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Little Spokane River at Dartford

Highest listed crest 8.27 ftFlood stage 6.5 ft72 crests since 1954

The Little Spokane River at Dartford crested above flood stage 7 times among the 72 crests the National Weather Service lists from 1954 to 2025. The highest, 8.27 ft on March 21, 1997, was moderate flooding, 1.77 feet above flood stage.

The gauge

Highest listed crest
8.27 ft
March 21, 1997; 4,110 cubic feet per second
Flood stage
6.5 ft
Major flooding from 8.5 ft
Crests at major
0
7 above flood stage
Most recent flood crest
March 19, 2017
6.82 ft, minor flooding
Location
Spokane County
Near Spokane (8.2 mi), Spokane Valley (11.6 mi), Airway Heights (12.6 mi)

Flood stages

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

Flood categories, Little Spokane River at Dartford
Action stage5.518Feb 24, 2025The level at which the NWS or its partners begin to take action
Flood stage (minor)6.56Mar 19, 2017Minimal or no property damage, but possibly some public threat
Moderate flood stage7.51Mar 21, 1997Some inundation of structures and roads near the stream
Major flood stage8.50—Extensive inundation of structures and roads

Every listed crest

72 crests from 1954 to 2025. Filled: at or above flood stage. Hover a crest for its date and stage.

Listed crests at the Little Spokane River at Dartford, 1954 to 2025 246810ft Flood stage 6.5 ftMajor 8.5 ft Mar 10, 1954: 3.59 ft, below flood stage; 1,110 cubic feet per secondMar 23, 1955: 4.28 ft, below flood stage; 1,320 cubic feet per secondMar 26, 1956: 4.83 ft, below flood stage; 1,860 cubic feet per secondFeb 27, 1957: 4.98 ft, below flood stage; 2,060 cubic feet per secondFeb 26, 1958: 4.95 ft, below flood stage; 2,040 cubic feet per secondJan 12, 1959: 4.81 ft, below flood stage; 2,060 cubic feet per secondFeb 7, 1960: 5.07 ft, below flood stage; 2,460 cubic feet per secondFeb 12, 1961: 4.41 ft, below flood stage; 1,870 cubic feet per secondMar 26, 1962: 5.08 ft, below flood stage; 1,260 cubic feet per secondFeb 5, 1963: 6.13 ft, action stage; 1,950 cubic feet per secondApr 2, 1964: 4.52 ft, below flood stage; 940 cubic feet per secondApr 21, 1965: 5.15 ft, below flood stage; 1,230 cubic feet per secondMar 10, 1966: 4.84 ft, below flood stage; 1,110 cubic feet per secondJan 29, 1967: 5.43 ft, below flood stage; 1,470 cubic feet per secondFeb 3, 1968: 4.92 ft, below flood stage; 1,160 cubic feet per secondApr 1, 1969: 6.13 ft, action stage; 1,970 cubic feet per secondFeb 17, 1970: 7.29 ft, minor flooding; 3,170 cubic feet per secondApr 10, 1971: 4.85 ft, below flood stage; 1,110 cubic feet per secondMar 14, 1972: 4.58 ft, below flood stage; 970 cubic feet per secondJan 17, 1973: 5.74 ft, action stage; 1,680 cubic feet per secondJan 16, 1974: 7.03 ft, minor flooding; 2,860 cubic feet per secondApr 25, 1975: 6.36 ft, action stage; 2,170 cubic feet per secondDec 27, 1975: 5.65 ft, action stage; 1,760 cubic feet per secondFeb 11, 1977: 3.53 ft, below flood stage; 577 cubic feet per secondDec 14, 1977: 4.67 ft, below flood stage; 1,120 cubic feet per secondFeb 26, 1979: 4.53 ft, below flood stage; 1,040 cubic feet per secondFeb 29, 1980: 3.89 ft, below flood stage; 711 cubic feet per secondFeb 16, 1981: 4.06 ft, below flood stage; 776 cubic feet per secondMar 2, 1982: 6.00 ft, action stage; 1,800 cubic feet per secondMar 10, 1983: 5.72 ft, action stage; 1,590 cubic feet per secondMar 22, 1984: 5.59 ft, action stage; 1,500 cubic feet per secondApr 4, 1985: 4.23 ft, below flood stage; 829 cubic feet per secondMar 8, 1986: 4.62 ft, below flood stage; 983 cubic feet per secondMar 4, 1987: 4.70 ft, below flood stage; 947 cubic feet per secondApr 7, 1988: 3.37 ft, below flood stage; 503 cubic feet per secondMar 10, 1989: 4.98 ft, below flood stage; 1,120 cubic feet per secondJun 3, 1990: 4.53 ft, below flood stage; 911 cubic feet per secondFeb 5, 1991: 5.56 ft, action stage; 1,450 cubic feet per secondJan 29, 1992: 3.37 ft, below flood stage; 479 cubic feet per secondMar 24, 1993: 4.61 ft, below flood stage; 885 cubic feet per secondJan 5, 1994: 3.42 ft, below flood stage; 458 cubic feet per secondMar 16, 1995: 6.22 ft, action stage; 1,870 cubic feet per secondFeb 9, 1996: 6.75 ft, minor flooding; 2,460 cubic feet per secondMar 21, 1997: 8.27 ft, moderate flooding; 4,110 cubic feet per secondMay 28, 1998: 5.26 ft, below flood stage; 1,270 cubic feet per secondMar 1, 1999: 6.60 ft, minor flooding; 2,318 cubic feet per secondApr 15, 2000: 6.45 ft, action stage; 2,090 cubic feet per secondMay 1, 2001: 3.36 ft, below flood stage; 400 cubic feet per secondApr 15, 2002: 5.43 ft, below flood stage; 1,360 cubic feet per secondMar 23, 2003: 4.99 ft, below flood stage; 1,100 cubic feet per secondFeb 28, 2004: 3.46 ft, below flood stage; 496 cubic feet per secondMar 28, 2005: 3.74 ft, below flood stage; 537 cubic feet per secondJan 11, 2006: 6.11 ft, action stage; 1,880 cubic feet per secondMar 26, 2007: 4.29 ft, below flood stage; 765 cubic feet per secondApr 15, 2008: 5.50 ft, action stage; 1,430 cubic feet per secondApr 14, 2009: 4.48 ft, below flood stage; 846 cubic feet per secondJan 14, 2010: 4.35 ft, below flood stage; 790 cubic feet per secondApr 27, 2011: 6.21 ft, action stage; 2,150 cubic feet per secondMar 31, 2012: 5.93 ft, action stage; 1,910 cubic feet per secondMar 21, 2013: 4.80 ft, below flood stage; 1,150 cubic feet per secondMar 7, 2014: 6.50 ft, minor flooding; 2,384 cubic feet per secondFeb 8, 2015: 4.11 ft, below flood stage; 777 cubic feet per secondMar 13, 2016: 4.98 ft, below flood stage; 1,260 cubic feet per secondMar 19, 2017: 6.82 ft, minor flooding; 2,660 cubic feet per secondApr 17, 2018: 5.85 ft, action stage; 1,555 cubic feet per secondApr 10, 2019: 4.82 ft, below flood stage; 887 cubic feet per secondFeb 22, 2020: 5.26 ft, below flood stage; 1,122 cubic feet per secondJan 14, 2021: 5.60 ft, action stage; 1,400 cubic feet per secondJun 15, 2022: 4.80 ft, below flood stage; 925 cubic feet per secondApr 12, 2023: 4.58 ft, below flood stage; 822 cubic feet per secondFeb 13, 2024: 4.19 ft, below flood stage; 668 cubic feet per secondFeb 24, 2025: 5.81 ft, action stage; 1,610 cubic feet per second Highest, 8.27 ft, Mar 21, 1997 1960197019801990200020102020

