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Columbia River above Grand Coulee Dam Forebay Elevation (ft)Observed: 1286 ft at 4:00AM Mar 12, 2024Observed: 1286 ft at 5:00AM Mar 12, 2024Observed: 1286 ft at 6:00AM Mar 12, 2024Observed: 1285.9 ft at 7:00AM Mar 12, 2024Observed: 1285.8 ft at 8:00AM Mar 12, 2024Observed: 1285.9 ft at 9:00AM Mar 12, 2024Observed: 1285.9 ft at 10:00AM Mar 12, 2024Observed: 1285.9 ft at 11:00AM Mar 12, 2024Observed: 1286 ft at 12:00PM Mar 12, 2024Observed: 1285.9 ft at 1:00PM Mar 12, 2024Observed: 1285.9 ft at 2:00PM Mar 12, 2024Observed: 1285.8 ft at 3:00PM Mar 12, 2024Observed: 1285.9 ft at 4:00PM Mar 12, 2024Observed: 1286 ft at 5:00PM Mar 12, 2024Observed: 1286 ft at 6:00PM Mar 12, 2024Observed: 1286 ft at 7:00PM Mar 12, 2024Observed: 1285.9 ft at 8:00PM Mar 12, 2024Observed: 1285.9 ft at 9:00PM Mar 12, 2024Observed: 1286 ft at 10:00PM Mar 12, 2024Observed: 1286 ft at 11:00PM Mar 12, 2024Highest Observation: 1286.02 ft at 11:59PM Mar 12, 2024Observed: 1286 ft at 12:00AM Mar 13, 2024Observed: 1286 ft at 1:00AM Mar 13, 2024Observed: 1286 ft at 2:00AM Mar 13, 2024Observed: 1285.9 ft at 3:00AM Mar 13, 2024Observed: 1285.9 ft at 4:00AM Mar 13, 2024Observed: 1286 ft at 5:00AM Mar 13, 2024Observed: 1286 ft at 6:00AM Mar 13, 2024Observed: 1285.9 ft at 7:00AM Mar 13, 2024Observed: 1285.8 ft at 8:00AM Mar 13, 2024Observed: 1285.8 ft at 9:00AM Mar 13, 2024Observed: 1285.8 ft at 10:00AM Mar 13, 2024Observed: 1285.8 ft at 11:00AM Mar 13, 2024Observed: 1285.9 ft at 12:00PM Mar 13, 2024Observed: 1285.9 ft at 1:00PM Mar 13, 2024Observed: 1285.8 ft at 2:00PM Mar 13, 2024Observed: 1285.7 ft at 3:00PM Mar 13, 2024Observed: 1285.7 ft at 4:00PM Mar 13, 2024Observed: 1285.8 ft at 5:00PM Mar 13, 2024Observed: 1285.8 ft at 6:00PM Mar 13, 2024Observed: 1285.8 ft at 7:00PM Mar 13, 2024Observed: 1285.8 ft at 8:00PM Mar 13, 2024Observed: 1285.7 ft at 9:00PM Mar 13, 2024Observed: 1285.7 ft at 10:00PM Mar 13, 2024Observed: 1285.7 ft at 11:00PM Mar 13, 2024Observed: 1285.77 ft at 11:59PM Mar 13, 2024Observed: 1285.8 ft at 12:00AM Mar 14, 2024Observed: 1285.7 ft at 1:00AM Mar 14, 2024Observed: 1285.7 ft at 2:00AM Mar 14, 2024Observed: 1285.7 ft at 3:00AM Mar 14, 2024Observed: 1285.6 ft at 4:00AM Mar 14, 2024Observed: 1285.6 ft at 5:00AM Mar 14, 2024Observed: 1285.6 ft at 6:00AM Mar 14, 2024Observed: 1285.6 ft at 7:00AM Mar 14, 2024Observed: 1285.4 ft at 8:00AM Mar 14, 2024Observed: 1285.3 ft at 9:00AM Mar 14, 2024Observed: 1285.2 ft at 10:00AM Mar 14, 2024Observed: 1285.2 ft at 11:00AM Mar 14, 2024Observed: 1285.2 ft at 12:00PM Mar 14, 2024Observed: 1285.2 ft at 1:00PM Mar 14, 2024Observed: 1285.2 ft at 2:00PM Mar 14, 2024Observed: 1285.2 ft at 3:00PM Mar 14, 2024Observed: 1285.2 ft at 4:00PM Mar 14, 2024Observed: 1285.2 