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Selway River near Lowell Stage (ft)Flow (cfs)Observed: 8.32 ft at 6:15PM May 25, 2023Observed: 8.29 ft at 6:30PM May 25, 2023Observed: 8.31 ft at 6:45PM May 25, 2023Observed: 8.31 ft at 7:00PM May 25, 2023Observed: 8.31 ft at 7:15PM May 25, 2023Observed: 8.31 ft at 7:30PM May 25, 2023Observed: 8.28 ft at 7:45PM May 25, 2023Observed: 8.3 ft at 8:00PM May 25, 2023Observed: 8.28 ft at 8:15PM May 25, 2023Observed: 8.3 ft at 8:30PM May 25, 2023Observed: 8.33 ft at 8:45PM May 25, 2023Observed: 8.35 ft at 9:00PM May 25, 2023Observed: 8.33 ft at 9:15PM May 25, 2023Observed: 8.35 ft at 9:30PM May 25, 2023Observed: 8.4 ft at 9:45PM May 25, 2023Observed: 8.34 ft at 10:00PM May 25, 2023Observed: 8.4 ft at 10:15PM May 25, 2023Observed: 8.34 ft at 10:30PM May 25, 2023Observed: 8.41 ft at 10:45PM May 25, 2023Observed: 8.37 ft at 11:00PM May 25, 2023Observed: 8.41 ft at 11:15PM May 25, 2023Observed: 8.37 ft at 11:30PM May 25, 2023Observed: 8.38 ft at 11:45PM May 25, 2023Observed: 8.38 ft at 12:00AM May 26, 2023Observed: 8.38 ft at 12:15AM May 26, 2023Observed: 8.38 ft at 12:30AM May 26, 2023Observed: 8.43 ft at 12:45AM May 26, 2023Observed: 8.38 ft at 1:00AM May 26, 2023Observed: 8.43 ft at 1:15AM May 26, 2023Observed: 8.38 ft at 1:30AM May 26, 2023Observed: 8.4 ft at 1:45AM May 26, 2023Observed: 8.44 ft at 2:00AM May 26, 2023Observed: 8.4 ft at 2:15AM May 26, 2023Observed: 8.44 ft at 2:30AM May 26, 2023Observed: 8.43 ft at 2:45AM May 26, 2023Observed: 8.43 ft at 3:00AM May 26, 2023Observed: 8.43 ft at 3:15AM May 26, 2023Observed: 8.43 ft at 3:30AM May 26, 2023Observed: 8.43 ft at 3:45AM May 26, 2023Observed: 8.42 ft at 4:00AM May 26, 2023Observed: 8.43 ft at 4:15AM May 26, 2023Observed: 8.42 ft at 4:30AM May 26, 2023Observed: 8.46 ft at 4:45AM May 26, 2023Observed: 8.43 ft at 5:00AM May 26, 2023Observed: 8.46 ft at 5:15AM May 26, 2023Observed: 8.43 ft at 5:30AM May 26, 2023Observed: 8.44 ft at 5:45AM May 26, 2023Observed: 8.41 ft at 6:00AM May 26, 2023Observed: 8.44 ft at 6:15AM May 26, 2023Observed: 8.41 ft at 6:30AM May 26, 2023Observed: 8.43 ft at 6:45AM May 26, 2023Observed: 8.42 ft at 7:00AM May 26, 2023Observed: 8.43 ft at 7:15AM May 26, 2023Observed: 8.42 ft at 7:30AM May 26, 2023Observed: 8.42 ft at 7:45AM May 26, 2023Observed: 8.36 ft at 8:00AM May 26, 2023Observed: 8.42 ft at 8:15AM May 26, 2023Observed: 8.36 ft at 8:30AM May 26, 2023Observed: 8.39 ft at 8:45AM May 26, 2023Observed: 8.35 ft at 9:00AM May 26, 2023Observed: 8.39 ft at 9:15AM May 26, 2023Observed: 8.35 ft at 9:30AM May 26, 2023Observed: 8.36 ft at 9:45AM May 26, 2023Observed: 8.33 ft at 10:00AM May 26, 2023Observed: 8.32 ft at 11:15AM May 26, 2023Observed: 8.3 ft at 11:30AM May 26, 2023Observed: 8.3 ft at 11:45AM May 26, 2023Observed: 8.27 ft at 12:00PM May 26, 2023Observed: 8.3 ft at 12:15PM