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Little Salmon River at Riggins Stage (ft)Flow (cfs)Observed: 2.62 ft at 3:00PM Dec 09, 2019Highest Observation: 2.64 ft at 3:15PM Dec 09, 2019Highest Observation: 2.64 ft at 3:30PM Dec 09, 2019Observed: 2.63 ft at 3:45PM Dec 09, 2019Highest Observation: 2.64 ft at 4:00PM Dec 09, 2019Highest Observation: 2.64 ft at 4:15PM Dec 09, 2019Observed: 2.63 ft at 4:30PM Dec 09, 2019Highest Observation: 2.64 ft at 4:45PM Dec 09, 2019Observed: 2.63 ft at 5:00PM Dec 09, 2019Observed: 2.48 ft at 2:15PM Dec 10, 2019Observed: 2.48 ft at 2:30PM Dec 10, 2019Observed: 2.47 ft at 2:45PM Dec 10, 2019Observed: 2.47 ft at 3:00PM Dec 10, 2019Observed: 2.47 ft at 3:15PM Dec 10, 2019Observed: 2.47 ft at 3:30PM Dec 10, 2019Observed: 2.46 ft at 3:45PM Dec 10, 2019Observed: 2.48 ft at 4:00PM Dec 10, 2019Observed: 2.48 ft at 4:15PM Dec 10, 2019Observed: 2.46 ft at 4:30PM Dec 10, 2019Observed: 2.48 ft at 4:45PM Dec 10, 2019Observed: 2.47 ft at 5:00PM Dec 10, 2019Observed: 2.47 ft at 5:15PM Dec 10, 2019Observed: 2.47 ft at 5:30PM Dec 10, 2019Observed: 2.46 ft at 5:45PM Dec 10, 2019Observed: 2.48 ft at 6:00PM Dec 10, 2019Observed: 2.47 ft at 6:15PM Dec 10, 2019Observed: 2.47 ft at 6:30PM Dec 10, 2019Observed: 2.47 ft at 6:45PM Dec 10, 2019Observed: 2.46 ft at 7:00PM Dec 10, 2019Observed: 2.47 ft at 7:15PM Dec 10, 2019Observed: 2.46 ft at 7:30PM Dec 10, 2019Observed: 2.46 ft at 7:45PM Dec 10, 2019Observed: 2.48 ft at 8:00PM Dec 10, 2019Observed: 2.46 ft at 8:15PM Dec 10, 2019Observed: 2.46 ft at 8:30PM Dec 10, 2019Observed: 2.46 ft at 8:45PM Dec 10, 2019Observed: 2.48 ft at 9:00PM Dec 10, 2019Observed: 2.48 ft at 9:15PM Dec 10, 2019Observed: 2.45 ft at 9:30PM Dec 10, 2019Observed: 2.48 ft at 9:45PM Dec 10, 2019Observed: 2.48 ft at 10:00PM Dec 10, 2019Observed: 2.48 ft at 10:15PM Dec 10, 2019Observed: 2.48 ft at 10:30PM Dec 10, 2019Observed: 2.49 ft at 10:45PM Dec 10, 2019Observed: 2.49 ft at 11:00PM Dec 10, 2019Observed: 2.49 ft at 11:15PM Dec 10, 2019Observed: 2.51 ft at 11:30PM Dec 10, 2019Observed: 2.53 ft at 11:45PM Dec 10, 2019Observed: 2.54 ft at 12:00AM Dec 11, 2019Observed: 2.55 ft at 12:15AM Dec 11, 2019Observed: 2.54 ft at 12:30AM Dec 11, 2019Observed: 2.54 ft at 12:45AM Dec 11, 2019Observed: 2.53 ft at 1:00AM Dec 11, 2019Observed: 2.55 ft at 1:15AM Dec 11, 2019Observed: 2.54 ft at 1:30AM Dec 11, 2019Observed: 2.56 ft at 1:45AM Dec 11, 2019Observed: 2.55 ft at 2:00AM Dec 11, 2019Observed: 2.57 ft at 2:15AM Dec 11, 2019Observed: 2.56 ft at 2:30AM Dec 11, 2019Observed: 2.54 ft at 2:45AM Dec 11, 2019Observed: 2.55 ft at 3:00AM Dec 11, 2019Observed: 2.54 ft at 3:15AM Dec 11, 2019Observed: 2.54 ft at 3:30AM Dec 11, 2019Observed: 2.52 ft at 3:45AM Dec 11, 2019Observed: 2.53 ft at 4:00AM Dec 11, 2019Observed: 2.54 ft at 4:15AM Dec 11, 2019Observed: 2.53 