Willamette River above Falls at Oregon City, OR
River level and flood forecast · Clackamas County
The river is 8.1 ft below flood stage (64 ft).
Forecast to hold near 55.9 ft through Mon, Oct 19, 11 PM.
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 | 67 ft |
| Moderate flood stage | 65 ft |
| Flood stage | 64 ft |
| Action stage | 62 ft |
| Record crest (February 5, 1990) | 71.3 ft |
What floods at each level
From the National Weather Service, highest first.
- 69.5 ftexpect flooding of the paper and power plants and areas on the Oregon City side of the river. Also expect considerable flooding of Southern Pacific Railroad, low parts of Hwy 99E, and other low areas upstream of the Oregon City locks.
- 65 ftexpect flooding over side of upper locks. Water flow at this level begins to impact the paper plant and power plant.
- 64.7 ftexpect water flowing over the top of lock gate #7.
Highest crests on record
- 71.3 ft — February 5, 1990
- 70.1 ft — December 25, 1964
- 69.47 ft — February 9, 1996
- 69.4 ft — January 9, 1923
- 68.5 ft — January 3, 1943
Recent crests: 63.45 ft (April 13, 2019) · 65.24 ft (January 22, 2012) · 63.1 ft (January 4, 2009) · 61.9 ft (December 5, 2007) · 62.01 ft (November 28, 1999)
Up and down the river, and nearby
Not an official source. River levels, forecasts, flood stages and impacts are from the National Weather Service (OCUO3); flow from the U.S. Geological Survey. Readings are provisional. In a flood, follow your local officials and the NWS at weather.gov.