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Oregon River Runners

Row River near Springfield, OR

River21.1 mi
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Around Row River

Schwarz Park · 2.8 miRow River Trail · 1 mi5 mi

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

About this river

Row River is a 21.1 mile river near Oregon River Runners in Oregon. Streamflow is measured at the USGS gauge Row River above Pitcher Creek, near Dorena, OR (site 14154500). The National Hydrography Dataset places it at stream order 8. Reach geometry comes from the USGS National Hydrography Dataset.

Typical flow by month

1936 to 2026

Row River typically runs highest in March, at a median 766 cfs, and lowest in September, at 26 cfs. The highest flow on record for any single day is 23,800 cfs, in 1965.

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Typical flow by month at Row River above Pitcher Creek, near Dorena, OR, in cfs
MonthTypical (cfs)Usual range (cfs)
January710348 to 1,360
February661368 to 1,190
March766454 to 1,270
April743439 to 1,065
May422218 to 710
June16598 to 336
July5440 to 79
August2822 to 37
September2619 to 39
October4325 to 95
November287109 to 809
December661282 to 1,320

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 91 years of record. Statistics published by the US Geological Survey for Row River above Pitcher Creek, near Dorena, OR (site 14154500). Conditions on any given day can fall well outside the usual range. Check the current reading before you go.

Boat access nearby

2 mapped launches sit in the mapped area of Row River, all of them public access. Ramp data comes from the USGS national boat-ramp inventory.

  • Baker BayRow River - Dorena ReservoirPublic
  • Harms Park Row River Trail AccessRow River - Dorena ReservoirPublic

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