Stehekin River at Stehekin, WA
River level and flood forecast · Chelan County
The river is 1.9 ft below flood stage (20.5 ft).
Forecast to hold near 18.6 ft through Mon, Oct 19, 5 PM.
Flow: 246 cubic feet per second (USGS).
The last 7 days and the forecast
NWS forecast issued Mon, Oct 12, 8:43 AM. Forecasts change as rain falls and as upstream water arrives.
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Flood stages
| Flood stage | 20.5 ft |
| Action stage | 19.5 ft |
| Record crest (October 20, 2003) | 31.12 ft |
What floods at each level
From the National Weather Service, highest first.
- 20.5 ftWater inundates some properties and overtops the temporary corduroy bridge. Company Creek Road inundated at northern end. Battalion Creek culverts are beginning to be overtopped. Water begins damaging Wood Road.
Highest crests on record
- 31.12 ft — October 20, 2003
- 29.09 ft — May 20, 2004
- 29 ft — May 29, 1948
- 28.81 ft — November 27, 1949
- 28.78 ft — November 6, 2006
Recent crests: 25.43 ft (March 20, 2026) · 25.57 ft (December 15, 2025) · 23.02 ft (December 5, 2023) · 25.05 ft (May 5, 2023) · 24.44 ft (June 10, 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 (STHW1); flow from the U.S. Geological Survey. Readings are provisional. In a flood, follow your local officials and the NWS at weather.gov.