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, 7:00 PM PST · provisional USGS data
Above normal for Nov 5 Steady · 24 h
Discharge, last 7 days: 184 readings from Oct 29, 8:20 PM PDT to Nov 5, 7:00 PM PST; ranging 1,220 to 142,000 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, 7:00 PM PST | 142,000 | 3.53 | 116,000–135,000 |
| Nov 5, 6:05 PM PST | 134,000 | 3.97 | 116,000–135,000 |
| Nov 5, 5:10 PM PST | 129,000 | – | 116,000–135,000 |
| Nov 5, 4:15 PM PST | 125,000 | – | 116,000–135,000 |
| Nov 5, 3:20 PM PST | 77,400 | – | 116,000–135,000 |
| Nov 5, 2:25 PM PST | 70,100 | 5.09 | 116,000–135,000 |
| Nov 5, 1:30 PM PST | 59,200 | 4.51 | 116,000–135,000 |
| Nov 5, 12:35 PM PST | 76,500 | 3.56 | 116,000–135,000 |
| Nov 5, 11:40 AM PST | 104,000 | 2.45 | 116,000–135,000 |
| Nov 5, 10:45 AM PST | 128,000 | 1.74 | 116,000–135,000 |
| Nov 5, 9:50 AM PST | 132,000 | 1.67 | 116,000–135,000 |
| Nov 5, 8:55 AM PST | 133,000 | 1.93 | 116,000–135,000 |
| Nov 5, 8:00 AM PST | 131,000 | 2.26 | 116,000–135,000 |
| Nov 5, 7:05 AM PST | 134,000 | 2.6 | 116,000–135,000 |
| Nov 5, 6:10 AM PST | 135,000 | – | 116,000–135,000 |
| Nov 5, 5:15 AM PST | 128,000 | – | 116,000–135,000 |
| Nov 5, 4:20 AM PST | 120,000 | – | 116,000–135,000 |
| Nov 5, 3:25 AM PST | 119,000 | 3.86 | 116,000–135,000 |
| Nov 5, 2:30 AM PST | 87,600 | 4.26 | 116,000–135,000 |
| Nov 5, 1:35 AM PST | 72,400 | 4.07 | 116,000–135,000 |
| Nov 5, 12:40 AM PST | 79,500 | 3.37 | 116,000–135,000 |
| Nov 4, 11:45 PM PST | 104,000 | 2.45 | 112,000–128,000 |
| Nov 4, 10:50 PM PST | 124,000 | 1.85 | 112,000–128,000 |
| Nov 4, 9:55 PM PST | 132,000 | 1.79 | 112,000–128,000 |
| Nov 4, 9:00 PM PST | 133,000 | 2.05 | 112,000–128,000 |
| Nov 4, 8:05 PM PST | 136,000 | 2.38 | 112,000–128,000 |
| Nov 4, 7:10 PM PST | 137,000 | – | 112,000–128,000 |
| Nov 4, 6:15 PM PST | 134,000 | – | 112,000–128,000 |
| Nov 4, 5:20 PM PST | 126,000 | – | 112,000–128,000 |
| Nov 4, 4:25 PM PST | 117,000 | 3.54 | 112,000–128,000 |
| Nov 4, 3:30 PM PST | 107,000 | 4.01 | 112,000–128,000 |
| Nov 4, 2:35 PM PST | 80,600 | 4.48 | 112,000–128,000 |
| Nov 4, 1:40 PM PST | 44,000 | 4.39 | 112,000–128,000 |
| Nov 4, 12:45 PM PST | 49,500 | 3.7 | 112,000–128,000 |
| Nov 4, 11:50 AM PST | 64,800 | 2.75 | 112,000–128,000 |
| Nov 4, 10:55 AM PST | 98,600 | 1.63 | 112,000–128,000 |
| Nov 4, 10:00 AM PST | 117,000 | 1.06 | 112,000–128,000 |
| Nov 4, 9:05 AM PST | 121,000 | 1.06 | 112,000–128,000 |
| Nov 4, 8:10 AM PST | 121,000 | – | 112,000–128,000 |
| Nov 4, 7:15 AM PST | 123,000 | – | 112,000–128,000 |
| Nov 4, 6:20 AM PST | 121,000 | – | 112,000–128,000 |
| Nov 4, 5:25 AM PST | 121,000 | 2.05 | 112,000–128,000 |
| Nov 4, 4:30 AM PST | 120,000 | 2.42 | 112,000–128,000 |
