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USGS Water-Year Summary 2024
14173500 CALAPOOIA RIVER AT ALBANY, OR
LOCATION - Lat 44°37'12.1", long 123°07'42.5" referenced to North American Datum of 1983, Linn County, OR, Hydrologic Unit 17090003, near right bank on downstream side of bridge on Riverside Drive at Albany, 0.6 mi downstream from Oak Creek, and at mile 3.0.
DRAINAGE AREA - 372 mi².
SURFACE-WATER RECORDS
PERIOD OF RECORD - October 1940 to September 1981, September 2023 to current year. Prior to October 1963, published as Calapooya River at Albany.
GAGE - Water-stage recorder and crest-stage gage. Datum of gage is 180.85 ft above NGVD of 1929. Prior to May 11, 1963, nonrecording gage at same site and datum.
REMARKS - Higher flows are affected by backwater from Willamette River at times. Occasional fluctuation caused by ponds at Thompson's Mills State Heritage Site near Shedd, OR. Diversions for irrigation above station.
EXTREMES FOR PERIOD OF RECORD - Maximum discharge observed, 32,700 ft³/s Dec. 22, 1955, gage height, 22.12 ft; maximum gage height, 25.5 ft Jan. 2, 1943, from graph based on gage readings (backwater from Willamette River); minimum discharge, 3.5 ft³/s Sept. 7, 1967.
WATER-QUALITY RECORDS
PERIOD OF RECORD - WATER TEMPERATURE: January 1964 to September 1990, September 2023 to current year.
INSTRUMENTATION - Temperature probe and data logger.
EXTREMES FOR PERIOD OF RECORD - WATER TEMPERATURE: Maximum, 29.4°C July 9, 2024; minimum, 0.0°C on many days during winter periods.
