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Project Water Supply

Normal

10.87 in  

Maximum  -  1978

15.76 in  

Minimum   -  1974

8.05 in  

Baker, Oregon 1961-1990

 

      Temperature

Mean Annual

45.5 °F  

Daily Maximum  -  08/04/1961

106 °F  

Daily Minimum   -  12/30/1978

-39 °F  

Baker, Oregon 1961-1996

 

Growing Season

134 days  

Elevation of irrigable area

3,300 - 3,470 ft  

      Powder River

Drainage area above Thief Valley Dam

911 mi2  

Annual discharge:

 

   Maximum  -  1984

343,469 acre-ft  

   Minimum   -  1988

36,440 acre-ft  

   Average    -  1978-1996

141,529 acre-ft  

                              StreamflowsPowder River below Thief Valley Reservoir, Oregon (USGS)

Drainage area near Mason Dam

168 mi2  

Annual discharge:

 

   Maximum  -  1984

145,859 acre-ft  

   Minimum   -  1988

35,137 acre-ft  

   Average    -  1971-1996

74,385 acre-ft  

                               StreamflowsPowder River at Baker, Oregon (USGS)
 

Project Water Quality

 

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