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Skookumchuck River near Bucoda Stage (ft)Flow (kcfs)Observed: 5.85 ft at 1:30AM May 21, 2013Observed: 5.85 ft at 1:45AM May 21, 2013Observed: 5.85 ft at 2:00AM May 21, 2013Observed: 5.86 ft at 2:15AM May 21, 2013Observed: 5.86 ft at 2:30AM May 21, 2013Observed: 5.86 ft at 2:45AM May 21, 2013Observed: 5.86 ft at 3:00AM May 21, 2013Observed: 5.86 ft at 3:15AM May 21, 2013Observed: 5.87 ft at 3:30AM May 21, 2013Observed: 5.87 ft at 3:45AM May 21, 2013Observed: 5.87 ft at 4:00AM May 21, 2013Observed: 5.87 ft at 4:15AM May 21, 2013Observed: 5.87 ft at 4:30AM May 21, 2013Observed: 5.87 ft at 4:45AM May 21, 2013Observed: 5.88 ft at 5:00AM May 21, 2013Observed: 5.88 ft at 5:15AM May 21, 2013Observed: 5.88 ft at 5:30AM May 21, 2013Observed: 5.88 ft at 5:45AM May 21, 2013Observed: 5.88 ft at 6:00AM May 21, 2013Observed: 5.88 ft at 6:15AM May 21, 2013Observed: 5.88 ft at 6:30AM May 21, 2013Observed: 5.88 ft at 6:45AM May 21, 2013Observed: 5.88 ft at 7:00AM May 21, 2013Observed: 5.88 ft at 7:15AM May 21, 2013Observed: 5.88 ft at 7:30AM May 21, 2013Observed: 5.88 ft at 7:45AM May 21, 2013Observed: 5.88 ft at 8:00AM May 21, 2013Observed: 5.88 ft at 8:15AM May 21, 2013Observed: 5.88 ft at 8:30AM May 21, 2013Observed: 5.88 ft at 8:45AM May 21, 2013Observed: 5.88 ft at 9:00AM May 21, 2013Observed: 5.88 ft at 9:15AM May 21, 2013Observed: 5.88 ft at 9:30AM May 21, 2013Observed: 5.88 ft at 9:45AM May 21, 2013Observed: 5.89 ft at 10:00AM May 21, 2013Observed: 5.89 ft at 10:15AM May 21, 2013Observed: 5.89 ft at 10:30AM May 21, 2013Observed: 5.89 ft at 10:45AM May 21, 2013Observed: 5.89 ft at 11:00AM May 21, 2013Observed: 5.89 ft at 11:15AM May 21, 2013Observed: 5.89 ft at 11:30AM May 21, 2013Observed: 5.9 ft at 11:45AM May 21, 2013Observed: 5.91 ft at 12:00PM May 21, 2013Observed: 5.91 ft at 12:15PM May 21, 2013Observed: 5.92 ft at 12:30PM May 21, 2013Observed: 5.93 ft at 12:45PM May 21, 2013Observed: 5.93 ft at 1:00PM May 21, 2013Observed: 5.94 ft at 1:15PM May 21, 2013Observed: 5.94 ft at 1:30PM May 21, 2013Observed: 5.94 ft at 1:45PM May 21, 2013Observed: 5.95 ft at 2:00PM May 21, 2013Observed: 5.95 ft at 2:15PM May 21, 2013Observed: 5.95 ft at 2:30PM May 21, 2013Observed: 5.95 ft at 2:45PM May 21, 2013Observed: 5.95 ft at 3:00PM May 21, 2013Observed: 5.95 ft at 3:15PM May 21, 2013Observed: 5.95 ft at 3:30PM May 21, 2013Observed: 5.95 ft at 3:45PM May 21, 2013Observed: 5.94 ft at 4:00PM May 21, 2013Observed: 5.94 ft at 4:15PM May 21, 2013Observed: 5.94 ft at 4:30PM May 21, 2013Observed: 5.94 ft at 4:45PM May 21, 2013Observed: 5.93 ft at 5:00PM May 21, 2013Observed: 5.93 ft at 5:15PM May 21, 2013Observed: 5.92 ft at 5:30PM May 21, 2013Observed: 5.91 ft at 5:45PM May 21, 2013Observed: 5.9 ft at 6:00PM May 21, 2013Observed: 5.89 ft at 6:15PM May 21, 2013Observed: 5.88 ft at 6:30PM May 21, 2013Observed: 5.87 ft at 6:45PM May 