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Butte Creek at Fossil

A gauge on the Butte Creek in Wheeler County, Oregon. Its stage was 0.73 ft as of Oct 16, 12:00 AM PDT.

Gauge BTCO3Wheeler County, OregonEvery gauge in Oregon

Stage now
0.73 ftreported Oct 16, 12:00 AM PDT
24 hour change
Fell 0.01 ftsince Oct 15, 12:00 AM
Elevation
3,179 ftabove sea level
County
Wheeler County
Position
44.9558° N, 120.1358° W
Record since
2010

Water level

Butte Creek at Fossil

Stage is the height of the water's surface above the gauge's own fixed zero, in feet, not the depth of the water. Every point drawn is a reading the gauge sent, at the time it sent it.

Water level, 24 hours at Butte Creek at Fossil: the water from 0.71 to 0.74 feet of stage, the latest 0.73 feet.WATER LEVEL, 24 HOURSFTHIGH 0.74 FT, OCT 15, 12:30 AM · LOW 0.71 FT, OCT 15, 2:30 PM0.680.700.720.750.780.803 AM6 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PM9 PMOct 160.73
Latest
0.73 ftOct 16, 12:00 AM
Highest
0.74 ftOct 15, 12:30 AM
Lowest
0.71 ftOct 15, 2:30 PM
Range
0.03 fthighest less lowest
Change
Fell 0.01 ftsince Oct 15, 12:30 AM
Readings
87
The readings these charts were drawn from, as a table
TimeStage ft
Oct 16, 12:00 AM0.73
Oct 15, 11:45 PM0.73
Oct 15, 11:30 PM0.73
Oct 15, 11:15 PM0.73
Oct 15, 11:00 PM0.73
Oct 15, 10:45 PM0.73
Oct 15, 10:30 PM0.73
Oct 15, 10:15 PM0.73
Oct 15, 10:00 PM0.73
Oct 15, 9:45 PM0.73
Oct 15, 9:30 PM0.73
Oct 15, 9:15 PM0.73
Oct 15, 9:00 PM0.73
Oct 15, 8:45 PM0.73
Oct 15, 8:30 PM0.73
Oct 15, 8:15 PM0.73
Oct 15, 8:00 PM0.73
Oct 15, 7:45 PM0.73
Oct 15, 7:30 PM0.73
Oct 15, 7:15 PM0.73
Oct 15, 7:00 PM0.73
Oct 15, 6:45 PM0.73
Oct 15, 6:30 PM0.72
Oct 15, 6:15 PM0.72
Oct 15, 6:00 PM0.72
Oct 15, 5:45 PM0.72
Oct 15, 5:30 PM0.72
Oct 15, 5:15 PM0.72
Oct 15, 5:00 PM0.72
Oct 15, 4:45 PM0.72
Oct 15, 4:30 PM0.72
Oct 15, 4:15 PM0.72
Oct 15, 4:00 PM0.72
Oct 15, 3:45 PM0.72
Oct 15, 3:30 PM0.72
Oct 15, 3:15 PM0.72
Oct 15, 3:00 PM0.72
Oct 15, 2:45 PM0.72
Oct 15, 2:30 PM0.71
Oct 15, 2:15 PM0.72
Oct 15, 1:00 PM0.72
Oct 15, 12:45 PM0.72
Oct 15, 12:30 PM0.72
Oct 15, 12:15 PM0.72
Oct 15, 12:00 PM0.72
Oct 15, 11:45 AM0.72
Oct 15, 11:30 AM0.72
Oct 15, 11:15 AM0.72
Oct 15, 11:00 AM0.73
Oct 15, 10:45 AM0.73
Oct 15, 10:30 AM0.73
Oct 15, 10:15 AM0.73
Oct 15, 9:00 AM0.74
Oct 15, 8:45 AM0.74
Oct 15, 8:30 AM0.74
Oct 15, 8:15 AM0.74
Oct 15, 8:00 AM0.74
Oct 15, 7:45 AM0.74
Oct 15, 7:30 AM0.74
Oct 15, 7:15 AM0.74
Oct 15, 7:00 AM0.74
Oct 15, 6:45 AM0.74
Oct 15, 6:30 AM0.74
Oct 15, 6:15 AM0.74
Oct 15, 6:00 AM0.74
Oct 15, 5:45 AM0.74
Oct 15, 5:30 AM0.74
Oct 15, 5:15 AM0.74
Oct 15, 5:00 AM0.74
Oct 15, 4:45 AM0.74
Oct 15, 4:30 AM0.74
Oct 15, 4:15 AM0.74
Oct 15, 4:00 AM0.74
Oct 15, 3:45 AM0.74
Oct 15, 3:30 AM0.74
