USGS Water-Year Summary 2024
14209700 FISH CREEK NEAR THREE LYNX, OR
LOCATION - Lat 45°08'52", long 122°09'07" referenced to North American Datum of 1927, in NE 1/4 SE 1/4 sec.11, T.5 S., R.5 E., Clackamas County, OR, Hydrologic Unit 17090011, Mount Hood National Forest, on right bank, 0.7 mi upstream from Clackamas River and at mile 1.15.
DRAINAGE AREA - 45.1 mi².
SURFACE-WATER RECORDS
PERIOD OF RECORD - October 1989 to September 2006 (discontinued).
GAGE - Water-stage recorder and crest-stage gage. Elevation of gage is 940 ft above NGVD of 1929, from topographic map.
EXTREMES FOR PERIOD OF RECORD - Maximum discharge, 7,540 ft³/s Feb. 7, 1996, gage height, 11.83 ft, from rating curve extended above 2,800 ft³/s on basis of slope-area measurement of peak flow; maximum gage height, 15.40 ft, backwater from debris flow; minimum discharge, 6.0 ft³/s Sept. 1, 2, 1992.
WATER-QUALITY RECORDS
PERIOD OF RECORD -
SPECIFIC CONDUCTANCE: June 2021 to current year.
pH: June 2021 to current year.
WATER TEMPERATURE: June 2021 to current year.
DISSOLVED OXYGEN: June 2021 to current year.
TURBIDITY: June 2021 to current year.
INSTRUMENTATION - Water-quality monitor. Any use of trade, product, or firm names in this publication is for descriptive purposes only and does not imply endorsement by the U.S. Government.
EXTREMES FOR PERIOD OF RECORD -
SPECIFIC CONDUCTANCE: Maximum, 67 microsiemens Sept. 10, 2021; minimum, 27 microsiemens May 29, 2022.
pH: Maximum, 9.0 units Aug. 12, 19, 2022; minimum, 6.8 units Jan. 6, 2022.
WATER TEMPERATURE: Maximum, 25.9°C June 28, 2021; minimum, 0.0°C Feb. 23, 2022.
DISSOLVED OXYGEN: Maximum, 14.5 mg/L Feb. 23, 2022; minimum, 7.7 mg/L June 28, 2021.
TURBIDITY: Maximum, 1,400 FNU Jan. 6, 2022; minimum, <1 FNU on many days.