Spokane River at Spokane

Last updated: Apr 5, 2025, 12:08 AM UTC

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Spokane
Avista

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Observed (OBS) 04/04/2025 4:45 PM PDT

Official Forecast (FCST) 04/04/2025 2:35 PM PDT

Record: 29.8 ft

Low Threshold: 16 ft

CATEGORY STAGE

Major Flooding 30 ft

Moderate Flooding 29 ft

Minor Flooding 27 ft

Action 26 ft

Reliability of the Forecast:

NOTE: Forecasts are issued routinely year-round.
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	CATEGORY	STAGE
	Major Flooding	30 ft
	Moderate Flooding	29 ft
	Minor Flooding	27 ft
	Action	26 ft

Flood Impacts 🅘

30 - Significant flooding to homes and roads in Peaceful Valley is likely. Access to Upriver Drive and the Riverpoint area will be disrupted.
29 - Flooding of Peaceful Valley, Riverfront Park, and the Harbor Island area is likely. Sections of Centennial Trail will be inundated.
28 - Flooding in sections of Peaceful Valley is likely. Minor flooding along Upriver Drive and in the Riverpoint Industrial area is also possible.

Gauge Info

Coordinates	47.6593, -117.449
RFC	NWRFC
State	WA
WFO	OTX
County	Spokane
Data Provider(s)
City of Spokane	Spokane
Avista Corp	Avista
US Geological Survey	USGS
USGS	12422500

Gauge Location

Recent Crests

1.	22.27 ft	on 03-28-2024	(P)
2.	25.50 ft	on 05-08-2023
3.	25.63 ft	on 06-18-2022
4.	22.89 ft	on 05-05-2021
5.	24.31 ft	on 05-23-2020

Historic Crests

1.	29.75 ft	on 12-26-1933
2.	29.09 ft	on 05-19-1997
3.	28.94 ft	on 01-20-1974
4.	28.73 ft	on 03-22-2017
5.	28.41 ft	on 05-23-2008

Low Water Records

1.	15.40 ft	on 08-26-1991
2.	17.18 ft	on 08-20-2021
3.	17.21 ft	on 08-15-2023

(P) - Preliminary values subject to further review
¹ - Gauge datum changed during this year

Vertical Datum Table

type	NGVD29
major Flooding	1726.60 ft
moderate Flooding	1725.60 ft
minor Flooding	1723.60 ft
action	1722.60 ft
Latest Value	1720.61 ft
Gauge Zero	1696.60 ft

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WFO Information

Weather Forecast Office

Spokane

2601 N. Rambo Rd.

Spokane, WA 99224

(509) 244-0110

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1.	22.27 ft	on 03-28-2024	(P)
2.	25.50 ft	on 05-08-2023
3.	25.63 ft	on 06-18-2022
4.	22.89 ft	on 05-05-2021
5.	24.31 ft	on 05-23-2020
6.	24.75 ft	on 04-14-2019
7.	26.12 ft	on 05-12-2018
8.	27.01 ft	on 04-04-2017
9.	28.73 ft	on 03-22-2017
10.	24.09 ft	on 03-17-2016
11.	25.06 ft	on 02-14-2015
12.	25.89 ft	on 03-13-2014
13.	24.37 ft	on 04-10-2013
14.	27.72 ft	on 04-29-2012
15.	27.21 ft	on 05-28-2011
16.	23.79 ft	on 06-23-2010
17.	24.99 ft	on 04-26-2009
18.	28.41 ft	on 05-23-2008
19.	25.19 ft	on 03-29-2007
20.	24.64 ft	on 04-19-2006
21.	23.12 ft	on 12-15-2004
22.	23.48 ft	on 04-19-2004
23.	24.01 ft	on 02-03-2003
24.	26.88 ft	on 04-18-2002
25.	23.80 ft	on 04-02-2001
26.	26.42 ft	on 04-24-2000
27.	25.38 ft	on 06-03-1999
28.	23.84 ft	on 05-28-1998
29.	29.09 ft	on 05-19-1997
30.	28.04 ft	on 02-12-1996
31.	25.23 ft	on 02-25-1995
32.	23.46 ft	on 04-24-1994
33.	24.71 ft	on 05-17-1993
34.	21.98 ft	on 02-24-1992
35.	24.85 ft	on 11-29-1990
36.	25.24 ft	on 06-06-1990
37.	25.89 ft	on 04-25-1989
38.	24.18 ft	on 04-22-1988
39.	23.69 ft	on 05-01-1987
40.	25.20 ft	on 03-11-1986
41.	25.76 ft	on 04-19-1985
42.	24.58 ft	on 06-01-1984
43.	24.33 ft	on 03-15-1983
44.	27.90 ft	on 02-23-1982
45.	28.94 ft	on 01-20-1974
46.	27.06 ft	on 03-21-1972
47.	27.00 ft	on 05-15-1971
48.	26.93 ft	on 04-25-1965
49.	27.38 ft	on 05-25-1957
50.	27.95 ft	on 04-27-1956
51.	27.23 ft	on 05-16-1949
52.	28.35 ft	on 05-31-1948
53.	27.04 ft	on 04-22-1943
54.	27.10 ft	on 04-27-1936
55.	29.75 ft	on 12-26-1933
56.	-0.09 ft	on 01-04-1918
57.	-0.09 ft	on 05-17-1917
58.	-0.09 ft	on 06-01-1913
59.	-0.09 ft	on 05-31-1894
60.	-0.09 ft	on 05-21-1893

