Coast Fork Willamette River at Goshen, OR

River level and flood forecast · Lane County

Normal2.2 ftas of Mon 10 PM

The river is 10.8 ft below flood stage (13 ft).

Forecast to hold near 2.2 ft through Mon, Oct 19, 11 PM.

Flow: 713 cubic feet per second (USGS).

The last 7 days and the forecast

05101520TueThuSatMonWedFriSunAction 11.8 ftFlood 13 ftModerate 15 ftMajor 17.9 ftNowObserved (ft)NWS forecast

NWS forecast issued Mon, Oct 12, 8:25 AM. Forecasts change as rain falls and as upstream water arrives.

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Flood stages

Major flood stage17.9 ft
Moderate flood stage15 ft
Flood stage13 ft
Action stage11.8 ft
Record crest (November 22, 1909)19.5 ft

What floods at each level

From the National Weather Service, highest first.

  • 18 ftexpect major flooding of low-lying areas from Cloverdale and Highway 58 downstream to the confluence with the Middle Fork of the Willamette near Springfield. Flooding of residential areas along Devonshire Drive, Dilley Lane, and near Seavey Loop Road north of Highway 58 near Goshen is likely.
  • 15 ftexpect some flooding of the neighborhood along Dilley Lane and Fremont Avenue just north of Hwy 58 and west of the Coast Fork Willamette. There will also be widespread flooding of fields and wetlands from Cloverdale Road near Creswell downstream to Highway 58.
  • 13 ftexpect minor flooding of low-lying areas along the Coast Fork from Cloverdale and Hwy 58 downstream to the confluence with the Middle Fork of the Willamette near Springfield. Some flooding of roads and property northwest of Hwy 58 near Goshen is possible.

Highest crests on record

  1. 19.5 ft — November 22, 1909
  2. 19.3 ft — January 4, 1907
  3. 17.6 ft — December 25, 1907
  4. 17.4 ft — January 15, 1909
  5. 17.17 ft — November 19, 1996

Recent crests: 15.32 ft (March 17, 2025) · 15.91 ft (April 9, 2019) · 12.82 ft (March 22, 2012) · 14.45 ft (January 18, 2006) · 13.48 ft (December 14, 2003)

Up and down the river, and nearby

Not an official source. River levels, forecasts, flood stages and impacts are from the National Weather Service (GOSO3); flow from the U.S. Geological Survey. Readings are provisional. In a flood, follow your local officials and the NWS at weather.gov.