UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR 

HAROLD L. ICKES, Secretary

GEOLOGICAL SURVEY 

W. C. MENDENHALL, Director

Water-Supply Paper 904

SURFACE WATER SUPPLY 

of the UNITED STATES

1940

PART 14

PACIFIC SLOPE BASINS IN^O&EGON 

AND LOWER COLUMBIA RlfeS, BASIN

Prepared under the direction of - ' 

GLENN L. PARKER, Chief Hydraulic

AND op G. H. CANFIELD AND F. M. VEATCH, District

In cooperation with the States of,, \'-

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OREGON AND WASHINGTON cand other agencies '{"- °

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UNITED STATES ° 

GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE 

WASHINGTON : 1941

For sale by the Superintendent of Documents, Washington, D. C. - - Price 30 cents (paper cover)
CONTENTS

Page

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

Definition of terms.................................................................. 1

Explanation of data.................................................................. 1

Accuracy of f ield data and computed results.......................................... 3

Publications......................................................................... 4

Records of discharge collected by agencies other than the Geological Survey.......... 9

Cooperation.......................................................................... 11

Division of work..................................................................... 11

Gaglng-statlon records............................................................... 12

Columbia River main stem........................................................... 12

Columbia River near The Dalles, Oreg............................................. 12

Tributaries of Columbia River below mouth of Snake River........................... 13

Walla Walla River Basin.......................................................... 13

South Fork of Walla Walla River near Milton, Oreg.............................. 13

Mill Creek near Walla Walla, Wash.............................................. 14

Blue Creek near Walla Walla, Wash.............................................. 15

Umatllla River Basin............................................................. 16

Umatilla River above Meacham Creek, near Gibbon, Oreg.......................... 16

Umatllla River at Pendleton, Oreg.............................................. 17

Umatllla River at Yoakum, Oreg................................................. 18

Umatllla River near Umatllla, Oreg............................................. 19

McKay Creek near Pilot Rock, Oreg.............................................. 20

McKay Reservoir near Pendleton, Oreg........................................... 21

McKay Creek near Pendleton, Oreg............................................... 22

Birch Creek at Rleth, Oreg..................................................... 23

Principal diversions from Umatllla River between Pendleton and Umatllla, Oreg.. 24

John Day River Basin............................................................. 25

John Day River at Prairie City, Oreg........................................... 25

John Day River at Picture Gorge, near Dayville, Oreg........................... 26

John Day River at Service Creek, Oreg.......................................... 27

John Day River at McDonald Ferry, Oreg......................................... 28

Prairie power canal at Prairie City, Oreg...................................... 29

Strawberry Creek above South Fork, near Prairie City, Oreg..................... 30

North Fork of John Day River near Dale, Oreg................................... 31

North Fork of John Day River at Monument, Oreg................................. 32

Middle Fork of John Day River at Ritter, Oreg.................................. 33

Fox Creek at gorge near Fox, Oreg.............................................. 34

Deschutes River Basin............................................................ 35

Deschutes River below Snow Creek, near Lapine, Oreg............................ 35

Deschutes River at Crane Prairie, near Lapine, Oreg............................ 36

Deschutes River below Wickiup Reservoir, near Lapine, Oreg..................... 37

Deschutes River at Pringle Falls, near Lapine, Oreg............................ 38

Deschutes River at Benham Falls, near Bend, Oreg............................... 39

Deschutes River below Lava Island, near Bend, Oreg............................. 40

Deschutes River below Bend, Oreg............................................... 41

Deschutes River near Madras, Oreg.............................................. 42

Deschutes River at Moody, near Biggs, Oreg..................................... 43

Reservoirs in Deschutes River Basin above Bend, Oreg........................... 44

Cultus River above Cultus Creek, near Lapine, Oreg............................. 45

Quinn River near Lapine, Oreg.................................................. 46

Odell Creek near Crescent, Oreg................................................ 47

Fall River near Lapine, Oreg................................................... 48

Little Deschutes River near Lapine, Oreg....................................... 49

Crescent Creek at Crescent Lake, near Crescent, Oreg........................... 50

Diversions from Deschutes River near Bend, Oreg................................ 51

Tumalo Creek near Bend, Oreg................................................... 52

Squaw Creek near Sisters, Oreg.................................................. 53

Crooked River near Post, Oreg.................................................. 54

Crooked River near Culver, Oreg................................................ 55

Metolius River near Grandview, Oreg............................................ 56

Lake Creek near Sisters, Oreg.................................................. 57

White River below Tygh Valley, Oreg............................................ 58

KLickitat River Basin............................................................ 59

Klickitat River near Glenwood, Wash............................................ 59

KLickitat River near Pitt, Wash................................................ 60

Hood River Basin................................................................. 61

Hood River near Hood River, Oreg............................................... 61

West Fork of Hood River near Dee, Oreg......................................... 63

Pacific Power & Light Co.'s conduit near Hood River, Oreg...................... 64

White Salmon River Basin......................................................... 65

White Salmon River at Husum, Wash.............................................. 65

White Salmon River near Underwood, Wash........................................ 66

Wind River Basin................................................................. 67

Wind River near Carson, Wash................................................... 67

III
IV CONTENTS

Gaging-statlon records Continued.

Tributaries of Columbia River below mouth of Snake River Continued. Page

Sandy River Basin................................................................ 68

Sandy River near Marmot, Oreg.................................................. 68

Sandy River below Bull Run River, near Bull Run, Oreg.......................... 69

Salmon River near Government Camp, Oreg........................................ 70

Salmon River below Linney Creek, Oreg.......................................... 71

Salmon River above Boulder Creek, near Brightwood, Oreg........................ 72

Lake Ben Morrow Reservoir near Bull Run, Oreg.................................. 73

Bull Run River below Lake Ben Morrow Reservoir, Oreg........................... 74

Bull Run River near Bull Run, Oreg............................................. 75

Little Sandy River near Bull Run, Oreg......................................... 76

Willamette River Basin........................................................... 77

Middle Fork of Willamette River above Salt Creek, near Oakridge, Oreg.......... 77

Middle Fork of Willamette River at Eula, Oreg.................................. 78

Willamette River at Springfield, Oreg.......................................... 79

Willamette River at Albany, Oreg............................................... 80

Willamette River at Salem, Oreg................................................ 82

Hills Creek near Oakridge, Oreg................................................ 83

Salt Creek near Oakridge, Oreg................................................. 84

Salmon Creek near Oakridge, Oreg............................................... 85

Waldo Lake outlet near Oakridge, Oreg.......................................... 86

North Fork of Middle Fork of Willamette River near Oakridge, Oreg.............. 87

Fall Creek above Winberry Creek, near Lowell, Oreg............................. 88

Fall Creek below Winberry Creek, near Fall Creek, Oreg......................... 89

Little Fall Creek near Fall Creek, Oreg........................................ 90

Coast Fork of Willamette River at London, Oreg................................. 91

Coast Fork of Willamette River near Cottage Grove, Oreg........................ 92

Coast Fork of Willamette River at Saginaw, Oreg................................ 93

Row River at Star, Oreg........................................................ 94

Row River near Dorena, Oreg.................................................... 95

Mosby Creek near Cottage Grove, Oreg........................................... 96

McKenzie River at McKenzie Bridge, Oreg........................................ 97

McKenzie River near Vida, Oreg................................................. 98

Blue River near Blue River, Oreg............................................... 99

Mohawk River near Springfield, Oreg............................................ 100

Long Tom River near Not!, Oreg................................................. 101

Long Tom River at Smithfield, Oreg............................................. 102

Long Tom River at Monroe, Oreg,................................................ 104

Coyote Creek near Crow, Oreg................................................... 105

Coyote Creek near Elmira, Oreg................................................. 106

Calapooya River at Holley, Oreg................................................. 107

North Santiam River at Detroit, Oreg........................................... 108

North Santiam River above Mayflower Creek, near Detroit, Oreg.................. 109

North Santiam River at Mehama, Oreg............................................ 110

Santiam River at Jefferson, Oreg............................................... Ill

Breitenbush River above French Creek, near Detroit, Oreg....................... 112

Little North Santiam River near Mehama, Oreg................................... 113

South Santiam River below Cascadia, Oreg....................................... 114

South Santiam River at Waterloo, Oreg.......................................... 115

Middle Santiam River near Foster, Oreg......................................... 116

Albany power canal near Lebanon, Oreg.......................................... 117

Lucklamute River near Hoskins, Oreg............................................ 118

Luckiamute River near Suver, Oreg.............................................. 119

South Yamhill River near Willamina, Oreg....................................... 120

South Yamhill River near Whiteson, Oreg........................................ 121

Willamina Creek near Willamina, Oreg........................................... 122

Haskins Creek near McMinnville, Oreg........................................... 123

Molalla River above Pine Creek, near Wllhoit, Oreg............................. 124

Molalla River near Molalla, Oreg............................................... 125

Molalla River near Canby, Oreg................................................. 126

Pudding River near Mount Angel, Oreg........................................... 127

Pudding River at Aurora, Oreg.................................................. 128

Tualatin River at Farmington, Oreg............................................. 129

Tualatin River near Willamette, Oreg........................................... 130

Gales Creek near Gales Creek, Oreg............................................. 131

Oswego canal near Oswego, Oreg................................................. 132

Clackamas River at Big Bottom, Oreg............................................ 133

Clackamas River above Three Lynx Creek, Oreg................................... 134

Clackamas River near Cazadero, Oreg............................................ 135

Oak Grove Fork above power-plant intake, Oreg.................................. 136

Johnson Creek at Sycamore, Oreg................................................ 137

Lewis River Basin................................................................ 138

Lewis River near Cougar, Wash.................................................. 138

Lewis River at Ariel, Wash..................................................... 140

East Fork of Lewis River near Heisson, Wash.................................... 141

Cowlitz River Basin.............................................................. 142

Cowlitz River at Packwood, Wash................................................ 142

Cowlitz River near Mayfield, Wash.............................................. 143

Cowlitz River at Castle Rock, Wash............................................. 144

Clear Fork of Cowlitz River near Packwood, Wash................................ 145

Lake Creek near Packwood, Wash................................................. 146

Cispus River near Randle, Wash................................................. 147

Toutle River near Silver Lake, Wash............................................ 148

South Fork of Toutle River at Toutle, Wash..................................... 149

Youngs River Basin............................................................... 150

Youngs River near Astoria, Oreg................................................ 150

Streams between Columbia River and Klamath River................................. *.. 151

Nehalem River Basin.............................................................. 151

Nehalem River near Foss, Oreg............................-..................... 151
CONTENTS V

Gaging-station records Continued.

Streams between Columbia River and Klamath River Continued. Page

Wilson River Basin............................................................... 152

Wilson River near Tillamook, Oreg.............................................. 152

Trask River Basin................................................................ 153

Trask River near Tillamook, Oreg............................................... 153

Nestucca River Basin............................................................. 154

Nestucca River near McMinnville, Oreg.......................................... 154

Siletz River Basin............................................................... 155

Siletz River at Siletz, Oreg................................................... 155

Alsea River Basin................................................................ 156

Alsea River near Tidewater, Oreg............................................... 156

Siuslaw River Basin.............................................................. 157

Siuslaw River above Wildcat Creek, at Austa, Oreg.............................. 157

Lake Creek at Triangle Lake, Oreg.............................................. 159

Umpqua River Basin............................................................... 160

South Umpqua River at Til1 er, Oreg............................................. 160

Umpqua River near Elkton, Oreg................................................. 161

Cow Creek near Azalea, Oreg................. .................................. 162

North Umpqua River below Lake Creek, Oreg...................................... 163

North Umpqua River at Toketee Falls, Oreg...................................... 164

North Umpqua River above Rock Creek, near Glide, Oreg.......................... 165

Lake Creek at Diamond Lake, near Fort Klamath, Oreg............................ 166

Clearwater River above Trap Creek, Oreg........................................ 167

Coquille River Basin............................................................. 168

South Fork of Coquille River at Powers, Oreg................................... 168

Middle Fork of Coquille River near Myrtle Point, Oreg.......................... 169

North Fork of Coquille River near Myrtle Point, Oreg........................... 170

Rogue River Basin................................................................ 171

Rogue River above Bybee Creek, Oreg............................................ i?l

Rogue River above Prospect, Oreg............................................... 172

Rogue River below South Fork of Rogue River, near Prospect, Oreg............... 173

Rogue River at Dodge Bridge, near Eagle Point, Oreg............................ 174

Rogue River at Raygold, near Central Point, Oreg................................ 175

Rogue River at Grants Pass, Oreg............................................... 176

Reservoirs in Rogue River Basin, Oreg.......................................... 177

South Fork of Rogue River above Imnaha Creek, near Prospect, Oreg.............. 178

Imnana Creek near Prospect, Oreg............................................... 179

South Fork power canal near Prospect, Oreg..................................... 180

Middle Fork of Rogue River near Prospect, Oreg................................. 181

Middle Fork power canal near Prospect, Oreg.................................... 182

Red Blanket Creek near Prospect, Oreg.......................................... 183

Red Blanket power canal near Prospect, Oreg.................................... 184

Main power canal below all feeders, near Prospect, Oreg........................ 185

South Fork of Big Butte Creek near Butte Falls, Oreg........................... 186

South Fork of Little Butte Creek near Lake Creek, Oreg......................... 187

North Fork of Little Butte Creek at Fish Lake, near Lake Creek, Oreg........... 188

North Fork of Little Butte Creek above Medford intake, near Lake Creek, Oree... 189

Diversions from Little Butte Creek near Lake Creek, Oreg....................... 190

Emigrant Creek near Ashland, Oreg.............................................. 191

Bear Creek at Medford, Oreg.................................................... 192

Diversions in Bear Creek Basin, Oreg........................................... 193

Applegate River near Copper, Oreg.............................................. 194

Applegate River near Ruch, Oreg................................................ 195

Applegate River near Applegate, Oreg........................................... 196

Applegate River near Wilderville, Oreg......................................... 197

Illinois River at Kerby, Oreg.................................................. 198

Springs in the Walla Walla River Basin, Oreg.-Wash................................. 199

Miscellaneous discharge measurements................................................. 202

Index................................................................................ 205

ILLUSTRATION

Plate 1. Gaging-station structures; A, B, Columbia River near The Dalles, Oreg.; C, 

Willamette River at Albany, Oreg........................................
SURFACE WATER SUPPLY OF PACIFIC SLOPE BASINS IN OREGON AND LOWER COLUMBIA RIVER BASIN,

1940

SCOPE OF WORK

This volume is one of a series of 14 reports presenting results of measurements of stage 

and flow made on streams, lakes, and reservoirs in the United States during the water year 

ending September 30, 1940. The work was begun in 1888 in connection with special studies 

relating to irrigation. Measurements of the flow of streams and of the stage and contents 

of lakes and reservoirs have been made at about 8,SOO gaging stations in the United States 

and also ate many gaging stations in Alaska and Hawaii. In July 1940, 4,760 gaging stations 

were being maintained by the Geological Survey and cooperating organizations. Miscellaneous discharge measurements were made at many other points.

In the execution of the work many State and private organizations have cooperated, 

either by furnishing data or by assisting in collecting data. Cooperation of the first 

kind is acknowledged In connection with the description of each station affected; cooperation of the second kind is acknowledged on page 11.

DEFINITION OF TERMS

The units in which streem-flow data are presented in this report and other terms used 

herein are defined as follows:

"Second-feet" Is an abbreviation for "cubic feet per second." A second-foot 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.

"Second-feet per square mile" is the average number of cubic feet of water flowing per 

second from each square mile of area drained, on the assumption that the run-off is distributed uniformly both as regards time and area.

"Run-off In inches" is the depth to which an area would be covered if all the water 

draining from it in a given period were uniformly distributed on its surface. It is used 

for comparing run-off with rainfall, which is usually expressed in inches.

An "acre-foot" is the quantity of water required to cover an acre to the depth of 1 

foot and Is equivalent to 43,560 cubic feet. The term is commonly used in connection with 

storage for irrigation.

"Second-foot-day" is the volume of water represented by a flow of 1 second-foot for 24 

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

represents a run-off of 0.0372 inch from one square mile.

"Stage-discharge relation" is an abbreviation for the term "relation of gage height to 

discharge."

"Control" is a term used to designate a feature below the gage that defines the stagedischarge relation at the gage. This feature may be a natural section, a reach of the 

channel, or an artificial structure.

EXPLANATION OF DATA

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

discharge, and general information used to supplement the records of stage and discharge

1
2 EXPLANATION OF DATA

measurements 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 the fluctuations. Measurements or discharge are made with a current 

meter by the general methods outlined in standard textbooks on the measurement of river 

discharge. Typical structures in use at gaging stations are shown on plate 1.

Rating tables giving the discharge for any stage are prepared from the discharge measurements. The application of the mean daily gage height to these rating tables gives the 

mean daily discharge, from which the monthly and yearly mean discharge arc computed.

For most of the gaging stations In the area covered by this report the data presented 

comprise a description of the sta-tion, a table showing the daily discharge of the stream, 

and a table of monthly and yearly discharge and run-off. Skeleton rating tables are published except for those stations whose daily discharge for the greater part of the year 

was determined by the shifting-control method, the slope method, or other special methods.

The description of the station gives the type of gage, its latitude and longitude 

determined from the best available maps, and information in regsrd to diversions that 

decrease the flow at the gage, artificial regulation from pondage or storage, and the 

accuracy of the records. Under "Average discharge" is given the average discharge for the 

number of years indicated. It is given only for stations for which there are 10 or more 

complete years of record, 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 (unless it is of no importance). Unless otherwise qualified, the 

maximum discharge corresponds to the crest stage, obtained by use of a water-stage recorder or a nonrecording gage read at the time of the crest. Likewise the minimum discharge represents the lowest stage, unless otherwise qualified. The peak discharge for 

the year with the time of its occurrence is given below the table of monthly discharge for 

some stations. Selected lower peaks are also given if the peak discharge exceeded the 

mean discharge for that day by more than 10 percent. This supplementary information Is 

generally not given for stations having drainage areas of less than 10 square miles or 

more than 10,000 square miles.

The table of daily discharge gives, for stations equipped with nonrecording gages, the 

discharge in second-feet corresponding to dnce-daily readings of the gage or the mean of 

twice-daily readings. For flashy floods the mean daily discharge is determined from gageheight graphs based on gage readings made once or twice daily or oftener, as stated in the 

station description. For stations equipped with water-stage recorders, except those on 

streams subject to sudden or rapid fluctuation, the table gives the discharge corresponding to the mean daily gage height. Kor stations subject to such fluctuation the mean 

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

by averaging the discharge for intervals of the day or by using the discharge integrator, 

an instrument for obtaining the mean daily discharge from a continuous gage-height graph 

and containing as an essential element the rating curve of the station.

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

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

or fall in a reach of the stream as a factor in the determination of discharge. Information requisite for determining the slope or fall is obtained by means of an auxiliary
GEOLOGICAL SURVEY WATER-SUPPLY PAPER 904 PLATE 1

A. COLUMBIA RIVER NEAR THE DALLES, OREG. 

Measuring cable.

B. COLUMBIA RIVER NEAR THE DALLES, OREG. 

Gage shelter and stilling well.

C. WILLAMETTE RIVER AT ALBANY, OREG.

GAGING-STATION STRUCTURES.
EXPLANATION OF DATA 3

gage set at some distance from the base gage. The auxiliary gage, If one la used, Is 

described under "Location." At some stations the stage-discharge relation Is affected by 

changing stage, and for them 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, which makes It Impossible to compute the discharge In the usual manner. Discharge for periods of Ice effect Is computed on the .basis of occasional winter discharge 

measurements and gage heights, consideration being given to the available Information on 

temperature and precipitation, notes by gage observers and engineers, and comparable 

records of discharge for stations In the same or nearby basins. The days Included In the 

periods of Ice effect and the days during the winter period on which discharge measurements were made are Indicated In the table by symbols referring to footnotes.

In the table of monthly discharge the column headed "Second-foot-days" gives the sum 

for each month of the figures for that month given In the table of dally discharge. The 

column headed "Maximum" gives the maximum dally discharge and not the Instantaneous discharge when the water surface was at crest stage. Likewise, In the column headed "Minimum" 

the quantity given Is the minimum dally discharge. The column headed "Mean" gives the 

average flow In cubic feet per second during the month.

ACCURACY OF FIELD DATA AND COMPUTED RESULTS

The accuracy of stream-flow data depends primarily on (1) the permanency of the stagedischarge relation and (2) the accuracy of observation of stage, measurements of flow, and 

Interpretation of records.

The station description gives a statement In regard to the general accuracy of the 

records. "Excellent" Indicates that, In general, the daily records are accurate within 

5 percent; "good," within 10 percent; "fair," within 15 percent; and "poor," within 20 or 

a higher percent.

Yield at some stations as indicated by monthly means nay vary widely from natural yield, 

owing to diversion, consumption, regulation by storage, Increase or decrease In evaporation 

due to artificial causes, or other factors. For such stations figures of "second-feet per 

square mile" and "run-off In inches" are not published unless storage or diversion records 

are Included Indicating the extent of the regulation or diversion or unless satisfactory 

adjustments can be made for changes In contents of reservoirs or for other changes Incident to use and control. Figures of second-feet per square mile and run-off In Inches 

are also omitted If the drainage area Includes large noncontrlbutlng areas or If the 

average annual rainfall over the drainage area Is less than 20 Inches.

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 show the water supply available for further development, as prior appropriations 

below the station must first be eatisfled.

The table of monthly discharge gives a general Idea of the flow at the station. The 

table of dally discharge allows more detailed studies of the variation In flow. It should 

be borne In mind, however, that the observations In each succeeding year may be expected
4 ACCURACY OF FIELD DATA AND COMPUTED PESULTS

to throw new light on data previously published, and that greater degrees of refinement 

in computations and records may be warranted with the Increase In data and the use of 

Improved equipment.

PUBLICATIONS

The results of stream-flow measurements are now published annually In 14 parts, each 

part covering an area whose boundaries coincide with natural drainage features as Indicated 

below:

Part 1. North Atlantic slope basins (St. John River to York River).

2. South Atlantic slope and eastern Gulf of Mexico basins (James River to 

	Mississippi River).

3. Ohio River Basin.

4. St. Lawrence River Basin.

5. Hudson Bay and upper Mississippi River Basins.

6. Missouri River Basin.

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 In 

regard to the water resources of the -United States may be obtained or consulted as 

explained below.

1. Copies may be purchased at nominal cost from the Superintendent of Documents, 

Government Printing Office, Washington, D. C., who will, on application, furnish lists 

giving prices.

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 local offices of the water-resources 

branch of the Geological Survey as follows:

East of the Mississippi River:

Albany. N. Y., 526 Federal Building.

Asheville, N. C., 220 Post Office Building.

Atlanta, Ga., 5 North Rhodes Center.

Augusta, Maine, Statehouse.

Boston, Mass., 945 Post Office Building.

Charlottesvllle, Va., House G, Dawson Row, University of Virginia.

Chattanooga, Term., 442 Post Office Building.

College Park, Md., Engineering Building, University of Maryland.

Columbia, 3. C., 119 United States Courthouse.

Columbus, Ohio, 404 Engineering Experiment Station, Ohio State University.

Harrisburg, Pa., 490 Education Building.

Hartford, Conn., 225 Capitol Building, 410 Asylum Street.

Indianapolis, Ind., 316 Federal Building.

Louisville, Ky., 652 Federal Building.

Madison, Wls., 666 State Office Building.

Montgomery, Ala., 507 Post Office Building.

Ocala, Fla., 302 Post Office Building.

St. Paul, Mlnn., 808 New Post Office Building.

South Charleston, W. Va., Armor Park School Building.

Trenton, N. J., 228 Federal Building.

Urbana, 111., 14 Post Office Annex, Elm Street.

West of the Mississippi River:

Austin, Tex., 300 State Highway Building.

Boise, Idaho, 429 Federal Building.

Denver, Colo., 230 Customhouse.

Fort Smith, Ark., 6 Post Office Building.

Helena, Mont., 408 Federal Building.

Honolulu, Hawaii, 225 Federal Building.

Idaho Falls, Idaho, 204 Federal Building.

Iowa City, Iowa, 508 Hydraulic Laboratory, University of Iowa.

Los Angeles, Calif., G-31 United States Post Office and Courthouse.

Portland, Oreg., 606 Post Office Building.
PUBLICATIONS

Rolla, Mo., Missouri Geological Survey Building, Missouri School of Mines

and Metallurgy.

St. Louis, Mo., 926 New Federal Building. 

Salt Lake City, Utah, 303 Federal Building. 

San Francisco, Calif., 465 Federal Office Building. 

Santa Fe, N. Mex., 204 United states Courthouse. 

Tacoma, Wash., 1100 Washington Building. 

Topeka, Kans., 305 Federal Building. 

Tucson, Arlz., 210 Post Office Building.

A list of the Geological Survey publications may be obtained by applying to the 

Director, Geological Survey, Washington, D. C.

Records of flow of streams In the United States have been published In the reports 

tabulated as follows:

Stream-flow data in reports of the Geological Survey 

(A = Annual Report; B = Bulletin; W = Water-Supply Paper)

Report Character- of data Year

10th A, pt. 2 

llth A, pt. 2 

12th A, pt. 2 

13th A, pt. 3 

14th A> pt. 2 

B 131........

16th A, pt. 2 

B 140........

W 11.........

18th A, pt. 4

Descriptive Information only.

Monthly discharge and descriptive Information...

....do..........................................

.do.

W 15.

W 16.

19th A, pt. 4 

W 27.........

W 28.

20th A, pt. 4 

W 35 to 39...

21st A, pt. 4 

W 47 to 52...

22d A, pt. 4 

W 65, 66.... .

W 75.........

Monthly discharge (long-tine records, 1871-93).. 

Descriptions, measurements, gage heights, and

ratings.

Descriptive Information only. 

Descriptions, measurements, gage heights,

ratings, and monthly discharge (also many

data covering earlier years). 

Gage heights (also gage heights for earlier

years). 

Descriptions, measurements, ratings, and monthly

discharge (also similar data for some earlier

years). 

Descriptions, measurements, and gage heights of

streams east of the Mississippi River and

Missouri River and tributaries above Kansas

River. 

Descriptions, measurements, and gage heights of

streams ..west of the Mississippi River except

Missouri River and tributaries above Kansas

River. 

Descriptions, measurements, ratings, and monthly

discharge (also some long-time records). 

Measurements, ratings, and gage heights of

streams east of the Mississippi River and

Missouri River and tributaries. 

Measurements, ratings, and gage heights of

streams west of the Mississippi River except

Missouri River and tributaries. 

Monthly discharge (also for many earlier years). 

Descriptions, measurements, gage heights, and

ratings. 

Monthly discharge...............................

Descriptions, measurements, gage heights, and

ratings. 

Monthly discharge...............................

Descriptions, measurements, gage heights, and

ratings. 

Monthly discharge...............................

1884 to Sept. 1890. 

1884 to June 30, 1891. 

1884 to Dec. 31, 1892. 

1888 to Dec. 31, 1893. 

1893-94.

1895.

1896. 

1895-96.

1897.

1897.

1897.

1898.

1898

1899.

1899.

1900.

1900.

1901.

1901.

Note.- Reports containing records for years after 1901 are given in table on page 6.

The table on the following page gives, by years and drainage basins, the numbers of 

the papers on surface water supply published from 1899 to 1940. The data for any particular station will, in general, be found in the reports covering the years during which 

the station was maintained. For example, the data for 1910 to 1920 for any station in the 

area covered by part 3 are published in Water-Supply Papers 283, 303, 323, 353, 403, 433, 

453, 473, 503, which contain records for the Ohio River Basin for those years.

The records at most of the stations discussed in these reports extend over a series of 

years. Miscellaneous measurements at many points other than regular gaging stations have 

been made each year and are published under "Miscellaneous discharge measurements" at the 

end of each report, the streams and points of measurement listed appearing in the same 

relative order as the streams and gaging stations in the body of the report. An Index of 

the records obtained prior to 1904 has been published In Water-Supply Paper 119.
Numbers of water-supply papers containing results of stream me

(For basins included see p. 4)

Year

1899 a... 

1900 g... 

1901 ..... 

1902..... 

1903 .....

1904..... 

1905 ..... 

1906 ..... 

1907-8... 

1909 .....

1910 ..... 

1911.... . 

1912 .....

1914.....

1915..... 

1916..... 

1917. .... 

1918..... 

1919-20..

1921.. ... 

1922 ..... 

1923..... 

1924..... 

19_25 .....

1926.. . .. 

1927..... 

1928.... . 

1929..... 

1930... ..

1931. .... 

193? ..... 

1933 ..... 

1934. .... 

1935 .....

1936..... 

1937.... . 

1936... .. 

1939..... 

1940 .....

1

35 

47, h48 

65, 75 

82 

97

0124, p!25, q!26 

0165, p!66, q!67 

0201, p202, q203 

241 

261

281 

301 

321 

351 

381

401 

431 

451 

471 

501

521 

541 

561 

561 

601

641 

661 

661 

696

711 

72S 

741 

756

701

801 

621 

651 

671 

691

2

b35, 36 

48 

65, 75 

b82, 83 

b97. 98

q!26, 127 

q!67, 168 

q203, 204 

242 

262

282 

302 

322 

352 

382

402 

432 

452 

472 

502

522 

542 

562 

562 

602

642 

662 

682 

697

712 

727 

742 

757 

782

802 

822 

052 

872

£92

3

36 

48, 149 

65, 75 

83 

98

128 

169 

205 

243 

263

283 

303 

323 

353 

383

403 

433 

453 

473 

503

523 

543 

563 

583 

603

643 

663 

683 

698

713 

726 

743 

758 

783

803 

823 

653 

873 

693

4

36 

49 

65, 75 

m82, 83 

97

129 

170 

206 

244 

264

284 

304 

324 

354 

384

404 

434 

454 

474 

504

524 

544 

564 

584 

604

644 

664 

684 

699

714 

729 

744 

759 

764

804 

624 

854 

874 

894

5

36 

49 

k65, 66, 75 

k83, 85 

k98. 99. nlOO

k!28, 130 

171 

207 

245 

265

285 

305 

325 

355 

385

405 

435 

455 

475 

505

525 

545 

565 

585 

605

625 

645 

665 

665 

700

715 

730 

745 

760 

785

805

625 

655 

675 

695

6

C36, 37 

49, J50 

66, 75 

84 

99

130, r!31 

172 

208 

246 

266

286 

306 

326 

356 

386

406 

436 

456 

476 

506

526 

546 

566 

586 

606

626 

646 

666 

686 

701

716 

731 

746 

761 

786

806 

826 

856 

676 

896

7

37 

50 

k65, 66, 75 

k83, 84 

k98. 99

k!28, 131 

k!69, 173 

k205, 209 

247 

267

287 

307 

327 

357 

387

407 

437 

457 

477 

507

527 

547 

567 

587 

607

627 

647 

667 

687 

702

717 

732 

747 

762 

787

8O7 

827 

857 

877 

897

8

66, 

a Rating tables and index to Water-Supply Papers 35-39contained in Water-Supply j Loup, 

Paper 39. Tables of monthly discharge for 1899 in 21st Annual Report, part 4. k Tribut

b James River only.

c Gallatin River.

d Green and Gunnison Rivers and Colorado River above Gunnison River.

e Mojave River only.

f Kings and Kern Rivers and south Pacific slope basins.

g Rating tables and index to Water-supply Papers 47-52 and data on precipitation, 

wells, and irrigation in California and Utah contained in Water-Supply Paper 52. 

Monthly discharge for 1900 in 22d Annual Report, part 4.

h Wissahickon and Schuylkill Rivers to James River.

i Scioto River.

m Lake O

n Hudson 

o New En

p Hudson 

q Susque

r Platte 

s The Gr

asins.

t Below 

u Rogue, 
PUBLICATIONS 7

From time to time reports have been published that are compilations of records for 

various areas, usually a single State or drainage basin. These reports contain records 

previously published (some of which have been revised), as well as some records not contained In the annual series of water-supply papers. The following table gives the numbers 

and titles of these reports, arranged In alphabetical order by States and drainage basins.

Reports containing compilation of discharge by States and drainage basins

Water-supply 

. Paper

107

298

299

300

447

597-E

636-D

636-E

637-A

74

197

415

230

370

850

424

492

870

469

395

617

517

618

198

491

536

279

192

358

491

109

Year 

ending

1903

1912

1912

1912

1918

1927

1927

1927

1927

1900

1905

1915

1906

1910

1937

1916

1919

1935

1921

1914

1927

1920

1926

1906

1917

1920

1909

1906

1913

1917

1904

State or drainage basin and title

STATE

Alabama, Water powers of, with an appendix on stream measurements

In Mississippi .

Calif ornla, Water resources of, part 1, Stream measurements

Sacramento River Basin,

California, Water resources of, part 2, Stream measurements

Joaquin- River Basin.

California., Water resources of, part 3, Stream measurements

Great Basin and Pacific coast river basins.

California, southern, Surface water supply of Pacific slope

California, Surface water supply of Sacramento River Basin.

California, Surface water supply of San Joaquin River Basin

California, southern, Surface water supply of Pacific slope

In.

California, Surface water supply of minor San Francisco Bay

ern Pacific, and Great basins In.

Colorado, Water resources of.

Georgia, Water resources of.

Massachusetts, Surface waters of.

Nebraska, Surface water supply of.

Oregon, Surface water supply of.

Texas, Summary of records of surface waters of.

Vermont, Surface waters of.

Washington, Summary of hydrometrlc data In.

Washington, Summary of records of surface waters of.

Wyoming, Surface waters of, and their utilization.

DRAINAGE BASIN

Colorado River (Arlz., Colo., N. Mex., Utah, Wyo.) and Its

utilization.

Colorado River, upper (Colo., Utah), and Its utilization.

Great Salt Lake Basin, Water powers of.

Green River (Utah, Wyo.) and Its utilization.

Kennebec River Basin (Maine), Water resources of.

Milk River. (See 8t. Mary and Milk Rivers.)

New-Kanawha River Basin (N. C., Va., W. Va.), Surface water

of.

Penobscot River Basin (Maine), Water resources of.

Potomac River Basin (D. C., Md., W. Va.)

Rio Grande Basin (Colo., N. Mex., Tex.), Water resources of

1913.

St. Mary and Milk Rivers (Mont., Canada), Water supply of.

Susquehanna River Basin (Pa., Md.), Hydrography of.

In

In San

in the

of.

basins

, northsupply

, 1888-

Records of discharge have been published also In State reports. Some of these are not 

contained In the publications of the Geological Survey or are revisions of records previously published In Its water-supply papers. The following table contains a list of 

these reports.

State reports containing compilation of records of discharge

State

Alabama. .... 

Arkansas. . . . 

Connecticut.1

Do. ......

Georgia. .... 

Do.......

a Includes 

b Includes

Year 

ending

1915 

1928 

1926

1933a

1907 

1920b 

records 

records

Report

Bull. 17, Water powers of Alabama....

Bull. 44, Water resources of 

Connecticut.

Bull . 16 , Water powers of Georgia .... 

Bull. 38, Water powers of Georgia.... 

of monthly discharge in second-feet pe 

for years 1907-18.

Issued by

Geological Survey of Alabama. 

Arkansas Geological Survey. 

State Geological and Natural 

History Survey. 

Connecticut State Water 

Commission. 

Geological Survey of Georgia. 

Do. 

r square i(lle for years 1912-33.
PUBLICATIONS

State reports containing compilation of records of discharge Continued

State

Do.......

Do.......

Do. ......

Do.......

Do.......

Do.......

Minnesota. . . 

Missouri. . . . 

Do... ....

Do.......

New Jersey. . 

Do .......

New Mexico. . 

North Carolina. 

Do.......

Ohio........

Do.......

Do.......

Do .......

Do .......

Pennsylvania 

Do .......

Tennessee. . . 

Do.......

Utah ........

Virginia. . .. 

Washington. . 

Wisconsin. . .

Do... ....

Year 

ending

1911

1930C

1919 1924CI

1935^'

1920

1912 

1926 

1939n

1928

1925 

1923

1936k

1939"1

1911

1924

1905

1927 

1933 

1914

Report

Indiana.

Indiana.

....do...............................

... .do.... ...........................

Water-resources investigation of 

Minnesota. 

Vol. 20, 2d series, Water Resources 

of Missouri.

of Missouri.

Bull. 33, Surface water supply of 

New Jersey.

Supply of New Jersey. 

Surface water supply of New Mexico... 

Bull. 34, Discharge records of North 

Carolina Streams .

Carolina streams.

records of Ohio.

of Oregon.

of Oregon.

of Oregon.

of Oregon. 

Report of the Water Supply Commission 

of Pennsylvania.

Bull. 34, Water resources of 

Tennessee .

Tennessee.

Bull. 31, Water resources of 

Virginia. 

Bull. 5, Monthly and yearly summaries 

of hydrometrlc data. 

1st report of Railroad Commission of 

Wisconsin to Legislature on water 

powers.

Wisconsin to Legislature on water 

powers.

Issued by

Rivers and Lakes Commission.

Division of Waterways.

Department of Conservation.

Do.

Iowa State Planning Board.

Do.

Kansas State Board of

Agriculture. 

Do.

Kentucky Geological Survey.

State Drainage Commission.

Missouri Geological Survey 

and Water Resources. 

Do.

Bureau of Water Power, Irrl,-

gatlon, and Drainage.

Department of Conservation 

and Devel opment .

Commission. 

Office of the State Engineer. 

Department of Conservation 

and Development. 

Do.

tlon, Ohio State University

Division of Conservation 

and Natural Resources.

Do.

Do.

Water Supply Commission of 

Pennsylvania .

Waters . 

Department of Education.

Conservation and Development 

Commission. 

Department of Conservation 

and Development. 

Railroad Commission of 

Wisconsin.

Do.

c Includes records for years 1927-30.

d Includes records for years 1919-24.

e Includes records for years 1924-28.

f Includes records for years 1928-35.

g Includes records for years 1935-39.

h Includes records for years 1927-39.

I Includes records for years 1914-28.

J Includes- records for years 1928-34.

k Includes records for years 1889-193b; 

records of dally and monthly discharge are not Included.

1 Includes all available records prior to 1921.

m Includes records for years 1902-39.

n Includes records for years 1914-24.

o Includes records for years 1924-30.

p Includes records for years 1930-36.

q Includes records for years 1928-32.

r Includes average weekly discharge for years

1920-30. 

s Includes records for years 1914-23.

Note.- In addition to the records contained In the reports listed above, the following 

States have Issued annual or biennial reports In which are contained records of discharge: 

California, Colorado, Connecticut, Idaho, Indiana, Missouri, Montana, Nebraska, New Mexico, 

New York (also New York City Board of Water Supply), North Dakota, Oregon, Pennsylvania, 

Utah, Washington, and Wyoming.
PUBLICATIONS 9

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 

reports also contain other pertinent hydrologic information and analyses and compilations 

of data relating to earlier noteworthy floods. The following list gives the numbers and 

titles of these reports.

Water-Supply Title 

Paper

88 The Passaic flood of 1902.

92 The Passaic flood of 1903.

96 Destructive floods In the United States In 1903.

147 Destructive floods In the United States in 1904.

162 Destructive floods in the United States in 1905.

334 The Ohio Valley flood of March-April 1913.

426 Southern California floods of January 1916.

487 The Arkansas River flood of June 3-5, 1921.

488 The floods in central Texas in September 1921.

520-G Some floods in the Rocky Mountain region.

636-C The New England flood of November 1927.

771 Floods In the United States, magnitude and frequency.

773-E The New York State flood of July 1935.

796-B Flood on Republican and Kansas Rivers, May and June 1935.

796-C Flood in La Canada Valley, California, January 1, 1934.

798 The floods of March 1936, Part 1, New England Rivers.

799 The floods of March 1936, Part 2, Hudson River to Susquehanna River region.

800 The floods of March 1936, Part 3, Potomac, James and upper Ohio Rivers.

816 Major Texas floods of 1936.

836-A Stages and flood discharges of the Connecticut River at Hartford, Conn.

838 Floods of Ohio and Mississippi Rivers, January-February 1937.

842 Floods in Canadian and Pecos River Basins of New Mexico, May and June 1937.

843 Floods of December 1937 In northern California.

847 Maximum discharges at stream-measurement stations through September 1938.

867 Hurricane floods of September 1938.

869 Flood of August 1935 in Muskingum River Basin, Ohio.

RECORDS OF DISCHARGE COLLECTED BY AGENCIES OTHER THAN THE GEOLOGICAL SURVEY

The following table contains a list of gaging stations for the area covered by this 

report at which records of daily discharge were collected during the water year October 

1939 to September 1940 by agencies other than the Geological Survey. The records for 

these stations are not contained in the publications of the Geological Survey. Records 

on many canals, not here listed, have been collected by the Oregon State engineer and 

the Bureau of Reclamation In connection with the operation of irrigation projects.

Records of discharge collected by agencies other tiian the Geological Survey

Stream

Big Butte Creek, North 

Fork of.

Big Butte Springs. ........ 

Big Marsh Creek. .......... 

Brown Creek. ..............

Cable Creek. .............. 

Camas Creek. ..............

Location

SWi sec. 2, T. 35 S., R. 2 E., 

1 mile north of Butte Falls, 

Or eg. 

Sec. 17, T. 35 S., R. 3 E., 6 

miles east of Butte Falls, 

Oreg. 

HEi sec. 20, T. 24 S., R. 7 E., 

at Hoey Ranch, near Crescent, 

Oreg. 

SWjSwJ sec. 29, T. 21 S., R. 8 

E., near Lapine, Oreg.

at Foley Bridge, 15 miles 

southwest of Heraiiston, Oreg. 

SE 1 sec 22 TIN R 29 E

1 mile upstream from Vey 

Ranch, Oreg. 

SE-i sec. 9, T. 5 S., R. 32 E., 6 

miles east of Ukinh, Dreg. 

SEi sec. 4, T. 5 S., R. 32 E., 

200 faet upstream from Cable 

Creek, near Ukiah, Oreg.

Lapina, Oreg.

Period

1928-40 

1930-40

1924, 

1928-40*

1938-40*

1932-40* 

1932-40*

] 938-40

Collected by

Oregon State engineer. 

Do. 

Do. 

Do.

Do. 

Do.

 Records for some earlier years published in water-supply papers of the Geological Survey.
RECORDS OF DISCHARGE COLLECTED BY AGENCIES OTHER THAN THE GEOLOGICAL SURVEY 

Records of discharge collected by agencies other than the Geological Survey--Coritlnued

Stream

Coyote Creek. ............. 

Cultus Creek. .............

Dairy Creek. ..............

Deer Creek. ...............

Fish Lake Dam, tunnel at..

Illinois River, East Fork 

of.

Johnson Creek. ............ 

Jumpof f Joe Creek. ........

Klickitat River. ..........

Klickitat River, Diamond 

Fork of.

Little Applegate River. . . .

Little Butte Creek. .......

Little Butte Creek, North 

Fork of.

Little Butte Creek, South 

Fork of. 

Little Walla Walla River..

Rough and Ready Creek. ....

Sucker Creek. .............

Walla Walla River, North 

Fork of.

Walla Walla River, South 

Fork of.

Location

Fern Ridge dam site, Oreg.. 

Sec. 19, T. 20 S., R. 8 E. , 

upstream from Crane Prairie, 

near Lapine, Oreg. 

Centerville Bridge, Oreg .........

E., near Lapine, Oreg. 

Sec. 36, T. 20 S., R. 7 E. , near 

Lapine, Oreg.

1,500 feet upstream from dam 

at Cline Falls, Oreg.

E. , below Sheep Springs, near 

Lapine, Oreg.

Bybee Springs, near Wimer, 

Oreg. 

SWi sec. 3, T. 37 S., R. 4 E., 

18 miles east of Lake Creek, 

Oreg.

W., at Pease Bridge, near 

Grants Pass, Oreg.

W,, 13 miles north of Grants 

Pass, Oreg. 

NWi sec. 1C, T. 41 S., R. 8 W., 

below Esterly middle canal, 

near Takilma, Oreg.

W., at Takilma, Oreg. 

Sycamore , Oreg ..................

Sec. 32, T. 34 S., R. 5 W. , 7 

miles northwest of Merlin, 

Oreg. 

Sec. 32, T.-ll JT., R. 13 E., 

upstream from Diamond Fork, 

Wash. 

Sec. 34, T. 11 N., R. 13 E., 

1 mile upstream from mouth, 

Wash. 

NW^NEj sec. 4, T. 40 S., R. 1 

W. , bel-ow Greeley Creek, 9 

miles south of Talent, Oreg.

W., above Yale Creek, near 

Ruch, Oreg. 

SEj sec. 19, T. 36 S., R. 2 E. , 

at Lake Creek, Oreg. 

Sec. 21, T. 36 5., R. 2 E. , above 

Rogue River Valley canal intake, 

nesr Lake Creek, Oreg. 

NWi sec. SI, T. 37 S., R. 4 E. , 

near Lake Creek, Oreg. 

Seorgs Street, in Milton, Oreg.

W. , at State penitentiary 

annex near Salem, Oreg.

W., below 19th Street at 

Salem, Oreg.

below Ochoco Reservoir, 6 

miles east of Prineville, Oreg.

6 miles east of Prineville, 

Oreg. *

6 miles east of Prineville, 

Oreg.

10 miles northeast of Lake 

Creek, Oreg. 

SEiNEi sec. 15, T. 40 S., R. 9 

 W., 3 miles west of O'Brien, 

Oreg.

at Gold Lake, Oreg. 

SWj sec. 30, T. 39 S., R. 6 W., 

below Grayback Creek, 10 

miles southeast of Kerby, Oreg.

Creek, Oreg. 

NEJ sec. 22, T. 5 N., R. 36 E., 

5 miles southeast of Milton, 

Oreg. 

Above power diversion dam, near 

' Milton, Oreg.

Period

1939-40 

1938-40*

1940

1938-40 

1938-40*

1928 40*

1940 

1929-40

1940

1940

1940 

1929-40*

1930-40 

1930-40 

1940

1922-24, 

1927-40 

1916-19, 

1921-40

1926-40*

1916, 

1932-40

194C

1940

1939 40

1929-40 

1929-40*

Collected by

Corps of Engineers, U. 3- 

Army. 

Oregon State engineer.

Corps of Engineers, U. S. 

Army.

Do.

Do. 

Do.

Do.

Corps of Engineers, U. S. 

Army. 

Oregon State engineer.

0. S. Off ice -of Indian 

Affairs.

Do. 

Oregon State engineer.

Do. 

Do.

Do. 

Do.

Do. 

Do.

Do.

Army.

Oregon State engineer. 

Do.

*Records for some earlier years published in water-supply papers of the Geological Survey.

Note.- Records prior to 1936 Indicated above as collected by'the Oregon State engineer are contained in bulletins of the State engineer as follows: For 1915-84, In Bulletin 7; for 1925-30, 

in Bulletin 8; and for 1031-36 (some to December 1936) In Bulletin 9. Records subsequent to 1936 

collected by the officer mentioned and all other records here listed have not been published.

The Soil Conservation Service began in 1938 to collect records of run-off from four areas of 

less than 15 acres each In the vicinity of Newberg, Oreg. These records are available in the 

files of that organization.
COOPERATION n

The work in the two States was done under cooperative agreements as follows: In 

Oregon, with the State engineer, Charles E. Strlcklin; in Washington, with the Department of Conservation and Development, John Brooke Fink, director, and Charles J. 

Bartholet, supervisor of hydraulics.

Funds were furnished by the Corps of Engineers, U. S. Array, for the construction and 

maintenance of 21 gaging stations In Oregon and 3 In Washington.

Assistance In collecting records was also rendered by the following counties, municipalities, and corporations: In Oregon, by the counties of Crook, Deschutes, Jackson, 

Jefferson, Josephine, Umatllla, and Wallowa; the cities of Eugene, McMinnvllle, and 

Portland; The California Oregon Power Co., Inland Power & Light Co., Pacific Power & 

Light Co., and Portland General Electric Co. In Washington, by the city of Walla Walla, 

Inland Power & Light Co., and Northwestern Electric Co.

DIVISION OF WORK

The stream-gaging work was conducted by the water resources branch of the Geological 

Survey Glenn L. Parker, chief hydraulic engineer, Carl G. Paulsen, assistant chief 

hydraulic engineer, and Rudolph G. Kasel, chief of the division of surface waters. The 

data for the stations In the two States were collected and prepared for publication under 

supervision of district engineers as follows: In Oregon, G. H. Canfleld, 'the work being 

done In collaboration with Charles E. Strlcklin, State engineer; In Washington, G. L. 

Parker until Oct. 17, 1939, succeeded by F. M. Veatch.

The records were reviewed and the manuscript prepared for publication under the 

direction of B. J. Peterson, engineer In charge, and M. C. Boyer, associate engineer, 

section of reports.
12 GAGING-STATION RECORDS 

COLUMBIA RIVER MAIN STEM

Columbia River near The Dalles, Oreg.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 45°39', long. 120°58', in NEi sec. 20, T. 2 N., R. 

15 E., Just upstream from Celilo Falls, 3 miles downstream from Deschutes River, and 

11 miles east of The Dalles. Datum of gage is at mean sea level (general adjustment 

of 1929).

Drainage area.- 237,000 square miles.

Records avaiiaEle.- June 1878 to September 1940. Prior to October 1931, records based 

on starr gage at The Dalles, supplemented for a few short periods by gage-height records at Umatilla and Cascade Locks. Maximum stages for each year in period 1858 to 

1877, from readings of gage at Lower Cascades Landing.

Average discharge.- 62 years, 196,900 second-feet.

extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 370,000 second-feet June 5 (elevation, 138.46 

feet); minimum, 61,000 second-feet Feb. 2 (elevation, 128.20 feet).

1858-1940: Maximum discharge, 1,170,000 second-feet June 6, 1894 (elevation, 106.5 

feet on gage at The Dalles, 160.1 feet, present site); minimum observed, 35,000 

second-feet Jan. 12, 1937 (elevation, 126.0 feet).

Remarks.- Records good. Records since January 1937 are based on discharge measurements 

made at gaging cable 9 miles upstream with flow of Deschutes River added. Storage and 

diversions for irrigation are only a small part of total run-off. Some regulation at 

Coulee Dam during year, the total increase in contents above the dam during the water 

year ending Sept. 30, 1940,being 1,308,000 acre-feet.

Cooperation.- Recorder inspected and staff gage read twice dally by Corps of Engineers, 

U. S. Array.

Rating table, water year 1939-40 (gage height, in feet, and discharge, in second-feet)

128.0

129.0

130

131

57,500

77,300

101,000

126,000

132

133

134

135

153,000

181,000

212,000

247,000

136

137

138

139

282,000

318,000

354,000

390,000

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1939 to September 1940

Day

1 

2 

3 

4 

6

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.

82,700 

81,800 

81,300 

80,900, 

80, 400

79,700 

78,000 

76,900 

78,600 

80,400

80,900 

80,200 

78,400 

76,200 

75,100

74,200 

73,800 

73,100 

72 , 900 

72,100

71,600 

70,800 

70,400 

69,800 

f 69, 800

f 69, 800 

f 69, 800 

h70,800 

f73,300 

93,100 

97,200

Nov.

98,800 

98,800 

99,000 

99,200 

99,000

99,000 

99,200 

h96,000 

h97,200 

h99,800

f 97, 200 

f 90, 000 

84,100 

f83,600 

h85,200

h86,400 

h85,200 

h84,100 

hel,800 

h79,500

h79,500 

h77,300 

h75,100 

h74,000 

h71,800

h70,800 

h72,900 

h71,800 

h72,900 

h72,900

Dec.

f 72, 500 

70,200 

68,700 

68,900 

69,300

69,500 

70,000 

70,000 

f 70,200 

f71,600

f73,800 

76,400 

79,300 

81 , 300 

82,300

64,300 

87,600 

86,600 

91,700 

95,300

96,800 

95,300 

95,000 

97,800 

99,500

98,000 

94,100 

84,100 

76,400 

74,900 

73,800

Jan.

72,900 

74,700 

79,300 

84,600 

87,400

90,500 

90,500 

88,600 

83,400 

80,000

76,900 

75,100 

74,900 

76,400 

74,700

72,100 

71,600 

71,200 

63,700 

67,300

66,100 

64,700 

63,400 

65,100 

67,100

66,900 

65,500 

63,800 

62,600 

63,200 

64,100

Month

Dot 

Nov 

Dec

C

Jan 

Feb 

Mar 

Apr 

May 

Jun 

Jul 

Aug 

Sep

W

ember .....................

alendar year 1°2 9. ........

tember ....................

ater year 1939-4C

Feb.

63,000 

61,700 

61,900 

63,800 

66,700

70,200 

76,400 

85,500 

105,000 

106,000

108,000 

106,000 

104,000 

101,000 

95,300

91 , 400 

89,500 

89,000 

88.100 

91,200

94,300 

92 , 400 

87,400 

82 , 700 

82,500

84,300 

90,000 

112,000 

129,000

Secondfoot-days

2,384,000 

2,582,100 

2,527,200

54,882,500

2,273,300 

2,578,300 

4,136,000 

6,285,000 

8,445,000 

9,522,000 

6,404,000 

3,950,000 

3,247,000

54,333,900

Mar.

147, OOC 

hi 73, 000 

h!83,OOC 

hlBO.OOC 

hi 75, 000

f 163, 000 

150,000 

140,000 

135,000 

138,000

135,000 

129,000 

124,000 

122,000 

122,000

115,000 

110,000 

105, OOC 

105,000 

107,000

106,000 

102,000 

101,000 

102,000 

104, OOC

108,000 

117,000 

135,000 

156,000 

172,000 

f 175, 000

Maximum

97,200 

99,800 

99,500

387,000

90,500 

129,000 

183,000 

231,000 

325,000 

369,000 

254,000 

160,000 

120,000

369,000

Apr.

hi 75,000 

f 202, 000 

231,000 

204,000 

192,000

211,000 

204,000 

201,000 

199,000 

201,000

204,000 

206,000 

203,000 

f203,000 

h200,000

f204,000 

210,000 

215,000 

216,000 

211,000

213,000 

214,000 

218,000 

217,000 

218,000

223,000 

223,000 

224,000 

222,000 

221,000

May

224,000 

223,000 

224,000 

224,000 

234,000

235,000 

224,000 

229,000 

232,000 

228,000

234,000 

250,000 

277,000 

288,000 

295,000

295,000 

290,000 

282,000 

280,000 

280,000

286,000 

294,000 

299,000 

303,000 

307,000

315,000 

321,000 

321,000 

314,000 

312,000 

325,000

Minimum

69,800 

70,800 

68,700

61,000

62,600 

61 , 700 

101,000 

175,000 

223,000 

258,000 

167.000 

102,000 

101,000

61,700

June

337 , 000 

348,000 

358,000 

366,000 

369,000

365,000 

362,000 

359, OOC 

351,000 

347,000

341,000 

332,000 

328,000 

325,000 

322,000

320,000 

n312, 000 

f307,000 

300, uOO 

299,000

298,000 

295, OOC 

288,000 

281,000 

276,000

274,000 

273,000 

268,000 

263,000 

258,000

Mean

76,900 

86,070 

81,520

150,400

73,330 

88,910 

133,400 

209,500 

272,400 

317,400 

206, COO 

127,400 

108,200

148,500

July

254,000 

251,000 

248,000 

245,000 

242,000

239,000 

235,000 

233,000 

230,000 

227,000

221,000 

219,000 

214,000 

188,000 

186,000

205,000 

204,000 

202,000 

200,000 

196,000

194,000 

187,000 

183,000 

182,000 

181,000

180,000 

176,000 

175,000 

170,000 

168,000 

167,000

Per 

square

mile

0.324 

.363 

.344

.635

.309 

.375 

.563 

.884 

1.15 

1.34 

.872 

.538 

.457

.627

Aug.

160, 

156, 

154, 

154, 

154,

153, 

152, 

149, 

144, 

137,

132, 

130, 

126, 

123, 

122,

122, 

122, 

121, 

122, 

122,

122, 

119, 

115, 

111, 

107,

103, 

105, 

103, 

106,

182, 

102,

000 

000 

000 

000 

000

000 

000 

000 

000 

000

000 

000 

000 

000 

000

000 

000 

000 

000 

000

000 

000 

000 

000 

000

000 

000 

000 

000 

000 

000

Sept.

102,000 

102,000 

102,000 

102,000 

102,000

102,000 

102,000 

104,000 

107,000 

109,000

109,000 

107,000 

105,000 

105,000 

107,000

108,000 

108,000 

111,000 

114,000 

114,000

115,000 

117,000 

119,000 

120.000 

120,000

117,000 

109,000 

105,000 

102,000 

101,000

Run-off

Inches

0.37 

.41 

.40

8.62

.36

.40 

.65 

.99 

1.33 

1.49 

1.00 

.62 

.51

8.53

Acre-feet

4,729,000 

5,122,000 

5,013,000

108.900,000

4,509,000 

5,114,000 

8,204,000 

12,470,000 

16,750,000 

18,890,000 

12,700,000 

7,835,000 

6,440,000

107 ,800,000

f Discharge computed from elevations based on partial recorder record.

h Discharge computed from staff-gage reading or mean of twice-daily staff-gage readings.

9-233 April 1936

UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OP THE INTERIOR 

Geolog il Survey
TRIBUTARIES OF COLUMBIA RIVER BELOW MOUTH OF SNAKE RIVER 13

WALLA WALLA RIVER BASIN 

South Fork of Walla Walla River near Milton, Oreg.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 45°50', long. 118°10', in NE* sec. 15, T. 4 N., R. 

37 E., 1 mile upstream from Pacific Power and Light Co.'s penstock intake and 13 miles 

southeast of Milton. Altitude of gage, about 2,050 feet above mean sea level (from 

river-profile map).

Drainage area.- 67 square miles.

Records available.- February to October 1903 (gage heights only), August 1906 to November 

1917 (incomplete), May 1931 to September 1940. November 1903 to May 1906, at site 7 

miles downstream.

Average discharge.- 17 years (1904-5, 1908-15, 1931-40), 166 second-feet.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 790 second-feet Feb. 28 (gage height, 2.49 

feet); minimum, 79 second-feet Aug. 30 to Sept. 2 (gage height, 0.93 foot).

1903-17, 1931-40: Maximum discharge probably occurred during flood of May 30-31, 

1906, when gage was washed out; maximum discharge observed, 1,650 second-feet Apr. 14, 

1904; minimum discharge, 72 second-feet Feb. 14, 1932.

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

Remarks.- Records fair. No diversion or regulation above station.

Discharge, In second-feet, water year October 1939 to September 1940

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

Oct.

89 

90 

89 

91 

96

90 

88 

88 

88 

88

88 

88 

88 

88 

88

89 

89 

89 

90 

89

89 

89 

89 

89 

89

90 

91 

92 

90 

89 

89

Kov.

89 

88 

88 

88 

88

89 

104 

91 

90 

89

88 

88 

86 

86 

86

86 

86 

88 

88 

88

88 

88 

88 

89 

88

88 

88 

88 

88 

89

Dec.

88 

88 

88 

88 

88

88 

88 

102 

109 

104

101 

95 

92 

98 

125

173 

170 

135 

116 

120

125 

120 

114 

109 

102

101 

100 

100 

102 

114 

131

Jan.

168 

190 

199 

190 

163

141 

129 

121 

118 

114

107 

107 

106 

104 

102

102 

104 

102 

101 

100

100 

98 

96 

95 

95

96 

101 

114 

129 

131 

127

Month

Oct 

Nov 

Dec

C

Jan 

Feb 

Mar 

Apr 

May 

Jun 

Jul 

Aug 

Sep

W

ember. ....................

tember. ...................

ater year 1939-'

Feb.

120 

114 

111 

114 

133

475 

382 

263 

256 

407

346 

263 

230 

204 

188

173 

1 207 

224 

196 

176

166 

163 

152 

147 

207

475 

596 

652 

546

Secondfoot-days

2,769 

2,656 

3,374

55,494

3,750 

7,686 

7,926 

8,426 

6,391 

3,299 

2,866 

2,510 

2,570

54,223

Mar.

366 

395 

356 

281 

236

215 

213 

233 

218 

207

190 

178 

168 

161 

166

193 

199 

190 

186 

186

188 

193 

199 

207 

281

395 

562 

414 

340 

309 

301

Maximum

96 

104 

173

600

199 

652 

562 

366 

277 

137 

96 

86 

95

652

Apr.

351 

351 

305 

266 

252

233 

233 

259 

351 

366

326 

313 

335 

335 

292

263 

249 

263 

252 

243

230 

230 

252 

270 

263

259 

249 

288 

281 

266

May

259 

277 

263 

256 

227

213 204' 

204 

218 

249

263 

246 

230 

224 

218

213 

201 

199 

199 

193

190 

186 

183 

183 

183

170 

159 

152 

147 

143 

139

Minimum

88 

86 

88

86

95

111 

161 

230 

139 

96 

88 

80 

80

80

June

137 

133 

129 

125 

121

120 

125 

120 

116 

112

111 

111 

111 

111 

109

107 

106 

104 

102 

102

102 

101 

100 

100 

98

98 

98 

98 

96 

96

Mean

89.3 

88.5 

109

152

121 

265 

256 

281 

206 

110 

98.5 

81.0 

85.7

148

July

96 

95 

95 

96 

95

95 

94 

94 

94 

94

94 

94 

91 

91 

91

91 

92 

a92 

a93 

a93

a92 

a91 

a89 

a89 

a89

a91 

a92 

a92 

a93 

a90 

88

Per 

square 

mile

1.33 

1.32 

1.63

2.27

1.81 

3.96 

3.82 

4.19 

3.07 

1.64 

1.38 

1.21 

1.28

£.21

Aug.

86 

86 

85 

84 

81

81 

82 

82 

82 

81

80 

80 

80 

80 

80

80 

80 

80 

80 

80

80 

80 

80 

80 

80

80 

80 

80 

80 

80 

80

Sept.

80 

80 

80 

88 

85

82 

82 

81 

81 

82

82 

82 

90 

86 

86

88 

91 

95 

89 

88

88 

88 

86 

86 

86

86 

86 

90 

88 

88

Run-off

Inches

1.54 

1.47 

1.87

30.78

2.08 

4.27 

4.40 

4.68 

3.55 

1.83 

1.59 

1.39 

1.43

30.10

Peak discharge.- Feb. 6 (1:30 p.m.) 700 sec. -ft.; Peb. 28 (4 p.m.) 790 sec. -ft.

Acre-feet

5,490 

5,270 

6,690

110,100

7,440 

15,240 

15,720 

16,710 

12,680 

6,540 

5,680 

4,980 

5,100

107,500

a No gage-height record) discharge computed on basis of unpublished records for station above 

power diversion dam near Milton.

9-233 April 1936

UNITED STATES DEP^°TMEHT OP THE INTERIOR 

Geolo, ;al Survey
14 WALLA WALLA RIVER BASIN

Mill Creek near Walla Walla, Wash.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 46°00', long. 118°07', In SEiSEi sec. 12, T. 6 N., 

K. 37 E., 4 miles downstream from city of Walla Walla diversion dam (revised), 4i 

miles upstream from Blue Creek,and llj- miles southeast of Walla Walla. Datum of gage 

Is 2,000 feet above mean sea level (unadjusted). Prior to Nov. 15, 1939, staff gage 

at same site but at datum 13.24 feet higher.

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

to September 1940.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 763 second-feet Feb. 28 (gage height, 16.13 

feet); minimum discharge observed, 16 second-feet Oct. 11-15; minimum gage height 

observed, 14.06 feet Oct. 11; but may have been less during period of no gage-height 

record, Oct. 1-10.

1913-17, 1938, 1939-40: Maximum discharge observed, 1,120 second-feet May 13, 

1917 (gage height, 4.09 feet, site and datum then in use); minimum observed, that of 

Oct. 11-15, 1939.

Remarks.- Records excellent except those for period of staff-gage record, which are good, 

and those for periods of no gage-height record, which are poor. City of Walla Walla 

diverts about 22 second-feet 4 miles above the gage for municipal supply.

Discharge, In second-feet, water year October 1939 to September 1940

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 

2S 

SO 

30 

31

Oct.

» a!8

h!6 

h!6 

hi 7 

h!6 

h!6

h!8 

h!9 

h!8 

hlS 

h!8

h!8 

alS 

hlS 

h27 

h!9

h23 

h27 

a26 

a25 

a25 

a24

HOT.

a24 

a24 

h24 

h24 

a24

h23 

h23 

h29 

h27 

h24

h24 

a24 

h24 

h24 

f23

23 

23 

23 

23 

23

23 

25 

25 

25 

24

23 

23 

25 

24 

25

Dec.

25 

24 

24 

24 

24

24 

23 

29 

32 

37

33 

29 

27 

28 

36

57 

69 

47 

39 

57

71 

56 

47 

40 

36

33 

31 

31 

33 

44 

53

Jan.

71 

77 

87 

91 

81

68 

57 

51 

46 

46

40 

40 

38 

37 

36

37 

39 

40 

40 

39

36 

34 

32 

32 

31

31 

37 

48 

68 

71 

66

Feb.

57 

53 

50 

59 

88

464 

352 

218 

205 

312

241 

166 

136 

115 

100

91 

121 

152 

127 

109

100 

93 

85 

78 

143

429 

472 

596 

548

Month

Dot 

Nov 

Dee

C

Jan 

Peb 

Man 

Apr 

Hay 

Jun 

Jul 

Augi 

Sep

W

alendar year

11. ....................................

ater year 1939-4

Mar.

350 

429 

346 

244

188

154 

149 

185 

177 

152

129 

113 

102 

96 

95

119 

129 

121 

115 

109

104 

102 

100 

100 

127

178 

292 

269 

227 

185 

172

Apr.

199 

212 

194 

169 

152

136 

133 

147 

265 

307

247 

196 

174 

164 

142

125 

111 

105 

104 

96

91 

88 

120 

227 

195

167 

144 

165 

184 

176

Secondfoot-days

602 

722 

1,163

-

1,547 

5,760 

5,358 

4,935 

2,339 

1,002 

860 

828 

867

25,983

May

162 

149 

134 

130 

116

105 

96 

90 

87 

89

89 

83

74 

71 

66

61 

58 

56 

54 

54

53 

52 

50 

50 

50

48 

45 

43 

42 

42 

40

MflTrififlffli

27 

29 

71

-

91 

596 

429 

307 

162 

42 

46 

30 

35

596

June

40 

39 

38 

38 

38

37 

42 

39 

36 

34

34 

33 

32

31 

31

31 

36 

31 

31 

31

31 

31 

30 

30 

30

30 

30 

29 

29 

30

July

29 

27 

27 

27 

27

27 

27 

28 

28 

27

27 

26 

26 

26 

27

27 

26 

26 

26 

26

26 

26 

26 

26 

26

30 

46 

32 

29 

28 

28

Minimum

23 

23

-

31 

50 

95 

88 

40 

29 

26 

26 

26

-

Aug.

28 

27 

26 

26 

26

26 

26 

26 

26 

26

'26 

26 

26 

26 

26

26 

26 

26 

26 

26

26 

28 

29 

29 

f30

a29 

a 28 

f27 

27 

26 

26

Mean

19.4 

24.1 

37.5

-

49.9 

199 

173 

164 

75.5 

33.4 

27.7 

26.7 

28.9

71.0

Sept.

26 

26 

26 

34 

32

29 

28 

27 

26 

27

27 

27 

30 

30 

30

29 

30 

35 

30 

29

29 

29 

28 

2S 

28

27 

30 

30 

30 

30

Hun-off in 

acre-feet

3,190 

1,430 

2,310

-

3,070 

11,420 

10,630 

9,790 

4,640 

1,990 

1,710 

1,640 

1,720

51,540

a No gage-height record; discharge interpolated or computed on basis of records for Asotln Creek 

near Agotin.

f Fragmentary gage-height record; discharge computed from partly estimated gage heights, 

h Discharge computed from once or twice-daily staff-gage readings.

9-232 February 1936

UNITED STATES DEPABSENT OF THE INTERIOR 

Qeologl J. Surrey
WALLA WALLA-RIVER BASIN 15

Blue Creek near Walla Walla, wash.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat, 46°03'40", long. llB°07'50n , in SEiNWi sec. 25, T.

 7N., R. 37 E., 1 mile upstream from mouth and 10 miles east of Walla Walla. Datum 

of gage is at mean sea level (unadjusted).

Drainage area.- 17.0 square miles,

Records available.- October 1939 to September 1940.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 226 second-feet Feb. 28 (elevation, 1,742.2

 feet); minimum discharge observed, 0.1 second-foot Oct. 14, but may have been less during period of no gage-iielght record, Oct. 1-11.

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

 poor, and those below 3 second-feet, which are fair. No diversion or regulation.

Rating tables, water year 1939-40 (gage height, in feet, and discharge. In second-feet) 

Oct. 12 to Feb. 28 (1:30 p.m.) (1:30 p.m.) Feb. 28 to Sept. 30

1,740.38

1.740.4

1.740.5

1,740.7

1,740.9

1.4 

5.5 

14.5

1,741.1 87.5

1,741.3 44.7

1,741.5 68.5

1,742.0 168

1.740.1

1.740.2

1.740.3

1,740.5

1,740.7

0.3 

1.0 

2.2 

6.4 

14.0

1,740.9

1,741.1

1,741.3

1,741.5

1,742.0

25.3 

41.1 

62.0 

S8.2 

174

Discharge, In second-feet, water year October 1939 to September 1940

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

Oct.

. aO.4

I 

h.3 

h.2

h.l 

a.l

a. 5 

h.6 

h.6 

h.8 

h.8

h.9 

. al.O

HOT.

aO.7 

a. 6 

h.6 

h.8 

a. 7

h.6. 

hl.l 

hi. 4 

hi. 2 

h.9

h.6 

a. 6 

h.6 

h.6 

f.6

.8 

.9 

.9 

.9 

.9

.9 

1.0 

1.0 

1.0 

1.0

1.0 

.9 

.9 

.9 

.9

Dee.

0.9 

.9 

.9 

.9 

.8

.8 

.8 

1.1 

1.3 

1.6

2.5 

1.8 

1.4 

1.4 

1.8

4.4 

6.5 

4.1 

3.4 

4.4

6.9 

5.8 

4.9 

4.1 

3.4

3.0 

2.8 

2.6 

2.8 

3.9 

5.5

Jan.

8.5 

9.8 

13 

12 

10

8.1 

6.9 

5.8 

5.2 

5.8

5.5 

5.8 

5.2 

4.6 

4.6

5.2 

6.5 

6.9 

6.2 

f5.2

f4.4 

3.9 

3.4 

2.8 

f2.5

f2.5 

3.9 

7.7 

11 

12 

11

Feb.

9.4 

8.1 

7.3 

8.9 

14

69 

59 

44 

40 

50

45 

35 

32 

27 

f24

22 

30 

45 

39 

34

30 

28 

25 

25 

59

152 

136 

139 

127

Month

Oct 

Hoy

Dec

C

Jan 

Feb 

Man 

Apr 

May 

Jun 

Jul 

Augi 

Sep

W

tlendar year

11.....................................

iter year 1939-4 0. .....................

Mar.

94 

139 

109 

72 

50

39 

38 

42 

38 

33

29 

26 

22 

19 

17

19 

18 

f!6 

f!5 

13

12 

11 

11 

11 

15

20 

30 

32 

33 

31 

36

Apr.

64 

73 

56 

45 

42

39 

36 

36 

62 

66

56 

47 

38 

31 

25

20 

17 

14 

12 

11

9.4 

8.7 

15 

31 

29

26 

22 

25 

27 

26

Seoondfoot-days

19.3 

25.5 

87.4

-

205.9 

1,363.7 

1,090 

1,009.1 

223.6 

34.5 

25.3 

23.2 

47.5

4,155.0

May

24 

21 

18 

18 

f!5

f!5 

f!3 

11 

9.4 

8.4

7.1 

6.4 

5.6 

5.1 

4.6

3.9 

3.7 

3.5 

3.3 

3.1

2.8 

2.6 

2.4 

2.4 

2.4

2.3 

2.0 

1.9 

1.9 

1.9 

1.9

MflTT^np^ffl

1.4 

6.9

-

IS 

152 

139 

73 

24 

2.0 

3.0 

1.0 

2.5

152

June

2.0 

1.9 

1.7 

1.6 

1.6

1.5 

2.0 

1.9 

1.5 

1.3

1.3 

1.2 

1.0 

1.1 

1.0

1.0 

1.0 

.8 

.8 

.8

.8 

.8 

.8 

.8 

.8

.7 

.7 

.7 

.7 

.7

July

0.7 

.6 

.6 

.6 

.6

.6 

.6 

.6 

.6 

.6

.6 

.6 

.6 

.7 

.7

.7 

.7 

.6 

.6

.7

.7 

.6 

.6 

.6

.7

1.2 

3.0 

1.7 

1.3 

1.2 

1.1

IHT^mitm

0.6 

.8

-

2.5 

7.3 

11 

8.7 

1.9 

.7 

.6 

.6 

.0

-

Aug.

1.0 

1.0 

f.9 

a. 8 

f .8

.7 

.7 

.7 

.6 

.7

.6 

.6 

.6

.7 

.7

.7 

.7 

.7 

.7 

.8

.8 

.8 

.8 

.8 

.7

.6 

.8 

.8 

.8 

.8 

.8

'Mean

0.62 

.85 

2.82

-

6.64 

47.0 

35.2 

33.6 

7.21 

1.15 

.82 

.75 

1.58

11.4

Sept.

0.8 

.9 

.8 

1.7 

1-T

1.4 

1.2 

1.1 

1.1 

1.2

1.2 

1.3 

1.7 

fl.7 

al.7

al.7 

al.6 

a2.5 

a2.0 

fl.9

1.9 

1.9 

1.6 

1.5 

1.4

1.3 

1.9 

2.3 

2.3 

2.2

Run-off in 

acre-feet

38 

51 

173

-

408 

2,700 

2,160 

2,000 

444 

68 

50 

46 

94

8,230

a No gage-height records discharge interpolated or computed on basis of records for Mill Creek 

near Walla Walla and Asotln Creek near Asotln.

f Fragmentary gage-height record; discharge computed from partly or wholly estimated gage heights, 

h Computed from once or twice-daily staff-gage readings.

9-232 February 1936

UNITED STATES DKPAP'TIENT OP THE IHTERIOR 

Oeolog il Survey
16 UMA.TILLA. RIVER BASIN

Umatilla River above Meacham Creek, near Gibbon, Oreg.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 45°43', long. 118°20', in SWi sec. 21, T. 3 II., R. 

36 E., 0.8 mile downstream from Ryan Creek, 2i miles upstream from Meacham Creek, and 

2i miles northeast of Gibbon. Datum of gage is 1,855.25 feet above mean sea level 

(general adjustment of 1929).

Drainage area.- 125 square miles.

Records available.- June 1939 to September 1940. April 1933 to June 1939, at site 1 mile 

downstream.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 1,450 second-feet Mar. 27 (gage height, 5.23 

feet); minimum, 33 second-feet July 14, 15, Aug. 11, 12.

1933-40: Maximum discharge, 2,120 second-feet Apr. 12, 1936 (gage height, 2.95 

feet, site and datum then in use); minimum, 28 second-feet Sept. 27, 1935, Jan. 9, 

1937 (site and datum then in use).

Remarks.- Records good. No diversion or regulation above station.

Rating table, water year 1939-40 (gage height, in feet, and discharge, in second-feet) 

(Shifting-control method used Oct. 17 to Dec. 31, Feb. 7 to Mar. 14, Sept. 14-30)

2.0 

2.2 

2.4 

2.6

51

119

167

2.8 

3.0 

3.3 

3.6

225

290

415

550

3.9 

4.2 

4.5 

5.0

695

850

1,015

1,310

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1939 to September 1940

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.

43 

45 

44 

47 

52

45 

44 

43 

41 

41

40 

40 

40 

40 

41

43

40 

40 

40 

40

40 

41 

41 

44 

43

43 

44 

44 

45 

45 

44

Nov.

44 

43 

41 

41 

41

43

44 

44 

44 

44

44 

44 

44 

44 

44

44 

44 

44 

44 

43

43 

43 

41 

41 

41

41 

40 

40 

40 

41

Dec.

40 

40 

38 

37 

37

37 

37 

47 5-7 

66

60 

52 

54 

54 

62

89 

100 

84 

72 

79

87 

S2 

77 

72 

68

64 

63 

66 

69 

84 

111

Jan.

Month

Oct 

Nov 

Dec

C

Jan 

Peb 

Mar 

Apr 

May 

Jun 

Jul 

Aug 

Sep

w

ember .....................

alendar year 1939. ........

tember .'...................

ater year 1939-4

192 

213 

243 

255 

225

178 

150 

130 

119 

115

113 

113 

108 

102 

98

96 

96 

96 

91 

86

82 

79 

76 

74 

71

76 

82 

137 

204 

198 

175

Feb.

157 

142 

133 

142 

164

891 

785 

595 

577 

785

655 

469 

370 

310 

266

234 

302 

338 

290 

258

246 

231 

204 

192 

434

944 

1,040 

1,230 

1,110

Secondfoot-days

1,323 

1,279 

1,985

69,628

4,073 

13,494 

16,946 

15,172 

6,703 

2,04V 

1,281 

1,153 

1,289

66,745

Mar.

828 

1,080 

883 

640 

514

420 

384 

536 

496 

428

362 

314 

262 

266 

269

366 

410 

379 

350 

338

342 

354 

342 

415 

590

922 

1,270 

971 

800 

695 

720

Maximum

52 

44 

111

1,840

255 

1,230 

1,270 

993 

388 

104 

62 

43 

57

1,270

Apr.

993 

894 

705 

572 

492

438 

438 

532 

710 

700

620 

577 

605 

600 

528

456 

406 

397 

384 

362

330 

310 

338 

420 

397

388 

362 

406 

420 

392

May

374 

388 

366 

354 

318

283 

269 

255 

255 

276

280 

262 

237 

225 

210

195 

184 

173 

170 

164

160 

154 

150 

147 

150

133 

124 

117 

111 

111 

108

Minimum

40 

40 

37

35

71 

133 

262 

310 

108 

50 

34 

35 

38

34

June

104 

100 

95 

89 

84

80 

93 

89

77 

74

71 

69 

66 

64 

64

63 

63 

62 

58 

56

57 

54 

56 

54 

52

51 

51 

51 

50 

50

Mean

42.7 

42.6 

64.0

191

131 

465 

547 

506 

216 

68.2 

41.3 

37.2 

43.0

162

July

48 

47 

47 

45 

45

44 

43 

41 

41 

38

37 

36 

35 

35 

34

36 

36 

36 

38 

38

38 

36 

37 

37 

40

50 

62 

50 

44 

44 

43

Per 

square 

mile

0.342 

.341

.512

-

1.05 

3.72 

4.38 

4.05 

1.73 

.546 

.330 

.298 

.344

1.46

Aug.

43 

43 

40 

40 

40

40 

38 

37 

36 

36

35 

35 

35 

35 

35

35 

35 

35 

35 

35

36 

37 

37 

38 

37

38 

38 

37 

38 

37 

37

Sept.

38 

38 

38 

50 

54

45 

41 

41 

41 

40

41 

43 

51 

45 

43

43 

43 

57

47 

41

41 

41 

41 

40 

38

38 

40 

44 

43

Run- off

Inches Acre-feet

0.39 2,620 

.38 2,540 

.59 3,940

138,100

1.21 8,080 

4.01 26,760 

5.04 33,610 

4.51 30,090 

1.99 13,300 

.61 4,060 

.38 2,540 

.34 2,290 

.38 2,560

19.83 132,400

Peak discharge.- Feb. 6 (3 p.m.) 1,150 sec.-ft.; Feb. 25 (11 p.m.) 938 sec.-ft.; Feb. 28 (9:30 

.m.) 1,390 sec.-ft.; Mar. 2 (12 m.) 1,150 sec.-ft.; Mar. 27 (2:30 p.m.) 1,450 sec.-ft.

9-233 April 1936

UNITED STATES DEPA^MENT OF THE INTERIOR 

Geoloj. al Survey
UMATILLA RIVER BASIN 17

Uiiatilla River at Pendleton, Oreg.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 45°40', long. 118°48', In NEi sec. 10, T. 2 N., R. 

3H £., at Pendleton, 24 miles upstream from McKay Creek. Datum of gage Is 1,062.54 

feet above mean sea level (general adjustment of 1929).

Drainage area.- 637 square mlles.

Records available.- February 1891 to July 1392, May 1903 to June 1905, October 1934 to 

September 1940. May 1921 to September 1934, at site about 2i miles downstream.

Average discharge.- 17 years (1923-40), 436 second-feet.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 4,420 second-feet Feb. 28 (gage height, 4.50 

feet); minimum, 10 second-feet July 13-16.

1891-92, 1903-5, 1921-40: Maximum discharge, 13,500 second-feet (estimated), Apr 

1, 1931 (gage height, 10.7 feet, site and datum then In use); minimum, 7 second-feet 

Aug. 14, 1924 (site and datum then In use).

Flood of May 30-31, 1906, reached a stage of 11.0 feet, present datum (discharge 

not determined but somewhat greater than that of Apr. I, 1931).

Remarks.- Records fair except those below 80 second-feet, which are poor. Small dlverslons above station for Irrigation; no regulation.

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1939 to September 1940

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

IS

16

17

18

19

20

Si

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

33

31

35

35

35

35

35

35

35

35

35

35

35

35

35

36

36

36

36

36

36

36

36

36

40

43

43

43

43

43

43

Nov.

45

45

45

45

45

48

48

48

48

48

50

50

50

50

50

53

53

53

53

53

56

56

56

56

56

58

58

58

58

58

Dec.

61

61

61

61

63

66

63

63

79

85

92

88

82

79

82

95

116

123

109

105

112

112

112

109

105

98

98

95

95

102

123

Jan.

187

270

320

370

387

355

305

275

251

223

218

218

205

196

183

178

178

178

170

162

154

138

130

123

120

112

112

205

350

398

404

Feb.

387

345

305

305

320

1,250

2,160

1,620

1,340

1,600

1,670

1,210

1,020

853

734

649

1,000

1,060

880

734

656

507

561

511

656

2,500

3,110

3,450

3,610

_

-

Month

October. ..................................

November. .................................

February. .................................

March. ....................................

April. ....................................

May ......................................

July. .....................................

Water year 1939-40......................

Mar.

2,620

3,530

3,070

2,130

1,630

1,280

1,080

1,350

1,450

1,230

1,040

898

784

718

686

818

1,050

1,020

944

889

871

862

853

916

1,190

1,860

3,430

2,890

2,460

2,040

1,880

Apr.

2,750

2,650

2,080

1,640

1,310

1,060

925

1,060

2,000

1,980

1,760

1,510

1,420

1,390

1,190

1,000

862

767

726

678

621

574

561

656

649

628

600

594

642

614

-

Secondfoot-days

1,141

1,550

2,795

152,486

7,075

35,103

47,469

34,897

10,079

1,931

600

601

1,169

144,410

May

607

594

587

568

542

517

458

420

404

392

404

398

370

355

330

305

280

246

227

227

223

200

196

183

183

183

174

146

120

120

120

Movimum

43

58

123

5,200

404

3,610

3,530

2,750

607

127

29

26

66

3,610

June

127

127

112

98

95

92

92

98

85

88

72

66

63

58

56

56

56

48

48

43

43

43

45

35

35

33

33

31

27

26

-

July

29

22

22

24

24

19

19

21

18

17

14

12

10

10

10

12

16

19

18

17

24

21

22

21

18

17

19

29

29

26

21

Minimum

31

45

61

13

112

305

686

561

120

26

10

13

26

10

Aug.

19

19

19

21

21

21

21

19

18

16

16

16

14

13

13

14

16

16

18

18

18

18

21

21

21

24

26

26

26

26

26

Mean

36.8

51.7

90.2

418

228

1,210

1,531

1,163

325

64.4

19.4

19.4

39.0

395

Sept.

26

26

26

29

31

35

38

38

36

33

31

27

31

33

36

36

36

58

66

61

56

50

45

38

40

36

38

40

45

48

-

Run-off in 

acre-feet

2,260

3,070

5,540

302,400

14,030

69,630

94,150

69,220

1&.990

3,830

1,100

1,190

2,3EO

286,400

Peak discharge.- Feb. 6 (11 p.m.) 2,480 sec.-ft.; Feb. 28 (8 p.m.) 4,420 sec.-ft.

9-232 February 1936

UNITED STATES DEPAP-TJENT OF THE INTERIOR 

Geolog il Survey
18 UMATILLA RIVER BASIN

Umatilla River at Yoakum, Oreg.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 45°41', long. 119 U 02', in SWi sec. 2, T. 2 II., R. 

30 E., at highway bridge, half a mile northeast of Yoakum station and 2i miles downstream from abandoned Furnish Reservoir.

Drainage area.- 1,280 square miles.

Records available.- May 1903 to August 1916, (flow slightly regulated by storage in

Furnish Reservoir 1910-16) and October 1934 to September 1940. June 1915 to September 

1934, at site 5 miles upstream, above old Furnish Reservoir.

Average discharge.- 37 years, 658 second-feet.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 4,460 second-feet Feb. 29 (gage height, 6.01 

feet); minimum, 22 second-feet Oct. 1.

1903-40: Maximum discharge, about 20,000 second-feet May 30, 1906. ('gage height, 

about 15.0 feet, datum then in use, from floodmarks); minimum, 12 second-feet Aug. 

10-12, 1908.

Remarks.- Records good. Diversions above station for irrigation. Flow regulated to some 

- extent by mills at Pendleton and, since 1927, by McKay Reservoir.

Rating tables, water year 1939-40 (gage height. In feet, and discharge, in second-feet)

1.2 

1.4 

1.6 

1.8

Oct. 1 to Feb. 6 

151 2.0 

215 2.5 

287 3.0 

368

Feb. 7 to Sept. 30

770

1,140

Note.- Same as following 

table below 1.2 feet.

0.7 

.8 

1.0 

1.2 

1.4 

1.7 

2.0 

2.3

43

59

98

151

213

322

452

610

2.6 

3.0 

3.5 

4.0 

4.5 

5.0 

5.5 

6.0

790

1,090

1,510

2,000

2,530

3,130

3,770

4,450

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1939 to September 1940

Day

1

2

3

4

 5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21 1 22

S3

24

25

26

27

28

29

SO

31

Oct.

25

32

46

45

46

43

48

45

45

43

42

40

39

40

40

f42

a41

a41

a41

a41

a41

a43

f45

42

43

48

56

57

57

56

54

HOT.

56

56

59

56

54

56

56

56

56

61

64

61

56

57

59

59

59

59

63

57

57

59

61

61

59

61

61

61

63

64

-

Dec.

64

64

64

64

63

64

64

6479-

88

103

92

81

79

83

92

120

137

123

116

118

120

118

116

116

116

106

103

106

116

129

Jan.

170

246

299

355

382

360

322

295

280

257

f254

a252

a245

a235

f222

212

215

218

212

205

185

182

173

166

163

154

154

f!9S

334

415

425

Feb.

406

36S

339

322

f339

1,100

2,240

1,710

1,410

1,600

1,800

1,380

1,150

972

825

718

995

1,240

f988

868

748

700

670

598

670

f2,790

3,180

3,510

4,180

_

-

Month

October. ..................................

March. ....................................

April .....................................

V*T....... ................................

July. .....................................

Water year 1939-4 0. .....................

Mar.

3,110

3,820

3,610

2,730

2,260

1,840

1,560

1,520

1,630

1,480

1,270

1,100

958

868

818

898

,220

,220

,130

,070

,040

,030

,010

,050

,300

,060

,860

,540

,770

,240

1,980

Apr.

3,290

3,210

2,510

2,000

1,650

1,400

1,260

1,380

2,320

2,140

1,900

1,650

1,530

1,480

1,310

1,130

950

839

778

724

658

592

562

694

694

670

646

628

724

700

-

Secondfoot-days

1 372

1*767

2,968

198,956

7,785

37,816

56, 062

40,019

14,418

9 728

7 839 1)955

192,546

May

676

658

676

640

628

545

486

452

429

457

520

486

486

481

490

462

438

424

402

397

393

389

420

359

384

402

351

351

330

380

376

Maximum

57

64

137

5,760

425

4,180

3,860

3,290

676

386

376

302

166

4,130

June

367

351

351

338

a330

8340

a350

f342

330

322

322

338

359

355

363

376

367

376

380

376

376

376

386

380

380

376

380

376

372

372

-

July

376

372

359

351

347

334

330

330

326

326

322

322

318

314

322

318

322

f322

f330

326

310

302

295

272

279

291

291

258

244

247

272

Miuijmm

25

54

63

18

154

322

818

562

351

322

244

131

29

25

Aug.

269

276

283

283

263

287

291

302

299

295

a295

295

299

295

295

295

295

216

166

157

181

184

233

269

272

272

272

261

145

131

143

Mean

44.3

58.9

95.7

545

251

1,304

1,808

1,334

465

360

314

253

65.5

526

Sept.

145

143

143

145

160

166

70

49

42

37

33

29

35

39

39

36

36

61

59

54

49

48

43

43

42

42

40

42

46

49

-

Run-off In 

acre-feet

2,720

3,500

5,890

394,600

15,440

75,010

111,200

79,380

28,600

21,440

19,300

15,550

3,900

381,900

Peak discharge.- Feb. 7 (4 a.m.) 2,530 sec.-ft.; Feb. 18 (4 a.m.) 1,470 sec.-ft.; Feb. 29 (la.m.) 

4,460 sec.-ft.; Mar. 2 (9 a.m.) 4,310 sec.-ft.; Mar. 27 (4 p.m.) 4,280 sec.-ft.

a Ho gage-height record; discharge computed on basis of records for stations at Pendleton and 

near Gibbon and on McKay Creek near Pendleton.

f Computed on basis of partly estimated gage-height record.

9-2S2 February 1936

UNITED STATES DEPAJfllENT OP THE INTERIOR 

Qeolog: il Surrey
UMATILLA RIVER BASIN. 19

Umatilla River near Umatilla, Oreg.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 45°54', long. 119°20', in NWi sec. 21, T. 5 N., R. 

38 E., Ij miles dovmstream from West Division .main canal of Umatilla project and 2 

miles upstream from Umatilla and mouth of river. Datum of gage is 330.57 feet above 

mean sea level (general adjustment of 1929).

Drainage area.- 2,290 square miles.

Records available.- October 1903 to September 1940.

Average discharge.- 37 years, 500 second-feet.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 3,740 second-feet Feb. 29 

feet); minimum, 10 second-feet July 3 (gage height, 2.10 feet).

1903-40: Maximum discharge, 19,600 second-feet May 31, 1906 ( 

feet); no flow at times.

Remarks.- Records good except those for low-water periods, which are fair. Many diversions 

above station for irrigation; Brownell canal diverts below station. Flow regulated by 

McKay and Cold Springs Reservoirs.

Rating table, water year 1939-40 (gage height, in feet, and discharge, in second-feet)

height, 5.46 

;e height, 11.0

2.1 10.2 3.5 605 

2.3 24 4.0 1,160 

2.5 52 4.5 1,930 

2.8 130 5.0 2,830 

3.1 280 5.5 3,820

Discharge, In second-feet, water year October 1939 to September 1940

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.

14 

18 

19 

18 

17

16 

16 

15 

14 

16

14 

14 

15 

14 

14

14

14 

15 

15 

14

13 

13 

13 

13

13

13 

19 

38 

38 

31 

28

HOT.

100 

154 

150 

146 

138

142 

138 

138 

134 

134

130 

142 

158 

158 

158

162 

158 

154 

154 

146

146 

142 

134 

127 

117

108 

117 

111 

117 

130

Dec.

127 

120 

111 

117 

104

108 

104 

108 

104 

101

104 

101 

98 

101 

101.

98 

101 

120 

117 

117

117 

114 

114 

111 

117

111 

111 

111 

111 

114 

111

Jan.

120 

120 

124 

315 

238

256 

238 

210 

185 

158

142 

134 

127 

124 

124

120 

120 

117 

117 

114

111 

114 

114 

114 

104

108 

108 

101 

104 

150 

210

Feb.

226 

210 

185 

170 

162

175

1,710 

1,630 

1,290 

1,230

1,580 

1,330 

1,020 

877 

730

634 

672 

1,040 

934

770

652 

587 

551 

481 

447

1,580 

2.6GO 

3,000 

3,530

Month

Oct 

Hot 

Dec

C

Jan 

Pel 

Mar 

Apr 

May 

Jun 

Jul 

Aug 

Sep

V ater year 1939-4

Mar.

3,150 

3,060 

3,490 

2,740 

2,020

1,560 

1,270 

1,170 

1,510 

1,360

1,150 

934 

800 

710 

643

587 

800 

866 

770 

690

624 

569 

524 

490 

596

1,200 

2,370 

3,060 

2,370 

1,860 

1,480

Apr.

1, 

2, 

2, 

1,

1,

1 

1,

1, 

1, 

1,

Secondfoot-days

538 

4,143 

3,404

98,928

4,541 

30,063 

44,423 

23,249 

514 

462 

696 

430 

441

112,904

930 

790 

230 

650 

290

994 

833 

822 

440 

660

440

220 

040 

982 

877

672 

506 

350 

244 

127

44 

13 

12 

12 

12

12 

11 

12 

12 

12

Hay

12 

12 

12 

12 

36

74 

31 

14 

12 

12

12 

12 

12 

12 

12

12 

12 

12 

12 

12

12 

12 

13 

13 

12

13 

30 

22 

14 

13 

13

Maximum

38

162 

127

4,420

315 

3,530 

3,490 

2,790 

74 

25 

196 

16 

15

3,530

June

14 

14 

19 

14 

14

21 

25 

21 

23 

18

15 

14 

13 

13 

13

13 

13 

13 

13 

13

14 

14 

14 

15 

14

14 

14 

16 

16 

15

July

14 

14 

32 

196 

28

18

21 

20 

18

16

14 

13 

13 

13 

13

13 

13 

13 

13 

13

13 

13 

13 

13 

13

13 

14 

50 

18

14 

14

Aug.

13 

14 

13 

13 

13

13 

13 

13 

13 

13

13 

14 

14 

14 

14

14 

14 

14 

14 

14

14

14 

14 

14 

16

16 

15 

14 

14

15 

14

Sept.

14

14 

14 

14 

15

14 

14 

14 

14 

14

15 

15 

15 

15 

15

15 

15

- 15 

15 

15

15 

15 

15 

15 

15

15 

15

15 

15 

15

Minimum . Mean *S££.V

13 17.4 1,070 

100 138 8,220 

98 110 6,750

12 271 196,200

101 146 9,010 

162 1,037 59,630 

490 1,433 88,110 

11 775 46,110 

12 16.6 1,020 

13 15.4 916 

13 22.5 1,380 

13 13.9 853 

14 14.7 375

11 308 223,900

9-232 February 1936

UNITED STATES DEPAF"1MENT OP THE INTERIOR 

Geolog. il Surrey
20 UMATILLA RIVER BASIN

McKay Creek near Pilot Rook, Oreg.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 45°33', long. 118°46', In SEi sec. 23, T. 1 II., R. 

32 E., 1 mile upstream from backwater from IlcKay Reservoir and 6 miles northeast of 

Pilot Rook.

Drainage area.- 178 square miles.

Records available.- May to August 1921, October 1926 to September 1940 (1927-29 Incomplete).

Averap.e discharge.- 12 years (1926-27, 1929-40), 78.8 second-feet.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 1,780 second-feet Mar. 2 (gage height, 4.35 feet), 

from rating curve extended above 800 second-feet; no flow at times.

1921, 1926-40: Maximum discharge, 6,000 second-feet Apr. 1, 1931 (gage height, 

7.4 feet, present datum); no flow at times.

Remarks.- Records fair. Many small diversions above station for Irrigation; none between 

station and McKay Reservoir.

Discharge, In second-feet, water year October 1939 to September 1940

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. HOT.

aO

aO

aO

aO

aO

aO

a. 2

a!4

a. 6

a. 8

al.O

al.2

al.4

al.6

al.8

al.8

1.8 I. 17

1.7

1.7

1.7

2.1

2.5

2.7

2.8

2.8

2.6

2.2

2.2

2.2

-

Dec.

2.4

2.4

2.0

2.0

2.0

2.0

2.1

2.2

2.6

a2.8

a3.0

a3.2

a3.5

a3.8

a4.0

4.2

4.3

4.7

4.7

5.3

6.5

6.2

6.5

7.4

9.0

8.1

7.4

7.4

7.1

7.4

9.0

Jan.

12

16

20

26

34

34

30

27

26

24

24

27

26

26

26

26

28

30

31

29

26

23

21

20

19

18

18

48

84

73

64

Feb.

55

47

42

44

48

403

317

329

345

448

361

269

211

131

154

148

194

253

218

184

160

142

12D

110

183

859

765

782

632

-

-

Month

October. ..................................

December. .................................

March. ....................................

April.....................................

May.......................................

July. .....................................

Water year 1939-4 3 ......................

Mar.

475

1,340

922

640

469

360

315

393

340

301

257

218

190

174

164

197

233

237

211

197

180

170

160

157

225

320

463

433

382

330

320

Apr.

610

662

508

415

371

315

288

296

534

488

410

335

274

229

197

150

132

114

97

87

74

70

68

82

72

68

62

66

74

72

-

Seeondfoot-days

0

41,5

145.2

27,770.9

936

8,009

10,773

7 230

870 »6

47 2

0

0

0

28,052.5

May

72

70

68

66

64

55

45

44

40

32

25

26

a26

27

a34

a22

20

21

18

17

15

14

14

12

11

8.3

4.4

3.0

1.4

1.9

2.6

Maximum

0

2.8

9.0

1,090

84

859

1,340

662

72

3 0° 4

0

0

1,340

June

-z 4

1\ a2.8

I

}

2.2

'

. al.6

1.2

»

. a. 6

,

-

July

Minimum

0

0

2.0

0

12

42

157

62

1.4

0

0

0

0

Aug.

Mean

0

1.38

4.68

76.1

30.2

276

348

241

28.1

1.57

0

0

0

76.6

Sept.

Rim-off in 

acre-feet

0

82

288

55,090

1,860

15,890

21,370

14,340

1,730

94

0

0

0

55,650

Hote.- No flow, Oct. 1 to

iScS32 Febmwry 19 36-

Lted or interpolated on basis of information furnished by 

ilov. 6 and July 1 to Sept. 30, based on information furnished by water-

_ _ 4004^0

UHITED.-ST.A'EBS DEPAH'»HENT OP ¥. " 

»w>logi 1 Survey
UMATILLA RIVER BASIN 21

McKay Reservoir near Pendleton, Oreg.

Staff gage, lat. 45°36', long. 118°48', at dam in SEi sec. 34, T. 2 N., R. 32 E., 4 

miles south of Pendleton. Gage readings are elevations above mean sea level (surveys of 

Bureau of Reclamation). Records available, October 1930 to September 1940. Maximum 

contents observed during year. 60,950 acre-feet June 1 (elevation, 1,311 feet); minimum, 

5,821 acre-feet (interpolated) Sept. 30. Maximum contents observed during period 1930- 

40, 71,300 acre-feet May 1, 1938 (elevation, 1,320.0 feet); minimum observed, 3,051 

acre-feet Oct. 1, Nov. 1, Dec. 1, 1935 (elevation, 1,217.6 feet).

Reservoir is forced by gravel-fill dam with concrete facing completed in 1926; storage 

began in 1927. Capacity, 73,660 acre-feet between elevations 1,182 feet (floor of trashrack structure) and 1,322 feet (top of spillway gates). Dead storage not known. Water 

is used for irrigation of lands along Umatilla River near Echo, Stanfield, and Hermiston. 

Gage read to nearest foot or half-foot on first day of each month; readings furnished by 

Bureau of Reclamation.

Monthly elevation and contents, wate October 1939 to September 1940

Month

Dec. 1..................... .

Calendar year 1939. .......

May ......................

July ......................

Oct. ......................

Water Year 1939-40. .......

Elevation 

(feet)

-

-

1 279

1 289 5

Contents 

(acre-feet)

-

_

14 640

J5.776

Change in contents 

during month 

(acre-feet)

-

-2,470

+17 720

-1, 339

-8.944

 ( Computed from record of inflow and outflow. 

(Interpolated.
22 UMATILLA RIVER BASIN

McKay Creek near Pendleton, Oreg.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 45°37', long. 118°48', In sec. 34, T 2 N R 32 

E., just upstream from Irrigation diversion dam, a quarter of a mile downstream from 

McKay Dam, and 4 miles south of Pendleton.

Records available.- November 1918 to September 1923, October 1924 to September 1940 (diversions by irrigation canal at gage not included since 1932).

Average discharge.- 19 years (1919-23, 1924-27, 1928-40, 88.5 second-feet (unadjusted).

ExtFe?eg-~ ffeximum daily discharge during year, 364 second-feet June 26 to July 2 (rage 

Height, 1.40 feet); no flow Oct. 1 to Mar. 31, Sept. 7-30.

A f 18~40: Maxim discharge observed, 3,250 second-feet Feb. 10, 1921, (gage height, 

4.4 feet, site and datum then in use) from rating curve extended above 1,110 secondfeet; no flow at times.

Remarks.- Records fair. Total summer flow diverted above McKay Reservoir for Irritation 

FTolTcompletely regulated since 1927 by McKay Reservoir. xmbatiun.

Rating-table, water year 1939-40 (gage height, in feet, and discharge, in second-feet)

0.0 

.2 

.4 

,6

0.8 

1.0 

1.2

120

183

264

Discharge, in second-feet, water rear October 1939 to September 1940

Day

1

Z

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

18

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

80

81

82

83

84

85

86

27

28

29

30

31

Oct. HOT. Dec. Jan. Feb.

Month

March. ....................................

April. ....................................

Mav. .......

Aug 

Sep

TISt. ...................................

Water year 1939-4C) ......................

Mar. Apr.

 a6.0

6.5

a6.5

a6.5

a6.5

a6.5

a6.5

a6.5

a6.5

6.5

6.5

19

58

46

-

Secondfoot -days

0

0

0

27,512

0 

0

0

4,08l!s

8,890

7 ) 583 

697

30,931.8

May

39

39

40

40

19

3.0

4.4

4.4

37

84

118

102

108

152

166

169

173

180

183

206

al69

a!91

a!83

a!69

214

210

173

206

230

235

235

Mmf^imwn

0

0

0

310

0

0

0

235

364

364 

302 

123

364

June

222

218

222

210

222

230

239

230

230

235

251

283

274

269

302

307

322

333

343

348

354

354

354

359

359

364

364

364

364

364

-

July

364

364

a338

a338

a330

317

322

317

317

312

312

312

307

312

317

312

312

312

a312

317

312

317

278

269

269

278

264

218

218

251

264

Minimum

0

0

0

0

0

0

o

3.C

210

110 

0

0

Aug.

264

274

269

269

278

283

288

302

298

302

302

298

298

293

293

288

269

176

137

169

173

235

251

264

256

256

251

191

110

123

123

Mean

0

0

0

75.4

0

0

0

9.67

132

296

303 

245 

23.2

84.5

Sept.

123

123

123

123

123

82

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

Run-off in 

acre-feet

0

0

0

54,560

0

0

0

8,100

17,630

18,620 

15,040 

1,380

61,340

a No gage-height record; discharge 

Mote.- No flow, Oct. 1 to Mar. 31

conputed on basis of information furnished by waternaster. 

nd Sept. 7-30, based on information furnished by watermaster.

9-23S February 1936

UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OP THE INTERIOR 

GeologJ J. Survey
UMATILLA RIVER BASIN 23

Birch Creek at Rleth, Oreg.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 45°39', long. 118°53', In SEi sec. 13, T. 2 N., R. 

31 E., a quarter of a mile upstream from mouth and half a mile southwest of Rieth.

Drainage area.- 291 square miles.

Records available.- May 1921 to September 1923 and April 1927 to September 1940 (incomplete 

prior to October 1929).

Average discharge.- 11 years (1929-40), 27.7 second-feet.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 534 second-feet Apr. 16 (gage height, 3.83 

feet); no flow at times.

1921-23, 1927-40: Maximum discharge, 1,640 second-feet Jan. 29, 1928 (gage height, 

6.00 feet, site and datum then in use, from rating curve extended above 300 secondfeet; no flow at times.

Remarks.- Records poor. Several small diversions above station for irrigation.

Rating-tables, water year 1939-40 

Jan. 2 to Feb. 25

0.7

.9

1.1

1.3

3.7

9.4

18

30

gage height, in feet, and diseh: 

Fet>. 26 to June 17 

0.4 30

.6

1.0

1.2

0.1 

1.0 

3.0 

7.1

1.4 

1.6 

1.8 

2.0 

2.3

45

84

121

2.6

2 9 3)2

3.5

in second-feet)

169

233

314

410

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1939 to September 1940

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

IS

13

14

IS

16

17

IB

19

SO

81

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct. HOT. Dec.

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

0

1.2

2.4

Jan.

2.4

2.4

2.6

3.0

3.0

3.5

4.0

4.7

6.2

7.5

7.5

7.5

7.8

8.1

8.1

8.4

8.8

8.8

8.8

8.8

8.8

9.4

9.4

10

10

10

10

11

11

11

11

Feb.

12

13

14

14

15

17

33

42

38

43

48

50

48

44

39

37

41

48

46

44

42

42

42

41

41

128

138

224

314

_

-

Month

March. ....................................

April .....................................

May.......................................

July. .....................................

Water year 1939-4 3 ......................

liar.

238

317

236

187

151

12S

112

124

122

114

104

95

85

76

72

74

89

91

86

82

78

74

72

72

106

164

193

169

167

125

118

Apr.

208

272

224

193

179

151

137

160

253

173

149

131

112

97

89

76

56

43

34

24

16

8 7

2 9

4 4

3 3

1 3

6

4

5

5

-

Secondfoot-days

0 

0

3.6

7,821.3

233 5

1, 698 

3 921

2J799.6 13 2

T 0*

0 

0

8,669.2

May

0.3

.3

.3

.3

.2

.2

.3

.6

.6

.6

.7

.6

1.1

1.4

1.5

1.4

.5

.6

.7

.2

.4

.1

0

0

0

0

0

.1

.1

.1

0

Mq^ffpim

0 

0

2.4

414

11

314

272

1.5

.1

0

0 

0

317

June

0

0

0

0

0

.1

.1

.1

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

-

July

Minimum

0

0

0

0

2.4

12

72

.4

0

0 

0

0 

0

0

Aug.

Mean

0

0

.12

21.4

7 5*5 ' "

126*

93 .3

43

.01

0

0

0

23.7

Sept.

Run-off in 

acre-feet

0

0

7.1

15,510

463

3,370

7,780 

5,550

26

.6

0

0

0

17,200

9-232 February 1936

UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR 

Qeologi 1 Survey
<=* UMATILLA RIVER BASIN

Principal diversions from Umatilla River between Pendleton and Umatilla, Oreg.

The following canals divert water from Umatilla River between Pendleton and Umatilla, 

Oreg.:

Furnish canal , from right bank of Umatilla River in sec. 36, T. 3 N., R. 29 E. 

Umatilla project feed canal, from right bank of Umatilla River in SWi sec. 22, T. 3 N., 

R. 29 E., to feed Cold Springs Reservoir of Bureau of Reclamation. Western Land canal 

(formerly published as Western Land & Irrigation Co.'s canal), from left bank of Umatilla 

River in NEi sec. 21, T. 3 N., R. 89 E.; gage is 1 mile downstream from intake. Alien 

canal, from right bank of Western Land canal, half a mile downstream from headgate of that 

canal. Maxwell canal, from right bank of Umatilla River in SWi sec. 28, T. 4 N., R. 28 E., 

and at times receives water from Cold Springs Reservoir. West Division main canal, from 

left bank of Umatilla River in SWi sec. 28, T. 5 N., R. 28 E. Brownell canal, from right 

bank of Umatilla River 2 miles downstream from West Division main canal diversion and Is 

miles upstream from mouth of Umatilla River.

Water diverted by all these canals is used for irrigation of lands on both sides of 

Umatilla River below Echo except that diverted by West Division main canal, which is applied to lands along Columbia River in vicinity of Irrigon.

Several smaller canals also divert water between Pendleton and Umatilla, but no records 

for them were obtained.

Records of monthly discharge of the canals, published as a group, are available from 

March 1926 to September 1940; records for some of the canals published separately prior 

to 1926.

Diversions, in acre-feet, water year October 1939 to September 1940

Month

October

July............

The year or 

period. .....

Furnish 

canal

39,322

Umatilla 

project 

feed canal

11 970

15*240

69,820

Western 

Land 

canal

693

9 V30

7 S10

S94

52,955

Alien 

canal

#296

-

Maxwell 

canal

tl21

-

West 

Division 

main 

canal

9 970

64,615

Brownell 

canal

6,104

*Nov. 1-9; no record Nov. 10-30. 

tNov. 1-6; no record Nov. 7-30. 

JMar. 15-31; no record Mar. 1-14.

Note.- Some flow in Alien and Maxwell canals, but no record of it during months left 

blan¥T~
JOHN DAY RIVER BASIN 25

John Day River at Prairie City, Oreg.

Location.- Staff gage, lat. 44°27', long. 118°43', in NEi sec. 10, T. 13 S., R. 33 E., at 

power plant, upstream from outlet of Prairie power canal, three-quarters of a mile 

southwest of Prairie City. Datum of gage Is 3,492.06 feet above mean sea level 

(general adjustment of 1929).

Records available.- October 1926 to September 1940. October 1916 to September 1917 (gage 

heights only) and March 1925 to September 1926, at site below outlet of Prairie power 

canal.

Average discharge.- 15 years (1925-40), 99.2 second-feet, Including flow of Prairie power 

canal.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge observed during year, 383 second-feet Mar. 27 (gage height, 

£.84 reet); minimum observed, 2.8 second-feet Aug. 14.

1926-40: Maximum discharge, 1,550 second-feet Mar. 19, 1932 (gage height, 4.7 

feet), from rating curve extended above 500 second-feet; minimum, 2 second-feet Dec. 8, 

21, 22, 1932, Aug. 10, 1934.

Remarks.- Records good. Diversions above station for irrigation and for power. (See 

record for Prairie power canal at Prairie City.)

Cooperation.- Staff gage read twice daily by employee of West Coast Power Co.

Discharge, in second-feetj,water year October 1939 to September 194O

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

16

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

26

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

9.5

11

14

15

23

31

25

22

22

21

18

17

17

16

15

15

14

12

10

9.9

9.9

9.5

10

9.9

9.9

10

9.9

11

10

9.1

9.5

Nov.

9.9

8.7

8.7

8.3

7.7

7.7

7.1

7.1

7.1

6.8

5.8

6.4

6.1

5.8

5.8

5.8

5.8

5.8

5.8

5.8

5.8

5.8

5.8

5.8

5.8

5.3

5.2

5.5

5.5

5.8

-

Deo.

5.8

5.8

5.8

5.8

21

7.1

6.4

6.8

7.7

11

11

7.7

7.7

7.1

8.3

11

12

8.7

8.3

9.1

8.3

7.7

7.7

7.1

6.1

6.4

7.4

7.4

9.1

23

27

Month

October. .............

November. ............

December.... .........

Calendar year 1939

January. .............

February .............

March. ...............

April ................

May. .................

June .................

July.................

August. ..............

Water year 1939-40

Jan.

31

37

53

46

37

25

19

17

21

21

13

13

9.9

9.5

9.9

12

12

14

9 .1

13

13

11

8.7

9.9

9.1

13

16

15

12

12

11

Feb.

12

11

12

13

12

28

31

34

35

46

44

35

35

35

31

27

30

30

29

20

16

21

14

18

50

108

130

158

148

..

-

Mar119

259

148

122

102

88

85

132

100

95

88

79

69

64

59

67

69

67

68

72

76

82

88

96

164

239

371

302

261

243

285

Apr.

228

228

204

219

1 73

148

148

157

171

149

139

137

160

198

208

184

149

130

134

160

141

129

129

119

111

110

99

98

100

93

-

River only

Maximum Minimum Mean R^°-feet

31 9.1 14.4 88 t

28 5.8 9.56 58E

1,020 5.0 53.3 38, 58^

53 8.7 17.8 1.10C

158 11 41.8 2.41C

371 59 134 8.25C

228 93 152 9 03C

105 40 75.9 4|67C

110 9.1 28.9 1 ,72C

13 5.8 9.49 58-

6.4 3.2 4.01 246

25 3.5 11.4 68C

371 3.2 42.1 30,54S

May

77

67

77

93

95

89

64

50

40

48

56

79

105

99

96

90

77

74

68

72

67

62

67

69

99

100

92

77

65

76

62

June

River

Maximum

) 62

; 64

94

i 1,070

) 115

) 221

435

296

) 173

71

59

80

435

86

110

85

68

62

47

44

41

35

32

26

18

13

15

14

14

14

13

12

9.9

11

12

11

10

9.1

11

11

11

9.9

12

July

12

13

12

12

13

12

11

11

9.9

12

9.9

7.7

6.4

7.1

7.1

8.0

9.1

9.9

9.1

11

9.5

8.3

7.4

6.4

5.8

7.1

12

11

8.7

7.7

7.1

Aug.

6.4

5.8

5.2

4.8

4.6

4.6

4.8

4.3

3.9

5.0

4.6

4.3

3.9

3.5

3.9

3.5

3.7

3.7

3.5

3.5

3.5

3.5

3.2

3.5

3.5

3.2

3.2

3.2

3.2

3.2

3.5

Sept.

3.5

3.5

3.5

11

15

8.7

7.1

6.1

5.8

6.4

5.8

5.8

12

15

25

13

16

22

22

20

20

16

12

9.5

9.1

9.1

a. 6

8.3

9.9

8.3

and Prairie power canal

Run-off in Minimum Mean acre-feot

38 53.3 3,280

56 58.3 3,47O 

37 . '64.2 3,950

6 94.9 68,690

52 76.1 4,680

68 103 5,920

119 196 12,060

155 217 12,940

106 142 8,760

16 59.7 3,550

22 44.9 2,760

5.5 18.1 1,110 

14 57.0 3,390

5.5 90.7 65,870

9-S34 April 1936
26 JOHN- DAY RIVER BASIN

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

Location.- Water-stage recorder and concrete control, lat. 44031'20M , long. 119 037'30", 

in sec. 20, T. 12 S., R. 26 E., on John Day Highway, 0.7 mile upstream fron Rock Creek 

Bridge and 7 miles northwest of Dayville. Datum of gage is 2,232.10 feet above mean 

sea level (general adjustment of 1929).

Records available.- April 1926 to September 1940. 

Average discharge.- 14 years, 338 second-feet.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 3,270 second-feet Mar. 27 (gage height, 10.27 

feet), from rating curve extended above 2,300 second-feet; minimum, 4.9 second-feet 

Aug. 29-31 (gage height, 1.14 feet).

1926-40: Maximum discharge, 6,000 second-feet Mar. 19, 1932 (gage height, 14.0 

feet), from rating curve extended above 2,300 second-feet; minimum, 1 second-foot 

several days in August and September 1930, Aug. 8, 9, 1936.

Remarks.- Records excellent except those below 10 second-feet, which are fair, 

diversions above station for irrigation. Many

Rating table, water year 1939-40 (gage height, in feet, and discharge, in second-feet) 

(Shifting-control method used Aug. 9-24)

1.0 1.3 2.2 99 5.0 675 

1.2 7.5 2.5 137 6.0 1,005 

1.4 20 3.0 216 7.0 1,420 

1.6 37 3.5 309 8.0 1,895 

1.9, 65 4.0 413 10.0 3,090

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1939 to September 1940

Day

1 

2 

3 

4 

S

6

7

a

9 

10

11

12 

13

14 

IS

16 

17 

18 

19 

20

to.

22 

25 

24 

25

26 

27 

28 

29 

30 

31

Oct.

8 0 

8 0 

8 0 

7 1 

8 6

12 

16 

32 

42 

43

49 

46 

46 

44 

41

41 

39 

38 

42 

42

45 

55 

54 

57 

60

64 

74 

89 

93 

94 

94

HOT.

93 

93

100 

100 

101

104 

103 

103 

104 

106

109 

110 

110 

107 

109

111 

111 

111 

107 

104

109 

123

118 

116 

114

112 

111 

115 

105 

103

Dec.

110 

114 

115 

115 

114

114 

111 

112 

124 

152

156 

154 

147 

144 

148

151 

163 

166 

103 

156

156 

154 

148 

145 

137

127 

130 

140 

147 

166 

211

Jan.

245 

273 

347 

385 

357

313 

279 

256 

271 

294

263 

238 

218 

202 

194

192 

190 

190 

185 

174

174 

174 

172 

174 

177

182 

202 

218 

225 

229 

229

Feb.

229 

227 

223 

236 

247

410 

487 

406 

409 

458

475 

413 

387 

406 

398

370 

372 

395 

362 

331

311 

315 

313 

298 

412

1,350 

1,760 

1,880 

1,660

Month

Dot 

Hov 

Dec

C

Jan 

Feb 

Mar 

Apr 

May 

Jim 

Jul 

Aug 

Sep

W

11.....................................

ater year 1939-4

Mar.

1,280 

1,450 

1,370 

1,080 

942

834 

768 

826 

834 

774

717 

663 

615 

577 

557

563 

645 

636 

627 

636

663 

693 

723 

765 

1,070

1,740 

2,950 

2,580 

2,270 

2,280 

2,450

Apr.

2,510 

2,140 

1,860 

1,720 

1,550

1,380 

1,300 

1,500 

1,530 

1,470

1,340 

1,270 

1,270 

1,400 

1,450

1,330 

1,180 

1,080 

1,040 

1,100

1,050 

970 

900 

868 

830

806 

756 

726 

744 

796

Secondfoot-days

1,391.7 

3,222 

4,390

108,905.1

7,222 

15,540 

34,578 

37,806 

14,061 

3,976 

370 

309 

1,676.2

124,601.9

May

666 

621 

639 

651 

651

603 

549 

494

451 

426

465 

489 

511 

499 

489

475 

446 

417 

387 

374

366 

355 

345 

339 

333

366 

364 

343 

319 

315 

313

Maximum

94 

123 

211

3,090

335 

1,880 

2,950 

2,510 

666 

345 

26 

24 

121

2,950

June

303 

335 

345 

331 

305

284 

275 

254 

238 

221

194 

158 

124 

87 

63

54 

54 

47 

43 

38

39 

34 

26 

25 

22

18 

16 

15 

14 

14

July

14

16 

19 

14 

14

12 

12 

11 

11 

8.6

7.5 

6.6 

8.6 

6.6 

5.7

8.6 

9.7 

9.2 

7.5 

8.0

7.5 

6.2 

7.5 

7.5 

7.5

9.2 

22 

21 

22 

24 

26

Aug.

24 

23 

21 

19 

17

12 

14 

12 

11 

9.2

7.1 

7.1 

7.1 

7.1 

7.1

7.5 

8.0 

9.7 

8.6 

9.7

8.0 

6.2 

5.3 

5.3 

6.2

6.6 

6.2 

7.1 

7.1 

4.9 

4.9

Sept.

5.3 

5.7 

6.2 

8.6 

10

10 

8.6 

8.6 

9.2 

10

12 

12 

12 

14 

23

48 

55 

80 

98 

112

115 

116 

112 

110

111

109 

109 

109 

116 

121

Minimum Mean %£%£

7.1 44.9 2,760 

93 107 6,390 

110 142 8,710

2.7 298 216,000

172 233 14,320 

223 536 30,820 

557 1,115 68,580 

726 1,262 75,110 

313 454 27,890 

14 133 7,890 

5.7 11.9 734 

4.9 9.97 613 

5.3 55.9 3,320

4.9 340 247,100

9-232 February 1936

UNITED STATES DEPAR-nCEHT OF THE INTERIOR 

Qeologi J. Surrey
JOHN DAY RIVER BASIN 27

John Day River at Service Creek, Oreg.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 44°48', long. 120°00', In NEi sec. 18, T. 9 S., 

R. 23 E., a quarter of a mile downstream from Service Creek and three-quarters of a 

mile southwest of Service Creek post office. Datum of gage Is 1,635.83 feet above mean 

sea level (general adjustment of 1929).

Records available.- October 1929 to September 1940. 

Average discharge.- 11 years, 1,286 second-feet.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 12,900 second-feet Feb. 29, Mar. 27 (gage 

height, 11.30 feet); minimum, 26 second-feet Sept. 3, 4 (gage height, 0.02 foot).

1929-40: Maximum discharge, 28,900 second-feet Mar. 19, 1932 (gage height, 16.75 

feet), from rating curve extended above 11,000 second-feet; minimum, 20 second-feet 

Sept. 6, 1931.

Remarks.- Records good except those for period of doubtful or no gage-height record, which 

are poor. Many diversions above station for Irrigation.

Rating table, 1939-40 (ga^e height, in feet, and discharge, in second-feet)

0 25 20 400 6.0 3,150 

.4 59 25 600 8.0 5,780 

.7 96 30 840 10.0 9,600 

1.0 144 4 0 1,440 12.0 14,800 

1.5 250 5 0 2,200

Discharge, In second-feet, water year October 1934 to September 1940

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.

56 

57 

62 

64 

74

S6 

93 

100 

129 

132

127 

127 

127 

127

127

124 

117 

121 

116 

117

125 

127 

134 

139 

139

144 

154 

131 

204 

208 

248

Hov.

248 

233 

219 

215 

213

215 

206 

194 

211 

240

236 

224 

219 

226 

226

215 

202 

191 

191 

198

185 

194

240

231 

233

238 

260 

262 

252 

248

Dec.

233 

236 

268 

270 

258

248 

240 

250 

265 

327

487 

499 

428 

365 

340

362 

390 

439 

447 

410

37£ 

379 

365 

337 

288

231 

231 

240 

300 

393 

443

Jan.

578 

715 

785 

1,070 

1,100

923 

755 

609 

535 

705

705 

604 

495 

459 

443

519 

507 

519 

483 

455

414 

421 

439 

443 

404

368 

499 

604 

G76 

745 

760

Feb.

750 

720 

676 

750 

1,010

1,130 

3,670 

2,460 

2,040 

2,260

2,490

2,070 

1,660 

1,580 

1,640

1,520 

1,400 

1,530 

1,460 

1,310

1,160 

1,110 

1,210 

1,030

1,060

3,610

8,500 

10,500

10,700

Month

Oct 

Nov 

Dec

C

Jan

Pet 

Mar 

Apr 

May 

Jun 

Jul 

Aug 

Sep

Hater year 1939-4

Mar.

6,910 

6,600 

6,510 

4,920 

4,130

3,620 

3,170 

3,230 

3,530 

3,170

2,860 

2,540 

2,270 

2,080 

2,040

2,200 

2,940 

3,050 

2,920 

2,890

2,960 

3,020 

3,000 

3,170 

4,040

6,780 

11,800 

9,780 

7,600 

7,180 

7.G50

Apr.

8 

7

6 

6

4 

4

4 

5 

5

5 

4 

4 

5 

5

5 

4 

4 

4 

4

4 

3 

3 

3 

3

3 

3 

2

Secondfoot-days

3,886 

6,665 

10,348

465,820

18,737 

71,105 

138,350 

141,870 

65,050 

16,305 

3,977 

1,375 

4,029

481,698

750 

910 

510 

040 

620

990 

540 

950 

420

600

040 

750 

820 

360 

750

220 

520 

170 

110 

130

130 

760 

580 

530 

300

250 

,150 

960 

060 

940

May

2,780 

2,620 

2,760 

2,900 

2,890

2,690 

2,460 

2,320 

2,200 

2,280

2,550 

2,780 

2,730 

2,540 

2,370

2,250 

2,060 

1,960 

1,840 

1,750

1,710 

1,640 

1,610 

1,600 

1,590

1,670 

1,510 

1,360 

1,230 

1,200 

1,200

Maximum

X48 

262 

499

14,000

1,100 

10,700 

11,800 

8,750 

2,900 

1,230 

167 

132 

262

11,800

June

1,140 

1,110 

1,230 

1,110 

989

912 

860 

815 

815 

740

681 

614 

547 

487 

428

393 

362 

344 

315 

282

268 

252 

245 

231 

219

200 

189 

183 

175 

169

July

165 

159 

154 

150 

144

142 

146 

13' 

137 

124

119 

113 

110 

106 

100

100 

99 

96 

106 

125

146 

144 

136 

124 

110

106 

111 

121 

136 

167 

d!44

Aug.

d!32 

a!08 

a90 

a76 

a64

a55 

a48 

a44 

a42 

a41

40 

41 

38 

38 

37

36 

33 

52 

33 

33

32 

30 

30 

28 

23

28 

27 

27 

28 

28 

23

Sept.

29 

31 

28 

30 

34

35 

41 

80 

82 

70

67 

63 

62 

64 

78

122 

148 

183 

215 

226

262 

250 

233 

233 

231

222 

236 

222 

219 

233

Mini* Mean ^re'-feet"

56 125 7,710 

185 222 13,220 

231 334 20,520

25 1,276 923,900

368 604 37,160 

676 2,452 141,000 

2,040 4,463 274,400 

2,940 4,729 281,400 

1,200 2,098 129,000 

169 544 32,340 

96 128 7.J9C 

27 44.4 2,730 

28 134 7,990

27 1,316 955,400

Peak diccliar.-^e.- Feb. 7 (9 a.m.) 4,470 sec.-ft.; Feb. 29 (6 to 7 a.m.) 12,900 sec.-ft.; Mar. 27 

(12 m. to 3 p.in. ) 12,900 sec.-ft,

a Ilo 3a~e-heirht record; discharge computed on basis of records for station at McDonald Ferry 

and North Fork of Jolin Day River at Monument.

d Doubtful ;ja;;3-hei3ht record.

400450 O - 41 - 3 

9-232 February 1936

TOITED STATES DEPAR'nMENT OP THE INTERIOR 

Geologl i Survey
28 JOHN DAY RIVER BASIN 

John Day River at McDonald Ferry, Oreg.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 45°35', long 120°25', In NWi sec. 11, T. IN., 

R. 19 £., at McDonald Ferry, half a mile downstream from Rock Creek and 10 miles 

east of Klondike. Datum of gage is 392.27 feet above mean sea level (general adjustment of 1929).

Drainage area.- 7,580 square miles.

Records available.- December 1904 to September 1940.

Average discharge.- 35 years (1905-40), 1,877 second-feet.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 12,500 second-feet Mar. 1 (gage height, 7.28 

feet); minimum, 11 second-feet Sept. 3 (gage height, 0.83 foot).

1904-40: Maximum discharge, 24,900 second-feet Mar. 20, 1932 (gage height, 10.6 

feet), from rating curve extended above 14,000 second-feet; minimum, 4 second-feet 

Aug. 31, 1931 (gage height, 0.68 foot).

Maximum stage known, 12.8 feet, probably occurred in 1894 (discharge, 33,000 secondfeet, estimated).

Remarks.- Records excellent except those for period July to September and those for period of ice effect, which are fair. Diversions above station for irrigation.

Rating table, water year 1939-40, except period of ice effec 

and discharge, in second-feet)

gage height, in feet,

O.S 9 2.5 915 4.5 4,290 

1.2 65 3.0 1,520 5.0 5,490 

1.6 215 3.5 2,310 6.0 8,270 

2.0 470 4.0 3,230 7.0 11,550

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1939 to September 1940

Day

1 

2 

3 

4 

S

6 

7 

8 

9 

10

11 

12 

13 

14 

IS

16 

17 

18 

19 

20

21 

22 

23 

24 

25

26 

27 

28 

29 

SO 

31

Oct.

42 

40 

40 

43 

49

51

51 

49 

51 

57

68 

78 

89 

10S 

106

110 

110 

110 

113 

113

106 

10S 

106 

106 

113

116 

124 

131 

131 

135 

139

Hov.

168 

182 

210 

220 

215

206 

206 

206 

201 

196

187 

187 

215 

220 

210

206 

206 

210 

205 

201

192 

182 

196 

187 

187

210 

232 

237 

232

248

Dec.

254 

248 

242 

232 

226

S54 

259 

254 

248

248

264 

270 

379 

508 

463

414 

365 

344 

365 

407

449 

435 

400 

379 

372

365 

330 

300 

259 

242 

242

Jan.

306 

414 

522 

fa 93 

788

1,040 

1,040 

905 

796 

648

570 

657 

702 

588 

522

478 

456 

492 

492 

485

570 

530 

456 

414 

485

435 

b380 

b410 

b500 

b580 

b660

Feb.

b720 

b780 

796 

777 

739

1,030 

1,460 

3,200 

2,790 

2,280

2,310 

2,640 

2,360 

1,930 

1,820

1,790 

1,780 

1,900 

1,730 

1,720

1,560 

1,420 

1,280 

1,280 

1,300

1,480 

4,090 

9,860 

11,600

Month

Oot 

Not 

Dec

C

Jan

Feb 

Mar 

Apr 

May 

Jim 

Jul 

Aug 

Sep

VI

alendar yeari93<; ......................

ater year 1939-4

Mar.

10,500 

7,610 

7,500 

7,010 

5,460

4,680 

4,140 

3,700 

3,580 

3,960

3,640 

3,270 

2,950 

2,640 

2,410

2,310 

2,380 

3,030 

3,370 

3,170

3,070 

3,130 

3,210 

3,290 

3,390

4,200 

7,290 

11,200 

9,630 

7,880 

7,520

Apr.

8 

9 

8 

7 

6

6 

5 

5 

5

6

6 

5 

5 

5 

5

6 

5 

4 

4 

4

4 

4 

4 

3 

3

3 

3 

3 

3 

3

Secondfoot-days

2,789 

6,161 

10,017

462,464

18,050 

68,422 

151,120 

162,890 

70,570 

19,036 

3,393 

1,424 

3,651

517,523

,240 

,660 

,550 

,410 

,950

,370 

,690 

,320 

,840 

,310

,290 

,690 

,290 

,220 

,820

,210 

,660 

,970 

,570 

,470

,470 

,500 

,160 

,960 

,960

680 

,540 

490 

270 

,330

May

3,290 

3,05C 

2,900 

2,920 

3,090

3,070 

2,940 

2,660 

2,480 

2,330

2,310 

2,520 

2,840 

2,880 

2,710

2,500 

2,380 

2,190 

2,060 

1,930

1,800 

1,760 

1,700 

1,640 

1,660

1,600 

1,660 

1,620 

1,460 

1,340 

1,280

Maxijinm

139 

248 

508

13,000

1,040 

11,600 

11,200 

9,660 

3,290 

1,240 

160 

120 

232

11,600

June

1,240 

1,240 

1,170 

1,180 

1,240

1,120 

1,030 

957 

895 

855

835 

768 

693 

630 

579

522 

470 

428 

379 

351

324 

306 

288 

270 

254

232 

210 

206 

187 

177

July

160 

156 

152 

139 

131

127 

131 

124 

120 

116

120 

110 

102 

92 

84

78 

76 

73 

73 

76

78 

84 

106 

131 

124

124 

120 

106 

92 

96 

92

Aug.

S4 

89 

120 

106 

89

81 

70 

63 

59 

53

49 

45 

42 

39 

35

35 

35 

34 

31 

32

28 

28 

29 

25 

22

18 

16 

16 

18 

17 

16

Sept.

16 

15 

14 

14 

16

16 

16 

17 

22 

85

176 

102 

120 

87 

153

124 

87 

124 

139 

160

182 

182 

201 

232 

232

220 

232 

226 

215 

226

Hini , Mean *££%£

40 90.0 5,530 

168 20b 12,220 

226 323 19,870

16 1,267 917,400

306 582 35,800 

720 2,359 135,700 

2,310 4,875 299,700 

3,270 5,430 323,100 

1,280 2,276 140,000 

177 635 37,760 

73 109 6,730 

16 45.9 2,820 

14 122 7,240

14 1,414 1,026,000

&._- Feb. 8 (11 a.m.) 4,400 sec.-ft.; Feb. 29 (1 a.m.) 12,300 sec.-ft.; Mar. 1

c.-ft.; Mar. 28 (12 m.) 11,800 sec.-ft.; Apr. 2 (11 a.m.) 10,000 sec.-ft. 

d by ice.

Peak discha 

(12:30 a.m.) 12,500

b Stage-discharge relation aff>

9-232 February 1936

UNITED STATES DEPAPHTJEHT OF THE INTERIOR 

Qeolog il Survey
JOHN DAY RIVER BASIN 

Prairie power canal at Prairie City, Oreg.

29

Location.- Staff gage, lat. 44°27', long. 118°42', in sec. 11, T. 13 S., R. 33 E., upstream from county road bridge over canal and 1 mile south of Prairie City.

Records available.- May 1925 to September 1940. 

Average discharge.- 15 years, 43.3 second-feet.

Extremes .- Maximum discharge observed during year, 74 second-feet Apr. 8 (gage height, 

2.70 Teet); minimum observed, I second-foot Aug. 18, 19.

1925-40: Maximum discharge, 92 second-feet May 5, 1939; no flow at times.

Remarks.- Records good except those for May to September, which are fair. Canal diverts 

from John Day River in SEi sec. 7, T. 13 S., R. 34 E. Water Is used by power plant 

at Prairie City and is returned to river below station on John Day River at Prairie 

City. Staff gage read once daily.

Cooperation.- Gage read by employee of West Coast Power Co.

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1939 to September 1940

Day

1 

2 

3 

4 

S

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.

29 

33 

33 

35 

35

34 

33 

34 

34 

37

33 

37 

35 

34 

34

34 

35 

38

41 

42

40 

33 

33 

41 

44

47 

51 

51 

52

48

48

HOT.

50 

51 

55 

53 

51

52 

55 

52 

52 

52

53 

52 

52 

52 

51

51 

50 

51 

51 

50

51

52 

52 

51 

51

52 

52 

52 

52 

52

Dec.

s:

51 

52 

52 

52

52

53 

60 

62

60 

53 

53 

55 

59

59 

59 

55 

58 

58

53 

53 

53 

40 

31

52

53

5G 

59 

66

63

Jan.

63

63 

62 

62 

63

62 

63 

63

62

60 

60 

63 

52 

50

53

47 

38 

51 

56

58 

53 

56

55

58

59

62 

60

60

Feb.

 63

59 

60 

60

62

62 

62

64

34; 

62 

62 

62 

63

62 

63 

58 

59

48

55 

55 

66

64 

62 

03 

63

Month

Oct 

NOT 

Dec

C

Jan

Peb 

Mar 

Apr 

May 

Jun 

Jul 

Aug 

Sep

W

alendar year!93c

ater year 1939-4C

liar.

59

59 

62 

60

58 

56 

59 

63 

59

60 

59 

60 

59

60

63 

64 

52 

59 

61

64 

63 

60 

66 

68

64

67 

56 

67

Apr.

66

68

54 

64

66

70 

66 

67

68 

66 

64 

64 

66

67 

67 

57

67 

67

66 

65

66

62

64 

64 

65 

62

Secondfoot-days

1,203 

1,553 

1,695

15,179

1,804 

1,768 

1,923 

1,971 

2,064 

923 

1,097 

437 

1,365

17,303

May

64 

66 

67 

71 

62

65 

62

62 

66 

56

64 

36 

68 

66 

70

70 

68

66 

70 

68

68 

67 

68

68

C6 

68 

54 

67 

67 

66

Mo-Hnnim

52 

55

66

86

63 

66 

68 

70 

71 

65 

59 

53

71

June

63 

63 

60

58

58 

57 

57 

52 

51

45 

39 

31 

27

22

19 

18 

12 

11 

11

12 

14 

12 

13

13

8 

8 

8 

6 

10

July

10

12 

14

14 

21

16 

18 

18 

13 

21

23 

23 

23 

24 

32

40 

44 

50 

52 

52

52 

50 

47 

46 

48

52 

59 

56 

56 

53 

53

Minimum

29 

50 

31

1

38

48 

56 

62 

62

10 

10

2

Aug.

53

52 

50

34 

23

19 

19 

19 

18 

15

10 

8 

8 

5 

5

4 

3 

2

4

4 

5 

6 

5

9

8 

9 

9 

9 

9

Mean

38.8 

51.8 

54.7

41.6

58.2 

61.0 

62.0 

05. 7 

06. 6 

30.8 

35.4 

14.1 

45.5

48.6

Sept.

11 

10 

11 

28 

51

51 

38 

37 

34

44

40 

40 

59 

40 

53

52 

49 

58 

56 

55

56 

52 

54 

56 

54

54 

54 

55 

56 

57

Run- off in 

acre-feet

2,390 

3,080 

3,360

30,110

3,580 

3,510 

3,810 

3,910 

4,090 

1,830 

2,180 

867 

2,710

35,320

9-232 February 1936

TTNITKD STATES DEPARTMENT OP THE INTERIOR 

Geologi 1 Survey
30 JOHN DAY RIVER BASIN

Strawberry Creek above South Fork, near Prairie City, Oreg.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 44°20', long. 118°39', in SWi sec. 20, T. 14 S., 

R. 34 E., 100 feet upstream from South Fork of Strawberry Creek and 8i miles south 

of Prairie City.

Records available.- October 3930 to September 1940. 

Average discharge.- 10 years, 10.4 second-feet.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 71 second-feet May 25 (gage height, 1.94 feet); 

minimum, 1.4 second-feet Nov. 19.

1930-40: Maximum discharge, 150 second-feet June 9, 1933 (gage height, 2.44 feet), 

from rating curve extended above 85 second-feet; minimum, 1.4 second-feet several 

days in each of the years 1931, 1934, 1935, and 1937, and Nov. 19, 1939.

Remarks.- Records fair. No diversion above station; some natural regulation by Strawberry Lake.

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1939 to September 1940

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.

2.4 

2.4 

2.4 

2.4 

2.5

2.4

2.4 

2.4 

2.2 

2.2

2.2 

2.2 

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 

2.2 

2.1 

2.1 

2.1

Hov.

2.0 

2.0 

2.0 

1.8 

1.8

1.8 

1.8 

1.3 

1.8 

1.3

1.8 

1.8 

1.8 

1.8 

1.7

1.7 

1.7 

1.7 

1.5 

1.5

1.5 

1.5 

1.5 

1.5

1.5

1.5 

1.5 

1.5 

1.7 

1.7

Dec.

1.7 

1.7 

1.7 

1.7 

1.7

1.7 

1.5 

2.0 

2.4 

2.1

1.8 

1.8 

1.7 

1.8 

2.1

2.2 

£.2 

2.1 

2.1

2.1

2.0 

1.8 

2.0 

1.3 

bl.8

1.8 

1.8 

1.8 

2.0 

2.2 

3.0

Jan.

3.8 

4.2 

4.2 

4.0 

3.S

3.4 

3.6 

3.6 

3.4 

3.4

3.2 

3.2 

3.2 

3.2 

3.2

3.2 

3.2 

3.0 

3.0 

3.0

3.0 

3.0 

2.8 

2.8 

2.8

2.8 

2.8 

2.8 

2.8 

2.3 

2.7

Feb.

2.7 

2.7 

2.7 

2.7 

2.3

3.4 

3.0 

3.0 

3.0 

3.0

3.0 

2.8 

2.8 

2.8 

2.8

2.8 

2.8 

2.8 

2.8 

2.7

2.7 

2.7 

2.7 

2.7 

2.8

3.0 

3.4 

4.2 

4.4

Month

Got 

No? 