Crests at or above flood stage, by decade

Crests at or above flood stage per decade, Little Spokane River at Dartford 1950s: 0 1960s: 0 1970s: 2 1980s: 0 1990s: 3 3 2000s: 0 2010s: 2 2020s: 0 1950s1960s1970s1980s1990s2000s2010s2020s
  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 72 listed crests.

Highest listed crests, Little Spokane River at Dartford
1Mar 21, 19978.27+1.77Moderate4,110
2Feb 17, 19707.29+0.79Minor3,170
3Jan 16, 19747.03+0.53Minor2,860
4Mar 19, 20176.82+0.32Minor2,660
5Feb 9, 19966.75+0.25Minor2,460
6Mar 1, 19996.60+0.10Minor2,318
7Mar 7, 20146.500.00Minor2,384
8Apr 15, 20006.45−0.05Action2,090
9Apr 25, 19756.36−0.14Action2,170
10Mar 16, 19956.22−0.28Action1,870
11Apr 27, 20116.21−0.29Action2,150
12Feb 5, 19636.13−0.37Action1,950
13Apr 1, 19696.13−0.37Action1,970
14Jan 11, 20066.11−0.39Action1,880
15Mar 2, 19826.00−0.50Action1,800
16Mar 31, 20125.93−0.57Action1,910
17Apr 17, 20185.85−0.65Action1,555
18Feb 24, 20255.81−0.69Action1,610
19Jan 17, 19735.74−0.76Action1,680
20Mar 10, 19835.72−0.78Action1,590
21Dec 27, 19755.65−0.85Action1,760
22Jan 14, 20215.60−0.90Action1,400
23Mar 22, 19845.59−0.91Action1,500
24Feb 5, 19915.56−0.94Action1,450
25Apr 15, 20085.50−1.00Action1,430
26Jan 29, 19675.43−1.07Below flood stage1,470
27Apr 15, 20025.43−1.07Below flood stage1,360
28May 28, 19985.26−1.24Below flood stage1,270
29Feb 22, 20205.26−1.24Below flood stage1,122
30Apr 21, 19655.15−1.35Below flood stage1,230
31Mar 26, 19625.08−1.42Below flood stage1,260
32Feb 7, 19605.07−1.43Below flood stage2,460
33Mar 23, 20034.99−1.51Below flood stage1,100
34Feb 27, 19574.98−1.52Below flood stage2,060
35Mar 10, 19894.98−1.52Below flood stage1,120
36Mar 13, 20164.98−1.52Below flood stage1,260
37Feb 26, 19584.95−1.55Below flood stage2,040
38Feb 3, 19684.92−1.58Below flood stage1,160
39Apr 10, 19714.85−1.65Below flood stage1,110
40Mar 10, 19664.84−1.66Below flood stage1,110
41Mar 26, 19564.83−1.67Below flood stage1,860
42Apr 10, 20194.82−1.68Below flood stage887
43Jan 12, 19594.81−1.69Below flood stage2,060
44Mar 21, 20134.80−1.70Below flood stage1,150
45Jun 15, 20224.80−1.70Below flood stage925
46Mar 4, 19874.70−1.80Below flood stage947
47Dec 14, 19774.67−1.83Below flood stage1,120
48Mar 8, 19864.62−1.88Below flood stage983
49Mar 24, 19934.61−1.89Below flood stage885
50Mar 14, 19724.58−1.92Below flood stage970

Other gauges in Spokane County

Flood gauges in Spokane County
Spokane11.014.90 ft, Jan 1, 19970
Spokane27.029.75 ft, Dec 26, 19330

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

NOAA National Water Prediction Service, gauge LSDW1, 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.