Willamette River above Falls, at Oregon City water level

What this means

The Willamette River above Falls, at Oregon City is at 56.02 ft, in the normal range for mid-October.

The median for mid-October is 55.80 ft, based on 48 years of readings, so the river stage is 0.22 ft above typical. It is 7.98 ft below the flood stage of 64.00 ft. On the same day last year the reading was 56.18 ft, a difference of −0.16 ft.

It has risen 0.08 ft over the past 24 hours. The forecast expects the river to fall to 55.83 ft by Wednesday, October 28 at 05:00 AM. There is still 7.98 ft of room before flood stage. In the last month it has stayed between 55.03 ft and 56.04 ft.

Compared with 48 years of daily readings for this time of year. How to read levels

Key numbers

Median for this date

55.80 ft0.22 ft above the median for this date

Normal for this date

54.69 ft – 56.27 ft8 years in 10 fall in this range (48 years of records)

Same day last year

56.18 ft−0.16 ft

Lowest and highest in 30 days

55.03 ft – 56.04 ft

Lowest and highest in 12 months

53.17 ft – 62.27 ft

Highest on record

71.30 ftFebruary 5, 1990

Forecast peak

55.94 ftSunday, October 18 at 11:00 PM