Rogue River near Eagle Point

Highest listed crest 15.17 ftFlood stage 10.0 ft14 crests since 1945

The Rogue River near Eagle Point crested at major flood stage 1 time among the 14 crests the National Weather Service lists from 1945 to 2025. The highest, 15.17 ft on December 22, 1955, was major flooding, 5.17 feet above flood stage. 2 other gauges on the Rogue River crested above flood stage within a week of it.

The gauge

Highest listed crest: 15.17 ft; December 22, 1955
Flood stage: 10.0 ft; Major flooding from 15.0 ft
Crests at major: 1; 45th of 100 gauges in Oregon
Most recent flood crest: March 17, 2025; 10.29 ft, minor flooding
Location: Jackson County; Near Central Point (10.8 mi), Medford (13.1 mi)
Identifiers: NWS EGLO3; USGS 14339000

Flood stages

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

Flood categories, Rogue River near Eagle Point

Action stage	8.0	0	—	The level at which the NWS or its partners begin to take action
Flood stage (minor)	10.0	11	Mar 17, 2025	Minimal or no property damage, but possibly some public threat
Moderate flood stage	12.8	2	Mar 2, 1972	Some inundation of structures and roads near the stream
Major flood stage	15.0	1	Dec 22, 1955	Extensive inundation of structures and roads

Every listed crest

14 crests from 1945 to 2025. Filled: at or above flood stage. Hover a crest for its date and stage.

Crests at or above flood stage, by decade

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.
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, Rogue River near Eagle Point

1	Dec 22, 1955	15.17	+5.17	Major	—
2	Dec 28, 1945	13.19	+3.19	Moderate	—
3	Mar 2, 1972	12.84	+2.84	Moderate	—
4	Dec 22, 1964	12.78	+2.78	Minor	87,600
5	Jan 11, 1974	12.67	+2.67	Minor	—
6	Jan 17, 1971	11.96	+1.96	Minor	—
7	Jan 6, 1974	11.67	+1.67	Minor	44,400
8	Dec 2, 1962	11.48	+1.48	Minor	—
9	Jan 22, 1970	10.67	+0.67	Minor	—
10	Mar 17, 2025	10.29	+0.29	Minor	23,655
11	Jan 29, 1958	10.27	+0.27	Minor	—
12	Jan 26, 1970	10.26	+0.26	Minor	—
13	Jan 1, 1997	10.20	+0.20	Minor	—
14	Dec 15, 1977	10.16	+0.16	Minor	27,800

The worst floods along the Rogue River

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

December 22, 1955: 15.17 ft here, major flooding

Grants PassOR · Dec 22, 1955 · 33.60 ft · Major
Gold Ray DamOR · Dec 22, 1955 · 21.55 ft · Major

March 2, 1972: 12.84 ft here, moderate flooding

Gold Ray DamOR · Mar 2, 1972 · 16.28 ft · Moderate
Grants PassOR · Mar 2, 1972 · 24.20 ft · Minor

December 22, 1964: 12.78 ft here, minor flooding

Grants PassOR · Dec 23, 1964 · 35.15 ft · Major · its highest
Gold Ray DamOR · Dec 23, 1964 · 23.43 ft · Major · its highest
AgnessOR · Dec 23, 1964 · 68.03 ft · Minor · its highest

Gauges on the Rogue River

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

Flood gauges on the Rogue River

Eagle Point this gauge	OR	10.0	15.17 ft, Dec 22, 1955	1
Gold Ray Dam	OR	12.0	23.43 ft, Dec 23, 1964	4
Grants Pass	OR	20.0	35.15 ft, Dec 23, 1964	4
Agness	OR	25.0	68.03 ft, Dec 23, 1964	0

Other gauges in Jackson County

Flood gauges in Jackson County

Applegate	13.0	20.41 ft, Jan 15, 1974	6
Medford	10.0	14.69 ft, Jan 1, 1997	1
Rogue River Lost Creek Lake	1,873.0	1,882.24 ft, Jun 2, 1988	0
Gold Ray Dam	12.0	23.43 ft, Dec 23, 1964	4

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

NOAA National Water Prediction Service, gauge EGLO3, 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.