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Skookumchuck River at Centralia Stage (ft)Flow (kcfs)Highest Observation: 73.75 ft at 10:30PM Jun 15, 2013Highest Observation: 73.75 ft at 11:00PM Jun 15, 2013Highest Observation: 73.75 ft at 11:30PM Jun 15, 2013Highest Observation: 73.75 ft at 12:00AM Jun 16, 2013Highest Observation: 73.75 ft at 12:30AM Jun 16, 2013Highest Observation: 73.75 ft at 1:00AM Jun 16, 2013Highest Observation: 73.75 ft at 1:30AM Jun 16, 2013Highest Observation: 73.75 ft at 2:00AM Jun 16, 2013Highest Observation: 73.75 ft at 2:30AM Jun 16, 2013Highest Observation: 73.75 ft at 3:00AM Jun 16, 2013Highest Observation: 73.75 ft at 3:30AM Jun 16, 2013Highest Observation: 73.75 ft at 4:00AM Jun 16, 2013Highest Observation: 73.75 ft at 4:30AM Jun 16, 2013Observed: 73.74 ft at 5:00AM Jun 16, 2013Observed: 73.74 ft at 5:30AM Jun 16, 2013Observed: 73.73 ft at 6:00AM Jun 16, 2013Observed: 73.73 ft at 6:30AM Jun 16, 2013Observed: 73.73 ft at 7:00AM Jun 16, 2013Observed: 73.73 ft at 7:30AM Jun 16, 2013Observed: 73.73 ft at 8:00AM Jun 16, 2013Observed: 73.71 ft at 8:30AM Jun 16, 2013Observed: 73.69 ft at 9:00AM Jun 16, 2013Observed: 73.68 ft at 9:30AM Jun 16, 2013Observed: 73.68 ft at 10:00AM Jun 16, 2013Observed: 73.68 ft at 10:30AM Jun 16, 2013Observed: 73.68 ft at 11:00AM Jun 16, 2013Observed: 73.68 ft at 11:30AM Jun 16, 2013Observed: 73.69 ft at 12:00PM Jun 16, 2013Observed: 73.69 ft at 12:30PM Jun 16, 2013Observed: 73.69 ft at 1:00PM Jun 16, 2013Observed: 73.69 ft at 1:30PM Jun 16, 2013Observed: 73.69 ft at 2:00PM Jun 16, 2013Observed: 73.69 ft at 2:30PM Jun 16, 2013Observed: 73.69 ft at 3:00PM Jun 16, 2013Observed: 73.7 ft at 3:30PM Jun 16, 2013Observed: 73.71 ft at 4:00PM Jun 16, 2013Observed: 73.71 ft at 4:30PM Jun 16, 2013Observed: 73.71 ft at 5:00PM Jun 16, 2013Observed: 73.72 ft at 5:30PM Jun 16, 2013Observed: 73.72 ft at 6:00PM Jun 16, 2013Observed: 73.72 ft at 6:30PM Jun 16, 2013Observed: 73.72 ft at 7:00PM Jun 16, 2013Observed: 73.73 ft at 7:30PM Jun 16, 2013Observed: 73.73 ft at 8:00PM Jun 16, 2013Observed: 73.73 ft at 8:30PM Jun 16, 2013Observed: 73.73 ft at 9:00PM Jun 16, 2013Observed: 73.73 ft at 9:30PM Jun 16, 2013Observed: 73.73 ft at 10:00PM Jun 16, 2013Observed: 73.73 ft at 10:30PM Jun 16, 2013Observed: 73.73 ft at 11:00PM Jun 16, 2013Observed: 73.73 ft at 11:30PM Jun 16, 2013Observed: 73.73 ft at 12:00AM Jun 17, 2013Observed: 73.73 ft at 12:30AM Jun 17, 2013Observed: 73.73 ft at 1:00AM Jun 17, 2013Observed: 73.73 ft at 1:30AM Jun 17, 2013Observed: 73.73 ft at 2:00AM Jun 17, 2013Observed: 73.73 ft at 2:30AM Jun 17, 2013Observed: 73.73 ft at 3:00AM Jun 17, 2013Observed: 73.73 ft at 3:30AM Jun 17, 2013Observed: 73.73 ft at 4:00AM Jun 17, 2013Observed: 73.73 ft at 4:30AM Jun 17, 2013Observed: 73.73 ft at 5:00AM Jun 17, 2013Observed: 73.73 ft at 5:30AM Jun 17, 2013Observed: 73.73 ft at 6:00AM Jun 17, 2013Observed: 73.73 ft at 6:30AM Jun 17, 2013Observed: 73.73 ft at 7:00AM Jun 17, 2013Observed: 73.73 ft at 7:30AM Jun 17, 2013Observed: 73.73 ft at 8:00AM Jun 17, 2013Observed: 73.73 ft