USGS Water-Year Summary 2023
424325118495900 DONNER UND BLITZEN RIVER NEAR BURNT CAR SPRING, NEAR FRENCHGLEN, OR
LOCATION - Lat 42°43'25.47", long 118°49'59.04" referenced to North American Datum of 1983, in NW 1/4 SW 1/4 sec.10, T.33 S., R.32 E., Harney County, OR, Hydrologic Unit 17120003, Steens Mountain Wilderness, on left bank, 0.75 mi downstream of Dry Creek.
DRAINAGE AREA - 164 mi².
SURFACE-WATER RECORDS
PERIOD OF RECORD - July 2019 to October 2022 (seasonal records only).
GAGE - Water-stage recorder. Elevation of gage is 4516 ft above NAVD of 1988, from digital elevation model.
EXTREMES FOR PERIOD OF RECORD - Maximum discharge, 683 ft³/s (estimated) June 12, 2022, gage height 14.05 ft; minimum discharge, 16.2 ft³/s Sept. 5, 2022.
WATER-QUALITY RECORDS
PERIOD OF RECORD - WATER TEMPERATURE: July 2019 to October 2022 (seasonal records only).
INSTRUMENTATION - Temperature probe and data logger.
EXTREMES FOR PERIOD OF RECORD - WATER TEMPERATURE: Maximum, 23.7°C July 29, 2022; minimum, 0.5°C Oct. 26, 2020.