USGS Water-Year Summary 2025
424551118503200 FISH CREEK AT DONNER UND BLITZEN CONFLUENCE, NEAR FRENCHGLEN, OR
LOCATION - Lat 42°45'50.66", long 118°50'32.34" referenced to North American Datum of 1983, in SW 1/4 SE 1/4 sec.28, T.32 S., R.32 E., Harney County, OR, Hydrologic Unit 17120003, Steens Mountain Wilderness, on the left bank, 135 ft upstream of Donner Und Blitzen River.
DRAINAGE AREA - 22 mi².
SURFACE-WATER RECORDS
PERIOD OF RECORD - July 2019 to October 2022 (discontinued)(seasonal records only).
GAGE - Water-stage recorder. Elevation of gage is 4,340 ft above NAVD of 1988, from digital elevation model.
EXTREMES FOR PERIOD OF RECORD - Maximum discharge, 250 ft³/s (estimated), June 12, 2022, gage height, unknown; maximum gage height, 8.28 ft, May 19, 2022; minimum discharge, 2.12 ft³/s, June 12, 2022.
WATER-QUALITY RECORDS
PERIOD OF RECORD - WATER TEMPERATURE: July 2019 to October 2022 (discontinued)(seasonal records only).
INSTRUMENTATION - Temperature probe and data logger.
EXTREMES FOR PERIOD OF RECORD - WATER TEMPERATURE: Maximum, 22.1°C June 29, 2021; minimum, 0°C Oct. 25, 26, 2020.