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Hydrograph River at a Glance Download
Cowlitz River at Kelso Stage (ft)Observed: 14.1 ft at 6:49AM Mar 12, 2024Observed: 14 ft at 7:34AM Mar 12, 2024Observed: 13.9 ft at 8:04AM Mar 12, 2024Observed: 13.9 ft at 8:19AM Mar 12, 2024Observed: 13.9 ft at 8:34AM Mar 12, 2024Observed: 13.8 ft at 8:49AM Mar 12, 2024Observed: 13.9 ft at 10:49AM Mar 12, 2024Observed: 13.9 ft at 11:04AM Mar 12, 2024Observed: 13.9 ft at 11:49AM Mar 12, 2024Observed: 13.9 ft at 12:04PM Mar 12, 2024Observed: 13.9 ft at 12:49PM Mar 12, 2024Observed: 13.9 ft at 1:19PM Mar 12, 2024Observed: 13.9 ft at 2:04PM Mar 12, 2024Observed: 13.9 ft at 2:34PM Mar 12, 2024Observed: 13.9 ft at 3:19PM Mar 12, 2024Observed: 13.9 ft at 3:34PM Mar 12, 2024Observed: 14 ft at 4:34PM Mar 12, 2024Observed: 14 ft at 5:04PM Mar 12, 2024Observed: 14 ft at 5:19PM Mar 12, 2024Observed: 14.1 ft at 5:49PM Mar 12, 2024Highest Observation: 14.2 ft at 6:49PM Mar 12, 2024Highest Observation: 14.2 ft at 7:19PM Mar 12, 2024Observed: 14.1 ft at 7:34PM Mar 12, 2024Observed: 14.1 ft at 7:49PM Mar 12, 2024Observed: 14.1 ft at 8:34PM Mar 12, 2024Observed: 14 ft at 9:04PM Mar 12, 2024Observed: 14 ft at 9:19PM Mar 12, 2024Observed: 14 ft at 9:34PM Mar 12, 2024Observed: 14 ft at 10:49PM Mar 12, 2024Observed: 14 ft at 11:49PM Mar 12, 2024Observed: 14 ft at 12:34AM Mar 13, 2024Observed: 14 ft at 12:49AM Mar 13, 2024Observed: 14 ft at 1:04AM Mar 13, 2024Observed: 14 ft at 1:19AM Mar 13, 2024Observed: 14 ft at 1:49AM Mar 13, 2024Observed: 14 ft at 2:04AM Mar 13, 2024Observed: 14 ft at 2:34AM Mar 13, 2024Observed: 14 ft at 3:04AM Mar 13, 2024Observed: 14 ft at 3:34AM Mar 13, 2024Observed: 14 ft at 3:49AM Mar 13, 2024Observed: 14 ft at 4:34AM Mar 13, 2024Observed: 14 ft at 4:49AM Mar 13, 2024Observed: 14.1 ft at 6:04AM Mar 13, 2024Highest Observation: 14.2 ft at 6:34AM Mar 13, 2024Highest Observation: 14.2 ft at 6:49AM Mar 13, 2024Observed: 14.1 ft at 7:19AM Mar 13, 2024Observed: 14.1 ft at 7:34AM Mar 13, 2024Observed: 14 ft at 8:49AM Mar 13, 2024Observed: 13.9 ft at 9:34AM Mar 13, 2024Observed: 13.8 ft at 12:34PM Mar 13, 2024Observed: 13.8 ft at 12:49PM Mar 13, 2024Observed: 13.8 ft at 1:04PM Mar 13, 2024Observed: 13.8 ft at 1:34PM Mar 13, 2024Observed: 13.8 ft at 1:49PM Mar 13, 2024Observed: 13.8 ft at 2:19PM Mar 13, 2024Observed: 13.8 ft at 2:34PM Mar 13, 2024Observed: 13.8 ft at 2:49PM Mar 13, 2024Observed: 13.8 ft at 3:04PM Mar 13, 2024Observed: 13.7 ft at 4:04PM Mar 13, 2024Observed: 13.7 ft at 4:19PM Mar 13, 2024Observed: 