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Kettle River near Ferry

Highest listed crest 22.54 ftFlood stage 18.5 ft42 crests since 1929

The Kettle River near Ferry crested at major flood stage 5 times among the 42 crests the National Weather Service lists from 1929 to 2024. The highest, 22.54 ft on May 11, 2018, was major flooding, 4.04 feet above flood stage.

The gauge

Highest listed crest
22.54 ft
May 11, 2018; 23,845 cubic feet per second
Flood stage
18.5 ft
Major flooding from 20.5 ft
Crests at major
5
22nd of 70 gauges in Washington
Most recent flood crest
May 6, 2023
19.93 ft, moderate flooding
Location
Ferry County
Washington

Flood stages

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

Flood categories, Kettle River near Ferry
Action stage17.53Jun 20, 2022The level at which the NWS or its partners begin to take action
Flood stage (minor)18.511Apr 27, 2012Minimal or no property damage, but possibly some public threat
Moderate flood stage19.57May 6, 2023Some inundation of structures and roads near the stream
Major flood stage20.55May 11, 2018Extensive inundation of structures and roads

Every listed crest

42 crests from 1929 to 2024. Filled: at or above flood stage. Hover a crest for its date and stage.

Listed crests at the Kettle River near Ferry, 1929 to 2024 141618202224ft Flood stage 18.5 ftMajor 20.5 ft May 24, 1929: 15.15 ft, below flood stage; 7,420 cubic feet per secondJun 1, 1930: 14.46 ft, below flood stage; 6,000 cubic feet per secondMay 15, 1931: 15.90 ft, below flood stage; 9,020 cubic feet per secondMay 22, 1932: 17.03 ft, below flood stage; 10,300 cubic feet per secondJun 17, 1933: 18.40 ft, action stage; 14,000 cubic feet per secondApr 28, 1934: 17.43 ft, below flood stage; 11,500 cubic feet per secondMay 23, 1935: 17.23 ft, below flood stage; 11,100 cubic feet per secondApr 26, 1936: 17.22 ft, below flood stage; 11,100 cubic feet per secondJun 3, 1937: 16.66 ft, below flood stage; 9,940 cubic feet per secondMay 26, 1938: 17.66 ft, action stage; 12,200 cubic feet per secondMay 17, 1939: 16.90 ft, below flood stage; 10,400 cubic feet per secondMay 26, 1940: 16.83 ft, below flood stage; 9,930 cubic feet per secondMay 2, 1941: 16.38 ft, below flood stage; 9,310 cubic feet per secondMay 27, 1942: 20.54 ft, major flooding; 18,200 cubic feet per secondMay 27, 1943: 15.92 ft, below flood stage; 7,950 cubic feet per secondJun 2, 1944: 15.96 ft, below flood stage; 8,280 cubic feet per secondMay 29, 1948: 21.15 ft, major flooding; 21,200 cubic feet per secondMay 20, 1954: 19.12 ft, minor flooding; 15,600 cubic feet per secondMay 21, 1956: 19.60 ft, moderate flooding; 17,100 cubic feet per secondMay 20, 1957: 19.30 ft, minor flooding; 16,300 cubic feet per secondMay 14, 1971: 19.52 ft, moderate flooding; 16,700 cubic feet per secondJun 1, 1972: 19.69 ft, moderate flooding; 16,600 cubic feet per secondMay 26, 1981: 18.91 ft, minor flooding; 14,700 cubic feet per secondMay 30, 1983: 19.37 ft, minor flooding; 15,800 cubic feet per secondMay 29, 1986: 19.17 ft, minor flooding; 15,500 cubic feet per secondJun 2, 1990: 18.94 ft, minor flooding; 14,800 cubic feet per secondMay 14, 1993: 19.12 ft, minor flooding; 15,500 cubic feet per secondJun 1, 1997: 20.85 ft, major flooding; 19,600 cubic feet per secondMay 22, 2006: 20.18 ft, moderate flooding; 17,883 cubic feet per secondMay 20, 2008: 18.67 ft, minor floodingMay 27, 2011: 19.07 ft, minor flooding; 15,546 cubic feet per secondJun 9, 2011: 18.83 ft, minor flooding; 15,019 cubic feet per secondApr 27, 2012: 18.78 ft, minor flooding; 14,921 cubic feet per secondMay 7, 2017: 20.67 ft, major flooding; 19,205 cubic feet per secondMay 25, 2017: 19.56 ft, moderate flooding; 16,615 cubic feet per secondMay 11, 2018: 22.54 ft, major flooding; 23,845 cubic feet per secondMay 13, 2019: 15.74 ft, below flood stage; 8,250 cubic feet per secondJun 1, 2020: 19.73 ft, moderate flooding; 18,200 cubic feet per secondMay 1, 2021: 16.54 ft, below flood stage; 9,840 cubic feet per secondJun 20, 2022: 17.86 ft, action stage; 13,300 cubic feet per secondMay 6, 2023: 19.93 ft, moderate flooding; 17,900 cubic feet per secondMay 13, 2024: 15.93 ft, below flood stage; 8,880 cubic feet per second Highest, 22.54 ft, May 11, 2018 19401960198020002020

