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Rogue River Watershed

33139 What are Watersheds?
The Rogue River flows through the counties of Jackson, Josephine, Curry, Douglas, and Klamath in southwest Oregon, draining 5,156 square miles of land. It is characterized by a Mediterranean climate and steep rugged slopes which support mostly temperate coniferous forests. U.S. National Forests under the jurisdiction of the Forest Service, Bureau of Land Management, and Bureau of Reclamation cover over 80% of the basin. City, county, state, and federal governments, though, all share jurisdiction for different parts of the watershed. The Rogue River contains some of the highest quality salmon habitat in the west which provides food for fishing birds, medium to large terrestrial mammals, and people. Currently, the watershed's average population density is about 32 people per square mile  (Crown et al, 2008). [Special Collections: Government Documents: OR EQ .2R63x]

 

This page has paths:

  1. Little Butte Creek Watershed Special Collections and University Archives
  2. Little Applegate River Watershed Special Collections and University Archives
  3. Illinois River Watershed Special Collections and University Archives
  4. Chetco River Watershed Special Collections and University Archives
  5. Emigrant Creek Watershed Special Collections and University Archives
  6. Bear Creek Watershed Special Collections and University Archives
  7. Ashland Creek Watershed Special Collections and University Archives
  8. What are Watersheds? Special Collections and University Archives
  9. Applegate River Watershed Special Collections and University Archives

Contents of this path:

  1. Rogue River - Selected Sources
  2. Rogue River - Photographs
  3. Rogue River - Maps
  4. What are Watersheds?
  5. Applegate River Watershed
  6. Ashland Creek Watershed
  7. Bear Creek Watershed
  8. Chetco River Watershed
  9. Emigrant Creek Watershed
  10. Illinois River Watershed
  11. Little Applegate River Watershed
  12. Little Butte Creek Watershed