White River at R St. Auburn, WA
River level and flood forecast · King County
Normalas of Mon 6:45 PM
Forecast to hold near 0.5 ft through Mon, Oct 19, 5 PM.
Flow: 545 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.
- 12000 ftMajor river flooding will occur on the lower White River with dangerously fast flowing flood waters in many places in Auburn, Pacific, and Sumner. Many roads and structures will be inundated. Portions of the temporary flood protection barriers may overtop, potentially causing even more widesprea flooding.
- 10000 ftRiver flooding may occur upstream of the A Street Bridge in the City of Auburn. River levels will likely be up against the temporary flood protection barriers, with flooding likely at Government Canal and Butte Avenue in the City of Pacific and downstream of the Stewart Street Bridge in the City of Sumner.
- 7500 ftRiver flooding is likely to occur near low bank areas around and downstream of the Stewart Streat Bridge in the city of Sumner.
Highest crests on record
- 117.07 ft — December 15, 2025
- 115.47 ft — February 28, 2022
- 115.41 ft — February 6, 2020
- 115.02 ft — December 9, 2015
- 115 ft — December 8, 2015
Recent crests: 117.07 ft (December 15, 2025) · 114.69 ft (December 12, 2023) · 115.47 ft (February 28, 2022) · 114.98 ft (February 23, 2021) · 114.91 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 (WRAW1); flow from the U.S. Geological Survey. Readings are provisional. In a flood, follow your local officials and the NWS at weather.gov.