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Pend Oreille River below Albeni Falls Dam River Discharge (kcfs)Observed: 17.9 kcfs at 12:00PM Mar 21, 2024Observed: 18.1 kcfs at 1:00PM Mar 21, 2024Observed: 18.1 kcfs at 2:00PM Mar 21, 2024Observed: 18 kcfs at 3:00PM Mar 21, 2024Observed: 18 kcfs at 4:00PM Mar 21, 2024Observed: 18.1 kcfs at 5:00PM Mar 21, 2024Observed: 18.2 kcfs at 6:00PM Mar 21, 2024Observed: 18.3 kcfs at 7:00PM Mar 21, 2024Observed: 18.1 kcfs at 8:00PM Mar 21, 2024Observed: 18 kcfs at 9:00PM Mar 21, 2024Observed: 18 kcfs at 10:00PM Mar 21, 2024Observed: 18.1 kcfs at 11:00PM Mar 21, 2024Observed: 17.9 kcfs at 11:59PM Mar 21, 2024Observed: 17.9 kcfs at 12:00AM Mar 22, 2024Observed: 18 kcfs at 1:00AM Mar 22, 2024Observed: 18.1 kcfs at 2:00AM Mar 22, 2024Observed: 18 kcfs at 3:00AM Mar 22, 2024Observed: 18.1 kcfs at 4:00AM Mar 22, 2024Observed: 18.1 kcfs at 5:00AM Mar 22, 2024Observed: 18.1 kcfs at 6:00AM Mar 22, 2024Observed: 18.2 kcfs at 7:00AM Mar 22, 2024Observed: 18.1 kcfs at 8:00AM Mar 22, 2024Observed: 18.4 kcfs at 9:00AM Mar 22, 2024Observed: 18.4 kcfs at 10:00AM Mar 22, 2024Observed: 18.5 kcfs at 11:00AM Mar 22, 2024Observed: 18.6 kcfs at 12:00PM Mar 22, 2024Observed: 18.3 kcfs at 1:00PM Mar 22, 2024Observed: 18.2 kcfs at 2:00PM Mar 22, 2024Observed: 18.3 kcfs at 3:00PM Mar 22, 2024Observed: 18.4 kcfs at 4:00PM Mar 22, 2024Observed: 18.4 kcfs at 5:00PM Mar 22, 2024Observed: 18.4 kcfs at 6:00PM Mar 22, 2024Observed: 18.4 kcfs at 7:00PM Mar 22, 2024Observed: 18.3 kcfs at 8:00PM Mar 22, 2024Observed: 18.3 kcfs at 9:00PM Mar 22, 2024Observed: 18.3 kcfs at 10:00PM Mar 22, 2024Observed: 18.2 kcfs at 11:00PM Mar 22, 2024Observed: 18.3 kcfs at 11:59PM Mar 22, 2024Observed: 18.3 kcfs at 12:00AM Mar 23, 2024Observed: 18.3 kcfs at 1:00AM Mar 23, 2024Observed: 18.6 kcfs at 2:00AM Mar 23, 2024Observed: 18.6 kcfs at 3:00AM Mar 23, 2024Observed: 18.7 kcfs at 4:00AM Mar 23, 2024Observed: 18.6 kcfs at 5:00AM Mar 23, 2024Observed: 18.7 kcfs at 6:00AM Mar 23, 2024Observed: 18.5 kcfs at 7:00AM Mar 23, 2024Observed: 18.5 kcfs at 8:00AM Mar 23, 2024Observed: 18.5 kcfs at 9:00AM Mar 23, 2024Observed: 19.2 kcfs at 10:00AM Mar 23, 2024Observed: 20.2 kcfs at 11:00AM Mar 23, 2024Observed: 20.2 kcfs at 12:00PM Mar 23, 2024Observed: 20.5 kcfs at 1:00PM Mar 23, 2024Observed: 21.2 kcfs at 2:00PM Mar 23, 2024Observed: 21 kcfs at 3:00PM Mar 23, 2024Observed: 21 kcfs at 4:00PM Mar 23, 2024Observed: 21 kcfs at 5:00PM Mar 23, 2024Observed: 21 kcfs at 6:00PM Mar 23, 2024Observed: 21 kcfs at 7:00PM Mar 23, 2024Observed: 21 kcfs at 8:00PM Mar 23, 2024Observed: 21 kcfs at 9:00PM Mar 23, 2024Observed: 21 kcfs at 10:00PM Mar 23, 2024Observed: 21 kcfs at 11:00PM Mar 23, 2024Observed: 21 kcfs at 11:59PM Mar 23, 2024Observed: 21 kcfs at 12:00AM Mar 24, 2024Observed: 21 kcfs at 1:00AM Mar 24, 2024Observed: 21 kcfs at 2:00AM Mar 24, 2024Observed: 21 kcfs at 3:00AM Mar 24, 2024Observed: 21 