River runs

Oregon river runs

Live streamflow, whitewater class, and length for every paddleable section in Oregon with a named USGS gauge. Built for kayakers, rafters, and canoeists.

Runs in Oregon
160
Class range
I–V
Across the U.S.
331
Updated
May 30
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River runs
Oregon is a whitewater enthusiast's paradise, offering a variety of thrilling river runs for kayakers and rafters of all skill levels. One popular destination is the Rogue River, known for its stunning scenery and exciting rapids. The "Nugget Falls" section is a favorite among paddlers, featuring class III-IV rapids and breathtaking views of the surrounding wilderness. Recommended streamflow levels for the Rogue River range from 2,000-8,000 cubic feet per second for optimal conditions.

For those seeking a more challenging adventure, the North Umpqua River is a must-visit spot. The "Boulder Flats" section boasts class IV-V rapids, providing an adrenaline-packed experience for experienced paddlers. With streamflow levels between 800-1,500 cubic feet per second, this river offers a thrilling ride through steep canyons and rocky terrain. As with any whitewater excursion, safety is paramount. Be sure to always wear a life jacket, helmet, and proper gear, and consider taking a guided trip if you're unfamiliar with the river. Happy paddling!
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Oregon river runs

Every paddleable section in Oregon keyed to a named USGS gauge. Sortable, quickly filterable. Tap any one for current discharge and the gauge it reports off.

