USGS Water-Year Summary 2024
14184100 NORTH SANTIAM RIVER AT GREENS BRIDGE, NEAR JEFFERSON, OR
LOCATION - Lat 44°42'28.6", long 122°58'23.2" referenced to North American Datum of 1983, Linn County, OR, Hydrologic Unit 17090005, SE 1/4, Sec.7, T.10 S., R. 2 W, on right bank, 5 ft downstream from Greens Bridge, 2 mi east of Jefferson, 3 mi upstream from confluence with South Santiam River and at mile 14.6.
DRAINAGE AREA - 736 mi².
SURFACE-WATER RECORDS
PERIOD OF RECORD - October 1964 to September 1968 (fragmentary), October 2005 to current year.
GAGE - Water-stage recorder and crest-stage gage. Datum of gage is 231.54 ft above NAVD of 1988 determined by GNSS Level II survey.
EXTREMES FOR PERIOD OF RECORD - Maximum discharge, 30,700 ft³/s Jan. 17, 2011, gage height, 25.92 ft; minimum discharge, 505 ft³/s Aug. 4, 2009.
WATER-QUALITY RECORDS
PERIOD OF DAILY RECORD - WATER TEMPERATURE: April 1985 to November 1986, June 2009 to current year.
INSTRUMENTATION - Temperature probe and data logger.
EXTREMES FOR PERIOD OF DAILY RECORD - WATER TEMPERATURE: Maximum, 26.1°C July 29, 2009; minimum, 1.2°C Feb. 6, 2014.