Nooksack River at Everson, WA

River level and flood forecast · Whatcom County

Normal72.1 ftas of Mon 8 PM

Flow: 689 cubic feet per second (USGS).

The last 7 days and the forecast

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NWS forecast issued Sun, Dec 31, 4 PM. Forecasts change as rain falls and as upstream water arrives.

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Flood stages

Action stage83 ft
Record crest (December 11, 2025)86.38 ft

What floods at each level

From the National Weather Service, highest first.

  • 83.5 ftFlood waters start to overflow the banks at Everson with flood waters inundating MainStreet and impacting low lying areas around the SR 544 bridge.
  • 83 ftFlood waters start to impact low lying areas near the SR 544 bridge in Everson.

Highest crests on record

  1. 86.38 ft — December 11, 2025
  2. 84.74 ft — February 1, 2020
  3. 84.49 ft — November 29, 2021
  4. 84.15 ft — November 23, 2017
  5. 83.94 ft — November 18, 2015

Recent crests: 86.38 ft (December 11, 2025) · 83.81 ft (January 28, 2024) · 84.49 ft (November 29, 2021) · 84.74 ft (February 1, 2020) · 84.15 ft (November 23, 2017)

Up and down the river, and nearby

Not an official source. River levels, forecasts, flood stages and impacts are from the National Weather Service (NREW1); flow from the U.S. Geological Survey. Readings are provisional. In a flood, follow your local officials and the NWS at weather.gov.