Surface Water Supply of the United States 1958
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Surface Water Supply of the United States 1958 Part 14. Pacific Slope Basins in Oregon and Lower Columbia River Basin Prepared under the direction of J. V. B. WELLS, Chief, Surface Water Branch GEOLOGICAL SURVEY WATER-SUPPLY PAPER 1568 Prepared in cooperation with the States of Oregon and Washington and with other agencies UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE, WASHINGTON : 1960 UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR FRED A. SEATON, Secretary GEOLOGICAL SURVEY Thomas B. Nolan, 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 coopera tion with the States of Oregon and Washington and with other agen cies, by personnel of the Water Resources Division, L. B. Leopold, chief, under the general direction of J. V. B. Wells, chief, Surface Water Branch, and F. J. Flynn, chief, Basic Records Section. The data were collected and computed under supervision of dis trict engineers, Surface Water Branch, as follows: K. N. Phillips...............>....................................................................Portland, Oreg, F. M. Veatch .................................................................................Jacoma, Wash. Ill CALENDAR FOR WATER YEAR 1958 OCTOBER 1957 NOVEMBER 1957 DECEMBER 1957 5 M T W T F S S M T W T P S S M T W T P S 12345 1 2 1234567 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 3456789 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 27 28 29 30 31 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 29 30 31 JANUARY 1958 FEBRUARY 1958 MARCH 1958 S M T W T P S S M T W T P S S M T W T P S 1234 1 1 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 2345678 2345678 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 26 27 28 29 30 31 23 24 25 26 27 28 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 APRIL 1958 MAY 1958 JUNE 1958 5 M T W T P S S M T" W T P S S M T W T P S 12345 123 1234567 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 27 28 29 30 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 29 30 JULY 1958 AUGUST 1958 SEPTEMBER 1958 5 M T W T P S S M T W T P S S M T W T P S 12345 1 2 123456 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 3456789 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 27 28 29 30 31 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 28 29 30 31 IV CONTENTS Scope of work........................................................................ 1 Cooperation.......................................................................... 1 Division of work..................................................................... 2 Definition of terms and abbreviations................................................ 2 Downstream order and station numbers................................................. 3 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.......... 10 Hydrologic conditions................................................................ 12 Gaging-station records............................................................... 13 Lowe: Columbia River basin Columbia River: Walla Walla River basin South Fork Walla Walla River near Milton, Oreg................................... 13 North Pork Walla Walla River near Milton, Oreg................................. 14 Walla Walla River: Mill Creek near Walla Walla, Wash.............................................. 15 Blue Creek near Walla Walla, Wash............................................ 16 Mill Creek at Walla Walla, Wash................................................ 17 Dry Creek near Walla Walla, Wash............................................... 18 Touchet River: East Pork Touchet River near Dayton, Wash.................................... 19 Touchet River at Bolles, Wash.................................................. 20 Walla Walla River near Touchet, Wash............................................. 21 Springs in the Walla Walla River basin, Oreg.-Wash............................... 22 Umatilla River basin Umatilla River above Meacham Creek, near Gibbon, Oreg............................ 24 Umatilla River at Pendleton, Oreg................................................ 25 McKay Creek near Pilot Rock, Oreg.............................................. 26 McKay Reservoir near Pendleton, Oreg........................................... 27 McKay Creek near Pendleton, Oreg............................................... 28 Birch Creek at Rieth, Oreg..................................................... 29 Umatilla River at Yoakum, Oreg................................................... 30 Butter Creek near Pine City, Oreg.............................................. 31 Principal diversions from Umatilla River between Yoakum and Umatilla gaging stations, Oreg........................................................... 32 Umatilla River near Umatilla, Oreg............................................... 33 Willow Creek basin Willow Creek at Heppner, Oreg.................................................... 34 John Day River basin John Day River: Strawberry Creek above Slide Creek, near Prairie City, Oreg.................... 35 John Day River at Prairie City, Oreg............................................. 36 John Day River at Picture Gorge, near Dayville, Oreg............................. 37 North Pork John Day River: Desolation Creek near Dale, Oreg............................................. 38 North Pork John Day River near Dale, Oreg...................................... 39 Camas Creek near Lehman, Oreg................................................ 40 Camas Creek near Ukiah, Oreg................................................. 41 Middle Fork John Day River at Ritter, Oreg................................... 42 Fox Creek at gorge, near Pox, Oreg........................................... 43 North Fork John Day River at Monument, Oreg.................................... 44 John Day River at Service Creek, Oreg............................................ 45 John Day River at McDonald Perry, Oreg........................................... 46 Deschutes River basin Deschutes River below Snow Creek, near Lapine, Oreg.............................. 47 Cultus River above Cultus Creek, near Lapine, Oreg............................. 48 Cultus Creek above Crane Prairie Reservoir, near Lapine, Oreg................ 49 Deer Creek above Crane Prairie Reservoir, near Lapine, Oreg.................. 50 Quinn River near Lapine, Oreg................................................ 51 Charlton Creek above Crane Prairie Reservoir, near Lapine, Oreg............ 52 Deschutes River below Crane Prairie Reservoir, near Lapine, Oreg................. 53 Brown Creek near Lapine, Oreg.................................................. 54 Davis Lake basin (closed basin at head of Davis Creek): Odell Creek near Crescent, Oreg.............................................. 55 Deschutes River below Wickiup Reservoir, near Lapine, Oreg....................... 56 Pall River near Lapine, Oreg................................................... 57 Little Deschutes River: Crescent Creek at Crescent Lake, near Crescent, Oreg......................... 58 Little Deschutes River near Lapine, Oreg....................................... 59 Reservoirs in Deschutes River basin above Bend, Oreg............................. 60 Deschutes River at Benham Palls, near Bend, Oreg................................. 61 Deschutes River below Lava Island, near Bend, Oreg............................... 62 Diversions from Deschutes River near Bend, Oreg................................ 63 Deschutes River below Bend, Oreg................................................. 64 Tumalo Creek near Bend, Oreg................................................... 65 Squaw Creek near Sisters, Oreg................................................. 66 Deschutes River near Culver, Oreg................................................ 67 Beaver Creek (head of Crooked River) near Paulina, Oreg........................ 68 Crooked River near Post, Oreg.................................................. 69 Crooked River above Hoffman Dam, near Prineville, Oreg......................... 70 V VI CONTENTS Gaging-station records Continued Columbia River basin Continued Deschutes River basin Continued Page Crooked River near Culver, Oreg................................................ 71 Metolius River: Lake Creek near Sisters, Oreg................................................ 72 Metolius River near Grandview, Oreg............................................ 73 Deschutes River near Madras, Oreg................................................ 74 White River below Tygh Valley, Oreg............................................ 75 Deschutes River at Moody, near Biggs, Oreg....................................... 76 Columbia River at The Dalles, Oreg................................................. 77 Klickitat River basin Klickitat River above West Fork, near Glenwood, Wash............................. 78 Klickitat River near Glenwood, Wash.............................................. 79 Little Klickitat River