Mill Creek (Marion Co., OR) at Turner

Highest listed crest 12.13 ftFlood stage 10.8 ft1 crests since 2025

The Mill Creek (Marion Co., OR) at Turner crested at major flood stage 1 time among the 1 crests the National Weather Service lists from 2025 to 2025. The highest, 12.13 ft on December 19, 2025, was major flooding, 1.33 feet above flood stage. 3 other gauges on the Mill Creek (Marion Co., OR) crested above flood stage within a week of it, 1 at its own highest listed crest.

The gauge

Highest listed crest: 12.13 ft; December 19, 2025
Flood stage: 10.8 ft; Major flooding from 11.8 ft
Crests at major: 1; 45th of 100 gauges in Oregon
Most recent flood crest: December 19, 2025; 12.13 ft, major flooding
Location: Marion County; Near Salem (6.5 mi), Keizer (11.5 mi), Independence (12.0 mi)
Identifiers: NWS MTTO3; 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, Mill Creek (Marion Co., OR) at Turner

Action stage	9.3	0	—	The level at which the NWS or its partners begin to take action
Flood stage (minor)	10.8	0	—	Minimal or no property damage, but possibly some public threat
Major flood stage	11.8	1	Dec 19, 2025	Extensive inundation of structures and roads

Every listed crest

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

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, Mill Creek (Marion Co., OR) at Turner

1	Dec 19, 2025	12.13	+1.33	Major	—

The worst floods along the Mill Creek (Marion Co., OR)

For this gauge's highest crests, the other gauges on the Mill Creek (Marion Co., OR) that crested above flood stage within a week.

December 19, 2025: 12.13 ft here, major flooding

Turner Road near SalemOR · Dec 19, 2025 · 12.70 ft · Minor
North Salem High School at SalemOR · Dec 19, 2025 · 11.00 ft · Minor
Spenner Road near SublimityOR · Dec 19, 2025 · 7.14 ft · Minor · its highest

Gauges on the Mill Creek (Marion Co., OR)

Flood gauges sharing the river's name, linked within 80 miles of one another.

Flood gauges on the Mill Creek (Marion Co., OR)

North Salem High School at Salem	OR	10.3	12.61 ft, Jan 19, 2012	1
Spenner Road near Sublimity	OR	5.5	7.14 ft, Dec 19, 2025	0
Turner this gauge	OR	10.8	12.13 ft, Dec 19, 2025	1
Turner Road near Salem	OR	12.3	14.10 ft, Jan 19, 2012	1

Other gauges in Marion County

Flood gauges in Marion County

Commercial Street in Salem	9.5	13.60 ft, Jan 19, 2012	1
Aumsville	10.8	13.00 ft, Dec 19, 2025	0
Monitor	14.0	16.34 ft, Dec 19, 2025	0
North Salem High School at Salem	10.3	12.61 ft, Jan 19, 2012	1
Spenner Road near Sublimity	5.5	7.14 ft, Dec 19, 2025	0
Turner Road near Salem	12.3	14.10 ft, Jan 19, 2012	1
Mehama	11.0	17.50 ft, Nov 20, 1921	6
Salem Hospital	11.2	13.10 ft, Jan 19, 2012	1
Aurora	22.0	30.72 ft, Feb 8, 1996	5
Salem	28.0	47.00 ft, Dec 4, 1861	7

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

NOAA National Water Prediction Service, gauge MTTO3, 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.