Drift Creek of Lincoln Co. above Waldport

Highest listed crest 10.69 ftFlood stage 10.0 ft1 crests since 2025

The Drift Creek of Lincoln Co. above Waldport crested above flood stage 1 time among the 1 crests the National Weather Service lists from 2025 to 2025. The highest, 10.69 ft on December 19, 2025, was minor flooding, 0.69 feet above flood stage.

The gauge

Highest listed crest
10.69 ft
December 19, 2025; 6,541 cubic feet per second
Flood stage
10.0 ft
No major stage set
Crests at major
0
1 above flood stage
Most recent flood crest
December 19, 2025
10.69 ft, minor flooding
Location
Lincoln County
Near Newport (11.6 mi)
Identifiers
NWS DCWO3
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, Drift Creek of Lincoln Co. above Waldport
Action stage8.00—The level at which the NWS or its partners begin to take action
Flood stage (minor)10.01Dec 19, 2025Minimal or no property damage, but possibly some public threat

Every listed crest

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

Listed crests at the Drift Creek of Lincoln Co. above Waldport, 2025 to 2025 1010.210.410.610.8ft Flood stage 10.0 ft Dec 19, 2025: 10.69 ft, minor flooding; 6,541 cubic feet per second Highest, 10.69 ft, Dec 19, 2025 202520302035
  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, Drift Creek of Lincoln Co. above Waldport
1Dec 19, 202510.69+0.69Minor6,541

Other gauges in Lincoln County

Flood gauges in Lincoln County
Tidewater18.029.50 ft, Feb 3, 189012
Siletz16.028.62 ft, Nov 26, 19995
Yachats14.215.65 ft, Dec 19, 20250
Chitwood12.013.30 ft, Dec 19, 20250

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

NOAA National Water Prediction Service, gauge DCWO3, 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.