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Skookumchuck River near Bucoda Stage (ft)Flow (kcfs)Observed: 204.75 ft at 5:45AM May 13, 2022Observed: 204.75 ft at 6:00AM May 13, 2022Observed: 204.75 ft at 6:15AM May 13, 2022Observed: 204.75 ft at 6:30AM May 13, 2022Observed: 204.75 ft at 6:45AM May 13, 2022Observed: 204.75 ft at 7:00AM May 13, 2022Observed: 204.75 ft at 7:15AM May 13, 2022Observed: 204.75 ft at 7:30AM May 13, 2022Observed: 204.75 ft at 7:45AM May 13, 2022Observed: 204.75 ft at 8:00AM May 13, 2022Observed: 204.75 ft at 8:15AM May 13, 2022Observed: 204.74 ft at 8:30AM May 13, 2022Observed: 204.74 ft at 8:45AM May 13, 2022Observed: 204.74 ft at 9:00AM May 13, 2022Observed: 204.74 ft at 9:15AM May 13, 2022Observed: 204.74 ft at 9:30AM May 13, 2022Observed: 204.74 ft at 9:45AM May 13, 2022Observed: 204.74 ft at 10:00AM May 13, 2022Observed: 204.74 ft at 10:15AM May 13, 2022Observed: 204.74 ft at 10:30AM May 13, 2022Observed: 204.74 ft at 10:45AM May 13, 2022Observed: 204.74 ft at 11:00AM May 13, 2022Observed: 204.74 ft at 11:15AM May 13, 2022Observed: 204.73 ft at 11:30AM May 13, 2022Observed: 204.73 ft at 11:45AM May 13, 2022Observed: 204.73 ft at 12:00PM May 13, 2022Observed: 204.73 ft at 12:15PM May 13, 2022Observed: 204.73 ft at 12:30PM May 13, 2022Observed: 204.73 ft at 12:45PM May 13, 2022Observed: 204.73 ft at 1:00PM May 13, 2022Observed: 204.72 ft at 1:15PM May 13, 2022Observed: 204.72 ft at 1:30PM May 13, 2022Observed: 204.72 ft at 1:45PM May 13, 2022Observed: 204.72 ft at 2:00PM May 13, 2022Observed: 204.72 ft at 2:15PM May 13, 2022Observed: 204.72 ft at 2:30PM May 13, 2022Observed: 204.72 ft at 2:45PM May 13, 2022Observed: 204.72 ft at 3:00PM May 13, 2022Observed: 204.72 ft at 3:15PM May 13, 2022Observed: 204.72 ft at 3:30PM May 13, 2022Observed: 204.72 ft at 3:45PM May 13, 2022Observed: 204.72 ft at 4:00PM May 13, 2022Observed: 204.72 ft at 4:15PM May 13, 2022Observed: 204.71 ft at 4:30PM May 13, 2022Observed: 204.71 ft at 4:45PM May 13, 2022Observed: 204.71 ft at 5:00PM May 13, 2022Observed: 204.71 ft at 5:15PM May 13, 2022Observed: 204.71 ft at 5:30PM May 13, 2022Observed: 204.71 ft at 5:45PM May 13, 2022Observed: 204.71 ft at 6:00PM May 13, 2022Observed: 204.71 ft at 6:15PM May 13, 2022Observed: 204.7 ft at 6:30PM May 13, 2022Observed: 204.7 ft at 6:45PM May 13, 2022Observed: 204.7 ft at 7:00PM May 13, 2022Observed: 204.7 ft at 7:15PM May 13, 2022Observed: 204.7 ft at 7:30PM May 13, 2022Observed: 204.7 ft at 7:45PM May 13, 2022Observed: 204.7 ft at 8:00PM May 13, 2022Observed: 204.7 ft at 8:15PM May 13, 2022Observed: 204.7 ft at 8:30PM May 13, 2022Observed: 204.7 ft at 8:45PM May 13, 2022Observed: 204.7 ft at 9:00PM May 13, 2022Observed: 204.7 ft at 9:15PM May 13, 2022Observed: 204.7 ft at 9:30PM May 13, 2022Observed: 204.7 ft at 9:45PM May 13, 2022Observed: 204.69 ft at 10:00PM May 13, 2022Observed: 204.69 ft at 10:15PM May 13, 2022Observed: 204.69 ft at 10:30PM May 13, 2022Observed: 204.69 ft at 10:45PM May 13, 2022Observed: 204.69 ft at 11:00PM May 13, 2022Observed: 204.69 ft at 11:15PM May 13, 2022Observed: 204.69 ft at 11:30PM May 13, 2022Observed: 204.69 ft at 11:45PM