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Yakima River near Parker Stage (ft)Flow (cfs)Highest Observation: 4.85 ft at 5:45PM May 17, 2013Highest Observation: 4.85 ft at 6:00PM May 17, 2013Highest Observation: 4.85 ft at 6:30PM May 17, 2013Observed: 4.84 ft at 6:45PM May 17, 2013Observed: 4.84 ft at 7:00PM May 17, 2013Observed: 4.83 ft at 7:15PM May 17, 2013Observed: 4.82 ft at 7:30PM May 17, 2013Observed: 4.81 ft at 7:45PM May 17, 2013Observed: 4.8 ft at 8:00PM May 17, 2013Observed: 4.79 ft at 8:15PM May 17, 2013Observed: 4.78 ft at 8:30PM May 17, 2013Observed: 4.77 ft at 8:45PM May 17, 2013Observed: 4.76 ft at 9:00PM May 17, 2013Observed: 4.75 ft at 9:15PM May 17, 2013Observed: 4.75 ft at 9:30PM May 17, 2013Observed: 4.75 ft at 9:45PM May 17, 2013Observed: 4.74 ft at 10:00PM May 17, 2013Observed: 4.74 ft at 10:15PM May 17, 2013Observed: 4.74 ft at 10:30PM May 17, 2013Observed: 4.74 ft at 10:45PM May 17, 2013Observed: 4.73 ft at 11:00PM May 17, 2013Observed: 4.68 ft at 12:30AM May 18, 2013Observed: 4.66 ft at 12:45AM May 18, 2013Observed: 4.66 ft at 1:00AM May 18, 2013Observed: 4.65 ft at 1:15AM May 18, 2013Observed: 4.64 ft at 1:30AM May 18, 2013Observed: 4.64 ft at 1:45AM May 18, 2013Observed: 4.63 ft at 2:00AM May 18, 2013Observed: 4.63 ft at 2:15AM May 18, 2013Observed: 4.62 ft at 2:30AM May 18, 2013Observed: 4.61 ft at 2:45AM May 18, 2013Observed: 4.61 ft at 3:00AM May 18, 2013Observed: 4.6 ft at 3:15AM May 18, 2013Observed: 4.59 ft at 3:30AM May 18, 2013Observed: 4.59 ft at 3:45AM May 18, 2013Observed: 4.58 ft at 4:00AM May 18, 2013Observed: 4.57 ft at 4:15AM May 18, 2013Observed: 4.57 ft at 4:30AM May 18, 2013Observed: 4.56 ft at 4:45AM May 18, 2013Observed: 4.55 ft at 5:00AM May 18, 2013Observed: 4.55 ft at 5:30AM May 18, 2013Observed: 4.55 ft at 5:45AM May 18, 2013Observed: 4.54 ft at 6:00AM May 18, 2013Observed: 4.53 ft at 6:15AM May 18, 2013Observed: 4.53 ft at 6:30AM May 18, 2013Observed: 4.52 ft at 6:45AM May 18, 2013Observed: 4.52 ft at 7:00AM May 18, 2013Observed: 4.52 ft at 7:15AM May 18, 2013Observed: 4.51 ft at 7:30AM May 18, 2013Observed: 4.51 ft at 7:45AM May 18, 2013Observed: 4.51 ft at 8:00AM May 18, 2013Observed: 4.5 ft at 8:15AM May 18, 2013Observed: 4.49 ft at 8:30AM May 18, 2013Observed: 4.49 ft at 8:45AM May 18, 2013Observed: 4.49 ft at 9:00AM May 18, 2013Observed: 4.48 ft at 9:15AM May 18, 2013Observed: 4.48 ft at 9:30AM May 18, 2013Observed: 4.48 ft at 9:45AM May 18, 2013Observed: 4.48 ft at 10:00AM May 18, 2013Observed: 4.48 ft at 10:15AM May 18, 2013Observed: 4.47 ft at 10:30AM May 18, 2013Observed: 4.47 ft at 10:45AM May 18, 2013Observed: 4.47 ft at 11:00AM May 18, 2013Observed: 4.47 ft at 11:15AM May 