO8

1.50

1.73

61,960

Nov.

*582

318

415

623

656

1,940

4,720

5,950

5,920

6,670

3,870

3,880

7,640

6,010

5,000

3,340

2,720

4,230

14.400

13,900

9,870

6,750

5,380

5,OOO

4,840

4,500

2,920

*2,760

2,290

2,360

139,454

4,648

6.93

7.73

276,600

Dec.

2,64O

2,480

4,530

4,460

*3,750

3,2OO

3,870

4,720

4,370

4,940

8,290

10.900

6,380

4,180

4,600

3,490

2,660

3,330

3,360

2,840

1,060

2,890

3,310

2,59O

596

2,720

4,370

4,190

*2,770

3,960

4,670

122,116

3,939

5.87

6.77

242,200

Jan.

4,350

3,840

3,040

2.500

3,070

2,910

2,760

3,430

*3,920

9,740

10,200

15.500

9,820

6,940

5,620

5,300

4,270

4,120

4,460

4,310

3,610

3,820

3,730

7,920

8,550

6,470

1O,OOO

11,400

*7,950

6,320

5,640

185,310

5,978

8.91

10.27

367,600

Feb.

5.420

4,360

4,230

3,390

3,670

3,490

3,540

2,620

3,220

3,350

3,140

2,580

2,700

2,740

1.250

2,840

3,240

3,170

3,140

3,170

2,950

1,280

3,050

2,880

2,230

2,720

3,130

*1,430

_

____ 

84,930

3,033

4.52

4.71

168,500

Mar.

3,020

3,960

3,620

3,370

3,230

3,160

2,100

1,740

3,120

3,130

3,OOO

2,140

2,82O

2,470

1.140

3,040

2,740

3,190

3,660

3,700

3,060

3,390

3,810

3,800

3,550

3,960

4,640

4,660

*4,510

4,640

5,520

103,690

3,345

4.99

5.75

205,700

Apr.

5,600

8,140

6,730

7,000

4,650

4,680

4,390

5,850

3,670

3,550

5,280

1,520

5,510

5,470

5,100

2,650

2,650

1,670

1.160

2,770

1,710

2,690

2,960

2,960

2,340

2,280

3,400

3,640

4,190

4,420

108,370

3,612

5.38

6.01

214,900

May

5.420

*4,370

3,60O

5,770

5,550

4,470

4,450

4,140

5,880

5,900

2,470

4,070

5,330

5,280

5,640

5,890

5,22O

5,690

2,9OO

2,840

2,950

5,010

2,760

2,050

5,400

5,180

5,300

2,610

2,350

1.680

*1,700

103,830

3,549

4.99

5.75

2O5.9OO

June

2,940

2,720

2,760

2,610

2,920

2,770

598

2,880

5,160

2,980

5,240

5.520

2,140

1,210

2,870

2,370

2,450

2,060

2,190

556

505

2,360

1,870

1,620

1,450

1,320

432

*1,060

2,280

1,5OO

62,941

2,098

3.13

5.49

124,800

July

1,770

1,950

780

457

555

2,750

1,240

1,310

1,270

1,180

660

445

2,150

798

1,040

827

748

708

721

856

1,190

1,250

1,200

1,150

716

711

976

998

950

1,070

806

53,170

1,070

1.59

1.84

65,790

Aug.

687

*701

796

816

*913

1.060

932

768

710

911

890

850

865

864

740

710

900

812

877

820

781

706

706

787

776

725

842

956

*790

712

707

25,108

810

1.21

1.59

49,800

Sept.

832

979

1,140

1,230

1,070

1,550

792

1,470

1,440

1,340

2,270

304

348

1,060

1,43O

1,340

1,440

1,790

752

1,O2O

1,970

1,860

1,710

1,880

1,750

2,320

5,820

2,880

3,390

2,890

48,067

1,602

2.39

2.66

95,340

Calendar year 1958: Max 16,6OO Hin 285 Mean 2,854 Cfam 4.25 In. 57.74 Ac-ft 2,066,000

Water year 1958-59: Max 15,3OO Hin 285 Mean 2,872 Cfam 4.28 In. 58. 1O Ac-ft 2,079,OOO

Peak discharge (base, 15.OOO cfs, revised). Nov. 19 (3 a.m.) 17,7OO cfs (8.64 ft); Dec. 12 (8 p.m.) 

15,500 cfs (8.09 ft); Jan. 12 (9:30 a.m.) 18,600 cfs (8.88 ft); Jan. 27 (2:3O p.m.) 18,500 cfs 

(8.86 ft).__________________________________________________________________________ 

* Discharge measurement made on this day.
182 WILLAMETTE RIVER BASIN

2115. Johnson Creek at Sycamore, Oreg.

Location. Lat 45°28'40", long 122°30'24", in lot 2, SW^ sec.13, T.I S., R.2 E., on right 

bank 0.3 mile southwest of Sycamore station and 2.5 miles east of city limits of 

Portland.

Drainage area.--28.2 sq mi.

Records available. July 1940 to September 1959.

Gage. Water-stage recorder and V-notch weir. Datum of gage is 228.47 ft above mean sea 

Tevel, datum of 1929, supplementary adjustment of 1947.

Average discharge. 19 years, 54.2 cfs (39,240 acre-ft per year).

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 782 cfs Dec. 11 (gage height, 8.45 ft); minimum, 0.2 cfs Aug. 18.

1940-59: Maximum discharge, 2,110 cfs Feb. 10, 1949 (gage height, 13.77 ft, from 

floodmark); minimum, 0.2 cfs Aug. 14-16, 18-22, 1940, Aug. 2, 21, 22, 1941, Sept. 6, 

1955, Sept. 4, 1956, Aug. 18, 1959.

Remarks. Records good except those for periods of no gage-height record, which are fair. 

Slight diurnal fluctuation at low flow caused by recreational ponds upstream. Small 

diversions for irrigation above station.

Revisions (water years). WSP 1318: 1941(M).

Rating table, water year 1958-59 (gage height, In feet, and

discharge, In cubic feet per second) 

(Shifting-control method used Nov. 12 to Feb. 8)

.9 

1.0

0.3 

.6

1.1 

2.1

1.1 

1.5 

2.0 

3.0

4.0 

5.0 

6.0 

8.0

172

275

399

715

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1958 to September 1959

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Ac-ft

Oct.

"76 0.6

.6

.6

.6

.6

.6

.9

1.0

.8

1.5

3.2

3.5

2.1

1.0

.7

1.1

2.4

4.8

274

1.3

1.1

1.7

1.2

1.0

.9

.9

1.1

1.1

.8

.8

41.5

1.34

0.048

0.05

82

Nov.

1.0

172

2.4

3.2

4.5

8.9

5.9

10

26

30

14

27 *80

78

60

38

27

51

240

186

100

64

56

58

47

34

26

22

19

15

1,335.1

44.5

1.58

1.76

2,650

Dec.

16

21

64

60

50

40

70

60

70

150

600

250

120

70

60

50

60

80

*71

62

131

99

75

74

103

224

215

131

145

134

99

3,454

111

3.94

4.56

6,850

Jan.

97

79

56

41

38

31

49

217

433

559

374

482

258

152

106

129

105

102

125

108

86

80

180

380

220

142

329

329

197

236

198

5,918

191

6.77

7.80

11,740

Feb.

138

100

78

63 *52

74

80

79

90

120

100

80

loo

400

250

180

150

130

110

100

95

90

100

80

70

90

70

65

-

3,134

112

3.97

4,13

6,220

Calendar year 1958: Max 667 Mln 0.4

Mar.

60

52

46

40

36

32

30

27

29

28

24

37

37

33

30

27

*26

34

57

42

76

71

83

82

133

294

179

192

139

231

185

2,392

77.2

2.74

3.15

4,740

Apr.

174

TSo

112

85

67

56

46

37

31

27

24

21

20

19

21

17

17

16

14

13

11

11

10

9.2

8.9

12

16

13

12

*18

1,098.1

36.6

1.30

1.45

2,180

May

15

21

38

28

85

81

54

43

43

33

28

22

18

27

116

99

92

85

74

55

43

34

27

22

19

18

16

14

12

10

jLjl

1,281.6

41.3

1.46

1.69

2,540

June

8.9

8.2

7.8

10

26

14

11

10

12

14

*14

12

11

10

9.6

8.9

9.2

8.2

7.4

6.2

5.6

4.8

4.8

4.8

4.8

4.8

A.5

4.8 '4.5

4.5

266.3

8.88

0.315

0.35

528

July

3.8

3.8

3.5

3.2

4.5

4.5

4.8

3.8

2.8

2.4

2.0

1.7

1.5

1.4

1.4

1.3

1.3

1.2

1.2

1.0

.9

.9

*.9

.9

.9

.9

.8

.8

.8

.8

_.J7

60.4

1.95

0.069

0.08

120

Aug.

0.6

.6

.7

.6

.6

.6

.6

.6

.5

.5

.5

.5

.5

.5

.5

.4

.4

.4

.6

.5

.5

.4

.4

.4

.4

.4

.4

.4

.4

.4

.4

15.2

0.49

0.017

0.02

30

Sept.

0.4

.4 *.4

.5

2.4

1.8

.9

.7

,6

.5

.5

.5

.6

.5

.5

.6

.7

1.1

3.5

2.6

2.8

1.7

1.2

1.0

.8

2.0

5^9

5.6

3.8

2.8

47.3

1.58

0.056

0.06

94

Mean 53.4 Cfsm 1.89 In. 25.70 Ac-ft 38,620

Water year 1958-59: Max 600 Mln 0.4 Mean 52.2 Cfsm 1.85 In. 25.10 Ac-ft 37,770

Peak discharge (base, 500 cfs, revised). Dec. 11 (time unknown) 782 cfs (8.45 ft); Jan. 10 

(7:30 a.m.) 744 cfs (8.25 ft); Feb. 14 (time unknown) 550 efs (7.13 ft).______________ 

* Discharge measurement made on this day. 

Note. No gage-height record Dec. 4-18, Feb. 9 to Mar. 1; discharge estimated on basis of

weather records, recorded range In stage, and records for nearby stations.
LAKE RIVER BASIN 183

2120. Salmon Creek near Battle Ground, Wash.

Location. Lat 45°46'25", long 122°26'35", in NE^SWi sec.4, T.3 H., R.3 E., on left bank 

100 ft upstream from highway bridge, 150 ft downstream from Rock Creek, and 4 miles 

east of Battle Ground.

Drainage area. 18.3 sq mi.

Records available. October 1943 to September 1959. Monthly discharge only for some periods, published in WSP 1318.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 354.88 ft above mean sea level (riverprofile survey). Prior to Oct. 1, 1950, staff gage at same site at datum 1.0 ft 

higher. Oct. 1, 1950, to June 24, 1953, staff gage and crest-stage indicator at same 

site and datum.

Average discharge.--16 years, 61.7 cfs (44,670 acre-ft per year).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 610 cfs Jan. 23 (gage height, 3.00 ft); minimum, 

 279~cfs Oct. 6 (gage height, 1.03 ft).

1943-59: Maximum discharge, 1,500 cfs Jan. 22, 1954 (gage height, 4.02 ft), from

rating curve extended above 440 cfs; minimum observed, 1.3 cfs Aug. 20, 22, 28-30,

Sept. 5-9, 13, 14, 1949, Sept. 14-16, 22, 1951.

Remarks. Records excellent. Ho regulation or diversion above station.

Revisions (water years).--WSP 1044: 1944. WSP 1318: 1946(M). WSP 1568: 1955(M).

Rating table, water year 1958-59 (gage height, in feet, and 

discharge, In cubic feet per second)

1.7

3.0 

5.4

13

52

2.0 

2.4 

2.8

115

253

471

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1958 to September 1959

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Ac-ft

Oct.

3.1

3.3

3.0

*3.0

3.0

3.0

4.3

21

7.4

5.2

4.2

4.1

3.9

3.7

3.6

3.4

3.1

4.2

19

12.5

7.4

7.4

10.5

7.1

5.7

5.2

4.7

4.5

4.2

4.1

4.1

182.9

5.90

0.322

0.37

363

Nov.

4.7

8.1

13

28

46

147

99

139

152

134

120

206

249

185

171

106

85

153

300

286

207

*158

134

113

94

79

68

60

55

50

3,649.8

122

6.67

7.42

7,240

Dec.

49

54

70

64

56

58

108

101

85

213

452

281

181

134

106

88

77

101

97

88

101

90

83

77

79

97

110

115

134

148

145

3,642

117

6.39

7.40

7,220

Jan.

134

118

97

85

79

70

74

132

262

*267

211

258

211

161

131

161

145

131

113

99

90

120

306

417

236

168

232

245

196

164

168

5,281

170

9.29

10.73

10,470

Feb.

152

128

115

101

92

90

85

85

113

139

118

97

121

305

215

*189

174

145

120

101

88

81

79

70

90

97

94

104

-

3,388

121

6.61

6.89

6,720

Mar.

97

88

79

70

62

56

54

49

56

55

49

55

62

64

60

54

50

48

44

*40

54

52

52

*48

66

148

142

137

118

137

174

2,320

74.8

4.09

4.71

4,600

Apr.

196

155

123

99

83

70

60

54

48

43

40

37

36

40

40

36

32

30

27

24

22

*20

19

il

31

38

38

46

54

1,577

52.6

2.87

3.20

3,130

May

50

48

43

38

43

38

34

34

38

37

32

27

25

64

161

120

131

137

108

83

70

60

49

46

49

48

52

46

42

38

32

1,823

58.8

3.21

3.70

3,620

June

30

*27

28

40

62

48

43

40

76

79

115

118

94

77

62

64

56

49

42

38

36

32

31

30

27

24

22

24

21

*18

1,453

48.4

2.64

2.95

2,880

July

17

17

16

15

17

18

40

2T

16

14

12.5

12

11.5

11.5

11

10.5

9.6

8.8

8.4

8.4

8.1

7.7

8.1

8.1

7.7

6.8

6.8

6.5

6.2

5.2

4.9

371.3

12.0

0.656

0.75

736

Aug.

5.2

5.7

577

5.4

5.7

5.2

*4.7

4.5

4.5

4.1

4.1

4.2

4.2

4.1

3.7

3.9

4.1

4.2

4.2

4.2

4.1

4.2

4.1

3.7

3.4

3.0

376

3.7

3.3 

3.1

3.4

131.2

4.23

0.231

0.27

260

Sept.

3.6

3.1

JTT

21

17

11.5

7.7

6.5

5.2

4.5

*4.2

4.5

4.2

4.2

4.2

4.7

4.2

5.9

12

12

17

11

8.4

7.4

8.1

27

17

13

11 

9.6

272.8

9.09

0.497

0.55

541

Calendar year 1958: Max 452 Min 1.9 Mean 59.0 Cfsm 3.22 In. 43.73 Ao-ft 42,690

Water year 1958-59: Max 452 Min 3.0 Mean 66.0 Cfsm 3.6! In. 48.94 Ao-ft 47,780

Peak discharge (base, 470 cfs).--Dec. 11 (12:30 a.m.) 560 cfs (2.93 ft); Jan. 23 (11 p.m.) 610 cfs 

(5.00 ft)._____________________________________________________________________

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

562653 O - 60 - 13
184 LEWIS RIVER BASIN

2132. Lewis River near Trout Lake, Wash.

Location. Lat 46°09'55", long 121 0 52'10", in NW£ sec.24, T.8 N. , R.7 E., on right bank 

half a mile downstream from Copper Creek, ij miles downstream from Quartz Creek, and 

20 miles northwest of Trout Lake.

Drainage area. 120 sq mi, approximately.

Records available. October 1958 to September 1959.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 1,500 ft above mean sea level, unadjusted.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during water year, 4,300 cfs Nov. 12 (gage height, 23.43 ft) 

from rating curve extended above 2,100 cfs by logarmitmic plotting; minimum, 91 cfs 

about Oct. 6 or 7 (gage height, 18.30 ft, from recorded range in stage).

Remarks. Records excellent except those for periods of no gage-height record, which are 

fair. No regulation or diversion above station.

Rating table, water year 1958-59 (gage height, in feet, 

and discharge, in cubic feet per second)

18.3

18.6

19.0

19.5

157

275

480

20.0

21.0

22.0

23.0

750

1,460

2,440

3,690

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1958 to September 1959

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsra

In.

Ae-ft

Oct.

110

110

110

110

110

100 140"

500 55"0

160

140

130

125

120

120

115

110

150

400

*236

183

167

162

145

135

131

126

124

120

115

118

4,872

157

1.31

1.51

9,660

Nov.

129

126

18T

466

520

1,710

1,260

1,490

1,970

1,730

1,380

3,080

2,790

1,750

1,260

989

810

1,550

2,230

3,380

3,470

2,460

1,990

*1,990

1,610

1,320

1,690

940

852

786

45,315

1,510

12.6

14.04

89,880

Dec.

961

1,650

2,550

1,750

1,360

1,140

1,160

1,000

898

1,280

2,420

2,180

1,640

1,320

1,120

954

834

884

780

744

982

912

846

786

774

864

940

870

840

*996

1,070

36,505

1,178

9.82

11.31

72,410

Jan.

1,170

1,040

864

798

774

720

666

SST

1,280

1,530

1,660

2,710

2,240

1,680

1,360

1,190

1,100

1,090

989

891

810

762

1,050

2,370

2,200

1,700

2,240

1,900

1,510

1,260

1,080

41,518

1,339

11.2

12.87

82,350

Feb.

926 5T6~

738

684

636

*630

575

540

515

490

453

430

417

417

386

378

362

342

330

318

306

300

296

286

*289

278

272 296"

-

12,706

454

3.78

3.94

25,200

Mar.

422

378

362

350

346

338

338

350

342

334

330 358"

346

330

330

330

378

471

480

466

535

525

520

500

530

654

625

654

642

708

884

14,156

457

3.81

4.39

28,080

Apr.

1,380

*1,810

1,490

1,260

1,140

1,010

905

840

792

768

798

792

756

714

654

610

575

550

530 5^0"

590

678

738

798

800

850

1,000

1,400

2,000

J^500_

29,268

976

8.13

9.07

58,050

May

2,200

2,000

1,500

1,200

1,000

950

950

950

1,000

900

900

900

1,100

1,140

1,600

1,400

1,300

1,200

1,100

1,000

950

900

950

1,000

*1,100

1.050

1,\020

940

5o"o 891

900

34,891

1,126

9.38

10.81

69,210

June

1,000

1,100

1,200

1,200

1,300

1,100

1,000

950

1,200

1,100

1,200

1,300

1,150

1,050

1,000

1,000

950

900

1,000

1,050

1,000

900

850

750

700

650

600

560

*540

540

28,840

961

8.01

8.94

57,200

July

556" 550

500

462

458

448

444

404

390

417

426

417

390

362

346

334

322

318

306

292

286

272

278

278

252

242

230

217

*214 214"

217

10,836

350

2.92

3.36

21,490

Aug.

258" 217

205

200

194

191

189

189

183

178

178

170

167

167

167

173

167

162

157

160

155

155

152

150

147

147

173

162

143

145" 138

5,289

171

1.42

1.64

10,490

Calendar year 1958: Max - Mln - Mean - Cfam - In. - Ac-ft -

Sept.

140

135

135

237

358

462

296

240

200

*197

191

180

175

170

165

160

152

183

440

545

485

417

350

310

303

801

780

636

535

458

9,836

328

2.73

3.05

19,510

Water year 1958-59 : Max 3,470 Mln 100 Mean 751 Cfam 6.26 In. 84.93 Ac-ft 543,500

Peak discharge (base, 2,800 cfs). ). Nov. 12 (4:30 p.m.

(1:3

. .

4,180 cfs (23.35 ft); Dec. 3 (1:30 a.m.) 3,170 cfs 

(22.38 ft); Jan. 24 (3:30 p.m.) 2,850 cfs (22.35 ft 

unknown ) .

4,300 cfs (23.43 ft); Nov. 20 (6 p.m.) 

22.61 ft); Jan. 12 (7:30 a.m.) 2,890 cfs 

; probably Apr. 30 (time and discharge

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

Note. No gage-height record Oct. 1-19, Apr. 25 to May 26, May 30 to June 28, Sept. 8, 9; discharge estimated on basis of recorded range in stage, 1 discharge measurement, weather records, and 

records for nearby stations. Discharge measurement made Sept. 24, 1958, 109 cfs.
LEWIS RIVER BASIN 185

2135. Big Creek below Skookum Meadow, near Trout Lake, Wash.

Location. Lat 46°05'30", long 121°51'30", in NE£ sec.13, T.7 N., R.7 E., on left bank 

Just downstream from Skookum Meadow, 3 miles upstream from Lewis River and 17 miles 

northwest of Trout Lake.

Drainage area. 13.2 sq mi.

Records available. September 1927 to September 1931 (published as "below Skookum Meadow"), 

September 1955 to September 1959.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 3,213.00 ft above mean sea level (levels 

oy Pacific Power & Light Co.). Prior to September 1955, at site 100 ft upstream at 

different datum.

Average discharge. 8 years (1927-31, 1955-59), 58.1 cfs (42,060 acre-ft per year).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 718 cfs Nov. 12 (gage height, 5.21 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 230 cfs by logarithmic plotting; minimum, 6.6 cfs Oct. 4-7 

(gage height, 0.69 ft).

1927-31, 1955-59; Maximum discharge recorded, 766 cfs Mar. 31, 1931 (gage height, 

5.1 ft, site and datum then in use), from rating curve extended above 230 cfs, but may 

have been higher Nov. 25, 1927, during period of no gage-height record; minimum, 4 cfs 

Nov. 20, 21, Dec. 2, 1929, Sept. 2-4, 19-26, 29, 30, Oct. 1-5, 1930.

Remarks. Records good except those for periods of no gage-height record, which are fair. 

No regulation or diversion above station.

Revisions (water years). WSP 1448: 1928.

Rating table, water year 1958-59 (gage height, in feet, 

and discharge, in cubic feet per second)

0.69

1.0

1.5

6.6

18

55

2.0 

3.0 

4.5

108

256

555

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1958 to September 1959

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Ac-ft

Oct.

6.8

6.8

6.8

6.8

6.6

6.6

17

59

17.5

16

12.5

11

9.9

9.0

8.4

8.2

7.9

13

54

32

19

19

20

15.5

13.5

12.5

11.5

11.5

10.5

10

10.5

469.3

15.1

1.14

1.32

931

Nov.

13

14

37

55

77

223

154

212

229

172

160

464

324

181

*124

93

76

210

211

388

329

248

212

234

154

114

90

78

75

71

5,022

167

12.7

14.15

9,960

Dec.

78

162

226

142

110

94

132

96

85

176

320

232

154

116

96

82

71

95

71

67

100

80

68

62

62

82

72

63

*68

90

94

3,446

111

8.41

9.71

6,840

Jan.

103

82

75

70

68

66

65

90

120

200

175

270

200

150

115

100

100

110

90

80

76

75

115

220

170

150

175

140

120

100

88

3,758

121

9.17

10.59

7,450

Feb.

78

65

60

56

*52

52

48

44

42

40

37

36

35

34

32

32

32

31

30

30

29

2828"

28

28

28

29

31

_

1,098

39.2

2.97

3.09

2,180

Mar.

35

40

36

32

29

29

28

28

28

27

28

31

*30

27

27

27

34

40

36

32

38

37

36

36

39

46

40

41

39

41

57

1,074

34.6

2.62

3.03

2,130

Apr.

133

163

132

112

97

84

77

75

73

75

80

76

70

64

58

55

53

52

53

59

*68

70

76

77

74

89

114

186

253

294

2,942

98.1

7.43

8.29

5,840

May

230 168"

128

107

93

83

83

83

90

85

83

86

120

176

201

162

143

125

109

98

93

90

94

*98

96

102

92

88

83

78

II

3,444

111

8.41

9.70

6,830

June

81

87

88

96

113

90

78

74

128

102

109

92

80

72

65

77

65

56

52

50

46

44

42

45

39

37

36

*36

32

29

2,041

68.0

5.15

5.75

4,050

July

28

26

26

25

27

28

25

23

22

21

20

19.5

19

18

17.5

17

16.5

16

15.5

15

14.5

14.5

14

14

13.5

13

12.5

12

*11.5

TT7S

11.5

567.5

18.3

1.39

1.60

1,130

Aug.

U.5

TIT?

11.5

11

11

10.5

10.5

10

10

9.9

9.9

9.9

9.9

9.9

9.6

9.6

9.6

9.6

9.3

9.6

9.3

9.0

9.0

8.7

877

8.7

11.5

10.5

9.3

8.7

9.3

307.0

9.90

0.750

0.86

609

Sept.

9.0

8.7

975

30

38

63

33

32

*22

18

16.5

15.5

14.5

14

14.5

15

14

17

44

36

38

30

25

24

29

83

74

55

46

41

- 

908.7

30.3

2.30

2.56

1,800

Calendar year 1958: Max 535 Mln 6.6 Mean 72.7 Cfsm 5.51 In. 74.79 Ac-ft 52,650

Water year 1958-59: Max 464 Mln 5.5 Mean 58. 7 Cfsm 5.20 In. 70.65 Ac-ft 49,750

Peak discharge (base, 360 cfs). Nov. 12 (4:30 p.m.) 718 cfs (5.21 ft)j Nov. 18 (7:30 p.m.) 360 cfs 

 (3.56 ft); Nov. 20 (7 p.m.) 487 efs (4.18 ft); Dec. 11 (6 p.m.) 360 cfs (3.56 ft)._____________

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

Note. No gage-height record Jan. 3 to Feb. 4, Feb. 15 to Mar. 12, July 7-28; discharge estimated' 

on basis of recorded range in stage and records for Meadow Creek below Lone Butte Meadow, near Trout 

Lake.
186 LEWIS RIVER BASIN

2140. Rush Creek above Meadow Creek, near Trout Lake, Wash.

Location. Lat 46°02'30", long 121°50'30", In NE£ sec.6, T.6 N., R.8 E., on left bank 

1 mile upstream from Meadow Creek and 15 miles west of Trout Lake.

Drainage area. 5.97 sq mi.

Records available. September 1955 to September 1959.

Gage.. Hater-stage recorder. Altitude of gage is 3,400 ft (from topographic map).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 640 cfs Dec. 2 (gage height, 3.08 ft); minimum, 

0.1 cfs for many days during year.

1955-59: Maximum discharge, that of Dec. 2, 1958; minimum, 0.1 cfs for many days 

in most years.

Remarks. Records good except those above 30 cfs and those below 1 cfs, which are fair, 

and those for period of no gage-height record, which are poor. No regulation or diversion above station.

Rating tables, water year 1958-59 (gage height, In feet, and discharge,

In cubic feet per second) 

(Shifting-control method used May 21-26)

Oct. 1 to Nov. 20 Nov. 21 to Sept. 30

0.4 

.6 

.8

0.1

3.4

17

1.0 

1.5 

2.3

32

97

305

0.4 

.6

0.1 

3.0

1.0

1.5 

2.1

32

97

240

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1958 to September 1959

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Ac-ft

Oct.

0.1

!i.1.1

.1.1

20

1.2

.6

.3

.2

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

37

TS.s

7.7

5.1

4.5

1.8

.7

.6

.6

.6

.7

1.0

2.0

99.4

3.21

0.538

0.62

197

Nov.

7.7

9.2

62

52

82

177

45

136

80

34

28

172

*48

29

21

34

45

88

96

275

119

50

46

54

22

23

38

13.5

5.6

9.4

1,901.4

63.4

10.6

11.84

3,770

Dec.

30

T5o~ 211

23

11.5

8.0

25

18

13.5

120

196

43

16.5

10

8.0

6.8

5.6

28

19

16

27

11.5

6.8

4.6

5.4

5.6

5.6

*4.6

4.6

35

39

1,056.6

34.1

5.71

6.58

2,100

Jan.

36

27

49

7

7

9

11

18

40

60

40

65

60

45

35

30

35

40

30

20

15

8

25

80

35

60

45

35

25

22

1,079

34.8

5.83

6.72

2,140

Feb.

18

14

10

 6.2

4.6

3.8

3.4

2.6

2.6

2.3

2.O

1.8

1.6

1.8

1.8

1.6

1.4

1.2

1.2

1.1

1.1

1.1

.9

.8

.7

.6

.5

T7

-

89.4

3.19

O.534

0.56

177

Mar.

5.2

10

11.5

1T75

7.4

2.6

1.8

1.6

1.4

1.2

.9 *iT8~

2.6

1.4

1.1

1.2

2.0

2.3

1.8

1.4

1.4

1.2

1.1

.9

1.1

1.8

1.6

1.4

1.2

1.4

1*6

85.4

2.75

0.461

0.53

169

Apr.

9.4

22

25

27

28

31

28

20

13

11

13

16

14.5

9.4

6.2

4.6

3.8

3.O

2.6

*374

8.7

16

21

24

19

17.5

13.5

21

48

64

543.6

18.1

3.03

3.39

1,080

May

66

64

41

23

15

13

T6.5

23

23

21

17.5

23

52

82

94

66

50

45

33

31

39

50

*71

71

60

52

40

37

46

55

66

1,386.0

44.7

7.49

8.63

2,750

June

85

99

101

103

144

92

62

55

82

60

9O

92

76

65

60

71

60

84

120

105

101

94

72

78

61

53

*51

*55

42

46

2,359

78.6

13.2

14.70

4,680

July

53

53

35

34

33

29

37

25

29

28

26

21

17.5

9.4

6.2

4.6

3.0

2.0

1.4

.8

.6

.4

.2

.2

.2

.1

TT *. 1

!i.1

450.1

14.5

2.43

2.80

893

Aug.

0.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

-i£.

3.2

0.10

0.017

0.02

6.3

Sept.

0.1

.1

.1

.1

16.5

45

11.5

*18

3.8

1.1

.5

.4

.4

.3

.2

.2

.2

5.6

~6"§ 127

35

16.5

8.0

4.6

8.7

113

50

18

8.7

5.2

566.8

18.9

3.17

3.53

1,120

Calendar year 1958: Max 330 Min O.I Mean 28.4 Cfsm 4.76 In. 64.58 Ac-ft 20,570

Water year 1958-59: Max 275 Min 0.1 Mean 26.4 Cfsm 4.42 In. 59.92 Ac-ft 19,08O

Peak discharge (base, 350 cfs). Nov. 9 (12:15 p.m.) 38O cfs (2.5O ft); Nov. 12 (12:30 p.m.) 4OO cfs

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

Note. No gage-height record Jan. 4 to Feb. 3j discharge estimated on basis of recorded range In 

stage, weather records, and records for nearby stations.
LEWIS RIVER BASIN 187

2145. Meadow Creek below Lone Butte Meadow, near Trout Lake, Wash.

Location. Lat 46°02'50", long 121°51'20", in E| sec.36, T.7 N., R.7 E., on right bank 

Just downstream from Lone Butte Meadow, half a mile upstream from mouth, and 16 miles 

northwest of Trout Lake.

Drainage area. 11.7 sq mi.

Records available. September to December 1927 (fragmentary), January 1928 to September 

1931, September 1955 to September 1959. Prior to September 1955, published as "below 

Lone Butte Meadow."

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 3,226.84 ft above mean sea level (levels 

5y Pacific Power Sc Light Co.).

Average discharge.--? years (1928-31, 1955-59), 90.1 cfs (65,230 acre-ft per year).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 302 cfs Nov. 12 (gage height, 2.09 ft); minimum, 

69 cfs Oct. 24 to Nov. 2 (gage height, 0.92 ft).

1927-31, 1955-59: Maximum discharge, 330 cfs Dec. 11, 1956 (gage height, 2.20 ft); 

minimum, 47 cfs Dec. 29-31, 1930, Jan. 1-3, 19-21, 1931.

Remarks.--Records good. No regulation or diversion above station. 

Revisions (water years) . WSP 1448: 1928-29.

Rating tables, water year 1958-59 (gage height, In feet, and 

discharge, In cubic feet per second)

Oct. 1 to Nov.20 Nov. 21 to Sept. 30

0.9

1.2 

1.8

110

236

0.9

1.2 

1.8

59

119

239

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1958 to September 1959

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

 Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Ac-ft

Oct.

73

73

73

73

73

73

76

92

77

75

74

74

73

72

72

72

71

74

90

78

73

72

72

69

5?

69

69

69

69

69

69

2,277

73.5

6.28

7.24

4,520

Nov.

69

7T

76

82

90

147

126

157

151

133

118

202

*177

124

105

96

92

140

170

225

208

161

159

163

135

117

107

105

103

101

3,908

130

11.1

12.42

7,750

Dec.

105

133

182

123

109

105

127

113

107

150

237

1ST

135

121

113

109

107

115

109

105

111

107

101

99

W

116

113

103

105

115

115

3,770

122

10.4

11.98

7,480

Jan.

*119

111

111

111

111

102

99

ITT

135

141

133

171

135

119

111

111

113

119

107

103

101

99

144

199

TBT

135

167

143

127

119

115

3,879

125

10.7

12.33

7,690

Feb.

109

ToT

105

105

*101

99

97

95

95

95

93

93

93

91

91

89

89

89

87

57

87

87

87

87

87

87

87

89

-

2,606

93.1

7.96

8.28

5,170

Mar.

93

87

87

85

85

83

83

83

83

81

83

89

*85

83

81

81

85

87

83

81

85

85

83

83

85

91

85

87

85

85

95

2,637

85.1

7.27

8.38

5,230

Apr.

115

117

107

105

101

97

97

97

97

97

99

97

95

93

91

89

5T

91

91

*93

93

93

93

93

91

97

109

127

137

153

3,046

102

9.7;2

9.68

6,040

May

137

121

111

107

103

101

97

97

101

99

97

159" 95

135

*145

125

123

119

111

107

105

105

105

107

107

113

105

101

101

103

103

3,393

109

9.32

10.79

6,730

June

107

111

113

119

135

121

111

107

137

TST

125

121

113

113

109

119

113

109

111

113

109

107

105

103

101

99

99

*99

97

57

3,352

112

9.57

10.65

6,650

July

97

95

95

93

93

95

99

5T

89

89

89

89

89

87

87

87

85

85

85

85

83

BT

83

83

83

83

83

*83

83

83

2,717

87.6

7.49

8.64

5,390

Aug.

83

8?

83

83

83

81

81

' 81

81

79

79

79

79

79

79

81

81

81

79

79

77

77

77

77

77

77

77

77

75

TF

75

2,455

79.2

6.77

7.80

4,870

Sept.

75

73

75

87

91

97

85

*83

77

75

75

73

73

73

73

73

73

75

93

87

83

77

75

73

79

115

TIT

91

81

79

2,450

81.7

6.98

7.79

4,860

Calendar year 1958: Max 254 Min 69 Mean 100 Cfsm 8.55 In. 115.97 Ac-ft 72,360

Water year 1958-59: Max 237 Mln 69 Mean 100 Cfsm 8.55 In. 115.98 Ac-ft 72,380

Peak discharge (base, 230 cfs). Nov. 12 (6:30 p.m.) 302 cfs (2.09 ft); Nov. 20 (7 p.m.) 267 efs 

(1.94 ft); Dee. 11 (7 p.m.) 247 cfs (1.84 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.
188 LEWIS RIVER BASIN

2150. Rush Creek above falls, near Cougar, Wash.

Location. Lat 46°03'20", long 121°54'20", on line between sees.27 and 34, T.7 N. , 

RTTE. , on right bank 500 ft upstream from falls, 2 miles upstream from mouth, and 

18 miles east of Cougar.

Drainage area. 26.0 sq mi.

Records available. December 1927 to September 1931 (published as Rush Creek above falls), 

October 1955 to September 1959.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 2,260.51 ft above mean sea level (levels 

by Pacific Power & Light Co.). December 1927 to September 1931, water-stage recorder 

at same site at different datum.

Average discharge. ? years (1928-31, 1955-59), 163 cfs (118,000 acre-ft per year).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 762 cfs Nov. 20 (gage height, 3.48 ft); minimum 

5S~cTs Oct. 28-31 (gage height, 0.58 ft).

1927-31, 1955-59: Maximum discharge, 846 cfs Dec. 11, 1956 (gage height, 3.69 ft); 

minimum, 79 cfs Jan. 24-27, 29, Nov. 6, 7, 1930.

Revisions. The maximum discharge for the water year 1929 has been revised to 

578 cfs Nov. 9, 1928 (gage height, 2.55 ft); maximum gage height, 2.66 ft June 15, 

1929; superseding figures published in WSP 694 and WSP 1318.

Remarks.-- Records good. No regulation or diversion above station. 

Revisions (water years). WSP 1568: 1956(p), 1957.

Rating table, water year 1958-59 (gage height, in feet, 

and discharge, in cubic feet per second)

0.5 

1.0 

2.0 

3.1

150

295

615

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1958 to September 1959

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Ac-It

Oct.

104

104

103

103

103

102

109

162

112

109

105

103

102

101

101

100

100

106

179

T29

112

109

109

104

102

101

100

100

§9" 99

100

3,372

109

4.19

4.82

6,690

Nov.

108

108

154

191

236

387

257

381

372

273

224

*495

354

234

192

160

150

295

396

610

454

319

311

319

232

190

168

158

155

155

8,038

268

10.3

11.50

15,940

Dec.

192

349

410

218

180

164

221

196

184

340

566 336-

230

201

186

175

167

212

189

173

205

176

156

150

TBT

194

189

*167

170

227

234

6,908

223

8.58

9.88

13,700

Jan.

233

190

163

156 T39-

158

167

199

286

309

264

370

301

234

210

205

206

221

203

185

175

173

266

403 348-

277

348

309

250

226

211

7,405

239

9.19

10.59

14,690

Feb.

199 188"

185

*186

177

176

171

167

164

162

158

154

153

153

150

149

147

145

144

142

141

138

137

136

137

136

136

141

-

4,372

156

6.00

6.25

8,670

Mar.

153

149

146

146

141

136

133

133

132

129

*130

138

133

128

127

128

133,

140'

133

128

137

133

130

130

136

144

137

140

137

141

159

4,240

137

5.27

6.06

8,410

Apr.

203

226

211

206

202

197

189

177

167

163

167

168

160

151

144

141

141

140

138

*I4T

151

160

166

171

163

172

190

226

269

327

5,427

181

6.96

7.76

10,760

May

307

270

233

203

188

177

177

185

192

185

176

179

232

299

525

262

240

255

210

198

203

212

*236

239

228

230

207

195

202

211

224

6,854

221

8.50

9.80

13,590

June

248

270

277

285

560

291

244

227

295

265

295

285

265

245

256

257

242

257

303

303

289

272

250

250

235

220

*214

216

198 199"

7,785

260

10.0

11.14

15,440

July

206

207

ISF

180

181

179

194

171

170

170

167

162

156

147

144

141

138

137

157

156

134

133

134

153

135

152

132

*130

150

129

126

4,756

155

5,88

6.80

9,430

Aug.

T?8- 128

128

128

127

>27

125

125

124

124

124

124

124

123

125

123

125

122

122

122

122

120

120

120

119

119

122

120

118 

TTiT Ho

118

3,810

125

4.75

5.45

7,560

Sept.

118

117

117

155

147

194

157

*145

123

118

117

114

114

114

113

115

TI8- 112

259

210

164

156

123

119

124

285 542"

160

134

125

4,345

145

5.58

6.22

8,620

Calendar year 1958: Max 610 Mln 99 Mean 183 Cfsm 7.04 In. 95.63 Ac-ft 132,600

Water iter year year 1958-59: 1958-59: Max Max 610 610 Mln Mln 99 99 Mean Mean 184 184 Cfsm Cfsm 7.08 7.08 In. In. 96.27 96.27 Ac-ft Ac-ft 133,500 133,500

:ak discharge (base, 500 cfs).-- Nov. 8 (6 a.m.) 524 cfs (2.84 ft); Nov. 9 (3:30 p.m.) 598 cfs 

(3.05 ft); Nov. 12 (2:15 p.m.) 726 cfs (3.39 ft); Nov. 20 (6:30 p.m.) 762 cfs (3.48 ft); Dec. 2 

(9 to 10 p.m.) 758 cfs (3.47 ft); Dec. 11 (1:30 a.m.) 626 (3.13 ft).

Discharge measurement made on this day.
LEWIS RIVER BASIN 189

2155. Curly Creek near Cougar, Wash.

Location. Lat 46"02'05", long 121"54'30", in NW£ sec.3, T.6 N., R.7 E., on right bank 

half a mile downstream from confluence of Hardtime and Outlaw Creeks, 4 miles upstream 

from mouth, and 18 miles east of Cougar.

Drainage area. 12.6 sq mi.

Records available. September 1955 to September 1959.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 2,489.85 ft above mean sea level (levels 

Dy Pacific Power & Light Co.).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 390 cfs Nov. 20 (gage height, 3.19 ft); minimum, 

8.8 cfs Oct. 4-7 (gage height, 0.83 ft).

1955-59: Maximum discharge, 417 cfs Dec. 22, 1955; maximum gage height, 3.25 ft 

Apr. 20, 1958; minimum discharge, that of Oct. 4-7, 1958.

Remarks. Records excellent except those above 150 cfs, which are good. No regulation 

or diversion above station.

Cooperation. Gage-height record collected in cooperation with Pacific Power & Light Co. 

Revisions (water years). WSP 1518: 1956.

Rating table, water year 1958-59 (gage height, In feet, 

and discharge, In cubic feet per second)

0.8 

1.1 

1.5

2.0 

2.5 

3.1

149

345

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1958 to September 1959

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Ac-ft

Oct.

9.2

9.2

9.0

9.0

8.8

8.8

9.2

15.5

11

10

10

9.8

9.5

9.5

9.2

9.2

9.0

10

20

IF

11.5

11

11.5

11

10.5

10.5

10

10

10

10

10

326.9

10.5

0.833

0.96

648

Nov.

10

10

13

27

37

79

54

104

131

108

95

*244

225

149

114

94

82

158

232

515

292

204

178

175

141

114

96

86

78

73

3,718

124

9.84

10.97

7,370

Dec.

77

118

172

111

90

81

114

103

89

137

TTB" 239

132

111

95

85

78

86

75

69

82

75

67

64

BT

92

*103

90

90

116

124

3,204

103

8.17

9.46

6,360

Jan.

120

99

84

78

76

7373"

93

143

201

192

288

213

164

138

124

114

113

99

87

80

76

127

555" 292

182

228

182

153

128

113

4,361

141

11.2

12.87

8,650

Feb.

9656"

*79

*74

68

66

61

58

56

54

51

48

46

45

44

41

38

36

35

33

32

31

30

29

29

28

58" 27

-

1,349

48.2

3.83

3.98

2,680

Mar.

30

29

28

28

27

27

2626"

26

26

*26

28

28

26

26

27

29

33

34

33

39

40

41

41

46

58

56

64

62

66

80

1,156

37.3

2.96

3.41

a, 290

Apr.

107

'141

128

116

107

96

88

84

80

76

75

74

73

69

66

63

60

58

55

*53_

55

58

61

63

64

69

92

136

175

210

2,652

88.4

7.02

7.83

5,260

May

180

14T

124

108

96

86

80

81

82

79

74

72

84

113

119

99

86

80

75

66

63

63

*70

72

67

68

62

56

55

BT

58

2,620

84.5

6.71

7.73

5,200

June

63

68

66

67

92

71

57

51

74

78

79

74

68

63

59

65

63

60

67

64

60

57

53

51

48

46

*45

44

41

40

1,834

61.1

4.85

5.41

3,640

July

40

3$

35

33

33

32

34

30

28

28

26

26

24

23

22

22

21

20

20

19.5

19

18.5

18

17.5

17.5

17

16.5

*16

15.5

15.5

15.5

741.0

23.9

1.90

2.19

1,470

Aug.

15.5

15

14.5

14.5

14.5

14

13.5

13.5

13

13

13

13

13

13

12.5

12.5

12.5

12.5

12.5

12.5

12. -5

12.5

12.5

12

12

12

12.5

12

11.5

TITS'

11.5

400.5

12.9

1.02

1.18

794

Calendar year 1958: Max 360 Mln 8.8 Mean 67.3 Cfsm 5.34 In. 72.53 Ac-ft 48,

Sept.

11.5

TTTS"

11.5

16

17.5

22

15

*15

13

12.5

12.5

12.5

12.5

12

12

12

11.5

12.5

38

36

25

23

17

15.5

16.5

48

4T

28

24

22

580.0

19.3

1.53

1.71

1,150

730

Water year 1958-59: Max 315 Mln 8.8 Mean 62.9 Cfsm 4.99 In. 67.70 Ac-ft 45,510

Peak discharge (base, 180 cfs). --Nov. (3:30 p.m.) 190 cfs (2.68 ft); Nov. 12(6 p.m.) 3 

3.17 ft); Nov. 20 (5 p.m.) 390 cfs (3.19 ft); Dec. 2 (11:30 p.m.) 260 cfs (2.90 ft);

380 cfs 

Dec. 11

2 to 3 aim.) 250 cfs ^2.87 ft): Jan.' 12 (6 to*7 a.m.) 314 cfs'(3.03 ft); Jan. 24 (l'p.m.) 332 cfs 

3.07 ft); Jan. 27 (7 to 8 a.m.) 250 cfs (2.87 ft); Apr. 30 ( 1 to 5 p.m.) 219 cfs (2.78 ft).

Discharge measurement made on this day.
190 LEWIS RIVER BASIN

2160. Lewis River above Muddy River, near Cougar, Wash.

Location . Lat 46°03'30", long 121°58'50", in SE£ sec. 30, T.7 N. , R.7 E., on right bank 

1 mile upstream from Pepper Creek, 2 miles upstream from Muddy River, and 15 miles 

east of Cougar.

Drainage area. 227 sq mi.

Records available. August 1927 to September 1934, October 1954 to September 1959. Records for August to October 1909, published in WSP 272, have been found to be unreliable 

and should not be used.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Altitude of 

TTugust 1927 to September 1934 at datum

gage is 1,080 ft (from river-profile map). 

2.61 ft lower.

Average discharge. 12 years, 1,275 cfs (923,100 acre-ft per year).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 7,880 cfs Nov. 12 (gage height, 7.56 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 5,000 cfs; minimum, 250 cfs Oct. 6 (gage height, 1.35 ft).

1927-34, 1954-59: Maximum discharge, 27,000 cfs Dec. 21, 1933 (gage height, 

10.6 ft, from high-water marks, present datum), from rating curve extended above 

6,000 cfs; minimum, 175 cfs Nov. 21, 1929; minimum gage height, -0.13 ft Sept. 28, 29, 

1934, datum then in use.

Remarks. Records excellent except those for period of no gage-height record, which are 

fair. No regulation or diversion above station.

Revisions. See Records available.

Rating table, water year 1958-59 (gage height, in feet, and 

discharge, in cubic feet per second)

1.3 

2.0 

3.0

235

500

1,100

4.0 

5.0 

7.0

2,000

3,220

6,650

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1958 to September 1959

Day

1 

2

3

4

5

6 

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19 

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27 

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Ac-ft

Oct.

262 

262

265

259

255

*253 

281

835

40T

350

316

292

286

277

277

271

268

286

665 

535

398

362

370

334

316

306

302 

292

289

286 

283

10,433

337

1.48

1.71

20,690

Nov.

306 

306

388

S76

988

2,660 

2,160

2,630

3,200

2,980

2,430

5,300

5,190

3,260

2,310

1,800

1,490

2,700

4,210 

6,000

6.150

4,32(5

*3,620

3,530

2,850

2,500

1,890 

1,630

1,510

1,390

80,334

2,678

11.8

13.16

159,300

Dec.

1,600 

2,660

4,230

2,900

2,260

1,910 

2,130

1,850

1,670

2,430

4,600

4,000

2,980

2,350

1,980

1,710

1,510

1,620

1,420 

1.550

1,700

1,580

1,460

1,380

1,400

1,680

1,840 

1,710

1,670

1,970 

2,080

65,630

2,117

9.33

10.75

130,200

Jan.

2,200 

1,910

1,590

1,460

1,420

1,350 

1,350

1,500

2,100

5,000

3,500

*5.500

4,006

3,000

2,500

2,300

2,100

1,900

1,750 

1,600

1,550

1,500

2,500

5,500

5,000

4,400

4,500 

4,000

3,000

2^000

82,480

2,661

11.7

13.51

163,600

Feb.

1,750 

1,500

1,400

1,300

1,300

1,400 

1,250

1,150

1,100

1,050

960

920

880

850

800

850

800

*750

754 

710

692

680

674

650

668

656

645 

674

-

26,795

957

4.22

4.39

53,140

Mar.

869 

836

BOO

770

758

746 

740

770

764

740

734

151?

794

746

734

734

818

988

1,000 

960

1,090

1,060

1,050

1,020

1,060

*1,310

1,250 

1,320

1,510

1,410 

1,780

29,773

960

4.23

4.88

59,050

Apr.

2,720 

5,440

2,850

2,380

2,110

1,870 

1,690

1,560

1,470

1,420

1,450

1,460

1,390

1,280

1,220

1,150

1,090

1,040

1.010 

1,026

1,080

1,200

*1,270

1,360

1,330

1,390

1,700 

2,290

5,260

4.620

53,120

1,771

7.80

8.70

105,400

May

3.940 

2,980

2,350

2,010

1,750

1,570 

1,520

1,570

1,630

1,590

1,500

1,460

1,770

2,460

2,680

2,260

2,000

1,840

1,660 

1,520

1,460

1,490

1,700

1,840

*1,740

1,690

1,580 

1,460

1,400

1.590 

1,450

57,260

1,847

8.14

9.38

113,600

June

1,660 

1,920

1,910

1,870

2.520

2,000 

1,660

1,460

1,970

1,830

2,000

2,060

1,890

1,680

1,500

1,550

1,500

1,440

1,660 

1,780

1,640

1,460

1,330

1,300

1,200

1,090

1,040 

1,020

940

921

47,601

1,587

6.99

7.80

94,420

July

*934 

947

876

824

830

812 

850

758

728

746

752

746

710

668

645

625

610

600

585 

570

550

540

540

545

505

496

478 

464

450

446 

4T6

20,276

654

2.88

3.32

40,220

Aug.

446 

44?

452

428

419

414 

406

402

398

390

386

*378

366

362

362

366

362

354

350 

354

350

346

546

342

338

338

366 

366

338

326 330"

11,603

374

1.65

1.90

23,010

Sept.

330 

323

373

492

692

882 

590

585

464

424

410

*394

378

370

358

362

346

386

842 

947

830

722

625

570

580

1,300

1.320 

1,056

895

794

18,584

619

2.73

3.04

36,860

Calendar year 1958: Max 7,720 Mln 253 Mean 1,420 Cfsm 6.26 In. 84.89 Ac-ft 1,028,000

Water year 1958-59: Max 6,130 Mln 253 Mean 1,381 Cfsra 6.08 In. 82.54 Ac-ft 999,500

7,880 cfs (7(.56a ft5:*Nov" 20°(7:15"p!m!) V 7) SSO^cfs' (7'.4l"f t)I Dec '. V(l2:5o"a.mt) 

(6.26 ft); Dec. 11 (6:30 p.m.) 5,010 cfs (6.14 ft)s probably Jan. 12 (time and discharge unknown) ; 

probably Jan. 24 (time and discharge unknown); probably Jan. 27 (time and discharge unknown); 

Apr. 30 (4 p.m.) 4,920 cfs (6.09 ft).________________________________________________

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

Note. No gage-height record Jan. 7 to Feb. 18j discharge estimated on basis of 2 discharge measurements and records for nearby stations.
LEWIS RIVER BASIN 191

2165. Muddy River below Clear Creek, near Cougar, Wash.

Location.--Lat 46°06'50", long 122°00'30", in SE^SWir sec.l, T.7 N., R.6 E., on right bank 

a quarter of a mile downstream from Clear Creek, 4 miles upstream from mouth, and 

14f miles northeast of Cougar.

Drainage area. 131 sq mi.

Records available. August 1927 to September 1934, October 1954 to September 1959. Published as "near Cougar" 1927-34. Records for August to October 1909, published in 

WSP 272 and 492, have been found to be unreliable and should not be used.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Altitude of gage is 1,200 ft above mean sea level (from 

river-profile map). August 1927 to September 1934 at site 3 miles downstream at 

different datum.

Average discharge.--12 years, 863 cfs (624,800 acre^ft per year).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 5,900 cfs Jan. 12 (gage height, 6.88 ft); minimum, 115 cfs Oct. 6, fl (gage height, 1.53 ft).

1927-34, 1954-59: Maximum discharge, 17,500 efs Dec. 21, 1933 (gage height, 14.0ft, 

from high-water marks, site and datum then in use), from rating curve extended above 

4,500 cfs; minimum recorded, 94 cfs Dec. 5-7, 1929.

Remarks. Records excellent. No regulation or diversion above station. 

Revisions. See Records available.

Rating table, water year 1958-59 (gage height, In feet, and 

discharge, In cubic feet per second)

1.5 

2.0 

2.5 

3.0

107

264

515

870

4.0 

5.0 

7,0

1,800

3,000

6,100

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1958 to September 1959

Day

1 

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11 

12 

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

El

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Ac-ft

Oct.

123 

123

123

120

120

 118

*146

366

201

182

160 

151 

146

140

137

137

134

196

455

25T

231

214

207

194

182

182

172

166

166

163

166

5,618

181

1.38

1.59

11,140

Nov.

182 

182

274

428

582

1,320

1,050

1,370

1,930

1,780

1,560 

2,420 

2,530

1,900

1,440

1,160

998

1,870

2,180

3,060

5.140

2,560

*2,050

1,920

1,600

1,390

1,210

1,080

1,010

958

45,134

1,504

11.5

12.81

89,520

Dec.

1,130 

1,510

1,880

1,720

1,500

1,330

1,500

1,260

1,170

1,570

2,290 

2,520 

2,040

1,700

1,460

1,250

1,090

1,070

942 950"

1,230

1,090

1,050

1,010

1,190

1,550

1,930

1.860

1J750

1,750

1,750

45,822

1,478

11.5

15.01

90,890

Jan.

1,730 

1,580

 1,350

1,210

1,140

1,080

1,050

1,470

2,450

5,360

5,640 

*5,540 

4,440

5,050

2,260

1,880

1,610

1,470

1,520

1,190

1,110

1,100

1,980

4,400

5,880

3,150

5,270

2,820

2,240

1,830

1,580

70,160

2,263

17.3

19.92

159,200

Feb.

1.550 

1,180

1,070

982

918

926

850

766

742

710

661 

614 

601

594

557

575

*565

559

515

485

475

461

461

455 479"

475

461

485

18,926

676

5.16

5.57

57,540

Mar.

588 

620

559

527

521

515

521

557

557

545

527 

551 

545

521

505

497

557

696

754

689

846

858

862

850

902

*1,120

1,090

1,190

1,170

1,520

1^610

25,088

745

5.69

6.55

45,790

Apr.

2,040 

2,250

1,910

1,640

1,450

1,290

1,170

1,100

1,050

998

982

966 

942

910

854

806

774

754

~55& 696

718

774

*798

846

870

942

1,140

1,470

2,010

2.740

55,526

1,184

9.04

10.09

70,460

May

2.470 

2,000

1,650

1,450

1,250

1,100

1,040

1,020

1,020

1,010

974 

950 

1,050

1,540

1,540

1,420

1,270

1,150

1,040

974

918

910

958

*1,040

1,070

1,050

974

910

854

850

858

55,970

1,160

8.85

10.21

71,550

June

926 

1,080

1,140

1,160

1,250

1,160

1,020

942

1,160

1,050

1,240 

1,240 

1,180

1,080

974

966

926

886

926

1,010

974

894

822

766

710

654

614

588

557

555

28,408

947

7.23

8.06

56,550

July

*521 

BT5

497

467

461

461

455

416

595

585

580 

575 

560

541

552

525

510

501

295

284

276

272

272

264

255

246

242

254

231 

224

220

10,606

542

2.61

5.01

21,040

Aug.

z"5o" 220

217

214

210

204

201

197

194

194

191 

*188 

188

185

185

191

185

182

182

185

178

175

172

172

169

172

178

178

169 

166

PTF

5,837

188

1.44

1.66

11,580

Sept.

172 

169

356" 166

575

570

276

257

220

210

197 

*191 

185

182

185

182

178

224

655

608

461

406

565

541

552

675

SOB" 682

551 

503

10,280.

545

2.62

2.92

20,590

Calendar year 1958: Max 3,970 Mln 118 Mean 937 Cfsm 7.15 In. 97.04 Ac-ft 678,100

Water year 1958-59: 1958-59: Max 5,540 Mln 118 Mean 919 Cfsm 7.02 In. 95.20 Ac-ft 665,200 66

Peak discharge (base. 5,500 ofs). Nov. 18 (7:50 p.m.) 5,550 cfs (5.41 ft); Jan. 12 (5 p.m.) 

5,900 efs (6.88 ft); Jan. 24 (5 p.m.) 4.960 efs (6.52 ft)._________________________

* Discharge measurement made on this day.
192 LEWIS RIVER BASIN

2168. Pine Creek near Cougar, Wash.

Location. Lat 46°02'30", long 122 0 05'30", in E| sec.15, T.7 N. , R.6 E., on right bank 

2 miles upstream from mouth and 12| miles east of Cougar.

Drainage area. 21.4 sq mi.

Records available.--August 1957 to September 1959. Records for August to October 1909, 

February 1928 to September 1930, published in WSP 272, 492, 674, 694, and 709, have 

been found to be unreliable and should not be used.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Altitude of gage is 1,330 ft (from topographic map). 

Supplementary water-stage recorder on right bank at same datum used July 17 to 

Sept. 30, 1959.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 921 cfs Jan. 24 (gage height, 4.06 ft); minimum, 

 119 cfs Oct. 17, 18 (gage height, 2.08 ft).

1957-59: Maximum discharge, that of Jan. 24, 1959; minimum, 116 cfs Oct. 21, 1957 

(gage height, 2.05 ft).

Remarks --Records good except those for period July 1 to Sept. 30, which are fair. No 

regulation or diversion above station.

Revisions. See Records available.

Rating table, water year 1958-59 (gage height, In feet, 

and discharge, In cubic feet per second)

2.1 

2.3 

2.6

121

146

197

3.1 

3.9

339

787

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1958 to September 1959

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Ac-ft

Oct.

134

136

136

136

134

*132

153

181

T3T

132

128

127

126

122

121

121

121

129

168

143

138

141

141

141

142

138

136

136

134

134

136

4,234

137

6.40

7.36

8,400

Mov.

134

137

168

163

210

455

306

320

396

306

309

*622

498

324

250

216

203

380

373

581

493

369

*302

296

264

245

230

218

214

210

9,192

306

14.3

15.97

18,230

Dec.

230

334

339

280

250

240

280

253

250

359

330" 467

292

250

228

214

205

214

201 255"

228

212

208

205

237

286

317

292

292

332

324

8,387

271

12.7

14.58

16,640

Jan.

296

262

237

230

223

220

218 235"

320

382

397

*570

457

360

299

283

267

273

262

250

240

242

398

*753

457

365

467

352

289

259

240

10,118

326

15.2

17.58

20,070

Feb.

225

2T4

208

203

205

218

210

203

203

199

191

188

189

186

182

184

180

*178

178

176

176

175 Tie

175

182

178

180

186

_

 - 

5,348

191

8.93

9.29

10,610

Mar.

201

197

195

193

191

191

191

199

197

193

193

201

197

191

191

191

201

223

228

223

242

235

235

228

237

*256

256

270

259

276

339

6,820

220

10.3

11.85

13,530

Apr.

467 432-

339

283

256

240

230

225

220

218

216

214

210

210

203

199

197

193

191

w

191

193

*193

195

193

212

273

378

417

437

7,616

254

11.9

13.24

15,110

May

328

270

245

237

225

216

212

208

212

210

208

205

205

214

212

203

203

199

195

193

191

191

189

189

191

189

186

184

*182

178

-J -JO

i 1 0

6,448

208

9.72

11.21

12,790

June

178

178

178

189

189

178

171

175

216

203

216

208

199

193

184

186

180

178

176

173

168

168

164

168

163

161

160

160

160

158

5,378

179

8.36

9.35

10,670

July

*158

TBT

156

155

158

158

158

154

154

154

155

155

154

152

150

150

149

149

150

149

149

146

146

146

146

146

143

142 142-

142

142

4,664

150

7.01

8.11

9,250

Aug.

142

140

137

137

137

137

137

137

137

137

136

*136

136

137

138

138

138

138

140

140

140

140

140

140

138

137

138

136

137

136

138

4,275

138

6.45

7.43

8,480

Sept.

136

134

134

183

163

180

154

149

143

143

141

*140

137

134

133

132

137" 131

173

173

168

160

154

144

156

205

25T

191

186

176

4,691

156

7.29

8.15

9,300

Calendar year 1958: Max 622 Mln 121 Mean 201 Cfsm 9.39 In. 127.65 Ac-ft 145,700

Water year 1958-59: Max 753 Mln 121 Mean 211 Cfsm 9.86 In. 134.12 Ao-ft 153,100

Peak discharge (base, 450 cfs). Nov.

542 cfs (3.51 ft); Apr. 30 (5:45 a.m.) 477 cf

Discharge measurement made on this day.
LEWIS RIVER BASIN 193

2198. Speelyal Creek near Cougar, Wash.

Location. Lat 46°00'25", long 122°20'40", in NW£ sec.17, T.6 N., R.4 E., on left bank 

at road crossing, 3f miles upstream from mouth and 4 miles southwest of Cougar.

Drainage area. 12.6 sq mi.

Records available. May to September 1959.

!_. Water-stage recorder. Altitude of gage is 500 ft (from topographic map).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during period May to September, 318 cfs June 11 (gage 

height, 3.07 ft); minimum, 4.3 cfs Sept. 2, 3 (gage height, 0.62 ft).

Remarks. Records good except those for period of no gage-height record and those above 

200 cfs, which are fair. No regulation or diversion above station. Greater part of 

flow diverted into Yale Reservoir, 240 ft below station, beginning Mar. -30, 1959.

Rating table, May 19 to Sept. 30, 1959 (gage height, In feet, and 

discharge, In cubic feet per second)

4.7 

9.1

1.5 

2.0 

2.8

58

123

1.0 271

1.2 31 

Discharge, In cubic feet per second. May to September 1959

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

Zl

Z2

Z3

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Ac-ft

Oct. Nov. Dec. Jan. Feb.

"

Mar. Apr. May

_

_

-

_

-

_

_

_

-

-

.

_

_

_

*a98

a98

a82

a74

65

61

57

52

49

47

46

46

45

42

*40

37

36

_

-

-

-

-

June

34

34

33

50

58

48

44

49

224

218

263

253

176

133

105

91

79

67

55

48

44

41

38

38

37

34

34

34

33

*30

2,425

80.8

6.41

7.16

4,810

July

28

26

25

23

25

25

3055"

22

20

18.5

18

17

16.5

16

15.5

14.5

13.5

13

12.5

12.5

11.5

12

12

11.5

10.5

9.8

9.8

9.4

9.1

8_._8_

520.9

16.8

1.33

1.54

1,030

Aug.

8.5

8.5

8.5

8.5

8.5

7.9

7.3

7.0

6.7

6.7

*6.4

6.7

6.7

6.1

5.8

5.8

6.1

6.1

5.5

5.5

5.5

6.1

5.5

5.1

4.7

4.9

8.8

 7.9

5.5

4.7

7.0

204.5

6.60

0.524

0.60

406

Sept.

6.1

4.7

BTT

93

118

189

116

85

60

46

39

33

*28

25

25

22

19

25

144

182

T56" 223

111

90

88

191

158

123

102

86

2,592.9

86.4

6.86

7.65

5,140

Calendar year : Max Mln Mean Cfsm In. Ac-ft

Water year : Max Mln Mean Cfsm In. Ac-ft

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

a No gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of 1 discharge measurement and records for 

nearby stations.
194 LEWIS RIVER BASIN

Resvervoirs in Lewis River basin, Wash.

2176. Swift Reservoir. Lat 46°03'40", long 122°11'45", in SW£ sec.28, T.7 N., R.5 E., 

near iert bank in control room of Swift powerhouse on Lewis River, 5 miles east of 

Cougar. Drainage area, 481 sq mi. Records available, September 1958 to September 1959. 

Duplex water-stage recorder and long distance indicator in powerhouse. Datum of gage is 

at mean sea level (levels by Pacific Power & Light Co.). Maximum contents during year, 

755,600 acre-ft Jan. 14, 18, 19, 24, 26, 27, 29, Feb. 2, Apr. 5, 6, 29, 30, Aug. 20, 21 

(elevation, 1,000.00 ft); minimum observed, 3,410 acre-ft Oct. 1 (elevation, 668.4 ft). 

Reservoir is formed by rock- and earth-fill dam completed in December 1958; storage 

began Sept. 29, 1958. Usable capacity, 447,000 acre-ft between elevations 878 (lower 

limit for economic operation) and 1,000 ft (maximum operating limit). Dead storage, 

308,580 acre-ft. Records given herein represent total contents. Water used for power. 

Records of stage and data from which capacity table was computed furnished by Pacific 

Power & Light Co.

2185. Yale Reservoir --Lat 45°57'50", long 122°20'00", in NE£ sec.32, T.6 N., R.4 E., at 

left end of Yale Dam on Lewis River just upstream from intake, 500 ft upstream from 

powerhouse, 1 mile upstream from Canyon Creek, and 3 miles southeast of Yale. Drainage 

area, 596 sq mi. Records available, August 1952 to September 1959. Water-stage 

recorder and long distance indicator in powerhouse. Datum of gage is at mean sea level 

(levels by Pacific Power & Light Co.). Prior to Feb. 1, 1954, indicating gage at same 

site and datum. Maximum contents during year, 402,200 acre-ft Jan. 17-19, Apr. 6; maximum elevation, 490.12 ft Jan. 18; minimum contents, 293,300 acre-ft Nov. 28 (elevation, 

458.24 ft). Maximum contents during period 1952-59, that of Jan. 17-19, Apr. 6, 1959; 

maximum elevation, that of Jan. 18, 1959; minimum observed since reservoir was first 

filled, 227,600 acre-ft Feb. 22, 1957 (elevation, 435.65 ft).

Reservoir is formed by rock-fill dam; storage began July 31, 1952. Usable capacity, 

189,530 acre-ft between elevations 430 (lower limit for economic operation) and 490 ft 

(top of spillway gates). Dead storage, 212,250 acre-ft. Records given herein represent 

total contents. Water used by Pacific Power 8r Light Co. for power development. Records 

of stage and data from which capacity table was computed furnished by Pacific Power & 

Light Co.

2200. Lake Merwin.--Lat 45°57'25", long 122°33'15", in SW-jj- sec.34, T.6 N. , R.2 E. , on dam 

on Lewis River at Ariel. Drainage area, 730 sq mi. Records available, March 1931 to 

September 1959. Water-stage recorder and long distance indicator in powerhouse. Datum 

of gage is at mean sea level (levels by Pacific Power & Light Co. ) . Maximum contents 

during year, 424,000 acre-ft Jan. 24 (elevation, 239.86 ft); minimum, 379,500 acre-ft 

Oct. 22 (elevation, 228.47 ft). Maximum contents during period 1931-59 not determined; 

minimum observed since reservoir was first filled, 164,200 acre-ft Dec. 5, 1936 (elevation, 166.7 ft) .

Reservoir is formed by concrete-arch dam completed in 1931. Usable capacity, 

246,000 acre-ft between elevations 165 (lower limit of regulation set by Federal Power 

Commission) and 235 ft (top of spillway gates) above mean sea level. Dead storage, 

159,000 acre-ft. Records given herein represent total contents. Water used for power.

Month-end elevation and contents, water year October 1958 to September 1959

Date

Dec. 31. ....................

Calendar year 1958. ........

Jan. 31 .....................

Feb. 28........ .............

Apr. 30. ....................

July 31. ....................

Aug. 31... ..................

Sept. 30. ....................

water year 1958-59. .........

Nov. 30.. ...................

Dec. 31.....................

Jan. 31.. ...................

Feb. 28... ..................

May 31 .....................

Sept. 3O. ....................

Elevation 

(feet)t

Contents 

(acrefeet)

Change in 

contents 

(acre-feet)

Swift Reservoir

a661.3 

a750.8 

a912.3 

986.7

-

999.5 

988.0 

995.4 

999.9 

997.0 

997.9 

999.4 

999.8 

999.2

-

1,470 

59,800 

413,300 

695,900

-

753,300 

701,600 

734,700 

755,100 

741,900 

746,000 

752,800 

754,700 

751,900

-

+58,30O 

+353,500 

+282, 6OO

+695,900

+57,4OO 

-51,700 

+33,1OO 

+20,400 

-13,200 

+4,100 

+6,800 

+1 , 900 

-2,800

+750,400

Lake Merwin

239.5 

238.2 

237.1 

236.0

-

239.2 

233.7 

236.6 

239.3 

237.8 

237.0 

238.7 

239.6 

234.6

-

422,400 

417,200 

412,900 

408,500

-

421,200 

399,500 

410,900 

421,600 

415,600 

412,500 

419,200 

422,800 

4O3,OOO

-

-5,200 

-4,300 

-4,400

-12,700

+12,700 

-21,700 

+11,400 

+10,700 

-6 , 000 

-3,100 

+6 , 700 

+3,600 

-19,800

-19,400

Elevation 

(feet)t

Contents 

(acrefeet)

Change in 

contents 

(acre-feet)

Yale Reservoir

489.0 

487.5 

459.5 

471.3

-

489.8 

478.4 

478.4 

490.0 

487.6 

488.9 

489.3 

489.8 

489.5

-

398,000 

322,600 

297,300 

335,100

-

401,000 

359,400 

359,400 

401,800 

392,800 

397,600 

399,100 

401 , 000 

399,900

-

-75,400 

-25,300 

+37,800

-62,500

+65,900 

-41,600 

0 

+42,400 

-9,000 

+4,800 

+1 , 500 

+1,900 

-1,100

+1,900

t Elevation at 12 p.m.

a Elevation furnished by Pacific Power & Light Co. from their powerplant
LEWIS RIVER BASIN 195

2205. Lewis River at Ariel, Wash.

Location. Lat 45°57'10", long 122°33'45", in NW^NE^ sec.4, T.5 N., R.2 E., on right bank 

at Ariel, half a mile downstream from Ariel Dam and powerplant and 3 miles upstream 

from Cedar Creek.

Drainage area. 731 sq mi.

Records available. July to October 1909, November 1909 (gage heights only), July to October 1922, July 1923 to September 1959. Published as "near Ariel" 1922-29. Prior to 

October 1952, discharge measurements made at site half a mile downstream; low discharges not equivalent due to local inflow.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage Is 44.0 ft above mean sea level, unadjusted

"(levels by Pacific Power & Light Co.). July to November 1909, staff gage at site 

4 miles upstream at different datum. July 27 to October 28, 1922, and July 31, 1923, 

to Apr. 20, 1930, staff gages at site half a mile downstream at datums 3.90 and 0.90 ft 

higher, respectively, than present datum.

Average discharge. 36 years (1923-59), 4,733 cfs (3,427,000 acre-ft per year), adjusted 

for.storage in Lake Merwin Reservoir since March 1931, Yale Reservoir since August 1952, 

and Swift Reservoir since October 1958.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 32,800 cfs Jan. 24 (gage height, 15.12 ft); min-

 imum, 492 cfs Oct. 16 (gage height, -0.12 ft); minimum daily, 701 cfs Aug. 9.

1909, 1922-59: Maximum discharge, 129,000 cfs Dec. 22, 1933 (gage height, 35.0 ft, 

from floodmarks), from rating curve extended above 56,000 cfs on basis of computation 

of peak flow over dam; no flow at times June 30, July 1-3, 6-9, 1931 (caused by regulation during construction of Ariel Dam); minimum daily, 1 cfs July 6, 1931.

Remarks. Records excellent. No diversion. Flow regulated by Lake Merwin and Yale and 

Swift Reservoirs (see preceding page). Records of water temperatures for the water 

year 1959 are given in WSP 1644.

Cooperation. Sage-height record collected in cooperation with Pacific Power & Light Co.

Revlsions~twater years). WSP 884: 1938. WSP 984: 1936-37, 1940-42. WSP 1318: 

1924-30(M).

Rating table, water year 1958-59 (gage height, In feet, and 

discharge, In cubic feet per second)

0.3

2.0 

5.0

680 

2,03O 

6,230

9.0 

13.0

14,900

26,400

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1958 to September 1959

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

g

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

2O

21 

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac-ft

(t)

Oct.

766 TTf

852

786

786

792

782

1,830

*2,040

2,250

2,200

1,710

2,240

2,210

2,180

2,190

2,270

1,950

901

4,060

4.100 

4,O30

3,830

3,760

1,970

898

3,150

3,690

1,180

910

924

62,013

2,000

123,000

-22,300

Nov.

917

945

1,110

2,220

3,850

7,O80

8,620

6,340

5,560

7,150

5,530

7,980

9,070

9,220

6,850

4,040

7,200

6,530

12,2OO

15.100

11, 6OO 

8,210

4,830

6,250

6,980

6,8OO

3,420

2,940

880

886

178,308

5,944

353, 700

+323,900

Dec.

886

1,560

4,1OO

5,400

5,360

1,140

952

4,340

2,260

2,890

6,910

6, 61O

4,830

3,410

6,720

5,99O

2,700

3,120

4,740

1,700

1,130 

6,30O

5,680

3,930

945

2,59O

2,000

945

6,120

3,620

4,110

112,988

3,645

224,100

 1316,000

Jan.

1.260

7,11O

7,360

7,080

8,900

7,050

7,020

5,000

4,30O

5,500

2,920

6,250

6,260

7,900

12,400

11,700

9,750

4,O10

8,480

8,700

9,350 

8,150

9,460

25.600

*19,200

*1 4,OOO

20,300

15,000

11,900

11,500

9,940

293,350

9,463

581,900

+136,000

Feb.

7,020

9.140

8,990

8,240

6,960

6,740

4,970

5,890

8,660

8,250

8,470

8,410

8,620

7,230

5,330

8,350

5,530

5,410

5,890

5,910

6,010 

4,220

5,780

6,930

6,850

7,100

6,440

3.250

-

190,590

6,807

378, OOO

-115,000

Mar.

957

6,660

6,290

5,680

5,920

5,850

2,550

2,000

6,450

6,310

6,620

6,280

6,400

5,03O

2,040

6,700

6,020

6.870

3.88O

5,760

2,12O

2,060

3,200

*2,66O

4,580

3,440

4,390

4,530

4,540

4,890

5,500

146,177

4,715

289,900

+44,50O

Apr.

7,510

9,97O

4,77O

2,870

4,450

6,090

4,61O

5,400

4,530

6,810

5,790

4,500

7,510

6,470

4,790

5,090

5,360

4,980

2.060

4,590

3,100 

2,700

2,500

*3,250

2,980

2,720

6,590

8,530

11,700

12.800

165,020

5,501

327,300

+73,500

May

12,700

10,900

8,660

8,100

6,750

5,470

7,050

7,710

6,640

5,290

6,030

5,040

3,860

5,760

6,520

6,600

5,140

8,070

6,610

6,260

6,050 

5,950

5,500

4, 76O

5,670

4,200

4,220

4,980

4,760

3,56O

2.950

191,760

6,186

380, 40O

-28, 2OO

June

5,630

4,310

*3, 500

3,010

2,310

1,670

2,580

4,41O

7,570

8,620

7,200

7,390

6, 78O

4,260

5,620

6,200

6,420

6,19O

5,40O

3,030

1,940 

5,680

4,59O

4,570

4,790

4,630

1.600

1,640

4,930

3,700

140,170

4,672

278,000

+5,800

July

2,930

*3,360

3,970

805

1,090

3, 61O

4,11O

4.500

4,260

3,510

760

760

1,320

1,020

766

766

766

766

760

1,450

766 

766

766

760

760

754

1,210

772

760

736

736

50,065

1,615

99,300

+15,000

Aug.

715

705

1,500

1,110

1,230

2,140

2,120

2,160

7O1

2.190

*1,980

7 2O

705

710

705

715

710

715

725

725

1,220 

736

730

73O

730

736

736

742

730

736

1,170

31,977

1,032

63,430

+7 , 400

Sept.

4,540

4,260

4,300

4.42O

3,99O

766

1,010

3,04O

3,O2O

2,930

2,420

3,790

2,030

*2,59O

2,730

1,640

778

779

1,37O

862

3,250 

3,380

3,980

4,230

4,570

4,670

2,840

5,380

7.220

6,940

97,725

3,258

193,800

-23,700

Adjusted for change In contents In Lake Merwin and Swift and Yale Reservoirs

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Ac-ft

1,638

2.24

2.58

102,700

11,390

15.6

17.38

677,600

8,784

12. 0

13.85

540,100

11,680

16.0

18.41

717,900

4,736

6.48

6.75

263,000

5,438

7.44

8.58

334,400

6,736

9.21

10.28

400,800

5,728

7.84

9.03

352,200

4,769

6.52

7.28

283,800

1,859

2.54

2.93

114,300

1,152

1.58

1.82

70,830

2,859

3.91

4.36

170,100

Calendar year 1958: 

Water year 1958-59:

Max 

Max

15 

25

,9OO 

,6OO

Mln 

Mln

680 

701

Mean 

Mean

4,591 

4,548

Ac-ft 

Ac-ft

3, 

3,

324, 

293,

000 

000

Adjusted

Calendar year 1958: 

Water year 1958-59:

Mean 

Mean

5 

5

,449 

,561

Cfsm 

Cfsm

7.45 

7.61

In. 

In.

101.14 

1O3.25

Ac-ft 

Ac-ft

3, 

4,

945, 

026,

000 

000

* Discharge measurement made on this day 

t Change In contents. In acre-feet.
196 LEWIS RIVER BASIN

2225. East Fork Lewis River near Heisson, Wash.

Location. Lat 45°50'10", long 122°27'50", in N| sec.17, T.4 N., R.3 E., on right bank

60 ft downstream from Basket Creek, l| miles northeast of Heisson, and 20 miles upstream 

from mouth.

Drainage area. 125 sq mi.

Records available. September 1929 to September 1959.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage Is 366.8 ft above mean sea level (river-profile 

survey).

Average discharge. 30 years, 747 cfs (540,800 acre-ft per year).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 5,960 cfs Nov. 18 (gage height, 8.01 ft); minimum, 

52 cfs Oct. 6 (gage height, 0.35 ft).

