Deer Creek To Flood Amid Heavy Rains, North Umpqua to Reach Action Level

Heavy rains in the area will continue through most of the weekend and will bring area river and creek levels up significantly by Sunday evening. Update: Deer Creek is now projected to reach 13.32 feet. Deer Creek is set to hit moderate flood stage by 11am Sunday morning peaking at 12.5 feet. The record for Deer Creek is 15.4 feet, for perspective. Update: Now projected to reach 22.57 feet. Flood stage is 26feet. The North Umpqua River will rise another 11 feet from current Saturday morning level to 18 feet, which is action stage. This is slightly higher than the river was at the end of December. For perspective, this brings water levels up near Del Rio Road in spots and will likely cover a portion of Hestness Landings parking lot. Be sure to pull up chairs, boats, kayaks, docks etc that could be swept away by the rising waters. Update: Now projected to reach 23.14ft, which is less than 3 feet from floods stage. The South Umpqua River is projected to reach 20.5 feet, which is about 1.5 feet under action stage. This is also very high though and those living along the river should be mindful. Here are the links to the area water levels: Deer Creek: https://water.noaa.gov/gauges/deeo3 North Umpqua River: https://water.noaa.gov/gauges/wnro3 South Umpqua River: https://water.noaa.gov/gauges/14312000