13.7 ft at 4:49PM Mar 13, 2024Observed: 13.7 ft at 5:19PM Mar 13, 2024Observed: 13.7 ft at 5:49PM Mar 13, 2024Observed: 13.7 ft at 6:04PM Mar 13, 2024Observed: 13.7 ft at 6:49PM Mar 13, 2024Observed: 13.7 ft at 7:19PM Mar 13, 2024Observed: 13.7 ft at 7:34PM Mar 13, 2024Observed: 13.7 ft at 8:19PM Mar 13, 2024Observed: 13.7 ft at 8:49PM Mar 13, 2024Observed: 13.6 ft at 9:49PM Mar 13, 2024Observed: 13.6 ft at 10:04PM Mar 13, 2024Observed: 13.6 ft at 10:19PM Mar 13, 2024Observed: 13.6 ft at 10:34PM Mar 13, 2024Observed: 13.6 ft at 10:49PM Mar 13, 2024Observed: 13.6 ft at 11:04PM Mar 13, 2024Observed: 13.6 ft at 12:49AM Mar 14, 2024Observed: 13.6 ft at 1:04AM Mar 14, 2024Observed: 13.6 ft at 1:19AM Mar 14, 2024Observed: 13.6 ft at 1:34AM Mar 14, 2024Observed: 13.6 ft at 1:49AM Mar 14, 2024Observed: 13.6 ft at 2:19AM Mar 14, 2024Observed: 13.5 ft at 3:04AM Mar 14, 2024Observed: 13.5 ft at 3:19AM Mar 14, 2024Observed: 13.5 ft at 3:49AM Mar 14, 2024Observed: 13.5 ft at 4:34AM Mar 14, 2024Observed: 13.5 ft at 4:49AM Mar 14, 2024Observed: 13.3 ft at 2:34PM Mar 15, 2024Observed: 13.2 ft at 2:49PM Mar 15, 2024Observed: 13.2 ft at 3:04PM Mar 15, 2024Observed: 13.2 ft at 3:19PM Mar 15, 2024Observed: 13.2 ft at 3:49PM Mar 15, 2024Observed: 13.2 ft at 4:19PM Mar 15, 2024Observed: 13.2 ft at 4:49PM Mar 15, 2024Observed: 13.2 ft at 5:04PM Mar 15, 2024Observed: 13.2 ft at 5:19PM Mar 15, 2024Observed: 13.2 ft at 5:49PM Mar 15, 2024Observed: 13.2 ft at 6:19PM Mar 15, 2024Observed: 13.2 ft at 8:34PM Mar 15, 2024Observed: 13.1 ft at 8:49PM Mar 15, 2024Observed: 13.2 ft at 9:04PM Mar 15, 2024Observed: 13.1 ft at 9:19PM Mar 15, 2024Observed: 13.1 ft at 9:34PM Mar 15, 2024Observed: 13.1 ft at 9:49PM Mar 15, 2024Observed: 13.1 ft at 10:19PM Mar 15, 2024Observed: 13.1 ft at 10:34PM Mar 15, 2024Observed: 13.1 ft at 10:49PM Mar 15, 2024Observed: 13.1 ft at 11:04PM Mar 15, 2024Observed: 13.1 ft at 11:34PM Mar 15, 2024Observed: 13.1 ft at 1:19AM Mar 16, 2024Observed: 13.1 ft at 1:34AM Mar 16, 2024Observed: 13.1 ft at 1:49AM Mar 16, 2024Observed: 13.1 ft at 2:34AM Mar 16, 2024Observed: 13.1 ft at 3:19AM Mar 16, 2024Observed: 13.1 ft at 3:34AM Mar 16, 2024Observed: 13.1 ft at 4:04AM Mar 16, 2024Observed: 13.1 ft at 4:19AM Mar 16, 2024Observed: 13.1 ft at 4:49AM Mar 16, 2024Observed: 13.1 ft at 5:19AM Mar 16, 2024Observed: 13.1 ft at 6:19AM Mar 16, 2024Observed: 13.1 ft at 6:49AM Mar 16, 2024Observed: 13.1 ft at 7:04AM Mar 16, 2024Observed: 13.1 ft at 7:19AM Mar 16, 2024Observed: 13.1 ft at 7:34AM Mar 16, 2024Observed: 13.1 ft at 7:49AM