1929-59: Maximum discharge, 15,600 cfs Dec. 22, 1933 (gage height. 12.3 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 12,000 cfs; minimum, 29 cfs Nov. 3, 1935 (gage height, 

0.04 ft).

Remarks.--Records excellent. No regulation or diversion above station.

Rating table, water year 1958-59 (gage height, In feet, and 

discharge, In cubic feet per second)

1.0 

1.5 

2.0

124

220

360

3.0 

4.0 

6.0 

8.0

745

1,310

3,100

5,940

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1958 to September 1959

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Ac-ft

Oct.

58

57

55

54

*54

54

67

871

348

272

211

172

148

129

115

104

97

112

509

506

345

292

303

240

208

186

168

155

140

13O

129

6,289

203

1.62

1.87

12,470

Nov.

142

174

272

664

920

2,780

2,140

2,860

2,270

2,040

1,910

3,140

3,520

2,240

1,560

1,140

910

2,830

4,080

4,060

3,080

*2,120

1,690

1,440

1,170

984

835

722

655

602

52,950

1,765

14.1

15.75

105,000

Dec.

606

835

1,820

1,170

905

815

1,370

1,290

1,070

1,830

4,700

3,090

2,020

1,480

1,170

956

815

1,010

890

825

1,040

940

850

795

994

1,510

1,890

1,710

1,720

2, 380

2,140

44,636

1,440

11.5

13.28

88,530

Jan.

1,880

1 1,470

1,150

950

855

775

795

1,420

2,520

*2,880

2.4OO

3,540

2,760

1,970

1,530

1,530

1,280

1,250

1,170

1,060

925

1,250

2,620

4,560

2,690

2,100

3,070

2,570

2,000

1,810

2,030

58, 61C

1,891

15.1

17.44

116,300

Feb.

1,750

1,410

1,190

1,110

984

994

905

840

840

825

736

660

740

1,010

885

967

*1,O5O

935

895

815

732

686

736

691

845

950

915

1,240

-

26,316

940

7.52

7.83

52,200

Mar.

1,750

1,460

1,160

962

865

770

745

755

785

727

660

820

845

750

678

655

714

895

930

*765

972

967

925

845

1,000

1,960

1,630

1,650

1,460

1,670

2^440

33,210

1,071

8.57

9.88

65,870

Apr.

3,120

2,770

1,910

1,450

1,210

1,010

870

770

704

660

624

594

542

530

494

452

434

414

393

381

393

*424

427

424

393

510

1,000

1,520

1,750

1,950

28,123

937

7.50

8.37

55,780

May

1,480

1,060

840

750

780

727

668

632

678

646

594

534

530

685

1,170

994

1,010

1,070

1,OOO

880

765

668

602

554

566

655

632

598

546

494

452

23,260

750

6.00

6.92

46,140

June

420

396

*384

462

718

610

526

498

980

1,110

1,230

1,140

940

820

714

709

642

562

514

452

420

396

369

351

324

303

294

312

286

*256

17,138

571

4.57

5.10

33,990

July

235

240

220

213

215

230

381

275

23?

211

193

184

176

172

165

159

150

138

134

126

122

116

118

122

116

109

105

105

101

93

88

5,244

169

1.35

1.56

10,400

Aug.

88

88

88

88

89

86

*81

79

77

75

74

76

76

72

69

71

75

77

75

74

72

77

75

67

63

61

73

80

66

61

70

2,343

75.6

0.605

0.70

4,650

Sept.

76

63

60

465

590

522

297

272

195

157

*140

127

115

106

104

108

97

121

562

775

984

686

458

357

324

1,340

1,490

989

664

506

12,750

425

3.40

3.79

25,290

Calendar year 1958: Max 5,22O Mln 41 Mean 760 Cfara 6.08 In. 82.56 Ac-ft 550,400

Water year 1958-59: Max 4,70O Min 54 Mean 852 Cfam 6.82 In. 92.49 Ac-ft 616,600

Peak discharge (base, 6,100 cfs). No peak above base.

Discharge measurement made on this day.
KALAMA RIVER BASIN 197

2235. Kalama River below Italian Creek, near Kalama, Wash.

Location. Lat 46°02'40", long 122°48'50", in NE^SW^ sec.33, T.7 N. , R.I W. , on right bank 

2| miles northeast of Kalama, 3 miles upstream from mouth, and 5 miles downstream from 

Italian Creek.

Drainage area. 201 sq mi.

Records available.--September 1946 to September 1959.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Altitude of gage is 20 ft (from topographic map). Prior to 

Oct. 7, 1952, staff gage and crest-stage indicator at site about 70 ft ' tiwnstream at 

same datum.

Average discharge. 13 years, 1,264 cfs (915,100 acre-ft per year).

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 8,850 cfs Jan. 24 (gage height, 10.39 ft); minimum, 155 cfs Oct. 3, 5-7; minimum gage height, 2.38 ft Oct. 3.

1946-59: Maximum discharge, 16,000 cfs Dec. 9, 1953 (gage height, 14.93 ft); minimum, that of Oct. 3, 5-7, 1958; minimum gage height observed, 1.76 ft Sept. 13, 1951.

Remarks.--Records excellent except those for period of shifting control, which are fair. 

Small diversions for fish hatchery returned to stream above gage. No regulation.

Revisions (water years) . WSP 1318: 1948-49(M).

Rating table, water year 1958-59, except period of shifting control (gage 

height, In feet, and discharge, In cubic feet per second)

2.2 

3.0 

4.0 

5.0

155

675

1,460

2,360

6.0

8.0

10.0

3,400

5,740

8,300

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1958 to September 1959

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsra

In.

Ac-ft

Oct.

175

170

165

160

155

155

 190

654

*395

*388

336

298

265

241

223

211

223

336

752

689

528

493

493

402

362

330

310

291

272

259

259

10,180

328

1.63

1.88

20,190

Nov.

298

369

409

724

1,040

3,320

2,520

3,030

2,800

2,460

2,260

5,120

5,050

3,140

2,180

1,600

1,290

3,020

4,490

4,380

3,820

2,660

2,140

1,880

1,570

*1,380

1,220

1,110

1,020

964

67,264

2,242

11.2

12.45

133,400

Dec.

1,080

1,43O

2,370

1,760

1,420

1,280

1,650

1,650

1,450

2,010

4,300

3,370

2,400

1,880

1,570

1,330

1,200

1,240

1,110

1,110

1,390

1,330

1,240

1,190

1,660

2,380

3,360

3,000

2,840

2,990

2,690

59,680

1,925

9.58

11.04

118,400

Jan.

2,450

2,040

1,690

1,480

1,380

1.290

1,430

2,900

6,020

5,340

4,070

6,380

*4,850

3,500

2,690

2,470

2,140

2,060

1,890

1,700

1,560

1,800

3,730

7.960

5,090

3,910

5,140

3,840

2,890

2,380

2,340

98,410

3,175

15.8

18.21

195,200

Feb.

2,090

1,880

1,730

1,600

1,500

1,650

1,550

1,460

1,480

1,540

1,430

1,290

1,500

2,060

1,620

1,550

1,560

1,460

*1,590

1,520

1,400

1,300

1,280

1.250

1,400

1,490

1,400

1,540

-

43,100

1,539

7.66

7.97

85,490

Mar.

,860

,810

,620

,430

,320

,230

,200

,180

,210

,200

,120

,190

,200

,130

,070

,040

,080

,280

,460

,310

,520

,590

* ,520

,390

,380

,750

,730

,000

,980

,570

,360

46,730

1,507

7.50

8.65

92,690

Apr.

,550

,81O

,760

,180

,880

,650

,460

,320

,220

,170

,130

,080

,040

,020

964

908

884

860

820

812

812

852

860

*860

836

932

1,520

2,600

3,520

4,020

47,930

1,598

7.95

8.87

95,070

May

2.850

2,020

1,610

1,420

1,280

1,150

1,080

1,060

1,100

1,050

988

924

940

1,140

1,440

1,270

1,230

1,160

1,090

1,000

948

900

884

868

852

868

852

805

752

724

705

54,958

1,128

5.61

6.47

69,540

June

*710

717

703

738

964

805

745

717

,630

,810

,770

,950

,540

,500

,150

1,070

972

884

828

782

758

710

675

661

647

619

598

640

619

570

28,242

941

4.68

5.23

56,020

July

549

555

*521

507

535

535

598

514

493

472

465

444

444

457

430

416

409

395

388

382

582

576

369

376

362

350

336

330

330

317

3TT

13,314

429

2.13

2.46

26,410

Aug.

310

3TO

*304

310

510

310

310

298

291

291

291

291

284

278

272

272

272

278

272

272

265

272

265

253

247

247

272

284

259

247

265

8,702

281

1.40

1.61

17,260

Sept.

259

241

247

617

1,130

1,040

828

731

584

507

451

416

382

362

*356

356

324

556

898

1,520

1,590

1,110

892

775

745

1,310

1,490

1,170

972

860

22,119

737

3.67

4.09

43,870

Calendar year 1958: Max 5,120 Mln 155 Mean 1,191 Cfsra 5.93 In. 80.40 Ae-ft 862,000

Water year 1958-59: Max 7,960 Mln 155 Mean 1,317 Cfsm 6.55 In. 88.93 Ae-ft 953,300

Peak discharge (base. 6,000 cfs).--Nov. 12 (7:30 p.m.) 8,560 cfs (10.O4 ft); Nov. 18 (10:30 p.m.) 

6,990 cfs (8.99 ft); Jan. 9 (4:30 p.m.) 6,830 cfs (8.87 ft); Jan. 12 (9:50 a.m.) 7,220 ofs 

(9.17 ft); Jan. 24 (12 m,) 6,850 cfs (l0.59 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

Note.--Shifting-control method used Oct. 1 to Nov. 5.
198 COWLITZ RIVER BASIN

2265. Cowlitz River at Packwood, Wash.

Location. Lat 46°36'40", long 121°40'45", in SE£ sec.16, T.13 N., R.9 E., on right bank 

100 ft upstream from Forest Service bridge, half a mile upstream from Skate Creek, 

and half a mile northwest of Packwood.

Drainage area. 287 sq mi.

Records available. July 1911 to December 1919, September 1929 to September 1959. Published as "at Lewis" 1911-19.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 1,048.0 ft above mean sea level (Bureau of 

Public Roads bench mark). July 1, 1911, to Dec. 31, 1919, staff gages at sites about 

1 mile upstream at different datums. Sept. 30, 1929, to Jan. 1, 1930, staff gage at 

present site and datum.

Average discharge. 38 years, 1,634 cfs (1,183,000 acre-ft per year).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 15,400 cfs Dec. 3 (gage height, 10.65 ft); minimutn, 340 cfs Oct. 7 (gage height, 2.70 ft).

1911-19, 1929-59: Maximum discharge, 36,600 cfs Dec. 21, 1933 (gage height, 

13.0 ft), from rating curve extended above 12,600 cfs; minimum, 130 cfs Nov. 29, 1952; 

minimum gage height, 2.47 ft Sept. 26, 1955.

Remarks. Records good except those for periods of shifting control, which are fair. 

Small diversions for domestic use. No regulation.

Revisions (water years) . WSP ;_ .. _.. . .._. . . . .,

peak discharge for Dec. 13, 1947, has been revised to Dec. 13 (1:35 p.m.), 13,100 cfs,

1938. WSP 1348: 1916-18(M) , .1934. The supplemental 

, has beer 

superseding figure published in WSP 1094.

Rating tables, water year 1958-59, except periods of shifting control (gage 

height, in feet, and discharge, in cubic feet per second)

Oct. 1 to Nov. 24

2.7 

3.3 

4.0 

5.0

340

575

965

1,820

6.0 3,050

7.0 5,010

8.0 7,340

9.0 10,000

Nov

3.1 495

4.0 960

5.0 1,750

6.0 2,800

25 to Sept. 30

7.0 4,550

8.0 6,950

9.5 11,500

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1958 to September 1959

Day

1 

2 

3

4

5

6

7 

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26 

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsra

In.

Ac-ft

Oct.

403 

435 

459

455

419

372 635" 

2,780

1,820

2,010

1,390

1,110

1,010

776

647

571

535

*726

1,190

1,060

869

754

690

611

571

547 

535

519 

495

467

471

25,335

817

2.85

3.28

50,250

Nov.

535 

547 

575

1,410

1,400

8,930

5,090 

7,080

5,550

4,610

3,760

7,120

5,960

3,460

2,390

1,890

1,590

1,950

2,660

6,610

7,980

6,050

5,400

5,480

3,750

2,720 

2,210

1,880

1,660

1,520

111,767

3,726

13.0

14.48

221,700

Dec.

2,340 

*5,790 

9,020

3,920

2,620

2,170

2,380 

2,320

2,250

3,440

10,500

7 , 080

3,920

2,790

2,280

1,970

1,740

2,320

2,190

2,100

2,490

2,170

1,920

1,700

1,600

1,620 

1,610

1,500 

1,540

2,940

3,220

95,250

3,073

10.7

12.34

188,900

Jan.

3,220 

2,450 

2,020

1,750

1,640

1,500

1,570 

1,530

2,110

2,390

2,340

5,500

5,000

2,410

*2,080

1,960

1,970

2,230

2,070

1,860

1,680

1,760

3,150

5,710

4,330

2,850 

2,810

2,460 

2,070

1,790

1,590

75,600

2,374

8.27

9.54

146,000

Feb.

1,390 

1,250 

1,180

1,140

1,090

1,130

1,050 

988

946

890

866

*842

824

818

759

752

700

656

634

598

575

559

543

535

6lT

624 

616

759

 ____

23,305

832

2.90

3.02

46,220

Mar.

1,440 

1,340 

1,170

1,040

953

890

866 

872

848

812

776

842

830

764

726

705

812

1,030

*1,040

946

953

897

848

812

830

995 

974

995 

953

1,040

1,300

29,299

945

3.29

3.80

58,110

Apr.

3,390 

5,250 

3,200

2,490

2,190

1,950

1,690 

1,530

1,450

1,430

1,520

1,500

1,440

1,330

1,210

1,110

1,050

995

953

98F

1,140

1,460

*1,620

1,850

1,760

1,700 

1,790

2,270 

5,500

7,240

62,996

2,100

7.32

8.16

125,000

May

4,620 

2,940 

2,320

1,930

1,620

1,460

1,490 

1,800

1,970

1,860

1,630

1,590

2,190

3,380

3,570

2,750

2,450

2,340

2,060

1,850

1,770

1,980

2,570

3,030

2,850

2,500 

2,270

2,090 

2,060

2,110

*2,480

71,530

2,307

8.04

9.27

141,900

June

3,380 

4,550 

4,750

4,640

5,810

4,550

3,430 

3,040

3,180

2,800

3,420

4,880

4,250

3,380

3,070

3,120

2,990

3,310

5,020

5,660

5,050

4,250

3,530

3,620

3,380

2,760 

2,560

2,430 

2,400

2,520

111,730

3,724

13.0

14.48

221,600

July

2,850 

2,930 

2,500

2,310

2,630

2,430

2,010 

1,840

*1,960

2,410

2,720

2,750

2,530

2,300

2,250

2,260

2,400

2,490

2,450

2,350

2,260

2,060

2,040

1,950

1,740

1,540 

1,350

1,110 

1,050

1,O5O

1,150

65,670

2,118

7.38

8.51

130,300

Aug.

1,220 

1,160 

1,020

932

878

*860

878 

904

884

848

806

710

634

665

710

737

720

638

571

547

539

551

543

580

575

598 

830

726 

563

602

22,940

740

2.58

2.97

45,500

Sept.

588 

539 

539

1,250

2,280

3,070

1,970 

2,040

1,370

1,060

953

884

848

788

*705

675

588

563

1,510

2,260

1,900

1,630

1,240

1,080

1,120

4,640 

3,300

2,620 

2,100

1,690

45,800

1,527

5.32

5.93

90,840

Calendar year 1958: Max 10,300 Min 358 Mean 1,858 Cfam 6.47 In. 87.85 Ac-ft 1,345,000

Water year 1958-59: Max 10,300 Mln 372 Mean 2,025 Cfsm 7.06 In. 95.78 Ac-ft 1,466,000

Peak discharge (base, 8,000 cfs).--Nov. 6 (4:30 p.m.) 12,600 cfs (9.87 ft); Nov. 8 (5:30 a.m.)

9,880 cfs (8.95 ft); Nov. 12 (3 p.m.) 9,320 cfs (8.75 ft); Nov. 20 (8:30 p.m.) 9,940 cfs (8.97 ft); 

Dec. 3 (12:15 a.m.) 15,400 cfs (10.65 ft); Dec. 11 (5:30 p.m.) 12,800 cfs (9.89 ft); Apr. 30 

(10:50 to 11:50 a.m.) 8,060 cfs (8.41 ft)._____________________________________________ 

* Discharge measurement made on this day. 

Note.--ShiftIng-control method used Nov. 21-24, June 20 to Aug. 4, Sept. 5-30.
COWLITZ RIVER BASIN 199

2325. Cispus River near Handle, Wash.

Location. Lat 46°26'50", long 121 0 51'35", in NW£ sec.18, T.ll N. , R.8 E. (unsurveyed) , 

on left bank 60 ft upstream from bridge to Tower Rook ranger station, 4 miles downstream from North Pork, and 8 miles southeast of Randle.

Drainage area. 321 sq mi.

Records available.--October 1910 to February 1912, September 1929 to September 1959.

Gage --Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 1,221.60 ft above mean sea level, datum 

of 1929, supplementary adjustment of 1947. Prior to Mar. 1, 1912, staff gage at site 

1 mile upstream at different datum. Sept. 28 to Oct. 31, 1929, staff gage and Nov. 1, 

1929, to Nov. 26, 1949, Oct. 1-24, 1950, water-stage recorder, at site 450 ft upstream 

at datum 0.26 ft higher.

Average discharge.--31 years (1910-11, 1929-59), 1,319 cfs (954,900 acre-ft per year).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 5,320 cfs Jan. 12 (gage height, 7.17 ft);

 minimum, 300 cfs Oct. 5-7 (gage height, 3.11 ft).

1910-12, 1929-59: Maximum discharge, 20,000 cfs Dec. 22, 1933 (gage height,' 

12.7 ft, site and datum then in use), from rating curve extended above 8,000 cfs; 

minimum, 183 cfs Dec. 30, 1936; minimum gage height, 2.55 ft Oct. 25, 1942, site and 

datum then in use.

Remarks. Records excellent except those for October, which are good. No regulation or

 diversion above station. Records of water tempertures for the water year 1959 are 

given in WSP 1644.

Revisions (water years).--WSP 794: 1934. WSP 1288: Drainage area.

Rating tables, water year 1958-59 (gage height, in feet, and discharge 

in cubic feet per second)

Oct. 1 to Nov Nov. 10 to Sept. 30

3.1

3.5 

4.0

295

520

875

5.0 

6.2

1,870

3,500

3.2 

3.5 

4.0

350

525

850

5.0 1,850

6.0 3,180

7.0 4,980

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1958 to September 1959

Day

1

2

5

4

5

6

7 

8

9

10

11

12 

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Ac-ft

Oct.

525

350

525

515

510

510

350 

920

6O4

618

520

460 

450

406

584

567

550

*594

705

657

540

502

478

448

450

418

406

594

584

372

367

15,779

444

1.38

1.60

27,330

Nov.

384

578 5"59~

692

811

2,000

2,500 

2,700

3,240

5,280

2,500

5,070 

5,280

2,510

1,980

1,620

1,590

1,860

2,780

2,870

5,520

5,090

2,940

2,670

2,510

1,980

1,720

1,540

1,410

1,510

62.524

2,084

6.49

7.24

124,000

Dec.

1,580

*1,780

5,510

2,610

2,150

1,860

1,900 

1,740

1,580

1,770

5,280

5,620 

2,900

2,400

2,070

1,810

1,620

1,660

1,570

1,470

1,650

1,570

1,460

1,590

1.560

1,460

1,580

1,450

1,560

1,550

1,670

58,920

1,901

5.92

6.85

116,900

Jan.

1,800

1,660

1,410

1,550

1,550

1,510

1,280 

1,655

2,670

5,210

5,020

4,880 

5,980

5,020

*2,480

2,220

2,020

1,970

1,840

1,680

1,560

1,490

1,800

5,390

5,570

2,820

2,820

2,550

2,240

1,980

1,800

70,820

2,285

7.12

8.20

140,500

Feb.

1,620

1,47O

1,570

1,550

1,240

1,210

1,140 

1.070

1,050

986

950

*890 

882

898

856

822

808

774

760

741

728

715

702

689

715

708

689

728

-

26,481

946

2.95

5.07

52,520

Mar.

950

914

874

829

815

794

794 

794

794

774

754 808" 

801

767

754

754

808

922

*950

882

962

978

954

922

958

1,080

1,060

1,080

1,070

1,150

1>24O

27,906

900

2.80

5.25

55,550

Apr.

1,500

2,150

2,020

1,860

1,800

1,660

1,550 

1,44O

1,590

1,570

1,440

1,450 

1,580

1,510

1,220

1,140

1,090

1,040

1,000

1,010

1,110

1,510

*1,490

1,650

1,580

1,570

1,610

1,690

2,500

5i590_

46,560

1,552

4.85

5.59

92,550

May

5.150

2,550

2,150

1,870

1,650

1,510

1,490 

1,650

1,720

1,710

1,590

1,580 

1,990

2,870

5,120

2,660

2,590

2,250

2,070

1,890

1,800

1,840

2,150

2,350

2,250

2,100

1,960

1,840

1,790

1,800

*1,920

65,560

2,050

6.59

7.56

126,100

June

2,170

2,520

2,570

2,520

2,670

2,550

2,200 

1,960

2,100

1,950

2,020

2,240 

2,190

1,990

1,770

1,770

1,710

1,620

1,920

2,110

2,010

1,850

1,690

1,600

1,560

1,570

1,500

1,220

1,170

1» 150

57 , 450

1,915

5.97

6.66

114,000

July

1,160

1,190

1,120

1,040

1,030

1,OOO

946 

882

*858

914

946

978 

946

890

866

856

829

829

829

801

780

748

760

767

696

682

644

598

579

575

598

26,515

849

2.64

5.05

52,200

Aug.

604

585

567

561

545

*557

551 

551

519

507

507

495 

477

471

483

501

495

465

447

455

429

455

455

455

455

455

501

483

429

411

455

15,124

488

1.52

1.75

50,000

Sept.

455

411

417

447

689

748

618 

604

525

485

477

465 

455

*447

455

417

394

405

508

774

702

637

573

557

551

1,020

1,270

1,110

946

829

18,407

614

1.91

2.15

56,510

Calendar year 1958: Max 4,430 Min 310 Mean 1,351 Cfsm 4.21 In. 57.16 Ac-ft 978,200

Water year 1958-59: Max 4,880 Min 310 Mean 1,557 Cfsm 4.17 In. 56.51 Ac-ft 967,800

Peak discharge (base, 4,000 cfs, revised) . --Nov. 9 (6 to 7 p.m.) 4,070 cfs (6.53 ft); Jan. 12

(10:30 a.m.) 5,32O cfs (7.17 ft); Jan. 24 (7 p.m.) 4,130 cfs (6.56 ft).

Discharge measurement made this day.

562653 O - 60 - 14
200 COWLITZ RIVER BASIN

2335. Cowlitz River near Kosmos, Wash.

Location. Lat 46°28'00", long 122°07'20", in SEy sec.l, T.ll N. , R.5 E. , on right bank 

half a mile downstream from Tumwater Creek, ij miles downstream from Cispus River, and 

4 miles southeast of Kosmos.

Drainage area. 1,042 sq mi.

Records available.--October 1947 to September 1959. Monthly discharge only for some 

periods, published in WSP 1318.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 759.29 ft above mean sea level (levels by 

city of Tacoma). Prior to Dec. 3, 1948, staff gage at site half a mile upstream at 

different datum.

Average discharge.--12 years, 5,206 cfs (3,769,000 acre-ft per year).

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 23,500 cfs Nov. 13 (gage height, 13.85 ft); minimum, 922 cfs Oct. 7 (gage height, 3.15 ft).

1947-59: Maximum discharge, 33,800 cfs Feb. 11, 1951 (gage height, 16.60 ft); minimum, 518 cfs Nov. 29, 1952 (gage height, 2.34 ft).

Remarks. Records excellent. No regulation, 

gation above station.

Revisions.--WSP 1218: Drainage area.

Small diversion for domestic use and irriRating table, water year 1958-59 (gage height, in feet, and 

discharge, in cubic feet per second)

3.2 

4.0 

5.0 

6.0

950

1,470

2,280

3,350

8.0

10.0

13.5

6,350

10,900

22,200

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1958 to September 1959

Day

1 

2

3

4

5

6

7 

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30 

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Ac-ft

Oct.

986 

992

1,030

1,020

1,010

980

992 

3,970

3,530

3,590

2,880

2,290

2,070

1,880

1,670

1,540

1,430

1,470

*2,300

2,700

2,280

2,070

1,960

1,810

1,670

1,600

1,530

1,480

1,430

1,380 

1,330

56,870

1,835

1.76

2.03

112,800

Nov.

1,380 

1,390

1,440

2,180

2,870

7,850

14,400 

13,800

15,000

15,700

1 1 , 400

15,900

21,700

14,900

10,600

7,680

6,200

6,320

10,500

12,100

20,600

17,700

16,200

14,400

12,900

10,000

7,920

6,710

5,910

5,340

310,990

10,370

9.95

11.10

616,800

Dec.

5,320 

7,360

*18,900

*15,300

10,700

8,570

8,570 

8,740

7,640

7,870

17,600

21,900

16,100

11,800

9,370

7,760

6,670

6,800

7,020

6,400

6,900

6,840

6,200

5,700

5,400

5,450

5,810

5,450

5,180

6,660 

8,520

278,500

8,984

8.62

9.94

552,400

Jan.

9,OOO 

7,900

6,490

5,720

5,470

5,120

4,880 

5,450

8,160

10,700

10,300

14,400

14,200

11,100

9,050

*8,030

7,360

7,660

7,490

6,770

6,160

6,030

8,510

17,900

19,700

14,400

13,000

11,700

9,900

8, 380 

7,430

288,360

9,302

8.93

10.29

572,000

Feb.

6,510 

5,860

5,420

5,120

4,810

4,780

4,490 

4,230

4,050

3,880

3,630

3,430

*3,330

3,340

3,150

3,050

2,990

2,850

2,740

2,660

2,590

2,540

2,500

2,430

2,600

2,760

2,630

2,750

-

101,120

3,611

3.47

3.61

200,600

Mar.

3,710 

4,270

4,050

3,690

3,490

3,340

3,250 

3,210

3,180

3,180

3,030

3,220

3,270

3,090

2,980

2,950

3,060

3,540

3,810

3,640

3,720

3,800

3,660

3,510

3,460

3,920

*3,980

4,020

4,040

4,110 

4,620

110,800

3,574

3.43

3.95

219,800

Apr.

6,960 

13,400

11,500

9,270

7,940

7,080

6,330 

5,810

5,390

5,210

5,290

5,260

5,070

4,810

4,49O

4,180

3,950

3,750

3,590

3,520

3,710

4,270

4,840

*5,340

5,440

5,370

5,820

6,230

9,780

15,400

189,000

6,300

6.05

6.75

374,900

May

15,100 

11,1OO

8,590

7,080

6,200

5,570

5,280 

*5,620

6,100

6,230

5,840

5,480

6,030

9,140

11,100

9,620

8,030

7,510

6,820

6,180

5,790

5,670

6,510

7,660

7,810

7,300

6,670

6,150

5,820

5,720 

*5,960

223,680

7,215

6.92

7.98

443,700

June

7,120 

9,170

10,200

9,800

10,800

10,500

8,540 

7,220

7,400

7,200

7,000

8,830

9,170

7,740

6,900

6,640

6,620

6,210

7,490

9,400

9,120

8,240

7,340

6,710

6,880

5,980

5,400

5,150

4,960

4, 880

228,610

7,620

7.31

8.16

453,400

July

5,050 

5,420

4,990

4,550

4,550

4,780

4,150 

3,810

3,620

*3,980

4,430

4,700

4,550

4,150

3,940

3,850

3,880

3,990

4,050

3,850

3,720

3,520

3,350

3,340

3,110

2,890

2,670

2,410

2,260

2,190 

2,220

117,970

3,805

3.65

4.21

234,000

Aug.

,270 

,270

,150

,060

,960

,910

* ,870 

,880

,850

,820

,770

,700

,610

,580

,600

,630

,650

,600

,510

,450

,400

,390

,390

,390

,400

,410

,550

,700

1,500

1,360 

1,360

51,990

1,677

1.61

1.86

103,100

Sept.

1,460 

1,380

1,340

1,460

2,950

4,300

3,730 

3,570

2,920

2,430

2,170

2,020

1,920

*1,830

1,750

1,670

1,600

1,520

1,860

3,390

3,470

3,230

2,870

2,530

2,460

4,820

7,080

5,860

4,830

4,010

86,430

2,881

2.76

3.08

171,400

Calendar year 1958: Max 21,900 Min 980 Mean 5,287 Cfsm 5.07 In. 68.88 Ac-ft 3,828,000

Water year 1958-59: Max 21,900 Min 980 Mean 5,601 Cfsm 5.38 In. 72.96 Ac-ft 4,055,000

Peak discharge (base, 16,000 cfs).--Nov. 7 (3:30 a.m.) 17,600 cfs (12.16 ft); Nov.-10 (2 a.m.) 

17,700 cfs (12.20 ft); Nov. 13 (3:30 a.m.) 23,500 cfs (13.85 ft); Nov. 21 (1:30 p.m.) 21,300 cfs 

(13.23 ft); Dec. 3 (2:30 p.m.) 21,600 cfs (13.31 ft); Dec. 12 (7 a.m.) 23,000 cfs (13.70 ft); 

Jan. 12 (8 p.m.) 16,100 cfs (11.73 ft); Jan. 25 (2 a.m.) 21,400 cfs (13.25 ft); Apr. 30 .'- 

(11:30 p.m.) 17,200 cfs (12.06 ft).___________________________________________________ 

* Discharge measurement made on this day.
COWLITZ RIVER BASIN 201 

2350. Cowlitz River at Mossyrock, Wash. 

Location. Lat 46°33 I 00", long 122 0 29'30", in SE£ sec.l, T.12 N., R.2 E., on left bank

200 ft upstream from Harmony Bridge and ij miles north of Mossyrock. 

Drainage area. 1,170 sq mi, approximately. 

Records available. January to April 1912, November 1912 to June 1913 (fragmentary), Octo-

 her 1915 to September 1917, March 1926 to September 1935, August 1946 to October 1959 

(destroyed by flood in November 1959), discontinued. Estimated means October to December 1912 and July to September 1913, published in State Water-Supply Bulletin 5, have 

been found to be unreliable and should not be used.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 357.31 ft above mean sea level (levels by

"city of Tacoma). Jan. 1, 1912, to Sept. 30, 1917, and Mar. 12, 1926, to Sept. 30, 1935, 

staff, chain, or wire-weight gages within 200 ft of present site at different daturas.

Average discharge. 27 years (1912-17 , 1926-35, 1946-59), 5,413 cfs (3,919,000 acre-ft

Extremes. Maximum discharge during period October 1958 to October 1959, 26,800 cfs Nov. 13

 ttlge height, 17.08 ft); minimum, 1,010 cfs Oct. 7, 1958 (gage height, 3.74 ft).

1912-17, 1926-35, 1946-59: Maximum discharge, 83,500 cfs Dec. 23, 1933 (gage height, 

37 53 ft, average of high-water marks, site and datum then in use), from rating curve 

extended above 20,000 cfs; minimum, 543 cfs Nov. 30, 1952 (gage height, 3.06 ft). 

Maximum stage known since 1906, that of Dec. 23, 1933. Flood in November 1906 

reached a stage of 29.4 ft, datum in use 1913-34 (discharge, 61,300 cfs). 

Remarks.--Records excellent. Minor diversions for domestic and farm use above station.

RevisionsU (water'years). WSP 769: 1933. WSP 1318: 1913 (annual figures). WSP 1398:

 1914(M). 1916-17(M), 1927-28(M), 1930-32(M), 1934-35(M), 1949. See also Records 

available.

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1958 to September 1959

Day

1

2 

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

25

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Ac-ft

Oct.

1,070

1,060 

1,080

1,100

1,090

1,050

1,070

3,510

4,240

3,700

3,340

2,620

2,300

2,150

1,890

1,720

1,590

1,570

2,280

2,960

2,550

*2,320

2,190

2,030

1,870

1,760

1,690

1,640

1,580

1,520

1,480

61,820

1,994

1.70

1.97

122,600

Nov.

1,470

1,550 

1,560

2,060

3,140

6,170

15,900

14,500

16,500

17,700

15,400

16,700

25.600

18,500

12,600

9,110

7,270

7,050

11,700

12,500

22,000

20,100

17,800

15,700

14,700

11,300

9,000

7,590

6,690

6,070

345,930

11,530

9.85

11.00

686,100

Dec.

5.820

7,550 

17,800

17,800

12,200

9,560

9,400

9,880

8,710

8,820

*17,700

24. 700

19,800

14,500

11,100

9,050

7,700

7,550

7,950

7,140

7,490

7,650

6,920

6,420

6,060

6,040

6,470

6,180

5,910

6,900

9,220

509,750

9,992

8.54

9.85

614,400

Jan.

9,840

9,050 

7,460

6,510

6,150

5,820

5.500

5,860

8,410

11,700

11,600

15,000

16,600

13,200

10,500

9,200

8,330

8,410

8,410

7,660

*6,970

6,870

9,540

20,700

24.500

18,400

15,800

14,400

12,200

10,100

9,030

333,520

10,760

9.20

10.60

661,500

Feb.

7.820

6,940 

6,400

6,000

5,620

5,570

5,300

4,960

4,750

4,510

4,290

4,030

3,890

3,950

3,740

5,640

3,560

3,410

3,280

5,220

5,110

5,070

5,000

2,950

5,140

*5,550

5,190

5,280

_

 -- 

119,950

4,284

5.66

3.81

237,900

Mar.

3,970

4,800 

4,580

4,290

4,020

5,840

5,720

5,680

5,680

5,700

3,500

3,680

3,760

3,620

3,500

5,420

5,440

5,860

4,240

4,110

4,160

4,270

4,100

5,940

3,890

4,290

4,430

4,480

4,500

4,530

5jl20

125,120

4,036

3.45

3.98

248,200

Apr.

*6,970

14,000 

13,400

10,500

8,880

7,870

6,960

6,270

5,840

5,570

5,570

5,530

5,350

5,120

4,840

4,510

4,310

4,070

3,860

5.770

5,860

4,320

4,870

5,370

5,570

5,570

6,150

6,560

9,660

*16.200

201,320

6,711

5.74

6.40

399,500

May

17.100

12,900 

9,780

8,030

6,960

6,160

5.750

5,910

6,490

6,780

6,580

5,910

6,200

9,150

12,000

10,700

8,920

8,180

7,490

6,700

6,200

6,060

6,690

7,860

8,270

7,910

7,250

6,580

6,180

6,000

6,160

242, 610

7,826

6.69

7.71

481,200

June

7,100

9,110 

10, 500

*10,200

11,000

11.200

7^820

7,990

8,010

7,490

9,090

9,820

8,500

7,420

6,990

6,990

6,580

7,400

9,440

9,520

8,650

7,760

6,990

7,140

6,560

5,700

5,570

5,160

5,010

259,570

7,986

6.85

7.62

475,200

July

5,090

5,570 

5,190

4,780

4,650

4,900

4,500

4,070

5,860

4,000

4,400

4,680

4,620

4,540

4,050

5,950

*5,950

4,020

4,050

5,940

5,850

5,640

5,480

3,480

3,280

3,090

2,910

2,700

2,480

2,590

2 jgQ

122,060

3,957

5.36

3.88

242,100

Aug.

2,440

2.460 

2,350

2,250

2,170

2,100

2,050

2,050

2,050

1,980

1,930

1,870

,780

,710

,710

,730

,790

,740

,650

,580

,540

,530

,520

.500

,510

,500

,620

,830

1,680

1,510

1,500

56,610

1,826

1.56

1.80

112,500

Sept.

*1,560

1,520 

1.470

1,560

2,680

5,990

4,190

5,560

5,320

2,740

2,440

2,280

2,130

2,030

1,970

1,870

1,770

1,690

1,870

3,290

3,740

3,470

5,180

2,850

2,680

5,990

7,440

6,200

5,180

4,390

91,030

3,034

2.59

2.89

180,600

Calendar year 1958: Max 25,600 Min 1,050 Mean 5,807 Cfsm 4.96 In. 67.39 Ac-ft '4,204,000

Water year 1958-59: Max 25,600 Min 1,050 Mean 6,162 Cfsra 5.27 In. 71.51 Ac-ft 4,461,000

Peak discharge (base, 16,000 cfs). Nov. 7 (7 a.m.) 17,800 cfs (12.92 ft); Nov. 10 (5:50 a.mT) 

19,000 cfs (13.49 ft); Nov. 13 (9 a.m.) 26,800 cfs (17.08 ft); Nov. 21 (6 p.m.) 23,200 cfs 

(15.44 ft); Dec. 3 (7 p.m.) 22,300 cfs (15.05 ft); Dec. 12 (12:30 p.m.) 25,900 cfs (16.69 ft); 

Jan. 13 (12:30 a.m.) 18,000 cfs (12.98 ft); Jan. 25 (5 a.m.) 25,800 cfs (16.64 ft); Apr. 30 

(12 p.m.) 18,500 cfs (15.26 ft).____________________________________________________

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, 1959 \

\Day

Oct. \ 1...

2. . .

5...

4. ..

5. . .

6. . .

7 ... 

8...

Discharge

3,800

3,550

3,050

2,810

*2,600

2,440

2,370 

2,330

Day

Oct. 9.....

10.

11.

12.

15.

14.

15. 

16.

Discharge

5,350

5,880

9,650

15,400

11,200

8,180

6,600 

5,570

Day

Oct. 17.....

18...

19...

20...

21...

22...

23... 

24...

Discharge

4,820

4,510

3,920

3,940

4,750

7,640

21.000 

14,800

Day

Oct. 25.....

26.

27.

28.

29.

30.

31.

Runoff in acre-feet. ...................................................................

Discharge

12,800

10,100

8,120

*7,140

6,400

5,600

5,300

6,814

418,900

Peak discharge (base, 16,000 efs). Oct. 12 (12:30 a.m.) 16,700 efs (12.40 ft); Oct. 23 (8 a.m.) 

22,600 efs (15.20 ft); Nov. 24 (time unknown) about 52,000 efs (high-water mark 26.1 ft). 

* Discharge measurement made on this day. 

Note. Discharge measurement of 31,800 efs made Nov. 25.
202 COWLITZ RIVER BASIN

2355. West Fork Tilton River near Norton, Wash.

Location. Lat 46°36 I 45", long 122 0 14'45", In NE£ sec.13, T.13 N., R.4 E. , on left bank 

three-quarters of a mile upstream from mouth and 4 miles northeast of Norton.

Drainage area. 16.4 sq mi.

Records available. June 1950 to September 1959.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Altitude of gage is 1,150 ft (from topographic map).

Average discharge. 9 years, 129 cfs (93,390 acre-ft per year).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 2,850 cfs Nov. 12 (gage height, 6.20 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 1,200 cfs as explained below; minimum, 7.0 cfs Aug. 25, 26 

(gage height, 1.52 ft).

1950-59: Maximum discharge, 6,620 cfs Dec. 11, 1955 (gage height, 7.55 ft, from 

high-water mark in gage well), from rating curve extended above 1,200 cfs on basis of 

slope-area measurement of peak flow; minimum, 4.7 cfs Oct. 29, 1952; minimum gage 

height, 0.87 ft Aug. 25, Sept. 20-24, 1951.

Remarks. Records excellent. Logging company diverts small amount for sprinkling system. 

¥o regulation. Records of water tempertures for the water year 1959 are given in 

WSP 1644.

Revisions (water years). WSP 1348: 1953.

Rating tables, water year 1958-59 (gage height, in feet, and discharge, 

in cubic feet per second)

Oct. 1 to Nov. 11 Nov. 12 to Sept. 30

1.6 6.0 3.0 164 1.5 6.5 3.5 315

1.8 13.5 3.5 295 1.7 13 4.0 530

2.0 26 4.0 490 2.0 32 5.0 1,240

25 74 4.7 930 2.5 87 6.O 2,500

3.0 177

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1958 to September 1959

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12 

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Ac-It

Oct.

8.8

8.5

8.5

O"8.2

8.2

79

"SB" 226

69

51

42 

37

31

27

24

23

30

*162

96

68

59

58

48

43

3S

34

31

28

26

27

1,495.4

48.2

2.94

3.39

2,970

Nov.

27

48

56

87

160

728

383

490

409

316

809

1,950 

631

288

187

139

112

673

476

848

508

312

249

329

227

166

128

106

93

94

11,029

368

22.4

25.01

21,880

Dec.

153

362

*378

217

157

143

304

238

179

420

37B" 700

227

162

126

103

90

13T

106

112

206

179

145

119

122

219

267

206

258

412

285

7,104

229

14.0

16.11

14,090

Jan.

233

173

140

120

110

95

88

137

362

300

249

505 

322

222

168

162

157

*189

166

135

115

232

1,150

1,240 7*556"

382

560

315

214

175

168

9,108

294

17.9

20.65

18,070

Feb.

145

124

111

100

101

141

117

103

94

84

74

68 

*66

66

60

68

75

72

68

67

67

69

77

75

162

157

128

173

-

2,712

96.9

5.91

6.15

5,380

Mar.

285

196

147

119

104

94

87

9T

97

88

91

133 

117

103

93

90

119

182

175

*135

209

189

155

135

137

182

166

191

189

227 

485

4,817

155

9.45

10.92

9,550

Apr.

868

49T

273

196

166

137

115

106

103

100

100

90 

82

78

70

64

60

58

55" 55

63

69

69

*70

68

88

238

596

700

640

5,875

196

12.0

13.32

11,650

May

336

2lT

159

145

131

119

106

101

112

104

94

86 

84

106

109

98

94

90

83

75

70

66

63

62

63

64

66

61

*55

51

47

3,114

100

6.10

7.06

6,180

June

45

43

42

68

90

74

64

63

158

184

233

214 

149

117

95

88

79

70

63

58

54

49

45

45

41

38

35

36

33

30

2,403

80.1

4.88

5.45

4,770

July

28

28

27

25

28

27

28

25

23

*21

19.5

18.5 

17.5

17

16.5

15.5

14.5

14

13.5

13

13

12.5

12.5

13

12.5

11.5

11

11

10.5

10.5 

9 9

547.4

17.7

1.08

1.24

1,090

Aug.

9.6

9.2

9.2

9.2

9.2

8.9

*8.5

8.5

8.5

8.2

8.0

8.2 

8.2

8.0

8.0

7.7

8.5

8.9

9.2

8.5

8.0

8.0

8.0

7.4

7.2

7.7

13

17.5

9.6

8.5 

13

275.1

8.87

0.541

0.62

546

Sept.

10.5

8.9

577

163

245

322 TTT

153

103

78

63

52 

45

*39

37

37

30

30

97

217

162

126

95

82

86

175

133

103

82

69

3,029.3

101

6.16

6.87

6,010

Calendar year 1953: Max 1,950 Mln 5.2 (fean 123 Cfsm 7.50 In. 101.91 Ae-ft 89,150

Water year 1958-59: Max 1,950 Mln 7.2 Mean 141 Cfsm 8.60 In. 116.79 Ao-ft 102,200

Peak discharge (base, 800 cfs), No

(6.20 ft); Nov. 18 (5 p.m.) 1,510 . . .. , 

Mar. 31 (11:50 p.m.) 918 cfs (4.61 ft); Apr. 29 (11 a.m.) 840 cfs (4.50 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

, . 6 (2 p.m.) 1,040 cfs (4.83 ft); Nov. 12 (9 a.m.) 2,850 cfs 

(6.20 ft); Nov. 18 (5 p.m.) 1,510 cfs (5.28 ft); Jan. 23 (3:30 p.m.) 1,650 cfs (5.41 ft);
COWLITZ RIVER BASIN 203

2362. Tilton River above Bear Canyon Creek, near Cinebar, Wash.

Location. Lat 46°35'40", long 122°27'30" (revised), in Nfi£SW£ sec.20, T.13 N., R.3 E., 

on right bank 0.8 mile upstream from Bear Canyon Creek and 1 mile southeast of 

Cinebar.

Drainage area. 141 sq mi.

Records available. October 1956 to September 1959.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Altitude of gage is 600 ft (from topographic map).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 15,600 cfs Nov. 12 (gage height, 12.48 ft), 

from rating curve extended above 7,000 cfs; minimum, 74 cfs Oct. 5-7 (gage height, 

2.15 ft).

1956-59: Maximum discharge, that of Nov. 12, 1958; minimum, 58 cfs Aug. 25-27, 

Sept. 8, 9, 13, 1958 (gage height, 2.05 ft).

Remarks. Records excellent except those above 7,000 cfs and those below 150 cfs, which 

are good. Several small diversions for municipal and domestic use above station. No 

regulation.

Rating tables, water year 1958-59 (gage height, in feet, and discharge, 

in cubic feet per second)

Oct. 1 to Nov. 11 Nov. 12 to Sept. 30

2.1 

2.4 

3.0 

4.0

65 

131 

350 

S90

5.0 1,650

6.0 2,650

7.5 4,620

2.2 

2.5 

3.0 

3.5 

4.0

70

142

307

530

820

5.0 1,540

6.0 2,560

8.0 5,400

11.0 11,700

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1958 to September 1959

Day

1 

2

5

4

5

6

7

8 

9

10

11 

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Ac-ft

Oct.

83 

79

78

76

74

74 

251

1.620 

717

574

431 

346

300

257

226

201

184

201

825

681

488

426

445

381

533

300

272

249

230

208

10,826

549

2.48

2.86

21,470

Nov.

219 

27T

296

459

681

5,530 

2,410

5,120 

2,830

2,420

4,250 

11,600

6,570

5,150

2,040

1,520

1,220

5,000

3,390

4,200

5,820

2,620

2,200

2,200

1,770

1,420

1,170

1,020

910

862

74,775

2,492

17.7

19.72

148,500

Dec.

975

2*570

1,750

1,360

1,240 

1,960

1,920 

1,540

2,720

5,480 

3,520

2,240

1,680

1,560

1,140

989

1,230

1,050

1,020

1,440

1,520

1,140

1,000

982

1,500

1,760

1,500

1,550

2 1 860

2,300

54,516

1,759

12.5

14.38

108,100

Jan.

2,090 

1,620

1,310

1,120

1,020

975 

1,550" 928

2,100

2,010

1,710 

2,850

*2 , 540

1,770

1,440

1,360

1,270

1,470

1,380

1,290

1,090

1,620

6,300

9.140

4,860

3,330

4,110

2,840

2,080

1,720

1.740

69,943

2,256

16.0

18.45

138,700

Feb.

1.470 

1,280

1,160

1,080

1,040

1,320 

1,170

1,040 

961

880

802 

750-

700

756

664

676

748

682

646

624

602

529" 596

618

*998

1,180

975

1,150

-

25,157

898

6.37

6.64

49,900

Mar.

1,800 

1,450

1,180

982

874

790 

754

79?

850

850

784 

1,040

1,010

898

820

784

886

1,200

1,280

1,070

1,360

1,330

1,140

1,010

989

1,230

1,180

1,350

1,400

*1,560

_g_.51Q

35.157

1,134

8.04

9.27

69,730

Apr.

4.970 

3,590

2,160

1,620

1,360

1,170 

1,020

904 

852

790

766 

718

658

646

618

568

541

515

485

465

475

505

510

510

49Q

612

1,540

3,470

*4,300

5,840

40,648

1,555

9.61

10.72

80,620

May

2.450 

1,670

1,510

1,180

1,080

954 

868

820 

961

989

910 

814

766

892

1,120

1,010

922

874

820

756

670

618

574

552

585

670

724

664

596

546

505

27,850

898

6.37

7.34

55,200

June

465 

445

*426

508

724

607 

556

520 

1,140

1,570

1.600 

1,520

1,180

975

844

778

748

540

5U

520

480

445

416

426

585

569

556

560

540

314

20,211

674

4.78

5.33

40,090

July

296 

286

282

276

290

290 

300 255" 

262

245

235 

222

215

212

*205

199

189

179

173

167

161

154

154

158

151

142

139

319

136

131

1^5_

6,395

206

1.46

1.69

12,680

Aug.

122

120

117

120

120

114 

109

107 

104

102

100 

102

102

100

95

97

104

107

102

100

95

97

100

92

§8

90

188

*170

122

107

125

3,418

110

0.780

0.90

6,780

Sept.

156 

112

109

60O

1,440

1,850 

1,0?0

947 

664

495

403 

344

304

272

269

276

241

235

430

1,090

1,090

874

658

541

*596

1,420

1,260

947

742

607

20,002

667

4.75

5.28

39,670

Calendar year 1958: Max 11,600 Min 58 Mean 887 Cfsm 6.29 In. 85.37 Ac-ft 641,900

Water year 1958-59: Max 11,600 Mln ^4 Mean 1,065 Cfsm 7.55 In. 102.58 Ac-ft 771,200

Peak discharge (base, 6,200 cfs). Nov. 12 (l and 2 p.m.) 15,600 cfs'(l2.48 ft); Nov. 18 (8 p.m.) 

7,240 cfs (9.03 ft); Jan. 24 (5 a.m.) 10,400 efs (10.48 ft).____________________________

* Discharge measurement made on this day.
204 COWLITZ RIVER BASIN

2364. Cinnabar Creek near Cinebar, Wash.

Location. Lat 46°36'20", long 122°30'30", in SW£sw£ sec.13, T.13 N., R.2 E., on left 

bank 1 mile east of Cinebar and 2 miles upstream from mouth.

Drainage area. 4.79 sq mi.

Records available.--October 1956 to September 1959.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Altitude of gage is 940 ft (from topographic map).

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 412 cfs Nov. 12 (gage height, 2.98 ft); minimum, 

4.2 cfs Oct. 6 (gage height, 0.88 ft).

1956-59: Maximum discharge, that of Nov. 12, 1958; minimum, 3.1 cfs Aug. 25-27, 

1958 (gage height, 0.83 ft).

Remarks.--Records fair. No regulation or diversion above station.

Rating table, water year 1958-59 (gage height, in feet, and 

discharge, in cubic feet per second)

0.8 

1.0 

1.2

2.5

7.8

17.5

1.6 

3.0 

3.7

57

138

310

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1958 to September 1959

Day

1

Z

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12 

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Ac-ft

Oct.

4.9

4.6

4.6

4.6

4.4

4.2

1^75

40

19

16

13

12

10.5

9.5

8.6

 7.8

8.2

9.9

35

23

17.5

16

*14

' 12

11

10.5

9.5

8.6

8.2

7.8

8 .6

380.0

12.3

2.57

2.95

754

Nov.

8.6

9.9

10

13

19.5

106

57

76

67

55

114

fH

67

47

44

37

95

88

99

91

56

47

45

42

36

31

26

23

21

1,891.0

63.0

13.2

14.68

3,750

Dec.

20

31

44

38

31

30

43

44

*41

74

"97 176

56

47

42

35

31

42

36

37

51

46

41

35

32

40

49

47

52

113

84

1,585

51.1

10.7

12.31

3,140

Jan.

71

53

45

38

35

32

30

36

56

52

50

53 

*52

49

43

41

38

40

40

37

34

47

*174

220

102

71

109

65

46

44

45

1,848

59.6

12.4

14.35

3,670

Feb.

43

40

37

35

37

45

44

38

33

30

25

23 

22

23

21

24

25

24

23

23

22

22

23

22

*34

38

31

40

-

847

30.2

6.30

6.58

1,680

Calendar year 1958 : Max 296 Min 3.1

Mar.

47

42

33

28

24

21

21

23

26

27

26

35 

33

30

26

26

29

40

42

35

45

46

43

35

35

44

46

50

53

*56

92

1,159

37.4

7.81

9.00

2,300

Apr.

167

108

64

52

49

42

38

33

30

29

27

25 

24

24

24 '

22

21

20

19

18

18

19

18

17.5

r?

25

52

106

*133

104

1,345.5

44.8

9.35

10.45

2,670

May

65

51

46

43

42

36

33

30

40

43

40

35

31

39

61

52

49

43

36

32

29

25

23

21

23

22

24

24

23

20

19

1,100

35.5

7.41

8.54

2,180

June

17

16

*16

18.5

20

18

17

17.5

43

46

51

45 

38

33

28

25

24

22

21

19

17.5

16.5

16

16.5

15.5

14

15

19.5

15.5

15

693.0

23.1

4.82

5.38

1,370

July

16

15.5

15.5

14

16

16

16.5

16

15

13.5

13.5

12.5 

12

11

*10.5

10.5

9.9

9.5

9.1

9.1

9.5

9.1

9.1

8.6

8.2

7.8

7.5

7.5

7.2

7.5

7.2

350.8

11.3

2.36

2.72

696

Aug.

6.8

6.8

6.8

7.5

6.8

6.8

6.8

6.5

6.5

6.5

6.8

6.8 

6.5

6.2

6.2

6.8

7.5

6.5

5.9

5.9

5.9

6.5

5.6

5.2

4.6

6.8

-8.6 15

6.8

6.5

213.5

6.89

1.44

1.66

423

Mean 26.7 Cfsm 5.57 In. 75.53 Ac-ft 19,

Sept.

*6.8

5.9

T^

31

55

61

44

38

29

21

17.5

15 

13

12

12.5

11.5

10.5

11

20

41

51

44

34

27

*30

67

49

38

*30

24

856.9

28.6

5.97

6.65

1,700

280

Water year 1958-59 : Max 296 Mln 4.2 Mean 33.6 Cfsm 7.01 In. 95.27 Ac-ft 24,330

Peak discharge (base, 220 cfs).--Nov. 12 (2:30 p.m.) 412 cfs (2.98 ft); Jan. 24 (2:45 a.m.) 283 cfs 

(2.58 ft).______________________ _________________________________________

* Discharge measurement made on this day.
COWLITZ RIVER BASIN 205

2370. Klickitat Creek at Mossyrock, Wash.

Location.--Lat 46°31'15", long 122°28'05", on line between sees.17 and 18, T.12 N., R.3 E., 

near left bank at upstream side of highway bridge, 1 mile southeast of Mossyrock and 

4-f miles upstream from mouth.

Drainage area. 3.45 sq mi.

Records available. August 1948 to September 1959.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 668.41 ft above mean sea level (levels by 

city of Tacoma).

Average discharge. 11 years, 9.67 cfs (7,000 acre-ft per year).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 95 cfs Jan. 24 (gage height, 3.87 ft); no flow 

for many days during October, August, and September.

1948-59: Maximum discharge, 165 cfs Feb. 17, 1949 (gage height, 3.62 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 42 cfs; maximum gage height, that of Jan. 24, 1959; no flow 

for long periods in most years.

Remarks.--Records fair. No regulation or diversion above station. 

Revisions (water years).--WSP 1288: Drainage area. WSP 1568: 1957.

Rating tables, water year 1958-59 (gage height, In feet, and discharge, 

In cubic feet per second)

Oct. 1 to Mar. 31 Mar. 31 to Sept. 30

0.4 

.5

1.2 

2.0 

3.1

8.1

30

64

0.4 

.6 .6 

2.2

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1958 to September 1959

Day

1

2

5

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

Zl

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Ac-ft

Oct.

0

0

0

0

.1

.5

2

7

4

Z

1

.9

.8

.7

.6

.6

.6

1

5

2

1

*.6

*.8

.5

.4

.4

.5

.5

.3

.2

.3

53.9

1.09

0.316

0.37

67

Nov.

~7T 0.3

i!o

1.9

4.0

18.5

10.5

20

27

15.5

12.0

56

28

26

20

16

14.5

57

28

28

25

23

20

19

16

14.5

13.5

12.5

12

15

515.4

17.1

4.96

5.53

1,020

Dec.

16

24

22

18.5

16

18.5

26

20

18.5

39

*49

58

54

50

26

23

20

26

18.5

22

25

18.5

16.5

15.5

15

24

18.5

16.5

18

22 

20

712.5

25.0

6.67

7.68

1,410

Jan.

19

16.5

14.5

14

14.5

16

15

19

26

21

26

31

26

23

25

25

22

25

21

19

»19

25

*49

62

43

40

42

35

50

30

28

815.5

26.3

7.62

8.79

1,620

Feb.

23

21

22

18.5

18.5

19

16

15.5

16

16

14

12.5

14

16.5

15

14

12.5

12

11.5

10.5

9.9

9.9

9.9

9.0

15.5

*1Z.5

11

14

-

407.7

14.6

4.25

4.39

809

Mar.

14

12

12.5

11.5

11

10.5

11

11.5

13.5

12

11

15

13

11.5

10.5

10

11.5

12

11

9.7

15

12

11.5

10.5

13

14

12.5

18.5

15.5

15.5

592.7

12.7

5.68

4.25

779

Apr.

22

20

18

17

17.5

16

14.5

15

11.5

11

10.5

10

9.6

11

9.8

8.4

8.4

7.6

6.7

6.0

5.1

4.9

4.7

4.5

4.4

9.0

12.5

10.5

11

*11.5

326.6

10.9

3.16

5.52

648

May

9.1

8.4

8.4

9.6

7.6

6.4

5.7

6.0

7.6

7.4

6.2

4.5

4.0

9.9

15.5

10

11.5

9.8

8.6

7.9

7.2

6.4

5.5

5.5

7.8

13.5

~9.3 14

8.1

7.2 

6.4

252.8

8.15

2.56

2.75

501

June

5.5

5.5

6.2

*8.1

9.3

5.7

4.7

7.0

23

14

19

14

12

12.5

11.5

12

11

8.8

7.9

7.2

6.7

6.4

6.0

6.7

5.5

4.5

5.5

6.0

4.5

5.8

260.1

8.67

2.51

2.80

516

July

5.2

5.2

5.6

2.9

5.9

5.5

5.4

3.2

2.5

2.1

1.8

1.7

1.6

1.6

1.5

1.4

*1 .1

.9

.7

.7

.6

.6

1.0

.9

.7

.5

.4

.5

.3

.5

.2

50.5

1.62

0.470

0.54

100

Aug.

0.1

.1

.1

.1

.2

.2

.1

.1

0

0

0

0

0

0

o

0

0

.1

.1

.1

0

0

.1

0

o 

0

.1

*.l

o

0

.1

1.7

0.05

0.014

O.OZ

3.4

Sept.

0.1

0

0

.8

2.2

2.0

1.0

.8

.5

.3

.3

.2

.2

.Z

.2

.3

.2

.3

1.4

1.6

5.0

3.0

1.5

1.0

*1.0

4.9

2.6

1.8

*1.2

1.0

55.4

1.18

0.342

0.38

70

Calendar year 1958 : Max 49 Min 0 Mean 9.5Z Cfsm 2.76 In. 37. 451 Ac-ft 6,89O

Water year 1958-59: Max 62 Min 0 Mean 10.4 Cfsm 5.01 In. 40.98 Ac-ft 7,540

Peak discharge (base, 60 cfs).--Nov. 12 (5 p.m.) 63 cfs (5.07 ft); Nov. 18 (5:30 p.m.) 65 cfs 

(5.13 ft); Jan. 24 (2:3O a.m.) 95 cfs (5.87 ft)._____________________________________

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

Note.--No gage-height record Oct. 1-21; discharge estimated on basis of records for nearby stations .
206 COWLITZ RIVER BASIN

2375. Wlnston Creek near Mayfield, Wash.

Location.--Lat 46°29'00", long 122°31'15", about center of sec.35, T.12 N., R.2 E., on 

left bank 100 ft downstream from bridge, 3 miles southeast of Mayfield, and 3^- miles 

upstream from mouth.

Drainage area. 40.0 sq mi.

Records available. October 1949 to September 1959.

gage. Water-stage recorder. Altitude of gage is 470 ft (from topographic map).

Average discharge. 10 years, 121 cfs (87,600 aere-ft per year).

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 1,590 cfs Nov. 12 (gage height, 7.37 ft, from 

high-water mark in well); minimum, 5.7 cfs Aug. 25, 26 (gage height, 2.38 ft).

1949-59: Maximum discharge, 3,510 cfs Dec. 9, 1953 (gage height, 8.58 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 550 cfs; minimum, 0.6 cfs Aug. 24, 1951 (gage height, 

1.63 ft).

Remarks. Records good except those for period Oct. 1 to Jan. 22, which are poor. Small 

diversion by Howard Lumber Co. for millpond. Diverted water is returned to stream 

below station. No regulation.

ating tables, water year 1958-59, except periods of shifting control (gage 

height, in feet, and discharge, in cubic feet per second)

Oct. 8 to Sept. 3O

2.6 

2.8 

3.2

18.5

34

2.4, 

2.7 

3.0 

3.5

6.0

13.5

26

74

4.0 

5.0 

6.0 

7.0

173

435

820

1,370

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1958 to September 1959

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac-ft

Oct.

20

20

20

19

21

23

74

194

34

26

18

15

13

11.5

11

10

9.8

19^5

133

53

26

*23

*29

22

18

16.5

15

14

13

12.5

12 5

946.3

30.5

1,880

Nov.

14

30

31

89

178

511

435

658

580

650

538

1,000

800

650

500

400

300

550

5OO

450

350

300

250

200

180

150

130

110

100

110

10,744

358

21,310

Dec.

140

160

180

150

120

130

170

150

130

*360

900

650

450

350

250

170

150

200

160

150

300

250

200

150

130

160

200

180

150

200

250

7,290

235

14,460

Jan.

220

200

170

150

120

130

150

200

250

.350

250

350

300

220

2OO

220

170

210

190

*178

171

221

*590

1.300

754

542

582

444

360

332

315

9,819

317

19,480

Feb.

260

231

211

192

175

195

173

163

151

144

138

125

127

154

136

142

151

138

131

123

113

107

107

96

147

*136

149

-

4,264

152

8,460

Mar.

180

163

166

147

138

127

125

123

127

125

117

142

142

136

129

123

125

144

147

133

175

168

161

147

156

178

163

199

195

197

238

4,736

153

9,390

Apr.

255

*278

243

214

197

173

149

129

117

105

94

87

81

81

84

75

75

70

63

59

55

53

50

48

47

71

144

156

*156

178

3,587

120

7,110

May

161

149

136

138

123

107

98

92

115

105

98

87

78

105

178

159

163

156

140

125

113

99

87

80

80

99

140

113

94

84

J5

3,577

115

7,090

June

67

62

64

*74

99

74

63

71

219

202

216

190

163

149

131

127

115

96

84

74

69

64

61

'5666

53

58

69

58

48

2,942

98.1

5,840

July

42

40

44

45

46

42

43

36

32

28

25

24

24

24

22

*21

18.5

17.5

16

14.5

13.5

13

13.5

16.5

14.5

13

12

12

11.5

10.5

9.5

744.0

24.0

1,480

Aug.

9.0

8.8

8.8

8.5

9.8

8.8

7.6

7.2

6.8

6.8

6.4

7.6

7.8

7.0

6.8

7.2

8.2

8.8

8.0

7.4

7.0

7.4

7.8

7.0

6.0

6.0

*10.5

11.5

6.'8

9.8

245.1

7.91

486

Sept.

10

7.8

7.0

52

52

28

27

19

15

13

12.5

11

10

9.8

11.5

10.5

10.5

26

38

54

46

31

*24

26

91

77

55

43

36

874.6

29.2

1,730

Calendar year 1958: Max 1,OOO Min 1.9 Mean 132 Ac-ft 95,790

Water year 1958-59: Max 1,300 Min 6.O Mean 136 Ac-ft 98,720

Peak discharge (base, 900 cfs). Nov. 12 (time unknown) 1,590 cfs (7.37 ft); probably Dec. 11

(time and discharge unknown); Jan. 24 (3:3O a.m.) 1,560 cfs (7.32 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

Note. No gage-height record Oct. 21, Nov. 8, 9, Nov. 12 to Jan. 19; discharge estimated on basis 

of low-water recorded range in stage, high-water mark in well, 1 discharge measurement, and records 

for Mill Creek near Salkum. Shifting-control method used Oct. 1-20, Oct. 22 to Nov. 7, Nov. 10, 11, 

Jan. 20-23.
COWLITZ RIVER BASIN 207

2380. Cowlitz River near Mayfield, Wash.

Location.--Lat 46°30'40", long 122°36'50", in NE£ sec.24, T.12 N., R.I E., on right bank 

1 mile upstream from Mill Creek, 2 miles downstream from Winston Creek, and 2i miles 

west of Mayfield.

Drainage area. 1.400 sq mi.

Records available.--August to October 1910, December 1910 to September 1911, October to 

November 1911 (monthly discharge only), April 1934 to September 1959. Published as "at 

Mayfield" 1910-11.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 226.6 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

±929. August 1910 to November 1911 staff gage at site 2| miles upstream at different 

datum. Apr. 27 to June 30, 1934, staff gage at present site and datum.

Average discharge . 25 years (1934-59), 6,132 cfs (4,439,000 acre-ft per year).

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 37,400 cfs Nov. 12 (gage height, 19.69 ft); minimum, 1,080 cfs Oct. 6 (gage height, 8.31 ft).

1910-11, 1934-59: Maximum discharge, 58,000 cfs Dec. 13, 1946 (gage height, 

24.75 ft); minimum, 698 cfs Nov. 30, 1952; minimum gage height, 7.18 ft Nov. 30, 

Dec. 1, 1936.

Flood in December 1933 is known to have exceeded that of Dec. 13, 1946.

Remarks. Records excellent. Minor diversions for domestic and farm use above station. 

No regulation.

Revisions (water years). WSP 1318: 1949(M) . WSP1348: Drainage area.

Rating tables, water year 1958-59 (gage height, in feet, and discharge, 

in cubic feet per second)

Oct. 1 to Nov. 12 Nov. 13 to Sept. 30

8.3 1,070

9.0 1,930

10.0 3,580

12.0 8,280

15.0 17,400

17.5 27,200

8.9 1,680

10.0 3,380

12.0 7,760

15.0

19.0

17,200

34,000

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1958 to September 1959

Day

1 

2 

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24 

25

26

27 

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Ao-ft

Oct.

1,140 

1,110 

1,120

1,160

1,150

1,110

1,200

4,700

5,560

4,280

3,870

3,030

2,610

2,400

2,160

1,960

1,800

1,790

3,040

3,770

*3,170

2,830

2,690

2,450 

2,260

2,100

1,970 

1,920

1,820

1,750

1, 690

73,410

2,368

1.69

1.95

145,600

Nov.

1,700 

1,850 

1,900

2,440

3,810

8,920

17,500

16,600

18,800

19,400

17,000

26, 600

55.000

22,800

15,700

11,600

9,430

10,800

16,200

16,900

24,900

22,500

19,700

17,800 

16,500

12,900

10,400 

8,940

7,940

7,310

421,840

14,060

10.0

11.21

836, 700

Dec.

7,260 

9,380 

19,600

19,500

13,800

11,100

11,600

12,100

10,700

 12,200

23,600

28,800

22,300

16,500

12,900

10,800

9,240

9,190

9,490

8,650

9,490

9,550

8,620

7,920 

7,460

7,640

8,780 

8,230

7,810

10,000

11,600

375,810

12,120

8.66

9.98

745,400

Jan.

12,100 

11,000 

9,160

7,970

7,480

7,140

6.720

7,110

10,500

13,500

13,100

17,200

18,600

15,000

12,100

10,900

9,910

10,100

10, 200

9,320

 8,410

8,920

16,300

51.500 

30,200

22,300

20,500 

18,000

15,000

12,400

11,500

414,140

13,360

9.54

11.00

821,400

Feb.

9.910 

8,840 

8,230

7,610

7,180

7,480

7,080

6,600

6,360

6,010

5,670

5,310

5,090

5,310

4,980

,860

,900

,600

,420

,300

,120

,040

,020

.950 

,480

* ,090

,690 

,940

-

160,050

5,716

4.08

4.25

317,500

Mar.

6,390 

6,990 

6,460

5,880

5,470

5,180

5,010

4,980

5,050

5,120

4,810

5,340

5,380

5,120

4,880

4.750

4,840

5,650

6,200

5,810

6,220

6,290

5,900

5,600 

5,470

6,130

6,240 

6,550

6,700

6,790

8 , 1 80

179,560

5,786

4.15

4.76

555,800

Apr.

 12,500 

17,500 

15,800

12,400

10,700

9,570

8,540

7,710

7,160

6,840

6,720

6,720

6,480

6,220

5,940

5,580

5,290

5,010

4,790

4,650

4,710

5,140

5,720

6,150 

6,590

6,510

7,940 

10,200

15,700

 18,900

251,280

8,576

5.98

6.68

498,400

May

19.100 

14,400 

11,200

9,580

8,510

7,540

6.840

6,890

7,580

8,020

7,610

7,040

7,060

9,570

12,500

11,600

10,000

9,520

8,680

7,840

7,260

7,010

7,440

8,410 

8,970

8,810

8,440 

7,660

7,160

6,940

6,960

275,540

8,882

6.54

7.51

546,100

June

7,660 

9,270 

10,500

*10, 500

11,400

11.500

9,800

8,490

9,580

10,100

9,600

10,800

11,100

9,770

8,700

8,150

8,180

7,580

8,120

9,850

10,000

9,270

8,440

7,710 

7,810

7,080

6,430 

6,130

5,880

5,670

264,850

8,828

6.51

7.04

525,500

July

5,740 

5,990 

5,850

5,580

5,200

5,510

5,120

4,620

4,560

4,500

4,900

5,140

5,090

4,790

4,520

 4,560

4,500

4,580

4,400

4,240

4,120

5,950

5,780

5,780 

5,610

5,400

5,190 

2,990

2,770

2,690

2>660

155,290

4,364

5.12

5.59

268,300

Aug.

2.710 

2,710 

2,650

2,550

2,450

2,540

2,520

2,300

2,300

2,270

2,240

2,210

2,120

2,020

2,010

2,050

2,100

2,080

1,990

1,910

1,840

1,840

1,840

1,810 

1,800

1,800

1,980 

2,210

2,050

1,840

1,840

66,180

2,155

1.52

1.76

151,500

Sept.

 1,890 

1,820 

1,760

2,160

4,200

5,970

5,580

4,670

4,200

5,420

2,990

2,770

2,580

2,450

2,410

2,550

2,210

2,080

2,540

4,220

4,980

4,500

5,990

5,510 

5,400

5,110

9.050 

7,410

*6,180

5,180

115,560

5,845

2.75

5.06

228,800

Calendar year 1958: Max 33,000 Mln 1,110 Mean 6,863 Cfsm 4.90 In. 66.55 Ao-ft 4,968,000

Water year 1958-59: Max 33,000 Mln 1,110 Mean 7,487 Cfsm 5.35 In. 72.59 Ao-ft 5,421,000

May 1 (1 a.m.) 20,800 cfs (15.98 ft).

Discharge measurement made on this day.
208 COWLITZ RIVER BASIN

2385. Mill Creek near Salkum, Wash.

Location.--Lat 46°30'50", long 122°37'20", in SW^NE^ sec.24, T.12 N., R.I E., on right 

bank half a mile upstream from mouth and l£ miles southeast of Salkum.

Drainage area. 20.9 sq mi.

Records available . May 1955 to April 1959 (discontinued).

Sage.--Water-stage recorder. Altitude of gage is 520 ft (from topographic map).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 726 cfs Jan. 24 (gage height, 4.74 ft); minimum, 

 2.^ cfs Oct. 4, 6 (gage height, 1.55 ft).

1955-59: Maximum discharge, 940 cfs Dec. 11, 1955 (gage height, 5.16 ft); minimum,

1.7 cfs sometime Aug. 18 to Sept. 10, 1958; minimum gage height, 1.41 ft Sept. 6,7,

10, 12, 13, 1955.

Remarks.--Records excellent. No known regulation or diversion above station.

Rating table, Oct. 1, 1958, to Apr. 30, 1959 (gage height, in 

feet, and discharge, In cubic feet per second)

1.55 

1.7 

1.9 

2.1

2.2

6.1

18

2.5 

3.0 

3.5 

4.5

84

167

295

630

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, October 1958 to April 1959

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Ac-ft

Oct.

2.8

2.6

2.4

2.2

2.4

2.4

4.0

28

14.5

13

8.2

7.3

6.9

6.1

5.7

4.7

4.4

8.2

37

2T

*18

15

15

12.5

10.5

8.7

8.2

7.3

6.9

6.1

6.1

303.1

9.78

0.468

0.54

601

Nov.

7.3

7TT

9.2

14.5

24

109

91

118

151

115

113

346

33T

205

129

97

84

212

215

186

155

133

113

98

83

70

60

51

47

50

3,432.7

114

5.45

6.11

6,810

Dec.

6078"

110

87

76

78

115

102

88

201

*360

2TF

159

126

102

85

73

102

78

77

159

108

88

77

67

87

104

88

85

131

121

3,500

113

5.41

6.23

6,940

Jan.

118

98

76

65

6JL

67

67

88

178

147

134

188

147

118

104

112

94

110

100

88

*83

127

350

576

SIT

235

307

217

169

143

153

4,833

156

7.46

8.60

9,590

Feb.

118

100

108

98

97

121

ToT

95

100

106

106

90

85

115

100

101

101

87

80

73

66

61

58

53

7F

*78

65

71

2,516

89.9

4.30

4.48

4,990

Mar.

81

71

71

60

57

52

49

BT

70

81

65

70

73

65

57

52

52

65

73

60

108

94

85

70

70

100

91

112

108

107

140

2,360

76.1

3.64

4.20

4,680

Apr.

*169

I4T

116

98

88

78

66

57

50

45

43

40

37

42

44

35

33

31

27

25

23

22

21

19.5

18.5

26

49

70

100

*104

1,724.0

57.5

2.75

3.07

3,420

May June July Aug. Sept.

Calendar year\1958: Max 360 Mln 2.1 Mean 54.6 Cfsm 2.61 In. 35.47 Ac-ft 39,520

Water Water year year 1958=59: 1958=59: Max Max - - Mln Mln - - Mean Mean - - Cfsm Cfsm - - In. In. - - Ao-ft Ao-ft --

Peak discharge (b£se, 350 cfs). Nov. 12 (6:30 p.m.) 583 cfs (4.38 ft); Nov. 18 (8 p.m.) 360 cfs 

(5.72 ft); Dee. 11 (5 to 5 a.m.) 595 efs (5.85 ft); Jan. 24 (5:50 a.m.) 726 efs (4.74 ft).

Discharge measurement made on this day.
COWLITZ RIVER BASIN 209

2420. Silver Lake at Sliver Lake, Wash.

Location. Lat 46 017'15", long 122°48'30", In NE£ sec.4, T.9 N., R.I W., on left shore at 

Silver Lake, 5 miles east of Castle Rock.

Drainage area. 41.5 sq ml.

Records available. July 1949 to September 1950 (fragmentary), August 1953 to September 

1959.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Altitude of gage Is 480 ft (from topographic map). Prior to 

Sept. 30, 1950, staff gage at same site and datum.

Extremes. Maximum gage height during year, 4.83 ft Jan. 27, 28; minimum, 1.36 ft Oct. 6. 

1549-50, 1953-59: Maximum gage height, 5.90 ft Dec. 23-24, 1956; minimum observed, 

0.18 ft Sept. 22, 1950.

Remarks. No regulation or diversion above station.

Gage height, In feet, at 12 p.m., water year October 1956 to September 1959

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

1.39

1.39

1.39

1.39

1.39

1.37

1742

1.47

1.46

1.46

1.45

1.45

1.45

1.45

1.44

1.44

1.48

1.57

1.60

1.60

1.60

1.62

1.62

1.62

1.63

1.62

1.62

1.62

1.62

1.62

1.65

Nov.

1.65

T766

1.71

1.80

1.88

2.02

2.11

2.17

2.36

2.48

2.55

2.95

3.26

3.42

3.4S

3.49

3.48

3.77

3.95

4.11

4.17

4.18

4714

4.10

4.05

3.97

3.88

3.81

3.75

3.69

Dec.

3.72

3.79

3.83

3.83

3.81

3.79

3.79

3.76

3.72

3.79

3.87

3.90

3789

3.86

3.82

3.75

3.70

3.67

3.60

3.62

3.63

3.62

3.60

3.62

5.58

3.64

3.71

3.72

3.73

3.72

3.70

Jan.

3.67

3.63

3.57

3.52

3.47

3.46

3.45

3760"

3.81

3.94

4.07

4.24

4.29

4.28

4.25

4.22

4.17

4.12

4.06

4.00

3.94

3.90

4.16

4.58

4.68

4.72

1^83

4.82

4.77

4.70

4.61

Feb.

4.50

4.40

4.30

4.19

4.10

4.08

4.02

3.97

3.97

3.97

3.93

3.90

3.92

3.97

3.97

4.00

3.97

3.95

3.88

3.82

3.75

3.67

3.61

3.54

3.49

3.42

3.35

3.30

-

Mar.

3.27

3.20

3.16

3.10

3.05

3.00

2.95

2.93

2.93

2.90

2.88

2.85

2.87

2.85

2.82

2.80

2.79

2.80

2.78

2.79

2.85

2.88

2.89

2.88

2.90

2.93

2.98

3.05

3.09

3.19

3.40

Apr.

3.60

3.68

3.70

3.68

3.65

3.59

3.53

3.47

3.40

3.32

3.27

3.20

3.14

3.11

3.05

3.01

2.96

2.92

2.86

2.82

2.78

2.74

2.69

2.66

2.62

2.64

2.69

2.81

2.93

3.08

 -

May

3.18

3.22

3.21

3.20

3.17

3.13

3.10

3.06

3.02

2.98

2.94

2.89

2.85

2.88

2.91

2.89

2.91

2.91

2.89

2.87

2.84

2.81

2.79

2.74

2.72

2.69

2.65

2.62

2.59

2.57

2.54

June

2.50

2.48

2.46

2.47

2.47

2.45

2.44

2.44

2.46

2.46

2.49

2.49

2.48

2.49

3.48

2.49

2.48

2.46

2.45

2.43

3.41

2.40

2.39

2.38

2.38

2.38

2.38

2.3C

2.37

2.36

July

2.34

T733

2.32

2.33

2.33

2.33

2.32

2.31

2.30

2.29

2.27

2.26

2.24

2.22

2.21

2.20

2.18

2.16

2.15

2.13

2.12

2.10

2.09

2.08

2.07

2.05

2.04

2.03

2.02

2.01

2.00

Aug.

