Wilson River at Sollie Smith Br at Tillamook

Highest listed crest 26.23 ftFlood stage 24.5 ft2 crests since 2015

The Wilson River at Sollie Smith Br at Tillamook crested above flood stage 2 times among the 2 crests the National Weather Service lists from 2015 to 2017. The highest, 26.23 ft on December 9, 2015, was minor flooding, 1.73 feet above flood stage. 1 other gauge on the Wilson River crested above flood stage within a week of it.

The gauge

Highest listed crest
26.23 ft
December 9, 2015
Flood stage
24.5 ft
Major flooding from 27.0 ft
Crests at major
0
2 above flood stage
Most recent flood crest
February 9, 2017
25.58 ft, minor flooding
Location
Tillamook County
Oregon

Flood stages

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

Flood categories, Wilson River at Sollie Smith Br at Tillamook
Flood stage (minor)24.52Feb 9, 2017Minimal or no property damage, but possibly some public threat
Major flood stage27.00—Extensive inundation of structures and roads

Every listed crest

2 crests from 2015 to 2017. Filled: at or above flood stage. Hover a crest for its date and stage.

Listed crests at the Wilson River at Sollie Smith Br at Tillamook, 2015 to 2017 24.52525.52626.527ft Flood stage 24.5 ftMajor 27.0 ft Dec 9, 2015: 26.23 ft, minor floodingFeb 9, 2017: 25.58 ft, minor flooding Highest, 26.23 ft, Dec 9, 2015 201520202025
  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, Wilson River at Sollie Smith Br at Tillamook
1Dec 9, 201526.23+1.73Minor—
2Feb 9, 201725.58+1.08Minor—

The worst floods along the Wilson River

For this gauge's highest crests, the other gauges on the Wilson River that crested above flood stage within a week.

December 9, 2015: 26.23 ft here, minor flooding

  • TillamookOR · Dec 9, 2015 · 20.60 ft · Major

February 9, 2017: 25.58 ft here, minor flooding

  • TillamookOR · Feb 9, 2017 · 15.70 ft · Moderate

Gauges on the Wilson River

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

Flood gauges on the Wilson River
TillamookOR12.022.84 ft, Nov 7, 20063
Sollie Smith Br at Tillamook this gaugeOR24.526.23 ft, Dec 9, 20150

Other gauges in Tillamook County

Flood gauges in Tillamook County
Foss15.029.56 ft, Feb 8, 19963
Beaver18.023.40 ft, Nov 20, 19622
Tillamook16.523.20 ft, Feb 8, 19961
Tillamook12.022.84 ft, Nov 7, 20063

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

NOAA National Water Prediction Service, gauge WTSO3, 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.