September 2008

 

Overview

Table 1 is a summary of monthly averages and totals at selected stations throughout the state. Table 2 lists daily temperatures and precipitation for most of the locations listed in Table 1. In Table 3, monthly precipitation totals throughout the state are listed.

Basin Summary

Here is a summary of water indicators at the end of the month, by river basin:

Precipitation Stream Flow SWSI*
BASIN

(1)

(2)

(3)
 (4)

(5)

(6)

OWYHEE 147 63 94 69 -4 -1.2
MALHEUR 245 73 98 84 192 -1.0
GRAND RONDE, POWDER, BURNT 114 107 106 85 -26 0.4
UMATILLA, WALLA WALLA, WILLOW 30 92 107 85 -17 0.5
UPPER JOHN DAY 21 75 98 51 -17 0.4
UPPER DESCHUTES, CROOKED 11 68 106 57 -41 1.1
LOWER DESCHUTES, HOOD RIVER 33 107 119 98 -38 2.7
WILLAMETTE 26 97 104 89 28 2.1
ROGUE, UMPQUA 3 99 102 96.5 -18 1.0
KLAMATH 5 96 99 85 -4 -1.4
LAKE COUNTY, GOOSE LAKE 28 78 87 77 9.5 -0.7
HARNEY 5 49 92 72 -8 -1.0
NORTH COAST 23 96 n.a. 57 -36 0.1
SOUTH COAST 19 90 n.a. 34 -28 -1.9

Data may not provide a valid measure of conditions.

* Last month’s numbers; current data unavailable at press time

n.a. Not available
(1) Percent of normal September precipitation, from NOAA Cooperative sites
(2) Percent of normal seasonal precipitation (since Oct. 1), from NOAA Cooperative sites
(3) Percent of normal seasonal precipitation, from Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) SNOTEL sites
(4) Percent of normal September stream flow, from U.S. Geological Survey (USGS)
(5) Percent of normal seasonal stream flow (since Oct. 1), from USGS
(6) Surface Water Supply Index, from NRCS (-4 = very dry, 0 = normal, +4 = very wet)

 

 


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