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MCKENZIE RIVER ABOVE SOUTH FORK, NEAR RAINBOW, OR (USGS-14159110) site data in the Water Quality Portal

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This stream site, maintained by the USGS Oregon Water Science Center (identifier USGS-OR), has the name "MCKENZIE RIVER ABOVE SOUTH FORK, NEAR RAINBOW, OR" and has the identifier USGS-14159110. This site is in the watershed defined by the 8 digit Hydrologic Unit Code (HUC)17090004. See more details of this site the the USGS NWIS Web page for this site. This site has a drainage area of 525.96 sq mi.

This site is located in Lane County County, Oregon at 44.16637550000000 degrees latitude and -122.2565336000000 degrees longitude using the datum NAD83. The horizontal location collection method was "Mapping grade GPS unit (handheld accuracy range 12 to 40 ft)" and the accuracy is 1 seconds. This site is at an elevation of 1150 feet and the accuracy of the elevation measurement, collected using the method "Interpolated from topographic map." is 30 feet. The vertical coordinate reference system is NGVD29.

To download the metadata about this site along with water quality data, go to the Portal Page and enter "USGS-14159110" into the "Site ID" box under Site Parameters

What other monitoring locations are upstream or downstream from this one?

Upstream and downstream locations

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Leaflet USGS The National Map: National Boundaries Dataset, 3DEP Elevation Program, Geographic Names Information System, National Hydrography Dataset, National Land Cover Database, National Structures Dataset, and National Transportation Dataset; USGS Global Ecosystems; U.S. Census Bureau TIGER/Line data; USFS Road data; Natural Earth Data; U.S. Department of State HIU; NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information. Data refreshed February, 2025.

When were data collected at this location?

Periods of record for data characteristic groups

For a more detailed breakdown of data, go to the Monitoring Report at the EPA How's My Waterway Application
Characteristic Group Date Range*
Inorganics, Major, Non-metals 2004 - 2008
Nutrient 2004 - 2008
Organics, Other 2003 - 2008
Physical 2003 - 2008
Sediment 2003 - 2004
*Date ranges may contain gap years

What other information is available for this location?

Detailed Metadata

For the definitions of the metadata elements, please go to the Water Quality Portal user guide

Location Metadata Value
OrganizationIdentifier USGS-OR
OrganizationFormalName USGS Oregon Water Science Center
MonitoringLocationIdentifier USGS-14159110
MonitoringLocationName MCKENZIE RIVER ABOVE SOUTH FORK, NEAR RAINBOW, OR
MonitoringLocationTypeName Stream
HUCEightDigitCode 17090004
DrainageAreaMeasure/MeasureValue 525.96
DrainageAreaMeasure/MeasureUnitCode sq mi
LatitudeMeasure 44.16637550000000
LongitudeMeasure -122.2565336000000
HorizontalAccuracyMeasure/MeasureValue 1
HorizontalAccuracyMeasure/MeasureUnitCode seconds
HorizontalCollectionMethodName Mapping grade GPS unit (handheld accuracy range 12 to 40 ft)
HorizontalCoordinateReferenceSystemDatumName NAD83
VerticalMeasure/MeasureValue 1150
VerticalMeasure/MeasureUnitCode feet
VerticalAccuracyMeasure/MeasureValue 30
VerticalAccuracyMeasure/MeasureUnitCode feet
VerticalCollectionMethodName Interpolated from topographic map.
VerticalCoordinateReferenceSystemDatumName NGVD29
CountryCode US
StateCode 41
CountyCode 039
ProviderName NWIS