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South Prairie Creek at South Prairie River Discharge (cfs)Stage (ft)Observed: 232 cfs at 4:30PM Mar 25, 2024Observed: 229 cfs at 4:45PM Mar 25, 2024Observed: 235 cfs at 5:00PM Mar 25, 2024Observed: 229 cfs at 5:15PM Mar 25, 2024Observed: 226 cfs at 5:30PM Mar 25, 2024Observed: 235 cfs at 5:45PM Mar 25, 2024Observed: 226 cfs at 6:00PM Mar 25, 2024Observed: 226 cfs at 6:15PM Mar 25, 2024Observed: 226 cfs at 6:30PM Mar 25, 2024Observed: 232 cfs at 6:45PM Mar 25, 2024Observed: 226 cfs at 7:00PM Mar 25, 2024Observed: 226 cfs at 7:15PM Mar 25, 2024Observed: 229 cfs at 7:30PM Mar 25, 2024Observed: 223 cfs at 7:45PM Mar 25, 2024Observed: 226 cfs at 8:00PM Mar 25, 2024Observed: 226 cfs at 8:15PM Mar 25, 2024Observed: 223 cfs at 8:30PM Mar 25, 2024Observed: 226 cfs at 8:45PM Mar 25, 2024Observed: 226 cfs at 9:00PM Mar 25, 2024Observed: 229 cfs at 9:15PM Mar 25, 2024Observed: 229 cfs at 9:30PM Mar 25, 2024Observed: 229 cfs at 9:45PM Mar 25, 2024Observed: 226 cfs at 10:00PM Mar 25, 2024Observed: 226 cfs at 10:15PM Mar 25, 2024Observed: 226 cfs at 10:30PM Mar 25, 2024Observed: 229 cfs at 10:45PM Mar 25, 2024Observed: 226 cfs at 11:00PM Mar 25, 2024Observed: 229 cfs at 11:15PM Mar 25, 2024Observed: 226 cfs at 11:30PM Mar 25, 2024Observed: 226 cfs at 11:45PM Mar 25, 2024Observed: 232 cfs at 12:00AM Mar 26, 2024Observed: 229 cfs at 12:15AM Mar 26, 2024Observed: 229 cfs at 12:30AM Mar 26, 2024Observed: 232 cfs at 12:45AM Mar 26, 2024Observed: 229 cfs at 1:00AM Mar 26, 2024Observed: 226 cfs at 1:15AM Mar 26, 2024Observed: 229 cfs at 1:30AM Mar 26, 2024Observed: 229 cfs at 1:45AM Mar 26, 2024Observed: 226 cfs at 2:00AM Mar 26, 2024Observed: 223 cfs at 2:15AM Mar 26, 2024Observed: 229 cfs at 2:30AM Mar 26, 2024Observed: 226 cfs at 2:45AM Mar 26, 2024Observed: 229 cfs at 3:00AM Mar 26, 2024Observed: 226 cfs at 3:15AM Mar 26, 2024Observed: 229 cfs at 3:30AM Mar 26, 2024Observed: 229 cfs at 3:45AM Mar 26, 2024Observed: 223 cfs at 4:00AM Mar 26, 2024Observed: 229 cfs at 4:15AM Mar 26, 2024Observed: 226 cfs at 4:30AM Mar 26, 2024Observed: 223 cfs at 4:45AM Mar 26, 2024Observed: 226 cfs at 5:00AM Mar 26, 2024Observed: 229 cfs at 5:15AM Mar 26, 2024Observed: 226 cfs at 5:30AM Mar 26, 2024Observed: 229 cfs at 5:45AM Mar 26, 2024Observed: 229 cfs at 6:00AM Mar 26, 2024Observed: 226 cfs at 6:15AM Mar 26, 2024Observed: 223 cfs at 6:30AM Mar 26, 2024Observed: 226 cfs at 6:45AM Mar 26, 2024Observed: 226 cfs at 7:00AM Mar 26, 2024Observed: 226 cfs at 7:15AM Mar 26, 2024Observed: 229 cfs at 7:30AM Mar 26, 2024Observed: 226 cfs at 7:45AM Mar 26, 2024Observed: 223 cfs at 8:00AM Mar 26, 2024Observed: 223 cfs at 8:15AM Mar 26, 2024Observed: 226 cfs at 8:30AM Mar 26, 2024Observed: 