USGS Streamgage 14138870
Fir Creek near Brightwood, OR
Fir Creek near Brightwood, OR is USGS streamgage 14138870 in Oregon, monitoring river discharge in hydrologic subbasin 17080001. It drains a watershed of about 6 square miles. Discharge records at this site go back to 1975. Typical flow runs near 6.8 cfs in July and 38.5 cfs in April, with the higher of the two arriving in April.
Gauge details
- State
- Oregon
- Drainage area
- 6 sq mi
- Subbasin (HUC-8)
- 17080001
- Coordinates
- 45.48012, -122.02564
- USGS site number
- 14138870
- Records begin
- 1975-10-01 (51 years)
Typical flow by month
Long-term daily discharge percentiles from the USGS record (up to 50 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 | 13.9 | 37.1 | 130.8 | |
| February | 12.8 | 34.3 | 116.5 | |
| March | 16.6 | 36.8 | 91.9 | |
| April | 20 | 38.5 | 85.3 | |
| May | 12.3 | 27.4 | 66.3 | |
| June | 6.8 | 16.7 | 47.5 | |
| July | 3.6 | 6.8 | 14 | |
| August | 2.2 | 3.5 | 7.6 | |
| September | 2 | 3.3 | 16.4 | |
| October | 2.5 | 9.7 | 48.5 | |
| November | 9.7 | 36.9 | 118.6 | |
| December | 14.1 | 38 | 154.9 |
All values in cubic feet per second (cfs).
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- Bull Run River near Bull Run, OR
- Little Sandy River near Bull Run, OR
- Sandy River below Bull Run River, near Bull Run, OR
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