Rivers in Washington

Snohomish River at Snohomish

Snohomish County, WashingtonNWS SNAW1USGS 12155500Seattle office

Below flood stage
12.77ftStage

Observed Tue, Sep 22, 1:00 AM PDT

Flood stage
25.00 ft
Forecast crest
16.89 ftSat, Sep 26, 5:00 PM PDT
Record crest
34.15 ft2025

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Flood stages and impacts

CategoryStage
Major flood29.00 ft
Moderate flood27.00 ft
Minor flood25.00 ft
Action20.00 ft
  1. 33.00 ftthe Snohomish River will cause severe near record flooding. Flood waters will likely overtop levees...with major levee damage possible. Flood waters will inundate much of the river valley...including SR2 west of Monroe...SR9 and the Lowell-Snohomish River Rd. Flooding will occur all along the river including headwaters...tributaries...and other streams within and near the Snohomish River Basin. A stage of 33 feet on the Snohomish River corresponds to a Phase 4 in the Snohomish County flood program.
  2. 32.00 ftthe Snohomish River will cause major flooding. Overtopping begins at French Slough area. Flood waters will likely overtop other levees...with major levee damage possible. Flood waters will inundate much of the lowlands and many roads. Flooding will occur all along the river including headwaters...tributaries...and other streams within and near the Snohomish River Basin. A stage of 32 feet on the Snohomish River corresponds to a Phase 4 in the Snohomish County flood program.
  3. 31.00 ftthe Snohomish River will cause major flooding. Flood waters will likely overtop levees...with major levee damage possible. Flood waters will inundate much of the valley and many roads. Flooding will occur all along the river including headwaters...tributaries...and other streams within and near the Snohomish River Basin. A stage of 31 feet on the Snohomish River corresponds to a Phase 4 in the Snohomish County flood program.
  4. 30.00 ftthe Snohomish River will flood low farm lands and several roads...including Riverview Rd and the Snohomish-Monroe highway. Hide tidal levels could worsen flooding on the lower delta and Ebey Island. Levees may be damaged. Berms start overtopping at this level. Flooding will occur all along the river including headwaters...tributaries...and other streams within and near the Snohomish River Basin. This stage on the Snohomish River corresponds to a Phase 4 in the Snohomish County flood program.
  5. 29.00 ftthe Snohomish River will flood low farm lands and several roads...including Riverview Rd and the Snohomish-Monroe highway. Hide tidal levels could worsen flooding on the lower delta and Ebey Island. Flooding will occur all along the river including headwaters...tributaries...and other streams within and near the Snohomish River Basin. A stage of 29 feet on the Snohomish River corresponds to a Phase 3 in the Snohomish County flood program.
  6. 28.00 ftthe Snohomish River will flood several roads...including the Snohomish-Monroe highway and Riverview Road...and low areas of the lower Snohomish valley that are not protected by levees. A stage of 28 feet on the Snohomish River corresponds to a Phase 3 in the Snohomish County flood program.
  7. 27.00 ftthe Snohomish River will flood several roads...including the Snohomish-Monroe highway...and low areas of the lower Snohomish valley that are not protected by levees. A stage of 27 feet on the Snohomish River corresponds roughly to a Phase 2 in the Snohomish County flood program.
  8. 25.00 ftthe Snohomish River will cause minor flooding of lowlands not protected by levees and on the Old Snohomish-Monroe highway. A stage of 25 feet on the Snohomish River corresponds to a Phase 2 in the Snohomish County flood program.

Crest history

138 crests on NOAA’s list since 1942.

#DateStage
1December 11, 202534.15 ft
2November 25, 199033.50 ft
3November 8, 200633.49 ft
4January 8, 200933.47 ft
5December 4, 197533.16 ft
6November 29, 199533.11 ft
7November 24, 198632.86 ft
8November 10, 199032.72 ft
9December 27, 198031.23 ft
10November 18, 201530.90 ft
11November 23, 195930.89 ft
12February 10, 199630.86 ft
13November 15, 200130.78 ft
14January 17, 197430.40 ft
15February 16, 198230.40 ft
16December 9, 201530.18 ft
17January 31, 196530.16 ft
18February 10, 195130.12 ft
19December 16, 195930.05 ft
20February 2, 202029.94 ft
21November 10, 199529.87 ft
22November 13, 200829.80 ft
23February 28, 197229.74 ft
24March 6, 197229.46 ft
25January 18, 197529.44 ft

Most recent crests

  • December 18, 2025: 27.77 ft
  • December 11, 2025: 34.15 ft
  • December 9, 2025: 27.53 ft
  • December 9, 2025: 27.53 ft
  • December 6, 2023: 27.69 ft
  • November 5, 2022: 25.28 ft
  • March 2, 2022: 26.45 ft
  • January 13, 2022: 26.08 ft
  • November 15, 2021: 27.83 ft
  • November 13, 2021: 26.54 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. 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.

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.