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Coquille River at Coquille

Highest listed crest 27.50 ftFlood stage 21.0 ft62 crests since 1940

The Coquille River at Coquille crested at major flood stage 6 times among the 62 crests the National Weather Service lists from 1940 to 2025. The highest, 27.50 ft on December 26, 1955, was major flooding, 6.50 feet above flood stage.

The gauge

Highest listed crest
27.50 ft
December 26, 1955
Flood stage
21.0 ft
Major flooding from 25.0 ft
Crests at major
6
10th of 100 gauges in Oregon
Most recent flood crest
March 17, 2025
24.84 ft, moderate flooding
Location
Coos County
Oregon

Flood stages

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

Flood categories, Coquille River at Coquille
Action stage20.00—The level at which the NWS or its partners begin to take action
Flood stage (minor)21.026Mar 15, 2016Minimal or no property damage, but possibly some public threat
Moderate flood stage23.030Mar 17, 2025Some inundation of structures and roads near the stream
Major flood stage25.06Jan 20, 2016Extensive inundation of structures and roads

Every listed crest

62 crests from 1940 to 2025. Filled: at or above flood stage. Hover a crest for its date and stage.

Listed crests at the Coquille River at Coquille, 1940 to 2025 2022242628ft Flood stage 21.0 ftMajor 25.0 ft Dec 27, 1940: 22.00 ft, minor floodingDec 3, 1941: 21.80 ft, minor floodingJan 19, 1953: 26.20 ft, major floodingNov 23, 1953: 25.55 ft, major floodingJan 27, 1954: 21.50 ft, minor floodingDec 26, 1955: 27.50 ft, major floodingFeb 27, 1957: 21.40 ft, minor floodingDec 21, 1957: 23.00 ft, moderate floodingJan 12, 1959: 23.70 ft, moderate floodingFeb 10, 1960: 21.90 ft, minor floodingNov 25, 1960: 21.90 ft, minor floodingNov 24, 1961: 23.90 ft, moderate floodingDec 23, 1964: 27.50 ft, major floodingJan 18, 1971: 25.40 ft, major floodingMar 3, 1972: 23.50 ft, moderate floodingNov 16, 1973: 21.30 ft, minor floodingJan 16, 1974: 23.90 ft, moderate floodingJan 9, 1976: 21.60 ft, minor floodingJan 16, 1977: 21.30 ft, minor floodingDec 4, 1980: 23.80 ft, moderate floodingDec 7, 1981: 24.90 ft, moderate floodingDec 16, 1982: 21.30 ft, minor floodingFeb 19, 1983: 22.40 ft, minor floodingNov 29, 1984: 21.20 ft, minor floodingFeb 24, 1986: 22.80 ft, minor floodingNov 19, 1996: 23.50 ft, moderate floodingDec 9, 1996: 22.40 ft, minor floodingJan 1, 1997: 21.10 ft, minor floodingFeb 22, 1998: 21.00 ft, minor floodingNov 22, 1998: 23.10 ft, moderate floodingDec 3, 1998: 23.70 ft, moderate floodingDec 30, 1998: 21.90 ft, minor floodingJan 23, 1999: 22.23 ft, minor floodingFeb 8, 1999: 21.23 ft, minor floodingFeb 20, 1999: 21.74 ft, minor floodingMar 1, 1999: 22.19 ft, minor floodingJan 14, 2000: 23.36 ft, moderate floodingDec 14, 2003: 22.16 ft, minor flooding; 25,831 cubic feet per secondDec 27, 2006: 22.30 ft, minor floodingJan 10, 2008: 21.00 ft, minor floodingDec 30, 2008: 23.00 ft, moderate floodingDec 30, 2010: 23.64 ft, moderate flooding; 36,165 cubic feet per secondMar 18, 2011: 21.43 ft, minor flooding; 23,786 cubic feet per secondJan 20, 2012: 24.25 ft, moderate flooding; 40,149 cubic feet per secondMar 17, 2012: 23.69 ft, moderate flooding; 36,495 cubic feet per secondMar 22, 2012: 24.75 ft, moderate flooding; 43,432 cubic feet per secondApr 1, 2012: 24.31 ft, moderate flooding; 40,536 cubic feet per secondNov 21, 2012: 23.56 ft, moderate flooding; 35,638 cubic feet per secondDec 3, 2012: 23.61 ft, moderate flooding; 35,967 cubic feet per secondDec 22, 2014: 24.17 ft, moderate flooding; 39,634 cubic feet per secondFeb 8, 2015: 23.62 ft, moderate flooding; 36,034 cubic feet per secondDec 14, 2015: 24.46 ft, moderate flooding; 41,524 cubic feet per secondDec 19, 2015: 24.22 ft, moderate flooding; 39,956 cubic feet per secondDec 24, 2015: 23.17 ft, moderate flooding; 33,091 cubic feet per secondJan 20, 2016: 27.49 ft, major flooding; 41,450 cubic feet per secondMar 15, 2016: 21.71 ft, minor flooding; 24,233 cubic feet per secondDec 16, 2016: 23.64 ft, moderate flooding; 36,166 cubic feet per secondFeb 10, 2017: 23.60 ft, moderate flooding; 35,902 cubic feet per secondApr 10, 2019: 23.84 ft, moderate flooding; 37,485 cubic feet per secondJan 15, 2024: 23.97 ft, moderate flooding; 38,342 cubic feet per secondDec 30, 2024: 24.01 ft, moderate flooding; 38,604 cubic feet per secondMar 17, 2025: 24.84 ft, moderate flooding; 44,025 cubic feet per second Highest, 27.50 ft, Dec 26, 1955 19401960198020002020

