USGS Streamgage 14306500
Alsea River near Tidewater, OR
Alsea River near Tidewater, OR is USGS streamgage 14306500 in Oregon, monitoring river discharge in hydrologic subbasin 17100205. It drains a watershed of about 334 square miles. Discharge records at this site go back to 1939. Typical flow runs near 183.3 cfs in July and 1,224.4 cfs in April, with the higher of the two arriving in April.
Gauge details
- State
- Oregon
- Drainage area
- 334 sq mi
- Subbasin (HUC-8)
- 17100205
- Coordinates
- 44.38595, -123.83178
- USGS site number
- 14306500
- Records begin
- 1939-10-01 (87 years)
Typical flow by month
Long-term daily discharge percentiles from the USGS record (up to 87 years of data), averaged within each month. These describe the historical normal range — they are not a forecast and not today's reading.
| Month | Low p10 | Typical p50 | High p90 | Range |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 924.8 | 2,427.1 | 7,396.5 | |
| February | 860.3 | 2,137.2 | 6,645.5 | |
| March | 831.3 | 1,887.4 | 5,056.1 | |
| April | 666.5 | 1,224.4 | 2,936 | |
| May | 407 | 650.3 | 1,426.5 | |
| June | 232.4 | 349.5 | 699.6 | |
| July | 126.2 | 183.3 | 271.2 | |
| August | 77.5 | 109 | 158.2 | |
| September | 67.4 | 92.4 | 203.1 | |
| October | 74.9 | 158.9 | 747.2 | |
| November | 196 | 952.4 | 4,016.7 | |
| December | 638.3 | 2,191 | 7,482.9 |
All values in cubic feet per second (cfs).