232 cfs at 8:45AM Mar 26, 2024Observed: 229 cfs at 9:00AM Mar 26, 2024Observed: 226 cfs at 9:15AM Mar 26, 2024Observed: 223 cfs at 9:30AM Mar 26, 2024Observed: 223 cfs at 9:45AM Mar 26, 2024Observed: 226 cfs at 10:00AM Mar 26, 2024Observed: 229 cfs at 10:15AM Mar 26, 2024Observed: 226 cfs at 10:30AM Mar 26, 2024Observed: 229 cfs at 10:45AM Mar 26, 2024Observed: 226 cfs at 11:00AM Mar 26, 2024Observed: 223 cfs at 11:15AM Mar 26, 2024Observed: 232 cfs at 11:30AM Mar 26, 2024Observed: 232 cfs at 11:45AM Mar 26, 2024Observed: 232 cfs at 12:00PM Mar 26, 2024Observed: 229 cfs at 12:15PM Mar 26, 2024Observed: 226 cfs at 12:30PM Mar 26, 2024Observed: 232 cfs at 12:45PM Mar 26, 2024Observed: 229 cfs at 1:00PM Mar 26, 2024Observed: 226 cfs at 1:15PM Mar 26, 2024Observed: 229 cfs at 1:30PM Mar 26, 2024Observed: 229 cfs at 1:45PM Mar 26, 2024Observed: 229 cfs at 2:00PM Mar 26, 2024Observed: 229 cfs at 2:15PM Mar 26, 2024Observed: 226 cfs at 2:30PM Mar 26, 2024Observed: 229 cfs at 2:45PM Mar 26, 2024Observed: 226 cfs at 3:00PM Mar 26, 2024Observed: 232 cfs at 3:15PM Mar 26, 2024Observed: 229 cfs at 3:30PM Mar 26, 2024Observed: 223 cfs at 3:45PM Mar 26, 2024Observed: 226 cfs at 4:00PM Mar 26, 2024Observed: 223 cfs at 4:15PM Mar 26, 2024Observed: 226 cfs at 4:30PM Mar 26, 2024Observed: 226 cfs at 4:45PM Mar 26, 2024Observed: 229 cfs at 5:00PM Mar 26, 2024Observed: 229 cfs at 5:15PM Mar 26, 2024Observed: 229 cfs at 5:30PM Mar 26, 2024Observed: 229 cfs at 5:45PM Mar 26, 2024Observed: 229 cfs at 6:00PM Mar 26, 2024Observed: 229 cfs at 6:15PM Mar 26, 2024Observed: 232 cfs at 6:30PM Mar 26, 2024Observed: 229 cfs at 6:45PM Mar 26, 2024Observed: 226 cfs at 7:00PM Mar 26, 2024Observed: 229 cfs at 7:15PM Mar 26, 2024Observed: 232 cfs at 7:30PM Mar 26, 2024Observed: 229 cfs at 7:45PM Mar 26, 2024Observed: 226 cfs at 8:00PM Mar 26, 2024Observed: 232 cfs at 8:15PM Mar 26, 2024Observed: 226 cfs at 8:30PM Mar 26, 2024Observed: 229 cfs at 8:45PM Mar 26, 2024Observed: 229 cfs at 9:00PM Mar 26, 2024Observed: 229 cfs at 9:15PM Mar 26, 2024Observed: 232 cfs at 9:30PM Mar 26, 2024Observed: 229 cfs at 9:45PM Mar 26, 2024Observed: 229 cfs at 10:00PM Mar 26, 2024Observed: 229 cfs at 10:15PM Mar 26, 2024Observed: 229 cfs at 10:30PM Mar 26, 2024Observed: 232 cfs at 10:45PM Mar 26, 2024Observed: 232 cfs at 11:00PM Mar 26, 2024Observed: 232 cfs at 11:15PM Mar 26, 2024Observed: 229 cfs at 11:30PM Mar 26, 2024Observed: 235 cfs at 11:45PM Mar 26, 2024Observed: 229 cfs at 12:00AM Mar 27, 2024Observed: 229 cfs at 12:15AM Mar 27, 2024Observed: 226 cfs at 12:30AM Mar 27, 2024Observed: 232 cfs at 12:45AM Mar 27, 2024Observed: 229 cfs at 1:00AM Mar 27, 2024Observed: 235 cfs at 1:15AM Mar 27, 2024Observed: 229 cfs at 1:30AM Mar 27, 2024Observed: 