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Station operated in cooperation with the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers.
14187000 WILEY CREEK NEAR FOSTER, OR
LOCATION.--Lat 44° 22'20", long 122° 37'20", in NE 1/4 NE 1/4 sec.12, T.14 S., R.1 E.,
Linn County, Hydrologic Unit 17090006, on right bank 0.5 mi downstream from Little
Wiley Creek, 3.5 mi southeast of Foster, and at mile 4.4.
DRAINAGE AREA.--51.8 mi2.
PERIOD OF RECORD.--October 1947 to July 1973, July 1988 to current year.
GAGE.--Water-stage recorder and crest-stage gage. Elevation of gage is 720 ft
above NGVD of 1929, from topographic map. Prior to April 6, 1965, water-stage recorder
at present site at datum of 718.08 ft above NGVD of 1929 (Corps of Engineers bench mark).
Apr. 6, 1965, to July 1973, water-stage recorder at present site at datum 2.00 ft lower
than previous datum.
REMARKS.--No regulation or diversion upstream from station.
EXTREMES FOR PERIOD OF RECORD.--Maximum discharge, 9,640 ft3/s Jan. 21, 1972,
gage height, 9.28 ft, datum then in use, from rating curve extended above 3,700 ft3/s;
maximum gage height, 9.80 ft, Dec. 21, 1964 (backwater from debris), datum then in use;
minimum discharge, 2.9 ft3/s August 28-31, 1992.
NOTE: The most current shifted rating for this site can be found at USGS Rating Depot website.
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