| Nov 4, 3:35 AM PST | 117,000 | 2.84 | 112,000–128,000 |
| Nov 4, 2:40 AM PST | 111,000 | 3.31 | 112,000–128,000 |
| Nov 4, 1:45 AM PST | 88,300 | 3.8 | 112,000–128,000 |
| Nov 4, 12:50 AM PST | 60,400 | 3.85 | 112,000–128,000 |
| Nov 3, 11:55 PM PST | 51,100 | 3.31 | 98,200–134,000 |
| Nov 3, 11:00 PM PST | 74,800 | 2.48 | 98,200–134,000 |
| Nov 3, 10:05 PM PST | 101,000 | 1.75 | 98,200–134,000 |
| Nov 3, 9:10 PM PST | 118,000 | – | 98,200–134,000 |
| Nov 3, 8:15 PM PST | 120,000 | – | 98,200–134,000 |
| Nov 3, 7:20 PM PST | 119,000 | – | 98,200–134,000 |
| Nov 3, 6:25 PM PST | 121,000 | 2.04 | 98,200–134,000 |
| Nov 3, 5:30 PM PST | 118,000 | 2.36 | 98,200–134,000 |
| Nov 3, 4:35 PM PST | 114,000 | 2.77 | 98,200–134,000 |
| Nov 3, 3:40 PM PST | 107,000 | 3.21 | 98,200–134,000 |
| Nov 3, 2:45 PM PST | 99,200 | 3.71 | 98,200–134,000 |
| Nov 3, 1:50 PM PST | 59,100 | 4.15 | 98,200–134,000 |
| Nov 3, 12:55 PM PST | 39,000 | 3.98 | 98,200–134,000 |
| Nov 3, 12:00 PM PST | 41,300 | 3.26 | 98,200–134,000 |
| Nov 3, 11:05 AM PST | 62,100 | 2.32 | 98,200–134,000 |
| Nov 3, 10:10 AM PST | 94,200 | – | 98,200–134,000 |
| Nov 3, 9:15 AM PST | 112,000 | – | 98,200–134,000 |
| Nov 3, 8:20 AM PST | 120,000 | – | 98,200–134,000 |
| Nov 3, 7:25 AM PST | 122,000 | 1.13 | 98,200–134,000 |
| Nov 3, 6:30 AM PST | 125,000 | 1.46 | 98,200–134,000 |
| Nov 3, 5:35 AM PST | 127,000 | 1.83 | 98,200–134,000 |
| Nov 3, 4:40 AM PST | 126,000 | 2.2 | 98,200–134,000 |
| Nov 3, 3:45 AM PST | 129,000 | 2.57 | 98,200–134,000 |
| Nov 3, 2:50 AM PST | 126,000 | 2.97 | 98,200–134,000 |
| Nov 3, 1:55 AM PST | 124,000 | 3.38 | 98,200–134,000 |
| Nov 3, 1:00 AM PST | 110,000 | 3.83 | 98,200–134,000 |
| Nov 3, 12:05 AM PST | 88,000 | 4.08 | 98,200–134,000 |
| Nov 2, 11:10 PM PST | 78,100 | – | 100,000–133,000 |
| Nov 2, 10:15 PM PST | 73,600 | – | 100,000–133,000 |
| Nov 2, 9:20 PM PST | 94,600 | – | 100,000–133,000 |
| Nov 2, 8:25 PM PST | 115,000 | 2.14 | 100,000–133,000 |
| Nov 2, 7:30 PM PST | 120,000 | 1.67 | 100,000–133,000 |
| Nov 2, 6:35 PM PST | 120,000 | 1.64 | 100,000–133,000 |
| Nov 2, 5:40 PM PST | 114,000 | 1.83 | 100,000–133,000 |
| Nov 2, 4:45 PM PST | 118,000 | 2.08 | 100,000–133,000 |
| Nov 2, 3:50 PM PST | 114,000 | 2.38 | 100,000–133,000 |
| Nov 2, 2:55 PM PST | 105,000 | 2.75 | 100,000–133,000 |
| Nov 2, 2:00 PM PST | 101,000 | 3.15 | 100,000–133,000 |
| Nov 2, 1:05 PM PST | 86,800 | 3.5 | 100,000–133,000 |
| Nov 2, 12:10 PM PST | 52,900 | – | 100,000–133,000 |
| Nov 2, 11:15 AM PST | 60,000 | – | 100,000–133,000 |
| Nov 2, 10:20 AM PST | 64,600 | – | 100,000–133,000 |
| Nov 2, 9:25 AM PST | 91,900 | 1.74 | 100,000–133,000 |
| Nov 2, 8:30 AM PST | 116,000 | 1.04 | 100,000–133,000 |
| Nov 2, 7:35 AM PST | 122,000 | 0.83 | 100,000–133,000 |