Dec

C

Jan 

Pet 

Mar 

Apr 

May

Jun

Jul 

Aug 

Sep

W

alendar year 193

11. ....................................

tember. ................................

ater year 1939-40......................

Mar.

4.0 

4.0, 

3 V3

' sTfe 3.4

3.4 

3.4 

3.4 

3.6 

3.6

3.6 

3.6 

3.4 

3.2 

3.2

3.4 

3.4 

3.4 

3.4 

3.6

3.8 

4.0 

4.2 

5.1 

6.9

11 

16 

14 

12 

10 

10

Apr.

10 

. 10 

9.3 

3.9 

8.2

.8

.S 

.8 

.8

7.8 

8.2 

10 

15 

16

15 

14 

14 

15 

16

16 

17 

17 

17 

17

17 

17 

17 

17 

16

Secondfoot-days

68.1 

51.0 

60.1

3,254.3

99.9 

85.7 

167.4 

384,4 

1,480 

949 

295.9 

146.2 

114.8

3,902.5

May

17 

19 

22 

22 

22

23 

24 

24 

27 

33

43 

59 

64 

64 

62

61 

58 

56 

56 

58

59 

59 

62 

66 

69

68 

62 

59 

54 

54 

54

Maximum

2.5 

2.0 

3.0

4.8

4.2 

4.4 

16 

17 

69 

56 

14 

6.3 

4.4

69

June

56 

56 

53 

48 

45

42 

40 

36 

35 

33

32 

32 

34 

35

35

33 

30 

28 

27 

26

26 

24 

22 

20 

19

18 

17 

16 

16 

15

July

14 

14 

13 

13 

12

12 

12 

11 

11 

11

10 

10 

10 

10 

9.7

9.3 

8.9 

9.3 

8.6 

8.2

7.8 

.5 

.5 

.2 

.2

.5 

.5 

6.9 

6.9 

"6.3 6.6 

Mintsnm

2.1 

1.5 

1.5

1.5

2.7 

2.7 

3.2 

7.8 

17 

15 

6.3 

3.8 

3.4

1.5

Aug.

6.3 

6.3 

6.3

5.7 

5.7

5.7 

5.4 

5.4 

5.4 

5.1

5.1 

4.8 

4.6 

4.6 

4.4

a4.4 

a4.4 

a4.3 

a4.3 

a4.2

a4.2 

a4.2 

a4.1 

a4.1 

a4.0

4.0 

4.0 

3.8 

3.8 

3.8 

3.8

Mean

2.20 

1.70 

1.94

8.92

3.22 

2.96 

5,40 

12.8 

47.7 

31.6 

9.55 

4.72 

3.83

10.7

Sept.

3.6 

3.6 

3.4 

4.4 

3.6

3.6 

3.6 

3.6 

3.8 

3.8

3.5 

3.6 

3.8 

3.5 

3.5

3.6 

3.8 

4.0 

4.0 

4.2

4.2 

4.2 

4.2 

4.0 

4.0

4.0 

4.0 

3.8 

3.8 

3.8

Run-off in 

acre-feet

135 

101 

119

6,450

198 

170 

332 

762 

2,940 

1,880 

587 

290 

228

7,740

a Ho gage-height record; discharge Inte'-polated. 

b Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice.

S-232 February 1936

UNITED S1ATE3 DEPAPnTJENT OF THE INTERIOR 

Oeolog. il Survey
JOHN DAY RIVER BASIN 31

North Fork of John Day River near Dale, Oreg.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 45°00', long. 118°57', In SEi sec. 35, T. 6 S., 

R. 31 E., three-eighths of a mile downstream from Desolation Creek, and li mlle.3 

northeast of Dale. Datum of gage Is 2,775.85 feet above mean sea level (general 

adjustment of 1929).

Drainage area.- 525 square miles.

Records available.- October 1929 to September 1940.

Average discharge.- 11 years, 306 second-feet.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 1,720 second-feet Apr. 14 (gage height, 5.67 

feet); minimum recorded, 16 second-feet Nov. 6 (gage height, 1.65 feet).

1929-40: Maximum discharge, 4,990 second-feet May 14, 193b (gage height, 8.4 

feet); minimum, 6 second-feet Nov. 3, 1936 (gage height, 1.40 feet).

Remarks.- Records fair except those for periods of Ice effect and those for period 

March to May, which are poor. Small diversions above station for Irrigation and 

mining, which cause diurnal fluctuation at low stages.

Rating table, water year 1939-40, except periods of ice effect (gage height, in feet,

and discharge, in aecond-feet) 

(Shifting-control method used Mar. 3 to June 17)

1.8 25 3.0 240 4.6 1,010 

2.1 54 3.4 390 5.0 1,310 

2.4 96 3.8 560 5.5 1,750 

2.7 159 4.2 765

Discharge, In second-feet, water year October 1939 to September 1940

Day

1

a 

z

4 

5

6 

7 

8 

9 

10

11 

12 

13 

14 

15

16 

17 

18 

19 

20

Si

as 

az a* 

as

26 

27 

28 

29 

30 

31

Oct.

35 

41 

45 

46 

55

74 

64 

52 

46 

44

43 

41 

40 

39 

41

40 

41 

42 

44 

44

44 

41 

41 

43 

46

54 

51 

67 

90 

76 

62

HOT.

58 

56 

58 

55 

27

29 

85 

72 

61 

41

b40 

b42 

b45 

b40 

b34

b28 

b23 

b30 

b27 

b39

b50 

b60 

b50 

b60 

b70

b68 

b66 

b60 

b43 

b50

Dec.

b60 

b66 

65 

59 

61

55 

66 

83 

172 

214

141 

82 

62 

77 

85

115 

134 

93 

76 

82

74 

53 

a35 

b30 

b25

b30 

b45 

b70 

102 

128 

X79

Jan.

206 

184 

195 

179 

141

86 

34 

b50 

blOO 

b90

b65 

b60 

b58 

b64 

b74

b80 

b80 

b70 

b60 

b55

b67 

b70 

b66 

b70 

b60

bSO 

blOO 

bllO 

b!20 

bl!5 

bllO

Feb.

113 

100 

109 

113 

109

203 

254 

223 

200 

208

195 

141 

157 

162 

148

121 

128 

128 

123 

93

106 

134 

93 

113 

176

314 

398 

470 

556

Month

00 1 

NOM 

Dec

C

Jar 

Pet 

Bar 

API 

Ma3 

Jur 

Jul

AU£

Sej 

VI

ember. .................................

alendar year 1939. .....................

ater year ]939-'

Mar.

454 

470 

366 

314 

289

250 

247 

310 

306 

286

240 

206 

176 

187 

192

223 

272 

292 

296 

322

366 

390 

378 

406 

720

1,250 

1,570 

1,140 

886 

798 

826

Apr.

856 

776 

685 

635 

575

524 

542 

640 

770 

743

754 

838 

1,210 

1,690 

1,530

1,200 

1,050 

1,170 

1,250 

1,350

1,170 

1,070 

1,090 

1,000 

982

1,140 

1,070 

1,050 

1,070 

947

Secondfoot-days

1,532 

1,467 

2,619

106,459

2,899 

5,383 

14,428 

29,377 

30,664 

8,167 

2,282 

973 

1,531

101,327

May

874 

989 

1,170 

1,210 

1,080

947 

922 

928 

1,060 

1,370

1,610 

1,560 

1,390 

1,240 

1,150

1,050 

982 

922 

904 

904

844 

832 

838 

868 

996

809 

700 

640 

620 

645 

610

Maxi-BpyB

90 

85 

214

2,470

206 

556 

1,570 

1,690 

1,610, 

670 

107 

51 

83

1,690

June

590 

670 

556 

488 

454

418 

402 

410 

358 

330

306 

292 

286 

261 

237

217 

198 

189 

172 

159

148 

141 

136 

130 

121

111 

102 

98 

94 

93

July

94 

88 

86 

107 

88

79 

74 

72 

70 

67

66 

62 

59 

58 

55

61 

79 

91 

93 

88

77 

65 

59 

54 

51

56 

93 

102 

73 

.60 

55

Aug.

51 

47 

44 

42 

40

37 

35 

34 

33 

32

31 

31 

30 

28 

28

27 

27 

27 

26 

26

a25 

a26 

26 

27 

27

27 

27 

30 

28 

27 

27

Sept.

25 

24 

24 

36

73

65 

51 

42 

38 

37

38 

37 

40 

64 

70

58 

53 

67 

83 

64

60 

62 

55 

48 

44

43 

48 

54 

62 

66

Minimum Mean ^S^V

35 49.4 3,040 

23 48.9 2,910 

25 84.5 5,190

23 292 211,200

34 93.5 5,750 

93 186 10,690 

176 465 28,620 

524 979 58,270 

610 989 60,820 

93 272 16,200 

51 73.5 4,530 

25 31.4 1,930 

24 51.0 3,040

23 277 201 000

a No gage-height record; discharge interpolated or computed on basis of weather records and 

records for station at Monument.

b Stage-discharge relation affected by ice.

9-232 February 1956 UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR 

Oeolog il Survey
32 JOHN DAY RIVER BASIN

North Fork of John Day River at Monument, Oreg.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 44°49', long. 119°26', in Ei sec. 1, T. 9 S., R. 

27 E., Just downstream from entrance to canyon and three-quarters of a mile west of

Monument.

Drainage area.- 2,520 square miles.

Records available.- March 1925 to September 1940.

Average discharge.- 14 years (1925-27, 1928-40), 913 second-feet.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 10,200 second-feet Feb. 28 (gage height, 9.80 

feet); minimum, 11 second-feet Dec. 25 (gage height, 1.01 feet).

1925-40: Maximum discharge, 22,000 second-feet Mar. 18, 1932 (gage height, 14.8 

feet), from rating curve extended above 9,000 second-feet; minimum, 6 second-feet 

sometime in period Nov. 2-13, 1936, when recorder was not operating.

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

Several small diversions above station for irrigation.

Rating table, water year 1939-40, except periods of ice effect, 

and discharge, in second-feet)

ge height, in feet,

1.2 

1.5 

l.S 

2.2 

2.6

70

134

252

430

3.0 

3.5 

4.0 

4.5 

5.0

680

1,060

1,520

2,040

2,620

6.0 

7.0 

8.0 

9.0

3,900 

5,330 

6,920 

S,680

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1939 to September 1940

Day

1 

Z 

3 

4 

5

6 

7 

8 

9 

10

11 

12 

13 

14 

IS

16 

17 

18 

19 

SO

21 

22 

23 

24 

25

26 

27 

28 

29 

30 

31

Oct.

52 

57 

65 

72 

80

84 

103 

105 

90 

82

78 

76 

74 

74 

70

72 

70 

70 

70 

72

72 

72 

72 

70 

68

78 

94 

94 

100 

129 

120

NOT.

107 

98 

94 

90 

86

70 

61 

92 

107 

94

82 

78 

84 

80 

74

54 

41 

59 

54 

66

68 

100 

90 

90 

94

113 

107 

105 

100 

90

Dec.

90 

113 

113 

100 

94

98 

96 

116 

146 

260

333 

242 

179 

146 

159

181 

228 

245 

209 

173

176 

167 

144 

103 

38

39 

61 

118 

193 

221 

307

Jan.

400 

430 

a545 

a700 

a660

a500 

a350 

a270 

a280 

a420

a400 

a330 

a280 

252 

249

256 

271 

271 

215 

187

206 

232 

221 

225 

179

209 

316 

405 

441 

491 

480

Feb.

452 

415 

410 

666 

722

2,000 

2,600 

1,740 

1,630 

1,860

1,790 

1,360 

1,220 

1,200 

1,100

996 

948 

1,020 

956 

844

729 

813 

750 

617 

924

4,470 

7,580 

8,120 

7,040

Nonth

Oct 

Nov 

Dec

C

Jan 

Feb 

Mar 

Apr 

May 

Jun 

Jul 

Aug 

Sep

W

alendar year 192 9. .....................

il... ..................................

ater year!939-4C

Mar.

4,460 

5,450 

4,070 

3,170 

2,610

2,170 

a2,OOO 

a2,200 

2,250 

1,980

1,750 

1,550 

1,380 

1,320 

1,360

1,680 

2,240 

a2,200 

a2,000 

al,950

2,020 

2,030 

2,040 

2,180 

3,590

5,960 

7,940 

5,830 

4,640 

4,380 

4,730

Apr.

a5,600 

a5,000 

a4,000 

a3,500 

a3,200

2,920 

2,800 

3,250 

3,690 

3,460

3,170 

3,040 

3,280 

3,900 

3,840

3,290 

2,800 

2,720 

2,740 

2,820

2,610 

2,420 

2,390 

a2,350 

a2,200

a2,120 

2,060 

1,970 

a2,100 

al,950

Secondfoot-days

2,485 

2,528 

4,888

314,907

10,671 

54,972 

93,130 

91,190 

48,488 

11,255 

3,134 

1,413 

2,510

326,664

May

al,850 

al,800 

2,040 

2,020 

1,960

1,790 

1,700 

1,630 

1,670 

1,850

2,120 

2,200 

2,070 

1,900 

1,800

1,670 

1,550 

1,470 

1,400 

1,390

1,340 

1,2SO 

1,270 

1,280 

1,350

1,280 

1,080 

972 

924 

924 

908

Madtimun

129 

113 

333

9,440

700 

8,120 

7,940 

5,600 

2,200 

884 

144 

82 

144

8,120

June

852 

884 

884 

750 

624

578 

533 

533 

503 

452

415 

385 

356 

333 

312

286 

267 

249 

235 

215

199

187 

181 

176 

167

156 

144 

136 

a!33 

a!30

July

a!28' 

125 

122 

116 

132

118 

105 

98 

94 

90

86 

84 

80 

78 

72

72 

76 

78 

96 

136

127 

113 

96 

84 

74

78 

100 

129 

144 

111 

92

Minimum

52 

41 

38

36

179 

410 

1,320 

1,950 

908 

130 

72 

30 

30

30

Aug.

82 

74 

70 

65 

63

59 

57 

54 

52 

52

52 

49 

47 

46 

44

44 

42 

41 

36 

34

32 

31 

32 

31 

30

31 

32 

31 

32 

35 

33

Mean

80.2 

84.3 

158

863

344 

1,896 

3,004 

3,040 

1,564 

375 

101 

45.6 

83.7

893

Sept.

32 

32 

30 

34 

49

78 

111 

84 

70 

68

65 

63 

68 

68 

82

118 

100 

118 

120 

144

125 

105 

109 

98 

90

80 

84 

84 

94 

107

Run-off in 

acre-feet

4,930 

5,010 

9,700

624,600

21,170 

109,000 

184,700 

180,900 

96,170 

22,320 

6,220 

2,800 

 4,980

647,900

ec.-ft.; Peb. 27 (1 a.m.) 8,730 sec.-ft.; Feb. 27

9-232 February 1936

TJNITED STATES DEPAB^EHT OF THE INTERIOR 

Geologi .1 Survey
JOHN DAY RIVER BASIN 

Middle Fork of John Day River at Ritter, Oreg.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 44°53', long. 119°08', In NW-i sec. 8, T. 8 S., 

R. 30 E., at bridge half a mile south of Ritter.

Drainage area.- 526 square miles.

Records available.- October 1929 to September 1940.

Average discharge.- 11 years, 183 second-feet.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 1,670 second-feet Mar. 27 (gage height, 5.42 

feet); minimum, 5 secona-feet Aug. 23, 24, Sept. 1 (gage height, 1.53 feet).

1929-40: Maximum discharge, 4,000 second-feet Mar. 19, 1932 (gage height, 7.78 

feet), from rating curve extended above 1,200 second-feet; minimum, 1.0 second-foot 

Dec. 10, 1932.

Remarks.- Records good except those for period November to February, which are poor/ 

A rew small diversions above station for irrigation.

Rating table, water year 1939-40, except periods of ice effect (gage height, in feet, 

and discharge, in second-feet)

1.5 

1.7 

2.0 

2.3

4.5

10

28

2.6 

3.0 

3.4 

3.8

106

186

295

455

4.2 

4.6 

5=0 

5.4

655

930

1,290

1,650

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1939 to September 1940

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

Oct.

20 

24 

26 

26 

27

32 

34 

30 

28 

27

26 

25 

' 25 

26 

25

25 

25 

25 

25 

25

26 

26 

26 

26

27

31 

32 

36 

46 

42 

36

Hov.

34 

33 

32 

32 

27

27 

31 

35 

34 

32

29 

32 

32 

32

b27

b22 

b!7 

b25 

b23 

b28

39 

32 

34 

32 

32

32 

34 

33 

33 

30

Dec.

33 

34 

34 

34 

34

33 

35 

34 

50 

82

82 

61 

48 

46 

46

54 

67 

67 

54 

52

49 

42 

28 

b20 

b!2

hl3 

h20 

b45 

58 

70 

108

Jan.

110 

113 

179 

158 

126

101 

59 

58 

89 

84

56 

35 

h35 

h40 

b42

h46 

h42 

b35 

b31 

b30

h55 

h52 

b50 

b47 

h45

60 

67 

74 

92 

94 

89

Peb.

91 

78 

36 

106

101

175 

250 

208 

208 

238

235 

177 

171 

162 

152

136 

130 

132 

126 

104

99 

126 

96 

108 

263

628 

882 

1,060 

1,030

Month

Dot 

HOT 

Dec

C

Jan 

Peb 

Mar 

Apr 

May 

Jun 

Jul 

Aug 

Sep

W

alendar year 1939. . ....................

uary

il.................. ...................

ater year 1939-4

Mar.

697 

822 

650 

535 

482

419 

390 

478 

486 

432

370 

323 

289 

277 

292

370 

460 

491 

486 

491

510 

535 

540 

580 

914

1,240 

1,580 

1,260 

1,050 

1,050 

1,140

Apr.

1,140 

975 

822 

748 

661

595 

580 

655 

709 

673

622 

611 

661 

754 

722

628 

560 

550 

555

575

525 

486 

486 

460

437

442 

410 

406 

414 

382

Secondfoot -days

880 

915 

1,445

68,108

2,194 

7,358 

19,639 

18,244 

10,558 

2,500 

796 

327 

802

65,658

May

370 

378 

402 

398 

378

342 

330 

334 

362 

432

500 

515 

478 

437 

419

382 

362 

342 

323 

323

302 

292 

286 

286 

289

259 

232 

215 

203 

203 

184

Ma x^ nm*H

46

39 

108

1,830

179 

1,060 

1,580 

1,140 

515 

210 

46 

20 

54

1,580

June

175 

210 

179 

158 

146

134 

130 

138 

120 

111

99 

84 

73 

70 

64

60 

58 

54 

50

44

40 

39 

38 

38 

37

34 

31 

30 

28 

28

July

28 

30 

27

27 

27

24 

23 

22 

20 

19

18 

19 

19 

17 

16

16 

24 

30 

46 

37

33 

29 

24 

22

20

23 

35 

40 

32 

27 

22

Minimum

20 

17 

12

6

30 

78 

277 

382 

184 

28 

16 

5 

6

5

Aug.

20 

19 

18 

17 

17

16 

16 

16 

14 

14

12 

12 

12 

10 

10

9 

8 

7 

6 

6

6 

6 

6 

5 

6

6 

6 

8 

6 

6 

7

Mean

28.4 

30.5 

46.6

187

70.8 

254 

634 

608 

. 341 

83.3 

25.7 

10.5 

26.7

179

Sept.

6 

6 

6 

10 

21

35 

24 

21 

18 

18

17 

20 

20 

29 

30

33 

31 

38

54 

44

35 

39 

33 

30

27

25 

27 

32 

36

37

Run-off in 

acre-feet

1,750 

1,810 

2,870

135,100

4,350 

14,590 

38,950 

36,190 

20,940 

4,960 

1,580 

649 

1,590

130,200

b Stage-discharge relation affected by ice.

9-232 February 1936

UNITED STATES DEPAPTMENT OF THE INTERIOR 

Geolog U. Survey
34 JOHN DAY RIVER BASIN

Fox Creek at gorge near Fox, Oreg. 

(The lower part of this stream is named Cottonwood Creek)

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 44°37', long. 119°16', in NWi sec. 17, T. 11 S.

 R. 29 E., at head of gorge, 6 miles southwest of Fox.

Records available.- October 1930 to September 1940. 

Average discharge.- 10 years, 16.9 second-feet.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 316 second-feet Feb. 27 (gage height, 3.05

 feet), from rating curve extended above 180 second-feet; practically no flow at

mi930-40: Maximum discharge, 800 second-feet Mar. 18, 1932 (gage height, 4.55 

feet), from rating curve extended above 180 second-feet; no flow at times.

Remarks.- Records fair except those for period December to February, which are poor.

 Several diversions for irrigation in valley above station.

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1939 to September 1940

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

Oct.

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

.1 .1 .1 .1 .1

Hov.

0.1 

.1 

.1

.1 

.1

.1 

.1 

.1 

.1 

.1

.1 

il 

.1 

.1 

.1

.1

.1 

.1 

.1 

.1

.1

.1 

.1 

.1 

.1

.1 

.1 

.1 

.1 

.1

Dec.

0.1 

.1 

.1 

.1

.1

.1 

.1 

.1 

.2 

.2

.1 

.1 

.1 

.1 

.5

.4 

.4 

.2 

.2 

.3

.4 

.4 

.3 

.3 

.2

.1 

.1 

.1 

.3 

1.3 

1.6

Jan.

1.6 

2.5 

2.9 

3.3 

l.S

1.4 

1.3 

.7 

1.9 

2.2

1.5 

.8 

.7 

.7 

.4

.8 

.8 

.8 

.6 

.8

1.1 

.9 

.8 

1.0 

1.0

1.9 

b5.0 

blO 

b9.0 

b7.0 

b5.0

Feb.

4.6 

4.4 

6.2 

6.8 

6.8

22 

23

11 

18 

14

12 

9.5 

6.5 

7.3 

6.8

5.9 

5.1 

5.6 

5.4 

6.2

5.9 

5.1 

5.6 

5.1 

40

223 

253 

176 

93

Month

Oot 

NOT 

Dec

C

Jan 

Peb 

Mar 

Apr 

May 

Jun 

Jul 

Aug 

Sep

W

alendar year 1939. .....................

uary

ater year 1939-

liar.

51 

109 

63 

44 

34

28 

26 

32 

26 

23

22 

19 

15 

14 

13

17 

21 

18 

17 

17

16 

19 

22 

28 

81

138 

179 

122 

117 

164 

207

Apr.

203 

134 

93 

97 

99

66 

62 

69 

76 

64

58 

56 

62 

74 

75

65 

54 

50 

47 

48

44 

40 

38 

36 

35

36 

33 

33 

33 

29

Secondfoot-days

0.5 

3.0 

8.7

6,135.6

70.2 

993.8 

1,702 

1,909 

257.2 

22.5 

0 

0 

0

4,966.9

May

26 

22 

24 

22 

21

18 

16 

14 

12 

11

9.6 

8.4 

7.3 

6.8 

4.0

1.4 

2.7 

3.2 

2.7 

2.5

2.4 

2.2 

1.7 

1.7 

2.4

2.1 

2.0 

1.8 

1.7 

2.4 

2.2

Mn yi Tpitnj

0.1.1

1.6

460

10 

253 

207 

203 

26 

4.3 

0 

0 

0

253

June

2.2 

4.1 

4.3 

2.5 

1.7

1.3 

1.3 

1.3 

1.0 

.7

.5 

.3 

.2 

.1 

.1

.1 

.1 

.1 

.1 

.1

.1 

.1 

.1 

.1 

0

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

July

Min^

0 

.1 

.1

0

.4 

.4.4 

13 

29 

1.4 

0 

0 

0 

0

0

Aug.

Mean

0.02 

.10 

.28

16.8

2.26 

34.3 

54.9 

63.6 

8.30 

.75 

0 

0 

0

13.6

Sept.

Run-off in 

acre-feet

1 

6 

17

12,170

139 

1,970 

3,380 

3,790 

510 

45 

0 

0 

0

9,860

b Stage-discharge relation affected by ice.

9-232 February 1936

UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OP THE INTERIOR 

Geological Survey
DESCHUTES RIVER BASIN 35

Deschutes River below Snow Creek, near Lapine, Oreg.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 43°49', long. 121°46', in NWi sec. 28, T. 20 S., 

R. 8 E., 50 feet downstream from Snow Creek, upstream from flowline of Crane Prairie 

Reservoir, and 17 miles northwest of Lapine. Altitude of gage, about 4,448 feet above 

mean sea level (from reservoir surveys by Bureau of Reclamation).

Records available.- November 1937 to September 1940.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 118 second-feet Oct. 5 (gage height, 1.49 

feet); minimum, 70 second-feet Feb. 21 (gage height, 1.27 feet).

1937-40: Maximum discharge, 291 second-feet July 27, 1938 (gage height, 1.96 

feet, former datum); minimum, that of Feb. 21, 1940.

Remarks.- Records fair. No diversion or regulation above station.

Discharge, In second-feet, water Tear October 1939 to September 1940

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

Oct.

Ill 

111 

111 

111 

114

111 

108 

108 

108 

108

106 

104 

104 

104 

104

104 

101 

101 

101 

101

98 

98 

98 

96 

96

101 

104 

98 

98 

96 

96

HOT.

96 

94 

94 

92 

92

92 

92 

92 

92 

89

89 

89 

89 

89 

87

87 

87 

87 

85 

83

83 

83 

83 

83 

83

83 

83 

83 

83 

83

Dec.

83 

83 

83 

81 

81

81 

81 

83 

85 

85

83 

81 

83 

83 

85

87 

85 

83 

83 

83

83 

81 

81 

81 

81

81 

81 

85 

83 

83 

83

Jan.

83 

81 

81 

81 

81

78 

81 

81 

81 

81

78 

78 

78 

78 

78

78 

78 

78 

78 

78

78 

78 

76 

78 

78

78 

78 

76 

76 

76 

76

Feb.

76 

76 

76 

76 

78

81 

78 

76 

76 

78

76 

74 

76 

76 

76

76 

76 

76 

76 

76

76 

76 

76 

78 

81

83 

81 

83 

81

Month

Oct 

Hov 

Dec

C

Jan 

Feb 

Mar 

Apr 

May 

Jun 

Jul 

Aug 

Sep

W

uary

il.....................................

ater year 1939-4

Mar.

83 

81 

81 

81 

78

81 

85 

83 

81 

81

81 

76 

76 

76 

78

81 

76 

76 

76 

76

76 

76 

76 

78 

78

85 

81 

81 

81 

83 

81

Apr.

78 

78 

81 

81 

7S

78 

81 

85 

85 

83

83 

85 

87 

85 

35

83 

83 

85 

85 

85

83 

83 

83 

83 

83

83 

83 

85 

83 

85

Secondfoot-days

3,210 

2,627 

2,565

38,402

2,437 

2,244 

2,463 

2,488 

2,458 

2,408 

2,548 

2,669 

2,697

30,814

May

83 

83 

81 

81 

81

81 

81 

81 

81

78

78 

78 

78 

78 

78

78 

78 

78 

78 

78

78 

78 

78 

78 

78

78 

78 

78 

81 

81 

81

Maximum

111 

96 

87

130

83 

83 

85 

87 

83 

83 

89 

89 

92

111

June

81 

81 

78 

78 

78

78 

78 

78 

78 

78

78 

78 

78 

78 

81

81 

81 

81 

81 

83

83 

83 

83 

83 

83

83 

81 

81 

81 

81

July

78 

78 

78 

78 

74

74 

74 

76 

76 

76

78 

81 

81 

81 

81

81 

81 

83 

85 

87

89 

89 

89 

89 

89

87 

87 

87 

87 

87 

87

Minimum

96 

83 

81

81

76 

74 

76 

78 

78 

78 

74 

83 

89

74

Aug.

87 

87 

85 

85 

83

83 

83 

83 

83 

83

83 

83 

85 

85 

85

85 

85 

85 

85 

87

89 

89 

89 

89 

89

89 

89 

89 

89 

89 

89

Mean

104 

87.6 

82.7

105

78.6 

77.4 

79.5 

82.9 

79.3 

80.3 

82.2 

86.1 

89.9

84.2

 Sept.

89 

89 

89 

89 

89

89 

89 

92 

92 

92

92 

92 

92 

92 

92

92 

89 

89 

89 

89

89 

89 

89 

89 

89

89 

89 

89 

89 

89

Run-off in 

acre-feet

6,370 

5,210 

5,090

76,170

4,830 

4,450 

- 4,890 

4,930 

4,880 

4,780 

5,050 

5,290 

5,350

'61,120

9-832 February 1936

UNITED STATES DEPAF^TJENT OP THE IHTERIOR 

Qeolog. il Survey
36 DESCHUTES RIVER BASIN

Deschutes River at Crane Prairie, near Lapine, Oreg.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 43°45', long. 121°47', in NWi sec. 16, T. 21 S., 

R. 8 E., 200 yards downstream from Crane Prairie Dam and 15 miles northwest of 

Lapine.

Record? available.- January 1914 to June 1917, February 1922 to September'1940. 

Average discharge.- 19 years (1914-15, 1922-40), 197 second-feet (unadjusted).

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 481 second-feet July 2 (gage height, 2.19 

feet); minimum, 6 second-feet Nov. 19 (gage height, 0.31 foot).

1914-17, 1922-40: Maximum discharge, 659 second-feet Aug. 3, 1938 (gage height, 

2.58 feet); minimum, 2.5 second-feet (regulated) Apr, 24, 1923 (gage height, 0.05 

foot).

Remarks.- Records good except those below 30 second-feet and those for periods of

backwater from debris on control, which are fair. No diversion above station; flow 

partly regulated since Nov. 4, 1922 by Crane Prairie Reservoir (see p. 44).

Discharge, In second-feet, water year October 1939 to September 194O

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.

151 

151 

149 

149 

159

162 

162 

80 

11 

11

10 

10 

9 

9 

10

10 

10 

10 

10 

10

10 

10 

10 

10 

10

10 

10 

9 

9 

9 

9

Nov.

9 

10 

9 

9 

9

8 

8 

8 

8 

8

7 

7 

7 

7 

7

7 

7 

7 

7 

7

7 

7 

7 

7 

7

7 

7 

8 

8 

8

Dec.

7 

7 

7 

7 

7

7 

7 

8 

9 

9

9 

9 

10 

10 

10

11 

11 

11 

12 

12

12 

13 

13

13 

13

13

14 

14 

14 

14 

15

Jan.

15 

16 

16 

17 

17

17 

17 

18 

18 

20

20 

20 

20 

20 

20

20 

20 

21 

21 

20

20 

20 

20 

20 

20

20 

20 

21 

21 

21 

21

Feb.

21 

21 

20 

20 

20

20 

20 

20 

20 

21

21 

21 

21 

21 

21

21 

21 

21 

22 

22

22 

22 

23 

23 

23

23 

24 

24 

24

Month

Dot 

Hov 

Dec

C

Jan 

Feb 

Mar 

Apr 

May 

Jun 

Jul 

Aug 

Sep

W

tiapy 

ater year 1939-4 3 ......................

Mar.

24 

24 

24 

24 

24

24 

24 

24 

23 

22

22 

22 

22 

22 

22

21 

21 

21 

21 

21

21 

20 

20 

20 

20

20 

20 

20 

20 

20 

20

Apr.

18 

18 

20 

20 

20

20 

20 

20 

20 

20

20 

20 

20 

18 

16

17 

17 

17 

17 

18

20 

18 

20 

20 

21

20 

20 

21 

21 

22

Secondfoot-days

1,389 

229 

328

52,643

597 

623 

673 

579 

6,035 

11,603 

9,776 

6,306 

5,201

43,339

May

22 

22 

22 

23 

23

24 

25 

25 

25 

25

26 

27 

29 

83 

235

238 

238 

248 

315 

332

339 

346 

353 

360 

364

364 

374 

378 

381 

381 

388

May-Jim. 

162 

10

15

474

21 

24 

24 

22 

388 

474 

474 

245 

192

474

June

378 

315 

319 

319 

322

319 

319 

315 

288 

278

285 

360 

392 

392 

403

440 

440 

440 

425 

432

432 

432 

432 

432 

428

428 

432 

462 

470 

474

July

470 

474 

474 

470 

466

390 

302 

305 

305 

302

312 

329 

322 

319 

315

322 

329 

261 

261 

261

261 

261 

261 

268 

251

248 

248 

248 

248 

248 

245

Minimum

9 

7 

7

7

15 

20 

20 

16 

22 

278 

245 

184 

151

7

Aug.

245 

245 

245 

241 

241

241 

241 

222. 

184 

195

195 

195 

195 

192 

187

187 

187 

187 

187 

187

187 

192 

192 

192 

192

192 

192 

192 

192 

192 

192

Mean

44.8 

7.6 

10.6

144

19.3 

21.5 

21.7 

19.3 

195 

387 

315 

203 

173

118

Sept.

192 

192 

192 

192 

192

192 

192 

192 

190 

190

187 

187 

187 

184 

175

170 

170 

178 

167 

154

156 

156 

151 

151 

151

151 

154 

154 

151 

151

Run-off in 

acre-feet

2,760 

454 

651

104.4OO

1,180 

1,240 

1,330 

1,150 

11,970 

23,010 

19,390 

12,510 

10,320

85,960

Peak discharge.- July 2 (6 p.m.) 481 sec.-ft.

Note.- Backwater from debris on control Oct. 1-8, June 15-27, July 13-15, July 3O to Sept. 3O.

9-23E February 1936

UNITED STATES DEPARiTJENT OF THE INTERIOR 

Geologl 1 Survey
DESCHUTES RIVER BASIN 37 

Deschutes River below Wickiup Reservoir, near Lapine, Oreg.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 43°41', long. 121°41', in NEi sec. 7, T. 22 S., 

R. 9 E., about 2,000 feet downstream from Wickiup Dam (under construction, 1938-40) 

and 9 miles west of Lapine.

Records available.- June 1938 to September 1940.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 1,030 second-feet June 20-23, July 3; maximum 

gage height, 5.01 feet July 3; minimum discharge, 507 second-feet Jan. 14 (gage height, 

3.53 feet).

1938-40: Maximum discharge, 1,340 second-feet Aug. 4, 1938 (gage height, 6.15 

feet); minimum, that of Jan. 14, 1940.

Remarks.- Records good. Flow regulated by Crane Prairie Reservoir (see p. 44 ); no 

regulation at Wickiup Reservoir in 1940.

Rating table, water year 1939-40 (gage height, In feet, and discharge. In second-feet)

3.4 

3.6 

3.8 

4.0

480

523

577

639

4.3 

4.6 

4.9 

5.2

746

863

984

1,070

Discharge, In seccnd-feet, water year October 1939 to September 1940

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

85

26

27

88

29

30

31

Oct.

649

649

649

653

663

663

663

639

528

523

523

523

523

523

523

523

523

518

518

518

516

516

521

521

518

521

521

521

521

521

521

Hov.

521

521

521

518

521

521

521

523

521

521

521

521

523

523

523

523

523

521

521

521

521

521

521

521

523

523

523

523

523

523

-

Dec.

521

518

518

518

518

518

518

523

544

541

523

518

518

518

523

528

528

521

521

521

521

518

521

518

518

521

523

528

526

526

528

Jan.

528

526

523

526

526

523

523

526

528

5.26

523

523

523

518

521

521

521

521

521

521

521

521

521

523

528

528

528

526

526

526

526

Feb.

526

528

528

531

533

546

539

533

533

541

533

533

544

533

533

536

536

531

531

531

528

528

528

528

533

541

549

557

549

_

-

Month

Calendar year 1939. .....................

March. ....................................

April. ....................................

May.......................................

July. .....................................

Water year 1939-410. .....................

Mar.

544

544

544

544

544

544

546

549

544

544

544

544

544

544

546

555

544

541

541

541

541

541

541

541

541

557

557

549

555

555

555

Apr.

546

541

546

546

544

541

546

544

544

541

541

541

541

544

541

541

544

544

544

544

544

544

546

546

552

546

546

549

546

557

-

Secondfoot-days

17,212

15,651

16,204

254,459

16,242

15,520

16,924

16,340

22,335

28,201

25,854

21,690

19 , 752

231,925

May

552

552

549

552

549

549

549

546

544

549

546

549

549

549

720

761

761

765

804

863

871

879

899

°03

907

907

911

919

927

927

927

Maximum

663

523

544

-

528

557

557

557

927

1,030

1,030

746

684

1,030

June

947

875

855

851

847

847

847

847

835

804

804

843

915

927

927

1,000

1,000

1,010

1,010

1,030

1,030

1,030

1,030

1,020

1,020

1,010

1,000

1,010

1,010

1,020

-

July

1,020

1,020

1,030

1,020

1,020

1,000

891

811

807

800

796

815

831

819

823

831

835

807

773

780

773

769

761

765

757

750

754

750

746

750

750

Minimum

516

518

518

-

518

526

541

541

544

804

746

680

633

516

Aug.

746

746

746

742

739

739

739

739

698

698

702

698

695

695

684

684

680

680

680

680

680

680

680

680

680

680

680

680

680

680

680

Mean

555

522

523

697

524

535

546

545

720

940

834

700

658

634

Sept.

680

680

684

680

677

673

677

677

677

677

670

673

673

666

663

659

653

666

656

646

636

633

633

633

633

633

636

636

636

636

-

Run- off in 

acre-feet

34,140

31,040

32,140

504,700

32,220

30,780

33,570

32,410

44,300

55,940

51,280

43,020

39,180

460,000

9-832 February 1936

UNITED STATES DEPAB"TIEHT OF THE INTERIOR 

Oeolog. J. Survey
'° DESCHUTES RIVER BASIN

Deschutes River at Pringle Falls, near Lapine, Oreg.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 43°44', long. 121°37', In SWi sec. 23, T. 23 S., 

R. 9 E., half a mile upstream from bridge at Pringle Falls and 7 miles northwest of 

Lapine.

Records available.- December 1915 to June 1917, June 1922 to September 1940. 

Average discharge.- 17 years (1923-40), 720 second-feet.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 1,020 second-feet June 20 (gage height, 2.27 

reetj; minimum, 513 second-feet Dec. 4-7 (gage height, 1.32 feet).

1915-17, 1922-40: Maximum discharge, 1,290 second-feet Aug. 4, 1938 (gage height, 

2.88 feet); minimum, 341 second-feet sometime during period when recorder was stopped, 

Feb. 1-14, 1932.

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

wo diversion above station. Flow regulated somewhat since 1922 by Crane Prairie 

Reservoir (see p. 44 ).

Rating table, water year 1939-40 (gage height, In feet, and discharge, In second-feet)

1.2

1.3

1.4 

1.6

470

505

545

640

1.8 

2.0

2.2

2.3

750

860

975

1,035

Discharge, In second-feet, water year October 1939 to September 1940

Day

1 

2 

3 

4 

S

6 

7 

8 

9 

10

11 

12 

13 

14 

IS

16 

17 

18 

19 

80

81 

22 

25 

24 

25

26 

87 

28 

29 

SO 

SI

Oct.

67S 

678 

678 

678 

695

695 

695 

684 

541 

533

529 

525 

525 

525 

529

529 

529 

529 

529 

525

529 

529 

529 

533 

529

533 

5?7 

533 

529 

529 

529

HOT.

529 

529 

529 

525 

525

525 

525 

525 

525 

525

525 

525 

525 

525 

525

521 

521 

521 

521 

521

517 

517 

517 

517 

517

517 

517 

517 

517 

521

Dec.

517 

517 

517 

513 

513

513 

513 

517 

545 

550

529 

517 

517 

513

517

525 

537 

521 

521 

521

521 

521 

521 

521 

525

521 

525 

541 

541 

541 

545

 Tan.

550 

545 

545 

545 

541

537 

537 

541 

550 

541

537 

537 

537

537 

537

537 

537 

537 

537 

541

537 

541 

541 

541 

550

550 

545 

541 

541 

541 

541

Feb.

541 

541 

541 

545

550

568 

558 

550 

545 

558

550 

545 

558 

550 

545

550 

550 

545 

541 

541

541 

545 

541

545 

55C

563 

572 

581 

572

Month

Dot 

Hoi 

Dec

C

Jan 

Fell 

Mar 

Apr 

May 

Jun 

Jul 

Aug 

Sep

R

uary

11.....................................

ater year 1939-4

Mar.

55S 

558 

558 

558 

558

558 

558 

563 

558 

558

558 

554 

550 

550 

554

563 

554 

550 

550 

550

554 

554 

554 

554 

554

576 

572 

563 

568 

572 

572

Apr.

558 

554 

558 

558 

554

554 

558 

554 

554 

554

554 

554 

554 

554 

550

550 

550 

554 

554 

558

558 

558 

558 

563 

568

563 

563 

563 

563 

568

Secondfoot-days

17,668 

15,666 

16,256

251,782

16,775 

15,982 

17,311 

16,713 

22,630 

28,212 

25,583 

21,690 

20,038

234,524

May

554 

554 

550 

554 

554

550 

550 

550 

550 

554

554 

554 

55* 

554 

717

778 

778 

778 

827 

876

893 

898 

915 

921 

921

921 

927 

933 

939 

939 

933

Mayipi\ff||

695 

529

550

.

550 

581 

576 

568 

939 

1,010 

1,000 

739 

695

1,010

June

957 

893

871 

871 

871

871 

S71 

866 

849 

827

827 

860 

921 

933 

933

993 

999 

999 

999 

1,010

1,010 

1,010 

1,000 

1,000 

999

993 

993 

993 

993

1,000

July

999 

1,000 

1,000 

999 

993

975 

827 

816 

810 

810

810 

827 

838 

827 

838

832 

838 

800 

766 

766

761 

756 

756 

761 

744

739 

739 

739 

739 

739 

739

Minimum

525 

517 

513

513

537 

541 550" 

550 

550 

S27 

739 

684 

645

513

Aug.

739 

739 

734 

734 

734

734 

734 

734 

695 

695

700 

700 

695 

695 

684

684 

684 

684 

684 

684

684 

684 

684 

684 

684

684 

684 

684 

684 

684 

684

Mean

570 

522 

524

690

541 

551 

558 

557 

730 

940 

825 

700 

668

641

Sept.

684 

6S4 

695 

684 

684

684 

684 

690 

690 

684

680 

680 

680 

675 

670

665 

660 

680 

670 

660

650 

645 

645 

645 

645

645 

645 

645 

645 

645

Run-off in 

acre-feet

35,040 

31,070 

32,240

499 , 400

33,270 

31,700 

34,340 

33,150 

44,890 

55,960 

50,740 

43,020 

39,740

465,200

Note.- No gage-height record Apr. 9, Sept. 11-30;. discharge computed on basis of records for 

station below Wickiup Reservoir.

9-252 February 1936

UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR 

Oeolt cal Surrey
DESCHUTES RIVER BASIN 39

Deschutes River at Benham Falls, near Bend, Oreg.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 43°56', long. 121°25', in SEi sec. 9, T. 19 8., R. 

11 K., 50 yards upstream from head of Benham Falls, 14 miles downstream from dam site 

for proposed Benham Falls Reservoir, and 10 miles southwest of Bend.

Records available.- March 1909 to September 1913, August 1920 to September 1921, February 

1924 to September 1940. July 1906 to February 1909 and April to September 1914,at 

West ranch, 7 miles upstream.

Average discharge.- 23 years (1906-13, 1924-40), 1,348 second-feet.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 1,550 second-feet June 25, 26, July 1, 3, 4 

 (gage height, 1.83 feet); minimum, 783 second-feet Jan. 25 (gage height, 0.18 foot),

probably caused by ice jam upstream.

1906-13, 1920-21, 1924-40: Maximum discharge, 5,000 second-feet (estimated) Nov.

27, 1909 (gage height not determined); minimum, 690 second-feet Feb. 8, 9, 1933 (gage

height, -0.14 foot).

Remarks.- Records excellent. Small diversions above station for irrigation. Some regulation since 1922 by Crane Prairie and Crescent Lake Reservoirs (see p. 44 ).

Rating table, water year 1939-40 (gage height, in feet, and discharge, in second-feet)

0.4 865

905

945

1,030

1,120

1.2 

1.4 

1.6

1.8

1.9

1,220

1,320

1,420

1,530

1,590

Discharge, In second-feet, water year October 1939 to September 1940

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

13

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

SO.

as

23

34

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

1,030

1,040

1,040

1,040

1,050

1,060

1,060

1,060

1,060

953

921

917

913

913

913

913

909

913

913

909

905

905

905

909

909

913

917

917

913

913

913

Hov.

913

913

905

905

897

897

897

897

897

897

897

897

893

893

893

893

889

885

885

881

885

885

885

885

889

893

893

889

889

893

-

Dec.

893

893

893

893

893

893

897

901

945

977

985

973

977

965

953

957

973

985

994

981

965

917

901

905

901

905

905

925

937

937

949

Jan.

994

1,020

1,010

994

994

965

933

925

917

929

941

937

933

913

897

913

909

905

905

909

917

917

913

917

921

949

937

929

933

933

945

Feb.

945

953

957

965

969

998

1,030

1,040

1,040

1,060

1,060

1,030

1,020

1,010

1,010

994

1,000

998

977

957

953

957

965

965

977

1,010

1,060

1,100

1,160

-

-

Month

October. ..................................

March. ....................................

April .....................................

May.......................................

July. .....................................

Water year 1939-*to......................

Mar.

1,160

1,160

1,140

1,100

1,080

1,070

1,060

1,070

1,060

1,070

1,080

1,070

1,050

1,030

1,030

1,040

1,050

1,050

1,060

1,050

1,040

1,040

1,040

1,050

1,060

1,100

1,130

J.150

1,200

1,240

1,260

Apr.

1,270

1,270

1,260

1,230

1,200

1,180

1,180

1,170

1,160

1,180

1,170

1,160

1,160

1,140

1,140

1,140

1,140

1,140

1,140

1,140

1,130

1,130

1,120

1,120

1,130

1,130

1,120

1,100

1,100

1,100

-

Secondfoot-days

29,546

26,810

28,968

436,024

29,054

29,160

33,790

34,750

37,820

41,780

42,070

34 920

3o)l04

398 , 772

May

1,100

1,110

1,120

1,100

1,100

1,090

1,090

1,080

1,070

1,060

1,050

1,040

1,040

1,040

1,060

1,240

1,280

1,280

1,280

1,320

1,360

1,360

1,380

1,380

1,400

1,400

1,390

1,400

1,400

1,400

1,400

Maximum

1,060

913

994

1,600

1,020

1,160

1,260

1,270

1,400

1,550

1,550

1,220

1,060

1,550

June

1,400

1,400

1,330

1,320

1,300

1,300

1,300

1,280

1,280

1,260

1,230

1,230

1,260

1,320

1,320

1,330

1,360

1,380

1,380

1,430

1,510

1,520

1,540

1,540

1,550

1,550

1,540.

1,540

1,540

1,540

-

July

1,550

1,540

1,550

1,550

1,540

1,530

1,510

1,400

1,340

1,340

1,340

1,330

1,340

1,350

1,340

1,340

1,340

1,340

1,340

1,300

1,300

1,290

1,280

1,280

1,270

1,250

1,250

1,240

1,240

1,230

1,230

Minijnuoi

905

881

893

881

897

945

,030

,100

,040

,230

,230

,070

965

881

Aug.

1,220

1,220

1,200

1,200

1,200

1,200

1,200

1,180

1,180

1,140

1,130

1,140

1,120

1,120

1,120

1,110

1,100

1,100

1,100

1,100

1,090

1,080

1,080

1,080

1,080

1,080

- 1,070

1,070

1,070

1,070

1,070

Mean

953

894

934

1,195

937

,006

,090

,158

,220

,393

,357

,126

1,003

1,090

Sept.

1,060

1,050

1,030

1,030

1,030

1,020

1,010

1,020

1,020

1,020

1,020

1,020

1,020

1,010

1,010

998

998

1,000

1,010

994

985

977

973

- 973

973

969

973

973

973

965

~

Run-off in 

acre-feet

58,600

53,180

57,460

864,800

57,630

57,840

67,020

68,930

75,010

82,870

83,440

69,260

59,710

791,000

9-832 February 1936

UNITED STATES DEPATIENT OF THE INTERIOR 

Oeolog al Surrey
40 DESCHUTES RIVER BASIN

Desclmtes River below Lava Island, near Bend, Oreg.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 44°00', long. 121°22', In SWi sec. 23, T. 18 S., R. 

11 £., three-quarters of a mile downstream from Lava Island, 1 mile downstream from Intake of Arnold canal, and 6 miles southwest of Bend.

Records available.- March 1926 to September 1940. 

Average discharge.- 14 years, 1,064 second-feet.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 1,350 second-feet July 4 (gage height, 1-24 

feet); minimum, 776 second-feet Dec. 2, 3 (gage height, 0.44 foot).

1926-40: Maximum discharge, 1,780 second-feet Jan. 3, 1928 (gage height, 1.55 

feet); minimum, 612 second-feet Feb. 9, 1933 (gage height, 0.16 foot).

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

good. Arnold canal diverts water above station for Irrigation. Flow regulated by 

Crescent Lake and Crane Prairie Reservoirs (see p. 44 ).

Rating table, water year 1939-40 (gage height, in feet, and discharge, in second-feet) 

(Shifting-control method used May 13 to July 21)

750

8SO

1,040

1.0 

1.2 

1.4

1,210

1,390

1,530

Discharge, In second-feet, water year October 1939 to September 1940

Day

1

2

3

4

S

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

IS

16

17

18

19

20

81

as

23

24

25

26

27

28

SO

30

31

Oct.

896

912

912

920

920

928

920

920

912

828

796

789

789

789

789

789

789

789

796

789

789

789

789

789

782

782

789

789

782

788

789

Hov.

815

815

S15

82S

828

888

828

828

828

828

828

828

822

822

882

822

828

815

815

808

808

808

808

808

808

808

808

808

796

782

Dec.

782

776

789

SI 5

815

808

808

808

848

880

880

874

S74

867

854

860

874

880

896

888

848

815

815

S15

815

808

808

802

815

808

841

Jan.

888

920

928

912

S96

880

854

828

828

834

848

848

841

822

802

834

828

815

815

815

815

815

815

815

808

834

841

828

815

808

828

Feb.

854

860

860

860

848

S74

912

944

960

976

976

960

936

928

928

920

920

920

888

874

867

874

874

867

874

904

968

1,020

1,060

-

Month

October. ..................................

April. . ...................................

May.......................................

July. .....................................

Water year 1939-4 0. .....................

Mar.

1,060

1,060

1,050

992

968

968

984

992

992

1,000

1,010

992

976

960

960

960

976

976

984

984

976

976

976

968

968

1,020

1,040

1,060

1,100

1,130

1,160

Apr.

1,170

1,160

,160

,100

,060

,040

,040

1,040

992

998

992

992

a992

al,010

al,050

al,040

al,040

al,020

1,000

984

968

1,000

976

960

960

952

952

952

936

936

-

Secondfoot-days

25,623

84,487

25,860

389,949

86,058

86,506

31 218

30)466

32,850

35 990

37 ,'510

31,506

27,028

335,108

Hay

944

944

952

944

936

928

928

920

912

904

896

S88

944

976

944

1,060

1,110

1,120

1,120

1,140

1,180

1,190

1,200

1,210

1,220

1,220

1,220

1,220

1,830

1,230

1,220

Ma f^ TipiTq

928

888

896

1,440

928

1,060

1,160

1,170

1,230

1,340

1,340

1.100

960

1,340

June

1,230

1,220

1,160

1,140

1,130

1,130

1,120

1,110

1,110

1,090

1,060

1,060

1,090

1,120

1,140

1,140

1,160

1,180

1,190

1,210

1,290

1,320

1,320

1,330

1,340

1,320

1,320

1,320

1,320

1,320

-

July

1,330

1,330

1,340

1,340

1,340

1,340

1,340

1,240

1,190

1,180

1,180

1,180

1,190

1,220

1,210

1,210

1,210

1,210

1,200

1,170

1,170

,170

,160

,160

,150

,140

,130

,130

1,120

1,120

1,110

Minimum

782

782

776

776

802

848

960

936

888

1,060

1,110

960

860

776

Aug.

1,100

1,100

1,090

1,090

1,OSO

1,080

1,070

1,070

1,060

1,030

1,020

1,020

1,080

1,010

1,010

1,000

992

992

998

984

984

984

984

976

976

976

968

968

960

960

960

Mean

S27

816

834

1,068

841

914

1,007

1,016

1,060

1,800

1,210

1,016

901

970

Sept.

960

936

928

928

912

904

912

912

f912

a912

f912

912

904

896

928

928

980

928

912

888

874

874

867

867

867

867

874

867

867

860

~

Run-off in 

acre-feet

50,820

48,570

51,290

773,400

51,690

52 570

6l)920

60,430

65,160

VI 390 74)400

62,490

53,610

704,300

a No gage-height record; discharge computed on basis of records for station above Benham Falls 

and Arnold canal near Bend.

f Computed from gage height, based on partial record.

9-232 February 1936

TJ1JITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF THE IHTERIOR 

Geolo jal Survey
DESCHUTES RIVER BASIN

Deschutes River below Bend, Oreg.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 44°05', long. 121°18', in SEi sec. 20, T. 17 S., 

~ R. 12 E., half a mile downstream from North Canal Co. dam and 2 niles north of Bend.

Records available.- October 1914 to September 1940. 

Average discharge.- 26 years, 670 second-feet..

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 1,160 second-feet Mar. 29 (gage height, 3.12 

feet); minimum, 17 second-feet July 27, Sept. 11-13.

1914-40: Maximum discharge, 2,500 second-feet Dec. 7, 1921 (gage height, 3.9 

feet); minimum, 1 second-foot Aug. 25, 1930.

Maximum discharge known near this site since 1905, 4,820 second-feet Nov. 27, 

1909.

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

Six large canals divert water above station. Flow regulated by hydroelectric plant 

at Bend, and since 1922 by Crescent Lake and Crane Prairie Reservoirs (see p. 44 ).

Rating tables, ater year 1939-40 (gage height, in feet, and discharge, in second-feet) 

(Shifting-control method used Sept. 3-12, 16, 17)

Oct. 1 to Feb. 27 Feb. 28 to Sept. 30

1.5 89 2.4 520 0.9 16 1.9 235 

1.6 109 2.6 670 1.0 22 2.2 405 

1.8 175 2.8 835 1.2 43 2.5 625 

2.0 270 3.0 1,010 1.4 78 2.8 870 

2.2 385 1.6 125 3.1 1,140

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1939 to September 1940

Day

1 

2 

3 

4 

8

6

7 

S 

9 

10

11 

12 

13 

14 

15

16 

17 

IS 

19 

20

Si 

22 

23 

24 

25

26 

27 

28 

29 

50 

31

Oct.

95 

93 

93 

93 

103

105 

105 

109 

109 

99

101 

101 

99 

101 

99

103 

103 

103 

103 

91

91 

95 

93 

95 

91

95 

99

103 

101 

103 

105

Hov.

164 

153 

255 

411 

361

355 

361 

355 

361 

355

331 

331 

325 

325 

337

343 

349 

337 

337 

418

670 

6S6 

686 

f686 

f686

580 

632 

610 

565 

506

Dec.

492 

694 

826 

860 

860

860 

844 

844 

860 

894

903 

903 

912 

912

903

894 

903 

920 

869 

702

648 

640 

662 

852 

860

718 

595 

588 

610 

625 

844

Jan.

903 

947 

965 

947 

947

947 

903 

878 

894 

894

912 

920 

920 

894 

869

886 

894 

869 

869 

869

878 

878 

878 

869 

886

894 

792 

694 

595 

464 

595

Feb.

648 

686 

878 

860 

860

920 

965 

983

992 

1,010

1,000 

965 

920 

920 

920

947 

947 

938 

912 

903

894 

894 

903 

903 

920

956

1,010 

870 

657

Month

Oct 

Hov

Dec

C

Jan 

Peb 

Mar 

Apr 

May 

Jun 

Jul 

Aug 

Sep

W

alendar year 192 9......................

ater year 1939-4

Mar.

649 

641 

802 

1,000 

996

978

1,010 

1,010 

1,000 

1,000

1,020 

1,010 

987 

969 

996

1,000 

1,020 

1,020 

1,030 

1,020

987 

969 

969 

969 

960

1,030 

1,050 

1,070 

1,120 

1,060 

1,000

Apr.

828 

761 

794 

737 

721

705 

705 

697 

665 

649

625 

558 

461 

412 

412

392 

386 

280 

199 

140

122 

140 

131 

118 

125

120 

120 

108 

108 

110

Secondfoot-days

3,079 

12,871 

24,497

144,261

26,550 

26,181 

30,342 

12,329 

3,464 

3,208 

2,286 

635 

2,979

148,421

May

112 

120 

122 

120 

115

112 

108 

108 

100 

89

98 

93 

112 

108 

98

125 

149 

118 

108 

120

131 

110 

118 

120 

122

108 

105 

102 

105 

108 

100

Kqy$HmfH

109 

686 

920

1,160

965 

1,010 

1,120 

828 

149 

146 

109 

21 

205

1,120

June

110 

112 

85 

100 

98

105 

102 

flOO 

f!05 

102

102 

108 

112 

112 

112

93

115 

100 

100 

115

146

110 

112 

115 

115

108 

105 

105 

102 

102

July

105 

108 

108 

108 

108

105 

98 

91 

82 

96

102 

96 

100 

105 

109

flOO 

flOO 

100 

96 

78

53 

36 

31 

29 

22

19 

20 

21 

20 

20 

20

Aug.

21 

20 

21 

21 

21

20 

20 

19 

20 

19

18 

21 

21 

21 

21

20 

80 

20 

20 

20

21 

21 

21 

f21 

a21

a21 

f21 

21 

21 

21 

21

Sept.

21 

54 

21 

21 

20

20 

19 

20 

19 

18

17 

f!7 

a!7 

a30 

a70

98 

f87 

a!55 

a205 

alSS

a!85 

a!95 

a!95 

a!80 

a!85

a!70 

a!95 

a!80 

a!90 

a!90

Minimum Mean *£££.?

91 99.3 6,110 

153 429 25,530 

492 790 48,590

72 395 286,100

464 856 52,660 

648 903 51,930 

641 979 60,180 

108 411 24,450 

89 112 6,870 

85 107 6,360 

19 73.7 4,530 

18 20.5 1,260 

17 99.3 5,910

17 406 294,400

a No gage-height record; discharge 

above Lava Island, and diversions.

f Computed from gage heights based on partial record

iputed on basis of records for stations at Benham Falls,

9-232 February 1936

UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR 

Oeologi i Survey
42 DESCHUTES RIVER BASIN

Deschutes River near Madras, Oreg.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 44°43', long. 121 °14', in IJEi sec. 13, T. 10 S., 

R. 12 E., 1 mile downstream rrom Pelton dam site, 4 miles upstream from Shitike 

Creek, and 9 miles northwest or Madras. Altitude or gage, about 1,404 reet above 

mean sea level (rrom river-profile map).

Records available.- October 1923 to September 1940. 

Average discharge.- 17 years, 4,144 second-feet.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 8,960 second-reet Mar. 29 (gage height, 4.94 

feet); minimum, 2,950 second-feet Aug. 25 (gage height, 1.43 feet).

1923-40: Maximum discharge, 11,300 second-reet Apr. 20, 1938 (gage height, 5.99 

reet); minimum, that or Aug. 25, 1940.

Remarks.- Records excellent except those ror periods or no gage-height record, which 

are good. Diversions for irrigation in upper river basin.

Ratinf. table, 1939-40 (gage height, in feet, and discharge, in second-feet)

1.5 

1.8 

2.1 

2.4

3,030

3,430

3,860

4,320

2.7 

3.0 

3.5 

4.0

4,800

5,310

6,210

7,120

4.4 

4.8

7,880

8,680

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1939 to September 1940

Day

1

S

3

4

S

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

IS

14

IS

16

17

18

19

20

81

ZZ

23

24

25

26

27

28

89

SO

31

Oct.

3,240

3,240

3,240

3,250

3,330

3,260

3,260

3,280

3,280

3,280

3,250

3,250

3,250

3,250

3,240

3,250

3,250

3,250

3,250

3,250

3,240

3,250

3,260

3,280

3,260

3,280

3,300

3,330

3,300

3,300

3,290

HOT.

3,290

3,350

3,360

3,430

3,560

3,530

3,530

3,540

3,530

3,510

3,510

3,510

3,510

3,510

3,500

3,560

3,530

3,530

3,530

3,540

3,650

3,830

3,830

3,840

3,840

3,830

3,740

3,760

3,720

3,680

-

Dec.

3,650

3,640

3,900

3,960

3,980

4,000

4,000

4,010

4,060

4,140

f4,100

a4,100

a4,050

a4,050

a4,100

a4,300

a4,450

a4,350

a4,200

a4,100

a4,000

a3, 900

a3, 800

h3,830

a3,900

a3,950

a3,900

f3,900

a3,950

a4,100

a4,100

Jan.

a4,200

a4,400

84,480

84,480

a4,460

a4,440

h4,430

84,350

a4,300

a4,200

a4,150

a4,100

h4,130

h4,100

a4,100

a4,100

a4,100

f4,120

4,080

4,070

4,070

4,070

4,060

4,060

4,040

4,120

4,210

4,040

4,020

3,940

3,830

Feb.

3,960

4,000

4,080

4,220

4,180

4,660

4,700

5,220

4,970

4,780

4,750

4,780

4,720

4,540

4,500

4,510

4,480

4,450

4,420

4,400

4,370

4,350

4,270

4,270

4,320

4,460

5,290

6,430

6,870

-

Month

March. ....................................

April. ....................................

Mav. .... .. ... .

July. .....................................

Water year 1939-4 a.....................

Mar.

7,460

6,740

6,020

6,150

5,790

5,500

5,340

5,310

5,450

5,500

5,280

5,110

4,940

4,850

4,750

4,850

5,120

5,480

5,340

5,240

5,260

5,290

5,330

5,340

5,430

5,840

6,470

8,160

8,520

7,010

7,010

Apr.

7,060

6,690

6,430

5,910

5,620

5,460

5,210

5,120

5,530

5,660

5,610

5,290

5,110

5,000

4,950

4,880

4,720

4,540

4,380

4,240

4,130

4,060

4,010

3,950

3,980

3,890

3,940

3,980

3,860

3,880

-

Secondfoot-days

101,240

107,550

124,470

1,405,710

129,250

134 950

179*880

147*090

110,520

99)l20

96,850

96 , 720

1,426,470

'Hay

3,920

3,900

3,940

3,880

3,840

3,800

3,760

3,700

3,670

3,680

3,660

3,630

3,580

3,540

3,530

3,490

3,440

3,500

3,440

3,430

3,400

3,420

3,390

3,430

3,420

3,360

3,350

3,350

3,330

3,360

3,360

MaT<iinmi

3,330

3,840

4,450

7,540

4,480

6,870

?)060

3,940

3,390

3)l50

3,360

8,520

June

3,390

3,370

3,360

3,360

3,330

3,330

3,330

3,320

3,290

3,320

3,320

3,330

3,330

3,330

3,290

3,300

3,280

3,280

3,260

3,260

3,250

3,280

3,250

3,250

3,260

3,260

3,240

3,220

3,220

3,220

-

July

3,220

3,240

3,220

3,220

3,210

3,210

3,200

3,210

3,210

3,200

3,200

3,210

3,210

3,200

3,210

3,210

3,220

3,200

3,200

3,280

3,240

3,200

3,190

3,160

3,150

3,160

3,200

3,130

3,130

3,150

3,130

HinijnuDi

3,240

3,290

3,640

3,240

3,830

3,960

4,750

3.860

3,330

3 220

3 130

sIllO

3,110

3,110

Aug.

3,120

3,110

3,110

3,120

3,120

3,130

3,130

3,130

3,130

3,120

3,120

3,130

3,120

3,120

3,120

3,120

3,120

3,130

3,120

3,130

3,130

3,120

3,120

3,120

3,120

3,120

3,130

3,150

3,130

3,130

3,130

Mean

3,266

3,585

4,015

3,851

4,169

4,653

5,803

4,903

3,565

3,294

3 197

3 124

3)224

3,897

Sept.

3,130

3,130

3,130

3,150

3,120

3,110

3,130

3,130

3,150

3,160

3,160

3,170

3,170

3,160

3,170

3,200

3,300

3,300

3,320

3,330

3,320

3,300

3,290

3,290

3,290

3.290

3,320

3,360

3,320

3,320

-

Run-off in 

acre-feet

200,800

213,300

246,900

2,788,000

256,400

267,700

356,800

291,700

219,200

196,000

196,600

192,100

191,800

2,829,000

a No gage-height record; discharge computed on basis of known range of stage and records for 

station at Moody.

f Discharge computed from daily gage height based on partial record. 

h Discharge computed from staff-gage reading.
DESCHUTES RIVER BASIN 4 

Deschutes River at Moody, near Biggs, Oreg.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 45°37', long. 120°54', in SEi sec. 26, T. 2 N., R. 

15 E., at Moody, 14 miles upstream from mouth and 5 miles southwest of Biggs. Datum 

of gage is 167.43 feet above mean sea level (general adjustment of 1929).

Drainage area.- 10,500 square miles.

Records available.- July 1906 to September 1940. October 1897 to December 1899 at site 

near rioro, 10 miles above mouth.

Average discharge.- 35 years (1898-99, 1906-40), 5,793 second-feet.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 11,500 second-feet Feb. 28 (gage height, 4.40 

feet); minimum, 3,510 second-feet Aug. 26 (gage height, 2.11 feet).

1897-99, 1906-40: Maximum discharge, 43,600 second-feet Jan. 7, 1923 (gage height, 

10.2 feet), from rating table extended above 15,000 second-feet; minimum, 3,380 

second-feet Sept. 16-19, 1931 (gage height, 2.06 feet).

Remarks.- Records excellent. Diversions for irrigation in upper river basin. 

Cooperation.- Water-stage recorder inspected by agent of Eastern Oregon Land Co.

Rating table, water year 1939-40 (gage height, In feet, and discharge, In second-feet)

2.1 

2.3

3,490

3,950

2.5 

2.8

4,490

5,360

3.2 

3.6

6,720

6,210

4.0 

4.4

9,800

11,500

Discharge, In second-feet, water year October 1939 to September 1940

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.

3,710 

3,730 

3,730 

3,730 

3,760

3,630 

3,760 

3,760 

3,780 

3,760

3,760 

3,760 

3,760 

3,760 

3,730

3,760 

3,760 

3,760 

3,760 

3,760

3,760 

3,730 

3,730 

3,760 

3,760

3,760 

3,760 

3,660 

3,650 

3,610 

3,760

Hov.

3,780 

3,810 

3,630 

3,830 

3,950

4,000 

3,980 

4,000 

4,000 

3,960

3,930 

3,980 

3,960 

3,960 

3,960

3,960 

3,960 

3,960 

3,960 

3,960

3,960 

4,160 

4,270 

4,270 

4,240

4,270 

4,270 

4,160 

4,160 

4,160

Dec.

4,110 

4,080 

4,110 

4,380 

4,360

4,330 

4,360 

4,410 

4,460 

4,610

4,660 

4,560 

4,550 

4,560 

4,610

4,960 

5,260 

5,020 

4,610 

4,760

4,640 

4,490 

4,410 

4,410 

4,460

4,490 

4,520 

4,410 

4,520 

4,720 

4,690

Jan.

4,900 

5,110 

5,200 

5,200 

5,170

5,080 

5,020 

4,960 

4,900 

4,610

4,750 

4,660 

4,660 

4,660 

4,610

4,610 

4,640 

4,640 

4,610 

4,560

4,560 

4,560 

4,560 

4,550 

4,610

4,550 

4,660 

4,760 

4,550 

4,550 

4,460

Feb.

4,410 

4,490 

4,520 

4,660 

4,610

6,450 

7,490 

6,560 

6,720 

6,510

6,370 

6,000 

5,900 

5,600 

5,600

5,540 

5,900 

6,200 

5,640 

5,440

5,320 

5,290 

5,230

5,110 

5,170

6,270 

7,490 

10,100 

10,700

Month

Oet 

Hoy 

Dec

C

Jan 

Feb 

Mar 

Apr 

May 

Jun 

Jul 

Aug 

Sep

«

alendar year 1939......... ..........

ater year 1939-4 0. .....................

Mar.

9,840 

9,380 

8,640 

8,060 

7,940

7,360 

7,010 

7,120 

7,060 

7,150

6,900 

6,530 

6,270 

6,060 

5,930

5,660 

6,060 

6,460 

6,560 

6,440

6,340 

6,400 

6,510 

6,560 

6,660

6,660 

7,940 

9,120 

10,900 

9,960 

9,040

Apr.

9,800 

9,240 

3,600 

8,130 

7,630

7,260 

6,940 

6,720 

6,940 

7,450

7,300 

6,970 

6,650 

6,460 

6,400

6,340 

6,100 

5,660 

5,640 

5,440

5,290 

5,170 

5,140 

5,060 

5,110

5,OSO 

4,900 

4,960 

4,960 

4,900

Secondfoot -day B

116,600 

120,920 

140,670

1,654,660

147,220

229,590 

192,530 

136,020 

115,130 

114,320 

110,560 

110,350

1,710,040

May

5,050 

5,110 

5,060 

4,990 

4,900

4,870 

4,750 

4,660 

4,550 

4,520

4,550 

4,550 

4,460 

4,360 

4,320

4,270 

4,210 

4,160 

4,210 

4,160

4,130 

4,110 

4,110 

4,050 

4,060

4,030 

3,960 

3,950 

3,930 

3,930 

3,950

Maximum

3,660 

4,270 

5,260

9,460

5,200 

10,700 

10,900 

9,600 

5,110 

4,000 

3,760 

3,600 

3,650

10,900

June

4,000 

4,000 

3,980 

3,930 

3,930

3,860 

3,880 

3,860 

3,650 

3,650

3,650 

3,650 

3,650 

3,650 

3,630

3,610 

3,830 

3,810 

3,610 

3,760

3,760 

3,760 

3,610 

3,760 

3,760

3,760 

3,760 

3,760 

3,760 

3,730

July

3,730 

3,730 

3,730 

3,730 

3,710

3,710 

3,690 

3,690 

3,690 

3,690

3,690 

3,690 

3,690 

3,690 

3,690

3,690 

3,690 

3,690 

3,670 

3,690

3,760 

3,730 

3,670 

3,640 

3,640

3,640 

3,670 

3,690 

3,640 

3,620 

3,620

Miniming

3,710 

3,7SO 

4,060

3,690

4,460 

4,410 

5,660 

4,900 

3,930 

3,730 

3,620 

3,560 

3,560

3,560

Aug.

3,600 

3,600 

3,580 

3,530 

3,580

3,580 

3,530 

3,560 

3,560 

3,530

3,560 

3,560 

3,560 

3,560 

3,560

3,560 

3,560 

3,560 

3,560 

3,560

3,560 

3,560 

3,560 

3,560 

3,560

3,560 

3,560 

3,560 

3,560 

3,560 

3,560

Mean

3,766 

4,031 

4,544

4,534

4,749 

6,059 

7,406 

6,416 

4,366 

3,636 

3,666 

3,567 

3,676

4,672

Sept.

3,560 

3,560 

3,560 

3,580 

3,560

3,560 

3,560 

3,560 

3,560 

3,620

3,620 

3,600 

3.640 

3,640 

3,640

3,670 

3,710 

3,760 

3,760 

3,760

3,760 

3,760 

3,760 

3,730 

3,730

3,730 

3,760 

3,650 

3,650 

3,760

Run-off in 

acre-feet

231,700 

239,600 

279,400

3,262,000

292,000 

346,500 

455,400 

361,900 

269,600 

226,400 

226,600 

219,300 

216,900

3,392,000

Peak discharge.- Feb. 7 (1 a. 

(2 to 9 p.m.) 11,100 sec. -ft.

400450 0-41-4

.) 6,660 sec. -ft.; Feb. 26 (11 to 12 p. 11,500 sec.-ft.; Mar. 29

9-232 February 1936

OTITED STATES DEPAR"t»tEHT OP THE INTERIOR 

Qeologi J. Survey
44 DESCHUTES RIVER BASIN

Reservoirs in Deschutes River Basin above Bend, Oreg.

Crane Prairie Reservoir.- Staff gage, lat. 43°45', long. 121°47', at dam on Deschutes River 

in NWi sec. 16, T. 21 S., R. 8 E., 15 miles northwest of Lapine. Datum of gage is 

4,400.0 feet above mean sea level (Bureau of Reclamation bench mark). Records available, November 1922 to September 1940. Maximum contents observed during year, 41,080 

acre-feet May 14 (gage height, 41.99 feet); minimum, 4 acre-feet Sept. 14 (gage height, 

26.47 feet). Maximum contents observed during period 1922-40, 50,830 acre-feet Jan. 

10-13, 1924 (gage height, 44.10 feet); no usable contents at times.

Reservoir is formed by earth dam completed by North Canal Co. in 1922; gates were 

first closed Nov. 22, 1922; reconstructed as rock-faced earth dam with concrete control 

works by Bureau of Reclamation in 1939-40. Capacity, 55,340 acre-feet between gage 

heights 24.0 feet (lip of fish-screen structure) and 45 feet (crest of spillway). 

Capacity was increased slightly in September 1940 by removal of old dam and use of new 

dam with lower outlet. Dead storage negligible. Water used for irrigation near Bend 

and Redmond. Gage read once daily Oct. 1 to Dec. 31, Jan. 4, 10, 31, Feb. 1, 2, twice 

daily Apr. 1 to July 4, July 6 to Sept. 30.

Crescent Lake Reservoir.- Staff gage, lat. 43°30', long. 121°58', at head of spillway on 

dam at lake outlet in sec. 11, T. 24 S., R. 6 E., and auxiliary staff gage at boat 

dock 100 yards south, 14 miles west of Crescent. Datum of gage is 4,826.0 feet above 

mean sea level (levels of Deschutes County Municipal Improvement District). Records 

available, August 1922 to September 1940. Maximum contents observed during year, 

41,500 acre-feet June 18, 19 (gage height, 11.49 feet); minimum observed, 18,190 acrefeet Aug. 29 (gage height, 5.15 feet). Maximum contents observed during period 1922-40, 

72,460 acre-feet July 15, 1923 (gage height, 19.55 feet); minimum observed, 9,640 acrefeet Oct. 21, 1931 (gage height, 2.75 feet).

Reservoir is formed by dam of earth and logs, completed and storage begun in 1922. 

Capacity, 86,050 acre-feet between gage heights, 0.0 foot (sill of outlet gate) and 23.0 

feet (crest of spillway). Dead storage not known; records given herein represent usable 

contents. Water is diverted from Deschutes River at Bend and used by Deschutes County 

Municipal Improvement District for irrigation near Tumalo. Gage read once daily, Oct. 

1 to Jan. 6, Apr. 1 to Aug. 17, Aug. 24 to Sept. 7.

Other reservoirs.- Only a few very small reservoirs for local irrigation.

Capacity table for Crane Prairie Reservoir applicable from Sept. 14, 1940 (gage height, In

feet, and contents. In acre-feet)

(Revised on basis of reconstructed dam with lowest outlet at gage height, 24.0 feet, and re 

survey by Deschutes County watermaster In October 1940)

24.0

26

27

29 302

30 1,428

31 3,200

32 5,440

33 8,043

34 10,940

35 14,110

37 21,020

39 28,620

41 36,870

43 45,780

45 55,340

ge height and contents, water year October 1939 to September 1940

Crane Prairie Reservoir

Date

Calendar year 1939 ....

Water year 1939-40....

Gage 

height 

(feet)*

29.24 

32.90 

35.40 

37.80

-

39.18

41.66 

39.87 

35.08 

31.40 

29.22 

27.61

-

Cont ent s 

(acre-feet)

401 

7,649 

15,310 

23,860

-

29,210 

a32,120 

a36,240 

39,620 

32,010 

14,250 

3,925 

382 

28

-

Change in 

contents 

during month 

(acre-feet)

+7,248 

+7,661 

+8,550

-

+5,350 

+2,910 

+4,120 

+3,380 

-7,610 

-17,760 

-10,325 

-3,543 

-354

-373

Gage 

height 

(feet)*

6.57 

6.96 

7.2 

7.92

-

9.6 

10.4 

11.35 

9.76 

6.82 

5.2

-

Contents 

(acre-feet)

23,310 

24,730 

25,600 

28,240

-

30,300 

a32,OEO 

a34,440 

37,430 

40,980 

35,570 

24,210 

18,370 

a!8,860

-

Change In 

contents 

during month 

(acre-feet)

+1,420 

+870 

+2,640

-25,340

+2,060 

+1,720 

+2,420 

+2,990 

+3,550 

-5,410 

-11,360 

-5,840 

+490

-4,450

Crescent Lake Reservoir

«Tlme of day variable.

a No gage-height record; contents Interpolated.
DESCHUTES RIVER BASIN 45 

Cultus River above Cultus Creek, near Laplne, Oreg.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 43°49', long. 12l°48', at road crossing In sec. 20 

or 29, T. 20 S., R. 8 E., upstream from flow line of Crane Prairie Reservoir, 2 miles 

upstream from Cultus Creek, and 18 miles northwest of Laplne. Altitude of gage, about 

4,450 feet.

Records available.- June 1923 to September 1925, November 1937 to September 1940.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 61 second-feet July 15 (gage height, O.S1 foot); 

minimum, 36 second-feet Mar. 9-25 (gage height, 0.68 foot).

1923-25, 1937-40: Maximum discharge, 118 second-feet May 16, 1938 (gage height, 

0.99 foot); minimum, that of Mar. 9-25, 1940.

Remarks.- Records good. No diversion or regulation above station.

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1939 to September 1940

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 

SO 

31

Oct.

55 

55 

53 

53 

51

49 

49 

49 

49 

47

47 

45 

43 

43 

43

43 

43 

43 

43 

43

43 

43 

43 

43 

43

43 

43 

43 

43 

43 

43

HOT.

43 

43 

43 

43 

43

43 

43 

43 

43 

45

45 

45 

45 

45 

45

45 

45 

45 

45 

43

43 

43 

43 

43 

43

43 

43 

43 

43 

41

Dec.

41 

41 

39 

39 

39

39 

39 

39 

39 

39

39 

41 

41 

41 

41

41 

41 

41 

41 

41

41 

43 

43 

43 

41

41 

41 

41 

41 

41 

41

Jan.

41

41 

41 

41 

41

41 

41 

41 

41 

41

41 

41 

41 

41 

41

41 

41 

41 

41 

41

41 

41 

41 

41 

41

41 

41 

41 

41 

41 

41

Feb.

41 

41 

41 

41 

41

41 

41 

41 

41 

41

41 

41 

41 

41 

41

41

39

39 

39

39 

39 

39 

39 

38

38 

38 

38 

38

Konth

Dot 

Ho-s 

Dec

C

Jan 

Pet 

Mar

Apr 

May 

Jun 

Jill 

Au« 

Sep

Vt

alendar year 1939. .....................

uary

 ust. ....... . .. . ...

ater year 1939-4 0. .....................

Mar.

38 

38 

38 

38 

38

38 

38 

38 

36 

36

36 

36 

36 

36 

36

36 

36 

36 

36 

36

36 

36 

36 

36 

36

38 

39 

' 41 

41 

41 

41

Apr.

41 

41 

41 

43 

41

41 

45 

45

47 

47

47 

a47 

a47 

a 47 

a47

47 

47 

47 

49 

49

49 

49 

51 

51 

51

51 

49 

51 

51 

51

Secondfoot-days

,419 

,308 

,259

1 ,505

,271 

,158 

,157 

,410 

,591 

,588 

,781 

,571 

,334

16,847

May

53 

53 

53 

53 

51

51 

51 

51 

51 

51

51 

51 

51 

51 

49

49 

51 

51 

51 

51

51 

51 

51 

51 

51

51 

51 

51 

53 

53 

53

Mn*X"i TTP VI

55 

45 

43

70

41 

41 

41 

51 

53 

53 

59 

55 

47

59

June

51 

53 

53 

53 

53

53 

53 

53 

53 

53

53 

53 

53 

53 

53

53 

53 

53 

53 

53

53 

53 

53 

53 

53

53 

53 

53 

53 

53

July

57 

57 

57 

57 

57

57 

57 

57 

57 

57

57 

57 

57 

57 

59

59 

59 

57 

59 

57

59 

59 

59 

57 

57

57 

57 

57 

57 

57 

57

Minimum

43 

41 

39

39

41 

38 

36 

41 

49 

51 

57 

49 

43

36

Aug.

55 

55 

53 

53 

51

51 

51 

51 

51

51

49 

49 

49 

49 

49

49 

49 

49 

51 

51

51 

51 

51 

51 

51

51 

51 

51 

49 

49 

49

Mean

45.8 

43.6 

40.6

53.4

41.0 

39.9 

37.3 

47.0 

51.3 

52.9 

57.5 

50.7 

44.5

46.0

Sept.

47 

47 

47 

47 

45

45 

45 

45 

45 

45

45 

45 

45 

45 

45

45 

45 

45 

43 

43

43 

43 

43 

43 

43

43 

43 

43 

43 

43

Run-off in 

acre-feet

2,810 

2,590 

2,500

38,670

2,520 

2,300 

2,290 

2,800 

3,160 

3,150 

3,530 

3,120 

2,650

33,420

a No gage-height record} discharge Interpolated.

9-232 February 1936

UNITED STATES DEPAR'^HKNT OF THE INTERIOR 

Qeologi -1 Surrey
46 DESCHUTES RIVER BASIN 

Qulnn River near Laplne, Oreg.

Location.- Water-stage recorder and wooden control, lat. 43°47', long. 121°50', In NWi sec. 

1, T. 21 S., R. 7 E., just upstream from flow line of Crane Prairie Reservoir, 150 feet 

downstream from springs at head of river and 19 miles northwest of Laplne.

Records available.- June 1922 to September 1925, November 1937 to September ]940.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 20 seoond-feet May 19-26 (gage height, 1.79 feet}; 

minimum, 8.5 second-feet Sept. 30.

1922-25, 1937-40: Maximum discharge, 47 second-feet July 14-16, 1938; minimum. 3 

second-feet Jan. 7, 15, 21, 1925.

Remarks.- Records excellent except those for period of no gage-height record, which are 

good. No diversion or regulation above station.

Rating table, water year 1939-40 (gage height, In feet, and discharge, In second-feet)

0.6 5 

.7 12 

.8 21

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1939 to September 1940

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.

14 

14 

13 

13 

13

13 

13 

13 

13 

12

12 

12 

12 

12 

12

12 

12 

13 

13 

13

13 

14 

14 

14 

13

13 

12 

12 

12 

IS 

12

Hov.

12 

11

11 

11 

11

11 

11 

11 

11 

11

11 

11 

11 

11 

11

11 

11 

11 

12 

12

12 

12 

11 

12 

12

12 

12 

11 

11 

11

Dec.

ll 

ll 

ll 

ll 

ll

ll 

ll 

ll 

ll 

ll

ll 

ll 

11 

ll 

ll

ll 

ll 

ll 

11 

ll

ll 

ll 

ll 

ll

11

ll 

ll 

ll 

11 

ll 

ll

Jan.

11 

11 

11 

11 

11

11 

11 

11 

11 

11

11 

11 

11 

11

 all

Feb.

. all

Month

Oot 

Hov 

Dec

C

Jan 

Feb 

Mar 

Apr 

May 

Jun 

Jul 

Aug 

Sep

W

alendar year 1939. .....................

uary

ust ....................

ater year 1939-4 0. .....................

Mar.

all 

all 

all 

all 

all

11 

11 

11 

11

11

10 

10 

10 

10 

10

9.0 

9.0 

10 

10 

10

11 

11 

11 

11 

11

11 

11 

11 

11 

11 

11

Apr.

11 

12 

12 

12 

12

12 

12 

12 

11 

12

12 

12 

13 

13 

13

13 

14 

14 

14 

14

15 

15 

15 

15 

16

16 

16 

16 

16 

16

Secondfoot -days

395 

339 

341

5,875

341 

319 

329.0 

406 

547 

532 

477 

390 

313.5

4,729.5

May

16 

16 

16 

16 

16

16 

16 

16 

16 

16

16 

17 

17

18 

18

18 

18 

19 

19 

19

19 

19 

19 

19 

19

19 

19 

19 

19 

19 

18

IfaiHiinnii

14 

12 

11

28

11

11 

16 

19 

19 

17 

15 

IS

19

June

18 

18 

18 

18 

18

18 

18 

18 

IS 

18

18 

18 

18 

18 

18

18 

18 

19 

18 

19

19 

18 

18 

18 

17

16 

16 

16 

16 

16

July

16 

16 

16 

17 

16

16 

17 

17 

17 

17

17 

17 

16 

16 

16

16 

16 

16 

15 

14

14

14 

14 

14 

14

14 

14 

14 

14 

14 

13

Aug.

13 

13 

13 

13 

13

13 

12 

12 

12

IS

13 

13 

13 

14 

14

13 

14 

15 

15 

14

14 

14 

13 

13 

12

11 

11 

10 

10 

9 

9

Sept.

9.0 

9.0 

9.0 

10 

10

10 

1011 11 11

12 . 

12 

12 

12 

12

12 

12 

11 

11 

11

11 

11 

11 

10 

9.0

9.0 

9.0 

9.0 

9.0 

8.5

Minimum Mean aT^-feet"

12 12.7 783 

11 11.3 672 

11 11.0 676

11 16.1 11,660

11 11.0 676 

11 633 

9.0 10.6 653 

11 13.5 805 

16 17.6 1,080 

16 17.7 1,060 

13 15.4 946 

9 12.6 774 

8.5 10.4 622

8.5 12.9 9,380

No gags-height record; discharge Interpolated.

9-232 February 1936

UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OP THE INTERIOR 

Qeolog il Survey
DESCHUTES RIVER BASIN 47 

Odell Creek near Crescent, Oreg.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 43°33', long. 121°58', In SWi sec. 25, T. 23 S., R. 

6 E., at outlet of Odell Lake, si miles north of Crescent Lake and 14 miles northwest 

of Crescent. Datum of gage Is 4,778.83 feet above mean sea level (general adjustment 

of 1929).

Drainage area.- 39 square miles.

Records available.- August 1911 to August 1914 (Incomplete), December 1923 to June 1924, 

May 1933 to September 1940.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 107 second-feet Mar. 31, Apr. 1 (gage height, 

0.74 foot); minimum, 18 second-feet Aug. 27-29, Sept. 2 (gage height, 0.28 foot).

1911-14, 1923-24, 1933-40: Maximum discharge, 390 second-feet June 14, 1912, Jan. 4, 

1936; minimum, 12 second-feet sometime In period September 7-30, 1934.

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

NO aiversions above station. Flow regulated at times by debris that collected on fish 

racks or by boards used at outlet of Odell Lake to change lake levels; slightly affected at times by seiches on Odell Lake.

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1939 to September 1940

Day

1 

2 

3 

4 

B

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.

26 

25 

26 

26 

32

32 

32 

30 

30 

30

29 

29 

29 

29 

29

28 

28 

29 

29 

29

29 

29 

30 

32 

30

35 

44 

46 

44 

42 

42

Nov.

41 

41 

39 

36 

36

35 

35 

36 

35 

34

34 

33 

33 

33 

33

32 

32 

32 

32 

32

32 

30 

30 

30 

29

29 

29 

29 

29 

30

Dec.

30 

32 

32 

32 

32

32 

32 

36 

57 

74

76 

71 

69 

69 

74

85 

92 

88 

82 

85

82 

76 

71 

66 

64

59 

57 

66 

71 

71 

74

Jan.

76 

79 

79 

79 

79

71 

69 

71 

74 

74

69 

66 

62 

57 

54

52 

50 

49 

47 

46

44 

42 

42

42 

49

54 

57 

52 

52 

50 

49

Month

Oct 

Nov 

Dec

C

Jan 

Feb 

Mar 

Apr 

May 

Jun 

Jul 

Aug 

Sep

W

ember. ....................

alendar year 1939. ........

t ember. ...................

ater year 1939-4

F»b.

46 

46 

49 

49 

50

62 

74 

71 

71 

79

82

92 

95 

92

92 

95 

92 

85 

76

71 

69 

64 

62 

66

71 

79 

95 

101

Secondfoot-days

980 

991 

1,937

21,490

1,836 

2,155 

2,290 

2,515 

2,730 

1,622 

931 

682 

778

19,447

Mar.

95 

98 

92 

88 

85

82 

82 

85 

79 

74

71 

66 

62 

59 

59

64 

62 

59 

57 

54

54 

52 

a51 

a51 

a53

a70 

a90 

a94 

a98 

alOO 

f!04

Maximum

46 

41 

92

170

79 

101 

104 

104 

95 

76 

38 

26 

36

104

Apr.

104 

101 

98 

95 

95

88 

92 

92 

95 

88

85 

82 

82 

82 

82

79 

76 

74 

76 

74

71 

71 

74 

76 

76

76 

76 

82 

85 

88

May

88 

88 

88 

92 

92

88 

85 

82 

82 

85

88 

92 

95 

95 

95

95 

92 

92 

92 

92

88 

92 

92 

95 

92

85 

82 

79 

79 

74 

74

Minimum

~5 

29 

30

19

42 

46

51 

71 

74 

38 

26 

19 

19

19

June

76 

76 

74 

74 

66

64 

62 

59 

57 

57

57 

57 

57 

57 

57

52 

52 

50 

54

49

47 

44 

42 

44 

44

42

38 

38 

38 

38

Mean

31.6 

33.0 

62.5

58.9

59.2 

74.3 

73.9 

83.8 

88.1 

54.1 

30.0 

22.0 

25.9

53.1

July

38 

38 

38 

36 

35

34 

34 

32 

29 

28

29 

30 

28 

28 

28

29 

29 

27 

27 

27

28 

29 

29 

29 

28

28 

28 

28 

27 

27 

26

Per ' 

square 

mile

0.810 

.846 

1.60

1.51

1.52 

1.61 

1.89 

2.15 

2.26 

1.39 

0.769 

.564 

.664

1.36

Aug.

26 

25 

25 

24 

23

24 

24 

24 

24 

23

24 

24 

23 

23 

23

21 

21 

21 

22 

21

21 

21 

21 

20 

20

19 

19 

19 

19 

19 

19

Sept.

19 

19 

19 

20 

19

19 

21 

21 

22 

23

23 

23 

23 

24 

25

26 

28 

32 

30 

29

29 

29 

29 

29 

29

29 

33 

36 

35 

35

Run-off

Inches

0.93 

.95 

1.85

20.48

1.75 

2.05 

2.18 

2.40 

2.60 

1.55 

0.89 

.65 

.74

18.54

Aore-feet

1,940 

1,970 

3,840

42,620

3,640 

4,270 

4,540 

4,990 

5,410 

3,220 

1,850 

1,350 

1,540

38,560

a Ho gage-height record; discharge computed on basis of weather records and records for Waldo 

Lake outlet near Oakrldge.

f Computed from gage height based on partial record.

9-233 April 1956

UNITED STATES DEPAP1"MENT OF THE INTERIOR 

Oeolog. 1 Survey
48 DESCHUTES RIVER BASIN 

Fall River near Lapine, Oreg.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 43°48', long. 121°34', In SEi sec. 31, T. 20 S., R. 

10 E., downstream from spillway from ponds at State fish hatchery and 10 miles northwest of Lapine.

Records available.- May to September 1912 (fragmentary) and June 1938 to September 1940, 

In reports or Geological Survey. October 1923 to September 1924 (at site 3 miles downstream) In report of State .engineer.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 134 second-feet Sept. 17 (gage height, 1.46 

reet), caused by release of water from fish hatchery; minimum, 113 second-feet Sept. 

30 (gage height, 1.22 feet).

1938-40: Maximum discharge, 157 second-feet Aug. 19-21, 26, Oct. 28, 1938; minimum, that of Sept. 30, 1940.

Extremes not determined for 1912, 1923-24.

Remarks.- Records good except those for period Aug. 14 to Sept. 30, which are fair. Water 

diverted above station only to ponds at fish hatcheries, from which water returns to 

river above station; no regulation.

Cooperation.- Recorder Inspected by employees of Oregon State Game Commission.

Rating table, water year 1939-40 (gage height, in feet, and discharge, in second-feet) 

(Shifting-control method used Oct. 1-30, Aug. 14 to Sept. 30)

1.1 110 1.3 123 

1.2 116 1.4 130

Discharge, in second- feet, water year October 1939 to September 1940

Day

1 

2 

3

4 

S

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

Oct.

126

126 

126 

126 

126

126 

126 

126 

125 

124

124 

124 

124 

124 

124

124 

124 

123 

123 

122

122

122 

122 

122 

122

122 

122 

121 

121 

121 

120

HOT.

120 

120 

120 

120 

120

120

120 

120 

120 

120

120 

120 

120 

120 

119

119 

119 

119 

119 

119

119 

119 

119 

118 

118

118 

118 

118 

117 

117

Dec.

117 

117 

117 

117 

117

117 

118 

119 

120 

120

118 

118 

118 

118 

118

118 

117 

117 

117 

117

117 

117 

117 

117 

117

117 

117 

117 

117 

117 

117

Jan.

117 

117 

117 

117 

117

117 

117 

117 

116 

116

116 

116 

116 

116 

116

115 

115 

116 

116 

116

115 

115 

115 

114 

115

115 

115 

115 

116 

116 

116

Feb.

116 

116 

116 

115 

115

115 

115 

115 

115 

115

115 

'115 

116 

115 

115

115 

115 

115 

115 

115

115 

115 

115 

115 

115

116 

116 

115 

115

Month

Oot 

HOT

Dec

C

Jan 

Feb 

Mar 

Apr 

May 

Jun 

Jul 

Aug 

Sep

W

uary

11.....................................

ater year 1939-40......................

Mar.

115 

115 

115 

115 

115

115 

115

114 

114 

114

114 

114 

114 

114 

115

114 

114 

114 

114 

114

114 

114 

114 

114 

114

116 

115 

116 

116 

116 

116

Apr.

116 

116 

116

117 

116

116 

116 

115 

115 

115

116 

116 

116 

116 

116

116 

116 

116 

116 

116

116 

117 

117 

117 

117

117 

117 

117 

117 

117

Seoondfoot-days

3,830 

3,575 

3,642

47,112

3,593 

3,341 

3,553 

3,487 

3,602 

3,599 

3,852 

3,818 

3,438

43,330

May

117 

117 

117 

116 

116

116 

116 

116 

116 

116

116 

116 

116 

116 

116

116 

116 

115 

116 

116

116 

116 

116 

116 

116

116 

116 

117 

117 

117 

1]7

Maximum

126 

120 

120

141

117 

116 

116 

117 

117 

122 

126 

126 

117

126

June

117 

117 

119 

119 

120

120 

120 

120 

120 

120

120 

120 

120 

120 

120

120 

120 

120 

120 

120

120 

120 

120 

121 

122

122 

121 

121 

120 

120

July

123

123 

123 

123 

123

123 

124 

124 

124 

124

124 

124 

124 

124 

124

124 

124 

124 

125 

125

126 

126 

126 

125 

125

125 

124 

125 

125 

124 

125

Aug.

125 

124 

124 

124 

125

126 

126 

126 

126 

126

126 

126 

126 

126 

126

125 

124 

123 

123 

122

122 

122 

122 

121 

121

120 

120 

119 

118 

117 

117

Minimum Mean

120 124 

117 119 

117 117

117 129

114 116 

115 115 

114 115 

115 116 

115 116 

127 120 

123 124 

117 123 

114 115

114 118

Sept.

117 

115 

115 

115 

115

115 

115 

115 

115 

115

115 

115 

115 

115 

114

114 

115 

114 

114 

114

114 

114 

114 

114 

114

115 

114 

114 

114 

114

Run-off in 

acre-feet

7,600 

7,090 

7,220

93,430

7,130 

6,630 

7,050 

6,920 

7,140 

7,140 

7,640 

7,570 

6,820

85,950

9-232 February 1936

UNITED STATES DEPAP-^MENT OP THE INTERIOR 

Qeolog »1 Survey
DESCHUTES RIVER BASIN 

Little Deschutes River near Laplne, Oreg.

49

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 43°41', long. 121°30', In SWi sec. 2, T. 22 S., R. 10 

t;., at bridge at former town of Rosland, H miles north of Laplne. Datum of gage Is 

4,192.81 feet above mean sea level (general adjustment of 1929).

Records available.- September 1910 to October 1913 (Incomplete), June to November 1918, 

August to uctober 1920, May 1924 to September 1940.

Average discharge.- 16 years (1924-40), 146 second-feet.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 382 second-feet Mar. 31 (gage height, 4.19 feet); 

minimum, 15 second-feet Sept. 26 (gage height, 0.98 foot).

1910-13, 1918, 1920, 1924-40: Maximum discharge, 792 second-feet June 13, 1933 (gage 

height, 6.43 feet); minimum, 8 second-feet Sept. 2, 3, 1931 (gage height, 0.71 foot).

Remarks.- Records good except those for period of backwater from aquatic vegetation, June 

27 to Sept. 30, which are fair, and those for period of Ice effect, which are poor. 

Small diversions for Irrigation above station. Flow regulated since August 1922 by 

Crescent Lake Reservoir (see p. 44).

Discharge, In second-feet, water year October 1939 to September 1940

Day

1 

2 

3 

4 

S

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

Oct.

32 

33 

33 

33 

34

38 

43 

44 

41 

38

37 

35 

33 

33 

33

32 

33 

33 

33 

33

33 

33 

33 

34 

f34

a36 

a40 

a46 

a4B 

f49 

45

Hov.

41 

40 

38 

37 

36

33 

36 

40 

38 

37

34 

37 

36 

36 

37

a3B 

a32 

f27 

33 

34

37 

31 

37 

36 

32

31 

37 

36 

34 

35

Dec.

36 

36 

36 

37 

36

29 

35 

37

> b31

i

Jan.

(*)

 b48

Feb.

b57 

b56 

b57 

b58 

b62

b68 

b75 

b85 

b97 

121

116 

111 

102

99 

89

106 

97 

84 

76 

76

77 

83 

75 

79 

87

116 

154 

197 

223

Month

Oct 

No-v 

Dec

C

Jan 

Pet) 

Mar 

Apr 

May 

Jun 

Jul 

Aug 

Sep

W

alendar year 193 3........ ..............

ater year 1939-4C}......................

Mar.

225 

207 

183 

169 

159

157 

149 

152 

187 

1B9

165 

146 

136 

132 

131

140 

161 

166 

154 

147

147 

150 

153 

159 

173

187 

240 

313 

323 

337 

372

Apr.

369 

337 

296 

278 

280

267 

250 

255 

275 

273

262 

255 

247 

242 

242

243 

249 

247 

241 

233

229 

223 

220 

215 

217

220 

209 

199 

189 

195

Secondfoot-days

1,135 

1,066 

995

53,774

1,4BB 

2,783 

5,809 

7 , 457 

4,758 

4,303 

6,054 

3,355 

675

39,878

May

210 

210 

"201 

193 

189

186 

174 

161 

147 

139

135 

136 

143 

153 

168

167 

160 

153 

147 

140

136 

134 

135 

141 

146

137 

132 

127 

122 

119 

117

Mft y j nmTq

49 

41 

37

420

223 

372 

369 

210 

236 

226 

150 

45

372

June

117 

IIP 

116 

111 

106

102 

97 

93 

90 

87

84 

77 

73 

71 

69

68 

66 

65 

173 

221

229 

233 

236 

236 

236

232 

227 

225 

222 

222

July

226 

226 

221 

219 

214

210 

205 

214 

214 

208

205 

202 

201 

196 

1P2

191 

196 

SOI 

195 

197

193 

195 

185 

180 

174

171 

169 

169 

166 

162 

157

Minimum

32 

27 

29

27

56 

131 

189 

117 

65 

157 

63 

16

16

Aug.

150 

147 

143 

139 

135

130 

128 

126 

123 

120

118 

115 

111 

108 

107

105 

102 

101 

99 

97

96 

94 

92 

91 

90

88 

86 

85 

84 

82 

63

Mean

36.6 

35.5 

32.1

147

48 

96 

187 

249 

153 

143 

195 

108 

22.5

109

Sept.

45 

36 

29 

27 

24

24 

24 

22 

22 

22

20 

20 

19 

18 

18

19 

20 

24 

26 

26

24 

21 

19 

18 

17

16

17 

17 

17 

24

Run-off in 

acre-feet

2,250 

2,110 

1,970

106,700

2,950 

5,520 

11,520 

14,790 

9,440 

8,530 

12,010 

6,650 

1,340

79,080

 Winter discharge measurement made on this day.

a No gage-height record? discharge computed on basis of records for Deschutes River at Benham 

Falls.

b Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice.

f Discharge computed from gage height based on partial record.

9-232 Febru««y 1956

TOUTED STATES DSPAP'^MENT OF THE INTERIOR 

Qeolog: JL Survey
50 DESCHUTES RIVER BASIN 

Crescent Creek at Crescent Lake, near Crescent, Oreg.

Location.- Water-stage recorder and Parshall measuring flume, lat. 43°30', long. 121°58', 

in sec. 11, T. 24 S., R. 6 E., 100 yards downstream from dam at outlet of Crescent Lake 

and 14 miles west of Crescent.

Records available.- January 1911 to July 1915, July 1927 to September 1923 (incomplete), 

October iStJS to September 1940.

Average discharge.- 15 years (1911-14, 1928-40), 37.0 second-feet.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 208 second-feet June 18, 19 (gage height, 2.54 

feet.}; minimum, 3 second-feet (estimated) Oct. 1 to June 17, Sept. 6-30.

1911-15, 1927-40: Maximum discharge, 313 second-feet July 9, 1929, Aug. 9, 1936; no 

flow at times.

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

Flow regulated since 1922 by'Crescent Lake Reservoir, storage being released Apr. 18 to 

Sept. 6, 1939, June 17 to Sept. 6, 1940, for diversion through Deschutes County Municipal Improvement District canal at Bend.

Rating table, June to August, 1940 (ga^e height, in feet, and discharge, in second-feet4

0 0 1.0 46. S 

.2 4.0 1.5 89.3 

.4 10.8 2.0 142 

.7 26.4 2.6 216

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1939 to September 194.0

Day

1 

8 

3 

4 

5

6 

1

a

9 

10

11

18 

13 

14 

15

16 

17 

18 

19 

20

21 

28 

23 

24 

25

26 

27 

28 

29 

30 

31

Oct.

, a3

Hov.

> a3

Dec.

a3

Jan.

a3

Feb.

a3

Month

Oot 

Hov

Dec

0

Jani 

Peb 

Mar< 

Apr 

May 

Jim JulAugi 

Sep

W

ilendar year 1939. .....................

LI.....................................

ist....................................

»ter year 1939-4

Mar.

. a3

Apr.

a3

Seoondfoot-days

93 

90 

93

24,557.5

93 

87 

93 

90 

93 

2,753 

5,517 

2,877 

127

12,006

May

a3

Maximum

:

250

208 

202 

133 

10

208

June

a3

104 

208 

207 

206

204 

200 

200 

199 

198

196 

194 

191 

196 

202

July

199 

198 

195 

195 

191

198 

202 

199 

198 

196

194 

193 

189 

187 

1S6

185 

182 

180 

177 

173

171 

167 

165 

163 

159

155 

152 

149 

145 

139 

135

Aug.

133 

131 

129 

126 

122

121 

119 

116 

113 

111

109 

106 

102 

100 

99

97 

95 

92 

90 

87

84 

82 

SO 

78 

76

76 

74 

13 

36 

10 

10

Sept.

10 

10 

10 

10 

10

5 

a3 

j

Mi*i*u,n Hean ^r^.V

3 184 

3 179 

3 184

67.3 43,700

3 184 

3 173 

3 184 

3 179 

3 184 

91.8 5,460 

135 178 10,940 

10 92.8 5,710 

4.2 252

32.8 23,810

a No gage-height record; discharge computed on basis of information furnished by watermaster.

9-232 February 1936

TJNITED STATES DEPAP'TIENT OF THE INTERIOR 

Oeolog il Survey
DESCHUTES RIVER BASIN 51

Diversions from Deschutes River near Bend, Oreg.

The following five canals, which are equipped with water-stage recorders, are the only 

diversions from Deschutes River between the gaging stations at Benham Falls and below Bend.

Arnold canal diverts from right bank at head of Lava Island, In SWJ sec. 27, T. 18 S., 

R. 11 E.; water used for Irrigation of lands southeast of Bend.

Central Oregon canal diverts from right bank In NEi sec. 13, T. 18 S., R. 11 E.; water 

used for Irrigation of lands east of Bend. (Beginning Oct. 1, 1932, record obtained upstream from intake of Pilot Butte canal.)

Deschutes County Municipal Improvement District canal diverts from left bank In NEi 

sec. 32, T. 17 S., R. 12 E., at Bend; water used to supplement flow of Tumalo project 

feed canal for Irrigation of lands near Tuiaalo; water stored at Crescent Lake Reservoir Is 

diverted by this canal.

North and Swalley canals divert from right bank in NEi sec. 29,T. 17 S., R. 12 E.; 

water used to Irrigate lands north of Bend, mostly near Redmond.

Records of monthly discharge of these canals, published as a group, are available from 

October 1926 to September 1940; records for each canal published separately prior to 1926.

Diversions In acre-feet, water year October 1939 to September 1940

Month

May...................

Water year 1939-40..

Arnold 

canal

3,870 

147 

551 

119 

175 

153 

2,630 

3,770 

3,320 

3,530 

3,590 

2,980

24,835

Central 

Oregon 

canal

23,360 

3,760 

2,760 

893 

1,460 

1,000 

16,390 

26,870 

29,450 

27,730 

25, 120 

21,260

180,263

Deschutes County 

Municipal Improvement 

District canal

0 

5,930 

0 

0 

0 

0 

587 

12 

2,840 

9,140 

5,020 

282

23,811

North 

canal

16,160 

11,100 

1,560 

1,130 

474 

1,520 

15,120 

23,550 

26,330 

24,940 

22,230 

18,640

162,804

Swalley 

canal

2,980 

2,730 

1,590 

718 

301 

1,550 

2,980 

5,450 

6,520 

6,670 

6,420 

4,490

42,399

Total

46,570 

23,667 

6,371 

2,860 

2,410 

4,223 

37,707 

59,652 

63,460 

72,010 

62,430 

47,652

434,112
52 DESCHUTES RIVER BASIN

Tumalo Creek near Bend, Oreg.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 44°05', long. 121°22', in SEi sec. 23, T. 17 S., R. 

11 E., a quarter of a mile upstream from diversion dam of feed canal of Tumalo project, 

4 miles upstream from mouth, and 4 miles northwest of Bend.

Drainage area.- 57 square miles.

Records available.- October 1906 to April 1908 and October 1910 to April 1913 (winters 

only), November 1913 to September 1940.

Average discharge.- 25 years (1913-21, 1923-40), 77.8 second-feet, excluding flow of 

Columbia Southern canal.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 233 second-feet Hay 10 (gage height, 2.21 feet); 

minimum (estimated), 1 second-foot June 28 to July 3.

1906-8, 1911-40: Maximum discharge, 1,420 second-feet about Jan. 6, 1923 (gage 

height, 4.55 feet), from rating curve extended above 200 second-feet; minimum, that of 

June 28 to July 3, 1S40.

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

Crater Creek canal diverts flow of tributaries of Soda Creek into head of Tumalo Creek. 

Columbia Southern canal diverts from creek above station. Canal records poor. Records 

of daily discharge do not include diversion by Columbia Southern canal.

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1939 to September 1940

Day

1 

Z 

3 

4

5

6 

7 

8 

9 

10

11 

12 

13 

14 

16

16

17 

18 

19 

20

21 

22 

23 

24 

26

26

27 

28 

28 

SO 

31

Oct.

51 

52 

52 

56 

68

56 

54 

53 

53 

53

52 

52 

51 

51 

52

52 

53 

56 

54 

56

53 

52 

53 

53 

49

53 

75 

66 

58 

55 

53

Nov.

48

Dec.

43 

26 

8 

8.2 

8.2

7.8 

7.8 

9.0 

11 

14

9.4 

8.2 

7.8 

8.2 

9.0

13 

13 

9.0 

8.6 

8.6

7.5 

11 

7.1 

7.1 

47

23 

54 

58 

62 

64 

65

Month

Dot 

Nov 

Dea

C

Jan 

Peb 

Har 

Apr 

Hay 

Jim 

Jul 

Aug 

Sep

VI

alendar year 1939.

ater year 1939-40.

Jan.

73 

71 

64 

61 

58

57 

54 

55 

55 

52

52 

51 

49 

48 

50

54 

56 

54 

52 

49

46 

44 

42 

47 

50

52 

53 

54 

54 

54 

54

Peb.

54 

52 

54 

54 

54

90 

70 

65 

62 

61

58 

55 

58 

55 

55

55 

54 

54 

54 

62

57 

54 

54 

55 

61

65 

65 

68 

65

Mar65 

64 

62 

62 

62

62 

65 

76 

67 

64

62 

61 

60 

60 

62

65 

64 

64 

64 

65

67 

70 

71 

81 

85

96 

92

87 

87 

87 

85

Apr.

81 

78 

78 

76 

73

72 

70 

75 

81 

74

81 

94 

110 

119 

106

100 

100 

117 

121 

115

117 

117 

119 

108 

106

100 

102 

104 

100 

104

May

117 

123 

117 

119 

108

106 

110 

126 

154 

188

194 

170 

170 

149 

149

139 

139 

144 

152 

137

137 

168 

168 

162 

148

128 

92 

82 

87 

92 

87

June

98 

78 

73 

73 

75

75 

75 

62 

68 

83

108 

132 

121 

96 

85

76 

71 

75 

85 

61

57 

39 

7.1 

5.9 

6.7

6.3 

2

1 

1 

1

Tumalo Creek

Seed 

foo 

da7

nd3

1,697 

1,440 

643.5

17,798.0

1,665 

1,720 

2,184 

2,398 

4,162 

1,797.0 

1,009 

1,694 

1,696

22,605.5

Discharge in second-feet

Maximum

75 

65

200

73 

90 

96 

121 

104 

132 

70 

57 

64

194

Minimum Mean

49 54.7 

48.0 

7.1 20.8

4.7 48.8

42 53.7 

52 59.3 

60 70.5 

70 96.6 

82 134 

1 59.9 

1 32.5 

54 54 . 6 

52 56.5

1 61.8

Run-off 

in 

acre-feet

'3,370 

2,860 

1,280

35,320

3,300 

3,410 

4,330 

5,750 

8,260 

3,560 

2,000 

3,360 

3,360

44,840

July

1 

1 

1 

2 

3

2 

2 

2 

2 

2

2 

2 

2 

2 

2

34 

65 

62 

59 

68

65 

64 

64 

64 

61

65 

70 

62 

59 

61 

58

Columb

oana 

! run-off 

acre-fe

Aug.

57 

57 

55 

55 

55

54 

54 

54 

54 

54

54 

54 

54 

54 

54

54 

54 

54 

55 

55

55 

55 

54 

54 

54

57 

54 

55 

54 

57 

54

ia 

rn 

1 

in 

et)

0 

0 

1,990

21,630

0 

0 

0 

0 

2,210 

4,210 

1,950 

0 

0

10,360

Sept.

55 

55 

59 

57 

57

52 

55 

55 

55 

59

54 

57 

58 

58 

59

58 

59 

64 

58 

57

55 

55 

54 

55 

54

54 

58 

58 

57 

55

Combined 

rim-off

acre-feet

3,370 

2,860 

3,270

56,950

3,300 

3,410 

4,330 

5,750 

10,470 

7,770 

3,950 3,360" 

3,360

55,200

Note-.- No gage-height record Oct. 1, Oct. 24 to Dec. 3, Jan. 11-29, Mar. 9-14, Apr. 6-11, May 22 

to June 2, June 27 to July 15; discharge computed on basis of records for Squaw Creek near Sisters, 

Columbia Southern and Tumalo feed canals near Bend.

9r234 April 1936
DESCHUTES RIVER BASIN ' 53 

Squaw Creek near Sisters, Oreg.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 44°14', long. 121°34', in NWi sec. 32, T. 15 S., R. 

10 E., Just upstream from intake of McCallister ditch and 4 miles south of Sisters.

Drainage area.- 63 square miles.

Records available.- 1913 to 1925 (Irrigation seasons only), October 1925 to September 1940. 

July 1906 to nay 1913 at site 700 feet downstream, below intake of McCallister ditch.

Average discharge.- 28 years (1906-18, 1919-20, 1925-40), 103 second-feet.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 285 second-feet June 12 (gage height, 1.75 feet); 

minimum, 32 second-feet Nov. 4 [gage height, 0.69 foot).

1906-40: Maximum gage height, about 8.75 feet (over top of gage), Nov. 22, 1909, 

site and datum then in use (discharge not determined); minimum discharge, 19 secondfeet Dec. 6, 1922.

Remarks.- Records good except those for period of ice effect, which are poor. A canal 

near mouth of Pole Creek, a tributary above station, diverts entire flow of that creek 

for irrigation of lands near Sisters.

Rating table, water year 1939-40, except for period of ice effect (gage height, in feet, and discharge, in second-feet)

0.7

.8

1.0

1.2

1.4 

1.6

155

227

Discharge, In second-feet, water year October 1939 to September 1940

Day

1 

2 

3 

4 

S

6

7 

S 

9 

10

11 

12 

13 

14 

IS

16 

17 

IS 

19 

20

21 

22 

23 

24 

25

26 

27 

28 

29 

30 

31

Oct.

47 

44 

42

50 

54

44 

42 

42 

41 

40

40 

41 

41 

41 

41

40 

40 

42 

41 

44

43 

39 

39 

39 

35

39 

65 

55 

39 

37 

37

HOT.

36 

36 

36 

35 

36

36 

36 

39 

36 

37

37 

36 

37 

37 

36

36 

36 

36 

36 

36

36 

37 

37 

36 

36

36 

36 

36 

37 

41

Dec.

39 

39 

36 

36 

36

36 

36 

42 

43 

60

45 

39 

39 

42 

56

82 

60 

48 

49 

47

43 

39 

44 

42 

49

58 

48 

68 

98 

82 

88

Jan.

94 

84 

67 

62 

57

51 

55 

54 

52 52

52 

b49 

b46 

b45 

b47

b48 

b50 

b47 

b44 

b40

b38 

b34 

b33 

b34 

b36

b39 

b40 

*b40 

b40 

b41 

b41

Feb.

40 

39 

40 

39 

47

103 

65 

56 

54 

58

52 

52 

50 

50 

48

48 

48 

47 

45 

47

46 

44 

44 

46 

55

58 

54 

58 

54

Honth

Oot 

Hot 

Dec

C

Jan 

Pet 

Mar 

Apr 

Kaj 

Jun 

Jul 

Aug 

Sep

K

alendar year 193 9......... .............

11.....................................

ater year 1939-4 0. .....................

Har.

54 

54 

52 

52 

51

50 

56 

62 

55 

52

51 

51 

50 

50 

51

56 

52 

51 

50 

51

52 

54 

56 

61 

62

82 

75 

70 

70 

67 

65

Apr.

62 

60 

60 

58 

56

56 

62 

67 

73 

65

67 

72 

84 

86 

76

73 

75 

86 

88 

82

80 

80 

80 

73 

70

70 

70 

73 

68 

80

Secondfoot-days

1,324 

1,094 

1,569

28,137

1,512 

1,487 

1,765 

2,152 

4,077 

4,690 

3,176 

2,256 

1,603

26,705

May

92 

94 

90 

84 

75

73 

76 

84 

103 

133

155 

145 

133 

139 

139

136 

136 

139 

145 

145

145 

162 

186 

194 

176

155 

145 

145 

149 

155 

149

MftfSumm

65 

41 

98

341

94 

103 

82 

88 

194 

223 

139 

82 

73

223

June

166 

155 

149 

145 

145

142 

133 

118 

126 

149

183 

223 

220 

183 

176

172 

172 

172 

186 

180

149 

136 

136 

149 

172

158 

129 

120 

123 

123

July

139 

139 

129 

126 

116

103 

100 

100 

106 

110

110 

110 

106 

106 

103

103 

96 

88 

92 

94

98 

90 

96 

94 

96

96 

96 

82 

86 

90 

76

Aug.

76 

76 

78 

76 

76

80 

80 

80 

80 

78

80 

82 

70 

68 

70

72 

73 

75 

75 

75

73 

68 

68 

67 

68

68 

65 

65 

64 

68 

62

Sept.

61 

60 

54 

48 

47

50 

58 

58 

65 

61

62 

73 

56 

58 

62

55 

50 

60 

45 

45

47 

50 

50 

49 

52

48 

48 

43 

43 

45

HiniMU* Mean *££%£

35 42.7 2,630 

35 36.5 2,170 

36 50.6 3,110

35 77.1 55,810

33 48.8 3,000 

39 51.3 2,950 

50 56.9 3,500 

56 71.7 4,270 

73 132 8,090 

118 156 9,300 

76 102 6,300 

62 72.8 4,470 

43 53.4 3,180

33 73.0 52,970

Peak discharge.- Feb. 6 (7j30 a.m.) 145 sec. -ft.; June 12 (8 p.m.) 285 sec. -ft.

 Winter discharge measurement made on this day. 

b Stage-discharge relation affected by ice.

9-232 February 1936

UNITED STATES DEPAH'^MENT OP THE INTERIOR 

Oeologi J. Survey
54 ' DESCHUTES RIVER BASIN

Crooked River near Post, Oreg.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 44°07', long. 120°16'. in NEi sec. 12, T. 17 3., 

 R. 20 E., half a mile downstream from site of dam for proposed Post reservoir, 1 mile 

downstream from North Fork, and Hi miles southeast of Post. Datum of gage is 

3,461.72 feet above mean sea level (general adjustment of 1929). Prior to Dec. 30, 

1939, staff gage at same site and datum.

Drainage area.- 2,160 square miles.

Records available.- November 1908 to August 1911, December 1939 to September 1940.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during period, 5,540 second-feet Mar. 26 (gage height, 6.22 

reet); minimum, 4.4 second-feet July 12.

1908-11,1939-40: Maximum discharge recorded, that of Mar. 26, 1940; minimum recorded, that of July 12, 1940.

Remarks.- Records good except those for periods of Ice effect and May 15 to Sept. 24, 

whicn are poor. Several small diversions above station for Irrigation, one small 

canal diverting on right bank 800 feet above station; no regulation.

Discharge, In second-feet, water year October 1939 to September 1940

Day

1

S

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

18

13

14

IS

16

17

18

19

20

Si

28

83

24

25

26

27

88

29

SO

31

Oct. HOT. Dec.

_

_

_

_

-

_

_

58

71

106

94

a80

67

71

73

90

94

90

74

69

65

aS5

aS5

a60

a50

b55

b70

90

86

80

156

Jan.

175

202

273

245

221

137

88

106

106

blOO

b60

b50

b60

b70

b80

b80

b75

WO

*b67

b65

b70

WO

WO

b65

b60

100

143

170

160

163

151

Feb.

180

165

146

242

236

845

912

437

385

459

442

274

248

236

224

198

201

218

188 les*

158

175

155

155

372

1,540

2,420

3,340

2,950

_

-

Month

March. ....................................

April.....................................

Mar..................

July......................................

The perlcid..............................

Mar.

1,850

1,840

1,490

1,130

934

820

780

1,130

956

714

528

448

395

437

627

1,080

1,100

945

901

978

1,020

1,070

1,020

1,140

1,550

3,350

4,770

2,760

2,120

2,400

2,240

Apr.

2,100

1,700

1,280

1,220

1,060

850

945

1,380

1,490

1,270

1,070

1,000

1,040

1,080

912

742

636

588

558

528

476

432

476

415

448

437

356

324

352

320

-

Seoondfoot-days

1 ,879

-

3,552

17 ,664

42,503

25 ,485

4,539

432

222

502

-

May

410

316

342

316

304

264

230

212

201

196

190

182

165

146

123

108

92

86

76

 67

60

51

50

50

52

54

46

40

37

37

36

Maximum

_

156

-

273

3,340

4,770

2,100

410

36

10 

11

30

-

June

32

33

36

32

30

28

22

20

18

16

16

14

13

12

12

11

10

8

7

6

6

6

6

6

5

5

5

5

6

6

-

July

6

6

6

6

6

6

6

7

7

6

6

5

5

6

6

7

9

9

8

9

10

10

8

7

6

7

8

9

9

9

7

Minimum

_

50

-

50

146

395

320

36

5

5 

6

8

-

Aug.

7

7

7

7

6

6

7

7

7

7

8

11

10

11

9

8

8

9

8

8

7

7

7

7

7

7

7

8

7

7

8

Mean

_

78.3

-

115

609

1,371

850

146

14.4

7.2 

7.6

16.7

-

Sept.

8

8

8

10

11

11

11

11

10

13

15

14

12

13

13

14

18

18

23

30

28

23

23

22

21

20

21

24

25

24

-

Run-off in 

acre-feet

_

3,730

-

7,050

35 ,040

84,300

50,550

9 *857 000

440 

470

996

192,400

Peak discharge.- Feb. 6 (7 p.m.) 1,380 sec.-ft.; Feb. 28 (9 p.m.) 3,700 sec.-ft.; Mar. 26 

(10:30 p.m.) 57540 sec.-ft.

*Wlnter discharge measurement made on this day.

a No gage-height record; discharge Interpolated or computed on basis of records for John Day 

River at Service Creek and weather records.

b Stage-discharge relation affected by ice.
DESCHUTES RIVER BASIN 55

Crooked River near Culver, dreg.

Location.- Staff gage, lat. 44°33', long. 121°16', in SWi sec. 11, T. 12 S., R. 12 E., 

Just downstream from Cove power plant and 3 miles northwest of Culver. Altitude 

of gage, about 1,723 feet (from river-profile map).

Drainage area.- 4,330 square miles.

Records available.- October 1917 to September 1940.

Average discharge.- 23 years, 1,398 second-feet.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 6,010 second-feet Mar. 29 (gage height, 5.15 

feet, observed at peak): minimum observed, 1,170 second-feet June 23 to Aug. 26 

(gage height, 0.50 foot).

1917-40: Maximum discharge, 7,600 second-feet Apr. 20, 1938 (gage height, 6.20 

feet); minimum, 970 second-feet July 12 to Sept. 5, 1921.

Remarks.- Records good. Flow slightly regulated by Ochoco Reservoir. Summer flow 

above Prineville diverted for irrigation. Springs increase flow about 1,000 secondfeet within an area extending a few miles above station. Gage read once daily.

Cooperation.- Gage readings furnished by Pacific Power & Light Co.

Rating table, water year 1939-40 (gage height, in feet, and discharge, in second-feet)

0.5

1.0 

1.3

1,170

1,280

1,470

1,690

1.6 

2.0 

2.3 

3.0

1,930

2,280

2,740

3,260

3.5 

4.0 

4.5 

5.0

3,830

4,440

5,100

5,800

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1939 to September 1940

Day

1

2

3

4

S

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14ie

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

1,230

1,220

1,220

1,220

1,230

1,240

1,230

1,240

1,240

1,240

1,230

1,230

1,230

1,230

1,230

1,230

1,240

1,240

1,240

1,230

1,220

1,220

1,240

1,240

1,240

1,240

1,240

1,240

1,240

1,240

1,240

Hov.

1,240

1,260

1,260

1,270

1,260

1,260

1,260

1,260

1,260

1,260

1,260

1,260

1,260

1,260

1,260

1,260

1,270

1,270

al,270

1,270

1,270

1,260

1,260

1,260

1,260

1,270

1,270

1,270

1,270

1,260

-

Dec.

1,260

1,260

1,260

1,260

1,260

1,240

1,240

1,240

1,240

1,260

1,240

1,240

1,290

1,330

1,330

1,270

1,270

1,260

1,280

1,280

1,280

1,280

1,280

1,280

1,280

1,260

1,240

1,260

1,290

1,290

1,300

Jan.

1,300

1,300

1,390

1,380

1,470

1,440

1,440

1,380

1,320

1,320

1,290

1,290

1,290

1,280

1,270

1,270

1,260

1,270

1,270

1,270

1,270

1,270

1,270

1,270

1,270

1,280

1,290

1,290

1,350

1,380

1,380

Feb.

1,380

1,410

1,390

1,430

1,390

1,480

1,750

2,240

1,870

1,640

1,690

1,750

1,660

1,510

1,480

1,470

1,470

1,440

1,440

1,460

1,400

1,380

1,360

1,380

1,360

1,360

2,400

3,420

4,070

_

-

Month

December. .................................

March. ....................................

April. ....................................

May.......................................

July. .....................................

Water year 1939-40................ ......

Mar.

4,700

3,830

3,150

3,150

2,740

2,460

2,280

2,100

2,320

2,420

2,140

1,930

1,850

1,690

1,650

1,690

2,050

2,570

2,370

2,240

2,260

2,350

2,420

2,370

2,420

2,670

3,360

5,130

5,690

4,900

3,830

Apr.

3,830

3,710

3,480

2,940

2,640

2,550

2,320

2,240

2,690

2,840

2,790

2,550

2,420

2,370

2,460

2,320

2,140

1,970

1,890

1,850

1,850

1,810

1,750

1,690

1,730

1,650

1,730

1,640

1,610

1,610

-

Secondfoot-days

38,240

37,880

39,350

490,990

40,820

49,480

86, 730

69,070

41,510

35, 590

36, 360

36,670

547,970

May

1,610

1,580

1,610

1,650

1,610

1,580

1,500

1,470

1,440

1,400

1,370

1,290

1,330

1,320

1,300

1,290

1,280

1,270

1,230

1,220

1,220

1,200

1,200

1,190

1,190

1,200

1,190

1,200

1,200

1,190

1,180

Maxijnuni

1,240

1,270

1,330

4,310

1,470

4,070

5,690

3,830

1,650

1,220

1,170 

1,190

1,290

5,690

June

1,200

1,200

1,220

1,220

1,200

1,210

1,200

1,190

1,190

1,190

1,190

1,190

1,190

1,190

1,190

1,190

1,180

1,180

1,180

1,180

1,180

1,170

1,170

1,170

1,170

1,170

1,170

1,170

1,170

1,170

-

July

1,170

1,170

1,170

1,170

1,170

1,170

1,170

1,170

1,170

1,170

1,170

1,170

1,170

1,170

1,170

1,170

1,170

1,170

1,170

1,170

1,170

1,170

1,170

1,170

1,170

1,170

1,170

1,170

1,170

1,170

1,170

Minimum

1,220

1,240

1,240

1,130

1,260

1,360

1,650

1,610

1,180

1,170

1,170

1,170

1,180

1,170

Aug.

1,170

1,170

1,170

1,170

1,170

1,170

1,170

1,170

1,170

1,170

1,170

1,170

1,170

1,170

1,170

1,170

1,170

1,170

1,170

1,170

1,170

1,170

1,170

1,170

al,170

1,170

1,180

1,190

1,190

1,190

1,190

Mean

1,234

1,263

1,269

1,345

1,317

1, 706

2,798

2,302

1,339

1, 186

1,170

1,173

1,222

1,497

Sept.

1,180

1,180

1,180

1,190

1,180

1,180

1,180

1,180

1,180

1,210

1,210

1,210

1,220

1,220

1,220

1,210

1,260

1,260

1,260

1,260

1,260

1,230

1,220

1,220

1,240

1,240

1,240

1,280

1,290

1,280

-

Run-off in 

acre-feet

75,850

75,130

78,050

973,800

80,970

98, 140

172,000

137,000

82,330

70,590

71,940

72, 120

72,730

1,087,000

a No gage-height record; discharge interpolated.

9-232 February 1£36

UNITED STATES DEPAR'fMENT OP THE INTERIOR 

Geologl 1 Survey
56 DESCHUTES RIVER BASIN

Metolius River near Grandview, Oreg.

Location.- Staff gage, lat. 44°37', long. 121°27", In NEi sec. 19, T. 11 S., R. 11 E., 

at nontgomery ranch 8 miles northwest of Grandview.

Records available.- October 1921 to September 1940. 

Average discharge.- 19 years, 1,433 second-feet.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge observed during year, 1,640 second-feet Feb. 6 (gage height, 

0.68 foot); minimum observed, 1,140 second-feet Oct. 21 to Dec. 9 (gage height, 0.20 

foot).

1921-40: Maximum discharge, about 5,780 second-feet Jan. 7, 1923 (gage height, 

3.32 feet), from rating curve extended above 2,200 second-feet; minimum, 1,080 

second-feet Feb. 17, 1932 (gage height, 0.14 foot).

Remarks.- Records excellent, 

above station.

Staff gage reac! once daily. No diversion or regulation

Rating tables, water year 1939-40 (gage height, In feet, and discharge, In second-feet) 

Oct. 1 to Feb. 5 Feb. 6 to Sept. 30 

0.2 1,140 0.2

.4

.S

1,140

1,340

1,560

1,800 .S

1,100

1,310

1,540

1,790

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1939 to September 1940

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.

1,200 

1,200 

1,200 

1,200 

1,200

1,180 

1,180 

1,180 

1,180 

1,180

1,180 

1,180 

1,180 

1,160 

1,160

1,160 

1,160 

1,160 

1,160 

1,160

1,140 

1,140 

1,140 

1,140 

1,140

1,140 

1,140 

1,140 

1,140 

1,140 

1,140

HOT.

1,140 

1,140 

1,140 

1,140 

1,140

1,140 

1,140 

1,140 

1,140 

1,140

1,140 

1,140 

1,140 

1,140 

1,140

1,140 

1,140 

1,140 

1,140 

1,140

1,140 

1,140 

1,140 

1,140 

1,140

1,140 

1,140 

1,140 

1,140 

1,140

Dec.

1,140 

1,140 

1,140 

1,140 

1,140

1,140 

1,140 

1,140 

1,140 

1,220

1,180 

1,180 

1,200 

1,240 

1,280

1,450 

1,340 

1,300 

1,240 

1,240

1,200 

1,200 

1,200 

1,200 

1,180

1,180 

1,180 

1,240 

1,260 

1,280 

1,280

Jan.

1,320 

1,320 

1,280 

1,230 

1,260

1,240 

1,240 

1,240 

1,220 

1,220

1,200 

1,200 

1,200 

1,200 

1,200

1,200 

1,200 

1,200 

1,180 

1,180

1,180 

1,180 

1,180 

1,180 

1,180

1,180 

1,220 

1,200 

1,200 

1,180 

1,180

Peb.

1,130 

1,180 

1,130 

1,130 

1,200

1,640 

1,330 

1,290 

1,270 

1,310

1,310 

1,290 

1,290 

1,290 

1,240

1,240 

1,240 

1,240 

1,240 

1,220

1,220 

1,220 

1,200 

1,200 

1,290

1,350 

1,420 

1,420 

1,420

Month

Oot 

No-v 

Dec

C

Jan 

Peb 

Mar 

Apr 

May 

Jun 

Jul 

Aug 

Sep

W

uary

il.....................................

ust....................................

ater year 1939-4

liar.

1,400 

1,400 

1,350 

1,350 

1,330

1,330 

1,350 

1,400 

1,400 

1,380

1,330 

1,330 

1,330 

1,310 

1,310

1,310 

1,310 

1,290 

1,290 

1,290

1,290 

1,290 

1,290 

1,290 

1,310

1,540 

1,470 

1,420 

1,470 

1,420 

1,420

Apr.

1,400 

1,330 

1,330 

1,380 

1,330

1,350 

1,350 

1,380 

1,440 

1,380

1,350 

1,350 

1,350 

1,350 

1,350

1,350 

1,350 

1,330 

1,330 

1,330

1,330 

1,330 

1,310 

1,310 

1,310

1,310 

1,310 

1,310 

1,310 

1,380

Secondfoot-days

36,100 

34,200 

37,530

468, 160

37,640 

37, 150 

42,000 

40,470 

41,050 

38,110 

37,630 

36,800 

35,400

454,080

May

1,350 

1,350 

1,310 

1,310 

1,310

1,310 

1,310 

1,310 

1,330 

1,380

1,380 

1,330 

1,380 

1,330 

1,330

1,330 

1,310 

1,310 

1,310 

1,310

1,310 

1,310 

1,310 

1,310 

1,310

1,310 

1,310 

1,310 

1,310 

1,310 

1,310

¥n-HTmiifi

1,200 

1,140 

1,450

1,630

1,320 

1,640 

1,540 

1,440 

1,380 

1,310 

1,270 

1,200 

1,180

1,640

June

1,310 

1,310 

1,310 

1,310 

1,290

1,270 

1,270 

1,270 

1,270 

1,270

1,310 

1,310 

1,310 

1,310 

1,290

1,270 

1,270 

1,270 

1,270 

1,270

1,270 

1,240 

1,240 

1,240 

1,240

1,240 

1,220 

1,220 

1,220 

1,220

July

1,220 

1,220 

1,220 

1,220 

1,220

1,220 

1,220 

1,200 

1,200 

1,200

1,200 

1,200 

1,200 

1,200 

1,200

1,200 

1,200 

1,200 

1,200 

1,240

1,240 

1,240 

1,220 

1,220 

1,220

1,240 

1,270 

1,200 

1,200 

1,200 

1,200

Minimum

1,140 

1,140 

1,140

1,140

1,180 

1,180 

1,290 

1,310 

1,310 

1,220 

1,200 

1,180 

1,180

1,140

Aug.

1,200 

1,200 

1,200 

1,200 

1,200

1,200 

1,200 

1,200 

1,200 

1,200

1,200 

1,130 

1,180 

1,180 

1,180

1,160 

1,180 

1,180 

1,180 

1,180

1,180 

1,180 

1,180 

1,180 

1,180

1,180 

1,180 

1,180 

1,180 

1,180 

1,180

Mean

1,165 

1,140 

1,211

1,283

1,214 

1,281 

1,355 

1,349 

1,324 

1,270 

1,214 

1,187 

1,180

1,241

Sept.

1,180 

1,180 

1,130 

1,180 

1,130

1,130 

1,130 

1,130 

1,180 

1,130

1,130 

1,180 

1,180 

1,180 

1,180

1,180 

1,180 

1,180 

1,180 

1,180

1,180 

1,180 

1,180 

1,180 

1,180

1,180 

1,180 

1,180 

1,180 

1,180

Run-off in 

acre-feet

71,600 

67,830 

74,440

928,600

74,660 

73,690 

83,310 

80,270 

81,420 

75,590 

74,640 

72,990 

70,210

900, 600

9-232 February 1936

UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OP THE INTERIOR 

Geolot al Survey
DESCHUTES RIVER BASIN 51 

Lake Creek near Sisters, Oreg.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 44°26', long. 121°44', in SWi sec. 24, T. 13 S.,

R. BE., a quarter of a mile downstream from Suttle Lake, 6 miles upstream from

mouth, and 13 miles northwest of Sisters. Altitude of gage, about 3,430 feet (from

topographic map).

Drainage area.- 20.5 square miles. 

Records available.- 1911 to 1913 (occasional readings during summers), April 1915 to

September 1940.

Average discharge.- 24 years (1915-18, 1919-40), 49.9 second-feet. 

Extremes.- naxlmum discharge during year, 86 second-feet Mar. 31 (gage height, 1.82

feet); minimum, 19 second-feet Sept. 1, 2 (gage height, 0.87 foot).

1911-13, 1915-40: Maximum discharge, 302 second-feet Jan. 10, 1923 (gage height,

2.58 feet), from rating curve extended above 150 second-feet; minimum, 14 second-feet

Oct. 17, 1933; minimum daily, 15 second-feet July 29, 30, 1932. 

Remarks.- Records good except those for periods of no gage-height record or backwater,

which are fair. No diversion above station; occasional regulation by Suttle Lake.

Rating table, water year 1939-40 (gage height, in feet, and discharge. In second-feet) 

(Shifting-control method used June 9 to Sept. 30)

O.S 

1.0 

1.2 

1.4 

1.6

Discharge, In second-feet, water year October 1939 to September 1940

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

SO

SI

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

26

27

27

27

28

29

f28

a28

a26

a26

a27

a28

a2S

a28

a28

a27

a26

f28

27

27

27

26

26

27

27

26

2S

2S

29

28

2S

»ov.

28

27

27

27

27

28

2S

27

27

28

27

26

27

26

27

27

27

27

27

2S

2S

26

27

27

27

27

25

22

21

a25

-

Dec.

f2S

2S

27

2S

30

30

29

30

32

32

32

31

30

30

32

34

37

35

34

36

34

33

32

f29

a28

a30

a32

a30

f2S

26

27

Jan.

30

30

29

33

34

34

33

32

32

34

31

32

28

26

29

28

28

28

27

27

26

25

26

27

a28

a30

a31

f30

29

29

29

Feb.

26

26

27

29

34

39

41

39

39

41

41

42

42

42

45

44

42

44

44

42

41

40

40

37

36

39

46

50

51

_

-

Month

March. ....................................

April.....................................

May.. ....... ...................... .

July. .....................................

Water year 1939-40......................

Mar.

51

55

54

56

57

56

56

57

56

57

58

56

54

53

53

54

53

52

52

52

51

50

50

51

50

56

57

66

76

82

85

Apr.

84

82

79

77

74

70

6S

67

6S

6S

69

69

67

68

62

63

61

61

60

5S

55

51

47

47

50

52

52

50

50

51

-

Secondfoot-days

846

79S

954

13,412

915

1,149

1,766

1,880

1,206

856

776

rffry id f

729

12,612

May

50

50

50

47

47

45

45

46

47

42

41

35

34

3S

42

36

34

34

34

32

37

36

36

35

34

32

32

33

34

34

34

Maximum

29

28

37

S3

34

5l

S5

S4

50

32

28

28

28

85

June

30

29

31

32

30

31

31

31

31

31

31

31

30

30

30

30

2S

29

28

27

27

25

25

26

27

26

24

24

25

26

-

July

26

26

25

24

25

24

25

25

26

24

24

24

23

24

24

24

24

24

25

28

26

26

27

27

27

26

26

25

24

24

24

Minimum

26

21

26

21

25

26

50

47

32

24

23

22

20

20

Aug.

24

24

24

24

24

24

24

24

24

24

24

24

23

23

24

24

23

23

24

23

23

23

24

24

28

24

23

23

24

24

22

Mean

27.3

26.6

30.8

36.7

29.5

39.6

57.0

62.7

38.9

2S.5

25.0

23.8

24.3

34.5

Sept.

20

20

f22

a24

f24

24

25

26

26

25

24

24

25

25

26

26

26

25

24

23

23

23

23

25

26

25

26

25

25

24

-

Run-off in 

acre-feet

1,630

1,580

1,890

26,610

1,810

2,280

3,500

3,730

2,390

1,700

1,540

1,460

1,450

25,010

a No gage-height record; discharge computed on basis of records for

f Computed from gage height based on partial record.

Note.- Backwater from aquatic vegetation June 9 to Sept. 30.

quaw Creek near Sisters.

9-232 February 1936

UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR 

Qeologl 1 Surrey
58 DESCHUTES RIVER BASIN

White River below Tygh Valley, Oreg.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 45°14', long. 121°06', In NWi sec. 8, T. 4 S., 

H. 14 E., Just below Pacific Power & Light Co.'s plant at White River Kails and 4i 

miles below Tygh Valley.

Drainage area.- 393 square miles.

Records available.- October 1917 to September 1940.

Average discharge.- 23 years, 415 second-feet.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 2,260 second-feet Feb. 6 (gage height, 5.07 

feet); minimum, 50 second-feet Sept. 20 (gage height, 0.21 foot); minimum dally, 

77 second-feet Aug. 31.

