COLUMBIA RIVER AT VANCOUVER, WA
USGS 14144700 · Washington · reports discharge (live), gauge height, turbidity
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USGS 14144700 · Washington · reports discharge (live), gauge height, turbidity
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.
Reading Nov 5, 8:00 PM PST · provisional USGS data
Above normal for Nov 5 Steady · 24 h
Discharge, last 7 days: 185 readings from Oct 29, 9:00 PM PDT to Nov 5, 8:00 PM PST; ranging 950 to 143,000 ft³/s; latest 142,000 ft³/s; shaded band: typical range (25th–75th percentile) for each date.
USGS provisional data may be revised. Source: USGS instantaneous values.
| Time | Discharge (ft³/s) | Gauge height (ft) | Normal, 25th–75th (ft³/s) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 5, 8:00 PM PST | 142,000 | 2.97 | 116,000–135,000 |
| Nov 5, 7:05 PM PST | 143,000 | 3.33 | 116,000–135,000 |
| Nov 5, 6:10 PM PST | 138,000 | 3.74 | 116,000–135,000 |
| Nov 5, 5:15 PM PST | 125,000 | 4.18 | 116,000–135,000 |
| Nov 5, 4:20 PM PST | 118,000 | 4.67 | 116,000–135,000 |
| Nov 5, 3:25 PM PST | 83,300 | 5.13 | 116,000–135,000 |
| Nov 5, 2:30 PM PST | 72,400 | 4.86 | 116,000–135,000 |
| Nov 5, 1:35 PM PST | 58,900 | 4.06 | 116,000–135,000 |
| Nov 5, 12:40 PM PST | 78,400 | – | 116,000–135,000 |
| Nov 5, 11:45 AM PST | 107,000 | – | 116,000–135,000 |
| Nov 5, 10:50 AM PST | 124,000 | – | 116,000–135,000 |
| Nov 5, 9:55 AM PST | 131,000 | 1.65 | 116,000–135,000 |
| Nov 5, 9:00 AM PST | 136,000 | 1.79 | 116,000–135,000 |
| Nov 5, 8:05 AM PST | 133,000 | 2.09 | 116,000–135,000 |
| Nov 5, 7:10 AM PST | 131,000 | 2.43 | 116,000–135,000 |
| Nov 5, 6:15 AM PST | 134,000 | 2.76 | 116,000–135,000 |
| Nov 5, 5:20 AM PST | 130,000 | 3.15 | 116,000–135,000 |
| Nov 5, 4:25 AM PST | 124,000 | 3.6 | 116,000–135,000 |
| Nov 5, 3:30 AM PST | 113,000 | 4.09 | 116,000–135,000 |
| Nov 5, 2:35 AM PST | 86,000 | 4.26 | 116,000–135,000 |
| Nov 5, 1:40 AM PST | 71,200 | – | 116,000–135,000 |
| Nov 5, 12:45 AM PST | 74,500 | – | 116,000–135,000 |
| Nov 4, 11:50 PM PST | 102,000 | – | 112,000–128,000 |
| Nov 4, 10:55 PM PST | 123,000 | 2.09 | 112,000–128,000 |
| Nov 4, 10:00 PM PST | 132,000 | 1.76 | 112,000–128,000 |
| Nov 4, 9:05 PM PST | 136,000 | 1.9 | 112,000–128,000 |
| Nov 4, 8:10 PM PST | 134,000 | 2.2 | 112,000–128,000 |
| Nov 4, 7:15 PM PST | 135,000 | 2.54 | 112,000–128,000 |
| Nov 4, 6:20 PM PST | 134,000 | 2.9 | 112,000–128,000 |
| Nov 4, 5:25 PM PST | 128,000 | 3.34 | 112,000–128,000 |
| Nov 4, 4:30 PM PST | 117,000 | 3.77 | 112,000–128,000 |
