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Cowlitz River at Kelso Stage (ft)Observed: 12.1 ft at 12:48PM Apr 22, 2024Observed: 12.1 ft at 1:18PM Apr 22, 2024Observed: 12.1 ft at 1:33PM Apr 22, 2024Observed: 12.1 ft at 1:48PM Apr 22, 2024Observed: 12.2 ft at 2:18PM Apr 22, 2024Observed: 12.2 ft at 2:48PM Apr 22, 2024Observed: 12.2 ft at 3:03PM Apr 22, 2024Observed: 12.2 ft at 3:48PM Apr 22, 2024Observed: 12.2 ft at 4:18PM Apr 22, 2024Observed: 12.2 ft at 4:48PM Apr 22, 2024Observed: 12.2 ft at 5:18PM Apr 22, 2024Observed: 12.2 ft at 6:03PM Apr 22, 2024Observed: 12.2 ft at 6:18PM Apr 22, 2024Observed: 12.2 ft at 6:48PM Apr 22, 2024Observed: 12.2 ft at 7:03PM Apr 22, 2024Observed: 12.2 ft at 7:18PM Apr 22, 2024Observed: 12.2 ft at 8:33PM Apr 22, 2024Observed: 12.2 ft at 8:48PM Apr 22, 2024Observed: 12.2 ft at 9:48PM Apr 22, 2024Observed: 12.2 ft at 10:48PM Apr 22, 2024Observed: 12.2 ft at 11:03PM Apr 22, 2024Observed: 12.2 ft at 11:33PM Apr 22, 2024Observed: 12.2 ft at 11:48PM Apr 22, 2024Observed: 12.2 ft at 12:03AM Apr 23, 2024Observed: 12.2 ft at 12:18AM Apr 23, 2024Observed: 12.1 ft at 12:33AM Apr 23, 2024Observed: 12.1 ft at 12:48AM Apr 23, 2024Observed: 12.2 ft at 1:18AM Apr 23, 2024Observed: 12.1 ft at 1:48AM Apr 23, 2024Observed: 12.2 ft at 2:18AM Apr 23, 2024Observed: 12.2 ft at 2:48AM Apr 23, 2024Observed: 12.2 ft at 3:03AM Apr 23, 2024Observed: 12.2 ft at 3:18AM Apr 23, 2024Observed: 12.2 ft at 5:18AM Apr 23, 2024Observed: 12.2 ft at 5:48AM Apr 23, 2024Observed: 12.2 ft at 6:18AM Apr 23, 2024Observed: 12.2 ft at 7:48AM Apr 23, 2024Observed: 12.1 ft at 9:33AM Apr 23, 2024Observed: 12.2 ft at 9:48AM Apr 23, 2024Observed: 12.1 ft at 10:18AM Apr 23, 2024Observed: 12.1 ft at 10:33AM Apr 23, 2024Observed: 12.1 ft at 10:48AM Apr 23, 2024Observed: 12.1 ft at 11:03AM Apr 23, 2024Observed: 12.1 ft at 11:48AM Apr 23, 2024Observed: 12.1 ft at 12:33PM Apr 23, 2024Observed: 12.1 ft at 1:03PM Apr 23, 2024Observed: 12.2 ft at 1:18PM Apr 23, 2024Observed: 12.2 ft at 2:33PM Apr 23, 2024Observed: 12.2 ft at 2:48PM Apr 23, 2024Observed: 12.2 ft at 3:03PM Apr 23, 2024Observed: 12.2 ft at 3:18PM Apr 23, 2024Observed: 12.2 ft at 3:33PM Apr 23, 2024Observed: 12.4 ft at 5:48PM Apr 23, 2024Observed: 12.4 ft at 6:03PM Apr 23, 2024Observed: 12.4 ft at 6:18PM Apr 23, 2024Observed: 12.5 ft at 6:48PM Apr 23, 2024Observed: 12.5 ft at 7:03PM Apr 23, 2024Observed: 12.5 ft at 7:48PM Apr 23, 2024Observed: 12.6 ft at 8:03PM Apr 23, 2024Observed: 12.7 ft at 9:33PM Apr 23, 2024Observed: 12.7 ft at 10:03PM Apr 23, 2024Observed: 12.7 ft at 10:33PM Apr 23, 2024Observed: 12.7 ft at 11:03PM Apr 23, 2024Observed: 12.7 ft at 12:03AM Apr 24, 2024Observed: 12.7 ft at 12:48AM Apr 24, 2024Observed: 12.7 ft at 1:33AM Apr 24, 2024Observed: 12.7 ft at 2:18AM Apr 24, 