1917-40: Maximum discharge, 13,300 second-feet Jan. 6, 1923 (gage height, about 

13.3 feet), from rating curve extended above 5,000 second-feet; minimum, 10 secondfeet Dec. 11-14, 1919, Aug. 9, 1931; minimum dally, 75 second-feet Sept. 1, 1924.

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

Diversions above station for Irrigation. Low flow regulated somewhat by power plant.

Cooperation.- Water-stage recorder Inspected by employees of Pacific Power & Light Co.

Rating table, 1939-40 (gage height, in feet, and discharge, in second-feet)

0.5 67

.8 90

1.2 135

1.6 

2.0 

2.4

210

330

480

2.8 

3.2 

3.6

650

840

1,050

4.0 

4.4

1,300

1,620

Discharge, In second-feet, water year October 1939 to September 1940

Day

1

P,

3

4

5

fi

7

a

9

10

11

12in

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

93

95

95

97

138

116

110

108

103

102

100

100

100

98

99

100

99

112

107

118

110

109

110

120

112

112

139

164

136

123

117

Hcv.

117

114

115

111

110

111

115

118

122

117

114

114

111

112

110

110

110

109

111

110

110

112

111

111

111

110

114

114

112

115

-

Dec.

121

121

120

111

112

112

114

118

139

158

166

146

138

136

178

358

358

257

215

232

243

210

193

176

158

172

163

174

243

278

269

Jan.

285

310

297

297

278

240

224

210

200

198

172

178

ISO

174

172

170

170

170

156

158

159

158

152

151

143

159

172

178

164

168

170

Feb.

168

164

164

168

193

1,380

1,290

896

790

845

672

552

556

476

424

432

610

512

420

379

358

340

320

307

512

1,020

1,220

1,470

1,290

_

-

Month

April. . ...................................

May.......................................

 Tilly. T ,.,.,,.,.... , .

Water year 1939-4

Mar.

1,060

1,040

870

770

726

672

659

815

718

654

600

540

500

464

460

500

484

468

464

468

476

512

532

587

614

765

1,020

1,020

1/O20

1,010

1,030

Apr.

1,000

912

825

815

790

672

650

650

718

654

614

600

618

618

587

548

520

508

492

468

440

432

452

444

500

456

a450

a54C

a520

a600

-

Secondf cot-days

3,442

3,381

5,689

100,416

18,093

10,173

2,730

98,526

May

a700

a580

508

480

468

452

420

390

362

365

368

358

334

327

310

300

291

275

272

263

254

243

234

229

213

208

203

198

191

184

193

Ma-g^nnim

164

122

358

1,170

1,000

700

94

128

1,470

June

188

180

174

168

163

159

158

158

145

142

139

136

132

132

130

126

125

120

116

114

112

110

108

107

106

104

102

102

100

101

-

July

99

101

100

100

100

97

97

96

96

96

96

97

98

96

97

94

96

94

94

98

98

95

98

94

93

90

106

99

95

95

95

EM yH tniTm

93 109

111

91

432

184

93

80

77

Aug.

94

94

91

91

90

88

88

87

85

85

84

84

83

83

83

83

84

80

81

81

81

80

80

80

80

81

80

80

80

78

77

Mean

111

113

184

275

194

603

328

91.0

269

Sept.

80

80

80

84

82

81

85

87

86

94

90

87

96

91

93

100

94

92

89

90

91

89

88

87

86

86

114

128

102

98

-

Run-off In 

acre-feet

6,830

6,710

11,280

199,200

35, 890

20, 180

5,410

195, 400

Peak discharge.- Feb. 6 (7 p.m.) 2,260 sec.-ft.; Feb. 27 (11 a.m.) 1,720 sec.-ft.; Feb. 28 

(2 p.m.) 1,830 sec.-ft.

a No gage-height record; discharge computed on basis of records for West Fork of Hood River 

near Dee.

9-232 February 1936

UNITED STATES DEPAfi'MEHT OP THE INTERIOR 

Geolog al Surrey
KLICKITAT RIVER BASIN 59

Klickitat River near Glenwood, Wash.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 46°05'30", long. 121°15'30", in SEi sec. 14, T. 

7 N., K. 12 E., half a mile downstream from Dairy Creek, 5 miles north of Gflenwood, 

and 7 miles upstream from Trout Creek. Datum of gage is about 1,703 feet above mean 

sea level (general adjustment of 1929).

Drainage area.- 360 square miles.

Records available.- December 1910 to September 1940 (incomplete). October 1909 to 

December 1910, at site 1 mile upstream.

Average discharge.- 23 years (1909-20, 1928-40), 833 second-feet.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 2,040 second-feet Hay 10, 11 (gage height, 

4.65 feet); minimum, 287 second-feet Nov. 28 (gage height, 2.23 feet).

1909-40:. Maximum discharge, 9,870 second-feet Dec. 22, 1933 (gage height, 7.9 

feet, present datum), from rating curve extended above 2,000 second-feet; minimum, 

204 second-feet Nov. 28, 1931.

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

All of the low flow of Hellroaring Creek, a tributary of Big Muddy River, is diverted 

for irrigation.

Rating tables, water year 1939-40 (gage height, In feet, and discharge, in second-feet) 

(Shifting-control method used Jan. 7-23, June 23 to Sept. 30) 

Oct. 1 to Dec. 12

2.3 

2.5 

2.7 

2.9

315

410

520

640

Jan. 7 to Sept. 30

2.5 325 3.6 1,020

2.7 420 4.0 1,360

3.0 580 4.3 1,660

3.3 780 4.6 1,990

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1939 to September 1940

Day

1 

2 

3

4 

6

6 

7. 

8 

9 

10

11 

12 

13 

14 

16

16 

17 

18 

19 

20

21 

22 

23 

24 

25

26 

27 

28 

29 

30 

31

Oct.

303 

299 

299 

315 

320

303 

299 

299 

299 

299

303 

303 

303 

299 

295

299 

299 

295 

303 

307

307 

303 

307 

303 

295

299 

320 

324 

320 

315 

311

Nov.

307 

303 

299 

295 

295

299 

342 

338 

320

311

311 

311 

307 

307 

303

299 

299 

299 

299 

295

299 

303 

299 

299 

295

295 

295 

295 

299

311

Dec.

324 

360 

346 

324 

320

324 

333 

490 

514 

682

544 

f455 

a420 

a400 

aSOO

al,250 

al,200 

al.OOO 

a840 

a720

a630 

a560 

a500 

a440 

a380

a390 

a410 

a430 

a460 

a510 

a560

Jan.

a640 

a760 

a760 

aSOO 

8600

a560 

f532 

526 

510 

495

440 

460 

460 

455 

430

445 

435 

415 

390 

390

385 

390 

385 

f334 

f301

f348 

385 

385 

375 

370 

366

Month

Dot 

Nov 

Deo

C

Jan 

Feb 

Mar 

Apr 

May 

Jun 

Jul 

Aug 

Sep

W

t ember. ...................

ater year 1939-4

Feb.

366 

361 

370 

370 

430

990 

988 

868 

828 

820

738 

682 

682 

628 

604

610 

610 

574 

544 

526

526 

520 

510 

505 

598

675 

675 

820 

844

Secondroot-days

9,445 

9,129 

16,916

228,358

14,527 

18,262 

30,285 

44,820 

46,530 

23,911 

15,325 

12,375 

11,176

252,701

Mar.

820 

828 

773 

752 

745

717 

759 

844 

812 

780

745 

717 

689 

689 

717

788 

812 

828 

844 

884

932 

980 

1,020 

1,180 

1,270

1,460 

1,560 

1,510 

1,560 

1,660 

1,610

Maximum

324 

342 

1,250

2,080

800 

990 

1,660 

1,720 

1,880 

1,100 

592 

435 

455

1,880

Apr.

1,510 

1,460 

1,360 

1,320 

1,270

1,220 

1,270 

1,320 

1,360 

1,360

1,360 

1,360 

1,560 

1,660 

1,660

1,610 

1,560 

1,660 

1,660 

1,610

1,510 

1,510 

1,720 

,610 

,720

,610 

,560 

,510 

,460 

,460

May

1,720 

1,820 

1,770 

1,720 

1,660

1,560 

1,510 

1,510 

1,610 

1,880

1,880 

1,770 

1,610 

1,560 

1,510

1,460 

1,410 

1,460 

1,510 

1,510

1,410 

1,410 

1,460 

1,510 

1,410

1,270 

1,140 

1,100 

1,100 

1,100 

1,180

Minimum

295 

295 

320

295

301 

361 

689 

1,220 

1,100 

586 

400 

370 

352

295

June

1,100 

1,060 

996 

964 

932

900 

868 

836 

820 

844

868 

924 

940 

868 

828

788 

745 

745 

766 

745

703 

668 

640 

654 

675

654 

610 

586 

592 

592

Mean

305 

304 

546

626

469 

630 

977 

1,494 

1,501 

797 

494 

399 

373

690

July

592 

586 

574 

562 

550

538 

526 

526 

520 

515

538 

538 

520 

505 

495

500 

485 

460 

480 

475

455 

450 

465 

445 

435

480 

465 

420 

415 

410 

400

Per 

square 

mile

0.847 

.844 

1.52

1.74

1.30 

1.75 

2.71 

4.15 

4.17 

2.21 

1.37 

1.11 

1.04

1.92

Aug.

405 

415 

415 

415 

415

425 

435 

430 

415 

410

415 

420 

405 

415 

395

395 

385 

390 

405 

410

385 

375 

375 

375 

380

385 

370 

380 

380 

385 

370

Sept.

380 

366 

361 

352 

352

366 

366 

370 

386 

455

420 

400 

400 

375 

370

370 

361 

366 

352 

352

361 

361 

366 

356 

356

361 

385 

385 

370 

366

Run-off

Inches

0.98 

.94

1.75

23.59

1.50 

1.89 

3.13 

4.63 

4.81 

2.47 

1.58 

1.28 

1.15

26.11

Ao re feet

18,730 

18, 110 

33,550

453,000

28,810 

36,220 

60, 070 

88,900 

92,290 

47,430 

30,400 

24,550 

22,170

501,200

a No gage-height record; discharge computed on basis of weather records and records for 

near Pitt.

f Computed from partly estimated gage height.

400450 O - 41 - 5

UNITED STATES DEPA^^MENT OP THE INTERIOR 

-233 April 1936 Geoloj. al Survey
io KLICKITAT FttVER BASIN

Klickitat River near Pitt, Wash.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 45°45', long. 120°12', in SWi sec. 8, T. 3 N., R. 

13 E., 34 miles south of Pitt, 5 miles upstream from Silvias Creek, and 7 miles upstream from mouth at Lyle. Altitude of gage, 2C5 feet (from river profile map).

Drainage area.- 1,170 square miles.

Records aval latale.- October 1935 to September 1940. July 1909 to January 1912 at site 

at Klickitat, 7 miles upstream, published as Klickitat River at Klickitat. October 

1928 to September 1935 at Pitt, 34 miles upstream, published as Klickitat River at 

Pitt.

Average discharge.- 14 years (1909-11, 1928-40), 1,485 second-feet.

Extremes.- naximum discharge during year, 7,330 second-feet Feb. 28 (gage height, 8.07 

feet), from rating curve extended above 3,000 second-feet; minimum, 535 second-feet 

Nov. 29 (gage height, 3.43 feet).

1909-12, 1928-40: Maximum discharge observed, 21,000 second-feet Dec. 22, 1933 

(gage height,, 12.5 feet, site and datum then in use), from rating curve extended 

above 3,000 second-feet; minimum discharge, 466 second-feet Feb. 4, 1937 (gage 

height, 3.32 feet).

Remarks.- Records excellent except those above 4,000 second-feet, vtoich are fair. Small 

diversions above station for irrigation.

Rating table, water year 1939-40 (gage height, in feet, and discharge, in second-feet)

3.5 

3.7 

4.0 

4.5

570

680

910

1,410

5.0 

6.0 

7.0 

8.0

1,990

3,300

5,000

7,100

Diaeharge, in aeeond-feet, water year October 1939 to September 1940

Day

1 

2 

3

4 

5

5

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.

600 

590 

590 

590 

615

595 

585 

575 

575 

575

575 

580 

580 

580 

575

570 

570 

565 

565 

570

575 

570 

570 

575 

560

560 

570 

595 

585 

580 

575

Hov.

570 

565 

560 

560 

555

555 

585 

600 

590 

575

570 

570 

565 

560 

560

555 

555 

560 

555 

555

560 

565 

560 

550 

550

550 

550 

540 

540 

550

Dec.

565 

5S5 

605 

585 

570

580 

575 

644 

790 

937

902 

750 

694 

680 

1,040

1,690 

1,630 

1,230 

1,050 

937

870 

798 

758 

708 

650

668 

687 

694 

729 

822 

854

Jan.

937 

1,130 

1,120 

1,200 

1,120

1,000 

928 

910 

870 

830

750 

736 

736 

750 

708

715 

715 

694 

656 

650

650 

638 

644 

632 

600

620 

650 

674 

662 

662 

668

Month

Oot 

Hov 

Dec

C

Jan 

Peb 

Har 

Apr 

Hay 

Jun 

Jul 

Aug 

Sep

W

ember. ....................

ater year 1939-4

Peb.

668 

674 

674 

680 

857

4,770 

4,020 

2,940 

2,660 

2,660

2,350 

2,110 

2,470 

2,050 

1,870

2,050 

2,730 

2,350 

2,050 

1,810

1,690 

1,630 

1,630 

1,690 

2,860

4.18C 

4.81C 

6,OOC 

5.39C

Secondfoot-days

17,935 

16,835 

25,277

362,332

24,255 

72,323 

80, 560 

64,830 

61,790 

34,067 

24,142 

21,159 

19,150

462,323

Mar.

4,360 

4,100 

3,610 

3,300 

3,010

2,800 

2,870 

3,080 

2,800 

2,600

2,410 

2,290 

2,110 

1,990 

1,990

1,990 

1,990 

1,990 

1,930 

1,930

1,930 

1,990 

1,990 

2,110 

2,230

2,600 

3,010 

2,800 

2,870 

3,010 

2,870

naximum

615 

600 

1,690

2,540

1,200 

6,000 

4,360 

2,730 

2,470 

1,520 

886 

715 

694

6,000

Apr.

2,730 

2,600 

2,410 

2,350 

2,230

2,110 

2,110 

2,110 

2,230 

2,170

2,110 

2,050 

2,170 

2,290 

2,230

2,170 

2,050 

2,110 

2,110 

2,050

1,990 

1,930 

2,110 

2,170 

2,170

2,170 

2,050 

1,990 

1,930 

1,930

May

2,280 

2,350 

2,290 

2,230 

2,170

2,110 

1,990 

1,930 

1,930 

2,230

2,470 

2,410 

2,230 

2,110 

2,050

1,990 

1,990 

1,930 

1,990 

2,050

1,930 

1,930 

1,930 

1,990 

1,930

1,750 

1,630 

1,520 

1,460 

1,460 

1,580

Minimum

560 

540 

565

540

600 

668 

1,930 

1,930 

1,460 

910 

701 

644 

610

540

June

1,520 

1,460 

1,370 

1,310 

1,270

1,230 

1,210 

1,170 

1,140 

1,160

1,190 

1,200 

1,290 

1,220 

1,160

1,130 

1,090 

1,090 

1,090 

1,070

1,030 

1,000 

982 

991 

1,000

1,000 

946 

919 

919 

910

Mean

579 

561 

815

993

782 

2,494 

2,599 

2,161 

1,993 

1,136 

779 

683 

638

1,263

July

886 

870 

862 

830 

806

790 

790 

790 

798 

762

806 

806 

798 

766 

774

766 

766 

743 

729 

774

750 

743 

750 

750 

736

758 

814 

750 

729 

729 

701

Per 

square 

mile

0.495 

.479 

.697

.849

.668 

2.13 

2.22 

1.85 

1.70 

.971 

.666 

.584 

.545

1.08

Aug.

701 

694 

708 

708 

701

701 

715 

70S 

708 

694

687 

701 

694 

687 

674

668 

674 

674 

6S7 

687

680 

.668 

662 

662 

656

662 

674 

644 

656 

662 

662

Sept.

638 

644 

632 

620 

610

615 

626 

626 

638 

694

694 

694 

687 

656 

638

638 

632 

626 

620 

620

620 

626 

626 

620 

620

620 

662 

656 

632 

620

Run-off

Inches

0.57 

.54 

.80

11.53

.77 

2.30 

2.56 

2.06 

1.96 

1.08 

.77 

.67 

.61

14.69

Peak discharge.- Feb. 6 (5 p.m.) 6,650 sec. -ft.; Feb. 17 (4 to 6 p.m.) 3,080 sec. -ft.;

Acre-feet

35,570 

33,390 

50,140

718, 600

48,110 

143, 500 

159,800 

128,600 

122, 600 

67,570 

47,880 

41,970 

37,980

917,100

Feb. 25

(11:15 p.m.) 47270 sec.-ft.; Feb. 26 (4:30 p 

Feb. 28 (3 p.m.) 7,330 sec.-ft.

.) 4,810 sec.-ft.; Feb. 27 (9:30 a.m.) 5,590 sec-ft.;

9-233 April 1935

UNITED STATES DEPAP^MENT OF THE INTERIOR 

Geolog il Survey
HOOD RIVER BASIN 61

Hood River near Hood Hiver, Oreg.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 45°42', long. 121°31', in SEi sec. 36, T. 3 N., R.

10 t;., at Powerdale, a quarter of a mile upstream from Pacific Power & Light Co.'s

plant and three-quarters of a mile south of town of Hood River. Datum of gage is

106.23 feet above mean sea level (general adjustment of-1929). 

Drainage area.- 329 square miles. 

Records available.- March 1913 to September 1940. 

Average discharge.- 27 years, 1,059 second-feet (including flow of Pacific Power &

Eight co.'s conduit). 

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year (river only), 5,520 second-feet Feb. 6 (gage

height, 5.64 feet); minimum, 15 second-feet Nov. 24 (gage height, 0.94 foot);

minimum daily, 28 second-feet Aug. 11.

1913-40: Maximum discharge, 34,000 second-feet Jan. 6, 1923 (gage height, 11.1

feet); minimum, 3 second-feet Aug. 9, 1926 (gage height, 1.45 feet); minimum daily

(including discharge of Pacific Power & Light Co.'s conduit), 199 second-feet Aug.

17, 1930. 

Remarks.- Records good. Diversions above station for irrigation. Dally discharge

regulated by pondage at sawmill at Dee and by Pacific Power & Light Co.'s conduit,

which diverts water around gage. 

Cooperation.- Water-stage recorder inspected by employees of Pacific Power & Light Co.

Rating table, water year 1939-40 (gage height, In feet, and discharge, In second-feet)

1.2 

1.5 

1.8 

2.2 198

2.6 

3.0 

3.5 

4.0

370

670

1,260

2,030

4.5 

5.0 

5.4

2,950

4,010

4,930

Discharge, In second-feet, water year October 1939 to September 1940

Day

1

S

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.

a43

a49

48

US

154

50

55

a38

a52

a53

a63

a42

49

40

54

43

44

52

54

34

36

44

46

42

42

70

102

S23

81

58

50

Hov.

52

37

63

38

3S

45

41

33

4S

42

46

36

54

34

39

36

44

30

39

30

30

34

30

32

30

133

80

36

33

51

-

Dec.

46

95

66

72

35

55

44

89

140

520

422

220

15S

500

2,290

2,880

2,340

1,390

874

1,100

976

682

520

482

300

232

190

253

578

558

687

Jan.

571

576

S26

794

666

516

442

390

32&

326

264

630

202

192

160

147

134

124

102

93

100

86

92

75

92

104

150

119

100

86

86

Feb.

79

73

74

105

768

4,830

3,230

2,260

2,200

2,890

2,020

1,480

1,450

1,140

936

984

898

906

762

680

616

608

608

666

1,770

2,370

2,290

2,750

2,380

-

-

Month

March. ....................................

April . ....................................

May..... ... ...

July........ ....... . ... . .

Water year 1939-' 0. .....................

Mar.

2,570

2,370

2,130

1,830

1,760

1,450

1,980

2,210

1,660

1,400

1,100

930

828

745

778

1,040

900

808

754

723

729

723

785

857

882

1,610

2,230

1,850

1,820

1,540

1,520

Apr.

1,340

1,120

986

950

S34

764

800

990

1,460

1,150

933

876

868

842

738

660

615

62S

590

539

501

478

694

686

817

667

582

850

752

1,440

-

Secondfoot-days

1,929

1,313

18,794

125,100

8,173

41,823

43.012

25,150

25,752

1,611

1,670

1,073

1,439

171,739

May

1,360

1,580

1,400

1,300

1,280

1,200

1,100

1,040

1,020

1,030

1,030

945

860

S08

778

737

690

670

660

629

590

581

590

600

560

516

478

439

390

258

133

Maxj^num

223

133

2,880

4,480

826

4,830

2,870

1,460

1,860

82

108

43

94

4,830

June

82

58

56

58

60

51

52

46

50

SO

47

48

52

48

46

4S

51

48

80

73

40

48

44

45

46

42

44

43

44

81

-

July

48

46

43

43

47

IDS

50

49

48

52

50

48

50

47

52

46

50

52

50

66

96

64

55

55

52

58

51

54

46

48

46

IMw^Tinm

34

30

35

30

75

73

723

478

133

40

43

28

34

28

Aug.

34

37

34

34

30

31

32

30

30

32

28

30

36

30

30

32

37

38

40

39

38

41

37

40

40

42

43

29

31

34

34

Mean

62.2

43.8

606

343

264

1,442

1,387

838

831

53.7

53.9

34.6

48.0

469

Sept.

38

38

36

41

44

46

49

45

44

55

60

94

68

62

64

50

37

44

41

38

40

37

34

35

35

34

65

82

41

42

~

Run-off in 

acre-feet

3,330

2,600

37 , 280

248,100

16,210

82,950

85,310

49,880

51,080

3,200

3,310

2,130

2,850

340,600

a No gage-height record) 

near Dee.

discharge computed on basis of records for West Forte of Hood River

9-832 February 1936

UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OP THE INTERIOR 

Oeologl 1 Surrey
62. HOOD RIVER BASIN

Combined discharge, In aecond-feet, of Hood River and Pacific Power & Light Co. 'a conduit 

near Hood River, Oreg., water year October 1939 to September 1940

Day

1

2

3

4

5

B

7

e

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

IB

19

20

21

82

83

24

25

26

27

28

29

SO

31

Got.

270

263

263

386

560

360

352

350

335

325

320

320

319

313

312

315

349

396

390

393

367

366

351

426

356

451

544

673

500

446

423

 or.

402

396

402

369

390

365

437

453

436

413

405

406

374

394

376

362

367

366

385

367

376

403

390

372

376

366

394

371

362

454

-

Dee.

436

506

446

409

402

410

393

516

590

970

653

671

604

935

2,720

3,260

2,760

1,610

1,320

1,540

1,420

1,110

946

610

727

671

640

703

1,030

1,010

1,120

Jan.

1,000

1,010

1,260

1,220

1,100

952

880

621

767

776

714

660

652

636

606

597

664

574

552

643

631

624

513

501

466

623

696

669

542

536

636

Feb.

529

523

524

553

1,210

5,240

3,660

2,700

2,650

3,330

2,450

1,920

1,890

1,590

1,380

1,410

1,330

1,270

1,200

1,120

1,060

1,050

1,040

1,100

2,210

2,790

2,720

3,160

2,610

-

Month

Calendar year 1939. .....................

i£r..... ..................................

July......................................

Watsr year 1939-4

Mar.

3,000

3,300

2,560

2,270

2,190

1,650

2,420

2,640

2,090

1,760

1,540

1,360

1,250

1,160

1,220

1,460

1,340

1,230

1,190

1,160

1,170

1,170

1,210

1,300

1,320

2,040

2,670

2,290

2,260

1,960

1,960

Apr.

1,760

1,560

1,440

1,400

1,260

1,210

1,210

1,430

1,840

1,540

1,360

1,310

1,320

1,290

1,190

1,110

1,060

1,060

1,040

969

951

926

1,140

1,140

1,270

1,120

1,030

1,280

1,190

1,550

-

Seoondfoot-days

31,754

261,046

on 733

6,664

10,654

290,954

May

1,860

1,580

1,400

1,300

1,280

1,200

1,100

1,040

1,020

1,050

1,030

945

860

806

776

737

690

670

660

629

590

581

590

600

560

516

476

439

390

461

583

IfftylTMiim

3,280

4,900

381

607

5,240

June

526

493

463

446

421

402

422

399

374

405

395

415

468

415

404

403

384

383

402

442

372

345

334

347

378

380

324

306

317

296

-

July

315

336

315

306

283

285

264

259

262

267

284

299

299

274

286

284

272

246

246

287

300

283

286

282

262

317

361

290

285

277

250

Minimum

393

205

OQD

246

234

199

Aug.

231

222

228

231

233

224

234

226

223

220

213

224

216

204

204

199

214

227

249

258

240

228

221

296

244

229

270

235

229

237

243

Mean

1,024

716

852

286

355

795

Sept.

234

260

279

243

255

235

250

274

315

395

356

414

414

367

410

406

382

422

370

352

370

364

369

377

385

382

607

482

401

392

Run-off in 

aore-feet

62,960

617,600

«

oon

17,580

21,130

677,100

9-2S2 February 1936

UNITED STATES DEPAP"TCEHT OF THE IHTERIOR 

Oeolog. il Surrey
HOOD RIVER BASIN 63

West Fork of Hood River near Dee, Oreg.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 45°36', long. 121°38', in SEi sec. 1, T. 1 N., R. 9 

a quarter of a mile upstream from Dead Point Creek, half a mile upstream from mouth,

and 1 mile northwest of Dee. 

adjustment of 1929 ) .

Datum of gage is 802.1 feet above mean sea level (general

Drainage area.- 96 square miles.

Records available.- September 1913 to February 1916 (Incomplete), June 1932 to September 

T§3o~;

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 4,720 second-feet Feb. 6 (gage height, 7.67 

feet); minimum, 108 second-feet Aug. 15-17 (gage height, 1.49 feet).

1913-15, 1932-40: Maximum discharge, 12,900 second-feet Dec. 22, 1933 (gage height, 

12.4 feet), from rating curve extended above 5,000 second-feet; minimum, 100 secondfeet Sept. 29, 30, 1915, Nov. 29 to Dec. 4, 1936.

Remarks.- Records fair. Diversions above station for irrigation.

Bating table, water year 1939-40 (gage height. In feet, and discharge, In second-feet)

1.5 

1.7 

2.0 

2.5

109

143

209

365

3.0 

3.5 

4.0 

4.5

585

845

1,135

1,460

5.0 

5.5 

6.0

1,840

2,260

2,720

3,700

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1939 to September 1940

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

11

12

IS

14

IS

16

17

18

19

20

SO.

ftlt

23

24

25

26

27

51

Oct.

112

109

109

194

170

130

130

125

123

120

117

117

116

115

117

117

132

139

161

143

129

123

136

149

129

194

217

284

190

163

149

HOT.

139

138

149

136

132

130

155

181

167

161

145

138

136

136

132

130

129

130

127

123

123

147

132

129

127

127

132

129

125

163

-

Dec.

159

202

165

149

139

149

139

228

271

517

481

343

303

650

2,010

2,440

1,930

1,100

812

1,010

904

670

540

441

381

343

312

336

433

472

504

Jan.

450

504

685

615

seo

490

437

397

361

389

347

319

3O6

290

271

262

253

24S

236

231

222

214

209

202

197

204

274

245

231

225

222

Feb.

217

214

214

259

845

3,680

2,250

1,660

1,870

2,160

1,410

1,050

979

834

700

645

595

600

560

5O8

472

454

445

468

1,250

1,590

1,490

1,860

1,610

_

-

Month

December. .................................

Calendar year 1939 ......................

 T.^..... ................................

Water year 1939-4

Mar.

1,770

2,130

1,480

1,250

1,210

985

1,470

1,550

1,140

928

774

660

595

555

600

796

680

630

590

580

580

590

620

695

690

1,470

1,560

1,340

1,230

1,090

1,080

Apr.

967

828

735

695

630

580

625

796

1,060

867

752

695

675

650

570

517

499

499

46S

445

421

417

615

590

635

550

508

720

640

886

SeoondL foot-days

4,136

18,533

133,451

13,207

5,837

3,692

149,678

May

1,040

S72

752

675

695

635

560

522

499

490

463

425

393

373

354

343

326

319

312

303

287

2S4

284

277

259

242

231

225

225

239

303

Maximum

2,440

3,330

1,040

268

127

197

3,680

June

26e

250

236

225

f214

a210

f228

a215

a210

a£20

f217

222

f231

a215

a200

a!90

f!76

174

181

178

165

157

159

161

172

165

151

149

149

149

July

149

157

149

147

143

141

139

141

143

141

145

147

139

139

138

138

136

134

132

136

136

134

134

134

132

151

161

138

136

134

130

Ifinljiflfln

123

139

108

225

149

111

109

Aug.

127

127

122

122

122

122

122

122

122

120

119

119

117

115

112

111

112

112

117

114

114

112

112

114

112

112

122

115

115

115

114

Mean

138

59S

366

426

195

123

409

Sept.

112

117

115

111

111

111

112

115

127

134

125

127

127

125

119

125

119

132

115

112

llfi

112

114

117

115

117

197

149

136

129

Run-off in 

acre-feet

8,200

36,760

264,700

26,200

11,580

7 210

7*320

296,900

discharge.- Dec. 15 (5 p.m.) 3,140 see. -ft. j Feb. 6 (8 a.m.) 4,720 sec. -ft.} Peb. 10 

a.m.} z,9OO sec. -ft.

and White River below Tygh Valley.

f Computed from gage height baaed on partial record.

9-232 February 1936

UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR 

Oeologl 1 Surrey
64 HOOD RIVER BASIN

Pacific Power & Light Co.'s conduit near Hood River, Oreg.

Location.- Venturi meter, lat. 45°42', long. 121°30', in NEi sec. 36, T. 3 N., R. 10 E.,

 at Pacific Power & Light Co.'s plant on Hood River, half a mile southeast of town of 

Hood River.

Records available.- October 1922 to September 1940. October 1913 to September 1914,

 and January 19i6 to July 1922 at site in tailrace of former plant.

Average discharge.- 18 years (1922-40), 348 second-feet.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge observed during year, 451 second-feet Dec. 12; no flow 

occasionally when power plant was shut down.

1913-14, 1916-40: Maximum discharge observed, 510 second-feet Dec. 30, 1932.

Remarks.- Records excellent. Discharge determined from hourly readings of Venturi meter 

cnecKed by* occasional discharge measurements. Pacific Power & Light Co.'s conduit 

diverts from Hood River in SEi sec. 11, T. 2 N., R. 10 E., Just below mouth of Neal 

Creek. Water Is diverted around the station on Hood River near town of Hood River 

and returned to river in NEi sec. 36, T. 3 N., R. 10 E.

Cooperation.- Hourly readings of Venturi meter and record of daily electrical output 

furnished by Pacific Power & Light Co.

Discharge, In second-feet, water year October 1989 to September1940

Day

1

S

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

S3

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Dot.

227

214

215

268

396

310

297

312

283

272

257

278

270

273

258

272

305

344

336

359

331

322

305

384

314

381

442

450

419

390

373

Hov.

350

359

340

351

352

340

396

420

390

371

359

370

320

360

337

346

343

358

346

337

346

369

360

340

348

235

314

335

329

403

-

Dec.

392

413

380

337

367

355

349

427

450

450

431

451

446

435

429

396

414

417

447

440

440

427

428

328

427

439

450

450

450

450

432

Jan.

433

436

437

422

433

436

438

431

439

450

450

450

450

446

448

450

450

450

450

450

431

438

420

486

396

419

448

450

442

450

450

Feb.

450

450

450

448

438

408

424

443

449

440

433

444

436

450

443

427

435

365

435

443

442

443

434

438

444

422

432

435

434

_

-

Month

Jan

Feb

March. ."..................................

April.....................................

Hay.......................................

July. .....................................

Water year 1939-40

Mar.'

433

433

434

439

433

401

437

430

434

382

437

435

422

437

438

441

441

425

433

436

443

448

428

445

437

430

440

440

440

440

440

Apr.

440

443

450

450

450

450

414

436

385

386

450

431

450

450

450

450

450

450

450

450

450

450

450

450

450

450

450

435

437

110

-

Seoondfoot-days

9 ,857

10,524

12,947

135,935

13,619

X2»635

13,432

X2 '653 9XT 

10,254

7,194

6,021 

9,215

119,268

May

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

0

203

450

Ifa-Hnnim

450

420

451

451

450 

450

448

450

450 

444

350 

22V

442

4S1

June

444

435

407

388

361

351

370

353

324

325

348

367

416

367

358

355

333

335

322

369

332

297

290

302

332

338

280

265

273

217

-

July

267

290

272

263

236

177

214

210

214

215

234

251

249

227

234

238

222

194

198

221

204

219

231

227

210

259

330

236

219

229

204

Minimm

214

235

328

0

396

565

382

110

OQJ 

91 T

<SX f

177

167 

189

110

Aug.

197

185

194

197

203

193

202

196

193

188

185

194

180

174

174

167

177

189

209

219

202

187

184

198

204

187

227

206

198

203

209

Mean

3X8

35X

418

372

439

436

433

431

SX«-X

342

232

194 

307

326

Sept.

196

212

243

202

191

189

201

229

271

340

296

320

346

325

346

358

345

378

329

314

330

327

335

342

350

348

442

400

360

350

-

Run-off in 

acre-feet

19,550

20 8YO

2s'680

269,600

27,010

25,060

26 ,640

2&y6&0

X*300

20,340

X4 *270 

XX 940

18 '280

236,600

9-232 February 1936

TOITED STATES DEPAR"TMENT OP THB INTERIOR 

Oeologl 1 Surrey
WHITE SALMON RIVER BASIN 65

White Salmon River at Husum, Wash.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 45°47'50", long. 121°29'15", In SWi sec. 30, T. 4 N. 

R. 11 E., at Husum, 500 feet upstream from Rattlesnake Creek.

Drainage area.- 300 square miles.

Records available.- September 1909 to October 1919 and October 1929 to September 1940 In 

 reports of Geological Survey. November 1919 to September 1920 (monthly discharge) In 

State Water-Supply Bulletin 5.

Average discharge.- 22 years (1909-20, 1929-40), 962 second-feet.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 2,180 second-feet Mar. 1, 30 (gage height, 4.71 

feet); minimum, 405 second-feet Nov. 29.

1909-19, 1929-40: Maximum discharge, 10,800 second-feet Dec. 22, 1933 (gage height, 

11.0 feet); minimum, 340 second-feet Dec. 30, 1930 (gage height, 0.64 foot).

Remarks.- Records good. Many diversions for irrigation near Trout Lake. Springs a few 

miles above station greatly increase flow.

Rating table, water year 1939-40 (gage height, In feet, and discharge. In seoond-feet) 

(Shifting-control Method used Oct. 1 to Feb. 6)

1.0 

1.2 

1.4 

1.7

400

435

479

560

2.0 

2.5 

3.0 

3.5

659

849

1,070

1,320

4.0 

4.5 

5.0

1,620

2,000

2,440

Discharge, In seoond-feet, water year October 1939 to September 1940

Day

1

2

3

4

S

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

16

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

51

Oct.

433

435

433

443

474

472

468

468

463

461

458

461

461

458

458

456

461

468

470

472

477

477

477

477

477

477

479

486

482

477

470

HOT.

465

461

454

452

446

441

454

456

458

456

450

446

441

435

431

426

420

416

411

406

406

411

414

418

416

413

410

408

406

411

-

Dec.

429

450

454

435

416

411

413

479

569

695

710

601

523

523

1,020

1,930

1,800

1,290

1,030

919

849

770

706

652

608

579

554

546

611

648

706

Jan.

759

829

865

903

874

813

770

736

714

691

659

642

628

611

588

585

572

560

543

537

528

523

509

509

496

509

551

566

560

554

548

Feb.

546

543

546

548

628

1,510

1,770

1,540

1,400

1,450

1,360

1,250

1,220

1,160

1,080

1,080

1,100

1,050

1,000

967

945

932

915

907

1,160

1,520

1,640

2,040

2,070

_

-

Month

February. .................................

March. ....................................

April.....................................

May.......................................

July......................................

Water year 1939-413......................

Mar.

2,020

2,100

1,940

1,750

1,620

1,520

1,550

1,670

1,610

1,490

1,380

1,320

1,270

1,240

1,230

1,260

1,280

1,260

1,240

1,240

1,250

1,260

1,280

1,320

1,360

1,620

2,020

2,000

2,040

2,150

2,020

Apr.

1,860

1,750

1,640

1,560

1,500

1,440

1,420

1,480

1,630

1,670

1,560

1,510

1,540

1,550

1,510

1,460

1,410

1,410

1,420

1,380

1,340

1,300

f 1,340

f 1,420

1,480

1,440

1,390

1,370

1,360

1,380

Secondfoot-days

14 429

12 938

22J 326

262,744

19 f 732

33^87*7

48^330

44,520

36,592

24,173

19,763

15,829 

14,923

307,432

May

1,540

1,590

1,530

1,470

1,480

1,460

1,390

1,350

1,330

1,350

1,360

1,340

1,280

1,220

1,170

1,120

1,100

1,080

1,070

1,040

999

972

967

967

976

936

915

890

882

882

 936

MqylmiiiM

486

465

1,930

1,930

903

2,070

2.150

1,860

1,590

945

710

576

540

2,150

June

945

932

928

898

882

865

861

857

845

833

821

821

821

813

797

793

778

774

778

778

770

766

743

736

740

740

721

706

714

717

July

710

706

699

702

695

677

670

663

656

648

652

645

634

624

624

621

617

621

611

604

608

611

611

604

611

614

621

614

604

598

588

Minimum

433

406 

411

406

496

543

1,230

1,300

882

706

CpQ

465

458

406

Aug.

576

572

563

557

548

543

543

537

540

534

531

523

520

512

509

502

499

494

492

494

492

484

484

477

479

477

477

472

468

465

465

Mean

465 

431

720

720

637

1 "I fiP .LyXDO

1,559

1,484

1,180

806

638

511

497

840

Sept.

465

463

458

463

465

461

468

463

472

496

496

512

540

531

528

528

520

520

518

516

509

502

504

502

499

496

507

520

512

502

Run-off in 

acre-feet

28,620

25,660 

44,280

521,200

39,1.40

67.J.90

95,860

88,300

^ ^(10 f OOU

47,950 

39 200

31^400

29,600

609,800

9-232 February 1936

UNITED STATES DEPAJWMEHT OP THE IBTERIOR 

Oeolcg il Surrey
66 WHITE SALMON RIVER BASIN

White Salmon River near Underwood, Wash.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 45?45'00", long. 121°31'30", In NWi sec. 14, T. 3 

N.,. R. 10 E., 1,000 feet downstream from Northwestern Electric Co.'s Condlt power plant 

and 2 miles north of Underwood and mouth.

Drainage area.- 384 square miles.

Records available.- March 1915 to September 1930, September 1935 to September 1940. 

October 1912 to February 1913 at site at Condlt Dam, 1 mile upstream.

Average discharge.- 20 years (1915-30, 1935-40), 1,040 second-feet.

Extremes.- Maximum dlscjrarge during year, 3,920 second-feet Feb. 28 (gage height, 6.91 

feet); minimum, 38 second-feet July 4 (gage height, 1.02 feet); minimum dally, 350 

second-feet Nov. 21.

1915-30, 1935-40: Maximum discharge, 9,700 second-feet Dec. 29, 1917 (gage height, 

9.5 feet, datum then In use, relation to present datum unknown); practically no flow 

at times when power plant is shut down.

Remarks.- Records excellent, 

regulated by power plant.

Many diversions for Irrigation near Trout Lake. Flow

Bating table, mater year 1939-40 (gage height, In feet, and discharge, in second-feet)

2.6 

3.0 

4.0

240

365

820

4.5 

5.0 

5.5

1,180

1,660

2,200

6.0 

6.5

2,800

3,400

Discharge, In second-feet, irater year October 1939 to September 1940

Day

1

e

s

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

18

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

81

88

S3

84

85

86

27

28

29

SO

31

Dot.

t442

451

452

406

486

482

468

t500

484

482

486

476

488

513

t484

408

474

476

478

474

478

f476

487

460

494

600

434

486

f448

646

420

MOT.

448

476

448

462

t433

444

432

443-

426

480

420

t418

505

428

434

407

392

474

f396

446

350

49S

425

406

376

f424

379

424

412

425

-

Dec.

426

465

t47S

427

404

404

442

418

706

f723

692

600

632

63S

974

2,130

t2,000

1,370

1,190

921

870

822

782

f624

574

744

572

601

668

760

t79S

Jan.

756

869

914

952

974

868

t775

S14

724

682

736

722

699

t561

677

576

658

606

606

504

t568

626

575

a557

a540

522

602

t579

624

644

669

Feb.

574

586

618

t531

798

2,420

S.54O 2, no

1,S70

1,850

tl.SOO

1,560

1,680

1,420

1,300

1,360

1,390

tl.290

1,230

1/220

1,200

1,000

1,050

1,080

tl,550

2,340

2,620

3,160

3,100

-

Month

March. ....................................

April.....................................

May.......................................

July......................................

Water year 1939-*

Mar.

2,900

2,900

f2,630

2, 380

2,150

1,970

2,000

2,140

2,000

tl,840

1,710

1,590

1,490

1,440

1,390

1,490

tl,440

1,410

1,380

1,370

1,360

1,390

1,400

tl,430

1,620

1,900

2,370

2,320

2,400

2,550

t2,400

Apr.

2,220

2,060

1,910

1,S70

1,770

1,670

fl,660

1,710

1,900

1,950

1,800

1,760

1,760

fl,770

1,740

1,670

1,610

1,590

1,600

1,640

1 1,480

1,430

1,480

1,560

1,660

1,600

1,630

tl,510

1,490

1,560

Seoondfoot-days

14,729

12,931

23,645

279,113

21,069

45,147

58,660

50,860

40,027

24 6VS

20) 192

16^661

15,597

344,096

May

1,830

1,860

1,770

1,670

fl,720

1,670

1,570

1,510

1,470

1,500

1,520

tl,470

1,490

1,310

1,260

1,200

1,160

1,110

fl,100

1,060

1,060

1,030

1,020

1,020

1,020

t981

946

911

918

911

960

Maximum

646

505

2,130

2,130

974

3,160

2,900

2,220

1,860

981

750

640

652

3,160

June

981

T960

960

898

894

850

862

889

f880

S27

848

S48

834

925

786

taoe

800

791

784

783

779

768

f775

723

757

784

708

721

750

t707

July

726

712

750

654

736

696

t662

684

670

734

656

611

689

t574

709

604

648

596

694

495

t682

63S

618

688

633

666

624

f617

638

683

665

lHf*<iMnm

408

350

404

316

504

631

1,360

1,430

911

707

495

370

400

350

Aug.

605

5S6

574

t577

614

592

662

552

548

562

t454

638

632

548

550

468

576

fS70

640

477

640

510

506

464

t607

548

430

494

609

624

606

Mean

475

431

760

765

680

1,557

1,892

1,695

1,291

825

eel DOX

637

620

940

Sept.

t460

469

5D2

488

533

497

511

to48

400

680

625

516

576

490

t624

668

554

682

636

515

639

f400

63S

519

480

487

552

548

t466

666

Run-off In 

aore-feet

29,210

25,650

46,700

563,600

41,790

89,550

116,400

100,900

<7Q (9fOV\J 1OO

48,950

40,050

33.050

30,940

688,600

t Sunday.

a No gage-height record; discharge Interpolated.

0-838 February

UNITED STATES DEPAPTMSHT OF THE INTERIOR 

Oeolog al Surrey
WIND RIVKR BASIN 67

Wind River near Carson, Wash.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 45°44I 1011 , long. 121°48'10", in SWiNEi sec. 21, T. 

3 N., R. 8 E., three-quarters of a mile upstream from Little Wind River, 1 mile northeast of Carson, and 24 miles upstream from mouth. Discharge measurements made Just downstream from Little Wind River.

Drainage area.- 224 square miles, including that of Little Wind River.

Records available.- December 1934 to September 1940 (include flow of Little Wind River).

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 10,100 second-feet Feb. 6 (gage height, 13.7 

feet), from rating curve extended above 5,000 second-feet, on basis of velocity-area 

studies; minimum, 141 second-feet Oct. 2, 3; minimum gage height, 2.47 feet Sept. 25, 

26.

1934-40: Maximum discharge, 16,700 second-feet Dec. 29, 1937 (gage height, 17.30 

feet), from rating curve extended above 5,000 second-feet on basis of velocity-area 

studies; minimum, 136 second-feet Nov. 29, Dec. 1, 1936 (gage height, 2.21 feet).

Remarks.- Records good except those for periods of no gage-height record and those above 

5,000 second-feet, which are poor. Flow occasionally affected by pondage at Forest 

Service power plant on Trout Creek. No diversions.

Rating tables, water year 1939-40 (gage height, In feet, and discharge, In second-feet)

Oct. 1 to Dec. 15

2.5

2.6 

2.8 

3.0 

3.3 

3.6 

4.0 

4.5

130

144

175

210

270

339

443

584

5.0

5.5

6.0

7-0

8.0

9.0

10.0

11.0

744

925

1,140

1,710

2,420

3,400

4,640

6,000

2.4 

2.6 

2.8 

3.0 

3.3 

3.6 

4.0 

4.5

Dee. 16 to Sept. 30

136

161

192

227

287

359

468

619

5.0

5.5

6.0

7.0

S.O

9.0

11.0

13.0

797

1,220

1,780

2,560

3,500

6,000

9,000

Discharge, In seeond-feet, water year October 1939 to September 1940

Day

1

a 

s

4 

6

6

7

e

9 

10

11

12 

13 

14 

16

16 

17 

18 

19 

20

21 

22 

23 

24

25

26 

27 

28 

29

30 

31

Oct.

146 

143 

143 

165 

175

170 

192 

156 

156 

153

153 

15O 

152 

148 

148

14S 

150 

215 

239 

169

159 

154 

156 

169 

165

199 

241 

245 

227 

206 

190

Nov.

180 

175 

172 

167 

162

161 

167 

189 

206 

196

192 

189 

184 

190 

182

178 

173 

177 

173 

170

169 

178 

178 

173 

169

172 

203 

192 

185 

221

Dec.

257 

352 

327 

290 

26S

290 

277 

676 

1,000 

1,980

1,590 

1,040 

833 

1,320 

5,520

7,000 

6,000 

3,610 

f2,560 

a2,7OO

a2,600 

a2,200 

al,750 

al,450 

al.100

a920 

a800 

al.OOO 

f 1,470 

1,530 

2,080

Jan.

2,390 

2,470 

2,560 

2,830 

2,920

2,310 

1,850 

1,590 

1,370 

1,270

1,120 

1,040 

976 

915 

856

797 

759 

722 

686 

652

619 

603 

572 

556 

541

541 

759 

778 

759 

778 

778

Month

Oct 

HOT 

Dec

C

Jan 

Fob 

Mar 

Apr 

Hay 

(Tim 

Jul 

Aug 

Sep

Water year 1939-i

F»b.

759 

740 

722 

928 

2,080

8,57O 

6,280 

4,410 

4,170 

4,530

3,720 

2,920 

2,920 

2,560 

2,150

2,070 

2,230 

2,070 

1,920 

1,650

1,530 

1,420 

1,320 

1,320 

2,990

4,530 

4,290 

6,000 

5,440

Secondfoot-days

5,382 

5,423 

54,790

291,413

37,367 

86,239 

75,760 

33,965 

27,414 

9,691 

6,636 

5, £04 

4,392

357,763

Mar.

5,040 

5,72O 

4,170 

3,300 

3,010

2,560 

3,000 

3,72O 

2,92O 

2,390

1,990 

1,710 

1,530 

1,420 

1,270

1,530 

1,420 

1,320 

1,27O 

1,220

1,170 

1,170 

1,120 

1,170 

1,170

2,100 

3,610 

3,610 

3,610 

3,500 

2,920

M&jclmun

245 

221 

7,000

7,000

2,920 

8,570 

5,720 

2,390 

2,390 

420 

246 

196 

260

8,570

Apr.

2,390 

1,990 

1,710 

1,590 

1,420

1,320 

1,320 

1,530 

2,310 

1,990

1,650 

1,530 

1,420 

1,320 

1,220

1,100 

1,O4O 

996 

935 

S95

856 

S16 

895 

976 

935

S75 

S36 

915 

915 

1,270

May

2,390 

1,710 

1,420 

1,320 

1,590

1,530 

1,370 

1,220 

1,120 

1,060

976 

915 

856 

797 

759

704 

669 

636 

619 

619

572 

556 

541 

497 

322

468 

T468 

a460 

a420 

a400 

a430

Mlf<"mni

143

161 

257

141

541 

722 

1,120 

316 

322 

25O 

192 

149 

146

143

June

a420 

f412 

412 

398 

385

385 

385 

372 

359 

359

346 

334 

322 

322 

310

308 

303 

301 

294 

289

285 

283 

279 

272 

268

264 

262 

260 

252 

250

Mean

174 

181 

1,767

798

1,205 

2,974 

2,444 

1,299 

884 

323 

214 

16S 

163

977

July

246 

24O 

236 

233 

231

229 

227 

225 

222 

220

218 

214 

211 

209 

207

207 

206 

204 

202 

202

206 

202 

f!99 

f!92 

192

199 

233 

222 

206 

199 

a!97

Per 

square

mile

0.777 

.SOS 

7.S9

3.56

5.33 

13.3 

10.9 

5. SO 

3.95 

1.44 

.955 

.750 

.728

4.36

Aug.

a!95 

a!92 

a!90 

a!88 

a!86

a!84 

alSl 

a!79 

a!77 

a!75

a!72 

a!70 

f!68 

168 

167

166 

164 

162 

162 

161

160 

158 

157 

156 

153

152 

156 

153 

152 

151 

149

Sept.

149 

153 

154 

154 

154

154 

154 

153 

157 

167

157 

160 

162 

164 

160

157 

153 

156 

154 

153

153 

151 

149 

148 

146

149 

24S 

26O 

197 

166

Run-off

Inches

0.89 

.90 

9.10

48.37

6.20 

14.32 

12.58 

6.47 

4.55 

1.61 

1.10 

.86 

.81

59.39

Acre-feet

10,680 

10,760 

108,700

57S.OOO

74,120 

171,100 

160,300 

77,290 

54,37O 

19,220 

13,160 

10,320 

9,700

709,700

a Ho gage-height recordj discharge Interpolated or computed on basis of records for Bast Pork of 

Lewis River near Helsson and White Salmon Elver at Husum. 

f Computed from gage height based on partial record.

9-233 April 1936

UNITED STATES DEPAPmMENT OP THE INTERIOR 

Oeolog il Survey
SANDY RIVER BASIN

Sandy River near Marmot, Oreg.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 45°23', long. 122°08', in NEi sec. 24, T. 2 S., R. 

5 E., 1 mile southwest of Marmot, Ik miles upstream from Sandy River Dam of Portland 

General Electric Co., and 5 miles downstream from Salmon River.

Drainage area.- 262 square miles.

Records available.- August 1911 to December 1915, July 1919 to September 1940. Equivalent records for January 1916 to June 1919 obtained by combining those for Sandy River 

below dam near Marmot with those for Sandy River canal near Marmot.

Average discharge.- 29 years, 1,319 second-feet.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 7,580 second-feet Feb. 6 (gage height, 8.44 

feet); minimum, 205 second-feet Sept. 21-24 (gage height, 2.00 feet).

1911-40: Maximum discharge, about 29,200 second-feet Jan. 6, 1923 (gage height, 

17.5 feet, former site and datum), by computation of flow over dam; minimum, that of 

Sept. 21-24, 1940.

Remarks.- Records good except those for periods of no gage-height record or doubtful 

stage-discharge relation, which are fair. No diversion or regulation above station.

Cooperation.- oper ~Co7 Water-stage recorder inspected by employee of Portland General Electric

Rating table, water year 1939-40 (gage height, in feet, and discharge, in second-feet)

2.0 

2.3 

2.6 

3.0

205

325

460

665

3.5 

4.0 

5.0 

6.0

960

1,300

2,220

3,520

7.0 

8.0

5,030

6.750

Discharge, In second-feet, water year October 1939 to September 1940

Day

1 

2 

3 

4 

6

6

7

e

9 

10

11

12 

13 

14 

16

16 

17 

18 

19 

20

21 

22 

23 

24 

25

26 

27 

28 

29 

30 

31

Oct.

289 

289 

265 

513 

643

397 

338 

301 

289 

277

273 

273 

265 

257 

257

257 

305 

379 

356 

397

334 

305 

325 

470 

384

586 

744 

852 

616 

515 

442

Nov.

406 

388 

451 

402 

374

a370 

a370 

470 

500 

446

415 

388 

374 

366 

338

330 

321 

330 

317 

305

305 

384 

338 

321 

309

309 

334 

321 

309 

442

Dec.

433 

480 

424 

392 

374

384

370 

451 

560 

756

e960 

e876 

e816 

e894 

el, 930

e3,450 

e3,240 

e2,220 

el, 690 

el, 920

1,900 

1,520 

1,250 

1,060 

930

852 

804 

1,310 

2,270 

2,120 

1,800

Jan.

1,560 

1,390 

1,300 

1,400 

1,250

1,100 

1,010 

936 

900 

948

870 

834 

786 

756 

714

682 

665 

660 

632 

610

590 

570 

555 

540 

520

565 

698 

670 

709 

762 

750

Month

Dot 

Nov 

Dec

C

Jan 

Feb 

Mar 

Apr 

May 

Jun 

Jul 

Aug 

Sep

W

ember .....................

alendar year 1939. ........

tember. ...................

ater year 1939-4

Feb.

714 

676 

692 

780 

1,250

6,350 

4,440 

3,900 

4,160 

4,850

3,530 

2,630 

2,840 

2,420 

2,010

2,000 

2,110 

2,000 

1,830 

1,610

1,450 

1,320 

1,220 

1,200 

2,500

3,720 

3,180 

3,660 

3,250

Secondfoot-days

12 , 193 

11,033 

38,436

376,970

25,932 

72,292 

66,160 

49,978 

33,019 

15,198 

11,528 

8,311 

8,129

352,209

Mar.

3,180 

4,010 

3,100 

2.640 

2,540

2,130 

2,720 

3,490 

2,610 

2,130

1,810 

1,600 

1,450 

1,350 

1,370

1,760 

1,610 

1,480 

1,400 

1,320

1,260 

1,220 

1,190 

1,270 

1,270

2,500 

3,380 

2,780 

2,610 

2,400 

2,580

Maximum

852 

500 

3,450

7,310

1,560 

6,350 

4,010 

2,760 

3,010 

643 

475 

285 

595

6,350

Apr.

2,760 

2,420 

2,040 

1,930 

1,790

1,600 

1,600 

1,720 

2,460 

2,140

1,820 

1,660 

1,580 

1,480 

1,400

1,270 

1,170 

1,170 

1,110 

1,080

1,020 

978 

1,300 

1,370 

1,440

1,320 

1,280 

2,200 

2,130 

2,740

May

3,010 

2,290 

1,880 

1,720 

1,610

1,510 

1,370 

1,250 

1,190 

1,160

1,090 

1,010 

954 

912 

876

840 

810 

786 

768 

750

726 

714 

714 

698 

660

626 

600 

590 

585 

600 

720

Minimum

257 

305

370

253

520 

676 

1,190 

978 

585 

424 

301 

249 

213

213

June

643 

595 

560 

545 

525

510 

580 

565 

510 

510

520 

540 

550 

505 

495

495 

490 

490 

490 

490

480 

470 

470 

475 

480

465 

446 

442 

438 

424

Mean

393 

368 

1,240

1,033

837 

2,493 

2,134 

1,666 

1,065 

507 

372 

268 

271

962

July

428 

438 

424 

415 

406

397 

397 

397 

402 

402

406 

410 

397 

384 

a364

a345 

325 

309 

317 

352

348 

325 

317 

321 

305

384 

475 

374 

338 

325 

301

Per 

square

mile

1.50 

1.40 

4.73

3.94

3.19 

9.52 

8.15 

6.36 

4.06 

1.94 

1.42 

1.02 

1.03

3.67

Aug.

285 

277 

281 

285 

281

281

277 

273 

277 

277

273 

285 

273 

265 

257

261 

261 

265 

281 

281

265 

253 

253 

253 

253

249 

281 

249 

253 

257 

249

Sept.

229 

265 

273 

237 

241

221 

237 

245 

269 

305

265 

269 

273 

265 

241

269 

241 

285 

249 

221

217 

213 

217 

221 

221

241 

595 

485 

330 

289

Run-off

Inches

1.73 

1.57 

5.46

53,54

3.68 

10.26 

9.39 

7.09 

4.69 

2.16 

1.64 

1.18 

1.15

50.00

Acre-feet

24,180 

21,880 

76,240

747,600

51,440 

143,400 

131,200 

99,130 

65,490 

30,140 

22,870 

16,480 

16,120

698,600

Peak discharge.- Feb. 6 (10 a.m.) 7,580 sec.-ft.; Feb. 25 (11:30 p.m.) 4,370 sec.-ft. 

a No gage-height record; discharge interpolated or computed on basis of records for station below 

Bull Run River, near Bull Run and Salmon River above Boulder Creek, near Brightwood. 

e Doubtful stage-discharge relation because of passing sand waves.

OWITED STATES DEPAP'-'MBfW OF-THE INTERIOR 

Geologi .1 Survey
SANDY RIVER BASIN 

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

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 45°27', long. 122°15', in NWi sec. 30, T. 1 S., 

R. 5 E., 1 mile downstream from Bull Run River and 2 miles northwest of Bull Run. 

Altitude of gage, about 202 feet (from river-profile map).

Drainage area.- 440 square miles.

Records available.- October 1929 to September 1940. 

site tnree-quarters of a mile upstream.

April 1910 to September 1914, at

Average discharge.- 14 years (1910-11, 1912-14, 1929-40), 2,194 second-feet.

Extremes.- mximum discharge during year, 17,800 second-feet Feb. 6 (gage height, 11.10 

reet;; minimum, 99 second-feet Aug. 7 (gage height, 0.87 foot); minimum daily, 208 

second-feet Sept. 22.

1910-14, 1929-40: Maximum discharge, 58,000 second-feet Mar. 31, 1931 (gageheight, 20.6 feet), from rating curve_jextended above 15,000 second-feet; minimum, 

53 second-feet Oct. 4, 1931 (gage height, 0.53 foot); minimum daily, 128 second-feet 

Oct. 9, 1938.

Remarks.- Records good except those for period of doubtful gage-height record, which 

are fair. No diversion above station for irrigation; about 50,000 acre-feet diverted annually from Bull Run River by Portland Water Bureau. Flow slightly regulated 

by Bull Run Lake and Lake Ben Morrow Reservoir of Portland Water Bureau; considerable diurnal fluctuationsby Bull Run power plant of Portland General Electric Co.

Discharge, in second-feet, water Tear October 1939 to September 1940

Day

1 

2 

3

t 

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.

280 

366 

339 

526 

1,040

47B 

468 

297 

372 

311

328 

328 

332 

340 

290

328 

366 

506 

390 

539

454 

332 

412 

638 

468

674 

1,050 

2,170 

1,680 

1,120 

890

lov.

762 

690 

762 

738 

593

619 

776 

866 

768

741 

658 

606 

602 

652

514 

508 

584 

532

471

536 

600 

667 

498 

542

426 

621 

539 

494 

806

Dec.

840 

978 

838 

753 

644

692 

716 

918 

1,390 

2,130

3,000 

2,280 

1,820 

2,040 

6,320

9,390 

3,840 

5,520 

3,690 

4,180

4,250 

3,200 

2,380 

1,750 

1,660

1,580 

1,320 

2,330 

4,410 

4,400 

3,430

Jan.

3,100 

2,820 

2,680 

2,910 

2,550

2,190 

1,780 

1,300 

1,580 

1,720

1,610 

1,580 

1,420 

1,270 

1,200

1,200 

1,170 

1,080 

1,070 

994

974 

923 

853 

836 

812

814 

1,140 

1,110 

1,040 

1,360 

1,200

Month

Oct 

HOV 

Dec

C

Jan 

Feb 

Mar 

Apr 

May 

Jun 

Jill 

Aug 

Sep

Water year!939-4C

Feb.

1,180 

1,180 

1,200 

1,260 

2,150

13,700 

10,200 

7,800 

9,020 

9,060

7,200 

5,310 

5,890 

5,330 

4,330

4,090 

4,750 

4,400 

4,140 

3,320

2,530 

2,460 

2,260 

d2,490 

d6,350

7,830 

6,330 

7,260 

6,460

Secondfoot-days

18,003 

IB, 627 

87,639

656,974

46 ,686 

149,510 

121,710 

83,270 

60,608 

17,114 

12,633 

9,985 

10,729

626,364

Mar.

6,370 

8,540 

6,270 

5,180 

4,920

4,070 

4,960 

6,970 

4,880 

3,870

3,380 

2,890 

2,600 

2,320 

2,200

2,940 

2,620 

2,450 

2,250 

2,100

1,910 

1,880 

1,680 

1,870 

2,020

5,220 

6,500 

5,420 

4,770 

4,000 

4,760

Maximum

2,170 

856 

9,390

IB, 100

3,100 

13,700 

8,540 

4,930 

6,430 

1,000 

638 

359 

858

13,700

Apr.

4,930 

4,150 

3,440 

3,390 

2,980

2,640 

2,690 

3,400 

4,730 

4,040

3,340 

2,860 

2,410 

2,360 

2,310

2,050 

1,730 

1,710 

1,710 

1,550

1,240 

1,470 

2,000 

2,530 

2,380

2,160 

1,940 

3,150 

3,680 

4,400

May

5,430 

4,010 

3,320 

2,940 

2,750

2,870 

2,300 

2,050 

1,860 

1,850

1,710 

1,270 

1,460 

1,270 

1,280

1,230 

1,240 

992 

818 

1,040

922 

900 

824 

862 

794

744 

787 

679 

738 

680 

888

Minimum

280 

426 

644

230

812 

1,180 

1,680 

1,240 

679 

395 

 364 

266 

208

208

June

1,000 

592 

674 

673 

626

642

706 

770 

571 

601

592 

694 

582 

672

590

458

572 

490 

564 

550

542

491 

395 

494 

484

501 

468 

486 

398 

446

Mean

681 

618 

2,829

1,800

1,506 

5,156 

3,926 

2,776 

1,629 

570 

408 

322 

358

1,711

July

430 

430 

445 

354 

434

452 

378 

391 

412 

384

383

378 

426 

359 

378

393 

396 

364 

364 

412

428 

396 

374 

364 

386

448 

638 

423 

438 

396 

389

Per 

square 

mile

1.32 

1.40 

6.43

4.09

3.42 

11.7 

6.92 

6.31 

3.70 

1.30 

.927 

.732 

.814

3.89

Aug.

359 

350 

332 

279 

336

344 

307 

330 

319 

332

298 

330 

337 

324 

296

320 

346 

266 

333

347

280 

292 

338 

309 

325

313 

338 

342 

318 

293 

352

Sept.

244 

298 

394 

308 

308

289 

298 

333 

312

407

339 

31fl 

382 

296 

307

378 

344 

342 

358 

350

318 

208 

360 

278 

282

336 

858 

778 

314 

392

Run-off

Inches

1.52 

1.57 

7.41

56.55

3,95 

12,64 

10.29 

7.04 

4.27 

1.46 

1.07 

.84 

,91

52.96

Acre feet

35,710 

36,750 

173,900

1,303,000

92,600 

296,500 

241,400 

165,200 

100,200 

33,960 

25,060 

19,800 

21,280

1,242,000

d Doubtful gage-height record} discharge computed on basis of records for station at Marmot.

9-233 April 1936

UNITED STATES DEPAPT1JENT OP THE INTERIOR 

Geolog il Survey
70 SANDY RIVER BASIN

Salmon River near Government Camp, Oreg.

Locati on.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 45°16', long. 121°43', In sec. 31, T. 3 S., R. 

96;., near lower end of Red Top Meadows, 4 miles southeast of Government Camp. 

Datum of gage is 3,446.45 feet above mean sea level (general adjustment of 1929).

Drainage area.- 8.7 square miles.

Records available.- May 1910 to May 1912, April 1926 to September 1940.

Average discharge.- 15 years (1910-11, 1926-40), 40.6 second-feet.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 156 second-feet Feb. 6 (gage height, 1.75 

reet); minimum, 14 second-feet Nov. 21, 25, 26.

1910-12, 1926-40: Maximum discharge, 650 second-feet Dec. 22, 1933 (gage height, 

3.61 feet): minimum, 12 second-feet Nov. 21, 1929, Oct. 19, 1930, Nov. 2, 10-12, 

Nov. 28 to Dec. 4, 1936.

Remarks.- Records good. No diversion or regulation above station.

Discharge, In second-feet, mater year October 1939 to September 1940

Day

1 

2 

S

4 

6

6 

7 

8 

9 

10

11 

18 

13 

14 

15

16 

17 

18 

19 

80

21 

88 

83 

84 

85

26 

27 

28 

89 

30 

31

Oot.

19 

18 

16 

36 

84

80 

18 

18 

18 

18

18 

IV 

16 

16 

16

16 

19 

18 

18 

16

16 

16 

18 

18 

18

87 

35 

27 

80 

18 

18

Nov.

18 

18 

18 

17 

16

16 

17 

18 

18 

18

18 

17 

17 

16 

16

16 

16 

16 

16 

15

16 

16 

16 

16 

16

16 

16 

16 

15 

80

Dec.

18 

18 

16 

16 

16

16 

16 

20 

21 

27

84 

80 

80 

28 

60

73 

54 

40 

38 

40

35 

29 

27 

84 

83

83 

83 

43 

59 

42 

44

Jan.

48 

39 

39 

41 

35

31 

88 

87 

26 

85

84 

23 

88 

82 

88

88

81 

81 

81 

81

81 

21 

80 

20 

20

81 

86 

84 

84 

84 

83

Month

Oot 

Hov 

Dec

C

Jan 

Fab 

Mar 

Apr 

May 

Jun 

Jul 

Aug 

Sep

W

ember. ....................

ater year 1939-4

Fab.

88 

81 

83 

84 

58

110 

53 

46 

68 

71

46 

40 

38 

35 

31

38 

34

30 

28 

88

87 

87 

26 

87 

 64

64 

58 

69 

57

Seoondfoot-days

606 

499 

953

13,390

796 

1,845 

1,693 

1,687 

1,328 

833 

667 

577 

548

11,366

Mar.

f57 

a70 

a66 

a.52 

f51

47 

68 

64 

50 

46

41 

39 

37 

38 

48

49 

42 

48 

43 

44

45 

46 

48 

53 

51

96 

88 

71 

77 

69 

TV

Maximum

36 

20 

75

98

48 

110 

96 

72 

68 

40 

86 

80 

36

110

Apr.

72 

60 

55 

59 

54

50 

53 

55 

67 

54

58 

54 

54 

53 

58

48 

47 

49 

46 

46

44 

46 

58 

58 

55

49 

49 

68 

55 

71

May

68 

61 

55 

54 

53

50 

47 

46 

47 

48

46 

44 

43 

43 

42

39 

39 

39 

39 

38

37 

36 

36 

35 

35

35 

34 

33 

33 

35 

38

PUnlmxon

16 

15 

16

15

20 

81 

37 

44 

33 

88 

80 

17 

15

15

June

35 

33 

32 

31 

31

30 

40 

33 

30 

29

29 

29 

88

87 

27

27 

27 

27 

87 

87

85 

24 

84 

84 

25

24 

88 

22 

22 

22

Mean

19.5 

16.6 

30.7

36.7

25.7 

48.9 

54.6 

54.2 

48.8 

87.8 

81.5 

18.6 

18.1

31.1

July

83 

83 

81 

81 

21

21 

81 

81 

21 

21

81 

81 

81 

21 

81

21 

20 

20 

23 

84

23 

81 

20 

80 

80

25 

86

83 

21 

81 

80

Per 

square 

mile

8.84 

1.91 

3.53

4.88

2.95 

4.93 

6.28 

6.83 

4.98 

3.20 

8.47 

8.14 

8.08

3.57

Aug.

80 

80 

20 

80 

80

80 

19 

19 

19 

19

19 

19 

19 

19 

18

18 

18 

18 

18 

18

18 

18 

18 

18 

18

18 

18 

18 

18 

18 

17

Sept.

16 

19 

18 

18 

18

17 

18 

17 

18 

18

17

18 

18 

18 

18

18 

18 

18 

17 

16

16 

16 

16 

16 

15

17 

36 

21 

18 

18

Run-off

Inches

8.69 

8.13 

4.07

57.83

3.40 

5.38 

7.84 

6.95 

5.68 

3.56 

2.85 

8.47 

8.38

48.58

Aore-feet

1,800 

990

1,890

26 ,560

1,580 

8,470 

3,360 

3,230 

2,630 

1,650 

1,320 

1,140 

1,080

22,540

a So gage-height record; discharge computed on basis of records for station below Llnney Creek, 

f Computed from gage-height based on partial record.

9-833 April 1936

UNITED STATES DEPAB HENT OF THE INTERIOR 

Geologl .1 Survey
SANDY RIVER BASIN 71

Salmon River below Llnney Creek, Oreg.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 45°13', long. 121°52', 200 feet downstream from 

Llnney Creek, 9 miles southeast of welches, and 11 miles downstream from station 

near Government Camp.

Drainage area.- 54 square miles.

Records available.- October 1927 to September 1940.

Average discharge.- 13 years, 200 second-feet.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 779 second-feet Feb. 6 (gage height 2.68 

reet); minimum, 44 second-feet Sept. 23-26 (gage height, 0.35 foot).

1927-40: Maximum discharge, 4,070 second-feet Mar. 31, 1931 (gage height 5.81 

feet), from rating curve extended above 1,500 second-feet: minimum 37 second-feet 

Nov. 2, 1936 (gage height, 0.22 foot).

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

fair. No diversion or regulation above station.

Rating tables, water year 1939-40 (gage height, In feet, and discharge, In second-feet) 

Oct. 1 to Dec. 4 Jan. 5 to Sept. 30

0.4

.7

1.0

53

92

144

0.3 

.5 

.7

1.0 

1.3 

1.6

144

216

310

1.9 

2.2 

2.5

421

540

686

Discharge, In second-feet, water year October 1939 to September 1940

Day

1 

2 

S

4 

5

6 

7 

S 

9 

10

11

12 

13 

14 

16

16

17 

IS 

19 

20

21 

22 

23 

24 

26

26 

27 

28 

29 

30 

31

Oct.

58 

62 

58 

91 

102

70 

64 

62 

61 

60

58 

58 

57 

57 

5S

58 

69 

72 

74 

70

62 

60 

64 

' 76 

68

100 

115 

105 

77 

70 

66

Nov.

64 

62 

66 

62 

60

58 

56 

68 

70 

66

63 

61 

60 

59 

58

57 

57 

58 

57 

56

56 

62 

58 

57 

56

57 

62 

58 

57 

70

Dec.

65 

67 

62 

60 

58

58 

56 

70 

85 

120

130 

95 

80 

100 

170

400 

350 

240 

180 

200

200 

170 

140 

120 

100

94 

90 

150 

250 

210 

195

Jan.

185

175 

170 

190 

183

162 

140 

140 

136 

132

118 

122 

116 

112 

107

107 

105 

100 

98 

96

94 

93 

90 

86 

88

92 

113 

104 

102 

104 

102

Month

Dot 

Nor

Dec

C

Jan 

Feb 

Mar 

Apr 

May 

Jun 

Jul 

Aug 

Sep

W

alendar year 1939. ........

t ember.. ..................

ater year 1939-4

Feb.

99 

96 

100 

118 

203

6SO 

474 

398 

449 

545

398 

331 

302 

275 

239

271 

258 

227 

206 

193

183 

173 

162 

157 

309

405 

425 

515 

474

Seoondfoot-days

2,182 

1,813 

4,365

60,192

3,771 

8,665 

11,179 

9,440 

5,685 

2,802 

1,973 

1,534 

1,584

54,993

Mar.

445 

523

445 

417 

413

360 

409 

465 

3S3 

342

306 

282 

258 

252 

262

302 

268 

258 

252 

252

249 

246 

252 

275 

275

496 

523 

474 

507 

465 

523

Maximum

115 

70 

400

600

190 

680 

523 

507 

356 

125 

73 

54 

120

680

Apr.

507 

437 

405 

413 

39S

345 

342 

345 

413 

356

324 

316 

309 

302 

299

278 

258 

255 

242 

236

221 

215 

268 

249 

285

246 

233 

313 

288 

342

May

356 

313 

295 

282

275

255 

236 

221 

209 

203

196 

185 

178 

173 

168

162 

155 

151 

146 

142

138 

132 

131 

127 

127

123 

120 

118 

116 

118 

134

Minimum

57 

56 

56

55

86 

96 

246 

215 

116 

73 

56 

47 

44

44

June

126 

118 

115 

112 

108

105 

125 

113 

104 

99

96 

93 

92 

92 

90

88 

87 

86 

86 

86

84 

83 

81 

SO 

79

79 

76 

74 

73 

73

Mean

70.4 

60.4 

141

165

122 

299 

361 

315 

183 

93.4 

63.6 

49.5 

52.8

150

July

72 

72 

70 

69 

69

66 

66 

66 

66 

65

65 

65 

64 

63 

61

61 

60 

59 

61 

73

63 

59 

5S 

56 

57

64 

70 

60 

58 

57 

56

Per 

square

mile

1.30 

1.12 

2.61

3.06

». 86 

5.54 

6,69 

5.83 

3.39 

1.73 

1.18 

.917 

.978

2.78

Aug.

54 

53 

52 

52 

51

51 

51 

50 

50 

50

50 

50 

50 

50 

50

49 

49

48 

48

49

49 

48 

48 

48 

48

48 

49 

48 

47 

47 

47

Sept.

46

51 

52 

50 

49

47 

48 

47 

50 

57

48 

50 

51 

49 

51

57 

51 

67 

50 

48

46 

46 

46

44 

44

47 

120 

77 

56 

51

Run-off

Inches

1.50 

1.25 

3.01

41.44

2.60 

5.97 

7.70 

6.50 

3.92 

1.93 

1.36 

1.06 

1.09

37.89

Acre-feet

4,330 

3,600 

8,660

119,400

7,480 

17,190 

22,170 

18,780 

11,280 

5,660 

3,910 

3,040 

3,140

109,100

Note.- Ho gage-height record for periods Oct. 30 to HOT* 16, Dec. 5 to Jan. 4; discharge 

computed on basis of records for stations near Government Camp and above Boulder Greek, near 

Brightnood.

9-233 April 1936

UNITED STATES DEPAR-^MEllT OF THE INTERIOR 

Geologi 1 Survey
72 SANDY RIVER BASIN

Salmon River above Boulder Creek, near Brlghtwood, Oreg.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 45°22', long. 122°01', In SWiSEi sec. 25, T. 2 S., 

R. 6 E., 1 mile upstream from Boulder Creek, li miles south of Brlghtwood, and 2i 

miles upstream from mouth. Datum of gage Is 1,089.2 feet above mean sea level 

(general adjustment of 1929), levels by Corps of Engineers, U. S. Army.

Drainage area.- 106 square miles.

Records available.- August 1936 to September 1940. October 1912 to March 1913 (gage

heights only), at site at fish hatchery below Boulder Creek. August 1913 to September 

1914, July 1920 to September 1921, April 1925 to September 1936, at sites at or near 

Welches, about 5 miles above present site.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 3,140 second^feet Feb. 6 (gage height, 4.07 

fee

25, 26, 1940. 

Remarke.- Records good. No diversion or regulation above station.

Rating tables, water year 1939-40 (gage height, in feet, and discharge, in second-feet) 

Oct. 1 to Feb. 6 Feb. 7 to Sept. 30

0.6 65 2.5 1,020 0.5 52 1.6 410 

1.0 162 3.0 1,560 .7 92 2.0 625 

1.5 350 3.5 2,260 1.0 171 2.5 1,025 

2.0 610 4.0 3,030 1.3 276 3.0 1,560

Discharge, In second-feet, water year October 1939 to September 1940

Day

1 

2 

5

4

e

6

7 

8 

9 

10

11 

12 

13 

14 

15

16 

17 

16 

19 

20

21 

22 

23 

24 

25

26 

27 

28 

29 

30 

31

Oct.

71 

79 

75 

136 

244

126 

106 

92 

87

81

79 

77 

75 

75 

73

73 

87 

118 

106 

126

92 

151 

124

238 

281 

301 

200 

154 

129

Nov.

121 

113 

129 

121 

10S

103 

106 

137 

145 

129

121 

113 

108 

103 

99

96 

92 

94 

92

S7 

106 

99 

92 

90

87 

96 

92 

87 

137

Dec.

131 

134 

124 

113 

106

106 

101 

134 

181 

289

386 

285 

224 

239 

704

1,450 

1,350 

720 

506 -24

64. 

485 

386 

314 

273

254 

235 

395 

704 

638 

522

Jan.

460 

425 

410 

470 

425

415 

332 

301 

285 

305

277 

269 

250 

235 

221

218 

210 

210 

196 

187

184 

178 

171 

156 

154

165 

2 IS 

214 

224 

239 

235

Feb.

221 

210 

214 

246 

528

2,640 

1,560 

1,310 

1,380 

1,750

1,160 

850 

826 

725 

607

583 

646 

625 

577 

510

455 

420 

386 

377 

838

1,330 

1,140 

1,310 

1,150

 <.,, SecondMonth foot-days

Oot 

Nov 

Dec

C

Jan 

Feb 

Mar 

Apr 

May 

Jun 

Jul 

Aug 

Sep

W

ember. ....................

3,845 

3,190 

12,758

tember ....................

ater year 1939-4

8,239 

24,574 

22,785 

17,996 

10,906 

4,256 

2,919 

2,213 

2,332

16,013

Mar.

1,050 

1,360 

1,030 

884 

850

718 

884 

1,170 

667 

710

607 

543 

495 

465 

475

583 

543 

500 

470 

450

435 

425 

425 

450 

450

858 

1,220 

998 

971 

910 

989

Maximum

301 

145 

1,450

2,710

470 

2,640 

1,360 

1,070 

1,020 

203 

129 

83 

182

2,640

Apr.

1,070 

910 

762 

718 

661

601 

583 

607 

850 

732

625 

565 

538 

505 

495

455 

420 

415 

391 

382

358 

350 

475 

510 

538

485 

460 

810 

770 

935

May

1,020 

740 

613 

571 

54 S

526 

470 

430 

405 

382

358 

336 

318 

305 

293

284 

268 

261 

253 

242

234 

228 

217 

214 

206

203 

197 

190 

184 

190 

220

Minimum

71 

87 

101

67

154 

210 

425 

350 

184 

106 

83 

66 

59

59

June

203 

193 

184 

177 

171

165 

190 

190 

165 

154

148 

142 

139 

137 

132

129 

129 

126 

124 

126

124 

121

119 

116 

114

111 

109 

106 

106 

106

Mean

124 

106 

412

346

266 

847 

735 

600 

352 

142 

94.2 

11.4 

77.7

317

July

104 

102 

102 

99 

97

97 

94 

94 

92 

90

92 

92 

92 

90 

88

ee

88 

85 

85 

104

102 

90 

85 

85 

83

94 

129 

104 

94 

90 

88

Per 

square

mile

1.17 

1.00 

3.89

3.26

2.51 

7.99 

6.93 

5.66 

3.32 

1.34 

.889 

.674 

.733

2.99

Aug.

83 

81 

79 

79 

77

74 

74 

72 

72 

72

72 

72 

72 

72 

72

72 

70 

68 

66

70

70 

68 

68 

68 

68

66

68 

66 

66 

66 

66

Sept.

65 

68 

79 

72 

74

66 

66

66 

66 

85

70 

S3 

74 

74 

68

81 

70 

79 

77 

63

65

63 

61 

61 

59

63 

182 

162 

97 

83

Run-off

Inches

1.35 

1.12 

4.48

44.37

2.89 

8.62 

7.99 

6.31 

3.83 

1.49 

1.02 

.73 

.82

40.70

Acre-feet

7,630 

6,330 

25,310

250,800

16,340 

46,740 

45,190 

55,690 

21,630 

8,440 

5,790 

4,390 

4,630

230,100

9-233 April 1956

UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR 

Oeolog al Survey
SANDY RIVER BASIN 73

Lake Ben Morrow Reservoir near Bull Run, Oreg.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 45°29', lonf. 122°05', in SW$ sec. 16, T. 1 S., 

R. 6 E., at Bear Creek Dam of city of Portland, 84 miles northeast of Bull Run. Datum 

of gage Is at mean sea level (levels by Portland Water Bureau).

Records available.- October 1928 to September 1940.

Extremes.- Maximum contents during year, 29,330 acre-feet Feb. 6 (gage height, 1,042.05 

feet): minimum, 17,270 acre-feet Sept. 26 (gage height, 1,007.78 feet).

1928-40: Maximum contents, 31,600 acre-feet Mar. 31, 1931 (gage height, 1,047.40 

feet); minimum after first filling in May 1929, that of Sept. 26, 1940.

Remarks.- Reservoir is formed by concrete dam known as Bear Creek Dam on Bull Run River; 

dam completed in March 1929; storage began about Apr. 28, 1929. Capacity, 26,717 

acre-feet between elevations 890.0 feet (center of outlet valves) and 1,036.0 feet 

(crest of spillway) above mean sea level. Dead storage, 213 acre-feet below elevation 890.0 feet. Figures given herein represent total contents at midnight. Water 

Is vised for municipal supply in city of Portland.

Cooperation.- Water-stage recorder graph and table of contents furnished by Portland 

Water Bureau.

Elevation and contents, water year October 1939 to September 1940

Date

Water vear 1939-40. ......

Elevation 

(feet)*

_

Contents 

(acre-feet)

_

Change in contents 

during month 

(acre-feet)

-2 . 900

 Beginning Oct. 1, 1939, month-end stage is that for midnight of last 

day, from water-stage recorder.
74 SANDY RIVER BASIN 

Bull Run River below Lake Ben Morrow Reservoir, Oreg.

Location.- Water-stage recorder above crest of spillway and scales indicating number

 of turns outlet needle valves are open, lat. 45°29', long. 122°05', in SWi sec. 16, 

T. 1 S.,R. 6 E., at Bear Creek Dam on Bull Run River, 500 feet downstream from 

Bear Creek, 1,000 feet upstream from Flvemlle Creek, and 8i miles northeast of Bull 

Run. Gage readings are elevations above mean sea level (Surveys of Portland Water 

Bureau); crest of spillway at elevation 1,036 feet.

Drainage area.- 74 square miles. At former site, half a mile downstream, 75 square 

miles (revised).

Records available.- October 1934 to September 1940. October 1929 to September 1934 

at site hair a mile downstream.

Average discharge.- 11 years, 549 second-feet.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 5,920 second-feet Feb. 6 (elevation,

 1,042.05 feet); no flow part Of Oct. 27.

1929-40: Maximum discharge at dam, 16,100 second-feet (revised), Mar. 31, 1931 

(elevation, 1,047.40 feet with one valve open 30 turns); minimum, that of Oct. 27, 

1939.

Remarks.- Records good. Daily discharge determined by combining flow through valves

 near base of dam and that over crest of spillway. No diversion above station. 

Flow regulated by Bull Run Lake and Lake Ben Morrow Reservoir.

Cooperation.- Water-stage recorder graph of reservoir and record of valve openings 

furnished by Portland Water Bureau.

Discharge, In second-feet, water year October 1939 to September 1940

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 

26 

29 

30 

31

Oct.

90 

90 

90 

90 

79

66 

66 

66 

66 

66

68 

66 

66 

66 

66

66 

66 

68 

66 

66

66 

66 

66 

48 

32

32 

17 

798 

662 

432 

316

Nov.

248 

215 

220 

205 

182

169 

178 

238 

277 

245

210 

1S7 

160 

164 

155

136 

128 

144 

144 

132

128 

172 

156 

140 

136

132 

174 

169 

147 

250

Month

Oct 

NOT 

Dec

Ca

Jam 

Feb 

Mar< 

Apr 

May 

Jun 

Jul 

Aug1 

Sep

Wa

lendar year 1939

ter year 1939-40

Dec.

294 

377 

316 

272 

235

243 

220 

3S3 

562 

1,070

1,330 

925 

693 

995 

2,970

3,300 

2,990 

1,740 

1,120 

1,370

1,440 

993 

718 

562 

458

395 

341 

568 

1,S10 

1,180 

976

Jan.

882 

753 

72S 

S3 2 

739

600 

503 

432 

339 

410

407 

348 

3S2 

326 

2S8

272 

253 

235 

215 

200

192 

182 

178 

159 

148

156 

240 

255 

266 

294 

324

Feb.

321 

299 

294 

425 

1,290

4,760 

2,970 

2,370 

2,550 

2,610

1,820 

1,240 

1,S50 

1,3SO 

1,05O

1,100 

1,330 

1,200 

1,060 

800

630 

542 

484 

484 

1,730

2,230 

1,780 

2.15O 

1,770

Mar.

1,990 

2,800 

1,730 

1,280 

1,270

9S7 

1,590 

1,900 

1,20O 

908

725 

620 

545 

490 

47O

641 

594 

516 

451 

416

3S9 

365 

343 

360 

377

1,140 

1,840 

1,570 

1,230 

1,000 

1,060

Observed

Discharge in 

second-feet

Maximum

798 

277 

3,30O

5,050

882 

4,760 

2,800 

1,200 

1,430 

128 

114 

120 

103

4,760

Minimum

17 

128 

220

17

148 

294 

343 

240 

113 

92 

92 

92 

45

17

Mean

128 

178 

976

463

372 

1,466 

993 

596 

348 

110 

102 

105 

81.0

451

a

Run-off 

In

7.87C 

10,590 

59.99C

335,160

22,890 

84,340 

61,080 

35,470 

21,420 

6,520 

6,260 

6.44C 

4,820

327,690

Apr.

1,060 

866 

693 

648 

581

503 

496 

746 

1,200 

1,000

746 

627 

522 

458 

413

371 

335 

321 

288 

277

266 

240 

458 

637 

516

464 

432 

824 

816 

1,080

May

1,430 

976 

768 

669 

704

676 

555 

473 

413 

365

359 

2SS 

260 

240 

223

215 

2O5 

192 

182 

174

160 

155 

148 

136 

128

128 

124 

120 

116 

113 

124

Change in

contents, 

Lake Ben 

Morrow Reservoir, in

+6 ,190 

+20 

+390

+1O

-370 

+660 

-230 

+290 

-870 

-1 ,450 

-2,880 

-3,580 

-1,070

-2,900

June

128 

124 

116 

110 

109

102 

110 

106 

99 

113

96 

97 

92 

114 

112

112 

112 

112 

115 

312

102 

96 

96 

115 

125

119 

111 

111 

111 

111

July

111 

111 

114 

111 

110

100 

94 

99 

102 

1O5

102 

102 

102 

102 

102

101 

104 

101 

101 

101

101 

101

100 

106 

108

102 

92 

92 

92 

92 

95

Aug.

92 

92 

92 

92 

103

120 

114 

111 

113 

106

106 

106 

106 

108 

105

105 

105 

111 

118

110

103 

104 

104 

104 

104

104 

104 

98 

94 

104 

103

Sept.

103 

94 

88 

91 

SS

88 

S7 

87 

S7 

87

89 

87 

87 

87 

87

87 

S7 

81 

74 

74

74 

74 

74 

74 

76

74 

48 

45 

75 

75

Adjusted for change in 

reservoir contents}

Run-off 

In

t

14,060 

10,610 

6O,380

335,170

22,520 

85,OOO 

60,850 

35,760 

20,550 

5,070 

3,380 

2,860 

3,750

324,790

Discharge In 

second-feet

Per 

Mean square 

mile

229 3.09 

178 2.41 

982 13.3

463 6,26

366 4.95 

1,478 20.0 

990 13.4 

601 8.12 

334 4.51 

85.2 1.15 

55.0 .743 

46.5 .628 

63.0 .851

447 6.04

RunIn 

Inches

3.56 

2.69 

15.33

84,98

5.71 

21.57 

15.45 

9.06 

5.20 

1.28 

.86 

.72 

.95

82.38

t Adjusted for change in contents in Lake Ben Morrow only.

9-237 September 1936

UNITED STATES DEPAR' 1-OT OF THE INTERIOR 

Geological Survey
SANDY RIVER BASIN 75

Bull Run River near Bull Run, Oreg.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 45°27', long. 123°07', In SEi sec. 25, T. 1 S., R. 

5 E.. 14 miles upstream from Intake of pipe line for water supply of city of Portland 

and 5 miles east of Bull Run.

Drainage area.- 102 square miles.

Records available.- January 1895 to September 1940.

Average discharge.- 33 years (1907-40), 738 second-feet.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 6,930 second-feet Feb. 6 (gage height, 7.44 

feet); minimum, 64 second-feet Sept. 28 (gage height, 0.49 foot).

1895-1940: Maximum discharge, 20,600 second-feet Mar. 31, 1931 (gage height, 13.8 

feet), by computation of flow over dam; minimum, 63 second-feet Aug. 13-16, 1926.

Remarks.- Records excellent. No diversion above station. Flow regulated by Bull Run 

Lake and Lake Ben Morrow Reservoir; adjustment applied only for storage In Lake Ben 

Morrow Reservoir because.flow from Bull Run Lake Is not artificially regulated but 

reaches river through surface and underground channels.

Cooperation.- Water-stage recorder graph furnished by Portland Water Bureau.

Rating table, water year 1939-40 (gage height, In feet, and discharge, In second-feet)

0.6 83 1.6 390 3.0 1,140 5.0 3,07O 

.9 152 2.0 560 3.5 1,520 6.0 4,410 

1.2 240 2.5 815 4.0 1,970 7.0 6,110

Discharge, In second-feet, mater year October 1939 to September 1940

Day

1 

2 

3

4 

6

6 

7 

B 

9 

10

11 

12 

13 

14 

16

16 

17 

18 

19 

20

21 

22 

23 

24 

26

26 

27 

28 

29 

30 

31

Oct.

Ill 

109 

106 

166 

152

109 

100 

94 

91 

89

91 

87 

87 

85 

83

83 

94 

120 

111 

120

111 

106 

118 

137 

98

162 

183 

1,040 

881 

592 

438

Nov.

354 

314 

338 

288 

250

231 

237 

314 

362 

322

285 

254 

237 

243 

218

197 

186 

215 

194 

177

169 

231 

212 

189

174

172 

243 

218 

197 

333

Month

Oct 

Nor

Dec

Ca_

Jam 

Feta 

Man 

Apr 

flay 

Jun 

Juli 

Aug< 

Sep

Wa

Lendar year 1939

ter year 1939-40

Dec.

378 

474 

410 

354 

314

334 

296 

468 

690 

1,320

1,640 

1,180 

905 

1,160 

3,410

4,050 

3,750 

2,230 

1,480 

1,720

1,740 

1,210 

911 

710 

587

510 

458 

805 

1,560 

1,500 

1,260

Jan.

1,130 

980 

961 

1,090 

942

788 

660 

578 

52S 

569

533 

479 

454 

438 

406

378 

35S 

350 

322 

303

281 

267 

247 

247 

231

240 

338 

334 

346 

390 

418

Feb.

410 

374 

378 

528 

1,360

5,500 

3,640 

2,990 

3,180 

3,260

2,320 

1,600 

2,320 

1,790 

1,360

1,440 

1,710 

1,540 

1,340 

1,040

833 

705 

645 

655 

1,970

2,730 

2,180 

2,630

2,170

Mar.

2,420 

3,450 

2,100 

1,580 

1,530

1,200 

1,840 

2,280 

1,500 

1,140

917. 

776 

685 

610 

596

788 

738 

640 

574 

528

488 

458 

434 

454 

454

1,330 

2,210 

1,890 

1,490 

1,220 

1,340

Observed

Discharge In 

second-feet

Maximum

1,040 

362 

4,050

6,290

1,130 

5,500 

3,450 

1,500 

1,640 

183 

134 

132 

172

5,500

Minimum

83 

169 

296

83

231 

374 

434 

314 

160 

120 

109 

104 

87

83

Peak discharge.- Dec. 16 (3 a.m.

3,700 sec. -ft.; Feb. 

3,870 sec. -ft.

10 (3 a.m.) 3

Mean

192 

245 

1,220

590

503 

1,814 

1,215 

755 

443 

139 

122 

117 

102

568

Run-off 

In 

acre-feet

11,810 

14,590 

75,040

427,140

30,910 

104,300 

74,690 

44,940 

27,230 

8,290 

7,480 

7,200 

6,070

412,550

Apr.

1,300 

1,090 

911 

851 

744

650 

690 

1,020 

1,500 

1,240

961 

776 

665 

582 

528

474 

434 

414 

374 

362

346 

314 

614 

760 

660

574 

524 

996 

974 

1,330

May

1,640 

1.1SO 

948 

851 

875

815 

685 

592 

524 

470

430 

390 

362 

334 

314

288 

274 

257 

240 

228

221 

209 

197 

189 

183

177 

172 

169 

166 

160 

186

Change In

Lake Ben 

Morrow 

Reservoir, 

In acre-feet

+6,190 

+20 

+390

+10

-370 

+660 

-230 

+290 

-870 

-1,450 

-2,880 

-3,580 

-1,070

-2,900

June

183 

166

155 

147 

147

137 

152 

152 

140 

152

142 

137 

127 

127 

134

134 

134 

132 

134 

134

130 

120 

120 

130

142

142 

132 

132 

132 

132

July

130 

130 

132 

132 

132

125 

118 

118 

125 

127

122 

122 

122 

122 

122

122 

122 

US 

118 

118

118 

118 

118 

120

125

134 

118 

111 

111 

109 

111

Aug.

106 

106 

104 

104 

109

132 

127 

122 

122 

120

118 

118 

118 

120 

US

118 

120 

122 

127 

122

120 

118 

118

118 

118

118 

120 

113 

109 

113 

113

Sept.

113 

113 

109 

109 

102

102 

102 

102 

102 

104

104 

102 

102 

102 

102

100 

100 

102 

91 

89

89 

89 

89 

87 

89

94 

172 

89 

106 

102

Adjusted for change In reservoir 

contents

Run-off 

In 

acre-fee

Discharge In 

second-feet

t Mean

18,000 293 

14,610 246 

75,430 1,227

427,150 590

30,540 497 

104,960 1,825 

74,460 1,211 

45,230 760 

26,360 429 

6,840 115 

4,600 74.8 

3,620 58.9 

5,000 84.0

409,650 564

Per 

square 

mile

2.87 

2.41 

12.0

5.78

4.87 

17.9 

11.9 

7.45 

4.21 

1.13 

.733 

.577 

.824

5.53

Runin

Inches

3.31 

2.69 

13.83

78.49

5.62 

19.31 

13.72 

8.31 

4.85 

1.26 

.85 

.67 

.92

75.34

4,500 sec. -ft.; Feb. 6 (7 a.m.) 6,930 sec. -ft.; Feb. 8 (11 a.m.) 

760 sec. -ft.; Feb. 25 (10 p.m.) 3,360 sec. -ft.; Mar. 2 (1 a.m.)

400450 O - 41 - 6
76 SANDY RIVER BASIN

Little Sandy River near Bull Run, Oreg.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 45°25', long. 122°10', in NEi sec. 10, T. 2 S., R.

ETETT"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. Datum of gage is 710.51 feet

above mean sea level (adjustment of 1924), surveys of Portland General Electric Co. 

Drainage area.- 23 square miles

kecords available.- May 1911 to April 1913 (fragmentary), July 1919 to September 1940. 

Average discharge.- 21 years (1919-40), 137 second-feet. 

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 1,130 second-feet Feb. 6 (gage height, 5.43

feet); minimum 8 second-feet Aug. 20, Sept. 16, 17.

1911-13, 1919-40: Maximum discharge, 3,950 second-feet Nov. 20, 1921 (gage height,

9.18 feet), from rating curve extended above 2,000 second-feet; minimum, that of Aug.

20, Sept. 16, 17, 1940. 

Remarks.- Records fair except those for low-water periods, which are poor. No diversion

or regulation above station. 

Cooperation.- Water-stage recorder graph furnished by Portland General Electric Co.

Rating tables, water year 1939-40 (gage height, in feet, and dischargs, in second-feet) 

Oct. 1 to Feb. 5 Feb. 6 to Sept. 30

1.9 12 3.2 151 1.8 7.2 2.9 95 

2.1 22 3.6 247 2.0 16 3.2 144 

2.3 35 4.0 380 2.2 27 3.6 240 

2.6 62 4.4 535 2.4 42 4.4 530 

2.9 99 4.8 725 2.6 59 5.2 970

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1939 to September 1940

Day

1 

2 

3 

4 

5

6 

7 

S 

9 

10

11 

12 

13 

14 

15

16 

17 

IS 

19 

20

21 

22 

23 

24 

25

26 

27 

26 

29 

SO 

31

Oct.

18 

17 

14 

64 

70

37 

28 

22 

20 

19

18 

16 

16 

16 

15

15 

20 

25 

37 

46

34 

27 

36 

73 

48

108 

146 

262 

187 

84 

64

Nov.

53 

55 

77 

58 

48

45 

50 

68 

72 

62

52 

47 

44 

44 

40

36 

34 

43

37 

34

33 

55 

43 

37 

33

33 

60 

46 

40 

75

Dec.

70 

83 

64 

56 

50

57 

50 

73 

99 

187

250 

183 

155 

187 

475

616 

566 

338 

225 

352

274 

194 

153 

122 

102

91 

84 

246 

427 

324 

259

Jan.

SOS 

168 

168 

206 

155

130 

112 

102 

102 

130

112 

102 

96 

89 

83

79 

74 

71 

68 

62

58 

56 

54 

52 

50

59 

91 

74 

77 

80 

83

Feb.

78 

72 

75 

104 

253

880 

548 

670 

635

544

384 

288 

394 

318 

255

297 

324 

294 

249 

200

167 

144 

126 

123 

362

449 

366 

457 

352

 SecondMonth foot-days

Oct 

HOT 

Dec

C

Jan 

Feb 

Mar 

Apr 

May 

Jun 

Jul 

Aug 

Sep

W

ember .....................

1,542 

1,454 

6,412

alendar year 1939. ........ 42,261

t ember. ...................

ater year 1939-4

3,045 

9,408 

7,026 

4,685 

2,462 

620 

429 

313 

447

37,843

Mar.

422 

516 

321 

291 

276

216 

384 

377 

255 

203

167 

148 

135 

126 

135

206 

156 

135 

123 

112

102 

94 

90 

110 

104

360 

413 

307 

264 

208 

270

Maximum

262 

77 

616

1,210

206 

880 

516 

332 

285 

37 

24 

12 

94

880

Apr.

270 

218 

183 

183 

158

133 

154 

224 

321 

240

183 

148 

128 

113 

107

96 

87 

87 

77 

76

70 

64 

144 

133 

123

102 

92 

256 

183 

332

May

285 

224 

181 

174 

165

144 

121 

102 

90 

80

72 

64 

60 

56 

54

50 

48 

44 

42 

40

39 

38 

36 

34 

33

31 

30 

30 

28 

29 

38

ninimum

14 

33 

50

12

50 

72 

90 

64 

28 

14 

11 

9 

8

8

June

37 

32 

29 

27 

26

25 

28 

28 

25 

23

21 

20 

20 

19 

18

18 

18 

18 

17 

16

16 

16 

16 

15 

14

14 

16 

16 

16 

16

Mean

49.7 

48.5 

207

116

98.2 

324 

227 

156 

79.4 

20.7 

13.8 

10.1 

14.9

103

July

15 

14 

14 

14 

14

14 

14 

14 

13 

13

12 

12 

12 

12 

12

12 

12 

12 

12 

12

14 

13 

12 

12 

11

20 

24 

19 

16 

15 

14

Per 

square 

mile

2.16 

2.11 

9.00

5.04

4.27 

14.1 

9.87 

6.78 

3.45 

.900 

.600 

.439 

.648

4.48

Aug.

12 

12 

12 

12 

12

12 

11 

10 

10 

10

10 

10 

10 

10 

10

9 

9 

9 

9 

9

9 

9 

9 

9 

9

9 

11 

12 

10 

9 

9

Sept.

9 

11 

11 

10 

10

9 

9 

9 

9 

12

10 

10 

11 

11 

9

8 

8 

12 

12 

11

10 

10 

9 

9 

9

13 

94 

51 

23 

18

Run-off

Inches

2.49 

2.35 

10.37

68.37

4.92 

15.21 

11.36 

7.58 

3.9S 

1.00 

.69 

.51 

.72

61.18

Acre-feet

3,060 

2,880 

12,720

83,310

6,040 

13,660 

13, 940 

9,290 

4,880 

1,230 

851 

621 

887

75,060

Peak discharge.- Feb. 6 (5 a.m.) 1,130 sec.-ft.j Feb. 8 (8 p.m.) 1,010 sec.-ft.

 9-233 April 1956

UNITED STATES DEPfaTMENT OF THE INTERIOR 

Geolo oal Survey
WILLAMETTE RIVER BASIN

Middle Fork of Wlllamette River above Salt Creek, near Oakridge, Oreg.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 43°44', long. 122°26', in SWi sec. 22, r. 21 S., 

R. 3 E., 400 feet upstream from Salt Creek and 2 miles southwest of Oakridge. Datum 

of gage is 1,202.8 feet above mean sea level (river-profile survey).

Drainage area.- 392 square miles.

Records available.- October 1913 to September 1914, September 1935 to September 1940.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 5,530 second-feet Mar. 26 (gage height, 5.42 

feet); minimum, 217 second-feet at times during Aug. 30 to Sept. 2 (gage height, 

1.65 feet).

1913-14, 1935-40: Maximum discharge, 15,100 second-feet Apr. 14, 1937 (gage height, 

7.60 feet), from rating curve extended above 5,000 second-feet; minimum, 201 secondfeet Nov. 27 to Dec. 2, 1936 (gage height, 1.53 feet).

Maximum stage known, 10.3 feet (date unknown), determined In 1935 from floodmarks.

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

No diversion or regulation above station.

Cooperation.- Water-stage recorder inspected by employee of Forest Service.

Rating table, water year 1939-40 (gage height, in feet, and discharge, in second-feet)

1.6

1.7 

2.0 

2.3

203

231

338

480

2.6 

3.0 

3.5 

4.0

660

980

1,480

2,150

4.5

5.0 

5.5

3,100

4,300

5,790

Discharge, In second-feet, water year October 1939 to September 1940

Day

1 

Z 

3

4 

5

5

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

Oot.

243 

259 

240 

240 

424

347 

298 

266 

256 

243

240 

237 

234 

234 

234

231 

231 

243 

246 

243

240 

237 

237 

280 

256

302 

601 

429 

318 

287 

266

Nov.

259 

253 

262 

256 

246

243 

240 

250 

246 

240

237 

237 

234 

234 

231

231 

234 

231 

231 

231

231 

231 

231 

231 

231

231 

231 

231 

231 

234

Dec.

234 

234 

234 

231 

231

231 

231 

298 

810 

1,350

953 

588 

470 

523 

1,020

1,850 

2,720 

1,410 

1,030 

1,070

1,040 

842 

702 

607 

512

475 

454 

634 

1,080 

1,140 

1,130

Jan.

1,140 

1,090 

1,100 

1,180 

1,100

a930 

a800 

a780 

al,200 

al,130

971 

842 

730 

653 

594

540 

512 

485 

470 

444

424 

410 

420 

449 

640

1,120 

1,520 

1,190 

980 

850 

786

Month

Oot 

NOT 

Dec

C

Jan 

Feb 

Mar 

Apr 

Hay 

Jun 

Jul 

Aug 

Sep

W

ember .....................

alendar year 1939. ........

cember ....................

ater year 1939-4

F»b.

716 

674 

688 

762 

1,020

2,890 

3,170 

2,300 

a2,200 

a3,200

a2,900 

a2,500 

a3,000 

a2,900 

a2,300

a2,100 

a2,300 

a2,000 

al,600 

al,350

al.lSO 

hi, 050 

a970 

a910 

al,200

a2,400 

a3,100 

a3,800 

a3,900

Seoondfoot-days

8,642 

7,139 

24,334

286,235

25,490 

59,050 

62,330 

36,017 

22,868 

10,305 

8,437 

7,224 

8,457

280,293

Mar.

a3,200 

a3,500 

a2,900 

a2,400 

a2,000

al,700 

1,570 

2,500 

a2,300 

a2 , 000

al,720 

al,500 

al,320 

al,240 

al,180

al,560 

al,580 

al,370 

al,230 

1,130

1,120 

1,120 

1,120 

1,200 

1,230

2,830 

4,540 

3,410 

2,870 

2,600 

2,390

Maximum

601 

262 

2,720

4,300

1,520 

3,900 

4,540 

2,170 

1,100 

496 

334 

259 

745

4,540

Apr.

2,170 

1,870 

1,650 

1,490 

1,360

1,220 

1,210 

1,500 

1,700 

1,600

1,450 

1,380 

1,380 

1,360 

1,250

1,140 

1,030 

989 

971 

917

874 

834 

826 

810 

802

778 

730 

826 

890 

1,010

May

1,070 

1,030 

980 

1,070 

1,100

1,020 

962 

890 

874 

890

899 

882 

826 

786 

738

709 

674 

647 

634 

601

588 

576 

576 

540 

523

491 

475 

465 

449 

449 

454

Minimum

231 

231 

231

231

410 

674 

1,120 

730 

449 

273 

259 

220 

220

220

June

496 

470 

429 

415 

396

391 

378 

373 

369 

364

356 

347 

351 

342 

338

334 

330 

322 

318 

314

306 

298 

294 

291 

291

287 

280 

276 

276 

273

Mean

279 

238

785

784

822 

2,036 

2,011 

1,201 

738 

344 

272 

233 

282

766

July

276 

269 

273 

276 

273

269 

266 

266 

266 

269

262 

262 

262 

259

259

262 

266 

266 

269 

287

334 

291 

273 

269 

262

269 

298 

284 

269 

269 

262

Per 

square 

mile

0.712 

.607 

2.00

2.00

2.10 

5.19 

5.13 

3.06 

1.88 

.878 

.694 

.594 

.719

1.95

Aug.

259 

253 

253 

250 

246

243 

240 

237 

234 

237

237 

234 

231 

231 

231

228 

228 

225 

225 

228

goo

228 

228 

228 

225

225 

223 

223 

223 

223 

220

Sept.

220 

225 

240 

243 

237

231 

228 

228 

237 

250

231 

243 

287 

256

259

256 

253 

364 

302 

259

243 

237 

234 

234 

234

250 

543 

745 

382 

306

Run-off

Inches

0.82 

.68 

2.31

27.15

2.42 

5.60 

5.91 

3.42 

2.17 

.98 

.80 

.69 

.80

26.60

Acre-feet

17,140 

14,160 

48,270

567,800

50,560 

117,100 

123,600 

71,440 

45,360 

20,440 

16,730 

14,330 

16,770

555,900

Peak discharge.- Feb. 28 (time uncertain, clock stopped), 4,570 sec.-ft.; Har. 26 (11 p.m.)

a No gage-height record; discharge computed on basis of records for station at Eula and stat' 

on intervening tributaries, 

h Computed from staff-gage reading.
78 WILLAMETTE RIVER BASIN

Middle Fork of Willamette River at Eula, Oreg.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 43°50', long. 122°37', in sec. 18, T. 20 S., R, 2 

E., a quarter of a mile southwest of Eula and 8 miles downstream from North Fork. 

Datum of gage is 861.65 feet above mean sea level (general adjustment of 1929).

Drainage area.- 941 square miles.

Records available.- July 1923 to September 1940.

Average discharge.- 16 years (1923-26, 1927-40), 2,353 second-feet.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 9,350 second-feet Feb. 28 (gage height, 7.34 

feet); minimum, 476 second-feet Aug. 25 (gage height, 0.73 foot).

1923-40: Maximum discharge, 55,100 second-feet Feb. 21, 1927 (gage height, 17.0 

feet), from rating curve extended above 21,000 second-feet; minimum observed, 450 

second-feet Nov. 24, 25, Dec. 5, 6, 1929, Sept. 4-6, 16, 17, 1931.

Remarks.- Records excellent. No large diversions above station. Occasional diurnal 

fluctuation during periods of low water caused by logging operations upstream.

Cooperation^- Gage-height record collected in cooperation with U. S. Weather Bureau.

Rating table, water year 1939-40 (gage height, in feet, and discharge, in second-feet)

0.7 

1.0 

1.3

460

630

815

1,040

1,405

2.5 

3.0 

3.5 

4.0 

4.5

1,930

2,520

3,170

3,870

4,600

5.0 

6.0 

7.0

5,350

6,960

8,700

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1939 to September 1940

Day

1 

Z 

3 

4 

6

6 

7 

8 

9 

10

11 

12 

13 

14 

16

16 

17 

18 

19 

20

21 

22 

23 

24 

25

26 

27 

26 

29 

30 

31

Oct.

606 

666 

624 

624 

1,070

908 

770 

696 

648 

630

618 

606 

594 

600 

576

594 

594 

624 

612 

624

630 

600 

606 

756 

702

802 

1,690 

1,400 

960 

829 

763

Hov.

720 

696 

702 

690 

666

654 

636 

648 

660 

636

630 

630 

624 

618 

612

606 

600 

594 

594 

588

588 

582 

582 

582 

576

576 

576 

570 

570 

588

Dec.

624 

618 

600 

594 

5S8

600 

594 

720 

1,500 

2,810

2,300 

1,500 

1,230 

1,230 

1,880

3,370 

5,940 

3,530 

2,440 

2,450

2,480 

2,010 

1.75P 

1,540 

1,360

1,260 

1,210 

1,600 

2,450 

2,600 

2,450

Jan.

2,480 

2,380 

2,410 

2,520 

2,410

2,140 

1,900 

1,850 

2,720 

2,530

2,160 

1,930 

1,730 

1,600 

1,500

1,420 

1,340 

1,290 

1,220 

1,180

1,120 

1,120 

1,080 

1,130 

1,420

1,980 

2,650 

2,220 

1,910 

1,750 

1,640

Month

Oot 

Nor 

Dec

C

Jan 

Fob 

Mar 

Apr 

May

JUE

Jul 

Aug 

Sep

W

tember ....................

ater year 1939-4

Feb.

1,540 

1,460 

1,480 

1,560 

1,900

5,330 

6,960 

5,730 

5,180 

8,000

7,660 

5,810 

6,690 

6,860 

5,510

4,930 

5,350 

5,060 

4,200 

3,550

3,040 

2,740 

2,450 

2,290 

2,870

5,650 

7,200 

8,290 

8,560

Secondfoot-days

23,022 

18,594 

55,828

750,484

56,730 

137,850 

141,100 

84,320 

52,200 

25,101 

19,620 

16,127 

19,533

650,025

Mar.

7,100 

7,420 

6,520 

5,590 

5,040

4,360 

4,210 

6,530 

5,780 

4,930

4,160 

3,560 

3,090 

2,770 

2,600

3,560 

3,630 

3,300 

2,950 

2,750

2,620 

2,610 

2,570 

2,720 

2,870

4,990 

6,540 

7,080 

6,200 

5,700 

5,350

MajcinuBB

1,690 

720 

5,940

9,850

2,720 

8,560 

8,540 

5,100 

2,600 

1,210 

738 

588 

1,640

8,560

Apr.

5,100 

4,510 

4,000 

3,590 

3,160

2,830 

2,730 

3,510 

4,150 

3,940

3,530 

3,280 

3,240 

3,140 

2,910

2,560 

2,340 

2,210 

2,120 

2,040

1,940 

1,890 

1,860 

1,850 

1,850

1,790 

1,710 

1,930 

2,160 

2,410

May

2,600 

2,390 

2,280 

2,420 

2,500

2,290 

2,110 

2,000 

1,940 

1,940

1,940 

1,890 

1,800 

1,720 

1,670

1,600 

1,540 

1,480 

1,440 

1,400

1,360 

1,310 

1,290 

1,270 

1,220

1,210 

1,150 

1,120 

1,090 

1,100 

1,130

Minimum

576 

570 

588

560

1,080 

1,460 

2,570 

1,710 

1,090 

678 

594 

488 

488

488

June

1,210 

1,160 

1,060 

1,020 

968

945 

915 

915 

885 

864

850 

843 

822 

815 

808

802 

789 

776 

763 

763

756 

750 

738 

726 

714

696 

684 

684 

678 

702

Mean

743 

620 

1,801

2,056

1,830 

4,753 

4,552 

2,811 

1,684 

837 

633 

520 

651

1,776

July

660 

666 

660 

654 

642

648 

624 

630 

624 

624

618 

618 

612 

612 

606

606 

606 

600 

600 

642

726 

654 

618 

606 

594

612 

736 

678 

624 

612 

606

Per 

square 

mile

0.790 

.659 

1.91

2.18

1,94 

5.05 

4.84 

2.99 

1.79 

.889 

.673 

.553 

.692

1.69

Aug.

588 

576 

564 

554 

554

537 

537 

532 

532 

526

520 

520 

520 

520 

515

515 

510 

504 

504 

498

510 

510 

510 

498 

510

498 

498 

498 

493 

488 

488

Sept.

488 

515 

570 

588 

576

542 

532 

526 

532 

570

532 

554 

648 

612 

642

624 

612 

796 

744 

624

570 

542 

532 

526 

548

570 

1,070 

1,640 

945 

763

Run-off

Inches

0.91 

.73 

2.21

29.66

2.24 

5.45 

5.58 

3.33 

2.06 

.99 

.78 

.64 

.77

25.69

Acre-feet

45,660 

36,880

110,700

1,488,000

112,500 

273,400 

279,900 

167,200 

103,500 

49,790 

38,920 

31,990 

36,740

1,289,000

9-233 April 1936

UNITED STATES DEPAR"""ENT OF THE INTERIOR 

Geologi 1 Survey
WILLAMETTE RIVER BASIN 79

Willamette River at Springfield, Oreg.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 44°02'45", long. 123°01'40", in SEi sec. 34, T. 

17 S., R. 3 W., at highway bridge at Springfield. Datum of gage is 423.47 feet above 

mean sea level (general adjustment of 1929).

Drainage area.- 2,030 square miles.

Records ayallable.- November 1911 to December 1913, October 1928 to September 1940. 

June 1919 to September 1928, at site at Eugene, 4 miles downstream; 1894 to 1938 

(records of stage by U. S. Weather Bureau), at site at Eugene.

Average discharge.- 22 years (1912-13, 1919-40), 4,915 second-feet.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 26,800 second-feet Feb. 29 (gage height, 10.20 

feet); minimum, 504 second-feet Aug. 28 (gage height, 1.17 feet).

1911-13, 1919-40: Maximum discharge, 73,300 second-feet Feb. 21, 1927 (gage 

height at Eugene, 17.0 feet); minimum, 500 second-feet Aug. 11, 1926.

Maximum stage recorded by Weather Bureau, 22.0 feet at Eugene, Jan. 25, 1903. 

Floods In December 1861 and February 1890 reached about the same stage.

Remarks.- Records fair. Slight diurnal fluctuation during low water caused by logging 

operations In basin of Middle Fork of Willamette River. Small diversion above station.

Rating tables, water year 1939-40 (gage height. In feet, and discharge, in aecond-feet)

1.4 

1.7 

2.0 

2.5 

3.0

700

930

1,220

1,S30

2,530

Oct. 1 to Feb. 29 

3.5 3,360 

4,380 

6,930 

9,930 

13,400

4.0 

5.0 

6.0 

7.0

S.O

9.0

10.0

17,300

21,500

26,000

Mar. 1 to Sept. 30 

1.1 465 2.5 1,780 

1.4 645 3.0 2,510 

1.7 S80 3.5 3,360 

2.0 1,170

>te.- Same as preceding

Discharge, In second-feet, water year October 1939 to September 1940

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.

8680 

770 

7S6 

763 

1,190

1,620 

1,280 

1,060 

914 

S58

S26 

794 

778 

770 

778

756 

770 

770 

77S 

7S6

7S6 

776 

763 

948 

1,140

1,010 

2,100 

3,030 

1,910 

1,400 

1,200

Nov.

1,050 

975 

939 

966 

930

874 

858 

650 

882 

S74

842 

826 

810 

S10 

S10

802 

786 

786 

77S 

770

770 

770 

770 

763 

763

763 

749 

756 

756 

756

Deo.

794 

SIS 

794 

776 

770

770 

786 

S74 

2,530 

5,900

9,130 

4,840 

3,220 

2,680 

3,220

5,580 

10,400 

8,080 

5,330 

5,080

6,430 

5,200 

4,120 

3,360 

2.S70

2,530 

2,310 

2,300 

3,440 

4,270 

4,340

Jan.

4,400 

4,380 

4,590 

4,960 

5,580

5,630 

a4,600 

at, 200 

a6,100 

a5,700

a4,900 

at, 200 

a3,7OO 

a3,300 

a3,OOO

a2,700 

2,520 

2,380 

2,280 

2,130

2,030 

1,930 

1,900 

1,990 

2,680

4,470 

7,590 

6,050 

4,610 

3,850 

3,360

Month

Oct 

NOT 

Deo

C

Jan

Feb 

Mar 

Apr 

May 

Jun 

Jul 

Aug 

Sep

W

U

ater year!939-4C

Feb.

3,010 

2,760 

2,740 

3,440 

3,850

9,320 

13,300 

15,900 

13,100 

15,900

20,700 

14,200 

15,8OO 

18,400 

14,7OO

12,100 

14,900 

15,300 

12,000 

9,420

7,730 

6,650 

5,640 

5,300 

6,710

11,900 

17,200 

21.4OO 

23,400

Secondfoot-days

32,792 

24,354 

113,594

1,378,133

121,710 

342,470 

276,110 

145,370 

32,120 

33,631 

22,491 

16,957 

24,323

1,236,907

Mar.

16,900 

13,300 

15,100 

12,200 

10,400

3,740 

S,200 

12,000 

11,200 

9,610

8,050 

6,370 

6,050 

5,380 

5,010

5,390 

6,370 

6,130 

5,530 

4,960

4,630 

4,430 

4,310 

4,340 

4,380

5,530 

16,700 

15,400 

12,300 

10,700 

10,000

Maximum

3,030 

1,050 

10,400

27,800

7,590 

23,400 

18,300 

10,100 

4,750 

1,S60 

846 

645 

2,660

23,400

Apr.

10,100 

9,180 

7,940 

6,990 

6.1OO

5,400 

5,130 

5,810 

7,130 

7,210

6,320 

5,630 

5,230 

4,940 

4,610

4,200 

3,830 

3,550 

3,360 

3,250

3,080 

2,940 

2,910 

2.S70 

2,320

2,690 

2,610 

2,790 

3,590 

3,610

May

4,310 

3,970 

3,S10 

3,970 

4,750

4,360 

3,910 

3,530 

3,290 

3,150

3,060 

2,960 

2,770 

2,620 

2,430

2,370 

2,2SO 

2,170 

2,050 

1,990

1,920 

1,340 

1,790 

1,750 

1,730

1,650 

1,560 

1,520 

1,480 

1,470 

1,610

Minimum

680 

749 

770

645

1,900 

2,740 

4,310 

2,610 

1,470 

804 

645 

509 

514

509

June

1,770 

1.S60 

1,610 

1,430 

1,400

1,340 

1,300 

1,280 

1,250 

1,180

1,160 

1,130 

1,110 

1,140 

1,070

961 

9SO 

930 

970 

970

952 

925 

916 

SSO 

S72

354 

S46 

312 

804 

829

Mean

1,058 

S2S 

3,664

3,776

3,926 

11,810 

S,907 

4,362 

2,649 

1,121 

726 

547 

811

3,380

July

779 

771 

771 

771 

755

755 

763 

e750 

e740 

e730

e720 

eTIO 

e700 

e7OO 

e690

673 

659 

645 

645 

659

739 

804 

779 

731 

687

652 

708 

S46 

771 

708 

680

Per 

square

mile

0.521 

.408 

1.80

1.86

1.93 

5.82 

4.39 

2.40 

1.30 

.552 

.358 

.269 

.400

1.67

Aug.

645 

632 

619 

606 

580

586 

562 

568 

550 

562

556 

538 

538 

538 

538

532 

526 

526 

520 

538

514 

520 

520 

520 

520

520 

520 

509 

520 

520 

514

Sept.

514 

520 

550 

606 

619

600 

580 

580 

580 

600

606 

593 

659 

755 

739

756

739 

820 

1,050 

872

739 

773 

732 

605 

619

632 

1,000 

2,660 

1,980 

1,250

Run-off

Inches

0.60 

.45 

2.08

25.24

2.23 

6.27 

5.06 

2.67 

1.50 

.62 

.41 

.31 

.45

22.65

AOPB feet

65,040 

49,260 

225,300

2,733,000

241,400 

679,300 

547,700 

289,300 

162,900 

66,710 

44,610 

33,630 

48,250

2,453,000

.jcorded range of stage and records for 

Middle Fork of Willamette River at Eula and Coast Fork of Willamette Willamette River at Saglnaw. Saglnaw.

e Intake action faulty; discharge computed on basis of records for Middle Fork of Willamette 

River at Eula and Coast Fork of Willamette River at Saglnaw.

-ttprll 1996
80 WILLAMETTE RIVER BASIN

Willamette River at Albany, Oreg.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 44°38'20", long. 123°06'20", in SWi sec. 6 T. 11 

S., R. 3 W., at Albany, Just downstream from Calapooya River. Datum of gage Is 

171.70' feet above mean sea level (general adjustment of 1929).

Drainage area.- 4,840 square miles.

Records available.- November 1878 to April 1882, 1883 to 1888 (fragmentary), January 

1892 to September 1940.

Average discharge.- 45 years (1895-1940), 13,660 second-feet.

Extremes.- 1938-39: Maximum discharge during year, 61,000 second-feet Feb. 17 (gage 

 height, 15.55 feet); minimum, 2,230 second-feet Sept. 26, 27 (gage height, 0.20 

foot).

1939-40: Maximum discharge during year, 59,000 second-feet Mar. 1 (gage height, 

15.56 feet); minimum, 1,840 second-feet Sept. 1, 2 (gage height, 0.01 foot).

1878-82, 1892-1940: Maximum discharge, 229,000 second-feet Jan. 14, 1881 (gage 

height, 32.8 feet); minimum, that of Sept. 1, 2, 1940.

Maximum stage known, 36.0 feet Dec. 4, 1861 (discharge, 274,000 second-feet, 

estimated on basis of rating curve extended above 200,000 second-feet in 19%3).

Remarks.- Records good. No regulation. Albany power canal diverts water from South 

Santiam River into Willamette River above station; small diversions for irrigation.

Cooperation.- Gage-height record collected In cooperation with U. S. Weather Bureau.

Revisions.- Revised figures of discharge for the water year 1939, superseding those 

published in Water-Supply Paper 884, are given herein.

Rating tables, water years 1938-40 (gage height, in feet, and discharge, in second-feet) 

Oct. 1 193S, to Feb. 17, 1939 Feb. IS, 1939, to Sept. 30, 1940

0.4 2,660 3.2 10,280 8.0 26.950 0 1.820 3.0 9,020 10.0 33,100

.8 3,560 4.0 12,320 10.0 34,800 .5 2,860 4.0 11,820 12.0 41,800

1.4 5,040 5.0 16,140 12.0 43,300 1.0 3,9SO 5.0 14,820 14.0 51,200

2.0 6,680 6.0 19,600 14.0 52,600 1.5 5,160 6.0 18,040 16.0 61,200

2.6 8,440 7.0 23,200 16.0 63,200 2.0 6,400 8.0 25,160

Discharge, In second-feet, 193S-40 

1938-39

Day

1

2

S

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

^

«

20

2122

23

24

26

26

27

28

29

SO

31

Oct.

2,860

2,840

2.S10

3,030

3,190

3,080

2,970

2,860

2,810

2,750

2,730

2,900

3,260

3,170

3,120

3,010

2,920

2,S40

2,770

2,700

2,700

2,660

2,680

2,680

2,700

2,750

2,750

2,920

3,100

3,380

3,700

HOT.

4,110

4,660

5,840

11,100

28,500

19,600

12,300

9,500

8,290

10,300

12,800

10,900

9,350

8,140

7,990

8,740

10,100

14,300

12,300

10,400

9,350

8,290

7,550

6,970

6,480

6,090

5,790

5,540

5,380

5,380

-

Dec.

5,900

9,350

22,500

38,100

39,400

35,200

28,500

23,200

20,000

17,200

15,100

13,300

11,900

10,700

9,820

9,200

8,590

8,140

7,700

7,400

7,140

7,200

7,260

6,970

6,820

6,770

6,820

8,290

15,100

18,900

17,800

Jan.

15,800

15,800

18,200

23,200

27,700

30,800

26,600

21,700

19,200

17,200

15,300

14,000

12,800

12,000

11,200

11,100

10,700

10,400

11,200

12,000

11,700

11,100

10,600

9,970

9,500

9,200

9,820

13,600

18,900

23,200

24,300

Feb.

21,700

18,600

17,500

17,500

17,200

21,000

32,000

35,200

29,200

24,700

21,700

22,100

30,800

37,300

41,500

53,100

58,900

43,200

31,800

26,700

23,000

19,400

17,400

16,400

15,800

15,800

15,300

15,300

_

-

liar.

15,800

14,800

15,800

17,400

17,400

17,000

17,700

17,400

16,400

15,000

14,200

16,700

34,400

47,400

39,600

30,600

27,400

28,600

31,400

33,100

33,500

33,900

35,200

34,800

33,500

31,000

28,200

24,400

20,400

18,000

16,100

Apr.

15,400

15,400

16,100

16,100

15,800

15,000

14,000

13,800

14,400

13,900

13,200

12,600

12,400

11,800

11,000

10,400

9,980

9,980

10,800

12,000

12,600

13,000

13,000

12,600

12,000

11,800

11,100

10,500

10,400

10,800

-

May

10,500

9,980

9,700

9,560

9,420

9,160

8,620

8,340

8,210

8,480

8,620

8,620

8,480

8,340

8,340

8,620

8,620

8,210

7,950

7,950

7,950

7,820

,820

,820

,430

,040

,040

,170

6,910

6,910

7,300

June

6,810

6,380

6,080

5,920

5,980

6,550

6,600

6,200

5,920

5,900

5,880

5,680

5,450

5,300

5,210

5,260

6,350

7,170

8,340

8,620

8,750

7,950

7,170

6,650

6,220

5,880

5,550

5,300

5,110

4,940

-

July

4,800

4,630

4,580

4,630

4,920

4,870

4,680

4,490

4,370

4,210

4,100

4,070

4,000

3,S90

3,840

3,770

3,820

3,750

3,660

3,610

3,480

3,390

3,370

3,280

3,230

3,170

3,120

3,060

2,990

2,930

2,900

Aug.

2,880

2,860

2,860

2,840

2,820

2,780

2,760

2,690

2,670

2,650

2,650

2,650

2,690

2,630

2,590

2,610

2,590

2,570

2,520

2,540

2,480

2,460

2,500

2,500

2,540

2,630

2,610

2,570

2,590

2,610

2,670

Sept.

2,780

3,040

3,080

2,880

2,730

2,650

2,570

2,500

2,480

2,460

2,480

2,500

2,540

2,570

2,590

2,590

2,500

2,440

2,420

2,400

2,380

2,360

2,310

2,290

2,270

2,250

2,230

2,250

2,270

2,270

-

9-238 September 1937

UWITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR 

Oeologi 1 Survey
WILLAMETTE RIVER BASIN 81

Discharge, in second-feet, of Willamette River at Albany, Oreg., 1938-40 Continued

1939-40

D«y

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

Oct.

2,870

2,310

2,380

2,520

2,650

3,300

3,770

3,410

3,100

2,840

2,630

2,520

2,460

2,440

2,420

2,380

2,400

2,440

2,460

2,460

2,480

2,480

2,500

2,540

2,690

2,970

2,930

4,540

6,120

4,700

3,770

Hov.

3,410

3,280

3,150

3,060

2,970

2,880

2,650

2,630

2,630

2,780

2,760

2,730

2,690

2,670

2,710

2,760

2,690

2,650

2,690

2,650

2,650

2,630

2,610

2,610

2,610

2,610

2,610

2,630

2,630

2,610

-

Dec.

2,650

2,780

2,800

2,760

2,760

2,760

2,690

2,860

3,210

6,780

13,300

15,700

10,900

8,430

8,000

13,200

20,000

24,000

20,200

15,700

15,400

15,600

13,200

11,300

9,620

8,400

7,640

7,250

8,260

11,600

13,000

Jan.

13,400

13,400

13,500

15,300

17,000

17,100

15,600

13,900

13,500

15,400

16,000

14,500

12,900

11,400

10,300

9,320

8,620

8,050

7,610

7,170

6,810

6,480

6,150

6,050

6,620

10,100

16,500

20,200

17,800

14,900

12,700

Feb.

11,000

9,840

9,180

11,000

15,900

22,800

36,600

48,400

47,500

40,600

40,800

46,000

40,400

40,400

44,200

39,300

37,900

41,900

43,200

34,900

27,800

23,000

19,700

17,400

18,800

28,300

40,500

49,900

55,400

_

-

Mar.

58,300

51,800

47,500

42,500

34,500

29,100

24,900

23,800

28,300

27,400

24,100

20,900

18,300

16,400

15,000

14,000

15,000

15,600

14,400

13,400

12,600

12,000

11,600

11,200

11,200

13,500

22,800

37,600

39,600

35,200

30,600

Apr.

27,700

25,500

22,900

20,300

18,000

16,200

15,100

14,800

16,000

17,900

17,300

15,600

14,300

13,400

12,600

12,000

11,200

10,500

9,920

9,510

9,130

8,670

8,320

8,180

8,130

8,080

7,820

7,590

8,000

9,290

-

May

9,810

10,900

10,300

10,100

11,100

12,400

12,000

11,100

10,200

9,340

8,750

8,430

8,030

7,640

7,330

6,990

6,700

6,450

6,180

5,950

5,720

5,580

5,380

5,210

5,110

4,970

4,850

4,700

4,610

4,490

4,680

June

4,800

4,990

5,020

4,730

4,510

4,350

4,260

4,160

4,100

3,980

3,910

3,800

3,700

3,640

3,590

3,540

3,430

3,370

3,370

3,340

3,320

3,280

3,260

3,170

3,120

3,060

3,040

8,970

8,820

2,860

-

July

2,840

2,800

2,730

2,670

2,650

2,630

2,630

2,610

2,570

2,520

2,520

2,480

2,460

2,460

2,440

2,420

2,420

2,420

2,400

2,380

2,420

2,570

2,610

2,480

2,400

2,380

2,380

2,610

2,730

2,650

2,480

Aug.

2,420

2,380

2,290

2,230

2,190

2,150

2,100

2,060

2,020

2,020

2,040

2,020

2,020

2,020

2,000

1,980

1,980

1,960

1,940

1,940

1,960

1,960

1,940

1,940

1,940

1,940

1,940

1,940

1,920

1,920

1,900

Sept.

1,860

1,860

1,900

2,000

2,060

2,060

2,060

2,040

2,080

2,180

2,150

2,170

2,170

2,250

2,380

2,360

2,380

2,400

2,500

2,710

2,540

2,310

2,210

2,100

2,080

2,100

2,290

2,780

4,440

4,190

-

Monthly discharge, in second-feet, 1938-40

Month

December. ....................

May. .........................

Water year 1938-39 ........

Calendar year 1939 ........

Mn V

Water year 1939-40 ........

Secondfoot-days

90,640 

286,040 

450,270

5,521,810

488,790 

740,100 

777,100 

381,860 

256,930 

189,120 

119,610 

82,010 

75,080

3,937,550

90,880 

82 640 

302,750

3,586,870

378,280 

942,620 

773,100 

403,940 

235,000 

111,490 

78,760 

63,060 

70,550

3,533,070

Maximum

3,700 

28,500 

39,400

92,600

30,800 

58,900 

47,400 

16,100 

10,500 

8,750 

4,920 

2,880 

3,080

58,900

6,120 

3,410 

24,000

58,900

20,200 

55,400 

58,300 

27,700 

12,400 

5,020 

2,840 

2,420 

4,440

58,300

Mlnijnujn

2,660 

4,110 

5,900

2,600

9,200 

15,300 

14,200 

9,980 

6,910 

4,940 

2,900 

2,460 

2,230

2,230

2,270 

2,610 

2,650

2,230

6,050 

9,180 

11,200 

7,590 

4,490 

2,820 

2,380 

1,900 

1,860

1,860

Mean

2,924 

9,535 

14,520

15,130

15,770 

26,430 

25,070 

12,730 

8,288 

6,304 

3,858 

2,645 

2,503

10,790

2,932 

2,755 

9,766

9,827

12,200 

32,500 

24,940 

13,460 

7,581 

3,716 

2,541 

2,034 

2,352

9,653

Per 

square 

mile

0.604 

1.97 

3.00

3.13

3.26 

5.46 

5.18 

2.63 

1.71 

1.30 

.797 

.546 

.517

2.23

.606 

.569 

2.02

2.03

2.52 

6J71 

5.15 

2.78 

1.57 

.768 

.525 

.420 

.486

1.99

Run-off

Inches

0.70 

2.20 

3.46

42.44

3.76 

5.69 

5.97 

2.93 

1.97 

1.45 

.92 

.63 

.58

30.26

.70 

.63 

2.33

27.56

2.91 

7.24 

5.94 

3.10 

1.81 

.86 

.61 

.48 

.54

S7.15

Acre-feet

179,800 

567,400 

893,100

10,950,000

969,500 

1,468,000 

1,541,000 

757,400 

509 , 600 

375,100 

237,200 

162,700 

148,900

7,810,000

180,300 

163,900 

600,500

7,114,000

750,300 

1,870,000 

1,533,000 

801,200 

466,100 

221,100 

156,200 

125,100 

139,900

7,008,000
82 WILLAMETTE RIVER BASIN

Willamette River at Salem, Oreg.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 44°56'40", long. 1E3°02'30", in SWi sec. 22, T. 

VS., R. 3 W., 300 feet upstream from highway bridge at Salem. Datum of gage is 

113.59 feet above mean sea level (general adjustment of 1929).

Drainage area.- 7,230 square miles.

Records available.- October 1909 to December 1916, October 1927 to September 1940.

Average discharge.- 20 years, 21,830 second-feet.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 100,000 second-feet Feb. 29 (gage height, 

14.79 feet); minimum, 2,470 second-feet Aug. 27 (gage height, -4.45 feet).

1909-16, 1927-40: Maximum discharge observed, 315,000 second-feet Nov. 25, 1909 

(gage height, 30.5 feet); minimum discharge, that of Aug. 27, 1940.

Maximum discharge known, 500,000 second-feet (estimated) Dec. 4, 1861 (gage 

height, about 39 feet).

Flood of Feb. 5, 1890, reached a stage of 37.1 feet.

Remarks.- Records good. Many small diversions above station for irrigation; part of 

flow of Salem canal, which diverts water from North Santiam River, returns to 

Willamette River below station. No regulation.

Cooperation.- Gage-height record collected in cooperation with U. S. Weather Bureau.

Rating table, water year 1939-40 (gage height, in feet, and discharge, in second-feet)

-4.5 2,400 16.0 112,000

-4.3 2,680

-4.0 3,120

-3.5 3,940

-3.0

-2.5

-2.0

-1.0

4,840

5,850

6,990

9,500

2.0 

4.0 

6.0

12,300

19,500

28,000

37,300

8.0

10.0

12.0

14.0

49,100

62,500

76,700

93,000

Discharge, In second-feet, water year October 1939 to September 1940

Day

1 

2 

5

4

e

6

7

e

9 

10

11

12

13 

14 

16

16 

17 

16 

19 

20

21 

22 

23 

24 

25

26 

27 

28 

29 

30 

31

Oct.

2,900 

2,940 

2,970 

3,100 

3,340

4,S20 

5,390 

5,230 

4,580 

4,150

3,320 

3,630 

3,470 

3,410 

3,330

3,230 

3,250 

3,280 

3,440 

3,600

3,740 

3,910 

3,750 

3,720 

3,970

4,450 

4,800 

8,510 

10,900 

9,140 

7,040

Nov.

5,920 

5,310 

4,900 

4,670 

4,520

4,360 

4,160 

4,060 

3,940 

4,020

4,010 

3,390 

3,800 

3,720 

3,320

3,800 

3,740 

3,680 

3,620 

3,600

3,570 

3,570 

3,550 

3,600 

3,580

3,570 

3,550 

3,600 

3,770 

3,740

Dee.

3,770 

4,240 

4,380 

4,340 

4,220

4,090 

4,060 

4,290 

5,330 

11,200

25,000 

29,000 

21,300 

15,900 

17,500

41,800 

56,600 

55,400 

44,200 

34,500

34,100 

32,000 

27,200 

22,500 

13,900

16,100 

14,300 

13,800 

19,600 

27,700 

28,800

Jan.

29,100 

23,000 

26,600 

29,400 

33,200

32,500 

29,200 

a26,000 

23,900 

a27,000

a30,000 

a27,000 

a25,000 

a22,000 

a!9,400

a!6,400 

14,900 

13,700 

12,800 

12,000

11,300 

10, 600 

10,200 

9,840 

10,100

13,200 

24,600 

32,200 

29,200 

24,700 

21,200

Month

Oot 

Nor 

Dec

C

Jan 

Feb 

Mar 

Apr 

May 

Jun 

Jul 

Aug 

Sep

W

ember. ....................

tember ....................

ater year!939-4C .........

Feb.

18,500 

16,400 

14,900 

17,000 

26,600

47,700 

83,900 

91,300 

33,200 

30,300

79,300 

77,300 

74,000 

74,000 

71,700

66,100 

63,200 

73,600 

71,500 

61,000

48,700 

39,700 

34,100 

30,300 

32,300

60,900 

75,900 

36,400 

97,900

Secondfoot-days

137,660 

119,640 

646,320

5,327,950

675,240 

1,708,200 

1,345,600 

663,000 

390,210 

151,940 

101,870 

82,250 

94,120

6,121,250

Mar.

97,100 

93,400 

85,500 

74,800 

62,800

52,100 

43,300 

45,000 

48,400 

47.COO

40,800 

35,500 

31,200 

27,600 

24,800

23,400 

24,500 

24,900 

23,300 

21,400

20,000 

13,700 

17,900 

17,300 

17,300

20,900 

45,100 

67,400 

70,600 

66,200 

56,900

Maximum

10,900 

5,920 

56,800

93,900

33,200 

97,900 

97,100 

49,800 

23,100 

7,200 

3,680 

3,170 

6,160

97,900

Apr.

