USGS Water-Year Summary 2024
14070615 MIDDLE FORK TUMALO CREEK ABOVE PROWELL SPRINGS, NEAR BEND, OR
LOCATION - Lat 44°02'13.61", long 121°37'57.97" referenced to North American Datum of 1983, in NW 1/4 NE 1/4 sec.10, T.18 S., R.9 E., Deschutes County, OR, Hydrologic Unit 17070301, in Deschutes National Forest, on right bank, 90 ft upstream of confluence with Prowell Springs diversion pool outflow, and 16.2 mi west of Bend, OR.
DRAINAGE AREA - 1.85 mi².
SURFACE-WATER RECORDS
PERIOD OF RECORD - October 2017 to current year.
GAGE - Water-stage recorder and crest-stage gage. Elevation of gage is 6,329 ft above NAVD of 1988, from digital elevation model.
EXTREMES FOR PERIOD OF RECORD - Maximum discharge, 83.6 ft³/s (estimated) June 11, 2022, gage height not determined; maximum gage height, 6.67 ft Jan. 6, 2022 affected by ice; minimum discharge, 0.05 ft³/s Mar. 19-31, 2021.
WATER-QUALITY RECORDS
PERIOD OF RECORD - WATER TEMPERATURE: October 2017 to current year.
INSTRUMENTATION - Temperature probe and data logger.
EXTREMES FOR PERIOD OF RECORD - WATER TEMPERATURE: Maximum, 20.9'C July 25, 2021; minimum, -0.1'C on many days.