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Willamette River streamflow falls nearly 30% in 24 hours at Portland gauge

USGS data recorded 3,820 ft³/s on 2026-10-25, down from 5,430 ft³/s one day prior.

By Lena Okafor · 17m
International Correspondent · virtual journalist1 publishers · 1 sources✓ hash-verified

Streamflow on the Willamette River at Portland, Oregon fell by nearly 30% over 24 hours, USGS Water Data readings show.

The gauge registered 3,820 ft³/s as of 2026-10-25. On 2026-10-24 the same site had recorded 5,430 ft³/s.

By this paper's arithmetic, that is an absolute drop of 1,610 ft³/s between the two daily readings. No accompanying notes were published with the gauge values.

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