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Carbon River near Fairfax Stage (ft)Flow (cfs)Observed: 7.93 ft at 7:45AM May 18, 2013Observed: 7.94 ft at 8:00AM May 18, 2013Observed: 7.92 ft at 8:15AM May 18, 2013Observed: 7.93 ft at 8:30AM May 18, 2013Observed: 7.95 ft at 8:45AM May 18, 2013Observed: 7.94 ft at 9:00AM May 18, 2013Observed: 7.95 ft at 9:15AM May 18, 2013Observed: 7.93 ft at 9:30AM May 18, 2013Observed: 7.94 ft at 9:45AM May 18, 2013Observed: 7.91 ft at 10:00AM May 18, 2013Observed: 7.91 ft at 10:15AM May 18, 2013Observed: 7.9 ft at 10:30AM May 18, 2013Observed: 7.91 ft at 10:45AM May 18, 2013Observed: 7.93 ft at 11:00AM May 18, 2013Observed: 7.95 ft at 11:15AM May 18, 2013Observed: 7.91 ft at 11:30AM May 18, 2013Observed: 7.91 ft at 11:45AM May 18, 2013Observed: 7.92 ft at 12:00PM May 18, 2013Observed: 7.92 ft at 12:15PM May 18, 2013Observed: 7.92 ft at 12:30PM May 18, 2013Observed: 7.91 ft at 12:45PM May 18, 2013Observed: 7.92 ft at 1:00PM May 18, 2013Observed: 7.9 ft at 1:15PM May 18, 2013Observed: 7.9 ft at 1:30PM May 18, 2013Observed: 7.9 ft at 1:45PM May 18, 2013Observed: 7.89 ft at 2:00PM May 18, 2013Observed: 7.92 ft at 2:15PM May 18, 2013Observed: 7.89 ft at 2:30PM May 18, 2013Observed: 7.92 ft at 2:45PM May 18, 2013Observed: 7.9 ft at 3:00PM May 18, 2013Observed: 7.87 ft at 3:15PM May 18, 2013Observed: 7.92 ft at 3:30PM May 18, 2013Observed: 7.92 ft at 3:45PM May 18, 2013Observed: 7.89 ft at 4:00PM May 18, 2013Observed: 7.89 ft at 4:15PM May 18, 2013Observed: 7.9 ft at 4:30PM May 18, 2013Observed: 7.9 ft at 4:45PM May 18, 2013Observed: 7.91 ft at 5:00PM May 18, 2013Observed: 7.9 ft at 5:15PM May 18, 2013Observed: 7.91 ft at 5:30PM May 18, 2013Observed: 7.89 ft at 5:45PM May 18, 2013Observed: 7.87 ft at 6:00PM May 18, 2013Observed: 7.87 ft at 6:15PM May 18, 2013Observed: 7.87 ft at 6:30PM May 18, 2013Observed: 7.88 ft at 6:45PM May 18, 2013Observed: 7.87 ft at 7:00PM May 18, 2013Observed: 7.84 ft at 7:15PM May 18, 2013Observed: 7.89 ft at 7:30PM May 18, 2013Observed: 7.9 ft at 7:45PM May 18, 2013Observed: 7.88 ft at 8:00PM May 18, 2013Observed: 7.88 ft at 8:15PM May 18, 2013Observed: 7.9 ft at 8:30PM May 18, 2013Observed: 7.89 ft at 8:45PM May 18, 2013Observed: 7.9 ft at 9:00PM May 18, 2013Observed: 7.88 ft at 9:15PM May 18, 2013Observed: 7.9 ft at 9:30PM May 18, 2013Observed: 7.91 ft at 9:45PM May 18, 2013Observed: 7.88 ft at 10:00PM May 18, 2013Observed: 7.91 ft at 10:15PM May 18, 2013Observed: 7.9 ft at 10:30PM May 18, 2013Observed: 7.9 ft at 10:45PM May 18, 2013Observed: 7.9 ft at 11:00PM May 18, 2013Observed: 7.91 ft at 11:15PM May 18, 2013Observed: 7.88 ft at 11:30PM May 18, 2013Observed: 7.92 ft at 11:45PM May 18, 2013Observed: 