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Station operated in cooperation with the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers.
STATION.--14359000 ROGUE RIVER AT RAYGOLD, NEAR CENTRAL POINT, OR
LOCATION.--Lat 42° 26'15", long 122° 59'10", in SW 1/4 sec.18, T.36 S., R.2 W., Jackson
County, Hydrologic Unit 17100308, on right bank at Raygold, 0.1 mi downstream from Gold
Ray Dam, 1.0 mi downstream from Bear Creek, 5.6 mi northwest of Central Point, and at
mile 125.8.
DRAINAGE AREA.--2,053 mi2.
PERIOD OF RECORD.--August 1905 to current year. Prior to October 1921, published as "near Tolo."
GAGE.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 1,121.78 ft above NGVD of 1929. Prior to
Sept. 19, 1914, nonrecorder gage and Sept. 19, 1914, to Sept.
30, 1956, water-stage recorder, at site 300 ft upstream at same datum.
REMARKS.--Flow regulated since February 1977 by Lost Creek Lake (station 14335040). Slight
regulation by Fish Lake and Emigrant Lake. Many diversions for irrigation upstream from
station. U.S. Geological Survey satellite telemeter at station.
EXTREMES FOR PERIOD OF RECORD.--Maximum discharge, 131,000 ft3/s Dec. 23, 1964, gage height,
23.43 ft, from rating curve extended above 63,000 ft3/s on basis of slope-area measurement
of 113,000 ft3/s; minimum discharge recorded, 418 ft3/s Sept. 19, 1968, as result of
regulation, but may have been lower during periods of no record during water years 1931-34.
NOTE: The most current shifted rating for this site can be found at USGS Rating Depot website.
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