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Cow Creek near Riddle Stage (ft)Flow (cfs)Highest Observation: 1.43 ft at 11:45AM May 25, 2020Highest Observation: 1.43 ft at 12:00PM May 25, 2020Highest Observation: 1.43 ft at 12:15PM May 25, 2020Highest Observation: 1.43 ft at 12:30PM May 25, 2020Highest Observation: 1.43 ft at 12:45PM May 25, 2020Highest Observation: 1.43 ft at 1:00PM May 25, 2020Highest Observation: 1.43 ft at 1:15PM May 25, 2020Highest Observation: 1.43 ft at 1:30PM May 25, 2020Highest Observation: 1.43 ft at 1:45PM May 25, 2020Highest Observation: 1.43 ft at 2:00PM May 25, 2020Highest Observation: 1.43 ft at 2:15PM May 25, 2020Highest Observation: 1.43 ft at 2:30PM May 25, 2020Highest Observation: 1.43 ft at 2:45PM May 25, 2020Highest Observation: 1.43 ft at 3:00PM May 25, 2020Highest Observation: 1.43 ft at 3:15PM May 25, 2020Highest Observation: 1.43 ft at 3:30PM May 25, 2020Highest Observation: 1.43 ft at 3:45PM May 25, 2020Highest Observation: 1.43 ft at 4:00PM May 25, 2020Highest Observation: 1.43 ft at 4:15PM May 25, 2020Highest Observation: 1.43 ft at 4:30PM May 25, 2020Highest Observation: 1.43 ft at 4:45PM May 25, 2020Highest Observation: 1.43 ft at 5:00PM May 25, 2020Observed: 1.42 ft at 5:15PM May 25, 2020Observed: 1.42 ft at 5:30PM May 25, 2020Observed: 1.42 ft at 5:45PM May 25, 2020Observed: 1.42 ft at 6:00PM May 25, 2020Observed: 1.42 ft at 6:15PM May 25, 2020Observed: 1.42 ft at 6:30PM May 25, 2020Observed: 1.42 ft at 6:45PM May 25, 2020Highest Observation: 1.43 ft at 7:00PM May 25, 2020Observed: 1.42 ft at 7:15PM May 25, 2020Observed: 1.42 ft at 7:30PM May 25, 2020Observed: 1.42 ft at 7:45PM May 25, 2020Observed: 1.42 ft at 8:00PM May 25, 2020Observed: 1.42 ft at 8:15PM May 25, 2020Observed: 1.42 ft at 8:30PM May 25, 2020Observed: 1.42 ft at 8:45PM May 25, 2020Observed: 1.42 ft at 9:00PM May 25, 2020Observed: 1.42 ft at 9:15PM May 25, 2020Observed: 1.42 ft at 9:30PM May 25, 2020Observed: 1.42 ft at 9:45PM May 25, 2020Observed: 1.42 ft at 10:00PM May 25, 2020Observed: 1.42 ft at 10:15PM May 25, 2020Observed: 1.42 ft at 10:30PM May 25, 2020Observed: 1.42 ft at 10:45PM May 25, 2020Observed: 1.42 ft at 11:00PM May 25, 2020Observed: 1.42 ft at 11:15PM May 25, 2020Observed: 1.42 ft at 11:30PM May 25, 2020Observed: 1.42 ft at 11:45PM May 25, 2020Observed: 1.42 ft at 12:00AM May 26, 2020Observed: 1.42 ft at 12:15AM May 26, 2020Observed: 1.42 ft at 12:30AM May 26, 2020Observed: 1.42 ft at 12:45AM May 26, 2020Observed: 1.42 ft at 1:00AM May 26, 2020Observed: 1.42 ft at 1:15AM May 26, 2020Observed: 1.42 ft at 1:30AM May 26, 2020Observed: 1.42 ft at 1:45AM May 26, 2020Observed: 1.42 ft at 2:00AM May 26, 2020Observed: 1.42 ft at 2:15AM May 26, 2020Observed: 1.42 ft at 2:30AM May 26, 2020Observed: 1.42 ft at 2:45AM May 26, 