Mar 16, 2024Observed: 13.1 ft at 8:04AM Mar 16, 2024Observed: 13.1 ft at 9:34AM Mar 16, 2024Observed: 13.1 ft at 9:49AM Mar 16, 2024Observed: 13.1 ft at 10:04AM Mar 16, 2024Observed: 13.1 ft at 11:19AM Mar 16, 2024Observed: 13.1 ft at 11:49AM Mar 16, 2024Observed: 13.1 ft at 12:19PM Mar 16, 2024Observed: 13.1 ft at 12:34PM Mar 16, 2024Observed: 13.1 ft at 1:04PM Mar 16, 2024Observed: 13.1 ft at 2:19PM Mar 16, 2024Observed: 13.1 ft at 2:34PM Mar 16, 2024Observed: 13.1 ft at 3:04PM Mar 16, 2024Observed: 13.1 ft at 3:34PM Mar 16, 2024Observed: 13.1 ft at 3:49PM Mar 16, 2024Observed: 13.1 ft at 4:04PM Mar 16, 2024Observed: 13.1 ft at 4:19PM Mar 16, 2024Observed: 13.1 ft at 4:34PM Mar 16, 2024Observed: 13.1 ft at 5:34PM Mar 16, 2024Observed: 13.1 ft at 5:49PM Mar 16, 2024Observed: 13.1 ft at 6:04PM Mar 16, 2024Observed: 13.1 ft at 6:34PM Mar 16, 2024Observed: 13.1 ft at 6:49PM Mar 16, 2024Observed: 13.1 ft at 7:04PM Mar 16, 2024Observed: 13.1 ft at 7:19PM Mar 16, 2024Observed: 13.1 ft at 7:34PM Mar 16, 2024Observed: 13.1 ft at 8:49PM Mar 16, 2024Observed: 13.1 ft at 9:04PM Mar 16, 2024Observed: 13 ft at 9:34PM Mar 16, 2024Observed: 13.1 ft at 10:34PM Mar 16, 2024Observed: 13.1 ft at 11:19PM Mar 16, 2024Observed: 13 ft at 11:49PM Mar 16, 2024Observed: 13 ft at 12:04AM Mar 17, 2024Observed: 13 ft at 12:34AM Mar 17, 2024Observed: 13 ft at 12:49AM Mar 17, 2024Observed: 13 ft at 1:19AM Mar 17, 2024Observed: 13 ft at 1:34AM Mar 17, 2024Observed: 13 ft at 1:49AM Mar 17, 2024Observed: 13 ft at 2:04AM Mar 17, 2024Observed: 13 ft at 2:34AM Mar 17, 2024Observed: 13 ft at 2:49AM Mar 17, 2024Observed: 13 ft at 3:04AM Mar 17, 2024Observed: 13 ft at 3:19AM Mar 17, 2024Observed: 13 ft at 3:34AM Mar 17, 2024Observed: 13 ft at 4:04AM Mar 17, 2024Observed: 13 ft at 4:19AM Mar 17, 2024Observed: 13 ft at 4:34AM Mar 17, 2024Observed: 13 ft at 4:49AM Mar 17, 2024Observed: 13 ft at 5:04AM Mar 17, 2024Observed: 13 ft at 5:19AM Mar 17, 2024Observed: 13 ft at 5:34AM Mar 17, 2024Observed: 13 ft at 5:49AM Mar 17, 2024Observed: 13 ft at 6:34AM Mar 17, 2024Observed: 13 ft at 6:49AM Mar 17, 2024Observed: 13.1 ft at 7:19AM Mar 17, 2024Observed: 13.1 ft at 7:49AM Mar 17, 2024Observed: 13.1 ft at 8:19AM Mar 17, 2024Observed: 13.1 ft at 8:34AM Mar 17, 2024Observed: 13.1 ft at 9:04AM Mar 17, 2024Observed: 13.1 ft at 9:19AM Mar 17, 2024Observed: 13.1 ft at 9:34AM Mar 17, 2024Observed: 13.1 ft at 10:19AM Mar 17, 2024Observed: 13.1 ft at 10:34AM Mar 17, 2024Observed: 13.1 ft at 10:49AM Mar 17, 2024Observed: 13.1 ft at 11:04AM Mar 17, 2024Observed: 