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Nooksack River at North Cedarvillle Stage (ft)Flow (kcfs)Observed: 140.63 ft at 2:15AM May 15, 2022Observed: 140.64 ft at 2:30AM May 15, 2022Observed: 140.63 ft at 2:45AM May 15, 2022Observed: 140.65 ft at 3:00AM May 15, 2022Observed: 140.64 ft at 3:15AM May 15, 2022Observed: 140.65 ft at 3:30AM May 15, 2022Observed: 140.66 ft at 3:45AM May 15, 2022Observed: 140.64 ft at 4:00AM May 15, 2022Observed: 140.66 ft at 4:15AM May 15, 2022Observed: 140.66 ft at 4:30AM May 15, 2022Observed: 140.66 ft at 4:45AM May 15, 2022Observed: 140.66 ft at 5:00AM May 15, 2022Observed: 140.66 ft at 5:15AM May 15, 2022Observed: 140.67 ft at 5:30AM May 15, 2022Observed: 140.67 ft at 5:45AM May 15, 2022Observed: 140.67 ft at 6:00AM May 15, 2022Observed: 140.68 ft at 6:15AM May 15, 2022Observed: 140.68 ft at 6:30AM May 15, 2022Observed: 140.67 ft at 6:45AM May 15, 2022Observed: 140.69 ft at 7:00AM May 15, 2022Observed: 140.67 ft at 7:15AM May 15, 2022Observed: 140.69 ft at 7:30AM May 15, 2022Observed: 140.7 ft at 7:45AM May 15, 2022Observed: 140.7 ft at 8:00AM May 15, 2022Observed: 140.69 ft at 8:15AM May 15, 2022Observed: 140.69 ft at 8:30AM May 15, 2022Observed: 140.69 ft at 8:45AM May 15, 2022Observed: 140.71 ft at 9:00AM May 15, 2022Observed: 140.7 ft at 9:15AM May 15, 2022Observed: 140.7 ft at 9:30AM May 15, 2022Observed: 140.7 ft at 9:45AM May 15, 2022Observed: 140.7 ft at 10:00AM May 15, 2022Observed: 140.7 ft at 10:15AM May 15, 2022Observed: 140.7 ft at 10:30AM May 15, 2022Observed: 140.71 ft at 10:45AM May 15, 2022Observed: 140.71 ft at 11:00AM May 15, 2022Observed: 140.71 ft at 11:15AM May 15, 2022Observed: 140.72 ft at 11:30AM May 15, 2022Observed: 140.72 ft at 11:45AM May 15, 2022Observed: 140.72 ft at 12:00PM May 15, 2022Observed: 140.73 ft at 12:15PM May 15, 2022Observed: 140.75 ft at 12:30PM May 15, 2022Observed: 140.76 ft at 12:45PM May 15, 2022Observed: 140.77 ft at 1:00PM May 15, 2022Observed: 140.77 ft at 1:15PM May 15, 2022Observed: 140.79 ft at 1:30PM May 15, 2022Observed: 140.79 ft at 1:45PM May 15, 2022Observed: 140.79 ft at 2:00PM May 15, 2022Observed: 140.81 ft at 2:15PM May 15, 2022Observed: 140.83 ft at 2:30PM May 15, 2022Observed: 140.82 ft at 2:45PM May 15, 2022Observed: 140.84 ft at 3:00PM May 15, 2022Observed: 140.85 ft at 3:15PM May 15, 2022Observed: 140.84 ft at 3:30PM May 15, 2022Observed: 140.87 ft at 3:45PM May 15, 2022Observed: 140.88 ft at 4:00PM May 15, 2022Observed: 140.91 ft at 4:15PM May 15, 2022Observed: 140.93 ft at 4:30PM May 15, 2022Observed: 140.93 ft at 4:45PM May 15, 2022Observed: 140.96 ft at 5:00PM May 15, 2022Observed: 140.99 ft at 5:15PM May 15, 2022Observed: 141.01 ft at 5:30PM May 15, 2022Observed: 141.04 ft at 5:45PM May 15, 2022Observed: 141.1 ft at 6:00PM May 15, 2022Observed: 141.11 ft at 6:15PM May 15, 2022Observed: 141.16 ft at 6:30PM May 15, 2022Observed: 141.18 ft at 6:45PM May 15, 2022Observed: 141.25 ft at 7:00PM May 15, 2022Observed: 141.3 ft at 7:15PM May 15, 2022Observed: 141.34 ft at 7:30PM May 