USGS Water-Year Summary 2024
14318000 LITTLE RIVER AT PEEL, OR
LOCATION - Lat 43°15'10", long 123°01'30" referenced to North American Datum of 1927, in NW 1/4 sec.02, T.27 S., R.3 W., Douglas County, OR, Hydrologic Unit 17100301, on left bank, 0.6 mi southeast of Peel, 0.9 mi downstream from Cavitt Creek and at mile 6.3.
DRAINAGE AREA - 177 mi².
SURFACE-WATER RECORDS
PERIOD OF RECORD - August 1954 to September 1989, July 1999 to current year.
GAGE - Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 828.33 ft above NGVD of 1929.
EXTREMES OUTSIDE PERIOD OF RECORD - Flood of Nov. 22, 23, 1953, reached a stage of 20.6 ft, from floodmark, discharge, 22,700 ft³/s, from rating curve extended above 5,900 ft³/s on basis of slope-area measurement of peak flow at gage height 16.55 ft.
EXTREMES FOR PERIOD OF RECORD - Maximum discharge, 21,100 ft³/s Dec. 11, 1956, gage height, 19.63 ft, from rating curve extended above 5,900 ft³/s on basis of slope-area measurment of peak flow at gage height 16.55 ft; minimum discharge, 7.38 ft³/s Sept. 8-10, 16-18, 2021.
WATER-QUALITY RECORDS
PERIOD OF DAILY RECORD - WATER TEMPERATURE: June 1999 to current year.
INSTRUMENTATION - Temperature probe and data logger.
EXTREMES FOR PERIOD OF DAILY RECORD - WATER TEMPERATURE: Maximum, 27.1°C June 28, 2021; minimum, 0.1°C Dec. 8-12, 2013.