← Whitewater · Oregon rafting flows
🌊 Smith, North Fork · Class IVIs Headwaters 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 | Smith, North Fork |
| Section | Headwaters Run |
| Class | IV |
| Nearest town | Horse Creek Put-in, Oregon |
| Take-out | 41.98240, -123.96036 Major Moores Bridge River Access |
| Length | 10 mi · 16.09 km American Whitewater published miles; kilometres are that length converted |
| 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): Horse Creek Put-in Class is the source's published rating, not a live hazard call. |
| More info | American Whitewater river page |
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.
Outfitters on this stretch with open guide jobs: All-Outdoors California Whitewater Rafting.
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 Horse Creek 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 Horse Creek 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 — Horse Creek Put-in, ORSearch results, not a specific listing.
- Apartments.com search — Horse Creek Put-in, ORSearch results, not a specific listing.
- Craigslist apartments search — Horse Creek Put-inSearch results. The nearest Craigslist site may cover a wider area than this town.
- Facebook Marketplace search — Horse Creek Put-in room for rentOpens a public search. Marketplace needs a Facebook login.
- Facebook group search — Horse Creek Put-in seasonal housingSearch for groups. We don't link a group unless we've confirmed that exact URL.
- CoolWorks search — Horse Creek 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
- River Guide · All-Outdoors California Whitewater Rafting, Walnut Creek / CA rivers CA
- 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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