Rivers in Oregon

Santiam River at Jefferson

Marion County, OregonNWS JFFO3USGS 14189000Portland office

Below flood stage
2.92ftStage

Observed Tue, Sep 22, 8:15 AM PDT

Flood stage
15.00 ft
Forecast crest
3.04 ftFri, Sep 25, 5:00 PM PDT
Record crest
24.22 ft1964

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Flood stages and impacts

CategoryStage
Major flood23.00 ft
Moderate flood19.00 ft
Minor flood15.00 ft
Action13.00 ft
  1. 23.00 ftflooding in Jefferson and the highway east of the river is possible, in addition to widespread flooding of lowlands and low lying roadways.
  2. 19.00 ftexpect widespread flooding of lowlands and agricultural areas, along with flooding of some secondary roads.
  3. 15.00 ftexpect widespread lowland and agricultural flooding. Some secondary roads in low lying areas will be flooded at this level.
  4. 13.00 ftthe river is at bankfull level at this point. There may be some areas where water is spilling over the banks near Jefferson.

Crest history

47 crests on NOAA’s list since 1907.

#DateStage
1December 22, 196424.22 ft
2February 7, 199623.25 ft
3December 29, 194522.55 ft
4November 21, 192122.50 ft
5January 7, 194821.80 ft
6December 15, 194621.30 ft
7January 1, 194321.24 ft
8November 23, 195320.90 ft
9November 24, 194220.80 ft
10December 12, 195620.60 ft
11January 21, 197220.47 ft
12February 25, 195020.10 ft
13November 19, 199619.63 ft
14November 21, 192219.50 ft
15January 16, 197419.28 ft
16November 26, 199919.10 ft
17December 28, 199818.59 ft
18January 7, 192318.50 ft
19February 5, 190718.40 ft
20January 20, 201218.35 ft
21November 22, 191018.20 ft
22December 19, 202517.79 ft
23February 23, 198617.60 ft
24April 1, 193117.50 ft
25December 3, 194117.20 ft

Most recent crests

  • December 19, 2025: 17.79 ft
  • April 9, 2019: 15.80 ft
  • January 20, 2012: 18.35 ft
  • January 17, 2011: 15.38 ft
  • January 3, 2009: 15.81 ft
  • November 8, 2006: 15.20 ft
  • January 18, 2006: 15.38 ft
  • December 31, 2005: 15.90 ft
  • November 26, 1999: 19.10 ft
  • December 28, 1998: 18.59 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. Streamflow and the daily record from the U.S. Geological Survey.