Puyallup River near Orting, WA
River level and flood forecast · Pierce County
Normalas of Mon 9 PM
Forecast to hold near 0.4 ft through Thu, Oct 22, 5 AM.
Flow: 163 cubic feet per second (USGS).
The last 7 days and the forecast
NWS forecast issued Mon, Oct 12, 8:51 AM. Forecasts change as rain falls and as upstream water arrives.
What floods at each level
From the National Weather Service, highest first.
- 16000 ftthe Puyallup River will cause major flooding from Orting downstream through McMillan to Sumner. Swift and deep flood waters will inundate roads...residential areas...and farms. Erosion will likely damage levees. Flooding will occur all along the river including headwaters...tributaries...and other streams within and near the Puyallup River Basin.
- 13500 ftthe Puyallup River will cause flooding from Orting downstream through McMillan to Sumner...with flood waters inundating roads...residential areas...and pasture lands.
- 10000 ftthe Puyallup river will flood low lying areas near Orting and along the upper reaches, including along Orville Road East south of Brooks Road, Neadham Road, and the vicinity of the County Subdivision/Tomolla Farm. High flows will also increase the threat of channel migration and bank erosion.
- 4000 ftthe Puyallup River will locally spill over its banks.
Highest crests on record
- 12.4 ft — November 6, 2006
- 12.36 ft — December 9, 2015
- 12.35 ft — December 10, 2025
- 11.73 ft — December 11, 2025
- 11.54 ft — December 9, 2025
Recent crests: 11.73 ft (December 11, 2025) · 12.35 ft (December 10, 2025) · 11.54 ft (December 9, 2025) · 11.1 ft (November 4, 2022) · 10.36 ft (March 3, 2022)
Up and down the river, and nearby
Not an official source. River levels, forecasts, flood stages and impacts are from the National Weather Service (ORTW1); flow from the U.S. Geological Survey. Readings are provisional. In a flood, follow your local officials and the NWS at weather.gov.