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Hood River near Hood River

Highest listed crest 20.60 ftFlood stage 13.0 ft13 crests since 1964

The Hood River near Hood River crested at major flood stage 2 times among the 13 crests the National Weather Service lists from 1964 to 2025. The highest, 20.60 ft on December 22, 1964, was major flooding, 7.60 feet above flood stage.

The gauge

Highest listed crest
20.60 ft
December 22, 1964; 33,200 cubic feet per second
Flood stage
13.0 ft
Major flooding from 16.0 ft
Crests at major
2
36th of 100 gauges in Oregon
Most recent flood crest
December 19, 2025
14.56 ft, minor flooding
Location
Hood River County
Oregon

Flood stages

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

Flood categories, Hood River near Hood River
Action stage11.00—The level at which the NWS or its partners begin to take action
Flood stage (minor)13.010Dec 19, 2025Minimal or no property damage, but possibly some public threat
Moderate flood stage15.01Dec 13, 1977Some inundation of structures and roads near the stream
Major flood stage16.02Feb 7, 1996Extensive inundation of structures and roads

Every listed crest

13 crests from 1964 to 2025. Filled: at or above flood stage. Hover a crest for its date and stage.

Listed crests at the Hood River near Hood River, 1964 to 2025 121416182022ft Flood stage 13.0 ftMajor 16.0 ft Dec 22, 1964: 20.60 ft, major flooding; 33,200 cubic feet per secondJan 16, 1974: 14.48 ft, minor flooding; 19,700 cubic feet per secondDec 13, 1977: 15.59 ft, moderate flooding; 22,300 cubic feet per secondDec 25, 1980: 14.74 ft, minor flooding; 20,400 cubic feet per secondFeb 20, 1982: 14.05 ft, minor flooding; 18,700 cubic feet per secondFeb 23, 1986: 13.70 ft, minor flooding; 17,900 cubic feet per secondFeb 7, 1996: 17.11 ft, major flooding; 23,300 cubic feet per secondDec 28, 1998: 13.45 ft, minor flooding; 14,100 cubic feet per secondNov 25, 1999: 13.20 ft, minor flooding; 13,700 cubic feet per secondNov 7, 2006: 14.08 ft, minor flooding; 18,700 cubic feet per secondJan 16, 2011: 14.33 ft, minor flooding; 16,500 cubic feet per secondDec 7, 2015: 13.20 ft, minor flooding; 14,000 cubic feet per secondDec 19, 2025: 14.56 ft, minor flooding; 17,008 cubic feet per second Highest, 20.60 ft, Dec 22, 1964 197019801990200020102020

Crests at or above flood stage, by decade

Crests at or above flood stage per decade, Hood River near Hood River 1960s: 1 1970s: 2 1980s: 3 3 1990s: 3 2000s: 1 2010s: 2 2020s: 1 1960s1970s1980s1990s2000s2010s2020s
  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, Hood River near Hood River
1Dec 22, 196420.60+7.60Major33,200
2Feb 7, 199617.11+4.11Major23,300
3Dec 13, 197715.59+2.59Moderate22,300
4Dec 25, 198014.74+1.74Minor20,400
5Dec 19, 202514.56+1.56Minor17,008
6Jan 16, 197414.48+1.48Minor19,700
7Jan 16, 201114.33+1.33Minor16,500
8Nov 7, 200614.08+1.08Minor18,700
9Feb 20, 198214.05+1.05Minor18,700
10Feb 23, 198613.70+0.70Minor17,900
11Dec 28, 199813.45+0.45Minor14,100
12Nov 25, 199913.20+0.20Minor13,700
13Dec 7, 201513.20+0.20Minor14,000

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

NOAA National Water Prediction Service, gauge HODO3, 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.