DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

HUBERT WORK, Secretary

UNITED STATES GEOLOGICAL SURVEY

GEORGE OTIS SMITH, Director

Water-Supply Paper 534

SURFACE WATER SUPPLY OF THE 

UNITED STATES

1921

PART XII. NORTH PACIEIC .SLOPE DRAINAGE BASINS

C. LOWER COLUMBIA ilYER BASIN AND PACIFIC 

SLOPE DRAINAGE BASINS IN OREGON

NATHAN C. GROVER, Chief Hydraulic Engineer

F. F. HENSHAW and G. L. PARKER, District Engineers

Prepared in cooperation with the States of 

OREGON and WASHINGTON

WASHINGTON

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1925
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Authorization and scope of work_______________________ ____ ___ 1

Definition of terms__-_________________________________ __________ 2

Explanation of data___-________________________________________ 3

Accuracy of field data and computed results__-____________________ 4

Publications....____________________________________ ____________ 5

Cooperation____________________________________________________ 9

Division of work_______________________________________________ 9

 Gaging-station records____________--______________________________ 10

Columbia River at The Dalles, Oreg_____________________ 10

Tributaries of Columbia River below mouth of Snake River_ _______ 12

Walla Walla River basin________________________ 12

Walla Walla River near Milton, Oreg____________________ 12

Umatilla River basin____________________________________ 14

Umatilla River above McKay Creek near Pendleton, Oreg_. 14

Umatilla River above Furnish reservoir, near Yoakuin, Oreg_ 15

Umatilla River near Umatilla, Oreg____________________ 18

McKay Creek near Pilot Rock, Oreg____________________ 19

McKay Creek near Pendleton, Oreg___________________ 21

Birch Creek near Pilot Rock, Oreg____-________ ______ 23

Birch Creek at Reith, Oreg_________________________ 25

Umatilla project feed canal near Echo, Oreg_____________ 26

Echo mill tailrace at Echo, Oreg_._____________________ 28

Western Land & Irrigation Co.'s canal at Echo, Oreg_ _ 30

Maxwell canal near Hermiston, Oreg___________________ 31

Main canal West Division Umatilla project near Umatilla,

Oreg_________.________________________ 33

Willow Creek basin________________________________________ 34

Willow Creek near Morgan, Oreg____________________ 34

John Day River basin___________-____________.__________ 36

John Day River near Dayville, Oreg___________________ 36

John Day River at Clarno, Oreg_______________________ 38

John Day River at McDonald, Oreg___________________ 40

South Fork of John Day River at Dayville,, Oreg_ _________ 42

Camas Creek above Cable Creek, near Ukiah, Oreg_______ 44

Cable Creek near Ukiah, Oreg___--__--_____-___-_-_____ 45

Deschutes River basiri____________________________________ 47

Deschutes River near Lapine, Oreg-_____________________ 47

Deschutes River at Benham Falls, near Bend, Oreg-______ 48

Deschutes River below Bend, Oreg _______ _ _____________ 50

Deschutes River at Mecca, Oreg____-_-_____-_-______-__ 53

Deschutes River at Moody, near Biggs, Oreg_____________ 54

East Fork at Morson intake, near Lapine, Oreg_______ __ 56

East Fork near Lapine, Oreg___---_-______--___________ 58

Arnold canal near Bend, Oreg--___---___----___________ 59

Central Oregon canal near Bend, Oreg_________________ 61

Pilot Butte canal near Bend, Oreg____________________ 63

in
IV CONTENTS

Gaging-station records Continued.

Tributaries of Columbia River below mouth of Snake River Con.

Deschutes River basin Continued. Page

North canal near Bend, Oreg--______-_______---_--_-.__ 64

Swalley canal near Bend, Oreg_--___--__-____--___--__-_ 66

Tumalo Creek near Bend, Oreg____-______-_-_-_______-_ 67

Columbia Southern canal near Tumalo, Oreg___________ 70

Tumalo feed canal near Bend, Oreg_-___-_--___-__-_____ 72

Squaw Creek near Sisters, Oreg__-_-_____--_-___-____-__ 73

Crooked River near Culver, Oreg_______________________ 75

Bear Creek at Rickman ranch, near Roberts, Oreg._______ 77

Mill Creek near Prineville, Oreg_________ _____.____.___-__ 78

Lake Creek near Sisters, Oreg_--______-_-____-_________ 80

White River below Ty gh Valley, Oreg ___________________ 82

Clear Creek above intake, near Wapinitia, Oreg___________ 84

Gate Creek near Wamic, Oreg-_________________________ 85

Klickitat River basin______________________________________ 87

Klickitat River near Glen wood, Wash. ___________________ 87

Hood River basin_________________-_______--______---_--__ 88

Hood River at Powerdale, near Hood River, Oreg_________ 88

East Fork of Hood River near Mount Hood, Oreg__.______ 92

East Pork Irrigation District canal near Mount Hood, Oreg__ 93

Green Point Creek near Dee, Oreg______________________ 95

North Fork of Green Point Creek near Dee, Oreg______-__ 96

Farmers canal near Oakgrove, Oreg______________________ 97

Pacific Power & Light Co.'s tailrace near Hood River, Oreg- 98

White Salmon River basin.___________.--_-_-_-_---__--_--- 100

White Salmon River near Underwood, Wash_____________ 100

Sandy River basin_________________-_-_____-___-__-___-_-_ 102

Sandy River near Marmot, Oreg__________-_______-_---_ 102

Zigzag River at Zigzag, Oreg_--_-_---__--_--_---------- 104

Still Creek at Zigzag, Oreg._________._._______ 105

Salmon River at Welches, Oreg_________________________ 107

Bull Run River near Bull Run, Oreg-___-___-_-___-_-_-_ 109

Little Sandy River near Bull Run, Oreg.-___ ______ _______ 111

Willamette River basin____________-_______-__--_-___-_-__- 113

Willamette River at Eugene, Oreg_____---__-__-^-_--__ 113

Willamette River at Albany, Oreg-__-___-__--------__--_ 115

McKenzie River at McKenzie Bridge, Oreg-_____________ 116

Long Tom River near Monroe, Oreg __-___--_--__,.__- 118

Muddy Creek near Corvallis, Oreg._-______-__-__-__---_ 119

Calapooya River near Tangent, Oreg-------------------- 121

Oak Creek near Albany, Oreg____-^-------__--^_---_---_ 122

Clackamas River at Big Bottom, Oreg-_____-__-_-__-_-__ 124

Clackamas River near Cazadero, Oreg-__________________ 126

Oak Grove Fork of Clackamas River at Timothy Meadows,

near Cazadero, Oreg___---_---------------------_---_ 128

Oak'Grove Fork of Clackamas River at intake, near Cazadero, Oreg_____-__________--___-___-______-____--- 130

Lewis River basin________________-__-_-_--___--_------_-_ 132

Lewis River near Amboy, Wash---_----------__-__--__-_ 132

Kalama River basin._______________--_--___-__-___--__---_ 133

, Kalama River near Kalama, Wash-_--___-__--__-_-__-__ 133
CONTENTS

Gaging-statioB records Continued.

Tributaries of Columbia River below mouth of Snake River Con.

Cowlitz River basin_______________________________________ 135

Lake Creek at outlet of Packood Lake, Bear Lewis, Wash ___ 135

Johnson Creek at mouth, near Lewis, Wash._____________ 137

Toutle River near Silver Lake, Wash____________________ 139

Streams between Columbia River and Klamath River.____________ 141

Rogue River basin._______________________________________ 141

Rogue River below Prospect, Oreg______________________ 141

Rogue River Bear Tolo, Oreg___________________________ 143.

California-Oregon Power Co.'s flume near Prospect, Oreg_ 145

South Fork of Big Butte Creek near Butte Falls, Oreg_____ 146

South Fork of Little Butte Creek near Lake Creek, Oreg__ 148

Little Butte Creek above Eagle Point, Oreg______________ 149

Fish Lake reservoir near Lake Creek, Oreg_______________ 151

North Fork of Little Butte Creek at Fish Lake, Bear Lake

Creek, Oreg_____i__________________________________ 151

North Fork of Little Butte Creek Bear Lake Creek, Oreg__ 153

Rogue River Valley canal near Brownsboro, Oreg_________ 154

Eagle Point canal near Eagle Point, Oreg ________________ 156

Emigrant Creek near Ashland, Oreg_____________________ 157

Bear Creek at Medford, Oreg__________________________ 159

Talent lateral near Ashland, Oreg_______________________ 161

Phoenix ditch at Talent, Oreg______--_--________-_-____ 162

Coquille River basin______________________________________ 163

South Fork of Coquille River at Powers, Oreg____________ 163

Umpqua River basin._____________________________________ 164

Umpqua River near Elkton, Oreg_______________________ 164

Miscellaneous discharge measurements._____________________________ 166

Index. ____________________________________________ 169

ILLUSTRATIONS

Page 

PLATE I. A, Price current meters; B, Typical gaging station.________ 2

II. Water-stage recorders: A, Stevens; B, Gurley printing; C,

Friez. ________________________________________ 3
SURFACE WATER SUPPLY OF LOWER .COLUMBIA RIVER AND PACIFIC SLOPE DRAINAGE BASINS IN OREGON, 1921

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

measurements of flow made 6n streams in the United States during 

the year ending September 30, 1921.

The data presented in these reports were collected by the United 

States Geological Survey under the , following authority contained 

in the organic law (20 Stat. L., p. 394): """''' !

Provided,, That this officer [the Director] shall have the direction of the Geological Survey and the classification of public lands and examination of the geological 

structure, rriineralresourees, and products of the national domain. ; 

The work was begun in 1888 in connection with special studies 

relating to irrigation in the arid West. Since the fiscal year ending 

June 30, 1895, successive! sundry civil bills passed by Congress have 

carried the following items and appropriations :

For gaging the streams and de'termiiiirig the water supply of the United' States 

and for the investigation of underground currents and artesian wells, and for the 

preparation of reports upon the best methods of utilizing the water resources. .

Annual appropriations for the fiscal years ended June SO, 1895-1922

1895.... _,_- _ '_ _ ._ ______ _ _ ___ ---_r _,__ $12, 500. 00

1896.... _._____.-__.. _-.*_-^-.-_-__----_---1 :.__- .20, ooaob

1897 to 1900, inclusive.. . ____________ _ ____ 50, OOOl 00

1901 'to 1902, incusive..J_.iL-_.:L_ _________ ...'100, 000. 00 ;!

1903 to 1906, inclusive- ___ :.j.-_»^ ____ _ ___ . 200, 000. 00 

.,1907_____, __-_._-__. _!.__ __ _^,_,__. .,_._... _ 150,000.00 

I ,1,908 to 1910, inclusive- -.__._,-. __ _--_-_ T _. r -_-_. 100, OQQ. 00

1911 to 1917, inclusive- ____ . _ _ ___ -_:_1_.1_-.'J 150.000.00

ims. __ .,_-_--_ _-._l__---_:_-.:: :-l-l-J-- 175,000.00 ;

1919. ____ : __ ....__._._._i:L-_i._lJ_ __ '.1 148, 244. 10

-----_--_-.-^u-,j:__^iJJ.-J-.i/-i'_L^_.L 125,1000; 00 > ;

1922.

In the execution of the work many private and State 

tions hav®* cooperated either by fuarmshing;, data nor. by assisting in 

collecting data. Acknowledgment® -foi? c^xDfx^ration of the first kind 

are made in connection witlai the description i of> teach station affected;; 

cooperation of the second kind is acknowledged' on page 9, >

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2 SURFACE WATER SUPPLY, 1921, PART XII C

Measurements of stream flow have been made at about 5,200 

points in the United States and also at many points in Alaska and 

the Hawaiian Islands, In July, 1921, 1,350 gaging stations were 

being maintained by the Survey and the cooperating,.organizations. 

Many miscellaneous discharge measurements are made at other 

points. In connection with this work data wer^ also collected in 

regard to precipitation, evaporation, storage reservoirs, river profiles, and water power in many sections of the country and will be 

made available in water-supply papers from time to time.

7 DEFINITION OF TER^CS

The volume of water flowing in a stream the "run-off" or "discharge" is expressed in various terms, each of which has become 

associated with a certain class of work. These terms may be divided 

into two groups (1) those that represent a rate of flow, as secondfeet, gallons per minute, miners' inches, and discharge in second-feet 

per square mile, and (2) those that represent the actual quantity of 

water, as run-off in inches, acre-feet, and millions of cubic feet. 

The principal terms i used in this series of reports are second-feet, 

second-feet pe? square mile, run-off in inches, and acre-feet. They 

may be defined as follows:

"Second-feet" is an abbreviation for "cubic feet per second." 

A second-foot is the rate of discharge of water flowing in a channel 

of rectangular cross section 1 foot wide and 1 foot deep at an average 

velocity of 1 foot peri second. It is generally used as a fundamental 

unit from which others are computed.

"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 flowing from it in a given period were 

uniformly distributed on the surface. It is used for comparing 

run-off with rainfall, | which is usually expressed in depth in inches.

An "acre-foot," equivalent to 43,560 cubic feet, is the quantity 

required to cover an acre to the depth of 1 foot. The term is commonly used in connection with storage for irrigation.

The following terms not in common use are here defined:

"Stage-discharge relation," an abbreviation for the term "relation 

of gage height to discharge."

"Control," a term used to designate the section or sections of the 

stream below the gage which determines the stage-discharge relation 

at the gage. It sho^ild be noted that the control may not be the 

same section or sections-at all stages.
U. S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY WATER-SUPPLY PAPER 534 PLATE i

A. PRICE CURRENT METERS.

B. TYPICAL GAGING STATION.
U. S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY WATER-SUPPLY PAPER 534 PLATE II

I

A. STEVENS CONTINUOUS. B. GURLEY PRINTING. 

WATER-STAGE RECORDERS.

C. FRIEZ.
EXPLANATION OP DATA ' 3

The "point of zero flow" for a gaging station is that point on the 

gage the gage height at which water ceases to flow over the control.

EXPLANATION OF DATA

The data presented in this report cover the year beginning October 

1, 1920, and ending September 30, 1921. At the beginning of January in most parts of the United States much of the precipitation in 

the preceding three months is stored as ground water in the form of 

snow or ice, or in ponds, lakes, and swamps, and this stored water 

passes off in the streams during the spring break-up. At the end of 

September, on the other hand, the only stored water available for 

run-off is possibly a small quantity in the ground; therefore the 

run-off for the year beginning October 1 is practically all derived 

from precipitation within that year.

The base data collected at gaging stations consist of records of 

stage, measurements of discharge, and general information used to 

supplement the gage heights and discharge measurements in determining the daily flow. The records of stage are obtained either from 

direct readings on a staff or chain gage or from a water-stage recorder 

that gives a continuous record of the fluctuations. Measurements of 

discharge are made with a current meter. (See Pis. I, II.) The 

general methods are outlined in standard textbooks on the measurement of river discharge.

From the discharge measurements rating tables are prepared that 

give the discharge for any stage. The application.of the daily gage 

heights to these rating tables gives the daily discharge from which 

the monthly and yearly mean discharge is computed.

The data presented for each gaging station in the area covered by 

this report comprise a description of the station, a table giving results 

of discharge measurements, a table showing the daily discharge of 

the stream, and a table of monthly and yearly discharge and run^off.

If the base data are insufficient to determine the daily discharge, 

tables giving daily gage heights and results of discharge measurements are published.

The description of the station gives, in addition to statements regarding location and equipment, information in regard to any conditions that may affect the permanence of the stage-discharge relation, covering such subjects as the occurrence of ice, the use of the 

stream for log driving, shifting of control, and the cause and effect, of 

backwater; it gives also information as to diversions that decrease 

the flow at the gage, artificial regulation, maximum and minimum 

recorded stages, and the accuracy of the records.

Th£ tabk of daily discharge' gives, in general, the discharge in 

second-feet corresponding to, the mean of the gage heights read each 

day. At stations on streams subject to sudden or rapid diurnal 

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4 SURFACE WATER SUPPLY, 1921, PART XII C

fluctuation the discharge obtained from the rating table and the 

mean daily gage height may not be the true mean discharge for the 

day. If such stations are equipped with water-stage recorders the 

mean daily discharge may be obtained by averaging discharge at 

regular intervals during the day, or by using the discharge integrator, 

an instrument operating on the principle of the planimeter and containing as an essential element the rating curve of the station.

In the table of monthly discharge the column headed "Maximum" 

gives the mean flow for the day when the mean gage height was 

highest. As the gage height is the mean for the day it does not 

indicate correctly the stage when the water surface was at crest 

height, and the corresponding discharge was consequently larger 

than given in the maximum column. Likewise, in the column 

headed "Minimum" the quantity given is the mean flow for the 

day when the mean gage height was lowest. The column headed 

"Mean" is the average flow in cubic feet for each second during the 

month: On this average flow computations recorded in the remaining columns, which are defined on page 2, are based.

ACCURACY OF FIELD DATA AND COMPUTED RESULTS

The accuracy of stream-flow data depends primarily (1) on the 

permanence of the stage-discharge relation and (2) on the accuracy of 

observation of stage, measurements of flow, and interpretation of 

records.

A paragraph in the description of the station gives information 

regarding the (1) permanence of the stage-discharge relation, (2) 

precision with which the discharge rating curve is defined, (3) refinement of gage readings, (4) frequency of gage readings, and (5) methods 

of applying daily gage heights to the rating table to obtain the daily 

discharge. 1

For the rating tables "well defined" indicates, in general, that the 

rating is probably accurate within 5 per cent; "fairly well defined," 

within 10 per cent; "poorly defined," within 15 to 25 per cent. 

These notes are very general and are based on the plotting of the 

individual measurements with reference to the main rating curve.

The monthly means for any station may represent with high accuracy the quantity of water flowing past the gage, but the figures 

showing discharge per square mile and run-off in inches may be 

subject to gross errors caused by the inclusion of large noncontributing 

districts in the measured drainage area, by lack of information 

concerning water diverted for irrigation or .other use, or by inability 

to interpret the effect of artificial regulation of the flow of the river 

above the station. "Second-feet per square mile" and "Run-off

1 For a more detailed discussion of the accuracy of stream-flow data see Qrover, N. C., and Hbyt, J. C., 

Accuracy of stream-flow data: U. S. Geol. Survey Water-Supply Paper 400, pp. 63-59,1916.
PUBLICATIONS 5

in inches" are therefore not, computed if such errors appear probable. 

The computations are also omitted for stations on streams draining 

areas in which the annual rainfall is less than 20 inches. All figures 

representing "second-feet per square mile" and "Run-off in inches" 

published in earlier reports by the Survey should be used with 

caution because of possible inherent sources of error not known to 

the Survey.

Many gaging stations on streams in the irrigated areas of the 

United States are situated above most of the diversions from those 

streams, and the discharge recorded does not show the water supply 

available for further development, as prior appropriations below the 

stations must first be satisfied. To give an idea of -the amount of 

prior appropriations, a paragraph on diversions is presented in each 

station description. The figures given can not be considered exact 

but represent the best information available.

The table of monthly discharge gives onfy a general idea of the 

flow at the station and should not be used for other than preliminary 

estimates; the tables of daily discharge allow 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 to throw 

new light on data prepiously published.

PUBLICATIONS

Investigation of water resources by the United States Geological 

Survey has consisted in large part of measurements of the volume of 

flow of streams and studies of the conditions affecting, that flow, but 

it has comprised also investigation of such closely allied subjects as 

irrigation, water storage, water powers, underground waters, and 

quality of waters. Most of the results of these investigations have 

been published in the series of water-supply papers, but some have 

appeared in the bulletins, professional papers, annual reports, and 

monographs.

The results of stream-flow measurements are now published 

annually in 12 parts, each part covering an area whose boundaries 

coincide with natural-drainage features as indicated below:

Part I. North Atlantic basins.

II. South Atlantic and eastern Gulf of Mexico basins.

III. Ohio River basin.

IV. St. Lawrence River basin.

V. Upper Mississippi River and Hudson Bay basins.

VI. Missouri River basin.

VII. Lower Missippi River basin.

VIII. Western Gulf of Mexico basins.

I.. Colorado River basin. 

X. Great basin. 

XI. Pacific basins in California.
6 SURFACE WATER SUPPLY, 1921, PART XII C

Part XII. North Pacific slope basins, in three volumes:

A. Pacific slope basins in Washington and Upper Columbia River basin.

B. Snake River basin.

C. Lower Columbia River basin and Pacific slope basins in Oregon.

Water-supply papers and other publications of the United States 

Geological Survey containing data in regard to the water resources 

of the United States may be obtained or consulted as indicated below.

1. Copies may be obtained free of charge by applying to the Director of the Geological Survey, Washington, D. C. The edition printed 

for free distribution is, however, small and is soon exhausted.

2. Copies may be purchased at nominal cost from the Superintendent of Documents, Government Printing Office, Washington, D. C., 

who will furnish lists giving prices.

3. Sets of the reports may be consulted in the libraries of the 

principal cities in the United States.

4. Complete sets are* available for consultation in the local offices 

of the water-resources branch of the Geological Survey, as follows:

Boston, Mass., 2500 Customhouse.

Albany, N. Y., 704 Journal Building.

Trenton, N. J., State House.

Asheville, N. C"., 316 Jackson Building.

Chattanooga, Tenn., 37 Municipal Building.

Columbus, Ohio, Brown Hall, Ohio State University.

Chicago, 111., 624 South Michigan Avenue.

Madison, Wis., care of Railroad Commission of Wisconsin.

Ames, Iowa, State Highway Commission Building.

Rolla, Mo., Rolla Building, School of Mines and Metallurgy.

Topeka/Kans., 23 Federal Building.

Helena, Mont., 45-46 Federal Building.

Denver, Colo., 403 Post Office Building.

Salt Lake City, Utah, 313 Federal Building.

Idaho Falls, Idaho, 228 Federal Building.

Boise, Idaho, 615 Idaho Building.

Tacoma, Wash., 406 Federal Building.

Portland, Oreg., 606 Post Office Building.

San Francisco, Calif., 328 Customhouse.

Los Angeles, Calif., 600 Federal Building.

Tucson, Ariz., 210 Agricultural Building; University of Arizona.

Austin, Tex., State Capitol.

Honolulu, Hawaii, 25 Capitol Building.

A list of the Geological Survey's publications may be obtained by 

applying to the Director of the United States Geological Survey, 

Washington, D. C.

Stream-flow records have been obtained at about 5,200 points 

in the United States, and the data obtained have been published in 

the reports tabulated on pages 7 and 8.
PUBLICATIONS

Stream-flow data in reports of the United States Geological Survey 

[A=Annual'Report; B=Bulletin; W=Water-Supply Paper]

Eeport

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 _ .....

W 15 .............

W 16...... ......... .

19th A, pt. 4. .......

W 27.--... .........

W28... .... ^.. ......

20th A, pt. 4........

W 35 to 39.... ......

21st A, pt. 4 ...

W 47 to 52. .........

22d A, pt. 4.........

W65, 66.. .. ........

W 75 ............

W 82 to 85. .........

W 97 to 100... ......

W 124 to 135.. ......

W 165 to 178......

W201 to 214........

W 241 to 252........

W 261 to272__...._

W 281 to 292.... ....

W301 to312_._... _ W 321 to 332...... _.

W 351 to 362.... 

W381 to394.......

W 401 to 414........

W431 to 444. .....

W451 to 464.... ....

W 471 to 484.... 

W 501 to514_._. 

W521to534..._ 

Character of data

discharge (also many data covering earlier years) .

(also similar data for some earlier years).

States, eastern Mississippi Eiver, and Missouri River above 

junction with Kansas.

sippi Eiver below junction of Missouri and Platte, and western United States.

(also some long-time records).

eastern Mississippi Eiver, and Missouri River.

western United States.

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do ... ..

..do.. . .. _ -.-..-...-. ___

do . ...

. .do .. . __ _ . ____

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

do ----- . -...

 do.... 

do . . . - 

..... do.... ...... .-.. ... .

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 do.---. 

.. do.-.... . _

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 .do.-.- ........ .... ........ ... ... ....... ...... 

 ..do..... ... ....... ..... - 

Year,

1884 to Sept., 1890.

1884 to Dec. 31, 1892.

1888 to Dec. 31,1893.

1893 and 1894.

1895.

1896.

1895 and 1896.

1897.

1897.

1897.

1898.

1898.

1898.

1899.

1899.

1900.

1900.

1901.

1901.

1902.

1903.

1904.

1905.

1906.

1907-S

1909.

1910.

1911.

1912.

1913.

1914.

1915.

1916.

1917.

1918.

1919-20.

1921.

The records at most of the stations discussed in these reports 

extend over a series of years, and miscellaneous measurements at 

many points other than regular gaging stations have been made 

each year. An index of the reports containing records obtained 

prior to 1904 has been published in Water-Supply Paper 119.

The table following gives, by years and drainage basins, the num~ 

bers of the papers on surface-water supply published from 1899 to 

1921. The data for any particular station will, as a rule, be found in 

the reports covering the years during which the station was maintained. For example, data for Machias River at Whitneyville,, 

Maine, 1903 to 1921, are published in Water-Supply Papers 97, 124,, 

165, 201, 241, 261, 281, 301, 321, 351, 381, 401, 431, 451, 471, 501, 

and 521, which contains records for the New England streams from 

1903 to 1921. Results of miscellaneous measurements are published 

by drainage basins.
Numbers of water-supply papers containing results of stream m

Year

1899".... 

1900»..-_ 

1901 

1902......

1903......

1904 

1905 

1906 -.

1907-8 . 

1909......

1910.. .

1911......

1912......

1913 ...

1914 ...

1915 

1916 

1917 

1918 ...

191 9-20. - 

1921......

I

North 

Atlantic 

slope 

basins 

(St. John 

River to 

York 

River)

35 

47, * 48 

65,75 

82 

97 

* 124, « 125, 

»126 

* 165, « 166, 

»167 

* 201, » 202, 

»>203 

241 

261 

281 

301 

321 

351 

381 

401 

431 

451 

471 

^ 501 

521

II

South 

Atlantic 

and eastern 

Gulf of 

Mexico 

basins 

(James 

River to 

the Mississippi)

» 35, 36 

48 

65,75 

» 82, 83 

' 97, 98 

' 126, 127

' 167, 168 

' 203, 204

242 

262 

282 

302 

322 

352 

382 

402 

432 

452 

472 

502 

522

III

Ohio 

River 

basin

36

48, ' 49 

65,75 

83 

98 

128

169 

205

243 

263 

283 

303 

323 

353 

383 

403 

433 

453 

473 

503 

523

IV

St. 

Lawrence 

River 

basin

36 

49 

65,75

' 82, 83 

97 

129

170 

. 206

244 

264 

284 

304 

324 

354 

384 

404 

434 

454 

474 

504 

524

V

Hudson 

Bay and 

upper Mississippi 

River 

basins

36 

49 

* 65, 66, 75 

*83,85 

* 98, 99, « 100 

* 128, 130

171 

207

245 

265 

285 

305 

325 

355 

385 

405 

435 

455 

475 

505 

525

VI

Missouri 

River 

basin

« 36, 37 

49, i 50 

66,75 

84 

99 

130, « 131

172 

208

246 

266 

286 

306 

326 

356 

386 

406 

436 

456 

476 

506 

526

VII

Lower Mississippi 

River 

basin

37 

50 

* 65, 66, 75 

*83,84 

* 98, 99 

* 128, 131

* 179, 173 

* 205, 209

247 

267 

287 

307 

327 

357 

387 

407 

437 

457 

477 

507 

527

VIII

Western 

Gulf of 

Mexico 

basin

37 

50 

66,75 

84 

99 

132

174 

210

248 

268 

288 

308 

328 

358 

388 

408 

438 

458 

478 

508 

528

I

Col

R

ba

* 

175, 

0 Rating tables and index to Water-Supply Papers 35-39 contained in Water-Supply 

Paper 39. Tables of monthly dischargefor 1899 in Twenty-first Annual Report, Part IV.

* James River only. 

' Gallatin River.

* Green and Gunnison rivers and Grand River above junction with Gunnison.

* Mohave River only.

i Kings and Kerns rivers and south Pacific slope basins.

' Rating tables and index to Water-Supply Papers 47-52 and data on precipitation, 

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

of monthly discharge for 1900 in Twenty-second Annual Report, Part IV.

* Wissahiekon and Schuylkill rivers to James River.

* Scioto River.

i Loup and Platte 

with Platte.

 Tributaries of Mi

1 Lake Ontario and 

m Hudson Bay only

n New England riv

0 Hudson River to 

» Susquehanna Riv

« Platte and Kansa

T Great Basin in Ca

 Below junction w

 Rogue, Umpqua, 
DIVISION OP WORK 9

COOPERATION

The work in Oregon and Washington was carried on under cooperative agreements between the United States Geological Survey and 

the respective States.

Cooperation with the States is affected under contracts which are 

made between the Director of the United States Geological Survey 

and the State engineers or other officials and are authorized by legislative acts appropriating money.

Acknowledgments are due to Percy A. Cupper, State engineer 

of Oregon, and to Henry Landes, State geologist of Washington, for 

the efficient manner in which they represented their States in the 

cooperative investigations.

Acknowledgments are also due to the United States Bureau of 

Reclamation, the United States Forest Service, and the United 

States Office of Indian Affairs, for assistance, suggestions, and the 

use of data gathered exclusively for them and paid for by them, and 

to the United States Weather Bureau for hydrographic and climatic 

data.

Special acknowledgments are due for financial assistance rendered 

by municipalities, corporations, and individuals, as follows: Water 

masters for Umatilla, Crook, and Deschutes counties, water bureau 

of the city of Portland; Tumalo project of the State of Oregon; John 

Day Irrigation District; Teel Irrigation District; Ochoco Irrigation 

District: Suttle Lake Irrigation District; East Fork Irrigation District; Talent Irrigation District; Medford Irrigation District; Horse 

Heaven Irrigation District; Jefferson County Conservancy District; 

Pacific Power & Light Co.; Central Oregon Irrigation Co.; Arnold 

Irrigation Co.; Northwestern Electric Co.; Portland Railway, Light 

& Power Co.; North Coast Power Co.; California-Oregon Power Co.; 

Rogue River Valley Canal Co.; and M. A. Moody.

DIVISION OF WORK

Data for stations in Oregon and Washington, except those in the

Cowlitz River basin in Washington, were collected and prepared for

publication under the direction of F. F. Henshaw, district engineer,

assisted by G. H. Canfield, J. W. Bones, K. N. Phillips, and Wendell

. Dawson.

The data for the stations in the C&wlitz River basin in Washington 

were collected and prepared for publication under the direction of 

G. L. Parker, district engineer, assisted by D. J. Calkins, R. B. 

Kilgore, John McCombs, and C. C. Osborne.
10 SURFACE WATER SUPPLY, 1921, PART XII C

GAGING-STATION RECORDS 

COLUMBIA RIVER AT THE DALLES, OREG.

LOCATION. In NW. i sec. 3, T. 1 N., R. 13 E., at foot of Court Street at The 

Dalles, 18 miles below Deschutes River, and above Hood and Klickitat 

rivers.

DRAINAGE AREA. 237,000 square miles.

RECORDS AVAILABLE. June 1, 1878, to September 30, 1921. Maximum stages 

1858 to 1877.

GAGE. Vertical staff in sections spiked to the piling of viaduct connecting 

Regulator Dock with the warehouse; read by W. D. Crichton for the United 

States Weather Bureau.

Elevation of datum of gage is 46.36 feet (adjustment of primary level net, 

1912).

DISCHARGE MEASUREMENTS. In 1903, made by United States Army engineers 

with rod floats and meter from a steamer; in 1907, 1923, and 1924 by 

United States Geological Survey engineers with meter from a launch;'in 

1908, flood measurements by United States Geological Survey engineers 

2,000 feet below gage at The Dalles; in 1910 and 1913, measurements by 

United States Geological Survey engineers on Columbia River above Snake 

River and on Snake River referred to The Dalles gage, allowance being 

made for intervening tributaries.

CHANNEL AND CONTROL. Rocky and permanent at the rapids at Cascade Locks 

the control for all three gages.

EXTREMES OP DISCHARGE. Maximum stage recorded during year, 42.4 feet 

June 11 (discharge, 773,000 second-feet); minimum stage recorded, 2.7 

feet December 25 to 28 (discharge, 86,600 second-feet).

1857-1921: Maximum stage recorded, 59.6 feet at 2 p. m. June 6, 1894 

(discharge, 1,170,000 second-feet); minimum stage recorded, 4.0 feet on 

gage at Cascade Locks December 17, 1919 (discharge, 47,000 second-feet, 

revised).

WINTER PLOW. Stage-discharge relation not affected by ice. 

DIVERSIONS. Quantity of water diverted for irrigation is large in the aggregate 

but constitutes only a small proportion of the total flow; the low-water flow, 

which comes in the winter, is little affected. 

REGULATION. None.

ACCURACY. Stage-discharge relation practically permanent. Rating curve well 

defined; below 100,000 second-feet it is based on 1923-24 low-water measurements. Gage read to tenths once daily. Daily discharge ascertained by 

applying daily gage readings to rating table. Records excellent.

A discharge measurement was made June 9 to 11, 1921, by the United States 

Army engineers at Vancouver, Wash.; discharge 735,000 second-feet; inflow 

from The Dalles to Vancouver measured and estimated, 12,000 second-feet, 

discharge at The Dalles 723,000 second-feet; weighted mean gage height at The 

Dalles 41.3 feet.
COLUMBIA EIVER 11

Daily discharge, in second-feet, of Columbia River at The Dalles, Or eg., for the year

ending Sept. 30, 1921

Day

1

2..............

3..............

4..............

5... ...........

6..............

7....... . .

8..............

9......

10..... .........

n... ........... 12....:.........

13..............

14.. .........

15 ...........

16..............

17..............

18 ..........

19 ..........

20 ..........

21..... .........

22...... . .

23..............

24......

25 ..........

26.... ..........

27... ...........

28-. ........

29 ...........

30...... ........

31. ..........

Oct.

122, 000 

124,000 

123,000 

122,000 

122,000

128,000 

131,000 

131,000 

132,000 

135,000

138,000 

138,000 

136,000 

138,000 

142,000

142,000 

142,000 

143.000 

144,000 

143,000

142,000 

141,000 

138,000 

136,000 

134,000

131.000 

128.000 

128,000 

125,000 

123,000 

121,000

Nov.

120,000 

118,000 

116,000 

114,000 

112,000

110,000 

107,000 

104,000 

102,000 

100,000

98,200 

96,400 

95,500 

93,800 

92,200

92, 200 

94,600 

100, 000 

102, 000 

114,000

124, 000 

128, 000 

131,000 

129,000 

118,000

122,000 

125,000 

122,000 

120,000 

121,000

Dec.

117,000 

115,000 

112,000 

110,000 

107,000

106,000 

106,000 

105,000 

102,000 

99,100

101, OCO 

101,000 

101, 000 

100,000 

96,400

95,500 

94,600 

93,000 

92,200 

91,400

89,000 

87, 400 

87, 400 

87,400 

86,600

86,600 

86,600 

86,600 

93,000 

104,000 

114,000

Jan.

115,000 

144,000 

178, 000 

170,000 

18C,OOC

183,000 

169,000 

160, 000 

151,000 

141,000

129,000 

121,000 

118,000 

117, 000 

115,000

112,000 

107, 000 

108, 000 

108,000 

110, 000

110, 000 

114,000 

114,000 

112,000 

106,000

101, 000 

98,200 

99,100 

97,300 

96,400 

96,400

Feb.

97, 300 

95,500 

96,400 

97,300 

95,500

93, 800 

92, 200 

92,200 

94,600 

102,000

113,000 

124, 000 

140, 000 

154,000 

178,000

185,000 

176,000 

169,000 

161, 000 

155, 000

148, 000 

141, 000 

137, 000 

136,000 

136, 000

137, 000 

138,000 

140,000

Mar.

144, 000 

147, OOC 

155, 000 

168, 000 

177, OOC

195,000 

213, 000 

208, 000 

205, 000 

195,000

188,000 

183, 000 

177, 000 

172, 000 

166,000

163,000 

176,000 

190,000 

220, 000 

251,000

240,000 

230, 000 

222, 000 

211,000 

208,000

205, 000 

204,000 

202, 000 

195, 000 

191,000 

187, 000

Apr.

187, 000 

187,000 

190, 000 

192, 000 

201, 000

211,000 

206,000 

198, 000 

185, 000 

178,000

176,000 

176, OGO 

180,000 

187, 000 

199,000

213,000 

218,000 

219,000 

218, COO 

219,000

227,000 

239, COO 

249,000 

273, 000 

295,000

287, 000 

278, 000 

267,000 

260,000 

254,000

May

254, 000 

254,000 

252,000 

251, 000 

251, 000

255, 000 

260,000 

275,000 

294,000 

315,000

322,000 

332,000 

347,000 

363,000 

376,000

390,000 

422,000 

465,000 

511, 000 

551,000

587,000 

613,000 

624,000 

640,000 

651,000

666,000 

677, 000 

690,000 

702,000 

690,000 

668,000

June

649, 000 

649,000 

662,000 

684,000 

700,000

716,000 

734.000 

743,000 

750,- 000 

762,000

773,000 

766,000 

757,000 

746,000 

736, 000

732,000 

713,000 

688,000 

655,000 

631,000

605,000 

585,000 

570,000 

562,000 

558^000

555,000 

549,000 

539,000 

528,000 

520,000

July

509, 006 

501, 000 

495, OCO 

479,000 

467,000

453,000 

437,000 

418,000 

403,000 

388,000

376, 000 

370, 000 

359, 000 

344,000 

334,000

323,000 

311,000 

310,000 

305,000 

300,000

291, 000 

283,000 

273,000 

267,000 

267,000

258,000 

254,000 

249, OCO 

246,000 

245, 000 

242,000

Aug.

237, 000 

236,000 

230, 000 

226, 000 

219, 000

212, 000 

208,000 

205, 000 

202,000 

198, 000

19-1,000 

190,000 

185, 000 

183, 000 

178,000

174,000 

170,000 

168,000 

166,000 

164,000

163, 000 

161,000 

160, 000 

157,000 

156,000

154,000 

152,000 

151,000 

148,000 

146, 000 

143,000

Sept.

140, COO 

138, 000 

137, 000 

136, 000 

135, 000

134,000 

128,000 

121,000 

117,000 

116,000

113,000 

110, 000 

105, 000 

104,000 

103,000

102,000 

101,000 

98,200 

97, 300 

96,400

94,600 

93, OOC 

92, 200 

93,000 

93,800

94,600 

93,800 

93,800 

92, 200 

89,800

Monthly discharge of Columbia River at The Dalles, Oreg., for the year ending Sept.

SO,

[Drainage area, 237,000 square miles]

Month

April ________ . ..............

July-................ .........

Discharge in second-feet

Maximum

144,000 

131,000 

117,000 

183,000 

185,000 

251, 000 

295, 000 

702, 000 

773, 000 

509,000 

237,000 

140, 000

773,000

Minimum

121,000 

92,200 

86,600 

96,400 

92,200 

144,000 

176,000 

251, 000 

520, 000 

242,000 

143, 000 

89,800

86,600

n 

Mean

133,000 

111,000 

98,500 

125, 000 

129, 000 

193,000 

219,000 

450,000 

661,000 

347,000 

182,000 

109,000

230,000

Per

square 

mile

0.561 

.468 

.416 

.527 

.544 

.814 

.924 

1.90 

2.79 

1.46 

.768 

.460

.970

Run-off

Inches

0.65 

.52 

.48 

.61 

.57 

.94 

1.03 

2.19 

3.11 

1.68 

.89 

.51

13.18

Acre-feet

8, 180, OOC 

6, 6CO, 000 

6, 060, 000 

7, 690, 000 

7, 160, 000 

11, 900, 000 

13,000,000 

27, 700, 000 

39, 300, 000 

21, 300, 000 

11, 200, 000 

6, 490, 000

167, 000, 000
12 SURFACE WATER SUPPLY, 1921, PART XII C

TRIBUTARIES OF COLUMBIA RIVER BELOW MOUTH OF SNAKE

RIVER

WALLA WALLA KIVER BASIN 

WAIIA WAIIA EIVEE HEAR MIITON, OEEG.

LOCATION. In sec. 21, T. 5 N., R. 36 E., half a mile below junction of North 

and South forks of Walla Walla River and 4 miles above Milton, Umatilla 

County.

DRAINAGE AREA. Not measured.

RECORDS AVAILABLE. February 13, 1903, to May 29, 1906; March 17, 1918, 

to September 30, 1919; and March 19, 1920, to September 30, 1921.

GAGE. Friez water-stage recorder referred to vertical staff; inspected by George 

Demaris. Staff gage in sec. 11, T. 5 N. R., 35 E., used 1903 to September 

30, 1905; staff gage in sec. 14, T. 5 N., R. 35 E. used August 12, 1905, to 

May 29, 1906.

DISCHARGE MEASUREMENTS. Made from cable at gage.

CHANNEL AND CONTROL. Channel straight at cable; curved about 150 feet 

above and below. Current makes considerable angle with cable at low 

water, but not at high water. Two channels at extreme high water, with 

some discharge passing around cable to south where bank is low and brush 

covered; right bank high and rocky. Control 100 feet below gage, is composed of gravel and small boulders; shifts at high stages.

EXTREMES OF DISCHARGE. Maximum stage during year from water-stage 

recorder 3.30 feet at 3 a. m. March 18 (discharge, 1,940 second-feet); minimum 

stage recorded from water-stage recorder, 0.80 foot September 28 (discharge, 

112 second-feet). Discharge probably lower during August when no record 

is available.

1903-1906; 1918-1921: Highest flood ever known occurred May 30, 1906, 

discharge 8,130 second-feet, estimated from observation of cross-sections and 

slope, after flood had subsided; minimum discharge recorded, 95 secondfeet July 18, 1918.

ICE. Stage-discharge relation not affected by ice.

DIVERSIONS. A few small canals take water out above station; total area 

irrigated, only a few hundred acres; some small diversions between sites 

of present and former gaging stations.

REGULATION. The Pacific Power & Light Co.'s power plant about 5 miles 

above this station affects the flow somewhat, especially at low water. 

Water is ponded in fore bay to some extent.

ACCURACY. Stage-discharge relation changed during high water of February 12-14 

and May 17-18. Rating curves fairly well denned except for period between 

shifts. Operation of water-stage recorder satisfactory except October 23 

to November 20 and July 9 to September 14. Daily discharge obtained 

by applying to rating table mean daily gage height obtained by inspecting 

recorder graph. Records good, except estimates for periods of missing 

records, which are poor.
WALLA WALJA RIVER BASIN

Discharge measurements of Walla Walla River near Milton, Oreg., during the year

ending Sept. 80, 1921

Date

Nov. 21

Jan. 2

9

Mar. 3

May 6

June 10

21

July 16

Made by 

A. B. Perry «. _____ -------- _____ ....... __ ._.-. _ -...-.. .......

.... .do .. -..-. . - _ --_ . 

..... do... ...... ... . --. .. ..

... ..do . ....... - -. . --- .- :- .. 

-. do-. . ....-.- ..............

 ..do.-. .... -- . -- ...............-- .. 

-.-..do .--.-..-. .- . .-- - . .- 

Gage 

height

Feet 

1.09

2.81

1.20

2.30

1.66

1.21

1.00

.83

Discharge

Sec.-ft. 

321

1,700

386

698

450

260

176

117

« Watermaster for Umatilla County.

Daily discharge, in second-feet, of Walla Walla River near Milton, Oreg., for the

year ending Sept. 80, 1921

Day

1-... ...

2_. ....... .

3..........

4. .........

5..........

6.... ...

7..........

8. ___. ._

9.... ...

10.. ....... ,

11... .......

12..........

13..........

14..........

15.... ......

16. _ ......

17..........

IS..........

19..........

20.. . .......

21.. ........

22..........

23.. ........

24.. ...... 

25.. ........

26..........

27...... _ .

28.... __ ...

29..........

30.. _ ..... Q1

Oct.

126

137

200

167

150

141

150

135

140

170

170

172

178

167

161

161

156

160

Nov.

170

322

336

387

328

290

422

529

402

322

278

Dec.

253

234

220

220

197

184

181

175

175

178

191

191

191

184

175

172

167

164

167

164

161

156

153

170

204

197

207

736

1,030

1,370

1,030

Jan.

700

1,270

1,080

813

736

566

468

397

368

322

304

295

282

265

282

286

318

512

489

402

354

313

286

270

253

253

253

253

249

238

207

Feb.

197

164

172

200

, 194

210

214

238

336

1,220

1,590

1,420

1,170

1,170

664

458

359

290

234

210

194

214

524

566

524

442

392

437

Mar.

535

566

664

700

535

427

357

286

257

238

217

184

158

153

146

359

1,220

1,440

990

670

540

480

470

480

492

465

425

415

425

410

A(\K

Apr.

420

460

486

430

390

,362

348

344

353

385

420

430

410

400

380

360

348

366

415

455

860

1,660

1,130

1,040

860

740

600

570

670

670

May

570

528

492

492

465

498

570

540

570

570

570

570

570

635

670

780

705

670

705

705

705

670

635

600

600

570

504

445

405

385

385

June

380

376

376

376

344

322

322

294

274

258

258

242

238

222

210

202

195

195

183

180

172

159

162

172

166

166

I 160

|

July

157

155

153

143

137

129

126

123

122

120

115

Sept.

r us

129

123

120

123

159

153

140

146

134

134

126

123

118

112

115

115

NOTE. Braced figures show estimated mean discharge for period estimated. Mean discharge estimated 

for August at 110 second-feet. Discharge interpolated April 13-16; July 1 and 2 estimated.
14 SURFACE WATER SUPPLY, 1921, PART XII C

Monthly discharge of Walla Walla River near Milton, Or eg., for the year ending

Sept. 30, 1921

Month

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

Discharge in second-feet

Maximum

200 

529 

1,370 

1,270 

1,590 

1,440 

1,660 

780 

380 

157

159

1,660

Minimum

126

153 

207 

164 

146 

344 

385

112

Mean

155 

234 

297 

422 

500 

487 

559 

574 

236 

123 

"110 

123

317

Run-off in 

acre-feet

9,530 

13,900 

18,300 

25,900 

27,800 

29,900 

33,300 

35,300 

14,000 

7,600 

6,760 

7,320

230,000

0 Estimated.

UMATILLA RIVER BASIN

UMATILLA RIVER ABOVE McKAY CREEK, HEAR PENDIETON, OEEG.

LOCATION. In NW. % sec. 8, T. 2 N., R. 32 E., near track of main line of 

Oregon-Washington Railroad & Navig'ation Co., one-fourth mile above 

mouth of McKay Creek, and 2 miles west of Pendleton, Umatilla County.

DRAINAGE AKEA. Not measured.

RECORDS AVAILABLE. May 1 to September 30, 1921. Records at Pendleton, 

February, 1891, to July, 1892, and May 22, 1903, to March 21, 1906. are 

directly comparable with those at this station.

GAGE. Vertical staff gage on left bank. Read by Fred Price.

DISCHARGE MEASUREMENTS. Made from cable 200 feet above gage or by wading.

CHANNEL AND CONTROL. Channel straight 100 yards above and below gage; 

banks high and are not overflowed. The control is a gravel riffle opposite 

gage, where at low stages the stream is confined to narrow channel along left 

bank.

EXTREMES OP DISCHARGE. Maximum stage recorded during period May 8 to 

September 30, 4.00 feet May 18 (discharge, 1,510 second-feet); minimum 

stage recorded, 0.12 foot August 13 (discharge, 16 second-feet).

ICE. Stage-discharge relation not affected by ice.

DIVERSIONS. Water diverted for power at Pendleton is returned to river above 

this station.

REGULATION. At low stages there is considerable diurnal fluctuation due to 

impounding and releasing of water in the power canals of the two flour 

mills at Pendleton.

ACCURACY. Stage-discharge relation permanent during period of records. 

Rating curve fairly well defined above 40 second-feet and poorly defined 

below. Gage read to hundredths once daily. Daily discharge ascertained 

by applying daily gage height to rating table. Records good, except during 

low water when they are poor owing to poor definition of curve below 40 

second-feet and large diurnal fluctuation caused by mills at Pendleton.
UMATILLA RIVER BASIN 15

Discharge measurements of Umatitta River above McKay Creek, near Pendleton, 

Oreg., during the period May 8 to Sept. 80, 1921

Date

23

July 11

Made by 

 -do-... ... ... .... .... ... ... ...... .... .... .... ......

Gage 

height

Feet 

1.05

.80

.41

Discharge

Sec.-ft. 

182

115

57

0 Engineer, U. S. Bureau of Reclamation.

Daily discharge, in second-feet, of Umatilla River above McKay Creek, near Pendleton, Oreg., for the period May 1 to Sept. 30, 1921

Day

1.. _ . ___

2............

3 ... ... ...

4............

5............

6............

7...... ......

8............

9... .........

10............

11 .........

12............

13............

14............

15............

May

1,500

1,240

1,240

1,160

1,160

1,080

1,010

1,010

1,010

June

430

415

400

370

340

310

208

285

272

235

208

208

196

184

160

July

97

97

86

83

83

83

.75

38

38

52

67

67

52

60

67

Aug.

41

32

26

25

32

32

30

29

23

23

22

17

16

22

22

Sept

33

qo

37

38

39

41

10

41

41

42

42

42

44

44

45

Day

16 

17 

18 

19 

20 .

21. 

22. 

23. . 

24 

25 

26 

27 

28 

29.. .....

30 . 

31 

May

1,160

1,160

1,510

1,010

1,010

1,080

1,080

940

880

830

740

720

630

525

430

430

June

160

156

153

153

149

138

130

118

151

145

118

109

104

97

100

July

67

45

41

41

38

38

38

38

37

70

70

67

46

41

41

41

Aug.

25

25

29

29

29

30

29

28

28

29

29

32

32

32

32

33

Sept.

46

48

45

45

45

83

81

80

81

81

81

67

60

60

56

NOTE. Braced figure shows estimated mean discharge for period indicated.

Monthly discharge of Umatilla River above McKay Creek, near Pendleton, Oreg., 

for the period May 1 to Sept. 30, 1921

Month

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

June. ___ _________ ___ ____________ ..

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

Discharge in second-feet

Maximum

430

97 

41 

83

Minimum

430

97 

37 

16 

33

Mean

1,080 

210 

58.2 

27.8 

52.0

Run-off in 

acre-feet

66,400 

12,500 

. 3,580 

1,710 

3,090

87,300

UMATHIA RIVER ABOVE FURNISH RESERVOIR, NEAR YOAKUM, OREG.

LOCATION. In NW. ^ sec. 17, T. 2 N., R. 31 E., at Oregon-Washington Railroad & Navigation Co.'s bridge one-fourth mile above Campbell flag station; 5 miles by river above Yoakum and old gaging station, and 10 miles 

west of Pendleton, Umatilla County; just above backwater from Furnish 

reservoir.

DRAINAGE AREA. Not measured.

RECORDS AVAILABLE. June 18 to August 28, 1915; July 5, 1916, to September 

30, 1921.
16 SURFACE WATEK SUPPLY, 1921, PART XII C

GAGE. Stevens continuous water-stage recorder with inside and outside gages 

on right of main channel at downstream end of bridge pier, inspected by 

A. E. Perry, water master.

DISCHARGE MEASUREMENTS. Made from cable 20 feet above gage or by wading.

CHANNEL AND CONTROL. Channel straight at bridge; current even; overflow 

channel extends under west span of bridge; left bank high and rocky; right 

bank low with some cottonwood and brush. Control is at almost right' 

angle turn to right, about 250 feet below gage and below deep pool and i& 

composed of gravel and free of vegetation; subject to slight shifts.

EXTREMES OF DISCHARGE. Maximum stage during year from water-stage 

recorder, 9.9 feet at 8 a. m. January 3 (discharge, 10,000 second-feet); minimum stage 0.24 foot August 12 (discharge, 20 second^feet).

1916-1921: Maximum discharge that of January 3, 1921. Minimum discharge, 16 second-feet, August 19, 1920.

ICE. Stage-discharge relation not affected by ice.

DIVERSIONS. On Umatilla River above gaging station and below mouth of 

McKay Creek 150 acres are irrigated, and above mouth of McKay Creek 

600 acres. On the principal tributaries, 1,750 acres are irrigated on Birch 

Creek and 1,300 acres on McKay Creek.

REGULATION. At low stages water is ponded in the power canals of two flouring; 

mills at Pendleton and released at intervals to obtain sufficient power for 

operating the mills. This causes considerable fluctuation at the station 

at low stages. There is practically no effect at medium and high stages, 

The backwater from the Furnish reservoir extends to within a few hundred 

yards below the control.

ACCURACY. Stage-discharge relation changed below 5.0 feet during the high 

water in January and changed again during August. Rating curves and 

periods of application fairly well defined except for discharges below 40 

second-feet during the summer. Water-stage recorder operated fairly satisfactorily, except for short periods. There was no recorder at station and 

no gage-height record was obtained from October 24 to December 5. Daily 

discharge ascertained by applying to rating table the mean daily gage 

height determined from recorder graph by inspection, except for August 12 

to September 20, for which the mean daily gage heights were applied to 

rating table indirectly by method of shifting channel. Discharge for 

periods of no gage record estimated by comparison with records for other 

stations. Records good, except for periods of no gage-height record, for 

which they are fair.

Discharge measurements of Umatillct River above Furnish reservoir, near Yoakum, 

Or eg., during the year ending Sept. SO, 1921

Date

Nov. 20

Dec. 17

Feb. 10

27

Mar 5

18

Made by 

R. C. Briggs..... ......

__ do ..................

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

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

.....do-......... .-...

..-..doGage 

height

Feet 

4.24

1.93

6.60

7.95

5.10

6.73

7.42

Discharge

Sec.-ft. 

1,540

339

3,510

6,280

2,130

4,080

6,160

Date

13

16

23

July 1

11

Made by 

A. E. Perry ............

-....do.......... .....

..-.do ...............

J. W. Bones. ______

2S*

Feet 

4.34

2 28

1.95

1.74

1.24

1.03

.71

Discharge

Sec.-ft. 

1,580

307

242

210

114

86

51

« Water master for Umatilla County. 

h Engineer, U. S. Bureau of Reclamation.
17

Daily discharge, in second-feet, of Umatilla River above Furnish reservoir, near 

Yoakum, Oreg., for the year ending Sept. 30, 1921

Day

1 ____ . _ ..

2.. ............

3..............

4 _ _ T _ __ . _

5 _ -> ____ ...

6... _.._....___

7...... . .

8............ .

9..............

10..............

11.. _____

12

13..,. T ......

14.... ........

15. ____ . ___

16..............

17..............

18.............

19..............

20..............

21..........

22

23..............

24 .

25..............

26..............

27..............

28..............

29.. __ .......

30..............

31. ..........

Get.

75

75

90

145

141

119

103

86

95

94

91

90

97

105

157

225

312

308

318

325

470

1 350

Nov.

250

1,200

Dec.

700

470

442

407

400

400

360

306

280

282

321

396

424

805

3,180

5,680

6,400

Jan

3,880

5,160

7,730

6,970

4,180

3,180

2,480

2,080

1,730

1,420

1,140

1,070

1 ft4rt

965

965

965

1,490

1,420

1,210

1,070

QfiK

900

810

750

725

725

725

780

Feb.

675

650

675

840

750

675

650

725

2,820

4,990

6,970

6 (\Af\

5,860

4,490

4,490

2,280

1,990

1,730

1,570

1,490

1,350

1,570

2,080

2,280

2,280

2,180

2. *» 280

Mar.

2,820

3,180

8,740

4,650

4,330

3,320

2,580

2,080

1,900

1,8.10

1,730

1,350

1,280

1,180

1,900

6,780

5; 330

3,880

ksoo

2,580

2,280

2 480

1,990

1,990.

1,900

Apr.

1,990

2,180

2,480

2,180

1,810

1,650

1,420

1,210

1,180

1,280

1,480

1,570

1,730

1,570

1,420

1,240

1,140

1,180

1,280

1,570

1,900

3,740

4,180

3,060

2,480

2,160

1,840

0 1 Of)

3,880

3,180

May

2,580

2,280

1,900

1,730

1,650

1,490

1,570

1,490

1,420

1,420

1,350

1,280

1,210

1,210

1,240

1,350

1,350

1,280

1,240

1,280

1,280

1,280

1,210

1,070

1,000

930

810

725

675

600

575

June

450

345

328

295

' 265

242

226

210

198

184

166

157

145

132

122

113

122

128

117

111

100

94

94

July

88

86

82

81

73

71

66

58

58

55

53

50

48

44

41

44

40

39

37

36

36

36

36

36

46

60

55

47

44

40

37

Aug.

36

34

29

27

26

27'

24

22

22

22

20

20

22

24

28

32

32

31

28

28

27

27

27

27

28

29

31

30

30

36

33

Sept.

33

34

36

38

38

39

38

37

37

38

39

45

50

50

47

47

42

39

52

76

82

80

82

80

73

64

64

63

60

60

NOTE. Braced figures show estimated mean discharge for periods indicated. 

nterpolated.

Discharge, Apr. 26,

Monthly discharge of Umatilla River above Furnish reservoir, near Yoakum, Oreg., 

for the year ending Sept. 30, 1921

Month

October ___ ....

November.. ________ .. ..

December __________________ . .........

January ________ ....

February. ___________ ____ . . . __ ...

March.. __ .....

April ____________ . ___ .

June.. .....

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

August ___ ........

September.. ___ J ______ _____ .. . .........

The year... ........................................

Discharge in second-feet

Maximum,

6,400

7,730 

6,970 

6,780 

4,180 

2,580

88 

36 

82

7,730

Minimum

75

725 

650 

1,180 

1,140 

575 

94 

36 

20 

33

20

Mean

224 

630 

884 

1,930 

2,490 

2,840 

2,040 

1,310 

250 

52.4 

27.7 

52.1

1,050

Run-off in 

acre-feet

13,800 

37,500 

54,400 

119,000 

138,000 

175,000 

121,000 

80,600 

14,900 

3,220 

1,700 

3,100

762,000
18 SURFACE WATER SUPPLY, 1921, PART XII C

UMATIIIA RIVER HEAR UMATIIIA, OREG.

LOCATION. In NW. J^ sec. 21, T. 5 N., R. 28 E., near main line of OregonWashington Railroad & Navigation Co., 1^ miles below diversion point 

of main canal of the west division, Umatilla Project, and 1}4 miles above 

Umatilla, Umatilla County, and mouth of river.

DRAINAGE AREA. 2,130 square miles.

RECORDS AVAILABLE. October 21, 1903, to September 30, 1921.

GAGE. Inclined staff in two sections; lower section 2.0 to 3.5 feet, upper 3.5 to 

10.8 feet. Read by employees of United States Bureau of Reclamation.

DISCHARGE MEASUREMENTS. Made from cable or by wading.

CHANNEL AND CONTROL. Solid rock overlain with coarse gravel, or sand. One 

channel at all stages.

EXTREMES OP DISCHARGE. Maximum stage recorded during year, 2.26 feet on 

gage at diversion dam of West division during afternoon oft January 3 

(discharge, 8,300 second-feet); minimum stage recorded, 1.70 feet October 

5, and October 28 to November 2 (discharge, 1.5 second-feet).

1903-1921: Maximum stage recorded, 11.0 feet May 31, 1906 (discharge 

19,600 second-feet); no flow July 25 and August 1-9, 1906.

ICE. Occasionally shore and floating ice, but stage-discharge relation not 

materially affected.

DIVERSIONS. Large part of total flow of river diverted for irrigation above 

station. The Umatilla project feed canal also diverts water during the 

winter for storage in the Cold Springs reservoir. The main canal of the 

West Umatilla project of the United States Bureau of Reclamation diverts 

just above the station. The low-water flow is return water from the Hermiston project and other irrigated tracts.

REGULATION. Discharge is occasionally affected by pondage at the West 

division dam.

ACCURACY. Stage-discharge relation permanent; affected by drift on control 

June 21 to July 16. Rating curve fairly well denned. Gage read to halftenths once daily. Daily discharge ascertained by applying daily gage 

height to rating table except from June 21 to July 16 when shifting-control 

method was used. Records good.

Discharge measurements of Umatilla River near Umatilla, Oreg., during the year

ending Sept. SO,

Date

Nov. 24

June 8

July 9

Made by 

n.C.^rig&s... ...........................................................

E. R. Crocker ° ... ____ . ___ ........ ____ . _ . ____ .. __ ...

J. W. Bones _________________________________

Gage 

height

Feet 

3.63

2.33

2.30

Discharge

Sec.-ft. 

785

51

23.4

1 Engineer, IT. S. Bureau of Reclamation.
TJMAT1LLA RIVER BASIN 19

Daily discharge, in second-feet, of Umatilla River near Umatilla, Or eg,, for the 

year ending Sept. 30, 1921

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.

93

93.

93

93

1.5

101

93

fiO

58

43

43

26

26

26

43

69

106

106

93

93

76

93

93

150

62

37

1.5

1.5

1.5

1.5

Nov.

1.5

1.5

69

80

76

« 58

93

eg

58

42

46

42

ifi

43

4?

4A

48

80

260

410

490

1,180

770

7TO

770

580

770

1,520

1,240

880

Dec.

580

625

580

580

535

535

535

370

295

260

294

140

123

123

123

93

85

80

76

76

76

69

165

123

165

260

90

170

2,450

6,300

Jan.

3,680

2,790

7,340

6,480

3,680

2,960

2,290

1,820

1,450

1,240

995

770

670

670

625

625

670

580

625

1,180

1,060

770

720

670

625

580

580

580

580

580

580

Feb.

580

535

535

580

580

580

580

580

580

2,620

6,540

6,540

4,910

4,680

5,370

3,680

2,620

2,290

1,820

1,380

1,380

1,380

1,380

2,290

2,290

2,290

'2,290

Mar.

2,620

2(960

2,960

4,050

4,460

3,680

2,620

2,290

1,820

1,820

1,820

. 1,380

1,380

1,380

005

3,680

5,830

8,790

4,050

2,960

2,620

2,290

2,290

2,290

2,620

2,290

1,820

1,740

1,740

1,740

Apr.

1,590

1,740

1,820

1,820

1,590

1,380

1,310

995

770

770

770

670

1,310

1,310

1,060

770

670

580

580

770

995

1,180

2,960

2,960

2,790

1,740

1,180

1,120

2,290

2,790

May

1,970

1,820

1,740

995

995

995

825

825

825

625

625

670

580

450

450

580

580

720

625

625

625

625

625

580

580

535

535

140

50

50

50

June

43

22

18

26

26

26

26

43

43

43

43

50

26

26

26

26

26

29

22

26

26

26

26

26

26

26

26

22

22

22

July

26

22

22

22

22

31

26'26

22

22

22 22

23 l

22

26

22

22

22

22

16

14

14

7.1

20

24

19

16

13

14

17

20

Aug.

19

17

12

14

.20

12

4.0

9.8

7.1,

8.0

17

26

20

18

22

14

22

22

14

14

20

20

18

22

22

24

26

31

31

37

31

Sept.

26

29

26

26

33

33

33

31

31

29

31

31

31

35

35

26

17

17

17

18

26

43

46

43

43

62

62

80

80

80

NOTE Daily discharge Jan. 2 and 3 ascertained by applying to rating table for diversion dam the mean 

of two gage heights observed in morning and afternoon.

Monthly discharge of Umatilla River near Umatilla, Oreg., for the year ending

Sept. 30,

Month.

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

January ___ . _________________________

March. _____________________________

April.... . ...,.__.__..,_... ....... .._. .

May. .. ,. 

July.................... . , _.

September ____________ ... ______ ........

Discharge in second-feet

Maximum

106 

1,520 

6,300 

7,340 

6,540 

6,790 

2,960 

1,970 

43 

31 

37 

80

7,340

Minimum

1.5 

1.5 

69 

580 

535 

995 

580 

50 

18 

7.1 

4.0 

17

1.5

Mean

62.3 

353 

526 

1,560 

2,240 

2,710 

1,410 

707 

28.8 

20.5 

19.2 

37.3

798

Run-off in 

acre-feet

3,830 

21,000 

32,300 

95,900 

124,000 

167,000 

83.900 

43.500 

1,710 

1,260 

1.180 

2,220

578,000

HcKAY CREEK NEAR PILOT ROCK, OREG.

LOCATION. In NE. ^ sec. 23, T. 1 N., R. 32 E., just above proposed reservoir 

site, 3 miles above gaging station at proposed dam site, 6 miles northeast of 

Pilot Rock, and 8 miles south of Pendleton, Umatilla County.

DRAINAGE AEEA. Not measured.
20 SURFACE WATER SUPPLY, 1921, PAET XII C

RECORDS AVAILABLE. May 7 to August 14, 1921, when station was discontinued.

GAGE. Vertical staff gage; read by Omer Adkinson.

DISCHARGE MEASUREMENTS. Made by wading near gage.

CHANNEL AND CONTROL. Control is at gravel bar 300 feet below gage. One 

channel at all stages opposite gage but two channels above low stages below 

gage.

EXTREMES OF DISCHARGE. Maximum stage recorded during period 2.72 feet 

May 7 (discharge, 144 second-feet); stream bed dry August 4 14.

DIVERSIONS. A number of small ditches divert water above station using 

practically all of the summer flow.

REGULATION. None.

ACCURACY. Stage-discharge relation permanent. Rating curve well defined. 

Gage read to hundredths once a day. Daily discharge ascertained by applying daily gage height to rating table. Record good.

Discharge measurements of McKay Creek near Pilot Rock, Oreg., during the period

May 7 to Aug. 14, 1921

Date

May 7

13

June 2

Made by 

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

E. R. Crocker ..........

height

Feet 

2 72

2.46

2.05

Discharge

Sec.-ft. 

144

80

17.5

Date

July 10

Made byr- ,

E. R. Crocker ..........

J. W. Bones _ .... __

a

Feet 

1.88

1.60

Discharge

Sec.-ft. 

5.7

.5

a Engineer, U. S. Bureau of Reclamation.

Daily discharge, in second-feet, of McKay Creek near Pilot Rock, Oreg., for the 

period May 7 to Aug. 14,

Day

I........ __ ..

2 ________

3 __ ........ ...

4...............

5...............

6...............

7 .. .. _

8...............

9 - .

10.. .............

11.. _ ....... ...

12 .............

13...............

14...............

U.. .............

May

144

126

108

102

99

88

72

68

June

30

23

23

21

18

21

21

18

17

9.8

8 5

7.2

' 5.8

5.4

July

1.0

.7

.7

.7

.7

.7

.7

1.2

M

.7

.5

Aug.

0 4

.3

Day

16... _ . ___ ..

17.... ___ .....

18-... .......... .

19. ...........

20 

21.-. ___ ... ...

22

23.-.. _ .. ...

24....... _ .. ...

25.. ... .......

26...............

27 

28 .............

29. 

30.. . 01

May

70

66

54

55

64

68

68

63

59

50

48

42

38

36

35

33

June

5.8

5.8

5.4

5.0

4.7

5.4

5.4

5.0

47

5.0

4.3

4.3

3.5

2.3

1.3

July

0.5

.5

.7

.7

.7

.7

.7

.5

.3

.3

.5

.5

.5

.5

.4

.4

Aug.

NOTE. Discharge estimated May 8, 9; no flow Aug. 4-14.
UMATILLA RIVER BASIN 21

Monthly discharge of McKay Creek near Pilot Rock, Oreg., for the period May 7 to

July SI, 1921

Month

May 7-31. _________ ___________ . .........

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

Discharge in second-feet

Maximum

'144 

30

1.2

Minimum

33 

1.3 

.3

Mean

71.3 

10.6 

.635

Run-off in 

acre-feet

3,540 

631 

39

4,210

HcEAY CREEK NEAR PENDLETON, OREG.

LOCATION. In sec. 34, T. 2 N. R. 32 E., at proposed dam site 5 miles south of 

Pendleton, Umatilla County.

DRAINAGE AREA. Not measured.

RECORDS AVAILABLE. October 31, 1918, to September 30, 1921; also May 23, 

1903, to July 6, 1904, at a, station about 4 miles downstream in section 8.

GAGE. Vertical staff in pool near ditch head gates used since April 3, 1919; read 

by Harry Jones. Vertical staff at Holmes Bridge, in section 11, T. 1 N., R. 

32 E., read October 30, 1918, to April 15, 1919.

DISCHARGE MEASUREMENTS. Made from highway bridge or by wading.

CHANNEL AND CONTROL. Concrete diversion dam at dam site, fairly permanent; 

changes in head gate of small canal will affect stage-discharge relation only 

during irrigation season.

EXTEEMES OP DISCHARGE. Maximum stage recorded during year, 4.4 feet February 10 (discharge, 3,250 second-feet). Creek bed dry at times.

1903-4 and 1919-1921: Maximum discharge recorded, that of February 

10, 1921; no flow at times.

ICE. Stage-discharge relation not affected by ice.

DIVERSIONS. A considerable number of small ditches divert above the station, 

using practically all the summer flow.

REGULATION. None.

ACCUEACY. Stage-discharge relation changed after high water January 4. 

Rating curve used fairly well defined below and poorly defined above. 1,400 

second-feet. Staff gage read to hundredths once a day. Daily discharge 

ascertained by applying daily gage height to rating tables; discharge estimated February 13-16. Records good except for discharge above 1*400 

second-feet for which they are fair.

Discharge measurements of McKay Creek near Pendleton, Oreg., during the year

ending Sept. 30, 1921

Date

Nov. 20 

Feb. 17

24

Mar. 18

31

Apr. 24

Made by 

Briggs and Perry » ..... 

E. R. Crocker °. .......

.....do-.. _....____.___

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

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

a

Feet 

0.92 

1.44

1.45

1.83

1.17

1.21

Discharge

Sec.-ft. 

124 

454

415

660

260

281

Date

May 7 

13

14

Made by 

Bones and Crocker 

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

E. R. Crocker _____

.....do-... ... .... ...

height

Feet 

0.84 

.58

.30

.14

Discharge

Sec.-ft. 

141 

67

17.6

, 6.7

«.5

° Water master for Umatilla County. 

° Engineer, U. S. Bureau of Reclamation. 

' Estimated.

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22 SURFACE WATER SUPPLY, 1921, PART XII C

Daily discharge, in second-feet, of McKay Creek near Pendleton, Oreg., for the year

ending Sept. 30, 1921

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.

5

12

15

18

20

22

23

38

38

42

47

54

56

54

56

54

56

56

56

56

56

Nov.

54

54

56

54

CO

52

52

50

48

47

47

44

42

Af\

40

38

41

102

122

10Q

155

148

116

104

79

74

188

217

200

162

Dec.

138

125

113 99

Iflfi

99

Q1

88

86

79

79

76

76

74

71

AQ

65

61

60

58

58

61

65

63

67

69

125

438

830

790

752

Jan.

570

1,390

1,300

1,030

676

536

409

318

283

233

221

208

200

204

217

229

307

283

251

242

238

229

208

200

192

192

185

181

J77

174

Feb.

138

177

185

208

217

221

229

317

1,120

3,250

2,316

1,860

1,160

> 700

409

358

302

298

278

278

269

409

438

409

409

470

Mar.

503

570

640

713

676

470

438

380

338

317

288

251

242

233

208

212

438

605

. 676

1 438

409

380

380

369

358

354

317

298

288

278

264

Apr.

278

293

288

233

208

181

162

155

148

138

155

148

162

185

174

155

145

155

155

181

208

278

327

288

256

242

251

640

605

288

May

278

256

242

233

212

185

145

132

122

105

93

80

73

55

47

51

47

42

51

53

51

53

47

44

38

37

33

33

27

26

24

June

21

20

17

20

13

12

8.9

9.8

17

17

, 12

8.9

7.0

6.0

5.5

5.0

4.0

3.0

1.8

1.2

.9

.6

.9

.6

.6

.6

.6

.6

.6

.3

July

0.3

.3

NOTE. Stream bed practically dry July 3 to Sept. 30. Braced figures show mean discharge for periods 

included.

Monthly discharge of McKay Creek near Pendleton, Oreg., for the year ending Sept.

SO, 1921

Month

February.. ________ . ..............................

May . _ . _ 

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

Discharge in second-feet

Maximum

56 

217 

830 

1,380 

3,250 

713 

640 

278 

21 

.3

3,250

Minimum

38 

58 

174 

138 

208 

138 

24 

.3 

0

0

Mean

28.5 

86.9 

162 

366 

636 

398 

236 

94.0 

7.21 

.02

165

Run-off in 

acre-feet

1,750 

5,170 

9,960 

22,500 

35,300 

24,500 

14,000 

5,780 

429 

1

119,000

NOTE. See footnote to table of daily discharge.
UMATILLA filVER BASIN 23

BIRCH CREEK NEAR PILOT ROCK, OREG.

