Rogue Basin Reservoir Levels
Recent press releases from the Army Corps of Engineers have suggested that with all of the late precipitation (Spring 2022) that there is plenty of water in the Rogue Basin. While it is true that the Corps facilities are over 90% full as of June 20th, 2022, it doesn’t tell the full story.
For the Corps, Lost Creek Lake is 94% full and Applegate is 90% resulting in their projects being 93% full for the basin (levels published on the website for June 20th, 2022). For the rest of the basin, with the exception of Agate Lake, reservoirs are between 7 and 50% full. Overall for the basin, as of June 19th, the rest of the reservoirs are on 28% full for the basin based on the BOR Hydromet data.
Please see the links below for the most up to date reservoir data:
2023 Monitoring Press Releases
2022 Monitoring Press Releases
2021 Monitoring Press Releases
Other Press Releases
High Bacteria Levels Detected in Some Bear Creek Watershed Creeks - 2023
High Bacteria Levels Detected in Bear Creek - 2023
Two Local Creeks Deemed Unsafe for Recreation Due to High Bacteria - 2023
Community Gathers for Annual Rogue River Cleanup - 2023
Community Members Team Up to Plant Trees Along Bear Creek - 2023
Heavy Rains Can Lead to Natural Foam in Bear Creek - 2023
Dutch Bros Helps Clean Up the Grants Pass Community - 2022
Government Agencies Respond to Concerns About Bacterial Increase in Rivers - 2022
High Bacteria Levels in Bear Creek Basin for the Second Time in Less Than a Month - 2022
High Bacteria Making Bear Creek Basin Waterways Unsafe - 2022
Local Creeks Contaminated With Fecal Bacteria - 2022
Bear Creek Bacteria Advisory Cautions About Water Contact, Ingestion - 2022
Cleanup Effort Focuses on Nine Sites Along Bear Creek - 2021
Over 200 Volunteers Help Clean the Bear Creek Greenway for National Public Lands Day - 2021
Excessive Bacteria Found in Southern Oregon Creeks - 2021
Samples from Jackson County Creeks Exceed State Bacteria Standards - 2021
High Amounts of E. coli Found in Local Creeks - 2021
Tests Reveal High Levels of E. coli in Parts of Bear Creek and Nearby Waterways - 2021
Fact Sheets – Bear Creek Restoration Initiative
