Water report · Columbia River
Running high for mid September. Above 84% of past September 13s on record.
Updated 6:00 AM UTC, Sep 13
127,000 cfs puts Columbia River in the 84th percentile for September 13, against 16 years of record.
The median for this date is 105,000 cfs, and half of all September 13s on record fell between 90,000 and 118,000.
Over the last 7 days, Columbia River ran between 123,000 and 132,000 cfs, lowest on Aug 11 and highest on Aug 8.
That is 2,000 cfs lower than on Aug 5.
Over the last 30 days, Columbia River ran between 119,000 and 144,000 cfs, lowest on Jul 18 and highest on Jul 15.
That is 12,000 cfs lower than on Jul 13.
Over the last 90 days, Columbia River ran between 119,000 and 254,000 cfs, lowest on Jul 18 and highest on May 15.
That is 115,000 cfs lower than on May 14.
Over the last 12 months, Columbia River ran between 78,200 and 304,000 cfs, lowest on Sep 29 and highest on Mar 15.
That is 39,600 cfs higher than on Sep 12.
No member has posted conditions here lately. The gauge says what the water is doing; an angler who was standing in it says what that felt like.
Post a reportUSGS monitoring location 14144700, COLUMBIA RIVER AT VANCOUVER, WA, 57.0 miles from the center of Columbia River. Provisional data, subject to revision. Values refresh every 30 minutes. Gauge readings describe the river at that point; conditions upstream and downstream will differ.
Readings come from USGS monitoring location 14144700, COLUMBIA RIVER AT VANCOUVER, WA, 57.0 miles from the center of Columbia River. It reports discharge, gage height and turbidity. Values refresh every 30 minutes and are provisional until the agency reviews them. Gauge readings describe the river at that point; conditions upstream and downstream will differ.
The gauge is half the picture. The other half is what came out of the water: verified catches, the current record, and the anglers holding it.
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