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PEND OREILLE RIVER

RIVER LEVELS
April 11, 2025

Fire Weather Watch
2025-04-12T20:00:00-06:00

* AFFECTED AREA...Fire Weather Zones 214, 216, 238, 239, 241, 242, 243, 246 and 247. * TIMING...From Saturday afternoon through Saturday evening. * WINDS...Southwest 10 to 20 mph with gusts up to 40 mph. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...As low as 9 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.


Total streamflow across the Pend Oreille River was last observed at 47,900 cfs, and is expected to yield approximately 95,009 acre-ft of water today; about 100% of normal. Average streamflow for this time of year is 48,131 cfs, with recent peaks last observed on 2011-06-18 when daily discharge volume was observed at 243,000 cfs.

Maximum discharge along the river is currently at the Pend Oreille River Below Box Canyon Near Ione reporting a streamflow rate of 30,200 cfs. This is also the highest stage along the Pend Oreille River, with a gauge stage of 89.87 ft at this location. This river is monitored from 2 different streamgauging stations along the Pend Oreille River, the highest being situated at an altitude of 2,035 ft, the Pend Oreille River At Newport Wa.

Last Updated 2025-04-11
Discharge Volume 95,009 ACRE-FT
Streamflow 47,900.0 cfs
+2200.0 cfs (+4.81%)
Percent of Normal 99.52%
Maximum 243,000.0 cfs
2011-06-18
Seasonal Avg 48,131 cfs
       
River Streamflow Levels
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Seasonal Discharge Comparison
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Maximum Streamflow Discharge
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Streamflow Elevation Profile
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The Pend Oreille River ( pond-ə-RAY) is a tributary of the Columbia River, approximately 130 miles (209 km) long, in northern Idaho and northeastern Washington in the United States, as well as southeastern British Columbia in Canada. In its passage through British Columbia its name is spelled Pend-d'Oreille River. It drains a scenic area of the Rocky Mountains along the U.S.-Canada border on the east side of the Columbia. The river is sometimes defined as the lower part of the Clark Fork, which rises in western Montana. The river drains an area of 66,800 square kilometres (25,792 sq mi), mostly through the Clark Fork and its tributaries in western Montana and including a portion of the Flathead River in southeastern British Columbia. The full drainage basin of the river and its tributaries accounts for 43% of the entire Columbia River Basin above the confluence with the Columbia. The total area of the Pend Oreille basin is just under 10% of the entire 258,000-square-mile (670,000 km2) Columbia Basin. Box Canyon Dam is currently underway on a multimillion-dollar project for a fish ladder.