7.9 ft at 12:00AM May 19, 2013Observed: 7.89 ft at 12:15AM May 19, 2013Observed: 7.9 ft at 12:30AM May 19, 2013Observed: 7.89 ft at 12:45AM May 19, 2013Observed: 7.9 ft at 1:00AM May 19, 2013Observed: 7.93 ft at 1:15AM May 19, 2013Observed: 7.92 ft at 1:30AM May 19, 2013Observed: 7.93 ft at 1:45AM May 19, 2013Observed: 7.93 ft at 2:00AM May 19, 2013Observed: 7.93 ft at 2:15AM May 19, 2013Observed: 7.91 ft at 2:30AM May 19, 2013Observed: 7.9 ft at 2:45AM May 19, 2013Observed: 7.9 ft at 3:00AM May 19, 2013Observed: 7.93 ft at 3:15AM May 19, 2013Observed: 7.93 ft at 3:30AM May 19, 2013Observed: 7.94 ft at 3:45AM May 19, 2013Observed: 7.91 ft at 4:00AM May 19, 2013Highest Observation: 7.96 ft at 4:15AM May 19, 2013Observed: 7.92 ft at 4:30AM May 19, 2013Observed: 7.89 ft at 4:45AM May 19, 2013Observed: 7.94 ft at 5:00AM May 19, 2013Observed: 7.92 ft at 5:15AM May 19, 2013Observed: 7.93 ft at 5:30AM May 19, 2013Observed: 7.87 ft at 5:45AM May 19, 2013Observed: 7.92 ft at 6:00AM May 19, 2013Observed: 7.89 ft at 6:15AM May 19, 2013Observed: 7.94 ft at 6:30AM May 19, 2013Observed: 7.93 ft at 6:45AM May 19, 2013Observed: 7.91 ft at 7:00AM May 19, 2013Observed: 7.91 ft at 7:15AM May 19, 2013Observed: 7.92 ft at 7:30AM May 19, 2013Observed: 7.89 ft at 7:45AM May 19, 2013Observed: 7.94 ft at 8:00AM May 19, 2013Observed: 7.92 ft at 8:15AM May 19, 2013Observed: 7.89 ft at 8:30AM May 19, 2013Observed: 7.92 ft at 8:45AM May 19, 2013Observed: 7.91 ft at 9:00AM May 19, 2013Observed: 7.89 ft at 9:15AM May 19, 2013Observed: 7.9 ft at 9:30AM May 19, 2013Observed: 7.93 ft at 9:45AM May 19, 2013Observed: 7.92 ft at 10:00AM May 19, 2013Observed: 7.91 ft at 10:15AM May 19, 2013Observed: 7.93 ft at 10:30AM May 19, 2013Observed: 7.93 ft at 10:45AM May 19, 2013Observed: 7.9 ft at 11:00AM May 19, 2013Observed: 7.89 ft at 11:15AM May 19, 2013Observed: 7.89 ft at 11:30AM May 19, 2013Observed: 7.91 ft at 11:45AM May 19, 2013Observed: 7.92 ft at 12:00PM May 19, 2013Observed: 7.9 ft at 12:15PM May 19, 2013Observed: 7.9 ft at 12:30PM May 19, 2013Observed: 7.85 ft at 12:45PM May 19, 2013Observed: 7.88 ft at 1:00PM May 19, 2013Observed: 7.89 ft at 1:15PM May 19, 2013Observed: 7.88 ft at 1:30PM May 19, 2013Observed: 7.89 ft at 1:45PM May 19, 2013Observed: 7.87 ft at 2:00PM May 19, 2013Observed: 7.87 ft at 2:15PM May 19, 2013Observed: 7.86 ft at 2:30PM May 19, 2013Observed: 7.88 ft at 2:45PM May 19, 2013Observed: 7.87 ft at 3:00PM May 19, 2013Observed: 7.88 ft at 3:15PM May 19, 2013Observed: 7.9 ft at 3:30PM May 19, 2013Observed: 7.85 ft at 3:45PM May 19, 2013Observed: 7.89 ft at 4:00PM May 19, 2013Observed: 7.83 ft at 4:15PM May 19, 2013Observed: 7.86 ft at 4:30PM May 19, 2013Observed: 7.85 ft at 