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NOTE: Forecasts for the Rogue River below Gold Ray Dam are issued routinely year-round.

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Flood Categories (in feet) Major Flood Stage: 18 Moderate Flood Stage: 16 Flood Stage: 12 Action Stage: 10 Low Stage (in feet): 0 Historic Crests (1) 24.80 ft on 02/21/1927 (2) 23.43 ft on 12/23/1964 (3) 22.50 ft on 11/23/1909 Show More Historic Crests (P): Preliminary values subject to further review. Recent Crests (1) 12.23 ft on 12/02/2012 (2) 11.80 ft on 11/21/1998 (3) 17.17 ft on 01/01/1997 Show More Recent Crests (P): Preliminary values subject to further review. Low Water Records Currently none available.

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23	Water covers Interstate 5 in the town of Rogue River and near Gold Hill. Water covers Highway 99 near Savage Rapids to the Interstate 5 and Highway 99 interchange.
20	Expect widespread flooding from Gold Hill to Savage Rapids.
19	Waterfront properties at Gold Hill begin to flood.
18	Expect flooding of homes near Birdseye Creek and Foots Creek, along with widespread flooding upstream and downstream of Gold Ray.
17	Numerous homes flood along the Rogue River and Highway 99 near Gold Hill and Gold Ray.
15	Homes begin to flood along the Rogue River in the Gold Ray and Gold Hill areas.
13	Expect flooding of houses along the rogue river in teh immediate vicinity of the river gage at gold ray. Low land and agricultural lands upstream from the gold ray dam can be expected.
12	Houses in the immediate vicinity of the river gage at gold ray on the rogue river are in danger of flooding.
11.5	The rogue river is at bankfull.

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Latitude: 42.437346° N, Longitude: 122.987268° W, Horizontal Datum: NAD83/WGS84 River Stage Reference Frame Gauge Height Flood Stage Uses NWS stage 0 ft 12 ft Interpreting hydrographs and NWS watch, warnings, and forecasts, and inundation maps Vertical Datum Elevation (gauge height = 0) Elevation (gauge height = flood stage) Elevation information source NAVD88 Not Available Not Available Survey grade GPS equipment, FEMA flood plain maps, newer USGS topographic maps NGVD 29 1121.78 ft 1133.78 ft Older USGS topographic maps, NGVD29 benchmarks MSL Not Available Not Available Older USGS topographic maps, MSL benchmarks Other Not Available Not Available   Current/Historical Observations: U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) Data and Site Info for Gold Ray Dam

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