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Vale Project - Main Page
Project Water Supply
Historic Conditions:
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Normal |
9.68 in |
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Maximum - 1983 |
16.59 in |
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Minimum - 1966 |
5.78 in |
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Ontario, Oregon 1961-1990 |
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Mean Annual |
51.4 °F |
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Daily Maximum - 08/04/1961 |
113 °F |
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Daily Minimum - 01/27/1957 |
-25 °F |
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Ontario, Oregon 1948-1996 |
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Growing Season |
167 days |
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Elevation of irrigable area |
2,500 ft |
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Drainage area above Beulah Reservoir |
440 mi2 |
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Annual discharge: |
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Maximum - 1983 |
242,534 acre-ft |
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Minimum - 1934 |
26,520 acre-ft |
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Average - 1926-1996 |
98,102 acre-ft |
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Streamflows: North Fork Malheur River At Beulah, Oregon (USGS)
Middle Fork Malheur River
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Drainage area above Warm Springs Reservoir |
1,100 mi2 |
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Annual discharge: |
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Maximum - 1983 |
413,912 acre-ft |
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Minimum - 1930 |
33,663 acre-ft |
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Average - 1909-1996 |
135,730 acre-ft |
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Streamflows: Malheur River below Warm Springs near Riverside, Oregon (USGS)
Bully Creek
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Drainage area above Bully Creek Reservoir |
547 mi2 |
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Annual discharge: |
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Maximum - 1941 |
68,259 acre-ft |
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Minimum - 1939 |
3,988 acre-ft |
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Average - 1933-1962 |
30,168 acre-ft |
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Streamflows: Bully Creek near Vale, Oregon (USGS)
Project Water Quality
Bully Creek
Lower Malheur River
Upper Malheur River
Willow Creek
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