18, 2013Observed: 4.47 ft at 11:30AM May 18, 2013Observed: 4.47 ft at 11:45AM May 18, 2013Observed: 4.47 ft at 12:00PM May 18, 2013Observed: 4.47 ft at 12:15PM May 18, 2013Observed: 4.47 ft at 12:30PM May 18, 2013Observed: 4.47 ft at 12:45PM May 18, 2013Observed: 4.45 ft at 1:00PM May 18, 2013Observed: 4.45 ft at 1:15PM May 18, 2013Observed: 4.45 ft at 1:30PM May 18, 2013Observed: 4.44 ft at 1:45PM May 18, 2013Observed: 4.43 ft at 2:00PM May 18, 2013Observed: 4.43 ft at 2:15PM May 18, 2013Observed: 4.43 ft at 2:30PM May 18, 2013Observed: 4.42 ft at 2:45PM May 18, 2013Observed: 4.42 ft at 3:00PM May 18, 2013Observed: 4.42 ft at 3:15PM May 18, 2013Observed: 4.41 ft at 3:30PM May 18, 2013Observed: 4.41 ft at 3:45PM May 18, 2013Observed: 4.41 ft at 4:00PM May 18, 2013Observed: 4.41 ft at 4:15PM May 18, 2013Observed: 4.41 ft at 4:30PM May 18, 2013Observed: 4.4 ft at 4:45PM May 18, 2013Observed: 4.4 ft at 5:00PM May 18, 2013Observed: 4.4 ft at 5:15PM May 18, 2013Observed: 4.41 ft at 5:30PM May 18, 2013Observed: 4.41 ft at 5:45PM May 18, 2013Observed: 4.41 ft at 6:00PM May 18, 2013Observed: 4.41 ft at 6:15PM May 18, 2013Observed: 4.41 ft at 6:30PM May 18, 2013Observed: 4.41 ft at 6:45PM May 18, 2013Observed: 4.41 ft at 7:00PM May 18, 2013Observed: 4.41 ft at 7:15PM May 18, 2013Observed: 4.41 ft at 7:30PM May 18, 2013Observed: 4.4 ft at 7:45PM May 18, 2013Observed: 4.4 ft at 8:00PM May 18, 2013Observed: 4.39 ft at 8:15PM May 18, 2013Observed: 4.39 ft at 8:30PM May 18, 2013Observed: 4.39 ft at 8:45PM May 18, 2013Observed: 4.39 ft at 9:00PM May 18, 2013Observed: 4.38 ft at 9:15PM May 18, 2013Observed: 4.37 ft at 9:30PM May 18, 2013Observed: 4.37 ft at 9:45PM May 18, 2013Observed: 4.36 ft at 10:00PM May 18, 2013Observed: 4.35 ft at 10:15PM May 18, 2013Observed: 4.34 ft at 10:30PM May 18, 2013Observed: 4.34 ft at 10:45PM May 18, 2013Observed: 4.33 ft at 11:00PM May 18, 2013Observed: 4.32 ft at 11:15PM May 18, 2013Observed: 4.32 ft at 11:30PM May 18, 2013Observed: 4.31 ft at 11:45PM May 18, 2013Observed: 4.31 ft at 12:00AM May 19, 2013Observed: 4.3 ft at 12:15AM May 19, 2013Observed: 4.3 ft at 12:30AM May 19, 2013Observed: 4.29 ft at 12:45AM May 19, 2013Observed: 4.28 ft at 1:00AM May 19, 2013Observed: 4.28 ft at 1:15AM May 19, 2013Observed: 4.27 ft at 1:30AM May 19, 2013Observed: 4.26 ft at 1:45AM May 19, 2013Observed: 4.26 ft at 2:00AM May 19, 2013Observed: 4.25 ft at 2:15AM May 19, 2013Observed: 4.24 ft at 2:30AM May 19, 2013Observed: 4.24 ft at 2:45AM May 19, 2013Observed: 4.23 ft at 3:00AM May 19, 2013Observed: 4.23 ft at 3:15AM May 19, 2013Observed: 4.22 ft at 3:30AM May 19, 2013Observed: 4.22 ft at 3:45AM May 19, 2013Observed: 4.21 ft at 4:00AM May 