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McKenzie River near Vida

Highest listed crest 17.20 ftFlood stage 11.0 ft11 crests since 1923

The McKenzie River near Vida crested at major flood stage 1 time among the 11 crests the National Weather Service lists from 1923 to 2019. The highest, 17.20 ft on January 1, 1923, was major flooding, 6.20 feet above flood stage.

The gauge

Highest listed crest
17.20 ft
January 1, 1923; 62,000 cubic feet per second
Flood stage
11.0 ft
Major flooding from 14.0 ft
Crests at major
1
45th of 100 gauges in Oregon
Most recent flood crest
November 24, 1960
11.70 ft, minor flooding
Location
Lane County
Oregon

Flood stages

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

Flood categories, McKenzie River near Vida
Action stage8.05Apr 8, 2019The level at which the NWS or its partners begin to take action
Flood stage (minor)11.01Nov 24, 1960Minimal or no property damage, but possibly some public threat
Moderate flood stage12.51Feb 20, 1927Some inundation of structures and roads near the stream
Major flood stage14.01Jan 1, 1923Extensive inundation of structures and roads

Every listed crest

11 crests from 1923 to 2019. Filled: at or above flood stage. Hover a crest for its date and stage.

Listed crests at the McKenzie River near Vida, 1923 to 2019 681012141618ft Flood stage 11.0 ftMajor 14.0 ft Jan 1, 1923: 17.20 ft, major flooding; 62,000 cubic feet per secondFeb 20, 1927: 13.90 ft, moderate flooding; 47,200 cubic feet per secondNov 24, 1960: 11.70 ft, minor floodingFeb 9, 1996: 10.05 ft, action stage; 30,900 cubic feet per secondDec 28, 1998: 7.94 ft, below flood stage; 21,500 cubic feet per secondNov 26, 1999: 8.40 ft, action stage; 23,300 cubic feet per secondDec 31, 2005: 8.05 ft, action stage; 21,900 cubic feet per secondJan 16, 2011: 9.25 ft, action stage; 27,300 cubic feet per secondJan 25, 2012: 7.76 ft, below flood stage; 21,200 cubic feet per secondDec 21, 2014: 7.97 ft, below flood stage; 22,100 cubic feet per secondApr 8, 2019: 8.83 ft, action stage; 25,600 cubic feet per second Highest, 17.20 ft, Jan 1, 1923 19401960198020002020

Crests at or above flood stage, by decade

Crests at or above flood stage per decade, McKenzie River near Vida 1920s: 2 2 1930s: 0 1940s: 0 1950s: 0 1960s: 1 1970s: 0 1980s: 0 1990s: 0 2000s: 0 2010s: 0 1920s1930s1940s1950s1960s1970s1980s1990s2000s2010s
  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. 6 crests measured on an earlier gauge datum are left out: 14.60 ft on Jan 1, 1943; 17.70 ft on Dec 28, 1945; 15.03 ft on Jan 18, 1953; 15.00 ft on Dec 22, 1955; 12.28 ft on Feb 10, 1961; 16.43 ft on Dec 22, 1964.

Highest crests

Highest listed crests, McKenzie River near Vida
1Jan 1, 192317.20+6.20Major62,000
2Feb 20, 192713.90+2.90Moderate47,200
3Nov 24, 196011.70+0.70Minor—
4Feb 9, 199610.05−0.95Action30,900
5Jan 16, 20119.25−1.75Action27,300
6Apr 8, 20198.83−2.17Action25,600
7Nov 26, 19998.40−2.60Action23,300
8Dec 31, 20058.05−2.95Action21,900
9Dec 21, 20147.97−3.03Below flood stage22,100
10Dec 28, 19987.94−3.06Below flood stage21,500
11Jan 25, 20127.76−3.24Below flood stage21,200

Gauges on the McKenzie River

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

Flood gauges on the McKenzie River
Vida this gaugeOR11.017.20 ft, Jan 1, 19231
WaltervilleOR14.016.18 ft, Feb 7, 19961

Other gauges in Lane County

Flood gauges in Lane County
Coast Fork Willamette River at Goshen13.019.50 ft, Nov 22, 19092
Walterville14.016.18 ft, Feb 7, 19961
Jasper10.016.60 ft, Jan 18, 19531
Springfield15.024.30 ft, Nov 1, 19600
Mapleton18.030.21 ft, Feb 7, 19965
Eugene23.024.80 ft, Feb 10, 19610

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

NOAA National Water Prediction Service, gauge VIDO3, 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.