Rivers in Washington

Stehekin River at Stehekin

Chelan County, WashingtonNWS STHW1USGS 12451000Spokane office

Below flood stage
18.69ftStage

Observed Tue, Sep 22, 2:30 AM PDT

Flood stage
20.50 ft
Forecast crest
18.88 ftFri, Sep 25, 5:00 PM PDT
Record crest
31.12 ft2003

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Flood stages and impacts

CategoryStage
Minor flood20.50 ft
Action19.50 ft
  1. 20.50 ftWater inundates some properties and overtops the temporary corduroy bridge. Company Creek Road inundated at northern end. Battalion Creek culverts are beginning to be overtopped. Water begins damaging Wood Road.

Flood outlook

Chance of flooding, September to November

CategoryChance
Minor flooding53%
Moderate flooding-99900%
Major flooding-99900%

The three-month chances are the River Forecast Centers’ long-range flood outlook, issued September 21, 2026.

Crest history

107 crests on NOAA’s list since 1927.

#DateStage
1October 20, 200331.12 ft
2May 20, 200429.09 ft
3May 29, 194829.00 ft
4November 27, 194928.81 ft
5November 6, 200628.78 ft
6December 26, 198028.47 ft
7June 16, 197428.21 ft
8November 24, 199027.45 ft
9June 2, 196827.37 ft
10June 10, 197227.35 ft
11June 1, 195627.22 ft
12June 2, 193627.18 ft
13June 15, 193326.94 ft
14June 3, 196126.93 ft
15May 11, 195126.89 ft
16May 21, 195826.80 ft
17June 21, 196726.71 ft
18November 15, 202126.69 ft
19June 11, 195526.65 ft
20May 22, 192826.62 ft
21May 12, 198726.55 ft
22May 30, 198326.47 ft
23June 8, 192726.39 ft
24June 16, 199926.28 ft
25November 12, 199926.26 ft

Most recent crests

  • March 20, 2026: 25.43 ft
  • December 15, 2025: 25.57 ft
  • December 5, 2023: 23.02 ft
  • May 5, 2023: 25.05 ft
  • June 10, 2022: 24.44 ft
  • November 15, 2021: 26.69 ft
  • June 2, 2021: 24.44 ft
  • May 31, 2020: 23.86 ft
  • May 12, 2019: 22.49 ft
  • May 17, 2018: 24.22 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.