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Oregon · river

Kelly Creek at Kane Road near Gresham

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

Weather comparison · not a safety rating

79

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 16:00:00 GMT.

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

Page checked: Sun, 08 Nov 2026 16:01:00 GMT. Readings older than one hour are not used for the current score.

Photograph taken near Kelly Creek at Kane Road near Gresham
Nearby on Wikimedia Commons — Legacy Mt Hood Medical Center - Gresham, Oregon.jpg by M.O. Stevens, CC BY-SA 3.0. Taken within 10km of this location — it may not show the launch itself.

Wind

10 mph

gusting to 19 mph

Air temp

52°F

10% chance of rain

River flow

5.11 cfs

Weather outlook

Wednesday · 100

  • Sun

    39

  • Mon

    50

  • 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)
8a1019
9a1024
10a1020
11a1017
12p813
1p711
2p59
3p35
4p24
5p34
6p22
7p44

Why this score

  • Wind — 10 mph — moderate wind at the forecast location-9
  • 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.

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