21, 2013Observed: 5.87 ft at 7:00PM May 21, 2013Observed: 5.86 ft at 7:15PM May 21, 2013Observed: 5.86 ft at 7:30PM May 21, 2013Observed: 5.85 ft at 7:45PM May 21, 2013Observed: 5.85 ft at 8:00PM May 21, 2013Observed: 5.85 ft at 8:15PM May 21, 2013Observed: 5.85 ft at 8:30PM May 21, 2013Observed: 5.85 ft at 8:45PM May 21, 2013Observed: 5.85 ft at 9:00PM May 21, 2013Observed: 5.85 ft at 9:15PM May 21, 2013Observed: 5.85 ft at 9:30PM May 21, 2013Observed: 5.86 ft at 9:45PM May 21, 2013Observed: 5.86 ft at 10:00PM May 21, 2013Observed: 5.87 ft at 10:15PM May 21, 2013Observed: 5.87 ft at 10:30PM May 21, 2013Observed: 5.88 ft at 10:45PM May 21, 2013Observed: 5.88 ft at 11:00PM May 21, 2013Observed: 5.88 ft at 11:15PM May 21, 2013Observed: 5.88 ft at 11:30PM May 21, 2013Observed: 5.88 ft at 11:45PM May 21, 2013Observed: 5.89 ft at 12:00AM May 22, 2013Observed: 5.89 ft at 12:15AM May 22, 2013Observed: 5.89 ft at 12:30AM May 22, 2013Observed: 5.89 ft at 12:45AM May 22, 2013Observed: 5.89 ft at 1:00AM May 22, 2013Observed: 5.89 ft at 1:15AM May 22, 2013Observed: 5.89 ft at 1:30AM May 22, 2013Observed: 5.89 ft at 1:45AM May 22, 2013Observed: 5.89 ft at 2:00AM May 22, 2013Observed: 5.89 ft at 2:15AM May 22, 2013Observed: 5.89 ft at 2:30AM May 22, 2013Observed: 5.89 ft at 2:45AM May 22, 2013Observed: 5.89 ft at 3:00AM May 22, 2013Observed: 5.89 ft at 3:15AM May 22, 2013Observed: 5.89 ft at 3:30AM May 22, 2013Observed: 5.89 ft at 3:45AM May 22, 2013Observed: 5.89 ft at 4:00AM May 22, 2013Observed: 5.89 ft at 4:15AM May 22, 2013Observed: 5.89 ft at 4:30AM May 22, 2013Observed: 5.89 ft at 4:45AM May 22, 2013Observed: 5.89 ft at 5:00AM May 22, 2013Observed: 5.89 ft at 5:15AM May 22, 2013Observed: 5.89 ft at 5:30AM May 22, 2013Observed: 5.89 ft at 5:45AM May 22, 2013Observed: 5.89 ft at 6:00AM May 22, 2013Observed: 5.89 ft at 6:15AM May 22, 2013Observed: 5.89 ft at 6:30AM May 22, 2013Observed: 5.89 ft at 6:45AM May 22, 2013Observed: 5.89 ft at 7:00AM May 22, 2013Observed: 5.89 ft at 7:15AM May 22, 2013Observed: 5.89 ft at 7:30AM May 22, 2013Observed: 5.89 ft at 7:45AM May 22, 2013Observed: 5.89 ft at 8:00AM May 22, 2013Observed: 5.89 ft at 8:15AM May 22, 2013Observed: 5.89 ft at 8:30AM May 22, 2013Observed: 5.89 ft at 8:45AM May 22, 2013Observed: 5.88 ft at 9:00AM May 22, 2013Observed: 5.89 ft at 9:15AM May 22, 2013Observed: 5.9 ft at 9:30AM May 22, 2013Observed: 5.91 ft at 9:45AM May 22, 2013Observed: 5.92 ft at 10:00AM May 22, 2013Observed: 5.93 ft at 10:15AM May 22, 2013Observed: 5.94 ft at 10:30AM May 22, 2013Observed: 5.94 ft at 10:45AM May 22, 2013Observed: 5.95 ft at 11:00AM May 22, 2013Observed: 5.95 ft at 11:15AM May 22, 2013Observed: 5.95 ft at 11:30AM May 22, 2013Observed: 5.94 ft at 11:45AM May 22, 2013Observed: 5.94 ft at 12:00PM May 22, 2013Observed: 5.93 ft at 12:15PM May 22, 2013Observed: 5.93 ft at 12:30PM May 22, 2013Observed: 5.93 ft at 12:45PM May 22, 