Dungeness River near Sequim, WA
River level and flood forecast · Clallam County
The river is 4.8 ft below flood stage (7 ft).
Forecast to hold near 2.2 ft through Mon, Oct 19, 11 PM.
Flow: 66 cubic feet per second (USGS).
The last 7 days and the forecast
NWS forecast issued Mon, Oct 12, 8:27 AM. Forecasts change as rain falls and as upstream water arrives.
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Flood stages
| Major flood stage | 8 ft |
| Moderate flood stage | 7.5 ft |
| Flood stage | 7 ft |
| Action stage | 5.9 ft |
| Record crest (January 7, 2002) | 8.37 ft |
What floods at each level
From the National Weather Service, highest first.
- 8 ftthe Dungeness River causes major flooding of roads and farm lands...with swift and deep flood waters running through some residential araes. Major damage due to erosion of river banks is possible. Flooding will occur all along the river including headwaters...tributaries...and other streams within and near the Dungeness River Basin.
- 7 ftthe Dungeness River will flood roads and pasture lands...with swift flood waters threatening some residential areas. Erosion may damage river banks.
- 6 ftthe Dungeness River will locally spill over its banks.
Highest crests on record
- 8.37 ft — January 7, 2002
- 8.35 ft — November 24, 1990
- 8.21 ft — January 18, 1986
- 7.87 ft — March 19, 1997
- 7.81 ft — December 12, 2010
Recent crests: 7.04 ft (December 9, 2015) · 7.24 ft (November 17, 2015) · 6.85 ft (February 6, 2015) · 7.71 ft (December 10, 2014) · 5.74 ft (March 6, 2014)
Up and down the river, and nearby
Not an official source. River levels, forecasts, flood stages and impacts are from the National Weather Service (DRSW1); flow from the U.S. Geological Survey. Readings are provisional. In a flood, follow your local officials and the NWS at weather.gov.