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Pudding River at Aurora

Highest listed crest 30.72 ftFlood stage 22.0 ft69 crests since 1923

The Pudding River at Aurora crested at major flood stage 5 times among the 69 crests the National Weather Service lists from 1923 to 2025. The highest, 30.72 ft on February 8, 1996, was major flooding, 8.72 feet above flood stage.

The gauge

Highest listed crest
30.72 ft
February 8, 1996; 43,700 cubic feet per second
Flood stage
22.0 ft
Major flooding from 29.0 ft
Crests at major
5
17th of 100 gauges in Oregon
Most recent flood crest
December 21, 2025
24.90 ft, minor flooding
Location
Marion County
Near Canby (3.7 mi), Wilsonville (5.5 mi), Woodburn (8.0 mi)

Flood stages

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

Flood categories, Pudding River at Aurora
Action stage21.00—The level at which the NWS or its partners begin to take action
Flood stage (minor)22.051Dec 21, 2025Minimal or no property damage, but possibly some public threat
Moderate flood stage26.013Jan 20, 2012Some inundation of structures and roads near the stream
Major flood stage29.05Feb 8, 1996Extensive inundation of structures and roads

Every listed crest

69 crests from 1923 to 2025. Filled: at or above flood stage. Hover a crest for its date and stage.

Listed crests at the Pudding River at Aurora, 1923 to 2025 222426283032ft Flood stage 22.0 ftMajor 29.0 ft Jan 7, 1923: 30.00 ft, major flooding; 27,900 cubic feet per secondDec 30, 1937: 29.50 ft, major flooding; 25,400 cubic feet per secondFeb 19, 1949: 28.80 ft, moderate flooding; 22,200 cubic feet per secondNov 18, 1950: 25.60 ft, minor floodingJan 22, 1951: 24.70 ft, minor floodingFeb 5, 1952: 23.60 ft, minor floodingJan 20, 1953: 27.12 ft, moderate flooding; 15,600 cubic feet per secondJan 27, 1954: 24.20 ft, minor floodingDec 22, 1955: 26.18 ft, moderate floodingJan 5, 1956: 25.60 ft, minor floodingDec 22, 1957: 23.10 ft, minor floodingFeb 1, 1958: 24.15 ft, minor floodingJan 13, 1959: 24.23 ft, minor floodingNov 25, 1960: 25.78 ft, minor floodingFeb 11, 1961: 26.59 ft, moderate flooding; 14,000 cubic feet per secondMar 28, 1962: 24.15 ft, minor flooding; 8,980 cubic feet per secondMar 31, 1963: 24.45 ft, minor flooding; 9,460 cubic feet per secondJan 26, 1964: 24.29 ft, minor flooding; 8,700 cubic feet per secondDec 23, 1964: 29.57 ft, major flooding; 26,200 cubic feet per secondJan 29, 1965: 27.29 ft, moderate floodingJan 6, 1966: 25.04 ft, minor floodingJan 30, 1967: 22.52 ft, minor floodingFeb 21, 1968: 23.11 ft, minor floodingDec 11, 1968: 23.62 ft, minor floodingJan 7, 1969: 25.02 ft, minor floodingDec 24, 1969: 22.95 ft, minor floodingJan 23, 1970: 26.11 ft, moderate floodingJan 20, 1971: 25.20 ft, minor floodingJan 2, 1972: 28.30 ft, moderate floodingNov 17, 1973: 25.70 ft, minor floodingJan 16, 1974: 28.30 ft, moderate floodingDec 8, 1975: 23.70 ft, minor floodingDec 16, 1977: 25.60 ft, minor floodingJan 15, 1980: 26.50 ft, moderate floodingDec 7, 1981: 22.70 ft, minor floodingJan 1, 1982: 25.30 ft, minor floodingFeb 20, 1983: 23.00 ft, minor floodingFeb 18, 1986: 23.80 ft, minor floodingFeb 25, 1986: 24.10 ft, minor floodingJan 16, 1988: 22.80 ft, minor floodingJan 7, 1993: 30.00 ft, major flooding; 27,900 cubic feet per secondJan 16, 1995: 22.02 ft, minor flooding; 6,560 cubic feet per secondFeb 20, 1995: 22.34 ft, minor flooding; 6,870 cubic feet per secondDec 3, 1995: 23.90 ft, minor floodingFeb 8, 1996: 30.72 ft, major flooding; 43,700 cubic feet per secondNov 20, 1996: 27.20 ft, moderate floodingJan 3, 1997: 26.67 ft, moderate floodingFeb 2, 1997: 24.70 ft, minor floodingNov 28, 1998: 26.20 ft, moderate flooding; 4,250 cubic feet per secondFeb 2, 2003: 24.05 ft, minor flooding; 9,047 cubic feet per secondFeb 1, 2004: 22.75 ft, minor flooding; 7,096 cubic feet per secondJan 1, 2006: 25.93 ft, minor flooding; 13,688 cubic feet per secondJan 19, 2006: 24.18 ft, minor flooding; 9,278 cubic feet per secondJan 3, 2009: 24.92 ft, minor flooding; 10,928 cubic feet per secondDec 16, 2010: 23.01 ft, minor flooding; 7,423 cubic feet per secondDec 30, 2010: 22.07 ft, minor flooding; 6,370 cubic feet per secondJan 19, 2011: 23.30 ft, minor flooding; 7,844 cubic feet per secondJan 20, 2012: 27.82 ft, moderate flooding; 22,500 cubic feet per secondMar 18, 2012: 23.04 ft, minor flooding; 8,358 cubic feet per secondApr 2, 2012: 23.85 ft, minor flooding; 9,675 cubic feet per secondNov 23, 2012: 23.60 ft, minor flooding; 9,255 cubic feet per secondFeb 17, 2014: 22.38 ft, minor flooding; 7,391 cubic feet per secondDec 11, 2015: 24.42 ft, minor flooding; 10,700 cubic feet per secondDec 19, 2015: 25.04 ft, minor flooding; 11,900 cubic feet per secondFeb 10, 2017: 23.87 ft, minor flooding; 8,500 cubic feet per secondApr 11, 2019: 22.68 ft, minor flooding; 7,823 cubic feet per secondFeb 27, 2025: 23.04 ft, minor flooding; 8,357 cubic feet per secondDec 12, 2025: 22.64 ft, minor flooding; 6,695 cubic feet per secondDec 21, 2025: 24.90 ft, minor flooding; 10,388 cubic feet per second Highest, 30.72 ft, Feb 8, 1996 19401960198020002020

