Lewis River at Woodland

Highest listed crest 34.50 ftFlood stage 24.0 ft5 crests since 1996

The Lewis River at Woodland crested at major flood stage 1 time among the 5 crests the National Weather Service lists from 1996 to 2009. The highest, 34.50 ft on February 9, 1996, was major flooding, 10.50 feet above flood stage.

The gauge

Highest listed crest: 34.50 ft; February 9, 1996
Flood stage: 24.0 ft; Major flooding from 28.0 ft
Crests at major: 1; 43rd of 70 gauges in Washington
Most recent flood crest: January 8, 2009; 25.41 ft, minor flooding
Location: Cowlitz County; Near St. Helens (5.1 mi), Ridgefield (6.9 mi), Battle Ground (13.0 mi)
Identifiers: NWS LRWW1; No USGS station

Flood stages

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

Flood categories, Lewis River at Woodland

Action stage	22.0	1	Dec 15, 1999	The level at which the NWS or its partners begin to take action
Flood stage (minor)	24.0	2	Jan 8, 2009	Minimal or no property damage, but possibly some public threat
Moderate flood stage	26.0	1	Feb 3, 2003	Some inundation of structures and roads near the stream
Major flood stage	28.0	1	Feb 9, 1996	Extensive inundation of structures and roads

Every listed crest

5 crests from 1996 to 2009. Filled: at or above flood stage. Hover a crest for its date and stage.

Crests at or above flood stage, by decade

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.

Highest crests

Highest listed crests, Lewis River at Woodland

1	Feb 9, 1996	34.50	+10.50	Major	—
2	Feb 3, 2003	26.56	+2.56	Moderate	—
3	Jan 8, 2009	25.41	+1.41	Minor	—
4	Nov 7, 2006	24.65	+0.65	Minor	—
5	Dec 15, 1999	22.20	−1.80	Action	—

Other gauges in Cowlitz County

Flood gauges in Cowlitz County

Longview	13.5	24.00 ft, Jun 7, 1894	5
Castle Rock	48.0	55.76 ft, Feb 8, 1996	0
Kelso	21.5	29.50 ft, Feb 9, 1996	3
Tower Road near Silver Lake	137.0	145.01 ft, Dec 3, 1982	9

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

NOAA National Water Prediction Service, gauge LRWW1, 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.