USGS Water-Year Summary 2024
14154500 ROW RIVER ABOVE PITCHER CREEK, NEAR DORENA, OR
LOCATION - Lat 43°44'10", long 122°52'20" referenced to North American Datum of 1927, in NE 1/4 sec.24, T.21 S., R.2 W., Lane County, OR, Hydrologic Unit 17090002, on left bank, 0.5 mi upstream from Pitcher Creek, 1.2 mi northwest of Dorena and at mile 13.2.
DRAINAGE AREA - 211 mi².
SURFACE-WATER RECORDS
PERIOD OF RECORD - September 1935 to current year. Prior to October 1949, published as "at Star."
GAGE - Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 856.16 ft above NGVD of 1929. Sept. 16, 1935 to Oct. 17, 1938, nonrecording gage at site 450 ft upstream at datum 1.00 ft higher.
EXTREMES FOR PERIOD OF RECORD - Maximum discharge, 33,100 ft³/s Dec. 22, 1964, gage height, 18.19 ft, from rating curve extended above 12,000 ft³/s on basis of slope-area measurement of peak flow; minimum discharge, 9.04 ft³/s Sept. 17, 2023.
WATER-QUALITY RECORDS
PERIOD OF DAILY RECORD - WATER TEMPERATURE: August 2009 to current year.
INSTRUMENTATION - Temperature probe and data logger.
EXTREMES FOR PERIOD OF DAILY RECORD - WATER TEMPERATURE: Maximum, 28.7°C June 28, 2021; minimum, -0.1°C Dec. 8-10, 2013.