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Cowlitz River at Randle Stage (ft)Flow (kcfs)Observed: 7.7 ft at 2:30AM May 30, 2023Observed: 7.72 ft at 2:45AM May 30, 2023Observed: 7.71 ft at 3:00AM May 30, 2023Observed: 7.75 ft at 3:15AM May 30, 2023Observed: 7.76 ft at 3:30AM May 30, 2023Observed: 7.78 ft at 3:45AM May 30, 2023Observed: 7.79 ft at 4:00AM May 30, 2023Observed: 7.8 ft at 4:15AM May 30, 2023Observed: 7.8 ft at 4:30AM May 30, 2023Observed: 7.82 ft at 4:45AM May 30, 2023Observed: 7.84 ft at 5:00AM May 30, 2023Observed: 7.83 ft at 5:15AM May 30, 2023Observed: 7.84 ft at 5:30AM May 30, 2023Observed: 7.86 ft at 5:45AM May 30, 2023Observed: 7.86 ft at 6:00AM May 30, 2023Observed: 7.84 ft at 6:15AM May 30, 2023Highest Observation: 7.87 ft at 6:30AM May 30, 2023Observed: 7.85 ft at 6:45AM May 30, 2023Observed: 7.86 ft at 7:00AM May 30, 2023Observed: 7.85 ft at 7:15AM May 30, 2023Observed: 7.85 ft at 7:30AM May 30, 2023Observed: 7.86 ft at 7:45AM May 30, 2023Highest Observation: 7.87 ft at 8:00AM May 30, 2023Observed: 7.85 ft at 8:15AM May 30, 2023Observed: 7.84 ft at 8:30AM May 30, 2023Observed: 7.86 ft at 8:45AM May 30, 2023Observed: 7.84 ft at 9:00AM May 30, 2023Observed: 7.83 ft at 9:15AM May 30, 2023Observed: 7.82 ft at 9:30AM May 30, 2023Observed: 7.81 ft at 9:45AM May 30, 2023Observed: 7.79 ft at 10:00AM May 30, 2023Observed: 7.79 ft at 10:15AM May 30, 2023Observed: 7.78 ft at 10:30AM May 30, 2023Observed: 7.78 ft at 10:45AM May 30, 2023Observed: 7.77 ft at 11:00AM May 30, 2023Observed: 7.78 ft at 11:15AM May 30, 2023Observed: 7.75 ft at 11:30AM May 30, 2023Observed: 7.76 ft at 11:45AM May 30, 2023Observed: 7.73 ft at 12:00PM May 30, 2023Observed: 7.72 ft at 12:15PM May 30, 2023Observed: 7.72 ft at 12:30PM May 30, 2023Observed: 7.71 ft at 12:45PM May 30, 2023Observed: 7.68 ft at 1:00PM May 30, 2023Observed: 7.68 ft at 1:15PM May 30, 2023Observed: 7.7 ft at 1:30PM May 30, 2023Observed: 7.69 ft at 1:45PM May 30, 2023Observed: 7.67 ft at 2:00PM May 30, 2023Observed: 7.66 ft at 2:15PM May 30, 2023Observed: 7.65 ft at 2:30PM May 30, 2023Observed: 7.64 ft at 2:45PM May 30, 2023Observed: 7.63 ft at 3:00PM May 30, 2023Observed: 7.62 ft at 3:15PM May 30, 2023Observed: 7.59 ft at 3:30PM May 30, 2023Observed: 7.6 ft at 3:45PM May 30, 2023Observed: 7.61 ft at 4:00PM May 30, 2023Observed: 7.59 ft at 4:15PM May 30, 2023Observed: 7.56 ft at 4:30PM May 30, 2023Observed: 7.59 ft at 4:45PM May 30, 2023Observed: 7.56 ft at 5:00PM May 30, 2023Observed: 7.57 ft at 5:15PM May 30, 2023Observed: 7.55 ft at 5:30PM May 30, 2023Observed: 7.51 ft at 5:45PM May 30, 2023Observed: 7.54 ft at 6:00PM May 30, 2023Observed: 7.51 ft at 6:15PM May 30, 2023Observed: 7.51 ft at 6:30PM May 30, 2023Observed: 7.51 ft at 6:45PM May 30, 2023Observed: 7.49 ft at 7:00PM May 30, 2023Observed: 7.49 ft at 7:15PM May 30, 2023Observed: 7.48 ft at 7:30PM May 30, 2023Observed: 7.49 ft at 7:45PM May 30, 