USGS Water-Year Summary 2024
11503000 ANNIE SPRING NEAR CRATER LAKE, OR
Pacific Northwest volcanic-rock aquifers
LOCATION - Lat 42°52'18", long 122°10'04" referenced to North American Datum of 1927, Klamath County, OR, Hydrologic Unit 18010203, in Crater Lake National Park and at highway bridge 0.1 mi downstream from source.
DRAINAGE AREA - Indeterminate, normal flow is entirely from Annie Spring.
SURFACE-WATER RECORDS
PERIOD OF RECORD - June 1977 to September 2004, August 2010 to current year. Discharge measurement and fragmentary gage-height record August to October 1913. Discharge measurements only Oct. 11, 1967, June 26, Sept. 13, 1968.
GAGE - Water-stage recorder, crest-stage gage, and V-notch sharp-crested weir. Datum of gage is 5,982.65 ft above NGVD of 1929 (National Park Service bench mark).
EXTREMES FOR PERIOD OF RECORD - Maximum discharge, 18 ft³/s July 6, 1984, gage height, 1.56 ft; maximum gage height, 3.69 ft occured sometime in June 2003, from high-water mark, possible snow and ice jam, discharge not determined; minimum daily discharge, 0.23 ft³/s Mar. 14, 16-31, Apr. 1, 2002.
WATER-QUALITY RECORDS
PERIOD OF RECORD -
SPECIFIC CONDUCTANCE: February 2023 to current year.
WATER TEMPERATURE: February 2023 to current year.
INSTRUMENTATION - Water-quality monitor.
EXTREMES FOR PERIOD OF RECORD -
SPECIFIC CONDUCTANCE: Maximum, 55 microsiemens Apr. 4, 2023; minimum, 41 microsiemens July 1-3, 6-8, 10, 11, 2023.
WATER TEMPERATURE: Maximum, 3.2°C Aug. 13-15, Sept. 6-10, 12-16, 2023; minimum, 0.2°C Mar. 30, 2023.