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Skagit River near Concrete Stage (ft)Flow (kcfs)Observed: 17.9 ft at 9:00PM Feb 27, 2021Observed: 17.88 ft at 9:15PM Feb 27, 2021Observed: 17.86 ft at 9:30PM Feb 27, 2021Observed: 17.87 ft at 9:45PM Feb 27, 2021Observed: 17.91 ft at 10:00PM Feb 27, 2021Observed: 17.9 ft at 10:15PM Feb 27, 2021Observed: 17.88 ft at 10:30PM Feb 27, 2021Observed: 17.9 ft at 10:45PM Feb 27, 2021Observed: 17.9 ft at 11:00PM Feb 27, 2021Highest Observation: 17.92 ft at 11:15PM Feb 27, 2021Observed: 17.88 ft at 11:30PM Feb 27, 2021Highest Observation: 17.92 ft at 11:45PM Feb 27, 2021Observed: 17.89 ft at 12:00AM Feb 28, 2021Observed: 17.89 ft at 12:15AM Feb 28, 2021Observed: 17.9 ft at 12:30AM Feb 28, 2021Highest Observation: 17.92 ft at 12:45AM Feb 28, 2021Observed: 17.89 ft at 1:00AM Feb 28, 2021Observed: 17.9 ft at 1:15AM Feb 28, 2021Observed: 17.89 ft at 1:30AM Feb 28, 2021Observed: 17.86 ft at 1:45AM Feb 28, 2021Observed: 17.9 ft at 2:00AM Feb 28, 2021Observed: 17.9 ft at 2:15AM Feb 28, 2021Observed: 17.91 ft at 2:30AM Feb 28, 2021Observed: 17.87 ft at 2:45AM Feb 28, 2021Observed: 17.89 ft at 3:00AM Feb 28, 2021Observed: 17.87 ft at 3:15AM Feb 28, 2021Observed: 17.89 ft at 3:30AM Feb 28, 2021Observed: 17.85 ft at 3:45AM Feb 28, 2021Observed: 17.84 ft at 4:00AM Feb 28, 2021Observed: 17.87 ft at 4:15AM Feb 28, 2021Observed: 17.85 ft at 4:30AM Feb 28, 2021Observed: 17.86 ft at 4:45AM Feb 28, 2021Observed: 17.88 ft at 5:00AM Feb 28, 2021Observed: 17.83 ft at 5:15AM Feb 28, 2021Observed: 17.87 ft at 5:30AM Feb 28, 2021Observed: 17.87 ft at 5:45AM Feb 28, 2021Observed: 17.87 ft at 6:00AM Feb 28, 2021Observed: 17.83 ft at 6:15AM Feb 28, 2021Observed: 17.85 ft at 6:30AM Feb 28, 2021Observed: 17.86 ft at 6:45AM Feb 28, 2021Observed: 17.85 ft at 7:00AM Feb 28, 2021Observed: 17.83 ft at 7:15AM Feb 28, 2021Observed: 17.84 ft at 7:30AM Feb 28, 2021Observed: 17.88 ft at 7:45AM Feb 28, 2021Observed: 17.84 ft at 8:00AM Feb 28, 2021Observed: 17.84 ft at 8:15AM Feb 28, 2021Observed: 17.82 ft at 8:30AM Feb 28, 2021Observed: 17.83 ft at 8:45AM Feb 28, 2021Observed: 17.81 ft at 9:00AM Feb 28, 2021Observed: 17.84 ft at 9:15AM Feb 28, 2021Observed: 17.86 ft at 9:30AM Feb 28, 2021Observed: 17.83 ft at 9:45AM Feb 28, 2021Observed: 17.81 ft at 10:00AM Feb 28, 2021Observed: 17.83 ft at 10:15AM Feb 28, 2021Observed: 17.83 ft at 10:30AM Feb 28, 2021Observed: 17.83 ft at 10:45AM Feb 28, 2021Observed: 17.85 ft at 11:00AM Feb 28, 2021Observed: 17.79 ft at 11:15AM Feb 28, 2021Observed: 17.85 ft at 11:30AM Feb 28, 2021Observed: 17.84 ft at 11:45AM Feb 28, 2021Observed: 17.85 ft at 12:00PM Feb 28, 2021Observed: 17.85 ft at 12:15PM Feb 28, 2021Observed: 17.82 ft at 12:30PM Feb 28, 2021Observed: 17.81 ft at 12:45PM Feb 28, 2021Observed: 17.83 ft at 1:00PM Feb 28, 2021Observed: 17.81 ft at 1:15PM Feb 28, 2021Observed: 17.82 ft at 1:30PM Feb 28, 2021Observed: 17.83 ft at 1:45PM Feb 28, 2021Observed: 17.79 ft at 2:00PM Feb 28, 2021Observed: 17.8 ft at 2:15PM Feb 28, 2021Observed: 17.76 ft at 2:30PM Feb 28, 2021Observed: 17.8 ft at 2:45PM Feb 28, 2021Observed: 17.77 ft at 3:00PM Feb 28, 2021Observed: 17.77 ft at 