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Coeur d'Alene River at Cataldo

Highest listed crest 58.23 ftFlood stage 43.0 ft79 crests since 1933

The Coeur d'Alene River at Cataldo crested at major flood stage 4 times among the 79 crests the National Weather Service lists from 1933 to 2025. The highest, 58.23 ft on January 16, 1974, was major flooding, 15.23 feet above flood stage. 1 other gauge on the Coeur d'Alene River crested above flood stage within a week of it, 1 at its own highest listed crest.

The gauge

Highest listed crest
58.23 ft
January 16, 1974; 79,000 cubic feet per second
Flood stage
43.0 ft
Major flooding from 50.0 ft
Crests at major
4
5th of 78 gauges in Idaho
Most recent flood crest
December 12, 2025
46.38 ft, moderate flooding
Location
Shoshone County
Idaho

Flood stages

The thresholds the National Weather Service uses for this gauge today, and how many listed crests reached each.

Flood categories, Coeur d'Alene River at Cataldo
Action stage42.015Mar 28, 2025The level at which the NWS or its partners begin to take action
Flood stage (minor)43.031Feb 8, 2015Minimal or no property damage, but possibly some public threat
Moderate flood stage46.010Dec 12, 2025Some inundation of structures and roads near the stream
Major flood stage50.04Feb 9, 1996Extensive inundation of structures and roads

Every listed crest

79 crests from 1933 to 2025. Filled: at or above flood stage. Hover a crest for its date and stage.

