2025-12-20T00:00:00-07:00
...CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS THURSDAY AND FRIDAY... Strong northwest winds will spread across the northeast plains after sunrise today, with gusts 45 to 65 mph creating critical fire weather conditions despite somewhat marginal humidity values near 20%. Early Friday, westerly downslope winds will bring strong gusts to the Front Range mountains and foothills, with potential for these to spread into wind-favored portions of the adjacent lower elevations. Peak gusts of 70-90 mph are increasing in likelihood for the windiest locations (considerably lower for areas along and east of I-25). With a warmer and drier air mass in place, humidity values in the teens look to extend into much of the foothills, and certainly across the lower elevations. Such conditions may be a longer duration than usual, with potential for low humidity to extend into the evening hours prior to the arrival of a front. The National Weather Service in Denver has issued a Fire Weather Watch for wind and low relative humidity, which is in effect from Friday morning through Friday evening. * AFFECTED AREA...Fire Weather Zones 215, 216, 241, 243, 245, 246 and 247. * TIMING...From Friday morning through late Friday evening. * WINDS...West 25 to 35 mph with gusts up to 80 mph in and near the foothills. West 15 to 25 mph with gusts up to 45 mph for areas roughly along and east of I-25. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...As low as 10 to 15%. * IMPACTS...Conditions will be favorable for rapid fire spread. Avoid outdoor burning and any activity that may produce a spark and start a wildfire.
Summary
Total streamflow across the
Entiat River
was last observed at
3,150
cfs, and is expected to yield approximately
6,248
acre-ft of water today; about 393%
of normal.
River levels are high.
Average streamflow for this time of year is
802 cfs,
with recent peaks last observed
on
2017-06-01 when daily discharge volume was observed at
8,110 cfs.
Maximum discharge along the river is currently at the
Entiat River Near Entiat
reporting a streamflow rate of 1,690 cfs.
This is also the highest stage along the Entiat River, with a gauge stage of
9.05 ft at this location.
This river is monitored from 2 different streamgauging stations along the Entiat River, the highest being situated at an altitude of 1,575 ft, the
Entiat River Near Ardenvoir.
River Details
| Last Updated | 2025-12-18 |
| Discharge Volume | 6,248 ACRE-FT |
| Streamflow |
3,150.0 cfs
-820.0 cfs (-20.65%) |
| Percent of Normal | 392.81% |
| Maximum |
8,110.0 cfs
2017-06-01 |
| Seasonal Avg | 802 cfs |
River Streamflow Levels
| Streamgauge | Streamflow | Gauge Stage | 24hr Change (%) | % Normal | Minimum (cfs) | Maximum (cfs) | Air Temp | Elevation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Entiat River Near Ardenvoir
USGS 12452800 |
1460 cfs | 4.61 ft | -26.26 | |||||
|
Entiat River Near Entiat
USGS 12452990 |
1690 cfs | 9.05 ft | -15.08 |
Seasonal Discharge Comparison
Maximum Streamflow Discharge
Streamflow Elevation Profile
The Entiat River is a tributary of the Columbia River, joining the Columbia near Entiat. The United States Geological Survey (USGS) lists two variant names for the Entiat River: En-ti-at-kwa River and Entiatqua River. The river's name is derived from the Columbia-Moses (Salishan) term /nt'yátkw/ [nt'iátkw], meaning "place of grassy water"; another source states that it was called Enteatqua which means "Rapid Water" or "Rushing Water." The name, spelled "Entiat", was selected for the river in 1958 by the Chelan County Public Utility District.The Entiat River is located entirely within Chelan County, in Washington state in the United States. Over 90% of the drainage basin of the Entiat River and its tributaries is publicly owned property, mostly the Wenatchee National Forest. A large number of place names in the Entiat River basin were given by Albert H. Sylvester.