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South Fork Gate Creek near Walterville, OR

River7.5 mi
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McKenzie River Corridor4 mi2 mi

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

About this river

South Fork Gate Creek is a 7.5 mile river near Spencer Outfitters in Oregon. Streamflow is measured at the USGS gauge Gate Creek at Vida, OR (site 14163000). The National Hydrography Dataset places it at stream order 5. Reach geometry comes from the USGS National Hydrography Dataset.

Typical flow by month

1952 to 2026

South Fork Gate Creek typically runs highest in December, at a median 292 cfs, and lowest in September, at 22 cfs. The highest flow on record for any single day is 4,620 cfs, in 1953.

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Typical flow by month at Gate Creek at Vida, OR, in cfs
MonthTypical (cfs)Usual range (cfs)
January273181 to 546
February290169 to 424
March280185 to 410
April212149 to 324
May13280 to 195
June7057 to 106
July3829 to 46
August2520 to 31
September2218 to 28
October3020 to 46
November13968 to 291
December292154 to 532

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 35 years of record. Statistics published by the US Geological Survey for Gate Creek at Vida, OR (site 14163000). Conditions on any given day can fall well outside the usual range. Check the current reading before you go.

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