Deschutes River near Culver, Oregon - High flow

This high flow measurement on the Deschutes River near Culver, OR was the highest measurement since 2017. This site (# 14076500) is operated in cooperation with Portland General Electric.

A tethered trimaran carries an Acoustic Doppler Current Profiler (ADCP) across the river to measure streamflow. The ADCP sends sound pulses into the water, which bounce off particles and return with a frequency shift that reveals water speed at different depths. Combined with depth measurements, these data provide an accurate calculation of river discharge