USGS Water-Year Summary 2024
14180300 BLOWOUT CREEK NEAR DETROIT, OR
LOCATION - Lat 44°39'11", long 122°07'47" referenced to North American Datum of 1927, in NW 1/4 sec.06, T.11 S., R.6 E., Linn County, OR, Hydrologic Unit 17090005, on left bank, 6.0 mi south of Detroit and at mile 5.5.
DRAINAGE AREA - 26 mi².
SURFACE-WATER RECORDS
PERIOD OF RECORD - October 1998 to current year.
GAGE - Water-stage recorder and crest-stage gage. Elevation of gage is 1,840 ft above NGVD of 1929, from topographic map.
EXTREMES FOR PERIOD OF RECORD - Maximum discharge, 3,400 ft³/s Dec. 28, 1998, gage height, 7.38 ft; minimum daily discharge, 2.1 ft³/s Sept. 3-5, 2003.
WATER-QUALITY RECORDS
PERIOD OF DAILY RECORD -
SPECIFICIC CONDUCTANCE: October 1998 to January 2009.
pH: October 1998 to January 2009.
WATER TEMPERATURE: 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 recorded, 55 microsiemens Oct. 20, 2003; minimum recorded, 17 microsiemens Dec. 17, 2001.
pH: Maximum recorded, 8.3 units Aug. 3, 20, 2003; minimum recorded, 6.5 units Dec. 17, 2001.
WATER TEMPERATURE: Maximum, 22.2°C July 31, Aug. 2, 2009; minimum, -0.1°C Feb. 11, 24-27, Mar. 4, 2019, Feb. 24, 25, 2023.
TURBIDITY: Maximum recorded, >1,370 FNU Dec. 17, 2001; minimum, 0.0 FNU on many days each year.