USGS Streamgage 14159130
SF McKenzie River above Roaring River near Cougar Dam, OR
SF McKenzie River above Roaring River near Cougar Dam, OR is USGS streamgage 14159130 in Oregon, monitoring river discharge in hydrologic subbasin 17090004. It drains a watershed of about 57 square miles. Discharge records at this site go back to 2023. Typical flow runs near 79.7 cfs in July and 224.8 cfs in April, with the higher of the two arriving in April.
Gauge details
- State
- Oregon
- Drainage area
- 57 sq mi
- Subbasin (HUC-8)
- 17090004
- Coordinates
- 43.95703, -122.085
- USGS site number
- 14159130
- Records begin
- 2023-08-29 (3 years)
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.
Only 8 of 12 months have enough record to summarize; the rest are omitted.
| Month | Low p10 | Typical p50 | High p90 | Range |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| April | — | 224.8 | — | |
| May | — | 300.9 | — | |
| June | — | 133.7 | — | |
| July | — | 79.7 | — | |
| August | — | 82.3 | — | |
| September | — | 78.7 | — | |
| October | — | 79.9 | — | |
| November | — | 86.2 | — |
All values in cubic feet per second (cfs).
Other gauges in this subbasin
- So Fk McKenzie River above Cougar Lake near Rainbow, OR
- Cougar Dam Tailwater near Rainbow, OR
- South Fork McKenzie River near Rainbow, OR
- Blue River below Tidbits Creek, near Blue River, OR
- Lookout Creek near Blue River, OR
- NF Quartz Creek near Blue River, OR
- Blue River at Blue River, OR
- Quartz Creek below Cane Creek near Finn Rock, OR