4:45PM May 19, 2013Observed: 7.88 ft at 5:00PM May 19, 2013Observed: 7.87 ft at 5:15PM May 19, 2013Observed: 7.88 ft at 5:30PM May 19, 2013Observed: 7.86 ft at 5:45PM May 19, 2013Observed: 7.86 ft at 6:00PM May 19, 2013Observed: 7.86 ft at 6:15PM May 19, 2013Observed: 7.82 ft at 6:30PM May 19, 2013Observed: 7.86 ft at 6:45PM May 19, 2013Observed: 7.87 ft at 7:00PM May 19, 2013Observed: 7.86 ft at 7:15PM May 19, 2013Observed: 7.86 ft at 7:30PM May 19, 2013Observed: 7.84 ft at 7:45PM May 19, 2013Observed: 7.85 ft at 8:00PM May 19, 2013Observed: 7.84 ft at 8:15PM May 19, 2013Observed: 7.83 ft at 8:30PM May 19, 2013Observed: 7.83 ft at 8:45PM May 19, 2013Observed: 7.83 ft at 9:00PM May 19, 2013Observed: 7.82 ft at 9:15PM May 19, 2013Observed: 7.82 ft at 9:30PM May 19, 2013Observed: 7.85 ft at 9:45PM May 19, 2013Observed: 7.84 ft at 10:00PM May 19, 2013Observed: 7.84 ft at 10:15PM May 19, 2013Observed: 7.82 ft at 10:30PM May 19, 2013Observed: 7.83 ft at 10:45PM May 19, 2013Observed: 7.84 ft at 11:00PM May 19, 2013Observed: 7.8 ft at 11:15PM May 19, 2013Observed: 7.85 ft at 11:30PM May 19, 2013Observed: 7.81 ft at 11:45PM May 19, 2013Observed: 7.82 ft at 12:00AM May 20, 2013Observed: 7.83 ft at 12:15AM May 20, 2013Observed: 7.81 ft at 12:30AM May 20, 2013Observed: 7.84 ft at 12:45AM May 20, 2013Observed: 7.85 ft at 1:00AM May 20, 2013Observed: 7.82 ft at 1:15AM May 20, 2013Observed: 7.8 ft at 1:30AM May 20, 2013Observed: 7.83 ft at 1:45AM May 20, 2013Observed: 7.84 ft at 2:00AM May 20, 2013Observed: 7.82 ft at 2:15AM May 20, 2013Observed: 7.83 ft at 2:30AM May 20, 2013Observed: 7.81 ft at 2:45AM May 20, 2013Observed: 7.82 ft at 3:00AM May 20, 2013Observed: 7.81 ft at 3:15AM May 20, 2013Observed: 7.8 ft at 3:30AM May 20, 2013Observed: 7.8 ft at 3:45AM May 20, 2013Observed: 7.82 ft at 4:00AM May 20, 2013Observed: 7.82 ft at 4:15AM May 20, 2013Observed: 7.81 ft at 4:30AM May 20, 2013Observed: 7.83 ft at 4:45AM May 20, 2013Observed: 7.8 ft at 5:00AM May 20, 2013Observed: 7.81 ft at 5:15AM May 20, 2013Observed: 7.81 ft at 5:30AM May 20, 2013Observed: 7.8 ft at 5:45AM May 20, 2013Observed: 7.79 ft at 6:00AM May 20, 2013Observed: 7.81 ft at 6:15AM May 20, 2013Observed: 7.81 ft at 6:30AM May 20, 2013Observed: 7.8 ft at 6:45AM May 20, 2013Observed: 7.8 ft at 7:00AM May 20, 2013Observed: 7.82 ft at 7:15AM May 20, 2013Observed: 7.78 ft at 7:30AM May 20, 2013Observed: 7.79 ft at 7:45AM May 20, 2013Observed: 7.77 ft at 8:00AM May 20, 2013Observed: 7.78 ft at 8:15AM May 20, 2013Observed: 7.8 ft at 8:30AM May 20, 2013Observed: 7.79 ft at 8:45AM May 20, 2013Observed: 7.76 ft at 9:00AM May 20, 2013Observed: 7.77 ft at 9:15AM May 20, 2013Observed: 7.79 ft at 9:30AM May 20, 2013Observed: 