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Dungeness River near Sequim

Highest listed crest 8.37 ftFlood stage 7.0 ft89 crests since 1924

The Dungeness River near Sequim crested at major flood stage 3 times among the 89 crests the National Weather Service lists from 1924 to 2015. The highest, 8.37 ft on January 7, 2002, was major flooding, 1.37 feet above flood stage.

The gauge

Highest listed crest
8.37 ft
January 7, 2002; 7,610 cubic feet per second
Flood stage
7.0 ft
Major flooding from 8.0 ft
Crests at major
3
34th of 70 gauges in Washington
Most recent flood crest
December 9, 2015
7.04 ft, minor flooding
Location
Clallam County
Washington

Flood stages

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

Flood categories, Dungeness River near Sequim
Action stage5.948Feb 6, 2015The level at which the NWS or its partners begin to take action
Flood stage (minor)7.016Dec 9, 2015Minimal or no property damage, but possibly some public threat
Moderate flood stage7.58Dec 10, 2014Some inundation of structures and roads near the stream
Major flood stage8.03Jan 7, 2002Extensive inundation of structures and roads

Every listed crest

89 crests from 1924 to 2015. Filled: at or above flood stage. Hover a crest for its date and stage.

Listed crests at the Dungeness River near Sequim, 1924 to 2015 -20246810ft Flood stage 7.0 ftMajor 8.0 ft Jan 31, 1924: 6.90 ft, action stage; 5,530 cubic feet per secondFeb 11, 1924: 7.00 ft, minor flooding; 6,340 cubic feet per secondNov 19, 1924: 4.60 ft, below flood stage; 3,120 cubic feet per secondDec 1, 1926: 4.30 ft, below flood stage; 2,860 cubic feet per secondDec 28, 1937: 6.85 ft, action stage; 5,380 cubic feet per secondJan 1, 1939: 6.17 ft, action stage; 3,850 cubic feet per secondDec 15, 1939: 6.27 ft, action stage; 4,010 cubic feet per secondDec 2, 1941: 6.28 ft, action stage; 4,120 cubic feet per secondFeb 7, 1945: 5.96 ft, action stage; 3,380 cubic feet per secondFeb 12, 1947: 5.48 ft, below flood stage; 2,530 cubic feet per secondOct 19, 1947: 5.65 ft, below flood stage; 2,790 cubic feet per secondMay 28, 1948: 5.59 ft, below flood stage; 2,530 cubic feet per secondDec 1, 1948: 5.73 ft, below flood stage; 2,820 cubic feet per secondNov 27, 1949: 7.30 ft, minor flooding; 6,820 cubic feet per secondNov 26, 1950: 5.57 ft, below flood stage; 2,730 cubic feet per secondFeb 9, 1951: 6.53 ft, action stage; 4,600 cubic feet per secondJan 5, 1954: 6.36 ft, action stage; 3,990 cubic feet per secondNov 18, 1954: 6.18 ft, action stage; 3,570 cubic feet per secondNov 3, 1955: 7.28 ft, minor flooding; 6,750 cubic feet per secondDec 9, 1956: 6.36 ft, action stage; 3,880 cubic feet per secondFeb 24, 1957: 5.87 ft, below flood stage; 2,790 cubic feet per secondApr 29, 1959: 5.99 ft, action stage; 2,900 cubic feet per secondNov 23, 1959: 5.78 ft, below flood stage; 2,580 cubic feet per secondDec 15, 1959: 5.96 ft, action stage; 2,850 cubic feet per secondJan 29, 1960: 7.10 ft, minor flooding; 4,800 cubic feet per secondJan 15, 1961: 7.65 ft, moderate flooding; 5,900 cubic feet per secondNov 20, 1962: 6.05 ft, action stage; 2,740 cubic feet per secondNov 25, 1962: 6.14 ft, action stage; 2,850 cubic feet per secondDec 15, 1962: 5.91 ft, action stage; 2,550 cubic feet per secondJan 22, 1963: 5.97 ft, action stage; 2,630 cubic feet per secondFeb 4, 1963: 6.74 ft, action stage; 3,670 cubic feet per secondDec 13, 1966: 6.28 ft, action stage; 2,960 cubic feet per secondJan 14, 1968: 6.94 ft, action stage; 3,920 cubic feet per secondJan 19, 1968: 6.49 ft, action stage; 3,260 cubic feet per secondMar 5, 1972: 