Rivers in Oregon

Columbia River at Wauna

Clatsop County, OregonNWS WAUO3Portland office

Below flood stage
0.84ftStage

Observed Wed, Sep 30, 12:06 AM PDT

Flood stage
12.00 ft
Forecast crest
8.58 ftWed, Sep 30, 5:00 PM PDT
Record crest
12.67 ft2015

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Flood stages and impacts

CategoryStage
Major flood13.00 ft
Moderate flood12.50 ft
Minor flood12.00 ft
Action11.50 ft
  1. 12.00 fthigh water on the Columbia causes minor flooding of the lowest areas on Puget Island between Cathlamet, Washington and Westport, Oregon.
  2. 11.50 fthigh water on the Columbia River threatens the lowest areas on Puget Island between Cathlamet, Washington and Westport, Oregon.

Crest history

11 crests on NOAA’s list since 2014.

#DateStage
1December 10, 201512.67 ft
2February 9, 201712.37 ft
3March 10, 201612.18 ft
4January 3, 202212.08 ft
5December 21, 201411.68 ft
6December 23, 201511.67 ft
7March 30, 201711.54 ft
8April 27, 201711.23 ft
9October 16, 201611.10 ft
10November 15, 201611.09 ft
11October 16, 201611.07 ft

Most recent crests

  • January 3, 2022: 12.08 ft
  • April 27, 2017: 11.23 ft
  • March 30, 2017: 11.54 ft
  • February 9, 2017: 12.37 ft
  • November 15, 2016: 11.09 ft
  • October 16, 2016: 11.10 ft
  • October 16, 2016: 11.07 ft
  • March 10, 2016: 12.18 ft
  • December 23, 2015: 11.67 ft
  • December 10, 2015: 12.67 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.

Sources

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