ft at 4:30AM Dec 11, 2019Observed: 2.54 ft at 4:45AM Dec 11, 2019Observed: 2.52 ft at 5:00AM Dec 11, 2019Observed: 2.53 ft at 5:15AM Dec 11, 2019Observed: 2.54 ft at 5:30AM Dec 11, 2019Observed: 2.54 ft at 5:45AM Dec 11, 2019Observed: 2.53 ft at 6:00AM Dec 11, 2019Observed: 2.53 ft at 6:15AM Dec 11, 2019Observed: 2.54 ft at 6:30AM Dec 11, 2019Observed: 2.52 ft at 6:45AM Dec 11, 2019Observed: 2.52 ft at 7:00AM Dec 11, 2019Observed: 2.52 ft at 7:15AM Dec 11, 2019Observed: 2.51 ft at 7:30AM Dec 11, 2019Observed: 2.53 ft at 7:45AM Dec 11, 2019Observed: 2.51 ft at 8:00AM Dec 11, 2019Observed: 2.52 ft at 8:15AM Dec 11, 2019Observed: 2.51 ft at 8:30AM Dec 11, 2019Observed: 2.5 ft at 8:45AM Dec 11, 2019Observed: 2.52 ft at 9:00AM Dec 11, 2019Observed: 2.51 ft at 9:15AM Dec 11, 2019Observed: 2.51 ft at 9:30AM Dec 11, 2019Observed: 2.5 ft at 9:45AM Dec 11, 2019Observed: 2.51 ft at 10:00AM Dec 11, 2019Observed: 2.5 ft at 10:15AM Dec 11, 2019Observed: 2.51 ft at 10:30AM Dec 11, 2019Observed: 2.5 ft at 10:45AM Dec 11, 2019Observed: 2.5 ft at 11:00AM Dec 11, 2019Observed: 2.51 ft at 11:15AM Dec 11, 2019Observed: 2.52 ft at 11:30AM Dec 11, 2019Observed: 2.51 ft at 11:45AM Dec 11, 2019Observed: 2.51 ft at 12:00PM Dec 11, 2019Observed: 2.52 ft at 12:15PM Dec 11, 2019Observed: 2.5 ft at 12:30PM Dec 11, 2019Observed: 2.51 ft at 12:45PM Dec 11, 2019Observed: 2.51 ft at 1:00PM Dec 11, 2019Observed: 2.5 ft at 1:15PM Dec 11, 2019Observed: 2.5 ft at 1:30PM Dec 11, 2019Observed: 2.51 ft at 1:45PM Dec 11, 2019Observed: 2.51 ft at 2:00PM Dec 11, 2019Observed: 2.5 ft at 2:15PM Dec 11, 2019Observed: 2.5 ft at 2:30PM Dec 11, 2019Observed: 2.52 ft at 2:45PM Dec 11, 2019Observed: 2.51 ft at 3:00PM Dec 11, 2019Observed: 2.5 ft at 3:15PM Dec 11, 2019Observed: 2.51 ft at 3:30PM Dec 11, 2019Observed: 2.5 ft at 3:45PM Dec 11, 2019Observed: 2.51 ft at 4:00PM Dec 11, 2019Observed: 2.5 ft at 4:15PM Dec 11, 2019Observed: 2.5 ft at 4:30PM Dec 11, 2019Observed: 2.5 ft at 4:45PM Dec 11, 2019Observed: 2.5 ft at 5:00PM Dec 11, 2019Observed: 2.5 ft at 5:15PM Dec 11, 2019Observed: 2.5 ft at 5:30PM Dec 11, 2019Observed: 2.49 ft at 5:45PM Dec 11, 2019Observed: 2.49 ft at 6:00PM Dec 11, 2019Observed: 2.5 ft at 6:15PM Dec 11, 2019Observed: 2.5 ft at 6:30PM Dec 11, 2019Observed: 2.51 ft at 6:45PM Dec 11, 2019Observed: 2.5 ft at 7:00PM Dec 11, 2019Observed: 2.52 ft at 7:15PM Dec 11, 2019Observed: 2.5 ft at 7:30PM Dec 11, 2019Observed: 2.49 ft at 7:45PM Dec 11, 2019Observed: 2.51 ft at 8:00PM Dec 11, 2019Observed: 2.5 ft at 8:15PM Dec 11, 2019Observed: 2.5 ft at 8:30PM Dec 11, 2019Observed: 2.5 ft at 8:45PM Dec 11, 2019Observed: 2.48 ft at 9:00PM Dec 11, 2019Observed: 2.5 ft at 9:15PM Dec 11, 2019Observed: 2.51 ft at 9:30PM Dec 11, 2019Observed: 2.5 ft at 9:45PM Dec 11, 2019Observed: 2.5 ft at 10:00PM Dec 11, 2019Observed: 2.5 ft