| Nov 2, 6:40 AM PST | 127,000 | 0.97 | 100,000–133,000 |
| Nov 2, 5:45 AM PST | 128,000 | 1.31 | 100,000–133,000 |
| Nov 2, 4:50 AM PST | 124,000 | 1.7 | 100,000–133,000 |
| Nov 2, 3:55 AM PST | 123,000 | 2.09 | 100,000–133,000 |
| Nov 2, 3:00 AM PST | 123,000 | 2.48 | 100,000–133,000 |
| Nov 2, 2:05 AM PST | 123,000 | 2.87 | 100,000–133,000 |
| Nov 2, 1:10 AM PST | 117,000 | – | 100,000–133,000 |
| Nov 2, 12:15 AM PST | 108,000 | – | 100,000–133,000 |
| Nov 1, 11:20 PM PST | 106,000 | – | 98,000–128,000 |
| Nov 1, 10:25 PM PST | 72,800 | 4.24 | 98,000–128,000 |
| Nov 1, 9:30 PM PST | 51,800 | 4.18 | 98,000–128,000 |
| Nov 1, 8:35 PM PST | 53,800 | 3.59 | 98,000–128,000 |
| Nov 1, 7:40 PM PST | 77,100 | 2.77 | 98,000–128,000 |
| Nov 1, 6:45 PM PST | 100,000 | 2.04 | 98,000–128,000 |
| Nov 1, 5:50 PM PST | 110,000 | 1.8 | 98,000–128,000 |
| Nov 1, 4:55 PM PST | 114,000 | 1.92 | 98,000–128,000 |
| Nov 1, 4:00 PM PST | 110,000 | 2.15 | 98,000–128,000 |
| Nov 1, 3:05 PM PST | 111,000 | 2.48 | 98,000–128,000 |
| Nov 1, 2:10 PM PST | 108,000 | – | 98,000–128,000 |
| Nov 1, 1:15 PM PST | 96,500 | – | 98,000–128,000 |
| Nov 1, 12:20 PM PST | 92,600 | – | 98,000–128,000 |
| Nov 1, 11:25 AM PST | 54,500 | 3.67 | 98,000–128,000 |
| Nov 1, 10:30 AM PST | 48,100 | 3.59 | 98,000–128,000 |
| Nov 1, 9:35 AM PST | 49,300 | 2.97 | 98,000–128,000 |
| Nov 1, 8:40 AM PST | 77,900 | 2.13 | 98,000–128,000 |
| Nov 1, 7:45 AM PST | 103,000 | 1.34 | 98,000–128,000 |
| Nov 1, 6:50 AM PST | 118,000 | 1.08 | 98,000–128,000 |
| Nov 1, 5:55 AM PST | 124,000 | 1.22 | 98,000–128,000 |
| Nov 1, 5:00 AM PST | 129,000 | 1.56 | 98,000–128,000 |
| Nov 1, 4:05 AM PST | 125,000 | 1.98 | 98,000–128,000 |
| Nov 1, 3:10 AM PST | 128,000 | – | 98,000–128,000 |
| Nov 1, 2:15 AM PST | 129,000 | – | 98,000–128,000 |
| Nov 1, 1:20 AM PST | 130,000 | – | 98,000–128,000 |
| Nov 1, 1:25 AM PDT | 124,000 | 3.19 | 98,000–128,000 |
| Nov 1, 12:30 AM PDT | 123,000 | 3.66 | 98,000–128,000 |
| Oct 31, 11:35 PM PDT | 105,000 | 4.09 | 98,000–116,000 |
| Oct 31, 10:40 PM PDT | 55,200 | 4.57 | 98,000–116,000 |
| Oct 31, 9:45 PM PDT | 24,100 | 4.65 | 98,000–116,000 |
| Oct 31, 8:50 PM PDT | 15,500 | 4.16 | 98,000–116,000 |
| Oct 31, 7:55 PM PDT | 32,900 | 3.36 | 98,000–116,000 |
| Oct 31, 7:00 PM PDT | 62,600 | 2.41 | 98,000–116,000 |
| Oct 31, 6:05 PM PDT | 92,500 | 1.74 | 98,000–116,000 |
| Oct 31, 5:10 PM PDT | 104,000 | – | 98,000–116,000 |
| Oct 31, 4:15 PM PDT | 101,000 | – | 98,000–116,000 |
| Oct 31, 3:20 PM PDT | 105,000 | – | 98,000–116,000 |
| Oct 31, 2:25 PM PDT | 100,000 | 2.19 | 98,000–116,000 |
| Oct 31, 1:30 PM PDT | 93,100 | 2.53 | 98,000–116,000 |
| Oct 31, 12:35 PM PDT | 102,000 | 2.98 | 98,000–116,000 |