May 26, 2023Observed: 8.27 ft at 12:30PM May 26, 2023Observed: 8.25 ft at 12:45PM May 26, 2023Observed: 8.26 ft at 1:00PM May 26, 2023Observed: 8.25 ft at 1:15PM May 26, 2023Observed: 8.26 ft at 1:30PM May 26, 2023Observed: 8.23 ft at 1:45PM May 26, 2023Observed: 8.2 ft at 2:00PM May 26, 2023Observed: 8.23 ft at 2:15PM May 26, 2023Observed: 8.2 ft at 2:30PM May 26, 2023Observed: 8.19 ft at 2:45PM May 26, 2023Observed: 8.2 ft at 3:00PM May 26, 2023Observed: 8.19 ft at 3:15PM May 26, 2023Observed: 8.2 ft at 3:30PM May 26, 2023Observed: 8.17 ft at 3:45PM May 26, 2023Observed: 8.18 ft at 4:00PM May 26, 2023Observed: 8.17 ft at 4:15PM May 26, 2023Observed: 8.18 ft at 4:30PM May 26, 2023Observed: 8.2 ft at 4:45PM May 26, 2023Observed: 8.15 ft at 5:00PM May 26, 2023Observed: 8.2 ft at 5:15PM May 26, 2023Observed: 8.15 ft at 5:30PM May 26, 2023Observed: 8.18 ft at 5:45PM May 26, 2023Observed: 8.21 ft at 6:00PM May 26, 2023Observed: 8.18 ft at 6:15PM May 26, 2023Observed: 8.21 ft at 6:30PM May 26, 2023Observed: 8.2 ft at 6:45PM May 26, 2023Observed: 8.23 ft at 7:00PM May 26, 2023Observed: 8.2 ft at 7:15PM May 26, 2023Observed: 8.23 ft at 7:30PM May 26, 2023Observed: 8.2 ft at 7:45PM May 26, 2023Observed: 8.21 ft at 8:00PM May 26, 2023Observed: 8.2 ft at 8:15PM May 26, 2023Observed: 8.21 ft at 8:30PM May 26, 2023Observed: 8.22 ft at 8:45PM May 26, 2023Observed: 8.27 ft at 9:00PM May 26, 2023Observed: 8.22 ft at 9:15PM May 26, 2023Observed: 8.27 ft at 9:30PM May 26, 2023Observed: 8.24 ft at 9:45PM May 26, 2023Observed: 8.28 ft at 10:00PM May 26, 2023Observed: 8.24 ft at 10:15PM May 26, 2023Observed: 8.28 ft at 10:30PM May 26, 2023Observed: 8.28 ft at 10:45PM May 26, 2023Observed: 8.36 ft at 11:00PM May 26, 2023Observed: 8.28 ft at 11:15PM May 26, 2023Observed: 8.36 ft at 11:30PM May 26, 2023Observed: 8.32 ft at 11:45PM May 26, 2023Observed: 8.43 ft at 12:00AM May 27, 2023Observed: 8.32 ft at 12:15AM May 27, 2023Observed: 8.43 ft at 12:30AM May 27, 2023Observed: 8.39 ft at 12:45AM May 27, 2023Observed: 8.45 ft at 1:00AM May 27, 2023Observed: 8.39 ft at 1:15AM May 27, 2023Observed: 8.45 ft at 1:30AM May 27, 2023Observed: 8.42 ft at 1:45AM May 27, 2023Highest Observation: 8.5 ft at 2:00AM May 27, 2023Observed: 8.42 ft at 2:15AM May 27, 2023Highest Observation: 8.5 ft at 2:30AM May 27, 2023Observed: 8.45 ft at 2:45AM May 27, 2023Observed: 8.44 ft at 3:00AM May 27, 2023Observed: 8.45 ft at 3:15AM May 27, 2023Observed: 8.44 ft at 3:30AM May 27, 2023Observed: 8.45 ft at 3:45AM May 27, 2023Observed: 8.46 ft at 4:00AM May 27, 2023Observed: 8.45 ft at 4:15AM May 27, 2023Observed: 8.46 ft at 4:30AM May 27, 2023Observed: 8.46 ft at 4:45AM May 27, 2023Observed: 8.46 ft at 5:00AM May 27, 2023Observed: 8.46 ft at 5:15AM May 27, 2023Observed: 8.46 ft at 5:30AM May 27, 2023Observed: 8.44 ft at 5:45AM May 27, 2023Observed: 8.43 