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Coeur d'Alene River at Enaville

Highest listed crest 81.32 ftFlood stage 72.0 ft82 crests since 1912

The Coeur d'Alene River at Enaville crested at major flood stage 5 times among the 82 crests the National Weather Service lists from 1912 to 2024. The highest, 81.32 ft on January 16, 1974, was major flooding, 9.32 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
81.32 ft
January 16, 1974; 61,000 cubic feet per second
Flood stage
72.0 ft
Major flooding from 77.0 ft
Crests at major
5
4th of 78 gauges in Idaho
Most recent flood crest
March 16, 2017
72.10 ft, minor 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 Enaville
Action stage71.014May 19, 2008The level at which the NWS or its partners begin to take action
Flood stage (minor)72.013Mar 16, 2017Minimal or no property damage, but possibly some public threat
Moderate flood stage75.07Feb 9, 1996Some inundation of structures and roads near the stream
Major flood stage77.05Feb 5, 1982Extensive inundation of structures and roads

Every listed crest

82 crests from 1912 to 2024. Filled: at or above flood stage. Hover a crest for its date and stage.

Listed crests at the Coeur d'Alene River at Enaville, 1912 to 2024 020406080100ft Flood stage 72.0 ftMajor 77.0 ft Apr 12, 1912: 11.40 ft, below flood stage; 10,500 cubic feet per secondDec 15, 1933: 79.47 ft, major flooding; 48,200 cubic feet per secondApr 12, 1938: 78.16 ft, major flooding; 40,400 cubic feet per secondApr 15, 1943: 71.80 ft, action stage; 17,700 cubic feet per secondApr 26, 1946: 71.10 ft, action stage; 16,700 cubic feet per secondDec 15, 1946: 74.79 ft, minor flooding; 28,100 cubic feet per secondApr 22, 1948: 70.78 ft, below flood stage; 16,900 cubic feet per secondApr 20, 1949: 70.07 ft, below flood stage; 15,400 cubic feet per secondMay 11, 1949: 70.44 ft, below flood stage; 16,400 cubic feet per secondMay 14, 1950: 72.96 ft, minor flooding; 23,100 cubic feet per secondDec 24, 1950: 71.90 ft, action stage; 18,400 cubic feet per secondFeb 11, 1951: 74.93 ft, minor flooding; 27,400 cubic feet per secondApr 26, 1952: 71.63 ft, action stage; 18,400 cubic feet per secondDec 23, 1955: 71.72 ft, action stage; 16,700 cubic feet per secondApr 22, 1956: 72.62 ft, minor flooding; 19,100 cubic feet per secondMay 21, 1957: 71.75 ft, action stage; 17,300 cubic feet per secondFeb 22, 1961: 76.33 ft, moderate flooding; 31,500 cubic feet per secondApr 7, 1962: 72.42 ft, minor flooding; 18,400 cubic feet per secondFeb 1, 1963: 72.63 ft, minor flooding; 20,100 cubic feet per secondFeb 5, 1963: 70.49 ft, below flood stageMay 20, 1964: 71.08 ft, action stage; 15,800 cubic feet per secondDec 23, 1964: 77.15 ft, major flooding; 34,800 cubic feet per secondApr 10, 1966: 68.62 ft, below flood stage; 9,520 cubic feet per secondMay 22, 1967: 68.78 ft, below flood stage; 10,900 cubic feet per secondFeb 20, 1968: 69.75 ft, below flood stage; 13,300 cubic feet per secondApr 24, 1969: 71.37 ft, action stage; 17,400 cubic feet per secondMay 6, 1970: 70.55 ft, below flood stage; 15,300 cubic feet per secondMay 4, 1971: 70.72 ft, below flood stage; 15,400 cubic feet per secondFeb 29, 1972: 71.63 ft, action stage; 17,300 cubic feet per secondJan 17, 1973: 67.43 ft, below flood stage; 8,200 cubic feet per secondJan 16, 1974: 81.32 ft, major flooding; 61,000 cubic feet per secondMay 15, 1975: 71.35 ft, action stage; 16,400 cubic feet per secondDec 5, 1975: 74.56 ft, minor flooding; 25,700 cubic feet per secondDec 3, 1977: 69.75 ft, below flood stage; 12,200 cubic feet per