235 cfs at 1:45AM Mar 27, 2024Observed: 235 cfs at 2:00AM Mar 27, 2024Observed: 229 cfs at 2:15AM Mar 27, 2024Observed: 232 cfs at 2:30AM Mar 27, 2024Observed: 238 cfs at 2:45AM Mar 27, 2024Observed: 232 cfs at 3:00AM Mar 27, 2024Observed: 232 cfs at 3:15AM Mar 27, 2024Observed: 235 cfs at 3:30AM Mar 27, 2024Observed: 235 cfs at 3:45AM Mar 27, 2024Observed: 235 cfs at 4:00AM Mar 27, 2024Observed: 232 cfs at 4:15AM Mar 27, 2024Observed: 232 cfs at 4:30AM Mar 27, 2024Observed: 235 cfs at 4:45AM Mar 27, 2024Observed: 232 cfs at 5:00AM Mar 27, 2024Observed: 235 cfs at 5:15AM Mar 27, 2024Observed: 232 cfs at 5:30AM Mar 27, 2024Observed: 235 cfs at 5:45AM Mar 27, 2024Observed: 232 cfs at 6:00AM Mar 27, 2024Observed: 235 cfs at 6:15AM Mar 27, 2024Observed: 235 cfs at 6:30AM Mar 27, 2024Observed: 238 cfs at 6:45AM Mar 27, 2024Observed: 235 cfs at 7:00AM Mar 27, 2024Observed: 238 cfs at 7:15AM Mar 27, 2024Observed: 232 cfs at 7:30AM Mar 27, 2024Observed: 238 cfs at 7:45AM Mar 27, 2024Observed: 238 cfs at 8:00AM Mar 27, 2024Observed: 238 cfs at 8:15AM Mar 27, 2024Observed: 235 cfs at 8:30AM Mar 27, 2024Observed: 238 cfs at 8:45AM Mar 27, 2024Observed: 238 cfs at 9:00AM Mar 27, 2024Observed: 241 cfs at 9:15AM Mar 27, 2024Observed: 244 cfs at 9:30AM Mar 27, 2024Observed: 241 cfs at 9:45AM Mar 27, 2024Observed: 250 cfs at 10:00AM Mar 27, 2024Observed: 254 cfs at 10:15AM Mar 27, 2024Observed: 254 cfs at 10:30AM Mar 27, 2024Observed: 260 cfs at 10:45AM Mar 27, 2024Observed: 257 cfs at 11:00AM Mar 27, 2024Observed: 257 cfs at 11:15AM Mar 27, 2024Observed: 260 cfs at 11:30AM Mar 27, 2024Observed: 263 cfs at 11:45AM Mar 27, 2024Observed: 270 cfs at 12:00PM Mar 27, 2024Observed: 270 cfs at 12:15PM Mar 27, 2024Observed: 273 cfs at 12:30PM Mar 27, 2024Observed: 277 cfs at 12:45PM Mar 27, 2024Observed: 277 cfs at 1:00PM Mar 27, 2024Observed: 283 cfs at 1:15PM Mar 27, 2024Observed: 290 cfs at 1:30PM Mar 27, 2024Observed: 297 cfs at 1:45PM Mar 27, 2024Observed: 294 cfs at 2:00PM Mar 27, 2024Observed: 294 cfs at 2:15PM Mar 27, 2024Observed: 301 cfs at 2:30PM Mar 27, 2024Observed: 297 cfs at 2:45PM Mar 27, 2024Observed: 301 cfs at 3:00PM Mar 27, 2024Observed: 308 cfs at 3:15PM Mar 27, 2024Observed: 301 cfs at 3:30PM Mar 27, 2024Observed: 305 cfs at 3:45PM Mar 27, 2024Observed: 312 cfs at 4:00PM Mar 27, 2024Observed: 305 cfs at 4:15PM Mar 27, 2024Observed: 316 cfs at 4:30PM Mar 27, 2024Observed: 319 cfs at 4:45PM Mar 27, 2024Observed: 316 cfs at 5:00PM Mar 27, 2024Observed: 319 cfs at 5:15PM Mar 27, 2024Observed: 316 cfs at 5:30PM Mar 27, 2024Observed: 327 cfs at 5:45PM Mar 27, 2024Observed: 327 cfs at 6:00PM Mar 27, 2024Observed: 327 cfs at 6:15PM Mar 27, 2024Observed: 335 cfs at 6:30PM Mar 27, 2024Observed: 331 cfs at 