Yachats River near Yachats

Highest listed crest 15.65 ftFlood stage 14.2 ft5 crests since 2015

The Yachats River near Yachats crested above flood stage 3 times among the 5 crests the National Weather Service lists from 2015 to 2025. The highest, 15.65 ft on December 19, 2025, was minor flooding, 1.45 feet above flood stage.

The gauge

Highest listed crest
15.65 ft
December 19, 2025; 3,201 cubic feet per second
Flood stage
14.2 ft
No major stage set
Crests at major
0
3 above flood stage
Most recent flood crest
December 19, 2025
15.65 ft, minor flooding
Location
Lincoln County
Oregon
Identifiers
NWS YRYO3
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, Yachats River near Yachats
Action stage12.80—The level at which the NWS or its partners begin to take action
Flood stage (minor)14.23Dec 19, 2025Minimal or no property damage, but possibly some public threat

Every listed crest

5 crests from 2015 to 2025. Filled: at or above flood stage. Hover a crest for its date and stage.

Listed crests at the Yachats River near Yachats, 2015 to 2025 1213141516ft Flood stage 14.2 ft Dec 17, 2015: 15.50 ft, minor floodingNov 25, 2016: 15.48 ft, minor flooding; 3,130 cubic feet per secondOct 22, 2017: 12.07 ft, below flood stage; 2,010 cubic feet per secondDec 18, 2018: 12.10 ft, below flood stage; 2,010 cubic feet per secondDec 19, 2025: 15.65 ft, minor flooding; 3,201 cubic feet per second Highest, 15.65 ft, Dec 19, 2025 201520202025

Crests at or above flood stage, by decade

Crests at or above flood stage per decade, Yachats River near Yachats 2010s: 2 2 2020s: 1 2010s2020s
  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, Yachats River near Yachats
1Dec 19, 202515.65+1.45Minor3,201
2Dec 17, 201515.50+1.30Minor—
3Nov 25, 201615.48+1.28Minor3,130
4Dec 18, 201812.10−2.10Below flood stage2,010
5Oct 22, 201712.07−2.13Below flood stage2,010

Other gauges in Lincoln County

Flood gauges in Lincoln County
Tidewater18.029.50 ft, Feb 3, 189012
Waldport10.010.69 ft, Dec 19, 20250
Siletz16.028.62 ft, Nov 26, 19995
Chitwood12.013.30 ft, Dec 19, 20250

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

NOAA National Water Prediction Service, gauge YRYO3, 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.