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Water-Year Summary for Site 14162050

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Available Parameters
00010 Temperature, water(Max.,Min.,Mean)  
00060 Discharge(Mean)  
00065 Gage height(Mean)  
00095 Specific cond at 25C(Min.,Mean,Max.)  
00300 Dissolved oxygen(Max.,Min.,Mean)  
00400 pH(Max.,Min.,Med.)  
32295 fDOM, water, in situ(Max.,Min.,Mean)  
32316 fChl, water, in situ(Max.,Min.,Med.)  
32319 fPC, water, in situ(Max.,Min.,Mean)  
63680 Turbidity, Form Neph(Min.,Med.,Max.)  

Water year 2024: 2023-10-01 to 2024-09-30
 
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USGS Water-Year Summary 2024
14162050 NORTH FORK QUARTZ CREEK NEAR BLUE RIVER, OR
LOCATION - Lat 44°11'04.2", long 122°18'53.3" referenced to North American Datum of 1983, in SE 1/4 SW 1/4 sec.10, T.16 S., R.4 E., Lane County, OR, Hydrologic Unit 17090004, Willamette National Forest, on the right bank, 2.4 mi northeast of Blue River.
DRAINAGE AREA - 4.19 mi².  
SURFACE-WATER RECORDS
PERIOD OF RECORD - December 2021 to October 2022 (gage heights only), January 2022 to current year.
GAGE - Water stage recorder and crest-stage gage.
EXTREMES FOR PERIOD OF RECORD - Maximum discharge, 300 ft³/s (estimated) Nov. 5, 2022, gage height, 2.41; maximum gage height, 2.43 ft Nov. 5, 2022; minimum discharge, 0.75 ft³/s Sept. 15-20, 22-24, 2023.
WATER-QUALITY RECORDS
PERIOD OF DAILY RECORD -

SPECIFIC CONDUCTANCE: December 2021 to October 2023 (discontinued).

pH: December 2021 to October 2023 (discontinued).

WATER TEMPERATURE:  December 2021 to October 2023 (discontinued), February 2024 to current year.

DISSOLVED OXYGEN: December 2021 to October 2023 (discontinued).

TURBIDITY: December 2021 to October 2023 (discontinued).

INSTRUMENTATION -  Water-quality monitor. Any use of trade, product, or firm names in this publication is for descriptive purposes only and does not imply endorsement by the U.S. Government.
REMARKS - TURBIDITY: Data collected using a YSI EXO2 sonde. Manufacturer's stated accuracy is the greater of +/- 2 percent of reading or 0.3 Formazin Nephelometric Units (FNU) for 0-999 FNU, and +/- 5 percent for 1,000-4,000 FNU. FNU values below 10 are reported to nearest 0.1 FNU. Negative recorded values are reported as 0.0 FNU. Additional parameters collected at this location are available via NWISWeb.
EXTREMES FOR PERIOD OF DAILY RECORD -

SPECIFIC CONDUCTANCE: Maximum, 72 microsiemens Sept. 16-18, 2023; minimum, 26 microsiemens May 5, 6, Nov. 5, Dec. 27, 2022.

pH: Maximum, 7.9 units on many days during water years 2022 and 2023; minimum, 6.7 units Nov. 4, 5, 2022.

WATER TEMPERATURE: Maximum, 23.2°C July 31, 2022; minimum, 0.9°C Feb. 23, 2022.

DISSOLVED OXYGEN: Maximum, 13.9 mg/L Feb. 23, 2022; minimum, 8.1 mg/L July 29-31, 2022.

TURBIDITY: Maximum, 219 FNU Nov. 5, 2022, minimum, <1 FNU on many days each year.