USGS Water-Year Summary 2024
14161500 LOOKOUT CREEK NEAR BLUE RIVER, OR
LOCATION - Lat 44°12'35", long 122°15'20" referenced to North American Datum of 1927, in SE 1/4 SW 1/4 sec.31, T.15 S., R.5 E., Lane County, OR, Hydrologic Unit 17090004, unsurveyed, Willamette National Forest, on left bank, 6.0 mi northeast of town of Blue River and at mile 0.5.
DRAINAGE AREA - 24.1 mi².
SURFACE-WATER RECORDS
PERIOD OF RECORD - August 1949 to September 1955, September 1963 to current year.
GAGE - Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 1,377.76 ft above NGVD of 1929 (U.S. Army Corps of Engineers bench mark).
EXTREMES FOR PERIOD OF RECORD - Maximum discharge, 8,000 ft³/s Feb. 7, 1996, gage height, 10.03 ft, on basis of slope-area measurement of peak flow; minimum discharge, 4.8 ft³/s Sept. 16, 17, 1981.
WATER-QUALITY RECORDS
PERIOD OF DAILY RECORD - WATER TEMPERATURE: August 1950 to September 1955, September 1963 to September 1981, April 2012 to current year.
INSTRUMENTATION - Temperature probe and data logger.
EXTREMES FOR PERIOD OF DAILY RECORD - WATER TEMPERATURE: Maximum, 22.0°C Aug. 8, 1978; minimum, -0.2°C Dec. 8, 2013.