Johnson Creek at Gresham

Highest listed crest 11.82 ftFlood stage 8.5 ft5 crests since 2015

The Johnson Creek at Gresham crested above flood stage 5 times among the 5 crests the National Weather Service lists from 2015 to 2026. The highest, 11.82 ft on December 7, 2015, was minor flooding, 3.32 feet above flood stage. 2 other gauges on the Johnson Creek crested above flood stage within a week of it, 2 at their own highest listed crest.

The gauge

Highest listed crest: 11.82 ft; December 7, 2015; 1,760 cubic feet per second
Flood stage: 8.5 ft; No major stage set
Crests at major: 0; 5 above flood stage
Most recent flood crest: March 14, 2026; 9.51 ft, minor flooding
Location: Multnomah County; Near Gresham (1.5 mi), Troutdale (3.9 mi), Fairview (4.3 mi)
Identifiers: NWS GREO3; USGS 14211400

Flood stages

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

Flood categories, Johnson Creek at Gresham

Action stage	7.5	0	—	The level at which the NWS or its partners begin to take action
Flood stage (minor)	8.5	5	Mar 14, 2026	Minimal or no property damage, but possibly some public threat

Every listed crest

5 crests from 2015 to 2026. Filled: at or above flood stage. Hover a crest for its date and stage.

Crests at or above flood stage, by decade

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.
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, Johnson Creek at Gresham

1	Dec 7, 2015	11.82	+3.32	Minor	1,760
2	Dec 19, 2025	10.65	+2.15	Minor	1,349
3	Dec 9, 2025	9.52	+1.02	Minor	987
4	Mar 14, 2026	9.51	+1.01	Minor	984
5	Jan 3, 2022	8.88	+0.38	Minor	802

The worst floods along the Johnson Creek

For this gauge's highest crests, the other gauges on the Johnson Creek that crested above flood stage within a week.

December 7, 2015: 11.82 ft here, minor flooding

SycamoreOR · Dec 7, 2015 · 15.33 ft · Major · its highest
MilwaukieOR · Dec 8, 2015 · 31.30 ft · Minor · its highest

December 19, 2025: 10.65 ft here, minor flooding

MilwaukieOR · Dec 19, 2025 · 30.50 ft · Minor
SycamoreOR · Dec 19, 2025 · 12.98 ft · Minor

December 9, 2025: 9.52 ft here, minor flooding

SycamoreOR · Dec 9, 2025 · 11.30 ft · Minor

Gauges on the Johnson Creek

In USGS station-number order, which runs downstream within a river basin.

Flood gauges on the Johnson Creek

Gresham this gauge	OR	8.5	11.82 ft, Dec 7, 2015	0
Sycamore	OR	11.0	15.33 ft, Dec 7, 2015	8
Milwaukie	OR	30.3	31.30 ft, Dec 8, 2015	0

Other gauges in Multnomah County

Flood gauges in Multnomah County

Troutdale	10.0	13.56 ft, Dec 7, 2015	0
Glisan St near Gresham	6.2	6.75 ft, Dec 7, 2015	0
56th Ave - Portland	11.1	12.07 ft, Dec 7, 2015	0
Sycamore	11.0	15.33 ft, Dec 7, 2015	8
Portland	18.0	33.00 ft, Jun 7, 1894	7

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

NOAA National Water Prediction Service, gauge GREO3, 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.