13.1 ft at 11:34AM Mar 17, 2024Observed: 13.1 ft at 11:49AM Mar 17, 2024Observed: 13.1 ft at 1:04PM Mar 17, 2024Observed: 13.1 ft at 1:19PM Mar 17, 2024Observed: 13.1 ft at 2:19PM Mar 17, 2024Observed: 13.1 ft at 2:49PM Mar 17, 2024Observed: 13.1 ft at 3:19PM Mar 17, 2024Observed: 13.1 ft at 3:49PM Mar 17, 2024Observed: 13.1 ft at 4:19PM Mar 17, 2024Observed: 13.1 ft at 4:34PM Mar 17, 2024Observed: 13 ft at 5:34PM Mar 17, 2024Observed: 13 ft at 6:04PM Mar 17, 2024Observed: 13 ft at 6:34PM Mar 17, 2024Observed: 13 ft at 7:04PM Mar 17, 2024Observed: 13 ft at 7:19PM Mar 17, 2024Observed: 13 ft at 7:34PM Mar 17, 2024Observed: 13 ft at 8:49PM Mar 17, 2024Observed: 13 ft at 9:34PM Mar 17, 2024Observed: 13 ft at 9:49PM Mar 17, 2024Observed: 13 ft at 10:19PM Mar 17, 2024Observed: 13 ft at 10:49PM Mar 17, 2024Observed: 13 ft at 12:04AM Mar 18, 2024Observed: 13 ft at 12:19AM Mar 18, 2024Observed: 13 ft at 12:49AM Mar 18, 2024Observed: 13 ft at 1:49AM Mar 18, 2024Observed: 13 ft at 2:04AM Mar 18, 2024Observed: 13 ft at 2:19AM Mar 18, 2024Observed: 13 ft at 2:34AM Mar 18, 2024Observed: 13 ft at 2:49AM Mar 18, 2024Observed: 13 ft at 3:04AM Mar 18, 2024Observed: 13 ft at 3:49AM Mar 18, 2024Observed: 13 ft at 4:34AM Mar 18, 2024Observed: 13 ft at 4:49AM Mar 18, 2024Observed: 13 ft at 5:04AM Mar 18, 2024Observed: 13 ft at 5:34AM Mar 18, 2024Observed: 13 ft at 6:04AM Mar 18, 2024Observed: 13 ft at 6:19AM Mar 18, 2024Observed: 13 ft at 6:49AM Mar 18, 2024Observed: 13 ft at 7:04AM Mar 18, 2024Observed: 13 ft at 8:04AM Mar 18, 2024Observed: 13 ft at 8:19AM Mar 18, 2024Observed: 13 ft at 8:34AM Mar 18, 2024Observed: 13 ft at 9:04AM Mar 18, 2024Observed: 13 ft at 9:34AM Mar 18, 2024Observed: 13 ft at 9:49AM Mar 18, 2024Observed: 13 ft at 10:04AM Mar 18, 2024Observed: 13.1 ft at 10:19AM Mar 18, 2024Observed: 13.1 ft at 10:49AM Mar 18, 2024Observed: 13 ft at 11:49AM Mar 18, 2024Observed: 13 ft at 12:04PM Mar 18, 2024Observed: 13 ft at 12:19PM Mar 18, 2024Observed: 13 ft at 12:34PM Mar 18, 2024Observed: 13 ft at 1:19PM Mar 18, 2024Observed: 13 ft at 1:49PM Mar 18, 2024Observed: 13 ft at 2:19PM Mar 18, 2024Observed: 13 ft at 2:34PM Mar 18, 2024Observed: 13 ft at 3:04PM Mar 18, 2024Observed: 13 ft at 3:49PM Mar 18, 2024Observed: 13 ft at 4:19PM Mar 18, 2024Observed: 13 ft at 4:49PM Mar 18, 2024Observed: 13 ft at 5:19PM Mar 18, 2024Observed: 13 ft at 6:04PM Mar 18, 2024Observed: 13 ft at 6:19PM Mar 18, 2024Observed: 13 ft at 7:04PM Mar 18, 2024Observed: 13 ft at 7:19PM Mar 18, 2024Observed: 13 ft at 8:34PM Mar 18, 2024Observed: 