Chicken Creek above Seasonal Trail, near Sherwood water level

Name: Chicken Creek above Seasonal Trail, near Sherwood water level (U.S. Geological Survey)
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
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River gauge, Chicken Creek, Oregon, United States

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Latest reading

Water level

9.38ft Steady over the last 24 hours

Measured Oct 20, 2026, 10:45 PM PDT (56 min ago)

Flow: 1.1 cfs
Water temperature: 55 °F

History

7 days

Water level

What this means

The latest river stage reported for Chicken Creek above Seasonal Trail, near Sherwood is 9.38 ft. There is no published reference for this river yet, so we can't say whether that is high or low for the season.

It has barely moved over the past 24 hours. Over the past 30 days it has moved between 9.33 ft and 9.41 ft.

Over the past seven days the change adds up to +0.02 ft. The water temperature at the gauge is 55 °F.

The agency publishes no normal range for this gauge yet, so we show the trend only. How to read levels

What the stage means on the water

With no published normal range, paddlers and anglers should go by the trend: a rising river usually means muddier, faster water.

Weather at the gauge

No rain in the last 3 days.

20 Tue 74° 47° – Wind 12 mph

21 Wed 78° 51° – Wind 8 mph

22 Thu 62° 49° – Wind 14 mph

23 Fri 60° 42° – Wind 5 mph

24 Sat 62° 45° – Wind 6 mph

25 Sun 66° 48° – Wind 6 mph

26 Mon 67° 50° – Wind 6 mph

Forecast: Open-Meteo

Sunrise 07:36 AM Sunset 06:17 PM Daylight 10 hr, 41 min Waxing gibbous 75%

Map

Nearby gauges

Gauge	Level	Compared with normal	24 hours	Distance
Fanno Creek at DurhamRiver gauge, Fanno Creek	1.90 ft	Below flood stage	+0.03 ft	4.2 mi
Tualatin River at West LinnRiver gauge, Tualatin River	2.93 ft	Below flood stage	−0.01 ft	8 mi
Tryon Creek near Lake OswegoRiver gauge, Tryon Creek	0.5 cfs	Very low	+0.1 cfs	9 mi
Fanno Creek at 56th Ave, at PortlandRiver gauge, Fanno Creek	8.34 ft	Below flood stage	−0.01 ft	9 mi
Willamette River at NewbergRiver gauge, Willamette River	7,490 cfs	Very low	+820 cfs	9 mi
Johnson Creek at MilwaukieRiver gauge, Johnson Creek	23.75 ft	Below flood stage	−0.01 ft	10 mi
Willamette River above Falls, at Oregon CityRiver gauge, Willamette River	56.03 ft	Normal	+0.03 ft	11 mi
Tualatin River at Highway 219 near HillsboroRiver gauge, Tualatin River	118 cfs	Normal	−3.0 cfs	11 mi

Questions and answers

Is gage height the same as water depth?

No. Gage height is measured from a fixed reference point chosen by the agency, so a reading of 10 ft does not mean the river is 10 ft deep.

What is the water level of Chicken Creek above Seasonal Trail, near Sherwood today?

On Oct 20, 2026, 10:45 PM PDT, the water level was 9.38 ft. Steady over the last 24 hours.

Is Chicken Creek above Seasonal Trail, near Sherwood rising or falling?

Steady over the last 24 hours. Steady over the last 7 days.

Is the level of Chicken Creek above Seasonal Trail, near Sherwood normal?

The agency publishes no normal range for this gauge yet, so we show the trend only.

How often is this data updated?

The U.S. Geological Survey publishes a new reading every 15 minutes. This page refreshes within minutes of each update.

Where does this data come from?

The values come directly from the U.S. Geological Survey, the official operator of this gauge, and are in the public domain. We do not estimate or model live values.

For specialists

Station codes, datum, parameters, data quality and downloads

Operator: U.S. Geological Survey
Station code: usgs:14206752 (Agency page)
Coordinates: 45.38542, -122.83706 (WGS84)
Vertical datum: NAVD88
Update interval: every 15 minutes
Licence: Public domain. Data: U.S. Geological Survey (USGS), provisional data subject to revision

Published series

Parameter	Last value	Time (UTC)	Quality
Water level	9.38 ft	2026-10-21 05:45	Provisional
Flow	1.1 cfs	2026-10-21 05:45	Provisional
Water temperature	55 °F	2026-10-21 04:30	Provisional

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How to cite

U.S. Geological Survey: Chicken Creek above Seasonal Trail, near Sherwood (usgs:14206752). Accessed October 21, 2026 via Nivelmap, https://nivelmap.com/en/united-states/oregon/chicken-creek-above-seasonal-trail-near-sherwood

How we check values

Each reading is stored as published. We hold back values that jump faster than physically plausible and show the measurement time with every value.

Readings are provisional, can be delayed or wrong and are not a flood warning. Read the disclaimer