Floatable rivers · Oregon

Oregon rivers you can float

12 rivers where the gauge sits on the water people actually run. Each page shows the year as a flow ribbon — typical highs, typical lows — with today's live reading pinned on top.

Pick your river

• Clackamas River

  Milo McIver Park to Barton and Carver

  Fullest: Mar–May Leanest: Aug–Oct tubingraft

• Deschutes River · Bend

  Riverbend Park through the Bend Whitewater Park to Drake Park

  Fullest: Jun–Aug Leanest: Nov–Jan tubingsup

• Deschutes River · Maupin

  Warm Springs to Sherars Falls through Maupin

  Fullest: Feb–Apr Leanest: Jul–Sep raftkayak

• Grande Ronde River

  Minam to Troy

  Fullest: Apr–Jun Leanest: Aug–Oct raftcanoe

• John Day River

  Service Creek to Clarno

  Fullest: Mar–May Leanest: Aug–Oct canoeraft

• McKenzie River

  Finn Rock through Vida to Leaburg

  Fullest: Dec–Feb Leanest: Aug–Oct driftboatraft

• North Santiam River

  Packsaddle Park through Mill City to Mehama

  Fullest: Nov–Jan Leanest: Jul–Sep raftkayak

• Owyhee River

  Rome to Birch Creek

  Fullest: Mar–May Leanest: Aug–Oct raftkayak

• Rogue River

  Grants Pass through Hellgate Canyon to Grave Creek

  Fullest: Mar–May Leanest: Sep–Nov raftkayak

• Sandy River

  Dodge Park through Oxbow Park to Dabney

  Fullest: Mar–May Leanest: Aug–Oct raftkayak

• Umpqua River

  Mainstem smallmouth water from River Forks to Elkton

  Fullest: Jan–Mar Leanest: Aug–Oct driftboatcanoe

• Willamette River

  Eugene to Harrisburg (Willamette Water Trail)

  Fullest: Dec–Feb Leanest: Jul–Sep canoekayak

Flow seasonality is context, not a safety rating — every river page opens with the safety notes that actually matter. Checking dates? Try the trip-window checker.