USGS Streamgage 13181000
Owyhee River near Rome, OR
Owyhee River near Rome, OR is USGS streamgage 13181000 in Oregon, monitoring river discharge in hydrologic subbasin 17050107. It drains a watershed of about 8,000 square miles. Discharge records at this site go back to 1949. Typical flow runs near 195.6 cfs in July and 1,864 cfs in April, with the higher of the two arriving in April.
Gauge details
- State
- Oregon
- Drainage area
- 8,000 sq mi
- Subbasin (HUC-8)
- 17050107
- Coordinates
- 42.86639, -117.64917
- USGS site number
- 13181000
- Records begin
- 1949-10-01 (77 years)
Typical flow by month
Long-term daily discharge percentiles from the USGS record (up to 77 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 | 145.7 | 235.8 | 1,043.8 | |
| February | 197.2 | 467.1 | 2,465.5 | |
| March | 276 | 1,374.4 | 5,438.1 | |
| April | 316.5 | 1,864 | 6,130.7 | |
| May | 183.4 | 1,306 | 4,389 | |
| June | 148.9 | 491.6 | 2,004.9 | |
| July | 82 | 195.6 | 453.2 | |
| August | 70.7 | 133.2 | 219.9 | |
| September | 73.5 | 116.8 | 200.6 | |
| October | 98.6 | 140 | 214.3 | |
| November | 125.2 | 174.3 | 282.4 | |
| December | 138.4 | 195.2 | 509.9 |
All values in cubic feet per second (cfs).