River Levels
Washington river levels
Live streamflow for 165 gauged Washington reaches, highest first. Where a gauge has a long enough record, the reading is placed against its own history for today's date.
76% of gauged Washington rivers are running below normal for the date, as of October 25, 2026.
Of 63 gauged reaches with a long enough USGS record, 48 are below normal (37 of them much below), 13 are in the normal range, and 2 are above normal (0 of them much above). Normal means the middle half of that gauge's own history for this calendar date.
To cite: Boating Hubs analysis of USGS streamflow, boatinghubs.com/flows/washington.
| River | Flow | Usually today | Vs normal | NWS flood status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Columbia RiverColumbia River at International Boundary | 47,600 cfs95.43 ft | Not recorded | No historical record | No NWS flood stage |
| Columbia RiverColumbia River below Priest Rapids Dam, WA | 38,200 cfs6.18 ft | Not recorded | No historical record | No NWS flood stage |
| Columbia RiverColumbia River at Vancouver, WA | 21,800 cfs3.37 ft | 113,000 cfs | Below normal10th percentile · 62 yr record | No NWS flood stage |
| Snake RiverSnake River near Anatone, WA | 13,500 cfs3.39 ft | 16,800 cfs | Below normal10th percentile · 68 yr record | Below flood stageNWS forecast: 3.34 ft by Sun 11 AM, below flood stage. |
| Snake RiverSNAKE RIVER AT McDUFF RAPIDS AT CHINA GARDEN ID | 12,800 cfs5.05 ft | Not recorded | No historical record | No NWS flood stage |
| North Fork Skagit RiverSkagit River near Mount Vernon, WA | 6,940 cfs10.75 ft | 12,600 cfs | Below normal13th percentile · 86 yr record | Below flood stageNWS forecast: 10.81 ft by Tue 4 AM, below flood stage. |
| Skagit RiverSkagit River near Concrete, WA | 5,900 cfs14.91 ft | Not recorded | No historical record | No NWS flood stage |
| Cowlitz RiverCowlitz River below Mayfield Dam, WA | 3,670 cfs10.69 ft | Not recorded | No historical record | No NWS flood stage |
| Lewis RiverLewis River at Ariel, WA | 2,570 cfs2.51 ft | 2,750 cfs | Normal41st percentile · 117 yr record | No NWS flood stage |
| Spokane RiverSpokane River below Nine Mile Dam at Spokane, WA | 1,670 cfs5.83 ft | Not recorded | No historical record | No NWS flood stage |
| Yakima RiverYakima River at Mabton, WA | 1,660 cfs12.76 ft | Not recorded | No historical record | No NWS flood stage |
| Yakima RiverYakima River above Ahtanum Creek at Union Gap, WA | 1,180 cfs40.08 ft | Not recorded | No historical record | No NWS flood stage |
| Yakima RiverYakima River at Umtanum, WA | 647 cfs30.65 ft | Not recorded | No historical record | No NWS flood stage |
| Queets RiverQueets River near Clearwater, WA | 634 cfs7.14 ft | Not recorded | No historical record | No NWS flood stage |
| Sauk RiverSauk River near Sauk, WA | 627 cfs2.29 ft | 2,460 cfs | Much below normal5th percentile · 98 yr record | No NWS flood stage |
| Quinault RiverQuinault River near Taholah, WA | 596 cfs2.09 ft | Not recorded | No historical record | No NWS flood stage |
| Okanogan RiverOkanogan River at Malott, WA | 531 cfs2.74 ft | Not recorded | No historical record | No NWS flood stage |
| Toutle RiverToutle River at Tower Road near Silver Lake, WA | 469 cfs120.39 ft | 731 cfs | Normal25th percentile · 45 yr record | Below flood stageNWS forecast: 121 ft by Thu 5 PM, below flood stage. |