6:45PM Mar 27, 2024Observed: 331 cfs at 7:00PM Mar 27, 2024Observed: 335 cfs at 7:15PM Mar 27, 2024Observed: 339 cfs at 7:30PM Mar 27, 2024Observed: 343 cfs at 7:45PM Mar 27, 2024Observed: 343 cfs at 8:00PM Mar 27, 2024Observed: 351 cfs at 8:15PM Mar 27, 2024Observed: 347 cfs at 8:30PM Mar 27, 2024Observed: 359 cfs at 8:45PM Mar 27, 2024Observed: 371 cfs at 9:00PM Mar 27, 2024Observed: 363 cfs at 9:15PM Mar 27, 2024Observed: 367 cfs at 9:30PM Mar 27, 2024Observed: 363 cfs at 9:45PM Mar 27, 2024Observed: 367 cfs at 10:00PM Mar 27, 2024Observed: 367 cfs at 10:15PM Mar 27, 2024Observed: 380 cfs at 10:30PM Mar 27, 2024Observed: 371 cfs at 10:45PM Mar 27, 2024Observed: 371 cfs at 11:00PM Mar 27, 2024Observed: 367 cfs at 11:15PM Mar 27, 2024Observed: 375 cfs at 11:30PM Mar 27, 2024Observed: 384 cfs at 11:45PM Mar 27, 2024Observed: 393 cfs at 12:00AM Mar 28, 2024Observed: 393 cfs at 12:15AM Mar 28, 2024Highest Observation: 401 cfs at 12:30AM Mar 28, 2024Observed: 393 cfs at 12:45AM Mar 28, 2024Observed: 393 cfs at 1:00AM Mar 28, 2024Observed: 388 cfs at 1:15AM Mar 28, 2024Observed: 393 cfs at 1:30AM Mar 28, 2024Highest Observation: 401 cfs at 1:45AM Mar 28, 2024Observed: 393 cfs at 2:00AM Mar 28, 2024Observed: 397 cfs at 2:15AM Mar 28, 2024Observed: 384 cfs at 2:30AM Mar 28, 2024Observed: 393 cfs at 2:45AM Mar 28, 2024Observed: 380 cfs at 3:00AM Mar 28, 2024Observed: 397 cfs at 3:15AM Mar 28, 2024Observed: 388 cfs at 3:30AM Mar 28, 2024Observed: 380 cfs at 3:45AM Mar 28, 2024Observed: 388 cfs at 4:00AM Mar 28, 2024Observed: 388 cfs at 4:15AM Mar 28, 2024Observed: 375 cfs at 4:30AM Mar 28, 2024Observed: 384 cfs at 4:45AM Mar 28, 2024Observed: 375 cfs at 5:00AM Mar 28, 2024Observed: 380 cfs at 5:15AM Mar 28, 2024Observed: 380 cfs at 5:30AM Mar 28, 2024Observed: 380 cfs at 5:45AM Mar 28, 2024Observed: 375 cfs at 6:00AM Mar 28, 2024Observed: 371 cfs at 6:15AM Mar 28, 2024Observed: 367 cfs at 6:30AM Mar 28, 2024Observed: 367 cfs at 6:45AM Mar 28, 2024Observed: 363 cfs at 7:00AM Mar 28, 2024Observed: 380 cfs at 7:15AM Mar 28, 2024Observed: 367 cfs at 7:30AM Mar 28, 2024Observed: 363 cfs at 7:45AM Mar 28, 2024Observed: 363 cfs at 8:00AM Mar 28, 2024Observed: 359 cfs at 8:15AM Mar 28, 2024Observed: 375 cfs at 8:30AM Mar 28, 2024Observed: 363 cfs at 8:45AM Mar 28, 2024Observed: 371 cfs at 9:00AM Mar 28, 2024Observed: 367 cfs at 9:15AM Mar 28, 2024Observed: 363 cfs at 9:30AM Mar 28, 2024Observed: 363 cfs at 9:45AM Mar 28, 2024Observed: 355 cfs at 10:00AM Mar 28, 2024Observed: 355 cfs at 10:15AM Mar 28, 2024Observed: 367 cfs at 10:30AM Mar 28, 2024Observed: 359 cfs at 10:45AM Mar 28, 2024Observed: 359 cfs at 11:00AM Mar 28, 2024Observed: 351 cfs at 11:15AM Mar 28, 2024Observed: 355 cfs at 11:30AM Mar 28, 2024Observed: 