Listed crests at the Coeur d'Alene River at Cataldo, 1933 to 2025 -200204060ft Flood stage 43.0 ftMajor 50.0 ft Apr 28, 1933: 43.53 ft, minor flooding; 21,500 cubic feet per secondDec 23, 1933: 56.90 ft, major flooding; 67,000 cubic feet per secondMar 29, 1934: 43.70 ft, minor flooding; 22,200 cubic feet per secondApr 19, 1936: 43.92 ft, minor flooding; 23,100 cubic feet per secondApr 19, 1938: 55.15 ft, major flooding; 55,600 cubic feet per secondApr 15, 1943: 43.65 ft, minor flooding; 22,000 cubic feet per secondDec 15, 1946: 46.57 ft, moderate flooding; 36,000 cubic feet per secondApr 22, 1948: 43.31 ft, minor flooding; 20,600 cubic feet per secondMay 14, 1950: 44.62 ft, minor flooding; 26,200 cubic feet per secondFeb 11, 1951: 46.35 ft, moderate flooding; 34,800 cubic feet per secondApr 27, 1952: 43.43 ft, minor flooding; 21,100 cubic feet per secondFeb 1, 1953: 43.38 ft, minor flooding; 20,900 cubic feet per secondMay 10, 1954: 42.71 ft, action stage; 18,300 cubic feet per secondDec 23, 1955: 44.17 ft, minor flooding; 24,200 cubic feet per secondApr 22, 1956: 44.10 ft, minor flooding; 23,900 cubic feet per secondMay 21, 1957: 43.94 ft, minor flooding; 23,200 cubic feet per secondApr 18, 1958: 42.35 ft, action stage; 17,000 cubic feet per secondMay 1, 1959: 42.49 ft, action stage; 17,500 cubic feet per secondApr 9, 1960: 42.15 ft, action stage; 16,300 cubic feet per secondFeb 22, 1961: 47.52 ft, moderate flooding; 41,400 cubic feet per secondApr 7, 1962: 43.77 ft, minor flooding; 22,500 cubic feet per secondFeb 5, 1963: 41.27 ft, below flood stage; 13,400 cubic feet per secondDec 23, 1964: 48.46 ft, moderate flooding; 47,200 cubic feet per secondApr 10, 1966: 41.40 ft, below flood stage; 13,800 cubic feet per secondMay 23, 1967: 41.68 ft, below flood stage; 14,700 cubic feet per secondFeb 20, 1968: 42.35 ft, action stage; 17,000 cubic feet per secondApr 24, 1969: 42.79 ft, action stage; 18,600 cubic feet per secondMay 5, 1970: 42.32 ft, action stage; 16,900 cubic feet per secondMay 4, 1971: 42.57 ft, action stage; 17,800 cubic feet per secondSep 30, 1972: -0.09 ft, below flood stageJan 16, 1974: 58.23 ft, major flooding; 79,000 cubic feet per secondMay 6, 1979: 42.40 ft, action stageDec 15, 1980: 47.00 ft, moderate floodingFeb 3, 1982: 44.80 ft, minor floodingNov 25, 1986: 41.56 ft, below flood stage; 14,300 cubic feet per secondApr 17, 1988: 42.30 ft, action stage; 16,800 cubic feet per secondDec 6, 1989: 43.10 ft, minor floodingJan 5, 1990: 44.10 ft, minor floodingJan 10, 1990: 45.07 ft, minor flooding; 28,300 cubic feet per secondNov 12, 1990: 46.20 ft, moderate floodingFeb 3, 1991: 43.90 ft, minor floodingFeb 23, 1992: 38.46 ft, below flood stage; 7,090 cubic feet per secondMar 24, 1993: 40.09 ft, below flood stage; 11,100 cubic feet per secondApr 20, 1994: 39.77 ft, below flood stage; 9,420 cubic feet per secondNov 30, 1995: 47.30 ft, moderate floodingFeb 9, 1996: 51.62 ft, major flooding; 70,000 cubic feet per secondApr 10, 1996: 44.56 ft, minor flooding; 13,800 cubic feet per secondApr 28, 1997: 44.35 ft, minor flooding; 26,800 cubic feet per secondMar 25, 1998: 41.11 ft, below flood stage; 14,300 cubic feet per secondMay 25, 1999: 41.93 ft, below flood stage; 17,300 cubic feet per secondApr 15, 2000: 44.80 ft, minor flooding; 29,100 cubic feet per secondApr 29, 2001: 39.99 ft, below flood stage; 11,000 cubic feet per secondApr 15, 2002: 46.51 ft, moderate flooding; 37,600 cubic feet per secondFeb 1, 2003: 43.69 ft, minor flooding; 24,100 cubic feet per secondApr 15, 2004: 39.59 ft, below flood stage; 9,820 cubic feet per secondDec 12, 2004: 42.73 ft, action stage; 20,200 cubic feet per secondApr 16, 2006: 43.04 ft, minor flooding; 20,800 cubic feet per secondMar 13, 2007: 44.29 ft, minor flooding; 24,400 cubic feet per secondMay 19, 2008: 45.96 ft, minor flooding; 32,300 cubic feet per secondJan 8, 2009: 43.14 ft, minor flooding; 19,800 cubic feet per secondJun 5, 2010: 39.74 ft, below flood stage; 9,190 cubic feet per secondJan 18, 2011: 45.96 ft, minor flooding; 33,037 cubic feet per secondMay 17, 2011: 43.93 ft, minor flooding; 23,387 cubic feet per secondMar 31, 2012: 45.22 ft, minor flooding; 29,086 cubic feet per secondApr 25, 2012: 44.69 ft, minor flooding; 26,577 cubic feet per secondApr 7, 2013: 42.88 ft, action stage; 19,000 cubic feet per secondMar 10, 2014: 45.18 ft, minor flooding; 28,893 cubic feet per secondFeb 8, 2015: 44.17 ft, minor flooding; 24,200 cubic feet per secondFeb 16, 2016: 41.87 ft, below flood stage; 15,400 cubic feet per secondMar 16, 2017: 46.13 ft, moderate flooding; 33,700 cubic feet per secondMay 8, 2018: 42.16 ft, action stage; 15,800 cubic feet per secondMay 8, 2019: 40.68 ft, below flood stage; 11,000 cubic feet per secondMay 1, 2020: 40.54 ft, below flood stage; 10,600 cubic feet per secondJan 13, 2021: 39.54 ft, below flood stage; 8,400 cubic feet per secondMar 4, 2022: 41.98 ft, below flood stage; 18,900 cubic feet per secondMay 3, 2023: 42.60 ft, action stage; 16,600 cubic feet per secondMar 21, 2024: 38.84 ft, below flood stage; 7,540 cubic feet per secondMar 28, 2025: 42.22 ft, action stageDec 12, 2025: 46.38 ft, moderate flooding; 34,014 cubic feet per second Highest, 58.23 ft, Jan 16, 1974 19401960198020002020

Crests at or above flood stage, by decade

Crests at or above flood stage per decade, Coeur d'Alene River at Cataldo 1930s: 5 1940s: 3 1950s: 7 1960s: 3 1970s: 1 1980s: 3 1990s: 8 8 2000s: 7 2010s: 7 2020s: 1 1930s1940s1950s1960s1970s1980s1990s2000s2010s2020s
  1. These are the crests the local National Weather Service office lists for the gauge: the highest on record and recent crests. Lesser floods between them may be missing, so counts by decade are a floor.
  2. Categories use today's flood stages. Levees, dams and channel changes since a crest can make old and new stages not directly comparable.

