Sandy River level at Oxbow
Oregon · Tubing & floating
Measured at USGS 14142500 — SANDY RIVER BLW BULL RUN RIVER, NR BULL RUN, OR · NWS forecast point SNDO3
Reading taken · as of 43 min ago
Low and slow — expect to drag in the shallows
At 286 CFS, this gauge is in the lowest 10% of the 81 years USGS has recorded for this date (1911–2025), at 73% of the 391 CFS median.
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Flood stages at Oxbow
National Weather Service categories for gauge SNDO3, WFO PQR. Impact wording is the NWS's own, verbatim.
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Major flood 21.5 ft · 57,400 CFS
- 21.5 ft expect significant bank erosion, large amounts of debris in the river, and flooding of low areas along the river, especially in the lower reach of the Sandy near Troutdale.
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Moderate flood 20.5 ft · 49,200 CFS
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Minor flood 19.3 ft · 40,300 CFS
- 19.3 ft expect areas of significant bank erosion and some minor flooding of low areas along the Sandy from Ten Eyck Road Bridge, also called Revenue Bridge downstream to Troutdale.
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Action 18.0 ft · 31,900 CFS
- Right now 7.60 ft
NWS forecast: 7.78 ft by .
Flow history at Oxbow
Daily values from USGS 14142500, updated every 15 to 60 minutes; NWS forecast for SNDO3 reissued through the day. Provisional.
Highest crests on record at Oxbow
12 on record
| Stage | Flow | Date |
|---|---|---|
| 22.59 ft | 68,600 CFS | Feb 7, 1996 |
| 22.30 ft | 84,400 CFS | Dec 22, 1964 |
| 21.84 ft | 61,300 CFS | Jan 16, 2011 |
| 21.62 ft | 45,770 CFS | Jan 2, 2009 |
| 21.44 ft | 57,600 CFS | Nov 25, 1999 |
| 21.37 ft | 56,327 CFS | Dec 19, 2025 |
| 20.98 ft | 61,600 CFS | Feb 23, 1986 |
| 20.60 ft | 58,000 CFS | Mar 31, 1931 |
| 19.38 ft | 40,500 CFS | Dec 28, 1999 |
| 19.30 ft | 39,900 CFS | Nov 7, 2006 |
Crests published by the National Weather Service.
About Sandy River at Oxbow
In Oregon — the reading paddlers, anglers and outfitters here check before committing to a shuttle. Enormous self-guided Portland tubing volume.
Sandy River at Oxbow — common questions
3 questions
Does rain upstream change Sandy River at Oxbow quickly?
Yes. It is free-flowing, so rain upstream moves it directly. Several feet in a few hours is normal after a heavy storm.
Is Sandy River at Oxbow high or low for this time of year?
The USGS median flow for late September here is 391 CFS, from 81 years of record (1911–2025). Today sits in the lowest 10% of those years, at 73% of the median. The comparison is what makes the raw number mean anything: the same reading is a drought on one river and a flood on another.
How often does this reading update?
USGS transmits from gauge 14142500 every 15 to 60 minutes, and the National Weather Service reissues the flood forecast for SNDO3 a few times a day — more often when the river is rising. This page refreshes from both when you open it. The timestamp is in the gauge's local time.