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USGS Water-Year Summary 2023

14178000 NORTH SANTIAM RIVER BELOW BOULDER CREEK, NEAR DETROIT, OR

LOCATION - Lat 44°42'25", long 122°06'00" referenced to North American Datum of 1927, in SE 1/4 NW 1/4 sec.17, T.10 S., R.6 E., Marion County, OR, Hydrologic Unit 17090005, on right bank, 0.5 mi downstream from Boulder Creek, 3.0 mi southeast of Detroit and at mile 70.7.

DRAINAGE AREA - 216 mi².

REVISIONS HISTORY - WSP 814: Drainage area at former site. WSP 1248: 1931. WDR OR-85-2: 1982-82(P).

SURFACE-WATER RECORDS

PERIOD OF RECORD - January 1907 to October 1909, October 1928 to current year. Monthly discharge only January 1907, published in WSP 1318. Prior to October 1952, published as "at Detroit."

GAGE - Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 1,590.07 ft above NGVD of 1929. See WSP 1738 for history of changes prior to Oct. 1, 1952.

REMARKS - Small diversions for log ponds upstream from station.

EXTREMES FOR PERIOD OF RECORD - Maximum discharge, 26,700 ft³/s Dec. 22, 1964, on basis of slope-area measurement of peak flow, gage height, 13.76 ft, temporary backwater from debris; minimum discharge, 250 ft³/s Sept. 13, 1909.

WATER-QUALITY RECORDS

PERIOD OF DAILY RECORD -

SPECIFIC CONDUCTANCE: October 1998 to January 2009.

pH: October 1998 to November 2008.

WATER TEMPERATURE: April 1951 to September 1987, October 1998 to current year.

TURBIDITY: October 1998 to March 2010.

INSTRUMENTATION - Temperature probe and data logger.

EXTREMES FOR PERIOD OF DAILY RECORD -

SPECIFIC CONDUCTANCE: Maximum, 55 microsiemens Oct. 25, 2003; minimum recorded, 18 microsiemens Apr. 14, 2002, but may have been lower during period of missing record.

pH: Maximum, 8.6 units Sept. 16, 1999, Sept. 29, 2000; minimum, 7.0 units Jan. 30, 2003.

WATER TEMPERATURE: Maximum, 19.0°C July 18, 19, 1970; minimum, 0.0°C on many days most years.

TURBIDITY: Maximum recorded, >1,770 FNU Oct. 1, 2000; minimum, <1 FNU on many days each year.