Rivers in Washington

Lake Chelan at Chelan

Chelan County, WashingtonNWS CHDW1USGS 12452000Spokane office

No flood stages set
1098.5ftStage

Observed Mon, Sep 21, 12:00 AM PDT

Forecast crest
1098.5 ftSat, Sep 19, 5:00 PM PDT
Record crest
1100.2 ft1981

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Flood stages and impacts

  1. 6000.0 ftFlows in excess of 6000cfs may damage the stream restoration work in the Chelan River Gorge downstream of the Chelan Dam.

Crest history

10 crests on NOAA’s list since 1981.

#DateStage
1June 30, 19811100.2 ft
2July 2, 20211099.8 ft
3July 9, 20191099.8 ft
4July 28, 20201099.8 ft
5July 20, 20181099.7 ft
6July 20, 20171099.6 ft
7August 3, 20221099.5 ft
8July 1, 20231099.5 ft
9June 17, 20231099.3 ft
10July 3, 20241098.7 ft

Most recent crests

  • July 3, 2024: 1098.7 ft
  • July 1, 2023: 1099.5 ft
  • June 17, 2023: 1099.3 ft
  • August 3, 2022: 1099.5 ft
  • July 2, 2021: 1099.8 ft
  • July 28, 2020: 1099.8 ft
  • July 9, 2019: 1099.8 ft
  • July 20, 2018: 1099.7 ft
  • July 20, 2017: 1099.6 ft
  • June 30, 1981: 1100.2 ft

Nearby

Upstream, downstream and the gauges around this one.

What this means

Forecasts by the Northwest River Forecast Center. Forecasts are issued routinely year-round. Gauge reading affected by reservoir operations.

Sources

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.