USGS Streamgage 14092500
Deschutes River near Madras, OR
Deschutes River near Madras, OR is USGS streamgage 14092500 in Oregon, monitoring river discharge in hydrologic subbasin 17070306. It drains a watershed of about 7,820 square miles. Discharge records at this site go back to 1923. Typical flow runs near 3,874.2 cfs in July and 4,901 cfs in April, with the higher of the two arriving in April.
Gauge details
- State
- Oregon
- Drainage area
- 7,820 sq mi
- Subbasin (HUC-8)
- 17070306
- Coordinates
- 44.72595, -121.24699
- USGS site number
- 14092500
- Records begin
- 1923-12-28 (103 years)
Typical flow by month
Long-term daily discharge percentiles from the USGS record (up to 102 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 | 4,004.2 | 4,692.3 | 6,488.1 | |
| February | 3,953.1 | 4,896.6 | 6,798.3 | |
| March | 3,973.2 | 5,056.8 | 7,141.6 | |
| April | 3,802 | 4,901 | 7,216.7 | |
| May | 3,608.1 | 4,310.3 | 5,556.1 | |
| June | 3,568.7 | 4,100 | 5,151.7 | |
| July | 3,373.9 | 3,874.2 | 4,440.6 | |
| August | 3,302.3 | 3,804.8 | 4,280 | |
| September | 3,321 | 3,871 | 4,339.7 | |
| October | 3,359 | 4,048.7 | 4,743.2 | |
| November | 3,813.3 | 4,429.3 | 5,238 | |
| December | 3,957.4 | 4,604.5 | 5,964.8 |
All values in cubic feet per second (cfs).
Other gauges in this subbasin
- Shitike Creek at Peters Pasture, near Warm Springs, OR
- Shitike Creek near Warm Springs, OR
- Beaver Creek below Quartz Creek, near Simnasho, OR
- Warm Springs River near Kahneeta Hot Springs, OR
- White River below Tygh Valley, OR
- Deschutes River at Sherars Bridge, OR
- Deschutes River at Moody, near Biggs, OR