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Around Willamette River
Data Source: Recreation.gov · Source: USGS GNIS · Public land: USGS PAD-US
About this river
Willamette River is a 62.1 mile river near Oregon Paddle Sports in Oregon. Streamflow is measured at the USGS gauge Willamette River at Salem, OR (site 14191000). The National Hydrography Dataset places it at stream order 9. Reach geometry comes from the USGS National Hydrography Dataset.
Typical flow by month
1910 to 2026
Willamette River typically runs highest in January, at a median 36,000 cfs, and lowest in August, at 6,280 cfs. The highest flow on record for any single day is 342,000 cfs, in 1923.
Show the numbers
| Month | Typical (cfs) | Usual range (cfs) |
|---|---|---|
| January | 36,000 | 22,200 to 61,700 |
| February | 29,100 | 18,700 to 47,800 |
| March | 24,800 | 17,400 to 38,900 |
| April | 22,450 | 16,750 to 32,050 |
| May | 19,000 | 13,800 to 25,800 |
| June | 12,150 | 9,030 to 17,150 |
| July | 6,800 | 5,900 to 7,910 |
| August | 6,280 | 4,680 to 7,080 |
| September | 7,520 | 4,835 to 9,185 |
| October | 10,200 | 6,730 to 13,400 |
| November | 18,150 | 12,350 to 30,100 |
| December | 32,300 | 17,700 to 59,100 |
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 110 years of record. Statistics published by the US Geological Survey for Willamette River at Salem, OR (site 14191000). 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.
- Island ParkWillamette RiverPublic
- Alton Baker ParkWillamette RiverPublic
- Deadmond's Ferry LandingMcKenzie RiverPublic
- Armitage ParkMcKenzie RiverPublic
- Whiteley LandingWillamette RiverPublic
- Christensen's LandingWillamette RiverPublic
- Marshall Island AccessWillamette RiverPublic
- Brown's Landing State ParkWillamette RiverPublic
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