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Nisqually River near National River Discharge (cfs)Stage (ft)Observed: 967 cfs at 2:45AM Mar 25, 2024Observed: 967 cfs at 3:00AM Mar 25, 2024Observed: 951 cfs at 3:15AM Mar 25, 2024Observed: 975 cfs at 3:30AM Mar 25, 2024Observed: 967 cfs at 3:45AM Mar 25, 2024Observed: 959 cfs at 4:00AM Mar 25, 2024Observed: 959 cfs at 4:15AM Mar 25, 2024Observed: 967 cfs at 4:30AM Mar 25, 2024Observed: 959 cfs at 4:45AM Mar 25, 2024Observed: 959 cfs at 5:00AM Mar 25, 2024Observed: 951 cfs at 5:15AM Mar 25, 2024Observed: 967 cfs at 5:30AM Mar 25, 2024Observed: 951 cfs at 5:45AM Mar 25, 2024Observed: 967 cfs at 6:00AM Mar 25, 2024Observed: 959 cfs at 6:15AM Mar 25, 2024Observed: 967 cfs at 6:30AM Mar 25, 2024Observed: 967 cfs at 6:45AM Mar 25, 2024Observed: 951 cfs at 7:00AM Mar 25, 2024Observed: 943 cfs at 7:15AM Mar 25, 2024Observed: 951 cfs at 7:30AM Mar 25, 2024Observed: 959 cfs at 7:45AM Mar 25, 2024Observed: 951 cfs at 8:00AM Mar 25, 2024Observed: 935 cfs at 8:15AM Mar 25, 2024Observed: 943 cfs at 8:30AM Mar 25, 2024Observed: 943 cfs at 8:45AM Mar 25, 2024Observed: 951 cfs at 9:00AM Mar 25, 2024Observed: 951 cfs at 9:15AM Mar 25, 2024Observed: 935 cfs at 9:30AM Mar 25, 2024Observed: 951 cfs at 9:45AM Mar 25, 2024Observed: 959 cfs at 10:00AM Mar 25, 2024Observed: 935 cfs at 10:15AM Mar 25, 2024Observed: 935 cfs at 10:30AM Mar 25, 2024Observed: 943 cfs at 10:45AM Mar 25, 2024Observed: 927 cfs at 11:00AM Mar 25, 2024Observed: 935 cfs at 11:15AM Mar 25, 2024Observed: 927 cfs at 11:30AM Mar 25, 2024Observed: 919 cfs at 11:45AM Mar 25, 2024Observed: 927 cfs at 12:00PM Mar 25, 2024Observed: 927 cfs at 12:15PM Mar 25, 2024Observed: 935 cfs at 12:30PM Mar 25, 2024Observed: 935 cfs at 12:45PM Mar 25, 2024Observed: 935 cfs at 1:00PM Mar 25, 2024Observed: 935 cfs at 1:15PM Mar 25, 2024Observed: 935 cfs at 1:30PM Mar 25, 2024Observed: 935 cfs at 1:45PM Mar 25, 2024Observed: 927 cfs at 2:00PM Mar 25, 2024Observed: 919 cfs at 2:15PM Mar 25, 2024Observed: 935 cfs at 2:30PM Mar 25, 2024Observed: 927 cfs at 2:45PM Mar 25, 2024Observed: 927 cfs at 3:00PM Mar 25, 2024Observed: 927 cfs at 3:15PM Mar 25, 2024Observed: 919 cfs at 3:30PM Mar 25, 2024Observed: 919 cfs at 3:45PM Mar 25, 2024Observed: 911 cfs at 4:00PM Mar 25, 2024Observed: 919 cfs at 4:15PM Mar 25, 2024Observed: 919 cfs at 4:30PM Mar 25, 2024Observed: 911 cfs at 4:45PM Mar 25, 2024Observed: 919 cfs at 5:00PM Mar 25, 2024Observed: 919 cfs at 5:15PM Mar 25, 2024Observed: 911 cfs at 5:30PM Mar 25, 2024Observed: 911 cfs at 5:45PM Mar 25, 2024Observed: 911 cfs at 6:00PM Mar 25, 2024Observed: 911 cfs at 6:15PM Mar 25, 2024Observed: 919 cfs at 6:30PM Mar 25, 2024Observed: 919 cfs at 6:45PM Mar 25, 2024Observed: 911 cfs at 7:00PM Mar 25, 2024Observed: 919 cfs at 7:15PM Mar 25, 2024Observed: 927 cfs at 7:30PM Mar 25, 2024Observed: 896 cfs at 7:45PM Mar 25, 2024Observed: 919 cfs at 8:00PM Mar 25, 2024Observed: 919 cfs at 8:15PM Mar 25, 2024Observed: 904 cfs at 8:30PM Mar 25, 2024Observed: 911 cfs at 8:45PM Mar 25, 