kcfs at 4:00AM Mar 24, 2024Observed: 21 kcfs at 5:00AM Mar 24, 2024Observed: 21.1 kcfs at 6:00AM Mar 24, 2024Observed: 21.1 kcfs at 7:00AM Mar 24, 2024Observed: 21 kcfs at 8:00AM Mar 24, 2024Observed: 21.1 kcfs at 9:00AM Mar 24, 2024Observed: 20.8 kcfs at 10:00AM Mar 24, 2024Observed: 21 kcfs at 11:00AM Mar 24, 2024Observed: 21 kcfs at 12:00PM Mar 24, 2024Observed: 20.9 kcfs at 1:00PM Mar 24, 2024Observed: 21 kcfs at 2:00PM Mar 24, 2024Observed: 21 kcfs at 3:00PM Mar 24, 2024Observed: 21 kcfs at 4:00PM Mar 24, 2024Observed: 21 kcfs at 5:00PM Mar 24, 2024Observed: 21 kcfs at 6:00PM Mar 24, 2024Observed: 21 kcfs at 7:00PM Mar 24, 2024Observed: 21 kcfs at 8:00PM Mar 24, 2024Observed: 21 kcfs at 9:00PM Mar 24, 2024Observed: 21 kcfs at 10:00PM Mar 24, 2024Observed: 21 kcfs at 11:00PM Mar 24, 2024Observed: 21 kcfs at 11:59PM Mar 24, 2024Observed: 21 kcfs at 12:00AM Mar 25, 2024Observed: 21 kcfs at 1:00AM Mar 25, 2024Observed: 21 kcfs at 2:00AM Mar 25, 2024Observed: 21 kcfs at 3:00AM Mar 25, 2024Observed: 21 kcfs at 4:00AM Mar 25, 2024Observed: 21 kcfs at 5:00AM Mar 25, 2024Observed: 21 kcfs at 6:00AM Mar 25, 2024Observed: 21 kcfs at 7:00AM Mar 25, 2024Observed: 21 kcfs at 8:00AM Mar 25, 2024Observed: 21 kcfs at 9:00AM Mar 25, 2024Observed: 21 kcfs at 10:00AM Mar 25, 2024Observed: 21 kcfs at 11:00AM Mar 25, 2024Observed: 21 kcfs at 12:00PM Mar 25, 2024Observed: 21 kcfs at 1:00PM Mar 25, 2024Observed: 21 kcfs at 2:00PM Mar 25, 2024Observed: 21 kcfs at 3:00PM Mar 25, 2024Observed: 21 kcfs at 4:00PM Mar 25, 2024Observed: 21 kcfs at 5:00PM Mar 25, 2024Observed: 21 kcfs at 6:00PM Mar 25, 2024Observed: 21 kcfs at 7:00PM Mar 25, 2024Observed: 21 kcfs at 8:00PM Mar 25, 2024Observed: 21 kcfs at 9:00PM Mar 25, 2024Observed: 21 kcfs at 10:00PM Mar 25, 2024Observed: 21 kcfs at 11:00PM Mar 25, 2024Observed: 21 kcfs at 11:59PM Mar 25, 2024Observed: 21 kcfs at 12:00AM Mar 26, 2024Observed: 21 kcfs at 1:00AM Mar 26, 2024Observed: 21 kcfs at 2:00AM Mar 26, 2024Observed: 21 kcfs at 3:00AM Mar 26, 2024Observed: 21 kcfs at 4:00AM Mar 26, 2024Observed: 21 kcfs at 5:00AM Mar 26, 2024Observed: 21 kcfs at 6:00AM Mar 26, 2024Observed: 21 kcfs at 7:00AM Mar 26, 2024Observed: 21 kcfs at 8:00AM Mar 26, 2024Observed: 21 kcfs at 9:00AM Mar 26, 2024Observed: 21 kcfs at 10:00AM Mar 26, 2024Observed: 24 kcfs at 11:00AM Mar 26, 2024Observed: 24 kcfs at 12:00PM Mar 26, 2024Observed: 24 kcfs at 1:00PM Mar 26, 2024Observed: 24 kcfs at 2:00PM Mar 26, 2024Observed: 24 kcfs at 3:00PM Mar 26, 2024Observed: 24 kcfs at 4:00PM Mar 26, 2024Observed: 24 kcfs at 5:00PM Mar 26, 2024Observed: 24 kcfs at 6:00PM Mar 26, 2024Observed: 24 kcfs at 7:00PM Mar 26, 2024Observed: 24 kcfs at 8:00PM Mar 26, 2024Observed: 24 kcfs at 9:00PM Mar 26, 2024Observed: 24 kcfs at 10:00PM Mar 26, 2024Observed: 24 kcfs at 11:00PM Mar 26, 2024Observed: 23.6 kcfs at 11:59PM Mar 26, 2024Observed: 23.6 kcfs at 12:00AM Mar 27, 2024Observed: 23.6 kcfs at 