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Nisqually River near National River Discharge (cfs)Stage (ft)Observed: 806 cfs at 5:00PM May 15, 2024Observed: 806 cfs at 5:15PM May 15, 2024Observed: 806 cfs at 5:30PM May 15, 2024Observed: 813 cfs at 5:45PM May 15, 2024Observed: 806 cfs at 6:00PM May 15, 2024Observed: 806 cfs at 6:15PM May 15, 2024Observed: 820 cfs at 6:30PM May 15, 2024Observed: 820 cfs at 6:45PM May 15, 2024Observed: 820 cfs at 7:00PM May 15, 2024Observed: 828 cfs at 7:15PM May 15, 2024Observed: 828 cfs at 7:30PM May 15, 2024Observed: 843 cfs at 7:45PM May 15, 2024Observed: 843 cfs at 8:00PM May 15, 2024Observed: 850 cfs at 8:15PM May 15, 2024Observed: 843 cfs at 8:30PM May 15, 2024Observed: 858 cfs at 8:45PM May 15, 2024Observed: 873 cfs at 9:00PM May 15, 2024Observed: 873 cfs at 9:15PM May 15, 2024Observed: 888 cfs at 9:30PM May 15, 2024Observed: 904 cfs at 9:45PM May 15, 2024Observed: 896 cfs at 10:00PM May 15, 2024Observed: 911 cfs at 10:15PM May 15, 2024Observed: 911 cfs at 10:30PM May 15, 2024Observed: 919 cfs at 10:45PM May 15, 2024Observed: 911 cfs at 11:00PM May 15, 2024Observed: 919 cfs at 11:15PM May 15, 2024Observed: 927 cfs at 11:30PM May 15, 2024Observed: 927 cfs at 11:45PM May 15, 2024Observed: 919 cfs at 12:00AM May 16, 2024Observed: 935 cfs at 12:15AM May 16, 2024Observed: 935 cfs at 12:30AM May 16, 2024Observed: 943 cfs at 12:45AM May 16, 2024Observed: 943 cfs at 1:00AM May 16, 2024Observed: 951 cfs at 1:15AM May 16, 2024Observed: 943 cfs at 1:30AM May 16, 2024Observed: 943 cfs at 1:45AM May 16, 2024Observed: 951 cfs at 2:00AM May 16, 2024Observed: 935 cfs at 2:15AM May 16, 2024Observed: 943 cfs at 2:30AM May 16, 2024Observed: 943 cfs at 2:45AM May 16, 2024Observed: 943 cfs at 3:00AM May 16, 2024Observed: 935 cfs at 3:15AM May 16, 2024Observed: 951 cfs at 3:30AM May 16, 2024Observed: 927 cfs at 3:45AM May 16, 2024Observed: 943 cfs at 4:00AM May 16, 2024Observed: 935 cfs at 4:15AM May 16, 2024Observed: 935 cfs at 4:30AM May 16, 2024Observed: 927 cfs at 4:45AM May 16, 2024Observed: 927 cfs at 5:00AM May 16, 2024Observed: 919 cfs at 5:15AM May 16, 2024Observed: 935 cfs at 5:30AM May 16, 2024Observed: 935 cfs at 5:45AM May 16, 2024Observed: 927 cfs at 6:00AM May 16, 2024Observed: 911 cfs at 6:15AM May 16, 2024Observed: 904 cfs at 6:30AM May 16, 2024Observed: 919 cfs at 6:45AM May 16, 2024Observed: 911 cfs at 7:00AM May 16, 2024Observed: 911 cfs at 7:15AM May 16, 2024Observed: 904 cfs at 7:30AM May 16, 2024Observed: 911 cfs at 7:45AM May 16, 2024Observed: 896 cfs at 8:00AM May 16, 2024Observed: 904 cfs at 8:15AM May 16, 2024Observed: 904 cfs at 8:30AM May 16, 