2023Observed: 7.47 ft at 8:00PM May 30, 2023Observed: 7.45 ft at 8:15PM May 30, 2023Observed: 7.47 ft at 8:30PM May 30, 2023Observed: 7.45 ft at 8:45PM May 30, 2023Observed: 7.45 ft at 9:00PM May 30, 2023Observed: 7.44 ft at 9:15PM May 30, 2023Observed: 7.44 ft at 9:30PM May 30, 2023Observed: 7.43 ft at 9:45PM May 30, 2023Observed: 7.44 ft at 10:00PM May 30, 2023Observed: 7.43 ft at 10:15PM May 30, 2023Observed: 7.43 ft at 10:30PM May 30, 2023Observed: 7.42 ft at 10:45PM May 30, 2023Observed: 7.42 ft at 11:00PM May 30, 2023Observed: 7.42 ft at 11:15PM May 30, 2023Observed: 7.42 ft at 11:30PM May 30, 2023Observed: 7.42 ft at 11:45PM May 30, 2023Observed: 7.41 ft at 12:00AM May 31, 2023Observed: 7.42 ft at 12:15AM May 31, 2023Observed: 7.41 ft at 12:30AM May 31, 2023Observed: 7.42 ft at 12:45AM May 31, 2023Observed: 7.42 ft at 1:00AM May 31, 2023Observed: 7.43 ft at 1:15AM May 31, 2023Observed: 7.44 ft at 1:30AM May 31, 2023Observed: 7.44 ft at 1:45AM May 31, 2023Observed: 7.45 ft at 2:00AM May 31, 2023Observed: 7.45 ft at 2:15AM May 31, 2023Observed: 7.45 ft at 2:30AM May 31, 2023Observed: 7.46 ft at 2:45AM May 31, 2023Observed: 7.48 ft at 3:00AM May 31, 2023Observed: 7.49 ft at 3:15AM May 31, 2023Observed: 7.48 ft at 3:30AM May 31, 2023Observed: 7.5 ft at 3:45AM May 31, 2023Observed: 7.51 ft at 4:00AM May 31, 2023Observed: 7.51 ft at 4:15AM May 31, 2023Observed: 7.53 ft at 4:30AM May 31, 2023Observed: 7.53 ft at 4:45AM May 31, 2023Observed: 7.52 ft at 5:00AM May 31, 2023Observed: 7.53 ft at 5:15AM May 31, 2023Observed: 7.52 ft at 5:30AM May 31, 2023Observed: 7.52 ft at 5:45AM May 31, 2023Observed: 7.54 ft at 6:00AM May 31, 2023Observed: 7.53 ft at 6:15AM May 31, 2023Observed: 7.54 ft at 6:30AM May 31, 2023Observed: 7.53 ft at 6:45AM May 31, 2023Observed: 7.51 ft at 7:00AM May 31, 2023Observed: 7.52 ft at 7:15AM May 31, 2023Observed: 7.51 ft at 7:30AM May 31, 2023Observed: 7.52 ft at 7:45AM May 31, 2023Observed: 7.52 ft at 8:00AM May 31, 2023Observed: 7.51 ft at 8:15AM May 31, 2023Observed: 7.49 ft at 8:30AM May 31, 2023Observed: 7.49 ft at 8:45AM May 31, 2023Observed: 7.48 ft at 9:00AM May 31, 2023Observed: 7.48 ft at 9:15AM May 31, 2023Observed: 7.47 ft at 9:30AM May 31, 2023Observed: 7.47 ft at 9:45AM May 31, 2023Observed: 7.46 ft at 10:00AM May 31, 2023Observed: 7.47 ft at 10:15AM May 31, 2023Observed: 7.45 ft at 10:45AM May 31, 2023Observed: 7.41 ft at 11:00AM May 31, 2023Observed: 7.42 ft at 11:15AM May 31, 2023Observed: 7.43 ft at 11:30AM May 31, 2023Observed: 7.42 ft at 11:45AM May 31, 2023Observed: 7.4 ft at 12:00PM May 31, 2023Observed: 7.39 ft at 12:15PM May 31, 2023Observed: 7.36 ft at 12:30PM May 31, 2023Observed: 7.37 ft at 12:45PM May 31, 2023Observed: 7.37 ft at 1:00PM May 31, 2023Observed: 7.36 ft at 1:15PM May 31, 2023Observed: 7.34 ft at 1:30PM May 31, 2023Observed: 7.35 ft at 1:45PM May 31, 2023Observed: 7.33 ft at 2:00PM May 31, 2023Observed: 7.32 ft at 