USGS Water-Year Summary 2024
14187000 WILEY CREEK NEAR FOSTER, OR
LOCATION - Lat 44°22'21", long 122°37'19" referenced to North American Datum of 1927, in NE 1/4 NE 1/4 sec.12, T.14 S., R.1 E., Linn County, OR, Hydrologic Unit 17090006, on right bank, 0.5 mi downstream from Little Wiley Creek, 3.5 mi southeast of Foster and at mile 4.4.
DRAINAGE AREA - 51.8 mi².
REVISIONS HISTORY -
WDR OR-90-2: 1989 (M), WDR OR-93-1: 1992.
Revision: Annual maximum gage-height for Water Year 1992 was revised on June 22, 2023 based on further review of the annual peak gage-height record.
SURFACE-WATER RECORDS
PERIOD OF RECORD - October 1947 to July 1973, June 1988 to current year.
GAGE - Water-stage recorder and crest-stage gage. Elevation of gage is 720 ft above NGVD of 1929, from topographic map. Prior to April 6, 1965, water-stage recorder at present site at datum 718.08 ft above NGVD of 1929 (U. S. Army Corps of Engineers bench mark). Apr. 6, 1965 to July 1973, water-stage recorder at present site at datum 2.00 ft lower than previous datum.
EXTREMES FOR PERIOD OF RECORD - Maximum discharge, 9,640 ft³/s Jan. 21, 1972, gage height, 9.28 ft, datum then in use, from rating curve extended above 3,700 ft³/s; maximum gage height, 9.80 ft, Dec. 21, 1964 (backwater from debris), datum then in use; minimum discharge, 2.9 ft³/s August 28-31, 1992.