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Flooding just north of downtown Portland in February 1996, viewed looking southeast towards the Steel Bridge An aerial view of the Willamette River's flood. The Willamette Valley flood of 1996 was part of a larger series of floods in the Pacific Northwest of the United States which took place between late January and mid-February 1996.
Some temporary lakes rose to an elevation of more than 400 ft (120 m), flooding the Willamette Valley to Eugene, Oregon and beyond. Iceberg-rafted glacial erratics and erosion features are evidence of these events. Lake-bottom sediments deposited by the floods have contributed to the agricultural richness of the Willamette and Columbia Valleys.
The Willamette River crested at 28.6 feet (8.7 m) in Portland on February 9, reaching major flood stage and causing some flooding issues in lowlying parts of the city, including the Northwest Industrial Area. Sandbags were placed along the downtown seawall to prevent flooding, but the river came a few inches short of overtopping the lowest ...
Many reservoirs in the Willamette Valley are at extremely low levels and should help buffer the worst impacts of flooding. Flooding is likely to have the greatest impact on the Oregon Coast and ...
The Willamette River in Salem is forecast to reach about 19 feet, which brings some impact in the Minto Brown Island area. The Willamette River reached nearly 19 feet near the Wheatland Ferry in ...
Heavy rainfall will hit Oregon over the next four days, but it’s probably not enough to bring flooding. Snow will also fall on Cascade passes. Heavy rain to soak Oregon's Willamette Valley ...
Heavy warm rain and melting snow caused more flooding in late January 1965, after the waters had begun to recede from the December flood. [1] More mudslides occurred in places that had withstood the December flooding, and there were more deaths. [1] Many streams in the northern San Joaquin Valley reached higher flows than they had in December. [7]
A fourth atmospheric river is forecast to hit Oregon this weekend, bringing heavy rain and possible coastal flooding. How much rain has Willamette Valley and Oregon Coast seen in December? Skip to ...