6.66 ft, action stage; 3,500 cubic feet per secondDec 26, 1972: 6.75 ft, action stage; 3,630 cubic feet per secondJan 16, 1974: 7.19 ft, minor flooding; 4,320 cubic feet per secondNov 15, 1975: 6.75 ft, action stage; 3,620 cubic feet per secondDec 3, 1975: 7.65 ft, moderate flooding; 5,150 cubic feet per secondDec 17, 1979: 7.76 ft, moderate flooding; 5,350 cubic feet per secondFeb 27, 1980: 6.25 ft, action stage; 2,930 cubic feet per secondNov 21, 1980: 6.19 ft, action stage; 2,850 cubic feet per secondDec 26, 1980: 7.01 ft, minor flooding; 4,040 cubic feet per secondDec 5, 1981: 6.41 ft, action stage; 3,240 cubic feet per secondDec 19, 1981: 6.12 ft, action stage; 2,820 cubic feet per secondDec 3, 1982: 6.71 ft, action stage; 3,710 cubic feet per secondNov 15, 1983: 7.71 ft, moderate flooding; 5,510 cubic feet per secondJan 4, 1984: 6.18 ft, action stage; 2,900 cubic feet per secondJan 18, 1986: 8.21 ft, major flooding; 6,560 cubic feet per secondNov 23, 1986: 6.40 ft, action stage; 3,220 cubic feet per secondDec 9, 1987: 6.45 ft, action stage; 3,300 cubic feet per secondDec 4, 1989: 6.67 ft, action stage; 3,650 cubic feet per secondNov 10, 1990: 7.08 ft, minor flooding; 4,370 cubic feet per secondNov 24, 1990: 8.35 ft, major flooding; 7,120 cubic feet per secondDec 4, 1990: 6.41 ft, action stage; 3,210 cubic feet per secondFeb 2, 1991: 6.49 ft, action stage; 3,340 cubic feet per secondJan 31, 1992: 7.45 ft, minor flooding; 5,090 cubic feet per secondDec 10, 1993: 6.92 ft, action stage; 3,240 cubic feet per secondDec 20, 1994: 7.33 ft, minor flooding; 4,850 cubic feet per secondNov 8, 1995: 7.01 ft, minor flooding; 4,240 cubic feet per secondNov 29, 1995: 6.83 ft, action stage; 3,920 cubic feet per secondDec 13, 1995: 7.15 ft, minor flooding; 4,500 cubic feet per secondJan 1, 1997: 6.72 ft, action stage; 3,730 cubic feet per secondMar 19, 1997: 7.87 ft, moderate flooding; 5,990 cubic feet per secondOct 30, 1997: 6.24 ft, action stage; 2,970 cubic feet per secondNov 15, 1998: 5.78 ft, below flood stage; 2,560 cubic feet per secondDec 13, 1998: 7.07 ft, minor flooding; 4,640 cubic feet per secondJan 29, 1999: -1.00 ft, below flood stageFeb 24, 1999: 6.36 ft, action stage; 3,410 cubic feet per secondNov 11, 1999: 6.41 ft, action stage; 3,490 cubic feet per secondDec 15, 1999: 6.18 ft, action stage; 3,130 cubic feet per secondNov 15, 2001: 5.97 ft, action stage; 2,770 cubic feet per secondDec 16, 2001: 7.37 ft, minor flooding; 5,240 cubic feet per secondJan 7, 2002: 8.37 ft, major flooding; 7,610 cubic feet per secondMar 13, 2003: 6.32 ft, action stage; 3,330 cubic feet per secondOct 20, 2003: 7.68 ft, moderate flooding; 5,920 cubic feet per secondNov 19, 2003: 7.12 ft, minor flooding; 4,740 cubic feet per secondDec 10, 2004: 6.50 ft, action stage; 3,620 cubic feet per secondDec 25, 2005: 6.26 ft, action stage; 3,090 cubic feet per secondDec 4, 2007: 6.65 ft, action stage; 3,690 cubic feet per secondJan 12, 2010: 6.78 ft, action stage; 3,900 cubic feet per secondDec 12, 2010: 7.81 ft, moderate flooding; 5,820 cubic feet per secondNov 30, 2012: 5.29 ft, below flood stage; 1,840 cubic feet per secondMay 12, 2013: 5.19 ft, below flood stage; 1,730 cubic feet per secondMar 6, 2014: 5.74 ft, below flood stage; 2,370 cubic feet per secondDec 10, 2014: 7.71 ft, moderate flooding; 5,610 cubic feet per secondFeb 6, 2015: 6.85 ft, action stage; 4,020 cubic feet per secondNov 17, 2015: 7.24 ft, minor flooding; 4,707 cubic feet per secondDec 9, 2015: 7.04 ft, minor flooding; 4,351 cubic feet per second Highest, 8.37 ft, Jan 7, 2002 1940196019802000

