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Silvies River near Burns

Highest listed crest 15.20 ftFlood stage 12.0 ft34 crests since 1943

The Silvies River near Burns crested above flood stage 15 times among the 34 crests the National Weather Service lists from 1943 to 2025. The highest, 15.20 ft on April 6, 1952, was minor flooding, 3.20 feet above flood stage.

The gauge

Highest listed crest
15.20 ft
April 6, 1952; 4,960 cubic feet per second
Flood stage
12.0 ft
No major stage set
Crests at major
0
15 above flood stage
Most recent flood crest
March 29, 2025
14.76 ft, minor flooding
Location
Harney County
Oregon
Identifiers
NWS BUSO3
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, Silvies River near Burns
Action stage10.51Jan 3, 1997The level at which the NWS or its partners begin to take action
Flood stage (minor)12.015Mar 29, 2025Minimal or no property damage, but possibly some public threat

Every listed crest

34 crests from 1943 to 2025. Filled: at or above flood stage. Hover a crest for its date and stage.

Listed crests at the Silvies River near Burns, 1943 to 2025 05101520ft Flood stage 12.0 ft Apr 8, 1943: 14.70 ft, minor flooding; 3,830 cubic feet per secondApr 6, 1952: 15.20 ft, minor flooding; 4,960 cubic feet per secondFeb 25, 1957: 14.17 ft, minor flooding; 3,110 cubic feet per secondDec 23, 1964: 14.16 ft, minor flooding; 3,130 cubic feet per secondFeb 20, 1982: 13.07 ft, minor flooding; 2,640 cubic feet per secondMay 5, 1983: 14.13 ft, minor flooding; 3,460 cubic feet per secondApr 17, 1984: 14.16 ft, minor flooding; 4,300 cubic feet per secondMar 8, 1986: 12.51 ft, minor flooding; 3,110 cubic feet per secondMar 8, 1992: 2.25 ft, below flood stage; 154 cubic feet per secondMar 25, 1993: 12.72 ft, minor flooding; 3,230 cubic feet per secondMar 6, 1994: 3.19 ft, below flood stage; 281 cubic feet per secondMar 19, 1995: 6.91 ft, below flood stage; 1,000 cubic feet per secondMar 13, 1996: 7.11 ft, below flood stage; 1,160 cubic feet per secondJan 3, 1997: 10.64 ft, action stage; 1,820 cubic feet per secondApr 16, 2006: 12.20 ft, minor flooding; 2,900 cubic feet per secondMar 21, 2007: 4.00 ft, below flood stage; 421 cubic feet per secondApr 30, 2008: 4.44 ft, below flood stage; 665 cubic feet per secondMay 6, 2009: 5.39 ft, below flood stage; 705 cubic feet per secondApr 22, 2010: 7.00 ft, below flood stage; 1,060 cubic feet per secondMay 17, 2011: 13.50 ft, minor flooding; 3,640 cubic feet per secondApr 27, 2012: 6.11 ft, below flood stage; 861 cubic feet per secondApr 7, 2013: 4.50 ft, below flood stage; 552 cubic feet per secondFeb 14, 2014: 6.16 ft, below flood stage; 897 cubic feet per secondFeb 8, 2015: 5.16 ft, below flood stage; 637 cubic feet per secondMar 14, 2016: 7.34 ft, below flood stage; 1,120 cubic feet per secondMar 19, 2017: 13.23 ft, minor flooding; 3,410 cubic feet per secondMar 23, 2018: 3.38 ft, below flood stage; 321 cubic feet per secondApr 11, 2019: 13.53 ft, minor flooding; 3,670 cubic feet per secondApr 12, 2020: 3.94 ft, below flood stage; 404 cubic feet per secondApr 8, 2021: 3.87 ft, below flood stage; 395 cubic feet per secondMay 11, 2022: 3.00 ft, below flood stage; 267 cubic feet per secondMay 7, 2023: 13.43 ft, minor flooding; 3,580 cubic feet per secondApr 16, 2024: 8.56 ft, below flood stage; 1,395 cubic feet per secondMar 29, 2025: 14.76 ft, minor flooding; 4,850 cubic feet per second Highest, 15.20 ft, Apr 6, 1952 1960198020002020

Crests at or above flood stage, by decade

Crests at or above flood stage per decade, Silvies River near Burns 1940s: 1 1950s: 2 1960s: 1 1970s: 0 1980s: 4 4 1990s: 1 2000s: 1 2010s: 3 2020s: 2 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.

Highest crests

Highest listed crests, Silvies River near Burns
1Apr 6, 195215.20+3.20Minor4,960
2Mar 29, 202514.76+2.76Minor4,850
3Apr 8, 194314.70+2.70Minor3,830
4Feb 25, 195714.17+2.17Minor3,110
5Dec 23, 196414.16+2.16Minor3,130
6Apr 17, 198414.16+2.16Minor4,300
7May 5, 198314.13+2.13Minor3,460
8Apr 11, 201913.53+1.53Minor3,670
9May 17, 201113.50+1.50Minor3,640
10May 7, 202313.43+1.43Minor3,580
11Mar 19, 201713.23+1.23Minor3,410
12Feb 20, 198213.07+1.07Minor2,640
13Mar 25, 199312.72+0.72Minor3,230
14Mar 8, 198612.51+0.51Minor3,110
15Apr 16, 200612.20+0.20Minor2,900
16Jan 3, 199710.64−1.36Action1,820
17Apr 16, 20248.56−3.44Below flood stage1,395
18Mar 14, 20167.34−4.66Below flood stage1,120
19Mar 13, 19967.11−4.89Below flood stage1,160
20Apr 22, 20107.00−5.00Below flood stage1,060
21Mar 19, 19956.91−5.09Below flood stage1,000
22Feb 14, 20146.16−5.84Below flood stage897
23Apr 27, 20126.11−5.89Below flood stage861
24May 6, 20095.39−6.61Below flood stage705
25Feb 8, 20155.16−6.84Below flood stage637
26Apr 7, 20134.50−7.50Below flood stage552
27Apr 30, 20084.44−7.56Below flood stage665
28Mar 21, 20074.00−8.00Below flood stage421
29Apr 12, 20203.94−8.06Below flood stage404
30Apr 8, 20213.87−8.13Below flood stage395
31Mar 23, 20183.38−8.62Below flood stage321
32Mar 6, 19943.19−8.81Below flood stage281
33May 11, 20223.00−9.00Below flood stage267
34Mar 8, 19922.25−9.75Below flood stage154

Other gauges in Harney County

Flood gauges in Harney County
French Glen6.07.15 ft, Apr 26, 19780

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

NOAA National Water Prediction Service, gauge BUSO3, 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.