USGS Streamgage 13183000
Owyhee River below Owyhee Dam, OR
Owyhee River below Owyhee Dam, OR is USGS streamgage 13183000 in Oregon, monitoring river discharge in hydrologic subbasin 17050110. It drains a watershed of about 11,160 square miles. Discharge records at this site go back to 1929. Typical flow runs near 184 cfs in July and 190.9 cfs in April, with the higher of the two arriving in April.
Gauge details
- State
- Oregon
- Drainage area
- 11,160 sq mi
- Subbasin (HUC-8)
- 17050110
- Coordinates
- 43.65444, -117.25583
- USGS site number
- 13183000
- Records begin
- 1929-02-25 (97 years)
Typical flow by month
Long-term daily discharge percentiles from the USGS record (up to 97 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 | 2.2 | 7.4 | 81.3 | |
| February | 2.3 | 8.7 | 834.6 | |
| March | 2.8 | 25.7 | 2,972.3 | |
| April | 49 | 190.9 | 4,754.3 | |
| May | 92.3 | 211 | 2,309.4 | |
| June | 84.4 | 189.3 | 785.2 | |
| July | 87.1 | 184 | 253.5 | |
| August | 59.6 | 168.6 | 240.8 | |
| September | 43.1 | 139.7 | 236.6 | |
| October | 4.6 | 53.6 | 194.4 | |
| November | 2.3 | 6.8 | 32.8 | |
| December | 2.2 | 7 | 31 |
All values in cubic feet per second (cfs).
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- Snake River at Weiser, ID
- Pahsimeroi River at Ellis, ID
- MF Salmon River at MF Lodge near Yellow Pine, ID
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