| Nov 4, 3:35 PM PST | 111,000 | 4.26 | 112,000–128,000 |
| Nov 4, 2:40 PM PST | 82,000 | – | 112,000–128,000 |
| Nov 4, 1:45 PM PST | 51,000 | – | 112,000–128,000 |
| Nov 4, 12:50 PM PST | 43,700 | – | 112,000–128,000 |
| Nov 4, 11:55 AM PST | 66,600 | 3.26 | 112,000–128,000 |
| Nov 4, 11:00 AM PST | 95,100 | 2.17 | 112,000–128,000 |
| Nov 4, 10:05 AM PST | 119,000 | 1.26 | 112,000–128,000 |
| Nov 4, 9:10 AM PST | 119,000 | 1.01 | 112,000–128,000 |
| Nov 4, 8:15 AM PST | 121,000 | 1.18 | 112,000–128,000 |
| Nov 4, 7:20 AM PST | 122,000 | 1.5 | 112,000–128,000 |
| Nov 4, 6:25 AM PST | 123,000 | 1.87 | 112,000–128,000 |
| Nov 4, 5:30 AM PST | 120,000 | 2.24 | 112,000–128,000 |
| Nov 4, 4:35 AM PST | 120,000 | 2.62 | 112,000–128,000 |
| Nov 4, 3:40 AM PST | 115,000 | – | 112,000–128,000 |
| Nov 4, 2:45 AM PST | 107,000 | – | 112,000–128,000 |
| Nov 4, 1:50 AM PST | 95,400 | – | 112,000–128,000 |
| Nov 4, 12:55 AM PST | 58,900 | 3.91 | 112,000–128,000 |
| Nov 4, 12:00 AM PST | 50,800 | 3.62 | 112,000–128,000 |
| Nov 3, 11:05 PM PST | 74,300 | 2.93 | 98,200–134,000 |
| Nov 3, 10:10 PM PST | 103,000 | 2.06 | 98,200–134,000 |
| Nov 3, 9:15 PM PST | 115,000 | 1.57 | 98,200–134,000 |
| Nov 3, 8:20 PM PST | 120,000 | 1.61 | 98,200–134,000 |
| Nov 3, 7:25 PM PST | 119,000 | 1.88 | 98,200–134,000 |
| Nov 3, 6:30 PM PST | 121,000 | 2.18 | 98,200–134,000 |
| Nov 3, 5:35 PM PST | 118,000 | 2.55 | 98,200–134,000 |
| Nov 3, 4:40 PM PST | 113,000 | – | 98,200–134,000 |
| Nov 3, 3:45 PM PST | 109,000 | – | 98,200–134,000 |
| Nov 3, 2:50 PM PST | 93,800 | – | 98,200–134,000 |
| Nov 3, 1:55 PM PST | 63,800 | 3.97 | 98,200–134,000 |
| Nov 3, 1:00 PM PST | 40,100 | 4.16 | 98,200–134,000 |
| Nov 3, 12:05 PM PST | 38,000 | 3.65 | 98,200–134,000 |
| Nov 3, 11:10 AM PST | 62,300 | 2.83 | 98,200–134,000 |
| Nov 3, 10:15 AM PST | 91,400 | 1.8 | 98,200–134,000 |
| Nov 3, 9:20 AM PST | 110,000 | 1.12 | 98,200–134,000 |
| Nov 3, 8:25 AM PST | 117,000 | 1.03 | 98,200–134,000 |
| Nov 3, 7:30 AM PST | 124,000 | 1.27 | 98,200–134,000 |
| Nov 3, 6:35 AM PST | 124,000 | 1.63 | 98,200–134,000 |
| Nov 3, 5:40 AM PST | 128,000 | – | 98,200–134,000 |
| Nov 3, 4:45 AM PST | 123,000 | – | 98,200–134,000 |
| Nov 3, 3:50 AM PST | 127,000 | – | 98,200–134,000 |
| Nov 3, 2:55 AM PST | 125,000 | 2.77 | 98,200–134,000 |
| Nov 3, 2:00 AM PST | 122,000 | 3.18 | 98,200–134,000 |
| Nov 3, 1:05 AM PST | 112,000 | 3.6 | 98,200–134,000 |
| Nov 3, 12:10 AM PST | 92,100 | 4.03 | 98,200–134,000 |
| Nov 2, 11:15 PM PST | 75,800 | 3.96 | 100,000–133,000 |
