In early February , 1890 , '' Three Sisters '' was stranded just upriver from Oregon City . On Wednesday , February 5 , 1890 , the river measured three feet higher than the great flood of 1862 . The breakwater at the boat basin just above Willamette Falls was washed away . To save '' Three Sisters '' , which was at Oregon City at the time , up river from the falls , it was necessary to pull the vessel into the bank as closely as possible . The next day , Thursday , February 6 , the water level feet off sharply , by three feet , leaving the steamer stranded out of the water on the road between Oregon City and Canemah , Oregon
great flood of 1862
Great Flood of 1862
Three Sisters (sternwheeler)