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Wenatchee River at Peshastin

Highest listed crest 17.89 ftFlood stage 13.0 ft95 crests since 1933

The Wenatchee River at Peshastin crested at major flood stage 5 times among the 95 crests the National Weather Service lists from 1933 to 2025. The highest, 17.89 ft on November 30, 1995, was major flooding, 4.89 feet above flood stage.

The gauge

Highest listed crest
17.89 ft
November 30, 1995; 41,300 cubic feet per second
Flood stage
13.0 ft
Major flooding from 15.0 ft
Crests at major
5
22nd of 70 gauges in Washington
Most recent flood crest
December 12, 2025
17.05 ft, major flooding
Location
Chelan County
Washington

Flood stages

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

Flood categories, Wenatchee River at Peshastin
Action stage12.011May 19, 2008The level at which the NWS or its partners begin to take action
Flood stage (minor)13.04Dec 4, 1975Minimal or no property damage, but possibly some public threat
Moderate flood stage14.01Dec 27, 1980Some inundation of structures and roads near the stream
Major flood stage15.05Dec 12, 2025Extensive inundation of structures and roads

Every listed crest

95 crests from 1933 to 2025. Filled: at or above flood stage. Hover a crest for its date and stage.

Listed crests at the Wenatchee River at Peshastin, 1933 to 2025 681012141618ft Flood stage 13.0 ftMajor 15.0 ft Jun 16, 1933: 11.82 ft, below flood stage; 20,400 cubic feet per secondApr 24, 1934: 11.20 ft, below flood stage; 18,400 cubic feet per secondJun 8, 1935: 9.88 ft, below flood stage; 15,400 cubic feet per secondMay 29, 1936: 10.26 ft, below flood stage; 16,600 cubic feet per secondJun 3, 1937: 10.03 ft, below flood stage; 14,800 cubic feet per secondMay 26, 1938: 10.78 ft, below flood stage; 17,500 cubic feet per secondMay 16, 1939: 9.08 ft, below flood stage; 12,700 cubic feet per secondMay 24, 1940: 9.09 ft, below flood stage; 12,700 cubic feet per secondMay 1, 1941: 6.79 ft, below flood stage; 6,730 cubic feet per secondMay 26, 1942: 9.38 ft, below flood stage; 13,100 cubic feet per secondMay 26, 1943: 10.58 ft, below flood stage; 15,700 cubic feet per secondMay 16, 1944: 7.79 ft, below flood stage; 8,800 cubic feet per secondMay 31, 1945: 9.90 ft, below flood stage; 13,900 cubic feet per secondMay 27, 1946: 10.68 ft, below flood stage; 15,900 cubic feet per secondMay 28, 1947: 10.33 ft, below flood stage; 14,500 cubic feet per secondMay 28, 1948: 15.88 ft, major flooding; 32,300 cubic feet per secondMay 16, 1949: 12.96 ft, action stage; 22,700 cubic feet per secondJun 21, 1950: 12.67 ft, action stage; 21,800 cubic feet per secondMay 12, 1951: 12.31 ft, action stage; 20,600 cubic feet per secondMay 19, 1952: 9.29 ft, below flood stage; 12,900 cubic feet per secondMay 19, 1953: 9.02 ft, below flood stage; 12,200 cubic feet per secondMay 20, 1954: 11.19 ft, below flood stage; 17,900 cubic feet per secondJun 13, 1955: 12.98 ft, action stage; 23,400 cubic feet per secondMay 21, 1956: 13.20 ft, minor flooding; 24,200 cubic feet per secondMay 9, 1957: 11.10 ft, below flood stage; 17,800 cubic feet per secondMay 26, 1958: 12.16 ft, action stage; 21,000 cubic feet per secondJun 22, 1959: 10.36 ft, below flood stage; 15,700 cubic feet per secondDec 16, 1959: 10.62 ft, below flood stage; 16,400 cubic feet per secondJun 5, 1961: 12.33 ft, action stage; 21,500 cubic feet per secondJun 17, 1962: 8.51 ft, below flood stage; 10,900 cubic feet per secondNov 20, 1962: 9.82 ft, below flood stage; 14,200 cubic feet per secondJun 11, 1964: 10.71 ft, below flood stage; 16,700 cubic feet per secondJun 11, 1965: 10.25 ft, below flood stage; 15,400 cubic feet per secondMay 7, 1966: 9.83 ft, below flood stage; 14,300 cubic feet per secondJun 21, 1967: 11.54 ft, below flood stage; 19,100 cubic feet per secondJun 3, 1968: 11.12 ft, below flood stage; 17,900 cubic feet per secondJun 6, 1969: 11.73 ft, below flood stage; 19,700 cubic feet per secondJun 5, 1970: 11.08 ft, below flood stage; 17,700 cubic feet