2020Observed: 1.42 ft at 3:00AM May 26, 2020Observed: 1.42 ft at 3:15AM May 26, 2020Observed: 1.42 ft at 3:30AM May 26, 2020Observed: 1.42 ft at 3:45AM May 26, 2020Observed: 1.42 ft at 4:00AM May 26, 2020Observed: 1.42 ft at 4:15AM May 26, 2020Observed: 1.42 ft at 4:30AM May 26, 2020Observed: 1.42 ft at 4:45AM May 26, 2020Observed: 1.42 ft at 5:00AM May 26, 2020Observed: 1.42 ft at 5:15AM May 26, 2020Observed: 1.42 ft at 5:30AM May 26, 2020Observed: 1.41 ft at 5:45AM May 26, 2020Observed: 1.42 ft at 6:00AM May 26, 2020Observed: 1.42 ft at 6:15AM May 26, 2020Observed: 1.41 ft at 6:30AM May 26, 2020Observed: 1.41 ft at 6:45AM May 26, 2020Observed: 1.41 ft at 7:00AM May 26, 2020Observed: 1.41 ft at 7:15AM May 26, 2020Observed: 1.41 ft at 7:30AM May 26, 2020Observed: 1.41 ft at 7:45AM May 26, 2020Observed: 1.41 ft at 8:00AM May 26, 2020Observed: 1.41 ft at 8:15AM May 26, 2020Observed: 1.41 ft at 8:30AM May 26, 2020Observed: 1.41 ft at 8:45AM May 26, 2020Observed: 1.41 ft at 9:00AM May 26, 2020Observed: 1.41 ft at 9:15AM May 26, 2020Observed: 1.41 ft at 9:30AM May 26, 2020Observed: 1.41 ft at 9:45AM May 26, 2020Observed: 1.41 ft at 10:00AM May 26, 2020Observed: 1.41 ft at 10:15AM May 26, 2020Observed: 1.41 ft at 10:30AM May 26, 2020Observed: 1.41 ft at 10:45AM May 26, 2020Observed: 1.41 ft at 11:00AM May 26, 2020Observed: 1.41 ft at 11:15AM May 26, 2020Observed: 1.41 ft at 11:30AM May 26, 2020Observed: 1.41 ft at 11:45AM May 26, 2020Observed: 1.41 ft at 12:00PM May 26, 2020Observed: 1.41 ft at 12:15PM May 26, 2020Observed: 1.41 ft at 12:30PM May 26, 2020Observed: 1.41 ft at 12:45PM May 26, 2020Observed: 1.41 ft at 1:00PM May 26, 2020Observed: 1.41 ft at 1:15PM May 26, 2020Observed: 1.4 ft at 1:30PM May 26, 2020Observed: 1.4 ft at 1:45PM May 26, 2020Observed: 1.4 ft at 2:00PM May 26, 2020Observed: 1.4 ft at 2:15PM May 26, 2020Observed: 1.4 ft at 2:30PM May 26, 2020Observed: 1.4 ft at 2:45PM May 26, 2020Observed: 1.4 ft at 3:00PM May 26, 2020Observed: 1.4 ft at 3:15PM May 26, 2020Observed: 1.4 ft at 3:30PM May 26, 2020Observed: 1.4 ft at 3:45PM May 26, 2020Observed: 1.4 ft at 4:00PM May 26, 2020Observed: 1.4 ft at 4:15PM May 26, 2020Observed: 1.4 ft at 4:30PM May 26, 2020Observed: 1.4 ft at 4:45PM May 26, 2020Observed: 1.4 ft at 5:00PM May 26, 2020Observed: 1.4 ft at 5:15PM May 26, 2020Observed: 1.4 ft at 5:30PM May 26, 2020Observed: 1.4 ft at 5:45PM May 26, 2020Observed: 1.4 ft at 6:00PM May 26, 2020Observed: 1.4 ft at 6:15PM May 26, 2020Observed: 1.4 ft at 6:30PM May 26, 2020Observed: 1.4 ft at 6:45PM May 26, 2020Observed: 1.4 ft at 7:00PM May 26, 2020Observed: 1.4 ft at 7:15PM May 26, 2020Observed: 1.4 ft at 7:30PM May 26, 2020Observed: 1.4 ft at 7:45PM May 26, 2020Observed: 1.4 ft at 8:00PM May 26, 2020Observed: 1.4 ft at 8:15PM May 26, 2020Observed: 1.4 