2024Observed: 896 cfs at 8:45AM May 16, 2024Observed: 888 cfs at 9:00AM May 16, 2024Observed: 896 cfs at 9:15AM May 16, 2024Observed: 880 cfs at 9:30AM May 16, 2024Observed: 888 cfs at 9:45AM May 16, 2024Observed: 873 cfs at 10:00AM May 16, 2024Observed: 873 cfs at 10:15AM May 16, 2024Observed: 880 cfs at 10:30AM May 16, 2024Observed: 873 cfs at 10:45AM May 16, 2024Observed: 865 cfs at 11:00AM May 16, 2024Observed: 858 cfs at 11:15AM May 16, 2024Observed: 880 cfs at 11:30AM May 16, 2024Observed: 865 cfs at 11:45AM May 16, 2024Observed: 865 cfs at 12:00PM May 16, 2024Observed: 858 cfs at 12:15PM May 16, 2024Observed: 858 cfs at 12:30PM May 16, 2024Observed: 850 cfs at 12:45PM May 16, 2024Observed: 858 cfs at 1:00PM May 16, 2024Observed: 850 cfs at 1:15PM May 16, 2024Observed: 850 cfs at 1:30PM May 16, 2024Observed: 835 cfs at 1:45PM May 16, 2024Observed: 858 cfs at 2:00PM May 16, 2024Observed: 843 cfs at 2:15PM May 16, 2024Observed: 850 cfs at 2:30PM May 16, 2024Observed: 843 cfs at 2:45PM May 16, 2024Observed: 835 cfs at 3:00PM May 16, 2024Observed: 835 cfs at 3:15PM May 16, 2024Observed: 835 cfs at 3:30PM May 16, 2024Observed: 835 cfs at 3:45PM May 16, 2024Observed: 828 cfs at 4:00PM May 16, 2024Observed: 835 cfs at 4:15PM May 16, 2024Observed: 828 cfs at 4:30PM May 16, 2024Observed: 835 cfs at 4:45PM May 16, 2024Observed: 850 cfs at 5:00PM May 16, 2024Observed: 828 cfs at 5:15PM May 16, 2024Observed: 843 cfs at 5:30PM May 16, 2024Observed: 843 cfs at 5:45PM May 16, 2024Observed: 858 cfs at 6:00PM May 16, 2024Observed: 858 cfs at 6:15PM May 16, 2024Observed: 865 cfs at 6:30PM May 16, 2024Observed: 865 cfs at 6:45PM May 16, 2024Observed: 880 cfs at 7:00PM May 16, 2024Observed: 880 cfs at 7:15PM May 16, 2024Observed: 880 cfs at 7:30PM May 16, 2024Observed: 888 cfs at 7:45PM May 16, 2024Observed: 888 cfs at 8:00PM May 16, 2024Observed: 911 cfs at 8:15PM May 16, 2024Observed: 927 cfs at 8:30PM May 16, 2024Observed: 927 cfs at 8:45PM May 16, 2024Observed: 943 cfs at 9:00PM May 16, 2024Observed: 943 cfs at 9:15PM May 16, 2024Observed: 943 cfs at 9:30PM May 16, 2024Observed: 951 cfs at 9:45PM May 16, 2024Observed: 975 cfs at 10:00PM May 16, 2024Observed: 983 cfs at 10:15PM May 16, 2024Observed: 967 cfs at 10:30PM May 16, 2024Observed: 975 cfs at 10:45PM May 16, 2024Observed: 975 cfs at 11:00PM May 16, 2024Observed: 975 cfs at 11:15PM May 16, 2024Observed: 983 cfs at 11:30PM May 16, 2024Observed: 999 cfs at 11:45PM May 16, 2024Observed: 975 cfs at 12:00AM May 17, 2024Observed: 999 cfs at 12:15AM May 17, 2024Observed: 991 cfs at 12:30AM May 17, 2024Observed: 983 cfs at 12:45AM May 17, 2024Highest Observation: 