About this river
Wilson River is a 4.9 mile river near Kayak Tillamook County in Oregon. Streamflow is measured at the USGS gauge Wilson River near Tillamook, OR (site 14301500). The National Hydrography Dataset places it at stream order 7. Reach geometry comes from the USGS National Hydrography Dataset.
Typical flow by month
1932 to 2026
Wilson River typically runs highest in December, at a median 1,750 cfs, and lowest in September, at 81 cfs. The highest flow on record for any single day is 28,000 cfs, in 1996.
| Month | Typical (cfs) | Usual range (cfs) | Relative level |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 1,740 | 943 to 3,150 | |
| February | 1,410 | 878 to 2,670 | |
| March | 1,390 | 873 to 2,250 | |
| April | 982 | 665 to 1,485 | |
| May | 479 | 334 to 717 | |
| June | 269 | 187 to 414 | |
| July | 137 | 114 to 185 | |
| August | 88 | 76 to 105 | |
| September | 81 | 65 to 132 | |
| October | 197 | 95 to 462 | |
| November | 1,295 | 570 to 2,725 | |
| December | 1,750 | 981 to 3,400 |
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 94 years of record. Statistics published by the US Geological Survey for Wilson River near Tillamook, OR (site 14301500). Conditions on any given day can fall well outside the usual range. Check the current reading before you go.
Boat access nearby
7 mapped launches sit in the mapped area of Wilson River, all of them public access. Ramp data comes from the USGS national boat-ramp inventory.
- Mills BridgeWilson RiverPublic
- Sollie SmithWilson RiverPublic
- Siskeyville SlideWilson RiverPublic
- VanderzandenWilson RiverPublic
- Parks LandingKilchis RiverPublic
- Mapes CreekKilchis RiverPublic
- Kilchis River ParkKilchis RiverPublic
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