USGS Water-Year Summary 2024
14161100 BLUE RIVER BELOW TIDBITS CREEK, NEAR BLUE RIVER, OR
LOCATION - Lat 44°13'05", long 122°15'50" referenced to North American Datum of 1927, in SE 1/4 NE 1/4 sec.36, T.15 S., R.4 E., Lane County, OR, Hydrologic Unit 17090004, Willamette National Forest, on left bank, 0.2 mi downstream from Tidbits Creek, 5.5 mi northeast of town of Blue River and at mile 8.5.
DRAINAGE AREA - 45.8 mi².
SURFACE-WATER RECORDS
PERIOD OF RECORD - September 1963 to September 2003, October 2018 to current year (gage heights only).
GAGE - Water-stage recorder and crest-stage gage. Datum of gage is 1,386.90 ft above NGVD of 1929 (Corps of Engineers bench mark).
EXTREMES FOR PERIOD OF RECORD - Maximum gage height, 15.32 ft Dec. 22, 1964, from flood mark; minimum gage height, 1.63 ft Aug. 28-31, Sept. 1-5, 2019.
WATER-QUALITY RECORDS
PERIOD OF DAILY RECORD - WATER TEMPERATURE: September 1963 to September 1987, October 2008 to current year.
INSTRUMENTATION - Temperature probe and data logger.
EXTREMES FOR PERIOD OF DAILY RECORD - WATER TEMPERATURE: Maximum, 23.0°C Aug. 3, 4, 1974, July 20, 1979; minimum, 0.0°C on many days in 1969, 1971-74, 1976, 1979-80, 1983, 2012-14.