ft at 6:00AM May 27, 2023Observed: 8.44 ft at 6:15AM May 27, 2023Observed: 8.43 ft at 6:30AM May 27, 2023Observed: 8.43 ft at 6:45AM May 27, 2023Observed: 8.37 ft at 7:00AM May 27, 2023Observed: 8.43 ft at 7:15AM May 27, 2023Observed: 8.37 ft at 7:30AM May 27, 2023Observed: 8.43 ft at 7:45AM May 27, 2023Observed: 8.4 ft at 8:00AM May 27, 2023Observed: 8.43 ft at 8:15AM May 27, 2023Observed: 8.4 ft at 8:30AM May 27, 2023Observed: 8.42 ft at 8:45AM May 27, 2023Observed: 8.37 ft at 9:00AM May 27, 2023Observed: 8.42 ft at 9:15AM May 27, 2023Observed: 8.37 ft at 9:30AM May 27, 2023Observed: 8.35 ft at 9:45AM May 27, 2023Observed: 8.37 ft at 10:00AM May 27, 2023Observed: 8.35 ft at 10:15AM May 27, 2023Observed: 8.37 ft at 10:30AM May 27, 2023Observed: 8.33 ft at 10:45AM May 27, 2023Observed: 8.3 ft at 11:00AM May 27, 2023Observed: 8.33 ft at 11:15AM May 27, 2023Observed: 8.3 ft at 11:30AM May 27, 2023Observed: 8.29 ft at 11:45AM May 27, 2023Observed: 8.27 ft at 12:00PM May 27, 2023Observed: 8.29 ft at 12:15PM May 27, 2023Observed: 8.27 ft at 12:30PM May 27, 2023Observed: 8.25 ft at 12:45PM May 27, 2023Observed: 8.26 ft at 1:00PM May 27, 2023Observed: 8.25 ft at 1:15PM May 27, 2023Observed: 8.26 ft at 1:30PM May 27, 2023Observed: 8.25 ft at 1:45PM May 27, 2023Observed: 8.2 ft at 2:00PM May 27, 2023Observed: 8.25 ft at 2:15PM May 27, 2023Observed: 8.2 ft at 2:30PM May 27, 2023Observed: 8.18 ft at 2:45PM May 27, 2023Observed: 8.14 ft at 3:00PM May 27, 2023Observed: 8.18 ft at 3:15PM May 27, 2023Observed: 8.14 ft at 3:30PM May 27, 2023Observed: 8.16 ft at 3:45PM May 27, 2023Observed: 8.14 ft at 4:00PM May 27, 2023Observed: 8.16 ft at 4:15PM May 27, 2023Observed: 8.14 ft at 4:30PM May 27, 2023Observed: 8.15 ft at 4:45PM May 27, 2023Observed: 8.14 ft at 5:00PM May 27, 2023Observed: 8.15 ft at 5:15PM May 27, 2023Observed: 8.14 ft at 5:30PM May 27, 2023Observed: 8.1 ft at 5:45PM May 27, 2023Observed: 8.13 ft at 6:00PM May 27, 2023Observed: 8.1 ft at 6:15PM May 27, 2023Observed: 8.13 ft at 6:30PM May 27, 2023Observed: 8.1 ft at 6:45PM May 27, 2023Observed: 8.14 ft at 7:00PM May 27, 2023Observed: 8.1 ft at 7:15PM May 27, 2023Observed: 8.14 ft at 7:30PM May 27, 2023Observed: 8.13 ft at 7:45PM May 27, 2023Observed: 8.13 ft at 8:00PM May 27, 2023Observed: 8.13 ft at 8:15PM May 27, 2023Observed: 8.13 ft at 8:30PM May 27, 2023Observed: 8.12 ft at 8:45PM May 27, 2023Observed: 8.13 ft at 9:00PM May 27, 2023Observed: 8.12 ft at 9:15PM May 27, 2023Observed: 8.13 ft at 9:30PM May 27, 2023Observed: 8.12 ft at 9:45PM May 27, 2023Observed: 8.18 ft at 10:00PM May 27, 2023Observed: 8.12 ft at 10:15PM May 27, 2023Observed: 8.18 ft at 10:30PM May 27, 2023Observed: 8.19 ft at 10:45PM May 27, 2023Observed: 8.21 ft at 11:00PM May 27, 2023Observed: 8.19 ft at 11:15PM May 27, 2023Observed: 8.21 ft at 11:30PM May 27, 2023Observed: 8.22 ft