1010 cfs at 1:00AM May 17, 2024Observed: 999 cfs at 1:15AM May 17, 2024Observed: 999 cfs at 1:30AM May 17, 2024Observed: 991 cfs at 1:45AM May 17, 2024Observed: 999 cfs at 2:00AM May 17, 2024Observed: 999 cfs at 2:15AM May 17, 2024Observed: 999 cfs at 2:30AM May 17, 2024Observed: 991 cfs at 2:45AM May 17, 2024Observed: 991 cfs at 3:00AM May 17, 2024Observed: 983 cfs at 3:15AM May 17, 2024Observed: 983 cfs at 3:30AM May 17, 2024Observed: 983 cfs at 3:45AM May 17, 2024Observed: 975 cfs at 4:00AM May 17, 2024Observed: 975 cfs at 4:15AM May 17, 2024Observed: 967 cfs at 4:30AM May 17, 2024Observed: 959 cfs at 4:45AM May 17, 2024Observed: 975 cfs at 5:00AM May 17, 2024Observed: 967 cfs at 5:15AM May 17, 2024Observed: 959 cfs at 5:30AM May 17, 2024Observed: 943 cfs at 5:45AM May 17, 2024Observed: 943 cfs at 6:00AM May 17, 2024Observed: 951 cfs at 6:15AM May 17, 2024Observed: 927 cfs at 6:30AM May 17, 2024Observed: 943 cfs at 6:45AM May 17, 2024Observed: 935 cfs at 7:00AM May 17, 2024Observed: 935 cfs at 7:15AM May 17, 2024Observed: 919 cfs at 7:30AM May 17, 2024Observed: 927 cfs at 7:45AM May 17, 2024Observed: 911 cfs at 8:00AM May 17, 2024Observed: 919 cfs at 8:15AM May 17, 2024Observed: 904 cfs at 8:30AM May 17, 2024Observed: 911 cfs at 8:45AM May 17, 2024Observed: 911 cfs at 9:00AM May 17, 2024Observed: 904 cfs at 9:15AM May 17, 2024Observed: 911 cfs at 9:30AM May 17, 2024Observed: 888 cfs at 9:45AM May 17, 2024Observed: 904 cfs at 10:00AM May 17, 2024Observed: 904 cfs at 10:15AM May 17, 2024Observed: 880 cfs at 10:30AM May 17, 2024Observed: 888 cfs at 10:45AM May 17, 2024Observed: 880 cfs at 11:00AM May 17, 2024Observed: 873 cfs at 11:15AM May 17, 2024Observed: 865 cfs at 11:30AM May 17, 2024Observed: 873 cfs at 11:45AM May 17, 2024Observed: 873 cfs at 12:00PM May 17, 2024Observed: 865 cfs at 12:15PM May 17, 2024Observed: 858 cfs at 12:30PM May 17, 2024Observed: 850 cfs at 12:45PM May 17, 2024Observed: 850 cfs at 1:00PM May 17, 2024Observed: 858 cfs at 1:15PM May 17, 2024Observed: 858 cfs at 1:30PM May 17, 2024Observed: 858 cfs at 1:45PM May 17, 2024Observed: 835 cfs at 2:00PM May 17, 2024Observed: 850 cfs at 2:15PM May 17, 2024Observed: 828 cfs at 2:30PM May 17, 2024Observed: 835 cfs at 2:45PM May 17, 2024Observed: 820 cfs at 3:00PM May 17, 2024Observed: 835 cfs at 3:15PM May 17, 2024Observed: 835 cfs at 3:30PM May 17, 2024Observed: 820 cfs at 3:45PM May 17, 2024Observed: 820 cfs at 4:00PM May 17, 2024Observed: 820 cfs at 4:15PM May 17, 2024Observed: 813 cfs at 4:30PM May 17, 2024Observed: 813 cfs at 4:45PM May 17, 2024Observed: 798 cfs at 5:00PM May 17, 2024Observed: 806 cfs at 5:15PM May 17, 2024Observed: 