USGS Streamgage 14310000
Cow Creek near Riddle, OR
Cow Creek near Riddle, OR is USGS streamgage 14310000 in Oregon, monitoring river discharge in hydrologic subbasin 17100302. It drains a watershed of about 456 square miles. Discharge records at this site go back to 1950. Typical flow runs near 74.5 cfs in July and 690.2 cfs in April, with the higher of the two arriving in April.
Gauge details
- State
- Oregon
- Drainage area
- 456 sq mi
- Subbasin (HUC-8)
- 17100302
- Coordinates
- 42.92345, -123.42896
- USGS site number
- 14310000
- Records begin
- 1950-10-29 (76 years)
Typical flow by month
Long-term daily discharge percentiles from the USGS record (up to 72 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 | 273.1 | 1,138.5 | 4,846.5 | |
| February | 345.5 | 1,034.2 | 4,118.6 | |
| March | 356.2 | 1,029.5 | 3,232.9 | |
| April | 268.4 | 690.2 | 1,800.4 | |
| May | 147.9 | 308.8 | 664.6 | |
| June | 86.4 | 146.8 | 273.6 | |
| July | 42.5 | 74.5 | 137.3 | |
| August | 23.5 | 49.1 | 110.4 | |
| September | 25 | 53.2 | 117.1 | |
| October | 45 | 84.1 | 240.5 | |
| November | 83 | 263.1 | 1,671.9 | |
| December | 157.1 | 777.7 | 4,348.7 |
All values in cubic feet per second (cfs).