LOCATION. In SE. ^ sec. 22, T. 1 N., R. 32 E., at Guderian diversion dam, 3 

miles downstream from Pilot Rock and 9 miles south of Pendleton, Umatilla 

County.

DRAINAGE AREA. Not measured.

RECORDS AVAILABLE^ October 1, 1919, to September 30, 1921.

GAGE. Vertical staff gage on right bank in pool 30 feet above diversion dam 

and head gates, 1 mile above Guderian ranch house. Zero of gage set level 

with crest of dam. Gage read by George Guderian.

DISCHARGE MEASUREMENTS. At high stages made from highway bridge 100 yards 

upstream; at medium and low stages made by wading.

CHANNEL AND CONTROL. The bed of the stream is of gravel; banks high and not 

subject to overflow. The low concrete diversion dam acts as the control; 

the stage-discharge relation is not seriously affected by operation of head 

gate to ditch.

EXTREMES OF DISCHARGE. Maximum stage recorded during year ending September 30, 1920, 3.80 feet; April 13 (discharge, 1,270 second-feet).

Maximum stage recorded during year ending September 30, 1921, 3.50 

feet February 19 (discharge, 1,120 second-feet). Stream bed dry at times in 

both years.

ICE. Stage-discharge relation not affected by ice.

DIVERSION. Several small ditches divert water above the station, using practically all the summer flow. The head gate of the Guderian ditch is in the 

same section across stream as the diversion dam.

REGULATION. None.

ACCURACY. Stage-discharge relation practically permanent; affected, possibly 

by operation of gates, November 12, 1919, to December 6, 1919; by drift 

on control, February 14, 1921, to March 2, 1921. Rating curve well defined 

by discharge measurements below 500 second-feet and poorly defined above 

by averaging five points determined by multiplying discharge at McKay 

Creek by 0.45, which is the mean ratio between discharge measurements 

made on same day at both stations. Staff gage read to hundredths once a 

day. Daily discharge ascertained by applying daily gage height to rating 

table, except for November 12, 1919, to December 6, 1919, and February 

14, 1921, to March 2, 1921, for which indirect method was used. Records 

for 1920 good, except for estimated periods and discharge above 500 

second-feet when they are fair. Records for 1921 poor because of unsatisfactory gage-height record.

Discharge measurements of Birch Creek near Pilot Rock, Oreg., during the years 

ending September SO, 1920 and 1921

Date

1919 

Nov. 12

1920 

Feb. 25 

Mar. 18 

Apr. 7

May 11

24

Made by 

Crocker and Patterson" 

Schilling and Crocker- -

.. ...do. --..--. ..._. 

Gage 

height

Feet 

0.62

.34 

.74 

1.60

1.40

.72

Discharge

Sec.-ft. 

66

19.4 

66 

344

264

68

Date

1920

Nov. 20

1921

Feb. 24 

Mar. 18

31

Apr. 24

Made by 

Briggs and Perry* . 

Crocker and Taylor0-..

.... do.-... - - -

.... .do.-. . .

Gage 

height

Feet 

0.33

.37

1.18 

1.77

1.10

1.22

Discharge

Sec.-ft. 

17.1

19.5

148 

358

174

191

"Engineers, U. S. Bureau of Reclamation. 

*Water master for Umatilla County.
24 SURFACE WATER SUPPLY, 1921, PART XII C

Daily discharge, in second-feet, of Birch Creek near Pilot Rock, Oreg., for the years 

ending Sept. SO, 1920 and 1921.

Day

1919-20 

I. .................

2.. _ ...... __ .

3....... _ .................

4...........................

5.. .........................

6.. ...

7.. .......... ... . ... ..

8...........................

9 ....... .................

10...........................

11.. __ ... ____ . __ ..

12...........................

13...........................

14- ^ 

lf>. ..........................

16.. .........................

17...........................

18 .., 

19.-. .... ......

20 . 

21. ..........................

22.......... .................

23....... ....................

24.. .......................

26...........................

26 

27...........................

28.. .........................

29. _ ...... ........... .......

30.. ........ .............. ...

31. .......................

Day

1920-21 

I2:...... ................

B. ..........................

4..- .....................

5 __ ..................

6..- .................. .

7.......... .................

8............. ........-..

9 ....... .. 

10 

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

12."...... ................

13....... .................

14.--. _ .. ..................

15. ................. .........

16- 

17... ..................

18. 

19 

20... ...... ... .........

21.............-. 1 ..

22- 

23.. 

24,-- .

25 

26 . 

27............. ......

28... _ 

29 

30- . 

31 

Nov.

100

66

[ 62

58

62

80oi

136

113

97

82

74

72

68

66

52

107

Oct.

4.0

4.0

4.0

4.5

5.0

5.5

6.5

7.5

9.0

9.0

9.0

9.0

10

11

11

10

11

11

12

13

14

15

15

17

17

18

20

21

00

23

Dec.

136

118

94

92

72

62

20

323

306

290

274

258

242

226

163

148

133

104

Nov.

23

22

22

21

21

21

20

20

50

70

70

70

Jan.

O9

80

70

, 60

52

48

33

01

30

28

28

30

33

38

45

52

70

80fin

92

09

80

70

60

60

09

133

133

178

163

133

Dec.

70

74

74

74

80

80

80

SO

80

85

85

85

85

85

80

80

80

78

80

92

133

178

178

178

163

80

104

139

323

242

226

Feb.

124

163

133

118

IfU

O9

80

35

'

i .-

18

21

20

17

15

Jan.

210

226

323

290

258

226

178

163

133

118

104

80

76

66

60

104

133

133

104

104

80

60

60

60

60

52

52

52

52

52

52

Mar.

17

23

23

23

21

10

17

1G

21

23

23

23

23

104

104

104

99

94

87

82

80

104

163

133

127

104

104

104

102

97

102

Feb.

52

52

60

60

60

60

52

60

226

1,120

1,070

710

470

590

406

242

185

124

74

97

97

85

85

154

169

185

185

200

Apr.

IfU

97

104

157

393

470

430

393

550

550

430

393

1,270

845

630

470

393

323

258

194

133

118

104

92

110

97

92

406

358

340

Mar.

210

242

470

470

393

430

393

358

323

290

258

226

194

194

226

393

393

372

358

306

258

274

258

242

226

210

ItfU

174

May

323

226

194

178

163

160

174

148

393

323

258

226

194

172

148

133

118

110

102

92

80

70

60

52

45

45

43

37

33

28

23

Apr.

160

163

163

163

163

163

258

226

194

133

104

104

104

258

258

226

226

226

210

194

133

430

372

323

June

1Q

15

15

15

14

15

15

19

17

16

15

14

15

15

33

31

28

26

23

23

19

15

9

9

4

4

4

4

.4

May

290

258

226

194

178

163

148

133

118

104

92

80

70

60

60

52

45

45

39

39

133

133

118

104

92

85

60

52

45

33

28

Sept.

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

June

23

23

23

19

39

33

31

29>

28

26

25

25

23

22

19

17

4.0

4.0

6.5

5.0

4.0

2.0

NOTE. Braced figures show estimated mean discharge for periods indicated; stream practically dry on 

days for which no discharge is given.
TTMATILLA RIVER BASIN 25

Monthly discharge of Birch Creek near Pilot Rock, Oreg., for the years ending Sept.

30, 1920 and 1921

Month

/

1919-20

March

Aprfl.i _______ . ______________ . __

September. _________________________

The year : . . . ........

1920-21 

October. ____________________ . .........

November.. __ :.. __ .. ___________ .. .......

January ___________________________

February- ______ - ______________

April ____________________________

Discharge in second-feet

Maximum

323 

178 

163 

163 

1,270 

393 

33 

4.0

1,270

23 

70 

323 

323 

1,120 

470 

430 

290 

39

1,120

Minimum

28 

15 

17 

92 

23 

0 

0

0

4.0

70 

52 

52 

174 

, 104 

28 

0

0

Mean

85.9 

107 

73.1 

61.7 

70.0 

343 

140 

15.0 

1.6

73.7

11.6 

32.3 

115 

120 

248 

287 

197 

106 

: 14.3

93.3

Run-off in 

acre-feet

5,110 

6,580 

4,490 

2,970 

4,300 

20,400 

8,610 

893 

95

53,400

713 

1,920 

7,070 

7,380 

13,800 

17,600 

11,700 

6,520 

861

67,600

NOTE. -Stream bed practically dry during months for which no record is given.

BIRCH CREEK AT RUTH, OREG.

LOCATION. In NW. M sec. 13, T. 2 N., R. 31 E., one-fourth mile above Umatilla

River, 1 mile south of Reith, and 9 miles below gaging station at Guderian

diversion dam, Umatilla County. 

DRAINAGE AREA. Not measured. 

RECORDS AVAILABLE. May 1 to August 31, 1921. 

GAGE. Vertical staff on right bank 200 feet below footbridge; read by W. H.

Harrison.

DISCHARGE MEASUREMENTS. Made from footbridge at gage or by wading. 

CHANNEL AND CONTROL. Stream bed, gravel; channel straight; current swift;

no well-defined control. 

EXTREMES OF DISCHARGE. Maximum discharge occurred prior to installation

of gage on May 9; minimum stage, 0.89 foot July 12 (discharge, 0.4

second-foot). 

DIVERSIONS. Numerous ditches above station divert practically all the summer

flow.

REGULATION. None. 

ACCURACY. Stage-discharge relation permanent. Rating curve well defined.

Staff gage read to hundredths once a day. Daily discharge ascertained by

applying daily gage height to rating table; mean discharge estimated

May 1-8 and August 21-31. Records good except for periods when mean

discharge was estimated for which they are fair.
26 SURFACE WATEE SUPPLY, 1921, PART XII C

Discharge measurements of Birch Creek at Reith, Oreg., during the year ending

Sept. 30, 1921

Date

, ' .,

13

June 3

Made by 

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

E. R. Crocker.. ........

Gage 

height

Feet 

2.10

1.90

1.48

Discharge

Sec.-ft. 

116

85

27.7

Date

23

July 11

Made by 

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

J. W. Bones ____ . ...

Gage 

height

Feet 

1.40

1.06

.94

Discharge

Sec.-ft. 

21.9

3

1

< Engineer, U. S. Bureau of Reclamation.

Daily discharge, in second-feet, of Birch Creek at Reith, Oreg., for the period

to Aug. 31, 1921

Day

I........ ___ .

2-------.. _ ..

3- 

4-. ... .

5. ..

6. 

7.... .......

8.. 

» .. 

10. 

11 

12.. 

13 

14....... _ .....

15.. 

May

1 200

118

101

89

86

84

70

84

June

40

31

24

68

43

41

40

40

33o-i

24

22

21

July

1 1

1 0

8

8

6

8

6

6

8

5

6

6

Aug.

0.8

1.0

1.0

1.0

1.0

1.0

1.1

1.1

1.1

2.0

2.0

9 fi

Day

16--.-.. __ . 

17. ...........

18- 

19- 

20. 

21... __ . ___ .

22. 

23- 

24- 

25. 

26... _ ---.-....

27.- 

28.. 

29 . 

30 

31- 

May

84

84

86

84

 87

135

121

121

101

87

84

73

70

68

56

44

June

17

9.8

8.0

5.6

4.8

2.6

2.4

2.8

2.4

2.6

2.4

2,2

2.2

2.0

2.0

July

0.6

8

8

6

8

6

6

5

8

8

fl

, i 6

8

8

6

8

Aug.

1.1

1.0

1.0

1.0

1.1

... 1.0

Monthly discharge of Birch Creek at Reith, Oreg., for the period May 1 to Aug. 31,

1921

Month

July. ... 

Discharge in second-feet

Maximum

68 

1.1 

2.0

Minimum

44 

2.0 

.4

Mean

117 

19.0 

.693 

1.12

Runtoff in 

acre-feet

7,200 

1,130 

43 

69

8,440

UMATIIIA PROJECT FEED CANAL NEAR ECHO, ORES.

LOCATION. In SW. \>i sec. 22, T. 3 N., R. 29 E., one-fourth mile below head 

gate at United States Bureau of Reclamation diversion dam on Umatilla 

River and 2 miles above Echo, Umatilla County.

RECORDS AVAILABLE. October 1, 1920, to September 30, 1921.

GAGE. Vertical staff on right bank 60 feet above concrete dam just below the 

first waste gate in canal. Gage read by L. M. Hills, ditch rider for United 

States Bureau of Reclamation.

DISCHARGE MEASUREMENTS. Made at footbridge across concrete-lined section 

of canal half a mile below gage.

CHANNEL AND CONTROL. Gage is at vertical section of canal just above concrete dam having five piers. At middle of dam is a gate, 2 feet wide, of 

removable 2-inch planks, the top of which is 0.33 foot below crest of dam. 

Just above at left bank is a gate used to flush sand out of canal, but its
UMATILLA RIVER BASIN 27

operation does not affect the stage-discharge relation because the gate 

is below the crest of dam.

EXTREMES OP DISCHARGE. Maximum stage recorded during year, 1.92 feet 

May 7-9 and 11-26 (discharge, 289 second-feet); canal dry at times.

ACCURACY. Stage-discharge relation permanent. Rating curve well defined. 

Gage read to hundredths once a day and also after making changes at 

headgate. Daily discharge ascertained by applying daily or weighted 

mean daily gage height to rating table, or for days when large changes 

were made, by taking weighted mean of results obtained by applying to 

rating table the gage heights for various periods. Records excellent.

Umatilla project feed canal diverts from right bank of Umatilla River at 

diversion dam. ' The water is carried to Gold Springs reservoir from where 

it is released for irrigation during the irrigation season.

Discharge measurements of Umatilla project feed canal near Echo, Oreg., during 

'the year ending Sept. 80, 1921

Date

May 10 

19 

31

Made by 

Bones and C rocker « ... 

Crocker and Taylor «. . 

E. R. Crocker -

Gage 

height

Feet 

1.67 

1.92 

1.36

Discharge

Sec.-ft. 

224 

292 

. 158

Date

June 1 

9

Made by 

Crocker and Taylor _ . 

Crocker and Perry * _ .

Gage 

height

Feet 

1.07 

.43

Discharge

Sec.-ft. 

110 

29.0

! Engineer, U. S. Bureau of Reclamation. Watermaster.

Daily discharge, in second->feet, of Umatilla project feed canal near Echo, Oreg., 

for the year ending Sept. 80, 1921

Day

1.. _ . __ ... _ __.

2...................

3 

4...................

5-_ ... .__.._.

6... ................

7. ... ............

8.. .................

9...................

10 

11 . 

12... ......... .......

13..................

14...................

15 ............. ...

16-... ............

17 ......... .....

18........... .....

19...... .............

20...... .............

21 . v ~

22...................

23 .. . 

24.................!.

25.. . ..........

26 .

27 .....

28...................

29..... ..............

30...................

31 . 

Oct. '

22

22

22

22

22

22

22

22

22

22

22

22

22

22

22.

22

22

22

93

134

169

193

200

200

213

225

233

245

252

257

259

Nov:

' 259

249

237

237

233

, 225

211

211

204

197

188

.188

180

178

178

188

209

235

235

247

' 237

235

252

, 259

' 259

259

259

259

259

269

Dec.

272

272

272

272

272

272

272

272

274

272

' 272

254

245

242

233

228

247

 247 247'

247

247

247

247

, 247:

247

247

247

247

247 247"

247

Jan.

247

247

230

240

247

247

247

236

24V

235

211

245

247

245

247

240

94n

259

276

284

284

284

284

! ' 276

279

284

284

284

284

284

284

'Feb.

284

284

284

284

284

284

284

156

284

103

81

73

73

73

73

73

73

87

54

54

54

'54 54

54

54

KA

54

54

Mar.

54

54

54

54

54

54'

54

54

64

54

54

54

54

54

54

54

54

54

54

54

54

54

54

54

54

54

54

54

Apr.

54

. 54.

54

54

54

54

54

54

82

75

54

70

135

148

148

132

124

134

193

213

218

218

218

 218

230

245

254

264

269

272

May

272

272

278

282

284

284

289

289

289

259

289

289

289

289

289

289

289

289

289

289

289

289

289

289

289

289

274

262

237

197

146

June

108

100

89

93

97

90

92

89

49

29

26

32

^37

37

37

37

37

37

37

37

37

37

37

37

37

37

37

37

37

37

July

37

37

37

37

37

25

25

25

25

25

NOTE. No flow in canal on days for which record is not given. 

106543 25t WSP 534 3
28 SURFACE WATER SUPPLY, 1921, PART XII C

Monthly discharge of Umatilla project feed canal near Echo, Oreg., for the year

ending Sept. SO, 1921

Month

January... _________________________ . _

April...... __ .. ___ ..... _ . ___ ..........-.-.--..

May __________________________

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

The year _______________________

Discharge in second-feet

Maximum

259 

269 

274. 

284 

284 

54 

272 

289 

108 

37

289

Minimum

22 

178 

228 

211 

54 

54 

54 

146 

26 

0

0

Mean

99 

228 

255 

259 

131 

54 

145 

275 

52 

10

126

Run-off in

acre-feet

6,090 

13,600 

15, 700 

15,900 

7,280 

3,320 

8,630 

16,900 

3,090 

615

91, 108

NOTE. No flow during months for which no record is given.

'ECHO MILL TAILRACE AT ECHO, OREG.

LOCATION. In NW. % sec. 16, T. 3 N., R. 29 E., 100 yards west of Echo mill 

and 200 yards west of head gate on Umatilla project feed canal at Echo, 

Umatilla County.

RECORDS AVAILABLE. October 1, 1920, to September 30, 1921.

GAGE. Vertical staff gage 50 feet below outlet of tunnel under main-line track 

of Oregon-Washington Railroad & Navigation Co. Prior to May 11, gage 

readings were obtained at United States Bureau of Reclamation gage at 

outlet of tunnel; read by L. M. Hills, ditch rider for United States Bureau 

of Reclamation.

DISCHARGE MEASUREMENTS. Made by wading or from strut across channel 

15 feet below tunnel outlet.

CHANNEL AND CONTBOL. The channel is of earth and banks high; likely to be 

affected by aqueous growth during summer and occasionally by dashboards 

at outlet into Umatilla River.

EXTREMES OF DISCHARGE. Maximum discharge, 37 second-feet May 19 and 

June 13. Channel dry July 5-10 and July 16 to September 30.

ACCURACY. Stage-discharge relation permanent. Affected by flashboards 

June 24 to July 4. Rating curve for gage used October 1 to May 10, defined 

by United States Bureau of Reclamation in 1917 but not checked since that 

time; rating curve used May 11 to June 23 fairly well defined. Gage read 

to hundredths once a day and also after making change at head gate. Daily 

discharge October 1 to May 10 furnished by United States Bureau of Reclamation; daily discharge May 11 to June 23 ascertained by applying daily 

or weighted mean daily gage height to rating table; mean discharge June 24 

to July 4 and July 11-15 estimated by United States Bureau of Reclamation. 

Records good May 11 to June 23 and fair for remainder of year.

Water diverted from the Umatilla project feed canal is used for power in the 

Echo flour mill or wasted into tailrace and returned to Umatilla River one-fourth 

mile below gage. The flow at gage is not subject to diurnal fluctuation.
UMATTLLA RIVER BASIN 29

Discharge measurements of Echo mill tailrace at Echo, Or eg., during the year ending

Sept. 30,

Date

May 11

Made by- Gage 

height

Feet 

2.25

1.49

Discharge

Sec.-ft. 

25.7

6.8

 Engineer, U. S. Bureau of Reclamation.

Daily discharge, in second-feet, of Echo mill tailrace at Echo, Or eg., for the year

ending Sept. SO, 1921

Day

1... .......

2... . ........... .

3-....... ........

4 ___ . _ . ___ ...

5. ____ ..........

6-.-......-. _ .....

7....... ............

8... .............

9... .___.- .......

10..... ....... ....

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

ft........ ........

13 

14.... ........,...

15 

16.... .... ....... .

17.. W- ......

18. __ ...... .......

19... .............

20. . ..

21...................

22..... _ ...........

28... .

24...................

25.. .............

26 

27-. ...........

28 

29 

30 _ _

31 

Oct.

22

5

5

5

5

5

5

5

5

5

4

4

4

4

Nov.

4

11

11

11

2

2

2

2

2

2

2

2

2

2

2

2

2

2

2

2

2

2

15

15

13

11

15

13

13

19

Dec.

19

17

17

15

13

17

17

17

17

17

15

5

5

5

5

5

5

5

5

5

5

 5

5

5

5

Jan.

5

5

5

5

5

5

5

5

5

5

5

5

. 34

34

28

28

28

28

28

28

28

24

24

24

24

Feb.

34

34

14

34

34

*34

34

34

34

34

34

14

34

34

34

34

14

34

14

in

30

30

30

30

in

30

30

30

Mar.

30

30

30

30

30

30in

30

30

30

26

30

30

30

30

30

in

30

30

30

30

30

30

30

30

30

30

30

30

30

30

Apr.

30

30

30

30

30

30

30

30

30

30

30

30

30

30

30

30

in

in

30

in

30

30

30

- 30

in

30

30

30

30

30

May

30

30

30

30

30

30

30

in

30

30

26

26

26

26

26

30

30

27

37

32

27

26

26

26

26

26

26

26

26

26

26

June

27

22

16

10

8

8

4

4

7

7

22

36

37

33

32

27

27

27

27

27

27

27

27

25

July

\ -

8

1

1

NOTE. Braced figures show estimated mean discharge ior periods indicated; canal dry on days for which 

no discharge is given.
30 SURFACE WATER SUPPLY, 1921, PART XII C

Monthly discharge of Echo mill tailrace at Echo, Or eg., for the year ending Sept.

30, 1921

Month

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

November... _ . _ ...

December.. ___________ _ . .

January........ _ ...

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

April. ..... _ ... ....

May ___ ..... .......

June...'-. _ ... _ ..... _ . _ .

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

The year _ ................

Discharge in second-feet

Maximum

19 

19 

34 

34 

30 

30 

37 

37

37

Minimum

4 

2 

5 

5 

30 

26 

30 

26 

4

0

Mean

15.6 

6.30 

9.06 

14.5 

32.7 

29.9 

30.0 

28.2 

22.1 

6.71

16.1

Run-off in 

acre-feet

959 

375 

557 

892 

1,820 

1,840 

1,790 

1,730 

1,320 

413

11,700

NOTE. No flow during months for which no record is given.

WESTERN LAND & IRRIGATION CO.'S CANAI AT ECHO, OREG.

LOCATION. -In SE. ^ sec. 17, T.«3 N., R. 29 E., at rectangular timber weir,

half a mile below turn out to Alien canal, 1 mile below head gate on Umatilla

River, and 1 mile southwest of Echo, Umatilla County. 

RECORDS AVAILABLE. May 10 to July 31, 1921.

GAGE. Vertical staff gage on right wing wall of weir; read by G. S. Sherman. 

DISCHARGE MEASUREMENTS. Made from footbridge half a mile upstream",

just below turn out to Alien canal. 

CHANNEL AND CONTROL. Canal is in earth section. Control for gage is 16-foot

rectangular weir having 2-inch crest. 

EXTREMES OF DISCHARGE. Maximum stage recorded, 2.69 feet at 4 p. m.

May 16 (discharge, 265 second-feet). ' Canal dry at times. 

ACCURACY. Stage-discharge relation permanent. Rating curve well defined.

Gage read to huridredths twice a day. Daily discharge ascertained by

applying mean daily gage height to rating table. Records excellent. 

COOPERATION. Gage-height record furnished by Western Land & Irrigation Co.,

and discharge measurements by United States Bureau of Reclamation and

A. E. Perry, water master.

Head gate is situated in NE. ^ sec. 21, T. 3 N., R. 29 E., on left bank of 

Umatilla River. A portion of flow may be turned into Alien Canal half a mile 

below head gate and into Pioneer & Courtney canal one-fourth mile below gage. 

During the irrigation season of 1921 the amount of water turned into Alien canal 

was approximately as follows:

Water in canal, but no record prior to May 10; May 10-31, 1,100 acre-feet; 

June, 1,530 acre-feet; July 1-20 and 28 29, 1,170 acre-feet; canal dry July 21-27 

and practically dry from July 30 to September 30.

Discharge measurements of Western Land & Irrigation «Co.'s canal at Echo, 

Or eg., during the period May 10 to July 31, 1921

Date

May 10

20

Made by 

Crocker and Taylor "... E A Perry **

Gage 

height

Feet 207

2.54 

i id

Discharge

Sec.-ft.

250 

84

Date

29 

July 12

Made by 

E. R. Crocker _____

Crocker and Taylor .... 

J. W. Bones ............

Gage 

height

Feet 

1.31

.52 

.47

Discharge

Sec.-ft. 

79

23.3 

19.3

Engineer, II. S. Bureau of Reclamation. 

> Water master.
UMATILLA EIVEE BASIN 31

Daily discharge, in second-feet, of Western Land & Irrigation Co.'s canal, at 

Echo, Oreg., for the period May 10 to'July 31, 1921

Day

I.----.-..

2 ........

3.-.-....

4 ........

5.........

6.. .......

7.........

8.. .......

9.........

10..-.---..

May

211

.Inn a

235

227

211

211

211

174

167

174

161

Tuly

24

23

19

18

38

53

30

26

20

26

Day

11..-----..

12_. ...--.

13- _ ....

14 - --

17 

IS.........

19 

20

May

219

227

235

251

259

259

251

259

219

227

,June

142

108

85

78

76

76

76

74

74

70

July

24

21

18

14

11

8-6

5.5

4.4

2.9

1.8

Day

21 ........

22.........

23 

24. __ ....

25-.. -

26.........

27..... 

28.-.- .

29_ __ ....

30_------

01

May

2-13

243

251

181

161

219

211

219

219

235

June

49

36

30

24

24

30

26

26

24

26

July

1.2

9.0

9.0

NOTE. No record prior to May 10; canal dry July 22-27; and no record July 30 and 31 (canal probably 

dry).

Monthly discharge of Western Land & Irrigation Co.'s canal at Echo, Oreg. 

for the period May 10 to July 31, 1921

Month

May 10-31-- __________ __ __ __ _. _.

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

Discharge in second-feet

Maximum

259 

235 

53

Minimum

164 

24 

0

Mean

229 

105 

13.3

Run-off in 

acre-feet

10,000 

6,250 

818

NOTE. See footnote to table of daily discharge.

MAXWElt CANAI NEAR HERMISTON, OREG.

LOCATION. In SW. M sec. 20, T. 4 N., R. 28 E., 2.34 miles below headgate on, 

Umatilla River and 3 miles southwest of Hermiston, Umatilla County.

RECORDS AVAILABLE. March 18, 1921, to October 31, 1921.

GAGE. ^Vertical staff and float gage in stilling well 200 feet below second waste 

way into Umatilla River. Read by W. H. Starr, employee of United States 

Bureau of Reclamation.

DISCHARGE MEASURE ME NTS. Made from foot plank 100 feet below gage.

CHANNEL AND CONTROL. The canal is concrete lined and is straight between 

gage and measuring section; control is permanent except when affected by 

aqueous growth.

EXTREMES OF DISCHARGE. Maximum stage during period March 18 to October 

31, 1921, 3.25 feet May 24-25 (discharge, 96 second-feet). Canal dry 

during year prior to March 18 and after October 31.

ACCURACY. Stage-discharge relation constant March 18 to June 15; changing 

due to aqueous growth June 16-23; constant June 24 tTo July 31; changing, 

August 2 to September 26; and constant September 27 to October 31. 

Rating curves used March 18 to June 15, June 24 to July 31, and September 

27 to October 31 fairly well defined. Gage read to hundredths once daily 

and also after making change at head gate. Daily discharge ascertained 

by applying daily or weighted mean daily gage height to rating table; 

shifting-channel method used June 16-23 and August 1 to September 26.. 

Records good.

COOPERATION. Field data furnished by United States Bureau of ReclamationMaxwell canal diverts from right bank of Umatilla River at diversion dam in 

SW. M sec. 28, T. 4 N-, R. 28 E. The water is used for irrigation on the Umatilla project of United States Bureau of Reclamation.
32 SUKFA.CE WATER SUPPLY, 1921, PART XII C

Discharge measurements of Maxwell canal near Hermiston, Oreg., during the period

Mar. 18 to Oct. 31, 1921

Date

Mar. 21

May 11

21

13

24

Made by 

C. N. Taylor 0..---....

J. W. Bones.. ._-_-..--

Crocker and Taylor ....

.. _ do ..................

E. R. Oroeker °._ ......

C. N. Taylor.... _ ...

Gage 

height

Feet 

1.85

3.18

3.20

2.84

2.79

2.66

Discharge

Sec.-ft. 

28.0

90

90

62

58

44.6

Date

July 1

23

Oct. 5

Made by 

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

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

..-.do ... ... ......

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

Gage 

height

Feet 

2.50

2.30

2.14

2.00

1.71

Discharge

Sec.-ft. 

35. »

31.0

23.3

15.0

 Engineer, U. S. Bureau of Reclamation. *

Daily discharge, in second-feet, of Maxwell canal near Hermiston, Oreg., for the 

period Mar. 18 to Oct. 31, 1921

Day

1. _ .. _ ... _ ...............

2-.-.---.-. ____ ...................

3 . .. 

4....................................

5 

6... .... . .

7---. _ . _ _.. _ ---.

8... ........... ......................

9. 

10 

11 _ .-----.-....--.--..-...-.-.......

12....................................

13 

14....................................

15. -..

ML . . 

17....... _ .... _ . _ ...............

18 .

19 . ... .

20...... ...........................

21....................................

22....................................

23... . ... ......... .. ...

24............. .......................

25... .............. ..--.-. .

26................. ...................

27 . . .......... ......

28 

29 ..............................

30 .................................

SI . .

Mar.

28

28

28

28

28

25

25

25

18

18

18

18

18

19

Apr.

31

31

31

34

45

47

47

47

47

47

47

54

72

78

77

76

76

76

76

76

76

86

68

57

77

82

82

82

82

May

82

82

82

82

82

82

82

82

62

89

89

89

89

89

89

89

89

89

89

89

89

89

94

96

96

94

94

90

87

82

82

June

91

91

92

76

80

91

87

82

77

70

58

59

59

59

58

37

..64

52

51

48

45

46

46

43

42

42

40

38

37

35

July

29

29

28

35

40

51

45

42

41

44

39

35

32

34

35

32

31

31

28

28

37

34

24

23

22

23

22

21

20

21

21

Aug.

21

27

23

21

21

21

19

17

14

12

12

12

11

12

12

13

15

13

13

12

12

13

12

10

11

12

12

16

14

9

12

Sept.

11

11

12

11

10

15

12

12

12

11

14

15

16

16

13

13

12

12

12

12

h

12

11

11

11

11

12

12

12

12

Get.

15

15

15

15

15

15

15

15

15

15

15

21

21

21

15

15

15

15

15

15

15

15

15

15

15

15

15

15

15

15

15

Monthly discharge of Maxwell canal near Hermiston, Oreg., for the period Mar. 18

to Oct. 31, 1921

Month

Marchl8-31 

April..-..,....-,......,. 

July. ... , 

Discharge in second-feet

Maximum

28 

86 

96 

92 

51 '. 27"

16 

21

Minimum

18 

31 

82 

35 

20 

9 

10 15.

Mean

23.1 

62.7 

87.4 

60,2 

31.5 

14.6 

12.3 

15.6

Run-oft in 

acre-feet

642 

3,730 

5,370 

3,580 

1,940 

898 

732 

959

17,800
TJMATTLLA RIVEB BASIN 33

MAIN CANAL, WEST DIVISION UMATIL1A PROJECT, NEAR UMATILLA, QREG.

LOCATION. In SW. M sec. 28, T. 5 N., R. 28 E., just below head gate at United 

States Bureau of Reclamation diversion dam on Umatilla River, 1J^ miles 

above Umatilla.

RECORDS AVAILABLE. March 17 to September 30, 1921.

GAGE. Vertical staff gage in stilling well just below head gate; read by United 

States Bureau of Reclamation ditch rider.

DISCHARGE MEASUREMENTS. Made from footbridge 12 feet below gage.

CHANNEL AND CONTROL. Canal is concrete lined; stage-discharge relation seriously affected by aqueous growth during summer.

EXTREMES OF DISCHARGE. Maximum discharge during period March 17, to 

September 30, 1921, 164 second-feet May 16-19; canal dry at times.

ACCURACY. Stage-discharge relation changing owing to aqueous growth. 

Rating curves fairly well defined and used as follows: March 17 to May 27, 

July 12 to September 10, and September 1 to September 30. Gage read to 

hundredths once a day. Daily discharge ascertained by applying daily 

gage height to rating table except May 28 to July 11 and September 11-20 

when daily discharge was determined by shifting-control method. Records 

fair.

Main canal diverts water from left bank of Umatilla River at United States 

Bureau of Reclamation diversion dam for irrigation on the western division of 

the Umatilla project of the United States Bureau of Reclamation. Part of the 

area was formerly irrigated by the Oregon Land & Water Co.'s ditch which 

diverted water from the left bank of Umatilla River 1 mile below the present 

United States Bureau of Reclamation diversion dam.

Discharge measurements of main canal, west division Umatilla project, near 

Umatilla, Oreg., during the period Mar. 17 to Sept. SO, 1921

Date

Mar. 17

Apr. 18

27

May 12

19

Made by 

....do---... . .... -

... ..do-.-. .

 ..do--. ..... ...

Gage 

height

Feet 

1.60

4.50

4.50

4.88

4.80

4.88

Discharge

Sec.-ft. 

15.7

116

125

155

146

142

Date

July 22

31

Sept. 26

Made by 

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

 ..do.......... - 

fi&

Feet 

5.13

5.54

5.00

5.10

4.36

Discharge

Sec.-ft. 

148

140

113

118

71

> Engineer, U. 8. Bureau of Reclamation.
34 SURFACE WATER SUPPLY, 1921, PART XII C

Daily discharge, in second-feet, of main canal, west division Umatilla project^ 

near Umatilla, Oreg., for the period Mar, 17 to Sept. SO, 1921

Day

1 _...__..__..._. __ -_..-. .._-..._.____

2. __ -.. . ._-.._.._._.. .___...._.____

3 .... ... .. .-..-_

4. ....... __ ...... _ .. ... ... .... _ ..

5 

6 . . .

7-.... ............................. .......

8

9.. ............... ........................

10..... _. ,.-._ .--. .- 

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

12................ .........................

13.. _..__. ___ ....... ___ __-_._ -._-. .

14............................................

15............................................

16-. _,. ,.-...-..- _ .-_ *-.

17-... ............ ...-..-..-..- ..-..-

18. ....... ........................ . ...... 

19.. ......... ...................... . w .. .......

20-...- ...................................

21.-. ......................................

22............................................

23--.--..-.--.-...-...-........-....-........

24-. .......................................

25 . _ _ .. .....

26--. ......................................

27

28---.-.. .. -.-- -.- ...-.-. .

29,- .......................................

30.. ..........................................

31-.. ......................................

Mar.

15

15

15

Ort

30

30

30

30

30

37

36

36

42

Apr.

44

44

44

44

44

44

44

91

98

108

108

115

118

118

118

118

118

122

122

124

127

126

130

122

122

122

122

122

122

122

May

124

122

124

126

124

124

150

150

150

148

153

155

153

155

153

164'

164

164

164

146

146

134

134

134

134

134

134

144

143

141

141

June

143

141

140

139

137

136

138

138

140

140

141

141

140

143

146

147

144

143

143

142

144

147

148

146

155

153

151

150

148

146

July

144

143

' 144

143

148

148

153

153

152

155

153

153

151

151

149

148

149

153

153

152

146

140

137

133

131

132

130

130

128

126

122

Aug.

123

123

122 122

122

124

122

121

121

121

113

112

112

112

113

111

116

116

116

117

118

118

118

118

118

.1 119

120

110

110

118

117

Sept.

117

117

118

116

116

. 1091

110

110

110

111

110

108

107

107 106-

105

104

102

104

95

88

sa

64

64

, 66-

70-

70

48

48

48

Monthly discharge of main canal, west division Umatilla project, near Umatillar 

Oreg., for the period Mar. 17 to Sept. 30, 1921

Month

May

June. _____ . __________ ___________

July...................-....-. .....................

September....... .... _ .._.- _-,---.-- ...-. ...

Discharge in second-feet

Maximum

42 

130 

164 

155 

155 

124 

118

Minimum

15 

44 

122 

136 

122 

110 

48

Mean

27.1 

101 

143 

144 

144 

118 

94.3

Run-off in 

acre-feet

806 

6,010 

8,790 

8,570 

8, 850 

7,260 

5,610

45,900

WILLOW CREEK BASIN 

WILLOW CREEK NEAE MORGAN, OEEG.

LOCATION. In sec. 15, T. 1 N., R. 23 E., 1>6 miles south of Morgan, Morrow

County.

DRAINAGE AREA. Not measured. 

RECORDS AVAILABLE. December 30, 1920, to June 4, 1921, when station was

discontinued. 

GAGE. Vertical staff on right bank just below concrete diversion dam; read by

N. E. Pettijohn.
WILLOW CBEEK BASIN 35

DISCHARGE MEASUREMENTS. Made by wading at gage or from bridge about 

three-fourths mile upstream.

CHANNEL AND CONTROL. Control is bedrock reef overlain with a little gravel; 

practically permanent. Water swift at high stages.

EXTREMES OF DISCHARGE. Maximum stage recorded during period, December 

30, 1920, to June 4, 1921, 3.35 feet at 9.30 a. m. on February 11 (discharge, 

866 second-feet); minimum stage recorded, 1.01 feet April 16 and 17 (discharge, 31 second-feet).

ICE. No ice during period of records.

DIVERSIONS. Little water diverted during periods of records.

REGULATION. Practically none.

ACCURACY. Stage-discharge relation permanent. Rating curve well defined. 

Gage read to hundredths once daily except at times of high water when it is 

read twice daily. Discharge determined by applying to rating table daily 

or mean daily gage height. Records good.

-Discharge measurements of Willow Creek near Morgan, Or eg., during the period 

Stfpt. 17, 1920, to June 4, 1921

Date

Sept. 17

Jan. 28

Made by 

R.C.Briggs. ..........

Gage 

height

Feet 

0.17

1.33

Discharge

Sec.-ft. 

0.5

56

Date

Feb. 11

Mar. 5

Made by 

H. B. Schminky ......

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

Gage 

height

Feet 

3.35

2.17

Discharge

Sec.-ft. 

866

242

 Engineer, John Day irrigation district.

Daily discharge, in second-feet, of Willow Creek near Morgan, Or eg., for the period

Dec. SO to June 4, 1921

Day

!, .... ..... ................. ................

2«...... ............... ....... ....... .....

3.............................................

4.............................................

5........ .-..... ........................

6.............................................

7. -.-.-....... ...._........___......_..._

8.............................................

9.......................... ................ j__

10.............................................

11 ___ .... _ .. ........ ___ ... .

12

13 ............ ........................

14.............................................

15 .........................................

16............. ..........I.....................

17.............................................

18... ..........................................

19.............................................

M........,,,,,.,. .............................

21.... .. ......-....................__..

32..,. .........................................

^..................... ........................

^4......... ....................... ....... . ..

^&.,,,,...... ..................................

26,... ........................................

87. ................................... ....

28... ..........................................

29 ............................ .....

30...... . ............................ .....

31. . ............:..._...........

Dec.

133

118

Jan.

133

110

186

186

133

110

110

92

92

76

92

110

76

76

63

63

63

76

92

92

92

63

63

63

63

63

52

58

58

63

84

Feb.

84

Q9

92

84

84

76

76

84

529

702

366

814

448

398

398

. 158

502

220

172

146

133

133

220

220

331

220

186

220

Mar.

220

255

291

422

238

353

255

172

133

133

110

110

92

110

110

133

158

158

158

158

133

122

110

110

101

92

92

92

84

76

76

Apr.

76

76

76

76

76

76

76

63

63

63

58

52

52

32

52

31

31

44

44

70

70

84

101

92

92

84

84

84

84

84

May

84

76

76

76

76

76

76

63

63

63

63

:58

52

52

52

52

63

63

63

63

70

76

76

76

70

63

63

63

63

52

52

June

44

52

52

44

106543 25t wsp 534 4
36 SURFACE WATER SUPPLY, 1921, PART XII C

Monthly discharge of Willow Creek near Morgan, Oreg., for the period Jan. 1 to

May 31, 1921

Month

February ____________________________

May. ____________________________

Discharge in second-feet

Maximum

186 

866 

422 

101

84

Minimum

52 

76 

76 

31

52

Mean

88.8 

267 

157 

68.9 

65.6

Run-off in 

acre-feet

5,460 

14,800 

9,650 

4,100 

4,030

38,000

JOHN DAY RIVER NEAR DAYVILLE, OREG.

LOCATION. In SW. ^ sec. 4, T. 13 S., R. 27 E., *at a private twagon bridge 3 

miles above mouth of South Fork and Dayville, Grant County.

DBAINAGE ABE A. 1,000 square miles.

RECORDS AVAILABLE. November 23, 1908, to September 30,1914; June 23, 1920, 

to September 30, 1921, when station was discontinued.

GAGE. Vertical staff on bridge abutment, temporary low-water sections near 

bridge were set to agree with bridge gate. Gage read by L. V, Stewart.

DISCHARGE MEASUREMENTS. Made from bridge or by wading.

CHANNEL AND CONTROL. Bed composed of sand and gravel; shifting. Control 

200 yards below gage.

EXTREMES OF DISCHARGE. Maximum stage recorded during year, 9.7 feet 

February 14 (discharge, 2,420 second-feet); minimum stage recorded, 4.10 

feet July 21 to 24 and August 8 to 13 (discharge, 70 second-feet).

1908-1914; 1920-1921: Maximum discharge recorded, 3,090 second-feet 

March 20, 1910 (gage height 6.3 feet, old datum); minimum stage recorded, 

3.50 feet July 28 and 29, 1920 (discharge estimated, 1 second-foot).

DIVERSIONS. A number of canals above this point divert water from John Day 

River and tributaries for irrigation and for domestic use.

REGULATION. Flow affected by diversions.

ACCURACY. Stage-discharge relation changed during high water of February 14. 

Two rating curves used fairly well defined at low stages but poorly denned at 

high water. Gage read to tenths once a day. Discharge ascertained by 

applying daily gage heights to rating table. Records fair.

The following discharge measurement was made by J. W. Bones: 

July 19, 1921: Gage height, 4.22 feet; discharge, "87 second-feet.
JOHN DAY EIVEE BASIN 3TDaily discharge, in second-feet, of John Day River near Dayville, Oreg., for the year

ending Sept. SO, 1921 . . ,

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.

100

100

100

100

100

100

100

100

100

100

100

100

100

115

100

100

115

115

115

130

130

130

130

115

115

130

130

130

130

130

Nov.

130

130

ion

130

130

ion

130

130

122

115

115

115

115

115

115

130

230

270

290

270

230

93f)

230

250

oq n

230

230

230

230

Dec.

210

190

ion

190

ion

190

170

170

170

170

170

170

170

170

170

170

170

170

170

170

170

170

170

170

170

170

190

270

705

670

Jan.

570

570

Qd.fl

670

570

480

450

425

491

01 n

250

250

310

310

310

425

290

270

330

330

00 A

qq A

425

330

OQrt

310

Feb.

290

290

290

9Qfi

290

270

270

350

820

1,310

1,370

1,690

2,340

1,280

760

620

585

585

620

655

585

585

620

620

655

Mar.

690

1,000

1 000

1,040

i *&/!

1 280 i[ooo

880

840

760

725

690

655

655

620

655

800

960

920

800

760

725

690

655

620

620

620

655

585

Apr.

620

695

840

840

725

620

585

655

655

655

800

880

800

725

690

620

690

690

690

725

760

800

880

800

726

655

880

1,040

1,000

May

960

920

880

800

760

725

725

760

760

800

760

760

760

760

1,000

1,130

1,340

1,460

1,520

1,520

1,720

1,580

1,520

1,520

1,340

1,180

1,080

960

880

June

880

840

840

840

840

880

920

880

840

760

725

655

620

655

620

585

550

490

490

460

430

430

430

430

430

405

405

380

355

355

July

330

330

330

330

305

260

220

160

130

 . 130

130

130

115

100

100,

100

100

85

: 85

70

70

70

70

85

100

115

115

115

115

115

Aug.

100

100

100 85,

 85

> 

85

v85

70

70

: 70

70

70

70

820

180

130

130

130

130

130

130

130

13Q

115

115

115

115

115

100

100

100

NOTE. Estimated mean discharge for month of September is 100 second-feet.

Monthly discharge of John Day River near Dayville, Oreg., for the year ending

Sept. SO, 1921

Discharge in second-feet

February ____________________ ___ .' _ ...

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

Maximum

130

290

705

940

2,340

1,580

1,040

1,720

920

330

820

2,340

Minimum

100

115

150

250

270

585

585

725

355

70

70

70

Mean

112 '175

211

399 ' ' 701

797

746

1,080

614

151

128

"100

433

Run-off in

acre-feet

6; 890

10,400

13,000

24,500

38, 900

49,000

 /' 44, 400

66, 400

36, 500

9,280

7,870

5,950

313,000

1 Estimated to complete year.
38 SURFACE WATER SUPPLY, 1921, PART XII C

JOHN DAY RIVER AT CL&RtfO, OREG.

LOCATION. In NE. % sec. 32, T: 7 S., R. 19 E., at Clarno highway bridge, 14

miles east of Antelope, on Wasco-Wheeler County line. 

DRAINAGE ABE A. Not measured. 

RECORDS AVAILABLE. April 1, 1914, to September 30, 1915; June 21, 1920, to

September 30, 1921, when station was discontinued. 

GAGE. Chain gage on rail of bridge; read by Charles Chapman. 

DISCHARGE MEASUREMENTS. Made from highway bridge or by wading. 

CHANNEL AND CONTROL. Gravel and silt; may shift in extreme flood. 

EXTREMES OF DISCHARGE. Maximum stage recorded during period, June 21 to

September 30, 1920, 5.2 feet June 22 (discharge, 2,750 second-feet); minimum

stage recorded, 1.7 feet August 20 and 22 to 24 (discharge, 28 second-feet). 

Maximum stage recorded during year ending September 30, 1921, 11.9 feet

at 9.20 a. m. February 14 (discharge, 15,100 second-feet); minimum stage

recorded, 1.74 feet September 9, at time of measurement (discharge, 190

second-feet).

1914-15 and 1920-21: Maximum discharge recorded, that of February 14,

1921; minimum discharge recorded, that of August 20 and 22 to 24, 1920. 

A high-water mark of 19.8 feet was determined in 1914 for a flood which

occurred about 1894 (discharge estimated from extension of rating curve as

35,000 second-feet).

DIVERSIONS. Station below practically all diversions. 

REGULATION. None. 

ACCURACY. Stage-discharge relation changed during high water of February

13-14. Rating curves fairly well defined by measurements at medium and

low stages and form of 19J.4-1915 curve. Gage read to half-tenths once

daily. Daily discharge ascertained by applying daily gage heights to rating

tables. Records fair.

Discharge measurements of John Day River at Clarno, Oreg., during the period 

June 21, 1920, to Sept. 80, 1921

Date

1920

July 20

Sept. 16

Nov. 20

Made by 

H. B. Schminky. ......

P. C. Dillard -_-.,.___._

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

Qage 

height

Feet 

5.00

2.60

2.65

4.12

Discharge

Sec.-ft. 

2,460

«380

269

1,350

Date

1921 

July 6

Made by Qage 

height

Feet 

3.53

1.74

Discharge

Sec.-ft. 

1,196

190

" Slight reverse current noted but not measured; results questionable.

NOTE. Dillard and Scbminky were engineers for John Day Irrigation District.
JOHN DAY BIVEK BASIN 39

Daily discharge, in second-feet, of John Day River at Clarno, Oreg., for the period 

June 21, 1920, to Sept. SO, 1921

June July Aug. Sept. Day June July Aug. Sept.

1920

1,230

1,130

1,030

940

860

780

700

625

554

490

432

432

380

490

432

212

178

178

164

164

150

150

136

122

122

122

150

164

195

212

1920

2,460

2,750

2,320

2,320

2,040

1,720

1,660

1,550

1,440

1,330

380

380

290

212

250

231

231

195

178

178

164

150

136

76

110

110

67

42

42

28

42

28

28

28

42

42

42

250

250

212

212

270

310

310

231

212

195

212

212

212

250

330

330

355

380

330

Day

1920-21

Oct.

330

330

330

310

330

461

330

330

330

330

310

380

432

432

490

490

522

522

490

490

461

432

432

432

461

461

490

490

490

490

Nov.

522

490

490

461

461

490

432

406

406

406

406

406

355

310

310

490

590

700

860

1,330

1,780

1,440

1,230

1,230

1,440

1,660

1,780

1,910

1,660.

1.230

Dec.

940

900

900

900

860

820

820

780

740

700

662

590

590

590

590

740

740

662

625

662

662

740

700

1,180

8,450

Jan.

6,060

7,140

10,500

8,640

6,060

6,420

6,060

5,360

4,340

3,050

2,750

1,440

1,660

1,910

1,910

1,780

1,910

1,910

2,180

2,750

2,460

2,180

2,180

2,040

1,660

1,660 

1; 550 

1,910 

2,460 

2,180 

1,660

Feb.

1,550

1,440

1,550

1,660

1,660

1,550

1,550

1,440

1,910

5,190

10,200 ii,?oa

12,100

14,900

12,500

10,200

7,910

5,630

5,630

5,290

5,120

5,120

4,950

4,950

4,950

5,120

5,460

5,460

Mar.

6,650

7,370

10,900

12,700

14,500

12,700

11,300

9,210

8,450

7,550

7,190

6,830

6,830

6,480

6,310

5,970

8,450

10,500

11,500

9,210

8,450

7,730

8,450

7,910

7,730

7,010

6,310

5,970

5,970

6,140

6,310

Apr. May June . July

6,310

7,190

8,450

9,590

8,640

7,370

6,830

10,200

9,780

6,140

5,800

6,480

5,800

5,630

5,630

7,550

7,730

8,450

9,210

8,090

7,550

7,370

7,190

7,550

8,450

9,210

9,590

8,020

8,450

7,730

7,190

11,900

11,700

8,270

7,910

8,270

8,270

8,270

8,270

8,270

8,270

8,270

9,020

12,100

12,100

12,500

12,900

12,900

12,100

10,900

10,200

9,780

9,400

9,020

9,020

8,640

7,190

6,140

9, 210

5, 460

65140

5,290

4,950

4,470 

4,310 

3,850 

3, TOO 

3,560

2,880

2,750

2,510

2,750

2,390

2,270

2,160

2,270

2,160

2, 050

2,050

1,830

1,630

1,630

1,430

1,430

1,340

1,250

1,160

990 

915 

«78 

840 

840

770

700

667

635

575

620 

520 

4W 

44%

425:

380>

340 

3S6 

380 

380

Aug.

340

340

300

300

265

266

265

265

265

282

265

265

265

265

840

520

470

380

340

340

340

300

300

300

300

265

265

233

233

233

NOTE. Mean daily discharge estimated at 210 second-feet for taonth of September; 1921.
40 SURFACE WATER SUPPLY, 1921, PART XII C

Monthly discharge of John Day River at Clarno, Or eg., for the period June

1920, to Sept. 30, 1921

Month

1920 

June 21-30 _ ..... .

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

September... _____________ ... ____ . ........

The period ______ . ________ . _ .... ......

1920-21

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

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

Discharge in second-feet

Maximum

2,750 

1,230 

250 

380

522 

1,910 

8,450 

10,500 

14,900 

14,500 

11,900 

12,900 

9,210 

1,430 

840

14,900

Minimum

1,330 

76 

28 

122

310 

310 

590 

1,440 

1,440 

5,970 

5,630 

6,140 

1,630 

340 

233

Mean

1,960 

444 

79.0 

219

423 

856 

1,020 

3,410 

5,600 

8,340 

8,070 

9,340 

3,850 

672 

330 

"210

3,490

Run-off in 

acre-feet

38,900 

27,300 

4,860 

13,000

84,000

26,000 

50,900 

62,700 

210,000 

311,000 

513, 000 

480,000 

574, 000 

229,000 

41, 300 

20,300 

12,500

2, 530, 000

 Estimated from record at McDonald.

JOHN DAT RIVER AT McDONALD, OREG.

LOCATION. In NW. M sec. 11, T. 1 N., R. 19 E., at ferry at McDonald post 

office, Sherraan County, half a mile below mouth of Rock Creek, 16 miles 

above junction with Columbia River, and 18 miles southwest of Arlington.

DRAINAGE AREA. 7,800 square miles.

RECORDS AVAILABLE. December 16, 1904, to September 30, 1921.

GAGE. Inclined staff in two sections on left bank, 183 feet above ferry cable; 

read by William G. McDonald.

DISCHARGE MEASUREMENTS. Made from cable or by wading.

CHANNEL AND CONTROL. Bed composed of clean gravel and sand; shifts slightly. 

Banks high. One channel at all stages.

EXTREMES OF DISCHARGE. Maximum stage recorded during year, 8.8 feet at 

8.30 a. m. February 15 (discharge, 18,400 second-feet); minimum stage 

recorded, 1.30 feet September 7 and 8 (discharge, 120 second-feet).

1904-1921: Maximum stage recorded, 10.38 feet February 6, 1907 (discharge, 22,800 second-feet). A flood, probably in 1894, is said to have 

reached a stage of 12.8 feet (discharge estimated from extension of rating 

curve, 33,000 second-feet). Minimum stage recorded^ 1.02 feet September 

8-11, 1915 (discharge, 63 second-feet).

ICE. Stage-discharge relation affected by ice during extremely cold periods.

DIVERSIONS. Large part of natural low-water flow of stream diverted in the 

upper John Day Valley for irrigation.

REGULATION. None:

ACCURACY. Stage-discharge relation practically permanent Rating curve 

well defined. Gage read to half-tenths twice daily. Daily discharge 

ascertained by applying mean daily gage height to rating table. Records 

good.
JOHN DAY RIVER BASIN 41

Discharge measurements,s,of. John Day River at McDonald, Oreg., during the year

ending Sept. SO, 1921

Date

Mar. 21

Aug. 20

Made by 

K. N. Phillips.-.--..--.. 

s&

Feet 

6.15

3.38

1.71

Discharge

Sec.-ft. 

8,950

2,070

345

Daily discharge, in second-feet, of John Day River at McDonald, Oreg., for the year

ending Sept. SO, 192L

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.

438

400

400

400

400

415

430

438

438

400

3S6

386

400

415

445

\ 475

475

515

555 '555

539

539

523

515

515

515

515

555

515

515

539

Nov.

555

598

555

539

515

475

515

539

555

555

515

491

475

445

372

445

523

515

523

640

1,210

1,700

1,380

1,210

1,160

1,100

1,000

1,000

1,700

1,380

Dec.

1,320

1,100

1,050

1,000

1,000

955

955

910

775

820

820

910

865

820

820

775

640

555

598

775

865

820

775

730

 775

730

775

820

820

1,050

2,140

Jan.

7,960

5,100

4,580

10,200

7,060

6,460

$ 620

4,100

5,360

3,200

2,810

2,460

1,840

1,990

1,990

1,990

1,84&

1,840

2,140

2,460

2,460

2,300

2,140

1,990

1,840

1,840

1,840

1,990

1,920

1,990

1,920

Feb.

1,770

1,700

1,700

1,840

1,840

1,840

1,770

1,840

2,140

4,840

7,060

11,200

12,200

13,300

17,200

11,900

9, 240

7,360

6,180

5,900

5,620

5,360

5,100

4,840

5,360

5,620

5,900

5,900

Mar.

6,760

7,360

8,600

11,600

14,700

14,000

11,900

10,900

9,560

8,600

7,960

7,360

7,060

6,760

6,760

6,460

7,360

10,900

12,200

11,200

9,560

8,600

8,280

8,600

7,960

7,360

6,760

6,760

6,180

6,180

6,460

Apr.

6,760

7,360

7,960

9,560

8,600

7,960

7,360

6, 460

6,460

6,180

6,180

6,760

10,500

9,880

9,240

7,960

7,360

6,760

6,760

7,360

7,960

8,600

9,240

10,500

9,560

8,280

7,960

7,060

10,200

12,600

May

11,900

10,500

9,880

9,240

8,600

8,280

7,960

8,600

8,920

8,920

8,600

8,600

8,600

8,600

9,240

9,560

11,200

12,600

13,300

13,600

12,200

13,000

12,600

11,200

10,500

10,500

9,880

9,240

8,600

7,360

6,760

June

6,180

6,180

5,900

6, 460

6,180

6,460

6,180

5,900

6,180

5,620

4,840

4,580

4,100

4,100

3,640

3,200

3,000

2,810

2,810

2,630

2,460

2,300

2,140

2,140

2,140

2,140

1,990

1,840

1,700

1,570

July

1,570

1,440

1,320

1,210

1,050

1,000

1,050

1,000

910

820

730

730

685

685

598

555

515

475

460

438

400

400

386

365

365

330

330

306

300

306

300

Aug.

300

300

300

300

, 270

270

270

240

240

240

240

210

210

400

555

1,000

910

730

515

330

330

300

330

330

270

258

240

210

210

185

185

Sept.

160

160

152

140

idrt

128

120

120

140

140

140

140

140

140

140

140

160

170

200

222

330

365

386

400

330

330

330

330

330

300

Monthly discharge of John Day River at McDonald, Oreg., for the year ending

Sept. SO,

Month

April _____ . ______ .. __ .. __ -.:.. __ . _ .

May. 

July........ . . 

Discharge in second-feet

Hffjrrinnnti

555 

1,700 

2,140 

10,200 

17,200 

14,700 

12,600 

13,600 

6,460 

1,570 

1,000 

400

17,200

Minimum

386 

372 

555 

1,840 

1,700 

6,180 

6,180 

6,760 

1,570 

300 

185 

120

120

Mean

469 

773 

896 

3,330 

5,950 

8,730 

8,180 

9,950 

3,910 

678 

344 

214

3,600

Run-oft in 

acre-feet

28,800 

46,000 

55,100 

205,000 

330,000 

537,000 

487,000 

612,000 

233,000 

41,700 

21,200 

12,700

'2,610,000
42 SURFACE WATER SUPPLY, 1921, PART XII C 

SOUTH FORK OF JOHN BAY RIVER AT DAYVIE1E, ORBG.

LOCATION. In NW. M sec. 7, T. 13 S., R. 27 E., 1 mile above mouth and half a

mile above highway bridge in Dayville, Grant County. 

DRAINAGE AREA. 600 square miles. 

RECORDS AVAILABLE. November 21, 1908, to September 30, 1914; July 1, 1920,

to September 30, 1921, when station was discontinued. 

GAGE. Vertical staff spiked to alder tree on left bank; read by J. CampbellMartin. Datum of gage changed by an unknown amount when station

was reestablished July 1, 1920.

DISCHARGE MEASUREMENTS. Made from cable 30 feet below gage or by wading. 

CHANNEL AND CONTROL. Bed composed of small boulders and gravel; likely

to shift in flood. Changes in control are sometimes caused by beaver dams

in summer. 

EXTREMES OP DISCHARGE. Maximum stage during year about 10.0 feet during

night of February 13, observed from high-water marks the next morning

(discharge by extension of rating curve 2,200 second-feet); minimum stage

recorded, 5.08 feet August 30-31 (discharge, 7 second-feet).

1908-1914, 1920-1921: Maximum stage recorded, 5.1 feet (old datum)

during night of March 2, 1910 (discharge, 2,390 seeond-feet); minimum

stage recorded, 4.96 feet, August 17", 1920 (discharge* 2.0 second-feet.) 

ICE. Shore ice reported occasionally. 

^DIVERSIONS. Dayville ditch carries water around gage. Large part of natural

flow of Sputh Fork of John Day River and tributaries diverted for irrigation

and domestic use. 

REGULATION. Only by diversion. 

ACCURACY. Stage-discharge relation changed slightly on February 14. The two

rating curves used are fairly well defined below and poorly defined above

200 second-feet. Gage read once a day except duiing high stages when it

is read twice a day. Daily discharge ascertained by applying to rating

tables the daily gage height. Records fair.

The following discharge measurement was made by J. W. Bones: 

July 19, 1921: Gage height, 5.42 feet; discharge,, 31 secoad-fee.t.
JOHN DAY RIVEE BASIN

Daily discharge, in second-feet, of South Fork of John Day River at Danville, Oreg., 

for the year ending Sept. 80, 1921

Day

I..........

2. .........

3.... ...

4....-1-...

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.

13

13

17

17

12

10

13

15

15

17

19

17

17

19

21

21

15

26

26

26

24

24

24

26

26

26

24

Nov.

24

24

26

26

26

26

26

26

26

21

18

31

OQ

29

29

si

62

RQ

87

78

62

55

52

CO

AQ

118

78

fiQ

62

Dec.

62

62

62

62

55

49

55

55

52

52

55

55

55

40

t<\ '52

55.,

55

52

48

52

34

34

55

55

55

62

240

600

1,000

Jan.

307

400

506

506

225

209

180

107

87

129

1 w

129

129

129

129

240

180

166

141

87

87

129

153

153

141

129

141

153

129

Feb.

129

118

118

141

141

118

118

129

420

1,080

1,140

1,200<

1 380

1,550

796

641

375

<xu

414

434

545

375

375

 JQ4.

304

455

641

Mar.

641

641

960

1,310

1,430

1,310

1,070

850

743

641

641

616

641

641

568

905

850

1,190

1,070

850

796

743

641

641

641

568

499

499

522

522

545

Apr.

592

641

796

743

691

592

545

522

499

545

616

743

850

743

641

592

592

592

592

796

691

743

743

743

641

616

592

592

691

691

May

641

592

568

568

545

522

499

499

477

477

477

455

414

414

375

499

743

691

641

568

743

592

522

455

394

375

337

337

356

356

356

June

301

267

250

301

267

267

284

234

218

203

188

174

161

136

148

148

148

14S

161

143

136

124

124

102

102

92

83

83

83

83

July

83

83

83

75

67

i 67

64

60

60

53

46

43

40

40

40

40

31

36

31.

29

29

29

26

22

13

16

20

20

16

16

16

Aug.

13B

13,

16.

16,

Ifr

13,

13% 13,

13.

 13,

' 1ft,

16.

16

24

29

20

20,

20i

20,

13?

13,

13, 13;

13i

13

13

13:

13

Kb

7

7

NOTE. Stage-discharge relation affected by ,ice Dec. 30 and 31; discharge estimated from notes of 

observer; ihterpolated Jan. 2; estimated mean discharge for month of September is 15 second-feet.

Monthly discharge of South Fork of John Day River at DayvUle, Oreg., for the year

ending Sept. SO, 1921

' Month

October ___________________________

November... ________________________

December __________________________

January _ ______ . __________________

April...... ........ _ ..:_.. . .._ ..

May. ____________________________

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

August ________ ____ ____ ___ _ __

Discharge in second-feet

Maximum

26 

118 

1,000 

506 

1,550 

1,430 

850 

743 

301 

83 

29

1,550

Minimum

10

18 

8 

87 

118 

i 499 

499 

! 337 

83 

: 13 

7

Mean

19.4

4&3 

105 

195 

517 

1 780 

i 656 

500 

172 

41.8 

14.9- 

"15.0

253

Run-off in 

acre^feet

1,190, 

2,760, 

6,460, 

12,000 

28,700 

48,000 

39,000, 

30, 700 

10,200 

2, 570. 

916 

893

1£3,00&

1 Estimated to complete year.
44 SURFACE WATER SUPPLY, 1921, PART XII C 

CAMAS CBSSK ABOVE CABIE CBSSK, WEAE TTEIAH, OBEG.

LOCATION. In SE. M sec. 4, T. 5 S., R. 32 E., at highway bridge 200 feet above 

mouth of Cable Creek and 6 miles east of Ukiah, Umatilla County.

DRAINAGE ABE A. Not measured.

RECORDS AVAILABLE. May 1, 1914, to September 30, 1917; November 1, 1919, 

to September 30, 1921.

GAGE. Enameled vertical staff on abutment of highway bridge.

DISCHARGE MEASUREMENTS. Made from highway bridge or by wading.

CHANNEL AND CONTROL. Bed composed of rock and gravel; slightly shifting.

EXTREMES OF DISCHARGE. Maximum stage recorded during the period 

November 1, 1920, to September 30, 1921, 4.4 feet at 4 p. m. March 5 

(discharge, 1,700 second-feet); minimum stage recorded, 1.0 foot, August 

' 22-24, 27-29, September 1-4, 7, and 8 (discharge, 2.0 second-feet).

1914-1917, 1919-21: Maximum stage recorded, 4.5 feet May 13 and 14, 

1917 (discharge, 1,790 second-feet); minimum discharge recorded, that of 

August 22-24, 27-29, September 1-4, 7 and 8, 1921. Discharge also estimated to have become as low as 2 second-feet in December, 1914.

ICE. Stage-discharge relation seriously affected by ice.

DIVERSIONS. Practically none.

REGULATION. None.

ACCURACY. Stage-discharge relation changed, during March flood. Two fairly 

well-defined curves used November 1 to March 5 and March 6 to September 

30. Gage read to half-tenths twice daily. Discharge ascertained by applying mean daily gage heights to rating tables, except for periods affected by 

ice, November 10-14, December 11-22, January 16-24, and January 26 to 

February 7, for which discharges have been estimated. Records good 

except for December and January which are fair.

Discharge measurements of Camas Creek above Cable Creek, near Ukiah, Or eg., 

during the year ending Sept. 30, 19%1

Date

Oct. 29

July 18

Made by 

W. B. Hinkle _______________________________ '.

J. W. Bones ______ . __________________________

a

Feet 

1.50

Lll

Discharge

Sec.-ft. 

44.3

5.6

> Engineer, Teel irrigation district.
JOHN DAY RIVER BASIN 45-

Daily discharge, in second-feet, of Camas Creek above Cable Creek, near Ukiah, 

Oreg.,for the period Nov. 1, 1920, to Sept. SO, 1921

Day

I..... ..

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- 

Nov.

42

44

50

46

46

34

50

50

44

40

40

40

40

40

42

46

Afi

54

54

135

135

130

130

115

135

135

148

135

122

115

Dec.

110

90

70

67

70

63

63

74

94

110

80

110

135

135

135

110

160

211

Ron

475

Jan.

230

590

590

530

530

420

315

315

270

25,0

250

97ft

292

365

420

448

270

200

176

160

Feb.

130

115

130

230

365

625

800

800

71ft

590

475

365

392

420

420

420

420

365

270

230

230

315

Mar.

420

420

590

1,190

1,520

1,350

530

530

475

420

365

365

315

270

420

560

695

530

530

475

530

530

560

530

475

420

115

135

292

420

Apr.

365

420

365

530

560

530

475

270

270

315

270

315

365

420

420

475

420

420

420

420

1 475

560

530

590

590

502

560

590

530

660

May

660

590

660

590

530

475

420

420

420

420

475

475

420

365

420

420

475

475

CftO

475

530

530

475

475

475

420

392

315

340

270

230

June

230

230

192

230

230

192

192

160

148

130

122

110

94

74

67

46

39

39

36

39

30

34

42

46

39

34

39

34

36

34

July

30

27

25

21

21

17

17

19

19

17

14

10

10

7.5

7.5

5.0

5.0

7.5

7.5

5.0

4.4

5.0

7.5

9.0

10

7.5

7.5

7.5

5.0

5.0

5.0

Aug.

3.5

3.5

3.5

3.5

3.5

3.5

5.0

5.0

5.0

3.5

5.0

5.0

7.5

7.5

5.0

5.0

7.5

7.5

5.0

3.5

3.5

2.0

2.0

2.0

3.5

3.5

2.0

'2.0 2.0

3.5

3.5

Sept.

2.0

2.0

2.0

2.0

3.5

3.5

2.0

2.0

3.5

3.5

3.5

3.5

5.0

5.0

3.5

5.0

5.0

3.5

5.Q

7.5

7.5

5.0

6.0

7.5

7.5

7.5

5.0

5.0

3.5

3.5

NOTE. Stage-discharge relation affected by ice Nov. 10-14, Dec. 11-22, Jan. 18-24, and Jan. 26 to Feb. 

7; discharge estimated by study of weather records, observer's notes, and comparison with records of 

flow for Cable Creek.

Monthly discharge of Camas Creek above Cable Creek, near Ukiah, Or eg., for the 

period Nov. 1, 1920, to Sept. 30, 1921

Month

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

December.... ________________________

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

June ....... .......... ......................, ........

Jnly... ..................................................

September...: ________________ ....

Discharge hi second-feet

Maximum

148 

590 

590 

800 

1,520 

660 

660 

230 

30 

7.5 

7.5

Minimum

34 

63

115 

270 

230 

30 

4.4 

2 

2

Mean

76.1 

124 

287 

343 

526 

454 

456 

98.9 

11.8 

4.11 

4.35

Kun-oflin 

acre-feet

4,530 

7,620 

17,600 

19,000 

32,300 

27,000 

28,000 

5,880 

726 

253 

259

143,000

CABLE CHEEK NEAB UKIAH, ORES.

LOCATION. In NE. M sec. 9, T. 5 S., R. 32 E., at highway bridge 1,000 feet 

above mouth of creek and 6 miles east of Ukiah, Umatilla County.

DRAINAGE AREA. Not measured.

RECORDS AVAILABLE. May 1, 1914, to September 30, 1917; November 1, 1919, 

to September 30, 1921.

GAGE. Vertical staff on abutment of bridge.

DISCHARGE MEASUREMENTS. Made from highway bridge or by wading.
46 SURFACE WATER SUPPLY, 1921, PART XII^-C

CHANNEL AND CONTROL. Bed composed of gravel and rock; slightly shifting.

EXTBEMES OP STAGE. Maximum stage recorded during period November 1, 

1920, to September 30, 1921, 2.55 feet on May 29 (discharge, 530 secondfeet); minimum stage recorded, 0.05 foot August 2-6 and 10 (discharge, 

0.5 second-foot).

1914-1917, 1920-1921: Maximum stage recorded, 2.7 feet at 8 a. m. 

May 15, 1917 (discharge, 590 second-feet); minimum, creek probably dry 

at times during winter of 1917.

ICE. Stage-discharge relation seriously affected.

DIVEBSIONS. Probably none.

REGULATION. None.

ACCXJBACY. Stage-discharge relation changed duripg high water May 29. 

Rating curves used not well defined. Staff gage read to half-tenths once 

a day. Daily discharge ascertained by applying daily gage heights to 

rating tables. Records fair.

Discharge measurements of Cable Creek near Ukiah, Oreg., during the year ending

Sept. 30, 1921

Date

Oct. 29

July 17

Made by 

W. B. Hinkle *._ 

J. W. Bones. _ _ .

Gage 

height

Feet 

0.30

.34

Discharge

Sec.-ft. 

11.0

4.9

* Engineer, Teel Irrigation District.

Daily discharge, in second-feet, of Cable Creek near Ukiah, Oreg., for the period 

Nov. 1, 1920, to Sept. SO, 1921

Day

I.... 

2... .......

3. 

4 

5 

6 - 

T ..........

8 

9 

10 

11 

12 _

13-. . .

14. 

15. 

16- 

17- 

18-. 

90

91

22- 

23 

24. 

25 __

26 

27- ..

28 

29. 

30- 

31 

Nov.

7.0

7.0

11

7.0

11

7.0

7.0

7.0

6.0

7.8

10

10

12

12

24

160

185

185

170

190

190

165

149

125

105

Dec.

89

68

41

39

32

28

17

24

28

26

28

24

20

18

24

17

14

23

28

85

56

Jan.

56

82

85

71

89

85

89

85

53

in

178

50

Feb.

1

I 30

1

24

9fi

9fi

30

71

202

285

418

330

240

165

105

185

OO PL

276

285

270

294

285

264

240

228

190

Mar,

170

161

195

235

195

185

149

109

89

95

71

68

149

195

220

190

195

190

195

170

195

185

149

101

95

105

101

65

Apr.

38

51

43

149

149

141

129

89

71

89

71

89

101

101

105

101

89

101

150

101

121

195

196

190

185

195

228

264

23.5

284

May

264

240

264

306

300

294

270

, 246

246

228

235

' 246

235

235

246

264

270

285

294

285

294

300

385

276

285

276

246

220

530

452

407

June

407

382

337

294

210

180

128

106

74

64

47

38

32

24

22

22

22

24

22

18

14

20

22

18

14

16

16

18

14

July

14

13

10

7.0

7.0

5.5

5.5

6.4

6.4

4.0

3.0

2.4

2.0

2.0

3.0

4.0

4.6

5.5

5.5

4.0

3.0

3.6

3.6

3.6

4.6

4.0

3.0

2.0

1.5

1.5

1.0

Aug.

