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Station operated in cooperation with the Eugene Water and Electric Board and
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers.
STATION.--14162500 MCKENZIE RIVER NEAR VIDA, OR
LOCATION.--Lat 44° 07'30", long 122° 28'10", in NE 1/4 NE 1/4 sec.5, T.17 S., R.3 E.,
Lane County, Hydrologic Unit 17090004, on right bank 0.4 mi downstream from Mason Creek,
5.4 mi east of Vida, and at mile 47.7.[location map]
DRAINAGE AREA.--930 mi2 at cableway 0.4 mi downstream, where all discharge measurement are
made.
PERIOD OF RECORD.--July 1910 to March 1911 , published as 'at Martins Rapids, near Vida',
September 1924 to current year. Monthly discharge only for some periods, published
in WSP 1318.
GAGE.--Water-stage recorder and crest-stage gage. Datum of gage is 855.71 ft above NGVD of 1929
(levels by Eugene Water and Electric Board). July 1, 1910, to Mar. 31, 1911,
nonrecording gage at site 3 mi downstream at different datum. Sept. 1, 1924, to
Nov. 16, 1928, nonrecording gage at site 20 ft upstream at datum 0.15 ft lower.
Nov. 17, 1928, to Sept. 23, 1968, water-stage recorder at present site on left bank
at datum 0.15 ft lower.
REMARKS.--Flow regulated since 1963 by Smith River Reservoir (station 14158795) and
Cougar Lake (station 14159400), and since 1968 by Blue River Lake (station 14162100). No
diversion upstream from station. All records given herein are for measuring site.
Continuous water-quality records for the period June 1961 to September 1985 have been
collected at this location.
EXTREMES FOR PERIOD OF RECORD.--Maximum discharge, 64,400 ft3/s Dec. 28, 1945, gage
height, 17.70 ft, site and datum then in use, from rating curve extended above 32,000 ft3/s;
minimum discharge, 1,260 ft3/s Nov. 7, 1930, Sept. 17, Oct. 4, 8, 9, 1931.
EXTREME FOR FEBRUARY 1996 FLOOD.--Maximum discharge, 30,900 ft3/s Feb. 7, gage height,
10.05 ft; minimum discharge, 1,990 ft3/s Oct. 2, 3.
NOTE: The most current shifted rating for this site can be found at USGS Rating Depot website.
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