Goose & Summer Lakes Basin – Streamflow, Lake & Reservoir Gages

About the Goose & Summer Lakes Basin

The Goose & Summer Lakes Basin, as defined by the Oregon Water Resources Department, covers the closed basins of south-central Oregon’s Lake County, whose streams end in desert lakes and marshes instead of reaching the sea: Silver Creek and Buck Creek to Paulina Marsh near Silver Lake, the spring-fed Ana River to Summer Lake, the Chewaucan River past Paisley to Lake Abert below Abert Rim, Deep, Honey and Twentymile creeks to the Warner Lakes, and Cottonwood and Drews creeks to the Oregon part of Goose Lake near Lakeview. Snowmelt from the Fremont-Winema National Forest and the Warner Mountains brings most of the water in spring; much of it is stored in small reservoirs and used for hay and pasture, and the lakes and marshes are major stops for migrating birds. River Flow Planner covers 16 gages here: streamflow gages with records back to 1905, Lake Abert, Thompson Valley, Drews and Cottonwood reservoirs, two irrigation canals, and a new stage gage on the Chewaucan River at Lake Abert.

What River Flow Planner shows for each gage

Each gage page turns the agency’s full daily record into planning tools for fishing, rafting, kayaking, swimming, boating, irrigation and in-stream work:

• Summary hydrograph of typical flows, river stages or lake levels through the year
• Percent of time flows fall within a range you choose
• Likely range of flows on future dates you pick
• How a recent period compares with normal, plus a year-by-year spaghetti plot
• Flood frequency statistics for USGS gages with peak-flow records
• CSV downloads and links to current real-time data and short-term forecasts

Warner Valley Streams

Streams of Warner Valley that flow to the Warner Lakes.

Chewaucan & Ana Rivers

The Chewaucan River from Paisley to Lake Abert, and the spring-fed Ana River at Summer Lake.

Silver Lake Streams

Silver and Buck creeks near Silver Lake and Paulina Marsh.

Goose Lake Streams

Cottonwood Creek above and below Cottonwood Reservoir in the Goose Lake basin near Lakeview.

Lake & Reservoir Levels

Lake Abert and the Thompson Valley, Drews and Cottonwood reservoirs.

Canals & Diversions

Irrigation canals at Summer Lake and Silver Lake.

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