Lake Pend Oreille at Hope

1. 2071.0 ftExtensive flooding is likely. Some flooding in the Sandpoint business district can also be expected. Lake level of 2071 feet is in reference to the NGVD29 datum.
2. 2071.0 ftExtensive flooding is likely. Some flooding in the Sandpoint business district can also be expected. Lake level of 2071 feet is in reference to the NGVD29 datum.
3. 2069.0 ftMajor flooding of lakeside homes and docks adjacent to the lake is likely. Significant flooding can also be expected along the Pack, Priest, and Clark Fork River valleys near the lake. Lake level of 2069 feet is in reference to the NGVD29 datum.
4. 2065.8 ftPortions of Lakeview Avenue in Bayview will be flooded. Extensive damage to docks in Bayview. In 1997 water approached the sewer lift station in Bayview, and the lake level threatened to raise boat houses above their mooring piers.
5. 2065.5 ftFlooding of some lakeside homes and docks is likely. In 1997 several homes and docks were damaged near Bayview. Lake level of 2065.5 feet is in reference to the NGVD29 datum.
6. 2064.0 ftMinor flooding of driveways and low lands in the Pack and Clark Fork River Valleys near the lake. Scenic Bay RV sites and part of parking lot at Scenic Bay Marina in Bayview will be flooded. Most dock ramps around the lake will be underwater. Part of the parking lot behind the Power House in Sandpoint will be flooded. Water will begin to cover part of the sidewalk behind the Edgewater Resort in Sandpoint. Flooding of parking lot and picnic area at Trestle Creek Rec Area. 2064 feet is referenced to NGVD29.
7. 2063.5 ftMinor flooding of dock ramps, yards, and recreational sites around the lake can be expected. Some erosional damage from wave action is possible along the windward shores. Lake level of 2063.5 feet is in reference to the NGVD29 datum.

Most recent crests

• August 16, 2024: 2062.2 ft
• July 11, 2023: 2062.4 ft
• July 12, 2022: 2062.4 ft
• June 19, 2021: 2062.5 ft
• July 18, 2020: 2062.4 ft
• June 16, 2019: 2062.4 ft
• May 30, 2018: 2064.2 ft
• July 19, 2017: 2062.4 ft
• July 29, 2016: 2062.5 ft
• September 5, 2015: 2062.5 ft

• UpstreamClark Fork River at Cabinet Gorge Dam
• DownstreamPend Oreille River at Albeni Falls Dam
• Lightning Creek at Clark Fork
• Pack River at Colburn
• CLARK FORK at CABINET GORGE
• Yaak River at Troy
• Priest River at Priest River
• Kootenai River at Leonia
• Kootenai River at Bonners Ferry

Forecasts by the Northwest River Forecast Center. Forecasts are issued routinely year-round.

Stage, flood stages, impacts and crest history from NOAA’s National Water Prediction Service. Streamflow and the daily record from the U.S. Geological Survey.