Highest listed crest 17.01 ft January 9, 1990; 9,600 cubic feet per second
Flood stage 11.0 ft Major flooding from 15.0 ft
Crests at major 4 27th of 70 gauges in Washington
Most recent flood crest December 9, 2025 12.22 ft, minor flooding Listed crests at the Deschutes River near Rainier, 1949 to 2025 8 10 12 14 16 18 ft Flood stage 11.0 ft Major 15.0 ft Nov 27, 1949: 10.08 ft, action stage; 3,220 cubic feet per second Dec 28, 1949: 11.06 ft, minor flooding; 3,940 cubic feet per second Jan 20, 1950: 10.57 ft, action stage; 3,570 cubic feet per second Feb 24, 1950: 9.88 ft, action stage; 3,080 cubic feet per second Mar 5, 1950: 10.46 ft, action stage; 3,570 cubic feet per second Feb 9, 1951: 10.60 ft, action stage; 3,570 cubic feet per second Jan 30, 1952: 10.01 ft, action stage; 3,160 cubic feet per second Feb 4, 1952: 9.59 ft, action stage; 2,860 cubic feet per second Jan 9, 1953: 9.44 ft, action stage; 2,770 cubic feet per second Dec 9, 1953: 12.07 ft, minor flooding; 4,740 cubic feet per second Jan 6, 1954: 9.92 ft, action stage; 3,120 cubic feet per second Jan 22, 1954: 9.10 ft, action stage; 2,600 cubic feet per second Feb 12, 1954: 9.29 ft, action stage; 2,710 cubic feet per second Feb 21, 1954: 9.55 ft, action stage; 2,860 cubic feet per second Feb 8, 1955: 10.15 ft, action stage; 3,260 cubic feet per second Nov 25, 1955: 9.16 ft, action stage; 2,650 cubic feet per second Dec 12, 1955: 13.06 ft, minor flooding; 5,620 cubic feet per second Dec 20, 1955: 11.23 ft, minor flooding; 4,030 cubic feet per second Mar 23, 1956: 9.29 ft, action stage; 2,720 cubic feet per second Dec 10, 1956: 10.00 ft, action stage; 3,160 cubic feet per second Feb 24, 1957: 10.87 ft, action stage; 3,760 cubic feet per second Dec 26, 1957: 9.12 ft, action stage; 2,620 cubic feet per second Nov 12, 1958: 9.84 ft, action stage; 3,050 cubic feet per second Nov 18, 1958: 9.47 ft, action stage; 2,830 cubic feet per second Jan 9, 1959: 9.05 ft, action stage; 2,580 cubic feet per second Jan 24, 1959: 9.02 ft, action stage; 2,560 cubic feet per second Nov 21, 1959: 10.15 ft, action stage; 3,360 cubic feet per second Nov 20, 1960: 10.51 ft, action stage; 3,610 cubic feet per second Nov 25, 1960: 11.16 ft, minor flooding; 4,070 cubic feet per second Feb 21, 1961: 9.24 ft, action stage; 2,740 cubic feet per second Nov 20, 1962: 9.30 ft, action stage; 2,780 cubic feet per second Nov 26, 1962: 11.50 ft, minor flooding; 4,340 cubic feet per second Feb 3, 1963: 11.30 ft, minor flooding; 4,180 cubic feet per second Jan 25, 1964: 12.50 ft, minor flooding; 5,160 cubic feet per second Nov 24, 1964: 9.20 ft, action stage; 2,720 cubic feet per second Dec 23, 1964: 11.84 ft, minor flooding; 4,610 cubic feet per second Jan 27, 1965: 9.64 ft, action stage; 3,000 cubic feet per second Jan 6, 1966: 10.22 ft, action stage; 3,110 cubic feet per second Mar 9, 1966: 9.64 ft, action stage; 2,820 cubic feet per second Dec 13, 1966: 11.87 ft, minor flooding; 3,940 cubic feet per second Jan 19, 1967: 11.79 ft, minor flooding; 