Gold Ray Dam Comes Down

“Gold Ray Dam is no longer there,” said John Vial, public works director for Jackson County, which owns the dam.

Rivers sometimes act on their own time and schedule. We were anticipating a free flowing Rogue at Gold Ray Dam perhaps as early as this weekend. But, yesterday, the river decided to take things into its own hands. On August 10, the Rogue breached the coffer dam at Gold Ray Dam. The Rogue is now flowing freely at Gold Ray for the first time in 106 years.