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Station operated in cooperation with PacifiCorp.
STATION.--11507500 LINK RIVER AT KLAMATH FALLS, OR
LOCATION.--Lat 42° 13'25", long 121° 47'35", in SW 1/4 NW 1/4 sec.32, T.38 S.,
R.9 E., Klamath County, Hydrologic Unit 18010204, on right bank 600 ft upstream
from outlet of Keno Canal and 0.4 mi upstream from Main Street Bridge at
Klamath Falls.
DRAINAGE AREA.--3,810 mi2, approximately, including 26.2 mi2
in closed basin of Crater Lake.
PERIOD OF RECORD.--May 1904 to current year. Records since October 1983
equivalent to earlier records if flow in Keno Canal is added to flow past
station.
GAGE.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 4,083.71 ft above NGVD of 1929,
or 4,085.50 ft above Bureau of Reclamation datum. Prior to Sept. 14, 1912,
water-stage recorder or nonrecording gages at several sites within 0.5 mi of
present site at various datums. Sept. 14, 1912, to Nov. 23, 1923, at site 600 ft
downstream at datum 5.42 ft lower. Nov. 24, 1923, to Nov. 15, 1961, at site on left
bank at present datum.
REMARKS.--Flow regulated since 1919 by Upper Klamath Lake (station11507001).
Large diurnal fluctuation caused by powerplant upstream from station. Water
diverted upstream from station by main or "A" Canal of Klamath project. Many
other diversions upstream from lake. All records presented herein do not include
flow in Keno Canal which, since September 1908, has diverted from Upper Klamath Lake
at Link River Dam for power generation, and returns flow to Link River downstream
from station.
EXTREMES FOR PERIOD OF RECORD.--Maximum discharge, 9,400 ft3/s May 12, 1904, gage
height at Main Street Bridge, 7.30 ft, datum then in use, from floodmarks; minimum
daily discharge, 17 ft3/s Dec. 13, 1937.
NOTE: The most current shifted rating for this site can be found at USGS Rating Depot website.
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