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The South Fork Rogue River is a 25-mile (40 km) tributary of the Rogue River in the U.S. state of Oregon.Rising in the Sky Lakes Wilderness in the Cascade Range, it flows generally northeast through the Rogue River – Siskiyou National Forest to meet the Rogue River downstream of Prospect and slightly upstream of Lost Creek Lake.
The Rogue River contains "extremely high-quality salmonid habitat and has one of the finest salmonid fisheries in the west. However, most stocks are less abundant than they were historically... ". [120] Salmonids found in the Rogue River downstream of Lost Creek Lake include Coho salmon, spring and fall Chinook salmon, and summer and winter ...
Cole Rivers Hatchery is located on the Rogue River, 30 miles northeast of Medford, Oregon, on Highway 62, about 1⁄2 mile downstream of Lost Creek Dam. The site is at an elevation of 1,545 feet above sea level at 42°39′49″N 122°41′06″W / 42.6635°N 122.6849°W / 42.6635; -122.6849 ( Cole Rivers Fish Hatchery
They are located on a section where the Rogue River funnels into a narrow channel shortly before reaching the main drop of the waterfall, approximately 10 feet high ending on a calm pool. Considered Class IV rapids, the stretch of Dillon Falls continues with two whitewater waves a short distance from another rapid waterfall, Ti'lomikh Falls. [3]
Big Butte Creek begins in the Cascade Range near Butte Falls.It flows generally northwest over approximately 12 miles (19 km) to its confluence with the Rogue River. [3] [6] The two main forks of Big Butte Creek, the North Fork and the South Fork, merge at 2,244 feet (684 m) above sea level, [a] while the creek's mouth is located at an elevation of 1,562 feet (476.1 m).
Grants Pass is located in the Rogue Valley; the Rogue River runs through the city. U.S. Route 199 passes through the city, and joins Interstate 5.The city has a total area of 11.03 square miles (28.6 km 2), of which 10.87 square miles (28.2 km 2) is land and 0.16 square miles (0.41 km 2) is water.
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The largest river in the national forest is the Rogue River, which originates in the Cascade Range and flows through the Klamath Mountains and Coast Range. The Illinois River is a major tributary of the Rogue in the Klamath Mountains, while the Sixes, Elk, Pistol, Chetco, and Winchuck rivers drain the Coast Range directly to the Pacific Ocean.