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Puyallup Rivernear Orting, WA (Gauge ORTW1)
Forecast | Observation History | Stage Impacts/Record Events
Stages:
Normal
Action
Flood
Moderate Flood
Major Flood
River Stage Data for Gauge ORTW1
Flood Stage: 4.8 ft
Flow: 0.499 kcfs*
(impacts and historical events)
Action Stages:
4.5': Flood
13.5': Moderate Flood
16': Major Flood
Gauge ORTW1 Forecast / History chart | graph
Stage Date CST Stage ft Flow kcfs
FORECAST 02/24/2012 10:00 pm 5.40 0.906
FORECAST 02/24/2012 04:00 pm 5.50 1.015
FORECAST 02/24/2012 10:00 am 5.70 1.148
FORECAST 02/23/2012 10:00 pm 5.80 1.287
FORECAST 02/23/2012 04:00 pm 5.80 1.221
FORECAST 02/23/2012 10:00 am 5.70 1.176
FORECAST 02/23/2012 04:00 am 5.70 1.141
FORECAST 02/22/2012 10:00 pm 5.70 1.141
FORECAST 02/22/2012 04:00 pm 5.80 1.239
FORECAST 02/22/2012 10:00 am 5.90 1.351
FORECAST 02/22/2012 04:00 am 6.00 1.410
FORECAST 02/21/2012 10:00 pm 5.90 1.303
FORECAST 02/21/2012 04:00 pm 5.60 1.080
FORECAST 02/21/2012 10:00 am 5.40 0.899
FORECAST 02/21/2012 04:00 am 5.20 0.781
FORECAST 02/20/2012 10:00 pm 5.20 0.729
FORECAST 02/20/2012 04:00 pm 5.20 0.751
FORECAST 02/20/2012 10:00 am 5.30 0.822
FORECAST 02/20/2012 04:00 am 5.40 0.925
FORECAST 02/19/2012 10:00 pm 5.60 1.054
FORECAST 02/19/2012 04:00 pm 5.80 1.206
FORECAST 02/19/2012 10:00 am 5.90 1.374
FORECAST 02/19/2012 04:00 am 6.10 1.492
FORECAST 02/18/2012 10:00 pm 6.00 1.446
FORECAST 02/18/2012 04:00 pm 5.90 1.318
FORECAST 02/18/2012 10:00 am 5.80 1.275
FORECAST 02/18/2012 04:00 am 5.70 1.184
FORECAST 02/17/2012 10:00 pm 5.40 0.890
FORECAST 02/17/2012 04:00 pm 4.90 0.583
FORECAST 02/17/2012 10:00 am 4.70 0.487
FORECAST 02/17/2012 04:00 am 4.80 0.502
CURRENT 02/17/2012 12:45 am 4.80 0.499
  02/17/2012 12:30 am 4.80 0.510
  02/17/2012 12:15 am 4.80 0.494
  02/17/2012 12:00 am 4.80 0.499
  02/16/2012 11:45 pm 4.80 0.504
  02/16/2012 11:30 pm 4.80 0.499
  02/16/2012 11:15 pm 4.80 0.510
  02/16/2012 11:00 pm 4.80 0.494
  02/16/2012 10:45 pm 4.80 0.499
  02/16/2012 10:30 pm 4.80 0.510
  02/16/2012 10:15 pm 4.80 0.510
  02/16/2012 10:00 pm 4.80 0.504
  02/16/2012 09:45 pm 4.80 0.520
  02/16/2012 09:30 pm 4.80 0.504
  02/16/2012 09:15 pm 4.80 0.494
  02/16/2012 07:45 pm 4.80 0.515
  02/16/2012 07:30 pm 4.80 0.504
  02/16/2012 07:15 pm 4.80 0.499
  02/16/2012 07:00 pm 4.70 0.489
  02/16/2012 06:45 pm 4.80 0.504
  02/16/2012 06:30 pm 4.80 0.499
  02/16/2012 06:15 pm 4.80 0.494
  02/16/2012 06:00 pm 4.80 0.504
  02/16/2012 05:45 pm 4.80 0.499
  02/16/2012 05:30 pm 4.70 0.489
  02/16/2012 05:15 pm 4.80 0.499
  02/16/2012 05:00 pm 4.70 0.484
  02/16/2012 04:45 pm 4.80 0.494
  02/16/2012 04:30 pm 4.70 0.484
  02/16/2012 04:15 pm 4.80 0.494
  02/16/2012 04:00 pm 4.70 0.484
Flood Impacts and Historical Events
Stage Impacts
16000.0the Puyallup River will cause major flooding from Orting downstream through McMillan to Sumner. Swift and deep flood waters will inundate roads...residential areas...and farms. Sumner Sewage Treatment Plant will be flooded. Erosion will likely damage levees. Flooding will occur all along the river including headwaters...tributaries...and other streams within and near the Puyallup River Basin.
13500.0the Puyallup River will cause flooding from Orting downstream through McMillan to Sumner...with flood waters inundating roads...residential areas...and pasture lands.
9000.0the Puyallup River will flood several residential areas near Orting where levees remain damaged from flooding in recent years.
4500.0the Puyallup river will flood some areas along the upper Puyallup River above Orting. Areas include but are not limited to the Neadham Road vicinity...Orville Road East vicinity in areas south of Brooks Road East and north of Electron Road...and the Country Subdivision/Tomolla Tree Farm vicinity.
4000.0the Puyallup River will locally spill over its banks.
Historical Crests Record Lows
1) 12.40 ft on 11/06/2006
2) 11.37 ft on 02/08/1996
3) 11.11 ft on 01/29/1965
4) 11.10 ft on 01/07/2009
5) 10.62 ft on 12/02/1977
Low water records are unavailable.

Data provided by NOAA Advanced Hydrologic Prediction Service

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