Gales Creek near Forest Grove

Highest listed crest 17.05 ftFlood stage 16.5 ft1 crests since 2025

The Gales Creek near Forest Grove crested above flood stage 1 time among the 1 crests the National Weather Service lists from 2025 to 2025. The highest, 17.05 ft on December 19, 2025, was minor flooding, 0.55 feet above flood stage.

The gauge

Highest listed crest
17.05 ft
December 19, 2025; 2,750 cubic feet per second
Flood stage
16.5 ft
No major stage set
Crests at major
0
1 above flood stage
Most recent flood crest
December 19, 2025
17.05 ft, minor flooding
Location
Washington County
Near Forest Grove (1.0 mi), Cornelius (3.2 mi), Hillsboro (8.8 mi)
Identifiers
NWS GALO3
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, Gales Creek near Forest Grove
Action stage16.00—The level at which the NWS or its partners begin to take action
Flood stage (minor)16.51Dec 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 Gales Creek near Forest Grove, 2025 to 2025 16.416.616.81717.2ft Flood stage 16.5 ft Dec 19, 2025: 17.05 ft, minor flooding; 2,750 cubic feet per second Highest, 17.05 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, Gales Creek near Forest Grove
1Dec 19, 202517.05+0.55Minor2,750

Other gauges in Washington County

Flood gauges in Washington County
Durham9.111.78 ft, Dec 7, 20150
Farmington32.037.20 ft, Feb 9, 19963
Dilley17.519.27 ft, Jan 21, 19720

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

NOAA National Water Prediction Service, gauge GALO3, 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.