Pudding River at Aurora, OR
River level and flood forecast · Marion County
The river is 17.3 ft below flood stage (22 ft).
Forecast to hold near 4.7 ft through Mon, Oct 19, 5 PM.
Flow: 32 cubic feet per second (USGS).
The last 7 days and the forecast
NWS forecast issued Mon, Oct 12, 8:24 AM. Forecasts change as rain falls and as upstream water arrives.
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Flood stages
| Major flood stage | 29 ft |
| Moderate flood stage | 26 ft |
| Flood stage | 22 ft |
| Action stage | 21 ft |
| Record crest (February 8, 1996) | 30.72 ft |
What floods at each level
From the National Weather Service, highest first.
- 35 ftexpect major flooding of many homes and roads in and around Aurora, Barlow, and Canby. Also, most structures and roads in the floodplain between Canby and the confluence with the Molalla River are flooded.
- 29 ftexpect major flooding of numerous roads and structures in and around Aurora and Canby.
- 27 ftexpect widespread flooding of numerous secondary roads and agricultural land.
- 24 ftexpect considerable flooding of low-lying agricultural land and secondary roads from the Whiskey Hill area downstream to the confluence with the Molalla River.
- 22 ftexpect minor flooding of low-lying agricultural lands and access roads along the river.
Highest crests on record
- 30.72 ft — February 8, 1996
- 30 ft — January 7, 1923
- 30 ft — January 7, 1993
- 29.57 ft — December 23, 1964
- 29.5 ft — December 30, 1937
Recent crests: 24.9 ft (December 21, 2025) · 22.64 ft (December 12, 2025) · 23.04 ft (February 27, 2025) · 22.68 ft (April 11, 2019) · 23.87 ft (February 10, 2017)
Up and down the river, and nearby
Not an official source. River levels, forecasts, flood stages and impacts are from the National Weather Service (AURO3); flow from the U.S. Geological Survey. Readings are provisional. In a flood, follow your local officials and the NWS at weather.gov.