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placed sandbags around the hospital to prevent floodwaters from coming in. Eventually, the flooding coupled with a loss of power led to the decision to evacuate patients to Salem General Hospital on Center Street. 121 patients were evacuated from Salem Memorial by hospital staff, doctors, ambulance
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was quoted as saying that a flood of similar proportions could "happen only once in 1,000 years," and it was often referred to later as the Thousand Year Flood. The flood killed 19 people, heavily damaged or completely devastated at least 10 towns, destroyed all or portions of more than 20 major
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Heavy warm rain and melting snow caused more flooding in late January 1965, after the waters had begun to recede from the December flood. More mudslides occurred in places that had withstood the December flooding, and there were more deaths. Many streams in the northern
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brought persistent, heavy, warm rain. The temperature increased by 30 to 40 °F (17 to 22 °C). This melted the snow, but left the soil frozen and impermeable. Some places received the equivalent of a year's rain in just a few days.
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Over 22 inches (550 mm) of rain fell on the Eel River basin in a span of two days. By December 23, 752,000 cubic feet per second (21,300 m/s) of water rushed down the Eel River at Scotia (still upstream from the confluence of the
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highway and county bridges, carried away millions of board feet of lumber and logs from mill sites, devastated thousands of acres of agricultural land, killed 4,000 head of livestock, and caused $ 100 million in damage in
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Many communities of Del Norte and Humboldt counties suffered extensive power outages and were left isolated or cut off from the rest of the state for a period, including the region's larger populated areas around
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rivers, as well as other rivers and large streams, all went well beyond flood stage and peaked nearly simultaneously around December 21 and 22, breaking previous records (notably those set in the "hundred year"
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Starting on December 21, intense downpours across Northern California caused numerous streams to flood, many to record-breaking levels. California Governor Brown declared 34 counties in the region
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In Oregon, 17 or 18 people died as a result of the disaster, and it caused hundreds of millions of dollars in damage. The flooding on the Willamette covered 152,789 acres (61,831.5 ha). The
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Between December 20 and December 26, 10,390,000 acre-feet (12.82 km) of water flowed into the Pacific Ocean from the combined rivers and streams on the North Coast (of California).
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The Christmas flood of 1964 was "the most severe rainstorm to ever occur over central Oregon, and among the most severe over western Oregon since the late 1870s", according to the
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An atypical cold spell began in Oregon on December 13, 1964, that froze the soil, and it was followed by unusually heavy snow. Subsequently, an
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received 13 inches (330 mm) of rain in December, almost double its average December rainfall of 7 inches (200 mm).
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alone, causing severe damage along its entire length. Every stream gauge on the Eel River was destroyed except the one at
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were completely destroyed by flood waters; some of them were never rebuilt and none regained their former status.
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was out of service for eighteen days as crews repaired damage from landslides near the 4,885-foot (1,489 m)
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was 46 feet (14 m). Signs were later placed on top of tall poles to mark the unusual height of the water.
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that destroyed 15 houses. Other deaths occurred from drowning and electrocution, and one man died when the new
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The Klamath River reached flows of 557,000 cubic feet per second (15,800 m/s), submerging the town of
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and undermined the SP viaduct footings. Landslides covered 700 feet (210 m) of SP track near
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flooded the hospital's basement. Hospital staff, parks department employees, and inmates from the
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during the flood. The six red counties sustained more damage than the other 28 counties combined.
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rated the flood as the fifth most destructive weather event in Oregon in the 20th century.
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near the Oregon border, reached flows of 228,000 cubic feet per second (6,460 m/s) at
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basin. Just under 200,000 cubic feet per second (5,660 m/s) of water flowed down the
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was unrecognizable as a waterfall, and the city was flooded by several feet of water. In
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between December 18, 1964, and January 7, 1965, spanning the Christmas holiday.
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counties sustained more damage than the other 28 counties combined. Twenty-six
