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NOTE: Gauge reading affected by ocean tides. NOTE: Forecasts for the Willamette River at Portland are issued routinely year-round.

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Flood Categories (in feet) Major Flood Stage: 28 Moderate Flood Stage: 24 Flood Stage: 18 Action Stage: 17 Low Stage (in feet): 1 Historic Crests (1) 33.00 ft on 06/07/1894 (2) 30.00 ft on 06/14/1948 (3) 30.00 ft on 06/01/1948 (4) 29.80 ft on 12/25/1964 (5) 28.70 ft on 02/06/1890 (6) 28.55 ft on 02/09/1996 (7) 28.20 ft on 06/24/1876 (8) 27.30 ft on 07/01/1880 (9) 26.40 ft on 06/04/1956 (10) 26.20 ft on 06/14/1882 Show More Historic Crests (P): Preliminary values subject to further review. Recent Crests (1) 15.56 ft on 04/12/2019 (2) 17.30 ft on 03/30/2017 (3) 17.20 ft on 06/02/2011 (4) 28.55 ft on 02/09/1996 (5) 18.90 ft on 02/24/1986 Show More Recent Crests (P): Preliminary values subject to further review. Low Water Records (1) -2.20 ft on 12/08/1990 (2) -0.58 ft on 07/14/2001 (3) -0.57 ft on 10/07/2019 Show More Low Water Records For more information on your flood risk go to www.floodsmart.gov. Show FEMA's National Flood Hazard Layers FEMA's National Flood Hazard Layers not showing? Why aren't the FEMA National Flood Hazard Layers showing on the ESRI Map? Possible reasons: There are no FEMA National Flood Hazard Layers for the location which you are viewing on ESRI Maps. The FEMA Web Mapping Service (WMS) is down. Note: Your zoom level may have changed. ESRI's zoom levels must be between 14 and 16 to show National Flood Hazard layers.

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30	expect flooding of downtown Portland from Park Ave east to the Willamette and north of Burnside. Historically, Union Station begins to flood at this point and rail traffic will likely be impacted. Expect flooding of Oaks Park, along with moorages and industrial areas from Oregon City through downtown Portland into industrial NW Portland.
28.8	expect the river level to reach the top of the lowest point of the downtown Portland sea-wall. Flooding of some portions of Waterfront Park is possible at this and higher stages.
27	expect flooding of Front Street near the Burnside Bridge.
26	expect flooding of numerous structures along the Willamette river from Oregon city to the confluence with the Columbia.
24	expect localized flooding in the Northwest Portland industrial area.
22	expect minor localized flooding along the Willamette from Oregon City to the confluence with the Columbia.
18	expect minor flooding of localized areas along the lower willamette. Flooding is mainly confined to the islands on the willamette river from oregon city to the confluence with the columbia.
17	expect flooding of some low spots of trails along the west and east banks of the Willamette in and near downtown Portland.
Photos (1) downstream view from gage (2) NWS gage house (3) upstream view from gage

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Latitude: 45.518333° N, Longitude: 122.671111° W, Horizontal Datum: NAD83/WGS84 River Stage Reference Frame Gauge Height Flood Stage Uses NWS stage 0 ft 18 ft Interpreting hydrographs and NWS watch, warnings, and forecasts, and inundation maps Vertical Datum Elevation (gauge height = 0) Elevation (gauge height = flood stage) Elevation information source NAVD88 Not Available Not Available Survey grade GPS equipment, FEMA flood plain maps, newer USGS topographic maps NGVD 29 1.55 19.55 Older USGS topographic maps, NGVD29 benchmarks MSL Not Available Not Available Older USGS topographic maps, MSL benchmarks Other Not Available Not Available   Current/Historical Observations: U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) Data and Site Info for Portland

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Low Water Alerts are issued for stages below 1.0' 10-day Forecast/Trend, Northwest River Forecast Center

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