Last Wednesday, a strong warm weather system dumped heavy rain in the Willamette Valley, causing major flooding, extensive damage, and a few fatalities. Most of the floodwater is draining into the Willamette River and flowing downstream northward to Portland. There is some flooding along the banks of the Willamette River.

Clackamette Park is a small city park in Oregon City at the Willamette River and Clackamas River confluence now flooded by the two rivers. The park is no stranger to being flooded since it does flood almost every year. Minor flooding at the park begins when the river level is about 25 feet.

River debris marks the peak high water mark, but its exact peak measurement isn’t quite known. The National Weather Service Advanced Hydrologic Prediction Service (AHPS) river gauge below Willamette Falls last reported the river level at 27.59 feet on Jan. 21 at 6:45 a.m. PST. The gauge has not provided river level data since then.

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