3:15PM Feb 28, 2021Observed: 17.81 ft at 3:30PM Feb 28, 2021Observed: 17.82 ft at 3:45PM Feb 28, 2021Observed: 17.8 ft at 4:00PM Feb 28, 2021Observed: 17.79 ft at 4:15PM Feb 28, 2021Observed: 17.76 ft at 4:30PM Feb 28, 2021Observed: 17.81 ft at 4:45PM Feb 28, 2021Observed: 17.81 ft at 5:00PM Feb 28, 2021Observed: 17.75 ft at 5:15PM Feb 28, 2021Observed: 17.76 ft at 5:30PM Feb 28, 2021Observed: 17.77 ft at 5:45PM Feb 28, 2021Observed: 17.81 ft at 6:00PM Feb 28, 2021Observed: 17.81 ft at 6:15PM Feb 28, 2021Observed: 17.79 ft at 6:30PM Feb 28, 2021Observed: 17.73 ft at 6:45PM Feb 28, 2021Observed: 17.78 ft at 7:00PM Feb 28, 2021Observed: 17.75 ft at 7:15PM Feb 28, 2021Observed: 17.73 ft at 7:30PM Feb 28, 2021Observed: 17.77 ft at 7:45PM Feb 28, 2021Observed: 17.73 ft at 8:00PM Feb 28, 2021Observed: 17.78 ft at 8:15PM Feb 28, 2021Observed: 17.75 ft at 8:30PM Feb 28, 2021Observed: 17.72 ft at 8:45PM Feb 28, 2021Observed: 17.74 ft at 9:00PM Feb 28, 2021Observed: 17.73 ft at 9:15PM Feb 28, 2021Observed: 17.74 ft at 9:30PM Feb 28, 2021Observed: 17.73 ft at 9:45PM Feb 28, 2021Observed: 17.73 ft at 10:00PM Feb 28, 2021Observed: 17.77 ft at 10:15PM Feb 28, 2021Observed: 17.75 ft at 10:30PM Feb 28, 2021Observed: 17.74 ft at 10:45PM Feb 28, 2021Observed: 17.79 ft at 11:00PM Feb 28, 2021Observed: 17.74 ft at 11:15PM Feb 28, 2021Observed: 17.74 ft at 11:30PM Feb 28, 2021Observed: 17.73 ft at 11:45PM Feb 28, 2021Observed: 17.77 ft at 12:00AM Mar 01, 2021Observed: 17.78 ft at 12:15AM Mar 01, 2021Observed: 17.75 ft at 12:30AM Mar 01, 2021Observed: 17.75 ft at 12:45AM Mar 01, 2021Observed: 17.77 ft at 1:00AM Mar 01, 2021Observed: 17.74 ft at 1:15AM Mar 01, 2021Observed: 17.73 ft at 1:30AM Mar 01, 2021Observed: 17.73 ft at 1:45AM Mar 01, 2021Observed: 17.76 ft at 2:00AM Mar 01, 2021Observed: 17.73 ft at 2:15AM Mar 01, 2021Observed: 17.72 ft at 2:30AM Mar 01, 2021Observed: 17.76 ft at 2:45AM Mar 01, 2021Observed: 17.76 ft at 3:00AM Mar 01, 2021Observed: 17.71 ft at 3:15AM Mar 01, 2021Observed: 17.72 ft at 3:30AM Mar 01, 2021Observed: 17.74 ft at 3:45AM Mar 01, 2021Observed: 17.74 ft at 4:00AM Mar 01, 2021Observed: 17.72 ft at 4:15AM Mar 01, 2021Observed: 17.74 ft at 4:30AM Mar 01, 2021Observed: 17.73 ft at 4:45AM Mar 01, 2021Observed: 17.74 ft at 5:00AM Mar 01, 2021Observed: 17.71 ft at 5:15AM Mar 01, 2021Observed: 17.66 ft at 5:30AM Mar 01, 2021Observed: 17.74 ft at 5:45AM Mar 01, 2021Observed: 17.72 ft at 6:00AM Mar 01, 2021Observed: 17.74 ft at 6:15AM Mar 01, 2021Observed: 17.69 ft at 6:30AM Mar 01, 2021Observed: 17.71 ft at 6:45AM Mar 01, 2021Observed: 17.69 ft at 7:00AM Mar 01, 2021Observed: 17.7 ft at 7:15AM Mar 01, 2021Observed: 17.7 ft at 7:30AM Mar 01, 2021Observed: 17.69 ft at 7:45AM Mar 01, 2021Observed: 17.68 ft at 8:00AM Mar 01, 2021Observed: 17.69 ft at 8:15AM Mar 01, 2021Observed: 17.7 ft at 8:30AM Mar 01, 2021Observed: 17.7 ft at 8:45AM Mar 01, 2021Observed: 17.72 ft at 9:00AM Mar 01, 2021Observed: 17.65 ft at 9:15AM Mar 01, 2021Observed: 17.7 ft at 9:30AM Mar 01, 2021Observed: 17.7 ft at 10:00AM Mar 01, 2021Observed: 17.67 ft at 10:15AM Mar 01, 2021Observed: 17.7 ft at 10:30AM Mar 01, 2021Observed: 17.67 ft