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Southwest Washington river conditions

Gauges in southwest Washington, including rivers around Mt. St. Helens, Mt. Rainier and Mt. Adams that drain to the Columbia.

Updated Oct 24, 2:37 PM PDT · USGS data, provisional

5Fishable/Floatable3Too low
7 days
Chehalis Rivernear Grand Mound · WASouthwest WashingtonFishable/Floatable243 cfs11th● steady
Cowlitz Riverat Castle Rock · WASouthwest WashingtonFishable/Floatable4,150 cfs41st● steady
Klickitat Rivernear Pitt · WASouthwest WashingtonFishable/Floatable596 cfs16th● steady
Lewis Riverat Ariel · WASouthwest WashingtonFishable/Floatable2,550 cfs36th● steady
Toutle Riverat Tower Road, near Silver Lake · WASouthwest WashingtonFishable/Floatable469 cfs25th● steady
Cowlitz Riverat Packwood · WASouthwest WashingtonToo low242 cfs5th● steady
White Salmon Rivernear Underwood · WASouthwest WashingtonToo low399 cfs1st● steady
Wynoochee Riverabove Save Creek, near Aberdeen · WASouthwest WashingtonToo low190 cfs6th● steady

This week in Southwest Washington

Right now 5 of 8 gauges in this group are Fishable/Floatable (in their normal range for the date). The gauge furthest below its normal for the date is White Salmon River near Underwood (1st percentile; Too low); the furthest above is Cowlitz River at Castle Rock (41st percentile; Fishable/Floatable).

Percentiles compare today's flow with that gauge's own history for this date. How to read a status.

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Data from the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). Readings are provisional and subject to revision. Flowcast statuses are automated comparisons with each gauge's own history, not safety ratings or fishing reports. Check local conditions, weather, regulations and closures before you go. Rivers can change quickly.