Waterlands
Balm Fork River
USGS · 14034480
BALM FORK RIVER
USGS · 14034480LIVE

BALM FORK NEAR HEPPNER, OR

MORROW COUNTY, OR45.3321°N, -119.5411°W
AIR TEMP
84°F
WIND
11mph NE
FISH INDEX
56SCORE / 100
GOOD · 3 OF 5
Flow Rate Historical Avg
MEDIAN FLOW RATE · 1 DAY
cfs
No flow data available
Precipitation History

Precipitation · YTD

Dry

Drier than normal

2026 to date

7.8in

-34% vs normal

7.75 in of precipitation so far this year, 34% below the 30-year normal of 11.69 in for this point in the season.

YTD Total

7.8in

This year so far

Normal to Date

11.7in

30-yr average

Typical Range

7.8–15.5in

10th–90th pct YTD

Departure

-34%

vs 30-yr normal

By Month

This year
Typical range
Normal
Jan: 1.11" · normal 2.22" (1.0–3.7)
Jan
Feb: 2.30" · normal 1.82" (0.9–3.0)
Feb
Mar: 1.09" · normal 2.28" (1.3–3.4)
Mar
Apr: 2.18" · normal 2.15" (1.0–3.0)
Apr
May: 0.94" · normal 2.10" (0.9–3.6)
May
Jun: 0.13" (so far)· normal 1.37" (0.7–2.0)
Jun
Jul: normal 0.40" (0.0–1.0)
Jul
Aug: normal 0.40" (0.0–0.8)
Aug
Sep: normal 0.65" (0.0–1.1)
Sep
Oct: normal 1.63" (0.8–2.5)
Oct
Nov: normal 2.30" (1.2–3.7)
Nov
Dec: normal 2.49" (1.3–3.6)
Dec
Baseline 19912020 · Source: Open-Meteo08:11 PM
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Weather Conditions
WEATHER CONDITIONS
TODAY
86°
58°
WED
89°
65°
THU
78°
63°
FRI
68°
54°
SAT
62°
49°
SUN
68°
48°
MON
75°
51°
TIME
TUE
8
NOW
9
pm
10
pm
11
pm
WED
12
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THU
12
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8
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9
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8
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9
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11
pm
FRI
12
am
1
am
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am
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am
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am
8
am
9
am
10
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11
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5
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7
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9
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11
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SAT
12
am
1
am
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am
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8
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9
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9
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11
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SUN
12
am
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TEMP
hourly forecast
81°
mild
81°
75°
72°
71°
70°
69°
69°
68°
67°
66°
65°
68°
75°
78°
81°
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89°
89°
88°
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80°
76°
72°
70°
68°
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68°
66°
64°
63°
63°
68°
71°
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74°
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69°
65°
64°
63°
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61°
59°
58°
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66°
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68°
66°
65°
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63°
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56°
54°
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55°
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62°
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56°
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53°
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48°
48°
49°
51°
53°
55°
56°
58°
61°
WIND
mph · gust · dir
6mph NE
G 14 mph
6
G14
NE
5
G7
NNW
2
SE
3
G4
S
5
S
7
SSW
6
SW
6
SW
4
SSW
5
SW
7
SW
5
G6
SW
5
G7
WNW
5
NW
6
G8
NNW
7
G9
NNW
8
N
9
G10
NNE
10
G11
NNE
9
G13
NNE
6
G12
N
10
G15
NE
7
G12
NNW
14
G19
NNW
17
G25
NW
13
G26
WNW
11
G22
W
9
G16
W
7
G13
WSW
8
G16
WSW
5
G16
WSW
7
G13
SW
8
G10
SW
8
G10
SW
9
G11
SW
9
G18
WSW
12
G16
W
13
G15
W
14
G16
W
16
G17
W
16
G17
W
17
WNW
17
WNW
16
G18
WNW
17
G18
WNW
17
G19
WNW
17
G19
WNW
19
WNW
16
G19
WNW
13
G20
W
8
G15
WSW
12
G19
WSW
10
G21
WSW
13
G19
WSW
12
G15
WSW
10
G18
SSW
11
G20
SSW
10
G18
SSW
11
G19
SSW
12
G20
SW
11
G17
WSW
13
G17
WSW
15
G19
W
14
G20
WNW
19
G20
W
24
W
13
G19
W
23
G24
W
22
G25
W
26
G27
W
21
G25
W
22
W
20
G25
WSW
17
G27
W
10
G15
WSW
11
G19
W
10
G17
W
9
G16
W
7
G12
WSW
11
G15
W
11
G15
WSW
9
G13
WSW
6
G12
SW
10
G13
W
11
W
12
G13
W
12
G13
WNW
13
WNW
12
G13
WNW
14
W
16
W
17
W
19
W
17
G18
WNW
25
WNW
25
WNW
22
G26
W
22
G28
W
25
G30
W
19
G30
WSW
18
G29
SW
20
G30
WSW
22
G30
WSW
24
G32
WSW
24
G32
WSW
21
G29
SW
20
G28
WSW
21
G28
WSW
22
G27
W
22
G26
W
22
G24
WSW
21
G23
WSW
20
G21
W
PRECIP
chance %
3%
3%
2%
1%
1%
0%
0%
0%
0%
0%
0%
0%
0%
0%
0%
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0%
0%
0%
0%
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0%
1%
1%
1%
1%
1%
1%
1%
1%
1%
1%
1%
1%
1%
0%
0%
0%
0%
0%
0%
0%
0%
0%
0%
0%
0%
6%
6%
6%
6%
6%
6%
44%
44%
44%
44%
44%
44%
44%
44%
44%
44%
44%
44%
48%
48%
48%
48%
48%
48%
25%
25%
25%
25%
25%
25%
12%
12%
12%
12%
12%
12%
15%
15%
15%
15%
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15%
25%
25%
25%
25%
25%
25%
15%
15%
15%
15%
15%
15%
10%
10%
10%
10%
10%
10%
7%
7%
7%
7%
7%
7%
10%
CLOUDS
cover %
100%
overcast
100%
100%
100%
1%
0%
0%
0%
0%
0%
0%
0%
13%
21%
9%
2%
0%
54%
100%
100%
100%
100%
100%
100%
100%
100%
100%
100%
100%
100%
100%
100%
58%
8%
10%
7%
100%
29%
92%
98%
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100%
84%
100%
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47%
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52%
100%
100%
100%
41%
100%
7%
35%
100%
100%
100%
100%
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100%
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100%
91%
100%
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100%
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100%
100%
100%
100%
PRESSURE
hPa · trend
942
942941943942940940940935933933933932932933933933934936938
TemperatureWind / GustsPrecipitationCloud coverPressure
Nowscroll →
FISH INDEX
56
Temperature
Too Hot
Wind
Moderate
Pressure
Stable
Moon Phase
Good
DAYLIGHT
SUNRISE
05:10 AM
SUNSET
08:50 PM
15H 40M OF DAYLIGHT0H 39M REMAINING
MOON PHASE
First Quarter
63% illuminated

Station Location

45.3321, -119.5411
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DATA · USGS · NOAA · NWSUPDATED 2026-06-23 20:11 UTC
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