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Klickitat River near Pitt

Highest listed crest 17.90 ftFlood stage 9.0 ft27 crests since 1961

The Klickitat River near Pitt crested at major flood stage 4 times among the 27 crests the National Weather Service lists from 1961 to 2015. The highest, 17.90 ft on February 8, 1996, was major flooding, 8.90 feet above flood stage.

The gauge

Highest listed crest
17.90 ft
February 8, 1996; 51,000 cubic feet per second
Flood stage
9.0 ft
Major flooding from 14.0 ft
Crests at major
4
27th of 70 gauges in Washington
Most recent flood crest
December 10, 2015
10.18 ft, minor flooding
Location
Klickitat County
Near The Dalles (11.3 mi)

Flood stages

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

Flood categories, Klickitat River near Pitt
Action stage8.00—The level at which the NWS or its partners begin to take action
Flood stage (minor)9.017Dec 10, 2015Minimal or no property damage, but possibly some public threat
Moderate flood stage11.06Mar 30, 2012Some inundation of structures and roads near the stream
Major flood stage14.04Feb 8, 1996Extensive inundation of structures and roads

Every listed crest

27 crests from 1961 to 2015. Filled: at or above flood stage. Hover a crest for its date and stage.

Listed crests at the Klickitat River near Pitt, 1961 to 2015 81012141618ft Flood stage 9.0 ftMajor 14.0 ft Feb 10, 1961: 10.98 ft, minor flooding; 18,100 cubic feet per secondDec 23, 1964: 14.34 ft, major flooding; 31,100 cubic feet per secondJan 28, 1965: 9.48 ft, minor flooding; 11,400 cubic feet per secondFeb 23, 1968: 9.30 ft, minor flooding; 10,900 cubic feet per secondJan 23, 1970: 10.27 ft, minor flooding; 13,900 cubic feet per secondJan 21, 1972: 11.94 ft, moderate flooding; 20,300 cubic feet per secondJan 15, 1974: 17.12 ft, major flooding; 47,400 cubic feet per secondDec 4, 1975: 9.47 ft, minor flooding; 9,720 cubic feet per secondDec 3, 1977: 9.85 ft, minor flooding; 10,700 cubic feet per secondDec 14, 1977: 11.13 ft, moderate flooding; 14,800 cubic feet per secondFeb 27, 1980: 9.19 ft, minor flooding; 8,860 cubic feet per secondDec 26, 1980: 12.28 ft, moderate flooding; 19,400 cubic feet per secondFeb 19, 1981: 9.98 ft, minor flooding; 11,500 cubic feet per secondFeb 20, 1982: 14.03 ft, major flooding; 27,400 cubic feet per secondFeb 18, 1983: 10.76 ft, minor flooding; 13,600 cubic feet per secondMar 30, 1983: 10.96 ft, minor flooding; 14,300 cubic feet per secondFeb 23, 1986: 10.27 ft, minor flooding; 12,100 cubic feet per secondFeb 1, 1995: 11.18 ft, moderate flooding; 15,100 cubic feet per secondFeb 20, 1995: 9.59 ft, minor flooding; 10,000 cubic feet per secondFeb 8, 1996: 17.90 ft, major flooding; 51,000 cubic feet per secondJan 2, 1997: 12.47 ft, moderate flooding; 20,200 cubic feet per secondFeb 28, 1999: 9.45 ft, minor flooding; 9,650 cubic feet per secondFeb 1, 2003: 10.83 ft, minor flooding; 13,800 cubic feet per secondJan 11, 2006: 10.07 ft, minor flooding; 11,400 cubic feet per secondJan 17, 2011: 10.26 ft, minor flooding; 12,000 cubic feet per secondMar 30, 2012: 11.12 ft, moderate flooding; 14,864 cubic feet per secondDec 10, 2015: 10.18 ft, minor flooding; 11,797 cubic feet per second Highest, 17.90 ft, Feb 8, 1996 19701980199020002010

Crests at or above flood stage, by decade

Crests at or above flood stage per decade, Klickitat River near Pitt 1960s: 4 1970s: 6 1980s: 7 7 1990s: 5 2000s: 2 2010s: 3 1960s1970s1980s1990s2000s2010s
  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, Klickitat River near Pitt
1Feb 8, 199617.90+8.90Major51,000
2Jan 15, 197417.12+8.12Major47,400
3Dec 23, 196414.34+5.34Major31,100
4Feb 20, 198214.03+5.03Major27,400
5Jan 2, 199712.47+3.47Moderate20,200
6Dec 26, 198012.28+3.28Moderate19,400
7Jan 21, 197211.94+2.94Moderate20,300
8Feb 1, 199511.18+2.18Moderate15,100
9Dec 14, 197711.13+2.13Moderate14,800
10Mar 30, 201211.12+2.12Moderate14,864
11Feb 10, 196110.98+1.98Minor18,100
12Mar 30, 198310.96+1.96Minor14,300
13Feb 1, 200310.83+1.83Minor13,800
14Feb 18, 198310.76+1.76Minor13,600
15Jan 23, 197010.27+1.27Minor13,900
16Feb 23, 198610.27+1.27Minor12,100
17Jan 17, 201110.26+1.26Minor12,000
18Dec 10, 201510.18+1.18Minor11,797
19Jan 11, 200610.07+1.07Minor11,400
20Feb 19, 19819.98+0.98Minor11,500
21Dec 3, 19779.85+0.85Minor10,700
22Feb 20, 19959.59+0.59Minor10,000
23Jan 28, 19659.48+0.48Minor11,400
24Dec 4, 19759.47+0.47Minor9,720
25Feb 28, 19999.45+0.45Minor9,650
26Feb 23, 19689.30+0.30Minor10,900
27Feb 27, 19809.19+0.19Minor8,860

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

NOAA National Water Prediction Service, gauge PITW1, 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.