Moyie River at Eastport, ID
River level and flood forecast · Boundary County
The river is 5.7 ft below flood stage (9 ft).
Forecast to hold near 3.3 ft through Mon, Oct 19, 5 PM.
Flow: 53 cubic feet per second (USGS).
The last 7 days and the forecast
NWS forecast issued Mon, Oct 12, 8:36 AM. Forecasts change as rain falls and as upstream water arrives.
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Flood stages
| Major flood stage | 11 ft |
| Moderate flood stage | 10 ft |
| Flood stage | 9 ft |
| Action stage | 8 ft |
| Record crest (May 20, 1954) | 10.55 ft |
What floods at each level
From the National Weather Service, highest first.
- 10 ftSeveral homes are flooded on U.S. 95 south of Eastport. Flooding occurs on portions of Meadow Creek Road between Eastport and Meadow Creek.
- 9.9 ftWater enters basements of government housing on U.S. 95...just south of the Canadian Border.
- 9 ftLowland flooding occurs between Eastport and Addie. High flow notification sent from Moyie Dam.
Highest crests on record
- 10.55 ft — May 20, 1954
- 10.52 ft — May 20, 1956
- 10.46 ft — May 21, 2002
- 10.44 ft — May 27, 1961
- 10.32 ft — May 11, 1976
Recent crests: 7.03 ft (May 17, 2024) · 8.04 ft (May 6, 2023) · 8.86 ft (June 14, 2022) · 6.79 ft (May 18, 2021) · 8.26 ft (May 31, 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 (EASI1); flow from the U.S. Geological Survey. Readings are provisional. In a flood, follow your local officials and the NWS at weather.gov.