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Cowlitz River at Randle Stage (ft)Flow (kcfs)Observed: 8.29 ft at 4:15AM May 22, 2013Observed: 8.31 ft at 4:30AM May 22, 2013Observed: 8.32 ft at 4:45AM May 22, 2013Observed: 8.31 ft at 5:00AM May 22, 2013Observed: 8.31 ft at 5:15AM May 22, 2013Observed: 8.32 ft at 5:30AM May 22, 2013Observed: 8.33 ft at 5:45AM May 22, 2013Observed: 8.33 ft at 6:00AM May 22, 2013Observed: 8.32 ft at 6:15AM May 22, 2013Observed: 8.33 ft at 6:30AM May 22, 2013Highest Observation: 8.35 ft at 6:45AM May 22, 2013Observed: 8.34 ft at 7:00AM May 22, 2013Observed: 8.33 ft at 7:15AM May 22, 2013Observed: 8.32 ft at 7:30AM May 22, 2013Observed: 8.34 ft at 7:45AM May 22, 2013Highest Observation: 8.35 ft at 8:00AM May 22, 2013Observed: 8.34 ft at 8:15AM May 22, 2013Observed: 8.32 ft at 8:30AM May 22, 2013Observed: 8.34 ft at 8:45AM May 22, 2013Observed: 8.31 ft at 9:00AM May 22, 2013Observed: 8.33 ft at 9:15AM May 22, 2013Observed: 8.31 ft at 9:30AM May 22, 2013Observed: 8.34 ft at 9:45AM May 22, 2013Observed: 8.34 ft at 10:00AM May 22, 2013Observed: 8.33 ft at 10:15AM May 22, 2013Observed: 8.32 ft at 10:30AM May 22, 2013Observed: 8.33 ft at 10:45AM May 22, 2013Observed: 8.34 ft at 11:00AM May 22, 2013Observed: 8.33 ft at 11:15AM May 22, 2013Observed: 8.33 ft at 11:30AM May 22, 2013Observed: 8.31 ft at 11:45AM May 22, 2013Observed: 8.31 ft at 12:00PM May 22, 2013Observed: 8.32 ft at 12:15PM May 22, 2013Observed: 8.33 ft at 12:30PM May 22, 2013Observed: 8.31 ft at 12:45PM May 22, 2013Observed: 8.29 ft at 1:00PM May 22, 2013Observed: 8.28 ft at 1:15PM May 22, 2013Observed: 8.29 ft at 1:30PM May 22, 2013Observed: 8.27 ft at 1:45PM May 22, 2013Observed: 8.31 ft at 2:00PM May 22, 2013Observed: 8.29 ft at 2:15PM May 22, 2013Observed: 8.26 ft at 2:30PM May 22, 2013Observed: 8.26 ft at 2:45PM May 22, 2013Observed: 8.27 ft at 3:00PM May 22, 2013Observed: 8.25 ft at 3:15PM May 22, 2013Observed: 8.25 ft at 3:30PM May 22, 2013Observed: 8.26 ft at 3:45PM May 22, 2013Observed: 8.23 ft at 4:00PM May 22, 2013Observed: 8.21 ft at 4:15PM May 22, 2013Observed: 8.23 ft at 4:30PM May 22, 2013Observed: 8.22 ft at 4:45PM May 22, 2013Observed: 8.2 ft at 5:00PM May 22, 2013Observed: 8.2 ft at 5:15PM May 22, 2013Observed: 8.19 ft at 5:30PM May 22, 2013Observed: 8.17 ft at 5:45PM May 22, 2013Observed: 8.15 ft at 6:00PM May 22, 2013Observed: 8.15 ft at 6:15PM May 22, 2013Observed: 8.17 ft at 6:30PM May 22, 2013Observed: 8.14 ft at 6:45PM May 22, 2013Observed: 8.14 ft at 7:00PM May 22, 2013Observed: 8.11 ft at 7:15PM May 22, 2013Observed: 8.12 ft at 7:30PM May 22, 2013Observed: 8.09 ft at 7:45PM May 22, 2013Observed: 8.1 ft at 8:00PM May 22, 2013Observed: 8.09 ft at 8:15PM May 22, 2013Observed: 8.08 ft at 8:30PM May 22, 2013Observed: 8.08 ft at 8:45PM May 22, 2013Observed: 8.08 ft