KLAMATH STRAITS DRAIN NEAR WORDEN, OR
USGS 11509340 · Oregon · reports discharge (live), gauge height
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USGS 11509340 · Oregon · reports discharge (live), gauge height
What the agencies suggest
Use a thermometer to check water temperatures frequentlyOregon Department of Fish and Wildlife
General guidance from the readings and the published lines named above, not a fishing forecast. Local rules and closures come first.
Reading Nov 5, 12:20 PM PST · provisional USGS data
Normal for Nov 5
Discharge, last 7 days: 41 readings from Oct 29, 9:20 PM PDT to Nov 5, 12:20 PM PST; ranging 0.69 to 2.94 ft³/s; latest 0.7 ft³/s; 10 gaps in the record; shaded band: typical range (25th–75th percentile) for each date.
USGS provisional data may be revised. Source: USGS instantaneous values.
| Time | Discharge (ft³/s) | Gauge height (ft) | Normal, 25th–75th (ft³/s) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 5, 12:20 PM PST | 0.7 | 6.04 | 0.48–31 |
| Nov 5, 11:00 AM PST | 0.7 | 6.03 | 0.48–31 |
| Nov 4, 7:10 PM PST | 0.7 | – | 2.2–49 |
| Nov 4, 6:00 PM PST | 1.45 | 6.04 | 2.2–49 |
| Nov 4, 4:40 PM PST | 0.7 | 6.03 | 2.2–49 |
| Nov 4, 4:40 AM PST | 0.69 | 6.02 | 2.2–49 |
| Nov 4, 1:00 AM PST | 0.69 | 6.01 | 2.2–49 |
| Nov 3, 6:10 PM PST | 0.69 | – | -0.26–32 |
| Nov 3, 1:50 PM PST | 0.69 | 5.98 | -0.26–32 |
| Nov 3, 9:50 AM PST | 0.69 | 5.95 | -0.26–32 |
| Nov 3, 8:40 AM PST | 0.69 | 5.96 | -0.26–32 |
| Nov 3, 6:30 AM PST | 0.69 | 5.95 | -0.26–32 |
| Nov 2, 7:40 PM PST | 0.69 | 5.98 | -0.46–32 |
| Nov 2, 6:40 PM PST | 0.69 | 5.98 | -0.46–32 |
| Nov 2, 5:40 PM PST | 1.44 | 6 | -0.46–32 |
| Nov 2, 3:40 AM PST | 0.69 | 6.01 | -0.46–32 |
| Nov 1, 7:20 PM PST | 0.69 | 6.01 | 0.55–33 |
| Nov 1, 6:10 PM PST | 2.19 | – | 0.55–33 |
| Nov 1, 5:10 PM PST | 0.69 | – | 0.55–33 |
| Nov 1, 4:10 PM PST | 2.18 | – | 0.55–33 |
| Nov 1, 3:10 PM PST | 2.94 | – | 0.55–33 |
| Nov 1, 2:10 PM PST | 2.93 | – | 0.55–33 |
| Nov 1, 1:10 PM PST | 2.19 | – | 0.55–33 |
| Nov 1, 12:10 PM PST | 2.19 | – | 0.55–33 |
| Nov 1, 11:10 AM PST | 0.7 | – | 0.55–33 |
| Oct 31, 2:50 PM PDT | 0.69 | 6.01 | -1.2–19 |
| Oct 31, 1:40 PM PDT | 0.69 | 6.01 | -1.2–19 |
| Oct 31, 12:10 PM PDT | 0.69 | – | -1.2–19 |
| Oct 31, 2:00 AM PDT | 0.69 | 6.01 | -1.2–19 |
| Oct 30, 11:00 PM PDT | 0.69 | 6.02 | -0.04–36 |
| Oct 30, 9:00 PM PDT | 1.44 | 6.01 | -0.04–36 |
| Oct 30, 8:00 PM PDT | 0.7 | 6.01 | -0.04–36 |
| Oct 30, 6:10 PM PDT | 0.69 | – | -0.04–36 |
| Oct 30, 5:10 PM PDT | 2.19 | – | -0.04–36 |
| Oct 30, 4:00 PM PDT | 1.44 | 6.04 | -0.04–36 |
| Oct 30, 3:00 PM PDT | 1.44 | 6.02 | -0.04–36 |
| Oct 30, 2:00 PM PDT | 0.7 | 6.01 | -0.04–36 |
| Oct 30, 1:00 PM PDT | 1.44 | 6.03 | -0.04–36 |
| Oct 30, 12:00 PM PDT | 0.69 | 6.02 | -0.04–36 |
| Oct 29, 11:00 PM PDT | 0.69 | 6.02 | -0.7–34 |
| Oct 29, 9:20 PM PDT | 0.69 | 6.03 | -0.7–34 |
Normal for Nov 5: 0.48–31 ft³/s (middle half of 15 years of record). Now: 0.7 ft³/s, normal.
Map of USGS gauge 11509340 and the river around it
Where KLAMATH STRAITS DRAIN NEAR WORDEN, OR sits, with 2 other gauges on the same river.
No current water-temperature reading at this gauge, so no temperature guidance is given. Take a stream thermometer: the trout lines ODFW uses are 68°F and 70°F.
Species list not on file for this gauge. Check the Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife: Oregon weekly trout stocking schedule.
Normal for this date. 0.7 ft³/s is between the 25th and 75th percentiles of daily mean flow for Nov 5 at this gauge over 15 years of record (2012–2026): 10th -1.1, 25th 0.48, median 7.4, 75th 31, 90th 46 ft³/s.
Daily means on record for Nov 5: lowest -1.94 ft³/s, highest 52.5 ft³/s.
Classes as USGS labels them (hyswap: flow categories (WDFN_stats schema) (U.S. Geological Survey) ); percentiles from the USGS daily statistics (U.S. Geological Survey) (approved daily means; the reading is provisional and instantaneous).
Turn Around Don't Drown. “A mere 6 inches of fast-moving flood water can knock over an adult.” No flow number makes a crossing safe; if in doubt, stay out.
Turn Around Don't Drown (National Weather Service)Guidance from the readings above and the published thresholds named with each line; not a fishing forecast, a safety guarantee or a statement about access. Local rules and closures come first.
The National Weather Service has no flood-stage gauge here, so no official flood category is shown.
Checked Nov 5, 8:23 PM PST; readings refresh at most every 15 minutes and statistics daily. Provisional USGS data can be revised. Conditions change: re-check before you go. This is general guidance, not a fishing forecast, a safety guarantee or a statement about access.