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USGS Water-Year Summary 2024
14158740 MCKENZIE RIVER BELOW PAYNE CREEK, NEAR BELKNAP SPRINGS, OR
LOCATION - Lat 44°17'11.0", long 122°02'12.5" referenced to North American Datum of 1983, in sec.01, T.15 S., R.6 E., Linn County, OR, Hydrologic Unit 17090004, Willamette National Forest, on right bank, 0.2 mi downstream from Payne Creek, and at mi 82.8.
DRAINAGE AREA - 160 mi².
SURFACE-WATER RECORDS
PERIOD OF RECORD - July 2016 to current year,
GAGE - Water-stage recorder and crest-stage gage. Datum of gage is NGVD of 1929 (Eugene Water & Electric Board bench mark).
REMARKS - Records given herein do not include flow in tunnel which diverts 4.8 mi upstream from station to Smith River Reservoir for power generation at Camen Power Plant; water returns to McKenzie River 0.2 mi downstream from station.
EXTREMES FOR PERIOD OF RECORD - Maximum discharge, 2,010 ft³/s Apr. 19, 2019, gage height, 2,097.03 ft (backwater from debris); minimum discharge, 136 ft³/s Aug. 14, Aug. 16 to Sept. 8, 2021.
WATER-QUALITY RECORDS
PERIOD OF RECORD -
SPECIFIC CONDUCTANCE: September 2016 to current year.
WATER TEMPERATURE: September 2016 to current year.
INSTRUMENTATION - Water-quality monitor.
EXTREMES FOR PERIOD OF RECORD -
SPECIFIC CONDUCTANCE: Maximum, 68 microsiemens Sept. 5, 2017, Sept. 4-6, 2022; minimum, 39 microsiemens May 18, 19, 2018.
WATER TEMPERATURE: Maximum, 8.4°C Aug. 10, 11, 2018; minimum, 3.1°C Jan. 7, 2017.
