Surface Water Supply of the United States 1953
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Surface Water Supply of the United States 1953 Part 14. Pacific Slope Basins in Oregon and Lower Columbia River Basin GEOLOGICAL SURVEY WATER-SUPPLY PAPER 1288 Prepared in cooperation with the States of Oregon and Washington and with other agencies UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR Douglas McKay, Secretary GEOLOGICAL SURVEY W. E. Wrather, Director For sale by the Superintendent of Documents, U. S. Government Printing Office Washington 25, D. C. - Price $1 (paper cover) PREFACE This report was prepared by the Geological Survey in cooperation with the States of Oregon and Washington and with other agencies, by personnel of the Water Resources Division, C. G. Paulsen, chief, under the general direction of J. V. B. Wells, chief, Surface Water Branch, and B. J. Peterson, chief, Annual Reports Section. The data were prepared under supervision of district engineers. Surface Water Branch, as follows: N. M. PMllips___________________________Portland, Oreg. F. M. Veatch___________________________Tacoma, Wash. CALENDAR FOR WATER YEAR 1953 OCTOBER 1952 NOVEMBER 1952 DECEMBER 1952 S M T W T F S S M T W T F S S M T W T F S 1234 1 123456 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 2345678 7 8 9 10 11 12 15 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 21 22 25 24 25 26 27 26 27 28 29 30 31 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 28 29 50 31 30 JANUARY 1955 FEBRUARY 1955 S M T W T F S S M T W T F S S M T W T F S 123 1234567 1254567 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 8 9 10 11 12 15 14 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 22 25 24 25 26 27 28 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 29 50 51 MAY 1955 JUNE 1955 S M T W T F S S M T W T F S S M T W T F S 1234 1 2 123456 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 3456789 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 10 11 12 15 14 15 16 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 17 18 19 20 21 22 25 21 22 25 24 25 26 27 26 27 28 29 30 24 25 26 27 28 29 50 28 29 50 31 SEPTEMBER 1955 S M T W T F S S M T W T F S 5 M T W T F S 1234 12545 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 2 5 5678 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 20 21 22 25 24 25 26 26 27 28 29 30 31 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 27 28 29 30 30 51 IV CONTENTS Page Scope of work........................................................................ 1 Cooperation.......................................................................... 1 Division of work..................................................................... 1 Definition of terms and abbreviations................................................ 2 Downstream order of listing gaging stations.......................................... 2 Explanation of data .................................................................. 3 Accuracy of field data and computed results.......................................... 7 Publications......................................................................... 8 Records of discharge collected by agencies other than the Geological Survey.......... 11 Hydrologic conditions................................................................ 13 Gaging-station records............................................................... 14 Lower Columbia River basin: Walla Walla River basin: South Fork Walla Walla River near Milton, Oreg................................... 14 North Fork Walla Walla River near Milton, Oreg................................. 15 Mill Creek near Walla Walla, Wash............................................ 16 Blue Creek near Walla Walla, Wash.......................................... 17 Mill Creek at Walla Walla, Wash.............................................. 18 Dry Creek near Walla Walla, Wash............................................. 19 Touchet River at Bolles, Wash................................................ 20 Touchet River near Touchet, Wash............................................. 21 Walla Walla River near Touchet, Wash............................................. 22 Umatllla giver basin: Omatilla River above Meacham Creek, near Gibbon, Oreg............................ 23 Umatilla River at Pendleton, Oreg................................................ 24 McKay Creek near Pilot Rock, Oreg.............................................. 25 McKay Reservoir near Pendleton, Oreg........................................... 26 McKay Creek near Pendleton, Oreg............................................... 27 Birch Creek at Rieth, Oreg..................................................... 28 Umatllla River at Yoakum, Oreg................................................... 29 Butter Creek near Pine City, Oreg.............................................. 30 Umatilla River near Umatilla, Oreg............................................... 31 Principal diversions from Umatilla River between Pendleton and Umatilla, Oreg.. 32 Willow Creek basin: Willow Creek at Heppner, Oreg.................................................... 33 John Day giver basin: John Day River: Prairie power canal at Prairie City, Oreg...................................... 34 Strawberry Creek above Slide Creek, near Prairie City, Oreg.................... 35 John Day River at Prairie City, Oreg. ............................................ 