1.98

1796

1.95

1.93

1.92

1.90

1.88

1.87

1.85

1.84

1.83

1.82

1.81

1.80

1.78

1.77

1.77

1.77

1.76

1.74

1.73

1.73

1.72

1.70

1.69

1 . 68

1 . 71

1.70

1.70

1.70

1.69

Sept.

1.68 iTief

1.69

1.82

1.88

1.92

1.94

1.94

1.94

1.93

1.94

1.95

1.94

1.93

1.93

1.93

1.92

1.98

2.04

2.03

2.05

2.05

2.06

2.06

2.06

2.10

2.10

2.10

2.10

2.10
210 COWLITZ RIVER BASIN

2425. Toutle River near Silver Lake, Wash.

Location.--Lat 46°20'10", long 122°43'30", in SE£ sec.19, T.10 N., R.I E., on right bank 

just downstream from highway bridge, half a mile downstream from confluence of North 

and South Forks and 5 miles northeast of Silver Lake.

Drainage area. 474 sq mi.

Ree_brds available.--September 1909 to August 1912, October 1919 to October 1921, May to 

November 1922, December 1922 (monthly discharge only), January to December 1923, 

September 1929 to September 1959. Published as "near Castle Rock" 1909-12.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 407.3 ft above mean sea level (from river-

§

rofile survey). Prior to Aug. 4, 1912, staff gage at site 2 miles downstream at datum 

07.3 ft above mean sea level, unadjusted. Oct. 9, 1919, to Dec. 14, 1923, waterstage recorder at site 300 ft downstream at different datum. Sept. 25 to Nov. 10, 

1929, chain gage; Nov. 11, 1929, to Oct. 5, 1938, and Oct. 4, 1950, to Apr. 16, 1952, 

water-stage recorder; all at site 50 ft upstream at present datum. Oct. 6, 1938, to 

Oct. 3, 1950, and since Apr. 17, 1952, water-stage recorder at present site and datum.

Average discharge. 35 years (1909-11, 1919-21, 1922-23, 1929-59), 2,024 cfs (1,465,000 

acre-ft per year).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 17,600 cfs Jan. 24 (gage height, 13.01 ft): minimum, 325 cfs probably Oct. 6 (gage height, 1.62 ft, from recorded range in stage).

1909-12, 1919-23, 1929-59: Maximum discharge, 37,600 cfs Mar. 2, 1910 (gage height, 

11.3 ft, from graph based on gage readings, site and datum then in use); maximum gageheight recorded, 22.7 ft Dec. 23, 1933; minimum discharge, 240 cfs Nov. 21, 1929.

Remarks. Records good except those for periods of no gage-height record, which are fair. 

No regulation or diversion above station.

Revisions (water years). WSP 292: 1909, calendar year. WSP 754: 1930-32. WSP 1348: 

1910(M), 1930-32(M), 1945.

Rating tables, water year 1958-59 (gage height, In feet, and discharge. 

In cubic feet per second)

Oct. 1 to Nov. 11 Nov. 12 to Sept. 30

1.6 315

2.2 660

3.0 1,390

4.0 

6.0

2,690

6,150

1.8 

2.2 

3.0 

4.0

3SO

620

1,300

2,6OO

6.0 6,150

9.0 10,800

13.0 17,600

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1958 to September 1959

Day

1 

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16 

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26 

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Ao-ft

Oct.

330 

530

330

330

330

330

450

2,700

1,250

900

750

650

600

550

520

490 

*482

694

1,520 

1,390

1,100

1,000

1,000

850

750

670 

632

604

584

554

542

23,212

749

1.58

1.82

46,040

Nov.

584 

537

646

944

1,350

3,240

3,690

4,460

5,770

5,590

4,060

8,540

10,800

6,600

4,520

3,220 

2,570

5,500

8,190 

7,350

7,590

5,750

5,000

4,250

3,540

2,980 

2,520

2,230

2,040

1,940

126,061

4,202

8.86

9.89

250,000

Dec.

2,100 

2,620

4,710

3,700

*3,070

2,870

3,640

3,560

3,050

4,270

8,610

7,140

5,240

4,100

3,270

2,750 

2,400

2,680

2,440 

2,340

3,200

2,860

2,520

2,300

2,600

3,250 

4,730

4,000

3,400

3,640

3,580

110,640

3,569

7.53

8.68

219,500

Jan.

3,740 

3,200

2,680

2,410

2,260

2,160

2,220

4,080

9,620

9,110

6,620

10,600

8,020

5,770

4,620

4,420 

3,780

3,860

3,660 

*3,310

3,010

3,120

6,500

16,500

11,000

7,500 

8,420

6,600

5,280

4,440

4,160

172,470

5,564

11.7

13.53

342,100

Feb.

5,520 

3,166

2,920

2,700

2,490

2,720

2,500

2,520

2,280

2,240

2,080

1,920

1,990

2,400

2,100

2,160 

2,220

2,010

1,870 

1,770

1,700

1,600

1,600

1,550

1.800

1,900 

*1,870

2,060

-

61,590

2,192

4.62

4.82

121,800

Mar.

2,520 

2,470

2,520

2,060

1,920

1,780

1,770

1,750

1,740

1,770

1,640

1,820

1,840

1,740

1,660

1,650 

1,680

2,060

2,290 

2,070

2,550

2,460

2,290

2,080

2,060

2,540 

2,550

2,750

2,700

5,010

5.800

67,100

2,165

4.57

5.26

153,100

Apr.

4,570 

*5.440

4,480

3,620

5,120

2,770

2,440

2,220

2,100

2,000

1,900

1,800

1,750

1,750

1,650

1,600 

1,500

1,450

1,400 

1,400

1,400

1,450

1,500

1,450

1,450

1,600 

2,000

*2,910

5,540

4, 880

70,940

2,565

4.99

5.57

140,700

May

4,290 

3,290

2,650

2,500

2,220

1,950

1,770

1,770

1,970

1,990

1,940

1,750

1,870

2,670

4,000

5,400 

5,050

2,790

2,500 

2,250

2,040

1,910

1,860

1,920

1,950

1,990 

1,960

1,820

1,650

1,520

V.490

70,670

2,280

4.81

5.54

140,200

June

1,550 

1,770

*1,860

1,870

2,580

2,070

1,750

1,580

5.050

3,010

2,920

2,920

2,580

2,290

2,060

1,910 

1,900

1,730

1,740 

1,840

1,720

1,550

1,420

1,410

1,530

1.290 

1,300

1,510

1,420

1,520

57,030

1,901

4.01

4.47

113,100

July

1,240 

1,230

1,210

1,250

1,250

1,190

1,200

1,070

1,000

984

975

984

939

*890

850

826 

794

770

762 

722

698

683

669

685

654

607 

581

568

549

545

551

26,842

866

1.85

2.11

55,240

Aug.

519 

56T

501

501

501

489

483

465

455

447

441

447

441

455

450

450 

441

441

455 

424

418

424

450

408

596

591 

447

459

415

586 HT

15,816

446

0.941

1.08

27,400

Sept.

450 

591

386

68T

1,190

1,290

966

939

778

*67?

620

581

555

551

549

555 

519

513

1,120 

1,550

1,320

1,250

1,070

*959

914

2,400 

5,400

2,380

1,800

1,490

31,769

1,059

2.23

2.49

63,010

Calendar year 1958: Max 10,800 Mln 330 Mean 2,052 Cfam 4.33 In. 58.76 Ac-ft 1,485,000

Water year 1958-59: Max 16,300 Min 330 Mean 2,279 Cfam 4.81 In. 65.26 Ac-ft 1,650,000

Peak discharge (base, 9,000 cfs 

12,100 cfs (9.78 ft); Jan. 9 

(9.88 '- -- ft - - Jan. 24 (4:50 p.m.

(8.07 ft

.--Nov. 12 (8:45 p.m.) 15,600 cfs (11.82 ft); Nov. 18 (10:50 p.m.) 

5 p.m.) 11,500 cfs (9.59 ft); Jan. 12 (9:15 a.m.) 12,500 cfs 

17,600 cfs (13.01 ft); Jan. 27 (8:30 to 9:30 a.m.) 9,360 cfs

t».uf itj._______________________________________________ 

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

Note. No gage-height record Oct. 1-16, 21-26, Feb. 21-26, Apr. 9-27; 

isis of recorded range in stage and records for nearby stations.

discharge estimated on
COWLITZ RIVER BASIN 211

2430. Cowlitz River at Castle Rock, Wash.

Location. Lat 46 0 16'30", long 122°54'50", in SE£ sec.10, T.9 N., R.2 W., on right bank

 at highway bridge in Castle Rock, 2? miles downstream from Toutle River and 14 miles 

upstream from mouth.

Drainage area. 2,238 sq mi.

 

Records available.--December 1926 to September 1959.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 19.73 ft above mean sea level, datum of

 1929. Prior to Dec. 18, 1933, staff gage at site 2 miles upstream at datum 14.93 ft 

higher. Dec. 18, 1933, to June 13, 1934, staff or wire-weight gage and June 14 to 

Sept. 30, 1934, water-stage recorder, at present site at datum 5 ft higher.

Average discharge.--32 years (1927-59), 9,036 cfs (6,542,000 acre-ft per year).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 57,800 cfs Jan. 24 (gage height, 20.44 ft); min-

 imum, 1,680 cfs Oct. 7 (gage height, 7.27 ft).

1926-59: Maximum discharge observed, 139,000 cfs Dec. 23, 1933 (gage height, 

31.6 ft, present datum), from rating curve extended above 65,000 cfs; minimum, 998 cfs 

Nov. 7, 8, 1935.

Remarks.--Records excellent. Minor diversions for domestic and farm use above station. 

No regulation.

Revisions.--WSP 1218: Drainage area. The figure of supplemental peak discharge for

 Feb. % 1947, has been revised to 32,800 cfs Feb. 2, 1947 (12 m.), superseding figure 

published in WSP 1094.

Corrections. The figure of acre-feet for June 1951, published erroneously in WSP 1218,

 has been corrected to 474,900 acre-ft.

Rating table, water year 1958-59 (gage height, in feet, and 

discharge, in cubic feet per second)

7.2

8.0

9.0

10.0

1,570

3,050

5,650

8,500

11.0

13.0

16.0

20.0

11,800

19,400

33,200

55,200

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1958 to September 1959

Day

1 

2

3 

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13 

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24 

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Ao-ft

Oct.

1,750 

1,720

1,700 

1,720

1,690

1,690

1,720

4,460

7.190

5,110"

5,110

3,980

3,400 

3,120

2,830

*2,620

2,500

2,540

4,110

5,620

4,650

3,950

3,770

3,470 

3,120

2,920

2,810

2,680

2,600

2,520

2,460

99,530

3,211

1.43

1.65

197,400

Nov.

2.460 

2,520

2,700 

3,160

4,920

9,860

21,900

21,300

26,000

27,200

22,800

31,300

49.200 

35,100

23,600

17,500

14,000

17,600

30,600

26,900

34,200

31,800

27,000

23,700 

21,900

18,200

15,100

12,900

11,400

10,300

597,120

19,900

8.89

9.92

*1,184

Dec.

10.500 

12,600

23,300 

26,400

*19,400

16,100

16,500

17,700

15,800

16,500

32,000

37,000

30,300 

22,500

18,100

15,400

13,300

13,000

13,400

12,300

15,200

15,400

13,400

12,100 

11,700

12,600

16,200

14,800

13,400

15,100

16, 900

538,700

17,380

7.77

8.95

tl,068

Jan.

17,400 

16,300

13,700 

11, 800

10,900

10,400

10, 100

13, 100

23 , 500

27 , 100

23,700

30,100

31,600 

24,500

19,600

17,900

16,100

15,700

15,800

*14,600

13,100

13,400

22,500

52.900 

46,960

34,400

32,800

28,700

23,400

19,500

18, 200

669,700

21,600

9.65

11.13

*1,328

Feb.

16.100 

14,200

13,000 

12,100

11,200

11,500

11,300

10,400

10,200

10, 500

10,200

9,390

8,800 

10,200

9,550

9,140

9,710

8,680

8,090

*7,600

7,140

6,770

6,690

6.460 

67740"

8,380

7,660

7,660

-

269,360

9,620

4.30

4.48

534,300

Mar.

9,170 

10,400

9,840 

8,960

8,270

7,780

7,460

7,310

7,460

7,750

7,200

7,600

8,010 

7,830

7,340

7,050

6,990

7,950

9,390

8,770

9,740

10,500

9,640

8,990 

8,410

9,550

9,940

10, 800

11,600

12,400

 14,700

278,800

8,994

4.02

4.63

553,000

Apr.

19,600 

24,000

22,900 

18,400

15,800

14,100

12,500

11,100

10,200

9,580

9,260

9,170

8,890 

8,560

8,380

7,830

7,430

7,140

6,770

6,490

6.430

57740"

7,370

7,860 

8,270

8,470

10,300

14,000

18,000

24,600

350,340

11,680

5.22

5.82

694,900

May

*25,500 

20,100

16,200 

13,600

12,200

10, 600

9,680

9,390

10, 100

10,800

10,500

9,580

9,300 

11,700

16 , 900

16,700

14,600

13,600

12,400

11,100

10,100

9,520

9,550

10,400 

11,400

11,400

11,100

10,200

9,420

8, 960

8,770

375,370

12,110

5.41

6.24

744,500

June

9,260 

*10,900

12,700 

12,800

13,800

14,300

12,600

10,800

12,000

14,000

13,000

14,000

14. 400 

13,000

11,500

10,400

10,600

9,810

9,710

11,400

12,100

11,300

10,400

9,640 

9,420

9,020

8,120

7,920

7,660

7,200

333,760

11,130

4.97

5.55

662,000

July

7,080 

7,280

7,460 

6,940

6,660

6,850

6,740

6,040

5,570

5,410

5,820

6,150

*6,210 

5,960

5,540

5,330

5,190

5,240

5,300

5,240

5,030

4,890

4,650

4,600 

4,410

4,160

3,900

3,720

3,420

3,260

3,190

167,240

5,395

2.41

2.18

331,700

Aug.

3.190 

3,190

3,140 

3,050

2,960

2,830

2,770

2,750

2,700

2,660

2,620

2,620

2,580 

2,480

2.420

2,420

2,480

2,520

2,460

2,360

*2,290

2,250

2,270

2,230 

2,210

2,230

2,290

2,560

2,540

2 320 

2^230

79,620

2,568

1.15

1.32

157,900

Sept.

2,320 

2,290

2.190 

2,400

4,660

7,020

7,430

5,900

5,490

4,440

3,770

3,470

3,230 

3,030

2,920

2,920

2,750

2,660

3,050

5,190

6,430

6,240

*5,430

4,730 

4,410

6,170

12.500

10,800

8,800

7,370

150,010

5,000

2.23

2.49

297,500

Calendar year 1958: Max 49,200 

Water year 1958-59: Max 52,900

Mln 1,690 .Mean 9,792 Cfsm 4.38 In. 59.38 Ac-ft 7,088,000 

Mln 1,690 Mean 10,710 Cfsm 4.79 In. 64.96 Ac-ft 7,753,000

Peak discharge (base, 32,000 ofs). Nov. 13 (5 a.m.) 53,800 cfs (19.77 ft 

34,400 ofs (16.23 ft); Nov. 21 (5 p.m.) 35,800 cfs (16.51 ft); Dec. 12 

(16.93 ft); Jan. 12 (12 P.m.) 34,000 cfs (16.17 ft); Jan. 24 (2:45 p.m.

; Nov. 19 (3:30 a.m.) 

4 a.m.) 37,800 ofs 

57,800 cfB (20.44 ft),

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

* Expressed in thousands.
212 COWLITZ BIVER BASIN

2435. Delameter Creek near Castle Rock, Wash. 

(Formerly published as Arkansas Creek near Castle Rock)

Location. Lat 46°15'50", long 122°58'00", in W? sec.17, T.9 N., R.2 W., on right bank 

a miles upstream from mouth and 3 miles west of Castle Rock.

Drainage area. 19.4 sq mi.

Records available. May 1949 to September 1959.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Altitude of gage is 75 ft (from topographic map).

Average discharge. 10 years, 94.7 cfs (68,560 acre-ft per year).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 1,210 cfs Nov. 12 (gage height, 4.73 ft); minimum, 2.8 cfs Oct. 4, 5 (gage height, 0.48 ft).

1949-59: Maximum discharge, 2,270 cfs Dec. 9, 1953 (gage height, 6.26 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 700 cfs on basis of summation of culvert measurements on 

two main tributaries a quarter of a mile upstream from station; minimum, 1.3 cfs 

Aug. 22, 1951; minimum gage height, 0.37 ft Aug. 25, 26, 1958.

Remarks.--Records good except those for period Jan. 25 to Mar. 30, which are fair. Some 

diversion for domestic use. No regulation.

Revisions (water years) . WSP 1448: 1954.

Rating tables, water year 1958-59 (gage height, in feet, and discharge,

in cubic feet per second) 

(Shifting-control method used Nov. 12 to Mar. 31)

Oct. 1 to Mar. 31 Apr. 1 to Sept. 30

0.49

.8 

1.1 

1.5 

2.0

2.5 

3.0 

3.5

4.1

173 

305 

5OO 

830

1.1 

1.5 

2.0

3.6

7.3

17.5

40

90

2.5 

3.0 

3.5

4.1

173

305

500

830

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1958 to September 1959

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Ac-ft

Oct.

3.2

3.2

3.1

2.9

TT?

3.1

11

43

19

16.5

12.5

11

11

9.5

8.3

*7.8

11

26

72

M

28

24

23

20

16.5

15

14

13

12.5

12

15

508.0

16.4

0.845

0.97

1,010

Nov.

15

2ff

30

56

83

290

186

243

227

186

251

794

 545

367

254

191

159

544

495

434

378

286

224

197

163

140

122

108

98

91

7,177

239

12.3

13.76

14,240

Dec.

103

162

205

*165

142

130

177

159

142

165

245

209

175

151

130

116

104

113

94

97

132

130

122

113

139

159

175

175

212

305

ggg

4,911

158

8.14

9.41

9,740

Jan.

217

182

157

139

129

116

114

T72

274

293

277

328

305

257

209

186

161

159

*142

129

122

173

583

821

464

390

530

335

251

209

182

8,006

258

13.3

15.35

15,880

Feb.

159

142

129

116

110

119

108

103

Tl2

122

121

110

107

114

104

121

124

121

125

125

119

112

110

104

119

118

*114

116

-

3,304

118

6.08

6.33

6,550

Mar.

119

110

101

93

88

83

79

15

91

89

86

93

101

94

91

86

88

100

100

96

133

127

124

110

108

114

112

153

167

229

*48£

3,734

120

6.19

7.16

7,410

Apr.

752

473

328

245

197

163

139

122

110

100

89

83

77

79

71

64

60

56

52

49

46

43

41

39

38

61

102

*448

580

682

5,389

180

9.28

10.33

10,690

May

'265" 394

200

175

144

122

108

100

107

91

83

75

68

74

80

68

75

66

64

60

55

51

46

45

44

42

40

37

35

33

11

2,878

92.8

4.78

5.52

5,710

June

28

*28

28

45

44

32

29

32

5546"

53

45

39

40

37

35

33

30

27

26

24

24

24

24

25

22

21

26

22

20

964

32.1

1.65

1.85

1,910

July

18.5

18

17

16.5

29

22

22

18.5

16.5

14.5

13.5

13

*13

13

12

11.5

10.5

9.1

8.6

8.6

8.6

8.0

8.6

9.1

8.8

8.0

7.8

8.0

7.5

6.6

6_._4

392.7

12.7

0.655

0.75

779

Aug.

6.2

6.4

6.4

6.4

6.4

5.8

5.4

5.2

5.0

5.0

5.2

5.6

5.6

5.2

4.8

5.0

5.6

5.8

5.6

5.2

*5.0

5.6

5.6

4.7

4.5

4.7

U,

7.8

5.8

5 2

6.8

176.6

5.70

0.294

0.34

350

Sept.

6.6

5.4

BT8

59

62

75

42

37

26

20

17.5

16

14.5

13

13

13

12

18.5

65

74

64

49

 38

34

36

65

47

41

36

34

1,039.3

34.6

1.78

1.99

2,060

Calendar year 1958: Max 794 Min 1.6 Mean 87.4 Cfsm 4.51 In. 61.14 Ac-ft 63,300

Water year 1958-59: Max 821 Mln 2.9 Mean 105 Cfsm 5.41 In. 73.76 Ac-ft 76,330

Peak discharge (base, 1,000 cfs). Nov. 12 (12 m.) 1,210 cfs (4.73 ft); Nov. 18 (5 p.m.) 1,170 cfs 

(4.60 ft)j Jan. 24 (1:50 a.m.) 1,050 efs (4.45 ft).____________________________________ 

* Discharge measurement made on this day.
COWLITZ RIVER BASIN 

2450. Coweman River near Kelso, Wash.

213

Location. Lat 46°07'40", long 122 0 50'10", in Sj sec.32, T.8 N. , R.I W. , on right bank 

3 miles downstream from Goble Creek, 3.8 miles southeast of Kelso, and 7 miles upstrean 

from mouth.

Drainage area. 119 sq mi.

Records available . July 1950 to September 1959.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Altitude of gage is 100 ft (from topographic map).

Average discharge.--9 years, 439 cfs (317,800 acre-ft per year).

Extremes . Maximum discharge during year, 4,570 cfs Nov. 12 (gage height, 10.68 ft); minimum, 35 cfs Oct. 6, 7 (gage height, 3.68 ft).

1950-59: Maximum discharge, 7,490 cfs Dec. 9, 1953 (gage height, 12.75 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 3,900 cfs as explained below; minimum, 22 cfs Sept. 22, 

1951; minimum gage height, 3.62 ft Aug. 25, 26, Sept. 8, 1958.

Flood of Feb. 24, 1950, reached a stage of 12.8 ft, from floodmarks (discharge, 

7,730 cfs, from rating curve extended above 3,900 cfs on basis of slope-area measurement of peak flow).

Remarks. Records good. No regulation or diversion above station.

Rating table, water year 1958-59 (gage height, in feet, and 

discharge, In cubic feet per second)

3.6 

4.0 

4.5 

5.0

167

301

6.0

7.0

8.0

10.0

690

1,210

1,950

3,760

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1958 to September 1959

Day

1 

Z

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11 

1Z

13

14 

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

 total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Ac-ft

Oct.

38 

37

36

36

36

36

53

262

102

*82

70 

61

57

52 

48

47

47

104

304

2TT

135

114

131

99

86

79

72

68

65

59

63

2,690

86.8

0.729

0.84

5,340

Nov.

1«

121

199

345

1,300

810

970

1,160

1,000

875 

2.580

2,370

1,470 

975

690

535

1,410

1,920

1,380

1,240

970

800

694

568

*491

424

382

350

327

- - - -

26,556

885

7.44

8.30

52,670

Dec.

354 4"50"

855

650

531

468

708

672

578

794

1,620 

1,250

915

712 

578

487

431

491

431

428

618

551

495

453

676

865

1,160

1,000

910

870

800

21,811

704

5.92

6.82

43,260

Jan.

776 

676

568

511

479

445

457

1,130

2,290

1,960

1,520 

2,150

*1,660

1,170 

910

885

758

758

708

645

573

672

1,540

5,680

2,290

1,540

1,960

1,470

1,080

875

845

37,011

1,194

10.0

11.57

73,410

Feb.

735 

658

632

568

531

609

568

539

573

627

596 

519

697

1,090 

766

726

730

650

622

*586

539

495

479

442

519

564

511

515

_ _ _ _

- - - -

17,086

610

5.13

5.34

33,890

Mar.

596 

555

511

453

417

378

361

364

389

414

375 

396

414

392 

372

358

354

42T

519

464

614

609

*560

475

471

555

551

735

805

1,090

1,480

16,451

531

4.46

5.14

32,630

Apr.

1,670 

1,360

1,010

785

650

547

471

424

382

347

320 

301

286

292 

280

260

263

249

230

220

212

209

204

199

*194

265

456

906

1,140

1,230

- - - -

15,362

512

4.30

4.80

30,470

May

985 

722

560

499

438

378

340

330

340

317

289 

263

249

368 

690

578

519

460

424

375

340

304

277

263

265

265

254

251

222

207

194

11,966

386

3.24

3.74

23,730

June

181 

179

179

*201

265

212

191

189

460

485

464

431

368

520 

289

289

286

249

220

199

184

174

167

167

165

154

149

194

196

154

- - - -

7,557

245

2.06

2.50

14,590

July

141 

155

*155

129

152

149

160

TST

121

112

104 

99

101

97 

94

91

85

80

78

75

75

70

72

80

75

69

66

68

65

65

59

5,051

97.8

0.822

0.95

6,010

Aug.

57 

59

*57

56

59

54

52

50

48

47

47 

50

50

48 

44

44

52

57

50

48

45

50

52

44

42

42

57

63

4?

45

47

1,563

50.4

0.4Z4

0.49

3,100

Sept.

52

44

42

215

344

286

186

167

120

97

85 

79

72

68 

*72

80

68

69

236

292

301

240

184

149

158

521

550

26T

212

179

5,051

168

1.41

1.57

9,980

Calendar year 1958: Max 2,580 Min 29 Mean 409 Cfsm 3.44 In. 46.70 Ac-ft 296,500

Water year 1958-59: Max 3,680 Min 36 Mean 455 Cfsm 3.82 In. 51.86 Ac-ft 329,100

Peak discharge (base, 2,600 cfs}.--Nov. 12 (6 p.m.) 4,570 cfs (10.68 ft); Nov. 18 (9:50 p.m.) 

3,070 efs (9.35 ft); Jan. 24 (5 p.m.) 4,050 efs (10.25 ft).__________________________

* Discharge measurement made on this day.
214 ELOKOMIN RIVER BASIN

2475. Elokomin River near Cathlamet, Wash.

Location. Lat 46°13'10", long 123°20'30", in SE^- sec.31, T.9 N., R.5 W. , on right bank 

125 ft upstream from railroad bridge, 2| miles northeast of Cathlamet, and 4| miles 

upstream from mouth.

Drainage area. 65.8 sq mi.

Records available. October 1940 to September 1959.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 29.60 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

T929. Prior to June 25, 1941, staff gage at same site and datum.

Average discharge. 19 years, 374 cfs (270,800 acre-ft per year).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 4,550 cfs Nov. 12 (gage height, 8.86 ft); minimum, 36 cfs Aug. 25, 26 (gage height, 1.21 ft).

1940-59: Maximum discharge, 7,300 cfs Feb. 17, 1949 (gage height, 12.66 ft), from

rating curve extended above 2,100 cfs on basis of slope-area measurement of peak flow;

minimum, 18 cfs Oct. 6, 7, 15, 16, 1952; minimum gage height, 1.01 ft Sept. 22-26, 1957.

Maximum stage known, 17.2 ft in December 1933, from information by local residents.

Remarks. Records excellent. Some diversions for irrigation and domestic use. No regulaRevlslons (water years). WSP 1154: 1948. WSP 1218: Drainage area. WSP 1318: 1942-47(M). 

Supplemental peak discharges for Feb. 6, 1943., and Jan. 7, 1945, have been revised to 

3,970 cfs Feb. 6, 1943 (7:30 a.m.), and 3,880 cfs Jan. 7, 1945 (10 a.m.), superseding 

figures published in WSP 984 and 1044, respectively.

Rating tables, water year 1958-59 (gage height, In feet, and discharge, 

In cubic feet per second)

dot. 1 to Nov. 12 Nov. 13 to Sept. 30

1.2 27

1.4 52

1.7 99

2.3 236

3.0 

4.5 

7.5

464

1,260

3,460

1.2 

1.4 

1.7 

2.3

55

100

236

3.0 464

4.5 1,270

7.5 3,580

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1958 to September 1959

Day

1 

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

51

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Ac-ft

Oct.

43 

42

39

38

35

38

101

490

*220

202

154

135

161

135

116

105

113

220

692

354

285

247

226

188

166

148

155

126

118

118

118

5,545

178

2.61

5.08

10,600

Nov.

122 

T55

144

506

582

1,490

1,040

1,560

1,180

966

1,430

5,550

2,490

1,630

1,150

858

710

2,090

1,940

2,260

1,890

1,350

1,030

*930

760

636

546

480

428

594

55,470

1,116

17.0

18.92

66,590

Dec.

417 

785

960

700

582

523

735

631

564

720

954

795

680

582

510

440

340~ 591

452

507

795

710

608

546

685

800

894

966

1,030

1.680

1,240

22,402

725

11.0

12.66

44,450

Jan.

1,000 

795

650

577

514

497

536

912

1,190

1,220

1,100

1,180

1,070

*900

765

700

613

618

564

514

735" 480

2,920

5,410

1,§90

1,550

2,130

1,430

1,090

936

846

35,452

1,078

16.4

18.90

66,310

Feb.

715 

626

577

510

489

550

489

452

460

472

432

42"0~ 594

501

456

568

626

615

750

*765

660

586

568

501

604

600

541

528

-

15,455

552

8.59

8.75

50,650

Mar.

582 

497

448

594

367

340

318

556

402

420

587

591

598

363

540

318

318

384

598

560

484

456

464

417

409

452

452

725

825

1,120

1,920

15,485

500

7.60

8.75

30,710

Apr.

*2,780 

1,830

1,210

894

725

595

497

428

380

340

309

283

266

283

266

256

226

215

200

188

178

167

*162

155

149

198

362

1,280

1,860

1, 960

18,618

621

9.44

10.52

36,950

May

1,190 

850

640

577

468

402

355

524

377

347

305

277

255

285

515

274

280

263

250

233

220

208

192

185

188

190

178

167

*151

144

156

10,198

529

5.00

5.76

20,250

June

130 

127

150

175

205

155

156

155

258" 272

265

244

215

200

180

174

162

155

156

127

121

115

115

152

125

115

110

113

108

98

4,745

158

2.40

2.68

9,410

July

95 

95

97

90

115

110

111

95

*86

85

78

74

71

71

68

67

62

59

56

56

56

55

55

56

55

52

50

50

48

46

45

2,207

71.2

1.08

1.25

4,580

Aug.

46 

46

46

46

46

45

45

42

40

40

40

42

45

41

40

41

55

47

44

*42

42

44

44

40

*57

58

65

53

45

40

53

1,570

44.2

0.672

0.77

2,720

Sept.

55 

45

45

546

367

495

294

266

190

149

127

115

104

97

125

117

95

110

558

750

541

*384

297

258

265

518

417

531

288

258

7,775

259

3.94

4.59

15,420

Calendar year 1958 : Max 3,350 Mln 22 Mean 396 Cfsm 6.02 In. 81.59 Ac-ft 286,500

Water year 1958-59 : Max 5,410 Mln 57 Mean 467 Cfsm 7.10 In. 96.55 Ac-ft 558,200

Peak discharge (base. 5,600 cfs]. Nov. 12 (1:50 p.m.] 4,550 cfs (8.86 ft)j Nov. 18 (6:30 p.m.) 

5,780 cfs (7.75 ft); Jan. 24 (1:50 a.m.) 4,150 efs (8.21 ft).__________________________

* Discharge measurement made on this day.
GRAYS RIVER BASIN 215

2490. Grays River above South Pork, near Grays River, Wash.

Location. Lat 46°23'35", long 123°28'35", in NWi: sec.31, T.ll N., R.6 W., on right bank 

500 ft upstream from the South Pork and 7 miles northeast of town of Grays River.

Drainage area. 33.4 sq mi.

Records available. October 1955 to September 1959.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Altitude of gage is about 350 ft (from topographic map).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 5,970 cfs Nov. 12 (gage height, 9.58 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 2,700 cfs on basis of contracted-opening measurement of 

peak flow; minimum, 28 cfs Aug. 25, 26 (gage height, 2.97 ft).

1955-59: Maximum discharge, 7,050 cfs Dec. 9, 1956 (gage height, 10.23 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 1,600 cfs on basis of contracted-opening measurement of 

peak flow; minimum, 18.5 cfs Aug. 23-27, 1958 (gage height, 2.89 ft).

Remarks. Records good. No regulation or diversion above station.

Rating tables, water year 1958-59 (gage height, In feet, and discharge, 

in cubic feet per second)

Oct. 1 to Nov. 12 Mov. 12 to Sept. 30

3.0 28

3.3 64

3.6 119

4.0 240

5.0 690

6.0 1,340

7.0 2,190

3.0 

3.5 

4.0 

5.0

28

97

239

680

6.0 

7.0 

8.5

1,400

2,410

4,350

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1958 to September 1959

Day

1

Z

3

4

5

6

1

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

IV

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Ac-ft

Oct.

39

37

35

34

32

32

188

534

255

229

172

182

322

218

*166

139

147

373

1.010

555

378

310

251

198

169

144

132

117

106

117

6,718

217

6.50

7.48

13,320

Mov.

110

110

159

274

316

1,28O

841

913

769

712

1,85O

4.280

1,860

1,030

692

520

427

1,720

1,360

1,700

1,250

830

620

636

 512

431

363

311

280

254

26,410

880

26.3

29.41

52,380

Dec.

432

829

842

575

444

391

512

448

391

435

615

525

444

375

335

280

246

411

319

484

698

555

458

399

550

734

764

764

722

1.060

794

16,831

543

16.3

18.74

33,380

Jan.

647

516

423

359

519

339

453

890

1,210

1,230

902

1,190

1,060

*752

580

484

419

444

407

367

351

598

3.050

2,950

1,490

1,070

1,460

902

658

550

489

26,539

856

25.6

29.55

52,640

Feb.

415

363

327

292

288

555

515

276

272

246

222

201

198

265

245

374

453

*440

856

734

56O

458

440

383

507

489

423

427

-

10,802

386

11.6

12.03

21,430

Mar.

448

591

347

299

265

236

211

245

296

511

284

307

303

269

243

222

250

403

411

359

570

507

476

403

403

440

440

674

722

1,170

13,873

448

13.4

15.45

27,520

Apr.

*2,520

1,490

881

620

502

407

543

296

258

225

2O1

182

169

182

164

150

147

134

126

115

108

101

97

 92

90

134

542

1,480

2,550

2,680

16,766

559

16.7

18.67

33,25O

May

1.150

704

530

484

403

345

299

265

292

258

225

204

185

201

259

218

261

261

256

211

188

172

155

147

150

150

159

129

 117

108 

101

8,505

274

8.20

9.47

16,870

June

95

92

95

196

201

150

129

134

208

211

269

265

225

194

172

155

139

129

117

108

104

95

92

108

93

88

84

95

88 

81

4,208

140

4.19

4.69

8,350

July

76

79

76

72

88

95

117

93

84

*78

74

72

70

68

66

63

60

58

56

55

55

52

52

54

51

49

47

46

45

44 

45

2,058

65.7

1.97

2.27

4,040

Aug.

41

40

40

41

41

59

57

56

35

32

32

34

52

50

50

31

35

34

30

 30

30

35

54

30

29

30

47

41

52

30

12

1,087

55.1

1.05

1.21

2,160

Sept.

41

52

34

401

590

746

466

367

265

198

158

134

117

101

104

93

85

182

604

2.O40

957

 585

427

551

347

530

458

371

515 

265

11,342

378

11.3

12.63

22,500

Calendar year 1958: Max 4,280 Min 18.5 Mean 322 Cfsin 9.64 In. 130.96 Ac-ft 233,300

Water nai»er year yvtv 1958-59: ±yoo-oy; Max PUUL 4,280 *, cou Mln nui 29 ta Mean neail 398 090 Cfsm i/iara 11.9 ±±,3 In. jji, 161.60 XDJ..DU Ac-ft Au-^b 287,800 co f, ouu

Peak discharge (base, 2,900 cfs).--Mov. 12 (9:15 a.m.) 5,970 cfs (9.58 ft)j Nov. 18 (5:15 p.m.) 

5.550 cfs (7.76 ft); Jan. 25 (5 p.m.) 4,360 cfs (8.51 ft); Apr. 50 (4 a.m.) 5,800 cfs (8.11 ft)

Discharge measurement made on this day.

562653 O - 60 - 15
216 GRAYS RIVER BASIN

2495. Grays River below South Pork, near Grays River, Wash.

Location.--Lat 46°23'30", long 123°28'35", in SW^ sec.31, T.ll N., R.6 W., on right bank 

400 ft downstream from South Pork and 7 miles northeast of town of Grays River.

Drainage area.--56.3 sq mi.

Records available. September 1955 to September 1959.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Altitude of gage is 350 ft (from topographic map).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 8,340 cfs Nov. 12 (gage height, 9.40 ft); minimum, 45 cfs Aug. 25, 26 (gage height, 2.23 ft).

1955-59: Maximum discharge, 10,700 cfs Dec. 9, 1956 (gage height, 10.4 ft, from 

high-water mark in well), from rating curve extended above 2,400 cfs by logarithmic 

plotting; minimum, 23 cfs Aug. 20-27, 1958; minimum gage height, 2.10 ft Sept. 7-9, 

1956.

Remarks.--Records excellent except those for period Nov. 22 to Dec. 21 and those above 

5,000 cfs, which are good. No regulation or diversion above station.

Rating tables, water year 1958-59, except period of shifting control 

height, in feet, and discharge, in cubic feet per second)

Oct. 1 to Nov. 12 Nov. 12 to Sept. 30

2.5 

3.0 

3.5

4.0

55

152

323

570

5.0 1,290

6.0 2,250

7.5 4,350

9.0 7,350

2.2 42

2.5 81

3.0 195

3.5 390

4.0 690

5.0 1,520

6.0 2,640

8.0 5,610

10.0 9,770

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1958 to September 1959

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19 

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Ac-it

Oct.

74

72

69

66

65

65

309

829

401

368

289

294

490

350

*277

229

240

535

1,450 

802

548

435

373

306

254

226

203

185

168

157

179

10,288

332

5.90

6.80

20,410

Nov.

179

176

254

440

498

1,990

1,270

1,420

1,190

1,050

2,650

5,760

2,700

1,590

974

690

549

2,840

1,950 

2,610

1,860

1,280

942

958

*732

574

468

400

363

333

38,690

1,290

22.9

25.56

76,740

Dec.

586

1,200

1,310

880

648

537

746

641

537

661

982

828

648

519

446

368

329

S54

430

681

1,050

835

648

537

768

1,060

1,170

1,190

1,110

1,750

1,270

24,919

804

14.3

16.46

49,430

Jan.

1,010

768

562

468

410

425

565

1,240

1,760

1,810

1,370

1,700

1,520

*1,090

842

676

562

6OO

555 

495

462

876

4,460

4,760

2,360

1,750

2,640

1,450

1,080

872

775

39,913

1,288

22.9

26.37

79,170

Feb.

6^0

525

462

410

405

501

446

400

390

368

333

309 333"

358

341

524

669

*641

1,250 

1,140

872

690

683

562

808

798

669

690

-

16,197

578

10.3

10.70

32,130

Mar.

746

607

513

435

386

345

321 3SB"

435

468

425

451

446

400

372

345

376

627

655 

537

918

812

753

614

620

697

712

1,140

1,280

1,880

3j_130

21,814

704

12.5

14.41

43,270

Apr.

*4,120

2,260

1,340

942

732

562

456

381

333

297

273

258

240

254

237

220

206

192

177 

165

160

150

145

*140

TBT

202

546

2,390

4,000

4,000

25,518

851

15.1

16.86

50,610

May

1,710

1,080

760

676

531

440

381

341

390

354

317

289

262

289

325

301

354

368

337 

305

281

254

230

216

212

223

206

189

*174

165

158

12,118

391

6.94

8.00

24,040

June

150

140

145

278

297

234

209

240

305

329

415

40TT

350

309

273

248

226

206

186 

171

160

148

142

165

152

136

129

138

131

120

6,537

218

3.87

4.32

12,970

July

114

116

116

110

136

145

171

152

127

*118

114

108

106

102

98

95

88

83

80 

78

76

74

72

74

72

68

65

65

65

62

60

3,000

96.8

1.72

1.98

5,950

Aug.

57

57

56

61

61

56

53

52

51

51

50

51

51

48

46

48

52

54

49 

*46

48

54

54

49

48

48

83

66

51

49

78

1,678

54.1

0.961

1.11

3,330

Sept.

63

53

55

679

926

1,200

760

594

415

325

262

226

198

177

183

171

148

286

1,050 

2,650

1,410

*880

620

495

478

872

746

568

468

395

17,334

578

10.3

11.45

34,380

Calendar year 1958: Max 5,76O Mln 23 Mean 473 Cfara 8.4O In. 113.99 Ac-ft 342,300

Water year 1958-59 : Max 5,760 Mln 46 Mean 597 Cfsm 10.6 In. 144.02 Ac-ft 432,400

Peak discharge (base, 5,OOO cfs}. Nov. 12 

(7.87 ft); Jan. 25 (2:50 p.m.) 6,600 cfs

9 a.m.) 8,34O cfs (9.40 ft); Nov. 18 (4 p.m.) 5,390 cfs 

8.56 ft); Apr. 50 (1:50 a.m.) 5,710 cfs (8.06 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day .

Note. --Shifting-control method used Nov. 22 to Dec. 21.
GRAYS RIVER BASIN 217

2505. West Fork Grays River near Grays River, Wash. 

(Formerly published as West Branch Grays River)

Location.--Lat 46°23'10", long 123°33'30", on line between sec.33, T.ll N., R.7 W., and 

sec.4, T.10 N. , R.7 W. , on right bank 1 mile upstream from mouth and 3-p miles northeast of town of Grays River.

Drainage area. 16.3 sqmi.

Records available. April 1949 to September 1959.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Altitude of gage is 71 ft (by barometer).

Average discharge . 10 years, 129 cfs (93,390 acre-ft per year).

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 2,890 cfs Nov. 12 (gage height, 6.36 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 1,000 cfs on basis of slope-area measurement at gage height 

6.89 ft; minimum, 12 cfs Aug. 15, 16; minimum gage height, 2.15 ft Oct. 5.

1949-59: Maximum discharge, 2,970 cfs Feb. 9, 1951 (gage height, 6.45 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 460 cfs on basis of slope-area measurement at gage height 

6.89 ft; minimum, 4.2 cfs Sept. 5, 1951 (gage height, 1.78 ft).

Flood of Feb. 22, 1949, reached a stage of 6.89 ft, from floodmarks (discharge, 

3,700 cfs, from rating curve extended above 460 cfs on basis of slope-area measurement 

of peak flow).

Remarks. Records good except those for period of no gage-height record, and those for 

period of shifting control, which are fair. No regulation or diversion above station.

Rating tables, water year 1958-59, except period of shifting control (gage 

height, in feet, and discharge, in cubic feet per second)

2.1

2.3

2.6 60

3.0 131

Oct. 1 to Jar 

9.2 3.5

4.0 

4.5 

5.5

277

510

840

1,810

Jan. 23 to Sept. 3O

2.2 9 4.0 495

2.6 44 4.5 840

3.0 108 5.5 1,810

3.5 250

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1958 to September 1959

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12 

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Ac-ft

Oct.

15.5

15.5

14.5

14.0

13.5

13.5

58

208

92

*92

70

76 

133

87

68

56

57

143

T75" 389

119

96

80

68

60

53

48

43

41

39

47

2,487.5

80.2

4.92

5.68

4,930

Nov.

42

5F

59

102

114

538

267

314

255

245

724

1,810 

659

356

244

181

149

736

487

583

425

285

214

214

168

*140

121

107

100

94

9,778

326

20.0

22.31

19,390

Dec.

181

331

*311

204

158

138

190

163

138

160

258

207 

163

135

123

105

1SB" 98

129

258

321

224

170

149

231

305

281

270

266

477 ±$c

O£O

6,638

214

13.1

15.15

13,170

Jan.

266

201

163

146

125

131

168

287

347

356

281

435 

347

255

*192

160

146

173

158

140

129

232

1,410

1,140

489

322

501

282

196

155

140

9,473

306

18.8

21.61

18,790

Feb.

119

100

91

80

79

115

100

87

86

82

75

72" 69

89

87

125

152

132

258

26T

150

130

121

104

150

140

115

121

-

3,231

115

7.06

7.37

6,410

Mar.

132

112

97

86

79

70

66

70

95

106

89

87 

84

75

69

64

62

8T

95

80

166

138

121

102

102

121

119

215

243

370

797

4,198

135

8.28

9.58

8,330

Apr.

*880

420

218

a!70

a!40

allO

a90

a8O

a70

a63

a59

a55 

a55

a55

a51

a47

a44

a40

a38

a36

a34

a32

*32

31

3T

43

92

604

1,260

1,070

5,951

198

12.1

13.58

11,800

May

380

2lF

150

128

106

89

77

69

79

75

69

62 

62

75

79

87

95

98

93

87

77

69

62

57

62

64

63

*57

52

48

44:

2,830

91.3

5.60

6.46

5,610

June

43

40

40

88

97

66

54

53

84

93

ns" 117

89

75

66

58

52

48

45

42

38

36

36

41

38

34

33

40

35

21

1,727

57.6

3.53

3.94

3,430

July

29

31

31

29

37

45

70

ST

44

*40

35

32 

30

28

27

26

24

23

22

22

22

21

21

22

21

19

18.5

18.5

17.5

17

16_

891.5

28.8

1.77

2.03

1,770

Aug.

16

16

15.5

18.5

18.5

16

15.5

14.5

14

13

13

14

13

13

12.5

12.5

16

16

*13

13

14

"18.5

17.5

14.5

13

14

23

ZS

18.5

15.5

22

487.0

15.7

0.963

1.11

966

Sept.

20

17

TT.5

228

249

344

163

128

89

68

56

48 

44

40

41

36

*33

48

204

688

290

175

128

106

115

286

226

163

128

106

4,284.5

143

8.77

9.78

8,500

Calendar year 1958: Max 1,810 Mln 4.4 Mean 112 Cfsm 6.87 In. 93.54 Ac-ft 81,31O

Water year 1958-59: Max 1,810 Min 12.5 Mean 142 Cfsm 8.71 In. 118. 60 Ac-ft 1O3,1OO

Peak discharge (base, 1,500 cfs). Nov. 12 (8:3O a.m.) 2,890 cfs (6.36 ft); Jan. 23 (2 p.m.) 

2,090 efs (5.75 ft); Apr. 29 (11 p.m.) 1,800 cfs (5.49 ft)._____________________________

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

a No gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of records for other Grays River station

Note. Shifting-control method used Feb. 2o to Mar. 30.
218

PACIFIC SLOPE BASINS IN OREGON

NEHALEM RIVER BASIN 

3010. Nehalem River near Foss, Oreg.

Loc|Mon.--Lat 45°42'15" long 123°45'20", in NW£ sec.35, T.3 N. , R.9 W. , on right bank a 

quarter of a mile upstream from Cook Creek and 2.2 miles northeast of Foss.

Drainage area.--667 sq mi.

Records available.--October 1939 to September 1959.

Gage Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 32.60 ft above mean sea level, datum of 1929 

(Oregon State Highway Department bench mark). Prior to Nov. 11, 1939 staff gage at 

same site and datum. ' 6 6

Average discharge. 20 years, 2,712 cfs (1,963,000 acre-ft per year).

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 21,900 cfs Jan. 24 (gage height, 14 30 ft)- minimum, 79 cfs Oct. 6, 7

mum^fcfs sSt^-i^llsf ' 39 ' 3 °° ° fS ^ 21 ' 1955 (g&ge helght ' 19 " 67 ft); mlnl -

Remarks.--Records excellent. No regulation. Several small diversions above station for 

irrigation and domestic use.

Rating tables, water year 1958-59 (gage height, In feet, and discharge. 

In cubic feet per second)

Oct. 1 to Jan. 24 Jan. 25 to Sept. 3O

1.2 

1.4 

1.8 

2.5 

3.0

66

112

255

630

950

4.0

6.0

9.0

14.0

1,740

4,040

9,300

21,000

1.5 

1.8 

2.4 

3.0

124

235

570

970

4.0

6.0

9.0

13.0

1,840

4,240

9,660

18,300

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1958 to September 1959

Day

1 

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30 

31

Total

Mean

Cfsra

In.

Ac-ft

Oct.

93 

90

86

84

84

79

98

471

415

291

a220

a!90

a!70

a!60

a!50

al50

also

a310

al,500

1,330

936

696

606

498

425

375

330

300

282

260 

264

11,093

358

0.537

0.62

22,000

Nov.

278 

278

291

788

*1,460

6,110

4,740

5,540

5,390

5,830

5,830

8,960

11,800

9,800

7,480

5,330

3,910

9,930

14.100

13,100

10,500

7,880

6,030

4,960

4,010

3,330

2,810

2,460

2,230

2,050

167,205

5,574

8.36

9.32

331 , 600

Dec.

2,270 

3,260

5,250

4,450

3,710

3,200

3,840

4,100

3,790

4,440

8,010

7,040

5,690

4,590

3,820

3,220

*2,770

3,170

3,050

3,290

5,170

5,870

5,220

4,450

5,640

7,180

8,440

9,020

8,120

7,700 

6,660

156,430

5,046

7.57

8.72

310,300

Jan.

5,780 

5,120

4,320

3,700

3,340

3.240

4,050

9,630

1 7 , 500

20.100

16,200

15,800

14,800

11,500

8,560

6,750

5,470

4,670

4,450

4,400

4,040

4,580

9,070

19,100

17,400

12,400

13,100

»1 1,400

9,300

7,540 

6,430

283,740

9,153

13.7

15.82

562,800

Feb.

5,480 

4,660

4,070

3,600

3,200

3,180

3,090

2,940

2,890

3,060

3,170

3,060

3,140

4,040

4,380

5,640

7,300

7,320

8,940

9,820

7,960

6,250

5,250

4,450

4,020

3,930

3,540

3,310

-

131,690

4,703

7.05

7.34

261,200

Mar.

3,200 

2,950

2,730

2,510

2,290

2,120

1,960

1,940

*1,960

2,230

2,240

2,190

2,440

2,620

2,640

2,540

2,470

2,970

3,950

3,840

4,140

4,160

3,930

3,780

3,730

4,280

4,600

5,820

6,850

8,800 

10.700

112,580

3,632

5.45

6.28

223,300

Apr.

11.100

9,520

7,500

5,930

4,840

4,030

3,380

2,900

2,560

2,270

Z,040

1,840

1,680

1,610

1,600

1,500

1,410

1,310

1,230

1,160

1,110

*1,040

994

942

907

970

1,500.

2,780

3,410

5,440

88,503

2,950

4.42

4.93

175,500

May

4.710 

3,780

3,060

2,710

2,610

2,480

2,280

2,090

2,040

2,020

1,880

1,720

1,570

1,510

1,610

1,740

1,830

1,800

1,680

1,600

1,500

1,390

1,290

1,200

1,160

1,150

1,110

1,050

994

1 935 

879

57,378

1,851

2.78

3.20

113,800

June

823 

781

767

*816

921

858

802

760

1,290

1,590

1,530

1,470

1,310

1,190

1,100

986

935

9OO

830

774

711

672

636

630

630

612

588

606

630

576

26,724

891

1.34

1.49

53,010

July

540 

510

498

480

498

570

704

630

582

522

462

426

402

384

*362

352

335

315

295

275

260

255

245

245

245

240

231

227

222

218 

210

11,740

379

0.568

0.65

23,290

Aug.

201 

197

189

186

182

178

174

167

160

153

146

146

146

146

143

143

153

i56

156

150

146

150

150

146

*137

130

143

140

137

134 

134

4,819

155

0.232

0.27

9,560

Sept.

143 

140

140

376

830

986

816

654

516

408

346

305

270

245

240

227

222

360

1,500

1,910

1,890

1,400

1,050

837

760

2,360

2.530

2,010

1,570

1,270

26,311

877

1.31

1.47

52,190

Calendar year 1958: Max 14,500 Min 7O Mean 2,767 Cfsra 4.15 In. 56.32 Ac-ft 2,003,000

Water year 1958-59: Max 20,100 Mln 79 Mean 2,954 Cfsm 4.43 In. 60.11 Ac-ft 2,139,000

Peak discharge (base, 19,000 cfs, revised).--Jan. 10 (9 a.m. to 2 p.m.) 20,600 cfs (13.86 ft)j 

Jan. 24 (11:50 a.m.) 21,900 efs (14.30 ft)._________________________________________

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

a No gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of weather records and records for Wilson 

River near Tillamook.
WILSON RIVER BASIN 219

3015. Wilson River near Tillamook, Oreg.

Location.--Lat 45°28'40", long 123 C 43'20", in NW£ sec.18, T.I S., R.8 W., on right bank 

1 mile upstream from North Pork and 6£ miles east of Tillamook.

Drainage area. 159 sq mi.

Records available. October 1914 to September 1915, August to November 1916, July 1931 to 

September 1959. Prior to January 1915 monthly discharge only, published in WSP 1318.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 42.13 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929. Dec. 18, 1914, to Nov. 4, 1916, staff gage at site three-quarters of a mile 

downstream at different datum. July 30, 1931, to Sept. 30, 1938, staff gage at site 

100 ft downstream at datum 0.93 ft higher.

Average discharge. 29 years (1914-15, 1931-59), 1,220 cfs (883,200 acre-ft per year).

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 15,000 cfs Nov. 18 (gage height, 12.26 ft), 

from rating curve extended above 10,000 cfs by logarithmic plotting; minimum, 56 cfs 

Oct. 5-7.

1914-16, 1931-59: Maximum discharge, 30,000 cfs Dec. 21, 1933 (gage height, 

19.28 ft, site and datum then in use), from rating curve extended above 15,000 cfs; 

minimum, 45 cfs Oct. 15, 16, 17, 18, 1952.

Flood in February 1916 reached a stage of 20.8 ft, from floodmarks, site and datum 

then in use (discharge unknown).

Remarks.--Records excellent except those for period of backwater from debris, which are 

good. No regulation. Small diversions for domestic use above station.

Revisions (water years). WSP 1014: Drainage area. WSP 1398: 1953.

Rating tables, water year 1958-59, except period of backwater from debris 

height, in feet, and discharge, in cubic feet per second)

Oct. 1 to Nov. 18 Nov. 19 to Sept. 30

0.2

.5 

1.0 

1.5

95

227

405

2.0 635

3.0 1,290

5.0 3,250

'8.0 7,600

0.4

.7

1.0

1.5

136

226

428

2.0 675

3.0 1,340

5.0 3,360

10.0 10,900

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1958 to September 1959

Day

1 

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19 

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30 

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Ac-ft

Oct.

62 

61

59

58

56

56

70

477

264

179

141

122

115

106

99

95

95

255

1.050 

829

522

409

348

292

260

227

208

190

173

164 

179

7,221

233

1.47

1.69

14,320

Nov.

184 

212

227

921

*1,570

5,910

3,310

3,370

3,010

2,630

2,590

5,150

5,820

3,680

2,430

1,750

1,350

6,580

7,750 

8,080

6,400

3,850

2,660

2,230

1,800

1,490

1,260

1,100

1,010

899

89,223

2,974

18.7

20.87

177,000

Dec.

1.050 

1,730

2,770

1,920

1,490

1,300

2,060

1,950

1,660

2,780

5.940

3,610

2,540

1,940

1,560

1,290

*1,110

1,360

1,200 

1,290

2,000

1,990

1,640

1,440

2,420

3,190

3,620

3,430

3,340

3,760 

3,010

70,370

2,270

14.3

16.46

139,600

Jan.

2,390 

1,920

1,540

1,320

1,200

1,270

1,880

5,100

7,820

5,580

4,280

5,330

4,580

3,310

2,460

2,080

1,720

1,560

1,530 

1,450

1,320

1,920

5,590

10.400

5,800

4,050

6,750

*4,350

3,090

2J 220

106,310

3,429

21.6

24.87

210,900

Feb.

1,870 

1,610

1,420

1,230

1,110

1,140

1,080

977

1,000

1,040

950

875

944

1,150

1,090

1,910

2,190

2,280

3,960 

3,340

2,410

1,890

1,680

1,480

1,480

1,550

1,410

1,360

-

 

44,426

1,587

9.98

10.39

88,120

Mar.

1,480 

1,320

1,140

991

893

821

780

780

*815

839

780

827

905

869

827

797

833

1,280

1,700 

1,400

1,530

1,450

1,390

1,240

1,360

1,930

1,950

2,680

2,680

3,850 

4,_870.

45,007

1,452

9.13

10.53

89,270

Apr.

5,890 

4,480

3,060

2,260

1,780

1,440

1,200

1,030

905

833

763

708

655

645

615

565

550

515

485 

461

433

*414

396

379

566

485

998

3,100

3,650

4,610

43,671

1,456

9.16

10.21

86,620

May

5.100 

2,090

1,580

1,360

1,360

1,240

1,090

984

1,020

912

833

768

714

719

702

650

655

650

625 

595

565

535

505

480

466

475

437

410

588

362 

344

26,614

858

5.40

6.23

52,790

June

552 

320

320

*419

470

388

344

357

1,130

1,140

1,030

957

821

741

655

585

540

505

466 

424

392

370

353

353

344

332

311

311

307

^88_

15,305

510

3.21

3.58

50,360

July

276 

269

261

250

291

332

525

a460

a400

a360

a320

a290

a260

a240

*230

226

220

204

194 

188

188

182

176

176

167

158

156

156

156

147 

142_

7,600

245

1.54

1.78

15,070

Aug.

134 

T29

129

129

129

122

117

112

110

108

106

108

108

106

104

99

106

106

99 

97

99

102

97

93

*91

87

104

97

87

80 

83

3,278

106

0.667

0.77

6,500

Sept.

83

76

74

524

845

1,170

785

590

452

362

303

265

240

223

220

204

185

273

1,410 

2,290

2,030

1,320

958

765

702

2,040

1,810

1,520

1,050

865

23,410

780

4.91

5.48

46,430

Calendar year 1958: Max 9,880 Mln 53 Mean 1,244 Cfsm 7.82 In. 106.17 Ac-ft 900,400

Water year 1958-59: Max 10,400 Mln 56 Mean 1,322 Cfsm 8.31 In. 112.86 Ao-ft 957,000

Peak discharge (base, 12,000 cfs).--Nov. 18 (8:30 p.m.) 15,000 cfs (12.26 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

a No gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of recorded range in stage, weather records, 

and records for Nehalem River near Poss.

Note. Backwater from debris Oct. 1 to Nov. 18.
220 SILETZ RIVER BASIN

3055. Siletz River at Siletz, Oreg.

Location. Lat 44°42'55", long 123°53'10", in Nlrf£sw£ sec.11, T.10 S., R.10 W., on right 

bank 1^ miles east of Siletz and 5j miles downstream from Rock Creek.

Drainage area. 202 sq mi.

Records available. October 1905 to November 1911, January to May 1912, January to 

June 1924, November 1924 to September 1959. Prior to December 1905 monthly discharge only, published in WSP 1318.

Sage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 102.32 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

T929. Oct. 1, 1905, to May 4, 1912, staff gage, Jan. 1 to Nov. 5, 1924, chain gage 

and Nov. 6, 1924, to Sept. 30, 1938, staff or wire-weight gage, all at sites within 

2^ miles downstream at different datums.

Average discharge.--40 years (1905-11, 1925-59), 1,601 cfs (1,159,000 acre-ft per year).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 14,200 cfs Nov. 18 (gage height, 15.20 ft); 

minimum, 74 cfs Oct. 7.

1905-12, 1924-59: Maximum discharge, 37,000 cfs Feb. 17, 1949 (gage height, 

25.17 ft), from rating curve extended above 15,000 cfs by logarithmic plotting; 

minimum observed, 51 cfs Dec. 6, 7, 1929.

Maximum discharge known, 40,800 cfs Nov. 20, 1921 (gage height, 31.6 ft, site 

and datum then in use), from rating curve extended above 17,000 cfs.

Remarks. Records excellent. Slight regulation from logponds. Small diversions above 

station for irrigation of not more than 600 acres.

Revisions (water years). WSP 754: 1922 (maximum gage height). WSP 814: 1935.

Rating tables, water year 1958-59 (gage height. In feet, and discharge, 

In cubic feet per second)

Oct. 1 to Nov. 18 Nov. 19 to Sept. 30

2.1 65

2.4 125

2.8 229

5.5 480

4.5 990

6.O 2,OOO

8.0 5,850

11.0 7,600

2.5 99

2.5 157

5.0 281

5.5 485

4.5 1,020

6.O 2,O80

8.0 3,830

11.0 7,600

14.0 12,100

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1958 to September 1959

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6 

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19 

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30 

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Ac-ft

Oct.

87

83

79

79

78

76 

78

299

23Z

166

139

125

116

112

105

101

101

214

 1,030 900"

*585

472

424

335

293

263

241

226

212

200 

286

7,727

249

1.23

1.42

15,330

Nov.

364

332 420"

1,140

1,860

6,100 

4,580

5,750

6,220

4,710

3,060

3,540

5,090

4,310

3,350

2,530

2,010

5,740

9,980 

10,200

7,890

4,820

3,450

2,740

2,240

1,850

1,560

1,380

1,390

1,270

109,876

3,663

18.1

20.23

217,900

Dec.

*1,500

1,680

2,690

2,170

1,760

1,580 

2,660

2,480

2,180

2,760

6,980

4,460

3,200

2,480

2,110

1,800

1,540

1,550

1,420 

1,530

2,500

2,330

2,010

1,830

2,450

3,020

3,360

3,570

4,120

5,350 

4,160

83,030

2,678

13.3

15.29

164,700

Jan.

3,270

2,620

2,140

1,820

1,870

1,750 

2,030

5,710

11,700

7,740

5,590

*8,160

5,900

4,180

3,180

2,920

2,460

2,320

2,300 

2,200

2,000

2,010

2,760

6,260

4,910

3,940

9,560

7,010

4,850

4,440 

4,150

131,730

4,249

21.0

24.25

261,300

Feb.

3,500

2,870

2,400

2,030

1,720

1,750 

1,750

1,640

1,756

2,180

2,070

1,790

1,790

2,370

2,392

3,500

3,660

3,630

5,780 

4,760

3,590

2,860

2,570

*2,210

2,000

1,860

1,760

1,660

-

71,842

2,566

12.7

13.23

142,500

Mar.

1,670

1,550

1,400

1,240

1,130

1,060 

984

1,000

1,060

1,040

948

984

1,010

984

930

894

912

1,340

1,980 

1,650

1,900

1,790

1,990

1,870

2,200

3,190

3,020

3,480

3,250

4,810 

4,816

56,076

1,809

8.96

10.32

111,200

Apr.

5,190

4,610

3,470

2,710

2,220

*1,850 

1,550

1,340

1,180

1,090

990

900

834

798

765

695

665

625

590 

560

526

498

472

454

456

503

905

2,110

2,840

4,270

45,646

1,522

7.55

8.40

90,540

May

5,210

2,520

1,800

1,650

3,270

5,520 

2,510

2,050

1,890

1,680

1,460

1,280

1,150

1,180

1,180

1,060

1,060

*1,010

960 

894

840

780

750

680

670

675

635

595

555

521 

494

42,089

1,358

6.72

7.75

85,480

June

476

458

462

540

9OO

680 

615

600

1,140

1,270

1,240

1,190

1,080

996

918

816

750

710

650 

600

565

535

503

505

485

462

431

418

404

375

20,772

692

5.45

5.82

41,200

July

359

547

352

521

559

*559 

494

407

591

532

310

288

278

264

257

254

257

228

225

215

206

198

198

198

192

186

178

176

170

170 

165

8,287

267

1.52

1.55

16 , 440

Aug.

160" 160

155

155

151

148 

144

159

157

151

*129

127

127

125

121

117

117

119

117 

115

117

119

117

110

106

103

ITS

144

121

110 

110

3,960

128

0.634

0.73

7,850

Sept.

117

110

104 452"

1,550

1,970 

1,200

918

665

540

458

595

559

552

525

328

288

567

1,680 

2,380

*2,700

1,820

1,320

1,060

996

5.770

2,870

2,100

1,640

1,540

34,154

1,138

5.63

6.29

67,740

Calendar year 1958: Max 10,400 Mln 55 Mean 1,547 Cfam 7.66 In. 103.95 Ac-ft 1,120,000

Water year 1958-59: Max 11,700 Mln 76 Mean 1,685 Cfam 8.34 In. 113.26 Ac-ft 1,220,000

Peak discharge (base, 14,OOP efs, revised).--Nov. 18 (11 p.m.) 14.200 cfs (15.20 ft). 

* Discharge measurement made on this day.
ALSEA RIVER BASIN 321

3061. North Pork Alsea River at Alsea, Oreg.

Location. Lat 44°22 I 45", long 123°35 I 40", in SE£ sec.l, T.14 S., R.8 W., on left bank 

0.2 mile southeast of Alsea, 0.3 mile upstream from road bridge, and 0.5 mile 

upstream from confluence with South Fork.

Drainage area. --63. 0 sq mi.

Records available. October 1957 to September 1959.

^Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 272.31 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 3,640 cfs Jan. 12 (gage height, 8.41 ft); 

minimum, 14 cfs Oct. 1-7; minimum gage height, 1.47 ft Sept. 3.

1957-59; Maximum discharge, 4,250 cfs Dec. 19, 1957 (gage height, 9.12 ft); 

minimum, 13 cfs Sept. 6, 7, 1958 (gage height, 1.46 ft).

Maximum stage known, 13.30 ft in December 1955 (discharge, about 9,000 cfs, from 

rating curve extended above 2,500 cfs), from information by local resident.

Remarks . Records excellent except those for period of no gage-height record, which are 

good. gUUU . 11U No 1 regulation. C^UJLcl l/J-Ull . OUillC Some diversions UJ.VClDJ.UliO by Uy pumping y\Mtly J.11& above dUUVC station. D l/d Records of water

temperatures for the water year 1959 are given in WSP 1644.

Rating tables, water year 1958-59 (gage height, In feet, and discharge, 

in cubic feet per second)

Oct. 1 to Jan. 11 Jan. 12 to Sept. 30

1.4 

1.6 

2.0 

2.5 

3.0

157

280

3.5 

4.0 

5.0 

6.0 

8.0

455

690

1,250

1,880

3,310

1.4 

1.6 

2.0 

2.5 

3.0

155

280

3.5

4.0 

5.0 

6.0 

8.0

455

690

1,250

1,880

3,310

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1958 to September 1959

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19 

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Ae-ft

Oct.

15

15

14

T?

14

14

15

30

26

21

18

18

18

18

18

18

18

33

~55 125 

42

34

31

*27

25

25

24

23

22

22

42

847

27.3

0.433

0.50

1,680

Nov.

47

38

42

134

167

357

245

391

692

518

274

351

610

590

427

292

228

567

1,880 

1,SSO

872

545

395

316

262

228

200

179

175

161

12,733

424

6.73

7.52

25,260

Dec .

T75~ 159

*240

212

191

177

232

230

220

238

411

391

319

268

228

205

193

177

167 

177

240

225

205

200

248

498

960 9TO~

720

640

500

9,956

321

5.10

5.88

19,750

Jan.

415

361

310

280

347

358

443

1,980

5,220

2,550

2,130

2,880

1,680

1,120

800

*675

555

475

451 

415

375

340

337

606

570

537

2,300

1,710

1,120

1,170

960

31,470

1,015

16.1

18.58

62,420

Feb.

735

575

467

399

347

334

313

286

3U

375

344

310

381

740

800

1,290

1,240

1,310

1,880 

1,370

993

746

645

545

475

435

*403

383

-

18,434

658

10.4

10.88

36,560

Calendar year 1958 : Max 3,220 Mln 14

Mar.

372

334

295

268

248

230

218

208

220

212

198

195 '235"

228

218

210

210

238

316 

280

325

331

379

375

459

751

665

645

680

1,170

1,020

11,728

378

6.00

6.92

23,260

Apr.

844

705

560

455

379

319

283

253

*232

215

200

191

179

175

166

155

149

143

135 

129

124

118

116

113

109

116

135

145

129

177

7,149

238

3.78

4.22

14,180

May

170

151

135

139

500

289

222

193

179

166

155

159

151

145

145

131

129

124

118 

115

*109

104

99

96

96

96

90

85

85

80

75

4,285

158

2.19

2.55

8,500

June

70

70

75

80

90

75

70

75

150

T5o

100

95

90

90

85

80

75

70

70 

65

60

60

60

55

55

55

55

55

5050"

2,250

75.0

1.19

1.53

4,460

July

48

. 48

46

44

50

50

55

*48

45

44

43

42

41

40

59

58

37

56

55 

54

55

55

53

55

32

30

30

30

30

29

£2.

1,204

58.8

0.616

0.71

2,590

Aug.

27

27

27

27

27

25

24

22

21

21

21

21

*21

22

21

21

22

25

22 

22

24

24

21

19

18

1719"

20

20

19

683

22.0

0.549

0.40

1,550

Mean 260 Cfsm 4.13 In. 55.92 Ae-ft 187

Sept.

21

19

19

54

88

101

57

42

55

50

28

27

26

29

56

39

31

44

183 

143

115

79

*61

54

50

128

164

124

96

79

1,980

66.0

1.05

1.17

3,950

,900

Water year 1958-59: Max 3,220 Mln 14 Mean 281 Cfsm 4.46 In. 60.64 Ao-ft 203,700

Peak discharge (base. 2,000 cfs). Nov. 19 (l to 3 p.m.) 2,020 cfs (6.25 ft): Jan. 9 (11 a.m.)

3,490 cfs (8.25 ft); Jan. 12 (1 a.m.) 5,640 cfs (8.41 ft); Jan. 27 (2 p.m.) 2,850 cfs (7.59 ft);

Feb. 19 (5 a.m.) 2,020 cfs (6.22 ft).________________________________________________

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

Note. No gage-height record May 27 to July 7; discharge estimated on basis of recorded range in 

stage, weather records, and records for South Fork Alsea River near Alsea and Fall Creek near Alsea.
222 ALSEA RIVER BASIN

3062. South Pork Alsea River near Alsea, Oreg.

Location. Lat 44°21'55", long 123°35'55", In NE^SE^ sec.12, T.14 S., R.8 ¥., on left 

bank 0.8 mile upstream up from confluence with North Pork and 1.1 miles soutt south of Alsea.

Drainage area. 49.5 sq mi.

Records available. October 1957 to September 1959. 

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Altitude of gage is 300 ft (by barometer).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 3,050 cfs Jan. 12 (gage height, 7.38 ft); 

minimum, 7.2 cfs Sept. 2, 3.

1957-59: Maximum discharge, that of Jan. 12, 1959; minimum, that of Sept. 2,3, 

1959.

Remarks. Records excellent except those for periods of no gage-height record, which are 

fair. No regulation. Some diversions by pumping above station. Records of water 

temperatures for the water year 1959 are given in WSP 1644.

Rating table, water year 1958-59 (gage height, in feet, and 

discharge, In cubic feet per second)

1.4 

1.6 

2.0 

2.5 

3.0

45

120

240

4.0 

5.0 

6.0 

7.2

590

1,120

1,810

2,870

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1958 to September 1959

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Ac-ft

Oct.

8.2

8 .2

8.2

8.2

8.6

9.0

9.5

11

15

12

11

11

10

10

10

9.9

11

17

76

50

22

18

17

*15

14

13

13

12

12

12

27

488.8

15.8

0.319

0.37

970

Nov.

38

29" 28

62

64

101

118

156

311

241

120

96

243

273

195

134

102

168

S50" 905

382

252

185

154

130

110

97

88

82

78

5,592

186

3.76

4.20

11,090

Dec.

78

80

*94

85

74

74

91

90

86

98

128

150

130

112

98

90

84

80

76

82

106

90

85

96

138

399

57§" 590

414

324

270

4,970

160

3.23

3.73

9,860

Jan.

228

205

175

, '500" 160

220

300

1,400

2,800

1,700

1,530

2,220

1,070

705

522

*470

407

351

318

288

264

240

228

330

318

294

1,210

1,020

650

554

466

20,843

672

13.6

15.66

41,340

Feb.

390

330

291

261

231

222

213

192

210

270

246

213

277

594

562

810

720

765

906

7T3B"

546

449

393

334

297

279

*267

249

-

11,222

401

8.10

8.43

22,260

Mar.

234

210

190

178

162

154

146

142

142

138

130

130

138

136

128

122

TS?

132

172

152

185

200

240

240

280

440

400

400

440

555" 600

6,983

225

4.55

5.25

13,850

Apr.

420 360"

300

260

240

210

190

170

*154

144

136

126

118

112

108

100

97

92

90

86

85

80

79

78

7J5

79

92

92

84

94

4,352

145

2.93

3.27

8,630

May

91

85

80

79

120

128

102

94

86

85

80

76

72

82

80

73

76

73

70

*66

62

58

55

52

52

52

50

47

46

45

42.

2,260

72.9

1.47

1.70

4,480

June

41

40

40

42

47

43

40

39

60

5T

43

41

38

38

37

35

34

34

32

30

29

29

29

30

30

30

30

30

30

28_

1,100

36.7

0.741

0.83

2,180

July

26

25

25

25

26

27

29 *Tf

24

21

20

19

18

18

17

17

17

16

15

15

14

14

14

14

14

13

13

13

13

13

12

574

18.5

0.374

0.43

1,140

Aug.

12

TT

11

11

12

11

11

10

9.9

9.5

9.5

9.9

*10

10

9.5

9.0

9.0

9.0

9.0

y.o

9.0

9.0

8.6

8.2

7.9

7.9

7.9

8.6

8.6

8.2

7.9

294.1

9.49

0.192

0.22

583

Sept.

8.2

7.9

H27

32

22

15

12

11

10

9.9

10

11

11

13

13

18

76

57

35

25

*19

18

18

50

47

34

26

22

675.4

22.5

0.455

0.51

1,340

Calendar year 1958 : Max 1,390 Mln 8.2 Mean 156 Cfsm 3.15 In. 42.71 Ac-ft 112,800

Water year 1958-59 : Max 2,800 Min 7.5 Mean 163 Cfsm 3.29 In. 44.60 Ac-ft 117,700

Peak discharge (base. 1,400 cfs).--Jan. 9 (about 12 m.) 3,000 cfs (7.33 ft); Jan. 12 (1:30 a.m.) 

5,050 cfa (7.58 ft); Jan. 27 (2 p.m.) 1,640 cfs (5.78 ft).______________________________

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

Note. No gage-height record Jan. 4-9, Mar. 22 to Apr. 8; discharge estimated on basis of recorded

range in stage and records for North Pork Alsea River at Alsea and Five Rivers near Fisher.
ALSEA RIVER BASIN 223

3063. Fall Creek near Alsea, Oreg.

Location. Lat 44°23'50", long 123-44'50", In SiNE^ sec.35, T.13 S., R.9 W., on left 

bank 2.0 miles upstream from mouth and 8.0 miles west of Alsea. Inflow between gage 

and measuring section 1.9 miles downstream Is Included In records.

Drainage area. 29.4 sq ml at measuring section 1.9 miles downstream.

Records available. August 1958 to September 1959.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Altitude of gage is 190 ft (from topographic map).

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 2,040 cfs Jan. 8 (gage height, 6.05 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 770 cfs by logarithmic plotting; minimum, 10 cfs Oct. 14.

1958-59: Maximum discharge, that of Jan. 8, 1959; minimum, 10 cfs Sept. 6, 7, 

Oct. 14, 1958.

Remarks. Records good. No regulation or diversion above station. Records of water 

temperatures for the water year 1959 are given in WSP 1644.

Rating table, water year 1958-59 (gage height, In feet, and 

discharge. In cubic feet per second)

1.4 

1.6 

1.8 

2.1 

2.5 128

3.0 

4.0 

5.0 

6.0

260

650

1,230

2,000

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1958 to September 1959

Day

1

Z

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Ac-It

Oct.

12

12

11

TT

11

11

11

23

16 

14

12

12

11

11

11

11

11

20

~4? 104

28

23

*21

18

16

16

14

14

14

13

20

581

18.7

0.636

0.73

1,150

Nov.

20

2T

32

83

156

476

240

514

499 

336

203

306

447

419

308

218

175

389

938

*544

503

353

269

230

190

170

150

135

132

120

8,876

296

10.1

11.23

17,610

Dec .

120 *15T

218

168

143

130

237

198

170 

184

322" 443

242

200

175

158

141

132

122

139

180

165

143

141

172

292

431

435

399

411

336

6,898

223

7.59

8.73

13,680

Jan.

275

239

200

188

US

203

264

1,090

1,770 

1,230

1,010

1,360

788

542

*411

381

332

294

278

260

239

215

218

354

311

308

1,380

860

578

725

569

17,090

551

18.7

21.62

33,900

Feb.

435

346

294

251

221

212

200

259" 190

245

221

192

252

325

328

614

569

844

1.110

745

515

399

356

300

263

242

 224

209

-

10,311

368

12.5

13.04

20,450

Mar.

200

185

172

160

148

139

130

126

139 

126

TlB" 118

150

148

132

122

120

146

175

150

178

178

242

221

248

336

300

336

367

553"

6,423

207

7.04

8.12

12,740

Apr.

359" 451

322

263

227

198

180

165

*150 

139

128

120

113

109

104

97

92

90

84

81

76

73

70

68

66

75

86

89

90

1 1*OAA 

4,353

145

4.93

5.51

8,630

May

120

107

94

104

374

245

175

143

135 

124

115

106

99

102

100

94

94

94

90

*84

81

76

73

70

69

72

66

62

60

55

3,341

108

3.67

4.23

6,630

June

53

51

53

59

65

54

51

53

~59" 120 

82

75

68

66

61

58

54

52

50

48

46

45

44

44

42

41

41

41

39

37

1,692

56.4

1.92

2.14

3,360

July

36

35

34

33

38

37

38

*34

32 

31

31

30

30

29

29

28

28

27

26

26

26

25

24

24

24

24

23

23

23

23

22

893

28.8

0.980

1.13

1,770

Aug.

21

?T

21

21

21

20

20

19

18 

18

18

18

*18

18

18

18

18

18

18

18

18

18

17

16

iS

16

16

18

16

16

16

563

18.2

0.619

0.71

1,120

Sept.

