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.
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.
| 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).
Other gauges in this subbasin
- 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
- Quartz Creek near Finn Rock, OR