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Battle Creek (Marion Co., OR) at Commercial Street in Salem

Highest listed crest 13.60 ftFlood stage 9.5 ft2 crests since 2012

The Battle Creek (Marion Co., OR) at Commercial Street in Salem crested at major flood stage 1 time among the 2 crests the National Weather Service lists from 2012 to 2025. The highest, 13.60 ft on January 19, 2012, was major flooding, 4.10 feet above flood stage.

The gauge

Highest listed crest
13.60 ft
January 19, 2012
Flood stage
9.5 ft
Major flooding from 11.8 ft
Crests at major
1
45th of 100 gauges in Oregon
Most recent flood crest
December 19, 2025
10.07 ft, minor flooding
Location
Marion County
Near Salem (4.4 mi), Independence (8.9 mi), Keizer (9.9 mi)
Identifiers
NWS BACO3
No USGS station

Flood stages

The thresholds the National Weather Service uses for this gauge today, and how many listed crests reached each.

Flood categories, Battle Creek (Marion Co., OR) at Commercial Street in Salem
Action stage8.50—The level at which the NWS or its partners begin to take action
Flood stage (minor)9.51Dec 19, 2025Minimal or no property damage, but possibly some public threat
Major flood stage11.81Jan 19, 2012Extensive inundation of structures and roads

Every listed crest

2 crests from 2012 to 2025. Filled: at or above flood stage. Hover a crest for its date and stage.

Listed crests at the Battle Creek (Marion Co., OR) at Commercial Street in Salem, 2012 to 2025 91011121314ft Flood stage 9.5 ftMajor 11.8 ft Jan 19, 2012: 13.60 ft, major floodingDec 19, 2025: 10.07 ft, minor flooding; 415 cubic feet per second Highest, 13.60 ft, Jan 19, 2012 201520202025

Crests at or above flood stage, by decade

Crests at or above flood stage per decade, Battle Creek (Marion Co., OR) at Commercial Street in Salem 2010s: 1 1 2020s: 1 2010s2020s
  1. These are the crests the local National Weather Service office lists for the gauge: the highest on record and recent crests. Lesser floods between them may be missing, so counts by decade are a floor.
  2. Categories use today's flood stages. Levees, dams and channel changes since a crest can make old and new stages not directly comparable.

Highest crests

Highest listed crests, Battle Creek (Marion Co., OR) at Commercial Street in Salem
1Jan 19, 201213.60+4.10Major—
2Dec 19, 202510.07+0.57Minor415

Other gauges in Marion County

Flood gauges in Marion County
Aumsville10.813.00 ft, Dec 19, 20250
Monitor14.016.34 ft, Dec 19, 20250
North Salem High School at Salem10.312.61 ft, Jan 19, 20121
Spenner Road near Sublimity5.57.14 ft, Dec 19, 20250
Turner10.812.13 ft, Dec 19, 20251
Turner Road near Salem12.314.10 ft, Jan 19, 20121
Mehama11.017.50 ft, Nov 20, 19216
Salem Hospital11.213.10 ft, Jan 19, 20121
Aurora22.030.72 ft, Feb 8, 19965
Salem28.047.00 ft, Dec 4, 18617

Marion County: every hazard · River floods across the country · Oregon

NOAA National Water Prediction Service, gauge BACO3, retrieved October 30, 2026. Stages in feet on the gauge's own datum, not elevation. Crests are as the National Weather Service lists them; preliminary values may be revised.