0.8

.5

.5

.5

.5

.5

1.0

1.0

, 1.0

.5

1.0

1.0

1.0

1.5

1.0

1.5

1.0

1.0 1.0

1.0

1.0

1.5

1.5

1.0

1.0

1.5

1.0

1.0

1.0

1.5

1.5

Sept.

1.0

1.0

1.0

l.t)

1.5

1.5

1.0

1.5

1.5

2.0

2.0

2.0

2.0

3.0

2.0

2.0

1.5

1.5

2.0

3.0

3.0

2.0

2.0

3.0

3.0

3.0

2.0

2.0

1.5

1.5

NOTE. Braced figures show estimated mean discharge for periods indicated; stage-discharge relation 

affected by ice; discharge estimated from study of gage height, observer's notes, and weather records .
DBSCHUTBS RIVER BASIN 47

Monthly discharge of Cable Creek near Ukiah, Or eg., for the period Nt ovt 1, 1920,

to Sept. 80, 1921

Month

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

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

September. ___________ _____________

Discharge in second-feet

Maximum

190 

89 

178

418 

270 

264 

530 

407 

14 

1.5 

3.0

Minimum

6.0 

14

66 

39 

22fl 

14 

1.0 

.5 

1.0

Mean

61.0 

29.5 

64.5 

174 

159 

133 

285 

95.6 

4.72 

1.01 

1.90

Run-off in 

acre-feet

3,630 

1,810 

3,970 

9,660 

9,780 

7,910 

17,500 

5,690 

290 

62 

113

60,400

DESCHUTES RIVER BASIN 

DESCHUTES RIVER NEAR LAPINE, OREG.

LOCATION. In NW. ^ sec. 26, T. 20 S.,-R. 10 E., at Forest Service bridge at Big 

River ranger station, 7 miles by river above mouth of East Fork, II miles 

north of Lapine, Deschutes County.

DRAINAGE AREA. Not measured.

RECORDS AVAILABLE. September 22 to December 21, 1910; February 18 to 

December 31, 1912; April 7 to October 27, 1913, occasional readings; October 1, 1914, to May 14, 1917; August 26 to October 27, 1920, when station 

was discontinued.

GAGE. Vertical staff on bent of bridge. Stevens recorder, installed temporarily, used in 1920.

DISCHARGE MEASUREMENTS. Made from upstream side of wagon bridge. Conditions excellent. «

CHANNEL AND CONTROL. Stream bed composed of gravel and sand; no defined 

control. Channel crooked, gradient low.

EXTREMES OF DISCHARGE. Not determined.

ICE. None during period.

DIVERSIONS. None.

REGULATION. None.

ACCURACY. Stage-discharge relation permanent during period. Rating curve 

fairly well defined. Operation of recorder unsatisfactory part of time, but 

gage-height record adequate on account of small fluctuation. Daily discharge ascertained by applying the daily gage height to rating table and by 

interpolating discharge for days when gage was not read. Reqords good.

Discharge measurements of Deschutes River near Lapine, Oreg*, fat the period

Aug. M to Oct. 27, 1920

Date

Aug. 26

26 

Sept. 13

Made by 

Briggs and Phillips..... 

K. N. Phillips....- .

Gage 

height

Feet 

1.30

1.30 

1.41

Discharge

Sec.-ft. 

931

897 

981

Date

Sept. 13

Oct. 27 

27

Made by 

K. N. Philliiis-...!.....

Briggs and Bgw&on. 

#

Feet 

' 1/40

1.22 

1.22

Discharge

Sec.-ft. 

966

902 

900
48

Daily di

SURFACE WATER SUPPLY, 1921, PART XII 0

e, in second-feet, of Deschutes River near Lapine, Oreg., for the period 

Aug. 26 to Oct. 27, 1920

Day

1 .. _

2 ........

3.-... _ .

4 . __ ...

5.. . ...

6... ...

7.. .......

8.........

9... ...

10.. ....

Aug. Sept.

935

Oct.

"926

925

925

Day

11------..

10

14... ......

17.-. -..

1Q

19. ..-

20. . .

Aug. Sept.

} 935

rue

935

930

930

92S

925

925

Oct.

922

920

918

I 909

Day

21----.-.

22. 

OO

24 

25 

26 

27 ..

OQ

29 

30 

Aug.

920

92S

Sept.

925

928

928

J

Oct.

}

I 909

900

900

900

900

<> Estimated.

NOTE. Braced figures show estimated mean discharge for periods indicated.

Monthly discharge of Deschutes River near Lapine, Oreg., for the period Aug. 26 to

Oct. 27, 1920

Month

August 26-31 ____________ . .., _______ . _ .

September.......... .

October 1-27..... ___ .......... ... .. .. .........

Discharge in second-feet

Maximum

926

Minimum

900

Mean

922 

932 

916

Run-off in 

acre-feet

11,000 

55,500 

49,100

116,000

DESCHTTTES RIVER AT BENHAM FAILS, NEAR BEND, OREG.

LOCATION. In SE. M sec. 9, T. 19 S., R. 11 E., 100 yards above head of Benham 

Falls, 1^ miles below proposed dam site for Benham Falls reservoir, and 

14 miles by road south of Bend, Deschutes County.

DRAINAGE AREA. Not measured.

RECORDS AVAILABLE. March 30, 1909, to September 30, 1913; August 27 to 

December 22, 1920, and July 1 to September 15, 1921, when station was 

discontinued.

GAGE. Vertical staff on left bank installed in August, 1920, nearly opposite 

gage used from 1909 to 1913. Temporary gage on railroad trestle about 

one-half mlile above regular gage read July 10 to September 15.

DISCHARGE MEASUREMENTS. Made from cable about 100 yards above, gage.

CHANNEL AND CONTROL. Control is rock reef at head of Benham Falls. Gage 

and,cable located in comparatively deep and sluggish water above head of 

falls. Logs may jam at or near control.

EXTREMES OF DISCHARGE. Maximum stage recorded during the periods August 27 

to December 22, 1920, and July 10 to September 15, 1921, 2.70 feet at time 

of measurement June-3r 1921 (discharge, 2,110-second-feet); minimum stage 

recorded, 0.77 foot December 15, 1920 (discharge, 1,080 second-feet).

ICE. None.

DIVERSIONS. Some irrigation in headwaters of river. Station is above all large 

diversions near Bend. , .H ..,,,

REGULATION. None. ; ;*
DESCHUTES RIVER BASIN 49

ACCURACY. Stage-discharge relation permanent except as affected by logs on 

control August 27 to September 24, 1920. Rating curves fairly well defined. 

Staff gage read to hundredths twice daily August 27 to December 22 and 

three times-a week July 10 to September 15. Daily discharge ascertained by 

applying daily gage heights to rating tables. Records good.

Discharge measurements of De&chutes River at Benham Falls, near Bend, Oreg., during 

the period Sept. 10, 1920, to Oct. 7, 1921

Date

1920

10

Oct. 27

1921

Apr. 1

Made by 

K.N. Phillips--.......

Gage 

height

Feet 

1.31

1.31

1.22

2.00

Discharge

Sec.-ft.

1,170

1,270

Date

1921

Sept. 6

Oct. 7

Made by 

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

... ..do....-........ .. .-...do...:..--. ....

Gage 

height

Feet 

2.11

2.42

2.70

1.99

1.98

Discharge

Sec.-ft. 

1,680

1 940

2,090

1,640

1, 510

Daily discharge, in second-feet, of Deschutes River at Benham Falls, near Bend, Oreg., 

, for the periods Aug. 27 to Dec. 22, 1920, and July 1 to Sept. 15, 1921

1 _ ..............................

2............

3.. ..._...__..._..._........_..__....

4 _ .... _ ....... _ ....... _ . __ .

5.. ......... ....... .................

?:±:::-::: : ::

8...... ...........I... ...............

9....................................

10....................................

11......-.-..--.....-..-...-.-.-.....

12...................................

13 .................................

14..... ...... :...!... ............. ....

15....................................

16... .... ............

17.... .. .................. ......

18 ........ ....... ............. ...

19 ........ ....... ...-.-- .

20 . 

21........ .'. .. . . ..

22 . i ,__ __-_.. ......

23 ... .......... 

24... ...... __ .......................

OK . ' i

26.-...-.---.J.'. '!' . ..

27- n ... ..r ...... ,... -. . :..-

2S-: .. --' ...:: , 

io"-'::;':-;:: i :;:;::.:::::

31 i ' ., !;;-' ''.-:: J- : :

,

Aug.

1,150 i; iso

1,180 

1,150 i i %fi

Sept.

1,150

1,150

1 1"50

1,150

1,150

1,150

1,150

1,150

1, 150

1,180

1,200

1,200.

, 1 OflA

1,200

1,200

,1,200

"V180

1,180

1 tfifl

1 200

1,220

1^280

'l' 286

1,240 

1,'240

i :,,,.

1920

Out.

1,260

1,260

1,260

1,260

1,260

1,260

1,260

1,260

1,280

1,260

1,280

1,280

},30Q

1, 280

1,300

1,300

1,300

1,300

1,280

1,280

1,280

. 1,,280

,: V260

.1,260

1

1,260

No?

1,260

1,260

1,240

1,240

1,260

1,240

1,240

1,240

1,240

1,220

1,220

1,220

1,220

1,260

1,280

1,360

l,4gO

1,480

1,540

1,480

1, 460

.-. 1,460

1J460-

1,480 ; 1,480'

1,480 

1,4^0

Dec.

1,460

1,480

1,440

1,410

1,410

1,340

1,340

1,340

1,340

1,340

1,340

1,340

1,300

1,300

1,080

'. 1,260

1,510

1,340

1,340 '1, ;34G

1,340

..,.,,.,.:

" .! . :

July

1,900

1,840

1,820

1,800

1,770

1,820

, 1,870

1, 780

1,700

1; 750

1,800

 1;800

X 800

1,750

1,700

1, 700

,,1,700

;li700

1,700

1,700'

4,700 

1,690

a, 680

1921

Aug.

1,680

1,680

1,680

1,680

1, 680

1,680

1,680

1,680

1,710

1,740

1, 710

1,680

1,680

1,<680

1,690

1,700

1,700

 1>700.

1,690.

1,680

1,680

1, 680

1,680

1,680

1,680

:i,68Q<

1..63J) "-1,680'

, 4, 660 

1,640

.: :.!, 640

Hi i'i i il

Sept:

1,640

1,640

1,640

1,660

1,680

1,660

1,640

1,640

1,640

1,640

1,640

1,630

1,620

1,630

1,640

-- -,->{-

........
-60 SURFACE WATER SUPPLY, 1921, PART XII C

-Monthly discharge of Deschutes River at Benham Falls, near Bend, Oreg., for the 

periods Aug. 27 to Dec. 22, 1920, and July 10 to Sept. 15, 1921

Month

1920 

August 27-31..--- _______ ..... . ......

November-.--........... .. . ..--

1921 

-July 10-31.................. ..............................

AugustDischarge in second-feet

Maximum

1,180 

1,280 

1,300 

1,540 

1,510

1,870 

1,740 

1,680

Minimum

1,150 

1,150 

1,260 

1,220 

1,080

1,680 

1,640 

1,620

Mean

1,160 

1,190 

1,270 

1,350 

1,350

1,750 

1,680 

1,640

Run-off in 

acre-feet

11, 500 

70,800 

78,100 

80,300 

58,900

76,300 

103,000 

48,800

DESCHUTES RIVER BELOW BEND, OREG.

.LOCATION. In SE. 34 sec. 20, T. 17 S., R. 12 E., half a mile below North canal 

dam and 2 miles north of Bend, Deschutes County. ,

DRAINAGE AREA. Not measured.

RECORDS AVAILABLE. November 27, 1914, to September 30, 1&21.

 GAGE. Stevens water-stage recorder on right bank; inspected by W. L. Beebe.

DISCHARGE MEASUREMENTS. Made from cable about 50 feet upstream from gage.

'CHANNEL AND CONTROL. Coarse gravel and boulders. Logs, drift, and aquatic 

plants lodged on the wide shallow control may affect stage-discharge relation 

at times.

.EXTREMES OF DISCHARGE. Maximum stage during year, from water-stage recorder, 2.51 feet at 2 a. m., March 21 (discharge, 1,700 second-feet); minimum stage from water-stage recorder, 0.91 foot at 1 a. m. October 5 (discharge, 331 second-feet).

1914 1921: Maximum stage from water-stage recorder, 2.75 feet (caused 

by failure of dam at mill pond above gage) at noon February 1, 1920 (discharge, 2,320 second-feet); minimum stage recorded, 0.23 foot, August 21, 

1920 (discharge, 70 second-feet).

1905-1921: Maximum stage recorded, 3.45 feet, at pumping plant at Bend, 

at 7.45 a. m. November 27,1909 (discharge, 4,820 second-feet; no diversions).

ICE. Stage-discharge relation seldom affected by ice.

DIVERSIONS. Station is below intakes of the five large canals (Arnold, Central 

Oregon, Pilot Butte, North, and Swalley canals) which divert water from 

Deschutes River near Bend; only small diversions below station.

BJEGULATION. Flow regulated by two hydroelectric plants, one at North canal 

dam and one at Bend.

ACCURACY. Stage-discharge relation permanent. Rating curve well defined. 

Operation of water-stage recorder fairly satisfactory. Daily discharge ascertained by applying to rating table the mean daily gage height obtained by 

inspecting recorder graph. Discharge for days of no gage-height record ascertained by interpolation based on figures obtained by first including the 

diversions in the five canals near Bead and then subtracting from the interpolated figures the total discharge of the canals for those days. Records 

good.
DESCHUTES RIVER BASIN 51

Discharge measurements of Deschutes River below Bend, Oreg., during the year

ending Sept. SO, 1921

Date

Feb. 28

17

Made by 

... ..do . . -

,T W. Bones ............

Gage 

height

Feet 

2.25

1.92

2.08

1. Sfi

Discharge

Sec.-ft. 

1,440

1,130

1,320

1,120

Date Made by 

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

.Gage 

height

Feet 

1.75

2.22

].40

Discharge

Sec.-ft. 

970

3,400

685

Daily discharge, in second-feet, of Deschutes River below Bend, Oreg., for the year

ending Sept. SO, 1921

Day

1 ......... ..

2..............

3.. .

4..............

5 

6--.--.........

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.

584

576

560

560

568

584

584

584

592

600

600

592

600

608

632

600

S08

^80

740

740

765

740

731

731

714

722

706

722

731

765

$08

Nov.

756

765

808

808

808

808

850

895

985

1,120

1,120

1,120

1,160

1,160

1,160

1.160

1,210

1,160

1,080

1,120

1,120

1,260

1,390

1,390

1,340

1,390

1,390

1,390

1,340

1,300

Dee.

1,300

1,300

1,300

1,260

1,300

1,260

1,210

1,210

1,080

1,030

1,080

1,120

1,210

1,260

1,100

1,160

1,250

1,220

1,260

1,210

1,160

1,160

1,160

1,160

1,210

1,210

1,260

1,260

1,260

1,390

1,390

Jan.

1,390

1,300

1,260

1,260

1,390

1,540

1,590

1,590

1,590

1,250

1,250

],350

1,410

1,320

1,490

1,350

1,280

1,350

],320

1,280

1,300

1,340

1,210

1,300

1,340

1,340

1,340

Feb.

1,300

1,260

1,160

1,160

1,160

1,160

1,160

1,210

1,210

1,340

1,440

1,440

1,440

1,350

1, 350

1, 350

1,320

1,320

1, 280

],440

1,390

1,300

1,440

1,440

Mar..

],390

1,390

1,440

1,390

1,340

1,300

1,340

1,340

1,340

1,390

1,390

],340

1,340

1,340

1,340

1,390

1,440

1,490

1,540

1,540

1,590

1,540

1,540

1,490

1,490

1,440

1 300

Apr.

1,260

1,260

1,340

1,440

1,540

1,540

1,490

1,490

1,440

1,440

1,490

1,540

1,540

1,590

1,540

1,540

1.260

1,260

1,210

1,210

1,210

1,160

1, 160

1,160

1,160

1,120

1,120

1,120

1,120

1,120

May

1,080

1,080

1,120

1,080

1,120

1,160

1,160

1,080

1,120

1,120

1,080

1,080

1,080

1,080

1,030

1, 030

1,120

1,160

1,210

1,210

1,210

1,260

1,300

1,340

1,300

1,210

1,120

1,120

1,120

1,120

1,120

June

1,120

1,120

1,390

1,490

1,490

1,490

1,440

Iy440

1,440

1,490

1,440

1,340

1,300

1,150

1,130

1,360

1,110

1,130

1,390

1,340

1,260

1,120

1,080

985

940

895

895

895

850

895

July

895

850

895

895

895

850

850

850

808

765

765

765

765

756

731

714

697

705

680

680

680

680

680

640

648

640

672

688

680

648

640

Aug.

640

640

648

688

688

680

656

664

688

714

705

705

731

740

700

7j60

730

700

672

672

664

672

688

680

672

672

680

680

680

680

Sept.

688

705

705

714

722

 740

765

748

748

740

731

740

740

740

740

760

820

820

850

940

l.OOC

1.010

l,02t

1,020

1,080

1,08C

],090

1,100

1,100

1,100

NOTE. Discharge for Dee. 15-18, Jan. 11-15,17-22, and Feb. 15^20, determined by applying special rating 

table (derived by making simultaneous readings at regular station and temporary one) to daily staff-gage 

readings made on temporary gage at North canal diversion. Discharge for days of missing gage height, 

June 14-18, July 19-23, Aug. 14-18, Sept. 16-18, 21-24, and 27-30, determined by subtracting total flow of 

canals from estimated discharge for Deschutes River, including canals, near Bend.
52 SURFACE WATER SUPPLY, 1921, PART XII C

Monthly discharge of Deschutes River below Bend, Oreg., for the year ending Sept.

30, 1921

Month

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

Discharge in second-feet

Maximum

SOS 

1,390 

1,390 

1,590 

1,440 

1,590 

1,590 

1,340 

1,490 

895 

760 

1,100

1,590

Minimum

560 

756 

1,030 

1,210 

1,160 

1,300 

1,120 

1,030 

850 

640 

640 

688

560

Mean

656 

1,110 

1,220 

1,360 

1,320 

1,430 

1,330 

1,140 

1,210 

745 

686 

859

1,090

Run-off in 

acre-feet

40,300 

66,000 

75,000 

83,600 

73,300 

87,900 

79,100 

70,100 

72,000 

45,800 

42,200 

51,100

786,000

Daily discharge, in second-feet, of Deschutes River, including canals, near Bend, 

Oreg., for the year ending Sept. 30, 1921

Day

1 ... ... .... .

2..............

3..............

4..............

5..............

6..............

7 i_...

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.

1,250

1,240

1,230

1,230

1,240

1,220

1,220

1,240

1,280

1,270

1,270

1,260

1,250

1,240

1,270

1,230

1,220

1,290

1,310

1,300

1,300

1,280

1,250

1,260

1,240

1,250

1,220

1,220

1,230 

1,230

1,260

Nov.

1,150

1,140

1,170

1,170

1,170

1,170

1,170

1,160

1,120

1,120

1,120

1,120

1,160

1,160

1,160

1,160

1,210

1,300

1,390

1,430

1,420

1,320

1,390

1,390

1,340

1,390

1,390

1,390

1,350 

1,320

Dec.

1,310

1,310

1,310

1,270

1,310

1,270

1,220

1,300

1,310

1,290

1,300

1,250

1,210

1,260

1,100

1,160

1,250

1,220

1,260

1,210

1,170

1,180

1,190

1,160

1,210

1,210

1,260

1,270

1,280 

1,410

1,410

Jan.

1,410

1,400

1,540

1,580

1,580

1,550

1,590

1,590

1,590

1,590

1,250

1,250

1,350

1,410

1,320

1,490

1,350

1,280

1,350

1,320

1,280

1,250

1,300

1,340

1,410

1,370

1,360

1,360

1,360 

1,350

1,350

Feb.

1,310

1,400

1,330

1,330

1,320

1,320

1,320

1,370

1,370

1,390

1,450

1,450

1,470

1,470

1,360

1,360

1,360

1,330

1,330

1,290

1,450

1,460

1,530

1,440

1,450

1,360

1,450

1,460

Mar.

1,420

1,420

1,470

1,420

1,360

1,430

1,520

1,520

1,520

1,480

1,420

1,450

1,460

1,470

1,480

1,450

1,460

1,520

1,570

1,570

1,610

1,560

1,570

1,570

1,520

1,520

1,520

1,520

1,520 

1,550

1,560

Apr.

1,540

1,530

1,530

1,520

1,540

1,550

1,510

1,520

1,490

1,510

1,540

1,580

1,590

1,650

1,680

1,810

1,620

1,600

1,600

1,610

1,,620

1,620

1,680

1,710

1,740

1,720

1,740

1,770

1,790 

1,810

May

1,800

1,800

1,860

1,840

1,880

1,930

1,920

1,860

1,900

1,900

1,860

1,860

1,850

1,860

1,840

1,840

1,860

1,870

1,920

1,920

1,930

1,980

2,000

2,030

2,020

1,980

1,920

1,940

1,940 

1,950

1,960

June

1,980

1,990

1,900

1,960

1,960

1,960

1,920

1,930

1,930

1,970

1, 940

1,950

2,080

1,980

1,890

1,880

1,910

1,990

1,880

1,870

1,860

1,820

1,830

1,840

1,800 

1,840

July

1,850

1,800

1,850

1,850

1,850

1,800

1,800

1,800

1,760

1,720

1,720

1,720

1,720

1,730

1,690

1,680

1,660

1,670

1,«40

1,610

1,620

1,570

1,610

1,620

1,620

1,580

1,580

Aug.

1,580

1,580

1,590

1,630

1,630

1,620

1,620

1,630

1,650

1,680

1,660

1,660

1,620

1,610

1,600

1,600

1,610

1,610

1,620

1,620

1,610

1,580

1,580

1,570

1,580 

1,590

1,570

Sept.

1,580

1,580

1,580

1,590

1,590

1,600

1,570

1,590

1,590

1,580

1,560

1,580

1,580

1,570

1,560

I 1,540

1,510

1,530

1

1.580

1,640

1,640

I 1,650

NOTE. Braced figures show mean discharge for periods indicated, estimated by interpolation.
DESCHUTES RIVER BASTIST 53

Monthly discharge of Deschutes River, including canals, near Bend, Or eg., for the 

year ending Sept. 30, 1921

Month

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

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

Discharge in second-feet

Maximum

1,310 

1,430 

1,410 

1,590 

1,630 

1,610 

1,810 

2,030 

2,080 

1,850 

1,680 

1,650

2,080

Minimum

1,220 

1,120 

1,100 

1,250 

1,290 

1,360 

1,490 

1,800 

1,800 

1,570 

1,570 

1,510

1,100

Mean

1,250 

1,250 

1,250 

1,400 

1,390 

1,500 

1,620 

1,900 

1,930 

1,700 

1,610 

1,580

1,530

Run-off in 

acre-feet

76,900 

74,400 

76,900 

86,100 

77,200 

92,200 

96,400 

117,000 

115,000 

105,000 

99,000 

94,000

1, 110, 000

DESCHUTES EIVER AT MECCA, OEEG.

LOCATION. In SW. ^ sec. 20, T. 9 S., R. 13 E., at bridge at Mecca station on 

Oregon Trunk Railway, Jefferson County, 1^ miles below mouth of 

Shitike Creek and 12 miles above mouth of Warm Spring River.

DRAINAGE AREA. Not measured. *

RECORDS AVAILABLE. June 7, 1911, to September 30, 1921.

GAGE. Vertical staff fastened to tree on right bank 75 feet above bridge; read 

by H. E. Massey.

DISCHARGE MEASUREMENTS. Made from highway bridge.

CHANNEL AND CONTROL. Bed composed of rock and gravel; subject to seasonal 

shifts.

EXTREMES OF DISCHARGE. Maximum stage recorded during year, 5.05 feet 

February 15 (discharge, 9,820 second-feet); minimum stage recorded, 2.35 

feet October 1, 2, 6, 13-15 (discharge, 3,850 second-feet).

1911-1921: Maximum stage recorded, 5.75 feet March 21, 1916 (discharge, 11,700 second-feet); minimum stage recorded, 1.95 feet August 

27-30, 1920 (discharge, 3,170 second-feet).

ICE. Stage-discharge relation not affected by ice.

DIVERSIONS. Flow affected by diversions from upper Deschutes River, near 

Bend, Tumalo, and Cline Falls. Summer flow of Crooked River above head 

of lower canyon near Terrebonne practically all diverted.

REGULATION. None.

ACCURACY. Stage-discharge relation changed during high water of January 6. 

Two well-defined rating curves used up to August 4, after which stagedischarge relation appears unstable and shifting-control method was used. 

Gage read to half-tenths once a day. Daily discharge ascertained by applying 

daily gage heights to rating table. Records good.

Discharge measurements of Deschutes River at Mecca, Oreg., during the year ending

Sept. SO, 1921

Date

Oct. 26

May 17

.Made by- Gage 

height

Feet

2.48

3.40

Discharge

Sec.-ft. 

4,100

6,090

Date

July 7

Sept. 9

Made by 

J. w; Bones ____ ." ...

Gage 

height

Feet 

2.80

2.55

Discharge

Sec.Jt. 

4,900

4,060
54 SURFACE WATER SUPPLY, 1921, PART XII C

Daily discharge, in second-feet, of Deschutes River at Mecca, Oreg., for the year

ending Sept. 30, 1921

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 

Oct.

3,850

3,850

4,330

4,330

4,040

3,850

3,950

3,950

3,950

3,950

3,950

3,950

3,850

3,850

3,850

3,950

3,950

3,950

3,950

3,950

3,950

4,140

4,040

4,040

4,140

4,140

4,040

4,040

4,040

4,040

4,040

Nov.

4,040

4,040

4,040

4,140

4,140

4,140

4,140

4,140

4,330

4,330

4,330

4,530

4,530

4,530

4,730

5,570

5,990

5,570

5,150

5,150

5,150

5,150

5,150

5,150

5,150

Dec.

5,150

4,940

4,940

4,730

4,730

4.73Q

4,730

4,730

4,730

4,730

4,730

4,730

4,730

4,730

4 730

4,730

4,730

4,730

4,730

4,730

4,730

5,150

4,940

4,730

4,730

6,430

6,880

Jan.

7,110

7,110

7,110

7,340

6,900

6,470

6,050

5,850

5,650

6,050

6,050

5,850

5,650

5,650

5,450

5,260

5,260

5,260

5,450

5,450

5,260

5,260

Feb.

5,260

5,260

5,260

5,260

5,260

5,260

5,080

6,050

6,900

9 820

7,120

P onfl

6 260

6,050

6, 050

6,470

6,470

6,470

Mar.

7,120

7,120

7,340

7,800

8,280

8,280

7,800

7,570

7,340

7,340

7,340

6,900

6,900

6,900

6 680

6,900

7,340

9,300

9,560

8,780

7,800

7,34ff

7,340

7,340

6 900

6,900

6,900

6,900

6 900

Apr.

6,900

7,120

7,800

7,570

7,340

7,120

6,900

6,680

6,470

6,900

7,340

7,570

7,570

7,340

6,900

6,680

6,680

6,680

6,900

7,340

7,340

7,120

6,900

6,680

6,470

6,900

6,900

7,120

May

6,900

6,900

6,470

6,470

6,260

6,260

6,.260

6,260

6,470

6,470

6,260

6,260

6,050

6,050

6,050

6,470

7,340

7,340

6,900

6,900

6,900

6,900

6,680

6,470

6,260

6,050

5,650

5,650

5,650

June

6,470

6,470

6,470

6,470

6,680

6,900

6,900

6,680

6,470

6,470

6,050

6,050

5,850

5,650

5,260

5,260

5,260

5,260

5,650

5,650

5,650

5,650

5,650

5,650

5,260

5,260

5,080

5,260

5,260

5,260

July

5,450

5,260

5,080

4,900

4,900

,4,900

4,900

4,900

4,900

4,900

4,900

4,720

4,720

4,720

4,550

4,550

4,550

4, 550

4,550

4,550

4,550

4,550

4,550

4,550

4,550

4,550

4,550

4,550

4,550

4,550

4,380

Aug.

4,380

4,380

4,380

4,380

4,550

4,220

4,220

4,380

4,380

4,380

4,220

4,220

4,220

4,220

4,220

4,220

4,220

4,220

4,220

4,220

4,220

4,220

4,220

4,220

4,220

4,060

4,060

4,060

4,060

4,060

4} 060

Sept.

4,060

4,060

4,060

4,060

4,060

4,220

4,220

4,220

4,060

4,060

4,060

4,060

4,060

4,060

4,060

4,220

4,220

4,220

4,900

4, 550

4,900

4,720

4,550

4,550

4,550

4,550

4,550

4,550

4,550

4,650

Monthly discharge of Deschutes River at Mecca, Oreg., for the year ending Sept. SO,

1921

Month

November. __ _ _._ ., _

January ______ ..... __ .... _ ...... _ .

March...... ___ ... _ .... ___ . __ ..

April . 

May........ _ _ ............................

June. _______ ___ __ _ ........ __ __ . __ ..

July i. -- - .. ..

September.. ______________________ . ......

The year ________ ___ . ___ . _ .

Discharge in second-feet

Maximum

4,330 

5,990 

6,880 

7,340 

9,820 

9,560 

7,800 

7,340 

6,900 

5,450 

4,550 

4,900

9,820

Minimum

3,850 

4,040 

4,730 

5,260 

5,080 

6,680 

6,470 

5,650 

5,080 

4,380 

4,060 

4,060

3,850

Mean

3,960 

4,780 

4,930 

6,030 

6,420 

7,440 

7,040 

6,410 

5,860 

4,720 

4,240 

4, 320

5,510

Run-off in 

acre-feet

243, 000 

284, 000 

303,000 

371,000 

357,000 

457,000 

419, 000 

 394,000 

349,000 

290,000 

261,000 

257,000

3, 980, 000

DESCHtJTES RIVER AT MOOD?, HEAR BIGGS, OREG.

LOCATION. In SE. J^ sec. 26, T. 2 N., R. 15 E., opposite Moody railroad station, 1^£ miles above bridge of Oregon-Washington Railroad & Navigation 

Co., 1J^ miles above mouth of river, and 5 miles southwest of Biggs, Sherman County.

DBAINA&B AREA. About 9,180 square miles.
DESCHUTES RIVER BASIN 55

RECORDS AVAILABLE. July 7, 1906, to September 30, 1921; October 19, 1897; 

to December 31, 1899, for a station near Moro, 10 miles above mouth of 

river in NE. % sec. 5, T. 1 S., R. 16 E. Records for 1908 and 1910 somewhat fragmentary.

GAGE. Staff in two sections, the lower inclined, the upper vertical; read by 

Dave Jones.

DISCHAEGE MEASUREMENTS. Made from a cable about 450 feet above gage.

CHANNEL AND CONTROL. Bed composed of rock and gravel; shifting only in 

floods.

EXTREMES OF DISCHARGE. Maximum stage recorded during year, 4.85 feet at 

4.30 p. m. January 3 (discharge, 14,600 second-feet); minimum stage recorded, 2.2 feet October 1, 2, and 10-12 (discharge, 4,200 second-feet).

1906-1921: Maximum stage recorded, 7.50 feet February 6, 1907 (discharge, 30,600 second-feet); minimum stage recorded, 1.9 feet August 23-28, 

1920 (discharge, 3,510 second-feet).

ICE. Stage-discharge relation never affected by ice.

DIVERSIONS. Summer discharge at this station has been progressively reduced since about 1904 or 1905 by diversions from the upper river. Some 

of the water returns but the net reduction during midsummer now probably 

exceeds 20 per cent.

 REGULATION. None.

ACCURACY. Stage-discharge relation permanent during year. -Rating curve 

well defined. Gage read to tenth or half-tenths; from December 30 to 

March 31 read twice daily and the rest of year once daily. Daily discharge 

ascertained by applying daily gage height to rating table. Records good.

Discharge measurements of Deschutes River at Moody, near Biggs, Oreg., during 

the year ending Sept. 30, 1921

Date

Dec. 1

Mar. 21

Made by 

R. C, Briggs.. .........

Gage 

height

Feet 

2.72

4.05

Discharge

Sec.-ft. 

5,820

10,600

Date

June 23

Aug. 21

" Made by 

K. N. Phillips.- .......

height

Feet 

2.94

2.32

Discharge.

Sec.-ft 

6,220

4,590
SURFACE WATER SUPPLY, 1921, PART XII C

Daily discharge, in second-feet, of Deschutes River at Moody, near Biggs, Oreg., for 

the year ending Sept. SO, 1921

Day

1 ..

2............

4... .........

5 . -

6 

8.. ....... ...

9-------.---.

10....... ..

11. --- ..

12 ....

13-.-.- _ --.-

14 

15 

16 

17 

18 ...... 

19 20- :

21 - 

22 

23 

24 

25-- .

26.... ........

27 

28... ..

29. . 

30 

31.. ..........

Oct.

4,200

4,200

4,720

5,000

5,000

4,720

4,720

4,450

4,450

4,200

4,200

4,200

4,450

4,450

4,450

4,450

4,450

4,450

4,450

4,450

4,720

4,720

4,720

4,450

4,450

4,450

4.450

4,450

4,450

4,450

4,450

Nov.

4,450

4,450

4,720

4,720

4,720

4,720

4,720

4,720

4,720

4,720

4,720

4,720

4,720

4,720

5,000

5,280

5,280

6,180

6,830

6, 830

6, 180

6,180

6,180

6,180

5,670

6,180

6,500

6,180

5,870

5,870

Dec.

5,870

5,570

E K7fl

5,570

5,570

5,280

5,280

5,280

5,280

5,280

5,280

5,280

5,000

5,000

5,000

5,000

5,280

5,280

5,280

5,280

5,280

5,000

5,000

5,870

6,180

5,280

5,280

5,570

5,870

7,170

10,300

Jan.

8,630

14,300

19 ^nn

11, 300

9 440

8*630

8,250

7,520

7,170

6,830

7,170

7,880

7,880

7,880

7,170

6,830

6,830

6,500

6,500

6,500

5,870

5,870

5.870

6,180

6,180

5,870

Feb.

5,870

5.870

6,500

6,500

5,870

5,870

8,630

10, 300

11,300

11, 800

12,800

12,300

11,800

12,300

9,440

8,250

8,250

8,250

7,880

7,520

7,520

7,880

7,880

8,250

8,630

Mar.

9,440

10,300

10,800

10.800

11, 300

10,300

9,860

9,030

8,630

8,630

8,630

7,880

7,880

7,880

10,300

12,300

12,800

12,300"

10,800

10,300

9,860

9,440

9,440

9,030

8,630

8,250

8,250

8,250

8,250

Apr.

8,630

8, 630.

9,030

9,030

8,250

7,880

7,880

7,880

7,880

7,880

7,880

8,250

9,030

9,440

9,030

8,630

7,880

7,880

8,250

8,250

9,030

9,440

9,440

9,440

9,030

8,630

8,250

8,250

9,030

9,030

May

8,630

8,630

8,250

7,880

7,520

7,520

7,520

7,880

7,880

7,880

7,880

7,880

7,880

7,880

7,880

7,880

7,880

7,880

9,440

9,440

9,440

8,630

9,030

8,630

8,630

8,630

7,880

7,520

7,170

7,170

7,170

June

7,170

7,170

7,170

8,630

8,630

8,250

8,250

7,880

7,880

7,880

7,520

7,170

6,830

6,500

6,500

6,500

6,500

6,180

6,180

6,500

6,500

6,500

6,180

6,180

5,870

5,870

5,570

5,570

5,870

5,870

July

5,870

5,870

5,870

5,280

5,280

5,280

5,280

5,280

5,280

5,280

5,280

5,280

5,280

5,280

5,280

5,280

5,280

5,280

4,860

4,720

4,720

4,720

4,720

4,720

4,720

4,720

4,720

4,720

4,720

4,720

4,720

Aug.

4,720

4,720

4,720

4,720

4,720

4,720

4,720

4,720

4,720

4,720

4,720

4,720

4,720

4,720

4,860

4,720

4,720

4,720

4,580-

4,580

4,580

4,580

4,580

4,450

4,450

4,450

4,450

4,450

4,450

4,450

4,580

Sept.

4,580

4,580

4,580

4,580

4,580

4,580

4,580

4,580

4,580

4,580

4,580

4,580

4,580

4,580

4,580

H

4,580

4,580

4,860

5,280

5,280

5,280

5,28<f

5,280

5,280

5,280

5,280

5,280

5,280

5,000

fi,000

Monthly discharge of Deschutes River at Moody, near Biggs, Oreg., for the year

ending Sept. SO, 1921

Month

October.. __________ . _____ __ . _ _ .....

December ____________________________

January ___ __ ____ ____ _ _ ____ _ ......

March. ___ ________ .. ___ _____ . _ .....

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

May ______ __ ______ .... _______ ......

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

July........ _..__ . ....

September __ . ___________ ....

The year. ______________ . ...............

Discharge in second-feet

Maximum

5,000 

6,830 

10,300 

14,300 

12,800 

12,800 

9,440 

9,440 

8.630 

5,870 

4,860 

5,280

14,300

Minimum

4,200 

4,450 

5,000 

5,870 

5,870 

7,880 

7,880 

7,170 

5,570 

4,720 

4,450 

4,580

4,200

Mean

4,500 

5,390 

5,580 

7,840 

8,550 

9,700 

8,570 

8,110 

6,840 

5, 110 

4,640 

4,850

6,630

Run-off in 

acre-feet

277,000 

321,000 

343,000 

482,000 

475,000 

596, 000 

510,000 

499,000 

407, 000 

314,000 

285,000 

289,000

4,800,000

EAST FORK AT MORSON INTAKE, NEAR IAPINE, QREO.

LOCATION. In sec. 33, T. 23 S., R. 9 E., above intake of canal of Morson project

and below Crescent Creek, Half a mile from river road to Crescent, and 12

miles southwest of Lapine, Deschutes County. 

DRAINAGE AREA. Not measured. 

RECORDS AVAILABLE. May 26, 1914, to September 14, 1917 (except winter

periods), May 7 to August 31, 1919; April 5 to September 13, 1920, June 9

to September 30, 1921.
DESCHUTES.BIVER BASIN 57

GAGE. Vertical staff on right bank above Morson intake. Vertical staff nailed 

to a tree root in section "33, just below mouth of Crescent Creek used prior 

to July 27, 1915, and May 15 to September 14, 1917, and staff on bent of 

private bridge, in NE. J^ sec. 34, below canal intake during 1916, 1919, 

and 1920. Gage read by Mrs. C. S. Stearns.

DISCHARGE MEASUREMENTS. Made by wading or from road bridge.

CHANNEL AND CONTROL. Bed composed of gravel and sand, with steep banks 

of silt, overgrown with brush; may shift in floods.

EXTREMES OF DISCHARGE. Maximum stage recorded during period June 9 'to 

September 30, 5.6 feet June 12 (discharge, 660 second-feet); minimum 

stage recorded, 3.00 feet September 14-17 (discharge, 122 second-feet.)

1914-1917 -and 1919-1921: Maximum stage, 6.73 feet June 12, 1917 

(discharge, 835 second-feet); flood of November 25, 1909, may have reached 

1,800 second-feet (estimated from records at Alien's ranch). Minimum 

stage recorded, 0.42 foot September 9-10, 1920 (discharge, 34 second-feet).

ICE. Stream is frozen two or three months; no winter records have been obtained.

DIVERSIONS. A few small ditches divert water above station. Water was 

diverted in Morson Canal past the gage at bridge during a portion of 1919 

and 1920.

REGULATION. None.

ACCURACY. Stage-discharge relation permanent. Rating curve well defined. 

Gage read to tenths once a day. Daily discharge ascertained by applying 

daily gage height to rating table. Records good.

Discharge measurements of East Fork at Morson intake, near Lapine, Oreg., during 

the period May S to Sept. SO, 19%l

Date

May 3

Made by- height

Feet 

"3.78

 5.42

Discharge

Sec.-ft. 

542

613

Date

July 1

Made by Gage 

height

Feet 

4.60

3.10

Discharge

Sec.-ft. 

412

133

 Referred to staff gage used in 1920.

Daily discharge, in second-feet, of East Fork at Morson intake, near Lapine, Oreg.t 

for the period June 9 to Sept. SO, 1921

Day

1.... ........

2...............

3.. ............ .

4.... ...........

5.... _ . _ . _

e.. .............

7...............

8...............

9...............

10. ............. .

11---.... 

12...............

13.... ...........

14...............

15.,^,. ____ . 

June

610

627

644

660

610

560

535

July

 388

388

388

388

388

388

388

388

365

343

321

321

300

279

258

Aug.

188

188

188

173

173

173

173

173

173

173

173

173

173

173

. 173

Sept.

145

133

133

133

133

133

133

133

133

133

133

133

133

122

.122

Day

16...- . .

17..... ....

IS.-.- 

19... . ...........

20--.. . .

21.... .

22...... ___ ...

23.-... -..

24........ .......

25.--- 

26...- - yj.. .. ...........

28.-.- 

29-..:. 

30...- . o-t

June

510

510

485

485

460

436

436

436

436

436

412

412

412

 412

- 412

July

240

240

240

222

222

222

222

205

205

205

205

205

205

205

-205

205

Aug.

173

173

158

158

158

158

158

158

158

158

145

.145

145

145

145

145

Sept.

122

122

m

133

133

133

133

145

145.

120

NOTE. Braced figure shows estimated mean discharge for period indicated. 

June 10 and 11.

Discharge interpolated
58 SITKFACE WATER SUPPLY, 1921, PART XII C

Monthly discharge of East Fork at Morson intake, near Lapine, Oreg., for the ^period

June 9 to Sept. 80, 1921

Month

June 9-30, _ _ ..-... ...... ..........................

July,.. ................................................

The period ___ ___________ _____

Discharge in second-feet

Maiimum

660 

388 

188 

145

Minimum

412 

205 

145

Mean

497 

282 

165 

130

Run-oft in 

acre-feet

21, 700 

17,300 

10, 100 

7,740

56,800

EAST FORK WEAR LAPINE, OREG.

LOCATION. In sec. 2, T. 22 S., R. 10 E., at wagon bridge at former town of 

Rosland, 1^4 miles north of Lapine, Deschutes County.

DEAINAGE AREA. Not measured.

RECORDS AVAILABLE. September 22, 1910, to October 31, 1913, fragmentary; 

June 23 to November 2, 1918, and August 26 to October 28, 1920, when 

station was discontinued.

GAGE. Vertical staff on downstream side of east bent of bridge; read by M. C. 

Bogue.

DISCHARGE MEASUREMENTS. Made by wading or from highway bridge.

CHANNEL AND CONTROL. Earth banks which are overflowed at high stages, 

sandy bottom. No well-defined control.

EXTREMES .or DISCHARGE. Maximum stage recorded during period August 26 

to October 28, 1920, 1.12 feet October 16 (discharge, 162 second-feet); 

minimum stage recorded, 0.20 foot September 8-11 (discharge, 38 secondfeet). 

1910-1913; 1918; and 1920: Maximum stage recorded, 4.6 feet, about 

June 12, 1912, observed from high-water marks July, 1912, discharge 760 

second-feet. Minimum, that of September 8-11, 1920.

DIVERSIONS. Some water diverted above station for irrigating small tracts of 

land.

REGULATION. None.

ACCURACY. Stage-discharge relation permanent during period of records, rating 

curve well defined. Gage read to hundredths twice a day. Daily discharge obtained by applying mean daily gage height to rating table. Records 

good.

Discharge measurements of East Fork near Lapine, Oreg., during the period Aug.

86 to Oct. 28, 1920

Date

Aug. 26

Sept. 12

Oct. 28

Made by 

Phillips and Briggs.. _ . _________________ .... ___ . ...

K. N. Phillips............................................................

Dawsonand Briggs ______________________________

Gage 

height

Feet 

0.26

.22

.85

Discharge

' Sec.-ft. 

44.0

42.9

124
-KESCHT7TES RIVER BASIN 59

Daily discharge, in second-feet, of East Fork near Lapine, Or eg., for the period

Aug. 26 to Oct. t8, 1920

Day

1 ......

2 ..

3 . ...

4.. .......

5... ......

6 

7... ... ...

8.........

9.........

10 

Aug. Sept.

48

54

64

54

54

41

41

38

38

38

Oct.

106

111

120

120

124

128

127

120

121

120

Day

11... ......

12 

13 

14. .

15 

IS 

17 

18... ......

19 

 20 

Aug. Sept.

38

42

48

68

94

100

98

77

77

67

Oct.

121

125

125

130

137

149

158

156

158

153

Day

21 

22

23 

24.. .

25 

28. 

27 

28 

29 

30..,. -

^1

Aug.

46

48

48

48

48

48

Sept.

87

87

68

 78

89

95

84

82

85

74

Oct.

142

144

139

137

13d

137

128

124

Monthly discharge of East Fork near Lapine, Oreg., for the period Aug. 26 to Oct.

28, 1920

Month

September. ..............................................

Oetoberl-28..-, .... ... 

Discharge in second-feet

Maximum

48 

100

158

Minimum

46 

38 

106

Mean

47.7 

65.2 

132

Run-off in 

acre-feet

568 

3,880 

7,330

ARNOLD CANAL NEAR BEND, OREG.

LOCATION. In SW. J^ sec. 23, T. 18 S., R. 11 E., 1 mile below intake of canal and 

9 miles south of Bend, Deschutdfc County.

RECORDS AVAILABLE. April 10, 1914, to September 30, 1921; information 

sufficient for an approximate estimate, October, 1912, to March, 1914.

GAGE. Vertical staff on right side of flume 400 feet below a spillway, installed 

May 12, 1917; staff on left side below spillway used May 1, 1915, to December 2, 1916. A gage half a mile above, in the NE. J^ sec. 27, was used up to 

April 30, 1915; gage read by R. C. Miller.

DISCHARGE MEASUREMENTS. Made from collar of flume near gage.

CHANNEL AND CONTROL. Flume 12 to 14 feet wide, fairly steep gradient.

EXTREMES OP DISCHARGE. Maximum stage recorded during year, 2.26 feet July 

25 (discharge, 111 second-feet); canal dry at various times during year.

1914-1921: Maximum stage recorded, 2.5 feet June 1-3, 1920 (discharge, 

134 second-feet); canal dry at various times each year.

ICE. Canal dry during winter.

ACCURACY. Stage-discharge relation subject to frequent changes due to settlement and repairing flume. Rating curves poorly defined. Gage read once 

a day except during July when it was read four times a week. Daily discharge ascertained by applying to rating table, either directly or by the 

shifting-control method, the daily gage height. Records fair. 

Arnold canal diverts water from the right bank of Deschutes River at the head

of Lava Island, in the SW. ^ sec. 27, T. 18 S., R. 11 E., and irrigates land

south and east of Bend lying above the Central Oregon Irrigation Co.'s Carey

Act segregation.

106543 25t wsp 534 5
60 SUBFACE WATER SUPPLY, 1921, PART XII C

Discharge measurements of Arnold canal near Bend, Oreg., during the year ending

Sept..SO, 1921

Date

Oct. 28

Apr. 17

28

Made by 

J. W. Bones ___ . _ ..

height

Feet i 11

1.24

1.74

Discharge

Sec.-fi. 

39.4

46.5

74.3

Date Made by 

 -do... ............

J. W. Bones... __ -...

height

Feet 

1.90

1.72

1.48

Discharge

Sec.-ft. 

81.9

76

66

Daily discharge, in second-fc.et, of Arnold canal near Bend, Oreg., for the year ending

Sept. 80, 1921

Day

1......... _ ...v.-_. --..--.. ................

2 

3- . 

6- 

7.... .....................................

».. ........ ..................................

^. .......... .................................

VH. ...........................................

n. ...........................................

12....................... .................. n. ...........................................

u.. .................. ........................

15........... .... ......... --..-.......... .

16--- 

n. ...........................................

18..-.-- 

1Q

20.-. _ ...-.

21... ...--. ........ ........... ........

22-........ -. .- -_-.--. .-_ -- *n

24.... ....... -. .-.-- -.-_-.-__._.._

25 

26 

27.. 

28.. .. .

29 

30......-... . ...

01

Oct.

 64

64

64

fM

64

64

64

64

64

68

68

60

50

40

39

1 | 30J,

Apr.

11

17

29

41

45

45

45

47

45

45

47

47

 48 * 49

50

51

52

R4.

71

73

75

76

74

75

77

May

77

78

78

82

80

84

82

82

80

80

80

69

55

50

67

67

30

25

68

71

77

80

80

80

June

80

80

77

77

77

77

82

88

91

91

91

94

94

94

91

91

96

99

99

99

99

99

99

99

99

99

102

102

102

102

July

99

99

99

99

99

99

99

99

102

105

105

105

106

107

108

108

108

108

108

108

108

108

108

110

111

65

65

65

65

65

65

Aug.

66

66

66

66

66

66

88

91

94

91

94

94

27

18

77

77

91

91

91

91

91

91

91

91

91

91

91

91

91

91

91

Sept.

91

94

94

94

99

96

53

85

85

85

88

94

94

94

91

68

0

40

74

&

58

52

52

52

62

NOTE. Canal dry during periods for which no discharge is given. Braced figures show estimated mean 

discharge for periods indicated when gage was not read; discharge also interpoJated or estimated for following periods when gage was not read: Oct. 10,11, July 3, 5, 7, 9,11, 13, 14, 16, 18, 20, 22 ,24, 27-29, 31, 

Aug. 1-5, and 19. 
BESCHUOTES BIVSB BASH? ,' 61 

Monthly discharge of Arnold canal near Bend, Oreg., for the year ending Sept, SO, 19M

Month

April--.-. 

July.. ,

September. ____ . __ ,. ... r . __ - _____ .

Discharge in second-feet

Maximum

68 

0 

0 

0 

0 

0 

77 

84 

102 

111 

94 

99

-111

Minimum

39 

0 

0 

0 

0 

0 

0 

0 

- 77 

65

: 18

0

0

Mean

53.2 

0 

0 

0 

0 

.0 

43.3 

55.2 

92.3 

96.9 

81.0 

70.4

41.3

Run-off in 

sore-feet

3,270 

0 

0 0-

0

 ,/ft 

2,580 

3,390 

5,490 

5,960 

4,980 

4,190

29,900

CENTRAL OREGON CANAL NEAR BEND, ORES.

LOCATION. In NE. ^ sec. 7, T. 18 S., R. 12 E., at flume section half a mile 

below point where waters in main diversion canal are divided between this 

canal and Pilot Butte canal, 2 miles south of Bead, Deschutes County.

RECORDS AVAILABLE. May 11, 1905, to September <50, 1921.

GAGE. Vertical enameled staff nailed to inside of flume on right side; read by 

Frank Slattery.

DISCHARGE MEASUREMENTS. Made from yoke of flume at gage section.

CHANNEL AND CONTROL, A plank flume of rectangular cross section with battened seams. Flume rather unstable, but the rating appears to have changed 

little.

EXTREMES OF DISCHARGE. Maximum discharge recorded during year') 411 

second-feet at time of measurement August 5 (gage height, 3.85 feet). 

Canal dry at various times during year.

1905-1921: Maximum stage recorded, 4.1 feet at time of measurement 

August 20, 1919 (discharge, 459 second-feet).

ICE. Canal operated in winter only for a few days during periods of moderately 

cold weather, for furnishing water for domestic use. The gradient of the 

flume below the gage is sufficient to maintain open channel at all times.

ACCURACY. Stage-discharge relation changed during August. Rating curves 

well defined. Staff gage read to half-tenths twice a day and hour of changing head gates noted. Daily discharge ascertained by applying to rating table 

the mean daily gage height, except for period August 7 to 31, when method 

of shifting control was used. Records good, except for August, for which they 

are fair. , , , COOPERATION. Gage-height records furnished by Central Oregon Irrigation Co.

Central Oregon canal diverts water from the right bank of Deschutes River in 

the NE. H sec. 13, T. 18 S., R. 12 E., and irrigates land lying to the east of Bend 

and near Powell Buttes.
62 SUEFACE WATER SUPPLY, 1921, PABT XII C

Discharge measurements of Central Oregon canal near Bend, Oreg., during the year

ending Sept. SO, 1921

Date

Apr. 2

29

TWflTr t\

Made by 

J. W. Bones... .. .....

..... do-... .....

Gage 

height

Feet

1 OS

3.02

O Af\

Discharge

Sec.-ft. 

149

295

QQQ

Date Made by 

J. W. Bones.. .........

.....do.-.-... ..........

height

Feet

3.75

3.85

3.80

Discharge

Sec.-ft. 

427

400

363

Daily discharge, in second-feet, of Central Oregon canal near Bend, Oreg., for the year

ending Sept. SO, 1921

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.

292

292

292

292

292

278

278

292

292

292

292

292

278

264

278

278

292

292

264

264

250

250

236

250

250

250

236

222

222

222

208

Nov.

208

208

208

208

208

208

169

169

120

45

150

150

150

51

Dec.

44

88

109

156

130

Jan.

55

144

150

88

Feb.

109

144

144

144

156

156

156

156

52

Mar.

104

144

144

144

48

26

74

Apr.

93

98

150

56

15

30

74

156

182

182

182

182

208

222

236

250

264

278

292

292

307

May

322

322

322

337

352

352

352

352

352

352

352

352

352

367

382

382

382

382

382

382

382

382

382

382

382

382

382

3S2

382

382

382

June

382

382

32

114

278

322

352

126

367

337

36

144

352

292

367

382

382

382

397

397

397

July

397

397

397

397

397

397

397

397

397

397

397

397

397

397

397

397

397

397

397

397

397

397

397

397

397

397

397

397

367

397

397

Aug.

397

397

397

397

397

397

397

397

397

397

382

382

382

382

382

382

382

382

382

382

382

382

382

382

382

367

367

367

387

367

367

Sept.

365

365

365

365

365

365

365

365

365

365

351

351

351

351

351

 351

351

309

253

187

187

187

187

187

187

187

187

187

187

187

NOTE. Canal dry during periods for which no discharge is given.

Monthly discharge of Central Oregon canal near Bend, Oreg., for the year ending

Sept. SO, 1921

Month

November. ___________ ....... ..................

December.. .... ________ .. . . ____ __

February... _______________ . .................

March. ______________ __ _________ ...

June. ________________________ .......

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

August...-. ________________________ ..

September ...............................................

The year....... ___________________

Discharge in second-feet '

Maximum

292 

208 

156 

150 

156 

144 

307 

382 

397 

397 

397 

365

397

Minimum

208 

0 

0 

0 

0 

0 

0 

322 

0 

397 

367 

187

0

Mean

267 

75.1 

17.0 

14.1 

43.5 

22.1 

125 

366 

207 

397 

384 

291

185

Run-off in 

acre-feet

16,400 

4,470 

1,050 

867 

2,420 

1,360 

7,440 

22,500 

12,300 

24,400 

23,600 

17,300

134,000
DESCHUTES RIVER BASIN

PILOT BUTTE CANAL NEAR BEHD.OREG.

LOCATION. In NE. M sec. 7, T. 18 S., R. 12 E., directly opposite gaging station 

on Central Oregon canal, half a mile below point where waters are divided 

between this canal and Central Oregon canal, and 2 miles south of Bend, 

Deschutes County.

RECOBDS AVAILABLE.- March 6, 1905, to September 30, 1921.

GAGE. Vertical staff on right bank; read by Frank Slattery.

DISCHABOE MEASUREMENTS. Made by wading at the gage.

CHANNEL AND CONTBOL. Channel of gravel and sand. Control partly solid 

rock; somewhat shifting.

EXTBEMES OF DiscHABGE. Maximum stage recorded during year, 1.6 feet, 

October 1-28 (discharge, 22 second-feet); canal dry at various times.

1905-1921: Maximum stage recorded, 3.10 feet June 8, 11-16, July 19-21, 

1913 (discharge, 244 second-feet); canal dry at various times.

ICE. Canal dry during freezing weather.

'ACCUBACY. Stage-discharge relation unstable, due largely to drift lodged on 

control. Poorly defined rating curves used October 1 to March 10, March 

30 to April 4, April 14 to June 3, and June 12 to 30. Daily discharge ascertained by applying mean daily gage heights to rating table. Discharge < 

July 1 to September 30 estimated from meter measurements (gage heights 

not a reliable index of discharge and flow almost constant). Records poor.

Pilot Butte canal diverts water from the right bank of Deschutes River, in 

NE. M sec. 13, T. 18 S., R. 12 E., in a flume common to it and the Central 

Oregon canal, for irrigating lands lying mostly north of Bend and extending 

nearly to Crooked River. North canal also diverts water into the Pilot Butte.

Discharge measurements of Pilot Butte canal near Bend, Oreg., during the year

ending Sept. SO, 1921

Date

Apr. 2

29

May 5

Made by 

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

Gage 

height

Feet 

1.51

1.66

1.00

Discharge

Sec.-ft. 

15.5

17.7

1.5

Date

Aug. 18

Made by- Gage 

height

Feet 

1.61

 1.44

Discharge

Sec.-ft. 

12.3

14.0

Gage read, 1.70 feet before drift was cleaned off control.
SURFACE WATER:SUPPLY, 1921, PART XII C

Daily discharge, in second-feet, of Pilot Butte canal near Bend, Oreg., for the year

, ending Sept. SO, 1921

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

22

22

22

22

22

22

22

22

22

22

22

22

22

22

22

22

22

22

22

22

22

22

22

22

22

99

22

20

20

20

Nov.

18

18

18

18

18

18

14

14

: 10

2

11

11

11

4

Dec.

2

8

8

Jan.

7

18

10

>

Feb.

ia

16

14

5

11

14

Mar.

10

18

to

18

18

4

16

Apr.

16

16

15

6

1

2

8

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

14

12

12

12

12

May

19

19

6

1

12

15

15

15

15

15

15

15

15

15

15

15

15

15

15

15

15

15

15

15

15

15

15

15

June

i f\

15

4

10

11

8

6

11

4

8

8

11

11

11

11

July ,

12

Aug.

10

1 14

6

9

14

14

Sept.

14

»

13

13

13

13

13

13

13

13

13

13

13

NOTE. Canal dry during periods for which no discharge is given. Braced figures show estimated mean 

discharge for periods indicated.

Monthly discharge of Pilot Butte canal near Bend, Oreg., for the year ending Sept. 30,

1921

Month

October ______ ___ . _ .. ___ . ___ ____ .' ...

February... ______ _ . __ . ____ . ___ ........

Aprfl.......... ...........................................

May.-... _ ---.---.... ..... ....

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

August ___________________ . _ .. ............

Discharge in second-feet

Maximum

22

18 

8 

18 

18 

18 

16 

15 

15

22

Minimum

;

ooooooooo

0

0

Mean

21.8 

6.2 

.6 

1.1 

2.8 

3.3 

7.8 

12.9 

5.5 12. a

11.3 

13.6

8.29

Run-off in

acre-feet

1,340 

369 

37 

68 

156 

203 

464 

793 

327 

738 

695 

809

6,000

NORTH CANAL NEAR BEND, OREG.

LOCATION. In NE. H sec. 29, T. 17 S., R. 13 E., 500 feet below bridge on road 

to Tumalo, one-fourth mile below intake, and 1 mile north of Bend, Deschutes 

County.

RECORDS AVAILABLE. June 14, 1913, to September 30, 1921.

GAGE. Inclined staff painted on left side of concrete lining of flume; read by 

W. L. Beebe.
.DESCHUTES BIVEE BASIN 65

DISCHARGE MEASUREMENTS. Made from plank across eanal.

CHANNEL AND CONTROL. Concrete-lined section extends about 1,000 feet below 

gage; below this point the canal is unlined and sides and bottom are very 

rough. Changes in. unlined section affect stage-discharge relation.

EXTREMES OF DISCHARGE. Maximum stage recorded during year, 6.2 feet July 

, 14 to August 26 (discharge, 374 second-feet). Canal dry at various times. 

1913-1921: Maximum discharge recorded, 376 second-feet, August 20 to 

September 2, 1919; canal dry at various times.

ICE. Stage-discharge relation not affected by ice.

ACCURACY. Stage-discharge relation practically permanent. Rating curve well 

defined. Gage read to half-tenths twice a day. Daily discharge determined 

by applying to rating table mean daily gage height. Records good.

North canal diverts water from the right bank of Deschutes River at a concrete dam about 60 feet high, in the NE. ^ sec. 29, T. 17 S., R. 13 E-, and 

extends eastward for about a mile, where it discharges water into Pilot Butte 

canal.

Discharge measurements of North canal near Bendj Qveg., during the year ending

Sept. 30, 1921.

Date

Oct. 4

17

29

Made by 

J. W. Bones.... .......

J. W. Bones..... ......

Gage 

height

Feet 

4.40

3.35

3.35

.4.50

Discharge!

'Sec.-ft. 228

143

163

231

Date

May 4

1 i Made by 

 do.... ......

J. W. Bones... ........

height

Feet 

5.00

5.80

6.15

Discharge

Sec.-ft. 

264

336

382

Daily discharge, in second-feet, of North canal near Bend, Oreg., for the year ending

Sept. 30, 1921

Day

1.... ___ ...

2 

3 ___. . 

4..............

6.... ..........

7.... ..........

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.

228

228

228

228

228

228

236

244

252

252

252

252

252

244

236

228

212

204

196

180

180

180

180

180

180

180

180

180

180

180

180

Nov.

164 150'

136

136

136

13685"

,-

88

150

150

136

Dec.

40

129

62

16

Jan.

29

109

129

70

30

16

91

122

36

Feb.

14

18

64

129

129 '129

32

Mar.

37 ' 85

85

97

112

38

56

143

Apr.

143

125

62

143

143

143

143

143

150'

164

196

196

212

220

220

228

236

236

May

,253

' 260

276

276

276

276

 276,

276

276

278

276

.284

292

292

292

292

292

292

292

292

292

292

268

 260

260

268

292

300

300

308

316

June

332

340

qjA

340

a<tn

340

340

340

340

340

340

340

340

340

340

340

340

340

340

340

340

340 ,

340

340

356 !

S56

356

356

356

356

July

365

' 365

365

365

365

 366

365

365

365

365

365

365

365

374

374

874

374

374

374

374

374

374

374

374

374

374

374

374

374

374

374

Aug.

374

374

, 374

374

374

374

, 374,

374

374

374

374

374

3J4

374

374

374

374

374

374

374

374

374

374

374

374

37*

365

356

356

356

356

Sept.

356

348

348

348

340

332

324

324

324

324

324

834

,324 '316

308

300

300

300

26S

268

'" '268

268

268

268

268

268

268

260

262

262

NOTE . Canal dry during periods for which discharge is not given.
66 SURFACE WATER SUPPLY, 1921, PAET XII O

Monthly discharge of North canal near Bend, Oreg., for the year ending \8epi.

SO, 1921

Month

October __________________________ _

November.. _____ .. ___________

January...... _______________________

February... ____ I _____ .............

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

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

May _ ___ ____ ___ ___________ __ _ ..

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

The year -....'.. ___________ , ..............

Discharge in second-feet

Maximum

252 

164 

136 

129 

129 

143 

236 

316 

356 

374 

374 

356

374

Minimum

180 

0 

0 

0 

0 

0 

0 

252 

332 

365 

356 

252

0

Mean

212 

63.4 

12.4 

20.4 

1&4 

21.1 

103 

283 

343 

370 

371 

301

177

Run-off in 

acre-feet

13,000 

3,180 

762 

1,260 

1,020 

1,300 

6,130 

17,400 

20,400 

22,800 

22,800 

' 17,900

128,000

SWAIIEY CANA1 NEAR BEND, OREG.

LOCATION. In NE. % sec. 29, T. 17 S., R. 12 E., 100 yards above road crossing,

one-fourth mile below intake of canal at North canal dam, and 1% miles

north of Bend, Deschutes County.

RECORDS AVAILABLE. June 1, 1913, to September 30, 1921. 

GAGE. Vertical staff on right bank at lower end of intake flume; read by

W. L. Beebe.

DISCHARGE MEASUREMENTS. Made from plank across flume. 

CHANNEL AND CONTROL. Earth canal of regular cross section and practically

permanent. 

EXTREMES OP DISCHARGE. Maximum stage recorded during year, 2.47 feet at

time of measurement, August 5 (discharge, 103 second-feet). Canal dry

at various times.

1913-1921: Maximum discharge recorded, 105 second-feet 7 a. m. July

31 and August 3, 1919. Canal dry at various times. 

ICE. Stage-discharge relation not affected by ice. 

ACCURACY. Stage-discharge relation changed May 17. Both curves well

defined. Gage read to hundredths twice a day. Daily discharge ascertained

by applying to rating table the mean daily gage height. Records good.

Swalley canal diverts water from the right bank of Deschutes River at the 

North canal dam, in the NE. % sec. 29, and irrigates the Carey Act segregation 

of the Deschutes Reclamation & Irrigation Co. north of Bend and west of the 

Pilot Butte tract.

Discharge measurements of Swalley canal near Bend, Oreg., during the year ending

Sept. SO, 1921

Date

Apr. 2

29

Made by 

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

Gage 

height

Feet 

L23

1.62

1.68

Discharge

Sec.-ft. 

30.6

id 3

52

Date

4

4

Aug. 5

Made by 

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

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

J. W. Bones......... ...

Gage 

height

Feet 

1.86

1.86

.70

2.47

Discharge

Sec.-ft. 

64

56

7.4

103
Daily discharge, in second-feet, of Swalley canal near Bend, Oreg., for the year

ending Sept. SO, 1921

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.

61

61

61

61

61

49

39

39

39

39

39

39

39

39

39

39

39

39

39

39

39

39

39

39

39

39

39

39

39

Nov.

6

15

Dec.

9.5

9.5

9.5

8.0

6.5

 6.5

6.5

5.4

4.2

4.2

4.2

3.3

2.4

2.4

1.8

1.3

1.3

.6

14

25

10

21

21

19

Jan.

17

17

21

21

17

12

15

25

21

21

13

13

Feb.

13

9.5

13

13

13

2.4

1.3

1.3

1.3

1.3

13

13

13

13

13

13

9.5

9.5

9.5

9.5

9.5

9.5

9 C

9.5

9.5

9.5

9.5

25

,Mar.

,29

29

29

29

21

21

21

21

21

29

29

29

29

29

25

21

25

25

29

29

21

25

29

29

29

29

29

OR

25

25

29

Apr,

9Q

9Q

29

22

8.5

22

3.6

2929 '

29

29

29

29

42

55

55

May

52

4Q

52

55

55

55

55

55

55

55

55

55

55

55

55

55

14

18

20

26

28

28

32

32

37

424"2

42

42

47

50

June

52

53

58

58

58

58

58

58

58

48

64

64

64

64

RA

64

58

61

64

64

61

64

64

68

72

76

80

80

80

80

July

fin

80

80

80

80

80

80

80

80

80

SO

80

80

80

72

72

72

72

72

72

72

72

72

76

80

84

88

88

88

88

88

Aug.

QD

ftR

89

SS

88

88

88

88

88

88

88

88

88

8(1

60

17

47

72

72

88

88

84

80

80

80

80

80

80

80

64

Sept.

64

55

52

52

52

53

52

52

52

52

52

52

52

52

52

52

52

52

52

52

52

47

42

42

42

42

42

42

42

42

NOTE. Canal dry during periods for which no discharge is given.

Monthly discharge of Swalley canal near Bend, Oreg., for the year ending Sept.

SO, 19%1

Month ,

December ____________________________

January. .. _____ . _ .. __ ............. ____ ....

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

May ____________________________ .

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

Discharge in second-feet

Maximum

61 

15 

25 

25 

25 

29 

55 

55 

80 

88 

88 

64

88

Minimum

0 

0 

0 

0 

1.3 

21 

0 

14 

48 

72 

0 

42

0

Mean

40.4 

.700 

7.05 

6.87 

9.88 

26.3 

15.6 

44.1 

63.8 

79.0 

76.6 

49.7

35.2"

Run-off in 

acre-feet

2,480 

42 

433 

422 

549 

1,620 

928 

2, 710 

3,800 

-4,880 

4,710 

2,960

25,500

TUMALO CREEK NEAR BEND, OREG.

LOCATION. In SE. H sec. 23, T. 17 S.r R. 11 E., one-fourth mile above diversion 

dam of feed canal of Tumalo project, half a mile below highway bridge on 

old Bend-Sisters road, 4 miles above mouth, and 4 miles northwest of Bend, 

Deschutes County.

DRAINAGE AREA. 57 square miles. 

106543 25t WSP 534 6
SURFACE WATER STJiPPLY, 1921, PAftT XII C 

RECORDS AVAILABLE. November 1, 1913, to September 30, 1921, also during 

winters from October 6,1906, to April 30, 1913, except 1909-10.

GAGE. Stevens continuous water-stage recorder referred to outside staff gage, 

inspected by E. T. Dean and F. N. Wallace. Records previous to November, 

1910, obtained at different site.

DISCHARGE MEASUREMENTS. At ordinary stages, made by wading near gage 

or from footbridge across canal when all water is diverted; at flood stages, 

from a large tree fallen across stream about 200 yards below gage, or by 

wading below diversion dam and adding measured canal flow.

CHANNEL AND CONTROL. Bed composed of rock and gravel; one channel at all 

stages; fairly straight above and below gage; fairly permanent. Gage in 

canal is in concrete-lined section and apparently permanent.

EXTREMES OF DISCHARGE. Maximum stage during year, from water-stage 

recorder, 2.73 feet at 11 p. m. June 3 (discharge, 430 second-feet); minimum 

stage from recorder, 1.31 feet at 5 p. m. September 13 (discharge, 58 secondfeet) .

1906-1921: Maximum stage recorded, 3.8 feet at old gage, November 14, 

1906 (discharge, estimated from extension of rating curve, 820 second-feet). 

The peak of the flood of November, 1909, was probably considerably greater. 

Minimum stage recorded, 0.84 foot at 2 p. m. October 31, 1920 (discharge, 

19 second-feet).

ICE. Stage-discharge relation seriously affected by ice.

DIVERSIONS. Columbia Southern canal diverted water above the station 

practically continuously throughout the year. Water was diverted into the 

head of Tumalo Creek from Crater Creek, tributary of Deschutes River; 

no record of this diversion in 1921.

REGULATION. None.

ACCURACY. Stage-discharge relation practically permanent. Rating curve 

well defined between 40 and 300 second-feet. Operation of recorder satisfactory during most of year. Daily discharge obtained by applying to 

rating table the mean daily gage height obtained by inspecting the recorder 

graph. Records good except those for ice period, and estimates for first 

half of July which are fair.

Discharge measurements of Tumalo Creek near Bend, Oreg., during the year ending

Sept. SO, 1921

Date

Oct. 28

Mar. 3

\pr. 5

17

Made by 

E. C. Briggs _ ___ .

J. W. Bones............

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

Gage 

height

Feet. 

1.51

1.53

1.37

1.38

Discharge

Sec.-ft. "90

102

68

"68

Date

28

Made by 

.....do---... ........

Gage 

height

Feet. 

1.54

2.22

1.88

Discharge

Sec.-/*. »«3

274

192

1 Measured in Tumalo feed canal.
DEgCHUTBS BITER BASIN ; ' ' 69i

Daily discharge, in seeond<~feet, of Tumalo Creek'.near Bend, Oreg^ /or the .year

ending SepL SO, 19M

Day

\*. ............

2.. ............

3.. . .....

4.... ...... ....

5 r .

6..............

7.. 

8..............

6 . .......

10 

11 

12 

13- .

14... ......

15 

16 

17 

18. 

19 .......

20 

21 

22 

23 

24 

"W 

26- 

27 

28 . 

29 

'iO ......

31- 

Oct.

96

96

105

105

 100

105

100

86

82

86

82

82

74

74

86

82

74

74

74

70

Oft

74

66

78

78

78

74

95

87

83

81

Nov.

87

83

81

83

81

81

83

83

83

95

01

07

100

85

85

IfU

198

236

225

171

164

144

ill

127

123

120

104

1(U

95

93

Dec.

87

81

72

64

66

66

83

75

75

81

81

83

95

109

188

146

Jan.

134

158

156

1*1

139

130

114

106

100

83

75

90

Feb.

07

95

89

87

87

95

83

85

120

158

141

110

 ton

126

122

120

104

104

102

 98

Mar.

95

91

QT

102

104

102

100

100

95

01

89

80

87

83

81

87

959a

87

83

81

79

77

75

75

71

69

fiQ

75

81

79

Apr.

/

85

89

75

75 \

73

71

71

73

73

70

104

; Q7

93

87

83

83

132

132

120

May

120

111

102

102

104

106

109

118

120

123

134

132

154

166

180

ISO

169

158

151

123

130

148

154

171

190

217

201

164

223

225?

June

177

267

379

367

318

346

382

338

329

318

292

278

278

258

174

118

97

166

168

198

231

212

223

193

161

173

190

215

281

250

July

200

150

105

130

150

160

160

180

140

110

120

150

140

134

134

128

128

, 128

148

125

123

123

120

144

141

13,2

127

127

123

105

105

Aug.

