USGS Water-Year Summary 2024
14163000 GATE CREEK AT VIDA, OR
LOCATION - Lat 44°08'45.91", long 122°34'22.92" referenced to North American Datum of 1983, in NW 1/4 SE 1/4 sec.28, T.16 S., R.2 E., Lane County, OR, Hydrologic Unit 17090004, on right bank 300 ft downstream from bridge on State Highway 126, at Vida, and at mile 0.2.
DRAINAGE AREA - 47.6 mi².
REVISIONS HISTORY -
WDR OR-83-2: 1976 (M,P), 1978 (M,P), 1979 (M,P), 1980 (M), 1981 (M,P), 1982 (M,P).
Revision: Annual maximum gage-heights for water years 1988 to 1989 were revised on May 8, 2023 based on further review of the annual peak gage-height record.
SURFACE-WATER RECORDS
PERIOD OF RECORD - June 1951 to September 1957; annual maximums, water years 1958-65; August 1966 to September 1990, November 2020 to current year.
GAGE - Water-stage recorder and crest-stage gage. Datum of gage is 764.56 ft above National Geodetic Vertical Datum of 1929. June 11, 1951, to Sept. 30, 1957, water-stage recorder, Oct. 1, 1957, to Aug. 1, 1966, crest-stage gage, and Aug. 1, 1966, to Sept. 30, 1990 water-stage recorder and crest-stage gage at same site and datum.
EXTREMES FOR PERIOD OF RECORD - Maximum discharge, 7,140 ft³/s Dec. 22, 1964, gage height, 12.18 ft, from slope-area measurement of peak flow; minimum discharge, 11 ft³/s Oct. 2, 12, 13, 19, 20, 1987.
WATER-QUALITY RECORDS
PERIOD OF RECORD -
SPECIFIC CONDUCTANCE: January 2021 to current year.
pH: January 2021 to current year.
WATER TEMPERATURE: April 1983 to September 1984, January 2021 to current year.
DISSOLVED OXYGEN: January 2021 to current year.
TURBIDITY: January 2021 to current year.
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.
EXTREMES FOR PERIOD OF RECORD -
SPECIFIC CONDUCTANCE: Maximum, 60 microsiemens Sept. 18, 19, 2021; minimum, 29 microsiemens Apr. 10, 11, 2023.
pH: Maximum, 9.3 units Oct. 21, 2021; minimum, 6.8 units Feb. 13-16, 19-23, 25, 2021.
WATER TEMPERATURE: Maximum, 26.2°C July 29, 2022; minimum, 0.6°C Feb. 23, 2022.
DISSOLVED OXYGEN: Maximum, 14.4 mg/L Feb. 23, 2022; minimum, 7.1 mg/L June 27, 2021.
TURBIDITY: Maximum, 469 FNU Nov. 5, 2022; minimum, <1 FNU on many days.