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Elk Creek near Shady Cove, OR

River13.3 mi
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Around Elk Creek

Three C Rock Campground4 miPickett Butte Lookout4.6 mi2 mi

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

About this river

Elk Creek is a 13.3 mile river near Southern Oregon Wilderness Adventures in Oregon. Streamflow is measured at the USGS gauge Elk Creek near Drew, OR (site 14308500). The National Hydrography Dataset places it at stream order 6. Reach geometry comes from the USGS National Hydrography Dataset.

Typical flow by month

1955 to 2026

Elk Creek typically runs highest in March, at a median 106 cfs, and lowest in September, at 0.7 cfs. The highest flow on record for any single day is 6,670 cfs, in 1974.

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Typical flow by month at Elk Creek near Drew, OR, in cfs
MonthTypical (cfs)Usual range (cfs)
January9643 to 232
February9655 to 178
March10660 to 196
April7536 to 138
May3215 to 53
June9.95.8 to 18
July2.61.2 to 4.4
August0.80.3 to 1.6
September0.70.3 to 1.4
October2.31.5 to 4.1
November115.5 to 34
December5518 to 173

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 60 years of record. Statistics published by the US Geological Survey for Elk Creek near Drew, OR (site 14308500). Conditions on any given day can fall well outside the usual range. Check the current reading before you go.

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