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Three Rivers Recreation Area

Three Rivers Recreation Area

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Off-Grid Community

About

Three Rivers Recreation Area is a roughly 4,000-acre gated, off-grid subdivision in Jefferson County, Oregon, on the Metolius arm of Lake Billy Chinook near Culver. With about 640 private lots and no connection to a public utility district, residents rely on solar, wind, and fuel generators; amenities include a paved airstrip, marina and boat launch, a private beach, and a community recreation hall.

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Community details

Acreage
4,000 acres
Lots
640
Climate
High desert
Infrastructure
Solar, Well, Septic
Amenities
Gate, Shared roads, Boat ramp, Airstrip, Lake access, Marina, Clubhouse
Parcel data
Jefferson County (OR) GIS / Public Mapping Application (https://www.jeffco.net/gis)

Typical flow by month

1913 to 2026

The water at Three Rivers Recreation Area typically runs highest in June, at a median 1,620 cfs, and lowest in October, at 1,330 cfs. The highest flow on record for any single day is 7,100 cfs, in 1965.

Show the numbers
Typical flow by month at Metolius River near Grandview, OR, in cfs
MonthTypical (cfs)Usual range (cfs)
January1,4501,330 to 1,630
February1,4901,350 to 1,700
March1,4901,390 to 1,710
April1,5701,400 to 1,715
May1,6201,470 to 1,780
June1,6201,435 to 1,790
July1,4901,370 to 1,630
August1,4001,300 to 1,510
September1,3501,270 to 1,460
October1,3301,250 to 1,450
November1,3701,270 to 1,470
December1,4001,300 to 1,570

Typical is the median of each month’s daily median values, and the usual range runs from the median 25th to the median 75th percentile, across about 105 years of record. Statistics published by the US Geological Survey for Metolius River near Grandview, OR (site 14091500). Conditions on any given day can fall well outside the usual range. Check the current reading before you go.

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