Kootenai River below Libby Dam near Libby, MT
River level and flood forecast · Lincoln County
The river is 9.6 ft below flood stage (27.5 ft).
Forecast to hold near 17.9 ft through Mon, Oct 19, 12 PM.
Flow: 4,240 cubic feet per second (USGS).
The last 7 days and the forecast
NWS forecast issued Mon, Oct 12, 9:36 AM. Forecasts change as rain falls and as upstream water arrives.
Flood stages
| Flood stage | 27.5 ft |
| Record crest (June 18, 2006) | 28.5 ft |
What floods at each level
From the National Weather Service, highest first.
- 27.5 ftSome home owners living along the banks of the Kootenai River will have flooding to sections of their property.
Highest crests on record
- 28.5 ft — June 18, 2006
- 27.61 ft — July 3, 2012
- 27.5 ft — August 5, 1974
- 26.49 ft — June 6, 1981
- 26.46 ft — November 29, 1976
Recent crests: 23.85 ft (December 11, 2024) · 24.15 ft (December 14, 2017) · 24.15 ft (December 17, 2016) · 27.61 ft (July 3, 2012) · 28.5 ft (June 18, 2006)
Up and down the river, and nearby
Not an official source. River levels, forecasts, flood stages and impacts are from the National Weather Service (KBDM8); flow from the U.S. Geological Survey. Readings are provisional. In a flood, follow your local officials and the NWS at weather.gov.