2025-12-17T18:00:00-07:00
* AFFECTED AREA...Fire Weather Zones 241, 242, 243, 245 and 246. * TIMING...Until 6 PM MST this evening. * WINDS...West 15 to 30 mph with gusts up to 60 mph. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...As low as 16 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
Palouse River
was last observed at
570
cfs, and is expected to yield approximately
1,131
acre-ft of water today; about 179%
of normal.
River levels are high.
Average streamflow for this time of year is
318 cfs,
with recent peaks last observed
on
2012-04-01 when daily discharge volume was observed at
15,260 cfs.
Maximum discharge along the river is currently at the
Palouse River At Hooper
reporting a streamflow rate of 348 cfs.
However, the streamgauge with the highest stage along the river is the
Palouse River Nr Potlatch Id
with a gauge stage of 6.84 ft.
This river is monitored from 2 different streamgauging stations along the Palouse River, the highest being situated at an altitude of 2,481 ft, the
Palouse River Nr Potlatch Id.
River Details
| Last Updated | 2025-12-17 |
| Discharge Volume | 1,131 ACRE-FT |
| Streamflow |
570.0 cfs
-93.0 cfs (-14.03%) |
| Percent of Normal | 179.4% |
| Maximum |
15,260.0 cfs
2012-04-01 |
| Seasonal Avg | 318 cfs |
River Streamflow Levels
| Streamgauge | Streamflow | Gauge Stage | 24hr Change (%) | % Normal | Minimum (cfs) | Maximum (cfs) | Air Temp | Elevation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Palouse River Nr Potlatch Id
USGS 13345000 |
222 cfs | 6.84 ft | -1.33 | |||||
|
Palouse River At Hooper
USGS 13351000 |
348 cfs | 4.84 ft | -20.55 |
Seasonal Discharge Comparison
Maximum Streamflow Discharge
Streamflow Elevation Profile
The Palouse River is a tributary of the Snake River in Washington and Idaho, in the northwest United States. It flows for 167 miles (269 km) southwestwards, primarily through the Palouse region of southeastern Washington. It is part of the Columbia River Basin, as the Snake River is a tributary of the Columbia River.
Its canyon was carved out by a fork in the catastrophic Missoula Floods of the previous ice age, which spilled over the northern Columbia Plateau and flowed into the Snake River, eroding the river's present course in a few thousand years.