Rivermatics

USGS Streamgage 14159200

So Fk McKenzie River above Cougar Lake near Rainbow, OR

So Fk McKenzie River above Cougar Lake near Rainbow, OR is USGS streamgage 14159200 in Oregon, monitoring river discharge in hydrologic subbasin 17090004. It drains a watershed of about 160 square miles. Discharge records at this site go back to 1957. Typical flow runs near 263.5 cfs in July and 825.6 cfs in April, with the higher of the two arriving in April.

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Gauge details

State
Oregon
Drainage area
160 sq mi
Subbasin (HUC-8)
17090004
Coordinates
44.04707, -122.21782
USGS site number
14159200
Records begin
1957-10-01 (69 years)

Typical flow by month

Long-term daily discharge percentiles from the USGS record (up to 69 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 366.9 706.7 1,811.6
February 383.7 670.1 1,556.9
March 419.7 678.9 1,370.3
April 518.8 825.6 1,360.7
May 507.5 844.1 1,434.5
June 294.8 476.4 1,096.7
July 221 263.5 408.1
August 194.5 224.1 280.4
September 187.8 218.3 273.6
October 189.8 233.7 408.7
November 231.8 420.6 1,112
December 314.3 633.2 1,923.9

All values in cubic feet per second (cfs).

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