USGS Streamgage 14153500
Coast Fork Willamette River below Cottage Grove Dam, OR
Coast Fork Willamette River below Cottage Grove Dam, OR is USGS streamgage 14153500 in Oregon, monitoring river discharge in hydrologic subbasin 17090002. It sits on the Coast Fork Willamette River, alongside 1 other gauge Rivermatics tracks on the same river. It drains a watershed of about 104 square miles. Discharge records at this site go back to 1939. Typical flow runs near 52.5 cfs in July and 114.9 cfs in April, with the higher of the two arriving in April. Rivermatics issues a daily machine-learned flow outlook for this gauge, reaching 14 days ahead, alongside daily high and low water-temperature forecasts.
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Gauge details
- State
- Oregon
- Drainage area
- 104 sq mi
- Subbasin (HUC-8)
- 17090002
- Coordinates
- 43.72068, -123.0498
- USGS site number
- 14153500
- Records begin
- 1939-01-01 (87 years)
- Rivermatics forecast
- 14-day flow outlook + water temperature
14-day flow forecast
Based on observations through for Coast Fork Willamette River below Cottage Grove Dam, OR. Each day carries a median estimate and the band the model expects the flow to fall within — not a single number to plan against. Forecasts are re-issued daily; see the live screen for the current outlook.
| Date | Low p10 | Expected p50 | High p90 | Range |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 50.6 | 51.4 | 52.3 | ||
| 50.3 | 51.3 | 94.3 | ||
| 50.1 | 51.8 | 121 | ||
| 49.5 | 51.6 | 141 | ||
| 48.9 | 52.3 | 152 | ||
| 48.2 | 53.3 | 181 | ||
| 47.4 | 55.1 | 261 | ||
| 47.1 | 56.2 | 320 | ||
| 46.2 | 58.3 | 356 | ||
| 45.7 | 60.7 | 349 | ||
| 45.3 | 61.4 | 407 | ||
| 45.1 | 62.1 | 472 | ||
| 45.1 | 63 | 489 | ||
| 44.6 | 65.9 | 479 |
All values in cubic feet per second (cfs). Estimates only — do not use them for navigation or for any safety, rescue, or emergency decision.
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 | 100.6 | 339.6 | 1,409.3 | |
| February | 70.8 | 206.8 | 950 | |
| March | 65.1 | 185.7 | 800.3 | |
| April | 57.5 | 114.9 | 514.8 | |
| May | 55.6 | 83.3 | 321.4 | |
| June | 51.2 | 76.3 | 191.2 | |
| July | 43.5 | 52.5 | 76.9 | |
| August | 42.2 | 53.9 | 184.8 | |
| September | 48.9 | 152.7 | 358.6 | |
| October | 50.4 | 216.2 | 384.4 | |
| November | 42.6 | 149.8 | 735.8 | |
| December | 67.3 | 316.4 | 1,316.5 |
All values in cubic feet per second (cfs).
Common questions
- When does Coast Fork Willamette River below Cottage Grove Dam, OR normally run highest?
- January, on the long-term record. The median daily flow that month is about 339.6 cfs, against 52.5 cfs in July, the lowest month. These are historical normals for the date, not a forecast and not today's reading.
- What is a normal flow for Coast Fork Willamette River below Cottage Grove Dam, OR?
- It depends on the month. In January, half of days historically fall near 339.6 cfs, with the middle 80% of days between 100.6 and 1,409.3 cfs. The month-by-month table on this page gives the full range.
- How long has Coast Fork Willamette River below Cottage Grove Dam, OR been measured?
- Discharge records at USGS site 14153500 begin in 1939, about 87 years, covering roughly 9,201 days of published daily values. The long record is what makes the monthly percentiles on this page meaningful.
- Is there a flow forecast for Coast Fork Willamette River below Cottage Grove Dam, OR?
- Yes. Rivermatics trains a machine-learned model — a temporal-fusion transformer — on this basin's observed flows, weather, and snowpack, and issues a daily flow outlook reaching 14 days ahead: a median estimate inside a confidence band, not a single number to bet on. A companion model forecasts each day's water-temperature high and low. Every forecast is scored against days the model never trained on, and that track record is published on the live gauge screen. Open live conditions to see the current outlook.
- Where is Coast Fork Willamette River below Cottage Grove Dam, OR?
- The gauge sits at 43.72068, -123.0498, in Oregon, in hydrologic subbasin 17090002, draining roughly 104 square miles.
- Can I use Coast Fork Willamette River below Cottage Grove Dam, OR data for flood or safety decisions?
- No. Rivermatics provides estimates, not guarantees, and the readings and forecasts here may be delayed, inaccurate, or wrong. Do not use them for navigation or for any safety, rescue, or emergency decision. Check the National Weather Service and USGS directly, and use your own judgment.
Upstream and downstream on the Coast Fork Willamette River
Every gauge Rivermatics tracks on this river, ordered by drainage area — upstream first. See the Coast Fork Willamette River in full.
- Coast Fork Willamette River below Cottage Grove Dam, OR this page
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