There are many resources and tools available online that may be useful and informative to both landowners and the larger community of Curry County. We’ve compiled a number of those resources and tools on this page for your convenience.
Water Quantity
Stream Flow
A number of our rivers are continuously monitored for water height and flow by either the USGS or the Oregon Water Resources Department (OWRD). Links to each individual stream flow gauge can be found below and on their respective watershed pages.
Water Quality
Recreation
River Water Quality
Rogue Riverkeeper
Beach Water Quality
OHA Beach Monitoring Program
The Oregon Health Authority regularly samples a number of beaches in our area for harmful bacteria. For the latest information from the OHA Beach Monitoring Program, click the link below:
Beach Water Quality
Surfrider - Port Orford
The Surfrider Foundation’s Blue Water Task Force is a volunteer water quality sampling program that samples a number of beaches around the Port Orford area for harmful bacteria. You can check on the status of those beaches below:
Do you have a favorite spot that’s not on one of these lists?
Note: We are not a drinking water control district, and therefore we do not deal in issues related to drinking water quality and treatment.
Small Grant Team
The OWEB Small Grant Program awards grants up to $15,000 for on the ground watershed enhancement projects on the South Coast. The Small Grant payee must be the Curry Soil and Water Conservation District, but this entity can act on behalf of private landowners, not-for-profit institutions, schools, community colleges, state institutions of higher education, independent not-for-profit institutions of higher education, tribes, watershed councils, and local, state, or federal agencies.
The application deadlines for 2019-21 are listed in Section VB of the bylaws.
Application Window Open: April 1-25, 2020
For more information on the small grant program, you can explore the sites/pages below:
For more information about the program, please contact Miranda Gray, miranda.gray@currywatersheds.org or 541-373-3127