McKenzie River near Vida, OR
River level and flood forecast · Lane County
The river is 10.1 ft below flood stage (11 ft).
Forecast to hold near 0.9 ft through Mon, Oct 19, 5 PM.
Flow: 1,710 cubic feet per second (USGS).
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The last 7 days and the 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 stage | 14 ft |
| Moderate flood stage | 12.5 ft |
| Flood stage | 11 ft |
| Action stage | 8 ft |
| Record crest (January 1, 1923) | 17.2 ft |
What floods at each level
From the National Weather Service, highest first.
- 16 ftmajor widespread flooding has historically occurred from the Thurston area downstream to the Willamette-McKenzie confluence. Flooding will be worse if flows on the Willamette are also high.
- 14 ftexpect widespread flooding downstream from the Vida gauge in the Thurston area to the Willamette-McKenzie confluence.
- 11 ftexpect flooding of lowland pasture and farmland from Vida downstream to the confluence with the Willamette.
Highest crests on record
- 17.2 ft — January 1, 1923
- 13.9 ft — February 20, 1927
- 11.7 ft — November 24, 1960
- 10.05 ft — February 9, 1996
- 9.25 ft — January 16, 2011
Recent crests: 8.83 ft (April 8, 2019) · 7.97 ft (December 21, 2014) · 7.76 ft (January 25, 2012) · 9.25 ft (January 16, 2011) · 8.05 ft (December 31, 2005)
Up and down the river, and nearby
- UpstreamMcKenzie River below Trail Bridge Dam, OR
- DownstreamMcKenzie River below Leaburg Dam, OR
- Gate Creek at Vida, OR
- Blue River near Blue River, OR
- South Fork McKenzie River below Cougar Dam, OR
- Blue River below Tidbits Creek, OR
- South Fork McKenzie River above Cougar Dam, OR
- McKenzie River near Walterville, OR
- Winberry Creek at Winberry Creek, OR
Not an official source. River levels, forecasts, flood stages and impacts are from the National Weather Service (VIDO3); flow from the U.S. Geological Survey. Readings are provisional. In a flood, follow your local officials and the NWS at weather.gov.