Rivers in Oregon

Tualatin River at West Linn

Clackamas County, OregonNWS WSLO3USGS 14207500Portland office

Below flood stage
2.97ftStage

Observed Tue, Sep 22, 8:20 AM PDT

Flood stage
13.50 ft
Forecast crest
3.07 ftFri, Sep 25, 11:00 AM PDT
Record crest
18.32 ft1996

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Flood stages and impacts

CategoryStage
Major flood15.00 ft
Moderate flood14.50 ft
Minor flood13.50 ft
Action11.00 ft
  1. 18.00 ftexpect major widespread flooding of homes and structures from the City of Tualatin downstream to the confluence with the Willamette, along with numerous road closures. Also expect major flooding of homes and boat houses around Lake Oswego and along the Oswego Canal.
  2. 17.00 ftexpect flooding of numerous homes and structures along the Tualatin River upstream of the City of Tualatin down to the confluence with the Willamette, including flooding of homes in the Rivergrove area just east of I-5. Also expect overtopping of the Oswego Canal inlet gate and flooding along the Oswego Canal. The Oswego lake surface will begin rising even with all lake outlets fully opened.
  3. 16.00 ftexpect flooding of numerous homes and structures along the Tualatin River upstream of the City of Tualatin down to the confluence with the Willamette, along with flooding of homes in the Rivergrove area just east of I-5. Overtopping of the Oswego Canal inlet gate is possible at this level, which would lead to some erosion of the canal banks.
  4. 15.00 ftexpect flooding of homes and other structures to begin along the Tualatin River from upstream of the City of Tualatin down to the confluence with the Willamette. Also expect several road closures in the area.
  5. 14.50 ftthe Oswego canal inlet gate will likely be overtopped. Expect several road closures in the area. Flooding of homes and other structures along the Tualatin River from upstream of the City of Tualatin down to the confluence with the Willamette will also begin.
  6. 13.50 ftexpect lowland flooding. Numerous secondary roads upstream of Tualatin are likely to be closed, and low-lying structures along the Tualatin from the City of Tualatin downstream to the confluence with the Willamette are threatened by flood waters.
  7. 11.00 ftsome localized lowland flooding is possible.

Crest history

14 crests on NOAA’s list since 1933.

#DateStage
1February 10, 199618.32 ft
2December 23, 193317.72 ft
3December 30, 193717.29 ft
4January 18, 197416.31 ft
5January 2, 199716.31 ft
6December 23, 195516.27 ft
7January 28, 196415.40 ft
8January 24, 193615.30 ft
9March 1, 199914.42 ft
10February 20, 194914.36 ft
11January 24, 197214.18 ft
12December 17, 197714.16 ft
13January 13, 200613.47 ft
14December 13, 201513.40 ft

Most recent crests

  • December 13, 2015: 13.40 ft
  • January 13, 2006: 13.47 ft
  • March 1, 1999: 14.42 ft
  • January 2, 1997: 16.31 ft
  • February 10, 1996: 18.32 ft
  • December 17, 1977: 14.16 ft
  • January 18, 1974: 16.31 ft
  • January 24, 1972: 14.18 ft
  • January 28, 1964: 15.40 ft
  • December 23, 1955: 16.27 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.