COWLITZ RIVER AT PACKWOOD, WA

Rising over 24 hours: discharge up 15.9%, from 195 to 226 ft³/s. 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.

This gauge is on our page for Cowlitz River, but no agency page we read lists its species.

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.

This gauge is on Cowlitz River: regulations, guides and shops

USGS gauge page USGS statistics NWS gauge PACW1

Checked Nov 5, 6:10 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.