1.	29.75 ft	on 12-26-1933
2.	29.09 ft	on 05-19-1997
3.	28.94 ft	on 01-20-1974
4.	28.73 ft	on 03-22-2017
5.	28.41 ft	on 05-23-2008
6.	28.35 ft	on 05-31-1948
7.	28.04 ft	on 02-12-1996
8.	27.95 ft	on 04-27-1956
9.	27.90 ft	on 02-23-1982
10.	27.72 ft	on 04-29-2012
11.	27.38 ft	on 05-25-1957
12.	27.23 ft	on 05-16-1949
13.	27.21 ft	on 05-28-2011
14.	27.10 ft	on 04-27-1936
15.	27.06 ft	on 03-21-1972
16.	27.04 ft	on 04-22-1943
17.	27.01 ft	on 04-04-2017
18.	27.00 ft	on 05-15-1971
19.	26.93 ft	on 04-25-1965
20.	26.88 ft	on 04-18-2002
21.	26.42 ft	on 04-24-2000
22.	26.12 ft	on 05-12-2018
23.	25.89 ft	on 04-25-1989
24.	25.89 ft	on 03-13-2014
25.	25.76 ft	on 04-19-1985
26.	25.63 ft	on 06-18-2022
27.	25.50 ft	on 05-08-2023
28.	25.38 ft	on 06-03-1999
29.	25.24 ft	on 06-06-1990
30.	25.23 ft	on 02-25-1995
31.	25.20 ft	on 03-11-1986
32.	25.19 ft	on 03-29-2007
33.	25.06 ft	on 02-14-2015
34.	24.99 ft	on 04-26-2009
35.	24.85 ft	on 11-29-1990
36.	24.75 ft	on 04-14-2019
37.	24.71 ft	on 05-17-1993
38.	24.64 ft	on 04-19-2006
39.	24.58 ft	on 06-01-1984
40.	24.37 ft	on 04-10-2013
41.	24.33 ft	on 03-15-1983
42.	24.31 ft	on 05-23-2020
43.	24.18 ft	on 04-22-1988
44.	24.09 ft	on 03-17-2016
45.	24.01 ft	on 02-03-2003
46.	23.84 ft	on 05-28-1998
47.	23.80 ft	on 04-02-2001
48.	23.79 ft	on 06-23-2010
49.	23.69 ft	on 05-01-1987
50.	23.48 ft	on 04-19-2004
51.	23.46 ft	on 04-24-1994
52.	23.12 ft	on 12-15-2004
53.	22.89 ft	on 05-05-2021
54.	22.27 ft	on 03-28-2024	(P)
55.	21.98 ft	on 02-24-1992
56.	-0.09 ft	on 06-01-1913
57.	-0.09 ft	on 01-04-1918
58.	-0.09 ft	on 05-21-1893
59.	-0.09 ft	on 05-17-1917
60.	-0.09 ft	on 05-31-1894