Rivers in Washington

Methow River at Winthrop

Okanogan County, WashingtonNWS WTHW1USGS 12448500Spokane office

No flood stages set
9.75ftStage

Observed Tue, Sep 22, 7:15 AM PDT

Forecast crest
9.82 ftSat, Sep 26, 5:00 AM PDT
Record crest
20.90 ft1972

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Flood stages and impacts

  1. 21.90 ftGage height that approximately corresponds to the FEMA one percent chance flood elevation at this location. Potential flooding of properties along McLean Street and along Riverside Avenue from Center Street to Perry Street.

Crest history

36 crests on NOAA’s list since 1972.

#DateStage
1May 31, 197220.90 ft
2May 19, 200619.26 ft
3June 17, 199919.22 ft
4May 19, 200818.91 ft
5May 5, 202318.76 ft
6May 31, 201718.71 ft
7May 9, 201818.53 ft
8June 8, 201118.02 ft
9May 16, 199717.98 ft
10April 22, 201617.89 ft
11May 30, 199517.33 ft
12May 27, 199817.22 ft
13May 11, 201317.02 ft
14May 16, 201216.89 ft
15July 8, 199616.88 ft
16May 21, 199116.75 ft
17May 15, 199316.68 ft
18June 4, 202216.42 ft
19May 17, 201416.27 ft
20May 20, 201016.24 ft
21June 16, 200216.15 ft
22May 31, 202016.07 ft
23June 5, 200715.97 ft
24June 8, 200315.81 ft
25October 21, 200315.43 ft

Most recent crests

  • May 16, 2024: 14.92 ft
  • May 5, 2023: 18.76 ft
  • June 4, 2022: 16.42 ft
  • May 17, 2021: 15.42 ft
  • May 31, 2020: 16.07 ft
  • April 24, 2019: 12.71 ft
  • May 9, 2018: 18.53 ft
  • May 31, 2017: 18.71 ft
  • April 22, 2016: 17.89 ft
  • May 24, 2015: 14.62 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 may be affected by ice. Forecast flows are unadjusted for ice.

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.