2024Observed: 904 cfs at 9:00PM Mar 25, 2024Observed: 911 cfs at 9:15PM Mar 25, 2024Observed: 904 cfs at 9:30PM Mar 25, 2024Observed: 911 cfs at 9:45PM Mar 25, 2024Observed: 911 cfs at 10:00PM Mar 25, 2024Observed: 911 cfs at 10:15PM Mar 25, 2024Observed: 904 cfs at 10:30PM Mar 25, 2024Observed: 896 cfs at 10:45PM Mar 25, 2024Observed: 911 cfs at 11:00PM Mar 25, 2024Observed: 896 cfs at 11:15PM Mar 25, 2024Observed: 927 cfs at 11:30PM Mar 25, 2024Observed: 904 cfs at 11:45PM Mar 25, 2024Observed: 911 cfs at 12:00AM Mar 26, 2024Observed: 904 cfs at 12:15AM Mar 26, 2024Observed: 911 cfs at 12:30AM Mar 26, 2024Observed: 896 cfs at 12:45AM Mar 26, 2024Observed: 919 cfs at 1:00AM Mar 26, 2024Observed: 904 cfs at 1:15AM Mar 26, 2024Observed: 927 cfs at 1:30AM Mar 26, 2024Observed: 919 cfs at 1:45AM Mar 26, 2024Observed: 919 cfs at 2:00AM Mar 26, 2024Observed: 927 cfs at 2:15AM Mar 26, 2024Observed: 919 cfs at 2:30AM Mar 26, 2024Observed: 919 cfs at 2:45AM Mar 26, 2024Observed: 911 cfs at 3:00AM Mar 26, 2024Observed: 911 cfs at 3:15AM Mar 26, 2024Observed: 919 cfs at 3:30AM Mar 26, 2024Observed: 911 cfs at 3:45AM Mar 26, 2024Observed: 927 cfs at 4:00AM Mar 26, 2024Observed: 919 cfs at 4:15AM Mar 26, 2024Observed: 911 cfs at 4:30AM Mar 26, 2024Observed: 919 cfs at 4:45AM Mar 26, 2024Observed: 935 cfs at 5:00AM Mar 26, 2024Observed: 927 cfs at 5:15AM Mar 26, 2024Observed: 927 cfs at 5:30AM Mar 26, 2024Observed: 927 cfs at 5:45AM Mar 26, 2024Observed: 927 cfs at 6:00AM Mar 26, 2024Observed: 927 cfs at 6:15AM Mar 26, 2024Observed: 935 cfs at 6:30AM Mar 26, 2024Observed: 919 cfs at 6:45AM Mar 26, 2024Observed: 919 cfs at 7:00AM Mar 26, 2024Observed: 919 cfs at 7:15AM Mar 26, 2024Observed: 904 cfs at 7:30AM Mar 26, 2024Observed: 911 cfs at 7:45AM Mar 26, 2024Observed: 919 cfs at 8:00AM Mar 26, 2024Observed: 919 cfs at 8:15AM Mar 26, 2024Observed: 927 cfs at 8:30AM Mar 26, 2024Observed: 927 cfs at 8:45AM Mar 26, 2024Observed: 919 cfs at 9:00AM Mar 26, 2024Observed: 919 cfs at 9:15AM Mar 26, 2024Observed: 896 cfs at 9:30AM Mar 26, 2024Observed: 911 cfs at 9:45AM Mar 26, 2024Observed: 904 cfs at 10:00AM Mar 26, 2024Observed: 904 cfs at 10:15AM Mar 26, 2024Observed: 919 cfs at 10:30AM Mar 26, 2024Observed: 904 cfs at 10:45AM Mar 26, 2024Observed: 919 cfs at 11:00AM Mar 26, 2024Observed: 896 cfs at 11:15AM Mar 26, 2024Observed: 904 cfs at 11:30AM Mar 26, 2024Observed: 911 cfs at 11:45AM Mar 26, 2024Observed: 911 cfs at 12:00PM Mar 26, 2024Observed: 896 cfs at 12:15PM Mar 26, 2024Observed: 904 cfs at 12:30PM Mar 26, 2024Observed: 904 cfs at 12:45PM Mar 26, 2024Observed: 904 cfs at 1:00PM Mar 26, 2024Observed: 896 cfs at 1:15PM Mar 26, 2024Observed: 888 cfs at 1:30PM Mar 26, 2024Observed: 904 cfs at 1:45PM Mar 26, 2024Observed: 888 cfs at 2:00PM Mar 26, 2024Observed: 896 cfs at 2:15PM Mar 26, 2024Observed: 888 cfs at 2:30PM Mar 26, 2024Observed: 888 cfs at 2:45PM Mar 26, 2024Observed: 888 cfs at 3:00PM Mar 26, 2024Observed: 896 cfs at 3:15PM Mar 26, 2024Observed: 888 cfs at 3:30PM Mar 26, 2024Observed: 888 cfs at 