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Willamette Rivernear Salem, OR (Gauge SLMO3)
Forecast | Observation History | Stage Impacts/Record Events
Stages:
Normal
Action
Flood
Moderate Flood
Major Flood
River Stage Data for Gauge SLMO3
Normal Stage: 8.52 ft
Flow: 19.2 kcfs*
(impacts and historical events)
Action Stages:
21.2': Action
28': Flood
Moderate Flood
32': Major Flood
Gauge SLMO3 Forecast / History chart | graph
Stage Date CST Stage ft Flow kcfs
FORECAST 02/24/2012 04:00 pm 9.82 24.500
FORECAST 02/24/2012 10:00 am 9.92 25.000
FORECAST 02/24/2012 04:00 am 10.01 25.400
FORECAST 02/23/2012 10:00 pm 10.13 25.900
FORECAST 02/23/2012 04:00 pm 10.26 26.500
FORECAST 02/23/2012 10:00 am 10.38 27.000
FORECAST 02/23/2012 04:00 am 10.46 27.400
FORECAST 02/22/2012 10:00 pm 10.50 27.500
FORECAST 02/22/2012 04:00 pm 10.51 27.600
FORECAST 02/22/2012 10:00 am 10.52 27.600
FORECAST 02/22/2012 04:00 am 10.55 27.800
FORECAST 02/21/2012 10:00 pm 10.61 28.000
FORECAST 02/21/2012 04:00 pm 10.75 28.600
FORECAST 02/21/2012 10:00 am 10.95 29.500
FORECAST 02/21/2012 04:00 am 11.19 30.700
FORECAST 02/20/2012 10:00 pm 11.42 31.800
FORECAST 02/20/2012 04:00 pm 11.58 32.500
FORECAST 02/20/2012 10:00 am 11.60 32.600
FORECAST 02/20/2012 04:00 am 11.43 31.800
FORECAST 02/19/2012 10:00 pm 11.04 30.000
FORECAST 02/19/2012 04:00 pm 10.44 27.300
FORECAST 02/19/2012 10:00 am 9.78 24.400
FORECAST 02/19/2012 04:00 am 9.18 21.800
FORECAST 02/18/2012 10:00 pm 8.72 20.000
FORECAST 02/18/2012 04:00 pm 8.37 18.600
FORECAST 02/18/2012 10:00 am 8.15 17.700
FORECAST 02/18/2012 04:00 am 8.06 17.400
FORECAST 02/17/2012 10:00 pm 8.08 17.400
FORECAST 02/17/2012 04:00 pm 8.17 17.800
FORECAST 02/17/2012 10:00 am 8.27 18.200
FORECAST 02/17/2012 04:00 am 8.37 18.600
CURRENT 02/17/2012 12:00 am 8.52 19.200
  02/16/2012 11:45 pm 8.49 19.000
  02/16/2012 11:30 pm 8.51 19.100
  02/16/2012 11:15 pm 8.50 19.100
  02/16/2012 11:00 pm 8.52 19.200
  02/16/2012 10:45 pm 8.53 19.200
  02/16/2012 10:30 pm 8.52 19.200
  02/16/2012 10:15 pm 8.53 19.200
  02/16/2012 10:00 pm 8.54 19.200
  02/16/2012 09:45 pm 8.55 19.300
  02/16/2012 09:30 pm 8.54 19.200
  02/16/2012 09:15 pm 8.54 19.200
  02/16/2012 09:00 pm 8.56 19.300
  02/16/2012 08:45 pm 8.54 19.200
  02/16/2012 08:30 pm 8.54 19.200
  02/16/2012 08:15 pm 8.55 19.300
  02/16/2012 08:00 pm 8.55 19.300
  02/16/2012 07:45 pm 8.55 19.300
  02/16/2012 07:30 pm 8.56 19.300
  02/16/2012 07:15 pm 8.56 19.300
  02/16/2012 07:00 pm 8.54 19.200
  02/16/2012 06:45 pm 8.55 19.300
  02/16/2012 06:30 pm 8.55 19.300
  02/16/2012 06:15 pm 8.56 19.300
  02/16/2012 06:00 pm 8.57 19.400
  02/16/2012 05:45 pm 8.58 19.400
  02/16/2012 05:30 pm 8.59 19.400
  02/16/2012 05:15 pm 8.58 19.400
  02/16/2012 05:00 pm 8.59 19.400
  02/16/2012 04:45 pm 8.62 19.600
  02/16/2012 04:30 pm 8.59 19.400
Flood Impacts and Historical Events
Stage Impacts
37.0ABOVE 37 FT...THE TOWN OF KEIZER BEGINS TO FLOOD. ALSO EXPECT MAJOR WIDESPREAD FLOODING FROM SANTIAM TO OREGON CITY.
