Rivers in Oregon

Silvies River near Burns

Harney County, OregonNWS BUSO3Boise office

Below flood stage
0.61ftStage

Observed Wed, Sep 23, 1:00 PM PDT

Flood stage
12.00 ft
Forecast crest
0.73 ftFri, Sep 25, 5:00 PM PDT
Record crest
15.20 ft1952

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Flood stages and impacts

CategoryStage
Minor flood12.00 ft
Action10.50 ft
  1. 12.00 ftFlooding of fields will occur in the Burns area. Water will encroach on some private properties along North Broadway Avenue, Foley Road, and Stancliff Road. Water will be close to flowing on to Highway 20 at the Silvies River Bridge. Low spots in the Burns RV Park may be impacted.

Flood outlook

Chance of flooding, September to November

CategoryChance
Minor floodingUnder 5%
Moderate flooding-99900%
Major flooding-99900%

The three-month chances are the River Forecast Centers’ long-range flood outlook, issued September 23, 2026.

Crest history

35 crests on NOAA’s list since 1943.

#DateStage
1April 6, 195215.20 ft
2March 29, 202514.76 ft
3April 8, 194314.70 ft
4February 25, 195714.17 ft
5April 17, 198414.16 ft
6December 23, 196414.16 ft
7May 5, 198314.13 ft
8April 11, 201913.53 ft
9May 17, 201113.50 ft
10May 7, 202313.43 ft
11May 6, 202313.37 ft
12March 19, 201713.23 ft
13February 20, 198213.07 ft
14March 25, 199312.72 ft
15March 8, 198612.51 ft
16April 16, 200612.20 ft
17January 3, 199710.64 ft
18April 16, 20248.56 ft
19March 14, 20167.34 ft
20March 13, 19967.11 ft
21April 22, 20107.00 ft
22March 19, 19956.91 ft
23February 14, 20146.16 ft
24April 27, 20126.11 ft
25May 6, 20095.39 ft

Most recent crests

  • March 29, 2025: 14.76 ft
  • April 16, 2024: 8.56 ft
  • May 7, 2023: 13.43 ft
  • May 6, 2023: 13.37 ft
  • May 11, 2022: 3.00 ft
  • April 8, 2021: 3.87 ft
  • April 12, 2020: 3.94 ft
  • April 11, 2019: 13.53 ft
  • March 23, 2018: 3.38 ft
  • March 19, 2017: 13.23 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. Stage may be affected by ice.

Sources

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