USGS Streamgage 14162050
NF Quartz Creek near Blue River, OR
NF Quartz Creek near Blue River, OR is USGS streamgage 14162050 in Oregon, monitoring river discharge in hydrologic subbasin 17090004. It drains a watershed of about 4 square miles. Discharge records at this site go back to 2021. Typical flow runs near 1.9 cfs in July and 29.3 cfs in April, with the higher of the two arriving in April.
Gauge details
- State
- Oregon
- Drainage area
- 4 sq mi
- Subbasin (HUC-8)
- 17090004
- Coordinates
- 44.1845, -122.31481
- USGS site number
- 14162050
- Records begin
- 2021-12-17 (5 years)
Typical flow by month
Long-term daily discharge percentiles from the USGS record (up to 4 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 | — | 20.5 | — | |
| February | — | 21.8 | — | |
| March | — | 28.5 | — | |
| April | — | 29.3 | — | |
| May | — | 21.5 | — | |
| June | — | 5.6 | — | |
| July | — | 1.9 | — | |
| August | — | 1.3 | — | |
| September | — | 1.1 | — | |
| October | — | 3.3 | — | |
| November | — | 15.6 | — | |
| December | — | 37.8 | — |
All values in cubic feet per second (cfs).
Other gauges in this subbasin
- Blue River at Blue River, OR
- Quartz Creek below Cane Creek near Finn Rock, OR
- Quartz Creek near Finn Rock, OR
- McKenzie River near Vida, OR
- Gate Creek at Vida, OR
- McKenzie River below Leaburg Dam, near Leaburg, OR
- McKenzie River near Walterville, OR
- Camp Creek at Camp Creek Rd Bridge, near Springfield, OR