49,800 

44,500 

39,000 

34,800 

30,900

27,400 

25,200 

24,900 

27,000 

31,100

29,800 

26,600 

24,000 

22,000 

20,500

19,000 

17,600 

16,300 

15,100 

14,300

13,600 

12,800 

12,300 

12,500 

12,600

12,400 

11,800 

11,400 

13,500 

15,300

May

13,500 

20,700 

19,300 

17,900 

19,300

23,100 

22,300 

19,800 

17,700 

15,800

14,600 

13,600 

12,800 

12,000 

11,400

10,800 

10,300 

9,310 

9,370 

8,980

S,720 

8,380 

8,140 

7,860 

7,660

7,470 

7,130 

6,990 

6,660 

6,520 

6,570

MinJLffluiB

2,900 

3,550 

3,770

2,390

9,840 

14,900 

17,300 

11,400 

6,520 

3,630 

3,040 

2,480 

2,510

2,480

June

6,990 

a7,100 

a7,200 

6,800 

6,450

6,130 

5,960 

5,810 

5,720 

5,560

5,370 

5,210 

5,090 

4,950 

4,340

4,740 

4,610 

4,450 

4,420 

4,400

4,330 

4,250 

4,200 

4,150 

4,040

3,970 

3,910 

3,S60 

3,750 

3,630

Mean

4,447 

3,988 

20,350

15,970

21,730 

58,900 

43,410 

22,270 

12,590 

5,065 

3,286 

2,653 

3,137

16,720

July

3,670 

3,620 

3,580 

3,520 

3,470

3.44O 

3,410 

3,390 

3,360 

3,340

3,310 

3,230 

3,170 

3,170 

3,120

3,080 

3,060 

3,040 

3,040 

3,040

3,060 

3,120 

3,2SO 

3,230 

3,090

3,040 

3,060 

3,340 

3,630 

3,570 

3,340

Per 

square 

mile

0.611 

.548 

2.86

2.19

2.99 

3.09 

5.96 

3.06 

1.73 

.696 

.451 

.364 

.431

2.30

Aug.

3,170 

3,080 

2,970 

2,900 

2,860

2,810 

2,760 

2,690 

2,650 

2,640

2,640 

2,650 

2,620 

2,640 

2,580

2,570 

2,570 

2,570 

2,550 

2,540

2,550 

2,540 

2,540 

2,530 

2,530

2,530 

2,430 

2,500 

2,530 

2,530 

2,530

Sept.

2,530 

2,510 

2,510 

2,540 

2,620

2,690 

2,720 

2,740 

2,740 

2,780

2,820 

2,840 

2,860 

2,910 

2,970

3,060 

3,090 

3,140 

3,150 

3,260

3,380 

3,380 

3,230 

3,220 

3,200

3,180 

3,150 

3,490 

5,250 

6,160

Run-off

Inches

0.70 

.61 

3.30

29.79

3.45 

S.73 

6.37 

3.41 

1.99 

.78 

.52 

.42 

.43

31.26

Acre-feet

273,400 

237,300 

1,232,000

11,560,000

1,339,000 

3,388,000 

2,669,000 

1,325,000 

774,000 

301,400 

202,100 

163,100 

186,700

12,140,000

a No gage-height record; 

staff-gage readings.

discharge computed on basis of records for tributaries and once-daily

9-233 April 1936

UNITED STATES DEPAPmMENT OF THE INTERIOR 

Geolog il Survey
WILLAMETTE RIVER BASIN 83

Hills Creek near Oakrldge, Oreg.

Location.- Staff gage, lat. 43°42', long. 122°24', In NWi sec. 36, T. 21 S., R. 3 E., 

1* miles upstream from mouth and 4i miles southeast of Oakrldge.

Drainage area.- 59 square miles.

Records available.- September 1935 to September 1940.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge observed during year, 859 second-feet Mar. 26 (gage height, 

4.25 feet); minimum observed, 12 second-feet Aug. 26 to Sept. 2.

1935-40: Maximum discharge, 2,120 second-feet Apr. 14, 1937 (gage height, 4.02 

feet, site and datum then In use), from rating curve extended above 900 second-feet; 

minimum observed, that of Aug. 26 to Sept. 2, 1940.

Remarks.- Records good; they include flow to small diversion about 1,000 feet upstream 

and return flow from another, half a mile upstream. No regulation. Gage read once 

dally; twice dally when stage Is over 2.0 feet.

Rating table, water year 1939-40 (gage height. In feet, and discharge. In second-feet)

1.1 

1.4

38

68

1.7 

2.0

2.5

2.6

107 

155 

212 

2S1

3.0 

3.4 

3.9

395

530

715

Discharge, In second-feet, water year October 1939 to September 1940

Day

1 

2 

3

4 

6

6

7

e

9 

10

11

12

13 

14 

16

16 

17

18 

19 

20

21 

22 

23 

24 

26

26 

27 

28 

29

30 

31

Oct.

20 

35 

22 

20 

75

47 

35 

27 

24 

22

20 

20 

20 

19 

18

17 

17 

20 

18 

18

18 

17 

17 

36 

24

e35 

104 

56 

47 

32 

26

Nov.

24 

26 

26 

24 

22

21 

20 

22 

24 

22

20 

20 

20 

19 

19

18 

17 

17 

17 

17

18 

17 

17 

17 

17

16 

16 

16 

16 

17

Dec.

IS 

19 

19 

IS 

17

17 

17 

19 

113 

241

130 

83 

61 

66 

188

368 

495 

241 

177 

173

145 

122 

96 

83 

66

61 

78 

225 

181 

162 

152

Jan.

160 

145 

145 

159 

152

122 

104 

99 

157 

145

122 

104 

90 

80 

73

66 

61 

57 

56 

54

52 

49 

47 

53 

78

166 

194 

148 

125 

113 

101

Month

Dot 

Nor

Dee

C

Jan 

Feb 

Mar 

Apr 

May 

Jun 

Jul 

Aug 

Sep

w

ember. ....................

ater year 1939-4

Feb. >

90 

90 

S5 

SS 

99

432 

407 

307 

267 

439

389 

291 

548 

42S 

318

294 

356 

279 

219 

179

155 

128 

119 

122 

162

484 

600 

671 

624

Seeondfoot-days

926 

582 

3,851

39,049

3,266 

8,670 

9,488 

5,231 

3,222 

1,069 

675 

462 

763

38,205

Mar.

425 

481 

401 

329 

2S9

246 

234 

484 

392 

299

239 

194 

1S4 

164 

145

874 

257 

214 

188 

179

179 

179 

173 

198 

202

579 

691 

478 

413 

395 

383

Maximum

104 

26 

495

755

194 

671 

691 

350 

186 

59 

31 

20 

110

691

Apr.

350 

307 

257 

221 

188

164 

182 

230 

271 

243

206 

200 

202 

198 

173

148 

138 

135 

128 

125

113 

104 

104 

107 

113

101 

96 

101 

145 

181

May

175 

171 

157 

1S2 

1S6

157 

152 

138 

132 

138

132 

125 

113 

104 

99

93 

SB 

83 

78 

73

70 

68 

66 

64 

60

59 

55 

51 

49 

49 

55

THni,fflfujin

17 

16 

17

16

47 

85 

145 

96 

49 

24 

19 

12 

12

12

June

59 

55 

51 

49 

45

45 

43 

43 

42 

40

37 

35 

35 

34 

33

32 

32 

31 

30 

30

29 

29 

28 

28 

27

26 

26 

26 

25 

24

Mean

29.9 

19.4 

124

107

105 

299 

306 

174 

104 

35.6 

21.8 

14.9 

25.4

104

July

24 

24 

23 

23 

22

22 

22 

22 

21 

21

21 

21 

20 

20 

20

20 

20 

20 

19 

21

30 

22 

21 

20 

19

19 

31 

24 

22 

21 

20

Per 

square 

mile

0.507 

.329 

2.10

1.81

1.78 

5.07 

5.19 

2.95 

1.76 

.603 

.369 

.253 

.431

1.76

Aug.

20 

20 

19 

18 

18

17 

17 

17 

17 

16

16 

15 

15 

15 

14

14 

14 

14 

14 

14

14 

13 

13 

13 

13

12 

12 

12 

12 

12 

12

Sept.

12 

12 

17 

19 

18

17 

15 

14 

14 

20

16 

16 

26 

26 

17

17 

20 

57 

35 

23

20 

17 

17 

16 

16

16 

61 

110 

47 

33

Run-off

Inches

0.58 

.37 

2.43

24.59

2.06 

5.47 

5.98 

3.30 

2.03 

.67 

.43 

.29 

.48

24.09

Aore-feet

1,840 

1/160 

7,640

77,450

6,480 

17,200 

18,820 

10,380 

6,390 

2,120 

1,340 

916 

1,510

75,790

e Gage reading not representative of average for day; discharge computed on basis of records for 

Salt Creek near Oakrldge.

. 9-S.T-3 April 1956

UNITED STATES DEPAR^fENT OF THE INTERIOR 

Geologl 1 Surrey
84 WILLAMETTE RIVER BASIN

Salt Creek near Oakridge, Oreg.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 43°44', long. 122°25', In SWi sec. 23, T. 21 S., 

R. 3 E., 0.7 mile upstream from mouth and 2 miles southeast of Oakridge. Datum of 

gage Is 1,245.67 feet above mean sea level (general adjustment of 1929).

Drainage area.- 113 square miles.

Records available.- July 1913 to September 1914, October 1933 to September 1940.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 775 second-feet Mar. 26 (gage height, 3.65 

feet); minimum, 77 second-feet Aug. 27 (gage height, 1.41 feet).

1913-14, 1933-40: Maximum discharge, 2,170 second-feet Dec. 20, 1934 (gage 

height, 5.92 feet); minimum, 55 second-feet Jan. 8, 1937 (computed on basis of 

record for Salmon Creek near Oakridge).

Remarks.- Records excellent. No diversion above station; slight regulation. 

Cooperation.- Water-stage recorder inspected by employee of U. S. Forest Service.

Rating tables, water year 1939-40 (gage height, In feet, and discharge, In second-feet)

Oct. 1 to Dec. 16 Dec. 17 to Sept 30

1.5 88 2.4 295 1.4 76 2.0 176 2.9 445

1.8 144 2.7 395 1.6 99 2.3 252 3.2 560

2.1 210 3.1 550 1.8 134 2.6 343 3.5 700

Discharge, In second-feet, water year October 1939 to September 1940

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.

Ill 

116 

107 

109 

159

136 

122 

114 

109 

105

103 

102 

102 

100 

100

93 

100 

103 

100 

103

102 

102 

102 

120 

111

159 

274 

198 

157 

138 

126

Nov.

120 

116 

120 

114 

111

111 

109 

113 

111 

107

105 

105 

103 

103 

103

102 

102 

102 

102 

100

100 

100 

98 

98 

98

96 

96 

96 

96 

100

Dec.

100 

102 

100 

98 

96

100 

98 

122 

192 

325

253 

194 

169 

174 

232

402 

528 

350 

281 

278

252 

220 

195 

176 

161

156 

150 

178 

220 

233 

247

Jan.

264 

269 

264 

255 

236

218 

202 

195 

228 

212

195 

183 

167 

152 

152

148 

142 

140 

136 

130

128 

124 

124 

124 

130

167 

186 

169 

161 

158 

154

Month

Oct 

Nov 

Dec

C

Jan 

Feb 

Mar 

Apr 

May

Jun

Jul 

AugSep

W

ember .....................

alendar year 1939 .........

Member ....................

ater year 1939-4(

Feb.

150 

150 

158 

163 

198

393 

466 

417 

390 

540

508 

431 

528 

508 

434

390 

390 

369 

330 

293

269 

249 

230 

222 

258

420 

512 

628 

660

Secondfoot-days

3,788 

3,137 

6,382

92,165

5,513 

10,654 

12,888 

10,131 

7,673 

3,445 

2,801 

2,502 

2,790

71,704

Mar.

552 

578 

516 

466 

434

386 

400 

564 

492 

434

383 

337 

311 

287 

275

373 

353 

333 

311 

299

290 

296 

299 

327 

346

536 

670 

552 

520 

488 

480

Maximum

274 

120 

528

864

269 

660 

670 

459 

343 

165 

109 

87 

186

670

Apr.

459 

428 

396 

363 

337

308 

314 

376 

428 

393

369 

366 

386 

396 

369

333 

308 

308 

308 

299

287 

281 

284 

281 

275

261 

252 

299 

330 

337

May

343 

337 

324 

340 

321

299 

284 

278 

287 

311

314 

305 

284 

272 

261

249 

236 

230 

222 

215

208 

200 

202 

198 

188

176 

167 

158 

154 

154 

156

Minimum

98 

96 

96

96

124 

150 

275 

252 

154 

95 

86 

78 

78

78

June

165 

156 

146 

140 

134

130 

128 

126 

123 

121

117 

115 

113 

112 

110

109 

107 

105 

105 

104

102 

102 

101 

99 

98

96 

96 

95 

95 

95

Mean

122 

105 

206

253

178 

367 

416 

338 

248 

115 

90.4 

80.7 

93.0

196

July

94 

92 

92 

91 

91

90 

90 

90 

89 

89

89 

87 

87 

87 

87

87 

87 

87 

87 

94

96 

91 

89 

87 

86

91 

109 

95 

91 

90 

89

Per 

square 

mile

1.03 

.929 

1.32

2.24

1.58 

3.25 

3.68 

2.99 

2.19 

1.02 

.800 

.714 

.823

1.73

Aug.

87 

86 

85 

84 

83

83 

82 

82 

32 

81

81 

81 

81 

81 

80

80 

80 

80 

79 

79

79 

79 

79 

79 

80

79 

78 

78 

78 

78 

78

Sept.

78 

81 

84 

85 

84

81 

81 

81 

83 

85

81 

82 

86 

86 

91

90 

89 

126 

102 

91

86 

83 

82 

82 

82

86 

132 

186 

115 

109

Run-off

Inches

1.25 

1.03 

2.10

30.34

1.81 

3.51 

4.24 

3.33 

2.53 

1.13 

.92 

.32 

.92

23.59

Acre-feet

7,510 

6,220 

12,660

182,800

10,930 

21,130 

25,560 

20,090 

15,220 

6,830 

5,660 

4,960 

5,530

142,200

Peak discharge.- Dec. 17 (3 a.m.) 665 sec.-ft.5 Mar. 26 (10 p.m.) 775 sec.-ft

9-233 April 1936

UNITED STATES DEP.A°TMENT OP THE INTERIOR 

Geoloj_ ,al Survey
WILLAMETTE RIVER BASIN 85

Salmon Creek near Oakridge, Oreg.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 43°45', long. 122°23', In SWi sec. 7, T. 21 S., 

R. 4 E., a quarter of a mile upstream from Slide Creek and 4 miles east of Oakrldge.

Drainage area.- 117 square miles at cable a quarter of a mile above station, where all 

discnarge measurements are made.

Records available.- October 1933 to September 1940. February 1913 to September 1914, 

at site 2 miles downstream, below Flat Creek. October 1914 to October 1919, at 

site 1 mile downstream.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 1,150 second-feet Feb. 10 (gage height, 3.76 

feet), from rating curve extended above 500 second-feet; minimum, 90 second-feet 

Aug. 30 to Sept. 2 (gage height, 1.11 feet).

1913-19, 1933-40: Maximum discharge, 6,400 second-feet (estimated) Jan. 12, 

1918; minimum, 63 second-feet Jan. 8, 1937 (gage height, 0.87 foot).

Remarks.- Records fair to Apr. 10, excellent thereafter. No regulation above station. 

Village of Oakrldge has diverted water around station In an 8-lnch pipe since 1936. 

Tunnel and control gates that were built to divert part of outflow from Waldo Lake 

Into Salmon Creek Basin were not used during year. Leakage under gates amoxints to 

about 3 second-feet.

Cooperation.- Water-stage recorder Inspected by employee of U. S. Forest Service.

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1939 to September 1940

Day

1 

2 

3 

4

e

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.

117 

125 

112 

123 

21S

155 

135 

121 

117 

112

112 

110 

108 

108 

108

108 

108 

110 

110 

117

106 

110 

112 

144 

123

205 

317 

221 

172 

14S 

135

Nov.

127 

121 

127 

121 

117

113 

112 

119 

113 

112

110 

110 

108 

106 

100

104 

104 

104 

103 

103

106 

104 

104 

103 

101

101 

101 

104 

103 

110

Deo.

104 

103 

104 

104 

106

IDS 

104 

144 

207 

338

279 

212 

IBS 

193 

238

365 

604 

404 

335 

345

338 

292 

260 

226 

207

193 

188 

298 

404 

400 

372

Jan.

361 

338 

353 

338 

320

292 

275 

272 

353

324

289 

266 

241 

224 

212

201 

190 

185 

178 

172

168 

160 

160 

162 

185

226 

256 

238 

221 

207 

198

Month

Dot 

Nov 

Deo

C

Jan 

Fob 

Mar 

Apr 

May 

Jun 

Jul 

Aug 

Sep

W

ember . ....................

alendar year 1939 .........

tember ....................

ater year 1939-4

fob.

193 ise

196 

19S 

260

509 

653 

604 

587

1,040

853 

675 

740 

718 

615

568 

572 

545 

491 

439

435 

381 

352 

335 

374

635

787 

884 

904

Secondfoot-days

4,227 

3,277 

7,764

117,195

7,565 

15,731 

17,036 

11,409 

7,669 

4,144 

3,473 

2,979 

3,270

88,544

Mar.

799 

823 

72S 

655 

610

532 

576 

775 

685 

605

532 

473 

431 

400 

388

514 

482 

455 

431 

411

400 

400 

396 

415 

427

601 

712 

640 

610 

572 

55S

Maximum

317 

127 

604

1,600

361 

1,040 

S23 

536 

377 

182 

140 

106 

204

1,040

Apr.

532 

496 

464 

431 

400

374 

381 

464 

536 

504

46S 

443 

439 

427 

400

370 

342 

326 

319 

303

290 

283 

287 

283 

280

271 

262 

322 

342 

370

May

377 

360 

346 

356 

346

326 

306 

293 

287 

287

2SO 

274 

262 

252 

840

832 

823 

217 

209 

201

198 

195 

193 

190 

182

178 

175 

170 

170 

172 

172

Minimum

106 

101 

103

' 101

160 

188 

388 

262 

170 

118 

106 

90 

90

90

June

1S2 

172 

163 

160 

156

154 

151 

149 

147 

144

142 

140 

138 

138 

136

136 

134 

130 

130 

128

128 

126 

124 

122 

120

120 

120 

118 

118 

US

Mean

136 

109 

250

321

244 

542 

550

380 

247 

138 

112 

96.1 

109

242

July

117 

117 

115 

115 

113

113 

111 

111 

111 

109

109 

109 

109 

108 

108

108 

108 

108 

108 

117

118 

111 

108 

108 

106

113 

140 

117 

111 

109 

10S

Per 

square 

mile

1.16 

.932 

2.14

2.74

2.09 

4.63 

4.70 

3.25 

2.11 

1.18 

.957 

.821 

.932

2.07

Aug.

106 

104 

102 

102 

101

99 

99 

98 

9S 

98

98 

96 

98 

96 

96

96 

96 

94 

94 

94

94 

93 

93 

94 

93

93 

91 

91 

91 

91 

90

Sept.

90 

96 

101 

106 

99

94 

94 

94 

98 

99

94 

96 

106 

102 

108

101 

102 

149 

117 

102

98 

98 

94 

94 

101

106 

133 

204 

128 

111

Run-off

Inches

1.34 

1.04 

2.47

37.25

2.40 

5.00 

5.42 

3.63 

2.44 

1.32 

1.10 

.95 

1.04

28.15

Aore-feet

8,330 

6,500 

15,400

232,500

15,000 

31,200 

33,790 

22,630 

15,210 

3,220 

6,390 

5,910 

6,490

175,600

Peak discharge.- Feb. 10 (12 m. ) 1.150 sec. -ft.

Note.- Backwater from log on control Dec. 10 to Apr. 10; discharge computed on basis of discharge measurements made on Mar. 23, and Apr. 11, and records for Salt Creek near Oakridge.

9-233 April 1936

UNITED STATES DEPA^MENT OP THE INTERIOR 

Geolot al Survey
86 WILLAMETTE RIVER BASIN

Waldo Lake outlet near Oakridge, Oreg.

Location.- Water-stage recorder and artificial control on lake outlet, lat. 43°46', long. 

122"03', in NWi sec. 7, T. 21 S., R. 6 E., on artificial outlet channel of Waldo Lake, 

20 miles east of Oakridge. Altitude of water surface of lake and of gage, 5,410 feet 

(from topographi c map).

Drainage area.- 30 square miles.

Records available.- October 1936 to September 1940.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 40 second-feet Apr. 9, May 3-5 (maximum gage 

height, 1.19 feet May 4, disregarding peaks of momentary duration caused by seiches); 

no flow at times.

1936-40: Maximum discharge, 92 second-feet Mar. 29, 1938 (gage height, 2.15 feet); 

no flow at times.

Remarks.- Records good except those below 1 second-foot, which are poor. Seiches on 

Waldo Lake cause rapid changes in stage at gage several times each hour. Lake not 

regulated artificially. Diversion tunnel into head of Black Creek, near south end of 

lake, built about 1914, is not used, but an unmeasured leakage passes control gates, 

which were probably closed throughout year. (See miscellaneous measurement, page 202).

Rating table, water year 1939-40 (gage height, in feet, and discharge, in second-feet)

0

1.2 

3.4 

9.0

0;6

.9

1.2

15.9 

27.S 

40.9

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1939 to September 1940

Day

1a

3

4

e

6 

7 

8 

9 

10

11 

12 

13 

14 

15

16 

17 

18 

19 

20

21 

22 

23 

24 

25

26 

27 

2S 

29 

30 

31

Oot. Nov. Dec.

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

0 

0 

0 

0

.1

.2 

.2 

.2 

0 

0

0 

0 

.S 

l.S 

2.3 

2.5

Jan.

Month

Oot 

NOT 

Dec

C

Jan 

Peb 

Mar 

Apr 

May 

Jun 

Jul 

Aug 

Sep

W

ember. ............ .......

ater year 1939-4 0. ........

2.9 

2.9 

3.6 

3.S 

4.4

4.4 

4.4 

4.4 

4.9 

5.2

5.2 

5.2 

5.2 

4.6 

4.4

4.1 

4.1 

4.1 

3.4 

3.4

2,9 

2.7 

2.7 

2.9 

3.6

4.4 

4.9 

4.9 

4.6 

4.4 

4.1

Peb.

3.S 

3.6 

3.6 

3.6 

4.9

7.1 

10 

11 

12 

16

17 

17 

20 

22 

22

23 

24 

24 

24 

24

23 

23 

22 

23 

24

26 

2S 

30 

31

Secondfoot-days

0 

0 

8.1

8,548.6

126.7 

522.6 

1,047 

1,085 

1,057 

553.6 

9S. S 

.3 

0

4,499.1

Mar.

32 

33 

33 

33 

33

32 

33 

36 

36 

35

35 

34 

34 

33 

34

35 

35 

34 

33 

32

32 

31 

31 

31 

31

33 

36 

36 

36 

37 

3S

Maximum

0 

0 

2.5

65

5.2 

31 

3S 

39 

40 

27 

S.3 

.2 

0

40

Apr.

3S 

37 

37 

37 

36

36 

36 

38 

39 

39

38 

3S 

37 

37 

37

36 

36 

36 

35 

35

34 

34 

34 

33 

34

34 

33 

36 

37 

3S

May

38 

3S 

39 

40 

40

39 

3S 

3S 

37 

37

37 

37 

36 

36 

36

35 

35 

34 

33 

32

32 

32 

31 

31 

30

29 

2S 

2S 

27 

27 

27

» 

0 

0 

0

0

2.7 

3.6 

31 

33 

27 

S.7 

.4 

0 

0

0

Jane

27 

27 

26 

26 

25

24 

24 

23 

22 

22

21 

21 

20 

20 

19

IS 

IS 

IS 

17 

16

15 

15 

14 

13 

12

12 

11 

9.9 

9.0 

S.7

Mean

0 

0 

.26

23.4

4.09 

18.0 

33. S 

36.2 

34.1 

18.5 

3.19 

.01 

0

12.3

July

S.3 

7.7 

7.1 

6.S 

6.5

6.0 

5.5 

5.2 

5.2 

4.6

4.4 

3.8 

3.6 

3.2 

2.7

2.5 

2.0

1.6 

1.4 

1.4

1.4 

1.2 

1.0 

.8 

.7

.7 

1.0 

.8 

.7 

.6 

.4

Per 

square 

mile

0 

0 

.OOS7

.730

.136 

.600 

1.13 

1.21 

1.14 

.617 

.106 

.00033 

0

.410

Aug.

0.2 

.1 

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 

0

Sept.

Run-off

Inches Acre-feet

0 0 

0 0 

.01 16

10.59 16,950

.16 251 

.65 1,040 

1.30 2,OSO 

1.35 2,150 

1.31 2,100 

.69 1,100 

.12 196 

.0004 .6 

0 0

5.59 S.930

9-233 April 1956

UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OP THE INTERIOR 

Geological Survey
WILLAMETTB RIVER BASIN 87

North Fork of Middle Fork of Wlllamette River near Oakridge, Oreg.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 43°45'. long. 122°30', In SWi sec. 7, T. 21 S., 

R. 3 E., 1 mile upstream from mouth and 2t miles northeast of Oakridge. Datum of 

gage Is 1,029.6 feet above mean sea level (river-profile survey).

Drainage area.- 246 square miles.

Records available.- October 1909 to September 1912 (fragmentary), September 1935 to 

September 1940. October 1913 to February 1916, at site half a mile upstream, above 

a small tributary.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 3,400 second-feet (regulated) Feb. 10 (gage 

height, 5.82 feet); minimum, 26 second-feet (regulated) Oct. 14 (gage height, 0.25 

foot); minimum daily discharge, 93 second-feet Aug. 19-23, 25-27, Aug. 30 to Sept. 1.

1909-16, 1935-40: Maximum gage height observed, 12.4 feet, Nov. 22, 1909 (site 

and datum then in use, discharge not determined); minimum discharge, that of Oct. 14, 

1939.

Remarks.- Records good. Tunnel and control gates that were built to divert part of outflow from Waldo Lake Into Salmon Creek Basin were not used during year. Leakage 

under gates amounts to about 3 second-feet. Occasional diurnal fluctuation during 

periods of low water by log pond upstream.

Rating table, water year 1959-40 (gage height, In feet, and discharge, In second-feet)

0.7 

1.0

1.5

1.6 

1.9

89

152

253

354

460

2.6

5.0 

5.5 

4.0

615

855

1,070

1,380

1,740

4.5 

5.0 

5.5

2,140

2,590

5,080

Discharge, In second-feet, mater year October 1959 to September 1940

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 

31

Oct.

106 

116 

114 

121 

305

201 

164 

145 

134 

129

125 

118 

116 

128 

110

116 

110 

125 

121 

154

154 

102 

121 

177 

152

221 

520 

369 

256 

201 

180

Nov.

162 

154 

152 

145 

156

154 

151 

156 

138 

154

129 

127 

127 

125 

125

121 

118 

116 

116 

114

114 

118 

116 

118 

116

116 

121

lie

118 

151

Dee.

145 

151 

129 

125 

125

127 

125 

154 

554 

588

566 

386 

516 

527 

540

992 

1,500 

9O8 

705 

756

720 

598 

525 

446 

594

561 

546 

615 

857 

855 

764

Jan.

752 

708 

756 

747 

750

664 

582 

582 

818 

774

681 

604 

555 

485 

460

428 

402 

381 

565 

554

354 

527 

505 

509 

594

500 

566 

550 

485 

451 

424

Month.

Oet 

HOT 

Dec

C

Jan 

Feb 

Mar

MPr 

May

Jun 

Jul 

Aug 

Sep

W

ember .....................

alendar year 1939.. ......

ater year 1959-4

Feb.

408 

586 

569 

407 

520

681 

1,750 

1,550 

1,510 

2,770

2,560 

1,720 

1,890 

1,780 

1,500

1,450 

1,550 

1,440 

1,240 

1,100

992 

926 

852 

850 

986

1,620 

2,030 

2,570 

2,560

Secondfoot-days

5,145 

5,826 

15,252

207,692

16,593 

59,501 

59,696 

22,925 

15,592 

6,041 

3,850 

5,024 

3,902

172,725

Mar.

2,C60 

2,160 

1,850 

1,610 

1,480

1,500 

1,510 

1,920 

1,650 

1,570

1,190 

1,060 

944 

874 

818

1,050 

1,050 

938 

874 

646

796 

602 

786 

818 

630

1,550 

2,070 

1,740 

1,520 

1,550 

1,500

Maximum

520 

162 

1,500

5,250

818 

2,770 

2,180 

1,250 

791 

295 

157 

112 

525

2,770

Apr.

1,250 

1,150 

1,050 

950 

679

802 

802 

956 

1,130 

1,080

986 

914 

879 

850 

780

720 

659 

615 

593 

560

520 

500 

495 

465 

490

460 

446 

566 

656 

764

May

791 

720 

670 

692 

681

642 

604 

560 

520 

500

470 

451 

428 

407 

386

575 

561 

538 

542 

550

520 

509 

502 

295 

288

278 

271 

264 

261 

264 

274

T*MiT<imnH

102 

114

125

100

505 

369 

786 

446 

261 

149 

112 

95 

95

95

June

295 

271 

252 

242 

256

230 

221 

227 

218 

215

207 

207 

201 

201 

199

199 

196 

188 

185 

185

180 

177 

177 

172 

167

164 

162 

160 

160 

149

Mean

166 

128 

491

569

529 

1,555 

1,281 

764 

452 

201 

124 

97.5 

150

472

July

158 

140 

140 

136 

131

123 

121 

127 

127 

125

118 

112 

114 

114 

114

114 

114 

112 

112 

129

150 

129 

118 

114 

112

116 

157 

140 

127 

114 

114

Per 

square 

mile

0.675 

.520 

2.00

2.51

2.15 

5.51 

5.21 

5.11 

1.76 

.817 

.504 

.596 

.528

1.92

Aug.

112 

110 

108 

108 

104

102 

100 

100 

97 

97

95 

95 

98 

97 

97

97 

97 

95 

95 

95

95 

93 

93 

95 

95

95 

95 

95 

95 

93 

93

Sept.

93 

98 

112 

121 

112

104 

102 

104 

104 

110

104 

104 

12V 

121 

129

121

134 

164 

147 

121

108 

104 

102 

104 

106

118 

278 

323 

17V 

150

Run-off

Inches

0.7S 

.53 

2.30

31.40

2.48 

5.94 

6.00 

5.47 

2.02 

.91 

.58 

.46 

.59

26.11

Acre-feet

10,200 

7,590 

30,210

411,900

32,520 

77,950 

78,740 

45,470 

26,560 

11,980 

7,640 

6,000 

7,740

342,600

,£ 9-255 April 1936

OTITED STATES DEPAR^CENT OP THE INTERIOR 

Qeologl 1 Survey
WILLAMETTE RIVER BASIN

Fall Creek above Winberry Creek, near Lowell, Oreg.

Location.- Staff gage, lat. 43°57', long. 122°43', In SEi sec. 32, T. 18 S., R. 1 E., 

2t miles upstream from Winberry Creek and 4i miles northeast of Lowell. Datum of 

gage Is 727.99 feet above mean sea level (general adjustment of 1929).

Drainage area.- 131 square miles.

Records available.- September 1935 to September 1940.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 2,340 second-feet Feb. 10 (gage height, 4.90 

reet, from graph based on gage readings); minimum observed, 16 second-feet Oct. 1.

1935-40: Maximum discharge, 6,850 second-feet Mar. 19, 1938 (gage height, 8.0 

feet, from floodmark), from rating curve extended above 2,600 second-feet; minimum 

observed, 14 second-feet Dec. 1, 1936.

Maximum stage known, about 11 feet (date unknown), from floodmarks observed in 

1935.

Remarks . - Records fair. No diversion above station. 

during periods of high water.

Gage read once daily, oftener

Discharge, in second-feet, mater year October 1939 to September 1940

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

Oot.

16 

25

le

28 

302

147 

66 

50 

42 

34

31 

30 

28 

26 

25

25 

26 

33 

30 

47

35 

30 

26 

203 

73

134 

616 

295 

150 

96 

69

Hov.

60 

53 

59 

62 

50

45 

42 

45 

56 

47

42 

39 

35 

45 

40

35 

33 

33 

32 

31

33 

33 

33

31 

30

30 

35 

33 

30 

33

Dec.

56 

43 

40 

35 

32

39 

40 

35 

260 

1,070

730 

394 

222 

160 

286

450 

847 

446 

293 

354

495 

339 

257 

189 

166

150 

115 

192 

410 

398 

323

Jan.

301 

286 

331 

386 

406

350 

286 

257 

531 

414

331 

282 

222 

189 

166

155 

134 

127 

115 

104

93 

87 

82 

84 

163

215 

406 

293 

219 

183 

157

Month

Oot 

HOT 

Dec

C

Jan 

Peb 

Mar 

Apr 

May 

Jim 

Jul 

AugSep

W

ember .....................

alendar year 1939. ........

tember ....................

ater year 1939-4

Feb.

132 

122 

120 

166 

202

1,040 

1,650 

1,230 

916 

1,900

1,460 

944 

1,600 

1,280 

986

1,000 

1,460 

1,230 

902 

730

594 

419 

386 

378 

658

1,110 

1,360 

1,750

1,410

Secondfoot-days

2,756 

1,205 

3,866

106,824

7,155 

27,135 

19,323 

9,218 

4,565 

1,615 

1,034 

673 

994

84,539

Mar.

1,230 

1,460 

1,000 

888 

776

658 

582 

1,040 

847 

646

560 

446 

390 

335 

301

455 

446 

370 

289 

286

261 

246 

215 

250 

212

670 

1,360 

958 

750 

640 

756

Maximum

616 

62 

1,070

4,500

414 

1,900 

1,460 

769 

358 

159 

64 

50 

130

1,900

Apr.

769 

646 

515 

428 

374

520 

512 

406 

658 

535

410 

347 

289 

257 

250

215 

192 

185 

169 

157

147 

159 

137 

137

157

137 

120 

230 

257 

525

May

558 

275 

275 

323 

325

282 

245 

205 

180 

166

150 

137 

127 

120 

110

104 

102 

93 

89 

87

84 

78 

75 

75 

71

70 

68 

65 

64 

63 

102

Minimum

16 

30 

32

15

82 

120 

212 

120 

63 

35 

28 

18 

18

16

June

139 

104 

76 

70 

64

60 

58 

61 

56 

55

53 

53 

52 

51 

49

49 

47 

45 

45 

44

43 

42 

41 

40 

38

37 

36 

56 

56 

55

Mean

88.9 

40.2 

286

293

231 

936 

623 

507 

147 

55.8 

33.4 

21.7 

33.1

231

July

55 

54 

55 

55 

52

52 

51 

51 

51 

31

31 

31 

31 

30 

50

50 

50 

30 

50 

51

64 

58 

52 

50 

28

28 

50 

54 

54 

52 

31

Per 

square 

mile

0.679 

.307 

2.18

2.24

1.76 

7.15 

4.76 

2.54 

1.12 

.411 

.255 

.166 

.255

1.76

Aug.

50 

2S 

27 

26 

26

25 

24 

24

25 

25

23 

22 

22 

22 

21

21 

21 

21 

20 

20

19 

19 

19 

19 

19

19 

18 

18 

18 

18 

18

Sept.

18 

18 

27 

26 

25

20 

19 

20 

22 

27

21 

21 

52 

59 

46

50 

28 

44 

55 

26

22 

21 

20 

20 

19

25 

110 

130 

50 

35

Run-off

Inches

0.78 

.34 

2.52

30.32

2.05 

7.70 

5.49 

2.62 

1.50 

.46 

.29 

.19 

.28

24.00

Acre-feet

5,470 

2,390 

17,590

211,900

14,190 

53,820 

38,530 

18,280 

9,050 

5,800 

2,050 

1,530 

1,970

167,700

Note.- Discharge for periods of backwater, Oct. 1-4, July 12-17, and for periods of doubtful gageheight record Apr. 28, 30, June 12 to July 9, July 27-29, Sept. 5-8, 11, 12, 18-50, computed on 

basis of three discharge measurements, engineers' notes, and records for station below Winberry 

Creek.

9-255 April 1936

71'

TOTTED STATES DEPAP^MENT OP THE IHTERIOR 

Oeolog al Survey
WILLAMETTE RIVER BASIN Da 

Fall Creek below Winberry Creek, near Fall Creek, Oreg.

Location.- Staff gage, lat. 43°57', long. 122°47', near center of sec. 2, T. 19 S., R. 

1 W., 14 miles downstream from Winberry Creek, and 2i miles southeast of Fall Creek. 

Datum of gage Is 637.80 feet above mean sea level (general adjustment of 1929).

Drainage area.- 190 square miles.

Records available.- October to December 1911 (gage heights only), September 1935 to 

September 1940.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge observed during year, 2,830 second-feet Feb. 28 (gage height, 

6.82 feet); minimum observed, 20 second-feet Aug. 21, Aug. 23 to Sept. 1 (gage height, 

0.52 foot).

1935-40: Maximum discharge, 8,240 second-feet Mar. 19, 1938 (gage height, 11.1 

feet, from floodmarks), from rating curve extended above 4,200 second-feet; minimum, 

19 second-feet Dec. 1, 1936.

Maximum stage known, about 14 feet (date unknown), determined In 1935 from 

floodmarks.

Remarks.- Records fair. No diversion above station. Gage read once dally; oftener during periods of high water.

Rating tables, water year 1939-40 (gage height, in feet, and discharge, in second-feet)

(Shifting-control method used Oct. 1-4) 

Oct. 1 to Dec. 9 Dec. 10 to Sept. 30

0.5 20 1.8 179 0.5 19 1.8 164 4.0 880 

.7 31 2.3 305 .7 28 2.3 282 4.5 1,140 

1.0 54 2.8 475 1.0 49 2.8 423 5.5 1,790 

1.4 108 3.2 630 1.4 82 3.4 630 6.5 2,560

Discharge, in seoond-feet, water year October 1939 to September 1940

Day

1 

2 

S 

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

Oct.

22 

30 

30 

31 

270

124 

102 

50 

50 

37

36 

34 

33 

31 

30

30 

32 

35 

35

45

41 

35 

33 

141 

75

72 

610 

342 

163 

108 

82

Nov.

67 

60 

80 

72 

59

51 

47 

49 

65 

50

45 

43 

40 

45 

44

39 

38 

38 

37 

36

35 

38 

37 

36 

35

35 

40 

37 

36 

38

Dec,

5* 

47 

43 

39 

36

43 

44 

70 

308 

1,140

858

436 

312 

244 

304

662 

930 

553 

367 

393

630 

476 

342 

314 

205

185 

174 

458 

469 

480 

399

Jan.

384 

378

445 

490 

518

449 

408 

367 

730 

556

455 

378 

314 

272 

241

217 

196 

183 

164 

146

131 

124 

126 

124 

241

414 

522 

384 

309 

261 

226

Feb.

203 

192 

179 

187 

282

1,080 

2,160 

1,820 

1,480 

8,080

1,760 

1,340 

2,560 

1,860 

1,510

1,580 

2,000 

1,790 

1,110 

955

750 

650 

553 

511 

835

1,260 

2,080 

2,560 

2,000

 ... SeoondMonth foot-days

Got 

HOT 

Dec

C

Jan 

Feb 

Mar 

Apr 

May 

Jun 

Jul 

Aug 

Sep

W

ember .....................

2,789 

1,372 

11,012

alendar year 1939. ........ 143 , 701

ater year 1939-4

10,153 

37,327 

25,940 

11,974 

6,106 

2,033 

1,191 

707 

1,244

11,848

Mar.

1,410 

2,080 

1,440 

1,200 

955

812 

766 

1,440 

1,110 

858

718 

595 

536 

449 

423

790 

623 

532 

466 

420

376 

347 

320 

331 

312

754 

1,820 

1,340 

1,000 

S12 

905

MaximxQS

610 

80 

1,140

5,690

730 

2,560 

2,080 

1,030 

426 

152 

75 

32 

198

2,560

Apr.

1,030 

858 

706 

588 

500

449 

420 

511 

750 

616

514 

433 

358 

342 

320

298 

266 

246 

231 

207

198 

194 

185 

194 

212

177 

168 

287 

320 

396

May

420 

356 

314 

381 

426

381 

325 

282 

24S 

231

196 

185 

179 

168

152

144 

140 

133 

126 

120

120 

116 

113 

107 

104

101 

98 

98 

98 

104 

140

Minimum

22 

35 

36

20

124 

179 

312 

168 

98 

40 

33 

20 

20

20

June

152 

140 

113 

98 

90

87 

87 

85 

a78 

75

70 

68 

63 

61 

59

57 

55 

53 

53

51

49 

47 

47 

46 

44

43 

40 

41 

41 

40

Mean

90.0 

45.7 

355

394

328 

1,287 

837 

399 

197 

67.8 

38.4 

22.8 

41.5

306

July

40 

37 

37 

37 

35

35 

35 

35 

35 

35

35 

35 

35 

a34 

34

34 

35 

36 

35 

38

75 

43 

37 

35 

33

37 

70 

a45 

38 

33 

33

Per 

square 

mile

0.474 

.241 

1.87

2.07

1.73 

6.77 

4.41 

2.10 

1.04 

.357 

.202 

.120 

.218

1.61

Aug.

32 

29 

28 

27 

26

25 

25 

24 

24 

24

24 

24 

23 

22 

22

22 

22 

21 

21 

21

20 

21 

20 

20 

a20

20 

20 

20 

20 

20 

20

Sept.

20 

a25 

29 

34 

28

24 

22 

23 

24 

29

24 

22 

43 

40 

55

33 

27 

46 

49 

30

27 

23 

22 

22 

21

26 

156 

198 

75

47

Run-off

Inches

0.55 

.27 

2.16

28.13

1.99 

7.31 

5.08 

2.34 

1.20 

.40 

.23 

.14 

.24

21.91

Acre-feet

5,530 

2,720 

21,840

285,000

20,140 

74,040 

51,450 

23,750 

12,110 

4,030 

2,360 

1,400 

2,470

221,800

a No gage-height record; discharge computed on basis of records for Fall Creek above Winberry 

Creek, Little Fall Creek near Fall Creek, and North Fork of Middle Fork of Wlllamette River near 

Oakrldge.

9-233 April 1956

UNITED STATES DEPAPmMENT OF THE INTERIOR 

Geolog. il Survey
WILLAMETTE RIVER BASIN

Little Fall Creek near Fall Creek, Oreg.

Location.- Staff gage, lat. 43°59' long. 122°45', In sec. 25, T. 18 S., R. 1 W., 4 miles

northeast of Fall Creek.

Drainage area.- 48 square miles.

Records available.- September 1935 to September 1940.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge observed during year, 820 second-feet Feb. 10 (gage height, 

4.32 reet); minimum observed, 10 second-feet Aug. 26, 27, Aug. 30 to Sept. 1 (gage 

height, 1.1S feet).

1935-40: Maximum discharge, 4,020 second-feet Mar. 18 or 19, 1938 (gage height, 

7.0 feet, from floodmark), from rating curve extended above 1,300 second-feet on basis 

of velocity-area studies; minimum discharge observed, 10 second-feet Dec. 1, 1936, Aug. 

26, 27, Aug. 30 to Sept. 1,-1940.

Remarks.- Records good except those for periods of doubtful gage-height record, which are 

fair. No regulation or diversion above station. Gage read once dally; oftener during 

periods of high water or rapidly changing stage.

Rating table, water year 1939-40 (gage height, in feet, and discharge, in second-feet) 

(Shifting-control method used Mar. 30 to Apr. 10)

1.1 8 1.6 28 2.4 125 3.2 345 4.0 660 

1.3 14 2.0 63 2.8 225 3.6 490 4.4 88Q

Discharge, in aeeond-feet , water year October 1939 to September 1940

Day

1 

2 

3

4 

6

6 

7 

8 

9 

10

11 

12 

13 

14

15

16 

17 

18 

19 

20

21 

22 

23 

24 

25

26 

27 

26 

29 

30 

31

Oct.

14 

17 

20 

24 

d80

44 

d34 

26 

20 

19

18 

16 

16 

16 

15

15 

16 

22 

18 

35

22 

19 

17 

73 

35

35 

140 

129 

81 

52 

40

Hov.

35 

34 

34 

29 

28

26 

24 

24 

d30 

d25

d23 

22 

21 

22 

21

20 

20 

d!8 

d!7 

d!6

d!6 

d!7 

d!6 

d!5 

d!5

15 

15 

15 

16 

16

Dec.

28 

26 

21 

21 

21

22 

23 

24 

96 

342

300 

189 

119 

106 

189

231 

270 

243 

176 

273

249 

214 

159 

127 

112

99 

91 

112 

159 

157 

154

Jan.

157 

143 

140 

154 

187

154 

140 

145 

187 

166

152 

138 

123 

110 

101

92 

89 

85 

79 

74

69 

64 

63 

64 

98

110 

149 

123 

99 

88 

82

Peb.

78 

75 

73 

83 

147

638 

660 

592 

.638 

620

685 

592 

710 

615 

530

510 

615 

570 

466 

367

336 

294 

252 

240 

309

510 

615 

685 

615

M *>, SecondHonth foot-days

Got 

Hov 

Dee

C

Jan 

Peb 

Mar 

Apr 

May 

Jun 

Jul 

Aug 

Sep

W

1,128 

645 

4,353

alendar year 1939. ........ 49,906

ua

t ember. ...................

ater year 1939-4 0. ........

3,625 

13,340 

8,202 

4,286 

2,413 

1,123 

643 

403 

569

40,730

Mar.

530 

638 

510 

426 

373

315 

306 

432 

336 

300

264 

234 

208 

189 

181

167 

164 

154 

145 

136

127 

121 

116 

121 

112

176 

265 

312 

264 

258 

282

Maximum

140 

35 

342

1,760

187 

820 

638 

276 

129 

73 

26 

17 

70

820

Apr.

276 

240 

214 

189 

171

164 

171 

181 

219 

192

171 

JL54 

143 

129 

125

116 

108 

104 

101 

94

91 

8S 

91 

88 

89

63 

79 

154 

112 

149

May

106 

125 

106 

125 

129

117 

110 

99 

92 

89

S3 

81 

75 

75 

73

70 

68 

65 

63 

61

61 

59 

56 

54 

52

52 

50 

50 

50 

52 

65

Kimmum

14 

15 

21

11

63 

73 

112 

79 

50 

26 

18 

10 

10

10

June

73 

54 

50 

47 

45

45 

43 

43 

41 

40

40 

38 

37 

37 

36

35 

34 

34 

34 

32

32 

31 

29 

29 

28

28 

28 

27 

27 

26

Mean

36.4 

21.5 

140

137

117 

460 

265 

143 

77.8 

37.4 

20.7 

13.0 

19.0

111

July

26 

24 

24 

24 

23

23 

22 

22 

21 

21

20 

20 

20 

20 

20

20 

19 

19 

18 

19

21 

20 

19 

18 

19

21 

23 

21 

20 

18 

18

Per 

square 

mile

0.758 

.448 

2.92

2.85

2.44 

9.58 

5.52 

2.98 

1.62 

.779 

.431 

.271 

.396

2.31

Aug.

17 

17 

16 

16 

16

16 

16 

15 

14 

13

13 

13 

13 

13 

13

13 

13 

12 

12 

12

12 

12 

12 

11 

11

10 

10 

11 

11 

10 

10

Sept.

10 

16 

16 

14 

13

12 

12 

12 

13 

13

13 

13 

19 

27 

17

14 

14 

43 

21 

17

16 

13 

12 

12 

11

15 

43 

70 

26 

22

Run-off

Inches

0.87 

.50 

3.37

38.68

2.81 

10.34 

6.35 

3.32 

1.87 

.87 

.50 

.31 

.44

31.55

Acre-feet

2,240 

1,280 

8,630

98,980

7,190 

26,460 

16,270 

8,500 

4,790 

2,230 

1,280 

799 

1,130

80,800

d Doubtful gage-height record; discharge computed on basis of weather records and records for 

Pall Creek below Winberry Creek, near Pall Creek.

/ 9-233 April 1936

UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OP THE INTERIOR 

Geologi 1 Survey
WILLAMETTE RIVER BASIN 91

Coast Fork of Wlllamette River at London, Oreg.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 43°39', long. 123°05', In SWi sec. 20, T 22 S R 

I W., 0.6 mile north of London and 11 miles south of Cottage Grove. Datum of gage Is 

852.65 feet above mean sea level (general adjustment of 1929, levels by Corps of Engineers, U. S. Army).

Drainage area.- 69 square miles.

Records available.- September 1935 to September 1940.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 1,850 second-feet Feb. 28 (gage height, 5 38 

reet); minimum, 10 second-feet Aug. 21 to Sept. 2 (gage height, 0.90 foot).

1935-40: Maximum discharge, 3,820 second-feet Apr. 14, 1937, Mar. 18, 1938; minimum, 10 second-feet on several days In 1936, 1938, 1939, and 1940.

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

No diversion above gage; mlllpond 3 miles above gage may cause slight regulation at 

times.

Rating table, water year 1939-40 (gage height, In feet, and discharge, In aecond-feet)

0.9 

1.2 

1.5

1.8 

2.1 

2.4

108

183

279

2.S 

3.2 

3.6

430

600

790

4.0 

4.4 

4.8

1,000

1,230

1,470

Discharge, in seeond-feet, water year October 1939 to September 1940

D«y

1 

Z 

3

4 

6

6

7 

8 

9 

10

11 

12 

13 

14 

15

16 

17 

18 

19 

20

21 

22 

23 

24 

25

26 

27 

26 

29 

30 

31

Oct.

12 

14 

14 

14 

54

37 

29 

22 

19 

17

17 

16 

16 

15 

14

12 

14 

15 

14 

12

12 

12 

15 

49 

25

20 

84 

49 

30 

25 

22

Nov.

20 

19 

23 

20 

19

17 

16 

17 

18 

16

16 

15 

15 

19 

17

16 

15 

14 

14 

14

14 

14 

14 

a!5 

a!4

a!4 

al4 

a!4 

a!4 

a!4

Dec.

a!4 

f!5 

14 

14 

14

17 

16 

201 

203 

790

a315 

a200 

al40 

allO 

a200

315 

470 

272 

189 

360

311 

210 

158 

119 

96

85 

76 

78 

78 

100 

110

Jan.

135 

158 

186 

213 

242

198 

161 

148 

a!90 

a240

a200 

a!70 

a!40 

a!30 

h98

a89 

a82 

f71 

67 

61

57 

55 

56 

64 

100

334 

334 

223 

163 

132 

112

Month

Oct 

Nor 

Dec

C

Jan 

Feb 

Mar 

Apr 

May 

Jun 

Jul 

Aug 

Sep

W

tember ....................

ater year 1939-'

Feb.

96 

S6 

86 

108 

132

560 

855 

591 

462 

728

725 

498 

880 

695 

555

474 

825 

740 

510 

386

315 

272 

229 

207 

283

532 

725 

1,340 

994

Secondfoot-day a

720 

481 

5,290

47,400

4,609 

14,889 

10,185 

4,905 

2,613 

1,019 

591 

384 

718

46,404

Mar.

715 

740 

550 

450 

371

315 

326 

422 

363 

308

269 

229 

204 

183 

177

252 

239 

213 

189 

169

152 

140 

130 

142 

130

393 

690 

578 

426 

345 

375

Maximum

84 

23 

790

1,930

334 

1,340 

740 

371 

204 

67 

26 

16 

127

1,340

Apr.

371 

315 

276 

242 

207

186 

213 

252 

283 

252

210 

1S3 

161 

148 

138

123 

115 

10S 

102 

96

92 

88 

86 

86 

88

81 

80 

104 

102 

117

May

119 

119 

110 

186 

204

166 

140 

119 

106 

98

S3 

83 

7S 

73 

70

65 

64 

61 

58 

57

55 

53 

51 

50 

49

47 

46 

46 

45 

47 

60

Minimum

12 

14 

14

10

55 

86 

130 

80 

45 

23 

16 

10 

10

10

June

67 

55 

47 

45 

43

42

41 

40 

39 

37

35 

33 

33 

33 

32

30 

30 

29 

29 

29

28 

27 

26 

26 

25

24 

24 

24 

23 

23

Mean

23.2 

16.0 

171

130

149 

513 

329 

164 

84.3 

34.0 

19.1 

12.4 

23.9

127

July

22 

22 

22 

21 

20

20 

20 

20 

20 

20

19 

19 

18 

19 

18

18 

19 

18 

17 

18

19 

17 

16 

16 

16

17 

26 

22 

19 

17 

16

Per 

square 

mile

0.336 

.232 

2.48

1.S8

2.16 

7.43 

4.77 

2.38 

1.22 

.493 

.277 

.180 

.346

1.84

Aug.

16 

15 

14 

14 

14

14 

13 

13 

13 

14

14 

13 

13 

13 

12

12 

12 

12 

12 

12

11 

11 

11 

11 

11

11 

11 

11 

11 

10 

10

Sept.

10 

12 

17 

19 

16

12 

12 

14 

14 

16

14 

13 

17 

28 

28

20 

16 

26 

22 

16

14 

14 

13 

13 

13

16 

96 

127 

44 

26

Run-off

Inches

0.39 

.26 

2.85

25.58

2.48 

8.02 

5.49 

2.64 

1.41 

.55 

.32 

.21 

-.39

25.01

Acre-feet

1,430 

954 

10,490

94,020

9,140 

29,530 

20,200 

9,730 

5,180 

2,020 

1,170 

762 

1,420

92,030

Peak discharge.- Dec. 10 (1 to 2 a.m.) 1,250 aec.-ft.; Feb. 13 (12 m. to 1 p.m.) 1,120 aec.-ft.:

Feb. 28 (2:30 p.m.) 1,850 sec.-ft.

a No gage-height record; dlacharge computed on basis of range of atage and records for atation 

near Cottage Grove.

f Computed from gage height baaed on partial record.

h Computed from ataff-gage reading.

400450 O - 41 - 7 __ _.__, .,., ,
92 WILLAMETTE RIVER BASIN

Coast Fork of Wlllamette River near Cottage Grove, Oreg.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 43°44', long. 123°03', in SWiNEi sec. 21, T. 21 S., 

R- 3 W., at bridge on private road, 1 mile downstream from Cottage Grove dam site 

and 4* miles south of Cottage Grove. Datum of gage is 695.07 feet above mean sea 

level (levels by Corps of Engineers, U. S. Army). Prior to Oct. 13, 1939, staff 

gage at site 30 feet downstream with datum 0.11 foot higher.

Drainage area.- 108 square miles.

Records available.- January 1939 to September 1940.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 2,820 second-feet Feb. 28 (gage height, 8.44 

feet); minimum, 6 second-feet Aug. 16 (gage height, 2.04 feet).

1939-40: Maximum discharge observed, 3,260 second-feet Mar. 12, 1939 (gage height, 

9.20 feet, site and datum then in use); minimum observed, 5 second-feet Aug. 16-18, 

Sept. 15, 21-25, 28, 29, 1939.

Remarks.- Records excellent except those for low-water periods, which are fair. Logging 

flume on right bank diverted up to 15 second-feet around station until Aug. 22, when 

flume was cut for construction of Cottage Grove Reservoir. Log pond upstream causes 

slight regulation. Staff gage read once daily Oct. 1-12.

Rating tables, water year 1939-40 (gage height, In feet, and discharge, In second-feet) 

Oct. 1-12 Oct. 13 to Sept. 30

1.9 

2.1 

2.3 

2.5 

2.7

2.0

2.1 

2.3 

2.5 

2.7

3.0 

3.3 

3.6 

4.0 

4.5

114

165

274

411

605

5.0 

5.6 

6.2 

6.8

7.4

830

1,100

1,400

1,735

2,110

Discharge, In second-feet, water year October 1939 to September 1940

Day

1a

3

4

S

6

7

8

9

10

11

IS

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

80

21

SS

23

24

85

86

87

88

29

30

31

Oct.

12

8

10

10

65

37

26

25

15

13

12

13

13

16

15

10

10

14

12

11

12

14

14

45

29

19

68

66

35

24

19

HOT.

16

16

19

20

23

13

14

12

14

12

14

18

12

12

14

12

10

9

8

8

8

8

15

11

13

8

9

9

9

10

-

Dec.

11

11

12

11

10

12

14

96

219

1,080

614

287

168

150

207

382

641

407

262

463

463

306

222

170

136

116

104

104

104

134

162

Jan.

1S5

199

255

300

364

306

240

216

358

372

300

249

202

185

138

129

116

104

96

89

81

76

78

83

138

472

541

375

274

219

185

Feb.

162

143

138

180

213

880

1,450

1,000

762

1,090

1,180

812

1,340

1,120

906

772

1,380

1,190

839

641

517

430

361

320

444

839

1,180

2,010

1,620

_

-

Month

March. ....................................

April.....................................

May.......................................

July. .....................................

Water year 1939-4 0. .....................

Mar.

1,110

1,200

906

722

585

490

467

628

545

467

400

337

293

265

243

326

330

290

255

222

202

185

172

182

168

439

978

866

646

521

567

Apr.

553

471

404

350

300

265

267

337

404

358

306

258

228

202

191

170

158

146

134

127

116

114

112

110

112

100

96

116

127

136

-

Seeondfoot-days

692

376

7,098

62,778

6,925

23,919

15,007

6,788

3,170

958

414

321

805

66,473

May

141

141

136

231

287

222

185

155

134

121

110

98

92

87

81

78

74

72

6V

66

61

58

57

54

51

50

50

48

47

48

68

Maximum

68

23

1,080

3,080

541

2,010

1,200

553

287

72

21

16

191

2,010

June

72

67

54

50

47

45

43

48

48

35

33

32

29

29

32

25

20

22

22

23

22

20

20

19

18

17

16

16

17

17

-

July

15

14

13

14

14

14

12

14

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

13

12

12

12

14

14

12

12

13

13

16

21

16

14

14

m«innTOt

8

8

10

5

76

138

168

96

47

16

12

7

10

7

Aug.

13

12

12

12

12

11

11

10

6

8

10

9

8

8

8

7

8

9

8

8

7

7

16

15

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

Mean

22.3

12.5

229

172

223

825

484

226

102

31.9

13.4

10.4

26.8

182

Sept.

12

12

16

19

18

16

12

10

12

16

17

16

16

30

35

23

19

25

28

19

16

16

16

14

16

18

60

191

58

35

-

Run-off in 

acre-feet

1,370

746

14,080

124,500

13,740

47,440

29,770

13,460

6,290

1,900

821

637

1,600

131,900

Peak discharge.- Dec. 10 (3 n.m.) 1,920 sec.-ft.; Feb. 10 (10:30 p.m.) 1,480 sec.-ft.; Feb. 13 

(2:30 p.m.) 1,710 sec.-ft.; Feb. 17 (11 a.m.) 1,630 sec.-ft.; Feb. 28 (4:30 p.m.) 2,820 aec.-ft. 

Note.- Discharge computed from staff-gage readings made once dally Oct. 1-12.

9-238 February 1936

UNITED STATES DEPAP"IMENT OF THE INTERIOR 

Geolog. il Survey
WILLAMETTE RIVER BASIN 

Coast Fork of Wlllamette River at Saglnaw, Oreg.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 43°50'05", long. 123°02'30", In NWi sec. 15, T. 20 

S., R. 3 W., at Saglnaw, 1 mile downstream from Row River. Datum of gage is 595.47 

feet above mean sea level (general adjustment of 1929).

Drainage area.- 529 square miles.

Records available.- October 1923 to September 1940 (1924-27 Incomplete).

Average discharge.- 14 years (1925-26, 1927-40), 1,102 second-feet.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 11,200 second-feet Feb. 28 (gage height, 8.34 

feet); minimum, 19 second-feet Sept. 2 (gage height, 0.62 foot).

1923-40: Maximum discharge, 28,600 second-feet Feb. 20, 1927 (gage height, 12.9 

feet), from rating curve extended above 15,000 second-feet; minimum observed, 7 

second-feet July 31, 1928.

Remarks.- Records good. Small diversions and regulation by log ponds above station. 

Cooperation.- Gage-height record collected in cooperation with Weather Bureau.

Rating tables, water year 1939-40 (gage height, in feet, and discharge, in second-feet) 

Oct. 1 to Dec. 10 Dec. 11 to Sept. 30

93

0.7 26 2.5 825 0.6 17 2.0 575 5.0 4,410 

1.0 68 3.0 1,330 .7 27 2.5 960 6.0 6,200 

1.5 230 4.0 2,680 1.0 85 3.0 1,460 7.0 8,140 

2.0 475 5.0 4,290 1.5 285 4.0 2,780 8.1 10,570

Discharge, In second-feet, miter year October 1939 to September 1940

Day

1 

2 

3 

4 

6

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.

33 

43 

44 

52 

167

239 

166 

112 

79 

66

63 

55 

54 

49 

47

50 

50 

50 

52 

50

43 

42 

52 

130 

151

96 

540 

502 

244 

155 

121

Mov.

93 

88 

90

104 

86

81 

70 

70 

77 

75

66 

64 

66 

64 

68

66 

61 

59 

55 

57

55 

57 

55 

63 

61

55 

52 

57 

52 

55

Dec.

61 

64 

59 

64 

57

59 

72 

161 

878 

3,940

2,850 

1,350 

851 

720 

1,060

1,950 

3,430 

1,890 

1,200 

1,540

1,900 

1,310 

978 

765 

610

523 

462 

468 

596 

'795 720 

Jan.

875 

960 

1,190 

1,290 

1,630

1,310 

1,040 

934 

1,680 

1,690

1,320 

1,080 

867 

758 

645

582 

530 

492 

456 

420

390 

362 

352 

390

617

1,760 

2,760 

1,770 

1,250 

969 

803

Feb.

698 

617 

589 

758 

918

4,120 

6,530 

4,770 

3,780 

5,590

5,920 

3,630 

5,650 

5,380 

3,950

3,190 

5,250 

5,070 

3,420 

2,510

1,990 

1,710 

1,460 

1,270 

1,780

4,050 

5,760 

10,400 

7,440

 .. SeeondKonth foot-daya

Dot 

HOT 

Dec

C

Jan 

Feb 

Mar 

Apr 

May 

Jun 

Jul 

AugSep

W

3,597 

2,022 

31,383

ttter year 1939-4 0 "*

31,112 

08,250 

69,035 

29,986 

15,032 

4,161 

1,874 

1,018 

3,447

00,917

Mar.

4,680 

5,580 

4,260 

3,160 

2,540

2,060 

1,860 

3,020 

2,620 

2,140

1,800 

1,530 

1,330 

1,190 

1,100

1,570 

1,800 

1,520 

1,290 

1,100

943 

827 

742 

765 

728

1,790 

5,130 

4,070 

2,980 

2,470 

2,440

Maximum

540 

104 

3,940

10,700

2,760 

10,400 

5,580 

2,640 

1,730 

325 

98 

52 

1,220

10,400

Apr.

2,640 

2,190 

1,790 

1,530 

1,280

1,OSO 

1,080 

1,440 

1,800 

1,670

1,450 

1,290 

1,130 

952 

867

750 

645 

568 

523 

504

450 

420 

402 

396 

408

379 

368 

438 

788 

758

May

1,000 

811 

750 

1,080 

1,730

1,300 

969 

750 

603 

510

450 

402 

368 

340 

325

300 

285 

276 

258 

244

240 

231 

218 

213 

200

195 

195 

187 

179 

179 

244

Minimum

33 

52 

57

30

352 

589 

728 

368 

179 

82 

47 

25 

26

25

June

310 

325 

240 

204 

167

175 

171 

163 

155 

151

144 

136 

128 

125 

121

117 

104 

101 

101 

107

101 

98 

95 

95 

91

85 

85 

82 

82 

82

Mean

116 

67.4 

1,012

841

1,004 

3,733 

2,227 

1,000 

485 

139 

60.5 

32.8 

115

822

July

80 

75 

70 

6S 

65

62 

60 

60 

60 

56

56 

54 

54 

56 

54

52 

52 

52 

47 

49

70 

68 

58 

50 

47

47 

60 

98 

75 

65 

54

Per 

square 

mile

0.219 

.127 

1.91

1.59

1.90 

7.06 

4.21 

1.89 

.917 

.263 

.114 

.062 

.217

1.55

Aug.

52 

49 

47 

43 

41

37 

38 

35 

33 

34

31 

35 

33 

31 

31

30 

28 

27 

27 

30

27 

28 

25 

34 

30

27 

28 

28 

27 

25 

27

Sept.

26 

27 

33 

43 

50

47 

40 

35 

41 

41

50 

45 

49 

75 

9S

117 

88 

98 

144 

101

58 

50 

45

41

47 

144 

1,220 

335

187

Run-off

Inches

0.25 

.14 

2.21

21.60

2.19 

7.61 

4.85 

2.11 

1.06 

.29 

.13 

.07 

.24

21.15

Acre-feet

7,130 

4,010 

62,250

609,100

61,710 

214,700 

136,900 

59,480 

29,820 

8,250 

3,720 

2,020 

6,840

596,800

9-233 April 1936

UNITED STATES DEPAPmMENT OP THE INTERIOR 

Oeolog- il Survey
94 WILLAMETTE RIVER BASIN

Row River at Star, Oreg.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 43°44', long. 122°53', In NWi sec. 24, T. 21 S., R. 

2 W., half a mile west of Star and 3 miles upstream from Teeter Creek. Datum of gage 

is 856.16 feet above mean sea level (general adjustment of 1929).

Drainage area.- 211 square miles.

Records available.- September 1935 to September 1940.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 4,980 second-feet Feb. 28 (gage height, 8.56 

feet); minimum, 12 second-feet Aug. 29, Sept. 1, 2; minimum gage height, 1.30 feet, 

Sept. 2.

1935-40: Maximum discharge, 15,000 second-feet Apr. 13, 1937 (gage height, 12.85 

feet, site and datum then in use, from floodmark), from rating curve extended above 

7,000 second-feet; minimum, that of Aug. 29, Sept. 1, 2, 1940. (Maximum gage height 

of Apr. 13, 1937, erroneously published as 11.40 feet In Water-Supply Papers 864 and 

884.)

Maximum stage known, about 18 feet, former site and datum, sometime In February 

1927, determined in 1935 from floodmarks.

Remarks.- Records good. No diversion above station; possibly slight regulation at times 

by operation of log ponds.

Rating table, water year 1939-40 (gage height. In feet, and discharge. In second-feet)

1.3 12 2.3 76 3.8 395 5.5 1,330 

1.5 17 2.6 112 4.2 555 6.0 1,720 

1.7 25 3.0 182 4.6 755 7.0 2,660 

2.0 46 3.4 274 5.0 990 8.0 3,970

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1939 to September 1940

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

Oct.

16 

19 

22 

21 

149

104 

70 

44 

34 

28

26 

24 

23 

21 

20

19 

20 

22 

22 

20

20 

20 

20

71 

50

57 

546 

262 

118 

78 

56

Nov.

45 

41 

51 

48 

39

35 

32 

34 

39 

33

30 

29 

29 

30 

30

27 

26 

26 

25 

25

24 

24 

24 

24 

22

22 

22 

21 

21 

23

Dec.

27 

26 

24 

24 

22

26 

28 

120 

431 

1,750

1,070 

492 

304 

298 

610

1,170 

1,800 

S10 

492 

675

788 

512 

364 

274 

216

182 

155 

184 

285 

346 

355

Jan.

378 

463 

560 

605 

733

534 

399 

368 

834 

700

521 

402 

318 

266 

230

205 

182 

164 

151 

136

122 

114 

114 

144 

280

884 

1,270 

695 

467 

358 

293

Feb.

247 

218 

205 

232 

369

2,170 

2,490 

1,950 

1,720 

2,910

2,360 

1,500 

2,410 

2,130 

1,520

1,270 

1,860 

1,730 

1,220 

906

728 

640 

555 

479 

798

2,050 

2,480 

3,550 

2,900

 SecondMonth foot-daya

Oct 

Nov 

Dec

C

Jan 

Fob 

Mar 

Apr 

May 

Jun 

Jul 

Aug 

Sep

W

ember. ....................

2,022 

901 

13,860

alendar year 1939. ........ 144,577

ater year 1939-4

12,690 

43,597 

32,784 

13,028 

6,777 

1,914 

814 

466 

1,723

30,776

Mar.

1,920 

2,400 

1,840 

1,360 

1,100

870 

810 

1,680 

1,290 

990

810 

695 

596 

534 

496

980 

1,030 

794 

640 

546

479 

432 

385 

399 

378

1,530 

2,460 

1,850 

1,340 

1,100 

1,050

Maximum

546 

51 

1,750

5,360

1,270 

3,550 

2,460 

1,120 

660 

214 

45 

20 

603

3,550

Apr.

1,120 

930 

760 

665 

568

487 

475 

700 

S28 

716

573 

483 

417 

361 

327

290 

259 

235 

227 

223

197 

184 

180 

176 

180

178 

174 

267 

414 

434

May

475 

395 

358 

500 

660

516 

414 

342 

293 

259

232 

205 

184 

170 

153

141 

132 

124 

118 

111

103 

99 

95 

89 

86

85 

80 

77 

75 

79 

127

Minimum

16 

21 

22

15

114 

205 

378 

174 

75 

33 

20 

12 

12

12

June

214 

166 

127 

93 

84

76 

74 

69 

66 

63

58 

55 

53 

52 

50

48 

47 

45 

45 

47

45 

42 

41 

41 

40

37 

35 

34 

34 

33

July

32 

30 

31 

28 

27

26 

26 

26 

25 

24

23 

21 

22 

21 

20

20 

20 

20 

20 

37

39 

30 

24 

22 

20

21 

45 

39 

29 

24 

22

Per 

Mean square 

mile

65.2 0.309 

30.0 .142 

447 2.12

396 1.88

416 1.97 

1,503 7.12 

1,058 5.01 

434 2.06 

219 1.04 

63.8 .302 

26.3 .125 

15.0 .071 

57.4 .272

357 1.69

Peak discharge.- Dec. 10, (2 p.m. 2,940 sec. -ft.: Feb. 10 (3 to 5 p.m.) 3,490

Aug.

20 

20 

19 

18 

18

17 

16 

16 

16 

16

16 

16 

16 

15 

14

14 

14 

14 

14 

13

13 

13 

13 

13 

14

14 

13 

13 

12 

13 

13

Sept.

12 

13 

U 

18 

22

18 

16 

22 

19 

21

20 

19 

20 

30 

38

55

34 

57 

69 

39

27 

23 

20 

18 

17

19 

214 

603 

146 

80

Run-off

Inches

0.36 

.16 

2.44

25.48

2.27 

7.68 

5.78 

2.30 

1.19 

.34 

.14 

.08 

.30

23.04

aec.-ft.

Acre-feet

4,010 

1,790 

27,490

286,800

25,570 

86,470 

65,030 

25,640 

13,440 

3,800 

1,610 

924 

3,420

259,400

; Feb. 28

9-233 April 1936

UNITED STATES DEPAP MENT OF THE INTERIOR 

Geolog. il Survey
WILLAM5TTE RIVER BASIN 95

Row River near Dorena, Oreg.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 43°48', long. 122°57', In NEi sec. 36, T. 20 S., R. 

3 w., 14 miles upstream from Mosby Creek and 3t miles northwest of Dorena. Datura of 

gage Is 685.24 feet above mean sea level (general adjustment of 1929, levels by Corps 

of Engineers, U. S. Army). Prior to Oct. 13, 1939, staff gage at site 60 yards upstream with datum 1.00 foot higher.

Drainage area.- 270 square miles.

Records available.- January 1939 to September 1940.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 5,680 second-feet Feb. 28 (gage height, 8.82 

feet); minimum, 14 second-feet Aug. 29 to Sept. 2 (gage height, 1.23 feet).

1939-40: Maximum discharge observed, 8,770 second-feet Mar. 12, 1939 (gage height, 

10.2 feet, site and datum then In use); minimum, that of Aug. 29 to Sept. 2, 1940.

Remarks.- Records excellent. No diversion or regulation above station, 

dally until replaced by recorder.

Gage read once

Rating tables, mater year 1939-40 (gage height, In feet, and discharge, In- second-feet)

Oct. 1-12, Hov. 1-8, 19-21 Oct. 13-31, Hov- 9-18, Hov. 22 to Sept. 30

0.4

.6

.8

1.0

1.2

21

43

75

117

172

1.2 

1.5 

1.8 

2.2 

2.6

12

34

78

182

335

3.0 

3.5 

4.0 

4.5 

5.0

520

790

1,095

1,430

1,S05

5.5 2,210

6.5 3,100

7.6 4,350

Discharge, In second-feet, water year October 1939 to September1940

Day

1 

2 

3

4 

6

6 

7

8 

9 

10

11 

12 

13 

14 

15

16 

17 

18 

19 

20

21 

22 

23 

24 

26

26 

27 

26 

29 

30 

31

Oot.

h21 

h27 

h33 

 h33 

h79

h!72 

hl!7 

h75 

h55 

b.46

b.41 

h31 

f31 

28 

26

26 

29 

30 

30 

30

29 

28 

29 

86 

73

55 

629 

371 

156 

96 

f73

Hov.

h58 

h52 

h58 

b.65 

h55

h49 

h43 

h43 

f52 

49

44 

41 

f39 

f40 

40

f38 

34 

34 

h31 

h31

h30 

f33 

34 

33 

32

32 

31 

30 

30 

32

Dec.

36 

35 

34 

32 

30

34 

39 

78 

540 

2,220

1,410 

658 

416 

358 

631

1,280 

2,090 

1,000 

620 

793

976 

675 

495 

371 

279

232 

210 

217 

335 

407 

425

Jan.

452 

535 

653 

697 

S62

664 

510 

456 

976 

S92

670 

535 

425 

353 

311

271 

240 

214 

196 

176

153 

144 

147 

179 

315

954 

1,460 

880 

595 

448 

366

Month

Oot 

Hov 

Dec

C

Jan 

Peb 

Bar 

Apr 

Hay 

Jim 

Jul 

Aug 

Sep

W

ember. ....................

ater year 1939-4

F»t>.

307 

271 

255 

291 

434

2,410 

3,130 

2,520 

2,200 

3,480

3,020 

1,940 

2,940 

2,760 

2,060

1,630 

2,460 

2,350 

1,640 

1,220

958 

832 

714 

626 

940

2,420 

3,060 

4,170 

3,600

Seoondfoot-daya

2,585 

1,213 

16,956

178,789

15,729 

54,688 

38,870 

15,935 

8,196 

2,409 

1,135 

615 

2,144

160,475

Mar.

2,380 

2,930 

2,310 

1,700 

1,390

1,100 

1,000 

1,930 

1,540 

1,220

1,000 

850 

730 

653 

605

1,020 

1,180 

922 

760 

642

575 

520 

456 

475 

452

1,440 

2,790 

2,140 

1,560 

1,280 

1,320

Maximum

629 

65 

2,220

7,870

1,460 

4,170 

2,930 

1,430 

772 

236 

58 

30 

773

4,170

Apr.

1,430 

1,170 

958 

826 

69S

615 

590 

802 

976 

880

714 

605 

525 

452 

412

366 

323 

291 

275 

275

240

221 

214 

210 

221

210 

203 

287 

480 

466

May

545 

456 

430 

565

772

620 

510 

425 

358 

315

287 

251 

228 

206 

189

176 

166 

156 

150 

142

133 

125 

120 

117 

108

100 

100 

96 

94 

96 

160

fTCTHntiirn

21 

30 

30

21

144 

265 

452 

203 

94 

46 

29 

14 

14

14

June

236 

210 

139 

117 iqp

96 

92 

88 

S4 

80

75 

71 

70 

68 

66

64 

63 

60 

60 

60

60 

56 

55 

58 

52

49 

48 

46 

46 

46

Mean

83.4 

40.4 

547

490

507 

1,886 

1,254 

531 

264 

80.3 

36.6 

19.8 

71.5

438

July

45 

41 

40 

39 

38

36 

36 

36 

35 

34

33 

30 

30 

31 

30

30 

30 

30 

29 

39

50 

44 

34

31 

29

30 

56 

58 

44 

35 

32

Per 

square 

mile

0.309 

.150 

2.03

1.81

1.88 

6.99 

4.64 

1.97 

.978 

.297 

.136 

.073 

.265

1.62

Aug.

30

29 

29 

26 

26

24 

23 

22 

22 

21

22 

22 

22 

22 

19

IS 

17 

18 

17 

17

16 

15 

16 

16 

16

17 

16 

15 

14 

14 

14

Sept.

14 

15 

IB 

22 

29

28 

22

29 

27 

29

29 

26 

28 

46 

58

68 

46 

61 

90 

64

38 

52 

29 

26 

24

26

167 

773 

217 

106

Run-off

Inches

0.36 

.17 

2.34

24.64

2.17 

7.53 

5.35 

2.19 

1.13 

.33 

.16 

.08 

.30

22. U

Acre-feet

5,130 

2,410 

53,630

354,600

31,200 

108,500 

77,100 

81,610 

16,260 

4,780 

2,25O 

1,220 

4,250

518,300

Peak discharge Dec- 10 (3 p.m.) 3,630 sec.-ft.) Peh. 10 (6 to 7 p.m.) 4,300 sec.-ft.; Peh. 13 

2 p.m.) 3,770 sec.-ft.) Peh. 28 (3:30 p.m.) 5,680 sec.-ft.) Bar. 26 (10 p.m.) 3,870 sec.-ft. 

f Computed from gage height baaed on partial record, 

h Computed from staff-gage reading.

9--8S5 April 1996
96 WILLAMETTE RIVER BASIN

Mosby Creek near Cottage Grove, Oreg.

Location.- Staff gage, lat. 43°45', long. 122°59', in NWi sec. 18, T. 21 S., R. 2 W., 5 

miles southeast of Cottage Grove.

Drainage area.- 85 square miles.

Records available.- February 1936 to September 1940.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge observed during year, 2,140 second-feet Feb. 28 (gage height, 

4.40 feet); minimum, 3 second-feet Aug. 15 to Sept. 2.

1936-40: Maximum discharge, 5,480 second-feet Mar. 18, 1938 (gage height, 7.8 

feet, from floodmark), from rating curve extended above 2,100 second-feet; minimum, 

that of Aug. 15 to Sept. 2, 1940.

Remarks.- Records fair. No diversion or regulation above station. Gage read once dally, 

oftener during periods of high water.

Rating tables, water year 1939-40 (gage height, In feet, and discharge, in second-feet)

Oct. 1 to Dec. 9

0.3 

.5 

.7 

.9

1.2

1.3

3.0

9.5

27

56

128

225

0.3

.5

.7

.9

1.2

1.8

Dec. 10 to Sept. 30

1.8 

7.2

51

122

340

2.2 

2.6 

3.0 

3.4 

3.9

535

760

1,010

1,300

1,710

Discharge, in second-feet, mater year October 1939 to September 1940

Day

1 

2 

3 

4 

6

6 

7 

S 

9 

10

11 

12 

13 

14 

15

16 

17 

18 

19 

20

21 

22 

23 

24 

26

26 

27 

26 

29 

30 

31

Oct.

5 

7 

8 

9 

53

27 

23 

12 

9 

8

8 

7 

7 

6 

6

6 

7

7 

7 

7

7 

7 

8 

d25 

18

51 

104 

84 

36 

16 

13

Nov.

9 

18 

12 

9 

9

9 

8 

10 

9 

8

8 

7 

8 

9 

9

8 

9 

9 

8 

7

7 

8 

7 

7 

7

7 

7 

7 

7 

7

Dee.

7 

7 

8 

8 

9

10 

13 

g!43 

g225 

gl,190

g672 

g220 

g!22 

g!22 

g202

g3S5 

g645 

g340 

g!78 

g385

g340 

206 

152 

140 

90

76 

51 

63 

90 

95 

117

Jan.

140 

185 

213 

227 

241

220 

172 

123 

313 

287

220 

172 

152 

111 

81

67 

59 

51 

48 

41

35 

32 

35 

41 

85

d400 

579 

304 

206 

134 

106

Month

Dot 

NOT 

Dec

C

Jan 

Feb 

Mar 

Apr 

May 

Jun 

Jul 

AugSep

W

ember. ....................

alendar year 1939 . ........

ater year 1939-4

Feb.

S5 

71 

67 

85 

152

820 

1,820 

748 

535 

971

971 

568 

1,150 

971 

590

485 

984 

945 

515 

395

349 

304 

185 

159 

206

844 

1,040 

1,710 

1,190

Secondfoot-days

59S 

254 

6,311

49,508

5,085 

18,315 

11,584 

4,160 

1,809 

502 

236 

125 

398

49,317

Mar.

808 

1,010 

678 

455

313

255 

248 

505 

415 

313

234 

199 

165 

140 

146

234 

271 

206 

165 

146

122 

106 

95 

106 

90

880 

1,010 

784 

535 

485 

405

Maximum

104 

18 

1,190

3,950

579 

1,710 

1,010 

435 

172 

43 

13 

6 

63

1,710

Apr.

435 

340 

271 

185 

185

165 

159 

227 

271 

234

185 

152 

140 

111 

95

81 

76 

71 

67 

63

55 

51 

51 

51 

48

45 

45 

85 

76 

140

May

106 

100 

85 

165 

172

159 

122 

95 

81 

71

59 

51 

48 

45 

38

35 

32 

32 

30 

30

27 

25 

25 

25 

22

22 

22 

20 

20 

18 

27

ffirrtmi.iyi'i

5 

7

7

4

32 

67 

90 

45 

18 

8 

5 

3 

3

3

June

28 

43 

34 

26 

23

23 

21 

21 

a20 

a!9

18 

a!7 

a!6 

alS 

alS

14 

14 

14 

12 

12

12 

11 

11 

11 

10

10

8 

8 

8 

8

Mean

19.3 

8.47 

204

136

164 

632 

372 

139 

58.4 

16.7 

7.61 

4.03 

13.3

135

July

10 

10

S 

8 

7

7 

7 

7 

7 

7

7 

6 

6 

6 

6

6 

6 

6 

6 

a9

dlO 

d8 

6 

a5 

8

all 

13 

11 

a9 

7 

a6

Per 

square 

mile

0.22V 

.100 

2.40

1.60

1.93' 

7.44 

4.38 

1.64 

.687 

.196 

.090 

.047 

.156

1.59

Aug.

6 

a6 

6 

a6

a6

6 

a6 

6 

a6 

6

a4 

4 

a4 

4 

a3

3 

a3 

a3 

3 

a3

3 

a3 

a3 

3 

a3

3 

a3 

3 

a3 

a3 

3

Sept.

a3 

S 

a4 

6 

a6

a6 

6 

a6 

6 

a5

6 

a6 

6 

alO 

a20

32 

a!2 

16 

a36 

8

a7 

a.6 

6 

a5 

6

a6 

38 

63 

a40 

a26

Run-off

Inches

0.26 

.11 

2.76

21.66

2.22 

8.01 

6.04 

1.82 

.79 

.22 

.10 

.05 

.17

21.55

Acre-feet

1,190 

504 

12,520

93,190

10,090 

36,330 

22,860 

8,260 

3,590 

996 

46S 

246 

789

97,840

a No gage-height record; discharge Interpolated or computed on basis of records for Coast Pork of 

Wlllamette River at London and Row River at Star.

d Doubtful gage-height record; discharge computed on basis of records for Coast Pork of Wlllamette River at London and Row River at Star.

g Computed from graph based on gage readings.
WILLAMETTE RIVER BASIN 97

McKenzie River at McKenzie Bridge, Oreg.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 44°11', long. 122°07', in NEi sec. 18, T. 16 S., R. 

6 E., 1.7 miles east of McKenzie Bridge. Datum of gage is 1,418.92 feet above mean 

sea level (general adjustment of 1929).

Drainage area.- 345 square miles at measuring section, three-quarters of a mile above gage. 

Records available.- August 1910 to September 1940.

Average discharge.- 24 years (1910-14, 1915-16, 1918-21, 1923-25, 1926-40), 1,610 secondfeet.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 3,000 second-feet Mar. 26 (gage height, 2.82 

feet); minimum, 853 second-feet Sept. 21-26, 30 (gage height, 0.88 foot).

1910-40: Maximum discharge, 18,000 second-feet (estimated) Jan. 6, 1923 (gage 

height, 8.3 feet, from floodmarks at former gage at highway bridge); minimum, 805 

second-feet Oct. 20, 1931.

Remarks.- Records good. No diversion or regulation above station.

Cooperation.- Water-stage recorder inspected by employee of U. S. Forest Service.

Rating table, water year 1939-40 (gage height, In feet, and discharge, In second-feet)

0.8 

1.0 

1.2

805

930

1,080

1.4 1,260

1.7 1,560

2.0 1,910

2.3 2,290

2.7 2,330

Discharge, In second-feet, water year October 1939 to September 1940

Day

1 

2 

i 

4

e

6 

7

e

9 

10

11

12 

13 

14 

16

16 

17 

18 

19 

20

21 

22 

23 

24 

25

26 

27 

28 

29 

30 

31

Oot.

937 

937 

930 

958 

979

951 

937 

930 

930 

924

924 

924 

917 

917 

917

910 

917 

917 

917 

917

917 

910 

917 

930 

917

944 

1,000 

965 

930 

917 

910

Hov.

904 

904 

S98 

S9S 

891

S91 

S91 

891 

891 

891

8S4 

884 

8S4 

87S 

S7S

S7S 

878 

87S 

878 

872

872 

872 

S72 

S72 

872

S72 

872 

872 

872 

884

Dec.

S72 

878 

S7S 

872 

872

878 

378 

930 

986 

1,130

1,120 

1,060 

1,020 

1,070 

1,420

1,910 

1,790 

1,450 

1,350 

1,450

1,400 

1,310 

1,260 

1,220 

1,190

1,170 

1,160 

1,320 

1,530 

1,560 

1,500

Jan.

1,480 

1,520 

1.480 

1,480 

1,470

1,410 

1,370 

1,350 

1,350 

1,400

1,370 

1,330 

1,300 

1,280 

1,250

1,230 

1,220 

1,220 

1,200 

1,180

1,170 

1,170 

1,160 

1,150 

1,150

1,180 

1,290 

1,240 

1,240 

1,240 

1,230

Month

Oot 

HOT

Dec

C

Jan 

Feb 

Mar 

Apr 

May 

Jun 

Jul 

Aug 

Sep

W

amber .....................

alendar year 1939. ........

ater year 1939-4

Feb.

1,220 

1,210 

1,210 

1,260 

1,430

2,500 

2,220 

1,970 

1,930 

2,530

2,300 

2,120 

2,210 

2,110 

1,930

1,950 

1,930 

1,350 

1,770 

1,690

1,640 

1,530 

1,530 

1,540 

1,910

2,450 

2,540 

2,630 

2,680

Secondfoot-days

28,847 

26,474 

37,484

480,815

40, 110 

56,040 

64,250 

48,270 

39,370 

31,211 

29,580 

27,827 

26,040

455,503

Mar.

2,550 

2,730 

2,510 

2,360 

2,250

2,120 

2,240 

2,520 

2,320 

2,150

2,010 

1,890 

1,800 

1,730 

1,710

1,860 

1,770 

1,710 

1,660 

1,640

1,620 

1,600 

1,590 

1,630 

1,630

2,360 

2,730 

2,530 

2,450 

2,320 

2,210

Maximum

1,000 

904 

1,910

2,620

1,520 

2,680 

2,730 

2,100 

1,470 

1,120 

986 

924 

898

2,730

Apr.

2,100 

1,990 

1,920 

1,850 

1,790

1,730 

1,740 

1,830 

1,990 

1,870

1,7,30 

1,730 

1,690 

1,650 

1,600

1,560 

1,500 

1,430 

1,450 

1,420

1,390 

1,370 

1,360 

1,350 

1,330

1,310 

1,300 

1,380 

1,360 

1,450

May

1,470 

1,420 

1,390 

1,410 

1,430

1,420 

1,400 

1,370 

1,350 

1,330

1,320 

1,300 

1,290 

1,230 

1,260

1,250 

1,240 

1,230 

1,220 

1,210

1,200 

1,200 

1,190 

1,190 

1,170

1,150 

1,140 

1,140 

1,130 

1,130 

1,140

Minimum

910 

872 

872

872

1,150 

1,210 

1,590 

1,300 

1,130 

986 

924 

878 

853

853

June

1,120 

1,120 

1,110 

1,090 

1,080

1,070 

1,030 

1.060 

1,060 

1,060

1,060 

1,060 

1,050 

1,050 

1,040

1,030 

1,030 

1,020 

1,020 

1,020

1,020 

1,010 

1,000 

1,000 

1,000

1,000 

993 

986 

986 

936

Mean

931 

882 

1,209

1,316

1,294 

1,932 

2,073 

1,609 

1,270 

1,040 

954 

898 

868

1,246

July

986 

986 

979 

979 

972

965 

965 

965 

965 

965

95S 

953 

951 

951 

958

958 

951 

951 

951 

958

944 

944 

937 

937 

930

944 

951 

937 

930 

930 

924

Per 

square 

mile

2.70 

2.56 

3.50

3.81

3.75 

5.60 

6.01 

4.66 

3.68 

3.01 

2.77 

2.60 

2.52

3.61

Aug.

924 

917 

917 

917 

917

910 

910 

910 

910 

904

904 

904 

904 

898 

898

898 

893 

891 

891 

891

891 

S91

884 

884

884

884 

884 

878 

878 

878 

873

Sept.

872 

878 

878 

S72 

372

S65 

872 

872 

872 

372

S65 

872 

865 

865 

878

878 

872 

878 

865 

859

859 

853 

353 

853 

853

S59 

898 

378 

859 

853

Run-off

Inches

3.11 

2.85 

4.04

51.74

4.32 

6.04 

6.93 

5.20 

4.24 

3.36 

3.19 

3.00 

2.81

49.09

Acre-feet

57,220 

52, 510 

74,350

952,500

79,560 

111,200 

127,400 

95,740 

78,090 

61,910 

58,670 

55,190 

51,650

903,500

Peak discharge.- Peb. 6 (10 a.m.) 2,86O sec. -ft.; Peb. 28 (11 a.m.) 2,83O see. -ft. j Mar. 1

(10 p.m.) S,880 sec.-ft.; Har. 26 (8 p.m.) 3,000 sec.-ft.

9-233 April 1936

UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OP THE INTERIOR 

Geologi 1 Survey
98 WILLAMETTE RIVER BASIN

McKenzie River near Vida, Oreg.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 44°07', long. 122°28', in NEi sec. 5, T. 17 S., R. 

3 E., 1 mile upstream from head of Martin Rapids and 5 miles east of Vida. Datum of 

gage is 855.56 feet above mean sea level (general adjustment of 1929).

Drainage area.- 930 square miles.

Records available.- September 1924 to September 1940. June 1910 to March 1911 (gage 

heights only), at site at Martin Rapids.

Average discharge-- 16 years, 3,594 second-feet.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 11,200 second-feet Feb. 10 (gage height, 4.85 

feet); minimum, 1,300 second-feet Sept. 22-26 (gage height, 0.40 foot).

1924-40: Maximum discharge, 47,200 second-feet Feb. 20, 1927 (gage height, 14.2 

feet), from rating curve extended above 25,000 second-feet; minimum, 1,260 second-feet 

Nov. 7, 1930, Sept. 17, Oct. 4, 8, 9, 1931 (gage height, 0.36 foot).

Flood of Jan. 6, 1923, reached a stage of 17.25 feet (discharge, 60,000 second-feet, 

estimated).

Remarks.- Records good. No diversion or regulation above station. 

Cooperation.- Water-stage recorder inspected by employee of Eugene Water Board.

Rating table, water year 1939-40 (gage height, in feet, and discharge, in second-feet)

0.4

.7

1.0

1,300

1,630

2,050

1.3 

1.6 

2.0

2,510

3,010

3,720

2.5 

3.0 

3.5

4,730

5,950

7,240

4.0 

4.6

8,600

10,400

Discharge, in second-fset, water year October 1939 to September 1940

Day

1 

2 

3

4 

6

6 

7 

8 

9 

10

11 

12 

13 

14 

16

16 

17 

18 

19 

20

21 

22 

23 

24 

26

E6 

27 

28 

29 

30 

31

Oct.

al,480 

al,4BO 

al,480 

al,540 

aE,030

al,770 

al,660 

al,600 

al,540 

al,500

al,480 

al,480 

1,440 

1,430 

1,430

1,430 

1,440 

1,460 

1,470 

1,480

1,460 

1,440 

1,440 

1,620 

1,510

1,700 

E.620 

2,200 

1,760 

1,610 

1,550

Hov.

1,510 

1,490 

1,490 

1,470 

1,460

1,440 

1,430 

1,470 

1,470 

1,430

1,440 

1.4EO 

1,420 

1,420 

1,420

1,410 

1,400 

1,400 

1,390 

1,390

1,400 

1,400 

1,390 

1,380 

1,380

1,380 

1,390 

1,390 

1,380 

1,460

Dec.

1,470 

1.460 

1,430 

1,420 

1,400

1,420 

1,390 

1,660 

2,320 

3,660

3,110 

2,350 

2,050 

E,160 

4,2EO

6,670 

6,640 

4,470 

3,630 

4,140

3,950 

3,360 

2,960 

2,670 

2,460

2,350 

E.3EO 

3,450 

4,820 

4,580 

4,060

Jan.

3,930 

3,910 

3,930 

3,970 

3,930

3,590 

3,320 

3,180 

3,670 

3,990

3,610 

3,290 

3,010 

2,820 

2.70C

2,570 

2,490 

2,460 

2,380 

2,300

2,240 

2,180 

E.160 

2,140 

2,290

E.890 

3,760 

3,270 

2,990 

2,S60 

2,740

Month

Dot 

Hov 

Dec

C

Jan 

Feb 

Mar 

Apr 

May 

Jun 

Jul 

Aug 

Sep

W

ember .....................

ater year 1939-4

Feb.

2,640 

2,560 

2,540 

E,740 

3,340

7,950 

8,630 

7,060 

6,670 

10,300

8,630 

6,880 

8,350 

7,400 

6,150

5,880 

6,640 

6,150 

5,280 

4,640

4,260 

4,020 

3,760 

3.8EO 

5,800

8,970 

9,590 

10,200 

9,710

Secondfoot-days

49,530 

42,720 

94,050

1,111,170

94,570 

180,560 

176,400 

113,590 

82,830 

52,490 

46,650 

42,180 

41,380

1,016,950

Mar.

8,520 

9.E60 

7,830 

6,800 

6,280

5,580 

5,790 

8,080 

6,770 

5,850

5,130 

4.6EO 

4.E40 

3,990 

3,890

4,730 

4,490 

4,160 

3,950 

3,820

3,740 

3,700 

3,670 

3,760 

3,800

6,480 

9,410 

8,320 

7,160 

6,460 

6,120

Maximum

E,620 

1,510 

6,670

11,900

3,990 

10,300 

9,410 

5,720 

3,890 

2,140 

1,590 

1,4EO 

1,770

10,300

Apr.

5,720 

5,180 

4,730 

4,400 

4,100

3,850 

3,910 

4,530 

5,480 

4,960

4,470 

4,220 

4,060 

3,890 

3,700

3,500 

3,340 

3,230 

3,160 

3,040

2,960 

E.870 

2,870 

2,840 

2,870

2,770 

2,690 

3,180 

3,310 

3,760

May

3,890 

3,540 

3,360 

3,450 

3,540

3,490 

3,290 

3,110 

2,990 

2,920

2,840 

2,790 

2,700 

2,640 

2,570

2,510 

E,460 

2,400 

2,370 

2,320

2.E90 

E,E40 

E,2?0 

2,220 

2,170

E.120 

2,080 

E.060 

2,040 

2,060 

E.140

Minimum

1,430 

1,380 

1,390

1,380

E.140 

2,540 

3,670 

2,690 

2,040 

1,590 

1.4EO 

1,310 

1,300

1,300

June

2,140 

E.050 

1,960 

1,9EO 

1,870

1,360 

1,860 

1,840 

1,800 

1,790

1,770 

1,760 

1,750 

1,720 

1,720

1,700 

1,700 

1,700 

1,700 

1,680

1,670 

1,640 

1,630 

1,620 

1,620

1,6EO 

1,610 

1,590 

1,590 

1,610

Mean

1,598 

1,424 

3,034

3,044

3,051 

6.E26 

5,690 

3,786 

2,672 

1,750 

1,505 

1,361 

1,379

2,779

July

1,590 

1,570 

1,580 

1,560 

1,560

1,560 

1,550 

1,530 

1,520 

1,510

1,520 

1,510 

1,510 

1,500 

1,430

1,480 

1,480 

1,470 

1,470 

1,530

1,520 

1,430 

1,460 

1,440 

1,440

1,470 

1,560 

1,490 

1,460 

1,430 

1,420

Per 

square 

mile

1.72 

1.53 

3.26

3.27

3.28 

6.69 

6.12 

4.07 

2.87 

1.88 

1.6E 

1.46 

1.48

2.99

Aug.

1,420 

1,410 

1,410 

1,410 

1,400

1,400 

1,390 

1,380 

1,370 

1,380

1,380 

1,380 

1,370 

1,360 

1,360

1,350 

1,350 

1,350 

1,340 

1,340

1,340 

1,330 

1,330 

1,330 

1,330

1,340 

1,340 

1,330 

1,330 

1,320 

1,310

Sept.

1,310 

1,330 

1,370 

1,370 

1,350

1,340 

1,340 

1,340 

1,340 

1,360

1,330 

1.350 

1,380 

1,360 

1,400

1,400 

1,380 

1,430 

1,390 

1,330

1.31O 

1,300 

1,300 

1,300 

1,300

1,360 

1,670 

1,770 

1,440 

1,380

Run-off

Inches

1.98 

1.71 

3.76

44.42

3.78 

7.2E 

7.05 

4.54 

3.31 

2.10 

1.B7 

1.69 

1.65

40.66

Acre-feet

98,240 

84,730 

186,500

2,204,000

187,600 

358,100 

349,900 

E25,300 

164,300 

104,100 

92,530 

83,660 

82,080

2,017,000

a Ho gage-height record; discharge computed on basis of gage heights at Leaburg power plant 13 

miles downstream and records for station at McKenzie Bridge and Blue River near Blue River.

9-233 April 1936

UNITED STATES DEPAPmMENT OP THE INTERIOR 

Geolog. il Survey
WILLAMETTE RIVER BASIN 99

Blue River near Blue River, Oreg.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 44°11', long. 122°17', near line between sees. 13 

and 14, T. 16 S., R. 4 E., 3 miles upstream from North Fork and 3i miles northeast of 

Blue River post office.

Drainage area.- 75 square miles.

Records available.^ September 1935 to September 1940.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 2,350 second-feet Feb. 28 (gage height, 4.04 

feet); minimum, 15 second-feet Aug. 30 to Sept. 2 (gage height, 1.01 feet).

1935-40: Maximum discharge, 5,800 second-feet Jan. 22, 1938 (gage height, 6.50 

feet); minimum, 13 second-feet Sept. 27, 28, Oct. 1, 2, 1938.

Remarks.- Records good except those below 40 second-feet, which are fair. No diversion 

or regulation above station.

Rating table, water year 1939-40 (gage height, In feet, and discharge, In second-feet) 

(Shifting-control method used Oct. 1 to Nov. 8, May 12-17)

1.0 

1.2 

1.4 

1.7

14

49

120

249

2.0 

2.4 

2.8 

3.2

403

675

1,000

1,390

3.6 

4.0

1,320

2,300

Discharge, In second-feet, water year October 1939 to September 1940

Day

1 

2 

3 

4 

6

6 

7 

S 

9 

10

11 

12

13 

14 

15

16

17 

IS 

19 

20

21 

22 

23 

24 

25

26 

27 

28 

29 

30 

31

Oct.

18 

21 

20 

56 

107

45 

34 

27 

24 

22

21 

21 

20 

20 

18

18 

20 

24 

24 

30

24 

21 

22 

49 

30

121 

286 

204 

101 

68 

49

Nov.

43 

33 

S3 

36 

34

32 

30 

36 

36 

32

30 

28 

28 

28 

28

25 

25 

25 

25 

25

24 

24 

24 

24 

24

24 

24 

22 

22 

36

Dec.

34 

34 

32 

27 

25

27 

25 

119 

318 

586

364 

236 

137 

318 

1,210

1,570 

1,180 

690 

491 

705

579 

422 

332 

263 

222

195 

191 

630 

991 

782 

622

Jan.

565 

579 

537 

537 

530

446 

375 

337 

465 

652

498 

392 

332 

287 

254

231 

213 

195 

1S7 

170

161 

153 

140 

136 

165

415 

698 

472 

364 

311 

277

Month

Oct 

HOT 

Dec

C

Jan 

Fob 

Mar 

Apr 

May 

Jun 

Jul 

Aug 

S«p

W

ember. ....................

ater year 1939-4

Feb.

840 

222 

218 

287 

511

1,880 

1,510 

1,090 

1,090 

1,920

1,300 

919 

1,180 

982 

735

750 

1,050 

854 

660 

537

459 

415 

369 

428 

1,230

1,870 

1,920 

2,080 

1,830

Secondfoot-days

1,565 

870 

13,407

97,756

11,074 

28,536 

21,493 

9,067 

5,447 

1,493 

806 

561 

831

95,150

Mar.

1,500 

1,530 

1,110 

870 

750

60S 

776 

1,070 

774 

608

491 

409 

35S 

327 

322

446 

381 

337 

316 

306

301 

291 

277 

287 

282

1,180 

1,630 

1,360 

1,030 

854 

712

Maximum

286 

43 

1,570

2,060

698 

2,080 

1,630 

615 

375 

89 

36 

24 

112

2,080

Apr.

615 

517 

446 

3S6 

337

306 

342 

434 

593 

484

397 

353 

316 

291 

268

240 

21S 

208 

191 

178

170 

157 

165 

161 

161

145 

140 

236 

231 

381

May

375 

306 

256 

291 

358

364 

316 

277 

244 

218

200 

182 

170 

157 

145

136 

128 

120 

112 

108

104 

101 

97 

93 

S9

S5 

78 

75 

75 

81 

104

Mlnljsum

18 

22 

25

16

136 

218 

277 

140 

75 

32 

22 

15 

15

15

June

S9 

SI 

75 

71 

6S

65 

65 

65 

62 

59

55 

52 

47 

45 

45

43 

43 

41 

41 

41

38 

36 

36 

36 

34

32 

32 

32 

32 

32

Mean

50.5 

29.0 

432

268

357 

984 

693 

302 

176 

49.8 

26.0 

1S.1 

27.7

260

July

32

30 

28 

28 

28

27 

27 

27 

27 

25

25 

25 

25 

24 

24

22 

22 

22 

24 

25

28 

25 

24 

22 

22

25 

36 

30 

27 

25 

25

Per 

square 

mile

0-673 

.387 

5.76

3.57

4.76 

13.1 

9.24 

4.03 

2.35 

.664 

.347 

.241 

.369

S.47

Aug.

24 

22 

22 

22 

21

20 

20 

20 

18 

18

IS 

17 

17 

17 

17

17 

17 

17 

17 

17

17 

17 

17 

. 17 

17

17 

17 

17 

17 

15 

15

Sept.

15 

18 

22 

21 

21

20 

20 

21 

20 

21

IS 

20 

22 

22 

24

24 

28 

36 

27 

24

20 

20 

IS 

18 

18

22 

112 

93 

38 

28

Run-off

Inches

0.78 

.43 

6.65

48.42

5.49 

14.15 

10.66 

4.50 

2.70 

.74 

.40 

.28 

.41

47.19

Acre-feet

3,100 

1,730 

26, 590

193,900

21,960 

56,600 

42,630 

17,980 

10,800 

2,960 

1,600 

1,110 

1,650

188,700

9-233 April 1956

UNITED STATES DEPAPmMENT OF THE INTERIOR 

Geolog il Survey
100 WILLAMETTE RIVER BASIN

Mohawk River near Springfield, Oreg.

Location.- Wire-weight gage, lat. 44°06', long. 122°57', In sec. 17, T. 17 S., R. 2 W., 

1 mile upstream from mouth ana 44 miles northeast of Springfield.

Drainage area.- 180 square miles.

Records available.- September 1935 to September 1940.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge observed during year, 2,880 second-feet Feb. 28 (gage height, 

10.13 feet); minimum observed, 14 second-feet Aug. 20 (gage height, 0.99 foot).

1935-40: Maximum discharge observed, 6,480 second-feet Mar. 18, 1938 (gage height, 

about 18.0 feet, from floodmark); minimum observed, 11 second-feet Sept. 17, 1938.

Remarks.- Records fair. No diversion above station. Possibly some regulation caused by 

operation of log ponds. Gage read once daily during low-water periods; twice daily at 

other times.

Rating table, water year 1939-40 (gage height, In feet, and discharge, In second-feet)

1.0 

1.2 

1.5 

l.S

15

31

67

US

2.2 

2.6 

3.0

3.5

20S 

307 

410 

545

4.0 

4.5 

5.0 

6.0

685

S30

9SO

1,300

7.0

8.0

9.0

10.0

1,640

2,030

2,430

2,840

Discharge, In second-feet, water year October 1939 to September 1940

Day

1 

2 

5 

4

6

6 

7 

8 

9 

10

11 

12 

13 

14 

15

16 

17 

18 

19 

20

21 

22 

23 

24 

26

26 

27 

28 

29 

30 

31

Oct.

28 

32 

29 

32 

141

SO 

60 

42 

38 

34

32 

31 

31 

32 

28

29 

37 

64 

46 

64

42 

36 

35 

152 

61

63 

437 

213 

154 

97 

78

Hov.

6S 

64 

94 

64 

60

57 

51 

51 

54 

51

51 

47 

54 

57 

54

49 

45 

46 

46 

47

47 

49 

49 

49 

45

52 

63 

51

47 

57

Dec.

79 

63 

60 

56 

51

51 

49 

S4 

384 

1,110

1,040 

518 

424 

371 

384

1,870 

1,240 

890 

671 

S16

671 

S59 

491 

397 

345

314 

292 

424 

464 

464 

518

Jan.

478 

478 

47S 

587 

643

587 

532 

504 

601 

573

518 

478 

437 

410 

384

332 

320 

312 

287 

307

260 

252 

234 

250 

532

587 

685 

532 

450 

410 

358

Month

Oot 

HOT 

Dec

C

Jan 

Peb 

Mar 

Apr 

May 

Jun 

Jul 

Aug 

Sep

W

ember. ....................

uarv

ater year 1939-4

Feb.

330 

284 

320 

47S 

559

1,470 

2,720 

2,510 

2,190 

2,230

2,230 

1,750 

2,390 

2,270 

2,070

1,990 

2,640 

2,430 

1,870 

1,470

1,200 

1,040 

890 

830 

1,270

2,270 

2,270 

2,550 

2,550

Secondfoot-days

2,278 

1,619 

14,450

137,969

13,796 

49,071 

30,207 

14,588 

7,731 

2,486 

1,064 

551 

998

138,839

Mar.

1,990 

2,390 

1,910 

1,570 

1,330

1,110 

1,110 

1,300 

1,110 

950

860 

743 

671 

615

573

587 

518 

47S 

450 

424

410 

384 

371 

371 

358

424 

1,750 

1,S70 

1,370 

1,170 

1,040

Maximum

437 

94 

1,270

4,310

685 

2,720 

2,390 

950 

464 

159 

52 

23 

120

2,720

Apr.

950 

830 

772 

728 

643

657 

643 

601 

6S5 

615

545 

518 

491 

450 

437

397 

384 

371 

35S 

327

310 

307 

312 

302 

294

284 

277 

358 

292 

450

May

345 

332 

327 

450 

464

424 

384 

358 

330 

307

280 

257 

260 

242 

232

220 

220 

198 

19S 

184

179 

168 

161 

159 

159

148 

146 

137 

146 

139 

177

Minlinuni

28 

45 

49

22

234 

284 

35S 

277 

137 

42 

25 

14 

17

14

June

159 

124 

12S 

126 

124

114 

120 

114 

108 

108

99 

92 

87 

S2 

76

72 

68 

64 

67 

63

57 

53 

51 

56 

47

48 

46 

46 

45

42

Mean

73.5 

54.0 

466

37S

445 

1,692 

974 

486 

249 

82.9 

34.3 

17. S 

33.3

379

July

43 

35 

32 

40 

36

39 

37 

37 

37 

39

36 

32 

31 

33 

28

34 

36 

29 

27 

36

34 

30 

25 

28 

25

28 

52 

49 

33 

29 

34

Per 

square 

mile

0.408 

.300 

2.59

2.10

2.47 

9.40 

5.41 

2.70 

1.38 

.461 

.191 

.099 

.185

2.11

Aug.

23 

23 

21 

21 

21

18 

19 

IS 

19 

18

16 

IS 

18 

18 

20

17 

IS 

a!8 

17 

14

15 

16 

16 

16 

15

15 

16 

16 

16 

17 

18

Sept.

17 

IS 

29 

21 

21

21 

23 

27 

25 

26

24 

22 

28 

30 

30

25 

22 

40 

35 

33

30 

2S 

25 

20 

27

24 

112 

120 

63

32

Run-off

Inches

0.47 

.33 

2.99

2S.51

2.85 

10.14 

6.24 

3.01 

1.60 

.51 

.22 

.11 

.21

28.68

Acre-feet

4,520 

3,210 

23,660

273,600

27,360 

97,330 

59,910 

28,930 

15,330 

4,930 

2,110 

1,090 

1,980

275,400

a Ho gage-height record; discharge Interpolated.

9-233 April 1936

UNITED STATES DEPA'"T1MEtlT OP THE INTERIOR 

Geolog al Survey
WILLAMETTE RIVER BASIN 101

Long Tom River near Notl, Oreg.

Location.- Staff gage, lat. 44°03', long. 123°26', In sec. 33, T. 17 S., R. 6 W., an

eighth of a mile upstream from railroad bridge, 1 mile downstream from Notl Creek, and 

1$ miles southeast of Notl. Datum of gage Is 388.76 feet above mean sea level (levels 

by Corps of Engineers, U. S. Army).

Drainage area.- 88 square miles.

Records available.- October 1935 to September 1940.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge observed during year, 2,120 second-feet Feb. 7 (gage height, 

14.06 feet); minimum observed, 8 second-feet Oct. 1 (gage height, 0.70 foot).

1935-40: Maximum discharge, 3,970 second-feet Jan. 13, 1936 (gage height, 18.3 

feet, from graph based on gage readings); minimum observed, 7 second-feet Sept. 25-27, 

1939 (gage height, 0.66 foot).

Remarks.- Records good except those below 50 second-feet, which are fair. No diversion 

above" station, slight diurnal fluctuation caused by log pond above Noti. Gage read 

twice a day, oftener during periods of high water.

Rating table, water year 1939-40 (gage height, In feet, and discharge, In second-feet) 

(Shifting-control method used Oct. 1 to Kov. 3)

0.6

.8

1.0

1.3

5.6

11.5

19

34

1.6 

2.0 

3.0 

4.0

59

106

260

404

5.0 

6.0 

7.0 

8.0

533

635

755

900

9.0

10.0

12.0

14.0

1,050

1,210

1,590

2,090

Discharge, In second-feet, water year October 1939 to September 1940

Day

1 

2 

S

4 

6

6 

7 

8 

9 

10

11 

12 

13 

14 

15

16 

17 

16 

19 

20

21 

22 

23 

24 

25

26 

27 

26 

29 

30 

31

Oct.

8 

12 

10 

12 

49

23 

15 

14 

16 

13

12 

14 

12 

10 

10

15 

14 

14 

17 

17

15 

14 

17 

19 

23

21 

45 

40 

24 

24 

21

Nov.

19 

19 

19 

17 

17

20 

18 

19 

19 

16

16 

18 

21 

21 

22

19 

17 

17 

19 

22

20 

20 

21 

19 

19

20 

21 

24 

21 

22

Dec.

24 

23 

26 

23 

19

26 

29 

66 

120 

521

260 

134 

93 

93 

g275

742 

538 

362 

231 

216

209 

170 

142 

117 

100

91 

63 

97 

117 

146 

152

Jan.

196 

233 

250 

g418 

g533

g383 

268 

238 

239 

290

260 

234 

180 

156 

142

131 

120 

113 

106 

98

92 

88 

85 

91 

172

369 

900 

585 

404 

305 

250

Month

Dot 

NOT 

Dec

C

Jan 

Feb 

Mar 

Apr 

May 

Jun 

Jul 

Aug 

Sep

W

ember .....................

alendar year 1939. ........

ater year 1939-4

Feb.

217 

196 

196 

g680 

g6SO

gl,450 

gl,9SO 

gl,300 

g825 

g755

755 

625 

885 

900 

680

C595 

gl,050 

g975 

g680 

550

464 

404 

348 

327 

g615

gl,150 

gl,130 

gl,510 

gl,550

Secondfoot-days

570 

582 

5,247

51,224

7,929 

23,472 

14,223 

6,642 

4,399 

1,574 

829 

502 

607

66,576

Mar.

gl,080 

gl,070 

g855 

668 

565

484 

458 

497 

425

3S3

348 

305 

282 

260 

255

242 

212 

199 

190

183

177 

170 

162 

161 

155

g390 

g783 

gl.110 

g797 

742 

615

Maximum

49 

24 

742

1,300

900 

1,980 

1,110 

490 

418 

82 

35 

22 

42

1,980

Apr.

490 

425

376 

345 

305

275 

29S 

275 

29S 

268

246 

230 

212 

204 

199

183 

175 

164 

158 

155

155 

146 

143 

136 

134

131 

120 

127 

120 

146

May

155 

138 

134 

202 

418

390 

275 

215 

185 

167

149 

143 

134 

128 

120

114 

112 

105 

103 

97

93 

93 

88 

86 

83

82 

77 

77 

79 

74 

L3

Minimum

8 

16 

19

8

85 

196 

155 

120 

74 

33 

21 

12 

13

8

June

82 

78 

74 

71 

70

67 

66 

62 

59 

61

58 

55 

54 

51 

49

47 

47 

46 

46 

46

44 

41 

41 

41 

38

38 

38 

37 

34 

33

Mean

18.4 

19.4 

169

140

256 

809 

459 

221 

142 

52.5 

26.7 

16.2 

20.2

182

July

35 

32 

32 

28 

30

29 

29 

30 

29 

28

26 

28 

26 

25 

26

25 

27 

26 

25 

24

26 

26 

23 

24 

23

24 

26 

26 

27 

23 

21

Per 

square 

mile

0.209 

.220 

1.92

r 1.59

2.91 

9.19 

5.22 

2.51 

1.61 

0.597 

.303 

.184 

.230

2.07

Aug.

21 

22 

18 

19 

20

19 

20 

17 

17 

15

14 

15 

18 

17 

16

16 

15 

13 

17 

14

15 

14 

14 

14 

14

18 

15 

15 

16 

12 

12

Sept.

14 

14 

16 

17 

17

18 

15 

13 

21 

17

21 

17 

22 

25 

22

22 

21 

25 

26 

23

17 

17 

17 

17 

17

17 

24 

42 

28 

25

Run- off

Inches

0.24 

.25 

2.22

21.66

3.35 

9.92 

6.01 

2.61 

1.86 

0.67 

.35 

.21 

.26

28.15

Acre-feet

1,130 

1,150 

10,410

101,600

15,730 

46, 560 

23,210 

13,170 

8,730 

3,120 

1,640 

996 

1,200

132,000

g Computed from graph based on gage readings.

9-233 April 1936

UNITED STATES DEPAR'^IENT OP THE INTERIOR 

Oeologi 1 Survey
102 WILLAMETTE RIVER BASIN

Long Tom Rlv.er at Smlthfleld, Oreg.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 44°09'22", long. 123°17'15", In NWi sec. 27, T. 16 

S., R. 5 W., at road crossing 100 feet downstream from Coyote Creek, 1 mile east of 

Smithfield, and 2s miles downstream from Fern Ridge Dam site. Datum of gage Is 

320.91 feet above mean sea level (general adjustment of 1929). Prior to Sept. 21, 

1939, staff gage at same site and datum.

Drainage area.- 263 square miles.

Records available.- August 1939 to September 1940.

Extremes.- 1939: Maximum discharge observed during period Aug. 1 to Sept. 30, 19 secondfeet Sept. 5 (gage height, 3.1 feet); minimum discharge, 5 second-feet Sept. 26-28 

(gage height, 2.59 feet Sept. 27).

1939-40: Maximum discharge during year, 4,360 second-feet Feb. 8, 29 (gage height, 

13.69 feet); minimum, 7 second-feet Oct. 1-4.

Remarks.- Records good except those for periods Aug. 1 to Nov. 30, 1939, Sept. 17-30, 

1940, which are poor. A few small diversions above station; no regulation. Staff 

gage used Aug. 1 to Sept. 20, 1939, read once dally.

Hating tables, 1939-40 (gage height, in feet, and discharge, in second-feet) 

(Shifting-control method used Sept. 21 to Nov. 17, 1939)

2.4 

2.6 

3.0 

3.5 

4.0

Aug. 1 to Feb. S

4.0

6.7

16

35

62

5.0 

6.0 

7.0 

6.0

126 

195 

26S 

345

Mote.- Same as following 

table above 8.0 feet.

2.5 

3.0 

3.5 

4.0 

5.0 

6.0

12 

29 

53 

7S 

136 

200

Feb. 9 to Sept. 16

7.0 

S.O 

9.0 

10.0 

11.0 

12.0

270

345

431

539

682

1,050

12.5 1,480

13.0 2,310

13.4 3,3SO

13.5 4,780

Discharge, In second-feet, 1939-40

D»T

i

2

S

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

IS

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

25

24

25

26

27

28

29

50

31

Oct. MOT. Dee. Jan. Feb. Mar. Apr. M«T June July Aug.

7

8

10

10

10

10

10

10

10

S

10

10

10

10

10

10

10

e

8

S

e

s

10

10

10

10

10

10

10

16

16

Sept.

13

14

13

16

19

13

13

16

16

16

13

10

10

10

12

10

10

10

a9

8

10

9

8

S

6

5

5

5

6

7

-

a No gage-height record; discharge interpolated.

9-256 September 1937

UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OP THE INTERIOR 

Oeolog il Survey
WILLAMETTE RIVER BASIN 103

Discharge, in second-feet, of Long Tom River at Smithfield, Oreg., 1939-40 Continued

1939-40

D"T

1

2

S

4

5

6

7

S

9

10

11

12

IS

14

16

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

26

26

27

28

29

SO

31

Oct.

7

7

7

8

10

18

24

17

12

11

10

10

10

10

10

8

8

8

10

10

12

12

13

15

17

20

25

29

42

34

24

Hov.

21

20

18

18

18

18

17

18

19

19

18

18

16

18

20

21

22

22

20

a21

a21

22

22

22

22

22

21

22

23

26

-

Dee.

25

26

28

29

30

31

36

42

67

166

274

371

311

206

178

310

555

723

659

520

495

466

396

321

262

218

189

182

201

246

285

Jan.

326

365

458

652

924

1,140

919

761

715

698

631

573

498

432

362

317

282

256

237

218

198

182

173

187

367

782

1,550

2,080

1,950

1,300

818

Feb.

637

513

475

1,040

1,840

2,770

3,940

4,110

3,140

2,490

2,230

2,080

2,120

2,540

2,570

2,160

2,470

2,910

2,700

2,100

1,550

1,180

902

791

1,270

2,570

3,170

3,800

4,220

_

-

Mar.

3,640

3,110

2,720

2,270

1,790

1,440

1,180

1,170

1,120

952

810

706

613

550

486

459

433

397

359

335

317

300

288

281

280

411

1,100

2,260

2,640

2,520

2,100

Apr.

1,730

1,300

992

828

725

616

582

608

606

555

489

438

400

370

353

332

307

291

275

260

249

239

231

227

220

215

207

199

194

214

Hay

235

244

257

292

394

490

563

453

348

292

270

248

225

212

195

184

174

168

172

154

143

137

131

124

119

114

112

108

105

103

110

June

122

122

113

105

97

94

91

86

83

80

78

73

70

68

65

62

60

59

68

56

55

54

63

52

50

48

45

44

44

42

-

July

40

40

38

36

34

34

34

33

33

32

31

29

29

29

27

28

27

28

20

23

27

27

27

25

23

23

24

26

29

28

26

Aug.

23

21

21

20

17

17

17

17

16

15

14

14

13

14

16

16

15

14

14

14

17

16

16

15

15

15

16

17

16

16

16

Sept.

15

14

15

15

17

19

19

21

19

18

23

23

25

25

31

31

CIO

012

015

C20

c!9

CIS

clO

012

014

c!5

016

C2S

c45

030

a No gage-height record; discharge Interpolated.

c Backwater from obstructions on control; discharge computed on basis of records for station at 

Monroe.

Monthly discharge. In second-feet, 1939-40

Month

Calendar year ........

May..........................

Secondfoot-daya

305 

320

-

45S 

604 

7,847

-

20,330 

64,288 

37,027 

14,252 

6,876 

2,129 

910 

503 

589

155,813

Maximum

16 

19

-

42 

25 

723

-

2,080 

4,220 

3,640 

1,730 

563 

122 

40 

23 

45

4,220

Minimum

7 

5

-

7 

16 

25

-

173 

475 

280 

194 

103 

42 

20 

13 

10

7

Mean

9.84 

10.7

_

14.8 

20.1 

253

-

656 

2,217 

1,194 

475 

222 

71.0 

29.4 

16.2 

19.6

426

Per 

square 

mile

0.037 

.041

-

.056 

.076 

.962

-

2.49 

8.43

4.54 

1.81 

.844 

.270 

.112 

.062 

.075

1.62

Run-off

Inches

0.04 

.05

_

.06 

.09 

1.11

-

2.87 

9.09 

5.24 

2.02 

.97 

.30 

.13 

.07 

.08

22.03

Acre-feet

605 

635

.

908 

1,200 

15,560

-

40,380 

127,500 

73,440 

28,270 

13,640 

4,280 

1,800 

998 

1,170

309,000
104 WILLAMETTE RIVER BASIN 

Long Tom River at Monroe, Oreg.

Location.- Staff gage, lat. 44°18'55", long. 123°17'45", in NEi sec. 33, T. 11 S., R. 5 

W., at Monroe a quarter of a mile downstream from Shafer Creek. Datum of gage Is 

262.27 feet above mean sea level (general adjustment of 1929).

Drainage area.- 391 square miles.

Records available.- November 1920 to September 1940 (1925-27 Incomplete).

Average discharge.- 17 years (1921-25, 1927-40), 703 second-feet.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge observed during year, 5,790 second-feet Feb. 29 (gage height, 

13.04 feet); minimum observed, 7 second-feet Oct. 1 (gage height, 0.32 foot).

1929-40: Maximum discharge, about 18,600 second-feet Jan. 7, 1923 (gage height, 

14.4 feet, site and datum then In use); minimum observed, 7 second-feet Sept. 29, 

Oct. 1, 1939.

Maximum stage known, 282.1 feet above mean sea level sometime in February 1890, 

from floodmarks at bridge at Monroe, corresponding to stage of about 19 feet at 

present gage (discharge not determined).

Remarks.- Records good. A few small diversions above station. Some fluctuation at low 

stages caused by pondage at mill dam at Monroe. Gage read once dally, oftener during 

periods of high water.

Rating table, water year 1939-40 (gage height, In feet, and discharge, In second-feet) 

(Shifting-control method used Oct. 1 to Dec. 8}

0.3 7 1.2 112 3.0 399 6.0 1,100 10.0 2,440 

.5 19 1.6 172 3.5 490 7.0 1,400 11.0 2,990 

.7 40 2.0 234 4.0 590 8.0 1,720 12.0 3,980 

.9 67 2.5 314 5.0 825 9.0 2,070 13.1 5,910

Discharge, In second-feet, water year October 1939 to September 1940

Day

1 

Z 

S 

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

Oot.

7 

10 

10 

10 

13

19 

18 

23 

24 

18

16 

11 

14 

11 

13

12 

12 

11 

10 

12

13 

13 

15 

18 

15

18 

21 

30 

28 

40 

35

Nov.

27 

22 

20 

IS 

18

18 

18 

18 

17 

18

18 

17 

17 

17 

17

18 

20 

22 

20 

20

18 

18 

20 

20 

20

22 

22 

22 

22 

24

Dec.

24 

25 

25 

27 

27

36 

32 

46 

73 

157

301 

358 

434 

351 

263

396 

720 

915 

998 

900

735 

686 

636 

526 

420

338 

288 

266 

292 

338 

399

Jan.

506 

570 

636 

g950 

gl,370

1,580 

gl,620 

gl,340 

1,170 

1,210

gl,100 

g925 

815 

700 

590

498 

438 

392 

355 

324

298 

276 

256 

250 

g416

gl.010 

g2,210 

g2,800 

g2,740 

g2, 240 

gl, 580

Feb.

gl.100 

860 

g825 

gl,400 

SS, 280

g3,710 

4,910 

5,710 

5,210 

4,010

3,290 

2,930 

2,990 

3,060 

3,500

3,360 

3,380 

3,690 

3,980 

3,380

g2,530 

gl,930 

1,570 

1,300 

gl,820

g3, 130 

4,380 

4,990 

5,790

 ., SeeondMonth foot-days

Oot 

Nov 

Dec

C

Jan 

Feb 

Bar 

Apr 

Hay 

Jun 

Jul 

Aug 

Sep

W

ember .....................

520 

588 

11,032

alendar year 1939- ........ 155, 378

ua

ater year 1939-

31,165 

91,035 

53,989 

21,290 

9,452 

2,770 

1,053 

498 

585

223,977

Mar.

5,750 

4,340 

3,980 

3,480 

2,850

2,240 

1,830 

1,720 

1,670 

1,580

1,360 

1,150 

962 

825 

725

658 

615 

578 

530 

479

448 

423 

399 

382 

375

g590 

gl,430 

2,500 

3,210 

3,310 

3,100

Maximum

4C 

27 

99S

4,280

2,800 

5,79C 

5,75C 

2,65C 

715 

16C 

48 

24 

3S

5,790

Apr.

2,650 

2,140 

1,650 

1,310 

1,120

962 

865 

850 

865 

S55

750 

654 

586 

530 

498

463 

438 

406 

385 

362

341 

324 

311 

301 

295

285 

279 

269 

260 

266

May

308 

314 

321 

348 

482

6S1 

710 

715 

566 

448

392 

355 

321 

295 

276

256 

240 

228 

218 

218

196 

187 

178 

169 

160

154 

148 

145 

142 

139 

142

June

151 

160 

154 

145 

136

124 

121 

115 

112 

109

103 

100 

91 

88 

85

82 

76 

73 

73 

70

70 

67 

64 

64 

64

61 

56 

53 

53 

50

Minimum Mean

7 16.8 

17 19.6 

24 356

7 426

250 1,005 

825 3,139 

375 1,742 

260 710 

139 305 

50 92.3 

24 34.0 

12 16.1 

12 19.5

7 612

July

48 

45 

43 

43 

43

43 

43 

40 

40 

3S

38 

35 

38 

33 

33

33 

33 

30 

33 

24

26 

30 

30 

33 

26

24 

24 

24 

26 

28 

26

Per 

square

mile

0.043 

.050 

.910

1.09

2.57 

8.03 

4.46 

1.82 

.780 

.236 

.087 

.041 

.050

1.57

Aug.

24 

24 

23 

23 

21

19 

18 

18 

18 

18

16 

16 

15 

15 

15

16 

16 

15 

13 

13

13 

13 

13 

13 

12

12 

13 

12 

15 

13 

13

Sept.

13 

13 

12 

13 

13

13 

15 

16 

16 

16

15 

19 

19 

23 

23

26 

26 

24 

26 

a26

26 

24 

19 

18 

12

15 

19 

23 

24 

38

Run-off

Inches

0.05 

.06 

1.05

14.78

2.96 

8.66 

5.14 

2.03 

.90 

.26 

.10 

.05 

.06

21.32

Acre-feet

1,030 

1,170 

21,880

308,200

61,810 

180,600 

107, 100 

42,230 

18,750 

5,490 

2,090 

988 

1,160

444,300

a No gage-height record; discharge interpolated, 

g Computed from graph based on gage readings.

P-233 April 1956

UNITED STATES DEPAR'"MENT OP THE INTERIOR 

Geologl 1 Survey

4(
WILLAMETTE RIVER BASIN 105

Coyote Creek near Crow, Oreg.

Location.- Water-stage recorder and concrete control, lat. 44°01'19", long. 123°15'17", 

in NE* sec. 11, T. 18 S., R. 5 W., Just upstream from backwater of Fern Ridge Reservoir (under construction in 1940), 1 mile downstream from Spencer Creek, and 5 miles 

northeast of Crow. Datum of gage Is 374.0 feet above mean sea level (bench mark of 

Corps of Engineers, U. S. Army). Prior to Aug. 30, 1940, staff gage at practically 

same site.

Drainage area.- 94 square miles.

Records available.- June to September 1940.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge observed during period, 9.3 second-feet June 11; (discharge 

measurement); no flow at times.

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

sJrnaii diversions above station for Irrigation; no regulation. Staff gage read twice 

dally July 15-20, July 22 to Aug. 3, Aug. 5-10, 12-17, 27-30. Discharge retained by 

temporary dam Aug. 18-25.

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1939 to September 194C

Day

1 

2 

5 

4 

6

6

7 

S 

9 

10

11 

12 

13 

14 

16

16

17 

18 

19 

20

21 

22 

23 

24 

26

26 

27 

26 

29 

30 

31

Oot. Nov. Dec. Jan.

Month

Oot 

Nov 

Dec

C

Jan 

Feb 

Mar 

Apr 

May 

Jun 

Jul 

Aug 

Sep

T

ember. ....................

alendar year

le perio i........ .........

Feb.

Secondfoot-days

62.1 

- 5.9 

27.3

-

Mar.

Maximum

3.0 

0.8 

3.4

-

Apr. May

HlniniuiB

1.0 

0 

0

-

June

t9.3

Mean

2.00 

.19 

.91

-

July

a3.0 

a2.9 

a.2.3 

a2.7 

a2.7

a2.6 

a2.5 

a2.4 

a2.4 

a2.3

a2.2 

a2.2 

a2.1 

a2.0 

2.0

2.4 

2.1 i.e

1.8 

1.8

al.6 

1.2 

1.6 

1.6 

1.6

1.4 

1.6 

1.2 

1.4 

1.2 

1.0

Per 

square 

mile

0.021 

.0020 ' 

.010

-

Aug.

0.8 

.6 

.5 

a. 5

.5

.4 

.3 

.2 

.2 

.2

a. 2 

.2 

.2 

.2 

.2

.2 

.2 

0 

0 

0

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

a. 2 

0 

0 

0 

0 

.1

Sept.

0.1 

.1 

.1 

.1 

0

0 

0 

0 

.1 

.2

.5 

.6 

.8 

1.1 

1.2

1.2 

1.3 

1.2 

1.2 

1.6

2.0 

1.4 

.9 

.8 

.7

.7 

.9 

2.0 

3.1 

3.4

Run-off

Inches Aore-feet

0.025 123 

.002 12 

.011 64

189

t Discharge measurement, 

a No gage-height record; discharge interpolated or computed on basis of discharge measurement 

made on July 2, records for station near Elmira, and notes of engineer on construction work at 

site.

9-233 April 19S6

UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OP THE INTERIOR 

Geolo^ al Survey

40 045 0
106 WILLAMETTE RIVER BASIN

Coyote Creek near Elmlra, Oreg.

Location.- Staff gage, lat. 44°04'15", long. 123°17'25n , at southwest corner of sec. 22, 

T. 17 S., R. 5 W., at road crossing 3 miles east of Elmlra. Datum of gage Is 353.7 

feet above mean sea level (general adjustment of 1929).

Drainage area.- 123 square miles.

Records available.- October 1935 to December 1936, January 1939 to September 1940 (dlscontinued).

Extremes.- Maximum discharge observed during year, 1,970 second-feet Feb. 29 (gage height, 

a. 14 feet); practically no flow Oct. 1-7, Aug. 14 to Sept. 15.

1935-36, 1939-40: Maximum discharge observed, 5,000 second-feet Jan'. 13, 1936 

(gage height, 10.0 feet); no flow at times.

Remarks.- Records fair except those for periods of doubtful gage-height record, which are 

poor. Drainage area at station and measurements of flood discharge are uncertain 

because of overflow In wide valley at gage merging Into other streams; flood measurements Include all flow crossing road for 14 miles west and 2 miles east of station, 

which Is considered to be the total discharge from the tributary area. No diversion 

or artificial regulation.

Discharge, In second-feet, water year October 1939 to September 1940

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 

50 

31

Oct.

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

0 

0 

.1 

.3 

.7

1.1 

.7 

.7 

.6 

.6

.6 

.5 

.5 

.5 

,5

.5

.6

.7 

.7 

.7

2.1 

3.2 

2.9 

2.6 

2.9 

3.2

Nov.

2.9

1.8 

1.6 

1.4 

1.1

1.6 

1.6 

1.6 

1.4 

1.1

1.1 

.9 

1.4 

1.6 

1.6

1.6 

1.6 

1.6 

1.6 

1.6

1.6 

1.4 

1.4 

1.4 

1.6

1.6 

1.6 

1.6 

1.6 

1.6

Dec.

1.6 

1.6 

1.6 

l.S 

1.8

1.8 

2.1 

2.9 

8 

26

112 

98 

57 

39 

43

84 

153 

156 

141 

107

141 

186 

141 

96 

67

60 

50 

55 

62 

86 

84

Jan.

120 

141 

196 

380 

493

356 

141 

287 

324 

274

248 

196 

165 

156 

112

96 

84 

74 

72 

69

69 

69 

69 

72 

g!71

g630 

1,030 

906 

g588 

360 

251

Month

Oct 

Nov 

Dec

C

Jan 

Fob 

Mar 

Apr 

May 

Jun 

Jul 

Aug 

Sep

W

ua

ater year 1939-4

Feb.

199 

159 

g!78 

g645 

827

1,140 

1,720 

gl,370 

g930 

693

788 

590 

886 

1,010 

906

627 

1,110 

1,260 

950 

592

396 

336 

239 

219 

768

1,180 

1,350 

1,700 

1,770

Seoondfoot-daya

27.5 

46.1 

2,067.2

38,133.0

8,199 

24, 538 

13,111 

4,243 

1,413 

239.1 

37.8 

5.0 

15.4

53,942.1

Mar.

1,320 

1,190 

962 

70S 

530

394 

352 

496 

354 

322

262 

215 

190 

163 

153

146 

133 

111 

104 

95

89 

80 

74 

71 

74

g!97 

gS02 

1,030 

950 

824 

720

Maximum

3.2 

2.9 

186

1,470

1,030 

1,770 

1,320 

545 

160 

26 

2.1 

.7 

3.0

1,770

Apr.

545 

410 

310 

290 

233

194 

201 

208 

208

177

146 

130 

117 

104 

101

101 

83 

77 

65 

62

57 

51 

49 

46 

50

51 

51 

46 

41 

39

May

54 

62 

74 

98 

160

146 

104 

92 

71 

65

57 

49 

41 

37 

30

28 

26 

24 

22 

20

17 

17 

16 

16 

14

12 

11 

10 

10 

10 

20

Minimum

0 

.9 

1.6

0

69 

159 

71 

39 . 

10 

2.4 

.7 

0 -o

0

June

26 

20 

14 

13 

13

12 

d!2 

dll 

dlO 

dlO

9.0 

d8.0 

d7.5 

d7.0 

6.2

5.6 

5.6 

5.0 

5.0 

4.6

4.6 

4.6 

4.2 

4.2 

3.8

3.0 

2.7 

2.7 

2.4 

2.4

Mean

O.S9 

1.54 

66.7

104

264 

846 

423 

141 

45.6 

7.97 

1.22 

.16 

.51

147

July

2.1 

1.8 

1.5 

1.5 

1.5

1.3 

1.3 

1.3 

1.3 

1.5

1.5 

1.5 

1.5 

1.3 

1.3

1.3 

1.3 

1.1 

1.1 

1.1

1.1 

.9 

.9 

.9

.7

.9 

.9 

.9 

.9 

.9 

.7

Per 

square 

mile

0.0072 

.013 

.542

.846

2.15 

6.8S 

3.44 

1.15 

.371 

.065 

.0099 

.0013 

.0041

1.20

Aug.

0.7 

.7 

.7 

.5 

.5

.5 

.4 

.3 

.3 

.1

.1 

.1 

.1 

0 

0

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

0 

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

Sept.

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

.3 

.9 

.9 

.7 

.7

.5 

1.3 

1.1 

.9 

.7

.9 

1.5 

1.1 

1.1 

3.0

Run-off

Inches Acre-feet

0.006 55 

.01 91 

.63 4,100

11.54 75,640

2.48 16,260 

7.42 48,670 

3.96 26,010 

1.28 8,420 

.43 2,800 

.07 474 

.01 75 

.002 9.9 

.005 31

16.30 107,000

d Doubtful gage-height record; discharge computed on basis of records for Long Tom Rlv 

Smlthfleld.

g Computed from graph based on gage readings.

9-233 April 1936

UNITED STATES DEPADmMENT OF THE INTERIOR 

Geoloj, al Survey
WILLAMETTE RIVER BASIN 107

Calapooya River at Holley, Oreg.

Location.- Staff gage, lat. 44°21', long. 122°47', near line between sees. 14 and 15, 

T. 14 S., R. 1 W., a quarter of a mile southwest of Holley and 4 miles upstream from 

Brush Creek. Datum of gage is 527.30 feet above mean sea level (general adjustment 

of 1929).

Drainage area.- 99 square miles.

Records available.- September 1935 to September 1940.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge observed during year, 2,400 second-feet Feb. 6 (gage height, 

b.48 reet); minimum observed, 13 second-feet (regulated) Sept. 8 (gage height, 0.52 

foot).

1935-40: Maximum discharge, 6,200 second-feet Jan. 4, 1936 (gage height, about 

9.2 feet, from graph based on gage readings); minimum observed, that of Sept. 8, 

1940.

Maximum stage known, 10.6 feet, probably in February 1927, from floodmarks noted 

in 1935 (discharge not determined).

Remarks.- Records good except that for Sept. 8, which was regulated by log pond above 

and may not represent accurately the daily average discharge. No diversion above 

station; slight regulation at times during low-water periods by small dam upstream. 

Gage read once daily; oftener during periods of high water.

Rating table, water year 1939-40 (gage height, In feet, and discharge, In second-feet)

0.5 12 1.5 140 3.5 975 

.6 15 1.8 219 4.0 1,280 

.8 28 2.1 321 4.5 1,620 

1.0 50 2.5 4SO 5.0 2,000 

1.2 SO 3.0 710 5.5 2,400

Discharge, in second- feet, water year October 1939 to September 1940

Day

1 

2 

3

4 

6

6 

7 

8 

9 

10

11 

12 

13 

14 

15

16 

17 

18 

19 

20

21 

22 

23 

24 

26

26 

27 

28 

29 

30 

31

Oct.

20 

22 

22 

44

190

77 

63 

44

35 

31

29 

27 

26 

26 

25

24 

24 

42 

35 

39

43 

33 

29 

94 

63

72 

314 

284 

154 

104 

80

Nov.

67 

60 

70 

5S 

51

49 

46 

45 

57 

46

43 

42 

39 

49 

43

39 

37 

37 

37 

35

34 

40 

42 

37 

35

34 

40 

37 

35 

36

Dec.

64 

53 

50 

45 

40

43 

45 

75 

380 

948

785 

460 

321 

257 

865

1,480 

1,340 

887 

638 

785

690 

570 

460 

380 

321

284 

250 

284 

502 

570 

489

Jan.

