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Skookumchuck River at Centralia Stage (ft)Flow (kcfs)Observed: 178.73 ft at 6:15AM May 10, 2024Observed: 178.73 ft at 6:30AM May 10, 2024Highest Observation: 178.74 ft at 6:45AM May 10, 2024Highest Observation: 178.74 ft at 7:00AM May 10, 2024Observed: 178.73 ft at 7:15AM May 10, 2024Observed: 178.73 ft at 7:30AM May 10, 2024Observed: 178.72 ft at 7:45AM May 10, 2024Observed: 178.72 ft at 8:00AM May 10, 2024Observed: 178.72 ft at 8:15AM May 10, 2024Observed: 178.71 ft at 8:30AM May 10, 2024Observed: 178.71 ft at 8:45AM May 10, 2024Observed: 178.7 ft at 9:00AM May 10, 2024Observed: 178.71 ft at 9:15AM May 10, 2024Observed: 178.7 ft at 9:30AM May 10, 2024Observed: 178.7 ft at 9:45AM May 10, 2024Observed: 178.69 ft at 10:00AM May 10, 2024Observed: 178.69 ft at 10:15AM May 10, 2024Observed: 178.69 ft at 10:30AM May 10, 2024Observed: 178.69 ft at 10:45AM May 10, 2024Observed: 178.68 ft at 11:00AM May 10, 2024Observed: 178.68 ft at 11:15AM May 10, 2024Observed: 178.68 ft at 11:30AM May 10, 2024Observed: 178.68 ft at 11:45AM May 10, 2024Observed: 178.68 ft at 12:00PM May 10, 2024Observed: 178.67 ft at 12:15PM May 10, 2024Observed: 178.68 ft at 12:30PM May 10, 2024Observed: 178.68 ft at 12:45PM May 10, 2024Observed: 178.67 ft at 1:00PM May 10, 2024Observed: 178.67 ft at 1:15PM May 10, 2024Observed: 178.67 ft at 1:30PM May 10, 2024Observed: 178.66 ft at 1:45PM May 10, 2024Observed: 178.65 ft at 2:00PM May 10, 2024Observed: 178.65 ft at 2:15PM May 10, 2024Observed: 178.65 ft at 2:30PM May 10, 2024Observed: 178.65 ft at 2:45PM May 10, 2024Observed: 178.64 ft at 3:00PM May 10, 2024Observed: 178.64 ft at 3:15PM May 10, 2024Observed: 178.63 ft at 3:30PM May 10, 2024Observed: 178.63 ft at 3:45PM May 10, 2024Observed: 178.64 ft at 4:00PM May 10, 2024Observed: 178.64 ft at 4:15PM May 10, 2024Observed: 178.64 ft at 4:30PM May 10, 2024Observed: 178.63 ft at 4:45PM May 10, 2024Observed: 178.62 ft at 5:00PM May 10, 2024Observed: 178.62 ft at 5:15PM May 10, 2024Observed: 178.62 ft at 5:30PM May 10, 2024Observed: 178.62 ft at 5:45PM May 10, 2024Observed: 178.62 ft at 6:00PM May 10, 2024Observed: 178.62 ft at 6:15PM May 10, 2024Observed: 178.61 ft at 6:30PM May 10, 2024Observed: 178.61 ft at 6:45PM May 10, 2024Observed: 178.6 ft at 7:00PM May 10, 2024Observed: 178.61 ft at 7:15PM May 10, 2024Observed: 178.6 ft at 7:30PM May 10, 2024Observed: 178.61 ft at 7:45PM May 10, 2024Observed: 178.6 ft at 8:00PM May 10, 2024Observed: 178.59 ft at 8:15PM May 10, 2024Observed: 178.59 ft at 8:30PM May 10, 2024Observed: 178.59 ft at 8:45PM May 10, 2024Observed: 178.59 ft at 9:00PM May 10, 2024Observed: 178.58 ft at 9:15PM May 10, 2024Observed: 178.58 ft at 9:30PM May 10, 2024Observed: 178.57 ft at 9:45PM May 10, 2024Observed: 178.57 ft at 10:00PM May 10, 2024Observed: 178.57 ft at 10:15PM May 10, 2024Observed: 178.57 ft at 10:30PM May 10, 2024Observed: 178.57 ft at 10:45PM May 10, 2024Observed: 178.56 ft at 11:00PM May 10, 2024Observed: 178.56 ft at 11:15PM May 10, 2024Observed: 178.56 ft at 11:30PM May 10, 2024Observed: 178.56 ft at 11:45PM May 10, 2024Observed: 178.55 ft at 12:00AM May 11, 2024Observed: 178.56 ft at 12:15AM May 11, 2024Observed: 178.55 ft at 12:30AM May 11, 2024Observed: 178.55 ft at 12:45AM May 11, 2024Observed: 178.55 ft at 1:00AM May 11, 2024Observed: 178.54 ft at 1:15AM May 11, 2024Observed: 178.53 ft at 1:30AM May 11, 2024Observed: 178.53 ft at 