2013Observed: 5.93 ft at 1:00PM May 22, 2013Observed: 5.92 ft at 1:15PM May 22, 2013Observed: 5.92 ft at 1:30PM May 22, 2013Observed: 5.92 ft at 1:45PM May 22, 2013Observed: 5.92 ft at 2:00PM May 22, 2013Observed: 5.92 ft at 2:15PM May 22, 2013Observed: 5.92 ft at 2:30PM May 22, 2013Observed: 5.92 ft at 2:45PM May 22, 2013Observed: 5.92 ft at 3:00PM May 22, 2013Observed: 5.92 ft at 3:15PM May 22, 2013Observed: 5.92 ft at 3:30PM May 22, 2013Observed: 5.92 ft at 3:45PM May 22, 2013Observed: 5.92 ft at 4:00PM May 22, 2013Observed: 5.92 ft at 4:15PM May 22, 2013Observed: 5.93 ft at 4:30PM May 22, 2013Observed: 5.93 ft at 4:45PM May 22, 2013Observed: 5.93 ft at 5:00PM May 22, 2013Observed: 5.93 ft at 5:15PM May 22, 2013Observed: 5.93 ft at 5:30PM May 22, 2013Observed: 5.93 ft at 5:45PM May 22, 2013Observed: 5.93 ft at 6:00PM May 22, 2013Observed: 5.93 ft at 6:15PM May 22, 2013Observed: 5.93 ft at 6:30PM May 22, 2013Observed: 5.93 ft at 6:45PM May 22, 2013Observed: 5.93 ft at 7:00PM May 22, 2013Observed: 5.93 ft at 7:15PM May 22, 2013Observed: 5.94 ft at 7:30PM May 22, 2013Observed: 5.94 ft at 7:45PM May 22, 2013Observed: 5.94 ft at 8:00PM May 22, 2013Observed: 5.94 ft at 8:15PM May 22, 2013Observed: 5.94 ft at 8:30PM May 22, 2013Observed: 5.94 ft at 8:45PM May 22, 2013Observed: 5.94 ft at 9:00PM May 22, 2013Observed: 5.94 ft at 9:15PM May 22, 2013Observed: 5.94 ft at 9:30PM May 22, 2013Observed: 5.95 ft at 9:45PM May 22, 2013Observed: 5.95 ft at 10:00PM May 22, 2013Observed: 5.95 ft at 10:15PM May 22, 2013Observed: 5.95 ft at 10:30PM May 22, 2013Observed: 5.95 ft at 10:45PM May 22, 2013Observed: 5.95 ft at 11:00PM May 22, 2013Observed: 5.95 ft at 11:15PM May 22, 2013Observed: 5.95 ft at 11:30PM May 22, 2013Observed: 5.95 ft at 11:45PM May 22, 2013Observed: 5.95 ft at 12:00AM May 23, 2013Observed: 5.96 ft at 12:15AM May 23, 2013Observed: 5.96 ft at 12:30AM May 23, 2013Observed: 5.96 ft at 12:45AM May 23, 2013Observed: 5.96 ft at 1:00AM May 23, 2013Observed: 5.96 ft at 1:15AM May 23, 2013Observed: 5.96 ft at 1:30AM May 23, 2013Observed: 5.96 ft at 1:45AM May 23, 2013Observed: 5.96 ft at 2:00AM May 23, 2013Observed: 5.96 ft at 2:15AM May 23, 2013Observed: 5.96 ft at 2:30AM May 23, 2013Observed: 5.96 ft at 2:45AM May 23, 2013Observed: 5.96 ft at 3:00AM May 23, 2013Highest Observation: 5.97 ft at 3:15AM May 23, 2013Highest Observation: 5.97 ft at 3:30AM May 23, 2013Highest Observation: 5.97 ft at 3:45AM May 23, 2013Highest Observation: 5.97 ft at 4:00AM May 23, 2013Highest Observation: 5.97 ft at 4:15AM May 23, 2013Highest Observation: 5.97 ft at 4:30AM May 23, 2013Highest Observation: 5.97 ft at 4:45AM May 23, 2013Highest Observation: 5.97 ft at 5:00AM May 23, 2013Highest Observation: 5.97 ft at 5:15AM May 23, 2013Highest Observation: 5.97 ft at 5:30AM May 23, 2013Highest Observation: 5.97 ft at 5:45AM May 23, 2013Highest Observation: 5.97 ft at 6:00AM May 23, 2013Observed: 