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Weather Forecast Office Spokane, WA

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NOTE: Forecasts for the Spokane River at Spokane are issued routinely year-round.

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Flood Categories (in feet)

Major Flood Stage:	30
Moderate Flood Stage:	29
Flood Stage:	27
Action Stage:	26
Low Stage (in feet):	0

Historic Crests
(1) 29.75 ft on 12/26/1933
(2) 29.09 ft on 05/19/1997
(3) 28.94 ft on 01/20/1974
(4) 28.73 ft on 03/22/2017
(5) 28.41 ft on 05/23/2008
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(P): Preliminary values subject to further review.

Recent Crests
(1) 27.01 ft on 04/04/2017
(2) 28.73 ft on 03/22/2017
(3) 24.09 ft on 03/17/2016
(4) 25.06 ft on 02/14/2015
(5) 25.89 ft on 03/13/2014
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(P): Preliminary values subject to further review.

Low Water Records
(1) 15.40 ft on 08/26/1991

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Flood Impacts & Photos

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30	Significant flooding to homes and roads in Peaceful Valley is likely. Access to Upriver Drive and the Riverpoint area will be disrupted.
29	Flooding of Peaceful Valley, Riverfront Park, and the Harbor Island area is likely. Sections of Centennial Trail will be inundated.
28	Flooding in sections of Peaceful Valley is likely. Minor flooding along Upriver Drive and in the Riverpoint Industrial area is also possible.
28	Flooding in sections of Peaceful Valley is likely. Minor flooding along Upriver Drive is also possible.
27.5	Water will be over one lane of Upriver Drive between Stone and Regal Streets and encroach onto the shoulder of the road in other sections of Upriver Drive between Stone and Granite Streets.
27	Significant stretches of the Centennial Trail between Mission Avenue and Greene Street will be inundated. Minor flooding will occur along the river's edge in Peaceful Valley Park and in the yards of homes at the east end of Water Street. The River may back up through storm drains onto Main Street near its intersection with Elm Street in Peaceful Valley. Minor flooding of low lying areas along the Spokane River Valley will occur.
25.4	Sections of the Centennial Trail along Upriver Drive, between Mission Avenue and Greene Street, will be covered in water. Water will be at the trail's edge in several locations along this same stretch.

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Latitude: 47.659444° N, Longitude: 117.448056° W, Horizontal Datum: NAD83/WGS84

River Stage Reference Frame	Gauge Height	Flood Stage	Uses
NWS stage	0 ft	27 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	1696.59997558594 ft	1723.59997558594 ft	Older USGS topographic maps, NGVD29 benchmarks
MSL	Not Available	Not Available	Older USGS topographic maps, MSL benchmarks
Other	Not Available	Not Available

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Spokane Weather Forecast Office
2601 N. Rambo Rd.
Spokane, WA 99224
(509) 244-0110
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