Rivers in Washington

Snoqualmie River near Carnation

King County, WashingtonNWS CRNW1USGS 12149000Seattle office

Below flood stage
44.49ftStage

Observed Tue, Sep 22, 2:15 PM PDT

Flood stage
54.00 ft
Forecast crest
44.93 ftWed, Sep 30, 11:00 PM PDT
Record crest
62.21 ft2009

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Flood stages and impacts

CategoryStage
Major flood58.00 ft
Moderate flood56.00 ft
Minor flood54.00 ft
Action50.70 ft
  1. 60.00 ftthe Snoqualmie River will cause severe near record flooding from Fall City downstream through Carnation and Duvall. Deep and swift flood waters will inundate many farms...residential areas...and roads. Flooding will occur all along the river including headwaters...tributaries...and other streams within and near the Snoqualmie River Basin.
  2. 58.00 ftthe Snoqualmie River will cause major flooding from Fall City downstream through Carnation and Duvall. Deep and swift flood waters will inundate many farms...residential areas...and roads. Flooding will occur all along the river including headwaters...tributaries...and other streams within and near the Snoqualmie River Basin.
  3. 56.00 ftthe Snoqualmie River will cause widespread flooding from Fall City downstream through Carnation and Duvall...inundating much of the farm land and numerous roads.
  4. 54.00 ftthe Snoqualmie River will flood much of the farm land and several roads from Fall City downstream through Carnation and Duvall.
  5. 51.00 ftthe Snoqualmie River will spill over its banks from Fall City downstream through Carnation and Duvall...with shallow water over some farm land and several roads.

Flood outlook

Chance of flooding, September to November

CategoryChance
Minor flooding57%
Moderate flooding43%
Major flooding23%

The three-month chances are the River Forecast Centers’ long-range flood outlook, issued September 22, 2026.

Crest history

216 crests on NOAA’s list since 1931.

#DateStage
1January 8, 200962.21 ft
2December 11, 202560.76 ft
3December 11, 202560.76 ft
4November 24, 199060.70 ft
5November 12, 200860.49 ft
6February 9, 199660.34 ft
7November 29, 199560.30 ft
8November 13, 193259.93 ft
9November 24, 198659.89 ft
10February 27, 193259.88 ft
11December 9, 201559.78 ft
12November 10, 199059.48 ft
13December 3, 197559.39 ft
14January 17, 201159.32 ft
15January 6, 201559.26 ft
16January 6, 201559.24 ft
17February 10, 195159.18 ft
18March 2, 202259.14 ft
19January 19, 200559.08 ft
20January 10, 199059.06 ft
21November 23, 195958.93 ft
22December 15, 195958.91 ft
23January 18, 197558.90 ft
24November 18, 201558.86 ft
25December 2, 197758.80 ft

Most recent crests

  • December 17, 2025: 56.74 ft
  • December 11, 2025: 60.76 ft
  • December 11, 2025: 60.76 ft
  • December 6, 2023: 57.48 ft
  • November 5, 2022: 56.90 ft
  • March 2, 2022: 59.14 ft
  • January 13, 2022: 57.01 ft
  • January 7, 2022: 54.00 ft
  • November 15, 2021: 56.73 ft
  • October 29, 2021: 55.26 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.