USGS Streamgage 14321000
Umpqua River near Elkton, OR
Umpqua River near Elkton, OR is USGS streamgage 14321000 in Oregon, monitoring river discharge in hydrologic subbasin 17100303. It drains a watershed of about 3,683 square miles. Discharge records at this site go back to 1905. Typical flow runs near 1,496.1 cfs in July and 8,339 cfs in April, with the higher of the two arriving in April.
Gauge details
- State
- Oregon
- Drainage area
- 3,683 sq mi
- Subbasin (HUC-8)
- 17100303
- Coordinates
- 43.58595, -123.55537
- USGS site number
- 14321000
- Records begin
- 1905-10-01 (121 years)
Typical flow by month
Long-term daily discharge percentiles from the USGS record (up to 121 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 | 3,691.9 | 10,557.1 | 34,406.5 | |
| February | 4,251.4 | 10,517.6 | 28,679.3 | |
| March | 4,572.9 | 9,926.8 | 22,393.5 | |
| April | 4,171 | 8,339 | 16,470 | |
| May | 2,748.7 | 5,518.4 | 10,531.3 | |
| June | 1,637 | 3,078.3 | 6,337.7 | |
| July | 1,038.6 | 1,496.1 | 2,336.1 | |
| August | 850.1 | 1,128.1 | 1,509.4 | |
| September | 883.8 | 1,116.7 | 1,477.3 | |
| October | 962.5 | 1,304.2 | 2,821.9 | |
| November | 1,277.3 | 3,287 | 14,637 | |
| December | 2,288.7 | 7,749.4 | 30,464.5 |
All values in cubic feet per second (cfs).