Columbia River below Priest Rapids Dam, WA
River level and flood forecast · Grant County
The river is 20.3 ft below flood stage (32 ft).
Forecast to fall to 9.3 ft by Mon, Oct 19, 11 PM.
Flow: 81,000 cubic feet per second (USGS).
The last 7 days and the forecast
NWS forecast issued Mon, Oct 12, 9:05 AM. Forecasts change as rain falls and as upstream water arrives.
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Flood stages
| Major flood stage | 34 ft |
| Moderate flood stage | 33 ft |
| Flood stage | 32 ft |
| Action stage | 31 ft |
| Record crest (June 22, 2017) | 38.23 ft |
What floods at each level
From the National Weather Service, highest first.
- 32 ftMinor flooding is possible from Priest Rapids Dam downstream to Richland.
Highest crests on record
- 38.23 ft — June 22, 2017
- 34.53 ft — April 22, 2016
- 33.97 ft — June 12, 1997
- 33.11 ft — June 15, 1972
- 32.04 ft — February 24, 2015
Recent crests: 19.95 ft (June 10, 2024) · 26.64 ft (May 17, 2023) · 29.84 ft (June 27, 2022) · 23.61 ft (June 4, 2021) · 24.91 ft (June 4, 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 (PRDW1); flow from the U.S. Geological Survey. Readings are provisional. In a flood, follow your local officials and the NWS at weather.gov.