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Lake Coeur d'Alene at Coeur d'Alene

Highest listed crest 2,139.05 ftFlood stage 2,133.0 ft122 crests since 1894

The Lake Coeur d'Alene at Coeur d'Alene crested at major flood stage 1 time among the 122 crests the National Weather Service lists from 1894 to 2025. The highest, 2,139.05 ft on December 25, 1933, was major flooding, 6.05 feet above flood stage.

The gauge

Highest listed crest
2,139.05 ft
December 25, 1933
Flood stage
2,133.0 ft
Major flooding from 2,138.0 ft
Crests at major
1
19th of 78 gauges in Idaho
Most recent flood crest
March 21, 2017
2,134.86 ft, minor flooding
Location
Kootenai County
Near Coeur d'Alene (2.8 mi), Hayden (7.2 mi), Post Falls (9.1 mi)

Flood stages

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

Flood categories, Lake Coeur d'Alene at Coeur d'Alene
Action stage2,132.011May 25, 2011The level at which the NWS or its partners begin to take action
Flood stage (minor)2,133.026Mar 21, 2017Minimal or no property damage, but possibly some public threat
Moderate flood stage2,136.04May 20, 1997Some inundation of structures and roads near the stream
Major flood stage2,138.01Dec 25, 1933Extensive inundation of structures and roads

Every listed crest

122 crests from 1894 to 2025. Filled: at or above flood stage. Hover a crest for its date and stage.