at 11:45PM May 27, 2023Observed: 8.23 ft at 12:00AM May 28, 2023Observed: 8.22 ft at 12:15AM May 28, 2023Observed: 8.23 ft at 12:30AM May 28, 2023Observed: 8.26 ft at 12:45AM May 28, 2023Observed: 8.25 ft at 1:00AM May 28, 2023Observed: 8.26 ft at 1:15AM May 28, 2023Observed: 8.25 ft at 1:30AM May 28, 2023Observed: 8.34 ft at 1:45AM May 28, 2023Observed: 8.34 ft at 2:00AM May 28, 2023Observed: 8.34 ft at 2:15AM May 28, 2023Observed: 8.34 ft at 2:30AM May 28, 2023Observed: 8.37 ft at 2:45AM May 28, 2023Observed: 8.36 ft at 3:00AM May 28, 2023Observed: 8.37 ft at 3:15AM May 28, 2023Observed: 8.36 ft at 3:30AM May 28, 2023Observed: 8.37 ft at 3:45AM May 28, 2023Observed: 8.4 ft at 4:00AM May 28, 2023Observed: 8.37 ft at 4:15AM May 28, 2023Observed: 8.4 ft at 4:30AM May 28, 2023Observed: 8.4 ft at 4:45AM May 28, 2023Observed: 8.38 ft at 5:00AM May 28, 2023Observed: 8.4 ft at 5:15AM May 28, 2023Observed: 8.38 ft at 5:30AM May 28, 2023Observed: 8.36 ft at 5:45AM May 28, 2023Observed: 8.38 ft at 6:00AM May 28, 2023Observed: 8.36 ft at 6:15AM May 28, 2023Observed: 8.38 ft at 6:30AM May 28, 2023Observed: 8.37 ft at 6:45AM May 28, 2023Observed: 8.31 ft at 7:00AM May 28, 2023Observed: 8.37 ft at 7:15AM May 28, 2023Observed: 8.31 ft at 7:30AM May 28, 2023Observed: 8.33 ft at 7:45AM May 28, 2023Observed: 8.27 ft at 8:00AM May 28, 2023Observed: 8.33 ft at 8:15AM May 28, 2023Observed: 8.27 ft at 8:30AM May 28, 2023Observed: 8.32 ft at 8:45AM May 28, 2023Observed: 8.26 ft at 9:00AM May 28, 2023Observed: 8.32 ft at 9:15AM May 28, 2023Observed: 8.26 ft at 9:30AM May 28, 2023Observed: 8.24 ft at 9:45AM May 28, 2023Observed: 8.21 ft at 10:00AM May 28, 2023Observed: 8.24 ft at 10:15AM May 28, 2023Observed: 8.21 ft at 10:30AM May 28, 2023Observed: 8.18 ft at 10:45AM May 28, 2023Observed: 8.17 ft at 11:00AM May 28, 2023Observed: 8.18 ft at 11:15AM May 28, 2023Observed: 8.17 ft at 11:30AM May 28, 2023Observed: 8.17 ft at 11:45AM May 28, 2023Observed: 8.14 ft at 12:00PM May 28, 2023Observed: 8.17 ft at 12:15PM May 28, 2023Observed: 8.14 ft at 12:30PM May 28, 2023Observed: 8.11 ft at 12:45PM May 28, 2023Observed: 8.12 ft at 1:00PM May 28, 2023Observed: 8.11 ft at 1:15PM May 28, 2023Observed: 8.12 ft at 1:30PM May 28, 2023Observed: 8.11 ft at 1:45PM May 28, 2023Observed: 8.06 ft at 2:00PM May 28, 2023Observed: 8.11 ft at 2:15PM May 28, 2023Observed: 8.06 ft at 2:30PM May 28, 2023Observed: 8.06 ft at 2:45PM May 28, 2023Observed: 8.06 ft at 3:00PM May 28, 2023Observed: 8.06 ft at 3:15PM May 28, 2023Observed: 8.06 ft at 3:30PM May 28, 2023Observed: 8.05 ft at 3:45PM May 28, 2023Observed: 8.03 ft at 4:00PM May 28, 2023Observed: 8.05 ft at 4:15PM May 28, 2023Observed: 8.03 ft at 4:30PM May 28, 2023Observed: 7.99 ft at 4:45PM May 28, 2023Observed: 8.01 ft at 5:00PM May 28, 2023Forecast: 8.03 ft 11:00PM May 28, 2023Forecast: 8.28 ft 