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Old 04-13-19, 06:07 PM
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The swollen Willamette River

We've had some seriously spring rain here in the Willamette Valley. Got out on the bike today to go take a look at the Willamette River. Probably the most flooding here since 1996.














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Old 04-13-19, 06:17 PM
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Well, it does say "Marine Park" ...

Great pics.
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Old 04-13-19, 09:27 PM
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Originally Posted by rseeker
Well, it does say "Marine Park" ...
Haha, that's exactly what I said to my wife when I texted her that picture.
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The Tualatin was high but not unusual Thursday. I've seen it 5' higher.
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Old 04-13-19, 10:34 PM
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The Willamette was pretty high down here. Alton Baker Park was pretty flooded a couple of years ago. I was going to check it out, but missed it a few days ago.

I had to make a couple of detours on the bike path. One underpass was flooded, and a low spot in the bike path.

I hit one place where a bunch of debris had washed up onto the path, and caught me by surprise. Good thing I had the Tricross.

This is the Beltline bridge, taken... last Tuesday. There usually is a parking lot below the bike path.

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Old 04-14-19, 02:40 PM
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Yeah, I hear my aunt in Lebanon has been unhappy with all the flooding. I don't have Facebook or anything, but I hear all my family down there is underwater.

There's no love lost though. Any form of government assistance infringes on personal liberties in their eyes. I hope they turn down the assistance & fend for themselves. Integrity, & living according to ones beliefs is important.

Probably won't happen though.
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It’s high here in Oregon City but no where near threatening the sea walls. More of a curiosity at Willamette Falls than anything else. Similar to a few years ago.
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Originally Posted by Estate
It’s high here in Oregon City but no where near threatening the sea walls. More of a curiosity at Willamette Falls than anything else. Similar to a few years ago.
Sea Walls?
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Old 04-14-19, 08:31 PM
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Thank you for the pictures! I am curious; how bad is it in Portland?
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Holy crap!

Thanks for posting those.

Keep them backed up. In ten years most of the pics from the flood will have been lost as people change devices and whatnot.
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Originally Posted by maallyn
Thank you for the pictures! I am curious; how bad is it in Portland?
Not bad. Barely above flood stage last I observed. Even at that level, there was no danger of breaching the sea walls.
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It's worth noting that "Willamette" rhymes with the word "dammit", and now we know why.

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Yep, we got our own "Big Muddy" going on right here in Oregon!
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Its how the good Soil got there Missoula Flood , backing up
as the Columbia river has hilly terrain on both sides , not a delta..
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Originally Posted by CliffordK
This is the Beltline bridge, taken... last Tuesday. There usually is a parking lot below the bike path.

Back down a bit.

Same spot.

It looks like someone forgot to take down the caution tape.

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Originally Posted by CliffordK
Back down a bit.

Same spot.

It looks like someone forgot to take down the caution tape.
What a difference a month makes.
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yeah its also 87 degrees today !!
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