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SOUTH FORK MCKENZIE

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SOUTH FORK MCKENZIE RIVER NEAR RAINBOW, OR

OREGON44.1360°N, -122.2484°W Updated 12 hr ago

FLOW RATE

312cfs

1D 7D 30D 1YR

Flow Rate Historical Avg

MEDIAN FLOW RATE · 30 DAY

312cfs 27.9% vs avg

Optimal band: 269–363 cfs

PERIOD HIGH

327cfs

PERIOD LOW

312cfs

RUNNABLE

100%

last 30 day in band

Precipitation History

Precipitation · YTD

Dry

Drier than normal

2026 to date

28.3in

-30% vs normal

28.34 in of precipitation so far this year, 30% below the 30-year normal of 40.75 in for this point in the season.

YTD Total

28.3in

This year so far

Normal to Date

40.8in

30-yr average

Typical Range

30.8–51.0in

10th–90th pct YTD

Departure

-30%

vs 30-yr normal

By Month

This year

Typical range

Normal

Jan: 4.32" · normal 9.86" (5.4–15.8)

Jan

Feb: 7.43" · normal 7.42" (4.3–12.9)

Feb

Mar: 6.07" · normal 8.40" (4.9–13.7)

Mar

Apr: 5.30" · normal 6.85" (4.0–9.7)

Apr

May: 2.67" · normal 4.96" (2.6–7.7)

May

Jun: 2.54" · normal 3.08" (1.6–4.6)

Jun

Jul: 0.00" (so far)· normal 0.68" (0.1–1.5)

Jul

Aug: normal 0.83" (0.0–2.1)

Aug

Sep: normal 2.12" (0.3–4.2)

Sep

Oct: normal 5.66" (2.6–8.5)

Oct

Nov: normal 10.11" (4.2–14.5)

Nov

Dec: normal 11.63" (6.1–16.2)

Dec

Baseline 1991–2020 · Source: Open-Meteo10:53 AM

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Station Location

44.1360, -122.2484

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DATA · USGS · NOAA · NWSUPDATED 2026-07-07 00:00 UTC

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