Hanalei River near Hanalei, HI
River level and flood forecast · Kauai County
Normal-0.1 ftas of Mon 4:55 PM
The river is 5.1 ft below flood stage (5 ft).
Flow: 156 cubic feet per second (USGS).
The last 7 days and the forecast
NWS forecast issued Sun, Dec 31, 1 PM. Forecasts change as rain falls and as upstream water arrives.
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Flood stages
| Major flood stage | 15.8 ft |
| Flood stage | 5 ft |
What floods at each level
From the National Weather Service, highest first.
- 5 ftKuhio Hwy inundated. Flooding starts at the "bamboo patch" then increasingly covers the highway toward the Hanalei Bridge to the east, and Hanalei town to the west.
Up and down the river, and nearby
Not an official source. River levels, forecasts, flood stages and impacts are from the National Weather Service (HLEH1); flow from the U.S. Geological Survey. Readings are provisional. In a flood, follow your local officials and the NWS at weather.gov.