Kootenai River at Bonners Ferry, ID
River level and flood forecast · Boundary County
The river is 18.7 ft below flood stage (64 ft).
Forecast to hold near 45.3 ft through Mon, Oct 19, 9 PM.
The last 7 days and the forecast
NWS forecast issued Mon, Oct 12, 8:40 AM. Forecasts change as rain falls and as upstream water arrives.
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Flood stages
| Major flood stage | 78 ft |
| Moderate flood stage | 70 ft |
| Flood stage | 64 ft |
| Action stage | 57 ft |
| Record crest (May 29, 1961) | 80.13 ft |
What floods at each level
From the National Weather Service, highest first.
- 74 ftFlooding on Main Street in Bonners Ferry and into the buildings. Seepage through levees increases.
- 66 ftWater will begin to encroach upon the lawn of the Kootenai River Inn. Some homes downstream of Bonners Ferry will be cut off from accesss roads.
- 64 ftThere will be minor flooding along the agricultural lands of the Kootenai Valley due to seepage and high water tables. Some private roads near the levees may also experience minor flooding from seepage.
Highest crests on record
- 80.13 ft — May 29, 1961
- 80.1 ft — May 14, 1956
- 78.55 ft — May 21, 1954
- 78.32 ft — May 28, 1948
- 77.2 ft — June 1, 1894
Recent crests: 57.03 ft (May 17, 2024) · 57.84 ft (May 19, 2023) · 62.39 ft (June 14, 2022) · 58.32 ft (May 25, 2021) · 61.16 ft (June 1, 2020)
Up and down the river, and nearby
Not an official source. River levels, forecasts, flood stages and impacts are from the National Weather Service (BFEI1); flow from the U.S. Geological Survey. Readings are provisional. In a flood, follow your local officials and the NWS at weather.gov.