100

128

122

105

105,

105

105

134

122

110

110

110

116

128

123

123

125

123

125

118

100

100

100

102

102

102

106

Sept.

106

100

07

01.

89

91

91

95

97

79

62

62

60

60

60

62

64

81

125

87

148

161

95

Si

79

71

73

7»

69

66

NOTE. Stage-discharge relation affected by ice Dee: 3-8, 14-24, Jan. 6-8, 10-14,10-31', and Feb. 16-18; 

discharge estimated from study of gage heights, observer's notes, and temperature records. Discharge 

interpolated Feb. 25-28. Discharge taken from record in Tumalo feed canal (water all diverted) Oct. 

1-27, July 1,10, 14-19, and July 30 to Aug. 13. Discharge estimated from hydrographic comparison with 

Squaw Creek and Tumalo feed canal June 30 to July 2, July 4-9, and 11-13.

Monthly discharge of Tumalo Creek near Bend, Oreg., for the year ending Sept.

SO, 1921

Month

March. ______ r _ . ___________ . ..........

July....... ...... ... ................... . '..

Discharge in second-feet

Maximum

105 

 236 

188 

158 

158 104 V 

. 132 

236 

382 

200 

134 

161

382

Minimum

J ~s

' 66 

,81 

64

. . , 83. 69 '

' ,. :, r 71-

102 

97 

105 

, 100 

60

60

Mean

83.6 

< 116 

82.6 

99.1 

111 

- 86.5 

83. 3 

152 

246 

135 

11S 

86.0

116

Run-off in

acre-feet .

5,140 

6,840 

5,080 

6,090 

6,160 

5,320 

' 4,960 

9,350 

14,600 

8,300 

7,070 

5,120'

84,000
70 SUKFACE WATEE SUPPLY, 1921, PART XII O

Combined monthly discharge of Tumalo Creek and Columbia Southern canal near 

Bend, Oreg., for the year ending Sept. SO, 1921

Month *

November.. ________________________

December ___ . _ . ___ _______ . ___ _ .. __

February... _ ... _ ....' ___ _. . ... __ .

March -_-._ T --_. __ ...

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

June.. ___ . ____ ..

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

September. -...- ...................................

Discharge in second-feet

Maximum

' 115 

243 

193 

160 

160 

114

316 

463 

360 

162 

198

463

Minimum

76 

88 

69

85

77

189 

119 

102 

83

69

Mean

93.6 

122

87.6 

101 

113 

92.8 

112 

203 

339 

205 

124 

108

144

Run-oft in 

acre-feet

5,760 

7,260 

5,390 

6,210 

6,280 

5,710 

6,660 

12,500 

20,200 

12,600 

7,600 

6,430

103,000

COLUMBIA SOUTHERN CANAL NEAR TUMALO, OREG.

LOCATION. In sec. 1, T. 18 S., R. 10 E., 200 feet below highway bridge across 

canal on Tumalo Creek road, 1 mile below head gates, 9 miles west of Bend, 

and 12 miles southwest of Tumalo, Deschutes County.

RECORDS AVAILABLE. May 15, 1906, to May 23, 1914; May 5 to July 28, 1916; 

October 1, 1917, to September 30, 1921; also estimates in connection with 

Tumalo Creek station, beginning October 24, 1916.

GAGE. Stevens continuous water-stage recorder on left bank referred to vertical 

staff; inspected by F. N. Wallace.

DISCHARGE MEASUREMENTS. Made from highway bridge or by wading at gage.

CHANNEL AND CONTROL. Canal is earth cut about 30 feet wide and 4 feet deep. 

Control not well defined but fairly permanent.

EXTREMES OF DISCHARGE. Maximum stage during year from water-stage 

recorder, 2.42 feet at 1 a. m. July 2 (discharge, 165 second-feet; estimated 

from extension of rating curve). Canal dry at times. "

1906-1914 and 1916-1921: Maximum discharge recorded that of July 2, 

1921; canal dry at times.

DIVERSIONS. None above gage.

REGULATION. Flow controlled by head gates.

ACCURACY. Stage-discharge relation apparently permanent during year. 

Rating curve well defined below 50 second-feet, poorly defined above 50 

second-feet. Operation of recorder fairly satisfactory after March 2; it was 

not attended regularly and several gaps occurred. Daily discharge obtained 

by applying to rating table mean daily gage heights obtained by inspecting 

recorder graph. Records fair; estimates October to February are uncertain 

and are made only for the purpose of computing total flow of Tumalo Creek.

Columbia Southern canal diverts water from Tumalo Creek in SE. % sec. 2, 

T. 18 S., R. 10 E. It has been operated since 1916 primarily to furnish water 

to a sawmill and to supplement the Tumalo feed canal. Most of the water 

eventually finds its way to the Tumalo project canals.
DESCHUTES BIVEA BASIH

Discharge measurements of Columbia Southern canal near Tumalo, Oreg,, during 

the year ending Sept. SO, 1921

Date

Nov. 6

Made by 

K. C. Briggs ....... _ . __ ......... __ ........... __ ........... _ ..

Gage 

height

Feet 

0.81

.60

1.23

Discharge

Sec.-ft. 

6.7

2.0

26.8

Daily discharge, in second-feet, of Columbia Southern canal near Tumalo, Oreg., 

for the year ending Sept. 30, 1921

Day

l. ....... .-....-......-......-----...-...-...

2-.... - _-._ -.---- - ._---.

3.- 

4...... _ ...................................

5... 

6..- 

7- . 

8............................................

9.. ...... ...... ...............-........ 

10.. .......... ........ ............. ......... ..

11-.- 

12.. ...... .............. ......... ....... ......

13-... . .... ....... ...............

14............................................

15... . . .....

16--- 

17--- 

18--- 

19...... ...... ...........................

20... 

21-.- 

22.... ..... ...... ...... .... .... ..........

23...... ..... ...........

21t. ...........................................

25...... ...... ............. 

26.... . .... .......

27........ ... . ........ ......... ..

28... . 

29........ . . ........ .

30-.- . 

31........ ...... ... ... . ........ ......

Mar.

2.0

2.0

2.0

3.0

4.0

5.2

10

6.5

6.5

6.5

6.8

7.9

6.8

9.0

9.0

8.3

6.5

6.5

a s

Apr.

9.3

19

36

30

May

25

27

28

87

46

46

47

56

76

77

76

71

76

71

70

70

70

70

70

70

June

103

22

81

81

81

87

98

97

93

92

89

82

81

87

92

87

101

92

-94

. 104

105

118

122

124

136

141

152

160

July

160

162

119

76

78

78

76

73

69

41

38

34

31

28

27

25

27

16

15

14

14

14

14

Aug.

3.0

10

13

16

19

25

28

28

28

28

27

16

2.0

2.0

2.0

2.0

2.4

ao

3.0

3.6

4.0

Sept.

4.0

5.0

5.0

5.2

5.5

5.5

5.5

5.5

5.5

9.3

23

23

23

23

24

24

25

26

28

35

35

37

45

44

32

32

32

32

34

34

NOTE. Braced figures show estimated mean discharge for periods indicated. 

2, and 14-22.

No flow June 3, 4, Aug.
SUBFACE WATEB SUPPLY, 1921, PAET XII O

Monthly discharge of Columbia Southern eanal near Tumalo, Oreg., for,the year

ending Sept. 30, 19B1

Month

October __ ____________ . __ ... __ .

November.. _ _______ ___ _ ___ _ ___ ...

December _________________________ ....

January _______ ________ _ __ . _ ...

February. ______________________ __ ^ March. __ _______ _____ .. .. ___

May ________________ _________ . .......

June. _ __ __ __ :. ______ .. .. .. ...

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

August ___ __________________________

September- _____ ^ __________________

Discharge in second-feet

Maximum

10

77 

160 

162 

28 

45

162

Minimum

2.0 

9.3

0 

14 

0 

4.0

0

Mean

 10 

- 7 

- 5 

- 2 

 2 

6.28 

29.1 

51.0 

93.4 

70.4 

8.55 

22.2

25.6

Run-off in 

acre-feet

615 

417 

307 

123 

111 

386 

1,730 

3,140 

5,560 

4,330 

526 

1,320

18,600

1 Estimated.

TUMALO FEED CANAL NEAR BEND, OREG.

LOCATION. In SE. ^ sec. 23, T. 17 S., R. 11 E., in concrete-lined section, 300 

feet below diversion dam, half a mile below bridge across Tumalo Creek on 

old road from Bend to Sisters, and 4 miles from, Bend, Deschutes County.

RECORDS AVAILABLE. May 21, 1914, when water was first diverted, to September 30, 1919, October 1-31, 1920, and April 1 to September 30, 1921.

GAGE. Painted on sloping concrete lining. Stevens continuous recorder used 

October 1 to 28, staff gage used from May 1 to August 13; read by R. M. 

Wells.

DISCHARGE MEASUREMENTS. Made from footbridge at gage.

CHANNEL AND CONTROL. Trapezoidal concrete section; the control is the sand 

trap just above the intake to a steel flume.

EXTREMES OP DISCHARGE. Maximum stage recorded during year, 3.3 feet July 

19 and 20 (discharge, 148 second-feet); canal dry at various times.

1914-1921: Maximum stage recorded, 3.80 feet May 4, 5, and 6, 1916 

(discharge, 219 second-feet).

ICE. Water has to be turned out in extremely cold weather.

ACCURACY. Stage-discharge relation practically permanent. Rating curve well 

defined. Water-stage recorder operated satisfactorily October 1 to 28. Gage 

read twice a day to tenths May 1 to August 13. Daily discharge obtained 

by applying to rating table the mean daily gage height obtained by inspecting recorder graph or the mean of two readings. Records good;

Tumalo feed canal diverts water from Tumalo Creek in SE. J^ sec. 23, T. 17 

S., R. 11 E., for irrigation on the Tumalo project.

Discharge measurements of Tumalo feed canal near Bend, Oreg., during the year

ending Sept. SO, 1921

Date

Oct. 28

Mar. 1

Apr. 5

17

Made by 

R. C. Briggs. _ ... ....

._- .do.......... _ Wendell Dawson ___

Gage 

height

Feet, 

2.70

2.70

2.60

2.52

Discharge

Sec.-ft. 

88

84

65

68

Date

May 4

Sept. 5

' Made by 

Wendell Dawson __ 

.....do--....... .....

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

hoi sot

Feet 

2.82

3.20

2.67

Discharge

Sec.-ft. 

93

133

72
73

Daily discharge, in second-feet, of Tumalo feed canal near Bend, Oreg., for the year

ending Sept. SO, 1921 ,

Day

1..... _ . ...... _ ..... .....

2................................... ........

3. ............... ....j..... ..................

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.

96

96

105

105

100

105

100

86

82

86

82

82

74

 74

86

78

74

74

74

70

66

74

66

78

78

78

74

74

80

Apr.

85

89

75

75

73

71

71

73

73

79

104

97

93

87

83

83

132

132

120

May

100

100

100

100

110

110

69

0

0

0

0

71

122

122

134

134

134

134

134

134

134

134

134

134

134

134

128

128

134

128

128

June

128

134

122

110

122

128

128

128

134

134

128

122

128

134

128

110

105

110

128

128

128

128

128

128

134

134

134

128

134

134

July

134

134

105

122

134

134

134

134

134

110

116

134

134

134

134

128

128

128

148

148

134

 128

128

128

128

116

110

110

100

105

105

Aug.

10Q

128

122

105

105

105

105

134

122

110

110

110

116

128

123

123

125

123

125

118

100

100

100

102

102

102

106

Sept.

100

100

97

91

89

91

91

95

97

79

62

62

60

60

60

62

64

81

100

87

100

100

95

 81

79

71

73

79

69

66

NOTE. Braced figures show estimated mean discharge for periods indicated. Water diverted for a 

considerable portion of time November to March, inclusive, but no record kept. Daily, discharge for 

Apr. 1-30 and Aug. 19-31 taken from records of Tumalo Creek; all water diverted up to 100 second-feet 

from Sept. 1-30 taken from Tumalo Creek.

Monthly discharge of Tumalo feed canal near Bend, Oreg., for the year ending Sept.

SO, 1921

Month

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

Discharge in second-feet

Maximum

105 

132 

134 

134 

148 

134 

100

Minimum

66 

71 

0 

105 

105 

100 

60

Mean

82.5 

83.3 

105 

127 

126 

112 

81.4

Run-off in 

acre-feet

5,070 

4,960 

6,460 

7,560

7,750 

6,890 

4,840

NOTE. See footnote to table of daily discharge.

SQUAW CREEK NEAR SISTERS, OEEG.

LOCATION. In NWl J^ sec. 32, T. 15 S., R. 10 E., immediately above intake of 

McCallister ditch and 5 miles by road above Sisters, Deschutes County.

DRAINAGE AREA. 63 square miles.

RECORDS AVAILABLE. May 30 to December 31, 1913; April 7 to September 13, 

1914; March 24 to December 13, 1916; April 5 to December 5, 1917, March 1 

to October 17, 1918; June 25 to August 23, 1919; March 17 to September 

30, 1920; and May 6 to September 30, 1921. From July 1, 1906, to May 23,
74 -c

1913, in section 29, at station below the intake of McCallister ditch and 

about 700 feet farther downstream.

GAGE. Stevens 8-day water-stage recorder on right bank; with outside gage; 

inspected by water master.

DISCHARGE MEASUREMENTS. Made from a cable about 100 yards above gage or 

by wading near gage.

CHANNEL AND CONTROL. Gravel and boulders; fairly permanent.

EXTREMES OF DISCHARGE. Maximu,m stage during period May 6 to September 

30, 1921, from water-stage recorder, 3.48 feet at 10 p. m. June 30 (discharge 

478 second-feet); minimum stage from recorder, 2.40 feet September 26 

(discharge, 93 second-feet). Stage may have been lower than this during 

September 27-30, no record.

1906-1921: Maximum stage recorded, 7.5 feet at old station, November 

22, 1909 (discharge, estimated from extension of rating curve, 1,940 secondfeet); minimum stage recorded, 2.65 feet at old station, March 19, 1912 

(discharge, 32 second-feet).

DIVERSIONS. Pole Creek, a tributary of Squaw Creek from the west, has been 

diverted for irrigation. The diversion canal has been eroded until it carries 

the entire flow of this creek. Low-water flow entirely diverted below the 

station.

RE GUL ATIO N. None.

ACCURACY. Stage-discharge relation permanent during period. Rating curve 

well defined. Operation of water-stage recorder satisfactory. Daily discharge ascertained by applying to rating table mean daily gage height 

obtained by inspecting recorder graph. Records excellent except for estimated periods.

Discharge measurements of Squaw Creek near Sisters, Oreg., during the year ending

Sept. SO, 1921

Date

Oct. 28

May 6

31

Made by 

D. D. Hunt < _ ._ 

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

height

Feet 

2.32

2.39

2.68

Discharge

Sec.-ft. 

88

87

153

Date

Sept. 3

Made by 

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

Gage 

heigm

Feet 

3.08

2.40

Discharge

Sec.-ft. 

300

93

" Manager, Squaw Creek Irrigation District.

Daily discharge, in second-feet, of Squaw Creek near Sisters, Oreg., for the period

May 6 to Sept. SO, 1921

Day

1

2....---..--.

4.. ..........

5.. ....... ...

6 

7 

8 

9..... .......

10.. ....... ...

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

12..-.--......

13 

14.. .. ....... .

15 

May

92

90

88

90

106

115

111

124

137

142

June

190

218

282

282

302

323

366

344

344

323

302

302

302

263

218

July

388

302

252

302

323

323

366

323

282

363

252

248

248

236

Aug.

190

194

190

168

171

161

Sept.

122

117

98

07

97

102

107

106

1fl9

08

Q9

87

86

84

Day

16 

17. 

18. .

20 

21 

22.. _ .......

23 

24

25 

26 . ..

97

28 

30..... ....

31... .........

May

148

142

i4.n

155

174

194

187

000

218

If- A

174

June

OOQ

244

282

344

344

366

366

1M.

qoq

QAA

344

, 433

July

OOQ

229

OOQ

263

236

225

229

233

259

214 ion

184

187

188

188

Aug.

-I CO

140

117

115

119

Sept.

CO

82

111

1AQ

100

15&

164

111

Q7

97

QO

1 90

1

NOTE. Braced figures show estimated mean discharge for periods indicated.
Monthly discharge of Squaw Creek near Sisters, Oreg., for the period May 6 to

Sept. SO; 1921

Month

May 6-31 _ .............................................

June . __________________________

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

August. ___ . ______ ___ .. __ __ ..,. _ ....

Discharge in second-feet

Maximum

233 

433 

388

164

Minimum

88 

100 

184 

111

Mean

151 

304 

255 

156 

103

Run-off in 

acre-feet

7,790 

18,100 

15,700 

9,600 

6,130

57,300

CROOKED RIVER HEAR CULVER, OREG.

LOCATION. In NW.'J^ sec. 11, T. 12 S., R. 12 E., one-eighth mile below Cove

power plant and 6 miles west of Culver, Jefferson County. 

DRAINAGE AREA. Not measured.

RECORDS AVAILABLE. October 1, 1917, to September 30, 1921. 

GAGE. Inclined staff on left bank 100 feet below highway bridge. Surge of

current makes accurate reading impossible. A. K. McAlpine, observer. 

DISCHARGE MEASUREMENTS. Made from cable half a mile below gage. 

CHANNEL AND CONTROL. Banks rocky; bed and control composed of boulders;

probably permanent. 

EXTREMES OP DISCHARGE. Maximum stage recorded during year, 6.0 feet

February 15 (discharge, 4,900 second-feet); minimum stage recorded,

1.70 feet July 12 to September 5 (discharge, 970 second-feet).

1917-1921: Maximum stage recorded, 6.3 feet at 1 p. m. April 5, 1919,

(discharge, 5,200 second-feet); minimum discharge, 970 second-feet July 12

to September 5, 1921.

ICE. Stage-discharge relation not affected by ice. 

DIVERSIONS. Practically all the summer flow of Crooked River above Prineville

is diverted for irrigation. Low-water flow at this station is from springs

within a few miles above. 

REGULATION. Slight regulation by power, plant above gage and storage reservoir

on Ochoco project. 

ACCURACY. Stage-discharge relation changed for low stages during spring

high water. Rating curves well defined. Gage read to tenths once a day.

Daily discharge ascertained by applying daily gage height to rating table.

Records good.

Discharge measurements of Crooked River near Culver, Oreg., during the year

ending Sept. SO, 1921

Date

Oct. 26

May 19

Sept. 8

Made by 

Briggs and Dawson _ _____ . ___ __ .. _____ _ . _______

V. H. Eeineking.... ...... __ ......_.__.___.._.._ __.. . _ . - _

Wendell Dawson _____ . __________________ . ______

Gage 

height

Feet 

1.92

4.35

1.85

Discharge

Sec.-ft. 

1,220

3,240

1,050
76 SURFACE WATkR SUPPLY, 1921, PART XII C

Daily discharge, in second-feet, of Crooked River near Culver, Or eg., for the year

ending Sept. SO,

Day

I..... .........

Z.. ............

3... ......... ..

4..............

5..... .........

6... .....

T. .............

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.

1,120

1,120

1,120

1,120

1,120

1,120

1,120

1,120

1,120

1,120

1,120

1,120

1,120

1,120

1,120

1,120

1,120

1,120

1,120

1,120

1,120

1,120

1,120

1,120

1,120

1,120

1,120

1,120

1,120

1,120

1,120-

Nov.

1,120

1,120

1,120

1,120

1,120

1,120

1,120

1,120

1,120

1,120

1,120

1,120

1,120

1,120

1,120

1,120

1,120

1,120

1,180

1,250

1,390

1,390

1,250

1,180

1,180

1,250

1,250

1,180

1,530

1,390

Dec.

1,250

1,250

1,250

1,250

1,250

1,180

1,180

1,180

1,180

1,180

1,180

1,180

,1,180

1,120

1,120

1,120

1,120

1,120

1,120

1,120

1,120

1,120

1,120

1,120

1,120

1,120

1,120

1,120

1,120

1,120

1,120

Jan.

2,720

2,180

2,010

2,360

2,270

2,090

2,010

1,530

1 QQn

1,250

1,180

1,180

1,180

1,250

1,530

1,390

1,390

1,390

1,390

1,460

1,530

1,390

1,390

1,390

i son

1,390

1,390

1,390

1,390

1,320

1,250

Feb.

1,250

1,250

1,320

1,320

1,390

1,390

1,390

1,390

i ^an

1,390

 > ^ifift

3,500

3,600

3,700

4,900

3,300

2,720

2,360

2,090

2,090

2,090

2,010

2,010

2,010

1,930

2,010

2,360

Mar.

2,540

2,540

2,810

3,400

3,900

3,500

3,300

3,200

2,900

2,900

2,900

2,810

2,630

2,450

2,450

2,450

2,900

3,900

4,400

3,500

2,900

2,720

2,450

2,360

2,450

2,720

2,540

2,4.50

2.360

2,720

2,720

Apr.

2,900

3,000

3,400

3,700

2,720

2,720

2,540

2,360

2,270

2,360

2,540

% 900

3,500

3,500

2,900

2,810

2,540

2,540

2,540

2,450

2,450

2,720

3,000

2,900

2,720

2,630

2,450

2,450

2,540

2,630

May

2,720

2 720

2,630

2,450

2,450

2,540

2,720

2,630

2,540

2,450

2,360

2,360

2,180

2,090

2,090

2,000

2,000

3,400

3,200

3,000

9 SUO

2,720

2,540

2,360

2,090

1,910

1,730

1,650

1,650

1,570

1,490

June

1,490

1,410

1,330

2,180

2,180

1,910

1,730

1,650

1,490

1,410

1,330

1,250

1,180

1,180

.1,180

1,180

1,110

1,110

1,110

1,040

1,040

1,040

1,040

1,040

1,040

1,040

1,040

1,040

1,040

1,040

July

1,040

1,040

1,040

1,040

1,040

1,040

1,040

1,040

1,040

1,040-

1,040

970

970

970

970

970

970

970

970

970

970

970

970

970

970

970

970

970

970

970

970

Aug.

970

970

970

970

970

970

970

970

' 970

970

970

970

970

970

970

970

970

970

970

970

970

970

970

970

970

970

970

970

970

970

970

Sept.

970

970

970

970

970

1,040

1,040

1,040

1,040

1,040

1,040

1,040

1,040

1,040

1,040

l,04tt

1,040

1,040

1,040

1,040*

1,040

1,040

1,040

1,040

1,040

1,040

1,040

1,040

1,040

1,040

Monthly discharge of Crooked River near Culver, Or eg., for the year ending Sept.

SO, 1921

Month

December __________________________

January ____ .. __ _ .. _ .. _ _ ... . _ . _ ..

February __________________________

July. ...... . _ _

August __ _______________ . ___ .. __ _ ._ .

September- ____ 

Discharge in second-feet

Maximum 

»

1,120 

1,530 

1,250 

2,720 

4,900 

4,400 

3,700 

3,400 

2,180 

1,040 

970 

1,040

4,900

Minimum

1,120 

1,120 

1,120 

1,180 

1,250 

2,360 

2,270 

1,490 

1,040 

970 

970 

970

970

Mean

1,120 

1,190 

1,160 

1,560 

2,160 

2,900 

2,760 

2,360 

1,300 

995 

970 

1,030

1,620

Run-off in 

acre-feet

68,900 

70,800 

71,300 

95,900 

120,000 

178,000 

164,000 

145,000 

77,400 

61,200 

59,600 

61,300

1, 170, 000
DESCHTJTES BIVER BASIN) 

BEAB CHEEK AT BICKMAN BANGS, NEAB ROBERTS, OREQ.

:T7

LOCATION. In NE. % sec. 31, T. 18 S., R. 19 E., at Rickman ranch, 12 miles southeast of Roberts post office, and 35 miles from Prineville, Crook County.

DRAINAGE AREA. Not measured.

RECORDS AVAILABLE. December 30, 1920, to June 30, 1921. . GAGE. Vertical staff on right bank about 100 yards back of Riekman's ranch 

house; read by J. A. Rickman.

DISCHARGE MEASUREMENTS. Made by wading near gage.

CHANNEL AND CONTROL. Bed composed of heavy gravel and boulders; practically permanent.

EXTREMES OF DISCHARGE, Maximum stage recorded during period December 

30, 1920, to June 30, 1921, 3.30 feet about 5 p. m. June 3 (discharge, 3,41 

second-feet). Stream bed dry during midsummer.

ICE. None during period of record.

DIVERSIONS. A few small ditches divert water above station.

REGULATION. None.

ACCURACY. Stage-discharge relation practically permanent. Rating curve well 

defined below 20 second-feet and fairly well defined up to about 100 secondfeet. Gage read to hundredths once a day; two readings on days of considerable fluctuation. Daily discharge obtained by applying to rating table 

the daily gage height, or the mean gage height obtained by plotting the two 

readings of high-water days to the readings for days before and after. 

Records good.

Discharge measurements of Bear Creek at Rickman ranch, near Roberts, Oreg., 

during the years ending Sept. 80, 1920 and 1921

Date

1920 

Jan. 31

Apr. 12

1921 

May 16

Made by 

R. C. Briggs.. . - ....................................................

J.3. DirHdaltls-. . . ... - .. .. ...

Miller and Ellis ...... .-. .... . .. ...-... ... .-.

Gage 

height

Feet 

0.30

.51

.44

Discharge

Sec.-ft. 

3.0

8.1

6.1

« Water master for Cook County.
.78 SUBFACE FATEB. SUPPLY, isei, PAET xii c

Daily discharge, in second-feet, of Bear Creek at Rickman ranch, near Roberts, Or eg., 

for the period Dec. SO, 1920, to June SO, 1921

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.. ---.. .

Dec.

0.8

.8

Jan.

0.7

1.2

1.2

1.9

1.9

1.2

.8

.7

.5

.5

.3

.3

.3

.3

.3

.5

.7

.7

.7

.3

.3

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.5

.3

.2

.2

.3

Feb.

0.3

.3

.3

.3

.3

.3

.3

.5

.8

3.4

5.2

19

29

29

35

35

25

15

9.8

8.0

8.0

7.4

4.8

5.2

10

9.2

33

32

Mar.

35

32

127

wa

93

68

56

48

64

64

56

56

48

29

19

41

48

56

32

24

15

14

14

17

15

17

15

16

21

27

29

Apr.

52

35

35

41

27

17

17

13

32

32

21

22

24

20

17

14

13

16

14

14

14

15

16

15

11

10

11

11

10

9.8

May

9.2

8.6

8.0

8.6

8.6

24

10

8.6

7.4

* 6.9

5.2

6.3

4.3

3.0

4.3

6.3

64

26

14

45

29

15

13

10

.,',. 5.2

9. 2

6.9

7.4

9.2

6.9

5.8

June

5.2

4,3

192

15

9.2

, 8,0

8.0

6.3

5.2

4.3

4.3

4.8

4.8

4.3

3.9

3.9

3.9

4.3

3.4

2.6

2.3

2.3

2.3

1.9

1.9

1.9 |,

NOTE. Braced figures show estimated mean discharge for periods indicated. Probably some water 

running in December and July; no record.

Monthly discharge of Bear Creek at Rickman ranch, hear Roberts, Oreg., for the 

period Jan. 1 to June 30, 1921

.Month

January

February ....

March.. ..--.

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

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

June. ... .

The period............. _ ....... ___ ............

Discharge in second-feet

Maximum

1.9 

35 

143 

52 

64 

192

Minimum

0.2 

.3 

14 

9.8 

3.0

Mean

0.57 

11.7 

43.2

mo

12.8 

10.5

Run-off in 

acre-feet

35 

650 

2,660 

1,190 

787 

625

5, 950

Mill CREEK NEAR PRINEVILIE, OREG.

LOCATION. In SE. J^ sec. 22, T. 14 S., R. 17 E., on Dill ranch, 1 mile above 

mouth and 10 miles east of Prineville, Crook County.

DRAINAGE AREA. Not measured.

RECORDS AVAILABLE. March 14 to September 5, 1916; December 8 to July 4, 

1918; December 21, 1919, to June 30, 1920, and October 1, 1920, to September 30, 1921, when station was discontinued.

GAGE. Stevens 8-day recorder on left bank referred to vertical staff braced to 

gage house; inspected by.S. B. Ellis. Vertical staff gage 1 mile above read ' 

during 1916.

DISCHARGE MEASUREMENTS. Made by wading or from footlog at gage.

CHANNEL AND CONTKOL. Bed and control composed of gravel subject to shift 

at high stages.
DESCHUTES EIVEB BASIN

EXTREMES OF DISCHARGE. Maximum stage during year from waiter-stage 

recorder, 2.86 feet at 11 a.m. February 14 (discharge, 225 second-feet); 

creek bed practically dry during October, August, and September.

1916; 1918; 1920-1921: Maximum discharge recorded, that of February 

14, 1921; stream practically dry every summer.

DivEBSioNS. Many small ditches* above station. Two diverted some water 

around gage during year; probably not over a few hundred acre-feet.

REGULATION. None.

ACCURACY. Stage-discharge relation permanent. Rating curve well defined 

between 10 and 150 second-feet. Operation of water-stage recorder unsatisfactory for low stages owing to inlet to stilling well being too high. Daily 

discharge ascertained by applying to rating table the mean daily gage height 

obtained by inspecting recorder graph. Records excellent except for estimated periods.

Discharge measurements of Mill Creek near Prineville, Oreg., during the year ending Sept. 30, 1921

[Made by J. W. Bones]

Date

Apr. 4---------.-..-----. -.--... - --_- -.-...- ........... . _ .

July 2.,.--...-.----.,.---....-.....----..--.......-..------.-............

Gage 

' height

Feet 

1.51

.32

Discharge

Sec.-ft. 

98

15.6

Daily discharge, .in second-feet, of Mitt Creek near Prineville, Oreg., for the year 

ending Sept. 30, 1921

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-- __ ...................

'NOV.

20

19

18

18

Dec.

18

17

17

16

14

13

13

12

f2

13

11

16

14

12

14

15

15

14

12

12

9

11

11

12

12

9

e

10

25

132

114

Jan.

82

78

102

98

102

90

74

62

54

40

40

40

40

40

38

37

38

39

38

37.

35

33

30

26

26

27

27

26

26

27

26

Feb.

25

26

25

25

24

23

24

24

32

120

195

195

195

204

159

132

106

94

86

86

82

74

70

74

78

86

102

141

Mar.

141

132

159

195

195

177

159

141

132

123

106

98

94

90

82

94

106

114

102

106

102

98

94

94

94

86

82

82

82

78

78

Apr.

82

94

106

98

94

90

86

78

78

78

82

90

94

94

90

82

82

82

82

82

86

98

102

98

94

86

94

94

102

102

May

98

98

106

106

114

114

98

114

123

123

123

114

106

106

106

106

132

159

159

141

141

123

106

102

94

86

' 78

70

62

58

51

June

44

40

98

86

70

58 '54

.51

48

44

44

44

44

'3840

38

38

38

30

29

28

26

24

21

18

14

15

16

17

18

July

20

21

16

12

. 10

9

5

NOTE. Stream dry Oct. 1 to about Nov. 15, and from about Aug. 1 to Sept. 30. Braced figures show 

estimated mean discharge for periods indicated. Discharge estimated Feb. 11-13, May 27,28, June 29, 30, 

and July 1.
SURFACE WATER SUPPLY, 1921, PART XII O

Monthly discharge of Mill Creek near Prinetrftle, Oreg.,for the year ending Sept*'

SO, 1921

Month

January.-.. __ .___ __... _ . _ .. _ ...

March----.-..- . --L___ _____ ....... .....

April----..---. _ I... _ ..........................

July------.----.-----....- .................

The year.. .-. . - ............. .........

Discharge in second-feet

Maximum

132 

102 

204 

195 

106 

159 

98 

21

204

Minimum

0 

9 

26 

23

78 

78 

51 

14

0

Mean

9.83 

20.5 

47.7 

. 89.5 

113 

90.0 

107 

39.1 

9.81

43.6

Run-off in 

acre-feet

 «&

1,260 

2,930 4,970- 

6,960 

5,360 

6,58fr 

2,330 

603

31,600

NOTE. See footnote to table of daily discharge.

LAKE CREEK NEAR SISTERS, OEEG.

LOCATION. In SE. ^4, see. 24, T. 13 S., R. 8 E., one-fourth mile below outlet of 

Suttle Lake, 6 miles from mouth of creek, and 15 miles northwest of Sisters,. 

Jefferson County, Oreg.

DRAINAGE AREA: 20.5 square miles.

RECORDS AVAILABLE. April 7, 1915, to September 30, 1921, with a few gaps; 

occasional readings M!ay to November, 1911; March to September, 1912, 

May to October, 1913.

GAGE. Stevens continuous water-stage recorder on left bank October 16, 1917, 

to September 30, 1921, except April 7 to August 24, 1919; vertical staff to 

which recorder is referred used May 11, 1916, to October 15, 1917, and 

June 7 to August 24, 1919. Gage about 20 feet above a 15-foot weir read 

April 7, 1915, to April 30, 1916. Gage in natural channel, near site of 

weir, used 1911 to 1913. Gage reader, Joe Hanson.

CHANNEL AND CONTROL. Bed composed of heavy gravel and boulders; practically permanent.

EXTREMES OP DISCHABGE. Maximum stage during year, from water-stage 

recorder, 1;68 feet January 5-7, somewhat uncertain as water in well may 

have been frozen (discharge, 148 second-feet). Minimum stage, 0.61 foot 

November 12 (discharge, 29 second-feet).

1911-13 and 1915-1921: Maximum stage recorded, 2.24 feet December 

30, 1917 (discharge, 247 second-feet); minimum stage recorded, 0.31 foot 

October 18, 1916 (discharge, 20 second-feet).

ICE. Stage-discharge relation apparently unaffected by ice.

DIVERSIONS. None. '

REGULATION. None. '

ACCURACY. Stage-discharge relation somewhat unstable, owing to accumulation 

of drift on control. Fairly well defined rating curve used October 26 to 

May 8 and June .6 to July 6. Indirect method of shifting control used May 

30 to June 5 and for reading of August 28. Daily discharge ascertained by 

applying to rating table mean daily gage height obtained by inspecting 

recorder graph. Discharge estimated for periods when gage was not operating. Records fair, estimates for periods of missing records can not be 

greatly in error, as flow is very uniform due to regulation by lake.
DESCHUTES BIV1S BASIN

Discharge measurements'of Lake Creek near Sisters, Oreg.,\ during the year ending

Sept. 80, 1921

[Made by Wemdell Dawson]

Date

Oct. 26 ......-.-.......-...

 30.... ....... 

Gage 

height

Feet 

0.66

1.42

Discharge

See.-ft. 

31.9

94

98

Date Gage . 

height

Feel 

1.33

.62

Discharge

Sec.-ft. :' 

95

35

Daily diseharge, in second-feet, of Lake Creek near Sisters, Oreg,, for the year ending

Sept. 80, 1921

Day

1 

3..............

4.. ........... .

5.: _..- 

6-.. ... .....

7..............

8... ....... .

9......... ..

10 

11 . 

12 

13.. ........ ....

14 . 

15..............

16..............

17..............

18 ..........

19..............

20 

21...... ....... .

22 ...........

23..............

24....... ...

25... ...........

28 

27..............

28 .........

29... ........

30... ...... .

31 ... .......

Oct.

1 34

32

32

32

32

32

32

NOV..

32

32

32

32

31

32

32

32

30

29

30

29

30

30

30

32

39

43

48

59

69

74

74

74

74

74

80

80

74

74

Dec.

74

69

69

69

64

fid

59

59

59

56

64

64

59

59

t&

57

50

48

48

47

47

>47

47

50

CO

50

48

50

«4

69

Jan.

69

Q9

126

133

148

148

148.

140

133

118

112

112

92

86

86

80

74

74

1 

1 64

66

69

69

Feb.

69

74

80

77

74

76

78

80

' 72

64

64

%

Mar.

64

59

59

59

59

42

69

69

69

69

64

64

68

72

76

80

84

88

92

98

.98

105

98

98

92

86

86

80

80

74

74

Apr.

69

69

69

69

69

69

69

64

64

64

64

fi4

fi4 64'

64

69

«Q

69

69

69

69

74

80

92

98

92

98

98

98

98

May

98

105

98

98

98

92

92

92

\ 95

98 1 98

June

92

86

86

92

92

92

92

92

86

80

80

74

74

69

64

64

59

57

56

54

54

53

52

50

48

48

47

\*

July

43

42

> 37

Aug.

*>*

32

I H4

\

Sept.

35

35

35

35

NOTE. Braced figures show estimated mean discharge for periods indicated. Discharge interpolated 

Mar. 13-18, May 7, Sept. 1 and 2. '

Monthly discharge of Lake Creek hepr Sisters, Oreg., for the year ending Sept. 80,1921

Month

Aprfl.....-.-.-.... ...................... .................

July.... ....... .................. .....-.......

Discharge in second-feet

Maximum

80

74 

148

105 

98 

105 

92

148

Minimum

29 

47

42 

64

29

Mean

33.6 

47.7 

57.3 

93.0 

72.6 

76.6 

74.6 

95.6 

67.6 

38.1 

33.9 

35.0

60.4

Run-off in

acre-feet

2,070 

2,840 

3,520 

5,720 

4,030 

4,710 

4,440 

5,880 

4,020 

2,340 

2,080 

2,080

43,700
SUBFACE WATER SUPPLY, 1921, PAET XII C

WHITE RIVER BELOW TYQH VALLEY, OREQ.

LOCATION. In NW. M sec. 8, T. 4 S., R. 14 E., just below Pacific Power & Light 

Co.'s plant at White River Falls and 4J^ miles below Tygh Valley, Wasco 

County.

DRAINAGE AREA. Not measured.

RECORDS AVAILABLE. November 20,1917, to September 30,1921.

GAGE. Stevens 8-day water-stage recorder on left bank with vertical gage 

inside of well; inspected by M. F. Coberth.

DISCHARGE MEASUREMENTS. Made from cable one-fourth mile below gage or by 

wading under cable.

CHANNEL AND CONTROL. Control of rock overlain with sand deposits} stagedischarge relation changes somewhat.

EXTREMES OF DISCHARGE. Maximum stage during year from water-stage recorder, 6.15 feet at 1 a. m. January 3 (discharge, 3,640 second-feet); minimum stage indicated by pencil as 0.57 foot, which occurred sometime between 

September 13 and 20 when recorder was not operating (discharge, 60 secondfeet).

1917-1921: Maximum stage from recorder, 8.24 feet December 19, 1917 

(discharge, 5,940 second-feet)"; minimum discharge occurred December 11 to 

14, 1919, due to extreme cold, estimated from records at power plant as 10 

second-feet.

ICE. Stage-discharge relation not seriously affected by ice.

DIVERSIONS. Numerous small irrigation canals take out above this station.

REGULATION. Operation of power plant above regulates flow to some extent.

ACCURACY. Stage-discharge relation changed, during high water. Change 

made arbitrarily November 19. Two well-defined rating curves used. 

Operation of water-stage recorder satisfactory, except for some breaks during 

winter and September 13-30. Daily discharge obtained by applying to 

rating table mean daily gage heights obtained by inspecting recorder graph. 

Estimated periods based on graphic comparison with Hood River records. 

Records good except for estimated periods for which they are fair.

Discharge measurements of White River below Tygh Valley, Oreg., during the year

ending Sept. SO,

Date

Oct. 24

Nov. 29

Mar. 23

Made by 

R. C. Briggs. ... ....

Qage 

height

Feet 

1.26

1.75

3.37

Discharge

Sec.-ft. 

212

OAV

1,090

Date

July 22

Sept. 10

Made by 

K.N.Phfflipu ....

Wendell Dawson _ . ...

Qage 

height

Feet 

1.37

1.11

.99

Discharge

Sec.-ft. 

213

174

136
BE8CHUTES BIVEE BASIN

Daily discharge, insecond-feet, of White fRit'er below Tygh Valley, Oreg.,for the year

ending Sept. SO,

Day

I.... ~ ,.

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. . ..

». ..

30 

31........ ......

Oct.

180

225

308

268

246

94n 007

222

208

195

190

192

220

94O

268

234

225

219

211

195

195

208

203

203

203

195

188

190

203

203

190

Nov.

195

185

190

ion

172

163

160

156

153

148

151

156

156

340

520

400

340

340

Dec.

325

325

325

325

310

310

295

280

295

310

295

295

262

247

238

235

238

222

218

232

230

230

253

295

280

295

442

645

1,380

1,310

Jan.

900

2,230

3,030

9 fliav

2,050

1,450

1,000

720

750

580

560

 500

408

408

390

390

390

372

Feb.

372

408

520

600

480

460

442

645

870

1,690

2 050

1,870

1,780

1,610

1,380

1,050

960

800

695

720

720

770

870

960

Mar.

1,310

1, 140

1,110

1, 140

1,110

1,020

960

870

820

770

720

695

670

620

990

1,530

1,690

1,450

1,240

1,110

L !. 110

1,080

VI, 080

1,050

990

870

845

845

745

Apr.

820

870

870

820

770

745

695

695

695

745

770

820

820

795

745

720

745

1,080

1,050

990

1,140

1,530

1,380

1,240

1,110

1,050

1,020

1,380

1,380

1,240

May

1,140

1,050

960

930

900

900

onn

960

960

1,050

1,050

1,020

1,020

1,110

1,140

1,240

1,170

1,140

1,170

1,170

1,140

1,170

1,170

1,170

1,240

1,240

1,080

990

900

900

900

June

900

900

1,080

1,080

1,050

1,050

1,050

960

870

820

745

720

645

670

600

580

540

540

560

540

520

500

500

500

480

460

442

425

425

408

July

408

390

372

355

340

325

325

310

295

295

280

280

265

265

253

280

244

235

235

241

228

220

212

215

210

218

212

205

200

200

200

Aug.

188

178

178.

172

170

170

178

180

182

185

182

170

162

155

162

165

162

162

165

165

155

165

153

153

144

148

153

151

158

153

151

Sept.

151

163

153

153

151

151

144

137

131

131

126

190

NOTE. No gage-height record for following periods: Oct. 13 (discharge, interpolated); Nov.14-18, 

20-28, Jan. 7-11,13-18, 21-25, Feb. 18-22, and Sept. 13-30 (discharge estimated from hydrographic comparison with records of flow of Hood River at Powerdale. Braced figures show estimated mean discharge for 

periods indicated.

Monthly discharge of White River below Tygh Valley, Oreg., for the year ending

Sept. SO, 1921

Month

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

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

Discharge in second-feet

Maximum

308

1,380 

3,030 

2,050 

1,690 

1,530 

1,240 

1,080 

408 

188

3,030

Minimum

180 

148 

218 

372 

372 

620 

695 

900 

408 

200 

144 

126

126

Mean

216 

289 

362 

901 

926 

1,010 

958 

1,060 

685 

268 

165 

171

582

Run-off 

in acre-feet

13,300 

17,200 

22,300 

55,400 

51,400 

62,100 

57,000 

65,200 

40,800 

16,500 

10,100 

10,200

422,000
84 SURFACE WATER SUPPLY, 1921, PART XII C

CLEAR CREEK ABOVE INTAKE, HIAB WAPISITIA, OEEG.

J& ' LocATioy-In SW. M sec. 10, T. 5 S., R. 9 E., 300 feet above intake of

Wspmitia Irrigation Co.'s canal, 4 miles below outlet of Clear Lake, and

22 miles west of Wapinitia, Wasco County. 

DRAINAGE ARE.A. Not measured. 

RECORDS AVAILABLE. May 16 to September 20, 1918, December 19, 1918, to

September 30, 1921, fragmentary. 

GAGE. Stevens continuous water-stage recorder on right bank; inspected by

R. E. Ellenwood. New gage set at slightly different location on December 4,

1918, read 0.83 foot less than earlier gage.

DISCHARGE MEASUREMENTS. Made by wading near canal intake. 

CHANNEL AND CONTROL. Bed composed of sand, gravel, and small boulders.

May shift slightly. 

EXTREMES OF DISCHARGE. Minimum stage from water-stage recorder, 0.47

foot October 11-13 (discharge, 6.5 second-feet). No record of maximum. 

ICE. No ice during period of record. 

DIVERSIONS. Wapinitia Irrigation Co.'s canal diverts water just below station.

No diversion above. 

REGULATION. None. 

AccuRACY.-^-Stage-discharge relation practically permanent. Rating curve

fairly well defined below 24 second-feet. The gage record is incomplete and no

estimates have been made during gaps, and no monthly discharge computed.

Daily discharge ascertained by applying to rating table mean daily gage

heights obtained by inspecting recdMer graph. Daily records good.

Discharge measurements of Clear Creek above intake, near Wapinitia, Oreg., during 

the year ending Sept, SO, 1921

Date

Nov. 30

July 22

Made by "" ',' Gage 

height

Feet 

0.64

.60

Discharge

Sec.-ft. 

14.0

14.7
;85

Daily discharge, in second-feel, of Clear Creek above intake, near Wapinitia, Oreg., 

for the year ending Sept. 80, 1921

Day

1--... ... .... . . 

2.................... . . ..................

3. ...........................................

4........... ........ ....

5............................................

6.................... ......

7. ...........................................

8.-..-.--...--.--.-.-...............-.-......

9.

10.... ........................................

11....-. .. ...... ........................

12............................................

13.................... ... . ...;...

14

15. ...........................................

16............................................

17............................................

18.. ............J....... ......................

19.. .................. .. . ... ..

20.--..............,....... ................

21..................... .................. ..

22. ...........................................

23.................... .. ..

24............................................

25.................... . . . ...... .

26.................... .... ........

27___ .._ ...........

28....................... ..................

29............................................

30.. ........................................ ..

31.................... . .....

Oct.

7.0

8.0

10

8.0

8.0

7.5

7.5

7.0

7.0

7.0

6.5

6.5

as

7.0

8.0

7.5

7.5

7.5

8.0

Nov.

18

17

17

18

20

20

20

20

20

20

20

Dec.

20

23

26

30

31

24

22

21

Mar.

48

July

15

15

16

15

16

16

15

16

15

14

.Aug.

14

14

13

14

13

12

12

12

12

12

12

.Sept.

8.0

8.0

8.7

13

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

NOTE. No record for d^ys for which no discharge is given.

GATE CREEK NEAR WAMIC, OREG.

LOCATION. In sec. 35, T. 4 S., R. 11 E., 100 yards north of old Purcell ranch

and 8 miles southwest of Wamic, Wasco County. 

RECORDS AVAILABLE. October 24, 1920, to July 31, 1921. Records at Mulvany

sawmill in sec. 21, T. 4 S., R. 12 E. for October 7, 1917, to July 31, 1918

show slightly more water. 

GAGE. Vertical staff on right abutment of highway bridge; read by Miss Ora

Duncan. 

DISCHARGE MEASUREMENTS. Made by wading or from highway bridge at high

stages. ,, 

CHANNEL AND CONTROL. Bed composed of clean gravel and small boulders;

probably slightly shifting. Control section narrow at low stages. Banks

are overflowed at extreme high water. 

EXTREMES OF DISCHARGE. Maximum stage recorded during the period October

24, 1920, to July 31, 1921, 2.2 feet February 22 (discharge, 106 second-feet);

minimum stage recorded, 0.17 foot October 25 (discharge, 0.5 second-foot). 

ICE. Apparently no ice during winter. 

DIVERSIONS. Practically none above stations. 

REGULATION. rNone. 

ACCURACY. Stage-discharge relation practically permanent. Rating curve well

defined below 60 second-feet. Gage read to hundredths once a day. Daily

discharge obtained by applying daily gage height to rating table. Records

good.
86 SURFACE WATER SUPPLY, 1921, PART XII C

Discharge measurements of Gate Creek near Wamic, Oreg., during the year ending

Sept. SO, 1921

[Made by Wendell Dawson]

Date

Mar. 28... .__...._.._._ ....... .. .. .. . ........ ... ..........

July 22... _ .......... __ ........... ...... . ._....._ ..._... _-._.

height

Feet 

1.60

.40

Discharge

Sec.-ft. 

52

2.5

Daily discharge, in second-feet, of Gate Creek near Wamic, Oreg., for the period 

Oct. 24, 1920, to July 31,

Day

I 

2...................

3.... 

4...................

5...................

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.

0.5

.5

.5

.5

.5

.6

.6

Nov.

0.6

6

6

6

6

6

6

6

6

8

8

8

9

2.2

3.2

4.0

4.2

2.5

2.2

2.1

1.8

1.6

1.4

1.4

2.8

2.1

1 fi

1.7

Dec.

1.6

1.5

1.6

1.6

1.8

1.4

1.4

1.4

1.3

1.3

1.3

2.4

2.8

2.5

5.0

2.4

2.3

2.1

1.3

1.4

1.4

1.8

1.6

1.6

2.5

4.8

2.8

2 2

4.2

7.4

14

Jan.

15

23

88

55

48

42

36

31

30

23

23

20

19

24

23

23

23

23

22

19

18

17

14

13

11

11

11

15

16

16

10

Feb.

8.0

8.6

11

12

13

12

15

20

71

67

88

88

79

63

63

59

48

44

42

41

44

106

88

AA

32

26

32

14

Mar.

35

39

48

47

52

48

47

46

41

42

40

38

37

36

48

63

67

71

79

63

67

59

79

55

55

55

52

52

CO

44

43

Apr.

42

44

42

42

37

32

32

32

30

25

24

26

26

25

27

25

23

42

40

39

37

42

43

40

39

37

35

36

*>7

37

May

32

32

33

28

28

28

28

27

23

23

25

23

21

19

20

22

23

24

24

25

25

23

23

22

23

23

23

23

91

19

19

June

18

18

20

21

19

20

19

19

19

19

19

18

17

17

16

19 

15

15

13

13

12

12

11

11

8.6

6.8

5.6

5.0

4.8

4.5

July

8.9

5.6

5.0

5.0

4.8

4.5

4.2

4.2

4.2

4.0

3.8

3.5

8.2

3.0

2.8

2.5

2.5

2.5

2.5

2.5

2.5

2.5

2.5

2.4

2.3

2.4

2.4

2.4

2.2

1.4

1.4

Monthly discharge of Gate Creek near Wamic, Oreg., for the period Nov, 1, 1920, to

July 31, 1921

Month

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

March.. __ , _ .. _ ___________ ...............

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

May _______________________ . .. ... 

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

Discharge in second-feet

Maximum

4.2 

14 

88 

106 

79 

44 

33 

21 

5.9

Minimum

0.6 

1.3 

10 

8.0 

35 

23 

19 

4.5 

1.4

Mean

1.59 

2.67 

24.6 

45.0 

51.6 

, 34.6 

24.3 

14.5 

3.44

Run-off in 

acre-feet

95 

164 

1,510 

2,500 

3,170 

2,060 

1,490 

863 

212

12,100
WATER SUPPLY, 1921, PART XII- C 87,

KLICKITAT RIVEE BASIN 

K1ICKITAT RIVER NEAR GLENWOOD, WASH.

LOCATION. In NE. M sec. 14, T. 7 N., R. 12 E., just below Dafry Creek, 2J^ 

miles below southern boundary of Yakima Indian Reservation, 3 miles below 

Big Muddy Creek, and 6 miles north of Glen wood, Kliekitat County.

DRAINAGE ABBA. 356 square miles.

RECOBDS AVAILABLE. December 16, 1910, to September 30, 1921, with gap in 

winter of 1921. October 29, 1909, to December 15, 1910, at a point a mile 

above, in section 11.

GAGE. Stevens water-stage recorder referred to vertical staff on left bank read 

by A. G. Hanson; datum lowered 1.0 foot October 1, 1918. Prior to July, 

1910, several vertical staffs wore used.

DISCHABQE MEASUREMENTS. Made from cable just below gage.

CHANNEL AND CONTBOL. Bed composed of heavy gravel, shifts in high water.

EXTREMES OF DISCHARGE. Maximum stage during period of record for year 

ending September 30, 1921, from water-stage recorder, 3.90 feet at midnight 

May 25, June 4, and 5 and 5 a. m. and 9 p. m. June 7 (discharge, 3,770 

second-feet); minimum stage from water-stage recorder, 1.07 feet at 10 

a. m. November 10 (discharge, 395 second-feet). No higher or lower stages 

were indicated by recorder pencil when clock was stopped.

1909-1921: Maximum stage recorded, 5.20 feet on original gage, November 

24, 1909 (discharge, estimated by extension of rating curve, 6,250 secondfeet) ; minimum discharge recorded, 285 second-feet at 1 p. m. November 13, 

1915 (gage height, 0.63 foot).

ICE. Stage-discharge relation not affected by ice.

DIVERSIONS. None.

RE GTJL ATI o N . None.

ACCURACY. Stage-discharge relation changed during period when no records 

are available. Hating curve used as follows: October 1 to November 20, 

well denned between 400 and 1,600 second-feet; April 3 to September 30, fairly 

well defined. Operation of water-stage recorder satisfactory for periods for 

which daily discharge has been computed. Daily discharge ascertained by 

applying to rating table .mean daily gage height obtained by inspecting 

recorder graph. Records good.

Discharge measurements of Klickitat River near Glenwood, Wash., during the year

ending Sept. SO, 1921

[Made by A. G. Hanson]

Date

Oct. 22................. .............................................................

A.US.U.. ...........................................................................

Sept. 25

Gage 

height

Feet 

1.33

1.84

1.51

Discharge

Sec.-ft. 

510

818

543
88 SURF'ACE WATER SUPPLY, 1921, PART xii> c

Daily discharge, in second-feet, of Klickitat River near Glenwood, Wash,, for the 

year ending Sept. SO, 1921

Pay , ,

 1 . - . .

2.... ..- .'.-.. .......................

3..... ............................

4 _______ . ..

6.. - - .......

6':.. . -. .. .-......-....

7....... _ .........................

8 .................................

ft..... ........ ....................

10...... ....^. .....................

11...... _ ......................... .

12 -.. ._. 

13....................................

14 

15..: . -. . -

16.. . .................-... ....

n...... ..............................

18.... ................................

19 . ....................

20-.. .- .............................

21 _. 

22....................................

23 ......... ....... :...........

24 .... ...v ... ... ..... .... ....... ..

25 . 

26 .........II........ . ......

27 . _ _ 

28.. ..... ............... ..

29... .............................

30.... ............................

31.... ............................

Oct.

* " 598

634

870

1,090

510

517

505

506

506

500

506

495

506

470

Nov.'

460

455

455

455

445

437

433

433

433

417

421

417

425

425

433

550

1,270

2,190

2,190

1,800

Apr.

1,600

May

3,320

3,320

3,410

3,590

3,590

3,050

2,790

2,630

2,710

2,870

June

3,230

3,410

3,410

3,590

3,680

3,590

3,680

3,500

3,130

3,050

2,790

2,710

2,710

2,550

2,320

2, 170

2,100

2,030

2,030

2,100

2,240

2,170

2,100

2,100

2,030

1, 960

1,800

1,890

1,960

2,100

July

1,960

1,780

1,620

1,550

1,550

1,550

1,640

1,680

1,580

1,500

1,450

1,380

1,360

1,340

1,300

1,280

1,230

1,230

1,170

1,110

1,070

1,050

1,020

1,000

980

970

940

. Aug.

940

«20

890

840

840

870

890

900

870

840

830

840

840

840

840

830

830

810

780

790

780

760

740

700

710

680

710

720

730

710

700

Sept.

680

640

610-

600

590

590

596

596

589

554

547

534

522;

522

516.

51ft

516

540

568

575

680

589

554

547

547

600

620

589

554

564

NOTE. No record for days for ^hich no discharge is given.

Monthly discharge of Klickitat River near Glenwood, Wash., for the year ending

Sept. 30, 1921

[Drainage area, 356 square miles]

/ Month !

i

May 22-31.. _. ;_

June _______________ |-

July.- 

August _ . _______ _ . .....

Discharge in second-feet

Maximum

3,590 

3,680 

1,960 

 940 

680

Minimum

2,630 

1,890 

940 

680 

516

Mean

3,130 

2,610 

1,320 

806

574

Per 

square 

mile

8.79 

7.33 

3.71 

2.26 

1.61

Run-off

Inches

3.27 

8.18 

4.28 

2.61 

1.80

Acre-feet

62,100 

155,000 

- 81,200 

49,600 

34,200

NOTE. See footnote to table of daily discharge.

HOOD RIVER BASIN 

HOOD RIVER AT POWERDALE, NEAR HOOD RIVER, OREG.

LOCATION. In NE. }£ sec. 36, T. 3 N., R. 10 E., at Powerdale, threefourths mile south of Hood River, Hood River County, above discharge of 

taili;ace of Powerdale plant of Pacific Power & Light Co., and 1J^ miles 

above mouth of stream.
HQOI> BIYEK BASIN

DRAINAGE AREA.' Not measured. . . .

RECORDS AVAILABLE. March 31, 1913, to September 30, 1921.

GAGE. Water-stage recorder on right bank near power plant, about half a 

mile above raikoad bridge since July 23, 1919. Gurley 8-day recorder used 

during 1921; inspected by R. E. Fewel. Vertical staff at gage location used 

March 31, 1913, to September 30, 1914, and December 21, 1915, to July 

22, 1919. Vertical staff on left bank just below bridge of Mount Hood 

Railway, October 1, 1914, to July 26, 1915; water-stage recorder at same 

location July 27 to December 21, 1915. ,

DISCHARGE MEASUREMENTS. Made from cable 100 feet above gage.

CHANNEL AND CONTROL. Bed composed of rock and boulders; shifts slightly.

EXTREMES OF DISCHARGE. Maximum stage during year from water-stage recorder, 7.45 feet at noon, January 2 (discharge, 14,300 second-feet); minimum stage recorded, 1.22 feet at 11 a. m. August 26 (discharge, 260 secondfeet).

1913-1921: Maximum stage determined from high-water marks, 8.9 feet 

December 18 or 19, 1917 (discharge, 17,200 second-feet); minimum stage 

recorded, 0.80 foot August 26, 1920 (discharge, 170 second-feet).

ICE. Stage-discharge relation not seriously affected by ice,

DIVERSIONS. Large diversions for irrigation above station; water for power 

plant is diverted around upper gage but is returned above the bridge gage. 

A record of this diversion has been kept (p. 99).

REGULATION. Water Stored at sawmill at Dee causes sudden fluctuations at 

low water.

\CCURACY. Stage-discharge relation permanent. Rating curve fairly well defined. Operation of water-stage recorder satisfactory except January 23, 

March 3 to April 6, April 8, May 1-6, 15-20, and September 11-13; staff 

gage read once daily by observer March 3 to April 2 and September 11-13. 

Daily discharge ascertained by applying to rating table mean daily gage 

height determined by inspecting recorder graph or daily gage height by observer; discharge for periods when recorder was not operating or staff gage 

read, estimated by comparison with records of flow for White Salmon River 

near Underwood. Records fair.

Discharge measurements of Hood River at Powerdale, near Hood River, Oreg., 

during the year ending Sept. 30, 1921

Date

Nov. 28

Mar. 3

24

Made by 

R. C. Briggs. .......

Gage 

height

Feet 

2.95

3.67

3.88

Discharge

Sec.-ft. 

1,190

2,600

2,500

Date

July 19

Sept. 27

Made by 

K. N. Phillips... 

K. N. Phillips-.- 

Gage 

height

Feet 

2.56

1.79

1.56

1.89

Discharge

Sec -ft. 

1,080

550

400

573
90

Daily discharge, in second-feet, of Hood River at Powerdale, near Hood River, Oreg., 

for the year ending Sept. SO, 1921

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.

905

1,370

1,760

1,370

1,190

1,060

1,060

940

870

835

800

800

730

1,100

1,280

1,100

1,020

940

870

800

765

730

695

695

660

596

596

628

596

566

537

Nov.

509

481

455

429

455

429

481

455

404

390

390

390

390

455

429

537

2,180

2,710

2,460

2,300

1,810

1,760

1,660

1,420

1,370

1,240

1,460

1,420

1,320

1,190

Dec.

1,100 i ion

1 9Af\

1,140

1,020

940

Q4n

905

905

940

1,460

1,460

1,760

1,370

1,240

980

905

870

800

800

800

1,240

1,560

1,370

2,710

4,820

11,000

5,570

Jan.

3,920

11,000

8,770

5,310

5,310

Q 7nn

1,610

2,300

2,030

1,810

1,660

1,660

1,660

1,970

2,380

2,160

1,920

1,760

1,610

1,460

1,320

1,320

1,260

1,190

1,190

1,140

1,100

1,020

1,060

1,060

1,020

Feb.

1,190

1 240

1,460

1,710

1,510

1,320

1,320

1,760

3,000

5,570

5,310

4,820

4,140

3,490

2,710

2,300

2,030

1,810

1,710

1,710

1,660

1,560

1,660

1,610

1,610

1,660

1,970

Mar.

2,300

2,380

2,230

2,160

1,970

1,810

1,710

1,560

1,510

1,610

1,560

1,460

1,510

1,420

1,460

5,310

9,160

5,830

4,360

2,710

2,380

2,090

2,230

2,460

2,460

2,230

1,970

1,860

1,810

1,710

1,710

Apr.

1,660

1 660

N '

1,500

1,370

1,370

1,370

1,420

1,420

1,460

1,560

1,460

1,420

1,370

1,370

1,560

1,610

1,610

2,090

3,920

2,710

2,230

1,970

1,920

1,860

2,460

2,620

2,230

May

1,700

a

1,560

1,560

1,510

1,860

1,760

1,660

1,610

1,760

1,800

1,760

1, 810

1,760

1,810

1,920'

1,860

1,610

1,460

1,370

1,420

1,460

June

1,560

1,510

1,710

1,760

1,860

1,810

1,920

1,710

1,560

1,460

1,370

1,370

1,370

1,280

1,140

1,060

1,020

1,100

1,280

1,140

1,190

1,140

1,140

1,100

1,020

940

980

980

940

940

July

1,100

1,140

870

870

800

765

800

870

800

800

695

660

660

628

596

566

596

566

566

566

537

509

537

628

596

537

509

509

509

509

596

Aug.

537

. 509

481

455

429

429

537

566

509

455

414

414

429

596

537

509

481

481

455

390

455

358

314

301

.284

284

301

366

322

309

309

Sept.

335

314

314

344

366

380

322

314

326

326

501

309

318

322

340

344

344

455

835

596

660

596

509

481

596

537

628

695

566

537

NOTE. Braced figures show estimated mean discharge for periods indicated; Jan. 23 interpolated.

Monthly disharge of Hood River at Powerdale, near Hood River, Oreg., for the year

ending Sept. SO, 1921

January- ________________ - _______ 

AprU..... ...............................................

June.. ,. .. -_ . - 

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

.uiscni

Maximum

1,760

2,710

11,000

11,000

5,570

9,160

3,920

1,920

1,920

1,140

596

835

11,000

trge in secon

Minimum

537

390

800

1,020

1,190

1,420

1,370

940

509

284

301

284

i-ieei

Mean

899

1,050

1,760

2,470

2,270

2,480

1,790

1,690

1,310

674

426

444

1,430

Run-off in

acre-feet

55,300

62,500

108,000

152,000

126,000

152,000

107,000

104,000

78,000

41,400

26,200

26,400

1,040,000
HOOD 91

Combined daily discharge,:.m^econd-fee^f of H$odt $ip%cwi^ Pgcjfip Power & Light 

Co.'s tailrace at Powerdale, near Hood ftiver, Oreg., Jor 'tne year ending Sept. 

30,1921 »

Day

1 _ ..........

2.............

3. ....

4..............

5 .... .

6 ___ ........

7 _ 

8 _ i... 

9..:. ... ....

10 ..., 

11 _ ........ ...

12 

13 

14 ..... ......

15. .... ......

16 

17..... ......

18 

19 

20 

21 

22 

23 

24... ..

25 

26 

27 

28 

90

30.... ... ...

31 

Oct.

1,000

1,460

1,780

1,430

1,250

1,140

1,140

1,030

9SB

835,

.S90

,890

820

1,190

1.370

1,190,

1,110

1,030

960

890

855

820

785

695

760

696

696

72g

 696

666

637

 NOV.)

609-

581

555

529

555

529

481

555

504

490

490

490

490

455

529

637

2,240

2,810

2,560

2,400

1,810

1,860

1,760

1,520

1,470

1,340

1,560

1,480

1,420

1,290

Ttot.

li 210.

1,300

1,350

1,250

1,090

1,050

1,050

l'620

1,050

1,570

1,490

1.87&-

1,480

1,350

1, 210

1,090

1,020

1,020

980

910

910

910

1,350

1,620

1,430

1,480

2,820

4,930

11,000

5,630

Jan.

3,990

11,000

8>,S50

5,380

5,380

3,770

),680

2,370

2,140

1,920

1,770

1,770

' 1, 770

2,040

2,490

2,270

2,030

1,870

1,720

1,570

1,430

1,430

1,330

1,300

1,300

1,260

1,220

1,140

1,180

1,130

1,140

Fefo,

, 1, 300

1,360

1,; 680

1,820

1,680

1,380

1,440.

1,880

3,120

5,680

5,420

4,890

4,210

3,590

2,780

2,420

2,140

1,920

1,820

1,820

1,780

1,680

1,780

1,720

1,720

1,720

1,720

2,090

Mar.

2,420

2,500

2,350

2,280

2,090

1.8EO

1,820

1,670

1,620

1,720

1,670

1,570

1,570

1,490

1,560

5,420

9,260

5,940

4,460

2,820

2,480

2,200

2,340

2,560

2,560

2,340

2,040

1,970

1,920

1,820

1,820

i Apr.

1,770

1,770

1,580

1,480

1,480

1,480

1,420

1,530

1,570

1,670

1,570

1,530

1,480

1,480

1,670

1,720

1,720

2,200

4,030

2,820

2,340

2,080

2,030

1,970'

2,57fr

2,730

2,840

May

1,810

1,560

1,670

1,620

1,970,

1,870

1,770

1, 726

1,870

ll,90C

1,870

1,810

1,870

1,920

2,030

1,970

1,720

1, 570 

1,430

1, 420 v

1,570

Jane

l,WP

1,620

1,820

1,870

1,860

1,920

2,030

1,820

1,670

,1, 570

1 480

1, 370

'1,480

: 1,390-

1,250

1,170 ' £,4W

1,210.

1,280

1,250

1,300

1,250

1,240

.1,200,

1,120

1,040

1,080

lyOSO

1,040

1,040

?$?

',' ?;:'> 

1,200 t'SJ/l

tun

870

ons

870

905

975 eo5

800

, oni

766

 766

,734

702

672

702

872* 672

672

643

Tld

702

643

615

616

615

615

702

Av»-

647

616

'g*H

539

537

676

KlO

524

524 -,-j ^39

598 '647

619

wr

565

500

455

471

4^7

414

397

.,-SW

414

366

432

419

 410

Sept.

4*5 ' 424

424

A.FA

Q£A

463

415

417 ,429

,489

301

414

d.oq

427.

445

449

449

455

942

703

767

703

616

588

703

644

735

802

673

644

NOTE, Braced figures show estimated mean discharge for periods indicated.

Combined monthly discharge of Hood River and Pacific Power & Light Co.'s 

tailrace at Powerdale, near Hood River, Oreg., for the year ending Sept. SO, 1921

April. _ -. _________ . __ . _ . _ .... ___ .. _ .

July.... 

Maximum

1,760

2,810

11,000

11,000

5,680

9,260

4,030

2,030

2,030

1,240

676

942

11,000

Minimum

637

490

910

1,140

1,300

1,490

1,420

1,040

615

397

301

301

Mean

980

1,130

1,850

2,570

2,370

2,590

1,890

1,790

1,410

771

523

539

1,530

acre-feet

60,300

67,200

114,000

158,000

132,000

159,000

112,000

110,000

83,900

47,400

32,200

32,100

i,iio,odo

Discharge in second-feet

Run-off in

106543 25t WSP 534 7
92 SURFACE WATlEli SUPPLY, 1921, PART XII C

RIVER NEAR MOUNT HOOD,

LOCATION. In SW. ^ sec. 4, T. 1 S., R. 10 E., 1,000 feet above'intake of'East Fork 

Irrigation District canal, three-fourths mile above highway bridge, and 2 

;$ " mites south of Mount Hood post office, Hood River County.

"DRAINAGE AREA. Not measured.

'.RECOUPS A^kiLAiJiE. -July 22,1915, to October 16, 1918, May 9 to October 15,

i 1919, and May 5,1920, to September 30, 1921, with gaps in January to June,

- 1921. 'X , ',: ; !fiv ; '!''.:"''.

GAGE, St&y-ens water-stage recorder onjeft bank; inspected by. C. H. Shaw.

DISCHARGE MEAsURfipENm^ Made from cable 15 feet below gage or by wading.

CHANNEL AND CONTJS.OI.. Bed composed of heavy boulders; shifts at flood stages.

EXTREMES OF DiicirAKlGfc.~-Maximum stage from water-stage recorder during 

period ending September 30, 1921, 3.55 feet at 10 a. m. January 2 (discharge, 

1|08Q secondJeet); minimum stage from water-stage recorder, 0.90 feet 

Nbyemtoer 12rto 14 (discharge, 146 second-feet)."

1915-1921; Maximum stage from water-stage recorder, 5.9 feet December 

18, 1917 (discharge, 2,420 second-feet); minimum discharge recorded, 108 

second-feet November 11,1915.

ICE. No record during frozen period.

DIVERSIONS. The Qlacier canal and other, small canals divert water for irrigation above station. ;

REGULATION. None.

ACCURACY. Stage-discnarge relation changed oetween two* periods of record. 

Rating curves well defined to 600 second-feet. Operation of water-stage recorder unsatisfactory January 5 to June 23. Daily discharge ascertained by 

applying, to rating table mean daily gage height obtained by inspecting recorder graph; Records excellent except for estimated periods.

Discharge measurements of East Fork of Hood River near Mount Hood, Oreg., dur- 

£; X.. ing the year ending Sept. 30, 1921

Date

Nov. 27

25

Made by ..

W*fifefir Dawson__ . ....

^_T.do . . ..........

Gage 

height

Feet 

1.31

1.78

1.90

2.02

Discharge

Sec.-ft. 

234

071

420

4.91

Date.

27

Made by 

K. N. Phillips---- .

Gage 

height

Feet 

1.62

1.29

1.12

1.23

Discharge

Sec.-ft. 

286

216

159

189
Daily discharge, in<mcon<l-feet, of Bast Fork of Hood Rimr near Mount Hood, Oneg.t 

for the year ending Sept. SO, 1921 ,,

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.

, 210.

255;

284

242

229

205

.194

183

173

163

173

173

163

217

194

183

173

173

173

173

173

173

173

173

173

163

154

154

Nov.

. 154

154

154

154

 ' 1<tfi

146

146

146

146

146

146

146

146

148

154

183

470

415

348

300

270

255

242

229

229

255

242

217

205

205

Dec.'

205

194

«200

205

1AJ

194

183

183

183 "183

183.

183

173

183

"168

154

154

154

163

163

173

270

381

754

Jan.

451

&15

794

638

 00

348

381

364

284

Feb.

525

506

470

000

332

332

348

Mar.

364

381

} 372

364 ;

364

348

332

332

332

"324

"300

284

! 461

638

600

jr«?c

488

470

} 450

420

] 418

415

398

381

Apr.

381

381

May June

,

414

414

"406

397

397

397

397

397

397

July

397

-S47

347

331

347

331

347

364

347

331

331

315

315

315

285

300

285

285

285

285

285

285

285

285

285

285

256

256

256

256

256

Aug.

' 256

1 256

242

242

242

242

256

256

242

229

229

220

217

229

229

229

217

217

205

205

205

194

194

183

183

183

173

173

173

173

173

; --. i 

Sept.

173

173

163

163

ISAIS*-'

16$

16£

 183-

i(fy

163

154

154

' 154

151

154

, 16S

194

242

194

242

205

183

ITS

17S

183

19*

194

1»»

16$

* Interpolated.

NOTE. Braced figures show estimated mean discharge for periods indicated. No record for days for 

which no discharge is given.

Monthly discharge of East Fork of Hood River near Mount Hood, Oreg., for the year

ending Sept. 30, 1921 . 

Month

March... .. .. . .. _ -....

June 22-30... ____ . ______ ... ___ ----- __ ..

July................... ___...._. _ . ___:._.

Discharge in second-feet

Maximum

284 

470

754

414 

397 

256 

242

Minimum

154 

346 

154

397 

256

154

Mean

187 

210 

217 

407 

402 

306 

215 

175

Run-off in 

acre-feet

11,50ft 

12,500 

13, 300- 

25,000 

7,170 18,800- 

13,200 

10,400

NOTE. See footnote to table of daily discharge..