820 cfs at 5:30PM May 17, 2024Observed: 806 cfs at 5:45PM May 17, 2024Observed: 791 cfs at 6:00PM May 17, 2024Observed: 798 cfs at 6:15PM May 17, 2024Observed: 791 cfs at 6:30PM May 17, 2024Observed: 791 cfs at 6:45PM May 17, 2024Observed: 791 cfs at 7:00PM May 17, 2024Observed: 798 cfs at 7:15PM May 17, 2024Observed: 784 cfs at 7:30PM May 17, 2024Observed: 784 cfs at 7:45PM May 17, 2024Observed: 784 cfs at 8:00PM May 17, 2024Observed: 784 cfs at 8:15PM May 17, 2024Observed: 777 cfs at 8:30PM May 17, 2024Observed: 777 cfs at 8:45PM May 17, 2024Observed: 777 cfs at 9:00PM May 17, 2024Observed: 763 cfs at 9:15PM May 17, 2024Observed: 770 cfs at 9:30PM May 17, 2024Observed: 763 cfs at 9:45PM May 17, 2024Observed: 770 cfs at 10:00PM May 17, 2024Observed: 777 cfs at 10:15PM May 17, 2024Observed: 763 cfs at 10:30PM May 17, 2024Observed: 755 cfs at 10:45PM May 17, 2024Observed: 763 cfs at 11:00PM May 17, 2024Observed: 763 cfs at 11:15PM May 17, 2024Observed: 763 cfs at 11:30PM May 17, 2024Observed: 763 cfs at 11:45PM May 17, 2024Observed: 763 cfs at 12:00AM May 18, 2024Observed: 763 cfs at 12:15AM May 18, 2024Observed: 755 cfs at 12:30AM May 18, 2024Observed: 755 cfs at 12:45AM May 18, 2024Observed: 741 cfs at 1:00AM May 18, 2024Observed: 763 cfs at 1:15AM May 18, 2024Observed: 755 cfs at 1:30AM May 18, 2024Observed: 748 cfs at 1:45AM May 18, 2024Observed: 741 cfs at 2:00AM May 18, 2024Observed: 748 cfs at 2:15AM May 18, 2024Observed: 748 cfs at 2:30AM May 18, 2024Observed: 748 cfs at 2:45AM May 18, 2024Observed: 734 cfs at 3:00AM May 18, 2024Observed: 741 cfs at 3:15AM May 18, 2024Observed: 741 cfs at 3:30AM May 18, 2024Observed: 741 cfs at 3:45AM May 18, 2024Observed: 741 cfs at 4:00AM May 18, 2024Observed: 734 cfs at 4:15AM May 18, 2024Observed: 734 cfs at 4:30AM May 18, 2024Observed: 734 cfs at 4:45AM May 18, 2024Observed: 721 cfs at 5:00AM May 18, 2024Observed: 727 cfs at 5:15AM May 18, 2024Observed: 727 cfs at 5:30AM May 18, 2024Observed: 727 cfs at 5:45AM May 18, 2024Observed: 727 cfs at 6:00AM May 18, 2024Observed: 727 cfs at 6:15AM May 18, 2024Observed: 721 cfs at 6:30AM May 18, 2024Observed: 721 cfs at 6:45AM May 18, 2024Observed: 714 cfs at 7:00AM May 18, 2024Observed: 714 cfs at 7:15AM May 18, 2024Observed: 707 cfs at 7:30AM May 18, 2024Observed: 714 cfs at 7:45AM May 18, 2024Observed: 700 cfs at 8:00AM May 18, 2024Observed: 700 cfs at 8:15AM May 18, 2024Observed: 707 cfs at 8:30AM May 18, 2024Observed: 700 cfs at 8:45AM May 18, 2024Observed: 707 cfs at 9:00AM May 18, 2024Observed: 700 cfs at 9:15AM May 18, 2024Observed: 700 cfs at 9:30AM May 18, 2024Observed: 707 cfs at 9:45AM May 18, 