ft at 8:30PM May 26, 2020Observed: 1.39 ft at 8:45PM May 26, 2020Observed: 1.39 ft at 9:00PM May 26, 2020Observed: 1.39 ft at 9:15PM May 26, 2020Observed: 1.39 ft at 9:30PM May 26, 2020Observed: 1.39 ft at 9:45PM May 26, 2020Observed: 1.39 ft at 10:00PM May 26, 2020Observed: 1.4 ft at 10:15PM May 26, 2020Observed: 1.4 ft at 10:30PM May 26, 2020Observed: 1.4 ft at 10:45PM May 26, 2020Observed: 1.39 ft at 11:00PM May 26, 2020Observed: 1.4 ft at 11:15PM May 26, 2020Observed: 1.4 ft at 11:30PM May 26, 2020Observed: 1.4 ft at 11:45PM May 26, 2020Observed: 1.4 ft at 12:00AM May 27, 2020Observed: 1.4 ft at 12:15AM May 27, 2020Observed: 1.39 ft at 12:30AM May 27, 2020Observed: 1.39 ft at 12:45AM May 27, 2020Observed: 1.39 ft at 1:00AM May 27, 2020Observed: 1.39 ft at 1:15AM May 27, 2020Observed: 1.39 ft at 1:30AM May 27, 2020Observed: 1.39 ft at 1:45AM May 27, 2020Observed: 1.39 ft at 2:00AM May 27, 2020Observed: 1.39 ft at 2:15AM May 27, 2020Observed: 1.39 ft at 2:30AM May 27, 2020Observed: 1.39 ft at 2:45AM May 27, 2020Observed: 1.39 ft at 3:00AM May 27, 2020Observed: 1.39 ft at 3:15AM May 27, 2020Observed: 1.39 ft at 3:30AM May 27, 2020Observed: 1.39 ft at 3:45AM May 27, 2020Observed: 1.39 ft at 4:00AM May 27, 2020Observed: 1.39 ft at 4:15AM May 27, 2020Observed: 1.39 ft at 4:30AM May 27, 2020Observed: 1.39 ft at 4:45AM May 27, 2020Observed: 1.39 ft at 5:00AM May 27, 2020Observed: 1.39 ft at 5:15AM May 27, 2020Observed: 1.39 ft at 5:30AM May 27, 2020Observed: 1.39 ft at 5:45AM May 27, 2020Observed: 1.39 ft at 6:00AM May 27, 2020Observed: 1.39 ft at 6:15AM May 27, 2020Observed: 1.39 ft at 6:30AM May 27, 2020Observed: 1.39 ft at 6:45AM May 27, 2020Observed: 1.39 ft at 7:00AM May 27, 2020Observed: 1.39 ft at 7:15AM May 27, 2020Observed: 1.39 ft at 7:30AM May 27, 2020Observed: 1.39 ft at 7:45AM May 27, 2020Observed: 1.39 ft at 8:00AM May 27, 2020Observed: 1.39 ft at 8:15AM May 27, 2020Observed: 1.39 ft at 8:30AM May 27, 2020Observed: 1.39 ft at 8:45AM May 27, 2020Observed: 1.39 ft at 9:00AM May 27, 2020Observed: 1.39 ft at 9:15AM May 27, 2020Observed: 1.39 ft at 9:30AM May 27, 2020Observed: 1.38 ft at 9:45AM May 27, 2020Observed: 1.38 ft at 10:00AM May 27, 2020Observed: 1.38 ft at 10:15AM May 27, 2020Observed: 1.38 ft at 10:30AM May 27, 2020Observed: 1.38 ft at 10:45AM May 27, 2020Observed: 1.38 ft at 11:00AM May 27, 2020Observed: 1.38 ft at 11:15AM May 27, 2020Observed: 1.38 ft at 11:30AM May 27, 2020Observed: 1.38 ft at 11:45AM May 27, 2020Observed: 1.38 ft at 12:00PM May 27, 2020Observed: 1.38 ft at 12:15PM May 27, 2020Observed: 1.38 ft at 12:30PM May 27, 2020Observed: 1.38 ft at 12:45PM May 27, 2020Observed: 1.38 ft at 1:00PM May 27, 2020Observed: 1.38 ft at 1:15PM May 27, 2020Observed: 1.38 ft at 1:30PM May 27, 2020Observed: 1.38 ft at 1:45PM May 27, 