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Palouse River near Potlatch Stage (ft)Flow (kcfs)Observed: 7.75 ft at 11:30PM Apr 08, 2024Observed: 7.72 ft at 12:30AM Apr 09, 2024Observed: 7.73 ft at 12:45AM Apr 09, 2024Observed: 7.72 ft at 1:30AM Apr 09, 2024Observed: 7.71 ft at 2:30AM Apr 09, 2024Observed: 7.7 ft at 3:30AM Apr 09, 2024Observed: 7.71 ft at 4:30AM Apr 09, 2024Observed: 7.71 ft at 5:30AM Apr 09, 2024Observed: 7.74 ft at 6:30AM Apr 09, 2024Observed: 7.78 ft at 7:30AM Apr 09, 2024Observed: 7.84 ft at 8:30AM Apr 09, 2024Observed: 7.91 ft at 9:30AM Apr 09, 2024Observed: 8.02 ft at 10:30AM Apr 09, 2024Observed: 8.13 ft at 11:30AM Apr 09, 2024Observed: 8.24 ft at 12:30PM Apr 09, 2024Observed: 8.34 ft at 1:30PM Apr 09, 2024Observed: 8.45 ft at 2:30PM Apr 09, 2024Observed: 8.55 ft at 3:30PM Apr 09, 2024Observed: 8.61 ft at 4:30PM Apr 09, 2024Observed: 8.69 ft at 5:30PM Apr 09, 2024Observed: 8.74 ft at 6:30PM Apr 09, 2024Observed: 8.78 ft at 7:30PM Apr 09, 2024Observed: 8.78 ft at 8:30PM Apr 09, 2024Highest Observation: 8.79 ft at 9:30PM Apr 09, 2024Observed: 8.77 ft at 10:30PM Apr 09, 2024Observed: 8.74 ft at 11:30PM Apr 09, 2024Observed: 8.71 ft at 12:30AM Apr 10, 2024Observed: 8.65 ft at 1:30AM Apr 10, 2024Observed: 8.62 ft at 2:30AM Apr 10, 2024Observed: 8.56 ft at 3:30AM Apr 10, 2024Observed: 8.53 ft at 4:30AM Apr 10, 2024Observed: 8.49 ft at 5:30AM Apr 10, 2024Observed: 8.46 ft at 6:30AM Apr 10, 2024Observed: 8.44 ft at 7:30AM Apr 10, 2024Observed: 8.41 ft at 8:30AM Apr 10, 2024Observed: 8.39 ft at 9:30AM Apr 10, 2024Observed: 8.36 ft at 10:30AM Apr 10, 2024Observed: 8.34 ft at 11:30AM Apr 10, 2024Observed: 8.31 ft at 12:30PM Apr 10, 2024Observed: 8.3 ft at 1:30PM Apr 10, 2024Observed: 8.27 ft at 2:30PM Apr 10, 2024Observed: 8.25 ft at 3:30PM Apr 10, 2024Observed: 8.24 ft at 4:30PM Apr 10, 2024Observed: 8.22 ft at 5:30PM Apr 10, 2024Observed: 8.2 ft at 6:30PM Apr 10, 2024Observed: 8.18 ft at 7:30PM Apr 10, 2024Observed: 8.16 ft at 8:30PM Apr 10, 2024Observed: 8.14 ft at 9:30PM Apr 10, 2024Observed: 8.13 ft at 10:30PM Apr 10, 2024Observed: 8.11 ft at 11:30PM Apr 10, 2024Observed: 8.09 ft at 12:30AM Apr 11, 2024Observed: 8.08 ft at 1:30AM Apr 11, 2024Observed: 8.06 ft at 2:30AM Apr 11, 2024Observed: 8.05 ft at 3:30AM Apr 11, 2024Observed: 8.03 ft at 4:30AM Apr 11, 2024Observed: 8.03 ft at 5:30AM Apr 11, 2024Observed: 8.01 ft at 6:30AM Apr 11, 2024Observed: 8 ft at 7:30AM Apr 11, 2024Observed: 7.99 ft at 8:30AM Apr 11, 2024Observed: 7.99 ft at 9:30AM Apr 11, 2024Observed: 7.98 ft at 10:30AM Apr 11, 2024Observed: 7.97 ft at 11:30AM Apr 11, 2024Observed: 7.95 ft at 12:30PM Apr 11, 2024Observed: 7.95 ft at 1:30PM Apr 11, 2024Observed: 7.95 ft at 2:30PM Apr 11, 2024Observed: 7.94 ft at 3:30PM Apr 11, 2024Observed: 7.93 ft at 