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Hangman/Latah Creek at Spokane

Highest listed crest 14.90 ftFlood stage 11.0 ft75 crests since 1949

The Hangman/Latah Creek at Spokane crested above flood stage 16 times among the 75 crests the National Weather Service lists from 1949 to 2025. The highest, 14.90 ft on January 1, 1997, was moderate flooding, 3.90 feet above flood stage.

The gauge

Highest listed crest
14.90 ft
January 1, 1997; 25,800 cubic feet per second
Flood stage
11.0 ft
Major flooding from 15.0 ft
Crests at major
0
16 above flood stage
Most recent flood crest
February 24, 2025
13.11 ft, moderate flooding
Location
Spokane County
Near Spokane (1.2 mi), Airway Heights (6.0 mi), Spokane Valley (10.1 mi)

Flood stages

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

Flood categories, Hangman/Latah Creek at Spokane
Action stage10.07Feb 14, 1982The level at which the NWS or its partners begin to take action
Flood stage (minor)11.012Feb 17, 2017Minimal or no property damage, but possibly some public threat
Moderate flood stage13.04Feb 24, 2025Some inundation of structures and roads near the stream
Major flood stage15.00—Extensive inundation of structures and roads

Every listed crest

75 crests from 1949 to 2025. Filled: at or above flood stage. Hover a crest for its date and stage.

