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Around Cow Creek
Data Source: Recreation.gov · Source: USGS GNIS · Public land: USGS PAD-US
About this river
Cow Creek is a 62.1 mile river near Sundance Kayak School in Oregon. Streamflow is measured at the USGS gauge Cow Creek near Azalea, OR (site 14309000). The National Hydrography Dataset places it at stream order 7. Reach geometry comes from the USGS National Hydrography Dataset.
Typical flow by month
1930 to 2026
Cow Creek typically runs highest in January, at a median 115 cfs, and lowest in August, at 15 cfs. The highest flow on record for any single day is 8,100 cfs, in 1974.
Show the numbers
| Month | Typical (cfs) | Usual range (cfs) |
|---|---|---|
| January | 115 | 64 to 225 |
| February | 105 | 68 to 221 |
| March | 102 | 69 to 201 |
| April | 91 | 64 to 170 |
| May | 55 | 42 to 89 |
| June | 40 | 29 to 51 |
| July | 22 | 15 to 48 |
| August | 15 | 10 to 51 |
| September | 15 | 10 to 50 |
| October | 23 | 13 to 54 |
| November | 44 | 28 to 66 |
| December | 70 | 40 to 185 |
Typical is the median of each month’s daily median values, and the usual range runs from the median 25th to the median 75th percentile, across about 97 years of record. Statistics published by the US Geological Survey for Cow Creek near Azalea, OR (site 14309000). Conditions on any given day can fall well outside the usual range. Check the current reading before you go.
Boat access nearby
8 mapped launches sit in the mapped area of Cow Creek, all of them public access. Ramp data comes from the USGS national boat-ramp inventory.
- Milo BoatSouth Umpqua RiverPublic
- Chief Milwaleta Day Use ParkCow Creek - Galesville ReservoirPublic
- Chief Miwaleta ParkCow Creek - Galesville ReservoirPublic
- LavadourSouth Umpqua RiverPublic
- Pickett ParkSouth Umpqua RiverPublic
- I-5 Ford's BridgeSouth Umpqua RiverPublic
- Stanton ParkSouth Umpqua RiverPublic
- Lawson BarSouth Umpqua RiverPublic
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