13 ft at 8:49PM Mar 18, 2024Observed: 13 ft at 9:04PM Mar 18, 2024Observed: 13 ft at 9:49PM Mar 18, 2024Observed: 13 ft at 10:19PM Mar 18, 2024Observed: 13 ft at 10:34PM Mar 18, 2024Observed: 13 ft at 11:04PM Mar 18, 2024Observed: 13 ft at 12:19AM Mar 19, 2024Observed: 13 ft at 12:34AM Mar 19, 2024Observed: 13 ft at 1:04AM Mar 19, 2024Observed: 13 ft at 1:19AM Mar 19, 2024Observed: 13 ft at 1:34AM Mar 19, 2024Observed: 13 ft at 1:49AM Mar 19, 2024Observed: 13 ft at 2:19AM Mar 19, 2024Observed: 13 ft at 2:49AM Mar 19, 2024Observed: 13 ft at 3:19AM Mar 19, 2024Observed: 13 ft at 3:49AM Mar 19, 2024Observed: 13 ft at 4:04AM Mar 19, 2024Observed: 13 ft at 4:19AM Mar 19, 2024Observed: 13 ft at 5:19AM Mar 19, 2024Observed: 13 ft at 6:04AM Mar 19, 2024Forecast: 12.97 ft 7:00AM Mar 19, 2024Forecast: 12.97 ft 8:00AM Mar 19, 2024Forecast: 12.97 ft 9:00AM Mar 19, 2024Forecast: 12.98 ft 10:00AM Mar 19, 2024Forecast: 12.99 ft 11:00AM Mar 19, 2024Forecast: 13 ft 12:00PM Mar 19, 2024Forecast: 13.01 ft 1:00PM Mar 19, 2024Forecast: 13 ft 2:00PM Mar 19, 2024Forecast: 12.99 ft 3:00PM Mar 19, 2024Forecast: 12.97 ft 4:00PM Mar 19, 2024Forecast: 12.96 ft 5:00PM Mar 19, 2024Forecast: 12.95 ft 6:00PM Mar 19, 2024Forecast: 12.93 ft 7:00PM Mar 19, 2024Forecast: 12.92 ft 8:00PM Mar 19, 2024Forecast: 12.91 ft 9:00PM Mar 19, 2024Forecast: 12.9 ft 10:00PM Mar 19, 2024Forecast: 12.9 ft 11:00PM Mar 19, 2024Forecast: 12.9 ft 12:00AM Mar 20, 2024Forecast: 12.91 ft 1:00AM Mar 20, 2024Forecast: 12.93 ft 2:00AM Mar 20, 2024Forecast: 12.95 ft 3:00AM Mar 20, 2024Forecast: 12.95 ft 4:00AM Mar 20, 2024Forecast: 12.94 ft 5:00AM Mar 20, 2024Forecast: 12.93 ft 6:00AM Mar 20, 2024Forecast: 12.92 ft 7:00AM Mar 20, 2024Forecast: 12.9 ft 8:00AM Mar 20, 2024Forecast: 12.89 ft 9:00AM Mar 20, 2024Forecast: 12.89 ft 10:00AM Mar 20, 2024Forecast: 12.89 ft 11:00AM Mar 20, 2024Forecast: 12.9 ft 12:00PM Mar 20, 2024Forecast: 12.92 ft 1:00PM Mar 20, 2024Forecast: 12.93 ft 2:00PM Mar 20, 2024Forecast: 12.93 ft 3:00PM Mar 20, 2024Forecast: 12.92 ft 4:00PM Mar 20, 2024Forecast: 12.9 ft 5:00PM Mar 20, 2024Forecast: 12.89 ft 6:00PM Mar 20, 2024Forecast: 12.87 ft 7:00PM Mar 20, 2024Forecast: 12.86 ft 8:00PM Mar 20, 2024Forecast: 12.84 ft 9:00PM Mar 20, 2024Forecast: 12.83 ft 10:00PM Mar 20, 2024Forecast: 12.82 ft 11:00PM Mar 20, 2024Forecast: 12.82 ft 12:00AM Mar 21, 2024Forecast: 12.82 ft 1:00AM Mar 21, 2024Forecast: 12.84 ft 2:00AM Mar 21, 2024Forecast: 12.87 ft 3:00AM Mar 21, 2024Forecast: 12.88 ft 4:00AM Mar 21, 2024Forecast: 12.88 ft 5:00AM Mar 21, 