at 9:00PM May 22, 2013Observed: 8.08 ft at 9:15PM May 22, 2013Observed: 8.07 ft at 9:30PM May 22, 2013Observed: 8.07 ft at 9:45PM May 22, 2013Observed: 8.06 ft at 10:00PM May 22, 2013Observed: 8.06 ft at 10:15PM May 22, 2013Observed: 8.05 ft at 10:30PM May 22, 2013Observed: 8.05 ft at 10:45PM May 22, 2013Observed: 8.04 ft at 11:00PM May 22, 2013Observed: 8.02 ft at 11:15PM May 22, 2013Observed: 8.02 ft at 11:30PM May 22, 2013Observed: 8.02 ft at 11:45PM May 22, 2013Observed: 8.03 ft at 12:00AM May 23, 2013Observed: 8.02 ft at 12:15AM May 23, 2013Observed: 8 ft at 12:30AM May 23, 2013Observed: 8.02 ft at 12:45AM May 23, 2013Observed: 8.02 ft at 1:00AM May 23, 2013Observed: 8 ft at 1:15AM May 23, 2013Observed: 8.01 ft at 1:30AM May 23, 2013Observed: 8 ft at 1:45AM May 23, 2013Observed: 7.99 ft at 2:00AM May 23, 2013Observed: 8.01 ft at 2:15AM May 23, 2013Observed: 7.99 ft at 2:30AM May 23, 2013Observed: 8 ft at 2:45AM May 23, 2013Observed: 7.99 ft at 3:00AM May 23, 2013Observed: 7.99 ft at 3:15AM May 23, 2013Observed: 7.98 ft at 3:30AM May 23, 2013Observed: 7.98 ft at 3:45AM May 23, 2013Observed: 7.97 ft at 4:00AM May 23, 2013Observed: 7.97 ft at 4:15AM May 23, 2013Observed: 7.96 ft at 4:30AM May 23, 2013Observed: 7.95 ft at 4:45AM May 23, 2013Observed: 7.95 ft at 5:00AM May 23, 2013Observed: 7.96 ft at 5:15AM May 23, 2013Observed: 7.94 ft at 5:30AM May 23, 2013Observed: 7.92 ft at 5:45AM May 23, 2013Observed: 7.93 ft at 6:00AM May 23, 2013Observed: 7.92 ft at 6:15AM May 23, 2013Observed: 7.92 ft at 6:30AM May 23, 2013Observed: 7.91 ft at 6:45AM May 23, 2013Observed: 7.9 ft at 7:00AM May 23, 2013Observed: 7.91 ft at 7:15AM May 23, 2013Observed: 7.9 ft at 7:30AM May 23, 2013Observed: 7.91 ft at 7:45AM May 23, 2013Observed: 7.89 ft at 8:00AM May 23, 2013Observed: 7.89 ft at 8:15AM May 23, 2013Observed: 7.9 ft at 8:30AM May 23, 2013Observed: 7.89 ft at 8:45AM May 23, 2013Observed: 7.88 ft at 9:00AM May 23, 2013Observed: 7.89 ft at 9:15AM May 23, 2013Observed: 7.86 ft at 9:30AM May 23, 2013Observed: 7.88 ft at 9:45AM May 23, 2013Observed: 7.87 ft at 10:00AM May 23, 2013Observed: 7.87 ft at 10:15AM May 23, 2013Observed: 7.87 ft at 10:30AM May 23, 2013Observed: 7.85 ft at 10:45AM May 23, 2013Observed: 7.85 ft at 11:00AM May 23, 2013Observed: 7.84 ft at 11:15AM May 23, 2013Observed: 7.81 ft at 11:30AM May 23, 2013Observed: 7.8 ft at 11:45AM May 23, 2013Observed: 7.83 ft at 12:00PM May 23, 2013Observed: 7.81 ft at 12:15PM May 23, 2013Observed: 7.8 ft at 12:30PM May 23, 2013Observed: 7.78 ft at 12:45PM May 23, 2013Observed: 7.81 ft at 1:00PM May 23, 2013Observed: 7.81 ft at 1:15PM May 23, 2013Observed: 7.8 ft at 1:30PM May 23, 2013Observed: 7.78 ft at 1:45PM May 23, 2013Observed: 7.78 ft at 2:00PM May 23, 2013Observed: 7.76 ft at 2:15PM May 23, 2013Observed: 7.77 ft at 2:30PM May 23, 