| Nov 2, 10:20 PM PST | 75,400 | 3.42 | 100,000–133,000 |
| Nov 2, 9:25 PM PST | 92,700 | 2.57 | 100,000–133,000 |
| Nov 2, 8:30 PM PST | 113,000 | 1.86 | 100,000–133,000 |
| Nov 2, 7:35 PM PST | 119,000 | 1.61 | 100,000–133,000 |
| Nov 2, 6:40 PM PST | 123,000 | – | 100,000–133,000 |
| Nov 2, 5:45 PM PST | 116,000 | – | 100,000–133,000 |
| Nov 2, 4:50 PM PST | 113,000 | – | 100,000–133,000 |
| Nov 2, 3:55 PM PST | 108,000 | 2.22 | 100,000–133,000 |
| Nov 2, 3:00 PM PST | 104,000 | 2.56 | 100,000–133,000 |
| Nov 2, 2:05 PM PST | 96,200 | 2.95 | 100,000–133,000 |
| Nov 2, 1:10 PM PST | 89,200 | 3.37 | 100,000–133,000 |
| Nov 2, 12:15 PM PST | 61,400 | 3.48 | 100,000–133,000 |
| Nov 2, 11:20 AM PST | 59,000 | 2.98 | 100,000–133,000 |
| Nov 2, 10:25 AM PST | 61,300 | 2.2 | 100,000–133,000 |
| Nov 2, 9:30 AM PST | 95,400 | 1.33 | 100,000–133,000 |
| Nov 2, 8:35 AM PST | 112,000 | 0.88 | 100,000–133,000 |
| Nov 2, 7:40 AM PST | 119,000 | – | 100,000–133,000 |
| Nov 2, 6:45 AM PST | 127,000 | – | 100,000–133,000 |
| Nov 2, 5:50 AM PST | 126,000 | – | 100,000–133,000 |
| Nov 2, 4:55 AM PST | 124,000 | 1.5 | 100,000–133,000 |
| Nov 2, 4:00 AM PST | 127,000 | 1.9 | 100,000–133,000 |
| Nov 2, 3:05 AM PST | 122,000 | 2.28 | 100,000–133,000 |
| Nov 2, 2:10 AM PST | 126,000 | 2.66 | 100,000–133,000 |
| Nov 2, 1:15 AM PST | 116,000 | 3.06 | 100,000–133,000 |
| Nov 2, 12:20 AM PST | 113,000 | 3.54 | 100,000–133,000 |
| Nov 1, 11:25 PM PST | 111,000 | 4.03 | 98,000–128,000 |
| Nov 1, 10:30 PM PST | 76,300 | 4.31 | 98,000–128,000 |
| Nov 1, 9:35 PM PST | 50,300 | 3.91 | 98,000–128,000 |
| Nov 1, 8:40 PM PST | 53,500 | – | 98,000–128,000 |
| Nov 1, 7:45 PM PST | 81,100 | – | 98,000–128,000 |
| Nov 1, 6:50 PM PST | 105,000 | – | 98,000–128,000 |
| Nov 1, 5:55 PM PST | 112,000 | 1.86 | 98,000–128,000 |
| Nov 1, 5:00 PM PST | 113,000 | 1.83 | 98,000–128,000 |
| Nov 1, 4:05 PM PST | 112,000 | 2.04 | 98,000–128,000 |
| Nov 1, 3:10 PM PST | 111,000 | 2.31 | 98,000–128,000 |
| Nov 1, 2:15 PM PST | 109,000 | 2.65 | 98,000–128,000 |
| Nov 1, 1:20 PM PST | 96,500 | 3.04 | 98,000–128,000 |
| Nov 1, 12:25 PM PST | 98,200 | 3.48 | 98,000–128,000 |
| Nov 1, 11:30 AM PST | 60,100 | 3.72 | 98,000–128,000 |
| Nov 1, 10:35 AM PST | 49,600 | 3.31 | 98,000–128,000 |
| Nov 1, 9:40 AM PST | 47,500 | – | 98,000–128,000 |
| Nov 1, 8:45 AM PST | 73,800 | – | 98,000–128,000 |
| Nov 1, 7:50 AM PST | 100,000 | – | 98,000–128,000 |
| Nov 1, 6:55 AM PST | 115,000 | 1.15 | 98,000–128,000 |
| Nov 1, 6:00 AM PST | 125,000 | 1.11 | 98,000–128,000 |
