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Columbia River at Chief Joseph Dam Forebay Elevation (ft)Observed: 953.5 ft at 7:00AM Oct 21, 2021Observed: 953.7 ft at 8:00AM Oct 21, 2021Observed: 954.1 ft at 9:00AM Oct 21, 2021Observed: 954.3 ft at 10:00AM Oct 21, 2021Highest Observation: 954.4 ft at 11:00AM Oct 21, 2021Observed: 954.3 ft at 12:00PM Oct 21, 2021Observed: 954 ft at 1:00PM Oct 21, 2021Observed: 953.9 ft at 2:00PM Oct 21, 2021Observed: 953.8 ft at 3:00PM Oct 21, 2021Observed: 953.7 ft at 4:00PM Oct 21, 2021Observed: 953.5 ft at 5:00PM Oct 21, 2021Observed: 953.2 ft at 6:00PM Oct 21, 2021Observed: 952.9 ft at 7:00PM Oct 21, 2021Observed: 952.7 ft at 8:00PM Oct 21, 2021Observed: 952.7 ft at 9:00PM Oct 21, 2021Observed: 952.7 ft at 10:00PM Oct 21, 2021Observed: 952.6 ft at 11:00PM Oct 21, 2021Observed: 952.4 ft at 11:59PM Oct 21, 2021Observed: 952.4 ft at 12:00AM Oct 22, 2021Observed: 952.3 ft at 1:00AM Oct 22, 2021Observed: 952.2 ft at 2:00AM Oct 22, 2021Observed: 952.3 ft at 3:00AM Oct 22, 2021Observed: 952.4 ft at 4:00AM Oct 22, 2021Observed: 952.4 ft at 5:00AM Oct 22, 2021Observed: 952.4 ft at 6:00AM Oct 22, 2021Observed: 952.6 ft at 7:00AM Oct 22, 2021Observed: 952.8 ft at 8:00AM Oct 22, 2021Observed: 952.8 ft at 9:00AM Oct 22, 2021Observed: 953 ft at 10:00AM Oct 22, 2021Observed: 953 ft at 11:00AM Oct 22, 2021Observed: 953.1 ft at 12:00PM Oct 22, 2021Observed: 953.2 ft at 1:00PM Oct 22, 2021Observed: 953 ft at 2:00PM Oct 22, 2021Observed: 952.9 ft at 3:00PM Oct 22, 2021Observed: 953.1 ft at 4:00PM Oct 22, 2021Observed: 953.2 ft at 5:00PM Oct 22, 2021Observed: 953.1 ft at 6:00PM Oct 22, 2021Observed: 953.1 ft at 7:00PM Oct 22, 2021Observed: 953.3 ft at 8:00PM Oct 22, 2021Observed: 953.4 ft at 9:00PM Oct 22, 2021Observed: 953.2 ft at 10:00PM Oct 22, 2021Observed: 953.2 ft at 11:00PM Oct 22, 2021Observed: 953.3 ft at 11:59PM Oct 22, 2021Observed: 953.2 ft at 12:00AM Oct 23, 2021Observed: 953.3 ft at 1:00AM Oct 23, 2021Observed: 953.1 ft at 2:00AM Oct 23, 2021Observed: 953 ft at 3:00AM Oct 23, 2021Observed: 953.1 ft at 4:00AM Oct 23, 2021Observed: 953.1 ft at 5:00AM Oct 23, 2021Observed: 952.9 ft at 6:00AM Oct 23, 2021Observed: 953 ft at 7:00AM Oct 23, 2021Observed: 953.1 ft at 8:00AM Oct 23, 2021Observed: 953.3 ft at 9:00AM Oct 23, 2021Observed: 953.4 ft at 10:00AM Oct 23, 2021Observed: 953.5 ft at 11:00AM Oct 23, 2021Observed: 953.4 ft at 12:00PM Oct 23, 2021Observed: 953.3 ft at 1:00PM Oct 23, 2021Observed: 953.3 ft at 2:00PM Oct 23, 2021Observed: 953.1 ft at 3:00PM Oct 23, 2021Observed: 953.1 ft at 4:00PM Oct 23, 2021Observed: 953.1 ft at 5:00PM Oct 23, 2021Observed: 953 ft at 6:00PM Oct 23, 2021Observed: 952.9 ft at 7:00PM Oct 23, 2021Observed: 953 ft at 8:00PM Oct 23, 2021Observed: 953.2 ft at 9:00PM Oct 23, 2021Observed: 953.4 ft at 10:00PM Oct 23, 2021Observed: 953.2 ft at 11:00PM Oct 23, 2021Observed: 953.4 ft at 11:59PM Oct 23, 2021Observed: 953.3 ft at 12:00AM Oct 24, 2021Observed: 953.4 ft at 1:00AM Oct 24, 2021Observed: 953.4 ft at 2:00AM Oct 24, 2021Observed: 953.4 ft at 3:00AM Oct 24, 2021Observed: 953.5 ft at 4:00AM Oct 24, 2021Observed: 953.5 ft at 5:00AM Oct 24, 2021Observed: 953.5 ft at 6:00AM Oct 24, 2021Observed: 953.5 ft at 7:00AM Oct 24, 2021Observed: 953.6 ft at 8:00AM Oct 24, 2021Observed: 953.7 ft at 9:00AM Oct 24, 2021Observed: 953.7 ft at 10:00AM Oct 24, 2021Observed: 