at 8:30AM Jun 17, 2013Observed: 73.73 ft at 9:00AM Jun 17, 2013Observed: 73.73 ft at 9:30AM Jun 17, 2013Observed: 73.73 ft at 10:00AM Jun 17, 2013Observed: 73.73 ft at 10:30AM Jun 17, 2013Observed: 73.73 ft at 11:00AM Jun 17, 2013Observed: 73.73 ft at 11:30AM Jun 17, 2013Observed: 73.73 ft at 12:00PM Jun 17, 2013Observed: 73.73 ft at 12:30PM Jun 17, 2013Observed: 73.73 ft at 1:00PM Jun 17, 2013Observed: 73.73 ft at 1:30PM Jun 17, 2013Observed: 73.73 ft at 2:00PM Jun 17, 2013Observed: 73.73 ft at 2:30PM Jun 17, 2013Observed: 73.73 ft at 3:00PM Jun 17, 2013Observed: 73.73 ft at 3:30PM Jun 17, 2013Observed: 73.73 ft at 4:00PM Jun 17, 2013Observed: 73.73 ft at 4:30PM Jun 17, 2013Observed: 73.73 ft at 5:00PM Jun 17, 2013Observed: 73.72 ft at 5:30PM Jun 17, 2013Observed: 73.72 ft at 6:00PM Jun 17, 2013Observed: 73.72 ft at 6:30PM Jun 17, 2013Observed: 73.72 ft at 7:00PM Jun 17, 2013Observed: 73.72 ft at 7:30PM Jun 17, 2013Observed: 73.72 ft at 8:00PM Jun 17, 2013Observed: 73.72 ft at 8:30PM Jun 17, 2013Observed: 73.72 ft at 9:00PM Jun 17, 2013Observed: 73.71 ft at 9:30PM Jun 17, 2013Observed: 73.68 ft at 10:00PM Jun 17, 2013Observed: 73.65 ft at 10:30PM Jun 17, 2013Observed: 73.65 ft at 11:00PM Jun 17, 2013Observed: 73.65 ft at 11:30PM Jun 17, 2013Observed: 73.65 ft at 12:00AM Jun 18, 2013Observed: 73.65 ft at 12:30AM Jun 18, 2013Observed: 73.65 ft at 1:00AM Jun 18, 2013Observed: 73.65 ft at 1:30AM Jun 18, 2013Observed: 73.65 ft at 2:00AM Jun 18, 2013Observed: 73.65 ft at 2:30AM Jun 18, 2013Observed: 73.65 ft at 3:00AM Jun 18, 2013Observed: 73.65 ft at 3:30AM Jun 18, 2013Observed: 73.65 ft at 4:00AM Jun 18, 2013Observed: 73.65 ft at 4:30AM Jun 18, 2013Observed: 73.65 ft at 5:00AM Jun 18, 2013Observed: 73.65 ft at 5:30AM Jun 18, 2013Observed: 73.65 ft at 6:00AM Jun 18, 2013Observed: 73.65 ft at 6:30AM Jun 18, 2013Observed: 73.65 ft at 7:00AM Jun 18, 2013Observed: 73.65 ft at 7:30AM Jun 18, 2013Observed: 73.65 ft at 8:00AM Jun 18, 2013Observed: 73.65 ft at 8:30AM Jun 18, 2013Observed: 73.65 ft at 9:00AM Jun 18, 2013Observed: 73.65 ft at 9:30AM Jun 18, 2013Observed: 73.65 ft at 10:00AM Jun 18, 2013Observed: 73.65 ft at 10:30AM Jun 18, 2013Observed: 73.65 ft at 11:00AM Jun 18, 2013Observed: 73.65 ft at 11:30AM Jun 18, 2013Observed: 73.65 ft at 12:00PM Jun 18, 2013Observed: 73.65 ft at 12:30PM Jun 18, 2013Observed: 73.65 ft at 1:00PM Jun 18, 2013Observed: 73.65 ft at 1:30PM Jun 18, 2013Observed: 73.65 ft at 2:00PM Jun 18, 2013Observed: 73.65 ft at 2:30PM Jun 18, 2013Observed: 73.65 ft at 3:00PM Jun 18, 2013Observed: 73.65 ft at 3:30PM Jun 18, 2013Observed: 73.65 ft at 4:00PM Jun 18, 2013Observed: 73.65 ft at 4:30PM Jun 18, 2013Observed: 73.65 ft at 5:00PM Jun 18, 2013Observed: 73.65 ft at 5:30PM Jun 18, 2013Observed: 73.65 ft at 6:00PM Jun 18, 2013Observed: 73.65 ft at 6:30PM Jun 18, 2013Observed: 73.65 ft at 7:00PM Jun 18, 2013Observed: 73.65 ft at 7:30PM Jun 18, 2013Observed: 73.65 ft at 8:00PM Jun 18, 2013Observed: 73.65 ft at 8:30PM Jun 18, 2013Observed: 73.65 ft at 9:00PM Jun 18, 2013Observed: 73.65 ft at 9:30PM Jun 18, 