7.77 ft at 9:45AM May 20, 2013Observed: 7.78 ft at 10:00AM May 20, 2013Observed: 7.76 ft at 10:15AM May 20, 2013Observed: 7.78 ft at 10:30AM May 20, 2013Observed: 7.76 ft at 10:45AM May 20, 2013Observed: 7.77 ft at 11:00AM May 20, 2013Observed: 7.76 ft at 11:15AM May 20, 2013Observed: 7.77 ft at 11:30AM May 20, 2013Observed: 7.76 ft at 11:45AM May 20, 2013Observed: 7.76 ft at 12:00PM May 20, 2013Observed: 7.75 ft at 12:15PM May 20, 2013Observed: 7.76 ft at 12:30PM May 20, 2013Observed: 7.76 ft at 12:45PM May 20, 2013Observed: 7.75 ft at 1:00PM May 20, 2013Observed: 7.73 ft at 1:15PM May 20, 2013Observed: 7.75 ft at 1:30PM May 20, 2013Observed: 7.73 ft at 1:45PM May 20, 2013Observed: 7.76 ft at 2:00PM May 20, 2013Observed: 7.73 ft at 2:15PM May 20, 2013Observed: 7.74 ft at 2:30PM May 20, 2013Observed: 7.74 ft at 2:45PM May 20, 2013Observed: 7.75 ft at 3:00PM May 20, 2013Observed: 7.76 ft at 3:15PM May 20, 2013Observed: 7.72 ft at 3:30PM May 20, 2013Observed: 7.74 ft at 3:45PM May 20, 2013Observed: 7.71 ft at 4:00PM May 20, 2013Observed: 7.72 ft at 4:15PM May 20, 2013Observed: 7.75 ft at 4:30PM May 20, 2013Observed: 7.71 ft at 4:45PM May 20, 2013Observed: 7.72 ft at 5:00PM May 20, 2013Observed: 7.74 ft at 5:15PM May 20, 2013Observed: 7.74 ft at 5:30PM May 20, 2013Observed: 7.73 ft at 5:45PM May 20, 2013Observed: 7.71 ft at 6:00PM May 20, 2013Observed: 7.73 ft at 6:15PM May 20, 2013Observed: 7.71 ft at 6:30PM May 20, 2013Observed: 7.73 ft at 6:45PM May 20, 2013Observed: 7.73 ft at 7:00PM May 20, 2013Observed: 7.73 ft at 7:15PM May 20, 2013Observed: 7.73 ft at 7:30PM May 20, 2013Observed: 7.73 ft at 7:45PM May 20, 2013Observed: 7.75 ft at 8:00PM May 20, 2013Observed: 7.73 ft at 9:15PM May 20, 2013Observed: 7.75 ft at 9:30PM May 20, 2013Observed: 7.74 ft at 9:45PM May 20, 2013Observed: 7.77 ft at 10:00PM May 20, 2013Observed: 7.79 ft at 10:15PM May 20, 2013Observed: 7.77 ft at 10:30PM May 20, 2013Observed: 7.77 ft at 10:45PM May 20, 2013Observed: 7.77 ft at 11:00PM May 20, 2013Observed: 7.77 ft at 11:15PM May 20, 2013Observed: 7.77 ft at 11:30PM May 20, 2013Observed: 7.77 ft at 11:45PM May 20, 2013Observed: 7.8 ft at 12:00AM May 21, 2013Observed: 7.78 ft at 12:15AM May 21, 2013Observed: 7.77 ft at 12:30AM May 21, 2013Observed: 7.79 ft at 12:45AM May 21, 2013Observed: 7.8 ft at 1:00AM May 21, 2013Observed: 7.81 ft at 1:15AM May 21, 2013Observed: 7.8 ft at 1:30AM May 21, 2013Observed: 7.8 ft at 1:45AM May 21, 2013Observed: 7.76 ft at 2:00AM May 21, 2013Observed: 7.79 ft at 2:15AM May 21, 2013Observed: 7.78 ft at 2:30AM May 21, 2013Observed: 7.81 ft at 2:45AM May 21, 2013Observed: 7.8 ft at 3:00AM May 21, 2013Observed: 7.81 ft at 3:15AM May 21, 2013Observed: 7.76 ft at 