Oct 15, 3:15 AM0.74
Oct 15, 3:00 AM0.74
Oct 15, 2:45 AM0.74
Oct 15, 2:30 AM0.74
Oct 15, 2:15 AM0.74
Oct 15, 2:00 AM0.74
Oct 15, 1:45 AM0.74
Oct 15, 1:30 AM0.74
Oct 15, 1:15 AM0.74
Oct 15, 1:00 AM0.74
Oct 15, 12:45 AM0.74
Oct 15, 12:30 AM0.74
Water level, 7 days at Butte Creek at Fossil: the water from 0.67 to 0.88 feet of stage, the latest 0.73 feet.WATER LEVEL, 7 DAYSFTHIGH 0.88 FT, OCT 9, 12:30 AM · LOW 0.67 FT, OCT 13, 12:30 PM0.600.700.800.901.00Sat 10Sun 11Mon 12Tue 13Wed 14Thu 15Fri 160.73
Latest
0.73 ftOct 16, 12:00 AM
Highest
0.88 ftOct 9, 12:30 AM
Lowest
0.67 ftOct 13, 12:30 PM
Range
0.21 fthighest less lowest
Change
Fell 0.15 ftsince Oct 9, 12:30 AM
Readings
655
The readings these charts were drawn from, as a table
TimeStage ft
Oct 16, 12:00 AM0.73
Oct 15, 11:45 PM0.73
Oct 15, 10:45 PM0.73
Oct 15, 9:45 PM0.73
Oct 15, 8:45 PM0.73
Oct 15, 7:45 PM0.73
Oct 15, 6:45 PM0.73
Oct 15, 5:45 PM0.72
Oct 15, 4:45 PM0.72
Oct 15, 3:45 PM0.72
Oct 15, 2:45 PM0.72
Oct 15, 1:00 PM0.72
Oct 15, 12:45 PM0.72
Oct 15, 11:45 AM0.72
Oct 15, 10:45 AM0.73
Oct 15, 9:00 AM0.74
Oct 15, 8:45 AM0.74
Oct 15, 7:45 AM0.74
Oct 15, 6:45 AM0.74
Oct 15, 5:45 AM0.74
Oct 15, 4:45 AM0.74
Oct 15, 3:45 AM0.74
Oct 15, 2:45 AM0.74
Oct 15, 1:45 AM0.74
Oct 15, 12:45 AM0.74
Oct 14, 11:45 PM0.74
Oct 14, 10:45 PM0.74
Oct 14, 9:45 PM0.74
Oct 14, 8:45 PM0.73
Oct 14, 7:45 PM0.73
Oct 14, 6:45 PM0.73
Oct 14, 5:45 PM0.73
Oct 14, 4:45 PM0.72
Oct 14, 3:45 PM0.72
Oct 14, 2:45 PM0.72
Oct 14, 1:45 PM0.72
Oct 14, 12:45 PM0.72
Oct 14, 11:45 AM0.72
Oct 14, 10:45 AM0.72
Oct 14, 9:45 AM0.73
Oct 14, 8:00 AM0.74
Oct 14, 7:45 AM0.74
Oct 14, 6:45 AM0.74
Oct 14, 5:45 AM0.74
Oct 14, 4:45 AM0.74
Oct 14, 3:45 AM0.74
Oct 14, 2:45 AM0.74
Oct 14, 1:45 AM0.74
Oct 14, 12:45 AM0.74
Oct 13, 11:45 PM0.74
Oct 13, 10:45 PM0.74
Oct 13, 9:45 PM0.74
Oct 13, 8:45 PM0.74
Oct 13, 7:45 PM0.74
Oct 13, 6:45 PM0.73
Oct 13, 5:45 PM0.73
Oct 13, 4:45 PM0.73
Oct 13, 3:45 PM0.73
Oct 13, 2:45 PM0.73
Oct 13, 1:45 PM0.73
Oct 13, 12:45 PM0.73
Oct 13, 11:45 AM0.84
Oct 13, 10:45 AM0.87
Oct 13, 9:45 AM0.88
Oct 13, 8:45 AM0.88
Oct 13, 7:45 AM0.88
Oct 13, 6:45 AM0.88
Oct 13, 5:45 AM0.88
Oct 13, 4:45 AM0.88
Oct 13, 3:45 AM0.88
Oct 13, 2:45 AM0.88
Oct 13, 1:45 AM0.88
Oct 13, 12:45 AM0.88
Oct 12, 11:45 PM0.88
Oct 12, 10:45 PM0.87
Oct 12, 9:45 PM0.87
Oct 12, 8:45 PM0.87
Oct 12, 7:45 PM0.87
Oct 12, 6:45 PM0.86
Oct 12, 5:45 PM0.86
Oct 12, 4:45 PM0.86
Oct 12, 3:45 PM0.86
Oct 12, 2:45 PM0.86
Oct 12, 1:45 PM0.86
Oct 12, 12:45 PM0.87
Oct 12, 11:45 AM0.87
Oct 12, 10:45 AM0.87
Oct 12, 9:45 AM0.88
Oct 12, 8:00 AM0.88
Oct 12, 7:45 AM0.88
Oct 12, 6:45 AM0.88
Oct 12, 5:45 AM0.88
Oct 12, 4:45 AM0.88
Oct 12, 3:45 AM0.88
Oct 12, 2:45 AM0.88
Oct 12, 1:45 AM0.88
Oct 12, 12:45 AM0.88
