Skagit River near Mt Vernon

1. 36.00 ftthe Skagit River will cause severe near record flooding from Sedro Woolley downstream through Mount Vernon to the mouth. Deep and swift flood waters will inundate and possibly damage many roads...farmlands and residential areas. Levees may be damaged. Flood areas will also include headwaters...tributaries...and other streams in the Skagit basin. This level for this location corresponds to a Phase 1 flood in the Skagit County flood system.
2. 34.00 ftthe Skagit River will cause major flooding from Sedro Woolley downstream through Mount Vernon to the mouth. Deep and swift flood waters will inundate many roads...farmlands and residential areas, including the Gages Slough area. Flooding will occur all along the river including headwaters...tributaries...and other streams within and near the Skagit River Basin. This level for this location on the Skagit corresponds to a Phase 2 flood in the Skagit County flood system.
3. 32.00 ftthe Skagit River will cause major flooding from Sedro Woolley downstream through Mount Vernon to the mouth. Deep and swift flood waters will inundate many roads...farmlands and residential areas. Flooding will occur all along the river including headwaters...tributaries...and other streams within and near the Skagit River Basin. This level for this location on the Skagit corresponds to a Phase 2 flood in the Skagit County flood system.
4. 30.00 ftthe Skagit River will flood from Sedro Woolley downstream through Mount Vernon to the mouth. Flood waters will inundate some low-lying roads...farmlands and residential areas. This level for this location on the Skagit corresponds to a phase 3 flood in the Skagit County flood system.
5. 28.00 ftthe Skagit River will cause minor flooding from Sedro Woolley downstream through Mount Vernon to the mouth...with shallow flooding in low pasture lands and over a few low-lying roads near the river. This level for this location on the Skagit corresponds to a Phase 3 flood in the Skagit County flood system.

Most recent crests

• December 18, 2025: 30.93 ft
• December 12, 2025: 37.73 ft
• December 6, 2023: 29.55 ft
• November 16, 2021: 37.32 ft
• November 13, 2021: 28.33 ft
• October 30, 2021: 28.86 ft
• February 2, 2020: 29.45 ft
• November 24, 2017: 33.15 ft
• December 10, 2015: 29.47 ft
• November 18, 2015: 30.97 ft

• UpstreamSkagit River at Concrete
• Samish River at Burlington
• Stillaguamish River at Stanwood
• Stillaguamish River
• South Fork Nooksack River at Saxon Bridge
• Stillaguamish River at I-5
• North Fork Stillaguamish River at Arlington
• Stillaguamish River at Arlington
• Hutchinson Creek at Acme

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.