Lapwai Creek near Lapwai, ID

River level and flood forecast · Nez Perce County

Normal2.3 ftas of Mon 7:30 PM

Flow: 10 cubic feet per second (USGS).

The last 7 days and the forecast

2.12.22.32.42.5TueWedThuFriSatSunMonNowObserved (ft)NWS forecast

NWS forecast issued Sun, Dec 31, 4 PM. Forecasts change as rain falls and as upstream water arrives.

What floods at each level

From the National Weather Service, highest first.

  • 8 ftWater along portions of Highway 95 near Lapwai especially near Red Duck Lane and Tom Beal Road.

Highest crests on record

  1. 10.22 ft — February 23, 1986
  2. 9.7 ft — February 9, 1996
  3. 8.9 ft — April 10, 2019
  4. 8.83 ft — June 13, 2022
  5. 8.75 ft — February 16, 1982

Recent crests: 4.04 ft (April 9, 2024) · 6.07 ft (April 11, 2023) · 8.83 ft (June 13, 2022) · 4.27 ft (March 20, 2021) · 5 ft (May 21, 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 (LAPI1); flow from the U.S. Geological Survey. Readings are provisional. In a flood, follow your local officials and the NWS at weather.gov.