secondMay 6, 1979: 71.08 ft, action stage; 15,700 cubic feet per secondDec 6, 1980: 76.96 ft, moderate floodingFeb 5, 1982: 77.50 ft, major floodingFeb 21, 1982: 76.73 ft, moderate flooding; 33,800 cubic feet per secondJan 9, 1983: 68.47 ft, below flood stage; 9,740 cubic feet per secondApr 17, 1984: 68.06 ft, below flood stage; 8,920 cubic feet per secondApr 16, 1985: 69.39 ft, below flood stage; 11,700 cubic feet per secondFeb 26, 1986: 69.90 ft, below flood stage; 13,300 cubic feet per secondMar 7, 1987: 68.04 ft, below flood stage; 9,390 cubic feet per secondApr 8, 1988: 69.25 ft, below flood stage; 11,700 cubic feet per secondApr 8, 1989: 70.27 ft, below flood stage; 13,700 cubic feet per secondDec 16, 1989: 72.50 ft, minor floodingJan 6, 1990: 75.10 ft, moderate floodingJan 10, 1990: 75.12 ft, moderate flooding; 26,400 cubic feet per secondDec 16, 1990: 75.90 ft, moderate floodingApr 12, 1991: 73.00 ft, minor floodingFeb 23, 1992: 62.64 ft, below flood stage; 4,960 cubic feet per secondMar 24, 1993: 64.99 ft, below flood stage; 9,050 cubic feet per secondApr 20, 1994: 64.00 ft, below flood stage; 7,210 cubic feet per secondFeb 20, 1995: 72.14 ft, minor flooding; 27,300 cubic feet per secondFeb 9, 1996: 76.95 ft, moderate flooding; 56,600 cubic feet per secondApr 28, 1997: 71.04 ft, action stage; 23,200 cubic feet per secondMar 25, 1998: 66.27 ft, below flood stage; 10,700 cubic feet per secondMay 25, 1999: 66.76 ft, below flood stage; 11,900 cubic feet per secondApr 14, 2000: 71.13 ft, action stage; 23,800 cubic feet per secondApr 29, 2001: 64.72 ft, below flood stage; 8,020 cubic feet per secondApr 15, 2002: 73.20 ft, minor flooding; 32,700 cubic feet per secondFeb 1, 2003: 69.30 ft, below flood stage; 18,000 cubic feet per secondDec 12, 2004: 68.26 ft, below flood stage; 15,300 cubic feet per secondApr 15, 2006: 68.58 ft, below flood stage; 16,100 cubic feet per secondMar 13, 2007: 70.09 ft, below flood stage; 20,300 cubic feet per secondMay 19, 2008: 71.93 ft, action stage; 27,400 cubic feet per secondJan 8, 2009: 68.54 ft, below flood stage; 16,100 cubic feet per secondJun 5, 2010: 64.12 ft, below flood stage; 6,960 cubic feet per secondJan 17, 2011: 72.09 ft, minor flooding; 28,000 cubic feet per secondMar 31, 2012: 70.63 ft, below flood stage; 22,600 cubic feet per secondApr 7, 2013: 67.97 ft, below flood stage; 14,800 cubic feet per secondMar 10, 2014: 70.38 ft, below flood stage; 21,700 cubic feet per secondFeb 8, 2015: 69.92 ft, below flood stage; 20,200 cubic feet per secondFeb 16, 2016: 66.79 ft, below flood stage; 12,200 cubic feet per secondMar 16, 2017: 72.10 ft, minor flooding; 27,900 cubic feet per secondApr 28, 2018: 66.90 ft, below flood stage; 12,000 cubic feet per secondApr 8, 2019: 65.04 ft, below flood stage; 8,370 cubic feet per secondMay 1, 2020: 64.88 ft, below flood stage; 8,100 cubic feet per secondJan 13, 2021: 64.00 ft, below flood stage; 6,910 cubic feet per secondMar 4, 2022: 68.00 ft, below flood stage; 14,400 cubic feet per secondMay 3, 2023: 67.24 ft, below flood stage; 12,800 cubic feet per secondMar 21, 2024: 63.69 ft, below flood stage; 6,370 cubic feet per second Highest, 81.32 ft, Jan 16, 1974 192019401960198020002020

Crests at or above flood stage, by decade

Crests at or above flood stage per decade, Coeur d'Alene River at Enaville 1910s: 0 1920s: 0 1930s: 2 1940s: 1 1950s: 3 1960s: 4 1970s: 2 1980s: 4 1990s: 6 6 2000s: 1 2010s: 2 2020s: 0 1910s1920s1930s1940s1950s1960s1970s1980s1990s2000s2010s2020s
  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 82 listed crests.

