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Newaukum River near Chehalis

Highest listed crest 205.59 ftFlood stage 202.5 ft50 crests since 1977

The Newaukum River near Chehalis crested at major flood stage 1 time among the 50 crests the National Weather Service lists from 1977 to 2025. The highest, 205.59 ft on January 6, 2022, was major flooding, 3.09 feet above flood stage.

The gauge

Highest listed crest
205.59 ft
January 6, 2022; 13,906 cubic feet per second
Flood stage
202.5 ft
Major flooding from 205.5 ft
Crests at major
1
43rd of 70 gauges in Washington
Most recent flood crest
December 9, 2025
205.36 ft, moderate flooding
Location
Lewis County
Near Centralia (7.1 mi)

Flood stages

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

Flood categories, Newaukum River near Chehalis
Action stage200.50—The level at which the NWS or its partners begin to take action
Flood stage (minor)202.56Dec 6, 2023Minimal or no property damage, but possibly some public threat
Moderate flood stage204.55Dec 9, 2025Some inundation of structures and roads near the stream
Major flood stage205.51Jan 6, 2022Extensive inundation of structures and roads

Every listed crest

50 crests from 1977 to 2025. Filled: at or above flood stage. Hover a crest for its date and stage.

Listed crests at the Newaukum River near Chehalis, 1977 to 2025 -1000100200300ft Flood stage 202.5 ftMajor 205.5 ft Dec 2, 1977: 12.49 ft, below flood stage; 10,300 cubic feet per secondNov 24, 1986: 12.76 ft, below flood stage; 10,700 cubic feet per secondJan 9, 1990: 12.75 ft, below flood stage; 10,400 cubic feet per secondNov 24, 1990: 12.73 ft, below flood stage; 10,300 cubic feet per secondFeb 8, 1996: 205.48 ft, moderate flooding; 13,300 cubic feet per secondNov 26, 1998: 12.50 ft, below flood stage; 10,000 cubic feet per secondNov 25, 1999: 10.67 ft, below flood stage; 6,880 cubic feet per secondDec 16, 1999: 11.55 ft, below flood stage; 8,100 cubic feet per secondNov 14, 2001: 10.66 ft, below flood stage; 6,870 cubic feet per secondDec 17, 2001: 11.43 ft, below flood stage; 7,920 cubic feet per secondJan 31, 2003: 12.06 ft, below flood stage; 8,940 cubic feet per secondJan 30, 2004: 11.12 ft, below flood stage; 7,460 cubic feet per secondJan 18, 2005: 11.31 ft, below flood stage; 7,740 cubic feet per secondMar 27, 2005: 9.76 ft, below flood stage; 5,790 cubic feet per secondJan 10, 2006: 11.31 ft, below flood stage; 7,740 cubic feet per secondJan 30, 2006: 11.95 ft, below flood stage; 8,720 cubic feet per secondNov 7, 2006: 13.00 ft, below flood stage; 11,200 cubic feet per secondDec 15, 2006: 10.33 ft, below flood stage; 6,220 cubic feet per secondJan 7, 2007: 11.37 ft, below flood stage; 7,710 cubic feet per secondDec 3, 2007: 13.45 ft, below flood stage; 12,900 cubic feet per secondNov 13, 2008: 10.63 ft, below flood stage; 6,630 cubic feet per secondJan 7, 2009: 13.49 ft, below flood stage; 13,000 cubic feet per secondJan 16, 2011: 11.08 ft, below flood stage; 6,500 cubic feet per secondMar 10, 2011: 10.23 ft, below flood stage; 5,190 cubic feet per secondNov 23, 2011: 10.56 ft, below flood stage; 5,640 cubic feet per secondFeb 22, 2012: 10.97 ft, below flood stage; 6,300 cubic feet per secondMar 15, 2012: 9.98 ft, below flood stage; 4,880 cubic feet per secondNov 20, 2012: 11.64 ft, below flood stage; 7,560 cubic feet per secondSep 30, 2013: -1.00 ft, below flood stage; 6,270 cubic feet per secondFeb 17, 2014: 11.23 ft, below flood stage; 6,780 cubic feet per secondJan 5, 2015: 13.14 ft, below flood stage; 11,500 cubic feet per secondNov 14, 2015: 11.09 ft, below flood stage; 6,510 cubic feet per secondNov 18, 2015: 12.79 ft, below flood stage; 10,400 cubic feet per secondDec 9, 2015: 12.26 ft, below flood stage; 8,940 cubic feet per secondDec 18, 2015: 9.66 ft, below flood stage; 4,420 cubic feet per secondNov 25, 2016: 9.94 ft, below flood stage; 4,800 cubic feet per secondFeb 9, 2017: 12.23 ft, below flood stage; 8,030 cubic feet per secondOct 22, 2017: 11.67 ft, below flood stage; 6,980 cubic feet per secondDec 30, 2017: 11.26 ft, below flood stage; 6,371 cubic feet per secondDec 21, 2019: 204.52 ft, moderate flooding; 8,887 cubic feet per secondJan 7, 2020: 204.14 ft, minor flooding; 7,959 cubic feet per secondFeb 7, 2020: 203.19 ft, minor flooding; 6,356 cubic feet per secondJan 3, 2021: 204.27 ft, minor flooding; 8,268 cubic feet per secondJan 13, 2021: 203.52 ft, minor flooding; 6,845 cubic feet per secondFeb 23, 2021: 203.36 ft, minor flooding; 6,605 cubic feet per secondNov 12, 2021: 204.62 ft, moderate flooding; 7,091 cubic feet per secondJan 6, 2022: 205.59 ft, major flooding; 13,906 cubic feet per secondMar 1, 2022: 204.86 ft, moderate flooding; 7,544 cubic feet per secondDec 6, 2023: 204.02 ft, minor flooding; 6,138 cubic feet per secondDec 9, 2025: 205.36 ft, moderate flooding; 8,924 cubic feet per second Highest, 205.59 ft, Jan 6, 2022 19801990200020102020

