Water Flow Information
Updated daily
Water conditions as of Tuesday, September 10, 2024. Please be aware that water conditions can change drastically at any time depending upon weather and dam operations.
Coeur d'Alene Lake
The elevation of Coeur d'Alene Lake this morning is 2127.38, which is about 6 inches below summer level. We have begun our annual fall drawdown. Target elevation for end of September is about 2127.0 or one foot down from maximum summer level. The boat launch at Q’emiln Park is open and the river will remain open for summer recreation between the Spokane Street bridge and the boater safety cables above Post Falls Dam until sometime in early November.
Spokane River between Coeur d'Alene Lake and the Post Falls Bridge
The following information is concerning water levels between Coeur d'Alene Lake and the Post Falls bridge. The present water level at the Spokane Street Bridge is 2127.11, which is about 6 inches below normal summer level. We expect the level of the water above the dam to go down slowly over the next week.
Spokane River below Post Falls
The flow in the Spokane River below Post Falls this morning is about 950 cfs, of which about 800 cfs is flowing in the South Channel and about 150 cfs is flowing in the North Channel. Flows in the river below Post Falls dam are expected to stay about the same over the next week. The flow in the Spokane River at Spokane this morning is about 945 cfs. Flows at Spokane are expected to increase some over the next few days.
Lake Spokane at the Long Lake Dam
The elevation of Lake Spokane at the Long Lake dam is 1535.6, which is at normal fall level. We expect Lake Spokane to remain at this level throughout the fall season.
It is important to remember that water levels could change drastically due to a variety of factors such as weather or equipment problems at the Post Falls dam. So stay alert to signs of such changes and always exercise the highest level of personal caution when using the waterways. If you need any additional information, feel free to call (509) 495-4283.
Need more information? Check:
- Coeur d’Alene Lake Elevation
- Spokane River Flow at Spokane
- Spokane River Flow at Post Falls
- Spokane River Below 9 Mile Dam
- Lake Spokane Elevation
- Long Lake 3 Hour Inflow
- Little Falls Discharge
- Noxon Rapids Forebay
- Cabinet Gorge Forebay
- Lake Roosevelt - Current month or last month
- Forecasted streamflows
- Current temperature map for USA
- National Weather Service (NWS) weather forecasts for Spokane
- Washington State Storm Reports and Storm Forecasts
- SNOTEL Basin Report
- NOAA Northwest River Forecast Center
- SNOTEL Current Snow Water Level Percent of Normal
- Washington State weather forecast
- Washington Highway Pass Reports
- Seattle Office of the National Weather Service
- Spokane Office of the National Weather Service
- Idaho Office of the National Weather Service