15, 2022Observed: 141.37 ft at 7:45PM May 15, 2022Observed: 141.41 ft at 8:00PM May 15, 2022Observed: 141.45 ft at 8:15PM May 15, 2022Observed: 141.49 ft at 8:30PM May 15, 2022Observed: 141.52 ft at 8:45PM May 15, 2022Observed: 141.55 ft at 9:00PM May 15, 2022Observed: 141.61 ft at 9:15PM May 15, 2022Observed: 141.57 ft at 9:30PM May 15, 2022Observed: 141.63 ft at 9:45PM May 15, 2022Observed: 141.66 ft at 10:00PM May 15, 2022Observed: 141.7 ft at 10:15PM May 15, 2022Observed: 141.71 ft at 10:30PM May 15, 2022Observed: 141.72 ft at 10:45PM May 15, 2022Observed: 141.78 ft at 11:00PM May 15, 2022Observed: 141.78 ft at 11:15PM May 15, 2022Observed: 141.8 ft at 11:30PM May 15, 2022Observed: 141.79 ft at 11:45PM May 15, 2022Observed: 141.87 ft at 12:00AM May 16, 2022Observed: 141.88 ft at 12:15AM May 16, 2022Observed: 141.89 ft at 12:30AM May 16, 2022Observed: 141.91 ft at 12:45AM May 16, 2022Observed: 141.91 ft at 1:00AM May 16, 2022Observed: 141.91 ft at 1:15AM May 16, 2022Observed: 141.94 ft at 1:30AM May 16, 2022Observed: 141.95 ft at 1:45AM May 16, 2022Observed: 141.95 ft at 2:00AM May 16, 2022Observed: 141.94 ft at 2:15AM May 16, 2022Observed: 141.94 ft at 2:30AM May 16, 2022Observed: 141.96 ft at 2:45AM May 16, 2022Observed: 141.95 ft at 3:00AM May 16, 2022Observed: 141.97 ft at 3:15AM May 16, 2022Observed: 141.98 ft at 3:30AM May 16, 2022Observed: 141.97 ft at 3:45AM May 16, 2022Observed: 141.95 ft at 4:00AM May 16, 2022Observed: 141.99 ft at 4:15AM May 16, 2022Observed: 141.97 ft at 4:30AM May 16, 2022Observed: 141.97 ft at 4:45AM May 16, 2022Observed: 142.03 ft at 5:00AM May 16, 2022Observed: 141.96 ft at 5:15AM May 16, 2022Observed: 141.96 ft at 5:30AM May 16, 2022Observed: 141.98 ft at 5:45AM May 16, 2022Observed: 141.92 ft at 6:00AM May 16, 2022Observed: 141.97 ft at 6:15AM May 16, 2022Observed: 141.96 ft at 7:30AM May 16, 2022Observed: 141.96 ft at 7:45AM May 16, 2022Observed: 141.98 ft at 8:00AM May 16, 2022Observed: 141.91 ft at 8:15AM May 16, 2022Observed: 141.93 ft at 8:30AM May 16, 2022Observed: 141.94 ft at 8:45AM May 16, 2022Observed: 141.96 ft at 9:00AM May 16, 2022Observed: 141.94 ft at 9:15AM May 16, 2022Observed: 141.92 ft at 9:30AM May 16, 2022Observed: 141.94 ft at 9:45AM May 16, 2022Observed: 141.93 ft at 10:00AM May 16, 2022Observed: 141.91 ft at 10:15AM May 16, 2022Observed: 141.93 ft at 10:30AM May 16, 2022Observed: 141.91 ft at 10:45AM May 16, 2022Observed: 141.88 ft at 11:00AM May 16, 2022Observed: 141.9 ft at 11:15AM May 16, 2022Observed: 141.88 ft at 11:30AM May 16, 2022Observed: 141.88 ft at 11:45AM May 16, 2022Observed: 141.91 ft at 12:00PM May 16, 2022Observed: 141.89 ft at 12:15PM May 16, 2022Observed: 141.9 ft at 12:30PM May 16, 2022Observed: 141.92 ft at 12:45PM May 16, 2022Observed: 141.9 ft at 1:00PM May 16, 2022Observed: 141.89 ft at 1:15PM May 16, 2022Observed: 141.9 ft at 1:30PM May 16, 2022Observed: 141.9 ft at 1:45PM May 16, 2022Observed: 141.89 ft at 2:00PM May 16, 2022Observed: 141.85 ft at 2:15PM May 16, 2022Observed: 141.93 ft at 2:30PM May 16, 