Flood Warning issued March 11 at 1:02PM MDT until March 18 at 10:21AM MDT by NWS Boise ID

…The Flood Warning continues 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 dam.

For the Malheur River…including Vale…Minor flooding is forecast.

* WHAT…Minor flooding is forecast.

* WHERE…Malheur River near Vale.

* WHEN…Until Tuesday, March 18.

* IMPACTS…At 20.5 feet, Flooding of some county roads near the
river will occur, including Westfall Road near Harper.

* ADDITIONAL DETAILS…
– At 12:30 PM MDT Tuesday /11:30 AM PDT Tuesday/ the stage was
19.5 feet.
– Bankfull stage is 19.0 feet.
– Forecast…The river will fall below flood stage this
afternoon to 17.6 feet tomorrow evening. It will then rise
above flood stage late Thursday morning to 20.4 feet Thursday
evening. It will fall below flood stage again Friday morning
to 17.5 feet early Sunday afternoon. It will then rise above
flood stage again early Monday morning to 20.3 feet early
Monday afternoon. It will fall below flood stage again
Tuesday, March 18.
– 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