Crests at or above flood stage, by decade

Crests at or above flood stage per decade, Dungeness River near Sequim 1920s: 1 1930s: 0 1940s: 1 1950s: 1 1960s: 2 1970s: 3 1980s: 3 1990s: 8 8 2000s: 4 2010s: 4 1920s1930s1940s1950s1960s1970s1980s1990s2000s2010s
  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 89 listed crests.

Highest listed crests, Dungeness River near Sequim
1Jan 7, 20028.37+1.37Major7,610
2Nov 24, 19908.35+1.35Major7,120
3Jan 18, 19868.21+1.21Major6,560
4Mar 19, 19977.87+0.87Moderate5,990
5Dec 12, 20107.81+0.81Moderate5,820
6Dec 17, 19797.76+0.76Moderate5,350
7Nov 15, 19837.71+0.71Moderate5,510
8Dec 10, 20147.71+0.71Moderate5,610
9Oct 20, 20037.68+0.68Moderate5,920
10Jan 15, 19617.65+0.65Moderate5,900
11Dec 3, 19757.65+0.65Moderate5,150
12Jan 31, 19927.45+0.45Minor5,090
13Dec 16, 20017.37+0.37Minor5,240
14Dec 20, 19947.33+0.33Minor4,850
15Nov 27, 19497.30+0.30Minor6,820
16Nov 3, 19557.28+0.28Minor6,750
17Nov 17, 20157.24+0.24Minor4,707
18Jan 16, 19747.19+0.19Minor4,320
19Dec 13, 19957.15+0.15Minor4,500
20Nov 19, 20037.12+0.12Minor4,740
21Jan 29, 19607.10+0.10Minor4,800
22Nov 10, 19907.08+0.08Minor4,370
23Dec 13, 19987.07+0.07Minor4,640
24Dec 9, 20157.04+0.04Minor4,351
25Dec 26, 19807.01+0.01Minor4,040
26Nov 8, 19957.01+0.01Minor4,240
27Feb 11, 19247.000.00Minor6,340
28Jan 14, 19686.94−0.06Action3,920
29Dec 10, 19936.92−0.08Action3,240
30Jan 31, 19246.90−0.10Action5,530
31Dec 28, 19376.85−0.15Action5,380
32Feb 6, 20156.85−0.15Action4,020
33Nov 29, 19956.83−0.17Action3,920
34Jan 12, 20106.78−0.22Action3,900
35Dec 26, 19726.75−0.25Action3,630
36Nov 15, 19756.75−0.25Action3,620
37Feb 4, 19636.74−0.26Action3,670
38Jan 1, 19976.72−0.28Action3,730
39Dec 3, 19826.71−0.29Action3,710
40Dec 4, 19896.67−0.33Action3,650
41Mar 5, 19726.66−0.34Action3,500
42Dec 4, 20076.65−0.35Action3,690
43Feb 9, 19516.53−0.47Action4,600
44Dec 10, 20046.50−0.50Action3,620
45Jan 19, 19686.49−0.51Action3,260
46Feb 2, 19916.49−0.51Action3,340
47Dec 9, 19876.45−0.55Action3,300
48Dec 5, 19816.41−0.59Action3,240
49Dec 4, 19906.41−0.59Action3,210
50Nov 11, 19996.41−0.59Action3,490

Other gauges in Clallam County

Flood gauges in Clallam County
La Push37.044.93 ft, Nov 15, 20216
Elwha R20.024.65 ft, Dec 3, 20075

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

NOAA National Water Prediction Service, gauge DRSW1, 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.