ft at 5:00PM Mar 14, 2024Observed: 1285.2 ft at 6:00PM Mar 14, 2024Observed: 1285.2 ft at 7:00PM Mar 14, 2024Observed: 1285.3 ft at 8:00PM Mar 14, 2024Observed: 1285.2 ft at 9:00PM Mar 14, 2024Observed: 1285.3 ft at 10:00PM Mar 14, 2024Observed: 1285.3 ft at 11:00PM Mar 14, 2024Observed: 1285.27 ft at 11:59PM Mar 14, 2024Observed: 1285.3 ft at 12:00AM Mar 15, 2024Observed: 1285.2 ft at 1:00AM Mar 15, 2024Observed: 1285.2 ft at 2:00AM Mar 15, 2024Observed: 1285.2 ft at 3:00AM Mar 15, 2024Observed: 1285.2 ft at 4:00AM Mar 15, 2024Observed: 1285.2 ft at 5:00AM Mar 15, 2024Observed: 1285.2 ft at 6:00AM Mar 15, 2024Observed: 1285.1 ft at 7:00AM Mar 15, 2024Observed: 1285 ft at 8:00AM Mar 15, 2024Observed: 1285.1 ft at 9:00AM Mar 15, 2024Observed: 1285.1 ft at 10:00AM Mar 15, 2024Observed: 1285 ft at 11:00AM Mar 15, 2024Observed: 1285.1 ft at 12:00PM Mar 15, 2024Observed: 1285 ft at 1:00PM Mar 15, 2024Observed: 1285 ft at 2:00PM Mar 15, 2024Observed: 1284.9 ft at 3:00PM Mar 15, 2024Observed: 1285 ft at 4:00PM Mar 15, 2024Observed: 1285 ft at 5:00PM Mar 15, 2024Observed: 1285 ft at 6:00PM Mar 15, 2024Observed: 1285 ft at 7:00PM Mar 15, 2024Observed: 1285 ft at 8:00PM Mar 15, 2024Observed: 1284.9 ft at 9:00PM Mar 15, 2024Observed: 1284.9 ft at 10:00PM Mar 15, 2024Observed: 1285 ft at 11:00PM Mar 15, 2024Observed: 1284.98 ft at 11:59PM Mar 15, 2024Observed: 1285 ft at 12:00AM Mar 16, 2024Observed: 1285 ft at 1:00AM Mar 16, 2024Observed: 1285 ft at 2:00AM Mar 16, 2024Observed: 1285 ft at 3:00AM Mar 16, 2024Observed: 1285 ft at 4:00AM Mar 16, 2024Observed: 1284.9 ft at 5:00AM Mar 16, 2024Observed: 1284.9 ft at 6:00AM Mar 16, 2024Observed: 1284.8 ft at 7:00AM Mar 16, 2024Observed: 1284.8 ft at 8:00AM Mar 16, 2024Observed: 1284.8 ft at 9:00AM Mar 16, 2024Observed: 1284.8 ft at 10:00AM Mar 16, 2024Observed: 1284.7 ft at 11:00AM Mar 16, 2024Observed: 1284.7 ft at 12:00PM Mar 16, 2024Observed: 1284.7 ft at 1:00PM Mar 16, 2024Observed: 1284.8 ft at 2:00PM Mar 16, 2024Observed: 1284.8 ft at 3:00PM Mar 16, 2024Observed: 1284.8 ft at 4:00PM Mar 16, 2024Observed: 1284.8 ft at 5:00PM Mar 16, 2024Observed: 1284.8 ft at 6:00PM Mar 16, 2024Observed: 1284.8 ft at 7:00PM Mar 16, 2024Observed: 1284.8 ft at 8:00PM Mar 16, 2024Observed: 1284.8 ft at 9:00PM Mar 16, 2024Observed: 1284.9 ft at 10:00PM Mar 16, 2024Observed: 1284.9 ft at 11:00PM Mar 16, 2024Observed: 1284.86 ft at 11:59PM Mar 16, 2024Observed: 1284.9 ft at 12:00AM Mar 17, 2024Observed: 1284.8 ft at 1:00AM Mar 17, 2024Observed: 1284.8 ft at 2:00AM Mar 17, 2024Observed: 1284.8 ft at 3:00AM Mar 17, 2024Observed: 1284.8 ft at 4:00AM Mar 17, 2024Observed: 1284.8 ft at 5:00AM Mar 17, 2024Observed: 1284.8 ft at 6:00AM Mar 17, 2024Observed: 1284.7 ft at 7:00AM Mar 17, 2024Observed: 1284.7 ft at 8:00AM