1:45AM May 11, 2024Observed: 178.54 ft at 2:00AM May 11, 2024Observed: 178.53 ft at 2:15AM May 11, 2024Observed: 178.53 ft at 2:30AM May 11, 2024Observed: 178.53 ft at 2:45AM May 11, 2024Observed: 178.53 ft at 3:00AM May 11, 2024Observed: 178.53 ft at 3:15AM May 11, 2024Observed: 178.52 ft at 3:30AM May 11, 2024Observed: 178.52 ft at 3:45AM May 11, 2024Observed: 178.52 ft at 4:00AM May 11, 2024Observed: 178.51 ft at 4:15AM May 11, 2024Observed: 178.52 ft at 4:30AM May 11, 2024Observed: 178.51 ft at 4:45AM May 11, 2024Observed: 178.52 ft at 5:00AM May 11, 2024Observed: 178.51 ft at 5:15AM May 11, 2024Observed: 178.51 ft at 5:30AM May 11, 2024Observed: 178.52 ft at 5:45AM May 11, 2024Observed: 178.5 ft at 6:00AM May 11, 2024Observed: 178.5 ft at 6:15AM May 11, 2024Observed: 178.5 ft at 6:30AM May 11, 2024Observed: 178.51 ft at 6:45AM May 11, 2024Observed: 178.51 ft at 7:00AM May 11, 2024Observed: 178.5 ft at 7:15AM May 11, 2024Observed: 178.5 ft at 7:30AM May 11, 2024Observed: 178.5 ft at 7:45AM May 11, 2024Observed: 178.5 ft at 8:00AM May 11, 2024Observed: 178.49 ft at 8:15AM May 11, 2024Observed: 178.5 ft at 8:30AM May 11, 2024Observed: 178.49 ft at 8:45AM May 11, 2024Observed: 178.5 ft at 9:00AM May 11, 2024Observed: 178.49 ft at 9:15AM May 11, 2024Observed: 178.48 ft at 9:30AM May 11, 2024Observed: 178.48 ft at 9:45AM May 11, 2024Observed: 178.48 ft at 10:00AM May 11, 2024Observed: 178.48 ft at 10:15AM May 11, 2024Observed: 178.48 ft at 10:30AM May 11, 2024Observed: 178.47 ft at 10:45AM May 11, 2024Observed: 178.47 ft at 11:00AM May 11, 2024Observed: 178.47 ft at 11:15AM May 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at 5:15PM May 11, 2024Observed: 178.42 ft at 5:30PM May 11, 2024Observed: 178.43 ft at 5:45PM May 11, 2024Observed: 178.43 ft at 6:00PM May 11, 2024Observed: 178.43 ft at 6:15PM May 11, 2024Observed: 178.43 ft at 6:30PM May 11, 2024Observed: 178.43 ft at 6:45PM May 11, 2024Observed: 178.42 ft at 7:00PM May 11, 2024Observed: 178.42 ft at 7:15PM May 11, 2024Observed: 178.42 ft at 7:30PM May 11, 2024Observed: 178.42 ft at 7:45PM May 11, 2024Observed: 178.42 ft at 8:00PM May 11, 2024Observed: 178.41 ft at 8:15PM May 11, 2024Observed: 178.42 ft at 8:30PM May 11, 2024Observed: 178.42 ft at 8:45PM May 11, 2024Observed: 178.41 ft at 9:00PM May 11, 2024Observed: 178.41 ft at 9:15PM May 11, 2024Observed: 178.42 ft at 9:30PM May 11, 2024Observed: 178.41 ft at 9:45PM May 11, 2024Observed: 178.42 ft at 10:00PM May 11, 2024Observed: 178.41 ft at 10:15PM May 11, 2024Observed: 178.41 ft at 10:30PM May 11, 2024Observed: 178.41 ft at 10:45PM May 11, 2024Observed: 178.4 ft at 11:00PM May 11, 2024Observed: 178.41 ft at 11:15PM May 11, 2024Observed: 178.4 ft at 11:30PM May 11, 2024Observed: 178.4 ft at 11:45PM May 11, 2024Observed: 178.39 ft at 12:00AM May 12, 2024Observed: 178.39 ft at 12:15AM May 12, 2024Observed: 178.39 ft at 12:30AM May 12, 2024Observed: 178.38 ft at 12:45AM May 12, 2024Observed: 178.39 ft at 1:00AM May 12, 2024Observed: 178.38 ft at 1:15AM May 12, 2024Observed: 178.38 ft at 1:30AM May 12, 2024Observed: 178.38 ft at 1:45AM May 12, 2024Observed: 178.38 ft at 2:00AM May 12, 2024Observed: 178.38 ft at 2:15AM May 12, 2024Observed: 178.38 ft at 2:30AM May 12, 2024Observed: 178.38 ft at 2:45AM May 12, 2024Observed: 178.37 ft at 3:00AM May 12, 2024Observed: 178.37 ft at 3:15AM May 12, 2024Observed: 178.37 ft at 3:30AM May 12, 2024Observed: 178.36 ft at 3:45AM May 12, 