May 13, 2022Observed: 204.69 ft at 12:00AM May 14, 2022Observed: 204.68 ft at 12:15AM May 14, 2022Observed: 204.68 ft at 12:30AM May 14, 2022Observed: 204.68 ft at 12:45AM May 14, 2022Observed: 204.68 ft at 1:00AM May 14, 2022Observed: 204.68 ft at 1:15AM May 14, 2022Observed: 204.68 ft at 1:30AM May 14, 2022Observed: 204.68 ft at 1:45AM May 14, 2022Observed: 204.68 ft at 2:00AM May 14, 2022Observed: 204.68 ft at 2:15AM May 14, 2022Observed: 204.68 ft at 2:30AM May 14, 2022Observed: 204.67 ft at 2:45AM May 14, 2022Observed: 204.67 ft at 3:00AM May 14, 2022Observed: 204.67 ft at 3:15AM May 14, 2022Observed: 204.67 ft at 3:30AM May 14, 2022Observed: 204.67 ft at 3:45AM May 14, 2022Observed: 204.67 ft at 4:00AM May 14, 2022Observed: 204.67 ft at 4:15AM May 14, 2022Observed: 204.67 ft at 4:30AM May 14, 2022Observed: 204.67 ft at 4:45AM May 14, 2022Observed: 204.66 ft at 5:00AM May 14, 2022Observed: 204.66 ft at 5:15AM May 14, 2022Observed: 204.66 ft at 5:30AM May 14, 2022Observed: 204.66 ft at 5:45AM May 14, 2022Observed: 204.66 ft at 6:00AM May 14, 2022Observed: 204.66 ft at 6:15AM May 14, 2022Observed: 204.66 ft at 6:30AM May 14, 2022Observed: 204.66 ft at 6:45AM May 14, 2022Observed: 204.66 ft at 7:00AM May 14, 2022Observed: 204.66 ft at 7:15AM May 14, 2022Observed: 204.66 ft at 7:30AM May 14, 2022Observed: 204.66 ft at 7:45AM May 14, 2022Observed: 204.66 ft at 8:00AM May 14, 2022Observed: 204.66 ft at 8:15AM May 14, 2022Observed: 204.66 ft at 8:30AM May 14, 2022Observed: 204.66 ft at 8:45AM May 14, 2022Observed: 204.66 ft at 9:00AM May 14, 2022Observed: 204.66 ft at 9:15AM May 14, 2022Observed: 204.66 ft at 9:30AM May 14, 2022Observed: 204.66 ft at 9:45AM May 14, 2022Observed: 204.65 ft at 10:00AM May 14, 2022Observed: 204.65 ft at 10:15AM May 14, 2022Observed: 204.65 ft at 10:30AM May 14, 2022Observed: 204.65 ft at 10:45AM May 14, 2022Observed: 204.65 ft at 11:00AM May 14, 2022Observed: 204.65 ft at 11:15AM May 14, 2022Observed: 204.65 ft at 11:30AM May 14, 2022Observed: 204.65 ft at 11:45AM May 14, 2022Observed: 204.65 ft at 12:00PM May 14, 2022Observed: 204.65 ft at 12:15PM May 14, 2022Observed: 204.65 ft at 12:30PM May 14, 2022Observed: 204.65 ft at 12:45PM May 14, 2022Observed: 204.65 ft at 1:00PM May 14, 2022Observed: 204.65 ft at 1:15PM May 14, 2022Observed: 204.64 ft at 1:30PM May 14, 2022Observed: 204.64 ft at 1:45PM May 14, 2022Observed: 204.64 ft at 2:00PM May 14, 2022Observed: 204.64 ft at 2:15PM May 14, 2022Observed: 204.64 ft at 2:30PM May 14, 2022Observed: 204.64 ft at 2:45PM May 14, 2022Observed: 204.64 ft at 3:00PM May 14, 2022Observed: 204.64 ft at 3:15PM May 14, 2022Observed: 204.64 ft at 3:30PM May 14, 2022Observed: 204.64 ft at 3:45PM May 14, 2022Observed: 204.64 ft at 4:00PM May 14, 2022Observed: 204.64 ft at 4:15PM May 14, 2022Observed: 204.64 ft at 4:30PM May 14, 2022Observed: 204.63 ft at 4:45PM May 14, 2022Observed: 204.63 ft at 5:00PM May 14, 2022Observed: 204.63 ft at 5:15PM May 14, 2022Observed: 204.63 ft at 5:30PM May 14, 2022Observed: 204.63 ft at 5:45PM May 14, 2022Observed: 204.63 ft at 6:00PM May 14, 2022Observed: 204.63 ft at 6:15PM May 14, 2022Observed: 204.63 ft at 6:30PM