Columbia County, Oregon

4 river gauges reading now, shown against their usual but not yet judged.

Official Warnings

No official warning is in effect here right now.

• Columbia River At Port Westward, Near Quincy, OR: flow -62,000 ft³/s · below the lowest October monthly average on record for this gauge (95,200 ft³/s) · U.S. Geological Survey · 46 min ago
• Nehalem River Near Vernonia, OR: flow 21.9 ft³/s · within the usual October monthly average for this gauge · U.S. Geological Survey · 31 min ago
• Gauge 14299800: water level 4.12 ft · not enough history for this gauge to say what is usual · U.S. Geological Survey · 31 min ago
• Gauge 14246900: water level 6.55 ft · not enough history for this gauge to say what is usual · U.S. Geological Survey · 46 min ago

River levels are shown against their usual, but not yet judged. A gauge’s usual here is its range of October monthly averages; the reading is the latest 15-minute value, which a passing rain or dry spell can carry outside that range. So no river gauge makes this county Unusual For Here until we compare each day with the same day’s history.

A gauge’s usual is its range of October monthly averages over its record (USGS).

• USGS daily mean streamflow and gage height - Oregon: 4 entries for this county · U.S. Geological Survey · read 8 h ago

Entries are what each state or utility feed lists for this county: incidents, closures or outage areas. We count them; we do not reproduce them.

4 sources answered; nothing recent here.

10 sources answered; nothing recent here.

Coming Up

No meeting is on an agenda we read for the next seven days.

2 reports in the last 6 hours, none published as an event.

• Share your thoughts on St. Helens roads in a city survey · The South County Spotlight · 2 h ago Not Yet Confirmed
• Police search for suspects connected to shootout near Boys and Girls Club in Columbia City · KIRO 7 (CBS) · 3 h ago Not Yet Confirmed
• St. Helens declines $700K purchase of Warren property from school district · The South County Spotlight · 18 h ago Not Yet Confirmed
• Columbia County’s November 2026 election guide · The South County Spotlight · 19 h ago Not Yet Confirmed
• Fiber, broadband projects by Oregon highways on hold after Kotek data center order · The South County Spotlight · 22 h ago Not Yet Confirmed

6 entries from CDC wastewater data for viral activity level (SARS-CoV-2, influenza A, RSV), 2 from CDC wastewater data for measles and 1 from CDC wastewater data for avian influenza A (H5) (CDC National Wastewater Surveillance System) for this county, in their latest reads.

3 readings here, none current.

• CDC wastewater data for viral activity level (SARS-CoV-2, influenza A, RSV): 6 entries for this county · CDC National Wastewater Surveillance System · read 13 h ago
• CDC wastewater data for measles: 2 entries for this county · CDC National Wastewater Surveillance System · read 14 h ago
• CDC wastewater data for avian influenza A (H5): 1 entry for this county · CDC National Wastewater Surveillance System · read 13 h ago

Entries are what each state or utility feed lists for this county: incidents, closures or outage areas. We count them; we do not reproduce them.

4 entries from USGS latest streamflow and gage height - Oregon (U.S. Geological Survey) for this county, in its latest read.

• USGS latest streamflow and gage height - Oregon: 4 entries for this county · U.S. Geological Survey · read 10 min ago

Entries are what each state or utility feed lists for this county: incidents, closures or outage areas. We count them; we do not reproduce them.

1 source answered; nothing recent here.

No source here for this.

Quiet

• Rail accidents and crossings (FRA): No reported accident or crossing collision here with a release, evacuation, injury or death in the latest data · Federal Railroad Administration · read Oct 26, 6:27 AM PDT
• Gasoline prices (EIA): No weekly move of 10 cents or more · U.S. Energy Information Administration · read Oct 26, 6:27 AM PDT

Background

• Gasoline prices (EIA)
  Regular gasoline, West Coast except California, week of 2026-10-19: $5.007 a gallon, down 6 cents from the week before. U.S. Energy Information Administration
• Rail accidents and crossings (FRA)
  Grade-crossing collision, Prescott & Northwestern Railroad Company, PVT XING, 2026-07-27. Reported by FRA with the July 2026 data. Federal Railroad Administration
• Employment and wages (QCEW)
  Q1 2026: 12,128 jobs (12,267 a year earlier); $1,064 average weekly wage ($1,067 a year earlier). BLS (QCEW)

Each line is the source's own fields, linked to the source. Unusual is this county against its own history, never against other counties. FRA posts about three months after an accident, so its lines are reported, not breaking. Last read: BLS (QCEW) Oct 12, 6:25 AM PDT; U.S. Energy Information Administration Oct 26, 6:27 AM PDT; Federal Railroad Administration Oct 26, 6:27 AM PDT.

Quiet

• Non-native species (USGS NAS): No new non-native species alert here in the last 30 days · USGS Nonindigenous Aquatic Species (NAS) · read Oct 12, 5:04 PM PDT
• Bird flu in wild birds (APHIS): No detection in wild birds here in the last 30 days · USDA APHIS · read Oct 26, 6:27 AM PDT
• Introduced species (iNaturalist): No introduced species newly recorded here · iNaturalist · read 9 min ago

Background

• Introduced species (iNaturalist)
  7 research-grade observations of introduced species here in the last 30 days. iNaturalist

Each line is the source's own fields, linked to the source. Unusual is this county against its own history, never against other counties. Bird flu detections are reported in our words with a link to USDA APHIS; its records are not reproduced. iNaturalist observations are shown only under CC0 or CC-BY, with the observer credited; others are counted. Observations with an obscured location are never placed on a county. Last read: USGS Nonindigenous Aquatic Species (NAS) Oct 12, 5:04 PM PDT; iNaturalist Oct 29, 7:26 AM PDT; USDA APHIS Oct 26, 6:27 AM PDT.

Quiet

• Historic places in harm’s way: No listed place here inside an active wildfire perimeter, warning area or flood zone · National Weather Service · read 5 min ago
• National Register nominations (Federal Register): No nomination here under review · National Park Service (Federal Register) · read 35 min ago
• National Register listings (NPS): No listing or removal here in the last 30 days · National Park Service · read Oct 12, 6:25 AM PDT

Background

• National Register listings (NPS)
  11 properties on the National Register in this county. National Park Service

Each line is the source's own fields, linked to the source. Sites whose location is restricted are never shown. A place inside a hazard area is our overlay of open maps, as of the hazard’s own time; it says nothing of damage. Last read: National Park Service Oct 12, 6:25 AM PDT; National Park Service (Federal Register) Oct 29, 7:00 AM PDT; National Weather Service Oct 29, 7:30 AM PDT.