2024Observed: 12.7 ft at 2:33AM Apr 24, 2024Observed: 12.7 ft at 2:48AM Apr 24, 2024Highest Observation: 12.8 ft at 3:33AM Apr 24, 2024Highest Observation: 12.8 ft at 4:18AM Apr 24, 2024Highest Observation: 12.8 ft at 4:33AM Apr 24, 2024Highest Observation: 12.8 ft at 5:03AM Apr 24, 2024Highest Observation: 12.8 ft at 5:18AM Apr 24, 2024Highest Observation: 12.8 ft at 6:03AM Apr 24, 2024Observed: 12.7 ft at 6:48AM Apr 24, 2024Observed: 12.7 ft at 7:03AM Apr 24, 2024Observed: 12.7 ft at 7:18AM Apr 24, 2024Observed: 12.7 ft at 7:33AM Apr 24, 2024Observed: 12.7 ft at 7:48AM Apr 24, 2024Observed: 12.6 ft at 8:03AM Apr 24, 2024Observed: 12.6 ft at 8:33AM Apr 24, 2024Observed: 12.5 ft at 10:03AM Apr 24, 2024Observed: 12.5 ft at 10:48AM Apr 24, 2024Observed: 12.4 ft at 11:03AM Apr 24, 2024Observed: 12.4 ft at 11:18AM Apr 24, 2024Observed: 12.3 ft at 12:33PM Apr 24, 2024Observed: 12.3 ft at 12:48PM Apr 24, 2024Observed: 12.3 ft at 1:18PM Apr 24, 2024Observed: 12.3 ft at 1:48PM Apr 24, 2024Observed: 12.2 ft at 2:18PM Apr 24, 2024Observed: 12.2 ft at 2:48PM Apr 24, 2024Observed: 12.2 ft at 3:33PM Apr 24, 2024Observed: 12.2 ft at 3:48PM Apr 24, 2024Observed: 12.2 ft at 4:48PM Apr 24, 2024Observed: 12.2 ft at 5:33PM Apr 24, 2024Observed: 12.2 ft at 6:18PM Apr 24, 2024Observed: 12.2 ft at 6:33PM Apr 24, 2024Observed: 12.2 ft at 6:48PM Apr 24, 2024Observed: 12.1 ft at 7:18PM Apr 24, 2024Observed: 12.1 ft at 7:33PM Apr 24, 2024Observed: 12.1 ft at 7:48PM Apr 24, 2024Observed: 12.1 ft at 8:18PM Apr 24, 2024Observed: 12.1 ft at 8:48PM Apr 24, 2024Observed: 12.1 ft at 9:18PM Apr 24, 2024Observed: 12.1 ft at 9:48PM Apr 24, 2024Observed: 12.1 ft at 10:18PM Apr 24, 2024Observed: 12.1 ft at 10:33PM Apr 24, 2024Observed: 12.1 ft at 11:03PM Apr 24, 2024Observed: 12.1 ft at 12:48AM Apr 25, 2024Observed: 12.1 ft at 1:03AM Apr 25, 2024Observed: 12.1 ft at 1:33AM Apr 25, 2024Observed: 12.1 ft at 1:48AM Apr 25, 2024Observed: 12.1 ft at 2:03AM Apr 25, 2024Observed: 12.1 ft at 2:33AM Apr 25, 2024Observed: 12.1 ft at 2:48AM Apr 25, 2024Observed: 12.1 ft at 3:18AM Apr 25, 2024Observed: 12.1 ft at 3:33AM Apr 25, 2024Observed: 12.2 ft at 3:48AM Apr 25, 2024Observed: 12.2 ft at 4:18AM Apr 25, 2024Observed: 12.3 ft at 5:03AM Apr 25, 2024Observed: 12.3 ft at 5:33AM Apr 25, 2024Observed: 12.3 ft at 6:03AM Apr 25, 2024Observed: 12.3 ft at 6:33AM Apr 25, 2024Observed: 12.2 ft at 8:03AM Apr 25, 2024Observed: 12.2 ft at 8:18AM Apr 25, 2024Observed: 12.2 ft at 8:33AM Apr 25, 2024Observed: 12.1 ft at 9:03AM Apr 25, 2024Observed: 12.7 ft at 7:18AM Apr 26, 2024Observed: 12.7 ft at 7:48AM Apr 26, 2024Observed: 12.7 ft at 8:03AM Apr 26, 2024Observed: 12.7 ft at 8:48AM Apr 26, 2024Observed: 12.7 ft at 9:18AM Apr 26, 2024Observed: 12.7 ft at 9:33AM Apr 26, 2024Observed: 12.7 ft at 