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Skagit River near Mt Vernon

Highest listed crest 37.73 ftFlood stage 28.0 ft89 crests since 1906

The Skagit River near Mt Vernon crested at major flood stage 16 times among the 89 crests the National Weather Service lists from 1906 to 2025. The highest, 37.73 ft on December 12, 2025, was major flooding, 9.73 feet above flood stage. 1 other gauge on the Skagit River crested above flood stage within a week of it.

The gauge

Highest listed crest
37.73 ft
December 12, 2025; 132,717 cubic feet per second
Flood stage
28.0 ft
Major flooding from 32.0 ft
Crests at major
16
9th of 70 gauges in Washington
Most recent flood crest
December 18, 2025
30.93 ft, moderate flooding
Location
Skagit County
Near Burlington (1.5 mi), Mount Vernon (2.2 mi), Sedro-Woolley (6.5 mi)

Flood stages

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

Flood categories, Skagit River near Mt Vernon
Action stage23.529Mar 10, 2014The level at which the NWS or its partners begin to take action
Flood stage (minor)28.031Dec 6, 2023Minimal or no property damage, but possibly some public threat
Moderate flood stage30.013Dec 18, 2025Some inundation of structures and roads near the stream
Major flood stage32.016Dec 12, 2025Extensive inundation of structures and roads

Every listed crest

89 crests from 1906 to 2025. Filled: at or above flood stage. Hover a crest for its date and stage.

