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Kelley Creek at Se 159Th Drive at Portland

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

Weather comparison · not a safety rating

80

Mostly favorable

Weather score out of 100

Weather only. This is a monitoring station, not a verified launch. Access, hazards and suitable flow are unknown.

Weather observation: Sun, 08 Nov 2026 15:45:00 GMT.

River observation: Sun, 08 Nov 2026 15:30:00 GMT.

Page checked: Sun, 08 Nov 2026 15:58:19 GMT. Readings older than one hour are not used for the current score.

Photograph taken near Kelley Creek at Se 159Th Drive at Portland
Nearby on Wikimedia Commons — Johnson creek pasture reclamation P2222.jpg by EncMstr, CC BY-SA 4.0. Taken within 10km of this location — it may not show the launch itself.

Wind

10 mph

gusting to 18 mph

Air temp

52°F

10% chance of rain

River flow

3.93 cfs

normal for this date

Weather outlook

Wednesday · 100

  • Sun

    42

  • Mon

    42

  • Tue

    94

  • Wed

    100

    Best

  • Thu

    100

  • Fri

    88

  • Sat

    84

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)
7a1020
8a1018
9a1022
10a918
11a915
12p812
1p611
2p59
3p35
4p24
5p55
6p45

Is this flow normal for November 8?

Today's 3.93 cfs is 46% above the median for this date — which counts as normal water here.

The median flow on this date is 3 cfs, across 25 years of USGS record at this gauge. Whether that is runnable depends on the stretch — this is context, not a recommendation.

Why this score

  • Wind — 10 mph — moderate wind at the forecast location-8
  • Cold — 52°F air temperature — cool weather; water temperature is not measured-12

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.

Do your own homework

We show you live conditions. For local knowledge — where to put in, what the hazards are, whether it's worth the drive — here's where paddlers actually talk about this water. We don't vet these sources; check the dates and judge for yourself.

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