Willamette River at Albany, OR

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.

Flood stages

What floods at each level

From the National Weather Service, highest first.

• 39 ftexpect major and historic flooding in Albany and surrounding areas. 1st Avenue in Albany was flooded during the great flood of 1890 at this level. Expect widespread flooding in Albany and North Albany.
• 34 ftexpect backwater flooding on the Calapooia River which will likely cause flooding of some residential areas in the southwest part of Albany. Also expect widespread flooding in North Albany in the vicinity of Springhill Road and Quarry Road. Expect widespread flooding along Willamette from the town of Riverside upstream to Buena Vista downstream.
• 33.5 ftthe flow is 177,000 cfs, which has a 1 percent chance of occurring in any given year (aka the 100-year flood). Expect widespread flooding in parts of Albany and along the Willamette from Riverside upstream to Buena Vista downstream.
• 32 ftthe flow is about 153,000 cfs, which has about a 2 percent chance of happening in a given year (aka the 50-year flood). Expect widespread flooding in lower parts of Albany, especially North Albany in the vicinity of Springhill Road and Quarry Road. Also expect flooding along the Willamette from the town of Riverside upstream to Buena Vista downstream.
• 30 ftexpect flooding of Bryant Park, along with widespread flooding of low-lying agricultural land near Albany and North Albany.
• 28 ftthe flow is about 102,000 cfs, which has a 10 percent chance of happening in a given year (aka the 10-year flood). Expect some flooding in North Albany, in Bryant Park, and in low areas west of Albany.
• 27 ftexpect some flooding in Bryant Park, as well as some flooding in South Albany.
• 25 ftexpect flooding of rural and secondary roads and low-lying agricultural land.

Highest crests on record

1. 41 ft — December 4, 1861
2. 33.93 ft — December 24, 1964
3. 30.05 ft — February 9, 1996
4. 29 ft — January 17, 1974
5. 27.87 ft — November 21, 1996

Recent crests: 27.34 ft (April 11, 2019) · 23.21 ft (December 20, 2015) · 21.59 ft (February 17, 2014) · 24.57 ft (January 21, 2012) · 25.51 ft (January 19, 2006)

Up and down the river, and nearby

• UpstreamWillamette River at Corvallis, OR
• DownstreamWillamette River at Salem, OR
• Calapooia River above Albany, OR
• Santiam River at Jefferson, OR
• N Santiam River at Greens Bridge near Jefferson, OR
• Luckiamute River near Suver, OR
• Marys River near Philomath, OR
• S. Santiam River at Waterloo, OR
• Thomas Creek near Scio, OR