at 10:15PM Dec 11, 2019Observed: 2.5 ft at 10:30PM Dec 11, 2019Observed: 2.5 ft at 10:45PM Dec 11, 2019Observed: 2.5 ft at 11:00PM Dec 11, 2019Observed: 2.5 ft at 11:15PM Dec 11, 2019Observed: 2.5 ft at 11:30PM Dec 11, 2019Observed: 2.5 ft at 11:45PM Dec 11, 2019Observed: 2.52 ft at 12:00AM Dec 12, 2019Observed: 2.5 ft at 12:15AM Dec 12, 2019Observed: 2.52 ft at 12:30AM Dec 12, 2019Observed: 2.51 ft at 12:45AM Dec 12, 2019Observed: 2.51 ft at 1:00AM Dec 12, 2019Observed: 2.5 ft at 1:15AM Dec 12, 2019Observed: 2.52 ft at 1:30AM Dec 12, 2019Observed: 2.52 ft at 1:45AM Dec 12, 2019Observed: 2.51 ft at 2:00AM Dec 12, 2019Observed: 2.51 ft at 2:15AM Dec 12, 2019Observed: 2.52 ft at 2:30AM Dec 12, 2019Observed: 2.52 ft at 2:45AM Dec 12, 2019Observed: 2.53 ft at 3:00AM Dec 12, 2019Observed: 2.53 ft at 3:15AM Dec 12, 2019Observed: 2.53 ft at 3:30AM Dec 12, 2019Observed: 2.53 ft at 3:45AM Dec 12, 2019Observed: 2.52 ft at 4:00AM Dec 12, 2019Observed: 2.53 ft at 4:15AM Dec 12, 2019Observed: 2.52 ft at 4:30AM Dec 12, 2019Observed: 2.52 ft at 4:45AM Dec 12, 2019Observed: 2.54 ft at 5:00AM Dec 12, 2019Observed: 2.53 ft at 5:15AM Dec 12, 2019Observed: 2.52 ft at 5:30AM Dec 12, 2019Observed: 2.54 ft at 5:45AM Dec 12, 2019Observed: 2.52 ft at 6:00AM Dec 12, 2019Observed: 2.53 ft at 6:15AM Dec 12, 2019Observed: 2.52 ft at 6:30AM Dec 12, 2019Observed: 2.54 ft at 6:45AM Dec 12, 2019Observed: 2.53 ft at 7:00AM Dec 12, 2019Observed: 2.51 ft at 7:15AM Dec 12, 2019Observed: 2.53 ft at 7:30AM Dec 12, 2019Observed: 2.54 ft at 7:45AM Dec 12, 2019Observed: 2.54 ft at 8:00AM Dec 12, 2019Observed: 2.54 ft at 8:15AM Dec 12, 2019Observed: 2.54 ft at 8:30AM Dec 12, 2019Observed: 2.54 ft at 8:45AM Dec 12, 2019Observed: 2.54 ft at 9:00AM Dec 12, 2019Observed: 2.54 ft at 9:15AM Dec 12, 2019Observed: 2.54 ft at 9:30AM Dec 12, 2019Observed: 2.53 ft at 9:45AM Dec 12, 2019Observed: 2.53 ft at 10:00AM Dec 12, 2019Observed: 2.53 ft at 10:15AM Dec 12, 2019Observed: 2.53 ft at 10:30AM Dec 12, 2019Observed: 2.53 ft at 10:45AM Dec 12, 2019Observed: 2.53 ft at 11:00AM Dec 12, 2019Observed: 2.54 ft at 11:15AM Dec 12, 2019Observed: 2.54 ft at 11:30AM Dec 12, 2019Observed: 2.55 ft at 11:45AM Dec 12, 2019Observed: 2.53 ft at 12:00PM Dec 12, 2019Observed: 2.54 ft at 12:15PM Dec 12, 2019Observed: 2.53 ft at 12:30PM Dec 12, 2019Observed: 2.54 ft at 12:45PM Dec 12, 2019Observed: 2.53 ft at 1:00PM Dec 12, 2019Observed: 2.53 ft at 1:15PM Dec 12, 2019Observed: 2.55 ft at 1:30PM Dec 12, 2019Observed: 2.53 ft at 1:45PM Dec 12, 2019Observed: 2.54 ft at 2:00PM Dec 12, 2019Forecast: 2.46 ft 5:00PM Dec 12, 2019Forecast: 2.46 ft 11:00PM Dec 12, 2019Forecast: 2.46 ft 5:00AM Dec 13, 2019Forecast: 2.47 ft 11:00AM Dec 13, 2019Forecast: 2.47 ft 5:00PM Dec 13, 2019Forecast: 2.47 ft 11:00PM Dec 13, 2019Forecast: 2.47 ft 5:00AM Dec 14, 2019Forecast: 