953.7 ft at 11:00AM Oct 24, 2021Observed: 953.9 ft at 12:00PM Oct 24, 2021Observed: 953.9 ft at 1:00PM Oct 24, 2021Observed: 954 ft at 2:00PM Oct 24, 2021Observed: 954.1 ft at 3:00PM Oct 24, 2021Observed: 953.8 ft at 4:00PM Oct 24, 2021Observed: 953.4 ft at 5:00PM Oct 24, 2021Observed: 953.7 ft at 6:00PM Oct 24, 2021Observed: 953.9 ft at 7:00PM Oct 24, 2021Observed: 953.7 ft at 8:00PM Oct 24, 2021Observed: 953.6 ft at 9:00PM Oct 24, 2021Observed: 953.5 ft at 10:00PM Oct 24, 2021Observed: 953.5 ft at 11:00PM Oct 24, 2021Observed: 953.4 ft at 11:59PM Oct 24, 2021Observed: 953.6 ft at 12:00AM Oct 25, 2021Observed: 953.3 ft at 1:00AM Oct 25, 2021Observed: 953.2 ft at 2:00AM Oct 25, 2021Observed: 953.2 ft at 3:00AM Oct 25, 2021Observed: 953.2 ft at 4:00AM Oct 25, 2021Observed: 953.1 ft at 5:00AM Oct 25, 2021Observed: 952.9 ft at 6:00AM Oct 25, 2021Observed: 952.8 ft at 7:00AM Oct 25, 2021Observed: 953 ft at 8:00AM Oct 25, 2021Observed: 953.1 ft at 9:00AM Oct 25, 2021Observed: 953.3 ft at 10:00AM Oct 25, 2021Observed: 953.3 ft at 11:00AM Oct 25, 2021Observed: 953.3 ft at 12:00PM Oct 25, 2021Observed: 953.3 ft at 1:00PM Oct 25, 2021Observed: 953.3 ft at 2:00PM Oct 25, 2021Observed: 953.3 ft at 3:00PM Oct 25, 2021Observed: 953.3 ft at 4:00PM Oct 25, 2021Observed: 953.3 ft at 5:00PM Oct 25, 2021Observed: 953.3 ft at 6:00PM Oct 25, 2021Observed: 953.2 ft at 7:00PM Oct 25, 2021Observed: 953.2 ft at 8:00PM Oct 25, 2021Observed: 953.4 ft at 9:00PM Oct 25, 2021Observed: 953.6 ft at 10:00PM Oct 25, 2021Observed: 953.7 ft at 11:00PM Oct 25, 2021Observed: 953.4 ft at 11:59PM Oct 25, 2021Observed: 953.6 ft at 12:00AM Oct 26, 2021Observed: 953.4 ft at 1:00AM Oct 26, 2021Observed: 953.4 ft at 2:00AM Oct 26, 2021Observed: 953.4 ft at 3:00AM Oct 26, 2021Observed: 953.3 ft at 4:00AM Oct 26, 2021Observed: 953.2 ft at 5:00AM Oct 26, 2021Observed: 953.1 ft at 6:00AM Oct 26, 2021Observed: 952.7 ft at 7:00AM Oct 26, 2021Observed: 952.8 ft at 8:00AM Oct 26, 2021Observed: 953 ft at 9:00AM Oct 26, 2021Observed: 953 ft at 10:00AM Oct 26, 2021Observed: 953.1 ft at 11:00AM Oct 26, 2021Observed: 953.3 ft at 12:00PM Oct 26, 2021Observed: 953.4 ft at 1:00PM Oct 26, 2021Observed: 953.5 ft at 2:00PM Oct 26, 2021Observed: 953.5 ft at 3:00PM Oct 26, 2021Observed: 953.6 ft at 4:00PM Oct 26, 2021Observed: 953.5 ft at 5:00PM Oct 26, 2021Observed: 953.3 ft at 6:00PM Oct 26, 2021Observed: 953.1 ft at 7:00PM Oct 26, 2021Observed: 953.3 ft at 8:00PM Oct 26, 2021Observed: 953.3 ft at 9:00PM Oct 26, 2021Observed: 953.3 ft at 10:00PM Oct 26, 2021Observed: 953.4 ft at 11:00PM Oct 26, 2021Observed: 953.2 ft at 11:59PM Oct 26, 2021Observed: 953.4 ft at 12:00AM Oct 27, 2021Observed: 953.3 ft at 1:00AM Oct 27, 2021Observed: 953.4 ft at 2:00AM Oct 27, 2021Observed: 953.2 ft at 3:00AM Oct 27, 2021Observed: 953 ft at 4:00AM Oct 27, 2021Observed: 953 ft at 5:00AM Oct 27, 2021Observed: 952.6 ft at 6:00AM Oct 27, 2021Observed: 952.5 ft at 7:00AM Oct 27, 2021Observed: 952.8 ft at 9:00AM Oct 27, 2021Observed: 952.8 ft at 10:00AM Oct 27, 2021Observed: 952.8 ft at 11:00AM Oct 27, 2021Observed: 953 ft at 12:00PM Oct 27, 2021Observed: 953.2 ft at 1:00PM Oct 27, 2021Observed: 953.2 ft at 2:00PM Oct 27, 2021Observed: 953.2 ft at 3:00PM Oct 27, 2021Observed: 953.3 ft at 4:00PM Oct 27, 2021Observed: 953.1 ft at 5:00PM Oct 27, 2021Observed: 952.8 ft at 6:00PM Oct 27, 2021Observed: 952.9 ft