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.
79% of gauged Washington rivers are running below normal for the date, as of October 26, 2026.
Of 63 gauged reaches with a long enough USGS record, 50 are below normal (33 of them much below), 12 are in the normal range, and 1 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: Angling Hubs analysis of USGS streamflow, anglinghubs.com/flows/washington.
| River | Flow | Usually today | Vs normal | NWS flood status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Columbia RiverColumbia River at International Boundary | 69,000 cfs99.02 ft | Not recorded | No historical record | No NWS flood stage |
| Columbia RiverColumbia River below Priest Rapids Dam, WA | 47,300 cfs7.51 ft | Not recorded | No historical record | No NWS flood stage |
| Snake RiverSnake River near Anatone, WA | 13,600 cfs3.41 ft | 16,900 cfs | Below normal13th percentile · 68 yr record | Below flood stageNWS forecast: 3.41 ft by Sun 11 PM, below flood stage. |
| Snake RiverSNAKE RIVER AT McDUFF RAPIDS AT CHINA GARDEN ID | 13,000 cfs5.10 ft | Not recorded | No historical record | No NWS flood stage |
| North Fork Skagit RiverSkagit River near Mount Vernon, WA | 6,960 cfs10.76 ft | 12,300 cfs | Below normal12th percentile · 86 yr record | Below flood stageNWS forecast: 11.31 ft by Mon 11 PM, below flood stage. |
| Columbia RiverColumbia River at Vancouver, WA | 6,410 cfs4.41 ft | 106,000 cfs | Below normal10th percentile · 62 yr record | No NWS flood stage |
| Skagit RiverSkagit River near Concrete, WA | 5,940 cfs14.93 ft | Not recorded | No historical record | No NWS flood stage |
| Cowlitz RiverCowlitz River below Mayfield Dam, WA | 3,740 cfs10.73 ft | Not recorded | No historical record | No NWS flood stage |
| Lewis RiverLewis River at Ariel, WA | 2,570 cfs2.51 ft | 2,750 cfs | Normal42nd percentile · 117 yr record | No NWS flood stage |
| Yakima RiverYakima River at Mabton, WA | 2,040 cfs12.94 ft | Not recorded | No historical record | No NWS flood stage |
| Spokane RiverSpokane River below Nine Mile Dam at Spokane, WA | 1,650 cfs5.81 ft | Not recorded | No historical record | No NWS flood stage |
| Yakima RiverYakima River above Ahtanum Creek at Union Gap, WA | 1,170 cfs40.07 ft | Not recorded | No historical record | No NWS flood stage |
| Queets RiverQueets River near Clearwater, WA | 844 cfs7.38 ft | Not recorded | No historical record | No NWS flood stage |
| Quinault RiverQuinault River near Taholah, WA | 764 cfs2.29 ft | Not recorded | No historical record | NWS issues forecasts here only during high water. |
| Yakima RiverYakima River at Umtanum, WA | 656 cfs30.66 ft | Not recorded | No historical record | No NWS flood stage |
| Sauk RiverSauk River near Sauk, WA | 627 cfs2.29 ft | 2,530 cfs | Much below normal5th percentile · 98 yr record | No NWS flood stage |
| Nooksack RiverNooksack River at North Cedarville, WA | 552 cfs137.88 ft | Not recorded | No historical record | No NWS flood stage |
| Okanogan RiverOkanogan River at Malott, WA | 543 cfs2.75 ft | Not recorded | No historical record | No NWS flood stage |
| Toutle RiverToutle River at Tower Road near Silver Lake, WA | 515 cfs120.46 ft | 798 cfs | Below normal22nd percentile · 45 yr record | Below flood stageNWS forecast: 121 ft by Wed 11 PM, below flood stage. |
| Cowlitz RiverCowlitz River near Kosmos, WA | 510 cfs | Not recorded | No historical record | No NWS flood stage |
| Skokomish RiverSkokomish River near Potlatch, WA | 411 cfs13.12 ft | Not recorded | No historical record | No NWS flood stage |
| Quinault RiverQuinault River at Quinault Lake, WA | 406 cfs1.88 ft | Not recorded | No historical record | No NWS flood stage |
| White Salmon RiverWhite Salmon River near Underwood, WA | 405 cfs3.25 ft | 613 cfs | Much below normal5th percentile · 111 yr 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 |
| Hoh RiverHoh River at US Highway 101 near Forks, WA | 395 cfs1.85 ft | 2,090 cfs | Much below normal5th percentile · 66 yr record | No NWS flood stage |
| Skykomish RiverSkykomish River near Gold Bar, WA | 392 cfs4.19 ft | 2,270 cfs | Much below normal5th percentile · 98 yr record | Below flood stageNWS forecast: 4.94 ft by Wed 5 PM, below flood stage. |
| Snoqualmie RiverSnoqualmie River near Snoqualmie, WA | 382 cfs2.36 ft | 1,740 cfs | Much below normal5th percentile · 67 yr record | No NWS flood stage |
