Umatilla River near Gibbon, OR
River level and flood forecast · Umatilla County
The river is 4.3 ft below flood stage (7 ft).
Forecast to hold near 2.7 ft through Mon, Oct 19, 5 PM.
Flow: 43 cubic feet per second (USGS).
The last 7 days and the forecast
NWS forecast issued Mon, Oct 12, 8:46 AM. Forecasts change as rain falls and as upstream water arrives.
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Flood stages
| Major flood stage | 11.5 ft |
| Moderate flood stage | 9 ft |
| Flood stage | 7 ft |
| Action stage | 6 ft |
| Record crest (February 7, 2020) | 11.32 ft |
What floods at each level
From the National Weather Service, highest first.
- 7 ftFlooding of pastures and outbuilding close to the river from around the Bar M Ranch downstream through the Cayuse area.
Highest crests on record
- 11.32 ft — February 7, 2020
- 9.5 ft — January 29, 1965
- 9.4 ft — November 28, 1995
- 9.18 ft — January 25, 1975
- 8.84 ft — December 12, 1946
Recent crests: 8.21 ft (March 14, 2026) · 8.31 ft (May 21, 2020) · 11.32 ft (February 7, 2020) · 8.26 ft (April 10, 2019) · 7.93 ft (March 10, 2014)
Up and down the river, and nearby
Not an official source. River levels, forecasts, flood stages and impacts are from the National Weather Service (GIBO3); flow from the U.S. Geological Survey. Readings are provisional. In a flood, follow your local officials and the NWS at weather.gov.