Listed crests at the Hangman/Latah Creek at Spokane, 1949 to 2025 05101520ft Flood stage 11.0 ftMajor 15.0 ft May 24, 1949: 10.17 ft, action stage; 6,210 cubic feet per secondFeb 26, 1950: 11.36 ft, minor flooding; 9,150 cubic feet per secondMar 15, 1951: 9.98 ft, below flood stage; 6,080 cubic feet per secondMar 26, 1952: 11.30 ft, minor flooding; 9,140 cubic feet per secondJan 18, 1953: 8.50 ft, below flood stage; 3,560 cubic feet per secondFeb 22, 1954: 10.50 ft, action stage; 6,500 cubic feet per secondDec 22, 1955: 12.16 ft, minor flooding; 11,300 cubic feet per secondFeb 27, 1957: 11.23 ft, minor flooding; 9,320 cubic feet per secondFeb 13, 1958: 8.55 ft, below flood stage; 6,090 cubic feet per secondJan 24, 1959: 12.30 ft, minor flooding; 16,200 cubic feet per secondFeb 7, 1960: 6.44 ft, below flood stage; 2,710 cubic feet per secondFeb 11, 1961: 9.20 ft, below flood stage; 6,320 cubic feet per secondMar 27, 1962: 8.05 ft, below flood stage; 4,610 cubic feet per secondFeb 3, 1963: 13.35 ft, moderate flooding; 20,600 cubic feet per secondDec 23, 1964: 11.88 ft, minor flooding; 12,100 cubic feet per secondJan 31, 1965: 11.36 ft, minor flooding; 11,000 cubic feet per secondMar 10, 1966: 7.72 ft, below flood stage; 4,560 cubic feet per secondJan 28, 1967: 8.22 ft, below flood stage; 5,310 cubic feet per secondFeb 20, 1968: 7.72 ft, below flood stage; 4,590 cubic feet per secondMar 27, 1969: 9.49 ft, below flood stage; 7,490 cubic feet per secondFeb 17, 1970: 10.28 ft, action stage; 8,650 cubic feet per secondJan 17, 1971: 8.25 ft, below flood stage; 5,340 cubic feet per secondJan 21, 1972: 10.64 ft, action stage; 11,600 cubic feet per secondJan 13, 1973: 10.76 ft, action stage; 11,500 cubic feet per secondJan 15, 1974: 12.89 ft, minor flooding; 17,700 cubic feet per secondMar 2, 1975: 9.56 ft, below flood stage; 8,420 cubic feet per secondJan 16, 1976: 8.56 ft, below flood stage; 6,320 cubic feet per secondJan 18, 1977: 4.93 ft, below flood stage; 1,560 cubic feet per secondFeb 6, 1978: 7.55 ft, below flood stage; 4,480 cubic feet per secondFeb 13, 1979: 10.66 ft, action stage; 10,400 cubic feet per secondJan 15, 1980: 6.20 ft, below flood stage; 2,740 cubic feet per secondFeb 16, 1981: 8.60 ft, below flood stage; 6,400 cubic feet per secondFeb 14, 1982: 10.11 ft, action stage; 7,580 cubic feet per secondFeb 19, 1983: 7.81 ft, below flood stage; 4,210 cubic feet per secondJan 4, 1984: 11.79 ft, minor flooding; 10,700 cubic feet per secondMar 24, 1985: 7.67 ft, below flood stage; 4,120 cubic feet per secondFeb 24, 1986: 9.90 ft, below flood stage; 7,230 cubic feet per secondFeb 1, 1987: 7.35 ft, below flood stage; 3,750 cubic feet per secondApr 7, 1988: 4.67 ft, below flood stage; 1,040 cubic feet per secondMar 10, 1989: 12.50 ft, minor flooding; 12,700 cubic feet per secondFeb 11, 1990: 8.99 ft, below flood stage; 6,040 cubic feet per secondFeb 21, 1992: 6.25 ft, below flood stage; 2,410 cubic feet per secondMar 15, 1993: 8.61 ft, below flood stage; 5,080 cubic feet per secondJan 5, 1994: 3.63 ft, below flood stage; 395 cubic feet per secondFeb 20, 1995: 9.11 ft, below flood stage; 5,510 cubic feet per secondFeb 8, 1996: 13.26 ft, moderate flooding; 15,200 cubic feet per secondJan 1, 1997: 14.90 ft, moderate flooding; 25,800 cubic feet per secondJan 28, 1998: 5.98 ft, below flood stage; 2,700 cubic feet per secondDec 28, 1998: 11.02 ft, minor flooding; 9,580 cubic feet per secondMar 3, 2000: 8.43 ft, below flood stage; 5,890 cubic feet per secondMay 1, 2001: 3.98 ft, below flood stage; 1,110 cubic feet per secondMar 12, 2002: 7.65 ft, below flood stage; 4,570 cubic feet per secondMar 23, 2003: 6.30 ft, below flood stage; 3,170 cubic feet per secondJan 30, 2004: 7.02 ft, below flood stage; 3,810 cubic feet per secondJan 19, 2005: 5.68 ft, below flood stage; 2,320 cubic feet per secondJan 11, 2006: 8.86 ft, below flood stage; 6,420 cubic feet per secondJan 4, 2007: 6.74 ft, below flood stage; 3,440 cubic feet per secondMar 12, 2008: 7.12 ft, below flood stage; 4,130 cubic feet per secondJan 8, 2009: 9.61 ft, below flood stage; 7,290 cubic feet per secondJan 6, 2010: 5.50 ft, below flood stage; 2,240 cubic feet per secondMar 10, 2011: 8.65 ft, below flood stage; 6,460 cubic feet per secondMar 31, 2012: 9.51 ft, below flood stage; 7,520 cubic feet per secondJan 26, 2013: 5.69 ft, below flood stage; 2,300 cubic feet per secondMar 6, 2014: 9.92 ft, below flood stage; 8,660 cubic feet per secondJan 18, 2015: 6.75 ft, below flood stage; 4,170 cubic feet per secondMar 23, 2016: 6.07 ft, below flood stage; 3,220 cubic feet per secondFeb 17, 2017: 11.56 ft, minor flooding; 11,500 cubic feet per secondMar 10, 2018: 5.68 ft, below flood stage; 2,480 cubic feet per secondMar 24, 2019: 7.06 ft, below flood stage; 4,130 cubic feet per secondOct 25, 2020: 6.77 ft, below flood stage; 3,510 cubic feet per secondJan 13, 2021: 6.59 ft, below flood stage; 3,190 cubic feet per secondJun 14, 2022: 8.23 ft, below flood stage; 5,350 cubic feet per secondDec 28, 2022: 8.43 ft, below flood stage; 5,570 cubic feet per secondJan 28, 2024: 6.08 ft, below flood stage; 2,400 cubic feet per secondFeb 24, 2025: 13.11 ft, moderate flooding; 13,500 cubic feet per second Highest, 14.90 ft, Jan 1, 1997 19501960197019801990200020102020

