USGS Streamgage 14087380
Crooked River below Osborne Canyon, near Opal City, OR
Crooked River below Osborne Canyon, near Opal City, OR is USGS streamgage 14087380 in Oregon, monitoring river discharge in hydrologic subbasin 17070305. It sits on the Crooked River, alongside 1 other gauge Rivermatics tracks on the same river. It drains a watershed of about 4,520 square miles. Discharge records at this site go back to 2003. Typical flow runs near 133.5 cfs in July and 542.3 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.
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Gauge details
- State
- Oregon
- Drainage area
- 4,520 sq mi
- Subbasin (HUC-8)
- 17070305
- Coordinates
- 44.4269, -121.23287
- USGS site number
- 14087380
- Records begin
- 2003-10-01 (23 years)
- Rivermatics forecast
- 14-day flow outlook
14-day flow forecast
Based on observations through for Crooked River below Osborne Canyon, near Opal City, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 177 | 190 | 204 | ||
| 167 | 185 | 204 | ||
| 165 | 189 | 223 | ||
| 163 | 190 | 225 | ||
| 161 | 191 | 231 | ||
| 157 | 190 | 232 | ||
| 155 | 188 | 231 | ||
| 152 | 187 | 233 | ||
| 151 | 187 | 236 | ||
| 151 | 188 | 238 | ||
| 149 | 185 | 236 | ||
| 145 | 182 | 233 | ||
| 141 | 178 | 230 | ||
| 138 | 174 | 225 |
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 23 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 | 137.8 | 207.6 | 1,401.6 | |
| February | 133.6 | 224.2 | 1,152.6 | |
| March | 141.4 | 240.7 | 1,726.5 | |
| April | 156.3 | 542.3 | 2,338 | |
| May | 102.4 | 305.8 | 1,181.9 | |
| June | 111.2 | 167 | 650.8 | |
| July | 87.2 | 133.5 | 210.6 | |
| August | 95 | 148.6 | 216.8 | |
| September | 126.1 | 209.4 | 308.9 | |
| October | 160.5 | 229.9 | 316.5 | |
| November | 151.8 | 198.2 | 251.9 | |
| December | 143.5 | 187.8 | 382.5 |
All values in cubic feet per second (cfs).
Common questions
- When does Crooked River below Osborne Canyon, near Opal City, OR normally run highest?
- April, on the long-term record. The median daily flow that month is about 542.3 cfs, against 133.5 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 Crooked River below Osborne Canyon, near Opal City, OR?
- It depends on the month. In January, half of days historically fall near 207.6 cfs, with the middle 80% of days between 137.8 and 1,401.6 cfs. The month-by-month table on this page gives the full range.
- How long has Crooked River below Osborne Canyon, near Opal City, OR been measured?
- Discharge records at USGS site 14087380 begin in 2003, about 23 years, covering roughly 8,345 days of published daily values. The long record is what makes the monthly percentiles on this page meaningful.
- Is there a flow forecast for Crooked River below Osborne Canyon, near Opal City, 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. 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 Crooked River below Osborne Canyon, near Opal City, OR?
- The gauge sits at 44.4269, -121.23287, in Oregon, in hydrologic subbasin 17070305, draining roughly 4,520 square miles.
- Can I use Crooked River below Osborne Canyon, near Opal City, 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 Crooked River
Every gauge Rivermatics tracks on this river, ordered by drainage area — upstream first. See the Crooked River in full.
- Crooked River below Osborne Canyon, near Opal City, OR this page
- Crooked River below Opal Springs, near Culver, OR 4,557 sq mi