Total streamflow across the
Kettle River
was last observed at
11,900
cfs, and is expected to yield approximately
23,603
acre-ft of water today; about 77%
of normal.
Average streamflow for this time of year is
15,369 cfs,
with recent peaks last observed
on
2018-05-12 when daily discharge volume was observed at
60,900 cfs.
Maximum discharge along the river is currently at the
Kettle River Near Laurier
reporting a streamflow rate of 7,750 cfs.
However, the streamgauge with the highest stage along the river is the
Kettle River Near Ferry
with a gauge stage of 13.43 ft.
This river is monitored from 3 different streamgauging stations along the Kettle River, the highest being situated at an altitude of 1,846 ft, the
Kettle River Near Ferry.
Last Updated | 2025-04-24 |
Discharge Volume | 23,603 ACRE-FT |
Streamflow |
11,900.0 cfs
-1040.0 cfs (-8.04%) |
Percent of Normal | 77.43% |
Maximum |
60,900.0 cfs
2018-05-12 |
Seasonal Avg | 15,369 cfs |
Streamgauge | Streamflow | Gauge Stage | 24hr Change (%) | % Normal | Minimum (cfs) | Maximum (cfs) | Air Temp | Elevation |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Kettle River Near Ferry
USGS 12401500 |
4150 cfs | 13.43 ft | -8.19 | |||||
Kettle River Near Laurier
USGS 12404500 |
7750 cfs | 8.18 ft | -7.96 | |||||
Kettle River Below Sandstone
USGS 05336700 |
1120 cfs | 5.68 ft | -1.69 |
The Kettle River is a 281-kilometre (175 mi) tributary of the Columbia River in southeastern British Columbia in Canada and northeastern Washington in the United States. Its drainage basin is 10,877 square kilometres (4,200 sq mi) large, of which 8,228 square kilometres (3,177 sq mi) are in Canada and 2,649 square kilometres (1,023 sq mi) in the United States. The indigenous name of the river in the Okanagan language is nxʷyaʔłpítkʷ (Ne-hoi-al-pit-kwu.)