Malheur River Below Nevada Dam Near Vale OR

USGS Site No: 13233300 • Malheur River • Malheur County, OR

Malheur River Below Nevada Dam Near Vale OR on the Malheur River is currently at 36 cfs (Normal — 28th percentile for this date) . Gage height: 10.59 ft.

Reading from

36
CFS Discharge
10.59
Gage Height (ft)
Normal
Flow Condition
Normal
Flood Status

Historical Percentile Comparison

Today's discharge compared to the long-term record for October 28 at this station. Percentile rank shows what fraction of historical years had lower flow on this date.

Percentile Label CFS Threshold Today's Flow
10th Very Low threshold 10
25th Low threshold 30
50th (Median) Normal (median) 81 Today: 36 cfs
75th High threshold 145
95th Very High threshold 194

30-Day Hydrograph

Recent discharge plotted against the historical 10th–95th percentile envelope for the same calendar days. Source: USGS daily values + long-term statistics.

4.5k 2.3k 0 cfs Apr 5 May 28
10th–95th historical Day-of-year median Recent discharge

30-Day Flow History

Date Discharge (CFS) Gage Ht (ft)
May 28, 2026 56 —
May 27, 2026 38 —
May 26, 2026 10 —
May 25, 2026 23 —
May 24, 2026 15 —
May 23, 2026 21 —
May 22, 2026 20 —
May 21, 2026 17 —
May 20, 2026 26 —
May 19, 2026 39 —
May 18, 2026 35 —
May 17, 2026 10 —
May 16, 2026 14 —
May 15, 2026 32 —
Apr 20, 2026 78 —
Apr 19, 2026 79 —
Apr 18, 2026 82 —
Apr 17, 2026 78 —
Apr 16, 2026 83 —
Apr 15, 2026 61 —
Apr 14, 2026 82 —
Apr 13, 2026 38 —
Apr 12, 2026 4 —
Apr 11, 2026 1 —
Apr 10, 2026 1 —
Apr 9, 2026 2 —
Apr 8, 2026 21 —
Apr 7, 2026 39 —
Apr 6, 2026 70 —
Apr 5, 2026 55 —

Station Information

USGS Site No
13233300
State
OR
Coordinates
43.9875, -117.2189
Drainage Area
3,880 mi²
Datum (ft)
2,210.7
HUC Code
17050117
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Flood Stage Thresholds

Action Stage
19.0 ft
Flood Stage
19.5 ft
Moderate Flood
21.0 ft
Major Flood
23.0 ft

Currently 8.91 ft below flood stage.

Recent Extremes

Max discharge
1,890 cfs
Apr 22, 2025
Min discharge
1 cfs
Apr 11, 2026
Days at flood stage
0

Computed from the local daily-values archive.

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