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Applegate River near Applegate

Highest listed crest 20.41 ftFlood stage 13.0 ft10 crests since 1927

The Applegate River near Applegate crested at major flood stage 6 times among the 10 crests the National Weather Service lists from 1927 to 1997. The highest, 20.41 ft on January 15, 1974, was major flooding, 7.41 feet above flood stage.

The gauge

Highest listed crest
20.41 ft
January 15, 1974; 37,200 cubic feet per second
Flood stage
13.0 ft
Major flooding from 17.0 ft
Crests at major
6
10th of 100 gauges in Oregon
Most recent flood crest
January 1, 1997
17.90 ft, major flooding
Location
Jackson County
Near Central Point (15.0 mi)

Flood stages

The thresholds the National Weather Service uses for this gauge today, and how many listed crests reached each.

Flood categories, Applegate River near Applegate
Action stage12.00—The level at which the NWS or its partners begin to take action
Flood stage (minor)13.03Dec 2, 1962Minimal or no property damage, but possibly some public threat
Moderate flood stage15.00—Some inundation of structures and roads near the stream
Major flood stage17.06Jan 1, 1997Extensive inundation of structures and roads

Every listed crest

10 crests from 1927 to 1997. Filled: at or above flood stage. Hover a crest for its date and stage.

Listed crests at the Applegate River near Applegate, 1927 to 1997 510152025ft Flood stage 13.0 ftMajor 17.0 ft Feb 20, 1927: 18.70 ft, major floodingJan 6, 1948: 14.20 ft, minor flooding; 21,200 cubic feet per secondOct 1, 1950: 13.20 ft, minor flooding; 16,500 cubic feet per secondJan 18, 1953: 17.80 ft, major flooding; 29,100 cubic feet per secondDec 21, 1955: 18.00 ft, major flooding; 35,700 cubic feet per secondDec 2, 1962: 14.23 ft, minor floodingDec 22, 1964: 19.57 ft, major flooding; 45,700 cubic feet per secondJan 15, 1974: 20.41 ft, major flooding; 37,200 cubic feet per secondDec 9, 1996: 9.10 ft, below flood stage; 8,869 cubic feet per secondJan 1, 1997: 17.90 ft, major flooding; 29,600 cubic feet per second Highest, 20.41 ft, Jan 15, 1974 1930194019501960197019801990

Crests at or above flood stage, by decade

Crests at or above flood stage per decade, Applegate River near Applegate 1920s: 1 1930s: 0 1940s: 1 1950s: 3 3 1960s: 2 1970s: 1 1980s: 0 1990s: 1 1920s1930s1940s1950s1960s1970s1980s1990s
  1. These are the crests the local National Weather Service office lists for the gauge: the highest on record and recent crests. Lesser floods between them may be missing, so counts by decade are a floor.
  2. Categories use today's flood stages. Levees, dams and channel changes since a crest can make old and new stages not directly comparable.

Highest crests

Highest listed crests, Applegate River near Applegate
1Jan 15, 197420.41+7.41Major37,200
2Dec 22, 196419.57+6.57Major45,700
3Feb 20, 192718.70+5.70Major—
4Dec 21, 195518.00+5.00Major35,700
5Jan 1, 199717.90+4.90Major29,600
6Jan 18, 195317.80+4.80Major29,100
7Dec 2, 196214.23+1.23Minor—
8Jan 6, 194814.20+1.20Minor21,200
9Oct 1, 195013.20+0.20Minor16,500
10Dec 9, 19969.10−3.90Below flood stage8,869

The worst floods along the Applegate River

For this gauge's highest crests, the other gauges on the Applegate River that crested above flood stage within a week.

January 1, 1997: 17.90 ft here, major flooding

Gauges on the Applegate River

In USGS station-number order, which runs downstream within a river basin.

Flood gauges on the Applegate River
Applegate this gaugeOR13.020.41 ft, Jan 15, 19746
WildervilleOR13.022.00 ft, Feb 1, 19272

Other gauges in Jackson County

Flood gauges in Jackson County
Medford10.014.69 ft, Jan 1, 19971
Rogue River Lost Creek Lake1,873.01,882.24 ft, Jun 2, 19880
Gold Ray Dam12.023.43 ft, Dec 23, 19644
Eagle Point10.015.17 ft, Dec 22, 19551

Jackson County: every hazard · River floods across the country · Oregon

NOAA National Water Prediction Service, gauge APRO3, retrieved October 30, 2026. Stages in feet on the gauge's own datum, not elevation. Crests are as the National Weather Service lists them; preliminary values may be revised.