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USGS 13181000 OWYHEE RIVER NR ROME OR

 

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LOCATION.--Lat 42° 52`02", long 117° 38`52", in SE1/4 NE1/4 sec.14, 
T.31 S., R.41 E., Malheur County, Oregon, Hydrologic Unit 17050107, on 
right bank 0.5 mi downstream from Jordan Creek, 2.6 mi north of Rome, 
and at mile 122.4. 

DRAINAGE AREA.--8,000 mi2, approximately. 

PERIOD OF RECORD.--October 1949 to current year. 

GAGE.--Datum of gage is 3,344.20 ft above NGVD of 1929. 
Prior to Feb. 10, 1960, at datum 0.24 ft lower. 

REMARKS.--Flow regulated by Antelope Reservoir, capacity, 70,000 acre-ft, 
and Wild Horse Reservoir, capacity, 32,690 acre-ft, and numerous small
reservoirs. Diversions upstream from station for irrigation.

EXTREMES FOR PERIOD OF RECORD.--Maximum discharge, 55,700 ft3/s Mar. 18, 1993, 
gage height, 20.11 ft; minimum, 42 ft3/s Aug. 12, 1954, July 28, Aug. 5, 1961, 
July 31, 1968.

Station operated in cooperation with Bonneville Power Administration.


 
 

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Discharge, cubic feet per second
Most recent value: 187   11-19-2004  09:00
Graph of  Discharge, cubic feet per second
Download a presentation-quality graph Parameter Code 00060; DD 01
Daily mean flow statistics for 11/19 based on 54 years of record in ft3/sec
Current Flow Minimum Mean Maximum 80 percent exceedance 50 percent exceedance 20 percent exceedance
187  108 208 600 140 177 264

Percent exceedance means that 80, 50, or 20 percent of all daily mean flows for 11/19 have been greater than the value shown.


Gage height, feet
Most recent value: 1.59   11-19-2004  09:00
Graph of  Gage height, feet
Download a presentation-quality graph Parameter Code 00065; DD 03

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