| Nooksack RiverNooksack River at North Cedarville, WA | 447 cfs137.77 ft | Not recorded | No historical record | No NWS flood stage |
| Cowlitz RiverCowlitz River near Kosmos, WA | 435 cfs | Not recorded | No historical record | No NWS flood stage |
| Green RiverGreen River below Howard at Hanson Dam, WA | 401 cfs4.78 ft | Not recorded | No historical record | No NWS flood stage |
| White Salmon RiverWhite Salmon River near Underwood, WA | 394 cfs3.23 ft | 608 cfs | Much below normal5th percentile · 111 yr record | No NWS flood stage |
| Skykomish RiverSkykomish River near Gold Bar, WA | 392 cfs4.19 ft | 2,290 cfs | Much below normal5th percentile · 98 yr record | Below flood stageNWS forecast: 5.16 ft by Tue 4 AM, below flood stage. |
| Snoqualmie RiverSnoqualmie River near Snoqualmie, WA | 369 cfs2.32 ft | 1,510 cfs | Much below normal5th percentile · 67 yr record | No NWS flood stage |
| Quinault RiverQuinault River at Quinault Lake, WA | 367 cfs1.80 ft | Not recorded | No historical record | No NWS flood stage |
| Little Spokane RiverLittle Spokane River near Dartford, WA | 358 cfs5.02 ft | Not recorded | No historical record | No NWS flood stage |
| Cedar RiverCedar River near Landsburg, WA | 355 cfs1.30 ft | 410 cfs | Normal33rd percentile · 131 yr record | Below flood stageNWS forecast: 1.29 ft by Sun 11 AM, below flood stage. |
| Skokomish RiverSkokomish River near Potlatch, WA | 355 cfs12.99 ft | Not recorded | No historical record | No NWS flood stage |
| Hoh RiverHoh River at US Highway 101 near Forks, WA | 353 cfs1.80 ft | 1,740 cfs | Much below normal5th percentile · 66 yr record | No NWS flood stage |
| Chehalis RiverChehalis River at Porter, WA | 343 cfs30.56 ft | 1,060 cfs | Much below normal7th percentile · 74 yr record | Below flood stageNWS forecast: 30.83 ft by Thu 11 PM, below flood stage. |
| Methow RiverMethow River near Pateros, WA | 313 cfs1.58 ft | Not recorded | No historical record | No NWS flood stage |
| Green RiverGreen River at Purification Plant near Palmer, WA | 305 cfs4.06 ft | Not recorded | No historical record | No NWS flood stage |
| West Fork Satsop RiverSatsop River near Satsop, WA | 293 cfs27.82 ft | Not recorded | No historical record | No NWS flood stage |
| North Fork Toutle RiverNF Toutle River below Srs near Kid Valley, WA | 273 cfs32.70 ft | 346 cfs | Normal29th percentile · 37 yr record | NWS issues forecasts here only during high water. |
| Clear Fork Cowlitz RiverCowlitz River at Packwood, WA | 259 cfs0.83 ft | Not recorded | No historical record | No NWS flood stage |
| Similkameen RiverSimilkameen River near Nighthawk, WA | 256 cfs2.15 ft | Not recorded | No historical record | No NWS flood stage |
| Lower Crab CreekCrab Creek near Beverly, WA | 255 cfs3.97 ft | Not recorded | No historical record | No NWS flood stage |
| Cispus RiverCispus River above Yellowjacket Creek near Randle, WA | 236 cfs12.81 ft | Not recorded | No historical record | No NWS flood stage |
| Kettle RiverKettle River near Laurier, WA | 235 cfs2.65 ft | Not recorded | No historical record | No NWS flood stage |
| North Fork Skokomish RiverNorth Fork Skokomish River near Potlatch, WA | 231 cfs2.97 ft | 68 cfs | Above normal79th percentile · 82 yr record | No NWS flood stage |
| Stehekin RiverStehekin River at Stehekin, WA | 230 cfs18.54 ft | Not recorded | No historical record | No NWS flood stage |
