Rivers in Oregon

Burnt River below Unity Reservoir

Baker County, OregonNWS UNYO3Boise office

Below flood stage
2.27ftStage

Observed Tue, Sep 22, 6:15 AM PDT

Flood stage
8.30 ft
Forecast crest
2.26 ftTue, Sep 22, 11:00 AM PDT
Record crest
8.97 ft2023

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Flood stages and impacts

CategoryStage
Minor flood8.30 ft
Action5.80 ft
  1. 8.30 ftFlooding of pasture in the Hereford and Bridgeport areas will occur. Sections of Burnt River Canyon Road will be covered with flood waters.
  2. 5.80 ftWater will impact low lying pasture lands near the river around Hereford and Bridgeport.

Crest history

4 crests on NOAA’s list since 2022.

#DateStage
1May 8, 20238.97 ft
2March 29, 20257.19 ft
3April 15, 20246.49 ft
4May 17, 20224.30 ft

Most recent crests

  • March 29, 2025: 7.19 ft
  • April 15, 2024: 6.49 ft
  • May 8, 2023: 8.97 ft
  • May 17, 2022: 4.30 ft

Nearby

Upstream, downstream and the gauges around this one.

What this means

Forecasts by the Northwest River Forecast Center. Forecasts are not available. Only observed stages are available for this point. Stage may be affected by ice.

Sources

Stage, flood stages, impacts and crest history from NOAA’s National Water Prediction Service.