Severe Flooding Continues, Central Valley

By Rod Hill on 2012-01-20


Watching the following rivers:

1.  Luckiamute, near Suver

     FS 27 Ft / 7:00 a.m. Friday 32.2' & receding, below flood stage Sunday morning.  (Crest 34.2' Thu. Evening)

2.   Marys River, near Philomath

      FS  20 Ft / 7:00 a.m. Friday 20.1' & steady, below flood stage Sunday morning.

3.  Pudding River, at Aurora 

     FS 22 Ft / 7:00 a.m. Friday 26.4' & rising to steady, stays near 24 Ft through this Tuesday.  Flooding will continue all weekend.

4.  South Yamhill, at McMinnville

     FS  50 Ft / 7:00 a.m. Friday 50.1'& steady, below flood stage Saturday afternoon.

5.  Clackamas, near Estacada

     FS  20 Ft / 7:00 a.m. Friday 19.2', will stay below flood stage, recede this weekend

6.  Johnson Creek, near Sycamore

     FS  11 Ft / 7:00 a.m. Friday 8', will rise tonight, but expected to remain below flood stage this weekend.

7.  Willamette River, Portland

     FS 18 Ft / 7:00 a.m. Friday 11 Ft, expected to crest near 14 feet Saturday, then recede

8.  Columbia River, Vancouver

     FS 16 Ft / 7:00 a.m. Friday 10.1 Ft, expected to crest 12.3 feet Saturday, then recede

9.  Willamette, Oregon City, Above the falls

     FS 64 Ft / Friday 2:00 p.m. 63.5', expected crest 64.8', Saturday afternoon

10.  Nehalem at Foss

       FS  14' /  expected crest 15.1' Saturday p.m. & again next Thursday

11.  Wilson River at Tillamook

        FS  12' /  Friday 2:00 p.m. 8.5', crest Saturday 10.5 feet.