Oct 11, 11:45 PM0.87
Oct 11, 10:45 PM0.87
Oct 11, 9:45 PM0.87
Oct 11, 8:45 PM0.87
Oct 11, 7:45 PM0.87
Oct 11, 6:45 PM0.87
Oct 11, 5:45 PM0.87
Oct 11, 4:45 PM0.87
Oct 11, 3:45 PM0.87
Oct 11, 2:45 PM0.87
Oct 11, 1:45 PM0.87
Oct 11, 12:45 PM0.87
Oct 11, 11:45 AM0.87
Oct 11, 10:45 AM0.87
Oct 11, 9:45 AM0.88
Oct 11, 8:45 AM0.88
Oct 11, 7:45 AM0.88
Oct 11, 6:45 AM0.88
Oct 11, 5:45 AM0.88
Oct 11, 4:45 AM0.88
Oct 11, 3:45 AM0.88
Oct 11, 2:45 AM0.88
Oct 11, 1:45 AM0.88
Oct 11, 12:45 AM0.88
Oct 10, 11:45 PM0.88
Oct 10, 10:45 PM0.87
Oct 10, 9:45 PM0.87
Oct 10, 8:45 PM0.87
Oct 10, 7:45 PM0.87
Oct 10, 6:45 PM0.87
Oct 10, 5:45 PM0.87
Oct 10, 4:45 PM0.86
Oct 10, 3:45 PM0.86
Oct 10, 2:45 PM0.87
Oct 10, 1:45 PM0.87
Oct 10, 12:45 PM0.87
Oct 10, 11:45 AM0.87
Oct 10, 10:45 AM0.87
Oct 10, 9:45 AM0.87
Oct 10, 8:45 AM0.88
Oct 10, 7:45 AM0.88
Oct 10, 6:45 AM0.88
Oct 10, 5:45 AM0.88
Oct 10, 4:45 AM0.88
Oct 10, 3:45 AM0.88
Oct 10, 2:45 AM0.87
Oct 10, 1:45 AM0.87
Oct 10, 12:45 AM0.87
Oct 9, 11:45 PM0.87
Oct 9, 10:45 PM0.87
Oct 9, 9:45 PM0.87
Oct 9, 8:45 PM0.87
Oct 9, 7:45 PM0.86
Oct 9, 6:45 PM0.86
Oct 9, 5:45 PM0.86
Oct 9, 4:45 PM0.86
Oct 9, 3:45 PM0.85
Oct 9, 2:45 PM0.85
Oct 9, 1:45 PM0.85
Oct 9, 12:45 PM0.86
Oct 9, 11:45 AM0.86
Oct 9, 10:45 AM0.86
Oct 9, 9:45 AM0.87
Oct 9, 8:45 AM0.87
Oct 9, 7:45 AM0.88
Oct 9, 6:45 AM0.88
Oct 9, 5:45 AM0.88
Oct 9, 4:45 AM0.88
Oct 9, 3:45 AM0.88
Oct 9, 2:45 AM0.88
Oct 9, 1:45 AM0.88
Oct 9, 12:45 AM0.88
Water level, 30 days at Butte Creek at Fossil: the water from 0.67 to 0.89 feet of stage, the latest 0.73 feet.WATER LEVEL, 30 DAYSFTHIGH 0.89 FT, SEP 16, 1:15 AM · LOW 0.67 FT, OCT 13, 12:30 PM0.600.700.800.901.00Sep 16Sep 21Sep 26Oct 1Oct 6Oct 110.73
Latest
0.73 ftOct 16, 12:00 AM
Highest
0.89 ftSep 16, 1:15 AM
Lowest
0.67 ftOct 13, 12:30 PM
Range
0.22 fthighest less lowest
Change
Fell 0.15 ftsince Sep 16, 12:30 AM
Readings
2,799
The readings these charts were drawn from, as a table
DayHigh ftLow ftAverage ftLast ftReadings
Oct 160.730.730.730.731
Oct 150.740.710.730.7388
Oct 140.740.720.730.7492
Oct 130.880.670.810.7496
Oct 120.880.860.870.8892
Oct 110.880.870.870.8796
Oct 100.880.860.870.8896
Oct 90.880.850.870.8796
Oct 80.880.860.870.8896
Oct 70.880.850.870.8892
Oct 60.880.860.870.8896
Oct 50.880.860.870.8896
Oct 40.880.860.870.8896
Oct 30.880.860.870.8896
Oct 20.880.860.870.8892
Oct 10.880.860.870.8896
Sep 300.880.860.870.8892
Sep 290.880.860.870.8896
Sep 280.880.860.870.8896
Sep 270.880.860.880.8896
Sep 260.880.860.870.8896
Sep 250.880.860.870.8896
Sep 240.890.860.870.8896
Sep 230.890.860.880.8892
Sep 220.890.860.880.8888
Sep 210.890.860.880.8892
Sep 200.890.860.880.8991
Sep 190.890.860.880.8777
Sep 180.890.860.880.8992
Sep 170.890.870.880.8892
Sep 160.890.870.880.8890