460 

480 

489 

516 

579

516 

432 

400 

448 

624

516 

456 

384 

337 

302

277 

257 

234 

219 

207

185 

182 

169 

167 

213

302 

615 

416 

329 

284 

247

Feb.

225 

204 

196 

302 

525

1,770 

2,040 

1,480 

1,280 

1,660

1,340 

1,060 

1,960 

1,380 

1,120

1,100 

1,700 

1,410 

1,000 

800

710 

615 

543 

498 

1,060

1,620 

1,810 

2,160 

1,840

 .. Secondnontn foot-days

Oet 

Nor 

Dec

C

Jan 

Peb 

Mar 

Apr 

May 

Jun 

Jul 

Aug 

Sep

W

ember. ....................

2,115 

1,320 

14,361

alendar year 1939. ........ Ill, 185

ater year 1939-4

11,242 

33,408 

22,095 

10,386 

6,106 

1,977 

1,084 

651 

1,02S

05,773

Mar.

1,480 

1,620 

1,250 

1,040 

854

735 

695 

1,040 

800 

6S5

592 

507 

456 

408 

376

420 

408 

368 

329 

302

277 

264 

244 

257 

231

606 

1,620 

1,440 

1,060 

931 

800

Maximum

314 

70 

1,480

3,550

624 

2,160 

1,620 

735 

416 

114 

48 

28 

190

2,160

Apr.

735 

660 

570 

525 

464

408 

392 

476 

570 

525

448 

392 

344 

306 

284

267 

250 

231 

219 

204

190 

185 

180 

187 

190

169 

164 

207 

284 

360

May

392 

306 

267 

306 

376

416 

360 

310 

270 

244

219 

202 

190 

180 

169

159 

150 

145 

136 

129

127 

118 

114 

110 

108

104 

98 

94 

91 

94 

122

Minimum

20 

34 

40

19

167 

196 

231 

164 

91 

45 

28 

18. 

13

13

June

114 

106 

93 

87 

S4

SO 

77 

84 

77 

72

69 

67 

64 

64 

61

60 

58 

57 

57 

57

56 

53 

53 

50 

48

48 

46 

45 

45 

45

Mean

68.2 

44.0 

463

305

363 

1,152 

713 

346 

197 

65.9 

35.0 

21.0 

34.3

289

July

44 

42 

40 

40 

38

37 

36 

36 

36 

35

35 

34 

34 

33 

32

32 

32 

, 31 

30 

31

36 

36 

31 

29 

28

29 

48 

45 

34 

32 

28

Per 

square 

mile

0.689 

.444 

4.68

3.08

3.67 

11.6 

7.20 

3.49- 

1.99 

.666 

.354 

.212 

.346

2.92

Aug.

28 

26 

26 

25 

25

24 

23 

22 

22 

22

21 

21 

20 

20 

20

20 

20 

20 

19 

19

19 

19 

19 

19 

19

18 

IS 

20 

20 

19 

IS

Sept.

18 

IS 

26 

26 

22

20 

19 

13 

22 

22

21 

20 

20 

27 

30

26 

23 

39 

39 

27

22 

22 

20 

20 

20

22 

114 

190 

74 

46

Run-off

Inches

0.79 

.50 

5.39

41.75

4.22 

12.55 

8.30 

3.90 

2.29 

.74 

.41 

.24 

.39

39.72

Acre-feet

4,200 

2,620 

28,480

220,500

22,300 

66,260 

43,820 

20,600 

12,110 

3,920 

2,150 

1,290 

2,040

209,800

400450 0-41-8

?l> 8-233 April 1956

OTITED STATES DEPApmMENT OP THE INTERIOR 

Geolog al Survey
108 WILLAMETTE RIVER BASIN

North Santiam River at Detroit, Oreg.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 44°43', long. 122°08', in NEi sec. 12, T. 10 S., 

R. 5 K., 1 mile east of Detroit. Datum of gage is 1,475.68 feet above mean sea level 

(general adjustment of 1929).

Drainage area.- 224 square miles.

Records available.- January 1907 to October 1909, October 1928 to September 1940. August 

xyiu to October 1913, at site above Boulder Creek (records not equivalent).

Average discharge.- 13 years (1907-8, 1928-40), 914 second-feet.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 4,820 second-feet Feb. 6 (gage height, 5.67 

reet); minimum, 290 second-feet (regulated) Aug. 26 (gage height, 0.37 foot); minimum 

daily, 315 second-feet Sept. 1, 6.

1907-9, 1910-11, 1928-40: Maximum discharge, 15,000 second-feet Mar. 31, 1931 

(gage height, about 12.0 feet), from rating curve extended above 2,700 second-feet; 

minimum, that of Aug. 26, 1940.

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

No diversion above station; slight diurnal fluctuation beginning in June 1940 from 

power plant at Idanha.

Cooperation.- Water-stage recorder Inspected by employees of U. S. Forest Service.

Rating table, water year 1939-40 (gage height, in feet, and discharge, In second-feet)

0.5 315 1.7 770 3.5 2,020 

.8 392 2.1 990 4.0 2,520 

1.1 500 2.5 1,220 4.6 3,220 

1.4 625 3.0 1,590 5.4 4,380

Discharge, In second-feet, water year October 1939 to September 1940

Day

1 

2 

3

4 

6

8 

7 

S 

9 

10

11

12 

13 

14 

15

16 

17 

18

19 

20

21 

22 

23 

24 

26

26 

27 

28 

29 

30 

31

Oct.

343 

346 

343 

378 

500

430 

400 

380 

370 

360

355 

350 

345 

340 

340

340 

350 

360 

350 

361

354 

348 

348 

381 

364

395 

520 

464 

405 

386 

372

Nov.

367 

361 

364 

359 

354

351 

351 

364 

361 

356

351 

348 

348 

351 

351

351 

351 

356 

354 

351

351 

359 

356 

351 

348

351 

356 

351 

348 

370

Dee.

372 

372 

356 

348 

348

351 

351 

424 

556 

781

652 

536 

492 

596 

1,230

2,020 

1,850 

1,300 

1,130 

1,220

1,100 

957 

836 

740 

666

630 

612 

891 

1,320 

1,340 

1,260

Jan.

1,260 

1,220 

1,220 

1,260 

1,180

1,060 

968 

902 

896 

96 S

891 

830 

770 

720 

685

656 

625 

616 

598 

576

564 

548 

540 

536 

540

666 

891 

825 

820 

847 

858

Fab.

842 

814 

625 

952 

1,260

4,330 

2,990 

2,270 

1,950 

2,500

1,990 

1,760 

1,920 

1,670 

1,450

1,430 

1,490 

1,360 

1,230 

1,130

1,060 

1,010 

940 

940 

1,640

2,450 

2,500 

2,760 

2,630

Second. 

Month foot-days

Oct 

Nov 

Dee

C

Jan 

Feb 

Mar 

Apr 

May 

Jun 

Jul 

Aug 

8ep

W

11,678 

10,641 

25,709

alendar year 1939 ......... 283, 652

y...... ...................

t ember. ...................

ater year 1939-4

25.536 

50,143 

47,030 

31,726 

31,739 

13,223 

11,624 

10,334 

10, 257

89,640

Mar.

2,400 

2,550 

.2,090 

1.S40 

1,720

1,520 

1,650 

1,930 

1,670 

1,480

1,320 

1,190 

1,110 

1,050 

1,040

1,180 

1,090 

1,040 

1,000 

984

974 

968 

974 

1,020 

1,050

1,900 

2,450 

2,120 

2,010 

1,910 

1,800

Maximum

520 

370 

2,020

2,430

1,260 

4,380 

2,550 

1,650 

1,030 

552 

435 

359 

440

4,380

Apr.

1,650 

1,470 

1,350 

1,260 

1,170

1,090 

1,140 

1,260 

1,540 

1,370

1,260 

1,210 

1,190 

1,130 

1,060

984 

930 

908 

874 

836

798 

776 

803 

776 

792

740 

715 

830 

830 

984

May

1,030 

963 

90S 

913 

918

886 

836 

808 

808 

614

798 

770 

730 

700 

670

652 

638 

625 

612 

602

584 

580 

589 

584 

560

536 

524 

512 

508 

512 

564

Minimum

340 

348 

348

338

536 

814 

968 

715 

508 

389 

361 

317 

315

315

Peak discharge.- Feb. 6 (11:30 a.m.) 4.820 sec. -ft.; Feb. 28

June

552 

528 

504 

438 

476

46S 

476 

460 

453 

446

449 

460 

460 

435 

435

428 

424 

424 

435 

424

405 

402 

402 

408 

414

405 

392 

389 

392 

389

Mean

377 

355 

829

777

824 

1,729 

1,517 

1,058 

701 

441 

375 

333 

342

737

(6 p.m.)

July

392 

3S9 

389 

364 

378

370 

370 

370 

370 

367

372 

370 

370 

370 

372

370 

364 

361 

364 

369

378 

367 

364 

364 

361

392 

435 

381 

370 

370 

361

Per 

square 

mile

1.68 

1.58 

3.70

3.47

3.68 

7.72 

6.77 

4.72 

3.13 

1.97 

1.67 

1.49 

1.53

3.29

Aug.

359 

356 

354 

351 

351

348 

346 

333 

33S 

336

338 

338 

333 

329 

329

326 

331 

331 

333 

331

329 

317 

320 

320 

320

320 

324 

324 

322 

322 

320

Sept.

315 

320 

324 

320 

317

315 

326 

322 

333 

338

331 

343 

343 

336 

348

359 

346 

386 

350 

335

330 

325 

320 

325 

320

340

440 

430 

370 

350

Run-off

Inches

1.94 

1.77 

4.27

47.10

4.24 

8.33 

7.81 

5.27 

3.61 

2.20 

1.93 

1.72 

1.70

44.79

3,050 sec. -ft.;

Acre-feet

23,160 

21, 110 

50,990

562,600

50,650 

99,460 

93,280 

62,930 

43,120 

26,230 

23,060 

20,500 

20,340

534,800

liar. 26

Note.- No gage-height record for periods Oct. 5-19, Sept. 19-30; discharge computed on basis of 

records for station above Mayflower Creek, near Detroit.

9-233 April 19S6

BMITED STATES DEPA«wTtENT OP THE IHTEBIOR 

Qeolog al Survey
WILLAMETTE RIVER BASIN 109

North Santlam River above Mayflower Creek, near Detroit, Oreg.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 44°44', long. 122°15', In NWi sec. 7, T. 10 S., 

R. 5 E., 850 feet downstream from axis of Detroit dam site, 0.3 mile upstream from 

mouth of Mayflower Creek, and 5 miles west of Detroit. Datum of gage Is 1,192.06 

feet above mean sea level (bench mark of Corps of Engineers, U. S. Army). Prior to 

Oct. 1, 1939, staff gage at site a quarter of a mile upstream, at different datum.

Drainage area.- 438 square miles.

Records available.- October 1938 to September 1940.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 13,600 second-feet Feb. 6 (gage height, 10.52 

feet); minimum, 416 second-feet Sept. 22 (gage height, 2.94 feet).

1938-40: Maximum discharge, that of Feb. 6, 1940; minimum, that of Sept. 22, 1940.

Remarks.- Records good except those for period Oct. 1 to Nov. 16, which are fair. No 

diversion above station; slight diurnal fluctuation from power plant at Idanha.

Rating table, water year 1939-40 (gage height, In feet, and discharge. In second-feet)

2.9 

3.1 

3.4 

3.7

400

480

620

790

4.0 

4.4 

4.8 

5.2

1,300

1,680

2,140

5.6 

6.0 

6.5

7.0

2,640

3,200

4,020

4,980

7.5

8.0

9.0

10.0

6,000

7,100

9,500

12,100

Discharge, in seoond-feet, water year October 1939 to September 1940

Day

1 

2 

3 

4

6

6

7 

8 

9 

10

11 

IS 

13 

14 

15

16 

17 

18 

19 

20

21 

22 

23 

24 

26

26

27 

28 

29 

30 

31

Oot.

a470 

a475 

a470 

565 

857

635 

600 

a525 

512 

508

500 

492 

492 

484 

a480

476 

492 

530 

565 

575

525 

a490 

492 

600 

545

676 

1,260 

1,080 

796 

682 

620

Nov.

585 

565 

570 

535 

a525

516 

516 

535 

535 

516

516 

a505 

500 

508 

500

492 

488 

488 

492 

480

472 

492 

484 

480 

476

484 

520 

496 

488 

560

Dec.

590 

600 

565 

540 

525

535 

525 

848 

1,290 

2,530

1,900 

1,340 

1,120 

1,480 

4,450

6,680 

5,380 

3,490 

2,780 

3,200

2,920 

2,320 

1,910 

1,630 

1,430

1,290 

1,220 

2,130 

3,680 

3,420 

2,990

Jan.

2 

2 

2 

2 

2

2 

2

1 

1 

2

2

1

1 

1 

1

1 

1 

1 

1 

1

1

1 

2

1 

1 

1 

1

Month

Oot 

NOD 

Dec

C

Jar 

Pet 

Mai 

Apr 

Maj 

JUT 

Jill

AU£

Sej

V

ember .....................

alendar year 1939 .........

tember . ...................

Jater year 1939-4

Peak discharge. -

(9 p.m.) 8,660 sec. 

a No gage -height 

Brletenbush River a 

Note.- Staff -gage

,820 

,700 

,570 

,780 

,680

,320 

,030 

,830 

,800 

,200

,000 

,740 

,580 

,450 

,340

,260 

,200 

,170 

,120 

,070

,020 

997 

969 

934 

934

,180 

,100 

,840 

,860 

,900 

,840

Feb.

1,730 

1,620 

1,630 

2,140 

3,170

11,350 

7,820 

5,640 

5,160 

6,620

5,140 

4,020 

4,620 

3,930 

3,220

3,230 

3,710 

3,300 

2,880 

2,530

2,280 

2,130 

1,920 

1,910 

5,190

7,270 

6,550 

7,010 

6,420

Secondfoot-days

18,469 

15,319 

65,308

569,606

53,234 

124, 140 

100,830 

62,510 

43,213 

21,636 

16,944 

14,280 

15,046

550,929

Mar.

5,640 

6,150 

4,820 

4,070 

3,700

3,200 

3,540 

4,440 

3,620 

3,070

2,710 

2,380 

2,160 

2,010 

1,960

2,400 

2,220 

2,040 

1,910 

1,880

1,830 

1,800 

1,790 

1,910 

1,960

4,250 

5,780 

4,820 

4,620 

4,310 

3,840

Maximum

1,260 

585 

6,680

6,910

2,820 

11,300 

6,150 

3,520 

2,530 

997 

688 

512 

820

11,300

Apr.

3,520 

3,090 

2,780 

2,500 

2,280

2,100 

2,180 

2,500 

3,360 

2,910

2,570 

2,430 

2,360 

2,200 

2,000

1,790 

1,680 

1,640 

1,600 

1,510

1,430 

1,370 

1,480 

1,450 

1,470

1,360 

1,300 

1,690 

1,730 

2,230

May

2 

2

1 

1 

2

2

1 

1 

1

1

1 

1 

1 

1 

1

1 

1 

1 

1

1

1 

1 

1 

1

1

Minimum

470 

472 

525

470

934 

1,620 

1,790 

1,300 

871 

585 

508 

436 

432

432

,530 

,220 

,950 

,910 

,070

,010 

,800 

,680 

,640 

,690

,640 

,530 

,420 

,330 

,280

,230 

,180 

,170 

,130 

,110

,050 

,070 

,070 

,060 

997

927 

892 

871 

871 

885 

,000

June

997 

934 

857 

832 

802

784 

802 

778 

754 

754

766 

766 

784 

742 

724

712 

682 

676 

6S8 

682

645 

630 

620 

620 

630

615 

595 

590 

590 

585

Mean

596 

511 

2,107

1,561

1,717 

4,281 

3,253 

2,084 

1,394 

721 

547 

461 

502

1,505

July

580 

560 

575

570 

560

550 

550 

550 

550 

545

545 

540 

535 

530 

530

520 

516 

508 

512 

580

560 

525 

516 

512 

512

540 

688 

570 

545 

530 

520

Per 

square 

mile

1.36 

1.17 

4.81

3.56

3.92 

9.77 

7.43 

4.76 

3.18 

1.65 

1.25 

1.05 

1.15

3.44

Dec. 16 (12:30 a.m.) 8,350 sec. -ft.; Feb. 6 (11 a.m.) 13,600 

-ft. 

record; discharge computed on basis of records for station at 

bove French Creek near Detroit, 

readings twice dally Oct. 4-7, 9-14, 16-21, Oct. 23-Nov. 4,

Aug.

512 

504 

496 

488 

484

480 

480 

476 

472 

468

468 

468 

456 

452 

448

448 

452 

448 

456 

448

452

444 

444 

444 

440

440 

452 

444 

440 

440 

436

Sept.

432 

440 

468 

452

444

436 

448 

452 

456 

512

468 

484 

500 

492 

488

580 

508 

565 

520 

480

464 

448 

440 

444 

440

448 

820 

802 

585 

530

Run-off

Inches

1.57 

1.30 

5.55

48.37

4.52 

10.54 

8.56 

5.31 

3.67 

1.84 

1.44 

1.21 

1.28

46.79

Acre-feet

36,630 

30,380 

129,500

1,130,000

105,600 

246,200 

200,000 

124,000 

85,710 

42,910 

33,610 

28,320 

29,840

1,093,000

sec. -ft.; Feb. 25 

Detroit and 

Nov. 6-11, 13-16.

9-833 April 1936
LO WILLAMETTE RIVER BASIN

North Santlam River at Mehama, Oreg.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 44°47', long. 122°37', In NWi sec. 18, T. 9 S., 

R. 2 E., at Mehama, half a mile downstream from Little North Santlam River. 

Datum of gage Is 601.78 feet above mean sea level (general adjustment of 1929).

Drainage area.- 665 square miles.

Records available.- July 1905 to March 1907, October 1910 to September 1914, 

September 1921 to September 1940.

Average discharge.- 24 years (1905-6, 1910-14, 1921-40), 3,200 second-feet.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 19,900 second-feet Feb. 6 (gage height, 

8.76 feet); minimum, 434 second-feet Aug. 26 (gage height, 1.48 feet).

1905-7, 1910-14, 1921-40: Maximum discharge, 62,900 second-feet Nov. 20, 1921, 

Jan. 6, 1923 (gage height, 17.5 feet); minimum, 400 second-feet Sept. 29, Oct. 13, 

1934; minimum dally, 420 second-feet Sept. 18, 1924.

Remarks.- Records good. Slight regulation of low flow by mill dam at Mill City. 

No diversion above station for Irrigation.

Cooperation.- Gage-height record collected In cooperation with U. S. Weather Bureau.

Discharge , in second- feet , water October 1939 to September 1940

Day

1 

2 

S 

4

6

6 

7 

8 

9 

10

11 

12 

13 

14 

15

16 

17 

18 

19 

20

21 

22 

23 

24 

25

26 

27 

28 

29 

SO 

31

Oct.

554 

540 

519 

616 

1,530

960 

825 

699 

642 

610

582 

568 

561 

547 

547

540 

575 

717 

674 

825

735 

658 

642 

861 

798

1,020 

2,410 

2,460 

1,580 

1,220 

1,030

Nov.

900 

652 

S61 

798 

762

735 

708 

735 

753 

717

682 

666 

666 

6S2 

658

634 

634 

634 

618 

603

596 

626 

634 

603 

596

596 

674 

658 

626 

780

Dec.

990 

920 

852 

7S9 

753

762 

735 

1,070 

2,120 

5,210

4,510 

3,000 

2,310 

2,530 

8,710

12,900 

10,700 

7,030 

5,210 

6,060

5,740 

4,350 

3,490 

2,880 

2,440

2,150 

1,980 

3,710 

6,610 

6,240 

5,000

Jan.

4,530 

4,140 

3,930 

4,200 

4,250

3,670 

3,200 

2,860 

2,770 

3,830

3,450 

2,970 

a2,600 

a2,300 

a2,100

1,960 

1,860 

1,790 

1,720 

1,720

1,560 

1,510 

1,460 

1,410 

1,410

1,610 

3,170 

2,890 

2,730 

2,700 

2,600

Month

Oct 

HOT 

Dec

C

Jan 

Feb 

Mar 

Apr 

May 

Jim 

Jul 

Aug 

Sep

W

alendar year 1939. ........

ater year 1939-4

Peak discharge. -

Feb.

2,390 

2,220 

2,170 

2,930 

4,640

17,300 

13,600 

10,400 

9,560 

11 ,800

9,240 

7,170 

S,590 

7,360 

5,890

5,740 

7,200 

6,450 

5,400 

4,620

4,040 

3,590 

3,170 

3,090 

9,050

12,600 

10,600 

11,400 

10,300

Secondfoot-days

27,045 

20,687 

121,751

884,604

82,920 

212,530 

161,010 

98,110 

64,990 

25,547 

19,403 

16,019 

18,405

868,417

Mar.

8,970 

10,200 

7,940 

6,630 

6,160

5,230 

5,630 

7,770 

6,020 

4,960

4,270 

3,710 

3,320 

3,000 

2,910

3,830 

3,570 

3,170 

2,860 

2,730

2,660 

2,610 

2,530 

2,660 

2,700

5,810 

9,360 

8,480 

7,690 

7,280 

a6,300

Maximum

2,460 

900 

12,900

14 ,800

4,530 

17,300 

10,200 

5,800 

4,820 

1,280 

920 

596 

1,560

17,300

Apr.

a5,800 

5,230 

4,550 

4,000 

3,630

3,240 

3,190 

3,930 

5,720 

4,930

4,120 

3,710 

3,510 

3,220 

2,930

2,610 

2,390 

2,280 

2,220 

2,090

1,940 

1,860 

2,110 

2,360 

2,230

2,060 

1,960 

3,110 

3,320 

3,S60

May

4.S20 

3,890 

3,320 

3,130 

3,530

3,570 

3,150 

2,800 

2,580 

2,510

2,390 

2,220 

2,030 

1,830 

1,800

1,720 

1,610 

1,530 

1,460 

1,410

1,340 

1,350 

1,330 

1,310 

1,270

1,250 

1,170 

1,150 

1,100 

1,110 

1,260

Minimum

519 

596 

735

519

1,410 

2,170 

2,530 

1,860 

1,100 

650 

582 

477 

484

477

June

1,280 

1,220 

1,110 

1,060 

1,010

980 

1,000 

1,010 

930 

890

890 

890 

890 

861 

816

798 

780 

771 

771 

771

735 

708 

690 

690 

690

682 

666 

658 

650 

650

Mean

872 

690 

3,927

2,424

2,675 

7,329 

5,194 

3,270 

2,096 

852 

626 

517 

614

2,373

July

642 

650 

626 

610 

603

589 

589 

596 

596 

5S9

589 

582 

582 

603 

603

596 

603 

596 

589 

658

682 

626 

603 

596 

596

658 

920 

753 

650 

618 

610

Per 

square 

mile

1.31 

1.04 

5.91

3.65

4.02 

11.0 

7.81 

4.92 

3.15 

1.28 

.941 

.777 

.923

3.57

Aug.

596 

539 

5S2 

575 

554

547 

540 

533 

533 

533

519 

519 

512 

512 

505

505 

505 

505 

498 

512

498 

491 

491 

484 

484

477 

491 

491 

484 

477 

477

Sept.

484 

484 

519 

505 

505

491 

491 

519 

519 

589

533 

526 

582 

582 

547

634 

603 

674 

674 

582

547 

526 

505 

505 

498

526 

1,040 

1,560 

920 

735

Run-off

Inches

1.51 

1.16 

6.81

49.47

4,64 

11.89 

9.00 

5.49 

3.63 

1.43 

1.09 

.90 

1.03

48.58

Acre-feet

53,640 

41 ,030 

241,500

1,755,000

164,500 

421,500 

319,400 

194 ,600 

128,900 

50,670 

38,490 

31,770 

36,510

1,723,000

Dec. 16 (2 a.m. 15,900 sec. -ft.; Feb. 6 (11:30 p.m. 19,900 sec. -ft.;

Feb. 25 (10 p.m.) 15,900 sec. -ft. 

a No gage-height record; discharge computed on basis of records for station above 

Mayflower Creek, near Detroit.

I) V

9-233 April 1936

DMITED 8SATBS DEPA»"^EHT OF. JHE..jaii»ftfK 

Geologi .1 Surrey
WILLAMETTE RIVER BASIN 111

Santiam River at Jefferson, Oreg.

Location.- Staff gage, lat. 44°48'55", long. 123 000'45", in Ei sec. 11, T. 10 S., R. 

3W., in Jefferson, at railroad bridge, 2 miles downstream from confluence of North 

Santiam and South Santiam Rivers and 9 miles upstream from mouth. Datum of gage is 

808.63 feet above mean sea level.

Drainage area.- 1,790 square miles.

Records available.- July 1905 to July 1906 (gage heights only), October 1907 to 

September 1916, October 1939 to September 1940, in reports of Geological Survey. 

April 1904 to September 1937 (gage heights only, incomplete 1904-7, 1983-88) in 

reports of U. S. Weather Bureau.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 58,700 second-feet Feb. 6 or 7 (gage height,

 11.b feet, from floodmark); minimum observed, 860 second-feet Aug. 15-22, Aug. 24 to 

Sept. 2 (gage height, -1.00 foot).

1905-6, 1907-16, 1939-40: Maximum discharge observed, 108,000 second-feet during 

night of Nov. 88, 1909 (gage height, 18.8 feet), from poorly defined extension of 

rating curve above 54,000 second-feet; minimum observed, that of Aug. 15-22, Aug. 24 

to Sept. 2, 1940.

Maximum stage known, 19.5 feet Nov. 81, 1981.

Remarks.- Records fair to Aug. 28, good thereafter. Salem canal diverts from North 

Santiam River at Salem for irrigation and power use, most of this water reaching 

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 reaching Willamette River at Albany. No regulation. Staff gage read once daily, oftener during floods, from Oct. 1 to Sept. 20; 

water-stage recorder used September 21 to September 30.

Cooperation.- Gage readings furnished by U. S. Weather Bureau.

Rating table, water year 1939-40 (gage height, In feet, and discharge

-1.0 260 1.0 2,400 4.0 S.900 8.0

-.5 570 1.5 3,230 5.0 12,100 9.0

0. 1,020 2.0 4,250 6.0 16,100 10.0

+ .5 1,640 3.0 6,400 7.0 21,000 11.0

In second-feet)

26,800

33,400

40,700

48,560

Discharge, In second-feet, water year October 1939 to September 1940

Day

1 

2 

3

4 

S

6 

7 

B 

9 

10

11 

12 

IS 

14 

16

16 

17 

18 

19 

SO

21 

22 

23 

24 

25

26 

27 

28 

29 

30 

31

Oct.

310 

310 

310 

365 

1,020

2,240 

1,730 

1,020 

d850 

d750

d690 

d650 

d620 

d590 

570

570 

570 

650 

650 

825

920 

1,020 

920 

920 

1,500

1,500 

2,740 

7,350 

4,660 

2,740 

2,240

HOT.

1,930 

1,500 

1,500 

1,310 

1,130

1,020 

1,020 

1,020 

1,130 

1,020

920 

S25 

735 

325 

S25

735 

735 

735 

650 

650

d640 

d660 

d720 

dS20 

d790

d760 

735 

735 

S25 

735

Dec.

1,020 

1,250 

1,130 

1,020 

1,020

920 

920 

1,020 

2,920 

6.S70

15,200 

9,470 

6,400 

5,080 

9,470

35,200 

29,000 

23,200 

14,800 

13,200

15,700 

12,100 

9,470 

7,350 

6,400

5,730 

5,080 

5,080 

11 ,400 

15,700 

12,100

Jan.

10,700 

9,770 

3,900 

9,770 

10,400

9,180 

S,100 

7,600 

7,110 

9,130

3,900 

3,630 

7,350 

6,400 

5,950

5,030 

4,660 

4,250 

4,250 

3,850

3,280 

3,100 

3,100 

2,740 

2,740

4,250 

6,400 

7,600 

6,400 

5,730 

5,290

Feb.

5.0SO 

' 4,660 

4,250 

5,080 

3,630

30,700 

41,500 

30 ,300 

28,000 

30,000

30,300 

22,600 

21,500 

26,300 

19,400

15,200 

21,000 

23,300 

13,000 

14,000

11,700 

10,100 

3,900 

6,900 

9,470

33,100 

30,700 

31,300 

33,000

Month

Dot 

Hoi 

Dec

C

Jan 

Pet 

Mar 

Apr ¥*Jim 

Jill

*°* 

Sep

V

alendar year

 ter year 1939-4

Mar.

26,200 

29,300 

24,400 

18,400 

16,100

14,000 

11,700 

21,000 

16 ,100 

13,600

11 ,400 

d9,500 

dS,400 

d7,400 

6,630

7,350 

3,360 

7,350 

6,400 

5,950

5,950 

5,510 

5,290 

5,030 

5.0SO

6,400 

23,800 

26 ,800 

19,400 

20,000 

16 ,100

Apr.

15 ,200 

13,200 

10,700 

10,100 

3,900

7,600 

7,110 

7,S50 

9,770 

11,000

3,900 

3,100 

7,350 

6,400 

6,170

5,510 

5,030 

4,660 

4,250 

4,050

4,050 

3,660 

3,470 

3,470 

4,050

3,350 

3,660 

3,470 

8,100 

5,950

Secondfoot-days

41,850 

27,635 

285,820

-

200,660 

582,970 

408 ,950 

205,630 

125 ,S10 

30,980 

14,956 

9,580 

15,823

1,950,064

May

10,400 

3,100 

7,110 

6,400 

7,350

S,360 

7,350 

6,400 

5,290 

5,080

4,660 

4,250 

4,050 

3,470 

3,230

3,100 

2,920 

2,740 

2,400 

2,400

2,240 

2,240 

2,080 

2,080 

1,930

1,930 

1,7SO 

1,640 

1,640 

1,500 

1,640

^flTflTirim

7,350 

1,930 

35,200

-

10,700 

41,500 

29,300 

15,200 

10,400 

1,930 

920 

500 

2, ISO

41,500

June

1,930 

1,930 

1,640 

1,500 

1,500

1,370 

1,370 

1,370 

1,250 

1,250

1,130 

1,020 

1,080 

1,020 

920

920 

825 

825 

325 

S25

325 

735 

735 

735 

650

650 

570 

570 

570 

500

July

500 

500 

436 

500 

500

500 

500 

430 

430 

430

430 

430 

430 

430 

430

430 

430 

430 

430 

430

430 

430 

430 

430 

365

500 

570 

920 

735 

570 

500

lUr^mTm

310

640 

920

-

2,740 

4,250 

5,080 

3,470 

1,500 

500 

365 

260 

260

260

Aug.

500 

430 

430 

365 

365

365 

365 

365 

365 

365

310 

310 

310 

310 

260

260 

260 

260 

260 

260

260 

260 

265 

260 

260

260 

260 

260 

260 

260 

260

Mean

1,350 

921 

9,201

-

6,473 

20,100 

13,190 

6,854 

4,053 

1,033 

482 

309 

527

5,328

Sept.

260 

260 

310 

354 

354

333 

321 

381 

360 

354

398 

365 

348 

372 

398

37S 

500 

535 

610 

570

436 

410 

398 

391 

37S

378 

626 

2,180 

1,780 

1,090

Run-off in 

acre-feet

83,010 

54,810 

565,700

-

398,000 

1,156,000 

811,100 

407,900 

249,500 

61,450 

29,660 

19,000 

31,380

3,868,000

d Doubtful gage height record; discharge computed on baala of records for North Santiam river at 

Waterloo and South Santiam River at Waterloo.
112 WILLAMETTE RIVER BASIN

Breitenbush River above French Creek, near Detroit, Oreg.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 44°45', long. 122°08', In NEi sec. 36, T. 9 S.,

 R. 5 E., 0.1 mile downstream from Canyon Creek, 14 miles upstream from French 

Creek, and 2 miles east of Detroit. Datum of gage Is 1,559.64 feet above mean 

sea level (general adjustment of 1929).

Drainage area.- 108 square miles.

Records available.- June 1932 to September 1940. October 1910 to October 1913

 ( fragmentary), at site below French Creek; records equivalent except for Inflow 

from French Creek.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 4,420 second-feet Feb. 6 (gage height, 6.45

 feet); minimum, 87 second-feet Sept. 2 (gage height, 0.36 foot).

1932-40: Maximum discharge, 8,100 second-feet Dec. 22, 1933 (gage height, 9.08 

feet), from rating curve extended above 4,700 second-feet; minimum, that of Sept. 

2, 1940.

Remarks.- Records good. No diversion or regulation above station.

Cooperation.- Water-stage recorder Inspected by employee of U. S. Forest Service.

Rating table, water year 1939-40 (gage height, jji feet, and discharge, In second-feet)

0.3 

.6 117

166

235

2.0 520

2.5 765

3.0 1,060

3.5 1,400

4.0 1,730

5.0 

5.5 

6.0

2,780

3,270

3,870

Discharge, In seeond-feet, water year October 1939 to September 1940

Day

1 

Z 

3 

4 

6

6

7 

8 

9 

10

11 

12 

13 

14 

15

16 

17 

18 

19 

20

21 

22 

23 

24 

25

26 

27 

26 

29 

30 

31

Oct.

93 

101 '99 

143 

224

146 

129 

117 

111 

107

104 

103 

101 

99 

93

98

110

lie

116 

129

114 

109 

110 

146 

123

167 

299 

292 

19S 

160 

140

Nov.

128 

123 

126 

120 

116

113 

110

118 

114 

110

107 

106 

104 

106 

103

102 

101 

102 

99 

93

97 

104 

101 

93 

97

103

111 

103 

101 

128

Dec.

130 

134 

122 

104 

110

111 

109 

198 

315 

640

448 

312 

257 

378 

1,230

1,360 

1,410 

86S 

700 

314

743 

5S3 

476 

396 

346

315 

299 

712 

1,300 

1,010 

868

Jan.

304 

743 

670 

732 

700

596 

529 

476 

460 

506

476 

424 

334 

353 

323

312 

299 

292 

2SO 

265

254 

246 

235 

230 

228

324 

529 

452 

434 

500 

484

Month

Dot 

Nov 

Dec

C

Jan

Peb 

Mar 

Apr 

May 

Jun 

Jul 

Augi 

Sep

W

ember. ....................

alendar year 1939. ........

tember ....................

ater year 1939-4

Feb.

452 

416 

428 

573

1,020

3,690 

2,160 

1,530 

1,450 

1,900

1,400 

1,070 

1,200 

1,020 

332

344 

1 ,010 

368 

754 

685

625 

533 

534 

53S 

1,660

2,230

1,370 

1,940 

1,680

Secondfoot-days

4,209 

3,249 

17,298

146 ,430

13 ,597 

34,967 

26,773 

17,462 

13 ,549 

6,210 

4,014 

3,049 

3,361

147,738

Mar.

1,470 

1,600 

1,270 

1,070 

970

S32 

964 

1,170 

923 

7S2

700 

625 

574 

534 

534

655 

592 

547 

512 

500

492 

438 

4S8 

534 

552

1,240 

1,530 

1,220 

1,250 

1,130 

1,020

* 

299 

128 

1,860

1,880

804 

3,690 

1,600 

952 

809 

313 

1S1 

116 

234

3,690

Apr.

922 

793 

721 

660 

560

565 

596 

695 

952 

770

695 

680 

685 

630 

560

500 

46S 

476 

472 

440

404

sse

456 

420 

428

392 

372 

520 

504 

733

May

809 

710 

606 

533 

592

574 

524 

492 

520 

57S

570 

512 

444 

416 

404

380 

368 

372 

364 

356

336 

353 

353 

350 

313

280 

262 

259 

265 

277 

322

Minimum

98 

97

104

97

228 

416 

483 

372 

259 

142 

117 

89 

90

89

June

318 

292 

262 

257 

240

235 

248 

228 

228 

235

243 

240 

238 

218 

209

202 

193 

191 

191 

133

174 

166 

162 

160 

15S

155 

151 

147 

144 

142

Mean

136 

103 

558

401

439 

1,206 

864 

582 

437 

207 

129 

9S.4 

112

404

July

140 

139 

137 

134 

132

130 

129 

128 

126 

126

124 

124 

123 

122 

122

120 

120 

118 

120 

153

135 

124 

122 

118 

117

137 

181 

139 

126 

123 

120

Per 

square 

mile

1.26 

1.00 

5.17

3.71

4.06 

11.2 

8.00 

5.39 

4.05 

1.92 

1.19 

.911 

1.04

3.74'

Aug.

116 

114 

111 

109 

106

103 

103 

102 

101 

99

99 

99 

99 

98 

98

97 

95 

95 

95 

93

95 

93 

93 

93 

92

91 

95 

95 

91 

90 

89

Sept.

90 

93 

101 

96 

96

91 

96 

95 

97 

109

95 

101 

109 

107 

124

137 

114 

130 

117 

103

97 

95 

92 

90 

90

96 

234 

204 

140 

122

Run-off

Inches

1.45 

1.12 

5.96

50.44

4.68 

12.04 

9.22 

6.01 

4.67 

2.14 

1.3S 

1.05 

1.16

50.88

Aore-feet

8,350 

6,440 

34,310

290,600

26,970 

69,360 

53,100 

34,640 

26,870 

12,320 

7,960 

6,050 

6,670

293 ,000

9-233 April 1956

UNITED STATES DEPAPmMENT OP THE INTERIOR 

Seolog il Survey
WILLAMETTE RIVER BASIN 113

Little North Santiam River near Mehama, Oreg.

Location.- Staff and wire-weight gages, lat. 44°48', long. 122°34', in NWi sec. 16, T. 9 

S., R. 2 E., 2 miles east of Mehama and mouth of river. Datum of gage is 655.41 feet 

above mean sea level (general adjustment of 1929).

Drainage area.- 110 square miles.

Records available.- October 1931 to September 1940. 

September 1931, at site 4 miles upstream.

July to September 1924 and July to

Extremes.- Maximum discharge observed during year, 8,200 second-feet Feb. 6 (gage height, 

1'U.o reet, from graph based on staff-gage readings); minimum observed, 21 second-feet 

Sept. 1 (gage height, 2.09 feet).

1924, 1931-40: Maximum discharge, 18,900 second-feet Dec. 22, 1933 (gage height, 

14.7 feet, from floodmark), from rating curve extended above 10,000 second-feet; 

minimum observed, 21 second-feet Sept. 11, 1934, Sept. 27, 28, 1938, Sept. 1, 1940.

Remarks.- Records fair. No regulation or diversion above station, 

daily, October to June; once daily, July to September.

Gage read twice

Rating table, water year 1939-40 (gage height, in feet, and discharge, in second-feet)

2.0

2.4

2.5 

3.4 

4.0

16

48

92

199

398

4.5 

5.0 

5.5 

6.0 

6.5

630

S95

1,190

1,620

2,140

7.0

8.0

9.0

10.0

2,740

4,270

6,130

3,200

Discharge-, in second-feet, water year October 1939 to September 1940

Day

1 

Z 

S

4 

6

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.

24 

25 

25 

55 

326

250 

182 

149 

106 

91

81 

72 

69 

64 

53

51 

66 

175 

202 

192

145 

123 

120 

218 

164

177 

1,070 

1,020 

560 

363 

272

Nov.

212 

1S2 

d!90 

171 

d!50

13S 

d!20 

130 

113 

114

111 

108 

105 

131 

114

100 

97 

92 

90 

87

37 

92 

90 

90 

90

88 

92 

95 

97 

229

Dec.

340 

275 

207

150 

117

120 

117 

226 

g508 

gl,520

1,630 

1,110 

752 

752 

2,630

5,480 

3,650 

3,750 

1,330 

2,310

1,940 

1,160 

922 

730 

620

551 

522 

2,300 

2,770 

2,250 

1,230

Jan.

9S3 

329 

774 

917 

862

660 

595 

560 

551 

1,130

873 

660 

595 

512 

45S

406 

382 

371 

352 

319

232 

269 

226 

215 

199

d350 

d800 

d500 

d350 

d380 

390

Month

Dot 

Nov 

Dec

C

Jan 

Feb 

Mar 

Apr 

May 

Jun 

Jul 

Aug 

Sep

W

ember .....................

ater year 1939-<

Feb.

390 

322 

344 

530 

gl,520

g7,OSO 

g4,270 

3,070 

2,700 

g2,S70

2,310 

2,030 

2,300 

1,720 

1,230

1,390 

1,440 

1,510 

1,320 

1,110

1,000 

790 

675 

605 

4,230

3,820 

2,740 

3,070 

2,680

Secondfoot-days

6,497 

3,605 

42,019

201,349

16 ,750 

59,716 

33,524 

21,047 

13,273 

2,403 

1,399 

341 

1,636

202,720

Mar.

1,790 

1,600 

1,420 

1,400 

1,390

1,160 

1,100 

1,940 

1,140 

973

807 

685 

5SO 

512 

458

512 

774 

650 

551 

517

484 

449 

436 

462 

489

1,400 

2,490 

2,410 

1,940 

1,600 

1,400

Maximum

1,070 

229 

5,430

6,930

1,130 

7,030 

2,490 

1,900 

1,900 

147 

147 

41 

390

7,080

Apr.

1,250 

961 

S7S 

605 

620

546 

650 

873 

1,900 

1,210

S78 

710 

680 

551 

475

411 

319 

337 

293 

329

202 

285 

415 

610 

517

419 

39S 

1,160 

1,120 

1,440

May

1,900 

1,100 

796 

752 

334

862 

807 

695 

595 

556

503 

423 

337 

302 

275

238 

210 

1S5 

169 

177

177 

158 

156 

147 

140

136 

130 

126 

123 

120 

149

Minimum

24 

37 

117

23

199 

322 

436 

202 

120 

46 

33 

22 

21

21

June

147 

123 

120 

111 

105

101 

111 

106 

101 

97

90 

S5 

81 

78 

73

70 

67 

66 

67 

65

64 

61 

53 

56 

54

52 

50 

50 

4S 

46

Mean

210 

120

1,355

553

540 

2,059 

1,081 

702 

423 

SO. 3 

45.1 

27.1 

54.5

554

July

44 

44 

44 

43 

42

41 

41 

40 

39 

38

38 

36 

37 

35 

35

34 

34 

34 

38 

45

53 

42 

34 

33 

33

44 

147 

SS 

53 

47 

43

Per 

square 

mile

1.91 

1.09 

12.3

5.03

4.91 

18.7 

9.83 

6.33 

3.S9 

.730 

.410 

.246 

.495

5.04

Aug.

41 

33 

3S 

35 

34

32 

31 

30 

29 

28

27 

27 

26 

26 

26

26 

26 

24 

24 

23

23 

23 

23 

23 

23

23 

23 

23 

22 

22 

22

Sept.

21 

27 

28 

26 

23

23 

23 

26 

28 

35

31 

23 

38 

43 

34

32 

39 

69 

67 

45

34 

29 

2S 

26 

26

25 

134 

390 

150 

103

Run-off

Inches

2.20 

1.22 

14.21

68.23

5.66 

20.19 

11.33 

7.12 

4.49 

.81 

.47 

.23 

.55

68.53

Acre-feet

12,390 

7,150 

83 ,340

400,400

33,220 

113,400 

66,490 

41,750 

26,340 

4,780 

2,770 

1,670 

3,240

402,000

d Doubtful gage-height record; discharge computed on basis of records for North Santiam River at 

Mehama.

g Computed from graph based on gage readings.

9-233 April 1936

UNITED STATES DEPAPmMENT OP THE INTERIOR 

Geolog. xl Survey
114 WILLAMETTE RIVER BASIN

South Santlam River below Cascadia, Oreg.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 44°24', long. 122°30', in SEi sec. 36, T. 13 S., R. 

2 E., 100 feet downstream from bridge at Cascadia ranger station, half a mile downstream 

from Tollgate Creek, three-quarters of a mile upstream from Deer Creek, and li miles 

southwest of Cascadia. Gaging cable is 0.7 mile upstream, above Tollgate Creek. Datum 

of gage is 759.27 feet above mean sea level (general adjustment of 1929).

Drainage area.- 174 square miles, at gaging cable.

Records available.- September 1935 to September 1940. Records do not include the runoff 

from 3 square miles between cable and gage.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 4,550 second-feet Feb. 28 (gage height, 8.04 

feet); minimum, 29 second-feet Sept. 1 (gage height, 1.54 feet).

1935-40: Maximum discharge, 10,700 second-feet Jan. 22, 1938 (gage height, 12.31 

feet); minimum, 23 second-feet Dec. 1, 2, 1936 (gage height, 0.98 foot).

Remarks.- Records good. No diversions or regulation above station.

Cooperation.- Water-stage recorder inspected by employees of U. S. Forest Service.

Rating tables, water year 1939-40 (gage height, in feet, and discharge, in second-feet) 

Oct. 1 to Feb. 5 Feb. 6 to Sept. 30

1.3 44 2.5 275 4.0 1,000 1.5 23 3.0 455 6.0 

1.6 79 3.0 490 5.0 1,660 1.8 79 3.5 690 7.0 

2.0 138 3.5 735 6.0 2,460 2.2 178 4.0 970 8.0 

2.6 305 5.0 1,620

Discharge, In aeoond-feet, water year October 1939 to September 1940

Day

1 

2 

S 

4 

5

6

7 

8 

9 

10

11 

12 

13 

14 

16

16 

17 

18 

19 

20

21 

22 

23 

24 

25

26

27 

28 

29 

30 

31

Oot.

52 

56 

58 

72 

279

126 

106 

88 

79 

71

67 

. 65 

62 

61 

60

59 

64 

72 

74 

99

86 

72 

75 

130 

100

245 

738 

522 

275 

189 

151

Nov.

133 

123 

124 

114 

106

102 

98 

106 

106 

96

91 

88 

84 

84 

79

76 

74 

74 

74 

71

70 

76 

76 

72 

70

69 

75 

74 

71 

86

Dee.

105 

100 

93 

84 

82

88 

87 

339 

604 

1,620

1,020 

645 

476 

575 

1,480

2,230 

2,190 

1,420 

1,030 

1,330

1,290 

980 

765 

625 

517

468 

445 

811 

1,210 

1,280 

1,090

Jan.

1,010 

1,010 

995 

1,040 

1,080

928 

785 

705 

834 

1,200

1,280 

856 

715 

620 

545

494 

450 

409 

373 

a350

a340 

a330 

a320 

a310 

&330

635 

1,160 

812 

655 

570 

504

F»t>.

454 

409 

414 

530 

720

3,230 

3,060 

2,480 

2,340 

3,570

2,700 

1,920 

2,720 

2,080 

1,570

1,540 

2,200 

1,870 

1,470 

1,190

1,010 

888 

778 

772 

1,750

2,980 

3,190 

3,880 

3,300

 ... SeoondMonth foot-days

Oot 

Nov 

Dec

C

Jan 

Peb 

Mar 

Apr 

May 

Jun 

Jul 

Aug 

Sep

W

ember . ....................

4,253 

2,642 

25,079

alendar year 1939. ........ 208,571

ater year 1939-4

21,645 

55,015 

41,201 

20,885 

12,804 

3,120 

1,679 

1,219 

1,747

91,289

Mar.

2,600 

2,900 

2,200 

1,760 

1,520

1,260 

1,380 

1,910 

17S20 

1,260

1,080 

940 

838 

756 

723

916 

855 

767 

696 

660

640 

620 

600 

635 

615

1,490 

2,680 

2,250 

1,880 

1,650 

1,600

Maximum

738 

133 

2,230

4,980

1,280 

3,880 

2,900 

1,500 

940 

229 

100 

54 

232

3,880

Apr.

1,500 

1,260 

1,080 

928 

823

728 

740 

904 

1,070 

946

828 

745 

675 

625 

595

545 

509 

482 

455 

435

41P 

391 

411 

423 

427

387 

383 

605 

690 

877

May

940 

778 

655 

696 

816

866 

750 

650 

581 

514

460 

427 

395 

368 

336

319 

302 

274 

257 

248

235 

226 

213 

204 

195

184 

175 

170 

159 

167 

244

Minimum

52 

69 

82

51

310 

409 

600 

383 

159 

54 

43 

31 

29

29

June

229 

195 

164 

148 

144

134 

138 

136 

124 

116

112 

104 

102 

100 

97

93 

90 

86 

84 

81

79 

75 

73 

68 

62

60 

58 

58 

56 

54

Mean

137 

88.1 

809

571

698 

1,897 

1,329 

696 

413 

104 

54.2 

39.3 

58.3

523

July

52 

50 

50 

48 

48

48 

50 

50 

50 

52

52 

54 

54 

54 

54

50 

50 

50 

50 

54

73 

48 

43 

43 

43

47 

100 

86 

64 

58 

54

Per 

square 

mile

0.787 

.506 

4.65

3.28

4.01 

10.9 

7.64 

4.00 

2.37 

.598 

.311 

.226 

.334

3.01

2,410 

3,380 

4,500

Aug.

54 

52 

50 

48 

47

45 

45 

43 

43 

43

43 

41 

41 

41 

39

39 

39 

37 

36 

36

34 

34 

34 

33 

31

31 

31 

33 

34 

31 

31

Sept.

29 

36 

43 

41 

41

39

37 

47 

41 

41

39 

37 

41 

56 

48

47 

50 

66 

64 

47

39 

37 

36 

33 

31

39 

226 

232 

109 

75

Run-off

Inches

0.91 

.56 

5.36

44.55

4.63 

11.76 

8.81 

4.46 

2.74 

.67 

.36 

.26 

.37

40.89

Aore-feet

8,440 

5,240 

49,740

413,700

42,930 

109,100 

81,720 

41,420 

25,400 

6,190 

3,330 

2,420 

3,470

379,400

Peak discharge.- Peb. 6 (11 a.m.) 4,110 sec. -ft.; Feb. 28 (2 p.m.) 4,550 sec. -ft.

/9-233 April 1936

UNITED STATES DEPADII1MENT OF THE INTERIOR 

Seolog al Survey
WILLAMETTE RIVER BASIN 

South Santiam River at Waterloo, Oreg.

115

Location.- Water-state recorder, lat. 44°29'55", long. 122°49'20", in IJWi sec. 28, T. 12 

a., R. 1 W., 200 yards downstream from-highway at Waterloo and 24 miles upstream from 

Hamilton Creek. Datum of gage is 370.39 feet above mean sea level (general adjustment 

of 1929).

Drainage area.- 640 square miles.

Records available.- July 1905 to March 1907, October 1910 to December 1911, July 1923 to 

September 1940.

Average discharge.- 18 years (1905-6, 1923-40), 2,692 second-feet.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 16,*600 second-feet Feb. 6 (gage height, 9.55 

feet); minimum, 96 second-feet Sept. 1, 2 (gage height, 1.98 feet).

1905-7, 1910-11, 1923-40: Maximum discharge, 70,000 second-feet Mar. 31, 1931 (gage 

height, 22.0 feet), from rating curve extended above 31,000 second-feet; minimum, that 

of Sept. 1, 2, 1940.

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

good. No diversion or regulation above station.

Cooperation.- Gage-height record collected in cooperation with U. S. Weather Bureau.

Rating table, water year 1939-40 (gage height, In feet, and discharge, In second-feet)

2.0 101 3.5 1,260 7.0 8,500 

2.2 167 4.0 1,950 8.0 11,600 

2.4 253 4.5 2,780 S.5 13,200 

2.7 465 5.0 3,690 

3.0 730 6.0 5,810

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1939 to September 1940

Day

1 

2 

3

4 

6

6 

7

e

9 

10

11

18 

13 

14 

16

16 

17ie

19 

80

81 

88 

83 

24 

86

26 

27 

28 

89 

30 

31

Oet.

129 

136 

150 

167 

1,080

711 

563 

398 

308 

258

223 

2CS 

196 

188 

175

175 

179 

301 

295 

420

412 

308 

264 

505 

537

545 

2,640 

2,780 

1,470 

978 

758

Nov.

626 

545 

529 

497 

450

412 

383 

376 

435 

390

355 

327 

320 

341 

334

307 

289 

295 

295 

277

264 

289 

348 

308 

277

264 

314 

327 

295 

308

D«0.

599. 

521 

497 

428 

376

376 

390 

497 

2,030 

5,920

5,080 

3,210 

2,240 

1,970 

6,330

11,300 

9,250 

6,400 

4,520 

5,300

5,360 

4.140 

3,270 

a2 , 600 

a2,200

al,920 

al,760 

a3,100 

a5,500 

a5,200 

a4,500

Jan.

a3,900 

a3,350 

3,500 

3,730 

4,060

3,560 

3,050 

2,700 

2,850 

5,160

4,340 

3,540 

2,920 

2,520 

2,240

1,980 

1,790 

1,660 

1,550 

1,430

1,300 

1,240 

1,150 

1,130 

1,240

1,650 

3,580 

2,910 

2,320 

2,010 

1,790

Feb.

1,590 

1,460 

1,440 

1,890 

2,700

12,900 

12 , 800 

10,100 

9,640 

12 , 800

10,700 

7,750 

10,300 

8,500 

a7,200

a7,000 

8,740 

7,560 

6,000 

4,880

4,140 

3,650 

3,180 

3,050 

7,680

12,400 

11,200 

12 , 800 

11,800

Second- 

"ontn foot-daya

Oet 

Nor 

Dee

C

Jan 

Peb 

Mar 

Apr 

May 

Jun 

Jul 

 Aug 

Sep

W

ember. .................... 1

17,457 

10,777 

06,784

alendar year 1939. ........ 747,177

uary

ater year 1939-4

80,200 

15,850 

48,130 

70,720 

44,296 

13,121 

6,939 

3,914 

6,224

24,412

Mar.

9,820 

11,100 

8,560 

6,720 

5,860

4,880 

4,750 

7,560 

5,810 

4,800

4,040 

3,460 

3,050 

2,700 

2,470

3,030 

2,920 

2,610 

2,370 

2,220

2,110 

2,010 

1,920 

1,950 

1,900

3,680 

8,980 

8,410 

6,770 

6,120 

5,550

Maximum

2,780 

626 

11,300

19,900

5,160 

12 , 900 

11,100 

5,160 

3,610 

825 

420 

196 

1,070

12 , 900

Apr.

5,160 

4,460 

3,860 

3,340 

2,940

2,580 

2,510 

3,070 

4,000 

3,690

3,090 

2,660 

2,420 

2,160 

1,980

1,790 

1,620 

1,520 

1,420 

1,320

1,240 

1,150 

1,190 

1,360 

1,290

1,180 

1,120 

1,690 

2,370 

2,540

May

3,610 

2,800 

2,390 

2,340 

2,800

3,070 

2,610 

2,210 

1,920 

1,690

1,520 

1,390 

1,270 

1,180 

1,110

1,030 

988 

936 

895 

855

816 

778 

749 

720 

692

664 

644 

626

608 

617 

768

Minijnuni

129 

264 

376

126

1,130 

1,440 

1,900 

1,120 

608 

258 

170 

101 

98

98

Peak discharge.- Dec. 16 (3 a.m.) 13,700 sec. -ft.; Peb. 6 (3

June

825 

749 

654 

608

581

554 

545 

563 

521 

489

465 

450 

428 

412 

405

3PO 

383 

376 

362 

362

341 

327 

320 

320 

308

295 

285 

277 

270 

258

Mean

563 

359 

3,445

2,047

2,587 

7,443 

4,778 

2,357 

1,429 

437 

224 

126 

207

1,975

p.m.) 16,

July

253 

253 

248 

243 

233

228 

218 

218 

213 

213

208 

204 

204 

200 

192

188 

188 

183 

179 

183

238 

253 

204 

188 

175

179 

333 

420 

277 

223 

200

Per 

square 

mile

0.880 

.561 

5 .38

3.20

4.04 

11.6 

7.47 

3.68 

2.23 

.683 

.350 

.197 

.323

3.09

600 sec.

Aug.

196 

179 

167 

160 

153

146 

139 

132 

132 

132

132 

129 

126 

12 P 

126

123 

120 

120 

113 

110

107 

107 

107 

104 

104

101 

101 

104 

107 

107 

101

Sept.

98 

104 

136 

146 

136

129 

120 

136 

153 

142

160 

139 

136 

160 

171

153 

167 

204 

248 

204

164 

139 

126 

120 

116

126 

442 

1,070 

545 

334

Run-off

Inches

1.01 

.63 

6.21

43.44

4.66 

12.54 

8.61 

4.11 

2.57 

.76 

.40 

.23 

.36

42.09

Aere-feet

34,630 

21,380 

211,800

1,482,000

159,100 

428,100 

293,800 

140,300 

87 , 860 

26,030 

13,760 

7,760 

12,350

1,437,000

-ft.) Peb. 10 (11

a.m.) 14,200 sec.-ft.; Peb. 25 (11:30 p.m.) 15,300 sec.-ft.; Bar. 28 (4 p.m.) 15,500 sec.-ft.

a Ho gage-height record; discharge computed on basis of records for station at Cascadla and Middle Santiam River near Poster.

Oeolog. _il Survey
116 WILLAMETTE RIVER BASIN 

Middle Santiam River near Foster, Oreg.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 44°28', long. 122°31', in SEi sec. 2, T. 13 8., R. 2 

E., half a mile upstream from Green Peter Creek and 8 miles northeast of Foster. Datum 

of gage is 733.44 feet above mean sea level (Northern Pacific Ry. bench mark).

Drainage area.- 271 square miles.

Records available.- August 1931 to September 1940.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 11,300 second-feet Feb. 6 (gage height, 11.26 

feet); minimum, 64 second-feet Sept. 1, 2 (gage height, 1.26 feet).

1931-40: Maximum discharge, 29,500 second-feet Mar,. 18, 1932 (gage height, 17.84 

feet); minimum, 54 second-feet Dec. 1, 1936 (gage height, 1.25 feet).

Remarks.- Records excellent. No regulation or diversion above station.

Rating table, water year 1939-40 (gage height, in feet, and discharge, in second-feet)

1.2 59 3.0 427 7.0 3,600 

1.3 68 3.5 615 8.0 4,980 

1.6 102 4.0 870 9.0 6,650 

2.0 167 5.0 1,540 10.0 8,550 

2.5 27S 6.0 2,450 11.0 10,700

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1939 to September 1940

Day

1 

2 

S 

4 

6

6

7 

8 

9 

10

11 

12 

13 

14 

16

16

17 

18 

19 

20

21 

22 

23 

24 

25

26

27 

28 

29 

30 

31

Oct.

77 

81 

SI 

198 

782

352 

278 

194 

156 

137

126 

118 

112 

105 

101

98 

139 

211 

190 

317

220 

171 

162 

358 

268

701 

1,780 

1,340 

735 

514 

401

Nov.

334 

297 

286 

256 

231

218 

207 

216 

229 

207

190 

182 

178 

207 

186

171 

165 

171 

163 

154

151 

192 

190 

171 

160

167 

218 

201 

180 

293

Dec.

414 

346 

308 

266 

239

243 

231 

576 

1,390 

3,420

2,550 

1,560 

1,140 

1,430 

5,640

6,920 

5,450 

3,500 

2,480 

3,350

3,000 

2,220 

1,740 

1,400 

1,180

1,030 

948 

2,380 

3,680 

3,100 

2,420

Jan.

2,090 

1,900 

1,930 

2,070 

2,180

1,830 

1,560 

1,400 

1,680 

3,320

2,420 

1,880 

1,550 

1,340 

1,180

1,070 

978 

924 

854 

793

740 

7CO 

675 

646 

690

972 

1,980 

1,480 

1,240 

1,100 

1,010

F*>.

906 

820 

798 

1,060 

1,970

9,520 

7,030 

5,450 

5,420 

7,760

5,390 

3,920 

5,610 

4,190 

3,180

3,170 

4,110 

3,550 

2,890 

2,360

1,990 

1,760 

1,540 

1,560 

5,700

6,850 

5,880 

6,700 

6,100

Second 

Month foot-days

Dot 

NOT 

Dec

C

Jan 

Feb 

Bar 

Apr 

May 

Jun 

Jul 

Aug 

Sep

W

10,503 

6,171 

64,551

alendar year 1939. ........ 404,043

ater year 1939-4

44,182 

17,184 

77,854 

36,868 

23,088 

6,594 

3,918 

2,482 

3,547

96,942

Mar.

5,470 

6,150 

4,410 

3,480 

3,060

2,500 

2,970 

4,110 

2,980 

2,370

1,960 

1,670 

1,460 

1,310 

1,250

1,580 

1,440 

1,280 

1,170 

1,100

1,060 

1,030 

978 

1,000 

966

2,650 

4,760 

4,220 

3,530 

3,170 

2,770

Maximum

1,780 

334 

6.P20

11,900

3,320 

9,520 

6,150 

2,470 

1,940 

398 

273 

109 

484

9,520

Apr.

2,470 

2,120 

1,790 

1,570 

1,390

1,240 

1,310 

1,650 

2,400 

1,940

1,590 

1,380 

1,240 

1,100 

1,020

924 

837 

788 

735 

690

651 

611 

695 

710 

685

620 

602 

1,180 

1,190 

1,740

May

1,940 

1,470 

1,230 

1,220 

1,560

1,600 

1,310 

1,100 

972 

870

776 

715 

656 

611 

572

544 

517 

492 

467 

450

427 

411 

389 

376 

358

349 

337 

328 

320 

320 

401

Hinim 

77 

151 

231

77

646 

798 

966 

602 

320 

146 

99 

67 

66

66

June

398 

355 

322 

297 

283

270 

263 

260 

248 

239

229 

222 

216 

209 

207

203 

196 

192 

188 

184

180 

175 

171 

167 

162

158 

154 

151 

149 

146

Mean

339 

206 

2,082

1,107

1,425 

4,041 

2,511 

1,229 

745 

220 

126 

80.1 

118

1,085

July

144 

137 

134 

130 

129

127 

126 

122 

119 

116

115 

115 

113 

110 

109

108 

105 

102 

101 

113

147 

121 

109 

102 

99

124 

273 

186 

140 

124 

118

Per 

square 

mile

1.25 

.760 

7.68

4.08

5.26 

14.91 

9.27 

4.54 

2.75 

.812 

.465 

.296 

.435

4.00

Aug.

109 

103 

99 

96 

93

90 

88 

88 

86 

85

84 

81 

80 

79 

79

78 

77 

76 

74 

73

72 

71 

70 

69 

68

68 

69 

71 

71 

68 

67

Sept.

66 

70 

88 

81 

80

76 

75 

92 

86 

101

93 

80 

87 

93 

87

102 

115 

135 

147 

105

89 

80 

78 

76 

73

81 

346 

484 

225 

156

Run-off

Inches

1.44 

.85 

8.86

55.42

6.06 

16.08 

10.60 

5.06 

3.17 

.90 

.54 

.34 

.49

54.47

Peak discharge.- Dec. 15 (11 p.m.) 10.200 sec. -ft.: Feb. 6 (11 a.m.) 11,300 sec. -ft.;

Acre-feet

20,830 

12,240 

128,000

801,400

87,630 

232,400 

154,400 

73,130 

45,790 

13,080 

7,770 

4,920 

7,040

787,200

Feb. 25

(8 p.m.) 10,100 sec.-ft.

, 6i 9-233 April 1936 '

UNITED STATES DEPAPmMENT OF THE INTERIOR 

Qeolog. il Survey
WILLAMETTE RIVER BASIN 

Albany power canal near Lebanon, Oreg.

117

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 44°32'55", long. 1E2°54'20", In SWi sec. 2, T. 12 S., 

R. 2 W., an eighth of a mile downstream from spillway and 1 mile north of Lebanon.

Records available.- April 1926 to September 1940. February to December 1919 at site near

Albany.

Average discharge.- 14 years, 216 second-feet.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, "307 second-feet Dec. 9 (gage height, 3.79 feet); 

minimum, 4 second-feet June 2 (gage height, 0.01 foot).

1919, 1926-40: Maximum discharge, 342 second-feet Nov. 3, 1938; no flow at times.

Remarks.- Records good. Canal diverts from South Santlam River at Lebanon and discharges 

into Calapooya River at mouth. Lebanon ditch discharges into canal Just below canal 

intake. Water is used for power and water supply at Albany.

Cooperation.- Recorder inspected by employee of Mountain States Power Co.

Discharge, In second-feet, water year October 1939 to September 1940

Day

1

2

3

4

S

6

7

a

9

10

11

12

13

14

IS

16

17

18

19

SO

sa

82

83

84

85

86

87

28

29

SO

31

Oct.

111

104

120

139

224

240

234

223

225

109

34

34

34

34

34

35

35

35

36

36

36

52

83

45

30

37

83

127

95

75

59

HOT.

149

204

202

198

148

85

15

12

106

220

217

217

119

206

234

238

238

229

234

228

224

223

237

240

228

218

229

240

228

232

-

Dec.

255

262

267

261

259

259

261

267

214

245

247

245

246

244

236

196

239

260

275

274

274

274

264

258

256

274

270

270

275

267

263

Jan.

263

266

269

271

273

272

268

268

268

272

266

274

269

266

265

271

273

272

271

270

267

271

271

271

272

237

226

219

259

277

276

Feb.

268

273

283

218

202

155

158

219

240

241

229

231

195

207

239

252

199

214

241

255

257

257

261

26.3

190

141

221

200

214

-

-

Month

February. .................................

March. ....................................

April.....................................

May. ................. ......... .,

July. .....................................

Water year 1939-40......................

Mar.

256

261

255

253

254

257

261

266

257

251

257

261

261

262

261

266

268

261

258

257

260

270

274

274

274

218

161

199

197

228

228

Apr.

244

210

288

283

280

281

276

277

277

277

277

278

278

277

272

272

268

269

271

277

274

275

274

277

276

275

274

281

287

281

-

Secondfoot-days

2,788

5,798

7,957

86,155

8,233

6,523

7,766

8,206

8,481

7 137

5^274

2,679

3,497

74,339

May

289

281

276

275

281

288

279

277

277

275

276

277

274

270

273

282

276

269

269

269

269

267

264

265

269

271

266

263

266

273

281

Maximum

240

240

275

315

277

283

274

288

289

271

137

277

289

June

180

199

270

271

269

266

266

265

264

263

264

257

255

250

248

244

240

239

232

231

233

240

235

231

226

218

216

213

146

206

-

July

204

199

194

189

186

182

180

174

172

169

165

159

159

157

152

147

146

146

142

146

165

205

176

154

150

130

165

228

202

177

154

IHri^upmi

30

12

196

12

219

141

161

210

263

146

130

48

51

12

Aug.

137

128

118

112

106

103

102

99

98

98

97

95

97

91

78

82

81

75

75

71

70

70

66

66

68

66

74

70

70

68

48

Mean

193* 89 9

257

236

266

225

251

274

274

170

86.4

117

204

Sept.

51

56

61

86

91

95

92

92

112

110

103

114

105

116

122

120

110

127

155

148

118

97

80

70

66

81

160

277

259

223

-

Run-off in 

acre-feet

5,530

11,500

'

170,900

16,330

12 940

15*400

16,2 80

16,820

14,160

10,460

5,310

6,940

147,400

,9-838 February 1936

UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR 

Qeolog al Survey
118 WILUMETTE RIVER BASIN 

Luckiamute River near Hoskins, Oreg.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 44°43', long. 123°30', in NEi sec. 11, T. 10 S., R. 

7 W., a quarter of a mile downstream from Benton County line and 34 miles northwest of 

Hoskins. Datum of gage is 378.7 feet above mean sea level (river-profile survey).

Drainage area.- 34 square miles.

Records available.- May 1934 to September 1940.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 2,420 second-feet Feb. 6 (gage height, 7.63 feet): 

minimum, 8 second-feet Oct. 1, 3, Aug. 30, Sept. 1, 2, 7.

1934-40: Maximum discharge, 5,080 second-feet Dec, 29, 1938; minimum, 7 second-feet 

Sept. 2-5, 10, 21, 22, 1934.

Remarks.- Records good. No diversion or regulation above station.

Rating table, water year 1939-40 (gage height, in feet, and discharge, in second-feet)

0.7 7 2.6 291 5.5 1,380 

1.0 19 3.0 412 6.5 1,830 

1.4 54 3.5 576 7.5 2,340 

1.8 111 4.0 750 

2.2 188 4.5 945

Discharge, In seeond-feet, water year October 1939 to September 1940

Day

1 

2 

3 

4 

6

6

7 

8 

9 

10

11 

12 

13 

14 

16

16

17 

18 

19 

20

21 

22 

23 

24 

25

26 

27 

28 

29 

30 

31

Oct.

9 

9 

9 

65 

45

27 

20 

18 

15

14

14 

12 

12 

12 

12

12 

23 

27 

34 

38

27 

24 

24 

26 

23

83 

100 

79 

56 

45 

39

Nov.

35 

33 

30 

28 

27

25 

25 

27 

28 

25

25 

24 

24 

26 

24

23 

23 

24 

24 

22

23 

32 

27 

25 

24

36 

79 

58 

48 

66

Dec.

67 

76 

65 

59 

54

55 

52 

153 

261 

648

447 

294 

214 

266 

1,290

1,880 

1,100 

652 

454 

466

378 

320 

263 

221 

193

170 

164 

255 

323 

332 

353

Jan.

406 

400 

372 

539 

614

492 

390 

362 

303 

274

247 

224 

206 

193 

175

160 

148 

139 

128 

121

111 

106 

101 

103 

105

190 

344 

269 

221 

190 

173

Feb.

154 

14S 

150 

350 

626

2,120 

1,430 

1,020 

833 

825

708 

586 

750 

607 

479

638 

869 

662 

516 

415

350 

300 

274 

269 

480

593 

593 

873 

985

 _ «.. SecondMonth foot-days

Oot 

Nov 

Dec

C

Jan 

Fob 

Mar 

Apr 

May

JUD

Jul 

Aug 

Sep

W

ember. ....................

953 

940 

11,525

alendar year 1939. ........ 52,274

tember ....................

ater year 1939-<

7,806 

18,623 

11,570 

5,195 

4,834 

1,015 

543 

325 

377

63,706

Mar,

901 

821 

620 

492 

400

332 

412 

428 

369 

323

280 

244 

221 

200 

195

177 

162 

150 

141 

132

125 

116 

113 

111 

120

560 

877 

817 

648 

600 

483

Maximum

100

79 

1,880

1,880

614 

2,120 

901 

384 

489 

52 

25 

15 

45

2,120

Apr.

384 

314 

277 

239 

211

193 

204 

200 

263 

239

216 

195 

179 

164 

148

137 

128 

126 

114 

108

101 

97 

113 

98 

94

88 

84 

116 

97 

269

May

341 

266 

218 

300 

489

428 

326 

258 

211 

184

162 

144 

130 

121 

111

105 

98 

92 

84 

82

77 

72 

67 

65 

64

61 

59 

56 

54 

54 

55

Minimum

9 

22 

52

8

101 

148 

111 

84 

54 

22 

14 

8 

8

8

June

52 

51 

50 

46 

45

44 

43 

41 

39 

37

36 

35 

35 

34 

32

31 

30 

29 

29 

28

27 

27 

27 

26 

25

24 

23 

23 

22

July

21 

a20 

a20 

a20 

a!9

19 

18 

18 

18 

18

17 

17 

18 

16 

16

16 

16 

16 

16 

16

16 

15 

14 

14 

14

18 

25 

20 

18 

18 

16

Per 

Mean square 

mile

30.7 0.903 

31.3 .921 

372 10.9

143 4.21

252 7.41 

642 18.9 

373 11.0 

173 5.09 

156 4.59 

33.8 .994 

17.5 .515 

10.5 .309 

12.6 .371

174 5.12

Aug.

15 

14 

14 

13 

12

12 

11 

11 

11 

11

10 

10 

10 

10 

10

10 

10 

9 

9 

10

10 

9 

10 

10 

10

9 

9 

10 

9 

8 

9

Sept.

S 

8 

9 

10 

10

9 

9 

16 

10 

10

10 

9 

13 

18 

12

10 

10 

14 

12 

10

10 

9 

q 

9 

9

11 

45 

26 

18 

14

Run-off

Inches

1.04 

1.03 

12.61

57.19

8.54 

20.37 

12.66 

5.68 

5.29 

1.11 

.59 

.36 

.41

69.69

Acre-feet

1,890 

1,860 

22 , 860

103,700

15,480 

36,940 

22,950 

10,300 

9,590 

2,010 

1,080 

645 

748

126,400

Peak discharge.- Dec. 16 (9 a.m.) 2,180 aec.-ft.; Feb. 6 (6 a.m.) 2,420 sec.-ft. 

a No gage-height record; discharge computed on basia of records for Willamlna Creek near Willamlna and Slletz River near Slletz.

,'9-233 April 1936

UNITED STATES DEPAPmMENT OF THE INTERIOR 

Geologi .1 Survey
WIL1AMETTE RIVER BASIN 

Lucklamute River near Suver, Oreg.

119

Location.- Staff gage, lat. 44°47'00", long. 123°14'00", in SWiSWj sec. 18, T. 9 S., R. 4 

«., at highway bridge at Helmick State Park, 3 miles downstream from Little Lucklamute 

River, and 3 miles northwest of Suver. Datum of gage Is 171.37 feet above mean sea 

level (general adjustment of 1929).

Drainage area.- 236 square miles (revised).

Records available.- August 1905 to October 1911, July to September 1940.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge observed during period, 86 second-feet July 1 (discharge measurement), Sept. 28; minimum observed, 23 second-feet Aug. 30 to Sept. 1.

1905-11, 1940: Maximum discharge observed. 9,970 second-feet Jan. 19, 1911 (gage 

height, 30.9 feet, site and datum then In use); minimum observed, that of Aug. 30 to 

Sept. 1, 1940.

Maximum stage known at present site, 33.5 feet from floodmark, probably on Dec. 29, 

1937 (discharge not determined).

Remarks.- Records poor to Sept. 2, fair thereafter. No regulation. A few small diversions 

above station for irrigation; no diversion around station. Gage read twice daily.

Discharge, In second-feet, water year October 1939 to September 1940

Day

1 

2 

S 

4 

6

6 

7

e

9 

10

11 

18 

13 

14ie

16 

17 

18 

19 

20

21 

22 

23 

24 

26

26 

27 

28 

29 

30 

31

Oct. Nov. Dec. Jan.

Month

Dot 

HOT

Dec

C

Jan 

Fob 

Mar 

Apr 

Hay 

Jun 

Jul 

Aug 

Sep

T

ember. ....................

alendar year

tember . - - - - -

he perlo

Feb.

Seoondfoot-daya

1,845 

935 

1,026

-

Mar.

Maximum

86 

50 

86

-

Apr. May

Minimum

45 

23 

23

-

June

Mean

59.5 

30.2 

34.2

-

July

S6 

82 

7S 

74 

70

68 

66 

64 

62 

60

58 

56 

56 

58 

56

54 

53 

52 

51 

50

49 

48 

47 

46 

45

48 

58 

70 

66 

58 

56

Per 

square 

mile

0.252 

.128 

.145

-

Aug.

50 

46 

43 

40 

38

36 

34 

32 

31 

31

30 

29 

29 

29 

28

28 

2S 

27 

27 

,? 27

27 

26 

26 

25 

25

25 

24 

24 

24 

23 

23

Sept.

23 

24

28 

29 

31

31 

29 

30 

34 

37

35 

34 

31 

31 

43

37 

32 

34 

34 

33

32 

30 

27 

26 

26

24 

32 

86 

56 

47

Run-off

Inches Acre-feet

0.29 3,660 

.15 1,850 

.16 2,040

7,550

Hote.- Ho gage-height record July 1-17, July 19 to Aug. 19, Aug. 21 to Sept. 2, Sept. S, 15, 22, 

29; discharge computed on basis of discharge measurement made on July 1 and records for station near 

Hosklns.

9-233 April 1956

TOUTED STATES DEPA^TJENT OF THE INTERIOR 

Qeolog al Surrey
120 WILLAMETTE RIVER BASIN 

South Yamhill River near Wlllamlna, Oreg.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 45°03', long. 123°30', In sec. 14, T. 6 S., R. 7 W., 

a third of a mile upstream from Wallace Bridge, 2 miles upstream from Wlllamlna Creek, 

and 2 miles southwest of Wlllamlna. Datum of gage Is 235.01 feet above mean sea level 

(general adjustment of 1929).

Drainage area.- 133 square miles.

Records available.- Hay 1934 to September 1940.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 9,680 second-feet Feb. 6 (gage height, 11.20 

feet); minimum, 5.6 second-feet (regulated), July 6.

1934-40: Maximum discharge, 14,000 second-feet Dec. 27, 1937 (gage height, 14.08 

feet); minimum, 3 second-feet (regulated) Aug. 22, 1938; minimum dally, 7 second-feet 

Aug. 22, 1938.

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

Slight regulation occasionally during summer due to mlllpond upstream; no diversion 

above station.

Rating table, water year 1939-40 (gage height, in feet, and discharge, in second-feet)

0.6 12 1.6 230 3.5 1,150 7.0 4,870 

.8 28 2.0 380 4.0 1,480 8.0 5,430 

1.0 64 2.5 595 5.0 2,240 10.0 8,030 

1.3 138 3.0 850 6.0 3,190

Discharge, In aeoond-feet, water year October 1939 to September 1940

Day

1 

2 

3 

4

e

6

7 

8 

9 

10

11 

12 

13 

14 

15

16 

17 

18 

19 

20

21 

22 

23 

24 

25

86 

27 

26 

29 

SO 

31

Oct.

13 

15 

14 

71 

152

73 

56 

38 

31 

28

26 

25 

24 

25 

25

26 

30 

54 

33 

62

42 

34 

31 

50 

50

97 

141 

133 

96 

73 

60

Hov.

56 

50 

52 

46 

41

39 

39 

46 

64 

50

44 

42 

39 

71 

52

44 

42

48 

48 

41

39 

60 

66 

54 

50

64 

220 

133 

108 

155

Dec.

194 

290 

214 

169 

144

158 

155 

931 

918 

2,380

1,340 

862 

655 

996 

4,630

6,660 

4,000 

2,330 

1,620 

1,550

1,290 

1,070 

892 

730 

626

536 

500 

735 

1,100 

1,090 

1,870

Jan.

2,510 

2,330 

2,040 

3,140 

2,690

1,910 

1,460 

1,170 

1,050 

964

817 

773 

710 

660

595

550 

500 

456 

420 

380

356 

328 

304

296 

308

1,100 

2,160 

1,350 

1,060 

850 

715

Fab.

618 

550 

61S 

1,630 

2,140

8,030 

5,250 

3,500 

2,640 

2,600

2,200 

1,830 

2,560 

1,940 

1,560

2,180 

2,600 

1,940 

1,510 

1,210

1,000 

839 

795 

795 

1,940

2,080 

1,980 

3,090 

2,990

 . SecondMonth foot-days

Dot 

Hov 

Dec

C

Jan 

Peb 

Mar 

Apr 

May 

Jun 

Jul 

Aug 

Sep

W

1,628 

1,903 

40,535

alendar year 1939. ........ 157, 801

tembar. ...................

ater year 1939-40. ........ 2

33 , 957 

62 , 615 

32,563 

14,788 

15,374 

1,996 

671 

427 

548

07,005

Har.

2,600 

2,420 

,790 

,510 

,220

,010 

,220 

1,250 

1,110 

970

839 

735 

665 

586 

568

546 

482 

440 

404 

364

340 

312 

293 

293 

286

1,170 

1,820 

1,760 

2,080 

1,940 

1,540

Maximum

152 

220 

6,560

6,560

3,140 

8,030 

2,600 

1,220 

1,870 

116 

34 

19 

48

8,030

Apr.

1,220 

988 

839 

725 

618

550 

600 

554 

768 

650

577 

514 

464 

428 

388

352 

328 

300 

293 

290

282 

268 

360 

a270 

a240

230 

a265 

300 

a265 

862

May

1,380 

982 

778 

952 

1,870

1,300. 

1,030 

839 

695 

595

518 

452 

400 

364 

324

293 

272 

248 

227 

210

191 

182 

166 

158 

152

144 

138 

133 

124 

127 

130

Minimum

' 13 

39 

144

11

296 

550 

286 

230 

124 

31 

17 

13 

13

13

June

116 

111 

108 

101 

98

94 

91 

88 

86 

84

75 

71 

73 

62 

60

58 

56 

54 

58 

50

48 

48 

46 

44 

42

39 

38 

38 

34 

31

Hean

52.5 

63.4 

1,308

432

1,095 

2,159 

1,050 

493 

496 

66.5 

21.6 

13.8 

18.3

566

July

28 

27 

27 

27 

34

17 

19 

24 

22

21

22 

19 

20 

19 

18

18 

18 

18 

18 

19

21 

21 

19 

17 

17

18 

30 

30 

22 

22 

19

Per 

square 

mile

0.395 

.477 

9.83

3.25

8.23 

16.2 

7.89 

3.71 

3.73 

.500 

.168 

.104 

.138

4.26

Aug.

19 

17 

17 

16 

15

13 

13 

13 

13 

13

13 

13 

13 

13 

13

13 

13 

13 

13 

13

13 

13 

13 

13 

13

14 

14 

13 

14 

14 

14

Sept.

13 

14 

14 

15 

16

14 

14 

83 

20 

16

16 

16 

16 

17 

19

17 

17 

17 

20 

20

17 

16 

15 

15 

14

17 

30 

48 

24 

18

Run-off

Inches

0.46 

.53 

11.33

44.16

9.50 

17.51 

9.11 

4.14 

4.30 

.56 

.19 

.12 

.15

57.90

Aore-feet

3,230 

3,770 

80,400

313,000

67,350 

184,200 

64,590 

29,330 

30,490 

3,960 

1,330 

847 

1,090

410,600

Peak discharge.- Dec. 16 (10 a.m.) 7.760 sec. -ft.: Peb. 6 (7 a.m.) 9,680 see. -ft.

 eek near Wlllamlna.

9-233 April 1956

UNITED STATES DEPAc"nMENT OP THE INTERIOR 

Geolog al Survey
WILLAMETTE RIVER BASIN 

South Yamhill River near Whiteson, Oreg.

121

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 45°10'10", long. 123°12'25", in NWi sec. 5, T. 5 

S., R. 4 W., at Whiteson Bridge on Pacific Highway West, 1 mile downstream from Salt 

Creek, and li miles northwest of Whiteson. Datum of gage is 82.30 feet above mean 

sea level (general adjustment of 1929). Prior to Sept. 20, 1940, staff gage at same 

site and datum.

Drainage area.- 502 square miles.

Records available.- July to September 1940.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge recorded during period, 111 second-feet Sept. 29 (gage 

freight, 2.33 feet); minimum observed, 21 second-feet Aug. 23.

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

poor. Slight regulation during low-water periods from log ponds upstream. Small 

diversions above station for Irrigation. Wire-weight gage read once dally to 

Sept. 20.

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1939 to September 1940

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

Oot. Nov. Dec. Jan.

Month

Oot 

No? 

Dec

C

Jan 

Pet 

Mar 

Apr 

May 

Jun 

Jul 

Aug 

Sep

1

ember .....................

alerdar year

he peric

Feb.

Seoondfoot-days

1,979 

874 

1,002

-

Mar.

Maximum

84 

4E 

96

-

Apr. May

Minimum

48 

21 

22

-

June

Mean

63. S 

28.2 

33.4

-

July

84 

82 

SO 

81 

78

82 

68 

70 

74 

69

66 

67 

61 

62 

57

54 

54 

54 

54 

54

60 

61 

58 

54 

49

48 

54 

70 

67 

54 

53

Per 

square 

mile

0.127 

.056 

.067

-

Aug.

48 

46 

42 

39 

36

33 

29 

28 

29 

29

29 

28 

27 

27 

27

26 

25 

24 

23 

22

24 

24 

21 

23 

24

24 

24 

22 

24 

24 

23

Sept..

22 

23 

24 

24 

25

26 

28 

26 

25 

37

32 

39 

28 

31 

36

35 

33 

35 

32 

33

33 

31 

2S 

27 

26

26 

28 

49 

96 

64

Run- off

Inches Acre-feet

0.15 3,930 

.06 1,730 

.07 1,990

7,650

Note.- No gage-height record, July 2-17, July 19 to Aug. 19, Sept. 1, 2, S, 15; discharge computed on basis of record for station near Willamina. Shifting-control method used Sept, 16-30.

9-233 April 1936

UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OP THE INTERIOR 

Geolog il Survey
L22 WILLAMETTE RIVER BASIN

Willamina Creek near Willamina, Oreg.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 45°09', long. 123°30', in Ms sec. 13, T. 5 S., R. 

7 W., 4 miles north of Willamina. Datum of gage is 315.1 feet above mean sea level 

(river-profile survey). Prior to Oct. 1, 1939, at datum 1.00 foot higher.

Drainage area.- 62 square miles.

Records available.- June 1934 to September 1940.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 4,150 second-feet Feb. 6 (gage height, 8.62 

reetj; minimum, 9.0 second-feet Aug. 17, 18 (gage height, 1.15 feet).

1934-40: Maximum discharge, 5,720 second-feet Dec. 27, 1937 (gage height, 8.83 

feet); minimum, 9 second-feet Sept. 3, 4, 1934, Sept. 9, 1935, Aug. 8-10, 19, Sept. 

22-27, 1939, Aug. 17, 18, 1940.

Remarks.- Records good. No regulation or diversion above station.

Rating tables, water year 1939-40 (gage height, In feet, and discharge, In second-feet) 

Oct. 1 to Feb. 6 Feb. 7 to Sept. 30

1.1 

1.4 

1.7 

2.0 

2.3

19

37

67

110

2.6 

3.0 

3.5 

4.0 

4.5

170

270

425

605

825

5.0 

5.5 

6.0 

6.6 

7.7

1,075

1,350

1,670

2,120

3,110

1.1 

1.4 

1.7 

2.0 

2.3

8

17

34

2.6 

3.0 

3.5 

4.0

163

260

415

605

Note.- Same as preceding table above 4.0 feet.

Discharge, In second-feet, water year October 1939 to September 1940

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

Oct.

10 

11 

12 

42 

45

26 

20 

17 

15 

15

14 

14 

14 

13 

13

14 

17 

18 

23 

26

18 

17 

16 

19 

19

47 

58 

42 

30 

24 

21

Nov.

20 

20 

20 

20 

19

20 

19 

22 

24 

22

20 

19 

19 

21 

20

19 

19 

19 

18 

18

18 

21 

22 

20 

19

27 

72 

43 

34 

43

Dec.

62 

71 

54 

44 

40

39 

39 

158 

206 

502

273 

182 

140 

197 

1,140

1,490 

965 

637 

481 

506

432 

366 

312 

262 

230

205 

195 

268 

348 

342 

397

Jan.

Month

Oct 

Nor 

Dec

C

Jan 

Feb 

Mar 

Apr 

May 

Jtm 

Jul 

Aug 

Sep

W

ember. ....................

alendar year 1939. ........

ater year 1939-4

537 

558 

554 

890 

875

676 

540 

453 

387 

351

312 

285 

268 

250 

235

220 

205 

190 

17S 

166

157 

150 

142 

138 

134

252 

512 

394 

342 

300 

268

Feb.

245 

225 

242 

565 

1,040

3,100 

1,990 

1,430 

1,140 

1,050

910 

780 

1,080 

875 

717

S16 

975 

802 

668 

561

578 

418 

408 

412 

772

835 

802 

1,030 

1,110

Secondfoot-days

690 

717 

10,583

64,468

10,919 

25,476 

13,874 

6,540 

6,060 

1,473 

701 

373.2 

337.8

77,784

Mar.

1,110 

1,090 

865 

717 

589

493 

549 

525 

471 

422

380 

347 

317 

287 

269

248 

228 

212 

198 

185

174 

165 

159 

152 

152

410 

645 

633 

663 

658 

561

Maximum

58 

72 

1,490

2,680

890 

3,100 

1,110 

468 

601 

76 

27 

18 

25

3,100

Apr.

468 

401 

365 

332 

293

266 

281 

263 

290 

269

248 

230 

212 

198 

185

174 

167 

159 

152 

142

136 

131 

146 

131 

125

120 

116 

134 

123 

283

May

311 

245 

225 

308 

601

485 

394 

335 

290 

255

228 

208 

188 

174 

161

150 

140 

131 

121 

116

109 

104 

98 

94 

92

88 

85 

81 

80 

80 

83

Minimum

10 

18 

39

9

134 

225 

152 

116 

80 

28 

19 

9.4 

9.4

9.4

June

76 

74 

73 

69 

67

64 

65 

63 

60 

56

52 

50 

52 

50 

47

44 

43 

42 

42

39 

39 

38 

35 

33

33 

32 

31 

30 

28

Mean

22.3 

23.9 

341

177

352 - 

878 

448 

218 

195 

49.1 

22.6 

12.0 

12.6

213

July

27 

26 

26 

25 

24

23 

23 

24 

24 

23

23

23 

22 

21

21 

21 

21 

21 

24

23 

21 

20 

19 

19

24 

26 

23 

21 

21 

19

Per 

square 

mile

0.360 

.385 

5.50

2.85

5.68 

14.2 

7.23 

3.52 

3.15 

.792 

.365 

.194 

.203

3.44

Aug.

IS 

18 

16 

15 

14

13 

12 

13 

13 

13

12 

11 

12 

12 

11

11 

9.8 

9.4 

10 

11

11 

11 

11 

11 

11

11 

11 

11 

11 

10 

10

Sept.

10 

10 

11 

12 

12

11 

9.8 

11 

10 

12

11 

11 

13 

16 

13

13 

12 

14 

12 

11

11 

10 

9.4 

9.6 

11

12 

25 

25 

16 

14

Run-off

Inches

0.41 

.43 

6.35

38.68

6.55 

15.28 

8.32 

3.92 

3.64 

.88 

.42 

.22 

.23

46.65

Ao re-feet

 1,370 

1,420 

20,990

127,900

21,660 

50,530 

27,520 

12,970 

12,020 

2,920 

1,390 

740 

749

154,300

Peak discharge.- Dec. 16 (8 a.m.) 1,780 sec.-ft.; Feb. 6 (5 to 6 a.m.) 4,150 sec.-ft.

9-233 April 1936

UNITED STATES DEPAP"1MENT OF THE INTERIOR 

Geolog il Survey
WILLAMETTE RIVER BASIN 123

Hasklns Creek near McMlnnvllle, Oreg.

Location.- Water-stage recorder and wooden control, lat. 45°19', long. 123°22', In NEi

sec. 13, T. 3 S., R. 6 W., 300 feet upstream from high-water line of McMlnnvllle

water-supply reservoir and 11 miles northwest of McMlnnvllle. 

Drainage area.- 5.7 square miles. 

Records available.- October 1928 to September 1940.

Average discharge.- 12 years, 25.8 second-feet (adjusted for diversion, 1937-40). 

tactremes (not adjusted for diversion).- Maximum discharge during year, 290 second-feet

Keo. 6 (gage neignt, 3.20 reet); minimum, 0.1 second-foot at times during Aug. 8-11,

16-21 (gage height, 1.13 feet).

1928-40: Maximum discharge, 610 second-feet Mar. 31, 1931 (gage height, 4.00 feet,

before control was built); minimum prior to diversion above station, 1.0 second-foot

Oct. 8, 1932. 

Remarks.- Records good except those below 10 second-feet, which are fair. Since Sept. 2,

1937, a small amount of water (about 1 second-foot) Is being diverted at a point 800

feet upstream Into a 12-Inch steel pipe, which delivers It Into Intake of McMlnnvllle

water-supply pipe line below reservoir. No regulation. 

Cooperation.- Water-stage recorder Inspected by employees of city of McMlnnvllle.

Rating tables, water year 1939-40 (gage height, in feet, and discharge, in second-feet)

Oct. 1 to Feb. 5 Feb. 6 to Sept. 30

1.1 0 1.5 9.S 2.2 82 1.7 24 2.0 55 

1.2 .7 1.7 24 2.4 113 1.8 33 2.2 82 

1.3 2.2 1.8 34 2.8 192 Note.- Same as preoed1.4 5.2 2.0 57 3.1 264 ing table below 1.7 feet 

and above 2.2 feet.

Discharge, In second- feet, water year October 1939 to September 1940

Day

1 

2 

S

4 

6

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

Oct.

0.2 

1.0 

1.3 

6.8 

3.3

2.4 

2.2 

2.2 

2.1 

2.1

2.1 

1.9 

1.9 

1.8 

1.9

1.9 

2.6 

2.4 

3.6 

2.8

2.4 

2.2 

2.2 

2.2 

1.5

6.S 

5.6 

4.0 

3.0 

2.6 

2.4

Nov.

2.4 

2.4 

2.4 

2.1 

1.5

1.5 

1.5 

1.9 

2.1 

1.8

1.3 

1.0 

1.3 

1.6 

1.2

1.0 

1.0 

1.3 

1.2 

1.0

1.0 

al.2 

1.3 

1.3 

1.2

3.3 

6.4 

2.8 

2.1 

3.3

Month

Get 

HOT

Dee

Ca.

Jam FebMan 

Apr 

May 

Jura 

Jul 

Augi 

Sep

Wa

lendar year 1939

ter year 1939-40

Dae.

3.6 

8.8 

6.0 

3.6 

3.0

3.0 

3.3 

22 

29 

56

2S 

18 

14 

31 

139

170 

103 

64 

47 

45

42 

36 

30 

25 

22

19 

19 

27 

34 

33 

47

Jan.

59 

58 

57 

96 

91

68 

53 

45 

40 

36

31 

28 

27 

24 

22

21

20 

18 

17 

16

15 

14 

14 

13 

13

29 

51 

41 

40 

35 

31

Feb.

27 

24 

2S 

52 

91

213 

164 

139 

126 

131

110 

96 

129 

105 

85

120 

124 

102 

82 

67

55

48 

48 

47 

84

91 

88 

113 

117

Mar.

117 

107 

90 

78 

64

55 

64 

60 

53 

47

42 

33 

35 

32 

30

28 

25 

23 

22 

22

20 

19 

18 

18 

18

43 

63 

60 

81 

68 

59

observed

Discharge In 

aeoond-feet

Maximum

6.8 

6.4 

170

237

96 

213 

117 

49 

53 

8.6 

2.4 

1.6 

2.2

213

Minimum

0.2 

1.0 

3.0

.2

13 

24 

18 

13

B.e

2.4 

1.2 

.2 

.2

.2

Mean

2.63 

1.85 

36.5

16.2

36.2 

93.3 

48.4 

23.3 

20.8 

5.43 

1.90 

.43 

1.20

22.4

Run-off 

in 

acre-feet

161 

110 

2,240

11,690

2,230 

5,370 

2,970 

1,380 

1,280 

323 

117 

27 

72

16,280

Apr.

49 

42 

37 

33 

30

28 

31 

30 

29 

28

25 

24 

22 

22 

20

19 

18 

18 

16 

15

14 

14 

16 

14 

14

13 

13 

16 

16 

32

May

32 

30 

28 

36 

53

47 

39 

33 

29 

27

24 

22 

21 

19

18

16 

14 

14 

13 

13

12 

12 

11 

11 

10

9.8 

9.8 

9.3 

8.8 

8.8 

8.8

McMinnville 

water supply 

(second- feet)

0.69 

1.25 

1.33

1.85 

.60 

1.57 

1.80 

.94 

1.52 

1.43 

1.30 

.97

1.27

June

8.8 

8.3 

7.8 

7.8 

a7.6

7.3 

7.3 

6.8 

6.8 

6.4

6.0 

6.0 

6.0 

6.4 

4.8

4.4 

4.4 

4.0 

4.4 

5.2

5.2 

4.3 

4.4 

4.0 

3.6

3.6 

3.3 

2.8 

2.4 

2.4

July

2.4 

2.4 

2.4 2.2- 

2.2

2.2 

2.2 

2.2 

2,2 

2.1

1.9 

1.9 

1.9 

1.9 

1.8

1.8 

1.8 

1.9 

1.8 

2.1

l.B 

1.5 

1.2 

1.2 

1.5

2.1 

1.9 

1.6 

1.6 

1.6 

1.5

Aug.

1.6 

1.2 

.7 

.4 

.4

.3 

.3 

.2 

.3 

.3

.3 

.3 

.2 

.2 

.3

.2 

.2 

.2 

.2 

.2

.2

.4 

.7 

.7 

.7

.4 

.6 

.7 

.3 

.3 

.4

Sept.

0.2 

.2 

.7 

1.2 

1.2

.9 

.9 

.9 

.9 

1.2

1.2 

1.2 

1.6 

1.6 

1.8

2.2

i.e

1.9 

1.5 

1.3

1.2 

1.0 

.9 

.7 

.9

1.0 

2.2 

1.6 

1.0 

1.2

Adjusted for diversion

Run-off 

in 

acre-fee

Discharge in 

second-feet

Per 

t Mean scpiarc 

mile

204 3.32 0.582 

184 3.10 .544 

2,320 37.8 6.63

_

2,340 38.0 6.67 

5,400 93.9 16.5 

3,070 50.0 8.77 

1,490 25.1 4.40 

1,340 21.7 3.81 

413 6.95 1.22 

205 3.33 .584 

107 1.73 .304 

130 2.17 .381

17,200 23.7 4.16

Run*

In 

Inches

0.67 

.61 

7.64

-

7.69 

17.80 

10.11 

4.91 

4.39 

1.36 

.67 

.35 

.43

56.63

Peak discharge.- Dec. 16 (4 a.m.) 227 sec.-ft.; Feb. 6 (4 a.m.) 290 sec.-ft. 

a Ho gage-height record; discharge interpolated.

400450 O - 41 - 9

OF THB 

9-237 Sent ember 1936
124 WILLAMETTE RIVER BASIN

Molalla River above Pine Creek, near Wilhoit, Oreg.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 45°01', long. 122°29', near line between sees. 30 

and 31, T. 6 S., R. 3 E., 1,700 feet upstream from Pine Creek and 5 miles southeast 

of Wilhoit.

Drainage area.- 96 square miles.

Records available.- October 1935 to September 1940.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 5,620 second-feet Feb. 6 (gage height, 6.59 

feet), from rating curve extended above 4,000 second-feet by velocity-area studies; 

minimum, 19 second-feet Aug. 30 to Sept. 2 (gage height, 0.84 foot).

1935-40: Maximum discharge, 10,800 second-feet Dec. 29, 1937 (gage height, 8.95 

feet), from rating curve extended above 4,000 second-feet by velocity-area studies; 

minimum, that of Aug. 30 to Sept. 2, 1940.

Remarks.- Records good. No diversion or regulation above station.

Rating tables, water year 1939-40 (gage height, in feet, and discharge, in second-feet)

Oct. 1 to Feb. 5

0.8 

1.0 

1.3 

1.6 

2.0

84

158

290

2.5 

3.0 

3.5 

4.0 

4.5

505

800

1,200

1,700

2,280

5.0 

5.5 

6.1

2,950

3,710

4,710

0.8 

1.0 

1.3 

1.6

Feb. 6 to Sept.

15 2.0

35 2.5

S4 3.0

153 3.5

30

278 

4SO 

780 

1,200

Hote.- Same as preceding 

table above 3.5 feet.

Discharge , in second-feet , water year October 1939 to September 1940

Eay

1 

2 

3 

4 

5

6 

7 

8 

9 

10

11 

12 

13 

14 

16

16 

17 

18 

19 

20

21 

22 

23 

24 

26

26 

27 

28 

29 

30 

31

Oct.

26 

3C 

29 

95 

233

124 

99 

73 

59

51

46 

42 

39 

36 

35

35 

40 

93 

73 

84

69 

59 

60 

116 

91

131 

325 

336 

223 

161 

126

Nov.

104 

93 

99 

82

74

69 

65 

76 

73 

65

62 

59

57 

71 

62

57 

54 

55 

52 

49

46 

60 

57 

52 

49

49 

74 

65 

59 

101

Dec.

124 

139 

114 

95 

84

95 

84 

274 

551 

1,250

870 

549 

437 

918 

3,300

4,060 

3,160 

1,700 

1,100 

1,390

1,220 

885 

681 

532 

442

385 

352 

720 

1,150 

1,080 

885

Jan.

761 

645 

593 

699 

699

604 

516 

455 

460 

633

549 

470 

410 

36S 

332

305 

286 

276 

261 

240

227 

214 

204 

198 

194

286 

657 

505 

437 

397 

360

Month

Oct 

NOT 

Dec

C

Jan 

Peb 

Mar 

Apr 

May 

Jun 

Jul 

Aug 

Sep

W

ember .....................

tember ....................

ater year 1939-4

Feb.

320 

290 

301 

527 

1,190

4,730 

3,000 

2,120 

1,960 

1,970

1,500 

1,190 

2,110 

1,530 

1,080

1,240 

1,630 

1,330 

1,050 

810

671 

574 

495 

476 

2,110

2,480 

1,920 

2,480 

2,120

Secondfoot-days

3,039 

1,990 

28,626

141,655

13,241 

43,204 

29,873 

18, 143 

10,686 

2,209 

1,150 

707 

1,185

154,053

Mar.

1,920 

2,060 

1,470 

1,200 

1,060

863 

1,160 

1,430 

1,060 

818

552 

541 

471 

418 

414

495 

458 

414 

380 

360

337 

322 

310 

322

318

1,440 

2,370 

2,110 

1,780 

1,550 

1,370

Maximum

336 

104 

4,060

4,060

761 

4,730 

2,370 

1,360 

1,090 

138 

65 

32 

157

4,730

Apr.

1,360 

1,130

887 

717 

591

505 

568 

773 

1,360 

1,150

848 

671 

563 

485 

458

401 

364 

341 

307 

289

268 

250 

318 

364 

356

333 

333 

564 

603

986

May

1,090 

780 

627 

609 

871

795 

633 

520 

444 

388

244 

310 

285 

264 

243

224

208 

196 

187 

175

164 

156 

148 

138 

136

130 

126 

121 

114 

114 

146

Minimum

26 

46 

84

24

194 

290 

310 

250 

114 

43 

31 

19 

19

19

June

138 

121 

112 

105 

99

94 

101 

99 

S3 

84

80 

74 

71 

69 

67

65 

63 

62 

62 

60

57 

55 

54 

52 

49

48 

46 

46 

45 

43

Mean

98.0 

66.3 

923

388

427 

1,490 

964 

605 

345 

73.6 

37.1 

22.8 

39.5

421

July

42 

41 

41 

39 

38

38 

36 

36 

35 

35

34 

34 

34 

33 

33

32 

32 

31 

31 

36

49 

38 

33 

32 

32

36 

65 

46 

39 

35 

34

Per 

square 

mile

1.02 

.691 

9.61

4.04

4.45 

15.5 

10.0 

6.30 

3.59 

.767 

.386 

.238 

.411

4.39

Aug.

32 

31 

30 

28 

27

26 

25 

24 

24 

24

23 

22 

22 

22

21 

21 

20 

20 

20

20 

20 

20 

20 

20

20 

21 

23 

20 

20 

19

Sept.

19 

20 

26 

24 

21

20 

20 

27 

26 

36

27 

33 

43 

42 

34

28 

27 

45 

48 

33

28 

25 

23 

22 

22

25 

149 

157 

78 

57

Run- off

Inches

1.18 

.77 

11.09

54.90

5.13 

16.74 

11.57 

7.03 

4.14 

.86 

.45 

.27 

.46

59.69

Acre-feet

6,030 

3,950 

56,780

281,000

26,260 

85,690 

59,250 

35,990 

21,200 

4,380 

2,280 

1,400 

2,350

305,600

Peak discharge.- Dec.. 15 (8 p.m.) 4,890 see.-ft.; Feb. 6 (6 a.m.) 5,620 aec.-ft.

9-233 April 1936

UNITED STATES DEPARmMENT OP THE INTERIOR 

Geologi 1 Survey
WILLAMETTE RIVER BASIN 125

Molalla River near Molalla, Oreg.

Location.- Staff gage, lat. 45°08', long 122°52', in W4 sec. 14, T. 5 S., R. 2 E., at 

bridge 2 miles southeast of Molalla.

Records available.- July 1938 to September 1940 (low-water periods only). November 1905 

to July 1909, at site at Dickey Prairie, in sec. 23, 1 mile upstream.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge observed during period, 350 second-feet Sept. 28 (gage 

height, 2.40 feet); minimum observed, 24 second-feet Aug. 17^22.

1905-9, 1938-40: Maximum daily discharge, 9,800 second-feet (estimated) Feb. 5, 

1907; minimum observed, that of Aug. 17-22, 1940.

Remarks.- Records poor. Gage read once daily. Two small diversions above station for 

irrigation.

Discharge, In second-feet, water year October 1939 to September 1940

Day

1

S

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

81

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

SO

31

Oct. Hov. Dec. Jan. Feb.

Month

October. ..................................

March. ....................................

April. ....................................

May.......................................

Aug

Sep

The perlod.... ..........................

Mar. Apr.

Secondfoot-days

1,426

935 

1,866

-

May

Mfm^flnim

68

43 

350

-

June

_

_

_

_

-

.

_

_

_

-

t!29

-

-

-

-

_

-

-

-

-

_

-

-

-

-

_

_

_

t55

-

-

July

52

50

50

48

48

48

48

48

45

41

41

41

43

41

41

41

41

41

39

45

54

48

44

42

42

44

68

54

48

45

45

Minimum

39

24 

26

-

Aug.

43

41

41

41

39

37

34

34

32

32

32

32

32

29

26

26

24

24

24

24

24

24

24

28

28

26

26

26

2S

28

26

Mean

46.0

30.2 

62.2

-

Sept.

26

29

33

35

34

34

39

39

41

48

46

42

60

69

45

33

33

45

67

55

51

42

40

40

40

46

152

350

152

100

-

Run-off in 

acre-feet

_

_

_

2 830

I'BSO

3,700

8,380

tDlscharge measurement.

9-832 February 1936

UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR 

Geologica Vurvsy
126 WILLAMETTE RIVER BASIN

Molalla River near Canby, Oreg.

, long. 122°41', in NEi sec. 9, T. 4 S., R. 

Datum of gage Is 104.56 feet above mean sea

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 45°15' 

IE., at bridge ll miles south of Canby. 

level (general adjustment of 1929).

Drainage area.- 323 square miles.

Records available.- August 1928 to September 1940.

Average discharge.- 12 years, 974 second-feet.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 8,080 second-feet Feb. 6 (gage height, 8.20 

feet); minimum, 32 second-feet Aug. 18 (gage height, 1.77 feet).

1928-40: Maximum discharge, 22,300 second-feet Mar. 31, 1931 (gage height, 14.7 

feet), from rating curve extended above 13,000 second-feet; minimum, 25 second-feet 

Sept. 14, 1938; minimum daily, 38 second-feet Sept. 7, 1935.

Remarks.- Records good. A few small diversions above station for irrigation.

Rating tables, water year 1939-40 (gage height, In feet, and discharge, In aecond-feet)

1.9 

2.2 

2.6 

3.0 

3.5

Oct. 1 to Feb. 5

42

135

345

660

1,140

4.0 

4.5 

5.0 

5.5 

6.0

1,680

2,280

2,920

3,610

4,340

6.5 5,120

7.0 5,950

7.5 7,000

Feb. 6 to Sept.

0.8 36 2.6

2.0 86 3.0

2.3 210 3.5

30

1,140

Note.- Same as preceding 

table above 3.5 feet.

Discharge, In second-feet, mater year October 1939 to September 1940

Day

1 

2 

3 

4 

6

6 

7 

8 

9 

10

11 

12 

13 

14 

16

16 

17 

18 

19 

20

21 

22 

23 

24 

25

26 

27 

28 

29 

30 

31

Oct.

64 

79 

79 

66 

366

262 

245 

183

156 

116

95 

82 

73 

70 

62

64 

64 

82 

116 

116

116 

105 

98 

188 

188

156 

303 

562 

394 

285 

218

Nov.

183 

165 

178 

169 

144

135 

131 

124 

139 

135

124 

105 

105 

116 

120

105 

98 

102 

105 

95

92 

96 

105 

102 

95

89 

102 

131 

116 

120

Dec.

178 

188 

198 

174 

165

156 

165 

228 

669 

1,600

1,660 

1,140 

840 

850 

3,160

6,780 

6,120 

3,500 

2,280 

2,290

2,410 

2,020 

1,590 

1,250 

1,020

880 

777 

1,050 

1,840 

2,150 

1,910

Jan.

1,700 

1,460 

1,300 

,460 

,460

,280 

,130 

,030 

960 

1,350

1,270 

1,170 

1,020 

920 

831

750 

678 

651 

597 

562

506 

475 

445 

430 

422

506 

910 

890 

813 

741 

669

Month

Oct 

HOT 

Dec

C

Jan 

Feb 

Mar 

Apr 

May 

Jim 

Jul 

Aug 

Sep

W

ember. ....................

alendar year 1939. ........

ater year 1939-4

Peak discharge. -

Feb.

606 

554 

546 

696 

1,080

6,310 

5,900 

4,420 

4,130 

3,980

3,440 

2,740 

3,810 

3,440 

2,600

2,460 

3,690 

3,410 

2,700 

2,160

1,800 

1,560 

1,340 

1,200 

2,530

4,930 

3,960 

4,950 

4,640

Secondfoot-days

5,073 

3,628 

49,238

276,939

28,386 

85,582 

61,226 

41,908 

22,276 

4,927 

2,372 

1,550 

2,944

309,110

Mar.

3,610 

4,010 

3,130 

2,580 

2,400

2,040 

2,020 

2,750 

2,230 

1,900

1,570 

1,330 

1,160 

1,020 

940

1,070 

1,060 

940 

880 

822

759 

724 

674 

682 

665

1,780 

4,520 

4,160 

3,530 

3,180 

3,090

Maximum

562 

183 

6,780

8,080

1,700 

6,310 

4,520 

3,270 

2,020 

349 

113 

69 

437

6,780

Apr.

3,270 

2,860 

2,280 

1,940 

1,610

1,380 

1,380 

1,660 

2,380 

2,400

1,940 

1,590 

1,350 

1,180 

1,130

1,020 

900 

822 

750 

682

649 

585 

657 

920 

890

831 

622

1,130 

1,430 

1,470

May

2,020 

1,600 

1,450 

1,380 

1,550

1,530 

1,320 

1,130 

960 

850

750 

665 

601 

571 

522

489 

450 

430 

398 

379

361 

349 

325 

307 

289

265 

265 

254 

243 

260 

313

Minimum

62 

89 

156

54

422 

546 

665 

585 

243 

83 

61 

38 

47

38

June

349 

313 

265 

254 

226

216 

210 

221 

210 

200

175 

170 

156 

152 

148

136 

148 

136 

132 

132

113

110 

106 

106 

96

96 

96 

86 

86 

83

Mean

164 

121 

1,588

759

916 

2,951 

1,975 

1,397 

719 

164 

76.5 

50.0 

98.1

845

July

66 

83 

83 

80 

83

80 

76 

83 

80 

80

72 

61 

66 

64 

72

66 

66 

61 

64 

69

75 

93 

72 

66 

66

64 

93 

113 

100 

78 

75

Per 

square 

mile

0.508 

.375 

4.92

2.35

2.84 

9.14 

6.11 

4.33 

2.23 

.508 

.237 

.155 

.304

2.62

Aug.

69 

69 

61 

58 

61

56 

47 

51 

47 

51

45 

58

49 

49 

47

4S 

43 

38 

4? 

43

43 

43 

38 

45

43

49 

49 

49 

54 

5S 

51

Sept.

47 

54 

64 

58

64

56 

58 

51 

80 

80

80 

69 

86 

117 

96

83 

69 

80 

136

106

86 

69 

72 

64 

61

75 

128 

437 

243 

175

Run-off

Inches

0.58 

.42

5.67

31.89

3.27 

9.85 

7.05 

4.83 

2.56 

.57 

.27 

.18 

.34

35.59

Dec. 16 (5 a.m.) 7,220 sec. -ft.; Feb. 6 (2 p.m. 8,080 aec.-ft.; Peb

Acre-feet

10,060 

7,200 

97,660

549,300

56,300 

169,700 

121,400 

82,120 

44,180 

9,770 

4,700 

3,070 

5,840

613,000

28 (5

p.m.) 5,9'5d sec. -ft.

9-233 April 1936

UNITED STATES DEPAPmMENT OP THE INTERIOR 

Geolog. .1 Survey
WILLAMETTE RIVER BASIN 127

Pudding River near Mount Angel, Oreg.

Location.- Wire-weight gage, lat. 45°03 I 49", long. 122049'45", In SEi sec. 8, T. 6 S., 

R. 1 W., at Cline Bridge, 2 miles west or Mount Angel, and 4 miles upstream from 

Little Pudding River. Datum of gage is 119.76 feet above mean sea level (general 

adjustment of 1929).

Drainage area.- 207 square miles.

Records available.- October 1939 to September 1940.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 3,590 second-feet Dec. 17 (gage height, 20.8 

feet, from graph based on gage readings); minimum observed, 10 second-feet Aug. 23-26 

(gage height, 0.57 foot).

Remarks.- Records fair. Small diversions above station for irrigation. 

Gage read twice daily to July 11, once daily July 12 to Sept. 30.

No regulation.

Rating table, water year 1939-40 (gage height, in feet, and discharge, in second-feet)

0.5 

.7 

1.0 

1.3 

1.6

2.0 

2.5 

3.0 

3.5 

4.0

75

110

152

202

259

5.0 

6.0 

7.0 

9.0 

11.0

384

522

667

975

1,295

13.0

15.0

17.0

19.0

21.0

1,615

1,955

2,315

2,375

3,710

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1939 to September

Day

1 

2 

3 

4

e

6 

7 

8 

9 

10

11 

12 

13 

14 

15

16 

17 

18 

19 

20

21 

22 

23 

24 

25

26 

27 

26 

29 

30 

31

Oct.

a20 

a22 

a25 

a35 

a70

al50 

al40 

allO 

a 90 

a75

a65 

a60 

a 56 

a53

851

a50 

a55 

89 

85. 

75

79 

69 

65 

113 

127

109 

236 

332 

247 

191 

152

Nov.

132 

113 

129 

123 

104

97 

89 

89 

103 

89

82 

78 

75 

82 

93

81 

76 

76 

82 

74

72 

83 

102 

85 

81

79 

89 

92 

92 

91

Dec.

187 

173 

173 

152 

139

125 

152 

187 

397 

780

1,020 

911 

802 

674 

1,040

2,240 

3,490 

3,030 

2,240 

1,960

1,920 

1,600 

1,360 

1,170 

1,040

810 

734 

802 

1,060 

1,220 

1,180

Jan.

1,230 

1,150 

1,120 

1,150 

1,170

1,100 

959 

879 

863 

1,040

991 

943 

847 

772 

704

652 

592 

564 

529 

487

452 

424 

404 

384 

410

501 

712 

712 

592 

543 

529

Month

Oct 

Nov 

Dec

C

Jan 

Feb 

Mar 

Apr 

May 

Jun 

Jill 

Aug 

Sep

W

alendar year

t ember. ...................

ater year 1939-4

Feb.

494 

452 

473 

550 

802

1,890 

3,110 

3,230 

2,770 

2,550

2,500 

2,360 

2,180 

2,440 

2,090

1,840 

2,380 

2,550 

2,300 

1,960

1,600 

1,360 

1,180 

1,140 

1,250

2,080 

2,200 

2,470 

2,640

Seoondfoot-days

3,096 

2,733 

32,768

-

23,405 

55,041 

40,536 

23,838 

12,347 

2,336 

901 

409 

1,090

198,500

Mar.

2,400 

2,400 

2,150 

1,850 

1,770

1,500 

1,340 

1,550 

1,460 

1,280

1,120 

975 

863 

832 

780

720 

652 

607 

557 

522

480 

452 

431 

424 

417

704 

2,130 

3,070 

2,740 

2.340 

2,020

Maximum

332 

132 

3,490

_

1,230 

3,230 

3,070 

1,780 

802 

186 

46 

20 

208

3,490

Apr.

1,780 

1,470 

1,260 

1,120 

991

959 

975 

1,090 

1,150 

1,200

1,090 

927 

863 

682 

704

637 

57S 

529 

487 

438

410 

397 

397 

522 

487

404 

390 

550 

557 

794

May

720 

682 

734 

764 

772

802 

787 

690 

614 

536

487 

43 S 

410 

378 

a350

a320 

a290 

265 

253 

230

213 

202 

185 

173 

163

156 

148 

143 

135 

134 

173

Minimum

20 

72 

125

_

384 

452 

417 

390 

134 

36 

23 

10 

12

10

June

166 

155 

125 

110 

116

112 

106 

112 

103 

94

83 

76 

73 

70 

68

66 

63 

59 

58 

58

56 

52 

50 

48 

44

41 

39 

39 

38 

36

Mean

99.9 

91.1 

1,057

_

755 

1,898 

1,308 

795 

396 

77.9 

29.1 

13.2 

36.3

542

July

34 

34 

32 

31 

29

28 

27 

26 

26 

26

24 

24 

24 

23

23 

23 

26 

26 

27

32 

34 

39 

32 

29

31 

34 

46 

34 

28 

23

Per 

square 

mile

0.483 

.440 

5.11

_

3.65 

9.17 

6.32 

3.84 

1.92 

.376 

.141 

.064 

.175

2.62

Aug.

20 

20 

IS 

18 

18

16 

14 

14 

14 

14

a!4 

a!3 

a!3 

a!2 

11

all 

all 

11 

11 

11

11 

11 

10 

10 

10

10 

15 

12 

12 

12 

12

Sept.

12 

13 

14 

15 

19

19 

18 

16 

IS 

23

24 

32 

36 

38 

33

31 

28 

25 

67 

47

26 

a24 

a 23 

a22 

a22

a33

61 

208 

78 

65

Run-off

Inches

0.56 

.49 

5.89

_

4.20 

9.89 

7.28 

4.28 

2.22 

.42 

.16 

.07 

.20

35.66

Aore-feet

6,140 

5,420 

64,990

_

46,420 

109,200 

80,400 

47,280 

24,490 

4,630 

1,790 

611 

2,160

393,700

a No gage-height record; discharge computed on basis of records for station at Aurora.

9-233 April 1936

v t\v\

UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR 

Geolot al Survey
128 WILLAMETTE RIVER BASIN

Pudding River at Aurora, Oreg.

Location.- Wire-weight gage, lat. 45°14', long. 122°45', in SEi sec. 12, T. 4 S., R. 1

 W., tTE highway bridge at Aurora, half a mile upstream from Mill Creek. Datum of gage 

Is 76.79 feet above mean sea level (general adjustment of 1929).

Drainage area.- 493 square miles.

Records available.- October 1928 to September 1940.

Average discharge.- 12 years, 1,069 second-feet.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge observed curing year, 5,380 second-feet Feb. 29 (gage height,

 16.31 feet); minimum observed, 43 second-feet Aug. 24 (gage height, 0.03 foot).

1928-40: Maximum discharge, 13,800 second-feet Dec. 30, 1937 (gage height, 24.5 

feet, from graph based on gage readings), from rating curve extended above 9,000 

second-feet; minimum, 37 second-feet Sept. 9, 12, 1935.

Maximum stage known, 25.0 feet Jan. 9, 1923 (discharge, about 14,500 second-feet).

Remarks.- Records good except those below 400 second-feet, which are fair. Small diver-

 slons above station; slight regulation at times in summer caused by mills on 

tributaries. Gage read twice daily Oct. 1 to June 30, once daily thereafter.

Rating tables, water year 1939-40 (gage height, in feet, and discharge, In second-feet)

Oct. 1 to Feb. 29

0.1

.4

.8

1.2

1.6

2.0

68

112

167

232

304

2.5

3.0 

4.0 

5.0 

6.0 

8.0

400

502

724

960

1,210

1,810

10.0

12.0

14.0

16.3

2,480

3,230

4,130

5,380

0.0 

.2

Mar. 1 to Sept.

41 1.6

58 2.0

77 2.5

122 3.0

1V7 4.0

30

241

312

408

509

724

Note.- Same as preceding 

table above 4.0 feet.

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1939 to September 1940

Day

1 

2 

3 

4 

6

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.

49 

50 

52 

57 

73

190 

230 

210 

168 

138

115 

104 

96 

89 

85

62 

80 

82 

92 

130

125 

125 

122 

122 

173

222 

185 

290 

428 

372 

304

Nov.

254 

215 

198 

195 

205

176 

162 

152 

144 

158

152 

137 

132 

128 

130

141 

133 

126 

125 

128

126 

121 

124 

138 

138

130 

126 

134 

155 

146

Dec.

145 

220 

246 

246 

222

208 

215 

252 

372 

736

1,330 

1,450 

1,210 

1,040 

1,140

2,660 

3,980 

4,640 

4,430 

4,030

3,730 

3,470 

2,950 

2,300 

1,750

1,390 

1,180 

1,110 

1,420 

1,840 

2,100

Jan.

2,380 

2,300 

2,060 

2,100 

2,300

2,160 

1,870 

1,600 

1,480 

1,660

1,840 

1,660 

1,510 

1,360 

1,210

1,110 

1,040 

948 

888 

828

770 

712 

666 

633 

622

690 

1,010 

1,330 

1,210 

1,060 

948

Month

Oct 

NOT 

Dee

C

Jan 

?eb 

Hal* 

Apr 

May 

Jun 

Jul 

Augi 

Sep

W

tember. ...................

ater year 1939-40. ........

Feb.

864 

793 

736 

782 

1,060

2,660 

4,740 

5,140 

5,020 

4,860

4,740 

4,580 

4,380 

4,480 

4,330

4,080 

4,480 

4,960 

4,690 

4,280

3,830 

3,270 

2,580 

2,020 

1,930

3,350 

3,980 

4,430 

5,380

Secondfoot-days

4,640 

4,529 

52,062

289,299

41,955 

102,425 

77,223 

44,308 

20,821 

4,739 

2,069 

1,539 

2,429

358,739

Mar.

5,140 

4,960 

4,910 

4,480 

4,130

3,600 

2,870 

2,830 

2,760 

2,480

2,160 

1,840 

1,600 

1,420 

1,270

1,210 

1,210 

1,080 

985 

912

864 

804 

758 

724 

736

840 

3,030 

4,230 

4,480 

4,530 

4,380

Maximum

428 

254 

4,640

5,020

2,380 

5.380 

5,140 

4,180 

1,360 

318 

88 

67 

238

5,380

Apr.

4,180 

3,830 

3,150 

2,410 

1,960

1,660 

1,480 

1.660 

1,840 

2,130

2,020 

1,780 

1,540 

1,360 

1,210

1,140 

1,010 

936 

864 

804

747 

702 

658 

724 

782

724 

680 

658 

793 

876

May

1,110 

1,210 

1,160 

1,140 

1,180

1,360 

1,330 

1,180 

1,050 

936

840 

758 

691 

636 

582

551 

509 

478 

438 

408

384 

361 

339 

318 

298

287 

272 

262 

251 

241 

251

HI^I^Bn

49 

121 

145

41

622 

736 

7E4 

658 

241 

85 

56 

43 

48

43

June

301 

318 

285 

251 

227

214 

205 

198 

200 

189

174 

158 

145 

136 

135

130 

128 

125 

116 

110

115 

115 

110 

105 

103

97 

91 

87 

86 

85

Mean

150 

151 

1,679

793

1,353 

3,532 

2,491 

1,477 

672 

158 

66.7 

49.6 

81.0

980

July

83 

80 

77 

73 

72

72 

70 

68 

68 

67

62 

61 

62 

61 

58

58 

58 

56 

56 

58

60 

62 

66 

65 

62

58 

62 

66 

83 

88 

77

Per 

square

mile

0.304 

.306 

3.41

1.61

2.74 

7.16 

5.05

a. oo

1.36 

.320 

.135 

.101 

.164

1.99

Aug.

67 

62 

59 

57 

56

55 

54 

51 

47 

47

47 

47 

47 

47 

47

47 

47 

47 

46 

46

46 

46 

45 

43 

47

47 

46 

47 

49 

49 

51

Sept.

49 

48

50 

51 

56

55 

57 

56 

55 

61

67 

73 

79 

78 

79

79 

82 

73 

71 

83

105 

87 

73 

68 

64

83 

82 

125 

238 

222

Run-off

Inches

0.35 

.34 

3.93

21.82

3.16 

7.73 

5.83 

3.34 

1.57 

.36 

.16 

.12 

.18

27.07

Acre-feet

9,200 

8,980 

103,300

573,800

83,220 

203,200 

153,200 

87,880 

41,300 

9,400 

4,100 

3,050 

4,820

711,600

9-233 April 1936

UNITED STATES DEPAP'"WENT OP THE INTERIOR 

Oeolog. *1 Survey
WILLAMETTE RIVER BASIN 129

Tualatln River at Farmington, Oreg.

Location.- Staff gage, lat. 45°27'0011 , long. 122°57'00'1 , in SEi sec. 29, T. 1 S., R. 2 

W., at highway bridge at Farmington, 7t miles southwest of Beaverton. Auxiliary staff 

gage at highway bridge 6i miles downstream, 1 mile northeast of Scholls. Datum of gage 

at Farmington Is 102.58 feet above mean sea level (general adjustment of 1929). Datum 

of gage near Scholls is at same elevation (surveys of Corps of Engineers, U. S. Army); 

prior to July 16, 1940, datum of gage near Scholls was 0.61 foot lower. All discharge 

measurements made at Farmington.

Drainage area.- 568 square miles.

Records available.- October 1939 to September 1940.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge observed during year, 8,890 second-feet Feb. 8; maximum gage 

height observed, 29.2 feet Feb. 9; minimum daily discharge observed, 37 second-feet 

Aug. 10.

Remarks.- Records fair. Dally discharge ascertained from stage at Farmington and fall in 

water surface between gages at Farmington and near Scholls. Stage-discharge relation 

affected at times by flashboards on low darn 30 miles downstream. Slight regulation by 

log ponds and dam below Gaston have little effect at this station; considerable pondage 

between this station and the one near Wlllamette. Some diversions by pumping for irrigation above station, chiefly at Wapato Lake, near Gaston. Staff gag^s read twice 

daily.

Discharge, in seeond-feet, water year October 1939 to September 1940

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

Oot.

40 

40

43 

59 

72

S4 

77 

65 

56 

52

51 

50 

48 

47 

47

47 

49 

52 

65 

70

68 

81 

78 

78 

70

78 

84 

146 

145 

125 

100

Nov.

89 

80 

75 

75 

75

75 

75 

75 

75 

75

72 

72 

72 

75 

75

75 

75 

75 

75 

75

74 

74 

74 

79 

84

82 

79 

147 

213 

147

Bee.

110 

134 

149 

190 

175

144 

155 

151 

361 

910

1,370 

1,160 

980 

735 

783

1,890 

2,670 

5,390 

5,840 

5,990

5,770 

5,390 

5,000 

2,850 

2,110

1,510 

1,150 

1,050 

1,500 

1,800 

2,000

Jan.

2,460 

2,820 

5,100 

5,220 

3,750

5,890 

4,250 

4,140 

5,920 

5,590

3,240 

2,390 

2,440 

1,990 

1,470

1,250 

1,150 

1,010 

925 

S70

770 

715 

686 

655 

625

674 

1,260 

2,420 

2,560 

2,440 

2,580

Month

Oot 

Nov 

Bee

C

Jan 

Fob 

Mar 

Apr 

May 

Jun 

Jul 

Aug 

Sep

W

ember... ..................

alendar year

tember ....................

ater year 1959-4

Feb.

2,250 

1,950 

1,590 

1,510 

2,140

3,820 

5,450 

8,600 

S,470 

7,690

7,250 

6,790 

6,550 

6,440 

6,570

6,210 

6,320 

6,460 

6,300 

5,950

5,400 

4,760 

4,120 

5,680 

5,450

5,690 

3,990 

4,570 

5,640

Secondfoot-days

2,165 

2,559 

47,158

_

67,514 

147,490 

90,875 

40,758 

29,044 

6,018 

2,855 

1,626 

2,042

440,062

Mar.

6,320 

6,580 

6,520 

6,160 

5,740

5,260 

4,740 

4,180 

5,790 

5,410

5,160 

2,780 

2,600 

2,290 

1,980

1,720 

1,500 

1,500 

1,210

1,110

1,010 

978 

917 

872 

889

937 

1,900 

2,390 

2,650 

2,910 

3,090

Maximum

146 

21! 

5.99C

_

4,23C 

8.60C 

6,58C 

3,21C 

2.16C 

55C 

10£ 

7£ 

154

8,60C

Apr.

3,210 

5,170 

2,950 

2,810 

2,560

2,020 

1,710 

1,700 

1,710 

1,640

1,560 

1,440 

1,320 

1,180 

1,090

1,010 

953 

862 

815 

780

746 

6S6 

666 

691 

684

625 

606 

570 

602 

609

May

9SS 

1,440 

1,580 

1,220 

1,550

1,340 

2,160 

2,150 

1,960 

1,690

1,590 

1,210 

1,050

387 

827

751 

678 

632 

592 

535

514 

484 

447 

420 

595

589 

572 

550 

551 

513 

521

Minimum

> 40 

72 

110

_

) 625 

> 1,510 

872 

570 

515 

108 

71 

57 

45

57

June

550 

540 

515 

503

288

270 

265 

25S 

247 

254

222

212 

196 

178 

174

175 

ISO 

172 

160 

156

148 

144 

145 

149 

158

126 

127 

127 

115 

108

Mean

69.8 

85.5 

1,521

_

2,178 

5,086 

2,951 

1,558 

957 

201 

92.1 

52.5 

68.1

1,202

July

105 

105 

103 

IDS 

105

97 

100 

108 

105 

97

90 

31 

74 

71 

82

91 

74 

75 

86 

79

94 

109 

109 

96 

76

75 

85 

104 

101 

90 

84

Per 

square 

mile

0.125 

.150 

2.68

_

5.85 

8.95 

5.16 

2.59 

1.65 

.554 

.162 

.092 

.120

2.12

Aug.

77 

66 

7S 

72 

65

62 

47 

40 

42 

57

59 

46 

52 

45 

45

46 

40 

40 

45 

48

47 

50 

50 

54 

62

60 

62 

57 

55 

50 

49

Sept.

50 

50 

50 

50 

61

59 

59 

58

58 

70

78 

91 

SO 

71 

S2

S7 

67 

65 

57 

61

59 

53 

49 

46 

43

49 

61 

94 

154 

132

Run- off ,

Inches

0.14 

.17 

5.09

_

4.42 

9.66 

5.95 

2.67 

1.90 

.39 

.19 

.11 

.15

28. 32

Acre-feet

4,290 

5,080 

95,500

_

153,900 

292,500 

130,200 

30,800 

57,610 

11,940 

5,660 

5,230 

4,050

872,800

i 1 ', 9-233 April 1936

UNITED STATES DEPAP^MENT OF T'ffi INTERIOR 

Geolog il Survey
130 WILLAMETTE RIVER BASIN

Tualatin River near Willamette, Oreg.

Location.- Staff gage, lat. 45°21'10", long. 122°40'35", in SWi sec. 34, T. 2 S., R. 1 

K., 300 feet upstream from county bridge and 1 mile northwest of Willamette. Datum 

of gage is 86.63 feet above mean sea level (general adjustment of 1929), by surveys 

of Corps of Engineers, U. S. Army.

-Drainage area.- 710 square miles.

Kecoras available.- July 1928 to September 1940.

Average discharge.- 12 years, 1,361 second-feet (including flow of Oswego canal).

Extremes (river only).- Maximum discharge observed during year, 8,160 second-feet Feb. 

11 (gage height, 9.91 feet); minimum observed, 6 second-feet Oct. 1, 2, Aug. 23-28; 

minimum gage height observed, 0.36 foot Aug. 23-28.

1928-40: Maximum discharge, 23,300 second-feet Dec. 23, 1933 (gage height, 16.7 

feet, observed at peak); minimum observed, 2 second-feet Aug. 14-21, 1928 (gage 

height, 0.25 foot).

Remarks.- Records of river good; records of Oswego canal good except those for periods 

of no gage-height record Apr. 22-24, 26-30, May 6, 7, Sept. 22-24 and those for the 

month of June, when there may have been slight backwater effect, all of which are 

fair. Oswego canal diverts water from Tualatin River 4$ miles above station for 

recreational use and development of power at Oswego and returns it to Willamette 

River below station; also small diversions above station for irrigation. Some regulation in low-water season by flashboards on crest of Oswego canal diversion dam. 

Gage read twice daily.

Rating tables, water year 1939-40 (gage height, 

Oct. 1 to Feb. 11

4

16

31

52

96

1.6 

1.9 

2.2 

2.6 

3.2

160

244

350

520

825

in feet, and discharge, in second-feet) 

Feb. 12 to Sept. 30

4.0 1,320 0-3 3-5 1.3 1C4

5.0 2,040 -4 7.5 1.6 166

6.0 2,910 -6 20 1.9 247

8.0 5,130 -8 37 2.2 350

10.0 8,320 1-0 59

Note.- Same as preceding 

table above 2.2 feet.

Discharge, in seoond-feet, water year October 1939 to September 1940

Day

1 

2 

S

4 

5

6 

7 

8 

9 

10

11 

12 

13 

14ie

16 

17 

18 

10 

20

21 

22 

23 

24 

26

26 

27 

28 

29

30 

31

Oct.

6 

6 

8 

14 

21

30 

66 

75 

66 

55

41 

d40 

d40 

d40 

39

39 

64 

69 

41 

41

39 

45 

51 

50 

50

49 

55 

71 

108 

112 

94

Nov.

79 

68 

60 

53 

50

50 

50 

50 

45 

46

48 

50 

52 

S2 

66

61 

62 

61 

53 

50

51 

56 

55 

53 

57

78 

91 

91 

144 

163

Dec.

142 

122 

122 

135 

16S

165 

142 

165 

370 

786

1,060 

1,240 

1,130 

879 

831

1,760 

2,790 

3,290 

3,840 

4,080

3,900 

3,760 

3,400 

2,960 

2,480

1,870 

1,420 

1,190 

1,310 

1,730 

2,230

Month

Oct 

Non 

Dec

C

Jar 

Fet 

Mai

Api 

Maj 

Jur 

Jul 

Auj 

Sej

V,

ember. .........

alendar year 1939

ater year 1939-40

Jan.

2,S20 

3,220 

3,440 

3,810 

4,030

4,150 

4,290 

4,390 

4,340 

4,180

3,780 

3,320 

2,890 

2,420 

1,920

1,580 

1,370 

1,190 

1,080 

981

879 

849 

786 

748 

737

726 

1,120 

1,930 

2,470 

2,610 

2,620

Feb.

2,410 

2,180 

1,880 

1,840 

8,290

5,090 

5,780 

6,160 

7,180 

7,830

8,090 

7,630 

7,590 

7,410 

7,100

7,020 

7,390 

7,150 

6,790 

6,470

6,120 

5,620 

6,060 

4,450 

4,220

4,380 

4,520 

5,340 

5,780

Mar5,960 

6,370 

6,470 

6,470 

6,310

5,900 

5,570 

5,090 

4,570 

4,130

3,710 

3,330 

3,020 

2,700 

2,340

2,020 

1,730 

1,590 

1,420 

1,270

1,160 

1,080 

1,010 

969 

933

1,130 

1,960 

2,790 

3,100 

3,360 

3,440

Apr.

3,480 

3,420 

3,300 

3,100 

2,800

2,440 

2,110 

1,930 

1,890 

1,820

1,770 

1,650 

1,520 

1,380 

1,280

1,160 

1,070 

1,030 

969 

915

S73 

825 

781 

764 

770

748 

705 

680 

655 

715

River only

Maxiraui

112 

163 

4,080

7,120

4,390 

8,090 

6,470 

3,480 

2,200 

390 

101 

37 

97

8,090

n Minimum

6 

45 

122

4

726 

1,840 

933 

655 

350 

115. 

7 

6 

8

6

Mean

49. 

65. 

1,595

855

2,409 

5,544 

3,257 

1,552 

1,011 

225 

42. 

11. 

21.

1,301

Run-off 

in acrefeet

S 3,020 

S 3,910 

98,060

619,100

148,100 

318,900 

200,200 

92,330 

62,170 

13,330 

8 2,630 

7 718 

4 1,270

944,700

May

885 

1,290 

1,430 

1,310 

1,430

1,710 

2,090 

2,200 

2,110 

1,890

1,640 

1,390 

1,230 

1,080 

963

873 

803 

742 

680 

635

590 

556 

620 

493 

457

439 

418 

398 

374 

350 

366

June

370 

390 

370 

346 

328

310 

299 

286 

279 

266

260 

247 

229 

217 

201

190 

190 

185 

183 

173

166 

159 

157 

155 

153

144 

136 

123

119 

115

July

101 

94 

37 

92 

81

76 

81 

94 

92 

60

28 

16 

11 

9 

7

S 

8 

8 

8

S

9 

10 

23 

35 

33

30 

31 

43 

52 

49 

42

Aug.

37 

32 

30 

25 

21

14 

12 

11 

11 

10

10 

9 

9 

9

S

8 

8 

8 

7 

7

8 

7 

6 

6 

6

6 

7 

7 

8 

8 

7

Sept.

8 

9 

9 

9 

9

9 

9 

8 

10 

9

9 

9 

12 

17 

25

32 

33 

29 

83 

82

19 

15 

16 

17 

14

13 

23 

49 

78 

97

River and Oswego canal (combined)

Maximum

168 

232 

4,210

7,130

4,390 

8,100 

6,660 

3,590 

2,280 

411 

127 

110 

175

8,100

Minimum

57 

99 

189

38

745 

1,880 

972 

683 

370 

128 

59 

60 

65

57

Mean

104 

120 

1,678

908

2,421 

5,647 

3,358 

1,608 

1,052 

240 

93.4 

73.0 

88.0

1,360

Per 

square 

mile

0.146 

.169 

2.36

1.28

3.41 

7.95 

4.73 

2.26 

1.48 

.338 

'.132 

.103 

.124

1.92

Run-off

Inches

0.17 

.19 

2.72

17.36

3.93 

8.57 

5.45 

2.52

1.71 

.38 

.16 

.12 

.14

26.05

Acrefeet

6.37C 

7,160 

103,200

657,200

148,900 

324,800 

206,500 

95,690 

64,680 

14,300 

5,740 

4,490 

5,230

987, OOC

d Doubtful gage-height record; discharge interpolated.
WILLAMETTE RIVER BASIN 131

Gales Creek near Gales Creek, Oreg.

Location.- Staff gage, lat. 45°39', long. 123°16' In SEi sec. 23, T. 2 N., R. 5 W., 

a mile downstream from Beaver Creek and 4i miles northwest of Gales Creek

post office, 

survey).

Datum of gage Is 449.5 feet above mean sea level (river-profile

Drainage area.- 33 square miles.

Records available.- September 1935 to September 1940.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge observed during year, 1,690 second-feet Feb. 6 (gage height, 

5.55 feet); minimum observed, 3.7 second-feet (regulated) Sept. 24.

1935-40: Maximum discharge, 3,540 second-feet Dec. 27, 1.937 (gage height, 8.10 

feet, from floodmark); minimum observed, 3.4 second-feet (regulated) Sept. 28, 1939.

Remarks.- Records good except those for Oct. 11, July 30, Sept. 24, which are poor. No 

diversion above station; slight regulation at times caused by log pond 3 miles upstream. Gage read twice dally Oct. 1 to June 12, once dally June 13 to Sept. 30.

