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Water-Year Summary for Site 424547118503500

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00010 Temperature, water(Max.,Min.,Mean)  
00060 Discharge(Mean)  
00065 Gage height(Mean)  

Water year 2025: 2025-10-01 to 2026-09-30
 
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USGS Water-Year Summary 2025
424547118503500 DONNER UND BLITZEN RIVER ABOVE FISH CREEK, NEAR FRENCHGLEN, OR
LOCATION - Lat 42°45'46.67", long 118°50'35.20" referenced to North American Datum of 1983, in SE 1/4 SW 1/4 sec.28, T.32 S., R.32 E., Harney County, OR, Hydrologic Unit 17120003, Steens Mountain Wilderness, on left bank, 450 ft upstream from Fish Creek.
DRAINAGE AREA - 176 mi².  
SURFACE-WATER RECORDS
PERIOD OF RECORD - July 2019 to October 2022 (seasonal records only) (discontinued).
GAGE - Water-stage recorder. Elevation of gage is 4360 ft above NAVD of 1988, from digital elevation model.
EXTREMES FOR PERIOD OF RECORD - Maximum discharge, 800 ft³/s (estimated) June 12, 2022, gage height, 11.18 ft; minimum discharge, 18.0 ft³/s Aug. 31, Sept. 1, 3-6, 8, 2022.
WATER-QUALITY RECORDS
PERIOD OF RECORD - WATER TEMPERATURE: July 2019 to October 2022 (seasonal records only) (discontinued).
INSTRUMENTATION - Temperature probe and data logger.
EXTREMES FOR PERIOD OF RECORD - WATER TEMPERATURE: Maximum, 25.7°C July 29, 2022; minimum, 0.0°C Oct. 26, 2020.