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Horse Creek near McKenzie Bridge, OR

River23.3 mi
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Around Horse Creek

5 mi

Data Source: Recreation.gov · Source: USGS GNIS · Public land: USGS PAD-US

About this river

Horse Creek is a 23.3 mile river near High Country Expeditions in Oregon. Streamflow is measured at USGS gauge site 14159100. The National Hydrography Dataset places it at stream order 6. Reach geometry comes from the USGS National Hydrography Dataset.

Typical flow by month

1963 to 1969

Horse Creek typically runs highest in May, at a median 665 cfs, and lowest in September, at 289 cfs. The highest flow on record for any single day is 5,680 cfs, in 1965.

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Typical flow by month at USGS gauge 14159100, in cfs
MonthTypical (cfs)Usual range (cfs)
January511412 to 697
February500374 to 730
March467417 to 560
April559397 to 716
May665554 to 815
June557460 to 703
July370327 to 410
August305260 to 345
September289245 to 322
October305281 to 341
November456341 to 614
December494380 to 730

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 7 years of record. Statistics published by the US Geological Survey for USGS gauge 14159100 (site 14159100). Conditions on any given day can fall well outside the usual range. Check the current reading before you go.

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