4:30PM Apr 11, 2024Observed: 7.92 ft at 5:30PM Apr 11, 2024Observed: 7.92 ft at 6:30PM Apr 11, 2024Observed: 7.9 ft at 7:30PM Apr 11, 2024Observed: 7.89 ft at 8:30PM Apr 11, 2024Observed: 7.88 ft at 9:30PM Apr 11, 2024Observed: 7.88 ft at 10:30PM Apr 11, 2024Observed: 7.87 ft at 11:30PM Apr 11, 2024Observed: 7.86 ft at 12:30AM Apr 12, 2024Observed: 7.84 ft at 1:30AM Apr 12, 2024Observed: 7.84 ft at 2:30AM Apr 12, 2024Observed: 7.83 ft at 3:30AM Apr 12, 2024Observed: 7.83 ft at 4:30AM Apr 12, 2024Observed: 7.83 ft at 5:30AM Apr 12, 2024Observed: 7.82 ft at 6:30AM Apr 12, 2024Observed: 7.83 ft at 7:30AM Apr 12, 2024Observed: 7.84 ft at 8:30AM Apr 12, 2024Observed: 7.86 ft at 9:30AM Apr 12, 2024Observed: 7.88 ft at 10:30AM Apr 12, 2024Observed: 7.91 ft at 11:30AM Apr 12, 2024Observed: 7.94 ft at 12:30PM Apr 12, 2024Observed: 7.96 ft at 1:30PM Apr 12, 2024Observed: 7.98 ft at 2:30PM Apr 12, 2024Observed: 8 ft at 3:30PM Apr 12, 2024Observed: 8.01 ft at 4:30PM Apr 12, 2024Observed: 8.02 ft at 5:30PM Apr 12, 2024Observed: 8.02 ft at 6:30PM Apr 12, 2024Observed: 8.02 ft at 7:30PM Apr 12, 2024Observed: 8 ft at 8:30PM Apr 12, 2024Observed: 7.99 ft at 9:30PM Apr 12, 2024Observed: 7.97 ft at 10:30PM Apr 12, 2024Observed: 7.94 ft at 11:30PM Apr 12, 2024Observed: 7.91 ft at 12:30AM Apr 13, 2024Observed: 7.9 ft at 1:30AM Apr 13, 2024Observed: 7.88 ft at 2:30AM Apr 13, 2024Observed: 7.86 ft at 3:30AM Apr 13, 2024Observed: 7.84 ft at 4:30AM Apr 13, 2024Observed: 7.83 ft at 5:30AM Apr 13, 2024Observed: 7.81 ft at 6:30AM Apr 13, 2024Observed: 7.81 ft at 7:30AM Apr 13, 2024Observed: 7.8 ft at 8:30AM Apr 13, 2024Observed: 7.79 ft at 9:30AM Apr 13, 2024Observed: 7.77 ft at 10:30AM Apr 13, 2024Observed: 7.76 ft at 11:30AM Apr 13, 2024Observed: 7.76 ft at 12:30PM Apr 13, 2024Observed: 7.74 ft at 1:30PM Apr 13, 2024Observed: 7.73 ft at 2:30PM Apr 13, 2024Observed: 7.73 ft at 3:30PM Apr 13, 2024Observed: 7.72 ft at 4:30PM Apr 13, 2024Observed: 7.71 ft at 5:30PM Apr 13, 2024Observed: 7.7 ft at 6:30PM Apr 13, 2024Observed: 7.69 ft at 7:30PM Apr 13, 2024Observed: 7.68 ft at 8:30PM Apr 13, 2024Observed: 7.67 ft at 9:30PM Apr 13, 2024Observed: 7.65 ft at 10:30PM Apr 13, 2024Observed: 7.64 ft at 11:30PM Apr 13, 2024Observed: 7.62 ft at 12:30AM Apr 14, 2024Observed: 7.61 ft at 1:30AM Apr 14, 2024Observed: 7.59 ft at 2:30AM Apr 14, 2024Observed: 7.58 ft at 3:30AM Apr 14, 2024Observed: 7.57 ft at 4:30AM Apr 14, 2024Observed: 7.57 ft at 5:30AM Apr 14, 2024Observed: 7.55 ft at 6:30AM Apr 14, 2024Observed: 7.55 ft at 7:30AM Apr 14, 2024Observed: 7.55 ft at 8:30AM Apr 14, 2024Observed: 7.54 ft at 9:30AM Apr 14, 2024Observed: 7.53 ft at 10:30AM Apr 14, 2024Observed: 7.53 ft at 11:30AM Apr 14, 2024Observed: 7.52 ft at 12:30PM Apr 14, 2024Observed: 7.51 ft at 1:30PM Apr 14, 