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Chehalis River near Doty

Highest listed crest 336.26 ftFlood stage 318.0 ft32 crests since 1945

The Chehalis River near Doty crested at major flood stage 1 time among the 32 crests the National Weather Service lists from 1945 to 2025. The highest, 336.26 ft on December 3, 2007, was major flooding, 18.26 feet above flood stage. 3 other gauges on the Chehalis River crested above flood stage within a week of it, 3 at their own highest listed crest.

The gauge

Highest listed crest
336.26 ft
December 3, 2007; 63,100 cubic feet per second
Flood stage
318.0 ft
Major flooding from 324.5 ft
Crests at major
1
43rd of 70 gauges in Washington
Most recent flood crest
December 9, 2025
318.47 ft, minor flooding
Location
Lewis County
Washington

Flood stages

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

Flood categories, Chehalis River near Doty
Action stage315.50—The level at which the NWS or its partners begin to take action
Flood stage (minor)318.07Dec 9, 2025Minimal or no property damage, but possibly some public threat
Moderate flood stage323.50—Some inundation of structures and roads near the stream
Major flood stage324.51Dec 3, 2007Extensive inundation of structures and roads

Every listed crest

32 crests from 1945 to 2025. Filled: at or above flood stage. Hover a crest for its date and stage.

Listed crests at the Chehalis River near Doty, 1945 to 2025 0100200300400ft Flood stage 318.0 ftMajor 324.5 ft Feb 7, 1945: 17.80 ft, below flood stage; 21,400 cubic feet per secondJan 20, 1972: 18.36 ft, below flood stage; 22,800 cubic feet per secondJan 9, 1990: 19.96 ft, below flood stage; 27,500 cubic feet per secondNov 24, 1990: 17.45 ft, below flood stage; 20,600 cubic feet per secondDec 20, 1994: 15.03 ft, below flood stage; 15,300 cubic feet per secondFeb 8, 1996: 20.37 ft, below flood stage; 28,900 cubic feet per secondMar 19, 1997: 13.58 ft, below flood stage; 12,600 cubic feet per secondFeb 24, 1999: 15.54 ft, below flood stage; 16,300 cubic feet per secondDec 15, 1999: 13.85 ft, below flood stageNov 14, 2001: 14.67 ft, below flood stage; 14,500 cubic feet per secondDec 16, 2001: 15.90 ft, below flood stage; 16,600 cubic feet per secondJan 7, 2002: 13.45 ft, below flood stage; 12,500 cubic feet per secondJan 10, 2006: 13.65 ft, below flood stage; 12,800 cubic feet per secondJan 30, 2006: 15.58 ft, below flood stage; 16,000 cubic feet per secondNov 6, 2006: 14.69 ft, below flood stage; 14,500 cubic feet per secondDec 14, 2006: 11.88 ft, below flood stage; 10,000 cubic feet per secondDec 3, 2007: 336.26 ft, major flooding; 63,100 cubic feet per secondJan 8, 2009: 16.38 ft, below flood stage; 20,100 cubic feet per secondDec 12, 2010: 12.25 ft, below flood stage; 9,910 cubic feet per secondNov 23, 2011: 12.23 ft, below flood stage; 9,880 cubic feet per secondNov 19, 2012: 18.41 ft, below flood stage; 22,300 cubic feet per secondFeb 17, 2014: 11.65 ft, below flood stage; 9,350 cubic feet per secondFeb 6, 2015: 11.26 ft, below flood stage; 8,770 cubic feet per secondNov 17, 2015: 14.42 ft, below flood stage; 14,038 cubic feet per secondFeb 9, 2017: 14.32 ft, below flood stage; 13,800 cubic feet per secondDec 20, 2019: 319.66 ft, minor flooding; 15,924 cubic feet per secondJan 3, 2021: 318.28 ft, minor flooding; 13,262 cubic feet per secondJan 13, 2021: 318.55 ft, minor flooding; 13,766 cubic feet per secondJan 6, 2022: 321.11 ft, minor flooding; 18,088 cubic feet per secondFeb 28, 2022: 318.11 ft, minor flooding; 12,224 cubic feet per secondDec 5, 2023: 318.46 ft, minor flooding; 13,597 cubic feet per secondDec 9, 2025: 318.47 ft, minor flooding; 13,616 cubic feet per second Highest, 336.26 ft, Dec 3, 2007 1960198020002020