3,900 cubic feet per second Jan 28, 1967: 9.08 ft, action stage; 2,540 cubic feet per second Feb 4, 1968: 10.43 ft, action stage; 3,200 cubic feet per second Jan 14, 1970: 10.16 ft, action stage; 3,060 cubic feet per second Dec 7, 1970: 11.60 ft, minor flooding; 4,350 cubic feet per second Dec 30, 1970: 11.27 ft, minor flooding; 4,120 cubic feet per second Jan 26, 1971: 11.31 ft, minor flooding; 4,150 cubic feet per second Jan 11, 1972: 9.40 ft, action stage; 2,840 cubic feet per second Jan 21, 1972: 15.28 ft, major flooding; 7,420 cubic feet per second Feb 29, 1972: 10.52 ft, action stage; 3,590 cubic feet per second Mar 6, 1972: 11.22 ft, minor flooding; 4,080 cubic feet per second Dec 21, 1972: 10.82 ft, action stage; 3,800 cubic feet per second Jan 15, 1974: 15.68 ft, major flooding; 7,780 cubic feet per second Jan 31, 1974: 9.77 ft, action stage; 3,070 cubic feet per second Dec 21, 1974: 10.06 ft, action stage; 3,270 cubic feet per second Jan 14, 1975: 10.73 ft, action stage; 3,740 cubic feet per second Feb 12, 1975: 9.96 ft, action stage; 3,200 cubic feet per second Dec 4, 1975: 13.22 ft, minor flooding; 5,650 cubic feet per second Mar 9, 1977: 10.21 ft, action stage; 3,380 cubic feet per second Dec 2, 1977: 11.21 ft, minor flooding; 4,080 cubic feet per second Feb 6, 1979: 10.63 ft, action stage; 3,670 cubic feet per second Jan 24, 1982: 11.71 ft, minor flooding; 4,440 cubic feet per second Feb 14, 1982: 9.31 ft, action stage; 2,790 cubic feet per second Feb 20, 1982: 10.63 ft, action stage; 3,670 cubic feet per second Dec 10, 1987: 12.40 ft, minor flooding; 4,950 cubic feet per second Jan 14, 1988: 10.88 ft, action stage; 3,810 cubic feet per second Dec 4, 1989: 9.54 ft, action stage; 2,910 cubic feet per second Jan 9, 1990: 17.01 ft, major flooding; 9,600 cubic feet per second Feb 10, 1990: 11.50 ft, minor flooding; 4,260 cubic feet per second Nov 24, 1990: 12.65 ft, minor flooding; 5,150 cubic feet per second Dec 4, 1990: 9.26 ft, action stage; 2,730 cubic feet per second Jan 12, 1991: 9.10 ft, action stage; 2,630 cubic feet per second Apr 5, 1991: 13.76 ft, moderate flooding; 5,980 cubic feet per second Jan 28, 1992: 10.62 ft, action stage; 3,630 cubic feet per second Nov 30, 1994: 12.13 ft, minor flooding; 4,690 cubic feet per second Dec 21, 1994: 10.44 ft, action stage; 3,440 cubic feet per second Dec 27, 1994: 9.25 ft, action stage; 2,650 cubic feet per second Feb 19, 1995: 9.22 ft, action stage; 2,630 cubic feet per second Nov 30, 1995: 10.52 ft, action stage; 3,500 cubic feet per second Dec 13, 1995: 9.41 ft, action stage; 2,760 cubic feet per second Feb 8, 1996: 15.74 ft, major flooding; 7,850 cubic feet per second Apr 23, 1996: 10.80 ft, action stage; 3,730 cubic feet per second Dec 29, 1996: 14.29 ft, moderate flooding; 6,510 cubic feet per second Mar 19, 1997: 9.99 ft, action stage; 3,170 cubic feet per second Oct 30, 1997: 10.53 ft, action stage; 3,550 cubic feet per second Dec 16, 1997: 8.96 ft, below flood stage; 2,530 cubic feet per second