2024Observed: 7.5 ft at 2:30PM Apr 14, 2024Observed: 7.5 ft at 3:30PM Apr 14, 2024Observed: 7.49 ft at 4:30PM Apr 14, 2024Observed: 7.48 ft at 5:30PM Apr 14, 2024Observed: 7.47 ft at 6:30PM Apr 14, 2024Observed: 7.46 ft at 7:30PM Apr 14, 2024Observed: 7.46 ft at 8:30PM Apr 14, 2024Observed: 7.42 ft at 11:30PM Apr 14, 2024Observed: 7.41 ft at 12:30AM Apr 15, 2024Observed: 7.4 ft at 1:30AM Apr 15, 2024Observed: 7.4 ft at 2:30AM Apr 15, 2024Observed: 7.38 ft at 3:30AM Apr 15, 2024Observed: 7.38 ft at 4:30AM Apr 15, 2024Observed: 7.37 ft at 5:30AM Apr 15, 2024Observed: 7.36 ft at 6:30AM Apr 15, 2024Observed: 7.35 ft at 7:30AM Apr 15, 2024Observed: 7.34 ft at 8:30AM Apr 15, 2024Observed: 7.33 ft at 9:30AM Apr 15, 2024Observed: 7.33 ft at 10:30AM Apr 15, 2024Observed: 7.32 ft at 11:30AM Apr 15, 2024Observed: 7.31 ft at 12:30PM Apr 15, 2024Observed: 7.31 ft at 1:30PM Apr 15, 2024Observed: 7.3 ft at 2:30PM Apr 15, 2024Observed: 7.29 ft at 3:30PM Apr 15, 2024Observed: 7.28 ft at 4:30PM Apr 15, 2024Observed: 7.27 ft at 5:30PM Apr 15, 2024Observed: 7.27 ft at 6:30PM Apr 15, 2024Observed: 7.26 ft at 7:30PM Apr 15, 2024Observed: 7.25 ft at 8:30PM Apr 15, 2024Observed: 7.24 ft at 9:30PM Apr 15, 2024Highest Forecast: 7.26 ft 11:00PM Apr 15, 2024Forecast: 7.23 ft 5:00AM Apr 16, 2024Forecast: 7.21 ft 11:00AM Apr 16, 2024Forecast: 7.18 ft 5:00PM Apr 16, 2024Forecast: 7.16 ft 11:00PM Apr 16, 2024Forecast: 7.14 ft 5:00AM Apr 17, 2024Forecast: 7.12 ft 11:00AM Apr 17, 2024Forecast: 7.1 ft 5:00PM Apr 17, 2024Forecast: 7.08 ft 11:00PM Apr 17, 2024Forecast: 7.06 ft 5:00AM Apr 18, 2024Forecast: 7.05 ft 11:00AM Apr 18, 2024Forecast: 7.03 ft 5:00PM Apr 18, 2024Forecast: 7.02 ft 11:00PM Apr 18, 2024Forecast: 7 ft 5:00AM Apr 19, 2024Forecast: 6.99 ft 11:00AM Apr 19, 2024Forecast: 6.98 ft 5:00PM Apr 19, 2024Forecast: 6.96 ft 11:00PM Apr 19, 2024Forecast: 6.95 ft 5:00AM Apr 20, 2024Forecast: 6.94 ft 11:00AM Apr 20, 2024Forecast: 6.92 ft 5:00PM Apr 20, 2024Forecast: 6.9 ft 11:00PM Apr 20, 2024Forecast: 6.88 ft 5:00AM Apr 21, 2024Forecast: 6.87 ft 11:00AM Apr 21, 2024Forecast: 6.85 ft 5:00PM Apr 21, 2024Forecast: 6.83 ft 11:00PM Apr 21, 2024Forecast: 6.81 ft 5:00AM Apr 22, 2024Forecast: 6.79 ft 11:00AM Apr 22, 2024Forecast: 6.78 ft 5:00PM Apr 22, 2024USGS--Water Resources of the United StatesPLOI1(plotting HGIRG) Graph Created (10:31PM Apr 15, 2024)ObservedForecast (issued 3:59PM Apr 15)Latest observed value: 7.24 ft at 9:30 PM PDT 15-Apr-2024. Flood Stage is 15 ft
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Flood Categories (in feet)
Major Flood Stage: 17
Moderate Flood Stage: 16
Flood Stage: 15
Action Stage: 14
Low Stage (in feet): 4

Historic Crests
(1) 22.15 ft on 02/09/1996
(2) 21.08 ft on 01/16/1974
(3) 18.74 ft on 06/14/2022
(4) 18.32 ft on 02/19/1982