19, 2013Observed: 4.2 ft at 4:30AM May 19, 2013Observed: 4.2 ft at 4:45AM May 19, 2013Observed: 4.2 ft at 5:00AM May 19, 2013Observed: 4.19 ft at 5:15AM May 19, 2013Observed: 4.19 ft at 5:30AM May 19, 2013Observed: 4.19 ft at 5:45AM May 19, 2013Observed: 4.19 ft at 6:00AM May 19, 2013Observed: 4.19 ft at 6:15AM May 19, 2013Observed: 4.19 ft at 6:30AM May 19, 2013Observed: 4.19 ft at 6:45AM May 19, 2013Observed: 4.19 ft at 7:00AM May 19, 2013Observed: 4.19 ft at 7:15AM May 19, 2013Observed: 4.19 ft at 7:30AM May 19, 2013Observed: 4.18 ft at 7:45AM May 19, 2013Observed: 4.18 ft at 8:00AM May 19, 2013Observed: 4.17 ft at 8:15AM May 19, 2013Observed: 4.15 ft at 8:30AM May 19, 2013Observed: 4.15 ft at 8:45AM May 19, 2013Observed: 4.14 ft at 9:00AM May 19, 2013Observed: 4.14 ft at 9:30AM May 19, 2013Observed: 4.14 ft at 9:45AM May 19, 2013Observed: 4.14 ft at 10:00AM May 19, 2013Observed: 4.14 ft at 10:15AM May 19, 2013Observed: 4.15 ft at 10:30AM May 19, 2013Observed: 4.15 ft at 10:45AM May 19, 2013Observed: 4.15 ft at 11:00AM May 19, 2013Observed: 4.16 ft at 11:15AM May 19, 2013Observed: 4.15 ft at 11:30AM May 19, 2013Observed: 4.16 ft at 11:45AM May 19, 2013Observed: 4.15 ft at 12:00PM May 19, 2013Observed: 4.16 ft at 12:15PM May 19, 2013Observed: 4.15 ft at 12:30PM May 19, 2013Observed: 4.14 ft at 12:45PM May 19, 2013Observed: 4.15 ft at 1:00PM May 19, 2013Observed: 4.14 ft at 1:15PM May 19, 2013Observed: 4.14 ft at 1:30PM May 19, 2013Observed: 4.13 ft at 5:30PM May 19, 2013Observed: 4.13 ft at 5:45PM May 19, 2013Observed: 4.12 ft at 6:00PM May 19, 2013Observed: 4.11 ft at 6:15PM May 19, 2013Observed: 4.11 ft at 6:30PM May 19, 2013Observed: 4.11 ft at 6:45PM May 19, 2013Observed: 4.11 ft at 7:00PM May 19, 2013Observed: 4.11 ft at 7:15PM May 19, 2013Observed: 4.1 ft at 7:30PM May 19, 2013Observed: 4.1 ft at 7:45PM May 19, 2013Observed: 4.09 ft at 8:00PM May 19, 2013Observed: 4.09 ft at 8:30PM May 19, 2013Observed: 4.09 ft at 8:45PM May 19, 2013Observed: 4.08 ft at 9:00PM May 19, 2013Observed: 4.08 ft at 9:15PM May 19, 2013Observed: 4.08 ft at 9:30PM May 19, 2013Observed: 4.07 ft at 9:45PM May 19, 2013Observed: 4.07 ft at 10:00PM May 19, 2013Observed: 4.06 ft at 10:30PM May 19, 2013Observed: 4.05 ft at 10:45PM May 19, 2013Observed: 4.05 ft at 11:00PM May 19, 2013Observed: 4.03 ft at 11:15PM May 19, 2013Observed: 4.03 ft at 11:30PM May 19, 2013Observed: 4.03 ft at 11:45PM May 19, 2013Observed: 4.02 ft at 12:00AM May 20, 2013Observed: 4.01 ft at 12:15AM May 20, 2013Observed: 4 ft at 12:30AM May 20, 2013Observed: 4 ft at 12:45AM May 20, 2013Observed: 3.99 ft at 1:00AM May 20, 2013Observed: 3.99 ft at 1:30AM May 20, 2013Observed: 3.98 ft at 1:45AM May 20, 