USGS Scientific Investigations Report 2010–5153 - Thermal Effects of Dams in the Willamette River Basin, Oregon

Table 5. Maximum estimated error ranges for the without-dam water-temperature estimates at selected dam sites in the Willamette River basin, Oregon.

[°C, degrees Celsius; na, not applicable]

Dam site	Maximum measurement error (°C)	Maximum regression error (°C)	Maximum warming rate error (°C)	Total maximum estimated error (°C)
Big Cliff / Detroit	0.2	na	0.6	0.5–0.8
Blue River	0.2	0.3–0.6	0.6	0.5–1.4
Cottage Grove	0.2	0.5–1.0	0.3	0.5–1.5
Cougar	0.2	na	0.3	0.5
Dexter / Lookout Point	0.2	0.6	0.6–1.1	1.5–1.8
Dorena	0.2	0.5	0.3	0.5–1.0
Fall Creek	0.2	0.7	0.6	0.8–1.5
Fern Ridge	0.2	0.8–1.2	0.6	1.0–2.0
Foster	0.2	0.6	0.8	0.8–1.5
Green Peter	0.2	0.4	0.5	0.5–1.0
Hills Creek	0.2	0.5	0.4	0.5–1.0
River Mill	0.2	0.6	na	¹1.0–1.6

¹Estimated error for River Mill includes an estimate of potential error from the no-project model scenario.