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Gauge Description:

The river can be paddled at lower or higher flows. It becomes more technical at lower flows and you probably wouldn't want to paddle it much below 700 cfs. At higher flows the hydraulics obviously get bigger and precise manuvering to catch eddies at the top of the big drops becomes a necessity. The BLM rates 8000 cfs as high water. Other sources have recommended flows up to 3000, 4000, and 8000 cfs. A good minumum flow for rafts is 1400 cfs. Rapids are technical but still runnable.

OWYHEE RIVER NR ROME, OR [ OR ]

Current Conditions

Stage Flow Updated
1.47 105 10/7 20:00

Station Graphs

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Level Legend: Running Below Minimum Recommended Flow Above Maximum Recommended Flow Unknown
Descriptions of reaches with River Name in bold have been verified by a regional StreamTeam member.

State River Name/Section Class Level Rel. Level Updated
OR Owyhee— 1. Three Forks to Rome III-IV(V) 105 cfs   low 10/7 20:00
OR Owyhee— 2. Rome to Birch Creek or Leslie Gulch I-III+ 105 cfs   low 10/7 20:00
ID Owyhee— Crutcher's Crossing to Three Forks (26 miles into OR) III 105 cfs   low 10/7 20:00

Station Description

AW Gauge ID:5010
USGS Station:13181000
HUC:17050107
Latitude:42.8667
Longitude:-117.6478
Class:3