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North Fork Umatilla River in Oregon

River6.7 mi
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Woodward Campground3.4 miWoodland Campground4.5 mi2 mi

Data Source: Recreation.gov · Source: USGS GNIS · Public land: USGS PAD-US

About this river

North Fork Umatilla River is a 6.7 mile river. Streamflow is measured at the USGS gauge Umatilla River above Meacham Creek, near Gibbon, OR (site 14020000). The National Hydrography Dataset places it at stream order 5. Reach geometry comes from the USGS National Hydrography Dataset.

Typical flow by month

1934 to 2026

North Fork Umatilla River typically runs highest in April, at a median 490 cfs, and lowest in September, at 45 cfs. The highest flow on record for any single day is 9,330 cfs, in 2020.

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Typical flow by month at Umatilla River above Meacham Creek, near Gibbon, OR, in cfs
MonthTypical (cfs)Usual range (cfs)
January181106 to 328
February218141 to 378
March318221 to 523
April490355 to 684
May397266 to 581
June13485 to 207
July5549 to 64
August4542 to 49
September4541 to 49
October4844 to 54
November7455 to 119
December14085 to 263

Typical is the median of each month’s daily median values, and the usual range runs from the median 25th to the median 75th percentile, across about 93 years of record. Statistics published by the US Geological Survey for Umatilla River above Meacham Creek, near Gibbon, OR (site 14020000). Conditions on any given day can fall well outside the usual range. Check the current reading before you go.

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