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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 1948-1996

 

Growing Season

102 days  

Elevation of irrigable area

2,600 ft  

      Burnt River

Drainage area above Unity Dam

309 mi2  

Annual discharge:

 

   Maximum  -  1965

122,735 acre-ft  

   Minimum   -  1977

19,763 acre-ft  

   Average    -  1915-1997

62,563 acre-ft  

                              StreamflowsBurnt River near Hereford, Oregon (USGS)
 

Project Water Quality

 

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