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Around Elk Creek
Data Source: Recreation.gov · Source: USGS GNIS · Public land: USGS PAD-US
About this river
Elk Creek is an 18.5 mile river near Lost Creek Marina in Oregon. Streamflow is measured at the USGS gauge Elk Creek near Trail, OR (site 14338000). The National Hydrography Dataset places it at stream order 7. Reach geometry comes from the USGS National Hydrography Dataset.
Typical flow by month
1947 to 2026
Elk Creek typically runs highest in January, at a median 309 cfs, and lowest in August, at 4.5 cfs. The highest flow on record for any single day is 12,200 cfs, in 1965.
Show the numbers
| Month | Typical (cfs) | Usual range (cfs) |
|---|---|---|
| January | 309 | 132 to 588 |
| February | 300 | 164 to 556 |
| March | 305 | 167 to 533 |
| April | 234 | 138 to 362 |
| May | 129 | 68 to 193 |
| June | 39 | 24 to 67 |
| July | 10 | 7.2 to 17 |
| August | 4.5 | 2.9 to 7.3 |
| September | 4.5 | 2.9 to 6.8 |
| October | 10 | 6.7 to 16 |
| November | 37 | 20 to 113 |
| December | 176 | 68 to 470 |
Typical is the median of each month’s daily median values, and the usual range runs from the median 25th to the median 75th percentile, across about 79 years of record. Statistics published by the US Geological Survey for Elk Creek near Trail, OR (site 14338000). Conditions on any given day can fall well outside the usual range. Check the current reading before you go.
Boat access nearby
3 mapped launches sit in the mapped area of Elk Creek, all of them public access. Ramp data comes from the USGS national boat-ramp inventory.
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