160 entries
River run Streamflow Class
Headwaters At 4800 Ft Contour Line To Boundary Of The Cave/Underground River Styx. 58 cfs ·
Headwaters To Forest Road 960 58 cfs III-IV
Headwaters At Hard Creek Lake To Payette Nf Boundary 19,000 cfs ·
Headwaters To Confluence With Vance Creek At Payette Nf Boundary 19,000 cfs III-V
Springs Sec 30, T21s, R8e To Wickiup Reservoir 78 cfs II
Deschutes Nf Boundary To Paulina Lake 93 cfs II-III
Mt. Hood Wilderness Boundary To Confluence With Sandy River 652 cfs III-IV
Confluence With Echo Creek To Hills Creek Reservoir 562 cfs III-IV
Lower Timpanogas Lake To Confluence With Echo Creek 79 cfs ·
Headwaters To North Section Line Of Sec 17, T4s, R5e 0 cfs IV-IV
North Section Line Of Sec 17, T4s, R5e To Slackwater North Fork Reservoir 0 cfs III-IV
Rm 15 To Rm 26 (Above Confluence Of Limestone Creek) 103 cfs III-III+
Rm 26 To Rm 32 Confluence With Wsr 103 cfs II-IV
Rm 7 To Rm 15 (Town Of Beaver) 103 cfs III-IV
Confluence With Sampson Creek To Downstream Crossing Of Western Siuslaw Nf Boundary 233 cfs III-IV
Headwaters To Three Sisters Wilderness Boundary 441 cfs III-IV
Three Sisters Wilderness Boundary To Cougar Reservoir 441 cfs III-IV
Below Cougar Dam To Confluence With Mckenzie River 262 cfs II-IV
Russel Lake To Mt. Jefferson Wilderness Boundary 672 cfs III-IV
Mt. Jefferson Wilderness Boundary To Confluence With Breitenbush River 313 cfs ·
Breitenbush Lake To Confluence With North Fork Breitenbush River 71 cfs III
Upstream Crossing Of Eastern Siuslaw Nf Boundary To Confluence With Sampson Creek 233 cfs III
Head Of Tide To Confluence Of North And South Forks 272 cfs III
Confluence Of Lake Creek To Launch Site At Wildcat Creek 358 cfs ·
Headwaters To Boulder Creek Wilderness Boundary 25 cfs IV-V
Little Falls To Confluence With North Umpqua River 179 cfs III-IV
Eagle Cap Wilderness Boundary To Confluence With Eagle Crek 1,290 cfs III-IV
Headwaters To Confluence With Van Patten Creek 1,290 cfs III-III+
Confluence With North Fork Breitenbush River To Detroit Reservoir 313 cfs III+
Opal Lake To Confluence With Battle Axe Creek 313 cfs III-IV
Battle Axe Creek To Willamette Nf Boundary 1,240 cfs III-IV
Headwaters To Mt Jefferson Wilderness Boundary 250 cfs II-IV
Mt. Jefferson Wilderness Boundary To Highway 22 250 cfs III-IV
Highway 22 To Confluence With Rainbow Creek 672 cfs III-V
Confluence Of Siwash Creek To Little Falls 179 cfs III-IV
Headwaters Of East Fork Steamboat Creek To Confluence With Siwash Creek 179 cfs III-IV
East Section Line Of Ne1/4se1/4 Of Sec 16, T21s, R10w To Confluence With Smith River 358 cfs ·
Eastern Siuslaw Nf Boundary To East Section Line Of Ne1/4se1/4 Of Sec 16, T21s, R10w 358 cfs ·
Headwaters (Just North Of Confluence Of Mf Five Points Creek) To Wallowa Whitman Nf Boundary 1,290 cfs III
Little Lava Lake To Crane Prairie Reservoir 441 cfs III+
Crooked River National Grassland Boundary To Confluence With Deschutes River 804 cfs II-IV
Source To Confluence With Deschutes River 93 cfs III-IV
Source To Confluence With Metolius River 1,330 cfs III-IV
Headwaters Of Sevenmile Creek To Confluence With Latiwi Creek 17 cfs III-IV
Headwaters To Confluence With Unnamed Creek West Of Bruler Creek 31 cfs III-IV
Confluence With Unnamed Creek West Of Bruler To Willamette Nf Boundary 125 cfs III-IV
Middle Santiam Wilderness Boundary To Willamette Nf Boundary 125 cfs III-IV
Sevenmile Creek To Willamette Nf Boundary 272 cfs III-IV
Timothy Lake Dam To Slackwater Of Harriet Lake 307 cfs III-IV
Rogue Umpqua Wilderness Boundary To Confluence With North Fork Rogue River 123 cfs III-V
Headwaters To Sw1/4 Of Sec 1, T33s, R4e 135 cfs ·
Sw1/4 Of Sec 1, T33s, R4e To Rogue River Nf Boundary 135 cfs ·
Confluence Of North And South Forks Rough And Ready To Middle Of Sec 15, T40s, R9w 58 cfs III-IV
Middle Of Sec 15, T40s, R4e To Siskyou Nf Boundary (East Section Line Of Sec 13, T40s, R4e) 58 cfs III-IV
Confluence With Lightening Gulch To Confluence With Josephine Creek 187 cfs III+
Middle Of Sec 15, T39s, R4e To Confluence With Canyon Creek 187 cfs III-IV
Headwaters To Middle Of Sec 15, T39s, R4e 187 cfs III-IV
Headwaters Including Both Unnamed Forks And Rr Lakes To Confluence With Rough And Ready Creek 58 cfs IV-V
Falls (Nw1/4 Of Sec 15, T36s, R9w) To Confluence With Silver Creek 2,470 cfs ·
Little Silver Lake To Confluence With Silver Creek 160 cfs III-IV
Landslide (Se1/4 Of Sec 33, T35s, R10w) To Confluence With West Indigo Creek 2,550 cfs ·
Falls (Sw1/4 Of Sec 24, T35s, R10w) To Confluence With Silver Creek 160 cfs ·
Confluence With Breezy Creek To Confluence With West Fork Indigo Creek 2,550 cfs IV-V
Confluence With Chief Creek To Confluence With Breezy Creek 2,550 cfs III-IV
West Indigo Lake (Sw1/4 Of Sec 26, T34s, R7w) To Confluence With East Fork Indigo 2,550 cfs ·
Silver Falls (Ne1/4 Of Sec 5, T36s, R9w) To Confluence With Illinois River 3,580 cfs ·
Confluence Of East And West Forks Indigo Creek To Confluence With Illinois River 3,580 cfs III-IV
Confluence With Jump Creek To East Section Line Of Sec 36, T19s, R10w 358 cfs IV
East Section Line Of Sec 36, T19s, R10w To South Section Line Of Sec 32, T19s, R10w 358 cfs III-IV
Eastern Siuslaw Nf Boundary To Confluence With Jump Creek 358 cfs IV+
Confluence With Sucker Creek To Confluence With South Fork Coquille River 99 cfs III-IV
Headwaters To Confluence With Johnson Creek 99 cfs III-IV
Coquille River Rna Boundary (Western) To Siskiyou Nf Boundary (North Section Line Sec 6, T32s, R11w 99 cfs III-IV
Coquille River Falls (Eastern Boundary) To Coquille River Falls (Western Boundary) 2,550 cfs III-IV
Headwaters To Rogue Umpqua Wilderness Boundary 123 cfs III
Clay Creek Campground To Siuslaw Falls 42 cfs III-IV
Confluence Of North And South Forks To Headwaters Of South Fork 74 cfs III-IV
Wildcat Creek Launch Site To Clay Creek Campground 42 cfs III-IV
Siuslaw Falls To Confluence Of North And South Forks 74 cfs III-IV
Confluence Of North And South Forks To Headwaters Of North Fork 74 cfs III-IV
Confluence Clear And Coe Creeks To Mt. Hood Nf Boundary 103 cfs IV-V
West Section Line Of Sec 31, T12s, R6e To Middle Santiam Wilderness Boundary 31 cfs ·
Headwaters To Blue River Reservoir 7 cfs III-IV
Headwaters And Perennial Tributaries To West Section Line Of Sec 31, T40s, R10w 270 cfs II-IV
West Section Line Of Sec 31, T40s, R10w To Confluence With North Fork Smith River 270 cfs III-IV
Rm 47 To Rm 52 (Upper End Of Nestucca River) 6 cfs III-IV
County Boudary (Confluence With Wsr) To Rm 47 (Lower End Mcguire Reservoir) 6 cfs III-IV
Mccoy Creek 150 cfs III
South Umpqua 101 cfs III-IV
Sixes River 57 cfs III-IV
South Fork Gate Creek 1,970 cfs III-IV
Willow Creek 150 cfs III+
Quines Creek 43 cfs IV-V
Big Butte Creek (Incl South Fork Big Butte Creek) 2,690 cfs III-IV
Trask River 137 cfs III-IV
Cheney Creek 437 cfs III-IV
Mud Creek 150 cfs III-IV
North Fork Gate Creek 1,970 cfs III-IV
Alsea River 1 cfs III-IV
Tualatin River 216 cfs II
South Fork Little Butte Creek 1,640 cfs III-IV
Rock Creek Complex (Klickitat County) 4,170 cfs III-IV
Willamette River 4,290 cfs ·
Middle Santiam River 60 cfs III
Big Alvord Creek 150 cfs IV-V
North Santiam River 1,330 cfs III
Nehalem River 230 cfs II-III
Little Applegate River 10 cfs III-IV
Kilches River 230 cfs III-IV
Riffle Creek 17 cfs III-IV
Dry Cr M15 219 cfs II-III
Lake Creek 1 cfs IV-IV
Middle Fork Malheur (Including Bluebucket Creek) 42 cfs III-IV
South Yamhill River 94 cfs III/IV
Little Cottonwood Creek 150 cfs ·
Clackamas River 971 cfs III-IV
Fall Creek Eugene 13 cfs III-IV
Drift Creek 143 cfs III
South Fork Coquille River 57 cfs III-IV
Siletz River 111 cfs II-III
North Fork Clackamas River 863 cfs III-IV
Luckiamute River 78 cfs II-III
Little Luckiamute River 111 cfs III-II
Elk Valley Creek 17 cfs III-IV
Fall Creek Salem 143 cfs III-IV
South Fork Trask River 2 cfs III
Home Creek 150 cfs ·
Pike Creek 150 cfs III-IV
Left Fork Foots Creek 34 cfs III-IV
Mckenzie River Seg B 2,220 cfs III-IV
Applegate River 349 cfs III-IV
Yaquina River 111 cfs III-IV
Siuslaw River Seg C 41 cfs III-IV
Nelson Creek 1 cfs III-IV
Mckenzie River Seg A 1,970 cfs III-IV
South Fork Coos River 1 cfs III-IV
Threemile Creek 150 cfs III-IV
Sams Creek 2,690 cfs IV
Wilson River 21 cfs III-IV
North Fork Trask River 109 cfs III-IV
Nestucca River Seg B 94 cfs III-IV
Siuslaw River Seg B 41 cfs III-IV
Antelope Creek 34 cfs III-IV
Joseph Creek 1,840 cfs III-IV
Carter Cr Sf 219 cfs III-IV
Grande Ronde River (Lower) 1,840 cfs III+
Sandy River 498 cfs V-IV
West Fork Illinois River 136 cfs III-IV
North Fork Siletz River 111 cfs III-IV
Rogue River 2,270 cfs III-IV
Howard Creek Seg A 3,490 cfs III-IV
North Fork John Day River 338 cfs ·
Little North Santiam River 1,290 cfs III-IV
Hard Creek 19,000 cfs III-IV
Hazard Creek 19,000 cfs III-IV
Lobster Creek 1 cfs III-II
Cow Creek 43 cfs III-IV
Howard Creek Seg B 3,490 cfs III-IV
Molalla River Seg B 0 cfs III-IV
Umpqua River 1,320 cfs II-IV
River runs FAQ

