USGS Water-Year Summary 2024
12079000 DESCHUTES RIVER NEAR RAINIER, WA
LOCATION - Lat 46°51'08", long 122°40'03" referenced to North American Datum of 1927, in SE 1/4 SW 1/4 sec.22, T.16 N., R.1 E., Thurston County, WA, Hydrologic Unit 17110016, on right bank about 100 ft upstream from county road crossing, 0.4 mi downstream from outlet of Reichel Lake, 2.7 mi southeast of Rainier, and at river mile 25.9.
DRAINAGE AREA - 89.8 mi².
REVISIONS HISTORY -
WSP 1246: Drainage area. WDR WA-83-1: 1978(P).
Gage height and discharge for the period October 27, 2019 to November 19, 2019 and December 15-19, 2019, were revised on April 27, 2022, based on identification of erroneous data during routine audit.
SURFACE-WATER RECORDS
PERIOD OF RECORD - June 1949 to September 1975; water years 1976-79 (annual maximum); June 1980 to July 1982; June 1983 to October 1987 (seasonal records); October 1987 to September 1998 (continuous records); October 1998 to April 1999 (seasonal record); October 1999 to current year.
GAGE - Water-stage recorder and crest-stage gage. Datum of gage is 348.77 ft above NGVD of 1929 and is 349.10 ft above NAVD of 1988.
EXTREMES FOR PERIOD OF RECORD - Maximum discharge, 9,600 ft³/s, Jan. 9, 1990, gage height, 17.01 ft, from outside high-water mark, from rating curve extended above 3,900 ft³/s; minimum discharge, 14.4 ft³/s, Sept.9, 2021, gage height, 2.89 ft.