2022Observed: 141.91 ft at 2:45PM May 16, 2022Observed: 141.92 ft at 3:00PM May 16, 2022Observed: 141.94 ft at 3:15PM May 16, 2022Observed: 141.91 ft at 3:30PM May 16, 2022Observed: 141.94 ft at 3:45PM May 16, 2022Observed: 141.94 ft at 4:00PM May 16, 2022Observed: 141.94 ft at 4:15PM May 16, 2022Observed: 141.97 ft at 4:30PM May 16, 2022Observed: 141.97 ft at 4:45PM May 16, 2022Observed: 141.94 ft at 5:00PM May 16, 2022Observed: 141.98 ft at 5:15PM May 16, 2022Observed: 141.96 ft at 5:30PM May 16, 2022Observed: 141.97 ft at 5:45PM May 16, 2022Observed: 141.97 ft at 6:00PM May 16, 2022Observed: 141.96 ft at 6:15PM May 16, 2022Observed: 142.03 ft at 6:30PM May 16, 2022Observed: 141.95 ft at 6:45PM May 16, 2022Observed: 141.96 ft at 7:00PM May 16, 2022Observed: 141.97 ft at 7:15PM May 16, 2022Observed: 141.99 ft at 7:30PM May 16, 2022Observed: 141.96 ft at 7:45PM May 16, 2022Observed: 142.03 ft at 8:00PM May 16, 2022Observed: 142.01 ft at 8:15PM May 16, 2022Observed: 142.03 ft at 8:30PM May 16, 2022Observed: 142 ft at 8:45PM May 16, 2022Observed: 142.04 ft at 9:00PM May 16, 2022Observed: 142.02 ft at 9:15PM May 16, 2022Observed: 142.01 ft at 9:30PM May 16, 2022Observed: 142 ft at 9:45PM May 16, 2022Observed: 142.01 ft at 10:00PM May 16, 2022Observed: 142.02 ft at 10:15PM May 16, 2022Observed: 141.99 ft at 10:30PM May 16, 2022Observed: 141.99 ft at 10:45PM May 16, 2022Observed: 142.03 ft at 11:00PM May 16, 2022Highest Observation: 142.05 ft at 11:15PM May 16, 2022Observed: 142.01 ft at 11:30PM May 16, 2022Observed: 142.03 ft at 11:45PM May 16, 2022Observed: 141.99 ft at 12:00AM May 17, 2022Observed: 141.97 ft at 12:15AM May 17, 2022Observed: 142.01 ft at 12:30AM May 17, 2022Observed: 141.99 ft at 12:45AM May 17, 2022Observed: 141.97 ft at 1:00AM May 17, 2022Observed: 141.99 ft at 1:15AM May 17, 2022Observed: 141.97 ft at 1:30AM May 17, 2022Observed: 141.96 ft at 1:45AM May 17, 2022Observed: 141.98 ft at 2:00AM May 17, 2022Observed: 141.93 ft at 2:15AM May 17, 2022Observed: 141.95 ft at 2:30AM May 17, 2022Observed: 141.92 ft at 2:45AM May 17, 2022Observed: 141.91 ft at 3:00AM May 17, 2022Observed: 141.91 ft at 3:15AM May 17, 2022Observed: 141.92 ft at 3:30AM May 17, 2022Observed: 141.9 ft at 3:45AM May 17, 2022Observed: 141.89 ft at 4:00AM May 17, 2022Observed: 141.89 ft at 4:15AM May 17, 2022Observed: 141.91 ft at 4:30AM May 17, 2022Observed: 141.88 ft at 4:45AM May 17, 2022Observed: 141.87 ft at 5:00AM May 17, 2022Observed: 141.84 ft at 5:15AM May 17, 2022Observed: 141.83 ft at 5:30AM May 17, 2022Observed: 141.81 ft at 5:45AM May 17, 2022Observed: 141.83 ft at 6:00AM May 17, 2022Observed: 141.78 ft at 6:15AM May 17, 2022Observed: 141.83 ft at 6:30AM May 17, 2022Observed: 141.8 ft at 6:45AM May 17, 2022Observed: 141.8 ft at 7:00AM May 17, 2022Observed: 141.79 ft at 7:15AM May 17, 2022Observed: 141.78 ft at 7:30AM May 17, 2022Observed: 141.74 ft at 7:45AM May 17, 2022Observed: 141.74 ft at 8:00AM May 17, 2022Observed: 141.72 ft at 8:15AM May 17, 2022Observed: 141.74 ft at 8:30AM May 17, 2022Observed: 