5:00AM May 29, 2023Forecast: 8.29 ft 11:00AM May 29, 2023Forecast: 8.03 ft 5:00PM May 29, 2023Forecast: 8.03 ft 11:00PM May 29, 2023Forecast: 8.31 ft 5:00AM May 30, 2023Forecast: 8.4 ft 11:00AM May 30, 2023Forecast: 8.2 ft 5:00PM May 30, 2023Forecast: 8.27 ft 11:00PM May 30, 2023Forecast: 8.51 ft 5:00AM May 31, 2023Forecast: 8.55 ft 11:00AM May 31, 2023Forecast: 8.4 ft 5:00PM May 31, 2023Forecast: 8.45 ft 11:00PM May 31, 2023Forecast: 8.65 ft 5:00AM Jun 01, 2023Highest Forecast: 8.69 ft 11:00AM Jun 01, 2023Forecast: 8.63 ft 5:00PM Jun 01, 2023Forecast: 8.62 ft 11:00PM Jun 01, 2023Forecast: 8.59 ft 5:00AM Jun 02, 2023Forecast: 8.57 ft 11:00AM Jun 02, 2023Forecast: 8.54 ft 5:00PM Jun 02, 2023Forecast: 8.51 ft 11:00PM Jun 02, 2023Forecast: 8.5 ft 5:00AM Jun 03, 2023Forecast: 8.48 ft 11:00AM Jun 03, 2023Forecast: 8.45 ft 5:00PM Jun 03, 2023Forecast: 8.4 ft 11:00PM Jun 03, 2023Forecast: 8.34 ft 5:00AM Jun 04, 2023Forecast: 8.28 ft 11:00AM Jun 04, 2023Forecast: 8.22 ft 5:00PM Jun 04, 2023USGS--Water Resources of the United StatesSELI1(plotting HGIRG) Graph Created (6:00PM May 28, 2023)ObservedForecast (issued 4:22PM May 28)Latest observed value: 8.01 ft at 5:00 PM PDT 28-May-2023. Flood Stage is 14 ft
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NOTE: Forecasts for the Selway River near Lowell are issued routinely year-round.
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Flood Categories (in feet)
Major Flood Stage: 18
Moderate Flood Stage: 16
Flood Stage: 14
Action Stage: 13.5
Low Stage (in feet): -9999

Historic Crests
(1) 16.04 ft on 05/29/1948
(2) 14.68 ft on 06/02/1972
(3) 14.43 ft on 06/16/1974
(4) 14.39 ft on 06/08/1964
(5) 14.28 ft on 05/24/1956
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(P): Preliminary values subject to further review.

Recent Crests
(1) 10.75 ft on 06/01/2017
(2) 12.65 ft on 06/05/2010
(3) 12.98 ft on 05/19/2008
(4) 12.94 ft on 05/31/2003
(5) 13.70 ft on 05/17/1997
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(P): Preliminary values subject to further review.

Low Water Records
(1) -0.03 ft on 12/17/1965
(2) 2.47 ft on 11/30/1974
(3) 2.49 ft on 11/30/1988
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14 Flooding of campgrounds along the river between lowell and selway falls is possible.
14 Flooding of campgrounds along the river between Lowell and Selway Falls is possible.
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Latitude: 46.086667° N, Longitude: 115.512778° W, Horizontal Datum: NAD83/WGS84

River Stage
Reference Frame		 Gauge Height Flood Stage Uses
NWS stage 0 ft 14 ft Interpreting hydrographs and NWS watch, warnings, and forecasts, and inundation maps
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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 1540 ft 1554 ft  

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