| Oct 31, 11:40 AM PDT | 78,300 | 3.44 | 98,000–116,000 |
| Oct 31, 10:45 AM PDT | 59,000 | 3.46 | 98,000–116,000 |
| Oct 31, 9:50 AM PDT | 48,700 | 2.9 | 98,000–116,000 |
| Oct 31, 8:55 AM PDT | 68,700 | 2.07 | 98,000–116,000 |
| Oct 31, 8:00 AM PDT | 94,700 | 1.36 | 98,000–116,000 |
| Oct 31, 7:05 AM PDT | 117,000 | 1.19 | 98,000–116,000 |
| Oct 31, 6:10 AM PDT | 125,000 | – | 98,000–116,000 |
| Oct 31, 5:15 AM PDT | 124,000 | – | 98,000–116,000 |
| Oct 31, 4:20 AM PDT | 124,000 | – | 98,000–116,000 |
| Oct 31, 3:25 AM PDT | 125,000 | 2.25 | 98,000–116,000 |
| Oct 31, 2:30 AM PDT | 127,000 | 2.7 | 98,000–116,000 |
| Oct 31, 1:35 AM PDT | 131,000 | 3.11 | 98,000–116,000 |
| Oct 31, 12:40 AM PDT | 132,000 | 3.54 | 98,000–116,000 |
| Oct 30, 11:45 PM PDT | 125,000 | 4.03 | 94,100–120,000 |
| Oct 30, 10:50 PM PDT | 111,000 | 4.49 | 94,100–120,000 |
| Oct 30, 9:55 PM PDT | 45,100 | 4.99 | 94,100–120,000 |
| Oct 30, 9:00 PM PDT | 6,910 | 5.13 | 94,100–120,000 |
| Oct 30, 8:05 PM PDT | 1,220 | 4.62 | 94,100–120,000 |
| Oct 30, 7:10 PM PDT | 12,300 | – | 94,100–120,000 |
| Oct 30, 6:15 PM PDT | 43,300 | – | 94,100–120,000 |
| Oct 30, 5:20 PM PDT | 87,500 | – | 94,100–120,000 |
| Oct 30, 4:25 PM PDT | 107,000 | 2.08 | 94,100–120,000 |
| Oct 30, 3:30 PM PDT | 112,000 | 2.09 | 94,100–120,000 |
| Oct 30, 2:35 PM PDT | 117,000 | 2.34 | 94,100–120,000 |
| Oct 30, 1:40 PM PDT | 116,000 | 2.66 | 94,100–120,000 |
| Oct 30, 12:45 PM PDT | 114,000 | 3.04 | 94,100–120,000 |
| Oct 30, 11:50 AM PDT | 109,000 | 3.49 | 94,100–120,000 |
| Oct 30, 10:55 AM PDT | 99,400 | 3.97 | 94,100–120,000 |
| Oct 30, 10:00 AM PDT | 59,200 | 4 | 94,100–120,000 |
| Oct 30, 9:05 AM PDT | 49,600 | 3.37 | 94,100–120,000 |
| Oct 30, 8:10 AM PDT | 63,000 | – | 94,100–120,000 |
| Oct 30, 7:15 AM PDT | 94,600 | – | 94,100–120,000 |
| Oct 30, 6:20 AM PDT | 112,000 | – | 94,100–120,000 |
| Oct 30, 5:25 AM PDT | 119,000 | 1.5 | 94,100–120,000 |
| Oct 30, 4:30 AM PDT | 129,000 | 1.76 | 94,100–120,000 |
| Oct 30, 3:35 AM PDT | 129,000 | 2.16 | 94,100–120,000 |
| Oct 30, 2:40 AM PDT | 128,000 | 2.63 | 94,100–120,000 |
| Oct 30, 1:45 AM PDT | 133,000 | 3.07 | 94,100–120,000 |
| Oct 30, 12:50 AM PDT | 135,000 | 3.45 | 94,100–120,000 |
| Oct 29, 11:55 PM PDT | 137,000 | 3.89 | 94,200–125,000 |
| Oct 29, 11:00 PM PDT | 127,000 | 4.39 | 94,200–125,000 |
| Oct 29, 10:05 PM PDT | 115,000 | 4.83 | 94,200–125,000 |
| Oct 29, 9:10 PM PDT | 48,300 | – | 94,200–125,000 |
| Oct 29, 8:20 PM PDT | 3,900 | – | 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 (+3.6% 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, 7:05 PM PST; 7-day range 1.4–2.8 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, 7:57 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.