Mar 17, 2024Observed: 1284.7 ft at 9:00AM Mar 17, 2024Observed: 1284.6 ft at 10:00AM Mar 17, 2024Observed: 1284.7 ft at 11:00AM Mar 17, 2024Observed: 1284.7 ft at 12:00PM Mar 17, 2024Observed: 1284.6 ft at 1:00PM Mar 17, 2024Observed: 1284.6 ft at 2:00PM Mar 17, 2024Observed: 1284.6 ft at 3:00PM Mar 17, 2024Observed: 1284.7 ft at 4:00PM Mar 17, 2024Observed: 1284.7 ft at 5:00PM Mar 17, 2024Observed: 1284.7 ft at 6:00PM Mar 17, 2024Observed: 1284.7 ft at 7:00PM Mar 17, 2024Observed: 1284.6 ft at 8:00PM Mar 17, 2024Observed: 1284.6 ft at 9:00PM Mar 17, 2024Observed: 1284.7 ft at 10:00PM Mar 17, 2024Observed: 1284.7 ft at 11:00PM Mar 17, 2024Observed: 1284.76 ft at 11:59PM Mar 17, 2024Observed: 1284.8 ft at 12:00AM Mar 18, 2024Observed: 1284.8 ft at 1:00AM Mar 18, 2024Observed: 1284.7 ft at 2:00AM Mar 18, 2024Observed: 1284.7 ft at 3:00AM Mar 18, 2024Observed: 1284.7 ft at 4:00AM Mar 18, 2024Observed: 1284.7 ft at 5:00AM Mar 18, 2024Observed: 1284.5 ft at 6:00AM Mar 18, 2024Observed: 1284.5 ft at 7:00AM Mar 18, 2024Observed: 1284.5 ft at 8:00AM Mar 18, 2024Observed: 1284.5 ft at 9:00AM Mar 18, 2024Observed: 1284.5 ft at 10:00AM Mar 18, 2024Observed: 1284.5 ft at 11:00AM Mar 18, 2024Observed: 1284.6 ft at 12:00PM Mar 18, 2024Observed: 1284.6 ft at 1:00PM Mar 18, 2024Observed: 1284.5 ft at 2:00PM Mar 18, 2024Observed: 1284.5 ft at 3:00PM Mar 18, 2024Observed: 1284.6 ft at 4:00PM Mar 18, 2024Observed: 1284.7 ft at 5:00PM Mar 18, 2024Observed: 1284.7 ft at 6:00PM Mar 18, 2024Observed: 1284.7 ft at 7:00PM Mar 18, 2024Observed: 1284.7 ft at 8:00PM Mar 18, 2024Observed: 1284.7 ft at 9:00PM Mar 18, 2024Observed: 1284.7 ft at 10:00PM Mar 18, 2024Observed: 1284.8 ft at 11:00PM Mar 18, 2024Observed: 1284.84 ft at 11:59PM Mar 18, 2024Observed: 1284.8 ft at 12:00AM Mar 19, 2024Observed: 1284.8 ft at 1:00AM Mar 19, 2024Observed: 1284.8 ft at 2:00AM Mar 19, 2024Forecast: 1284.46 ft 5:00AM Mar 19, 2024Forecast: 1284.46 ft 11:00AM Mar 19, 2024Forecast: 1284.46 ft 5:00PM Mar 19, 2024Forecast: 1284.47 ft 11:00PM Mar 19, 2024Forecast: 1284.48 ft 5:00AM Mar 20, 2024Forecast: 1284.51 ft 11:00AM Mar 20, 2024Forecast: 1284.54 ft 5:00PM Mar 20, 2024Forecast: 1284.58 ft 11:00PM Mar 20, 2024Forecast: 1284.58 ft 5:00AM Mar 21, 2024Forecast: 1284.54 ft 11:00AM Mar 21, 2024Forecast: 1284.5 ft 5:00PM Mar 21, 2024Forecast: 1284.46 ft 11:00PM Mar 21, 2024Forecast: 1284.47 ft 5:00AM Mar 22, 2024Forecast: 1284.53 ft 11:00AM Mar 22, 2024Forecast: 1284.59 ft 5:00PM Mar 22, 2024Forecast: 1284.65 ft 11:00PM Mar 22, 2024Forecast: 1284.71 ft 5:00AM Mar 23, 2024Forecast: 1284.78 ft 11:00AM Mar 23, 2024Forecast: 1284.84 ft 5:00PM Mar 23, 2024Forecast: 1284.92 ft 11:00PM Mar 23, 2024Forecast: 1285 ft 5:00AM Mar 24, 2024Forecast: 1285.08 ft 11:00AM Mar 24, 2024Forecast: 1285.16 