Salem Creeks Cresting After Day of High Water

After a day of high water, Salem creeks are at or near cresting. A Level 1 - BE READY alert remains in effect for Mill Creek-adjacent properties. Beginning tonight and into tomorrow, City staff will be shifting attention to water levels on the Willamette River.

Sandbag filling stations remain open and stocked. City crews have been busy across Salem, completing more than 200 emergency work orders since Dec. 16.

Some City parks are fully or partially closed, while others have signage warning about high water.

• Pringle Park: closed
• Woodmansee Park: Parking Lot #3 closed
• Cascades Gateway Park: open, but high-water signage is in place
• Minto-Brown Island Park: open, but high-water signage is in place
• Wallace Marine Park Sports Complex: open, but high-water signage is in place

At this time, four streets remain closed due to high water:

• 3rd Street SE between State Street and Ferry Street SE
• 24th Street SE and Trade Street SE
• Richmond Avenue SE and Trade Street SE
• 21st Street SE between State Street and Ferry Street SE

You can monitor stream conditions, traffic conditions and find sandbag locations through Salem's websites:

• Our High Water Watch webpage https://hww.onerain.com/ features up-to-the-hour information on Salem stream levels and local rainfall amounts.
• Sandbag filling stations are available at several locations: https://www.cityofsalem.net/community/safety/flooding/get-sandbags
• Current Road Conditions (including closures): https://www.cityofsalem.net/community/transportation-getting-around/traffic-road-conditions/current-road-conditions-map

See Salem's Emergency and Disaster Preparedness webpage to see up-to-date information about stream levels, current road conditions, and additional high water safety tips to protect your home.

Contact the Public Works Dispatch Center any time at 503-588-6311 to report high water or other weather-related concerns. Sign up for Community Alerts to receive emergency notifications.