Highest listed crests, Coeur d'Alene River at Enaville
1Jan 16, 197481.32+9.32Major61,000
2Dec 15, 193379.47+7.47Major48,200
3Apr 12, 193878.16+6.16Major40,400
4Feb 5, 198277.50+5.50Major—
5Dec 23, 196477.15+5.15Major34,800
6Dec 6, 198076.96+4.96Moderate—
7Feb 9, 199676.95+4.95Moderate56,600
8Feb 21, 198276.73+4.73Moderate33,800
9Feb 22, 196176.33+4.33Moderate31,500
10Dec 16, 199075.90+3.90Moderate—
11Jan 10, 199075.12+3.12Moderate26,400
12Jan 6, 199075.10+3.10Moderate—
13Feb 11, 195174.93+2.93Minor27,400
14Dec 15, 194674.79+2.79Minor28,100
15Dec 5, 197574.56+2.56Minor25,700
16Apr 15, 200273.20+1.20Minor32,700
17Apr 12, 199173.00+1.00Minor—
18May 14, 195072.96+0.96Minor23,100
19Feb 1, 196372.63+0.63Minor20,100
20Apr 22, 195672.62+0.62Minor19,100
21Dec 16, 198972.50+0.50Minor—
22Apr 7, 196272.42+0.42Minor18,400
23Feb 20, 199572.14+0.14Minor27,300
24Mar 16, 201772.10+0.10Minor27,900
25Jan 17, 201172.09+0.09Minor28,000
26May 19, 200871.93−0.07Action27,400
27Dec 24, 195071.90−0.10Action18,400
28Apr 15, 194371.80−0.20Action17,700
29May 21, 195771.75−0.25Action17,300
30Dec 23, 195571.72−0.28Action16,700
31Apr 26, 195271.63−0.37Action18,400
32Feb 29, 197271.63−0.37Action17,300
33Apr 24, 196971.37−0.63Action17,400
34May 15, 197571.35−0.65Action16,400
35Apr 14, 200071.13−0.87Action23,800
36Apr 26, 194671.10−0.90Action16,700
37May 20, 196471.08−0.92Action15,800
38May 6, 197971.08−0.92Action15,700
39Apr 28, 199771.04−0.96Action23,200
40Apr 22, 194870.78−1.22Below flood stage16,900
41May 4, 197170.72−1.28Below flood stage15,400
42Mar 31, 201270.63−1.37Below flood stage22,600
43May 6, 197070.55−1.45Below flood stage15,300
44Feb 5, 196370.49−1.51Below flood stage—
45May 11, 194970.44−1.56Below flood stage16,400
46Mar 10, 201470.38−1.62Below flood stage21,700
47Apr 8, 198970.27−1.73Below flood stage13,700
48Mar 13, 200770.09−1.91Below flood stage20,300
49Apr 20, 194970.07−1.93Below flood stage15,400
50Feb 8, 201569.92−2.08Below flood stage20,200

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: 81.32 ft here, major flooding

  • CataldoID · Jan 16, 1974 · 58.23 ft · Major · its highest

April 12, 1938: 78.16 ft here, major flooding

  • CataldoID · Apr 19, 1938 · 55.15 ft · Major

February 5, 1982: 77.50 ft here, major flooding

  • CataldoID · Feb 3, 1982 · 44.80 ft · Minor

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
Enaville this gaugeID72.081.32 ft, Jan 16, 19745
CataldoID43.058.23 ft, Jan 16, 19744

Other gauges in Shoshone County

Flood gauges in Shoshone County
Cataldo43.058.23 ft, Jan 16, 19744
Calder13.018.20 ft, Apr 18, 19384

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

NOAA National Water Prediction Service, gauge ENVI1, 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.