ft 5:00PM Mar 24, 2024Forecast: 1285.24 ft 11:00PM Mar 24, 2024Highest Forecast: 1285.27 ft 5:00AM Mar 25, 2024Forecast: 1285.26 ft 11:00AM Mar 25, 2024Forecast: 1285.25 ft 5:00PM Mar 25, 2024Forecast: 1285.22 ft 11:00PM Mar 25, 2024USBR--Pacific Northwest RegionGCDW1(plotting HFIRX) Graph Created (3:16AM Mar 19, 2024)ObservedForecast (issued 3:14PM Mar 18)Latest observed value: 1284.8 ft at 2:00 AM PDT 19-Mar-2024.
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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): 1230

Historic Crests
(1) 1,290.36 ft on 08/06/1976
(2) 1,290.30 ft on 07/17/1942
(3) 1,290.30 ft on 06/03/1945
(4) 1,289.71 ft on 07/12/2013
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(P): Preliminary values subject to further review.

Recent Crests
(1) 1,289.60 ft on 07/08/2018
(2) 1,289.67 ft on 07/09/2017
(3) 1,288.44 ft on 06/21/2016
(4) 1,289.62 ft on 07/13/2015
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(P): Preliminary values subject to further review.

Low Water Records
(1) 956.10 ft on 08/29/1938
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1208 Keller Ferry will not be running below this elevation
1222 Spring Canyon minimum boat launch elevation
1227 Seven Bays minimum boat launch elevation
1229 Keller Ferry minimum boat launch elevation
1230 Giffort-Inchelium Ferry will not be running below this elevation
1230 Hunters Camp minimum boat launch elevation
1234 Kettle Falls minimum boat launch elevation
1243 Porcupine Bay minimum boat launch elevation
1245 Lincoln Mill boat launch minimum elevation
1247 Fort Spokane minimum boat launch elevation
1249 Gifford minimum boat launch elevation
1251 Bradbury Beach minimum boat launch elevation
1253 Hansen Harbor boat launch minimum elevation
1265 Crescent Bay Campground, French Rocks, & Daisy boat launch minimum elevation
1266 Jones Bay boat launch minimum elevation
1277 Snag Cove & China Bend minimum boat launch elevation
1280 Evans, North Gorge, & Napoleon Bridge minimum boat launch elevation
1281 Hawk Creek & Marcus Island boat launch minimum elevation
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Latitude: 47.955556° N, Longitude: 118.983889° W, Horizontal Datum: NAD83/WGS84

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NAVD88 Not Available Not Available Survey grade GPS equipment, FEMA flood plain maps, newer USGS topographic maps
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WSDOT Keller Ferry information http://www.wsdot.wa.gov/Regions/Eastern/KellerFerry Bureau of Rec Lake Level website http://www.usbr.gov/pn/grandcoulee/lakelevel/index.html National Park Service boat ramp information http://www.nps.gov/laro/planyourvisit/boating.htm#CP_JUMP_61961
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