Coast Fork Willamette Watershed Council

West Cascades, Oregon

Dorena Lake Area - Rainfall Totals

Since Dec 2003 rainfall totals are being compiled by a former president of our watershed council, Allen Martin, who lives near Vaughn Creek. This creek is located south west of Dorena Lake in the east portion of the Coast Fork Willamette Watershed. See map below

	Year	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec	Calendar Year Total Rainfall
*	1997	8.94	5.57	7.92	4.49	2.93	2.37	0.75	1.73	3.66	6.28	2.97	3.73	51.34
1	1998	9.17	5.45	5.85	4.17	8.68	2.01	0.00	0.00	0.67	4.53	12.52	9.88	62.94
	1999	8.17	9.25	4.92	3.11	4.13	1.50	0.00	3.11	0.00	2.93	6.14	6.02	49.29
	2000	12.81	6.54	4.57	4.86	4.21	2.13	0.24	0.00	0.63	3.91	3.67	4.81	48.37
	2001	2.69	2.39	4.33	3.72	1.54	1.73	0.47	0.47	0.61	5.08	7.91	8.19	39.13
*	2002	8.27	2.80	5.17	3.60	1.26	0.77	0.00	0.51	2.36	0.75	5.09	9.33	39.91
	2003	7.91	3.70	6.21	7.01	1.26	0.10	0.00	0.39	2.36	2.19	7.15	11.23	49.51
	2004	7.16	5.45	2.80	2.35	2.25	1.26	0.00	2.20	1.96	4.51	2.54	7.61	40.09
	2005	2.65	2.10	4.84	4.42	6.68	2.43	0.20	0.00	.81	2.88	4.88	8.69	40.58
	2006	9.98	2.09	3.77	2.53	4.94	1.24	0.00	0.00	1.48	1.28	11.81	6.90	46.02
2	2007	3.32	5.83	3.44	4.40	2.01	.68	.85	.72	2.35	5.65	5.22	9.44	34.47
	2008	10.19	2.39	4.20	3.51	2.11	.75	.09	.84	0.00	1.76	5.86	7.79	39.19
	2009	2.33	4.09	4.75	3.10	2.55	1.92	.00	.07	1.07	5.46	4.57	5.25	35.16
*	2010	4.13	3.24	7.08	6.05	4.40	4.64	.00	.40	2.49	1.46	6.71	7.51	51.27
	2011	4.91	5.26	6.97	5.94	4.14	2.41	2.52	.00	.31	3.15			35.61
	Average	6.84	4.41	5.12	4.22	3.54	1.73	0.34	0.70	1.38	3.67	6.22	7.58	45.48

* El Nino Years
(1) High rainfall year
(2) Low rainfall year

Note: Rainfall totals from Jan 1997 through Nov 2003 were compiled by a watershed council member that resided on Rat Creek station which is North of Dorena Lake. See map below.

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