5.96 ft at 6:15AM May 23, 2013Observed: 5.96 ft at 6:30AM May 23, 2013Observed: 5.96 ft at 6:45AM May 23, 2013Observed: 5.96 ft at 7:00AM May 23, 2013Observed: 5.96 ft at 7:15AM May 23, 2013Observed: 5.96 ft at 7:30AM May 23, 2013Observed: 5.96 ft at 7:45AM May 23, 2013Observed: 5.96 ft at 8:00AM May 23, 2013Observed: 5.96 ft at 8:15AM May 23, 2013Observed: 5.96 ft at 8:30AM May 23, 2013Observed: 5.95 ft at 8:45AM May 23, 2013Observed: 5.95 ft at 9:00AM May 23, 2013Observed: 5.95 ft at 9:15AM May 23, 2013Observed: 5.95 ft at 9:30AM May 23, 2013Observed: 5.95 ft at 9:45AM May 23, 2013Observed: 5.95 ft at 10:00AM May 23, 2013Observed: 5.95 ft at 10:15AM May 23, 2013Observed: 5.95 ft at 10:30AM May 23, 2013Observed: 5.95 ft at 10:45AM May 23, 2013Observed: 5.95 ft at 11:00AM May 23, 2013Observed: 5.94 ft at 11:15AM May 23, 2013Observed: 5.94 ft at 11:30AM May 23, 2013Observed: 5.94 ft at 11:45AM May 23, 2013Observed: 5.94 ft at 12:00PM May 23, 2013Observed: 5.94 ft at 12:15PM May 23, 2013Observed: 5.94 ft at 12:30PM May 23, 2013Observed: 5.94 ft at 12:45PM May 23, 2013Observed: 5.94 ft at 1:00PM May 23, 2013Observed: 5.94 ft at 1:15PM May 23, 2013Observed: 5.94 ft at 1:30PM May 23, 2013Observed: 5.94 ft at 1:45PM May 23, 2013Observed: 5.94 ft at 2:00PM May 23, 2013Observed: 5.94 ft at 2:15PM May 23, 2013Observed: 5.94 ft at 2:30PM May 23, 2013Observed: 5.94 ft at 2:45PM May 23, 2013Observed: 5.94 ft at 3:00PM May 23, 2013Observed: 5.94 ft at 3:15PM May 23, 2013Observed: 5.94 ft at 3:30PM May 23, 2013Observed: 5.94 ft at 3:45PM May 23, 2013Observed: 5.94 ft at 4:00PM May 23, 2013Observed: 5.94 ft at 4:15PM May 23, 2013Observed: 5.94 ft at 4:30PM May 23, 2013Observed: 5.94 ft at 4:45PM May 23, 2013Observed: 5.94 ft at 5:00PM May 23, 2013Observed: 5.94 ft at 5:15PM May 23, 2013Observed: 5.94 ft at 5:30PM May 23, 2013Observed: 5.94 ft at 5:45PM May 23, 2013Observed: 5.94 ft at 6:00PM May 23, 2013Observed: 5.94 ft at 6:15PM May 23, 2013Observed: 5.94 ft at 6:30PM May 23, 2013Observed: 5.94 ft at 6:45PM May 23, 2013Observed: 5.94 ft at 7:00PM May 23, 2013Observed: 5.94 ft at 7:15PM May 23, 2013Observed: 5.94 ft at 7:30PM May 23, 2013Observed: 5.94 ft at 7:45PM May 23, 2013Observed: 5.94 ft at 8:00PM May 23, 2013Observed: 5.94 ft at 8:15PM May 23, 2013Observed: 5.94 ft at 8:30PM May 23, 2013Observed: 5.94 ft at 8:45PM May 23, 2013Observed: 5.94 ft at 9:00PM May 23, 2013Observed: 5.94 ft at 9:15PM May 23, 2013Observed: 5.94 ft at 9:30PM May 23, 2013Observed: 5.94 ft at 9:45PM May 23, 2013Observed: 5.94 ft at 10:00PM May 23, 2013Observed: 5.94 ft at 10:15PM May 23, 2013Observed: 5.94 ft at 10:30PM May 23, 2013Observed: 5.94 ft at 10:45PM May 23, 2013Observed: 5.94 ft at 11:00PM May 23, 2013Observed: 5.94 ft at 11:15PM May 23, 2013Observed: 5.94 ft at 11:30PM May 23, 2013Observed: 5.94 ft at 11:45PM May 23, 2013Observed: 5.94 ft at 12:00AM May 24, 2013Observed: 