Flood — Benton, Oregon

2006-12-14 to 2006-12-15 · near Philomath, Benton, Oregon

Event narrative

The Marys River near Philomath crested at 20.4 feet on the 15th; flood stage for this river is 20.0 feet.

Wider weather episode

A series of very wet Pacific storms brought significant amounts of rainfall to northwest Oregon. This rainfall eventually swelled many rivers to above flood stage.

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Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 9318. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.