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Luckiamute River near Suver

Highest listed crest 34.52 ftFlood stage 27.0 ft71 crests since 1946

The Luckiamute River near Suver crested at major flood stage 7 times among the 71 crests the National Weather Service lists from 1946 to 2025. The highest, 34.52 ft on December 22, 1964, was major flooding, 7.52 feet above flood stage.

The gauge

Highest listed crest
34.52 ft
December 22, 1964; 32,900 cubic feet per second
Flood stage
27.0 ft
Major flooding from 32.0 ft
Crests at major
7
7th of 100 gauges in Oregon
Most recent flood crest
December 19, 2025
31.89 ft, moderate flooding
Location
Polk County
Near Monmouth (4.8 mi), Independence (5.5 mi), Dallas (10.4 mi)

Flood stages

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

Flood categories, Luckiamute River near Suver
Action stage25.00—The level at which the NWS or its partners begin to take action
Flood stage (minor)27.039Dec 11, 2025Minimal or no property damage, but possibly some public threat
Moderate flood stage29.025Dec 19, 2025Some inundation of structures and roads near the stream
Major flood stage32.07Jan 20, 2012Extensive inundation of structures and roads

Every listed crest

71 crests from 1946 to 2025. Filled: at or above flood stage. Hover a crest for its date and stage.

Listed crests at the Luckiamute River near Suver, 1946 to 2025 262830323436ft Flood stage 27.0 ftMajor 32.0 ft Dec 15, 1946: 31.86 ft, moderate flooding; 20,200 cubic feet per secondFeb 18, 1949: 33.10 ft, major flooding; 23,800 cubic feet per secondDec 22, 1955: 30.19 ft, moderate flooding; 15,400 cubic feet per secondJan 4, 1956: 30.46 ft, moderate flooding; 16,200 cubic feet per secondNov 25, 1960: 30.42 ft, moderate flooding; 16,200 cubic feet per secondDec 22, 1964: 34.52 ft, major flooding; 32,900 cubic feet per secondJan 23, 1970: 28.73 ft, minor flooding; 10,200 cubic feet per secondJan 17, 1971: 29.94 ft, moderate flooding; 13,800 cubic feet per secondJan 21, 1972: 33.44 ft, major flooding; 31,300 cubic feet per secondJan 16, 1974: 31.47 ft, moderate flooding; 18,700 cubic feet per secondDec 5, 1975: 30.78 ft, moderate flooding; 16,300 cubic feet per secondNov 26, 1977: 29.36 ft, moderate flooding; 11,900 cubic feet per secondDec 3, 1977: 27.37 ft, minor flooding; 7,700 cubic feet per secondDec 14, 1977: 31.60 ft, moderate flooding; 19,200 cubic feet per secondDec 26, 1980: 32.69 ft, major flooding; 23,500 cubic feet per secondDec 6, 1981: 30.12 ft, moderate flooding; 14,000 cubic feet per secondDec 16, 1981: 28.05 ft, minor flooding; 8,730 cubic feet per secondJan 24, 1982: 28.36 ft, minor flooding; 9,370 cubic feet per secondFeb 21, 1982: 29.28 ft, moderate flooding; 11,600 cubic feet per secondDec 4, 1982: 27.26 ft, minor flooding; 7,550 cubic feet per secondDec 16, 1982: 27.83 ft, minor flooding; 8,380 cubic feet per secondJan 7, 1983: 28.56 ft, minor flooding; 9,820 cubic feet per secondFeb 18, 1983: 27.04 ft, minor flooding; 7,260 cubic feet per secondMar 30, 1983: 27.22 ft, minor flooding; 7,500 cubic feet per secondFeb 17, 1986: 27.34 ft, minor flooding; 7,660 cubic feet per secondFeb 24, 1986: 28.82 ft, minor flooding; 10,400 cubic feet per secondFeb 1, 1987: 29.63 ft, moderate flooding; 12,500 cubic feet per secondDec 10, 1987: 28.34 ft, minor flooding; 9,330 cubic feet per secondJan 15, 1988: 29.46 ft, moderate flooding; 12,100 cubic feet per secondJan 8, 1990: 28.11 ft, minor flooding; 8,830 cubic feet per secondFeb 25, 1994: 28.62 ft, minor flooding; 9,960 cubic feet per secondDec 1, 1994: 27.50 ft, minor flooding; 7,890 cubic feet per secondJan 14, 1995: 28.11 ft, minor flooding; 8,830 cubic feet per secondFeb 1, 1995: 27.49 ft, minor flooding; 7,870 cubic feet per secondFeb 18, 1995: 28.19 ft, minor flooding; 9,000 cubic feet per secondNov 30, 1995: 29.54 ft, moderate flooding; 12,300 cubic feet per secondDec 13, 1995: 27.36 ft, minor flooding; 7,900 cubic feet per secondFeb 8, 1996: 33.00 ft, major flooding; 24,800 cubic feet per secondApr 24, 1996: 27.04 ft, minor flooding; 7,260 cubic feet per secondNov 20, 1996: 29.53 ft, moderate flooding; 12,300 cubic feet per secondDec 5, 1996: 27.40 ft, minor flooding; 7,740 cubic feet per secondDec 27, 1996: 29.69 ft, moderate flooding; 12,700 cubic feet per secondFeb 1, 1997: 27.64 ft, minor flooding; 8,100 cubic feet per secondNov 26, 1998: 28.83 ft, minor flooding; 10,500 cubic feet per secondDec 2, 1998: 28.27 ft, minor flooding; 9,170 cubic feet per secondDec 28, 1998: 33.41 ft, major flooding; 26,700 cubic feet per secondJan 21, 1999: 27.07 ft, minor flooding; 7,300 cubic feet per secondFeb 28, 1999: 28.44 ft, minor flooding; 9,550 cubic feet per secondNov 26, 1999: 31.37 ft, moderate flooding; 18,200 cubic feet per secondDec 16, 1999: 28.66 ft, minor flooding; 10,100 cubic feet per secondFeb 1, 2003: 27.16 ft, minor flooding; 7,420 cubic feet per secondJan 31, 2004: 28.36 ft, minor flooding; 9,384 cubic feet per secondDec 31, 2005: 29.85 ft, moderate flooding; 13,204 cubic feet per secondJan 11, 2006: 29.64 ft, moderate flooding; 12,601 cubic feet per secondJan 18, 2006: 27.25 ft, minor flooding; 7,739 cubic feet per secondDec 4, 2007: 29.00 ft, moderate flooding; 11,000 cubic feet per secondJan 3, 2009: 29.60 ft, moderate flooding; 12,557 cubic feet per secondDec 29, 2010: 27.74 ft, minor flooding; 8,326 cubic feet per secondJan 17, 2011: 28.75 ft, minor flooding; 10,330 cubic feet per secondJan 20, 2012: 34.23 ft, major flooding; 31,000 cubic feet per secondMar 31, 2012: 27.97 ft, minor flooding; 8,617 cubic feet per secondNov 20, 2012: 28.31 ft, minor flooding; 9,307 cubic feet per secondDec 21, 2014: 30.47 ft, moderate flooding; 15,100 cubic feet per secondDec 8, 2015: 30.35 ft, moderate flooding; 13,400 cubic feet per secondDec 18, 2015: 30.89 ft, moderate flooding; 14,600 cubic feet per secondNov 26, 2016: 28.84 ft, minor flooding; 9,103 cubic feet per secondDec 21, 2021: 28.10 ft, minor flooding; 7,611 cubic feet per secondJan 7, 2022: 27.59 ft, minor flooding; 6,988 cubic feet per secondFeb 25, 2025: 27.32 ft, minor flooding; 6,723 cubic feet per secondDec 11, 2025: 28.29 ft, minor flooding; 7,917 cubic feet per secondDec 19, 2025: 31.89 ft, moderate flooding; 20,159 cubic feet per second Highest, 34.52 ft, Dec 22, 1964 19501960197019801990200020102020