EAST FORK IRRIGATION DISTRICT CANAL NEAR MOUNT HOOD, OREG.

LOCATION. In SE. M sec. 33, T. 1 N., R. 10 E., 1 mile below point of diversion, 

1J^ miles south of Mount Hood post office, Hood River County, and 2 miles 

east of Parkdale station on Mount Hood Railroad.

RECORDS AVAILABLE. June 17, 1913, to September 30, 1921, irrigation seasons 

only.

GAGE. Stevens water-stage recorder on left side of canal just below road crossing; inspected by C. H. Shaw. Vertical staff on side of flume, 1,000-feet 

below, in the SW. M section 34, used up to October, 1914; and recorder just 

above road crossing up to October, 1920.

DISCHARGE MEASUREMENTS. Made from highway bridge or by wading. >>'
SURFACE WATER SUPPLY, 1921, PART XII C

CHANNEL AND CONTROL. Smooth earth section. Head of flume probably acts as 

control; fairly permanent.

EXTREMES, OF DISCHARGE. Maximum stage during period ending September 30, 

1921, from water-stage recorder, 3.63 feet at 1 a. m. August 8 (discharge, 138 

second-feet); canal dry at various times.

1913-1921: Maximum discharge recorded, 153 second-feet July 9,391ft.

ICE. No water carried in cold weather.

ACCURACY. Stage-discharge relation changed owing to relocation of station 

during nonirrigating season. Rating curves well defined. Operation of 

water-stage recorder satisfactory. Daily discharge ascertained by applying 

to rating table mean daily gage height obtained by inspecting recorder 

graph. Records excellent except for estimated periods in September.

The East Fork Irrigation District canal diverts water in SW. Ji sec. 4, T. 1 S., R. 

10 E., and irrigates lands lying east of Hood River. Most of the return water 

reaches Neal Creek and the lower part of Hood River.

Discharge measurements of East Fork Irrigation District canal near Mount Hood, 

Oreg., during the year ending Sept. SO, 1921

Date

Aug. 18

Made by 

..... -do- ...... .....

K.N. Phillips... .......

Gage 

height

Feet

3 V,

Discharge

Sec.-ft. 

120

131

Date

27

Made by 

 do ...

Oage 

height

Feet 

3.02

1.90

DiSr

charge

Sec.-ft. 

89

26.2

Daily discharge, in second-feet, of East Fork Irrigation District canal near Mount 

Hood, Oreg.,,for the year ending Sept. 30, 1921

Day

1. ..... _

2-.-.--. ------------ ----- . 3..:....-..... ........ .......................

4.. ------------ -. .. . 

5,. ..........................................

6.,. __ - .. . .. ....

7.... - 

9-- , 

10.. . 

11.. -.. 

12

13... -. 

14.. ,.-, ... ................ ..... .

15... -. 

H. ...........................................

17 .. ...

18 . _ -------

19-... . 

20.. .., .... . 

21..... ....................................

22,, _. . ..., 

23..... _ ... ...

24.... . 

25..- _- 

26.-.....-. . . ....

27... 

28.-. _ 

29... ..,... . .........................

30.,,, ... .... ,

31. ........ .... ... 

Oct.

19

20

20

20

20

20

20

20

20

20

21

21

21

22

 23

Apr.

14

1

1 14

14

14

14

14

14

14

14

14 .

14is

15

19

22

23

23

May

23

23

23

24

24

24

24

24

24

24

24

32

41

45

45

45

45

45

45

45

45

45

48

63

63

68

83

81

83

88

106

June

114

118

118

118

118

118

118

118

118

-118

118

118

118

118

118

118

122

122

122

122

122

122

122

122

122

122

122

122

July

122

122

122

122

122

126

126

130

130

130

126

130

130

130

126

130

130

126

130

130

130

130

130

130

130

130

130

134

134

130

Aug.

134

130

114

130

130

134

130

126

130

130

130

134

134

134

130

130

130

130

134

130

130

130 130-

130

130

130

130

130

130

Sept

130

130

130

126

118

114

110

110

110

95

102

74

60

64

64

[ ^

26

1 M

NOTE. Braced figures show estimated mean discharge for periods indicated. Canal dry during most of 

period for which no discharge is given; a little water may have been diverted of which no record was 

obtained.
HOOD EIVEB BASIN

Monthly discharge of Slyst Fork Irrigation District canal near Mount Hood, 

for the year ending Sept. SO, 1921

Month

October 1-15. ............. ........... _._._ .._..._.._..

April 9-30... ---.--_..-.-_._..- __ . _ ..................

May ______________________________ .

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

Discharge in second-feet

Maximum

23 

23 

106 

122 

134 

134 

130

Minimum

19

23

114 

122 

114

Mean

20.5 

15.5 

45.9 

120 

128 

130 

67.6

Run-off in 

acre-feet

610 

676 

2,820 

7,140 

7,870 

7,990 

4,020

NOTE. See footnote to table of daily discharge.

GREEK POINT CREEK NEAR DEE, OEEG.

LOCATION. In NE. }£ sec. 9, T. 1 N., R. 9 E., just above Mount Hood Irrigation District canal diversion and 3J^ miles west of Dee, Hood River 

County.

DRAINAGE ABEA. Not measured.

RECORPS AVAILABLE. July 24 to September 7, 1919; July 9 to September 9, 

1920; and July 20 to September 17, 1921; when station was discontinued.

GAGE. Enameled staff in creek above dam; read by H. Schlief.

DISCHARGE MEASUREMENTS. Made by wading 150 feet above gage or in Mount 

Hood Irrigation District canal when all water is diverted.

CHANNEL AND CONTROL. Diversion dam acts as control when water is spilling 

over dam, stage-discharge relation is affected by changes in head gates. No 

record on canal in 1921. ' 

DIVERSIONS. Practically all the low-water flow of creek diverted immediately 

below gage.

REGULATION. None.

ACCURACY. Stage-discharge relation apparently permanent July 20 to September 17. Rating curve well defined for that period. Gage read to hundredths 

once a day. Daily discharge obtained by applying daily gage readings to 

rating table. Records fair.

Discharge measurements of Green Point Creek near Dee, Or eg., during the

ending Sept. SO, 1921

Date

Oct. 1

July 20

Aug. 18

Made by 

R. C.Briggs.. .........

K.N. Phillips.........

Gage 

height

Feel 

1.05

.79

.61

Discharge

Sec.-ft. 

37.2

14.7

11.8

Date

Sept. 28

Made by 

'K. N. Phillips.. i ...

Qage 

height

Feet 

0.53

.65

Discharge

Secjt. 

11.2

9.5
96 SURFACE WATER SUPPLY, 1921, PART XII C

Daily discharge, in second-feet, of Green Point Creek near Dee, Oreg., for the period

July 20 to Sept. 17, '1921

Day

1 ---....

3... ...

4.........

 5

<6_ 

7 ........

«_. ....

9 

10 

July Aug.

13

10

13

13

12

12

12

12

11

12

Sept.

11

11

11

,0

1C

10

10

10

10

10

Day

11---..--..

12

13 

14- . 

15-.....__

16 

18 

19 

20

July Aug.

11

11

11

11

11

12

12

11

11

11

Sept.

10

10

10

10

10

10

10

Day

21 

23 -

24 

25. 

26. -

27 . -.

28 

29 

30

31 

July

14

14

14

14

14

14

14

13

13

13

Aug.

11

11

11

11

11

11

11

10

10

10

10

Sept.

Monthly discharge of Green Point Creek near Dee, Oreg., for the period July 20 to

Sept. 17, 1921

Month

July 20-31. ..... _ .. __ . _ .. _ . _ ...... __ .... ....

Discharge in second-feet

Maximum

15 

13 

11

Minimum

13 

10 

10

Mean

13.8 

11.4 

10.2

Run-off in 

acre-feet

330 

701 

343

NORTH FORK OF GREEN POINT CREEK NEAR DEE, OREG.

LOCATION. In SW. }£ sec. 3, T. 1 N., R. 9 E., at crossing of Hood River Irrigation District low-line canal, a quarter of a mile above mouth and 3 miles 

west of Dee, Hood River County.

DRAINAGE AREA. Not measured.

B.ECORDS AVAILABLE. June 17 to September 7, 1919; July 10 to August 5, 1920, 

, and July 20 to September 30, 1921, when station was discontinued.

-GAGE. Vertical staff, just above intake of flume diverting North Fork into 

main canal.

DISCHARGE MEASUREMENTS. Made by wading near gage or in flume.

CHANNEL AND CONTROL. -Bed composed of heavy boulders; subject to shift 

at high stages.

DIVERSIONS. None above gage, practically all the low-water flow diverted 

immediately below. 

REGULATION. None.

ACCURACY. Stage-discharge relation fairly permanent during period. Curve 

fairly well defined. Gage read to hundredths once a day. Daily discharge ascertained by applying to rating table daily gage height. Records 

. fair except for estimated periods.

Discharge measurements of North Fork of Green Point Creek near Dee, Oreg., during 

the year ending Sept. 30, 1921

Date

Oct. 24 i

July 20

Made by Gage 

height

Feet 

0.87

.74

Discharge

Sec.-ft. 

5.5

18.4

Date

Aug. 23

Sept. 28

Made by 

K. N. Phillips .......

Gage 

height

Feet 

0.52

.50

Discharge

Sec.-ft. 

9.2

7.4
HOOD RIVER

Daily discharge, in second-feet, of North Fork of Green Point Creek near Dee, Or,eg«, 

for the period July 20 to Sept. 36, 1921 " ;

Day

1. ........

2..

3.........

4 

5.....

.6...

7........

8.........

9.........

10.........

July

,. _.

AUK.

14

14

 12

.Sept.

8.8

9.2

9.6

*9. 0

8.4

8.0

7.7

7.3

7.0

Day

11.. -

12.........

13.........

14.........

15 

16 

17... 

18. 

19

20. 

July

18

Aug.

I"

10

10

12

10

10

10

Sept.

6.6

6.6

6.6

6.3

6.3

6.0 «18

29

27

Day

21.. .

22.. .

23 

24. 

25 

26

27 

28 

29 

in

^i

July

21

21

2C

20

18

17

17

16is,

15

15

Aug.

"9.8

9.6

9.6

9.2

8.8

8.4

8.0

8.0

7.7

7,7 : 7.7

Sept.

21

13

11

8.0

1

' 8.-C

8.0

o. y

"Interpolated.

NOTE. Braced figures show estimated mean discharge for periods indicated.

Monthly discharge of North Fork of Green Point Creek near Dee, Or eg., for the 

period July 20 to Sept. 30, 1921

Month

July 20-31 .............................................

Discharge in second-feet

Maximum

21 

14 

29

Minimum

15 

7.7 

fi.O

Mean

17.8 

10.6 

10. 1

.

Run-off in 

acre-feet "

424 

652 

601

1,670

FARMERS CANAL NEAR OAE6ROVE, OREG.

LOCATION. In SE. M sec. 30, T. 2 N., R. 10 E., 30 feet below wasteway, threefourths mile below canal heading, and 3 miles southwest of Oakgrove, 

Hood River County.

RECORDS AVAILABLE. May 1 to August 30, 1917, and July 7 to September 30, 

1920, and July 1 to September 30, 1921.

GAGE. Enameled staff nailed to flume.

DISCHARGE MEASUREMENTS, Made from plank at gage.

CHANNEL AND CONTROL. Flume 7 feet wide, fairly steep gradient.

EXTREMES OF DISCHARGE. Maximum stage recorded, 1.98 feet on a number 

of days in July and August (discharge, 61 second-feet); minimum stage 

recorded, 0.90 foot September 22 to 30 (discharge, 18 second-feet).

1917; 1910-1921: Maximum discharge recorded, 67 seconcWeet,, on a 

number of days in July and August, 1920.

DIVERSIONS. Above all diversions from canal.

REGULATION. Flow controlled by head gates and wasteway.

ACCURACY. Stage-discharge relation permanent during irrigation season. 

Rating curve well defined. Gage read to hundredths once a day,. Daily 

discharge obtained by applying daily gage reading to rating table. . 

Records good. - , ; .

Canal diverts water'from the right bank of Hood River in SE. J£ sec, 36, T. 

2 N., R. 9 E. Waiter is used for irrigating west side of Hood River valley near 

Oakgrove and Rockford.
98 SURFACE WATER SUPPLY, 1921, PART XII C

Discharge measurements of Farmers canal near Oakgrove,Or eg., during ike period,

June 24 to Sept. 80, 1921

[Made by Wendejl Dawson]

Date

June 24 _____________________________________ _

July 19 ... ... 

Gage 

height

 Feet 

1.96

1.94

.91

Discharge

Sec.-ft. 

59

58

.18,7

Daily discharge, in second-feet, of Farmers canal near Oakgrove, Oreg., for the 

period July 1 to Sept. 30, 1921

Day

1 

2 

3 

4 ..... .

5 ...

6-.....J.

7. .I.;.-'.

8.........

9.........

10 

July

59

57

59

57

59

59

59

57

59

59

Aug.

^59

59

61

61

61

57

59

61

61

59

Sept.

48

48

48

48

48

48

48

4.C

43

Day

11.. . 

12.. 

13 

14 

15. 

16. .

17.........

18 

19.........

20 

July

61

59

58

61

59

61

59

57

59

Aug.

57

, 57

61

61

57

59

61

57

59

61

Sept.

37

37

37

37

37

37

37

37

21

Day

21... ......

22.. _ ....

23 

24.........

25 ........

26. 

27.........

28. ..

29.........

30. __ ....

31.. ..

July .

61

59

59

61

57

57

57

61

59

61

61

,Aug. Sept.

 61 '21

57 18

57 ' 18 59 .;.-. is

57 : 18

57 18

59 i 18

57 i 18

57 18

52 18

52 . .

Monthly discharge of Farmers canal near Oakgrove, Oreg., for the period July 1

. to Sept. 30, 1921

Month

!

July.... a ..

August ________ ________ _____ , ____

The period ___________________ __

Discharge in second-feet

Maximum

'61 

61 

52

Minimum

57 

52 

18

Mean

59.1 

58.5 

 33.3

Run-off 

in acre-feet

3,630 

3,600 

1,980

9,210

PACIFIC POWER & LIGHT CO.'S TAHRACE NEAR HOOD RIVER, OREG.

LOCATION. In SE. J^ sec. 36, T. 3 N., R. 10 E., just below power house, opposite 

gage on Hood River, and three-fourths mile south of Hood River, Hood 

River County. ' : 

RECORDS AVAILABLE, October 1, 1913, to September 30, 1914, and January 1, 

1916, to September 30, 1921.

GAGE. Vertical staff on right bank of tailrace; read by R. E1. Fewel. Similar 

gage at different datum used 1913 to 1914.

DISCHARGE MEASUREMENTS. Made from footbridge just below gage. '

CHANNEL AND CONTROL. Flume 11 feet wide extetfds a few feet down from gage; 

below this the canal is excavated in gravel.

EXTREMES OTP DiscHARGE.-^-Maximum discharge recoj'ded', during year, 118 

second-feet at time of measurement March 3 (gage height) 2.16 feet). Tailrace dry at times. .-.,- ; i ' .,-<

1913-1914, 1916-1921: Maximum discharge recorded, 123 second-feet, 

in June, July, August, September, and December, 1919, and January and 

February, 1920.
ICE. Stage-discharge relation not affected by ice.

ACCURACY. -Stage-discharge relation practically permanent during year. Rating curve fairly well defined to a stage of 2 feet. Gaga read to tenths once 

a day. Daily discharge, for stage below 2 feet, ascertained by applying to 

rating table daily gage height. The method of shifting control used for 

stage of 2 feet or over. Records poor.

The Pacific Power & Light Go's, pipe line diverts water from Hood River at a 

dam in NE. M sec. 1, T. 2 N., R. 10 E. to a power plant in SE. M sec. 36, T. 3 

N., R. 10 E., aad the tailraoe empties into the river in NE. ^ sec. 36, below gage 

on Hood River at Powerdale and above former gage at bridge.

Discharge measurements of Pacific Power & Light Co.'s tailrace near Hood River, 

Oreg., during the year ending Sept. 80,.

Date

Oct. 1

23

Nov. 28

Mar. 3

25

June 22

Made by 

R. C. Briggs.. ...

- do. .

K. N. Phillips-- 

Gage 

height

Feet 

2.15

2.'1O

1.78

2.16

2.10

2.20

Discharge

Sec.-ft. 

., 91

89

69

118

105

106

Date

June 24

July 19

Aug. 22

27

Made by 

K.N. Phillips--- 

K. N.Phillips-- ....

height

Feet 

2.20

2.20

2.20

2.10

2.18

Discharge

Sec.-ft. 

102

106

113

103

107

Daily discharge, in second-feet, of Pacific Power & Lighi Co.'s tailrace near Hood 

River, Oreg., for the year ending Sept. SO, 1921

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..^ . ...^...

2SU » -

30.............. 51- .. : *Jjj'i......

Oct.

95

Qt<

0

58

61

76

76

' 8888

0

90

90

90

90

on

90

on

on

90

dO

90

SO

90

0

100

100

100

100

100

100

100

Nov.

100

100

100

100

100

100

0

100

100

100

100

100

100

0

100

100

64

100

100

100

0

100

100

100

100

100

100

64

100

100

Dec.

110

110

110

110

70

110

110

110

110

110

110

29

110

110

110.

no

110

110

110

110

110

110

110

64

64

110

110

110

0

64

Jan.

70

0

70

70

70

70

70

70

110

110

110

110

110

. 70

110

110

110

110

110

110

110

110,

70

115

115

115

115

 115

70

115

Feb.

115

115

115

115

70

58

115

115

115

115

115

70

70

100

70

116

115

115

115

115

115

115

115

115

115

115

58

118

Mar.

118

118

118

118

70

110

110

110

110

110

110

58

70

105

105

105

105

105

105

, 105

105

105

m

70

110

no

no .lie

Apr.

110

110

0

110

110

no

110

110

110

0

no

no

110

110

110

110

no

110

110

110

no

,110;.

lljO

110

110

no

no

110

110

110

May

110

110

110

no

no

110

110

0

110

110

110

110

110

110

35

110

110

110

no

no

110

0

110

110

no

no

no

110

64

0

110

June

no

110 lie

110

0

110

110

no

110

no

110

0

110

no

110

110

110

110

0

' 106

106

106

104

102

1QO

100

100

100

100

100

July

100

100

70

0

105

105

105

105

105

0

106

106

106

106

106

106

106

106

106

106

106

106

106

.106

106

10ft

106

106

106

106

100

Aug.

no

110

110

no

110

110

0

110

110

no

110

no

110

 0

110

110

110

110

110

110

o1

-iw.

113

113

113

, 113,

113

0

UO

110

110

Sept.

no

no

110

110

0

103

103

103

103

103

0

105

105

105

105

105

105

0

107

107

107

107

107

107

107

107

107

107

107

107

106543 25t wsp 534 8
100 SURFACE WATER SUPPLY, 1921, PART XII C

Monthly discharge of Pacific Power & Light Co.'s tailrace near Hood Rivef, Or eg., 

: for the year ending Sept. 80,

- Month'

November. _____ __ . __ '.. .................... :..

December ^ _ .j __ .**.,-.'- __ . __ __ -... ..: _ '..,..

January ___ _ __ _ . ___ _ _ __ __ .... .......

April.._.....u ..... ..^...v r-V- .« ---

May ____________ ,.__ ________ . ...........

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

The year........... ........................ _ .....

; Discharge in second-fe&

Maximum

100

 " 100

 , .110,

, 115 

' 115 

118 

110 

110 

110 

106 

113 

110

' '118

' Minimum

0 0' 

0 

0 58 

58 

0 

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

0

Mean

80.9 

' 87.6 

97.1 

94.7 

104 

104 

..., 103 

r95. 5 

96.1 

97.5 

96.4 

95.6

95.9

Run-off in

acre-feet

4,970 

5,210 

5,970 

5, 820 

5,780 

6,400 

6,130 

5,870 

5,720 

6,000 

-5,930 

5,690

69,500

WfilTE SALMON RIVERi! BASIN 

WHITE SALMON RIVER NEAR UNDERWOOD, WASH.

LOCATION. In NW. ^ sec. 14, T. 3 N., R. 10 E., 200 yards below Northwestern

Electric Co. 's Condit power plant, 2 miles north of Underwood, Skamania

"County. > .. ' - VL

DRAINAGE AREA. 384 square miles (measured on map of Columbia National 

Forest).

RECORDS AVAILABLE. March 1, 1915, to December 14, 1917, and June 1, 1918, 

to September 30, 1921; also October 18, 1912, to February 26, 1913, at dam 

about a mile above.

GAGE. Stevens continuous water-stage recorder on right bank, beginning 

November 21, 1920; Gurley recorder 1918 to 1920; Friez and Fuller recorders 

on left bank prior to 1918. Gage inspected by D. J. Shore, foreman of 

power plant.

DISCHARGE MEASUREMENTS. Made from cable at gage; measuring conditions 

good. 

CHANNEL AJSTD CONTROL. Bed composed of rock and gravel; practically permanent,

EXTREMES OP DISCHARGE. Maximum stage during year from water-stage 

recorder, 5.98 feet at 8 a. m., March 18 (discharge, 4,300 second-feet); 

minimum stage from recorder, 0.IS foot at 10 a. m. August 28 (discharge, 

62 second-feet). '< 

1915-1921: Maximum stage from high-water marks, 9.5 feet, old gage 

datum December 29, 1917 (discharge about 9,700 second-feet). Minimum 

stage occurs when power plant is occasionally shut down suddenly, recorder 

does not operate to, such low stages, discharge negligible. ' ' *

ICE. Stage-discharge relatio'n not affected by ice.

DIVERSIONS.^About 3,500 acres irrigated above this station.

REGULATION,^ At >-low ftnd medium stages practically all the : water is use4 

through the tyheels of the power plant. The pond ,abov£ the dam covers 

about 80 acres; daily discharges for October'to December a^nd July., to 

September have been-corrected for storage. - -

ACCURACY. Stage-discharge relation practically pertMcfofeni;; ~rSM,rtig^Tve well 

defined above 300 second-feet. Operation of water-stage recorder satisfactory except as noted in footnote to table of daily discharge. Daily 

discharge obtained by integration, except for October 1-4 and September
WHITE SALMON EJVBB BASIN /

11-30, computedi from electrical output of power plant,v January 1-9, 

from electrical output plus discharge over spillway of dam, and February 

5-21, and March 16-20, ascertained by applying to rating table mean daily 

gage height obtained by inspecting recorder graph. Records good.

Discharge measurements of White Salmon River near Underwood, Wash., during 

the year ending Sept. 30, 1921

Date

Oct. 23

Nov. 28

4

June 22

24

Made by 

E. C. Briggs. .

V. H. Reineking.... _

__ do.. _________

K.N. Phillips.........

__ do ..................

Gage 

height

Feet 

2.67

2.75

4.14

4.05

Q CO

3:64

Discharge

Sec.-ft. 

1,030

1,070

2,280

2,310

1,720

1,700

Date

July 20

Aug. 22

23

23

Made by 

K. N. Phillips... ...

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

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

O. H. Canfield.... - .

Gage 

height

Feet 

2.49

2.62

1.99

2.75

2.43

Dis- '. 

cHargfeSec.-fji <tjm

970/

646

i;07£

830

Daily discharge, in second-feet, of White Salmon River near Underwood, Wash., 

for the year ending Sept. 30, 1921

Day

1. _._ - 

2..............

3..............

4.... __ .... ,_ 5.. ..'_ ,._ 

6..............

7..............

8..............

9..............

10.. ... .........

11.. ........

12..............

13.. ............ 14... ,__._. _._:;

15 _.__'_. ^_

16.... ..........

17..............

18..............

19..............

20..............

21

22..............

23 i

24..............

25..............

26... ...... _.

27..............

28 . ......

29. ..........

30 

31 

Oct.

1,080*

1,,180

1,780

,U290

1,210

992

890

840

- 780

780

844

814

814

876

848

832

792

748

742

750

866

674

674

680

859

. 644

656

656

631

626

Nov.

602

674

S31.

-591J

576

614

740

566

566

 550

564 !

552

550

600

epya '

628

1,280

1,830

2,430,

2, 150

1,710

1,550

1,400

1,270

1, 210 '

1,330

1,270

1,190

1,120

1,120

Dec.

1,040

1,030

1,010

1,000

955

957

926

919

938

1,060

1,210

1,170

1,210

1,090

1,020

1,000

965

944

913

919

870

884

934

919

934

950

976

1,290

1,930

,3,330 '2,960'

Jan.

2,750

2,800

3,400

S.300

3,100

2,800

2,600

2,400

2,000

1,760

1,620

1,550

1,450

1,740

9 HAH

1,880

1,830

1,670

1,580

1,520

1,420

1,380

1,280.

1,380

1,280

1,290

1,280

1,240

1,220

1,120

1,280

Feb.

1,240

1,240

1,280

1,8M

1,290

1 260

1,290

1,320

1,800

^2,350

2,880

3,330

3,210

2,880'

.0 OKA

2,150

2,050

1,850

1,850

1,760

1,670

1, 580

1, 570

1,600

1,«00

1,600

1,570

1,750

Mar.

1,800

1,880

1,920

1.-920

1,910

1,800

1,840

1,720-

1..700 i.efto

I'M

1,560

1, 510,

1?560

1,68Q

2,850

4,050

4,110

,3,440

2,990

2,680

2,480

2,400

2,410

2,380

2,100

1,820

1,780

1,720

1 660

1,640

Apr.

1,610

,1,660

1,530

: 1,540

1,450

1,380

1,350

11,320'

1,300 i,36tt

1, 720

1, 710-

1,790 1,750'

1,6§0>

1,640

1,,510

i;780

1,740

1,780

1,780

2,020

2,160

1,980

1,960

1,820

1,780

1,820

1,890 f

1,820

May

i',1 . a

1,590

1,720

1,580 4r58&,'

1,540

1,560

1,&X)

Hi 5(50

1 74ft

1,720 i< , 17820

1,820

1,800

'1/820

A <onn

2,210

2,240

2,210

2,220

2,170

2,080,

2,040

2,130,

2,040

2,080

2,140

&020

1,840

1,640

1,760

1,760'

June

1,850

1*960 2' 006'

1 Ofifl

2,06C['

2,000

1,980

1, 860,

1, 830

1,760 i,«oe

1,740

1,560

1,550

1,500

1,480

1,460

1,450

1,570

1,490

1,520

1, 450

1,460

1,410

1,330

1,460

1,360

1,360

1^390

July

1,390

1,340

1,290

1,300

1,270

-1,250 !

1,'220

1,230

1,190

I/ISO'

" i, iso

1,T60

1,150

1,140

 1 l^Wl

1,110

1,090

1,120

1,010

1,040

1,080

1,020

1,000

1,020

1,030

1,030

984

1,000

978

960

944

Aug.

980

950

950

936

930

968

934

968-

952

904

894

870

, 900

1,110

QfiQ

 ' 891 '

888

944

918

892

852,

,889

842:

834- 828'

849

 812

788

814

794.

804

Sept.

798

82*

844

776

800

' 754

 76S.

766 m

75ft

762

772

 764

768.

768

, 78»

746

804

83ft /! ?*:». 

850

826

798

. 778

 732

734

768

768

75O

682

 '. - * ,, , - ' ', - ' * NOTE. See "Accuracy" paragraph. Daily discharge for October to December atid July to September, 

inclusive corrected for storae. . " ' "i r'';Cj
102 SUEFACE WATER SUPPLY, 1921, PART XII C

Monthly discharge of White Salmon River near Underwood, Wash., for the year

ending Sept. SO, 1921

Month

October ________ _____ __ ..............

December __________ : '. ...........................

January ___________________________

February.-- ________ _ - _ -..- - __ ...

March. ______________ . ...................

April ------ .--..... _ ... _ ..., __ .......... ....

May.--...-.. _ ..... _ ............ ____ ...........

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

August __________________________

The year. _______________________

Discharge in second-feet

Maximum

1,780 

2,430 

3,330 

3,400 

3,330 

4,110 

2,180 

2,240 

2,080 

1,390 

1,110 

860

4,110

Minimum

626 

550 

870 

1,120 

1,240 

1,510 

1,300 

1,540 

1,330 

944 

788 

682

550

Mean

861 

1,020 

1,170 

1,870 

1,840 

2,140 

1,690 

1» 870 

1,650 

1,120 

895 

777

1,410

Run-off 

 in acre-feet

52,900 

60,700 

71,900 

115,000 

102,000 

132,000 

101,000 

115,000 

98,200 

68,900 

55,000 

46,200

1, 020, 000

.NOTE. October to December and July to September, inclusive, corrected for storage.

SANDY RIVER BASIN 

SANDY RIVER NEAR MARMOT, OREG.

LOCATION. In SE. M sec. 24, T. 2 S., R. 5 E., on the Vanderhoof ranch, 2 

miles by river above Sandy River dam of Portland Railway, Light & Power 

Co., 5 miles below mouth of Salmon River, and* l;Mj miles above Marmot 

post office, Claekamas County.

DBAINAGE AREA. 267 square miles.

RECORDS AVAILABLE. August 15,1911, to December 21, 1915, and July 1, 1919, 

to September 30, 1921. Combined discharge of Sandy River and canal 

gives same, results for the gap in record.

GAGE. Stevens 8-day water-stage recorder on right bank; inspected by employees of Portland Railway, Light & Power Co. Gage used 1911 to 1915 

referred to different datum.

DISCHARGE MEASUREMENTS. Made from a cable about a mile below gage.

CHANNEL AND CONTROL. Bed composed of rocks and gravel, may shift slightly.

EXTREMES OF DISCHARGE. Maximum stage during year occurred January 2, 

about 10 a. m., when water-stage recorder was not operating; gage height 

estimated from observer's gage reading at noon as 13.05 feet (discharge, 

15,800 second-feet); minimum stage from water-stage recorder, 3.09 feet 

.September 15 and 16 (discharge, 281 second-feet).

1911-1921: Maximum stage recorded, 15.3 feet at recorder below dam 

and 39.0 feet at dam December 18, 1917, at 9.30 p. m. (discharge, 22,800 

second-feet). Minimum stage recorded, 3.07 feet at 4 p. m. September 29, 

1919 (discharge, 274 second-feet).

ICE. Stage-discharge relation apparently unaffected by ice.

DIVERSIONS. None.

REGULATION. None.

ACCURACY. Stage-discharge relation apparently permanent during year. 

Rating curve well defined below 6,000 second-feet. Operation of waterstage recorder satisfactory. Daily discharge obtained by applying to 

rating table mean daily gage height obtained by inspecting recorder graph, 

or for days of considerable fluctuation by subdividing days. Records good.
SANDY RIVER,BASIN 10$

Discharge measurements of Sandy River near Marmot, Oreg., during the year ending

Sept.. SO,

Date

Mar. 8

13

Aug. 9

Made by 

V. H. Reinefcing.. ... _ .........

Wendell Dawson ___ .... ___ ___ ___ r._ _ _____ ___ _ ...

Gage 

height

Feel 

5.35

5.49

3.60

Discharge

Sec.-ft. 

1,640

1,870

492

Daily discharge, in second-feet, of Sandy River near Marmot, Oreg., for the year

ending Sept. SO, 1921

Day

I...... . .....

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.

1,100

2,070

3,180

2,440

1,770

1,460

1,330

1,100

995

890

960

1,100

1,210

2,300

2,710

2,120

1,680

1,460

1,250

1,140

1,100

1,060

995

960

890

820

766

995

995

890

QOA

Nov.

766

730

745

720

705

680

670

665

655

615

583

579

592

610

579

680

2,270

2,900

3,000

2,780

2,170

1,970

1,770

1,500

1,540

2,270

2,380

1,970

1,640

1,460

Dec.

1,370

1,370

1,500

1,640

1,410

1,250

1,170

1,140

1,140

1,290

1,680

1,540

1,970

1,590

1,330

1,210

l,10fl

1,100

1,140

1,060

995

1,030

1,030

2,160

2,890

2,170

2,380

5,880

6,060

9,000

5,100

Jan.

4,620

14,300

8,480

5,340

5,520

3,830

2,820

2,320

1,970

1,680

1,500

1,640

1,770

2,170

2,490

2,070

1,820

1,640

1,460

1,290

1,170

1,100

1,100

1,030

960

960

995

1,100

1,030

995

960

Feb.

1,060

1,250

1,820

2,540

1,770

1,370

1,500

2,790

6,790

10,200

7,740

5,880

4,860

3,690

2,820

2,270

1,920

1,680

1,540

1,680

1,770

1,540

1,870

2,220

2,220

2,120

2,170

2,820

Mar.

3,560

3,180

2,940

2,710

2,270

1,970

1,770

1,640

1,540

1,500

1,410

1,250

1,250

1,250

1,290

6,540

8,160

5,520

3,430

2,490

2,120

1,970

1,870

2,020

2,540

2,120

1,870

1,720

1,720

1,680

i fiBft

Apr.

1 680

1,820

1,590

1,460

1,330

1,210

1,170

1,170

1,250

1,460

1,640

1,720

1,770

1,540

1,370

1,290

1,370

2,120

2,170

2,270

3,760

6,700

4,190

3,130

2,800

2,880

3,960

6,100

5,430

3,840

May

3,070

2,540

2,270

2,070

2,020

1,970

2,120

1,970

2,070

2,540

2,240

2,270

2,380

2,600

2,490

2,540

2,440

2,380

2,490

2,490

2,490

2,440

2,380

2,490

2,540

2,380

1,970

1,770

1,720

1,720

1,770

June

1,770

1,720

2,020

1,870

1,720

1,720

1,720

1,500

1,370

1,290

1,210

1,170

1,140

1,100

1,030

995

960

1,140

1,370

1,210

1,170

1,100

1,060

1,030

925

890

890

890

855

1,030

July

1,060

1,030

925

790

760

750

755

790

725

700

660

651

633

624

615

606

597

579

575

579

566

561

561

575

547

534

516

507

507

516

507

Aug.

498

473

485

464

456

472

507

516

480

444

424

432

448

485

480

468

456

472

464

444

448

424

408

392

384

384

384

392

392

384

384

Sept.

396 388-

415

408-

36*

352:

340

32*

31$

80S

30$

302

299

28$

28»

281

285

358

1,140

800

74*

671

539

460

480

469-

53»

37fr

570

44S

NOTE. Water-stage recorder not operating satisfactorily Jan. 2 and 3; discharge computed from gage 

height graph estimated from observer's daily readings and gage-height graphs of nearby streams.
104 SURFACE WATER SUPPLY, 1921, PAET XII C

Monthly discharge of Sandy River near Marmot, Oreg., for the year ending Sept.

SO. 1981

[Drainage area, 267 square miles]

Month

December _____________

July

The year ....................

Discharge in second-feet

Maximum

3,180 

3,000 

9,000 

14,300 

10,200 

8,160 

6,700 

3,070 

2,020 

1,060 

516 

1,140

14,300

Minimum

820 

579 

995 

960 

1,060 

1,250 

1,170 

1,720 

855 

507 

384 

281

281

Mean

1,370 

1,340 

2,120 

2,580 

2,930 

2,480 

2,470 

2,280 

1,260 

655 

443 

442

1,690

Per 

square 

mile

5.13 

5.J>2 

7.94 

9.66 

11.00 

9.29 

9.25 

 8.54 

4.72 

2.45 

1.66 

1.66

6.33

Run-off

Inches

5.91 

 5.60 

9.15 

11.14 

11.45 

10.71 

10.32 

9.85 

5.27 

2.82 

1.91 

1.85

85.98

Acre-feet

84,200 

79,700 

130,000 

159, 000 

163,000 

152,000 

147, 000 

140,000 

75,000 

40,300 

27,200 

26,300

1, 220, 000

ZIGZAG RIVEE AT ZIGZAG, OREG.

»

LOCATION. In NW. % sec. 11, T. 3 S., R. 7 E., above mouth of Still Creek, half 

a mile from Rhododendron Inn, Zigzag, Clackamas County.

DRAINAGE ABEA. Not measured.

RECOBDS AVAILABLE. February 11, 1920, to September 15, 1921, when station 

was discontinued.

GAGE. Vertical staff with enameled face on post driven in stream bed and 

braced; read by Emilio Boitano and Edward F. Peterson.

DISCHABGE MEASUREMENTS. Made by wading.

CHANNEL AND CONTROL. Bed composed of boulders and glacial sand; shifting.

EXTREMES OF DISCHARGE. Maximum stage recorded during period October 1, 

1920, to September 15, 1921, 3.30 feet, February 10 (discharge not computed) ; minimum stage recorded, 0.86 foot August 27-30 (discharge, 86 second-feet) .

ICE. Stage-discharge relation not affected by ice.

DIVERSIONS. None.

ACCURACY. Stage-discharge relation changed frequently during high water. 

Three rating curves used, pocrly defined by one discharge measurement 

each and form of standard curve for 1920, which was fairly well defined 

below 280 second-feet; indirect shifting-control method used May 25-28. 

Staff gage read to hundredths once a day. Daily discharge ascertained by 

applying daily gage height to rating table. Records fair.

Discharge measurements of Zigzag River at Zigzaa, Oreg., during the year ending

Sept. 30, 1921

Date

Mar. 9

Apr. 12

Aug. 10

Made by 

V. H. Reineking.... .......... ....... ..................................

Gage 

height

Feet 

1.46

1.70

.97

Discharge

Sec.-ft. 

217

233

101
.SANDY KIVER BASIH 105

Daily discharge, in second-feet, of Zigzag River at Zigzag, Oreg., fqrJh# period 

. ,, f , OcL 1, 1920, t,o Sept. 15, 1921.., , .. , .,,,.,,,,

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 

28 

29 

30 

31 . 

Oct.

151

275

266

232

, 183

180

167

161

136

136

148

145

151

249

232

215

173

167

151

151

173

164

148

148

136

136

133

133

130

130

122

Nov.

119

119

122

119

116

115

111

111

111

108

111

108

108

105

105

105

Feb.

"*

301

266

250

240

224

216

232

224

191

204

216

216

224

232

266

Mar.

292

292

284

292

275,

275

250

224

224

204

207

193

191

183

199

275

249

224

199

188

199

207

207

215

215

Apr.

224

215

215

207

199

- 194

185

' 183

177

186

194

199

207

215

215

207

207

224

232

258

266

284

284

266

266

266

275

266

266

240

May

232

232

232

232

240

240

249

249

258

302

275,

266

266

275

284

284

266

266

266

266

275

284

284

284

285

280

-260

235

220

212

. 212

June

220

228

234 '245'

245

245

234

228

220

212 1

204

196

196

188

180

180

180

172

172

180

172

172

165

165

158

150

150

150

150

158

July.

,158

 150

, 15Q

' 150

150,

' 142

, 142

' 142

135

135

135

135

135

135

135

135

135

135

128

128

128

128

120

120

120

120

120

120

112

112

112

4ug> -

112 J »<lii2

,4108

105

: 105

, 105

, , ins

105

105

98

. 98

98

105

105

105

105

105

105

105

98

98

98

98

98

92

1 92

86

86

88

86

86

Sept. .

92

92

92

92

98

105

105

98

98

98

98

98

92

92

92

'

^

NOTE. Daily gage heights available but daily discharge not computed Nov. 17-27 and Jan. 15 to Feb~ 7 

owing to no measurements to define probable changes in stage-discharge relation. Discharge not computed 

Feb. 8-13 and Mar. 16-21; stages above limits of rating curve. No record Nov. 28 to Jan. 14.

Monthly discharge of Zigzag River at Zigzag, Oreg., for thp period Oct. 1, 1920, to

Sept. 15, 1921

Month

July--- 

Discharge in second-feet

Maximum

275 

122 

284, 

302 

245 

158 

112 

105

Minimum

122 

105 

177 

212 

150 

, 112 

86 

92

Mean

168 

112 

227 

258 

192 

132 

99.7 

96.1

Run-off in 

acrerfeet

10,300 

3,550 

13,500 

15,900 

11,400 

8,120 

6,130 

2,860

NOTE. See footnote to table of daily discharge.

STILL CREEK AT ZIGZAG, OREG.

LOCATION. In SW. M sec. 2, T. 3 S., R. 7 E., 300 yards above mouth, 100 feet 

below Still Creek highway bridge on Mount Hood loop road, and half a 

mile west of Rhododendron Inn, Zigzag, Clackamas County.

DRAINAGE ARKA. Not measured.

RECORDS AVAILABLE. February 14, 1920, to September 15, 1921, when statioji 

was discontinued.

GAGE. Vertical staff nailed to alder tree; read by E. F. Peterson..

DISCHARGE MEASUREMENTS. Made by wading just above gage.

CHANNEL AND CONTROL. Bed consists of gravel and boulders. Control "wide; 

formed of boulders; not permanent. ' ' '
106 SURFACE WATER SUPPLY, 1921, PART XII C

EXTREMES OF DISCHARGE. Maximum stage recorded, 5.0 feet March 17 (discharge, not computed); minimum stage recorded, 1.18 feet September 13-15 

(discharge, 36 second-feet).

ICE. Stage-discharge relation not affected by ice.

DIVERSIONS. None.

REGULATION. None.

ACCURACY. St^ge-discharge relation not permanent; not sufficient measurements to determine definitely the number and time of changes. Rating 

curve used January 15 to April 28, fairly well defined between 150 and 330 

second-feet, not defined above 330 second-feet; rating curve used April 29 

to September 15, fairly well defined below and poorly defined above 100 

second-feet. Staff gage read to hundredths onee a day. Daily discharge 

ascertained by applying daily gage height to rating table except October 1 

to November 27. when rating is uncertain, and February 9-13 and March 

16-19, when stage is higher than rating curve is defined. Records good 

June 15 to September 15, poor prior to June 15.

Discharge measurements of Still Creek at Zigzag, Oreg., during the period Oct. 1,

1920, to Oct. 21,1921

Date

1921 

Mar. 3

Apr. 12

Made by 

__ do ..................

Gage 

height

Feet 

-.1.96

2.19

. Discharge

Sec.-ft. 

166

215

Date

' 1921 

Aug. 9

Oct. 21

Made by 

K. N. Phillips. ........

Gage 

height

Feet 

1.25

Discharge

Sec.-ft. 

38

57

Daily discharge, in second-feet, of Still Creek at Zigzag, Oreg., for the period Oct. 1,

1920, to Sept. 15, 1921

Day

1 _ .. _ 

2 ..- 

8 --

4 ___ - __________

5.. ........................ .

&.. ........................ .

7.-J 

8 

9 ___ .......... ____ ...

10 . 

11 __ 

12.... 

13.. _ - 

14 __ . __ . _ . _ ..........

15 __ .. _ .................

16.....- 

17.... _ 

18 __ 

19 

20 

21 - 

22 

23 

24. - 

25 

26. .. .. 

27 

28 

29 

30

31.. 01 ...

Jan.

. 174

164

174

154

144

135

117

117

144

126

126

108

108

108

108

108

108

Feb.

126

164

144

154

263

287

140

217

195

174

154

164

144

174

195

195

217

217

263

Mar.

324

324

287

275

252

240

206

184

174

154

154

135

126

154

263

217

195

174

174

174

174

174

174

174

164-

174

Apr.

174

174

174

164

154

135

117

126

126

154

174

195

184

164

154

164

206

240

263

312

300

420

324

287

287

300

540

335

94ft

May

236

202

158

136

158

148

158

177

190

224

260

236

213

236

272

248

224

213

213

213

224

236

213

213

213

213

202

158

136

136

148

June

148

158

177

177

168

158

148

148

126

126

126

117

91

84

76

76

62

62

84

84

62

62

62

62

62

62

62

57

52

62

1

July

57

52

52

52

52

48

45

45

45

45

45

45

45

45

45

45

45

45

45

45

45

45

44

44

44

42

42

41

40

39

39

Aug.

38

38

3939-

39

39

39

39

39

39

39

39

39

40

40

39

39

39

39

39

38

38

38

38

37

37

37

37

37

37

38

Sept.

38

38

38

38

37

37

37

37

37

37

37

37

36

36

36

NOTE. Daily gage heights available but daily discharge not computed Oct. 1 to Nov. 27 (stage-discharge relation very uncertain after high water of Sept. 25,1920), Feb. 9-13, and Mar. 16-19 (stage is higher 

than rating curve is defined by discharge measurements). No record Nov. 28 to Jan. 14.
SANDY RIVEB BASIN

Monthly discharge <tf Still Greek at Zigzag, Oreg., for the period Apr, t t& Septs $&,

1921

Month

April..........................,,..:.'.'....................

July.....-..-..........-......-.... ._______._______._..

Discharge in secoad-feet

Maximum

540 

272- 

177 

57 

40 

38

Minimum

117 

136 

52 

39 

37 

36

Mean

226 

200 

100 

45.4 

38.5 

37.1

Run-off in 

acre-;feet

13,400 

12,300 

5,950 

2,790 

2,370 

1,100

NOTE. See footnote to table of daily discharge.

SAIMOH RIVER AT WELCHES, OREG.

LOCATION. In S. ^ sec. 9, T. 3 S., R. 7 E., just below mouth of Sheeny Creek, 

200 feet west of Tawney's Hotel, and three-fourths of a mile southeast of 

former station at Welches, Clackamas County.

DRAINAGE AREA. 97.6 square miles (from national-forest map).

RECORDS AVAILABLE. July 26, 1920, to September 30, 1921, when station was 

discontinued; August 15, 1913, to September 30, 1914, at station threefourths of a mile farther downstream.

GAGE. - Vertical staff in two sections; read by F. H. Tawpey.

DISCHARGE MEASUREMENTS. Made by wading near gage or from highway 

bridge one-half mile below.

CHANNEL AND CONTROL. rBed composed of coarse gravel; one channel at all 

stages; shifts occasionally; no definite control.

EXTREMES OP DISCHARGE. Maximum stage recorded during period July 26, 

1920, to September 15, 1921, 9.7 feet January 2 (discharge, 5,230 secondfeet). Minimum stage recorded, 4.25 feet, September 14 and 15 (discharge, 

94 second-feet).

ICE. None.

DIVERSION. None.

REGULATION. None.

ACCURACY. Stage-discharge relation changed during high water, March 16. 

Rating curves fairly well defined. Staff gage read to hundredths once a day. 

Daily discharge ascertained by applying daily- gage height to rating table. 

Records fair, except for period March 17 to August 10, when gage was loose.

Discharge measurements of Salmon River at Welches, Oreg., during period July 26,

1920, to Oct. 24, 1921

Date

1920 

July 26

Sept. 25

1921

Made by 

__ do.. ...............

Gage 

height

Feet 

4.18

5.88

5.27

Discharge

Sec.-ft. 

130

1,060

Date

1921 

Apr. 12

Aug. 10

Oct. 24

Made by Gage 

height

Feet 

5.55

4.43

4.55

Discharge

Sec.-ft. 

689

134

164
1:08 SURFACE WATER SUPPLY,. 1921, PART XII C

JBfnily discharge, in secondrfeet, of Salmon River at Welches, Or eg., for the period 

July 26, 1920, to Sept. 30, 1921

Day

1920

2 ......

,3... 

4 

5. 

 j 

8... .... ..

9.. 

10 

July Aug.

 15

....... 15

... . 15

 11

... 1]

... 11

....... 11

....... 11

....... 11

....--- 11

Day

1920-21 

1 

2... ......... ..

3......... .....

4 .... ..

5 

 6 .... 

7 

8 

9 

10 

11 .. .- ..

12........ .

13 

14 

15 

16 .

17 

18 

19 

20 

21... ...........

22.._.... .......

23 . -.

24. 

0^

26..............

27 . ......

.28 ....

29 .

30 

.31 

Oct.

266 

602 

1,180 

715 

419

370 

326 

266 

266 

250

250 

305 

305 

1,030

795

637 

473 

444 

.347 

305

305 

305

266 

250 

234

234 

234 

250 

266 

234 

234

2 

2 

,2

7

7

3 

3

3 

3 

3

Sept.

109 

109 

104 

104

99 

99 

99 

104

177

Nov.

1 

1 

1 

1

204 

204 

204 

204 

204

190

177 

177 

177 

177

166 

166 

177 

177 

177

419 

180 

080 

080 

030

637 

566 

566 

473 

473

676 

884 

637 

502 

473

Day

12 

13 

14 

15

16 

17 

18 

19 

20

Dec.

444 

419 

444 

534 

444

394 

347 

326 

305 

347

473 

394

637 

394 

347

305

266 

266 

284 

266

250 

234 

234 

566 

1,030

566 

1,180 

3,140 

1,930 

2,590 

1,600

1920

Jan.

1,930 

5,230 

2,480 

1,930 

1,710

1,280 

932 

715 

676 

566

502 

502 

502 

715 

932

755 

534 

473 

419 

394

370 

347 

326 

305 

305

305 

305 

305 

305

305 

284

July Aug.

113

113

109

109

109

109

104

104

104

 104

i

Feb.

326 

473 

566 

755 

566

394 

534 

932

2,260 

2,810

2,040 

2,040 

2,040 

1,180 

980

755 

602 

566 

502 

534

502 

444 

637 

715 

715

637 

715 

1,030

Mar.

1,280 

1,130 

1,080 

980 

795

676 

602 

566 

534 

502

502 

473

444 

419 

444

3,360 

2,380 

1,940 

1,300 

1,000

904 

857 

810 

952 

1,100

810

 727 

650 

650 

650 

613 !

Sept.

166 

980 

795 

394 

266

204 

177 

154 

143 

154

Apr.

613 

613 

576 

541 

506

474 

442

474 

506 

576

688 

727 

768 

650 

541

541 

541 

650 

810 

952

1,940 

2,710 

1,940 

1,500 

1,150

1,100 

1,250 

1,400 

2,160 

1,300

i

Day

1920 

21. .....

22 

23.........

24.........

25 ......

26.. ..

27 .

28 

29 ......

30,. .......

31 

May

1,100 

1,050 

904 

857 

810

727 

857 

857 

904 

1,050

1,100 

1,000 

1,000 

1,150 

1,100

1,100 

1,050 

1,050 

1,000 

1,000

1,000 

1,050 

 952 

904 

857

857 

857 

810 

810 

688 

650

June

688 

688 

768 

727 

650

613 

576 

506 

506 

442

414 

414 

386 

414 

414

414 

414

541 

442 

386

360 

335 

335 

312 

290

290 

290 

270 

290 

312

July

128 

128 

128 

122 

122 

117

July

335 

270 

335 

335 

312

290 

243 

224 

224 

213

207 

207 

200 

197 

191

184 

184 

175 

175 

170

170

167 

167 

161 

161

161 

161 

161 

161 

161 

156

Aug.

104 

104 

104 

104 

104

104 

109 

132 

219 

122 

113

Aug.

156 

150 

148 

148 

148

148 

145 

145 

 145 

135

135 

132 

127 

127 

127

127 

127 

127 

127 

123

123

118 

118 

116 

116

116 

109 

109 

109 

109 

109

Sept.

204 

394 

566 

1,030 

1,230

932 

473 

347 

305 

284

Sept.

109 

109 

118 

116 

116

116 

109 

109 

105 

105

101 

101 

101

94 

94

\ 194

j

NOTE. Braced figures show estimated mean discharge for periods indicated.
SANDY RIVER BASIN 109

Monthly discharge of Salmon River at Welches, Oreg., for the period July 26, 1920,

to Sept. 30, 1921

[Drainage area, 97.6 square miles]

Month

1920 

July 26-31.... ...__ ...........

The period... __ -.,--.--..

1920^-21

November _____________

December _____________

January

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

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

Jane. _ _____ .......

July.. ._._.._.... ..............

August _______________

September. _____ ______

Discharge in second-feet

Maximum

128 

219 

1,230

1,180 

1,180 

3,140 

5,230 

2,810 

3,360 

2,710 

1,150 

768 

' 335 

156

5,230

Minimum

117 

104 

99

234 

166 

234 

284 

326 

419 

442 

650 

270 

156 

109 

94

94

Mean

124 

115

344

399 

449 

676 

859 

938, 

940 

955 

939 

450 

208 

129 

150

589

Per 

square 

mile

1.27 

1.18 

3.53

Run-off

Inches

0.28 

1.36 

3.94

..........|............

4.09 

4.60 

6.93 

8.80 

9.61 

9.63 

9.78 

9.62 

4.61 

2.13 

1.32 

1.54

6.03

4.74 

5.13 

7.99 

10.14 

10.01 

11.10 

10.91 

11.09 

5.14 

2.46 

1.52 

1.72

81.93

 'Acre-feet

1,470 

7,070 

20,500

29,000

24,500 

26,700 

41,600 

52,800 

52, 100 

57,800 

56,800 

57,700 

26,800 

12,800 

7, 930 

8,920

426,000

BULL RUN RIVER NEAR BULL RUN, OREG.

LOCATION. In SE. ^ sec. 25, T. 1 S., R. 5 E., \y^ miles above intake of Portland 

water-supply pipe line and 5 miles east of Bull Run, Clackamas County.

DRAINAGE AREA. 102 square miles.

RECORDS AVAILABLE. August 20, 1907, to September 30, 1921; also readings 

on a gage of city water department, January 5, 1895, to November 13, 

1906.

GAGE. Friez water-stage recorder referred to vertical staff on left bank; gage 

datum raised 2.0 feet July 26, 1916. Prior to July 28, 1909, and during 

gaps in recorder record an inclined staff at headworks 1J4 miles below 

present gage. Gage inspected by W. B. Wilson.

DISCHARGE MEASUREMENTS. Made from cable at gage or by wading near gage.

CHANNEL AND CONTROL. Bed composed of rocks and gravel; shifting in extreme 

floods.

EXTREMES OF DISCHARGE. Maximum stage during year from water-stage recorder, 10.7 feet at 9 a. m. January 2 (discharge, 15,000 second-feet); minimum stage from water-stage recorder, 0.35 foot at 5 p. m. September 15 

(discharge, 81 second-feet).

1895-1921: Maximum stage recorded, 10.72 feet January 25, 1920 (discharge, 16,000 second-feet); minimum stage recorded, 0.35 foot October 1 r 

1918 (discharge, 68 second-feet).

ICE. Stage-discharge relation not affected by ice.

DIVERSIONS. None above station. The two water-supply pipes divert practically all the low-water flow 1J^ miles below the station. ,! '

RBGTjTLATION.--rNohe.

Ac.cuRACY.-7-Stage-discharge relation changed during high water January ,2> 

not affected by ice. Rating curves well defined to 10,000 second-feet. 

Operation of water-stage recorder satisfactory. Daily discharge ascertained 

by applying to rating table mean daily gage height obtained by inspecting 

recorder graph, or, in times of considerable fluctuation, by subdividing days. 

Records excellent.
110 STTBFACE WATER SUPPLY, 1021, PART XII C

Discharge measurements of Bull Run River near Bull Run, Oreg., during the yea?

ending Sept. 80, 1921

Date

Mar. 1

Apr. 13

Made by-^ Gage 

height

Feet 

3.75

2.01

.50

Dis« 

charge

Sec.-ft. 

2,520

858

114

Daily discharge, in second-feet, of Bull Run River near Bull Run, Oreg., for the 

year ending Sept. 80, 1921

Day

1 

2 

3 

4 _____ - _ -

5 

6 ..... 

7 .... 

8 ..... 

9 

10 . 

11.. . ......

12 

13..... ......

14 _ ....

15 

16 

ift

1Q

20 

21 

22

23 

24 

25 

26 

27 

28- -

9Q

30 

31 

Oct.

1,000

2,160

2,280

1,450

1,000

820

614

530

460

602

890

925

2,100

1,880

1,320

1,110

890

701

584

518

460

420

400

364

332

350

4/?e;

368

332

Nov.

310

298

314

290

274

260

242

228;

218 on?

200

194

221

224

224

396

2,260

a eon

1,360

1,500

1,270

960

1,190

1,630

1,450

1,110

ftQft

722

Dec.

638

785

890

1,110

ftQft

7*ttl

668

620

71 *.

960

1,540

i inn

1,540

1,000

750

632

536

CJO

EQ/S

560

548

650

1,880

2,400

5

OQA

2,780

Jan.

 3 AQ[\

11,400

4

AQf\

3 9AO

Q -I QA

1 ftftfl

1 Qflft

1,220

1,020

ttfi9

7EQ

coq

1,220

1,750

2,050

1,220

1,020

900

7EQ

646

EQfi

raft

til A

481

A K.Q

491

Kfift

525.

ROE

KQ-l

Feb.

810

964

1,570

1,800

QCfi

1,060

2,420

7,180

S

AQfl

4,480

4,810

9 Q9/1

1,950.

1,390

1 'onn 060

711

739

Qdft

810

0^9

1,100

1,100

1,060

1,100 070

Mar.

2,320

1,750

1,520

1,260

1,140

QAA

1,220

R7ft

774

a 79Q

684

K7Q

584

578

570

7,340

3 £Qn

9 (\f\(\

1,480

1,140

1,100

1,480

2,000

2,380

1,100

948

Q7ft

803

Apr.

759

781

704

614

EflO

481

470

 519

EGA

614

7J.E

885

718

620

620

1 140

1,300

3,740

4,910

2,610

2,000

1,800

3,120

3,620

2 QOH

1 ftflrt

May

1,390

1,100

892

840

810

781

825

786

774

1 390

1,180

1,030

1,040

1,040

964

1,020

Q1Q

1,140

1,050

1,800

1 7^A

1,750

885

1,620

a 904

KAQ

June

537

525

652

584

525

4Q7

531

438

387

QKE

374 jcn

350

374

374

342

333

ftQQ

7F1Q.

671

497

448 "411

374

355

040

316

316

EQft

July

481

459

423

392

350

329

308

274

266

237

226

219

206

199

199

193

184

177

168

1<il

160

1ft9

160

157

151

14R

14&

107

Aug.

135

132

130

124

122

117

117

114

114

110

107

110

110

114

114

114

ld.3

199

119

114

112

107

105

QQ

QQ

QQ

QQ

QQ

Qfi

96

Sept.

112

107

143

122

105

99

96

96

96

96

96

94

92

88

88

85

85

127

531

342

519

333

263

223

263

248

240

250

213

193

0 Interpolated.

Monthly discharge of Bull Run River near Bull Run, Oreg., for the year ending

Sept. SO, 1921 

[Drainage area, 102 square miles]

Month

April 

July... ,. .

September __ .. __ ____

Discharge in second-feet

Maximum

2,280 

2,580 

6,900 

11,400 

8,080 

7,500 

4,910 

1,800 

759 

481 

143 

531

11,400

Minimum

302 

194 

536 

459 

711 

570 

470 

548 

316 

137 

96 

85

85

Mean

851 

859 

1,550 

1,610 

1,920 

1,660 

1,430 

1,080 

460 

232 

114 

182

991

Per

square 

mile

8.34 

8.42 

15.2 

15.8 

18.8 

16.3 

14.0 

10.6 

4.51 

2.27 

1.12 

1.78

9.72

Run-off

Inches

9.61 

9.39 

17.52 

18.22 

19.58 

'18. 79 

15.62 

12.22 

5.03 

2.62 

1.29 

1.99

131.88

Acre-feet

52,300 

51,100 

95,300 

99,000 

107,000 

102,000 

85,100 

66,400 

27,400 

14,300 

7,010 

10,800

718,000
SAITDY RIVER BASIN 111

IITTIE SANDY RIVER NEAR BULL HUH, OREG.

LOCATION. In NE. K sec. 10, T. 2 S., R. 5 E., three-eights mile above Portland 

Railway Light & Power Co.'s dam and tunnel from Sandy River and between 

3 and 4 miles south of Bull Run station, Clackamas County.

DRAINAGE AREA,: 23.0 square miles.

RECORDS AVAILABLE. May 21, 1911, to April 29, 1913, fragmentary; July 1, 

1919, to September 30, 1921.

GAGE. Stevens 8«Iay water-stage recorder on left bank, with inside and outside 

staff gages. Original gage, vertical staff three-fourths mile below.

DISCHARGE MEASUREMENTS. Made from suspension bridge or by wading.

CHANNEL AND CONTROL. Stream bed composed of boulders and gravel; fairly 

permanent. One channel at all stages.

EXTREMES OF DISCHARGE. Maximum stage, 7.2 feet at 4 a.m. December 30 

estimated from water-stage recorder, which was reset at 11 a.m. (discharge, 

2,500 second-feet); minimum stage from water-stage recorder, 2.03 feet 

August 31 and September 1 (discharge, 16 second-feet).

ICE. Stage-discharge relation not affected by ice.

DIVERSIONS. None.

REGULATION. None.

ACCURACY. Stage-rdischarge relation practically permanent. Rating curve 

well defined below 200 second-feet and fairly well defined below 2,000 

second-feet. Operation of recorder satisfactory except from December 

28 to about February 20 when the float wire was slipping; but during this 

period the observer reset the pencil two or three times a week and for only 

short periods when there is considerable fluctuation is the record uncertain. 

Daily discharge ascertained by applying to rating table mean daily gage 

height obtained by inspecting recorder graph, or, for days of considerable 

fluctuation by averaging results obtained by applying to rating table mean 

gage heights for regular intervals of the day except January 29, when discharge*was interpolated, and April 4-9, when mean discharge was estimated. 

Records good.

Discharge measurements of Little Sandy River near Butt Run, Oreg., during the 

* year ending Sept. SO, 1921

Date

Oct. 28

Apr. 11

Aug. S

Made by 

V. H. Reineking

Dawson and PMlips _ ________________ ___ .... .....

Gage 

height

Feet. 

3.12

3.05

a 10

Discharge

Sec.-ft. 

123

119

20
112 SURFACE WATER SUPPLY, 1921, PART XII C

Daily discharge^in seaSnd-feet, of Little Sandy River near Bull Run, Oreg., for the 

year ending Sept. SO, 1921

Day

I.... ........ ..

2 

3-. ......... ..

4...- ...

6 .

7 L

8..-------.....

9., .........

10.. 

11-,---.-.-.....

12... ......

13 

14----,.--...

15 

18 

17 

18- 

19... .

20 

21. ., -

00ft::::::::::::: 24 -,,...!. 

25.... . ..

26 , 

27 '--.

28 - Tr

29 

so. 

31... ,.^ ....

Oct.

150

366

268

136

121

94

78

68

94

162

300

458

428

268

197

150

117

98

93

'7483

, ,68

62

59

56

. 110

102 ' 82

75

.Nov.

69 - ' 67

74

,67

 1

56

53

51

JXt

47

45

54

, .55

56

QA

395

529

506

394

268

265;

165

329 ' 300' '

339

191

Dec.

197

203

1 KR

141

127

168

235

203

286

200

160

136

117

152

158

145

i^ti

143

eco

363

556

1,030

1,250

1,460

767

Jan.

1,590

970

690

fiQrt

AQQ

363

304

9dfi

191

200

355

355

311

258

197

188

121

114

 110

102

99

90

88

88-

91

Feb.

115

132

304

415

296

009

91 Q

391

1 Qfift

i *am

OCA

881

716

552

390

219

191

173

194

290

245

268

276

258

245

366

Mar.

489

370

314

268

203

165

IRQ

-IAR

134

123

108

112

127

125

948

1,060

616

386 276'

232

213

272

407

279

91 Q

191

182

162

Apr.

150

141

120

96

104

123

127

125

108

96

101

242

268

268

661

992

484

340

307

329

759

921

690

411

May

311

252

206

191

200

179

191

170

168

296

255

210

219

229

203

268

232

255

318

322

268

239

226

229

170

132

 119

117

117

119

June

no

101

115

96

87

98

75

67

. 61

58

54

53

57

60

57

51

106

102

93

78

60

, 55

51

48

48

46

46 w-

.July

81

80

70

59

55

50

46

44

43

40

38

3836'

36

34

32 ' 31

/ 30 30

' 29

 "29

27 27,

27

. .31,

26

24

24

22*

f. 22

Aug.

22

22

22

. 22 '" 22

21

21

20

20

20

20

20

' 20

2024'

22

21

24

23

: 21

'20"

20

; ,; 19

18

f

18, ' 18

18--

1817'

16

Sept.

16

18

22

22

22

20

19

18

18

18

It

17

17

17

17

18

18

21

187

90

72

58

46

43

40

38

41

49

38

33

NOTE. Braced figures sho.w estimated mean discharge for periods indicated. , , ".-' > 

Monthly discharge of Little Sandy River near Bull Run, Oreg., for the year ending

Sept. SO, 1921 

[Drainage area, 23.0 square miles]

Month

January ______________ .

AprU. .................

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

September .........................

Discharge in second-feet

Maximum

516 

529 

1,460 

1,590 

1,980 

1,060 

992 

322 

134 

81 

24 

187

1,980

Minimum

55 

45 

117 

88 

115 

108 

96 

117 

46 

22 

16 

16

16

Mean

161 

174 

331 

311 

440 

285 

291 

214 

74.3 

38.2 

20.3 

35.7

197

Persquare 

mile

7.00 

7,57 

14.4 

13.5 

19.1 

12.4 

12.7 

9.31 

3.23 

1.66 

.883 

1.55

8.57

Run-off

Inches

8.07 

8.45 

16.60 

15.56 

19.89 

14.30 

14.17 

10.73 

3.60 

1.91 

1.02 

1.73

116.03

Acre-feet

9,900 

10,400 

20,400 

19, MO 

24,400 

17,500 

17,300 

13,200 

4,420 

2,350 

1,250 

2,120

142,000
SURFACE-WATER SUPPLY, l&Sly &&R.T XII

WltLAMETTE RIVER BASIK v> 

WILLAMETTE RIVER AT EUGENE, OREO.

LOCATION. In SW. ^ sec. 29, T. 17 S., R. 3 W., at highway bridge at Eugene,. 

Lane County.

DRAINAGE ABEA.-r±2,150 square miles. ».;v . '-. i.',, <. . > 

RECORDS AviAiLAipiijE, 3fune J, 1,91^ Jo ^epteipbjer ,$jp ? 1921. Record at Springfield November 27; 1011, to Septem-ber 30!, 1918. -

GAGE. Vertical ^staff graduated to tenths, fixed to-first pier from left bank of 

highway "bridge; read by Lee Goetsehiu^lfor, the United-States Weather 

Bureau. ' - "'' - ' '' ' ;ii " -' ' " '' .''''.- ' ' { '

{ -- ' i_ : '«. ' oOi> ' ; 0']" ' ' "' ' '*"? ' '

DISCHARGE MEASUREMENTS. Made from highway bridge at Springfield 4 milesbyjrivet aboye gage. ' '" '''',', ',.J:! '*"..'' '. ; , :

CHANNEL AND CONTROL. Channel straight 'wi*h! eveh- current. Bed composed of 

gravel and sand; subject to sfajfi at high\&tages. .> ,'

EXTREMES OF DISCHARGE. Maximum stage pcorded during year, 16.5 feet at8, p. rri. December SO (discharge,/63',0®0 jAecond-feet); 'Bainimum stage 

recorded, 1.0foot September 3'tp liSlXdiseb^ge,- 780-,second-feet). ...

ICE. Stage-'di'scharge not 'affected by icb? " i(l '-i: - ;'" " '" '

DIVERSIONS.' None: " ' j v ' ; ' * [' K'' ^ ij '-' ," ':

REGULATION, None.'- '' , f ,'--, ''<<>'''. ' *'/: ,d^

ACCURACY.- Stag;e-"dlsc%ar^e!relatiftn, i ch^jiged;)i\ir^|igi "high ,water of December 

31. Two well defined rating curves used. Gage read to tenths once a day. 

Daily discharge ascertained by applyijag 4a$y igage reading to rating table^ 

Records good. ; ,;;'! !'-. ;,!(';', ' ''' '' ;|;,;-. \ t ,.;':,. ' ., ' - ".':.' '

COOPERATION.-! Gage-height "fecbrd furnished by jUttited States Weather BureaUt

Discharge measurements of Willamette River at Eugene, Oreg., during the year endingSept, SO, 1921.

[Made by E: N. Phillips]

Date

Oct. 16

Nov. 13

Dec. 29 ..:.--_

Gage 

height

Feet.

2.-75

13.90

Discharge

Sec.-ft. 

9,490

3,300

4?, 300

. . . Date

Mar. 27.... ..

July 16. . ... ..

Gage 

helfDt

Feet. 

5.95

5.2

2.04

Discharge"

Sec.-ft.

9 ORn

7 741}

1, 740

Date Gage 

height

Feet. 

'1.02

Discharge

Sec.-ft. 

87S
SURFACE WATER. SUPPLY, -1921, PART XII G

Daily discharge, in second-feet, of Willamette River at Eugene, Oreg., for the year

ending Sept. 30, 1921

Day

1. ..........

2.. ......

3.... . ...

4. ..........

5. ..........

6- .........

7. ..........

8.... ..........

9... - ....._.

10... ...........

11 

12

P. ..........

W

f5.- ........

16....... .......

17..............

18 ...........

19. ..........

20.... ..........

21... ...........

22 __

23 

24..............

25 ...

26 

27 .

28

29... ...........

30 __ .

31 ...

Oct.

3,120

4,720

5,920

6,340

4,910

4,160

3,620

3,450

3,280

2,490

2,490

2,800

5,110

4,720

10,500

9,900

8,060

8,550

7,830

6,550

5,510

5,510

5,310

4,5%)

4 340

4,160

3,620

Q AKf\

3,450

3,460

3,120

Nov.

3,120

3,120

O QfiA

2,490

2,340

2,340

9- ^4ft

2,070

2,070

2,070

1,940

3,280

2,960

2,800

3,120

5,920

26,000

19,900

26,000

15,500

11,700

12,900

10,200

8,550

11,700

33,700 IQ inn

13,300

10,500

Dec.

9,330

8,060

7,610

9,900

10,500

9,060

Q ACA

8,060

9,060

11,700

24,500

25,000

16,300

15,900

11,7001

8,800

Q onn

9,330

8,800

7,610

7 S^A

7 830

9^610

20 400

17,100

14,000

14,000

40 qnn

39,200

56,500

Jan.

97 Qfifl

24,900

40,700

32,900

32,900

"29,400

18, ICO

14,100

12,500

11,00ft

9,850 Q ^ofi

11,000

13,100

11,000

11,900

11,000

11 000

n;ooo

10,400

o >&n

8

OQA

7,800 7yifle

a QQA

ft AA(\

6,020

a AAf\

6,230

7,100

7,100

Feb.

7,100

7,100

Q flfin

to inn

13,700

11,6001

Q OCA

10,700

19,400

29,400

26,400

18,900

14,500

16,900

13,700

11,600

10,100

9 580

9,060

9,060

25,400

16,100

11,900

10,100

9,850

9,580

9,060

9 ' 060

Mar.

9,060

8,800

8,290

8,540

8,540

8,540

7,100

6,660

6,230

6,020

5,610

5,610

5,410

8,410

5,210

11,000

12,50Q

13, 700

11,600

9,850

9,580

9,580

10; 400

10,700

10,100

9,320

6,020

5,610

6,880

6,660

Apr.

6,440

6,230

6,230

6,230

5,810

5,210

4,820

4,630

4,440

4,260

4,260

4,820

5,410

5,410

4,820

4,630

4,440

4,630

4,820

6,440

9,580

10,100

12,500

, 11, 300

10,100

10,400

9,860

9,580

10,100

19,100

May

9,060

8,800

8,290

7,100

6,880

6, '660

A A4fl

6,020

5,810

5,610

6,230

6,230

6,020

6,440

6,660

7,330

9,320

8,540

7,SOO

9,320

8

iun

8,040

7,800

7,560

7,560

7,330

6,660

6,020

5,810

5,010

June

5,010

5,210

5,8101

6,230

6,020

6,020

6,230

6,020

5,610

5,010

4,820

4,820

4,440

4,440

4,260

4,080

3,900

3,720

5,210

5,010

4,630

4,440

' 4,260

: 4,260

3,900

3,380

3,210

3,050

3,050

3,050

July

3,050

3,050

2; 730

2,580

2,430

2,290

2,290

2,290

2,290

2,290

2,150

1,890

1,890

1,770

1,770

1,770

1,770

1,770

1,650

1,540

1,540

1,540

1,540

; -1,430

1,430

1,430

1,430

1,330

1,330

1,330

1,330

Aug.

1,330

1,230

1,230

1,230

1,230

1,130

1,130

1,130

1,130

1,130

1,130

1,040

, 1,040

1,040

1,040

1,040

1,040

1,040

1,040

1,040

1,040

1,040

950

950

950

950

950

950

950

860

860

Sept.

860

860

780

780

780

780

780

780

780

780

780

780

780

780

780

780

780

780

1,040

2,730

1,650

1,330

1,430

1,330

1,230

1,230

1,130

1,040

1,040

950

Monthly discharge of Willamette River at Eugene, Oreg., for the year ending Sept.

SO, 1921

[Drainage area, 2,150 square miles]

Mouth

January

July

August __ .. _________ ......