16

15 IB"

43

108

145

59

40

31 

26

23

21

21

20

24

22

20

64

252

150

118

82

*62

52

52

ISS- 283

iii

87

73

2,195

73.2

2.49

2.78

4,350

Calendar year 1958: Max - Mln - Mean - Cfsm - In. - Ac -ft -

Water year 1958-59 : Hax 1,770 Mln 11 Mean 173 Cfsm 5.88 In. 79.97 Ac-ft 125,400

Peak discharge (base, 1,500 cfs).--Jan. 8 (12 p.m.) 2,040 cfs (6.05 ft); Jan. 12 (3 a.m.) 1,710 cfs 

(5.65 ft); Jan. 27 (9 a.m.) 1,690 cfs (5.63 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.
224 ALSEA RIVER BASIN

3064. Five Rivers near Fisher, Oreg.

Location. Lat 44°20'15", long 123°49'35", In Wi sec.19, T.14 S., R.9 W., on left bank 

at downstream side of county road bridge, 500 ft downstream from Lobster Creek, 

3.2 miles north of Fisher, and 12 miles west of Alsea.

Drainage area. 114 sq ml.

Records available.--August 1958 to September 1959.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Altitude of gage Is 130 ft (from topographic map).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 7,120 cfs Jan. 12 (gage height, 14.24 ft), 

from rating curve extended above 3,300 cfs; minimum, 17 cfs Oct. 6, 7 (gage height, 

1.54 ft).

1958-59: Maximum discharge, that of Jan. 12, 1959; minimum, that of Oct. 6, 7, 

1958.

Remarks. Records excellent. No regulation or diversion above station. Records of 

water temperatures for the water year 1959 are given in WSP 1644.

Rating tables, water year 1958-59 (gage height, In feet, and discharge, 

In cubic feet per second)

Oct. 1 to Jan. 11 Jan. 12 to Sept. 30

1.5 13

1.6 23

1.8 53

2.5 172

3.5 420

5.0 980

7.0 1,950

10.0 3,700

14.0 6,900

1.6 

1.9 

2.5 

3.5

23

72

197

441

5.0 980

7.0 1,950

10.0 3,700

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1958 to September 1959

Day

1 

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27 

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsra

In.

Ac-ft

Oct.

20 

20

19

19

19

18

I?

30

36

27

23

23

23

23

23

23

24

59

120" 275 

71

58

*55

47

42

39

36 

33

33

31

60

1,348

43.5

0.382

0.44

2,670

Nov.

103

79

W

282

243

548

550

579

1,550

1,090

552

522

1,250

1,080

840

588

459

872

5,350 

*3, 130

1,920

1,250

908

712

570

477

414 

363

372

342

25,075

836

7.33

8.18

49,740

Dec.

345 

*384

545

480

414

378

499

480

450

447

624

676

584

501

450

402

363

342

320 

Tf7

580

492

447

435

545

1,200

1,920 

1,876

1,440

1,120

944

20,054

647

5.68

6.54

39,780

Jan.

844 

780

672

608

3T6

784

1,000

3,990

6,220

4,640

4,040

5,700

3,140

2,120

*1,590

1,360

1,120

984

940 

876

788

708

702

1,100

1,060

980

3,590 

2,940

2,020

1,800

1,520

59,432

1,917

16.8

19.39

117,900

Feb.

1,240 

1,030

900

792

702

674

652

604 740-

1,070

968

804

1,050

1,200

1,200

2,100

1,900

2,100

2,600 

2,000

1,600

1,300

1,100

950

850

*740

691

632

-

32,189

1,150

10.1

10.50

63,850

Mar.

579 

530

494

459

430

405

387

371

382

358

334

328

344

331

309

292

29T

341

473 

403

515

562

716

698

756

1,220

1,100 

1,100

1,180

2.080

1^750

19,524

630

5.53

6.37

38,730

Apr.

1,380 

1,100

932

796

698

610

544

*500

461

421

392

369

346

334

316

294

282

271

259 

248

237

226

217

206

201

219

287 

297

262

369

13,074

436

3.82

4.27

25,930

May

351

311

278

278

461

470

354

348

334

306

285

264

248

264

262

237

237

237

221 

*210

197

188

173

167

164

167

167 

158

148

141

131

7,793

251

2.20

2.54

15,460

June

133 

131

133

133

162

135

125

125

239

^OS

167

156

141

133

129

120

116

114

108 

102

98

96

92

94

90

88

88 

88

88

.§2.

3,712

124

1.09

1.21

7,360

July

76 

72

72

72

74

78

100

*97>

80

75

70

65

65

65

60

60

60

55

55 

55

55

50

48

*48

47

45

43 

43

43

43

42

1,906

61.5

0.539

0.62

3,780

Aug.

42 

4(5

39

39

39

37

36

34

33

31

31

31

*33

31

30

30

31

33

33 

33

36

37

34

31

30

29

29 

31

30

29

2J7

1,029

33.2

0.291

0.34

2,040

Sept.

29 

27

26

43

154

150

92

66

51

45

42

40

37

45

55

61

50

131

458 

30T

197

137

*108

92

90

358

285 

197

152

131

3,650

122

1.07

1.19

7,240

Calendar year 1958: Max - Mln - Mean - Cfsm - In. - Ac-ft -

Water year 1958-59: Max 6,220 Mln 18 Mean 517 Cfsm 4.54 In. 61.59 Ac-ft 374,500

Peak discharge (base, 4,000 cfs). --Jan. 9 (1:30 a.m.) 6,740 cfs (13.82 ft)j Jan. 12 (2 to 3 a.m.)

7,120 cfs (14.24 ft); Jan. 27 (2 p.m.) 4,590 cfs (11.24 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

Note. No gage-height record Feb. 14-25, July 9-23; discharge estimated on basis of recorded range 

In stage and records for Alaea River near Tidewater.
ALSEA RIVER BASIN 225

3065. Alsea River near Tidewater, Oreg.

Location. Lat 44°23'10", long 123°49 I 50", in NWi;-NW£ sec.6, T.14 S., R.9 W. , on right bank 

three-quarters of a mile downstream from Grass Creek, 2.3 miles upstream from Scott 

Creek, and 3.8 miles southeast of Tidewater.

Drainage area. 334 sq mi.

Records available.--October 1939 to September 1959.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 48.16 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929. Prior to Nov. 16, 1939, staff gage at same site and datum.

Average discharge. 20 years, 1,556 cfs (1,126,000 acre-ft per year).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 18,900 cfs Jan. 12 (gage height, 18.28 ft); minimum, 64 cfs Oct. 6, 7 (gage height, 1.29 ft).

1939-59: Maximum discharge, 32,200 cfs Dec. 21, 1955 (gage height, 23.80 ft); minimum, 56 cfs Sept. 6, 1956 (gage height, 1.20 ft).

Maximum stage known, 29.5 ft, from floodmark shown by old resident, on or about 

Feb. 3, 1890.

Remarks. Records good. No regulation. A few small diversions for irrigation above staRating tables, water year 1958-59 (gage height, in feet, and discharge, 

in cubic feet per second)

Oct. 1 to Jan. 27 Jan. 28 to Sept. 3O

1.3 

1.5 

2.0 

2.5 

3.0

226

400

610

4.0

6.0

9.0

13.0

18.0

1,150

2,500

5,050

10,100

18,4OO

1.4 

1.6 

2.0 

2.5 

3.0

79

117

222

380

570

4.0 1,050

6.0 2,430

9.0 5,050

13.0 10,100

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1958 to September 1959

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Ac-ft

Oct.

73

71

70

68

67

65

65

94

121

107

90

83

79

78

76

76

78

118

684

500

264

188

*169

148

134

126

119

113

109

107

130

4,270

138

0.413

0.48

8,470

Nov.

302

246

240

616

810

1,540

1,840

2,370

3,490

3,280

1,790

1,420

3,320

3,250

2,620

1,880

1,430

1,850

8,540

8,310

4,960

a3,500

a3,100

a2,000

al,500

al , 300

al.100

al.OOO

al.OOO

3960

69,564

2,319

6.94

7.75

138,000

Dec.

a ,000

* ,040

,500

,360

,190

,090

,4OO

,480

,350

,340

,050

,180'

,890

,610

,400

,260

,160

,O7O

994

,050

,560

,430

,290

,230

,540

,610

,930

.140

,090

,540

3,000

57,774

1,864

5.58

6.43

114,600

Jan.

2,590

2,350

2,050

1,850

2,260

2,300

2,550

9,360

17.400

13,700

10,600

16,300

9,360

*6,120

4,490

3,930

3,440

3,030

2,810

2,620

2,380

2,180

2,070

2,960

3,100

2,790

9,420

*9,200

5,920

5,480

4,700

169,310

5,462

16.4

18.85

335,800

Feb.

3,860

3,230

2,770

2,410

2,110

1,970

1,910

1,750

1,820

2,610

2,610

2,240

2,300

4,730

4,830

6,440

6,420

6,190

8,590

6,870

4,980

3,960

3,390

2,930

2,590

*2,310

2,110

1,920

-

99,650

%559

10.7

11.10

137 700

Mar.

,820

,660

,510

,390

,280

,210

,130

,080

,080

,060

965

950

,030

,050

975

925

915

965

1,430

1,250

1,440

1,620

1,970

2,000

2,010

3,200

3,100

3,010

3,140

5.090

4,790

55,045

1,776

5.32

6.13

109,200

Apr.

5.920

3,350

2,800

2,570

2,050

1,780

1,570

*1,420

1,300

1,190

1,100

1,020

965

925

900

850

785

755

723

687

660

658

610

588

570

592

687

780

687

870

57,082

1,256

5.70

4.15

75,550

May

890

795

718

705

1,580

1,510

1,150

970

910

870

790

728

678

705

752

664

664

656

653

*597

562

542

514

490

486

490

486

470

443

422

412

22,062

712

2.15

2.46

45,760

June

394

387

587

401

470

415

580

576

660

646

526

482

440

415

594

575

556

348

555

515

506

500

291

291

285

282

282

282

279

264

11,362

379

1.15

1.27

22,540

July

255

246

240

234

243

252

*276

258

251

216

207

195

189

186

184

181

175

170

164

159

154

149

146

149

149

146

142

157

135

135

1.5O

5,855

188

0.565

0.65

11,570

Aug.

126

124

124

124

124

121

117

111

107

101

99

*99

99

99

99

97

97

97

97

97

105

107

105

99

95

90

90

97

97

93

90

5,225

104

0.511

0.56

6,590

Sept.

93

93

90

113

380

514

352

243

186

156

137

150

126

128

146

175

156

250

1.O2O

825

615

*456

552

279

267

912

855

624

478

398

10,489

350

1.05

1.17

20,800

Calendar year 1958: Max 10,500 Min 64 Mean 1,503 Cf am 4.50 In. 61. O7 Ac-ft 1,088,000

Water year 1958-59: Max 17,40O Min 65 Mean 1,495 Cfam 4.48 In. 60.78 Ac-ft 1,082,000

Peak discharge (base, 13,OOO cfs).--Jan. 9 (4 to 5 a.m.) 18,000 cfs (17.78 ft); Jan. 12 (6:30 a.m.) 

18,900 cfs (18.28 ft); Jan. 27 (7 p.m.) 13,COO cfb (15.0 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

a No gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of recorded range in stage 

Siletz River at siletz.

nd records for
226 ALSEA RIVER BASIN

3066. Drift Creek near Salado, Oreg.

Location. Lat 44°30'50", long 123°50'50", in NE£ sec.24, T.12 S., R.10 W., on right bank

 0.3 mile downstream from Cape Horn Creek, 4.1 miles southwest of Salado, ana 8.5 miles

southeast of Toledo. 

Drainage area. 20.6 sq mi.

Records available. September 1958 to September 1959.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Altitude of gage is 460 ft (from topographic map). 

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during period September 1958 to September 1959, 1,680 cfs

 Jan. 9 (gage height, 7.47 ft), from rating curve extended above 520 cfs by logarithmic plotting; minimum, 3.8 cfs Sept. 7, 8, 1958 (gage height, 2.15 ft).

Remarks. Records excellent except those for period of no gage-height record, which are 

good. No regulation or diversion above station.

Rating table, Sept. 5, 1958, to Sept. 30, 1959 (gage height, In 

feet, and discharge, In cubic feet per second)

2.1

2.2 

2.4 

2.7

2.9

4.9

12

30

3.0 

3.5 

4.0 

5.0

125

210

450

6.0 

7.0 

8.0

820

1,360

2,100

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, 1958

Day

Sept . 1 .....

2.....

3.....

4.....

5.....

6. ....

7 .....

8.....

Discharge

aS

a4.8

a4.6

a4.4

*4.2

4.2

4.0

4.0

Day

Sept . 9 .....

10.....

11.....

12 .....

13 .....

14 .....

15 .....

16.. ...

Discharge

4.2

4.7

4.9

5.7

22

TZ

12

10

Day

Sept. 17. ..

18. ..

19. ..

20. ..

21. ..

22. ..

23. ..

24. . .

Discharge

11

7.9

8.2

7.6

9.6

8.6

6.9

a6.5

Day

Sept . 25 ....

26.... .

27....

28 ....

29....

30....

Mean. ..................................................................................

Runoff in acre-feet ....................................................................

Discharge

a8

a8

a6

a5

a4.6

a4

212.6

0.344

422

Discharge measurement made on this day. 

a No gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of weather records and records for Fall 

Creek near Alsea and Five Rivers near Fisher.

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1958 to September 1959

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9 

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19 

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30 

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Ac-It

Oct.

5

5

4

T

4

4

5

18

13 

11

9

8

7

7

6

6

6

12

50 

TO

*21

19

17

14

12

11

10

9.3

8.6

8.2 

13

357.1

11.5

0.558

0.64

708

Nov.

13

12

14

51

113

323

169

430

430 

300

171

244

417

370

266

185

138

327

F/S"

*428

284

208

169

138

119

103

91

92

84

7,081

236

11.5

12.78

14,040

Dec.

87

116

171

*126

106

95

148

134

114

131

230" 320

178

143

125

109

96

90

82 

155

157

140

118

112

124

190

262

275

247

269

210

4,808

155

7.52

8.68

9,540

Jan.

174

152

130

TIB- 122

142

207

945

1,400 

769

612

810

*510

362

271

243

212

190

183 

172

157

142

143

265

232

212

903

654

442

559 

428

11,888

383

18.6

21.46

23,580

Feb.

320

243

197

167

145

147

140

131

T55 

199

174

147

194

368

328

350

330

448

604 4"4"4

330

255

230

192

*172

157

143

136

-

6,843

244

11.8

12.35

13,570

Mar.

126

113

102

92

86

79

75

71

81 

76

70

75

103

103

90

79

78

112

154 

124

152

152

206

190

217

273

230

249 269'

450 

355

4,627

149

7.23

8.35

9,180

Apr.

301

?ST

212

176

150

130'

*113

102

92 

83

77

72

67

65

61

56

54

51

48 

45

44

42

41

39

11

44

60

70

76

157

2,829

94.3

4.58

5.11

5,610

May

114

91

77

82

260

190

134

110

102 

95

84

76

70

72

73

65

67

*66

64 

59

56

52

49

46

45

45

43

40

38

36 

li

2,435

78.5

3.81

4.40

4,830

June

34

32

33

36

45

37

34

34

66 

55

51

46

44

41

38

36

34

33

29 

29

28

27

26

26

25

24

24

24

23

22

1,040

34.7

1.68

1.88

2,060

July

21

21

20

19

22

*22

22

21

19 

19

18

18

17

16

16

16

16

15

14 

14

14

13

12

12

12

12

12

12

11

11 

10

497

16.0

0.777

0.90

986

Aug.

10

Iff

1O

10

10

9.6

9.3

9.3

9.0 

8.6

8.6

*9.0

9.0

8.6

8.6

8.6

8.6

8.6

8.2 

8.2

8.2

8.2

7.9

7.9

7.6

7.2

7T¥

9.0

7.9

7.2 

7.6

268.1

8.65

0.420

0.48

532

Sept.

7.9

7.2

28^ 6.9

82

116

49

39

28 

23

20

18

16

16

16

15

14

33

164 

103

99

*67

51

43

44

330

164

104

81

67

1,852.0

61.7

3.00

3.34

3,670

Calendar year 1958 : Max - Mln - Mean - Cfsm - In. - Ac -ft -

Water year 1958-59 : Hax 1,400 Mln 4 Mean 122 Cfsm 5.93 In. 80.37 Ac-ft 88,310

Peak discharge (base. 1,000 cfs).--Jan. 9 (1 a.m.) 1,680 cfs (7.47 ft); Jan. 27 (2:30 p.m.) 

1,100 cfs (6.57 ft).______________________________ '________*

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

Note. No gage-height record Oct. 1-20; discharge estimated on basis of weather records and 

records for Pall Creek near Alsea and Five Rivers near Fisher.
ALSEA RIVER BASIN 227

3067. Needle Branch near Salado, Oreg.

Location. Lat 44°30'35", long 123°51'20", in SVf£ sec.24, T.12 S., R.10 W., on right 

bank 500 ft upstream from mouth, 4.6 miles southwest of Salado, and 8.5 miles southeast of Toledo.

Drainage area. 0.32 sq mi.

Records available. October 1958 to September 1959.

Gage. Water-stage recorder and concrete control. Altitude of gage is 440 ft (from 

Topographic map).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 16 cfs Jan. 9 (gage height, 2.67 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 7.3 cfs; practically no flow Oct. 1-7, 13-16.

Remarks. Records excellent except those below 1 cfs, which are good. No regulation or 

diversion above station. Records of suspended sediment loads and water temperatures 

for the water year 1959 are given in WSP 1644.

Rating table, water year 1958-59 (gage height, in feet, and 

discharge, in cubic feet per second)

1.0

1.1

1.2

1.3 

1.5

.1

.2

.4

1.0

1.7 

1.9 

Z.I 

Z.6

Z.O 

3.3 

6.0 

15

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1958 to September 1959

Day

1

Z

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

1Z

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

Zl

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Ao-ft

Oct.

0

S

0

o

0

0

0

.3

.1

.1

.1

.1

0

0

0

0

.1

.3

~

1.3

.2

».2

.2

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.2

4.3

0.14

0.438

P. 48

8.5

Nov.

 

0.1

.2

.6

1.8

4.5

2.7

6.6

6.2

4.6

2.8

3.5

6.9

7.2

5.3

3.4

2.5

4.1

9.4

10

*7.2

4.6

3.0

2.3

1.8

1.6

1.3

1.2

1.2

1.0

107.7

3.59

11.2

12.52

214

Dec.

1.1

T7?

1.8

 1.7

1.5

1.3

2.2

2.0

1.8

2.2

5.4

47T

3.3

2.5

2.0

1.7

1.5

1.3

1.2

1.6

2.5

2.3

2.0

1.8

1.8

2.5

4.0

4.8

4.0

4.0

3.3

74.8

2.41

7.53

8.69

148

Jan.

2.7

2.3

1.8

i4TTff

1.7

2.5

10

14

-ff.3

6.8

9.4

 6.8

4.8

3.3

2.8

2.4

2.2

2.1

2.0

1.8

1.8

1.8

3.1

2.9

2.8

12

9.3

 6.0

7.8

6.2

144.9

4.67

14.6

16.84

287

Feb.

4.3

3.1

2.4

1.8

1.6

1.6

1.8

1.7

2.2

3.7

3.3

2.6

3.8

i46Tff

5.7

4.3

4.0

5.7

5.0

3.5

2.8

2.3

 2.0

1.8

1.6

1.5

1.3

-

90.0

3.21

10.0

10.46

179

Calendar year 1958: Max - Mln -

Mar.

1.2

1.1

1.0

.9

.8

.8

.7

77

.9

.7

.7

.8

1.3

1.3

1.2

1.1

1.0

1.8

2.5

2.0

2.2

2.2

2.6

2.6

2.7

3.2

3.0

3.0

3.2

4.8

TS

56.3

1.82

5.69

6.54

112

Mean -

Apr.

3.7

3T?

2.7

2.2

1.8

1.6

 1.4

1.2

1.0

.9

.8

.7

.7

.7

.6

.6

.5

.5

.5

.4

.4

.4

.3

75

.3

.4

.7

.7

.8

1.8

31.8

1.06

3.31

3.70

63

May

1.6

1.2

1.0

l.Z

3.7

3.3

2.3

1.9

1.7

1.5

1.4

1.2

1.1

1.2

1.2

1.1

1.1

1.2

 1.0

1.0

.9

.8

.8

.7

.7

.7

.6

.6

.5

.5

_.4

38.1

1.23

3.84

4.43

76

Cfam -

June

0.4

.4

.4

.6

.6

.5

.5

.5

1.0 3

.8

.7

.7

.7

.6

.6

.6

.5

.5

.4

.3

75

.3

.3

.3

15.4

0.51

1.59

1.79

31

July

~nr 0.3

.2

.2

.3

.3

*.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.1

71

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

4.8

0.15

0.469

0.56

9.5

Aug.

0.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

*.l

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

3.1

O.10

0.312

0.36

6.1

Sept.

a*

.1

.6

.9

1.0

.4

.3

.2

.2

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.4

1.2

1.0

.9

*.6

.5

.4

.6

4477?

1.6

1.3

1.0

22.0

0.73

2.28

2.56

44

In. - Ao-ft -

Water year 1958-59: Max 14 Mln 0 Mean 1.63 Cfsm 5.09 In. 68.93 Ac -ft 1,180

Peak discharge (base, 15 cfs).--Jan. 9 (3:30 a.m.) 16 cfs (2.67 ft); Jan. 27 (1 p.m.) 15 cfs 

(2.60 ft)._________________________

* Discharge measurement made on this day.
228 ALSEA RIVER BASIN

3068. Flynn Creek near Salado, Oreg.

Location.--Lat 44°32'20", long 123 0 51'05", in SW£ sec.12, T.12 S., R.10 W. , on right bank 

1,000 ft upstream from mouth, 3.4 miles west of Salado, and 6.9 miles southeast of 

Toledo.

Drainage area. 0.84 sq ml.

Records available. September 1958 to September 1959.

Gage. Water-stage recorder and concrete control. Altitude of gage is 685 ft (from topographic map).

Extremes. 1958: Maximum dally discharge during September, 0.4 cfs Sept. 14-16; minimum 

 SalTy, 0.1 cfs Sept. 2-10, 30.

1958-59: Maximum discharge during water year, 53 cfs Jan. 9 (gage height, 4.00ft); 

minimum, 0.1 efs Oct. 1-4; minimum gage height, 1.85 ft Oct. 2.

Remarks.--Records excellent except those below 1 cfs, which are fair. No regulation or 

diversion above station. Records of suspended sediment loads and water temperatures 

for water year 1959 are given In WSP 1644.

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, 1958

Day

Sept. 1.....

2. ....

3.....

4. ....

5.....

6. ....

7. ....

8.....

Discharge

aO.2

a.l

aTT

a.l

a.l

a.l

a.l

a.l

Day

Sept. 9.....

10.....

11.....

12.....

13.....

14. . .. .

15.....

16.....

Discharge

aO.l

a.l

a. 2

a. 2

a. 4

.4

.4

.4

Day

Sept. 17.....

18.....

19. . . . .

20. . ...

21.....

22. .. ..

23. .. . .

24.... .

Discharge

0.3

.2

.2

.2

.3

.2

*.Z

.2

Day

Sept. 25.....

26. . . ..

27.. .. .

28.....

29.....

30.....

Runoff in acre-feet. ....................................................................

Discharge

0.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.1

5.8

0.26

12

: Ho^age^eilhrrecord^fscSarge^s^fmated on basis of records for Drift Creek near Sa 

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1958 to September 1959

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

Ao-ft

Oct.

0.1

.1

.1

.2

.2

.2

.5

.3

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.5

"78- 2.1

.5

*.5

.4

.4

.3

.3

.3

.2

.2

.2

.5

10.6

0.34

0.405

0.47

21

Nov.

0.3

.4

.5

.9

1.8

7.2

4.5

11

13

10

6.5

8.0

15

17

12

8.3

6.4

11

25

*30_

20

14

9.9

7.5

6.0

5.0

4.3

3.9

3.9

3.4

266.7

8.89

10.6

11.81

529

Dec.

3.2 375-

4.2

4.2

*3.9

3.7

4.6

4.5

4.4

4.9

7.5

8.6

7.8

6.7

5.7

4.9

4.3

4.0

3.6

4.3

5.5

5.2

4.9

4.7

5.3

6.6

9.7

12

11

10

9.4

182.8

5.90

7.02

8.09

363

Jan.

8.1

6.9

6.0

5.5

5.1

4.7 576-

27

47

28

21

26

*20

14

11

9.7

8.1

7.3

7.0

6.7

6.4

5.8

6.1

8.6

9.4

9.4

34

*29

»18

17

434.4

14.0

16.7

19.23

862

Feb.

13

10

8.8

7.2

6.2

6.0

5.7

5.6

7.0

10.0

9.6

8.1

8.6

13

15

15

14

13

15

14

12

9.4

8.0

6.9

*6.1

5.5

5.1

4.6

-

262.4

9.37

11.2

11.62

520

Mar.

4.3

4.0

3.7

3.4

3.2

3.1

2.8

2.7

2.8

2.6

2.5

276

3.1

3.3

3.1

3.0

3.1

4.4

6.0

5.8

6.7

7.2

7.3

6.9

7.6

8.8

8.6

8.4

8.3

11

TT

161.3

5.20

6.19

7.14

320

Apr.

10~§-.7

8.6

7.5

6.5

5.5

»4.9

4.3

3.8

3.4

3.2

2.9

2.6

2.6

2.4

2.3

2.1

2.1

1.9

1.9

1.8

1.7

1.7

1.6

176

1.6

2.3

2.1

2.4

4.5

109.5

3.65

4.34

4.85

217

May

4.2

3.8

3.4

3.6

6.5

I.Z 6~75"

5.7

5.1

4.5

4.1

3.7

3.3

3.3

3.2

3.0

2.9

2.8

*2.6

2.5

2.5

2.3

2.2

2.1

2.2

2.1

1.9

1.9

1.8

1.7

1.6

104.2

3.36

4.00

4.61

207

June

.6

.6

.6

.9

.9

.6

.6

.6

 

.0

.8

.7

.8

.7

.7

.6

.6

.5

.4

.4

.3

.3

.2

.2

.2

.1

.1

.1

.0

T7o

44.9

1.50

1.79

1.99

89

July

0.9

.9

.9

.9

.9

.9

*.9

.8

.8

.7

.7

.7

.7

.7

.6

.6

.6

.6

.6

.5

.5

.5

.5

.5

.5

.5

.5

.4

.4

.4

.4

20.0

0.65

0.774

0.89

40

Aug.

0.4

.4

.4

.4

.3

.3

.3

.3

.3

.3

.3

*.3

.3

.3

.3

.3

.3

.3

.3

.3

.3

.3

.3

.3

JL

.2

.3

.3

.2

.2

.3

9.3

0.30

0.357

0.41

18

Sept.

0.3

.2

72

1.2

1.8

1.9

1.0

.8

.6

.5

.5

.4

.4

.4

*.4

.4

.4

.8

1.8

1.3

1.2

1.0

.9

.9

1.2

9.6

475

3.1

2.5

2.1

42.3

1.41

1.68

1.87

84

Calendar year 1958: Max - Mln - Mean - Cfam - In. - Ao-ft -

Water year 1958-59: Max 47 Mln o.l Mean 4.52 Cfsm 5.38 In- 72.98Ao-ft 3,270

Peak discharge (base, 40 efs). Jan. 9 (4 a.m.) 53 cfs (4.00 ft); Jan. 27 (12 m.) 42 cfs (3.85 ft). 

* Discharge measurement made on this day.
ALSEA RIVER BASIN 229

3068.1. Deer Creek near Salado, Oreg.

Location. Lat 44°32'05", long 123°52'35", SW^ sec.11, T.12 S., R.10 W., on right bank

1,000 ft upstream from mouth, 4.6 miles west of Salado, and 6.5 miles southeast of

Toledo.

Drainage area. 1.20 sq mi.

Records available. September 1958 to September 1959. 

Gage. Water-stage recorder and concrete control. Altitude of gage is 600 ft (from

topographic map).

Extremes. 1958: Maximum daily discharge during September, 0.9 cfs Sept. 13-15; minimum 

 daily, 0.3 cfs Sept. 2-9, 30.

1958-59: Maximum discharge during water year, 99 cfs Jan. 9 (gage height, 3.37 ft);

minimum, 0.3 cfs Oct. 1-7, 16; minimum gage height, 0.80 ft Oct. 3-7. 

Remarks. Records good. No regulation or diversion above station. Records of suspended

sediment loads and water temperatures for the water year 1959 are given in WSP 1644.

Rating table, Sept. 15, 1958, to Sept. 30, 1959, except period of Indefinite stage-discharge 

relation (gage height, In feet, and discharge, In cubic feet per second)

0.8 

1.0 

1.2 

1.4

1.7 

2.0 

2.3

2.6 

2.9 

1.5 3.2

2.6

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, 1958

Day

Sept. 1...

2. . .

3. . .

4. . .

5. . .

6...

7. ..

8. ..

Runoff In a

Discharge

aO.4

a. 3

a. 3

a. 3

a. 3

a. 3

a. 3

a. 3

:re-feet.

Day

Sept. 9...

10...

11...

12. . .

13. . .

14. ..

15. ..

16. ..

Discharge

aO.3

a. 4

a. 4

a. 5

a. 9

a. 9

.9

.7

Day

Sept. 17...

18...

19. . .

20.. .

21...

22.. .

23. . .

24. . .

Discharge

0.7

.5

.6

.5

.6

*.5

.4

.4

Day

Sept. 25...

26...

27...

28.. .

29...

30...

Discharge

0.5

.4

.4

.4

.4

.3

0 392

28

Discharge measurement made on this day. 

a No gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of records for Drift Creek near Salado.

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1958 to September 1959

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30 

31

Total

Mean

Cf sm

In.

Ac-ft

Oct.

0.3

.3

.3

.3

.3

.3

.3

.8

.5

.4

.4

.4

.4

.4

.4

.3

.4

.7

3.3

1.4

1.0

*1.1

.9

.8

.7

.6

.6

.6

.5 

.5

1.0

20.2

0.65

0.542

0.63

40

Nov.

0.7

.8

1.0

1.6

3.6

15

11

24

31

21

12

14

30

27

16

11

8.5

18

44

*49_

31

18

13

10

8.5

7.2

6.2

5.5

5.8 

5.0

449.4

15.0

12.5

13.93

891

Dec.

4.8

F76

7.3

7.3

*6.5

5.8

7.4

7.1

6.8

7.3

15

16

I?

9.3

7.9

6.6

5.8

5.4

4.9

6.5

9.3

8.8

7.8

7.0

7.5

9.2

13

15

14

13 

12

271.9

8.77

7.31

8.43

539

Jan.

10

8.8

7.5

7.0

6.7

776" 6.0

45

76

36

26

40

26

*18

14

13

11

10

9.9

9.3

8.5

7.8

8.4

13

14

13

62

*44

25 

25

23

630.9

20.4

17.0

19.55

1,250

Feb.

18

14

12

9.7

8.4

8.6

8.8

8.6

11

15

14

11

12

20

21

19

16

15

19

18

15

12

11

9.2

*8.5

7.6

7.0

6.4

-

355.8

12.7

10.6

11.03

706

Mar.

6.0

5.4

5.0

4.6

4.4

4.2

3.9

3.9

4.1

3.7

3.5

378

4.4

4.6

4.6

4.4

4.4

6.3

8.2

8.1

11

12

11

9.2

11

14

13

12

12

17 

17

236.7

7.64

6.37

7.34

469

Apr.

15

15

13

11

9.0

7.6

*6.6

5.9

5.3

4.7

4.3

4.0

3.6

3.6

3.3

3.1

2.9

2.8

2.7

2.5

2.5

2.3

2.2

2.2

2.1

2.2

3.3

3.5

4.3

10

160.5

5.35

4.46

4.97

318

May

9.3

7.3

5.9

5.8

10

12

To

8.1

7.2

6.4

5.8

5.3

4.7

4.9

4.7

4.4

4.4

4.3

*4.0

3.6

3.5

3.2

3.1

2.9

2.9

2.8

2.6

2.5

2.3 

2.2

2.1

158.2

5.10

4.25

4.90

314

June

2.0

2.0

2.0

3.0

3.1

2.7

2.5

2.7

3.2

370

3.1

3.1

3.1

2.9

2.8

2.6

2.5

2.3

2.2

2.0

2.0

1.8

1.8

1.8

1.8

1.6

1.6

1.6

1.5

1.4

69.7

2.32

1.93

2.16

138

July

1.4

 !s

.2

.4

.4

* .4

.3

.2

.1

.1

.1

.0

.0

1.0

1.0

.9

.9

.9

.9

.8

.8

.8

.8

.8

.8

.8

.7

.7

.7 

.7

31.3

1.01

0.842

0.97

62

Aug.

0.7

T7

.7

.7

.7

.7

.6

.6

.6

.6

75" .5

.5

.5

.5

.5

.5

.5

.5

.5

.5

.5

.5

.5

. .5

.5

.6

.6

.5 

.5

17.4

0.56

0.467

0.54

35

Sept.

~75 0.5

.5

1.6

3.2

3.8

2.1

1.9

1.4

1.2

1.0

.9

.9

.8

.8

.7

.7

1.3

3.3

2.5

2.4

*2.1

1.8

1.7

2.3

17

To

6.4

4.5 

3.6

81.4

2.71

2.26

2.52

161

Calendar year 1958 : Max - Mln - Mean - Cfsm - In. - Ac-ft -

Water year 1958-59; Max 76 Mln 0.3 Mean 6.80 Cfsm 5.67 In. 76.97 Ac-ft 4,920

Peak discharge (base, 60 cfs).--Jan. 9 (5 a.m.) 99 cfs (5.57 ft); Jan. 27 (1 p.m.) 80 cfs (5.22 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

Note. Stage-discharge relation Indefinite Aug. 11-24; discharge estimated on basis of records for 

Drift Creek near Salado and Needle Branch near Salado.
230 UMPQUA RIVER BASIN

3077. Jackson Creek near Tiller, Oreg.

Location. Lat 42°57'15", long 122°49'40", in SW^NE^ sec.21, T.30 S., R.I W., on right 

bank 0.5 mile upstream from Chapman Creek, 0.8 mile downstream from Beaver Creek, 

and 6-|- miles northeast of Tiller. Records include flow in Chapman Creek.

Drainage area. 152 sq mi, including Chapman Creek basin. 

Records available. October 1955 to September 1959.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 1,240.25 ft above mean sea level (levels 

oy Douglas County Water Resources Survey).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 4,210 cfs Jan. 12 (gage height, 7.87 ft); 

minimum, 15 cfs Sept. 10 (gage height, 0.56 ft).

1955-59: Maximum discharge, 10,600 cfs Dec. 22, 1955 (gage height, 13.55 ft), 

from rating curve extended above 5,100 cfs by slope-area measurement of peak flow; 

minimum daily, 12 cfs Oct. 2-4, 1955.

Remarks. Records good except those for periods of no gage-height record, which are fair. 

No regulation or diversion above station.

Rating table, water year 1958-59 (gage height, In feet, and

discharge, In cubic feet per second) 

(Shifting-control method used Apr. 21 to May S)

0.5

.6

.8

1.0

1.5

2.0

16

26

39

87

169

2.5 

3.0 

4.0 

5.0 

6.0 

7.0

284

435

920

1,550

2,360

3,300

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1958 to September 1959

Day

1 

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16 

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Ac-ft

Oct.

18 

17

17

17

16

16

16

16

18

18

18

17

17

16

16

16 

16

18

54

54

31

25

25

23

22

20

20

20

19

19

19

654

21.1

0.139

0.16

1,300

Nov.

19 

2?

30

65

*110

79

192

145

148

237

137

95

aSOO

a650

a550"

a250 

a200

184

484

394

292

228

186

156

137

118

102

91

81

74

5,756

192

1.26

1.41

11,420

Dec .

71 

69

67

63

59

iCo" 57

137

134

127

169

321

240

192

158

*137 

118

106

96

91

99

85

79

80

152

539

550" 932

368

397

365

6,108

197

1.30

1.49

12,120

Jan.

318 

282

240

212

262

276

254

365

691

1,380

1,270

5.080

1,450

892

610

480 

397

544

324

297

a270

254

242

409

546

521

984

*1,290

920

722

582

20,164

650

4.28

4.95

39,990

Feb.

496

418

568

532

500

287

272

252

247

242

228

217

671

821

1,100 

956

882

760

605

508

472

450

400

362

547

387

452

15,047

466

5.07

5.19

25,880

Calendar year 1958: Max 4,630 Mln 16

Mar.

542 

554

*468

407

562

535

507

289

276

259

240

235

242

228

214

210 

55?

284

292

266

289

541

559

504

525

914

782

685

804

952

1,040

15,415

453

2.85

5.28

26,610

Apr.

1,270 

1,140

956

838

728

615

496

418

378

555

555

307

289

264

240

219 

205

188

177

175

182

194

*205

217

228

276

274

252

257

252

11,906

597

2.61

2.91

25,620

May

262 

272

279

269

410

465

400

574

362

524

297

289

300

556

584

527 

524

456

665

5(34

414

562

524

294

274

249

226

205

188

177

^69.

10,179

328

2.16

2.49

20,190

June

165

160

152

145

152

171

141

129

154

*152

117

110

106

99

94

92

86

83

80

75

71

70

66

65

63

65

62

59

56

54

5,048

102

0.671

0.75

6,050

Mean 350 Cfam 2.17 In.

July

5-0" 52

49

46

45

45

45

41

40

58

57

56

55

34

55

32 

51

50

50

28

28

27

26

25

25

24

24

23

25

23

2£

1,045

55.7

0.222

0.26

2,070

Aug.

21 

21

20

20

20

20

20

19

19

18

18

18

18

18

18

18 

17

17

17

19

25

5T

19

18

17

17

17

17

T5- 16

16

575

18.5

0.122

0.14

1,140

29.44 Ao-ft 258

Sept.

16 

16

16

16

16

17

17

16

16

16

*16

16

16

16

17

18 

17

20

45

67

54

51

25

22

22

-94 102

47

55

29

869

29.0

0.191

0.21

1,720

,700

Water year 1958-59 : Max 3,080 Mln 16 Mean 238 Cfsm 1.57 In. 21.22 Ao-ft 172,100

Peak discharge (base, 2,500 efs).--Jan. 12 (5:50 a.m.) 4,210 efs (7.87 ft)._______________

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

a No gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of recorded range in stage and records for 

South Umpqua River at Tiller.
UMPQUA RIVER BASIN 231

3080. South Umpqua River at Tiller, Oreg.

Location. Lat 42°55'50", long 122°56'50", in MS£ sec.33, T.30 S., R.2 W. , on right bank 

0.2 mile upstream from bridge on State Highway 42 at Tiller and 0.3 mile upstream 

from Elk Creek.

Drainage area.--449 sq mi.

Records available. October 1910 to December 1911, October 1939 to September 1959.

Monthly discharge only for some periods, published in WSP 1318. Prior to December 

1911, published as South Fork of Umpqua River at Tiller.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 991.8 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929 (river profile survey). Prior to Oct. 1, 1939, staff gage at site 0.2 mile 

downstream at different datum.

Average discharge. 21 years, 1,043 cfs (755,100 acre-ft per year).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 9,480 cfs Jan. 12 (gage height, 10.04 ft, 

referred to outside gage); minimum, 45 cfs Sept. 10.

1910-11, 1939-59: Maximum discharge, 46,400 cfs Dec. 11, 1956 (gage height, 

22.7 ft, referred to outside gage); minimum observed, 20 cfs Sept. 3, 4, 1911.

Remarks. Records good except those for period of no gage-height record, which are fair. 

No regulation. Small diversions above station for irrigation.

Revisions (water years). WSP 1448: 1911(M), 1912, drainage area.

Rating table, water year 1958-59 (gage height, In feet, and 

discharge, In cubic feet per second

0.9 

1.0 

1.2 

1.5 

2.0

53

100

196

390

3.0 

5.0 

7.0 

9.0

870

2,400

4,600

7,600

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1958 to September 1959

Day

1 

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

Id 

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsra

In.

Ac-It

Oct.

55 

53

50

50

48

48

4748"

51

57

57

53

51

50

48

48

48

53

182 

262

133

97

92

81

73

69

67

67

65

63 

63

2,229

71.9

0.160

0.18

4,420

Nov.

65 

7T

89

243

*590

488

1,160

906

795

930

600

426

2,260

2,940

1,430

864

635

625

5,670 

2,390

1,500

1,050

795

670

555

479

430

382

346

314

27,698

923

2.06

2.29

54,940

Dec.

298 

290

290

274

259

247

53T

605

675

665

759

1,550

1,050

790

645

540

*479

434

398 

366

390

354

322

322

540

1,230

5.150

2,080

1,650

1,930

1,700

24,576

793

1.77

2.04

48,750

Jan.

1,580 

1,160

936

790

837

837

760

978

1,430

2,960

3,270

7,540

3,960

»2,450

1,790

1,420

1,190

1,010

960 

870

795

750

725

l,T5o

1,690

1,730

5,850

»6,140

3,670

2,750

2,270

63,798

2,058

4.58

5.28

126,500

Feb.

1,910 

1,580

1,320

1,140

1,020

954

900

815

800

795

755

720

700

1,930"

2,590

5,290

3,210

2,780

2,590 

2,240

1,890

1,750

1,670

1,460

1,300

1,280

1,560

1,720

-

 - 

44,469

1,588

3.54

5.68

88,200

Mar.

1,990 

1,850

*1,570

1,520

1,160

1,060

960

882

857

775

715

705

770

725

670

665 76~0

842

966 

870

900

1,010

1,040

1,460

1,520

2,850

2,440

2,080

2,260

3,420

3^840

42,892

1,384

3.08

3.55

85,080

Apr.

4,510 

5,580

2,850

2,590

2,050

1,760

1,440

1,510

1,090

1,000

942

870

805

745

690

635

590

545

515 

497

502

515

*535

560

585

750

810

775

715

730

55,271

1,176

2.62

2.92

69,960

May

780 

820

876

810

1,150

1,460

1,180

1.04O

996

876

795

745

755

900

1,050

864

857

1,120

1,660 

1,300

1,060

924

815

740

690

645

590

540

492

470 

450

27,390

884

1.97

2.27

54,330

June

434 

426

418

402

454

540

442

398

394

*398

366

346

342

326

306

294

286

266

259

251

236

221

210

207

196

196

193

182

176

172

9,317

311

0.695

0.77

18,480

July

165 

TBT

152

152

146

146

146

140

133

130

124

121

118

118

115

106

106

103

100 

97

95

92

89

84

a84

a78

a78

73

*71

71

6_9

3,458

112

0.249

0.29

6,860

Aug.

69 

BT

65

63

63

61

61

59

57

57

57

55

55

55

55

55

53

53

53 

57

69

67

59

55

53

51

51

51

51

50 

BTT wv

1,777

57.5

0.128

0.15

5,520

Calendar year 1958: Max 16,200 Mln 47 Mean 1,075 Cfsm 2.39 In. 32.47 Ac-ft 778

Sept.

48 

48

48

48

50

53

57

55

50

11

*48

SO

48

48

48

53

53

53

76 

186

179

106

81

69

65

203

318

TM

106

95

2,535

84.5

0.188

0.21

5,030

000

Water year 1958-59: Max 7,340 Mln 47 Mean 782 Cfsm 1.74 In. 23.63 Ac-ft 566,100

Peak discharge (base, 7,000 cfs). Jan. 12 (9 a.m.) 9,480 cfs (10.04 ft); Jan. 27 (7 p.m.) 9,230 cfs 

(9.91 ft).

* Discharge masurement made on this day.

a No gage-height record} discharge estimated on basis of records for Jackson Creek near Tiller.

562653 O - 60 - 16
232 UMPQUA RIVER BASIN

3085. Elk Creek near Drew, Oreg.

on right bank 

Drew Creek,

Location.--Lat 42°53'25", long 122°55'00", in SW£ sec.11, T.31 S., R.2 W., 

100 ft downstream from Dixon Creek, a quarter of a mile upstream from D 

l£ miles northwest of Drew, and 3j miles southeast of Tiller.

Drainage area. 54.4 sq mi.

Records available. September 1954 to September 1959.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 1,279.25 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929, supplementary adjustment of 1947.

Average discharge. 5 years, 92.5 cfs (66,970 acre-ft per year).

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 1,970 cfs Jan. 12 (gage height, 6.24 ft); minimum 0.7 cfs Aug. 12 (gage height, 1.32 ft).

1954-59: Maximum discharge, 7,500 cfb Dec. 21, 1955 (gage height, 10.34 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 1,700 cfs on basis of slope-area measurement of peak flow; 

minimum, that of Aug. 12, 1959.

Maximum stage known, 11.8 ft, from floodmarks , probably for flood in January or 

November 1953 (discharge, about 11,000 cfs).

Remarks.--Records good. No regulation. Several diversions for irrigation above station.

Rating table, water year 1958-59 (gage height, In feet, and 

discharge, In cubic feet per second)

1.3

1.4

1.5

1.6 

1.8 

2.1 

2.4

0.6

1.1

2.2

4.2

12

28

56

2.7 

3.0 

3.5 

4.0 

5.0 

6.0

101

169

309

490

1,000

1,770

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1958 to September 1959

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12 

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac-ft

Oct.

1.2

1.2

1.2

1.1

TTz

1.2

1.3

1.4

1.4

1.5

1.6

1.6 

1.6

1.6

1.5

1.4

1.5

1.9

5.4

5.8

3.4

2.8

2.8

2.6

2.4

2.2

2.1

2.1

2.1

2.0

2.0

63.1

2.04

125

Nov.

2.2

3TO

4.2

6.6

»9.9

9.1

16

13

13

23

16

11 

53

70

40

24

19

19

56

45

28

23

18

16

14

13

11

9.9

9.1

8.2

603.2

20.1

1,200

Dec.

7.8

7.4

7.0

6.6

5.8

5.8

8.6

11

10

9.9

12

21 

18

15

13

12

*11

9.5

9.1

8.6

9.9

9.5

9.1

10

33

259

343

152

96

109

86

1,325.6

42.8

2,630

Jan.

69

61

49

41

147

107

82

210

395

522

480

1.080

206

132

98

75

62

55

48

43

40

37

192

214

159

380

»442

291

219

154

6,444

208

12,780

Feb.

123

98

81

69

60

57

55

50

52

56

54

52 

53

699

558

546

378

450

392

288

225

203

192

156

132

128

177

192

-

5,576

199

11,060

Mar.

230

208

*169

126

103

89

80

72

69

62

55

53 

57

53

47

46

54

59

62

54

56

61

78

132

132

270

247

222

253

415

340

3,954

128

7,840

Apr.

297

236

182

144

115

92

78

65

57

50

46

42 

39

35

32

29

28

25

24

23

21

21

»20

19

19

33

27

25

22

23

1,869

62.3

3,710

May

26

40

46

40

74

82

61

49

48

42

36

31 

28

93

149

87

78

123

177

107

81

65

52

42

38

33

29

26

24

23

2!

1,851

59.7

3,670

June

19

IS

17

16

18

19

16

15

15

»14

14

13 

13

12

12

12

11

10

10

9.5

9.1

8.2

7.8

7.8

7.4

7.8

8.2

7.0

6.6

6.2

359.6

12.0

713

July

5.8

5.4

5.4

5.0

4.6

4.6

4.2

4.0

3.6

3.6

3.4

3.2 

3.2

3.0

3.0

2.4

2.4

2.4

2.2

2.1

2.0

2.0

1.8

1.5

1.5

1.5

1.4

1.4

1.5

1.5

1.5

91.1

2.94

181

Aug.

1.4

1.3

1.4

1.4

1.4

1.5

1.4

1.3

1.2

1.0

1.0

1.0 

1.0

1.0

1.0

1.0

.9

1.1

1.2

1.5

2.0

1.8

1.5

1.3

1.2

1.1

1.0

1.0

1.0

1.1

1.0

38.0

1.23

75

Sept.

1.0

1.0

1.0

1.0

1.3

1.4

1.3

1.1

1.0

1.0

*1.1

1.1 

1.0

1.0

1.1

1.3

1.2

1.6

5.1

7.8

5.8

3.8

3.4

3.0

3.0

5.1

~5.8 11

3.8

3.2

81.3

2.71

161

Calendar year 1958; Max 2,150 Mln 1.1 Mean 87.0 Ac-ft 62,960

Water year 1958-59: Max 1,080 Mln 0.9 Mean 61.0 Ac-ft 44,140

Peak dischar 

1,260 cfs

(base, 1,OOO cfs). --Jan. 12 (3:30 a.m.) 1,970 cfs (6.24 ft); Feb. 14 (10:30 

.56 ft) .

Discharge measurement made on this day.
UMPQUA RIVER BASIN 233

3087. Days Creek at Days Creek, Oreg.

Location. Lat 42°58'55", long 123°08'55", in NE£ sec.10, T.30 S., R.4 W. , on downstream 

side of bridge 20 ft upstream from Wood Creek, 1 mile northeast of town of Days Creek, 

and 1^ miles upstream from mouth.

Drainage area. 55.3 sq mi.

Records available. October 1955 to September 1959.

Gage. Wire-weight gage and crest-stage indicator; gage read once or twice daily. Altitfude of gage is 810 ft (from topographic map) .

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 1,940 cfs Feb. 14 (gage height, 7.8 ft, from 

floodmarks), from rating curve extended above 660 cfs as explained below; minimum 

observed, 0.1 cfs Aug. 26, Sept. 1.

1955-59: Maximum discharge, 3,450 cfs Feb. 21, 1956 (gage height, 11.24 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 660 cfs on basis of slope-area measurement of peak flow; 

minimum observed, that of Aug. 26, Sept. 1, 1959.

Remarks. Records fair. No regulation. Several diversions for irrigation above station.

Rating tables, water year 1958-59 (gage height. In feet, and discharge,

in cubic feet per second) 

(Shifting-control method used Oct. 28 to Nov. 12, Feb. 14, 15)

Oct. 1 to Feb. 13 

1.9

Feb. 14 to Sept. 30

.9 

1.1 

1.4

1.4 

2.6 

4.9 

9.9

21

3.0 

3.8

117

232

436

0.5 

.6

1.0 

1.2

1.5

.2

1.0

2.3

5.7

10

22

1.9 

2.2 

2.5

3.0 

4.0 

6.0

46

79

125

223

465

1,220

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1953 to September 1959

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac-ft

Oct.

1.7

1.7

1.7

.7

.6

.7

.8

.7

.8

.8

.8

.7

.7

.8

.8

1.8

1.8

1.5

HI

4.1

3.0

2.5

2.5

2.3

2.3

2.2

2.2

2.1

2.1

2.1

2.2

68.6

2.21

136

Nov.

2.9

4.3

4.2

17

16

7.6

*22

21

19

15

10

7.3

47

~111

36

26

26

50

36

27

21

18

14

13

alO

7.9

7.6

7.3

6 . 8

685.9

22.9

1,360

Dec.

6.2

5.7

5.5

5.3

4.9

a6.6

8.4

8.7

7.6

7.9

11

20

15

14

12

*11

11

8.7

7.9

9.6

8.2

7.0

6.6

15

21

64

190

125

66

58

46

793.8

25.6

1,570

Jan.

36

39

32

30

44

39

34

64

95

133

133

422

180

94

70

53

40

35

33

30

26

24

23

82

45

34

170

*190

160

102

68

2,560

82.6

5,080

Feb.

59

43

38

35

30

30

30

27

26

63

52

52

49

900

700

357

183

144

93

87

66

58

58

53

49

45

49

45

-

3,411

122

6,770

Mar.

41

37

33

30

*27

24

22

22

21

19

17

17

19

a!9

17

15

17

15

22

19

22

22

22

19

45

60

70

67

65

64

136

1,045

33.7

2,070

Apr.

~96 120

67

50

40

35

30

28

24

21

19

18

17

15

15

12

13

11

11

*10

9.5

9.5

9.1

a9.0

971

15

12

11

9.5

15

761.4

25.4

1,510

May

15

20

22

15

28

24

22

21

a24

14

14

12

12

28

33

28

29

43

71

48

37

30

27

22

19

17

16

12

11

alO

10

734

23.7

1,460

June

8.8

8.2

6.1

a6.0

a6.5

ae.o

6.1

6.7

7.7

*6.9

6.9

6.7

6.1

5.9

5.2

4.3

4.1

3.6

3.1

2.6

1.8

2.5

2.3

2.6

2.5

3.3

2.3

2.3

2.3

2.2

143.6

4.79

285

July

2.2

2.2

1.6

al.6

1.6

1.6

1.1

.9

.5

.6

1.3

1.1

1.6

.8

1.0

.8

1.0

al.O

1.0

.8

.6

.3

.4

.2

.7

.5

.2

*.6

.3

.6

.2

28.9

0.93

57

Aug.

0.8

.4

.5

.4

.6

.7

.6

a. 4

.2

.2

.3

.2

.2

.2

.8

.2

.2

.2

.5

.8

.8

' .6

.3

.2

.2

.1

.2

.2

.6

a. 4

.3

12.3

0.40

24

Sept.

^

.2

.4

.8

.6

.3

.3

.7

.6

*.6

.7

.8

.7

3.1

.8

2.2

a2.8

3.4

.9

1.3

2.6 '2.0

2.0

2.0

3.5

6.^

3.7

2.9

1.6

48.4

1.61

96

Calendar year 1958: Max 1,020 Min 1.5 Mean 39.1 Ac-ft 28,320

Water year 1958-59: Max 900 Min 0.1 Mean 28.2 Ac-ft 20,420

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

a No gage-height record; discharge interpolated or estimated on basis of weather records and 

records for North Myrtle Creek near Myrtle Creek.
234 UMPQUA RIVER BASIN

3090. Cow Creek near Azalea, Oreg.

Location. Lat 42°49'30", long 123 010'40", in N? sec.4, T.32 S., R.4 W., on right bank 

0.8 mile upstream from Whitehorse Creek and 4.5 miles northeast of Azalea.

Drainage area. 78.0 sq mi.

Records available. April 1926 to September 1928 (no winter records), April 1929 to 

December 1931, April 1932 to September 1959.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Altitude of gage is 1,685 ft (by barometer). Prior to 

July 19, 1949, staff gage at same site and datum.

Average discharge. 29 years (1929-31, 1932-59), 108 cfs (78,190 acre-ft per year).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 3,100 cfs Jan. 12 (gage height, 8.84 ft); minimum, 9.5 cfs Sept. 13.

1926-59: Maximum discharge, 5,920 cfs Oct. 29, 1950 (gage height, 14.37 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 2,000 cfs on basis of slope-area measurement of peak flow; 

minimum observed, 4 cfs Sept. 9-19, 1929, Aug. 26-28, 1931, Aug. 21 to Sept. 6, 1934.

Remarks.--Records good. Ho regulation. Diversions for irrigation of 400 acres above 

station.

Revisions (water years). WSP 984: 1933-36. WSP 1154: 1946(M), 1948(M). WSP 1448: 

Drainage area.

Rating tables, water year 1958-59 (gage height. In feet, and discharge,

In cubic feet per second) 

(Shifting-control method used Dec. 26 to Jan. 11)

Oct. 1 to Jan. 11 Jan. 12 to Sept. 30

0.6 

.8

1.0 

1.2 

1.5 88

2.0 

3.0 

4.0 

7.0

175

430

770

2,080

1.0 

1.2 

1.5

7.5

16

31

50

86

2.0 

3.0 

4.0 

7.0

175

430

770

2,080

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1958 to September 1959

Day

1 

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Ao-ft

Oct.

12 

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

13

14

14

13

13

13

13

13

16

38

32

21

18

18

18

16

16

16

16

16

16

17

488

15.7

0.201

0.23

968

Nov.

f

27

32

34

*29

46

32

29

50

32

25

73

~61 105

41

33

36

82

71

48

39

34

28

27

25

23

22

22

20

1,167

38.9

0.499

0.56

2,310

Dec.

20 

20

20

20

11

19

20

22

22

21

22

30

25

22

*21

21

20

20

19

19

25

22

20

24

53

250

358

157

94

92

84

1,601

51.6

0.662

0.76

3,180

Jan.

74 

65

54

48

96

96

91

609

874

*744

645

*1.640

511

300

207

163

133

114

110

99

92

86

81 21 a

207

165

336

518

338

258

203

9,173

296

3.79

4.37

18,190

Feb.

173 

149

129

118

108

103

99

92

93

93

86

82

94

943

609

861

588

760

616

463

358

318

288

245

220

213

240

252

8,393

300

3.85

4.00

16,650

Calendar year 1958: Max 2,590 Mln 12

Mar.

288 

278

248

209

189

*171

155

145

137

129

116

114

118

108

99

96

105

106

113

102

106

114

131

147

147

265

235

230

258

385 3~35

5,379

174

2.23

2.56

10,670

Apr.

312 

288

248

213

189

165

145

127

116

106

99

94

87

82

78

74

72

69

66

63

*60

58

57

54

54

72

61

57

53

60

3,279

109

1.40

1.56

6,500

May

71 

69

63

58

*66

65

58

56

61

54

51

47

46

60

68

56

58

61

73

63

58

56

53

49

48

47

46

44

42

39

31

1,723

55.6

0.713

0.82

3,420

June

36 

34

33

32

35

37

32

30

31

31

*30

29

30

28

26

26

25

25

24

22

21

20

20

20

20

22

22

21

20

20

802

26.7

0.342

0.38

1,590

Mean 139 Cfsm 1.78 In.

July

19

T7

18

17

17

17

16

16

16

15

14

14

14

14

14

14

13

13

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

*12

12

12

12

434

14.0

0.179

0.21

861

Aug.

11 

11

11

10

11

11

11

11

11

10

10

10

10

10

10

10

9.9

9^9

10

12

14

12

12

11

11

10

10

10

10

10 ^ 9.9

329.7

10.6

0.136

0.16

654

Sept.

10 

10

10

10

11

12

11

11

11

10

10

*10

9.9

9.9

13

13

*12

13

21

25

20

16

14

13

13

17

23

16

14

13

401.8

13.4

0.172

0.19

797

24.10 Ac-It 100,300

Water year 1958-59: Max 1,640 Mln 9.9 Mean 9O.9 Cfsm 1.17 In. 15.80 Ac-It 65,790

Peak discharge (base, 1,30O cfs, revised).--Jan. 12 (4:3O a.m.) 3,1OO cfs (8.84 ft); Feb. 14 

(11:50 a.m.) 1.B1O cfs (6.46 ft).______________________________________________ 

* Discharge measurement made on this day.
UMPQUA RIVER BASIN 235

3095. West Pork Cow Creek near Glendale, Oreg.

Location Lat 42°48'10", long 123°37'10", in NW&SW£ sec.11, T.32 S., R.8 W. , on left 

bank 1 mile upstream from mouth and 11 miles northwest of Glendale.

Drainage area.--83.6 sq mi.

Records available. August 1955 to September 1959.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 1,035.14 ft above mean sea level, datum 

of 1929, supplementary adjustment of 1947.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 8,650 cfs Jan. 12 (gage height, 16.65 ft); minimum, 6.3 ofs Oct. 2.

1955-59: Maximum discharge, 10,600 cfs Dec. 21, 1955 (gage height, 18.60 ft), 

from rating curve extended above 4,300 cfs on basis of slope-area measurement of peak 

flow; minimum, that of Oct. 2, 1958.

Remarks.--Records good. No regulation or diversion above station.

Rating tables, water year 1958-59 (gage height. In feet, and discharge, 

In cubic feet per second)

Oct. 1 to Jan. 11 Jan. 12 to Sept. 30

3.6 

3.8 

4.0 

4.5 

5.0

6.3

12

21

60

150

6.0

8.0

10.0

12.0

13.0

400

1,250

2,550

4,250

5,150

3.7

3.9

4.0 

4.3 

4.6 

5.0

6.1

17

112

191

6.0

7.0

9.0

11.0

13.0

470

780

1,850

3,320

5,150

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1958 to September 1959

Day

1 

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Ao-ft

Oct.

7.1 

6.8

6.8

6.8

6.8

6.8

6.8

7.1

7.6

8.2

8.2

7.9

7.6

7.4

7.1

7.1

7.1

10

|8

35

20

16

16

15

14

14

14

13

13

12

21

398.2

12.8

0.153

0.18

790

Nov.

41 

26

32

68

96

 67

150

91

128

192

103

66

349

596

312

198

135

165

804

450

268

185

130

98

83

71

62

55

50

46

5,117

171

2.05

2.28

10,150

Dec.

46 

46

42

40

39

37

41

50

46

43

43

58

57

54

*50

47

46

44

43

44

108

85

72

82

335

1,430

1.770

1,040

558

438

358

7,192

232

2.78

3.20

14,270

Jan.

295 

250

208

182

318

375

633

3,980

*lt850

*3,540

2,770

4,820

1,530

 804

539

380

268

187

157

126

101

79

63

359

419

284

1,320

1,750

981

780

635

32,983

1,064

12.7

14.67

65,420

Feb.

509 

410

339

295

263

244

231

208

213

220

215

208

254

2.600

1,360

*1,530

1,790

2,340

1,960

1,350

963

734

668

581

509

518

566

623

-

21,701

775

9.27

9.65

43,040

Mar.

665 

575

470

374

311

 268

238

218

198

189

171

163

167

155

145

140

T45

149

165

151

178

198

531

800

614

773

674

554

509

872

7T4

11,474

370

4.43

5.10

22,760

Apr.

572 

464

362

284

231

191

167

149

136

128

12]

114

110

103

98

92

87

86

82

79

 77

74

72

69

67

69

66

64

61

64

4,339

145

1.73

1.93

8,610

May

64 

71

67

63

74

77

69

64

64

61

60

57

53

51

51

50

48

50

60

54

51

48

47

47

46

47

47

47

45

43

4JL

1,718

55.4

0.663

0.76

3,410

June

40 

39

37

37

36

37

36

35

36

37

 35

34

34

33

33

33

32

31

30

28

27

26

25

25

24

25

26

25

24

24

944

31.5

0.377

0.42

1,870

July

23 

23

23

23

22

22

22

22

21

20

19

18

17

16

16

16

15

15

15

15

14

14

12

12

12

12

12

*ii

11

11

11

515

. 16.6

0.199

0.23

1,020

Aug.

11 

11

10

10

9.7

9.7

9.7

9.2

9.2

8.6

8.6

8.6

9.2

9.2

9.2

9.2

9.2

8.6

8.6

9.2

9.7

9.2

8.6

8.1

7.6

7.1

6.6

'7.1 6?T

7.6

7.6

273.5

8.82

0.106

0.12

542

Sept.

7.6 

7.6

7.6

8.1

8.1

9.2

9.7

9.2

8.1

7.6

7.6

 7.1

7.6

9.2

10

10

11

24

72

46

36

26

22

18

17

26

1

51

34

25

22

564.3

18.8

0.225

0.25

1,120

Calendar year 1958: Max 4,670 Mln 6.8 Mean 316 Cfsm 3.78 In. 51.32 Ac-ft 228,800

Water year 1958-59: Max 4,850 Mln 6.6 Mean 239 Cfsm 2.86 In. 38.79 Ac-ft 173,000

Peak discharge (base, 2,500 cfs). Dec. 26 (4 p.m.) 3,210 cfs (10.86 ft); Jan. 9 (1:30 a.m.) 

6,640 cfs (14.57 ft): Jan. 12 (2 a.m.) 8,650 cfs (16.65 ft); Feb. 14 (10:30 a.m.) 4,020 cfs 

(11.77 ft); Feb. 18 (4:50 a.m.) 2,550 cfs (10.00 ft).

Discharge measurement made on this day.
236 UMPQUA RIVER BASIN

3100. Cow Creek near Riddle, Oreg.

Location. Lat 42°55'25", long 123°25'40", in NEv sec.32, T.30 S., R.6 W., on left bank 

1,500 ft upstream from Council Creek and 3| miles southeast of Riddle.

Drainage area.--456 sq mi.

Records available. September 1954 to September 1959.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 682.60 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929, supplementary adjustment of 1947.

Average discharge. 5 years, 1,049 cfs (759,400 acre-ft per year).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 29,400 cfs Jan. 12 (gage height, 23.43 ft); 

minimum, 24 cfs Aug. 28, 29.

1954-59: Maximum discharge, 38,200 cfs Dec. 26, 1955 (gage height, 27.35 ft); minimum, 23 cfs Sept. 8, 1955.

Maximum discharge known, 41,100 cfs Oct. 29, 1950 (gage height, about 28.5 ft, 

present site and datum), from slope-area measurement.

Remarks. Records good. Many small diversions for irrigation above station.

Rating tables, water year 1958-59 (gage height. In feet, and discharge,

In cubic feet per second) 

(Shifting-control method used Jan. 8)

Oct. 1 to Jan. 8 Jan. 9 to Sept. 30

1.3 

1.5 

1.7

2.0 

2.5

112

216

475

3.0 830

5.0 2,850

8.0 6,350

11.0 10,080

1.2 

1.4 

1.6 

2.0 

2.5

210

445

3.0

5.0

9.0

14.0

19.0

770

2,750

7,160

13,900

21,800

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1958 to September 1959

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac-ft

Oct.

38

36

36

36

54

34

34

34

38

38

38

38

38

38

38

38

38

42

102

200

133

102

86

79

74

72

68

65

65

65

77

1,854

59.8

3,680

Nov.

156

127

124

149

285

238

*325

290

280

404

360

260

610

1,450

999

596

410

355

1,310

1,190

715

494

382

315

270

238

204

184

173

162

13,055

435

25,890

Dec.

152

152

142

139

133

130

133

149

145

142

136

149

169

162

152

*142

136

136

133

139

229

242

212

200

662

2,700

5.460

3,260

1,780

1,350

1,100

20,066

647

39,800

Jan.

894

694

645

554

992

1,650

1,460

9,930

15,800

*10,900

8,420

*20,SOO

*6,420

3,400

2,260

1,650

1,290

1,030

910

826

718

653

592

1,100

1,730

1,360

2,610

5,220

3,510

2,630

2,020

112,668

3,634

223,500

Feb.

1,620

1,330

1,080

944

834

762

725

660

677

786

794

770

802

10.900

6,810

6,670

6,810

8,240

6,850

4,760

3,640

2,800

2,440

2,120

1,830

1,770

1,830

1,900

-

81,151

2,898

160,100

Mar.

,980

,830

,520

,280

* ,090

971

892

818

762

710

653

618

618

612

566

530

530

554

586

554

554

606

1,020

1,560

1,260

1,670

1,730

1,480

1,420

2,010

2.050

33,034

1,066

65,520

Apr.

1.770

1,520

1,320

1,110

944

818

718

646

592

548

512

484

462

440

423

396

385

370

349

*334

320

311

301

288

283

301

301

288

270

270

17,074

569

33,870

May

288

301

297

283

288

301

283

258

258

253

241

230

218

210

222

230

222

233

258

249

230

214

214

203

192

189

192

189

178

172

165

7,261

234

14,400

June

165

159

153

156

156

153

153

146

143

153

140

*128

125

125

122

113

110

105

100

94

91

86

84

82

II

82

89

86

82

82

3,540

118

7,020

July

77

73

71

71

75

66

66

66

61

61

57

54

52

50

49

46

44

44

43

40

42

39

38

37

37

37

37

35

35

34

33

1,570

50.6

3,110

Aug.

33

31

31

31

31

*28

30

31

28

26

26

25

25

25

26

26

26

25

25

26

27

28

30

28

26

25

25

24

27

25

25

842

27.2

1,670

Sept.

25

25

25

25

25

26

27

27

27

26

26

*25

25

27

30

33

33

38

89

110

82

79

68

62

59

59

94

91

75

66

1,429

47.6

2,830

Calendar year 1958: Max 20,100 

Water year 1958-59: Max 20,800

Mean 1,183 

Mean 804

Ac-ft 856,200 

Ac-ft 581,400

Peak discharge (base, 10,000 cfs).--Jan. 9 (4 a.m.) 19,200 cfs (17.38 ft); Jan. 12 (4 a.m.) 29,400 

cfa (25.45 ft); Feb. 14 (l p.m.) 15,700 cfs (15.17 ft).___________________________________

* Discharge measurement made on this day.
UMPQUA RIVER BASIN 237

3107. South Myrtle Creek near Myrtle Creek, Oreg.

Location.--Lat 43°01'55", long 123°11'30", in SE^- sec.20, T.29 S., R.4 W., on left bank 

0.6 mile downstream from School Hollow and 5.5 miles east of town of Myrtle Creek.

Drainage area. 43.9 sq mi.

Records available. October 1955 to September 1959.

Gage.--Staff gage and crest-stage indicator; gage read twice daily for stages above 

^".0 ft, once daily below. Datum of gage is 775.25 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929, supplementary adjustment of 1947.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 1,240 cfs Feb. 14 (gage height, 4.6 ft, from 

graph based on gage readings); minimum observed, 0.4 cfs Aug. 18.

1955-59: Maximum discharge, 3,050 cfs Dec. 11, 1956 (gage height, 7.72 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 1,100 cfs by logarithmic plotting; minimum observed, that 

of Aug. 18, 1959.

Remarks. Records fair. No regulation. Several diversions for irrigation of about 600 

acres above station.

Hating tables, water year 1956-59 (gage height, In feet, and dlscharg 

In cubic feet per second)

Oct. 1 to Feb. 13 Feb. 14 to Sept. 30

1.0

1.2

4.7

7.0

13

1.5 

2.0 

2.5 

3.0

132

255

440

0.2 

.3 

.5 

.6 

.8

1.0

0.4

.8

2.4

3.6

7.3

14

1.2 

1.5 

2.0 

2.5 

3.0 

4.0

25

53

132

255

440

915

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1953 to September 1959

Day

1 

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac-ft

Oct.

*6.3 

6.3

6.8

5.8

5.8

5.6

5.4

578

6.5

6.5

6.5

6.3

6.1

6.1

5.8

6.1

6.5

6.5

1615-

10

9.2

6.5

8.2

8.0

8.0

8.0

8.0

8.0

7.8

6.2

233.6

7.54

463

Nov.

8.2 

12

12

42

38

*21

57

36

36

30

22

13

114

174

89

51

38

38

114

78

53

42

34

27

25

22

19

19

16

16

1,296.2

43.2

2,570

Dec.

16 

15

15

15

14

il

21

21

19

18

18

51

39

31

26

*22

19

18

17

16

20

17

16

16

43

46

186

140

91

81

72

1,152

37.2

2,280

Jan.

60 

60

50

42

49

43

39

56

114

*170

152

*400

Tel

127

84

74

60

52

45

43

40

38

34

53

60

65

174

272

186

146

114

3,083

99.5

6,120

Feb.

97 

78

66

57

51

49

49

45

42

69

76

69

65

755

*755

705

240

186

142

121

114

102

97

89

81

72

84

81

-

4,437

158

8,800

Mar.

81 

76

66

58

*52

50

44

42

39

38

34

34

37

35

33

22

34

36

49

40

48

44

48

97

61

128

136

132

132

193

Tee

2,135

68.9

4,230

Apr.

ill

116

95

80

63

54

50

45

4O

37

34

31

30

28

27

26

24

23

*23

22

21

21

22

20

30

23

23

20

27

1,403

46.8

2,780

May

26 

31

39

32

62

52

44

45

49

35

32

30

27

51

62

50

51

75

102

72

57

50

44

38

33

31

31

28

26

23

23

1,351

43.6

2,680

June

21 

20

18

18

19

24

20

18

19

21

*17

17

16

14

14

13

12

12

12

11

9.7

5.9

8.2

6.9

7.9

8.5

10

6.9

10

9.7

419.7

14.0

832

July

6.1 

5.7

2.0

2.4

2.8

4.6

3.6

3.6

3.4

3.2

3.1

3.0

1.7

2.4

3.8

3.2

3.2

1.7

2.2

2.8

2.4

2.0

2.9

2.4

2.5

3.2

3.1

3.4

2.4

3.2

3.2

95.2

3.07

189

Aug.

1.1

1.1

.7

.6

1.3

1.3

*1.6

2.2

2.9

1.4

.8

2.0

2.2

1.4

2.0

1.5

1.6

.4

2.4

3.2

3.8

4.6

37?

2.9

1.9

1.2

1.1

1.0

2.4

1.0

.7

55.5

1.79

110

Sept.

2.4

1.7

2.8

1.8

3.2

3.9

2.4

3.2

2.6

1.1

*2.1

3.4

2.4

3.9

4.8

4.8

5.1

5.0

5.3

9.7

9.4

B.8

7.1

6.7

6.7

8.8

16

9.7

7.3

7.1

159.2

5.31

316

Calendar year 195& Max 1,140 Mln 1.6 Mean 58.3 Ac-ft 42,220

Water year 1958-59: Max 755 Mln o.4 Mean 43.3 Ac-ft 31,370

* Discharge measurement made on this day.
238 UMPQUA RIVER BASIN

3110. North Myrtle Creek near Myrtle Creek, Oreg.

Location. Lat 43°02'30", long 123"IS 1 30", in SW£ sec.14, T.29 S., R.5 W., on right bank 

0.1 mile downstream from Bilger Creek, 1.5 miles northeast of town of Myrtle Creek, 

and 2.5 miles upstream from confluence with South Myrtle Creek.

Drainage area. 54.2 sq mi.

Records available. October 1955 to September 1959.

Page. Water-stage recorder. Altitude of gage is 660 ft (from topographic map).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 1,350 cfs Feb. 14 (gage height, 6.24 ft); minimum, 0.4 cfs Aug. 8.

1955-59: Maximum discharge, 3,170 cfs Feb. 21, 1956 (gage height, 9.87 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 680 cfs by logarithmic plotting; maximum gage height, 

11.58 ft Dec. 26, 1955 (backwater from debris); minimum discharge, that of Aug. 8, 

1959.

Remarks. Records good except those for periods of no gage-height record, which are fair. 

No regulation. Several diversions for irrigation above station.

Rating table, water year 1958-59 (gage height, in feet, and

discharge, .in cubic feet per second) 

(Shifting-control method used Feb. 15-17)

1.3

1.4

1.5 

1.7 

1.9

1.2

1.8

2.6

4.0

9.0

18

2.1 

2.5 

3.0 

4.0 

5.0

85

199

535

910

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1958 to September 1959

Day

1

2 

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16 

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27 

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ao-ft

Oct.

*5.5

H5.3

5.1

5.1

5.5

6.0

7.3

7.0

7.0

6.8

6.8

6.8

6.5

6.5 

6.5

7.3

19

14

9.0

8.2

7.9

7.6

7.6

7.3

7.3 

7.3

7.3

7.3

9.0

230.2

7.43

457

Nov.

13

12 

T3

30

29

*25

37

33

35

32

26

22

72

130

93

56

41

37

108

85

54

42

36

30

24

23

21 

19

18

17

1,213

40.4

2,410

Dec.

17

17 

16

16

15

15

17

19

19

19

22

47

41

35

29

*26 

24

22

22

El

43

36

33

36

80

127

24J. 

244

158

119

93

1,675

54.0

3,320

Jan.

80

78 

66

58

60

54

52

143

*292

344

315

*776

348

213

150

117 

93

76

66

60

55

55

50

70

85

150

300 

500

350

200

160

5,416

175

10,740

Feb.

130

110 

90

80

70

70

65

60

60

110

100

95

90

800

*832

744 

455

325

236

191

156

136

119

104

94

91

94 

85

-

5,592

200

11,090

Mar.

78

71 

65

59

*54

52

48

43

41

39

36

35

36

36

33

32 

32

33

37

34

38

39

43

65

80

139

146 

146

153

210 ITfc7

2,163

69.8

4,290

Apr.

194

166

139

114

96

76

66

59

54

49

45

41

39

36

35

32 

32

30

29

*27

26

25

1±

24

24

29

26 

25

24

27

1,613

53.8

3,200

May

27

32 

38

35

49

- 53

43

39

40

35

32

29

26

38

49

43

46

47

64

58

49

42

37

32

29

27

29 

25

23

22

11

1,157

37.3

2,290

June

18

17 

17

16

19

17

14

13

15

14

*14

15

13

14

13

12 

12

12

11

9.8

9.4

9.0

9.0

8.7

8.4

9.4

9.8 

9.4

8.4

7.3

374.6

12.5

743

July

£t

6.2

6.0

4.9

5.5

5.5

4.7

4.4

4.9

4.2

3.7

3.9

3.6

3.6

3.6 

3.4

3.7

3.2

2.5

1.9

2.4

2.4

2.4

2.6

2.3

1.7 

2.7

2.4

3.3

2.6

117.7

3.80

233

Aug.

3.8

1.8 

2.3

1.7

2.1

1.7

*1.8

2.3

1.5

T76

1.7

1.6

1.9

2.0

1.9

1.7 

2.0

2.2

2.5

3.2

3.2

2.6

2.5

2. 2

2.6

1.8

2.1 

2.1

3.2

3.2 s'.o

69.8

2.25

138

Sept.

2.0

1.8

1.7 275"

2.3

2.7

2.3

2.2

2.2

2.3

*2.4

2.9

2.9

3.7

4.0

3.7 

3.7

3.6

3.7

3.7

7.9

5.1

4.0

3.7

3.7

5.5

7.9 

4.9

4.2

4.4

107.1

3.57

212

Calendar year 1958: Max 1,450 Min 1.7 Mean 77.1 Ac-ft 55,830

Water year 1958-59: Max 832 Min 1.5 Mean 54.1 Ac-ft 39,120

Peak discharge (base, 1,100 cfs).--Feb. 14 (about 12 m.) 1,350 cfs (6.24 ft).__________________

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

Note. No gage-height record Jan. 20 to Feb. 14, Aug. l-6j discharge estimated on basis of weather 

records, recorded range in stage, and records for South Myrtle Creek near Myrtle Creek.
UMPQUA RIVER BASIN 239

3112. Olalla Creek near Tenmile, Oreg.

Location. Lat 43°02'20", long 123°32'35", in NW£ sec.21, T.29 S., R.7 W., on left bank 

0.5 mile downstream from Berry Creek and 4.4 miles south of Tenmile.

Drainage area.--60.5 sq mi.

Records available.--October 1956 to September 1959.

Sage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 749.53 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

T929, supplementary adjustment of 1947. Prior to June 21, 1957, wire-weight gage at 

site a third of a mile downstream at datum 7.83 ft lower.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 6,640 cfs Jan. 12 (gage height, 11.15 ft), 

from rating curve extended above 2,500 cfs; no flow Aug. 13.

1956-59: Maximum discharge, that of Jan. 12, 1959; minimum, that of Aug. 13, 1959.