2013Observed: 3.98 ft at 2:00AM May 20, 2013Observed: 3.98 ft at 2:30AM May 20, 2013Observed: 3.97 ft at 2:45AM May 20, 2013Observed: 3.97 ft at 3:00AM May 20, 2013Observed: 3.97 ft at 3:15AM May 20, 2013Observed: 3.96 ft at 3:30AM May 20, 2013Observed: 3.96 ft at 3:45AM May 20, 2013Observed: 3.96 ft at 4:00AM May 20, 2013Observed: 3.95 ft at 4:15AM May 20, 2013Observed: 3.95 ft at 4:30AM May 20, 2013Observed: 3.94 ft at 4:45AM May 20, 2013Observed: 3.94 ft at 5:00AM May 20, 2013Observed: 3.93 ft at 5:30AM May 20, 2013Observed: 3.93 ft at 5:45AM May 20, 2013Observed: 3.93 ft at 6:00AM May 20, 2013Observed: 3.94 ft at 6:15AM May 20, 2013Observed: 3.94 ft at 6:30AM May 20, 2013Observed: 3.94 ft at 6:45AM May 20, 2013Observed: 3.94 ft at 7:00AM May 20, 2013Observed: 3.94 ft at 7:15AM May 20, 2013Observed: 3.94 ft at 7:30AM May 20, 2013Observed: 3.93 ft at 7:45AM May 20, 2013Observed: 3.93 ft at 8:00AM May 20, 2013Observed: 3.93 ft at 8:15AM May 20, 2013Observed: 3.92 ft at 8:30AM May 20, 2013Observed: 3.93 ft at 8:45AM May 20, 2013Observed: 3.95 ft at 9:00AM May 20, 2013Observed: 3.95 ft at 9:15AM May 20, 2013Observed: 3.95 ft at 9:30AM May 20, 2013Observed: 3.96 ft at 9:45AM May 20, 2013Observed: 3.96 ft at 10:00AM May 20, 2013Observed: 3.96 ft at 10:15AM May 20, 2013Observed: 3.96 ft at 10:30AM May 20, 2013Observed: 3.96 ft at 10:45AM May 20, 2013Observed: 3.96 ft at 11:00AM May 20, 2013Observed: 3.96 ft at 11:30AM May 20, 2013Observed: 3.95 ft at 11:45AM May 20, 2013Observed: 3.96 ft at 12:00PM May 20, 2013Observed: 3.96 ft at 12:15PM May 20, 2013Observed: 3.96 ft at 12:30PM May 20, 2013Observed: 3.96 ft at 12:45PM May 20, 2013Observed: 3.96 ft at 1:00PM May 20, 2013Observed: 3.96 ft at 1:15PM May 20, 2013Observed: 3.96 ft at 1:30PM May 20, 2013Observed: 3.96 ft at 1:45PM May 20, 2013Observed: 3.95 ft at 2:00PM May 20, 2013Observed: 3.94 ft at 2:15PM May 20, 2013Observed: 3.94 ft at 2:30PM May 20, 2013Observed: 3.94 ft at 2:45PM May 20, 2013Observed: 3.94 ft at 3:00PM May 20, 2013Observed: 3.94 ft at 3:15PM May 20, 2013Observed: 3.93 ft at 3:30PM May 20, 2013Observed: 3.93 ft at 3:45PM May 20, 2013Observed: 3.94 ft at 4:00PM May 20, 2013Observed: 3.94 ft at 4:15PM May 20, 2013Observed: 3.94 ft at 4:30PM May 20, 2013Forecast: 3.92 ft 11:00PM May 20, 2013Forecast: 3.97 ft 5:00AM May 21, 2013Forecast: 4.12 ft 11:00AM May 21, 2013Forecast: 4.3 ft 5:00PM May 21, 2013Forecast: 4.47 ft 11:00PM May 21, 2013Forecast: 4.65 ft 5:00AM May 22, 2013Forecast: 4.81 ft 11:00AM May 22, 2013Forecast: 4.92 ft 5:00PM May 22, 2013Highest Forecast: 4.97 ft 11:00PM May 22, 2013Forecast: 4.93 ft 5:00AM May 23, 2013Forecast: 4.84 ft 11:00AM May 23, 2013Forecast: 4.72 