Rapids in Oregon
160 river rapids in Oregon across 21 counties, from the USGS dataset. The tallest is Lava Island Falls at 15 ft. All US rapids.
State: Oregon 39
- Alabama 8
- Arizona 104
- Arkansas 3
- California 6
- Colorado 7
- Connecticut 4
- District of Columbia 1
- Florida 1
- Georgia 13
- Idaho 94
- Illinois 2
- Indiana 5
- Kentucky 4
- Maine 108
- Maryland 8
- Massachusetts 3
- Michigan 15
- Minnesota 21
- Missouri 13
- Montana 31
- Nebraska 3
- Nevada 8
- New Hampshire 22
- New Mexico 18
- New York 28
- North Carolina 30
- Ohio 2
- Oregon 160
- Pennsylvania 3
- South Carolina 36
- Tennessee 52
- Texas 4
- Utah 54
- Vermont 11
- Virginia 10
- Washington 43
- West Virginia 23
- Wisconsin 122
- Wyoming 2
- 2 drops
- On Deschutes River
- 2 mi from Deschutes River Woods
- III+/IV
- On Rogue River
- 2 mi from Gold Hill
- On Deschutes River
- 4 mi from Terrebonne
- On Nehalem River
- 18 mi from Cannon Beach
- On South Santiam River
- 4 mi from South Lebanon
Rapids in Oregon on the map
Numbers show how many sit in that area; zoom in or click to split them, click a marker for details.
Rapids by county
Oregon has named rapids in 21 counties. The most are in Curry County (65), Wallowa County (26), Josephine County (25), Douglas County (7), Jackson County (5), Baker County (4). Every county has its own page with a map and the tallest falls:
- Baker County 4
- Clackamas County 3
- Clatsop County 1
- Curry County 65
- Deschutes County 2
- Douglas County 7
- Gilliam County 3
- Jackson County 5
- Josephine County 25
- Klamath County 1
- Lane County 2
- Lincoln County 3
- Linn County 1
- Multnomah County 1
- Polk County 1
- Sherman County 3
- Tillamook County 1
- Union County 1
- Wallowa County 26
- Wasco County 3
- Wheeler County 2
Types of rapids in Oregon
rapids (147), historical rapids (10), segmented rapids (2), wide rapids (1).
About the data
The 160 rapids in Oregon come from the USGS Geographic Names Information System. Whitewater class is being added from guidebooks and paddling reports; 79 have coordinates verified against aerial imagery. Every page has the river, the nearest town and distance, a map with directions and a review form.