2013Observed: 7.76 ft at 2:45PM May 23, 2013Observed: 7.76 ft at 3:00PM May 23, 2013Observed: 7.77 ft at 3:15PM May 23, 2013Observed: 7.76 ft at 3:30PM May 23, 2013Observed: 7.76 ft at 3:45PM May 23, 2013Observed: 7.76 ft at 4:00PM May 23, 2013Observed: 7.73 ft at 4:15PM May 23, 2013Observed: 7.74 ft at 4:30PM May 23, 2013Observed: 7.74 ft at 4:45PM May 23, 2013Observed: 7.72 ft at 5:00PM May 23, 2013Observed: 7.73 ft at 5:15PM May 23, 2013Observed: 7.73 ft at 5:30PM May 23, 2013Observed: 7.73 ft at 5:45PM May 23, 2013Observed: 7.71 ft at 6:00PM May 23, 2013Observed: 7.71 ft at 6:15PM May 23, 2013Observed: 7.71 ft at 6:30PM May 23, 2013Observed: 7.72 ft at 6:45PM May 23, 2013Observed: 7.69 ft at 7:00PM May 23, 2013Observed: 7.71 ft at 7:15PM May 23, 2013Observed: 7.7 ft at 7:30PM May 23, 2013Observed: 7.68 ft at 7:45PM May 23, 2013Observed: 7.7 ft at 8:00PM May 23, 2013Observed: 7.68 ft at 8:15PM May 23, 2013Observed: 7.68 ft at 8:30PM May 23, 2013Observed: 7.71 ft at 8:45PM May 23, 2013Observed: 7.69 ft at 9:00PM May 23, 2013Observed: 7.69 ft at 9:15PM May 23, 2013Observed: 7.69 ft at 9:30PM May 23, 2013Observed: 7.69 ft at 9:45PM May 23, 2013Observed: 7.67 ft at 10:00PM May 23, 2013Observed: 7.69 ft at 10:15PM May 23, 2013Observed: 7.68 ft at 10:30PM May 23, 2013Observed: 7.67 ft at 10:45PM May 23, 2013Observed: 7.67 ft at 11:00PM May 23, 2013Observed: 7.68 ft at 11:15PM May 23, 2013Observed: 7.67 ft at 11:30PM May 23, 2013Observed: 7.67 ft at 11:45PM May 23, 2013Observed: 7.66 ft at 12:00AM May 24, 2013Observed: 7.66 ft at 12:15AM May 24, 2013Observed: 7.65 ft at 12:30AM May 24, 2013Observed: 7.68 ft at 12:45AM May 24, 2013Observed: 7.67 ft at 1:00AM May 24, 2013Observed: 7.67 ft at 1:15AM May 24, 2013Observed: 7.66 ft at 1:30AM May 24, 2013Observed: 7.66 ft at 1:45AM May 24, 2013Observed: 7.65 ft at 2:00AM May 24, 2013Observed: 7.66 ft at 2:15AM May 24, 2013Observed: 7.66 ft at 2:30AM May 24, 2013Observed: 7.62 ft at 2:45AM May 24, 2013Observed: 7.65 ft at 3:00AM May 24, 2013Observed: 7.64 ft at 3:15AM May 24, 2013Observed: 7.65 ft at 3:30AM May 24, 2013Observed: 7.66 ft at 3:45AM May 24, 2013Observed: 7.64 ft at 4:00AM May 24, 2013Observed: 7.66 ft at 4:15AM May 24, 2013Observed: 7.64 ft at 4:30AM May 24, 2013Observed: 7.63 ft at 4:45AM May 24, 2013Observed: 7.63 ft at 5:00AM May 24, 2013Observed: 7.62 ft at 5:15AM May 24, 2013Observed: 7.62 ft at 5:30AM May 24, 2013Observed: 7.64 ft at 5:45AM May 24, 2013Observed: 7.64 ft at 6:00AM May 24, 2013Observed: 7.61 ft at 6:15AM May 24, 2013Observed: 7.63 ft at 6:30AM May 24, 2013Observed: 7.62 ft at 6:45AM May 24, 2013Observed: 7.61 ft at 7:00AM May 24, 2013Observed: 7.59 ft at 7:15AM May 24, 2013Observed: 7.59 ft at 7:30AM May 24, 2013Observed: 7.6 ft at 7:45AM May 24, 2013Observed: 7.61 ft at 8:00AM May 24, 2013Observed: 7.61 