USGS Water-Year Summary 2024
14205350 EAST FORK DAIRY CREEK ABOVE MURTAUGH CREEK NEAR MEACHAM CORNER, OR
LOCATION - Lat 45°41'37.88", long 123°04'12.07" referenced to North American Datum of 1983, in T.2 N., R.3 W., Washington County, OR, Hydrologic Unit 17090010, on right bank at upstream side of bridge on NW Meacham Rd, 0.2 mi upstream of Murtaugh Creek.
DRAINAGE AREA - 27.6 mi².
SURFACE-WATER RECORDS
PERIOD OF RECORD - August 2020 to current year.
GAGE - Water-stage recorder and crest-stage gage. Datum of gage is 341.68 ft above NAVD of 1988 determined by a GNSS Level II rapid-static survey performed by USGS on Aug. 29, 2022.
EXTREMES FOR PERIOD OF RECORD - Maximum discharge, 891 ft³/s Jan 13, 2021, gage height, 9.09 ft; minimum discharge, 6.58 ft³/s Sept. 15, 2021.
WATER-QUALITY RECORDS
PERIOD OF RECORD - WATER TEMPERATURE: August 2020 to current year.
INSTRUMENTATION - Temperature probe and data logger.
EXTREMES FOR PERIOD OF RECORD - WATER TEMPERATURE: Maximum, 23.3°C June 28, 2021; minimum, 0.0°C Dec. 22, 23, 2022.