Listed crests at the Lake Coeur d'Alene at Coeur d'Alene, 1894 to 2025 21202125213021352140ft Flood stage 2,133.0 ftMajor 2,138.0 ft May 31, 1894: 2,137.60 ft, moderate floodingAug 1, 1904: 2,121.50 ft, below flood stageJun 7, 1905: 2,125.20 ft, below flood stageApr 26, 1906: 2,129.00 ft, below flood stageMay 22, 1907: 2,130.95 ft, below flood stageApr 26, 1908: 2,130.95 ft, below flood stageJun 6, 1909: 2,129.20 ft, below flood stageMar 25, 1910: 2,133.25 ft, minor floodingApr 30, 1911: 2,128.35 ft, below flood stageMay 24, 1912: 2,130.90 ft, below flood stageMay 30, 1913: 2,134.45 ft, minor floodingApr 19, 1914: 2,129.90 ft, below flood stageMay 22, 1915: 2,127.12 ft, below flood stageMay 9, 1916: 2,132.80 ft, action stageMay 17, 1917: 2,135.90 ft, minor floodingJan 3, 1918: 2,136.00 ft, moderate floodingMay 2, 1919: 2,131.86 ft, below flood stageMay 19, 1920: 2,129.56 ft, below flood stageMay 21, 1921: 2,131.93 ft, below flood stageMay 25, 1922: 2,131.46 ft, below flood stageMay 13, 1923: 2,130.61 ft, below flood stageMay 17, 1924: 2,129.38 ft, below flood stageApr 19, 1925: 2,133.45 ft, minor floodingDec 5, 1926: 2,128.79 ft, below flood stageMay 19, 1927: 2,132.54 ft, action stageMay 15, 1928: 2,132.02 ft, action stageMay 24, 1929: 2,128.07 ft, below flood stageApr 17, 1930: 2,127.18 ft, below flood stageApr 11, 1931: 2,128.61 ft, below flood stageMay 15, 1932: 2,134.20 ft, minor floodingDec 25, 1933: 2,139.05 ft, major floodingJan 6, 1934: 2,134.44 ft, minor floodingMay 9, 1935: 2,131.71 ft, below flood stageApr 27, 1936: 2,134.57 ft, minor floodingMay 8, 1937: 2,130.84 ft, below flood stageApr 22, 1938: 2,134.05 ft, minor floodingMay 5, 1939: 2,131.02 ft, below flood stageApr 16, 1940: 2,128.41 ft, below flood stageJun 1, 1941: 2,128.41 ft, below flood stageApr 18, 1942: 2,128.25 ft, below flood stageApr 21, 1943: 2,133.95 ft, minor floodingJun 22, 1944: 2,128.01 ft, below flood stageMay 11, 1945: 2,130.88 ft, below flood stageApr 10, 1946: 2,133.40 ft, minor floodingMay 11, 1947: 2,130.58 ft, below flood stageMay 30, 1948: 2,135.95 ft, minor floodingMay 17, 1949: 2,134.50 ft, minor floodingMay 19, 1950: 2,133.93 ft, minor floodingFeb 14, 1951: 2,132.40 ft, action stageMay 1, 1952: 2,133.53 ft, minor floodingMay 1, 1953: 2,130.49 ft, below flood stageMay 22, 1954: 2,133.74 ft, minor floodingDec 25, 1955: 2,131.81 ft, below flood stageApr 26, 1956: 2,135.50 ft, minor floodingMay 24, 1957: 2,134.38 ft, minor floodingApr 23, 1958: 2,130.79 ft, below flood stageMay 4, 1959: 2,131.37 ft, below flood stageApr 11, 1960: 2,131.97 ft, below flood stageFeb 24, 1961: 2,132.24 ft, action stageApr 26, 1962: 2,131.39 ft, below flood stageJul 10, 1963: 2,128.05 ft, below flood stageMay 23, 1964: 2,133.28 ft, minor floodingApr 25, 1965: 2,133.72 ft, minor floodingApr 13, 1966: 2,129.38 ft, below flood stageMay 25, 1967: 2,131.62 ft, below flood stageFeb 26, 1968: 2,130.63 ft, below flood stageApr 26, 1969: 2,132.76 ft, action stageMay 28, 1970: 2,130.74 ft, below flood stageMay 15, 1971: 2,133.62 ft, minor floodingMar 20, 1972: 2,133.89 ft, minor floodingDec 22, 1973: 2,128.33 ft, below flood stageJan 20, 1974: 2,136.50 ft, moderate floodingMay 19, 1975: 2,132.80 ft, action stageMay 13, 1976: 2,132.65 ft, action stageDec 17, 1977: 2,129.51 ft, below flood stageApr 3, 1978: 2,130.11 ft, below flood stageMay 8, 1979: 2,132.96 ft, action stageDec 29, 1980: 2,131.55 ft, below flood stageFeb 23, 1982: 2,134.68 ft, minor floodingMar 14, 1983: 2,129.13 ft, below flood stageJun 1, 1984: 2,129.55 ft, below flood stageApr 19, 1985: 2,131.24 ft, below flood stageMar 11, 1986: 2,130.47 ft, below flood stageMay 2, 1987: 2,128.19 ft, below flood stageApr 19, 1988: 2,129.17 ft, below flood stageApr 24, 1989: 2,131.48 ft, below flood stageJun 5, 1990: 2,130.51 ft, below flood stageMay 23, 1991: 2,129.52 ft, below flood stageJul 22, 1992: 2,127.99 ft, below flood stageMay 16, 1993: 2,129.74 ft, below flood stageJul 16, 1994: 2,128.02 ft, below flood stageFeb 24, 1995: 2,130.92 ft, below flood stageMar 1, 1996: 2,134.93 ft, minor floodingMay 20, 1997: 2,136.30 ft, moderate floodingMay 28, 1998: 2,128.53 ft, below flood stageMay 30, 1999: 2,130.31 ft, below flood stageApr 23, 2000: 2,131.94 ft, below flood stageMay 16, 2001: 2,128.09 ft, below flood stageApr 17, 2002: 2,132.58 ft, action stageMar 27, 2003: 2,128.03 ft, below flood stageAug 25, 2004: 2,128.08 ft, below flood stageJul 18, 2005: 2,128.00 ft, below flood stageApr 18, 2006: 2,129.08 ft, below flood stageMar 28, 2007: 2,129.80 ft, below flood stageMay 23, 2008: 2,134.78 ft, minor floodingApr 25, 2009: 2,129.41 ft, below flood stageJun 22, 2010: 2,128.18 ft, below flood stageMay 25, 2011: 2,132.45 ft, action stageApr 29, 2012: 2,133.24 ft, minor floodingApr 10, 2013: 2,128.49 ft, below flood stageMar 12, 2014: 2,130.79 ft, below flood stageFeb 13, 2015: 2,129.92 ft, below flood stageMar 16, 2016: 2,128.06 ft, below flood stageMar 21, 2017: 2,134.86 ft, minor floodingMay 11, 2018: 2,130.92 ft, below flood stageApr 13, 2019: 2,129.06 ft, below flood stageMay 22, 2020: 2,128.41 ft, below flood stageJun 2, 2021: 2,128.01 ft, below flood stageJun 18, 2022: 2,130.38 ft, below flood stageMay 8, 2023: 2,130.37 ft, below flood stageJul 10, 2024: 2,128.02 ft, below flood stageMar 31, 2025: 2,128.66 ft, below flood stage Highest, 2,139.05 ft, Dec 25, 1933 1900192019401960198020002020