2020Observed: 1.38 ft at 2:00PM May 27, 2020Observed: 1.38 ft at 2:15PM May 27, 2020Observed: 1.38 ft at 2:30PM May 27, 2020Observed: 1.38 ft at 2:45PM May 27, 2020Observed: 1.38 ft at 3:00PM May 27, 2020Observed: 1.38 ft at 3:15PM May 27, 2020Observed: 1.38 ft at 3:30PM May 27, 2020Observed: 1.38 ft at 3:45PM May 27, 2020Observed: 1.38 ft at 4:00PM May 27, 2020Observed: 1.38 ft at 4:15PM May 27, 2020Observed: 1.38 ft at 4:30PM May 27, 2020Observed: 1.38 ft at 4:45PM May 27, 2020Observed: 1.38 ft at 5:00PM May 27, 2020Observed: 1.38 ft at 5:15PM May 27, 2020Observed: 1.38 ft at 5:30PM May 27, 2020Observed: 1.38 ft at 5:45PM May 27, 2020Observed: 1.38 ft at 6:00PM May 27, 2020Observed: 1.38 ft at 6:15PM May 27, 2020Observed: 1.38 ft at 6:30PM May 27, 2020Observed: 1.38 ft at 6:45PM May 27, 2020Observed: 1.38 ft at 7:00PM May 27, 2020Observed: 1.38 ft at 7:15PM May 27, 2020Observed: 1.38 ft at 7:30PM May 27, 2020Observed: 1.38 ft at 7:45PM May 27, 2020Observed: 1.38 ft at 8:00PM May 27, 2020Observed: 1.38 ft at 8:15PM May 27, 2020Observed: 1.38 ft at 8:30PM May 27, 2020Observed: 1.38 ft at 8:45PM May 27, 2020Observed: 1.38 ft at 9:00PM May 27, 2020Observed: 1.38 ft at 9:15PM May 27, 2020Observed: 1.38 ft at 9:30PM May 27, 2020Observed: 1.38 ft at 9:45PM May 27, 2020Observed: 1.38 ft at 10:00PM May 27, 2020Observed: 1.38 ft at 10:15PM May 27, 2020Observed: 1.38 ft at 10:30PM May 27, 2020Observed: 1.38 ft at 10:45PM May 27, 2020Observed: 1.38 ft at 11:00PM May 27, 2020Observed: 1.38 ft at 11:15PM May 27, 2020Observed: 1.38 ft at 11:30PM May 27, 2020Observed: 1.38 ft at 11:45PM May 27, 2020Observed: 1.38 ft at 12:00AM May 28, 2020Observed: 1.38 ft at 12:15AM May 28, 2020Observed: 1.38 ft at 12:30AM May 28, 2020Observed: 1.38 ft at 12:45AM May 28, 2020Observed: 1.38 ft at 1:00AM May 28, 2020Observed: 1.38 ft at 1:15AM May 28, 2020Observed: 1.38 ft at 1:30AM May 28, 2020Observed: 1.38 ft at 1:45AM May 28, 2020Observed: 1.38 ft at 2:00AM May 28, 2020Observed: 1.38 ft at 2:15AM May 28, 2020Observed: 1.38 ft at 2:30AM May 28, 2020Observed: 1.38 ft at 2:45AM May 28, 2020Observed: 1.38 ft at 3:00AM May 28, 2020Observed: 1.38 ft at 3:15AM May 28, 2020Observed: 1.38 ft at 3:30AM May 28, 2020Observed: 1.38 ft at 3:45AM May 28, 2020Observed: 1.38 ft at 4:00AM May 28, 2020Observed: 1.38 ft at 4:15AM May 28, 2020Observed: 1.38 ft at 4:30AM May 28, 2020Observed: 1.38 ft at 4:45AM May 28, 2020Observed: 1.38 ft at 5:00AM May 28, 2020Observed: 1.38 ft at 5:15AM May 28, 2020Observed: 1.38 ft at 5:30AM May 28, 2020Observed: 1.38 ft at 5:45AM May 28, 2020Observed: 1.38 ft at 6:00AM May 28, 2020Observed: 1.38 ft at 6:15AM May 28, 2020Observed: 1.38 ft at 6:30AM May 28, 2020Observed: 1.38 ft at 6:45AM May 28, 2020Observed: 1.38 ft at 7:00AM May 28, 2020Observed: 1.38 ft at 7:15AM