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Willamette Valley & Willamette Basin river conditions

Gauges on the Willamette River and the tributaries that feed it from the Cascades, in western Oregon.

Updated Oct 24, 2:37 PM PDT · USGS data, provisional

6Fishable/Floatable3Too low
7 days
McKenzie Rivernear Vida · ORWillamette Valley & CascadesFishable/Floatable1,630 cfs13th● steady
McKenzie Riverbelow Leaburg Dam, near Leaburg · ORWillamette Valley & CascadesFishable/Floatable1,640 cfs49th● steady
North Santiam Riverat Niagara · ORWillamette Valley & CascadesFishable/Floatable1,230 cfs20th● steady
South Fork McKenzie Rivernear Rainbow · ORWillamette Valley & CascadesFishable/Floatable395 cfs23rd● steady
South Santiam Riverat Waterloo · ORWillamette Valley & CascadesFishable/Floatable1,150 cfs40th● steady
Willamette Riverat Salem · ORWillamette Valley & CascadesFishable/Floatable6,910 cfs22nd● steady
Clackamas Riverat Estacada · ORMt. Hood & Columbia GorgeToo low625 cfs2nd● steady
Middle Fork Willamette Rivernear Dexter · ORWillamette Valley & CascadesToo low1,240 cfs8th● steady
Molalla Rivernear Canby · ORWillamette Valley & CascadesToo low53.0 cfs2nd● steady

This week in Willamette Valley & Willamette Basin

Right now 6 of 9 gauges in this group are Fishable/Floatable (in their normal range for the date). The gauge furthest below its normal for the date is Molalla River near Canby (2nd percentile; Too low); the furthest above is McKenzie River below Leaburg Dam, near Leaburg (49th percentile; Fishable/Floatable).

Percentiles compare today's flow with that gauge's own history for this date. How to read a status.

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Data from the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). Readings are provisional and subject to revision. Flowcast statuses are automated comparisons with each gauge's own history, not safety ratings or fishing reports. Check local conditions, weather, regulations and closures before you go. Rivers can change quickly.