The year

Discharge in second-feet

Maximum

10,500 

33,700 

56,500 

40,700 

29,400 

13,700 

12,500 

9,320 

6,230 

3,050 

1,330 

2,730

56,500

Minimum

2,490 

1,940 

7,610 

6,020 

7,100 

5,210 

4,260 

5,010 

3,050 

1,330 

860 

780

780

Mean

5,000 

8,860 

15,100 

14,000 

13,300 

8,270 

6,920 

7,140 

4,640 

1,900 

1,060 

1,010

7,230

Per 

square 

mile

2.33 

4.12 

7.02 

6.51 

6.19 

3.85 

3.22 

3.32 

2.16 

.884 

.493 

.470

3.36

Run-off

Inches

2.69 

4.60 

8.09 

7.50 

6.45 

4. 44 

3.59 

3.83 

2.41 

1.02 

.57 

.52

45.71

Acre-feet

307,000 

527,000 

928,000 

861,000 

739,000 

508,000 

412,000 

439,000 

276,000 

117,000 

65,200 

60,100

5, 240, 000
RIVER BASIN

AT AIBAHY, ORBGf. :

LOCATION. In 8W. M~«ec. 6, T. 11 S., R. 3 W.~, at end «f Broadalbifi Street, 

Albany, Linn County, half a mile above Southern Pacific Railroad bridge,, 

just below mouth of Calapooya River, and 9 miles by river above Santiana 

River. -' ':' ' . ": ' ' \ :

DRAINAGE AREA. 4,860 square miles.

RECORDS AVAILABLE, November 24, 1878, tosA£ri!30, 1882; January £1, 1892,. 

to September 30, 1921; some fragmentary records 1883 to 1888.

GAGE. Vertical staff in two sections on right; bank; read by F. M, French f^r 

, United States Weather Bureau. r DISCHARGE MEASUREMENTS. Made from Southern Pacific bridge.

CHANNEL ANI> CONTROL.- Bed composed <of, sand and fine ; ,gravel-; control 

practically permanent: Above gage height' 17.0;, feet some water flowy 

through a slough several hundred feet to the left of the main channel. *

EXTREMES OF DISCHARGE. Maximum stage recorded during year, 23.5 feet at 

5 p. m. January 1 (discharge; 118,000 secOnd-fe|et); minimum,stage recorded^. 

0.9 foot August 19 to September 3 and September 16 to 18 (discharge, 3,030 

second-feet). , l( ' ,

1878-1882,and 18,92-1921: Maximum.stage recorded, ,32.8 feet January

 > 14, 1881 >(diecharge, 245;000 seccfhd-feet); '-minimum1 stage recorded, 0.2 

foot September 21-27, 1879 (discharge/ 1J870 second-feet), but this is somewhat uncertain. Lowest stages recorded in recent years are 0.4 foot October 

30 to November 10, 1895 (discharge, 2,220 second-feet)f and 0.5 foot August 

26 to September 25, 1905, and September,,5^i4,'"'l9l5; (discharge, 2,400 

second-feet). The maximum stage ever known wag 36-0 feet December 8r 

1861 (discharge, estimated from extension of rating curve, 302,000 second* 

feet).

ICE. Stage-discharge, relation not affected by ice.

DIVERSIONS. The Albany power canal has diverted water from South Santiam 

River near Lebanon and discharged into Willamette River above the gag& 

and measuring section since the early nineties. It ordinarily carries between 

200 and 250 second-feet.

REGULATION. Practically none.

ACCURACY. Stage-discharge relation slightly changed during winter for low 

stages. Rating curves well defined. Gage read to tenths once a day! 

Daily discharge ascertained by applying to rating table the daily gage 

height. Records good.

COOPEEATION. Gage-height record furnished by the United States Weather 

Bureau.

Discharge measurements of Willamette River at Albany, Or eg., during the year

ending Sept. SO, 1921

[Made by K. N. Phillips]

Date

Oct. ..2..................^..

23. _____ . .........

Jan. 8 __ . __ . ...........

foage 

>: height

Feet 

3.91

5.04

2.67

15.10

Discharge

Sec.-ft. 

10,000

14,000

7,280

58,300

Date

Mar. 21. ... . 1..1...... July 16. ..*' .

, . ,. ;,]

Gage 

height

Feet

9.56

' 1.89

.93

Discharge

See.'ft. 

32,800

6,100

S.OSO'
lie SURFACE WATER SUPPLY, 1921, PART XII C

Daily discharge, in secondr/eet,- of Willamette River at. Albany, Or eg., for the year

ending Sept. SO, 1921

Day

1 

2.. ...

3.. ...

4*..- ....

 5.. ...

6 

T.L ...

8 

9 

10 

11 .

12......

13 

14......

15 .

16., ,

17 

18 

1» 

20 

21.;....

22......

23 

24......

35,. . 

26 

27. 

28 ...

29......

30 

31 

Oct.

8,490

9,040

13,600

19,900 

18,300

14,600

12, 400

11,600

10,400

9,320

8,760

8,490

9,600

12,100

13,000

22, 700

22,300

20,700

21,500

20,700

17,500

15,200

14,200

13,000

12,100 

11,600

11,000

10,200

9,600

9,600

9,040

N6v.

8,490

7,950

7 680

7,420 

7,160

7,160

6,800

6,900

6,900

6,656

'6,400

6,150

6,900

7,420

7,420

7,680

8,760

19,900

44,200

52,500

KA AAA

47,40ft

38,000

35,200

29,400 

24,900

35,700

56,000

51,00ft

38,800

Dec.

30,800

OK Qf)f\

23,600

22,700 

28,500

28,500

94 Qflft

21,900

22,700

94 A. M\

36 200

54,500

63,000

52,000

A A 7AA

34 800

oc Ann

OA AfV\

23 600

24 400

Oo qnn

20,700

20 3GQ

, on ,qfl(Y

30,300 

42 000

40,600

38,000

43,400

68, 000'

89,000

Jan.

115,000

Q7 fyirt

73,000

81,000 

95,800

89,000

85,200

63,000

47,800

*(A QAA

33.0CO

27,600

33,000

34,800

35,700

 ?7 CA/t

35,700

34,800

oo ftfin

29,400

25,400

22,300

20,300

19,100 

17,900

16, 300

15,200

16,000

16,700

17,800

Feb.

17,500

18,700

IQ ofift

25,800

07 RAn

33,300

qq f A£*\

29,800

33,000

AA snn

61,500

66,800

56,500

50,100

47,800

41 600

OJ QAA

on aw

25,400

23,600

qq A(V\

Kf\ enfl

43,800

qq ¥uvi

29,000 

-25,800

23,600

99 $nn

Mar.

22,700

oo 7ftfl

20,700

20^300 

20,300

20,300

17,100

16,000

14,000

13,800

13,200

1 9 fifift

13,500

14,600

9o 4fin

43,800

Af\ RfU\

qq onfi '

28,500

,^5,800

26,700 

26,700

25,400

22,300

20,300

18,300

16,700

Apr

16,000

14. ofln

14,200

14,20a, 

13,50ti

13/200

12,000

11,400

10,800

10,800

10,500

10,200

11,100

19 fton

11, 700

11,100

10,500

10,200

10,500

11,100

15,200

19,900

25,800

29,800

25,800 

23,100

24,000

21,900

22,700

24,900

May]

23,100

20,700

19, 900-

18,300 

17,100

16, TOO'

IS, 200

14 200

13,500

12,90ft

12,900

14,200

10 Oftfl

13,200

13,800

14,600

14,900

16,000

17,500

16,000

16,000

17,900

16,700

16,060

15,600 

14,900

14,900

14,900

14,200

12,600

12,000

June

12,000

11,700

11,700

11,400 

11,100

12,300

12,300

12,600

12,300 n,4oa

10,500

9,960

9,960

9,680

9,680

9,680

9,120

; 8,840

8,840

10,800

10,200

9,680

9,400

-9,120

8,840 

8,560

8,020

7,750

7,480

7,48a

July

7,480

7,480

7,210

6,940 

0,410

' 6, 150

6,150

.5,900

5,900

5,650

5,650

5,410

5,410

5,410

5,170

5,170

5,170

4,940

4,940

4,940

4 o4n

. 4, 710

4,710

4,480

4,480 

4,480

4,480

4,480

4,480

4,260

4,260

Aug.

 4>260

4,260

4,040

4,040 

4,040

3,830

3,830

3,830

3,630

3,630

3,430

3,430

3,430

3,430

3,430

3,230

3,230

3,230

3,030

3,030

3,030

3, 030

3,030

3, 030

3,030 

3,030

3,030

3,030

3,030

3,030

3,030

Sept.

3,030

3,030

3,030

3,230 

3,230

3,230

3,230

3,230

3,230

3,030

3».030

3,030

3,030

3,030

3,030

3,030

3,030

3,030

3,630

4,480

4,710

4,480

4,260

4,040 

3,830

3,830

3,630

3,630

3,430

Monthly discharge of Willamette River at Albany, Oreg. t for the year ending Sept. 

 >*.'. SO, 1921

Month

October ___________________________

March... _________ i __ __________ _ .....

May. _________ ...................................

July.......................... . ...... . . ....... ,.

August ___________ . ________ ________ .

Discharge in second^eet

Maximum

22,700 

59, 000 

89,000; 

115,000 

66,800 

43,800 

29,800 

23,100 

12,600 

7,480 

4,260 

5,900

115,000

Minimum

8,490 

fl,150 

20,300 

15,200 

17,500 

12,600 

10,200 

12,000 

7,480 

4,260 

3,030 

3,030

3,030

 Mean

13,600 

21,900

, 34; 700 

43,100 

"35,700 

22,500 

15, 800 

15,600 

10, 100 

5,390 

3, 410 

3,520

18,700

Run-off in 

acre-feet

836, 000 

'' 1, 300, 000 

2,130,000 

2,650,000 

1, 980, 000 

1, 380, 000 

940,000 

959, 000 

601,000 

331, 000 

210,000 

209,000

13, 500, 000

McKENZIE RIVER AT -McKENZIE BRIDGE, ORE6.

LOCATION. In sec. 14, T. 16 S., B. 6 E., at highway bridge at McKerizie Bridge, 

Lane County.

DKAINAGE AREA. Not measured.

RECOKDS AVAILABLE. August 8, 1910, to September 30, 1916; April 1,. 1917, to 

September 30, 1921.

GAGE. Vertical staff attached to right abutment, of.Jhe highway bridge at 

McKenzie Bridge, installed March 12, 1918, at datum different from that of 

previous gage which washed out; read by S. L. Taylor. A gage at Hayes 

ranch, half a mile above McKenzie Bridge, and another gage on left bank at 

Paradise ranger station, about 2 miles above bridge, were formerly used.
WELLAMETTE PJVEE BASIN

DISCHARGE MEASUREMENTS. Made from cable three-eighths mile above ranger 

station.

CHANNEL AND CONTROL. Bed rocky; practically permanent.

EXTREMES OP DISCHARGE. Maximum stage recorded during year, 5.2 feet December 30 (discharge, 8,600. second-feet); minimum stage recorded, 0.70 

foot September 29 and 30 (discharge, 1,320 second-feet).

1910-1921: Maximum stage recorded, that of December 30, 1920; minimum discharge recorded, 924 second-feet November 7, 1915.

ICE. Stage-discharge relation unaffected by ice.

DIVERSIONS. None.

REGULATION. None.

ACCURACY. Stage-discharge relation permanent. Rating curve well defined to 

3,000 second-feet. Gage read to hundredths once a day; records only fair 

due to gaps. Discharge ascertained by applying to rating table the daily 

gage heights and interpolating for periods of missing gage heights. Records 

fair.

Discharge measurements of McKenzie River at McKenzie Bridge, Or eg., during 

the year ending Sept. SO, 1921

[Made by K. N. Phillips]

Date

May24... ...........................................

K. ............................................................................

Sept. 15 __ __________________ , ____________________

Oage 

height

Feet 

2.04

2.12

.70

Discharge

Sec.-ft. 

2,570

2,700

1,350

Daily discharge, in second-feet, of McKenzie River at McKenzie Bridge, Qreg., for 

the year ending Sept. SO, 1921

Day.

1 ..... ...

2 i .......

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.

 1,850

2,320

2,100

1,810

[l,720

1,630

 1,580

1,540

1,630

1,630

1,720

2,100

 2,000

1,900

1,900

1,810

1,720

1,810

1,810

1,630

1,630

1,630

1,630

1,630

1,630

1 <vin

1,540

1,540

Nov.

1,460

 1,460

1,460

1,460

1,390

 1,390 

1,390 

1,390

1,320

2, 120

2,930

2,670

2,550

2,320

2,210

2,210

2,930

3,340

2,930

2,670

2,430

Dec.

2,210

2,100

2,320

2,430

 2,260

2,100 

2,100 

2,000

2,100

2,000

2,210

2,000

2,000

2,000

1,900

1,810

1,810

1,810

1,810

1,720

1,720

1,720

"1, 810

1,900

2,000

U, 050

6,100

8,600

4,240

Jan.

2,800

5,300

6,550

4,720

4,560

3,780 

3,480 

3,060

2,800

2,670

2,550

2,430

2,430

2,550

2,430

2,320

2,210

2,210

2,100

2,000

1,900

1,900

1,900

1,810

1,810

1,810

1,810

1,810

1,810

Feb.

1,810

1,810

1,900

2,000

[3, 040

4,080

4,240

 3,790

3,340

3,060

2,930

2,800

2,550

2,430

2,320

2,320

2,210

2,430

2,210

2,210

2,100

2,100

2,100

2,100

2,210

Mar.

2,210

2,210

2,320

2,320

2,320

2,210 

2,210 

2,100

2,100

2,000

2,000

1,900

1,900

1,900

1,900

2,430

3,200

3,780

3,060

2,800

2,670

2,550

2,550

2,550

2,550

2,550

2,430

1

2,220

Apr.

,

[2,220

2,000

2,000

2,000 

1,900 

1,900

1,900

1,900

1,900

1,900

2,000

2,000

1,900

1,900

1,900

1,900

2,000

&2,530

62,530

3,060

2,930

2,670

2,430

2,430

2,430

2,800

3,060

2,930

May

2,670

2,670

2,430

2,430

2,430

2,430 

2,320 

 2,260

2,210

2,320

2,430

 2,430

2,430

2,550

2,550

2,670

2,670

2,550

2,550

 2,550

2,550

2,550

2,550

2,550

 2,590

 2,630

2,670

2,430

2,430

2,430

2,430

June

,

[2,490

1

2,550

2,550 

2,550 

"2,490

2,430

 2,350

"2,280

2,210

2,210

2,210

2,210

2,100

2,100

2,100

2,100

2,100

2,000

2,000

2,000

2 000

1^900

July

1,900

1,900

1,900

1,810

1,720

1,680

1,630

1,630

1/630

"1,630

1,630

 1,630

1,630

1,580

1,540

 1,540

A-ug1,540

1,540

1,540

1,540

1,540

[1,540

1,540

1,540

1,540

1,540

1,540

 1,500

1,460

1,460

1,460

1,460

 1,440

 1,410

1,390

L390

 1,390

 1,390

Sept.

1,390

1,390

1,390

1

1,360

1,320

1,430

1,540

 1,490

'4,440

1,390

1,390

1,360

1,320

1,320

0 Interpolated. b Estimated. 

NOTE. Braced figures show estimated mean discharge for periods indicated.
SURFACE WATER SUPPLY, 1921, PART XII C

Monthly discharge of McKenzie River at McKenzie Bridge, Oreg., for the y&dr

ending Sept. SO, 1921

Month

October ______________

November.... ___ ______ ... __ _ . ___ ..

December ____________

January ___ ____ _ ............

February... __________________ .............

March. __ ____ __ ____ _ ....

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

May.. ________________________ . .....

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

August:. _______________ . ...

September. ____________ .... _ . __ __ __

The year ___ . ...................................

Discharge in second-feet

Maximum

2,670 

3,340 

8,600 

6,550 

4,240 

3,780 

3,060 

2,670 

2,550 

1,900 

1,540 

1, 540

8,600

Minimum

1,540 

1,320 

1,720 

1,810 

1,810 

1,900 

1,900 

2,210 

1,900 

1,540 

1,390 

1,320

1,320

Mean

1,780' 

2,100 

2,610 

2,730 

2,610 

. 2, 370*' 

2,250 

2,500 

2,250 

1,640 

1,490 

1,390

2,140

Run-off in 

acre-feet

109, 000 

125,000 

160,000 

168,000 

145,000 

146,000 

134,000 

154,000 

134,000 

101,000 

91,600 

82,700

1, 550, 000

LONG TOM RIVER NEAR MONROE, OREG.

LOCATION, In sec. 21, T, 14 S., R. 5 W., at highway bridge 1H miles, north of 

Monroe, Benton County.

DRAINAGE AREA. 400 square miles.

RECORDS AVAILABLE. November 13, 1920, to July 31, 1921, when station was 

discontinued.

GAGE. Vertical staff on right abutment of bridge; read .by William V. Pfouts.

DISCHARGE MEASUREMENTS. Made from bridge "or by wading.

CHANNEL AND CONTROL. Bed composed of silt and gravel; banks Ipw and 

wooded. Control 400 feet below gage; fairly permanent.

EXTREMES OF DISCHARGE. Maximum stage recorded during period, November 

13, 1920, to July 31, 1921, 11.1 feet (from high-water mark), December 12 

(discharge, 6,900 second-feet); minimum stage recorded, 0.26 foot, at time 

of measurement, September 14 (discharge, 23 second-feet).

ICE. Stage-discharge relation not affected by ice.

DIVERSIONS. None.

REGULATION. None.

ACCURACY. Stage-discharge relation permanent during period. Rating curve 

well defined below 5,000 second-feet. Gage read to half-tenths once a day 

and in times of considerable fluctuation twice a day. Discharge ascertained 

by applying to rating table mean daily gage height. Records good.

Discharge measurements of Long Tom River near Monroe, Oreg., during the year

ending Sept. SO, 1921

[Made by K. N. Phillips]

Date

Nov. 13 ......

22........

Dec. 18........

21........

height

Feet 

1.52

6.78

6.33

Discharge

Sec.-ft.. 

307

2,030

1,930

Date

Jan. -a.,... 

Feb. 12.... -

22

Gage 

height

Feet 

6.29

7.82

9.33

, 2.26

Discharge

Sec.-ft. 

1,930

2,690

3,940

498

Date

Mar. 22.. ......

July 5. .......

Sept. 14. . 

>

Gage 

height

Feet

5.24

.54

.26

Dis-, 

charge

Sec.-fa 

1,480

63

20.6
119

Daily discharge) in second-feet, of Long Tom River near Monroe, Or eg., for the 

period Nov. 18, 1920, to July 81, 1921 .

Day

1... .. .,

2............ _ ............

3. ............... _ ........

4. ..

5. .............. 

6.. ..__.' _.'..

7 _ __ ,. _ . .... . ..

a.... ... ... ... ... ... ... -

9 . ..

10......... ...... ....... ..

11...... . __ ............

12.......... ____ ..........

13...... ... _ ............

14..J __.. ......

15. ......................... .

16-... 

17. ....... _ ................

18... ....................... .

19... ........................

20 . 

21. ... _ . _...... _ ..

22.... .... ....... .........

28...... ..................

24... ...................

25-.-. . __ ... ....

26...- 

27.., .............. _ ....

28,-- ,. 

»...- .. ............

30 ». 

31... ...................

Nov.

290

142

142

218

110

290

3,100

5,160

4,860

4,560

3,840

3,640

3,260

2,870

3,260

4,440

3,640

3,020

Dec.

2,210

1,880

1,720

1,*0

1, 9'20

2,370

2,260

2,370

2,490

2,370

4,080

6,500

6,000

5,000

3,740

3,180

2,670

2,110

1,960

2,060

1,920

1,640

1,480

1,680

2,110

2,670

2,870

2,870

3,100

4,200

4,840

Jan.

5,320

4,700

4,320

4,320

4,840

5,320

5.32D

4,320

4,320

3,260

2,670

2,260

2,430

2,310

3,100

3,100

3,440

3,100

2,940

2,670

2,260

1,920

1,560

1,440

1,280

1,100

1,070

1,070

1,160

1 280

Feb.

1,250

1,440

1,760

2,310

3,100

3,340

3,100

2,670

2,800

2,940

2,940

2,670

2,670

3,100

3,180

2,800

2,210

1,760

1 600

2,110

3,180

3,960

3,540

2,800

2,060

1,520

1,280

1,190

Mar.

1,160

1,160

1,040

920

800

740

680

620

590

560

530

500

530

560

560

830

1,880

2,370

2,550

2,310

1,760

1,440

1 250

1,250

1,190

1,130

1,010

920

860

740

680

Apr.

620

590

560

500

440

410

380

380

350

320

320

320

320

350

320

320

320

300

350

380

440

590

500

500

560

590

560

500

500

470

May

470

470

740

800

740

630

560

470

410

380

290

276

261

246

232

232

232

218

218

218

204

204

204

191

178

166

153

131

131

131

131

June

120

120

120

110

 110'

110

110

100

100

91

91

91

91

91

91

91

91

91

91

91

91

91

91

91

89

87

86

84

82

80

Jviy

78

78

73

70

64

63

61

56

54

53

52

50

48

47

46

46

46

46

46

46

46

46

46

41

41

41

41

40

38

38

...38

NOTE. Discharge, Nov. 21, interpolated; Dec. 12 and 13 estimated by use of crest stage determined 

from high-water marks and by comparison with records for near-by streams; July 31 estimated.

Monthly discharge of Long Tom River near Monroe, Or eg., for the period Nov. 13,

1920, to July 31, 1921

[Drainage area, 430 square miles]

Month

March.. ______________

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

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

The period _______ ....

Discharge in second-feet

Maximum

5,160 

6,500 

5,320 

3,960 

2,550 

620 

800 

120 

78

Minimum

110 

1,480 

1,070 

1,190 

500 

300 

131 

80 

38

Mean

2,600 

2,840 

2,880 

2,470 

1,070 

435 

322 

95.8 

50.9

Per

square 

mile

6.50 

7.10 

7.20 

6.18 

2.68 

1.09 

.805 

.240 

. .127

Run-off

Inches

4.34 

8.19 

8.30 

6.44 

3.09 

1.22 

.93 

.27 

.15

Acre-feet

92,900 

175,000 

177,000 

137,000 

65,800 

25,900 

19,800 

5,700 

3, 130

702,000

MUDDY CREEK WEAE CORVAIIIS, OKEG.

LOCATION. In SW. ^i sec. 29, T. 12 S., R. 5 W., at highway bridge 1% miles 

east of Independence School and 3 miles south of Corvallis, Benton County. 

DRAINAGE AREA. 120 square miles (from national-forest maps). 

RECORDS AVAILABLE. October 30, 1920, to June 30, 1921. 

GAGE. Vertical staff nailed to pile of bridge. 

DISCHARGE MEASUREMENTS. Made from bridge or by wading.
120 SURFACE WATEK SUPPLY, 1921, PAMT XII C

CHANNEL, AND CONTROL. Deep and narrow, very crooked, overflows banks afc 

about 10-foot stage below, but not at, gage. Control not definite but 

apparently permanent.

EXTREMES OF DISCHARGE. Maximum stage recorded during period of record, 

15.5 feet November 19, 1920, and at 11.45 a. m4 December 12, 1920 

(discharge, 2,100 second-feet); minimum stage recorded, 0.10 foot, Juty 

5, 1921, at time of measurement (discharge, 25 second-feet).

ACCURACY. Stage-discharge relation practically permanent. Rating curve 

fairly well defined below 2,000 second-feet. Gage read to half-tenths once 

a day and twice a day during time of considerable fluctuation and high 

water. Daily discharge ascertained by applying mean daily gage height 

to rating table. Records good.

Discharge measurements of Muddy Creek near Corvallis, Oreg., during the year

ending Sept. 30, 1921 ,

[Made by K. N. Phillips]

Date

Oct. SO.........

Nov. 22...... _

Dec. 18 

Gage 

height

Feet 

1.57

13.40

10.20

Discharge

Sec.-ft. 

41.0

1,060

524

Date

Dec. 21. _ .....

Feb. 7 ...

Mar. 11.........

Gage 

height

Feet 

8.78

12.47

3.46

Discharge

Sec.-ft. 

466

800

138

Date

Mar. 22.... .....

July 5...-.--...

Gage 

height

Feet 

9.94

-.10

Discharge

Sec.-ft. 

538

26

Daily discharge, in second-feet, of Muddy Creek near Corvallis, Oreg., for the period 

Oct, SO, 1920, to June SO, 1921

Day

2- 

3. ................... .......

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.

' 72

67

Nov.

64

61

58

60

62

62

60

60

58

55

49

62

88

123

147

139

234

484

2,100

1,470

1,300

1,100

934

808

746

664

886

1,070

652

536

Dec.

492

452

518

554

536

> 545

509

476

468

664

1,470

1,920

1,420

1,270

1,070

844

664

545

509

484

429

387

356

536

844

1,170

1,040

886

1,040

1,230

Jan.

1,230

1,230

1,230

1,270

1,980

1,920

1,470

1,230

1,130

886

676

664

718

808

776

844

844

844

746

664

594

476

460

401

374

332

344

362

374

436

468

Feb.

518

554

616

986

1,170

1,040

844

732

986

986

886

676

844

864

776

628

518

436

429

718

1,100

1,170

826

616

460

408

338

344

Mar.

326

290

249

229

209

189

159

147

143

141

139

139

143

184

169

574

1,230

1,420

1,200

934

664

518

444

509

518

484

387

356

320

274

Apr.

219

204

189

164

155

143

135

131

127

123

111

107

123

119

111

103

103

119

123

107

119

131

155

174

169

189

179

164

135

123

May

135

174

219

199

189

164

139

127

115

107

103

99

91

88

85

79

82

79

79

76

73

70

67

64

61

58

55

52

52

49

46

June

46

 , . ,43

43

43

43

43

40

An

40

40

37

34

31

31

31

01

qi

31

31

31

31

31

31

31

28

NOTE. Braced figures show estimated mean discharge for periods indicated. March 10, interpolated..
Monthly discharge of M^uddy Creek near Corvallis, Oreg., for the period' Nov. }\ 

' - ; 1920, to June 30, 1921

, ; [Drainage area, 120 square miles] , , -

Month

*

December __ .. ___ _ . _ _ .

April _______ . ...............

The.period ---- --. 

Discharge in second-feet 

Maximum

2,100 

1,920 

1,980 

1,170 

1,420 

219 

219 

46

>

Minimum

49 

366 

332 

338 

139 

103 

46

Mean

473

794 832 

731 

417 142 ' 

99.2 

34.4

Per . Square 

mile

3.94 

6.62 

' 6.93 

6.09

3.48 

1.18 

. 827 

.287

1

Run-off

Inches

4.40 

7.63 

7.99 

6.34 

4.01 

1.32 

.95 

.32

Acre-feet

28,100 

48,800 

51,200 

40,600 

25,600 

8,450 

6,100 

2,050

211, 000

CALAPPOYA RIVER NEAR TANGENT, QREG.

LOCATION. In sec. 32, T. 12 S., R. 3 W., at highway bridge 1 mile southeast 

of bridge on Pacific Highway and 4 miles southeast of Tangent, Linn County.

DRAINAGE AREA. 26.2 square miles (from national-forest map).

RECORDS AVAILABLE. November 27, 1920, to September 30, 1921.

GAGE. Chain gage on downstream side of highway bridge near center; read by 

Miss Alvadia Suiter.

DISCHARGE MEASUREMENTS. Made from downstream side of bridge or by 

wading.

CHANNEL AND CONTROL. Channel narrow; fairly straight near gage; overflows 

at stage of about 16 feet; banks wooded. Low-water control hard-pan 300 

feet below gage; fairly permanent; no definite control at high water.

EXTREMES OF DISCHARGE! Maximum stage recorded during period' November 

27, 1920, to September 30, 1921, 19.4 feet December 31 (discharge, 4,740 

second-feet); minimum stage recorded, 1.00 foot August 26 and September 

18 (discharge, 3 second-feet).

ICE. Stage-discharge relation not affected by ice.

DIVERSIONS. None.

REGULATION. Small pondage at Thompson flouring mills several miles above 

causes considerable fluctuation at low stages.

ACCURACY. Stage-discharge relation practically permanent during period. Rating curve well defined below 5,000 second-feet. Gage read to half-tenths 

once and in times of considerable fluctuation twice a day. Discharge 

ascertained by applying to rating table mean daily gage height. Records 

good.

Discharge measurements of Calapooya River near Tangent, Oreg., during the period 

Nov. 27, 1920, to Sept. SO, 1921

9

[Made by K. N. Phillips]

Date

Nov. 27.....

Dec. 11 

20

Feb. 19. __

Gage 

height

Feet 

17.80

19.00

9.73

9.71

Discharge

Sec.-ft. 

3,690

4,360

1,120

1,200

Date

.Feb. 26.. .

Mar 5.. ..... ...

19..........

Apr. 17.... ..

height

Feet

a 90

6.67

15.71

3.85

Discharge

Sec.-ft. 

1 030

616

9 'W>

290

Date

July ft. .

Sept. 12........

Gage 

height

Feet 

2 26

1.36

Discharge

Sec.-ft. 

93

10.8
SURFACE WATER SUPPLY, 1921, PART XII 0

.Daily discharge, in second-feet, of Calapooya River near Tangent, Oreg., for the 

period Nov. 27, 1920, to Sept. 80, 1921

Day

1. ....... ..

2..... ..

3..........

4..........

5... .......

'6--. 

T. .........

0

!:r.:::::::

10-..... .

11... ..

12..........

13.. 

14... .

15.... 

16..- .

17.. 

18.. 

19..........

20-.. 

 21.,. 

.22..... .

23.-.... .

24..- .

25-... 

26..- 

27.,.. ..

28-.. .

29.,. 

.80-... .

.31.-. 

Nov.

3,400

2,510

1,630

1,250

Dec.

1,040

1,050

990

1,590

1,490

1,090

990

1,120

1,150

1,840

4,360

4,180

2,710

1,920

1,520

1,220

1,020

1,050

1,670

1,070

QftO

QKC

BOO

1,540

2,510

o inn

2,430

4,540

4,360

4 640

Jan.

3,400

3,040

4,010

4,010

4,450

4,010

2,920

I Qflft

1,630

1,670

1,710

1,740

1,800

1,61Q

1,630

2,280 i son

1,900

1,710

1,470

1,050

958

684

958

QQA

Peb.

894

958

1,440

1 QQA

2,250

1,730

1,510

1,710

, 2,280

3,850

3,850

3,340

3,160

3,400

9 9>5fl

1,740

1 390

1,170

1,100

l!'840

3,690

1,950

1 f^lft

1 240

1,100

Q74.

958

Mar.

1..040

862

7Afi

RQA

632

554

489

489

425

401

377

377 425

476

541

1,510

2,560

2,390

1,630

1,430

1,320

1,120

1,220

1,180

1,050

958

770

698

632

580

Apr.

528

502

' 476

450

425

401

377

353

329

329

329

329

389

425

329

305

281

305

329

815

926

1,290

1,400

1,130

878

878

785

862

894

862

May

SCO

712

645

580

554

528

502

489

476

463

450

437

401

401

401

401

401

401

377. 425"

463

425

4ft1

365

353

329

305

281

257

245

221

June

221

209

198

198

 98

187

187

187

132

132

132

132

138

' 138

154

154

154-

165

187

187

187

187

126

126

121

121

121

121

121

121

July

121

116

116

110

104

104

88

77

66

66

66

66

55

55

55

45

: 45

45

45

35

45

55

45

45

35

35

35

35

35

25

15

Aug.

25

25

25

35

35

35

45

55

55

55

45

45

25

15

35

55

77

55

45

35

35

35

20

8

5

3

15

25

45

45

35

Sept.

25

35

45

45

35

25

15

25

35

15

4

12

20

25

15

8

5

3

121

209

154

110

99

77

45

77

121

165

55

35

NOTE. Braced figure? show estimated mean discharge for periods indicated. Discharge interpolated 

Jan. 10-12.

Monthly discharge of Calapooya River near Tangent, Oreg*, for the period Dec. 1,

1920, to Sept. SO, 1921

[Drainage area, 262 square miles]

Month

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

Discharge in second-feet

Maximum

4,640 

4,450 

3,850 

2,560 

1,400 

800 

221 

121 

77 

209

Minimum

800

846 

377 

281 

221 

121 

15 

3 

3

Mean

1,930 

1,850 

1,930 

970 

597 

435 

158 

60.8 

35.0 

55.3

Per

square 

mile

7.37 

7.06 

7.37 

3.70 

2.28 

1.66 

.603 

.232 

.134 

.211

Run-off

Inches

8.51 

8.15 

7.65 

4.26 

2.54 

1.91 

.67 

.27 

.15 

.24

Acre-feet

119,000 

114,000 

107,000 

59,600 

35,500 

26,700 

9,400 

3,740 

2,150 

3,290

480,000

OAK CREEK NEAR ALBANY, OREG.

LOCATION. In sec. 34, T. 11 S., R. 3 W., at highway bridge 1 mile south of Fry 

station on Lebanon branch of Southern Pacific Railroad and 5 miles southeast of Albany, Linn County. 

DRAINAGE AREA. 39 square miles (from national-forest map).

HECORDS AVAILABLE. November 1, 1920, to May 31, 1921.

GAGE. Enameled vertical staff fixed to downstream side of right abutment of 

highway bridge; read by Jesse Roth.
EIVEE BASIN

DISCHARGE iiEAstyfeEMENt&i-^Made from bridge or by wading.

CHANNEL AND CONTEOL. Straight with high clean banks above; crooked and 

wooded below. Bed composed of gravel and hardpan; subject to shift at 

high stages. Two channels above stage of abeut 1.0 foot.

EXTEEMES OF DISCHAEGE. Maximum stage recorded during period November 

1, 1920, to May 31, 1921, 5.70 feet at 8. a. m. November 19 (discharge, 

767 second-feet); minimum stage, 0.37 foot November 11 (discharge, 3 

second-feet).

ICE. Stage-discharge relation not affected by ice.

DlYEESIQNB.^None.

REGULATION. None.

ACCUE ACT. Stage-discharge tfelatioja changed during high water February^ 2& 

Rating curve for first period fairly well defined; for second period, w$(l 

defined. Discharge ascertained by applying daily gage height to rating table; 

' Records good.

Discharge measurements of Oak Creek near Albany, Oreg., during the year ending

S&pt. 80, WM

[Made by K. N. Phillips]

Date

Ndv. 7.........

26 i.....

a

Feet 

. 0.61

4.11

Discuarge

Sec.-ft. 

11.3

453

Date

i Jan, 14 .........

height

Fed. 

1 74

1.91

Discharge

sec.-ft.

88

96

Date

Marjl9 ___ ^

*

Fed. 

2.81

Piscfiarge

4Hx.=ft;- 

161

Daily discharge, in second-feet, of Oak Creek near Albany, Oreg., for the period 

Nov. 1, 1920, J to May 31,

Day

I........ _ ._._._!. . ..... ............

3 v ______ -- -. - ------ __ _ - , *--; _. __ ; .... . 5...... __ . ____ . _ . __ . _ .......... r ...

A , .

78:~::c!:::::::::^::":::jz:n:::::::::::::: gi ^ i

iiL.::!...:.:...:..!!......1 .....!.:!.::::!!....

11 _ ......... _____ ..... __ ....

12...........,...............................^.

13... ......... . ...-._-- . 

14............. ___ ....... ________ ......

15 __ . .... __ .... ___ ......... _ ......

ife.jJ..jJ:...........;:i.'._.U::^..:j,.J.-

Ifuarfj.i.f.tt j. r,.a*.* » rf .L_ ».,^-»Vi -

l».i.j -.-«LU.-iL.iJ- t ltJiiL>. i i.1.-iJi^i .. J a* t\t\ 20,t.«..r..^... 7 ... r. n......... ...........

Sr^!r::*:f: .:::::::r"-::r::::::::::::::: 2^- 1 t.""iJjii j.! s ' - ",^«'-i UJ '< ,' ',_ 

24.,i . T * r -,-....4-, rl.., ..... .. , ,-., 2tt;!:.I:C'..:...;:.i.:...i:.:::..-..-.':i:j.:i.-!j:-

> - < ::<- u;,.,i ,,. -,;., : i, 

^O. .. _______ , __ . ___ . n... ___ _____ - __ __ ...

27 L i '. '-.' ' U j. ' ' ' ' ' ;j. ; 

28....... -...................... .....-.-.

29...... ............ ........ ...... ...... .

SO................... ..... . . .

31....,._ -............-.......-....... 

Not.

io

9

8

j

3

1 7

36

 27

22

 '00

.< u r99 , * '340

, -7or

358

212

128

94

6,9

72

253'

OEC

134

88

69

^

Dec.

74

, W

99

78

. 88

QO

236

88

 muo

. 627 '433

395

140

228

83

i £20

88

83

99

UK

358 204'

236 228'

471

587

395

376

Jan.

147

368

'287 304.

647

278

 134

.no,88 1

69

' 110

220

182

147

 " 322

, 174

147

... 88

69

'. '«h

fiQ <61

5d

. -46

110

134

122

110

Feb.

104

74

54

244

340

174

147

= 17*

340

174

122

438

304

395

236.

134

,,94, "67

/- 69

490

287

115

89

80

62

49

42:

104

Mar.

115

:945c

30

.25

QA

20

18

16

 17

C

' 17.

,30 fio

 /36

 : 648"'

. 877, . - 377

2TO,

115

' "* 132

,.66

126 ' 84

' 54

. 46

40

! '-J»

22

19

Apt;

If ;is

22

IB

, 12,

 *?

8

,- ?,

4 ' ' 4

""''4

'-,.>v;.;4"

30

if

'..,12

- . &

... .-» ;" '6

w69

52

78 1 OA

66

 >S2V

 .HH,^

3

i

' 28

24

May

fri

35

54

36

33

30

22

- 18

15

16

19, 'Id

.-, ,J1

;

j

,i

'''

8

NOTE. Braced figures show estimated mean discharge for periods indicated. 

106548 25f WSP 534 9
124 SURFACE WATER SUPPLY, 1981, PART XII C

Monthly discharge of Oak Creek near Albany, for the period Nov. 1, 1920, to May

SI, 1921

[Drainage area 39 square miles]

Month

February ______________

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

The period _________

Discharge in second-feet

Maximum

707 

627 

647 

490

548 

84 

54

Minimum

3

68 

46 

42 

16

4

Mean

107 

223 

178 

178 

97.5 

26.2 

15.4

Per 

sqnare 

mile

2.77 

5.72 

4.56 

4,56 

2.50 

.672 

.395

Kun-off

Inches

3.09 

6.58 

5.24 

4.75 

2.89 

.75 

, .46

Acre-feet

6,370 

13,700 

10,900 

9,890 

6,000 

1,560 

947

. 49,400

CLACKAMAS RIVER AT BIG BOTTOM, ORES.*

LOCATION. In SE. J^ sec. 26, T. 6 S., R. 7 E., one-half mile above proposed 

dam site, just below Pot Creek, 10 miles above mouth of Oak Grove Fork 

of Clackamas River, and 26 miles southeast of Cazadero, Clackamas County.

DRAINAGE AREA. Not measured.

RECOBDS AVAILABLE. April 11, 1920, to September 30, 1921.

GAGE. Stevens continuous water-stage recorder on right bank referenced to 

an outside gage; inspected by employees of Portland Railway, Light & 

Power Co.

DISCHARGE MEASUREMENTS. Made from cable 1,000 feet below gage or by 

wading.

CHANNEL AND CONTROL. Bed composed of boulders; control fairly permanent. 

One channel at all stages.

EXTREMES OP DISCHARGE. Maximum stage during period, April 11 to September 30, 1920, from water-stage recorder, 2.91 feet at 10 a. m. May 9 (discharge, 890 second-feet); minimum stage, 1.85 feet, July 26 to August 4 and 

August 13 and 14 (discharge, 280 second-feet).

Maximum stage during year ending September 30, 1921, from waterstage recorder, 6.2 feet at 1 a. m. January 3 (discharge, 3,760 second-feet); 

minimum stage from recorder 1.50 feet September 6-8 (discharge, 280 

second-feet).

ICE. Stage-discharge relation not affected by ice.

DIVERSIONS. None.

REGULATION. None.

ACCUBACY. Stage-discharge relation practically permanent, except as affected 

by logs July 26 to'November 18, 1920. Rating curve for unobstructed 

channel conditions well defined by measurements made during 1921. Two 

poorly defined curves, based on one meter measurement and changes in 

stage-discharge relation as indicated by sudden jump in recorder graph, 

used for period of log obstruction July-26 to November 18. Operation of 

water-stage recorder satisfactory. Daily discharge ascertained by applying 

to rating table mean daily gage height determined by inspecting recorder 

graph. Records good except from about September 1 to November 18, for 

which period they are poor.
WILLAMETTCE RIVER BASIN 125

i Discharge measurements of Clackamas Creek at Big Bottom, Oreg., during the 

period Apr. 11, 1920, to Sept. 30, 1921

Date

1920

1921

Jan. 11

18

Feb. 16

Made by 

Nicholson and Bannis-

 .do ... ....

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

Qage 

height

Feet 

2.06

2.26

2.70

2.42

t) Qfl

Discharge

Sec.-ft. 

354

844

643

Date

1921 

Mar. 18

Apr. 15

May 11

21

Made by 

Nicholson and Bannister.-...'. . -

 do 

Sharp and Bannister ...

O. H. Canfleld -

Gage 

height

Feel

4.60

2.34

3.00 

1.60

1.55

1.53

Discharge

Sec.-ft.

2,010

29&

295-

297

8 Engineer, Portland Railway, Light & Power Co.

Daily discharge, in second-feet, of Clackamas River at Big Bottom, Oreg., for the 

period Apr. 11, 1920, to Sept. 30, 1921

Day

1920 

1-.. 

2. _ '

3. .........

4.. _____

5-- 

6.. ....... .

7.... ......

8 _ . ......

9 

10.. ........

11..........

12 _ . ......

13....... ...

14..........

15- 

Day

1920-21 

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 

Al

fi

«

7

71

7

>r.

90

90

90

BO

40

0

1,

Ma

fi4

64

59

59

59

61

6ft

7+

84

81

76

74

74i

71

691

ct.

443

938

170

772

620

555

53fi

491

455

43S

468

509

486

fififi

695

595

570

S45

500

482

468

451

431

423

415

403 <t95

403

391 <?75

W7

y

0

0

5

5

5

K

5

1)

r>

5

5

r>

1) >

r»

i

i

i

i

i

i

i

i

i

June

478

470

470

478

474

470

595

640

542

50S

501

478

470

518

fiOl

'fov.

355

851

339

328

321

318

314

304

300

293

203

304

304

304

371

,050

,530

,800

,480

,160

,070

9fi5

840

866

,270

210

990

890

840

July

317

310

307

304

301

295

292

289

289

283

283

310

338

320

314

Dec.

70ft

790 7in

765

690

665

640

618

618

665

715

640

66S

£95

572

550

542

534

526

510

496

492

492

618

618

572

595

1,020

1,640

3,280

2,100

Aug.

280

280

280

280

284

284

284

284

282

282

282

282

280

280

282

Jan.

1,560

2,730

3,060

2,060

2,100

1,520

1,270

1,100

965

84fi

790

765

715

740

765

740

690

640

618

572

550

510

510

501

. 488

478

465

453

463

A At.

437

Sept.

292

282

290

290

292

292

292

295

305

325

318

440

ARU

500

380

Feb.

457

449

601

526

492

465

470

538

865

1,130

1,210

1,240

1,300

1,160

1,020

890

815

74fl

715

690

618

618

595

572

179

<ytn

550

595

Da

192 

16....

17-...

18....

19. 

20- 

21.-..

22....

23.. 

24 -

25. 

26.. 

27..-

28....

29 

30. 

31. 

Mar.

665

690

715

765

740

715

690

fun

618

618

618

£95

572

572

690

1,210

2,250

2,200

1 ASUt

1,210

1,100

1,020

965

OfiS

966

ftOA

815

766

74fl

715

716.

y

0

Apr.

690

715 fion

665

640

618

fi<K

572

179

695

618

665

715

665

<un

595

618

666

715

765

865

i isn

1,100 04<Y

866

Rin

&in

Qflfi

1,070

965

Apr.

715

690

640

640

640

618

595

572

550

fifiO

S72

59fi fun

640

690

Ma

89

84

79

7fi

74

7fi

7fi

7fl

7fi

01

96

91

91

99

1 ft4

1,07

1,04

99

9fi

1,0?

1,04

1 04

1,04

1,07

1,13

1 1^1

1,04

94

89

86

89

]V

y

i

0

0

5

0

5

5

fi

fi

5

fi

5

ft

0

0

0

0

0

fi

«

0

Q

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

5

0

lay

fiftO

790

765

715

B90

f)90

fWO

R18

595

572

Mfi

fW6

542

530

W6

*92

Jui

9

9

1,0

M9

9

9

8

8

7

7

7

6

6

6

5

5

5

5

6

5

5

5

5

4

4

4

4

4

4

Ju

4

4

4

4

3

41

3

3

3

3

a

3

3

»

3

ae

15

15

40

40

90

fifi

«5

90

15

90

40

15

90

40

40

95

72

72

7260'

42

34

18

01

88

74

57

49

41

41

ne

m

57

S3

13

97

09

77

R5

B1

B1

53

41?

18

+5

20

Jl

Jul

30

30

29

?»

29

29

29

30

38

28

28(

281

8ft

2»

2»

381

jly

433

425

417

40S

393

385

385

373

369

369

?«fi r.7

Sttl

357

353

3.53

349

345

345

345

345

345

34ft

W

338

S34

328

328

330

317

S10

y

4

i

5

?,

2

5

5

4

9

B

0

0

0

0

0

0

1

Aug.

?«2

?«2

284

?82

?«2

284

?«2

?«2

284

284

284

298

320

33ft

305

295

Lug.

310

310

310

31fl

310

310

304

298

295

295

296

296

295

295

295

295

29ft

295

295

29ft

295

295

295

295

296

296

292

29?

289

286

283

Sept.

350

338

332

330

332

348

458

680

555-

596

509

435

395

375

359

Sept.

283

286

295

286

283

280

280

280

286

289

286

286

28ft

283

283

283

280

334

51$

372

345

342

320

307

314

307

304

301

298

298
126 SURFACE WATER SUPPLY, 1921, PART XII C

Monthly discharge of Clackamas River at Big Bottom, Or eg., for the period Apr,

11, 1920, to Sept. 30, 1921 

[Drainage area, 136 square miles]

Month

1920 

April 11-30.. . ....... .....__._..

May.. ______________ ....

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

The period.. ------- __ ...

1920-21 

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

January-...-... ..................

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

April-.-- - - . 

July.... ..- ---..._____.

August--..... .- . .-.....__._

The year. ......... ___ ..

Discharge in second-feet

Maximum

790 

840 

640 

338 

335 

595

1,170 

1,800 

3,280 

3,060 

1,300 

2,250 

1,180 

1,130 

1,040 

433 

310 

518

3,280

Minimum

550 

492 

320 

280 

280 

282

367 

293 

492 

437 

449 

550 

572 

740 

441 

310 

283 

280

280

Mean

652 

655 

444 

296 

287 

378

527 

783 

798 

953 

727 

896 

755 

935 

682 

359 

297 

306

662

Per 

square 

mile

4.80 

4.82 

3.26 

2.18 

2.11 

2.78

-3.88 

5.17 

5.87 

7.01 

5.35 

6.59 

5.55 

6.88 

5.01 

2.64 

2.18 

2.25

t87

Run-oft

Inches

3.57 

5.56 

3.64 

2.51 

2.43 

3.10

4.47 

5.77 

6.77 

8.08 

5.57 

7.60 

6.19 

7.93 

5.59 

3.84 

2,51 

2.51

66.93

Acre-feet

25,900 

40,300 

26,400 

18,200 

17,600 

22,500

151,000

32,400 

41,800 

49,100 

58,600 

40,400 

. 55,100 

44,900 

57,500 

40,600 

22,100 

18,300 

18,200

479,000

CLACKAMAS RIVER WEAR CAZADERO, OBB&.

LOCATION. In NE. % sec. 11, T. 4 S., R. 4 E., a short distance abovg backwater 

from Cazadero dam of Portland Railway, Light & Power Co , and 3 miles 

southeast of Cazadero, Claekamas County.

DRAINAGE ABBA. 685 square miles.

RECORDS AVAILABLE. January 1, 1909, to September 30, 1921.

GAGE. Friez water-stage recorder referred to a vertidal staff gage on right 

bank; inspected by employees of Portland Railway, Light & Power 5oY:

DISCHARGE SEEASUBEMENTS. Made from a cable 50 ieet below gage^ . - ,.. .

CHANNEL AND CONTROL. Bed composed 'tiff rocks and gravel; control subject to 

shift. - EXTREMES OF DISCHARGE. Maximum stage recorded during year 39.00 feet

December 30 (one reading daily,J, (discharge, 29,900 secbnd-feet); minimum

stage recorded, from watef-stage recorder, 26.83;feet September 16 and 17

(discharge, 900 second-feet).

009-1921: Maximum stage r>ecor40d; 43.7 feet.at tp. m, November 22,

; " 1909 (disteharge, 4^,800 second-feet); mimmum discharge"irecorded, 705 

second-feet September 21*23 and Oetober &-10r 1915> at stage of 25.7 feet.

ICE. Stage-discharge relation>aot affected by ice. , DrvERSjpNS.- None. :' ( > - ' ' , t

REGULATION. None. -.: . ;>t - : ..

ACCURACY. Stage-discharge relation changed after peak of higa water in April. 

Rating curves: well' defined but date of shift uncertain: 1 Operation of waterstage reeorder-satisfactory except December 25 to March 19 when staff gage 

'. was /read' once a day.: l^aily discharge ascertained by applying to rating' 

table mean daily gage height obtained by, inspecting recorder graph or in 

times of considerable flusekiatian by subdividing days, except April 26 to 

May 1, when shifting control method was vised. Records good.

COOPERATION.: Most of field 'data furnished by Portland Railway, Light & 

Power Co.
WILLAMETTE RIVER BASIN 127

Discharge measurements of Claekamas River near Cazadero, Oreg., during the 

year ending Sept. SO,

Date

Oct. 15

Apr. 22 July. 6

21

Aug. 10

Made by 

W. L. Sharp « ... ..

 do .

.....do ... ... - .

Gage 

height

Feet 

29.67

31.95

27.05

26.75

26.50

Discharge

Sec.-ft. 

5,540

9,710

1,610

1,290

1,240

D&te

27

23

Made by 

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

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

Gage 

height

Feet 

26.50

26.45

36 36

26.83

Discharge

Sec.-ft. 

1,040

1,030

889

1,310

 Engineer, Portland Railway, Light & Power Co.

Daily discharge, in second-feet, of Claekamas River near Cazadero, Oreg., for the 

year ending Sept. 30, 1921

Day

1..; ____ .

2 . .....

&.. - ..

4.........

5. .....

6-. ....

7-.. ...

8-. ...

9.---.....

10-..rr

11... ......

12 __ ....

13--.. ...

14.........

15.........

16 

17.. P ._ is. 

IS..,...,..

'20 ..

21... ......

22.........

S3... ......

24 r..

25.... .

26 ..

27.. .......

28 .....

29.........

30.........

31 , 

Oct.

2,329

5,160

8,540

5,600

3,970

3,090

2,730

2,370

2; 040

1,830

1,880

2,2§0

2,320

4,320

5,600

4,360

3,840

3,330

2,8,50

2,490

2,550

2,350

2,150

2,100

2 Mm

1,930

1,830

2,040

2,040

1,830

1,780

Nov.

1,680

1,630

1,630

1,630

1,880

1,530

1,480

1,430

1,340

1,200

1,140

1,250

1,250

1,480

1,380

1,630

5,560

9,800

11,100

8,950

6,540

5,300

4,750

3,970

3,840

6,060

7,050

5,600

4,360

3,840

Dec.

3,450

3,330

3, 330

3,580

3,380

2,970

2,790

2,610

2,610

3,030

4,880

4,100

4,230

3,580

2,970

2,700

2,430

2,320

2,490

2,320

2,150

2, 150

2,100

4,100

5,450

4,230

4,490

8,740

12,600

29,900

24,700

Jan.

21,000

17,400

21 600

22,200

16,000

10,700

8,160

6,540

5,750

4,880

4,490

4,620

4,490

4,620

5,450

5,160

4,620

6,360

4,100

3,840

3,580

3,450

3,330

3,210

3,090

3,030

3,030

3,210

3,090

3,030

3,030

Feb.

3,450

3,450

3 Q7O

5,600

4,750

4,100

3,710

4,360

10,200

17,700

12,800

11,600

11,100

9, L60

9,160

5,900

5,020

4,620

4,360

4,100

4,880

4,360

4,100

4,360

A Qftft

4,360

4,490

5,020

Mar.

6,060

5,900

5,900

5,900

5,300

4,880

6,160

5,600

4,100

3,970

3,840

3,580.

3,580

3,710

3,840

10,200

20,100

15,700

10,500

7,590

6,710

6,060

6,750

5,900

6,220

5,600

5,030

4,620

4,360

4,230

4,100

Apr.

4,100

4,230

4,230

3,970

3, 710

3,580'

3,450

3,330

3,330

3,580

3,710

3,840

4,100

3, 970'

3,710

3,450

3,450

3,840

4,100

4,880

5,900

8,740

8,150

6,380

5,600

5/450

8,340

7,960

7,410

4,620

May

6,870

4,050

3,690

3,450

3,330

3,210

3, 210

3,210

3,210

3, 690

4,050

3,810

3,810

4,170

4,300

4,300

4,170

3,930

3,810

3,810

4,050

3,930

3,930

4,050

4,300

4,300

3,810

3,450

3,210

3,210

3,210

June

3,330

3,330

3,690

3,810

3,F70

3,450

3,570

3,210

2,920

2,750

2,640

2,5,30

2,420

2,370

2,320

2,320

2,220

2,320-

2,630

2,320

2,220

2,120

2,070

2,02Q

1,870

1,820

1,820

1,720

1,680

1,720

July

1,720

1,820

,1,720

1 680

1, 630

1,500

1,500

1,450

1.40Q

1,400

1,360

1,360

1,320

1,320

1,270

1,270

1,240

i Q4n

1,180

U80

1,1SO

1,180

1,180

1,140

1,140

1,140

1,140

1,100

1,100

1,100

Aug.

1,100

1,100

14060

1,060

1,060

1,060

1,060

1,060

1,020'

1,030

1,020

1,020

1,020

1,020

1,029

1,020

1,020

1,020

1,020

1,020

1,020

988

980

980

980

956

«40

940

940

940

940

Sept.

940

940

1^020

980

AM)

940

 940

940

940

940

940

940

940

940

940

900

900

1,040

2,120

1,630

1,650

1,450

1,270

1,180

1,180

1,140

1,100

1,100

1,060

1,060

, Discharge, Oct. 22, Dec. 16, and Jan. 1, interpolated.
128 SURFACE WATER SUPPLY, 1921, PART XII C

Monthly discharge of Clackamas River near Cazadero, Oreg., for the year ending

Sept. SO, 1921

[Drainage area, 685 square miles]

Month

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

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

Discharge in second-feet

Maximum

8,540 

11,100 

29,900 

22,200 

17,700 

20,100 

8,740 

5,870 

3,810 

1,820 

1,100 

2,120

29,900

Minimum

1,780 

1,140 

2,100 

3,030 

3,450 

3,580 

3,330 

3,210 

1,680 

1,100 

940 

900

900

Mean

3,020 

3,670 

5,280 

6,940 

6,250 

6,260 

4,840 

3,820 

2,560 

1,340 

1,010 

1,100

3,830

Per 

square 

mile

4.41 

5.36 

7.70 

10.1 

9.13 

9.13 

7.07 

5.58 

3.74 

1.96 

1.47 

1.61

5.60

Run-off

Inches

5.08 

5.98 

8.88 

11.64 

9.51 

10.53 

7.89 

6.43 

417 

2.26 

1.70 

1.80

75.87

Acre-feet

186,000 

218,000 

325,000 

427,000 

347,000 

385,000 

288,000 

235,000 

152,000 

82,400 

62,100 

65,500

2,770,000

OAK OBOVE FOBK OF CIACKAMAS RIVER AT TIMOTHY MEADOWS, HEAB CAZADEBO, OREG.

LOCATION. In T. 5 S., R. 8 E., about sec. 26 (unsurveyed), at Timothy Meadows, llj^t miles above station at intake, 17 miles above mouth of Oak 

' Grove Fork, and 43 miles above Cazadero, Clackamas County.

DRAINAGE AREA. 52 square miles.

RECORDS AVAILABLE. February 25, 1913, to November 26, 1916; July 14, 1918 

to September 30, 1921, fragmentary.

GAGE. Stevens continuous water-gage recorder on right bank; inspected by 

employees of Portland Railway, Light & Power Co.

DISCHARGE MEASUREMENTS. Made from footbridge 20 feet above gage.

CHANNEL AND CONTROL. Bed composed of gravel. Control fairly permanent.

EXTREMES op DISCHARGE. Maximum stage during year ending September 30, 

1921, from water-stage recorder, 2.40 feet at 8 a. m. January 3 (discharge, 

670 second-feet); minimum stage from recorder, 0.57 foot November 3-10 

(discharge, 115 second-feet).

1913-1916 and 1918-1921: Maximum stage recorded, that of January 3, 

1921; minimum stage recorded, 0.43 foot at 6 p. m. November 11, 1915 

(discharge, 100 second-feet).

ICE. Stage-discharge relation not affected by ice.

DIVERSIONS. None.

REGULATION. None.

ACCURACY. Stage-discharge relation changed during spring high water. Rating 

curves fairly well defined. Operatipn of water-stage recorder satisfactory 

except for peripds when clock was not wound. Daily discharge ascertained 

by applying to rating table mean daily gage height obtained by inspecting 

recorder graph; shifting-control method used May 1-5. Records good.

COOPERATION. Field data furnished by the Portland Railway, Light & Power 

Co.

Discharge measurements of Oak Grove Fork of Clackamas River at Timothy Mead" 

ows, near Cazadero, Oreg., during the year ending Sept. SO,

Date

Apr. 30

May 9

Made by 

ter." 

Sharp and Bannister < . .

&t

Feet 

1.71

1.58

Discharge

Sec.-ft. 

453

352

Date

Sept. 11

11

Made by 

G. H. Canfield. ........

Swanson " and Canfield.

Gage 

height

Feet

0.78

.78

Discharge

Sec.-ft. 

145

140

1 Engineers for Portland Railway, Light & Power Co.
WlIjLAMETTE ETTEB BASIN 129

Daily discharge, in second-feet, of Oak Grove Fork of Clackamas River at Timothy 

, Meadows, near Cazadero, Oreg., for the year ending Sept. 80,

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.

127

147

160

147

140

134

134

127

127

127

127

132

130

147

160

147

147

142

137

134

134

134

132

132

130

127

124

122

122

122

122

Nov.

122

117

,115

115

115

115

115

115

115

115

- 150

213-

200

200

186

173

186

227

200

186

173

173

Dec.

173

173

173

173

173

160

160

160

160

160

160

160

160

160

160

160

160

160

160

160

16ft

160

160

140

140

< 

160

173

213

269

374

329

Jan.

329

565

670

530

530

464

404

374

tM.

314

299

299

9fti

284

299

284

269

269

255

241

241

241

241

. 227

227

[ 227

213

213

200

200

200

Feb.

200

200

200

200

280

241

227

241

Mar.

255

255

255

OKK

255

255

300

299

Apr.

299

299

284

269

269

269

269

269

284

284

284

299

299

284

269

269

284

345

345

330

353

464

434

404

404

404

404

464

496

434

May

420

390

380

370

360

344

358

344

358

386

386

386

400

386

358

June

358

358

386

386

358

344

344

330

316

303

289

276

276

276

262

262

249

249

249

236

223

210

210

210

197

197

197

197

197

July

197

197

197

184

184

184

184

184

172

172

172

172

172

159

159

159

159

159

159

159

159

159

159

159.

159

159

159

159

159

159

147

Aug.

147

147

147

147

' 147

147

147

147

147

147

147

147

147

147

147

147

147

147

147

147

147

147

147

147

147

147

147

147

147

147

147

Sept.

147

147

147

147

147

147

147

147

147

147

147

147

147

147

147

147

147

147

159

159

147

147

135

135

135

135

135

135

135

135

NOTE. Braced figures show estimated mean discharge for periods indicated.

Monthly discharge of Oak Grove Fork of Clackamas River at Timothy Meadows, near 

Cazadero, Oreg., for the year ending Sept. 30, 1921

[Drainage area, 52 square miles]

Month

October ______________

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

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

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

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

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

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

August ____________

September.. ..... ..............

Discharge in second-feet

Maximum

160 

227 

374 

670

496

386 

197 

147 

159

670

Minimum

122 

115 

140 

200 

200

269 

344 

197 

147

147 

135

115

Mean

135 

154 

179 

314 

264 

291 

335 

388 

271 

169 

147 

145

232

Per

square 

mile

2.60 

2.96 

3.44 

6.04 

5.08 

5.60 

6.44 

7.46 

5.21 

3.25 

2.83 

2.79

4.46

Run-off

Inches

3.00 

3.30 

3.97 

6 96 

5.29 

6.46 

7.18 

8.60 

5.81 

3.75 

3.26 

3.11

60.69

Acre-feet

8,300 

9,160 

11,000 

19,300 

14,700 

17,900 

19,900 

23,900 

16,100 

10,400 

9,040 

8,630

168,000
SURFACE WATE$ SUPPLiY, 1991, PART XII C

<JBQ?JE FORK , ITBAJl

LOCATION. In SW. H sec. 4, T. 6 S., R. 7 E., 2,000 feet above proposed intake 

of Oak Grove power development of Portland Railway^ Light & Power 

Co. and 35 miles above Cazadero, Clackamas County.

DRAINAGE AREA. 131 square miles (measured by Portland Railway, Light & 

Power Co.).

RECORDS AVAILABLE. May 21, 1909, to September 30, 1921 (fragmentary).

GAGE. Stevens water-stage recorder installed on #ght' b.ank,, used since December, 1916; inspected by employees of Portland Railway, Light & Power 

Co. Watson recording gage on left bank used March, 1912, to September, 

1913; Friez water-stage recorder October, 1913, to Qctobe*, 1916. Datum 

of gage lowered 0.10 foot and location changed September 20, 1920.

DISCHARGE MEASUREMENTS. Made from cable at gage.

CHANNEL AND CONTROL. Bed composed of boulders; apparently permanent.

EXTREMES QF DISCHARGE. Maximum stage during year from water-stage 

recorder, 3.25 feet at 9 a. m. January 2 (discharge, 2,320 second-feet) ; minimum stage from recorder, 0.81 foot November J.2-14 (discharge, 314 second-

)

.1909-1921: Maximum stage recorded, 3.40 feet November 24, 1909 

(discharge, 2,670 second-feet) ; minimum discharge, that of November 12-14, 

1920.

ICE. Stage^discharge relation not affected by ice.

DIVERSIONS. None. *

REGULATION. None.

ACCURACY. Stagerdischarge relation practically permanent. Rating curve fairly 

well defined. Operation of water-s^age recorder satisfactory. Daily discharge 

ascertained by applying to rating table the mean daily gage height determined 

by inspecting recorder graph. Records good.

COOPERATION. Field data furnished by Portland Railway, Light & Power Co.

Discharge measurements of Oak Grove Fork of Clackamas River at intake, near 

Cazadero, Oreg., during the year ending Sept. SO, 1921

Date

Dec. 12 

Jan. 24

Feb. 19

Mar. 20

21

Apr. 13

22

Made bySharp and Bannister ...

ter... ...... _ . __ ..

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

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

.....do _...._.________

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

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

Gage 

height

Feet 

1.15

1.30

1.60

2.00

1.90

1.62

2.20

Discharge

Sec.-ft. 

623

630

848

1,090

1,030

827

1,320

Date

May 8 

10

June 24

Sept. 12

13

Made by 

Sharp and Nicholson . . .

Sharp and Driskill .....

W. W. Laxton.........

G. H. Canfleld .........

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

height

Feet 

1.95 

2.10

1.30

1.02

.96

.96

Discharge

Sec.-ft. 

959 

962

590

4A4

364

NOTE. All measurements, except those of Sept. 12 and 13, made by employees of the Portland Railway, 

Light & Power Co.
BASIJST

Daily discharge, in second-feef^ D/ <0oft UrWie Fofrk 6f Clackamas River at intake, 

near Cazadero, Oreg., for the year ending Sept. 80, 1921

* «Day .

1 ___ . .......

fj

4 __ ..........

5. . 

6......... .....

7 .... .... i.

8..............

9.............. wa,..^.-.^. 

11. _ ...... ....

IB* ,.. 

13 ..............

14i.,_ _.... 

15..............

16....,....^...

17..............

18..... ......

19. __ ........

20..............

21..............

22..............

23..............

24 __ ..........

25..............

26 .....

27 .-.^-. 

28..............

29...^..,..,...

30 ...........

Q1

0et.

380

380

390 380-

375

360

'NW,

§59

' 350

346

340

337

332

338

319

819 

319

314

314

314

. 338

.337

585

766

748

671

604

578

540

508

520

844

. 624

' 546

.' 620

515

D6C.

515

508

514

846

559

539

508

484,

478

.; 472,

460

46ff

454

448

438

438

444

472

496

526

559

776

{Ufi

1,250

1,170

Jan.

1,040

1,700

2,050

1,610

l,6lO

1,330

1,170

1, 060

970

896

846

625

776

7?6

783

765

732

706

678

657

630

611

598

592

572

566

552

552

KXfi

533

520

JPtb.

583

533 559

572

552

59S

5*6

650

962

1,250 

1,170

1,210

1,170

1,060

962

888

832

797

776

776

734

713

685

685

678

664

flfU

692

Mar,

 762

776

79t

811

804

776

762

748

741

741 

734

706

706

692

713

964

1,290

1,420

1,210

1,090

1,010

978

946

954

962

923

867

846

832

818

804

^ Apr-.

! 804

811

79t

' 762

748

,72>

72t)

713

727

748 

755

780

804

778

755

734

748

846

867

874

946

1,210

1,170

1,090

1,030

1,030

1,070

1,290

1,290

1,210

May

1,130

1,090

1,060

1,010

1,030

1,030

1,1060

1,050

1,070

t,130 

1,130

1,130

1,130

1,130

1,170

1, 210

1,170

1,170

1,170

1,170

1,170

1, 170

1,170

1,170

1,210

1,170

1.130

1,090

1,070

1,060

1,050

June

1,WO

i'0Yo ,liOgo

1,030

'lK)4

946

916

888 

874

846

832

B18

;804

, .750

783

769

748

713

692

ass 62a

585 578

568'

559

552

548

546

JolJ

646

559

54%

535

520

508

502

496

490

490 

490

484.

478 478-

« 472

478

,466

466

460

460

460

454

454

454

449

449

444

' 444'

. 444

438

438

A4g.

m

438

432

,432'

432

427

427

427

427 4S7> 

427

427

427

427

427

= 427

427

422

422

422

416

416

410

4iO

410

406

'405 405

405

405,

405

Sept*

405

405

405

405

400

400

460

395

396 

390

390

385

385

385

385

385

422

520

444

449

416

400

303

395

390

390

385

380

NOTE. Because of no gage height record, mean discharge Oct. 1-24 estimated by a percentage comparison 

with record of flow for gaging station at Timothy Meadows: dischaf ge Nov. 29 and 30, and mean discharge 

Dec. 1-7 estimated by comparison with record of flow at Timothy Meadows; discharge June 22 and 23, 

interpolated.

Monthly discharge of Oak Grove Fork of Clackamas River at intake, near Cazadero, 

Oreg., for the year ending Sept. SO, 1921

[Drainage area, 131 sqtiare miles]

Month

October ___________ '. .......

AprU......... ..................

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

September. _ __________

The year __________

Discharge in second-feet

Maximum

748 

1,250 

2,050 

1,250 

1,420 

1,290 

1,210 

1,040 

559 

438 

520

2,050

Minimum

314 

438 

520 

533 

692 

713 

1,030 

546 

438 

405 

380

314

Mean

380 

454 

566 

876 

783 

877 

892 

1,120 

797 

479 

421 

403

670

Per 

square 

mile

2.90 

3.47 

4.32 

6.69 

5.98 

6.69 

6.81 

8.55 

6.08 

3.66 

3.21 

3.08

5.11

Run-off

Inches

3.34

3.87 

4.98 

7.71 

6.23 

7.71 

7.60 

9.86 

6.78 

4.22 

3.70 

3.44

69.44

Acre-feet

23,400 

27,000 

34,800 

53,900 

43,500 

53,900 

53,100 

68,900 

47,400 

29,500 

25,900 

24,000

485,000

10654& 25t WSP 534 10
132 SURFACE WATEE SUPPLY, 1921, PAET XII C

LEWIS EIVEE BASIN 

LEWIS RIVER HEAR AHBOT, WASH.

LOCATION. In sec. 36, T. 6 N., R. 3 E., at Cresap's ferry crossing, on county 

road from Amboy to Cougar, l}4 miles below Canyon Creek, 2 miles above 

Speilei Creek, and 5 miles northwest of Amboy, Clark County.

DRAINAGE AREA. 665 square miles (measured on map in Water Supply Paper 

253, p. 74, and checked on Forest Service map.)

RECORDS AVAILABLE. January 20, 1911, to September 30, 1921.

GAGE. Inclined and vertical staffs on left bank; read by J. M. Hanley.

DISCHARGE MEASUREMENTS. Made from cable 30 feet above gage.

CHANNEL AND CONTROL. Bed composed of gravel and small boulders; shifts 

during extreme floods.

EXTREMES OP DISCHARGE. Maximum stage recorded during year, 11.0 feet at 

8 a. m. December 30 (discharge, 41,600 second-feet); minimum stage recorded, 0.20 foot September 17 (discharge, 880 second-feet).

1911-1921: Maximum stage determined by leveling to high-water marks, 

16.4 feet December 18, 1917 (discharge estimated from extension of rating 

curve, 60,000 second-feet); minimum discharge recorded, 686 second-feet 

September 30, 1915 (gage height, 0.08 foot).

ICE. Stage-discharge relation not affected by ice.

DIVERSIONS. None.

REGULATION. None.

ACCURACY. Stage-discharge relation practically permanent during year. Rating curve well defined. Gage read to half-tenths twice a day. Daily discharge ascertained by applying to rating table mean daily gage height. 

Records good.

Discharge measurements of Lewis River near Amboy, Wash., during the year

ending Sept. SO, 1921

Date

Mar. 16

16

Made by 

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

Oage 

height

Feet 

5.30

6.01

Discharge

Sec.-ft. 

12,700

14,800

Date

Mar. 17

Aug. 1

Made by 

K. N. Phillips... ....

Gage 

height

Feet

Q Ifi

.87

Discharge

Sec.-ft. 

31,700

1,580
KALAMA BIVEK BASIN

Daily discharge, in second-feet, of Lewis River near Amboy, Wash., for the year

ending Sept. SO, 1921.

Day

I .. ...

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.

6,660

9,680

11,300

12,600

13,000

10,300

9 Asn

8,100

7,210

7,800

9,680

10,600

10,000

9,360

9,040

9,040

8,410

7,800

6,800

6,140

5,630

4,670

4,330

4,110

4,000

3(900

3,690

3,500

2,870

Nov.

2,790

2,630

2,550

2,480

2,320

2,250

2,180

2,110

2,110

2,040

2,040

1,970

1,900

1,900

1,840

1,900

4,110

13,000

19,900

44,400

12,300

11,000

10,000

9,360

9,680

10,000

9,680

8,720

7,800

6,930

Dec.

6,800

6,800

6,930

7,800

6,930

6,400

5,760

5,630

5,880

>6,800

8,410

7,800

6,930

6,530

5,880

5,390

4,910

4,440

4,110

3,900

3,690

3,500

3,590

6,800

6,400

5,630

7,500

14,800

16,000

38,600

20,800

Jan.

17,200

29,600

22,300

16,800

19,900

16,000

11,000

8,720

7,500

6,660

6,270

6,930

9,360

11,600

11,600

9,460

7,210

6,270

5,630

5,030

4,440

3,790

3,400

2,790

2,480

2,250

2,110

1,970

2,040

2,180

2,320

Feb.

2,400

2,400

2,480

2,630

2,630

2,870

3,900

5,150

9,040

19,400

18,900

20,300

15,200

12,300

10,600

8,720

6,930

6,140

5,630

4,690

4,560

4,110

4,330

5,150

5,270

5,630

6,010

6,930

Mar.

9,040

8,410

7,210

6,660

4,440

3,400

3,790

4,330

4,560

4,330

3,900

3,900

3,690

3,500

3,690

12,600

29,000

20,800

14,800

12,000

10,000

8,100

6,530

5,880

5,270

4,560

4,110

3,790

3,590

3,790

4,000

Apr.