2.47 ft 11:00AM Dec 14, 2019Highest Forecast: 2.48 ft 5:00PM Dec 14, 2019Highest Forecast: 2.48 ft 11:00PM Dec 14, 2019Forecast: 2.47 ft 5:00AM Dec 15, 2019Forecast: 2.47 ft 11:00AM Dec 15, 2019Forecast: 2.47 ft 5:00PM Dec 15, 2019Forecast: 2.47 ft 11:00PM Dec 15, 2019Forecast: 2.47 ft 5:00AM Dec 16, 2019Forecast: 2.47 ft 11:00AM Dec 16, 2019Forecast: 2.47 ft 5:00PM Dec 16, 2019Forecast: 2.47 ft 11:00PM Dec 16, 2019Forecast: 2.46 ft 5:00AM Dec 17, 2019Forecast: 2.46 ft 11:00AM Dec 17, 2019Forecast: 2.45 ft 5:00PM Dec 17, 2019Forecast: 2.45 ft 11:00PM Dec 17, 2019Forecast: 2.45 ft 5:00AM Dec 18, 2019Forecast: 2.45 ft 11:00AM Dec 18, 2019Forecast: 2.45 ft 5:00PM Dec 18, 2019Forecast: 2.45 ft 11:00PM Dec 18, 2019Forecast: 2.45 ft 5:00AM Dec 19, 2019Forecast: 2.45 ft 11:00AM Dec 19, 2019USGS--Water Resources of the United StatesRIGI1(plotting HGIRG) Graph Created (2:45PM Dec 12, 2019)ObservedForecast (issued 10:35AM Dec 12)Latest observed value: 2.54 ft at 2:00 PM MST 12-Dec-2019. Flood Stage is 10 ft
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NOTE: Forecasts for the Little Salmon River at Riggins are issued routinely year-round.
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Flood Categories (in feet)
Major Flood Stage: 0
Moderate Flood Stage: 0
Flood Stage: 10
Action Stage: 9
Low Stage (in feet): -9999

Historic Crests
(1) 12.18 ft on 06/17/1974
(2) 12.00 ft on 01/01/1997
(3) 11.00 ft on 01/16/1974
(4) 10.70 ft on 06/01/1948
(5) 10.40 ft on 12/22/1955
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(P): Preliminary values subject to further review.

Recent Crests
(1) 9.00 ft on 06/05/2017
(2) 9.10 ft on 04/26/2012
(3) 10.26 ft on 06/04/2010
(4) 9.75 ft on 05/20/2006
(5) 9.96 ft on 05/30/2003
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(P): Preliminary values subject to further review.

Low Water Records
(1) 2.71 ft on 12/21/1990
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12 Flooding from pinehurst to riggins can be expected with possible flooding to highway 95.
11 Bank erosion will possibly affect homes adjacent to the river.
10 Expect flooding to low lying areas adjacent to the river.
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Latitude: 45.413056° N, Longitude: 116.324722° W, Horizontal Datum: NAD83/WGS84

River Stage
Reference Frame		 Gauge Height Flood Stage Uses
NWS stage 0 ft 10 ft Interpreting hydrographs and NWS watch, warnings, and forecasts, and inundation maps
Vertical Datum Elevation
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(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 Not Available Not Available Older USGS topographic maps, NGVD29 benchmarks
MSL Not Available Not Available Older USGS topographic maps, MSL benchmarks
Other 1760 ft 1770 ft  

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