| Nov 1, 5:05 AM PST | 128,000 | 1.37 | 98,000–128,000 |
| Nov 1, 4:10 AM PST | 125,000 | 1.76 | 98,000–128,000 |
| Nov 1, 3:15 AM PST | 129,000 | 2.18 | 98,000–128,000 |
| Nov 1, 2:20 AM PST | 128,000 | 2.59 | 98,000–128,000 |
| Nov 1, 1:25 AM PST | 124,000 | 2.97 | 98,000–128,000 |
| Nov 1, 1:30 AM PDT | 129,000 | 3.43 | 98,000–128,000 |
| Nov 1, 12:35 AM PDT | 117,000 | 3.87 | 98,000–128,000 |
| Oct 31, 11:40 PM PDT | 107,000 | – | 98,000–116,000 |
| Oct 31, 10:45 PM PDT | 59,300 | – | 98,000–116,000 |
| Oct 31, 9:50 PM PDT | 27,100 | – | 98,000–116,000 |
| Oct 31, 8:55 PM PDT | 17,200 | 4.47 | 98,000–116,000 |
| Oct 31, 8:00 PM PDT | 32,800 | 3.78 | 98,000–116,000 |
| Oct 31, 7:05 PM PDT | 59,700 | 2.89 | 98,000–116,000 |
| Oct 31, 6:10 PM PDT | 91,400 | 1.98 | 98,000–116,000 |
| Oct 31, 5:15 PM PDT | 102,000 | 1.64 | 98,000–116,000 |
| Oct 31, 4:20 PM PDT | 101,000 | 1.76 | 98,000–116,000 |
| Oct 31, 3:25 PM PDT | 105,000 | 2.03 | 98,000–116,000 |
| Oct 31, 2:30 PM PDT | 102,000 | 2.35 | 98,000–116,000 |
| Oct 31, 1:35 PM PDT | 98,300 | 2.74 | 98,000–116,000 |
| Oct 31, 12:40 PM PDT | 100,000 | – | 98,000–116,000 |
| Oct 31, 11:45 AM PDT | 82,000 | – | 98,000–116,000 |
| Oct 31, 10:50 AM PDT | 57,500 | – | 98,000–116,000 |
| Oct 31, 9:55 AM PDT | 48,400 | 3.22 | 98,000–116,000 |
| Oct 31, 9:00 AM PDT | 65,800 | 2.52 | 98,000–116,000 |
| Oct 31, 8:05 AM PDT | 91,100 | 1.64 | 98,000–116,000 |
| Oct 31, 7:10 AM PDT | 113,000 | 1.22 | 98,000–116,000 |
| Oct 31, 6:15 AM PDT | 122,000 | 1.27 | 98,000–116,000 |
| Oct 31, 5:20 AM PDT | 125,000 | 1.6 | 98,000–116,000 |
| Oct 31, 4:25 AM PDT | 126,000 | 2.03 | 98,000–116,000 |
| Oct 31, 3:30 AM PDT | 124,000 | 2.49 | 98,000–116,000 |
| Oct 31, 2:35 AM PDT | 126,000 | 2.89 | 98,000–116,000 |
| Oct 31, 1:40 AM PDT | 133,000 | – | 98,000–116,000 |
| Oct 31, 12:45 AM PDT | 130,000 | – | 98,000–116,000 |
| Oct 30, 11:50 PM PDT | 124,000 | – | 94,100–120,000 |
| Oct 30, 10:55 PM PDT | 116,000 | 4.26 | 94,100–120,000 |
| Oct 30, 10:00 PM PDT | 49,500 | 4.72 | 94,100–120,000 |
| Oct 30, 9:05 PM PDT | 950 | 5.15 | 94,100–120,000 |
| Oct 30, 8:10 PM PDT | 2,580 | 4.95 | 94,100–120,000 |
| Oct 30, 7:15 PM PDT | 12,300 | 4.21 | 94,100–120,000 |
| Oct 30, 6:20 PM PDT | 36,600 | 3.31 | 94,100–120,000 |
| Oct 30, 5:25 PM PDT | 84,700 | 2.35 | 94,100–120,000 |
| Oct 30, 4:30 PM PDT | 106,000 | 2.02 | 94,100–120,000 |
| Oct 30, 3:35 PM PDT | 110,000 | 2.2 | 94,100–120,000 |
| Oct 30, 2:40 PM PDT | 112,000 | – | 94,100–120,000 |
