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USGS 14159500 SOUTH FORK MCKENZIE RIVER NEAR RAINBOW, OR

  Stream Site

DESCRIPTION:
Latitude 44°08'10",   Longitude 122°14'50"   NAD27
Lane County, Oregon, Hydrologic Unit 17090004
Drainage area: 208 square miles
Datum of gage: 1,236.42 feet above   NGVD29.
AVAILABLE DATA:
Data Type Begin Date End Date Count
 Current / Historical Observations     (availability statement)    1986-10-01  2025-10-25  
 Daily Data
    Temperature, water, degrees Celsius  1955-07-15  2025-10-24  61778 
    Barometric pressure, millimeters of mercury  2012-04-24  2025-10-24  14546 
    Total partial pressure of dissolved gases, water, unfiltered, millimeters of mercury -- TDG Monitor  2012-04-26  2025-10-24  14000 
    Discharge, cubic feet per second  1947-10-01  2025-10-24  28514 
    Specific conductance, water, unfiltered, microsiemens per centimeter at 25 degrees Celsius  2019-05-15  2025-10-24  7052 
    Dissolved oxygen, water, unfiltered, milligrams per liter  2000-12-20  2006-09-30  6043 
    Dissolved oxygen, water, unfiltered, milligrams per liter  2019-05-15  2025-10-24  7049 
    pH, water, unfiltered, field, standard units  2019-05-15  2025-10-24  7025 
    Dissolved organic matter fluorescence (fDOM), water, in situ, concentration estimated from reference material, micrograms per liter as quinine sulfate equivalents (QSE)  2022-10-26  2025-10-24  3283 
    Chlorophyll relative fluorescence (fChl), water, in situ, relative fluorescence units (RFU) -- EXO WQ Monitor  2023-10-27  2025-10-24  2186 
    Chlorophyll fluorescence (fChl), water, in situ, concentration estimated from reference material, micrograms per liter as chlorophyll  2022-10-26  2025-02-27  2077 
    Phycocyanin fluorescence (fPC), water, in situ, concentration estimated from reference material, micrograms per liter as phycocyanin  2022-10-26  2025-02-27  2077 
    Phycocyanin relative fluorescence (fPC), water, in situ, relative fluorescence units (RFU) -- EXO WQ Monitor  2023-10-27  2025-10-24  2186 
    Turbidity, water, unfiltered, monochrome near infra-red LED light, 780-900 nm, detection angle 90 +-2.5 degrees, formazin nephelometric units (FNU) -- YSI  2016-02-20  2016-04-26  183 
    Turbidity, water, unfiltered, monochrome near infra-red LED light, 780-900 nm, detection angle 90 +-2.5 degrees, formazin nephelometric units (FNU)  2019-05-15  2025-10-24  7054 
    Turbidity, water, unfiltered, monochrome near infra-red LED light, 780-900 nm, detection angle 90 +-2.5 degrees, formazin nephelometric units (FNU)  2000-12-20  2006-09-30  5775 
 Daily Statistics 
    Temperature, water, degrees Celsius  1985-09-30  2025-06-22 13553 
    Barometric pressure, millimeters of mercury  2012-04-24  2025-04-07 4662 
    Total partial pressure of dissolved gases, water, unfiltered, millimeters of mercury -- TDG Monitor  2012-04-26  2025-03-19 4478 
    Discharge, cubic feet per second  1947-10-01  2025-07-14 28412 
    Specific conductance, water, unfiltered, microsiemens per centimeter at 25 degrees Celsius  2019-05-16  2024-01-08 1694 
    Dissolved oxygen, water, unfiltered, milligrams per liter  2000-12-20  2006-09-30 2011 
    Dissolved oxygen, water, unfiltered, milligrams per liter  2019-05-16  2024-01-08 1691 
 Monthly Statistics 
    Temperature, water, degrees Celsius  1985-09  2025-06  
    Barometric pressure, millimeters of mercury  2012-04  2025-04  
    Total partial pressure of dissolved gases, water, unfiltered, millimeters of mercury -- TDG Monitor  2012-04  2025-03  
    Discharge, cubic feet per second  1947-10  2025-07  
    Specific conductance, water, unfiltered, microsiemens per centimeter at 25 degrees Celsius  2019-05  2024-01  
    Dissolved oxygen, water, unfiltered, milligrams per liter  2000-12  2006-09  
    Dissolved oxygen, water, unfiltered, milligrams per liter  2019-05  2024-01  
 Annual Statistics 
    Temperature, water, degrees Celsius  1985  2025  
    Barometric pressure, millimeters of mercury  2012  2025  
    Total partial pressure of dissolved gases, water, unfiltered, millimeters of mercury -- TDG Monitor  2012  2025  
    Discharge, cubic feet per second  1948  2025  
    Specific conductance, water, unfiltered, microsiemens per centimeter at 25 degrees Celsius  2019  2024  
    Dissolved oxygen, water, unfiltered, milligrams per liter  2001  2006  
    Dissolved oxygen, water, unfiltered, milligrams per liter  2019  2024  
 Peak streamflow 1945-12-28  2024-02-01  78 
 Field measurements 1945-12-28  2025-07-15  260 
 Field/Lab water-quality samples (Legacy QW is frozen as of March 2024, newer data may be found on MLP) 2003-01-03  2021-10-19  65 
 Water-Year Summary 2006  2024  19 
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