ft at 8:15AM May 24, 2013Observed: 7.59 ft at 8:30AM May 24, 2013Observed: 7.6 ft at 8:45AM May 24, 2013Observed: 7.61 ft at 9:00AM May 24, 2013Observed: 7.59 ft at 9:15AM May 24, 2013Observed: 7.58 ft at 9:30AM May 24, 2013Observed: 7.58 ft at 9:45AM May 24, 2013Observed: 7.58 ft at 10:00AM May 24, 2013Observed: 7.58 ft at 10:15AM May 24, 2013Observed: 7.57 ft at 10:30AM May 24, 2013Observed: 7.56 ft at 10:45AM May 24, 2013Observed: 7.55 ft at 11:00AM May 24, 2013Observed: 7.56 ft at 11:15AM May 24, 2013Observed: 7.55 ft at 11:30AM May 24, 2013Observed: 7.56 ft at 11:45AM May 24, 2013Observed: 7.54 ft at 12:00PM May 24, 2013Observed: 7.56 ft at 12:15PM May 24, 2013Observed: 7.56 ft at 12:30PM May 24, 2013Observed: 7.55 ft at 12:45PM May 24, 2013Observed: 7.53 ft at 1:00PM May 24, 2013Observed: 7.55 ft at 1:15PM May 24, 2013Observed: 7.57 ft at 1:30PM May 24, 2013Observed: 7.53 ft at 1:45PM May 24, 2013Observed: 7.55 ft at 2:00PM May 24, 2013Observed: 7.54 ft at 2:15PM May 24, 2013Observed: 7.52 ft at 2:30PM May 24, 2013Observed: 7.53 ft at 2:45PM May 24, 2013Observed: 7.53 ft at 3:00PM May 24, 2013Observed: 7.53 ft at 3:15PM May 24, 2013Observed: 7.55 ft at 3:30PM May 24, 2013Observed: 7.55 ft at 3:45PM May 24, 2013Observed: 7.54 ft at 4:00PM May 24, 2013Observed: 7.53 ft at 4:15PM May 24, 2013Observed: 7.53 ft at 4:30PM May 24, 2013Observed: 7.52 ft at 4:45PM May 24, 2013Observed: 7.49 ft at 5:00PM May 24, 2013Observed: 7.5 ft at 5:15PM May 24, 2013Observed: 7.5 ft at 5:30PM May 24, 2013Observed: 7.52 ft at 5:45PM May 24, 2013Observed: 7.53 ft at 6:00PM May 24, 2013Observed: 7.5 ft at 6:15PM May 24, 2013Observed: 7.49 ft at 6:30PM May 24, 2013Observed: 7.5 ft at 6:45PM May 24, 2013Observed: 7.48 ft at 7:00PM May 24, 2013Observed: 7.49 ft at 7:15PM May 24, 2013Observed: 7.49 ft at 7:30PM May 24, 2013Observed: 7.48 ft at 7:45PM May 24, 2013Observed: 7.48 ft at 8:00PM May 24, 2013Observed: 7.48 ft at 8:15PM May 24, 2013Observed: 7.47 ft at 8:30PM May 24, 2013Observed: 7.48 ft at 8:45PM May 24, 2013Observed: 7.47 ft at 9:00PM May 24, 2013Observed: 7.47 ft at 9:15PM May 24, 2013Observed: 7.48 ft at 9:30PM May 24, 2013Observed: 7.47 ft at 9:45PM May 24, 2013Observed: 7.49 ft at 10:00PM May 24, 2013Observed: 7.47 ft at 10:15PM May 24, 2013Observed: 7.47 ft at 10:30PM May 24, 2013Observed: 7.48 ft at 10:45PM May 24, 2013Observed: 7.45 ft at 11:00PM May 24, 2013Observed: 7.44 ft at 11:15PM May 24, 2013Observed: 7.43 ft at 11:30PM May 24, 2013Observed: 7.45 ft at 11:45PM May 24, 2013Observed: 7.43 ft at 12:00AM May 25, 2013Observed: 7.41 ft at 12:15AM May 25, 2013Observed: 7.42 ft at 12:30AM May 25, 2013Observed: 7.4 ft at 12:45AM May 25, 2013Observed: 7.42 ft at 1:00AM May 25, 2013Observed: 7.39 ft at 1:15AM May 25, 2013Observed: 7.39 ft at 1:30AM May 25, 2013Observed: 7.39 ft at 1:45AM