Flood of Dec. 26, 1955, reached a stage of 13.6 ft, present site and datum, from 

floodmarks (discharge, about 9,000 cfs), from rating curve extended above 2,500 cfs 

by logarithmic plotting. This was the highest known flood for at least the preceding 

35 years.

Remarks. Records good. Some diversions for irrigation above station.

Rating tables, water year 1958-59 (gage height, In feet, and discharge, 

In cubic feet per second)

Oct. 1 to Jan. 11 Jan. 12 to Sept. 30

1.1 

1.5 

2.0

0.6 

1.9

2.5 

3.0 

4.0 

5.0 

6.0 

7.0

170

282

609

1,110

1,750

2,550

-0.1 

0.0

.9 

1.1

.8 

1.5 

3.8 

8.3

1.5 

2.0 

2.5 

3.0 

4.0 

5.0 

6.0 

8.0

51

106

188

298

625

1,140

1,810

3,500

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1958 to September 1959

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac-ft

Oct.

0.9

.8

.9

.8

.8

.8

1.0

.9

.8

.9

1.0

1.2

1.3

1.0

1.0

1.0

*.9

1.9

14

14

6.1

3.7

2.8

2.1

1.9

1.8

1.6

1.8

1.5

1.5

3.0

73.7

2.38

146

Nov.

7.8

976

12

20

24

19

37

35

37

36

25

19

76

272

154

79

61

52

172

132

76

54

39

31

25

22

20

18

16

14

1,594.4

53.1

3,160

Dec.

14

12

11

11

*10

10

13

16

15

15

15

21

22

21

19

17

16

15

14

14

26

26

24

34

184

683

890

520

257

162

111

3,218

104

6,380

Jan.

86

76

61

54

102

136

131

1,470

*2,120

»1,560

1,520

*2.960

*752

395

258

192

149

114

103

87

78

*69

61

141

169

143

437

604

407

341

281

15,057

486

29,870

Feb.

223

173

137

113

96

88

85

21

107

202

202

175

189

*2.010

1,310

904

840

750

561

395

296

227

184

149

129

116

109

98

9,945

355

19,730

Mar.

87

76

 63

55

49

44

40

37

35

34

30

29

32

31

29

28

28

28

28

*2jj

29

31

83

165

138

164

229

208

231

238

OT-\S £\JO

2,533

81.7

5,020

Apr.

178

T48

123

98

80

67

57

49

43

41

35

33

31

29

28

26

25

24

22

22

20

19

18

17

17

19

17

15

14

15

1,330

44.3

2,640

May

16

16

16

*14

19

19

16

15

15

14

13

12

12

12

12

11

12

14

18

14

12

12

11

9.9

9.3

8.9

8.9

8.3

8.0

7.3

7,0

392.6

12.7

779

June

6.6

675

5.8

5.6

6.0

6.3

5.4

5.4

5.8

5.8

5.0

4.4

4.0

3.8

*4.0

3.8

3.5

3.4

3.3

3.0

2.9

2.6

2.5

2.4

2.5

2.9

3.5

3.2

3.2

2.8

125.7

4.19

249

July

2.3

T2

2.2

2.0

1.8

1.8

1.8

1.7

1.7

1.6

1.4

1.1

1.0

1.1

 1.2

1.2

1.0

.8

.7

.7

.6

.6

.6

.6

.5

.4

.4

.4

.5

.3

.3

34.5

1.11

68

 Aug.

0.3

.3

.2

.2

.2

*.2

.2

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

0

.1

.2

.1

.1

».l

.1

.1

.2

.2

.2

.2

.3

.2

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

4.7

0.15

9.3

Sept.

0.3

.1

.1

.1

.3

.4

.3

.3

.3

.3

.3

.3

.1

.3

.5

.7

.7

 1.1

2.0

2.3

2.1

1.6

1.4

1.3

1.2

1.4

2.3

2^A

2.1

1.8

28.4

0.95

56

Calendar year 1958: Max 2,620 Mln 0.5 Mean 136 Ac-ft 98,410

Water year 1958-59: Max 2,960 Mln 0 Mean 94.1 Ac-ft 68,110

Peak discharge (base, 1,000 cfs). Dec. 26 (4 p.m.) 1,420 cfs (5.50 ft); Jan. 9 (1 a.m.) 2,760 cfs 

(7.23 ft); Jan. 12 (1 a.m.) 6,640 efs (11.15 ft); Feb. 14 (10 a.m.) 3,360 efs (7.85 ft)._______

* Discharge measurement made on this day.
240 UMPQUA RIVER BASIN

3115. Lookingglass Creek at Brockway, Oreg.

Location. Lat 43°07'05", long 123°26'15", in SW^r sec.20, T.28 S., R.6 W., on right bank 

0.4 mile northeast of Brockway and 0.8 mile upstream from mouth.

Drainage area. 158 sq mi.

Records available. October 1955 to September 1959.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 493.19 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929, supplementary adjustment of 1947.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 19,100 cfs Jan. 12 (gage height, 20.27 ft), 

from rating curve extended above 7,200 cfs as explained below; no flow for many days.

1955-59: Maximum discharge, 35,000 cfs Dec. 26, 1955 (gage height, 24.93 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 7,200 cfs on basis of slope-area measurement of peak flow; 

no flow at times each year.

Remarks. Records good except those for periods of no gage-height record, which are fair. 

Many diversions by pumping for irrigation above station.

Rating table, water year 1958-59 (gage height, in feet, and

discharge, in cubic feet per second) 

(Shifting-control method used Dec. 26 to Feb. 17)

1.5 

1.7 

1.9 

2.2 

2.5 

3.0 

4.0 

5.0

2.0

5.5

14

26

58

162

316

6.0 

7.0 

9.0

11.0

13.0

15.0

17.0

530

820

1,660

2,950

4,650

6,900

10,400

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1958 to September 1959

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14 

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac-it

Oct.

0.1

0

.7

.3

0

.1

0

.2

0

0

0

0

.1

.7 

1.2

1.2

*1.2

1.3

3.4

i§

14

9.8

7.0

5.8

4.5

4.5

4.3

3.7

3.7

3.9

4.7

92.4

2.98

183

Nov.

6.5

11

14

19

47

44

68

74

92

82

62

44

104

503 

382

203

137

104

428

418

244

172

136

105

89

74

62

53

49

44

3,870.5

129

7,680

Dec.

42

41

39

36

*34

33

33

44

45

46

46

62

72

68 

59

52

47

44

41

40

59

66

60

62

295

1,100

2,080

2.160

710

467

348

8,351

269

16,560

Jan.

276

251

208

184

246

311

287

2,450

5,840

*4,770

3,150

10,200

*2,010

1,050 

713

516

406

338

282

246

216

*193

176

29T

366

332

1,820

1,900

1,220

1,020

782

42,056

1,357

83,420

Feb.

595

462

372

311

262

238

257

233

400

852

737

611

535

*4.720 

3,210

2,140

1,890

1,470

1,180

886

692

535

438

368

312

278

267

235

-

24,486

874

48,570

Mar.

208

187

164

146

134

125

115

106

99

95

88

84

85

90 

81

76

74

72

84

*76

a80

a90

a!80

a310

273

378

478

451

575

848

692

6,544

211

12,980

Apr.

568

458

376

303

249

204

178

159

156

132

119

108

101

96 

91

84

80

75

71

66

63

59

56

54

53

56

56

52

49

a49

4,221

141

8,370

May

a49

a49

a46

*42

45

49

42

39

38

36

34

31

28

28 

29

26

28

30

39

35

30

28

26

24

22

22

22

22

20

17

994

32.1

1,970

June

17

14

13

13

13

15

13

12

11

13

12

9.8

9.8

9.0 

*7.2

8.0

11

11

10

9.0

7.8

7.5

7.0

3.7

5.0

3.2

5.3

6.8

7.5

5.5

288.1

9.60

571

July

3.5

2.3

1.7

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0 

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

7.5

0.24

15

Aug.

(*)

0

0

0

Sept.

(*)

0

0

0

Calendar year 1958: Max 8,410 Min 0 Mean 339 Ac-ft 245,100

Water year 1958-59; Max 10,200 Min 0 Mean 249 Ac-ft 180,300

6 a.m.) 6,570 cfs '

Peak discharge (base, 3,000 cfs). Dec. 26 (9 p.m.) 3,010 cfs (11.07 ft); Jan. 9 (6 a.m.) 6, 

(14.52 ft); Jan. 12 (7 a.m.) 19,100 cfs (20.27 ft); Feb. 14 (4 p.m.) 8,330 cfs (15.65 ft).

* Discharge measurement or observation of no flow made on this day.

a No gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of recorded range in stage and records for 

Olalla Creek near Tenmlle.
UMPQUA RIVER BASIN 241

3120. South Umpqua River near Brookway, Oreg.

Location. Lat 43°08'00", long 123°23'50", in SWi sec.15, T.28 S., R.6 W., on downstream 

side of right pier of Winston Bridge on U. S. Highway 99, 2| miles northeast of Brockway, and 4 miles downstream from Lookingglass Creek.

Drainage area. 1,670 sq mi.

Records available.--December 1905 to June 1912, October 1923 to September 1926, January 

1942 to September 1959. Monthly discharge only for some periods, published in WSP 1318.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 461.84 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

T929 (Oregon State Highway Department bench mark). Prior to June 24, 1949, staff, 

chain, and wire-weight gages at several sites within 400 ft of present site at various 

datums.

Average discharge . 25 years (1906-11, 1923-26, 1942-59), 2,894 cfs (2,095,000 acre-ft 

per year).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 58,300 cfs Jan. 12 (gage height, 24.08 ft); 

minimum, 67 cfs Aug. 29.

1905-12, 1923-26, 1942-59: Maximum discharge, 102,000 cfs Oct. 29, 1950 (gage 

height, 32.4 ft), from rating curve extended above 76,000 cfs on basis of slopeconveyance study; minimum observed, 36 cfs Aug. 12, 13, 1946.

Flood of Feb. 21, 1927, reached a stage of about 31.2 ft, present site and datum 

(discharge, 101,000 cfs). Flood in February 1890 reached a stage 1.9 ft higher, according to local resident who lived nearby at time of both floods (discharge, about 

130,000 cfs).

Remarks. Records good except those for period of no gage-height record, which are fair. 

No regulation. Many small diversions for irrigation above station.

Revisions (water years) . WSP 1248: 1946(M), 1948(M), 1951. WSP 1448: Drainage area.

Rating table, water year 1958-59 (gage height, In feet, and

discharge, In cubic feet per second) 

(Shifting-control method used Jan. 8 to Feb. 22)

2.8 

3.1 

3.5 

4.0 

5.0 

6.0

60

102

178

333

810

1,620

7.0

8.0

10.0

14.0

21.0

2,880

4,500

8,800

21,000

45,400

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1958 to September 1959

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24 

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Ac-ft

Oct.

a!45

a!40

al35

al30

a!27

a!24

a!22

122

120

125

134

136

138

136

136

*136

134

144

178

460

560

373

279

246 

231

218

210

202

197

190

202

5,930

191

0.114

0.13

11,760

Nov.

246

333

309

365

712

1,100

1,500

1,520

1,710

1,570

1,560

1,070

1,380

6.660

4,750

2,740

1,830

1,400

3,920

5,870

3,610

2,470

1,880

1,500 

1,240

1,060

918

816

744

695

55,478

1,849

1.11

1.24

110,000

Dec.

650

610

595

 580

560

536

536

728

965

1,070

1,020

1,760

2,010

1,570

1,260

1,050

918

828

760

728

755

882

788

755 

1,390

3,910

15, 700

10,200

5,830

4,880

4 340

66,164

2,134

1.28

1.47

131,200

Jan.

3,640

3,100

2,640

2,210

2,340

3,810

3,190

13,000

28,100

*23,400

17,900

45.000

20,100

*9 , 900

7,080

5,370

4,320

3,610

3,130

2,920

2,600

2,360

2.170

2,610 

5,030

4,660

8,710

16,800

12,800

9 500

7,380

281 , 380

9,077

5.44

6.27

558,100

Feb.

5,940

4,960

4,170

3,590

3,190

2,920

2,860

2.640

2,760

4,000

3,760

3,430

3,190

22,700

24.100

19,300

18,200

16,300

15,100

11,400

9,150

7,250

6,340

5,720 

5,030

4,610

4,810

5,070

-

222,490

7,946

4.76

4.95

441 , 300

Mar.

5,340

5,280

4,610

3,910

3,380

3,020

2,780

2,540

2,380

2,240

2,060

1,920

1,920

2,020

1,840

1.700

1,700

1,880

2,050

*2,070

1,960

2,190

2,500

3,880 

4,100

5,430

6,540

5,580

5,790

7,250

8. 480

108,340

3,495

2.09

2.41

214,900

Apr.

9.10O

7,680

6,280

5,370

4,630

3,980

3,380

2,940

2,610

2,350

2,160

2,010

1,870

1,740

1,630

1,500

1,420

1,350

1,270

1,190

1,140

1,110

1,100

1.090 

1,100

1,270

1,460

1,460

1,370

1,300

76,860

2,562

1.53

1.71

152,400

May

1,430

1,500

1,590

*1,570

1,490

2,430

2,180

1,870

1,780

1,650

1,480

1,360

1,280

1,320

1,920

1,790

1,560

1,700

2,540

2,570

2,080

1,760

1,590

1,390 

1,250

1,160

1,090

1,020

918

852 

804

48,924

1,578

0.945

1.09

97,040

June

760

728

700

690

680

750

788

685

645

645

635

585

555

536

*505

482

456

442

420

402

381

361

337

329

305

301

313

321

313

293

15,343

511

0.306

0.34

30,430

July

276

262

249

240

237

237

231

225

218

205

195

190

185

178

176

169

163

154

150

148

134

127

129

125 

120

116

115

108

108

105

108

5,383

174

0.104

0.12

10,680

Aug.

105

105

104

97

96

*92

91

92

92

91

82

78

72

72

72

72

76

72

71

73

86

92

105

108 "91

80

75

72

70

70 

71

2,625

84.7

0.051

0.06

5,210

Sept.

72

72

71

7T

75

75

83

86

92

88

80

83

86

94

96

91

99 *107

116

169

293

293

237

192 

169

163

255

478

286 

225

4,397

147

0.088

0.10

8,720

Calendar year 1958 : Max 48,300 Hln 96 Mean 3,492 Cfsm2.09 In. 28.37 Ac-ft 2,528,000

Water year 1958-59 : Max 45,000 Mln 70 Mean 2,447 Cfaml.47 In. 19.89 Ac-ft 1,772,000

Peak discharge (base, 18,000 cfs, revised).--Jan. 9 (9 a.m.) 30,500 cfs (16.48 ft); Jan. 12 (1O a.m.) 

58,300 cfs (24.08 ft); Jan. 28 (8 a.m.) 20.800 cfs (13.75 ft); Feb. 14 (6:30 p.m.) 38,000 cfa 

(18.76 ft)._________________________'____________________________________________

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

a No gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of weather records, recorded range in stage, 

and records for station at Tiller and Cow Creek near Riddle.
242 UMPQUA RIVER BASIN

3122. Deer Creek near Roseburg, Oreg.

Location. Lat 43°13'05", long 123°17'15", In SE£ sec.16, T.27 S. , R.5 W. , on left bank 

200 ft upstream from Snick Creek, 2.8 miles east of Roseburg, and 3 miles upstream from 

mouth.

Drainage area. 54.3 sq ml.

Records available.--October 1955 to September 1959.

Gage. Staff gage and crest-stage Indicator; gage read once dally, twice dally above 4 ft 

gage height. Datum of gage Is 486.1 ft above mean sea level, datum of 1929, supplementary adjustment of 1947.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 3,160 cfs Feb. 14 (gage height, 9.8 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 2,200 cfs as explained below: no flow July 17.

1955-59: Maximum discharge, 6,800 cfs Dec. 26, 1955 (gage height, 13.67 ft, from 

floodmarks), from rating curve extended above 2,200 cfs on basis of slope-area measurements at gage heights 13.38 and 13.67 ft; no flow July 17, 1959.

Remarks. Records good. Many small diversions by pumping for irrigation above station; 

diversions above station for log ponds.

Rating tables, water year 1958-59 (gage height, In feet, and discharge, 

in cubic feet per second)

Oct. 1 to Nov. 19

1.3

1.4 

1.6 

1.8 

2.0 

2.5 

3.0

1.0

2.8

9.2

21

38

93

164

1.1

1.2

1.3

1.4

1.5 

1.7

Nov. 20 to Sept. 30 

0

2.0

5.0

16

2.0 

2.5 

3.0 

4.0 

6.0 

8.0

39

88

162

370

1,070

2,050

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1958 to September 1959

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12 

13

14 

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ao-ft

Oct.

1.6

1.8

1.4

1.2

1.1

1.2

1.2

1.8

3.1

2.8

2.4

1.6 

1.1

1.0 

*2.8

2.8

2.8

3.4

~6.7 16

4.6

4.6

4.6

4.6

4.6

4.6

3.4

4.6

4.3

4.6

8 .0

110.3

3.56

219

Nov.

6.4

6.1

6.4

19

12

10

15

12

12

17

11

9.2 

59

152 

106

48

34

30

119

86

58

41

34

29

25

24

19

18

16

15

1,049.1

35.0

2,080

Dec.

16

14

13

*13

11.

12

14

18

36

25

33

56 

41

35 

32

26

24

22

21

30

33

26

25

24

78

345

467

395

180

108

78

2,251

72.6

4,460

Jan.

68

73

56

49

60

49

47

515

680

575

431

~750 1.440 

*212 

184

131

81

70

58

49

58

47

44

111

99

90

566

401

295

295

157

7,741

250

15,350

Feb.

117

90

78

67

66

58

64

58

216

345

66

117

251

fcfi

610

312

202

151

155

124

114

99

89

78

*84

78

58

-

6,497

232

12,890

Mar.

65

58

52

45

44

41

37

37

37

33

30

33 

32

31 

29

25

25

37

30

27

37

40

43

58

64

149

120

139

142

'5TK 271 

£10

2,027

65.4

4,020

Apr.

212

117

96

74

64

53

48

42

 39

36

33

31

30

29 

26

25

24

24

22

19

19

16

16

15

28

24

22

21

18

26

1,249

41.6

2,480

May

22

37

37

37

37

37

36

38

37

31

28

24 

22

54 

59

41

56

90

88

60

*52

41

33

25

26

26

30

24

22

21

ilL

1,189

38.4

2,360

June

14

12

12

10

16_

16

15

12

12

11

10

9.8 

8.7

8.7 

8.7

8.7

7.6

7.2

6.7

6.7

7.2

6.7

5.8

5.4

5.0

5.8

5.4

5.8

4.3

3.6

267.8

8.93

531

July

3.6

3^

2.7

2.2

3.0

3.6

*2.0

2.7

2.2

3.3

3.6

3.3 

1.6

.9 

1.6

2.2

~".9 0

2.0

.9

.6

.6

.1

.9

1.2

.6

.6

.2

.4

.5

.5

51.5

1.66

102

Aug.

0.4

.4

.4

.4

.4

.3

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2 

.2

.4 

.3

.2

*.2

.1

.2

.2

1.2

.5

.9

.9

.6

.5

.4

.2

.2

.1

.1

10.9

0.35

22

Sept.

0.5

.4

.4

.9

1.6

1.6

.9

.5

.5

.4

.6

.9 

.9

.6 

.5

.6

.9

2.2

2.7

5.4

4.6

3.3

2.7

2.2

3.0

4.6

3.3

2.7

2.7

2.2

54.3

1.81

108

Calendar year 1958: Max 1,430 Mln 0.2 Mean 78.7 Ac-ft 56,980

Water year 1958-59: Max 1,630 Mln 0 Mean 61.6 Ac-ft 44,620

Peak discharge (base, 1,200 cfs).--Jan. 12 (about 12 m.) 1,780 cfs (7.5 ft); Feb. 14 (about 10 a.m.) 

3.160 cfs (9.8 ft)._______________________________________________________________

* Discharge measurement made on this day.
UMPQUA RIVER BASIN 243

3130. Lemolo Reservoir near Toketee Palls, Oreg.

Location. Lat 43°19'10", long 122°11'20", in SE^NWi sec. 11, T.26 S. , R.5 E. , at Lemolo 

 Mo. 1 diversion dam, 1.1 miles downstream from Lake Creek and 13 miles east of Toketee 

Palls.

Drainage area.--170 sq mi.

Records available . July 1954 to September 1959.

Gage. --Staff gage read once daily. Datum of gage is at mean sea level (levels by The 

California Oregon Power Co.).

Extremes . Maximum contents observed during year, 13,440 acre-ft Aug. 24 (elevation, 

4,148.2 ft); minimum observed, 7,200 acre-ft Mar. 29, 30, Apr. 1 (elevation, 

4,130.7 ft) .

1954-59: Maximum contents observed, 13,560 acre-ft Aug. 5, 1955. June 13, 14, 1956 

(elevation. 4,148.5 ft); minimum observed, 11 acre-ft Mar. 5, 1955 (elevation, 

4,055.4 ft) .

Remarks . Reservoir is formed by Lemolo No. 1 diversion dam. Storage began July 15, 1954. 

UsaFle capacity, 12,520 acre-ft between minimum operating elevation at 4,097.0 ft and 

maximum operating elevation at 4,148.5 ft. Dead storage below 4,097.0 ft is 1 ,040 acre-ft. 

Water is used for generation of power at powerplants downstream. Figures given herein 

represent total contents.

Cooperation. Gage readings furnished by The California Oregon Power Co. 

Revisions . WSP 1448: Drainage area.

Month-end elevation and contents, water year October 1958 to September 1959

Date

Water year 1958-59. ............................

Elevation 

(feet)t

-

Contents 

(acre-feet)

12,040

-

Change In contents 

(acre-feet)

_

+1,370

+5,290

t Elevation at 9 a.m.
244 UMPQUA RIVER BASIN

3135. North Umpqua River below Lemolo Reservoir, near Toketee Palls, Oreg.

Location.--Lat 43°19'20", long 122"11 "40", in NW-pNWi; sec. 11, T.26 S. , R.5 E., on right

 bank 1,900 ft downstream from Lemolo Reservoir and 13 miles east of town of Toketee 

Palls.

Drainage area. 170 sq mi.

Records available. October 1927 to December 1945, March 1946 to September 1959. Pub-

 lished as "below Lake Creek" prior to October 1952 and as "below Lake Creek, near 

Toketee Palls" October 1952 to September 1953.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Altitude of gage is 4,025 ft (from river-profile map).

Prior to July 15, 1954, at site 1 mile upstream at datum about 65 ft higher. July 15, 

1954, to Sept. 25, 1955, at site 400 ft upstream at datum 14.11 ft higher.

Average discharge.--31 years, 414'cfs (299,700 acre-ft per year), adjusted for storage.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 563 cfs Dec. 10; minimum daily, 152 cfs Nov. 5.

 T927-59: Maximum discharge, 1,400 cfs June 3, 1956, from river rating curve

extended from 450 to 905 cfs; minimum daily, 9.7 cfs May 13, 1955.

Remarks.--Records good. Plow regulated since 1954 by Lemolo Reservoir (see preceding

page); also slightly regulated by Diamond Lake. All records presented herein include 

flow in Lemolo No. 1 power canal which, beginning July, 1955, diverts 0.4 mile above 

station for power generation with return flow 4.3 miles downstream.

Revisions. WSP 1448: Drainage area.

In cubic feet per second, water year October 1958 to September 1959

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac-ft

Oct.

397

427

403

417

459

407

358

416

308

383

316

493

361

*309

520

519

341

355

277

37T

326

437

385

394

330

384

384

382

288

384

371

11,908

384

23,620

Nov.

324

257

303

201

152

250

300

238

287

407

400

417

444

446

417

421

444

446

450

448

458

446

459

485

550

433

415

457

400

428

11,583

386

22,970

Dec.

446

*421

4O7

428

392

391

309

449

510

555

514

498

342

243

553

552

547

454

462

465

452

453

483

439

383

409

441

455

435

427

441

13,754

444

27,280

Jan.

457

470

550

366

528

510

468

468

468

468

377

352

445

454

480

475

411

424

449

444

*454

457

496

489

397

496

497

490

489

488

487

14,304

461

28,370

Feb.

494

490

493

489

492

485

492

492

485

492

495

488

484

491

487

486

486

486

483

487

483

490

483

483

483

486

486

486

_

13,653

488

27,080

Mar.

486

411

483

489

489

489

485

482

493 452"

489

478

485

485

484

487

481

*491

483

485

485

489

482

482

489

488

481

488

484

439

422

14,876

480

29,510

Apr.

474

380

413

166

158

366

432

454

383

391

415

432

397

445

495

491

455

403

427

431

457

458

445

452

415

427

425

442

470

490

12,489

416

24,770

May

497

489

492

485

492

485

488

*485

493

469

463

447

401

411

447

487

443

453

512

492

438

435

445

376

447

448

447

430

434

370

559

14,060

454

27,890

June

436

595

588

404

402

527

359

416

455

457

470

496

312

174

499

471

412

*436

455

409

406

425

424

420

420

425

452

505

458

542

12,142

405

24,080

July

411

584

597

275

507

576

410

408

406

405

556

328

594

405

405

401

400

517

555

399

403

596

579

588

282

259

407

570

590

425

474

11,648

576

25,100

Aug.

272

282

*549

343

350

588

409

285

247 526"

376

575

371

576

512

289

377

574

562

554

369

274

286

385

585

577

420

354

309

552

575

10,711

546

21,240

Sept.

578

581

399 zog

OOO

322

298

505

567

381

587

254

3T9

552

541

*561

569

569

544

535

355

355

366

566

566

566

566

587

584

572

575

10,664

555

21,150

Adjusted for change In contents of Lemolo Reservoir

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Ac-ft

416

2.45

2.82

25,560

457

2.57

2.87

26,050

441

2.59

2.99

27,110

455

2.68

5.08

27,970

455

2.68

2.79

25,290

427

2.51

2.90

26,280

474

2.79

5.11

28,180

476

2.80

5.25

29,260

421

2.48

2.76

25,050

575

2.21

2.54

25,060

548

2.05

2 . 56

21,570

356

2.09

2.54

21,190

Calendar year 1958: 

Water year 1958-59:

Max 

Max

956 

553

Mln 

Mln

152 

152

Mean 

Mean

505 

416

Ac-ft 

Ac-ft

364 

501

,000 

,100

Adjusted

Calendar year 1958: 

Water year 1958-59:

Mean

Mean

504 

425

Cfsm 

Cfsm

2.96 

2.49

In. 

In.

40.27 

55.79

Ac-ft 

Ac-ft

565 

506

,000 

,400

* Discharge measurement made on this day.
UMPQUA RIVER BASIN 245

3145. Clearwater River above Trap Creek, near Toketee Palls, Oreg.

Location. Lat 43°14'40", long 122°17'10", in SE£ sec.l, T.27 S., R.4 E., on right bank 

900 ft downstream from Clearwater No. 1 diversion dam, 0.4 mile upstream from Trap 

Creek, and 8.7 miles (revised) east of town of Toketee Palls.

Drainage area. 41.6 sq mi.

Records available.--October 1927 to December 1945, March 1946 to September 1959. Monthly 

discharge only December 1927 to March 1928, published in WSP 1318. Prior to October 

1952, published as "above Trap Creek."

I ft above mean sea level (levels by 

he California Oregon Power Co.). Prior to Dec. 1, 1953, at two sites about 0.4 mile 

downstream at different datums.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 3,862. ""Tjr ------ - -

Average discharge. 31 years, 166 cfs (120,200 acre-ft per year).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 330 cfs Jan. 12; minimum daily, 147 cfs 

SepT. 8-13.

1927-59: Maximum discharge, 598 cfs Dec. 22, 1955, from river rating curve extended 

from 58 to 399 cfs by logarithmic plotting; minimum daily, 91 cfs Nov. 4-6, 1931.

Remarks. Records good. All records presented herein include flow in Clearwater No. 1

power canal, completed in June 1953, which diverts 900 ft above station for generation 

of power and returns water to Clearwater River 2j miles below station.

Revisions. WSP 1124: Drainage area.

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1958 to September 1959

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Ac-ft

Oct.

162

TBT

162

163

163

163

163

164

164

164

164

165

165

*166

165

165

165

170

183 173-

170

169

169

168

168

168

167

167

168

168

168

5,161

166

3.99

4.61

10,240

Nov.

168

W

169

177

176

179

183

179

181

183

175

174

199

191

179

175

175

180

215

200

191

184

182

179

179

178

176

175

174

174

5,418

181

4.35

4.84

10,750

Dec.

174

»T7T

177

176

174

174

181

184

185

181

189

194

185

181

179

178

177

176

176

175

177

175

174

175

176

181

182

177

177

179

178

5,541

179

4.30

4.95

10,990

Jan.

178

178

174

17F

178

177

178

183

195

221

221

290

244

226

216

211

208

204

202

*199

196

194

194

207

199

198

222

222

212

204

6,315

204

4.90

5.65

12,530

Feb.

204 T9"8

196

195

193

192

192

190

190

189

188

186

185

186

186

186

185

183

181

181

179

178

177

176

175

175

175

175

-

5,196

186

4.47

4.65

10,310

Mar.

175

174

173

173

173

173

173

173

173

173

171

173

173

172

171

170

TT2

*172

172

172

174

175

177

177

177

181

178

180

181

185

1 86

5,422

175

4.21

4.85

10,750

Apr.

191 2"00~

204

208

212

214

ITT

210

209

208

209

208

207

205

203

201

200

198

196

195

198

200

201

204

207

212

209

204

204

210

6,138

205

4.93

5.49

12,170

May

211

204

199

196

199

195

*193

197

197

194

194

197

205

213

204

199

203

199

194

190

189

189

189

189

192

189

186

185

184

154

184

6,043

195

4.69

5.40

11,990

June

186

191

193

192

207

T95~ 208

189

188

184

183

185

187

185

182

183

*182

183

187

189

186

184

181

178

176

175

174

172

173

171

5,549

185

4.45

4.96

11,010

July

170

ITO

170

169

168

168

168

168

167

167

167

166

167

166

166

166

166

166

166

166

166

166

166

166

166

165

165

164

164

164

163

5,162

167

4.01

4.61

10,240

Aug.

163

TBT

163

*157

160

160

160

159

159

159

159

161

160

157

156

155

155

154

154

157

155

154

154

153

151

150

THo

150

150

150 

150

4,838

156

3.75

4.33

9,600

Sept.

149

149

148

148

148

149

148

147

147

147

147

147

147

148

 149

149

149

155

167

164

157

155

156

155

157

173 TUB"

161

159

159

4,599

153

3.68

4.11

9,120

Calendar year 1958; Max 340 Mln 158 Mean 202 Cfsm 4.86 In. 65.93 Ac-ft 146,300

Water year 1958-59; Max 290 Mln 147 Mean 179 Cfsm 4.30 In. 58.45 Ac-ft 129,700

* Discharge measurement made on this day.
246 UMPQUA RIVER BASIN

3160. Pish Creek at Big Camas ranger station, near Toketee Palls, Oreg.

Location (revised). Lat 43°13'50", long 122°26'45", in SE£ sec.10, T.27 S., R.3 E., on 

right bank 0.3 mile upstream from Camas Creek, 0.7 mile east of Big Camas ranger station, 3.2 miles south of town of Toketee Palls, and 5 miles upstream from mouth.

Drainage area. 68.8 sq mi.

Records available. October 1947 to September 1959. 

"at Big Camas ranger station."

Prior' to October 1952, published as

Sage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 2,858.52 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

T929 (levels by The California Oregon Power Co.). Prior to July 10, 1951, water-stage 

recorder and July 10 to Aug. 10, 1951, staff gage, at site 1,000 ft upstream at datum 

13.72 ft higher. Aug. 11 to Nov. 3, 1951, staff gage at site 200 ft downstream at 

different datum. Nov. 4, 1951, to Sept. 30, 1956, water-stage recorder at same site 

at datum 1.92 ft higher.

Average discharge.--12 years, 254 cfs (183,900 acre-ft per year).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 1,580 cfs Jan. 12; minimum daily, 41 cfs 

SeptT 12, 13.

1947-59: Maximum discharge, 9,880 cfs Dec. 22, 1955, affected by failure of power 

canal diversion dam 2 miles upstream; minimum daily, 35 cfs Nov. 27, 1952.

Remarks Records good. All records presented herein include flow in Pish Creek power 

canal (completed in June 1952), which diverts water 2 miles above station for power 

generation at Pish Creek powerplant; diversion discharged to North Umpqua River Just 

below Toketee Palls.

Revisions. WSP 1448: Drainage area.

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1958 to September 1959

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Ac-It

Oct.

50

4S

48

47

46

47

47

47

48

48

47

46

46

45

*45

44

44

63

125 ^73

60

59

56

51

51

51

50

48

47

45

46

1,618

52.2

0.759

0.88

3,210

Nov.

48

48

49

115

113

161

186

146

169

178

118

97

452

320

199

ISO

126

166

872

522

353

277

224

196

175

153

136

124

114

108

6,095

203

2.95

3.29

12,090

Dec.

112

*111

115

103

94

95

153

176

222

187

258

284

228

196

172

156

144

133

124

117

134

115

108

107

114

168

200

166

167

205

212

4,876

157

2.28

2.64

9,670

Jan.

211

2OO

180

171

169

158

152

214

368

689

723

JL.260

8O7

542

438

400

365

331

301

»268

246

226

214

358

348

325

919

799

543

438

382

12,745

411

5.97

6.89

25,280

Feb.

338

306

28O

257

232

216

201

187

181

177

166

156

150

152

156

166

175

172

174

171

168

165

160

153

150

149

153

158

-

5,269

188

2.73

2.S5

10,450

Calendar year 1958: Max 1,780 Hln 44

Mar.

179

193

193

188

184

180

172

169

164

159

153

161

163

155

148

150

167

179

*181

178

192

195

200

200

218

286

258

270

274

357

372

6,238

201

2.92

3.37

12,370

Apr.

438

495

494

497

497

463

402

364

341

333

330

314

299

278

258

236

223

207

20O

2OO

215

246

263

292

315

341

339

313

318

35O

9,861

329

4.78

5.33

19,560

May

342

302

276

255

266

263

*270

295

299

284

282

3O5

368

403 356-

312

318

299

28O

265

257

253

253

255

259

242

227

209

201

199

199

8,588

277

4.O3

4.64

17,030

June

208

224

223

216

300

316

249

221

223

205

192

189

184

178

169

176

*161

155

153

149

143

135

129

126

122

122

116

111

1O8

104

5,307

177

2.57

2.87

10,530

July

~97 101

95

92

39

S9

87

86

82

SO

80

77

76

76

74

72

70

68

68

65

63

63

63

60

61

60

59

58

58

58

56

2,283

73.6

1.07

1.23

4,530

Aug.

55

56

56

54

53

53

52

52

49

50

50

50

50

5O

48

48

48

48

48

59

52

50

48

47

46

46

45

45

45

44

44

1,541

49.7

0.722

0.83

3,O60

Sept.

44

43

43

44

46

49

45

44

43

42

43

i!

41

42

*47

46

44

53

~90 111

61

51

48

46

46

92

65

53

49

47

1,559

52.0

0.756

0.84

3.O9O

Mean 27O Cfsm 3.92 In. 53.37 Ao-ft 195,800

Water year 1958-59: Max 1,260 Hln 41 Mean 181 Cfsm 2.63 In. 35.66 Ao-ft 130,900

Peak discharge (base, 9OO cfs).--Nov. 19 (12 m.) 1,050 cfs; Jan. 12 (7 a.m.) 1,58O cfs,- Jan. 27 

(5:30 p.m.) 1,190 efs._________________________________________________________

* Discharge measurement made on this day.
UMPQUA RIVER BASIN 247

3165. North Umpqua River above Copeland Creek, near Toketee Falls, Oreg.

Location. Lat 43°17'45", long 122°32'10", in NW£ sec.24, T.26 S., R.2 E., on right bank 

0.6 mile upstream from Copeland Creek and 4.7 miles west of town of Toketee Falls.

Drainage area. 475 sq mi.

Records available. September 1949 to September 1959. Monthly discharge only September 

1949, published in WSP 1318. Prior to October 1952, published as "above Copeland 

Creek."

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Altitude of gage is 1,580 ft (from river-profile map). 

Average discharge. 10 years, 1,660 cfs (1,202,000 acre-ft per year).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 5,420 cfs Jan. 27 (gage height, 7.09 ft); minimum daily, 565 cfs Sept. 13.

1949-59: Maximum discharge, 25,000 ofs Dec. 22, 1955 (gage height, 14.84 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 10,000 cfs by logarithmic plotting; minimum daily, 570 cfs 

o6pt, 5, 1955 *

Remarks. Records good. Regulation by powerplants upstream: slightly regulated by Diamond Lake and by storage in Lemolo Reservoir (see p. 243). NO diversion above station.

Revisions (water years). WSP 1448: 1953(M), 1954, drainage area.

Rating table, water year 1958-59 (gage height, In feet, and

discharge, in cubic feet per second) 

(Shifting-control method used Sept. 11-30)

2.6 

3.0 

4.0

540

750

1,510

5.0

7.0

2,520

5,270

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1958 to September 1959

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30 

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Ac-ft

Oct.

798

894

852

845

1,010

901

726

768

908

824

675

859

804

792 

*922

929

859

901

1,080

880

824

943

901

943

824

720

894

880

908

824 

696

26,584

858

-

-

52,730

Nov.

675

756

859

762

873

1,040

1,280

1,110

1,090

1,400

1,040

999

2,170

1,850 

1,480

1,110

1,200

1,240

2,750

2,540

1,830

1,550

1,670

1,460

1,320

1,310

1,100

1,150

1,040

- 9-°-8-

39,562

1,319

-

-

78,470

Dec.

1,180

1,140

*1,060

1,080

1,020

824

845

1,570

1,710

1,580

1,820

2.100

1,680

1,420 

1,470

1,470

1,320

1,180

1,200

1,040

1,050

1,200

1,240

1,150

929

1,200

1,740

1,360

1,400

1,710 

1,690

41,378

1,335

-

-

82,070

Jan.

1,520

1,670

1,500

1,250

1,370

1,460

1,400

1,280

1,560

2,400

2,420

3,440

3,020

2,440 

2,120

1,950

1,820

1,270

1,750

1,540

*1,460

1,320

1,320

1,720

2,010

1,770

3,560

3.830

2,750

2,300 

2,160

61,380

1,980

-

-

121,700

Feb.

1,930

1.960

1,640

1,720

1,550

1,560

1,460

1,490

1,460

1,400

1,360

1,410

1,320

1.500 

1,500

1,530

1,830

1,640

1,560

1,620

1,600

1,420

1,470

1,460

1,430

1,370

1,340

1,500

-

.......

42,830

1,530

-

-

84,950

Mar.

1,670

1,720

1,660

1,550

1,540

1,590

1,380

1,370

1,450

1,430

1,340

1,460

1,420

1,390 

1.220

1,350

*1 , 420

1,510

1,480

1,450

1,360

1,410

1,570

1,560

1,620

1,880

1,850

1,710

1,600

2,150 

2^500

48,410

1,562

-

96,020

Apr.

2,660

2,670

2,550

2,120

2,090

2,110

2,170

1,850

1,860

1,650

1,530

1,650

1,660

1,720 

1,570

1,480

1,450

1,200

1,280

1,400

1,440

1,510

1,530

1,560

1,530

1,560

1,660

1,640

1,760

1,55O

52,410

1,747

-

-

104,000

May

1,760

1,620

1,390

1,600

1,580

*1,590

1,620

1,650

1,640

1,400

1,570

1,530

1,670

1,850 

1,710

1,560

1,360

1,660

1,660

1,550

1,510

1,390

1,310

1,280

1,430

1,430

1,360

1,280

1,350

1,080 

1,040

46,430

1,498

-

_

92,090

June

1,240

1,240

1,350

1.360

1,350

1,320

1,060

1,320

1,340

1,330

1,310

1,280

1,030" 838

1,260

1,270

*1,140

1,210

1,170

985

971

1,160

1,120

1,010

1,120

1,110

943

838

1,010

1,040

34,725

1,158

-

.

68,880

July

1,010

971

950

675

804

978

943

922

985

1,010

774

744

950

950 

971

985

922

1,380

744

943

859

887

957

894

675

605

880

831

866

1,010 

978

28,053

905

-

_

55,640

Aug.

670

615

744

*708

922

831

798

635

670

726

852

817

798

762 

732

696

696

810

873

852

702

744

615

714

786

817

852

901

610

605 

798

23,351

753

-

_

46,320

Sept.

831

756

824

929

720

714

720

873

901

859

756

580

565

887 

845

*756

780

804

620

1.080

762

750

845

901

873

645

838

780

696

575

23,465

782

-

_

46,540

Calendar year 1958: Max 8,020 Mln 675 Mean 1,691 Cfsm 3.56 In. 48.32 Ac-ft 1,224,000

Water year 1958-59: Max 3,830 Hln 565 Mean 1,284 Cfsm 2.70 In. 36.69 Ac-ft 929,400

Discharge measurement made on this day.

562653 O - 60 - 17
248 UMPQUA RIVER BASIN

3167. Steamboat Creek near Glide, Oreg.

Location. Lat 43°21'00", long 122°43'40", in Nj sec.32, T.25? S., R.I E., on right bank 

in Canton Creek Forest Service Park, 0,5 mile upstream from mouth and 19 miles northeast of Glide.

Drainage area. 227 sq mi.

Records available. October 1955 to September 1959. Prior to June 1956, supplemental 

peak discharges and discharge measurements only.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 1,128.55 ft above mean sea level (levels 

oy Bureau of Public Roads). Prior to June 14, 1956, crest-stage gage at site 100 ft 

upstream.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 11,200 cfs Jan. 27 (gage height, 10.67 ft); minimum, 37 cfs Sept. 4.

1955-59: Maximum discharge, 26,900 cfs Dec. 22, 1955 (gage height, 17.96 ft, from 

floodmarks), from rating curve extended above 13,000 cfs by slope-area measurement of 

peak flow; minimum, 31 cfs Sept. 24, 1957.

Remarks. Records good except those for period of no gage-height record, which are fair.

Rating table, water year 1958-59 (gage height, in feet, and 

discharge, in cubic feet per second)

1.0 

1.5 

Z.O

31

75

147

328

555

3.0 

5.0 

7.0 

9.0

1,150

2,830

5,310

8,300

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1958 to September 1959

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19 

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30 

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Ac-ft

Oct.

44

44

44

43

42

41

39

IT

42

43

43

43

42

42

*41

41

41

49

330 

241

106

75

70

63

58

55

55

54

52

50 

52

2,026

65.4

0.288

0.33

4,020

Nov.

54

54

58

362

575

999

938

1,030

896

842

492

328

2,320

1,780

884

530

397

669

5,420 

2,430

1,240

812

585

464

389

324

275

237

212

202

25,798

860

3.79

4.23

51,170

Dec.

198

198

*237

234

205

192

337

990

1,470

962

1,260

1,850

1,110

759

565

460

389

337

299 

279

332

291

268

260

535

818

2.020

1,460

1,370

1,770 

1,320

22,775

735

3.24

3.73

45,170

Jan.

1,000

800

632

54O

505

496

505

654

920

1,970

2,060

3,500

*2,010

1,230

902

742

632

545

*570 

570

530

505

555

2,020

1,760

1,490

8,060

5,060

2,490

1,690 

1,440

46,383

1,496

6.59

7.60

92,000

Feb.

1,220

992

836

732

660

622

575

525

510

505

464

428

415

842

*1,180

1,890

2,060

1,570

1,750 

1,590

1,230

1,120

1,040

920

800

818

1,070

1,240

-

27,604

986

4.34

4.52

54,750

Mar.

1,490

1,250

1,010

836

720

654

595

560

545

515

460

482

565

525

474

482

565

610

*842 

704

698

836

824

872

920

2,100

1,630

1,580

1,890

3,720

3,080

32,034

1,033

4.55

5.25

63,540

Apr.

2,880

2,280

1,670

1,350

1,O9O

914

742

638

570

535

500

460

424

393

367

328

312

287

271 

264

264

283

295

308

316

389

500

496

446

460

20,032

668

2.94

3.28

39,730

May

496

464

442

406

605

*759

605

540

530

478

428

397

406

424

420

375

389

570

818 

654

520

451

397

358

324

299

283

268

248

234 

21£

13,807

445

1.96

2.26

27,390

June

216

212

205

198

252

283

223

205

212

226

209

192

178

166

162

*150

142

134

128 

123

118

115

110

106

103

103

103

98

98

O4

4,864

162

0.714

0.80

9,650

July

92

88

83

81

81

83

79

77

77

75

73

72

72

70

68

68

66

65

63

63

61

60

60

58

58

58

56

55

55

55 

54.

2,126

68.6

0.302

0.35

4,220

Aug.

52

50

49

49

*49

48

48

46

44

43

43

43

43

43

43

43

43

43

43 

44

46

46

44

43

42

41

41

39

39

39

38

1,369

44.2

0.195

0.22

2,720

Sept.

39

38

38

38

41

54

55

48

43

41

41

39

39

39

49

*54

46

46

70 

123

128

a70

a55

a50

a50

a450

a250

a!50

allO

a90

2,384

79.5

0.350

0.39

4,730

Calendar year 1958: Max 13,600 Mln 38 Mean 751 Cfsm 3.31 In. 44.91 Ac-ft 543,700

Water year 1958-59: Max 8,060 Mln 38 Mean 551 Cfsm 2.43 In. 32.96 Ao-ft 399,100

Peak discharge (base, 4,800 cfs). Nov 

cfs (10.67 ft) .

19 (6 p.m.) 7,160 cfs (8.24 ft); Jan. 27 (4 p.m.) 11,200

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

a No gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of weather records and records for Rock 

Creek near Glide and Little River at Peel.
UMPQUA RIVER BASIN 249

3176. Rock Creek near Glide, Oreg.

Location. Lat 43°20'35", long 122°59'30", in NE^NE^ sec.l, T.26 S., R.3 W., on right 

bank 1 mile upstream from mouth and 6 miles northeast of Glide.

Drainage area. 97.4 sq mi.

Records available. June 1957 to September 1959.

gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 933 ft above mean sea level (plane-table 

survey).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 4,360 cfs Jan. 27 (gage height, 9.05 ft); minimum, 21 cfs Aug. 31 to Sept. 3.

1957-59: Maximum discharge, 8,230 cfs Dec. 20, 1957 (gage height, 12.22 ft); minimum, 18 cfs Sept. 23-25, 1957.

Flood of Dec. 22, 1955, reached a stage of 14.83 ft, from floodmarks (discharge, 

12,300 cfs), and that of Dec. 11, 1956, a stage of 15.46 ft, from floodmarks (discharge, 

13,400 cfs); discharges from rating curve extended above 5,400 cfs on basis of slopearea measurement at gage height 14.83 ft.

Remarks. Records good except those for periods of shifting control, which are fair. 

No regulation or diversion above station.

Rating table, water year 19587 59, except periods of shifting control (gage 

height, In feet, and discharge, In cubic feet per second)

1.0 

1.5 

2.0

£0 

28 

43 

93 

170

3.0

4.0 

6.0 

8.0

410

760

1,800

3,400

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1958 to September 1959

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

£3

£4

25

£6

£7

28

£9

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Ac-ft

Oct.

£9

28

£7

£7

26

26

£6

£9

33

30

29

28

£8

26

£6

*£6

£6

3£

245

134

7£

55

5£

45

40

37

36

35

34

33

37

1,357

43.8

0.450

0.5£

£,690

Nov.

53

4£

41

256

386

700

549

981

6£6

549

348

258

1,150

1,190

636

401

318

441

2, £10

1,330

768

5£4

398

33£

£86

£48

££0

200

180

170

15,791

5£6

5.40

6.03

31 , 3£0

Dec.

166

161

*17£

159

147

140

£59

493

605

437

641

922

588

425

34£

£95

£60

237

£20

206

£46

£06

192

19£

3£0

43£

990

8£Y

756

9££

696

12,654

408

4.19

4.83

25,100

Jan.

546

461

380

340

330

318

308

350

556

1,040

1,070

1,740

*1,1£0

740

556

461

386

338

368

359

325

*308

30£

809

768

7£0

5.300

£,400

1,410

1,120

912

£4,141

779

8.00

9.22

47,880

Feb.

748

605

497

437

386

371

350

3£5

3£5

330

308

283

271

724

*886

l.£50

1,140

976

1,070

917

7£8

6£2

584

514

464

470

594

636

-

16,811

600

6.16

6.4£

33,340

Mar.

692

608

518

45£

395

356

3£8

31£

30 £

295

264

274

305

£93

271

267

283

£95

*4£8

365

395

467

461

619

704

1,3£0

1,1£0

1,000

1,210

1,890

1,560

18,049

582

5.98

6.89

35,800

Apr.

1,4£0

1,1£0

863

688

566

470

404

348

31 £

£86

£58

£35

218

£00

190

176

163

152

144

135

129

1£4

119

116

114

156

£14

£14

180

200

9,914

330

3.39

3.79

19,660

May

££0

£46

276

£46

*551

560

39£

315

£78

£4£

£14

192

174

200

££4

£04

£37

389

570

4£5

330

£78

235

£08

188

178

161

150

137

1£8

120

8,268

£67

£.74

3.16

16,400

June

112

109

105

101

142

130

110

102

117

122

109

102

98

93

91

»90

88

84

81

79

76

75

73

71

70

70

69

68

66

64

2,767

92. £

0.947

1.06

5,490

July

62

60

59

57

60

60

57

55

5£

50

48

46

46

45

44

43

42

41

41

40

38

37

35

35

35

33

32

3£

31

31 

30

1,377

44.4

0.456

0.53

£,730

Aug.

29

£9

£8

£8

28

£8

£7

26

£6

£6

£5

25

£4

24

£4

24

£4

£3

£4

£4

£6

£5

24

£3

£3

££

££

£2

££ 

££

21

768

£4.8

O.E55

0.£9

1,520

Sept.

2£

21

^T

2£

£5

33

31

£6

£4

£3

£3

££

££

2£

35

£9

»£6

£4

40

72

65

39

30

28

£8

297

135

76

58 

48

1,367

45.6

0.468

0.5£

£,710

Calendar year 1958: Max 6,480 Kin £1 Mean 371 Cfsm 3.81 In. 51.71 Ac-ft 268,600

Water year 1958-59: Max 3,300 Mln 21 Mean 310 Cfsm 3.13 In. 43. £6 Ac-ft 224,600

Peak discharge (base, 5,000 cfs). Jan. 27 (4 p.m.) 4,360 cfs (9.05 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

Note. Shifting-control method used Oct. 1 to Nov. 8, Nov. 11-15, 17, 18, Nov. 23 to Dec. 8, 

Dec. 15-E6, Jan. 3-8, Jan. 1£ to June 15.
250 UMPQUA RIVER BASIN 

3180. Little River at Peel, Ore

Location. Lat 43°15'10", long 123°01'30", in NW£ sec.2, T.27 S., R.3 W., on left bank 

0.6 mile southeast of Peel and 0.8 mile downstream from Cavitt Creek.

Drainage area. 177 sq mi.

Records available.--August 1954 to September 1959.

Gage.. --Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 828.33 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929, supplementary adjustment of 1947.

Average discharge. 5 years, 501 cfs (362,700 acre-ft per year).

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 4,960 cfs Jan. 12 (gage height, 8.55 ft); 

minimum, 20 cfs Sept. 13.

1954-59; Maximum discharge, 21,100 cfs Dec. 11, 1956 (gage height, 19.63 ft), 

from rating curve extended above 5,900 cfs on basis of slope-area measurement at 

gage height 16.55 ft; minimum, 15 cfs Sept. 24, 25, 1957.

Maximum discharge known, 22,700 cfs Nov. 22, 23, 1953 (gage height, 20.6 ft, 

from floodmark), from rating curve extended above 5,900 cfs on basis of slope-area 

measurement at gage height 16.55 ft.

Remarks. Records good. No regulation. Small diversions for rural domestic use and 

Irrigation above station.

Rating table, water year 1958-59 (gage height, In feet, 

and discharge, In cubic feet per second)

1.5 

1.7 

2.0 

2.3 

2.6

122

202

3.0 

4.0 

6.0 

8.0

335

820

2,300

4,300

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1958 to September 1959

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsra

In.

Ac-ft

Oct.

24

24

24

24

24

24

24

25

28

28

28

28

27

27

26

*26

26

32

268

179

95

72

64

55

50

48

44

43

41

40 

43

1,511

48.7

0.275

0.32

3,000

Nov.

59

51

BT

295

473

510

872

784

615

718

447

297

1,510

1,850

886

515

375

451

2,350

1,240

736

515

395

318

276

240

205

182

165

151

17,532

584

3.30

3.68

34,770

Dec.

146

144

144

*134

127

122

?3T

411

439

395

450

970

610

435

339

283

243

214

193

176

227

188

173

182

387

707

1,460

1,060

802

940

736

13,068

422

2.38

2.75

25,920

Jan.

605

505

411

359

367

371

347

575

1,110

1,760

1,610

5,650

*1,750

1,050

748

580

475

599

599

559

528

*528

524

554

1,010

904

5,160

2,810

1,650

1,190

922

30,968

999

5.64

6.51

61,420

Feb.

748

615

510

451

403

405

379

347

371

411

379

355

328

1,755"

*2,070

2,160

1,550

1,250

1,100

928

730

660

630

550

486

540

660

756

-

21,450

766

4.55

4.51

42,550

Mar.

850

756

615

505

439

407

571

555

545

521

555" 293

547

524

518

539

*385

405

482

427

478

545

540

760

826

1,540

1,180

1,050

1,260

2.000

1,830

20,567

663

3.75

4.32

40,790

Apr.

2,000

1,490

1,110

898

724

615

510

445

407

379

351

324

297

273

256

236

224

208

195

185

185

190

188

185

195

276

328

307

269

310

13 , 554

452

2.55

2.85

26,880

May

545

407

505

460

*756

784

580

510

555

455

599

347

310

427

600

505

515

660

820

640

505

425

363

504

275

255

243

221

199

182

168

15,672

441

2.49

2.87

27,120

June

154

146

159

129

168

208

1ST

156

144

154

152

122

118

112

104

*100

97

92

88

85

80

78

74

75

70

70

70

67

66

65

5,296

110

0.621

0.69

6,540

July

-55 60

56

55

55

55

54

51

49

48

46

43

45

42

42

41

40

59

58

39

36

55

34

53

32

52

51

50

29

29

SS.

1,504

42.1

0.258

0.27

2,590

Aug.

27

26

27

26

*27

27

26

25

24

24

24

24

24

23

24

22

22

23

24

25

28

FT

25

24

23

22

22

22

22

22

2JL

752

24.3

0.137

0.16

1,490

Sept.

21

2T

21

21

22

23

23

22

22

21

21

21

21

22

28

27

*24

25

51

75

69

41

55

50

28

158

127

67

51

42

1,154

38.5

0.218

0.24

2,290

Calendar year 1958: Max 6,750 Mln 21 Mean 469 Cfsra 2.65 In. 35.96 Ac-ft 339,300

Water year 1958-59: Max 3,630 Mln 21 Mean 380 Cfsm 2.15 In. 29.17 Ac-ft 275,400

Peak discharge (base, 6,000 cfs). No peak above base.

Discharge measurement made on this day.
UMPQUA RIVER BASIN 251

3192. Sutherlin Creek at Sutherlin, Oreg.

Location. Lat 43°23'20", long 123°18'10", in SW^ sec.16, T.25 S., R.5 W., on right bank 

at downstream side of Waite Street bridge in Sutherlin, ij miles upstream from Cooper 

Creek.

Drainage area.--16.4 sq mi.

Records available.--October 1955 to September 1959.

Gage. Staff gage and crest-stage indicator; gage read once daily, twice daily at stages 

over 4.0 ft. Datum of gage is 512.46 ft above mean sea level, datum of 1929, supplementary adjustment of 1947.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 1,040 cfs Feb. 14 (gage height, 5.36 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 490 cfs; no flow Oct. 1 to Nov. 1, July 12 to Sept. 30.

1955-59: Maximum discharge, 1,560 cfs Dec. 21, 1957 (gage height, 8.24 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 560 cfs on basis of slope-area measurement at gage height 

7.77 ft; no flow for several months each year.

Remarks. Records good, 

above station.

1o regulation. A few small diversions by pumping for irrigation

Rating tables, water year 1958-59 (gage height, in feet, and discharge, 

in cubic feet per second)

Oct. 1 to Feb. 14

0.1 0 0.9 22

.2 .1 1.2 44

.3 .3 1.5 75

.4 1.1 2.0 143

.5 3.7 3.0 328

.6 7.0 5.0 915

.7 11

Feb. 15 to Sept. 30 

0.3 0

.1

.5 .7 

.6 3.2

.8 9.0 

1.1 24

1.4 49

1.7 85

2.0 130

3.0 326

4.0 610

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1958 to September 1959

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26 

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Ac-ft

Oct.

(»)

(*)

0

0

0

0

0

Nov.

0

.5

.2

.2

1.3

1.1

2.2

9.8

9.0

6.7

3.4

1.5

11

35

27

17

7.0

5.3

92

42

21

15

10

7.8

6.7

5.6 

5.3

4.3

4.0

3.4

355.3

11.8

0.720

0.81

705

Dec.

3.1

2.8

2.8

*2.5

2.5

2.2

1^0

6.7

27

20

16

29

22

17

12

11

8.6

7.8

7.0

6.7

20

14

11

8.6

43

34 

130

85

59

40

35

688.3

22.2

1.35

1.56

1,370

Jan.

31

29

24

21

34

29

24

143

*460

412

161

*505

*94

48

37

34

26

24

28

22

19

20

17

33

43

36 

328

156

126

96

52

3,112

100

6.10

7.06

6,170

Feb.

43

29

*22

20

20

19

18

18

36

177

100

41

64

760

372

127

77

56

30

26

29

24

23

19

*17

16 

18

16

-

2,217

79.2

4.83

5.03

4,400

Mar.

15

14

12

12

12

11

9.8

8.4

7.6

6.9

6.3

*6.1

6.1

6.9

6.1

5.8

5.2

5.8

11

9.4

17

16

17

31

23

117 

77

70

51

145

137

878.4

28.3

1.73

1.99

1,740

Apr.

45

35

23

18

14

12

9.4

7.9

*7.9

7.2

6.3

5.5

4.6

4.1

3.8

3.8

3.5

3.2

2.9

2.7

2.7

2.4

2.1

1.9

1.6

3.8 

3.2

2.9

2.6

3.3

246.8

8.23

0.502

0.56

490

May

3.5

4.6

4.9

4.3

9.8

7.6

6.1

4.3

5.2

4.6

3.5

2.9

2.1

572

12

12

26

25

26

16

*12

8.7

6.9

5.8

5.2

4.3 

3.5

4.3

3.8

3 2

2!?

246.0

7.94

0.484

0.56

488

June

2.

1.

1.

2.!

2.

2.

1.

2.

2.

1.

1.

1.

*.

.3

.3

ti

.2

.3

.3

29.6

0.99

0.060

0.07

59

July

0.2

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

*.l

.1

.1

.1

.1

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0 

0

0

0

0

0

1.2

0.04

0.0024

0.003

2.4

Aug.

(*)

0

0

0

0

0

Sept.

0

0

0

0

0

Calendar year 1958 : Max 655 Min 0 Mean 19,6 Cfsm 1.20 In. 16.27 Ac-ft 14,220

Water year 1958-59 : Max 760 Min 0 Mean 21.3 Cfsral.30 In. 17.64 Ac-ft 15,420

Peak discharge (base, 400 cfs). Jan. 9 (about 10 p.m.) 640 cfs (4.1 ft); Jan. 12 (about 5 a.m.) 

954 cfs (5.11 ft); Jan. 27 (about 2 p.m.) 610 cfs (4.0 ft); Feb. 14 (12:30 p.m.) 1,040 cfs 

(5.56 ft)._________________________________________________

* Discharge measurement or observation of no flow made on this day.
252 UMPQUA RIVER BASIN

3195. North Umpqua River at Winchester, Oreg.

Location. Lat 43°16'20", long 123°24'40", In NWijNE^ sec. 33, T.26 S., R.6 W. , on right 

bank 1.8 miles upstream from confluence with South Umpqua River and 3 miles west of 

Winchester.

Drainage area. 1,344 sq mi.

Records available. --October 1908 to December 1913, October 1923 to September 1929, August 

1954 to September 1959. Prior to December 1908 monthly discharge only, published In 

WSP 1318.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Altitude of gage is 370 ft (from river-profile map). 

Oct. 1, 1908, to Dec. 31, 1913, and Oct. 1, 1923, to Sept. 30, 1929, staff gage at 

site 4.8 miles upstream at different datums.

Average discharge. 16 years, 3,580 cfs (2,592,000 acre-ft per year).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 34,000 cfs Jan. 27 (gage height, 13.86 ft); minimum, 390 cfs Sept. 6; minimum daily, 578 cfs Sept. 14.

1908-13, 1923-29, 1954-59: Maximum discharge, 100,000 cfs Nov. 23, 1909 (gage 

height, 28.1 ft, site and datum then in use), from rating curve extended above 42,000 

cfs by logarithmic plotting; minimum, that of Sept. 6, 1959.

Remarks . Records excellent. Some regulation by powerplants upstream and flow slightly 

affected by storage in Lemolo Reservoir (see p. 243) and Diamond Lake. Small diversions for irrigation above station.

Revisions (water years) . WSP 1448: 1909-12, drainage area.

Rating tables, water year 1958-59 (gage height, in feet, and discharge, 

in cubic feet per second)

Oct. 1 to Jan Jan. 28 to Sept. 30

1.9 655

2. 2 900

3.0 1,820

4.0 3,300

6.0 7,600

11.0 24,000

1.7 530

Z.O 780

3.0 1,840

4.0 3,300

6.0 7,600

12.0 27,500

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1958 to September 1959

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28 

29

30

51

Total

Mean

Ac-ft

Oct.

920

828

950

891

900

1,080

970

794

819

970

891

715

910

891

*810

950

960

910

1,280

2.280

1,550

1,080

1,140

1,030

1,060

920

794

940 

960

940

930

50,805

994

61,100

Nov.

819

7_78

855

1,520

2,510

2,550

5,860

4,130

4,580

4,080

3,430

2,350

5,940

10,200

6,090

3,800

2,790

2,760

13.000

11,700

6,520

4,560

3,640

3,200

2,660

2,450

2,260

1,870 

1,870

1,680

120,052

4,002

238,100

Dec.

1,550

1,870

*1,740

1,790

1,770

1,620

1.470

2,960

5,610

4,540

4,120

7,860

5,740

4,120

5,570

5,080

2,770

2,440

2,180

2,090

2,140

2,140

2,140

2,140

2,820

5,700

8.630

7,550 

5,610

6,740

6,070

112,550

3,651

225,200

Jan.

5,150

4,380

3,920

5,300

5.040

5,200

3,060

4,160

6,710

10,300

11,800

21,400

13,400

*8,150

6,140

5,080

4,440

3,800

3,390

3,710

5,570

5,240

5,040

5,450

8,220

6,710

19,700

24.500 

13,600

9,710

7,760

255, 650

7,536

463,400

Feb.

6,590

5,780

4,990

4,220

4,000

3,750

3,710

5,410

3,790

4,710

3,900

3,480

5.270

8,520

12.300

10,600

10,400

7,960

7,550

7,050

6,180

5,390

5,040

4,600

*4,220

4,040

4,540

5,010

158,780

5,671

314,900

Mar.

5,740

5,740

5,040

4,440

3,960

3,680

3,450

5,110

5,080

5,170

2,940

2,920

3,060

3,220

2,890

2.770

5,060

5,300

3,860

5,770

3,610

4,040

4,200

4,820

5,080

8,830

8,580

7,220 

7,990

12,000

12.J,00

151,950

4,902

301 , 400

Apr.

12,000

10 , 500

8,650

7,020

5,830

5,320

4,950

4,240

5,820

*5,700

3,280

3,090

3,120

3,030

2,960

2,740

2,590

2,460

2,200

2.180

2,320

2,340

2,410

2,420

2,460

2,740

2,950

3,140 

3,040

2,900

120,360

4,012

238,700

May

3,270

3,430

3,280

5,060

5,570

4.970

4,080

5,620

5,660

5,250

5,010

2,940

2,860

5,170

5,750

5,500

5,250

3,640

4,970

4,520

*5, 700

5,270

2,950

2,680

2,500

2,620

2,480

2,570 

2,240

2,170

1J390

100,470

5,241

199,300

June

1,790

2,010

1,970

2,070

2,100

2.540

2,160

1,780

2,060

2,140

2,050

2,010

1,890

1,450

1,680

1,770

1,760

1,650

1,650

1,580

1,420

1,580

1,560

1,450

1,590

1,470

1,440

1,^300

1, 540

51,850

1,728

102,800

July

1.550

1,510

'1,250

1,210

940

1,070

1,230

*1,190

1,180

1,210

1,220

980

950

1,140

1,140

1,140

1,160

1,110

861

870

1,100

1,000

1,020

1,090

1,020

807

666.

950

970

1,130

33,244

1,072

65,940

Aug.

1,080

789

658

807

744

1,000

910

890

717

666

798

940

900

880

816

798

771

762

890

980

970

798

852

717

771

/ 870

/ 910

950 

1,000

699

634

25,967

838

51,500

Sept.

807

910

816

880

970

674

753

753

852

900

852

816

618

578

900

940

852

813

861

880

1,400

1,040

910

920

960

1,060

1*210

1,070

28,358

945

56,250

Calendar year 1958: Max 46,200 Min 715 Mean 4,048 Ac-ft 2,951,000

Water year 1958-59: Max 24,300 Min 578 Mean 3,200 Ac-ft 2,517,000

Peak discharge (base, 20,000 cfs).--Jan. 12 (2:50 p.m.) 27,500 cfs (12.00 ft); Jan. 27 (10 p.m.) 

54.000 efs (15.86 ft) ._____________________________________________________________

* Discharge measurement made on this day.
UMPQUA RIVER BASIN 253

3207. Calapooya Creek near Oakland, Oreg.

Location. Lat 43°24'10", long 123°21'45", in NW-j see.13, T.25 S., R.6 W., near center

of span on downstream side of county bridge, half a mile downstream from Williams

Creek, 2.5 miles northwest of Sutherlin, and 3.5 miles southwest of Oakland.

Drainage area. 210 sq mi.

Records available. October 1955 to September 1959.

Gage. Wire-weight gage and crest-stage indicator; gage read once daily below 4.0 ft 

gage height, twice daily above. Datum of gage is 371.26 ft above mean sea level, 

datum of 1929, supplementary adjustment of 1947.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 9,220 cfs Jan. 12 (gage height, 17.11 ft); minimum observed, 5.8 cfs Oct. 7.

1955-59: Maximum discharge, 20,300 cfs Dec. 26, 1955 (gage height, 20.47 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 5,000 cfs on basis of contracted-opening measurement of 

peak flow; minimum observed, 5.4 cfs Sept. 24, 25, 1957.

Remarks.--Records good. No regulation. Diversion above station for municipal supply of 

cTJTes of Sutherlin and Oakland. Small diversions by pumping for irrigation above 

station.

Rating tables, water year 1958-59 {gage height, in feet, and discharge,

in cubic feet per second) 

(Shifting-control method used Oct. 1-19, Jan. 8-11)

Oct. 1 to Jan. 11 Jan. 12 to Sept. 3O

1.8

1.9 

2.1 

2.3 

2.9

5.8

9.0

19

33

3.4 

4.4 

6.5 

9.0 

13.0

181

445

1,230

2,330

4,800

1.7

1.8 

2.0 

2.4 

2.8 

3.4

9.8

18

46

4.0 365

5.0 740

10.0 3,100

13.0 4,800

16.0 7,500

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1958 to September 1959

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsra

In.

Ac-It

Oct.

9.4

9.0 9-.0

8.4

8.0

8.0

5.8

6.4

8.7

13

11

11

11

*11

12

10

9.5

24

31

155

61

39

31

31

25

23

20

18

17

17

18

651.2

21.0

0.100

0.12

1,290

Nov.

20

23

29

30

123

133

349

294

325

379

292

194

726

1,290

750

487

320

415

2.560

1,440

798

511

406

325

275

229

220

163

148

137

13,391

446

2.12

2.37

26,560

Dec.

126

121

113

*112

110

95

93

157

427

373

343

710

556

451

325

275

234

203

179

163

277

208

181

169

253

950

1.550

1,270

846

552

12,104

390

1.86

2.14

24,010

Jan.

490

457

385

346

415

373

331

1,F70~

*3,820

4,310

3,520

*6.620

*2,800

1,510

1,060

857

676

572

572

552

500

468

430

960

965

848

3,400

3,600

2,160

1,670

1,310

47,247

1,524

7.26

8.37

93,710

Feb.

983

785

648

548

479

486

520

~5S6 468

1,700

1,140

839

696

4.730

4,660

3,010

1,960

1,470

1,230

1,020

898

790

732

624

*564

508

564

508

-

33,216

1,186

5.65

5.88

65,880

Mar.

500

468

402

365

332

293

275

260

250

278

225

525" 212

265

238

228

222

230

362

287

302

389

423

893

857

1,960

1,940

1,500

1,580

2 j560

1,840

20,181

651

3.10

3.57

40,030

Apr.

1.400

1,090

848

672

564

458

392

350

*308

270

248

230

205

192

182

168

158

150

140

129

126

119

112

106

101

138

196

164

140

135

9,491

316

1.50

1.68

18,830

May

184

235

245

248

270

395

326

260

250

205

180

164

144

160

326

270

341

572

708

554

409

*332

265

215

188

186

166

158

136

124

110

8,296

268

1.28

1.47

16,450

June

106

98

95

86

101

178

T27

106

98

119

101

89

89

67

76

73

71

65

62

59

51

55

52

52

48

47

46

46

47

46

2,356

78.5

0.374

0.42

4,670

July

42

39

38

36

38

38

36

*37

35

32

28

25

24

24

24

22

22

22

21

20

18

16

15

14

14

14

14

12

12 

12

12

756

24.4

0.116

0.13

1,500

Aug.

11

11

10

10

11

9.5

9.5

9.5

9.2

8.3

8.0

8.0

8.3

7.7

8.0

8.0

*9.8

8.9

9.5

11

12

12

12

9.8

9.8

8.6

8.6

9.5

9.2

7*.l

293.1

9.45

0.045

0.05

581

Sept.

8.6

8.6

8.0

T3

8.9

11

16

14

11

12

11

10

11

11

14

15

15

16

16

33

51

32

22

17

17

21

90

5?

39 

19

618.1

20.6

0.098

0.11

1,230

Calendar year 1958: Max 9,260 Min 5.8 Mean 436 Cfsm 2.08 In. 28.18 Ae-ft 315,700

Water year 1958-59: Max 6,620 Mln 5.8 Mean 407 Cfsm 1.94 In. 26.31 Ac-ft 294,700

Peak discharge (base. 6,300 cfs).--Jan. 12 (about 8 a.m.) 9,220 cfs (17.11 ft); Feb. 14 (about 

5 p.m.) 9,060 cfs (17.05 ft).___________________________________________________

* Discharge measurement made on this day.
254 UMPQUA RIVER BASIN

3210. Umpqua River near Elkton, Oreg.

Location.--Lat 43°35'10", long 123°33'3Q", in NWi;- sec.8, T.23 S., R.7 W., on right bank 

3^ miles south of Elkton and 8 miles upstream from Elk Creek.

Drainage area. 3,683 sq mi.

Records available . October 1905 to September 1959.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 90.42 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

T929, supplementary adjustment of 1947. Prior to Jan. 1, 1910, staff gage at site 

1,700 ft upstream at datum 2.63 ft higher, Jan. 1, 1910, to Sept. 30, 1929, at datum 

2.11 ft higher, and Oct. 1, 1929, to Nov. 1, 1956, at datum 1.15 ft higher.

Average discharge . 54 years, 7,450 cfs (5,394,000 acre-ft per year).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 95,200 cfs Jan. 12 (gage height, 26.81 ft); minimum, 960 cfs Sept. 1,2, 14-16.

1905-59: Maximum discharge, 218,000 cfs Dec. 22, 1955 (gage height, 46.0 ft, from 

floodmark, present site and datum); minimum observed, 640 cfs July 18, 1926.

Maximum stage known since at least 1861, that of Dec. 22, 1955; flood in 1861 

reached a stage about 0.1 ft lower, from information by local residents.

Remarks. Records good. Powerplants on North Umpqua River ordinarily do not affect discharge at this station. Some diversions for irrigation from streams in South Umpqua 

River basin, but flow probably only slightly affected.

Revisions (water years). WSP 1184: 1927(M), 1938(M), 1943(M), 1946(M). WSP 1448: 

1911-13, drainage area.

Rating tables, water year 1958-59 (gage height, in feet, and discharge,

In cubic feet per second) 

(Shifting-control method used Oct. 1 to Nov. 7, Dec. 27)

Oct. 1 to Dec. 27 Dec. 28 to Sept. 30

1.8 

3.0 

4.0

990

2,180

3,210

5.0

8.0

12.0

4,700

12,000

25,700

1.7 

3.0 

5.0

920

2,400

4,980

8.0

15.0

23.0

12,500

38,000

75,200

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1958 to September 1959

Day

1 

2 

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Ac-ft

Oct.

1,200 

1,160 

1,110

1,110

1,120

1,110

1,170

1,200

1,080

1,040

1,130

1,120

1,020

1,090

1,110

1,080

1,150

1,190

1,210

1,530

2.490

1,940

1,520

1,420

1,350

1,300

1,220

1,150

1,180

1,190

1,220

38,910

1,255

0.341

0.39

77,180

Nov.

1,230 

1.210 

1,210

1,290

1,800

3,250

5,010

6,280

7,000

6,060

5,990

4,610

3,690

14,100

14,900

9,140

6,040

4,700

10,100

23. 300

14,000

9,320

6,950

5,590

4,770

3,960

3,640

3,380

3,040

2,950

188,510

6,284

1.71

1.90

373,900

Dec.

*2,720 

2,500 

2,750

2,590

2,560

2,'530

2.310

2,380

5,150

6,640

5,460

7,440

9,240

7,020

5,420

4,630

4,060

3,670

3,320

3,130

3,100

3,200

5,E20

3,150

3,500

5,630

19,800

23. 700

15,900

*12,700

12,400

191,820

6,188

1.68

1.94

380,500

Jan.

10,500 

8,970 

8,120

6,890

6,330

7,180

7,920

11,700

44,100

45,100

4O.60O

75. 600

51,500

26,000

17,800

13,600

11,200

9,510

8,070

8,040

7,470

6,800

6.350

6,520

13,2uO

13,500

21,200

53,300

*35,500

25,300

19,300

624,950

20,160

5.47

6.31

tl,240

Feb.

15,900 

13,300 

11,400

9,780

8,730

7,900

7,740

7,440

7.160

12,700

11,500

9,840

8,970

29, 700

58.500

38.OOO

34,700

27,900

27,100

22,300

18,900

15,400

13,400

12,300

11,100

10,100

*9,950

10,600

-

 - 

472,310

16,870

4.58

4.77

936,800

Mar.

11,100 

11,900 

10,900

9,510

8,420

7,570

7,080

6,420

6,040

5,890

5,670

5,260

5,220

5,530

5,510

4,940

4.850

5,240

5,800

6,490

6,130

6,360

7,080

8,100

10,300

12,800

18,500

15,900

15,400

,19,300

*25.300

284,490

9,177

2.49

2.87

564,300

Apr.

22.600 

21,200 

17,600

14,500

12,200

10,500

9,360

8,420

7,300

6,700

6,200

5,630

5,420

5,160

4,980

4,720

4,440

4,200

3,940

3,800

3,750

3,740

3,740

3,750

3,740

3,810

4,240

4,630

4,650

4,520

219,420

7,314

1.99

2.22

435,200

May

*4,420 

4,880 

5,O8O

5,020

4,980

6,400

7,280

6,200

5,650

5,460

4,830

4,540

4,310

4,200

4,980

5,740

5,120

5,180

6,420

8.170

7,040

5,840

5,060

4,510

4,130

3,870

3,870

*3,740

3,560

3,390

3.250

157,120

5,068

1.38

1.59

311,600

June

2,980 

2,870 

2,940

2,930

3,000

3,060

3.290

3,150

2,760

2,960

2,950

2,860

2,750

2,610

2,160

2,390

2,420

2,380

2,210

2,180

2,120

1,910

1,830

2,030

1,890

1,780

1,890

1,870

1,710

*1,590

73,470

2,449

0.665

0.74

145,700

July

1.660 

1,650 

1,600

1,550

1,530

1,350

1,370

1,480

1,480

1,480

1,480

1,460

1,270

1,230

1,310

1,340

1,320

1,330

1,270

1,170

1,110

1,240

1,210

1,170

1,210

1,210

1,100

1,020

1,090

1,160

 1,110

40,960

1,321

0.359

0.41

81,240

Aug.

1,030 

1.020 

1,120

1,260

1,240

1,240

1,130

1,120

1,130

1,220

1.300

1,240

1,150

1,150

1,160

1,220

1,210

1,220

1,250

1,200

1,130

1,110

1,140

1,200

1,170

1,240

1,110

 1,110

1,110

1,150

1,080

36,160

1,166

0.317

0.37

71,720

Sept.

960 

980 

1,110

1,040

1,050

1,110

1,O5O

1,010

1,000

1,020

1,100

1,100

1,080

1,020

960

1,040

1', 150

1,140

1,130

1,180

1,160

1,630

1,490

1,320

1,260

1,280

1,350

2.520

1,970

 1,710

36,720

1,224

0.332

0.37

72,830

Calendar year 1958: Max 110,000 Mln 1,020 Mean 8,232 Cfam 2.24 In. 30.33 Ac-ft 5,960,000

Water year 1958-59: Max 73,600 Mln 960 Mean 6,479 Cfsm 1.76 In. 23.88 Ac-ft 4, 691,000

Peak discharge (base, 52,000 cfs). Jan. 12 (7 p.m.) 95,200 cfs (26.81 ft); Jan. 28 (9 a.m.) 

58,500 cfs (19.57 ft); Feb. 15 (4 a.m.) 66, 8OO cfs (21.30 ft).

Discharge measurement made on this day. 

Expressed In thousands.
UMPQUA RIVER BASIN 255

3220. Elk Creek near Drain, Oreg.

Location. Lat 43°38'30", long 123°17'50", in NE^SW^- sec.21, T.22 S., R.5 W., on right 

bank at downstream side of county bridge, 1,000 ft downstream from Yoncalla Creek 

and 1.7 miles southeast of Drain.