| Oct 30, 1:45 PM PDT | 117,000 | – | 94,100–120,000 |
| Oct 30, 12:50 PM PDT | 114,000 | – | 94,100–120,000 |
| Oct 30, 11:55 AM PDT | 109,000 | 3.25 | 94,100–120,000 |
| Oct 30, 11:00 AM PDT | 95,300 | 3.76 | 94,100–120,000 |
| Oct 30, 10:05 AM PDT | 62,400 | 4.09 | 94,100–120,000 |
| Oct 30, 9:10 AM PDT | 50,400 | 3.73 | 94,100–120,000 |
| Oct 30, 8:15 AM PDT | 64,900 | 2.94 | 94,100–120,000 |
| Oct 30, 7:20 AM PDT | 91,300 | 2 | 94,100–120,000 |
| Oct 30, 6:25 AM PDT | 112,000 | 1.51 | 94,100–120,000 |
| Oct 30, 5:30 AM PDT | 120,000 | 1.59 | 94,100–120,000 |
| Oct 30, 4:35 AM PDT | 127,000 | 1.95 | 94,100–120,000 |
| Oct 30, 3:40 AM PDT | 127,000 | – | 94,100–120,000 |
| Oct 30, 2:45 AM PDT | 129,000 | – | 94,100–120,000 |
| Oct 30, 1:50 AM PDT | 132,000 | – | 94,100–120,000 |
| Oct 30, 12:55 AM PDT | 135,000 | 3.25 | 94,100–120,000 |
| Oct 30, 12:00 AM PDT | 129,000 | 3.66 | 94,100–120,000 |
| Oct 29, 11:05 PM PDT | 128,000 | 4.15 | 94,200–125,000 |
| Oct 29, 10:10 PM PDT | 119,000 | 4.61 | 94,200–125,000 |
| Oct 29, 9:15 PM PDT | 58,000 | 5.1 | 94,200–125,000 |
| Oct 29, 9:00 PM PDT | 34,900 | 5.1 | 94,200–125,000 |
Map of USGS gauge 14144700 and the river around it
Where COLUMBIA RIVER AT VANCOUVER, WA sits 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.
This gauge is on our page for Columbia River, but no agency page we read lists its species.
Normal for Nov 5: 116,000–135,000 ft³/s (middle half of 16 years of record). Now: 142,000 ft³/s, above normal.
Above normal for this date. 142,000 ft³/s is between the 75th and 90th percentiles of daily mean flow for Nov 5 at this gauge over 16 years of record (1964–2025): 10th 105,000, 25th 116,000, median 129,000, 75th 135,000, 90th 174,000 ft³/s.
Daily means on record for Nov 5: lowest 103,000 ft³/s, highest 175,000 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 reading is provisional and instantaneous).
Steady over 24 hours (+6% discharge). Rising or falling means a change of more than 10% in discharge (or 0.2 ft of gauge height) over 24 hours; our rule of thumb, not a USGS class.
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)Turbidity 1.8 FNU at Nov 5, 8:05 PM PST; 7-day range 1.4–2.2 FNU
Water clarity: Turbidity measures the relative clarity of water: higher means murkier. No agency publishes a fishing threshold for it; compare with this gauge's own recent readings.
Turbidity and Water (U.S. Geological Survey)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 5, 8:43 PM PST; 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.