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Columbia River below Priest Rapids Dam

Critical Stages
31' - Action
32' - Flood
33' - Moderate
34' - Major

Latest Observation

Updated: 3:15 AM PST 12/16/25

Status: No Flooding

Stage: 14.53 ft

Flow: 111 kcfs

Forecast

TimeStage (ft)Flow (kcfs)
10 AM 12/16 15.37 121
4 PM 12/16 15.46 122
10 PM 12/16 15.53 123
4 AM 12/17 15.63 124
10 AM 12/17 15.76 125
4 PM 12/17 15.88 127
10 PM 12/17 15.94 128
4 AM 12/18 15.94 128
10 AM 12/18 15.9 127
4 PM 12/18 15.81 126
10 PM 12/18 15.7 125
4 AM 12/19 15.58 123
10 AM 12/19 15.64 124
4 PM 12/19 16 128
10 PM 12/19 16.42 134
4 AM 12/20 16.63 136
10 AM 12/20 16.64 136
4 PM 12/20 16.58 136
10 PM 12/20 16.5 135
4 AM 12/21 16.43 134
10 AM 12/21 16.36 133
4 PM 12/21 16.31 132
10 PM 12/21 16.26 132
4 AM 12/22 16.22 131
10 AM 12/22 16.18 131
4 PM 12/22 16.15 130
10 PM 12/22 16.11 130
4 AM 12/23 16.08 129
10 AM 12/23 16.05 129
4 PM 12/23 16.01 129
10 PM 12/23 15.97 128
4 AM 12/24 15.93 128
10 AM 12/24 15.89 127
4 PM 12/24 15.85 127
10 PM 12/24 15.81 126
4 AM 12/25 15.78 126
TimeStage (ft)Flow (kcfs)
3:15 AM 12/16 14.53 111
3:00 AM 12/16 14.36 109
2:45 AM 12/16 13.91 104
2:30 AM 12/16 13.75 102
2:15 AM 12/16 13.41 98.3
2:00 AM 12/16 12.94 93.4
1:45 AM 12/16 12.58 89.7
1:30 AM 12/16 12.23 86.2
1:15 AM 12/16 12.14 85.4
1:00 AM 12/16 11.97 83.7
12:45 AM 12/16 12.31 87
12:30 AM 12/16 12.45 88.4
12:15 AM 12/16 12.55 89.4
12:00 AM 12/16 12.3 86.9
11:45 PM 12/15 12.43 88.2
11:30 PM 12/15 12.51 89
11:15 PM 12/15 12.69 90.8
11:00 PM 12/15 12.78 91.7
10:45 PM 12/15 12.82 92.2
10:30 PM 12/15 12.93 93.3
10:15 PM 12/15 13.13 95.4
10:00 PM 12/15 13.36 97.8
9:45 PM 12/15 13.37 97.9
9:30 PM 12/15 13.37 97.9
9:15 PM 12/15 13.09 94.9
9:00 PM 12/15 12.49 88.8
8:45 PM 12/15 12.53 89.2
8:30 PM 12/15 12.46 88.5
8:15 PM 12/15 12.16 85.6
8:00 PM 12/15 12.06 84.6
Hydrograph for Columbia River below Priest Rapids Dam
32' - Minor flooding is possible from Priest Rapids Dam downstream to Richland.
DateStage (ft)
Jun 22, 2017 38.23
Apr 22, 2016 34.53
Jun 12, 1997 33.97
Jun 15, 1972 33.11
Feb 24, 2015 32.04
Jun 27, 2012 31.67
May 14, 2018 31.2
Jun 5, 2011 30.75
Jun 27, 2022 29.84
Feb 27, 1996 29.61
Jun 12, 1990 28.28
Jul 1, 2002 28.11
May 31, 1998 27.47
Jul 1, 2014 26.82
May 24, 2008 26.78
May 17, 2023 26.64
May 23, 1991 26.58
May 28, 2006 26.56
Nov 24, 1985 26.11
Jun 22, 2010 25.57

Data provided by the National Weather Service.