Drainage area. 104 sq mi.

Records available. October 1955 to September 1959.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 305.96 ft above

1929, supplementary adjustment of 1947.

3an sea level, datum of

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 7,080 cfs Feb. 14 (gage height, 16.73 ft); minimum daily, 0.5 cfs Aug. 11-16, 26, 27, Aug. 30 to Sept. 4.

1955-59: Maximum discharge, 9,100 cfs Dec. 26, 1955 (gage height, 19.06 ft); minimum daily, that of Aug. 11-16, 26, 27, Aug. 30 to Sept. 4, 1959.

Remarks. Records excellent except those for periods of backwater from moss, which are 

fair. Small diversions by pumping for irrigation above station. Municipal supply 

for town of Yoncalla is diverted from Wilson Creek above station.

Rating table, water year 1958-59, except periods of backwater from moss (gage 

height, in feet, and discharge, in cubic feet per second)

1.1 

1.5

2.0

26

78

152

4.0

6.0

10.0

14.0

564

1,050

2,600

5,000

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1958 to September 1959

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

£4

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Ac-ft

Oct.

1.5

i!s

1.5

1.8

2.2

2.6

3.2

3.2

3.8

3.8

3.8

3.8

*3.8

3 8

3.6

3 4

4.6

14

22.

14

10

9

8

6.5

6

5.5

5

5

5

6

169.4

5.46

0.052

0.06

336

Nov.

9

9.5

9.5

18

34

40

60

72

113

102

60

37

142

443

347

176

116

93

1,200

762

398

250

175

131

106

88

75

67

60

56

5,249.0

175

1.68

1.88

10,410

Dec.

51

49

*46

45

41

40

41

70

165

158

244

370

255

188

149

119

105

93

85

79

131

110

103

107

217

470

815

557

427

316

244

5,920

191

1.84

2.12

11,740

Jan.

212

217

183

162

2T9

219

202

811

2,380

2,420

1,850

*3.920

1,300

728

518

440

354

290

257

230

202

187

171

316

368

336

1,980

2,020

970

712 

537

24,711

797

7.66

8.84

49,010

Feb.

432

338

272

229

194

185

217

221

435

1,160

705

505

416

4.350

2,700

1,510

882

677

566

476

434

361

314

267

234

*213

215

182

18,670

667

6.41

6.68

37,030

Mar.

163

147

132

119

113

105

99

93

88

92

79

79

79

84

77

71

71

77

106

95

134

154

170

282

338

739

700

566

526

~^%9 1,010 

7,357

237

2.28

2.63

14,590

Apr.

554

412

312

248

202

170

147

*126

116

105

96

88

82

77

74

68

64

63

60

56

54

53

50

46" 46

58

56

54

51

54

3,642

121

1.16

1.30

7,220

May

61

64

92

77

102

113

92

81

85

70

63

57

53

67

100

89

110

187

200

*157

122

105

89

75

67

63

63

57

50

47 

44

2,702

87.2

0.838

0.97

5,360

June

40

37

36

34

45

47

31

36

35

35

33

29

28

27

25

24

23

22

20

19

19

19

18

17

16

16

16

16

16

16

805

26.8

0.258

0.29

1,600

July

14

12

11

9.5

9.5

9.5

9.5

8

7

5.5

4.6

3.8

3.8

3.8

3.8

3.8

3.0

3.0

3.0

2.6

2.4

2.2

2.0

2.0

2.0

2.0

1.8

1.7

T7T 

1.7

1.7

151.9

4.90

0.047

0.05

301

Aug.

1.5

3^3

1.1

1.0

1.0

1.0

1.0

1.0

1.0

.7

.5

75

.5

5

.5

.5

*.6

.6

.6

.7

.7

.7

.7

.6

.6

.5

.5

.6

.6 

.5

.5

22.6

0.73

0.0070

0.008

45

Sept.

0.5

T5

.5

.5

.6

.7

2.0

1.8

1.5

1.6

1.2

1.3

1.3

1.6

1.7

1.7

1.8

1.9

3.6

6

9

6

4.0

3.6

3.4

4.0

9.7

9T5

6.0 

5.0

92.0

3.07

0.030

0.03

182

Calendar year 1958: Max 5,120 Min o.7 Mean 208 Cfsm 2.00 In. 27.17 Ac-ft 150,700

Water year 1958-59: Max 4,330 Min 0.5 Mean 190 Cfsm 1.83 In- 24.86 Ac-ft 137,800

Peak discharge (base, 3,100 cfs) . Jan. 12 (8:3O a.m.) 5,500 cfs (14.71 ft); Jan. 27 (8:30 p.m.) 

3,700 efs (12.00 ft); Feb. 14 (3:30 p.m.) 7,O80 efs (16.73 ft).________________________

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

Mote. Backwater from moss Oct. 1 to Nov. 4, June 27 to Sept. 26.
256 TENMILE CREEK BASIN

3232. Tenmile Creek near Lakeside, Oreg.

Location.--Lat 43°34'40", long 124 0 11'30", near center of sec. 13, T.23 S., R.13 W near 

left bank on downstream side of highway bridge , .200 ft upstream from Eel Creek ' 

0.8 mile upstream from Saunders Creek, and 1 mile west of Lakeside. Records include 

flow of Eel and Saunders Creeks.

Drainage area.--About 87 sq mi at measuring section l£ miles downstream. 

Records available.--August 1957 to September 1959.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Auxiliary staff gage 1.4 miles upstream from base gage, 

read twice daily. Datum of both gages is at mean sea level.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 2,750 cfs Jan. 12 (gage height, 15.56 ft at 

base gage, 18.27 ft at auxiliary gage, from floodmarks); minimum, 7.2 cfs Oct. 14-17. 

1957-59: Maximum discharge, that of Jan. 12, 1959; minimum, 5.8 cfs Sept. 23-26, 

1957.

Maximum known stage at auxiliary gage, 19.83 ft in January 1953, from floodmarks.

Remarks. Records good except those for periods of shifting control, which are fair. 

Plow regulated by natural storage in Tenmile Lake and other lakes tributary to Eel 

and Saunders Creeks.

Rating table, water year 1958-59, except periods of shifting control 

height, in feet, and discharge, in cubic feet per second)

(gage

6.4 

6.6 

6.8 

7.0 

7.3 

7.6

8.0

9.0

11.0

13.0

15.3

169

339

890

1,630

2,620

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1958 to September 1959

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21 

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac-ft

Oct.

8.7

9.0

9.0

9.0

8.7

8.5

8.2

8.2

8.0

7.7

7.7

7.7

7.4

7.2

TTf

7.2

7.2

7.7

10

10

10 

*11

11

11

11

11

11

11

11

11 

15

288.3

9.30

572

Nov.

21

20

W

22

32

49

85

138

206

262

281

285

337

445

521

524

503

475

704

1,160

1.180 

1,660"

930

824

728

650

581

521

482

450

13,496

450

26,770

Dec.

416

392

372

349

329

312

299

*297

299

301

337

468

518

509

490

460

428

403

381

370

396 

405

405

403

405

458

635

755

749" 770 

707

13,818

446

27,410

Jan.

665

620

569

530

527

524

535

782

1,480

1,800

1,990

2.62Q

*2,580

2,250

1,930

1,690

1,470

1,270

 1,120

990

887 

797

722

683

647

614

620

1,550

1,510

1,390

1 250

36,607

1,181

72,610

Feb.

1,110

976

854

770

686

632

602

566

578

656

722

716

713

1,390

1,850

1,770

1,610

1,480

1,410

1,310

1,190 

1,060

941

833

755

677

620

560

-

27,037

966

53,630

Mar.

518

478

440

410

*385

359

337

321

308

297

285

274

265

257

247

239

235

236

241

246

263 

279

297

312

343

392

430

452

470

530

596

10,742

347

21,310

Apr.

614

553

560

518

480

445

410

381

357

333

315

297

*279

265

254

243

230

220

212

203

196 

185

179

169

161

153

150

147

142

144

8,835

294

17,520

May

144

144

142

140

144

148

148

148

150

148

147

144

140

138

136

134

132

130

128

128

126 

123

119

115

*112

109

106

102

101

96

91

4,013

129

7,960

June

88

84

81

77

80

77

75

73

74

74

73

71

70

68

67

65

62

61

60

57

57 

54

52

51

50

47

45

43

44

42.

1,922

64.1

3,810

July

39

38

38

34

35

35

34

34

34

34

33

32

*32

32

31

30

29

27

27

26

24 

24

22

22

21

22

21

22

23

24

21

900

29.0

1,790

Aug.

21

19

19

18

19

18

18

18

18

17

17

16

16

14

13

13

13

13

12

12

11 

9.7

9.7

*9.3

9.3

9.3

9.3

9.3

9.3

9.0

9TS

428.2

13.8

849

Sept.

8.5

8.2

S^

8.2

9.3

9.3

10

10

9.7

9.7

10

9.3

9.3

9.7

9.0

9.0

9.0

11

13

14

15 

16

15

15

15

18

24

26

27

29

394.4

13.1

782

Calendar year 1958: Max 2,110 Min 7.2 Mean 357 Ac-ft 258,300

Water year 1958-59: Max 2,620 Mln 7.2 Mean 325 Ac-ft 235,000

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

Note. Shifting-control method used Oct?. 1-17, July 16 to Sept. 30.
COOS RIVER BASIN 257

3245. West Fork Millicoma River near Allegany, Oreg.

Location. Lat 43°28'35", long 124°03 I 20", in SW^MWv sec. 19, T.24 S., R.ll W., on left 

bank at county road bridge, 3f miles north of Allegany.

Drainage area. 46.5 sq mi.

Records available.--September 1954 to September 1959.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 76.95 ft above mean sea level, datum of ~~TT929.

Average discharge.--5 years, 295 cfs (213,600 acre-ft per year).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 8,650 cfs Jan. 27 (gage height, 13.61 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 3,300 cfs; minimum, 3.7 cfs Aug. 13-21.

1954-59: Maximum discharge, 13,800 cfs Dec. 30, 1954 (gage height, 15.70 ft), 

from rating curve extended above 1,100 cfs on basis of slope-area measurement of peak 

flow; minimum, 2.1 cfs Sept. 19, 20, 1956.

Flood in January or November 1953 reached a stage of about 17.9 ft, from information by local resident.

Remarks. Records excellent except those for periods of backwater from debris, which are 

good. Only minor diversions for irrigation above station.

Rating table, water year 1958-59, except period of backwater from debris (gage 

height, in feet, and discharge, in cubic feet per second)

2.3

2.4

2.5 

2.7

1.8

4.6

9.0

22

2.9 

3.1 

3.5 

4.0

43

72

167

325

5.0

6.0

8.0

11.0

740

1,300

2,550

5,400

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1958 to September 1959

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19 

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27 

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Ac-ft

Oct.

4.2

4.0

4.0

4.0

4.0

3.8

37ff

4.2

/ 4.4

4.8

5.0

4.6

4.4

4.2

4.2

4.0

4.2

8

60

48

24

*18

17

15

13

12

11 

11

10

10

24

352.8

11.4

0.245

0.28

700

Nov.

72

53

59

216

455

726

652

1,100

1,130

750

346

266

1,390

1,530

720

407

277

269

5,270 

2,020

800

463

318

247

195

159

132 

115

106

104

18,347

612

13.2

14.67

36,390

Dec .

97

92

92

90

84

78

10T

151

*222

247

788

760

395

267

198

159

132

113

101 

120

403

267

204

189

311

855

1.120 

750

523

515

395

9,799

316

6.80

7.84

19,440

Jan.

314

274

231

204

499

459

370

2,010

2,280

1,990

2,670

4,520

1,240

675

447

374

322

290

*297 

300

260

222

192

274

283

318

4,800 

1,920

935

735

555

30,260

976

21.0

24.20

60,020

Feb.

403

314

251

213

181

192

213

235

406

755

578

411

666

2,400

1,420

1,160

1,020

1,180

1,400 

900

620

463

395

325

267

241

219 

198

-

17,026

608

13.1

13.62

33,770

Mar.

178

156

135

*120

110

99

90

86

82

90

76

76

88

106

99

90

90

125

374 

260

424

475

487

635

600

885

635 

511

527

1.080 m n O1U

9,599

310

6.67

7.68

19,040

Apr.

582

455

356

274

222

187

156

132

115

104

92

84

*74

70

67

61

58

56

53 

48

47

43

41

38

57

44

66

86

72

119

3,859

128

2.75

3.07

7,610

May

159

151

145

120

231

318

T!Sz

164

143

138

118

99

86

84

86

76

94

118

125 

104

88

80

69

59

*58

56

55 

51

46

43

41

5,427

111

2.59

2.74

6,800

June

36

35

34

33

52

50

40

36

58

84

66

56

51

44

42

36

33

31

29 

27

23

22

22

22

22

22

19 

18

18

11

1,078

35.9

0.772

0.86

2,140

July

16

16

15

14

16

18

20

19

16

15

14

12

*12

12

12

12

12

12

11 

11

10

9.5

9.0

9.0

8.5

8.0

7.5 

7.0

7.0

 B 6.6 7?

b .b

.375.7

12.1

0.260

0.30

741

Aug.

6.6 r^

6.6

6.6

6.6

6.2

6.2

6.2

5.4

5.0

4.6

4.6

4.0

3.7

377

3.7

3.7

3.7

3.7 

3.7

4.0

4.0

4.0

*4.3

4.3

4.3

4.3 

4.3

4.3

4.3

5.4

148.6

4.79

0.103

0.12

295

Sept.

5.8

5.0

BT8- 4.3

40

120

69

35

24

19

16

15

16

17

18

18

20

32

94 

164

110

62

43

33

35

466

275 

130

86

62

Z.043.9

68.1

1.46

1.65

4,050

Calendar year 1958: Max 4,290 Min 2.2 Mean 256 Cfsm 5.51 In. 74.73 Ac-ft 185,300

Water year 1958-59: Max 4,800 Mln 3.7 Mean 264 Cfsm 5.68 In. 77.01 Ac-ft 191,000

Peak discharge (base. 3,000 cfs). Nov. 19 (5 p.m.) 4,700 cfs (10.36 ft); Jan. 8 (5:30 p.m.) 

4,000 cfs (9.70 ft); Jan. 12 (2:30 a.m.) 8,400 cfs (13.43 ft); Jan. 27 (1:30 p.m.) 8,650 cfs 

(15.61 ft).__________________________________________________________________

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

Note. Backwater from debris Oct. 1-31, June 11 to Sept. 6, Sept. 19-21, 26-29.
258 COQUILLE RIVER BASIN

3246. South Fork Coqullle River above Panther Creek, near Illahe, Oreg.

Location. Lat 42°45 I 40", long 123°59'00", In SE£ sec.28, T.32 S., R.ll W., on left bank 

0.5 mile upstream from Panther Creek and 10 miles northeast of Illahe.

Drainage area. 29.8 sq ml.

Records available. October 1956 to September 1959.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage Is 2,117.30 ft above mean sea level (levels 

by Pacific Power & Light Co.).

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 3,990 cfs Jan. 12 (gage height, 12.47 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 2,300 cfs as explained below; minimum, 1.4 cfs Sept. 3.

1956-59: Maximum discharge, 4,190 cfs Dec. 11, 1956 (gage height, 12.75 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 2,300 cfs on basis of slope-area measurement of peak flow; 

minimum daily, 1.4 cfs Oct. 8,9, 1956.

Flood of Dec. 21, 1955, reached a stage of about 15.7 ft (discharge, about 6,300 cfs).

Remarks.--Records excellent except those for period of backwater from debris, which are 

good. No regulation or diversion above station.

Rating tables, water year 1958-59, except period of backwater from debris (gage 

height, in feet, and discharge, in cubic feet per second)

Oct. 1 to Jan. 11 Jan. 12 to Sept. 30

1.5

1.6 

1.8 

2.1 

2.5 

3.0 

3.5

1.8 

2.9

4.0 

5.0 

6.0 

7.0 

9.0 

11.0

127

267

480

800

1,800

3,000

1.5 

2.4 

7.5

4.0 

5.0 

6.0 

7.0 

9.0 

11.0

127

267

480

800

1,800

3,000

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1958 to September 1959

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Ac-ft

Oct.

2.1

2.0

2.0

2.0

2.0

1^9

1.9

Z.I

2.3

2.4

2.5

2.3

2.2

2.1

2.1

2.0

2.1

4.8

26

23

*13

11

10

8.6

7.5

7.0

6.2

6.0

5.3

5.1

10

176.5

5.69

0.191

0.22

350

Nov.

14

12

I?

38

60

52

106

83

121

184

115

77

263

372

212

134

99

142

498

345

217

150

112

90

75

63

55

49

44

40

3,837

128

4.30

4.79

7,610

Dec.

43

40

36

33

31

29

31

32

30

28

*32

43

41

39

36

34

32

30

29

34

56

46

42

58

143

438

667

465

344

311

258

3,514

113

3.79

4.39

6,970

Jan.

211

172

137

118

170

183

342

2,290

2,360

1,730

1,430

2.510

790

422

282

212

170

139

130

113

98

*88

77

216

228

201

687

804

490

412

320

17,532

566

19.0

21.88

34,770

Feb.

257

208

172

148

127

124

113

102

100

93

82

76

93

1.070

598

709

804

988

936

625

430

326

291

255

227

217

262

298

9,731

348

11.7

12.14

19,300

CalewJar year 1958: Max 2,210 Mln 1.7

Mar.

338

322

*279

235

202

179

160

151

149

139

123

118

126

117

108

103

TT5

125

143

124

149

168

326

607

470

520

428

358

352

624

535

7,943

256

8.59

9.91

15,750

Apr.

408

315

257

208

172

145

124

110

98

88

80

72

67

58

*55

51

48

44

42

39

36

36

32

31

31

31

31

29

26

59

2,793

93.1

3.12

3.49

5,540

May

32

38

35

32

39

39

38

38

38

35

32

31

28

28

27

25

27

31

36

32

30

29

26

24

24

24

*23

22

21

20

19

923

29.8

1.00

1.15

1,830

June

18

IT

17

16

17

17

16

15

18

18

16

15

14

14

14

13

12

12

11

11

10

9.9

9.7

9.5

9.3

9.7

9.9

9.5

9.3

8.9

396.7

13.2

0.443

0.50

787

July

8.5

8.'l

7.7

7.5

7.7

7.5

7.1

6.7

6.6

6.2

5.8

5.4

5.4

*5.1

4.9

4.8

4.6

4.6

4.4

4.1

3.9

3.8

3.6

3.6

3.4

3.3

3.2

3T?

3.2

3.2

165.0

5.32

0.179

0.21

327

Aug.

3.0

ZT5

2.7

2.6

2.6

2.4

2.4

2.2

2.2

2.0

2.0

2.0

2.0

2.0

2.0

2.0

2.0

2.0

2.0

2.0

2.2

2.2

2.0

1.8

1.6

1.6

1.5

*TT5

1.6

1.6

1.6

64.1

2.07

0.069

0.08

127

Sept.

1.6

1.5

1.5

1.5

1.6

2.0

2.2

2.2

1.8

1.8

1.6

1.5

1.8

2.2

2.4

2.4

2.4

13

30

21

16

12

9.5

7.9

7.3

23

38

2T

16

13

259.7

8.66

0.291

0.32

515

Mean 156 Cfsm 5.23 In. 71.01 Ac-ft 112,800

Water year 1958-59: Max 2,510 Mln 1.5 Mean 130 Cfsm 4.35 In. 59.08 Ac-ft 93,880

Peak discharge (base, 1,200 cfs).--Jan. 8 (6 p.m.) 3,420 cfs (11.65 ft); Jan. 12 (2:30 a.m.) 

5,990 cfs (12.47 ft); Feb. 14 (1Q-.30 a.m.) 1,640 cfs (8.75 ft).____________________

* Discharge measurement made on this day. 

Note. Backwater from debris Jan. 13 to May 27.
COQUILLE RIVER BASIN 259

3247. South Fork Coquille River near Illahe, Oreg.

Location. Lat 42°43'50", long 124 C 00'40", In NW-£ sec. 16, T.33 S., R.ll W., on left bank 

1Jmiles downstream from Lockhart Creek and 7 miles northeast of Illahe. Records of 

discharge presented herein are for measuring section site 1.2 miles upstream.

Drainage area. 40.6 sq mi at measuring section 1.2 miles upstream from gage. 

Records available. October 1956 to September 1959.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 1,871.04 ft above mean sea level (levels 

oy Pacific Power & Light Co.).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 5,960 cfs Jan. 12 (gage height, 9.78 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 2,800 cfs on basis of slope-area measurement at gage 

height 9.54 ft; minimum, 1.7 cfs Sept. 3.

1956-59: Maximum discharge, that of Jan. 12, 1959; minimum, that of Sept. 3, 1959. 

Flood of Dec. 21, 1955, reached a stage of about 10.8 ft (discharge, about 8,600 

cfs).

Remarks. Records excellent. No regulation or diversion above station.

Rating tables, water year 1958-59 (gage height, In feet, and discharge, 

In cubic feet per second)

Oct. 1 to Jan Jan. 12 to Sept. 30

2.6 

3.0

150

250

540

1,010

1,830

2,870

4,360

3.3

57

122

255

390

570

1,050

1,830

2,870

4,360

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1958 to September 1959

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14 

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Ac-ft

Oct.

3.8

3.3

3.3

3.3

3.3

3.1

2.9

2.9

3.1

3.3

3.3

3.3

3.1

3.1 

2.9

2.7 279"

6.8

30

2T

*14

12

11

9.7

8.6

8.1

7.3

7.1

6.4

6.1

12

214.7

6.93

0.171

0.20

426

Nov.

17

1313"

38

64

55

115

90

144

205

132

88

302

440 

240

156

116

180

790 484"

272

189

144

115

94

78

63

57

50

44

4,788

160

3.94

4.39

9,500

Dec.

48

43

38

35

33

3133"

36

32

32

*35

49

47

44 

40

38

35

33

31

36

68

54

49

74

197

606

912 636"

431

371

300

4,447

143

3.52

4.07

8,820

Jan.

242

203

162

141

219

235

455

3,290

3,160

2,260

2,160

3,200

978

534 

354

255

202

172

159

140

124

*112

5S5" 100

280

248

1,020

1,040

682

542

408

23,343

753

18.5

21.38

46,300

Feb.

315

250

208

183

159

152

140

124

124

113

101

92

120

 1,370 825"

940

1,020

1,250

1,170

830

554

405

357

308

272

260

308

366

-

 -- 

12,316

440

10.8

11.28

24,430

Mar.

430

405

*345

285

238

214

194

183

179

167

149

140

149

138 

127

122 135-

149

176

152

183

200

407

770

628

723

558

480

489

945

732

10,192

329

8.10

9.34

20,220

Apr.

518 3-53"

305

242

204

176

148

128

114

101

89

81

74

68 

*64

60

56

53

52

47

44

43

42

40

39

40

40

37

3538"

3,371

112

2.76

3.09

6,690

May

42

47

44

42

46

47

44

45

47

43

41

38

37

37 

36

33

36

38

44

40

38

36

33

32

30

30

*29

27

26

24

?A

1,155

37.3

0.919

1.06

2,290

June

22

2T

20

20

20

21

20

19

21

22

20

18

18

17 

16

16

15

15

14

13

13

12

12

12

12

12

13

12

12

11

489

16.3

0.401

0.45

970

July

10

To

10

9.8

9.5

9.5

9.5

8.9

8.6

8.3

8.0

7.4

7.1

7.1 

*7.1

6.8

6.8

6.5

6.8

6.2

6.0

5.8

5.8

5.2

4.8

4.5

4.0

4.0

4.0

3.8

-? 0

 J . O

215.6

6.95

0.171

0.20

428

Aug.

3.6

376

3.6

3.6

3.6

3.6

3.4

3.2

3.0

3.0

2.8

2.8

2.8

2.6 

2.6

2.4

2.4

2.4

2.4

2.4

2.4

2.4

2.3

2.2

2.0

T78" 1.8

 1.8

1.8

1.8

1.8

81.9

2.64

0.065

0.08

162

Sept.

1.8

T78

1.8

1.8

2.2

2.4

2.6

2.6

2.4

2.3

2.3

2.2

3.0

3.4 

3.2

3.4

3.2

18

42

31

23

17

13

11

10

23

4426"

20

17

337.4

11.2

0.276

0.31

669

Calendar year 1958; Max 3,330 Mln 2.2 Mean 208 Cfsm 5.12 In. 69.48 Ac-ft 150,400

Water year 1958-59: Max 3,290 Mln 1.8 Mean 167 Cfsm 4.11 In. 55.85 Ac-ft 120,900

Peak discharge (base, 1,700 cfs). Jan. 8 (6 p.m.) 5,100 cfs (9.39 ft); Jan. 12 (12:30 a.m.) 

5,960 cfs (9.78 ft); Feb. 14 (10 a.m.) 2,090 cfs (7.26 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.
260 COQUILLE RIVER BASIN

3249. South Fork Coquille River near Powers, Oreg.

Location. Lat 42°47'05", long 124°02'25", in SW£SW£ sec.18, T.32 S., R.ll W. , on right 

bank three-quarters of a mile upstream from Hall Creek and 7 miles southeast of Powers.

Drainage area. 93.2 sq mi.

Records available. October 1956 to September 1959.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 585.32 ft above mean sea level (levels by 

Pacific Power & Light Co.).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 13,800 cfs Jan. 11 (gage height, 15.36 ft); minimum, 8.0 cfs Sept. 4.

1956-59: Maximum discharge, that of Jan. 11, 1959; minimum, that of Sept. 4, 1959.

Remarks.--Records excellent except those for periods of shifting control, which are good. 

No regulation or diversion above station.

Rating tables, water year 1958-59, except periods of shifting control (gage 

height, in feet, and discharge, in cubic feet per second)

2.6 

2.9 

3.2

3.5

Oct. 1 to Jan. 11

11 4.0

24 4.5 '

45 5.0

165

325

560

Note. Same as followin 

table above 5.0 ft.

Jan. 12 to Sept. 30

4.5 

5.0 

6.0

8.0

10.0

12.0

102

185

350

560

1,190

2,900

5,100

7,900

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1958 to September 1959

Day

1 

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsra

In.

Ac-ft

Oct.

14 

13

13

13

i!

12

12

12

13

14

14

14

14

13

12

12

13

31

155

*88

55

44

44

37

33

29

26

25

23

22

91

923

29.8

0.320

0.37

1,830

Nov.

100 

65

63

3TT

445

341

445

383

654

702

406

271

1,100

1,340

756

480

341

601

2,900

1,600

834

575

425

333

271

232

199

172

155

141

16,641

555

5.95

6.64

33,010

Dec.

178 

185

172

153

134

121

126

134

124

119

*139

196

163

145

128

117

110

103

97

1TF

321

223

182

290

684

1,880

2,580

1,750

1,070

840

684

13,263

428

4.59

5.29

26,310

Jan.

570 

485

401

349

968

889

1,450

7,270

6,620

5,060

5,480

7,420

2,39-6

1,340

903

684

555

466

434

390

342

*302

278 826"

756

732

3,960

2,990

1,680

1,340

1,010

58,340

1,882

20.2

23.28

115,700

Feb.

768 

620

530

450

402

378

362

322

358

394

354

310

5~2lT

4,770

2,380

2,450

2,760

3,830

3,220

1,970

1,290

980

868

732

645

615

655

720

-

33,661

1,202

12.9

13.43

66,770

Mar.

804 

*762

672

570

502

462

426

402

386

366

322

306

338

306

278

3~02~ 267

346

470

378

520

530

1,000

1,480

1,360

1,750

1,250

1,210

1,270

2,540

1,680

23,255

750

8.05

9.28

46,130

Apr.

1,180

9TT

720

595

498

438

382

334

294

267

249

228

210

195

*180

165

156

149

140

134

129

122

120

115

111

116

129

122

107

I2F

8,627

288

3.09

3.44

17,110

May

140 

149

136

127

149

160

T4T

133

134

124

116

107

102

102

99

93

104

120

142

122

113

106

100

92

88

87

*86

83

80

75

73_

3,484

112

1.20

1.39

6,910

June

70 

68

67

66

66

66

63

61

70

68

62

60

58

55

54

52

50

49

47

45

43

41

40

3939"

40

41

39

39

39

1,597

53.2

0.571

0.64

3,170

July

37 

35

35

34

32

32

32

32

31

30

29

28

27

26

26

*26

26

26

25

25

23

23

21

21

20

20

19

as

18

11

812

26.2

0.281

0.32

1,610

Aug.

17 

17

16

16

15

a!5

a!4

a!4

a!3

a!3

12

12

12

12

12

11

11

all

all

all

11

11

11

10

9.1

*9.1

8.6

876

8.6

8.6

8.6

369.2

11.9

0.128

0.15

732

Sept.

8.6 

8.6

8.6

8.0

976

18

17

15

12

11

9.6

9.1

14

23

17

16

15

88

205

138

93

66

52

44

39

59

104

72

58

50

1,288.1

42.9

0.460

0.51

2,550

Calendar year 1958: Max 8,580 Min 12 Mean 569 Cfsm 6.11 In. 82.93 Ac-ft 412,200

Water year 1958-59: Max 7,420 Min 8.0 Mean 445 Cfsm 4.77 In. 64.74 Ac-ft 321,800

Peak discharge (base, 4,000 cfs).--Jan. 8 (7:30 p.m.) 9,76O cfs (13.15 ft); Jan. 11 (11:30 p.m.) 

13,800 cfs (15.36 ft); Jan. 27 (1:30 p.m.) 5,890 cfs (10.61 ft); Feb. 14 (8 a.m.) 7,480 cfs 

(11.72 ft)._________________________________________________________________________

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

a No gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of records for stations near Illahe and at 

Powers.

Note.--Shifting-control method used Nov. 27 to Dec. 20, Dec. 23, 24.
COQUILLE RIVER BASIN 261

3250. South Fork Coquille River at Powers, Oreg.

Locatlon.--Lat 42°53'30", long 124°04'10", in SE£ sec.12, T.31 S. , R.12 W., on left bank' 

0.5 mile northeast of bridge at Powers and three-quarters of a mile upstream from 

Woodward Creek.

Drainage area. 169 sq mi.

Records available.--September 1916 to September 1926, October 1928 to September 1959.

Sage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 197.42 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

T929, supplementary adjustment of 1947. Prior to Nov. 17, 1938, staff or wire-weight 

gages at various sites within 1 mile of present site at different daturas.

Average discharge . 40 years (1916-26, 1929-59), 773 cfs (558,900 acre-ft per year).

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 21,200 cfs Jan. 12 (gage height, 16 58 ft); minimum, 16 cfs Aug. 18, Aug. 30 to Sept. 4.

1916-26, 1928-59: Maximum discharge, 30,500 cfs Dec. 28, 194"5 (gage height, 20.57 

ft), from rating curve extended above 14,000 cfs on basis of contracted-opening measurement at gage height 18.14 ft; minimum, 12 cfs Sept. 22-25, 27-30, 1939.

Remarks. Records good. No regulation. Small diversions for irrigation above station. 

Revisions (water years). WSP 1184: 1946(M). WSP 1448 : 1917-18(M) , 1919, 1920(M) , 1925.

Rating tables, water year 1958-59 (gage height, in feet, and discharge, in

cubic feet per second) 

(Shifting-control method used Oct. 1, 2, Jan. 14-26, Aug. 11 to Sept. 13)

1.1 

1.3 

1.5 

1.8 

2.1 

2.5

Oct. 1 to Nov.

20 3.0

36 4.0

56 5.0

105 6.0

185 8.0

320

Nov. 20 to Sept. 5O

535

1,100

1,850

2,800

5,200

1.0 

1.2 

1.5

14

28

59

111

230

3.0

4.0

6.0

10.0

13.0

595

1,230

3,200

9,OOO

14,200

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1958 to September 1959

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30 

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Ao-ft

Oct.

21

21

21

21

20

20

21

22

24

26

25

26

26

26

26

26

26

37

138- 235

*77

61

60

54

48

44

41

41

39

37 

69

1,379

44.5

0.263

0.30

2,740

Nov.

167

87

77

357

562

409

615

504

824

1,050

610

396

1,510

2,080

1,280

788

548

625

5,920

2,540

1,360

908

678

54O

450

391

337

290

258

234

24,375

812

4.80

5.36

48,350

Dec.

270

286

270

238

220

198

202

220

198

192

*212

310

274

242

220

195

179

166

176" 160

525

382

310

407

1,220

3,100

4,500

3,070

1,850

1,390 

1,070

22,252

718

4.25

4.90

44,140

Jan.

880

760

644

565

1,860

1,640

2,430

15,000

10,600

7,820

8,350

12,500

4,220

2,370

1,670

1,230

985

784

716

634

560

*510

460

1,360

1,350

1,190

5,900

4,960

2,820

2,320 

1,770

96,858

3,124

18.5

21.31

192,100

Feb.

1,370

1,100

908

760

666

644

644

585

S5J

1,150

908

710

1,080

8,580

S,4HO

4,500

4,990

7,640

5,630

3,440

2,270

1,650

1,450

1,220

1,060

985

1,050

1,080

-

 

62,125

2,219

13.1

13.67

125,200

Mar.

1,170

*1,120

985

852

727

666

6OO

560

540

515

460

440

475

445

414

591

427

465

644

525

778

808

1,,620

2,420

2,110

2,810

2,080

1,940

2,090

5,900 

2,6lo

35,567

1,147

6.79

7.85

70,550

Apr.

1,880

1,440

1,150

922

778

678

590

525

475

432

396

568

542

510

*290

270

258

246

250

220

209

198

189

179

175

182

198

189

169

189

13,655

455

2.69

3.00

27,080

May

226

254

234

216

258

262 225"

212

223

202

182

169

155

152

152

143

155

179

225

189

175

157

149

138

128

128

*128

123

115

109 

105

5,440

175

1.04

1.20

10,790

June

-W101

95

95

97

99

91

88

101

101

91

84

81

79

77

74

71

68

66

64

60

58

57

57

55

57

57

54

52

 JI

2,278

75.9

0.449

0.50

4,520

July

48IB46

44

44

44

45

41

40

59

38

37

36

34

34

*55

54

33

32

32

30

30

30

30

50

50

28

25

29

30 

30

1,107

55.7

0.211

0.24

2,200

Aug.

2828-

28

26

26

26

25

25

23

22

21

20

21

21

21

20

20

18

18

19

19

19

19

18

18

17

17

*18

18

18 

17

652

21.0

0.124

0.14

1,290

Sept.

17

17

16

IS

17

24

27

25

22

21

19

19

22

36

55

52

50

78

290

IW

130

86

66

55

49

62

133

97

76

64

1,779

59.3

0.351

0.39

3,530

Calendar year 1958: Max 13,800 Mln 20 Mean 887 Cfsm 5.25 In. 71.25 Ac-ft 642,200

Water year 1958-59: Max 13,OOO Mln 16 Mean 733 Cfsm 4.34 In. 58.84 Ac-ft 53O,5oO

Peak discharge (base, 9,300 cfs, revised).--Jan. 8 (l:3O p.m.) 17,30O cfs (14.66 ft); Jan. 12 

(12:50 a.m.) 21,200 efs (16.58 ft); Feb. 14 (9:50 a.m.) 15,1OO efs (15.51 ft).__________

* Discharge measurement made on this day.
262 ROGUE RIVER BASIN

3280. Rogue River above Prospect, Oreg.

Location. Lat 42°47', long 122°30', in tffi£ sec.19, T.32 S., R.3 E., on left bank 1? miles 

upstream from intake of diversion of The California Oregon Power Co., 2 miles northwest 

of Prospect, and 3 miles upstream from Mill Creek.

Drainage area.--332 sq mi.

Records available. January 1908 to February 1912, October 1923 to September 1959.

Monthly discharge only for some periods, published in WSP 1318. Prior to October 1925, 

published as "near Prospect."

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Altitude of gage is 2,620 ft (from river-profile map). Prior 

to Feb. 17, 1912, staff gage at several sites within a few hundred feet upstream at 

various daturas.

Average discharge. 39 years (1908-11, 1923-59), 802 cfs (580,600 acre-ft per year).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 3,400 cfs Jan. 12 (gage height, 4.43 ft); minimum, 400 cfs Sept. 13.

1908-12, 1923-59: Maximum discharge, 16,600 cfs Dec. 22, 1955 (gage height, 

10.01 ft), from rating curve extended above 6,400 cfs on basis of slope-area measurement 

of peak flow; minimum observed, 200 cfs Nov. 20, 1931 (gage height, 1.07 ft).

Remarks. Records good except those for periods of no gage-height record, which are fair. 

No regulation or diversion above station.

Cooperation. Water-stage-recorder graph furnished by The California Oregon Power Co. 

Revisions (water years). WSP 709: Drainage area. WSP 1248: 1925, 1927(M).

Rating table, water year 1958-59 (gage height, in feet, and 

discharge, in cubic feet per second)

1.5 

2.0 

2.5

380

660

1,000

3.0 

4.5

1,460

3,480

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1958 to September 1959

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30 

31

Total

Mean

Cfsra

In.

Ac-ft

Oct.

510

510

510

504

510

504

504

510

510

510

504

504

504

498

498

492

492

516

714

606

546

528

522

522

516

516

516

504

498

498 

498

16,074

519

1.56

1.80

31,880

Nov.

498

510

528

*726

822

744

1,030

871

829

878

726

678

1,330

1,210

843

726

684

714

1.440

1,350

1,050

920

829

774

738

702

666

642

624

63.8

24, 700

823

2.48

2.77

48,990

Dec.

624

630

642

618

600

594

743

794

794

750

813

1,010

836

762

720

702

666

*636

624

612

642

606

582

588

618

720

920

768

750

829 

864

22,057

712

2.14

2.47

43, 750

Jan.

850

794

726

714

738

696

672

702

865

1,610

1,670

2.740

2,060

1,550

1,270

1,170

1,120

1,050

1,000

936

892

864

836

1,140

1,220

1,230

2,380

a2,200

*1,660

1,380 

1,220

37,955

1,224

3.69

4.25

75,280

Feb.

1.120

1,050

1,000

952

913

885

864

829

822

801

a785

750

750

762

762

794

836

850

864

857

829

822

794

768

756

762

794

836

-

23, 607

843

2.54

2.64

46,820

Calendar year 1958: Max 4,760 Mln 460

Mar.

878

*952

944

920

899

885

871

857

843

822

794

808

822

787

774

780

829

864

871

829

878

892

899

906

936

1,170

1,050

1,050

1,070

1 , 190 

1.500

28,370

915

2.76

3.18

56,270

Mean 1

Apr.

1,660

1,780

1,750

1,720

1,720

1,660

1,450

,310

,260

,240

,240

,220

,170

,110

1,060

1,020

992

952

920

928

960

1,020

1,060

*1,100

1,200

1,260

1,220

1,160

1,100

1,160

37,402

1,247

3.76

4.19

74,190

May

,220

,120

,030

,000

,020

,050

,060

,100

,120

,060

,050

,060

,180

,260

,170

,050

,060

1,040

1,000

952

920

913

920

913

920

899

864

829

815

794

794

31,183

1,006

3.03

3.49

61,850

June

808

822

822

808

829

968

822

787

*801

768

744

732

732

714

690

696

672

666

660

654

642

630

612

600

594

594

588

576

570

564

21,165

706

2.13

2.37

41,980

July

558

546

540

534

534

528

528

522

528

522

522

516

510

504

498

486

486

486

480

475

475

470

470

465

460

455

455

455

450

*450 

450

15,358

495

1.49

1.72

30,460

Aug.

445

445

440

440

435

440

440

440

440

440

440

440

435

440

440

440

435

435

440

465

470

a445

a435

a430

a425

a425

425

425

a425

a420 

a420

13,560

437

1.32

1.52

26,900

Sept.

a415

a415

415

410

430

450

435

430

420

*410

410

410

410

410

420

415

410

465

534

528

480

445

435

430

435

645

564

465

440

440

13,421

447

1.35

1.50

26,620

,032 Cfsra 3.11 In. 42.17 Ac-ft 746,800

Water year 1958-59: Max 2,740 Mln 410 Mean 780 Cfsra 2.35 In. 31.90 Ac-ft 565,000

Peak discharge (base, 2,700 cfs).--Jan. 12 (12 m.) 3,400 cfs (4.43 ft); Jan. 27 (8 p.m.) 2,970 cfs 

(4.16 ft)._____________________________________________________________________

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

a Ho gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of recorded range in stage and records for 

station below South Fork Rogue River, near Prospect.
ROGUE RIVER BASIN 263

3320. South Fork Rogue River near Prospect, Oreg.

Location (revised) . La t 42°42'25", long 122°23'20", in NE£ sec. 18, T.33 S. , R.4 E., on 

right bank 500 ft downstream from diversion dam and intake of South Fork power canal , 

0.1 mile downstream from Imnaha Creek, and 6 miles southeast of Prospect.

Drainage area. 79 sq mi, approximately.

Records available. April 1924 to September 1931, October 1949 to September 1959. Equivalent records for period October 1931 to September 1949 may be obtained from combined 

flow of South Fork Rogue River above Imnaha Creek, near Prospect and Imnaha Creek near 

Prospect.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Altitude of gage is 3,330 ft (from topographic map). Apr. 1, 

1924, to Sept. 30, 1931, at site an eighth of a mile downstream at different datum.

Average discharge. 17 years, 181 cfs (131,000 acre-ft per year).

Extremes . Maximum discharge during year, 806 cfs Nov. 13; minimum daily, 66 cfs 

Sept. 8, 11.

1924-31, 1949-59: Maximum discharge, 3,180 cfs Dec. 22, 1955 (no flow in canal), 

from rating curve extended above 410 cfs on basis of computation of peak flow over dam; 

minimum daily, about 35 cfs in September 1931, during period of no gage-height record.

Remarks. Records fair. All records presented herein include flow in South Fork power 

canal (completed in March 1932) which diverts 500 ft above station and returns water to 

Rogue River above South Fork Rogue River; practically no storage above diversion dam.

Cooperation. Electrical-output record for power canal furnished by The California Oregon 

Power Co. 

Revisions (water years) . WSP 1318: 1925(M), 1927(M), 1930(M).

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1958 to September 1959

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28 

29

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Ac-ft

Oct.

95

97

94

95

95

95

94

94

96

95

94

94

94

92

92

91

90

92

~99 119

96

94

94

93

92

92

92

90 

90

90

89

2,919

94.2

1.19

1.37

5,790

Nov.

89

91

98 *115

130

128

190

153

177

192

148

128

467

350

219

169

151

157

218

209

175

160

156

148

143

138

128

123 

119

116

4,985

166

2.10

2.35

9,890

Dec .

115

120

123

119

114

110

16T

208

218

182

232

263

197

171

156

148

138

*135

129

125

130

121

121

120

126

126

142

125 

125

136

130

4,566

147

1.86

2.15

9,060

Jan.

129

126

121

122

125

122

119

124

134

146

152

191

175

162

153

150

147

144

145

139

136

136

132

163

166

165

*267

2?6

210

197

4,897

158

2.00

2.31

9,710

Feb.

186

Tf5

170

167

162

159

158

152

151

153

146

141

144

141

145

151

152

146

145

142

143

142

136

136

152

132

136

138

4,181

149

1.89

1.97

8,290

Calendar year 1958: Max 859 Mln 89

Mar.

140

*142

144

144

140

142

142

140

138

140

136

138

142

137

135

136

141

146

144

141

150

152

150

152

156

164

160

167 

172

223

221

4,673

151

1.91

2.20

9,270

Apr.

267

291

287

286

290

282

258

245

238

233

230

217

214

207

201

194

191

182

181

175

176

180

186

*194

202

220

218

208 

202

210

6,665

222

2.81

5.14

15,220

May

231

208

200

196

205

215

209

214

229

211

203

208

225

247

251

212

220

218

208

205

198

196

197

195

196

217

199

186 

180

174

169

6,398

206

2.61

3.01

12,690

June

165

161

158

157

160

180

162

*156

153

150

144

142

139

136

132

132

131

126

124

126

118

115

118

118

115

125

123

115 

112

Tl2

4,105

137

1.73

1.93

8,140

July

108 T0"8~

106

104

103

105

104

99

97

97

99

96

96

94

95

92

93

90

89

89

88

88

88

87

85

85

81

82 

82 *81

80

2,889

93.2

1.18

1.36

5,730

Aug.

80

80

77

80

77

78

78

76

77

75

75

75

76

75

75

76

75

74

75

SI

82

77

80

75

75

75

72

73 

72

72

73

2,365

76.3

0.966

1.11

4,690

Sept.

70

72

70

69

71

71

69

66

67

*67

66

67

67

68

72

72

70

72

79

79

74

69

68

' 70

69

85

W

73 

72

72

2,136

71.2

0.901

1.01

4,240

Mean 213 Cfsm 2.70 In. 56.56 Ac-ft 154,000

Water year 1958-59: Max 467 Mln 66 Mean 139 Cfsm 1.76 In. 23.91 Ac-ft 100,700

* Discharge measurement mede on this day.

562653 O - 60 - 18
264 ROGUE RIVER BASIN

3335. Red Blanket Creek near Prospect, Oreg.

Location (revised) . Lat 42°46'40", long 122°25'35", in NW^NE^ sec.23, T.32 S., R.3 E., 

on right bank 1.8 miles downstream from Lick Creek and 3.7 miles northeast of Prospect.

Drainage area. 40 sq mi, approximately. 

Records available. May 1925 to September 1959.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Altitude of gage is 2,780 ft (from river-profile map). 

Prior to Sept. 7, 1949, staff gage at several sites within 2? miles of present site 

at various daturns.

Average discharge. 34 years, 115 cfs (83,260 acre-ft per year).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 370 cfs Nov. 13 (gage height, 3.65 ft); minimum, 

59 cfs Aug. 14.

1925-59: Maximum discharge, 1,840 cfs Dec. 22, 1955 (gage height, 7.30 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 360 cfs on basis of slope-area measurement of peak flow; 

minimum observed, 34 cfs Sept. 3, 4, 25, Oct. 9, 16, 1931.

Remarks. Records good except those for period of no gage-height record, which are fair. 

One diversion above station for irrigation below.

Revisions (water years). WSP 1318: 1926-28, 1930. WSP 1348: 1943(M), 1946(M), 1948(M), 

1953.

Rating table, water year 1958-59 (gage height, in feet, and discharge,

in cubic feet per second)

(Shifting-control method used Oct. 1 to Nov. 19, July 19 to 

Aug. 4, Sept. 27-30)

2.4 

2.7 

3.0 

3.6

83

127

310

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1958 to September 1959

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac-ft

Oct.

95

95

94

94

93

93

93

93

93

93

93

92

92

91

90

90

90

92

~93 104

91

91

90

90

88

88

88

87

"oc" 86 

Ob

86

2,834

91.4

5,620

Nov.

8690-

91

*107

111

122

134

132

132

132

109

104

'20T 289

145

125

117

129

277

210

165

143

129

121

117

113

107

104

103

102

4,050

135

8,030

Dec.

102

100

100

99

99

99

141

127

132

123

183

183

145

132

125

119

113

*111

109

109

115

107

107

107

111

127

132

119

117

123

123

3,739

121

7,420

Jan.

121

119

113

109

109

107

106

TOT

117

138

150

208

171

148

136

132

125

123

117

111

107

107

107

134

134

136

250

237

*192

168

159

4,298

139

8,520

Feb.

145

15$

134

132

125

123

119

115

115

113

109

106

104

106

107

111

109

111

111

109

106

106

104

103

102

1OO

W

103

-

3,168

113

6,280

Mar.

106

*111

113

109

107

107

106

104

103

102

100

102

102

99

99

99

100

103

103

a!05

a 105

a 108

allO

allo

a!15

132

123

125

127

148

145

3,428

111

6,800

Apr.

174

180

174

174

174

162

145

138

136

134

134

129

127

125

119

117

115

111

109

155

113

117

121

*130

143

148

136

134

134

141

4,103

137

8,140

May

145

136

132

123

129

127

127

134

134

129

127

136

148

159

143

136

141

138

138

132

129

129

129

129

136

134

125

119

119

117

119

4,099

132

8,130

June

123

123

123

123

136

150

129

*125

123

117

113

111

111

107

1O4

104

103

100

98

97

95

94

93

92

93

93

91

90

88

87

3,236

108

6,420

July

87seas

83

83

83

82

81

79

79

79

76

76

75

75

74

72

69

66

66

66

65

65

65

65

64

63

63

62

*62

61

2,257

72.8

4,480

Aug.

61

61

61

60

6T

61

61

61

61

61

62

61

61

62

63

65

64

65

66

72

69

66

66

65

64

64

65

65

65

65

65

1,969

63.5

3,910

Sept.

65

65

65

65

67

67

65

64

64

*64

63

63

63

65

69

65

64

72

76

79

68

66

64

64

64

104

T4

68

66

64

2,032

67.7

4,030

Calendar year 1958: Max 60O Mln 79 Mean 156 Ac-ft 112,600

Water year 1958-59: Max 289 Min 60 Mean 107 Ac-ft 77,78O

Peak discharge (base, 30O cfs).--Nov. 13 (3 p.m.) 37O cfs (3.65 ft); Nov. 19 (4 p.m.) 35O cfs

(5.62 ft); Dec. 11 (8 p.m.) 518 cfs (5.54 ft); Jan. 27 (6 p.m.) 518 cfs (5.55 ft).___________

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

a No gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of recorded range in stage and records for 

Rogue River above Prospect.
ROGUE RIVER BASIN 265

3350. Rogue River below South Fork Rogue River, near Prospect, Oreg.

Location. Lat 42°42'00", long 122°35'40", in NW£ sec. 16, T.33 S., R.2 E., on left bank at 

downstream side of county road bridge and 6 miles southwest of Prospect.

Drainage area. 643 sq mi.

Records available. October 1928 to September 1959. 

only, published in WSP 1318.

Prior to May 1929 monthly discharge

Gage . Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 1,707.26 ft above mean sea level (Bureau 

of Reclamation bench mark). Prior to Aug. 31, 1957, at datum 1.00 ft higher.

Average discharge. 31 years, 1,784 cfs (1,292,000 acre-ft per year).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 5,240 cfs Jan. 27 (gage height, 5.15 ft); minimum, 737 cfs Sept. 5; minimum daily, 919 cfs Sept. 8.

1928-59: Maximum discharge, 34,000 cfs Dec. 22, 1955 (gage height, 18.3 ft, present 

datum), from rating curve extended above 12,000 cfs on basis of slope-area measurement 

of peak flow; minimum since intake was lowered Aug. 18, 1934, 493 cfs Sept. 1, 1934 

(prior to Aug. 18, 1934, minimum not determined).

Remarks . --Records good except those for period of no gage-height record, which are fair. 

Considerable diurnal fluctuation caused by powerplant 4 miles above station. Small 

diversion for irrigation above station.

Rating table, water year 1958-59 (gage height, In feet, and 

discharge, In cubic feet per second)

1.4 

2.0 

3.0 

5.0

870

1,310

2,330

5,000

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1958 to September 1959

Day

1 

2

3

4

5

6

7 

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

Z9

30 

31

Total

Mean

Cfsra

In.

Ac-ft

Oct.

1,160 

1,180

1,170

1,160

1,170

1,150

1,170 

1,180

1,170

1,170

1,180

1,170

1,150

1,160

1,160

1,140

1,150

1,190

1.420

1,300

1,210

1,210

1,170

1,170

1,170

1,150

1,150

1,170

1,140

1.120 

1,150

36,510

1,178

1.83

2.11

72,420

Nov.

1.140 

1,140

*1,210

1,390

1,560

1,430

1,950 

1,680

1,670

1,790

1,490

1,380

2.980

2,670

1,890

1,620

1,510

1,590

2,890

2,62O

2,130

1,880

1,750

1,640

1,580

1,530

1,480

1,450

1,390

1,370

51,800

1,727

2.69

3.00

102,700

Dec.

1,390 

1,380

1,380

al,340

al,300

al.260

al,600 

al,750

al,750

al,7OO

al,8OO

32.400

a2,000

al,80O

al,700

al,6OO

*1,520

1,500

1,490

1,480

1,500

1,460

1,410

1,440

1,510

1,610

2,110

1,790

1,690

1,800 

1,810

50,270

1,622

2.52

2.91

99,710

Jan.

1,770 

1,730

1,620

1,560

1,630

1,590

1.540 

1,560

1,770

2,740

2,820

4,140

3,310

2,670

2,350

2,190

2,090

1,990

1,940

1,840

1,780

1,720

1,700

2,130

2,370

2,340

3,870

4.250

*3,240

2,820 

2,530

71,600

2,310

3.59

4.14

142,OOO

Feb.

2,570 

2,220

2,100

2,020

1,940

1,890

1,850 

1,770

1,780

1,750

1,690

1,620

1.610

1,660

1,750

1,910

1,990

2,O6O

2,080

2,040

1,950

1,910

1,860

1,780

1,750

1,740

1,770

1,800

52,660

1,881

2.93

3.05

104,400

Mar.

1,900 

1,970

1,960

*1,920

1,880

1,850

1,810 

1,790

1,760

1,720

1,670

1,700

1,740

1,660

1,630

1,620

1,690

1,750

1,790

1,730

1,820

1,840

1,850

1,880

1,900

2,250

2,060

2,020

2,090

2,510 

2,590

58,350

1,882

2.93

3.37

115,700

Apr.

3,090 

5.240

3,220

5,140

5,150

5,050

2,710 

2,520

2,450

2,580

2,590

2,550

2,260

2,170

2,100

2,O2O

1,960

1,890

1,850

1.840

1,890

1,960

2,OOO

2,100

2,190

2,450

*2,510

2,210

2,150

2,250

71,150

2,372

5.69

4.12

141,100

May

2,550 

2,200

2,050

1,970

2.O9O

2,150

2,150 

2,170

2,260

2,110

2,O9O

2,150

2,540

2.550

2,540

2,100

2,140

2,150

2,070

2,000

1,960

1,950

1,940

1,910

1,960

1,980

1,870

1,790

1,750

1.720 

1,720

65,880

2,061

5.21

3.69

126,700

June

1,720 

1,760

1,770

1,750

1,830

2,070

1,770 

1,670

*1,660

1,620

1,560

1,550

1,540

1,510

1,480

1,480

1,450

1,450

1,400

1,580

1,380

1,340

1,540

1,530

1,520

1,540

1,520

1,290

1.280

1,280

45,620

1,521

2.57

2.64

90,490

July

1.260 

1,250

1,250

1,250

1,210

1,200

1,200 

1,190

1,150

1,150

1,140

1,120

1,140

1,150

1,120

1,110

1,080

1,070

1,O7O

1,060

1,060

1,070

1,040

1,060

1,040

1,020

1,050

1,020

1,050

*1,030 

1,010

34,520

1,114

' 1.75

2.00

68,470

Aug.

989 

996

1,020

996

1,010

1,000

996 

996

996

989

982

989

982

989

982

975

982

982

989

1,040

1,060

1,000

996

982

975

975

975

975

254.

954 

954

30,680

990

1.54

1.77

60,850

Sept.

947 

935

940

954

947

982

961 

919

*947

968

940

955

947

940

954

954

955

1,010

1,070

1,120

1,020

968

954

947

947

1,140

1.170

1,000

968

961

29,574

979

1.52

1.70

58,260

Calendar year 1958: Max 9,6OO Mln 1,12O Mean 2,327 Cfsm 3.62 In. 49.11 Ac-ft 1,684,000

Water year 1958-59: Max 4,25O Mln ' 919 Mean 1,634 Cfara 2.54 In. 34. 5O Ac-ft 1,183,000

Peak discharge (base, 5,5OO cfs). No peak above base.

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

a No gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of recorded range In stage and records for 

station above Prospect.
266 ROGUE RIVER BASIN

3355. South Fork Big Butte Creek near Butte Falls, Oreg.

Location. Lat 42°32'25", long 122°33'15", in SW£ sec.11, T.35 S., R.2 E., on right bank 

just downstream from Ginger Creek, 1 mile east of Butte Falls.

Drainage area. 135 sq mi.

Records available. September 1910 to October 1911 (published as "at Butte Falls"),

August to October 1915, October 1917 to September 1922, March 1925 to September 1959. 

Monthly discharge only August, September 1915, published in WSP 1318.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Altitude of gage is 2,360 ft (from river-profile map). 

Sept. 21, 1910, to Sept. 30, 1922, staff gage at site 300 ft upstream at different 

datums.

Average discharge. 40 years (1910-11, 1917-22, 1925-59), 164 cfs (118,700 acre-ft per 

year).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 300 cfs Mar. 30 (gage height, 1.29 ft); minimum, 76 cfs July 24, 27.

1910-11, 1915, 1917-22, 1925-59: Maximum discharge, 2,770 cfs Dec. 22, 1955 (gage 

height, 4.50 ft), from rating curve extended above 1,600 cfs by logarithmic plotting; 

minimum, 39 cfs Oct. 14, 1931 (gage height, 0.32 ft).

Remarks. Records good. No regulation. Diversions for irrigation of 1,000 acres above 

station and for municipal water supply for Medford (since 1927) and Butte Falls.

Revisions (water years). WSF 1288: 1911, 1918-19, 1921-22, 1929. WSP 1318: 1918-19.

Rating table, water year 1958-59 (gage height, In feet, and 

discharge, In cubic feet per second)

0.5

.7

1.0

1.5

72

115

195

400

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1958 to September 1959

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac-ft

Oct.

99

101

101

101

99

99

101

104

104

104

104

101

101

99

97

*97

97

99

110

101

99

99

99

97

97

97

97

94

94

92

92

3,076

99.2

6,100

Nov.

92

94

97

104

106

104

115

104

113

120

99

94

170

173

156

132

113

101

*118

122

120

118

113

110

110

110

110

110

110

110

3,448

115

6,840

Dec.

110

110

108

108

*106

104

132

145

143

132

135

148

140

135

132

130

125

122

120

118

120

115

115

122

140

143

175

164

154

148

143

4,042

130

8,020

Jan.

140

135

130

128

130

122

122

120

118

T22

125

143

140

135

132

130

128

128

128

*128

130

132

132

162

164

167

198

222

210

201

187

4,489

145

8,900

Feb.

178

167

162

*156

156

156

154

148

148

148

143

135

138

151

184

187

189

189

184

178

181

178

173

164

162

162

164

159

-

4,594

164

9,110

Mar.

156

156

156

154

151

*145

145

143

140

138

135

132

132

132

130

125

T25

128

130

125

132

130

135

140

143

164

167

170

187

264

269

4,679

151

9,280

Apr.

260

242

228

216

207

198

187

178

173

170

164

159

154

151

145

140

138

135

132

130

125

125

*120

118

120

148

140

135

128

130

4,796

160

9,510

May

148

156

156

145

156

164

159

164

*170

162

156

151

148

154

162

154

151

154

156

151

148

148

145

140

140

145

138

130

*125

122

120

4,618

149

9,160

June

115

113

110

110

110

115

108

106

106

101

97

94

94

92

92

90

88

86

86

84

84

84

86

84

84

86

84

82

*82

86

2,839

94.6

5,630

July

86

86

86

86

86

86

86

86

84

86

86

82

80

82

82

82

82

82

82

82

82

80

80

80

82

78

78

80

82

84

82

2,568

82.8

5,090

Aug.

84

82

82

84

84

.86

86

84

82

*82

82

82

84

84

84

82

82

82

84

92

90

86

86

86

82

82

82

82

82

82

82

2,596

83.7

5,150

Sept.

82

82

82

82

82

82

82

82

80

80

80

80

80

82

86

84

84

88

88

90

*88

86

84

84

84

88

88

86

84

84

2,514

83.8

4,990

Calendar year 1958: Max 1,270 Mln 90 Mean 185 Ac-ft 133,700

water year 1958-59 : Max 269 Mln 78 Mean 121 Ac-ft 87,780

Peak discharge (base, 450 cfs).--No peak above base. 

Discharge measurement made on this day.
ROGUE RIVER BASIN 267

3380. Elk Creek near Trail, Oreg.

Location. Lat 42°39'50", long 122°44'50", in NE^NW^- sec.31, T.33 S., R.I E., on right 

bank 0.4 mile upstream from mouth and 3.3 miles northeast of Trail.

Drainage area. 133 sq mi.

Records available. October 1945 to September 1959. Prior to March 1946 monthly discharge only, published in WSP 1318.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 1,456.56 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

T929, supplementary adjustment of 1947. Prior to July 5, 1946, staff gage at various 

sites within 1 mile of present site at different datums. July 5, 1946, to June 22, 

1950, staff gage and June 23, 1950, to May 23, 1954, water-stage recorder, at site 

0.3 mile upstream at datum 12.14 ft higher.

Average discharge. 14 years, 248 cfs (179,500 acre-ft per year).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 2,190 cfs Jan. 27 (gage height, 6.83 ft); minimum, 2.1 cfs Sept. 9.

1945-59: Maximum discharge, 13,700 cfs Dec. 22, 1955 (gage height, 14.34 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 3,000 cfs on basis of slope-area measurement of peak flow; 

minimum observed, 0.9 cfs Aug. 29, 1946.

Remarks. Records good. No regulation. Six diversions above station for irrigation of 

about 250 acres of which about 100 acres is below station.

Rating table, water year 1958-59 (gage height, in feet, and 

discharge, In cubic feet per second)

765

1,400

1,850

2.3

2.4

2.5

2.7

1.8 

4.0 

7.2 3.5 

4.0

66

118

260

5.0 

6.0 

6.5

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1958 to September 1959

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27 

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac-ft

Oct.

7.7

872

8.2

8.2

8.2

9.1

7.7

7.7

7.7

7.7

9.1

7.7

7.7

7.7

8.2

8.6

10

12

22

29

22

19

18

16

15

15

15 

15

15

15

15

382.4

12.3

758

Nov.

IS

15

21

29

*49

43

91

68

70

90

68

48

146

246

148

93

68

68

268

243

153

110

83

63

57

51

43 

39

37

34

2,562

85.4

5,O8O

Dec.

31

31

30

28

26

25

33

66

54

52

51

88

84

70

60

51

*45

42

39

38

40

38

36

38

102

257

735 

435

290

349

298

3,562

115

7,070

Jan.

229

186

148

122

127

158

148

186

349

933

765

1,390

771

455

311

236

192

161

145

127

114

104

100

336

557

524

1.470 

1,390

843

*606

486

13,669

441

27,110

Feb.

408

344

283

246

217

198

186

169

166

158

143

136

133

300

475

973

1,120

1.180

1,120

855

645

562

530

460

385

380

480 

546

-

12,803

457

25,390

Mar.

634

562

445

*358

302

271

250

226

207

189

172

158

163

156

140

127

T43

161

169

150

158

166

192

287

306

618

574 

450

465

1.060

958

10,217

330

20,270

Apr.

891

T53

562

455

385

327

271

233

204

189

175

163

150

140

131

118

110

102

95

86

83

80

81

74

75

120

*102 

95

86

93

6,399

213

12,690

May

102

122

138

120

201

279

22£

189

172

150

133

116

104

136

195

161

145

150

210

198

192

140

122

104

95

88

80 

72

63

60

M

4,322

139

8,570

June

52

50

45

44

48

584-8

43

*41

40

39

37

37

34

32

31

30

29

26

24

23

22

20

20

20

22

20 

18

- 19"

18

990

33.0

1,960

July

1613-

14

13

14

15

14

14

12

12

11

9.1

8.2

7.7

7.7

7.2

6.9

6.6

7.2

6.9

6.6

6.2

6.2

4.9

6.9

6.9

5.9 

5.6

5.9

5.2

*3^7

279.5

9.02

554

Aug.

4.3

4.3

3.7

4.6

4.3

4.9

4.6

4.0

3.7

4.0

4.3

4.3

4.0

3.5

3.1

2.9

373

3.5

3.7

4.9

5.9

6.6

7.2

7.7

S72

5.2

4.0 

3.5

3.7

3.7

4.0

136.6

4.41

271

Sept.

3.5

3.3

3.1

3.1

4.0

3.3

3.3

3.5

*2.7

277

3.5

3.1

3.5

3.5

3.5

4.3

4.6

5.9

13

18

16

13

10

7.2

6.2

9.6

11 

16

12

10

226.4

7.55

449

Calendar year 1958: Max 5,64O Mln 7.0 Mean 261 Ac-ft 188, 8OO

Water year 1958-59: Max 1,47O Min 2.7 Mean 152 Ac-ft 11O.20O

Peak discharge (base, 2,70O cfs). No peak above base. 

* Discharge measurement made on this day.
268 ROGUE RIVER BASIN

3390. Rogue River at Dodge Bridge, near Eagle Point, Oreg.

Location.--Lat 42°31 I 30", long 122°50'30", in SE£ sec.17, T.35 S. , R.I W. , on right bank 

just upstream from Dodge Bridge, 0.6 mile downstream from Reese Creek, 4-| miles northwest of Eagle Point, and at mile 134.9 (river-profile survey).

Drainage area. 1,210 sq mi, approximately. 

Records available. October 1938 to September 1959.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 1,273.66 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929. Prior to Dec. 21, 1938, staff gage at same site and datum.

Average discharge.--21 years, 2,682 cfs (1,942,000 acre-ft per year).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 9,760 cfs Jan. 28 (gage height, 4.80 ft); minimum, 940 cfs Sept. 5; minimum daily, 1,060 cfs Sept. 2. ,

1938-59: Maximum discharge, 75,000 cfs Dec. 22, 1955 (gage height/, 12.90 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 16,000 cfs on basis of peak flow at stations upstream and 

downstream; minimum, 611 cfs Aug. 6, 14, 29, Sept. 9, 1940 (gage height, 0.99 ft); minimum daily, 830 cfs Sept. 1, 1940.

Remarks.--Records good. Some diurnal fluctuation caused by powerplant 30 miles upstream. 

Diversion for irrigation above station; most of flow of Big Butte Creek is diverted 

near Butte Falls.

Revisions (water years).--WSP 1094: 1942(M), 1943, 1945(M), 1946.

Rating table, water year 1958-59 (gage height, In feet, and 

discharge, In cubic feet per second)

1.0 

2.0 

3.0 

5.0

1,060

2,560

4,700

10,400

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1958 to September 1959

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6 

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30 

31

Total

Mean

Ac-ft

Oct.

1,360

1.510 

1,320

1,320

1,330

1,320 

1,330

1,320

1,330

*1,330

1,360

1,330

1,320

1,320

1,320

1,320

1,360

1,470

1,670

1,680

1,490

1,470

1,450

1,460

1,400

1,450

1,400

1,420

1,400

1,390 

1,400

43,150

1,392

85,590

Nov.

1.420

1,430 

*1,470

1,630

1,920

1,760 

2,310

1,990

2,080

2,260

1,890

1,730

3,050

5.910

2,620

2,150

1,940

1,910

3,090

3,670

2,850

2,420

2,190

2,050

1,970

1,880

1,800

1,760

1,700

1,660

64,490

2,150

127,900

Dec.

1,610

1,640 

1,650

1,610

1,590

1.560 

1,660

2,510

2,180

2,050

2,020

2,870

2,380

2,100

1,990

1,880

1,800

1,750

1,680

1,660

1,680

1,680

1,600

*1,650

2,000

2,280

4,510

5,100

2,470

2,600 

2,540

63,840

2,059

126,600

Jan.

2,580

2,500 

2,150

1.950

2,070

2,070 

1,970

2,020

2,430

4,540

4,580

7,520

5,220

3,870

5,200

2,870

2,770

2,540

2,580

2,280

2,190

2,110

2,080

5,200

5,950

5,710

7,040

8.100

5,550

*4,650 

5,980

107,250

5,459

212,700

Feb.

5,540

5,180 

2,950

2,750

2,580

2,490 

2,420

2,510

2,500

2,300

2,250

2,150

2,080

5,380

4,700

5.580

5,090

4,920

4,750

4,150

5,690

5,560

5,450

5,120

2,870

2,790

2,990

5,080

-

91,560

5,265

181,200

Mar.

5,290

5,290 

*3,080

2,870

2,660

2,580 

2,490

2,580

2,350

2,260

2,160

2,110

2,180

2,160

2,070

2,050

2,080

2,250

2,280

2,180

2,250

2,310

2,350

2,490

2,520

5,480

5,590

5,060

5,200

5.040 

4,800

85,600

2,697

165,800

Apr.

5.020

4.S90 

4,610

4,380

4,200

4,060 

3,650

5,330

3,160

5.O50

2,990

2,910

2,810

2,710

*2,580

2,450

2,400

2,310

2,240

2,210

2,230

2,260

2,500

2,420

2,470

2,870

2,710

2,600

2,520

2,560

90,880

5,029

180,300

May

2,830

2,770 

2,710

2,490

2,690

2,950 

2,770

2,690

2,810

2,640

2,510

2,470

2,620

2,970

5.010

2,670

2,620

2,640

2,710

2,580

2,450

2,580

2,380

2,330

2,500

2,580

2,240

2,160

2,100

2 ,O50 

_2J 000

78,880

2,545

156,500

June

,990

,000 

,020

,950

* ,990

,510 

,080

,940

,910

,910

,850

,780

,780

,760

,700

,680

,680

,650

,590

,560

,540

,500

,500

,490

,490

,490

,490

,460

1,450

1^420

51,900

1,730

102 , 900

July

1,400

1,580 

1,580

1,550

1,560

1,550 

1,550

1,510

1,510

1,280

1,290

1,270

1,240

1,280

1,280

*1,260

1,250

1,250

1,200

1,220

1,190

1,220

1,180

1,190

1,160

1,150

1,150

1,160

1,160

1,160 

1.140

58,790

1,251

76,940

Aug.

1,140

1,120 

1,150

1,140

1,150

1,120 

1,140

1,110

1,110

1,110

1,110

1,120

1,100

1,100

1,100

1,100

1,090

1,110

1,090

1,160

1,250

1,140

1,120

1,120

1,100

1,100

1,110

1,110

1,090

1.070 

1,090

54,650

1,118

68,730

Sept.

,090

.060 

* ,090

,110

,110

,180 

,150

,110

,100

,140

,100

,110

,100

,110

,150

,150

,110

; ,200

,2ffO

,390

,280

1200

j 160

,140

,140

,280

.590

,230

: ,200

, 160

35,220

1,174

69,860

Calendar year 1956: Max 20,500 Mln 1,290 Mean 3,217 Ac-ft 2,329,000

Water year 1958-59: Max 6,100 Mln 1,060 Mean 2,148 Ac-ft 1,555,000

Peak discharge (base, 9,000 cfs).--Jan. 28 (2 a.m.) 9,760 cfs (4.80 ft). 

* Discharge measurement made on this day.
ROGUE RIVER BASIN 269

3404. Dead Indian collection canal near Pinehurst, Oreg.

Location. Lat 42°15'50", long 122°26'55", in NW^SE^ sec.15, T.38 S., R.3 E., on left 

bank at Howard Prairie road crossing, 2,400 ft downstream from Dead Indian Creek 

diversion dam and 11 miles northwest of Pinehurst.

Records available. December 1958 to September 1959.

Gage. Water-stage recorder and concrete control. Altitude of gage is 4,540 ft (from 

Topographic map).

Extremes. 1958-59; Maximum daily discharge during period, 40 cfs Feb. 17, 1959; no 

flow at times.

Remarks.--Records excellent except those for periods of ice effect, which are fair.

Canal diverts from Conde Creek in SWtjSW^ sec.9, T.38 S., R.3 E., and from Dead Indian 

Creek in NE^SW£ sec.15, T.38 S., R.3 E., in Rogue River basin, and empties into 

Howard Reservoir in Klamath River basin. Water is later returned to Rogue River basin 

for irrigation of lands in the Ashland-Medford area and for power development enroute. 

Diversion began Dec. 3, 1958.

Discharge, It) cubic feet per second, December 1958 to September 1959

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac-ft

Oct. Hov.

to

Dec.

Q.

.2

1.0

3.0

2.8

2.8

5.2

5.5

4.5

4.2

5.1

5.0

*4.2

b4.0

3.8

3.6

3.4

3.3

3.2

b3.0

b3.0

3.0

b3.0

b3.2

b6.0

4.2

5.0

3.9

3.9

4.4

*4.3

117.7

3.60

222

Jan.

4.3

b4.0

b4.0

b4.0

4.0

b7.0

10

11

14

11

14

28 bTB"

blS

12

10

9.1

8.2

7.2

b7.0

b6.5

6.2

6.2

11

9.1

*9.4

14

14

b!3

11

9 .6

311.8

10.1

618

Feb.

b9.0

bS.O

b7.5

7.4

b7.0

b6.5

b6.2

b6.0

b5.5

5.0

b4.0

b3.5

379

10

19

35

40

35

28

22

22

18

15

9.6

b5.5

b4.5

7.0

b9.0

-

359.1

12.8

712

Mar.

11

b!2

13

b!3

13

13

13

13

12

11

11

13

12

11

11

11

12

12

*14

12

14

13

14

15

15

18

17

19

19

22 

2?

431

13.9

855

Apr.

25

32

37

*38

38

38

31

27

24

21

22

18

16

14

13

12

*11

9.4

8.6

7.8

7.0

6.6

6.0

5.6

3.5

.2 473"

7.0

5.6

6 .2

494.8

16.5

981

May

7.6

7.6

7.2

6.8

9.1

8.2

7.0

8.2

9.1

7.8

6.8

2.9

.2

73

*.2

.2

.3

5.7

16

14

13

13

12

11

11

11

9.8

8.6

6.0

.5

.4

221.5

7.15

439

June

0.4

.3

.3

.3

.3

.3

.3

.3

.3

.3

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

~.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

*.l

.1

.1

.1

.2

.1

5.7

0.19

11

July

0.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.1

.2

.2

.1

.1

* t

'.I

.1

0

.1

0

*0

0

0

0

0

0

0

3.1

o.io

06.1

Aug.

0

0

0

0

0

o

0

o

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

o

0

0

*o

.1

.2

72

.1

.1

.1

.2

.1

.2

.2

.2

.2

1.9

0.06

3.8

Sept.

0,2

.2

.1

.1

,1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

*.l

.2

.2

.1

.1

.1

.1

.2

.3

72

.2

.2

.2

4.1

0.14

8.1

Calendar year : Max Mln Mean Ac-ft

Water year : Max Mln Mean Ac-ft

* Discharge measurement or observation of no flow made on this day.

t Result of field observation.

b Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice.
270 ROGUE RIVER BASIN

3415. South Fork Little Butte Creek near Lakecreek, Oreg.

Location. Lat 42°24'30", long 122°36'00", in SE£ sec.29, T.36 S., R.2 E., on left bank 

a quarter of a mile upstream from intake of Rogue River Valley Canal and 1.4 miles 

(revised) southeast of Lakecreek.

Drainage area. 138 sq mi.

Records available. April 1921 to September 1959. Prior to October 1958, sometimes published as "Lake Creek."

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Altitude of gage is 1,720 ft (by barometer). Prior to 

June 17, 1921, staff gage at same site and datum.

Average discharge. 38 years, 108 cfs (78,190 acre-ft per year).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 308 cfs Mar. 30 (gage height, 2.23 ft); minimum, 11 cfs Aug. 5.

1921-59: Maximum discharge, 3,920 cfs Jan. 7, 1948 (gage height, 6.48 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 840 cfs by logarithmic plotting; minimum, 2 cfs Aug. 10, 

1931 (gage height, 0.97 ft).

Remarks. Records good except those for periods of no gage-height record, which are poor. 

Diversions for irrigation of about 1,000 acres above station and in December 1958 

Dead Indian collection canal (see p. 269) began diverting above station from Conde 

Creek and Dead Indian Creek to Howard Prairie Reservoir in the Klamath River basin 

from where it is again routed to the Rogue River basin for Irrigation of lands in the 

Ashland-Medford area and power development enroute.

Revisions (water years). WSP 934: 1925(M). WSP 1398: 1922, 1927(M), 1937, 1941-42.

Rating table, water year 1958-59 (gage height, In feet, and 

discharge, In cubic feet per second)

1.1

1.2

1.3 

1.5 55

1.7 

2.0 

2.2

102

210

295

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1958 to September 1959

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac-ft

Oct.

20

18

19

20

20

*20

20

21

21

21

21

21

21

21

21

21

21

25

38

34

28

26

25

25

25

25

24

24

24

24

24

718

23.2

1,420

Nov.

24

25

25

25

29

28

37

31

35

55

37

31

104

~109

52

50

*53

63

69

59

53

50

49

45

44

41

39

38

37

1,408 i6-^& -^2/790

Dec.

37

*37

35

35

33

32

44

69

59

49

59

30

61

53

49

47

44

42

41

38

39

37

35

38

52

69

122

78

61

59

53

j/587

^51.2

3,150

Jan.

50

50

45

42

44

45

*44

49

67

78

78

149

128

109

97

91

83

78

73

69

65

63

61

71

78

83

109

152

T2?

118

105

2,502

80.7

4,960

Feb.

97

*86

83

80

75

73

71

69

63

63

59

52

59

a65

al50

125

al30

al40

al30

a!20

a!25

al30

a!20

alOO

a90

a80

a85

a9O

-

2,610

93.2

5,180

Mar.

alOO

*122

118

112

109

105

99

97

94

86

83

86

86

80

75

75

78

83

91

86

94

94

99

128

125

166

163

163

182

286

*242

3,607

116

7,150

Apr.

230

226

218

21O

198

190

174

163

152

142

135

132

125

115

109

102

99

94

88

80

75

73

71

71

73

109

112

94

80

78

3,818

127

7,570

May

99

115

109

97

102

125

105

*99

122

105

97

86

83

112

149

115

125

138

186

163

138

135

118

105

99

109

94

86

78

75

71.

3,440

111

6,820

June

63

55

52

53

52

59

52

49

49

45

42

41

41

39

37

34

*33

32

32

29

29

26

25

26

26

26

26

25

*25

25

1,148

38.3

2,280

July

22

21

20

20

20

20

20

*20

19

18

19

19

19

18

18

15

14

15

14

15

16

16

16

al6

al6

al5

al4

a!4

a!5

al4

a!4

532

17.2

1,060

Aug.

al4

a!3

*13

14

12

12

12

12

12

13

13

14

14

14

14

14

12

13

14

23

25

21

19

18

17

16

16

15

16

15

16

466

15.0

924

Sept.

