Rivers in Washington

Lewis River at Ariel

Cowlitz County, WashingtonNWS MERW1USGS 14220500Portland office

No flood stages set
1.56ftStage

Observed Mon, Sep 21, 10:15 PM PDT

Forecast crest
1.51 ftMon, Sep 21, 11:00 PM PDT
Record crest
35.00 ft1933

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Crest history

34 crests on NOAA’s list since 1933.

#DateStage
1December 22, 193335.00 ft
2February 9, 199627.38 ft
3December 2, 197724.38 ft
4December 4, 197522.63 ft
5January 15, 197421.13 ft
6December 26, 198019.93 ft
7December 13, 196619.12 ft
8December 22, 196417.49 ft
9January 23, 197016.96 ft
10January 10, 199016.85 ft
11February 20, 198216.67 ft
12November 25, 199016.23 ft
13March 13, 197215.55 ft
14February 23, 196814.02 ft
15February 24, 198613.06 ft
16January 7, 198312.78 ft
17February 20, 199512.56 ft
18January 25, 197111.76 ft
19January 14, 197511.46 ft
20June 7, 198511.29 ft
21November 11, 196811.03 ft
22December 24, 19729.99 ft
23November 17, 19839.50 ft
24August 1, 19667.76 ft
25January 12, 19807.71 ft

Most recent crests

  • February 9, 1996: 27.38 ft
  • February 20, 1995: 12.56 ft
  • January 8, 1994: 7.45 ft
  • April 3, 1993: 7.49 ft
  • January 30, 1992: 7.68 ft
  • November 25, 1990: 16.23 ft
  • January 10, 1990: 16.85 ft
  • March 25, 1989: 7.51 ft
  • February 6, 1989: 7.51 ft
  • December 10, 1987: 7.61 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.

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.