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Naselle River near Naselle

Highest listed crest 20.62 ftFlood stage 15.0 ft33 crests since 1962

The Naselle River near Naselle crested at major flood stage 8 times among the 33 crests the National Weather Service lists from 1962 to 2025. The highest, 20.62 ft on January 7, 2009, was major flooding, 5.62 feet above flood stage.

The gauge

Highest listed crest
20.62 ft
January 7, 2009; 13,600 cubic feet per second
Flood stage
15.0 ft
Major flooding from 17.0 ft
Crests at major
8
15th of 70 gauges in Washington
Most recent flood crest
December 9, 2025
19.80 ft, major flooding
Location
Pacific County
Washington

Flood stages

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

Flood categories, Naselle River near Naselle
Action stage14.09Nov 19, 2012The level at which the NWS or its partners begin to take action
Flood stage (minor)15.09Nov 17, 2015Minimal or no property damage, but possibly some public threat
Moderate flood stage16.06Jan 5, 2015Some inundation of structures and roads near the stream
Major flood stage17.08Dec 9, 2025Extensive inundation of structures and roads

Every listed crest

33 crests from 1962 to 2025. Filled: at or above flood stage. Hover a crest for its date and stage.

Listed crests at the Naselle River near Naselle, 1962 to 2025 121416182022ft Flood stage 15.0 ftMajor 17.0 ft Nov 19, 1962: 17.77 ft, major flooding; 10,500 cubic feet per secondDec 13, 1966: 15.00 ft, minor flooding; 7,500 cubic feet per secondDec 7, 1970: 15.91 ft, minor flooding; 8,410 cubic feet per secondJan 26, 1971: 14.55 ft, action stageJan 11, 1972: 14.76 ft, action stageDec 1, 1975: 15.16 ft, minor flooding; 7,580 cubic feet per secondJan 15, 1976: 13.95 ft, below flood stageDec 2, 1977: 16.20 ft, moderate flooding; 8,720 cubic feet per secondDec 18, 1979: 14.68 ft, action stageJan 23, 1982: 15.09 ft, minor flooding; 7,500 cubic feet per secondDec 3, 1982: 14.10 ft, action stageFeb 23, 1986: 14.29 ft, action stageNov 23, 1986: 17.10 ft, major flooding; 9,720 cubic feet per secondJan 9, 1990: 16.67 ft, moderate flooding; 9,350 cubic feet per secondFeb 10, 1990: 16.34 ft, moderate flooding; 9,000 cubic feet per secondNov 24, 1990: 18.45 ft, major flooding; 11,300 cubic feet per secondDec 10, 1993: 15.12 ft, minor flooding; 7,670 cubic feet per secondDec 20, 1994: 17.62 ft, major flooding; 10,400 cubic feet per secondDec 27, 1994: 16.16 ft, moderate flooding; 8,760 cubic feet per secondFeb 8, 1996: 15.24 ft, minor flooding; 7,800 cubic feet per secondDec 31, 1996: 15.53 ft, minor flooding; 8,100 cubic feet per secondMar 18, 1997: 19.26 ft, major flooding; 12,600 cubic feet per secondDec 27, 1998: 14.47 ft, action stage; 7,010 cubic feet per secondDec 15, 1999: 16.72 ft, moderate flooding; 9,390 cubic feet per secondNov 7, 2006: 14.70 ft, action stage; 7,130 cubic feet per secondDec 3, 2007: 14.70 ft, action stage; 7,200 cubic feet per secondNov 12, 2008: 15.87 ft, minor flooding; 8,300 cubic feet per secondJan 7, 2009: 20.62 ft, major flooding; 13,600 cubic feet per secondNov 19, 2012: 14.51 ft, action stage; 6,950 cubic feet per secondJan 5, 2015: 16.98 ft, moderate flooding; 9,470 cubic feet per secondNov 17, 2015: 15.05 ft, minor flooding; 7,480 cubic feet per secondJan 7, 2022: 18.28 ft, major flooding; 10,888 cubic feet per secondDec 9, 2025: 19.80 ft, major flooding; 12,385 cubic feet per second Highest, 20.62 ft, Jan 7, 2009 197019801990200020102020

Crests at or above flood stage, by decade

Crests at or above flood stage per decade, Naselle River near Naselle 1960s: 2 1970s: 3 1980s: 2 1990s: 10 10 2000s: 2 2010s: 2 2020s: 2 1960s1970s1980s1990s2000s2010s2020s
  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, Naselle River near Naselle
1Jan 7, 200920.62+5.62Major13,600
2Dec 9, 202519.80+4.80Major12,385
3Mar 18, 199719.26+4.26Major12,600
4Nov 24, 199018.45+3.45Major11,300
5Jan 7, 202218.28+3.28Major10,888
6Nov 19, 196217.77+2.77Major10,500
7Dec 20, 199417.62+2.62Major10,400
8Nov 23, 198617.10+2.10Major9,720
9Jan 5, 201516.98+1.98Moderate9,470
10Dec 15, 199916.72+1.72Moderate9,390
11Jan 9, 199016.67+1.67Moderate9,350
12Feb 10, 199016.34+1.34Moderate9,000
13Dec 2, 197716.20+1.20Moderate8,720
14Dec 27, 199416.16+1.16Moderate8,760
15Dec 7, 197015.91+0.91Minor8,410
16Nov 12, 200815.87+0.87Minor8,300
17Dec 31, 199615.53+0.53Minor8,100
18Feb 8, 199615.24+0.24Minor7,800
19Dec 1, 197515.16+0.16Minor7,580
20Dec 10, 199315.12+0.12Minor7,670
21Jan 23, 198215.09+0.09Minor7,500
22Nov 17, 201515.05+0.05Minor7,480
23Dec 13, 196615.000.00Minor7,500
24Jan 11, 197214.76−0.24Action—
25Nov 7, 200614.70−0.30Action7,130
26Dec 3, 200714.70−0.30Action7,200
27Dec 18, 197914.68−0.32Action—
28Jan 26, 197114.55−0.45Action—
29Nov 19, 201214.51−0.49Action6,950
30Dec 27, 199814.47−0.53Action7,010
31Feb 23, 198614.29−0.71Action—
32Dec 3, 198214.10−0.90Action—
33Jan 15, 197613.95−1.05Below flood stage—

Other gauges in Pacific County

Flood gauges in Pacific County
Willapa21.027.28 ft, Dec 20, 19947

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

NOAA National Water Prediction Service, gauge NASW1, 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.