Rogue River (Oregon)

The Rogue River flows from the Cascade Range to the Pacific Ocean. It was one of the original eight rivers named in the National Wild and Scenic Rivers Act of 1968. The only dinosaur fragments ever discovered in Oregon were found in the Otter Point Formation, along the coast of Curry County.

About Rogue River (Oregon) in brief

The Rogue River flows from the Cascade Range to the Pacific Ocean. It was one of the original eight rivers named in the National Wild and Scenic Rivers Act of 1968. The only dinosaur fragments ever discovered in Oregon were found in the Otter Point Formation, along the coast of Curry County. People have lived along the Rogue River and its tributaries for at least 8,500 years. The Rogue is one of only three rivers that start in or east of the Cascade range. The other two are the Umpqua River and the Willamette River. The U.S. Geological Survey operates five gauges along theRogue River along with the Columbia River, which starts in British Columbia rather than Oregon. The river’s total length, 124 miles, is about 58 percent Wild and scenic, about 58 per cent Wild andscenic, and about 58 percent Wild andScenic. It flows through Siskiyou National Forest, the Klamath Mountains, and the Crater Lake National Park. It is also known for its salmon runs, whitewater rafting, and rugged scenery. The main stem Rogue is relatively clean, ranking between 85 and 97 on the Oregon Water Quality Index. Although the Rogue Valley near Medford is partly urban, the average population density of the Rogue watershed is only about 32 people per square mile. The river loses more than 1 mile in elevation by the time it reaches the Pacific. In the Kalmiopsis Wilderness section of theRogue basin are some of the world’s best examples of rocks that form the Earth’s mantle.

It begins at Boundary Springs on the border between Klamaths and Douglas counties near the northern edge of CraterLake National Park, and flows generally west for 215 miles to the mouth of the river at Gold Beach. Significant tributary include the South Fork Rogue River, Elk Creek, Bear Creek, the Applegate River, and the Illinois River. As of 2010, the Rogue has one of two remaining rural mail-boat routes in the United States. In 1988, an additional 40 miles between Lake Crater and Prospect was named the Wild and Scenic Rivers Act of 1988, which included 84 miles of Rogue, from 7 miles west of Grants Pass to 11 miles east of Gold Beach at the mouth of the river. The Wild and Scenic Act of 1988 also included 40 miles between Lake Crater Lake and Prospect, which was named in 1988, and 40 miles between Lake Crater  Lake and Prospect at the mouth of the Rogue, which was named Wild And Scenic. In 2009, all but one of the main-stem dams downstream of a huge flood-control structure 157 miles from the river mouth had been removed. Aside from dams, threats to salmon include high water temperatures and high water temperatures along the Rogue’s main stem. The Rogue is only one of three rivers in Oregon that start east or west of theascade Range and reach the Pacific Ocean.

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