How it reports

Schedule
every houron the hour's :00
Reports received, 24 hours
22 of 2491.6% of its schedule
Reports received, 7 days
164 of 16897.6% of its schedule, 165 reports in all
Longest silence, 7 days
2 hoursfrom Oct 12, 8:00 AM
Latest report
Oct 15, 10:00 PMlocal time
Time to reach Storm Station
13 min9 in 10 within 20 min

From Storm Station's own record of every report it heard from this station.

Its schedule is one report every hour, 24 in 24 hours. Two reports in the same hour count as one received.

Ranking Statistics

247 score95.3of 100

Oregon median
92.2the median score of 1,635 stations
Scoring higher
337stations in Oregon
Sharing its score
36ranks 338 to 373
Points deducted
4.72.2 accuracy, 1.1 forecast check, 0.8 reports received, 0.6 arrival
Counted at the median
Accuracy, instrument checks, forecast checknot measured at this station; Oregon median 89.1, 100.0, 89.5
Next above
WINO3rank 347; ahead on reports received 100% against 97.6%
Next below
BURO3rank 369; behind on median arrival 12 min 59 s against 13 min
Sharing its rank
19other stations, equal on every measure

Equal scores are ordered by the share of scheduled reports received, then the reports due in the week (the longer record first), then the median arrival, then the longest silence.

  1. Reports receivedweight 3597.634.2 of 35 pointsOregon median 98.2164 of 168 scheduled reports received in 7 days
  2. Arrivalweight 1094.09.4 of 10 pointsOregon median 84.9half its reports arrived within 13 min
  3. Continuityweight 10100.010.0 of 10 pointsOregon median 100.0longest silence 2 h, on a schedule of one report every 60 min
  4. Accuracyweight 20-17.8 of 20 points, at the medianOregon median 89.1-
  5. Instrument checksweight 15-15.0 of 15 points, at the medianOregon median 100.0-
  6. Forecast checkweight 10-9.0 of 10 points, at the medianOregon median 89.5-

The score is the weighted mean of its six parts, from the last 7 days. How a station is ranked sets out each part.

How each part is scored
Reports received
Full marks for every scheduled report received, none for none, in proportion between
Arrival
Full marks for a median arrival within 10 min, none at 60 min
Continuity
Full marks for a longest silence of 3 reports or less (3 h), none for 72 (72 h)
Accuracy
Full marks within 1.5 °F of its reference, typically, none beyond 8.0 °F
Instrument checks
Full marks for no reading failed, none for 5 per cent or more
Forecast check
Full marks within 2 °F of the forecast on average, none at 8 °F

Near Butte Creek at Fossil

How to read a gauge

A gauge measures the height of the water where it stands, its stage, in feet above a fixed mark at that gauge. Two gauges' stages are not comparable: each is measured from its own mark, and a reservoir's is often its height above sea level.

The stage shown is the latest the gauge reported, with the time it reported it. Storm Station hears each gauge on its own schedule and ranks it among its state's stations by its 247 score, how reliably it reports and how its readings hold up: that is its 247 rank.