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NOTE: Forecasts for the Lake Coeur d'Alene at Coeur d'Alene are issued routinely year-round.

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Flood Categories (in feet) Major Flood Stage: 2138 Moderate Flood Stage: 2136 Flood Stage: 2133 Action Stage: 2132 Low Stage (in feet): -9999 Historic Crests (1) 2,139.05 ft on 12/25/1933 (2) 2,137.60 ft on 05/31/1894 (3) 2,136.50 ft on 01/20/1974 (4) 2,136.30 ft on 05/20/1997 (5) 2,136.00 ft on 01/03/1918 Show More Historic Crests (P): Preliminary values subject to further review. Recent Crests (1) 2,130.38 ft on 05/08/2023 (P) (2) 2,130.38 ft on 06/18/2022 (3) 2,128.01 ft on 06/02/2021 (4) 2,128.41 ft on 05/22/2020 (5) 2,129.06 ft on 04/13/2019 Show More Recent Crests (P): Preliminary values subject to further review. Low Water Records (1) 2,119.90 ft on 02/10/1977 (2) 2,119.90 ft on 09/24/1905 (3) 2,119.90 ft on 10/11/1904 Show More Low Water Records For more information on your flood risk go to www.floodsmart.gov. Show FEMA's National Flood Hazard Layers FEMA's National Flood Hazard Layers not showing? Why aren't the FEMA National Flood Hazard Layers showing on the ESRI Map? Possible reasons: There are no FEMA National Flood Hazard Layers for the location which you are viewing on ESRI Maps. The FEMA Web Mapping Service (WMS) is down. Note: Your zoom level may have changed. ESRI's zoom levels must be between 14 and 16 to show National Flood Hazard layers.

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2134.8	At this stage, Fernan Creek may begin flowing from Coeur d'Alene Lake into Fernan Lake.
2134.75	The Couer D'Alene Resort Boardwalk, Independence Point Docks, and the 3rd Street boat launch and parking lot will be partially flooded. City Beach and the City Beach parking area will be partially flooded. Several recreational picnic areas, docks, and campsites around the lake and along the Chain Lakes will between Harrison and Cataldo will be flooded. Businesses at the corner of 10th Street and Lakeshore Drive in Coeur d'Alene may have flooded parking lots and water approaching their buildings.
2134.69	The boardwalk that parallels Bellerive Lane on the Spokane River in Coeur d'Alene may be submerged and the docks may be inaccessible.
2134.4	Squaw Bay Road at Neachen Bay and Blue Lake Road near Springston Bridge in Harrison may be flooded at this stage. Flooding may also occur at this stage on Black Rock Road east of Highway 3, Lake Road, Thompson Lake Road, Willow Creek Road and Evans Creek Road.
2134	Harbor Island may begin to experience minor flooding. Water may begin to cover Loffs Bay Road at Loffs Bay.
2133.5	Low areas at campground on Wolf Lodge Bay Road, near I-90 and Highway 97, may begin to flood.
2133	If there are waves or boat wakes there may be some minor flooding of residential and commercial property around the lake. Flooding of lowland areas and some secondary roads adjacent to Route 3 is likely, including Killarney Lake Road, Bull Run Road, Rainey Hill Road, Medimont Road, and River Road between Highway 3 and Tamarack Ridge Road. Loffs Bay Road at Mica Creek may also begin to flood.

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Latitude: 47.666111° N, Longitude: 116.770556° W, Horizontal Datum: NAD83/WGS84 River Stage Reference Frame Gauge Height Flood Stage Uses NWS stage 0 ft 2133 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 2100 ft Not Available Older USGS topographic maps, NGVD29 benchmarks MSL Not Available Not Available Older USGS topographic maps, MSL benchmarks Other 2100 ft 2133 ft Official gage height of 2100 ft was set in 1903. It was later found that the height of the gage in reference to NGVD29 is 2097 ft and in reference to NAVD88 is 2100.81 ft. Current/Historical Observations: Corps of Engineers (COE) Info for Coeur d'Alene U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) Data and Site Info for Coeur d'Alene

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