About this river
Molalla River is an 8.7 mile river near Clackamas River Outfitters in Oregon. Streamflow is measured at the USGS gauge Molalla R above PC near Wilhoit, OR (site 14198500). The National Hydrography Dataset places it at stream order 7. Reach geometry comes from the USGS National Hydrography Dataset.
Typical flow by month
1936 to 2025
Molalla River typically runs highest in December, at a median 656 cfs, and lowest in September, at 41 cfs. The highest flow on record for any single day is 15,000 cfs, in 1965.
| Month | Typical (cfs) | Usual range (cfs) | Relative level |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 600 | 345 to 1,130 | |
| February | 592 | 369 to 1,030 | |
| March | 569 | 372 to 930 | |
| April | 621 | 427 to 872 | |
| May | 470 | 304 to 696 | |
| June | 220 | 151 to 354 | |
| July | 85 | 62 to 118 | |
| August | 44 | 35 to 58 | |
| September | 41 | 31 to 68 | |
| October | 75 | 40 to 195 | |
| November | 457 | 210 to 971 | |
| December | 656 | 363 to 1,100 |
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 59 years of record. Statistics published by the US Geological Survey for Molalla R above PC near Wilhoit, OR (site 14198500). Conditions on any given day can fall well outside the usual range. Check the current reading before you go.
Boat access nearby
2 mapped launches sit in the mapped area of Molalla River, all of them public access. Ramp data comes from the USGS national boat-ramp inventory.
- Feyrer ParkMolalla RiverPublic
- Meadowbrook BridgeMolalla RiverPublic
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