USGS Streamgage 14158500
McKenzie River at Outlet of Clear Lake, OR
McKenzie River at Outlet of Clear Lake, OR is USGS streamgage 14158500 in Oregon, monitoring river discharge in hydrologic subbasin 17090004. It drains a watershed of about 92 square miles. Discharge records at this site go back to 1912. Typical flow runs near 359.4 cfs in July and 577.1 cfs in April, with the higher of the two arriving in April.
Gauge details
- State
- Oregon
- Drainage area
- 92 sq mi
- Subbasin (HUC-8)
- 17090004
- Coordinates
- 44.36095, -121.99562
- USGS site number
- 14158500
- Records begin
- 1912-10-01 (114 years)
Typical flow by month
Long-term daily discharge percentiles from the USGS record (up to 114 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 | 271.9 | 443.2 | 870 | |
| February | 267.6 | 454.2 | 860.3 | |
| March | 276.3 | 447.7 | 791 | |
| April | 379.1 | 577.1 | 857.7 | |
| May | 395.8 | 636.8 | 997.6 | |
| June | 324.2 | 479.8 | 875.6 | |
| July | 233.9 | 359.4 | 560.3 | |
| August | 186.1 | 276.3 | 404.3 | |
| September | 165.3 | 237.9 | 326.1 | |
| October | 156.2 | 224.8 | 341.9 | |
| November | 188.4 | 312 | 572.7 | |
| December | 246 | 428.2 | 901.5 |
All values in cubic feet per second (cfs).
Other gauges in this subbasin
- McKenzie River below Payne Creek, near Belknap Springs, OR
- Smith River above Smith River Resv,Nr Belknap Sprngs, OR
- Smith River above Trail Brdg Resv near Belknap Springs
- McKenzie River below Trail Br Dam near Belknap Springs, OR
- Lost Creek above Yale Lane near Belknap Springs, OR
- Horse Creek near McKenzie Bridge, OR
- McKenzie River above South Fork, near Rainbow, OR
- SF McKenzie River above Roaring River near Cougar Dam, OR