9:48AM Apr 26, 2024Observed: 12.7 ft at 10:18AM Apr 26, 2024Observed: 12.7 ft at 10:33AM Apr 26, 2024Observed: 12.7 ft at 11:03AM Apr 26, 2024Observed: 12.7 ft at 11:18AM Apr 26, 2024Observed: 12.7 ft at 12:03PM Apr 26, 2024Observed: 12.7 ft at 12:33PM Apr 26, 2024Observed: 12.7 ft at 1:03PM Apr 26, 2024Observed: 12.7 ft at 1:18PM Apr 26, 2024Observed: 12.7 ft at 2:03PM Apr 26, 2024Observed: 12.7 ft at 3:48PM Apr 26, 2024Observed: 12.7 ft at 4:18PM Apr 26, 2024Observed: 12.7 ft at 4:33PM Apr 26, 2024Observed: 12.7 ft at 5:03PM Apr 26, 2024Observed: 12.7 ft at 5:18PM Apr 26, 2024Observed: 12.7 ft at 5:48PM Apr 26, 2024Observed: 12.7 ft at 6:33PM Apr 26, 2024Observed: 12.7 ft at 6:48PM Apr 26, 2024Observed: 12.7 ft at 7:48PM Apr 26, 2024Observed: 12.7 ft at 9:33PM Apr 26, 2024Observed: 12.7 ft at 9:48PM Apr 26, 2024Observed: 12.7 ft at 10:03PM Apr 26, 2024Observed: 12.7 ft at 10:33PM Apr 26, 2024Observed: 12.7 ft at 10:48PM Apr 26, 2024Observed: 12.7 ft at 11:03PM Apr 26, 2024Observed: 12.7 ft at 11:18PM Apr 26, 2024Observed: 12.7 ft at 11:33PM Apr 26, 2024Observed: 12.7 ft at 11:48PM Apr 26, 2024Observed: 12.6 ft at 2:18AM Apr 27, 2024Observed: 12.6 ft at 3:03AM Apr 27, 2024Observed: 12.6 ft at 3:18AM Apr 27, 2024Observed: 12.7 ft at 4:18AM Apr 27, 2024Observed: 12.7 ft at 4:33AM Apr 27, 2024Observed: 12.7 ft at 4:48AM Apr 27, 2024Observed: 12.7 ft at 5:03AM Apr 27, 2024Observed: 12.7 ft at 5:18AM Apr 27, 2024Highest Observation: 12.8 ft at 6:03AM Apr 27, 2024Observed: 12.7 ft at 7:18AM Apr 27, 2024Observed: 12.7 ft at 7:33AM Apr 27, 2024Observed: 12.7 ft at 8:03AM Apr 27, 2024Observed: 12.6 ft at 9:03AM Apr 27, 2024Observed: 12.6 ft at 10:03AM Apr 27, 2024Observed: 12.6 ft at 11:18AM Apr 27, 2024Observed: 12.6 ft at 11:33AM Apr 27, 2024Observed: 12.6 ft at 11:48AM Apr 27, 2024Observed: 12.6 ft at 12:18PM Apr 27, 2024Observed: 12.6 ft at 12:48PM Apr 27, 2024Observed: 12.6 ft at 1:18PM Apr 27, 2024Observed: 12.6 ft at 4:33PM Apr 27, 2024Observed: 12.6 ft at 4:48PM Apr 27, 2024Observed: 12.6 ft at 5:18PM Apr 27, 2024Observed: 12.6 ft at 6:03PM Apr 27, 2024Observed: 12.6 ft at 6:48PM Apr 27, 2024Observed: 12.6 ft at 7:03PM Apr 27, 2024Observed: 12.6 ft at 7:48PM Apr 27, 2024Observed: 12.6 ft at 8:03PM Apr 27, 2024Observed: 12.6 ft at 9:03PM Apr 27, 2024Observed: 12.6 ft at 9:18PM Apr 27, 2024Observed: 12.6 ft at 9:33PM Apr 27, 2024Observed: 12.6 ft at 10:33PM Apr 27, 2024Observed: 12.6 ft at 10:48PM Apr 27, 2024Observed: 12.6 ft at 11:03PM Apr 27, 2024Observed: 12.6 ft at 11:48PM Apr 27, 2024Observed: 12.6 ft at 12:18AM Apr 28, 2024Observed: 12.6 ft at 1:03AM Apr 28, 2024Observed: 12.6 ft at 1:33AM Apr 28, 2024Observed: 12.6 ft at 4:03AM Apr 28, 2024Observed: 12.6 ft at 4:48AM Apr 28, 2024Observed: 12.7 ft at 5:33AM Apr 28, 2024Observed: 