UPDATE 11:15 a.m. Saturday – Water levels in Salem creeks have settled down and an evacuation order has been lifted as of Friday night according to Salem city officials, after high water, especially around Mill Creek, flooded buildings and closed city streets and parks. Five Salem parks are ei ther closed, partially closed, or signs have been posted warning of high water, according to a Friday night update from the city. Those include:  Pringle Park, closed  Woodmansee Park, parking lot No. 3 is closed  Cascades Gateway Park, open, but signs are in place warning of high water  Minto-Brown Island Park, open but signs are in place warning of high water  Wallace Marine Park Sports Complex, open but signs are in place warning of high water  City crews have shifted their attention to the Willamette River. At 9:45 a.m. Saturday, the Willamette had reached 21.95 feet, according to the federal National Water Prediction Service. By 4 p.m. the water is expected to reach 22.06 feet, and then 22.16 feet by 10 p.m. before gradually decreasing into Sunday, the prediction service data showed.  The water levels are below the minor flooding threshold of 28 feet. The city has a website tracking updates to flooding levels at local waterways and impacts to local residents and city services. That is available here. Sandbag stations are open at three locations in Salem: •Woodmansee Park, 4629 Sunnyview Road S.E. •Mill Race Park, 2100 Ferry St. S.E. •City Public Works Department on Southeast Oxford Street near 22nd Street •West Salem Park and Ride Station on Northwest Brush College Road. SANDBAG MAP: Salem sandbag stations “High Water” signs were placed along Southeast State Street Friday as flood waters from Mill Creek overflowed into the street. (RON COOPER/Salem Reporter) A delivery truck driver eases his truck through deep water as he attempts to turn onto Southeast State Street after a delivery Friday. (RON COOPER/Salem Reporter) A crew from the city of Salem works Friday to remove tree branches and debris that had piled up against the bridge at State Street and Southeast 21st Street, causing floodwater to pour onto State Street. (RON COOPER/Salem Reporter) A crew from the city of Salem works Friday to remove tree branches and debris that had piled up against the bridge at State Street and Southeast 21st Street, causing floodwater to pour onto State Street. (RON COOPER/Salem Reporter) Neighbors and residents in the Southeast Ferry Street area load sandbags to protect their homes from Mill Creek floodwaters. The creek  spilled over its banks Friday. (RON COOPER/Salem Reporter) A man throws bags filled with sand into the trunk of his car Friday on Southeast Ferry Street. Residents in the area were attempting to protect their property from floodwaters of Mill Creek. (RON COOPER/Salem Reporter) Residents unload sandbags from a pickup truck Friday surrounded by floodwater from Mill Creek. (RON COOPER/Salem Reporter) Flood waters from Mill Creek seeped into the basement of CASA Friday afternoon. (RON COOPER/Salem Reporter) Contact reporter Joe Siess: [email protected] or 503-335-7790.A MOMENT MORE, PLEASE – If you found this story useful, consider subscribing to Salem Reporter if you don’t already. Work such as this, done by local professionals, depends on community support from subscribers. Please take a moment and sign up now – easy and secure: SUBSCRIBE. The post UPDATE: City lifts evacuation notice as Salem creeks recede appeared first on Salem Reporter. ...read more read less