Rating table, water year 1939-40 (gage height. In feet, and discharge, In second-feet) 

Oct. 1 to Feb. 5 Feb. 6 to Sept. 30

0.9 

1.1 

1.4 

1.7 

2.0 

2.5

4.0

6.8

17

37

65

146

3.0 

3.5 

4.0 

4.5 

5.0 

5.5

465

720

1,015

1,330

1,655

1.0 

1.2 

1.4 

1.7 

2.0 

2.5

3.1

9.8

19

38

70

150

3.0 

3.5 

4.0 

4.5 

5.0 

5.5

285

475

720

1,015

1,330

1,655

Discharge, In second-feet, water year October 1939 to September 1940

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.

6.2 

6.2 

6.3 

42 

11

14 

9.4

ff. 9 

8.1 

8.6

5.0 

7.3 

6.8 

6.8 

5.8

6.8 

9.7 

9.1 

14 

10

9.4

8.4 

8.4 

8.4 

8.4

21 

14 

12 

10 

8.9 

8.9

Nov.

6.9 

a8.6 

a8.4 

a8.2 

aS.O

a7.8 

7.8 

9.1 

9.4 

8.9

8.9 

8.6 

8.9 

9.1 

8.6

8.9 

8.9 

9.4 

8.9 

8.4

8.4 

12 

11 

9.4 

9.4

12 

32 

18 

14 

24

Dec.

20 

42 

35 

25 

24

25 

34 

126 

126 

322

167 

112 

89 

204 

1,030

1,400 

775 

474 

318 

280

230 

196 

169 

140 

119

105 

98 

165 

274 

261 

465

Jan.

510 

465 

378 

626 

605

425 

329 

261 

213 

181

154 

138 

122 

112 

103

95 

89 

83 

78 

73

70 

67 

64 

63 

62

108 

371 

280 

236 

196 

165

Month

Oot 

NOT 

Dec

C

Jan 

Pel 

Mar 

Apr 

Maj 

Jun 

Jul 

Aug 

Sep

w

ember. ....................

alendar year 1939 .........

ater year 1939-40. ........

Feb.

148 

122 

126 

267 

449

1,580 

1,170 

704 

615 

570

493 

439 

585 

493 

395

524 

524 

399

330 

268

231 

200 

206 

183 

403

498 

431 

506 

542

Secondfoot-days

319.8 

323.9 

7,850

33,588.4

6,722 

13,341 

6,915 

3,373 

3,304 

774 

438.6 

258.8 

270.9

43,891.0

Mar.

556 

575 

447 

387 

302

275 

265 

265 

237 

211

193 

176 

154 

142

140

124 

111 

103 

97 

93

89 

86 

80 

76 

75

148 

237 

272 

344 

367 

288

Maximum

42

32 

1,400

1,400

626 

1,520 

575 

246 

313 

37 

16 

13 

19

1,520

Apr.

246 

203 

176 

154 

135

122 

140 

127 

167 

150

139 

127 

117 

107 

100

94 

89 

84 

79 

75

70 

68

eo

66 

62

59 

58 

65 

58 

156

May

222 

181 

144 

169

313

268 

217 

178 

154 

135

118 

105 

97 

89 

82

76 

71 

65 

63 

59

56 

52 

49 

49 

47

46 

43 

40 

38 

38 

40

THnJTmmi

6.2 

7.8 

20

3.4

62 

122 

75 

58 

38 

16 

7.6 

6.5 

3.7

3.7

June

37 

37 

36 

35 

34

33 

35

31 

30 

29

27 

30 

26 

26 

24

24 

24 

24 

23 

oo

21 

21 

20 

20 

19

18 

18 

17 

17 

16

Mean

10.3 

10.8 

253

92.0

217 

460 

223 

112 

107 

25.8 

14.1 

8.35 

9.03

120

July

16 

16 

16 

' 16 

16

16 

16 

16 

15 

14

14 

14 

14 

13

13

16 

13 

13 

12 

13

16 

13 

13 

12 

15

16 

14 

14 

13 

7.6 

13

Per 

square 

mile

0.312 

.327 

7.67

2.79

6.58 

13.9 

6.76 

3.39 

3.24 

.782 

.427 

.253 

.274

3.64

Aug.

13 

12 

11 

9.8 

9.8

9.4 

9.1 

9.1 

9.4 

8.7

8.3 

8.3 

8.0 

8.0 

7.6

7.6 

6.5 

6.8 

6.8 

6.8

7.6 

7.2 

7.6 

7.6 

7.2

7.6 

7.6 

7.6 

7.6 

7.6 

7.6

Sept.

7.2 

7.2 

10 

9.1 

8.0

7.6 

7.2 

7.2 

7.6 

8.7

12 

11 

11 

13. 

9.8

9.1 

5.2 

8.7 

8.3 

8.0

7.6 

7.2 

6.8 

3.7 

8.0

7.6 

19 

15 

11 

9.1

Run-off

Inches

0.36 

.37 

6.85

37.90

7.58 

15.03 

7.79 

3.80 

3.72 

.87 

.49 

.29 

.31

49.46

Acre-feet

634 

642 

15, 570

66,620

13,330 

26,460 

13,720 

6,690 

6,550 

1,540 

870 

513 

537

87,060

a No gage-height record; discharge computed on basis of records for Wilson River near Tlllamook.

9-233 April 1936

UNITED STATES DEPA"TMEMT OF THE INTERIOR 

Geoloi_ .al Survey
132 WILLAMETTE RIVER BASIN

Oswego canal near Oswego, Oreg.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 45°23 I 30", long. 122°43'10", In NWi sec. 20, T. 2 

S., R. 1 E;, half a mile downstream from point of diversion from Tualatin River, 1 

mile upstream from Oswego Lake, and 3 miles southwest of Oswego. Datum of gage is 

96.50 feet above mean sea level (general adjustment of 1929). Auxiliary gage at outlet of Oswego Lake for determination of backwater effect of lake on stages at canal 

gage.

Records available.- October 1928 to September 1940. 

Average discharge.- 12 years, 60.1 second-feet.

Extremes.- flaximum discharge observed during year, 204 second-feet Feb. 12, 13 (gage 

height, 8.71 feet); practically no flow part of Jan. 16-20, 22-26.

1928-40: Maximum discharge, about 6,000 second-feet Dec. 23, 1933 (gage height, 

16.1 feet, site and datum then in use), computed from slope, area, and lake-spillway 

data; practically no flow at times.

Remarks.- Records good except those for periods of no gage-height record and those for 

month of June (when there may have been slight backwater effect), all of which are fair. 

Discharge computed on basis of gage heights, discharge measurements, and backwater effect as indicated by Oswego Lake gage. Oswego canal diverts water from Tualatin River 

in NWi sec. 20, but diversion dam is in NEi sec. 33, about 3 miles downstream.

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1939 to September 1940

Day

1 

8 

3

4 

5

6 

7 

B 

9 

10

11 

18 

13 

14 

IS

16 

17 

18 

19 

20

81 

82 

23 

24 

25

26 

27 

88 

29 

30 

31

Oct.

51 

51 

51 

54 

56

56 

61 

64 

64 

61

61 

59 

59 

59 

56

56 

54 

51 

49 

49

49 

49 

51 

51 

49

49 

51 

51 

56 

56 

56

HOT.

54 

54 

54 

54 

54

54 

54 

54 

54 

54

54 

54 

54 

54 

51

51 

51 

51 

51 

51

51 

54 

54 

54 

56

56 

59 

59 

67 

69

Dec.

67 

67 

69 

72

74

74 

72 

72 

72 

72

82 

S7 

84 

72 

69

82 

100 

111 

120 

126

126 

120 

111 

100 

87

72 

56 

51 

56 

67 

79

Jan.

50 

1 

1 

2 

2

2

1 

1

1

1 

1 

1 

1 

1

0 

0 

0 

0 

16

37 

12 

19 

11 

9

19 

28 

69 

44 

30 

25

Feb.

87 

79 

72 

41 

S4

140 

148 

126 

152 

124

6 

113 

127 

13 

13

13 

13 

11 

US 

181

173 

164 

148 

133 

126

129 

133 

156 

168

Month

Oet 

lov 

Deo

C

Jan 

Fell 

Mar 

Apr 

May 

Jim 

Jul 

Aug 

Bep

1

uary

ater year 1939-4

Mar.

173 

181 

186 

181 

181

173 

160 

148 

136 

126

114 

105 

97 

87 

79

69 

64 

56 

51 

49

46 

44 

42 

42 

39

46 

69 

92 

102 

108 

108

Apr.

Ill 

108 

102 

100 

92

82 

74 

69 

69 

67

64 

61 

56 

54 

51

49 

46 

42 

39 

39

37 

a36 

a34 

a33 

32

a31 

a30 

a29 

a28 

a30

Seeondf cot-days

1,690 

1,641 

2,569

19,190

3S6 

2,991 

3,154 

1,695 

1,266 

465 

1,569 

1,900 

1,999

21,325

May

37 

51 

54 

54 

54

a62 

a69 

77 

74 

6S

60 

54 

49 

45 

41

3S 

35 

34 

32 

30

29 

26 

24 

23 

22

22 

21 

21 

20 

20 

20

Ma-riimim

64 

69 

126

126

69

181 

1S6 

111 

77 

21 

76 

73 

78

186

June

21 

21 

21 

20 

19

19 

19 

IS 

IS 

18.

18 

17 

16 

16 

15

14 

14 

14 

13 

12

12 

12 

11 

12 

12

11 

11 

14 

14 

13

July

14 

16 

17 

19 

21

25 

26 

26 

24 

26

36 

45 

48 

50 

54

58 

60 

61 

63 

65

68 

71 

75 

76 

76

75 

75 

75 

75 

75 

74

Minimum

49 

51 

51

4

0 

6 

39 

28 

20 

11 

14 

54 

57

0

Aug.

73 

73 

72 

72 

71

70 

69 

6S 

66 

65

63 

61 

60 

60 

59

5S 

57 

57 

56 

56

55 

55 

54 

54 

55

56

57 

57 

57 

57 

57

Mean

54.5 

54.7 

S2.9

52.6

12.5 

103 

102 

56.5 

40.8 

15.5 

50.6 

61.3 

66.6

58.3

Sept.

57 

58 

57 

57 

57

58 

59 

59 

60 

62

63 

66 

70 

71 

73

74 

73 

72 

70 

70

70 

a69 

a69 

a69 

68

69 

71 

74 

76 

7S

Run-off in 

acre-feet

3,350 

3,250 

5,100

38,060

766 

5,930 

6,260 

3,360 

2,510 

922 

3,110 

3,770 

3,960

42,290

a No gage-height record; discharge interpolated or computed on basis of records for Tualatin 

River near Willamette.

»-?38 February 1936

UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR 

Oeolog al Survey
WILLAMETTE RIVER BASIN 133

Clackamas River at Big Bottom, Oreg.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 45°01', long. 121"55', in sec. 26, T. 6 S., R. 7

 K., 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.

Drainage area.- 132 square miles.

Records available.- April 1920 to September 1940.

Average discharge.- 20 years, 449 second-feet.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 2,250 second-feet Feb. 6 (gage height, 4.95

 feet), from rating curve extended above 1,000 second-feet; minimum, 214 second-feet 

Aug. 29 to Sept. 2, Sept. 6-7 (gage height, 1.57 feet).

1920-40: Maximum discharge, 6,750 second-feet Mar. 31, 1931 (gage height, 8.28 

feet), from rating curve extended above 3,500 second-feet; minimum, 190 second-feet 

several days in August and September 1931 (gage height, 1.25 feet).

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

No regulation or diversion above station.

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

Portland General Electric Co.

Rating table, water year 1939-40 (gage height, in feet, and discharge, in second-feet) 

(Shifting-control method used June 6 to Sept. 30)

1.6 

1.9

206

290

2.2 

2.5

2.8 

3.1

640

795

3.4 970

3.8 1,235

1,550

1,910

Discharge, In second-feet, water year October 1939 to September 1940

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

Oot.

222 

222 

219 

252 

297

243 

235 

229 

227 

224

224 

222 

222 

222 

219

219 

222 

229 

227 

227

224 

222 

224 

238 

229

238 

263 

252 

235 

229 

227

Nov.

227 

227 

227 

227 

224

224 

222 

227 

224 

222

222 

222 

222 

a219 

a219

a219 

a219 

a219 

a219 

a219

a219 

a219 

a219 

a216 

a216

a216 

a216 

a216 

a219 

a224

Dec.

224 

227 

222 

222 

219

222 

222 

263 

284 

353

297 

260 

249 

304 

577

868 

778 

526 

442 

498

454 

395 

360 

332 

311

297 

290 

360 

502 

538 

530

Jan.

550 

559 

526 

582 

534

470 

430 

409 

388 

378

360 

342 

32S 

318 

308

300 

294 

287 

284 

278

275 

269 

266 

263 

260

281 

367 

318 

304 

300 

294

Month

Oot 

Nov

Dec

C

Jan 

Feb 

Mar 

Apr 

May 

Jun 

Jul 

Aug 

Sep

W

ember. ....................

u

tember ....................

ater year 1939-4

Feb.

290 

267 

304 

374 

EOO

1,870 

1,360 

946 

S74 

1,080

844 

710 

784 

710 

622

595 

645 

582 

538 

602

478 

462 

438 

430 

8V4

1,370 

1,280 

1,370 

1,250

Secondfoot-days

7,184 

6,630 

11,626

134,508

11,122 

22,369 

22,874 

16,438 

11,406 

7,606 

7,200 

6,767 

6,736

137,958

Mar.

1,120 

1,190 

958 

862 

812

730 

800 

922 

778 

690

622 

572 

538 

514 

518

595 

542 

510 

494 

486

482 

478 

482 

506 

518

937 

1,220 

1,010 

1,060 

1,000 

928

Maximum

297 

227 

868

874

582 

1,870 

1,220 

880 

577 

297 

257 

227 

266

1,870

Apr.

sso

768 

700 

655 

613

568 

582 

622 

768 

670

613 

582 

577 

559 

538

506 

478 

466 

454 

438

423 

416 

438 

426 

446

416 

402 

450 

446 

538

May

577 

518 

482 

490 

506

474 

446 

423 

412 

402

392 

378 

370 

360 

350

342 

332 

32S 

322 

311

308 

300 

297 

294 

290

287 

284 

281 

275 

275 

300

Minimum

219 

216 

219

216

260 

287 

478 

402 

275 

240 

227 

214 

214

214

June

297 

237 

275 

266 

263

263 

266 

263 

257 

254

254 

254 

252 

249 

249

249 

246 

246 

246 

243

246 

246 

243 

243 

240

243 

243 

243 

240 

240

Mean

232 

221 

375

369

359 

771 

738 

548 

368 

254 

232 

218 

225

377

July

240 

235 

235 

235 

235

232 

232 

232 

232 

232

232 

229 

229 

229 

229

227 

227 

227 

229

238 

232 

229 

229 

227

232 

240 

235 

229 

227 

227

Per 

square 

mile

1.76 

1.67 

2.84

2.80

2.72 

5.84 

6.59 

4.15 

2.79 

1.92 

1.76 

1.65 

1.70

2.86

Aug.

227 

227 

224 

222 

222

222 

222 

219 

£19 

219

219 

219 

219 

219 

216

216 

216 

216 

216 

216

216 

216 

216 

216 

216

216 

216 

216 

216 

214 

214

Sept.

214 

219 

224 

219 

216

214 

216 

216 

219 

229

219 

219 

227 

229 

222

235 

227 

227 

227 

222

219 

219 

219 

216 

216

219 

263 

266 

232 

227

Run-off

Inches

2.02 

1.87

37.89

3.13 

6.30 

6.44 

4.63 

3.21 

2.14 

2.03 

1.91 

1.90

38.66

Acre-feet

14,250 

13,150 

23,060

266,800

22,060 

44,370 

45,370 

32,600 

22,620 

15,090 

14,280 

13,420 

13,360

273,600

Peak discharge.-'Feb. 6 (12 m.) 2,250 sec.-ft.; Feb. 25 (10 p.m.) 1,490 sec.-ft.j Mar. 7 (10 

p.m.) 1,080 sec.-ft.; Mar. 26 (9 p.m.) 1,390 sec.-ft.

a No gage-height record; discharge computed on basis of records for stations above Three Lynx 

Creek and on Oak Grove Fork above power-plant intake.

9-233 April 1936

BWIT-BD STATES DEPAP"«IENT

Qeolog, >1 Survey
134 WILLAMETTE RIVER BASIN

Clackamas River above Three Lynx Creek, Oreg.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 45°07' , long. 122°04' , in NEi sec. 21, T. 5 S., R.

 6 E., Just downstream from power plant, 500 feet upstream from Three Lynx Creek, and 

17 miles southeast of Estacada. Datum of gage is 1,098 feet above mean sea level 

(levels by Portland General Electric Co.)

Drainage area.- 488 square miles.

Records available.- October 1911 to December 1913, October 1921 to September 1940.

Average discharge.- 21 years (1911-13, 1921-40), 1,833 second-feet.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 14,600 second-feet Feb. 6 (gage height, 9.26

 feet), from rating curve extended above 11,000 second-feet; minimum, about 383

second-feet Aug. 13 (stage below inlet pipe); minimum daily, 612 second-feet Aug. 13.

1911-13, 1921-40: Maximum discharge, 34,800 second-feet Mar. 31, 1931 (gage 

'height, 15.5 feet), from rating curve extended above 11,000 second-feet; minimum observed, 375 second-feet Aug. 10, 16, 1924, Sept. 20, 1936; minimum dally, 536 secondfeet Oct. 22, 1930.

Remarks.- Records good except that for Aug. 13, which is fair. Water diverted from Oak

 Grove Fork Is used in power plant on Clackamas River Just above station.

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

Portland General Electric Co.

Rating table, water year 1939-40 (gage height, In feet, and discharge. In second-feet)

0.8 585

1.1 720

1.5 950

2.0 

2.5 

3.0

1,300

1,730

2,220

3.5 

4.0 

4.5

2,760

3,360

4,020

5.0 

5.5 

6.0

4,750

5,580

6,520

6.5 7,580

7.5 9,950

8.5 12,540

Discharge, In second-feet, water year October 1939 to September 1940

Day

1 

2 

3

4 

E

6 

7 

8 

9 

10

11 

12 

IS 

14 

15

16 

17 

18 

19 

20

21 

22 

23 

24 

25

26 

27 

28 

29 

30 

31

Oct.

652 

670 

670 

742 

974

775 

753 

710 

700 

680

680 

685 

678 

670 

661

670 

685 

700 

710 

695

680 

680 

690 

742 

705

764 

938 

968 

802 

775 

736

Sov.

731 

710 

705 

695 

675

675 

675 

700 

710 

680

6SO 

661 

666 

670 

666

666 

661 

666 

661 

656

656 

661 

661 

652 

656

670 

670 

666 

666 

690

Dec.

731 

736 

710 

690 

675

685 

685 

830 

1,120 

1,860

1,600 

1,240 

1,040 

1,310 

4,260

6,520 

5,410 

3,360 

2,450 

2,650

2,560 

2,100 

1,750 

1,490 

1,330

1,240 

1,170 

1,680 

3,100 

3,140 

2,740

Jan.

2,720 

2,410 

2,200 

2,430 

2,320

2,020 

1,780 

1,620 

1,530 

1,550

1,460 

1,380 

1,300 

1,220 

1,170

1,130 

1,090 

1,050 

1,020 

1,000

968 

956 

938 

932 

908

980 

1,470 

1,320 

1,340 

1,340 

1,340

Month

Oet 

Nor 

Dec

C

Jan 

Peb 

MarApr 

May 

Jun 

Jul 

Augi 

Sep

W

nary

bember....................

»ter year 1939-4

Peb.

1,280 

1,240 

1,300 

1,840 

2,910

12,300 

7,490 

4,860 

4,340 

5,140

4,190 

3,450 

3,780 

3,410 

2,880

2,810 

3,260 

2,9SO 

2,650 

2,340

2,120 

2,000 

1,840 

1,780 

4,060

6,560 

5,690 

6,130 

5,550

Secondfoot-days

22,640 

20,257 

60,862

543,307

44,892 

110,180 

99,890 

70,390 

46,332 

25,444 

22 , 185 

20,133 

20,124

563,329

Mar.

4,830 

5,410 

4,270 

3,740 

3,590

3,170 

3,300 

4,240 

3,560 

3,110

2,730 

2,430 

2,310 

2,070 

2,040

2,390 

2,290 

2,150 

2,020 

1,950

1,950 

1,910 

1,910 

1,990 

2,100

4,770 

5,580 

4,750 

4,700 

4,500 

4,130

Maximum

974 

731 

6,520

6,520

2,720 

12,300 

5,580 

3,950 

3,020 

1,070 

792 

695 

S90

12,300

Apr.

3,950 

3,450 

3,100 

2,820 

2,600

2,360 

2,360 

2,700 

3,570 

3,290

2,860 

2,650 

2,560 

2,390 

2,300

2,110 

1,950 

1,870 

1,810

1,740

1,630 

1,630 

1,710 

1,750 

1,780

1,700 

1,610 

1,830 

1,960 

2,350

May

3,020 

2,550 

2,250 

2,160 

2,250

2,140 

2,000 

1,820 

1,730 

1,680

1,600 

1,480 

1,460 

1,380 

1,320

1,300 

1,250 

1,220 

1,160 

1,150

1,120 

1,100 

1,070 

1,060 

1,030

1,020 

998 

980 

980 

974 

1,080

mn<»nnn

652 

652 

675

652

908 

1,240 

1,910 

1,610 

974 

753 

685 

612 

621

612

June

1,070 

1,010 

956 

944 

926

902 

932 

932 

896 

866

872 

860 

836 

836 

854

814 

814 

814 

SOS 

802

797 

792 

775 

775 

764

764 

764 

758 

758 

753

Mean

730 

675 

1,963

1,489

1,448 

3,799 

3,222 

2,346 

1,495 

848 

716 

649 

671

1,539

July

736 

742 

731 

726 

742

731 

720 

726 

720 

715

715 

705 

710 

695 

705

705 

695 

695 

700 

792

742 

705 

695 

695 

690

720 

742 

720 

695 

690 

685

Per 

square 

mile

1.50 

1.38 

4.02

3.05

2.97 

7.78 

6.60 

4.81 

3.06 

1.74 

1.47 

1.33 

1.37

3.15

Aug.

675 

680 

680 

666 

670

666 

666 

661 

661 

656

656 

695 

612 

648 

648

648 

643 

634 

634 

643

638 

643 

634 

638 

634

634 

638 

638 

630 

630 

634

Sept.

625 

630 

656 

656 

643

634 

643 

6E2 

648 

700

652

648 

670 

680 

670

720 

670 

685 

666 

648

638

630 

621 

621 

625

638 

S84 

890 

720 

661

Run-off

Inches

1.73 

1.54 

4.64

41.39

3.42 

8.40 

7.61 

5.36 

3.53 

1.94 

1.69 

1.53 

1.53

42.92

Aere-feet

44,910 

40,180 

120,700

1,078,000

89,040 

218,500 

198,100 

139,600 

91,900 

50,470 

44,000 

39,930 

39,920

1,117,000

Pealc discharge.- Dec. 15 (11:30 p.m.) 7,560 sec. -ft. 

26 (1 a.m.) 7,560 sec. -ft.

Peb. 6 (9 to 10 a.m.) 14,600 sec. -ft.; Peb.

9-233 April 1936

tmiTBD STATES DBPAP-niENT OP THE INTERIOR 

Qeolog al Surrey
WILLAMETTE RIVER BASIN 135

Clackamas River near Cazadero, Oreg.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 45°14', long. 122°16', In NEi sec. 11, T. 4 S., R. 

4 E., half a mile upstream from backwater from Cazadero Dam of Portland General Electric Co. and 3 miles southeast of Cazadero. Datum of gage Is 532.0 feet above mean 

sea level (levels of Portland General Electric Co.),; gage readings have been reduced 

to elevations above mean sea level.

Drainage area.- 665 square miles.

Records avallable.- January 1909 to September 1940.

Average discharge.- 31 years, 2,586 second-feet.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 19,000 second-feet Feb. 6 (elevation, 544.03

 feet); minimum, 440 second-feet (regulated) Aug. 13; minimum dally, 650 second-feet 

Aug. 31.

1909-40: Maximum discharge, 60,800 second-feet Mar. 31, 1931 (elevation, 556.5 

feet), by computation of flow over dam; minimum, 410 second-feet Oct. 20, 1925. Sept. 

28, 1930, when power plant at Three Lynx was shut down (elevation, 532.03 feet); 

minimum dally, 587 second-feet Aug. 17, 1930.

Remarks.- Records excellent. Some diurnal fluctuation during low water due to Oak Grove 

power plant. No diversion or regulation.

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

Portland General Electric Co.

Rating table, water year 1939-40 (elevation, In feet, and discharge. In second-feet)

532.8

533.1

533.5

534.0

534.5

630

770

990

1,300

1,660

535.0 

535.5 

536.0 

537.0 

53S.O

2,070

2,540

3,070

4,260

5,660

539.0

540.0

541.0

543.0

7,310

9,260

11,600

16,400

Discharge, In aeeond-feet, water year October 1939 to September 1940

Day

1 

2 

S

4 

5

6

7 

8 

9 

10

11 

12 

13 

14 

15

16 

17 

18 

19 

20

21 

22 

23 

24 

25

26 

27 

26 

29 

SO 

31

Oct.

730 

770 

760 

S88 

1,340

97S 

912 

820 

7S5 

7SO

760 

760 

760 

730 

730

760 

780 

810 

810 

820

7SO 

760 

800 

978 

870

918 

1,210 

1,400 

1,110 

978 

912

Nov.

870 

S60 

894 

860 

830

S25 

810 

825 

855 

815

785 

780 

780 

790 

775

765 

760 

765 

770 

765

765 

780 

775 

775 

760

760 

800 

785 

770 

825

Dec.

360 

882 

845 

825 

790

810 

810 

1,030 

1,450 

2,590

2,420 

1,800 

1,470 

1,560 

5,600

9,690 

8,540 

5,140 

3,520 

3,820

3.8SO 

3,120 

2,540 

2,120 

1,S60

1,710 

1,570 

2,390 

4,320 

4,580 

3,880

Jan.

3,640 

3,180 

2,900 

3,290 

3,180

2,740 

2,410 

2,180 

2,040 

2,170

2,070 

1,920 

1,770 

1,660 

1,570

1,500 

1,440 

1,420 

1,370 

1,320

1,270 

1,230 

1,210 

1,130 

1,130

1,230 

1,830 

1,740 

1,740 

1,810 

1,790

Month

Oot 

Nor 

Dee

C

Jan 

Feb 

Mar 

Apr 

May 

Jun 

Jul 

Aug 

Sep

Water year 1939-4

Feb.

1,720 

1,620 

1,660 

2,220 

3,260

15,800 

11,000 

7,960 

7,310 

8,050

6,790 

5,360 

6,130 

5,440 

4,390

4,260 

5,140 

4,720 

4,060 

3,520

3,070 

2,850 

2,540 

2,390 

5,260

9,470 

8,440 

9,260 

8,440

Secondfoot-daya

27,199 

23,974 

86,422

742,606

59,930 

162,130 

141,190 

102,140 

62,780 

30,082 

24,336 

21,500 

1*2,000

763,683

Mar.

7,130 

8,050 

6,450 

5,510 

5,140

4,520 

4,650 

6,290 

5,210 

4,460

3,880 

3,400 

3,070 

2,850 

2,740

3,290 

3,130 

2,900 

2,690 

2,590

2,520 

2,450 

2,440 

2,520 

2,640

5,090 

8,440 

7,220 

6,880 

6,700 

6,290

Mftxinnm

1,400 

894 

9,690

10,400

3,640 

15,800 

8,440 

6,450 

4,720 

1,340 

876 

750 

1,160

15,800

Apr.

6,450 

5,510 

4,650 

4,130 

3,700

3,340 

3,290 

3,760 

5,210 

4,860

4,260 

3,S80 

3,640 

3,340 

3,180

2,900 

2,690 

2,540 

2,450 

2,340

2,140 

2,100 

2,320 

2,490 

2,540

2,410 

2,300 

2,900 

3,180 

3,64f>

May

4,720 

3,880 

3,400 

3,180 

3,240

3,070 

2,800 

2,520 

2,330 

2,240

2,120 

1,960 

1,910 

1,820 

1,720

1,680 

1,610 

1,540 

1,470 

1,470

1,410 

1,370 

1,320 

1,300 

1,280

1,250 

1,220 

1,210 

1,180 

1,180 

1,380

Minimum

730 

760 

790

720

1,130 

1,620 

2,440 

2,100 

1,180 

850 

745 

650 

654

650

June

1,340 

1,260 

1,210 

1,120 

1,110

1,100 

1,150 

1,150 

1,100 

1,060

1,060 

1,030 

1,010 

990 

990

960 

936 

930 

924 

912

918 

906 

876 

870 

870

870 

865 

855 

860 

850

Mean

877 

799 

2,788

2,035

1,933 

5,691 

4,555 

3,405 

2,025 

1,003 

785 

694 

733

2,687

July

835 

820 

815 

800 

805

795 

775 

775 

770 

765

750 

760 

745 

755 

760

755 

755 

750 

760 

840

845 

780 

770 

765 

760

800 

876 

835 

780 

775 

765

Per 

square 

mile

1.32 

1.20 

4.19

3.06

2. -91 

8.41 

6.85 

5.12 

3.05 

1.51 

1.18 

1.04 

1.10

3.14

Aug.

750 

740 

740 

720 

725

715 

715 

710 

710 

710

705 

720 

700 

705 

705

700 

700 

680 

670 

670

670 

670 

666 

666 

666

666 

666 

670 

662 

658 

650

Sept.

662 

666 

705 

705 

686

662 

670 

680 

680 

760

695 

690 

755 

765 

710

775 

720 

775 

745 

700

675 

662 

664 

664 

664

666 

1,120 

1,160 

830 

750

Run-off

Inchea

1.52 

1.34 

4.83

41.52

3.35 

9.07 

7.90 

5.71 

3.51 

1.68 

1.36 

1.20 

1.25

42.70

Aora-feat

53,950 

47,550 

171,400

1,473,000

118,900 

321,600 

280,000 

202,600 

124,500 

59,670 

48,270 

42,640 

43,640

1,515,000

9-233 April 1936

UNITED STATES DEPAFI"'CENT OP THB INTERIOR 

Oeolog. J. Surrey
136 WILLAMETTE RIVER BASIN

Oak Qrove Fork above power-plant Intake, Oreg.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 45°04', long. 121°57', In SWi sec. 3, T. 6 S., R.

 7 E., two- thirds or a mile upstream from Kink Creek, 1 mile upstream from Intake of 

Oak Grove power development of Portland General Electric Co., and 24 miles southeast 

of Estacada.

Drainage area.- 126 square miles.

Records available.- December 1923 to September 1940. May 1909 to December 1923 (In-

 complete), at site 1 mile downstream, below Kink Creek; records equivalent except 

for slight Inflow from springs and Kink Creek.

Average discharge.- 16 years (1924-40), 460 second-feet.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 1,050 second-feet Mar. 26 (gage height, 2.98

 feet) ; minimum, 287 second-feet Sept. 5, (gage height, 1.75 feet).

1909-40: Maximum discharge, 5,000 second-feet Jan. 7, 1923 (gage height, 5.45 feet), 

computed from flow at stations on Clackamas River; minimum, 236 second-feet Oct. 15, 

16, 18, 1931 (gage height, 1.42 feet).

Remarks.- Records good. Discharge Includes flow of Spring Creek, Just below gage. 

diversion or regulation above station.

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

 Portland General Electric Co.

No

Day

1 

Z 

5 

4 

6

6 

7 

S 

9 

10

11 

12 

13 

14 

15

16 

17 

IS 

19 

20

21 

22 

23 

24 

25

26 

27 

28 

29 

30 

31

Oct.

307 

307 

307 

338 

333

311 

307 

307 

307 

303

303 

303 

299 

299 

299

299 

303 

303 

307 

303

303 

303 

303 

307 

303

315 

328 

320 

307 

303 

303

Nov.

303

299 

299 

295 

295

295 

295 

299 

299 

295

295 

295 

295 

295 

295

295 

295 

h295 

h295 

h295

h295 

h295 

h295 

h291 

h291

h291 

h291 

h291 

h295 

h299

Dec.

h291 

295 

291 

291 

291

291 

295 

315 

315 

333

328 

311 

307 

324 

438

604 

616 

470 

410 

438

421 

385 

370 

346 

338

338 

333 

346 

410 

405 

410

Jan.

405 

400 

405 

410 

421

395 

380 

365 

356 

356

346 

342 

333 

328 

324

324 

320 

320 

315 

315

311 

311 

311 

307 

307

315 

338 

328 

324 

324 

320

Month

Got 

Nov 

Dec

C

Jan 

Feb 

Kar 

Apr 

May 

Jun 

Jul 

Aug 

Sep

W

ember. ....................

alendar year 1939 .........

t ember . ...................

ater year 1939-4

Feb.

320 

320 

324 

351 

426

930 

824 

719 

719 

789

698 

634 

628 

592 

550

538 

544 

520 

504 

482

470 

465 

443 

432 

580

754 

775 

852 

S38

Secondfoot-daya

9,540 

8,858 

11,356

156,098

10,656 

17,021 

21,870 

19,650 

13,748 

10,234 

9,740 

9,245 

8,939

150,857

Mar.

803 

873 

803 

768 

747

705 

754 

S17 

740 

692

646 

610 

592 

574 

580

622 

592 

574 

562 

556

550 

544 

550 

562 

580

845 

982 

901 

915 

901 

930

Maximum

33E 

303

616

S59

421 

930 

932 

915 

616 

380 

328 

307 

360

982

Apr.

915 

845 

796 

782 

754

705 

705 

719 

824 

761

712 

686 

679 

666 

653

616 

604 

59S 

580 

562

544 

526 

556 

550 

574

544 

526 

556 

532 

580

May

616 

580 

562 

556 

550

526 

509 

487 

482 

470

460 

448 

443 

432 

426

416 

410 

' 405 

400 

395

395 

390 

385 

380 

380

375 

375 

370 

370 

370 

3S5

Minimum

299 

291 

291

291

307 

320 

544 

526 

370 

324 

307 

291 

291

291

June

380 

375 

365 

360 

356

356 

360 

356 

351 

346

342 

342 

33S 

338 

338

338 

333 

333 

333 

333

333 

328 

328 

328 

324

324 

324 

324 

324 

324

Mean

308 

295 

366

428

344 

587 

705 

655 

443 

341 

314 

29S 

298

412

July

324 

320 

320 

320 

320

320 

320 

320 

320 

315

315 

311 

311 

311

311

311 

311 

315 

311 

328

320 

311 

307 

307 

307

311 

311 

311 

307 

307 

307

Per 

square 

mile

2.44 

2.34 

2.90

3.40

2.73 

4.66 

5.60 

5.20 

3.52 

2.71 

2.49 

2.37 

2.37

3.27

Aug.

307 

303 

303 

303 

303

303 

303 

303 

303 

303

303 

303 

303 

299 

299

299 

299 

299 

295 

295

295 

295 

295 

295 

291

291 

291 

291 

291 

291 

291

Sept.

291 

291 

295 

291 

291

291 

295 

291 

295 

299

295 

291 

299 

299 

307

307 

299 

299 

295 

291

291 

291 

291 

291 

295

299 

360 

315 

299 

295

Run-off

Inches

2.S2 

2.61 

3.35

46.09

3.15 

5.02 

6.46 

5.80 

4.06 

3.02 

2.87 

2.73 

2.64

44.53

Acre-feet

18,920 

17,570 

22,520

309,600

21,140 

33,760 

43,330 

38,980 

27,270 

20,300 

19,320 

13,340 

17,730

299,200

9-233 April 1936

UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OP THE INTERIOR 

Geolog. il Survey
WILLAMETTE RIVER BASIN 137 

 Johnson Creek at Sycamore, Oreg.

Location.- Water-stage recorder and concrete control with steel weir for low flows,

 lat. 45°28'40", long. 122°30'30", In lot 2, SWi sec. 13, T. 1 S., R. 2 E. , a third 

of a mile southwest of Sycamore station. Datum of gage Is 228.03 feet above mean 

sea level (general adjustment of 1929). Prior to Aug. 26, 1940, staff gage at same 

site and datum.

Drainage area.- 28.2 square miles.

Records available.- June to September 1940.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge recorded during period, 5 second-feet Sept. 26 (gage height,

 1.10 feet); minimum dally, 0.2 second-foot Aug. 14-16, 18-22.

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

 poor. Small diversions above station for Irrigation; no regulation. Staff gage read 

once dally Aug. 15-17, 19-24.

Discharge, in second- f eet , water year October 1939 to September 1940

Day

1 

2 

3 

4 

6

6 

7 

8 

9 

10

11 

12 

13 

14 

16

16 

17 

18 

19 

20

21 

22 

23 

24 

26

26 

2V 

28 

29 

30 

31

Oct. Nov. Deo. Jan.

Month

Dot 

NOT 

Dec

C

Jan 

Fob 

Mar 

Apr 

May 

Jun 

Jul 

Aug 

Sep

Tl

alendar year

;ember. ...................

le perio

- 

Feb.

Secondfoot-days

9~9 

11.5 

33.3

-

Mar.

Maximum

0.4 

1.0 

4.2

-

Apr. May

Minium

0.3 

.2 

.5

-

June

tO. 5

Mean

0.32 

.37 

1.11

-

July

. aO.3

aO.3 

> aO.4

Per 

square 

mile

0.011 

.013 

.039

-

Aug.

> aO.3

a. 2 

.2

.2

.3 

a. 2 

.2 

.2

.2 

.2 

.3 

.6 

a. 6

.6 

.7 

.8 

1.0 

.6 

.5

Sept.

0.5 

.7 

1.0 

.7 

.7

.7 

.6 

.5 

.8

1.5

.9 

a. 8 

al.O 

1.4

1.0

.9 

.8 

.9 

1.0 

.9

.S 

a. 7 

a. 6 

.0

.7

a2.4 

4.2

3.1 

1.7 

1.2

Run-off

Inches Acre-feet

0 . 01 20 

.02 23 

.04 66

109

tDischarge measurement.

a Ho gage-height record; discharge interpolated or computed on basis of discharge measurements 

made on June 26 and July 25 and weather records.

9-233 April 1936

UNITES STATES DEPAP-TIEHT OF THE IHTERIOR 

Seolog il Surrey
138 LEWIS RIVER BASIN

Lewis River near Cougar, Wash.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 46°03'30", long. 122°12'50", in SEi sec. 29, T. 7 

N., R. 5 E., 1 mile downstream from Swift Creek and 4 miles east of Cougar. Datum 

of gage is 576.4 feet above mean sea level (from river-profile survey).

Drainage area.- 483 square miles.

Records available.- July 1910 to March 1912 (gage heights only), June 1924 to September 

1940.July 1909 to June 1910 at site 1,000 feet upstream from Swift Creek.

Average discharge.- 16 years (1924-40), 2,760 second-feet.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 20,200 second-feet Dec. 15 (gage height, 10.78 

reet); minimum, 602 second-feet Sept. 23, 24, 25, 26: minimum gage height, 3.06 feet 

Oct. 16, 17.

1910-12, 1924-40: Maximum discharge, 54,400 second-feet Dec. 21, 1933 (gage 

height, 15.7 feet, former datum), from rating curve extended above 15,000 second-feet; 

minimum, 454 second-feet Oct. 21, 1931 (gage height, 0.01 foot, former datum).

Revisions.- The minimum discharge for the water year 1939 has been revised to 614 

secona-reet Oct. 8, 9; minimum gage height, 3.08 feet Sept. 29, 30; superseding figures published in Water-supply Paper 884.

Remarks.- Records good. No diversion or regulation.

Revisions.- Revised figures of discharge for the water year 1939, superseding those 

published in Water-Supply Paper 884, are given herein.

Discharge, In second-feet, 1938-40 

1938-39

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

1

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.

630

638

742

679

679

679

630

622

622

769

1,590

1,300

1,760

1,090

900

814

760

733

697

679

670

654

654

679

697

724

930

850

1,050

1,250

1,480

HOT.

1,400

1,290

3,160

2,530

1,850

1,500

1,340

1,340

1,290

1,200

1,120

1,080

1,080

1,080

1,160

2,730

2,830

2,320

2,040

2,040

1,850

1,670

1,440

1,500

1,390

1,340

1,290

1,240

1,240

1,560

-

Dec.

2,760

4,490

5,200

5,700

7,610

5,960

5,080

4,600

4,270

3,760

3,320

2,910

2,680

2,460

2,390

2,110

1,920

1,790

1,730

1,670

1,610

1,560

1,670

1,850

2,040

1,790

1,790

2,040

3,070

3,240

3,150

Jan.

4,850

9,120

8,810

7,320

f5,830

f4,720

f3,960

3,680

3,240

3,070

2,910

2,760

2,600

2,460

2,600

2,390

2,530

3,400

4,600

4,060

3,580

3,240

2,990

2,760

2,530

2,460

2,680

2,600

2,530

2,390

2,250

Feb.

2,110

2,040

1,920

1,850

1,920

1,920

1,920

1,730

1,560

1,560

1,670

2,760

2,390

2,810

5,700

4,380

3,580

3,240

2,830

2,600

2,390

2,250

2,110

2,040

2,040

1,920

1,850

1,790

-

-

-

Mar.

1,730

1,730

1,730

1,670

1,610

1,610

1,560

1,500

1,440

1,440

1,610

1,730

1,730

1,670

1,730

1,920

2,180

2,320

2,600

2,910

3,400

4,160

5,320

5,960

5,960

5,700

4,600

4,060

3,670

3,490

3,400

App.

3,580

3,860

4,060

3,960

3,760

3,490

3,320

3,400

3,400

3,320

3,400

3,400

3,240

3,070

2,990

2,910

3,070

3,490

3,960

4,160

4,600

4,720

4,490

4,160

4,060

3,760

3,670

3,860

4,270

4,160

-

May

3,860

3,860

3,860

3,960

3,670

3,400

3,150

3,320

3,490

3,580

3,760

3,960

4,270

4,720

4,960

4,840

4,160

3,760

3,240

2,910

3,240

3,070

2,910

2,830

2,910

2,990

2,910

2,910

3,860

3,400

2,910

June

2,530

2,390

2,320

2,250

2,250

2,250

2,180

2,110

2,180

2,110

2,180

2,250

2,320

2,250

2,250

2,250

2,180

2,180

2,390

2,390

2,250

2,180

2,110

1,920

1,790

1,730

1,670

1,670

1,790

1,730

-

July

1,610

1,500

1,560

1,610

1,440

1,390

1,340

1,290

1,240

1,290

1,290

1,240

1,200

1,160

1,160

1,160

1,080

1,050

1,050

1,050

1,020

1,020

1,020

985

1,020

985

985

985

954

954

924

Aug.

924

924

924

924

S95

895

866

866

866

895

866

866

866

838

838

838

838

838

810

810

810

810

810

810

838

810

810

838

838

810

866

Sept.

1,020

895

S38

838

SlO

783

783

783

783

756

783

756

756

756

756

756

756

730

730

730

756

730

730

730

704

704

704

704

704

704

-

f Fragmentary gage-height record; discharge computed from partly or wholly estimated gage heights

9-238 September 1937

UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR 

Geoloi .al Surrey
LEWIS RIVER BASIN 139

Discharge, In second-feet, of Lewis River near Cougar* Wash., 1938-40 Continued 

1939-40

D«y

i

2

S

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

IS

14

15

16

17

IS

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

SO

SI

Oct.

704

704

679

810

895

810

756

730

730

704

704

704

704

704

679

679

730

750

756

783

730

730

756

810

756

866

924

985

866

810

783

Nov.

756

756

756

730

730

730

838

895

895

838

866

838

838

838

810

810

783

783

783

756

783

866

838

783

783

783

783

783

783

1,050

Dec.

1,160

1,790

1,560

1,290

1,160

1,290

1,200

2,560

3,150

5,830

4,960

3,670

3,070

4,210

13,500

18,500

16,600

11,100

7,900

7,320

5,960

5,200

4,490

3,860

3,400

3,070

2,830

2,990

4,160

4,270

5,200

Jan.

6,620

7,040

6,760

6,360

5,830

5,080

4,490

3,960

3,580

3,320

2,990

2,760

2,530

2,390

2,250

2,110

2,040

1,920

1,850

1,730

1,670

1,610

1,560

1,500

1,440

1,500

2,180

1,980

1,920

1,920

1,920

Feb.

1,850

1,920

1,920

2,460

3,810

14,500

11,400

8,380

8,080

9,140

7,370

5,920

5,440

4,680

4,100

3,920

3,920

3,580

3,340

3,110

2,890

2,750

2,680

2,610

5,090

6,560

6,560

8,530

9,770

_

-

Mar.

9,770

11,400

9,140

7,370

6,180

5,330

6,180

6,560

5,680

5,000

4,380

3,920

3,500

3,260

3,260

3,500

3,260

3,180

3,110

3,040

2,960

2,960

3,040

3,260

3,340

5,000

7,510

7,370

7,370

7,510

6,690

Apr.

5,800

5,000

4,480

4,010

3,660

3,420

3,500

3,750

4,780

4,480

4,100

3,920

4,010

3,920

3,580

3,260

3,040

3,040

2,890

2,750

2,610

2,540

2,820

8,890

2,820

2,680

2,540

2,820

2,610

3,140

-

May

4,780

4,380

3,920

3,840

4,580

4,290

4,010

3,750

3,660

3,750

3,660

3,340

3,040

2,890

2,680

2,610

2,540

2,540

2,540

2,480

2,340

2,340

2,340

2,340

2,160

1,920

1,810

1,760

1,700

1,700

1,920

June

1,810

1,640

1,590

1,540

1,490

1,440

1,440

1,390

1,390

1,340

1,340

1,340

1,340

1,260

1,220

1,220

1,140

1,140

1,140

1,140

1,100

1,060

1,060

1,060

1,020

1,020

982

982

982

98;

-

July

946

946

946

910

910

910

910

910

876

876

876

876

876

841

841

841

841

841

808

841

876

841

841

808

808

910

946

876

841

841

808

Aug.

808

776

776

776

776

776

776

746

746

746

746

746

715

715

715

715

686

686

715

f746

a715

a690

a675

a665

a655

a670

aSOO

a765

a735

a710

f686

Sept.

657

715

715

686

657

657

657

657

686

841

715

715

746

715

686

657

657

657

630

630

630

630

630

630

630

630

776

746

686

657

~

Peak discharge.- Dec. 15 (8 p.m.) 20,200 sec.-ft.; Feb. 6 (2 to 3 p.m.) 17,000 sec.-ft. 

a No gage-height record; discharge computed on basis of records for Toutle River near Silver Lake 

and Clspus River near Handle.

f Fragmentary gage-height record; discharge computed from partly estimated gage heights.

Monthly discharge, In second-feet, 1938-40

Month

Calendar year 1938 ........

Hay..........................

May..........................

Secondfoot-daya

26,651 

48,900 

96,220

949,374

114,820 

66,880 

86,140 

111,590 

110,670 

64,050 

36,562 

26,437 

22,968

811,888

23,711 

24,264 

157,250

845,342

94,810 

156,280 

164,030 

104,860 

91,610 

37,598 

27,018 

22,653 

20,381

924,465

M«T<Tmim

1,760

3,160 

7,610

15,900

9,120 

5,700 

5,960 

4,720 

4,960 

2,530 

1,610 

924 

1,020

9,120

985 

1,050 

18,500

18,500

7,040 

14,500 

11,400 

5,800 

4,780 

1,810 

946 

808 

841

18,500

mnlrniim

622

1,080 

1,560

622

2,250 

1,560 

1,440 

2,910 

2,830 

1,670 

924 

810 

704

622

679 

730 

1,160

679

1,440 

1,850 

2,960 

2,540 

1,700 

982 

808 

655 

630

630

Mean

860 

1,630 

3,104

2,601

3,704 

2,389 

2,779 

3,720 

3,570 

2,135 

1,179 

853 

766

2,224

765 

809 

5,073

2,316

3,058 

5,389 

5,291 

3,495 

2,955 

1,253 

872 

731 

679

2,526

Per 

square 

mile

1.78 

3.37 

6.43

5.39

7.67 

4.95 

5.75 

7.70 

7.39 

4.42 

2.44 

1.77 

1.59

4.60

1.58 

1.67 

10.5

4.80

6.33 

11.2 

11.0 

7.24 

6.12 

2.59 

1.81 

1.51 

1.41

5.23

Run-off

Inches

2.05 

3.77 

7.41

73.09

8.84 

5.15 

6.63 

8.59 

8.52 

4.93 

2.82 

2.04 

1.77

62.52

1.83 

1.87 

12.11

65.10

7.30 

12. OS 

12.63 

8.07 

7.05 

2.89 

2.08 

1.74 

1.57

71.17

Acre-feet

52,860 

96,990 

190,800

1,883,000

227,700 

132,700 

170,900 

221,300 

219,500 

127,000 

72,520 

52,440 

45,560

1,610,000

47,030 

48,130 

311,900

1,677,000

188,100 

310,000 

325,300 

208,000 

181,700 

74,570 

53,590 

44,930 

40,450

1,834,000

400450 O - 41 - 10
140 LEWIS RIVER BASIN 

Lewis River at Ariel, Wash.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 45°57', long. 122°34', in NWiNEi sec. 4, T. 5 N.,

 R. H E., at Ariel, half a mile downstream from Ariel Dam and power plant and 3 

miles upstream from Cedar Creek. Datum of gage is 44 feet above mean sea level 

(subject to correction for general adjustment of 1929); based on surveys of Northwestern Electric Co.

Drainage area.- 733 square miles.

Records available.- July 1922 to September 1940. July to November 1909, at site 3 

miles upstream.

Average discharge.- 17 years (1923-40), 4,513 second-feet (adjusted for storage since 

March 1931).

Extremes (regulated).- Maximum discharge during year, 36,900 second-feet Feb. 6 (gage

 height, 15.8 feet); minimum, 401 second-feet Sept. 13; minimum daily, 594 second-feet 

Sept. 13.

1909, 1922-40: Maximum discharge, 129,000 second-feet Dec. 22, 1933 (gage height, 

35.0 feet, from floodmarks), from rating curve extended above 22,000 second-feet and 

from spillway-gate openings; no flow at times on June 30 and In periods July 1-3, 6-9, 

1931 (caused by regulation during construction of Ariel Dam); minimum dally discharge, 

1 second-foot July 6, 1931.

Remarks.- Records good except those above 20,000 second-feet and those below 2,000

second-feet, which are fair. No diversion. Regulation caused by operation of power 

plant and storage In Lake Merwln. Lake Merwln Reservoir on Lewis River, lat. 

45°57'30", long. 122°33'10", In SWi sec. 34, T. 6 N., R. 2 E., at Ariel, completed 

In 1931; usable storage, 246,000 acre-feet between elevations 165 feet (set by 

Federal Power Commission) and 235 feet (spillway crest) above mean sea level. Water 

Is used for development of power.

Cooperation.- Gage-height record collected in cooperation with Inland Power & Light Co.

Discharge, In second-feet, water year octoter 1939 to September 1940

Day

1 

2 

S

4 

5

6 

7 

S 

9 

10

11 

12 

13 

14 

16

16 

17 

18 

19 

20

21 

22 

23 

24 

26

26 

27 

28 

29 

30 

31

Oct.

t2,590 

2,660 

2,640 

2,590 

2,460

2,970 

3,140 

t2,490 

3,030 

3,070

2,940 

2,500 

2,340 

2,220 

tl,SSO

2,960 

2,480 

2,170 

2,090 

2,000

1,960 

t2,000 

2,770 

2,290 

2,380

2,410 

2,450 

1,940 

tl,280 

2,410 

2,140

NOT.

2,130 

2,570 

2,770 

2,640 

t2,560

2,890 

2,450 

2,220 

2,520 

2,560

3,070 

t2,S60 

2,900 

3,170 

2,590

1,940 

1,990 

1,930 

tl,870 

2,450

3,010 

2,030 

2,650 

2,330 

2,300

tl,380 

2,020 

2,110 

1,960 

1,840

Month

Oet 

NOT

Dee

Ca.

Jam 

Peta 

Mart 

Apr 

May 

Jun< jur*

Augl 

Sep1

Wa1

Lendar year 1939

;er year 1939-40

Deo.

1,900 

1,560 

f 1,010 

1,720 

1,S90

1,900 

1,7SO 

1,740 

2,130 

tl,490

1,950 

2,270 

2,440 

2,490 

3,230

3,380 

t 18, 700 

16,900 

12,600 

10,900

9,600 

6,880 

7,490 

t6,070 

5,160

4,300 

4,030 

4,040 

5,480 

7,990 

t7,460

Jan.

9,110 

9,340 

9,180 

8,610 

7,760

7,400 

t6,580 

5,350 

4,630 

4,950

4,000 

3,750 

3,540 

t3,270 

3,850

3,260 

3,290 

3,250 

3,460 

3,390

t2,310 

3,440 

3,360 

3,760 

3,440

3,760 

2,860 

tl,900 

3,280 

3,260 

3,210

Feb.

3,190 

3,230 

2,580 

tl,490 

3,000

25,300 

22,300 

16,700 

17,300 

20,400

t!4,200 

10,600 

10,700 

9,600 

7,790

7,640 

8,640 

t7,720 

7,200 

6,170

4,580 

5,240 

4,720 

4,510 tio.ooo

12,500 

11,500 

16,100 

17,000

Hap16,900 

21,100 

t!4,400 

11,700 

9,770

8,260 

11,700 

12,800 

9,560 

tS,510

7,130 

6,810 

5,200 

4,940 

5,020

5,550 

t4,870 

4,840 

4,170 

4,190

4,160 

4,110 

4,060 

t4,390 

4,220

6,990 

11,400 

12,000 

11,100 

11,000 

tlO,400

Observed

Discharge In 

seoond-feet

Maximum

3,140 

3,170 

18,700

19,200

9,340 

25,300 

21,100 

8,580 

8,580 

2,500 

1,420 

1,390 

1,420

25,300

Minimum

1,280 

1,380 

1,010

705

1,900 

1,490 

4,060 

2,670 

2,090 

820 

654 

655 

594

594

Mean

2,427 

2,390 

5,177

3,824

4,599 

10,070 

8,427 

4,837 

4,305 

1,564 

901 

985 

860

3,861

Run-off 

In 

acre-feet

149, 30C 

142, 20C 

318, 30C

2,768,OOC

282, 80C 

579,OOC 

518, 20C 

287, 80C 

264, 70C 

93,09C 

55,39C 

60,58C 

51,20C

2,803,OOC

Apr.

8,580 

7,680 

6,600 

5,970 

5,670

4,640 

t5,600 

5,760 

7,770 

7,240

6,400 

5,800 

5,770 

t5,390 

4,780

4,490 

4,150 

3,990 

3,270 

2,750

t2,880 

3,280 

3,070 

2,670 

2,970

3,080 

3,140 

t3,530 

3,430 

4,770

Hay

8,580 

7,090 

6,000 

6,230 

+7,730

6,940 

6,350 

5,830 

5,130 

4,810

5,200 

t4,OSO 

4,280 

3,880 

3,250

3,200 

3,690 

3,510 

12,370 

3,210

3,500 

3,460 

3,280 

3,180 

2,820

t2,540 

3,000 

2,870 

2,720 

2,090 

2,640

contents In 

Lake Merwln* 

In 

acre-feet

-75,300 

-58,400 

+216,100

+600

-21,300 

+20,300 

) +4OO 

+13,600 

-9,700 

-1,000 

+12,500 

-2,400 

-17,300

 > +77,500

June

2,060 

tl,760 

2,500 

2,020 

1,850

2,030 

1,910 

1,750 

t946 

2,030

1,800 

1,780 

1,550 

1,580 

1,660

tl,050 

1,660 

1,490 

1,440 

1,340

1,410 

1,400 

tl,150 

1,620 

1,360

1,260 

1,400 

1,370 

918 

t820

July

1,130 

940 

805 

754 

741

940 

tl,420 

1,140 

764 

704

716 

768 

726 

f749 

1,230

1,190 

1,130 

880 

933 

726

tl,370 

1,080 

806 

736 

671

764 

921 

t784 

1,060 

654 

692

Aug.

655 

1,040 

1,350 

tl,310 

1,310

1,220 

1,020 

794 

832 

808

tsoo

1,280 

1,010 

922 

811

1,010 

858 

tl,390 

1,160 

1,090

852 

880 

860 

707 

t726

1,350 

1,070 

908 

822 

768 

930

Sept.

ti.iio

965 

738 

760 

638

684

714

tsis

956 

676

715 

672 

594 

925 

t978

672 

964 

945 

813 

814

858 

tl,420 

924 

971 

1,010

958 

791 

738 

+780 

1,210

Adjusted for change in 

reserrolr contents

Rim of f 

in 

acre-feet

74,000 

83,800 

534,400

2,769,000

261,500 

599,300 

518,600 

301,400 

255,000 

92,090 

67,890 

58,180 

33,900

2,880,000

Discharge In 

seoond-feet

Per 

Mean square 

mile

1,203 1.64 

1,408 1.92 

8,691 11.9

3,825 5.22

4,253 5.80 

10,420 14.2 

8,434 11.5 

5,065 6.91 

4,147 5.66 

1,548 2.11 

1,104 1.51 

946 1.29 

570 .77£

3,967 5.41

Run*

in 

Inches

1.89 

2.14 

13.72

70.86

6.69 

15.31 

13.26 

7.71 

6.52 

2.35 

1.74 

1.49 

.87

73.69

tSunday. »ReserTolr contents based on eleTations at midnight.

UNITED STATES DEPAT - !ENT OF THE INTERIOR 

Geological Survey
LEWIS RIVER BASIN 141

East Fork of Lewis River near Heisson, Wash.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 45°50', long. 122°28', in Ni sec. 17, T. 4 N., R. 3

 E., just upstream from Basket Creek, li miles northeast of Heisson, and 20 miles upstream from mouth. Datum of gage is 366.8 feet above mean sea level (from riverprofile surveys).

Drainage area.- 124 square miles.

Records available.- September 1929 to September 1940.

Average discharge.- 11 years, 727 second-feet.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 7,670 second-feet Dec. 15 (gage height, 8.80

 feet); minimum, 39 second-feet Aug. 30 (gage height, 0.13 foot).

1929-40: Maximum discharge, 15,600 second-feet Dec. 22, 1933 (gage height, 12.3 

feet), from rating curve extended above 12,000 second-feet; minimum, 29 second-feet 

Nov. 3, 1935 (gage height, 0.04 foot).

Remarks.- Records excellent. No diversion or regulation.

Rating tables, water year 1939-40 (gage height. In feet, and discharge, In second-feet)

0.5 

.7

Oct. 1 to Apr. 30

70

92

118

1.1 152

1.4 

1.7 

2.0 

2.5

215

237

368

526

Hpte.- Same as following 

table above 2.5 feet.

May 1 to Sept. 30

1.1 

1.4 

1.7 

2.0 

3.0

147

207

230

364

741

4.0 

5.0 

6.0 

7.0 

S.O

1,310

2,040

3,130

4,550

6,200

Discharge, in second-feet, mater year October 1939 to September 1940

Day

1 

2 

3 

4 

6

6 

7 

8 

9 

10

11 

12 

13 

14

16

16 

17 

18 

19 

20

21 

22 

23 

24 

25

26 

27 

28 

29 

30 

31

Oct.

80 

74 

66 

234 

231

223 

158 

118 

100 

92

85 

80 

76 

72 

72

74 

99 

122 

143 

160

129 

115 

146 

272 

195

426 

491 

669 

491 

360 

292

Hov.

243 

229 

224 

193 

176

170 

185 

252 

280 

260

277 

255 

250 

274 

243

229 

220 

252 

222

211

211 

303 

257 

245 

233

252 

412 

354 

329 

474

Dec.

508 

716 

624 

526 

458

453 

412 

1,070 

1,430 

2,330

2,230 

1,520 

1,190 

1,600 

5,420

5,190 

3,940 

2,430 

1,740 

1,900

1,780 

1,430 

1,160 

928 

766

692 

603 

792 

1,100 

1,280 

1,2SO

Jan.

1,430 

1,310 

1,190 

1,490 

1,490

1,190 

982 

818 

716 

692

603 

563 

544 

526 

491

458 

442 

442 

412 

3S2

368 

357 

343 

321 

316

34S 

579 

544 

526 

526 

508

Month

Oct 

Hov 

Deo

C

Jan 

Fob 

Mar 

Apr 

May 

Jun 

Jul 

Aug 

Sep

M

uary

ater year 1939-4

Feb.

474 

474 

491 

881 

1,800

6,030 

4,240 

3,260 

3,800 

3,800

2,820 

2,130 

2.4SO 

2,000 

1,660

1,600 

2,230 

2,000 

1,700 

1,400

1,190 

1,040 

923 

S72 

2,300

2,650 

2,280 

3,260 

2,S20

Secondfoot-days

5,945 

7,720 

47,503

227,051

20,907 

62,660 

40,564 

24,582 

18,196 

3,514 

2,244 

1,468 

1,809

237,112

Mar.

2,650 

3,000 

2,180 

1,820 

1,560

1,370 

2,160 

2,280 

1,700 

1,370

1,160 

982 

845 

741 

766

900 

818 

741 

669 

603

563 

526 

491 

508 

491

1,110 

1,860 

1,860 

1,660 

1,520 

1,660

Maximum

66£ 

474 

5.42C

6,34C

1.49C 

6.03C 

3,OOC 

1,60C 

1,82C 

20E 

21E 

6E 

22£

6,03C

Apr.

1,600 

1,310 

1,130 

1,010 

872

741 

900 

1,070 

1,460 

1,280

1.040 

900 

766 

692 

603

508 

458 

412 

382

382

337 

318 

686 

900 

741

624 

563 

831 

766 

1,300

May

1,820 

1,370 

1,070 

1,040 

1,560

1,370 

1,100 

900 

766 

669

583 

526 

491 

441 

410

382 

355 

327 

307 

294

272 

254 

242 

230 

223

214 

205 

196 

186 

186 

207

Mjninqiin

66

170 

412

51

316 

474 

491 

318 

186 

73 

56 

39 

40

39

June

188 

205 

176 

164 

158

153 

153 

147 

137 

127

122 

116 

111 

111 

107

106 

106 

99 

100 

100

96 

94 

89 

85 

80

SO 

SO 

77 

74 

73

Mean

192 

257 

1,532

622

674 

2,161 

1,309 

819 

587 

117 

72.4 

47.4 

60.3

648

July

70 

69 

70 

67 

67

67 

65 

65 

62 

61

61 

61 

61 

60 

59

60 

61 

58 

56 

59

83 

63 

57 

57

58

135 

215 

93 

79 

78 

67

Per 

square 

mile

1.55 

2.07 

12.4

5.02

5.44 

17.4 

10.6 

6.60 

4.73 

.944 

.584 

.382 

.486

5.23

Aug.

65 

62 

57 

55 

52

49 

49 

51 

49 

51

49 

47 

50 

49 

49

46 

44 

40 

41 

42

44 

43 

42 

43

42

42 

44 

48 

42 

39 

42

Sept.

41 

47 

57 

45 

46

44 

40 

43 

43 

70

51 

49 

63 

63 

52

47 

46 

74 

61 

51

46 

43 

41 

41 

42

45 

222 

148 

80 

68

Run-off

Inches

1.78 

2.32 

14.25

68.20

6.27 

18.79 

12.17 

7.37 

5.46 

1.05 

.67 

.44 

.54

71.11

Aore-feet

11,790 

15,310 

94,220

450,300

41,470 

124,300 

80,460 

48,760 

36,090 

6,970 

4,450 

2,910 

3,590

470,300

Peak discharge.- Dec, 15 (5 p.m.) 7,670 sec.-ft.; Feb. 6 (7 a.m.) 7,290 sec.-ft.

lit >. 

9-233 April 1936

UNITED STATES DEPAP'"MENT OF THE INTERIOR 

Oeolog al Survey
142 COWLITZ RIVER BASIN

Cowlitz River at Packwood, Wash.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 46°36'4011 , long. 121°40'4511 , In SEi sec. 16, T. 13 

N., R. 9 E., half a mile upstream from Skate Creek and half a mile northwest of Packwood.

Drainage area.- 287 square miles.

Records available_.- September 1929 to September 1940. July 1911 to December 1919, at site 

1 mile upstream, published as Cowlitz River at Lewis, Wash.

Average discharge.- 19 years, 1,598 second-feet.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 9,420 second-feet Dec. 15 (gage height, 8.72 

feet); minimum, 228 second-feet Oct. 16, 18; minimum gage height, 3.08 feet Sept. 5.

1911-19, 1929-40: Maximum discharge, 36,600 second-feet Dec. 21, 1933 (gage height, 

13.0 feet), from rating curve extended above 12,600 second-feet; minimum, 160 secondfeet Nov. 21, 1929 (gage height, 2.10 feet).

Remarks.- Records good. No diversion or regulation.

Discharge, in eeoond-feet, water year October 1939 to September 1940

Day

1 

2 

3

4 

6

6

7 

S 

9 

10

11 

12 

13 

14 

15

16 

17 

IB 

19 

20

21 

22 

23 

24 

25

26 

27 

26 

29 

30 

31

Oct.

330 

288 

273 

564 

540

405 

362 

304 

298 

298

298 

324 

335 

314 

278

253 

309 

253 

546 

433

389 

340 

439 

439 

324

340 

484 

918 

688 

559 

480

Nov.

428 

362 

324 

288 

278

368 

1,200 

1,070 

987 

824

1,040 

1,000 

824 

681 

578

509 

456 

444 

400 

372

410 

734 

521 

444 

416

372 

345 

330 

319 

956

Ded.

900 

1,4SO 

1,100 

S75 

758

790 

850 

1,980 

1,800 

2,910

2,080 

1,530 

1,290 

1,470 

5,820

6,530 

5,030 

3,100 

2,640 

2,490

2,020 

1,720 

1,460 

1,260 

1,120

1,030 

960 

984 

2,100 

2,280 

2,800

Jan.

4,020 

3,S20 

2,360 

2,280 

1,900

1,560 

1,410 

1,220 

1,140 

1,050

952 

881 

827 

774 

717

695 

654 

621 

582 

563

545 

527 

509 

475 

464

486 

641 

647 

731 

804 

812

Month

Oot 

Nov 

Dec

C

Jan 

Peb 

Mar 

Apr 

May 

Jun 

Jul 

Aug 

Sep

Water year 1939-4

Peb.

7S2 

745 

738 

731 

1,030

4,870 

3,920 

2,7SO 

2,S60 

3,100

2,420 

1,960 

1,720 

1,510 

1,360

1,260 

1,180 

1,110 

1,040 

968

912 

865 

834 

797 

1,100

1,460 

1,560 

1,840 

2,080

Secondfoot-daye

12,405 

17,280 

63,157

524,813

35,167 

47,532 

54 , 350 

48,590 

75,720 

42,250 

23,936 

16,882 

11,912

449,181

Mar.

2,220 

2,420 

2,020 

1,840 

1,780

1,560 

2,200 

2,710 

2,150 

1,840

1,460 

1,360 

1,220 

1,110 

1,130

1,460 

1,410 

1,360 

1,310 

1,360

1,360 

1,410 

1,460 

1,780 

1,900

2,020 

2,220 

2,020 

1,960 

2,280 

2,020

Maximum

91E 

1,20C 

6.53C

9,04C

4.02C 

4,87C 

2.71C 

2.28C 

3.62C 

2,08C 

976 

66S 

587

6,53C

Apr.

1,720 

1,620 

1,460 

1,310 

1,220

1,120 

1,180 

1,410 

1,620 

1,460

1,460 

1,670 

2,280 

2,220 

1,900

1,620 

1,460 

1,780 

1,670 

1,510

1,410 

1,460 

2,020 

1,960 

1,840

1,720 

1,620 

1,670 

1,560 

1,640

May

3,260 

3,620 

2,360 

2,490 

2,220

1,960 

1,900 

1,960 

2,490 

3,440

3,260 

2,710 

2,220 

2,220 

2,150

2,020 

2,150 

2,420 

2,710 

2,490

2,420 

2,860 

3,260 

3,020 

2,350

1,780 

1,560 

1,620 

1,720 

2,020 

2,560

mnlimim

253 

278 

758

253

464 

731 

1,110 

1,120 

1,560 

944 

564 

470 

323

253

June

2,020 

1,S40 

1,720 

1,620 

1,410

1,360 

1,310 

1,220 

1,410 

1,720

1,840 

2,080 

1,960 

1,560 

1,460

1,410 

1,360 

1,460 

1,460 

1,260

1,120 

1,040 

1,080 

1,220 

1,260

1,130 

1,000 

944 

976 

1,000

Mean

400 

576 

2,037

1,438

1,134 

1,639 

1,753 

1,620 

2,443 

1,408 

772 

545 

397

1,227

July

976 

963 

912 

873 

834

790 

767 

767 

774 

774

842 

897 

842 

790 

790

797 

731 

675 

681 

717

790 

709 

717 

654 

595

745 

642 

 731 

717 

675 

564

Per 

square 

mile

1.39 

2.01 

7.10

5.01

3.95 

5.71 

6.11 

5.64 

8.51 

4,91 

2.69 

1.90 

1.38

4.28

Aug.

524 

518 

558 

5S7 

630

669 

656 

637 

593 

552

570 

575 

529 

524 

512

534 

552 

552 

552

570

490 

485 

502 

529 

485

470 

558 

485 

480 

502 

502

Sept.

440 

445 

390 

326 

326

363 

374 

430 

490 

587

502 

518 

430 

386 

370

382 

359 

340 

326 

344

399 

417 

404 

399 

370

367 

417 

344 

344 

323

Run-off

Inches

1.61 

2.24 

8.18

68.06

4.56 

6.16 

7.04 

6.30 

9.81 

5.47 

3.10 

2.19 

1.54

58.20

Acre-feet

24,600 

34,270 

125,300

1,041,000

69,750 

94,280 

107,800 

96,380 

150,200 

83,800 

47,480 

33,480 

23,630

891,000

Peak discharge.- Dec. 15 (3:55 p.m.) 9,420 sec.-ft.; Feb. 6 (3 p.m.) 6,140 sec.-ft.

9-233 April 1936

UNITED STATES DEPApI"MENT OF THE INTERIOR 

Geolog al Survey
COWLITZ RIVER BASIN 143

Cowlltz River near Mayfleld, Wash.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 46°30'4011 , long. 122°36'5011 , In NEi sec. 24, T. 

12 N., R. IE., 1 mile upstream from Mill Creek, 2 miles downstream from Wlnston 

Creek, and 2i miles west of Mayfield. Datum of gage Is 226.6 feet above mean sea 

level (general adjustment of 1929).

Drainage area.- 1,400 square miles.

Records available.- April 1934 to September 1940. August 1910 to November 1911, at site 

zt miles upstream, published as Cowlltz River at Mayfleld, Wash.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 25,900 second-feet Dec. 17 (gage height, 17.26 

feet); minimum, 989 second-feet Sept. 6, 7 (gage height, 7.51 feet).

1910-11, 1934-40: Maximum discharge, 36,900 second-feet Nov. 6, 1934 (gage height, 

20.1 feet), from rating curve extended above 18,000 second-feet; minimum, 766 secondfeet Nov. 30, Dec. 1, 1936 (gage height, 7.18 feet).

Discharge known to have been greater during December 1933 (amount not determined).

Remarks.- Records excellent except those above 20,000 second-feet, which are good. No 

diversion or regulation.

Rating table, water year 1939-40 (gage height, In feet, and discharge, In second-feet)

7.6 9SO

7.7 1,170

8.0 1,480

S.3 

S.6 

9.0

1,830

2,220

2,300

9.6 

1O.O 

11.0

3,620

4,500

6,460

12.0

13.0

14.0

8.S50 

11,600 

14,600

16.0 17,800

16.0 21,200

17.0 24,900

Discharge, In second-feet, water year October 1939 to September 1940

Day

1 

2 

3

4 

6

6

7 

S 

9 

10

11 

12 

13 

14 

16

16 

17 

IS 

19 

20

21 

22 

23 

24 

25

26 

27 

28 

29 

30 

31

Oct.

1,190 

1,170 

1,080 

1,270 

1,340

1,840 

1,560 

1,370 

1,270 

1,210

1,180 

1,150 

1,150 

1,140 

1,120

1,110 

1,090 

1,150 

1,310 

1,660

1,470 

1,360 

1,330 

1,610 

1,610

1,650 

1,870 

2,210 

2,580 

2,190 

1,910

Nov.

1,760 

1,660 

1,610 

1,500 

1,410

1,390 

1,930 

3,260 

3,300 

2,740

2,580 

2,640 

2,540 

2,460 

2,250

2,090 

1,960 

1,920 

1,S20 

1,730

1,710 

2,060 

2,170 

1,960 

1,830

1,730 

1,670 

1,600 

1,560 

1,810

Dee.

2,360 

2,S60 

3,450 

2,930 

2,660

2,620 

2,680 

3,540 

6,390 

7,440

9,470 

7,090 

6,720 

5,250 

10,800

23,600 

24,600 

18,300 

13,600 

12,400

11,000 

9,10O 

7,710 

6,690 

5,800

6,270 

4,860 

4,900 

5,340 

7,660 

7,830

Jan.

10,100 

11,800 

11,200 

9,740 

8,620

7,490 

6,590 

6,920 

5,420 

6,140

4,700 

4,360 

4,190 

4,090 

3,820

3,620 

3,450 

3,280 

3,120 

2,980

2,880 

2,780 

2,680 

2,560 

2,470

2,490 

2,990 

3,180 

3,090 

3,140 

3,170

Honth

Oet 

Nor

Dec

c

Jan 

Peb 

Mar 

Apr 

May 

Jun 

Jul 

Aug 

Sep

w

ember. ....................

alendar year 1939 .........

 ter year 1939 

Peb.

3,140 

3,090 

3,140 

3,230 

3,860

13,000 

20,900 

17,000 

16,900 

19,000

16,600 

13,400 

11,SOO 

10,200 

8,880

8,020 

7,780 

7,090 

6,570 

6,030

5,600 

6,250 

5,170 

5,040 

6,460

9,200 

9,410 

10,400 

12,7fK

Secondfoot-days

45,330 

60,60O 

243,660

1,854,880

161,060 

268,760 

272,340 

' 200,660 

228,630 

97,040 

56,720 

41,830 

36,290

1,702,810

War.

12,800 

14,700 

13,300 

11,900 

11,200

9,870 

10,300 

12,800 

11,900 

10,400

8,950 

7,900 

7,060 

6,390 

6,030

6,460 

6,680 

6,280 

6,010 

5,S20

5,740 

5,720 

5,740 

6,030 

6,680

7,370 

9,260 

9,600 

8,980 

< 9,980 

10,500

H&xljnum

2,580 

3,300 

24,600

24,600

11,800 

20,900 

14,700 

9,360 

12,300 

5,080 

2,190 

1,540 

1,670

24,600

Apr.

9,360 

8,320 

7,390 

6,700 

6,200

6,740 

5,740 

6,140 

7,140 

7,440

6,910 

6,640 

7,190 

7,920 

7,560

6,680 

6,010 

6,760 

5,950 

5,700

6,400 

5,080 

5,620 

7,070 

6,840

6,610 

6,220 

6,640 

7,260 

7,320

May

10,800 

12,300 

11,600 

10,100 

10,100

9,820 

8,800 

8,080 

7,920 

3,600

9,470 

3,300 

7,730 

6,980 

6,70O

6,420 

6,140 

6,110 

6,390 

6,480

6,110 

6,030 

6,420 

6,800 

6,20O

5,380 

4,680 

4,300 

4,180 

4,300 

4,990

EHTilTHUm

1,080 

1,390 

2,360

1,080

2,470 

3,090 

6,720 

5,080 

4,180 

2,220 

1,670 

1,230 

1,020

1,020

June

6,080 

4,570 

4,260 

4,010 

3,770

3,540 

3,470 

3,400 

3,220 

3,310

3,660 

3,690 

4,000 

3,770 

3,310

3,200 

3,070 

2,960 

3,010 

3,060

2,830 

2,620 

2,600 

2,460 

2,640

2,620 

2,470 

2,320 

2,220 

2,220

Mean

1,462 

2,020 

7,860

5,082

4,873 

9,268 

8,786 

6,686 

7,376 

3,236 

1,830 

1,349 

1,210

4,652

July

2,190 

2,180 

2,160 

2,060 

2,010

1,960 

1,910 

1,840 

1,830 

1,820

1,810 

1,830 

1,880 

1,820 

1,780

1,750 

1,760 

1,690 

1,630 

1,610

1,820 

1,780 

1,660 

1,640 

1,670

1,710 

1,960 

1,960 

1,770 

1,710 

1,640

Per 

square

mile

1.04 

1.44 

5.61

3.63

3.48 

6.62 

6.28 

4.78 

5.27 

2.31 

1.31 

.964 

.864

3.32

Aug.

1,540 

1,470 

1,420 

1,410 

1,410

1,460 

1,480 

1,480 

1,460 

1,410

1,350 

1,370 

1,360 

1,300 

1,300

1,280 

1,290 

1,300 

1,310 

1,340

1,330 

1,280 

1,230 

1,250 

1,260

1,250 

1,290 

1,390 

1,280 

1,250 

1,280

Sept.

1,250 

1,250 

1,300 

1,210 

1,090

1,020 

1,030 

1,O90 

1,130 

1,400

1,490 

1,410 

1,670 

1,470 

1,280

1,190 

1,160 

1,210 

1,140 

1,040

1,040 

1,080 

1,100 

1,090 

1,100

1,O90 

1,270 

1,420 

1,220 

1,150

Run-off

Inches

1.20 

1.61 

6.47

49.26

4.01 

7.14 

7.23 

5.33 

6.07 

2.58 

1.61 

1.11 

.96

46.22

Aore-feet

89,910 

120,200 

483,300

3,679,000

299,600 

633,100 

540,200 

397,800 

453,500 

192,600 

112,500 

82,970 

71,980

3,378,000

9-233 April 1956

UNITED STATES DEPAPntENT OF THE INTERIOR 

Geolog, al Survey
144 COWLITZ RIVER BASIN 

Cowlltz River at Castle Rock, Wash.

Location.,- Water-stage recorder, lat. 46°16'30", long. 122°55'00", In SEi sec. 10, T.

 9 N.,"R. 2 W., at highway bridge In Castle Rock, 2& miles downstream from mouth of 

Toutle River and 14 miles upstream from mouth. Datum of gage Is 19.73 feet above 

mean sea level (general adjustment of 1929).

Drainage area.- 2,210 square miles.

Records available.- December 1926 to September 1940.

Average discharge.- 13 years, 8,728 second-feet.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 41,900 second-feet Dec. 16 (gage height.

 17.0 feet); minimum, 1,440 second-feet Sept. 22, 25, 26 (gage height 6.03 feet); 

minimum gage height, 5.90 feet Oct. 4.

1926-40: Maximum discharge observed, 139,000 second-feet Dec. 23, 1933 (gage 

height, 31.6 feet, present datum), from rating curve extended above 65,000 secondfeet; minimum discharge, 998 second-feet Nov. 7, 8, 1935.

Remarks.- Records excellent. No diversion or regulation.

Rating tables, water year 1939-40 (gage height, In feet, and discharge, In second-feet) 

Oct. 1 to Dec. 16 Dec. 17 to Sept. 30

6.0 1,700 6.6 2,740 6.2 1,700 S.O 4,920 13.0 

6.2 1,940 7.1 3,210 6 . 5 '% 170 9.0 7,300 14.0 

6.5 2,320 7.5 3,910 6 . s g,660 10.0 10,200 15.0 

Note.- Same as following table 7.1 3,170 H>° 13,600 16.0 

above 7.5 feet. 7.5 3,910 12.0 17,600 17.0

Discharge , In aecond-f eet , water year October 1939 to September 1940

Day

1 

2 

3 

4

e

6 

7

e

9 

10

11

12 

13 

14ie

16 

17 

18 

19 

20

21 

22 

23 

24 

26

26 

27 

2S 

29 

30 

31

Oct.

1,700 

1,720 

1,630 

1,680 

2,560

2,660 

2,420 

2,060 

3,890 

1,780

1,740 

1,690 

1,660 

1,650 

1,640

1,530 

1,520 

1,660 

1,700 

1,960

2,020 

1,890 

1,830 

2,040 

2,110

2,070 

2,450 

2,700 

3,100 

2,950 

a2,500

Nov.

a2,350 

f2,220 

2,190 

2,090 

1,980

1,930 

2,240 

3,560 

4,500 

a4,600

a3,300 

a3,400 

f3,330 

a3,200 

a3,000

f2,780 

2,610 

2,560 

2,460 

2,330

2,260 

2,610 

2,800 

2,660 

2,490

2,380 

2,320 

2,230 

2,160 

2,330

Dec.

2,S90 

3,770 

4,500 

4,140 

3,640

3,640 

3,770 

5,660 

9,650 

12,400

15,000 

11 , 500 

9,170 

8,500 

18,800

38,700 

40,500 

31,100 

22,100 

19,800

18,400 

15,400 

12,800 

10,800 

9,320

8,350 

7,650 

7,770 

8,640 

11,500 

13,200

Jan.

15,900 

18,000 

17,400 

15,900 

14,600

12,500 

10,800 

9,650 

8,820 

8,210

7,570 

6,960 

6,600 

6,510 

6,190

5,820 

5,520 

5,250 

4,960 

4,690

4,480 

4,320 

4,180 

4,000 

3,830

3,870 

5,770 

6,170 

5,520 

5,290 

5,210

Feb.

5,050 

4,880 

5,250 

5,S40 

8,020

30,200 

36,400 

29,300 

2S,300 

34,100

29,200 

22,900 

21,200 

18,500 

16,000

14,300 

16,500 

14,300 

12,700 

11,100

10,000 

9,200 

9,110 

9,560 

13,000

18,600 

17,900 

19,700 

23,200

 .- SeoondMonth foot-days

Oct 

Nor 

Dec

C

Jan 

Fob 

Mar 

Apr 

May 

Jim 

Jul 

Augi 

Sep

W

ember. .................... 3

62,510 

80,870 

93,060

alendar year 1939. ........ 2,753,910

........_. 2

.......................... 3

iter year 1939-4

44,490 

94,310 

20.S10 

09,780 

28,110 

23.200 

71,700 

55,740 

50,320

54,900

Mar.

21,100 

IS, 200 

20,600 

19,900 

19,300

16,500 

16,600 

20,000 

19,3OO 

17,200

14.8OO 

12,800 

11,300 

10,200 

9,470

9,770 

9,890 

9,380 

8,960 

8,580

8,330 

8,160 

8,130 

8,410 

8,930

10,400 

10,900 

12,000 

15,100 

17.SOO 

18,800

Maximum

3,100 

4,600 

40,500

40,500

18,000 

36,400 

21,100 

17,SOO 

18,800 

6,580 

2,690 

2,070 

2,040

40,500

Apr.

17,800 

14,800 

12,600 

11,200 

10,300

9,350 

9,890 

10,900 

12,300 

12,700

11,400 

10,500 

10,400 

11,100 

10,900

9,740 

8,790 

8,240 

8,330 

8,130

7,770 

7,250 

7,680 

9,770 

9,500

9,290 

8,760 

9,290 

10,400 

10,700

May

18,800 

18,500 

17,100 

15,600 

17,700

18,000 

14,900 

12,900 

11,800 

11,800

12,600 

12,000 

10,600 

9,560 

9,050

8,640 

8,190 

8,020 

8,100 

8,350

7,960 

7,630 

7,880 

8,240 

8,070

7,170 

6,220 

5,680 

5,450 

5,450 

6,150

Minimum

1,520 

1,930 

2,890

1,520

3,830 

4,880 

8,130 

7,250 

5,450 

2,710 

2,040 

1,660 

1,480

1,480

June

6,580 

6,050 

5,570 

5,250 

5,010

4,630 

4,540 

4,480 

4,180 

4,180

4,380 

4,580 

4,710 

4,860 

4,300

4,000 

3,910 

3,700 

3,740 

3,820

3,640 

3,370 

3,120 

3,050 

3,030

3,120 

3,030 

2,680 

2,780 

2,710

Mean

2,016 

2,696 

12,680

7,545

7,887 

17,050 

13,570 

"10,330 

10,580 

4,107 

2,313 

1,798 

1,677

7,199

July

2,690 

2,640 

2,630 

2,560 

2,490

2,430 

2,380 

2,330 

8,300 

2,280

2,270 

2,270 

2,300 

2,300 

2,230

2,200 

2,170 

2,150 

2,090 

2,040

2,220 

2,310 

2,140 

2,070 

2,070

2,170 

2,540 

2,580 

2,380 

2,250 

2,220

Pep 

square 

mile

0.912 

1.22 

5.74

3.41

3.57 

7.71 

6.14 

4.67 

4.79 

1.86 i.oe

.814 

.769

3.26

21,300 

26,700 

31,600 

36,600 

41,900

Aug.

2,070 

2,010 

1,950 

1,910 

1,910

1,910 

1,930 

1,930 

1,900 

1,900

1,820 

1,800 

1,790 

1,740 

1,720

1,680 

1,700 

1,720 

1,720 

1,730

1,740 

1,740 

1,670 

1,660 

1,660

1,680 

1,780 

1,820 

1,780 

1,700 

1,670

Sept.

1,680 

1,680 

1,730 

1,780 

1,600

1,520 

1,490 

1,520 

1,560 

1,790

1,960 

1,880 

1,980 

2,040 

1,820

1,670 

1,600 

1,680 

1,700 

1,550

1,490 

1,480 

1,500 

1,490 

1,490

1,500 

1,700 

2,040 

1,850 

1,670

Run-off

Inches

1.05 

1.36 

6.61

46.33

4.11 

8.32 

7.08 

5.21 

5.62 

2.07 

1.21 

.94 

.85

44.33

Acre-feet

124,000 

160,400 

779,600

5,468,000

484,900 

980,400 

834,700 

614,400 

660.800 

844,400 

142,200 

110,600 

99,810

5,286,000

a No gage-height record; discharge computed on basis of records for station near Mayfield. 

f Computed from gage height based on partial record.

9-233 April 1936

UNITED STATES DEPAPmMENT OF THE INTERIOR 

Qeolog. il Surrey
COWLITZ RIVER BASIN 145

Clear Fork of Cowlltz River near Paokwood, Wash.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 46°40'50", long. 121°34'30", In NEi sec. 29, T.

 14 N., R. 10 E., three-quarters of a mile upstream from mouth and 7 miles northeast 

of Paokwood.

Drainage area.- 56 square miles.

Records available.- August 1907 to September 1917 (October 1913 to September 1917 gage

 heights only), August 1930 to September 1940.

Average discharge.- 15 years (1907-12, 1930-40), 246 second-feet.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 1,410 second-feet Dec. 15 (gage height, 5.80

 feet); minimum, 42 second-feet Sept. 24, 25, 26 (gage height, 2.33 feet).

1907-17, 1930-40: Maximum discharge, 8,030 second-feet Dec. 22, 1933 (gage 

height, 11.7 feet), from rating curve extended above 1,200 second-feet; minimum, 30 

second-feet Nov. 2, 1935, Nov. 29, 30, Dec. 1, 1936.

Remarks.- Records excellent except those for period of no gage-height record, which are

 poor. No regulation. Small diversion a few hundred feet above gage for fish 

hatchery.

Rating table, water year 1S39-40 (gage height, in feet, and discharge, in second-feet)

2.3

2.4 

2.6 

2.8

66

90

3.0 

3.2 

3.4 

3.6

121

159

203

257

3.8 

4.0 

4.2 

4.4

319

467

553

4.6 

4.8 

5.0 

5.2

647

749

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1939 to September 1940

Day

1 

2 

3 

4 

6

6

7

e

9 

10

11

12 

13 

14 

16

16 

17 

18 

19 

20

21 

22 

23 

24 

26

26

27 

28 

29 

30 

31

Oct.

53 

54 

53 

90 

98

72 

64 

60 

58 

58

56 

56 

55 

54 

53

53 

58 

56 

72 

66

62 

58 

64 

76 

64

71 

83 

172 

113 

89 

79

Hov.

71 

66 

66 

62 

60

65 

199 

161 

121 

104

110 

108 

98 

93 

87

eo

76 

77 

71 

68

69 

102 

82 

77 

71

68 

66 

64 

62 

136

Dec.

126 

229 

167 

135 

119

123 

113 

287 

251 

454

329 

£37 

201 

232 

853

949 

776 

518 

404 

375

316 

266 

235 

203 

182

170 

159 

155 

214 

243 

281

Jan.

393 

427 

371 

319 

275

235 

211 

196 

180 

167

153 

143 

137 

130 

121

119 

115 

107 

99 

99

98 

96 

96 

87 

87

92 

108 

101 

104 

107 

107

Month

Oot 

Nov 

Dec

C

Jan 

Peb 

Mar 

Apr 

Hay 

Jun 

Jul 

Aug 

Sep

Water year 1939-4

Peb.

104 

102 

102 

102 

162

f718 

a570 

a415 

a430 

f484

a335 

a280 

a250 

a230 

a210

a200 

a!85 

a!75 

a!70 

a!60

a!55 

a!50 

a!45 

a!45 

a!85

f224 

237 

297 

329

Seoondfoot-days

2,170 

2,640 

9,302

79,312

5,080 

7,251 

8,567 

7,747 

10,786 

5,069 

2,492 

1,723 

1,490

64,317

Mar.

343 

367 

313 

284 

275

246 

356 

423 

353 

303

257 

226 

203 

187 

189

224 

211 

201 

198 

198

201 

206 

211 

275 

300

322 

360 

333 

319 

357 

326

Maximum

172 

199 

949

949

427 

718 

423 

343 

522 

263 

104 

66 

73

949

Apr.

297 

263 

237 

221 

206

194 

198 

232 

269 

246

232 

257 

336 

343 

297

254 

235 

269 

260 

240

219 

216 

309 

297 

297

275 

254 

266 

246 

282

May

505 

522 

431 

375 

346

309 

287 

300 

364 

480

467 

385 

326 

316 

313

303 

309 

343 

389 

360

343 

378 

427 

404 

319

235 

208 

208 

226 

269 

339

«*__

53 

60 

113

52

87 

102 

187 

194 

208 

105 

66 

51 

42

42

June

263 

243 

229 

208 

187

182 

187 

165 

182 

211

226 

237 

229 

185 

170

161 

151 

155 

163

151

132 

121 

121 

125 

134

121 

111 

105 

107 

107

Mean

70 

88 

300

217

164 

250 

276 

258 

348 

169 

80.4 

55.6 

49.7

176

July

104 

102 

98 

93 

92

89 

87 

86 

84 

83

82 

83 

83 

80 

78

77 

76 

72 

71 

71

76 

70 

68 

66 

66

82 

86 

77 

73 

71 

66

Per 

square 

mile

1.25 

1.57 

5.36

3.88

2.93 

4.46 

4.93 

4.61 

6.21 

3.02 

1.44 

.993 

.888

3.14

Aug.

66 

64 

62 

60 

60

60 

60 

58 

58 

54

56 

56 

56 

55 

54

53 

52 

52

51 

51

52 

51 

51

51 

51

51 

62 

60 

54 

51 

51

Sept.

50 

51 

52 

50 

50

49 

48 

47 

48 

60

48 

66 

58 

51 

49

47 

46 

48 

45 

44

44 

44 

43 

43 

42

42 

73 

56 

49 

48

Run-off

Inches

1.44 

1.75 

6.18

52.65

3.37 

4.82 

5.69 

5.14 

7.16 

3.37 

1.65 

1.14 

.99

42.70

Acre-feet

4,300 

5,240 

18,450

157,300

10,080 

14,380 

16,990 

15,370 

21,390 

10,050 

4,940 

3,420 

P,960

127,600

a No gage-height record; discharge computed on basis of range of stage and records for Cowlltz 

River at Packwood.

f Computed from partly estimated gage height.

9-233 April 19S6

UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OP THE INTERIOR 

Geologl 1 Surrey
146 COWLITZ RIVER BASIN

Lake Creek near Packwood, Wash.

Location.- water-stage recorder, lat. 46°35'55B , long. 121°34'15", in sec. 21, T. 13 N.

 R. 10 E., 500 feet downstream from outlet of Packwood Lake and 6 miles east or 

Packwood.

Drainage area.- 18.8 square miles.

Records available.- September 1911 to September 1924, September 1930 to September 1940.

Average discharge.- 23 years, 101 second-feet.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 234 second-feet Dec. 17 (gage height, 2.94

 Te et): minimum, 24 second-feet Sept. 25, 26.

1911-24, 1930-40: Maximum discharge, 1,400 second-feet Dec. 22, 1933 (gage 

height, 5.9 feet); minimum, 19 second-feet Dec. 1, 1936.

Maximum stage recorded, 6.0 feet, former datum, Dec. 18, 1917 (discharge not 

determined).

Remarks.- Records good. No diversion. Natural regulation in Packwood Lake.

Rating table, water year 1939-40 (gage height, In feet, and discharge, In second-feet) 

(Shifting-control method used Feb. 7-15, Sept. 12-30}

1.6 

1.8 

2.0 

2.2

2.4 

2.6 

2.8

113

152

199

Discharge, In second-feat, water year October 1939 to September 1940

Day

1 

2 

3 

4 

6

6

7

e

9 

10

11

12 

13 

14 

16

16 

17 

16 

19 

20

21 

22 

23 

24 

26

26 

27 

28 

29 

SO 

31

Oct.

31 

32 

31 

40 

54

50 

45 

40 

37 

35

34 

33 

31 

30 

29

29 

31 

30 

35 

40

40 

37 

37 

42 

38

38 

40 

66 

66 

55 

46

Nov.

41 

38 

36 

34 

33

33 

a55 

a70 

a65 

a60

a65 

a65 

a60 

a55 

a50

a50 

a45 

a45 

a40 

a35

a35 

a45 

a50 

a45 

a40

a40 

a35 

a35 

a30 

a35

Dec.

a45 

f52 

49 

44 

40

40 

39 

59 

79 

117

122 

94 

79 

75 

120

189 

226 

192 

164 

159

142 

122 

106 

93 

84

76 

71 

73 

S2 

99 

106

Jan.

144 

177 

173 

157 

139

US 

103 

92 

86 

SI

75 

71 

69 

66 

63

60 

58 

52 

52 

52

52 

51 

50 

48 

49

50 

54 

52 

51 

49 

47

Month

Oct 

Nov 

Dec

C

Jam 

Fab 

Mar< 

Apr 

May 

Jun 

Jul 

Augi 

Sep

W

u

ater year!939-4C

Feb.

45 

45 

46 

46 

54

142 

168 

150 

150 

166

150 

124 

106 

88 

79

74 

70 

66 

62 

58

55 

54 

55 

55 

63

69 

71 

77 

S2

Seoondfoot-days

1,222 

1,365 

3,038

31,671

2,441 

2,470 

2,566 

2,723 

4,841 

3,640 

2,174 

1,355 

1,027

28,862

Mar.

86 

92 

S7 

84 

84

80 

92 

111 

110 

103

93 

S6 

77 

73 

69

71 

69 

67 

65 

64

63 

63 

63 

68 

75

84 

96 

9S 

94 

101 

98

Maximum

66 

70 

226

352

177 

168 

111 

110 

206 

164 

90 

59 

44

226

Apr.

93 

87 

SI 

77 

75

71 

70 

71 

SO 

SO

77 

77 

90 

108 

110

103 

93 

96 

94 

93

88 

S2 

99 

108 

110

101 

96 

101 

106 

106

May

148 

189 

192 

175 

164

146 

129 

120 

126 

159

182 

180 

161 

148 

139

133 

129 

135 

152 

166

168 

175 

194 

206 

192

166 

139 

124 

118 

127 

159

mnlimim

29 

30 

39

29

47 

45 

83 

70 

118 

92 

55 

34 

24

24

June

161 

154 

144 

131 

120

113 

111 

104 

103 

113

129 

146 

164 

157 

142

135 

120 

120 

127 

122

110 

104 

99 

9S 

108

113 

108 

99 

93 

92

Mean

39.4 

45.5 

98.0

86.8

78.7 

85.2 

82.8 

90.8 

156 

121 

70.1 

43.7 

34.2

78.9

July

90 

88 

87 

82 

80

77 

73 

71 

69 

69

69 

70 

71 

71 

69

68 

66 

62 

59 

58

59 

59 

59 

58

55

58 

79 

84 

79 

71 

64

Par 

square 

mile

2.10 

2.42 

5.21

4.62

4.19 

4.53 

4.40 

4.83 

8.30 

6.44 

3.73 

2.32 

1.82

4.20

Aug.

59 

57 

54 

52 

51

50 

50 

48 

47 

46

45 

45 

43 

40 

38

37 

37 

37 

37 

38

37 

37 

36 

35 

34

34 

42 

50 

48 

46 

45

Sept.

42 

42 

42 

40 

38

37 

36 

34 

35 

43

42 

40 

44 

40 

37

34 

33 

34 

31 

29

27 

26 

26 

26 

24

24 

31 

33 

31 

29

Run-off

Inches

2.42 

2.70 

6.01

62.71

4.83 

4.89 

5.08 

5.39 

9.58 

7.20 

4.30 

2.68 

2.03

57.11

Acre-feet

2,420 

2,710 

6,030

62,810

4,840 

4,900 

5,090 

5,400 

9,600 

7,220 

4,310 

2,690 

2,040

57,250

a Ho gage-height record; discharge computed on basis of records for Clear Fork of Cowlltz River 

near Packwood.

f Fragmentary gage-height record; discharge computed from partly estimated gage height.

9-233 April 1936

UNITED STATES DEPARn'MENT OF THE INTERIOR 

Qeologl 1 Survey
COWLI'TZ RIVER BASIN 147

Clspus River near Randle, Wash.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 46°26'50n , long. 121°51'35n , In NWi sec. 18, T. 11 

N., H. 8 E. (unsurveyed), 500 feet upstream from suspension bridge to Tower Rock ranger 

station and 8 miles southeast of Randle.

Drainage area.- 323 square miles.

Records available.- October 1910 to February 1912, September 1929 to September 1940.

Average discharge.- 12 years (1910-11, 1929-40), 1,294 second-feet.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 7,120 second-feet Dec. 16 (gage height, 7.88 

reet); minimum, 266 second-feet Sept. 23, 24 (gage height, 2.73 feet).

1910-12, 1929-40: Maximum discharge, 20,000 second-feet Dec. 22, 1933 (gage height, 

12.7 feet), from rating curve extended above 8,000 second-feet; minimum, 183 secondfeet Dec. 30, 1936; minimum gage height, that of Sept. 23, 2A, 1940.

Remarks.- Records good except those for periods of shifting control, Oct. 1 to Dec. 14 

ana June 23 to Aug. 21, which are fair. No diversion or regulation.

Discharge, In second-feet, mater year October 1939 to September 1940

Day

1 

2 

Z

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.

292 

283 

279 

304 

354

313 

300 

288 

279 

279

271 

288 

288 

292 

275

283 

28S 

2S3 

300 

304

309 

292 

296 

322 

292

309 

340 

420 

388 

354 

331

Nov.

317 

313 

313 

304 

304

304 

399 

425 

3SS 

349

358 

354 

349 

335 

322

317 

317 

309 

304 

300

292 

288 

283 

292 

279

283 

292 

2S8 

288 

331

Dec.

36S 

549 

506 

453 

431

464 

459 

1,290 

1,600 

2,630

2,280 

1,550 

1,210 

1,330 

4,140

6,430 

5,370 

3,530 

2,740 

2,3oO

2,040 

1,730 

1,560 

1,390 

1,260

1,190 

1,110 

1,090 

1,220 

1,390 

1,440

Jan.

1,930 

2,520 

2,310 

2,180 

1,980

1,730 

1,560 

1,390 

1,340 

'1,230

1,130 

1,070 

1,020 

974 

924

901 

870 

825 

781 

761

740 

720 

713 

675 

656

694 

825 

796 

788 

825 

839

Month

Oct 

Nor 

Dec

0

Jan 

Pet 

Mar 

Apr 

May 

Jun 

Jul 

Aug 

Sep

W

tember ....................

ater year 1939-4

Feb.

847 

839 

370 

940 

1,090

3,960 

4,000 

2,960 

2,660 

2,740

2,380 

2,040 

1,920 

1,730 

1,560

1,440 

1,390 

1,340 

1,250 

1,170

1,140 

1,080 

1,060 

1,010 

1,310

1,790 

1,850 

2,440 

2,960

Secondfoot-days

9', 496 

9,597 

55,230

410,502

35,747 

51,766 

60,390 

54 , 950 

55,940 

25,192 

15,544 

12,022 

9,939

395,813

Mar.

2,740 

2,880 

2,520 

2,180 

2,040

1,850 

1,920 

2,110 

1,980 

1,790

1,610 

1,440 

1,340 

1,290 

1,340

1,560 

1,560 

1,500 

1,440 

1,440

1,500 

1,500 

1,560 

1,730 

1,850

2,240 

2,740 

2,520 

2,520 

2,960 

2,740

Maximum

420 

425 

6,430

6,430

2,520 

4,000 

2,960 

2,440 

2,660 

1,170 

604 

420 

479

6,430

Apr.

2,440

2,180 

T,980 

1,850 

1,730

1,610 

1,560 

1,730 

2,040 

2,040

1,920 

1,930 

2,240 

2,240 

1,980

1,850 

1,670 

1,730 

1,730 

1,610

1,500 

1,440 

1,790 

1,790 

1,850

1,730 

1,670 

1,670 

1,610 

1,790

May

2,440 

2,660 

2,520 

2,310 

2,310

2,110 

1,980 

1,920 

1,980 

2,330

2,380 

2,110 

1,920 

1,350 

1,790

1,670 

1,670 

1,670 

1,730 

1,730

1,610 

1,610 

1,610 

1,610 

1,440

1,270 

1,150 

1,080 

1,070 

1,100 

1,260

Minimum

271 

279 

368

271

656 

839 

1,290 

1,440 

1,070 

598 

416 

348 

285

271

June

1,170 

1,130 

1,070 

1,040 

965

940 

949 

909 

877 

893

916 

940 

990 

909 

862

S39

781 

788 

303 

781

733 

694 

675 

682 

707

694 

638 

615 

598 

604

Mean

306 

320 

1,782

1,125

1,153 

1,785 

1,948 

1,832 

1,805 

840 

501 

388 

331

1,031

July

604 

598 

581 

560 

538

528 

523 

513 

523 

528

533 

549 

523 

503 

498

488 

479 

460 

451 

465

498 

456

451 

447 

429

503 

549 

474 

438 

438 

416

Per 

square 

 mile

0.947 

.991

5.52

3.48

3.57 

5.53 

6.03 

5.67 

5.59 

2.60 

1.55 

1.20 

1.02

3.35

Aug.

408 

403 

412 

403 

416

416 

420 

408 

420 

403

403 

420

3S7 

375 

371

375 

333 

387 

412 

408

387 

367 

359 

363 

355

363 

391 

348 

352 

359 

348

Sept.

344 

355 

352 

312 

285

291 

322 

340 

375 

479

375 

416 

395 

343 

322

312 

308 

312

291

288

302 

302 

295 

295 

291

315 

367 

337 

315 

298

Run-off

Inches

1.09 

1.10 

6.36

47.25

4.12 

5.96 

6.95 

6.33 

6.44 

2.90 

1.79 

1.38 

1.14

45.56

Acre-feet

18,840 

19,040 

109,500

814,200

70,900 

102,700 

119,300 

109,000 

111,000 

49,970 

30,830 

23,850 

19,710

785,100

Peak discharge.- Dec. 15 (6:30 to 7:50 p.m.) 6,180 sec. -ft.: Dec. 16 (l to 3 p.m.) 7,120 sec. -ft.

Feb. 6 (6 to 7 p.m.) 5,170 aec.-ft

'^9-233 April 1936

UNITED STATES DEPARmMEJIT OF THE INTERIOR 

Geologl 1 Survey
148 COWLITZ RIVER BASIN

Toutle River near Silver Lake, Wash.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 46°20', long. 122°44', In SEi sec. 19, T. 10

 ll. R 1 E at highway bridge, half a mile downstream from confluence or North and 

South Forks- and 5 miles northeast of Sliver Lake. Datum of gage Is 407.3 feet 

above mean sea level (from river-profile survey).

Drainage area.- 472 square miles.

Records available.- October 1919 to December 1923, September 1929 to September 1940.

 September 19UiJ to A ugust 1912, at site 2 miles downstream, published as Toutle 

River near Castle Rock, Wash.

Average discharge.- 16 years (1909-11, 1919-21, 1922-23, 1929-40), 2,020 second-feet.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 12,800 second-feet Dec. 15 (gage height, 9.86

 feet); minimum, 323 second-feet Aug. 23, 24, 25, 26 (gage height, 1.6S feet).

1909-12, 1919-23, 1929-40: Maximum discharge observed, 35,600 second-feet Mar. 2, 

1910: maximum gage height recorded, 22.7 feet Dec. 23, 1933; minimum discharge, 240 

second-feet Nov. 21, 1929 (gage height, 1.67 feet).

Remarks.- Records good. No diversion or regulation.

Rating tables, water year 1939-40 (gage height, In feet, and discharge, In aeoond-feet)

Oct. 1 to Feb. 6 Feb. 7 to Sept. 30

l.S 

2.0 

2.2 

2.5 

2.7

347

432

530

710

355

3.0 

3.5 

4.0 

4.5 

5.0

1,110

1,600

2,160

2,300

3,600

6.0 5,750

7.0 7,800

8.0 9,580

9.0 11,200

l.S 

2.0 

2.2 

2.5

373

466

571

755

2.7 

3.0 

3.5 

4.0

901

1,140

1,610

2,160

Note.- Same as preceding 

table above 4.0 feet.

Discharge, In aecond-feet, water year October 1959 to September 1940

Day

1 

2 

3 

4 

5

6

7 

S 

9 

10

11 

12 

13 

14 

15

16 

17 

16 

19 

20

21 

22 

23 

24 

25

26 

27 

28 

29 

30 

31

Oct.

384 

368 

336 

512 

783

702 

574 

460 

419 

392

376 

368 

359 

347 

347

343 

363 

372 

397 

432

392 

358 

388 

546 

437

499 

552 

639 

615 

536 

489

Hov.

460 

451 

499 

456 

432

428 

721 

898 

952 

759

731 

697 

664 

724 

633

574 

552 

568 

530 

510

499 

690 

585 

541 

510

499 

515 

484 

474 

609

Deo.

664 

911 

848 

745 

690

879 

855 

2,030 

2,600 

3,970

3,510 

2,530 

2,100 

2,360 

7,520

10,800 

9,240 

6,400 

4,740 

4,630

3,990 

3,340 

2,800 

2,460 

2,160

1,980 

1,760 

1,930 

2,220 

2,530 

2,660

Jan.

3,170 

3,170 

3,020 

3,090 

3,090

2,660 

2,400 

2,160 

1,980 

1,930

1,760 

1,660 

1,550 

1,550 

1,450

1,4OO 

1,350 

1,260 

1,180 

1,130

1,080 

1,050 

1,010 

969 

935

986 

1,600 

1,400 

1,300 

1,290 

1,240

Month

Oet 

Hov 

Dee

C

Jam 

Feb 

Map 

Apr 

May 

Jun 

Jul 

Augi 

Sep

Water year 1939-4

Feb.

1,170 

1,150 

1,350 

1,710 

2,530

10,300 

9,070 

6,820 

7,800 

10,300

7,990 

5,750 

5,530 

4,520 

3,700

3,420 

3,790 

3,420 

3,170 

2,800

2,600 

2,400 

2,340 

2,280 

3,840

4,960 

4,200 

6,190 

7,020

Secondfoot-days

14,095 

17,645 

95,852

588,021

53,820 

132,120 

10?, 750 

71,380 

64,850 

21,090 

13,765 

11,292 

12,204

612,363

Mar.

6,610 

7,020 

5,420 

4,740 

4,200

3,600 

4,410 

1,740 

4,200 

3,600

3,090 

2,800 

2,530 

2,340 

2,280

2,460 

2,280 

2,160 

2,040 

1,930

1,820 

1,760 

1,760 

1,930 

1,880

2,620 

3,510 

3,340 

3,420 

4,630 

4,630

Maximum

783 

952 

10,800

13,100

3,170 

10,300 

7,020 

4,410 

4,680 

1,050 

683 

432 

646

10,800

Apr.

4,410 

3,600 

3,090 

2,800 

2,530

2,340 

2,600 

2,940 

3,420 

3,170

2,800 

2,600 

2,530 

2,400 

2,280

2,040 

1,930 

1,820 

1,710 

1,660

1,610 

1,510 

1,710 

2,040 

1,880

1,620 

1,760 

2,160 

2,220 

2,500

May

4,200 

3,600 

2,940 

2,940 

4,680

4,410 

3,510 

2,940 

2,600 

2,460

2,340 

2,100 

1,930 

1,820 

1,710

1,610 

1,560 

1,510 

1,510 

1,460

1,360 

1,360 

1,360 

1,320 

1,230

1,150 

1,080 

1,030 

980 

980 

1,170

Hlnlmm

336 

428 

664

313

935 

1,150 

1,760 

1,510 

980 

481 

382 

327 

331

327

June

1,050 

988 

948 

901 

864

826 

878 

864 

798 

776

769 

762 

748 

735 

702

677 

652 

628 

628 

611

588 

571 

555 

539 

528

517 

512 

502 

492 

481

Mean

455 

588 

3,092

1,611

1,736 

4,556 

3,347 

2,396 

2,092 

703 

444 

364 

407

1,673

July

471 

466 

466 

456 

447

437 

428 

423 

418 

418

423 

423 

418 

409 

404

404 

396 

336 

382 

386

471 

428 

400 

396 

386

577 

683 

544 

481 

486 

452

Per 

square 

mile

0.964 

1.25 

6.55

3.41

3.68 

9.65 

7.09 

5.08 

4.43 

1.49 

.941 

.771 

.862

3.54

Aug.

432 

428 

409 

396 

396

386 

382 

378 

373 

369

356 

360 

356 

348 

348

344 

344 

339 

339 

348

339 

331 

327 

327 

327

335 

432 

404 

356 

344 

339

Sept.

331 

339 

409 

360 

348

339 

344 

356 

365 

528

428 

432 

492 

497 

409

373 

365 

502 

428 

373

352 

339 

339 

335 

331

339 

615 

646 

476 

414

Run-off

Inches

1.11 

1.39 

7.55

46.33

4.24 

10.41 

8.17 

5.66 

5.11 

1.66 

1.08 

.89 

.96

48.23

Aere-feet

27,960 

35,OOO 

190,100

1,166,OOO

106,800 

262,100 

205,800 

142,600 

128,600 

41,830 

27,300 

22,400 

24,210

1,215,OOO

Peak discharge.- Dec. 15 (7 to 7:30 p.m.) 12,800 sec.-ft.; Dec. 16 (12s30 to 1 p.m.) 11,900 sec.- 

ft.} Feb. 6 (1 p.m.) 11,700 sec.-ft.

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COWLITZ RIVER BASIN 149

South Fork of Toutle River at Toutle, Wash.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 46°19', long. 122°42', in SWiNWi sec. 28, T. 10 

N., R. 1 E., half a mile southwest of Toutle, 1J miles upstream from mouth and 3 

miles downstream from Johnson Creek. Datum of gage is at mean sea level (from riverprofile survey). Prior to Nov. 11, 1939, staff gage at same site but at datum 451.12 

feet above mean sea level.

Drainage area.- 116 square miles.

Records available.- October 1939 to September 1940.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 5,820 second-feet Dec. 15 (elevation, 456.50 

reet); minimum, 68 second-feet Aug. 18, 19 (elevation, 451.46 feet).

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

ana those Oct. 10 to Mar. 5, which are fair. No diversion or regulation.

Rating table, water year 1939-40 (elevation, In feet, and discharge, in second-feet) 

(Shifting-control method used Nov. 16 to Mar. 5)

451.5

451.7

451.9

452.2

74

111

158

252

452.5

453.0

453.5

454.0

378

685

1,140

1,750

454.5

455.0

455.5

456.0

2,450

3,220

4,050

4,920

Discharge, In second-feet, water Tear October 1939 to September 1940

Day

1 

2 

S

4 

6

6

7 

8 

9 

10

11 

12 

13 

14 

15

16 

17 

18 

19 

20

21 

22 

23 

24 

26

26

27 

28 

29 

30 

31

Oct.

> allO

h95

h91 

h89 

h86 

h84 

a82

nSl 

h91 

h93 

hill 

h!05

h93 

a91 

h89 

h!64 

h!09

hl58 

h!66 

hl86 

a!62 

hl38 

h!24

Hov.

hll3 

h!22 

h!24 

hill 

a!09

h!07 

h!48 

hl80 

hl98 

hl61

f!72 

158 

186 

164 

f!48

143 

143 

156 

143 

136

143 

195 

164 

153 

148

148 

164 

148 

146 

220

Dec.

242 

360 

319 

282 

256

328 

307 

884 

1,080 

1,920

1,490 

982 

774 

973 

3,590

3,880 

2,820 

1,820 

1,340 

1,420

1,260 

1,040 

869 

709 

611

544 

483 

564 

721 

842 

915

Jan.

1,110 

1,050 

972 

1,090 

1,100

906 

774 

678 

604 

578

514 

483 

f434 

f388 

369

346 

332 

319 

298 

282

267 

256 

248 

242 

231

260 

587 

478 

428 

408 

378

Month

Dot 

Hov 

Deo

C

Jam 

Feb 

Mar 

Apr 

May 

Jun 

Jul 

Augi 

Sep

W

alendar year

iter year 1939-4

J

eak discharge. -

m. ) 4,560 see.- 

a No gage-height 

Lewis River near He

Feb.

350 

346 

403 

668 

1,120

3,890 

2,820 

1,950 

2,500 

3,380

2,300 

1,680 

1,680 

1,380 

1,120

1,060 

1,290 

1,120 

1,010 

860

741 

655 

626 

591 

1,210

1,540 

1,420 

2,210 

2,520

Secondfoot-days

3,478 

4,551 

33,625

-

16,410 

42,440 

32,403 

19 ,782 

16,597 

3,948 

3,014 

3,443 

2,834

181,525

Mar.

2,380 

2,380 

1,680 

1,470 

1,290

1,070 

1,440 

1,500 

1,260 

1,050

906 

765 

670 

598

611

678 

618 

571 

532 

489

466 

450 

428 

439 

456

966 

1,350 

1,270 

1,350 

1,700 

1,570

Maximum

186 

220 

3,880

-

1,110 

3,890 

2,380 

1,410 

1,720 

183 

158 

101 

192

3,890

Apr.

1,410 

1,120 

925 

817 

709

618 

808 

943 

1,160 

1,010

869 

749 

670 

591 

557

495 

444 

434 

393 

369

346 

324 

439 

501 

450

408 

388 

564 

538 

733

May

1,300 

1,020 

817 

888 

1,720

1,500 

1,110 

888 

741 

626

538 

478 

434 

388 

364

332 

311 

290 

275 

260

248 

234 

228 

217 

214

205 

195 

189 

183 

180 

224

Minimum

Bl 

107 

242

-

231 

346 

428 

324 

180 

103 

84 

68 

74

68

June

183 

180 

175 

161 

156

150 

161 

153 

143 

143

140 

133 

129 

129 

126

124 

124 

120 :ie

118

113 

111 

111 

107 

107

107 

109 

109 

105 

103

Mean

112 

152 

1,085

-

529 

1,463 

1,045 

659 

535 

132 

97.2 

78.8 

94.5

496

July

99 

99 

97 

95 

95

93 

93 

95 

95 

91

93 

99 

95 

88 

86

88 

86 

84 

84 

88

99 

93 

89 

88 

86

140 

158 

111 

101 

109 

97

Per 

square 

mile

.966 

1.31 

9.35

-

4.56 

12.61 

9.01 

5.68 

4.61 

1.14 

.838 

.679 

.815

4.28

Aug.

95 

93 

88 

86 

84

82 

81 

81 

79 

79

74 

72 

76 

76 

72

70 

70 

68 

70 

72

72 

72 

72 

72 

72

74 

101 

93 

97 

76 

74

Sept.

74 

76 

91 

81 

79

74 

74 

79 

82 

129

89 

93 

115 

111 

84

77 

77 

133 

99 

82

79 

76 

81 

81 

79

81 

192 

158 

111 

97

Run-off

Inches

1.12 

1.46 

10.78

_

5.26 

13.61 

10,39 

6.34 

5.52 

1.27 

.97 

.78 

.91

58.21

Acre feet

6,900 

9,030 

66,690

_

32,550 

84,180 

64,870 

39,240 

32,920 

7,830 

5,980 

4,850 

5,620

360,100

Dec. 15 (4:40 p.m.) 5,820 «eo.-ft.; Deo. 16 (10:30 a.m.) 4,560 sec. -ft.; Feb. 6 

ft. 

record; discharge Interpolated or computed on basis of records for East Fork of 

isson.

f Computed from partly estimated gage height, 

h Computed from twice-daily staff-gago readings.

M V
150 YOUNGS RIVER BASIN

Youngs River near Astoria, Oreg.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 46°04', long. 123°47', In NWi sec. 27, T. 7 N., 

K. 9 W., 50 feet upstream from crest of Youngs River Falls, 24 miles southwest of 

Olney, and 9 miles southeast of Astoria. Datum of gage is 62.64 feet above mean sea 

level (general adjustment of 1929).

Drainage area.- 32 square miles.

Records available.- January 1934 to September 1940. March 1916 to September 1917 (gage 

Heights only), at site 3 miles upstream. August 1927 to December 1933, at site 1 

mile upstream.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 3,390 second-feet Dec. 16 (gage height, 11.59 

reet); minimum, 4.8 second-feet Sept. 7, 8.

1927-40: Maximum discharge, about 6,300 second-feet Nov. 24, 1927 (gage height, 

6.52 feet, site and datum then in use); minimum, 3.7 second-feet Sept. 22, 23, 1938.

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

rair. No diversion or regulation above station.

Rating table, water year 1939-40 (gage height, In feet, and discharge, In second-feet)

0.7 

1.0 

1.4

5.2

10,0

18.5

29

44

2.6 

3.0 

3.5 

4.0 

5.0

63

97

151

830

450

6.0 

7.0 

8.0 

9.0 

1O.O

720

1,050

1,450

1,920

2,450

Discharge, In aecond-feet, water year October 1939 to September 1940

s?JDay

1 

2 

3 

4 

6

6

7 

8 

9 

10

11 

12 

13 

14 

15

16 

17 

18 

19 

20

21 

22 

23 

24 

26

26 

27 

28 

29 

30 

31

Oct.

a5 

a7 

a!5 

a6O 

a45

a35 

a25 

a20 

a!6 

a!4

a!3 

a!2 

all 

alO 

10

10 

24 

24 

24 

29

22 

18 

26 

51 

41

84 

72 

61 

48 

40 

35

Nov.

30 

31 

32 

29 

26

26 

27

eo 

el

58

75 

58 

56 

62 

51

47 

44 

49 

44 

40

45 

92 

65 

54 

50

51 

104 

73 

66 

129

Deo.

12O 

174 

130 

114 

101

130 

199 

828 

726 

828

60O 

390 

275 

456 

1,720

2,130 

1,170 

648 

460 

615

485 

357 

267 

202 

164

138 

126 

228 

420 

359 

55S

Jan.

675 

795 

575 

792 

723

4S5 

34S 

259 

209 

190

161 

147 

151 

143 

134

122 

112 

103 

94 

85

79 

73 

70 

66 

64

166 

578 

317 

267 

190 

151

Feb.

129 

116 

118 

376 

7S2

2,140 

1,090 

795 

1,160 

1,130

750 

532 

696 

488 

410

562 

606 

508 

428 

326

258 

221 

252 

269 

572

639 

490 

542 

657

K «, SecondMonth foot-days

Oct 

HOT 

Dec

C

Jan 

Peb 

Mar 

Apr 

May 

Jun 

Jul 

Aug 

Sep

W

907 

L,675 

>,118

alendar year 1939 ......... 54 ,517

ater year -1939-4

Peak dlschar«;e.- I

3,8596 sec. -ft.; Feb 

a Ho gage-height i 

Tlllamook.

233 April 1956

S.344 

r,O44 

,636 

,857 

,756 

586 

308.4 

1S8.3 

224.3

,644.0

Mar.

690 

633 

452 

405 

348

271 

485 

472 

422 

368

308 

252 

2O7 

173 

161

185 

146 

130 

119 

111

101 

93 

88 

88 

80

151 

332 

38O 

581 

649 

555

Maximum

84 

129 

2,130

2,130

795 

2,140 

849 

394 

705 

31 

17 

9.5 

12

2,140

Apr.

385 

2S5 

223 

181 

150

132 

198 

198 

354 

259

205 

166 

141 

127

111

98 

S9 

83 

76 

73

67 

61 

134 

116 

99

94 

87 

143 

128 

394

May

627 

366 

254 

343 

705

445 

300 

219 

168 

139

119 

104 

92 

80 

a72

65 

a60 

57 

54 

52

49 

47 

45 

43 

41

39 

37 

35 

34 

33 

32

June

30 

31 

30 

29 

26

26

29 

27 

24 

23

21 

20 

20 

19 

IS

16 

17 

16 

16 

15

15 

14 

14 

14 

13

12 

12 

12 

12 

11

Minimum Mean

5 29.3 

26 55.8 

101 488

4 149

64 269 

116 588 

80 311 

61 162 

32 153 

11 19.5 

7.9 9.95 

5.2 6.07 

5.0 7.48

5.0 174

>ec. 8 (1 p.m.) 1,330 seo.-ft.; Dec. 15 (2 p.m.) 2.S9C 

6 (7 a.m.) 3.26O sec.-ft.; Peb. 9 (7 p.m.) 1,990 set 

 ecord; discharge computed on basis of records for Wi!

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Geologi .1 Survey

July

11 

11 

11 

10 

10

10

9.s

9.8 

9.5 

9.1

8.7 

8.6 

9.1 

9.3 

8.9

8.7 

8.6 

8.4 

8.0 

9.3

10

e.7

8.2 

6,0 

7.9

14 

17 

14 

12 

10 

9.8

Per 

square 

mile

0.916 

1.74 

15.2

4.66

8.41 

18.4 

9.72 

5.06 

4.7S 

.609 

.311 

.190 

.234

5.44

Aug.

9.5 

8.6 

7.4 

6.S 

6.5

6.2 

6.3 

6.2 

5.9 

5.8

5.5 

5.6 

5.9 

5.6 

5.5

5.3 

5.3 

5.2 

5.2 

5.2

5.2 

5.2 

5.2 

5.2 

5.2

6.2 

S.2 

7.4 

6.2 

5.6 

5.2

Sept.

5.2 

5.1 

5.5 

5.3 

5.5

5.2 

5.0 

5.1 

7.1 

12

9.5 

8.7 

9.1 

11 

8.6

7.1 

7.1 

10 

11 

8.6

7.1 

6.0 

5.6 

5.6 

5.6

6.2 

8.7 

11 

9.1 

7.7

Run-off

Inches

1.05 

1.95 

17.57

63.36

9.70 

19.81 

11.20 

5.64 

5.53 

.68 

.36 

.22 

.26

73.97

Acre-feet

1,800 

3,320 

29,990

108,200

16,550 

33,810 

19 ,110 

9,630 

9,430 

1,160 

612 

373 

445

126,200

> sec.-ft.; Dec. 16 (8 a.m.) 

>.-ft. 

.son and Trask Rivers near
STREAMS BETWEEN COLUMBIA RIVER AND KLAMATH RIVER 

NEHALEM RIVER BASIN

151

Nehalem River near Foss, Oreg.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 45°42', long. 123°45', in NWi sec. 35, T. 3 N., 

R. 9 W., a quarter of a mile upstream from Cook Creek and 2.2 miles northeast of 

Foss.

Drainage area.- 667 square miles.

Records available.- October 1939 to September 1940.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 26,700 second-feet Dec. 16 (gage height, 

ib.69 feet); minimum, 85 second-feet Aug. 20, 21 (gage height, 1.38 feet).

Remarks.- Records good except those for periods of no gage-height record or staff-gage 

readings, which are fair. No known diversion or regulation above station.

Rating tables, nater year 1939-40 (gage height, in feet, and discharge, in second-feet) 

Oct. 3 to Dec. 16 Dec. 16 to Sept. 30

1.4 120

1.7 205

2.0 315

2.3 450

2.6 615

3.0 870

Note.- Same as following table above 3.0 feet.

1.4 

1.7 

2.0 

2.3 

2.6 

3.0

161

295

435

605

870

3.5 

4.0 

5.0 

6.0 

7.0 

8.0

1,820

1,680

2,590

3,780

5,300

7,150

10.0

12.0

14.0

16.0

11,630

16,660

22,000

27,600

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1939 to September 1940

Day

1 

2 

3 

4 

5

6 

7 

8 

9 

10

11 

12 

13 

14 

15

16 

17 

18 

19 

SO

21 

22 

23 

24 

25

26 

27 

28 

29 

30 

31

Oct.

a90 

a90 

h!20 

h226 

h445

h373 

h34S 

a270 

h219 

h!99

h!69 

h!57 

h!51 

h!35 

a!30

h!30 

h!45 

a!60 

hl81 

h!99

a!80 

a!70 

h!84 

h240 

h226

hS19 

h405 

h382 

aMO 

h307 

h266

Nov.

h254 

h236 

h240 

e.220 

a210

h205 

h208 

h264 

hS39 

h351

351 

355 

339 

347 

331

315 

307 

319 

311 

291

299 

400 

405 

364 

347

378 

816 

720 

682 

838

Dec.

919 

1,490 

1,360 

1,160 

1,030

1,010 

1,13,0 

5,270 

5,640 

6,230

6,850 

5,000 

3,700 

5,610 

18,700

25,100 

22,200 

15,000 

9,470 

8,300

7,540 

6,310 

5,070 

4,050 

3,320

2,840 

2,510 

2,760 

3,570 

4,130 

5,910

Jan.

8,500 

10,600 

9,140 

9,610 

11,200

9,770 

7,070 

5,380 

4,320 

3,730

3,210 

2,910 

2,70O 

2,550

a, 410

2,270

a, 110

1,950 

1,830 

1,690

1,570 

1,480 

1,4OO 

1,330 

1,260

1,660 

4,600 

5,150 

4,360 

3,530 

2,980

Month

Dot 

HOT 

Dec

C

Jan 

Peb 

Mar 

Apr 

May 

Jun 

Jul 

Aug 

Sep

VI

alendar year

ater year 1939-'

Peb.

2,590 

2,320 

2,260 

3,620 

6,830

20,700 

23,90O 

18,900 

14,500 

14,100

12,700 

10,300 

10,300 

9,610 

8,040

7,610 

9,520 

9,360 

7,330 

5,750

4,670 

3,950 

3,660 

3,770 

5,690

8,450 

6,540 

6,870 

10,400

Secondfoot-days

6,953 

11,034 

195,199

-

132,290 

258,660 

141 ,320 

69 ,210 

74,855 

10,688 

5,170 

3,346 

3,926

912,651

Mar.

11,600 

11,500 

9,220 

7,290 

5,960

4,840 

5,160 

5,610 

5,380 

5,030

4,530 

3,980 

3,480 

3,080 

2,850

2,710 

2,440 

2,190 

1,990 

1,830

1,700 

1,590 

1,490 

1,450 

1,380

1,930 

3,790 

5,380 

6,200 

6,260 

7,460

Maximum

445 

838 

25,100

-

11,200 

23,900 

11,600 

5,960 

7,290 

581 

199 

174 

166

25,100

Apr.

5,960 

4,650 

3,790 

3,130 

2,810

2,480 

2,510 

2,590 

3,220 

3,110

2,820 

2,570 

2,330 

2,120 

1,940

1,770 

1,620 

1,520 

1,410 

1,320

1,230 

1,160 

1,410 

1,580 

1,550

1,430 

1,360 

1,540 

1,600 

2,680

May

6,000 

5,520 

4,220 

4,020 

6,390

7,290 

5,890 

4,520 

3,600 

2,990

2,560 

2,230 

1,960 

1,750 

1,590

1,450 

1,320 

1,210 

1,120 

1,040

989 

926 

856 

794 

754

722 

683 

657 

618 

593 

593

Minimum

90

205 

919

-

1,280 

2,260 

1,360 

1,160 

593 

210 

145 

88 

90

88

June

561 

575 

551 

528 

490

4V3 

462 

452 

440 

420

390 

376 

356 

349 

331

322 

313 

300 

295 

287

271 

267 

259 

251 

240

228 

225 

221 

217 

210

Mean

224 

368 

6,897

-

4,867 

8,919 

4,559 

2,307 

2,415 

356 

167 

108 

131

2,494

July

199 

195 

185 

181 

181

178 

174 

174 

166 

164

161 

161 

161 

158 

155

151 

148 

148 

145 

161

168 

155 

151 

151 

148

168 

174 

161 

181 

161 

174

Per 

square 

mile

0.336 

.552 

9.44

6.40 

13.4 

6.84 

3.46 

3,62 

.534 

.250 

.162 

.196

3.74

Aug.

174 

171 

156 

148 

139

130 lie

115

112 

107

101 

98 

96 

98 

98

96 

93 

93 

90 

88

88 

90 

90 

88 

88

90 

93 

96 

101 

104 

93

Sept.

90 

90 

96 

98 

107

110 

112 

118 

112 

112

121 

151 

161 

171 

174

168 

161 

168 

151 

139

136 

121 

118 

112 

107

107 

124 

142 

161 

188

Run-off

Inches

0.39 

.62 

10.88

-

7.38 

14.42 

7.88 

3.86 

4.17 

.60 

.29 

.19 

.22

50.90

Peak discharge.- Dec. 10 (7 a.m.) 9,340 sec. -ft.; Dec. 16 (10.15 a.m.) 26,700 aec.-ft.

Acre-feet

13,790 

21,890 

387,200

-

262,400 

513,000 

280,300 

137,300 

148,500 

21,200 

10,250 

6,640 

7,790

1,810,000

Mar. 1

(7 p.m.) 13,100 sec.-ft.

a No gage-height record; discharge computed on basis of records for Trask River and Wilson River 

near Tillamook.

h Discharge computed from twice-daily staff-gage readings.
WILSON RIVER BASIN 

Wilson River near Tlllamook,

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 45°29', long. 123°43', in NWi sec. 18, T. IS., 

R. aw., 1 mile upstream from North Fork and 6l miles east of Tlllamook;. Datum of 

gage Is 42.13 feet above mean sea level (general adjustment of 1929).

Drainage area.- 162 square miles.

Records available.- July 1931 to September 1940. December 1914 to November 1916 

(incomplete), at site three-quarters of a mile downstream.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 17,000 second-feet Dec. 15 (gage height, 

14.4k; feet); minimum, 65 second-feet Sept. 24-26.

1914-16, 1931-40: Maximum discharge, 30,000 second-feet Dec. 21, 1933 (gage 

height, 19.28 feet, site and datum then in use, observed at peak.), from rating 

curve extended above 15,000 second-feet; minimum discharge observed, 59 second-feet 

Sept. 22, 1938.

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

fair. No diversion or regulation above station.

Rating tables, water year 1939-40 (gage height, in feet, and discharge, in Becond-feet)

Oct. 1 to Dec. 15 Dec. 16 to Sept. 30

1.2 

1.5 

1.8 

2.2 

2.6 

3.0

132

217

365

565

810

3.5 

4.0 

4.5 

5.0 

6.0 

7.0

1,180

1,620

2,090

2,590

3,680

4,820

8.0

9.0

10.0

11.0

12.2

6,070

7,510

9,050

10,700

12,800

1.0 

1.2 

1.5 

1.8

55

83

144

230

3.0

3.5

380

575

815

1,180

Note.- Same as preeeding table above 3.5 feet'.

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1939 to September 1940

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

Oot.

69 

69 

71 

a410 

a450

a310 

h243 

a200 

a!70 

a!50

a!40 

a!30 

a!25 

a!20 

h!18

al!8 

a!60 

a!70 

a210 

285

240 

205 

224 

250 

217

743 

784 

656 

538 

450 

378

Nov.

345 

325 

301 

274 

257

250 

250 

333 

353 

329

349 

325 

329 

341 

321

301 

301 

321 

293 

282

309 

510 

460 

410 

388

507 

1,150 

936 

771 

1,050

Dec.

1.1CO 

1,800 

1,570 

1,220 

1,020

964 

915 

2,690 

3,180 

4,700

3,210 

2,190 

1,740 

3,400 

12,700

12 ,400 

8,060 

4,540 

3,080 

3,240

2,630 

2,290 

1,830 

1,500 

1,240

1,080 

985 

1,550 

2,290 

2,310 

3,060

Jan.

3,570 

3,210 

2,840 

3,500 

3,930

4,000 

2,200 

1,760 

1,460 

1,330

1,150 

1,030 

957 

915 

848

796 

732 

684 

636 

608

570 

542 

515 

495 

490

666 

2,600 

1,830 

1,400 

1,120 

950

Month

Oot 

HOT 

Dec

C

Jan 

Peb 

Mar 

Apr 

May 

Jun 

Jul 

Aug 

Sep

W

ember. ....................

u

tember. ...................

ater yeari939-4C

Peb.

841 

763 

770 

1,800 

3,540

11,600 

7,900 

5,110 

4,810 

5,600

3,900 

2,960 

3,690 

3,150 

2,620

2,820 

3,660 

2,780 

2,230 

1,840

1,670 

1,360 

1,360 

1,430 

3,660

4,200 

3,270 

3,230 

3,690

Seoondfoot-days

8,403 

12,671 

94,734

337,724

47,334 

95,734 

57,684 

27,778 

27,064 

5,436 

3,349 

2,443 

2,314

384 ,344

Mar.

4,240 

4,470 

3,060 

2,400 

1,970

1,660 

2,490 

2,630 

2,290 

1,950

1,700 

1,440 

1,260 

1,110 

1,080

1,080 

971 

394 

816

744

690 

642 

608 

602 

656

1,340 

2,640 

3,020 

2,960 

3,580 

2,690

Maximum

784 

1,150 

12,700

12,700

4,000 

11,600 

4,470 

1,980 

2,940 

262 

132 

100 

117

12,700

Apr.

1,980 

1,660 

1,300 

1,120 

964

874 

1,010 

1,040 

1,790 

1,680

1,290 

1,090 

960 

848 

763

690 

636 

608 

664 

626

490 

470 

624 

536 

495

466 

466 

702 

636 

1,720

May

2,940 

1,880 

1,440 

1,580 

2,640

2,200 

1,670 

1,330 

1,100 

943

828 

744 

666 

624 

576

531 

490 

470 

438 

425

398 

380 

364 

344 

332

312 

300 

293 

279 

276 

272

Minimum

69 

260 

915

63

490 

763 

558 

466 

272 

128 

92 

70 

65

65

June

262 

262 

240 

230 

227

218 

~.21 

b06 

206 

200

194 

186 

194 

182 

173

173 

170 

167 

160 

157

152 

152 

147 

144 

142

142 

137 

135 

130 

128

Mean

271 

422 

3,066

925

1,527 

3,301 

1,858 

926 

873 

181 

108 

78.8 

77.1

1,061

July

123 

123 

121 

119 

119

117 

117 

113 

108 

106

104 

104 

106 

104 

102

100 

100 

100 

98 

100

100 

97 

95 

92 

92

132 

128 

106 

116 

108 

100

Per 

square 

mile

1.67 

2.60 

18.9

5.71

9.43 

20.4 

11.6 

6.72 

5.39 

1.12 

.667 

.486 

.476

6.49

Aug.

100 

98 

92 

88 

86

83 

83 

82 

80 

80

80 

80 

80 

78 

77

76 

74 

72 

72 

72

72 

72 

71 

71 

71

71 

82 

83 

76 

71 

70

Sept.

68 

68 

70 

74 

72

68 

70 

74 

72 

74

72 

71 

77 

83 

78

77 

82 

100 

88

77

72 

71 

68 

67 

65

67 

98 

117 

92 

82

Run-off

Inches

1.93 

2.91 

21.75

77.53

10.87 

21.98 

13.22 

6.38 

6.21 

1.E5 

.77 

.56 

.53

88.36

Acre-feet

16,670 

25,130 

187,900

669,900

93,890 

189,900 

114,200 

55,100 

53,680 

10,780 

6,640 

4,850 

4,590

763,300

Peak discharge.- Dec. 15 (4 p.m.) 17,000 sec.-ft.; Dec. 16 (11 a.m.) 14,600 sec.-ft.; Peb. 6 

(9 a.m.) 13,600 sec.-ft.

a No gage-height record; discharge computed on basis of records for Trask River near Tillamook 

h Computed from staff-gage reading.

,9-233 April 1936

UNITED STATES DEP^TMENT OP THE INTERIOR 

GeoloL ;al Survey
TRASK RIVER BASIN 153

Trask River near Tillamook, Oreg.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 45°27', long. 123°44', in NWi sec. 31, T. IS., 

R. 8 W., half a mile upstream from Gold Creek and 6 miles east of Tillamook.

Drainage area.- 152 square miles.

Records available.- July 1931 to September 1940.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 10,600 second-feet Dec. 15 (gage height, 

8.67 feet); minimum, 69 second-feet Sept. 23-26.

1931-40: Maximum discharge, 20,000 second-feet Dec. 22, 1933 (gage height, 

13.00 feet); minimum, 58 second-feet Sept. 26, 27, 1939.

Maximum stage known, about 17 feet, probably occurred during flood of November 

1921 or Mar. 31, 1931 (discharge, about 30,000 second-feet).

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

fair. No diversion or regulation above station.

Rating table, water year 1939-40 (gage height, in feet, and discharge, in second-feet) 

(Shifting-control method used Oct. 1-4)

1.0 

1.5 

2.0

69

130

210

400

665

2.5 

3.0 

3.5 

4.0 

5.0

1,000

1,460

2,010

2,640

4,100

6.0 

7.0 

8.0

5,710

7,480

9,340

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1939 to September 1940

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 

26

26 

27 

26 

29 

30 

31

Oct.

71 

71 

71 

393 

429

261 

204 

168 

152 

140

130 

121 

117 

110 

108

108 

135 

144 

184 

213

168 

152 

165 

204 

176

534 

588 

495 

404 

349 

309

Nov.

279 

272 

26S 

236 

220

213 

217 

217 

290 

257

250 

233 

240 

254 

230

220 

220 

223 

207 

204

213 

302 

265 

247 

236

301 

691 

495 

427 

534

Dec.

594 

769 

698 

611 

561

b66 

544 

1,6SO 

1,970 

3,530

2,430 

1,690 

1,320 

2,100 

8,110

3,580 

5,510 

3,530 

2,480 

2,710

2,480 

2,020 

1,600 

1,280 

1,070

937 

867 

1,110 

1,500 

1,510 

1,970

Jan.

2,470 

2,330 

2,170 

2,910 

3,170

2,390 

1,850 

1,490 

1,240 

1,150

1,000 

923 

S74 

S21 

750

698 

647 

605 

561 

534

506 

485 

460 

440 

440

678 

1,880 

1,310 

1,060 

895 

795

Month

Dot 

HOT 

Dec

C

Jan 

Peb 

Mar 

Apr 

May 

Jun 

Jul 

Aug 

Sep

W

alendar year 1939 .........

t ember. ...................

ater yeari939-4C

Peb.

