Gauge Description:

This gauge is located just upstream of the mouth with the Columbia River. Flows are regulated by reservoirs upstream but always high enough for boating. Release from the reservoirs of the Pelton Round Butte Hydroelectric Project is provided by the Deschutes near Madras which is an alternate gauge used for this run. Flows are typically around 6500 cfs through the winter and early spring, and then dip to 4000 cfs during the summer.

Gauge Information

Name

Range

Difficulty

Updated

Level

DESCHUTES RIVER AT MOODY, NEAR BIGGS, OR

usgs-14103000

3000 - 8000 cfs

III

01h02m

6690 cfs (rc= 0.7 )

Range	Water Level	Difficulty	Comment
3000 -8000 cfs	barely runnable-high runnable	III

Report - Reports of Deschutes L. Sherar's Falls to Columbia River and related gauges

Reports give the public a chance to report on river conditions throughout the country as well as log the history of a river.

Reports

When	River/Gauge	Subject	Level	Reporter
	Deschutes [OR]	Sherars Falls	4400	Nick Borelli
5y196d13h31m	Deschutes [OR]	Heritage Landing	4420 cfs	Thomas O'Keefe
5y197d05h31m	Deschutes [OR]	Colorado Rapids	4420 cfs	Thomas O'Keefe
5y197d13h31m	Deschutes [OR]	Deschutes River, train	n/a	Thomas O'Keefe
5y228d13h31m	Deschutes [OR]	Lower Deschutes	4490	Thomas O'Keefe