Crests at or above flood stage, by decade

Crests at or above flood stage per decade, Hangman/Latah Creek at Spokane 1940s: 0 1950s: 5 5 1960s: 3 1970s: 1 1980s: 2 1990s: 3 2000s: 0 2010s: 1 2020s: 1 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

The 50 highest of 75 listed crests.

Highest listed crests, Hangman/Latah Creek at Spokane
1Jan 1, 199714.90+3.90Moderate25,800
2Feb 3, 196313.35+2.35Moderate20,600
3Feb 8, 199613.26+2.26Moderate15,200
4Feb 24, 202513.11+2.11Moderate13,500
5Jan 15, 197412.89+1.89Minor17,700
6Mar 10, 198912.50+1.50Minor12,700
7Jan 24, 195912.30+1.30Minor16,200
8Dec 22, 195512.16+1.16Minor11,300
9Dec 23, 196411.88+0.88Minor12,100
10Jan 4, 198411.79+0.79Minor10,700
11Feb 17, 201711.56+0.56Minor11,500
12Feb 26, 195011.36+0.36Minor9,150
13Jan 31, 196511.36+0.36Minor11,000
14Mar 26, 195211.30+0.30Minor9,140
15Feb 27, 195711.23+0.23Minor9,320
16Dec 28, 199811.02+0.02Minor9,580
17Jan 13, 197310.76−0.24Action11,500
18Feb 13, 197910.66−0.34Action10,400
19Jan 21, 197210.64−0.36Action11,600
20Feb 22, 195410.50−0.50Action6,500
21Feb 17, 197010.28−0.72Action8,650
22May 24, 194910.17−0.83Action6,210
23Feb 14, 198210.11−0.89Action7,580
24Mar 15, 19519.98−1.02Below flood stage6,080
25Mar 6, 20149.92−1.08Below flood stage8,660
26Feb 24, 19869.90−1.10Below flood stage7,230
27Jan 8, 20099.61−1.39Below flood stage7,290
28Mar 2, 19759.56−1.44Below flood stage8,420
29Mar 31, 20129.51−1.49Below flood stage7,520
30Mar 27, 19699.49−1.51Below flood stage7,490
31Feb 11, 19619.20−1.80Below flood stage6,320
32Feb 20, 19959.11−1.89Below flood stage5,510
33Feb 11, 19908.99−2.01Below flood stage6,040
34Jan 11, 20068.86−2.14Below flood stage6,420
35Mar 10, 20118.65−2.35Below flood stage6,460
36Mar 15, 19938.61−2.39Below flood stage5,080
37Feb 16, 19818.60−2.40Below flood stage6,400
38Jan 16, 19768.56−2.44Below flood stage6,320
39Feb 13, 19588.55−2.45Below flood stage6,090
40Jan 18, 19538.50−2.50Below flood stage3,560
41Mar 3, 20008.43−2.57Below flood stage5,890
42Dec 28, 20228.43−2.57Below flood stage5,570
43Jan 17, 19718.25−2.75Below flood stage5,340
44Jun 14, 20228.23−2.77Below flood stage5,350
45Jan 28, 19678.22−2.78Below flood stage5,310
46Mar 27, 19628.05−2.95Below flood stage4,610
47Feb 19, 19837.81−3.19Below flood stage4,210
48Mar 10, 19667.72−3.28Below flood stage4,560
49Feb 20, 19687.72−3.28Below flood stage4,590
50Mar 24, 19857.67−3.33Below flood stage4,120

Other gauges in Spokane County

Flood gauges in Spokane County
Dartford6.58.27 ft, Mar 21, 19970
Spokane27.029.75 ft, Dec 26, 19330

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

NOAA National Water Prediction Service, gauge HAGW1, 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.