Pend Oreille River below Box Canyon near Ione, WA

Pend Oreille County, Washington · USGS gauge 12396500 · NWS BCAW1 · Pend Oreille River flood status · Washington river levels

Nearby: river levels near Metaline Falls

Is Pend Oreille River below Box Canyon near Ione, WA flooding right now?

Pend Oreille River below Box Canyon near Ione, WA measured 87.37 ft on 2026-10-27 19:00:00 UTC. No NWS minor flood stage is published for this gauge.

Gauge height

87.37 ft

as of 50 min ago

Streamflow

25,700 cfs

data refreshed 3 min ago

The highest crest on record was 117.84 ft on Sun, Jul 1, 2012.

Streamflow outlook

NOAA National Water Model forecast, issued 14 hours ago. The NWM models discharge for every river reach in the country, including the many gauges the National Weather Service does not forecast individually. It is a model, not an official NWS river forecast, and it predicts flow rather than water level.

No National Weather Service flood stage is published for this gauge, so no flood category can be shown — why some gauges have no flood stage.

Highest crests on record

Stage	Date
117.84 ft	2012-07-01
115.44 ft	1997-06-05
112.65 ft	2011-06-20
112.46 ft	2018-06-01
108.69 ft	2022-06-18

Nearby gauges

Gauge	Distance	County
Sullivan Creek at Metaline Falls, WA	6.0 mi	Pend Oreille County
Outlet Creek near Metaline Falls, WA	7.3 mi	Pend Oreille County
Sullivan Creek above Outlet Creek near Metaline Falls, WA	7.4 mi	Pend Oreille County
Boundary Powerplant Tw near Metaline Falls, WA	14.7 mi	Pend Oreille County
Pend Oreille River at International Boundary	15.3 mi	Pend Oreille County

Provisional data: Real-time readings are provisional and subject to revision by the USGS — sensors can be affected by ice, debris, or equipment malfunction. Do not rely on this site for decisions involving personal safety; follow official guidance from the National Weather Service and local authorities.

Sources: USGS monitoring location · NWS gauge & forecast