Jan 14, 1998: 9.70 ft, action stage; 2,990 cubic feet per second Nov 26, 1998: 13.55 ft, moderate flooding; 5,880 cubic feet per second Dec 2, 1998: 10.64 ft, action stage; 3,620 cubic feet per second Dec 13, 1998: 9.83 ft, action stage; 3,080 cubic feet per second Dec 28, 1998: 13.42 ft, minor flooding; 5,770 cubic feet per second Feb 7, 1999: 9.07 ft, action stage; 2,600 cubic feet per second Feb 24, 1999: 10.68 ft, action stage; 3,660 cubic feet per second Feb 28, 1999: 9.21 ft, action stage; 2,680 cubic feet per second Nov 12, 1999: 10.09 ft, action stage; 3,250 cubic feet per second Nov 25, 1999: 10.37 ft, action stage; 3,440 cubic feet per second Dec 15, 1999: 10.03 ft, action stage; 3,210 cubic feet per second Dec 17, 2001: 12.29 ft, minor flooding; 4,860 cubic feet per second Jan 8, 2002: 10.20 ft, action stage; 3,340 cubic feet per second Jan 25, 2002: 8.95 ft, below flood stage; 2,540 cubic feet per second Mar 11, 2002: 8.93 ft, below flood stage; 2,530 cubic feet per second Jan 31, 2003: 11.14 ft, minor flooding; 4,000 cubic feet per second Jan 10, 2006: 11.23 ft, minor flooding; 4,120 cubic feet per second Jan 30, 2006: 12.69 ft, minor flooding; 5,280 cubic feet per second Nov 7, 2006: 11.23 ft, minor flooding; 2,200 cubic feet per second Dec 15, 2006: 12.41 ft, minor flooding; 5,050 cubic feet per second Jan 7, 2007: 10.66 ft, action stage; 3,700 cubic feet per second Dec 3, 2007: 13.75 ft, moderate flooding; 6,190 cubic feet per second Jan 8, 2009: 14.10 ft, moderate flooding; 6,500 cubic feet per second Nov 17, 2009: 8.50 ft, below flood stage; 2,270 cubic feet per second Mar 10, 2011: 10.28 ft, action stage; 3,440 cubic feet per second Nov 23, 2011: 11.21 ft, minor flooding; 4,100 cubic feet per second Nov 19, 2012: 11.88 ft, minor flooding; 4,620 cubic feet per second Feb 17, 2014: 11.74 ft, minor flooding; 4,510 cubic feet per second Feb 6, 2015: 8.43 ft, below flood stage; 2,210 cubic feet per second Dec 9, 2015: 12.75 ft, minor flooding; 5,333 cubic feet per second Feb 9, 2017: 13.52 ft, moderate flooding; 5,990 cubic feet per second Jan 7, 2022: 13.07 ft, minor flooding; 7,204 cubic feet per second Mar 1, 2022: 12.97 ft, minor flooding; 7,078 cubic feet per second Dec 9, 2025: 12.22 ft, minor flooding; 6,622 cubic feet per second Highest, 17.01 ft, Jan 9, 1990 1950 1960 1970 1980 1990 2000 2010 2020 Crests at or above flood stage, by decade Crests at or above flood stage per decade, Deschutes River near Rainier 1940s: 1 1950s: 3 1960s: 7 1970s: 8 1980s: 2 1990s: 9 9 2000s: 8 2010s: 5 2020s: 3 1940s 1950s 1960s 1970s 1980s 1990s 2000s 2010s 2020s 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. Categories use today's flood stages. Levees, dams and channel changes since a crest can make old and new stages not directly comparable. 05 Other gauges in Thurston County Thurston County: every hazard · River floods across the country · Washington
NOAA National Water Prediction Service, gauge DSRW1, 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.