3:45PM Mar 26, 2024Observed: 888 cfs at 4:00PM Mar 26, 2024Observed: 880 cfs at 4:15PM Mar 26, 2024Observed: 880 cfs at 4:30PM Mar 26, 2024Observed: 888 cfs at 4:45PM Mar 26, 2024Observed: 888 cfs at 5:00PM Mar 26, 2024Observed: 873 cfs at 5:15PM Mar 26, 2024Observed: 880 cfs at 5:30PM Mar 26, 2024Observed: 880 cfs at 5:45PM Mar 26, 2024Observed: 873 cfs at 6:00PM Mar 26, 2024Observed: 873 cfs at 6:15PM Mar 26, 2024Observed: 873 cfs at 6:30PM Mar 26, 2024Observed: 888 cfs at 6:45PM Mar 26, 2024Observed: 888 cfs at 7:00PM Mar 26, 2024Observed: 880 cfs at 7:15PM Mar 26, 2024Observed: 880 cfs at 7:30PM Mar 26, 2024Observed: 880 cfs at 7:45PM Mar 26, 2024Observed: 873 cfs at 8:00PM Mar 26, 2024Observed: 880 cfs at 8:15PM Mar 26, 2024Observed: 880 cfs at 8:30PM Mar 26, 2024Observed: 880 cfs at 8:45PM Mar 26, 2024Observed: 880 cfs at 9:00PM Mar 26, 2024Observed: 873 cfs at 9:15PM Mar 26, 2024Observed: 873 cfs at 9:30PM Mar 26, 2024Observed: 865 cfs at 9:45PM Mar 26, 2024Observed: 858 cfs at 10:00PM Mar 26, 2024Observed: 865 cfs at 10:15PM Mar 26, 2024Observed: 873 cfs at 10:30PM Mar 26, 2024Observed: 873 cfs at 10:45PM Mar 26, 2024Observed: 873 cfs at 11:00PM Mar 26, 2024Observed: 873 cfs at 11:15PM Mar 26, 2024Observed: 865 cfs at 11:30PM Mar 26, 2024Observed: 858 cfs at 11:45PM Mar 26, 2024Observed: 873 cfs at 12:00AM Mar 27, 2024Observed: 850 cfs at 12:15AM Mar 27, 2024Observed: 850 cfs at 12:30AM Mar 27, 2024Observed: 850 cfs at 12:45AM Mar 27, 2024Observed: 865 cfs at 1:00AM Mar 27, 2024Observed: 843 cfs at 1:15AM Mar 27, 2024Observed: 865 cfs at 1:30AM Mar 27, 2024Observed: 850 cfs at 1:45AM Mar 27, 2024Observed: 850 cfs at 2:00AM Mar 27, 2024Observed: 850 cfs at 2:15AM Mar 27, 2024Observed: 843 cfs at 2:30AM Mar 27, 2024Observed: 843 cfs at 2:45AM Mar 27, 2024Observed: 858 cfs at 3:00AM Mar 27, 2024Observed: 850 cfs at 3:15AM Mar 27, 2024Observed: 850 cfs at 3:30AM Mar 27, 2024Observed: 850 cfs at 3:45AM Mar 27, 2024Observed: 843 cfs at 4:00AM Mar 27, 2024Observed: 850 cfs at 4:15AM Mar 27, 2024Observed: 850 cfs at 4:30AM Mar 27, 2024Observed: 858 cfs at 4:45AM Mar 27, 2024Observed: 850 cfs at 5:00AM Mar 27, 2024Observed: 858 cfs at 5:15AM Mar 27, 2024Observed: 850 cfs at 5:30AM Mar 27, 2024Observed: 858 cfs at 5:45AM Mar 27, 2024Observed: 865 cfs at 6:00AM Mar 27, 2024Observed: 873 cfs at 6:15AM Mar 27, 2024Observed: 873 cfs at 6:30AM Mar 27, 2024Observed: 873 cfs at 6:45AM Mar 27, 2024Observed: 888 cfs at 7:00AM Mar 27, 2024Observed: 880 cfs at 7:15AM Mar 27, 2024Observed: 880 cfs at 7:30AM Mar 27, 2024Observed: 888 cfs at 7:45AM Mar 27, 2024Observed: 888 cfs at 8:00AM Mar 27, 2024Observed: 904 cfs at 8:15AM Mar 27, 2024Observed: 896 cfs at 8:30AM Mar 27, 2024Observed: 904 cfs at 8:45AM Mar 27, 2024Observed: 904 cfs at 9:00AM Mar 27, 2024Observed: 919 cfs at 9:15AM Mar 27, 2024Observed: 919 cfs at 9:30AM Mar 27, 2024Observed: 927 cfs at 9:45AM Mar 27, 2024Observed: 919 cfs at 10:00AM Mar 27, 2024Observed: 935 cfs at 10:15AM Mar 27, 2024Observed: 919 cfs at 10:30AM Mar 27, 2024Observed: 