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Drift Creek in Oregon

River9.8 mi
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2 mi

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

About this river

Drift Creek is a 9.8 mile river. Streamflow is measured at USGS gauge site 14200100. The National Hydrography Dataset places it at stream order 5. Reach geometry comes from the USGS National Hydrography Dataset.

Typical flow by month

2015 to 2018

Drift Creek typically runs highest in December, at a median 161 cfs, and lowest in August, at 0.3 cfs. The highest flow on record for any single day is 669 cfs, in 2016.

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Typical flow by month at USGS gauge 14200100, in cfs
MonthTypical (cfs)Usual range (cfs)
January8769 to 162
February11963 to 228
March13162 to 210
April5435 to 83
May1913 to 59
June6.83.5 to 19
July1.90.4 to 2.3
August0.30.1 to 0.6
September0.40.2 to 0.6
October4.00.7 to 105
November7750 to 128
December161105 to 300

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 3 years of record. Statistics published by the US Geological Survey for USGS gauge 14200100 (site 14200100). Conditions on any given day can fall well outside the usual range. Check the current reading before you go.

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