Rivers in Washington

Thunder Creek near Newhalem

Whatcom County, WashingtonNWS THNW1USGS 12175500Seattle office

No flood stages set
7.23ftStage

Observed Thu, Sep 24, 2:45 AM PDT

Forecast crest
8.19 ftSat, Sep 26, 5:00 AM PDT
Record crest
15.90 ft2003

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Crest history

46 crests on NOAA’s list since 1999.

#DateStage
1October 20, 200315.90 ft
2November 6, 200613.73 ft
3November 12, 199912.34 ft
4October 17, 200311.43 ft
5January 19, 200510.87 ft
6November 12, 200810.44 ft
7October 10, 201010.16 ft
8December 11, 200410.05 ft
9September 30, 200510.04 ft
10January 8, 20029.70 ft
11January 17, 20119.58 ft
12May 18, 20089.36 ft
13November 7, 20089.15 ft
14June 30, 20089.12 ft
15July 10, 20129.09 ft
16March 12, 20079.05 ft
17October 31, 20099.02 ft
18December 4, 20078.98 ft
19October 17, 20098.98 ft
20September 30, 20008.96 ft
21May 18, 20068.93 ft
22June 29, 20028.85 ft
23July 15, 20128.78 ft
24June 3, 20078.75 ft
25June 17, 20128.74 ft

Most recent crests

  • July 20, 2012: 8.64 ft
  • July 15, 2012: 8.78 ft
  • July 10, 2012: 9.09 ft
  • June 17, 2012: 8.74 ft
  • January 17, 2011: 9.58 ft
  • December 12, 2010: 8.58 ft
  • October 10, 2010: 10.16 ft
  • October 31, 2009: 9.02 ft
  • October 17, 2009: 8.98 ft
  • November 12, 2008: 10.44 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.