141.71 ft at 8:45AM May 17, 2022Observed: 141.68 ft at 9:00AM May 17, 2022Observed: 141.69 ft at 9:15AM May 17, 2022Observed: 141.67 ft at 9:30AM May 17, 2022Observed: 141.67 ft at 9:45AM May 17, 2022Observed: 141.67 ft at 10:00AM May 17, 2022Observed: 141.6 ft at 10:15AM May 17, 2022Observed: 141.65 ft at 10:30AM May 17, 2022Observed: 141.63 ft at 10:45AM May 17, 2022Observed: 141.6 ft at 11:00AM May 17, 2022Observed: 141.62 ft at 11:15AM May 17, 2022Observed: 141.62 ft at 11:30AM May 17, 2022Observed: 141.61 ft at 11:45AM May 17, 2022Observed: 141.6 ft at 12:00PM May 17, 2022Observed: 141.61 ft at 12:15PM May 17, 2022Observed: 141.59 ft at 12:30PM May 17, 2022Observed: 141.57 ft at 12:45PM May 17, 2022Observed: 141.56 ft at 1:00PM May 17, 2022Observed: 141.56 ft at 1:15PM May 17, 2022Observed: 141.58 ft at 1:30PM May 17, 2022Observed: 141.56 ft at 1:45PM May 17, 2022Observed: 141.54 ft at 2:00PM May 17, 2022Observed: 141.55 ft at 2:15PM May 17, 2022Observed: 141.52 ft at 2:30PM May 17, 2022Observed: 141.53 ft at 2:45PM May 17, 2022Observed: 141.55 ft at 3:00PM May 17, 2022Observed: 141.51 ft at 3:15PM May 17, 2022Observed: 141.51 ft at 3:30PM May 17, 2022Observed: 141.5 ft at 3:45PM May 17, 2022Observed: 141.48 ft at 4:00PM May 17, 2022Observed: 141.49 ft at 4:15PM May 17, 2022Observed: 141.5 ft at 4:30PM May 17, 2022Observed: 141.5 ft at 4:45PM May 17, 2022Observed: 141.47 ft at 5:00PM May 17, 2022Observed: 141.46 ft at 5:15PM May 17, 2022Observed: 141.48 ft at 5:30PM May 17, 2022Observed: 141.46 ft at 5:45PM May 17, 2022Observed: 141.47 ft at 6:00PM May 17, 2022Observed: 141.44 ft at 6:15PM May 17, 2022Observed: 141.43 ft at 6:30PM May 17, 2022Observed: 141.45 ft at 6:45PM May 17, 2022Observed: 141.43 ft at 7:00PM May 17, 2022Observed: 141.41 ft at 7:15PM May 17, 2022Observed: 141.42 ft at 7:30PM May 17, 2022Observed: 141.4 ft at 7:45PM May 17, 2022Observed: 141.4 ft at 8:00PM May 17, 2022Observed: 141.42 ft at 8:15PM May 17, 2022Observed: 141.38 ft at 8:30PM May 17, 2022Observed: 141.4 ft at 8:45PM May 17, 2022Observed: 141.39 ft at 9:00PM May 17, 2022Observed: 141.37 ft at 9:15PM May 17, 2022Observed: 141.36 ft at 9:30PM May 17, 2022Observed: 141.36 ft at 9:45PM May 17, 2022Observed: 141.37 ft at 10:00PM May 17, 2022Observed: 141.35 ft at 10:15PM May 17, 2022Observed: 141.36 ft at 10:30PM May 17, 2022Observed: 141.34 ft at 10:45PM May 17, 2022Observed: 141.32 ft at 11:00PM May 17, 2022Observed: 141.32 ft at 11:15PM May 17, 2022Observed: 141.33 ft at 11:30PM May 17, 2022Observed: 141.34 ft at 11:45PM May 17, 2022Observed: 141.33 ft at 12:00AM May 18, 2022Observed: 141.33 ft at 12:15AM May 18, 2022Observed: 141.31 ft at 12:30AM May 18, 2022Observed: 141.31 ft at 12:45AM May 18, 2022Observed: 141.3 ft at 1:00AM May 18, 2022Observed: 141.31 ft at 1:15AM May 18, 2022Forecast: 140.98 ft 5:00AM May 18, 2022Forecast: 140.99 ft 11:00AM May 18, 2022Forecast: 141.23 ft 5:00PM May 18, 2022Forecast: 141.51 ft 11:00PM May 18, 2022Highest Forecast: 141.59 ft 5:00AM May 19, 2022Forecast: 141.54 ft 