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Around Willamette River
- Fort Vancouver National Historic SiteRecreation area6.1 mi (opens in a new tab)
- Fort Vancouver Visitor CenterVisitor center6.3 mi (opens in a new tab)
- Ridgefield National Wildlife RefugeRecreation area13.7 mi (opens in a new tab)
- Tualatin River National Wildlife RefugeRecreation area17.6 mi (opens in a new tab)
Data Source: Recreation.gov · Source: USGS GNIS · Public land: USGS PAD-US
About this river
Willamette River is a 29.3 mile river near Cascade Paddle Boards in Oregon. Streamflow is measured at the USGS gauge Willamette River at Portland, OR (site 14211720). The National Hydrography Dataset places it at stream order 9. Reach geometry comes from the USGS National Hydrography Dataset.
Typical flow by month
1973 to 2026
Willamette River typically runs highest in January, at a median 56,000 cfs, and lowest in August, at 8,200 cfs. The highest flow on record for any single day is 420,000 cfs, in 1996.
Show the numbers
| Month | Typical (cfs) | Usual range (cfs) |
|---|---|---|
| January | 56,000 | 32,600 to 88,200 |
| February | 40,800 | 23,800 to 64,400 |
| March | 37,000 | 26,000 to 58,200 |
| April | 32,000 | 24,000 to 44,350 |
| May | 24,400 | 18,000 to 34,000 |
| June | 16,000 | 12,400 to 22,100 |
| July | 9,000 | 7,870 to 10,800 |
| August | 8,200 | 7,500 to 9,440 |
| September | 9,995 | 8,660 to 11,900 |
| October | 13,200 | 11,000 to 16,100 |
| November | 27,700 | 18,200 to 42,900 |
| December | 53,900 | 27,500 to 93,300 |
Typical is the median of each month’s daily median values, and the usual range runs from the median 25th to the median 75th percentile, across about 53 years of record. Statistics published by the US Geological Survey for Willamette River at Portland, OR (site 14211720). Conditions on any given day can fall well outside the usual range. Check the current reading before you go.
Boat access nearby
8 mapped launches sit in the mapped area of Willamette River, all of them public access. Ramp data comes from the USGS national boat-ramp inventory.
- Canby Community ParkMolalla RiverPublic
- Knights BridgeMolalla RiverPublic
- Rogers Landing County ParkWillamette RiverPublic
- Boones Ferry MarinaWillamette RiverPublic
- Molalla River State ParkWillamette RiverPublic
- Hebb ParkWillamette RiverPublic
- Bernert LandingWillamette RiverPublic
- Meldrum Bar ParkWillamette RiverPublic
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