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Station operated in cooperation with the Eugene Water and Electric Board.
STATION.-- 14163150 MCKENZIE RIVER BELOW LEABURG DAM, NEAR LEABURG, OR
LOCATION.--Lat 44° 07'26", long 122° 37'35", in NE 1/4 NE 1/4 sec.1, T.17 S., R.1 E., Lane
County, Hydrologic Unit 17090004, on right bank 1.4 mi downstream from Leaburg Dam,
3.0 mi northeast of Leaburg, and at mile 37.4. [location map]
DRAINAGE AREA.--1,030 mi2.
PERIOD OF RECORD.--October 1989 to current year.
GAGE.--Water-stage recorder and crest-stage gage. Elevation of gage is 710 ft above sea
level, from topographic map.
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).
Diversion upstream from station through the Leaburg Power canal. Continuous water
temperature records for the period June 1992 to September 1993 have been collected at
this location.
EXTREMES FOR PERIOD OF RECORD.--Maximum discharge, 50,900 ft3/s Feb. 7, 1996, gage height,
17.95 ft; minimum discharge, 457 ft3/s Aug. 29, 1990.
NOTE: The most current shifted rating for this site can be found at USGS Rating Depot website.
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