Listed crests at the Skagit River near Mt Vernon, 1906 to 2025 2025303540ft Flood stage 28.0 ftMajor 32.0 ft Nov 11, 1906: 37.00 ft, major flooding; 180,000 cubic feet per secondDec 3, 1941: 25.99 ft, action stage; 65,300 cubic feet per secondOct 26, 1945: 30.25 ft, moderate flooding; 94,300 cubic feet per secondOct 25, 1946: 27.80 ft, action stage; 64,900 cubic feet per secondOct 19, 1947: 28.68 ft, minor flooding; 69,400 cubic feet per secondMay 29, 1948: 27.50 ft, action stage; 63,400 cubic feet per secondNov 28, 1949: 34.21 ft, major flooding; 114,000 cubic feet per secondNov 26, 1950: 28.19 ft, minor flooding; 68,400 cubic feet per secondDec 25, 1950: 29.08 ft, minor flooding; 74,000 cubic feet per secondFeb 11, 1951: 36.85 ft, major flooding; 144,000 cubic feet per secondJan 13, 1953: 27.25 ft, action stage; 62,800 cubic feet per secondFeb 1, 1953: 27.76 ft, action stage; 65,700 cubic feet per secondOct 26, 1955: 30.69 ft, moderate flooding; 84,900 cubic feet per secondNov 4, 1955: 34.49 ft, major flooding; 104,000 cubic feet per secondOct 20, 1956: 27.47 ft, action stage; 64,000 cubic feet per secondDec 3, 1958: 28.28 ft, minor flooding; 68,800 cubic feet per secondApr 30, 1959: 31.68 ft, moderate flooding; 92,300 cubic feet per secondNov 24, 1959: 31.58 ft, moderate flooding; 91,600 cubic feet per secondDec 16, 1959: 28.51 ft, minor flooding; 70,200 cubic feet per secondJan 16, 1961: 29.40 ft, minor flooding; 76,000 cubic feet per secondFeb 22, 1961: 27.52 ft, action stage; 64,300 cubic feet per secondNov 20, 1962: 30.44 ft, moderate flooding; 83,200 cubic feet per secondNov 27, 1963: 28.80 ft, minor flooding; 72,100 cubic feet per secondDec 17, 1966: 27.71 ft, action stage; 65,400 cubic feet per secondJun 22, 1967: 28.78 ft, minor flooding; 72,000 cubic feet per secondOct 28, 1967: 28.89 ft, minor flooding; 72,700 cubic feet per secondNov 1, 1967: 27.43 ft, action stage; 64,800 cubic feet per secondJan 21, 1968: 28.43 ft, minor flooding; 70,900 cubic feet per secondJun 3, 1968: 28.09 ft, minor flooding; 68,800 cubic feet per secondJan 31, 1971: 28.52 ft, minor flooding; 70,300 cubic feet per secondJun 10, 1972: 27.91 ft, action stage; 66,600 cubic feet per secondJul 13, 1972: 30.07 ft, moderate flooding; 80,600 cubic feet per secondJan 16, 1974: 29.64 ft, minor flooding; 77,600 cubic feet per secondDec 4, 1975: 35.66 ft, major flooding; 130,000 cubic feet per secondDec 3, 1977: 27.59 ft, action stage; 65,600 cubic feet per secondDec 15, 1979: 27.35 ft, action stage; 64,300 cubic feet per secondDec 19, 1979: 33.99 ft, major flooding; 112,000 cubic feet per secondDec 27, 1980: 34.16 ft, major flooding; 114,000 cubic feet per secondDec 4, 1982: 28.65 ft, minor flooding; 71,600 cubic feet per secondJul 14, 1983: 27.61 ft, action stage; 65,700 cubic feet per secondJan 5, 1984: 31.14 ft, moderate flooding; 88,200 cubic feet per secondOct 28, 1985: 27.48 ft, action stage; 65,000 cubic feet per secondJan 19, 1986: 28.84 ft, minor flooding; 72,800 cubic feet per secondNov 24, 1986: 28.49 ft, minor flooding; 70,700 cubic feet per secondNov 11, 1989: 31.19 ft, moderate flooding; 88,600 cubic feet per secondDec 5, 1989: 32.39 ft, major flooding; 97,800 cubic feet per secondNov 11, 1990: 36.61 ft, major flooding; 142,000 cubic feet per secondNov 25, 1990: 37.37 ft, major flooding; 152,000 cubic feet per secondNov 9, 1995: 31.64 ft, moderate flooding; 92,000 cubic feet per secondNov 30, 1995: 37.34 ft, major flooding; 141,000 cubic feet per secondFeb 9, 1996: 29.27 ft, minor flooding; 78,300 cubic feet per secondMar 20, 1997: 29.52 ft, minor flooding; 76,300 cubic feet per secondJun 18, 1997: 27.41 ft, action stage; 64,100 cubic feet per secondJul 10, 1997: 29.31 ft, minor flooding; 74,600 cubic feet per secondOct 5, 1997: 27.53 ft, action stage; 64,800 cubic feet per secondNov 13, 1999: 29.88 ft, minor flooding; 78,600 cubic feet per secondNov 15, 2001: 27.83 ft, action stage; 69,000 cubic feet per secondJan 9, 2002: 29.78 ft, minor flooding; 80,800 cubic feet per secondFeb 23, 2002: 28.21 ft, minor flooding; 71,200 cubic feet per secondOct 21, 2003: 36.19 ft, major flooding; 135,000 cubic feet per secondNov 19, 2003: 28.49 ft, minor flooding; 73,700 cubic feet per secondDec 11, 2004: 29.13 ft, minor flooding; 76,000 cubic feet per secondJan 19, 2005: 27.95 ft, action stage; 68,000 cubic feet per secondNov 7, 2006: 33.85 ft, major flooding; 138,000 cubic feet per secondMar 13, 2007: 27.26 ft, action stage; 75,300 cubic feet per secondMar 25, 2007: 27.65 ft, action stage; 78,400 cubic feet per secondDec 4, 2007: 27.98 ft, action stage; 81,000 cubic feet per secondMay 21, 2008: 25.95 ft, action stage; 65,700 cubic feet per secondJul 2, 2008: 25.71 ft, action stage; 64,000 cubic feet per secondNov 13, 2008: 27.49 ft, action stage; 66,600 cubic feet per secondJan 8, 2009: 28.56 ft, minor flooding; 79,900 cubic feet per secondNov 17, 2009: 27.98 ft, action stage; 73,200 cubic feet per secondDec 13, 2010: 29.91 ft, minor flooding; 90,300 cubic feet per secondJan 17, 2011: 30.85 ft, moderate flooding; 90,600 cubic feet per secondNov 28, 2011: 26.07 ft, action stage; 63,000 cubic feet per secondJun 18, 2012: 26.62 ft, action stage; 59,800 cubic feet per secondOct 31, 2012: 25.53 ft, action stage; 52,000 cubic feet per secondMar 10, 2014: 25.73 ft, action stage; 54,800 cubic feet per secondNov 29, 2014: 31.50 ft, moderate flooding; 90,700 cubic feet per secondNov 14, 2015: 29.11 ft, minor flooding; 74,562 cubic feet per secondNov 18, 2015: 30.97 ft, moderate flooding; 87,000 cubic feet per secondDec 10, 2015: 29.47 ft, minor flooding; 76,891 cubic feet per secondNov 24, 2017: 33.15 ft, major flooding; 94,805 cubic feet per secondFeb 2, 2020: 29.45 ft, minor flooding; 72,447 cubic feet per secondOct 30, 2021: 28.86 ft, minor flooding; 70,810 cubic feet per secondNov 16, 2021: 37.32 ft, major flooding; 122,596 cubic feet per secondDec 6, 2023: 29.55 ft, minor flooding; 73,184 cubic feet per secondDec 12, 2025: 37.73 ft, major flooding; 132,717 cubic feet per secondDec 18, 2025: 30.93 ft, moderate flooding; 81,557 cubic feet per second Highest, 37.73 ft, Dec 12, 2025 192019401960198020002020