Crests at or above flood stage, by decade

Crests at or above flood stage per decade, Lake Coeur d'Alene at Coeur d'Alene 1890s: 1 1900s: 0 1910s: 4 1920s: 1 1930s: 5 5 1940s: 4 1950s: 5 1960s: 2 1970s: 3 1980s: 1 1990s: 2 2000s: 1 2010s: 2 2020s: 0 1890s1900s1910s1920s1930s1940s1950s1960s1970s1980s1990s2000s2010s2020s
  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 122 listed crests.

Highest listed crests, Lake Coeur d'Alene at Coeur d'Alene
1Dec 25, 19332,139.05+6.05Major—
2May 31, 18942,137.60+4.60Moderate—
3Jan 20, 19742,136.50+3.50Moderate—
4May 20, 19972,136.30+3.30Moderate—
5Jan 3, 19182,136.00+3.00Moderate—
6May 30, 19482,135.95+2.95Minor—
7May 17, 19172,135.90+2.90Minor—
8Apr 26, 19562,135.50+2.50Minor—
9Mar 1, 19962,134.93+1.93Minor—
10Mar 21, 20172,134.86+1.86Minor—
11May 23, 20082,134.78+1.78Minor—
12Feb 23, 19822,134.68+1.68Minor—
13Apr 27, 19362,134.57+1.57Minor—
14May 17, 19492,134.50+1.50Minor—
15May 30, 19132,134.45+1.45Minor—
16Jan 6, 19342,134.44+1.44Minor—
17May 24, 19572,134.38+1.38Minor—
18May 15, 19322,134.20+1.20Minor—
19Apr 22, 19382,134.05+1.05Minor—
20Apr 21, 19432,133.95+0.95Minor—
21May 19, 19502,133.93+0.93Minor—
22Mar 20, 19722,133.89+0.89Minor—
23May 22, 19542,133.74+0.74Minor—
24Apr 25, 19652,133.72+0.72Minor—
25May 15, 19712,133.62+0.62Minor—
26May 1, 19522,133.53+0.53Minor—
27Apr 19, 19252,133.45+0.45Minor—
28Apr 10, 19462,133.40+0.40Minor—
29May 23, 19642,133.28+0.28Minor—
30Mar 25, 19102,133.25+0.25Minor—
31Apr 29, 20122,133.24+0.24Minor—
32May 8, 19792,132.96−0.04Action—
33May 9, 19162,132.80−0.20Action—
34May 19, 19752,132.80−0.20Action—
35Apr 26, 19692,132.76−0.24Action—
36May 13, 19762,132.65−0.35Action—
37Apr 17, 20022,132.58−0.42Action—
38May 19, 19272,132.54−0.46Action—
39May 25, 20112,132.45−0.55Action—
40Feb 14, 19512,132.40−0.60Action—
41Feb 24, 19612,132.24−0.76Action—
42May 15, 19282,132.02−0.98Action—
43Apr 11, 19602,131.97−1.03Below flood stage—
44Apr 23, 20002,131.94−1.06Below flood stage—
45May 21, 19212,131.93−1.07Below flood stage—
46May 2, 19192,131.86−1.14Below flood stage—
47Dec 25, 19552,131.81−1.19Below flood stage—
48May 9, 19352,131.71−1.29Below flood stage—
49May 25, 19672,131.62−1.38Below flood stage—
50Dec 29, 19802,131.55−1.45Below flood stage—

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

NOAA National Water Prediction Service, gauge COEI1, 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.