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USGS 14141500 LITTLE SANDY RIVER NEAR BULL RUN, OR

 

PROVISIONAL DATA SUBJECT TO REVISION

 
 
 

Station operated in cooperation with Portland General Electric.

14141500  LITTLE SANDY RIVER NEAR BULL RUN, OR
LOCATION
.--Lat 45° 24'56", long 122° 10'13", in NE 1/4 NE 1/4 sec.10, T.2 S., R.5 E., Clackamas County, Hydrologic Unit 17080001, in Mount Hood National Forest, on left bank 0.25 mi upstream from Portland General Electric Co. dam and tunnel from Sandy River, 3.0 mi east of Bull Run, and at mile 1.95. DRAINAGE AREA.--22.3 mi2. PERIOD OF RECORD.--May to July 1911, October 1911 to March 1912, June 1912 to April 1913, July 1919 to current year. Monthly discharge only for some periods in water years 1911-13, published in WSP 1318. GAGE.--Water-stage recorder. Elevation of gage is 720 ft above NGVD of 1929, from topographic map. May 23, 1911, to Apr. 29, 1913, nonrecording gage at site 0.85 mi downstream at different datum, 0.5 mi downstream from Sandy River diversion tunnel. July 1, 1919, to Sept. 30, 1931, water-stage recorder at site 0.1 mi downstream at different datum. Oct 1, 1931, to Nov. 3, 1967, at site 0.1 mi downstream at datum 712 ft above sea level. Nov. 4, 1967, to Aug. 8, 1971, water-stage recorder at site 0.1 mi downstream at datum 697.44 ft above sea level (Portland General Electric Co. bench mark). REMARKS.--No regulation or diversion upstream from station. EXTREMES FOR PERIOD OF RECORD.--Maximum discharge, 5,320 ft3/s Nov. 20, 1921, gage height, 9.18 ft, site and datum then in use, from rating curve extended above 2,200 ft3/s; minimum discharge, 8.0 ft3/s Aug. 20, Sept. 16, 17, 1940. NOTE: The most current shifted rating for this site can be found at USGS Rating Depot website.

 
 

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Discharge, cubic feet per second
Most recent value: 82   11-19-2004  16:00
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 86 years of record in ft3/sec
Current Flow Minimum Mean Maximum 80 percent exceedance 50 percent exceedance 20 percent exceedance
82  14 226 1,390 68.6 148 338

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: 2.36   11-19-2004  16:00
Graph of  Gage height, feet
Download a presentation-quality graph Parameter Code 00065; DD 02

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