11:00AM May 19, 2022Forecast: 141.42 ft 5:00PM May 19, 2022Forecast: 141.27 ft 11:00PM May 19, 2022Forecast: 141.13 ft 5:00AM May 20, 2022Forecast: 141.03 ft 11:00AM May 20, 2022Forecast: 140.95 ft 5:00PM May 20, 2022Forecast: 140.89 ft 11:00PM May 20, 2022Forecast: 140.87 ft 5:00AM May 21, 2022Forecast: 140.87 ft 11:00AM May 21, 2022Forecast: 140.88 ft 5:00PM May 21, 2022Forecast: 140.93 ft 11:00PM May 21, 2022Forecast: 141.05 ft 5:00AM May 22, 2022Forecast: 141.13 ft 11:00AM May 22, 2022Forecast: 141.13 ft 5:00PM May 22, 2022Forecast: 141.14 ft 11:00PM May 22, 2022USGS--Water Resources of the United StatesNRKW1(plotting HGIRG) Graph Created (2:04AM May 18, 2022)ObservedForecast (issued 2:43PM May 17)Latest observed value: 141.31 ft at 1:15 AM PDT 18-May-2022. Flood Stage is 146.5 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 Nooksack River at North Cedarvillle are issued routinely year-round.

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Flood Categories (in feet)
Major Flood Stage: 150
Moderate Flood Stage: 148
Flood Stage: 146.5
Action Stage: 144.8
Low Stage (in feet): 0

Historic Crests
(1) 150.35 ft on 11/16/2021 (P)
(2) 149.61 ft on 11/06/2006
(3) 149.61 ft on 10/17/2003
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(P): Preliminary values subject to further review.

Recent Crests
(1) 150.35 ft on 11/16/2021 (P)
(2) 148.68 ft on 02/01/2020 (P)
(3) 146.73 ft on 11/02/2018 (P)
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(P): Preliminary values subject to further review.

Low Water Records
(1) 138.22 ft on 01/06/2004
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150 the Nooksack River will cause major near record flooding downstream through Lynden. Deep and swift flood waters will inundate farm lands...roads...and residential areas. The flood may overtop levees. In addition...flood waters could overflow and flood the Sumas drainage. Flooding will occur all along the river including headwaters...tributaries...and other streams within and near the Nooksack River Basin.
148 the Nooksack River will cause widespread flooding downstream through Lynden...with swift waters covering some farm lands and roads. Erosion may affect some river banks.
147.3 the Nooksack River cause widespread flooding of low farm lands along the river downstream through Lynden...with swift water moving over several roads.
146.5 the Nooksack River will cause shallow flooding of low pasture lands along the river downstream through Lynden.
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Latitude: 48.841782° N, Longitude: 122.294326° W, Horizontal Datum: NAD27

River Stage
Reference Frame		 Gauge Height Flood Stage Uses
NWS stage 0 ft 146.5 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 Not Available Survey grade GPS equipment, FEMA flood plain maps, newer USGS topographic maps
NGVD 29 0 ft 146.5 ft Older USGS topographic maps, NGVD29 benchmarks
MSL Not Available Not Available Older USGS topographic maps, MSL benchmarks
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