2024Forecast: 12.87 ft 6:00AM Mar 21, 2024Forecast: 12.86 ft 7:00AM Mar 21, 2024Forecast: 12.85 ft 8:00AM Mar 21, 2024Forecast: 12.85 ft 9:00AM Mar 21, 2024Forecast: 12.84 ft 10:00AM Mar 21, 2024Forecast: 12.83 ft 11:00AM Mar 21, 2024Forecast: 12.84 ft 12:00PM Mar 21, 2024Forecast: 12.85 ft 1:00PM Mar 21, 2024Forecast: 12.88 ft 2:00PM Mar 21, 2024Forecast: 12.9 ft 3:00PM Mar 21, 2024Forecast: 12.91 ft 4:00PM Mar 21, 2024Forecast: 12.91 ft 5:00PM Mar 21, 2024Forecast: 12.9 ft 6:00PM Mar 21, 2024Forecast: 12.89 ft 7:00PM Mar 21, 2024Forecast: 12.89 ft 8:00PM Mar 21, 2024Forecast: 12.88 ft 9:00PM Mar 21, 2024Forecast: 12.87 ft 10:00PM Mar 21, 2024Forecast: 12.86 ft 11:00PM Mar 21, 2024Forecast: 12.86 ft 12:00AM Mar 22, 2024Forecast: 12.87 ft 1:00AM Mar 22, 2024Forecast: 12.89 ft 2:00AM Mar 22, 2024Forecast: 12.92 ft 3:00AM Mar 22, 2024Forecast: 12.95 ft 4:00AM Mar 22, 2024Forecast: 12.97 ft 5:00AM Mar 22, 2024Forecast: 12.96 ft 6:00AM Mar 22, 2024Forecast: 12.95 ft 7:00AM Mar 22, 2024Forecast: 12.95 ft 8:00AM Mar 22, 2024Forecast: 12.94 ft 9:00AM Mar 22, 2024Forecast: 12.93 ft 10:00AM Mar 22, 2024Forecast: 12.92 ft 11:00AM Mar 22, 2024Forecast: 12.92 ft 12:00PM Mar 22, 2024Forecast: 12.94 ft 1:00PM Mar 22, 2024Forecast: 12.96 ft 2:00PM Mar 22, 2024Forecast: 13 ft 3:00PM Mar 22, 2024Forecast: 13.03 ft 4:00PM Mar 22, 2024Forecast: 13.04 ft 5:00PM Mar 22, 2024Forecast: 13.03 ft 6:00PM Mar 22, 2024Forecast: 13.02 ft 7:00PM Mar 22, 2024Forecast: 13.01 ft 8:00PM Mar 22, 2024Forecast: 13 ft 9:00PM Mar 22, 2024Forecast: 13 ft 10:00PM Mar 22, 2024Forecast: 12.99 ft 11:00PM Mar 22, 2024Forecast: 12.99 ft 12:00AM Mar 23, 2024Forecast: 12.99 ft 1:00AM Mar 23, 2024Forecast: 13.01 ft 2:00AM Mar 23, 2024Forecast: 13.05 ft 3:00AM Mar 23, 2024Forecast: 13.1 ft 4:00AM Mar 23, 2024Forecast: 13.13 ft 5:00AM Mar 23, 2024Forecast: 13.13 ft 6:00AM Mar 23, 2024Forecast: 13.13 ft 7:00AM Mar 23, 2024Forecast: 13.13 ft 8:00AM Mar 23, 2024Forecast: 13.14 ft 9:00AM Mar 23, 2024Forecast: 13.15 ft 10:00AM Mar 23, 2024Forecast: 13.16 ft 11:00AM Mar 23, 2024Forecast: 13.18 ft 12:00PM Mar 23, 2024Forecast: 13.21 ft 1:00PM Mar 23, 2024Forecast: 13.24 ft 2:00PM Mar 23, 2024Forecast: 13.29 ft 3:00PM Mar 23, 2024Forecast: 13.36 ft 4:00PM Mar 23, 2024Forecast: 13.42 ft 5:00PM Mar 23, 2024Forecast: 13.47 ft 6:00PM Mar 23, 2024Forecast: 13.52 ft 7:00PM Mar 23, 2024Forecast: 13.56 ft 8:00PM Mar 23, 2024Forecast: 13.6 ft 9:00PM Mar 23, 2024Forecast: 13.64 ft 10:00PM Mar 23, 2024Forecast: 13.69 ft 11:00PM Mar 23, 2024Forecast: 13.74 ft 12:00AM Mar 24, 