5.94 ft at 12:15AM May 24, 2013Observed: 5.94 ft at 12:30AM May 24, 2013Observed: 5.94 ft at 12:45AM May 24, 2013Forecast: 6.11 ft 5:00AM May 24, 2013Highest Forecast: 6.14 ft 11:00AM May 24, 2013Forecast: 6.11 ft 5:00PM May 24, 2013Forecast: 6.03 ft 11:00PM May 24, 2013Forecast: 5.95 ft 5:00AM May 25, 2013Forecast: 5.9 ft 11:00AM May 25, 2013Forecast: 5.86 ft 5:00PM May 25, 2013Forecast: 5.83 ft 11:00PM May 25, 2013Forecast: 5.81 ft 5:00AM May 26, 2013Forecast: 5.8 ft 11:00AM May 26, 2013Forecast: 5.79 ft 5:00PM May 26, 2013Forecast: 5.78 ft 11:00PM May 26, 2013USGS--Water Resources of the United StatesBCDW1(plotting HGIRG) Graph Created (1:22AM May 24, 2013)ObservedForecast (issued 10:48AM May 23)Latest observed value: 5.94 ft at 12:45 AM PDT 24-May-2013. Flood Stage is 13.5 ft
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NOTE: Forecasts for the Skookumchuck River near Bucoda are issued routinely year-round.
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Flood Categories (in feet)
Major Flood Stage:17
Moderate Flood Stage:15
Flood Stage:13.5
Action Stage:0

Historical Crests
(1) 17.87 ft on 02/08/1996
(2) 17.72 ft on 01/08/2009
(3) 17.33 ft on 01/10/1990
(4) 17.23 ft on 11/25/1990
(5) 16.82 ft on 04/05/1991
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Low Water Records
(1) 3.85 ft on 08/20/1970
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17.6 the Skookumchuck River in Thurston County will cause severe near record flooding in the Bucoda area...with deep and swift flood waters inundating residential and business areas and numerous roads.Flooding will occur all along the river including headwaters...tributaries...and other streams within and near the Skookumchuck River Basin.
17 the Skookumchuck River in Thurston County will cause major flooding in the Bucoda area...with deep and swift flood waters inundating residential and business areas and numerous roads. Flooding will occur all along the river including headwaters...tributaries...and other streams within and near the Skookumchuck River Basin.
15 the Skookumchuck River in Thurston County will flood several residential and business areas around Bucoda. Flood waters will cover many roads
13.5 the Skookumchuck River in Thurston County will flood a few roads and low pasture lands near Bucoda.
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Latitude: 46.772222° N, Longitude: 122.923056° W, Horizontal Datum: NAD83/WGS84

River Stage
Reference Frame		 Gauge Height Flood Stage Uses
NWS stage 0 ft 13.5 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 29 198.19 ft 211.69 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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Chehalis River Basin Flood Authority link to Chehalis River Basin Early Warning System: http://lewiscountywa.gov/chehalis-river-basin-flood-authority
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