1:00AM Mar 27, 2024Observed: 23.6 kcfs at 2:00AM Mar 27, 2024Observed: 23.9 kcfs at 3:00AM Mar 27, 2024Observed: 24 kcfs at 4:00AM Mar 27, 2024Observed: 24 kcfs at 5:00AM Mar 27, 2024Observed: 24 kcfs at 6:00AM Mar 27, 2024Observed: 24 kcfs at 7:00AM Mar 27, 2024Observed: 24 kcfs at 8:00AM Mar 27, 2024Observed: 24 kcfs at 9:00AM Mar 27, 2024Observed: 24 kcfs at 10:00AM Mar 27, 2024Observed: 24 kcfs at 11:00AM Mar 27, 2024Observed: 24 kcfs at 12:00PM Mar 27, 2024Observed: 24 kcfs at 1:00PM Mar 27, 2024Observed: 24 kcfs at 2:00PM Mar 27, 2024Observed: 24 kcfs at 3:00PM Mar 27, 2024Observed: 24 kcfs at 4:00PM Mar 27, 2024Observed: 24 kcfs at 5:00PM Mar 27, 2024Observed: 24 kcfs at 6:00PM Mar 27, 2024Observed: 24.6 kcfs at 7:00PM Mar 27, 2024Observed: 24.2 kcfs at 8:00PM Mar 27, 2024Observed: 24.2 kcfs at 9:00PM Mar 27, 2024Observed: 24.5 kcfs at 10:00PM Mar 27, 2024Observed: 25.5 kcfs at 11:00PM Mar 27, 2024Observed: 25.6 kcfs at 11:59PM Mar 27, 2024Observed: 25.6 kcfs at 12:00AM Mar 28, 2024Observed: 25.6 kcfs at 1:00AM Mar 28, 2024Highest Observation: 25.7 kcfs at 2:00AM Mar 28, 2024Observed: 25.5 kcfs at 3:00AM Mar 28, 2024Observed: 25.5 kcfs at 4:00AM Mar 28, 2024Observed: 25 kcfs at 5:00AM Mar 28, 2024Observed: 25 kcfs at 6:00AM Mar 28, 2024Observed: 25.4 kcfs at 7:00AM Mar 28, 2024Observed: 25 kcfs at 8:00AM Mar 28, 2024Observed: 25 kcfs at 9:00AM Mar 28, 2024Observed: 25 kcfs at 10:00AM Mar 28, 2024Observed: 24.8 kcfs at 11:00AM Mar 28, 2024Highest Forecast: 24 kcfs 5:00PM Mar 28, 2024Highest Forecast: 24 kcfs 11:00PM Mar 28, 2024Highest Forecast: 24 kcfs 5:00AM Mar 29, 2024Highest Forecast: 24 kcfs 11:00AM Mar 29, 2024Highest Forecast: 24 kcfs 5:00PM Mar 29, 2024Forecast: 20.5 kcfs 11:00PM Mar 29, 2024Forecast: 20.5 kcfs 5:00AM Mar 30, 2024Forecast: 20.5 kcfs 11:00AM Mar 30, 2024Forecast: 20.5 kcfs 5:00PM Mar 30, 2024Forecast: 20 kcfs 11:00PM Mar 30, 2024Forecast: 19.5 kcfs 5:00AM Mar 31, 2024Forecast: 19 kcfs 11:00AM Mar 31, 2024Forecast: 18.5 kcfs 5:00PM Mar 31, 2024Forecast: 18 kcfs 11:00PM Mar 31, 2024Forecast: 18 kcfs 5:00AM Apr 01, 2024Forecast: 18 kcfs 11:00AM Apr 01, 2024Forecast: 18 kcfs 5:00PM Apr 01, 2024Forecast: 14.8 kcfs 11:00PM Apr 01, 2024Forecast: 14.8 kcfs 5:00AM Apr 02, 2024Forecast: 14.8 kcfs 11:00AM Apr 02, 2024Forecast: 14.8 kcfs 5:00PM Apr 02, 2024Forecast: 12.7 kcfs 11:00PM Apr 02, 2024Forecast: 12.7 kcfs 5:00AM Apr 03, 2024Forecast: 12.7 kcfs 11:00AM Apr 03, 2024Forecast: 12.7 kcfs 5:00PM Apr 03, 2024Forecast: 12.7 kcfs 11:00PM Apr 03, 2024Forecast: 12.7 kcfs 5:00AM Apr 04, 2024Forecast: 12.7 kcfs 11:00AM Apr 04, 2024ALFW1(plotting QRIRR) Graph Created (11:31AM Mar 28, 2024)ObservedForecast (issued 10:33AM Mar 28)Latest observed value: 24.8 kcfs at 11:00 AM PDT 28-Mar-2024. Flood Flow is 95 kcfs
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NOTE: Forecasts for the Pend Oreille River below Albeni Falls Dam are issued routinely year-round.
