USGS Streamgage 14064500
Deschutes River at Benham Falls near Bend, OR
Deschutes River at Benham Falls near Bend, OR is USGS streamgage 14064500 in Oregon, monitoring river discharge in hydrologic subbasin 17070301. It drains a watershed of about 1,759 square miles. Discharge records at this site go back to 1906. Typical flow runs near 2,172.3 cfs in July and 1,285.7 cfs in April, with the higher of the two arriving in July.
Gauge details
- State
- Oregon
- Drainage area
- 1,759 sq mi
- Subbasin (HUC-8)
- 17070301
- Coordinates
- 43.93012, -121.41197
- USGS site number
- 14064500
- Records begin
- 1906-04-01 (120 years)
Typical flow by month
Long-term daily discharge percentiles from the USGS record (up to 68 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 | 542.5 | 887.4 | 1,373.5 | |
| February | 567.2 | 930.3 | 1,485.2 | |
| March | 616.7 | 1,026.5 | 1,542.3 | |
| April | 856.2 | 1,285.7 | 1,776.7 | |
| May | 1,164.2 | 1,767.4 | 2,310.6 | |
| June | 1,246.3 | 2,014 | 2,597 | |
| July | 1,286.5 | 2,172.3 | 2,734.8 | |
| August | 1,176.1 | 2,030.6 | 2,560 | |
| September | 1,064.9 | 1,683.3 | 2,216 | |
| October | 761.7 | 1,100.9 | 1,604.8 | |
| November | 528.8 | 843.2 | 1,278.3 | |
| December | 537.9 | 863.1 | 1,282.9 |
All values in cubic feet per second (cfs).
Other gauges in this subbasin
- M F Tumalo Creek above Prowell Springs, near Bend, OR
- Diversion Canal to Bridge Creek, near Bend, OR
- M F Tumalo Creek below Prowell Springs, near Bend, OR
- Bridge Creek below Intake, near Bend, OR
- Deschutes River near Culver, OR
- Metolius River near Grandview, OR
- Deschutes River below Wickiup Reservoir near La Pine, OR