per secondMay 13, 1971: 10.71 ft, below flood stage; 16,700 cubic feet per secondJun 10, 1972: 13.77 ft, minor flooding; 26,000 cubic feet per secondMay 18, 1973: 8.74 ft, below flood stage; 11,400 cubic feet per secondJun 17, 1974: 13.56 ft, minor flooding; 26,300 cubic feet per secondJun 2, 1975: 11.41 ft, below flood stage; 18,700 cubic feet per secondDec 4, 1975: 13.54 ft, minor flooding; 25,200 cubic feet per secondJun 8, 1977: 7.70 ft, below flood stage; 9,010 cubic feet per secondJun 6, 1978: 11.06 ft, below flood stage; 17,700 cubic feet per secondMay 26, 1979: 8.52 ft, below flood stage; 10,900 cubic feet per secondMay 6, 1980: 9.56 ft, below flood stage; 13,600 cubic feet per secondDec 27, 1980: 14.09 ft, moderate flooding; 27,000 cubic feet per secondJun 19, 1982: 11.41 ft, below flood stage; 18,700 cubic feet per secondMay 31, 1983: 12.03 ft, action stage; 20,600 cubic feet per secondJun 21, 1984: 9.89 ft, below flood stage; 14,400 cubic feet per secondMay 24, 1985: 9.67 ft, below flood stage; 13,800 cubic feet per secondMay 31, 1986: 11.32 ft, below flood stage; 18,500 cubic feet per secondMay 10, 1987: 10.86 ft, below flood stage; 17,100 cubic feet per secondMay 13, 1988: 9.69 ft, below flood stage; 13,900 cubic feet per secondMay 9, 1989: 9.27 ft, below flood stage; 12,800 cubic feet per secondDec 5, 1989: 8.68 ft, below flood stage; 11,300 cubic feet per secondNov 11, 1990: 11.87 ft, below flood stage; 20,000 cubic feet per secondNov 25, 1990: 17.58 ft, major flooding; 40,000 cubic feet per secondMay 8, 1992: 8.75 ft, below flood stage; 11,700 cubic feet per secondMay 13, 1993: 10.68 ft, below flood stage; 16,700 cubic feet per secondMay 10, 1994: 8.52 ft, below flood stage; 11,100 cubic feet per secondMay 31, 1995: 10.32 ft, below flood stage; 15,700 cubic feet per secondNov 30, 1995: 17.89 ft, major flooding; 41,300 cubic feet per secondMay 17, 1997: 12.29 ft, action stage; 21,400 cubic feet per secondMay 7, 1998: 10.35 ft, below flood stage; 15,800 cubic feet per secondJun 17, 1999: 12.42 ft, action stage; 23,100 cubic feet per secondNov 14, 1999: 10.15 ft, below flood stage; 15,300 cubic feet per secondMay 25, 2001: 8.74 ft, below flood stage; 11,600 cubic feet per secondJun 16, 2002: 10.62 ft, below flood stage; 16,500 cubic feet per secondJun 9, 2003: 9.24 ft, below flood stage; 12,900 cubic feet per secondOct 21, 2003: 9.29 ft, below flood stage; 13,000 cubic feet per secondJan 19, 2005: 9.40 ft, below flood stage; 13,100 cubic feet per secondMay 19, 2006: 12.22 ft, action stage; 21,100 cubic feet per secondNov 7, 2006: 15.03 ft, major flooding; 30,300 cubic feet per secondMay 19, 2008: 12.04 ft, action stage; 20,500 cubic feet per secondNov 12, 2008: 10.23 ft, below flood stage; 15,300 cubic feet per secondMay 18, 2010: 9.01 ft, below flood stage; 12,100 cubic feet per secondJan 17, 2011: 9.53 ft, below flood stage; 13,500 cubic feet per secondJun 2, 2012: 9.40 ft, below flood stage; 13,100 cubic feet per secondMay 13, 2013: 10.46 ft, below flood stage; 16,700 cubic feet per secondMay 17, 2014: 9.48 ft, below flood stage; 13,900 cubic feet per secondNov 29, 2014: 9.83 ft, below flood stage; 14,900 cubic feet per secondNov 18, 2015: 10.85 ft, below flood stage; 17,800 cubic feet per secondMay 31, 2017: 11.23 ft, below flood stage; 18,900 cubic feet per secondMay 17, 2018: 10.80 ft, below flood stage; 17,700 cubic feet per secondMay 12, 2019: 8.43 ft, below flood stage; 11,100 cubic feet per secondMay 31, 2020: 9.93 ft, below flood stage; 15,100 cubic feet per secondJun 4, 2021: 10.29 ft, below flood stage; 16,300 cubic feet per secondNov 16, 2021: 10.72 ft, below flood stage; 17,500 cubic feet per secondJun 11, 2022: 10.35 ft, below flood stage; 15,900 cubic feet per secondMay 5, 2023: 10.72 ft, below flood stage; 17,200 cubic feet per secondMay 17, 2024: 7.52 ft, below flood stage; 9,080 cubic feet per secondDec 12, 2025: 17.05 ft, major flooding; 38,078 cubic feet per second Highest, 17.89 ft, Nov 30, 1995 19401960198020002020