at 10:45AM Mar 01, 2021Observed: 17.7 ft at 11:00AM Mar 01, 2021Observed: 17.73 ft at 11:15AM Mar 01, 2021Observed: 17.69 ft at 11:30AM Mar 01, 2021Observed: 17.67 ft at 11:45AM Mar 01, 2021Observed: 17.72 ft at 12:00PM Mar 01, 2021Observed: 17.7 ft at 12:15PM Mar 01, 2021Observed: 17.69 ft at 12:30PM Mar 01, 2021Observed: 17.7 ft at 12:45PM Mar 01, 2021Observed: 17.68 ft at 1:00PM Mar 01, 2021Observed: 17.71 ft at 1:15PM Mar 01, 2021Observed: 17.67 ft at 1:30PM Mar 01, 2021Observed: 17.68 ft at 1:45PM Mar 01, 2021Observed: 17.72 ft at 2:00PM Mar 01, 2021Observed: 17.66 ft at 2:15PM Mar 01, 2021Observed: 17.62 ft at 2:30PM Mar 01, 2021Observed: 17.67 ft at 2:45PM Mar 01, 2021Observed: 17.67 ft at 3:00PM Mar 01, 2021Observed: 17.69 ft at 3:15PM Mar 01, 2021Observed: 17.64 ft at 3:30PM Mar 01, 2021Observed: 17.66 ft at 3:45PM Mar 01, 2021Observed: 17.64 ft at 4:00PM Mar 01, 2021Observed: 17.66 ft at 4:15PM Mar 01, 2021Observed: 17.63 ft at 4:30PM Mar 01, 2021Observed: 17.65 ft at 4:45PM Mar 01, 2021Observed: 17.6 ft at 5:00PM Mar 01, 2021Observed: 17.62 ft at 5:15PM Mar 01, 2021Observed: 17.64 ft at 5:30PM Mar 01, 2021Observed: 17.65 ft at 5:45PM Mar 01, 2021Observed: 17.64 ft at 6:00PM Mar 01, 2021Observed: 17.67 ft at 6:15PM Mar 01, 2021Observed: 17.61 ft at 6:30PM Mar 01, 2021Observed: 17.6 ft at 6:45PM Mar 01, 2021Observed: 17.62 ft at 7:00PM Mar 01, 2021Observed: 17.6 ft at 7:15PM Mar 01, 2021Observed: 17.61 ft at 7:30PM Mar 01, 2021Observed: 17.64 ft at 7:45PM Mar 01, 2021Observed: 17.64 ft at 8:00PM Mar 01, 2021Observed: 17.64 ft at 8:15PM Mar 01, 2021Observed: 17.65 ft at 8:30PM Mar 01, 2021Forecast: 17.59 ft 10:00PM Mar 01, 2021Forecast: 17.54 ft 4:00AM Mar 02, 2021Forecast: 17.53 ft 10:00AM Mar 02, 2021Forecast: 17.53 ft 4:00PM Mar 02, 2021Forecast: 17.51 ft 10:00PM Mar 02, 2021Forecast: 17.48 ft 4:00AM Mar 03, 2021Forecast: 17.43 ft 10:00AM Mar 03, 2021Forecast: 17.38 ft 4:00PM Mar 03, 2021Forecast: 17.33 ft 10:00PM Mar 03, 2021Forecast: 17.29 ft 4:00AM Mar 04, 2021Forecast: 17.26 ft 10:00AM Mar 04, 2021Forecast: 17.24 ft 4:00PM Mar 04, 2021Forecast: 17.23 ft 10:00PM Mar 04, 2021Forecast: 17.22 ft 4:00AM Mar 05, 2021Forecast: 17.27 ft 10:00AM Mar 05, 2021Forecast: 17.37 ft 4:00PM Mar 05, 2021Forecast: 17.51 ft 10:00PM Mar 05, 2021Forecast: 17.64 ft 4:00AM Mar 06, 2021Forecast: 17.73 ft 10:00AM Mar 06, 2021Highest Forecast: 17.74 ft 4:00PM Mar 06, 2021Forecast: 17.7 ft 10:00PM Mar 06, 2021Forecast: 17.65 ft 4:00AM Mar 07, 2021Forecast: 17.6 ft 10:00AM Mar 07, 2021Forecast: 17.56 ft 4:00PM Mar 07, 2021Forecast: 17.51 ft 10:00PM Mar 07, 2021Forecast: 17.45 ft 4:00AM Mar 08, 2021Forecast: 17.4 ft 10:00AM Mar 08, 2021Forecast: 17.34 ft 4:00PM Mar 08, 2021USGS--Water Resources of the United StatesCONW1(plotting HGIRG) Graph Created (8:49PM Mar 1, 2021)ObservedForecast (issued 2:28PM Mar 1)Latest observed value: 17.65 ft at 8:30 PM PST 1-Mar-2021. Flood Stage is 28 ft
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NOTE: River forecasts for this location take into account past and future precipitation. The stages/flows that will occur may be different if future rainfall is different than forecast.