Highest crests

The 50 highest of 79 listed crests.

Highest listed crests, Coeur d'Alene River at Cataldo
1Jan 16, 197458.23+15.23Major79,000
2Dec 23, 193356.90+13.90Major67,000
3Apr 19, 193855.15+12.15Major55,600
4Feb 9, 199651.62+8.62Major70,000
5Dec 23, 196448.46+5.46Moderate47,200
6Feb 22, 196147.52+4.52Moderate41,400
7Nov 30, 199547.30+4.30Moderate—
8Dec 15, 198047.00+4.00Moderate—
9Dec 15, 194646.57+3.57Moderate36,000
10Apr 15, 200246.51+3.51Moderate37,600
11Dec 12, 202546.38+3.38Moderate34,014
12Feb 11, 195146.35+3.35Moderate34,800
13Nov 12, 199046.20+3.20Moderate—
14Mar 16, 201746.13+3.13Moderate33,700
15May 19, 200845.96+2.96Minor32,300
16Jan 18, 201145.96+2.96Minor33,037
17Mar 31, 201245.22+2.22Minor29,086
18Mar 10, 201445.18+2.18Minor28,893
19Jan 10, 199045.07+2.07Minor28,300
20Feb 3, 198244.80+1.80Minor—
21Apr 15, 200044.80+1.80Minor29,100
22Apr 25, 201244.69+1.69Minor26,577
23May 14, 195044.62+1.62Minor26,200
24Apr 10, 199644.56+1.56Minor13,800
25Apr 28, 199744.35+1.35Minor26,800
26Mar 13, 200744.29+1.29Minor24,400
27Dec 23, 195544.17+1.17Minor24,200
28Feb 8, 201544.17+1.17Minor24,200
29Apr 22, 195644.10+1.10Minor23,900
30Jan 5, 199044.10+1.10Minor—
31May 21, 195743.94+0.94Minor23,200
32May 17, 201143.93+0.93Minor23,387
33Apr 19, 193643.92+0.92Minor23,100
34Feb 3, 199143.90+0.90Minor—
35Apr 7, 196243.77+0.77Minor22,500
36Mar 29, 193443.70+0.70Minor22,200
37Feb 1, 200343.69+0.69Minor24,100
38Apr 15, 194343.65+0.65Minor22,000
39Apr 28, 193343.53+0.53Minor21,500
40Apr 27, 195243.43+0.43Minor21,100
41Feb 1, 195343.38+0.38Minor20,900
42Apr 22, 194843.31+0.31Minor20,600
43Jan 8, 200943.14+0.14Minor19,800
44Dec 6, 198943.10+0.10Minor—
45Apr 16, 200643.04+0.04Minor20,800
46Apr 7, 201342.88−0.12Action19,000
47Apr 24, 196942.79−0.21Action18,600
48Dec 12, 200442.73−0.27Action20,200
49May 10, 195442.71−0.29Action18,300
50May 3, 202342.60−0.40Action16,600

The worst floods along the Coeur d'Alene River

For this gauge's highest crests, the other gauges on the Coeur d'Alene River that crested above flood stage within a week.

January 16, 1974: 58.23 ft here, major flooding

  • EnavilleID · Jan 16, 1974 · 81.32 ft · Major · its highest

April 19, 1938: 55.15 ft here, major flooding

  • EnavilleID · Apr 12, 1938 · 78.16 ft · Major

February 9, 1996: 51.62 ft here, major flooding

  • EnavilleID · Feb 9, 1996 · 76.95 ft · Moderate

Gauges on the Coeur d'Alene River

In USGS station-number order, which runs downstream within a river basin.

Flood gauges on the Coeur d'Alene River
EnavilleID72.081.32 ft, Jan 16, 19745
Cataldo this gaugeID43.058.23 ft, Jan 16, 19744

Other gauges in Shoshone County

Flood gauges in Shoshone County
Enaville72.081.32 ft, Jan 16, 19745
Calder13.018.20 ft, Apr 18, 19384

Shoshone County: every hazard · River floods across the country · Idaho

NOAA National Water Prediction Service, gauge CTLI1, retrieved October 30, 2026. Stages in feet on the gauge's own datum, not elevation. Crests are as the National Weather Service lists them; preliminary values may be revised.