Cowlitz River at Packwood, WA

USGS Site No: 14226500Cowlitz River • Lewis County, WA

Cowlitz River at Packwood, WA on the Cowlitz River is currently at 1,730 cfs (Low — 14th percentile for this date) . Gage height: 2.18 ft.

Reading from

1,730
CFS Discharge
2.18
Gage Height (ft)
Low
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 1,590
25th Low threshold 2,090 Today: 1,730 cfs
50th (Median) Normal (median) 2,800
75th High threshold 3,540
95th Very High threshold 5,990

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.

6.9k 3.5k 0 cfs Mar 30 May 22
10th–95th historical Day-of-year median Recent discharge

30-Day Flow History

Date Discharge (CFS) Gage Ht (ft)
May 22, 2026 1,520
May 21, 2026 1,410
May 20, 2026 1,340
May 19, 2026 1,360
May 18, 2026 1,410
May 17, 2026 1,470
May 16, 2026 1,620
May 15, 2026 1,780
Apr 20, 2026 1,340
Apr 19, 2026 1,270
Apr 18, 2026 1,270
Apr 17, 2026 1,310
Apr 16, 2026 1,420
Apr 15, 2026 1,710
Apr 14, 2026 1,790
Apr 13, 2026 1,900
Apr 12, 2026 1,760
Apr 11, 2026 1,690
Apr 10, 2026 1,620
Apr 9, 2026 1,620
Apr 8, 2026 1,730
Apr 7, 2026 1,880
Apr 6, 2026 1,500
Apr 5, 2026 1,260
Apr 4, 2026 1,230
Apr 3, 2026 1,270
Apr 2, 2026 1,370
Apr 1, 2026 1,420
Mar 31, 2026 1,510
Mar 30, 2026 1,670

Station Information

USGS Site No
14226500
State
WA
County
Lewis County
Coordinates
46.6129, -121.6792
Drainage Area
287 mi²
Datum (ft)
1,051.4
HUC Code
17080004
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Flood Stage Thresholds

Action Stage
8.2 ft
Flood Stage
10.5 ft
Moderate Flood
11.0 ft
Major Flood
12.0 ft

Currently 8.32 ft below flood stage.

Recent Extremes

Max discharge
21,400 cfs
Dec 10, 2025
Min discharge
240 cfs
Oct 6, 2025
Days at flood stage
0

Computed from the local daily-values archive.

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