12.7 ft at 6:03AM Apr 28, 2024Observed: 12.7 ft at 6:18AM Apr 28, 2024Observed: 12.7 ft at 6:33AM Apr 28, 2024Highest Observation: 12.8 ft at 7:03AM Apr 28, 2024Observed: 12.7 ft at 8:18AM Apr 28, 2024Observed: 12.7 ft at 8:33AM Apr 28, 2024Observed: 12.7 ft at 8:48AM Apr 28, 2024Observed: 12.7 ft at 9:03AM Apr 28, 2024Observed: 12.6 ft at 9:33AM Apr 28, 2024Observed: 12.6 ft at 10:33AM Apr 28, 2024Observed: 12.6 ft at 11:33AM Apr 28, 2024Observed: 12.6 ft at 11:48AM Apr 28, 2024Observed: 12.6 ft at 12:18PM Apr 28, 2024Observed: 12.6 ft at 12:33PM Apr 28, 2024Observed: 12.6 ft at 12:48PM Apr 28, 2024Observed: 12.6 ft at 2:03PM Apr 28, 2024Observed: 12.6 ft at 2:33PM Apr 28, 2024Observed: 12.6 ft at 4:18PM Apr 28, 2024Observed: 12.6 ft at 5:03PM Apr 28, 2024Observed: 12.6 ft at 6:18PM Apr 28, 2024Observed: 12.6 ft at 6:33PM Apr 28, 2024Observed: 12.6 ft at 7:33PM Apr 28, 2024Observed: 12.6 ft at 7:48PM Apr 28, 2024Observed: 12.7 ft at 8:03PM Apr 28, 2024Observed: 12.7 ft at 8:33PM Apr 28, 2024Observed: 12.7 ft at 8:48PM Apr 28, 2024Observed: 12.6 ft at 9:18PM Apr 28, 2024Observed: 12.6 ft at 9:33PM Apr 28, 2024Observed: 12.6 ft at 9:48PM Apr 28, 2024Observed: 12.6 ft at 10:48PM Apr 28, 2024Observed: 12.6 ft at 11:03PM Apr 28, 2024Observed: 12.6 ft at 11:18PM Apr 28, 2024Observed: 12.6 ft at 11:48PM Apr 28, 2024Observed: 12.6 ft at 12:03AM Apr 29, 2024Observed: 12.6 ft at 12:33AM Apr 29, 2024Observed: 12.6 ft at 1:03AM Apr 29, 2024Observed: 12.6 ft at 1:33AM Apr 29, 2024Observed: 12.6 ft at 1:48AM Apr 29, 2024Observed: 12.6 ft at 2:48AM Apr 29, 2024Observed: 12.6 ft at 4:18AM Apr 29, 2024Observed: 12.6 ft at 4:33AM Apr 29, 2024Observed: 12.7 ft at 5:33AM Apr 29, 2024Observed: 12.7 ft at 6:03AM Apr 29, 2024Observed: 12.7 ft at 6:33AM Apr 29, 2024Highest Observation: 12.8 ft at 6:48AM Apr 29, 2024Highest Observation: 12.8 ft at 7:33AM Apr 29, 2024Highest Observation: 12.8 ft at 8:03AM Apr 29, 2024Highest Observation: 12.8 ft at 8:33AM Apr 29, 2024Highest Observation: 12.8 ft at 8:48AM Apr 29, 2024Highest Observation: 12.8 ft at 9:18AM Apr 29, 2024Highest Observation: 12.8 ft at 9:33AM Apr 29, 2024Observed: 12.7 ft at 11:03AM Apr 29, 2024Observed: 12.7 ft at 11:18AM Apr 29, 2024Observed: 12.7 ft at 11:33AM Apr 29, 2024Forecast: 12.74 ft 1:00PM Apr 29, 2024Forecast: 12.74 ft 2:00PM Apr 29, 2024Forecast: 12.74 ft 3:00PM Apr 29, 2024Forecast: 12.74 ft 4:00PM Apr 29, 2024Forecast: 12.74 ft 5:00PM Apr 29, 2024Forecast: 12.75 ft 6:00PM Apr 29, 2024Forecast: 12.76 ft 7:00PM Apr 29, 2024Forecast: 12.78 ft 8:00PM Apr 29, 2024Forecast: 12.81 ft 9:00PM Apr 29, 2024Forecast: 12.84 ft 10:00PM Apr 29, 2024Forecast: 12.85 ft 11:00PM Apr 29, 2024Forecast: 12.86 ft 12:00AM Apr 30, 2024Forecast: 12.85 ft 1:00AM Apr 30, 2024Forecast: 12.85 ft 2:00AM Apr 