…The National Weather Service in Boise ID has issued a Flood
Warning for the following rivers in Oregon…
Malheur River Near Vale affecting Malheur County.
.Snow melt and increased reservoir releases will cause the river
flows to become high. Expect minor flooding downstream from the
reservoirs.
For the Malheur River…including Vale…Minor flooding is forecast.
* WHAT…Bully Creek, Agency Valley and Warm Springs Reservoirs need
to release water to account for anticipated snowmelt and runoff
for the spring. This will cause the Malheur River to exceed flood
stage for minor flooding through much of next week. As of now, the
anticipated releases is not expected to make the river exceed
moderate flood stage at this time. This will be monitor closely
over the coming days.
* WHERE…Malheur River near Vale.
* WHEN…From Saturday afternoon to Thursday afternoon.
* IMPACTS…At 20.5 feet, Flooding of some county roads near the
river will occur, including Westfall Road near Harper.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS…
– At 9:30 AM MST Friday /8:30 AM PST Friday/ the stage was 18.6
feet.
– Bankfull stage is 19.0 feet.
– Forecast…The river will oscillate around flood stage with a
maximum value of 20.4 feet late Tuesday morning.
– Flood stage is 19.5 feet.
– Flood History…This crest compares to a previous crest of
20.5 feet on 01/03/1997.
– https://www.weather.gov/safety/flood