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Skagit River near Mt Vernon

Critical Stages
23.5' - Action
28' - Flood
30' - Moderate
32' - Major

Latest Observation

Updated: 4:15 PM PST 12/5/25

Status: No Flooding

Stage: 14.2 ft

Flow: 14.3 kcfs

Forecast

TimeStage (ft)Flow (kcfs)
10 PM 12/5 14.36 14.7
4 AM 12/6 15.18 16.8
10 AM 12/6 16.21 19.7
4 PM 12/6 17.42 23.3
10 PM 12/6 19.32 29.4
4 AM 12/7 21.07 35.7
10 AM 12/7 21.83 38.5
4 PM 12/7 21.86 38.7
10 PM 12/7 21.37 36.8
4 AM 12/8 20.78 34.6
10 AM 12/8 20.51 33.6
4 PM 12/8 20.94 35.2
10 PM 12/8 21.94 39
4 AM 12/9 23.37 44.7
10 AM 12/9 25.67 54.6
4 PM 12/9 28.69 68.8
10 PM 12/9 30.55 79.1
4 AM 12/10 31.52 85.5
10 AM 12/10 31.56 85.8
4 PM 12/10 30.53 78.9
10 PM 12/10 30.21 76.8
4 AM 12/11 30.65 79.7
10 AM 12/11 31.29 84
4 PM 12/11 31.61 86.1
10 PM 12/11 31.6 86.1
4 AM 12/12 31.15 83
10 AM 12/12 29.96 75.3
4 PM 12/12 28.3 66.9
10 PM 12/12 27.33 62.2
4 AM 12/13 27.13 61.3
10 AM 12/13 27.36 62.4
4 PM 12/13 28.02 65.5
10 PM 12/13 28.43 67.6
4 AM 12/14 27.85 64.7
10 AM 12/14 26.46 58.2
4 PM 12/14 25.02 51.7
10 PM 12/14 23.91 46.9
4 AM 12/15 23.13 43.7
TimeStage (ft)Flow (kcfs)
4:15 PM 12/5 14.2 14.3
4:00 PM 12/5 14.18 14.3
3:45 PM 12/5 14.18 14.3
3:30 PM 12/5 14.17 14.3
3:15 PM 12/5 14.17 14.3
3:00 PM 12/5 14.17 14.3
2:45 PM 12/5 14.16 14.2
2:30 PM 12/5 14.15 14.2
2:15 PM 12/5 14.15 14.2
2:00 PM 12/5 14.16 14.2
1:45 PM 12/5 14.15 14.2
1:30 PM 12/5 14.15 14.2
1:15 PM 12/5 14.16 14.2
1:00 PM 12/5 14.16 14.2
12:45 PM 12/5 14.17 14.3
12:30 PM 12/5 14.16 14.2
12:15 PM 12/5 14.16 14.2
12:00 PM 12/5 14.17 14.3
11:45 AM 12/5 14.16 14.2
11:30 AM 12/5 14.17 14.3
11:15 AM 12/5 14.17 14.3
11:00 AM 12/5 14.17 14.3
10:45 AM 12/5 14.17 14.3
10:30 AM 12/5 14.16 14.2
10:15 AM 12/5 14.17 14.3
10:00 AM 12/5 14.17 14.3
9:45 AM 12/5 14.17 14.3
9:30 AM 12/5 14.16 14.2
9:15 AM 12/5 14.16 14.2
9:00 AM 12/5 14.16 14.2
Hydrograph for Skagit River near Mt Vernon
36' - the Skagit River will cause severe near record flooding from Sedro Woolley downstream through Mount Vernon to the mouth. Deep and swift flood waters will inundate and possibly damage many roads...farmlands and residential areas. Levees may be damaged. Flood areas will also include headwaters...tributaries...and other streams in the Skagit basin. This level for this location corresponds to a Phase 1 flood in the Skagit County flood system.
32' - the Skagit River will cause major flooding from Sedro Woolley downstream through Mount Vernon to the mouth. Deep and swift flood waters will inundate many roads...farmlands and residential areas. Flooding will occur all along the river including headwaters...tributaries...and other streams within and near the Skagit River Basin. This level for this location on the Skagit corresponds to a Phase 2 flood in the Skagit County flood system.
30' - the Skagit River will flood from Sedro Woolley downstream through Mount Vernon to the mouth. Flood waters will inundate some low-lying roads...farmlands and residential areas. This level for this location on the Skagit corresponds to a phase 3 flood in the Skagit County flood system.
28' - the Skagit River will cause minor flooding from Sedro Woolley downstream through Mount Vernon to the mouth...with shallow flooding in low pasture lands and over a few low-lying roads near the river. This level for this location on the Skagit corresponds to a Phase 3 flood in the Skagit County flood system.
DateStage (ft)
Nov 25, 1990 37.37
Nov 30, 1995 37.34
Nov 16, 2021 37.32
Nov 11, 1906 37
Feb 11, 1951 36.85
Nov 11, 1990 36.61
Oct 21, 2003 36.19
Dec 4, 1975 35.66
Nov 4, 1955 34.49
Nov 28, 1949 34.21
Dec 27, 1980 34.16
Dec 19, 1979 33.99
Nov 7, 2006 33.85
Nov 24, 2017 33.15
Dec 5, 1989 32.39
Apr 30, 1959 31.68
Nov 9, 1995 31.64
Nov 24, 1959 31.58
Nov 29, 2014 31.5
Nov 11, 1989 31.19

Data provided by the National Weather Service.