30, 2024Forecast: 12.84 ft 3:00AM Apr 30, 2024Forecast: 12.84 ft 4:00AM Apr 30, 2024Forecast: 12.84 ft 5:00AM Apr 30, 2024Forecast: 12.86 ft 6:00AM Apr 30, 2024Forecast: 12.89 ft 7:00AM Apr 30, 2024Forecast: 12.94 ft 8:00AM Apr 30, 2024Forecast: 12.97 ft 9:00AM Apr 30, 2024Forecast: 12.97 ft 10:00AM Apr 30, 2024Forecast: 12.95 ft 11:00AM Apr 30, 2024Forecast: 12.93 ft 12:00PM Apr 30, 2024Forecast: 12.92 ft 1:00PM Apr 30, 2024Forecast: 12.91 ft 2:00PM Apr 30, 2024Forecast: 12.9 ft 3:00PM Apr 30, 2024Forecast: 12.9 ft 4:00PM Apr 30, 2024Forecast: 12.89 ft 5:00PM Apr 30, 2024Forecast: 12.89 ft 6:00PM Apr 30, 2024Forecast: 12.88 ft 7:00PM Apr 30, 2024Forecast: 12.88 ft 8:00PM Apr 30, 2024Forecast: 12.9 ft 9:00PM Apr 30, 2024Forecast: 12.92 ft 10:00PM Apr 30, 2024Forecast: 12.94 ft 11:00PM Apr 30, 2024Forecast: 12.94 ft 12:00AM May 01, 2024Forecast: 12.94 ft 1:00AM May 01, 2024Forecast: 12.94 ft 2:00AM May 01, 2024Forecast: 12.92 ft 3:00AM May 01, 2024Forecast: 12.91 ft 4:00AM May 01, 2024Forecast: 12.89 ft 5:00AM May 01, 2024Forecast: 12.87 ft 6:00AM May 01, 2024Forecast: 12.87 ft 7:00AM May 01, 2024Forecast: 12.88 ft 8:00AM May 01, 2024Forecast: 12.9 ft 9:00AM May 01, 2024Forecast: 12.91 ft 10:00AM May 01, 2024Forecast: 12.91 ft 11:00AM May 01, 2024Forecast: 12.88 ft 12:00PM May 01, 2024Forecast: 12.86 ft 1:00PM May 01, 2024Forecast: 12.84 ft 2:00PM May 01, 2024Forecast: 12.82 ft 3:00PM May 01, 2024Forecast: 12.79 ft 4:00PM May 01, 2024Forecast: 12.77 ft 5:00PM May 01, 2024Forecast: 12.75 ft 6:00PM May 01, 2024Forecast: 12.74 ft 7:00PM May 01, 2024Forecast: 12.73 ft 8:00PM May 01, 2024Forecast: 12.72 ft 9:00PM May 01, 2024Forecast: 12.73 ft 10:00PM May 01, 2024Forecast: 12.74 ft 11:00PM May 01, 2024Forecast: 12.75 ft 12:00AM May 02, 2024Forecast: 12.75 ft 1:00AM May 02, 2024Forecast: 12.74 ft 2:00AM May 02, 2024Forecast: 12.73 ft 3:00AM May 02, 2024Forecast: 12.71 ft 4:00AM May 02, 2024Forecast: 12.69 ft 5:00AM May 02, 2024Forecast: 12.68 ft 6:00AM May 02, 2024Forecast: 12.67 ft 7:00AM May 02, 2024Forecast: 12.67 ft 8:00AM May 02, 2024Forecast: 12.68 ft 9:00AM May 02, 2024Forecast: 12.7 ft 10:00AM May 02, 2024Forecast: 12.72 ft 11:00AM May 02, 2024Forecast: 12.73 ft 12:00PM May 02, 2024Forecast: 12.73 ft 1:00PM May 02, 2024Forecast: 12.72 ft 2:00PM May 02, 2024Forecast: 12.71 ft 3:00PM May 02, 2024Forecast: 12.7 ft 4:00PM May 02, 2024Forecast: 12.69 ft 5:00PM May 02, 2024Forecast: 12.68 ft 6:00PM May 02, 2024Forecast: 12.68 ft 7:00PM May 02, 2024Forecast: 12.67 ft 8:00PM May 02, 2024Forecast: 12.67 ft 9:00PM May 02, 2024Forecast: 12.68 ft 10:00PM May 02, 2024Forecast: 12.69 ft 11:00PM May 02, 2024Forecast: 12.72 ft 12:00AM May 03, 2024Forecast: 12.75 ft 1:00AM May 03, 2024Forecast: 12.76 ft 2:00AM May 03, 2024Forecast: 12.75 ft 3:00AM