Gauge Information

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.

Gauge Information

Name Range Difficulty Updated Level
OWYHEE RIVER NR ROME OR
usgs-13181000 1000 - 5000 cfs III-IV(V) 00h39m 283 cfs (rc= -0.2 )

RangeWater LevelDifficultyComment
1000 -5000 cfs barely runnable-high runnable III-IV(V)

Report - Reports of Owyhee 3. Three Forks to Rome and related gauges

Reports give the public a chance to report on river conditions throughout the country as well as log the history of a river.

Reports

When River/Gauge Subject Level Reporter
357d11h47m /Owyhee-1. Three Forks to Rome [OR] Canyon below Widowmaker n/a Stephen Hunt
357d11h52m /Owyhee-1. Three Forks to Rome [OR] Widowmaker a good level Stephen Hunt
9y317d17h08m Owyhee [OR] Owyhee River Canyon n/a Chris Dawkins
9y318d17h08m Owyhee [OR] lower Half Mile Rapid 1750cfs Chris Dawkins