35.0ABOVE 35 FT...NUMEROUS ROADS AND STRUCTURES ARE FLOODED. THE WILLAMETTE RIVER ALSO BACKS UP WATER FROM TRIBUTARY STREAMS AND CREEKS...WHICH IN TURN PRODUCES FLOODING OF RESIDENTIAL NEIGHBORHOODS ALONG THESE CREEKS IN THE SALEM AND KEIZER AREAS.
32.0ABOVE 32 FT...EXPECT WIDESPREAD FLOODING. NUMEROUS ROADS AND STRUCTURES IN THE SALEM/KEIZER VICINITY ARE FLOODED. THE WILLOW LAKE WASTEWATER TREATMENT PLANT IS LIKELY INUNDATED WITH FLOOD WATER AT THIS LEVEL.
30.0ABOVE 30 FT...EXPECT WIDESPREAD FLOODING OF LOWLAND AGRICULTURAL AREAS AND RURAL AND SECONDARY ROADS. FLOODING ALONG SOME SMALLER STREAMS AND CREEKS WHICH DRAIN INTO THE WILLAMETTE IN THE SALEM VICINITY IS LIKELY DUE TO BACKWATER FROM THE WILLAMETTE RIVER. THE WILLOW LAKE WASTEWATER TREATMENT PLANT IS THREATENED WITH FLOOD WATER INUNDATION ABOVE THIS LEVEL.
28.0ABOVE 28 FT...WIDESPREAD LOWLAND FLOODING BEGINS ON THE OUTER BANKS OF THE WILLAMETTE AND ISLANDS ON THE MID WILLAMETTE. NUMEROUS SECONDARY ROADS BEGIN FLOODING AT THIS POINT.
26.0ABOVE 26 FT...EXPECT FLOODING OF NUMEROUS ROADS ALONG THE WILLAMETTE IN THE SALEM AREA. HOMES ON BROWNS ISLAND BEGIN FLOODING AT THIS LEVEL.
23.0ABOVE 23 FT...MINOR FLOODING OCCURS ON GRAND ISLAND AND OTHER ISLANDS IN THE MID WILLAMETTE RIVER. ACCESS ROADS TO THESE ISLANDS ARE ALSO LIKELY FLOODED AT THIS POINT.
20.0ABOVE 20 FT...ACCESS ROADS TO THE ISLANDS ON THE WILLAMETTE RIVER IN THE SALEM VICINITY BEGIN TO FLOOD.
18.0ABOVE 18 FT...NUMEROUS SLOUGHS ARE FILLED...AND A FEW SECONDARY ROADS BEGIN TO FLOOD AT THIS POINT.
16.0ABOVE 16 FT...THE WHEATLAND FERRY CEASES OPERATIONS.
Historical Crests Record Lows
1) 47.00 ft on 12/04/1891
2) 47.00 ft on 12/04/1861
3) 45.10 ft on 02/05/1890
4) 43.30 ft on 01/16/1880
5) 37.78 ft on 12/23/1964
1) 3.50 ft on 09/02/1940
2) 3.50 ft on 08/27/1940
3) 3.60 ft on 12/02/1936

Data provided by NOAA Advanced Hydrologic Prediction Service

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