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Flood Categories (in KCFS)
Major Flood Flow: 130
Moderate Flood Flow: 115
Flood Flow: 95
Action Flow: 85
Low Flow (in KCFS): 0

Historic Crests
(1) 200,000 cfs on 06/01/1894
(2) 167,000 cfs on 06/01/1948 (P)
(3) 136,400 cfs on 06/12/1972
(4) 133,600 cfs on 06/23/1974
(5) 132,000 cfs on 06/05/1997
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(P): Preliminary values subject to further review.

Recent Crests
(1) 70,000 cfs on 05/21/2023 (P)
(2) 103,800 cfs on 06/17/2022
(3) 65,900 cfs on 06/07/2021
(4) 92,300 cfs on 06/04/2020
(5) 67,300 cfs on 05/18/2019
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(P): Preliminary values subject to further review.

Low Water Records
(1) 1,280 cfs on 09/01/1961
(2) 5,850 cfs on 08/26/2021
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138200 Peak flow during the 1997 flood event, June 5th-7th (calculated dam outflow). Corresponding peak at the Cusick gage in 1997 was 49.9 feet. Extensive flooding throughout the Pend Oreille River Valley from Oldtown to Box Canyon Dam. Flooding of Ione Park and boat launch. Extensive flooding of homes in low-lying areas along the River. Pow Wow Grounds at Usk inundated. Access to Sandy Shores development inundated. Boat launch at Oldtown inundated.
135000 This flow corresponds approximately to 49 feet to 49.5 feet at the Cusick gage, based on 1997 records.
130000 Several portions of Le Clerc Road will be underwater. This flow corresponds approximately to 48.5 feet to 49 feet at the Cusick gage, based on 1997 records. Major flooding of many homes in the Riverbend, Sandy Shores, and Sunvale Acres areas.
125000 This flow corresponds approximately to 47 feet to 48 feet at the Cusick gage, based on 1997 records.
120000 Water will begin to cover portions of Deeter, Sandy Shores, McCloud Creek, and Yergens Roads. Flooding of homes and structures on Riverbend Loop Road, Yergens Road, Bear Paw Road, Davis Road, Sandy Shores neighborhood, near Deeter Road, near the Out Post Resort, and other locations. Some flooding of the Pow Wow grounds at Usk. This flow corresponds approximately to 46 feet to 47.5 feet at the Cusick gage, based on 1997 records.
115000 Water will be over portions of Davis and Yergens Roads. Many low-lying private drives will be flooded. Moderate flooding is possible. This flow corresponds approximately to 45 feet to 47 feet at the Cusick gage, based on 1997 records.
110000 This flow corresponds approximately to 44 feet to 46 feet at the Cusick gage, based on 1997 records.
105000 Water will be encroaching the South end of Riverbend Loop Road.
100000 Low spots and fields near Beehive Lane and Bear Paw Dr will be flooded. Water will be on residence river properties and fields off Yergens Rd, Riverbend Loop Rd, Pow Wow Rd, and near Deeter Road. Many yards, outbuildings, and recreational sites will experience minor flooding near the river between Newport and Ione. Shoreline flooding near the Oldtown Rotary Park. This flow corresponds approximately to 42.5 feet to 45 feet at the Cusick gage, based on 1997 records.
98500 Water will be into many yards along the river and approaching some homes on SR 20 near Deeter Road. Creeks that outlet into the river will begin to backup, filling low lying areas and roadside ditches between Newport and Cusick. This flow corresponds to approximately 42.8 feet at the Cusick gage, based on the 2008 recorded peak.
90000 This flow corresponds approximately to 41 feet to 44 feet at the Cusick gage, based on 1997 records. Minor shoreline and field flooding possible.
85000 This flow corresponds to approximately 41 feet at the Cusick gage, depending on downstream flow conditions. 41 feet at the Cusick gage is the stage at which Pend Oreille County enacts their no-wake ordinance on the River.
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Latitude: 48.178889° N, Longitude: 116.999722° W, Horizontal Datum: NAD27

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