2025-12-17T18:00:00-07:00
* AFFECTED AREA...Fire Weather Zones 238, 239, 240, 241, 242, 243 and 245. * TIMING...From 11 AM this morning to 6 PM MST this evening. * WINDS...West 30 to 50 mph with gusts up to 80 mph. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...15 to 25 percent. * 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
Kettle River
was last observed at
1,539
cfs, and is expected to yield approximately
3,053
acre-ft of water today; about 125%
of normal.
River levels are high.
Average streamflow for this time of year is
1,231 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 1,090 cfs.
However, the streamgauge with the highest stage along the river is the
Kettle River Near Ferry
with a gauge stage of 10.11 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.
River Details
| Last Updated | 2025-12-17 |
| Discharge Volume | 3,053 ACRE-FT |
| Streamflow |
1,539.0 cfs
+163.0 cfs (+11.85%) |
| Percent of Normal | 124.98% |
| Maximum |
60,900.0 cfs
2018-05-12 |
| Seasonal Avg | 1,231 cfs |
River Streamflow Levels
| Streamgauge | Streamflow | Gauge Stage | 24hr Change (%) | % Normal | Minimum (cfs) | Maximum (cfs) | Air Temp | Elevation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Kettle River Near Ferry
USGS 12401500 |
449 cfs | 10.11 ft | 1.22 | |||||
|
Kettle River Near Laurier
USGS 12404500 |
1090 cfs | 4.1 ft | 4.79 | |||||
|
Kettle River Below Sandstone
USGS 05336700 |
170 cfs | 4.48 ft | -3.41 |
Seasonal Discharge Comparison
Maximum Streamflow Discharge
Streamflow Elevation Profile
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.)