ft 5:00PM May 23, 2013Forecast: 4.59 ft 11:00PM May 23, 2013Forecast: 4.47 ft 5:00AM May 24, 2013Forecast: 4.33 ft 11:00AM May 24, 2013Forecast: 4.18 ft 5:00PM May 24, 2013Forecast: 4.04 ft 11:00PM May 24, 2013Forecast: 3.93 ft 5:00AM May 25, 2013Forecast: 3.85 ft 11:00AM May 25, 2013Forecast: 3.81 ft 5:00PM May 25, 2013Forecast: 3.8 ft 11:00PM May 25, 2013Forecast: 3.77 ft 5:00AM May 26, 2013Forecast: 3.7 ft 11:00AM May 26, 2013Forecast: 3.61 ft 5:00PM May 26, 2013Forecast: 3.53 ft 11:00PM May 26, 2013Forecast: 3.47 ft 5:00AM May 27, 2013Forecast: 3.52 ft 11:00AM May 27, 2013Forecast: 3.62 ft 5:00PM May 27, 2013PARW1(plotting HGIRR) Graph Created (5:42PM May 20, 2013)ObservedForecast (issued 9:04AM May 20)Latest observed value: 3.94 ft at 4:30 PM PDT 20-May-2013. Flood Stage is 10 ft
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Flood Categories (in feet)
Major Flood Stage:14
Moderate Flood Stage:12
Flood Stage:10
Action Stage:9.4

Historical Crests
(1) 16.21 ft on 02/09/1996
(2) 15.00 ft on 12/23/1933
(3) 14.61 ft on 11/30/1995
(4) 14.50 ft on 11/26/1990
(5) 13.97 ft on 12/03/1977
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Low Water Records
(1) 0.99 ft on 09/19/1951
(2) 1.54 ft on 06/11/1977
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15 At this level, severe flooding from Selah to Prosser with major damage to homes and buildings, pastures, roads and bridges. There will be severe flooding in Wapato, Donald, Buena and Toppenish.
14 There will be widespread flooding of agricultural land, farm buildings, roads and highways from Selah to Prosser. There will be major flooding in Donald, Toppenish and Buena with major erosion damage to bridges, embankments and topsoils.
13 Widespread flooding of agricultural land, farm building, county roads and highways from Selah downstream to Prosser.
12 There will be flooding of farmland and county roads. Some homes and farm buildings will be flooded and there will be significant riverbank and topsoil erosion.
11 At this level, widespread minor flooding of farmland and county roads along the river will be noted.
10 There will be minor flooding of pastures and farm roads adjacent to the river.
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Latitude: 46.497222° N, Longitude: 120.441667° W, Horizontal Datum: NAD83/WGS84

River Stage
Reference Frame		 Gauge Height Flood Stage Uses
NWS stage 0 ft 10 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 Not Available Not Available Survey grade GPS equipment, FEMA flood plain maps, newer USGS topographic maps
NGVD 29 885.89 ft 895.89 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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