May 25, 2013Observed: 7.41 ft at 2:00AM May 25, 2013Observed: 7.4 ft at 2:15AM May 25, 2013Observed: 7.36 ft at 2:30AM May 25, 2013Observed: 7.37 ft at 2:45AM May 25, 2013Observed: 7.37 ft at 3:00AM May 25, 2013Highest Forecast: 7.51 ft 5:00AM May 25, 2013Highest Forecast: 7.51 ft 11:00AM May 25, 2013Forecast: 7.48 ft 5:00PM May 25, 2013Forecast: 7.41 ft 11:00PM May 25, 2013Forecast: 7.33 ft 5:00AM May 26, 2013Forecast: 7.28 ft 11:00AM May 26, 2013Forecast: 7.26 ft 5:00PM May 26, 2013Forecast: 7.25 ft 11:00PM May 26, 2013Forecast: 7.28 ft 5:00AM May 27, 2013Forecast: 7.36 ft 11:00AM May 27, 2013Forecast: 7.44 ft 5:00PM May 27, 2013Forecast: 7.49 ft 11:00PM May 27, 2013USGS--Water Resources of the United StatesRAWW1(plotting HGIRG) Graph Created (4:13AM May 25, 2013)ObservedForecast (issued 12:43PM May 24)Latest observed value: 7.37 ft at 3:00 AM PDT 25-May-2013. Flood Stage is 18 ft
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NOTE: Forecasts for the Cowlitz River at Randle are issued routinely year-round.
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Upstream Gauge - at Packwood Upstream Gauge Downstream Gauge Downstream Gauge - below Mayfield Dam
Flood Categories (in feet)
Major Flood Stage:22
Moderate Flood Stage:20
Flood Stage:18
Action Stage:0

Historical Crests
(1) 25.21 ft on 11/07/2006
(2) 24.90 ft on 02/09/1996
(3) 23.58 ft on 11/30/1995
(4) 22.88 ft on 01/08/2009
(5) 22.49 ft on 01/31/2003
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22 the Cowlitz River will cause major flooding from the vicinity of Randle downstream through Riffe Lake...with dangerous inundation of many roads including US Highway 12...residential and commercial areas...and farms. Flooding will occur all along the river including headwaters...tributaries...and other streams within and near the Cowlitz River Basin.
20 the Cowlitz River will cause flooding from the vicinity of Randle downstream through Riffe Lake...inundating many roads including US Highway 12 and much of the farm lands.
18 the Cowlitz River will cause minor flooding from the vicinity of Randle downstream through Riffe Lake...covering nearby farm lands and several roads.
15 the Cowlitz River will spill into low fields along river from the vicinity of Randle downstream through Riffe Lake...with shallow water over a few roads.
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Latitude: 46.532500° N, Longitude: 121.955556° W, Horizontal Datum: NAD83/WGS84

River Stage
Reference Frame		 Gauge Height Flood Stage Uses
NWS stage 0 ft 18 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 Not Available Not Available Older USGS topographic maps, NGVD29 benchmarks
MSL Not Available Not Available Older USGS topographic maps, MSL benchmarks
Other 900 ft 918 ft  

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