at 7:00PM Oct 27, 2021Observed: 953.1 ft at 8:00PM Oct 27, 2021Observed: 953.3 ft at 9:00PM Oct 27, 2021Observed: 953.5 ft at 10:00PM Oct 27, 2021Observed: 953.5 ft at 11:00PM Oct 27, 2021Observed: 953.8 ft at 11:59PM Oct 27, 2021Observed: 953.7 ft at 12:00AM Oct 28, 2021Observed: 954 ft at 1:00AM Oct 28, 2021Observed: 954.1 ft at 2:00AM Oct 28, 2021Observed: 954.1 ft at 3:00AM Oct 28, 2021Observed: 954.1 ft at 4:00AM Oct 28, 2021Highest Forecast: 952.9 ft 11:00AM Oct 28, 2021Highest Forecast: 952.9 ft 5:00PM Oct 28, 2021Highest Forecast: 952.9 ft 11:00PM Oct 28, 2021Highest Forecast: 952.9 ft 5:00AM Oct 29, 2021Highest Forecast: 952.9 ft 11:00AM Oct 29, 2021Highest Forecast: 952.9 ft 5:00PM Oct 29, 2021Highest Forecast: 952.9 ft 11:00PM Oct 29, 2021Highest Forecast: 952.9 ft 5:00AM Oct 30, 2021Highest Forecast: 952.9 ft 11:00AM Oct 30, 2021Highest Forecast: 952.9 ft 5:00PM Oct 30, 2021Highest Forecast: 952.9 ft 11:00PM Oct 30, 2021Highest Forecast: 952.9 ft 5:00AM Oct 31, 2021Highest Forecast: 952.9 ft 11:00AM Oct 31, 2021Highest Forecast: 952.9 ft 5:00PM Oct 31, 2021Highest Forecast: 952.9 ft 11:00PM Oct 31, 2021Highest Forecast: 952.9 ft 5:00AM Nov 01, 2021Highest Forecast: 952.9 ft 11:00AM Nov 01, 2021Highest Forecast: 952.9 ft 5:00PM Nov 01, 2021Highest Forecast: 952.9 ft 11:00PM Nov 01, 2021Highest Forecast: 952.9 ft 5:00AM Nov 02, 2021Highest Forecast: 952.9 ft 11:00AM Nov 02, 2021Highest Forecast: 952.9 ft 5:00PM Nov 02, 2021Highest Forecast: 952.9 ft 11:00PM Nov 02, 2021Highest Forecast: 952.9 ft 5:00AM Nov 03, 2021Highest Forecast: 952.9 ft 11:00AM Nov 03, 2021Highest Forecast: 952.9 ft 5:00PM Nov 03, 2021Highest Forecast: 952.9 ft 11:00PM Nov 03, 2021Highest Forecast: 952.9 ft 5:00AM Nov 04, 2021USACE--Northwestern DivisionCHJW1(plotting HFIRX) Graph Created (6:16AM Oct 28, 2021)ObservedForecast (issued 4:24PM Oct 27)Latest observed value: 954.1 ft at 4:00 AM PDT 28-Oct-2021.
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NOTE: Forecasts for the Columbia River at Chief Joseph Dam are issued routinely year-round.

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Flood Categories (in feet)
Major Flood Stage: 0
Moderate Flood Stage: 0
Flood Stage: 0
Action Stage: 0
Low Stage (in feet): 950

Historic Crests
(1) 955.30 ft on 11/05/2020
(2) 954.90 ft on 02/13/2018
(3) 954.70 ft on 03/13/2019
(4) 954.60 ft on 07/15/2021 (P)
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(P): Preliminary values subject to further review.

Recent Crests
(1) 954.60 ft on 07/15/2021 (P)
(2) 955.30 ft on 11/05/2020
(3) 954.70 ft on 03/13/2019
(4) 954.90 ft on 02/13/2018
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(P): Preliminary values subject to further review.

Low Water Records
(1) 951.69 ft on 08/23/2021
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Latitude: 47.996111° N, Longitude: 119.632500° W, Horizontal Datum: NAD83/WGS84

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NWS stage 0 ft Not Available Interpreting hydrographs and NWS watch, warnings, and forecasts, and inundation maps
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(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 Not Available Not Available Older USGS topographic maps, NGVD29 benchmarks
MSL Not Available Not Available Older USGS topographic maps, MSL benchmarks
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