Water report · Columbia River
Columbia River conditions
Running normal for mid August. Above 55% of past August 13s on record.
Updated 5:00 PM UTC, Aug 13
Columbia River flow history
What this means
149,000 cfs puts Columbia River in the 55th percentile for August 13, against 17 years of record.
The median for this date is 144,000 cfs, and half of all August 13s on record fell between 129,000 and 169,000.
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 75,500 and 304,000 cfs, lowest on Sep 9 and highest on Mar 15.
That is 16,000 cfs lower than on Aug 12.
Gage height, past 30 days
2.41 to 4.19 ft over the window.
On this water
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 centre 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.
About this gauge
Readings come from USGS monitoring location 14144700, COLUMBIA RIVER AT VANCOUVER, WA, 57.0 miles from the centre of Columbia River. It reports gage height, discharge 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.
Columbia River fishing records
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.
See the Columbia River record book