← Whitewater · Oregon rafting flows
🌊 Rogue · Class II-IVIs Nugget Falls Run running?
Site data as of Nov 5, 2026, 6:04 AM MT.
Off season (commercial)
No live USGS gauge for this run. American Whitewater →
No 7-day series available for this gauge right now.
| Status | No gauge Off season (commercial) |
|---|---|
| River | Rogue |
| Section | 2. Gold Ray Dam to Gold Hill Boat Ramp (up to 5.5 miles) |
| Class | II-IV |
| Nearest town | Gold Ray Dam Rapid Put-in, Oregon |
| Take-out | 42.43733, -123.04238 Rogue Gold Sports Park Take-out |
| Length | 5.7 mi · 9.17 km American Whitewater published miles; kilometres are that length converted |
| Difficulty | IItoIV |
| Runnable range | No range on file. We only show a runnable range when a published source sets one for this gauge. |
| Commercial season | Not published (typical outfitter season) Off season (commercial) |
| Gauge | No live gauge |
| Note | Put-in from American Whitewater (aw_access_putin_named): Gold Ray Dam Rapid Put-in Class is the source's published rating, not a live hazard call. |
| More info | American Whitewater river page |
Named rapids
- Hardy Riffle Class II 2.25 mi
- Bitterman Falls Class II+ 2.5 mi
- Broken Weir Class II 3.54 mi
- Nugget (or Dillon) Falls Class III+ 3.79 mi
- Gold Hill Dam Site Class N/A 5.08 mi
- Ti’lomikh Falls Class IV 5.22 mi
Names and classes are copied from the cited source for this run. They are not a live hazard rating.
Flows are informational, not a safety call. Gauge readings can be delayed, provisional, or wrong, and a gauge may be miles from the run. Rivers change fast. Check with a local outfitter or the managing agency (BLM, USFS, NPS, dam operator) before you go.
📅 Planning a trip or a season here
Commercial season months are not on file for this run.
Gauges often go quiet off season (ice or seasonal shutdown). This page updates daily, so readings come back on their own once the gauge reports again.
The blue line is the published reach geometry. The second dot is the take-out. Neither is a flow measurement.
Housing around Gold Ray Dam Rapid Put-in
What seasonal workers usually pay, where to look, and public communities. Estimates are labeled. Nothing here is a listing we verified, and employee housing on a job post is separate from renting on your own.
What to expect to pay
We don't have a sourced rent range for Gold Ray Dam Rapid Put-in yet. Resort towns usually cost more than the nearest city once the season starts, and a room in a shared house is the usual seasonal setup. Use the searches below, ask in a local group, and don't send a deposit until you have a name, a written lease, and a way to see the place.
No dollar figure here is on purpose. We'd rather leave it blank than invent one.
Places to search
- Zillow rentals search — Gold Ray Dam Rapid Put-in, ORSearch results, not a specific listing.
- Apartments.com search — Gold Ray Dam Rapid Put-in, ORSearch results, not a specific listing.
- Craigslist apartments search — Gold Ray Dam Rapid Put-inSearch results. The nearest Craigslist site may cover a wider area than this town.
- Facebook Marketplace search — Gold Ray Dam Rapid Put-in room for rentOpens a public search. Marketplace needs a Facebook login.
- Facebook group search — Gold Ray Dam Rapid Put-in seasonal housingSearch for groups. We don't link a group unless we've confirmed that exact URL.
- CoolWorks search — Gold Ray Dam Rapid Put-inSeasonal jobs board. Some posts mention housing; read the employer page.
Communities
- r/whitewaterGeneral whitewater subreddit. Guides swap housing tips in season.
🚣 Book a guided trip
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🛶 Raft guide jobs near here
- Multi-Day River Guide · Northwest Rafting Company, Hood River OR
- River Guide, First-Year and Experienced (2027+) · Orange Torpedo Trips, Merlin OR
- Experienced Raft Guide (2027 Season) · River Drifters, Maupin OR
- River Guide – Oregon (Experienced) · ROW Adventures, Merlin OR
🌊 Raft guide jobs in Oregon · All guide jobs · Pair a winter + summer season
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