36 South Fork John Day River near Dayville, Oreg.................................. 37 John Day River at Picture Gorge, near Dayville, Oreg............................. 38 North Fork John Day River: Desolation Creek near Dale, Oreg............................................. 39 North Fork John Day River near Dale, Oreg...................................... 40 Camas Creek near Lehman, Oreg................................................ 41 Camas Creek near Ukiah, Oreg................................................. 42 Middle Fork John Day River at Hitter, Oreg. .................................... 43 Fox Creek at gorge, near Fox, Oreg............................................. 44 North Fork John Day River at Monument, Oreg.................................... 45 John Day River at Service Creek, Oreg............................................ 46 John Day River at McDonald Ferry, Oreg........................................... 47 Desehutes River basin: Deschutes River below Snow Creek, near Lapine, Oreg.............................. 48 Cultus River above Cultus Creek, near Lapine, Oreg............................. 49 Cultus Creek above Crane Prairie Reservoir, near Lapine, Oreg................ 50 Deer Creek above Crane Prairie Reservoir, near Lapine, Oreg.................. 51 Quinn River near Lapine, Oreg................................................ 52 Charlton Creek above Crane Prairie Reservoir, near Lapine, Oreg............ 53 Deschutes River below Crane Prairie Reservoir, near Lapine, Oreg................. 54 Brown Creek near Lapine, Oreg.................................................. 55 Odell Creek near Crescent, Oreg................................................ 56 Deschutes River below Wickiup Reservoir, near Lapine, Oreg....................... 57 Fall River near Lapine, Oreg................................................... 58 Little Deschutes River: Crescent Creek at Crescent Lake, near Crescent, Oreg......................... 59 Little Deschutes River near Lapine, Oreg....................................... 60 Reservoirs in Deschutes River basin above Bend, Oreg............................. 61 Deschutes River at Benham Falls, near Bend, Oreg................................. 62 Deschutes River below Lava Island, near Bend, Oreg............................... 63 Diversions from Deschutes River near Bend, Oreg.................................. 64 Deschutes River below Bend, Oreg................................................. 65 Tumalo Creek near Bend, Oreg................................................... 66 Squaw Creek near Sisters, Oreg................................................. 67 Deschutes River near Culver, Oreg................................................ 68 Crooked River: South Fork Beaver Creek near Paulina, Oreg................................... 69 North Fork Beaver Creek near Paulina, Oreg................................. 70 Beaver Creek near Paulina, Oreg.............................................. 71 North Fork Crooked River above Deep Creek, Oreg.............................. 72 North Fork Crooked River below Deep Creek, Oreg.............................. 73 VI CONTENTS Gaging-station records--Continued Lower Columbia River basin--Continued Desohutes River basin Continued Metolius River: Page Lake Creek near Sisters, Oreg................................................ 77 Metolius River near Grandview, Oreg............................................ 78 Deschutes River near Madras, Oreg................................................ 79 Warm Springs River at Hehe Mill, near Warm Springs, Oreg....................... 80 White River: Clear Creek near Government Camp, Oreg. ...................................... 81 White River below Tygh Valley, Oreg. ........................................... 82 Desohutes River at Moody, near Biggs, Oreg....................................... 83 Columbia River near The Dalles, Oreg............................................... 84 Fifteenmile Creek basin: Fifteenmiie Creek near Wrentham, Oreg............................................ 85 Eightmile Creek near Boyd, Oreg................................................ 86 Fivemile Creek near The Dalles, Oreg......................................... 88 Klickitat River basin: Klickitat River above West Pork, near Glenwood,