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consisting of around 1,000 logs. The impact of the raft severely damaged the
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Willamette River Basin Planning Atlas – Flood Inundations/FEMA Floodplains
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received 26.6 inches (676 mm) of rain over an eight-day period, and
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were evacuated. Many streams reached record flood stages, including the
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was above flood stage, and more than 30 major bridges were impassable.
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Wild Water: The Story of the Far West's Great Christmas Week Floods
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washed out 300 feet (91 m) of SP track between Portland and
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through the Eel River canyon, the region's only major railroad.
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Images of the 1964 Eel River Flood near Van Arsdale Reservoir
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Gregory, Stan; Ashkenas, L.; Jett, S.; Wildman, R. (2002).
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recorded an extra 18 inches (460 mm) of rain, and at
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The freeze of December 1964 that occurred before the flood
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only nine months earlier, also suffered from the floods.
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where the bridge survived the flood. The flood crest at
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Dresbeck, Rachel (2006). "The Willamette River Flood".
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from the University of Oregon Library digital archives
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was flooded with 8 feet (2.4 m) of water, and in
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Nervo, Edward H. (1965). "The Northwestern Pacific".
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Dept. of Water Resources (1965). 1049:Tillamook Burn of 1933, 1939, 1945, and 1951 682: 240:Some of the worst mudslides occurred in the 1668:1965 natural disasters in the United States 1608:1964 natural disasters in the United States 1267: 910: 908: 906: 904: 902: 900: 898: 896: 894: 270:, and Wilsonville Road between Newberg and 1467: 1453: 1441:from the Potter Valley Irrigation District 1067:"11477000 Eel River at Scotia, California" 892: 890: 888: 886: 884: 882: 880: 878: 876: 874: 316:was underwater and had also been hit by a 274:were closed, trapping hundreds of people. 32: 1648:December 1964 events in the United States 1119: 1117: 1115: 1113: 1111: 1109: 1107: 827:. Portland, Oregon: Overland West Press. 1653:January 1965 events in the United States 1474: 1273: 1125:California Department of Water Resources 1105: 1103: 1101: 1099: 1097: 1095: 1093: 1091: 1089: 1087: 914: 818: 816: 595:) of logs and lumber washed downstream. 414: 220: 211: 165: 100:was a major flood in the United States' 1392:. United States Geological Survey. 2005 1379: 1367:. United States Geological Survey. 2005 1354: 1342:. United States Geological Survey. 2005 1315:"The Eel River Floods of 1955 and 1964" 1303:. University of California Libraries. . 871: 814: 812: 810: 808: 806: 804: 802: 800: 798: 796: 506:California's 1st congressional district 1585: 1507:Crescenta Valley flood (1933 and 1934) 1250: 1248: 1207: 1157: 1155: 1153: 1061: 1059: 1057: 1014: 1012: 383:highway was blocked for several days. 127:. It also affected parts of southwest 1448: 1433:Images of the 1964 flood in Corvallis 1329: 1307: 1276:"Largest Rivers in the United States" 1254: 1233:"Record Floods Ravage the Railroad". 1208:Center, Heritage (14 December 2015). 1084: 822: 657:under 15 feet (4.6 m) of water. 38:An aerial view of the flood, showing 1129:Flood! December 1964 to January 1965 793: 387:washed out 25 miles (40 km) of 1522:Tsunami from 1964 Alaska earthquake 1414:History of the Christmas week flood 1245: 1241:(302). Francis A. Guido: 2–9. 1965. 1226: 1167:Oregon Department of Transportation 1150: 1054: 1009: 961:(2nd ed.). Corvallis, Oregon: 945: 719:. The flood caused the uncompleted 650:received 9.2 inches (230 mm). 119:and one of the worst to affect the 13: 1185:"125 Years of Care | Salem Health" 14: 1684: 1603:1960s floods in the United States 1407: 1300:Flood! December 1964-January 1965 1278:. United States Geological Survey 1547:Los Angeles County flood of 2005 1001: 759:for over a week. In Nevada, the 580:were significantly damaged. The 16:Major flood in the United States 1502:St. Francis Dam Disaster (1928) 1290: 1201: 782:Willamette Valley Flood of 1996 664:, one of the Klamath's largest 587:at Scotia lost 40 million 198: 1517:1939 California tropical storm 1177: 839: 695:was flooded, and residents of 466: 1: 963:Oregon State University Press 787: 514:Northwestern Pacific Railroad 410: 339:Salem Memorial Hospital (now 1274:Kammerer, J. C. (May 1990). 1263:(301). Francis A. Guido: 11. 847:"Lower Columbia River Basin" 755:and all railways at flooded 734: 634:The Smith River, located in 599:, still recovering from the 21:Christmas Week flood of 1955 7: 1618:Natural disasters in Oregon 1567:2022–2023 California floods 770: 258:was severely affected. 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Index

Christmas Week flood of 1955

Willamette Falls
Oregon City
California
Oregon
Washington
Pacific Northwest
California
100-year flood
Northern California
Willamette River
Oregon
Washington
Idaho
Nevada
National Weather Service
Pat Brown
Humboldt County, California

atmospheric river
Albany
Detroit
Crater Lake
every river in Oregon
San Joaquin Valley

Steel Bridge
National Weather Service
Mount Hood Corridor

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