| Wynoochee RiverWynoochee River above Save Creek near Aberdeen, WA | 221 cfs4.79 ft | Not recorded | No historical record | No NWS flood stage |
| Elwha RiverElwha River at Mcdonald BR near Port Angeles, WA | 214 cfs8.93 ft | Not recorded | No historical record | No NWS flood stage |
| Methow RiverMethow River at Winthrop, WA | 203 cfs9.81 ft | Not recorded | No historical record | No NWS flood stage |
| Okanogan RiverOkanogan River at Oroville, WA | 201 cfs6.09 ft | Not recorded | No historical record | No NWS flood stage |
| Wenatchee RiverWenatchee River at Plain, WA | 189 cfs1.23 ft | 734 cfs | Much below normal5th percentile · 115 yr record | No NWS flood stage |
| Humptulips RiverHumptulips River below Hwy 101 near Humptulips, WA | 186 cfs9.82 ft | 1,030 cfs | Below normal11th percentile · 24 yr record | NWS issues forecasts here only during high water. |
| Bogachiel RiverBogachiel River near Forks, WA | 185 cfs9.85 ft | 1,170 cfs | Below normal10th percentile · 51 yr record | No NWS flood stage |
| Lewis RiverLewis River above Muddy River near Cougar, WA | 182 cfs0.92 ft | Not recorded | No historical record | No NWS flood stage |
| South Fork Stillaguamish RiverNF Stillaguamish River near Arlington, WA | 180 cfs1.40 ft | 1,290 cfs | Much below normal5th percentile · 98 yr record | Below flood stageNWS forecast: 2.61 ft by Tue 4 AM, below flood stage. |
| West Branch Wynoochee RiverWynoochee River near Grisdale, WA | 175 cfs1.19 ft | Not recorded | No historical record | No NWS flood stage |
| South Fork Skykomish RiverSouth Fork Skykomish River at Skykomish, WA | 166 cfs16.99 ft | Not recorded | No historical record | No NWS flood stage |
| Puyallup RiverPuyallup River near Orting, WA | 161 cfs5.92 ft | 388 cfs | Much below normal5th percentile · 95 yr record | Below flood stageNWS forecast: 335 cfs by Tue 4 AM, below flood stage. |
| Sultan RiverSultan River below Diversion Dam near Sultan, WA | 158 cfs26.03 ft | Not recorded | No historical record | No NWS flood stage |
| Cascade RiverCascade River at Marblemount, WA | 150 cfs11.24 ft | 586 cfs | Much below normal5th percentile · 20 yr record | No NWS flood stage |
| Nisqually RiverNisqually River near National, WA | 147 cfs4.04 ft | Not recorded | No historical record | No NWS flood stage |
| Thunder CreekThunder Creek near Newhalem, WA | 142 cfs6.79 ft | Not recorded | No historical record | No NWS flood stage |
| Middle Fork Snoqualmie RiverMiddle Fork Snoqualmie River near Tanner, WA | 130 cfs0.88 ft | 772 cfs | Much below normal5th percentile · 65 yr record | No NWS flood stage |
| North Fork Calawah RiverCalawah River near Forks, WA | 123 cfs2.77 ft | 597 cfs | Much below normal9th percentile · 128 yr record | Below flood stageNWS forecast: 4.11 ft by Tue 4 AM, below flood stage. |
| South Puyallup RiverPuyallup River near Electron, WA | 120 cfs3.11 ft | Not recorded | No historical record | No NWS flood stage |
Streamflow from the U.S. Geological Survey, updated hourly. "Usually today" is the median for this calendar date over the gauge's full record. A gauge tells you how much water is moving, not whether a stretch is safe to run: check the channel, the hazards and a current local notice before you launch. Flood stages and forecasts: NOAA National Weather Service; "Vs normal" is our comparison with the USGS record, not a National Weather Service product.
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