3:30AM May 21, 2013Observed: 7.8 ft at 3:45AM May 21, 2013Observed: 7.79 ft at 4:00AM May 21, 2013Observed: 7.81 ft at 4:15AM May 21, 2013Observed: 7.81 ft at 4:30AM May 21, 2013Observed: 7.8 ft at 4:45AM May 21, 2013Observed: 7.81 ft at 5:00AM May 21, 2013Observed: 7.84 ft at 5:15AM May 21, 2013Observed: 7.81 ft at 5:30AM May 21, 2013Observed: 7.84 ft at 5:45AM May 21, 2013Observed: 7.81 ft at 6:00AM May 21, 2013Observed: 7.81 ft at 6:15AM May 21, 2013Observed: 7.82 ft at 6:30AM May 21, 2013Observed: 7.84 ft at 6:45AM May 21, 2013Observed: 7.85 ft at 7:00AM May 21, 2013Forecast: 7.81 ft 11:00AM May 21, 2013Forecast: 7.86 ft 5:00PM May 21, 2013Forecast: 7.9 ft 11:00PM May 21, 2013Forecast: 7.93 ft 5:00AM May 22, 2013Forecast: 7.92 ft 11:00AM May 22, 2013Forecast: 7.9 ft 5:00PM May 22, 2013Forecast: 7.91 ft 11:00PM May 22, 2013Forecast: 7.9 ft 5:00AM May 23, 2013Forecast: 7.86 ft 11:00AM May 23, 2013Forecast: 7.87 ft 5:00PM May 23, 2013Forecast: 7.96 ft 11:00PM May 23, 2013Highest Forecast: 8 ft 5:00AM May 24, 2013USGS--Water Resources of the United StatesFFXW1(plotting HGIRG) Graph Created (7:32AM May 21, 2013)ObservedForecast (issued 9:07AM May 20)Latest observed value: 7.85 ft at 7:00 AM PDT 21-May-2013. Flood Stage is 13.5 ft
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NOTE: Forecasts for the Carbon River near Fairfax are issued routinely year-round.
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Flood Categories (in feet)
Major Flood Stage:15
Moderate Flood Stage:14.5
Flood Stage:13.5
Action Stage:0

Historical Crests
(1) 16.93 ft on 11/06/2006
(2) 15.85 ft on 02/08/1996
(3) 15.82 ft on 11/12/2008
(4) 15.75 ft on 01/07/2009
(5) 15.00 ft on 11/28/1995
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Low Water Records
(1) -15.00 ft on 11/24/1993
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15 the Carbon River will cause major flooding. Swift and deep flood waters will inundate roads...including Carbon River Rd...Pioneer Way...and SR 162...and residential areas near Crocker and Orting. Flooding will occur all along the river including headwaters...tributaries...and other streams within and near the Carbon River Basin.
13.5 the Carbon River will flood the residential areas near Crocker and sections of the Carbon River Rd
12 the Carbon River will locally spill out of its banks into nearby fields and over the Carbon River Rd...including inside Rainier National Park
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Latitude: 47.028056° N, Longitude: 122.031389° 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 1202.6 ft 1216.1 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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