About this river
Columbia River is a 13.6 mile river near Reel Adrenaline Guide Service in Washington. Streamflow is measured at the USGS gauge Columbia River at Port Westward, near Quincy, OR (site 14246900). The National Hydrography Dataset places it at stream order 11. Reach geometry comes from the USGS National Hydrography Dataset.
Typical flow by month
1969 to 2026
Columbia River typically runs highest in May, at a median 329,000 cfs, and lowest in September, at 115,000 cfs. The highest flow on record for any single day is 864,000 cfs, in 1996.
| Month | Typical (cfs) | Usual range (cfs) | Relative level |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 255,000 | 206,000 to 326,000 | |
| February | 227,000 | 187,000 to 297,000 | |
| March | 232,000 | 184,000 to 297,000 | |
| April | 272,500 | 202,000 to 354,500 | |
| May | 329,000 | 255,000 to 388,000 | |
| June | 289,000 | 222,000 to 409,000 | |
| July | 195,000 | 160,000 to 236,000 | |
| August | 149,000 | 133,000 to 175,000 | |
| September | 115,000 | 98,400 to 133,500 | |
| October | 125,000 | 107,000 to 150,000 | |
| November | 177,000 | 157,000 to 203,000 | |
| December | 232,000 | 179,000 to 290,000 |
Typical is the median of each month’s daily median values, and the usual range runs from the median 25th to the median 75th percentile, across about 36 years of record. Statistics published by the US Geological Survey for Columbia River at Port Westward, near Quincy, OR (site 14246900). Conditions on any given day can fall well outside the usual range. Check the current reading before you go.
Boat access nearby
4 mapped launches sit in the mapped area of Columbia River, all of them public access. Ramp data comes from the USGS national boat-ramp inventory.
- Riverfront ParkColumbia RiverPublic
- Clatskanie City ParkClatskanie RiverPublic
- Beaver ParkClatskanie RiverPublic
- Willow Grove BeachColumbia RiverPublic
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