Crests at or above flood stage, by decade

Crests at or above flood stage per decade, Luckiamute River near Suver 1940s: 2 1950s: 2 1960s: 2 1970s: 8 1980s: 15 1990s: 21 21 2000s: 7 2010s: 9 2020s: 5 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.
  3. 2 crests measured on an earlier gauge datum are left out: 30.00 ft on Jan 4, 1907; 32.20 ft on Jan 19, 1911.

Highest crests

The 50 highest of 71 listed crests.

Highest listed crests, Luckiamute River near Suver
1Dec 22, 196434.52+7.52Major32,900
2Jan 20, 201234.23+7.23Major31,000
3Jan 21, 197233.44+6.44Major31,300
4Dec 28, 199833.41+6.41Major26,700
5Feb 18, 194933.10+6.10Major23,800
6Feb 8, 199633.00+6.00Major24,800
7Dec 26, 198032.69+5.69Major23,500
8Dec 19, 202531.89+4.89Moderate20,159
9Dec 15, 194631.86+4.86Moderate20,200
10Dec 14, 197731.60+4.60Moderate19,200
11Jan 16, 197431.47+4.47Moderate18,700
12Nov 26, 199931.37+4.37Moderate18,200
13Dec 18, 201530.89+3.89Moderate14,600
14Dec 5, 197530.78+3.78Moderate16,300
15Dec 21, 201430.47+3.47Moderate15,100
16Jan 4, 195630.46+3.46Moderate16,200
17Nov 25, 196030.42+3.42Moderate16,200
18Dec 8, 201530.35+3.35Moderate13,400
19Dec 22, 195530.19+3.19Moderate15,400
20Dec 6, 198130.12+3.12Moderate14,000
21Jan 17, 197129.94+2.94Moderate13,800
22Dec 31, 200529.85+2.85Moderate13,204
23Dec 27, 199629.69+2.69Moderate12,700
24Jan 11, 200629.64+2.64Moderate12,601
25Feb 1, 198729.63+2.63Moderate12,500
26Jan 3, 200929.60+2.60Moderate12,557
27Nov 30, 199529.54+2.54Moderate12,300
28Nov 20, 199629.53+2.53Moderate12,300
29Jan 15, 198829.46+2.46Moderate12,100
30Nov 26, 197729.36+2.36Moderate11,900
31Feb 21, 198229.28+2.28Moderate11,600
32Dec 4, 200729.00+2.00Moderate11,000
33Nov 26, 201628.84+1.84Minor9,103
34Nov 26, 199828.83+1.83Minor10,500
35Feb 24, 198628.82+1.82Minor10,400
36Jan 17, 201128.75+1.75Minor10,330
37Jan 23, 197028.73+1.73Minor10,200
38Dec 16, 199928.66+1.66Minor10,100
39Feb 25, 199428.62+1.62Minor9,960
40Jan 7, 198328.56+1.56Minor9,820
41Feb 28, 199928.44+1.44Minor9,550
42Jan 24, 198228.36+1.36Minor9,370
43Jan 31, 200428.36+1.36Minor9,384
44Dec 10, 198728.34+1.34Minor9,330
45Nov 20, 201228.31+1.31Minor9,307
46Dec 11, 202528.29+1.29Minor7,917
47Dec 2, 199828.27+1.27Minor9,170
48Feb 18, 199528.19+1.19Minor9,000
49Jan 8, 199028.11+1.11Minor8,830
50Jan 14, 199528.11+1.11Minor8,830

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

NOAA National Water Prediction Service, gauge SUVO3, 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.