About Oregon river runs

What does whitewater class mean?

The international whitewater scale (Class I–VI) rates a river's difficulty. I is moving water with riffles. II is straightforward rapids with clear channels. III requires complex maneuvers in fast water. IV is intense, powerful but predictable rapids requiring decisive boat handling. V is extremely long, obstructed, or violent rapids with significant hazard. VI is considered impossible to run.

Where does the Oregon streamflow data come from?

USGS streamgauges. Each Oregon paddle run is keyed to a specific gauge that paddlers and outfitters have agreed represents flow on that section. Gauges report every 15 minutes; we re-pull throughout the day.

What's a runnable level?

Run-specific. A creek that's classic at 200 cfs might be too low at 100 and dangerously flooded at 1,000. Always cross-reference with a guidebook or a Oregon paddling club for the run's accepted gauge ranges before launching.

Can I get an alert when a run hits prime flow?

Yes. Save any paddle run as a favorite in the Snoflo iOS app, set a flow window (e.g. "alert me between 800 and 1,500 cfs"), and you'll get a push the moment it crosses into range. Free with a Snoflo account.

Is this a substitute for local guidebooks and trip leaders?

No. Snoflo is informational. Always carry appropriate skills, gear, and a sober assessment of the day's flow. For high-consequence runs (Class IV+), paddle with people who know the run and never solo. American Whitewater is the authoritative source for U.S. river information.

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