Crests at or above flood stage, by decade

Crests at or above flood stage per decade, Kettle River near Ferry 1920s: 0 1930s: 0 1940s: 2 1950s: 3 1960s: 0 1970s: 2 1980s: 3 1990s: 3 2000s: 2 2010s: 6 6 2020s: 2 1920s1930s1940s1950s1960s1970s1980s1990s2000s2010s2020s
  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, Kettle River near Ferry
1May 11, 201822.54+4.04Major23,845
2May 29, 194821.15+2.65Major21,200
3Jun 1, 199720.85+2.35Major19,600
4May 7, 201720.67+2.17Major19,205
5May 27, 194220.54+2.04Major18,200
6May 22, 200620.18+1.68Moderate17,883
7May 6, 202319.93+1.43Moderate17,900
8Jun 1, 202019.73+1.23Moderate18,200
9Jun 1, 197219.69+1.19Moderate16,600
10May 21, 195619.60+1.10Moderate17,100
11May 25, 201719.56+1.06Moderate16,615
12May 14, 197119.52+1.02Moderate16,700
13May 30, 198319.37+0.87Minor15,800
14May 20, 195719.30+0.80Minor16,300
15May 29, 198619.17+0.67Minor15,500
16May 20, 195419.12+0.62Minor15,600
17May 14, 199319.12+0.62Minor15,500
18May 27, 201119.07+0.57Minor15,546
19Jun 2, 199018.94+0.44Minor14,800
20May 26, 198118.91+0.41Minor14,700
21Jun 9, 201118.83+0.33Minor15,019
22Apr 27, 201218.78+0.28Minor14,921
23May 20, 200818.67+0.17Minor—
24Jun 17, 193318.40−0.10Action14,000
25Jun 20, 202217.86−0.64Action13,300
26May 26, 193817.66−0.84Action12,200
27Apr 28, 193417.43−1.07Below flood stage11,500
28May 23, 193517.23−1.27Below flood stage11,100
29Apr 26, 193617.22−1.28Below flood stage11,100
30May 22, 193217.03−1.47Below flood stage10,300
31May 17, 193916.90−1.60Below flood stage10,400
32May 26, 194016.83−1.67Below flood stage9,930
33Jun 3, 193716.66−1.84Below flood stage9,940
34May 1, 202116.54−1.96Below flood stage9,840
35May 2, 194116.38−2.12Below flood stage9,310
36Jun 2, 194415.96−2.54Below flood stage8,280
37May 13, 202415.93−2.57Below flood stage8,880
38May 27, 194315.92−2.58Below flood stage7,950
39May 15, 193115.90−2.60Below flood stage9,020
40May 13, 201915.74−2.76Below flood stage8,250
41May 24, 192915.15−3.35Below flood stage7,420
42Jun 1, 193014.46−4.04Below flood stage6,000

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

NOAA National Water Prediction Service, gauge FRYW1, 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.