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Scientific Investigations Report 2009–5123

Hydrology of the Johnson Creek Basin, Oregon

Table 3. Annual peak streamflow and volume, Johnson Creek, Oregon, water years 1990–2006.

[Map numbers are shown in table 1. Percentage change and period of analysis: (a) not computed due to different storm event; (b) one or more daily mean streamflow estimated. Abbreviations: ft3/s, cubic foot per second; mi2, square mile]

Water year Johnson Creek at
Sycamore
(map number 30),
drainage basin area
26.8 mi2
Johnson Creek at
Milwaukie
(map number 41),
drainage basin area
53.2 mi2
Percentage of change
in annual peak
streamflow from
Johnson Creek at
Sycamore to Johnson
Creek at Milwaukie
Period of analysis for
volume computation
Percentage of change
in volume over annual
peak storm event
(6 days)
from Johnson Creek at
Sycamore to Johnson Creek at
Milwaukie
Date Peak streamflow(ft3/s) Date Peak streamflow(ft3/s)
1990 01-10-90 860 01-10-90 892 4 Jan. 6–11, 1990 16
1991 02-20-91 1,130 02-20-91 1,030 -9 Feb. 20–25, 1991 7
1992 12-06-91 1,120 12-06-91 1,010 -10 Dec. 5–10, 1991 14
1993 12-10-92 825 12-10-92 799 -3 Dec. 8–13, 1992 16
1994 02-24-94 1,600 02-24-94 1,730 8 Feb. 23–28, 1994 32
1995 11-01-94 1,300 11-01-94 1,400 8 Oct. 31–Nov. 5, 1994 24
1996 02-07-96 2,350 02-08-96 2,170 -8 Feb. 5–10, 1996 19 (b)
1997 11-19-96 2,550 11-19-96 1,940 -24 Nov. 18–23, 1996 16 (b)
1998 01-14-98 854 01-14-98 1,030 21 Jan. 12–17, 1998 23 (b)
1999 12-28-98 950 12-28-98 1,140 20 Dec. 27, 1998–Jan. 01, 1999 25
2000 11-26-99 664 11-26-99 840 27 Nov. 24–29, 1999 30
2001 10-01-00 258 03-28-01 278 (a) (a) (a)
2002 01-25-02 632 01-25-02 782 24 Jan. 24–29, 2002 29
2003 01-31-03 1,820 01-31-03 1,670 -8 Jan. 29–Feb. 3, 2003 25
2004 12-13-03 1,140 12-14-03 1,530 34 Dec. 13–18, 2003 40
2005 03-27-05 447 03-27-05 682 53 Mar. 26–31, 2005 38
2006 12-30-05 1,150 12-30-05 1,540 34 Dec. 27, 2005–Jan. 1, 2006 32
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