Rivers in Oregon

Rogue River at Grants Pass

Josephine County, OregonNWS GRAO3USGS 14361500Medford office

Below flood stage
0.86ftStage

Observed Sun, Sep 20, 10:15 AM PDT

Flood stage
20.00 ft
Forecast crest
0.88 ftSat, Sep 19, 5:00 PM PDT
Record crest
35.15 ft1964

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Flood stages and impacts

CategoryStage
Major flood28.00 ft
Moderate flood25.00 ft
Minor flood20.00 ft
Action18.00 ft
  1. 43.00 ftThe Rogue River at Grants Pass will have reached its record flood stage dating back to Jan 1, 1862.
  2. 40.00 ftExpect water on the floor of the Grants Pass water pumping station.
  3. 36.00 ftThe river level is at the floor of the Highway 99 bridge in Grants Pass.
  4. 33.60 ftExpect severe primary bank erosion from 6th street to the western city limits of Grants Pass.
  5. 30.00 ftWidespread flooding of farms and residences on the lower banks of the Rogue River from Savage Rapids to the confluence of the Applegate River, including Grants Pass.
  6. 28.00 ftExpect flooding of numerous homes in the town of Grants Pass.
  7. 27.00 ftExpect flooding of homes along the Rogue River in the town of Grants Pass and flooding of homes and businesses along the Rogue River from Bloody Run Creek to Savage Rapids.
  8. 21.00 ftExpect some slight lowland flooding downstream of the Highway 99 bridge along River Road.
  9. 20.00 ftThe Rogue River is at flood stage.

Crest history

14 crests on NOAA’s list since 1927.

#DateStage
1December 23, 196435.15 ft
2December 22, 195533.60 ft
3February 21, 192732.00 ft
4December 2, 196228.30 ft
5January 16, 197426.88 ft
6January 1, 199726.49 ft
7January 17, 197125.19 ft
8March 2, 197224.20 ft
9December 30, 200524.07 ft
10December 20, 198123.89 ft
11February 18, 198323.88 ft
12January 6, 196620.90 ft
13January 27, 197020.20 ft
14December 9, 199617.50 ft

Most recent crests

  • December 30, 2005: 24.07 ft
  • January 1, 1997: 26.49 ft
  • December 9, 1996: 17.50 ft
  • February 18, 1983: 23.88 ft
  • December 20, 1981: 23.89 ft
  • January 16, 1974: 26.88 ft
  • March 2, 1972: 24.20 ft
  • January 17, 1971: 25.19 ft
  • January 27, 1970: 20.20 ft
  • January 6, 1966: 20.90 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.