USGS Streamgage 12079000
Deschutes River near Rainier, WA
Deschutes River near Rainier, WA is USGS streamgage 12079000 in Washington, monitoring river discharge in hydrologic subbasin 17110016. It drains a watershed of about 90 square miles. Discharge records at this site go back to 1949. Typical flow runs near 49.6 cfs in July and 241.5 cfs in April, with the higher of the two arriving in April.
Gauge details
- State
- Washington
- Drainage area
- 90 sq mi
- Gauge elevation
- 357 ft
- Subbasin (HUC-8)
- 17110016
- Coordinates
- 46.85204, -122.66874
- USGS site number
- 12079000
- Records begin
- 1949-06-01 (77 years)
Typical flow by month
Long-term daily discharge percentiles from the USGS record (up to 77 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 | 141.8 | 369.8 | 1,214.7 | |
| February | 144.1 | 314 | 986.1 | |
| March | 144.8 | 307.5 | 791.7 | |
| April | 135 | 241.5 | 525.6 | |
| May | 79.2 | 140.7 | 263.7 | |
| June | 54 | 82.4 | 167 | |
| July | 34.1 | 49.6 | 76.6 | |
| August | 24.8 | 35 | 50.1 | |
| September | 23.2 | 32.7 | 67.1 | |
| October | 27 | 54.9 | 213.6 | |
| November | 62.6 | 210.3 | 824.5 | |
| December | 113.7 | 326.5 | 1,112.2 |
All values in cubic feet per second (cfs).