May 03, 2024Forecast: 12.75 ft 4:00AM May 03, 2024Forecast: 12.73 ft 5:00AM May 03, 2024Forecast: 12.73 ft 6:00AM May 03, 2024Forecast: 12.71 ft 7:00AM May 03, 2024Forecast: 12.7 ft 8:00AM May 03, 2024Forecast: 12.7 ft 9:00AM May 03, 2024Forecast: 12.7 ft 10:00AM May 03, 2024Forecast: 12.72 ft 11:00AM May 03, 2024Forecast: 12.74 ft 12:00PM May 03, 2024Forecast: 12.75 ft 1:00PM May 03, 2024Forecast: 12.75 ft 2:00PM May 03, 2024Forecast: 12.74 ft 3:00PM May 03, 2024Forecast: 12.72 ft 4:00PM May 03, 2024Forecast: 12.7 ft 5:00PM May 03, 2024Forecast: 12.69 ft 6:00PM May 03, 2024Forecast: 12.67 ft 7:00PM May 03, 2024Forecast: 12.66 ft 8:00PM May 03, 2024Forecast: 12.64 ft 9:00PM May 03, 2024Forecast: 12.64 ft 10:00PM May 03, 2024Forecast: 12.64 ft 11:00PM May 03, 2024Forecast: 12.66 ft 12:00AM May 04, 2024Forecast: 12.69 ft 1:00AM May 04, 2024Forecast: 12.72 ft 2:00AM May 04, 2024Forecast: 12.73 ft 3:00AM May 04, 2024Forecast: 12.73 ft 4:00AM May 04, 2024Forecast: 12.71 ft 5:00AM May 04, 2024Forecast: 12.69 ft 6:00AM May 04, 2024Forecast: 12.68 ft 7:00AM May 04, 2024Forecast: 12.67 ft 8:00AM May 04, 2024Forecast: 12.67 ft 9:00AM May 04, 2024Forecast: 12.66 ft 10:00AM May 04, 2024Forecast: 12.67 ft 11:00AM May 04, 2024Forecast: 12.68 ft 12:00PM May 04, 2024Forecast: 12.71 ft 1:00PM May 04, 2024Forecast: 12.74 ft 2:00PM May 04, 2024Forecast: 12.76 ft 3:00PM May 04, 2024Forecast: 12.75 ft 4:00PM May 04, 2024Forecast: 12.74 ft 5:00PM May 04, 2024Forecast: 12.73 ft 6:00PM May 04, 2024Forecast: 12.72 ft 7:00PM May 04, 2024Forecast: 12.71 ft 8:00PM May 04, 2024Forecast: 12.71 ft 9:00PM May 04, 2024Forecast: 12.71 ft 10:00PM May 04, 2024Forecast: 12.72 ft 11:00PM May 04, 2024Forecast: 12.74 ft 12:00AM May 05, 2024Forecast: 12.78 ft 1:00AM May 05, 2024Forecast: 12.84 ft 2:00AM May 05, 2024Forecast: 12.89 ft 3:00AM May 05, 2024Forecast: 12.91 ft 4:00AM May 05, 2024Forecast: 12.9 ft 5:00AM May 05, 2024Forecast: 12.88 ft 6:00AM May 05, 2024Forecast: 12.87 ft 7:00AM May 05, 2024Forecast: 12.87 ft 8:00AM May 05, 2024Forecast: 12.87 ft 9:00AM May 05, 2024Forecast: 12.87 ft 10:00AM May 05, 2024Forecast: 12.87 ft 11:00AM May 05, 2024Forecast: 12.88 ft 12:00PM May 05, 2024Forecast: 12.9 ft 1:00PM May 05, 2024Forecast: 12.95 ft 2:00PM May 05, 2024Forecast: 12.99 ft 3:00PM May 05, 2024Forecast: 13.01 ft 4:00PM May 05, 2024Forecast: 13.01 ft 5:00PM May 05, 2024Forecast: 13.01 ft 6:00PM May 05, 2024Forecast: 13.01 ft 7:00PM May 05, 2024Forecast: 13.02 ft 8:00PM May 05, 2024Forecast: 13.03 ft 9:00PM May 05, 2024Forecast: 13.04 ft 10:00PM May 05, 2024Forecast: 13.05 ft 11:00PM May 05, 2024Forecast: 13.07 ft 12:00AM May 06, 2024Forecast: 13.09 ft 1:00AM May 06, 2024Forecast: 13.15 ft 2:00AM May 06, 2024Forecast: 13.22 ft 3:00AM May 06, 2024Forecast: 13.27 ft 