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NOTE: Forecasts for the Coeur d'Alene River at Cataldo are issued routinely year-round.

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Flood Categories (in feet) Major Flood Stage: 50 Moderate Flood Stage: 46 Flood Stage: 43 Action Stage: 42 Low Stage (in feet): 31 Historic Crests (1) 58.23 ft on 01/16/1974 (2) 56.90 ft on 12/23/1933 (3) 55.15 ft on 04/19/1938 (4) 51.62 ft on 02/09/1996 (5) 48.46 ft on 12/23/1964 Show More Historic Crests (P): Preliminary values subject to further review. Recent Crests (1) 42.61 ft on 05/03/2023 (P) (2) 41.98 ft on 03/04/2022 (3) 39.54 ft on 01/13/2021 (4) 40.54 ft on 05/01/2020 (5) 40.68 ft on 05/08/2019 Show More Recent Crests (P): Preliminary values subject to further review. Low Water Records (1) 32.50 ft on 08/16/2021 (2) 32.89 ft on 10/07/1994 For more information on your flood risk go to www.floodsmart.gov. Show FEMA's National Flood Hazard Layers FEMA's National Flood Hazard Layers not showing? Why aren't the FEMA National Flood Hazard Layers showing on the ESRI Map? Possible reasons: There are no FEMA National Flood Hazard Layers for the location which you are viewing on ESRI Maps. The FEMA Web Mapping Service (WMS) is down. Note: Your zoom level may have changed. ESRI's zoom levels must be between 14 and 16 to show National Flood Hazard layers.

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Flood Impacts & Photos

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55	The main Coeur d'Alene River Road between Kingston and Prichard will be flooded.
47	Significant flooding can be expected from Cataldo to Harrison. Cataldo will be completely flooded. The I-90 west-bound exit and entrance at Cataldo will likely be flooded.
46	The east-bound I-90 exit and entrance near Cataldo may be flooded. Latour Creek Road will be flooded and impassable. The Old Coeur d'Alene River Road along the North Fork of the Couer d'Alene River will be flooded.
45	The County may begin pumping operations behind levels above this stage if the river is expected to remain over flood stage for a long duration.
44	Homes near the river may experience some flooding of basements. Water will begin to cover CCC Road near the Mennonite Church. Some water will be over the section of Latour Creek Road immediately south of Interstate 90, near the campground. Due to the high water table some homes behind the Cataldo levee will be surrounded by water.
43	Minor flooding of farmland from Cataldo downstream to Rose Lake and Harrison is likely. The campground at Cataldo will also begin to flood. Portions of Dudley Road, west of Latour Creek, will likely be underwater and impassable. If there is significant water already in the floodplain, these impacts may occur at lower stages. Old Coeur d'Alene River Road on the North Fork of the Coeur d'Alene River near Enaville may begin to flood north of the Bumblebee Bridge.
42.5	Portions of Riverview Road between Cataldo and Kingston will be flooded, especially near Abby Road and below Fast Hill Road. Lowlands around Latour Creek Road will fill with water.
42	Portions of the campground south of I-90 and Dudley Road, downstream of Cataldo, may be underwater if floodplain storage areas are already full of water. This includes areas around Cataldo Mission exit.

About This Location

Latitude: 47.555000° N, Longitude: 116.324444° W, Horizontal Datum: NAD83/WGS84 River Stage Reference Frame Gauge Height Flood Stage Uses NWS stage 0 ft 43 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 2100 ft 2143 ft Older USGS topographic maps, NGVD29 benchmarks MSL Not Available Not Available Older USGS topographic maps, MSL benchmarks Other Not Available Not Available   Current/Historical Observations: U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) Data and Site Info for Cataldo

Additional Information

The staff gage on the northeast abutment of the Cataldo Bridge uses a different datum than the USGS gage readings on this page. River stages read off the staff gage are approximately 1.2 feet higher than the USGS gage readings. Historical Crests prior to 1997 were adjusted using the 2013 rating table to approximate the crest in reference to the current datum.

Resources

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