Columbia River Below Priest Rapids Dam, WA

USGS Site No: 12472800 • Columbia River • Grant County, WA

Columbia River Below Priest Rapids Dam, WA on the Columbia River is currently at 157,000 cfs (Normal — 38th percentile for this date) . Gage height: 18.35 ft.

Reading from

↑ Upstream on Columbia River
Columbia River Below Rock Island Dam, WA
Downstream on Columbia River ↓
Columbia River at Mcnary Dam,near Umatilla, OR
157,000
CFS Discharge
18.35
Gage Height (ft)
Normal
Flow Condition
Normal
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 103,000
25th Low threshold 136,000
50th (Median) Normal (median) 177,000 Today: 157,000 cfs
75th High threshold 253,000
95th Very High threshold 407,000

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.

327k 164k 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 134,000 16.44
May 27, 2026 146,000 17.45
May 26, 2026 145,000 17.36
May 25, 2026 137,000 16.72
May 24, 2026 135,000 16.50
May 23, 2026 133,000 16.37
May 22, 2026 147,000 17.51
May 21, 2026 158,000 18.39
May 20, 2026 158,000 18.38
May 19, 2026 156,000 18.21
May 18, 2026 150,000 17.71
May 17, 2026 149,000 17.67
May 16, 2026 151,000 17.84
May 15, 2026 156,000 18.21
Apr 20, 2026 151,000 17.87
Apr 19, 2026 137,000 16.67
Apr 18, 2026 134,000 16.47
Apr 17, 2026 153,000 17.97
Apr 16, 2026 130,000 16.16
Apr 15, 2026 131,000 16.21
Apr 14, 2026 131,000 16.19
Apr 13, 2026 131,000 16.17
Apr 12, 2026 140,000 16.98
Apr 11, 2026 130,000 16.12
Apr 10, 2026 133,000 16.40
Apr 9, 2026 123,000 15.56
Apr 8, 2026 117,000 15.08
Apr 7, 2026 105,000 13.99
Apr 6, 2026 118,000 15.17
Apr 5, 2026 129,000 16.04

Station Information

USGS Site No
12472800
State
WA
County
Grant County
Coordinates
46.6287, -119.8647
Drainage Area
96,000 mi²
Datum (ft)
393.4
HUC Code
17020016
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Flood Stage Thresholds

Action Stage
31.0 ft
Flood Stage
32.0 ft
Moderate Flood
33.0 ft
Major Flood
34.0 ft

Currently 13.65 ft below flood stage.

Recent Extremes

Max discharge
175,000 cfs
Jan 26, 2026
Min discharge
38,200 cfs
Sep 7, 2025
Days at flood stage
0

Computed from the local daily-values archive.

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