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Wilson River near Tillamook

Highest listed crest 22.84 ftFlood stage 12.0 ft22 crests since 2006

The Wilson River near Tillamook crested at major flood stage 3 times among the 22 crests the National Weather Service lists from 2006 to 2026. The highest, 22.84 ft on November 7, 2006, was major flooding, 10.84 feet above flood stage.

The gauge

Highest listed crest
22.84 ft
November 7, 2006; 38,500 cubic feet per second
Flood stage
12.0 ft
Major flooding from 19.0 ft
Crests at major
3
30th of 100 gauges in Oregon
Most recent flood crest
March 12, 2026
13.61 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 near Tillamook
Action stage10.50—The level at which the NWS or its partners begin to take action
Flood stage (minor)12.012Mar 12, 2026Minimal or no property damage, but possibly some public threat
Moderate flood stage15.57Dec 19, 2025Some inundation of structures and roads near the stream
Major flood stage19.03Dec 9, 2015Extensive inundation of structures and roads

Every listed crest

22 crests from 2006 to 2026. Filled: at or above flood stage. Hover a crest for its date and stage.

Listed crests at the Wilson River near Tillamook, 2006 to 2026 12141618202224ft Flood stage 12.0 ftMajor 19.0 ft Jan 10, 2006: 15.61 ft, moderate flooding; 22,725 cubic feet per secondJan 30, 2006: 13.27 ft, minor flooding; 17,714 cubic feet per secondNov 7, 2006: 22.84 ft, major flooding; 38,500 cubic feet per secondDec 3, 2007: 20.50 ft, major flooding; 33,200 cubic feet per secondNov 13, 2008: 15.92 ft, moderate flooding; 23,400 cubic feet per secondJan 2, 2009: 13.86 ft, minor flooding; 19,015 cubic feet per secondJan 8, 2009: 15.92 ft, moderate flooding; 23,432 cubic feet per secondMar 15, 2012: 13.50 ft, minor flooding; 18,881 cubic feet per secondMar 30, 2012: 12.36 ft, minor flooding; 16,785 cubic feet per secondNov 20, 2012: 14.69 ft, minor flooding; 21,027 cubic feet per secondDec 21, 2014: 14.12 ft, minor flooding; 20,004 cubic feet per secondNov 18, 2015: 17.71 ft, moderate flooding; 25,800 cubic feet per secondDec 9, 2015: 20.60 ft, major flooding; 31,900 cubic feet per secondNov 25, 2016: 12.45 ft, minor flooding; 15,000 cubic feet per secondFeb 9, 2017: 15.70 ft, moderate flooding; 21,600 cubic feet per secondOct 22, 2017: 17.05 ft, moderate flooding; 24,400 cubic feet per secondDec 18, 2018: 12.46 ft, minor flooding; 14,976 cubic feet per secondNov 12, 2021: 14.79 ft, minor flooding; 19,705 cubic feet per secondJan 7, 2022: 14.10 ft, minor flooding; 18,295 cubic feet per secondDec 9, 2025: 15.23 ft, minor flooding; 20,609 cubic feet per secondDec 19, 2025: 17.65 ft, moderate flooding; 25,629 cubic feet per secondMar 12, 2026: 13.61 ft, minor flooding; 17,298 cubic feet per second Highest, 22.84 ft, Nov 7, 2006 2010201520202025

Crests at or above flood stage, by decade

Crests at or above flood stage per decade, Wilson River near Tillamook 2000s: 7 2010s: 10 10 2020s: 5 2000s2010s2020s
  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. 39 crests measured on an earlier gauge datum are left out: 20.26 ft on Dec 22, 1964; 16.91 ft on Jan 20, 1972; 15.22 ft on Jan 15, 1974; 16.40 ft on Dec 4, 1975; 14.82 ft on Nov 25, 1977; 15.60 ft on Dec 2, 1977; and more.

Highest crests

Highest listed crests, Wilson River near Tillamook
1Nov 7, 200622.84+10.84Major38,500
2Dec 9, 201520.60+8.60Major31,900
3Dec 3, 200720.50+8.50Major33,200
4Nov 18, 201517.71+5.71Moderate25,800
5Dec 19, 202517.65+5.65Moderate25,629
6Oct 22, 201717.05+5.05Moderate24,400
7Nov 13, 200815.92+3.92Moderate23,400
8Jan 8, 200915.92+3.92Moderate23,432
9Feb 9, 201715.70+3.70Moderate21,600
10Jan 10, 200615.61+3.61Moderate22,725
11Dec 9, 202515.23+3.23Minor20,609
12Nov 12, 202114.79+2.79Minor19,705
13Nov 20, 201214.69+2.69Minor21,027
14Dec 21, 201414.12+2.12Minor20,004
15Jan 7, 202214.10+2.10Minor18,295
16Jan 2, 200913.86+1.86Minor19,015
17Mar 12, 202613.61+1.61Minor17,298
18Mar 15, 201213.50+1.50Minor18,881
19Jan 30, 200613.27+1.27Minor17,714
20Dec 18, 201812.46+0.46Minor14,976
21Nov 25, 201612.45+0.45Minor15,000
22Mar 30, 201212.36+0.36Minor16,785

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: 20.60 ft here, major flooding

Gauges on the Wilson River

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

Flood gauges on the Wilson River
Tillamook this gaugeOR12.022.84 ft, Nov 7, 20063
Sollie Smith Br at TillamookOR24.526.23 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
Sollie Smith Br at Tillamook24.526.23 ft, Dec 9, 20150

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

NOAA National Water Prediction Service, gauge TLMO3, 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.