2024Observed: 178.37 ft at 4:00AM May 12, 2024Observed: 178.36 ft at 4:15AM May 12, 2024Observed: 178.36 ft at 4:30AM May 12, 2024Observed: 178.37 ft at 4:45AM May 12, 2024Observed: 178.36 ft at 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178.33 ft at 11:00AM May 12, 2024Observed: 178.32 ft at 11:15AM May 12, 2024Observed: 178.32 ft at 11:30AM May 12, 2024Observed: 178.33 ft at 11:45AM May 12, 2024Observed: 178.32 ft at 12:00PM May 12, 2024Observed: 178.32 ft at 12:15PM May 12, 2024Observed: 178.32 ft at 12:30PM May 12, 2024Observed: 178.32 ft at 12:45PM May 12, 2024Observed: 178.32 ft at 1:00PM May 12, 2024Observed: 178.32 ft at 1:15PM May 12, 2024Observed: 178.31 ft at 1:30PM May 12, 2024Observed: 178.33 ft at 1:45PM May 12, 2024Observed: 178.32 ft at 2:00PM May 12, 2024Observed: 178.31 ft at 2:15PM May 12, 2024Observed: 178.31 ft at 2:30PM May 12, 2024Observed: 178.32 ft at 2:45PM May 12, 2024Observed: 178.31 ft at 3:00PM May 12, 2024Observed: 178.3 ft at 3:15PM May 12, 2024Observed: 178.31 ft at 3:30PM May 12, 2024Observed: 178.31 ft at 3:45PM May 12, 2024Observed: 178.31 ft at 4:00PM May 12, 2024Observed: 178.31 ft at 4:15PM May 12, 2024Observed: 178.31 ft at 4:30PM May 12, 2024Observed: 178.31 ft at 4:45PM May 12, 2024Observed: 178.3 ft at 5:00PM May 12, 2024Observed: 178.3 ft at 5:15PM May 12, 2024Observed: 178.3 ft at 5:30PM May 12, 2024Observed: 178.3 ft at 5:45PM May 12, 2024Observed: 178.3 ft at 6:00PM May 12, 2024Observed: 178.29 ft at 6:15PM May 12, 2024Observed: 178.3 ft at 6:30PM May 12, 2024Observed: 178.3 ft at 6:45PM May 12, 2024Observed: 178.29 ft at 7:00PM May 12, 2024Observed: 178.29 ft at 7:15PM May 12, 2024Observed: 178.3 ft at 7:30PM May 12, 2024Observed: 178.29 ft at 7:45PM May 12, 2024Observed: 178.3 ft at 8:00PM May 12, 2024Observed: 178.29 ft at 8:15PM May 12, 2024Observed: 178.29 ft at 8:30PM May 12, 2024Observed: 178.29 ft at 8:45PM May 12, 2024Observed: 178.29 ft at 9:00PM May 12, 2024Observed: 178.29 ft at 9:15PM May 12, 2024Observed: 178.28 ft at 9:30PM May 12, 2024Observed: 178.28 ft at 9:45PM May 12, 2024Observed: 178.28 ft at 10:00PM May 12, 2024Observed: 178.29 ft at 10:15PM May 12, 2024Observed: 178.28 ft at 10:30PM May 12, 2024Observed: 178.28 ft at 10:45PM May 12, 2024Observed: 178.28 ft at 11:00PM May 12, 2024Observed: 178.27 ft at 11:15PM May 12, 2024Observed: 178.28 ft at 11:30PM May 12, 2024Observed: 178.28 ft at 11:45PM May 12, 2024Observed: 178.27 ft at 12:00AM May 13, 2024Observed: 178.27 ft at 12:15AM May 13, 2024Observed: 178.26 ft at 12:30AM May 13, 2024Observed: 178.27 ft at 12:45AM May 13, 2024Observed: 178.27 ft at 1:00AM May 13, 2024Observed: 178.27 ft at 1:15AM May 13, 2024Observed: 178.27 ft at 1:30AM May 13, 2024Observed: 178.27 ft at 1:45AM May 13, 2024Observed: 178.26 ft at 2:00AM May 13, 2024Observed: 178.26 ft at 2:15AM May 13, 2024Observed: 178.27 ft at 2:30AM May 13, 2024Observed: 178.26 ft at 2:45AM May 13, 2024Observed: 178.26 ft at 3:00AM May 13, 2024Observed: 178.26 ft at 3:15AM May 13, 2024Observed: 178.25 ft at 3:30AM May 13, 2024Observed: 178.25 ft at 3:45AM May 13, 2024Observed: 178.26 ft at 4:00AM May 13, 2024Observed: 178.25 ft at 4:15AM May 13, 2024Observed: 178.25 ft at 4:30AM May 13, 2024Observed: 178.25 ft at 4:45AM May 13, 2024Observed: 178.26 ft at 5:00AM May 13, 2024Highest Forecast: 178.26 ft 11:00AM May 13, 2024Forecast: 178.24 ft 5:00PM May 13, 2024Forecast: 178.23 ft 11:00PM May 13, 2024Forecast: 