Puyallup River at Puyallup

1. 31.00 ftthe Puyallup will cause major flooding along the lower reaches of the river from Sumner downstream to the mouth. Swift waters will overtop levees and flood much of the Puyallup Valley. Erosion with the overtopping is likely to damage levees. The Sumner sewage treatment plant may be flooded. Flooding will occur all along the river including headwaters...tributaries...and other streams within and near the Puyallup River Basin.
2. 30.00 ftthe Puyallup will flood the lower reaches of the river from Sumner downstream to the mouth...overtopping and possibly damaging some levees.
3. 26.20 ftthe Puyallup River will flood low-lying and flood prone areas along the river from just downstream and west of the Meridian bridge in Puyallup...upstream to the east end of Sumner.

Most recent crests

• December 9, 2025: 26.33 ft
• February 7, 2020: 27.33 ft
• December 9, 2015: 27.07 ft
• November 25, 2014: 25.34 ft
• December 2, 2013: 20.90 ft
• September 30, 2013: 18.51 ft
• February 22, 2012: 21.01 ft
• January 16, 2011: 23.15 ft
• June 3, 2010: 17.21 ft
• January 8, 2009: 29.55 ft

• UpstreamPuyallup River at Orting
• White River at Dieringer
• White River at Sumner
• White River at Pacific
• White River at Auburn
• White River at Roegner Pk. nr Auburn
• White River at R St. Auburn
• Green River (WA) at Auburn
• Big Soos Creek at Auburn

Forecasts by the Northwest River Forecast Center. Forecasts are issued routinely year-round. River forecasts for this location take into account past and future precipitation. The stages/flows that will occur may be different if future rainfall is different than forecast.

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.