Rogue River below Gold Ray Dam, OR
River level and flood forecast · Jackson County
The river is 11.2 ft below flood stage (12 ft).
Forecast to hold near 0.8 ft through Mon, Oct 19, 5 PM.
Flow: 1,130 cubic feet per second (USGS).
The last 7 days and the forecast
NWS forecast issued Mon, Oct 12, 8:57 AM. Forecasts change as rain falls and as upstream water arrives.
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Flood stages
| Major flood stage | 18 ft |
| Moderate flood stage | 16 ft |
| Flood stage | 12 ft |
| Action stage | 10 ft |
| Record crest (December 23, 1964) | 23.43 ft |
What floods at each level
From the National Weather Service, highest first.
- 23 ftWater covers Interstate 5 in the town of Rogue River and near Gold Hill. Water covers Highway 99 near Savage Rapids to the Interstate 5 and Highway 99 interchange.
- 20 ftExpect widespread flooding from Gold Hill to Savage Rapids.
- 19 ftWaterfront properties at Gold Hill begin to flood.
- 18 ftExpect flooding of homes near Birdseye Creek and Foots Creek, along with widespread flooding upstream and downstream of Gold Ray.
- 17 ftNumerous homes flood along the Rogue River and Highway 99 near Gold Hill and Gold Ray.
- 15 ftHomes begin to flood along the Rogue River in the Gold Ray and Gold Hill areas.
- 13 ftExpect flooding of houses along the rogue river in teh immediate vicinity of the river gage at gold ray. Low land and agricultural lands upstream from the gold ray dam can be expected.
- 12 ftHouses in the immediate vicinity of the river gage at gold ray on the rogue river are in danger of flooding.
- 11.5 ftThe rogue river is at bankfull.
Highest crests on record
- 23.43 ft — December 23, 1964
- 22.5 ft — November 23, 1909
- 21.55 ft — December 22, 1955
- 19.1 ft — December 2, 1962
- 17.83 ft — January 18, 1953
Recent crests: 12.23 ft (December 2, 2012) · 11.8 ft (November 21, 1998) · 17.17 ft (January 1, 1997) · 13 ft (December 31, 1996) · 12.4 ft (December 8, 1996)
Up and down the river, and nearby
Not an official source. River levels, forecasts, flood stages and impacts are from the National Weather Service (RYGO3); flow from the U.S. Geological Survey. Readings are provisional. In a flood, follow your local officials and the NWS at weather.gov.