178.22 ft 5:00AM May 14, 2024Forecast: 178.2 ft 11:00AM May 14, 2024Forecast: 178.19 ft 5:00PM May 14, 2024Forecast: 178.18 ft 11:00PM May 14, 2024Forecast: 178.17 ft 5:00AM May 15, 2024Forecast: 178.16 ft 11:00AM May 15, 2024Forecast: 178.15 ft 5:00PM May 15, 2024Forecast: 178.14 ft 11:00PM May 15, 2024Forecast: 178.13 ft 5:00AM May 16, 2024Forecast: 178.12 ft 11:00AM May 16, 2024Forecast: 178.12 ft 5:00PM May 16, 2024Forecast: 178.11 ft 11:00PM May 16, 2024Forecast: 178.1 ft 5:00AM May 17, 2024Forecast: 178.1 ft 11:00AM May 17, 2024Forecast: 178.09 ft 5:00PM May 17, 2024Forecast: 178.08 ft 11:00PM May 17, 2024Forecast: 178.08 ft 5:00AM May 18, 2024Forecast: 178.07 ft 11:00AM May 18, 2024Forecast: 178.06 ft 5:00PM May 18, 2024Forecast: 178.06 ft 11:00PM May 18, 2024Forecast: 178.05 ft 5:00AM May 19, 2024Forecast: 178.05 ft 11:00AM May 19, 2024Forecast: 178.04 ft 5:00PM May 19, 2024Forecast: 178.04 ft 11:00PM May 19, 2024Forecast: 178.04 ft 5:00AM May 20, 2024CTAW1(plotting HGIRG) Graph Created (6:05AM May 13, 2024)ObservedForecast (issued 3:37PM May 12)Latest observed value: 178.26 ft at 5:00 AM PDT 13-May-2024. Flood Stage is 189 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: 191
Moderate Flood Stage: 190
Flood Stage: 189
Action Stage: 187
Low Stage (in feet): 0

Historic Crests
(1) 191.03 ft on 02/08/1996
(2) 190.86 ft on 01/10/1990
(3) 190.34 ft on 01/08/2009
(4) 190.18 ft on 01/07/2022 (P)
(5) 187.57 ft on 01/06/2015 (P)
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(P): Preliminary values subject to further review.

Recent Crests
(1) 190.18 ft on 01/07/2022 (P)
(2) 187.57 ft on 01/06/2015 (P)
(3) 83.76 ft on 02/18/2014 (P)
(4) 190.34 ft on 01/08/2009
(5) 85.02 ft on 01/31/2006
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(P): Preliminary values subject to further review.

Low Water Records
(1) 176.44 ft on 10/17/2015
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191.5 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. This stage corresponds to a Phase 4 flood in the Lewis County flood warning system.
191 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. This stage corresponds roughly to a Phase 3 flood in the Lewis County flood warning system.
190 the Skookumchuck River will cause moderate 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. This stage corresponds roughly to a Phase 2 flood in the Lewis County flood warning system.
189 the Skookumchuck River in Lewis County will flood several roads and farm lands near Centralia. This stage corresponds roughly to a Phase 2 flood in the Lewis County flood system.
187 the Skookumchuck River in Lewis county will spill into low areas along the river near Centralia. This river level on the Skookumchuck corresponds roughly to a Phase 1 flood in the Lewis County flood system.
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Latitude: 46.730663° N, Longitude: 122.953704° W, Horizontal Datum: NAD83/WGS84

River Stage
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Gauge Height Flood Stage Uses
NWS stage 0 ft 189 ft Interpreting hydrographs and NWS watch, warnings, and forecasts, and inundation maps
Vertical Datum Elevation
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(gauge height = flood stage)
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NAVD88 0.0 ft 189.0 ft 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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