2:15PM May 31, 2023Observed: 7.32 ft at 2:45PM May 31, 2023Observed: 7.32 ft at 3:00PM May 31, 2023Observed: 7.3 ft at 3:15PM May 31, 2023Observed: 7.29 ft at 3:30PM May 31, 2023Observed: 7.28 ft at 3:45PM May 31, 2023Observed: 7.29 ft at 4:00PM May 31, 2023Observed: 7.28 ft at 4:15PM May 31, 2023Observed: 7.29 ft at 4:30PM May 31, 2023Observed: 7.26 ft at 4:45PM May 31, 2023Observed: 7.27 ft at 5:00PM May 31, 2023Observed: 7.25 ft at 5:15PM May 31, 2023Observed: 7.24 ft at 5:30PM May 31, 2023Observed: 7.23 ft at 5:45PM May 31, 2023Observed: 7.22 ft at 6:00PM May 31, 2023Observed: 7.22 ft at 6:30PM May 31, 2023Observed: 7.22 ft at 6:45PM May 31, 2023Observed: 7.21 ft at 7:00PM May 31, 2023Observed: 7.2 ft at 7:15PM May 31, 2023Observed: 7.18 ft at 7:30PM May 31, 2023Observed: 7.19 ft at 7:45PM May 31, 2023Observed: 7.19 ft at 8:00PM May 31, 2023Observed: 7.15 ft at 8:15PM May 31, 2023Observed: 7.17 ft at 8:30PM May 31, 2023Observed: 7.17 ft at 8:45PM May 31, 2023Observed: 7.15 ft at 9:00PM May 31, 2023Observed: 7.15 ft at 9:15PM May 31, 2023Observed: 7.14 ft at 9:30PM May 31, 2023Observed: 7.14 ft at 9:45PM May 31, 2023Observed: 7.13 ft at 10:00PM May 31, 2023Observed: 7.13 ft at 10:15PM May 31, 2023Observed: 7.12 ft at 10:30PM May 31, 2023Observed: 7.11 ft at 10:45PM May 31, 2023Observed: 7.11 ft at 11:00PM May 31, 2023Observed: 7.11 ft at 11:30PM May 31, 2023Observed: 7.07 ft at 11:45PM May 31, 2023Observed: 7.09 ft at 12:00AM Jun 01, 2023Observed: 7.06 ft at 12:15AM Jun 01, 2023Observed: 7.07 ft at 12:30AM Jun 01, 2023Observed: 7.06 ft at 12:45AM Jun 01, 2023Observed: 7.05 ft at 1:00AM Jun 01, 2023Observed: 7.05 ft at 1:15AM Jun 01, 2023Observed: 7.02 ft at 1:30AM Jun 01, 2023Observed: 7.03 ft at 1:45AM Jun 01, 2023Observed: 7.03 ft at 2:00AM Jun 01, 2023Observed: 7.03 ft at 2:15AM Jun 01, 2023Observed: 7.03 ft at 2:30AM Jun 01, 2023Observed: 7.01 ft at 2:45AM Jun 01, 2023Observed: 7.02 ft at 3:00AM Jun 01, 2023Observed: 7 ft at 3:15AM Jun 01, 2023Observed: 7 ft at 3:30AM Jun 01, 2023Observed: 7 ft at 3:45AM Jun 01, 2023Observed: 7 ft at 4:00AM Jun 01, 2023Observed: 7 ft at 4:15AM Jun 01, 2023Observed: 6.99 ft at 4:30AM Jun 01, 2023Observed: 6.97 ft at 4:45AM Jun 01, 2023Observed: 6.98 ft at 5:00AM Jun 01, 2023Observed: 6.97 ft at 5:15AM Jun 01, 2023Observed: 6.97 ft at 5:30AM Jun 01, 2023Observed: 6.98 ft at 5:45AM Jun 01, 2023Observed: 6.95 ft at 6:00AM Jun 01, 2023Observed: 6.96 ft at 6:15AM Jun 01, 2023Observed: 6.94 ft at 6:30AM Jun 01, 2023Observed: 6.95 ft at 6:45AM Jun 01, 2023Observed: 6.95 ft at 7:00AM Jun 01, 2023Observed: 6.94 ft at 7:15AM Jun 01, 2023Observed: 6.93 ft at 7:45AM Jun 01, 2023Observed: 6.9 ft at 8:00AM Jun 01, 2023Observed: 6.91 ft at 8:15AM Jun 01, 2023Observed: 6.89 ft at 8:30AM Jun 01, 2023Observed: 6.89 ft at 8:45AM Jun 01, 2023Observed: 6.88 ft at 9:00AM Jun 01, 2023Observed: 6.87 ft at 9:15AM Jun 01, 2023Observed: 6.86 ft at 9:30AM Jun 