Reliability of the Forecast: Based on current and forecast river, weather and reservoir conditions

NOTE: Forecasts for the Skagit River near Concrete are issued routinely year-round.

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Flood Categories (in feet)
Major Flood Stage: 32.5
Moderate Flood Stage: 30
Flood Stage: 28
Action Stage: 23.5
Low Stage (in feet): 0

Historic Crests
(1) 69.30 ft on 01/01/1815
(2) 42.21 ft on 10/21/2003
(3) 41.57 ft on 11/29/1995
(4) 40.80 ft on 11/27/1949
(5) 40.20 ft on 11/10/1990
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(P): Preliminary values subject to further review.

Recent Crests
(1) 30.66 ft on 02/02/2020 (P)
(2) 34.69 ft on 11/23/2017 (P)
(3) 31.28 ft on 11/22/2017 (P)
(4) 28.96 ft on 01/28/2016 (P)
(5) 30.14 ft on 12/09/2015 (P)
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(P): Preliminary values subject to further review.

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Currently none available.
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40 the Skagit River will cause severe near record flooding from Rockport downstream through Sedro Woolley. Deep and swift flood waters will inundate and damage roads...farms and business and residential areas...especially Cape Horn...Hamilton...and Thunderbird. Cockreham Island...the Nookachamps and the Sterling areas will be inundated. Levees east of Sedro Woolley may be damaged. This level at this location on the Skagit corresponds to a Phase 3 flood in the Skagit County flood system.
37 the Skagit River will cause major flooding from Rockport downstream through Sedro Woolley. Deep and swift flood waters will inundate many roads...farms...and some business and residential areas especially Cape Horn...Hamilton...and Thunderbird. Cockreham Island...the Nookachamps area and the Sterling area will be inundated. Levees east of Sedro Woolley may be damaged. This level for this location on the Skagit corresponds to a Phase 3 flood in the Skagit County flood system.
32.5 the Skagit River will cause flooding from Rockport downstream through Sedro Woolley. Flood waters will inundate low areas near the river...roads...and several residential areas mainly Cape Horn...Hamilton and Thunderbird. Some water will flow onto Cockreham Island and into the Nookachamps and Sterling areas. Flooding will also occur in headwaters...tributaries...and other streams within the Skagit Basin. This level for this location corresponds to a Phase 2 flood in the Skagit County flood system.
28 the Skagit River will flood low areas and sections of roads along the river from Rockport downstream to Sedro Woolley. This level for this location on the Skagit corresponds to a Phase 1 flood in the Skagit County flood system.
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Latitude: 48.524444° N, Longitude: 121.769722° W, Horizontal Datum: NAD83/WGS84

River Stage
Reference Frame		 Gauge Height Flood Stage Uses
NWS stage 0 ft 28 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 29 130 ft 158 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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