SPOKANE RIVER AT LONG LAKE, WA
USGS 12433000 · Washington · reports discharge (daily means)
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USGS 12433000 · Washington · reports discharge (daily means)
What the agencies suggest
Carry a pocket thermometer to monitor water temperatureNational Park Service
General guidance from the readings and the published lines named above, not a fishing forecast. Local rules and closures come first.
Below normal for Oct 31
Daily mean flow for Sat, Oct 31: USGS publishes this gauge's flow once a day, after the day ends, not as live readings.
Discharge, last 30 days: 25 daily means from Oct 7 to Oct 31; ranging 1,450 to 2,980 ft³/s; latest daily mean 2,360 ft³/s; 5 days without a published value; shaded band: typical range (25th–75th percentile) for each date.
USGS provisional data may be revised. Source: USGS daily values service. Today’s daily mean is published after the day ends.
| Date | Discharge (ft³/s), daily mean | Normal, 25th–75th (ft³/s) |
|---|---|---|
| Oct 31 | 2,360 | 2,640–3,660 |
| Oct 30 | 2,470 | 2,670–3,570 |
| Oct 29 | 2,980 | 2,740–3,720 |
| Oct 28 | 2,230 | 2,650–3,570 |
| Oct 27 | 2,200 | 2,600–3,490 |
| Oct 26 | 1,970 | 2,510–3,550 |
| Oct 25 | 1,980 | 2,350–3,410 |
| Oct 24 | 2,220 | 2,470–3,450 |
| Oct 23 | 1,460 | 2,480–3,280 |
| Oct 22 | 2,210 | 2,470–3,340 |
| Oct 21 | 1,840 | 2,380–3,330 |
| Oct 20 | 2,200 | 2,450–3,520 |
| Oct 19 | 2,340 | 2,350–3,270 |
| Oct 18 | 1,820 | 2,380–3,260 |
| Oct 17 | 1,680 | 2,400–3,380 |
| Oct 16 | 2,570 | 2,350–3,210 |
| Oct 15 | 1,700 | 2,260–3,260 |
| Oct 14 | 1,840 | 2,360–3,420 |
| Oct 13 | 1,840 | 2,360–3,160 |
| Oct 12 | 2,080 | 2,350–3,180 |
| Oct 11 | 1,830 | 2,280–3,140 |
| Oct 10 | 1,820 | 2,280–3,070 |
| Oct 9 | 1,530 | 2,280–3,100 |
| Oct 8 | 2,450 | 2,030–3,120 |
| Oct 7 | 1,450 | 2,140–3,140 |
Normal for Oct 31: 2,640–3,660 ft³/s (middle half of 87 years of record). Daily mean for Oct 31: 2,360 ft³/s, below normal.
Below normal for this date. 2,360 ft³/s is between the 10th and 25th percentiles of daily mean flow for Oct 31 at this gauge over 87 years of record (1940–2026): 10th 2,320, 25th 2,640, median 3,030, 75th 3,660, 90th 4,420 ft³/s.
Map of USGS gauge 12433000 and the river around it
Where SPOKANE RIVER AT LONG LAKE, WA sits, with 3 other gauges on the same river and our water's map point.
No current water-temperature reading at this gauge, so no temperature guidance is given. Take a stream thermometer. Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife publishes no water-temperature line for trout anglers that we found. The lines below are the National Park Service's, federal guidance, not a Washington rule: 68°F.
Daily means on record for Oct 31: lowest 577 ft³/s, highest 14,000 ft³/s.
Classes as USGS labels them (hyswap: flow categories (WDFN_stats schema) (U.S. Geological Survey) ); percentiles from the USGS daily statistics (U.S. Geological Survey) (approved daily means; the daily mean compared is provisional).
This gauge is on the same river as our page for Spokane River, but no agency page we read lists its species.
Turn Around Don't Drown. “A mere 6 inches of fast-moving flood water can knock over an adult.” No flow number makes a crossing safe; if in doubt, stay out.
Turn Around Don't Drown (National Weather Service)Guidance from the readings above and the published thresholds named with each line; not a fishing forecast, a safety guarantee or a statement about access. Local rules and closures come first.
The National Weather Service has no flood-stage gauge here, so no official flood category is shown.
Checked Nov 6, 4:38 AM UTC; readings refresh at most every 15 minutes and statistics daily. Provisional USGS data can be revised. Conditions change: re-check before you go. This is general guidance, not a fishing forecast, a safety guarantee or a statement about access.