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Around Bridge Creek
- Sutton Mountain Back Country BywayRecreation area1.5 mi (opens in a new tab)
- Sutton Mountain and Pat's Cabin Wilderness Study AreasRecreation area9.4 mi (opens in a new tab)
- John Day Fossil Beds National MonumentRecreation area14.9 mi (opens in a new tab)
- Spring Basin WildernessRecreation area22.4 mi (opens in a new tab)
Data Source: Recreation.gov · Source: USGS GNIS · Public land: USGS PAD-US
About this river
Bridge Creek is a 25.0 mile river. Streamflow is measured at the USGS gauge Bridge CR above Coyote Canyon near Mitchell, OR (site 14046778). The National Hydrography Dataset places it at stream order 7. Reach geometry comes from the USGS National Hydrography Dataset.
Typical flow by month
2007 to 2026
Bridge Creek typically runs highest in May, at a median 53 cfs, and lowest in September, at 2.6 cfs. The highest flow on record for any single day is 336 cfs, in 2019.
Show the numbers
| Month | Typical (cfs) | Usual range (cfs) |
|---|---|---|
| January | 14 | 8.1 to 25 |
| February | 18 | 12 to 36 |
| March | 36 | 17 to 64 |
| April | 49 | 26 to 96 |
| May | 53 | 24 to 99 |
| June | 21 | 9.7 to 37 |
| July | 8.0 | 3.4 to 13 |
| August | 2.8 | 1.7 to 6.1 |
| September | 2.6 | 1.7 to 5.5 |
| October | 6.6 | 2.2 to 9.0 |
| November | 8.5 | 4.9 to 12 |
| December | 11 | 6.8 to 15 |
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 20 years of record. Statistics published by the US Geological Survey for Bridge CR above Coyote Canyon near Mitchell, OR (site 14046778). Conditions on any given day can fall well outside the usual range. Check the current reading before you go.
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