May 28, 2020Observed: 1.38 ft at 7:30AM May 28, 2020Observed: 1.38 ft at 7:45AM May 28, 2020Observed: 1.38 ft at 8:00AM May 28, 2020Observed: 1.38 ft at 8:15AM May 28, 2020Observed: 1.38 ft at 8:30AM May 28, 2020Observed: 1.38 ft at 8:45AM May 28, 2020Observed: 1.38 ft at 9:00AM May 28, 2020Observed: 1.38 ft at 9:15AM May 28, 2020Observed: 1.38 ft at 9:30AM May 28, 2020Observed: 1.38 ft at 9:45AM May 28, 2020Observed: 1.38 ft at 10:00AM May 28, 2020Observed: 1.37 ft at 10:15AM May 28, 2020Observed: 1.37 ft at 10:30AM May 28, 2020Observed: 1.37 ft at 10:45AM May 28, 2020Observed: 1.37 ft at 11:00AM May 28, 2020Forecast: 1.38 ft 5:00PM May 28, 2020Forecast: 1.37 ft 11:00PM May 28, 2020Forecast: 1.37 ft 5:00AM May 29, 2020Forecast: 1.37 ft 11:00AM May 29, 2020Forecast: 1.38 ft 5:00PM May 29, 2020Forecast: 1.38 ft 11:00PM May 29, 2020Forecast: 1.44 ft 5:00AM May 30, 2020Forecast: 1.9 ft 11:00AM May 30, 2020Forecast: 2.76 ft 5:00PM May 30, 2020Forecast: 3.87 ft 11:00PM May 30, 2020Highest Forecast: 4.37 ft 5:00AM May 31, 2020Forecast: 4.15 ft 11:00AM May 31, 2020Forecast: 3.55 ft 5:00PM May 31, 2020Forecast: 2.89 ft 11:00PM May 31, 2020Forecast: 2.46 ft 5:00AM Jun 01, 2020Forecast: 2.18 ft 11:00AM Jun 01, 2020USGS--Water Resources of the United StatesRDLO3(plotting HGIRG) Graph Created (11:30AM May 28, 2020)ObservedForecast (issued 9:35AM May 28)Latest observed value: 1.37 ft at 11:00 AM PDT 28-May-2020. Flood Stage is 22 ft
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Flood Categories (in feet)
Major Flood Stage: 27
Moderate Flood Stage: 25
Flood Stage: 22
Action Stage: 18
Low Stage (in feet): 0

Historic Crests
(1) 28.50 ft on 10/29/1950
(2) 28.17 ft on 01/15/1974
(3) 27.67 ft on 12/22/1964
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(P): Preliminary values subject to further review.

Recent Crests
(1) 24.29 ft on 02/07/2015
(2) 12.88 ft on 11/20/2012
(3) 22.52 ft on 12/08/1996
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(P): Preliminary values subject to further review.

Low Water Records
Currently none available.
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28.5 Record flood stage. Major flooding is occurring.
27.7 Major flooding is occurring. Widespread flooding of low-lying structures and pasture land.
22 Cow Creek is at flood stage. Flooding of low-lying fields and structures begins at this point.
18 Cow Creek is at bankfull stage.
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Latitude: 42.923450° N, Longitude: 123.428957° W, Horizontal Datum: NAD83/WGS84

River Stage
Reference Frame		 Gauge Height Flood Stage Uses
NWS stage 0 ft 22 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 29 682.6 ft 704.6 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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