Toutle River at Tower Road near Silver Lake, WA
River level and flood forecast · Cowlitz County
The river is 16.9 ft below flood stage (137 ft).
Forecast to hold near 120.1 ft through Mon, Oct 19, 11 PM.
Flow: 309 cubic feet per second (USGS).
The last 7 days and the forecast
NWS forecast issued Mon, Oct 12, 8:20 AM. Forecasts change as rain falls and as upstream water arrives.
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Flood stages
| Major flood stage | 140 ft |
| Moderate flood stage | 139 ft |
| Flood stage | 137 ft |
| Action stage | 135 ft |
| Record crest (December 3, 1982) | 145.01 ft |
What floods at each level
From the National Weather Service, highest first.
- 140 ftexpect major bank erosion and areas of flooding along the Toutle River.
- 137 ftexpect significant bank erosion and some areas of minor flooding along the Toutle.
Highest crests on record
- 145.01 ft — December 3, 1982
- 142.53 ft — January 5, 1983
- 141.89 ft — February 8, 1996
- 141.73 ft — January 8, 1983
- 141.61 ft — December 16, 1982
Recent crests: 139.01 ft (December 9, 2015) · 134.07 ft (January 7, 2009) · 131.07 ft (December 3, 2007) · 134.85 ft (November 7, 2006) · 141.89 ft (February 8, 1996)
Up and down the river, and nearby
- UpstreamN Fk Toutle River below Sediment Retention Structure near Toutle, WA
- Cowlitz River at Castle Rock, WA
- South Fork Chehalis Rver near Wildwood, WA
- Cowlitz River below Mayfield Dam, WA
- South Fork Newaukum River near Onalaska, WA
- Columbia River at Port Westward near Clatskanie 5N, OR
- Newaukum River near Chehalis, WA
- North Fork Newaukum River near Forest, WA
Not an official source. River levels, forecasts, flood stages and impacts are from the National Weather Service (TOTW1); flow from the U.S. Geological Survey. Readings are provisional. In a flood, follow your local officials and the NWS at weather.gov.