Flood — Douglas, Oregon

2025-03-16 · near Dads Creek, Douglas, Oregon

Event narrative

Cow Creek near Riddle rose above minor flood stage of 22.0 ft. at 16/955 PST, peaked in moderate flood stage at 16/1545 PST at 25.64 ft. It then fell below flood stage at 16/2227 PST. At 22.0 feet, flooding of low-lying fields and structures begins at this point.

Wider weather episode

The strongest of a series of frontal systems stalled over southern Oregon on 03/16. It produced heavy rain that caused numerous rivers in southwest Oregon to flood.

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Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 1284122. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.