| Cedar RiverCedar River near Landsburg, WA | 359 cfs1.31 ft | 415 cfs | Normal35th percentile · 131 yr record | Below flood stageNWS forecast: 1.29 ft by Sun 11 PM, below flood stage. |
| Little Spokane RiverLittle Spokane River near Dartford, WA | 358 cfs5.02 ft | Not recorded | No historical record | No NWS flood stage |
| Chehalis RiverChehalis River at Porter, WA | 350 cfs30.58 ft | 1,150 cfs | Much below normal5th percentile · 74 yr record | Below flood stageNWS forecast: 30.84 ft by Fri 5 AM, below flood stage. |
| Methow RiverMethow River near Pateros, WA | 317 cfs1.59 ft | Not recorded | No historical record | No NWS flood stage |
| Humptulips RiverHumptulips River below Hwy 101 near Humptulips, WA | 311 cfs10.18 ft | 1,070 cfs | Below normal15th percentile · 24 yr record | NWS issues forecasts here only during high water. |
| 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 | 305 cfs27.85 ft | Not recorded | No historical record | Below flood stageNWS forecast: 28.33 ft by Fri 11 AM, below flood stage. |
| North Fork Toutle RiverNF Toutle River below Srs near Kid Valley, WA | 303 cfs32.82 ft | 410 cfs | Normal29th percentile · 37 yr record | NWS issues forecasts here only during high water. |
| Elwha RiverElwha River at Mcdonald BR near Port Angeles, WA | 293 cfs9.12 ft | Not recorded | No historical record | Below flood stageNWS forecast: 9 ft by Sun 11 PM, below flood stage. |
| Clear Fork Cowlitz RiverCowlitz River at Packwood, WA | 268 cfs0.85 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 |
| Cispus RiverCispus River above Yellowjacket Creek near Randle, WA | 250 cfs12.86 ft | Not recorded | No historical record | No NWS flood stage |
| Lower Crab CreekCrab Creek near Beverly, WA | 248 cfs3.92 ft | Not recorded | No historical record | No NWS flood stage |
| Stehekin RiverStehekin River at Stehekin, WA | 235 cfs18.55 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 |
| Middle Fork Nooksack RiverMF Nooksack River near Deming, WA | 231 cfs3.22 ft | Not recorded | No historical record | No NWS flood stage |
| North Fork Skokomish RiverNorth Fork Skokomish River near Potlatch, WA | 231 cfs2.97 ft | 73 cfs | Above normal76th percentile · 82 yr record | No NWS flood stage |
| Bogachiel RiverBogachiel River near Forks, WA | 219 cfs9.94 ft | 1,080 cfs | Below normal10th percentile · 51 yr record | No NWS flood stage |
| Wynoochee RiverWynoochee River above Save Creek near Aberdeen, WA | 216 cfs4.78 ft | Not recorded | No historical record | No NWS flood stage |
| Lewis RiverLewis River above Muddy River near Cougar, WA | 208 cfs0.99 ft | Not recorded | No historical record | No NWS flood stage |
| Methow RiverMethow River at Winthrop, WA | 206 cfs9.82 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 | 768 cfs | Much below normal5th percentile · 115 yr record | No NWS flood stage |
| South Fork Nooksack RiverSF Nooksack River at Saxon Bridge, WA | 185 cfs0.62 ft | 789 cfs | Below normal10th percentile · 18 yr record | Below flood stageNWS forecast: 455 cfs by Wed 5 PM, below flood stage. |
| South Fork Stillaguamish RiverNF Stillaguamish River near Arlington, WA | 184 cfs1.41 ft | 1,550 cfs | Much below normal5th percentile · 98 yr record | Below flood stageNWS forecast: 2.24 ft by Wed 5 PM, 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 | 172 cfs17.01 ft | Not recorded | No historical record | No NWS flood stage |
| Nisqually RiverNisqually River near National, WA | 166 cfs4.10 ft | Not recorded | No historical record | No NWS flood stage |
| South Puyallup RiverPuyallup River near Electron, WA | 162 cfs3.26 ft | Not recorded | No historical record | No NWS flood stage |
| Puyallup RiverPuyallup River near Orting, WA | 159 cfs5.91 ft | 430 cfs | Much below normal5th percentile · 95 yr record | Below flood stageNWS forecast: 216 cfs by Thu 5 PM, 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 | 148 cfs11.23 ft | 644 cfs | Much below normal5th percentile · 20 yr record | No NWS flood stage |
| North Fork Nooksack RiverNF Nooksack River below Cascade Creek near Glacier, WA | 145 cfs1.93 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 it is fishing well or safe to wade: check the regulations and a current local report before you go. 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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