943 cfs at 10:45AM Mar 27, 2024Observed: 935 cfs at 11:00AM Mar 27, 2024Observed: 943 cfs at 11:15AM Mar 27, 2024Observed: 959 cfs at 11:30AM Mar 27, 2024Observed: 959 cfs at 11:45AM Mar 27, 2024Observed: 959 cfs at 12:00PM Mar 27, 2024Observed: 959 cfs at 12:15PM Mar 27, 2024Observed: 959 cfs at 12:30PM Mar 27, 2024Observed: 967 cfs at 12:45PM Mar 27, 2024Observed: 967 cfs at 1:00PM Mar 27, 2024Observed: 967 cfs at 1:15PM Mar 27, 2024Observed: 967 cfs at 1:30PM Mar 27, 2024Observed: 983 cfs at 1:45PM Mar 27, 2024Observed: 983 cfs at 2:00PM Mar 27, 2024Observed: 967 cfs at 2:15PM Mar 27, 2024Observed: 983 cfs at 2:30PM Mar 27, 2024Highest Observation: 991 cfs at 2:45PM Mar 27, 2024Observed: 975 cfs at 3:00PM Mar 27, 2024Highest Observation: 991 cfs at 3:15PM Mar 27, 2024Observed: 967 cfs at 3:30PM Mar 27, 2024Observed: 983 cfs at 3:45PM Mar 27, 2024Observed: 975 cfs at 4:00PM Mar 27, 2024Observed: 983 cfs at 4:15PM Mar 27, 2024Observed: 975 cfs at 4:30PM Mar 27, 2024Observed: 975 cfs at 4:45PM Mar 27, 2024Highest Observation: 991 cfs at 5:00PM Mar 27, 2024Observed: 983 cfs at 5:15PM Mar 27, 2024Observed: 975 cfs at 5:30PM Mar 27, 2024Observed: 975 cfs at 5:45PM Mar 27, 2024Observed: 983 cfs at 6:00PM Mar 27, 2024Observed: 967 cfs at 6:15PM Mar 27, 2024Observed: 975 cfs at 6:30PM Mar 27, 2024Observed: 959 cfs at 6:45PM Mar 27, 2024Observed: 975 cfs at 7:00PM Mar 27, 2024Observed: 975 cfs at 7:15PM Mar 27, 2024Observed: 967 cfs at 7:30PM Mar 27, 2024Observed: 967 cfs at 7:45PM Mar 27, 2024Observed: 959 cfs at 8:00PM Mar 27, 2024Observed: 959 cfs at 8:15PM Mar 27, 2024Observed: 959 cfs at 8:30PM Mar 27, 2024Observed: 967 cfs at 8:45PM Mar 27, 2024Observed: 967 cfs at 9:00PM Mar 27, 2024Observed: 967 cfs at 9:15PM Mar 27, 2024Observed: 967 cfs at 9:30PM Mar 27, 2024Observed: 959 cfs at 9:45PM Mar 27, 2024Observed: 967 cfs at 10:00PM Mar 27, 2024Observed: 959 cfs at 10:15PM Mar 27, 2024Observed: 967 cfs at 10:30PM Mar 27, 2024Observed: 951 cfs at 10:45PM Mar 27, 2024Observed: 959 cfs at 11:00PM Mar 27, 2024Observed: 951 cfs at 11:15PM Mar 27, 2024Observed: 959 cfs at 11:30PM Mar 27, 2024Observed: 967 cfs at 11:45PM Mar 27, 2024Observed: 951 cfs at 12:00AM Mar 28, 2024Observed: 959 cfs at 12:15AM Mar 28, 2024Observed: 959 cfs at 12:30AM Mar 28, 2024Observed: 951 cfs at 12:45AM Mar 28, 2024Observed: 935 cfs at 1:00AM Mar 28, 2024Highest Forecast: 1052.38 cfs 5:00AM Mar 28, 2024Forecast: 976.1 cfs 11:00AM Mar 28, 2024Forecast: 956.67 cfs 5:00PM Mar 28, 2024Forecast: 978.57 cfs 11:00PM Mar 28, 2024Forecast: 1051.87 cfs 5:00AM Mar 29, 2024Forecast: 1045.57 cfs 11:00AM Mar 29, 2024Forecast: 1007.28 cfs 5:00PM Mar 29, 2024Forecast: 954.04 cfs 11:00PM Mar 29, 2024Forecast: 894.96 cfs 5:00AM Mar 30, 2024Forecast: 836.13 cfs 11:00AM Mar 30, 2024Forecast: 780.29 cfs 5:00PM Mar 30, 2024Forecast: 729 cfs 11:00PM Mar 30, 2024Forecast: 686.33 cfs 5:00AM Mar 31, 2024Forecast: 653.28 cfs 11:00AM Mar 31, 2024Forecast: 625.12 cfs 5:00PM Mar 31, 2024Forecast: 600.36 cfs 11:00PM Mar 31, 2024Forecast: 582.48 cfs 5:00AM