4,300

4,670

4,560

4,330

4,000

3,690

3,590

3,500

4,220

4,000

4,440

4,690

4,440

4,330

4,560

5,390

5,880

6,400

8,410

15,200

11,600

10,000

9,040

7,500

7,500

7,800

8,100

7,210

May

6,400

5,880

5,390

4,910

4,670

4,910

5,030

4,910

4,660

4,910

6,270

6,140

5,880

6,140

6,660

7,210

7,210

6,930

6,660

6,270

6,140

6,010

6,270

6,800

7,500

6,930

6,270

5,270

4,910

5,150

5,510

June

5,630

5,760

6,270

6,530

6,530

6,800

6,800

6,140

5,390

5,030

4,690

4,560

4,230

4,120

3,900

4,110

4,330

4,110

3,790

3,690

3,790

3,690

3,500

3,220

2,960

2,870

July

3,590

2,870

2,550

2,480

2,400

2,320

2,320

2,250

2,250

2,320

2,230

2,250

2,250

2,180

2,180

2,110

2,110

2,040

2,040

1,970

1,970

1,900

1,900

1,900

1,900

1,780

1,840

1,780

1,720

1,600

1,540

Aug.

1,540

1,540

1,540

1,480

1,480

1,420

1,420

1,370

1,370

1,370

1,370

1,320

1,320

1,320

1,280

1,260

1,260

1,260

1,260

1,260

1,260

1,260

1,210

1,210

1,210

1,180

1,160

1,160

1,160

1,160

1,160

Sept.

1,210

1,180

1,160

1,110

1,110

1,060

1,060

1,020

1,020

970

970

970

952

925

898

880

1,370

1,970

1,600

1,720

1,720

1,420

1,260

1,210

1,370

1,370

1,350

1,260

1,210

NOTE. Braced figures show estimated mean discharge for periods indicated.

Monthly discharge of Lewis River near Amboy, Wash., for the year ending Sept.

SO, 1921

[Drainage area, 665 square miles]

Month

December ___ . _______

April.. 

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

The year

Discharge in second-feet

Maximum

13,000 

19,900 

38,600 

29,600 

20,300 

29,000 

15,200 

7,500 

6,800 

3,590 

1,540 

1,970

38,600

Minimum

2,870 

1,840 

3,500 

1,970 

2,400 

3,500 

3,500 

4,560 

2,870 

1,540 

1,160 

880

880

Mean

7,470 

6,060 

8,110 

8,540 

7,300 

7,220 

6,020 

5,930 

4,630 

2.150 

liSOO 

1,210

5,490

Per

square 

mile

11.2 

9.11 

12.2 

12.8 

11.0 

10.9 

9.05 

8.92 

6.96 

3.23 

1.95 

1.82

8.25

Run-off

Inches

12.91 

10.16 

14.07 

14.76 

11.45 

12.57 

10.10 

10.28 

7.76 

3.72 

2.25 

 2.03

112.06

Acre-feet

459,000 

361,000 

499,000 

525,000 

405,000 

444,000 

358,000 

365,000 

276,000 

132,000 

79,900 

72,000

3, 980, 000

KALAMA EIVEE BASIN 

KALAMA RIVER NEAR KALAMA, WASH.

LOCATION. In sec. 7, T. 6 N., R. 1 E., 150 feet below power house of North 

Coast Power Co. and 9 miles by road east of Kalama, Cowlitz County.

DRAINAGE AREA. 184 square miles, measured on map of Columbia National 

Forest.

RECORDS AVAILABLE. July 6, 1911, to January 11, 1912; December 1, 1912,- 

to September 30, 1913; August 19, 1916, to September 30, 1921.
SURFACE WATER SUPPLY, 1921, PART XII C

GAGE. Vertical staff bolted to rock ledge; lower section up to 8 feet on left 

bank; upper section, 8 to 12 feet, in a cove on right bank opposite lower section; read, by L. A. Van Fleet. Gage at same location, but with datum 2.0 

feet lower, used 1911 to January, 1912, and one with datum 3.0 feet lower 

used December, 1912, to September, 1913.

DISCHARGE MEASUREMENTS. Made from a cable about half a mile below gage 

or by wading.

CHANNEL AND CONTROL. Control is a rock reef and bar of coarse gravel about 

100 feet below gage; gravel may shift in extreme floods.

EXTREMES OP DISCHARGE. Maximum stage recorded during year, 9.7 feet at 

4 p. m. March 17 (discharge, 10,500 second-feet); minimum stage recorded, 

0.83 foot September 17 (discharge, 265 second-feet).

1911-1913 and 1916-1921: Maximum stage recorded, 10.3 feet December 

18, 1917 (discharge, 11,700 second-feet); minimum stage recorded, 0.60 

foot September 3 and 4, 1920 (discharge, 166 second-feet).

ICE. Stage-discharge relation not affected by ice.

DIVERSIONS. None.

REGULATION. Operation of power plant causes some fluctuation-, but gage is 

read only at times when load is steady. *

ACCURACY. Stage-discharge relation1 changed for low stage twice during year; 

assumed permanent for medium and high stages. Kating curves fairly 

well defined. Gage read to hundredths once a day at low water and to halftenths at medium and high. Daily discharge ascertained by applying daily 

gage height to rating table. . Records good.

The following discharge measurement was made by K. N. Phillips: 

August 4, 1921: Gage height, 1.11 feet; discharge, 346 second-feet.

Daily discharge, in second-feet, of Kalama River near Kalama, Wash., for the

year ending Sept. 80, 1981

Day

1..... __ . _

2..............

3 . ..........

4...... _ . ....

& ........ ...

«... ...........

7. .............

8. ..........

9... ... ... ..

10..............

11 

]2_ ....

13..............

14..............

15... ............

16..............

17..............

18..............

19L... .......... 20 .. 

21. .......

22..............

23..............

24 ...........

25 ...........

26... .,

27..............

28 .

29 .. 

30 ...........

31... ...........

Oct.

1,770

1,460

2,950

4,660

3,050

2,450

2,850

2,350

1,950

1,690

2,450

2,350

2,150

2,850

2,550

3, 050

3,160

2,550

2,050

1,690

1,530

1,460

1,320

1,250

1,170

1,100

1,030

m

 88* 

812

783

Nov.

756

700

650

650

650

600

600

600

600

575

528

482

482

505

506

550

2,450

4,270

3i050

3,056

2,350

3,510

3,050

2,450

2,850

2, .950

2,550

2,650

1,950 

1,860

Dec.

1,860

1,860

1,860

1,860

1,860

1,770

1,610

1,610

2,550

2,850

4,270

3,270

2,550

2,050

1,770

1,770

1,770

1,770

1, 696

1,770

1,690

1,610

2,850

2,650

2,750

9,350

4,93ft 

9,500

4,790

Jan.

4,010

9,500

6,210

5,770

6,060

4,400

4,270

2,750

2,250

2 050

2,050

2,250

2,050

2,750

4,010

3,160

3,050

2,850

2,850

2,650

2,450

2,150

1,320

1,256

1,180

1,180

1,180

1,250

1,250 

 1,250

1,320

Feb.

1,390

1,950

2,050

2,050

1,770

1,460

1,460

3,510

4,930

6,360

6,210

4;400

3>750

2,850

2>460

2,050

1,770

1,610

1,770

1,690

1,610

1,610

1,680

1,690

1,610

, 1, 770-

2, 150

Mar.

2,150

2,150

1,860

1,690

1,530

1,530

1,250

1,110

1,110

1,110

1,110

1,110

1,110

1,050

1,050

3,390

9,900

5,770

4,010

3,160

2,650

2,350

2,050

2,150

2,256

2,250

2,150

2,050

1,950 

1,860

1,770

Apr.

1,770

1,770

l,69i

1,610

1,530

1,460

1,320

1,250

1,180

1,050

990

990

1,250

1,180

1,050

990

1,050

1,180

1,950

1,770

2,750

4,530

,3,050

2,550'

2; 450

2i 650

2,450

2,430'

2,460 

2,260

May

2,350

2,150

2,050

1,950

1,770

1,690

1,610

1,460

1,320

1,690

1,610

1,460

1,460

1,460

1,390

1,460

1,460

1,460

1,320

1,320

1,180

1,180

1,050

1,180

1, 250

Ij250;

1,180

990

930

1,060

990

.... i.

June

93fr

930

930

930

990

990

930

990

930

930

- 990

930

990

-1,050

930

930.

930

1,050

990

990

930

930

870

815

815

' 815

81S

785

795 

990

July

870

815

815

765

715

715

716

715

620

575

530

508

486

485

445

425

425

425

425

405

406

388

370

 3701

370 370-

370- 

370

355

Aug.

3SS

340

340

340

340

340

340

325

325

- 325

325'

310

310

310

310

295

340

310

310

310

295

295

295

295

280

280'

280

280

280' 

280

280

Sept.

280

280

280

280

280

280

280

280

265

265

265

265 265'

265 265-

266

265 340-

665

380

700

460

700

380

344

329

362

362

. 344 

329

NOTE. Discharge1,, Ocl 34-29 and 31. estimated.
.COWLITZ RIVER BASIN

Monthly discharge of Kcdamq, River near Kalama,, Wash.} /or

Sept. 30, 19%1

{Drainage area, 184 square miles]

Month

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

Discharge in second-feet

Maximum

4,660 

4,270 

9,500 

9,500 

6,360 

9,900 

4,530 

2,350 

1,050 

870 

355 

700

9,900

Minimum

786 

482 

1,610 

1,180 

1,390 

1,110 

990 

930 

765 

355 

280 

265

265

Mean

2,010, 

1,610 

2,720 

2,930 

2,610 

2,280 

1,820 

1,440 

926 

521 

311 

344

1,620

Per 

square 

mile

10.9

8.75 

14.8 

15.9 

14.2 

12.4 

9.89 

7.83 

5.03 

2.83 

1.69 

1.87

8.80

Run-off

Inches

12.57 

9.76 

17.06 

18.33 

14. 79 

14.30 

11.03 

9.03 

5.61 

3.26 

1.95 

2.09

119. 78

Acre-feet

124, 800- 

95, 800- 

167, OOO 

180, 000' 

145, 000> 

140, 000' 

108, 000' 

88, SfiO' 

55, 100" 

' 32,000 

W.lOOa 

20, .500*

1, 180, 000)

COWLITZ RIVER BASIN 

LAKE CREEK AT OUTLET OF PACEWOOD LAKE, NEAR LEWIS, WASH.

LOCATION. In see. 21, T. 13 N., R. 10 E., 400 feet below outlet of Packwood 

Lake and 5 miles east of Lewis, Lewis County.

DRAINAGE AREA. -About 18 square miles (measured on Plate I, Water-Supply 

Paper 313).

RECORDS AVAILABLE. September 2, 1911, to September 30, 1921.

GAGE. Friez water-stage recorder on left bank, installed August 3, 1918; inspected by J. A. Combs. For description of gages used prior to August 3, 

1918, see Water-Supply Paper 484.

DISCHARGE JPJASUREIVIENTS. Made by wading near gage or from footbridge 20O 

feet upstream.

CHANNEL AND CONTROL. Bed composed of gravel and small boulders. Partial 

control about 20 feet downstream from gage formed by several trees felled 

across the stream from both banks. Trees partly broken and wedged 

against a large boulder in midstream.

-EXTREMES OF BISGHARQE. Maximum stage recorded during year, from waterstage recorder, 3.1 feet at midnight June 7 (discharge, 452 second-feet); 

minimum stage from recorder, 1.29 feet on November 12 (discharge, 38 

second-feet).

1911-1921: Maximum stage estimated, 6.0 feet December 18, 1917 (discharge not determined); minimum stage recorded, 1.16 feet October 28-31, 

1^(19 (discharge, 30 second-feet).

ICB.^Stage-discharge relation not affected by ice.

DIVERSIONS. None.

REGULATION. Flow regulated by natural storage in the lake.

A<3CURACT.-T-Stagerdischarge relation changed at midnight June 7. Rating: 

curve used prior to the change well denned below 250 second-feet; ratting: 

curve used thereafter well defined throughout. Operation of water*stages 

recorde? satisfactory except as noted in footnote to table of daily discharge. 

Daily discharge ascertained by applying to rating table mean daily gage; 

height determined from recorder graph by inspection. Records excellent.

COOPERATION. (Jage-height record and some discharge measurements furnished 

by Portland Railway, Light & Power Co.
136 SURFACE WATER SUPPLY, 1921, PART XII C

Discharge measurements of Lake Creek at outlet of Packwood Lake, near Lewis, 

Wash., during the year ending Sept. SO,

Date

Aug. 28

28

Made by 

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

height

Feel 

1.39

1.39

Discharge

Sec.-ft. 

60.6

57.2

Daily discharge, in second-feet, of Lake Creek at outlet of Packwood Lake, near 

Lewis, Wash., for the year ending Sept. 80, 1921

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.

93

121

166

190

186

177

166

179

172

159

145

131

118

106

96

96

94

88

81

76

76

74

71

69

69

65

61

59

57

55

51

Nov.

51

51

50

49

47

46

46

45

44

44

39

38

39

40

40

41

59

149

292

302

262

212

177

157

148

137

127

111

91

Dec.

86

84

78

76

76

71

fiQ

67

63

61

59

CQ

57

co

51

51

50

49

49

47

46

45

50

69

71

76

81

86

104

232

272

Jan!

246

246

252

222

210

203

195

184

177

172

168

157

152

14fi

143

137

131

106

Qfi

88

84

81

74

69

69

67

67

63

61

61

61

Feb.

61

57

53

51

51

51

51

49

51

67

106

177

220

206

173

141

137

127

114

101

96

101

116

129

141

iro

1K7

Mar.

157

155

152

145

129

118

111

104

96

91

88

81

76

74

86

137

203

208

182

157

121

114

106

96

91

84

81

76

74

Apr.

71

71

74

71

AQ

65

63

CQ

57

57

CQ

63

63

65

67

69

67

67

74

76

114

177

179

163

148 lift

155 ids

May

139

131

123

116

111

108

106

106

104

106

108

108

111

123

146

190

216

219

222

241

244

244

242

248

282

302

292

262

237

222

231

June

262

292

322

354

344

344

386

430

398

367

346

336

325

305

285

257

233

218

233

253

275

285

285

295

305

295

275

275

265

295

July

325

305

275

243

218

210

210

231

239

239

235

223

214

207

203

198

193

191

191

189

179

174

176

181

181

174

169

166

169

176

174

Aug.

169

169

166

156

144

138

141

150

153

130

138

130

127

133

130

127

124

127

124

118

115

112

103

94

91

80

70

63

60

63

67

Sept.

80

80

77

70

60

<u?

54

54

54

52

51

48

45

43

43

43

43

43

50

51

80

87

87

80

74

74

80

84

87

80

NOTE. Water-stage recorder not operating Oct. 1 and May 18; discharge ascertained by interpolation.

Monthly discharge of Lake Creek at outlet of Packwood Lake, near Lewis, Wash., 

for the year ending Sept. 80, 1921

Month

ApriL . . 

July ... _ . _. _ ___ _ .... . .....

Discharge in second-feet

Maximum

190 

302 

272 

252 

220 

208 

191 

302 

430 

325 

169 

87

430

Minimum

51 

38 

45 

61 

49 

74 

57 

104 

218 

166 

60 

43

38

Mean

108 

102 

77.0 

135 

113 

118 

94.1 

182 

305 

208 

120 

63.7

136

Run-off in 

acre-feet

' 6,640 

6,070 

4,730 

8,300 

6,280 

7,260 

5,600 

11,200 

' 18,100 

12,800 

7,380 

3,790

98,200
COWLITZ RIVER BASIN" 137 

JOHNSON CREEK AT MOUTH, NEAR LEWIS, WASH.

LOCATION. In sec. 33, T. 13 N., R. 9 E., 1 mile above mouth and 3 miles southwest of Lewis, in Lewis County.

DRAINAGE ABBA. About 30 square miles (measured on Plate I, Water-Supply 

Paper 313).

RECOBDS AVAILABLE. August 14, 1907, to September 23, 1914, and October 1, 

1918, to September 30, 1921.

GAGE. Friez water-stage recorder on left bank, installed October 1, 1918; 

inspected by J, A. Combs. A vertical staff gage 80 feet below present site 

was used prior to September 23, 1914.

DISCHARGE MEASUREMENTS. Made from cable at gage or by wading.

CHANNEL AND CONTROL. Channel composed of small boulders. Low-water 

control is riffle about 40 feet below gage; at high stages a considerable length 

of channel forms control. Banks steep, not subject to overflow. Channel 

fairly straight for 300 feet below gage. Stage of zero flow, according to 

measurements made August 27, 1921, gage height 0.30 foot.

EXTREMES OF DISCHARGE. Maximum stage, from water-stage recorder, 3.25 

feet December 31 (discharge, 1,560 second-feet); minimum stage from 

recorder, 0.59 foot September 16 and 17 (discharge, 45 second-feet).

1907-1914; 1918-1921: Maximum stage recorded, 3.75 feet at 4 a. m., 

January 23, 1919 (discharge, 2,500 second-feet); minimum stage recorded, 

0.40 foot September 1 and 7, 1914 (discharge, 28 second-feet).

ICE. Stage-discharge relation not seriously affected by ice.

DIVERSIONS. None.

REGULATION. None.

ACCURACY. Stage-discharge relation permanent. Rating curve well defined. 

Operation of water-stage recorder satisfactory except as noted in footnote 

to table of daily discharge. Daily discharge ascertained by applying to 

rating table mean daily gage height determined from recorder charts by 

inspection. Records excellent except for periods when recorder was not 

operating.

COOPERATION. Gage-height record and some discharge measurements furnished 

by Portland Railway, Light & Power Co.

Discharge measurements of Johnson Creek at mouth, near Lewis, Wash., during the

year ending Sept, SO, 1921

Date

Feb. 12

14

Aug. 27

Made by 

.....do. ...-. -. ......... .. .. .... .. .........

McCombsand Combs __ . _____________ .. ____ ... __ -

Gage 

height

Feet 

2.29

2.00

.69

Discharge

Sec.-ft. 

619

481

62.1
138 SURFACE WATER SUPPLY, 1931, PART XII C

Daily discharge, in mcond-feet', of Johnson. Creek at. mouth, near Lewis, Wash., for 

the year ending Sept. SO, 1921

Day

I... ...........

2_, _ ... ......

3.. ........... .

4..............

5..............

6_ 

7... .......... .

8.... ..........

9.. ...... ...... 10............:.

11 la...............

13... ...........

14..............

15 

16 

17... ........ ...

18.. :... ........

19.... 

20 

2i.,.. T ... ......

22. 

23 T 

24. 

25 

26 

27 

28 

29 

30 «...

31 

Oct.

358

404

423

409

344

327

306

287

327

287

268

244

231

224

215

208

202

190

184

173

164

159

150,

148

142

140

130

126

119

114

114

Nov.

112

107

105

103

101

96

94

90

89

86

84

82

84

81

81

89

126

216

. 596

508

358

268

224

184

137

126

199

212

202

193

Dec.

187

178

170

167

156

150,

145

140

137

132

137

137

137

123

119

116

114

114

112

107

105

101

101

144

187

230

274

317

360

1,420

1,560

Jan.

1,490

1,160

820

600

588

474

394

348

310

290

287

288

266

248

231

218

205

193

178

170

161

156

142

132

128

123

119

116

114

110

110

Feb.

103

112

112

107

,103

99.

1P1

119

177 '689

'607

640

546

490

380

314

283

244

218

202

184

193

453

614

582

501

409

371

MBI*.

376

362

353

335

310

283

261

287

221

205

190

176

170

156

156

253

627

692

473

362

302

264 237

224

215

199

187

178

181

178

178

Apr.

178

178

'167 173.

159

151

143

135

132

145

170

190

193 187'

173

167

176

187

1

.

380

399

340

. 298

268

261

272

276

254

May

240

227

212

202

205

215

208

215'

224

240

240

247

287

390

496

484

454

468

483

497

511

526

540

576

552

433

331

283

374

464

555

June

646

626

640

607

.60.7

646

715

' 673

582

552 '534

443

380

344

,334.

324

314

303..

,293

283

306

353

399

390

353

344

340

380

July

335

323

257

231

244

' ?SQ

247

261

250

247

244

231

,224

213

208

199

196

193

187

176

164

161

161

156

150

142

140

135

132

130

128

Aug.

126

116

yq,

103

, 99

 99

101

101

92

87

' 84

' 82

78

79

78

 74

72

72

68

68

,,68

68

68 <

67

64

58

58

58

53

58

58

Sept.

62

58

58

56

, 54

52

52

50

49

49

49

49

49

48

46

45

4fi

54

73

76

105

70 '67

66

62

68

NOTE. Water-stage recorder not operating Dee. 24-28, Jan. 2, 13, 14, Apr. 5-7, 19-22, May 18-;22, 29-31, 

June 17-21, July 31, and Sept. 21-25; discharge determined by interpolation except for the periods Apr. 

19-22 and Sept. 21-25. Flat estimates of discharge for these two periods determined by comparison with 

records of Little Nisqually River near Alder, Wash-. Braced figures show mean discharge for periods 

indicated.

Monthly discharge of Johnson Creek at mouth, near Lewis, Wash., for the year ending

Sept. SO, 19®1

Month

October _ . _ .. ___ . ___ . ______________

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

September .. ..........................................

Pispharge in second-feet

Maximum

423 

596 

1,560 

1,490 

640 

692

576 

715 

335 

126

1,560

Minimum

114 

81 

101 

110 

99 

156. 

132 

202 

283 

128 

58 

45

45

Mean

230 

168 

244 

328 

318 

276 

230 

366 

462 

204 

79.8 

64.1

247

Run-off in 

acre-feet

14,100 

10,000 

15.000 

20,200 

17,700 

I?,0fl0 

13,700 

22,500 

27,500 

12,500 

4,910 

3,810

179,000
COWLJTZ

TOUT1E RIVER NEAR SILVER IfKE, WA§H.

LOCATION. In sec. 19, T. 10 N., R. 1 E., 300 feet below highway bridge just 

below outlet of Silver Lake, on Goalbank road, half a mile below Junction 

of North and South forks, 5 miles northeast of Silver Lake, and 9 miles 

northeast of Castle Rock, in Cowlitz County.

DRAINAGE AREA. 472 square miles (measured on PI, XV, Water-Supply Paper 

253).

RECQBDS AVAILABLE. October 1, 1919, to September 30, 1921; September 4, 

1909, to August 3,1912, at a station 2 miles below described as "near Castle 

Rock."

GAGE. Stevens continuous water-stage recorder on right bank; installed October 

9, 1919; inspected by George Halleek. Earlier records obtained from 

vertical staff on left bank about 2 miles below.

DISCHARGE MEASUREMENTS. Made from cable or by wading near gage.

CHANNEL AND CONTROL. Channel is in rocky isanyon with steep sides. Control 

compose4 of large boulders just below gage.

EXTREMES OP DISCHARGE .-^Maximum stage during year, from water-stage 

recorder; 17.6 feet,at 6 a. m. December 30 (discharge, 14,700 second-feet). 

Minimum stage during year, from recorder, 1.30 feet September 17 (discharge, 601 second-feet)*

1910-1912; 19,20-1921: Maximum stage recorded, 11.0 feet on March 2 

1910, a^ gage near Castle Rook (discharge, 35,600 second-feet); minimum 

stage recorded, 0.46 foot from 5 to 6 p. m. August 26, 1920 (discharge, 293 

second-feet). 

ICE. Stage-discharge relation not affected by ice.

DIVERSIONS. None,

REGULATION.- None.

ACCURACY. Stage-discharge relation permanent. Rating curve well defined 

below 8,000 second-feet. Operation of water-stage recorder satisfactory 

except as noted in footnote to table of daily discharge. Daily discharge 

ascertained by applying to rating table mean daily gage heights determined 

from recorder graph by inspection or, for days when there was considerable 

variation in stage, by averaging results obtained by applying to rating table 

mean gage heights for shorter periods. Records good for periods when 

water-stage recorder was operating; for remainder of year, fair.

COOPERATION. Station maiijtamed jp. cooperation with J. C. Stevens, who established station at his expense and furnishes gage-height record.

Discharge measurements ef T&utle River near Silver Lake, Wash., during the year

ending Sept. SO, 1921

J>$*

16

Made by 

 do. T * ,... . ... . . 

a

Feet

7.95

6.91

Dfer <&&$»

See.-ft. 

6,060

4,190
140 .SURFACE WATEB SUPPLY, 1921, PART XII C

Daily discharge, in second-feet, of Toutle River near Silver Lake, Wash., for the 

year ending Sept. SO, 1921

Day

1 _____ . _

2..............

3..............

4..............

5 1 

6... . .......

7. ___ .......

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.

2,380

3,430

3,710

6,200

5,150

4,190

4,030

3,500

2,940

2,590

4,030

4,830

3,950

4,110

4,270

4,110

4,350

3,950

3,360

2,940

2,730

2,590

2,450

2,380

2,310

2,240

2,100

2,100

1,960

1,820

1,680

Nov.

1,560

1,470

1,470

1,380

1,300

1,240

1,200

1,140

1,100

1,070

1,020

1,020

1,050

1,020

996

1,240

3,050

5,390

5,750

5,480

4,270

4,590

4,510

3,710

3,640

3,570

3,710

3,220

2,940

2,660

Dec.

2,450

2,870

2,800

3,430

3,010

2,660

2,380

2,240

2,520

3,010

4,590

4,270

4,350

3,430

2,940

2,660

2,380

2,310

2,240

2,100

2,030

2,100

2,310

3,950

3,790

3,570

4,190

6,830

8,000

13,700

9,700

Jan.

7,640

11,900

11,500

9,800

11,900

8,300

6,290

5,230

5,310

3,870

3,430

3,430

3,360

3,790

4,990

4,350

3,870

3,570

3,360

3,080

2,800

2,590

2,380

2,240

2,170

2,100

2,100

2,170

2,030

2,030

1,960

Feb.

2,170

2,38a

2,800

2,870

2,590

2,310

2,310

3,040

4,670

7,910

9,300

7,910

6,650

5,310

4,270

3,640

3,220

3,010

2,940

2,940

3,010

3,640

3,710

3,640

3,500

3,360

3,600

Mar.

3,150

2,170

2,100

2 030

1,960

1,820

1,820

1,820

4,230

11,200

12,100

8,320

6,110

5,750

4,270

3,640

3,640

3,870

3,570

3,290

3,710

2,800

2,660

2,450

Apr.

2,380

2,310

2,240

2,100

1,960

1,890

1,750

1,680

1,620

1,620

1,680

1,820

2,310

2,170

1,960

1,750

1,680

2,310

2,660

2,730

3,160

5,840

5,230

4,350

3,790

3,500

3,430

3,790

4,110

3,640

May

3,360

3,220

3,010

2,730

2,660

2,450

2,380

2,240

2,170

2,660

2,520

2,380

2,310

2,590

2,800

2,450

2,940

2,870

2,800

2,730

2,660

2,660

2,660

2,730

2,940

2,870

2,520

2,310

2,170

2,170

2,310

June

2,450

2,450

2,730

2,940

2,870

2,870

2,940

2,660

2,450

2,380

2,310

2,240

2,170

2,170

2,240

2,100

1,890

1,960

2,100

2,030

2,030

2,030

1,890

1,890

1,820

1,750

1,720

1,650

1,620

1,820

July

1,960

1,960

1,720

1,590

1,500

1,470

1,440

1,440

1,440

1,350

1,350

1,320

1,300

1,270

1,240

1,220

1,200

1,170

1,140

1,120

1,100

1,070

1,070

1,070

1,050

1,050

1,020

996

972

972

948

Aug.

oas

923

898

874

850

830

810

790

770

750

730

710

710

710

710

710

733

898

826

756

733

710

710

710

688

688

666

666

688

688

666

Sept.

710

756

756

779

733

710

688

688

688

688

666

644

ftdil

622

622

601

601

622

923

1,070

1,120

1,070

923

,850

874

826

850

850

850

826

NOTE. Water-stage recorder not operating Feb. 28 to Mar. 8 and Aug. 6-11. Discharge Feb. 28 to 

Mar. 8 determined partly from maximum and minimum gage heights and partly from comparison with 

records of Lewis River near Amboy, Wash., and Kalama River near Kalama, Wash. Discharge Aug. 6-11 

determined by interpolation.

Monthly discharge of Toutle River near Silver Lake, Wash., for the year ending

Sept. SO, 1921

Month

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

November.. ________ - .....

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

January ______________

February... __ ....... __ ......

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

ApriL ...........................

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

June.. ............................ July.- ... ........

August _______________

September ___ . __ . ___ . ...

Discharge in second-feet

Maximum

6,200 

5,750 

13,700 

11,900 

9,300 

12,100 

5,840 

3,360 

2,940 

1,960 

948 

1,120

13,700

Minimum

1,680 

996 

2,030 

1,960 

2,170 

1,820 

1,620 

2,170 

1,620 

948 

666 

601

601

Mean

3,300 

2,530 

3,830 

4,630 

4,130 

3,890 

2,720 

2,620 

2,210 

1,270 

760 

775

2,720

Per 

square 

mile

a 99

5.36 

8.11 

9.81 

8.75 

8.24 

5.76 

5.55 

4.68 

2.69 

1.61 

1.64

5.76

Run-off

 Inches

8.06 

5.98 

9.35 

11.31 

9.11 

9.50 

6.43 

6.40 

5.22 

3.10 

1.86 

1.83

78.15

Acre-feet

203,000 

151,000 

236,000 

285,000 

229,000 

239,000 

162,000 

161,000 

132,000 

78,100 

46,700 

46,100

1, 970, 000
SURFACE WATER SUPPLY, 1921, PART XII 0 141 

STREAMS BETWEEN COLUMBIA RIVER AND KLAMATH RIVER

ROGUE RIVER BASIN 

KOGUE EIVER BELOW PROSPECT, ORE6.

LOCATION. In center of W. }$ sec. 6, T. 33 S», R. 3 E., at Prospect power plant 

of California-Oregon Power Co., 1 mile belOw mouth of Mill Creek, 2 miles 

above Middle Fork, 47 miles northeast of Medford, and 2 miles below 

Prospect, Jackson County.

DRAINAGE AREA. -Not measured.

RECORDS AVAILABLE, August 3, 1913, to September 30, 1921.

GAGE. Vertical staff on right bank 100 feet above power house; read by E, B. 

Price.

DISCHARGE MEASUREMENTS. Made from cable 500 feet above gage.

CHANNEL AND CONTROL. Control composed of large boulders; fairly permanent.

EXTREMES OP DISCHARGE. Maximum stage recorded during year, 6.0 feet 

December 30 (discharge, 3,450 second-feet; total including discharge of 

flume, 3,630 second-feet); minimum stage recorded, 2.55 feet October 11 

(discharge, 432 second-feet; minimum including discharge of flume, 602 

second-feet).

1913-1921: Maximum stage recorded, 5.4 feet January 12, 1918 (discharge, 3, 540 second-feet; total including discharge of flume 3,720 secondfeet): minimum stage recorded, 2.3 feet January 1, 1919 (discharge, 330 

second-feet; total including flume 487 second-feet).

ICE. Stage-discharge relation not affected by ice.

DIVERSIONS. The California-Oregon Power Co.'s flume diverts around this 

station; a record is kept of this diversion. (See p. 145.)

REGULATION. None.

ACCURACY. Stage-discharge relation changed during high water of December 30. 

Rating curves used as follows: October 1 to December 30, well defined 

below 1,000 second-feet; December 31 to September 30, fairly well defined. 

Staff gage read to half-tenths twice a day. Daily discharge obtained by 

applying to rating table mean daily gage height. Records good.

Discharge measurements of Rogue River below Prospect, Or eg., during the year

ending Sept. SO, 1921

[Made by K. N. Phillips]

Date

Jolyl4........,i....................................................................

Sept. 27 _________ . ______ ________________________

Gage 

height

Feet 

3.22

2.74

Discharge

Sec.-fl. 

897

652
1 4 $ MKL,

Wfseeond-feet, of Rogue Rivter below 

ending Sept. 30, 1921

Qregi, >for, 'the year

Day

1 ........... 2........:..... 3.......... _ ..

4..... .........

5 _ ..

6

7_... ..........

8.... ..........

0

10..............

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

12..............

13..............

14..............

15... ...........

16..............

17..............

18..............

19 ... .

20,r... _ ......

21..............

22..............

23... ..:...

24..............

25..............

26..............

27..............

28..............

29..............

30..............

31-.... 

Oct.

500

600

660

550

' 526

500

550

478

455.

455

432

600

550

575

850

630

600

660

600

600

600

660

630

690

780

720

720

690

630

600

600

Nov.

575

650

525

525

500

500

500

455

465,

455

455

550

550.

525

550

600

2.630

1,900

2,100

1,900

1,470

1, 390,

1, 230

1,070

1,070

2,100

1,900

1, 470-

1,310

1,230

Dec.

1,150

1-, 150

1,070

£070

920

920

850

920

850

815

780

750 750

660 '660-

' 660

1 660

690

690

fififi.

660

660

630

720

720

690

 660

920

2,300

3, 450

2,560

Jan.

1, 950, 2,250'

2, §8Q

MKrt

2,450

2,050

1,760

1,580

1,490.

1,330

1,250

1,330

1 25(J

1,170

1/170

1, 100

1, 100

1,100

1,100

1 030

960

890

960

Qfifl

960

890

890

890

' 890

860

860

Feb.

860. 866

§90

; 800

860

860

890

 2*050

.2,050

2,050

1,760

2, 450

1,950

'i',670

'1,490

1,410

1,330-

1,330,

1,410

1,330

1,250

1 250

l'250

1,330

1, 410

i iton

 ""

Mar.

1,410

1,490

1, 67(0'

1,850

1,850

1,850

1,850

1, 670 '

1,.580

i ion

1,410

1,410

1,:410

1,410

1,330

1, 670

1,680'

1,760

1,580

1 d.Qfl

1,410

1,330

1,330

1,330

1,410

1,330

1,250

1,250

1,330

1,330

1,330

Apr.

1,410

1, 490

; 1,670

1*490

1,410

1, 83tf

1. 330

1 OEfl

1(330

1,410

1,670

1,670

1,580

1 dOft

1,330

1,330

1, 330

1,330

1,330

1,580.

1,760

2.05Q

2, 050

1,850

1,670

1,580

1,580

1,670

1,850

1,850

May

1,670

1,580

1,490

1,490

1,490

1,410

1,410

1,580

1^490

1,490

1,580

1,670

1,8-50

1,950

1,950

2,050

2,050

1,760

1,670

1,850

1,950

1,850

1,950

2,050

2,150

2,250

2,150

1,950

1,850

1,850

1,850

June

1,850

'l,SS&

. &050

i05Q

1,950

2,050

1,950

1,950

1, 850'

1,760

1,760

1,670

1,760

1,670

1,580

1,490

1,'490

1,490

1,670

1,580

1,580.

1,490

1,490

1,490

1,410

1,330

1,330

1,330

1,250

1,250

July

UBO

! 1, 17(J iii7o>

.1,100

I,1 100

1,100 1,030

1,030

1,030 i,paa.

960

960

960

9£0

890

890

880-

 890

' 890

860

83&-

,830

830

800

800

800

770

 770:

770

770

770

Aug.

, ,745 ' 73d

!r'?2Q

720

 » 720

720

. 720

720

720 '

720.

720

720

720

695 "720

'720

'"695 

695

695

,: =e?0

'670

. 670 ! '670

610'

^70

. 670

670

670

670

670

670

Sept.

670

645

645

645

645

645

615

645

645

6^5

645

645

645

645

645

620

620

645

890

720

670

670

670

670

670

670

645

630

620

620

Monthly discharge of Rogue River below Prospect, Oreg., for the year ending Sept.

SO, 19-21

Month '- ' v

October _______________________ .......

November. , __ , -,*. , December __________________________

February. .. .. _______ . ......................

March. __ , ________ ..............................

April.. .................................................. May 

June... ___________ . ............................

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

Theyear........... .:...::.".. ..-........-..-.

Discharge in' secorid-feet : ' ' '

Maximum

850 

, 2,630 

3,450 

2,89ft 

2,450 

,1,850 

2,050 

2,250 

2,050 

1,250 

745 

890

3,450

Minimum

432 

455 

630 

860 

860 

1,250 

1,250 

1,410 

1,250 

770 

670 

630

432

Mean

603 

1,040 

989 

~ 1, $39" 

1,400 

1,500 

1,560 

1,780 

1,650 

932 

-698 

657

1,180

Ptra-off in 

acre-feet

37,100 

61,900 

60,800 

- -SSitWO 

77,800 

92,200 

92,800 

10», 000 

98,200

 '48* &» 

-39,100

8"52,000
143

inotithty disthutge of Rogue Rito&r iind CfdifOrAta-Oreffdtt Power 

flume near Prospect, Oreg., for the 'year ending Sept, SO, 1921

Month

October _ .^.'. .... . _ . __ . _ ........ _ ...-.-.-.

Jftnusry ^ -

AjtfiL... ...!. . ... ............ ........... ........I....

JUly,. ---.,,;._ ..^.-,.,.. _......_........__...________._

September... ............................................

Discharge in second"feet

Maximum

1,010 

2,810 

3,630 

a, 060 

2,610 

. 2,020 

2,230 

2,410 

2,210 

1,410 

915 

1,070

3,630

Minimum

602 

625 

794 i,flae

1,020 

1,410 

1,410 

1,580 

1,410 

946 

, 840 

797

602

Mean

774 

1,210 

1,160 

1,510 

1,560 

1,660 

£720 

1,950 

1,810 

1,106 

868 

834

1,340

Run-off in 

acre-feet

47,600 

72,600 

71,300 92,800- 

86,600 

102,000 

102,000 

120,000 

108,000 67,600- 

53,400 

«, 600

973,000

ROGtTE EIVEfi NEAR TO 10, OREG.

LOCATION. In sec. 18, T. 36 S., R. 2 W., at Raygold railroad station, just below 

Gold Ray dam and power house of California-Oregon Power Co.', half a 

mile below mouth of Bear Creek, 1J^ miles below Tolo, Jackson County, 

and 7 miles above Gold Hill.

DRAINAGE AREA. 2,020 square miles.

HECORDS AVAILABLE. August 30, 1905, to September 30, 1921.

<}AGE. Friez water-stage recorder referred to vertical staff bolted to concrete 

pier of bridge near right bank. Gage inspected by James Robins.

DISCHARGE MEASUREMENTS. Made from cable 300 feet below gage.

 CHANNEL.AND, CONTROL. Bed composed of- rock and boulders; practically per* 

manent. One channel at all stages.

EXTREMES OF DISCHARGE. Maximum stage during year from water-stage recorder, 10.52 feet at 1 p. m. December 30 (discharge, 24,400 second-feet); 

minimum stage due to sudden decrease in power load, 0.28 foot, at 2 p. m* 

September 3 (discharge, 830 second-feet).

1905-1921: Maximum stage recorded, 20.00 feet at 7.30 a. m. November 23, 1909 (discharge, estimated by extension of rating curve at 60,000 

second-feet); minimum stage indeterminate, as water went below intakes 

pipe of well (gage height, 0.20 foot) practically every night during low 

water of 1918 (discharge probably 400 second-feet or less).

ICE. Stage-discharge relation not affected by ice.

DIVERSIONS. A large area of land is irrigated from Rogue River and its tributaries.

REGULATION. Discharge is influenced by changes of load on power plant just 

above station.

ACCURACT?. Stage-discharge relation changed during high water December 30. 

Rating curves fairly well defined. Operation of water-stage recorder satisfactory. Daily discharge ascertained by applying to rating table mean daily 

&age bMght obtained by inspecting recorder graph. Records fair. "\,
144 SURFACE WATER STIPP.LY, 1921, PART XII 0

Discharge measurements of Rogue River near Tolo, Or eg., during the year ending*

Sept. SO, 1921

[Made by K. N. Phillips]

Date

July 10. _ __._.____.______ ._.___ .............

Sept. 24................................ ........ .......... . ............. .

Gage 

height

Feet 

1.80

1.10

Discharge

Sec.-ft. 

2,270

1,530

Daily discharge, in second-feet, of Rogue River near Tolo, Oreg., for the year ending

Sept. SO, 192'1

Day

1... ... .....

2 ___ .

3...........

4...........

5...........

6...........

7...........

8...........

9 ........

10 ........

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

12...........

13.. .........

14...........

15.. ......

16 

17...........

IS 

19...........

20... ........

21...........

22 ...........

23 

24.. ....

25 

26...........

27... ....

28...........

29...........

30 

31...........

Oct.

1,260

1,360

1,520

1,520

1,310

1,220

1,360

1,310

1,220

1,220

1,260

1,310

1,460

1,410

2,000

2,000

1,880

2,060

2,190

1,880

1,820

1,820

1,880

1,820

1,940

1,940

1,880

1,760

1,760

1,640

1,580

NOT.

1,460

1,460

1,410

1,360

1,360

1,360

1,310

1,260

1,260

1,220

1,260

1,310

1,340

1,310

1,580

8,040

7,160

7,930

6,600

4,510

4,180

3,680

3,340

2,910

7,790

9,750

5,390

4,180

3,560

Dec.

3,190

3,640

3,480

4,780

4,180

3,640

3,480

3,780

4 680

5,990

K 77fl

5,030

3,710

3,260

 * ion

3,410

3,560

3,260

2,980

3,190

3,120

4,180

4,180

4,020

0 RAf\

3,890

9,400

19,300

14,700

Jan.

9 94(1

10,600

17 400

16,800

18,300

12,000

8 79ft

7,040

6,170

5,210

4,680

4,680

5,030

4,680

4,340

4,020

4,340

4,850

5,030

4,510

3,560

3,410

3

O4A

3,340

3,190

3,120

3,340

5,210

4,180

Feb.

4,340

4,180

4,510

7,040

8,200

5,390

4 680

ll'400

10 onn

10,900

8,980

11,700

18,300

11,400

8,720

7,260

6; 380

5,770

8,980

14,400

8,720

6,820

6,170

5,970

5,770

5,570

5,770

Mar.

5,570

5,390

5,770

6,380

7,480

7,960

7,480

6,600

5,970

5,570

5,210

4,680

4,680

5,390

4,850

5,570

5,570

5,970

5,770

5,390

5,030

5,030

4,850

5,570

5,210

4,850

4,510

4,180

4,020

4,020

4,020

Apr.

4,020

4,180

4 <Mfl

4,340

4,040

3,780

3,560

3,560

3,560

3,560

4,180

4,180

4,180

4,020

3,710

3,640

3,410

3,560

3,640

3,860

4,340

5,210

5,770

5,390

5,030

5,210

4,850

4,850

5,210

5,210

May

5,030

5,030

4,680

4,340

4,180

4,340

4,180

4,180

4,180

4,180

4,180

4,510

5,210

5,390

5,390

6,170

6,170

5,570

7,960

7,480

6,600

6,380

6,380

6,380

6,380

6,380

5,770

5,770

5,390

5,390

June

5,220

5,220

5,570

5,870

5,570

5,390

5,390

5,220

5,050

4,880

4,550

4,390

4,390

4,230

4,080

3,930

3,700

3,560

3,930

4,080

3,930

3,780

3,860

3,700

3,630

3,490

3,490

3,420

3,350

3,350

July

3,350

3,280

3,140

3,000

3,000

2,930

2,670

2,540

2,410

2,410

2,410

2,410

2,410

2,290

2,290

2,230

2,170

2,170

2,170

2,120

2,120

2,060

2,000

2,000

2,000

1,950

1,950

1,950

1,900

1,900

1,840

Aug.

1,840

1,780

1 780

1,780

1,780

1,730

1,730

1,730

1,730

1,730

1,730

1,680

1,680

1,680

1,730

1,680

1,680

1,680

1,630

1,630

1,630

1,630

1,630

1,630

1,630

1,630

1,630

1,630

1,630

1,630

1,580

Sept.

1,580

1,580

1,630

1,630

1,630

1,630

1,580

1,580

1,580

1,580

1,580

1,580

1,580

1,580

1,580

1,580

1,580

1,580

1,780

1,950

1,730

1,680

1,680

1,630

1,630

1,630

1,630

1,580

1,580

1,580

Monthly discharge of Rogue River near Tolo, Oreg., for the year ending Sept. 30,1921

Month

April. - ............ -......... ...............

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

August ________ . __..... .....__ ._.

September... __ . ______________ ... _ .

Discharge in second-feet

Maximum

2,190 

9,750 

19,300 

18,300 

18,300 

7,960 

5,770 

7,960 

5,870 

3,350 

1,840 

1,950

19,300

Minimum

1,220 

1,220 

2,980 

3,120 

4,180 

4,020 

3,410 

4,180 

3,350 

1,840 

1,580 

1,580

1,220

Mean

1,630 

3,350 

5,080 

6,370 

8,030 

5,440 

4,280 

5,410 

4,340 

2,360 

1,690 

1,620

4,110

Run-off in 

acre-feet

100,000 

199,000 

312,000 

392,000 

446,000 

334,000 

255,000 

334,000 

258,000 

145,000 

104,000 

96,400

2,980,000
ROGUE KIVEE BASIN 145

CALIFORNIA-OREGON POWER CO.'S FLUME NEAR PROSPECT, OREG.

LOCATION. In sec. 6, T. 33 S., R. 3 E., at lower end of power flume just above

forebay, 2 miles below Prospect, Jackson County. 

RECORDS AVAILABLE. August 1, 1913, to September 30, 1921. 

GAGE. Vertical staff in stilling box on right side of flume, 500 feet above forebay,

used after August 17, 1915. Gage 1 mile above forebay used August 1, 1913,

to August 16, 1915.

DISCHARGE MEASUREMENTS. Made from collar of flume. 

CHANNEL AND CONTROL. Wooden flume at the end of which there is a free fall

into the forebay. 

EXTREMES OF DISCHARGE. Maximum stage recorded, 2.6 feet December 29

and February 9 (discharge, 198 second-feet); flume dry May 8.

1913-1921: Maximum stage recorded, 2.7 feet April 25, 26, 30, May 1, 2,

1916, and December 12, 1919 (discharge, 212 second-feet). Flume dry at

times.

ICE. Stage-discharge relation not affected by ice. 

ACCURACY. Stage-discharge relation % practically permanent. Rating curve

fairly well denned. Gage read to half-tenths once a day. Daily discharge

ascertained by applying daily gage height to rating table. Records good.

The California-Oregon Power Co.'s flume diverts water from Rogue River in 

SE. % sec. 30, T. 32 S., R. 3 E., and delivers it to the power plant in NW. H sec. 6, 

T. 33 S., R. 3 E., where a head of about 500 feet is obtained.

The following discharge measurement was made by K. N. Phillips: 

September 27, 1921: Gage height, 2.45 feet; discharge, 166 second-feet.

Daily discharge, in second-feet, of California-Oregon Power Co.'s flume near 

Prospect, Oreg., for the year ending Sept. SO, 1921.

Day

I... _ ........

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 __ ..........

81... ...........

Oct.

170

170

170

164

164

157

164

170

170

170

170

184

170

184

164

"170 164

184

177

170

170

170

170

170

177

177

177

170

170

170

170

Nov.

170

170

170

170

170

170

170

170

170

170

170

170

170

170

170

177

177

177

177

177

184

177

177

170

170

184

184

184

184

170

Dec.

170

177

170

170

170

170

170

170

170

170

170

170

170

164

170

177

177

177

177

177

177

164

164

170

170

170

170

177

198

184

157

Jan.

170

170

170

150

170

164

164

157

157

157

157

164

164

164

164

164

157

164

164

164

157

164

164

164

164

164

164

164

164

164

164

Feb.

164

164

164

164

164

164

164

164

198

164

170

164

164

164

170

170

164

164

1fi4

164

170

164

164

164

164

170

IRA

164

Mar.

164

164

164

170

164

164

164

164

164

164

164

164

1fi4

170

164

170

164

164

164

164

164

164

164

164

164

164

164

164

164

164

164

Apr.

164

164

164

157

164

157

164

164

164

164

170

164

164

170

164

170

170

170

170

177

170

177

170

157

170

170

170

170

170

170

May

164

170

170

170

170

170

170

0

138

170

164

164

164

164

157

164

164

164

164

170

170

170

170

170

164

164

164

164

164

170

170

June

170

170

164

157

157

164

164

164

164

164

164

144

157

157

157

150

150

150

157

157

' 157

157

164

164

164

164

164

164

157

170

July

164

164

164

164

164

164

164

164

164

164

164

164

164

164

170

170

164

170

170

170

170

170

170

170

170

170

170

170

170

170

170

Aug.

170

170

170

170

170

170

170

170

170

170

170

170

170

170

170

170

170

170

170

170

170

170

170

170

170

170

170

170

170

170

177

Sept.

177

177

177

177

177

177

177

177

177

177

177

177

177

177

177

177

177

177

177

177

' 177

184

177

177

177

170

177

177

177

177
140 SURFACE WATER SUPPLY, 1921, PART XII C

Monthly discharge of California-Oregon Power Co.*s flume near Prospect, Oreg., 

for the year ending Sept. S0> 1921

Month

February. .. ______________ _ ...................

AprU. ......................... __ . __ ...J.. ...........

June.. _____ .. _____ _ ....... ____ ..........

July.. --.^ ........ ..............,._...,..___.........

September..... _ ... __ . __ ... _ .... __ . __ ......

The year. ___ ____________ _ __ ....

Discharge in second-feet

Maximum

184 

184 

198 

170 

198 

170 

177 

470 

170 

170 

177 

184

198

Minimum

157 

170 

157 

150 

164 

164 

157 

0 

144 

164 

170 

170

0

Mean

171 

174 

172 

163

106 

165 

167 

160 

160 

167 

170 

177

168

Run-off in 

acre-fctet

lOjfiOO 

10,000 

9,220 

10,100 

9,940 

9,840. 

9,520 

10,300 

10,500 

10,500

121,000

SOUTH FORE OF BIG BUTTE CREEK NEAR BUTTE FAILS, OREG.

LOCATION. In SE. ^ sec. 11, T. 35 S., R. 2 B., at covered highway bridge 1 mile 

above Butte Falls, Jackson County, and 2 miles above junction of North 

and South forks.

DRAINAGE AKEA. Not measured.

RECORDS AVAILABLE. September 20, 1910, to October 5, 1911; August 5 to 

October 10,1916; October 31, 1917, to September 30, 1921.

GAGE. Vertical staff on pier near left bank; read by C. W. Jackson.

DISCHARGE MEASUREMENTS. Made by wading; flood measurements can be 

made from bridge.

CHANNEL AND CONTROL. Bed composed of rock and gravel; may shift.

EXTREMES OF DISCHARGE . Maximum stage recorded during year, 3.4 feet at 

7 a. m. February 21 (discharge, 1,480 second-feet); minimum stage recorded 

1.30 feet October 3-12 and November 1-15 (discharge, 93 second-feet).

1910-11; 1915; 1918-1921: Maximum stage recorded, that of February 

21, 1921; minimum stage recorded, 1.2 feet August 29, 1920 (discharge, 83 

second-feet).

ICE. Stage-discharge relation not affected by ice.

DIVERSIONS. A canal diverts water above the station for use in the State fish 

hatchery; its discharge, 4.0 second-feet, measured on September 25, 1919, 

remains practically steady, A small amount of land is irrigated above this 

station.

REGULATION. None.

ACCURACY. Stage-discharge relation practically permanent. Rating curve 

well defined below 300 second-feet; poorly defined above. Gage read to 

hundredths once a day. Daily discharge ascertained by applying daily 

gage height to rating table. Records good for discharges below 300 secbndfeet and fair for discharges above 300 second-feet.

Discharge measurements of South Fork of Big Butte Creek near Butte Falls, Oreg., 

during the year ending Sept. SO, 1921

[Made by K. N. Phillips]

Date

July 15.... .-.._--. ._.-................_..._...._... -. _ - . .....

Sept. 26 .. -......_......................._._.............--. .. ....- ........

Gage 

height

Fed 

1.56

1.50

Discharge

Sec.-fl. 

144

122
; ROflUl RIVER BASIS' 147

Daily discharge',' irts&oonfcfeet, of South Fork of Biff Butte Greek w&sr Butte Falls, 

Qreg., for the year ending Sgpt. SO, 1921 . , , ,,.,.,.,

Day

1 _ r. ____ ,. 2....-... .::

3 iii.-^iv

4-.. _____ ..

5 _ _ -

8 '- 1 1.

7 

8 r 9 :__'_

10 . 

11 

19

13. 

14.. ,, 15 

16 . .

17 

18 _ ____ IS.:. I :_..

20 

21' .. 

OO1:::::±:::::: aL.^^.jj.....

25 ,

26-. ? >.r r..

27 ..............

28 

29 ..........

30 _ . _ ....

qi

Oct.

;;. 93 

93 

93

93 

93 

93 

93 

93

03 

93 

95 

98 

104

104 

114

III 

104

" 164' 

-102 

98 

98 

98

98 

98 '98 

98 

98 

98

Nov.

, 93 

93 

, 9$ 

93 

93

93 

93 

93 

^ 

93

93 

93 

93

100 

818

196

164' 

181 

154

. ise

139

370, 

318 

248 

219. 188*

Dec.

178 

188 

. 164 

188 

164

161 

161 

164 

157

157

370

227 

3Q&

192 

188 

227 

212 

200

 : 188 

, ,,208, 

" 212 

318 

31,0,

269 

269 

284 

400 

1,080 

676

Jan.

650 

850 

1,280 

1,180 

1,380

900 

810 

650 570- 

430

370 

370 

870

370 

318

318 

344 

400 

400 

344

318 

269

26ff 

269

25jB

261 

235 

265 

248

Feb.

318 

465 

500

370 

344 

344 

1, 080 

1,080

990 

810 

850 

990 

900

690 

690 eio

507 

730

1,388 

810 

730 

S690 

65Q

650 

570 

570

Mar.

535 

500 

500 

570 

650

770 

730 

730 690' 

610

570 

500 

500 

,430 

400

370 

870 65#

570 

500

430 400' 

370 

844 

318

31S 

303 

294 

279 

269 

269

Apr.

269 

279 

294 

279 

269

261

248 

240 

235 

227

248 

256 

256 

248 

235

227 

227

227

248 

318 

318 

294 

3.18

294 

269 

269 

294 

294

May

344 

294 

268 

256 

248

248 

240 

227 

227 

219

219

219, 

219 

227 

227

248 

318

430

 370 

( 370 

370 

818

,318

308 

294 

269 

318 

269 

261

(June

235 

2^6 

248

227* 

227 

219 

w- 219

208

188 "181

181

171-

' III 

154

,154

154 

'148 

148 

148 

161

.War

11

148

148 

148

142 

136 

130 

130 

130

133 

133 

130 

13Q

142

142 

142 

136, 

136 

136

 ' J36 

J?6j 136 136' 

J?9

130 

130 

130 

130

 AWu

127 

 12?

- m 

m

m.

124

I

124 

124

, 124' 124 

12ft

124'

"11 

/. 124,

 i^l

124; 

124 

124 

J24

Sept.

8

124 

124 

124

124 

124

124

184

124 

124 

124 

124

124 

124 

. 1B4 

$0

1B7

124 

124 

. 124 

124 

124

124 

124 

124 

124 

124

Monthly discharge of South Fork of Big Butte Creek near Butte Falls, Oreg., for the 

year ending Sept. SO, 1921

Month

October ___________________________

April............. ....... _ .......

May 

June.

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

September _____ .....................................

Discharge in second-feet

Maximum

114 

370 

1,080 

1,380 

1,380 

770 

318 

430 

256 

154 

130 

130

1,380

Minimum

93 

93 

157 

235 

269 

269 

227 

219 

148 

130 

124 

124

93

Mean

98.6 

152 

263 

491 

675 

476 

263 

281 

194 

137 

125 

124

271

Run-off in 

acre-feet

6,060 

9,040 

16,200 

30,200 

37,600 

29,200 

15,600 

17,300 

11,500 

8,420 

7,690 

7,380

1Q6,QOO
148 SURFACE WATER SUPPLY, 1921, PART XII C

SOUTH FORK OF LITTLE BUTTE CREEK NEAR LAKE CREEK, ORES.

LOCATION. In NW. M sec. 33, T. 36 S., R. 2 E., one-fourth mile above intake of 

Rogue River Valley Canal Co.'s South Fork canal and'lj^ miles southeast 

of Lake Creek, Jackson County.

DRAINAGE AREA. Not measured.

RECORDS AVAILABLE. April 29 to September 30, 1921. At station in sec. 11, 

T. 37 S., R. 2 E., 5 miles above Lake Creek post office, November 26, 1910, 

to April 19, 1913.

GAGE. Lietz 8-day recorder on left bank. Inspected by employees of Rogue 

River Valley Canal Co.

CHANNEL AND CONTROL. Bed composed of gravel and small boulders; probably 

somewhat shifting in floods.

EXTREMES OF DISCHARGE. Maximum stage recorded during period, April 29 to 

September 30, 1921, 3.58 feet May 17 (discharge, 1,070 second-feet); minimum stage recorded, 1.20 feet August 31 and September 10, (discharge, 19 

second-feet).

ICE. Stage-discharge relation not affected by ice.

DIVERSIONS. Several hundred acres irrigated in small tracts above the station.

REGULATION. None.

ACCURACY. Stage-discharge relation permanent. Rating curve fairly well 

defined below 600 second-feet. Staff gage read once daily April 29 to June 

* 16; water-stage recorder operated satisfactorily June 17 to September 30. 

Discharge ascertained by applying to rating table daily gage height or mean 

daily gage height determined by inspection of recorder graph. Records 

good.

i

Discharge measurements of South Fork of Little Butte Creek near Lake Creek, Oreg.t 

during the period Apr. 15 to Sept. SO, 1921

Date

Apr. 15

19

24

Made by 

SchefEel"... __ ......

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

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

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

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

Gage 

height

Feet

2.18'

2.34

2.66

1.93

1.65

Discharge

Sec.-ft.

239

269

438

67

Date

July 13

Made by 

K. N. Phillips-- 

F. S. Scbeffel. --.... 

K. N. Phillips... 

s&

Feet 

1.39

1.43

1.28

1.26

Discharge

Sec.-ft. 

37.8

41.5

27.6

22.8

" Employee of Rogue River Valley Canal Co.

Daily discharge, in second-feet, of South Fork of Littte Butte Creek near Lake Creels, 

Oreg., for the period Apr. 29, to Sept. SO, 1921

Day

-1....

2 

3 

4 

5 

6 

7....

9 

10 .

11 .

12....

13 

14 

15 

Apr. May

410

388

366

345

315

345

315

305

296

305

296

305

269

296

305

June

315

296

325

269

243

226

210

184

168

155

143

133

122

133

July

5,6

51

51

48

46

44

42

38

39

39

39

38

36

35

35

Aug.

28

28

27

25

25

25

25

25

24

24

24

25

25

25

Sept.

21

21

24

23

22

21

21

21

21

21

 21

21

21

21

21

Day

16 .

17 .

18.. 

19- .

20 

21 

22 ..

23 

24.....

25 

26.....

27.....

28.....

29.....

30.....

SiApr.

399

410

May

325

1,070

477

432

836

738

597

537

501

477

465

443

3S8

443

356

345

June

iqo

ifi

108

98

93

85

79

73

72

69

65

59

58

58

59

July

34

34

33

34

34

33

31

28

29

29

27

26

25

27

27

25

Aug.

25

25

25

24

24

25

25

25

25

25

23

22

21

21

21

21

Sept.

21

21

24

25

25

24

24

24

24

23

23

22

23

23

23
ROGUE EIVEE BASIN 149

Monthly discharge of South Fork of Little Butte Creek near Lake Creek, Oreg., /or 

the period May 1 to Sept. §0, 1921

Month

June. ____________________________

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

September. _________________________

The period.. _ .. _______ ..... ___ . ...........

Discharge in second-feet

Maximum

1,070 

325 

56 

28 

25

Minimum

269 

58 

25 

21 

21

Mean

429 

148 

35.9 

24.4 

22.3

Run-off in 

acre-feet

, 24,400 

8.810 

2,210 

1,500 

1,330

, 40,260

UTTIE BUTTE CREEK ABOVE EAGLE POINT, OREG.

LOCATION. In NW. M sec. 5, T. 36 S., R. 1 E., at Bieberstedt's ranch, half a 

mile above intake of Eagle Point ditch and 3 miles east of Eagle Point, 

Jackson County.

DBAINAGE ABEA. Not measured.

RECORDS AVAILABLE. April 24, 1916, to September 30, 1921. Station at 

Tronson ranch, below intake of Eagle Point ditch, was maintained July 

13, 1907, to April 30, 1916.

GAGE. Vertical staff on right bank; read by Carl Bieberstedt. A staff gage 

one-fourth mile below was used April 24, 1916, to February 9, 1920.

DISCHABGE MEASUBEMENTS. Made from footbridge near gage or by wading.

CHANNEL AND CONTBOL. Bedrock overlain on one side by firm gravel, practically permanent. Control for old station was diversion dam of Eagle 

Point ditch which changed occasionally.

EXTBEMES OF DisCHABGE. Maximum stage recorded during year, 8.9 feet during night of January 4 (discharge, 4,420 second-feet); minimum stage 

recorded, 0.74 foot October 5 (discharge, 43 second-feet).

1916-1921: Maximum stage recorded, 11.3 feet at lower station January 

12, 1918 (discharge, 6,200 second-feet); minimum stage recorded, 1.50 

feet at lower station July 28 and August 1 and 21, 1918 (discharge, 10 

second-feet). The flood of 1884 is said to have reached a stage of about 

15 feet.

ICE. Stage-discharge relation apparently unaffected by ice.

DIVEBSIONS. The Rogue River Valley canal diverts water above station, the 

record at Bradshaw drop showing about the quantity carried past the gage; 

also, the municipal water-supply (about 7.5 second-feet) for Medford is 

taken out above. Several hundred acres are irrigated along the creek above 

the station. The Eagle Point canal diverts just below this station, but 

above the old station at Tronson's ranch; for records see p. 157.

'REGULATION. Water was being stored in Fish Lake reservoir during May and 

released during July, August, and September; see record of stage of reservoir, p. 151.

ACCUBACY. Stage-discharge relation practically permanent during year. Bating curve well defined below 2,500 second-feet. Gage read to hun$redths 

twice a day. Discharge ascertained by applying mean daily gage height 

to rating table. Records good.
SURFACE WATER SUPPLY, 1921, PART XII C

Discharge measurements of Little Butte Creek above Eagle Point, Oreg,, during the 

year ending Sept. SO, 1921

Date

Apr. 15

May 10

20

Made by 

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

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

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

Gage

Feet

1 *\fi

1 91

919

5.25

9 9Q

Discharge

Sec.-ft.

91 Q

380

9 flfiA

AKQ

Date

30

July 13

Aug. 13

Made by 

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

K. N. Phillips--- _ ...

height

Feet 

1.63

1.14

1.02

.86

1.01

Discharge

See.-ft. 

219

125

QA

75,0

83

 Employee of Rogue River Valley Canal Co.

Daily discharge;-in second-feet, of Little Butte Creek above Eagle Point, Oreg., for 

the year ending Sept. SO, 1921

Day

1. __ ........

2........ ......

3-.......... 

4....... .......

5..... ......

f--:-,--:--

8-. .........

9.. ...... -.. 

40,....,r,. ,. 

11.. .j..! .:::j12.............. 13 ^-1 -:

.W-,-, r- is... ,.:.:......

16 ' ..... 

17...... 

18.., .._... ....

19..............

-5».»... A.

21 .........

22,....,,T ......

23-1.....:. '..

24

,25 .. ,

86 .. 

"27.. .........

28... ... ........

29.... ....... ...

30 

31.,. ........

Oct.

48

46

46

46

45

' "48

: 4g

46

46

46

 -4ff.

59

56

 fa

102

88

88

123

128

, 98

ifu

82

75

73

72

72

72

68

Nov.

65

66

65

65

70

66

« 63

65

62

63.

 : 63 =

66 1 6'6

63

66

1,060

:320

434 3041

217

228.

162

167

1$Q

1 37A ;'^'

343

263

2iS

'tv _ 

Dec.

201

263

214

684

260

'220

 220

245

231

. f 214

DS4

374

" 98&

, 388

263

251

231

260

237

217

19B

273

353

, 279

. 266

251

254

426

1,620

802

Jan.

640

1 480

1,580

1,830

2,150

1,120 a*t

684

640

434 

405

445

618

514

464

596

730

tVA

398

357

314

343

330

301

oc7

320

288

827

:.49P

Feb.

534

534

490

1,200

1,010

506

J.A7

575

1,470

1,340 

1,170

1,010

1 4«rt

1,830

1,340

1,040

964

7"vt

640

1,520

1; 230

778

640

534

506

494

510

Mar.

48fi 483'

640

1,040

904

754

684 w».

KOA

, 479

467

596 '445

522 475'

662

596

'48ft

449

441

426

398

394

qc7

004.

317

317

307

3H

Apr.

324

350

374

357

340

327

298'

301

 HAf\

,353 -374

, 357

340

324

317

OJA

340

324

850

.430

449

, AJtfV

518.

480

438

430

AQfi

479

May

494

483

445

423

412

456

415

398

388

381

,384

391

394

394

412

AftA

1, 120

802 tatI; TOO

1,170

. ' m778'

?8ft

662

618

575

534

£40

52S

502

June

460

452

. 452

415

374

353 389-

304

276

m

2$7

214

198

195

209

209 '186

198

' 167!

' ISO140

 ."128

, 116

116

112

112

107

105

112

,-rr

July

107

107

10?

100

 68

94

-, Si-Si

88

88

SO

S2.

77

78

78,

77

77'

72

78

«0

an

02

88

88

J88

90

83

84

82

'. 86

Aug.

84

86

84

82 82 ;

78

70

75.

70

66

75

68

70

W.

72

' 65, "66

,,fi8.

66

i»i

68

73

72

JW

62

65

65

82

63 -' '85

59

Sept.

60

77

86

96

'98

QA

94

94 90

88

86 ) 82

. 78

' 77

73

75

75

94

8ft

80

80

78

66

68

70

68

73

70

 «s

NotE. Braced figures show estimated mean discharge for period indicated. 

MmfMy discharge of Little Butte Creek above fiagle, 4 , ., ;. , ,', sept, so, ml ,, ff>r the ye.a.r ending

' ' ' '' :: '-' ' Month" ; " "' '

December _ ......... .......... . ....... .': . .............

January.. _ j - j~ >

February. _ : _ . __________________

April . 

June ____ .... _____________________

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

August.. __________________________

Discharge in second-feet

Maximum

' 138. 

1,370 

 1,620- ' M60' 

'sis

1,700 

460 

107 

86 

98

2,150

.l^Mimttm4f>.

. W, 196 ! 

, 288 

467

 m

298 

381 

105 

72 

59 

60

45

 Mesa

70.3

622 

373 

603 

229 

87.8 

70.8 

80.5

349

JEtfWropfr 

acre-feet

'4,820 

13,70ft 

1 23,700 

.. . 41,900- 

49,700 

32,100 

22,200 

37,100 

13,600 

5,390 

4,350. 

4,790

253,000
BOGT7E KIVBR BASIN

FISH LAKE RESERVOIR WEAR LAKE CREEK, ORES.

LOCATION. At dam of Fish Lake reservoir, in SW. M sec. 3 T. 37 S., R. 4 E.,

18 miles east of Lake Creek, Jackson County. 

RECORDS AVAILABLE. December 8, 1915, to September 30, 1921. 

GAGE. Vertical staff fixed to gate tower, graduated in feet and inches; read by

George Compton. Zero of gage, 4,799 feet above-mean sea level and about

2 feet below normal level of Fish Lake. 

EXTREMES op STAGE. Maximum stage recorded during year, 13.70 feet at 9 a. m.

May 17 (storage, 2,786 acre-feet). Water drawn down practically to nominal

lake level October 1 to noon February 18, when gage read 1.75 feet; gates

closed at noon February 18. 

COOPERATION. Gage .readings and storage table furnished by Rogue River

Valley Canal Co.

Gage readings on Fish Lake reservoir near Lake Creek, Oreg., used in correcting 

observed flow of North Fork of Little Butte Creek below dam for the year ending 

Sept. SO, 1921

Date

Jan. 31. ___________ .... _ . ________ ..... __

Feb. 3S-.U , - -. ,. ..... ..-«-.. .-... .... .-.._

Mar. 31 ___ .. _ ...... .-.-. . .- _..-_... _ _ ..- ..-.-.....

Apr. 30- ________________________ 1 __________

May 31.......... .............. .............. _ ....................

June SO ____________________ ......... ..............

July?!--- ...................... ... ................ .................

Aug. 31............ ..................... .........................

Gage height 

(feet)

6.82

12.18

13.4$

13.04

13.32

10.05

6.16

3.20

Storage <* 

(acre-feet)

0

2 328

2" 719

2,584

2,67ff

1,069

719

219

Lessor

gain during 

month

(acre-feet)

0

+8$7

-f 1,441

+391 -135

+86 -701

-1,250

-500

NORTH FORE OF LITTLE BUTTE CREEK AT FISH LAKE, HEAR LAKE CREEK, OREG.

LOCATION. In SW. H sec. 3,T. 37 S., R. 4 E., at outlet of Fish Lake, 18 miles

ea$t of Lake Creek post office, Jacksoft County. 

DBAINA&E AiiEA.-^15 square miles.

RECOEBIS AVAILABLE. October 21, 1914, to July 20, 1915; June 11, to November 

, 5, 1916; and May 26, 1917, to September 30, $921. 

GAGE.-^Lietfc water-stage recorder about one-fourth mile below dam, installed

July 10, 1918., Vertical- staff just above wasteway in temporary dam,

1914-15; vertical staff at location of present recdrder, June, 1916, to July 10,

1918. Gage reader, E. W, Frey.

DISCHARGE MEASUREMENTS. Made by wading, : 

CHANNEL AND CONTROL: Bed! composed* of gravel and b(Julder$, fairly perma^

nent. .

EXTREMES OF> DISCHARGE. Mjaximum $tage recorded during year, 2.10 feet at 

., 4 g. m. May 17 (discharge, 108 |econd-f eet) ; minimuM stage recorded, 0.24

fo<yi February- 19 (discharge, 5.8 second-feet). 

1914-1921: Maximum stage recorded, that qf May. 17? 1921; minimum

discharge! 3 sebdnd-feet Ajiril 17, 1920 (gage height, 0/4 foot). 

ICE. Stage-discharge relation affected by ice at times. 

^ Discharge is controlled by reservoir dam at, outlet of Fish Lake. 

'orie-'fourth mile 'above; a>.reG0rd has been kept of the height! of waterc in 

reservou* and monthly run-off corrected. " '
152 SURFACE WATER SUPPLY, 1921, PART XII C

ACCURACY. Stage-discharge relation affected by beaver dam until November 20; 

permanent thereafter except when affected by ice, December 17-22 and 

January 7-11. Rating curve well defined between 25 and 100 second-feet. 

Staff gage read to hundredths once a day, except when water-stage recorder 

was operating satisfactorily. Daily discharge ascertained by shiftingcontrol method and by directly applying to the rating table the daily gage 

height or the mean daily gage height determined by inspecting recordergraph. Records for period prior to November 21 poor; after that date, good.

COOPERATION. Gage-height records and part of measurements furnished by 

Rogue River,Valley Canal Co.

Discharge measurements. of North Fork of Little Butte Creek at Fish Lake, near 

Lake Creek, Oreg., during the year ending Sept. 30, 1921

Date

Oct. 31

11

Made by 

Phillips and Scheffel '.

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

Gage 

height

Feet 

1.62

1.57

1.57

Discharge

Sec.-ft. 

19.0

63

66

Date

31

Sept. 27

Made by 

Scheflel and Comptonfc.

Gage 

height

Feet 

1.79

1.72

1.39

Discharge

Sec.-ft. 

83

76

54.7

« Engineer, Medford Irrigation District. 

* Employee, Rogue River Valley Canal Co.

Daily discharge, in second-feet, of North Fork of Little Butte Creek at Fish Lake, 

near Lake Creek, Oreg., for the year ending Sept. 80, 1Q21

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.

16

16

17

17

17

19

20

19

18

19

16

21

21

20

24

20

20

26

27

26

18

22

17

17

16

16

15

15

16

21

18

Nov.

21

21

21

20

21

28

25

25

26

26

31

31

31

30

29

34

36

37

36

34

32

33

31

36

33

35

34

34

32

30

Dec.

30

32

32

31

30

30

30

30

30

29

30

29

30

28

28

28

29

32

33

34

34

32

34

35

35

34

Jan.

36

37

37

42

45

42

40

45

39

36

34

34

34

34

34

34

33

33

32

32

32

30

30

31

31

32

31

Feb.

