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Columbia River at Wauna

Highest listed crest 12.67 ftFlood stage 12.0 ft10 crests since 2014

The Columbia River at Wauna crested above flood stage 4 times among the 10 crests the National Weather Service lists from 2014 to 2022. The highest, 12.67 ft on December 10, 2015, was moderate flooding, 0.67 feet above flood stage.

The gauge

Highest listed crest
12.67 ft
December 10, 2015
Flood stage
12.0 ft
Major flooding from 13.0 ft
Crests at major
0
4 above flood stage
Most recent flood crest
January 3, 2022
12.08 ft, minor flooding
Location
Clatsop County
Oregon
Identifiers
NWS WAUO3
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, Columbia River at Wauna
Action stage11.53Mar 30, 2017The level at which the NWS or its partners begin to take action
Flood stage (minor)12.03Jan 3, 2022Minimal or no property damage, but possibly some public threat
Moderate flood stage12.51Dec 10, 2015Some inundation of structures and roads near the stream
Major flood stage13.00—Extensive inundation of structures and roads

Every listed crest

10 crests from 2014 to 2022. Filled: at or above flood stage. Hover a crest for its date and stage.

Listed crests at the Columbia River at Wauna, 2014 to 2022 1111.51212.513ft Flood stage 12.0 ftMajor 13.0 ft Dec 21, 2014: 11.68 ft, action stageDec 10, 2015: 12.67 ft, moderate floodingDec 23, 2015: 11.67 ft, action stageMar 10, 2016: 12.18 ft, minor floodingOct 16, 2016: 11.10 ft, below flood stageNov 15, 2016: 11.09 ft, below flood stageFeb 9, 2017: 12.37 ft, minor floodingMar 30, 2017: 11.54 ft, action stageApr 27, 2017: 11.23 ft, below flood stageJan 3, 2022: 12.08 ft, minor flooding Highest, 12.67 ft, Dec 10, 2015 20152020

Crests at or above flood stage, by decade

Crests at or above flood stage per decade, Columbia River at Wauna 2010s: 3 3 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, Columbia River at Wauna
1Dec 10, 201512.67+0.67Moderate—
2Feb 9, 201712.37+0.37Minor—
3Mar 10, 201612.18+0.18Minor—
4Jan 3, 202212.08+0.08Minor—
5Dec 21, 201411.68−0.32Action—
6Dec 23, 201511.67−0.33Action—
7Mar 30, 201711.54−0.46Action—
8Apr 27, 201711.23−0.77Below flood stage—
9Oct 16, 201611.10−0.90Below flood stage—
10Nov 15, 201611.09−0.91Below flood stage—

Gauges on the Columbia River

Flood gauges sharing the river's name, linked within 80 miles of one another.

Flood gauges on the Columbia River
LongviewWA13.524.00 ft, Jun 7, 18945
St. HelensOR15.527.10 ft, Jun 14, 19485
VancouverWA16.033.60 ft, Jun 7, 189415
Wauna this gaugeOR12.012.67 ft, Dec 10, 20150

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

NOAA National Water Prediction Service, gauge WAUO3, 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.