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USGS Streamgage 14185865

Quartzville Creek below Galena Creek near Cascadia, OR

Quartzville Creek below Galena Creek near Cascadia, OR is USGS streamgage 14185865 in Oregon, monitoring river discharge in hydrologic subbasin 17090006. It sits on the Quartzville Creek, alongside 1 other gauge Rivermatics tracks on the same river. It drains a watershed of about 41 square miles. Discharge records at this site go back to 2023. Typical flow runs near 21.3 cfs in July and 286.5 cfs in April, with the higher of the two arriving in April. Rivermatics issues a daily machine-learned flow outlook for this gauge, reaching 14 days ahead.

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Gauge details

State
Oregon
Drainage area
41 sq mi
Subbasin (HUC-8)
17090006
Coordinates
44.58106, -122.335
USGS site number
14185865
Records begin
2023-08-16 (3 years)
Rivermatics forecast
14-day flow outlook

14-day flow forecast

Based on observations through for Quartzville Creek below Galena Creek near Cascadia, OR. Each day carries a median estimate and the band the model expects the flow to fall within — not a single number to plan against. Forecasts are re-issued daily; see the live screen for the current outlook.

Forecast daily mean discharge in cubic feet per second, by date
Date Low p10 Expected p50 High p90 Range
8.6 9 9.5
8.5 9 10
9.4 11.7 21.5
8.9 10.6 15.5
8.4 9.8 13
8 9.1 11.4
7.6 8.6 10.5
7.3 8.3 10
7.1 8 9.6
6.9 7.9 9.4
6.8 7.7 9.2
6.6 7.6 9.1
6.5 7.5 9.1
6.4 7.4 9.1

All values in cubic feet per second (cfs). Estimates only — do not use them for navigation or for any safety, rescue, or emergency decision.

Typical flow by month

Long-term daily discharge percentiles from the USGS record (up to 2 years of data), averaged within each month. These describe the historical normal range — they are not a forecast and not today's reading.

Historical monthly discharge percentiles in cubic feet per second
Month Low p10 Typical p50 High p90 Range
January 1,260.5
February 388.6
March 415
April 286.5
May 310.7
June 155.1
July 21.3
August 11.6
September 10.3
October 50.5
November 383.1
December 612.5

All values in cubic feet per second (cfs).

Common questions

When does Quartzville Creek below Galena Creek near Cascadia, OR normally run highest?
January, on the long-term record. The median daily flow that month is about 1,260.5 cfs, against 10.3 cfs in September, the lowest month. These are historical normals for the date, not a forecast and not today's reading.
How long has Quartzville Creek below Galena Creek near Cascadia, OR been measured?
Discharge records at USGS site 14185865 begin in 2023, about 3 years, covering roughly 1,087 days of published daily values. The long record is what makes the monthly percentiles on this page meaningful.
Is there a flow forecast for Quartzville Creek below Galena Creek near Cascadia, OR?
Yes. Rivermatics trains a machine-learned model — a temporal-fusion transformer — on this basin's observed flows, weather, and snowpack, and issues a daily flow outlook reaching 14 days ahead: a median estimate inside a confidence band, not a single number to bet on. Every forecast is scored against days the model never trained on, and that track record is published on the live gauge screen. Open live conditions to see the current outlook.
Where is Quartzville Creek below Galena Creek near Cascadia, OR?
The gauge sits at 44.58106, -122.335, in Oregon, in hydrologic subbasin 17090006, draining roughly 41 square miles.
Can I use Quartzville Creek below Galena Creek near Cascadia, OR data for flood or safety decisions?
No. Rivermatics provides estimates, not guarantees, and the readings and forecasts here may be delayed, inaccurate, or wrong. Do not use them for navigation or for any safety, rescue, or emergency decision. Check the National Weather Service and USGS directly, and use your own judgment.

Upstream and downstream on the Quartzville Creek

Every gauge Rivermatics tracks on this river, ordered by drainage area — upstream first. See the Quartzville Creek in full.

Other gauges in this subbasin