01, 2023Observed: 6.86 ft at 9:45AM Jun 01, 2023Observed: 6.86 ft at 10:00AM Jun 01, 2023Observed: 6.87 ft at 10:15AM Jun 01, 2023Observed: 6.86 ft at 10:45AM Jun 01, 2023Observed: 6.84 ft at 11:00AM Jun 01, 2023Observed: 6.83 ft at 11:15AM Jun 01, 2023Observed: 6.84 ft at 11:30AM Jun 01, 2023Observed: 6.81 ft at 11:45AM Jun 01, 2023Observed: 6.8 ft at 12:00PM Jun 01, 2023Observed: 6.82 ft at 12:15PM Jun 01, 2023Observed: 6.8 ft at 12:45PM Jun 01, 2023Observed: 6.81 ft at 1:00PM Jun 01, 2023Observed: 6.79 ft at 1:15PM Jun 01, 2023Observed: 6.78 ft at 1:30PM Jun 01, 2023Observed: 6.77 ft at 1:45PM Jun 01, 2023Observed: 6.77 ft at 2:00PM Jun 01, 2023Observed: 6.77 ft at 2:30PM Jun 01, 2023Observed: 6.75 ft at 2:45PM Jun 01, 2023Observed: 6.75 ft at 3:30PM Jun 01, 2023Observed: 6.74 ft at 3:45PM Jun 01, 2023Observed: 6.75 ft at 4:00PM Jun 01, 2023Observed: 6.72 ft at 4:15PM Jun 01, 2023Observed: 6.73 ft at 4:30PM Jun 01, 2023Observed: 6.73 ft at 4:45PM Jun 01, 2023Observed: 6.72 ft at 5:00PM Jun 01, 2023Observed: 6.73 ft at 5:15PM Jun 01, 2023Observed: 6.71 ft at 5:30PM Jun 01, 2023Observed: 6.69 ft at 5:45PM Jun 01, 2023Observed: 6.71 ft at 6:00PM Jun 01, 2023Observed: 6.7 ft at 6:15PM Jun 01, 2023Observed: 6.69 ft at 6:30PM Jun 01, 2023Observed: 6.71 ft at 6:45PM Jun 01, 2023Observed: 6.7 ft at 7:00PM Jun 01, 2023Observed: 6.69 ft at 7:15PM Jun 01, 2023Observed: 6.69 ft at 7:30PM Jun 01, 2023Observed: 6.68 ft at 7:45PM Jun 01, 2023Observed: 6.68 ft at 8:00PM Jun 01, 2023Observed: 6.69 ft at 8:15PM Jun 01, 2023Observed: 6.68 ft at 8:30PM Jun 01, 2023Observed: 6.67 ft at 8:45PM Jun 01, 2023Observed: 6.67 ft at 9:00PM Jun 01, 2023Observed: 6.67 ft at 9:15PM Jun 01, 2023Observed: 6.66 ft at 9:30PM Jun 01, 2023Observed: 6.66 ft at 9:45PM Jun 01, 2023Observed: 6.66 ft at 10:00PM Jun 01, 2023Observed: 6.65 ft at 10:30PM Jun 01, 2023Observed: 6.64 ft at 10:45PM Jun 01, 2023Observed: 6.65 ft at 11:00PM Jun 01, 2023Observed: 6.64 ft at 11:15PM Jun 01, 2023Observed: 6.63 ft at 11:30PM Jun 01, 2023Observed: 6.64 ft at 11:45PM Jun 01, 2023Observed: 6.64 ft at 12:15AM Jun 02, 2023Observed: 6.63 ft at 12:30AM Jun 02, 2023Observed: 6.65 ft at 12:45AM Jun 02, 2023Observed: 6.66 ft at 1:00AM Jun 02, 2023Observed: 6.66 ft at 1:15AM Jun 02, 2023Observed: 6.62 ft at 1:30AM Jun 02, 2023Observed: 6.64 ft at 1:45AM Jun 02, 2023Observed: 6.64 ft at 2:00AM Jun 02, 2023Forecast: 6.58 ft 5:00AM Jun 02, 2023Forecast: 6.56 ft 11:00AM Jun 02, 2023Forecast: 6.57 ft 5:00PM Jun 02, 2023Forecast: 6.59 ft 11:00PM Jun 02, 2023Forecast: 6.62 ft 5:00AM Jun 03, 2023Forecast: 6.69 ft 11:00AM Jun 03, 2023Forecast: 6.75 ft 5:00PM Jun 03, 2023Forecast: 6.79 ft 11:00PM Jun 03, 2023Forecast: 6.82 ft 5:00AM Jun 04, 2023Forecast: 6.87 ft 11:00AM Jun 04, 2023Forecast: 6.91 ft 5:00PM Jun 04, 2023Forecast: 6.92 ft 11:00PM Jun 04, 2023Forecast: 6.92 ft 5:00AM Jun 05, 2023Forecast: 6.94 ft 11:00AM Jun 05, 2023Forecast: 6.94 ft 