16

14

13

15

16

16

16

*15

14

13

12

14

15

17

21

20

al9

a21

*24

25.

24

21

19

18

18

21

25

21

19

19

541

18.0

1,070

Calendar year 1958: Max 1,29O Mln 18 Mean 134 Ac-ft 97,160

Water year 1958-59: Max 286 Mln 12 Mean 61.3 Ac-ft 44,370

Peak discharge (base, 50O cfs). No peak above bas

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

a No gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of records for North Fork Little Butte Creek 

near Lakecreek, Bear Creek at Medford, and unpublished records for Rogue River Valley Canal at South 

Fork Intake, near Lakecreek.
ROGUE KTVER BASIN 271

3425. North Fork Little Butte Creek at Fish Lake, near Lakecreek, Oreg.

Location. Lat 42°22'35", long 122°21'20", in SE^SW-J- (revised) sec.4, T.37 S., R.4 E., 

on right bank 0.5 mile downstream from Fish Lake and 14 miles east of Lakecreek.

Drainage area. 18 sq mi, approximately.

Records available. October 1914 to July 1915, June 1916 to September 1959. Monthly dig' 

charge only November 1916 to May 1917, published in WSP 1318." Prior to October 1958, 

sometimes published as "Lake Creek."

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Concrete control since Nov. 8, 1955. Datum of gage is 

4,571.41 ft above mean sea level, datum of 1929, supplementary adjustment of 1947. 

Oct. 1, 1914, to July 31, 1915, staff gage at site half a mile upstream at different 

datum. June 1, 1916, to July 9, 1918, staff gage and July 10, 1918, to Oct. 28, 1932, 

water-stage recorder, at site a quarter of a mile upstream at different datums.

Average discharge. 43 years (1916-59), 36.4 cfs (26,350 acre-ft per year).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 163 cfs July 17 (gage height, 2.58 ft); minimum, 0.1 cfs Sept. 25-30.

1914-59: Maximum discharge, about 940 cfs June 5, 1917, computed from rate of 

change in contents in reservoir after break in dam occurred; no flow at times.

Remarks. Records good. Since 1915, Fish Lake (see p. 285) has stored water for irrigation by Medford Irrigation District. Cascade Canal diverts from Fourmile Lake in 

Klamath River basin and discharges into lava bed 1? miles above Fish Lake; diversion 

began August 1923. No diversion from creek above station.

Revisions (water years) . WSP 654: Drainage area. WSP 1218: 1917(M).

Rating table, water year 1958-59 (gage height, in feet, and discharge, 

in cubic feet per second)

0.0 

.1 

.2 

.3

2.0

4.0

1.0 

1.2 

1.4 2.6

89

110

127

148

164

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1958 to September 1959

Day

1

2

3

4 

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac-ft

Oct.

10

To

no

1011

11

1111

11

11

11

12

13

13

14

14

14

15

16

16

16

16

16

16

16

16

16

17

17

18

18

426

13.7

845

Nov.

18

18

18

19 

19

20

20

20

21

21

21

*21

23.

^Z

21

21

20

20

20

20

21

21

21

21

21

21

21

21

21

22

614

20.5

1,220

Dec.

22

21

2T

*22 

22

22

22

22

22

22

22

22

22

22

22

22

22

22

22

23.

23

23

23

23

23

23

23

22

22

22

22

688

22.2

1,360

Jan.

22

22

22

22 

22

22

22

23

23

23

23

24

24

23

24

24

24

24

24

24

24

24

24

24

24

23

23

23

23

23

23

719

23.2

1,430

Feb.

23

23

23

23 

24

24

24

24

24

24

24

24

24

24

24

25

25

25

25

25

25

25

25

25

25

25

25

25

-

681

24.3

1,350

Mar.

25

25

25

25 

25

25

25

25

25

25

25

25

25

25

25

25

26

26

26

26

26

26

26

26

26

26

26

26

26

26

26

790

25.5

1,570

Apr.

27

27

27

27 

27

27

28

28

28

*28

28

28

28

28

28

28

28

28

28

28

28

28

28

28

28

27

27

27

27

27

829

27.6

1,640

May

27

27

27

27 

27

27

27

27

27

27

*27

26

2T

28

27

28

32

35

42

±5.

*44

42

42

41

41

42

41

41

41

42

42

1,046

33.7

2,070

June

41

50

71

90 

97

76

67

61

61

59

67

81

81

81

*81

90

102

102

112

125

132

133

136

141

145

131

125

123

*121

127

2,909

97.0

5,770

July

139

136

114

110 

116

122

125

136

144

142

138

138

146

145

146

147

154

160

157

154

154

159

160

160

158

157

158

158

159

156

154

4,502

145

8,930

Aug.

154

154

154

156 

153

145

*151

149

136

122

128

127

114

109

94

93

99

92

58

61

82

71

71

67

65

73

78

85

75

75

78

3,269

105

6,480

Sept.

92

~89 107

63

82

78

69

59

56

55

63

65

65

61

31

38

33

24

4.9

9.6

10

no

4.3

.2

a.

.2

.1

.1

.1

.1

1,169.7

39.0

2,320

Calendar year 1958: Max 132 Min 10 Mean 41.7 Ac-ft 30,140

Water year 1958-59: Max 160 Min o.l Mean 48.3 Ac-ft 34,980

Discharge measurement made on this day.
272 ROGUE RIVER BASIN

3430. North Fork Little Butte Creek near Lakecreek, Oreg.

Location. Lat 42°24'10", long 122°32'20", In SW^SW^ sec.25, T.36 S., R.2 E., on right 

bank a quarter of a mile upstream from Hanley South Canal diversion and 4^ miles east 

of Lakecreek.

Drainage area. 38 sq ml, approximately.

Records available. September 1911 to March 1913, July to September 1917, May 1922 to 

September 1959. Monthly discharge only for some periods, published in WSP 1318. 

Published as "above Medford intake, near Lakecreek" 1922-28, 1931-40. Prior to October 

1958, "Lakecreek" sometimes published as "Lake Creek." Records for April to September 

1916, May 1917 to September 1919, April to September 1921, and October 1923 to September 1924 at site 3 miles upstream not equivalent owing to diversions and difference in 

drainage areas.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage Is 2,125.01 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929. Sept. 10, 1911, to Mar. 31, 1913, and July 1 to Sept. 30, 1917, staff gages near 

present site at different daturns.

Average discharge. 38 years (1911-12, 1922-59), 73.1 cfs (52,920 acre-ft per year).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 200 cfs July 24 (gage height, 2.02 ft); minimum, 

22 cfs Sept. 23-30.

1911-13, 1917, 1922-59: Maximum discharge, 1,430 cfs Dec. 11, 1956 (gage height, 

3.56 ft), from rating curve extended above 170 cfs; minimum, 11 cfs Oct. 29 to Nov. 8, 

1931.

Remarks. Records good. Flow regulated by Fish Lake since 1915 (see p. 285). Diversions 

for Irrigation of 100 acres above station; some water diverted into Fish Lake from 

Fourmile Lake, in Klamath River basin, since 1923.

Revisions (water years). WSP 1518: 1912-13.

Rating tables, water year 1958-59 (gage height, In feet, and discharge, 

in cubic feet per second)

Oct. 1 to Mar. 29 

36

Mar. 30 to Sept. 30

1.3 

1.5 

1.7 

2.0

84

160

1.1

1.2

1.3 

1.5

1.7 86

1.9 150

2.1 240

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1958 to September 1959

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac-ft

Oct.

43

40

40

40

41

41

42

*42

42

42

43

43

43

43

44

44

45

46

53

TS

47

47

47

47

48

48

48

49

49

49

50

1,394

45.0

2,760

Nov.

50

50

51

52

52

54

56

53

57

61

54

53

86.

68

62

58

*58

60

62

61

60

58

57

57

57

57

57

57

57

56

1,731

57.7

3,430

Dec.

56

*56

56

56

56

56

65

62

60

58

65

63

60

58

57

57

56

56

56

56

56

54

54

57

57

61

65

60

58

57

57

1,801

58.1

3,570

Jan.

56

56

56

56

56

56

*56

57

57

57

56

68

60

58

57

57

57

56

56

56

57

57

57

58

61

61

63

68

65

63

62

1,816

58.6

3,600

Feb.

62

*61

60

58

58

58

58

58

58

58

58

57

57

63

68

68

65

63

62

62

63

66

65

63

62

62

63

62

1,718

61.4

3,410

Mar.

62

*62

61

61

60

60

60

58

58

58

57

57

57

57

57

57

57

57

58

57

60

58

61

73

71

82

80

84

86

"89 104

2,019

65.1

4,000

Apr.

84

80

76

74

72

70

68

66

64

64

63

63

63

*63

63

63

63

62

62

62

60

60

60

60

62

66

62

60

58

60

1,953

65.1

3,870

May

72

70

66

64

68

66

64

*66

66

64

63

63

63

70

68

64

72

78

86

86

84

82

80

76

78

80

76

74

76

76

76

2,237

72.2

4,440

June

76

78

96

116

116

104

96

91

91

89

94

*107

107

107

104

112

123

120

127

139

150

154

154

170

ITS

154

150

150

*150

154

3,649

122

7,240

July

158

158

139

135

139

146

146

154

166

166

162

158

162

162

174

158

146

154

158

158

146

182

190

195

186

182

178

178

186

178

178

5,078

164

10,070

Aug.

174 Tfo

166

170

170

166

174

170

158

142

150

150

142

*139

123

120

127

120

102

*81

116

104

104

102

94

102

107

112

104

104

109

4,072

131

8,080

Sept.

109

135

112

89

109

107

94

91

76

82

*84

94

91

91

62

57

60

56

*28

32

31

31

28

22

22

24

22

22

22

22

1,905

63.5

3,780

Calendar year 1958: Max 227 Min 40 Mean 85.0 Ac-ft 61,510

Water year 1958-59: Max 195 Min 22 Mean 80.5 Ac-ft 58,250

Discharge measurement made on this day.
ROGUE RIVER BASIN

Ga

3500. Emigrant Creek near Ashland, Oreg.

Location. --La t 42°10'30", long 122°37'15", in SE^ sec. 18, T.39 S., R.2 E., on right bank 

6,000 ft downstream from Emigrant Dam and 4i miles southeast of Ashland. Prior to 

Feb. 25, 1959, at site 5,000 ft upstream.

Drainage area. 67.2 sq mi.

Records available .--January to June 1920, October 1920 to July 1922, February 1923 to 

May 1924 (incomplete), October 1924 to November 1925, February to August 1926, October 

1926 to September 1928, April 1929 to September 1930, April 1931 to October 1932 

(incomplete), April 1933 to September 1935, April 1936 to September 1939 (incomplete), 

April 1940 to September 1947, January 1948 to October 1952 (incomplete), December 1952 

to September 1959. Monthly discharge only for some periods, published in WSP 1318. 

. --Water-stage recorder. Altitude of gage is 1,990 ft (from topographic map). Prior 

o Oct. 1, 1926, water-stage recorder or staff gage at several sites about 1 mile 

upstream at various daturas. Oct. 1, 1926, to Feb. 24, 1959, water-stage recorder at 

site 5,000 ft upstream at datura 2,053.73 ft above mean sea level.

Average discharge . 20 years (1924-28, 1929-30, 1933-35, 1940-47, 1953-59), 24.0 cfs 

U7.380 acre-ft per year).

Extremes. --Maximum discharge during year, 60 cfs July 22 (gage height, 1.65 ft); minimum 

daily, 0.2 cfs Sept. 11-16.

1920-59: Maximum discharge, 5,260 cfs Feb. 20, 1927, by computation of peak flow 

over dam; no flow at times.

Remarks. Records good except those for period October to February and periods of no gageheight record, which are poor. Figures of daily discharge do not include water 

diverted from Emigrant Reservoir above station by East lateral or from Emigrant Creek 

above reservoir by Ashland lateral. Flow regulated since 1924 by Emigrant Gap Reservoir 

(see p. 285). Several diversions above station for irrigation; the principal diversion canals are Ashland lateral and East lateral. Water diverted by Keene Creek Canal 

from Klamath River basin into Emigrant Creek above station.

Revisions (water years) . WSP 1448: 1921, 1927-28, 1937, 1953(M).

Rating tables, water year 1958-59 (gage height, in feet, and discharge,

in cubic feet per second) 

(Shifting-control method used Apr. 18-22)

Oct. 1 to Feb. 24

-0.3

-.2

-.1 

0.0

.7 

1.6 

2.8

0.2

.5

0.4 

.5 

.6

Feb. 25 to Sept. 30

0.2 1.0

.6 1.2

2.0 1.4

7.5 1.6

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1958 to September 1959

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac-ft

n(*)

Oct.

~9.5 19

4

2

1

.8

**.7

.7

.7

.6

.6

.5

.5

*6.0

6.7

4

.4

.2

.0

.5

.5

.5

.1

2

4.5

2

91.0

2.94

180

0

0

Nov.

2

2

2

2

2

2

2.1

2

2

5.0

7.1

5.0

4.0

4.5

1Q

6.9

4.0

8.0

8.0

7.0

9.6

7.1

8.0

6.0

5.0

6.4

6.4

6.2

4.0

3

149.3

4.98

296

0

0

Dec.

*6.7

10

T.3

2

2

2

3.0

2

5.0

6.0

5.8

6.2

6.7

6.2

5.4

4.5

5.0

3.0

2

2

2

4.3

4.5

2

2

2

2

4.1

7.1

8.0

6.2

135.0

4.35

268

0

0

Jan.

4

3

2

2

1.2

1

1

1

1

1

.5

.5

.5

.5

.5

..^4

.4

.4

.4

.4

.4

.4

.4

.4

.4

.4

.4

.4

.4

.4

.4

26.1

0.84

52

0

0

Feb.

0.5

Ts

.5

.5

.5

.5

.5

.5

.5

.5

.5

.5

.5

.5

.5

.5

.5

.5

.5

.5

.5

.5

.5

.5

.6

**.7

 

1.0

-

15.0

0.54

30

0

0

Mar.

0.7

.6

.6

.6

*.6

.6

.6

.6

.6

.6

.5

.5

.5

.5

.5

.5

.5

.5

.5

.5

.5

.5

.7

1.0

TT

.7

.8

.8

.7

.7

.7

18.9

0.61

37

23

0

Apr.

0.8 To

1.0

1.1

1.1

1.1

1.1

6.3

*25

38

34

22

17

9.6

3.2

5.4

3.0

3.1

3.0

3.0

3.0

3.2

3.5

3.5

2.8

2.0

1.7

1.4

1.6

1.7

204.2

6.81

405

226

1,720

May

1.6

1.3

1.4

1.3

1.3

1.1

*.8

.8

.8

.8

.8

.7

.8

1.4

1.1

1.1

1.1

1.0

1.0

1.0

.8

1.0

.8

.8

1.3

1.4

1.4

1.6

2

2

2

36.3

1.17

72

329

1,170

June

3

T

4

4

5

6

8

10

12

*17

16

16

15

14

14

16

17

16

15

16

16

16

23

23

23

19

14

13

12

12

398

13.3

789

944

3,650

July

13

20

20

20

12

5.5

19

*31

36

36

35

34

36

41

41

40

*40

40

42

42

4£

*48

42

36

32

29

14

4.2

24

29

31

934.7

30.2

1,850

1,430

4,640

Aug.

31

30

26

26

25

22

21

21

21

20

22

24

24

24

24

24

22

20

15

9.3

5.1

5.1

4.8

4.8

4.5

7.7

12

13

13

8.7

6 . 6

536.6

17.3

1,060

1,260

3,140

Sept.

6.9

9.3

12

8.4

5.4

5.7

4.5

2.0

4.0

2.7

.2

.?

.£

.2

.2

.2

1.4

*7.8

6.9

3.E

9.2

14

13

11

8.4

.4

.4

.4

.5

.5

139.2

4.64

276

445

1,190

Calendar year 1958: Max 708 Mln 0.1 Mean 42.9 Ac-ft 3UD80 t 3,280 * 13,540

Water year 1958-59: Max 48 Mln 0.2 Mean 7.35 Ac-ft 5^20 t 4,660 * 15,510

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

t Diversion, in acre-feet, by Ashland lateral.

* Diversion, in acre-feet, by East lateral.

** Field estimate made on this day.

Note. No gage-height record Oct. 3-6, 8-13, 16, 18, 19, 22-27, 29, 31, Nov. 1-6, 8, 9, 30, 

Dec7~4"-6, 8, 19-21, 24-27, Jan. 1-4, 6-15, 17-29, 31, Feb. 1-24, May 29 to June 9, Sept. ll-15j 

discharge estimated on basis of occasional low-stage readings, records for Bear Creek at Medford, 

and interpolation.
274 ROGUE RIVER BASIN

3575. Bear Creek at Medford, Oreg.

Location. Lat 42°19'40", long 122°52'10", in NW£ sec.30, T.37 S., R.I W., on left bank 

40 ft upstream from Main Street Bridge in Medford.

Drainage area. 289 sq mi.

Records available. March 1915 to June 1920 (no low-flow records), October 1920 to September 1959.Monthly discharge only for some periods, published in WSP 1318.

Gage. Water-stage recorder and since Dec. 30, 1947, concrete control. Datum of gage is 

1,343.98 ft above mean sea level, datum of 1929, supplementary adjustment of 1947. 

Mar. 1, 1915, to June 30, 1918, staff gage and Sept. 20, 1918, to Feb. 9, 1919, waterstage recorder, at site 40 ft upstream at datum 0.58 ft lower. Feb. 10, 1919, to 

Jan. 6, 1943, water-stage recorder and Jan. 7 to Sept. 9, 1943, staff gage, at site 

40 ft upstream at datum 0.42 ft higher. Sept. 10, 1943, to Dec. 30, 1947, water-stage 

recorder at site 40 ft upstream at same datum.

Average discharge. 39 years (1920-59), 102 cfs (73,840 acre-ft per year).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 1,020 cfs Feb. 14 (gage height, 2.43 ft); minimum, 6.5 cfs Aug. 11.

1915-59: Maximum discharge, 9,400 cfs Dec. 22, 1955 (gage height, 7.50 ft, from 

floodmarks); maximum gage height, about 11.0 ft Feb. 20, 1927, from floodmarks, present datum, site then in use; practically no flow at times.

Remarks. Records good except those for period of no gage-height record, which are poor. 

PTow partly regulated since 1924 by Emigrant Gap Reservoir (see p. 285). Numerous 

diversions for irrigation above station.

Revisions (water years). WSP 1044: 1944. WSP 1448: 1916, 1917(M), 1918-20, 1922, 

1924, 1927(M),1928, 1930. WSP 1568: Drainage area.

Rating table, water year 1958-59 (gage height, In feet, and

discharge, In cubic feet per second) 

(Backwater from moss and debris Sept. 8-22)

0.7 

1.0 

1.5

85

167

370

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1958 to September 1959

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6 '

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ao-ft

Oct.

40

29

16

14

14

13

11

11

10

14

27

27

*27

26

29

30

29

29

38

38

38

43

43

43

43

42

42

42

42

40

42

932

30.1

1,850

Nov.

40

42

43

43

43

42

43

44

48

63

56

52

79

92

69

57

46

*43

57

61

69

71

63

56

44

44

43

43

43

40

1,579

52.6

3,130

Dec.

38

*43

44

42

40

38

42

60

70

60

70

80

90

70

60

55

50

48

46

45

44

43

42

45

50

80

150

120

90

75

70

1,900

61.3

3,770

Jan.

65

60

55

50

*50

54

46

48

83

88

81

184

TlO

85

77

73

69

65

63

59

57

57

52

77

83

79

92

129

102

88

79

2,360

76.1

4,680

Feb.

77

71

67

67

65

63

63

59

63

65

61

56

226" 54

542

*174

178

132

124

126

132

134

134

118

105

100

105

115

-

3,078

110

6,110

Mar.

121

118

110

100

95

90

85

81

79

75

*71

71

71

69

67

67

65

69

71

69

69

73

75

92

98

124

115

100

105

118

115

2,728

88.0

5,410

Apr.

113

TTS- 118

115

113

110

100

92

85

115

115

113

81

61

34

29

25

24

36

27

21

18

*15

16

23

60

73

71

50

56

2,027

67.6

4,020

May

95

108

113

98

102

*113

92

88

100

88

81

71

63

102

118

92

95

105

137

HO

90

83

79

65

65

61

50

46

38

 JT 31

2,610

84.2

5,180

June

29

20

20

25

29

31

40

40

32

27

27

21

24

20

18

30

15

18

14

13_

13

*14

14

15

18

27

37

27

24

21

703

23.4

1,390

July

16

14

14

18

20

26

19

18

*16

16

16

13

14

14

13

15

*14

10

12

12

12

ID" 9.3

10

9.3

9.3

*10

12

13

13

12

429.9

13.9

853

Aug.

13

14

15

14

13

14

12

10

1^3.

9.3

11

11

13

16

16

14

12

13

12

25

30

25

19

19

18

16

18

18

19

20

21

489.6

15.8

971

Sept.

18

19

20

29

31

26

30

32

26

21

19

17

16

21

29

30

24

27

29

29

31

*33

32

31

30

26

23

21

20

20

760

25.3

1,510

Calendar year 1958: Max 3,890 Mln 10 Mean 212 Ac-ft 153,600

Water year 1958-59: Max 342 Mln 9.3 Mean 53.7 Ac-ft 38,870

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

Mote. No gage-height record Dec. 8 to Jan. 4; discharge estimated on basis of weather records and 

records for South Fork Little Butte Creek near Lakecreek.
ROGUE RIVER BASIN 275

3590. Rogue River at Raygold, near Central Point, Oreg.

Location. Lat 42°26'15", long 122°59'10", in SWi sec.18, T.36 S. , R.2 W. , on right bank 

at Raygold, 0.2 mile downstream from Gold Ray Dam,1.3 miles downstream from Bear Creek, 

and 5.6 miles northwest of Central Point.

Drainage area. 2,020 sq mi, approximately.

Records available. August 1905 to September 1959. Prior to October 1921, published as 

"near Tolo."

 e. --Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 1,121.78 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

T929. Prior to Sept. 19, 1914, staff gage and Sept. 19, 1914, to Sept. 30, 1956, 

water-stage recorder, at site 300 ft upstream at same datum.

Average discharge . 54 years, 2,918 cfs (2,113,000 acre-ft per year).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 12,800 cfs Feb. 15 (gage height, 6.46 ft); minimum, 566 cfs July 22 (gage height, 0.03 ft); minimum daily 1,060 cfs Aug. 11.

1905-59: Maximum discharge, 110,000 cfs Feb. 21, 1927 (gage height, 24.8 ft, from 

floodmark, site then in use), from rating curve extended above 36,000 cfs by logarithmic plotting, and Dec. 22, 1955 (gage height, 21.55 ft, from floodmark, present site), 

from rating curve extended above 25,000 cfs on basis of slope-area measurement of peak 

flow; minimum not determined; minimum daily, 616 cfs Sept. 6, 1931.

Greatest flood known occurred during winter of 1861-62 and reached a stage of about 

32 ft; flood in February 1890 reached a stage of about 27.5 ft, from information by 

Corps of Engineers.

Remarks. Records good. Diurnal fluctuation caused by powerplant just above station. 

Many diversions for irrigation above station.

Revisions (water years). WSP 1248: 1906, 1914(M), 1915. WSP 1398: 1910(M), 1927(M).

Rating table, water year 1958-59 (gage height, in feet, and 

discharge, in cubic feet per second)

0.7 

1.2 

2.0

1,040

1,470

2,400

4.0 

6.0

6,230

11,600

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year Octoberl958 to September 1959

Day

1 

2

3 

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11 

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21 

22

23

24

25

26

27 

28

29

30 

31

Total

Mean

Ac-it

Oct.

1,440 

1,420

1,420 

1,430

1,430

1,430

1,450

1,440

1,450

1,500

1,500 

1,470

1,500

1,500

1,500

1,510

1,510

1,550

1,870

1,940

1,690 

1,650

1,630

1,590

1,570

1,570

1,560 

1,590

1,570

1,560 

1,580

47,820

1,543

94,850

Nov.

1,570 

1,570

1,630 

1,750

2,050

2,010

2,370

2,210

2,340

2,570

2,220 

1,990

2,770

4,880

3,280

2,600

2,260

2,170

2,940

*4,180

3,200 

2,740

2,460

2,290

2,160

2,060

2,010 

1,960

1,880

1,820

71,940

2,398

142,700

Dec.

1,790 

1,820

1,800 

1,820

1,780

1,690

1,780

2,660

2,480

2,340

2,250 

3,120

2,750

2,410

2,220

2,120

2,030

1,950

1,930

1,890

1,910 

1,890

1,820

*1,850

2,390

2,540

5. 850 

3,910

3,010

2,940 

2,990

73,730

2,378

146,200

Jan.

2,780 

2,660

2,470 

2,250

2,330

2,340

2,260

2,230

2,630

4,950

4,860 

8,280

6,400

4,480

3,720

3,280

3,070

2,810

2,720

2,680

2,540 

2,410

2,320

3,210

4,420

4,220

7,590 

9. 850

6,670

*5,540 

4,650

122,600

3,955

243,200

Feb.

4,000 

3,580

3,360 

3,150

2,960

2,820

2,840

2,720

2,690

2,760

2,640 

2,470

2,570

4,580

9,540

6,940

6,550

5,450

5,990

5,110

4,650 

4,500

4,300

3,850

3,460

3,260

3,310 

3,450

-

112,900

4,052

223,900

Mar.

3,550 

3,700

3,510 

*3,280

3,090

2,990

2,920

2,800

2,700

2,640

2,540 

2,500

2,530

2,510

2,390

2,560

2,370

2,480

2,560

2,500

2,440 

2,620

2,600

2,800

2,840

3,550

4,180 

5,560

3,830

6,250 

5,920

96,490

3,113

191,400

Apr.

&&

5,380 

5,060

4,760

4,550

4,100

3,760

3,530

3,400

3,340 

3,250

3,120

2,940

*2,780

2,630

2,540

2,400

2,330

2,270

2,230 

2,300

2,320

2,390

2,470

N2,960

2,930 

2,870

2,720

2,720

99,890

3,330

198,100

May

3,100 

3,250

3,210 

2,930

3,020

3,410

3,130

3,040

3,120

3,040

2,860 

2,750

2,810

3,130

5.500

3,040

2,980

3,100

3,290

3,200

2,870 

2,900

2,780

2,750

2,660

2,780

2,570 

2,540

2,330

2,300 

2,140

90,530

2,920

179,600

June

2,090 

2,030

2,000 

1,960

*2,000

2.400

2,230

2,090

2,020

2,030

1,930 

1,880

1,870

1,800

1,760

1,760

1,710

1,620

1,570

1,540

1,540 

1.500

1,460

1,440

1,440

1,510

1,540 

1,520

1,490

1,420

53,150

1,772

105,400

July

1,420 

1,350

1,350 

1,360

1,380

1,340

1,330

1,320

1,290

1,250

1,270 

1,250

1,190

1,230

1,240

*1,210

1,200

1,170

1,180

1,160

1,140 

1,120

1,140

1,140

1,170

1,190

1,140 

1,110

1,120

1,130 

1,110

38,010

1,226

75,390

Aug.

1,100 

1,100

1,090 

1,120

1,110

1,110

1,110

1,100

1,080

1,120

1,060 

1,100

1,100

1,100

1,120

1,100

1,090

1,100

1,080

1,140

1,290 

1,190

1,160

1,150

1,130

1,140

1,100 

1,110

1,100

1,100 

1,100

34,600

1,116

68,630

Sept.

1,100 

1,090

1.080 

*1 , 10 0

1,180

1,160

1,140

1,120

1,100

1,100

1,100 

1,100

1,080

1,100

1,150

1.160

1,150

1,190

1,320

1,480

1,390 

1,300

1,270

1,240

1,230

1,250

1.700 

1.300

1,240

1,220

36,150

1,205

71,700

Calendar year 1958 : Max 36,600 Min 1,350 Mean 3,931 Ac-ft 2,846,000

Water year 1958-59: Max 9,830 Min 1,060 Mean 2,405 Ac-ft 1,741,000

Peak discharge (base, 11,000 cfs). Jan. 28 (6 a.m.) 11,200 cfs (5.91 ft); Feb. 15 (3:30 a.m.) 

12,800 cfs (6.46 ft)._________________________________________________________ 

* Discharge measurement made on this day.
276 ROGUE RIVER BASIN

3615. Rogue River at Grants Pass, Oreg.

Location. Lat 42°25'50", long 123°19'00", in NW£ sec.20, T.36 S., R.5 W., on right bank 

at city of Grants Pass filter plant, 0.6 mile upstream from bridge on U. S. Highway 99 

at Grants Pass, and at mile 98.0 (river-profile survey).

Drainage area. 2.420 sq mi, approximately.

Records available. October 1938 to September 1959. 

charge only, published in WSP 1318.

Prior to January 1939 monthly disGage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 885.28 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929. Prior to Aug. 8, 1957, at datum 3.00 ft higher.

Average discharge. 21 years, 3,511 cfs (2,542,000 acre-ft per year).

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 15,400 cfs Feb. 15 (gage height, 9.06 ft); minimum, 760 cfs July 23; minimum daily, 951 cfs Aug. 9, 12, 14, 19.

1938-59: Maximum discharge, 135,000 cfs Dec. 22, 1955 (gage height, 32.6" ft, 

present datum), from rating curve extended above 33,000 cfs on basis of slope-area 

measurement of peak flow; minimum, 444 cfs Dec. 13, 1954: minimum daily. 637 cfs 

Aug. 8, 1940.

Flood in winter of 1861-62 reached a stage of about 42 ft, present datum (information furnished by Corps of Engineers). Flood in February 1890 reached a stage of 

about 35 ft, present datum, and that of Feb. 21, 1927, about 31 ft, present datum, 

according to local resident.

Remarks. Records good. Many diversions from Rogue River and tributaries above station, 

the largest of which are at Savage Rapids Dam of Grants Pass Irrigation District, 

5 miles above station. Flow regulated by dams at Savage Rapids and Raygold and 

slightly by Fish Lake and Emigrant Reservoir.

Rating tables, water year 1958-59 (gage height, in feet, and discharge,

in cubic feet per second) 

(Shifting-control method used Nov. 14-21, Mar. 31 to Apr. 30)

Oct. 1 to Feb. 14 Feb. 15 to Sept. 30

2.4 1,260

3.0 2,040

4.0 3,650

6.0 

8.0

7,740

12,500

1.8 940

2.5 1,810

4.0 3,980

7,740

12,500

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1958 to September 1959

Day

1 

2

3

4 

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30 

31

Total

Mean

Ac-ft

Oct.

*1,360 

1,320

1,310

1.270 

1,280

1,310

1,300

1,280

1,370

1,380

1,390

1,390

1,420

1,380

1,420

1,620

1,940

1,830

1,940

2,500

1,910

1,790

1,800

1,720

1,670

1,720

1,700

1,700

1,680

1,670 

1,670

48,840

1,575

96,870

Nov.

1,670 

1,680

1,750

1,860 

2,280

2,320

2,600

2,650

2,680

2,870

2,460

2,300

2,570

*5,520

3,420

2,490

2,060

1,910

2,340

4,420

3,440

2,910

2,620

2,420

2,380

2,140

2,030

1,940

1,860

1,800

75.190

2,506

149,100

Dec.

1,790 

1,820

1,720

1.700 

1,770

1,700

1,760

2,810

2,750

2,620

2,440

3,400

3,230

2,760

2,520

2,340

2,240

2,140

2,080

2,040

2,060

2,080

1,980

*2 , 000

2,630

2,810

7,190

5,280

3,700

3,440 

3,450

82,250

2,653

163,100

Jan.

3,230 

2,970

2,840

2,550 

2,670

2,760

2,620

2,780

3,910

6,860

6,860

12,400

8,6So

5,720

4,560

*4,020

3,600

3,350

3,160

2,950

2,790

2,670

2,590

3,220

5,220

4,920

7,810

12,100

8,030

6,710 

5,580

150,130

4,843

297,800

Feb.

4,880 

4,320

3,890

3,630 

3,420

3,230

3,160

3,020

2,940

3,080

3,020

2,860

2,680

5,580

12,300

*10,100

9,180

8,400

8,770

7,100

6,480

5,940

5,940

5,210

4,670

4,400

4,480

4,600

-

147,280

5,260

292,100

Mar.

4,740 

4,810

4,510

4,190 

3,950

3,760

3,610

3,480

3,380

3,300

3,170

3,110

3,160

3,140

3,160

2,950

2,940

3,060

3,120

3,110

3,120

3,200

3,220

3,360

3,480

3,960

4,760

4,080

4,430

6,620 

6^,780

117,660

3,795

233,400

Apr.

6.500 

6,060

5,840

5,370 

5,150

5,100

4,650

4,170

3,880

3,640

3,600

3,480

3,350

*3,140

2,840

2,760

2,670

2,460

2,420

2,360

2,290

2.280

2,290

2,340

2,390

2,880

3,010

2,800

2,710

2,710

105,140

3,505

208,500

May

3,140 

3,350

3,300

3,010 

3,040

3,550

3,340

3,140

3,240

3,170

2,910

2,780

2,800

3,040

3,660

3,240

3,020

3,140

3,320

3,280

2,980

2,920

2,810

2,770

2,830

2,770

2,670

2,590

2,350

2,320 

2 J_2_10

92,690

2,990

183,800

June

2,140 

2,020

2,070

*2,070 

2,080

2,480

2,380

2,200

2,100

2,000

1,970

1,860

1,840

1,770

1,690

1,650

1,650

1,580

1,510

1,510

1,520

1,480

1,450

1,470

1,470

1,580

1,620

1,580

1,550

1,470

53,760

1,792

106,600

July

1,470 

1,3TO

1,360

1,340 

1,300

1,300

1,280

1,240

1,230

1,130

1,190

1,130

1,130

1,130

*1,160

1,130

1,110

1,070

1,070

1,090

1,040

1,040

1,010

1,020

1,010

995

984

984

973

973 

973

35,232

1,137

69,880

Aug.

962 

973

962

962 

973

973

973

973

951

962

973

951

973

951

9"6lf

962

962

962

951

973

1,110

1,220

1,100

1,040

1,020

1,010

1,010

984

995

995 

995

30,763

992

61,020

Sept.

995 

984

*9S4

995 

1,040

1,040

1,040

1,040

1,010

984

1,010

995

995

1,020

1,050

1,130

1,030

1,070

1,420

1,690

1,680

1,580

1,430

1,430

1,380

1,430

1,900

1,710

1,430

1,720

37,212

1,240

73,810

Calendar year 1958: Max 56,800 Min 1,220 Mean 4,568 Ac-ft 3,307,000

Water year 1958-59: Max 12,400 Mln 951 Mean 2,674 Ac-ft 1,936,000

Peak discharge (base, 13,000 cfs).--Jan. 12 (12 m.) 14,200 cfs (8.65 ft); Jan. 28, 6:30 p.m.) 

15,700 cfs (8.45 ft); Feb. 15(6 a.m.) 15,400 efs (9.06 ft).____________________________

* Discharge measurement made on this day.
ROGUE RIVER BASIN 277

3620. Applegate River near Copper, Oreg.

Location (revised) . La t 42°03'30", long 123°06'50", in SE£ sec.25, T.40 S., R.4 W., on 

right bank 0.2 mile downstream from French Gulch, 1.6 miles downstream from Squaw 

Creek, and 2.6 miles northeast of Copper.

Drainage area. 220 sq mi.

Records available. October 1938 to September 1959. Prior to January 1939 monthly discharge only, published in WSP 1318.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 1,759.66 ft above mean sea level, datum 

of 1929.

Average discharge. 21 years, 440 cfs (318,500 acre-ft per year).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 10,700 cfs Jan. 12 (gage height, 14.57 ft), 

from rating curve extended above 4,900 cfs on basis of slope-area measurements at gage 

heights 16.50 and 23.47 ft; minimum, 32 cfs Sept. 12 (gage height, 1.02 ft).

1938-59: Maximum discharge, 20,300 cfs Dec. 21, 1955 (gage height, 23.47 ft, from 

floodmarks), from rating curve extended above 5,300 cfs on basis of slope-area measurement of peak flow; minimum, 20 cfs Sept. 23-25, 1939.

Remarks. Records good. About 11 cfs diverted for irrigation of 482 acres above station 

in Applegate River basin; Grand Applegate ditch diverts about 3.3 cfs around station 

on left bank. An average of about 8 cfs for irrigation is diverted into Thompson 

Creek basin. Several hundred acre-feet normally stored each winter in Squaw Lake for 

irrigation the following summer.

Revisions. WSP 1064: Drainage area.

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1958 to September 1959

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac-ft

Oct.

54

51

48

48

49

49

51

52

52

49

»49

49

48

48

48

48

46

53

~96 130

74

70

68

68

68

63

63

65

62 

60

60

1,839

59.3

3,650

Nov.

70

65

65

72

93

80

95

86

121

170

111

95

284

278

160

122

»111

116

372

300

193

158

136

122

112

103

98

91

90

86

4,055

135

8,040

Dec.

90

95

88

86

11

81

86

132

136

118

109

126

111

103

96

93

91

90

88

93

181

130

114

122

174

437 404"

233

188 

»222

222

4,420

143

8,770

Jan.

212

191

163

156

186

176

208

770

2,580

2,660

2,900

5.760

1,840

1,190

906

*775

695

627

572

512

472

428

420

1,040

825

686

1,680

1,370

1,040

340

725

32,605

1,052

64,670

Feb.

650

592

548

516

480

456

432

396

400

396

368

332

332

600

663

918

906

1.040

950

785

663

596

560

524

504

*492

508

548

-

16,155

577

32,040

Mar.

645

695

686

636

604

588

572

544

532

508

492

508

532

500

472

472

524

536

516

484

508

508

548

516

572

790 645"

614

614

745

695

17,801

574

35,310

Apr.

840

1,020

1,130

1,170

1.220

1,140

962

855

830

820

800

765

725

681

650

614

592

560

548

560

*609

676

740

830

850

830

686

627

658

715

23,703

790

47,010

May

668

592

540

500

496

496

524

572

580

536

556

654

785

745

592

532

516

472

436

416

416

436

460

484

468

436

408

376

353

353

360

15,758

508

31,260

June

380

392 364"

*356

364

350

308

281

272

245

233

236

230

218

208

203

188

188

183

176

165

156

151

147

143

156

151

136

130

124

6,834

228

13,560

July

112

109

107

105

103

102

100

96

95

95

96

91

90

83

78

74

*70

68

66

63

60

56

53

51

51

48

47

45

51

53

51

2,372

76.5

4,700

Aug.

51

49

51

51

52

47

42

42

42

42

42

43

42

42

39

41

42

42

45

51

62

54

48

46

45

43

41

40

38

39

»39

1,393

44.9

2,760

Sept.

39

40

40

40

39

39

40

41

39

38

37

36

36

40

43

45

47

93

~83 114

68

60

61

56

53

53

58

54

53

49

1,534

51.1

3,040

Calendar year 1953: Max 7,840 Mln 46 Mean 691 Ac-ft 500,000

Water year 1953-59: Max 5,760 Mir, 36 Mean 352 Ac-ft 254,800

Peak discharge (base, 1,700 cfs). Jan. 9 (9:30 p.m.) 4,270 cfs (8.07 ft); Jan. 12 (4 a.m.) 

10,700 cfs (14.57 ft); Jan. 27 (12 m.) 2,250 cfs (5.83 ft). ______________________

Discharge measurement made on this day.
278 ROOTE RIVER BASIN

3660. Applegate River near Applegate, Oreg.

Location. Lat 42°14'30", long 123°08'20", in NE£ sec.26, T.38 S., R.4 W., on left bank 

0.9 mile downstream Keeler Creek and 1.8 miles (revised) southeast of Applegate.

Drainage area. 480 sq mi.

Records available. October 1938 to September 1959.

Page. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 1,285.33 ft above mean sea level, datum 

of 1929. Prior to Dec. 23, 1938, staff gage at same site and datum.

Average ..discharge."21 years, 546 cfs (395,300 acre-ft per year).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 11,700 cfs Jan. 12 (gage height, 10.37 ft); 

minimum, 15 cfs July 21.

1938-59: Maximum discharge, 47,600 cfs Dec. 21, 1955 (gage height, 18.00 ft), 

from rating curve extended above 9,600 cfs on basis of slope-area measurement of peak 

flow; minimum, 7 cfs Sept. 18, 1945, Aug. 28, 1951.

Maximum stage known, 18.7 ft Feb. 20, 1927, from floodmarks.

Remarks. Records good except those for period of no gage-height record, which are fair. 

No appreciable regulation. Many diversions for irrigation of about 4,000 acres above 

station. McDonald Creek Canal diverts from McDonald Creek above station for irrigation in Bear Creek basin. Thompson Creek Irrigation Association ditch diverts as 

much as 8 cfs for irrigation and has diverted 21 cfs for mining into Thompson Creek 

basin. Powler-Keeler and Berryman ditches divert up to 4.3 and 13.6 cfs, respectively, 

above station for irrigation of about 800 acres below.

Revisions (water years).--WSP 1064: Drainage area. WSP 1448: 1953(M).

Rating table, water year 1958-59 (gage height, In feet, and

discharge, In cubic feet per second) 

(Shifting-control method used Apr. 16 to June 13)

0.5 

1.0 

1.5 

2.0

57

145

295

3.0 

4.0 

6.0 

8.0

760

1,500

3,800

6,860

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1958 to September 1959

Day

1

2 

3

4

5

6

7

S

9

10

11

12

13

14

15 '

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30 

31

Total

Mean

Ac-ft

Oct.

50

50 

46

45

45

45

46

45

46

46

*45

44

47

49

47

50

50

56

115

141

105

96

92

89

87

82

79

76

74

73 

71

2,032

65.5

4,030

Nov.

81

84 

77

87

101

98

100

107

105

215

150

129

228

399

228

175

*152

150

296

383

239

188

165

145

133

129

123

117

117

115

4,816

161

9,550

Dec.

115

129 

121

117

113

111

113

150

172

150

139

162

143

131

123

117

113

113

109

TTT

172

165

139

137

216

377

610

363

270

*278 

267

5,546

179

11,000

Jan.

264

242 

207

188

222

228

213

564

2,200

3,120

2,460

6.590

2,410

1,490

1,110

*943

844

760

685

625

570

532

496

1,040

1,010

796

1,510

1,760

1,270

1,020 

874

36,243

1,169

71,890

Feb.

790

706 

655

635

600

565

541

514

514

510

469

438

428

935

1,320

,560

.570

,530

,490

,220

1,020

894

826

772

736

*724

724

766

-

23,452

838

46,520

Mar.

880

971 

WJ

880

826

778

742

706

675

645

625

630

665

630

605

590

635

660

635

605

625

625

655

645

625

964

814

742

730

862 

820

22,447

724

44,520

Apr.

915

1,140 

1,300

1,330

1.41Q

1,390

1,160

1,010

964

950

929

862

820

772

730

675

645

a620

a 600

a 600

*610

670

724

838

868

894

754

670

670

760

26,280

876

52,130

May

724

645

600

555

546

541

555

610

660

590

595

650

820

862

690

610

580

536

487

469

464

478

510

505

510

478

460

424

395

387 

383

17,319

559

34,350

June

383

403 

371

*355

363

383

339

315

299

278

256

246

250

239

222

216

204

195

180

172

162

148

141

141

141

148

152

131

123

...Jil

7,073

236

14,030

July

103

94 

77

76

71

76

74

74

68

65

65

61

60

63

64

57

*47

42

38

35

23

21

22

22

25

24

23

30

31

26 

26

1,583

51.1

3,140

Aug.

25

25 

26

26

25

24

22

20

18

17

16

18

18

20

18

18

17

18

18

18

20

21

18

18

20

18

18

19

18

18 

*16

611

19.7

1,210

Sept.

18

18 

18

20

21

21

19

21

21

20

20

20

20

21

23

22

24

45

113

101

82

70

64

61

57

56

58

58

56

51

1,219

40.6

2,420

Calendar year 1958 : Max 10,900 Mln 44 Mean 889 Ac-ft 643,500

Water wauei year ycoL- 1958-59- -LJJU-OJ; Max piajt 6,590 u,ojvj Mln win 16 JLD Mean wean 407 %\J t Ac-ft AC-IL 294,800 zy% t aw

Peak discharge (base, 2,200 cfs).--Jan. 10 (1 a.m.) 4.480 cfs (6.49 ft); Jan. 12 (7 a.m.) 11,700 

cfs (10.57 ft); Jan. 27 (5 p.m.) 2,500 cfs (5.05 ft)._________________________________ 

* Discharge measurement made on this day. 

a No gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of weather records, recorded range In stage,

and records for station near Copper.
ROGUE RIVER BASIN 279

3715. Grave Creek at Pease Bridge, near Placer, Oreg.

Location (revised). Lat 42°38'30", long 123°12'40", in SEij sec.6, T.34 S., R.4 W. , on 

right bank 0.5 mile downstream from Pease Bridge, 0.6 mile upstream from Boulder 

Creek, and 5.4 miles east of Placer. All records computed are for site 0.5 mile 

upstream at Pease Bridge where discharge measurements are made.

Drainage area. 22 sq mi, approximately, at measuring section 0.5 mile upstream.

Records available . October 1940 to September 1959. Prior to October 1945 monthly discharge only, published in WSP 1318.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 2,354.2 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929 (Bureau of Reclamation bench mark). Prior to Aug. 4, 1955, at sites 0.5 mile 

upstream at datum 29.9 ft higher.

Average discharge. 14 years (1945-59), 63.7 cfs (46,120 acre-ft per year).

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 2,120 cfs Jan. 12 (gage height, 7.00 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 620 cfs on basis of slope-area measurement at gage height 

9.66 ft; minimum, 0.5 cfs July 23.

1940-59: Maximum discharge, 4,610 cfs Dec. 21, 1955 (gage height, 9.66 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 620 cfs on basis of slope-area measurement of peak flow; 

minimum, 0.3 cfs Sept. 13, 1944, Aug. 16-27, 1946, Aug. 18, 21, 1950.

Remarks.--Records good. No regulation. One small diversion above station. Prior to 

1945, Columbia upper ditch diverted water about 2 miles above station, bypassing 

station.

Rating table, water year 1958-59 (gage height, In feet, and 

discharge, In cubic feet per second.

1.6 

1.8 

2.0

0.8

1.7

5.2

12

23

40

5.0 

5.5

95

178

465

880

1,130

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1958 to September 1959

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12 

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Ac-ft

Oct.

1.6

1.6

1.5

T7S

1.5

1.5

1.6

1.6

1.7

1.8

1.8

1.8 

1.8

1.8

1.8

1.7

1.7

2.6

~5".3 11

4.0

3.4

2.9

2.8

2.8

2.6

2.6

2.6

2.4

2.4

2 9

79.6

2.57

0.117

0.13

158

Nov.

3.6 474"

6.3

14

13

14

22

13

17

29

16

10 

66

*69

41

26

19

21

9670"

45

32

24

18

16

14

12

10

9.4

8.7

759.4

25.3

1.15

1.28

1,510

Dec.

8.4

8.4

7.7

7.4

7.2

6.9

772

7.7

7.2

7.4

8.7

12 

11

10

9.4

8.7

8.4

7.7

7.4

7.7

15

13

12

*13

31

122

~53 138

75

101

108

877.5

28.3

1.29

1.48

1.740

Jan.

96

78

60

50

51

46

55

413

830

*675

724

1,040 

278

140

114

*87

72

62

56

48

44

39

37

W

106

96

288

249

162

124

103

6.321

204

9.27

10.69

12,540

Feb.

87

77

69

63

58

56

52

46

46

44

38

36 

3T

116

90

121

134

193

T5o

142

114

109

110

103

*95

101

129

164

2,609

93.2

4.24

4.41

5,170

Mar.

210

199

172

142

126

116

103

96

90

78

71

75 

81

70

65

63

77

77

74

63

69

71

82

85

96

138

118

114

115

174

168

3,276

106

4.82

5.54

6,500

Apr.

166

1SS

134

114

99

82

69

60

55

52

48

44 

40

*36

33

30

28

26

24

22

22

21

20

19

5(T

24

22

20

19

22

1,529

51.0

2.32

2.58

3,030

May

26

26

27

25

32

31

29

27

27

23

21

19 

18

20

20

18

17

18

31

29

25

22

21

18

16

17

16

16

14

13

12.

674

21.7

0.986

1.14

1,340

June

11

10

*9.8

9.8

10

11

9.8

9.4

10

9.4

8.7

8.4 

7.7

6.9

6.0

5.5

5.5

5.8

5.8

5.5

5.5

5.2

5.2

5.2

5.0

5.2

3.8

3.6

475

4.0

212.7

7.09

0.322

0.36

422

Calendar year 1958: Max 1,470 Mln 1.5 Mean 64.7 Cfsm 2.94 In.

July

3^

3.8

3.8

3.6

3.6

3.6

3.2

3.2

3.0

3.0

2.9

2.8 

2.8

2.8

*2.6

2.2

2.2

2.0

1.8

1.7

1.7

1.4

1.2

1.4

1.4

1.3

1.3

1.3

1.3

1.3

1.3

73.3

2.36

0.107

0.12

145

Aug.

1.2

1.2

1.2

1.2

1.2

1.2

1.2

1.2

1.1

1.1

1.1

1.1 

1.1

1.1

1.0

1.0

1.1

1.1

1.2

1.3

1.3

1.4

T73

1.3

1.2

1.2

1.2

1.2

1.1

1.1

1.1

36.3

1.17

0.053

0.06

72

Sept.

1.2 *ia

1.1

1.2

1.2

1.3

1.3

1.2

1.2

1.2

1.1

1.1 

1.1

1.3

1.4

1.5

1.6

2.0

3.8

4.4

3.8

3.4

2.9

2.8

2.6

4.0

5^

4.4

4.6

3.8

68.6

2.29

0.104

0.12

136

39.93 Ac-ft 46,870

Water year 1958-59:Max 1,040 Mln 1.0 Mean 45.3 Cfsm 2.06 In. 27.91 Ac-ft 32,760

Peak discharge (base. 850 cfs, revised). Jan. 9 (3 p.m.) 995 cfs (5.23 ft); Jan. 12 (3 a.m.) 

2,120 cfs (7.00 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

562653 O - 60 - 19
280 ROGUE RIVER BASIN

3725. East Pork Illinois River near Takilma, Oreg.

Location. Lat 42°00'40", long 123°37'30", in SE£ sec.10, T.41 S., R.8 W., on right bank 

500 ft upstream from highway bridge, 0.3 mile upstream from Long Gulch, and 3 miles 

south of Takilma.

Drainage area. 42.6 sq mi.

Records available.--April to September 1926, April 1927 to April 1932, October 1940 to 

September 1959. Monthly discharge only for some periods, published in WSP 1318. 

Records prior to 1942 water year not equivalent owing to large diversions.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 1,746.6 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

T929 (Bureau of Reclamation bench mark). Prior to Oct. 31, 1946, staff gages at 

nearby sites at different datums. Oct. 31, 1946, to May 13, 1949, staff gage at same 

site and datum.

Average discharge.--18 years (1941-59), 189 cfs (136,800 acre-ft per year).

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 6,580 cfs Jan. 12 (gage height, 9.34 ft); mlnimum, 7.6 cfs Aug. 27.

1926-32, 1940-59: Maximum discharge, 8,230 cfs Dec. 22, 1955 (gage height, 

10.05 ft); minimum observed, 5.2 cfs Sept. 24-29, 1944.

Remarks. Records good. No regulation. Occasional small diversions above station during 

summer months. Esterly Upper Canal and Osgood Canal diverted water around station 

prior to 1942.

Revisions (water years). WSP 1184: 1948. WSP 1288: 1951(P). WSP 1398: 1946, 1947(M), 

1949.

Rating tables, water year 1958-59 (gage height, in feet, and discharge, 

in cubic feet per second)

Oct. 1 to Jan. 11 Jan. 12 to Sept. 30

0.9 

1.0 

1.4 

1.8 

2.3

6.5

9.2

26

3.0 

4.0 

5.0

6.0 

7.0

227

490

910

1,600

2,650

1.0 

1.2 

1.5 

2.0 

2.5 

3.0

28

67

126

206

4.0

5.0 

6.0 

7.0 

8.0

450

850

1,530

2,650

4,030

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1958 to September 1959

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

"22 21

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac-ft

Oct.

8.9

8.9

8.7

8.7

8.4

8.4

8.4

8.4

8.7

8.7

8.7

8.7

8.4

8.4

8.4

8.4

8.4

10

35

18

12

12

11

11

11

10

9.9

9.5

9.5

9.2 

12

325.7

10.5

646

Nov.

17

13

13

33

43

26

47

2S

67

92

47

*33

431

350

149

92

68

133

478

294

166

111

85

67

57

49

41

37

33

30

3,130

104

6,210

Dec.

36

33

31

29

27

26

35

77

80

70

68

78

69

59

52

46

41

38

34

36

110

*84

72

91

208

830

716

386

260

258 

260

4,240

137

8,410

Jan.

249

200

160

130

195

178

232

1,150

2,000

1,640

2,110

»2.980

*809

483

342

273

242

211

181

161

144

127

120

382

350

313

1,100

831

507

378 

291

18,469

596

36,630

Feb.

238

204

180

165

155

146

139

127

126

117

106

100

ToT

494

612

750

524

600

562

384

271

219

193

*174

165

155

157

174

-

7,338

262

14,550

Mar.

220

236

230

206

188

180

168

160

152

142

130

142

158

146

132

130

157

165

157

143

155

154

208

232

282

423

303

268

305

805 

520

6,997

226

13,880

Apr.

477

483

453

412

381

336

266

224

211

206

195

185

*171

158

146

136

127

120

116

ITS

127

139

155

178

174

158

134

117

120

144

6,367

212

12,630

May

140

118

104

95

108

123

126

136

130

114

114

133

160

T48

112

95

95

89

84

79

77

78

81

86

86

81

74

66

62

62 

61

3,117

101

6,180

June

66

*71

66

63

62

59

54

49

50

45

43

44

43

40

38

38

36

36

36

35

32

30

29

27

26

29

27

24

23

23

1,244

41.5

2,470

July

21

21

20

19

18

18

17

18

17

16

16

15

*15

14

13

13

12

12

11

12

13

11

11

12

11

11

12

12

12

11

9.0

443.0

14.3

879

Aug.

9.3

10

11

9.6

9.3

9.0

8.4

8.4

9.9

10

10

9.9

9.6

9.3

8.2

7.9

872

8.7

9.9

11

12

11

10

9.6

9.0

8.2

7.9

7.9

8.2

8.2

9.3

288.9

9.32

573

Sept.

*9.6

9.6

9.0

9.0

9.6

9.6

9.3

9.0

8.7

8.4

8.7

8.7

8.7

10

11

10

11

33

54

35

22

17

15

13

13

13

15

13

13

13

428.9

14.3

851

Calendar year 1958 1 Max 3,480 Min 7.8 Mean 215 Ac-ft 155,600

Water year 1958-59 : Max 2,980 Min 7.9 Mean 144 Ac-ft 103,900

Peak discharge (base, 2.500 cfs). Jan. 12 (12 p.m.) 6.580 cfs (9.54 ft). 

* Discharge measurement made on this day.
ROGUE RIVER BASIN 281

3750. Sucker Creek near Holland, Oreg.

Location. Lat 42°09'00", long 123°27'50", in NE£ sec.25, T.39 S., R.7 W., on right bank

 1.3 miles (revised) dovmstream from Grayback Creek and 4 miles northeast of Holland.

Drainage area. 76 sq mi, approximately.

Records available. April to August 1940, September 1941 to September 1959. Prior to 

October 1945 monthly discharge only, published in WSP 1318.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 1,777.22 ft above mean sea level (Bureau of 

"Reclamation bench mark). Prior to Sept. 16, 1947, staff gages at several sites within

half a mile of present site at various datums. Sept. 16, 1947, to Sept. 19, 1952,

staff gage at site 280 ft upstream at datum 0.62 ft higher.

Average discharge. 18 years (1941-59), 214 cfs (154,900 acre-ft per year).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 7,300 cfs Jan. 12 (gage height, 8.00 ft); minimum, 24 cfs Sept. 13.

1940-59: Maximum discharge, that of Jan. 12, 1959; minimum observed, 17 cfs 

Sept. 29 to Oct. 3, 1941.

Remarks.--Records good. No regulation. Grayback Canal diverts water from Grayback Creek

 above station for domestic use and irrigation; most of return flow from this canal 

enters creek above station.

Revisions (water years). WSP 1318: 1946(M).

Rating tables, water year 1958-59 (gage height, in feet, and discharge, 

in cubic feet per second)

Oct. 1 to Jan. 11 Jan. 12 to Sept. 3O

1.2 

1.6 

2.0 

2.5

24

61

128

260

3.0 455

4.0 1,O6O

5.O 1,970

1.2 

1.4 

1.7 

2.0 

2.5

20

34

71

128

260

3.0 

4.0 

5.O 

6.0 

7.0

455 

1,O6O 

1,970 

3,250 

4,9OO

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1958 to September 1959

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21.

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Ttotal

Heap

Cfsm

In.

Ac-ft

Oct.

31

31

30

3O

30

30

30

3O

30

30

30

30

30

29

?9

29

29

33

IB" 82

38

38

37

36

35

34

34

33

33

32

36

1,055

34.0

0.447

0.52

2,090

Nov.

40

36

39

44

47

44

6O

47

82

79

53

*47

201

TfB

79

59

65^s

133

114

84

69

60

57

52

49

47

45

43

42

2,018

67.3

0.886

0.99

4,000

Dec .

50

47

45

43

41

40

59

87

73

61

65

69

60

56

51

%49

47

46

44

48

84

*60

54

69

114

385

335

218

177

190

1 A*7 -LO I

2,949

95.1

1.25

1.44

5,850

Jan.

179

155

130

T50" 114

155

234

1.O6O

1,570

1,410

1,730

*3.490

*l,i26

719

55O

450

394

346

312

281

254

236

224

398

354

326

591

638

520

437

382

18,919

610

8.03

9.26

37,530

Feb.

342

306

284

264

248

236

224

2O9

212

203

187

177

TTT

323

414

566 540"

566

55O

455

378

330

3O9

*295

281

274

274

288

-

8,912

318

4.18

4.36

17,680

Mar.

323

338

330

3O6

292

278

260

251

239

230

221

224

224

215

2O6

2O6

218

218

212

206

215

212

248

236

260

323

292

295

298

437 

415

8,223

265

3.49

4.02

16,310

Apr.

419

446

465

465

470

437

390

362

346

330

323

306

 295

284

267

254

245

233

230" 230

236

242

260

288

298

298

270

251

257

278

9,475

316

4.16

4.63

18,790

May

26O

236

218

2O6

215

2O9

218

230

224

212

224

251

292

254

236

218

209

195

190

179

179

182

192

192

190

179

167

157

155

15?

155

6,409

207

2.72

3.14

12,710

June

16O

*162

IBT

155

155

150

141

135

137

126

122

122

118

114

108

106

102

100

98

96

92

86

83

80

80

88

80

74

71

68^

3,366

112

1.47

1.65

6,680

July

 g* 65

62

59

59

59

58

55

54

51

50

49

*48

46

45

45

43

41

41

4O

39

38

37

37

36

36

36

35

35

35 

33

1,431

46.2

O.608

0.70

2,840

Aug.

32

32

32

32

31

31

31

31

30

29

29

29

29

29

29

28

28

29

30

32

33

3T

29

28

28

28

27

2ff

28

28 

27

918

29.6

0.389

0.45

1,820

Sept.

*28

27

26

28

28

29

28

27

26

2J5

25

25

27

32

33

30

29

66

78

5?

40

36

33

32

32

37

34

32

31

31

1,007

33.6

0.442

0.49

2,000

Calendar year 1958: Max 3,040 Mln 29 Mean 302 Cfsm 3.97 In. 53.89 Ac-ft 218,400

Water year 1958-59: Max 3,490 Mln 25 Mean 177 Cfsm 2.33 In. 31.65 Ao-ft 128,300

Peak discharge (base. 1,400 cfs). Jan. 9 (9:30 p.m.) 1,970 cfs (5.00 ft)j Jan. 12 (2:30 a.m.) 

7,500 efs (8.00 ft).__________________________________________________________

* Discharge measurement made on this day.
282 ROGUE RIVER BASIN

3755. West Fork Illinois River below Rock Creek, near O'Brien, Oreg.

Location. Lat 42°02'20", long 123°44'50", in SW^SE^ sec.34, T.40 S., R.9 W., on left 

bank 900 ft downstream from Rock Creek and 3 miles southwest of O'Brien.

Drainage area.--42.4 sq mi.

Records available. September 1954 to September 1959.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 1,516.14 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929, supplementary adjustment of 1947.

Average discharge. 5 years, 232 cfs (168,000 acre-ft per year).

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 5,790 cfs Jan. 12 (gage height, 11.90 ft); minimum, 3.2 cfs Aug. 12.

1954-59: Maximum discharge, 12,100 cfs Dec. 22, 1955 (gage height, 14.79 ft); minimum, 3.2 cfs Sept. 23, 1957, Aug. 12, 1959.

During flood of Oct. 28, 1950, flow of 14,200 cfs occurred at former station downstream where the drainage area is 15 percent larger. The flood of Dec. 22, 1955, was 

slightly lower.

Remarks. Records good. Slight regulation by logpond upstream.

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1958 to September 1959

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27 

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac-ft

Oct.

6.5

6.3

6.5

6.5

5.7

6.2

6.0

6.3

6.2

6.0

6.0

6.2

6.6

6.3

5.8

6.0

6.2

11

49

25

13

10

10

9.9

8.6

8.8

8.8 

8.6

8.8

8.8

19

299.6

9.66

594

Nov.

26

17

16

124

129

99

130

84

178

168

88

*59

655

583

265

157

109

188

627

372

206

142

103

81

65

53

46 

40

36

33

4,879

163

9,680

Dec.

37

35

34

33

31

30

TSS

77

107

86

77

77

67

57

49

44

39

35

33

43

142

*98

81

98

274

871

1.440 

796

392

3OO

261

5,776

186

11,460

Jan.

219

178

143

126

367

490

453

1,220

2,280

1,950

2,020

5.120

*901

520

366

287

231

193

166

146

130

118

107 3"30"

452

532

1.90O 

1,260

686

590

428

21,909

707

43,460

Feb.

330

267

222

195

170

157

150

135

146

146

139

133

144

1,290

1,040

1,280

1,030

2.010

1,680

889

570

435

415

*364

312

289

285 

291

-

14,514

518

28,790

Mar.

304

295

265

224

201

186

170

158

149

139

128

125

130

119

108

102

TS4

108

114

103

162

160

510

553

559

768

495 

412

490

1.420

766

9,527

307

18,900

Apr.

500 3-7T

304

250

213

181

160

144

130

118

108

102

*96

91

. 86

81

77

72

68

66

64

60

59

54

58

59

56 

52

51

54

3,786

126

7,510

May

56

53

52

49

62

67

59

55

52

48

45

42

41

45

44

41

44

45

44

41

39

39

38

35

34

34

33 

32

32

30

2£

1,359

43.8

2,700

June

27

*26

26

26

28

26

26

24

26

24

22

23

22

22

22

21

19

19

19

17

17

16

16

14

14

16

16 

14

14

13

615

20.5

1,220

July

iZ

12

12

12

9.6

9.6

9.6

9.3

7.9

7.5

7.5

7.2

*6.8

6.6

6.6

7.5

6.4

5.8

5.7

5.1

4.9

4.8

4.8

4.8

4.6

4.4

fcf

4.6

4.3

4.4

217.4

7.01

431

Aug.

4.3

4.3

4.2

5.1

4.6

4.4

4.2

4 .4

3.7

4.0

4.3

3.4 374

4.4

4.4

3.4

3.4

4 2

4.2

4.6

5.3

47?

4.6

4.4

4.4

3.6

3.7 

3.7

4.0

3.8

4.0

129.3

4.17

256

Sept.

*4.0

4.2

3.8

475

4.6

4.9

4.8

4.4

4.0

4.3

4.2

4.2

4.6

5.7

6.8

6.0

6.2

28

71

3T

19

14

11

10

9.9

13

16 

13

11

9.9

338.5

11.3

671

Calendar year 1958 : Max 4,210 Min 3.5 Mean 247 Ac-ft 179,100

Water year 1958-59: Max 3,120 Min 3.4 Mean 174 Ac-ft 125,700

Peak discharge (base, 4,000 efs, revised).--Jan. 12 (1:30 a.m.) 5,790 efs (11.90 ft). 

* Discharge measurement made on this day.
ROGUE RIVER BASIN 283

3770. Illinois River at Kerby, Oreg.

Location. Lat 42°11'50", long 123°39'30", in NW£ sec.9, T.39 S., R.8 W., on right bank 

at Finch Bridge and 0.5 mile west of Kerby.

Drainage area. 364 sq mi.

Records available. March 1926 to September 1959. Monthly discharge only March 1926, 

published in WSP 1318.

Gage. Wire-weight gage read once or twice daily. Datum of gage is i,232.00 ft above mean 

sea level, datum of 1929, supplementary adjustment of 1947. Prior to May 9, 1928, 

staff gage at site half a mile upstream at different datums. May 9, 1928, to Nov. 2, 

1934, staff gage at present site at different datums. Nov. 3, 1934, to Sept. 30, 1950, 

water-stage recorder at site 1 mile downstream at datum 16.76 ft lower. Oct. 1, 1950, 

to Dec. 28, 1958, staff gage at same site at datum 2.00 ft higher.

Average discharge. 33 years, 1,208 cfs (874,600 acre-ft per year).

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 43,200 cfs Jan. 12 (gage'height, 13.6 ft, from 

Floodmark); minimum observed, 9.6 cfs Aug. 16.

1926-59; Maximum discharge, 56,800 cfs Dec. 22, 1955 (gage height, 14.4 ft, from 

floodmark), from rating curve extended above 9,600 cfs on basis of slope-area measurement at gage height, 13.7 ft; minimum observed, that of Aug. 16, 1959.

Remarks. Records good except those for period of shifting control, which are fair. No 

regulation. Diversions for irrigation of 5,500 acres above station. Some diversions 

for mining during winter months.

Revisions (water years). WSP 864: 1936-37. WSP 1184: 1927(M) 

T5W. WSP 1218: Drainage area. WSP 1398: 1927-29, 1930(M)

1942(M), 1943, 1946(M) 

1931-32, 1933-34(M).

Rating table, water year 1958-59, except period of shifting control (gage 

height, in feet, and discharge, in cubic feet per second)

2.35

2 4

2.6

2.8 92

3.1 

3.5 

4.0 

5.0

253

530

970

2,300

6.0

8.0

11.0

4,150

10,600

26,200

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1958 to September 1959

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac-ft

Oct.

42

43

43

42

42

42

41

41

41

41

41

41

43

42

41

41

41

45

65

140

92

80

71

71

67

67

65

65

65

63 

84

1,748

56.4

3,470

Nov.

112

94

92

92

498

330

516

330

721

870

448

288

964

2,400

1,300

730

600

720

2.720

2,000

1,260

850

600

472

400

358

260

225

186

162

20,598

687

40,860

Dec.

T90" 155

190

170

177

166

250

424

552

440

448

489

472

379

270

216

207

186

177

170

570

*600

456

480

1,360

3,320

6.560

3,400

*2,060

1, 620 

1,440

27,594

890

54,730

Jan.

1,290

1,000

726

538

1,395

2,000

2,080

7,390

12 , 800

11,200

10,300

*25.000

*7,320

4,190

3,130

2,490

2,080

1,760

1,550

1,370

1,230

1,110

1,000

2,240

2,820

2,980

7,560

*6,740

4,260

3,460 

2,770

135,774

4,380

269,300

Feb.

2,240

1,840

1,620

1,430

1,330

1,230

1,160

1,060

1,080

1,180

1,160

1,020

1,000

5,200

6,100

7,180

6,190

9.520

8,060

4,560

3,470

2,680

2,480

2,180

*1,920

1,790

1,720

1,720

-

82,120

2,933

162,900

Mar.

1,900

1,960

1,860

1,690

1,470

1,370

1,260

1,180

1,090

981

960

940

960

940

843

816

T55T

920

890

v 861

960

1,080

1,880

2,180

2,180

3,890

2,660

2,330

2,440

5.860 

3,99O

53,202

1,716

105,500

Apr.

5.090

2,780

2,510

2,260

2,060

1,790

1,660

1,470

1,310

1,200

1,150

1,110

1,010

*981

920

861

807

753

726

690

699

708

682

708

780

789

717

682 ssi 622

36,189

1,206

71,780

May

639

673 63"9

598

614

590

639

656

648

552

494

538

605

639

545

530

530

568

523

465

408

422

465

458

422

387

373

360.,

293

319 

266

15,858

512

31,450

June

229

286

*579~

273

286

286

260

241

260

241

229

204

210

204

181

170

142

158

158

164

142

136

114

101

101

101

92

-83 76

80

5,487

183

10,880

July

80

W

73

73

70

70

73

67

61

64

59

54

51

*49

47

42

39

39

35

34

35

35

32

34

34

32

32

34

29

23

1,506

48.6

2,990

Aug.

23

17

17

23

26

26

23

23

19

18

17

15

12

11

10

IS" 9.6

16

19

21

21

24

21

21

21

20

23

21

21

21 

20

592.6

19.1

1,180

Sept.

*19

21

21

23

21

21

24

23

26

23

23

23

24

26

29

31

34

127

158

164

101

96

80

67

61

61

64

67

70

70

1,598

53.3

3,170

Calendar year 1958: Max 29,900 Min 36 Mean 1,675 Ac-ft 1,213,000

Water year 1958-59: Max 25,000 Min 9.6 Mean 1,047 Ac-ft 758,200

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

Note. Shifting-control method used Oct. 1 to Jan. 8.
284 ROGUE RIVER BASIN

3780. Illinois River near Seltna, Oreg.

Location.--Lat 42°22'45", long 123°48'40", in SVf£ sec.6, T.37 S., R.9 ¥., on right bank 

200 ft upstream from Panther Creek, 0.3 mile downstream from Briggs Creek, and 12 miles 

northwest of Selma. Records include flow of Panther Creek.

Drainage area.--665 sq mi, includes that of Panther Creek. 

Records available. October 1956 to September 1959.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 829.18 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

T929, supplementary adjustment of 1947.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 64,500 cfs Jan. 12 (gage height, 21.5 ft, from 

floodmarks); minimum, 61 cfs Aug. 28, Sept. 2.

1956-59: Maximum discharge, 70,100 cfs Jan. 29, 1958 (gage height, 22.3 ft, from 

floodmarks); minimum, that of Aug. 28, Sept. 2, 1959.

Maximum discharge known, 97,000 cfs Dec. 22, 1955 (gage height, 25.64 ft, from 

floodmarks), from slope-area measurement of peak flow.

Remarks. Records good except those for periods of no gage-height record, which are fair. 

No regulation. Many diversions above station for irrigation, mining, and logpond 

operation.

Rating table, water year 1958-59 (gage height. In feet, and discharge,

In cubic feet per second) 

(Shifting-control method used Oct. 6-18, June 30 to Aug. 1 )

2.0 

2.4 

3.0 

3.5

100

198

320

4.0 

5.0 

6.0 

7.0

480

940

1,72O

2,850

9.0

11.0

14.0

17.0

6,220

11,300

22,200

36,000

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1958 to September 1959

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac-ft

Oct.

Ill

108

104

101

96

93

89

*83

83

83

84

86 

87

86

84

84 

84

147

341

356

260

218

200

190

180

170

165

165

165

170 

190

4,433

143

8,790

Nov.

550" 220

240

250

650

550

700

600

1,000

1,400

700

500 

*2,500

5.860

2,090

1,300 

964

1,050

3,380

3,170

1,820

1,360

900

700

600

550

400

350

275

250

32,579

1,086

64,620

Dec.

250 275"

275

250

250

250

35O

500

776

750

70O

725 

704

500

400

350 

3OO

290

280

270

800

900

*694

694

1,590

4,980

11.000

6, 8dO

3,910

2,500 

2,000

44,403

1,432

88,070

Jan.

1,8OO

1.5OO

1,200

900

2,530"

3,000

3,5OO

9,000

18,000

17,000

16.OOO

55.000 

15,000

*7,210

5,230

4,070 

*3,54O

2,850

2,400

2,100

1,900

1,700

1,700

3,500

4,000

4,500

13,000

*11,300

7,140

5,870 

4,720

210,430

6,788

417,400

Feb.

3,91O

3,520

2.85O

2,570

2,550

2,150

2,040

1,900

2.OOO

2,000

1,900

1.75O 

1,850

8,000

12,000

15,000 

14,OOO

*18.200

15^600

9,940

6,680

5,270

4,660

4,120

5,690

3,410

3,300

3,440

-

157 , 860

5,638

315,100

Mar.

5,75O

5,850

5,520

5,140

2,760

2.55O

2,560

2,220

2,100

1,950

1,800

1,700 

1,790

1,750

1,630

1.540 

T7550"

1,680

1,730

1,580

1,610

1,760

3,180

3,830

3,520

6,470

4,820

4,070

4,260

9.450 

7^210

95,140

3,069

188,700

Apr.

5.560

4,820

4,280

*3,800

5,560

5,060

2,66O

2,590

2,140

2,010

1,910

1,810 

1,660

1,560

1.4OO

1,500 

1.2OO

1,170

1,200

1,200

1,200

1,200

1,100

1,200

1,500

1,500

1,200

1,100

1.000

1,000

60,090

2,003

119 , 200

May

950

1.000

940

880

860

904

892

875

880

850

830

840

85O

875

855

776 

748

748

744

722

694

654

645

640

636

609

600

584

560

540 

520

23,681

764

46,970

June

508

495

*484

456

452

456

448

431

424

424

401

586 

574

571

562

558 

532

317

308

296

275

270

252

233

222

229

236

227

220

212

10,436

548

20,700

July

T98" 204

188

173

160

160

158

154

149

141

127

120 

118

*118

120

115 

110

104

101

99

95

94

88

83

81

78

77

76

75

76 

76

5,716

120

7,570

Aug.

75

74

75

71

67

66

64

65

64

63

63

65 

64

65

62

62 

65

62

62

62

67

68

67

67

64

63

62

6163"

64 

63

2,015

65.0

4,000

Sept.

62

*61

6?

62

64

68

69

69

66

63

62

62 

65

69

71

75 

76

156

295

544

265

214

182

167

157

158

169

165

160

155

5,707

124

7,350

Calendar year 1958 : Max 54,000 Mln 83 Mean 3,129 Ac-ft 2,265,000

Water year 1958-59: Max 35,000 Mln 61 Mean 1,777 Ac-ft 1,286,000

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

Note. No gage-height record Oct. 23 to Nov. 15, Nov. 25, to Dec. 8, Dec. 1O-12, 14-22, Dec. 50 to 

in. 15, Jan. 19-27, Feb. 8-11, 14-17, Apr. 15-17, Apr. 19 to May 1; discharge estimated on basis of 

other records, recorded range in stage, and records for station at Kerby.
ROGUE RIVER BASIN 285

Reservoirs in Rogue River basin, Oreg.

3420. Fish Lake.--Lat 42°23' , long 122021 1 , in SE^-SE^ sec.4, T.37 S., R.4 E., at outlet 

gate tower in reservoir on North Pork Little Butte Creek, 14 miles east of Lake Creek . 

Post Office. Drainage area, 17 sq mi, approximately. Records available, October 1915 

to September 1959. Staff gage read daily during summer and once or twice a month 

during winter. Datum of gage is 185.4 ft below mean sea level, datum of 1929, supplementary adjustment of 1947. Prior to Oct. 1, 1921, at datum 4,799.0 ft higher. Maximum contents observed during year, 8,100 acre-ft May 19-30, June 1, 2 (gage height, 

4,827.4 ft); minimum observed, 311 acre-ft Sept. 14 (gage height, 4,802.9 ft). Maximum contents observed during period 1915-59, 8,190 acre-ft May 31 to June 9, 1958 (gage 

height, 4,827.6 ft); no usable contents at times.

Reservoir is formed by rock-faced, earth-fill dam, completed in 1915. Capacity, 

8,020 acre-ft between gage heights 4,799.0 (outlet tunnel) and 4,827.2 ft (spillway 

crest, rebuilt in 1956). Since August 1923, water diverted during summer from Fourmile 

Lake in Klamath River basin through Cascade Canal into Fish Lake. Water from reservoir 

used for irrigation near Eagle Point and Medford.

3490. Emigrant Gap Reservoir. Lat 42 0 09'40", long 122°36'20", in SE^ sec.20, T.39 S., 

R.2 E-7 on left bank face of Emigrant Gap Dam on Emigrant Creek, 2 miles downstream 

from Sampson Creek, and 6 miles southeast of Ashland. Drainage area, 64 sq mi, approximately. Records available, October 1924 to September 1959. Staff gage usually read 

once or twice a week during summer, less frequently during winter. Datum of gage is at 

mean sea level (levels by Talent Irrigation District). Maximum contents observed during 

year, 7,720 acre-ft Apr. 10 (elevation, 2,173.5 ft); no contents Sept. 30. Maximum 

contents observed during period 1924-59, 8,490 acre-ft Feb. 20, 1927 (elevation, 2,175.2 

ft), from revised original capacity table, sedimentation being assumed negligible at 

that time; maximum elevation, 2,176.0 ft Jan. 27, 1954; no contents at times.

Capacity table used is based on survey made by Bureau of Reclamation in 1951, which 

indicated that a net amount of 366 acre-ft of silt had accumulated in reservoir from 

1924-51.

Reservoir is formed by concrete-arch dam, completed in 1924. Capacity, 7,720 acreft between elevations 2,075.0 and 2,173.5 ft (crest of spillway). No dead storage. 

Water is used for irrigation near Talent. Ashland lateral diverts water from an 

upstream tributary, Sampson Creek, for irrigation in vicinity of Ashland. Flow in 

Sampson Creek is supplied principally from Klamath River basin by Keene Creek Canal 

transmountain diversion.

Revisions (water years). WSP 834: 1936. WSP 1064: 1945. WSP 1348: 1927(M), 1951-53. 

Month-end gage height or elevation and contents, water year October 1958 to September 1959

Date

Nov. 30................

Dec. 31.... ............

Calendar year 1958...

Feb. 28.. ..............

May 31 ................

Water year 1958-59...

