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Crystal Springs Creek at Bybee Street Portland

USGS monitoring location. Launch access and paddling suitability have not been verified.

Weather comparison · not a safety rating

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River reading unavailable

Current river flow is unavailable or over an hour old. Weather alone cannot confirm conditions on this water.

Weather observation: Sun, 08 Nov 2026 16:00:00 GMT.

River observation: unavailable.

Page checked: Sun, 08 Nov 2026 16:04:40 GMT. Readings older than one hour are not used for the current score.

Photograph taken near Crystal Springs Creek at Bybee Street Portland
Nearby on Wikimedia Commons — Bybee Bridge, Portland, Oregon (2015) - 07.JPG by Another Believer, CC BY-SA 4.0. Taken within 10km of this location — it may not show the launch itself.

Wind

4 mph

gusting to 14 mph

Air temp

52°F

6% chance of rain

River flow

Unavailable

USGS has not returned a fresh reading. See the gauge link below.

Weather outlook

Wednesday · 100

  • Sun

    60

  • Mon

    49

  • Tue

    93

  • Wed

    100

    Best

  • Thu

    100

  • Fri

    83

  • Sat

    85

Compares forecast wind, air temperature and rain. Does not assess river flow, swell, currents, water temperature or launch access. All times are local to this location.

Wind, next 12 hours

mph
Hourly wind forecast
HourWind (mph)Gusts (mph)
8a414
9a619
10a716
11a713
12p711
1p610
2p48
3p15
4p12
5p33
6p46
7p25

Current score unavailable

    We don't have launch notes for this one

    This page is built from the USGS gauge at this location, and uses available public readings. We haven't verified where to put in, what the hazards are, or whether this stretch is legal or sensible to paddle. We'd rather say that than invent it. The links below are where to find out.

    We also don't have a verified safe-flow range here, so the Paddle Score reflects weather only. Judge the flow number against local knowledge, not against our score.

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