2013Highest Forecast: 73.73 ft 11:00PM Jun 18, 2013Forecast: 73.72 ft 5:00AM Jun 19, 2013Forecast: 73.72 ft 11:00AM Jun 19, 2013Forecast: 73.72 ft 5:00PM Jun 19, 2013Forecast: 73.72 ft 11:00PM Jun 19, 2013Forecast: 73.72 ft 5:00AM Jun 20, 2013Forecast: 73.71 ft 11:00AM Jun 20, 2013Forecast: 73.71 ft 5:00PM Jun 20, 2013Forecast: 73.7 ft 11:00PM Jun 20, 2013Forecast: 73.69 ft 5:00AM Jun 21, 2013Forecast: 73.68 ft 11:00AM Jun 21, 2013Forecast: 73.68 ft 5:00PM Jun 21, 2013CTAW1(plotting HGIRP) Graph Created (10:13PM Jun 18, 2013)ObservedForecast (issued 10:29AM Jun 18)Latest observed value: 73.65 ft at 9:30 PM PDT 18-Jun-2013. Flood Stage is 85 ft
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NOTE: Forecasts for the Skookumchuck River at Centralia are issued routinely year-round.
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Flood Categories (in feet)
Major Flood Stage:86.9
Moderate Flood Stage:86
Flood Stage:85
Action Stage:0

Historical Crests
(1) 87.27 ft on 02/08/1996
(2) 87.10 ft on 01/10/1990
(3) 86.68 ft on 04/05/1991
(4) 86.60 ft on 01/21/1972
(5) 86.58 ft on 01/09/2009
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Latitude/Longitude Disclaimer: The gauge location shown in the above map is the approximate location based on the latitude/longitude coordinates provided to the NWS by the gauge owner.
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87.4 the Skookumchuck River will cause severe...record flooding in Centralia and the surrounding area. The river will flood most residential areas and roads and cover most of the farmland in the Skookumchuck River valley. Flooding will occur all along the river including headwaters...tributaries...and other streams within and near the Skookumchuck River Basin. A stage of 87.4 feet corresponds to a Phase IV flood in the Lewis County flood warning system.
86.9 the Skookumchuck River will cause major flooding in Centralia and the surrounding area. The river will flood many roads and residential areas and cover much of the farmland in the Skookumchuck River valley. Flooding will occur all along the river including headwaters...tributaries...and other streams within and near the Skookumchuck River Basin. A stage of 86.9 feet corresponds to a Phase III flood in the Lewis County flood warning system.
85 the Skookumchuck River in Lewis County will flood several roads and farm lands near Centralia. A stage of 85.2 feet corresponds to a Phase II flood in the Lewis County flood system.
83.2 the Skookumchuck River in Lewis county will spill into low areas along the river near Centralia. This river level on the Skookumchuck corresponds to a Phase I flood in the Lewis County flood system.
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Latitude: 46.730278° N, Longitude: 122.953889° W, Horizontal Datum: NAD83/WGS84

River Stage
Reference Frame		 Gauge Height Flood Stage Uses
NWS stage 0 ft 85 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 29 100 ft 185 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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