Rivers in Oregon

Coast Fork Willamette River at Goshen

Lane County, OregonNWS GOSO3USGS 14157500Portland office

Below flood stage
1.63ftStage

Observed Tue, Sep 22, 1:30 AM PDT

Flood stage
13.00 ft
Forecast crest
1.91 ftThu, Oct 1, 5:00 AM PDT
Record crest
19.50 ft1909

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Flood stages and impacts

CategoryStage
Major flood17.90 ft
Moderate flood15.00 ft
Minor flood13.00 ft
Action11.80 ft
  1. 18.00 ftexpect major flooding of low-lying areas from Cloverdale and Highway 58 downstream to the confluence with the Middle Fork of the Willamette near Springfield. Flooding of residential areas along Devonshire Drive, Dilley Lane, and near Seavey Loop Road north of Highway 58 near Goshen is likely.
  2. 15.00 ftexpect some flooding of the neighborhood along Dilley Lane and Fremont Avenue just north of Hwy 58 and west of the Coast Fork Willamette. There will also be widespread flooding of fields and wetlands from Cloverdale Road near Creswell downstream to Highway 58.
  3. 13.00 ftexpect minor flooding of low-lying areas along the Coast Fork from Cloverdale and Hwy 58 downstream to the confluence with the Middle Fork of the Willamette near Springfield. Some flooding of roads and property northwest of Hwy 58 near Goshen is possible.

Crest history

11 crests on NOAA’s list since 1907.

#DateStage
1November 22, 190919.50 ft
2January 4, 190719.30 ft
3December 25, 190717.60 ft
4January 15, 190917.40 ft
5November 19, 199617.17 ft
6December 24, 196417.11 ft
7April 9, 201915.91 ft
8March 17, 202515.32 ft
9January 18, 200614.45 ft
10December 14, 200313.48 ft
11March 22, 201212.82 ft

Most recent crests

  • March 17, 2025: 15.32 ft
  • April 9, 2019: 15.91 ft
  • March 22, 2012: 12.82 ft
  • January 18, 2006: 14.45 ft
  • December 14, 2003: 13.48 ft
  • November 19, 1996: 17.17 ft
  • December 24, 1964: 17.11 ft
  • November 22, 1909: 19.50 ft
  • January 15, 1909: 17.40 ft
  • December 25, 1907: 17.60 ft

Nearby

Upstream, downstream and the gauges around this one.

What this means

Forecasts by the Northwest River Forecast Center. Forecasts are issued routinely year-round. <a href= "http://wimcloud.usgs.gov/apps/FIM/FloodInundationMapper.html?siteno=14157500">USGS Mapper for depicting flood inundation areas for the Coast Fork Willamette</a>

Sources

Stage, flood stages, impacts and crest history from NOAA’s National Water Prediction Service. Streamflow and the daily record from the U.S. Geological Survey.