710 

647 

659 

1,45C 

2.54C

8.47C 

6,220 

4.63D 

4,19D 

4,600

3,700 

2.S6C 

3,52C 

2.88D 

2,290

2,610 

3,060 

2,520 

2,050 

1,690

1,420 

1,240 

1,320 

1,42D 

3,010

3,440 

2,790 

2,910 

3,190

Secondfoot-days

6,874 

8,461 

66,327

271 ,056

37,532 

82,036 

49,360 

22 ,960 

24,317 

5,854 

3,549 

2,547 

2,453

312 ,270

Mar.

3,620 

4,060 

8,890 

8,330 

1,930

1,620 

2,110 

8,260 

1,990 

1,720

1,430 

1,250 

1,110 

979 

944

909 

821 

756 

684 

641

594 

566 

534 

522 

500

1,160 

8,130 

8,460 

2,240 

8,520 

g,030

Maximum

58E 

691 

8.58C

9,91C

3,17C 

8.47C 

4,06C 

1.58C 

2,50C 

279 

132 

10E 

144

8.58C

Apr.

1,580 

1,270 

1,100 

972 

860

788 

SS8 

847 

1,130 

1,030

909 

821 

756 

67S 

623

583 

550 

528 

490 

465

440 

422 

623 

556 

495

465 

445 

691 

635 

1,270

May

1,910 

1,400 

1,120 

1,300 

2,500

2,110 

1,590 

1,230 

1,030 

S88

802 

710 

641 

594 

556

522 

485 

455 

432 

414

396 

378 

357 

345 

337

325 

313 

306 

294 

290 

287

Minimum

71 

204 

544

58

440 

647 

500 

422 

287 

135 

96 

73 

69

69

June

279 

275 

26S 

254 

250

243 

247 

233 

220 

213

207 

201 

204 

19S 

187

184 

181 

176 

173 

168

165 

162 

159 

154 

152

147 

142 

140 

137 

135

Mean

222 

282 

2,140

743

1,211 

2,829 

1,592 

765 

784 

195 

114 

82.2 

81.8

853

July

132 

130 

130 

126 

126

123 

121 

119 

119

117

119 

117 

119 

119 

115

al!2 

alOB 

a!06 

a!04 

a!06

a!06 

a!04 

a!02 

a98 

a96

a!25 

a!20 

a!05 

allO 

alOB 

a!05

Per 

square 

mile

1.46 

1.86

14.1

4.89

Y.97 

18.6 

10.5 

5.03 

5.16 

1.28 

.750 

.541 

.538

5.61

Aug.

a!05 

alOO 

a96 

a93 

a91

aS9 

a88 

h8S 

a86

e84

a84 

a84 

a84 

a82

e80

78 

77 

75 

75 

75

75 

77 

77 

75 

75

75 

78 

78 

77 

73 

73

Sept.

73 

73 

75 

78 

77

75 

73 

88 

75 

77

75 

75 

80 

86 

78

77 

80 

98 

86 

77

V3 

71 

69 

69 

69

73 

133 

144 

96 

86

Run- off

Inches

1,68 

2.07 

16.23J

66.40

9.18 

20.07 

12.08 

5.62 

5.95 

1.43 

.87 

.62 

.60

76.40

Peak discharge.- Dec. 15 (5 p.m.) 10,600 see. -ft.; Feb. 6 (8 a.m.) 10,100 sec. -ft.

Acre-feet

13,630 

16,780 

131,600

537,600

74,440 

162,700 

97,900 

45,540 

48,230 

11,610 

7,040 

5,050 

4,870

619,400

a Ho gage-height record; discharge computed on basis of records for Wilson River near Tillamook. 

h Computed from staff-gage reading.

/ 9-233 April 1936

UNITED STATES DEPAP^MEKT OP THE INTERIOR 

Geolog, al Survey
154 NESTUCCA RIVER BASIN

Nestucca River near McMinnville, Oreg.

Location- Water-stage recorder, lat. 45°19', long. 123°28', in SWi sec. 8, T. 3 S., 

R~. 6 W., half a mile downstream from dam at outlet of Meadow Lake and 13 miles northwest of McMinnville.

Drainage area.- 12 square miles.

Records available.- October 1928 to September 1940.

Average discharge.- 12 years, 45.4 second-feet.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 798 second-feet Feb. 6 (gage height, 3.96 

feet); minimum, 1.7 second-feet Oct. 1-4.

1928-40: Maximum discharge, 1,480 second-feet Dec. 22, 1933, Dec. 27, 1937 

(gage height, 5.1 feet), from rating curve extended above 600 second-feet; minimum, 

1.0 second-foot Oct. 11, 1929.

Remarks.- Records fair. No diversion above gage. Flow regulated slightly by dam at 

outlet of Meadow Lake.

Rating table, water year 1939-40 (gage height, In feet, and discharge, in second-feet)

0.4 

.6 

.8

1.0

1.8 

4.6 

8.7 

14.4

1.3 

1.6 

2.0 

2.5

29

51

92

176

3.0 

3.5 

4.0

310

545

820

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1939 to September 1940

Day

1 

Z 

Z 

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.

1.7 

1.7 

1.7 

2.6 

4.3

5.2 

5.0 

4.8 

4.4 

4.3

4.0 

3.8 

3.5 

3.3 

3.2

3.2 

3.3

3.5 

4.3 

5.0

5.0 

4.8 

4.8 

4.8 

4.8

6.9 

10 

11 

10 

9.2 

8.3

Nov.

7.4 

6.9 

6.5 

6.1 

5.7

5.6 

5.4 

5.4 

5.6 

5.4

5.2 

5.0 

5.0 

5.2 

5.0

4.8 

4.8 

4.8 

4.8 

4.6

4.6 

4.8 

5.0 

5.0 

4.8

5.6 

8.3 

9.5 

9.5 

10

Dec.

11 

14 

15 

14 

13

12 

12 

22 

50 

137

96 

61 

45 

49 

258

512 

273 

156 

108 

95

81 

68 

58 

49 

43

38 

36 

49 

65 

72 

90

Jan.

117 

122 

112 

156 

176

132 

101 

78 

69 

64

56 

50 

46 

43 

39

36 

34 

32 

29 

27

26 

25 

24 

23 

23

33

98 

93 

80 

67 

58

Month

Oct 

NOT 

Dec

C

Jan 

Peb 

Mar 

Apr 

May 

Jun 

Jul 

Aug 

Sep

w

va^...^.. .................

tember. ...................

ater year 1939-4

Feb.

51 

45 

46 

91 

145

616 

410 

245 

191 

196

170 

137 

194 

176 

141

170 

228 

172 

128 

102

86 

73 

71 

77 

111

148 

146 

170 

210

Secondfoot-days

152.4 

176,3 

2,602

12,166.0

2,069 

4,746 

2,563 

1,218 

1,183 

255.5 

131.7 

83.6 

73.7

15,254,2

Mar.

198 

196 

152 122

105

87 

92 

101 

90 

79

69 

62 

56 

50 

48

46 

42 

38 

36 

34

32

30 

29 

29 

29

64 

122 

137 

135 

139 

114

Maximum

11 

10 

512

545

176 

616 

198 

95 

120 

13 

5.£ 

4.C 

3.C

616

Apr.

95 

77 

65 

58 

53

48 

54 

53 

56 

51

47 

42 

40 

37 

35

32

30 

29 

28 

26

25 

23 

25 

27 

24

23

22 

25 

28 

40

May

66 

58 

56 

69 

120

106 

86 

67 

56 

47

41 

37 

33 

30 

28

26 

24 

22 

21 

20

19 

19 

18 

16 

16

15 

14 

14 

13 

13 

13

Minimum

1.7 

4.6 

11

1.7

23 

45 

29 

22 

13 

5.2 

3.6 

2.2 

2.0

1.7

June

13 

13 

12 

12 

11

11 

11 

11 

11 

10

9.5 

9.2 

8.7 

8.7 

8.3

8.0 

7.8 

7.4 

7.2 

6.9

6.7 

6.5 

6.3 

6,1 

5.9

5.7 

5.6 

5.4 

5.4 

5.2

Mean

4.92 

5.88 

83.9

33.3

66.7 

164 

82.7 

40.6 

38.2 

8.52 

4.25 

2.70 

2.46

41.7

July

5.2 

5.0 

5.0 

5.2 

5.0

4.8 

4.8 

4.6 

4.4 

4.3

4.3 

4.1 

4.1 

4.1 

4.1

4.0 

3.8 

3.8 

3.8 

4.0

4.0 

4.0 

3.8 

3.8 

3.6

3.8 

4.0 

4.0 

4.1 

4.1 

4.1

Per 

square 

mile

0.410 

.490 

6.99

2.78

5.56 

13.7 

6.89 

3.38 

3.18 

.710 

.354 

.225 

.205

3.48

Aug.

4.0 

4.0 

3.8 

3.8 

3.6

3.5 

3.2 

3.0 

2.8 

2.8

2.8 

2.6 

2.6 

2.5 

2.4

2.4 

2.4 

2.4 

2.3 

2.3

2.3 

2.3 

2 2 

2^2 

2.2

2.2 

2.2 

2.2 

2.2 

2.2 

2.2

Sept.

2.2

2.0

e.o

2.0 

g g

g g

2^2 

2.2 

2*2

£ 3

2.3

2.4 

2.4 

2.4 

2.4

2.6 

2.9 s'.o

2 9

Z.B

2.8 

2.8 

2.6 

2.4 

2.4

2.3 

2.5 

2.6 

2.8 

2.9

Run-off

Inches

0.47 

.55 

8.06

37.68

6.41 

14.71 

7.94 

3.7V 

3.67 

.79 

.41 

.26 

.23

47.27

Acre-feet

302

350 

5,160

24,130

4,100 

9,410 

5,080 

2,420 

2,350 

507 

261 

166 

146

30,250

Peak discharge.- Dec. 16 (10 a.m.) 616 sec.-ft.; Peb. 6 (10 a.m.) 798 sec.-ft.

9-233 April 1956

UNITED STATES DEPA^MENT OP THE INTERIOR 

Geolo^ al Survey
SILETZ RIVER BASIN 155

Slletz River at Slletz, Oreg.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 44°43', long. 123°53', In NWiSWi sec. 11, T. 10 

a., R. 10 W., li miles east of Slletz. Altitude of gage, about 105 feet above mean 

sea level (from river-profile map).

Drainage area.- 202 square miles.

Records available.- November 1905 to May 1912, January 1924 to September 1940.

Average discharge.- 20 years (1906-11, 1925-40), 1,652 second-feet.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 21,400 second-feet Feb. 6 (gage height, 19.51 

reet); minimum, 62 second-feet Sept. 23-26.

1905-12, 1924-40: Maximum discharge, 34,600 second-feet Nov. 22, 1909, from 

rating curve extended above 19,000 second-feet; minimum discharge observed, 51 secondfeet Dec. 6, 7, 1929.

Maximum discharge known, about 40,800 second-feet Nov. 20, 1921 (gage height, 31.6 

feet, at former site), from rating curve extended above 19,000 second-feet.

Remarks.- Records excellent. No diversion above station. Flow regulated occasionally 

at low and medium stages by logging pond at Valsetz.

Rating table, water year 1939-4O (gage height, In feet, and discharge, In second-feet)

2.2 

2.5 

2.8 

3.2

61

111

183

308

4.0 

4.5 

5.0 

5.5

635

890

1,180

1,500

6.0 1,350

7.0

S.O

10.0

12.0

2,65O 

3,5SO 

5,98O 

8,780

16,0

18.0

14.O 11,SCO

15,OOO 

18,500

Discharge, in eecond-feet, water year October 1939 to September 194O

Day

1 

2 

S 

4 

6

6

7 

8 

9 

10

11 

12 

IS 

14 

15

16 

17 

18 

19 

20

21 

22 

23 

24 

25

26 

27 

28 

29 

SO 

SI

Oct.

69 

72 

72 

496 

634

290 

232

186 

167 

152

138

131 

126 

120 

116

115 

232 

276 

270 

384

294 

251 

241 

287 

244

759 

1,190 

1,130 

825 

645 

509

Nov.

436 

408 

412 

369 

332

SIS 

301 

336 

332 

287

280 

26O 

273 

322 

280

260 

263 

287 

267 

254

254 

343 

301 

287 

273

376 

950 

735 

622 

765

Dec.

8S5 

1,040 

940 

815 

740

750

690 

2,520 

3,870 

7,440

5,17O 

3,290 

2,390 

2,960 

11,900

16,400 

10,100 

5,720 

3,650 

3,420

2,930 

2,470 

2,O8O 

1,740 

1,480

1,310 

1,200 

1,850 

2,630 

2,920 

3 ,30'j

Jan.

4,650 

4,390 

3,72O 

4,890 

5,280

4,020 

3,060 

2,430 

2,170 

1,970

1,760 

1,640 

1,500 

1,360 

1,260

1,160 

1,070 

989 

912 

840

785 

740 

705 

785 

852

1,280 

2,570 

2,030 

1,610 

1,340 

1,170

Month

Oct 

Nov 

Dec

C

Jan 

Pet 

Mar 

Apx 

Haj 

Jiin 

J\U 

Aug 

Sep

V.

ember .....................

ater year 1939-4

Feb.

1,O50 

950 

1,010 

2,560 

4,690

17,600 

11,500 

8,640 

7,340 

6,920

- 5,500 

4,070 

5,430 

4,480 

3,540

4,130 

6,080 

4,720 

3,660 

2,900

2,280 

1,950 

1,730 

1,640 

3,260

4,070 

3,690 

5,030 

6,220

Secondfoot-days

10,652 

11,183 

108,550

419,076

62,878 

136 ,640 

83,809 

36 ,494 

36 ,101 

6,457 

3,728 

2,438 

2,476

501,406

Mar.

6,15O 

6,460 

4,540 

3,440 

2,770

2,270 

2,57O 

3,120 

2,740 

2,390

2,080 

1,300 

1,690 

1,410 

1,41O

1,420 

1,260 

1,160 

1,07O 

978

901 

335 

300 

8OO 

775

3,33O 

5,820 

5,680 

5,340 

5,08O 

3,820

M&xJJtttm

1,190 

950 

16,400

16,400

5,280 

17,6OO 

6,460 

2,940 

4,000 

326 

205 

109 

241

17,600

Apr.

2,940 

2,340 

1,910 

1,590 

1,410

1,270 

1,350 

1,370 

2,090 

1,810

1,57O 

1,370 

1,230 

1,100 

1,010

91S 

852 

815 

75O 

700

650 

612 

770 

715 

630

590 

572 

835 

735 

1,990

May

3,240 

2,230 

1,740 

1,970 

4,000

3,290 

2,470 

1,910 

1,530 

1,330

1,170 

1,O4O 

92S 

846 

785

730 

675 

612 

581 

545

509 

488 

460 

420 

4OO

384 

369 

358 

347 

347 

347

Minimum

69 

254 

690

68

705 

950 

775 

572 

347 

140 

92 

67 

62

62

June

326 

S22 

312 

294 

280

273 

270 

257 

247 

241

235 

223 

223 

214 

203

197 

194 

189 

186 

180

175 

173 

170 

165 

162

155 

152 

152 

147 

140

Mean

344 

37S 

3,502

1,148

2,028 

4,712 

2,704 

1,216 

1,165 

215 

120 

78.6 

82.5

1,370

July

133 

1S5 

133 

131 

129

129

124 

122 

12O 

115

113 

111 

115 in

109

105 

10S 

103 

102 

102

102 

100 

96 

94 

92

129 

2O5 

145 

143 

15O 

122

Per 

square 

mile

1.70 

1.85 

17. S

5.68

1O.O 

23.3 

13.4 

6.02 

5.77 

1.06 

.594 

.389 

.408

6.76

Aug.

109 

103 

98 

94 

92

37 

85 

S4 

82 

82

82 

80 

73 

77 

75

74 

74 

72 

71 

72

72 

71 

69 

69 

68

67 

68 

77 

71 

68 

67

Sept.

67 

65 

67 

69 

74

68 

65 

6S 

77 

74

71 

63 

68 

85 

74

6S 

74 

94 

84 

72

68 

65 

64 

62 

62

65 

241 

194 

113 

90

Run-off

Inches

1.96 

2.06 

19.99

77.14

11.58 

25.16 

15.43 

6.72 

6.65 

1.19 

.69 

.45 

.46

92.34

Acre-feet

21,130 

22,180 

215,300

831,100

124,700 

271,000 

166,200 

72,380 

71,610 

12,810 

7,390 

4,840 

4,910

994,400

Peak discharge.- Dec. 16 (1O:3O a.m.) 18,500 sec. -ft.; Feb. 6 (8 a.m.) 21,400 sec. -ft. 

400450 O - 41 - 11

,9-233 April 1956

UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR 

Geologl 1 Survey
156 ALSEA RIVER BASIN

Alsea River near Tidewater, Oreg.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 44°23', long. 123°50', in NWiNWi sec. 6, T. 14 S.,

 R. 9 W., three-quarters of a mile downstream from Grass Creek, 2.3 miles upstream from 

Scott Creek, and 3.8 miles southeast of Tidewater. Datum of gage is 48.16 feet above 

mean sea level (general adjustment of 1929).

Drainage area.- 334 square miles.

Records available.- October 1S39 to September 1940.

Extremes.- fkxlmum discharge during year, 15,900 second-feet Feb. 6 (gage height, 15.S3 

feet); minimum, 62 second-feet Sept. 1 (gage height, 1.43 feet).

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

 fair. No regulation; a few small diversions above station for irrigation.

Rating table, water year 1939-40 (gage height, In feet, and discharge, In second-feet)

1.4 

1.7 

2.0 

2.3

110

182

273

2.6 

3.0 

3.5 

4.0

3S4

555

805

1,090

4.5 

5.0 

6.0 

7.0

1,390

1,710

2,400

3,250

S.O

9.0

11 .p

15.0

4,240

5,380

8,000

16,000

Discharge, In second-feet, water year October 1939 to September 1940

Day

1 

S 

3

4

6

6 

7 

8 

9 

10

11 

12 

13 

14 

15

16 

17 

18 

19 

20

21 

22 

23 

24 

25

26 

87 

28 

29 

30 

31

Oct.

a64 

a66 

a68 

a200 

a280

a200 

a!50 

alSO 

alOO 

a90

a85 

aSl 

a78 

h75 

a72

a70 

alOO 

h!59 

h!72 

h!69

h!37 

hl!2 

H106 

h!28 

h!46

h204 

h528 

h510 

aSOO 

h!93 

h!61

Hew.

h!44 

h!32 

h!25 

hl!9 

hllO

H106 

h!02 

hllO 

ullO 

h!06

h!02 

h9S 

h98 

H102 

h98

h98 

94 

94 

94 

94

90 

100 

104 

102 

98

121 

204 

179 

149 

159

Dec.

177 

225 

22S 

199 

182

216 

225 

1,210 

1,910 

5,840

2,840 

1,710 

1,190 

1,100 

4,820

11,800 

7,790 

4,440 

2,890 

2,800

2,490 

2,060 

1,720 

1,450 

1,250

1,100 

1,010 

1,160 

1,510 

1,780 

1,870

Jan.

2,750 

2,860 

2,590 

4,090 

5,530

3,390 

2,660 

2,350 

2,130 

2,360

2,120 

1,910 

1,680 

1,520 

1,380

1,260 

1,170 

1,070 

1,000 

926

S60 

610 

7S3 

810 

1,110

2,050 

3,490 

2,600 

1,990 

1,650 

1,430

Month

Oct 

HOT 

Dec

C

Jan 

Fob 

Mar 

Apr 

May 

Jun 

Jul 

Augi 

Sep

W

alendar year

ater year 1939-4C

Feb.

1,280 

1,160 

1,230 

2,570 

3,740

13,300 

10,800 

7,120 

5,120 

4,620

4,460 

3,790 

5,090 

4,640 

3,930

4,040 

7,570 

5,280 

3,940 

3,150

2,660 

2,300 

2,020 

1,880 

2,950

4,350 

4,450 

7,270 

7,250

Secondfoot-days

4,924 

3,442 

69,192

_

62,229 

131,960 

87,058 

34,633 

28,248 

7,634 

4,087 

2,52S 

2,714

43S, 649

Mar.

5,940 

6,040 

4,690 

3,720 

3,000

2,530 

2,500 

2,730 

2,490 

2,280

2,060 

1,830 

1,670 

1,520 

1,480

1.430 

1,290 

1,200 

1,130 

1,070

1,000 

946 

904 

876 

860

3,990 

7,850 

6,650 

5,060 

4,650 

3,670

Maximum

528 

204 

11,800

_

5,530 

13,300 

7,850 

2,940 

3,070 

392 

159 

114 

253

13,300

Apr.

2,940 

2,460 

2,160 

1,900 

1,680

1,520 

1,480 

1,400 

1,570 

1,420

1,290 

1,190 

1,090 

1,010 

948

893 

843 

810 

766 

730

695 

670 

680 

650 

625

600 

578 

630 

600 

805

May

1,160 

942 

838 

1,190 

3,070

2,610 

1,900 

1,500 

1,280 

1,120

1,010 

932 

854 

810 

761

715 

670 

635 

605 

625

550 

524 

501 

475

466

449 

424 

408 

396 

396 

432

Minimum

64 

90 

177

_

783 

1,160 

860 

578 

396 

161 

108 

66 

64

64

June

392 

376 

368 

345 

334

315 

312 

304 

287 

284

270 

263 

263 

253 

247

240 

234 

231 

228 

222

213 

207 

204 

196 

185

182 

177 

172 

169 

161

Mean

159 

115 

2,232

_

2,007 

4,550 

2,808 

1,154 

911 

254 

132 

81.5 

90.5

1,198

July

156 

151 

151 

146 

144

144 

144 

142 

139 

134

130 

128 

130 

128 

121

119 

123 

123 

119 

117

117 

117 

112 

110 

108

123 

159 

156 

137 

134 

125

Per 

square 

mile

0.476 

.344 

6.68

_

6.01 

13.6 

8.41 

3.46 

2.73 

.760 

.395 

.244 

.271

3.59

Aug.

114 

108 

104 

100 

94

92 

90 

90 

90 

88

88 

87 

87 

85 

83

82 

78 

73 

72 

70

70 

70 

68 

68 

68

68 

67 

70 

70 

68 

66

Sept.

64 

66 

67 

70 

72

76 

72 

68 

73 

80

85 

80 

75 

85 

94

87 

75 

94 

112 

94

82 

73 

70 

68 

68

72 

132 

253 

182 

125

Run-off

Inches

0.55 

.38 

7.70

_

6.93 

14.69 

9.69 

3.86 

3.15 

.85 

.46 

.28 

.30

48.84

Aore-feet

9,770 

6,830 

137,200

_

123,400 

261,700 

172,700 

68,690 

56,030 

15,140 

8,110 

5,010 

5,380

870,000

Peak discharge.- Dec. 10(7 a.m.) 7,370 sec.-ft.; Feb. 6 (11 a.m.) 15,900 secr-ft.; Fet. 28 (5 p. .) 

S,28O aeo.-ft.

a Ho gage-height record; discharge computed on basis of records for Slletz River at Slletz. 

h Computed from staff-gage readings.

9-233 April 1936

UNITED STATES DEPAPTJEHT OF THE INTERIOR 

Qeolog al Survey
SIUSLAW RIVER BASIN

Sluslaw River above Wildcat Creek, at Austa, Oreg.

Location.- Staff gage, lat. 44°00', long. 123°39', in SWi sec. 16, T. 18 S., R. 8 W., a

quarter of a mile upstream from Wildcat Creek and Austa. 

Drainage area.- 267 square miles.

Records available.- September 1931 to December 1940 (discontinued). 

Extremes.- 1939^50"; Ifeximum discharge observed during period, 5,880 second-feet Feb. 6

(gage height, 9.50 feet); minimum observed, 23 second-feet Oct. 1, 1939 (gage height,

1.09 feet).

1931-40: Maximum discharge observed, 12,900 second-feet Jan. 12, 1936 (gage height,

15.5 feet), from rating curve extended above 4,500 second-feet; minimum discharge, 20

second-feet Sept. 28, 1939 (gage height, .1.04 feet). 

Remarks.- Records fair. No diversion or regulation above station. Gage read once daily;

occasionally twice.

Discharge, et, 1939-40

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

IS

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

25

24

25

26

27

28

29

SO

31

Oct.

23

24

26

26

68

71

62

57

56

44

36

35

34

32

31

30

30

36

36

36

35

34

3£

37

41

45

S6

112

S2

72

62

Nov.

57

46

46

44

41

39

58

33

3S

38

36

35

35

36

36

35

35

35

35

34

34

36

36

35

36

38

39

3S

38

41

-

Dec.

44

49

50

50

46

50

52

138

360

1,910

933

635

368

286

1,200

1,680

1,260

1,000

650

610

798

640

510

364

300

259

227

265

396

483

474

Jan.

510

655

820

1,360

1,750

1,400

945

759

737

SOS

776

660

550

456

404

364

336

2S6

279

259

239

221

215

230

364

1,500

2,510

1,830

1,260

921

748

Feb.

610

510

496

2,230

2,270

5,260

4,780

3,500

2,390

2,270

2,390

1,990

2,790

2,470

2,390

1,670

4,040

3,590

2,430

1,750

1,400

1,200

1,000

921

1,910

3,140

3,320

4,7SO

4,780

_

-

Mar.

3,410

3,770

3,140

2,150

1,720

 1,360

1,260

1,470

1,300

1,140

1,000

S73

770

715

655

635

560

a510

490

470

450

430

410

396

382

370

2,430

3,500

2,430

2,310

al,800

Apr.

1,500

1,260

1,070

945

S25

748

720

698

770

698

635

600

550

510

47S

454

430

406

390

374

358

340

329

322

329

315

301

315

301

322

-

May

a400

343

350

645

1,140

1,100

764

590

470

410

374

343

329

308

290

273

248

245

234

231

220

207

204

191

191

184

176

172

172

166

184

June

184

17S

175

160

154

148

143

137

126

126

124

119

119

116

114

105

103

98

9S

96

96

94

94

92

38

S2

78

78

76

75

-

July

72

38

68

67

65

62

62

62

59

59

57

57

56

53

53

53

52

52

49

52

52

32

50

48

46

48

52

52

52

52

49

Aug.

42

41

40

39

3S

36

35

S3

33

32

32

32

32

32

31

31

29

29

29

29

29

2S

27

27

27

27

35

35

30

29

27

Sept.

27

26

24

26

26

27

26

a27

a30

a35

a37

a36

30

49

30

a29

a33

62

a52

44

a38

34

34

a32

30

29

a60

allO

a80

a60

-

a Ho gage-height record; discharge computed' on basis of records for Alsea River near Tidewater 

and Siletz River near Siletz.

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

Oct.

aSO

a!5

39

41

44

39

36

35

35

34

Nov.

217

191

154

126

157

273

390

660

698

715

Dec.

630

530

390

378

366

374

398

406

366

315

Day

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

Oct.

32

31

30

30

30

29

30

29

29

a32

Hov.

550

506

406

522

252

210

178

160

137

121

Deo.

284

252

224

210

191

194

184

280

326

5,410

Day

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

42

47

44

298

315

217

132

90

84

114

166

Hov.

132

140

132

204

350

406

350

332

1.230

921

-

Dec.

4,220

2,150

1,300

1,170

1,640

1,950

2,960

1,990

1,500

1,230

1,040

a. Ho gage-height record; discharge computed on basis of records for Alsea River 

near Tidewater and Siletz River near Siletz.
158 SIUSLAW RIVER BASIN

Monthly discharge, In second-feet, of Sluslaw River above Wildcat Creek,'at Austa,Oreg., 1959-40

Month

Haroh. .......................

May. .........................

July. ........................

Water year 1939-40 ........

Secondfoot-days

1,455 

1,150 

16,107

159,355

24,152 

72,497 

42,308 

17,293 

11,156 

3,476 

1,731 

996 

1,183

193,504

2,249 

10,620 

30,858

213,519

Maximum

112 

57 

1,910

4,580

2,510 

5,280 

3,770 

1,500 

1,140 

184 

72 

42 

110

5,280

315 

1,230 

4,220

5,280

M1n1-im«ii

23 

34 

44

20

215 

496 

370 

301 

166 

75 

46 

27 

24

23

29 

121 

1S4

24

Mean

46.9 

38.3 

520

437

779 

2,500 

1,365 

576 

360 

116 

55.8 

52.1 

39.4

529

72.5 

354 

995

597

Per 

square

mile

0.176 

.143 

1.95

1.64

2.92 

9.36 

5.11 

2.16 

1.35 

.434 

.209 

^120 

.148

1.98

.272 

1.33 

3.73

2.24

Run-off

Inches

0.20 

.16 

2.24

22.18

3.56 

10.10 

5.89 

2.41 

1.55 

.48 

.24 

.14 

.16

26.93

.31 

1.48 

4.30

30.42

Acre-feet

2,890 

2,880 

51,950

316.100

47,900 

143,800 

83,920 

34,300 

22,130 

6,890 

5,430 

1,980 

2,350

383,800

4,460 

21,060 

61,210

433,400
SIUSLAW RIVER BASIN 159

Lake Creek at Triangle Lake, Oreg.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 44°10', long. 123°34', In SWi sec. 20, T. 16 S., R.

 7 W., 500 feet downstream from outlet of Triangle Lake. Datum of gage Is 673.41 feet 

above mean sea level (general adjustment of 1939).

Drainage area.- 50 square miles.

Records available.- August 1931 to September 1940.

Extremes.- Ifexlmum discharge during year, 1,650 second-feet Feb. 7 (gage height, 5.80 

feet): minimum, 5.5 second-feet Oct. 1-4.

1931-40: mxlmum discharge, 3,960 second-feet Dec. 22, 1933, Jan. 13, 1936 (gage 

height, 8.1 feet), from rating curve extended above 3,400 second-feet; minimum, 5.5 

feet Sept. 30, Oct. 1-4, 1939.

Remarks.- Records good except those below 10 second-feet and those for period of no gage-

 height record, which are fair. No diversion above gage; flow regulated only by natural 

storage In Triangle Lake.

Hating table, water year 1959-40 (gage height, In feet, and discharge, In second-feet)

0.4

.7 

1.0 

1.3

5.5

15

32

57

1.6 

2.0 

2.5 

3.0

98

177

312

485

3.6 

4.2 

4.6 

5.1

750

1,050

1,290

1,590

Discharge, In second-feet, water year October 1939 to September 1940

Day

1 

2 

5 

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

Oct.

5.5 

5.5 

5.5 

7.5 

11

16 

18 

18 

17 

14

14 

13 

12 

11 

11

10 

11 

11 

13 

14

15 

15 

15 

15 

15

17 

20 

26 

30 

29 

27

Nov.

24 

23 

21 

19 

17

17 

16 

16 

15 

14

14 

13 

13 

14 

13

13 

13 

13 

13 

13

13 

13 

14 

14 

14

15 

15 

16 

17 

17

Dec.

18 

20 

21 

21 

21

22

23 

33 

72 

260

414 

337 

233 

184 

277

642 

S65 

715 

517 

396

321 

270 

225 

193 

166

147 

130 

140 

173 

216 

247

Jan.

279 

300 

306 

389 

517

517 

434 

369 

337 

359

365 

331 

285 

245 

212

191 

173 

159 

147 

136

126 

119 

113 

115 

144

250 

453 

513 

431 

337 

273

Month

Dot 

HOT 

Dec

C

Jan 

Feb 

MarApr 

Hay 

Jan 

Jul 

Aug 

Sep

W

nary

ater year 1939-4

Fob.

231 

205 

208 

273 

392

900 

1,580 

1,320 

al,100 

a950

a850 

aSOO 

a900 

aSOO 

a750

a680 

al,100 

al.OOO 

710 

578

481 

414 

359 

337 

406

624 

800 

955 

1,130

Secondfoot-days

462.0 

462 

7,321

48,377.5

8,925 

20,833 

13,091 5,859~ 

3,863 

1,082 

543 

344.0 

368.5

63,153.5

Mar.

1,070 

970 

S45 

705 

583

489 

445 

442 

428 

386

343 

303 

273 

245 

231

220 

205 

188 

175 

162

155 

149 

140 

136 

134

243 

578 

785 

775 

682 

606

Haxlmm

.3C 

24 

86E

1,11C

511 

1,58C 

1,070 

517 

37S 

5S 

22 

11 

22

1.58C

Apr.

517 

426 

372 

331 

291

259 

250 

245 

245 

239

222 

208 

191 

177 

164

155 

147 

138 

130 

124

117 

112 

108 

106 

103

98 

95 

95 

94 

98

May

112 

100 

100 

136 

250

378 

315 

268 

212 

179

157 

140 

128 

119 

110

103 

98 

92 

86 

32

77 

75 

70 

68 

64

62 

59 

57 

55 

54 

57

Minimum

5.5 

13 

IB

5.5

113 

205 

134 

94 

54 

23 

15 

9.0 

8.5

5.5

June

59 

58 

55 

52 

49

46 

44 

43 

42 

41

40 

38 

37 

36 

35

34 

S3 

31 

28 

29

29 

27 

27 

26 

26

24 

24

23 

23 

23

Mean

14.9

15.4 

236

133

288 

718 

422 

195 

125 

36.1 

17.5 

11.1 

12.3

173

July

22 

21 

21 

20 

20

20 

19 

19 

IB 

18

IB 

17 

17 

17 

17

17 

17 

17 

16 

16

16 

16 

15 

15 

15

15 

16 

17 

17 

17 

17

Per 

square 

mile

0.298 

.308 

4.72

2.66

5.76 

14.4 

8.44 

3.90 

2.50 

.722 

.350 

.222 

.246

3.46

Aug.

17 

16 

16 

15 

15

14 

13 

13 

12 

11

11 

11 

11 

10 

10

10 

10 

9.5 

9.5 

9.0

9.0 

9.5 

9.5 

9.5 

9.5

9.0 

9.0 

9.0 

9.0 

9.0 

9.0

Sept.

9.0 

9.0 

8.5 

8.5 

8.5

8.5 

9.0 

9.5

10

10

11 

11 

12 

IS

14

14 

14 

15 

14

13

15 

12 

12 

11 

11

11 

15 

IB 

22 

22

Run-off

Inches

0.34

.34 

5.45

36.00

6.64 

15.50 

9.74 

4.36 

2.87 

.80 

.40 

.26 

.27

46.97

Acre-feet

916 

916 

14,520

95,960

17,700 

41,32O 

25,970 

11,620 

7,660 

2,150 

1.080 

688 

731

125,500

9-233 April 1956

UHITED STATES DEPAPTEHT OP THE INTERIOR 

Oeolog il Survey
160 UMPQUA RIVER BASIN

South Umpqua River at Tiller, Oreg.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 42°56', long. 122°57', In NEi sec. 33, T. 30 S., R. 

2 W., 0.3 mile upstream from Elk Creek, 0.4 mile downstream from Salt Creek, and 0.4 

mile east of Tiller. Datum of gage Is 991.8 feet above mean sea level (river-profile 

survey, general adjustment of 1929). Prior to Nov. 27, staff gage at same site and 

datum.

Drainage area.- 454 square miles.

Records available.- November 1910 to November 1911, October 1939 to September 1940.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 8,570 second-feet Feb. 28 (gage height, 10.55 

feet), from rating curve extended above 5,400 second-feet; minimum, 24 second-feet 

Sept. 1, 2 (gage height, 0.73 foot).

1910-11, 1939-40: Maximum discharge observed, 11.400 second-feet Nov. 28, 1910 

(gage height, 12.95 feet, site and datum then In use); minimum observed, 20 secondfeet Sept. 3, 4, 1911.

Remarks.- Records good except those above 5,000 second-feet and those for period Oct. 1, 

2, which are fair. Small diversions above station for Irrigation. No regulation.

Cooperation.- Water-stage recorder Inspected by employee of U. S. Forest Service.

Rating tables, mater year 1939-40 (gage height, in feet, and discharge, in second-feet) 

Oct. 1 to Feb. 28 Feb. 29 to Sept. SO

0.7 

1.0

1.5

1.6 

2.0 

2.5 

S.O

22

53

107

191

325

500

680

3.5 

4.0 

5-0 

6.0 

7.0

870

1,085

1,670

2,520

3,570

4,800

6,320

0.7 

1.0 

1.3 

1.6 

2.0 

2.5 

3.0

22

53

107

191

325

515

735

5.5 

4.0 

5.0 

6.0 

7.0 

8.0 

9.1

1,000

1,550

2,150

5,110

4,150

5,550

6,870

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1939 to September 1940

Day

1 

2 

5 

4

e

6

7 

8 

9 

10

11 

12 

15 

14 

15

16 

17 

18 

19 

20

21 

22 

25 

24 

25

26 

27 

28 

29 

50 

51

Oct.

a52 

a40 

45 

41 

117

143 

86 

64 

54 

50

45 

44 

41 

40 

38

59 

38 

59 

40 

40

39 

39 

38 

56 

68

59 

5OO 

322 

119 

94 

72

Nov.

64 

59 

56 

56 

53

53 

52 

52 

53 

53

a51 

49 

49 

48 

46

46 

a46 

45 

44 

45

45 

45 

44 

44

44

43 

40 

40 

40 

41

Dec.

46 

46 

48 

45 

43

41 

43 

59 

666 

1,870

954 

556 

392 

364 

547

784 

1,320 

773 

547 

525

640 

511 

423 

342 

237

253 

230 

511 

601 

866 

894

Jan.

743 

662 

691 

784 

762

666 

585 

554 

1,270 

1,630

1,230 

902 

710 

597 

514

451 

402 

367 

339 

311

283 

263 

253 

256 

297

1,200 

1,280 

870 

695 

601 

532

Month

Dot 

Nor 

Dec

C

Jan 

Feb 

Mar 

Apr 

May 

Jun 

Jul 

Aug. 

Sep

W

ember .....................

alendar year

ater year 1939-4

Feb.

482 

448 

486 

1,070 

2,160

4,8OO 

4,410 

2,850 

2,150 

3,980

3,550 

2,110 

2,410 

2,780 

2,380

1,880 

3,140 

2,370 

1,600 

1,240

1,050 

977 

898 

878 

1,350

2,500 

5,910 

6,300 

6,180

Seeondfoot-days

2,482 

1,446 

15,029

-

20,698 

70,119 

67,850 

30,131 

11,817 

3,617 

1,534 

927 

3,068

228,718

Mar.

4,110 

4,450 

3,440 

2,590 

2,150

1,720 

1,580 

3,190 

2,470 

1,940

1,620 

1,340 

1,170 

1,040 

984

1,650 

1,660 

1,390 

1,180 

1,070

1,OOO 

967 

901 

934 

954

2,920 

5,830 

4,170 

5,200 

2,950 

3,340

Maximum

50C 

64 

1,87C

-

1,65C 

6,500 

5,85C 

2.99C 

712 

249 

66 

4C 

1,070

6,500

Apr.

2,990 

2,230 

2,770 

1,650 

1,590

1,180 

1,130 

1,290 

1,550 

1,260

1,110 

1,010 

956 

901 

825

730 

663 

618 

591

555

525 

503 

495 

471 

487

463 

425 

451 

531

555

Hay

604 

56S 

555 

614 

712

645 

578 

527 

495 

485

467 

439 

415 

588 

367

346 

325 

511 

294 

280

265 

249 

243 

255 

225

215 

207 

197 

194 

188 

194

mn-litni 

52 

40 

41

-

255 

448 

901 

425 

188 

68 

40 

25 

24

24

June

249 

246 

201 

185 

169

165 

154 

148 

140 

151

126 

117 

109 

107 

105

105 

101 

94 

94 

99

92 

88 

S4 

82 

79

75 

72 

70 

68 

68

Mean

80.1 

48.2 

485

_

668 

2,418 

2,189 

1,004 

581 

121 

49.5 

29.9 

102

625

July

66 

64 

59 

58 

56

54 

53 

53 

52 

50

50 

49 

48 

46 

45

44 

43 

43 

41 

46

54 

52 

48 

43 

40

40 

45 

58 

49 

44 

41

Per 

square 

mile

0.176 

.106 

1.07

-

1.47 

5.55 

4.82 

2.21 

.859 

.267 

.109 

.066 

.225

1.58

Aug*

40 

58 

57 

56 

54

35 

52 

52 

50 

50

29 

29 

29 

29 

29

29 

29 

29 

28 

28

27 

27 

28 

28 

28

28 

28 

27 

26 

25 

25

Sept.

24 

24

28 

55 

57

55 

50 

29 

50 

30

52 

30 

52 

44

49

56 

54 

92 

128 

70

49 

43 

58 

56 

55

57 

567 

1,070 

528 

182

Hun off

Inches

0.20 

.18 

1.25

_

1.70 

5.74 

5.56 

2.47 

.97 

.50 

.13 

.08 

.25

18.75

Aero-feet

4,920 

2,870 

29,810

-

41.050 

159. 1OO 

154,600 

59,760 

25,440 

7,170 

5,040 

1,840 

6,090

453,700

Peak discharge.- Feb. 6 (9 a.m.) 5,820 sec.-ft.j Feb. 28 (2 p.m.) 8,570 sec.-ft.; Mar. 26 (10 

p.m.j 7,47O seo.-ft.

a No gage-height record) discharge interpolated or computed on basis of records for Cow Creek near Azalea.

9-253 April 1936

UNITED STATES DEPAPTIENT OF THE INTERIOR 

Beolog al Survey
UMPQUA RIVER BASIN 161

Umpqua River near Elkton, Oreg.

Location.- Staff gage, lat. 43°35', long. 123°33', in sec. 8, T. 23 S.. R. 7 W., 4 miles 

south of Elkton. Altitude of gage, 95 feet (from river-profile map).

Drainage area.- 3,680 square miles.

Records available.- October 1905 to September 1940 (prior to November 1908, incomplete).

Average discharge.- 35 years, 7,056 second-feet.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge observed during year, 83,500 second-feet Feb. 29 (gage height,

 24.50 feet); minimum observed, 770 second-feet Aug. 31 to Sept. 4 (gage height, 1.00 

foot).

1905-40: Maximum discharge, 172,000 second-feet Feb. 21, 1927 (gage height, 41.0 

feet, from floodmark), from rating curve extended above 50,000 second-feet; minimum 

observed, 640 second-feet July 18, 1926 (gage height, 0.71 foot).

Maximum stage known, 45.5 feet sometime in 1861.

Remarks.- Records good. Some diversions for irrigation from streams in South Umpqua River

 Basin, but low flow probably only slightly affected. Slight diurnal fluctuation caused 

by gates and racks of fish hatchery at Diamond Lake and by power plant at Winchester 

ordinarily does not affect discharge at this station. Gage read twice daily.

Hating table, water year 1939-40 (gage height, In feet, and discharge, In second-feet)

1.0 

1.5 

2.0 

2.5 

3.0

770

1,220

1,730

2,300

2,930

4.0 

5.0 

6.0 

7.0 

9.0

4,340

6,130

3,300

10,900

17,000

11.0

13.0

15.0

17.0

19.0

23,300

31,500

39,700

48,400

57,300

21.0

23.0

66,600

76,100

Discharge, In second-feet, water year October 1939 to September 1940

Day

1 

2 

S 

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

Oct.

S18 

818 

818 

868 

931

985 

1.3SO 

1,220 

1,190 

1,090

1,050 

985 

940 

913 

904

895 

895 

886 

904 

904

904 

886 

886 

913 

949

1,040 

1,090 

g2,540 

2,670 

1,870 

1,420

Nov.

1,240 

1,150 

1,080 

1,020 

976

976 

976 

958 

949 

940

940 

940 

940 

940 

940

940 

922 

922 

922

Qgg

904 

922 

922 

904 

904

904 

904 

886 

866 

886

Dee.

886 

913 

922 

913 

904

904 

904 

994 

1,130 

g5,.370

g26,800 

11,500 

6,130 

4,420 

3,810

5,460 

8,660 

12,100 

7,940 

5,640

9,040 

7,490 

5,640 

4,500 

3,740

3,160 

2,810 

2,580 

2,570 

4,030 

5,100

Jan.

6,330 

7,060 

8,060 

8,790 

12,700

11,200 

8,420 

6,950 

6,840 

13,600

13,900 

10,900 

8,180 

6,330 

5,370

4,760 

4,180 

3,670 

3,350 

3,180

2,960 

2,700 

2,540 

2,460 

2,630

3,670 

g!4,200 

15,800 

10,400 

7,600 

6,130

Month

Oot 

NOT 

Dee

C

JanFob 

Mar 

Apr 

Hay 

Jun 

Jul 

Aug< 

Sap

Water year 1939-4C

Feb.

5,280 

4,670 

4,260 

4,840 

g9,820

g!9,600 

g42,300 

g35,100 

g24,200 

g20,000

g28,800 

22,400 

g26,500 

41,800 

30,700

23,100 

35,900 

44,900 

g27,200 

19,000

14,800 

11,500 

9,960 

8,660 

8,300

13,600 

g25,300 

g48,800 

g73,200

Secondfoot-days

34,562 

28,615 

156,960

1,895,300

224,860 

684,490 

459,840 

213,110 

97,720 

46,590 

30,429 

25,290 

31,588

2,034,054

Mar.

g42,300 

3"5,100 

30,700 

22,800 

18,300

14,500 

12,100 

13,300 

17,700 

14,500

12,100 

10,400 

8,660 

7,490 

6,950

6,740 

8,540 

8,540 

7,380 

6,740

6,230 

5,840 

5,550 

5,280 

5,460

5,740 

g21,400 

33,900 

25,300 

21,000 

19,300

Hajdjnmtt

2,67C 

1,24C 

26.80C

52,80C

15,80C 

73,200 

42,300 

19,600 

5,640 

2,34C 

1,120 

922 

3,810

73,200

Apr.

19,600 

16,700 

13,600 

11,800 

10,100

3,920 

8,060 

8,300 

9,690 

9,690

8,790 

7,720 

6,950 

6,430 

6,030

5,640 

5,190 

4,760 

4,500 

4,260

4,030 

3,880 

3,670 

3,600 

3,670

3,600 

3,460 

3,330 

3,330 

3,810

May

3,960 

4,420 

4,180 

4,260 

4,920

5,640 

5,100 

4,500 

4,100 

3,S10

3,670 

3,530 

3,310 

3,190 

3,030

2,900 

2,750 

2,630 

2,530 

2,440

2,350 

2,260 

2,190 

2,140 

2,100

2,050 

2,000 

1,960 

1,920 

1,900 

1,980

MJTilimim

818 

886 

886

818

2,460 

4,260 

5,230 

3,330 

1,900 

1,140 

922 

770 

770

770

June

2,030 

2,250 

2,340 

2,170 

1,950

1,840 

1,7SO 

1,740 

1,700 

1,650

1,610 

1,570 

1,530 

1,500 

1,480

1,450 

1,420 

1,400 

1,370 

1,340

1,340 

1,320 

1,300 

1,300 

1,280

1,250 

1,210 

1,170 

1,160 

1,140

Mean

1,115 

954 

5,063

5,193

7,254 

23,600 

14,830 

7,104 

3,152 

1,553 

982 

816 

1,053

5,558

July

1,120 

1,100 

1,080 

1,070 

1,050

1,030 

1,010 

1,000 

994 

994

976 

976 

967 

958 

940

940 

931 

922 

922 

922

931 

994 

1,010 

976 

976

958 

940 

922 

931 

967 

922

Per 

square 

mile

0.303 

.259 

1.38

1.41

1.97 

6.41 

4.03 

1.93 

.857 

.422 

.267 

.222 

.286

1.51

Aug.

922 

904 

SS6 

868 

850

842 

834 

818 

818 

834

818 

818 

818 

802 

802

802 

802 

802 

802 

802

802 

786 

786 

786 

786

786 

786 

786 

766 

786 

770

Sept.

770 

770 

770 

770 

794

S10 

8 IS 

818 

802 

802

818 

850 

886 

859 

859

904 

913 

976 

1,010 

1,120

1,080 

1,030 

976 

931 

877

859 

886 

1,100 

3,810 

2,920

Run-off

Inches

0.35 

.29 

1.59

19.16

2.27 

6.92 

4.65 

2.15 

.99 

.47 

.31 

.26 

.32

20.57

Acre-feet

68,550 

56,760 

311,300

3,759,000

446,000 

1,358,000 

912,100 

422,700 

193,800 

92,410 

60,360 

50,160 

62,650

4,035,000

g Computed from graph baaed on gage readings.

9-233 April 1936

UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OP THE INTERIOR 

Geolo^ al Surrey
162 UMPQUA RIVER BASIN

Cow Creek near Azalea, Oreg.

Location.- Staff gage, lat. 42°50', long. 123°11', In sec. 4, T. 32 S., R. 4 W., 4 miles 

northeast of Azalea.

Drainage area.- 76 square miles.

Records available.- April 1926 to September 1940 (Incomplete prior to 1932).

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 2,880 second-feet Feb. 28 (gage height, 8.20 

feet, observed at peak), from rating curve extended above 1,200 second-feet; minimum 

discharge observed, 6.3 second-feet Aug. 19-21.

1926-40: Maximum discharge observed, 4,000 second-feet (estimated) Jan. 2, 1933 

(gage height, 7.8 feet); minimum observed, 4 second-feet Sept. 9-19, 1929, Aug. 26-28, 

1931, Aug. 21 to Sept. 6, 1934.

Remarks.- Records good. Staff gage read once daily. Small diversions above station for 

Irrigation.

Hating tables, water year 1939-40 (gage height, In feet, and discharge, In second-feet) 

(Shifting-control method used Oct. 1 to Dec. 8, Dec. 12 tc Jan. 25)

Oct. 1 to Jan. 25

1.7

1.8 

2.0 

2.2 

2.4 

2.7

4.5

9.0

24

47

75

133

3.0 

3.3 

3.6 

4.0 

4.5

207

290

380

520

720

1.7

1.8 

2.0 

2.2 

2.4

Jan. 26 to Sept. 30

5.3

10

24

47

79

2.7 

3.0 

3.3 

3.6 

4.0

144

224

310

400

550

4.5 

5.0 

6.0 

7.0 

8.0

750

990

1,490

2,070

2,740

Discharge, In second-feet, water year October 1939 to September 1940

Day

1

e

3 

4

e

6 

7 

8 

9 

10

11 

12 

13 

14 

16

16

17 

18 

19 

20

21 

22 

23 

24 

26

26 

27 

28 

39 

30 

31

Oct.

8.1 

9.6 

10 

12 

21

20 

16 

12 

9.6 

9.0

9.0 

8.6 

8.1 

8.1 

8.6

9.0 

11 

12 

12 

11

11 

11 

12 

20

17

15 

40 

17 

13 

11 

9.0

Nov.

9.0 

9.6 

9.6 

9.0 

9.0

9.6 

9.6 

10 

10 

10

9.6 

9.6 

9.6 

9.6 

9.0

9.6 

9.0 

9.0 

9.0 

9.0

9.6 

10 

10 

9.6 

11

11 

11 

11 

11 

10

Dec.

10 

11 

11 

10 

10

10 

11 

36 

92 

1,040

262 

70 

55 

59 

60

68 

127 

70 

68 

48

46 

41 

35 

32 

28

25 

26 

27 

28 

48 

64

Jan.

72 

82 

87 

194 

166

102 

77 

70 

265 

273

178 

127 

98 

77 

68

62 

55 

48 

50 

45

42 

40 

37 

39 

51

990 

334 

192 

132 

113 

98

Month

Oot 

HOT 

Dec

C

Jan

Fob 

Mar 

Apr 

May 

Jun 

Jul 

Aug 

Sep

W

ember. ....................

u

ater year 1939-41

Feb.

87 

79 

213 

710 

376

1,090 

574 

400 

316 

352

304 

255 

702 

435 

328

287 

880 

449 

328 

235

213 

192 

170 

165 

298

590 

1,540 

3,670 

1,390

Secondfoot-days

400.7 

292.6 

2,538

23,256.2

4,263 

15,638 

10,639 

4,110 

1,449 

665 

379 

238.5 

436.4

41,009.2

Mar.

710 

622 

443 

358 

304

252 

341 

310 

269 

235

213 

192 

170 

152 

139

170 

165 

152 

132 

120

111 

105 

98 

109 

98

1,340 

1,190 

630 

550 

550 

510

Maximum

4C 

11 

1,04C

1,04C

99C 

2.67C 

1.34C 

47C 

8£ 4r 

14 

1C 

7C

2,67C

Apr.

470 

328 

287 

246 

224

197 

205 

184 

154 

147

134 

120 

109 

107 

105

96 

92 

67 

81 

76

72 

70 

67 

67 

65

67 

64 

62 

60 

65

May

59 

65 

60 

85 

79

72 

64 

59 

56 

54

50 

48 

47 

45 

43

42 

42 

40 

37 

36

35 

35 

34 

33 

32

32 

31 

31 

32 

34 

37

THnlnmm

8.1 

9.0 

10

5.0

37 

79 

98 

60 

31 

15 

10 

6.3 

7.3

6.3

June

47 

40 

34 

33 

31

28 

26 

25 

25 

24

22 

22 

22 

21 

21

19 

17 

17 

18 

18

17 

17 

16 

15 

15

15 

15 

15 

15 

15

Mean

JO Q

9^75 

81.5

63.7

138 

539 

343 

137 

46.7 

22.2 

12.2 

7.37 

14.2

112

July

14 

14 

13 

13 

13

13 

13 

12 

12 

12

12 

11 

11 

11 

12

13 

12 

11 

12 

13

14 

13 

12 

11 

11

11 

14 

13 

12 

11 

10

Per 

square 

mile

0.170 

.128 

1.07

.838

1.82 

7.09 

4.51 

1.80 

.614 

.292 

.161 

.097 

.167

1.47

Aug.

10 

9.3 

8.8 

8.3 

8.3

7.8 

7.3 

7.3 

7.3 

6.8

7.8 

7.3 

7.3 

7.3 

7.8

7.3 

6.8 

6.8 

6.3 

6.3

6.3 

6.8 

6.8 

6.8 

7.3

7.3 

7.3 

6.8 

6.8 

6.8 

7.3

Sept.

7.3 

7.8 

8.8 

10 

9.3

9.3 

8.3 

8.3 

8.8 

8.8

8.3 

8.8 

12 

7.3 

8.3

13 

18 

18 

16 

13

13 

11 

10 

10 

13

18 

26 

70 

24 

17

Run-off

Inches

0.20 

.14 

1.24

11.41

2.09 

7.65 

5.21 

2.01 

.71 

.33 

.19 

.11 

.21

20.09

Aore-feet

795 

580 

5,010

46,120

8,460 

31,000 

21,100 

8,150 

2,870 

1,320 

752 

453 

846

81,340

9-233 April 1936

UNITED STATES DEPAPm<CENT OP THE INTERIOR 

Geology .1 Survey
UMPQUA RIVER BASIN 163

North Umpqua River below Lake Creek, Oreg.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 43°19', long. 122°11', In NWi sec. 13, T. 26 S., R". 

5 E., 200 yards downstream from Lake Creek-and 30 miles southwest of Crescent. Altitude of gage, 4,090 feet (from river-profile map).

Drainage area.- 175 square miles.

Records available.- October 1927 to September 1940.

Average discharge.- 13 years, 362 second-feet.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 490 second-feet Apr. 9 (gage height, 1.30 feet); 

minimum, 262 second-feet Sept. 25 (gage height, 0.76 foot).

1927-40: Maximum discharge, 1,190 second-feet June 9, 1933 (gage height, 2.24 

feet), from rating curve extended above 700 second-feet; minimum, 206 second-feet Dec. 

9, 1931.

Remarks.- Records good. No diversion above station. Flow slightly regulated by Diamond

Rating table, water year 1939-40 (gage height, In feet, and discharge, In second-feet) 

0.7 240

.6 277

1.0 558

1.2

1.4

450

545

Discharge, In second-feet, nater year October 1959 to September 1940

Day

1 

2 

3

4 

6

6 

7 

8 

9 

10

11 

12 

15 

14

16

16 

17 

18 

19 

20

21 

22 

25 

24 

25

26 

27 

28 

29 

SO 

31

Oct.

293

296 

296 

300 

512

308 

504 

500 

304

300

304

304 

504 

504 

304

300 

300 

300 

300 

500

300 

300 

504 

308 

308

316 

332 

320 

516 

312 

308

Hov.

304 

504

304 

504 

504

504 

504 

500 

300 

300

500 

500 

300 

500 

500

500 

500 

300 

300 

300

300 

300 

500 

300 

500

500 

300 

300 

500 

300

Deo.

500 

500 

500 

500 

500

500 

500 

304 

328 

328

500 

300 

328 

352 

356

348 

352 

340 

340 

352

348 

340 

540 

340 

336

340 

340 

356 

564 

364 

364

Jan.

360 

360 

360 

360 

356

344 

352 

356 

356 

356

548 

348 

340 

532 

540

540 

336 

336 

336 

336

332 

332 

332 

328 

332

344 

344 

340 

340 

540 

340

Month

Oat 

Hov 

Dec

C

Jan 

Feb 

Bar 

Apr 

May 

Jun 

Jul 

Augi 

Sep

W

uary

 tor year 1939-'

Feb.

336 

316 

320 

520 

332

552 

544 

336

336 

352

344

336 

340 

340 

340

336 

340 

356 

332 

332

332 

332 

328 

328 

336

348 

360 

385 

381

Secondfoot-days

9,461 

9,028 

10,220

131,167

10,656 

9,850 

11,794 

15,086 

12,611 

10,708 

9,664 

9,012 

8,623

124,715

Mar.

368 

372 

368 

364 

364

360 

572 

385 

372 

572

368 

364 

572 

564 

364

576 

368 

564 

372 

368

364 

364 

360 

364 

372

401 

419 

419

437 

456 

461

Maxljnum

332 

504 

364

533

360 

38S 

461 

48S 

430 

38S 

324 

500 

308

48S

Apr.

451 

437 

441 

457 

432

432 

461 

475

485 

475

450 

440 

440 

435 

430

415 

430 

440 

420 

420

420 

420 

420 

425 

450

425 

420 

450 

420 

450

May

410 

410 

410 

430 

425

420 

415 

410 

410 

419

426 

425 

420 

420 

405

400 

410 

410 

405 

405

400 

400 

400

397 

397

397 

593 

589 

385 

385 

381

M<n<immi

295

300 

500

289

328 

516 

360 

415 

381 

324 

300 

285 

273

273

June

365 

585 

381 

385 

581

381 

372 

368 

368 

368

568 

585 

381 

360 

356

552

352 

348 

344 

340

540 

344 

544 

340 

340

336 

328 

328 

324 

324

Mean

305 

301 

350

359

344 

340 

380 

456 

407 

357 

312 

291 

287

341

July

524 

524 

320 

520 

520

320 

320 

520 

520 

320

520 

316 

316 

516 

312

308 

508 

508 

304 

308

308 

304 

304 

304 

304

504 

308 

304 

500 

300 

300

Per 

square 

mile

1.74 

1.72 

1.89

2.05

1.97 

1.94 

2.17 

2.49 

2.33 

2.04 

1.78 

1.66 

1.64

1.95

Aug.

300 

296 

296 

296 

296

296 

296 

293 

295 

293

293 

295 

295 

289 

289

2S9 

269 

285 

285 

285

285 

285 

285 

289 

289

289 

289 

289 

289 

289 

289

Sept.

289 

289 

289 

2S9 

285

285 

285 

285 

285 

265

285 

285 

285 

285 

285

289 

289 

296 

289 

289

289 

285 

285 

281 

273

281 

300 

SOS 

289 

269

Run-off

Inches

2.01 

1.92 

2.17

27.88

2.26 

2.09 

2.51 

2.78 

2.68 

2.28 

2.05 

1.92 

1.83

26.50

Aore-feet

18,770 

17,910 

20,270

260,200

21,140 

19,540 

23,390 

25.960 

25,010 

21,240 

19,170 

17,880 

17,100

247,400

Note.- Ho gage-height record Apr. 11 to Hay 8, May 12-23; discharge computed on basis of recorded 

range of stage and records .for station at Toketee Falls.

9-233 April 1936

UKITED STATES DEPAP-HEHT OF THE INTERIOR 

Qeolog. .1 Surrey
164 UMPQUA RIVER BASIN

North Umpqua River at Toketee Falls, Oreg.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 43°16', long. 122°25', in T. 26 S., R. 3 E. (unsur-

 veyed), an eighth of a mile downstream from Clearwater River, half a mile upstream from 

Toketee Falls, and 30 miles east of Hoaglin. Datum of gage is 2,373 feet above mean 

sea level (by surveys of The California Oregon Power Co.).

Drainage area.- 337 square miles.

Records available.- February 1908 to July 1909, December 1914 to November 1917 (incomplete), 

July 1924 to September 1940.

Average discharge.- 15 years (1925-40), 854 second-feet.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 1,580 second-feet Mar. 26, 30 (gage height, 2.30

 feet); minimum, 540 second-feet Sept. 25 (gage height, 0.76 foot).

1908-9, 1914-17, 1924-40: Maximum discharge, 3,600 second-feet Feb. 20, 1927 (gage 

height, 4.65 feet), from rating curve extended above 1,600 second-feet on basis of 

velocity-area studies; minimum, 475 second-feet Nov. 27-29, Dec. 12, 14, 1931.

Remarks.- Records good. No diversion above station; regulation at Diamond Lake has little 

effect.

Rating table, water year 1939-40 (gage height, In feet, and discharge, In second-feet)

510

560

665

1.2 

1.4 

1.7

775

900

1,110

2.0 

2.3

1,340

1,580

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1939 to September 1940

Day

1 

2 

3

4 

6

6

7 

8 

9 

10

11 

12 

13 

14 

16

16 

17 

18 

19 

20

21 

22 

23 

24 

26

26

27 

28 

29 

30 

31

Oct.

610 

610 

605 

616 

682

638 

621 

605 

605 

600

600 

600 

600 

600 

600

595 

600 

600 

595 

595

595 

595 

605 

621 

610

654 

 742 

665 

632 

621 

610

Nov.

610 

605 

600 

600 

600

600 

600 

605 

600 

600

595 

595 

595 

595 

590

590 

590 

590 

590 

590

585 

585 

585 

585 

585

580 

575 

575 

575 

590

Dec.

580 

580 

580 

575 

575

575 

575 

632 

748 

787

660 

616 

638 

654 

704

781 

835 

726 

704 

726

704 

682 

666 

660 

654

654 

654 

748 

829 

829 

811

Jan.

805 

799 

793 

787 

758

726 

731 

742 

781 

775

753 

736 

709 

687 

698

687 

682 

676 

676 

670

665 

660 

665 

676 

692

781 

793 

764 

742 

736 

731

Month

Got 

Nor 

Dec

c

Jan 

Fob 

Har 

Apr 

May 

Jim 

Jul 

Auff 

Sep

W

t ember....................

ater year 1939-4

Feb.

720 

704 

709 

736 

835

1,120 

1,070 

984 

977 

1,280

1,140 

1,040 

1,080 

1,040 

977

949 

956 

935 

874 

848

829 

817 

799 

799 

874

1,050 

1,220 

1,460 

1,480

Secondfoot-days

19,127 

17,760 

21,141

301,511

22,576 

28,302 

37,480 

34,881 

28,366 

21,683 

19,703 

18,240 

17,650

286,909

Mar.

1,370 

1,350 

1,270 

1,210 

1,170

1,120 

1,170 

1,390 

1,280 

1,200

1,140 

1,080 

1,050 

1,010 

1,000

1,160 

1,110 

1,080 

1,050 

1,040

1,030 

1,040 

1,030 

1,060 

1,080

1,320 

1,530 

1,500 

1,530 

1,550 

1,560

Maximum

742 

610 

83E

1,66C

80E 

1,48C 

1,56C 

1,48C 

1,03C 

822 

66C 

61C 

692

1,56C

Apr.

1,480 

1,400 

1,350 

1,300 

1,240

1,190 

1,240 

1,310 

1,340 

1,290

1,260 

1,220 

1,210 

1,210 

1,200

1,140 

1,110 

1,120 

1,080 

1,050

1,030 

1,030 

1,020 

1,020 

1,020

984 

977 

1,020 

1,000 

1,040

May

1,000 

977 

9S4 

1,030 

1,000

991 

977 

963 

963 

984

991 

977 

970 

963 

942

907 

900 

900 

894 

S80

868 

86S 

868 

861 

848

829 

823

ell

805 

799 

793

Minimum

595 

575 

575

575

660 

704 

1,000 

977 

793 

660 

610 

575 

555

555

June

823 

793 

781 

775 

770

758 

753 

748 

742 

736

736 

758 

748 

726 

720

714 

709 

704 

704 

698

692 

692 

692 

687 

687

682 

665 

665 

665 

660

Mean

617 

592 

682

826

728 

976 

1,209 

1,163 

915 

723 

636 

588 

588

784

July

660 

654 

654 

654 

648

648 

643 

643 

638 

638

63S 

638 

632 

632 

632

632 

632 

626 

632 

654

643 

632 

621 

621 

621

626 

638 

626 

621 

616 

610

Per 

square 

mile

1.83 

1.76 

2.02

2.45

2.16 

2.90 

3.59 

3.45 

2.72 

2.15 

1.89 

1.74 

1.74

2.33

Aug.

610 

610 

610 

605 

605

600 

595 

595 

590 

590

590 

590 

590 

590 

590

590 

585 

585 

580 

585

580 

580 

580 

580 

580

580 

575 

575 

575 

575 

575

Sept.

575 

585 

590 

585 

585

580 

575 

570 

585

580

575 

585 

585 

590 

585

585 

585 

638 

595 

580

575 

570 

565 

560 

555

580 

692 

670 

590 

580

Run-off

Inches

2.11 

1.96 

2.33

33.26

2.49 

3.12 

4.14 

3.85 

3.13 

2.39 

2.17 

2.01 

1.95

31.65

Acre-feet

37,940 

35,230

41,930

598,000

44,780 

56,140 

74,340 

69,190 

56,260 

43,010 

39,080 

36,180 

35,010

569,100

9-233 April 1936

UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR 

Qeolot al Survey
imPQUA RIVER BASIN 165

North Umpqua River above Rock Creek, near Glide, Oreg.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 43°20', long. 123°00", in NWi sec. 12, T. 26 S., R. 

3 W., half a mile upstream from Rock Creek and 5 miles northeast of Glide. Altitude 

of gage, 770 feet (from river-profile map).

Drainage area.- 886 square miles.

Records available.- June 1924 to September 1940.

Average discharge.- 16 years, 2,244 second-feet.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 13,100 second-feet Mar. 26 (gage height, 9.78 

feet); minimum, 635 second-feet Sept. 25 (gage height, 2.15 feet).

1924-40: Maximum discharge, 55,000 second-feet Feb. 20, 1927 (gage height, 20.18 

feet), from rating curve extended above 18,000 second-feet; minimum, 521 second-feet 

Oct. 16, 1931 (gage height, 1.86 feet).

Remarks.- Records excellent. No diversion above station; regulation at Diamond Lake has 

little effect.

Rating table, water year, 1939-40 (gage height, In feet, and discharge, In second-feet)

2.1

2.2 

2.5

2.8 

3.2

615

655

805

1,000

1,300

3.6 

4.0 

4.5 

5.0 

5.5

1,620

1,980

2,490

3,060

3,750

6.0 

7.0 

8-0 

9.0

4,530

6,420

8,630

11,100

Discharge, In second-feat, water year October 1939 to September 1940

Day

1 

2 

S 

4 

6

6 

7 

8 

9 

10

11 

12 

13 

14 

16

16 

17 

18 

19 

20

21 

22 

23 

24 

26

26 

27 

28 

2P 

30 

31

Oct.

686 

715 

705 

700 

930

1,040 

865 

783 

740 

725

710 

700 

696 

691 

686

682 

682 

686 

686 

686

682 

678 

678 

750 

772

772 

1,740 

1,440 

965 

829 

772

Nov.

740 

730 

725 

725 

710

705 

700 

700 

705 

700

691 

691

686 

686 

682

678 

673 

673 

673 

668

668 

668 

668 

668 

668

664 

660 

655 

655 

668

Dec.

682 

682 

67S 

668 

660

660 

660 

855 

1,910 

4,370

2,780 

1,640 

1,280 

1,390 

2,390

3,760 

6,340 

3,050 

2,050 

2,360

2,870 

2,090 

1,670 

1,440 

1,250

1,180 

1,110 

1,340 

2,350 

2,460 

2,360

Jan.

2,380 

2,260 

2,330 

2,530 

2,580

2,220 

1,910 

1,300 

3,260 

3,240

2,720 

2,250 

1,870 

1,640 

1,520

1,420 

1,340 

1,280 

1,240 

1,190

1,130 

1,100 

1,090 

1,160 

1,430

2,570 

3,980 

2,900 

2,270 

1,940 

1,760

Month

Oct 

NOT 

Dec

C

Jan 

Peb 

Mar 

Apr 

Hay 

Jun 

Jul 

Aug 

Sep

Water year 1939-4(

Peb.

1,620 

1,520 

1,520 

1,880 

2,940

7,740 

8,170 

6,040 

5,080 

8,280

7,720 

5,240 

6,590 

6,840 

5,170

4,400 

5,620 

5,150 

3,900 

3,160

2,760 

2,540 

2,380 

2,260 

3,270

6,670 

7,900 

9,400 

9,730

Secondfoot-days

24,872 

20,583 

58,988

721,242

62,410 

145,490 

139,180 

82,990 

52,030 

29,989 

23,924 

20,344 

22,796

684,096

Mar.

7,460 

8,280 

6,630 

5,130 

4,420

3,750 

3,530 

6,500 

5,200 

4,180

3,600 

3,100 

2,780 

2,580 

2,460

3,190 

3,350 

2,960 

2,710 

2,590

2,500 

2,470 

2,400 

2,460 

2,520

5,390 

9,940 

8,540 

6,840 

6,060 

5,660

Maximum

1,740 

740 

4,370

11,800

3,980 

9.73C 

9,940 

5,350 

2,570 

1,360 

847 

725 

2,10C

9,940

Apr.

5,350 

4,550 

3,960 

3,620 

3,270

2,930 

2,890 

3,810 

4,150 

3,860

3,390 

3,070 

2,940 

2,820 

2,660

2,420 

2,270 

2,190 

2,110 

2,010

1,930 

1,880 

1,860 

1,830 

1,820

1,770 

1,690 

1,790 

2,020 

2,130

May

2,410 

2,140 

2,060 

2,190 

2,570

2,360 

2,160 

1,980 

1,890 

1,880

1,870 

1,820 

1,750 

1,680

1,630

1,560 

1,520 

1,500 

1,470 

1,440

1,410 

1,380 

1,360 

1,340 

1,310

1,280 

1,250 

1,220 

1,200 

1,200 

1,200

M^^lTH11

678 

655 

660

655

1,090 

1,520 

2,400 

1,690 

1,200 

829 

730 

643 

643

643

June

1,360 

1,330 

1,220 

1,160 

1,130

1,110 

1,080 

1,060 

1,050 

1,040

1,020 

1,020 

1,020 

1,000 

972

958 

951 

937 

930 

930

910 

898 

898 

891 

878

872 

853 

847 

835 

829

Mean

802 

686 

1,903

1,976

2,013 

5,017 

4,490 

2,766 

1,678 

1,000 

772 

672 

760

1,869

July

823 

817 

805 

800 

794

788 

783 

778 

77S 

772

766 

761 

761 

756 

750

750 

745 

740 

740 

794

847 

788 

761 

745 

740

740 

788 

783 

756 

740 

730

Per 

square 

mile

0.905 

.774 

2.15

2.23

2.27 

5.66 

5.07 

3.12 

1.89 

1.13 

.871 

.758 

.858

2.11

Aug,

725 

720 

710 

705 

700

696 

691 

686 

686 

682

678 

678 

673 

673 

673

668 

668 

668 

664 

655

655 

655 

651 

651 

651

651 

647 

647 

647 

647 

643

Sept.

643 

643 

668 

673 

673

664 

655 

655 

655 

691

673 

660 

691 

715 

710

700 

696 

783 

835 

720

682 

668 

660 

651 

647

660 

1,OOO 

2,100 

1,090 

835

Run-off

Inches

1.04 

.86 

2.48

30.26

2.62 

6.11 

5.84 

3.48 

2.18 

1.26 

1.00 

.87 

.96

28.70

Acre-feet

49,330 

40,830 

117,000

1,431,000

123,800 

208,600 

276,100 

164,600 

103,200 

59,480 

47,450 

41,340 

45,220

1,357,000

9-233 April 1938

UNITED STATES DEPA^^MENT OF THE INTERIOR 

(Jeolog il Survey
166 UMPQUA RIVER BASIN 

Lake Creek at Diamond Lake, near Fort Klamath, Oreg.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 43°11', long. 122°10', in SWi sec. 30, T.27 S.,

 R. 6 "E 260 feet downstream from outlet of Diamond Lake and 35 miles north of Fort 

Kiamath. Altitude of gage, 5,180 feet (from river-profile map).

Drainage area.- 57 square miles.

Records available.- May 1922 to September 1925 (incomplete), October 1926 to September 1940." 

Average discharge.- 13 years (1926-29, 1930-40), 47.1 second-feet.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 137 second-feet (regulated) Apr. 15 (gage

 helghT, 1.82 feet); minimum, 0.7 second-foot (regulated) Sept. 24; minimum daily discharge, 13 second-feet Sept. 24. ,

1922-25, 1926-40: Maximum discharge observed, 146 second-feet June 1, 1925 Igage 

height, 2.13 feet, site and datum then in use); no flow (regulated) Aug. 25-27, 1931.

Remarks.- Records good except those for periods of backwater from aquatic vegetation,

 Oct. 1 to Dec. 22, Sept. 1-30, which are fair. Flow regulated by gates and fish racks 

at lake outlet and, at times, by collection of moss on racks. No diversion above 

station for irrigation.

Discharge, In second-feet, mater year October 1939 to September 1940

Day

1 

2 

3

4 

6

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 

.11

Oct.

16 

16

16 

16 

17

17 

15 

17 

17 

17

17 

17 

17 

17 

18

17 

17 

17 

17 

17

17 

?.2 

27

27

29 

30 

30 

30 

28 

28

Nov.

28 

28

29 

29

29 

29 

29 

30 

30

C9 

29 

30 

30 

29

28 

2S 

28 

28 

28

28

27 

27

27 

27 

27 

26 

26

Dec.

26 

27 

27 

27 

24

24 

34

24 

32 

18

18 

37 

77 

70 

71

72 

69 

72 

81

76 

74 

72

71 

70

69 

63 

70 

72 

74 

74

Jan.

74 

74 

74 

75 

75

74 

72 

72 

74 

74

74 

74 

72 

71 

71

70 

69 

68 

68 

66

65 

64 

64

64 

66

69 

70 

69 

68 

66 

65

Month

Oct 

HOT 

Dec

C

Jan 

Peb 

Mar 

Apr 

May 

Jun 

Jul 

Aug 

Sep

Water year 1939-4

Peb.

54 

43 

44 

46 

49

51 

52 

52 

52 

56

58 

58 

63 

64 

63

63 

65 

64 

63 

62

61 

60 

58 

60 

61

63 

65

70 

74

Secondfoot-days

630 

846 

1,692

15,320

2,171 

1,694 

2,194 

2,138 

1,637 

1,348 

751 

752 

750

16,603

Mar.

74 

75 

72 

72

71

70 

70 

71 

70 

70

69 

72 

74 

68 

66

68 

66 

68 

76 

64

61 

58 

54 

55 

58

64 

72 

81 

89 

96 

100

Maximum

30 

30 

81

82

75 

74 

100 

109 

69 

71 

26 

27 

28

109

Apr.

93 

86 

89 

86 

85

96 

108 

108 

109 

109

85 

84 

79 

81 

68

44 

62 

57 

38 

40

42 

41 

48 

55 

56

53 

57 

60 

63 

56

May

37 

38 

40 

60 

66

69 

66 

61 

61 

61

61 

60 

58 

63 

49

43 

51 

49 

50 

50

49 

50 

50 

49 

49

57 

53 

50 

51 

45 

41

Minimum

15 

26 

18

12

64 

43 

54 

38 

37 

24 

23 

22 

13

13

June

45 

49 

49 

53 

51

50 

49

48 

48

48

58 

71 

62 

46 

45

44 

43 

42 

41 

41

44 

49 

45 

44 

44

36 

29 

26 

24 

24

dean

20.3 

28.2 

54.6

42.0

70.0 

58.4 

70.8 

71.3 

52.8 

44.9 

24.2 

24.3 

25.0

45.4

July

23 

24 

26 

26 

25

24 

24 

23 

23 

24

24 

24 

23 

23 

24

23 

23 

24 

23 

24

24 

24 

24 

25 

25

25 

26 

25 

26 

24 

26

Per 

square 

mile

0.356 

.495 

.958

.737

1.23 

1.02 

1.24 

1.25 

.926 

.788 

.425 

.426 

.439

.796

Aug.

25 

25 

25 

24 

24

24 

23 

23 

22 

22

22 

22 

22 

24 

24

24 

24 

23 

24 

25

24 

25 

27 

27 

26

26

"5 

26 

25 

25

Sept.

26 

26 

26 

25 

25

24 

24 

24 

25 

25

25 

25 

27 

27 

27

25 

25 

27 

27 

27

26 

24 

22 

13 

22

22 

27 

28 

27 

27

Run- off

Inches

0.41 

.55 

1.10

10.00

1.42 

1.11 

1.43 

1.39 

1.07 

.88 

.49 

.49 

.49

10.83

Acre-feet

1,250 

1,680 

3,360

30,400

4,310 

3,360 

4,350 

4,240 

3,250 

2,670 

1,490 

1,490 

1,490

32,940

9-233 April 19S6

UNITED STATES DEP^°TMENT OP TTffi INTERIOR 

Seolot ;al Survey
UMPQUA RIVER BASIN 167

Clear-water River above Trap Creek, Oreg.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 43°15', long. 122°17', in SEi sec. 1, T. 27 S., R. 

4 E., 150 yards upstream from Trap Creek and 40 miles east of Glide. Altitude of 

gage, 3,760 feet (from river-profile map).

Drainage area.- 40 square miles.

Records available.- October 1927 to September 1940.

Average discharge.- 12 years (1928-40), 142 second-feet.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 214 second-feet Mar. 26 (gage height, 1.37 

feet); minimum, 115 second-feet Sept. 15, 16, 20.

1927-40: Maximum discharge, 380 second-feet June 9, 1933 (gage height, 2.02 feet, 

datum then in use), from rating curve extended above 200 second-feet; minimum, 91 

second-feet Nov. 4-6, 27, Dec. 12, 29, 1931, Jan. 3, 1932.

Remarks.- Records excellent. No diversion or regulation above station.

Rating table, water year 1939-40 (gage height. In feet, and discharge. In second-feet)

0.7 

.9

105

133

1.1 

1.3

166

201

Discharge, In second-feet, water year October 1939 to September 1940

Day

1 

2 

Z

4 

6

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.

126 

126 

126 

127 

132

127 

126 

126 

126 

124

124 

124 

124 

124 

124

122 

122 

124 

122 

122

122 

122 

122 

124 

122

128 

135 

127 

126 

124 

122

Nov.

122 

122 

122 

122 

122

122 

122 

124 

122 

122

124 

1S4 

124 

122

122 

122 

122 

122 

122

121 

121 

121 

121 

120

120 

120 

120 

120 

121

Dec.

181 

121 

120 

120 

120

120 

120 

126 

143

141

127 

124 

122 

124 

130

138 

139 

128 

127 

127

126 

124 

124 

122 

122

122 

122 

127 

132 

136 

135

Jan.

136 

136 

133 

133 

130

126 

126 

127 

128 

127

124 

124 

122 

122 

124

122 

122 

121 

121 

121

121 

121 

121 

122 

122

133 

12 S 

127 

127 

127 

127

Month

Oct 

Nov 

Dec

C

Jan 

Peb 

Mar 

Apr 

May 

Jim 

Jul 

Aug 

Sep

W

ember. ....................

tember . ...................

ater year 1939-4

Feb.

127 

127 

130 

130 

135

15S 

147 

141 

141 

147

141 

139 

141 

13S 

136

136 

136 

133 

132 

132

132 

130 

130 

132 

138

146 

156 

183 

173

Secondfoot-days

3,872 

3,653 

3,930

53,595

3,901 

4,067 

5,048 

4,967 

4,792 

4,147 

3,852 

3,720 

3,567

49,516

Mar.

16S 

164 

161 

161 

158

156 

164 

171 

164 

163

159 

156 

154 

152

154

159 

154 

152 

151 

151

152 

152 

154 

159 

159

190 

188 

178 

181 

183 

180

Maximum

135 

124 

143

226

136 

183 

190 

176 

163 

158 

128 

121 

130

190

Apr.

173 

169 

168 

166 

163

161 

168 

169 

176 

169

169 

171 

173 

174 

171

168 

166 

166 

166 

164

163 

163 

161 

161 

159

15S 

154 

161 

158 

159

May

158 

15 S 

156 

15S 

154

152 

151 

151 

154 

159

163 

161 

159 

159 

158

156 

154 

156 

15« 

156

156 

1S6 

159 

156 

152

149 

147 

147 

147 

147 

147

Hlnimon

122 

120 

120

120

121 

127 

151 

154 

147 

130 

121 

118 

115

115

June

158 

151 

147 

144 

143

143 

141 

139 

141 

141

143 

143 

141 

141 

139

138 

136 

136 

135 

135

133 

133 

132 

132 

132

130 

130 

130 

130 

130

Mean

125 

122

127

147

126 

140 

163 

166 

155 

138 

124 

120 

119

135

July

128 

128 

127 

126 

126

126 

126 

126 

126 

126

' 124 

124 

124 

124 

124

124 

124 

122 

124 

126

124 

122 

122 

122 

122

124 

124 

122 

 122 

122 

121

Per 

square 

mile

3.12 

3.05 

3.18

3.68

3.15 

3.50 

4.08 

4.15 

3.88 

3.45 

3.10 

3.00 

2.98

3.38

Aug.

121 

121 

121 

121 

121

121 

120 

120 

120 

120

120 

120 

120 

120 

120

121 

121 

121 

121 

120

120 

120 

120 

120 

120

120 

118 

118 

118 

118 

118

Sept.

118 

120 

120 

120 

118

118 

118 

118 

120 

118

118 

118 

120 

118 

115

115 

120 

122 

117 

115

117 

117 

117 

117 

117

120 

130 

126 

120 

120

Run-off

Inches

3.60 

3.40 

3.65

49.87

3.53 

3.78 

4.69 

4.62 

4.46 

3.86 

3.58 

3.46 

3.32

46.05

Acre-feet

7,680 

7,250 

7,800

106,300

7,740 

8,070 

10,010 

9,850 

9,500 

8,230 

7,640 

7,380 

7,060

98,230

9-233 April 1936

UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OP THE INTERIOR 

Geolog il Survey
168 COQUILLE RIVER BASIN

South Fork of Coqullle River at Powers, Oreg.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 42°54', long. 124°04', In SEi sec. 12, T. 31 S., 

K. 12 W., half a mile northeast of bridge at Powers and three-quarters of a mile upstream from Woodward Creek. Altitude of gage, 200 feet (from river-profile map).

Drainage area.- 169 square miles.

Records available.- October 1928 to September 1940. 

site li miles (revised) upstream.

September 1916 to September 1926, at

Average discharge.- 21 years (1916-26, 1929-40), 700 second-feet.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 12,100 second-feet Dec. 10 (gage height, 12.76 

reetj, from rating curve extended above 4,200 second-feet on basis of subsequent ratIng; minimum, 13 second-feet Aug. 30, Sept. 1 (minimum gage height, 1.09 feet Oct. 1).

1916-26, 1928-40: Maximum discharge, 25,300 second-feet Oct. 31, 1924 (gage 

height, 17.5 feet, site and datum then In use), from rating curve extended above 12,000 

second-feet; minimum, 12 second-feet Sept. 22-25, 27-30, 1939.

Remarks.- Records good. No regulation above station; small diversions for Irrigation.

Rating tables, water year 1939-40 (gage height. In feet, and discharge. In second-feet)

Oct. 1 to Dec. 10 Dec. 11 to Sept. 30

1.1 13 3.0 432 7.0 3,780 1.4 10 3.0 435 6.0 

1.3 24 3.5 6S7 9.0 6,420 1.7 37 3.5 765 7.0 

1.6 55 4.0 1,020 11.0 9,370 2.0 76 4.0 1,140 9.0 

2.0 116 5.0 1,760 2.5 196 5.0 2,000 11.0 

2.5 247 6.0 2,650

Discharge, in eeoond-f eet , water year October 1939 to September 1940

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

Oct.

14 

21 

20 

19 

95

90 

75 

50 

38 

31

27 

24 

23

21

20 

19 

19 

19 

19

18 

18 

19

3S

36 

116 

129 

84 

64 

51

Nov.

44 

41 

40 

37

34

32 

30 

32 

33 

31

h28 

a28 

28 

32 

38

33 

31 

28 

2S 

26

24 

23 

24 

24 

23

25 

26 

25 

24 

24

Dec.

27 

54 

59 

44 

37

36 

. 39 

868 

1,S70 

8,350

3,020 

1,520 

1,030 

1,060 

2,050

4,380 

3,970 

2,150 

1,460 

1,650

1,420 

1,090 

855 

646 

521

429 

354 

1,240 

2,010 

1,970 

3,120

Jan.

3,160 

2,740 

2,470 

4,330 

3,380

2,240 

1,650 

1,420 

2,360 

2,520

1,940 

1,490 

1,160 

938 

772

639 

547 

471 

405 

34S

308 

281 

259 

26S 

534

3,370 

3,030 

1,810 

1,240 

952 

751

Feb.

618 

521 

695 

1,690 

1,790

5,440 

5,010 

3,100 

2,120 

1,870

1,730 

1,470 

4,790 

4,100 

2,910

3,360 

6,740 

3,720 

2,4SO 

1,860

1,480 

1,250 

1,060 

1,050 

2,030

3,140 

5,260 

9,010 

5,930

 SecondMonth foot-days

Oct 

Nov 

Dec

C

Jan 

Feb 

Mar 

Apr 

May 

Jun 

Jul 

Aug 

Sep

W

1,271 

896 

47,319

ater year 1939-4

47,783 

86,224 

47,192 

19.1SS 

13,027 

2,522 

1,200 

663 

1,305

63,590

Mar.

3,980 

3,S40 

2,560 

1,860 

1,400

1.130 

1,130 

1^670 

1.380 

1,180

1,010 

892 

772 

681 

646

90S 

908 

SOS 

695 

606

540 

477 

429 

429 

387

2,580 

3,S20 

3,050 

2,S10 

2,590 

2,030

,* 

129 

44 

8,350

8,350

4,330 

9,010 

3,9SO 

1,600 

1,750 

155 

51 

28 

2 SI

9,010

Apr.

1,600 

1,270 

1,160 

1,060 

930

802 

968 

1,140 

1,240 

1,070

908 

758 

646 

580 

521

465 

417 

370 

343 

322

299 

276 

26S 

259 

259

255 

226 

226 

223 

327

May

393 

387 

399 

1,320 

1,750

1,350 

975 

744 

606 

508

441 

3S1 

33 S 

313 

285

263 

247 

226 

207 

196

186 

176 

166 

160 

155

146 

143 

138 

133 

135 

160

Minimum

14 

23 

27

12

259 

521 

387 

223 

133 

52 

30 

16 

15

14

June

155 

141 

128 

121 

114

110 

106 

102 

99 

95

90 

84 

81 

78 

76

76 

73 

72 

70 

68

67 

64 

62 

60 

58

57 

56 

54 

53 

52

Mean

41.0 

29.9 

1,526

511

1,541 

2,973 

1,522 

640 

420 

84.1 

3S.7 

21.4 

43.5

734

July

51 

48 

47 

46 

45

45 

44 

44 

42 

41

40 

39 

38 

38 

37

38 

38 

37 

36 

36

36 

35 

34 

32 

32

32 

36 

36 

35 

32 

30

Per 

square

mile

0.243 

.177 

9.O3

3.02

9.12 

17.6 

9.01 

3.79 

2.49 

.498 

.229 

.127 

.257

4.34

3,020 

4,200 

6,800 

9,700

Aug.

28 

28 

27 

27 

26

26 

25 

24 

23 

22

22

22 

22 

22 

21

21 

21 

21 

20 

19

19 

19 

19 

19 

19

18 

18 

17 

16 

16 

16

Sept.

15 

16 

18 

22 

21

19 

18 

20 

20 

19

18 

17 

17 

18 

22

23

21 

54 

57 

44

35

29 

25 

22

21

22 

139 

281 

155 

97

Run-off

Inches

0.28 

.20 

10.41

41.08

10.52 

IS. 97 

10.39 

4.22 

2.87 

.55 

.26 

.15 

.29

59.11

Acre-feet

2,520 

1,780 

93,860

370,200

94,780 

171,000 

93,600 

38,060 

25,840 

5,000 

2,380 

1,320 

2,590

532,700

Peak discharge^- Dec. 10 (9 a.m.) 12,100 sec.-ft.; Feb. 17 (1 a.m.) 9,070 sec.-ft.; Feb. 28 (12

a No gage-height record; discharge computed on basis of records for Middle and North Forks of 

Coqullle River near Myrtle Point, 

h Computed from staff-gage reading.
COQUILLE RIVER BASIN 

Middle Fork of Coquilie River near Myrtle Point, Oreg.

169

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 43°02', long. 124°05', in Si sec. 26, T. 29 S., R. 

12 W., a third of a mile downstream from Indian Creek and 3f miles southeast of 

Myrtle Point. Datum of gage is 41.20 feet above mean sea level (general adjustment of 

1929).

Drainage area.- 305 square miles.

Records available.- October 1930 to September 1940.

Average discharge.- 10 years, 729 second-feet.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 13,400 second-feet Feb. 28 (gage height, 18.55 

feet); minimum, 6 second-feet Oct. 1 (gage height, 1.64 feet).

1930-40: Maximum discharge, 22,600 second-feet Jan. 2, 1933 (gage height, 22.5 

feet), from rating curve extended above 9,000 second-feet; minimum daily, 1 secondfoot July 16, 17, 1931.

Maximum stage known, 25.8 feet, probably Oct. 31, 1924.

Remarks.- Records good. Flow completely regulated during low-water periods and to some 

extent at other times by logging ponds above station. No diversion above station.

Rating tables, water year 1939-40 (gage height, In feet, and discharge, In second-feet)

Oct. 1 to Feb. 28 Feb. 29 to Sept. 30

1.6 5.0 4.0 202 10.0 2,800 1.6 7.5 2.5 38 

1.8 10 5.0 400 11.0 3,600 1.8 12 3.0 73 

2.1 19 6.0 665 13.0 5,520 2.1 21 

2.5 36 7.0 1,060 15.0 7,960 

3.0 73 8.0 1,540 16.0 9,360 Note.- Same aa preced3.5 127 9.0 2,110 Ing table above 3.0 feet.

Discharge, In second-feet, water year October 1939 to September 1940

Day

1 

2 

3

4 

6

6 

7 

8 

9 

10

11 

12 

13 

14 

15

16 

17 

18 

19 

20

21 

22 

23 

24 

26

26 

27 

28 

29 

30 

31

Oct.

6 

31 

35 

15 

46

75 

48 

33 

55 

48

18 

15 

14 

13 

13

12 

13 

14 

15 

14

14 

14 

14 

19 

36

36 

397 

210 

109 

75 

58

Hov.

91 

55 

38 

34 

31

29 

28 

28 

29 

31

31 

30 

70 

43 

26

25 

24 

24 

23 

23

23 

23 

23 

23 

23

23 

23 

23 

23 

23

Dec.

24 

27 

32 

30 

27

27 

45 

173 

651 

6,520

3,340 

1,450 

790 

635 

491

639 

1,480 

1,140 

870 

934

954 

794 

634 

503 

420

357 

285 

254 

407 

458 

589

Jan.

1,280 

1,180 

1,390 

2,400 

2,350

1,620 

1,180 

918 

1,080 

1,440

1,230 

1,110 

938 

738 

619

549 

460 

415 

346 

372

264 

233 

354 

205

344

1,070 

1,530 

1,080 

682 

669 

517

Feb.

457 

357 

376 

868 

1,020

2,940 

4,180 

3,180 

2,110 

2,040

2,800 

2,100 

3,890 

5,080 

4,410

3,160 

9,220 

5,280 

3,060 

2,030

1,510 

1,200 

946 

802 

1,140

1,700 

3,780 

9,250 

6,590

 , SecondKonth foot-days

Oct 

Hov 

Dec

C

Jan 

Feb 

Har 

Apr 

Hay 

Jun 

Jul 

Aug 

Sep

W

ember. .................... Z'

,515 

943 

1,980

ater year 1939-4

,563 

,476 

,043 

,567 

,321 

,166 

858 

387 

,301

,120

Mar.

3,820 

3,920 

2,800 

2,710 

1,540

1,240 

1,170 

1,950 

1,720 

1,400

1,200 

938 

866 

724 

648

710 

693 

627 

570 

510

400 

489 

400 

396 

361

581 

1,770 

2,260 

1,720 

1,500 

1,410

Maximum

397 

91 

6,520

7,700

2,400 

9,250 

3,920 

1,220 

898 

160 

37 

20 

404

9,250

Apr.

1,220 

1,020 

890 

760 

707

606 

588 

634 

724 

672

600 

530 

472 

440 

404

374 

346 

323 

307 

291

269 

258 

252 

243 

246

289 

250 

248 

289 

315

Hay

328 

332 

334 

518 

878

898 

682 

535 

453 

396

355 

317 

289 

267 

250

232 

214 

200 

185 

174

164 

156 

147 

139

134

126

120 

116 

114 

114 

154

June

160 

144 

120 

111 

103

96 

93 

89 

85 

80

75 

72 

68 

66 

63

61 

59 

57 

56 

56

54 

51 

50 

48

46

44 

42 

40 

39 

38

July

36 

34 

33 

32 

32

31 

30 

30 

30 

29

29 

28 

27 

27 

25

25 

26 

26 

25 

24

25 

26 

25 

23 

21

20 

26 

37 

29 

25 

22

Per 

Minimum He an square 

mile

6 48.9 0.160 

23 31.4 .103 

24 806 2.64

5.9 574 1.88

205 921 3.02 

357 2,947 9.66 

361 1,324 4.34 

243 486 1.59 

114 301 .987 

38 72.2 .237 

20 27.7 ,091 

9 12.5 .041 

8 43.4 .142

6 577 1.89

Aug.

20 

19

18 

17 

17

16 

15 

15 

14 

14

13 

13 

12 

12 

12

12 

11 

11 

10 

10

10 

10 

10 

10 

10

10 

10 

9 

9 

9 

9

Sept.

8 

8 

9 

10 

15

15 

13 

13 

14 

15

13 

12 

12 

12 

13

14 

19 

49 

9B 

46

31 

25 

21 

19 

17

17 

44 

404 

202 

113

Run-off

Inchea

0.18 

.11 

3.05

25.51

3.48 

10.42 

5.00 

1.78 

1.14 

.26 

.10 

.05 

.16

25.73

Acre-feet

3,000 

1,870 

49,550

415,400

56,650 

169,500 

81,410 

28, 890 

18,490 

4,300 

1,700 

768 

2,580

418,700

Peak discharge.- Dec. 10 (1 p.m.) 9,330 sec.-ft.; Feb. 13 (5 p.m.) 6,310 aec.-ft.; Feb. 17 (9 

.m.) 11,100 sec.-ft.; Feb. 28 (3 p.m.) 13,400 aec.-ft.

9-233 April 1956

UNITED STATES DEPAP^MENT OF THE INTERIOR 

Geolon; il Survey
170 COQUILLE RIVER BASIN 

North Fork of Coquille River near Myrtle Point, Oreg.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 43°06', long. 124°04' , in NWi sec. 36, T. 28 S., 

K. 12 W. , a quarter of a mile downstream from East Fork and 4J- miles northeast of 

Myrtle Point. Datum of gage Is 10.94 feet above mean sea level (general adjustment 

of 1929).

Drainage area.- 276 square ml les .

Records available.- October 1928 to September 1940. Prior to October 1930 at site 3i 

miles downstream.

Average discharge.- 11 years (1929-40), 877 second-feet.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 7,010 second-feet Feb. 17 (gage height, 29.74 

reet); minimum, 17 second-feet Sept. 9 (gage height, 1.58 feet).

1928-40: Maximum discharge, 10,400 second-feet Jan. 3, 1933 (gage height, 35.7 

feet); minimum, 14 second-feet Sept. 3, 1938.

Maximum stage known, 41.2 feet, sometime during winter of 1909-10.

Remarks.- Records fair. Inlet pipe covered with silt at times. No diversion above 

station. Flow slightly regulated by logging ponds above station.

Rating table, water year 1939-40 (gage height, in feet, and discharge, in second-feet)

1.4 

1.7 

2.0 

2.5

11 3.5 

4.0 

5.0 

6.0

153

208

340

495

8.0

10.0

12.0

14.0

837

1,220

1,630

2,070

16.0 2,570

19.0

21.0

23.0

26.0

3,410

4,000

4,630

5,650

29.0 6,730

Discharge, In second-feet, mater year October 1939 to September 1940

Day

1 

2 

3 

4

6

6 

7 

8 

9 

10

11 

12 

13 

14 

16

16 

17 

18 

19 

20

21 

22 

23 

24 

25

26

27 

28 

29 

30 

31

Oct.

18 

19 

21 

26 

109

315 

149 

104 

69 

53

46 

44 

42 

38 

36

35 

32 

32 

32 

32

34 

33 

32 

64 

57

68 

661 

720 

295 

186 

137

Nov.

110 

94 

88 

80 

72

67 

62 

60 

61 

60

57 

53 

53 

56 

60

60 

56 

54 

51 

50

48 

48 

48 

48 

48

47 

45 

44 

42 

45

Dec.

47 

51 

61 

71 

66

69 

91 

150 

813 

e3,810

5,310 

2,830 

1,190 

969 

909

1,030 

1,630 

1,680 

1,160 

1,070

1,560 

1,300 

1,060 

833 

747

591 

500 

628 

871 

1,120 

1,200

Jan.

1,630 

1,570 

1,810 

2,500 

3,360

2,620 

1,800 

1,390 

1,430

1,410

1,310 

1,200 

1,030 

909 

805

702 

632 

588 

575 

540

498 

453 

415 

452 

463

909 

1,500 

1,090 

806 

697 

627

Month

Oot 

HOT 

Dec

C

Jan 

Fob 

Mar 

Apr 

May 

Jun 

Jul 

A-ug 

Sep

W

alendar year 1939. ........

tember ....................

ater year 1939-4

Peb.

561 

519 

533 

993 

1,100

2,660 

4,930 

4,490 

3,360 

3,030

3,860 

3,120 

3,450 

5,210 

5,330

4,440 

6,250 

6,440 

4,760 

3,280

2,290 

1,740 

1,420 

1,280 

1,490

2,410 

3,690 

5,740 

6,600

Secondfoot-days

3,539 

1,767 

33,417

258,711

"35,721 

94,976 

56,307 

20,300 

14,573 

3,548 

1,685 

858 

1,502

268,193

Mar.

5,350 

4,990 

4,350 

3,250 

2,440

1,920 

1,670 

2,450 

2,250

1,830

1,520 

1,280 

1,140 

1,180 

1,030

1,050 

949 

799 

729 

674

622 

605 

611 

640 

615

723 

e2,000 

3,310 

2,600 

2,030 

1,700

Maximum

720

110 

5,310

7,060

3,360 

6,600 

5,350 

1,480 

1,490 

227 

76 

38 

307

6,600

Apr.

1,480 

1,290 

1,140 

1,010 

918

819 

806 

922 

1,020 

1,000

877 

774 

695 

637 

591

551 

517 

490 

463 

439

410 

385 

379 

372 

370

349 

326 

358 

447 

465

May

508 

485 

567 

659 

1,280

1,490 

1,210 

823 

693 

603

540 

484 

444 

415 

391

361 

337 

316 

292 

252

287 

245 

232 

230 

221

209 

200 

194 

186 

187 

232

Minimum

18 

42 

47

15

415 

519 

605 

326 

186 

74 

38 

18 

18

18

June

227 

198 

178 

166 

160

152 

147 

141 

135 

131

127 

122 

118 

114 

110

105 

102 

98 

97 

96

93 

91 

89 

85 

84

80 

77 

76 

75 

74

Mean

114 

58.9 

1,078

709

1,152 

3,275 

1,816 

677 

470 

118 

54.4 

27.7 

50.1

733

July

72 

70 

62 

70 

56

51 

51 

53 

55 

54

53 

53 

53

51 

51

54 

53 

51 

50 

50

54 

53 

49 

45 

44

45 

47 

76 

60 

61 

38

Per 

square 

mile

0.413 

.213 

3.91

2.57

4.17 

11.9 

6.58 

2.45 

1.70 

.428 

.197 

.100 

.182

2.66

Aug.

34 

33 

32 

38 

38

34 

32 

30 

30 

30

30 

30 

31 

30 

29

28 

28 

27 

26 

25

25 

24 

24 

23 

23

23 

22 

22 

19 

20 

18

Sept.

19 

20 

19 

20 

20

18 

18 

18 

18 

21

24 

22 

22 

22 

23

26 

28 

39 

64 

67

53 

42 

36 

28 

26

23 

43 

307 

284 

132

Run-off

Inches

O.48 

.24 

4.50

34.88

4.81 

12.80 

7.59 

2.74 

1.96 

.48 

.23 

.12 

.20

36.15

Acre-feet

7,020 

3,500 

66,280

513,200

70,850 

188,400 

111,700 

40,260 

28,910 

7,040 

3,340 

1,700 

2,980

532 , 000

Peak dlscharge.- Dec. 11 (2 p.m.) 6,100 sec.-ft.; Peb. 17 (8 to 9 p.m.) 7,010 s 

e Intake action faulty; discharge computed from partly estimated gage heights.

9-233 April 1956

UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OP THE INTERIOR 

Geolot, al Survey
ROGUE RIVER BASIN 17 

Rogue River above Bybee Creek, Oreg.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 42 056', long. 122°26', In NEi sec. 26, T. 30 S., R. 

3~E., 700 feet upstream from Bybee Creek and 2 miles northeast of Union Creek. Altitude of gage, about 3,465 feet (from river-profile map).

Drainage area.- 118 square miles.

Records available.- January 1930 to September 1940.

Average discharge.- 10 years, 459 second-feet.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 1,590 second-feet Mar. 26 (gage height, 4.06 

reet); minimum, 238 second-feet Aug. 29 to Sept. 2 (gage height, 1.09 feet).

1930-40: Maximum discharge, 4,460 second-feet June 9, 1933 (gage height, 7.68 

feet), from rating curve extended above 2,000 second-feet; minimum dally, 180 secondfeet (estimated) Jan. 7, 1937 (gage height affected by Ice).

Remarks.- Records good except those for periods of Ice effect and no gage-height record, 

wnicn are fair. No diversion or regulation above station.

Coops ration.- Water-stage recorder Inspected by employee of The California Oregon Power

Rating table, water year 1939-40 (gage height. In feet, and discharge, In second-feet)

1.1

1.2 

1.4

240

265

320

1.7 

2.0 

2.4

415

530

705

2.8 

3.2 

3.6

890

1,090

1,310

Discharge, In second-feet, water year October 1939 to September 1940

Day

1 

2 

3

4 

6

6 

7 

8 

9 

10

11 

12 

13 

14 

16

16 

17 

18 

19 

20

21 

22 

23 

24 

26

26 

27 

28 

29 

30 

31

Oct.

285 

275 

265 

275 

368

296 

280 

272 

268 

268

265 

265 

262 

262 

262

260 

262 

265 

260 

260

262 

260 

262 

285 

270

296 

426 

326 

288 

278 

272

Nov.

270 

265 

265 

262 

262

262 

260 

265 

262 

260

260 

260 

260 

260 

258

258 

258 

258 

258 

258

258 

258 

258 

258 

258

258 

255 

255 

255 

a 260

Dee.

a265 

a260 

a255 

a255 

a255

a255 

a255 

a280 

a500 

a700

B450 

B360 

a300 

a320 

a350

a500 

a700 

418 

371 

384

353 

326 

314 

302 

299

296 

293 

458 

692 

772 

628

Jan.

602 

584 

534 

570 

494

436 

408 

408 

450 

432

415 

387 

356 

350 

345

340 

335 

329 

326 

323

317 

314 

317 

338

377

570 

558 

470 

446 

443 

440

Month

Oot 

NOD 

Dec

C

Jan 

Pet 

Mar 

Apr 

Maj 

JUD 

Jul 

Aug 

Se]

V

ember .....................

 ust.......................

t ember. ...................

ater year 1939-'

Feb.

436 

426 

470 

490 

618

1,110 

880 

710 

642 

945

759 

656 

615 

b562 

b510

b490 

b486 

443 

422 

415

408 

401 

390 

415 

570

682 

925 

1,210 

1,100

Secondfoot-days

8,700 

7,794 

12,166

157,697

13,014 

18,186 

23,485 

21,499 

16,234 

9,730 

8,488 

7,664 

7,934

154,894

Mar.

890 

840 

750 

710 

696

651 

646 

905 

750 

678

620 

570 

542 

526 

530

669 

610 

579 

579 

597

638 

687 

696 

764 

782

1,170 

1,230 

1,030 

1,060 

1,080 

1,010

Maximum

426 

270 

772

1,130

602 

1,210 

1,230 

895 

660 

440 

296 

260 

422

1,230

Apr.

S95 

804 

754 

718 

669

638 

736 

813 

890 

808

786 

808 

865 

870 

786

718 

687 

696 

687 

674

651 

646 

646 

620 

602

574 

554 

624 

606 

674

May

642 

646 

615 

660 

606

579 

566 

566 

588 

633

633 

610 

584 

570 

550

534 

522 

510 

502 

482

470 

462 

458 

446 

429

412 

404 

394 

390 

387 

384

Minimum

260 

255 

255

255

314 

390 

526 

554 

384 

285 

262 

240 

240

240

June

440 

398 

374 

365 

356

350 

347 

341 

338 

335

332 

326 

323 

320 

317

314 

311 

308 

308 

305

302 

299 

296 

293 

293

290 

288 

288 

285 

288

Mean

281 

260

392

432

420 

627 

758 

717 

524 

324 

274 

247 

264

423

July

288 

282 

280 

280 

278

278 

275 

275 

272 

272

272 

272 

270 

270 

270

270 

268 

268 

270 

296

293 

275 

270 

268 

265

272 

280 

270 

265 

262 

262

Per 

square 

mile

2.38 

2.20 

3.32

3.66

3.56 

5.31 

6.42 

6.08 

4.44 

2.75 

2.32 

2.09 

2.24

3.58

Aug.

260 

260 

258 

255 

255

252 

250 

250 

250 

250

250 

248 

248 

245 

245

245 

245 

245 

245 

245

245 

245 

245 

242 

242

242 

242 

240 

240 

240 

240

Sept.

240 

245 

258 

252 

250

248 

245 

245 

258 

255

245 

245 

255 

260 

250

258 

250 

302 

262 

250

245 

242 

242 

245 

245

255 

422 

415 

285 

265

Run-off

Inches

2.74 

2.46 

3.83

49.71

4.10 

5.73 

7.40 

6.78 

5.12 

3.07 

2.68 

2.42 

2.50

48.83

Acre-feet

17,260 

15,460 

24,130

312,800

25,810 

36,070 

46,580 

42,640 

32,200 

19,300 

16,840 

15,200 

15,740

307,200

Peak discharge.- Feb. 6 (12:30 p.m.) 1,350 sec. -ft.; Feb. 28 (2 .) 1,420 sec. -ft.; Bar. 26

(7 to 8 p.m.) 1,590 ser.-ft.

a No gage-height record; discharge computed on basis of range of stage, weather records, and records for station above Prospect.

b Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice.

400450 O - 41 - 12
172 ROGUE RIVER BASIN

Rogue River above Prospect, Oreg.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 42°47', long. 122°30', In NEi sec. 19, T. 32 S., R. 

3 E., li miles upstream from Intake of diversion of The California Oregon Power Co., 

2 miles northweet of Prospect, and 3 miles upstream from Mill Creek. Altitude of gage, 

about 2,620 feet (from river-profile map).

Drainage area.- 332 square miles.

Records available.- July 1907 to February 1912 (Incomplete), October 1923 to September 

1940.

Average discharge.- 18 years (1910-11, 1923-40), 699 second-feet.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 3,400 second-feet Feb. 28 (gage height, 4.37 

refit); minimum, 295 second-feet Aug. 30 to Sept. 1 (gage height, 1.35 feet).

1907-12, 1923-40: Maximum discharge, 9.300 second-feet (estimated) Nov. 22, 1909 

(gage height, about 7.0 feet, former datum); minimum discharge observed, 200 secondfeet Nov. 20, 1931 (gage height, 1.07 feet).

Remarks.- Records good. No diversion or regulation above station.

Cooperation.- Water-stage recorder graph furnished by The California Oregon Power Co.

Rating table, water year 1939-40 (gage height, In feet, and discharge, In second-feet)

1.3

1.4

1.5

275

315

360

1.8 

2.2 

2.6

520 '' 35 

1,140

3.0 

3.5

4.0

1,550

2,150

2,850

Discharge, In second-feet, water year October 1939 to September 1940

Day

1 

2 

3

4 

6

6

7 

8 

9 

10

11 

12 

13 

14 

16

16 

17 

18 

19 

20

21 

22 

23 

24 

26

26

27 

28 

29 

30 

31

Oct.

365 

S60 

342 

342 

482

410 

375 

356 

351 

346

342 

338 

338 

333 

333

333 

333 

333 

328 

328

328 

328 

333 

365 

351

370 

586 

470 

385 

360 

351

Nov.

342 

333 

333 

333 

333

328 

328 

333 

333 

328

328 

328 

328 

324 

324

320 

315 

S15 

315 

315

315 

320 

315 

315 

315

315 

315 

315 

S15 

324

Dec.

328 

324 

320 

320 

320

320 

320 

356 

739 

1,090

619 

465 

426 

438 

520

771 

1,110 

673 

556 

562

532 

476 

448 

421 

395

416 

405 

574 

943 

1,150 

1,000

Jan.

926 

909 

851 

934 

851

731 

666 

645 

859 

909

835 

723 

600 

550 

550

520 

526 

509 

498 

487

465 

460 

465 

482 

562

960 

1,060 

843 

755 

723 

701

Month

Dot 

HOT 

Dec

C

Jan 

Feb 

Mar 

Apr 

May 

Jun 

Jul 

Aug 

Sep

water year 1939-4

Peb.

680 

652 

694 

835 

1,130

2,380 

1,950 

1,470 

1,270 

1,840

1,560 

1,290 

1,180 

1,060 

952

884 

875 

811 

747 

715

694 

680 

652 

680 

1,080

1,400 

2,150 

2,850 

2,660

Secondfoot-days

11,295 

9,700 

17,337

240,011

21,555 

35,821 

43,623 

34,362 

23,463 

13,179 

10,796 

9,517 

10,149

240,797

Mar.

1,980 

1,860 

1,580 

1,430 

-1,360

1,240 

1,200 

1,720 

1,440 

1,260

1,140 

1,020 

952 

892 

884

1,130 

1,110 

1,020 

978 

987

1,050 

1,120 

1,120 

1,200 

1,270

1,920 

2,570 

2,080 

2,010 

2,120 

1,980

Maximum

586 

342 

1,150

2,250

1,060 

2,850 

2,570 

1,730 

978 

612 

385 

326 

645

2,850

Apr.

1,730 

1,520 

1,370 

1,280 

1,170

1,100 

1,170 

1,360 

1,460 

1,360

1,290 

1,290 

1,360 

1,380 

1,260

1,130 

1,070 

1,050 

1,030 

996

952 

943 

943 

900 

884

843 

811 

875 

892 

943

May

943 

926 

909 

978 

960

900 

859 

835 

851 

900

918 

892 

843 

811 

779

755 

731 

723 

701 

687

666 

652 

652 

638 

612

586 

568 

556 

550 

544 

538

Minimum

328 

315 

320

315

460' 

652 

884 

811 

538 

375 

333 

295 

295

295

June

612 

568 

532 

514 

498

492 

482 

476 

465 

460

454 

448 

438 

432 

426

421 

416 

410 

405 

405

400 

390 

390 

385 

380

375 

375 

375 

375 

380

Mean

364 

323 

559

658

695 

1,235 

1,407 

1,145 

757 

439 

348 

307 

338

658

July

380 

370 

365 

360 

356

356 

351 

351 

346 

346

342 

342 

342 

342 

338

338 

338 

333 

338 

365

385 

351 

342 

338 

333

338 

356 

346 

342 

333 

333

Per 

square 

mile

1.10 

.973 

1.68

1.98

2.09 

3.72 

4.24 

3.45 

2.28 

1.32 

1.05 

.925 

1.02

1.98

Aug.

328 

328 

320 

320 

315

315 

311 

311 

311 

311

311 

307 

307 

307 

303

307 

303 

303 

303 

299

299 

299 

303 

303 

303

303 

299 

299 

299 

295 

295

Sept.

295 

299 

324 

320 

315

307 

307 

303 

311 

324

307 

303 

315 

324 

315

320 

315 

405 

356 

315

311 

311 

307 

303 

303

315 

538 

645 

390 

346

Run- off

Inches

1.27 

1.09 

1.94

26.89

2.41 

4.01 

4.89 

3.85 

2.63 

1.48 

1.21 

1.07 

1.14

26.99

Peak discharge.- Feb. 6 (4 p.m.) 2.980 sec. -ft.; Feb. 10 (2 p.m.) 2,160 sec. -ft.; Peb

Acre-feet

22,400 

19,240 

34,390

476,100

42,750 

71,050 

86,520 

68,160 

46,540 

26,140 

21,410 

18,880 

20,130

477,600

28 (4 p.m.

9-233 April 1936

UNITED STATES DEP'^TMENT OP THE INTERIOR 

Geolt cal Survey
ROGUE RIVER BASIN 173

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

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 42°42', long. 122°36', In NWi sec. 16, T. 33 S., 

R. 2 E., at bridge 6 miles southwest of Prospect. Altitude of gage, about 1,708 feet 

(from river-profile map).

Drainage area.- 643 square miles.

Records available.- April 1929 to September 1940.

Average discharge.- 11 years, 1,522 second-feet.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 5,660 second-feet Feb. 28 (gage height, 4.73 

feet); minimum, 560 second-feet (regulated) Aug. 28-30, Sept. 4 (gage height, 0.08 

foot); minimum dally, 770 second-feet Sept. 25.

1929-40: Maximum discharge, about 12,600 second-feet Mar. 19, 1932 (gage height, 

8.7 feet), from rating curve extended above 5,700 second-feat; minimum gage height 

and minimum dally discharge not determined, as stage falls too low at times to be 

recorded.

Remarks . - Records good except those for periods of doubtful or no gage-height record, 

wnTcn" are fair. Minor diversions above station for Irrigation. Considerable diurnal 

fluctuation caused by power plant 4 miles above station.

Cooperation.- Water-stage recorder graph furnished by The California Oregon Power Co.

Rating table, water year 1939-40 (gage height, in feet, and discharge, in second- feet)

0.4

.7

1.0

1.5

740

950

1,140

1,550

2.0 

2.5 

5.0 

5.5

2,020

2,560

5,180

5,360

4.0 

4.5

4,570

5,520

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1939 to September 1940

Day

1 

2 

3 

4

e

6

7 

8 

9 

10

11 

12 

13 

14 

15

16 

17 

18 

19 

20

21 

22 

23 

24 

SB

86 

27 

28 

29 

50 

31

Oct.

902 

916 

874 

867 

1,040

1,050 

944 

916 

888 

881

867 

867 

874 

842 

848

856 

848 

854 

854 

860

848 

848 

848 

916 

888

916 

1,240 

1,060 

950 

902 

888

Nov.

874 

667 

f848 

a670 

a850

a840 

a840 

s.890 

s.880 

f860

824 

824 

800 

800 

800

788 

f800 

824 

818 

850

824 

824 

856 

850 

818

824 

818 

824 

824 

850

Dec.

S42 

824 

856 

818 

842

81S 

850 

695 

1,570 

2,020

1,380 

1,090 

1,080 

1,040 

1,100

1,560 

1,880 

1,560 

1,170 

1,140

1,130 

1,070 

1,040 

1,010 

944

986 

951 

1,100 

1,380 

2,070 

1,950

Jan.

1,750 

1,700 

1,650 

1,710 

1,620

1,460 

1,370 

1,440 

1,740 

1,990

1,770 

1,550 

1,400 

1,880 

1,230

1,200 

al,170 

al,140 

1,120 

1,080

1,080 

1,040 

1,040 

1,060 

1,180

1,640 

1,840 

1,570 

1,440 

1,420 

1,580

Month

Oct 

Nor 

Dec

C

Jan 

Pet 

Mar 

Apr 

May 

Jun 

J-ul 

Aug 

Sep

w

ember .....................

t ember. ...................

ater year 1959-4

Pet.

1,550 

1,550 

1,550 

1,610 

1,960

5,790 

3,500 

2,720 

2,540 

5,140

2,840 

2,450 

2,560 

2,250 

2,020

1,910 

1,980 

1,840 

1,760 

1,630

1,580 

1,540 

1,500 

1,510 

2,050

2,410 

3,590 

4,690 

4,660

Secondfoot-days

28,112 

24,975 

56,506

553 ,898

44,060 

67,640 

83,010 

68,920 

51,040 

53,150 

88,221 

25,244 

25,399

516,875

Mar.

3,750 

5,650 

3,170 

2,850 

2,670

2,450 

2,430 

5,590 

a3 ,000 

a2,700

d2,560 

d2,160 

d2,040 

dl,920 

01,870

2,150 

2,100 

1,970 

1,890 

1,880

1,940 

2,050 

2,050 

2,120 

2,260

5,010 

4,500 

3,690 

3,520 

5,780 

5,710

Maximum

1,240 

890 

2,070

4,200

1,990 

4,690 

4,500 

5,320 

2,000 

1,360 

979 

860 

1,370

4,690

Apr.

5,520 

2,870 

f2,820 

f2,640 

f2,440

2,270 

f 2 ,280 

f2,640 

f2,840 

f2,560

2,520 

2,500 

2,570 

2,620 

2,470

2,260 

2,120 

2,120 

2,150 

2,050

1,950 

1,960 

1,980 

1,900 

1,870

1,790 

1,750 

1,790 

1,920 

1,970

May

2,000 

1,950 

1,920 

2,000 

1,940

1,850 

1,780 

1,760 

1,780 

1,860

1,890 

1,840 

1,780 

1,750 

1,690

1,650 

1,620 

1,610 

1,600 

1,560

1,520 

1,480 

1,460 

1,440 

1,400

1,560 

1,560 

1,510 

1,520 

1,290 

1,290

Minimum

856 

782 

818

782

1,040 

1,530 

1,870 

1,750 

1,290 

965 

860 

776 

770

770

June

1,560 

1,550 

1,500 

1,240 

1,250

1,200 

1,190 

1,170 

1,130 

1,170

1,130 

1,110 

1 ,100 

1,090 

1,070

1,070 

1,050 

1,040 

1,040 

1,040

1,040 

1,050 

1,010 

1,020 

1,000

986 

979 

965 

1,000 

1,040

Mean

907 

852 

1,178

1,465

1,421 

2,332 

2,678 

2,297 

1,646 

1,105 

910 

814 

847

1,411

July

979 

965 

951 

951 

944

950 

965 

961 

916 

909

909 

902 

895 

895 

895

895 

895 

895 

881 

916

944 

909 

888 

881 

888

881 

902 

888 

874 

860 

867

Per 

square 

mile

1.41 

1.29 

1.85

2.88

2.21 

5.65 

4,16 

5.57 

2.56 

1.72 

1.42 

1.27 

1.52

2.19

Aug.

860 

848 

860 

848 

846

830 

83O 

836 

830 

830

830 

830 

824 

824 

818

812 

806 

812 

806 

806

800 

794 

788 

788 

794

788 

782 

782 

782 

776 

782

Sept.

782 

776 

818 

800 

812

800 

800 

812 

812 

618

788 

788 

f812 

824 

818

800 

850 

944 

895 

818

806 

806 

788 

788 

770

806 

1,100 

1,570 

958 

860

Run-off

Inches

1.65 

1.44 

2.11

50.88

2.55 

3.91 

4.80 

3.99 

2.95 

1.92 

1.63 

1.46 

1.47

29.86

Acre-feet

55,760 

49,530 

72,410

1,059,000

87,590 

154,200 

164,600 

156,700 

101,800 

65,750 

55,980 

50,070 

50,580

1,024,000

a No gage-height record; discharge computed on tasls of records for stations above Prospect and 

at Dodge Bridge, near Eagle Point, 

d Doubtful gage-height record, 

f Computed from gage height based on partial record.

9-233 April 1936

UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OP THE INTERIOR 

Geolog il Survey
174 ROGUE RIVER BASIN

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

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 42°32', long. 122°50', in SE* sec. 17, T. 35 S.,

 R. 1 W., at Dodge Bridge, 0.6 mile downstream from mouth of Reese Creek and 4t

miles northwest of Eagle Point. -Datum of gage is 1,273.66 feet above mean sea level 

(general adjustment of 1929).

Records available.- October 1938 to September 1940.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 13,300 second-feet Mar. 26 (gage height, 6.31

 feet); minimum, 611 second-feet (regulated) Aug. 6, 14, 29, Sept. 9 (gage height, 

0.99 foot); minimum dally, 830 second-feet Sept. 1.

1938-40: Maximum discharge, that of Mar. 26, 1940; minimum, that of Aug. 6, 14, 

29, Sept. 9, 1940; minimum dally, that of Sept. 1, 1940.

Remarks.- Records excellent. Many small diversions above station for Irrigation; most

 of the flow of Big Butte Creek Is diverted near Butte Falls. Diurnal fluctuation 

caused by power plant about 30 miles above station.

Rating table, water year 1939-40 (gage height, in feet, and discharge, in second-feet)

1.2 

1.5 

1.9 

2.2

S30 

1,200 

1,770 

2,240

2.6 

3.0 

3.5 

4.0

2,920

3,660

4,730

5,950

4.5 

5.0 

5.5

7,290

8,760

10,400

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1939 to September 1940

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

11

13

15

16

17

16

1920

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

W

SO

31

Oct.

1,060

1,100

1,05.0

1,030

1,260

1,350

1,230

1,110

1,100

1,070

1,050

1,030

1,050

1,010

1,010

1,050

1,020

1,020

1,030

1,020

1,010

1,020

1,010

1,120

1,080

1,100

1,520

1,440

1,190

1,080

1,080

Bov.

1,060

1,050

1,030

1,050

1,020

1,020

998

1,050

1,050

1,020

1,030

1,030

1,010

1,020

1,020

1V020

1,020

1,020

998

998

998

986

1,020

986

1,010

998

986

950

950

974

-

Dec.

1,020

998

998

974

974

962

974

1,080

2,160

4,070

2,690

1,740

1,450

1,400

1,510

1,980

3,380

2,220

1,780

1,720

1,700

1,520

1,450

1,400

1,270

1,240

1,260

1,310

1,840

2,940

2,940

Jan.

2,600

2,450

2,370

2,810

2,620

2,260

2,030

2,050

3,680

4,730

3,320

2,590

2,190

1,900

1,780

1,680

1,620

1,580

1,550

1,490

1,450

1,410

1,410

1,410

1,Y80

3,500

3,390

2,550

2,210

2,050

1,970

Feb.

1,890

1,820

1,950

3,910

4,240

8,330

6,950

4,960

4,050

4,830

4,780

3,940

5,580

4,960

4,180

3,680

5,500

4,110

3,380

2,960

2,740

2,600

2,550

2,550

3,700

4,240

6,780

10,200

9,360

-

Month

March. ....................................

May. ....... .....

July......................................

Water year 1939-4C

Mar.

6,690

7,290

5,700

4.Y80

4,240

3,760

3,530

4,800

4,200

3,Y80

3,470

3,150

2,920

2,Y80

2,620

3,240

3,150

2,880

2,710

2,640

2,620

2,670

2,690

2,740

2,920

7,070

9,960

6,880

6,050

6,550

7,040

Apr.

5,850

4,840

4,390

4,300

3,820

3,430

3,470

3,700

3,740

3,530

3,320

3,230

3,230

3,240

3,120

2,920

2,710

2,690

2,660

2,540

2,450

2,420

2,370

2,300

2,340

2,220

2,130

2,160

2,370

2,320

-

Seoondfoot-days

52,950

727,330

70,430

135,520

EO OCrt

30,200

29,620

732,200

May

2,420

2,34C

2,34C

2.50C

2,540

2,340

2,240

2,160

2,140

2,160

2,190

2,140

2,100

2,000

1,940

1,890

1,840

1,800

1,770

1,740

1,700

1,680

1,710

1,610

1,560

1,520

1,540

1,490

1,490

1,490

1,480

Mg^BFwn

4,070

7,250

4,730

9,960

1,030

1,890

10,200

June

1,550

1,590

1,490

1,440

1,410

1,380

1,370

1,350

1,300

1,300

1,270

1,240

1,240

1,210

1,200

1,190

1,160

1,150

1,140

1,140

1,140

1,120

1,080

1,O80

1,070

1,060

1,060

1,050

1,050

1,070

-

July

1,030

1,030

1,030

1,030

986

1,010

998

998

998

986

974

986

974

986

962

950

938

938

938

974

1,020

962

962

938

926

938

974

962

938

938

926

Minimum

962

950

1,410

2,620

926

830

830

Aug.

926

926

926

914

SYS

914

902

926

914

902

902

890

890

902

878

878

890

878

866

878

866

866

866

866

890

866

866

866

866

854

866

Mean

1,765

1,993

2,272

4,372

974

987

2,001

Sept.

830

866

890

926

890

878

866

890

866

878

866

878

878

926

950

878

926

1,060

1,100

998

962

962

938

938

914

986

1,350

1,890

1,340

1,100

-

Run-off In 

acre- feet

105,000

1,443,000

139,700

268,800

59,900

58,750

1,452,000

Peak discharge.- Feb. 6 (8 p.m.) 10,OOO sec.-ft.; Feb. 28 (1 p.m. 

(9 p.m.) 13,300 sec.-ft.

12,400 sec.-ft.; Mar. 26

9-252 February 1936

UNITED STATES DEPAP-TJEHT OP THE INTERIOR 

Oeolog. il Survey
ROGUE RIVER BASIN 175

Rogue River at Raygold, near Central Point, Oreg.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 42°26', long. 122°59', In sec. 18, T. 36 S.. R. 2 

W-, at Raygold, just downstream from dam and power house of The California Oregon 

Power Co., half a mile downstream from Bear Creek, and 6 miles northwest of Central 

Point. Datum of gage, 1,121.78 feet above mean sea level (general adjustment of 1929).

Drainage area.- 2,020 square miles.

Records available.- August 1905 to September 1940.

Average discharge.- 35 years, 2,726 second-feet.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge durlag year, 24,200 second-feet Feb. 28 (gage height, 10.2 

feet); minimum, 646 second-feet (regulated) Aug. 3, 4 (gage height, 0.16 foot); minimum dally, 812 second-feet Aug. 31.

1905-40: Maximum discharge, 91,500 second-feet Feb. 21, 1927 (gage height, 24.8 

feet, from floodmark), from rating curve extended above 36,000 second-feet: minimum 

discharge not determined; minimum dally, 616 second-feet Sept. 6, 1931.

Remarks.- Records good. Many diversions above station for Irrigation. Diurnal fluctuation caused by power plant just above station.

Cooperation.- Water-stage recorder graph furnished by The California Oregon Power Co.

Rating table, water year 1939-40 (gage height, In feet, and discharge, in second-feet)

0.4 S05

.7 1,040

1.0 1,300

1.5 

2.0 

2.5

1,810

2,420

3,100

3.0 

4.0 

5.0

3,860

5,720

7,920

6.0 

7.0 

8.0

10,410

13,260

16 ,470

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1939 to September 1940

Bay

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.

1,020 

1,130 

1,100 

1,070 

1,230

1,440 

1,230 

1,170 

1,140 

1,100

1,090 

1,060 

1,070 

1,060 

1,050

1,060 

1,040 

1,050 

1,060 

1,050

1,040 

1,040 

1,050 

1,140 

1,150

1,120 

1,540 

1,610 

1,280 

1,150 

1,150

HOT.

1,120 

1,140 

1,OSO 

1,080 

1,080

1,060 

1,070 

1,080 

1,100 

1,080

1,060 

1,070 

1,070 

1,OSO 

1,070

1-.060 

1,060 

1,060 

1,050 

1,060

1,060 

1,060 

1,050 

1,050 

1,050

1,060 

1,060 

1,030 

1,040 

1,040

Dec.

1,060 

1,060 

1,050 

1,040 

1,040

1,040 

1,060 

1,130 

2,290 

6,250

4,620 

2,370 

1,840 

1,700 

1,690

2,060 

4,360 

2,900 

2,100 

1,930

1,910 

1,710 

1,590 

1,540 

1,390

1,310 

1,340 

1,360 

1,800 

3,970 

3,980

Jan.

3,130 

2,860 

2,820 

3,830 

3,370

2,780 

2,450 

2,410 

4,920 

5,680

4,000 

3,820 

2,510 

2,150 

1,980

1,880 

1,780 

1,710 

1,720 

1,640

1,590 

1,550 

1,530 

1,550 

1,890

3,890 

4,220 

2,970 

2,510 

2,290 

2,150

Feb.

2,060 

1,980 

2,060 

4,610 

5,070

9,500 

9,200 

6,200 

4,960 

5,700

6,160 

4,900 

7,520 

7,010 

5,720

4,810 

8,000 

6,040 

4,570 

3,850

3,500 

3,320 

3,430 

3,200 

4,830

5,260 

8,230 

15,200 

14,800

Month

Dot 

Hen 

Dec

C

Jan 

Pet 

Max 

Apr 

Ka, 

Jvm 

Jul 

Aug 

Sep

«

uary

11................... ..................

ater year 1939-4

Mar.

9,130 

11,200 

8,020 

6,610 

5,820

5,130 

4,640 

7,250 

5,870 

5,240

4,730 

4,190 

3,S20 

3,560 

3,310

4,480 

4,170 

3,660 

3,370 

3,220

3,140 

3, ISO 

3,130 

3,190 

3,450

7,460 

15,000 

9,060 

7,740 

8,640 

11,100

Apr.

8,860 

6,830 

6,040 

6,160 

5,300

,620 

,530 

,770 

,710 

,480

4,140 

3,950 

3,880 

3,860 

3,750

3,460 

3,240 

3,100 

3,070 

2,930

2,820 

2,740 

2,670 

2,580 

2,640

2,540 

2,380 

2,340 

2,650 

2,540

Secondfoot -days

35,540 

32,030 

64,490

814,922

83,580 

171,690 

1S2 ,510 

117,580 

63,870 

37,600 

29,744 

26,134 

30,602

875,370

May

2,690 

2,550 

2,620 

2,710 

2,900

2,650 

2,480 

2,370 

2,290 

2,300

2,320 

2,240 

2,200 

2,100 

2,050

1,990 

1,920 

1,880 

1,840 

1,820

1,780 

1,730 

1,710 

1,680 

1,640

,610 

,590 

,570 

,550 

,550 

,540

Maximum

1,610 

1,140 

6,250

11,200

5,680 

15,200 

15,000 

8,860 

2,900 

1,810 

1,050 

888 

2,120

15,200

June

1,610 

1,810 

1,670 

1,570 

1,520

1,470 

1,430 

1,350 

1,340 

1,340

1,270 

1,230 

1,240 

1,200 

1,190

1,160 

1,140 

1,140 

1,110 

1,120

1,110 

1,100 

1,100 

1,080 

1,060

1,050 

1,040 

1,050 

1,030 

1,070

July

1,040 

1,050 

1,020 

1,030 

984

1,000 

992 

976 

1,000 

960

960 

960 

928 

952 

960

944 

936 

936 

920 

928

1,020 

952 

936 

920 

920

904 

944 

944 

936 

904 

888

!HTi<imm

1,020 

1,030 

1,040

904

1,530 

1,980 

3,130 

2,340 

1,540 

1,030 

888 

812 

820

812

Aug.

880 

872 

865 

888 

8SO

850 

S58 

865 

850 

835

850 

S50 

835 

835

835

S28 

842 

835 

828 

835

835 

835 

835 

835

850

828 

835 

S20 

835 

828 

812

Mean

1,146 

1,068 

2,080

2,233

2,696 

5,920 

5,887 

3,919 

2,060 

1,253 

959 

843 

1,020

2,392

Sept.

835 

820 

835 

920 

912

880 

865 

888 

872 

880

872 

858 

865 

928 

1,010

944 

984 

1,070 

1,260 

1,040

1,010 

1,010 

952 

968 

976

968 

1,310 

2,120 

1,650 

1,200

Run-off in 

acre-feet

70,490 

63,530 

127,900

1,616,000

165,800 

340,500 

362,000 

233,200 

126,700 

74,580 

59,000 

51,840 

60,700

1 ,736 ,OOO

Peak discharge.- Dec. 10 (7 p.m. 10,600 gee. -ft.; Feb. 6 (lliSO p.m.) 13,000 gee. -ft.; Pet. 28 

(6 p.m.) 24,500 sec. -ft.; Mar, 26 (12 p.m.) 21,600 sec. -ft.; Mar. 31 (11 a.m.) 12,400 sec. -ft.

9-232 February 1936

UNITED STATES DBPAP"1MENT OF THE IHTBRIOR 

Qeolog il Surrey
176 ROGUE RIVER BASIN

Rogue River at Grants Pass, Oreg.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 42°26', long. 123°19', in NWi sec. 20, T.36 S., 

R. 5 W., at filter plant 0.6 mile east of Pacific Highway bridge at Grants Pass. 

Datum of gage is 888.28 feet above mean sea level (general adjustment of 1929).

Records available.- January 1939 to September 1940.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 29,700 second-feet Feb. 28 (gage height, 13.4 

feet); minimum, 500 second-feet (regulated) Aug. 8 (gage height, 0.30 foot); minimum 

daily, 637 second-feet Aug. 8.

1939-40: Maximum discharge, that of Feb. 28, 1940; minimum, that of Aug. 8, 1940; 

minimum daily, that of Aug. 8, 1940.

Remarks.- Records excellent. Many diversions from Rogue River and tributaries above 

station, the largest of which is at Savage Rapids Dam of Grants Pass Irrigation District, 5 miles upstream. Flow regulated slightly by Fish Lake and Emigrant Gap 

Reservoirs and by pondage in pools above dams at Raygold and Savage Rapids.

Cooperation.- Water-stage recorder inspected by employees of Grants Pass Water Department.

Rating table, water year 1939-40 (gage height, in feet, and discharge, in second-feet)

0.5

.7

1.0

1.4

630

770

1,030

1,440

1.8 

2.2 

2.6 

3.0

1,900 

2,3SO 

2,900 

3,440

3.5 

4.0 

5.0 

6.0

4,170 

5,000 

6,090 

8.9SO

7.0

8.0

9.0

11.0

11,290

13,750

16,400

22,100

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1939 to September 1940

Day

1

Z

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

IS

19

SO

Si

zz

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Got.

86S

994

1,030

1,220

1,310

1,600

1,570

1,340

1,150

1,1SO

1,140

1,070

1,150

1,090

1,130

1,080

1,100

1,110

1,120

1,110

1,100

1,110

1,110

1,190

1,240

1,210

1,450

1,780

1,420

1,250

1,210

HOT.

1,1SO

1,200

1,150

1,150

1,150

1,130

1,140

1,140

1,150

1,130

1,120

1,130

1,140

1,130

1,130

1,160

1,100

1,110

1,130

1,120

1,120

1,120

1,120

1,120

1,110

1,110

1,120

1,110

1,110

1,130

Dec.

1,150

1,150

1,140

1,130

1,120

1,130

1,150

1,230

2,280

6,790

5,750

2,820

2,150

1,950

1,880

2,130

,330

,440

,500

,210

,150

,9SO

,S20

,740

,630

,520

,520

,530

,850

,560

,470

Jan.

3,5SO

3,270

3,290

4,300

4,060

f3,430

a2,900

f2,7SO

5,370

6,890

5,130

3,750

3,060

2,610

2,370

2,210

2,090

2,020

1 1,970

1,910

1,S20

1,760

1,730

1,740

2,060

4,140

5,230

3,650

3,000

2,690

2,510

Feb.

2,3SO

2,270

2,510

5,S60

6,570

11,900

12,600

7,7SO

6,000

6,130

7,110

5,560

9,360

9,570

7,330

6,110

11,200

S,500

6,050

4,970

4,390

4,OSO

4,160

3,930

5,860

6,610

10,600

19,000

19,600

_

-

Month

March. ....................................

April. ....................................

May. ........ ..........

JulT. ................................. ...

Aug 

Sep

Water year 1939-40 .....................

Mar.

11,900

13,400

9,700

7,350

6,750

5,860

5,340

7,390

6,590

5,770

5,140

4,5SO

4,120

3,SSO

3,610

4,380

4,460

3,900

3,610

3,430

3,340

3,330

3,290

3,310

3,540

7,620

19,000

11,400

9,270

9,950

12,600

Apr.

10,200

7,800

6,750

6,810

5,790

5,040

4,860

5,050

4,920

4,780

4,360

4,100

3,990

3,990

3,880

3,660

3,440

3,290

3,190

2,660

2,960

2,860

2,760

2,650

2,670

2,560

3,380

2,230

2,550

2,51C

-

Secondfoot-days

37 472

33,960 

71,200

841,242

97,320

208)310

124 "740

61,150

33,941

25,342

25 ,411 

29,096

965,932

Hay

2,650

2,500

0,580

2,650

2,960

2,740

2,480

2,370

2,270

2,220

2,210

2,140

1,930

2,010

1,940

1,900

1,830

1,770

1,700

1.74C

1,640

1,58C

1,560

1,550

1,510

1,47C

1,440

1,430

1,43C

1,44C

1,440

Maximum

1,780

1 ,200 

6,790

15,000

6 *890

19,600

19 fOOO

10,200

2,980

1,770

913 

1,030 

1,970

19,600

June

1,520

1,770

1,630

1,560

1,460

1,400

1,330

1,250

1,240

fl,170

1,150

1,070

1,060

1,040

1,030

1,020

994

994

967

958

949

940

958

931

931

931

931

922

913

922

-

July

913

913

913

895

8S6

S6S

350

S42

834

326

826

S18

302

786

786

786

77S

773

770

77S

786

842

802

786

786

788

778

794

7S6

778

770

Mininum

868

1,100 

1,120

810

2,270

3,290

2,280

1,430

913

770 

637 

794

637

Aug.

770

763

756

749

f73E

f735

728

637

721

728

693

700

721

714

735

756

770

802

834

866

913

1,020

1,000

931

976

976

949

1,030

898

925

886

Mean

1,209

1 ,132 

2,297

2,305

3^139

7,517

6,7SO

4,158

1,973

1,131

817 

380 

970

2,639

Sept.

