River Levels
Washington river levels
Live streamflow for 58 gauged Washington reaches, highest first. Where a gauge has a long enough record, the reading is placed against its own history for today's date.
70% of gauged Washington rivers are running below normal for the date, as of October 9, 2026.
Of 54 gauged reaches with a long enough USGS record, 38 are below normal (12 of them much below), 15 are in the normal range, and 1 are above normal (0 of them much above). Normal means the middle half of that gauge's own history for this calendar date.
To cite: Paddling Hubs analysis of USGS streamflow, paddlinghubs.com/flows/washington. The daily normals behind it are a free download.
| River | Flow | Usually today | Vs normal |
|---|---|---|---|
| Columbia Rivernear Wet Planet Rafting and Kayaking | 88,100 cfs76.39 ft | 103,000 cfs | Below normal24th percentile · 148 yr record |
| Skagit Rivernear Float Skagit | 7,380 cfs10.99 ft | 8,200 cfs | Normal38th percentile · 86 yr record |
| Skagit Rivernear North Cascade Kayaks - Online reservations only | 3,200 cfs83.63 ft | 2,940 cfs | Normal59th percentile · 66 yr record |
| Snohomish Rivernear Perfect Wave Sup & Kayak Rental | 1,610 cfs0.25 ft | 2,900 cfs | Below normal16th percentile · 63 yr record |
| Baker Rivernear North Cascade Kayaks - Online reservations only | 1,540 cfs3.03 ft | 1,760 cfs | Normal43rd percentile · 116 yr record |
| Nooksack Rivernear Anacortes Kayak Tours | 746 cfs3.98 ft | 1,450 cfs | Below normal11th percentile · 60 yr record |
| Klickitat Rivernear River Drifters - White Salmon River Rafting | 631 cfs3.97 ft | 733 cfs | Normal29th percentile · 117 yr record |
| Nisqually Rivernear KayakShare.com | 617 cfs1.24 ft | 602 cfs | Normal51st percentile · 79 yr record |
| Snoqualmie Rivernear Perfect Wave Sup & Kayak Rental | 591 cfs44.55 ft | 1,170 cfs | Below normal17th percentile · 96 yr record |
| Duwamish Rivernear Alki Kayak Tours | 525 cfs4.50 ft | Not recorded | No historical record |
| Skykomish Rivernear Alpine Adventures | 479 cfs4.35 ft | 1,170 cfs | Below normal11th percentile · 98 yr record |
| Wenatchee Rivernear River Recreation - Washington Whitewater Rafting | 453 cfs17.00 ft | 663 cfs | Below normal24th percentile · 64 yr record |
| Green Rivernear Perfect Wave Sup & Kayak Rental | 437 cfs18.95 ft | Not recorded | No historical record |
| Peshastin Creeknear Blue Sky Outfitters, Inc | 406 cfs1.61 ft | 650 cfs | Below normal10th percentile · 97 yr record |
| White Salmon Rivernear Wet Planet Rafting and Kayaking | 405 cfs3.25 ft | 583 cfs | Much below normal5th percentile · 111 yr record |
| Chehalis Rivernear South Sound Kayak Tours | 357 cfs30.60 ft | 480 cfs | Below normal18th percentile · 74 yr record |
| Hood Rivernear Wet Planet Rafting and Kayaking | 239 cfs2.46 ft | 356 cfs | Much below normal5th percentile · 126 yr record |
| Wenatchee Rivernear Orion River Rafting | 234 cfs1.38 ft | 509 cfs | Much below normal5th percentile · 115 yr record |
| Puyallup Rivernear KayakShare.com | 233 cfs6.20 ft | 333 cfs | Below normal18th percentile · 95 yr record |
| North Fork Stillaguamish Rivernear North Cascade Kayaks - Online reservations only | 214 cfs1.50 ft | 580 cfs | Below normal12th percentile · 98 yr record |
| Cascade Rivernear North Cascade Kayaks - Online reservations only | 213 cfs11.53 ft | 395 cfs | Below normal13th percentile · 20 yr record |
| Middle Fork Snoqualmie Rivernear Alpine Adventures | 164 cfs1.07 ft | 406 cfs | Below normal17th percentile · 65 yr record |
| South Fork Skokomish Rivernear North Shore Hood Canal Kayaks | 163 cfs2.89 ft | 37 cfs | Above normal81st percentile · 82 yr record |
| Centralia Canalnear KayakShare.com | 153 cfs11.19 ft | 329 cfs | Below normal20th percentile · 47 yr record |
| South Fork Nooksack Rivernear North Cascade Kayaks - Online reservations only | 139 cfs0.48 ft | 224 cfs | Normal29th percentile · 18 yr record |
| Sauk Rivernear North Cascade Kayaks - Online reservations only | 122 cfs2.37 ft | 388 cfs | Much below normal5th percentile · 109 yr record |