May 14, 2022Observed: 204.63 ft at 6:45PM May 14, 2022Observed: 204.63 ft at 7:00PM May 14, 2022Observed: 204.63 ft at 7:15PM May 14, 2022Observed: 204.63 ft at 7:30PM May 14, 2022Observed: 204.63 ft at 7:45PM May 14, 2022Observed: 204.63 ft at 8:00PM May 14, 2022Observed: 204.63 ft at 8:15PM May 14, 2022Observed: 204.62 ft at 8:30PM May 14, 2022Observed: 204.62 ft at 8:45PM May 14, 2022Observed: 204.62 ft at 9:00PM May 14, 2022Observed: 204.62 ft at 9:15PM May 14, 2022Observed: 204.62 ft at 9:30PM May 14, 2022Observed: 204.62 ft at 9:45PM May 14, 2022Observed: 204.62 ft at 10:00PM May 14, 2022Observed: 204.62 ft at 10:15PM May 14, 2022Observed: 204.61 ft at 10:30PM May 14, 2022Observed: 204.61 ft at 10:45PM May 14, 2022Observed: 204.61 ft at 11:00PM May 14, 2022Observed: 204.61 ft at 11:15PM May 14, 2022Observed: 204.61 ft at 11:30PM May 14, 2022Observed: 204.61 ft at 11:45PM May 14, 2022Observed: 204.6 ft at 12:00AM May 15, 2022Observed: 204.6 ft at 12:15AM May 15, 2022Observed: 204.6 ft at 12:30AM May 15, 2022Observed: 204.6 ft at 12:45AM May 15, 2022Observed: 204.6 ft at 1:00AM May 15, 2022Observed: 204.6 ft at 1:15AM May 15, 2022Observed: 204.6 ft at 1:30AM May 15, 2022Observed: 204.6 ft at 1:45AM May 15, 2022Observed: 204.59 ft at 2:00AM May 15, 2022Observed: 204.59 ft at 2:15AM May 15, 2022Observed: 204.59 ft at 2:30AM May 15, 2022Observed: 204.59 ft at 2:45AM May 15, 2022Observed: 204.59 ft at 3:00AM May 15, 2022Observed: 204.59 ft at 3:15AM May 15, 2022Observed: 204.59 ft at 3:30AM May 15, 2022Observed: 204.59 ft at 3:45AM May 15, 2022Observed: 204.59 ft at 4:00AM May 15, 2022Observed: 204.59 ft at 4:15AM May 15, 2022Observed: 204.59 ft at 4:30AM May 15, 2022Observed: 204.58 ft at 4:45AM May 15, 2022Observed: 204.58 ft at 5:00AM May 15, 2022Observed: 204.58 ft at 5:15AM May 15, 2022Observed: 204.58 ft at 5:30AM May 15, 2022Observed: 204.58 ft at 5:45AM May 15, 2022Observed: 204.58 ft at 6:00AM May 15, 2022Observed: 204.58 ft at 6:15AM May 15, 2022Observed: 204.58 ft at 6:30AM May 15, 2022Observed: 204.58 ft at 6:45AM May 15, 2022Observed: 204.58 ft at 7:00AM May 15, 2022Observed: 204.58 ft at 7:15AM May 15, 2022Observed: 204.58 ft at 7:30AM May 15, 2022Observed: 204.58 ft at 7:45AM May 15, 2022Observed: 204.58 ft at 8:00AM May 15, 2022Observed: 204.58 ft at 8:15AM May 15, 2022Observed: 204.58 ft at 8:30AM May 15, 2022Observed: 204.58 ft at 8:45AM May 15, 2022Observed: 204.57 ft at 9:00AM May 15, 2022Observed: 204.57 ft at 9:15AM May 15, 2022Observed: 204.57 ft at 9:30AM May 15, 2022Observed: 204.57 ft at 9:45AM May 15, 2022Observed: 204.57 ft at 10:00AM May 15, 2022Observed: 204.57 ft at 10:15AM May 15, 2022Observed: 204.57 ft at 10:30AM May 15, 2022Observed: 204.58 ft at 10:45AM May 15, 2022Observed: 204.58 ft at 11:00AM May 15, 2022Observed: 204.58 ft at 11:15AM May 15, 2022Observed: 204.58 ft at 11:30AM May 15, 2022Observed: 204.58 ft at 11:45AM May 15, 2022Observed: 204.58 ft at 12:00PM May 15, 2022Observed: 204.58 ft at 12:15PM May 15, 2022Observed: 204.59 ft at 12:30PM May 15, 2022Observed: 204.59 ft at 12:45PM May 15, 2022Observed: 204.59 ft at 1:00PM May 15, 2022Observed: 204.59 ft at 1:15PM