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	Available Parameters
	00010 Temperature, water(Min.,Mean,Max.)
	00060 Discharge(Mean)
	00095 Specific cond at 25C(Min.,Mean,Max.)
	00300 Dissolved oxygen(Min.,Mean,Max.)
	00400 pH(Max.,Min.,Med.)
	32295 fDOM, water, in situ(Mean,Max.,Min.)
	63680 Turbidity, Form Neph(Med.,Min.,Max.)

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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.

REMARKS - No regulation or diversion upstream from station.

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.

REMARKS - TURBIDITY: Data collected using a YSI EXO2 sonde. Manufacturer's stated accuracy is the greater of +/- 2 percent of reading or 0.3 Formazin Nephelometric Units (FNU) for 0-999 FNU, and +/- 5 percent for 1,000-4,000 FNU. Negative recorded values are reported as 0.0 FNU. Additional parameters collected at this location not referenced in this document are available via NWISWeb.

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.