Crests at or above flood stage, by decade

Crests at or above flood stage per decade, Pudding River at Aurora 1920s: 1 1930s: 1 1940s: 1 1950s: 10 1960s: 13 13 1970s: 7 1980s: 7 1990s: 9 2000s: 5 2010s: 12 2020s: 3 1920s1930s1940s1950s1960s1970s1980s1990s2000s2010s2020s
  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

The 50 highest of 69 listed crests.

Highest listed crests, Pudding River at Aurora
1Feb 8, 199630.72+8.72Major43,700
2Jan 7, 192330.00+8.00Major27,900
3Jan 7, 199330.00+8.00Major27,900
4Dec 23, 196429.57+7.57Major26,200
5Dec 30, 193729.50+7.50Major25,400
6Feb 19, 194928.80+6.80Moderate22,200
7Jan 2, 197228.30+6.30Moderate—
8Jan 16, 197428.30+6.30Moderate—
9Jan 20, 201227.82+5.82Moderate22,500
10Jan 29, 196527.29+5.29Moderate—
11Nov 20, 199627.20+5.20Moderate—
12Jan 20, 195327.12+5.12Moderate15,600
13Jan 3, 199726.67+4.67Moderate—
14Feb 11, 196126.59+4.59Moderate14,000
15Jan 15, 198026.50+4.50Moderate—
16Nov 28, 199826.20+4.20Moderate4,250
17Dec 22, 195526.18+4.18Moderate—
18Jan 23, 197026.11+4.11Moderate—
19Jan 1, 200625.93+3.93Minor13,688
20Nov 25, 196025.78+3.78Minor—
21Nov 17, 197325.70+3.70Minor—
22Nov 18, 195025.60+3.60Minor—
23Jan 5, 195625.60+3.60Minor—
24Dec 16, 197725.60+3.60Minor—
25Jan 1, 198225.30+3.30Minor—
26Jan 20, 197125.20+3.20Minor—
27Jan 6, 196625.04+3.04Minor—
28Dec 19, 201525.04+3.04Minor11,900
29Jan 7, 196925.02+3.02Minor—
30Jan 3, 200924.92+2.92Minor10,928
31Dec 21, 202524.90+2.90Minor10,388
32Jan 22, 195124.70+2.70Minor—
33Feb 2, 199724.70+2.70Minor—
34Mar 31, 196324.45+2.45Minor9,460
35Dec 11, 201524.42+2.42Minor10,700
36Jan 26, 196424.29+2.29Minor8,700
37Jan 13, 195924.23+2.23Minor—
38Jan 27, 195424.20+2.20Minor—
39Jan 19, 200624.18+2.18Minor9,278
40Feb 1, 195824.15+2.15Minor—
41Mar 28, 196224.15+2.15Minor8,980
42Feb 25, 198624.10+2.10Minor—
43Feb 2, 200324.05+2.05Minor9,047
44Dec 3, 199523.90+1.90Minor—
45Feb 10, 201723.87+1.87Minor8,500
46Apr 2, 201223.85+1.85Minor9,675
47Feb 18, 198623.80+1.80Minor—
48Dec 8, 197523.70+1.70Minor—
49Dec 11, 196823.62+1.62Minor—
50Feb 5, 195223.60+1.60Minor—

Other gauges in Marion County

Flood gauges in Marion County
Commercial Street in Salem9.513.60 ft, Jan 19, 20121
Aumsville10.813.00 ft, Dec 19, 20250
Monitor14.016.34 ft, Dec 19, 20250
North Salem High School at Salem10.312.61 ft, Jan 19, 20121
Spenner Road near Sublimity5.57.14 ft, Dec 19, 20250
Turner10.812.13 ft, Dec 19, 20251
Turner Road near Salem12.314.10 ft, Jan 19, 20121
Mehama11.017.50 ft, Nov 20, 19216
Salem Hospital11.213.10 ft, Jan 19, 20121
Salem28.047.00 ft, Dec 4, 18617

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

NOAA National Water Prediction Service, gauge AURO3, 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.