May 15, 2022Observed: 204.59 ft at 1:30PM May 15, 2022Observed: 204.59 ft at 1:45PM May 15, 2022Observed: 204.59 ft at 2:00PM May 15, 2022Observed: 204.59 ft at 2:15PM May 15, 2022Observed: 204.59 ft at 2:30PM May 15, 2022Observed: 204.59 ft at 2:45PM May 15, 2022Observed: 204.59 ft at 3:00PM May 15, 2022Observed: 204.59 ft at 3:15PM May 15, 2022Observed: 204.59 ft at 3:30PM May 15, 2022Observed: 204.59 ft at 3:45PM May 15, 2022Observed: 204.59 ft at 4:00PM May 15, 2022Observed: 204.6 ft at 4:15PM May 15, 2022Observed: 204.6 ft at 4:30PM May 15, 2022Observed: 204.6 ft at 4:45PM May 15, 2022Observed: 204.6 ft at 5:00PM May 15, 2022Observed: 204.6 ft at 5:15PM May 15, 2022Observed: 204.6 ft at 5:30PM May 15, 2022Observed: 204.61 ft at 5:45PM May 15, 2022Observed: 204.61 ft at 6:00PM May 15, 2022Observed: 204.61 ft at 6:15PM May 15, 2022Observed: 204.62 ft at 6:30PM May 15, 2022Observed: 204.62 ft at 6:45PM May 15, 2022Observed: 204.62 ft at 7:00PM May 15, 2022Observed: 204.62 ft at 7:15PM May 15, 2022Observed: 204.62 ft at 7:30PM May 15, 2022Observed: 204.63 ft at 7:45PM May 15, 2022Observed: 204.63 ft at 8:00PM May 15, 2022Observed: 204.64 ft at 8:15PM May 15, 2022Observed: 204.64 ft at 8:30PM May 15, 2022Observed: 204.65 ft at 8:45PM May 15, 2022Observed: 204.65 ft at 9:00PM May 15, 2022Observed: 204.65 ft at 9:15PM May 15, 2022Observed: 204.66 ft at 9:30PM May 15, 2022Observed: 204.66 ft at 9:45PM May 15, 2022Observed: 204.67 ft at 10:00PM May 15, 2022Observed: 204.67 ft at 10:15PM May 15, 2022Observed: 204.68 ft at 10:30PM May 15, 2022Observed: 204.69 ft at 10:45PM May 15, 2022Observed: 204.69 ft at 11:00PM May 15, 2022Observed: 204.7 ft at 11:15PM May 15, 2022Observed: 204.7 ft at 11:30PM May 15, 2022Observed: 204.71 ft at 11:45PM May 15, 2022Observed: 204.71 ft at 12:00AM May 16, 2022Observed: 204.72 ft at 12:15AM May 16, 2022Observed: 204.73 ft at 12:30AM May 16, 2022Observed: 204.74 ft at 12:45AM May 16, 2022Observed: 204.74 ft at 1:00AM May 16, 2022Observed: 204.75 ft at 1:15AM May 16, 2022Observed: 204.75 ft at 1:30AM May 16, 2022Observed: 204.76 ft at 1:45AM May 16, 2022Observed: 204.76 ft at 2:00AM May 16, 2022Observed: 204.76 ft at 2:15AM May 16, 2022Observed: 204.77 ft at 2:30AM May 16, 2022Observed: 204.77 ft at 2:45AM May 16, 2022Observed: 204.78 ft at 3:00AM May 16, 2022Observed: 204.78 ft at 3:15AM May 16, 2022Observed: 204.79 ft at 3:30AM May 16, 2022Observed: 204.79 ft at 3:45AM May 16, 2022Observed: 204.8 ft at 4:00AM May 16, 2022Observed: 204.8 ft at 4:15AM May 16, 2022Observed: 204.8 ft at 4:30AM May 16, 2022Highest Observation: 204.81 ft at 4:45AM May 16, 2022Forecast: 204.83 ft 11:00AM May 16, 2022Highest Forecast: 204.86 ft 5:00PM May 16, 2022Forecast: 204.83 ft 11:00PM May 16, 2022Forecast: 204.77 ft 5:00AM May 17, 2022Forecast: 204.71 ft 11:00AM May 17, 2022Forecast: 204.65 ft 5:00PM May 17, 2022Forecast: 204.6 ft 11:00PM May 17, 2022Forecast: 204.55 ft 5:00AM May 18, 2022Forecast: 204.51 ft 11:00AM May 18, 2022Forecast: 204.49 ft 5:00PM May 18, 2022Forecast: 204.47 ft 11:00PM May 18, 2022Forecast: 204.46 ft 5:00AM May 19, 2022Forecast: 204.44 ft 11:00AM May 19, 2022Forecast: 