PROVISIONAL DATA SUBJECT TO REVISION

Station operated in cooperation with the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers.

14337500  BIG BUTTE CREEK NEAR MCLEOD, OR

LOCATION.--Lat 42° 39'05", long 122° 41'25", in NE 1/4 NW 1/4 sec.3, T.34 S., R.1 E., 
   Jackson County, Hydrologic Unit 17100307, on right bank 225 ft upstream from county 
   road bridge, 0.9 mi south of McLeod, and at mile 0.64.
DRAINAGE AREA.--245 mi2.
PERIOD OF RECORD.--October 1945 to September 1957. October 1967 to current year.
GAGE.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 1,525.95 ft above NGVD of 1929. 
   Oct. 9, 1945, to Sept. 30, 1957, nonrecording gage at site 260 ft downstream at 
   datum 0.53 ft higher.
REMARKS.--Slight regulation by fish hatchery 600 ft upstream from station. Several 
   diversions in the vicinity of Butte Falls, the two largest being the city of Medford 
   diversion and Eagle Point Irrigation District Canal.Continuous water-quality data 
   records for the period October 1973 to September 2000 have been collected at this 
   location.
EXTREMES FOR PERIOD OF RECORD.--Maximum discharge, 8,950 ft3/s Dec. 22, 1955, gage 
   height, 12.75 ft, site and datum then in use, from rating curve extended above 
   3,300 ft3/s on basis of slope-area measurement of peak flow; minimum discharge, 
   6.4 ft3/s June 23, 24, 1977.
EXTREMES OUTSIDE PERIOD OF RECORD.--Flood of Dec. 22, 1964, reached a stage of 18.6 ft, 
   present site, from floodmark by local resident, discharge, 16,800 ft3/s, from rating 
   curve, at former site, extended above 9,000 ft3/s and field estimate of overflow.


NOTE: The most current shifted rating for this site can be found at USGS Rating Depot website.