2024Forecast: 13.78 ft 1:00AM Mar 24, 2024Forecast: 13.82 ft 2:00AM Mar 24, 2024Forecast: 13.87 ft 3:00AM Mar 24, 2024Forecast: 13.92 ft 4:00AM Mar 24, 2024Forecast: 13.98 ft 5:00AM Mar 24, 2024Forecast: 14.03 ft 6:00AM Mar 24, 2024Forecast: 14.06 ft 7:00AM Mar 24, 2024Forecast: 14.07 ft 8:00AM Mar 24, 2024Forecast: 14.08 ft 9:00AM Mar 24, 2024Forecast: 14.09 ft 10:00AM Mar 24, 2024Forecast: 14.09 ft 11:00AM Mar 24, 2024Forecast: 14.09 ft 12:00PM Mar 24, 2024Forecast: 14.1 ft 1:00PM Mar 24, 2024Forecast: 14.1 ft 2:00PM Mar 24, 2024Forecast: 14.1 ft 3:00PM Mar 24, 2024Forecast: 14.11 ft 4:00PM Mar 24, 2024Forecast: 14.13 ft 5:00PM Mar 24, 2024Highest Forecast: 14.14 ft 6:00PM Mar 24, 2024Highest Forecast: 14.14 ft 7:00PM Mar 24, 2024Forecast: 14.13 ft 8:00PM Mar 24, 2024Forecast: 14.11 ft 9:00PM Mar 24, 2024Forecast: 14.1 ft 10:00PM Mar 24, 2024Forecast: 14.09 ft 11:00PM Mar 24, 2024Forecast: 14.07 ft 12:00AM Mar 25, 2024Forecast: 14.06 ft 1:00AM Mar 25, 2024Forecast: 14.05 ft 2:00AM Mar 25, 2024Forecast: 14.04 ft 3:00AM Mar 25, 2024Forecast: 14.04 ft 4:00AM Mar 25, 2024Forecast: 14.04 ft 5:00AM Mar 25, 2024Forecast: 14.05 ft 6:00AM Mar 25, 2024Forecast: 14.05 ft 7:00AM Mar 25, 2024Forecast: 14.03 ft 8:00AM Mar 25, 2024Forecast: 14.01 ft 9:00AM Mar 25, 2024Forecast: 13.99 ft 10:00AM Mar 25, 2024Forecast: 13.97 ft 11:00AM Mar 25, 2024Forecast: 13.95 ft 12:00PM Mar 25, 2024Forecast: 13.93 ft 1:00PM Mar 25, 2024Forecast: 13.91 ft 2:00PM Mar 25, 2024Forecast: 13.9 ft 3:00PM Mar 25, 2024Forecast: 13.89 ft 4:00PM Mar 25, 2024Forecast: 13.89 ft 5:00PM Mar 25, 2024Forecast: 13.89 ft 6:00PM Mar 25, 2024Forecast: 13.89 ft 7:00PM Mar 25, 2024Forecast: 13.88 ft 8:00PM Mar 25, 2024Forecast: 13.86 ft 9:00PM Mar 25, 2024Forecast: 13.85 ft 10:00PM Mar 25, 2024Forecast: 13.83 ft 11:00PM Mar 25, 2024Forecast: 13.82 ft 12:00AM Mar 26, 2024Forecast: 13.81 ft 1:00AM Mar 26, 2024Forecast: 13.79 ft 2:00AM Mar 26, 2024Forecast: 13.79 ft 3:00AM Mar 26, 2024Forecast: 13.78 ft 4:00AM Mar 26, 2024Forecast: 13.79 ft 5:00AM Mar 26, 2024Forecast: 13.8 ft 6:00AM Mar 26, 2024KELW1(plotting HGIRR) Graph Created (6:48AM Mar 19, 2024)ObservedForecast (issued 3:38PM Mar 18)Latest observed value: 13 ft at 6:04 AM PDT 19-Mar-2024. Flood Stage is 21.5 ft
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NOTE: Forecasts for the Cowlitz River at Kelso are issued routinely year-round.
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Flood Categories (in feet)
Major Flood Stage: 26.5
Moderate Flood Stage: 24.5
Flood Stage: 21.5
Action Stage: 19.5