| Tolt Rivernear Perfect Wave Sup & Kayak Rental | 118 cfs4.39 ft | 213 cfs | Below normal14th percentile · 98 yr record |
| Deschutes Rivernear South Sound Kayak Tours | 93 cfs24.52 ft | 100 cfs | Normal39th percentile · 81 yr record |
| North Fork Snoqualmie Rivernear Alpine Adventures | 92 cfs2.09 ft | 157 cfs | Normal28th percentile · 97 yr record |
| Carbon Rivernear KayakShare.com | 89 cfs5.80 ft | 176 cfs | Much below normal6th percentile · 97 yr record |
| Chiwawa Rivernear Orion River Rafting | 86 cfs3.87 ft | 110 cfs | Below normal22nd percentile · 115 yr record |
| Bacon Creeknear North Cascade Kayaks - Online reservations only | 84 cfs4.34 ft | 177 cfs | Below normal16th percentile · 83 yr record |
| Icicle Creeknear Orion River Rafting | 82 cfs2.97 ft | 118 cfs | Below normal20th percentile · 90 yr record |
| Entiat Rivernear Blue Sky Outfitters, Inc | 79 cfs6.73 ft | 101 cfs | Below normal13th percentile · 30 yr record |
| North Fork Skokomish Rivernear North Shore Hood Canal Kayaks | 79 cfs2.91 ft | 120 cfs | Normal32nd percentile · 102 yr record |
| Dungeness Rivernear Olympic Tours | 68 cfs2.19 ft | 131 cfs | Much below normal5th percentile · 103 yr record |
| Duckabush Rivernear North Shore Hood Canal Kayaks | 58 cfs0.11 ft | 98 cfs | Below normal19th percentile · 88 yr record |
| Pilchuck Rivernear Alpine Adventures | 57 cfs9.94 ft | 102 cfs | Below normal13th percentile · 34 yr record |
| Entiat Rivernear Orion River Rafting | 56 cfs0.96 ft | 82 cfs | Much below normal9th percentile · 69 yr record |
| Goldsborough Creeknear South Sound Kayak Tours | 33 cfs18.66 ft | 46 cfs | Much below normal5th percentile · 22 yr record |
| Big Soos Creeknear Alki Kayak Tours | 33 cfs2.47 ft | 36 cfs | Normal38th percentile · 60 yr record |
| Samish Rivernear Float Skagit | 30 cfs4.40 ft | 59 cfs | Below normal22nd percentile · 83 yr record |
| South Fork Snoqualmie Rivernear Alpine Adventures | 29 cfs9.43 ft | 70 cfs | Below normal11th percentile · 66 yr record |
| Little Quilcene Rivernear Olympic Tours | 27 cfs0.98 ft | 29 cfs | Normal32nd percentile · 32 yr record |
| Issaquah Creeknear Perfect Wave Sup & Kayak Rental | 24 cfs3.82 ft | 32 cfs | Below normal23rd percentile · 63 yr record |
| Cedar Rivernear Perfect Wave Sup & Kayak Rental | 22 cfs2.25 ft | 56 cfs | Much below normal5th percentile · 81 yr record |
| Mad Rivernear Orion River Rafting | 17 cfs2.10 ft | 21 cfs | Below normal11th percentile · 24 yr record |
| Skookumchuck Rivernear South Sound Kayak Tours | 16 cfs722.30 ft | 31 cfs | Much below normal8th percentile · 59 yr record |
| Newaukum Creeknear Perfect Wave Sup & Kayak Rental | 10 cfs0.65 ft | 18 cfs | Much below normal8th percentile · 82 yr record |
| Raging Rivernear Perfect Wave Sup & Kayak Rental | 10 cfs9.78 ft | 24 cfs | Below normal11th percentile · 81 yr record |
| Rex Rivernear Alpine Adventures | 6.2 cfs2.98 ft | 28 cfs | Much below normal7th percentile · 81 yr record |
| South Fork Tolt Rivernear Alpine Adventures | 5.7 cfs0.72 ft | 18 cfs | Below normal16th percentile · 66 yr record |
| Boise Creeknear KayakShare.com | 5.3 cfs16.77 ft | Not recorded | No historical record |
| Squalicum Creeknear Anacortes Kayak Tours | 3.6 cfs14.74 ft | 0.7 cfs | No historical record |
| Smith Creeknear Anacortes Kayak Tours | 0.9 cfs7.36 ft | 1.4 cfs | Normal38th percentile · 28 yr record |
| Olsen Creeknear Anacortes Kayak Tours | 0.9 cfs4.76 ft | 0.9 cfs | Normal50th percentile · 58 yr record |
| Silver Creeknear Anacortes Kayak Tours | 0.2 cfs3.86 ft | 0.1 cfs | Normal62nd percentile · 25 yr record |
| Whatcom Creeknear Anacortes Kayak Tours | 0.0 cfs3.54 ft | 0.0 cfs | Normal58th percentile · 25 yr record |
Streamflow from the U.S. Geological Survey, updated hourly. "Usually today" is the median for this calendar date over the gauge's full record. A gauge tells you how much water is moving, not whether a run is safe: check the class, the hazards, and a current local report before you put on.
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