2024Observed: 693 cfs at 10:00AM May 18, 2024Observed: 700 cfs at 10:15AM May 18, 2024Observed: 693 cfs at 10:30AM May 18, 2024Observed: 687 cfs at 10:45AM May 18, 2024Observed: 687 cfs at 11:00AM May 18, 2024Observed: 687 cfs at 11:15AM May 18, 2024Observed: 687 cfs at 11:30AM May 18, 2024Observed: 693 cfs at 11:45AM May 18, 2024Observed: 673 cfs at 12:00PM May 18, 2024Observed: 693 cfs at 12:15PM May 18, 2024Observed: 680 cfs at 12:30PM May 18, 2024Observed: 680 cfs at 12:45PM May 18, 2024Observed: 680 cfs at 1:00PM May 18, 2024Observed: 687 cfs at 1:15PM May 18, 2024Observed: 680 cfs at 1:30PM May 18, 2024Observed: 673 cfs at 1:45PM May 18, 2024Observed: 667 cfs at 2:00PM May 18, 2024Observed: 673 cfs at 2:15PM May 18, 2024Observed: 673 cfs at 2:30PM May 18, 2024Observed: 660 cfs at 2:45PM May 18, 2024Observed: 660 cfs at 3:00PM May 18, 2024Observed: 667 cfs at 3:15PM May 18, 2024Observed: 667 cfs at 3:30PM May 18, 2024Observed: 673 cfs at 3:45PM May 18, 2024Observed: 667 cfs at 4:00PM May 18, 2024Forecast: 644.85 cfs 5:00PM May 18, 2024Forecast: 612.4 cfs 11:00PM May 18, 2024Forecast: 597.48 cfs 5:00AM May 19, 2024Forecast: 592.05 cfs 11:00AM May 19, 2024Forecast: 584.01 cfs 5:00PM May 19, 2024Forecast: 571.4 cfs 11:00PM May 19, 2024Forecast: 560.78 cfs 5:00AM May 20, 2024Forecast: 551.58 cfs 11:00AM May 20, 2024Forecast: 540.13 cfs 5:00PM May 20, 2024Forecast: 529.92 cfs 11:00PM May 20, 2024Forecast: 529.64 cfs 5:00AM May 21, 2024Forecast: 542.05 cfs 11:00AM May 21, 2024Forecast: 581.92 cfs 5:00PM May 21, 2024Forecast: 687.31 cfs 11:00PM May 21, 2024Forecast: 853.71 cfs 5:00AM May 22, 2024Forecast: 1000.4 cfs 11:00AM May 22, 2024Forecast: 1080.3 cfs 5:00PM May 22, 2024Highest Forecast: 1111.12 cfs 11:00PM May 22, 2024Forecast: 1106.52 cfs 5:00AM May 23, 2024Forecast: 1072.86 cfs 11:00AM May 23, 2024Forecast: 1016.31 cfs 5:00PM May 23, 2024Forecast: 954.79 cfs 11:00PM May 23, 2024Forecast: 899.28 cfs 5:00AM May 24, 2024Forecast: 851.35 cfs 11:00AM May 24, 2024Forecast: 809.27 cfs 5:00PM May 24, 2024Forecast: 777.52 cfs 11:00PM May 24, 2024Forecast: 758.24 cfs 5:00AM May 25, 2024Forecast: 745.44 cfs 11:00AM May 25, 2024USGS--Water Resources of the United StatesNISW1(plotting QRIRZ) Graph Created (4:50PM May 18, 2024)ObservedForecast (issued 2:37PM May 18)Latest observed value: 667 cfs at 4:00 PM PDT 18-May-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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(gauge height = 0)		 Elevation
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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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