Crests at or above flood stage, by decade

Crests at or above flood stage per decade, Wenatchee River at Peshastin 1930s: 0 1940s: 1 1950s: 1 1960s: 0 1970s: 3 3 1980s: 1 1990s: 2 2000s: 1 2010s: 0 2020s: 1 1930s1940s1950s1960s1970s1980s1990s2000s2010s2020s
  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 95 listed crests.

Highest listed crests, Wenatchee River at Peshastin
1Nov 30, 199517.89+4.89Major41,300
2Nov 25, 199017.58+4.58Major40,000
3Dec 12, 202517.05+4.05Major38,078
4May 28, 194815.88+2.88Major32,300
5Nov 7, 200615.03+2.03Major30,300
6Dec 27, 198014.09+1.09Moderate27,000
7Jun 10, 197213.77+0.77Minor26,000
8Jun 17, 197413.56+0.56Minor26,300
9Dec 4, 197513.54+0.54Minor25,200
10May 21, 195613.20+0.20Minor24,200
11Jun 13, 195512.98−0.02Action23,400
12May 16, 194912.96−0.04Action22,700
13Jun 21, 195012.67−0.33Action21,800
14Jun 17, 199912.42−0.58Action23,100
15Jun 5, 196112.33−0.67Action21,500
16May 12, 195112.31−0.69Action20,600
17May 17, 199712.29−0.71Action21,400
18May 19, 200612.22−0.78Action21,100
19May 26, 195812.16−0.84Action21,000
20May 19, 200812.04−0.96Action20,500
21May 31, 198312.03−0.97Action20,600
22Nov 11, 199011.87−1.13Below flood stage20,000
23Jun 16, 193311.82−1.18Below flood stage20,400
24Jun 6, 196911.73−1.27Below flood stage19,700
25Jun 21, 196711.54−1.46Below flood stage19,100
26Jun 2, 197511.41−1.59Below flood stage18,700
27Jun 19, 198211.41−1.59Below flood stage18,700
28May 31, 198611.32−1.68Below flood stage18,500
29May 31, 201711.23−1.77Below flood stage18,900
30Apr 24, 193411.20−1.80Below flood stage18,400
31May 20, 195411.19−1.81Below flood stage17,900
32Jun 3, 196811.12−1.88Below flood stage17,900
33May 9, 195711.10−1.90Below flood stage17,800
34Jun 5, 197011.08−1.92Below flood stage17,700
35Jun 6, 197811.06−1.94Below flood stage17,700
36May 10, 198710.86−2.14Below flood stage17,100
37Nov 18, 201510.85−2.15Below flood stage17,800
38May 17, 201810.80−2.20Below flood stage17,700
39May 26, 193810.78−2.22Below flood stage17,500
40Nov 16, 202110.72−2.28Below flood stage17,500
41May 5, 202310.72−2.28Below flood stage17,200
42Jun 11, 196410.71−2.29Below flood stage16,700
43May 13, 197110.71−2.29Below flood stage16,700
44May 27, 194610.68−2.32Below flood stage15,900
45May 13, 199310.68−2.32Below flood stage16,700
46Dec 16, 195910.62−2.38Below flood stage16,400
47Jun 16, 200210.62−2.38Below flood stage16,500
48May 26, 194310.58−2.42Below flood stage15,700
49May 13, 201310.46−2.54Below flood stage16,700
50Jun 22, 195910.36−2.64Below flood stage15,700

Other gauges in Chelan County

Flood gauges in Chelan County
Ardenvoir7.58.98 ft, Jun 10, 19720
Stehekin20.531.12 ft, Oct 20, 20030

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

NOAA National Water Prediction Service, gauge PESW1, 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.