Coeur d'Alene River at Cataldo, ID
River level and flood forecast · Kootenai County
The river is 10.5 ft below flood stage (43 ft).
Forecast to hold near 32.5 ft through Mon, Oct 19, 5 PM.
Flow: 273 cubic feet per second (USGS).
The last 7 days and the forecast
NWS forecast issued Mon, Oct 12, 8:39 AM. Forecasts change as rain falls and as upstream water arrives.
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Flood stages
| Major flood stage | 50 ft |
| Moderate flood stage | 46 ft |
| Flood stage | 43 ft |
| Action stage | 42 ft |
| Record crest (January 16, 1974) | 58.23 ft |
What floods at each level
From the National Weather Service, highest first.
- 55 ftThe main Coeur d'Alene River Road between Kingston and Prichard will be flooded.
- 47 ftSignificant flooding can be expected from Cataldo to Harrison. Cataldo will be completely flooded. The I-90 west-bound exit and entrance at Cataldo will likely be flooded.
- 46 ftThe east-bound I-90 exit and entrance near Cataldo may be flooded. Latour Creek Road will be flooded and impassable. The Old Coeur d'Alene River Road along the North Fork of the Couer d'Alene River will be flooded.
- 45 ftThe County may begin pumping operations behind levels above this stage if the river is expected to remain over flood stage for a long duration.
- 44 ftHomes near the river may experience some flooding of basements. Water will begin to cover CCC Road near the Mennonite Church. Some water will be over the section of Latour Creek Road immediately south of Interstate 90, near the campground. Due to the high water table some homes behind the Cataldo levee will be surrounded by water.
- 43 ftMinor flooding of farmland from Cataldo downstream to Rose Lake and Harrison is likely. The campground at Cataldo will also begin to flood. Portions of Dudley Road, west of Latour Creek, will likely be underwater and impassable. If there is significant water already in the floodplain, these impacts may occur at lower stages. Old Coeur d'Alene River Road on the North Fork of the Coeur d'Alene River near Enaville may begin to flood north of the Bumblebee Bridge.
- 42.5 ftPortions of Riverview Road between Cataldo and Kingston will be flooded, especially near Abbey Road and below Fast Hill Road. Lowlands around Latour Creek Road will fill with water.
- 42 ftPortions of the campground south of I-90 and Dudley Road, downstream of Cataldo, may be underwater if floodplain storage areas are already full of water. This includes areas around Cataldo Mission exit.
Highest crests on record
- 58.23 ft — January 16, 1974
- 56.9 ft — December 23, 1933
- 55.15 ft — April 19, 1938
- 51.62 ft — February 9, 1996
- 48.46 ft — December 23, 1964
Recent crests: 42.22 ft (March 28, 2025) · 38.84 ft (March 21, 2024) · 42.6 ft (May 3, 2023) · 41.98 ft (March 4, 2022) · 39.54 ft (January 13, 2021)
Up and down the river, and nearby
- UpstreamCoeur d'Alene River at Enaville, ID
- DownstreamLake Coeur d'Alene at Coeur d'Alene, ID
- South Fork Coeur d'Alene River near PINEHURST, ID
- South Fork Coeur d'Alene River above Pine Creek at Pinehurst, ID
- South Fork Coeur d'Alene River near Kellogg, ID
- North Fork Coeur d'Alene River near Prichard, ID
- South Fork Coeur d'Alene River at Wallace, ID
- Ninemile Creek near Wallace, ID
- Coeur d'Alene River near Harrison, ID
Not an official source. River levels, forecasts, flood stages and impacts are from the National Weather Service (CTLI1); flow from the U.S. Geological Survey. Readings are provisional. In a flood, follow your local officials and the NWS at weather.gov.