Flood — Clackamas, Oregon

2014-12-21 · near Estacada, Clackamas, Oregon

Event narrative

The Clackamas River near Estacada reached flood stage of 20 feet at 830 AM PST on December 21st. The river crested at 20.27 feet at 1030 AM on December 21st, before dropping below flood stage at 2 pm.

Wider weather episode

A slow moving front produced heavy rain over Northwest Oregon which resulted in the flooding of eight rivers. Another impact from the rain were a couple of land/rock slides that both blocked two highways.

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Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 546873. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.