904

859

967

922

850

842

859

826

810

794

S02

794

802

834

886

859

886

940

1,210

1,050

940

904

859

859

859

859

1,050

1,970

1,790

1,310

"

Run-off in 

acre-feet

74,320

67,360 

141,200

1,669,000

193,000

432,400

413,200

247,400

121,300

67,320

50,270 

50,400 

57,710

1,916,000

Peak discharge.- Feb. 6 (3 p.m.) 16,400 sec.-ft.; Feb. 28 (9 p.m.) 29,700 sec.-ft.; Mar. 27

te a.m.) 24,500 seo.-ft.

a No gage-height record; discharge computed on basis of records for station at Raygold, near 

Central Point.

f Computed from daily gage height based on partial record.
ROGUE RIVER BASIN 177

Reservoirs in Rogue River Basin, Oreg.

Fish Lake Reservoir.- Staff gage, lat. 42°23', long. 122°21', in SWJ sec. 3, T. 37 S., R. 

4 E., at reservoir outlet, 18 miles east of Lake Creek. Datum of gage is at mean sea 

level (irrigation district datum). Drainage area, 17 square miles. Records available, 

December 1915 to September 1940. Maximum contents observed during year, 5,990 acrefeet June 11 (elevation, 4,822.08 feet); minimum observed, 126 acre-feet Sept. 4-6 

(elevation, 4,801.28 feet). Maximum contents observed during period 1915-40, 7,975 

acre-feet June 20, 1938 (elevation, 4,827.09 feet); no usable contents at times.

Reservoir is formed by rock-faced earth dam, completed in fall of 1915; storage 

began in November 1915. Capacity, 7,527 acre-feet between elevations 4,799 feet 

(bottom of outlet tunnel) and 4,826 feet (spillway channel, incomplete). Water is 

diverted during summer from Fourmile Lake in Klamath River Basin through Cascade 

canal into Fish Lake. Water is used to irrigate lands nead Medford. Gage read once 

dally by employee of Medford Irrigation District.

Emigrant Gap Reservoir.- Staff gage, lat. 42°10', long. 122°36', in SEi sec. 20, T. 39 

B., K. lev., at emigrant Gap Dam of Talent Irrigation District, on Emigrant Creek, 

6 miles southeast of Ashland. Datum of gage is at mean sea level (surveys of Talent 

Irrigation District). Records available, December 1924 to September 1940. Maximum 

contents observed during year, 8,603 acre-feet Feb. 28 (elevation, 2,174.6 feet); 

minimum, 184 acre-feet Aug. 22. Maximum contents during period 1924-40, 8,748 acrefeet Feb. 20, 1927 (elevation, 2,175.2 feet, observed at peak); no usable contents 

at times.

Reservoir is formed by concrete arch dam, completed in 1924 by Talent Irrigation 

District; storage began in December 1924. Capacity, 8,342 acre-feet between elevation 2,070 feet (16-inch sluice pipe) and 2,173.5 feet (crest of spillway). Dead 

storage negligible. Water is used for irrigation of lands near Talent. Gage read 

one to six times weekly by employee of Talent Irrigation District.

Monthly elevation and contents, water year October 1939 to September 1940

Date

Dec. SI.............

Calendar year 1939

Water year 1939-40

Pish Lake Reservoir

Elevation 

(feet)t

4,805.70

4,618.95 

4,815.14

-

4,816.19 

4,817.59, 

4,819.17 

4,820.58 

4,820.62 

4,818.05 

4,807.91 

4,801.60 

4,805.Sq

-

Contents 

(acrefeet)

85S 

a2 ,109 

2,368 

3,555

-

3,902 

4,376 

4,988 

5,432 

5,446 

4,536 

1,410 

156 

748

-

Change in 

contents 

during 

month 

(acrefeet)

+1,851 

+753 

+693

-1,969

+347 

+474 

+552 

+504 

+14 

-910 

-3,126 

-1,254 

+586

-116

Emigrant Gap Reservoir

Elevation 

(feet)t

8,104.2

-

2,173.4 

2,174.4

2,167.4 

2,124.9

-

Contents 

(acrefeet)

a479 

a436 

506 

aS,060

-

a5 ,569 

8,31S 

8,555 

a8,248 

6,990 

a4,750 

1,587 

a!91 

a340

-

Change in 

contents 

during

(acrefeet)

-43 

+70 

+1 ,554

+630

+3,509 

+8,749 

+237 

-307 

-1,858 

-8,840 

-3,223 

-1,336 

+149

-139

t Hour of gage reading not known, 

a Interpolated.
178 ROGUE RIVER BASIN

South Fork of Rogue River above Imnaha Creek, near Prospect, Oreg.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 42°42', long. 122°27', in NEi sec. 18, T. 33 S. 

R. 4 E., 300 yards upstream from Imnaha Creek, 400 yards upstream from South Fork 

diversion dam, and 6 miles southeast of Prospect.

Drainage area.- 52 square miles.

Records available.- October 1931 to September 1940.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 378 second-feet Mar. 26 (gage height, 2.91 

reet); minimum, 38 second-feet Sept. 10-13.

1931-40: Maximum discharge, 1,140 second-feet Dec. 3, 1938 (gage height, 4.52 

feet); minimum, 27 second-feet Oct. 1-21, 1931.

Remarks.- Records good. No diversion or regulation above station.

Cooperation.- Water-stage recorder graph furnished by The California Oregon Power Co.

Rating table, water year 1939-40 (gage height, In feet, and discharge, In second-feet)

0,9 

1.1 

1.3 

1.6

34

69

109

1.9 

2.2 

2.5 

2.8

157

215

275

350

Discharge, In second-feet, water year October 1939 to September 1940

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.

50 

50 

48 

47 

65

56 

52 

48 

47 

47

46 

45 

45 

45 

45

45 

44 

44 

44 

44

44 

44 

43 

46 

46

48 

71 

56 

50 

47 

47

Nov.

46 

45 

45 

45 

45

45 

45 

45 

45 

45

44 

43 

43 

43 

43

43 

43 

42 

42 

42

41 

41 

42 

42 

42

42 

42 

42 

42 

42

Dec.

42 

42 

42

41 

41

41 

41 

49 

104 

90

66 

56 

54 

54 

67

86 

116 

84 

71 

73

69 

62 

61 

57 

54

55 

54 

64 

88 

193 

181

Jan.

145 

137 

130 

122 

104

93 

86 

85 

91 

100

98 

89 

80 

76

75

71 

69 

67 

66 

65

64 

61 

61 

64 

66

7V 

77 

73 

71 

71 

73

Month

Get 

Nov 

Dec

C

Jan 

Pet 

Mar 

Apr 

May 

Jun 

Jul 

Aug 

Sep

W

ember .....................

alendar year 1939- ........

tember . ...................

ater year 1939-'

Feb.

71 

69 

69 

73 

97

168 

159 

132 

127 

189

170 

148 

140 

132 

126

121 

116 

110 

104 

100

100 

98 

97 

102

124

143 

191 

263 

251

Secondfoot-daya

1,499 

1,297 

2,198

38,540

2,607 

3,790 

6,040 

5,327 

3,664 

2,087 

1,635 

1,311 

1,347

32,802

Mar.

215 

213 

199 

189 

183

171 

185 

292 

233 

205

185 

170 

162 

154 

152

164 

161 

150 

147 

143

145 

148 

150 

161 

177

245 

315 

247 

245 

267 

267

Maximum

71 

46 

193

417

145 

263 

315 

243 

175 

91 

61 

47 

96

315

Apr.

243 

223 

209 

201 

189

175 

179 

195 

209 

205

189 

189 

199 

207 

191

173 

164 

162 

164 

159

154 

150 

148 

143 

143

137 

130 

150 

170

177

May

175 

170 

161 

155 

150

138 

132 

129 

130 

137

143 

142 

134 

127 

124

118 

114 

109 

104 

102

97 

94 

91 

91 

90

88 

85 

84 

86 

82 

82

Minimum

43 

41 

41

41

61 

69 

143 

130 

82 

58 

47 

39 

38

38

June

91 

89 

85 

81 

80

79 

79 

77 

75 

74

71 

70 

69 

68 

67

67 

66 

65 

65 

65

64 

62 

62 

60 

60

58 

58 

58 

58 

64

Mean

48.4 

43.2 

70.9

106

84.1 

131 

195 

178 

118 

69.6 

52.7 

42.3 

44,9

89.6

July

61 

59 

58 

57 

55

55 

55 

54 

54 

54

54 

53 

53 

53 

52

52 

51 

52 

52 

54

54 

51 

50 

49 

49

49 

52 

50 

49 

47 

47

Per 

square

mile

0.931 

.831 

1.36

2.04

1.62 

2.52 

3.75 

3.42 

2.27 

1,34 

1.01 

.813 

.863

1.72

Aug.

47 

47 

47 

46 

46

44 

43 

43 

43 

43

43 

43 

42 

42 

42

43 

43 

43 

42 

41

41 

41 

40 

40 

40

40 

39 

39 

40 

39 

39

Sept,

39 

40 

41 

42 

42

41 

40 

39 

39 

39

38 

38 

40 

41 

40

40 

40 

56 

47 

43

42 

40 

40 

39 

40

41 

96 

84 

53 

47

Run-off

Inches

1.07 

.93

1.57

27.56

1.86 

2,71 

4.32 

3.81 

2.62 

1.49 

1.17 

.94 

.96

23,45

Acre-feet

2,970 

2,570 

4,360

76 ,450

5,170 

7,520 

11,980 

10,570 

7,270 

4,140 

3,240 

2,600 

2,670

65,060

Peak discharge.- Mar. 8 (4 a.m.) 338 sec.-ft.; Mar. 26 (7 p.m.) 378 aeo.-ft.

9-233 April 1956

UNITED STATES DEP.A UTMENT OP THE INTERIOR 

Geoloi al Survey
ROGUE RIVER BASIN 179

Imnaha Creek near Prospect, Oreg.

Location.- Staff gage, lat. 42°42', long. 122°27' , in NEi sec. 18, T. 33 S., R. 4 E., 

400 yards upstream from mouth and 6 miles southeast of Prospect.

Drainage area.- 26 square miles.

Records available.- September 1931 to September 1940.

Extremes.- Maximum daily discharge during year, 167 second-feet, probably on Mar. 26 

 (gage height, 1.84 feet, from floodmark noted May 28); minimum, 17 second-feet during part of August and September.

1931-40: Maximum discharge observed, 237 second-feet Mar. 19, 1932 (gage height. 

2.10 feet); minimum discharge, 11 second-feet Dec. 14, 1931 (gage height, 0.46 foot).

Remarks.- Records fair for days when gage was read, poor for other periods. Staff gage 

read only once weekly; discharge for intervening days computed on basis of records 

for stations on South Fork of Rogue River and power canal. No diversion or regulation 

above station.

Cooperation.- Gage readings furnished by The California Oregon Power Co.

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1939 to September 1940

Day

1 

2 

S

4 

6

6 

7 

8 

9 

10

11 

12 

13 

14

15

16 

17 

18 

19 

20

21 

22 

23 

24 

25

26 

27 

26 

29 

30 

31

Oct.

19 

19 

19 

18 

h28

26 

24 

23 

22 

21

21 

h21 

21 

21 

21

21 

20 

20 

h20 

20

20 

20 

19 

20 

20

h21 

32 

26 

23 

22 

21

Nov.

21 

h21 

21 

21 

20

20 

20 

h20 

h20

20

20 

19 

19 

19 

19

h!9 

19 

19 

19 

19

19 

19 

h!9 

19 

19

19 

IS 

IS 

18 

hl8

Dee.

IS 

18 

IS 

IS 

18

IS 

his 

25 

40 

32

26 

23 

h22 

22 

30

35 

45 

35 

24 

h24

24 

23 

23 

22 

22

23 

h22 

25 

36 

65 

60

Jan.

50 

35 

h2S 

27 

26

25 

26 

25 

30 

h35

32 

31 

30 

29 

2S

27 

h27 

27 

26 

26

26 

25 

25 

h25 

27

32 

32 

30 

29 

29 

h29

Month

Oct 

Hov 

Dee

C

Jan 

Feb 

Mar 

Apr 

May 

Jun 

Jul 

Aug 

Sep

w

alendar year 1939 .........

ater year 1939-4

F»b.

29 

28 

2S 

30 

40

50 

h49 

47 

45 

60

56 

52 

50 

h49 

4S

47 

46 

45 

44 

43

h43 

43 

43 

45 

50

60 

70 

h83 

SO

Secondfoot-daya

669 

581 

353

13,048

S98 

1,403 

2,209 

1,778 

1,124 

760 

60S 

541 

556

11,980

Har.

SO 

SO 

78 

77 

77

h77 

80 

35 

80 

76

74 

72 

h70 

68 

68

70 

66 

60 

56 

h55

55 

56 

58 

64 

70

90 

h69 

68 

72 

78 

SO

Maximum

32 

21 

65

108

5C 

S3 

90 

7S 

47 

32 

22 

IS 

35

9C

Apr.

7S 

76 

h74 

72 

70

68 

69 

72 

72 

68

h62 

62 

64 

66 

62

59 

56 

h54 

54 

52

50 

49 

4S 

47 

h47

45 

42 

45 

47 

48

May

47 

h45 

44 

43 

42

41 

40 

39 

h38 

39

40 

40 

39 

37 

36

o36 

35 

34 

33 

33

32 

32 

h32 

32 

32

31 

31 

h31 

30 

h30 

30

Minimum

18 

18 

IS

18

25 

23 

55 

42 

30 

22 

IS 

17 

17

17

June

32 

31 

30 

29 

29

029

29 

28 

27 

26

26 

25 

h25 

25 

25

25 

24 

24 

24 

h24

24 

23 

22 

22 

22

22 

h22 

22 

22 

23

Mean

21.6 

19.4 

27.5

35.7

29.0 

48.4 

71.3 

59.3 

36.3 

25.3 

19.6 

17.5 

18.5

32.7

July

22 

21 

21 

h21 

21

21 

20 

20 

20 

20

h20 

EO 

20 

20 

19

19 

19 

h!9 

19 

19

19 

19 

19 

19 

h!9

19 

20 

19 

IS 

IS 

18

Per 

square 

mile

0.831 

.746 

1.06

1.37

1.12 

1.36 

2.74 

2.23 

1.40 

.973 

.754 

.673 

.712

1.26

Aug.

h!8 

IS 

18 

IS 

IS

IS 

IS 

his 

IS 

18

IS 

IS 

IS 

hlS 

h!7

17 

17 

17 

17 

17

17 

h!7 

17 

17 

17

17 

17 

17 

h!7 

17 

17

Sept.

17 

17 

17 

18 

hlS

17 

17 

17 

17 

17

17 

hi? 

17 

17 

17

17 

IS 

20 

hlS 

17

17 

17 

17 

17 

17

h!7 

35 

30 

22 

20

Run-off

Inches

0.96 

.33 

1.22

18.66

1.23 

2.01 

3.16 

2.54 

1.61 

1.09 

.37 

.77 

.SO

17.14

Acre-feet

1,330 

1,150 

1,600

25,370

1,730 

2,730 

4,380 

3,530 

2,230 

1,510 

1,210 

1,070 

1,100

23,760

b Oage read on this day.

9-233 April 1936

UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR 

Geolo^ al Survey
180 ROGUE RIVER BASIN 

South Fork power canal near Prospect, Oreg.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 42°43', long. 122°24', In Ei sec. 12, T. 33 S.,

 R. 3 E., 1 mile downstream from head gate at diversion dam and 5 miles southeast 

of Prospect. Datum of gage Is about 3,357 feet above mean sea level (surveys of 

The California Oregon Power Co.).

Records available.- April 1932 to September 1940.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 175 second-feet Feb. 6 (gage height, 3.42 

feet): no flow Mar. 6 to Apr. 6.

1932-40: Maximum discharge, 175 second-feet May 31, June 17, 1933, Feb. 6, 1940; 

no flow at times.

Remarks.- Records good except those for period Dec. 13-16, which are fair. This canal,

 completed In March 1932, diverts water from South Fork of Rogue River 200 feet below 

mouth of Imnaha Creek for use at power plant In W& sec. 1, T. 33 S., R. 3 E., from 

which water may be wasted Into Middle Fork of Rogue River or mingled with flow of 

other diversions In main power canal.

Cooperation.- Water-stage recorder graph furnished by The California Oregon Power Co.

Discharge, In second-feet, water year October 1939 to September 1940

Day

1

2

3

4

S

6

7

e

9

10

11

12

IS

14

IS

16

17

IS

19

20

ei

22

23

24

25

26

27

26

29

30

51

Oct.

70

68

65

65

85

73

67

64

63

62

62

61

60

60

59

59

59

59

59

60

61

61

62

67

62

68

85

74

66

63

62

8ov.

61

60

60

59

59

59

40

59

59

58

58

58

58

58

68

57

56

56

56

56

56

56

56

56

56

56

56

56

56

56

-

Dec.

56

56

56

55

54

55

55

68

120

115

S5

74

a70

a68

a80

alOO

128

102

90

92

86

80

78

72

70

70

70

80

106

143

147

Jan.

143

143

141

140

12S

115

108

107

116

130

130

115

106

101

a97

a94

a90

87

87

64

82

SI

81

85

89

106

103

97

96

99

99

Feb.

99

93

100

98

132

157

150

148

148

153

150

149

148

148

149

151

150

148

146

140

138

135

131

135

155

155

158

129

153

_

-

Month

December. .................................

Fet> 

Mar

April. . ...................................

Kay.......................................

July. .....................................

Water year 1939-4

Mar.

150

149

149

148

148

111

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

Apr.

0

0

0

0

c

2

1

1

1

2

1

1

1

1

66

146

147

149

148

148

148

148

148

148

146

147

146

149

151

150

-

Secondfoot-days

2,011

1,705

2,581

36,362

3,280

4,050 

S55

2,298

4,168

2,630

2,100

1,697

1,654

29,029

May

150

149

148

148

147

146

149

151

149

149

150

148

148

148

148

146

141

139

134

131

127

122

121

111

115

112

110

109

111

107

104

MnT<i».iiti

65

61

147

170

143

158 

150

151

151

115

76

61

97

15S

June

115

110

105

103

101

98

97

95

93

92

69

S8

S7

66

85

83

62

82

82

S2

80

79

76

76

77

76

75

75.

75

82

-

July

76

75

74

73

?2

71

70

70

70

70

69

68

67

67

67

67

66

66

67

68

67

65

67

64

64

64

67

64

63

61

61

Minimum

59

40

54

2

SI

98 

0

0

104

75

61

50

48

0

Aug.

61

60

59

58

58

58

58

58

57

56

56

56

55

54

54

53

53

53

53

53

53

53

53

53

53

53

53

52

51

50

50

Mean

64.9

56.6

S3. 3

99.6

106

140 

27.6

76.6

134

S7.7

67.7

54.7

55.1

79.3

Sept.

50

52

56

56

53

52

51

50

51

50

49

49

53

55

52

51

51

70

58

52

50

49

48

49

49

52

82

97

62

55

~

Run-off in 

acre-feet

3,990

3,380

5,120

72,140

6,"510

8,030 

1,700

4,560

8,270

5,220

4,170

3,370

3,280

57,600

a Ho gage-height reoordj discharge computed on basis of records for Middle Pork of Rogue River 

and South Fork of Rogue River above Imnaha Oreek, both near Prospect, and Red Blanket, and main 

power canals.

40 045 0

9-232 February 1936

TJNITKD STATES DKPAP>nIIENT OF THE INTERIOR 

Oeolog il Survey
ROGUE RIVER BASIN 181

Middle Fork of Rogue River near Prospect, Oreg.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 42°44', long. 122°24', In NEi sec. 1, T. 33 S., 

R\ 3 E., 1,000 feet downstream from diversion dam and Intake of Middle Fork power 

canal and 4& miles southeast of Prospect. Prior to Sept. 30, 1939 at datum 1.00 

foot higher.

Drainage area.- 57 square miles.

Records available.- May 1925 to September 1940 (Include flow of Middle Fork power canal).

Average discharge.- 15 years, 168 second-feet.

Extremes.- Maximum combined discharge of river and canal during year, 415 second-fset 

MarT~2"6 (river gage height, 2.60 feet); minimum combined dally discharge, 97 secondfeet Aug. 28.

1925-40: Maximum discharge, 1,300 second-feet Mar. 19, 1932 (gage height, 4.55 

feet present datum); minimum, 72 second-feet Aug. 24 to Sept. 5, 1931.

Remarks.- Records good. Flow regulated since Nov. 19, 1931, by operation of head gates 

at alverslon dam of power canal that diverts water around station; practically no 

storage above diversion dam.

Cooperation.- Water-stage recorder graph furnished by The California Oregon Power Co.

Discharge, In second-feet, water year October 1939 to September 1940

Day

1 

2 

3

4

e

6

7 

8 

9 

10

11 

12 

13 

14 

16

16 

17 

18 

19 

20

21 

22 

23 

24 

25

26

27 

26 

29 

30 

31

Oct.

125 

116 

113 

114 

149

122 

117 

113 

112 

111

109 

1O9 

108 

108 

108

108 

108 

108 

108 

108

108 

1O7 

108 

113 

110

123 

160 

122 

115 

113 

111

Nov.

110 

110 

109 

109 

109

109 

108 

111 

109 

108

108 

106 

108 

105 

106

106 

106 

106 

106 

106

105 

105 

106 

106 

105

106 

106 

1O5 

105 

106

Dec.

107 

1O6 

106 

105 

1O5

105 

105 

121 

231 

19S

140 

124 

122 

122 

141

163 

190 

144 

135 

138

130 

124 

122 

119 

117

117 

117 

133 

170 

250 

239

Jan.

227 

220 

202 

196 

175

158 

148 

149 

172 

196

167 

151 

142 

139 

136

134 

130 

128 

127 

126

123 

121 

121 

126 

130

143 

138 

136 

135 

138 

138

Month

Oet 

Mov 

Dec

C

Jan 

Fob 

Mar 

Apr 

May 

Jun 

Jul 

Aug 

Sep

W

u

ater year 1939-4

F»b.

137 

136 

138 

144 

198

263 

240 

222 

220 

265

226 

224 

224 

216 

204

197 

197 

188 

177 

168

164 

159 

155 

161 

ISO

218 

282 

335 

332

Seeondfoot-days

3,564 

3,209 

4,346

61,459

4,671 

5,970 

7,400 

6,819 

6,026 

3,S72 

3,416 

3,132 

3,133

55,558

Mar.

312 

309 

285 

271 

253

239 

240 

295 

264 

250

233 

221 

209 

2OO 

2OO

202 

186 

181 

178 

184

 190 

196 

197 

209 

221

307 

299 

268 

262 

277 

272

K&xlmuu

16C 

111 

25C

39S

221! 

33£ 

31£ 

261 

23! 

16C lie loe

142

33£

Apr.

261 

247 

240 

232 

222

216 

230 

249 

259 

241

234 

237 

249 

258 

240

223 

216 

223 

225 

219

215 

216 

215 

2O7 

200

191 

182 

221 

216 

235

May

229 

233 

221 

221 

205

194 

190 

197 

205 

224

230 

226 

218 

217 

211

204 

199 

197 

195 

196

189 

180 

179 

174 

166

158 

153 

151 

162 

153 

149

MI-nlTjimn

107 

105 

105

105

121 

136 

178 

182 

149 

115 

107 

97 

98

97

June

160 

151 

145 

145 

140

138 

138 

136 

134 

132

131 

131 

130 

130 

128

128 

125 

124 

124 

123

122 

122 

120 

118 

117

117 

116 

115 

115 

117

Mean

115 

107 

140

168

151 

2O6 

239 

227 

194 

129 

110 

101 

104

152

July

116 

115 

114 

113 

113

112 

111 

111 

111 

110

110 

110 

110 

110 

109

109 

109 

109 

109 

112

112 

109 

108 

108 

107

108 

112 

108 

107 

107 

107

Per 

square 

mile

2.02 

1.88 

2.46

2.95

2.65 

3.61 

4.19 

3.98 

3.4O 

2.26 

1.93 

1.77 

1.82

2.67

Aug.

106 

106 

106 

105 

104

103 

102 

102 

102 

102

102 

102 

101 

101 

101

101 

101 

101 

100 

100

99 

99 

99 

99 

99

99 

99 

97 

98 

98 

98

Sept.

98 

100 

104 

106 

101

100 

100 

99 

101 

100

99

99 

102 

102 

101

102 

101 

117 

104 

101

99 

99 

99 

99 

98

109 

142 

137 

109 

105

Run-off

Inches

2.33 

2.09 

2.84

40.13

3.O5 

3.90 

4.83 

4.45 

3.93 

2.53 

2.23 

2.04 

2.04

36.26

Acre feet

7,070 

6,360 

8,620

121,900

9,260 

11,840 

14,680 

13,630 

11,950 

7,680 

6,78O 

6,210 

6,210

110,200

Peak discharge.- Dec. 9 (6 p.m.) 309 sec. -ft.; Feb. 6 (1O to 11 a.m.) 304 sec. -ft.; Feb. 10

(8 a.m.) 366 sec.-ft.; Feb. 28 (11;30 a.m.) 356 sec.-ft.; Mar. 7 (11 p.m.) 339 sec.-ft.; Mar. 26 (6 p.m.| --- 415 sec.-ft.

9-233 April 1956

UHITED STATES DEPAP-^MKNT OF THE INTERIOR 

Seolog. .1 Survey
182 ROGUE RIVER BASIN

Middle Fork power canal near Prospect, Oreg.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 42°44', long. 122°24', in NEi sec. 1, T. 33 S., R. 

3 E., 1,000 feet downstream from head gate at diversion dam and 4£ miles southeast of 

Prospect. Datum of gage Is about 2,632 feet above mean sea level (surveys of The 

California Oregon Power Co.).

Records available.- November 1931 to September 1940.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 156 second-feet Mar. 17 (gage height, 3.OS 

feet); minimum, 0.5 second-foot Mar. 14-17.

1931-40: Maximum discharge, 196 second-feet Feb. 3, 1935 (gage height, 3.50 feet); 

no flow at times.

Remarks.- Records good. This canal, completed In November 1931, diverts water from 

Middle Fork of Rogue River Into main power canal to supplement flow of Rogue River" 

above Prospect diversion dam.

Cooperation.- Water-stage recorder graph furnished by The California Oregon Power Co.

Discharge, In second-feet, water year October 1939 to September 1940

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

iS

13

14

16

16

17

18

1920

21

22

83

24

85

26

27

28

89

30

31

Oct.

123

115

112

113

134

121

116

112

111

110

108

108

108

108

108

108

108

107

107

107

107

106

107

111

109

115

131

120

113

112

110

SOT.

109

109

109

108

108

108

108

110

109

103

103

106

107

104

104

105

105

105

105

106

104

104

105

104

104

105

106

104

104

105

-

Dec.

106

105

106

104

104

104

104

118

136

130

131

122

120

120

129

133

120

121

130

131

127

122

120

117

116

116

116

126

133

135

136

Jan.

135

135

134

132

131

130

134

140

143

144

144

143

139

137

134

132

129

127

126

125

122

120

120

124

129

138

136

134

133

136

136

Feb.

135

134

136

138

140

135

124

124

78

2

62

144

144

144

144

144

144

144

144

144

144

144

144

144

145

146

144

136

136

_

-

Month

Haroh.....................................

April.....................................

May.......................................

July. .....................................

Water year 1939-4 9......................

Mar.

136

136

136

136

135

135

46

.9

.8

.8

.6

.6

.6

.5

.5

.5

63

155

148

144

144

144

144

144

144

144

145

145

144

144

144

Apr.

145

145

145

145

146

145

145

145

144

144

144

144

144

145

145

144

144

144

145

145

145

145

145

145

146

145

145

145

145

145

-

Secondfoot-days

3,485

3,174 

3,736

42,330

4,122

3,787

2,961.8

4,342

4,391

3,812

3,374

3,098

3,032

43, 314,8

May

145

145

145

145

145

145

145

145

141

132

133

133

133

133

132

132

131

131

130

131

136

144

150

154

154

153

160

148

153

150

147

HtudjEUOi

134

110

136

157

144

146

155

145

154

153

115

105

120

155

June

153

148

143

141

138

136

136

134

132

131

130

129

128

128

126

126

123

122

122

121

120

120

118

116

116

116

115

114

114

116

July

116

114

113

112

112

110

110

109

109

108

108

108

108

108

108

108

108

108

108

110

110

108

107

107

106

107

110

107

106

106

106

HHp-lnnim

106

103

104

1

120

2

0.5

144

130

114

106

96

96

0.5

Aug.

105

105

105

104

103

102

101

101

101

101

101

101

100

100

100

100

100

100

99

99

98

98

98

98

98

98

98

96

96

96

96

Mean

112

106

121

116

133

131

95.5

146

142

127

109

99.9

101

118

Sept.

96

98

101

103

99

98

98

97

99

98

97

97

100

100

99

100

99

109

102

100

98

98

98

98

97

107

120

114

108

104

Run-off in 

acre-feet

6,910

6,300

7,410

83,960

8,180

7,510

6,870

8,610

8,710

7,560

6,690

6,140

6,010

85,900

9-2S8 February 1936

UMITED STATES DEPA"fi'HEllT OF THE INTERIOR 

Oeolog al Survey
ROGUE RIVER BASIN 

Red Blanket Creek near Prospect, Oreg.

183

Location.- Staff gage, lat. 42°47', long. 122°26', In NEi sec. 23, T. 32 S., R. 3 E., 

3 miles northeast of Prospect.

Drainage area.- 40 square miles.

Records available.- May 1925 to September 1940. Prior to October 1928, in NEi sec. 34, 

T. 32 S., R. 3 E.

Average discharge.- 15 years, 99.9 second-feet.

Extremes.- Maximum daily discharge during year, 210 second-feet (estimated) Mar. 26, 27;

 minimum daily, 44 second-feet during part of August and September.

1925-40: Maximum discharge observed, 1,200 second-feet Mar. 11, 1928; minimum 

observed, 34 second-feet Sept. 3, 4, 25, Oct. 9, 16, 1931.

Remarks.- Records fair for days when gage was read, poor for other periods. One irriga-

 tion diversion above station. Gage read only once weekly; discharge for Intervening 

days computed on basis of records for South and Middle Forks of Rogue River near 

Prospect.

Cooperation.- Gage readings furnished by The California Oregon Power Co.

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1939 to September 1940

Day

1 

2 

S 

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

Oct.

59 

59 

58 

57 

82

h66 

63 

62 

61 

60

59 

59 

h59 

59 

59

59 

59 

58 

58 

h58

58 

58 

56 

60 

59

70 

h89 

70 

65 

63 

61

Nov.

60 

59 

h59 

59 

59

58 

58 

58 

h57 

h58

58 

59 

60 

59 

58

57 

h67 

57 

57 

56

56 

56 

55 

h55 

55

55 

55 

55 

55 

55

Dec.

H55 

55 

55 

55 

55

55 

55 

h56 

140 

105

85 

70 

66 

65 

h79

95 

125 

95 

75 

80

75 

h70 

66 

62 

58

60 

58 

75 

hl!8 

170 

160

Jan.

135 

130 

120 

105 

h92

86 

84 

84 

95 

110

100 

h94 

90 

85 

83

80 

78 

76 

h73 

72

71 

70 

70 

74 

hSO

h97 

90 

85 

82 

82 

82

Month

Oot 

Nov 

Dec

0

Jan 

Peb 

Mar 

Apr 

May 

Jun 

Jul 

Aug 

Sep

water year 1939-4

Feb.

81 

h81 

S2 

86 

110

170 

155 

135 

h!24 

170

150 

135 

125 

120 

115

bill 

105 

100 

96 

92

92 

90 

bB9 

94 

105

120 

150 

200 

195

Seeondfoot-days

1,923 

1,715 

2,492

33,971

2,755 

3,478 

4,562 

4,119 

3,421 

2,150 

1,670 

1,436 

1,467

31,188

Mar.

n!85 

180 

170 

160 

150

140 

140 

hi 64 

150 

140

130 

120 

115 

110 

bllO

120 

115 

113 

111 

110

112 

bl!3 

115 

125 

140

210 

210 

200 

h!99 

205 

200

Maximum

89 

60 

170

240

135 

200 

210 

190 

130 

95 

62 

49 

93

210

Apr.

190 

175 

160 

145 

h!38

130 

135 

145 

160 

155

150 

b!50 

155 

160 

150

140 

135 

132 

b!32 

128

124 

120 

116 

112 

110

blOS 

104 

110 

120 

130

May

130 

125 

b!20 

118 

118

116 

114 

112 

112 

b!21

130 

126 

122 

118 

116

114 

hill 

109 

108 

106

105 

104 

103 

b!03 

100

97 

94 

92 

96 

h92 

h89

mnlrniim

56 

55 

55

54

70 

81 

110 

104 

89 

58 

50 

44 

44

44

June

95 

92 

88 

85 

82

82

h81 

80 

79 

78

77 

76 

75 

b.74 

72

70 

68 

66 

64 

63

062 

62 

61 

60 

60

59

58 

h58 

58 

66

Mean

62.0 

57.2 

80.4

03.1

88.9 

120 

147 

187 

110 

71.7 

53.9 

46.3 

48.9

85.2

July

62 

60 

58 

57 

h56

56 

56 

55 

55 

54

54 

h54 

54 

54 

54

53 

53 

53 

b53 

54

54 

53 

52

51 

51

h51 

52 

51 

50 

50 

50

Per 

square 

mile

1.55 

1.43 

2.01

2.SS

2.22 

3.00 

3.68 

3.42 

2.75 

1.79 

1.35 

1.16 

1.22

2.13

Aug.

49 

h49 

49 

49 

49

48 

47 

47 

h47 

47

47 

47 

47 

h47 

47

b.47 

47 

47 

46 

46

45 

45 

h45 

44

44

44 

44 

44 

44 

b.44 

44

Sept.

44 

44 

44 

44 

44

b.44 

44 

44 

44 

44

44 

44

b.44 

44 

44

44 

44

66 

50 

h45

44 

44 

44 

44 

44

48 

b.93 

88 

64 

56

Run-off

Inches

1.79 

1.59 

2.32

31.60

2.56 

3.23 

4.24 

3.83 

3.18 

2.00 

1.55 

1.S4 

1.36

28.99

Acre-feet

3,810 

3,400 

4,940

67,380

5,460 

6,900 

9,060 

8,170 

6,790 

4,260 

3; 310 

2,860 

2,910

61,850

h Oage read on thia day.

9-233 April 1936

UNITED STATES DEPAP^MENT OF THE INTERIOR 

Qeolog. .1 Survey
184 ROGUE RIVER BASIN 

Red Blanket power canal near Prospect, Oreg.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 42°45', long. 122°27', In SEi sec. 27, T. 32 S., 

R. 3 E., 200 yards downstream from head gate and diversion dam and 2 miles east ol 

Prospect. Datum of gage Is 2,612 feet above mean sea level (surveys of The 

California Oregon Power Co.).

Records available.- November 1931 to September 1940.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 101 second-feet Dec. 29 (gage height, 3.22 

feet); minimum, 8 second-feet Mar. 9-14.

1931-40: Maximum discharge, 116 second-feet Nov. 6, 1932; no flow for part of 

day Sept. 24, 25, 1932.

Remarks.- Records excellent. This canal, completed In October 1932, diverts water from 

Red Blanket Creek Into main power canal to supplement flow of Rogue River above 

Prospect diversion dam,

Cooperation.- Water-stage recorder graph furnished by The California Oregon Power Co.

Discharge, In second-feet, water year October 1939 to September 1940

Day

1

2

Z

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

88

as

30

31

Oct.

65

62

60

62

82

70

63

61

61

60

59

59

58

58

58

53

57

58

58

67

56

58

67

64

59

66

S4

67

62

61

59

HOT.

58

58

58

57

57

56

56

58

56

56

56

56

56

56

56

55

54

54

54

54

55

56

56

55

54

54

54

54

54

56

-

Dec.

56

55

54

54

53

53

53

65

91

89

85

72

69

70

79

92

93

88

79

80

75

71

70

67

65

64

63

62

98

96

92

Jan.

92

91

89

S9

89

88

86

86

93

94

92

91

88

S3

SI

7S

76

76

74

72.

71

70

70

72

eo

90

91

66

63

83

S3

Feb.

82

SO

S2

63

94

95

S9

S6

44

11

11

57

91

as

S8

88

88

88

88

88

87

87

87

87

88

88

90

91

91

_

-

Month

December. .................................

Calendar year 1939. .....................

March. ....................................

April. ....................................

May. ......................................

July. .....................................

Water year 1939-4 0 .....................

Mar.

90

90

89

89

89

89

S9

41

8

8

8

8

8

57

95

98

96

96

96

96

96

96

96

94

91

81

54

52

53

54

54

Apr.

53

53

54

53

52

52

52

52

62

62

52

52

52

52

52

62

52

52

52

52

52

52

52

62

52

52

52

53

53

53

-

Seoondfoot-days

1,919

1,669

2,273

24,858

2,586

2,317

2,161

1,568

2,153

2.164

1,764

1,489

1,490

23,543

Nay

53

53

53

54

54

54

63

54

54

54

54

54

54

54

54

53

53

53

78

92

92

92

94

96

94

92

92

92

94

91

89

Marfmm

84

58

98

98

94

95

98

54

96

93

61

52

78

98

June

93

91

86

86

84

83

82

80

77

76

76

74

73

73

70

68

67

67

67

66

65

65

64

62

62

62

62

61

61

62

-

July

61

60

60

59

59

59

58

58

57

67

56

56

56

66

56

56

56

55

56

61

58

56

56

54

54

54

56

54

54

54

53

Minimum

56

54

53

3

70

11

8

52

63

61

53

44

44

8

Aug.

52

52

51

51

50

50

50

49

48

48

48

48

48

48

49

50

50

49

48

48

46

46

46

46

46

46

46

46

45

45

44

Mean

61.9

55.6

73.3

68.1

83.4

79.9

69.7

52.3

69.5

72.1

56.6

48.0

49.7

64.3

Sept.

44

46

48

49

46

46

46

47

48

48

47

47

47

46

48

46

46

58

48

46

46

46

45

45

44

49

78

77

69

56

-

Run-off in 

acre-feet

3,810

3,310

4,510

49,310

5,130

4,600

4,290

3,110

4,270

4,290

3,480

2,960

2,960

46,710

9-232 February 1935

UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OP THE INTERIOR 

Geolot al Survey
ROGUE RIVER BASIN 185

Main power canal below all feeders, near Prospect, Oreg.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 42°45', long. 122°28', in SWi sec. 28, T. 32 S., 

R. 3.E., 0.8 mile downstream from outlet of Red Blanket power canal, 1 mile east of 

Prospect, and 1.6 miles upstream from diversion dam on Rogue River. Datum of gage 

is 2,599.0 feet above mean sea level (general adjustment of 1929).

Records available.- November 1931 to September 1940.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 403 second-feet Dec. 30 (gage height, 4.18 

feet ); no flow for 43 hours Mar. 12-14.

1931-40: Maximum discharge, 423 second-feet June 22, 1936; no flow at times.

Remarks.- Records good. Main power canal, completed in November 1931, carries water 

 diverted from South and Middle Forks of Rogue River and Red Blanket Creek into Rogue 

River above Prospect diversion dam.

Cooperation.- Water-stage recorder graph furnished by The California Oregon Power Co.

Discharge, In second-feet, water Tear October 1939 to September 1940

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

Oct.

260

246

23S

241

300

249

251

241

236

237

233

230

230

228

226

225

225

225

225

224

224

222

222

237

228

248

302

262

239

233

230

Hov.

22S

225

226

224

222

224

204

228

225

217

217

221

221

218

218

21S

218

220

220

21S

220

222

222

222

224

225

226

226

228

230

-

Dec.

235

235

235

235

234

237

23S

273

352

36S

331

295

2S2

282

316

355

370

341

328

330

316

298

290

280

272

274

274

31S

367

346

310

Jan.

310

306

304

300

2SS

325

351

355

37S

391

367

371

352

339

' 32S

318

308

304

300

295

2S9

284

286

296

318

357

349

335

330

335

338

Feb.

333

32S

333

349

365

319

29S

294

190

40

76

1S1

217

213

213

215

216

213

237

344

371

359

355

349

295

296

258

193

207

_

-

Month

Calendar year 1939 ......................

March. .....................................

April.. ...................................

May.................*.....................

July......................................

Water year 1939-40. ...... ...............

Mar.

205

204

201

200

200

180

105

4S

11

11

9

3

0

55

99

103

161

271

264

259

259

259

259

256

253

244

211

208

208

208

208

Apr.

208

207

207

207

205

207

205

205

205

208

205

204

204

204

265

356

353

359

359

359

359

359

359

359

359

359

358

359

361

361

-

Secondfoot-days

7,419

6,657

9,217

102,393

10,129

7,657

5,162

S,525

11,363

9,251

7,577

6,406

6,356

95,719

May

363

363

363

364

363

361

363

364

35S

349

351

351

353

353

351

349

346

341

364

378

3SO

387

388

3S7

390

3S7

3S2

378

3S8

378

370

Maximum

302

230

370

396

391

371

271

361

390

394

268

225

303

394

June

394

3S3

366

358

351

346

341

332

327

322

319

312

311

308

301

295

292

287

288

2S5

284

280

276

274

271

270

268

266

26S

276

-

July

268

265

262

259

258

254

253

252

248

247

246

246

242

242

241

241

241

240

241

248

246

238

235

234

232

234

244

234

229

229

228

Minimum

222

204

234

2

284

40

0

204

341

266

228

194

194

0

Aug.

225

£23

222

219

216

215

214

212

211

209

208

20S

208

208

208

208

205

204

202

202

201

201

201

200

198

198

197

197

194

196

196

Mean

239

222

297

281

327

264

167

2S4

367

308

244

207

212

262

Sept.

194

197

204

209

201

200

202

201

205

202

200

198

205

209

202

205

205

250

218

207

201

197

196

196

196

207

293

303

235

218

-

Run-off in 

acre-feet

14,720

13,200

18,280

203,100

20,090

15,190

10,240

16,910

22,540

18,350

15,030

12,710

12,610

189,900

9-232 February 1936

UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR 

Qeolot al Surrey
186 ROGUE RIVER BASIN

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

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 42°32', long. 122°33', In SWi sec. 11, T. 35 S-, R. 

2 E., Just downstream from Ginger Creek and 1 mile east of Butte Falls.

Records available.- September 1910 to October 1911, August to October 1915, October 1917 

 to September 1922, March 1925 to September 1940. August 1922 to March 1925, at site 

at Butte Falls.

Average discharge.- 24 years (1910-11, 1917-40), 156 second-feet.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 460 second-feet Mar. 2 (gage height, 1.56 feet); 

minimum, 58 second-feet Sept. 8, 9, 12 (gage height, 0.47 foot).

1910-11, 1915, 1917-40: Maximum discharge, 2,470 second-feet Feb. 20, 1927 Ggage 

height, 4.05 feet); minimum, 39 second-feet Oct. 14, 1931 (gage height, 0.32 foot).

Remarks.- Records fair. Diversions above station for Irrigation and, since 1927, for 

nearord municipal supply.

Rating table, water year 1939-40 (gage height, In feet, and discharge. In second-feet)

63

82

0.8 

1.0

132

194

1.2

1.4

271

370

Discharge, In second-feet, water year October 1939 to September 1940

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

Oct.

72 

76 

74 

76 

87

84 

80 

78 

76 

74

74 

74 

72 

72 

74

74 

74 

74 

74 

74

74 

74 

74 

80 

78

84 

100 

87 

78 

76 

74

HOT.

72 

72 

72 

72 

72

72 

72 

72 

72 

72

72 

74 

74 

74 

72

72 

72 

74 

74 

74

74 

74 

76 

74 

74

74 

72 

72 

72 

72

Dec.

74 

74 

72 

72 

71

71 

72 

S2 

144 

162

129 

103 

100 

100 

108

127 

165 

127 

113 

113

108 

100 

98 

91 

91

87 

87 

89 

89 

150 

144

Jan.

124 

121 

116 

135 

allO

a92 

a83 

a85 

147 

144

132 

127 

118 

110 

108

105 

108 

108 

108 

105

100 

98 

98 

98 

98

113 

108 

103 

100 

100 

98

Feb.

96 

96 

100 

121 

129

191 

222 

198 

175 

242

242 

212 

218 

215 

204

191 

222 

208 

191 

178

172 

172 

181 

172 

194

204 

246 

328 

354

Month

Dot 

Hot 

Dec

C

Jan 

Feb 

Mar 

Apr 

May 

Jun 

Jul 

Aug 

Sep

H

nary

ater year 1939-4

Mar.

334 

425 

570 

323 

290

263 

254 

349 

313 

294

263 

237 

222 

208 

198

229 

201 

188 

181 

172

168 

162 

156 

156 

156

242 

370 

309 

299 

354 

431

Apr.

408 

360 

539 

334 

285

258 

254 

242 

237 

218

204 

194 

184 

181 

178

168 

159 

156 

150 

144

138 

135 

132 

129 

138

132 

124 

129 

135 

132

Seoondfoot-daye

2,392 

2,186 

3,213

49,729

3,405 

5,674 

8,117 

5,977 

3,131 

2,271 

2,029 

1,962 

2,008

42,365

May

127 

127 

127 

132 

129

124 

121 

116 

113 

116

108 

105 

105 

103 

100

100 

98 

94 

89 

87

87 

87 

87 

87 

84

82 

78 

78 

80 

80 

80

If fl TTJJTinT'B

100 

76 

165

599

147 

354 

431 

408 

132 

94 

67 

65 

96

431

June

94 

94 

89 

87 

84

82 

80 

80 

80 

78

78 

76

 74 

74 

74

72 

71 

71 

72 

74

71 

72 

71 

71 

69

69 

67 

65 

65 

67

July

67 

67 

67 

67 

67

67 

67 

67 

65 

63

63 

63 

65 

65 

65

65 

65 

65 

65 

67

65 

65 

67 

67 

65

65 

67 

67 

63 

63 

63

IHr^miTm

72 

72 

71

63

85 

96 

156 

124 

78 

65 

65 

60 

60

60

Aug.

65 

63 

63 

63 

63

63 

65 

65 

65 

63

65 

65 

63 

63 

63

63 

65 

65 

65 

63

63 

63 

63 

63 

63

61 

61 

60 

61 

63 

63

Mean

77.2 

72.9 

104

136

110 

196 

, 262 

199 

101 

75.7 

65.5 

63.3 

66.9

116

Sept.

63 

65 

63 

63 

63

61 

61 

60 

61 

60

60 

60 

61 

63 

65

65 

65 

74 

71 

69

67 

65 

63 

65 

65

71 

94 

96 

78 

71

Run-off in 

acre-feet

4,740 

4,340 

6,370

98,630

6,750 

11,250 

16,100 

11,860 

6,210 

4,500 

4,020 

3,890 

3,980

84,010

a Ho gage-height record; discharge computed on basis of records for South Pork of Little Butte 

Creek near Lake Creek.

9-232 February 1936

UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR 

Qeolot al Survey
ROGUE RIVER BASIN 187

South Fork of Little Butte Creek near Lake Creek, Oreg.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 42°25', long. 122°36', In SEi sec. 29, T. 36 S., R. 

2 E., a quarter of a mile upstream from Intake of Rogue River Valley canal and 14 

miles southeast of town of Lake Creek.

Records available.- April 1921 to September 1940. November 1910 to April 1913, at site 

in sec. 11, T. 37 S., R. 2 E., 5 miles above Lake Creek.

Average discharge.- 20 years (1911-12, 1921-40), 92.1 second-feet.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 1,240 second-feet Feb. 28 (gage height, 4.53 

feet); minimum, 4.8 second-feet Aug. 14 (gage height, 1.37 feet).

1910-13, 1921-40: Maximum discharge, 3,000 second-feet (estimated) Dec. 30, 1924 

(gage height, 5.25 feet); minimum, 2 second-feet Aug. 10, 1931 (gage height, 0.97 

foot).

Remarks.- Records good except those below 20 second-feet and those for period Mar. 8-25, 

which are fair. Diversions above station for Irrigation.

Rating tables, water year 1939-40 (gage height, in feet, and discharge, in second-feet) 

(Shifting-control method used Oct. 1 to Dec. 9 and Feb. 28 to Mar. 15)

Oct. 1 to Feb. 27 Feb. 2S to Sept. 30

1.4 25 2.0 140 1.6 23 2.4 193 3.5 715 

1.6 47 2.2 202 1.8 53 2.6 260 3.8 910 

1.8 64 2.4 276 2.0 91 2.9 3S5 

2.2 137 3.2 540

Discharge, In second-feet, water year October 1939 to September 1940

Day

1

a

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.

16 

18 

17 

16 

20

20 

18 

16 

16 

16

15 

14 

14 

14 

14

14 

14 

14 

14 

14

14 

14 

14 

18 

18

18 

39 

24 

18 

18 

16

HOT.

16 

15 

15 

15 

14

14 

14 

14

15 

14

14 

14 

14 

14 

14

14 

14 

14 

14 

14

14 

14 

14 

14 

14

15 

14 

14 

14 

14

Dec.

15 

15 

14 

15 

15

15 

15 

18 

94 

180

116 

75 

66 

64 

60

107 

199 

92 

66 

66

58 

43 

43 

34 

29

31 

31 

33 

44 

199 

149

Jan.

116 

152 

155 

212 

146

102 

92 

92 

146 

110

97 

82 

58 

53 

52

48 

46 

44 

46 

43

39 

38 

37 

37 

38

116 

92 

69 

59 

56 

56

Feb.

52 

48 

59 

102 

107

230 

226 

202 

180 

284

253 

199 

189 

202 

206

176 

268 

230 

176 

143

131 

134 

131 

125 

173

249 

467 

812 

697

Month

Dot 

Hoi 

Dec

C

Jan

F«t 

Mar 

Apr 

Bay 

Jun 

Jul

AU«

8«p

H

alendar year 1939......................

ater year 1939-40. .....................

Mar.

540 

556 

415 

362 

32S

296 

300 

643 

470 

420

362 

320 

292 

272 

253

312 

268 

242 

228 

215

206 

199 

196 

203 

219

372 

573 

425 

372 

512 

679

Apr.

556 

445 

372 

332 

2S8

250 

246 

232 

22S 

203

1S7 

178 

169 

169 

169

153 

140 

132 

125 

120

113 

109 

104 

106 

118

100 

95 

102 

100 

89

Seoondfoot-days

525 

427 

2,001

28,299

2,529 

6,451 

11,050 

5,730 

1,506 

616 

349.0 

276.6 

600

32,060.6

May

83 

83 

S5 

91 

S7

75 

71 

66 

64

57

53 

51 

46 

43 

42

40 

39 

36 

34 

33

30 

29 

27 

29 

29

29 

29 

30 

34 

30 

29

Maximum

39 

16 

199

404

212 

812 

679 

556 

91 

43 

13 

12 

71

S12

June

40 

43 

34 

31 

29

29 

27 

27 

23 

20

20 

19 

19 

15 

16

18 

16 

16 

15 

15

15 

16 

16 

15

13

12 

13 

14 

15 

15

July

13 

13 

12 

12 

12

12 

12 

12 

12 

12

11 

11 

12 

11 

11

11 

11 

10 

10 

12

12 

11 

10 

11 

9.5

9.5

11 

11 

11 

11 

10

Aug.

11 

11 

12 

12 

9.5

8.8 

9.5 

9.5 

7.4 

8.S

8.S 

8.1 

6.0 

5.6 

6.7

6.7 

6.7 

7.4 

S.I 

S.I

9.5

S.I 

S.8 

9.5 

10

10 

10 

10 

10 

9.5 

9.5

iiitH mum Hoan

14 16.9 

14 14.2 

14 64.5

12 77.5

37 81.6 

48 222 

196 356 

89 191 

27 48.6 

12 20.5 

9.5 11.3 

5.6 8.92 

10 20.0

5.6 87.6

Sept.

10 

11 

13 

14 

13

12 

12 

12 

12 

10

10 

10 

12 

14 

15

15 

17 

43 

33 

21

18 

17 

17 

17 

17

21 

50 

71 

37 

26

Run-off in 

acre-feet

1,040 

S47 

3,970

56,120

5,020 

12,800 

21,920 

11,370 

2,990 

1,220 

692 

549 

1,190

63,610

Peak discharge.- Dec. 10 (11:30 a.m.) 367 sec.-ft.; Dec. 17 (1 a.m.) 293 sec.-ft.; Feb. 2S (11:30 

.m.) 1,240 sec.-ft.; Mar. 8 (7 p.m.) S90 sec.-ft.; Mar. 26 (10 p.m.) 741 sec.-ft.

400450 0-41-13

9-232 February 1936

UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OP THE INTERIOR 

'Geolot al Surrey
188 ROGUE RIVER BASIN

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

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 42°23', long. 122°21', in Si sec. 4, T. 37 S., R. 

4 E., half a mile downstream from outlet of Fish Lake and 18 miles east of town of 

Lake Creek.

Drainage area.- 18 square miles.

Records available.- October 1914 to September 1940.

Mean annual discharge.- 25 years (1915-40), 32.0 second-feet.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 133 second-feet July 23, 24 (gage height, 1.62 

feet); minimum, 0.7 second-foot Sept. 22-25 (gage height, 0.01 foot).

1914-40: Maximum discharge, 158 second-feet July 10, 1930; no flow at times.

Remarks.- Records good. Flow regulated by Fish Lake Reservoir. Since September 1923, 

water has been diverted by Cascade canal from Fourmile Lake, in Klamath River Basin, 

into Fish Lake Basin. No diversion from creek above station.

Rating table, water year 1939-40 (gage height, in feet, and discharge, in second-feet)

0.0 

.2 

.4

0.6 

2.0 

4.9

0.6 11.4 1.2 

1.4 

1.6

63

94

129

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1939 to September 1940

Day

1

f.a

4

8

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

IS

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

28

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

31

14

1.3

1.2

1.3

1.3

1.4

1.6

1.8

al.8

al.7

al.7

al.6

al.6

al.5

1.5

1.5

1.6

1.8

1.9

2.0

2.2

2.3

h2.7

h2.7

h2.7

hS.5

h3.1

h3.1

h3.1

3.3

HOT.

3.5

3.8

4.0

4.2

4.5

4.5

4.7

5.2

5.2

5.5

5.5

h5.7

h5.V

h6.0

h6.0

6.3

6.3

6.3

6.3

6.9

6.9

7.1

7.1

7.1

7.7

7.7

8.1

8.1

8.1

8.4

-

Dec.

S.8

8.8

8.8

8.8

8.8

S.8

8.8

10

10

10

10

10

10

9.9

10

11

11

11

11

11

11

hll

all

all

all

all

hll

12

12

13

13

Jan.

13

13

13

13

13

13

13

13

14

14

14

14

14

14

13

13

13

13

13

13

14

14

14

14

14

14

14

14

14

14

14

Feb.

14

14

14

14

15

15

15

15

15

16

16

16

16

16

16

16

16

16

16

16

16

16

16

16

16

16

16

17

17

_

-

Month

Calendar year 1939. .....................

July. .....................................

Water year 1939-4 0......................

Mar.

17

17

17

17

17

17

18

18

18

18

18

18

18

19

19

19

19

19

19

19

19

19

19

19

19

20

20

20

20

21

21

Apr.

21

21

21

22

21

21

21

21

21

22

22

22

22

22

22

22

22

22

22

22

23

23

23

22

23

23

22

23

23

22

-

Secondfoot-days

323. £

15,635.1

430

3,668

2,007 

519.1

12,357.8

May

22

22

22

23

22

22

22

22

22

22

22

32

40

41

37

34

33

35

49

47

48

52

56

56

55

55

55

55

46

42

42

Hn-rimnm

13

146

133

106 

39

133

June

37

27

23

23

28

34

34

34

34

40

68

h68

h68

h94

h94

h94

h94

106

108

108

101

101

102

102

106

113

111

111

113

115

-

July

10S

106

109

108

ioe

108

102

99

97

99

108

109

111

124

127

131

131

129

131

131

129

131

133

131

h!33

hi 31

h!33

h!27

h!24

111

109

M^p^fflpnii

8.8

1.2

OTE

97

34 

0.7

0.7

Aug.

106

99

94

94

94

94

96

92

S3

S6

SI

74

70

69

66

63

60

57

53

49

47

46

42

40

39

37

35

34

34

34

34

Mean

10.4

42.8

37 2

118

17.3

33.8

Sept.

33

33

32

33

32

21

26

36

23

24

24

27

27

39

35

34

18

11

1.4

1.0

.S

.7

.7

.7

.7

.8

1.4

1.0

1.0

.9

-

Run-off in 

acre-feet

one

642

31,000

899

2 290

7,280

1,030

24,520

a Ho gage-height record; discharge Interpolated, 

h Computed from staff-gage reading.

9-238 February 1936

UNITED STATES DEPAP-^IEKT OP THE INTERIOR 

Qeolog: J. Survey
ROGUE RIVER BASIN 189

North Fork of Little Butte Creek above Medford intake, near Lake Creek, Oreg.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 42°24', long. 122°32', in SWi sec. 25, T. 36 S., 

RTTTE., 300 yards upstream from point of diversion of pipe line used for irrigation 

since 1927 and before that to supply water for city of Medford, and 4i miles east of 

town of Lake Creek. Datum of gage is 2,125.01 feet above mean sea level (general adjustment of 1929).

Records available.- September 1911 to March 1913 (incomplete), May 1922 to September 

1928 (incomplete), and October 1931 to September 1940, in reports of Geological Survey; September 1911 to March 1913, May 1922 to September 1936, in reports of State 

engineer.

Average discharge.- 14 years (1911-12, 1922-23, 1928-40), 65.1 second-feet.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 151 second-feet July 26 (gage height, 2.25 

feet); minimum, 17 second-feet Oct. 13, 14.

1911-13, 1922-28, 1931-40: Maximum discharge, 680 second-feet (estimated) Dec. 30, 

1924 (gage height, 3.30 feet); minimum, 11 second-feet (estimated) Oct. 29 to Nov. 8, 

1931.

Remarks.- Records good. Flow regulated by Fish Lake Reservoir. Small diversions above 

station for irrigation; some water diverted into Fish Lake from Four-mile Lake, In 

Klamath River Basin, since September 1923.

Rating tables, water year 1939-40 (gage height, In feet, and discharge, In second-feet) 

Oct. 1 to Feb. 9 Feb. 10 to Sept. 30

1.6

1.7

1.8

1.5

1.6 

1.8

2.0 

2.2

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1939 to September 1940

Day

1

2

3

4

S

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

16

IS

IV

IS

19

20

21

22

83

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

58

45

22

20

25

22

20

19

19

18

18

18

18

IS

18

18

18

18

18

19

19

19

20

24

21

27

34

22

22

22

22

HOT.

22

22

22

23

23

23

23

24

24

24

24

24

24

25

25

25

25

25

25

25

25

25

25

26

26

26

27

27

2S

2S

-

Dec.

28

29

29

29

29

29

29

40

48

62

44

37

33

37

37

50

58

39

38

38

37

35

35

34

33

33

35

37

38

72

51

Jan.

45

45

44

45

42

39

39

39

50

44

42

40

38

38

38

33

33

38

38

37

37

37

37

37

38

42

39

38

38

33

37

Feb.

37

37

39

40

42

51

51

51

48

63

56

52

50

53

53

50

61

60

53

49

47

53

52

52

55

55

61

76

76

_

-

Month

October. ..................................

Calendar year 1939. .....................

March. ....................................

April.....................................

Mav. ..... ...... .... ..... .

July. .....................................

Water year 1939-4 0. .....................

Mar.

76

95

74

68

63

60

70

100

80

72

68

63

61

58

56

64

53

56

55

53

53

52

50

52

52

63

66

61

60

82

95

Apr.

84

74

74

72

66

64

63

63

63

61

53

56

55

55

55

53

53

52

52

50

50

50

50

52

50

49

49

53

50

50

-

Seoondfoot-days

701

740

1,208

26,899

1,235

1,523

2,036

1,726

1,952

3,037

4,232

2,457

1,034

21,881

May

49

50

49

52

49

47

47

47

46

46

45

52

64

63

66

58

53

58

76

74

74

SO

84

86

82

80

80

82

76

66

66

Mfl y j WTB

58

28

72

168

50

76

100

84

86

139

148

122

52

148

June

72

52

50

46

52

53

58

56

56

56

93

95

107

120

120

120

120

133

131

131

122

122

125

125

125

139

139

136

139

139

-

July

136

128

131

131

128

125

125

120

117

117

125

125

125

142

145

148

143

145

148

148

145

148

148

148

145

148

148

145

139

133

128

MJ'n^Ttmff

18

22

28

18

37

37

50

49

45

46

117

47

18

18

Aug*

122

117

109

107

104

102

104

100

9S

95

93

38

88

36

S4

80

78

76

72

70

66

63

60

56

52

50

49

47

47

47

47

Mean

22.6

24.7

39.0

73.7

39.8

52.5

65.7

57.5

63.0

101

137

79.3

34.5

59.8

Sept.

47

49

. 49

46

46

38

36

49

38

38

38

40

42

52

47

46

38

46

20

19

19

18

18

18

IS

20

32

29

19

19

-

Run-off in 

acre-feet

1,390

1,470

2,400

53,380

2,450

3,020

4,040

3,420

3,870

6,020

8,390

4,870

2,050

43,390

9-832 February 1936

UNITED STATES DEPAR^MEHT OP THE INTERIOR 

Oeologl 1 Survey
190 ROGUE RIVER BASIN

Diversions from Little Butte Creek near Lake Creek, Oreg.

The following canals divert water from Little Butte Creek and its tributaries near 

Lake Creek post office:

Hanley south and Hanley north canals, from North Fork in SEi sec. 26, T. 36 S,, R. 

2 E. Water used to irrigate land on both sides of Little Butte Creek near Lake Creek 

post office.

Rogue River Valley canal, from South Fork in SEi sec. 29, T. 36 S., R. 2 E., and 

from North Fork in NEi sec. 20, T. 36 S., R. 2 E. Water used for irrigation of about 

15,000 acres of land, chiefly in Bear Creek Basin, on both sides of that creek below 

Phoenix.

Eagle Point canal, from main stream in SEi sec. 31, T. 35 S., R. 1 E. Water used 

for irrigation of lands near Eagle Point.

Many smaller canals.

Records for Hanley north and south canals and Eagle Point canal are partly 

estimated.

Records for these canals, published as a group, are available from April 1929 to 

September 1940; records of some of the canals published separately prior to 1929.

Diversions, in acre-feet, water year October 1939 to September 1940

Month

May. .....................

Hanley 

south 

canal

254

Hanley 

north 

canal

383

Rogue River Valley 

canal below junction 

of intakes

1.550

Eagle 

Point 

canal

869

tOct. 1-16; no record after Oct. 16. 

JOct. 1-24; no record after Oct. 24. 

Note.- Probably acme flow in canals during periods of no record.
ROGUE RIVER BASIN 191

Emigrant Creek near Ashland, Oreg.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 42°10', long. 122°36', In SEi sec. 20, T. 39 S., R. 

2 £., 500 feet downstream from Emigrant Gap Reservoir Dam and 6 miles southeast of 

Ashland.

Records available.- January 1920 to May 1924 and October 1924 to September 1940 (some 

years Incomplete).

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during period, 88 second-feet June 15 (gage height, 1.58 

reet); no flow at times.

1920-40: Maximum discharge, 5,260 second-feet Feb. 20, 1927, by computation of 

flow over dam; no flow at times.

Remarks.- Records fair. Flow regulated since December 1924 by Emigrant Gap Reservoir. 

Diversions above station for Irrigation; principal canals are Ashland lateral and 

East lateral. Water diverted by Keene Creek canal from Klamath River Basin Into 

Emigrant Creek above station.

Discharge, In second-feet, water year October 1939 to September 1940

Day

1

S

3

4

6

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

SO.

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct. HOT. Dec. Jan. Feb.

Month

October. ..................................

March.....................................

May.. .....................................

July. .....................................

The period. .............................

Mar. Apr.

-

-

-

-

-

.

-

-

_

-

_

34

36

34

32

30

a28

a26

15

13

9.4

5.4

3.9

3.2

6.2

6.2

4.3

3.5

2.8

1.9

Seoondfoot-days

_

_

_

293.8

220.0

824.0

1,168

613.7

0

-

May

1.5

.8

.9

2.5

6.6

6.6

5.4

3.9

2.6

1.9

1.2

.9

.8

.7

1.1

5.4

7.7

7.3

7.3

9.4

18

19

18

18

16

15

14

14

8.9

2.4

2.2

Ma-Hnmm

_

_

35

19

45

42

31

0

-

June

2.2

2.0

1.9

1.8

1.9

1.9

1.8

1.8

1.9

2.8

26

42

43

43

45

43

42

42

42

41

39

38

39

40

40

40

40

40

40

39

July

38

37

37

36

36

36

36

36

38

39

40

42

42

42

42

42

41

41

42

41

36

36

36

34

34

34

34

34

34

31

31

Minimum

_

_

1.9

.7

1.8

31

0

0

-

Aug.

31

31

31

31

29

29

29

29

29

a29

a30

a30

a31

31

30

28

27

24

23

23

21

16

.5

a. 4

a.3

a. 2

a.l

.1

a.l

0

0

Mean

_

_

15.5

7.10

27.5

37.4

19.8

0

-

Sept.

Run-off in 

acre-feet

_

_

_

583

436

1,630

2,300

1,220

0

6,170

a No gage-height record; discharge interpolated or extrapolated.

9-252 February 1936

UNITED STATES DEPAP^MEHT OP THE INTERIOR 

Oeolog il Surrey
192 ROGUE RIVER BASIN

Bear Creek at Medford, Oreg.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 42°19', long. 122°52', in NWi sec. 30, T. 37 S., 

K. 1 w., Just upstream from Main Street Bridge in Medford. Datum of gage is 1,343.89 

feet above mean sea level (general adjustment of 1929).

Records available.- March 1915 to September 1940 (incomplete prior to April 1927). 

Average discharge.- 19 years (1920-26, 1927-40), 71.5 second-feet.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 5,610 second-feet Feb. 28 (gage height, 6.85 

feet); minimum, 4.5 second-feet Sept. 1, 9-11.

1915-40: Maximum discharge, 10,200 second-feet Feb. 20, 1927 (gage height, 10.15 

feet), from rating curve extended above 1,600 second-feet; practically no flow at 

times.

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

Diversions above station for irrigation. Flow partly regulated since December 1924 

by Emigrant Gap Reservoir.

Rating tables, water year 1939-40 (gage height, In feet, and discharge, In second-feet) 

(Shifting-control method used Jan. 27 to Feb. 5, Sept. 12-30)

Oct. 1 to Dee. 9 Dec. 10 to Sept. 30

0.5 12

16

.8 25

1.0 39

1.8

1.4

0.2 

.4 

.6 

.8

7.4

16

27

42

1.0 

1.3 

1.6 

1.9

61

103

163

243

2.2 

2.5 

3.0 

3.5

354

520

900

1,300

4.0 1,750

4.5 2,270

5.0 2,870

6.0 4,280

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1939 to September 1940

Day

1

8

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

18

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

80

81

88

83

84

85

86

87

28

29

SO

31

Oct.

9.5

11

12

12

a!5

a!4

a!4

a!3

a!3

a!3

a!3

a!3

13

13

13

12

13

14

14

14

15

14

14

13

13

13

a25

a20

a!5

a!5

a!4

Her.

a!4

13

13

14

14

14

14

15

15

15

15

15

15

15

14

14

14

14

15

14

14

14

14

14

14

14

14

14

15

14

-

Dec.

14

a!4

14

14

14

14

14

19

139

714

234

108

83

66

61

83

198

108

80

66

57

50

46

42

36

35

36

36

a43

a250

a200

Jan.

a!40

a!60

&170

aSOO

170

141

114

105

228

156

125

116

92

77

69

a58

a53

a50

54

51

47

a 45

a43

a43

a45

a200

117

89

73

67

62

Feb.

58

56

92

177

163

628

481

305

243

269

341

305

462

400

341

301

688

474

391

363

346

341

333

333

411

468

1,060

3,550

1,660

_

-

Month

December. .................................

Calendar year 1939. .....................

March. ....................................

April.....................................

Hay.................. . .......

July. .....................................

Water year 1939-4 0............. .........

Mar.

916

988

650

527

468

416

395

576

391

308

275

220

200

182

143

187

156

137

127

117

112

112

121

137

159

592

972

527

450

764

1,200

Apr.

772

527

450

377

308

282

275

262

237

209

190

175

170

168

163

156

148

135

137

127

123

117

103

100

112

101

90

98

105

100

-

Seoondfoot-days

429.5

427

2,888

18,120.3

3,260

15,040

12,525

6,317

1,529

563

347.5

239.6

477.4

44,043.0

May

93

90

103

125

125

116

107

103

81

a66

a53

a46

a40

a34

30

26

23

20

17

18

17

18

18

19

22

22

18

16

20

21

22

Mnylimim

25

15

714

714

300

3,550

1,200

772

125

47

15

11

47

3,550

June

33

47

41

34

30

28

26

20

16

15

13

12

12

12

14

13

14

14

16

17

16

17

15

15

15

13

12

12

11

10

-

July

9.4

9.0

8.6

9.0

12

11

9.9

12

11

11

9.0

8.2

9.9

9.4

9.9

11

8.2

12

13

13

15

14

13

12

12

13

13

14

14

11

10

IHti^immi

9.5

13

14

6.5

43

56

112

90

16

10

8.2

5.1

4.5

4.5

Aug.

11

11

11

11

11

11

8.2

8.2

9.4

8.6

8.2

8.2

10

8.2

6.8

8.2

9.0

7.8

7.1

6.0

5.4

5.7

6.0

6.0

5.1

5.1

5.1

5.1

5.4

5.4

5.4

Mean

13.9

14.2

93.2

49.6

105

519

404

211

49.3

18.8

11.2

7.73

15.9

120

Sept.

5.4

5.1

6.0

6.8

6.8

5.7

5.4

5.1

4.5

4.5

4.5

6.5

6.8

6.2

7.8

8.6

9.9

20

33

29

25

18

15

20

24

25

42

47

39

36

-

Run-off in

acre-feet

858

847

5,730

35,930

6,470

29,830

24,840

12,530

3,030

1,120

689

475

947

87,360

Peak discharge.- Dec. 10 (3 p.m.) 1,230 sec.-ft.; Feb. 28 (11 to 12 a.m.) 5,610 sec.-ft. 

a No gage-height record] discharge computed on basis of records for South Pork of Big Butte 

Creek near Butte Falls and South Fork of Little Butte Creek near Lake Creek.

9-238 February 1936

TOUTED STATES DEPAR"I»tENT OP THE INTERIOR 

Oeologl 1 Surrey
ROGUE RIVER BASIN 193

Diversions in Bear Creek Basin, Oreg.

The following canals divert water from streams in Bear Creek Basin:

Ashland lateral of Talent Irrigation District, from Sampson Creek in SWi sec. 26, T. 

39 S., R. 2 E. Water used to irrigate lands near Ashland. Most of flow is received 

from Keene Creek, in Klamath River Basin, through Keene Creek canal.

East lateral of Talent Irrigation District, from Emigrant Gap Reservoir in SEi sec. 

20, T. 39 S., R. 2 E. Water used to irrigate lands that are mostly on east side of 

Bear Creek above Medford.

Talent lateral of Talent Irrigation District, from Bear Creek in SWi sec. 33, T. 38 

S., R. 1 E. Water used to irrigate lands near Talent.

Phoenix canal, from Bear Creek in NWi sec. 23, T. 38 S., R. 1 W. Water supplements 

flow of Medford Irrigation District canal, used to irrigate lands west of Bear Creek.

Bear Creek canal, from Bear Creek at Medford. Water used to irrigate lands west of 

Bear Creek near Central Point.

Many smaller canals.

Records of these canals, published as a group, are available from April 1929 to 

September 1940; records for some canals published separately prior to 1929.

Diversions, in acre-feet, water year October 1959 to September 1940

Month

May. ..........................

Ashland

0

902

g

East

0

2 560

Talent

0

354

3 250

Phoenix 

canal

t!37

5SO

Bear Creek 

canal

0

Y32

329

fRun-off for Oct. 1-5; no record Oct. 6 to Mar. 31, probably little flow.
194 ROGUE RIVER BASIN

Applegate River near Copper, Oreg.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 42°03', long. 123°07', In SEi sec. 25, T. 40 S., 

R. 4 W., a quarter of a mile downstream from mouth or French Gulch, li miles downstream from mouth of Squaw Creek, and 3 miles northeast of Copper store. Datura of 

gage Is 1,759.66 feet above mean sea level (general adjustment of 1929).

Records available.- December 1938 to September 1940.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 7,410 second-feet Feb. 28 (gage height, 11.84 

reet); minimum, 25 second-feet Oct. 1, Nov. 16-18.

1938-40: Maximum discharge, that of Feb. 28, 1940; minimum, 20 second-feet Sept. 

23-25, 1939.

Remarks.- Records good. About 11 second-feet diverted for irrigation of 482 acres 

above station In Applegate River Basin; Grand Applegate ditch diverts about 3.3 

second-feet around station on left bank. About 21 second-feet for irrigation and 8 

second-feet for mining use are diverted at times into Thompson Creek Basin. Several 

hundred acre-feet normally stored each winter in Squaw Lake for irrigation the 

following summer.

Rating tables, water year 1939-40 (gage height, In feet, and discharge, In second-feet) 

Oct. 1 to Feb. 26 Feb. 27 to Sept. 30

0.9 36

1.1 57

1.4 95

1.7 146

2.0 215

2.4 340

2.8 490

3.2 675

3.6 890

4.0 1,140

4.5 1,480

5.7 2,350

0.9 25

1.2 52

1.6 110

2.0 191

2.5 328

3.0 500

3.5 725

4.0 1,020

5.0 1,695

6.0 2,430

7.0 3,210

10.0 5,730

Discharge, In second-feet, water year October 1939 to September 1940

Day

1

9,a

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

IB

19

20

21

22

25

24

25

26

27

28

{»

SO

31

Oct.

30

34

28

26

42

46

39

34

30

28

27

27

27

27

27

27

27

27

27

27

27

27

27

41

38

36

47

41

36

34

32

HOT.

30

29

29

29

30

31

31

30

28

29

29

28

28

28

89

27

25

26

27

27

27

28

28

29

31

34

34

31

31

31

-

Dec.

33

34

34

33

32

32

32

96

1,010

1,100

386

215

167

161

208

532

784

382

276

240

200

174

159

138

124

118

112

146

340

796

920

Jan.

1,020

1,020

944

1,310

818

594

486

499

956

874

700

571

470

406

358

322

292

270

252

232

218

205

198

202

246

846

791

589

535

512

490

Feb.

450

426

672

835

944

2,530

1,650

1,190

956

1,020

868

769

944

932

791

747

968

902

764

670

612

580

584

742

1,490

2,300

3,890

5,860

3,750

-

Month

Calendar year 1939. .....................

April. ....................................

May.......................................

Water year 1959-4 0. ............... .....

Mar.

2,560

2,270

1,360

1,590

1,420

1,270

1,230

1,400

1,200

1,070

949

853

780

730

710

925

813

752

725

720

730

769

764

955

981

3,590

3,130

2,130

2,530

2,500

2,040

Apr.

1,730

1,510

1,360

1,220

1,100

1,000

1,170

1,150

1,130

1,080

1,030

1,080

1,140

1,110

949

835

791

791

774

736

710

705

675

635

598

560

536

540

528

607

-

Secondfoot-days

993

874

9,014

71,234

27,830

1 975

1,417

162,941

May

612

645

56S

655

568

560

564

548

5SC

612

584

564

544

524

508

500

482

459

449

434

410

393

390

376

344

319

306

312

322

285

276

Maximum

47

34

1,100

1,240

1,730

92

45

95

5,860

June

347

322

276

256

240

228

218

208

201

193

180

169

158

150

148

144

136

132

130

128

123

115

108

105

102

98

96

92

93

98

July

92

87

84

S2

SO

75

71

70

65

67

64

63

62

63

60

60

63

63

63

64

63

59

57

54

50

49

49

50

50

48

48

Minimum

26

25

32

20

198

426

528

31

25

Aug.

45

45

43

41

42

42

43

43

41

41

41

38

38

38

38

35

33

34

33

31

32

32

33

32

32

34

35

34

32

31

31

Mean

32.0

29.1

291

195

1,339

1,418

928

47.2

445

Sept.

31

32

38

40

38

37

37

36

33

32

32

36

48

42

48

49

50

72

72

53

49

46

43

41

40

39

89

95

65

54

Run-off In 

acre-feet

1,970

1,730

17, 880

141,300

34, 170

77,030

S7, 170

55,200

2,810

323,200

Peak discharge.- Dec. 9 (7:30 p.m.) 2,110 sec.-ft.; Feb. 6 (9 a.m.) 3,460 sec.-ft.; Feb. 28 

(8:30 a.m.) 7,410 sec.-ft.; Mar. 26 (2 p.m.) 6,040 sec.-ft.

9-232 February 1936

UNITED STATES DEPAPTTtEHT OP THE INTERIOR 

Geolog al Surrey
ROGUE RIVER BASIN 195

Applegate River near Ruch, Oreg.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 42°11', long. 123°03', In sec. 15, T. 39 S., R. 3 

W., at Cameron Bridge, li miles upstream from Little Applegate River, and 4| miles 

south of Ruch. Datum of gage Is 1,475.09 feet above mean sea level (general adjustment of 1929, levels by Corps of Engineers, U. S. Army).

Records available.- June 1911 to September 1914, September 1925 to September 1940. 

Average discharge.- 17 years (1911-14, 1925-26, 1927-40), 329 second-feet.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 9,640 second-feet Feb. 28'(gage height, 9.15 

feet); minimum, 17 second-feet Oct. 1 (gage height, 0.15 foot).

1911-14, 1925-40: Maximum discharge, 20,000 second-feet Feb. 20, 1927 (gage height, 

16.0 feet), from rating curve extended above 8,000 second-feet; minimum, 7 second-feet 

Sept. 2, 1929 (gage height, 0.26 foot).

Remarks.- Records fair. Diversions above station for Irrigation.

Rating tables, water year 1939-40 (gage height, In feet, and discharge, In second-feet) 

Oct. 1 to Feb. 27 Feb. 2s to Sept. SO

0.4 43

.6 73

.8 114 

1.0 168

Note.- Same a 

5.0 ft.

1.3 264 2.5 900 

1.6 3S2 3.0 1,310 

1.9 527 4.0 2,340 

2.2 700

succeeding table atove

1.0 

1.3 

1.6

40

73

118

175

288

435

1.9 

2.2 

2.5 

3.0 

3.5 

4.0

595

775

985

1,390

1,S60

2,380

5.0 

6.0 

7.0 

8.0 

9.0

3,550

4,850

6,270

7,800

9,400

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1939 to September 1940

Day

1

2

3

4

S

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

IS

16

17

IB

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

2B

29

30

31

Oct.

21

28

27

25

29

51

44

39

35

33

33

29

26

26

26

27

28

28

28

28

28

28

29

38

39

37

46

47

39

35

33

HOT.

31

30

31

31

32

35

33

35

32

33

33

31

31

29

26

86

24

33

23

23

24

35

25

26

26

29

31

29

39

30

-

Dec.

30

32

32

32

31

31

31

73

1,080

1,210

404

230

177

162

201

456

774

373

275

240

204

177

162

140

127

122

117

140

293

730

949

Jan.

978

1,030

914

1,440

865

611

491

470

1,040

921

730

588

480

414

373

335

304

289

271

254

237

224

220

220

250

781

830

599

538

511

485

Feb.

451

418

623

S79

935

2,810

1,960

1,310

1,010

1,030

893

767

994

1,040

844

774

1,160

1,060

851

730

658

611

566

623

1,250

2,030

4,260

7,120

4,330

_

-

Month

October. ..................................

February. .................................

March. ....................................

April.....................................

May.......................................

July. .....................................

Water year 1939-4 0......................

Mar.

2,660

2,360

1,890

1,610

1,390

1,200

1,140

1,330

1,150

1,020

922

838

763

727

703

887

796

739

715

715

715

745

739

894

1,780

4,080

3,330

2,300

2,540

2,620

2,160

Apr.

1,840

1,550

1,380

1,240

1,120

1,040

1,170

1,160

1,160

1,080

1,040

1,070

1,120

1,100

964

859

810

603

789

751

721

721

691

661

619

584

562

562

546

613

-

Seoondfoot-days

1,010

866

9,035

70,985

17,693

41,987

45, 458

28,326

15,006

4,794

1,915

1,015

1,379

168,484

May

619

649

578

661

584

568

584

568

584

619

590

573

556

534

524

507

496

475

460

450

425

405

400

395

360

335

321

297

330

264

275

Maximum

51

35

1,210

1,260

1,440

7,120

4,080

1,840

661

335

90

42

96

7,120

June

335

326

275

254

238

238

219

201 iee

178

166

160

151

140

140

137

126

118

118

121

111

111

104

99

96

92

90

88

86

88

-

July

90

84

SI

81

81

77

69

66

62

62

66

64

64

64

62

59

57

57

55

57

57

57

54

52

52

49

50

49

49

46

42

Mln-limim

21

23

30

15

220

418

703

546

275

86

42

24

26

21

Aug.

40

40

40

39

42

39

39

39

38

39

36

32

30

32

32

33

33

33

33

30

30

29

28

27

27

26

26

26

27

26

24

Mean

32.6

2S.9

391

194

571

1,448

1,466

944

484

160

61.8

32.7

46.0

460

Sept.

26

27

28

33

34

36

33

34

35

34

36

35

48

43

44

48

48

64

90

55

49

46

43

42

42

40

64

96

69

57

Run-off in 

acre-feet

2,000

1,720

17,920

140,800

35,090

83,280

90,160

56,180

29,760

9,510

3,800

2,010

2,740

334,200

Peak discharge.- Dec. 9 (8 p.m. 

(1U:30 a.m.) 47070 sec.-ft.; Feb.

I 2,510 sec.-ft.; Dec. 10 (11 a.m.) 2,130 sec.-ft.; Feb. 6 

28 (12:30 p.m.) 9,640 sec.-ft.; Mar. 26 (4:30 p.m.) 6,500 sec.-ft.

9-232 February 1936

UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR 

Oeolo jal Survey
196 ROGUE RIVER BASIN

Applegate River near Applegate, Oreg.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 42°14', long. 123°08', In NEJ sec. 26, T. 38 S., 

R. 4 W., 0.9 mile downstream from Keeler Creek and 2 miles southeast of Applegate. 

Datum of gage is 1,285.33 feet above mean sea level (general adjustment of 1929).

Records available.- October 1938 to September 1940.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 10,600 second-feet Feb. 28 (gage height, 

9.67 reet), from rating curve extended above 4,300 second-feet; minimum, 14 

second-feet Aug. 28, 29.

1938-40: Maximum discharge, that of Feb. 28, 1940; minimum, 8 second-feet 

Sept. 7, 12, 13, 1939.

Remarks.- Records good. Many diversions above station for irrigation of about 4,000 

acres In Applegate River Basin. About 10 second-feet is diverted through Wagner 

Gap to Bear Creek Basin for several months each year; Fowler-Keeler and Berryman 

ditches may divert 4.3 second-feet and 13.6 second-feet, respectively, around 

station.

Rating tables, water year 1939-40 (gage height, in feet, and discharge, in second-feet) 

Oct. 1 to Feb. 28 Feb. 29 to Sept. 30

0.7 

1.0 

1.3 

1.6 

2.0 

2.4

14

36

72

123

220

374

2.8 

3.2 

3.6 

4.0 

4.6 

5.2

600 

870 

1,1SO 

1,550 

2,180 

2,900

5.8 

6.5 

7.4 

8.3

3,710

4,900

6,240

7,900

0.5 

.7 

1.0 

1.5 

2.0 

2.5

115

239

440

3.0 

3.6 

4.2 

4.S 

5.7 

6.6

740

1,180

1,750

2,410

3,570

4,900

Discharge, In second-feet, water year October 1939 to September 1940

Day

1

2

3

4

S

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

Oot.

16

19

23

21

22

44

52

48

46

43

41

39

33

33

32

32

35

36

33

32

32

32

32

42

46

43

53

58

48

45

43

Hov.

41

39

39

40

41

41

41

41

40

39

40

41

39

38

37

38

37

37

37

37

36

33

32

32

33

36

38

38

36

37

-

Dee.

39

41

42

42

39

41

41

59

976

1,740

662

324

239

214

236

408

1,060

504

346

300

256

223

206

182

162

151

140

144

301

804

988

Jan.

1,150

1,240

1,110

1,710

1,100

772

606

558

1,120

1,090

891

717

570

492

425

384

342

320

300

274

263

249

236

230

259

804

980

724

626

600

564

Feb.

528

492

727

1,080

1,110

3,040

2,360

1,620

1,27)

1,260

1,120

972

1,220

1,330

1,100

1,000

1,530

1,420

1,130

964

877

814

751

772

1,400

2,250

4,380

7,760

4,920

-

-

Month

Calendar year 1939. .....................

Jar 

Pet 

Max

April. . ...................................

Hay.......................................

July. .....................................

Water year 1939- 10. .....................

Mar.

3,080

2,910

2,400

2,070

1,800

1,610

1,510

1,740

1,520

1,370

1,210

1,080

999

936

901

1,090

922

929

901

894

887

929

922

1,070

1,150

3,470

4,020

2,910

2,950

2,980

2,580

Apr.

2,240

1,950

1,760

1,590

1,450

1,330

1,440

1,440

1,440

1,370

1,300

1,300

1,340

1,340

1,190

1,070

999

978

964

922

887

880

852

803

761

701

662

662

649

694

-

Secondfoot-days

1,154

1,134

10,910

79,558

20,706 

49,207 

* 53,740

34,964

17,332

5,278

1,710

688

1,600

198, 423

May

720

782

694

782

708

675

682

649

668

740

708

675

649

610

592

592

574

550

534

522

484

446

425

416

391

373

347

331

365

328

320

Maximum

58

41

1,740

1,740

1,710 

7,760 

4,020

2,240

782

416

73

37

135

7,760

June

401

416

356

328

304

290

272

246

230

212

189

169

157

150

144

137

125

113

107

106

100

100

96

85

77

74

74

73

73

74

-

July

73

67

66

67

69

65

62

62

60

59

55

52

48

50

52

53

53

52

49

52

55

60

55

51

53

50

48

49

43

40

40

Minimum

16

32

39

9

230 

492 

S87

649

320

73

40

14

16

14

Aug.

37

33

36

35

34

32

30

26

23

23

25

24

23

23

21

17

18

18

18

18

16

17

16

16

17

15

16

14

15

16

16

Mean

37.2

37.8

352

218

668 

1,697 

1,734

1,165

599

176

55.2

22.2

53.3

542

Sept.

16

16

16

21

23

27

29

32

33

33

35

36

46

51

51

60

60

77

109

77

67

62

54

58

59

56

76

135

102

83

-

Run-off in 

acre-feet

2,290

2,250

21,640

157,800

41,070 

97,600 

106,600

69,350

34,380

10,470

3,390

1,360

3,170

393,600

Peak discharge.- Feb. 6 (12 m.) 4,140 sec.-ft.; Feb. 28 (12 

6,55U sec.-ft.

.) 10,600 sec.-ft.; Mar. 26 (6 p.m.)

9-232 February 1936

UNITED STATES DEPAR'^MEHT OP THE INTERIOR 

Oeologl 1 Survey
ROGUE RIVER BASIN 197

Applegate River near WiIderviHe, Oreg.

Location.- Staff gage, lat. 42°21', long. 123°24', in Wi sec. 15, T. 37 S., R. 6 W., 

900 feet downstream from Jackson Creek and 4 miles southeast of Wilderville. 

Datum of gage is 949.54 feet above mean sea level (general adjustment of 1929; 

levels by Corps of Engineers, U. S. Army).

Records available.- October 1938 to September 1940.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge observed during year, 13,300 second-feet Feb. 28 (gage 

height, 12.16 feet); minimum observed, 3.7 second-feet Oct. 1.

1930-40: Maximum discharge observed, that of Feb. 28, 1940; minimum discharge, 

3.0 second-feet Sept. 12-15, 18-25, 1939.

Remarks.- Records good. Many diversions above station for irrigation and mining. 

Two ditches divert about 17 second-feet around station on left bank.

Rating table, water year 1939-40 (gage height, In feet, and discharge, in aecond-feet)

0.5 

.7

3.0

5.5

9.2

20

1.8 

2.1 

2.4 

2.8

110

176

306

3.6 

4.0 

4.5 

5.0

700

945

1,330

1,820

6.0 2,920

7.0

8.0

9.0

10.0

4,200

5,650

7,300

9,100

11.0 11,000

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1939 to September 1940

Day

1 

g 

3 

4 

5

6

7 

8 

9 

10

11 

12 

13 

14 

15

16

17 

18 

19 

20

81 

22 

83 

24 

25

26 

27 

28 

29 

50 

31

Oct.

3.7 

4.0 

4.1 

4.2 

4.5

4.7 

13 

31 

32 

33

33 

32 

32 

26 

30

31 

38 

39 

44 

41

42 

42 

42 

45 

47

51 

49 

66 

73 

66 

62

Hov.

60 

57 

54 

53 

54

55 

56 

57 

55 

56

54 

56 

59 

59

57

54 

56 

55 

54 

55

54 

55 

54 

51 

52

51 

54 

55 

55 

55

Dec.

56 

57 

55 

58

61

62 

62 

73 

426 

3,220

1,360 

688 

495 

416 

403

455 

1,640 

826 

607 

563

470 

403 

373 

341 

299

273 

252 

249 

349 

844 

1,150

Jan.

1,440 

1,560 

1,490 

2,500 

1,840

1,220 

952 

832 

1,970 

2,050

1,550

1,170 

919 

820 

712

634 

580 

520 

475 

445

426 

403 

381 

373 

398

862 

1,500 

1,040 

893 

814 

766

Feb.

736 

682 

790 

1,770 

1,690

3,640 

4,270 

2,690 

2,020 

1,910

1,830 

1,500 

2,610 

2,800 

2,080

1,890 

4,030 

2,940 

2,150 

1,740

1,480 

1,380 

1,310 

1,240 

2,120

2,660 

g5,500 

g9,860 

g9,580

Month

Oct 

Ho"v 

Dec

0

Jan 

Feb 

Mar 

Apr 

May 

Jun 

Jul 

Aug 

Sep

W

nary * .

ater year 1939-

Mar.

5,300 

5,360 

3,920 

3,200 

2,720

2,260 

2,010 

2,350 

2,100 

1,900

1,700 

1,550 

1,390 

1,280 

1,190

1,380 

1,310 

1,180 

1,130 

1,090

1,070 

1,090 

1,100 

1,140 

1,320

2,520 

6,450 

4,340 

3,960 

4,310 

3,700

Apr.

3,040 

2,500 

2,350 

2,060 

1.S80

,760 

,860 

,760 

,700 

,620

,530 

,520 

,550 

,560 

,390

,250 

,140 

,110 

,080 

,020

997 

958 

919 

868 

820

808 

754 

736 

736 

712

Secondfoot-days

1,065.2 

1,652 

16,586

115,148.7

31,535 

78,898 

75,320 

41,988 

18,057 

5,834 

845 

231.4 

1,301.7

273,313.3

May

748 

S20 

748 

868 

784

760 

748 

724 

688 

700

700 

688 

700 

618 

580

596 

563 

541 

530 

520

480 

460 

430 

421 

403

390 

373 

353 

377 

369 

377

Maximum

73 

60 

3,220

3,310

2.500 

9,860 

6,450 

3,040 

868 

470 

60 

17 

114

9,860

June

470 

470 

430 

403 

385

369 

337 

337 

276 

249

223 

201

166 

151 

138

133 

125 

121 

78 

81

71 

73 

77 

78 

68

66 

66 

68 

64 

60

July

60 

58 

56 

56 

41

38 

36 

36 

33 

31

25 

22 

21 

21 

22

21 

22 

12 

14 

16

20 

19 

19 

20 

18

19 

20 

18 

18 

17 

16

Minimum

3.7 

51 

55

3.0

373 

682 

1,070 

712 

353 

60 

12 

4.2 

4.5

3.7

Aug.

17 

15

14 

13 

14

12 

12

12 

10 

10

5.5 

5.2 

5.2 

5.5 

5.2

5.0 

5.2 

5.2 

5.0

5.0

4.7 

4.7 

4.5 

4.3 

4.2

4.5 

5.2 

5.0 

4.5 

4.5 

4.3

Mean

34.4 

55.1 

535

315

1,017 

2,721 

2,430 

1,400 

582 

194 

27.3 

7.46 

43.4

747

Sept.

4.5 

4.6 

4.5 

4.6

4.7

4.6 

5.2 

6.1 

6.3 

6.6

7.1 

7.9 

14 

21 

39

47 

57 

71 

110 

96

81 

73 

64 

57 

58

60 

63

107 

114 

103

Run-off in 

acre-feet

2,110 

3,280 

32,900

228, 400

62,550 

156,500 

149,400 

83,280 

35,820 

11,570 

1,680 

459 

2,580

542,100

g Computed from rraph based on rage readings.

9-832 February 1936

UNITED STATES DEPAPmENT OP THE INTERIOR 

Oeolog al Survey
198 ROGUE RIVER BASIN

Illinois River at Kerby, Oreg.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 42°13', long. 123°39', In NWJ sec. 4, T. 39 S., 

R. 8 W., 1 mile northwest of Kerby. Altitude of gage, about 1,218 feet (from 

river-profile map).

Drainage area.- 367 square miles.

Records available.- March 1926 to September 1940.

Average discharge.- 14 years, 1,038 second-feet.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 19,900 second-feet Feb. 28 (gage height, 

 16.81 feet), from rating table extended above 5,600 second-feet; minimum daily

discharge, 15 second-feet Aug. 31.

1926-40: Maximum discharge, 50,000 second-feet Feb. 20, 1927 (gage height,

19.6 feet, site and datum then in use), from rating curve extended above 26,000

second-feet; minimum, 13 second-feet Sept. 10-15, 1934.

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

poor. Diversions above station for irrigation.

Rating tables, water year 1939-40 (gage height, in feet, and discharge, in second-feet)

Oct. 1 to Dec. 9 Dec. 10 to Sept. 30

0.4 31 2.0 415 -0.1 27 1.2 305 6.0 3,410 

.6 54 2.5 620 0 39 1.6 440 8.0 5,550 

,8 81 3.0 860 .2 69 2.0 605 10.0 8,100 

1.0 115 3.5 1,150 .4 104 2.5 835 13.0 12,800 

1.5 235 .6 145 3.0 1,100 16.0 18,300 

.9 218 4.0 1,750

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1939 to September 1940

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.

22 

23 

26 

23 

28

28 

31 

31 

30 

29

28 

27 

27 

26 

26

26 

26 

26 

27 

28

28 

27 

27 

33 

34

34 

35 

35 

35 

35 

36

Hov.

36 

38 

41 

42 

44

43 

43 

44 

44 

44

46 

46 

46 

46 

46

46 

47 

47 

50 

53

50 

54 

58 

59 

a60

59 

58 

58 

50 

52

Dec.

52 

52 

52 

52 

52

50 

52 

92 

1,990 

7,550

2,950 

1,680 

1,250 

1,500 

1,820

3,100 

4,690 

2,370 

1,680 

2,290

1,930 

1,470 

1,220 

985 

860

785 

718 

2,420 

4,880 

5,320 

5,790

Jan.

4,990 

4,440 

3,710 

5,790 

4,220

2,860 

2,290 

3,220 

6,880 

5,790

3,610 

2,610 

2,010 

1,680 

1,440

1,280 

1,160 

1,070 

985 

910

860 

810 

785 

785 

985

4,690 

4,440 

2,610 

2,010 

1,720 

1,500

Feb.

1,340 

1,220 

1,860 

4,440 

4,110

8,020 

6,810 

4,220 

3,040 

3,310

3,130 

2,610 

7,460 

6,030 

4,110

4,000 

8,240 

4,990 

3,610 

2,860

2,450 

2,210 

2,210 

2,770 

4,990

6,270 

10,100 

15,800 

10,800

Month

Oot 

Nov 

Dec

0

Jan 

Peb 

Mar 

Apr 

Ma, 

Jun 

Jul 

Aug 

Sep

W

uary

ater year 1939-4 D......................

Mar.

7,300 

7,850 

4,990 

3,710 

3,040

2,530 

2,290 

2,690 

2,370 

2,130

1,890 

1,680 

1,500 

1,370 

1,280

1,540 

1,400 

1,310 

1,220 

1,160

1,130 

1,100 

1,070 

1,100 

1,100

4,720 

8,250 

5,320 

6,830 

5,790 

4,220

Apr.

3,130 

2,530 

2,290 

2,050 

1,820

1,610 

1,750 

1,780 

1,780 

1,640

1,470 

1,370 

1,310 

1,220 

1,130

1,010 

935 

885 

860 

810

762 

740 

718 

695 

672

650 

628 

605 

582 

695

Seoondfoot-days

897 

1,450 

59,702

239,544

82,140 

143,010 

93,880 

38,127 

17,840 

4,670 

1,507 

784 

1,496

445,603

Peak discharge.- Dec. 10 (12:30 p.m.) 11.680 sec. -ft.

May

740 

718 

695 

1,580 

1,720

1,250 

1,010 

885 

785 

740

695 

628 

582 

539 

494

444 

401 

367 

344 

327

302 

296 

284 

266 

263

255 

246 

246 

243 

249 

246

Maximum

36 

60 

7,550

9,160

6,880 

15,800 

8,250 

3,130 

1,720 

305 

63 

38 

139

15,800

June

278 

305 

266 

252 

240

232 

221 

215 

200 

190

182 

178 

175 

a!70 

a!65

a!55 

a!40 

a!25 

allO 

a!05

97 

95 

90 

63 

74

69 

69 

63 

63 

63

July

63 

61 

59 

58 

56

h53 

a51 

a48 

a47 

a47

h53 

a55 

a56 

h56 

a55

a 53 

a51 

a49 

a45 

a47

a47 

a47 

a44 

a40 

a40

a38 

a39 

a38 

h38 

a37 

a36

Aug.

a36 

a36 

a36 

a37 

h38

a36 

a36 

a36 

a35 

a36

a30 

1)27 

a20 

a21 

a21

a22 

a22 

a22 

a22 

1)21

a20 

a!9 

a!8 

a 18 

a!8

h!7 

a!7 

a!7 

a!8 

a!7 

a!5

Minimum Mean

22 28.9 

36 48.3 

50 1,926

19 656

785 2,650 

1,220 4,931 

1,070 3,028 

582 l',271 

243 575 

63 156 

36 48.6 

15 25.3 

16 49.9

15 1,217

; Jan. 9 (8 p.m.) 7,960 sec. -ft.;

Sept.

a!6 

h!7 

a!8 

a20 

a20

a22 

a24 

a23 

a22 

a23

a23

1)23 

a40 

a37 

a36

a41 

h56 

a80 

a!20 

a75

a66 

a60 

56 

55 

55

53 

71 

139 

110 

95

Run-off in 

acre-feet

1,780 

2,880 

118,400

475,100

162,900 

283,700 

186,200 

75,620 

35,390 

9,260 

2,990 

1,560 

2,970

863,600

Jan. 26

(10:30 p.m.) 6,630 sec.-ft.; Feb. 6 (11:30 a.m.) 10,080 sec.-ft. 5 Feb. 28 '(1 a.m.) 19,900 sec.-ft.

a Mo gage-height record; discharge computed on basis of weather records and records for Applegate River near Ruch.

h Discharge computed from staff-gage reading.

9-232 February 1936
SPRINGS IN THE WALLA WALLA RIVER BASIN, OREGON-WASHINGTON 199

Springs In the Walla Walla River Basin, Oregon-Washington

Ground-water overflow through many springs on the alluvial fan of the Walla Walla 

River near Milton and Freewater, Oreg., amounts to about 50,000 acre-feet 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.I/

A noteworthy feature of the springs In their occurrence In three parallel zones 

that are concentric about the apex of the alluvial fan. The Inner zone Is 3 to 34 

miles downstream from 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 Bugger Creek. Within this zone are fully three-fourths of the springs 

In the Walla Walla Basin. The Intermediate and outer spring 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 ground-water levels In representative wells have been made periodically since 1932. 

Results of previous discharge measurements have been published In Water-Supply Papers 

834, 864, and 884.

Discharge measurements, in second-feet, of springs in Walla Walla River Basin, Ore.-Wash., 

during water year October 1939 to September 1940*

Springs of the inner zone

Nicholas Spring, Drag., HEiHEi sec. 24, T. 6 H., R. 35 E., 150 feet above confluence of 

spring channel and Walla Walla River

Date

Oct 13 

Hov 14 

Dec 14 

Jan 12 

Feb 10

Discharge

0.24 

.31 

.16 

1.02 

E.18

Date

Mar. 13 

23 

Apr. 10 

26 

May 10

Discharge

1.85 

1.98 

2.75 

1.93 

1.40

Date

May 25

June 12 

25 

July 12 

27

Discharge

1.15 

1.04 

.75 

.44 

.50

Date

Aug. 9 

27 

Sept. 12

Discharge

0.2S 

.15 

.24

Big Spring Branch (west prong), Oreg., SEiuwi sec. 24, T. 6 N., R. 35 E., at Ballou 

residence, 75 feet above bridge on county road

Oct 13

Hov 14

Dee 14

Jan 14

Feb 10

5.57

2.42

l.SS

10.1

15. S

Mar. 13

23

Apr. 10

25

May 10

13.4

12.4

11.2

9.55

10.8

May 25

June 12

26

July 12

27

11.6

7.86

4.99

2.91

2.48

Aug. 9

27

Sept. 12

2.90

2.62

3.36

Big Spring Branch (east prong), Oreg., HEiSW-^ sec. 24, T. 6 H., R. 3 

line of small reservoir supplying two diversion pumps

sec. 24, T. 6 H., R. 35 E., above flow

Oct. 13

Hov. 14

Dec. 14

Jan. 12

Feb. 10

2. SI

1.41

.88

2.77

3.49

Mar. 13

23

Apr. 10

25

May 10

4.71

4.37

4.32

3.70

2.98

May 25

June 12

26

July 12

27

2.91

2.22

1.24

1.36

1.12

Aug. 9

27

Sept. 12

1.09

.95

1.50

Engle Spring, Oreg. sec. 23, T. 6 H., R. 35 E., at diversion dam

Oct. 13

Hov. 14

Dec. 14

Jan. 12

Feb. 10

3.64

2.65

2.03

3.89

4.16

Mar. 13

Apr. 10

25

May 10

25

3.67

3.51

3.19

3.30

3.30

June 12

26

July 12

87

Aug. 10

3.09

3.06

2.43

2.55

2.66

Aug. 27

Sept. 12

2.27

2.92

Downing Spring, Oreg., SEiSW-j sec. 23, T. 6 H., R. 35 E., at weir, 

200 feet below spring orifice

Oct 13

Hov 14

Dec 14

Jan IE

Feb 10

1.66

0

0

2.46

3.57

Mar. 13

23

Apr. 10

25

May 10

1.24

1.66

1.37

1.42

2.09

May 25

June 12

26

July 12

27

2.85

2.37

1.66

.90

.59

Aug. 10

27

Sept. 12

1.04

.65

1.11

* Measurements by the Oregon State Water Resources Department.

\/ Piper, A. M. , Robinson, T. W. , and Thomas, H. E., Ground water in the Walla Walla Basin, 

Oregon-Washington: Supreme Court of the United States, October term 1935, State of Washington 

vs. State of Oregon, transcript of record, p. 132 A, October 14, 1935.
200 SPRINGS IN THE WALLA WALLA RIVER BASIN, OREGON-WASHINGTON

Discharge measurements, In second-feet, of springs In Walla Walla River Basin, 

Ore.-Fash., during water year October 1939 to September 1940 Continued

Springs of the Inner zone Continued

Haun Spring, Oreg., NWiSEi sec. 23, T. 6 N., R. 35 E., at Haun farm, 50 feet 

above highway crossing

Date

Oct. 13

Nov. 14

Dec. 14

Jan. 12

Feb. 10

Discharge

1.73

.80

.45

1.74

2.65

Date

Mar. 13

23

Apr. 10

25

May 10

Discharge

1.75

1.56

1.63

1.72

1.94

Date

May 25

June 12

26

July 12

27

Discharge

2.22

1.74

1.42

.65

.93

Date

Aug. 10

Sept. 12

Discharge

1.05

1.23

Springs of the Intermediate and outer zones

MCEvoy Spring, Wash., SE^NWi sec. 10, T. 6 N., R. 35 E., at McEvoy farm and 200 feet 

above Walla Walla Valley Railway

Oct. 13

Nov. 14

Dec. 14

Jan. 11

Feb. 10

5.35

3.03

3.05

4.60

5.30

Mar. 12

21

Apr. 10

25

May 11

3.94

3.25

3.12

2.56

3.66

May 25

June 11

26

July 12

26

4.69

4.56

4.06

2.79

2.29

Aug. 9

27

Sept. 10

2.01

2.40

2.35

Lewis Spring, Oreg., NWiNWy sec. 23, T. 6 N., R. 35 E., below road crossing

Oct. 13 

Nov. 14 

Dec. 14 

Jan. 12 

Feb. 10

2.16 

1.70 

1.22 

2.34 

2.66

Mar. 13 

23 

Apr. 10 

25 

May 11

2.06 

2.06 

2.15 

1.90 

1.95

May 25 

June 12 

26

July 12 

27

2.26 

1.75 

2.04 

1.63 

1.44

Aug. 9 

27 

Sept. 12

1.61 

1.44 

2.15

Unnamed spring. Wash., NW^NEi sec. 16, T. 6 N., R. 35 E., at a small diversion structure

Oct. 13

Nov. 14

Dec. 14

Jan. 11

Feb. 10

3.67

3.62

1.61

4.65

5.06

Mar. 12

21

Apr. 9

25

May 11

3.12

3.43

3.02

3.47

2.21

May 25

June 11

26

July 12

26

3.05 Aug. 9

3.12 27

2.61 Sept. 10

2.56

1.45

1.55

1.63

1.65

East Mud Creek (west prong), Oreg., SWiSW? sec. 22, T. 6 N., R. 35 E., at weir

Oct. 12

Nov. 11

Dec. 12

Jan. 10

Feb. 9

3.00

2.21

1.69

2.66

2.81

Mar. 12

21

Apr. 9

27

May 10

2.51

2.50

2.26

2.16

2.64

May 24

June 11

25

July 12

26

2.76

2.64

2.17

1.71

1.46

Aug. 10

27

Sept. 10

1.64

1.40

1.15

East Mud Creek (east prong), Oreg., SE^SWi sec. 22, T. 6 N., R. 35 E., In diversion ditch, 

150 feet below diversion dam

Oct. 12

Nov. 11

Dec. 12

Jan. 10

Feb. 9

1.60

1.16

.73

1.48

1.70

Mar. 12

21

Apr. 9

27

May 10

1,50

1.17

.93

.75

1.23

May 24

June 11

25

July 12

26

1.27 Aug. 30

1.59 27

.1.08 Sept. 10

1.10

.69

.92

.99

.83

East Had Creek (branch of), Oreg., SWJSWJ sec. 16, T. 6 N., R. 35 E., near Lockwood dwelling

Oct. \/»4- 1O 12 t Qfi Un« 1O A Off !» _ rjlt * IK I! A,.,_ in Qfi

Nov. 14 

Dec. 13 

Jan. 11 

Feb. 9

1.

3.30

3.00

5.26

5.28

Mar. 12

21 

Apr. 9

27 

May 10

4.67

4.02

4.35

4.44

3.57

May 24

June 11

25 

July 12

26

3.15

2.97

2.40

1.75

1.14

Aug. 10 

27 

ept.10

South Mud Creek, Oreg., SEiNWi sec. 26, T. 6 N., R. 35 E., at Von der Ahe farm

Oct. 12

Nov. 11

Dec. 12

Jan. 10

Feb. 9

2.10

3.66

2.97

1.74

1.49

Mar. 12

21

Apr. 9

27

May 10

2.12

1.92

2.13

2.55

2.72

Hay 24

June 11

25

July 12

26

3.73

3.19

2.21

1.49

1.25

Aug. 10

27

Sept. 10

1.22

.99

1.03

Johnson Creek, Oreg. sec. 29, T. 6 N., R. 35 E., at two weirs

Oct. 12

Nov. 11

Dec. 12

Jan. 10

Feb. 9

2.13

2.51

2.39

3.23

2.53

Mar. 12

21

Apr. 9

27

May 10

3.25

2.61

3.33

4.09

4.05

May 24

June 11

25

July 12

26

3.32

3.10

2.05

2.44

2.70

Aug. 26

Sept. 10

2.19

2.38

Bugger Creek, Oreg., sec. 32, T. 6 N., R. 35 E., at two weirs

Oct. 12

Nov. 11

Dec. 12

Jan. 10

Feb. 9

6.49

11.5

9.61

9.54

6.61

Mar. 12

21

Apr. 9

26

May 10

7.27

6.33

7.77

9.45

9.03

Kay 24

June 11

25

July 12

26

10.0

6.62

7.97

6.10

5.53

Aug. 6

27

Sept. 10

5.30

5.20

5.41
SPRINGS IN THE WALLA WALLA RIVER BASIN, OREGON-WASHINGTON 201

Discharge measurements, In second-feet, of springs In Walla Walla River Basin, 

Ore.-Wash., during water year October 19S9 to September 1940 Continued

Springs of the Intermediate and outer zones Continued 

Schwartz Spring Branch (south prong), Oreg., SWiSE-i sec. 23, T. 6 N., R. 34 E., at weirs

Date

Oct. 12 

Nov. 11 

Dec. 13 

Jan. 11 

Feb. 9

Discharge

2.41 

2.86 

4.27 

7.43 

8.47

Date

Mar. 12 

21 

Apr. 9 

26 

May 10

Discharge

8.50 

7.44 

8.02 

7.67 

8.07

Date

May 24 

June 11 

25 

July 11 

26

Discharge

5.88 

4.73 

3.83 

2.07 

3.00

Date

Aug. 9 

27 

Sept. 10

Discharge

1.89 

1.65 

2.11

Schwartz Spring Branch (north prong), Oreg.,

diverting from spring

ec. 23, T. 6 ft., R. 34 E., In ditch

Oct. 12

Nov. 11

Dec. 13

Jan. 11

Feb. 9

4.81

4.99

5.00

6.75

5.73

Mar. 12

21

Apr. 9

26

May 10

4.20

2.97

2.94

5.21

3.61

May 24

June 11

25

 July 11

26

4.10

4.50

3.83

3.80

2.72

Aug. 9

27

Sept. 10

3.42

3.05

2.73

South Mud Creek, Oreg., SWjSEi sec. 13, T. 6 N., R. 34 E., at Krumbaugh farm

Oct. 12

Nov. 11

Dec. 13

Jan. 11

Feb. 9

4.32

4.84

5.51

5.64

5.43

Mar. 12

21

Apr. 9

26

May 10

4.99

5.90

5.43

5.44

5.03

May 24

June 11

25

July 12

26

5.12

6.23

4.68

4.80

4.57

Aug. 9

27

Sept. 10

3.15

3.75

3.59
202 MISCELLANEOUS DISCHARGE MEASUREMENTS

In addition to the records of stream flow obtained at gaging stations in Pacific 

slope basins in Oregon and lower Columbia River Basin and reported in the preceding 

pages, measurements of flow were made at other points, as shown in the following 

table:

Miscellaneous discharge measurements in Pacific slope basins in Oregon and lower Columbia River 

Basin during water year October 1939 to September 1940

Walla Walla River Basin, Oreg.-Wash.

Date

Feb. S

10

Stream

Tributary of Blue 

Creek from left

Walla Walla

RiverCrockett Branch. 

Branch.

Tributary to or 

diverting fromElue Creek, Jmile upstream 

from mouth.

Braided channel 

of Walla Walla 

River

Locality

2j miles downstream from Klbler, 

Wash. 

Mouth, in sec. 26, T. 7 N., R. 37 E., 

near Walla Walla, Wash.

telow power diversion.

SE^NEi sec. 35, T. 6 N. , R. 35 E., 

Oreg., above East Crockett divide.

Oreg., below weir.

Discharge 

(sec. -ft.)

32. 3

.7

10.6

1.2

1.6

4.5

17.2 

9.2

Umatilla River Basin, Oreg.

Hov. 30

30

Umatilla River...

....do..... ......

Columbia River. . .

....do. ..........

SE-j sec. 13, T. 3 N. . R. 36 E., near 

GibbonMeacham Creek, near Gibbon. 

SEjNWi sec. 12, T. 2 N., R. 30 E., 

below former Furnish Reservoir.

35.9

39.0

Willow Creek Basin, Oreg.

liar. 14

14

14

Willow Creek. ....

....do...........

Rhea Creek. ......

Columbia River. . .

....do...........

Willow Creek. ....

Above Balm Fork, 1 mile southeast of

Heppner.

Former gaging otation near Morgan......

Mouth, 3 miles oast of lone. ...........

16.8

25.7

25.5

Deschutes River Basin, Oreg.

Aug. 19

Aug. 1C 

Sept. 12

Awj. 19

Sept. 13 

May S 

June 1

Deschutes River. .

....do...........

Rock Springs.....

Leakage from 

Crane Prairie 

Reservoir. 

....do..... ......

Columbia River...

....do...........

.. ..do........ ...

Inflow to Crane 

Prairie Reservoir. 

Crane Prairie 

Reservoir.

SWi sec. 6, T. 17 S., R. 12 E., at 

bridge near Tumalo.

bridge at Tumalo. 

Swi sec. 29, T. 16 S., R. 12 E., near 

Tumalo.

Chamberlain Ranch, near Tumalo. 

NEi sec. 36, T. 14 S., R. 12 K., at 

Tetherow Bridge, near Redmond.

lower bridge near Terrebonne.

SW^SWi sec. 7, T. 21 S., R. 8 E., near 

Lapine.

SE^ sec. 15, T. 21 S., R. 8 E., upstream from reef separating reservoir from sink in lava. 

. . . .do. ................................

17.3 

21.6

11.6 

14.6

11.5

20.4 

47.3 

20.3

Wind River Basin, Wash.

Dec. 10

July 25

Little Wind River

Sandy River canel

Wind River. ......

Sandy River

Sandy River. .....

Mouth,

Basin,

Intake,

near Carson, Wash. ..............

Oreg.

near Marmot ....................

14.7

320

Willamette River Basin, Oreg.

Aug. 7 

Sept. 6

Oct. 24 

July 2 

Aug. 1 

Aug. 14 

July 13

AUK. 16

Leakage through 

tunnel from 

Waldo Lake. 

McKenzie River. . .

Calapooya River..

North Santiam 

River. 

....do. ..........

Black Creek. ..... 

Willamette River. 

....do.. .........

Santiam River.... 

....do...........

Outlet or unused tunnel 

Bay.

SEi sec. SO, T. 17 S., 

intake of Springfield 

below Hendricks Bridg 

Mouth, below power cana

from Klovdahl

R. 1 W., below 

canal, a mile 

e. 

1, at Albany. . . .

Highway bridge below diversions at 

Stayton. 

.... do. ................................

3.2 

565

153 

254 

160 

105 

83. 2

71.1
MISCELLANEOUS DISCHARGE MEASUREMENTS 203

Miscellaneous discharge measurements In Pacific slope basins In Oregon and lower Columbia River 

Basin during water year October 1939 to September 1940 Continued

Wlllamette River Basin, Oreg. Continued

Date

30

July 27

Sept. 28

Sept. 27

Stream

Porter Spring....

Beaver Creek.....

....do...........

Tributary to or 

diverting fromHead of Porter 

Creek.

....do...........

....do...........

Locality

confluence with Salem Canal, Z miles 

west of Sublimity.

....do.................................

NSiSW? sec. 31, T. 8 S., R. 1 W., a 

mile southeast of Aumsvllle.

bridge half a mile south of Aumsvllle

bridge a mile west of Aumsvllle.

SE^SWi sec. 24, T. 8 S., R. 2 W. , at 

bridge a mile northwest of Aumsvllle.

....do.................................

Discharge 

(sec. -ft.)

0

0

.6

.8

1.0

15.0

Nehalem River Basin, Oreg.

p*

26 ....do........... ....do.

southw 

....do..

sst of Keaaey.

10.7

Rogue River Basin, Oreg.

Dec. 1

NOT. 28

28

10

Ditch Creek......

Elllott Creek.... 

Carberry Creek...

Qrayback Creek...

Pleasant Creek...

Applegate River. . 

....do....... ....

Creek. 

Sucker Creek. ....

SWi sec. 33, T. 34 S., R. 4 W., 12 

miles northeast of Grants Pass. 

Mouth, Oregon-California State line.... 

Mouth, 15 miles southwest of Ruoh. .....

Mouth, 4 miles east of Holland. ........

0.5

9.0 

12.6

99.5

400450 O - 41 - 14
INDEX

Page 

Accuracy of field data and computed

results.......................... 3-4

Acre-foot, definition of............... 1

Agencies other than Geological Survey,

records collected by............. 9-10

Albany, dreg., Willamette River at..... 80-81

Albany power canal near Lebanon, dreg.. 117 

Alsea River near Tidewater, Oreg....... 156

Applegate River near Applegate, Oreg... 196 

near Copper, Oreg.................... 194

near Ruch, Oreg...................... 195

near Wilderville, Oreg............... 197

Ariel, Wash., Lewis River at........... 140

Ashland, Oreg., Emigrant Creek near.... 191

Astoria, Oreg., Youngs River near...... 150

Aurora, Oreg., Pudding River at........ 128

Austa, Oreg., Sluslaw River at........ 157-158

Azalea, Oreg., Cow Creek near.......... 162

Battle Creek, Oreg., discharge

measurement of...................

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

Bear Creek Basin, Oreg., diversions in. 

Beaver Creek, Oreg., discharge

measurement of...................

Bend, Oreg., Deschutes River below.....

Deschutes River near.................

diversions from Deschutes River near, 

reservoirs in Deschutes River

Bas in above......................

Tumalo Creek near....................

Big Bottom, Oreg., Clackamas River at.. 

Big Butte Creek, South Fork of, near

Butte Falls, Oreg................

Big Spring Branch (east prong), Oreg., 

discharge measurements of........

Big Spring Branch (west prong), Oreg., 

discharge measurements of........

Biggs, Oreg., Deschutes River near.....

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

Blue Creek, Wash., tributary of,

discharge measurements of........

Blue Creek near Walla Walla, Wash......

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

Breitenbush River near Detroit, Oreg...

Brightwood, Oreg., Salmon River near...

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

Lake Ben Morrow Reservoir near.......

Little Sandy River near..............

Sandy River near.....................

Bull Run River below Lake Ben Morrow

Reservoir, Oreg..................

near Bull Run, Oreg..................

Butte Falls, Oreg., South Fork of Big

Butte Creek near.................

Bybee Creek, Oreg., Rogue River above..

Calapooya River, Oreg., discharge

measurements of..................

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

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

Carberry Creek, Oreg., discharge

measurement of...................

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

Cascadia, Oreg., South Santiam River

below............................

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

Cazadero, Oreg., Clackamas River near.. 

Central Point, Oreg., Rogue River near. 

Cispus River near Handle, Wash.........

Clackamas River above Three Lynx

Creek, Oreg......................

at Big Bottom, Oreg..................

near Cazadero, Oreg..................

Clear Fork. See Cowlitz River, Clear

Fork ofT^ 

Clear-water River above Trap Creekf

Oreg.............................

Coast Fork. See Willamette River,

Coast Fork of.

203

192

193

203

41

39,40

51

44

52

133

186

199

199

43

23

202

15

99

112

72

75

73

76

69

74

75

186

171

202

107

126

203

67

114

144

135

175

147

134

133

135

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Columbia River main stem, gagingstation record on................ 12

Columbia River near The Dalles, Oreg... 12 

Computations, accuracy of results of... 3-4 

Control, definition of................. 1

Cooperation, record of................. 11

Copper, Oreg., Applegate River near.... 194

Coquille River, Middle Fork of, near

Myrtle Point, Oreg............... 169

North Fork of, near Myrtle Point,

Oreg............................. 170

South Fork of, at Powers, Oreg....... 168

Coquille River Basin, Oreg., gagingstation records in..............168-170

Cottage Grove, Oreg., Coast Fork of

Willamette River near............ 92

Mosby Creek near..................... 96

Cougar, Wash., Lewis River near.......138-139

Cow Creek near Azalea, Oreg............ 162

Cowlitz River at Castle Rock, Wash..... 144

at Packwood, Wash.................... 142

Clear Fork of, near Packwood, Wash... 145 

near Mayfield, Wash.................. 143

Cowlitz River Basin, Wash., gagingstation records in..............142-149

Coyote Creek near Crow, Oreg........... 105

near Elmira, Oreg.................... 106

Crane Prairie Reservoir, Oreg.......... 44

leakage from, discharge measurements

of............................... 202

Crescent, Oreg., Crescent Creek near... 50 

Odell Creek near..................... 47

Crescent Creek near Crescent, Oreg..... 50

Crescent Lake Reservoir, Oreg.......... 44

Crockett Branch, Oreg., discharge

measurement of................... 202

Crooked River near Culver, Oreg........ 55

near Post, Oreg...................... 54

Crow, Oreg., Coyote Creek near......... 105

Cultus River near Lapine, Oreg......... 45

Culver, Oreg., Crooked River near...... 55

Dale, Oreg., North Fork of John Day

River near........................ 31

Data, accuracy of...................... 3-4

explanation of....................... 1-3

Dayvllle, Oreg., John Day River near... 26 

Dee, Oreg., West Fork of Hood River

near............................. 63

Deschutes River at Benham Falls,

near Bend, Oreg.................. 39

at Crane Prairie, near Lapine, Oreg.. 36 

at Pringle Falls, near Lapine, Oreg.. 38 

below Bend, Oreg..................... 41

below Lava Island, near Bend, Oreg... 40 

below Snow Creek, near Lapine, Oreg.. 35 

below Wickiup Reservoir, near

Lapine, Oreg..................... 37

discharge measurements of............ 202

diversions from, near Bend, Oreg..... 51

near Biggs, Oreg..................... 43

near Madras, Oreg.................... 42

Deschutes River Basin, Oreg., discharge

measurements in.................. 202

gaging-station records in............ 35-58

reservoirs in,above Bend, Oreg....... 44

Detroit, Oreg., Breitenbush River near. 112 

North Santiam River at............... 108

North Santiam River near............. 109

Ditch Creek, Oreg., discharge

measurement of................... 203

Dorena, Oreg., Row River near.......... 95

Downing Spring, Oreg., discharge

measurements of.................. 199

Dugger Creek, Oreg., discharge

measurements of.................. 200

Eagle Point, Oreg., Rogue River near... 174 

East Mud Creek (branch of), Oreg.,

discharge measurements of........ 200

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East Mud Creek (east prong), Oreg.,

discharge measurements of....... 200

East Mud Creek (west prong), Oreg.,

discharge measurements of....... 200

Elkton, Oreg., Umpqua River near...... 161

Elllott Creek, Oreg., discharge

measurement of.................. 203

Elmlra, Oreg., Coyote Creek near...... 106

Emigrant Creek near Ashland, Oreg...., 191

Emigrant Gap Reservoir, Oreg.......... 177

Engle Spring, Oreg., discharge

measurements of................. 199

Eula, Oreg., Middle Pork of

Wlllamette River at............. 78

Fall Creek, Oreg., Fall Creek near....

Little Fall Creek near..............

Fall Creek near Fall Creek, Oreg......

near Lowell, Oreg...................

Fall River near Laplne, Oreg..........

Farmlngton, Oreg., Tualatln River at.. 

Fish Lake Reservoir, Oreg.............

Floods, special reports on............

Fort Klamath, Oreg., Lake Creek near.. 

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

Foster, Oreg., Middle Santlam River

near............................

Fox Creek near Fox, Oreg..............

Gales Creek near Gales Creek, Oreg.... 

Gibbon, Oreg., Umatllla River near.... 

Glenwood, Wash., Klickltat River near. 

Glide, Oreg., North Umpqua River near. 

Government Camp, Oreg., Salmon River

near............................

Grandview, Oreg., Metollus River near. 

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

Grayback Creek, Oreg., discharge

measurement of..................

Hasklns Creek near McMlnnville, Oreg.. 

Haun Spring, Oreg., discharge

measurements of.................

Helsson, Wash., East Fork of Lewis

River near......................

Hills Creek near Oakridge, Oreg.......

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

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

Pacific Power & Light Co.'s conduit

near............................

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

West Fork of, near Dee, Oreg........

Hood River Basin, Oreg., gaglngstatlon records in..............

Hosklns, Oreg., Lucklamute River near. 

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

90

89

88

48

129

177

9

166

151

116

34

131

16

59

165

70

56

176

203

123

200

141

83

107

61-62

64

61-62 

63

61-64

118

65

198

179

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

Imnaha Creek near Prospect, Oreg...

Jack Creek, Oreg., discharge

measurement of.................. 203

Jefferson, Oreg., Santlam River at.... Ill

John Day River at McDonald Ferry,

Oreg............................ 28

at Prairie City, Oreg............... 25

at Service Creek, Oreg.............. 27

Middle Fork of, at Rltter, Oreg..... 33

near Dayvllle, Oreg................. 26

North Fork of, at Monument, Oreg.... 32

near Dale, Oreg................... 31

John Day River Basin, Oreg., gaglngstatlon records in.............. 25-34

Johnson C.reek at Sycamore, Oreg....... 137

discharge measurements of........... 200

Kerby, Oreg., Illinois River at....... 198

Klickltat River near Glenwood, Wash... 59 

near Pltt, Wash..................... 60

Klickltat River Basin, Wash., gaglngstatlon records in.............. 59-60

Lake Ben Morrow Reservoir, Oreg.,

Bull Run River below............ 74

near Bull Run, Oreg................. 73

Lake Creek, Oreg., diversions from

Little Butte Creek near......... 190

North Fork of Little Butte Creek

near...........................188,189

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Lake Creek, Oreg., North Umpqua

River below...................... 163

South Fork of Little Butte Creek

near................'............. 187

Lake Creek (Cowlltz River Basin)

near Packwood, Wash.............. 146

Lake Creek (Deschutes River Basin)

near Sisters, Oreg............... 57

Lake Creek (Siuslaw River Basin)

at Triangle Lake, Oreg........... 159

Lake Creek (Umpqua River Basin) near

Fort Klamath, Oreg............... 166

Laplne, Oreg., Cultus River near....... 45

Deschutes River near.........35, 36, 37, 38

Fall River near...................... 48

Little Deschutes River near.......... 49

Qulnn River near..................... 46

Lebanon, Oreg., Albany power canal near 117 

Lewis River at Ariel, Wash............. 140

East Fork of, near Helsson, Wash..... 141

near Cougar, Wash...................138-139

Lewis River Basin, Wash., gagingstation records in..............138-141

Lewis Spring, Oreg., discharge

measurement s of.................. 200

Llnney Creek, Oreg., Salmon River below 71 

Little Butte Creek, diversions from,

near Lake Creek, Oreg............ 190

North Fork of, at Fish Lake, near

Lake Creek, Oreg................. 188

above Medford Intake, near Lake

Creek, Oreg...................... 189

South Fork of, near Lake Creek, Oreg. 187 

Little Deschutes River near Laplne,

Oreg............................. 49

Little Fall Creek near Pall Creek,

Oreg............................. 90

Little North Santlam River near

Mehama, Oreg..................... 113

Little Sandy River near Bull Run, Oreg. 76 

Little Wind River, Wash., discharge

measurements of.................. 202

London, Oreg., Coast Fork of

Willamette River at.............. 91

Long Tom River at Monroe, Oreg......... 104

at Smlthfleld, Oreg.................102-103

near Notl, Oreg...................... 101

Lowell, Oreg., Pall Creek near......... 88

Luckiamute River near Hosklns, Oreg.... 118

near Suver, Oreg..................... 119

McDonald Ferry, Oreg., John Day River

at............................... 28

McEvoy Spring, Wash., discharge

measurements of.................. 200

McKay Creek near Pendleton, Oreg....... 22

near Pilot Rock, Oreg................ 20

McKay Reservoir near Pendleton, Oreg... 21 

McKenzle River at McKenzle Bridge,

Oreg............................. 97

discharge measurement of............. 202

near Vlda, Oreg...................... 98

McMinnvllle, Oreg., Haskins Creek near. 123 

Nestucca River near.................. 154

Madras, Oreg., Deschutes River near.... 42

Main power canal below all feeders,

near Prospect, Oreg.............. 185

Marmot, Oreg., Sandy River near........ 68

Mayfleld, Wash., Cowlltz River near.... 143

Medford, Oreg., Bear Creek at.......... 192

Mehama, Oreg., Little North Santlam

River near....................... 113

North Santlam River at............... 110

Metollus River near Grandview, Oreg.... 56

Middle Fork power canal near

Prospect, Oreg................... 182

Middle Santlam River near Foster, Oreg. 116 

Mill Creek (tributary to Pudding River)

Oreg., discharge measurements of. 203 

Mill Creek (tributary to Wlllamette

River) Oreg., discharge measurements of........................ 203

Mill Creek (Walla Walla River Basin)

Wash., discharge measurements of 202 

Mill Creek near Walla Walla, Wash..... 14 

Milton, Oreg., South Fork of Walla

Walla River near................ 13

Mohawk River near Springfield, Oreg... 100 

Molalla River near Canby, Oreg........ 126
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Molalla River near Molalla, Oreg...... 125

near Wllholt, Oreg.................. 124

Monroe, Oreg., Long Tom River at...... 104

Monument, Oreg., North Fork of

John Day River at............... 32

Mosby Creek near Cottage Grove, Oreg.. 96 

Mount Angel, Oreg., Pudding River near 127 

Myrtle Point, Oreg., Middle Fork of

Coqullle River near............. 169

North Fork of Coqullle River near... 170

Nehalem River near Foss, Oreg......... 151

Nehalem River Basin, Oreg., discharge

measurements In................. 203

Nestucca River near McMlnnvllle, Oreg. 154

Nicholas Spring, Oreg., discharge

measurements of................. 199

North Santlam River at Detroit, Oreg.. 108 

at Mehama, Oreg..................... 110

discharge measurements of........... 202

near Detroit, Oreg.................. 109

North Umpqua River at Toketee Falls,

Oreg............................ 164

below Lake Creek, Oreg.............. 163

near Glide, Oreg.................... 165

Notl, Oreg., Long Tom River near...... 101

Oak Grove Fork above power-plant

Intake, Oreg.................... 136

Oakrldge, Oreg,, Hills Creek near..... 83

Middle Fork of Wlllamette River near 77 

North Fork of,Middle Fork of

Wlllamette River near........... 87

Salmon Creek near................... 85

Salt Creek near..................... 84

Waldo Lake outlet near.............. 86

Odell Creek near Crescent, Oreg....... 47

Oswego canal near Oswego, Oreg........ 132

Pacific Power & Light Co. 's conduit

near Hood River, Oreg........... 64

Packwood, Wash., Clear Fork of

Cowlltz River near.............. 145

Cowlltz River at.................... 142

Lake Creek near..................... 146

Pendleton, Oreg., MoKay Creek near.... 22

McKay Reservoir near................ 21

Umatllla River at................... 17

Pilot Rock, Oreg., MoKay Creek near... 20 

Pltt, Wash., Kllckltat River near..... 60

Porter Creek, Oreg., discharge

measurements of................. 203

Porter Spring, Oreg., discharge

measurement of.................. 203

Post, Oreg., Crooked River near....... 54

Powers, Oreg., South Fork of

Coqullle River at............... 168

Prairie City, Oreg., John Day River at 25 

Prairie power canal at.............. 29

Strawberry Creek near............... 30

Prairie power canal at 'Prairie City,

Oreg............................ 29

Prospect, Oreg., Imnaha Creek near.... 179

main power canal below all feeders

near............................ 185

Middle Fork of Rogue River near..... 181

Middle Fork power canal near........ 182

Red Blanket Creek near.............. 183

Red Blanket power canal near........ 184

Rogue River above................... 172

Rogue River near.................... 173

South Fork of Rogue River near...... 178

South Fork power canal near......... 180

Publications on stream flow by

Geological Survey...............4-7, 9

by State agencies................... 7-8

Pudding River at Aurora, Oreg......... 128

near Mount Angel, Oreg.............. 127

Qulnn River near Laplne, Oreg......... 46

Handle, Wash., Clspus River near...... 147

Red Blanket Creek near Prospect, Oreg. 183 

Red Blanket power canal near

Prospect, Oreg.................. 184

Rhea Creek, Oreg., discharge

measurements of................. 202

Rleth, Oreg., Birch Creek at.......... 23

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Rltter, Oreg., Middle Fork of

John Day River at................ 33

Rock Creek, Oreg., discharge

measurements of.................. 203

Rock Springs, Oreg., discharge

measurements of.................. 202

Rogue River above Bybee Creek, Oreg.... 171

above Prospect, Oreg................. 172

at Grants Pass, Oreg................. 176

Middle Fork of, near Prospect, Oreg.. 181 

near Central Point, Oreg............. 175

near Eagle Point, Oreg............... 174

near Prospect, Oreg.................. 173

South Fork of, near Prospect, Oreg... 178 

Rogue River Basin, Oreg., discharge

measurements In.................. 203

gaglng-statlon records In...........171-198

reservoirs In........................ 177

Row River at Star, Oreg................ 94

near Dorena, Oreg.................... 95

Ruch, Oreg., Applegate River near...... 195

Run-off In Inches, definition of....... 1

Saglnaw, Oreg., Coast Fork of

Wlllamette River at.............. 93

Salem, Oreg., Wlllamette River at...... 82

Salmon Creek near Oakrldge, Oreg....... 85

Salmon River below Llnney Creek, Oreg.. 71 

near Brlghtwood, Oreg................ 72

near Government Camp, Oreg........... 70

Salt Creek near Oakrldge, Oreg......... 84

Sandy River near Bull Run, Oreg........ 69

near Marmot, Oreg.................... 68

Sandy River Basin, Oreg., discharge

measurement In................... 202

gaglng-statlon records In............ 68-76

Sandy River canal, Oreg., discharge

measurement of................... 202

Santlam River at Jefferson, Oreg....... Ill

Schwartz Spring Branch (north prong),

Oreg., discharge measurements of. 201 

Schwartz Spring Branch (south prong),

Oreg., discharge measurements of. 201 

Second-feet per square mile,

definition of.................... 1

Second-foot, definition of............. 1

Second-foot-day, definition of......... 1

Service Creek, Oreg., John Day River at 27 

Slletz River at Slletz, Oreg........... 155

Slletz River Basin, Oreg., gaglngstatlon records In..............155-156

Sliver Lake, Wash., Toutle River near.. 148 

Sisters, Oreg., Lake Creek near........ 57

Squaw Creek near..................... 53

Sluslaw River at Austa, Oreg.......... 157-158

Sluslaw River Basin, Oreg., gaglngstatlon records In..............157-159

Smlthfleld, Oreg., Long Tom River at..102-103 

South Fork power canal near Prospect,

Oreg............................. 180

South Mud Creek, Oreg., discharge

measurements of.................200,201

South Santlam River at Waterloo, Oreg.. 115 

below Cascadia, Oreg................. 114

South Yamhlll River near Whlteson,

Oreg............................. 121

near Wlllamlna, Oreg................. 120

South Umpqua River at Tiller, Oreg..... 160

Springfield, Oreg., Mohawk River near.. 100 

Wlllamette River at.................. 79

Squaw Creek near Sisters, Oreg......... 53

Stage-discharge relation, definition of 1 

Star, Oreg., Row River at.............. 94

Strawberry Creek near Prairie City,

Oreg............................. 30

Suver, Oreg., Lucklamute River near.... 119

Sycamore, Oreg., Johnson Creek at...... 137

Terms, definition of................... 1

The Dalles, Oreg., Columbia River near. 12 

Three Lynx Creek, Oreg., Clackamas

River above...................... 134

Tidewater, Oreg., Alsea River near..... 156

Tlllamook, Oreg., Trask River near..... 153

Wilson River near.................... 152

Tiller, Oreg., South Umpqua River at... 160 

Toketee Falls, Oreg., North Umpqua

River at......................... 164
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Toutle River near Silver Lake, Wash... 148

South Fork of, at Toutle, Wash...... 149

Trap Creek, Oreg'., Clearwater River

above........................... 167

Trask River near Tillamook, Oreg...... 153

Triangle Lake, Oreg., Lake Creek at... 159 

Tualatin River at Farmington, Oreg.... 129

near Willamette, Oreg............... 130

Tumalo Creek near Bend, Oreg.......... 52

Tygh Valley, Oreg., White River below. 58

Umatilla River at Pendleton, Oreg..... 17

at Yoakum, Oreg..................... 18

discharge measurements of........... 202

diversions from, between Pendleton

and Umatilla, Oreg.............. 24

near Gibbon, Oreg................... 16

near Umatilla, Oreg................. 19

Umatilla River Basin, Oreg., discharge

measurements in................. 202

gaging-station records in........... 16-24

Umpqua River near Elkton, Oreg........ 161

Umpqua River Basin, Oreg., gagingstation records in.............160-167

Underwood, Wash., White Salmon River

near............................ 66

Vida, Oreg., McKenzie River near...... 98

Waldo Lake, Oreg., leakage from,

discharge measurement of........ 202

Waldo Lake outlet near Oakridge, Oreg. 86

Walla Walla, Wash., Blue Creek near... 15

Mill Creek near..................... 14

Walla Walla River, South Fork of,

discharge measurements of....... 202

near Milton, Oreg................. 13

Walla Walla River Basin, Oreg.-Wash.,

discharge measurements in........ 202

gaging-station records in........... 13-15

springs in, discharge measurements

of.............................199-201

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Waterloo, Oreg., South Santiam River at 115 

West Crockett Branch, Oreg., discharge

measurement of................... 202

White River below Tygh Valley, Oreg.... 58

White Salmon River at Husum, Wash...... 65

near Underwood, Wash................. 66

White Salmon River Basin, Wash.,

gaging-station records in........ 65-66

Whiteson, Oreg., South Yamhill River

near............................. 121

Wilderville, Oreg., Applegate River

near............................. 197

Wilhoit, Oreg., Molalla River near..... 124

Willamette, Oreg., Tualatin River near. 130 

Willamette River at Albany, Oreg....... 80-81

at Salem, Oreg....................... 82

at Springfield, Oreg................. 79

Coast Fork of, at London, Oreg....... 91

at Saginaw, Oreg................... 93

near Cottage Grove, Oreg........... 92

Middle Fork of, at Eula, Oreg........ 78

near Oakridge, Oreg................ 77

North Fork of, near Oakridge, Oreg. 87 

Willamette River Basin, Oreg., discharge measurements in..........202-203

gaging-station records in........... 77-137

Willamina, Oreg., South Yamhill River

near............................. 120

Willamina Creek near................. 122

Willow Creek, Oreg., discharge

measurements of.................. 202

Willow Creek Basin, Oreg., discharge

measurements in.................. 202

Wilson River near Tillamook, Oreg...... 152

Wind River Basin, Wash., discharge

measurements in.................. 202

Wind River near Carson, Wash........... 67

Work, division of...................... 11

scope of............................. 1

Yoakum, Oreg., Umatilla River at. 

Youngs River near Astoria, Oreg..

18

150

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