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Rogue River near Shady Cove, OR

River62.1 mi
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Around Rogue River

Crater Lake RV Park2.7 miBaker Cypress Trail · 4.1 mi20 mi

Data Source: Recreation.gov · Source: USGS GNIS · Public land: USGS PAD-US

About this river

Rogue River is a 62.1 mile river near Southern Oregon Wilderness Adventures in Oregon. Streamflow is measured at the USGS gauge Rogue River below Prospect, OR (site 14330000). The National Hydrography Dataset places it at stream order 8. Reach geometry comes from the USGS National Hydrography Dataset.

Typical flow by month

1914 to 2026

Rogue River typically runs highest in May, at a median 1,820 cfs, and lowest in September, at 769 cfs. The highest flow on record for any single day is 10,500 cfs, in 1997.

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Typical flow by month at Rogue River below Prospect, OR, in cfs
MonthTypical (cfs)Usual range (cfs)
January1,300978 to 1,750
February1,4101,050 to 1,740
March1,5001,110 to 1,910
April1,7201,425 to 2,070
May1,8201,520 to 2,220
June1,3501,075 to 1,755
July956744 to 1,250
August797648 to 1,030
September769607 to 962
October781619 to 958
November929698 to 1,210
December1,150840 to 1,500

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 74 years of record. Statistics published by the US Geological Survey for Rogue River below Prospect, OR (site 14330000). 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 Rogue River, all of them public access. Ramp data comes from the USGS national boat-ramp inventory.

  • Valley of the Rogue State ParkRogue RiverPublic
  • Agate Lake County ParkAgate LakePublic
  • Pierce RiffleRogue RiverPublic
  • Baker ParkRogue RiverPublic
  • Chinook ParkRogue RiverPublic
  • Riverside ParkRogue RiverPublic
  • Coyote Evans WaysideRogue RiverPublic
  • Whitehorse ParkRogue RiverPublic

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