30

30

31

32

30

30

30

31

39

38

37

37

39

38

37

38

36

20

5.8

6.0

7.0

7.4

7.4

8.2

9.8

11

13

18

Mar.

8.6

6.4

7.1

7.8

12

14

13

14

14

10

7.0

7.0

7.4

7.2

7.4

7.8

8.4

8.8

8.6

8.4

9.0

10

10

10

10

10

10

11

12

16

16

Apr.

16

16

16

16

17

17

17

17

20

31

45

45

45

48

48

48

48

45

48

48

48

48

48

54

58

61

61

61

64

64

May

64

64

64

64

64

68

68

68

68

68

68

«8

72

75

75

79

95

108

104

104

87

83

79

83

83

83

83

83

83

87

85

June

85

83

79

76

72

72

72

72

72

72

72

72

72

72

72

72

72

72

72

68

68

68

68

68

68

68

68

68

68

68

July

68

68

68

68

68

68

68

68

68

 68

68

64

64

64

64

68

68

79

91

95

91

91

87

87

87

87

87

83

83

83

83

Aug.

83

83

83

83

79

79

79

75

79

79

79

75

75

75

75

72

72

72

72

75

79

79

79

79

79

75

75

75

75

79

75

Sept.

8%

91

99

99

95

91

91

83

79

.< 79

72

72

64

64

61

54

51

51

51

51

51

51

51

58

58

58

58

54

42

42

NOTE. Stage-discharge relation affected by ice Dec. 17-22 and Jan. 7-11; discharge estimated, 

not read Mar. 3; discharge interpolated.

Gage
BOGUE,RIVER BASIN

Monthly discharge of North Fork of Little BvMe Creek at Fish Lake, near Lake 

Creek, Oreg., for the year ending Sept. SO,

Month

October _ ^ .......................

November.. _______ ...' ......

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

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

April........ _ ....... _ .........

May........................!.....

June.. _ . ........................

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

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

September. _______ . ........

The year __________

Discharge in second-feet

Maximum

27 

37 

.. 35 

45 

39 

16 

64 

108 

85 

95 

83 

99

108

Minimum

15 

20 

28 

30 

5.8 

6.4 

16 

64 

68 

64 

72 

42

5.8

Mean,

19.0

29.8 

30.8 

35. 8 / 

25.7 

9.96 

40.6 

78.3 

71.7 

75.9 

77.2 

66.8

46.9

Run-off in. acre-feet

Observed

1,170 

1,770 

1,890 

2,200 

1,430 

612 

2,420 

4,820 

4,270 

4,670 

4,750 

3,950

34,000

Stored

0 

0 

0 

0 

+887 

+1,441 

+391 

-135 

+86 

-701 

-1,250 -500

+219

Without 

storage

1, 170 

1,770 

1,890. 

2^300 

2>320 

2,050 

,2,8W 

4,680 

4,360 

3,970 

3,500 

3,450

34,200

NORTH FOEE OF LITTLE BUTTE CREEK NEAR LAKE CREEK, OREG.

LOCATION. In sec. 21, T. 36 S., K. 2 E., one-eighth mile above intake of Rogue 

River Valley canal and 1 mile above Lake Creek post office, Jackson County.

DBAINAGE AEEA. Not measured.

RECOHDS AVAILABLE. April 20 to October 13, 1916; May 7, 1917, to September 

30, 1919; and April 13 to September 30, 1921. Station above city intake, 

about 3 miles above, September 10, 1911, to March 31, 1913 (gives results 

slightly greater than present station).

GAGE. Stevens 8-day recorder on right bank inspected by employees of Rogue 

River Valley Canal Co.

DISCHAHGE MEASUHEMENTS. Made by wading near gage.

CHANNEL AND CONTHOL. Bed composed of boulders and gravel; fairly permanent 

except in extreme floods.

EXTHEMES OF DISCHAKGE. Maximum discharge during period April 13 to September 30, 1921, from water-stage recorder, 4.08 feet at 2 a. m. May 17 

(discharge, estimated from extension of rating curve, 1, 100 second-feet); 

minimum stage from recorder, 0.92 foot at 6 p. m. September 23 (discharge, 

40 second-feet).

1916-1919 and 1921: Maximum stage from high-water marks, 6.02 feet 

January 12, 1918 (discharge not computed); minimum stage, 0.80 foot December 17, 1918 (discharge, 16 second-feet).

ICE. Stage-discharge relation not affected by ice.

DIVERSIONS. Pipe line for water supply of city of Medford, capacity about 7.5 

second-feet, carries water past the gage. Several hundred acres irrigated 

above station.

REGULATION. Water was stored in Fish Lake reservoir, 15 miles above station 

on which a gage-height record has been kept (seep. 151 for record of storage).

ACCTJKACY. Stage-discharge relation permanent. Rating curve fairly well defined below 400 second feet. Operation of recorder satisfactory. Discharge 

ascertained by applying to rating table mean daily gage heights determined 

by inspecting.recorder graph. Records good.
154 SURFACE WATER SUPPLY, 1921, PART XII 0

Discharge measurements of North Fork of Little Butie Creek near Lake Greek) 

during period Apr. 18 to Sept. SO, 1921

Date

Apr* 13

May 7

19

Mad6 by 

LeTodfneux* and

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

.....do.. ,_.....

.....do. - ....,.......

Gage 

height

Feet 

1.36

1.49

1.85

1.45

Discharge

Sec.-ft. 

106

138

228

111

Date

July 13

10

Sept. 23

Made by 

K. N. PhiUips _ ......

K. N. PtTfllips .........

Gage 

height

Feet 

1.31

1.39

1.36

1.10

Discharge

Sec.-ft. 

88

107

53»4

* Employee, Rogue River Valley Canal Co.

Daily discharge, in second-feet, of North Fork of Little Butte Creek near Lake Creek, 

Oreg., for the period Apr. IS to Sept. SO, 1981

Day

1 _____

2 ___ .....

3 ______

4 ______

5 ___ ii.,..

6..^.^.!..

7_ ......

8..........

9_.t ____

IS... .......

ll'-_---r --

13 ..........

14. .........

15JkJr.v..i.

Apr.

107

107

107

May

153

155

TfiO

148

153

T48

t4?,

140

137

Hff

13*

 122'

135

127

June

186

180

183

158

145

135

137

137

137

122

1?4

m

124

120

* 127

July

105

110

T07

107

103

103

1(0

101

99

98

94

94

QO

92

96

Aug.

117

114

' 120

114

114

106

105

101

99

99

<U

art

96

101

99

Sept.

92

114

127

127

124

117

117

114

110

99

94

S3

CO

83

79

Day

16... .......

17.. ........

,18.-.^ 

19 __ . _ ..

on

91 *

!::::::::::

23 _ ....i-jj

24.-. .,»

25. .........

27 " ' ji

OQ

29'.-.. ...

36., .....,---

31..........

Apr.

1 7

112

114

114

105

107

122

127

148

145

142

142'

145

May

358

560

S73

276

502.

361

2W>

238

220

'?ft»

197

203

229

200

194

JUhe

127

122

127

127

114

\li

110

107

U2

105

ion

108

109

107

107

Jill?

9*

101

112

127

135

130 fss

122

124

120

126

117

119

112

 «* 

117

Aug.

96

96

96

94

94

103

99

94

90

4?

94

04,

i»

99

90

Sept.

71

69

76

83

76

74

P

fa

64

fld

62

57

71

66

68

Monthly discharge of North Fork of Little Butte Greek: near Lake Creek, Oreg., fdr 

the period Apr. IS to Sept. SO, 1921 ,

Month

Aprfl W-aO*...,.^. 1.... * .-. 

my _ .. ... _ .......I...1 .,

July. ____ . _ . _ ...........

SepteBjber.. . _ _ . . . ,.f.r.^.^,. j.. 

; . ; , T^e-i»erio(iu r,- jmu-*t.^.~j

Discharge ifa s«6oad-feet

Maibnufli

145 

560 

186, 

135 

120

i,.. '... ^

(if<^.-*<.-._*

Mtaiifium

t!

,- ... ,103

,'..',61..

 >.rrti>~-1l-4--

Mean

e

i 12S ' loff

 100

, ^.s

_^afc^-i'..i

Han-Off hi acre-feet

bbkerved

! Vi '

1§, 200' 

,' 7ifl20 

6,700

K'^ISO; 

, .^Ififl

.43.2W,

'store'd

>. '. .+^0 ^-135 

; . ,+8f -Voi

, -^1^280 

, ,'; -500

!,", .-t2,^J

.11 ' > 1 t . ,

Without

storage

. 4,480 

; '13,100 

. 7,710 

6,OOQ 

"< "' 4,900 

V4,660

40,800

CAiTA

T..36.S., 

southwest of ,BrjQwnsbprp, ,8 -nples bpl^^, intake, .aad mi^es from

RECORDS AVAILABLE. Irrigation seasons o|; 1913 j 191-i5 to. ,1919,; and 1921* 

GAGE. Stevens' 8-day water-stage recorder after April 24, 1918, referred to old

vertical staff at head of drop, installed June 5, 1916. Former gages were a

few feet upstream. 

DISCHARGE MEASUREMENTS. Made by wading or from a plank.
ROGUE RIVER BASIN

CHANNEL AND CONTROL. Bed composed of solid rock at head of drop; practically permanent.

EXTREMES OF DISCHARGE. Maximum stage during period April 26 to September 

30, 1920, from water-stage recorder, 2.18 feet at noon July 28 (discharge, 

43 second-feet); canal dry up to about April 23.

1913-1921: Maximum stage recorded, 2.23 feet May 15, 1919 (discharge, 

46 second-feet). Canal dry each winter.

ACCURACY. Stage-discharge relation practically permanent. Rating curve 

well defined. Operation of recorder satisfactory except for short period's 

when it was allowed to run down. Daily discharge ascertained by applying 

to rating table mean daily gage heights obtained by inspecting the recorder 

,graph. Records excellent except for estimated periods, for which they are 

fair.

The Rogue River Valley canal diverts water from Nor^h.Fork of Little Butte 

Creek in SE. H sec. 22, T. 36 S., R. 2 E., to irrigate land lying in the basin of 

Bear Creek. Any seepage or return water from irrigation of about 300 -acres 

above this point reaches Little Butte Creek above the fetation above" Eagle'Point.

Discharge measurements of Rogue River Valley canal near Bro'wnsbara, Or eg., 

during the period Apr. 26 to Sept. 30, 1921, . , -\

Date

Apr. 29

27

Made by 

J. E. LeTourneux « __ 

 do 

 -do ..

 do 

Gage 

height

Feet 

1.54 

.1.53

2.06

2.09

Discharge

Sec.-ft. 

16.2

40.1

38.3

Date

June 22

Aug. 12

Made by ' >: '

J. E. LeToufheux'C 

-4 do _, 

F.S.ScheffeK 

..^ .ido .... . <.- 

Oage 

height.

Feet 

2.03 

1.96

2.14

 1.88-

Dis.

9harge

Sec.-ft. 

35. 7 

32,2

' 40.7

" 29.5

1 Employee, Rogue River Valley Canal Go.

Daily discharge, in second-feet, of Rogue River Valley canal near Brownsboro, Oreg., 

for the period Apr. 26 to Sept. SO, 1921 ' ! - ; '-'

tfay

1 _

2 .....

3 .....

4w.

 5-i _ 

6 ......

7 ........

. 8 ... 

9 ....

10 .......

11 

12,.,,. , 10 

14 

16 . ......

Apr. May

17

IS

17

17

16

19

17

> 17

15

15

15

13

30

32

June

34

19

38

38

34

33

34

QQ

36

36

36

38

36

36

36

July

32

32,

32

36

36

36

3636'

34

38

38

40

40

40

40

Aug.

38

 i 38

39

1Q

' 30

39

40

40

40 40

40

40

jlfl

40

40

Sept.

38

38

40

40 its

30

90

OQ

27

28

28

28

26

27

27

Day

16 

17. ./ 

18. 

19.....'.. .

20 ' .1

21 

22 

23.. 

24 r __

25. -':

26 -

27 

28

29 

30 

31 .......

Apr.

Tr. . -

9.5

14

15

15

16

May

i

34

34

15

.17. : 3tv

' 'ij«!

20

18

19

28

28

36

36

38

36

36

June

36 '

,.38

36

38

 " 36'

38*

34

'3234

34

32

31

30

29

32

July0

J T ,

 " '*

4Q

40

.40 'W

40

40

404rt

40

40

38

 40

38

38

38

Aug:

>1Ji4f)'

4/»

4t

40 '«*'

''38

40

Ml 4''f

38

40

38

38

38

38

38

Sept.

27

26

25

 , 24

1 ' 25

>il;'«I

26

 &

20

22

! i

' NOTE. Braced figures show' isStiniafled mean discharge for periods indicated.'' Practically lio wat|r 

dtverted Oct. 1 to Apr. 26: Discharge interpolated May 7,8, July 16,17,23,24,30^ 31, aod Aug. l-ll, '" ';,

106543 25I WSP 534 11
156 SURFACE WATER SUPPLY, 1921, PAET XII C

Monthly discharge of Rogue River Valley canal near Brownsboro, Oreg., for the 

period Apr. 26 to Sept. 30, 1921

Month

April26-30...... .......... . . .. .. .

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

The period .........................................

Discharge in second-feet

Maximum

16 

38 

38 

40 

40 

40

Minimum

9.5 

12 

19 

32 

38 

20

Mean

13.9 

23.4 

34.3 

38.0 

39.2 

27.6

Run-off in 

acre-feet

138 

1,440 

2,040 

2,340 

2,410 

1,640

10,000

EAGIE POINT CAKAI NEAR EAGIE POINT, OREG.

LOCATION. In SE. }£ sec. 31, T. 35 S., R. 1 W., halfway between point of 

diversion and point where canal crosses Eagle Point-Brownsboro road, 100 

feet above intake of Pelouze lateral, and about 2% miles east of Eagle 

Point, Jackson County.

RECORDS AVAILABLE. May 9 to October 31, 1920, and June 15 to September 

30, 1921.

GAGE. Vertical staff fixed to an alder tree on left bank; read by Carl Bieberstedt.

CHANNEL AND CONTROL. Artificial earth channel; banks high and uniform; no 

definite control; regulation of head gate of Pelouze lateral may change 

stage-discharge relation.

EXTREMES OP DISCHARGE. Maximum discharge recorded during period ending 

September 30, 26 second-feet July 7 and 9 (gage height, 1.78 feet). Canal 

dry at times in winter.

ICE. Stage-discharge relation not affected by ice.

DIVERSION.- None.

REGULATION. Flow in canal regulated by head gates.

ACCURACY. Stage-discharge relation unstable owing to regulation of Pelouze 

lateral head gates. Rating curves well defined for October 1-19 and April 

25 to June 29; indirect shifting-control method used beginning July 1. 

Gage read to hundredths three times a week. Discharge ascertained by 

applying daily gage height to rating table. Records fair.

Canal diverts water from Little Butte Creek, in sec. 1, T. 36 S., R. 1 E.; 

water is used for irrigation near Eagle Point.

Discharge measurements of Eagle Point canal near Eagle Point, Oreg., during the 

year ending Sept. 30, 1921

Date

Dec. 6

Apr. 25

May 10

June 15

Made by 

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

F.S.Scheflel *... 

Gage 

height

Feet 

0.72

66

1.45

1.72

Discharge

Sec.-ft. 

2.9

2.4

16.7

25.7

'Date

June 29

Aug. 13

23

Sept. 23

Made by 

.tt..ao...... ........

fc.N. Phillips.. .......

Gage

height

Feet 

1.66

1.78

1.78

1.72

Discharge

Sec.-ft. 

24.9

20.8

20.3

18.2

 Employee, Rogue River Valley Canal Co.
ROGUE RIVER. BASIN 157

Daily discharge, in second-feet, of Eagle Point canal near Eagle Point, Oreg., for 

the. year ending Sept. SO, 1921

Day

I..................._..-.. ,. 

2..... _ .._.._........._..._...._...

3.............__..__... ....__...__..,

4. ______________________

a...... . . . .. j...

6..... _ ............................

7....................................

8.................. .. .............

9......... ............... .............

10....................................

11 - '-._.-, . .--..-..-.

12....................................

13.............. ....................

14....................................

15....................................

16.............. ....................

17....................................

18....................................

19............1.......................

20....................................

21....................................

22............... ............ .......

23....................................

24.............. .... . . ......

25............... ....................

26....................................

27.................... ................

28....................................

29... ........ .........................

30....................................

31........................ ...........

Oct.

12

12

12

12

12

12

13

13

13

8

6

6

6

5

5

5

Dec.

2.9

Apr.

2.4

May

16

June

26

23

23

July

21

21

21

26

26

23

23

23

23

24

23

23

23

23

23

23

Aug

21

21

21

21

20

20

20

20

20

20

20

20

20

20

20

20

19

Sept,

17

18

is

17

17

17

17

16

19

19

18

18

17

17

17

NOTE. Daily discharge Oct. 21-31 estimated from last gage reading on Oct. 17. Some water was probably diverted all winter; no record obtained.

Monthly discharge of Eagle Point canal near Eagle Point, Oreg., for the year

ending Sept. SO, 1921

Month

July.. -...-..--.-....-. ...... .......... ................

Discharge in second-feet

Maximum

13

26 

21 

19

Minimum

5

21 

19 

17

Mean

9.50 

 24.0 

23.1 

20.2 

17.5

Ban-off in 

acre-feet

584 

1,430 

1,420 

1,240 

1,040

 Estimated.

EMIGRANT CREEK NEAR ASHLAND, OREG.

LOCATION. In SE. M sec. 20, T. 39 S., R. 2 E., 200 feet above bridge on Ashland-Johnson Prairie road, 300 feet below Emigrant Gap reservoir site, 

and 11 miles by road above Ashland, Jackson County.

DRAINAGE AREA. Not measured.

RECORDS AVAILABLE. January 27 to June 30, 1920, and November 23, 1920, 

to July 15, 1921.

GAGE. rStevens 8-day water-stage ^recorder on left bank, with inside and out* 

side staff gages.

DISCHARGE MEASUREMENTS. Made by wading or from downstream side of 

highway bridge.

CHANNEL AND CONTROL. Bed composed of gravel; channel fairly straight. 

Control is gravel bar 25 feet below gage; fairly permanent. . ;".
158 SURFACE WATER SUPPLY^ 1921, PART XII C

EXTREMES OF DISCHARGE. Maximum stage during the > year, from water-stage 

recorder, 7.65 feet February 13 (clock stopped; discharge, 900 second-feet). 

Stream bed reported dry up to November 22 and after about August 1. 

1920-21: Maximum stage, that of February 13, 1921.

ICE. Stage-discharge relation not affected by ice.

DIVERSIONS. Station is above practically all diversions in Rogue River valley.

REGULATION. None.

ACCURACY. Stage-discharge relation permanent. Rating curve well defined. 

Operation of water-stage recorder satisfactory except for few short periods 

in January and February. Daily discharge ascertained by applying to 

rating table mean daily gage height obtained by inspecting recorder graph 

except for days of considerable variation, for which the mean of hourly 

discharges was used. Records excellent except for November,' January, 

and February, for which they are fair.

Discharge measurements of Emigrant Creek near Ashland, Oreg. } during the year

ending Sept. 30, 1.921

Date

Feb. 24

Apr. 11

May 21

Made by 

E. C. Briggs-. . 

.....do .-... . . - . 

Gage 

height

Feet 

4.23

5.36

4.66

5.65

Discharge

Sec.-ft. 

20 4

163

53

220

1 Employee, Talent Irrigation District. » Chief engineer, Talent Irrigation District.

Daily discharge, in second-feet, of Emigrant Creek near Ashland, Oreg., for the year

ending Sept. 30, 1921

Day

1.... _ ... _ . ...... . .

2...........................

3. -- _ _. ._...

4.... _ . _____ . _____ .

* 5." _______________ .

6. ... . ..................

7. ..........................

8... .. .__ 

9............... ............

W. ..........................

11 1. ........................

12...........................

13.. . . .

U. ..........................

15.. .........................

16...........................

17. ..........................

18...........................

19.-.. .I... .

20...........................

21.........................'..

22...........................

23...................... ....

24...........................

2S-. .........................

26-...-..........-. ......

27..-......................;.

28... . .._ .. _

29-.. ....... .........

Oft ' *, ,

31...... ....... ..............

Nov.

12

1Q

... 38

Dec.

24

37

28

41

32

27

22

24

36

109

187

64

77

47

37

34

36

58

. .49

38

33

34

33

48

43

37

42

48

94

200

1 RO

Jan.

, 112

165

187

221

252

167

131

104

86

64

52

52

64

70

77

90

' lfi«

156

117

89

, 71

68

65

63

60

57

54

51

91

'86

Feb.

78

82

86

109

119

88

86

111

254

260

230

210

289

640

380

250 m

156

141

289

220

195

182

173

162

154

152

150

Mar.

145

163

187

220

249

269

220

181

168

140

124

109

115

115

. 100

95

' '6K:

88

101

94

86

82

, 84

114

106

95

86

80

80

.' 74

72

Apr.

74

78

82

76

68

62

57

54

55

58

58

56

56

55

50

47

. ,'47

50

 48'

46

53

54

56

56

68

71

63

64

63

61

May

63

66

62

54

58

92

83

68

63

59

68

55

53

48

45

46

109

134

141

240

24fr

179

145

119 ' 98

83

70-

68

58

47.

42

;1t]<.> '

June

38

35

49

45

37

33

31

29

27

25

24

22

21

19

20

20

18

18

20

18

16 ' 14

12

10

 9.S1

9.9

.ft3

8.4

 8.2

8.1

July

7.5

7.3

7.0

6.5

5.6

v 5.1

4.3

4.0

3.8

3.8

3.6

3.1

2.4

2.0

2.0

 

NOTE. Stream reported dry Oct. 1 to'Nov. 22 and frbrai'about Aug. 1 to Bept: 30. "No record Nov.' 

25-29, Jan. 11,12, 22-26, Feb. H~HVan<t 34.-,23; discharge^stiinated by comparison; with reeords for,Bear 

Creek at Medford and from maximum and minimum stages indicated by recorder wtiile' clock stopped.
ROGUE RIVER BASIN 159

Monthly discharge of Emigrant Creek near Ashland, Oreg., for the year ending

Sept. SO,

Month

November 23-30. ______________________

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

May......--..-......-......-..--..-. . ..... ........

July 1-15 . . ... 

Discharge in second-feet

Maximum

200 

252 

 640 

269

82 

249 

49 

7.5

Minimum

22 

51 

78 

72 

46 

42 

8.1 

2.0

Mean

«90.<J 

57.1 

103 

194 

127 

59.5 

88.5 

21.8 

4.53

Run-off in 

acre-feet

1,430 

3,510 

6,330 

10,800 

7,810 

3,540 

5,440 

1,300 

135

40,300

> Estimated.

BEAR CREEK AT MEDFORD, OREG.

LOCATION. In NW. M sec. 30, T. 37 S., R. 1 W., just above Main Street Bridge 

in Medford, Jackson County.

DRAINAGE AREA. Not measured.

RECORDS AVAILABLE. March 13, 1915, to September 30, 1921; with some breaks 

during low-water periods.

GAGE. Leitz water-stage recorder on left bank beginning September 20, 1918. 

Vertical staff prior to that'date, with datum 1 foot lower. Gage read by 

H. P. Powell.

DISCHARGE MEASUREMENTS. Made from bridge or by wading.

CHANNEL AND CONTROL. Bed composed of loose gravel. A concrete sewer 

passing under stream forms a partial control.

EXTREMES OF DISCHARGE. Maximum stage during year from water-stage 

recorder, 5.80 feet at 5 a. m. February 14 (discharge, 1,710 second-feet) j 

minimum stage from recorder, 0.53 foot August 9 and 10 (discharge, 1.2 

second-feet).

1915-1921: Maximum stage determined from high-water marks 6.8 

feet in forenoon of February 9, 1919 (discharge, estimated from extension 

of rating curve, 2,400 second-feet); stream bed dry at times.

ICE. No ice during year.

DIVERSIONS. A large area is irrigated above the station.

REGULATION. None.

ACCURACY. Stage-discharge relation changed during September, date assumed 

as September 19. Rating curves fairly well defined. Operation of waterstage recorder satisfactory except for first quarter when record is fragmentary. Daily discharge ascertained by applying to rating table mean 

daily gage height determined by inspecting the gage-height graph. Records 

good, except for estimated periods for which they are fair.

Discharge measurements of Bear Creek at Medford, Oreg., during the year ending

Sept. SO, 1921

Date

Dec. 7

May 4 

18

26

Made by 

R. C. Briggs ...........

J. E. LeTourneux a __ 

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

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

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

Gage 

height

Feet 

1.30

2.07

2.58

2.31

1.83

Discharge

Sec.-ft. 

65

195 

351

262

Date

July 2

9 

9

Aug. 11

Sept. 24

Made by 

LeTourneuxandPhillips

K.N. Phillips .........

Gage 

height

Feet 

1.08

.86

Sfi

.54

QA

Discharge

Sec.Jt. 33 4

15.7 

15.9

1.3

7 a

1 Employee, Rogue River Valley Canal Co.
SURFACE WATEfi SUPPLY, 1921, PABT XII C

Daily discharge, in second-feet, of Bear Creek at Medford, Oreg., for the year ending

Sept. 30, 1921

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

10

11

10

10

10

8.9

8.9

8.9

10

10

Nov.

10

a9

10

1011

10

17

196

120

131

100

44

261

307

200

1 *ifi

100

Dec.

70

56

KQ

63

98

320

157

14.9

Oft

82

85

101

106

95

85

99 iftd.

104

QQ

QS

107

188

500

OKA

Jan.

240

307

<1S9

482

QOA

519

Q7K

297

OCO

208

183

100

1Q1

186

231

qqq

OQ1

180

168

148

14.il

140

135

130

125

131

320

0«1

Feb.

207

100

207

197 017

001

1QQ

oco

K1Q

633

576

463

690

1,210

7Qft

633

45.fi

°.QQ

660

940

CQC

500

463

AQA.

404.

420

Mar.

OQQ

410

576

614

519

d.14.

00 e

3*7

qqn

9.H7

QA7

340

Qin

301

297

010

297

267

273

267

94.fi

225

219

211

911

Apr.

211

214

219

205

194

186

17ft

1 7^

iftrt

180

100

180

166

176

186

173

166

168

ICO

186

107

Olfi

255

219

216

208

May

208

216

206

197

1QQ

249

o<iq

216

202

1Q7

188

1 ftQ

178

Qlft

313

01 A

°jlft

500

576

406

310

310

DfW

275

255

240

267

243

228

June

211

205

914.

rn±

199

183

178

170

1K.Q

14.fi

loc

116

104

102

101

93

76

82

 74

64

54

47

4241'

39

39

36

33

38

July

OK

DO

31

00

32

99

17

19.

14

13

7 °L

5 4

5.7

9.4

9.4

10

7.8

5.4

3.8

3.1

2.8

2.8

2.8

4.1

3.5

3.8

3.8

3.5

3.1

3.1

Aug.

9 1

9 ft

1.8

9 (\

2 A

1.4

1.4

1 9

1.2

1.4

9 1

2.5

2.0

2.5

2.3

2.0

2.5

2.8

9 °.

2.1

2.1

2. 1

2.0

2.0

2.1

2.1

2.5

2.3

2.1

2.1

Sept

i ft

i &

2.5

4.4

5,1

4.4

4:4

4 7

5.7

5.1

3.8

4.1

3.8

3.8

3.8

3.1

3.8

3.8

3.8

5.2

6.1

7.3

5.2

7.8

6.9

5.7

5.2

4.1

3.8

3.2

NOTE. Discharge estimated by comparison with flow of Emigrant and Little Butte creeks, and maximum indicated by recorder Oct. 1-21, Oct. 30 to Nov. 18, Nov. 20-24, Nov. 28 to Dec. 6, Dec. 11, 12, 25, 

26, Jan. 25-28, Feb. 20 and 21. Discharge interpolated Apr. 17, May 3, 4,12, and 13.

Monthly discharge of Bear Creek at Medford, Oreg., for the year ending Sept. 80,

1921

Month

January _____________________________

February . .... _____________________

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

June. _________________________

The year _______________________

Discharge in second-feet

Maximum

11 

307 

500 

930 

1,210 

614 

255 

576 

.' 234 

35 

2.8 

7.8

1,210

Minimum

*"

125 

183 

211 

166 

173 

33 

2.8 

1.2 

1.8

1.2

Mean

7.22 

72.5 

125 

264 

486 

334 

194 

266 

111 

11.4 

2.01 

4.47

154

Run-off in 

acre-feet

444 

4,310 

7,690 

16,200 

27,000 

20,500 

11,500 

16,400 

6,600 

701 

124 

266

112,000
ROGUE KIYBB BASIN 161

TALENT LATERAL NBAS ASHLAND, OREG.

LOCATION. In SW. M sec. 33, T. 38 S.., E. 1 E., at intake, one-fourth mile above 

mouth of Ashland Creek and half a mile east of Ashland, Jackson County.

RECORDS AVAILABLE. Irrigation periods of 1920 and 1921.

GAGE. Vertical staff read by employee of Talent Irrigation District.

DISCHARGE MEASUREMENTS. Made by wading near gage.

CHANNEL AND CONTROL. Channel excavated in earth and gravel; shifts slightly 

owing to growth of aquatic plants.

ACCURACY. Stage-discharge relation permanent for June; that for July changed 

constantly owing to growth of moss. Rating curve fairly well defined. 

Gage read once a day. Daily discharge ascertained by applying daily 

gage height to rating table, either directly or by shifting-control method. 

Records fair.

Canal diverts water from the east bank of Bear Creek, in SW. M sec. 33, T. 

38 S., R. 1 E. Water is carried across Ashland Creek in a flume and used to 

irrigate land on the west side of creek near Talent and Phoenix. Water is 

diverted only during periods of considerable run-off. Return water finds its 

way back into Bear Creek or into the Phoenix ditch.

Discharge measurements of Talent lateral near Ashland, Oreg., during the period

June 3 to July 17, 1921

Date

June 4

4

18

Made by 

Le Tourneuk 0 and

- do..... ... ... ....

. .do 

Gage 

height

Feet 

0.^4

.94

1.80

Discharge

Sec.-ft. 

3.9

3.8

15.2

Date

June 28

July 9

9

Made by 

Le Tourneux and

 do 

K. N. Phillips.... 

Gage 

height

Feet 

1.65

1.47

1.47

Discharge

Sec.-ft. 

13.8-

9.0

9.2.

" Employee, Rogue River Valley Canal Co.

Daily discharge, in second-feet, of Talent lateral near Ashland, Oreg., for the period

June 3 to July 17, 1921

Day

1...... .

2 _ .. ..........

3. .............

4..............

5.-.--.. ___ .

6..............

7..............

8..............

9.... ......

10.............

June

2.7

4.4

4.0

4.0

4.0

4. 0

6.S

8.0

July

13

11

11

13

11

11

11

9.7

9.6

8.7

Day

11- 

12.... ___ ....

13- .

14. __ . _ .....

15- 

16- 

17..............

18 

19. 

20. 

June

8.0

8.0

13

16

16

16

16

16

18

July

8.6

6.4

6.2

5.5

4.9

3.9

2.9

Day

21.. 

22.. 

23 

24. 

25 

26. 

27 

28 -

29 

30 

31 

June

19

20

20

20

17

16

16

15

14

14

July

NOTE. Water diverted June 3 to July 17, inclusive.

Monthly discharge of Talent lateral near Ashland, Oreg., for the period June S to

July 17, 1921

Month

June 3-30. __________________________

July 1-17 ... ... ... ........

Discharge in second-feet

Maximum

20 

13

Minimum

2.7 2.9-

Mean

1Z6 

8.67

Run-off in 

acre-feet

700

292

992
162 SURFACE WATER SUPPLY, PART XII C

PHOENIX DITCH AT TALENT, OREG.

LOCATION. In NW. M sec. 23, T. 38 8., R. 1 W., 80 feet below intake, onefourth mile below an old bridge across Bear Creek and half a mile north 

of Talent, Jackson County.

RECORDS AVAILABLE. April 19, 1916, to September 10, 1921.

GAGE. Stevens 8-day water-stage recorder on right bank referred to vertical 

staff on left of flume. Gage inspected by employees of Rqgue River Valley 

Canal Co.

DISCHARGE .MEASUREMENTS. Made from collar of flume.

CHANNEL AND CONTROL. Flume extends only a few feet below gage; no welldefined control.

EXTREMES OP DISCHARGE. Maximum stage during period May 2 to September 

10, 1921, from water-stage recorder, 3.14 feet at 10 a. m. May 28 (discharge, 

48 second-feet).

1916-1921: Maximum discharge recorded, that of May 28, 1921.

ACCURACY. Stage-discharge relation permanent to about June 8, and continually changing to about August 1, owing to growth of moss and flat 

gradient of canal. Rating curve used to June 8, well defined. Method of 

shifting control used thereafter. Water-stage recorder successfully operated 

throughout irrigation season. Daily discharge ascertained by applying to 

rating table, either directly or by shifting-control method, the mean daily 

gage height determined by inspecting recorder graph. Record good May 1 

to June 8, poor thereafter.

The Phoenix ditch diverts water from Bear Creek in the NW. }^ sec. 23, T. 

38 S., R. 1 W., for irrigating about 1,000 acres of land between Medford and

Talent.

Discharge measurements of Phoenix ditch at Talent, Oreg., during the period May 2

to Sept. 10, 1921

Date

May 3 

23

28

Made by 

J. E. Le Toumeux « .... 

 do 

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

Gage 

height

Feet 

1.33 

1.30

2.40

Discharge

Sec.-ft. 

8.6 

8.1

26.6

Date

May 28 

June. 28

Aug. 11

Made by 

J. E. Le Tourneux..... 

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

Gage 

height

Feet 

3.14 

2.30

1.48

Discharge

Sec.-ft. 

48.2 

16.2

1.6

a Employee, Rogue River Valley Canal Co.

Daily discharge, in second-feet, of Phoenix ditch at Talent, Oreg., for the period

May 2 to Sept. 10, 1921

Day

1 _ .... _ .-

2............

3-... ....

4............

5-. .......

6 .... .....

7.. ... .

8.. ........ -

9 .... .... .

10 

11 

12 

13 

14 

15 

May

8.3

8.5

8.2

8.2

8.8

8.6

8.2

8.0

8.0

8.0

7.8

7.7

7.7

7.7

June

9.2

9.1

9.3

9.7

9.8

9.7

9.8

9.7

9.3

12

16

14

8.3

10

July

16

16

15

15

14

13

11

16

19

20

17

15

17

14

10

Aug.

2

2

2

2

2

2

2

2

1

2

2

2

2

2

Sept.

2

2

2

1

1

1

1

1

1

Day

16 

17 

18- .

19 

20 __ . .....

21 ___ .-- _

22 

23 

24 

25 

26 

27 

28....... _ .

29. 

30 

31 .-

May

7.8

9.6

9.5

9.6

11

9.5

8.9

8.3

8.0

8.0

7.7

7.6

13

9.4

9.4

9.3

June

12

12

12

13

16

18

18

18

17

17

17

17

16

16

14

July

9

8

8

8

6

6

5

5

3

3

4

2

2

2

2

2

Aug.

2

2

2

2

2

2

2

2

2

2

2

2

2

2

2

2

Sept.

NOTE. Discharge, May 10 and 12, interpolated.
COQUILLE RIVER BASIN 163

Monthly discharge of Phoenix ditch at Talent, Oreg., for the period May 2 to

Sept. 10, 1921

1

Month

May 2-31................................... .............

June ________________ .. ...................

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

September 1-10 ____________ . __________

Discharge in second-feet

Maximum

13

18 

20 

2 

2

*

Minimum

7.6 

8.3 

2 

1 

1

Mean

8.68 

13.2 

9.77 

1.94 

1.3

Run-off in 

acre-feet

516 

786 

681 

119 

26

2,040

COQU1LLE RIVER BASIN 

SOUTH FORK OF COQUILLE EIVEE AT POWERS, OREG.

LOCATION. In SW. M sec. 13, T. 31 S., R. 12 W., 1,000 feet below Salmon 

Creek, 200 feet above Bingham Creek, and one-fourth mile due west of 

Powers post office, Coos County, present terminus of Marshfield branch of 

Southern Pacific Railroad.

DRAINAGE AREA. 168 square miles (measured on topographic map and on Douglas County Abstract Co.'s map.)

RECORDS AVAILABLE. September 4, 1916, to September 30, 1921.

GAGE. Inclined staff in three sections on left bank under footbridge. Gage 

read by Ray Brown.

DISCHARGE MEASUREMENTS. Made by wading or from footbridge.

CHANNEL AND CONTROL. Bed composed of gravel and solid rock; shifts during 

floods.

EXTREMES OP DISCHARGE. Maximum stage recorded during year, 11-feet at 

2 p. m. February 20 (discharge, 10,100 second-feet); minimum stage recorded, 2.48 feet September 15-17 (discharge, 28 second-feet).

1916-1921: Maximum stage recorded, 13.0 feet at 3 p. m. January 17,1919 

(discharge, 12,000 second-feet); minimum discharge, 18 second-feet September 26, 28, October 1-4 and 24-26, 1918.

ICE. Stage-discharge relation not affected by ice.

DIVERSIONS. None.

REGULATION. None.

ACCURACY. Stage-discharge relation practically permanent during year. Rating curve well defined. Gage read once a day to tenths during high water 

and three times a week to hundredths during low water. Discharge ascertained by applying daily gage height to rating table. Records good except 

those for October and September, which are fair.

Discharge measurements of South Fork of Coquille River at Powers, Oreg., during 

the year ending Sept. 80, 1921

Date

Dec. 31

Jan. 1

2

2

3

5

5

15

21

Made by 

K. N. Phillips..... .

. do 

 -do 

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

 do 

- do .... 

Qage 

height

Feet 

7.13

6.58

6.50

7.19

7.52

B.57

3.60

5.70

5.30

Discharge

Sec.-ft. 

3,130

2,260

2,190

3,180

3,710

7,310

f.,380

1,370

1,130

Date

Jan. 23

Feb. 20

23

25

July 6

Sept. 2

20

Made by 

... ..do. T . .....

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

... ..do 

K. N. Phillips. .......

Gage 

height

Weet

4,85

11.00

6.10

5.40

2.95

2.93

2.53

3.30

Discharge

Sec.-ft. 

826

10,100

1,670

1,170

76.6

76.8

31.4

.118

V
164 SURFACE WATER SUPPLY, 1921, PART XII C

Daily discharge, in second-feet, of South Fork of Coquille River at Powers, Oreg., for 

the year ending Sept. 30, 1921

Day

I.... .. ...

2.. ...................

3....................

4. ....................

5...-. .............

6..... .............

7.....-.. ..........

8-.- . _.

9..-.. . .........

10...... ............

11-.- 

12.. ...................

13..- ... ...... .

14 

15.. 

16 

17- 

18-- 

19... ......

20.. 

21. 

22

23.. 

24..... .............

25... 1 .

26..- 

27.-..--.----. ___ ...

28 

29.. .

30-. 

31-. 

Oct.

430

710

660

600

550

500

960

650

510

378

540

710

680

650

800

2,570

4,340

2,910

1,480

1,100

1,240

1,170

960

650

KOC

450

400

378

355

Nov.

97fl

235

252

97 fi

235

Oft;:

190

190

310

710

550

KAA

1,480

5,570

7,450

9 fiCft

3,700

o OCA

6,120

3,700

1,930

1,030

9 Af\(\

2,130

1 930

1,170

Dec.

1,100

2,130

2,350

9 89O

2,350

9 9,4.ft

1,830

2,350

3,700

5,390

5,570

A. sdn

3,100

9 13O

1,320

1,240

1,170

3,100

2,130

2,350

1,830

1,400

3,540

4,340

2,820

2,350

1, 830

1,930

6,690

q f)A(\

Jan.

O ORO

2,580

3,540

S Rfifi

i *>An

2,350

1,740

1,480

1,240

1,100

1,240

1,830

1,560

1,480

1,320

1,930

2,130

1,650

1,400

1,170

060

860

890

770

770

1,100

1,480

1 df\C\

2,580

1,830

j^eb.

o qtU"!

2,130

1,930

9 13O

1,930

.3,860

3,100

2,580

1,740

1,740

1,400

1,240

960

1,030

1,100

5,390

4,850

2,820

1,830

1,560

1,240

1,100

960

890

Mar.

770

680

625

600

575

550

550

525

525

475

400

355

378

550

500

2,130

1,830

2,820

1,740

1,650

1,560

1,400

1,320

1,830

1,650

1,560

1,320

960

890

800

740

Apr.

710

650

680

600

550

475

425

400

378

355

332

310

425

500

450

475

425

400

425

770

925

830

650

960

925

960

860

800

740

650

May

830

925

1,030

960

960

925

890

800

710

600

575

525

475

400

378

500

550

575

550

500

500

500

450

400

355

310

290

270

270

235

220

June

205

205

190

190

190

190

175

175

162

150

138

138

150

162

175

162

150

138

150

150

138

127

116

106

106

106

106

97

97

97

July

106

97

07

85

78

73

80

66

73

73

73

73

73

80

60

60

60

Sept.

qq

q<y

qo

qrt.

3ft30-

sft.

28

28

550-

150

73

60

66

60

4»

NOTE. Gage not read during August; mean discharge estimated at 40 second-feet. Gage read three 

times a week during July and September.

Monthly discharge of South Fork of Coquille River at Powers, Oreg., for the year

ending Sept. 80, 1921

Month

April. .

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

September........ ____________________ ....

Discharge in second-feet

Maximum

4,340 

9,680 

9,260 

6,500 

5,390 

2,820 

960 

1,030 

205 

106

550

9,680

Minimum

310 

190 

1,100 

770 

890 

355 

310 

220 

97 

60

28

28

Mean

932 

1,960 

2,970 

1,880 

2,130 

1,040 

601 

563 

148 

-76.9 

&40.0 

-80.2

1,030

Run-off in 

acre-feet

57,300 

117,000 

183,000 

116,000 

118,000 

64,000 

35,800 

34,600 

8,810 

4,730 

2,460 

4,770

746, 000

1 Mean of discharges for days when gage was read. »Estimated.

UMPQUA RIVER BASIN 

TJMPQUA RIVER NEAR EIKTOJT, ORE<J.

LOCATION. In sec. 8, T. 23 S., R. 7 W., at ferry crossing 4 miles south (by road)

from Elkton, Douglas County, and 8 miles up river above Elk Creek. 

DEAINAGE AKEA. 3,680 square miles. 

RECORDS A VAIL ABLE . October 18, 1905, to December 31, 1906; May 12, 1907,

to September 30,1921. 

GAGE. Staff in five sections. Low-water section inc^ned, the others vertical.

Datum,towered 0.52 foot September 2, 1910. Gage read by D. C. Higginbotham.
UMFQTTA EXVEB BASIN 165

DISCHARGE MEAS¥KEMENTs. Made from car on ferry cable 100 feet below gage.

CHANNEL AND CONTROL. Bed composed of gravel: somewhat shifting. Control 

of rock; practically permanent except as affected by growth of aquatic 

plants in summer.

EXTKEMES OF DISCHAKGE. Maximum stage recorded during year, 23.0 feet at 

5 p. m. December 30 (discharge, 81,000 second-feet); minimum stage 

recorded, 0.30 foot August 9 to September 17 (discharge, 1,120 second-feet). 

1905-1921: Maximum stage recorded, 38.5 feet (present datum) at 7 a. m. 

November 23, 1909 (discharge estimated from extension of rating curve, 

163,000 second-feet); minimum stage recorded, 0.17 foot in August and 

September^ 1918 (discharge, 930 second-feet).

ICE. Stage-discharge relation not affected by ice.

DIVERSIONS. Practically none.

REGULATION. Practically none.

ACCURACY. Stage-discharge relation practically permanent except as affected 

by growth of aquatic plants. Rating curve well denned below 40,000 secondfeet. Indirect shifting control method used July 23 to September 30. 

Gage read twice a day to tenths. Discharge ascertained by applying mean 

daily gage height to rating table. Records good.

Discharge measurements of Umpqua River near Elkton, Or eg., during the year ending

Sept. SO, 1921 

[Made by K. N. Phillips]

Date

Mar.25.. - - - 

Gage 

height

Feet 

6.79

.32

Discharge

Sec.-ft. 

13,100

1,140

Daily discharge, in second-feet, of Umpqua River near Elkton, Or eg., for the year

ending Sept. 80, 1921

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.

8,600

7,220

6,200

5,630

5,260

4,560

4,230

3,910

3,910

4,560

5,080

6,200

8,120

10,500

11,400

9,350

8,360

7,660

7,010

6,400

5,820

5,260

4,560

4,730

4,900

4,390

3,910

3,750

3,590

3,590

3,910

Nov.

3,590

3,590

3,290

3,140

2,990

2,690

2,420

2,690

2,990

3,910

4,560

4,900

4,900

4,900

7,660

11,100

25, 500

23,800

45,100

35,100

23,800

19,900

23,800

31,500

36, 300

43, 100

37,900

31,900

28,300

24,100

Dec.

20,200

15, 700

13,800

16,800

16,400

19,200

22,700

29,100

43,100

58,000

69,200

51,200

25,500

19,200

16,400

15,000

12,600

12,600

15,000

17,100

16,400

15,000

13,800

13,800

12,300

14,400

17,400

24,100

35, 100

62,500

60,200

Jan.

41, 100

27,200

25,500

49, 100

62,500

49,100

31,100

23,800

20,600

19,200

15,000

13,800

13,200

15, 700

18,800

18,500

16,400

15,700

14,700

12,900

12,000

11,400

10,500

9,600

9,100

9,600

11,700

12,900

13,200

12,000

11,400

Feb.

10,800

12,600

15,000

20,200

31,100

35, 100

23,800

16, 800

19,200

21, 300

27,200

24,400

21,300

21,300

22,700

19,600

18,500

17,100

25,500

41,100

49,100

31,100

21,300

19,200

18,200

16,400

15,700

17,800

Mar.

19,600

18,500

18,500

17,100

16,800

15,000

13,500

12,600

13,200

15,000

16,400

15,700

14,700

14,700

16,400

19,200

22,000

21,600

19,900

18,500

17,800

16,400

15,000

13,200

13,200

14,400

13,200

12,600

11,400

10,200

9,100

Apr.

9,350

11,700

14,100

21, 300

18,500

17,100

14,700

13,800

12,900

12,300

13,200

13,200

11,700

10,800

10,200

12,000

14,700

17,100

19,600

16,400

14,100

13,200

11,400

9,600

9,100

9,600

9,350

10,800

12,600

12,600

May

11,400

10,500

10,500

12,600

15,400

18,500

22,700

25,500

26,600

22,400

21,300

19,200

18,500

17,800

15,700

14,400

10,800

8,850

8,600

13,800

17,800

21,000

17, 100

15,000

14,400

12,600

19 ftflft

n 4nn

10,800

June

11,400

10,800

10,200

9,100

8,600

8,120

7,660

7,440

8,120

8,120

7,220

7,220

6,800

6,400

6,010

5,630

6,010

6,010

5,630

4,900

4,560

4,230

3,910

3,440

3,290

2,990

3,290

3,590

3,290

2,990

July

2,990

2,990

2,690

2,600

2,420

2,180

2,180

1,900

1,730

1,570

1,520

1,430

1,340

1,480

1,570

1,380

1,380

1,380

1,340

1,380

1,480

1,380

1,300

1,300

1,340

1,340

1,340

1,300

1,300

1,300

1,300

Aug.

1,300

1,250

1,250

1,300

1,300

1,250

1,200

1,160

1,120

1,120

1,120

1,120

1,120

1,120

1,120

1,120

1,120

1.120

1,120

1,120

1,120

1,120

1,120

1,120

1,120

1,120

1,120

1,120

1,120

1,120

1,120

Sept.

1,120

1,120

1,120

1,120

1,120

1,120

1,120

1,120

1,120

1,120

1,120

1,120

1,120

1,120

1,120

1,120

1,120

1,480

2,990

2,420

1,900

1,480

1,380

1,620

1,520

1,430

1 380

1,480

1,380

1,380
166 SURFACE WATER SUPPLY; 1921;, PAST XII C

Monthly discharge of Umpqua Rvoer near Elkton, Or eg., for the year ending Sept. 30

1921 *

[Drainage area, 3,680 square miles]

Month

October. _ . ___________

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

May ________________

June ___ . ____________

July....... _ .....................

The year __________

Discharge in second-feet

Maximum

11,400 

45,100 

69,200 

62,500 

49,100 

22,000 

21,300 

26,600 

11,400 

2,990 

1,300 

2,990

69,200

Minimum

3,590 

2,420 

12,300 

9,100 

10,800 

9,100 

. 9,100 

8,600 

2,990 1,300- 

1,120 

1,120

1,120

Mean

5,890 

10,600 

25,600 

20,200 

22,600 

15,700 

13,200 

15,800 

6,230 

1,680 

1,150 

1,360

12,100

Per 

square 

mile

1.60 

4.51 

6.96 

5.49 

6.14 

4.27 

3.59 

4.29 

1.69 

.457 

.312 

.370

3.29

Run-off

Inches

1.84 

5.03 

8.02 

6.33 

6.39 

4.92 

4.00 

4.95 

1.89 

' .53 

.36 

.41

44.67

Acre-feet

363,000 

988,000 

1, 570, 000 

1, 240, 000 

1,260,000 

965,000 

786,000 

972,000 

371,000 

103,000 

70,700 

80,900

8,770,000

MISCELLANEOUS DISCHAKGE MEASUKEMENTS

Records of measurements of the flow of streams at points other 

than those at which gaging stations were maintained are presented 

in the following tables:

Miscellaneous discharge measurements in lower Columbia River and Pacific slope 

drainage basins in Oregon during the year ending Sept. SO, 1921 <

Umatilla River basin

Date

May 11

13

July 12

Sept. 20

May 7

22

June 2

Mar. 7

18

Apr. 30

May 12

7

15

July 12

22

Aug. 29

Stream

 do. 

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

 do 

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

Butter Creek ____ .

 do-.... ___ .....

 .do. 

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

 do .

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Tributary to or 

diverting from 

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

... ..do ........ -

 ..do .... 

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

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

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

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

 do 

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

..... do. 

Locality

Oreg.

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

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

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

Neill ranch, in SW. H sec.

14, T. 1 N., R. 27 E. 

.... .do .... ... -

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

Near outlet, near Hermiston, Oreg. 

. .do.......... _ 

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

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

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

..... do ......... ... ... ,

..... do . .-

..... do 

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

Gage 

height

Feet 

1.73

.62

.47

.96

.82

.27

.50

.45

.90

1.12

1.35

1.59

1.60

1.85

1.84

2.16

Dis 

charge

Sec.-ft. 

12.2

12.2

14.1

12.0

6.9

57

42.9

18.4

23.3

21.8

32.8

39.6

43.0

51

51

60

60

70
MEASUREMENTS 

Descbwtes River basin

'Date

Oct. 27

July 1

Oct. 27 

27

31

Sept 3

May 17

17

17

19

Nov. 5

Apr. 4

July 2

Apr. 4

30

Stream

Squaw Creek canal.... 

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

. _ .do............. __

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

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

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

 do ... 

.....do.......... _._._,.,.

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

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

. _ .do.................

....I do... ._ ._._ 

Tributary to or 

diverting from 

Fork, 

 do 

Diverts from Squaw 

Creek.

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

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

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

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

 do. 

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

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

 do 

 -do... 

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

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

Locality

100 feet above mouth near

Harper, Oreg.

 do...... _ , .

Discontinued gaging station 

near Sisters, Oreg. 

 do... __ _....._ 

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

.....do... __ ................

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

Carlin ranch, sec. 2, T. 19 S.,

R. 17 E., Oreg. 

__ do... __________

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

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

above Mill Creek, near 

PrinevDle, Oreg. 

do

 do.. ..... ...

near PrinevUle, Oreg. 

__ do _ . ___________

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

Gage 

height

Feet

0.98

.79

1.08

1.28

1.11

.81

1.45

1.44

1.14

.64

2.56

.98

3.02

2.02

1.53

Discharge

Sec.-ft. 

142.

37.0

10.0

48.6 

32.8

51

74

55

12.6

46.8 4ao

43.8

4.2

21S

22.5

228

82

36.5

Hood River basin

June 24 Dead Point Creek .....

Oreg.

Feet Sec.-ft. 

5.6

Herman Creek basin

Aug. 24

Mar. 2

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

& Power Co.'sflume.

.....do.....-.... '

Creek;

near Cascade Locks, Oreg. 

. __ do.. __ . ...............

Oreg.

Feet 

1.10

66

Sec.'ftl

' 57

2ft i

 " 2218

Wiilamette River basin

Sept. 16

Oct. 11

Mar. 16

 do........ .

Cazadero power flume.

Balch Creek _____

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

mas River.

Oreg., in sec. 11, T. 168., 

R. 6E.

 do.... . ...

half a mile below dam.

land, Oreg.

Feet Sec.-ft. 

974

327

1,700

 84

Maximum stage of day about 0.7 foot higher; crest discharge estimated at about 120 second-feet.
168 SURFACE WATER SUPPLY, 1921, PART XII C

 Rogue River basin

Date

Apr. 29 

May 10

27

June 13

22

July l

8

Aug. 10

23

Sept. 10

23

May 31

Apr. 19

May 3

13

13

18

25

June 11

28

May 3

13

21

28

June 11

18

28

July 1

9

Aug. 11

Apr. 25

May 4

18

June 11

July 2

Aug. 11

May 24

24

Stream

Rogue River Valley 

canal.

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

 do........ .

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

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

_._.. do ..... .....

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

 do 

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

 do... .......

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

.. do......,.... ..

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

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

Griffin Creek __ . __ .

Tributary to or 

diverting from 

Diverts from North 

Fork of Little Butte 

Creek. 

 do..... .....

.....dd.. .. 

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

 do... 

 do. .. _____ 

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

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

 do.... 

 do........ 

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

 do.. 

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

 do..... 

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

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

 .do... 

 do... ..... 

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

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

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

 do.... 

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

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

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

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

 do... 

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

 do.... 

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

 do.... .... 

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

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

Locality

Discontinued gaging station 

in sec. 20,T.36S.,R.2 E., 

near Lake Creek, Oreg.

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

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

 do......... _ .

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

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

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

 do...... 

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

 do 

irrigation district canal in 

sec. 31, T. 36 S., R. 1 E., 

Oreg.

Ashland, Oreg. 

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

 do... 

 do .....

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

.... .do..... 

. -do...........-- ....

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

in sec. 23, T. 38 S., K.I W., 

at Talent, Oreg. 

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

 .do-. 

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

.... .do...._ ....... ...

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

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

 do...... .... ... :.. ...

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

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

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

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

..... do.......... ... _____

 -do.... .....

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

Medford, Oreg.

, Jacksonville, Oreg.

Gage 

height

Feel 

1.40

1.39

2.01

2.19

2.23

2.44

2.63

2.33

2.19

1.92

1.79

1.63

1.77

1.69

l.«9

2.19

2.00

1.20

1.00

2.81

2.78

3.86

3.06

2.72

2.40

2.11

1.87

1.86

1.15

2.30

2.23

2.91

2.05

1.40

.90

Discharge

Sec.-ft. 

18.8

19.1

42.8

44.8

40.8

43.1

44.7

57.4

50.0

30.6

22.4

18.5

45.3

60

51

. 47.9

119

92

19.9

6.1

184

168

582

247

120

78

43

26

24

2.9

206

187

403

128

30.9

2.1

1.4
INDEX

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Accuracy of data and results, degrees of 4-5 

Acre-foot, definition of- __ 2 

Albany, Oreg., Oak Creek near______ 122-124

Willamette River at... ...._._.. 115-116 

Amboy, Wash., Lewis River near__.__ 132-133 

Antelope Creek, Oreg., discharge measurement of_.__._____.__.. 168 

Appropriations, record of__._____.._.. 1 

Arnold canal near Bend, Oreg________ 59-61 

Arnold Irrigation Co., cooperation by__.. 9 

Ashland, Oreg., Emigrant Creek near. 157-159,168

Talent lateral near._ . ... 161

B

Balch Creek near Portland, Oreg______ 167

Bear Creek at Central Point, Oreg..____ 168

at Medford, Oreg.......... ......... 159-160

at Rickman ranch, near Roberts, Oreg.. 77-78 

at Talent, Oreg..__.___.__.__. 168 

Bear Creek, Oreg., discharge measurements

of............................... 167

Bend, Oreg., Arnold canal near.___.__.. 59-61 

Central Oregon canal near.________ 61-62 

Deschutes River below .. ... 50-53 

Deschutes River near...._......._ 48-50

North canal near.______.__ .... 64-66

Pilot Butte canal near______: . 63-64

Swalley canal near.. 66-67

Tumalo Creek near___________ 67-70

Tumalo feed canal near. 72-73

Big Bottom, Oreg., Clackamas Biver at 124-126

Big Butte Creek, South Fork of, near Butte

Falls, Oreg.....__........... 146-147

Biggs, Oreg., Deschutes River near ._.. 54^56 

Birch Creek at Reith, Qreg_________ 25-26 

near Pilot Rock, Oreg--*___.,____ 23-25 

Brownsboro, Oreg., Rogue Biver Valley canal

near , 154-156 

Bull Run, Oreg., Little Sandy River near. 111-112 

Bull Run River near Ball Run, Oreg. 109-110 

Butte Falls, Oreg., South. Fork of Big Butte

Creek near..'... ....__.... 146-147

Butter Creek, Oreg., discharge measurements

of........ ... ............., 166

Cable Creek near Ukiah, Oreg... 45-47 

Oalapooya Biver near Tangent^Oreg...... 121-122

California-Oregon Power Co., cooperation fey. 8 

California-Oregon Power Co.'s flume near

Prospect, Oregr.:.. .... 145-148 

Camas Creek above Cable Creek, near tFkiah,

Oreg............ ............. 44-45

Cascade Locks, Oreg., Columbia River Light

& Power Co.'s flume near.. __ 167 

, Herman Creek near , . 167

Page

Cazadero, Oreg., Clackamas River near_ 126-1^8 

Oak Fork of Clackamas Rivsr at Timothy Meadows, near...____ 128-129 

Oak Grove Fork of Clackamas River at

intake, near . ...__._ 130-131 

Cazadero power flume near Cazadero, Oreg-. 167 

Central Oregon canal near Bend, Oreg___ 61-62 

Central Oregon Irrigation Co., cooperation by. 9 

Central Point, Oreg., Bear Creek at .lt__ 168 

Clackamas River at Big Bottom, Oreg.... 124-126

near Cazadero, Oreg_________ 126-128 

Oak Fork of, at Timothy Meadows, near

Cazadero, Oreg___,____ 128-129 

Oak Grove Fork of, at intake, near Cazadero, Oreg 130-131

Clarno, Oreg., John Day River at...._.... 38-40

Clear Creek above intake, near Wapinitia,

Oreg.... ..................... 84-85

Columbia River at The Dalles, Oreg......... 10-11

Columbia River Light & Power Co.'s flume

near Cascade Locks, Oreg... 167 

Columbia Southern canal near Tumalo, Oreg- 70-72 

Computations, results of, accuracy of._._ 4-5 

Control, definition of..____________ 2 

Cooperation, record of._ . .. 9 

Coquitfe River basin, Oreg., gaging-station

record in...___._____ 163-164 

Coquille River, South Fork of, at Powers,

Oreg.... ................... 163-164

Corvallis, Oreg., Muddy Creek near. 119-121 

Cowlitz River basin, Wash., gaging-station

records in_____.__ __,, 135-140 

Crook County, Oreg., cooperation by.__.. 9 

Crooked River near Culver, Oreg... 75-76 

Culver, Oreg., Crooked River near. 75-76 

Current meters. Price, plate showing 2

Data, accuracy of_.__.___.... 4^5 

explanation of_________..... . '3-4

Dayville, Oreg., John Day River near._ 36-37 

South Fork of John Day River at. 42-48

Dead Point Creek near Dee, Oreg_ .. 167

Dee, Oreg., Dead Point Creek near... 167 

Green Point Creek near . 95-86 

North Fork of Green Point Creek near.. 96-97

Deschutes County, Oreg., cooperation by..,. 9

Deschutes River at Benham Falls, near

Bend, Oreg........,--,,.,-, 48-56

at Mecca. Oreg _Trr,-.-., 53^54 

at Moody, near Biggs, Oreg ,. ..,, 54-66 

below Bend, Oreg____ . ,»r-«- l®~s& 

near Lapine. Oreg_ ..... 47-48

Deschutes River basin. Oreg., gaging-station

records in__.._ ..,. 47-86,167

169
170 INDEX

E

Page

Eagle Point canal near Eagle Point. Oreg_. 156-157 

Eagle Point, Oreg.. Little Butte Creek

above_____________ 149-150 

East Fork at Morson intake, near Lapine,

Oreg. -.--.... -.-.--...._. 56-58

near Lapine, Oreg. _1_.. 58-59 

East Fork Irrigation District canal near

Mount Hood. Oreg ____ 93-95 

East Fork Irrigation District, cooperation by. 9 

Echo mill tailrape at Echo, Oreg_.......... 28-30

Echo, Oreg., Umatilla project feed canal

 near...__'.-..................... 26-28

Western Land & Irrigation Co.'s canal

at.,.._..._ . .-.. 30-31 

Elkton, Oreg., Umpqaa River near____ 164-166 

Emigrant Creek.near Ashland, Oreg 157-159,168 

Eugene, Oreg., WHlamette River at... 113-114

Farmers canal near Oakgrove, Oreg_____ 97-98 

Fish Lake, Oreg., North Fork of Little Butte

Creek near..... __...... 151-153

Fish Lake reservoir near Lake Creek, Oreg.. 151 

Friez water-stage recorder, plate showing__ 3

O

Gaging-station, typical, plate showing, _... 2 

Gate Creek near Warnjc, Oreg_i.......... 85-86

GlenwoOd, Wash., itlickitat River near.- _ 87-88

Green Point Creek near Dee, Oreg'---___ 95-96

North Fork of, near Dee, Oreg_...... 96-97

Griffin Creek near Medford, Oreg .....__ 168

Gurley printing water-stage recorder, plate

Showing_ -....-......._._... 3

H

Harper, Oreg., Spring River near....__.. 167 

Henshaw, F. F., and assistants, work of_... 9 

Herman Creek basin, Oreg., records of dis- ,

chargein___.________. 167 

Creek near Cascade Locks, Oreg . 167 

ijermiston d* ainQiear HerinistoQ, Oreg.__. 166 

ijermiston, Oreg., Maxwell canal near__. 31-32 

Hood River at Powerdale, near Hood River,

Oreg:-........'. ......- 88-9i

East Fork of, near Mount Hood, Oreg... 92-93 

Hood River basin, Oreg., gaging-station rev ., cords in._--...-.___... 88-100,167 

ilpod River, Oreg., Pacific Power & , Light,. 

... Cp.'s taijrace near.______.98-100 

j^orse Creek, Oreg., discharge measurements 

-, vl " of._.. ,.... _ 167

Horse Heaven Irrigation District, coopera- ,

tionby.___.___....___ 9

Jackson Creek near Jacksonville, Oreg.___ 168 

Jefferson' County Conservancy District, co- 

'''."''' operationby._. ... ...____ 9

JoHii Day Irrigation District, cooperation by. 9 

Johfl Day River at Ciarno, Oreg............ 38-40

'.'fit McDonald, Oreg-- __.......... 40-41

'* 'near Dayyille, Oreg.._________ 36-37 

South Fo'flt Of, at Dayville, Oreg..-.._ 42-43 

John Day River basin, Oreg., gaging-station

, Words in.-.....; ______. 36-47

Johnson Creek at mouth, near Lewis, Wash. 137-138

Page

Kalama River near Kalama, Wash _____ 133-135 

Klickitat River near Glenwood, Wash ___ 87-88

L

Lake Creek at outlet of Packwood Lake,

near Lewis, Wash ____ . _ 135-136 

near Sisters, Oreg _____________ 80-81

Lake Creek, Oreg., Fish Lake reservoir near. 151 

North Fork of Little Butte Creek near. 151-154 

Rogue River Valley canal near _____ 168 

South Fork of Little Butte Creek near.. 14&-149

Lapine, Oreg., Deschates River near __ ... 47-48 

East- Fork near. ___ ______ ___ 56-59 

Morson canal near... .. _______ . __ 167

Lewis River near Amboy, Wash _____ 132^-133

Lewis, Wash,, Johnson Creek near ____ 137-138 

Lake Creek near ____________ 135-136

Little Butte Creek above Eagle Point, Oreg. 149-150 

North Fork of, at Fish Lake, near Lake

Creek, Oreg...-. ......... __ 151-153

near Lake Creek, Oreg..: _____ 153-154 

South Fork of, near Lake Creek, Oreg.. 148-149

Little Sandy River near Bull Run, Qreg.. 111-112

Long Tom River near Monroe, Oreg ___ 118-119

M

McDonald, Oreg., John Day River at ___ 40-41 

McKay Creek near Pendleton, Oreg ____ 21-22

near Pilot Rock, Oreg _ ....... __ ..:.. 19^-21

near Prineville, Oreg- __ . ______ ., 167 

McKenzie River at McKenzie Bridge, 

Oreg 116-118

Marmot, Oreg., Sandy River hear _____ 102-104 

Maxwell canal near Hermiston, Oreg.- 31-32 

Mecca, Oreg., Deschutes River at.. -1 _ .'53-54 

Medford Irrigation District, cooperation 'by. . 9 

Medford, Oreg., Bear Creek at..... ... . 159-160

Griffin Creek near _ .. 1 '. ...... ........ 168

Mill Creek near PrinevDley ©Tfcg-L. __ '78-80 

Milton, Oreg., Walla Walla River near . 12-14 

Monroe, Oreg., Long Tom River nesir :-. 118-119 

Moody, M. A., cooperation tjy: j 9 

Moody, Oreg., Desehatei River at-. -. 5*-66 

Morgan, Oreg., Willow Creek neffl?. 34r-36 

Morson canal near Lapine, Oteg _ . . 167 

Mount -Hood, -OregiViEast Forfclrtrigatioti -' :

' " District canal near __. : L .93-95 

' East Fotkxtf Hood {River 'near. . 

Mud4y Creek. near O<*VaHfe, Oreg. _ '-..

North Coast Power Co., cooperation by. . 

Northwestern Electric Co., cooperation by. .

Oak-Qreek near Albapy^Otes^-w.-^.,-.. 122-^124 

Oakgray#,-Preg., Fanners eaaal near... ., 97^98 

Ochoco Creek. nfiwrPr|nev41^,y9regr-.v 167 

p.qhoco Irrigation District, cooperation by 9 

Oregony cooperation by .4>~ -. *- -- >..:> 9

 ' - / P '::-' 

Pacific Power &J j/tg:ht. Co., coop^rtjon by... 9 

Pacific Power & Ligiit Co.'s tailrace, near ,

Hood River, Oreg. _ '..'....'. '...'. 98-100 

Packwood Lake, Wash., Lake Creek at outlet of...... ... 135-136
INDEX 171

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Parker, G. L., and assistants, work of....... 9

Pendleton, Oreg., McKay Creek near --... 21-22 

Umatilla Eiver pear_______ __--- 14-15 

Phoenix ditch at Talent, Oreg__ 162-163 

Pilot Butte canal near Bend, Oreg_____ 63-64 

Pilot Rock, Oreg., Birch Creek near_____ 23-25 

McKay Creek near. 19-21 

Portland Railway, Light & Power Co., cooperation by_____--._-.- 9 

Portland, Oreg., city of, cooperation by__. 9 

Powerdale, Oreg., Hood River at--- 88-91 

Powers, Oreg., South Fork of Coquille River

at.. - . 163-164

Price current meters, plate showing.... ... 2

Prineville, Oreg., McKay Creek near____ 167 

Mill Creek near.. -- 78-80

Ochoco Creek near....._-__-_.-. 167

Prospect, Oreg., California-Oregon Power

Co.'s flume near.__ _,_ ...... 145-146

Rogue River below.. 141-143

Publications, information concerning.. -- 5-8

obtaining or consulting of .............. 6

on stream flow, list of_-------_._-- 7

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Reith, Oreg., Birch Creek at .___ ..... 25-26

Roberts, Oreg., Bear Creek at Rickman

ranch, near___................ 77-78

Rogue River below Prospect, Oreg- 141-143 

near Tolo, Oreg- .... 143-144

Rogue River basin, Oreg., gaging-station records in......... ...... 141-163,168

Rogue River Valley Canal Co., cooperation

by - - - -. 9 

Rogue River Valley canal near Brownsboro,

Oreg.-- .. 154-156

near Lake Creek, Oreg-.___--____- 168

Run-off in inches, definition of.-.--_____ 2

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Salmon River at Welches, Oreg.__...... 107-109

Sandy River basin, Oreg., gaging-station records in_ _. 102-112 

Sandy River near Marmot, Oreg-_____ 102-104 

Second-feet, definition of.....________ 2

Second-feet per square mile, definition of-_ 2

Silver Lake.Wash., Toutle River near.__ 139-140

Sisters, Oreg., Lake Creek near________ 80-81

Squaw Creek canal near_________ 167

Squaw Creek near ....____._._. 73-75

Spring River near Harper, Oreg. _____ 167 

Squaw Creek canal near Sisters, Oreg___.- 167 

Squaw Creek near Sisters, Oreg---_____ 73-75 

Stage-discharge relation, definition of __ _. 2 

Stanfleld drain at Stanfield, Oreg ___.. 166 

Stevens continuous water-stage recorder,

plate showing-.._________ 3 

Still Creek at Zigzag, Oreg.------...... 105-107

Suttle Lake Irrigation District, cooperation

by 9

Swalley canal near Bend, Oreg--_____ 66-67 

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Talent Irrigation District, cooperation by__ 9 

Talent lateral near Ashland, Oreg.....___ 161

Talent, Oreg., Bear Creek at..-.__....... 168

Phoenix ditch at-------_ ....... 162-163

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Tangent, Oreg., Calapooya River Bear._. 121-122 

Teel Irrigation District, cooperation toy___ 9 

Terms, definition of.. __________ 2-3 

The Dalles, Oreg., Columbia River at -__ 10-11 

Tolo, Oreg., Rogue River near.______ 143-144 

Toutle River near Silver Lake, Wash___ 139-140 

Tumalo Creek near Bend, Oreg-_______ 67-70 

Tumalo feed canal near Bend, Oreg_____ 72-73 

Tumalo, Oreg., Columbia Southern canal

near_--.___--_________ 70-72 

Tygh Valley, Oreg., White River below___ 82-83

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Ukiah, Oreg-, Cable Creek near_______ 45-47 

Camas Creek near.__________ 44-45 

Umatilla County, Oreg., cooperation by___ 9 

Umatilla, Oreg., main canal of west division

Umatilla project near.______ 33-34 

Umatilla project feed canal near Echo, Oreg 26-28 

Umatilla River above Furnish reservoir, near

Yoakum, Oreg___________ 15-17 

above McKay Creek, near Pendleton,

Oreg------- .. .____.__ 14-15

near Umatilla, Oreg-- ___-___ 18-19 

Umatilla River basin, Oreg., gaging-station

records in....____..__ 14-34,166

Umpqua River near Elkton, Oreg_____ 164-166 

Underwood, Wash., White Salmon River

near_______________ 100-102 

United States Bureau. of Reclamation, cooperation by.__.._.-_-. 9 

United States Forest Service, cooperation by. 9 

United States Office of Indian Affairs, cooperation by__ ------... 9

United States Weather- Bureau, cooperation

by_____.___.___.____ 9

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Walla Walla River near Milton, Oreg... _ 12-14 

Wamic, Oreg., Gate Creek near..-___... 85-86 

Wapinitia, Oreg., Clear Creek near___ 84-85 

Washington, cooperation by. ......... 9

Water-stage recorders, plate showing-__ 3 

Welches, Oreg., Salmon River at.._----- 107-109

West? division Umatilla project, main canal

of, near Umatilla, Oreg_____. 33-34 

Western Land & Irrigation Go's canal at

Echo, Oreg---.-------------. -- 30-31

White River below Tygh Valley, Oreg .... 82-83

White Salmon River near Underwood,

Wash. 100-102 

Willamette River at Albany, Oreg_.__... 115-116 

at Eugene, Oreg_ ._________ 113-114 

Willamette River basin, Oreg., gaging-station

records in 113-131,167

Willow Creek near Morgan, Oreg.______ 34-36

Work, authorization of-.__-____---. 1

division of...__..__ ._____..-- 9

scope of___.---_....._-._.__.., 1-2

Yoakum, Oreg., Umatilla River near.--- 15-17

Zero flow, point of, definition of. 

Zigzag, Oreg., Still Creek at...-. 

Zigzag River at Zigzag, Oreg_.

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