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NOTE: Gauge reading may be affected by ice. Forecast flows are unadjusted for ice. NOTE: Forecasts for the Little Spokane River at Dartford are issued routinely year-round.

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Flood Categories (in feet) Major Flood Stage: 8.5 Moderate Flood Stage: 7.5 Flood Stage: 6.5 Action Stage: 5.5 Low Stage (in feet): 1 Historic Crests (1) 8.27 ft on 03/21/1997 (2) 7.29 ft on 02/17/1970 (3) 7.03 ft on 01/16/1974 (4) 6.82 ft on 03/19/2017 (5) 6.75 ft on 02/09/1996 Show More Historic Crests (P): Preliminary values subject to further review. Recent Crests (1) 4.58 ft on 04/12/2023 (P) (2) 4.80 ft on 06/15/2022 (3) 5.60 ft on 01/14/2021 (4) 5.26 ft on 02/22/2020 (5) 4.82 ft on 04/10/2019 Show More Recent Crests (P): Preliminary values subject to further review. Low Water Records (1) 1.94 ft on 08/06/2015 (2) 2.02 ft on 08/28/2016 (3) 2.09 ft on 09/03/2009 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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Flood Impacts & Photos

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8	Several homes will be inundated. Little Spokane River, Golden, and Meadowbrook Roads may be closed.
6.5	Flooding of homes and basements may occur, including some residences along Brooklawn and Greenleaf Drives.
6	Backyard and field flooding will occurs along Little Spokane and Greenleaf Drives.
5.7	Pine River Park will flood.
5.4	Pine River Park will begin to flood.

Low Water Impacts

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115 cfs	Minimum base flow for July 1 through September 1 at this river gage, which is the lowest base flow of the year. Water-rights junior to the base flows established in this rule may be restricted if streamflow drops below this value. For more information on this and the minimum base flows for other times in the year and for other stream reaches, refer to Washington Administrative Code (WAC) Chapter 173-555.

About This Location

Latitude: 47.784610° N, Longitude: 117.404380° W, Horizontal Datum: NAD83/WGS84 River Stage Reference Frame Gauge Height Flood Stage Uses NWS stage 0 ft 6.5 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 Not Available Not Available Older USGS topographic maps, NGVD29 benchmarks MSL Not Available Not Available Older USGS topographic maps, MSL benchmarks Other 1590 ft 1596.5 ft   Current/Historical Observations: U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) Data and Site Info for Dartford

Additional Information

Information on water rights and water availability in the Little Spokane watershed is available through the Washington State Department of Ecology or on the web at http://www.ecy.wa.gov/biblio/1111059.html

Resources

Hydrologic Resources Text Products Past Precipitation Forecast Precipitation River Forecast Centers River Stage Summary Inundation Mapping Locations Pacific Northwest Water Supply Forecasts U.S. Bureau of Reclamation Hydromet Program - Pacific Northwest Washington State Dept of Ecology River & Streamflow Monitoring Network

Additional Resources Area Hydrographs NWS Precipitation and River Forecasting AHPS Iframes for Developers Mobile iNWS for emergency management Weather Forecast Office Spokane, Washington Northwest U.S. River Flood Outlook Snow Information National Flood Insurance Program USGS Idaho Water Science Center USGS Washington Water Science Center U.S. Army Corps of Engineers - Seattle District Natural Resources Conservation Service - Water & Climate Center U.S. Drought Portal Idaho Department of Water Resources International Joint Commission Available Water Temperatures - Updated Daily Washington State Digital Flood Hazard Map - Dept of Ecology Idaho Dept of Water Resources - Flood Hazard Maps

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