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Flood Categories (in feet) Major Flood Stage: 77 Moderate Flood Stage: 75 Flood Stage: 72 Action Stage: 71 Low Stage (in feet): 56 Historic Crests (1) 81.32 ft on 01/16/1974 (2) 79.47 ft on 12/15/1933 (3) 78.16 ft on 04/12/1938 (4) 77.50 ft on 02/05/1982 (5) 77.15 ft on 12/23/1964 Show More Historic Crests (P): Preliminary values subject to further review. Recent Crests (1) 67.28 ft on 05/03/2023 (P) (2) 68.00 ft on 03/04/2022 (3) 64.00 ft on 01/13/2021 (4) 64.88 ft on 05/01/2020 (5) 65.04 ft on 04/08/2019 Show More Recent Crests (P): Preliminary values subject to further review. Low Water Records (1) 56.70 ft on 09/08/2021 (2) 56.83 ft on 09/30/2018 (3) 60.10 ft on 12/26/1952 Show More Low Water Records 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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77	Major flooding can be expected along the river between Enaville and Prichard.
75.5	Kingston residents on the North Fork should be prepared to move to higher ground.
74.5	Flooding of some secondary roads and basements of homes near the river is likely.
72.5	Minor flooding of country roads near the right bank of the Upper North Fork is possible.
71.5	Minor lowland flooding is possible between Prichard and Enaville.
69	Water will block access to a mobile home park on Old Coeur d'Alene River Road at Kingston. 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.
68	Portions of Riverview Road around Kingston will be flooded, especially near Abby Road and below Fast Hill Road.
67	Water over Riverview Road at Kingston can be expected

About This Location

Latitude: 47.572200° N, Longitude: 116.252800° W, Horizontal Datum: NAD83/WGS84 River Stage Reference Frame Gauge Height Flood Stage Uses NWS stage 0 ft 72 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 2172 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 Enaville

Additional Information

Gage datum changed in 1991 so stage heights for Historical Crests and Low Water Records post-1991 should not be directly compared to stage heights for Historical Crests and Low Water Records pre-1991. Refer to USGS flow information for comparison.

Resources

Hydrologic Resources Text Products Past Precipitation Forecast Precipitation River Forecast Centers River Stage Summary Inundation Mapping Locations Pacific Northwest Water Supply Forecasts U.S. Bureau of Reclamation Hydromet Program - Pacific Northwest Washington State Dept of Ecology River & Streamflow Monitoring Network

Additional Resources Area Hydrographs NWS Precipitation and River Forecasting AHPS Iframes for Developers Mobile iNWS for emergency management Weather Forecast Office Spokane, Washington Northwest U.S. River Flood Outlook Snow Information National Flood Insurance Program USGS Idaho Water Science Center USGS Washington Water Science Center U.S. Army Corps of Engineers - Seattle District Natural Resources Conservation Service - Water & Climate Center U.S. Drought Portal Idaho Department of Water Resources International Joint Commission Available Water Temperatures - Updated Daily Washington State Digital Flood Hazard Map - Dept of Ecology Idaho Dept of Water Resources - Flood Hazard Maps

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