Surface Water Supply of the United States 1947
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« Surface Water Supply of the United States 1947 Part 14. Pacific Slope Basins in Oregon and Lower Columbia River Basin Prepared under the direction of C. G. PAULSEN, Chief Hydraulic Engineer GEOLOGICAL SURVEY WATER-SUPPLY PAPER 1094 Prepared in cooperation with the States of Oregon and ff^ashington and other agencies copy is PUBLIC PROPERTY and is not to beiremoved from the official files. PRIVATE POSSSSiON IS UNLAWFUL (R- S. Sup. Vol. 2, pp. 380, Sec.TMS) UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE, WASHINGTON -. 1950 UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR Oscar L. Chapman, Secretary GEOLOGICAL SURVEY W. E. Wrather, Director For sale by the Superintendent of Documents, U. S. Government Printing Office Washington 25, D. C. - Price 55 cents (paper cover) PREFACE This report was prepared by the Geological Survey in cooperation with the States of Oregon and Washington and other agencies, by personnel of the Water Resources Division under the direction of: C. G. Paulsen___________________ Chief Hydraulic Engineer J. V. B. Wells_________________ Chief, Surface Water Branch B. J. Peterson________________ Chief, Annual Reports Section District Engineers (Surface Water) G. H. Canfield_________________________ Portland, Oreg. F. M. Veatch__________________________ Tacoma, Wash. in CONTENTS Page Scope of work.......................................................................: 1 Definition of terms.................................................................. 1 Explanation of data.................................................................. 2 Accuracy of field data and computed results.......................................... S Publications......................................................................... 5 Records of discharge collected by agencies other than the Geological Survey.......... 11 Cooperation.......................................................................... 12 Division of work..................................................................... 13 Gaging-stream records................................................................ 14 Columbia River main stem............................................................ 14 Columbia River near The Dalles, Oreg............................................. 14 Tributaries of Columbia River below mouth of Snake River........................... 16 Walla Walla River Basin.......................................................... 16 South Fork Walla Walla River near Milton, Oreg................................. 16 Walla Walla River below Preewater, Oreg........................................ 17 North Pork Walla Walla River near Milton, Oreg................................. 18 Mill Creek near Walla Walla, Wash.............................................. 19 Mill Creek at Walla Walla, Wash................................................ 20 Blue Creek near Walla Walla, Wash.............................................. 21 Yellowhawk Creek at Walla Walla, Wash.......................................... 22 Garrison Creek at Walla Walla, Wash............................................ 24 East Pork Touchet River /tear Dayton, Wash...................................... 25 Touchet River-near Touchet, Wash............................................... 26 Umatilla River Basin............................................................. 27 Umatilla River above Meacham Creek, near Gibbon, Oreg.......................... 27 Umatilla River at Pendleton, Oreg.............................................. 28 Umatilla River at Yoakum, Oreg................................................. 29 Umatilla River near Umatilla, Oreg............................................. 30 McKay Creek near Pilot Rock, Oreg.............................................. 31 McKay Reservoir near Pendleton, Oreg........................................... 32 McKay Creek near Pendleton, Oreg............................................... 33 Birch Creek at Rieth, Oreg..................................................... 34 Butter Creek near Pine City, Oreg.............................................. 35 Principal diversions from Umatilla River between Pendleton and Umatilla, Oreg.. 36 John Day River Basin............................................................. 37 John Day River at Prairie City, Oreg........................................... 37 John Day River at Picture Gorge, near Dayville, Oreg........................... 38 John Day River at Service Creek, Oreg.......................................... 39 John Day River at McDonald Perry, Oreg......................................... 40 Prairie power canal at Prairie City, Oreg...................................... 41 Strawberry Creek above Slide Creek, near Prairie City, Oreg.................... 42 North Pork John Day River near Dale, Oreg...................................... 43 North Pork John Day River at Monument, Oreg.................................... 44 Camas Creek near Uklah, Oreg................................................... 45 Middle Pork John Day River at Ritter, Oreg..................................... 46 Pox Creek at gorge near Pox, Oreg.............................................. 47 Deschutes River Basin............................................................ 48 Deschutes River below Snow Creek, near Laplne, Oreg............................ 48 Deschutes River at Crane Prairie, near Lapine, Oreg............................ 49 Deschutes River below Wickiup Reservoir, near Lapine, Oreg..................... 50 Deschutes River at Prlngle Palls, near Lapine, Oreg............................ 51 Deschutes River at Benham Palls, near Bend, Oreg............................... 52 Deschutes River below Lava Island, near Bend, Oreg............................. 53 Deschutes River below Bend, Oreg...........;................................... 54 Deschutes River near Madras, Oreg.............................................. 55 Deschutes River at Moody, near Biggs, Oreg...................................... 56 Reservoirs in Deschutes River Basin above Bend, Oreg........................... 57 Cultus River above Cultus Creek, near Lapine, Oreg.............................. 58 Qulnn River near Lapine, Oreg.................................................. 59 Odell Creek near Crescent, Oreg................................................ 60 Fall River near Lapine, Oreg................................................... 61 Little Deschutes River near Lapine, Oreg....................................... '62 Crescent Creek at Crescent Lake, near Crescent, Oreg........................... 63 Diversions from Deschutes River near Bend, Oreg................................ 64 Tumalo Creek near Bend, Oreg................................................... 65 Squaw Creek near Sisters, Oreg................................................. 66 Crooked River near Post, Oreg.................................................. 67 Crooked River above Hoffman Dam, near Prlneville, Oreg......................... 68 Crooked River near Culver, Oreg................................................ 69 South Pork Beaver Creek near Paulina, Oreg..................................... 70 Beaver Creek near Paulina, Oreg................................................ 71 North Pork Beaver Creek near Paulina, Oreg..................................... 72 North Pork Crooked River above Deep Creek, Oreg................................ 73 North Pork Crooked River below Deep Creek, Oreg................................ 74 Metoliua River near Grandvlew, Oreg............................................ 75 Lake Creek near Sisters, Oreg.................................................. 76 White River near Wapinltia, Oreg............................................... 77 VI CONTENTS Gaging-station records Continued. Tributaries of Columbia River below mouth of Snake River Continued. Deschutes River Basin Continued. Page White River below Tygh Valley, Oreg............................................ 78 Clear Creek near Government Camp, Oreg......................................... 79 Fifteenmile Creek Basin.......................................................... 80 Fifteenmile Creek near Wrentham, Oreg.......................................... 80 Eightmile Creek near Boyd, Oreg................................................ 81 Klickitat River Basin............................................................ 82 Klickitat River above West Fork, near Glenwood, Wash........................... 82 Klickitat River near Glenwood, Wash............................................ 83 Klickitat River near Pitt, Wash................................................ 84 West Fork Klickitat River near Glenwood, Wash.................................. 85 Big Muddy Creek near Glenwood, Wash............................................ 86 Indian Ford Springs No. 1 near Glenwood, Wash.................................. 87 Little Klickitat River near Goldendale, Wash................................... 88 Little Klickitat River near Wahkiacus, Wash.................................... 89 Hood River Basin................................................................. 90 Hood River near Hood River, Oreg............................................... 90 West Fork Hood River near Dee, Oreg............................................ 91 Pacific Power & Light Co.'s conduit near Hood River, Oreg...................... 92 White Salmon River Basin......................................................... 93 White Salmon River near Underwood, Wash........................................ 93 Little White