Crests at or above flood stage, by decade

Crests at or above flood stage per decade, Newaukum River near Chehalis 1970s: 0 1980s: 0 1990s: 1 2000s: 0 2010s: 1 2020s: 10 10 1970s1980s1990s2000s2010s2020s
  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, Newaukum River near Chehalis
1Jan 6, 2022205.59+3.09Major13,906
2Feb 8, 1996205.48+2.98Moderate13,300
3Dec 9, 2025205.36+2.86Moderate8,924
4Mar 1, 2022204.86+2.36Moderate7,544
5Nov 12, 2021204.62+2.12Moderate7,091
6Dec 21, 2019204.52+2.02Moderate8,887
7Jan 3, 2021204.27+1.77Minor8,268
8Jan 7, 2020204.14+1.64Minor7,959
9Dec 6, 2023204.02+1.52Minor6,138
10Jan 13, 2021203.52+1.02Minor6,845
11Feb 23, 2021203.36+0.86Minor6,605
12Feb 7, 2020203.19+0.69Minor6,356
13Jan 7, 200913.49−189.01Below flood stage13,000
14Dec 3, 200713.45−189.05Below flood stage12,900
15Jan 5, 201513.14−189.36Below flood stage11,500
16Nov 7, 200613.00−189.50Below flood stage11,200
17Nov 18, 201512.79−189.71Below flood stage10,400
18Nov 24, 198612.76−189.74Below flood stage10,700
19Jan 9, 199012.75−189.75Below flood stage10,400
20Nov 24, 199012.73−189.77Below flood stage10,300
21Nov 26, 199812.50−190.00Below flood stage10,000
22Dec 2, 197712.49−190.01Below flood stage10,300
23Dec 9, 201512.26−190.24Below flood stage8,940
24Feb 9, 201712.23−190.27Below flood stage8,030
25Jan 31, 200312.06−190.44Below flood stage8,940
26Jan 30, 200611.95−190.55Below flood stage8,720
27Oct 22, 201711.67−190.83Below flood stage6,980
28Nov 20, 201211.64−190.86Below flood stage7,560
29Dec 16, 199911.55−190.95Below flood stage8,100
30Dec 17, 200111.43−191.07Below flood stage7,920
31Jan 7, 200711.37−191.13Below flood stage7,710
32Jan 18, 200511.31−191.19Below flood stage7,740
33Jan 10, 200611.31−191.19Below flood stage7,740
34Dec 30, 201711.26−191.24Below flood stage6,371
35Feb 17, 201411.23−191.27Below flood stage6,780
36Jan 30, 200411.12−191.38Below flood stage7,460
37Nov 14, 201511.09−191.41Below flood stage6,510
38Jan 16, 201111.08−191.42Below flood stage6,500
39Feb 22, 201210.97−191.53Below flood stage6,300
40Nov 25, 199910.67−191.83Below flood stage6,880
41Nov 14, 200110.66−191.84Below flood stage6,870
42Nov 13, 200810.63−191.87Below flood stage6,630
43Nov 23, 201110.56−191.94Below flood stage5,640
44Dec 15, 200610.33−192.17Below flood stage6,220
45Mar 10, 201110.23−192.27Below flood stage5,190
46Mar 15, 20129.98−192.52Below flood stage4,880
47Nov 25, 20169.94−192.56Below flood stage4,800
48Mar 27, 20059.76−192.74Below flood stage5,790
49Dec 18, 20159.66−192.84Below flood stage4,420
50Sep 30, 2013-1.00−203.50Below flood stage6,270

Other gauges in Lewis County

Flood gauges in Lewis County
Centralia168.5178.10 ft, Dec 4, 20071
Doty318.0336.26 ft, Dec 3, 20071
Packwood10.514.59 ft, Nov 6, 20069
Randle18.025.24 ft, Nov 7, 200610
Centralia189.0191.03 ft, Feb 8, 19961

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

NOAA National Water Prediction Service, gauge NEWW1, 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.