5:00PM Jun 05, 2023Forecast: 6.93 ft 11:00PM Jun 05, 2023Forecast: 6.92 ft 5:00AM Jun 06, 2023Forecast: 6.95 ft 11:00AM Jun 06, 2023Forecast: 6.99 ft 5:00PM Jun 06, 2023Forecast: 7.03 ft 11:00PM Jun 06, 2023Forecast: 7.12 ft 5:00AM Jun 07, 2023Forecast: 7.25 ft 11:00AM Jun 07, 2023Forecast: 7.34 ft 5:00PM Jun 07, 2023Forecast: 7.38 ft 11:00PM Jun 07, 2023Forecast: 7.44 ft 5:00AM Jun 08, 2023Forecast: 7.52 ft 11:00AM Jun 08, 2023Highest Forecast: 7.54 ft 5:00PM Jun 08, 2023Forecast: 7.48 ft 11:00PM Jun 08, 2023USGS--Water Resources of the United StatesRAWW1(plotting HGIRG) Graph Created (2:20AM Jun 2, 2023)ObservedForecast (issued 3:45PM Jun 1)Latest observed value: 6.64 ft at 2:00 AM PDT 2-Jun-2023. Flood Stage is 18 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 Cowlitz River at Randle are issued routinely year-round.

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Flood Categories (in feet)
Major Flood Stage: 22
Moderate Flood Stage: 20
Flood Stage: 18
Action Stage: 13.2
Low Stage (in feet): 0

Historic Crests
(1) 25.24 ft on 11/07/2006
(2) 24.90 ft on 02/09/1996
(3) 24.11 ft on 12/09/2015 (P)
(4) 23.58 ft on 11/30/1995
(5) 22.85 ft on 01/07/2009 (P)
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(P): Preliminary values subject to further review.

Recent Crests
(1) 19.07 ft on 11/05/2022 (P)
(2) 19.52 ft on 03/01/2022 (P)
(3) 22.28 ft on 11/13/2021 (P)
(4) 19.30 ft on 01/13/2021 (P)
(5) 20.94 ft on 02/08/2020 (P)
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(P): Preliminary values subject to further review.

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Currently none available.
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22 the Cowlitz River will cause major flooding from the vicinity of Randle downstream through Riffe Lake...with dangerous inundation of many roads including US Highway 12...residential and commercial areas...and farms. Flooding will occur all along the river including headwaters...tributaries...and other streams within and near the Cowlitz River Basin.
20 the Cowlitz River will cause flooding from the vicinity of Randle downstream through Riffe Lake...inundating many roads including US Highway 12 and much of the farm lands.
18 the Cowlitz River will cause minor flooding from the vicinity of Randle downstream through Riffe Lake...covering nearby farm lands and several roads.
15 the Cowlitz River will spill into low fields along river from the vicinity of Randle downstream through Riffe Lake...with shallow water over a few roads.
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Latitude: 46.531900° N, Longitude: 121.956900° W, Horizontal Datum: NAD83/WGS84

River Stage
Reference Frame		 Gauge Height Flood Stage Uses
NWS stage 0 ft 18 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 29 880.0 ft 898.0 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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