High Country Expeditions WhiteWater Rafting & Adventure Co.
McKenzie River near High Country Expeditions WhiteWater Rafting & Adventure Co.
About this river
McKenzie River is a 24.3 mile river near High Country Expeditions WhiteWater Rafting & Adventure Co. in Oregon. Streamflow is measured at the USGS gauge Mckenzie River at Outlet of Clear Lake, OR (site 14158500). The National Hydrography Dataset places it at stream order 8. Reach geometry comes from the USGS National Hydrography Dataset.
Typical flow by month
1913 to 2026
McKenzie River typically runs highest in May, at a median 642 cfs, and lowest in October, at 224 cfs. The highest flow on record for any single day is 3,100 cfs, in 1965.
| Month | Typical (cfs) | Usual range (cfs) | Relative level |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 449 | 364 to 634 | |
| February | 450 | 343 to 619 | |
| March | 446 | 365 to 598 | |
| April | 603 | 467 to 714 | |
| May | 642 | 488 to 821 | |
| June | 481 | 370 to 676 | |
| July | 360 | 266 to 449 | |
| August | 274 | 220 to 360 | |
| September | 237 | 192 to 293 | |
| October | 224 | 180 to 277 | |
| November | 306 | 244 to 387 | |
| December | 427 | 320 to 654 |
Typical is the median of each month’s daily median values, and the usual range runs from the median 25th to the median 75th percentile, across about 81 years of record. Statistics published by the US Geological Survey for Mckenzie River at Outlet of Clear Lake, OR (site 14158500). Conditions on any given day can fall well outside the usual range. Check the current reading before you go.
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