4:00AM May 06, 2024Forecast: 13.28 ft 5:00AM May 06, 2024Highest Forecast: 13.29 ft 6:00AM May 06, 2024Forecast: 13.28 ft 7:00AM May 06, 2024Forecast: 13.28 ft 8:00AM May 06, 2024Forecast: 13.28 ft 9:00AM May 06, 2024Forecast: 13.27 ft 10:00AM May 06, 2024Forecast: 13.27 ft 11:00AM May 06, 2024Forecast: 13.28 ft 12:00PM May 06, 2024KELW1(plotting HGIRR) Graph Created (12:34PM Apr 29, 2024)ObservedForecast (issued 10:54AM Apr 29)Latest observed value: 12.7 ft at 11:33 AM PDT 29-Apr-2024. Flood Stage is 21.5 ft
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NOTE: Forecasts for the Cowlitz River at Kelso are issued routinely year-round.
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Flood Categories (in feet)
Major Flood Stage: 26.5
Moderate Flood Stage: 24.5
Flood Stage: 21.5
Action Stage: 19.5
Low Stage (in feet): -9999

Historic Crests
(1) 29.50 ft on 02/09/1996
(2) 28.86 ft on 12/23/1933
(3) 27.00 ft on 11/30/1995
(4) 24.30 ft on 06/10/1948
(5) 24.20 ft on 12/09/2015
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(P): Preliminary values subject to further review.

Recent Crests
(1) 22.10 ft on 12/06/2023
(2) 24.00 ft on 01/07/2022 (P)
(3) 21.90 ft on 11/13/2021 (P)
(4) 22.40 ft on 12/11/2015
(5) 24.20 ft on 12/09/2015
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(P): Preliminary values subject to further review.

Low Water Records
Currently none available.

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28.5 major flooding in Kelso occurs, including residential and business areas. Numerous roads are flooded and closed, and levees may be subject to erosion and overtopping at this level.
26.5 some flooding of business and residential areas occurs in Kelso. Numerous road closures can be expected. The top of some levees are approached at this level.
24.5 flooding of a few residential areas in Kelso begins. Also expect widespread flooding of pasture land and low lying roads.
21.5 flooding of several low lying and secondary roads begins, including the Cowlitz Gardens neighborhood, along with flooding of pasture and lowland upstream of Kelso.
19.5 the river is at bankfull level.
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(1) NWS river gage at Kelso
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Latitude: 46.142500° N, Longitude: 122.916111° W, Horizontal Datum: NAD83/WGS84

River Stage
Reference Frame		 Gauge Height Flood Stage Uses
NWS stage 0 ft 21.5 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 0.0 21.5 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 Not Available Not Available  
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Vertical datum: Mean Sea Level, NAVD88
10-day Forecast/Trend, Northwest River Forecast Center
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