USGS Water-Year Summary 2024
14046778 BRIDGE CREEK ABOVE COYOTE CANYON NEAR MITCHELL, OR
LOCATION - Lat 44°43'37", long 120°18'03" referenced to North American Datum of 1927, in NW 1/4 S 1/4 W 1/4 sec.2, T.10 S., R.20 E., Wheeler County, OR, Hydrologic Unit 17070204, 13 mi northwest of Mitchell and 0.75 mi upstream from mouth.
DRAINAGE AREA - 267 mi².
SURFACE-WATER RECORDS
PERIOD OF RECORD - March 2006 to current year.
GAGE - Water-stage recorder and crest-stage gage. Datum of gage is 1,531.67 ft above NAVD of 1988, from GPS.
EXTREMES FOR PERIOD OF RECORD - Maximum discharge, 1,400 ft³/s Aug. 1, 2009, gage height, 6.27 ft; minimum discharge, 0.12 ft³/s Sept. 21, 2018.
WATER-QUALITY RECORDS
PERIOD OF RECORD - WATER TEMPERATURE: August 2006 to September 2015, October 2018 to current year.
INSTRUMENTATION - Temperature probe and data logger.
EXTREMES FOR PERIOD OF RECORD - WATER TEMPERATURE: Maximum recorded, 34.2°C July 28, 2009, but may have been higher during period of missing record Aug. 2-20, 2009Íž minimum, -0.1°C on many days during November to February most years.