USGS Streamgage 14337500
Big Butte Creek near McLeod, OR
Big Butte Creek near McLeod, OR is USGS streamgage 14337500 in Oregon, monitoring river discharge in hydrologic subbasin 17100307. It drains a watershed of about 245 square miles. Discharge records at this site go back to 1945. Typical flow runs near 62.3 cfs in July and 309.3 cfs in April, with the higher of the two arriving in April.
Gauge details
- State
- Oregon
- Drainage area
- 245 sq mi
- Subbasin (HUC-8)
- 17100307
- Coordinates
- 42.65124, -122.69143
- USGS site number
- 14337500
- Records begin
- 1945-10-01 (81 years)
Typical flow by month
Long-term daily discharge percentiles from the USGS record (up to 81 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 | 81.3 | 257.9 | 983.6 | |
| February | 90.2 | 294.4 | 869.2 | |
| March | 104.7 | 365.5 | 824.2 | |
| April | 96.8 | 309.3 | 616.1 | |
| May | 70.8 | 186 | 384.3 | |
| June | 48.6 | 93.3 | 224.3 | |
| July | 36.2 | 62.3 | 105.9 | |
| August | 33.5 | 56.4 | 83.5 | |
| September | 39.1 | 61.1 | 91.9 | |
| October | 52.9 | 106.9 | 161.7 | |
| November | 56.1 | 92.9 | 305.6 | |
| December | 65.4 | 172.3 | 820.2 |
All values in cubic feet per second (cfs).