Gage height 

(feet)

Contents 

(acrefeet)

Change In 

contents 

(acre-feet)

Pish Lake

4,814.95

-

,827.1 

,827.35 

,820.9 

,809.5 

,804.5 

,806.5

-

3,490 

a5,700 

a6,700 

a7,200

-

a7,700 

a7,900 

a7,950 

7,980 

8,080 

5,550 

1,840 

590 

1,050

-

+2,210 

+1,000 

+500

+2,200

+500 

+200 

+50 

+30 

+100 

-2,530 

-3,710 

-1,250 

+460

-2,440

Elevation 

(feet)

Contents 

(acrefeet)

Change in 

contents 

(acre -feet)

Emigrant Gap Reservoir

2,083.8

-

2,170.2 

2,155.5 

2,118.8 

2,112.5 

2,075.0

-

15 

a50 

a!40 

a360

-

al , 900 

a4,400 

a6,700 

a6,800 

6,970 

4,280 

820 

546 

0

-

+35 

+90 

+220

-4,990

+1,540 

+2,500 

+2 , 300 

+100 

+170 

-2,690 

-3,460 

-274 

-546

-15

a Interpolated.
286 DISCHARGE AT PARTIAL-RECORD STATIONS AND MISCELLANEOUS SITES

As the number of streams on which streamflow information is likely to be desired far 

exceeds the number of stream-gaging stations feasible to operate at one time, the Geological Survey collects limited streamflow data at sites other than stream-gaging stations. 

When limited streamflow data are collected on a systematic basis over a period of years 

for use in hydrological analyses, the site at which the data are collected is called a 

partial-record station. Data collected at these partial-record stations are usable in lowflow or flood-flow analyses, depending on the type of data collected. In addition, discharge measurements are made at other sites not included in the partial-record program. 

These measurements are generally made in times of drought or flood to give better areal 

coverage to those events. Those measurements and others collected for some special reason 

are called measurements at miscellaneous sites.

Records collected at partial-record stations are generally presented in two tables. 

However, no records at low-flow partial-record stations are available for the 1959 water 

year. A table of annual maximum discharge at crest-stage stations is given first, followed by a table of measurements made at miscellaneous sites for both low flow and high 

flow.

Crest-stage partial-record stations

The following table contains annual maximum discharges for crest-stage stations. A 

crest-stage gage is a device which will register the peal: stage occurring between inspections of the gage. A stage-discharge relation for each gage is developed from discharge 

measurements made by indirect measurements of peak flow or by current meter. The date -of 

the maximum discharge is not always certain but is usually determined by comparison with 

nearby continuous-record stations, weather records, or local inquiry. Only the maximum 

discharge for each water year is given. Information on some lower floods may have been 

obtained but is not published herein. The years given in the period of record represent 

water years for which the annual maximum has been determined.

Annual maximum discharge at crest-stage partial-record stations

Station

No.

Station name Location area

(sq ml)

of

record

Annual maximum

Date

Gage

height 

(feet)

Discharge 

(cfs)

Walla Walla River basin

159

166

166.5

172

175

191

Spring Creek tributary near Walla

Walla, Wash.

Hatley Creek near

Dayton, Wash.

Davls Hollow Creek

near Dayton,

Wash.

Badger Hollow

Creek near Clyde,

Wash.

Touchet River near

Touchet, Wash.

Walla Walla River

tributary near

Wallula, Wash.

N| sec. 9, T.7 N., R.37 E., at

Spring Creek road 200 ft above

mouth and 7 miles northeast of

Walla Walla.

On line between sees. 2 and 11,

T.9 N., R.39 E., at North Pork

Touchet River road, 5 miles

southeast of Dayton.

SE£ sec. 32, T.10 N., R.39 E., at

county road 200 ft above mouth

and 2 miles southeast of Dayton city center.

SEi sec. 20, T.ll N., R.36 E., at

county road 5.8 miles east of

Clyde and 8 miles north of

Prescott.

NEJ sec. 15, T.7 N., R.33 E.,

100 ft below site of old

county road bridge, £ mile

above diversion dam, and

3j miles north of Touchet.

SWi sec. 25, T.7 N., R.31 E., at

U. S. Highway 410, 1.5 miles

southeast of Wallula.

1.94

4.12

3.01

4.16

736

.80

1956-59

1955-59

1956-59

1955-59

1942*,

1944*,

1946-55*,

1956-59

1955-S9

1-24-59

1-24-59

1- -59

1-24-59

1-27-59

1959

3.70

3.88

.98

1.33

10.19

(a)

70

103

7.£

15

6,130

<1

Umatilla River basin

208

216

223

Spring Creek at

St . Andrews

Mission, Oreg.

Umatilla River

tributary near

Pendleton, Oreg.

Little McKay Creek

near Pilot Rock,

Oreg.

SEi sec. 24, T.2 N., R.33 E., at

culvert, 0.1 mile east of St.

Andrews School and 8 miles

east of Pendleton.

E| sec. 4, T.2 N., R.32 E., at

culvert on U. S. Highway 395,

0.7 mile above mouth and 1.5

miles northwest of Pendleton.

On line between secs.l and 12,

T.I S., R.32 E., at culvert

0.4 mile above mouth and 4

miles northeast of Pilot Rock.

2.74

4.30

b5.0

1958-59

1958-59

1958-59

1959

1-28-59

12-11-58

(a)

13.14

10.59

78

53

41

Dead Canyon basin

343.2 Dead Canyon tributary near Alderdale, Wash.

N£ of line between sees. 14 and 

15, T.5 N., R.23 E., 6 miles 

north of Alderdale.

1.08 1955-59 1959 - (c)*

* Operated as a continuous-record gaging station.

< Less than.

a Peak stage did not reach bottom of gage.

b Approximately.

c Little or no flow during the year.
DISCHARGE AT PARTIAL-RECORD STATIONS AND MISCELLANEOUS SITES 287

Annual maximum discharge at crest-stage partial-record stations Continued

Station

No.

Station name Location area

(sq ml)

of

record

Annual maximum

Date

Gage

height 

(feet)

Discharge 

(cfs)

Willow Creek baslr

343.7

343.8

Willow Creek tributary near

Heppner, Oreg.

North Pork Willow

Creek near

Heppner, Oreg.

SW£ sec. 22, T.4 S., R.28 E., at

culvert on Willow Creek Road,

300 ft above mouth and 15

miles southeast of Heppner.

Ej sec. 29, T.3 S., R.28 E., at

culvert on Willow Creek Road,

200 ft above mouth and 12

miles southeast of Heppner.

bl.4

10.0

1958-59

1958-59

1958

1959

3- 1-59

(a) M

15.64

(e.o)

(c)

22

John Day River basin

410

469

480.2

480.4

480.6

480.8

Desolation Creek

near Dale, Oreg.

John Day River

tributary near

Clarno, Oreg.

Grass Valley Canyon near Grass

Valley, Oreg.

Gordon Hollow at

DeMoss Springs,

Oreg.

Hay Canyon near

DeMoss Springs,

Oreg.

Buck Canyon (formerly Bull Run

Canyon) near

Klondike, Oreg.

SWi sec. 6, T.7 S., R.32 E.,

J mile above mouth and 1.5

miles east of Dale.

NEi sec. 3, T.8 S., R.18 E., at

culvert on State Highway 218,

5 miles west of Clarno.

NWi sec. 35, T.2 S., R.16 E., at

culvert on county road, 1 mile

northeast of Grass Valley.

NWi sec.3, T.I S., R.17 E., at

culvert on U. S. Highway 97 at

DeMoss Springs, 0.1 mile above

Barnum Canyon. 

N| sec. 18, T.I S., R.18 E., at

bridge at Monkland Ranch, 3

miles above mouth and 4 miles

southeast of DeMoss Springs .

SWi sec. 32, T.I N., R.18 E., at

culvert on State Highway 206,

0.3 mile above mouth and 4

miles south of Klondike.

108

b2.0

b8.3

8.86

23.8

3.42

1950-58*,

1959

1959

1958-59

1959

1959

1953,

1959

5- -59

1959

1959

1959

1959

8-26-53

1959

3.68

-

(a)

-

-

-

414

(a)

(c)

(d)

(d)

e 1,030

(d)

Spanish Hollow basin

483 Spanish Hollow at 

Wasco, Oreg.

NEj sec. 9, T.I N., R.17 E., at 

culvert on street In southeast 

Wasco.

8.05 1959 1959 - (d)

Pulton Canyon basin

483.5 Pulton Canyon 

tributary near 

Wasco, Oreg.

Center sec. 12, T.I N., R.16 E., 

at culvert on county road, 2.7 

miles above mouth and 3.5 miles 

west of Wasco.

6.75 1959 1959 0

Desohutes River baaIn

818

937

938

942

943

952

Aha It Creek near

Mltchell, Oreg.

Trout Creek tributary at Ashwood,

Oreg.

Trout Creek tributary near Ashwood, Oreg .

Antelope Creek at

Antelope, Oreg.

Cow Canyon Creek

near Antelope,

Oreg.

Mud Spring Creek

tributary near

Madras, Oreg.

NE£ sec. 20, T.13 S., R.20 E., at

culvert on Walton Lake road,

200 ft above mouth and 14

miles southwest of Mitchell.

SWi sec. 36, T.9 S., R.16 E., at

culvert on county road, 0.1

mile above mouth and 0.3 mile

north of Ashwood.

NWi sec. 33, T.9 S., R.17 E., at

culvert on county road, 2 miles

east of Ashwood and 3 miles

above mouth.

NWi sec. 4, T.8 S., R.17 E., at

culvert on State Highway 218

In Antelope.

Sec. 28, T.8 S., R.15 E., at culvert on U. S. Highway 97, 1.4

miles north of Jefferson

County line and 11 miles southwest of Antelope.

Ei sec. 27, T.9 S., R.14 E., at

culvert on U. S. Highway 97,

1 mile above mouth and 11 mites

north of Madras.

2.28

bl.9

b4.7

b26

b2.9

b7.4

1956,

1958-59

1959

1959

1959

1959

1958-59

1959

1959

1959

1959

1959

1959

(a)

-

-

-

-

-

(t)

(d)

(d)

(d)

(d)

0

Little White Salmon River basin

1252 Rook Creek near 

Wlllard, Wash.

NW£ sec. 14, T.3 N., R.9 E., at 

county road 4.4 miles north of 

U. S. Highway 830 and 1 mile 

south of Wlllard.

4.04 1949-59 11-12-58 3.13 116

t Discharge not determined.

* Operated as a continuous-record gaging station.

a Peak stage did not reach bottom of gage.

b Approximately.

c Little or no flow during the year.

d Probably little or no flow during the year.

e Not previously published.
288 DISCHARGE AT PARTIAL-RECORD STATIONS AND MISCELLANEOUS SITES

Annual maximum discharge at crest-stage partial-record stations Continued

Station 

No.

Station name Location

Drainage 

area 

(sq ml)

Period 

of 

record

Annual maximum

Date

Gage 

height 

(feet)

Discharge 

(eta)

Unnamed tributary to Columbia River

1263 Columbia River 

tributary at 

Home Valley, 

Wash.

SEi sec. 27, T.3 N., R.8 E., at 

U. S. Highway 830, 0.3 mile 

east of Home Valley Post 

Office, Home Valley.

1.08 1950-59 11-12-58 2.44 32

Dry Creek basin

1287.4 Dry Creek (formerly Columbia 

River tributary) 

at Cascade Locks, 

Oreg.

NWJ sec. 7, T.2 N., R.8 E., at 

culvert on U. S. Highway 30, 

0.4 mile above mouth and 0.8 

mile «ast of Cascade Locks .

3.18 1952-59 12-11-58 7.24 57

Sandy River basin

1312 Lady Creek near 

Rhododendron, 

Oreg.

NW-J- sec. 16, T.3 S., R.8 E., at 

water-supply dam, 300 ft above 

mouth and 4 miles east of 

Rhododendron.

3.82 1953-59 12-11-58 12.02 f223

Washougal River basin

1432

1440

1443

Canyon Creek near

Washougal, Wash.

Little Washougal

River near Washougal, Wash.

Shanghai Creek

near Hocklnson,

Wash.

SEfc sec. 4, T.I N., R.5 E., at

State Highway 8B, 2.4 miles

from U. S. Highway 830 and 8

miles east of Washougal.

SEi sec. 31, T.2 N., R.4 E., 20

ft below private bridge, 1

mile above mouth and 2j miles

north of Washougal.

SWiNEi sec. 33, T.3 N., R.3 E.,

2.74

23.8

2.14

at county road, 3.3 miles 1

southeast of Hocklnson. |

1949-59

1952-55*,

1956-59

1950-59

12-11-58

1959

1-24-59

2.74

6.63

3.08

84

1,040

53

Groenveld Creek basin

1446 Groenveld Creek 

near Camas, Wash

NEi sec. 8, T.I N., R.3 E., at 

private road 15 ft east of

county road. 0.4 mile above 

mouth, and \ mile northwest of

Camas city limits.

0.51 1958-59 4-20-58 

1-27-59

2.64 

1.81

47 

24

Wlllamette River basin

1487

1539

1582.5

1612

1616

Pern Creek near

Lowell, Oreg.

Prather Creek near

Dlsston, Oreg.

Hackleman Creek

near Upper Soda,

Oreg.

Lookout Creek tributary No. 3 near

Blue River, Oreg.

Lookout Creek tributary near Blue

River, Oreg.

1630 Gate Creek at Vlda,

1697

1705

1723

1741

Oreg.

Bear Creek near

Cheshire, Oreg.

Rock Creek near

Philomath, Oreg.

Butte Creek near

Plalnvlew, Oreg.

Cox Creek at

Albany, Oreg.

WjNWi sec. 3, T.20 S., R.I E., at

culvert on State Highway 58

at mouth, 6 miles southeast of

Lowell.

NEiSW£ sec. 30, T.21 S., R.I E.,

at water-supply dam, 0.2 mile

above mouth at Layng Creek

ranger station and 1.8 miles

northeast of Dlsston (revised).

NWj- sec. 32, T.13 S., R.6 E., at

culvert on U. S. Highway 20,

1.3 miles above Indian Creek

and 7 miles east of Upper Soda.

NE£ sec. 31, T.15 S., R.5 E., at

weir 0.1 mile above mouth In

H. J. Andrews Experimental

Forest, and 6 miles northeast

of town of Blue River.

NW-J- sec. 6, T.16 S., R.5 E., at

weir 0.2 mile above mouth In

H. J. Andrews Experimental

Forest, and 5.4 miles northeast of town of Blue River.

NWiSEi sec. 28, T.16 S., R.2 E.,

300 ft below U. S. Highway 126

bridge at Vlda and 0.2 mile

above mouth.

SEj- sec. 24, T.16 S., R.6 W., at

culvert on State Highway 36,

0.5 mile above Goldson mill

pond and 4.2 miles southwest

of Cheshire.

NE£ sec. 29, T.12 S., R.6 W., at

dam 250 ft above bridge on

State Highway 34, 0.2 miles

above mouth, and 4.5 miles

southwest of Philomath.

NW^NEi sec. 5, T.13 S., R.2 W.,

at culvert on county road, 2.9

miles east of Plalnvlew.

SW£ sec. 4, T.ll S., R.3 W., at

dam at Waverly Lake outlet, In

north Albany.

0.44

5.69

.21

.34

.41

47.6

5.19

14.6

5.06

15.2

1953-59

1953-59

1953-59

1953-59

1954-59

1952-57*,

1958-59

1957-59

1946-52*,

1953-59

1955-59

1953-59

1-22-59

1-27-59

4- 2-59

1-27-5S

1-27-59

12-21-57

1-27-59

3- 7-57

12-20-57

1-11-59

1-10-59

1-12-59

1-10-59

5.06

5.16

2.99

2.35

2.68

9.39

7.56

18.68

18.75

19.48

5.33

20.2

11.82

21

f!44

27

27

34

5,530

2,660

g!69

g!73

219

1,360

h595

550

* Operated as a continuous-record gaging station.

f Diversion flow negligible.

g Revised.

h Includes road overflow.
DISCHARGE AT PARTIAL-RECORD STATIONS AND MISCELLANEOUS SITES 289

Annual maximum discharge at crest-stage partial-record stations Continued

Station 

No.

Station name Location

Drainage 

area 

(sq mi)

Period 

of 

record

Annual maximum

Date

Gage 

height 

(feet)

Discharge 

(efs)

Wlllamette River basin Cc

1788

1817

1849

1902

J1906

1921

1922

1928

1973

1997

2038

2041

2091

2099

2108

2118

Wind Creek near

Detroit, dreg.

North Santiam River

tributary near

Gates, Oreg.

Sheek Creek near

Cascadla, dreg.

Waymire Creek near

Palls City, dreg.

Soap Creek tributary near

Suver, dreg.

Glenn Creek near

Salem, dreg.

Gibson Creek

(formerly Glenn

Creek tributary)

near Salem, Oreg.

South Yamhill

River tributary

near Wil lamina,

dreg.

Panther Creek near

Carlton, dreg.

Bull Creek near

Colton, dreg.

Beaver Creek near

Glenwood, dreg.

Bateman Creek near

Glenwood, dreg.

Kink Creek near

Government Camp,

dreg.

DuBois Creek at

Estaeada, Oreg.

Rock Creek near

Boring, Oreg .

Saltzman Creek

(formerly Willamette River

tributary) at

Portland dreg.

NEi see. 31, T.9 S., R.6 E., at

culvert on Breitenbush River

road, 0.1 mile above mouth and

2 miles northeast of Detroit.

SW£ see. 25, T.9 S., R.3 E., at

culvert on State Highway 22,

0.1 mile above mouth and 1.3

miles east of Gates.

SW£SE£ sec. 36, T.13 S., R.2 E.,

at culvert on U. S. Highway 20

at Cascadla ranger station,

0.1 mile above mouth and 1.5

miles west of Cascadia.

NW£ see. 22, T.8 S., R.6 W., at

culvert on county road, 0.8

mile above mouth and 1 mile

east of Falls City.

S¥&JEi sec. 18, T.10 S., R.4 W.,

at culvert on U. S. Highway

99 W., 1.2 miles south of Polk

County line and 3 miles south

of Suver.

SE£NW£ see. 20, T.7 S., R.3 W.,

at culvert on Glenn Creek road

near intersection with Ferry

Road, 1.5 miles northwest of

Salem.

SjSEi sec. 8, T.7 S., R.3 W., at

culvert on Gibson Road, 0.8

mile above mouth and 2.5 miles

northwest of Salem.

SW£ see. 18, T.6 S., R.6 W., at

culvert on State Highway 22,

Z miles above mouth and Smiles

southeast of Wlllamlna.

S¥£ see. 18, T;3 S., R.5 W., at

water-supply dam, 1.6 miles

above Fall Creek and 9 miles

west of Carlton.

NE£ see. 6, T.5 S., R.3 E., at

culvert on State Highway 211,

300 ft above mouth and 2.2

miles west of Colton.

SW£ see. 10, T.2 N., R.5 W., at

culvert on county road, 1.7

miles northwest of Glenwood

and 2.5 miles above mouth.

SE£ sec. 26, T.2 N., R.5 W., at

culvert on State Highway 6 at

mouth, 1.5 miles south of

Glenwood.

SW£ see. 4, T.6 S., R.7 E., at

culvert 0.1 mile below Kelly

Creek, 0.2 mile above mouth

at Lake Harriet, and 19 miles

southwest of Government Camp.

NWi sec. 29, T.3 S., R.4 E., at

culvert 0.4 mile above mouth

and 0.5 mile southwest of

Estaeada.

SW£ see. 32, T.I S., R.3 E., at

culvert on Foster Road, 1.5

miles northwest of Damascus

and 4.5 miles west of Boring.

SE£SE£ sec. 13, T.I N., R.I W.,

at culvert at intersection of

N. W. Balboa and Culebra

Streets In Portland, 0.3 mile

above mouth.

ntinued

1.03

1.97

.94

3.46

.57

2.72

4.83

1.81

3.19

4.16

4.70

1.34

3.75

2.52

2.25

1.46

1954-59

1952-59

1953-59

1954-59

1953-59

1952-59

1952-59

1954-59

1953-59

1957-59

1952-59

1952-59

1957-59

1957-59

1957-59

1952-59

4- 2-59

12-11-58

1-27-59

1- 9-59

1- 9-59

3- 7-57

1-12-58

1- 9-59

1- 9-59

1- 9-59

1-10-59

1-10-59

1-10-59

1-10-59

3- 7-57

12-20-57

12-11-58

2-14-59

1-10-59

2-14-59

9.96

16.46

13.17

13.91

3.49

k!6.34

k!6.97

17.09

15.68

11.21

13.35

12.88

16.04

11.36

17.98

16.22

16.44

16.79

52.54

12.13

62

54

43

269

41

42

74

80

161

170

f!55

67

177

45

107

53

60

59

78

90

Lake River basin

2119 Burntbridge Creek 

at Vancouver, 

Wash.

SWJ see. 14, T.2 N., R.I E., at 

P Street 0.3 mile east of new 

U. S. Highway 99 at north 

city limits of Vancouver.

22.2 1949-59 1-24-59 3.19 57

Lewis River basin

2183

2227

Dog Creek at

Cougar, Wash.

East Fork Lewis

River tributary

near Woodland,

Wash.

SE£ sec. 33, T.7 N., R.4 E., at

State highway, 0.6 mile west

of Cougar.

SE£ sec. 5, T.4 N., R.I E., at

U. S. Highway 99, 3.7 miles

southeast of Woodland.

2.31

.53

1956,

1958-59

1950-59

11-18-58

1- 9-59

5.12

2.09

279

26

Unnamed tributary to Columbia River

2238 Columbia River 

tributary at 

Carrols, Wash.

SW-J- see. 19, T.7 N., R.I W., at 

old U.S. Highway 99 at 

Carrols .

1.06 1950-59 1-24-59 2.28 38

f Diversion flow negligible.

J Corrected.

k Gage height adjusted to present datum.
290 DISCHARGE AT PARTIAL-RECORD STATIONS AND MISCELLANEOUS SITES

Annual maximum ri1scharcre a± crest-staee oartlal-record stations Con

Station 

No.

Station name Location

Drainage 

area 

(sq mi)

Period 

of 

record

tinued

Annual maximum

Date

Gage 

height 

(feet)

Discharge 

(cfs)

Cowlitz River basin

ZZ63

2Z69

Z311

Z3ZO

Z353

Z391

Z397

Z4Z6

Skate Creek tributary near Packwood, Wash.

Skate Creek tributary No. 2 near

Packwood, Wash,

Mill Creek at

Randle, Wash.

Nlggerhead Creek

near Randle,

Wash.

Tilt on River (formerly Tllton

River tributary)

near Mineral,

Wash.

North Fork lacamas

Creek near Ethel,

Wash,

Olequa Creek tributary near Winlock, Wash.

Toutle River tributary near Castle

Rock, Wash.

NWi sec. 16, T.14 N., R.8 E., on

Skate Creek road, 9i miles

northwest of Packwood.

NE£ sec.Z6, T.14 N., R.8 E., on

Skate Creek road 6 miles

northwest of Packwood.

SE£ sec. 8, T.1Z N., R.7 E., at

Main Street (formerly State

Highway 5) at Randle. 

SE£ sec.ZO, T.ll N., R.8 E., 1

mile above mouth and 8-j miles

southeast of Randle .

N| sec.3Z, T.14 N., R.5 E-., at

State Highway 5, 4.1 miles

south of Mineral .

SEj sec. 6, T.1Z N., R.I E., at

county road 1.5 miles northeast of Ethel.

SE£ sec. 5, T.ll N., R.Z W., at

county road Z.4 miles south of

Winlock.

NW£ sec. 30, T.10 N., R.I W., at

Tower road 4 miles northeast

of Castle Rock.

1.3Z

Z.03

Z.95

66.3

.79

.36

.38 .

.64

1959

1959

1950-59

1951-53*,

1954-59

1950-59

1950-59

1950-59

1950-59

1-24-59

1-24-59

11-12-58

1- -59

11-1Z-58

1-Z4-59

1-23-59

1-Z3-59

Z.78

4,26

Z.63

4.52

3.07

3,64

Z.Z

2.51

43

115

113

Z.170

88

24

ZO

52

Skamokawa Creek basin

Z479

Z990

Z995

Risk Creek near 

Skamokawa, Wash.

South Fork Necanicum River near 

Seaside, Oreg.

Asbury Creek near 

Cannon Beach, 

Oreg.

w£ sec.ZS, T.9 N., R.6 W., at 

private driveway off old highway 830, 1,000 ft west of old 

Risk Channel and 3.0 miles 

southeast of Skamokawa.

1.13 1949-59 1-Z3-59

Necanicum River basin

1W£ sec. 29, T.5 N., R.9 W., at 

water-supply dam on Hollenback 

road, 1 mile above mouth and 

8 miles southeast of Seaside.

7.99 1953-59

Asbury Creek basin

3W£ sec. 19, T.4 N., R.10 W., at 

culvert on U. S. Highway 101 

at Arch Cape, 0.1 mile above 

mouth and 6 miles south of 

Cannon Beach.

1.97

Nehalem River basin

3002 Oak Ranch Creek 

near Vernonia, 

Oreg.

NWJ sec.l, T.5 N., R.4 W., at 

culvert on county road, 1.9 

miles above mouth and 7 miles 

north of Vernonia.

11.6

1952-59

11-18-58

1-24-59

4.64

7,92

85

f2,020

7.86

1959 1-24-59 15.24

166

294

Patterson Creek basin

3014 Patterson Creek at 

Bay City, Oreg,

SE£ sec. 34, T.I N., R.10 W., at 

culvert on U. S. Highway 101 

in Bay City, 0.3 mile above 

mouth .

1.87 1952-59 1-24-59 11.18 80

Salmon River basin

3037 Alder Brook near 

Rose Lodge, Oreg.

SEi sec. 25, T.6 S., R.10 W., at 

culvert on State Highway 18, 

0.1 mile above mouth and 1.5 

miles northeast of Rose Lodge.

1.09 1954-59 1-10-59 11.11 58

Alsea River basin

J3068.5 South Fork Weiss 

Creek near Waldport, Oreg.

SW-J sec. 33, T.13 S., R.ll W., at 

water-supply dam, 0.1 mile 

above mouth and 3.5 miles 

southeast of Waldport.

0.33 1953-59 1-12-59 6.59 f20

Sluslaw River basin

3075.5 

3076.1

Deadwood Creek 

tributary at 

(formerly near) 

Alpha, Oreg. 

Siuslaw River tributary near Rainrock, Oreg.

SEj sec. 18, T.16 S., R.8 W., at 

culvert on county road, 500 ft 

above mouth and 0.5 mile north 

of Alpha. 

NW£ sec.Z7, T.17 S., R.10 W., at 

culvert on State Highway 36 at 

mouth, 1.3 miles west of Rainrock.

0.75 

.4Z

1957-59 

1957-59

1-12-59

Z-12-57 

1-12-59

17.16

6.38 

6.65

40

9.4 

15

3089

Umpqua River basin

Canyon Creek at 

Canyonville, 

Oreg.

SEJ sec. 34, T.30 S., R.5 W., at 

dam near U. S. Highway 99, 

0.5 mile south of Canyonville 

and Z.5 miles above mouth.

36.9 1951, 

1958-59

1-11-59 Z6.71 J2,620

* Operated as a continuous-record gaging station, 

f Diversion flow negligible. 

J Corrected.
DISCHARGE AT PARTIAL-RECORD STATIONS AND MISCELLANEOUS SITES 291

Annual maximum discharge at crest-stage partial-record stations Continued

Station 

No.

Station name Location

Drainage 

area 

(sq mi)

Period 

of 

record

Annual maximum

Date

Gage

height 

(feet)

Discharge 

(cfs)

Umpqua River basin Continued

3109

3121

3123

3171

3178

3186

3206

3219

3224

3227

West Pork Frozen

Creek near

Myrtle Creek,

Oreg.

Parrott Creek at

Roseburg, Oreg.

Marks Creek near

Roseburg, Oreg.

Susan Creek near

Idleyld, Oreg.'

Cavitt Creek near

Peel, Oreg.

North Umpqua River

tributary near

Glide, Oreg.

Cabin Creek tributary (formerly

Calapooya Creek

tributary) near

Oakland, Oreg .

Yoncalla Creek

near Yoncalla,

Oreg.

Pass Creek near

Drain, Oreg.

Bear Creek near

Drain, Oreg.

SE1SW1 sec. 32, T.28 S., R.4 W.,

at culvert on Frozen Creek

road, 6.2 miles northeast of

Myrtle Creek.

NE-J- sec. 25, T.27 S., R.6 W., at

culvert on Starmer Street in

Roseburg, 0.5 mile above mouth.

NEjSWi sec. 3, T.27 S., R.6 W.,

at culvert on Garden Valley

Road, 1 mile above mouth and

3.8 miles northwest of Roseburg.

NWj sec. 23, T.26 S., R.2 W., at

culvert on North Umpqua River

Highway, at mouth in Susan

Creek State Park, 6 miles east

of Idleyld.

NEj sec. 14, T.27 S., R.3 W., 1.5

miles above mouth and 1.5

miles south of Peel.

SE£ sec. 9, T.26 S., R.4 W., at

culvert on county road, 0.1

mile above mouth and 3.7 miles

northwest of Glide.

SEi sec. 32, T.24 S., R.5 W., at

culvert on U. S. Highway 99,

0.2 mile above mouth and

1 mile northwest of Oakland.

SWj sec. 27, T.2Z S., R.5 W., 1.5

miles above mouth and 1.8

miles north of Yoncalla.

NWjSW-J sec. 34, T.21 S., R.5 W.,

0.2 mile below Sand Creek and

3 miles northeast of Drain.

NWj sec. 25, T.22 S., R.6 W., at

water-supply dam, 0.8 mile

below Lost Cabin Creek and

3.5 miles southwest of Drain.

3.16

2.42

1.26

4.86

56.9

.75

1.28

26.0

n61.9

5.13

1955-59

1952-59

1952-59

1957-59

1956-59

1956-59

1957-59

1956-59

1956-59

1952-59

12-30-54

12-26-55

12-11-56

3-12-57

1-29-58

1-11-59

1-10-59

1-10-59

1959

12-20-57

1-12-59

2-14-59

1-10-59

2-14-59

1-12-59

2-14-59

16.31

19.64

7.99

17.99

18.58

17.55

13.12

14.65

(a)

m7.0

m4.8

11.48

12.48

14.18

11.51

14.87

g50

g300

g!49

gU9

g!97

118

177

212

<450

b3,800

bl,200

61

(t)

1,430

3,850

f356

Tenmile Creek basin

3233 Eel Creek at Lakeside, Oreg.

NE£NE£ sec. 13, 1.23 s., R.IS w.,

at Lakeside Junction 0.8 mile 

west of Lakeside.

bll 1958-59 1-12-59 3.52 223

Coquille River basin

3266 Gettys Creek near 

Myrtle Point, 

Oreg.

SW£ sec. 35, T.29 S., R.13 W., at 

culvert on county road, 0.2 

mile above mouth and 5.5 miles 

southwest of Myrtle Point.

1.45 1953-59 2-14-59 15.24 197

Geiger Creek basin

3271 Geiger Creek near 

Bandon, Oreg.

SEj sec. 32, T.28 S., R.14 W., at 

culvert on county road, 1 mile 

above mouth and 1.8 miles 

southeast of Bandon.

1.36 1954-59 2-14-59 25.22 151

Brush Creek basin

3274 Dry Run Creek near

Port Orford,

Oreg.

NW£ sec. 25, T.33 S., R.15 W., at

culvert in Humbug State Park,

at mouth, 5 miles southeast of

Port Orford.

0.86 1954-59 1-11-59 P17.76 (t)

Rogue River basin

3350.7

3392

3530

3535

Rogue River tributary near

HcLeod, Oreg.

Rogue River tributary near Sams

Valley, Oreg.

West Pork Ashland

Creek near Ashland, Oreg.

East Fork Ashland

Creek near Ashland, Oreg .

SE£ sec. 27, T.33 S., R.I E., at

culvert on State Highway 62 in

HcLeod State Park, at mouth,

1 mile north of HcLeod.

SW£ sec. 24, T.35 S., R.2 W., at

culvert on State Highway 234,

4.5 miles east of Sams Valley

WiNW£ sec. 28, T.39 S., R.I E.,

at dam above Reader Reservoir,

2.4 miles south of Ashland.

E-^NWi sec. 28, T.39 S., R.I E.,

at dam above Reader Reservoir,

2.2 miles south of Ashland.

0.50

6.42

10.5

8.14

1957-59

1959

1925-32*,

1954-59

1925-32*,

1954-59

1957

1958

1959

2-14-59

1-12-59

1-12-59

(a)

14.39

(a)

15.16

13.68

3.56

(t)

t)

(t)

256

q60

q33

t Discharge not determined.

* Operated as a continuous-record gaging station.

< Less than.

a Peak stage did not reach bottom of gage.

b Approximately.

f Diversion flow negligible.

g Revised.

m From graph based on twice-daily staff-gage readings.

n At measuring bridge 3 miles below gage.

p Stage-discharge relation affected by backwater.

q Includes estimated diversion flow.
292 DISCHARGE AT PARTIAL-RECORD STATIONS AND MISCELLANEOUS SITES

Annual maximum discharge at crest-stags partial-record stations Continued

Station 

No.

Station name Location

Drainage 

area 

(sq mi)

Period 

of 

record

Annual maximum

Date

Gage 

height 

(feet)

Discharge 

(cfs)

Rogue River basin continued

3613

3698

3700

3702

3778

Jones Creek near

Grants Pass,

Oreg.

Butcherknife Creek

near Wonder,

Oreg.

Slate Creek at

Wonder, Oreg.

Round Prairie

Creek near

Wilderville,

Oreg.

Snailback Creek

near Selma,

Oreg.

SE£ sec. 16, T.36 S., R.5 W., at

dam 200 ft below "A" Street

bridge, 0.8 mile above mouth,

and 2 miles east of Grants

Pass .

NEj sec. 19, T.37 S., R.7 W., at

culvert near U. S. Highway 199,

0.5 mile above mouth and

2 miles southwest of Wonder.

SWi sec. 10, T.37 S., R.7 W.,

0.4 mile east of Wonder and

0.5 mile above Elliott Creek.

SWj sec. 2, T.37 S., R.7 W., at

culvert on U. S. Highway 199,

0.1 mile above mouth and 1.5

miles west of Wilderville.

NWj sec. 7, T.38 S., R.8 W., at

culvert on county road, 0.5

mile above mouth and 4.2 miles

west of Selma.

7.41

3.07

31.4

3.16

1.6K

1952-59

1953-59

1944-57*,

1958-59

1953-59

1956-59

1-10-59

1-11-59

1-12-59

1-11-59

1-11-59

11.85

16.84

9. 62

6.00

p93.68

159

369

3,940

232

(t)

Harris Creek basin

3788 Harris Creek near

Brookings, Oreg.

NE-J- sec. 36, T.40 S., R.14 W., at

culvert on U. S. Highway 101,

0.4 mile above mouth and 1.9

miles northwest of Brookings .

Prior to 1959 water year, at

site 500 ft downstream at different datum.

1.05 1954-59 1-12-59 15.44 109

Ransom Creek basin

3789 Ransom Creek near 

Brookings, Oreg.

NEj sec.l, T.41 S., R.14 W., at 

culvert on U. S. Highway 101, 

at mouth and 1.2 miles northwest of Brookings.

0.74 1953-59 1-12-59 24.54 78

t Discharge not determined.

* Operated as a continuous-record gaging station.

p Stage-discharge relation affected by backwater.
DISCHARGE AT PARTIAL-RECORD STATIONS AND MISCELLANEOUS SITES 293

Measurements at miscellaneous sites

Measurements of streamflow at points other than gaging stations or partial-record 

stations are given in the following table. Those that are measurements of base flow are 

designated by an asterisk (*); measurements of peak flow by a dagger (t).

Discharge measurements made at miscellaneous sites during water year 1959

Stream Tributary to Location

Drainage 

area 

(sq mi)

Measured 

previously 

(water 

years)

Measurements

Date Discharge 

(cfs)

John Day River basin

Canyon Creek.

South Pork

John Day

River.

Rock Creek . . .

Desolation

Creek.

North Pork

John Day

River.

Cable Creek. .

Pox Creek . .

John Day River.

....do........

....do........

North Fork

John Day

River.

John Day River.

Camas Creek. . .

North Pork

John Day

River.

NWi sec. 25, T.14 S., R.31 E.,

4 miles south of Canyon

City, Oreg.

NE£ sec. 24, T.13 S., R.26 E.,

3 miles south of Dayville,

Oreg.

NE£ sec. 21, T.12 S., R.25 E.,

7 miles northwest of

Dayville, Oreg.

Stf| sec. 6, T.7 S., R.32 E.,

ij miles east of Dale,

Oreg.

SEiSEt sec. 35, T.6 S., R.31 E.,

J mile northeast of Dale,

Oreg.

Near line between sees. 9 and

10, T.5 S., R.32 E., l.OOO ft

above mouth and 5 miles

northeast of Ukiah, Oreg.

Stffc sec. 8, T.ll S., R.29 E.,

6 miles southwest of Pox,

Oreg.

100

a590

292

108

525

a39

90.2

1905-6,

1908-9,

1914-15,

1936,

1951-53,

1955-58

1948,1951,

1952-56*,

1957-58

1934,

1948-58

1915-17*,

1949-58*

1930-58*

1914-17*,

1920-24*,

1932-37*,

1939*,

1942-49,

1951-53,

1955-58

1931-58*

8-17-59

8-18-59

8-18-59

8-19-59

8-19-59

8-18-59

7-15-59

 1.29

 11.5

*3.30

*7.79

 48.5

*.76

0

Willamette River basin

McKenzie 

River.

Lookout 

Creek .

Willamette 

River.

Blue River . . .

Big Creek ....

Big Creek 

tributary .

Lewis River. . 

Big Creek. . . .

NE£ sec.l, T.15 S., R.6 E., 

1 mile below Lower Palls, 

Oreg. 

Lat 44°12'40", long 122"15'2o", 

in T.15 or 16 S., R.5 E. (unsurveyed), 6 miles northeast 

of Blue River, Oreg.

148 

24.1

1948-52, 

1954-55

1949-55*

Lewis River basin

SE£- sec. 17, T.7 N., R.8 E., 

4j milea above mouth and 16 

miles northwest of Trout 

Lake, Wash. 

SE£ sec. 17, T.7 N., R.8 E., at 

mouth 16 miles northwest of 

Trout Lake, Wash.

-

7-29-59 

7-29-59

*601 

*16.2

9- 9-59 

9- 9-59

7.02 

.29

Umpqua River basin

Cavitt Creek.

Yoncalla

Creek.

Pass Creek. ..

Little River..

Elk Creek.....

Elk Creek.....

NEi sec. 14, T.27 S., R.3 W.,

1.5 miles above mouth, 1.5

miles south of Peel, and

8.8 miles southeast of

Slide, Oreg.

SW£ sec. 27, T.22 S., R.5 W.,

1.5 miles above mouth, 1.8

miles north of Yoncalla, and

3.3 miles southeast of Drain,

Oreg.

NWfcSWi sec. 34, T.21 S., R.5 W.,

0.2 mile below Sand Creek and

3 miles northeast of Drain,

Oreg.

56.9

26.0

61.9

1955-58

1955-58

1955-58

10-16-58

12- 4-58

1-22-59

2-15-59

3-17-59

5- 5-59

5-26-59

6-16-59

8- 5-59

9-17-59

10-14-58

12- 3-58

1-15-59

2-26-59

4- 8-59

5-20-59

7- 7-59

8-17-59

10-14-58

12- 3-58

1-13-59

2-26-59

4- 8-59

5-20-59

7- 7-59

8-17-59

 8.43

*37.8

*98.5

593

114

270

*77.1

*30.3

*7.56

6.75

0

*9.52

*104

45.0

*31.2

20.1

*.56

0

*2.44

*26.0

764

136

*93.9

62.9

*9.36

*.16

* Base flow.

* Operated as a continuous record gaging station, 

a Approximately.
294 DISCHARGE AT PARTIAL-RECORD STATIONS AND MISCELLANEOUS SITES

Discharge measurements made at miscellaneous sites during water year 1959 Continued

Stream Tributary to Location

Drainage 

area 

(sq mi)

Measured 

previously 

(water 

years)

Measurements

Date Discharge 

(cfs)

Tenmile Creek basin

Eel Creek. . . . Tenmile Creek. NE£NE£ sec. is, T.ES s., R.IS w.,

at Lakeside Junction \ mile

west of Lakeside, Oreg.

all 1957-58 10-ZZ-58

12- 8-58

1-13-59

1-19-59

3- 5-59

4-13-59

5-25-59

7-13-59

8-24-59

*2.68

*ZZ.4

167

*125

*55.6

*35.4

*15.1

*5.62

*2.99

North Slough basin

North Slough

(known

locally as

Bear Creek ),

Left Branch

of North

Fork North

Slough

(known

locally as

North

Slough) .

Pacific Ocean

North Slough. .

SWiNEi sec. 7, T.24 S., R.12 W.,

3 miles northeast of Hauser,

Oreg.

NW£ sec.l, T.24 S., R.13 W., 0.2

mile above confluence with

Right Branch and 2 miles northeast of Hauser, Oreg.

2.42

1.71

1958

1958

8-25-59

8-25-59

*0.35

* .21

Coquille River basin

North Fork 

Coquille 

River.

Coquille 

River.

NWiNEi sec.Z9, T.26 S., R.ll W., 

below Neely Creek 11 miles 

southeast of Coos Bay, Oreg.

at Fox bridge 5 miles southeast 

of Coquille, Oreg.

miles northeast of Myrtle Point, 

Oreg.

28.5 1958

1949-52, 

1958

8-25-59 *5.06

Silver Creek.

Rogue River . .

Illinois 

River.

Illinois River

Pacific Ocean 

Rogue River. . .

Rogue River basin

Sw£SE£ sec. 16, T.36 S., R.ll W., 

at mouth 8 miles southeast of 

Agness, Oreg.

0.6 mile above mouth and 5 miles 

southeast of Agness, Oreg. 

NV£ sec. 18, T.35 S., R.ll W., 

1,000 ft above mouth of Illinois 

River at Agness, Oreg. 

SW^NWi sec. 18, T.35 S., R.ll W., 

300 ft above mouth at Agness, 

Oreg.

80.6 

63.0

13,870 

995

1956,1958 

1958

1950-52, 

1958

1949-52, 

1958

8-27-59 

8-27-59

8-26-59 

8-26-59

*23.9

*13.8

*1,100 

*154

* Base flow.

* Operated as a continuous-record gaging station, 

a Approximately.
INDEX

Accuracy of field data and computed

results......................... 7

Acre-foot, definition of.............. 2

Agencies other than Geological Survey,

records collected by............ 11

Albany, Oreg., Calapooya River at..... 142

Willamette River at................. 143

Allegany, Oreg., West Fork Millicoma

River near...................... 257

Alien Canal, Oreg., diversion

by.............................. 37

Alsea, Oreg., Fall Creek near......... 223

North Fork Alsea River at........... 221

South Fork Alsea River near......... 222

Alsea River, near Tidewater, Oreg..... 225

North Fork, at Alsea, Oreg.......... 221

South Fork, near Alsea, Oreg........ 222

Alsea River basin, crest-stage

stations in..................... 290

gaging-station records in..........221-229

Amazon Creek near Eugene, Oreg........ 138

Applegate River, near Applegate,

Oreg............................ 278

near Copper, Oreg................... 277

Ariel, Wash., Lewis River

at.............................. 195

Arnold Canal, Oreg., diversion by..... 65

Asbury Creek basin, crest-stage

stations in..................... 290

Ashland, Oreg., Emigrant Creek near... 273 

Aurora, Oreg., Pudding River at....... 172

Azalea, Oreg., Cow Creek near......... 234

B-Z Corner, Wash., White Salmon

River at.......................

Battle Ground, Wash., Salmon Creek

near............................ 183

Bear Creek at Medford, Oreg........... 274

Beaver Creek near Paulina, Oreg....... 70

Belknap Springs, Oreg., McKenzie

River near.............\........ 125

Smith River near........... A ... .\... 126

Bend, Oreg., Deschutes River V '

below........................... 66

Deschutes hiver near................ 63,64

diversions from Deschutes River

near............................ 65

reservoirs in Deschutes River basin

above........................... 62

Tumalo Creek near................... 67

Big Bottom, Oreg., Clackamas River

at.............................. 176

Big Butte Creek, South Fork, near

Butte Falls, Oreg.............. 11,266

Big Creek below Skookum Meadow, near

Trout Lake, Wash................ 185

Big Spring Branch, east prong, Oreg.,

discharge measurements of,....., 22

west prong, discharge measurements

of.............................. 22

Biggs, Oreg., Deschutes River near,.,, 78 

Birch Creek, at Rieth, Oreg...,.,,,... 34 

Blue Creek near Walla Walla, Wash..,.. 16 

Blue River, near Blue River, Oreg...... 130

near McKenzie Bridge, Oreg.......... 11

Bolles, Wash., Touchet River at........ 20

Breitenbush River above Canyon Creek,

near Detroit, Oreg.............. 145

Brockway, Oreg., Lookingglass Creek

at.............................. 240

South Umpqua River near............. 241

Brown Creek near Lapine, Oreg......... 56

Brush Creek basin, crest-stage

stations in..................... 291

Bull Run, Oreg., Bull Run River near.. 102 

Lake Ben Morrow near...............101,102

Little Sandy River near............. 103

Sandy River near.................... 104

Bull Run River near Bull Run, Oreg.... 102

Butte Falls, Oreg., South Fork Big 

Butte Creek near.............

Butter Creek near Pine City,

Oreg.........................

91

Page

266

36

alapooya Creek near Oakland, Oreg..... 253

Calapooya River, at Albany, Oreg....... 142

at Holley, Oreg...................... 141

Camas Creek, near Lehman, Oreg......... 43

near Ukiah, Oreg..................... 44

Canby, Oreg., Molalla River near....... 170

Carson, Wash., Wind River near......... 97,98

ascadia, Oreg., South Santiam River

below............................ 150

Castle Rock, Wash., Cowlitz River at... 211 

Delameter Creek near................. 212

Cathlamet, Wash., Elokomin River

near............................. 214

lentral Oregon Canal, Oreg.,

diversion by..................... 65

Central Point, Oreg., Rogue River

near............................. 275

fs-day, definition of................. 2

Charlton Creek above Crane Prairie

Reservoir, near Lapine, Oreg..... 54

inebar, Wash., Cinnabar Creek near.... 204

Tilton River near.................... 203

Cinnabar Creek near Cinebar, Wash...... 204

~ispus River near Handle, Wash......... 199

Clackamas River, above Three Lynx

Creek, Oreg...................... 180

at Big Bottom, Oreg.................. 176

at Estacada, Oreg.................... 181

ear Lake, Oreg., McKenzie River at

outlet of........................ 124

Clearwater River above Trap Creek,

near Toketee Falls, Oreg......... 245

loast Pork. See Willamette River,

Coast Fork. 

loburg, Oreg., McKenzie River near..... 132

lolumbia River, at The Dalles,

Oreg............................. 79

below McNary Dam at Umatilla,

Oreg............................. 24-28

Computations, accuracy of results of... 7 

"ontents, definition of................ 2

ontrol, definition of................. 2

Cook, Wash., Little White Salmon

River near....................... 96

ooperation, record of................. 1

opper, Oreg., Applegate River

near............................. 277

Coquille River South Fork, above

Panther Creek, near Illahe, Oreg. 258 

at Powers, Oreg...................... 261

near Illahe, Oreg.................... 259

near Powers, Oreg.................... 260

oquille River basin, crest-stage

stations in...................... 291

discharge measurements at miscellaneous sites in................... 294

gaging-station records in...........258-261

ottage Grove, Oreg., Cottage Grove

Reservoir near..................117,118

Dorena Reservoir near...............120,121

Mosby Creek near..................... 122

Row River near....................... 121

Cottage Grove Dam, Oreg., Coast Fork

Willamette River below........... 118

Cottage Grove Reservoir near Cottage

Grove, Oreg.....................117,118

Cougar, Wash., Curley Creek near....... 189

Lewis River near..................... 190

Muddy River near..........'........... 191

Pine Creek near...................... 192

Rush Creek near...................... 188

Speelyai Creek near.................. 193

Cow Creek, near Azalea, Oreg........... 234

near Riddle, Oreg.................... 236

295

56Z653 O - 60 - ZO
296 INDEX

Cow Creek, West Pork, near

Glendale, Oreg..................

Coweman River near Kelso, Wash........

Cowlitz River, at Castle Rock, Wash...

at Mossyrock, Wash..................

at Packwood, Wash...................

near Kosmos, Wash. ..................

near Mayfield, Wash.................

Cowlitz River basin, crest-stage 

stations in.

Page

235

213

211

201

198

200

207

290 

gaging-station records in..........198-213

Coyote Creek near Crow, Oreg.......... 135

Crane Prairie Reservoir, Oreg.,

contents of..................... 62

Crescent, Oreg., Crescent Creek

near............................ 60

Odell Creek near.................... 57

Crescent Creek at Crescent Lake, near

Crescent, Oreg.................. 60

Crescent Lake, Oreg., contents of..... 62

Crooked River, above Hoffman Dam, near

Prineville, Oreg................ 72

near Culver, Oreg................... 73

near Post, Oreg..................... 71

Crow, Oreg., Coyote Creek near........ 135

Cubic feet per second per square mile,

definition of................... 2

Cubic foot per second, definition of.. 2 

Cultus Creek above Crane Prairie

Reservoir, near Lapine, Oreg.... 51

Cultus River above Cultus Creek near

Lapine, Oreg.................... 50

Culver, Oreg., Crooked River near..... 73

Deschutes River near................ 69

Curley Creek near Cougar, Wash........ 189

Dallas, Oreg., Rickreall Creek

near............................ 158

Data, accuracy of..................... 7

explanation of...................... 3-7

Days Creek at Days Creek, Oreg........ 233

Dayton, Wash., East Pork Touchet

River near...................... 19

Dayville, Oreg., John Day River

near............................ 42

Dead Canyon basin, crest-stage

stations in..................... 286

Dead Indian collection canal near

Pinehurst, Oreg................. 269

Dee, Oreg., West Pork Hood River near. 85 

Deer Creek (Alsea River basin) near

Salado, Oreg.................... 229

Deer Creek (Deschutes River basin) 

above Crane Prairie Reservoir, near Lapine, Oreg......... 52

Deer Creek (Umpqua River basin) near

Roseburg, Oreg................... 242

Delameter Creek near Castle Rock,

Wash............................. 212

Deschutes County Municipal Improvement 

District Canal, Oreg., diversion 

by............................... 65

Deschutes River, at Benham Palls, near

Bend, Oreg....................... 63

at Moody, near Biggs, Oreg........... 78

below Bend, Oreg..................... 66

below Crane Prairie Reservoir, near

Lapine, Oreg..................... 55

below Lava Island, near Bend,

Oreg............................. 64

below Snow Creek,- near Lapine,

Oreg............................. 49

below Wickiup Reservoir, near Lapine,

Oreg.......... .................. 58

diversions from, near Bend, Oreg..... 65

near Culver, Oreg.................... 69

near Lapine, Oreg.................... 11

near Madras, Oreg.................... 76

Deschutes River basin, crest-stage

stations in. ..................... 287

gaging-station records in............49-78

reservoirs in, above Bend, Oreg...... 62

Detroit, Oreg., Breitenbush River

near............................. 145

Detroit Reservoir near..............146,147

North Santiam River near............. 144

Detroit Reservoir near Detroit, Oreg..146,147 

Dexter, Oreg., Middle Pork Willamette

River near....................... 113

Dilley, Oreg., Tualatin River near..... 174

Dorena, Oreg., Row River near.......... 119

Dorena Reservoir near Cottage Grove,

Oreg............................120,121

Downing Spring, Oreg., discharge

measurements of.................. 22

Drain, Oreg., Elk Creek near...... .... 255

Drainage area, definition of. 

Drew, Oreg., Elk Creek near. 

Drift Creek near Salado, Oreg.... 

Dry Creek basin, crest-stage

stations in................

Dry Creek near Walla Walla, Wash. 

Dugger Creek, Oreg., discharge

measurements of............

2-3 

232 

226

288

18

23

Eagle Point, Oreg., Rogue River near... 268 

East lateral (Emigrant Gap Reservoir)

near Ashland, Oreg............... 273

East Mud Creek, Oreg., branch of,

discharge measurements of........ 23

east prong, discharge measurements

of... ............................ 22

west prong, discharge measurements

of............................... 22

Elk Creek (tributary to Rogue River)

near Trail, Oreg................. 267

Elk Creek (tributary to South Umpqua

River) near Drew, Oreg........... 232

Elk Creek (tributary to Umpqua River)

near Drain, Oreg................. 255

Elkton, Oreg., Umpqua River near.......12,254

Elmira, Oreg., Pern Ridge Reservoir

near............................. 136

Elokomin River near Cathlamet, Wash.... 214

Emigrant Creek near Ashland, Oreg...... 273

Emigrant Gap Reservoir, Oreg.,

contents of...................... 285

Engle Spring, Oreg., discharge

measurements of.................. 22

Estacada, Oreg., Clackamas River

at..... .......................... 181

Eugene, Oreg., Amazon Creek near....... 138

Pairdale, Oreg., North Yamhill

River near.......................

Pall CreeK, below Winberry Creek, near

Pall Creek, Oreg.................

near Alsea, Oreg.....................

Fall River near Lapine, Oreg...........

Pern Ridge Reservoir near Elmira,

Oreg.............................

Pish Creek at Big Camas ranger station,

near Toketee Palls, Oreg.........

Pish Lake, Oreg., contents of..........

Pish Lake Dam, tunnel at, Oreg.........

Fisher, Oreg., Five Rivers

near.............................

Five Rivers near Fisher, Oreg..........

Fivemile Creek near Ukiah, Oreg........

Floods, special reports on.............

Flynn Creek near Salado, Oreg..........

Poss, Oreg., Nehalem River near........

Foster, Oreg., Middle Santiam River

near.............................

Wiley Creek near.....................

Fourbit Creek near Butte Palls, Oreg... 

Fulton Canyon basin, crest-stage

stations in......................

Furnish Canal, Oreg., diversion by.....

Gaging station, definition of..... 

Gaston, Oreg., Scoggin Creek near. 

Geiger Creek basin, orest-stage

stations in.................

114

223

59

136

246

285

11

224

224

11

10

228

218

151

152

11

287

37

2

173

291
INDEX 297

Gibbon, Oreg., Dmatilla River near.... 29 

Glendale, Oreg., West Fork Cow Creek

near............................ 235

Glenwood, Wash., Klickitat River

near............................ 80,81

Glide, Oreg., Rock Creek near......... 249

Steamboat ' ' Creek - near. .......... 248

Goldendale, Wash., Little Klickitat 

River near.....................

Goshen, Oreg., Coast Pork Willaraette 

River near.. .. ...............

Government Camp, Oreg., Oak Grove

. Fork near......................

Salmon River near.

82

123

178

99

Johnson Creek (Cowlitz River basin), 

discharge measurements of.

Johnson Creek (Willaraette River basin)

at Sycamore, Oreg.

Kalaraa River below Italian Creek,

near Kalaraa, Wash.

Kelso, Wash., Coweman River near.......

Kerby, Oreg., Illinois River at........

Klickitat Creek at Mossyrock, Wash. 

Klickitat River, above West Fork, near 

Glenwood, Wash...................

near Glenwood, Wash..................

near Pitt, Wash.

Timothy Lake near..................177,178 IKlickitat River basin, gaging-station

Grandvlew, Oreg., Metolius River records in.

75

276

near............................

Grants Pass, Oreg., Rogue River at....

Grave Creek at Pease Bridge, near

Placer, Oreg.................... 279

Grays River, Wash., Grays River

near...........................215,216

West Fork Grays River near.......... 217

Grays River, above South Fork, near

Grays River, Wash............... 215

below South Fork, near Grays River,

Wash............................

West Fork, near Grays River, Wash... 

Grays River basin, gaging-station

records in.................... .215-217

Groenveld Creek basin, crest-stage

stations in..................

Kosmos, Wash., Cowlitz River near.

216

288

292

133

Harris Creek basin, crest-stage

stations in..................

Harrisburg, Oreg., Willaraette River

at...........................

Haskins Creek below reservoir, near

McMinnville, Oreg............... 166

Haskins Creek Reservoir near

McMinnville, Oreg.............. 166,1771

23

182

197

213

283

205

D-84 

200

Lake Ben Morrow, near Bull Run, Oreg..101,102 

Lake Creek near Sisters, Oreg.......... 74

Lake Merwin, Wash.....................194,195

Lake River basin, crest-stage

stations in...................... 289

Lakecreek, Oreg., North Fork Little

Butte Creek near............ 11,271,272

South Fork Little Butte Creek

near.............................11,270

217 Lakes and Reservoirs:

Ben Morrow, Lake, near Bull Run,

Oreg............................101,102

Cottage Grove Reservoir near Cottage

Grove, Oreg.....................117,118

Crane Prairie Reservoir, Oreg........ 62

Crescent Lake, Oreg.................. 62

Detroit Reservoir near Detroit,

Oreg............................146,147

Dorena Reservoir near Cottage Grove,

Oreg............................120,121

Haun Spring, Oreg., discharge j 

measurements of................. 22

Heisson, Wash., East Fork Lewis River

near............................ 1961

Heppner, Oreg., Willow Creek at....... 39j

Hills Creek above Hills Creek Reservoir, near Oakridge, Oreg....... 107J

Holland, Oreg., Sucker Creek near..... 281

Holley, Oreg., Calapooya River at..... 141

Hood River, Oreg., Hood River near.... 86

Hood River, near Hood River, Oreg..... 86

West Fork, near Dee, Oreg........... 85

Hood River basin, gaging-station

records in...................... 85-86

Hoskins, Oreg., Luckiaraute River

near............................ 155

Husum, Wash., White Salmon River

at.............................. 92

Hydrologic conditions................. 12

graph of............................ 12

Illahe, Oreg., South Fork Coquille

River near.....................258,259

Illinois River, at Kerby, Oreg. 

East Fork, near Takilma, Oreg....

near Selma, Oreg. .................

West Fork below Rock Creek, near 

O'Brien, Oreg................

Jackson Creek near Tiller, Oreg......

Jasper, Oreg., Middle Fork Willamette 

River at.......................

Jefferson, Oreg., Santiara River at... 

John Day River, at McDonald Ferry,

Oreg............................

at Picture Gorge, near Dayville,

Oreg............................

at Prairie City, Oreg...............

at Service Creek, Oreg..............

Middle Fork, at Ritter, Oreg........

North Fork, at Monument, Oreg.......

John Day River basin, crest-stage

stations in.....................

discharge measurements at miscellaneous sites in................

283

280

284

230

115

154

48

Emigrant Gap Reservoir, Oreg.......... 285

Fern Ridge Reservoir near Elmira,

Oreg............................. 136

Fish Lake, Oreg....................... 285

Haskins Creek Reservoir near

McMinnville, Oreg...............166,177

Lemolo Reservoir near Toketee Falls,

Oreg............................ 243,244

Lookout Point Reservoir near Lowell,

Oreg............................112,113

McKay Reservoir near Pendleton,

Oreg............................. 32

Merwin, Lake, Wash..................194,195

Silver Lake at Silver Lake, Wash..... 209

Swift Reservoir, Wash...............194,195

Timothy Lake near Government Camp,

Oreg............................177,178

Wickiup Reservoir, Oreg.............. 62

Yale Reservoir, Wash................194,195

Lakeside, Oreg., Tenmile Creek

near.

Lapine, Oreg., Brown Creek near.

256

56

54

51

50

52

Charlton Creek near

Cultus Creek near

Cultus River near

Deer Creek near..

Deschutes River near...............49,55,58

Fall River near...................... 59

Little Deschutes River near.......... 61

Quinn River near..................... 53

282 Lehman, Oreg., Caraas Creek near........ 43

Lemolo Reservoir near Toketee Falls,

Oreg............................ 243,244

Lewis River, above Muddy River, near 

Cougar, Wash..................

at Ariel, Wash....................

East Fork, near Heisson,

Wash..........................

near Trout Lake, Wash

Lewis River basin, crest-stage

190

195

196

184

stations in. 

discharge measurements at miscellaneous sites in.

289

293 

gaging-station records in.......... .184-196

reservoirs in........................ 194

Lewis Spring, Oreg., discharge

22

11

measurements of.

Little Butte Creek, at Lakecreek, 

Oreg........................
298 INDEX

Little Butte Creek North F&r-k, at

Fish Lake, near Lakecreek, Oreg 271 

near Lakecreek, Oreg...............11,272

South Fork near Lakecreek, Oreg....11,270

Little Deschutes River near Lapine,

Oreg........................... 61

Little Klickitat River, near Goldendale , Wash..................... 82

near Wahkiacus, Wash............... 83

Little North Santiam River near

Mehama, Oreg................... 148

Little River at Peel, Oreg........... 250

Little Sandy River near Bull Run,

Oreg........................... 103

Little Walla Walla River at Milton,

Oreg........................... 11

Little White Salmon River, at

Willard, Wash.................. 94

above Lapham Creek near Willard,

Wash............. ............. 95

near Cook, Wash.................... 96

Little White Salmon River basin,

crest-stage stations in........ 287

gaging-station records in.......... 94-96

London, Oreg., Coast Fork Willamette

River at....................... 116

Long Tom River, at Monroe, Oreg...... 139 i

below Fern Ridge Dam, near j 

Smithfield, Oreg............... 137

near Noti, Oreg.................... 134|

Lookingglass Creek at Brockway, Oreg. 240 

Lookout Creek near Blue River,

Oreg........................... 11

Lookout Creek tributary near Blue

River, Oreg.................... 11

Lookout Point Reservoir near Lowell,

Oreg..........................112,113

Lowell, Oreg., Lookout Point Reservoir near.....................112,113

Luckiamute River, at Pedee, Oreg..... 156

near Hoskins, Oreg................. 155

near Suver, Oreg................... 157

McDonald Ferry, Oreg., John Day River

at. ............................ 48

McEvoy Spring, Wash., discharge

measurements of................ 22

McKay Creek (Umatilla River basin),

near Pendleton, Oreg........... 33

near Pilot Rock, Oreg.............. 31

McKay Reservoir near Pendleton,

Oreg........................... 32

McKenzie Bridge, Oreg., McKenzie

River at....................... 127

McKenzie River, at McKenzie Bridge,

Oreg........................... 127

at outlet of Clear Lake, Oreg...... 124

near Belknap Springs, Oreg......... 125

near Coburg, Oreg.................. 132

near Vida, Oreg.................... 131

South Fork, above Cougar Reservoir

near Rainbow, Oreg............. 128

near Rainbow, Oreg............... 129

McMinnville, Oreg., Haskins Creek

near........................... 166

Haskins Creek Reservoir near..... .166,177

Madras, Oreg., Deschutes River

near........................... 76

Map of the United States. ............ 9

Marmot, Oreg., Sandy River

near........................... 100

Marys River near Philomath, Oreg..... 140

Maxwell Canal, Oreg., diversion by... 37

Mayfield, Wash., Cowlitz River near.. 207

Winston Creek near................. 206

Meadow Creek below Lone Butte Meadow,

near Trout Lake, Wash.......... 187

 Medford, Oreg., Bear Creek at........ 274

Mehama, Oreg., Little North Santiam

River near..................... 148

North Santiam River at............. 149

Metolius River near Grandview, Oreg.. 75 

Middle Santiam River at mouth near

Poster, Oreg................... 151

Mill Creek (tributary to Cowlitz

River) near Salkum, Wash.......

Mill Creek (tributary to South

Yamhill River) near Willamina, 

Oreg.

Mill Creek 

River

Mill Creek 

River

tributary to Willamette 

at Salem, Oreg..........

tributary to Walla Walla

at Walla Walla, Wash... 

near Walla Walla, Wash...............

Millicoma River, West Fork, near

Allegany, Oreg...................

Milton, Oreg., North Fork -Walla Walla 

River near.......................

South Fork Walla Walla River near....

Molalla River, above Pine Creek, near 

Wilhoit, Oreg....................

near Canby, Oreg.....................

Monroe, Oreg., Long Tom River

at............... ................

Monument, Oreg., North Fork John Day

River at.........................

Morton, Wash., West Fork Tilton River 

near.............................

Mosby Creek at mouth, near Cottage

Grove, Oreg......................

Mossyrock, Wash., Cowlitz River at.....

Klickitat Creek at...................

Mount Angel, Oreg., Pudding River near. 

Muddy River below Clear Creek, near

Cougar, Wash.....................

Myrtle Creek, Oreg., North Myrtle

Creek near.......................

South Myrtle Creek near..............

Necanicum River basin, crest-stage

stations in......................

Needle Branch near Salado, Oreg........

Nehalem River basin, crest-stage

stations in......................

Nehalem River near Poss, Oreg..........

Niagara, Oreg., North Santiam River

at...............................

North Canal, Oreg., diversion by.......

North Myrtle Creek near Myrtle Creek,

Oreg.............................

North Santiam River, at Mehama,

Oreg.............................

at Niagara, Oreg.....................

below Boulder Creek, near Detroit,

Oreg.............................

North Slough basin, discharge measurements at miscellaneous sites in.. 

North Umpqua River, above Copeland

Creek, near Toketee Palls, Oreg.. 

at Winchester, Oreg..................

below Lemolo Reservoir, near Toketee

Falls, Oreg......................

North Unit Main Canal, Oreg.,

diversion by.....................

North Yamhill River, at Pike, Oreg.....

near Fairdale, Oreg..................

Noti, Oreg., Long Tom River near....'...

Oak Grove Pork, above powerplant

intake, Oreg..................... 179

near Government Camp, Oreg........... 178

Oakland, Oreg., Calapooya Creek

near............................. 253

Oakridge, Oreg., Hills Creek near...... 107

Middle Fork Willamette River

near........................106,108,111

North Fork of Middle Fork

Willamette River near............ 110

Salmon Creek near.................... 109

O'Brien, Oreg., West Fork Illinois

River near..........?............ 282

Ochoco Creek near Prineville,

Oreg............................. 11

Ochoco Reservoir near Prineville,

Oreg............................. 11

Odell Creek near Crescent, Oreg........ 57

Olalla Creek near Tenmile, Oreg........ 239

Order, downstream and station numbers.. 3

Page 

208

163

160

17

15

257

14

13

169

170

139

46

202

122

201

205

171

191

238

237

290

227

290

218

147

65

238

149

147

144

294

247

252

244

65

167

165

134
INDEX 299

Packwood, Wash., Cowlitz River at....

Partial-record station, definition

of.............................

Patterson Creek basin, creststage stations in..............

Paulina, Oreg., Beaver Creek near....

Pedee, Oreg., Luckiamute River at....

Peel, Oreg., Little River at.........

Pendleton, Oreg., McKay Creek near... 

McKay Reservoir near...............

Umatilla River at..................

Philomath, Oreg., Marys River

near...........................

Pike, Oreg., North Yamhill River

at............... ..............

Pilot Rock, Oreg., McKay Creek near.. 

Pine City, Oreg., Butter Creek near.. 

Pine Creek near Cougar, Wash.........

Pinehurst, Oreg., Dead Indian

collection canal near..........

Pitt, Wash., Klickitat River

near...........................

Placer, Oreg., Grave Creek near......

Post, Oreg., Crooked River near......

Powers, Oreg., South Fork Coquille

River at.......................

South Fork Coquille River near.....

Prairie City, Oreg., John Day

River at.......................

Strawberry Creek near..............

Prineville, Oreg., Crooked River

near...........................

Prospect, Oreg., Red Blanket Creek

near...........................

Rogue River above..................

Rogue River near...................

South Fork Rogue River near........

Publications on streamflow by

Geological Survey..............

by State agencies..................

Pudding River, at Aurora, Oreg.......

near Mount Angel, Oreg.............

Quinn River near Lapine, Oreg........

Page 

198

290

70

156

250

33

32

30

140

167

31

36

192

269

84

279

71

261

260

41

40

72

264

262

265

263

8-10

11

172

171

53

Rainbow, Oreg., South Fork McKenzie

River near....................128

Rancheria Creek near Butte Falls,

Oreg...........................

Randle, Wash., Cispus River near.....

Ransom Creek basin, crest-stage

stations in....................

Red Blanket Creek near Prospect,

Oreg...........................

Reservoirs. See Lakes and Reservoirs 

Rickreall CreeF~near Dallas, Oreg....

Riddle , Oreg., Cow Creek near........

Rieth, Oreg., Birch Creek at

Salado, Oreg., Deer Creek near.......

Drift Creek near...................

Flynn Creek near...................

Needle Branch near.................

Salem, Oreg., Mill Creek at..........

Willamette River at................

Salkum, Wash.. Mill Creek near.......

Salmon Creek (Lake River basin) near

Battle Ground, Wash............... 183

Salmon Creek (Willamette River basin)

near Oakridge, Oreg............... 109

Salmon River basin, crest-stage

stations in....................... 290

Salmon River near Government Camp,

Oreg.............................. 99

Sandy River, below Bull Run River,

near Bull Run, Oreg............... 104

near Marmot, Oreg.................... 100

Sandy River basin, crest-stage

stations in....................... 288

gaging-station records in............99-104

Santiam River at Jefferson,

Oreg.............................. 154

Schwartz Spring Branch, north prong,

Oreg., discharge measurements of.. 23 

south prong, discharge measurements

of................................ 23

Scoggin Creek near Gaston, Oreg........ 173

Ritter, Oreg., Middle Fork John Day 

River at.......................

Rock Creek near Glide, Oreg..........

Rogue River, above Prospect, Oreg....

at Dodge Bridge, near Eagle Point, 

Oreg...........................

at Grants Pass, Oreg...............

at Raygold, near Central Point,

Oreg...........................

below South Fork Rogue River, near 

Prospect, Oreg.................

South Fork, near Prospect, Oreg....

Rogue River basin, crest-stage

stations in...................291

discharge measurements at miscellaneous sites in...............

gaging-station records in.........262

reservoirs in......................

Roseburg, Oreg., Deer Creek near.....

Row River, above Pitcher Creek, near 

Dorena, Oreg...................

near Cottage Grove, Oreg...........

Runoff in inches, definition of......

Rush Creek, above falls, near

Cougar, Wash..................,

above Meadow Creek, near Trout

Lake, Wash.....................

129!

! 

II 1 199' 

292 

264 |

158

236

34

45

249

262

268

276

275

265

263

-292

294

 285 

285 

242

119

121

2

188

186

Selma, Oreg., Illinois River near. 

Service Creek, Oreg., John Day River

at................................

Siletz River at Siletz, Oreg...........

Silver Lake, Wash., Silver Lake at.....

Toutle River near....................

Silver Lake at Silver Lake, Wash.......

Sisters, Oreg., Lake Creek near........

Squaw Creek near.....................

Siuslaw River basin, crest-stage

stations in.......................

Skamokawa River basin, crest-stage

stations in.......................

Smith River near Belknap Springs,

Oreg..............................

Smithfield, Oreg., Long Tom River

near..............................

South Mud Creek, Oreg., discharge

measurements of...................

South Myrtle Creek near Myrtle Creek,

Oreg..............................

South Santiam River, at Waterloo,

284

47

220

209

210

209

74

68

290

290

126

137

23

237

153

below Cascadia, Oreg................. 150

South Umpqua River, at Tiller, Oreg.... 231

near Brockway, Oreg.................. 24V

South Yamhill River, near Whiteson,

Oreg.............................. 164

near Willamina, Oreg................. 161

Spanish Hollow basin, crest-stage

stations in....................... 287

SpeeUyai Creek near Cougar, Wash....... 193

Squaw Creek near Sisters, Oreg......... 68

Stage-discharge relation, definition

of................................ 2

Steamboat Creek near Glide, Oreg....... 248

Strawberry Creek, above Slide Creek,

near Prairie City, Oreg........... 40

Sucker Creek near Holland, Oreg........ 281

Sutherlin Creek at Sutherlin, Oreg..... 251

Suver, Oreg., Luckiamute River near.... 157

Swalley Canal, Oreg., diversion by..... 65

Swift Reservoir, Wash.................194,195

Sycamore, Oreg., Johnson Creek at...... 182

Takilma, Oreg., East Fork Illinois

River near........................ 280

Tenmile, Oreg., Olalla Creek near...... 239

Tenmile Creek basin, crest-stage

stations in....................... 291

discharge measurements at miscellaneous sites in.................. 294

Tenmile Creek near Lakeside, Oreg...... 256

Terms and abbreviations, definition

of................................ 2-3

The Dalles, Oreg., Columbia River

at................................ 79
300 INDEX

Three Lynx Creek, Oreg., Clackamas

River above.................... 180

Tidewater, Oreg., Alsea River near... 225 

Tillamook, Oreg., Wilson River near.. 219 

Tiller, Oreg., Jackson Creek near.... 230

South TJmpqua River at.............. 231

Tilton River, above Bear Canyon

Creek, near Cinebar, Wash...... 203

West Pork, near Morton, Wash....... 202

Timothy Lake near Government Camp,

Oreg..........................177,178

Toketee Palls, Oreg., Clearwater

River near..................... 245

Pish Creek near.................... 246

Lemolo Reservoir near.............243,244

North Umpqua River near...........244,247

Touchet, Wash., Walla Walla River

near........................... 21

Touchet River, at Bolles, Wash....... 20

East Pork, near Dayton, Wash....... 19

Toutle River, near Silver Lake,

Wash........................... 210

Trail, Oreg., Elk Creek near......... 267

Trout Lake, Wash., Big Creek near.... 185

Lewis River near................... 184

Meadow Creek near.................. 187

Trout Lake, Wash., Rush Creek near... 186 

Trout Lake Creek near.............. 89

White Salmon River near.......... 87,88,90

Trout Lake Creek near Trout

Lake, Wash..................... 89

Tualatin River, near Dilley, Oreg.... 174

near Willamette, Oreg.............. 175

Tumalo Creek near Bend, Oreg......... 67

Tygh Valley, Oreg., White River

below.......................... 77

Ukiah, Oreg., Camas Creek near....... 44

Umatilla project feed canal, Oreg.,

diversion by................... 37

Umatilla, Oreg., Columbia River below

McNary Dam at.................. 24-28

Umatilla River near................ 38

Umatilla River, above Meacham Creek,

near Gibbon, Oreg.............. 29

at Pendleton, Oreg................. 30

at Yoakum, Oreg.................... 35

diversions from, between Yoakum and

Umatilla gaging stations, Oreg. 37 

near Umatilla, Oreg................ 38

Umatilla River basin, crest-stage

stations In.................... 286

gaging-station records in.......... 29-38

Umpqua River basin, crest-stage

stations in...................290-291

discharge measurements at miscellaneous sites in............... 293

gaging-station records in.........230-255

Umpqua River near Elkton, Oreg.......12,364

Underwood, Wash., White Salmon River

near........................... 93

Unnamed Spring, Wash................. 22

Vida, Oreg., McKenzie River near..... 131

WSP, definition of................... 3

Wahkiacus, Wash., Little KLickitat

River near..................... 83

Walla Walla, Wash., Blue Creek near.. 16 

Dry Creek near..................... 18

Mill Creek at...................... 17

Mill Creek near.................... 15.

Walla Walla River, near Touchet, Wash. 21 

North Pork, near Milton, Oreg...... 14

South Pork, near Milton, Oreg...... 13

Walla Walla River basin, creststage stations in.............. 286

gaging-station records in.......... 13-22

springs in, diacharge measurements of 22-23

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Washougal River basin, crest-stage

stations in....................... 288

Washougal River near Washougal,

Wash.............................. 105

Waterloo, Oreg., South Santlam River

at................................ 153

West Division main canal, Oreg.,

diversion by...................... 37

Western Land Canal, Oreg., diversion by. 37 

White River below Tygh Valley, Oreg..... 77

White Salmon River, above Trout Lake 

Creek, near Trout Lake, 

Wash............................... 88

at B-Z Corner, Wash................... 91

at Husum, Wash........................ 92

below Cascades Creek, near Trout

Lake, Wash........................ 87

near Trout Lake, Wash................. 90

near Underwood, Wash.................. 93

White Salmon River basin, gaging-station

records in........................ 87-93

Whiteson, Oreg., South Yamhill River

near.............................. 164

Wickiup Reservoir, Oreg., contents of... 62 

Wiley Creek near Poster, Oreg........... 152

Wilhoit, Oreg., Molalla River near...... 169

Willamette, Oreg., Tualatin River near.. 175 

Willamette River, at Albany, Oreg....... 143

at Harrisburg, Oreg................... 133

at Salem, Oreg........................ 159

at Wilsonville, Oregt................. 168

Coast Pork, at London, Oreg........... 116

below Cottage Grove Dam, Oreg....... 118

near Goshen, Oreg................... 123

Middle Pork, above Salt Creek, near

Oakridge, Oreg..................... 108

at Jasper, Oreg..................... 115

below North Pork, near Oakridge,

Oreg.............................. Ill

near Dexter, Oreg................... 113

near Oakridge, Oreg................. 106

North Pork of, near Oakridge, Oreg.. 110 

Willamette River basin, crest-stage

stations in......................288-289

discharge measurements at miscellaneous sites in.................. 293

gaging-station records in............106-182

reservoirs in......................... 170

Willamina, Oreg., Mill Creek near....... 163

South Yamhill River near.............. 161

Willamina Creek near.................. 162

Willamina Creek near Willamina, Oreg.... 162

Willard, Wash., Little White Salmon

River at.......................... 94

Little White Salmon River near........ 95

Willow Creek (tributary to Columbia

River), at Heppner, Oreg.......... 39

Willow Creek basin (tributary to Columbia River), crest-stage 

stations in....................... 287

Willow Creek (tributary to Rogue River)

near Butte Palls, Oreg............ 11

Wilson River near Tillamook, Oreg....... 219

Wilsonville, Oreg., Willamette River

at................................ 168

Winchester, Oreg., North Umpqua River at 252 

Wind River, above Trout Creek, near

Carson, Wash...................... 97

near Carson, Wash..................... 98

Wind River basin, gaging-station

records in........................ 97-98

Winston Creek near Mayfield,

Wash.............................. 206

Work, division of....................... 2

scope of.............................. 1

Yale Reservoir, Wash., contents

of...............................194,195

Yoakum, Oreg., Umatilla River

at...?............................ 35

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