USGS Streamgage 14159110
McKenzie River above South Fork, near Rainbow, OR
McKenzie River above South Fork, near Rainbow, OR is USGS streamgage 14159110 in Oregon, monitoring river discharge in hydrologic subbasin 17090004. It drains a watershed of about 526 square miles. Discharge records at this site go back to 1983. Typical flow runs near 1,902.9 cfs in July and 2,827.7 cfs in April, with the higher of the two arriving in April.
Gauge details
- State
- Oregon
- Drainage area
- 526 sq mi
- Subbasin (HUC-8)
- 17090004
- Coordinates
- 44.16633, -122.25651
- USGS site number
- 14159110
- Records begin
- 1983-04-28 (43 years)
Typical flow by month
Long-term daily discharge percentiles from the USGS record (up to 3 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 | — | 3,268.1 | — | |
| February | — | 3,148.3 | — | |
| March | — | 2,542.9 | — | |
| April | — | 2,827.7 | — | |
| May | — | 2,931.3 | — | |
| June | — | 2,526.7 | — | |
| July | — | 1,902.9 | — | |
| August | — | 1,632.9 | — | |
| September | — | 1,511.3 | — | |
| October | — | 1,389 | — | |
| November | — | 1,829 | — | |
| December | — | 2,751.9 | — |
All values in cubic feet per second (cfs).
Other gauges in this subbasin
- SF McKenzie River above Roaring River near Cougar Dam, OR
- So Fk McKenzie River above Cougar Lake near Rainbow, OR
- Cougar Dam Tailwater near Rainbow, OR
- South Fork McKenzie River near Rainbow, OR
- Blue River below Tidbits Creek, near Blue River, OR
- Lookout Creek near Blue River, OR
- NF Quartz Creek near Blue River, OR
- Blue River at Blue River, OR