Crests at or above flood stage, by decade

Crests at or above flood stage per decade, Coquille River at Coquille 1940s: 2 1950s: 7 1960s: 4 1970s: 6 1980s: 6 1990s: 11 2000s: 5 2010s: 18 18 2020s: 3 1940s1950s1960s1970s1980s1990s2000s2010s2020s
  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

The 50 highest of 62 listed crests.

Highest listed crests, Coquille River at Coquille
1Dec 26, 195527.50+6.50Major—
2Dec 23, 196427.50+6.50Major—
3Jan 20, 201627.49+6.49Major41,450
4Jan 19, 195326.20+5.20Major—
5Nov 23, 195325.55+4.55Major—
6Jan 18, 197125.40+4.40Major—
7Dec 7, 198124.90+3.90Moderate—
8Mar 17, 202524.84+3.84Moderate44,025
9Mar 22, 201224.75+3.75Moderate43,432
10Dec 14, 201524.46+3.46Moderate41,524
11Apr 1, 201224.31+3.31Moderate40,536
12Jan 20, 201224.25+3.25Moderate40,149
13Dec 19, 201524.22+3.22Moderate39,956
14Dec 22, 201424.17+3.17Moderate39,634
15Dec 30, 202424.01+3.01Moderate38,604
16Jan 15, 202423.97+2.97Moderate38,342
17Nov 24, 196123.90+2.90Moderate—
18Jan 16, 197423.90+2.90Moderate—
19Apr 10, 201923.84+2.84Moderate37,485
20Dec 4, 198023.80+2.80Moderate—
21Jan 12, 195923.70+2.70Moderate—
22Dec 3, 199823.70+2.70Moderate—
23Mar 17, 201223.69+2.69Moderate36,495
24Dec 30, 201023.64+2.64Moderate36,165
25Dec 16, 201623.64+2.64Moderate36,166
26Feb 8, 201523.62+2.62Moderate36,034
27Dec 3, 201223.61+2.61Moderate35,967
28Feb 10, 201723.60+2.60Moderate35,902
29Nov 21, 201223.56+2.56Moderate35,638
30Mar 3, 197223.50+2.50Moderate—
31Nov 19, 199623.50+2.50Moderate—
32Jan 14, 200023.36+2.36Moderate—
33Dec 24, 201523.17+2.17Moderate33,091
34Nov 22, 199823.10+2.10Moderate—
35Dec 21, 195723.00+2.00Moderate—
36Dec 30, 200823.00+2.00Moderate—
37Feb 24, 198622.80+1.80Minor—
38Feb 19, 198322.40+1.40Minor—
39Dec 9, 199622.40+1.40Minor—
40Dec 27, 200622.30+1.30Minor—
41Jan 23, 199922.23+1.23Minor—
42Mar 1, 199922.19+1.19Minor—
43Dec 14, 200322.16+1.16Minor25,831
44Dec 27, 194022.00+1.00Minor—
45Feb 10, 196021.90+0.90Minor—
46Nov 25, 196021.90+0.90Minor—
47Dec 30, 199821.90+0.90Minor—
48Dec 3, 194121.80+0.80Minor—
49Feb 20, 199921.74+0.74Minor—
50Mar 15, 201621.71+0.71Minor24,233

Other gauges in Coos County

Flood gauges in Coos County
Myrtle Point35.041.20 ft, Jan 1, 191010
Myrtle Point33.040.43 ft, Mar 17, 20255

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

NOAA National Water Prediction Service, gauge COQO3, 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.