Scientific Investigations Report 2006–5212
U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY
Scientific Investigations Report 2006–5212
Table 8. Mean monthly and mean annual return flows for the water-balance reach of the Klamath River, south-central Oregon, water years 1961–82 and 1983–2004.
[Values in thousand acre-feet; difference computed as the 1983–2004 period minus the 1961–82 period]
Month | Link River Klamath Falls, Oregon | Lost River Diversion Channel Lost River Diversion Dam |
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1961–82 | 1983– 2004 |
Difference | 1961–82 | 1983– 2004 |
Difference | ||
October | 75.63 | 64.45 | -11.18 | 13.80 | 9.50 | -4.30 | |
November | 99.82 | 75.74 | -24.09 | 9.22 | 5.90 | -3.32 | |
December | 131.92 | 91.87 | -40.05 | 15.09 | 9.86 | -5.23 | |
January | 147.34 | 95.54 | -51.81 | 18.79 | 15.24 | -3.55 | |
February | 112.89 | 91.59 | -21.30 | 18.03 | 19.97 | 1.94 | |
March | 132.05 | 130.19 | -1.87 | 21.05 | 27.22 | 6.17 | |
April | 123.71 | 119.19 | -4.52 | 16.77 | 15.71 | -1.06 | |
May | 85.85 | 97.51 | 11.66 | 12.71 | 12.75 | .04 | |
June | 53.47 | 76.53 | 23.06 | 11.91 | 7.94 | -3.97 | |
July | 48.74 | 58.60 | 9.87 | 11.52 | 5.27 | -6.24 | |
August | 47.34 | 53.94 | 6.60 | 14.85 | 7.59 | -7.26 | |
September | 54.44 | 48.55 | -5.89 | 15.72 | 11.88 | -3.84 | |
Annual | 1,113.20 | 1,003.69 | -109.51 | 179.46 | 148.82 | -30.64 | |
Month | Lost River Diversion Channel Miller Hill Pumping Plant |
Klamath Straits Drain F-FF Pumping Plant |
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1961–82 | 1983– 2004 |
Difference | 1961–82 | 1983– 2004 |
Difference | ||
October | 0.11 | 0.11 | 0.00 | 6.52 | 2.67 | -3.86 | |
November | .00 | .00 | .00 | 11.77 | 4.69 | -7.08 | |
December | .00 | .00 | .00 | 12.61 | 5.57 | -7.04 | |
January | .00 | .00 | .00 | 11.82 | 7.39 | -4.43 | |
February | .00 | .00 | .00 | 14.03 | 12.26 | -1.78 | |
March | .00 | .00 | .00 | 18.39 | 17.21 | -1.19 | |
April | .23 | .23 | .00 | 8.12 | 9.67 | 1.55 | |
May | .41 | .41 | .00 | 9.45 | 9.28 | -.17 | |
June | .38 | .38 | .00 | 6.43 | 7.60 | 1.17 | |
July | .37 | .37 | .00 | 6.59 | 5.29 | -1.30 | |
August | .49 | .49 | .00 | 7.19 | 6.24 | -.95 | |
September | .40 | .40 | .00 | 7.10 | 5.36 | -1.75 | |
Annual | 2.39 | 2.39 | 0.00 | 120.05 | 93.22 | -26.84 |