Low Stage (in feet): -9999

Historic Crests
(1) 29.50 ft on 02/09/1996
(2) 28.86 ft on 12/23/1933
(3) 27.00 ft on 11/30/1995
(4) 24.30 ft on 06/10/1948
(5) 24.20 ft on 12/09/2015
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(P): Preliminary values subject to further review.

Recent Crests
(1) 22.10 ft on 12/06/2023
(2) 24.00 ft on 01/07/2022 (P)
(3) 21.90 ft on 11/13/2021 (P)
(4) 22.40 ft on 12/11/2015
(5) 24.20 ft on 12/09/2015
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(P): Preliminary values subject to further review.

Low Water Records
Currently none available.

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28.5 major flooding in Kelso occurs, including residential and business areas. Numerous roads are flooded and closed, and levees may be subject to erosion and overtopping at this level.
26.5 some flooding of business and residential areas occurs in Kelso. Numerous road closures can be expected. The top of some levees are approached at this level.
24.5 flooding of a few residential areas in Kelso begins. Also expect widespread flooding of pasture land and low lying roads.
21.5 flooding of several low lying and secondary roads begins, including the Cowlitz Gardens neighborhood, along with flooding of pasture and lowland upstream of Kelso.
19.5 the river is at bankfull level.
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(1) NWS river gage at Kelso
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Latitude: 46.142500° N, Longitude: 122.916111° W, Horizontal Datum: NAD83/WGS84

River Stage
Reference Frame
Gauge Height Flood Stage Uses
NWS stage 0 ft 21.5 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 0.0 21.5 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 Not Available Not Available  
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Vertical datum: Mean Sea Level, NAVD88
10-day Forecast/Trend, Northwest River Forecast Center
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The National Weather Service prepares its forecasts and other services in collaboration with agencies like the US Geological Survey, US Bureau of Reclamation, US Army Corps of Engineers, Natural Resource Conservation Service, National Park Service, ALERT Users Group, Bureau of Indian Affairs, and many state and local emergency managers across the country. For details, please click here.
NWS Information
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5241 NE 122nd Avenue
Portland, OR 97230-1089
(503) 261-9246
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