Crests at or above flood stage, by decade

Crests at or above flood stage per decade, Skagit River near Mt Vernon 1900s: 1 1910s: 0 1920s: 0 1930s: 0 1940s: 3 1950s: 9 9 1960s: 7 1970s: 5 1980s: 7 1990s: 8 2000s: 7 2010s: 7 2020s: 6 1900s1910s1920s1930s1940s1950s1960s1970s1980s1990s2000s2010s2020s
  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 89 listed crests.

Highest listed crests, Skagit River near Mt Vernon
1Dec 12, 202537.73+9.73Major132,717
2Nov 25, 199037.37+9.37Major152,000
3Nov 30, 199537.34+9.34Major141,000
4Nov 16, 202137.32+9.32Major122,596
5Nov 11, 190637.00+9.00Major180,000
6Feb 11, 195136.85+8.85Major144,000
7Nov 11, 199036.61+8.61Major142,000
8Oct 21, 200336.19+8.19Major135,000
9Dec 4, 197535.66+7.66Major130,000
10Nov 4, 195534.49+6.49Major104,000
11Nov 28, 194934.21+6.21Major114,000
12Dec 27, 198034.16+6.16Major114,000
13Dec 19, 197933.99+5.99Major112,000
14Nov 7, 200633.85+5.85Major138,000
15Nov 24, 201733.15+5.15Major94,805
16Dec 5, 198932.39+4.39Major97,800
17Apr 30, 195931.68+3.68Moderate92,300
18Nov 9, 199531.64+3.64Moderate92,000
19Nov 24, 195931.58+3.58Moderate91,600
20Nov 29, 201431.50+3.50Moderate90,700
21Nov 11, 198931.19+3.19Moderate88,600
22Jan 5, 198431.14+3.14Moderate88,200
23Nov 18, 201530.97+2.97Moderate87,000
24Dec 18, 202530.93+2.93Moderate81,557
25Jan 17, 201130.85+2.85Moderate90,600
26Oct 26, 195530.69+2.69Moderate84,900
27Nov 20, 196230.44+2.44Moderate83,200
28Oct 26, 194530.25+2.25Moderate94,300
29Jul 13, 197230.07+2.07Moderate80,600
30Dec 13, 201029.91+1.91Minor90,300
31Nov 13, 199929.88+1.88Minor78,600
32Jan 9, 200229.78+1.78Minor80,800
33Jan 16, 197429.64+1.64Minor77,600
34Dec 6, 202329.55+1.55Minor73,184
35Mar 20, 199729.52+1.52Minor76,300
36Dec 10, 201529.47+1.47Minor76,891
37Feb 2, 202029.45+1.45Minor72,447
38Jan 16, 196129.40+1.40Minor76,000
39Jul 10, 199729.31+1.31Minor74,600
40Feb 9, 199629.27+1.27Minor78,300
41Dec 11, 200429.13+1.13Minor76,000
42Nov 14, 201529.11+1.11Minor74,562
43Dec 25, 195029.08+1.08Minor74,000
44Oct 28, 196728.89+0.89Minor72,700
45Oct 30, 202128.86+0.86Minor70,810
46Jan 19, 198628.84+0.84Minor72,800
47Nov 27, 196328.80+0.80Minor72,100
48Jun 22, 196728.78+0.78Minor72,000
49Oct 19, 194728.68+0.68Minor69,400
50Dec 4, 198228.65+0.65Minor71,600

The worst floods along the Skagit River

For this gauge's highest crests, the other gauges on the Skagit River that crested above flood stage within a week.

December 12, 2025: 37.73 ft here, major flooding

  • ConcreteWA · Dec 11, 2025 · 41.03 ft · Major

November 25, 1990: 37.37 ft here, major flooding

  • ConcreteWA · Nov 25, 1990 · 39.89 ft · Major

November 30, 1995: 37.34 ft here, major flooding

  • ConcreteWA · Nov 29, 1995 · 41.57 ft · Major

Gauges on the Skagit River

In USGS station-number order, which runs downstream within a river basin.

Flood gauges on the Skagit River
ConcreteWA28.069.30 ft, Jan 1, 181533
Mt Vernon this gaugeWA28.037.73 ft, Dec 12, 202516

Other gauges in Skagit County

Flood gauges in Skagit County
Concrete28.069.30 ft, Jan 1, 181533

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

NOAA National Water Prediction Service, gauge MVEW1, 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.