Rivers in Oregon

Cow Creek near Azalea

Douglas County, OregonNWS AZAO3USGS 14309000Medford office

Below flood stage
1.42ftStage

Observed Tue, Sep 22, 12:15 AM PDT

Forecast crest
0.05 ftTue, Sep 22, 5:00 AM PDT
Record crest
16.40 ft1974

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Flood stages and impacts

CategoryStage
Action8.00 ft

Crest history

32 crests on NOAA’s list since 1948.

#DateStage
1January 15, 197416.40 ft
2December 22, 196415.63 ft
3December 6, 198114.94 ft
4February 17, 198314.78 ft
5October 29, 195014.37 ft
6December 16, 198213.68 ft
7December 21, 195512.76 ft
8January 26, 197012.27 ft
9November 12, 198411.93 ft
10January 17, 197111.80 ft
11January 6, 194811.50 ft
12December 21, 196911.36 ft
13December 2, 198011.17 ft
14February 13, 198411.12 ft
15January 20, 196410.81 ft
16January 23, 196510.75 ft
17January 29, 195810.62 ft
18December 19, 198110.22 ft
19January 27, 195410.04 ft
20January 12, 19809.73 ft
21January 2, 19979.69 ft
22December 14, 19839.68 ft
23December 26, 19559.63 ft
24January 12, 19699.57 ft
25January 5, 19669.46 ft

Most recent crests

  • January 2, 1997: 9.69 ft
  • November 27, 1984: 8.87 ft
  • November 12, 1984: 11.93 ft
  • February 13, 1984: 11.12 ft
  • December 14, 1983: 9.68 ft
  • February 17, 1983: 14.78 ft
  • December 16, 1982: 13.68 ft
  • December 19, 1981: 10.22 ft
  • December 6, 1981: 14.94 ft
  • December 2, 1980: 11.17 ft

Nearby

Upstream, downstream and the gauges around this one.

What this means

Forecasts by the Northwest River Forecast Center. Forecasts are issued routinely year-round.

Sources

Stage, flood stages, impacts and crest history from NOAA’s National Water Prediction Service. Streamflow and the daily record from the U.S. Geological Survey.