(5) 18.32 ft on 01/01/1997
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(P): Preliminary values subject to further review.

Recent Crests
(1) 12.96 ft on 12/28/2022
(2) 18.74 ft on 06/14/2022
(3) 14.07 ft on 01/13/2021
(4) 11.74 ft on 02/08/2020
(5) 16.93 ft on 04/10/2019
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(P): Preliminary values subject to further review.

Low Water Records
(1) 4.56 ft on 08/20/2021
(2) 4.77 ft on 09/24/1973
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22 Equivalent to the February 1996 flood. Flooding of homes and businesses on Main Street in Palouse, WA can be expected, several feet deep in some areas. Flood waters will be about 5 feet deep in Hayton Green Park in Palouse, WA. Riverfront homes on Almota Road and Shady Lane near downtown in Palouse, WA may also be flooded. Low-lying homes near the river in Potlatch, ID are likely to be flooded.
19 Major widespread flooding between Potlatch Idaho and Palouse Washington can be expected.
18 Flooding on the properties near the river along Main Street in the city of Palouse, including several residences near the Lions Club Park.
17.5 Water will be over Flannigan Creek Road and in Potlatch Tree Farm in Potlatch Idaho.
17 Widespread extensive lowland and field flooding between Potlatch Junction Idaho and Palouse Washington, including near portions of Highway 272 near Palouse, and west to Tidwell Road and Highway 27.
16.5 Water will be up to the back door at the city shop in Palouse. Water will approach the home on Main Street near Hayton Greene Park. Lions Club Park in Palouse will be submerged and water will be around the playground at the Hayton Greene Park.
15 Minor flooding of the low lying areas between Potlatch Idaho and Palouse Washington will occur. Flooding will begin at the Lions Club Community Park and Hayton Greene Park in Palouse. South River Road will likely be flooded where it crosses the Palouse River at Wellesley Rd. The Potlatch softball and baseball fields will see ponding of water.
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Latitude: 46.915280° N, Longitude: 116.951100° W, Horizontal Datum: NAD27

River Stage
Reference Frame		 Gauge Height Flood Stage Uses
NWS stage 0 ft 15 ft Interpreting hydrographs and NWS watch, warnings, and forecasts, and inundation maps
Vertical Datum Elevation
(gauge height = 0)		 Elevation
(gauge height = flood stage)		 Elevation information source
NAVD88 2458.54 ft 2473.54 ft Survey grade GPS equipment, FEMA flood plain maps, newer USGS topographic maps
NGVD 29 2455.11 ft 2470.11 ft Older USGS topographic maps, NGVD29 benchmarks
MSL Not Available Not Available Older USGS topographic maps, MSL benchmarks
Other Not Available Not Available  

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