Gallery: Willamette Flooding
Trysting Tree golf course was a popular place to explore as the Willamette floodwaters receeded on Thursday afternoon.
Many people trekked across the Harrison and Van Buren bridges in Corvallis on April 11 to watch the Willamette River cross Highway 34.
Many people trekked across the Harrison bridge Thursday afternoon to watch the Willamette River cross Highway 34.
Many people trekked across the Harrison and Van Buren bridges Thursday afternoon to watch the Willamette River cross Highway 34.
Many people trekked across the Harrison and Van Buren bridges Thursday afternoon to watch the Willamette River cross Highway 34.
A Oregon Department of Transportation truck cleaned debris off of the Highway 34 Bypass on Thursday afternoon.
Corvallis firefighters and a Corvallis police officer rescue a homeless camper Wednesday morning. Diana Roberts' camp near the skate park in downtown Corvallis became an island when the Willamette and Marys rivers rose overnight.
Bystanders watch as the rescue unfolds.
Roberts gathers a few belongings from her camp before being ferried across the food channel to higher ground.
Roberts was unharmed after being stranded by floodwaters. Police say they warned homeless campers in the area — including Roberts — to relocate to higher ground on Tuesday, before the Willamette and Marys rivers escaped their banks.
Water surrounds Jim's Fruit Stand along Highway 34 east of Corvallis.
Mid-Valley Flooding on the Willamette River.
Flooding along Peoria road south of Highway 34 Wednesday morning.
People cling to the side of a horse trailer as they slowly move along Highway 34 to higher ground.
Trucks pull Horse trailers through floodwaters on Highway 34 Wednesday morning.
Morning traffic on Highway 20 west of the Albany bridges.
Mid-valley flooding on the Willamette River is seen from the air Wednesday morning near the intersection with the Highway 34/Highway 99 bypass. The bypass was closed in both directions. See more photos in our online galleries.
Highway 34 is closed because of flooding Wednesday morning at the intersection with the Highway 34 Bypass.
The Van Buren Bridge in Corvallis was closed Wednesday morning because Highway 34 was flooded at the intersection with the Highway 34 Bypass.
Highway 34 is closed because of flooding at the intersection with the Highway 34 Bypass.
OSU senior Matt Huckins captures the flooding Wednesday morning at Highway 34 at the intersection with the Highway 34 Bypass.
Albany Fire Department prepares to launch a rescue craft to bring two stranded transients to high ground in Simpson Park.
The gazebo at Monteith Riverpark is surrounded by the Willamette.
Bryant Drive west of Bryant Park.
Traffic is backed up along Highway 20 on Wednesday, slowly crossing the Ellsworth Street Bridge into Albany.
The outline of the backstops, light poles and a few roofs are the only things above water at Albany's Bryant Park on Wednesday.
High water closed he Highway 34 Bypass Wednesday morning near the intersection with Highway 34.
Highway 34 was closed Wednesday morning because of flooding at the intersection with the Highway 34 Bypass.
Highway 34 was closed Wednesday morning because of flooding at the intersection with the Highway 34 Bypass.
High water near Corvallis' OSU Rowing Center on Wednesday morning.
Carrie Barton, left, the OSU zebra fish facility manager, talks with off duty ODOT employee Irene Ulm Wednesday morning at the Highway 34 at the intersection with the Highway 34 Bypass.
High water closed he Highway 34 Bypass Wednesday morning near the intersection with Highway 34.
High water at Trysting Tree golf course on Wednesday morning.
High water flows beneath the Van Buren Bridge Wednesday morning.
High water flowing under the Harrison Bridge Wednesday morning.
The flood guage underneath the Harrison Bridge Wednesday morning.
John Conley was bicycling to work Wednesday morning and stopped to photograph the flood gauge under the Harrison Bridge.
High water closed the Crystal Lake boat ramp Wednesday morning.
High Water at Trysting Tree golf course Wednesday morning.
High Water at Trysting Tree golf Course Wednesday morning.
High water at Trysting Tree golf course Wednesday morning.
The flood gauge under the Harrison Bridge Wednesday morning.
The Van Buren and Harrison bridges were closed Wednesday morning because of flooding at the intersection of Highway 34 and the Highway 34 Bypass.
The 1996 flood reached 30 feet, according to the USGS flood gauge near the Ellsworth Street Bridge. On Thursday morning the floodwater had receded to 26.7 feet after peaking at 27.33 hours earlier, the National Weather Service website reported.
A storage container floats next to a shed underwater at Bryant Park.
All-time high water marks at Montieth Riverpark. The 1996 flood is lowest red line, 1964 is middle and the December flood of 1861 is highest mark.
Traffic crawls along Lyon Street during the Thursday morning commute towards Corvallis.
The stage at Monteith Riverpark
Trails, such as the Takena Landing trail are completely covered by the Willamette River.
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