Skookumchuck River near Bucoda, WA
River level and flood forecast · Thurston County
The river is 7.8 ft below flood stage (211.5 ft).
Forecast to hold near 203.7 ft through Mon, Oct 19, 5 PM.
Flow: 126 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 | 215 ft |
| Moderate flood stage | 213 ft |
| Flood stage | 211.5 ft |
| Action stage | 209.5 ft |
| Record crest (February 8, 1996) | 216.02 ft |
What floods at each level
From the National Weather Service, highest first.
- 215.8 ftthe Skookumchuck River in Thurston County will cause severe near record flooding in the Bucoda area...with deep and swift flood waters inundating residential and business areas and numerous roads.Flooding will occur all along the river including headwaters...tributaries...and other streams within and near the Skookumchuck River Basin.
- 215 ftthe Skookumchuck River in Thurston County will cause major flooding in the Bucoda area...with deep and swift flood waters inundating residential and business areas and numerous roads. Flooding will occur all along the river including headwaters...tributaries...and other streams within and near the Skookumchuck River Basin.
- 213 ftthe Skookumchuck River in Thurston County will flood several residential and business areas around Bucoda. Flood waters will cover many roads.
- 211.5 ftthe Skookumchuck River in Thurston County will flood a few roads and low pasture lands near Bucoda.
Highest crests on record
- 216.02 ft — February 8, 1996
- 215.99 ft — January 7, 2022
- 214.1 ft — March 2, 2022
- 214 ft — January 3, 2021
- 213.23 ft — January 13, 2021
Recent crests: 212.92 ft (December 9, 2025) · 214.1 ft (March 2, 2022) · 215.99 ft (January 7, 2022) · 211.97 ft (February 23, 2021) · 213.23 ft (January 13, 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 (BCDW1); flow from the U.S. Geological Survey. Readings are provisional. In a flood, follow your local officials and the NWS at weather.gov.