Little Spokane River at Dartford, WA
River level and flood forecast · Spokane County
The river is 4.3 ft below flood stage (6.5 ft).
Forecast to hold near 2.2 ft through Mon, Oct 19, 5 PM.
Flow: 99 cubic feet per second (USGS).
The last 7 days and the forecast
NWS forecast issued Mon, Oct 12, 8:39 AM. Forecasts change as rain falls and as upstream water arrives.
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Flood stages
| Major flood stage | 8.5 ft |
| Moderate flood stage | 7.5 ft |
| Flood stage | 6.5 ft |
| Action stage | 5.5 ft |
| Record crest (March 21, 1997) | 8.27 ft |
What floods at each level
From the National Weather Service, highest first.
- 8 ftSeveral homes will be inundated. Little Spokane River, Golden, and Meadowbrook Roads may be closed.
- 6.5 ftFlooding of homes and basements may occur, including some residences along Brooklawn and Greenleaf Drives.
- 6 ftBackyard and field flooding will occurs along Little Spokane and Greenleaf Drives.
- 5.7 ftPine River Park will flood.
- 5.4 ftPine River Park will begin to flood.
Highest crests on record
- 8.27 ft — March 21, 1997
- 7.29 ft — February 17, 1970
- 7.03 ft — January 16, 1974
- 6.82 ft — March 19, 2017
- 6.75 ft — February 9, 1996
Recent crests: 5.81 ft (February 24, 2025) · 4.19 ft (February 13, 2024) · 4.58 ft (April 12, 2023) · 4.8 ft (June 15, 2022) · 5.6 ft (January 14, 2021)
Up and down the river, and nearby
Not an official source. River levels, forecasts, flood stages and impacts are from the National Weather Service (LSDW1); flow from the U.S. Geological Survey. Readings are provisional. In a flood, follow your local officials and the NWS at weather.gov.