Columbia River at The Dalles, OR

USGS Site No: 14105700Columbia River • Wasco County, OR

Columbia River at The Dalles, OR on the Columbia River is currently at 199,000 cfs (Very Low — 9th percentile for this date) . Gage height: 77.53 ft. This station is at or above flood stage.

Reading from

199,000
CFS Discharge
77.53
Gage Height (ft)
Very Low
Flow Condition
FLOOD
Flood Status

Historical Percentile Comparison

Today's discharge compared to the long-term record for June 11 at this station. Percentile rank shows what fraction of historical years had lower flow on this date.

Percentile Label CFS Threshold Today's Flow
10th Very Low threshold 213,000 Today: 199,000 cfs
25th Low threshold 305,000
50th (Median) Normal (median) 416,000
75th High threshold 544,000
95th Very High threshold 725,000

30-Day Hydrograph

Recent discharge plotted against the historical 10th–95th percentile envelope for the same calendar days. Source: USGS daily values + long-term statistics.

694k 347k 0 cfs Apr 5 May 28
10th–95th historical Day-of-year median Recent discharge

30-Day Flow History

Date Discharge (CFS) Gage Ht (ft)
May 28, 2026 202,000
May 27, 2026 176,000
May 26, 2026 179,000
May 25, 2026 181,000
May 24, 2026 160,000
May 23, 2026 188,000
May 22, 2026 173,000
May 21, 2026 161,000
May 20, 2026 182,000
May 19, 2026 205,000
May 18, 2026 209,000
May 17, 2026 226,000
May 16, 2026 226,000
May 15, 2026 256,000
Apr 20, 2026 184,000
Apr 19, 2026 182,000
Apr 18, 2026 203,000
Apr 17, 2026 175,000
Apr 16, 2026 205,000
Apr 15, 2026 215,000
Apr 14, 2026 197,000
Apr 13, 2026 229,000
Apr 12, 2026 193,000
Apr 11, 2026 173,000
Apr 10, 2026 136,000
Apr 9, 2026 112,000
Apr 8, 2026 125,000
Apr 7, 2026 194,000
Apr 6, 2026 148,000
Apr 5, 2026 138,000

Station Information

USGS Site No
14105700
State
OR
County
Wasco County
Coordinates
45.6083, -121.1899
Drainage Area
237,000 mi²
Datum (ft)
0.0
HUC Code
17070105
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Flood Stage Thresholds

Action Stage
16.3 ft
Flood Stage
25.0 ft
Moderate Flood
31.3 ft
Major Flood
40.0 ft

Currently 52.53 ft above flood stage.

Recent Extremes

Max discharge
265,000 cfs
May 13, 2025
Min discharge
78,700 cfs
Sep 26, 2025
Days at flood stage
0

Computed from the local daily-values archive.

Nearby Gauges