204.43 ft 5:00PM May 19, 2022Forecast: 204.41 ft 11:00PM May 19, 2022Forecast: 204.39 ft 5:00AM May 20, 2022Forecast: 204.37 ft 11:00AM May 20, 2022Forecast: 204.35 ft 5:00PM May 20, 2022Forecast: 204.33 ft 11:00PM May 20, 2022Forecast: 204.32 ft 5:00AM May 21, 2022USGS--Water Resources of the United StatesBCDW1(plotting HGIRG) Graph Created (5:35AM May 16, 2022)ObservedForecast (issued 2:40PM May 15)Latest observed value: 204.81 ft at 4:45 AM PDT 16-May-2022. Flood Stage is 211.5 ft
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NOTE: River forecasts for this location take into account past and future precipitation. The stages/flows that will occur may be different if future rainfall is different than forecast.

Reliability of the Forecast: Based on current and forecast river, weather and reservoir conditions

NOTE: Forecasts for the Skookumchuck River near Bucoda are issued routinely year-round.

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Flood Categories (in feet)
Major Flood Stage: 215
Moderate Flood Stage: 213
Flood Stage: 211.5
Action Stage: 209.5
Low Stage (in feet): 0

Historic Crests
(1) 216.02 ft on 02/08/1996
(2) 215.99 ft on 01/07/2022 (P)
(3) 214.00 ft on 01/03/2021 (P)
(4) 213.23 ft on 01/13/2021 (P)
(5) 212.89 ft on 01/08/2020 (P)
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(P): Preliminary values subject to further review.

Recent Crests
(1) 215.99 ft on 01/07/2022 (P)
(2) 211.97 ft on 02/23/2021 (P)
(3) 213.23 ft on 01/13/2021 (P)
(4) 214.00 ft on 01/03/2021 (P)
(5) 212.89 ft on 01/08/2020 (P)
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(P): Preliminary values subject to further review.

Low Water Records
(1) 3.85 ft on 08/20/1970

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215.8 the Skookumchuck River in Thurston County will cause severe near record flooding in the Bucoda area...with deep and swift flood waters inundating residential and business areas and numerous roads.Flooding will occur all along the river including headwaters...tributaries...and other streams within and near the Skookumchuck River Basin.
215 the Skookumchuck River in Thurston County will cause major flooding in the Bucoda area...with deep and swift flood waters inundating residential and business areas and numerous roads. Flooding will occur all along the river including headwaters...tributaries...and other streams within and near the Skookumchuck River Basin.
213 the Skookumchuck River in Thurston County will flood several residential and business areas around Bucoda. Flood waters will cover many roads
211.5 the Skookumchuck River in Thurston County will flood a few roads and low pasture lands near Bucoda.
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Latitude: 46.772046° N, Longitude: 122.924298° W, Horizontal Datum: NAD27

River Stage
Reference Frame		 Gauge Height Flood Stage Uses
NWS stage 0 ft 211.5 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 211.50 Survey grade GPS equipment, FEMA flood plain maps, newer USGS topographic maps
NGVD 29 198.19 ft 211.69 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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