Crests at or above flood stage, by decade

Crests at or above flood stage per decade, Chehalis River near Doty 1940s: 0 1950s: 0 1960s: 0 1970s: 0 1980s: 0 1990s: 0 2000s: 1 2010s: 1 2020s: 6 6 1940s1950s1960s1970s1980s1990s2000s2010s2020s
  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

Highest listed crests, Chehalis River near Doty
1Dec 3, 2007336.26+18.26Major63,100
2Jan 6, 2022321.11+3.11Minor18,088
3Dec 20, 2019319.66+1.66Minor15,924
4Jan 13, 2021318.55+0.55Minor13,766
5Dec 9, 2025318.47+0.47Minor13,616
6Dec 5, 2023318.46+0.46Minor13,597
7Jan 3, 2021318.28+0.28Minor13,262
8Feb 28, 2022318.11+0.11Minor12,224
9Feb 8, 199620.37−297.63Below flood stage28,900
10Jan 9, 199019.96−298.04Below flood stage27,500
11Nov 19, 201218.41−299.59Below flood stage22,300
12Jan 20, 197218.36−299.64Below flood stage22,800
13Feb 7, 194517.80−300.20Below flood stage21,400
14Nov 24, 199017.45−300.55Below flood stage20,600
15Jan 8, 200916.38−301.62Below flood stage20,100
16Dec 16, 200115.90−302.10Below flood stage16,600
17Jan 30, 200615.58−302.42Below flood stage16,000
18Feb 24, 199915.54−302.46Below flood stage16,300
19Dec 20, 199415.03−302.97Below flood stage15,300
20Nov 6, 200614.69−303.31Below flood stage14,500
21Nov 14, 200114.67−303.33Below flood stage14,500
22Nov 17, 201514.42−303.58Below flood stage14,038
23Feb 9, 201714.32−303.68Below flood stage13,800
24Dec 15, 199913.85−304.15Below flood stage—
25Jan 10, 200613.65−304.35Below flood stage12,800
26Mar 19, 199713.58−304.42Below flood stage12,600
27Jan 7, 200213.45−304.55Below flood stage12,500
28Dec 12, 201012.25−305.75Below flood stage9,910
29Nov 23, 201112.23−305.77Below flood stage9,880
30Dec 14, 200611.88−306.12Below flood stage10,000
31Feb 17, 201411.65−306.35Below flood stage9,350
32Feb 6, 201511.26−306.74Below flood stage8,770

The worst floods along the Chehalis River

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

December 3, 2007: 336.26 ft here, major flooding

  • CentraliaWA · Dec 4, 2007 · 178.10 ft · Major · its highest
  • Grand MoundWA · Dec 4, 2007 · 147.26 ft · Major · its highest
  • PorterWA · Dec 5, 2007 · 53.17 ft · Major · its highest

January 6, 2022: 321.11 ft here, minor flooding

  • Grand MoundWA · Jan 7, 2022 · 145.21 ft · Major
  • PorterWA · Jan 8, 2022 · 52.01 ft · Major
  • CentraliaWA · Jan 7, 2022 · 174.93 ft · Moderate

December 20, 2019: 319.66 ft here, minor flooding

  • Grand MoundWA · Dec 22, 2019 · 142.68 ft · Moderate
  • PorterWA · Dec 23, 2019 · 48.58 ft · Minor

Gauges on the Chehalis River

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

Flood gauges on the Chehalis River
Doty this gaugeWA318.0336.26 ft, Dec 3, 20071
CentraliaWA168.5178.10 ft, Dec 4, 20071
Grand MoundWA141.0147.26 ft, Dec 4, 20072
PorterWA48.053.17 ft, Dec 5, 20072

Other gauges in Lewis County

Flood gauges in Lewis County
Centralia168.5178.10 ft, Dec 4, 20071
Packwood10.514.59 ft, Nov 6, 20069
Randle18.025.24 ft, Nov 7, 200610
Chehalis202.5205.59 ft, Jan 6, 20221
Centralia189.0191.03 ft, Feb 8, 19961

Lewis County: every hazard · River floods across the country · Washington

NOAA National Water Prediction Service, gauge DOTW1, 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.