Apr 01, 2024Forecast: 572.59 cfs 11:00AM Apr 01, 2024Forecast: 565.61 cfs 5:00PM Apr 01, 2024Forecast: 562.27 cfs 11:00PM Apr 01, 2024Forecast: 569.77 cfs 5:00AM Apr 02, 2024Forecast: 584.18 cfs 11:00AM Apr 02, 2024Forecast: 597.93 cfs 5:00PM Apr 02, 2024Forecast: 613.97 cfs 11:00PM Apr 02, 2024Forecast: 642.48 cfs 5:00AM Apr 03, 2024Forecast: 683.98 cfs 11:00AM Apr 03, 2024Forecast: 726.35 cfs 5:00PM Apr 03, 2024Forecast: 756.71 cfs 11:00PM Apr 03, 2024USGS--Water Resources of the United StatesNISW1(plotting QRIRZ) Graph Created (2:35AM Mar 28, 2024)ObservedForecast (issued 4:13PM Mar 27)Latest observed value: 935 cfs at 1:00 AM PDT 28-Mar-2024. Flood Flow is 8 kcfs
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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 Nisqually River near National are issued routinely year-round.

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Flood Categories (in KCFS)
Major Flood Flow: 15
Moderate Flood Flow: 10
Flood Flow: 8
Action Flow: 5.4
Low Stage (in feet): 0

Historic Crests
(1) 21,800 cfs on 11/06/2006
(2) 21,200 cfs on 02/08/1996
(3) 17,100 cfs on 12/02/1977
(4) 16,500 cfs on 11/29/1995
(5) 16,000 cfs on 11/28/1995
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(P): Preliminary values subject to further review.

Recent Crests
(1) 10,400 cfs on 12/01/2023 (P)
(2) 11,100 cfs on 11/05/2022 (P)
(3) 6,610 cfs on 01/13/2021 (P)
(4) 8,300 cfs on 11/23/2017 (P)
(5) 11,360 cfs on 10/22/2017 (P)
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(P): Preliminary values subject to further review.

Low Water Records
(1) 100 cfs on 11/17/1987
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15000 the Nisqually River will cause major flooding along the upper reaches of the river from Mt Rainier National Park downstream to Alder Lake. Deep and swift flood waters will inundate roads...pasture lands...and farms. The river will likely overtop some levees. Flooding will occur all along the river including headwaters...tributaries...and other streams within and near the Nisqually River Basin.
10000 the Nisqually River will flood along the upper reaches of the river from Mt Rainier National Park downstream to Alder Lake. Swift waters will flood roads...pasture lands...and farms. Erosion may damage the river banks.
8000 the Nisqually River will flood roads and pasture lands along the upper reaches of the river from Mt Rainier National Park downstream to Alder Lake.
6000 the Nisqually River will locally spill over its banks along the upper reaches of the river downstream to Alder Lake.
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Latitude: 46.752778° N, Longitude: 122.082500° W, Horizontal Datum: NAD83/WGS84

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NWS flow Not Available Not Available Interpreting hydrographs and NWS watch, warnings, and forecasts, and inundation maps
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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
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