Crooked River below Osborne Canyon, near Opal City water level

Name: Crooked River below Osborne Canyon, near Opal City water level (U.S. Geological Survey)
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
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River gauge, Crooked River, Oregon, United States

Directions

Very low for late October

Water level

1.96ft Steady over the last 24 hours

Measured Oct 21, 2026, 01:15 AM PDT (42 min ago)

Flow: 132 cfs

History

7 days

Water level

What this means

At 1.96 ft, the Crooked River below Osborne Canyon, near Opal City is far below normal for late October.

The level has held steady over the past 24 hours. Without real rain upstream, that is unlikely to change quickly. Over the past 30 days it has moved between 1.96 ft and 2.03 ft.

Fall is often low-water season on rivers, and it usually takes a few days of steady rain to change that.

Compared with 5 years of daily readings for this time of year. How to read levels

What the stage means on the water

Low water means more dragging on shallow riffles and slower floats. Fish crowd into the deeper runs, and warm, low water stresses them, so play and release them quickly.

Weather at the gauge

Rain in the last 3 days: 0.05 in. Rain that falls upstream can take hours or days to show up at a river gauge.

20 Tue 58° 34° – Wind 8 mph

21 Wed 72° 37° – Wind 11 mph

22 Thu 60° 41° – Wind 12 mph

23 Fri 55° 28° – Wind 10 mph

24 Sat 63° 32° – Wind 7 mph

25 Sun 60° 35° – Wind 7 mph

26 Mon 60° 34° – Wind 8 mph

Forecast: Open-Meteo

Sunrise 07:28 AM Sunset 06:12 PM Daylight 10 hr, 44 min Waxing gibbous 76%

Map

Other gauges on the Crooked River

Gauge	Level	Compared with normal	24 hours	Distance
Crooked River below Opal Springs, near CulverRiver gauge, Crooked River	1,150 cfs	Very low	−120.0 cfs	5.6 mi

Nearby gauges

Gauge	Level	Compared with normal	24 hours	Distance
Haystack ReservoirReservoir	2,832.95 ft	Low		6 mi
Deschutes River near CulverRiver gauge, Deschutes River	778 cfs	Normal	−30.0 cfs	7 mi
Metolius River near GrandviewRiver gauge, Metolius River	1,190 cfs	Very low	±0	19 mi
Deschutes River near MadrasRiver gauge, Deschutes River	4,030 cfs	Normal	−40.0 cfs	21 mi
Shitike Creek near Warm SpringsRiver gauge, Shitike Creek	38.8 cfs	Low	±0	23 mi
Ochoco ReservoirReservoir	3,080.76 ft	Low		27 mi
Shitike Creek at Peters Pasture, near Warm SpringsRiver gauge, Shitike Creek	21.0 cfs	Very low	−0.7 cfs	30 mi
Warm Springs River near Kahneeta Hot SpringsRiver gauge, Warm Springs River	207 cfs	Very low	+5.0 cfs	30 mi

Questions and answers

Is gage height the same as water depth?

No. Gage height is measured from a fixed reference point chosen by the agency, so a reading of 10 ft does not mean the river is 10 ft deep.

What is the water level of Crooked River below Osborne Canyon, near Opal City today?

On Oct 21, 2026, 01:15 AM PDT, the water level was 1.96 ft. Steady over the last 24 hours.

Is Crooked River below Osborne Canyon, near Opal City rising or falling?

Steady over the last 24 hours.

Is the level of Crooked River below Osborne Canyon, near Opal City normal?

Very low for late October. Compared with 5 years of daily readings for this time of year.

How often is this data updated?

The U.S. Geological Survey publishes a new reading every 15 minutes. This page refreshes within minutes of each update.

Where does this data come from?

The values come directly from the U.S. Geological Survey, the official operator of this gauge, and are in the public domain. We do not estimate or model live values.

For specialists

Station codes, datum, parameters, data quality and downloads

Operator: U.S. Geological Survey
Station code: usgs:14087380 (Agency page)
Coordinates: 44.42690, -121.23287 (WGS84)
Vertical datum: NGVD29
Update interval: every 15 minutes
Licence: Public domain. Data: U.S. Geological Survey (USGS), provisional data subject to revision

Published series

Parameter	Last value	Time (UTC)	Quality
Water level	1.96 ft	2026-10-21 08:15	Provisional
Flow	132 cfs	2026-10-21 08:15	Provisional

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U.S. Geological Survey: Crooked River below Osborne Canyon, near Opal City (usgs:14087380). Accessed October 21, 2026 via Nivelmap, https://nivelmap.com/en/united-states/oregon/crooked-river-below-osborne-canyon-near-opal-city

How we check values

Each reading is stored as published. We hold back values that jump faster than physically plausible and show the measurement time with every value.

Readings are provisional, can be delayed or wrong and are not a flood warning. Read the disclaimer