355 cfs at 11:45AM Mar 28, 2024Observed: 347 cfs at 12:00PM Mar 28, 2024Observed: 359 cfs at 12:15PM Mar 28, 2024Observed: 351 cfs at 12:30PM Mar 28, 2024Observed: 347 cfs at 12:45PM Mar 28, 2024Observed: 347 cfs at 1:00PM Mar 28, 2024Observed: 347 cfs at 1:15PM Mar 28, 2024Observed: 351 cfs at 1:30PM Mar 28, 2024Observed: 347 cfs at 1:45PM Mar 28, 2024Observed: 351 cfs at 2:00PM Mar 28, 2024Observed: 347 cfs at 2:15PM Mar 28, 2024Observed: 343 cfs at 2:30PM Mar 28, 2024Observed: 339 cfs at 2:45PM Mar 28, 2024Highest Forecast: 329.11 cfs 5:00PM Mar 28, 2024Forecast: 298.35 cfs 11:00PM Mar 28, 2024Forecast: 269.59 cfs 5:00AM Mar 29, 2024Forecast: 243.36 cfs 11:00AM Mar 29, 2024Forecast: 222.75 cfs 5:00PM Mar 29, 2024Forecast: 205.87 cfs 11:00PM Mar 29, 2024Forecast: 191.14 cfs 5:00AM Mar 30, 2024Forecast: 178.44 cfs 11:00AM Mar 30, 2024Forecast: 167.89 cfs 5:00PM Mar 30, 2024Forecast: 161.21 cfs 11:00PM Mar 30, 2024Forecast: 157.1 cfs 5:00AM Mar 31, 2024Forecast: 152.66 cfs 11:00AM Mar 31, 2024Forecast: 148.06 cfs 5:00PM Mar 31, 2024Forecast: 146.43 cfs 11:00PM Mar 31, 2024Forecast: 146.65 cfs 5:00AM Apr 01, 2024Forecast: 145.49 cfs 11:00AM Apr 01, 2024Forecast: 143.66 cfs 5:00PM Apr 01, 2024Forecast: 145.12 cfs 11:00PM Apr 01, 2024Forecast: 148.15 cfs 5:00AM Apr 02, 2024Forecast: 149.96 cfs 11:00AM Apr 02, 2024Forecast: 150.87 cfs 5:00PM Apr 02, 2024Forecast: 155.72 cfs 11:00PM Apr 02, 2024Forecast: 165.95 cfs 5:00AM Apr 03, 2024Forecast: 177.41 cfs 11:00AM Apr 03, 2024Forecast: 183.66 cfs 5:00PM Apr 03, 2024Forecast: 185.27 cfs 11:00PM Apr 03, 2024Forecast: 179.68 cfs 5:00AM Apr 04, 2024Forecast: 170.16 cfs 11:00AM Apr 04, 2024USGS--Water Resources of the United StatesSPEW1(plotting QRIRZ) Graph Created (4:20PM Mar 28, 2024)ObservedForecast (issued 2:20PM Mar 28)Latest observed value: 339 cfs at 2:45 PM PDT 28-Mar-2024. Flood Flow is 4 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 South Prairie Creek at South Prairie are issued routinely year-round.

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Flood Categories (in KCFS)
Major Flood Flow: 8
Moderate Flood Flow: 5.5
Flood Flow: 4
Action Flow: 3
Low Flow (in CFS): -9999

Historic Crests
(1) 9,480 cfs on 01/07/2009
(2) 8,170 cfs on 02/08/1996
(3) 7,230 cfs on 01/06/2022 (P)
(4) 6,620 cfs on 02/05/2020
(5) 6,540 cfs on 11/07/2006
(6) 5,960 cfs on 11/12/2008
(7) 5,060 cfs on 10/31/2015
(8) 4,650 cfs on 11/25/1999
(9) 4,370 cfs on 12/06/2023
(10) 4,360 cfs on 12/06/2023
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(P): Preliminary values subject to further review.

Recent Crests
(1) 4,370 cfs on 12/06/2023
(2) 4,360 cfs on 12/06/2023
(3) 7,230 cfs on 01/06/2022 (P)
(4) 3,700 cfs on 02/22/2021 (P)
(5) 2,870 cfs on 01/13/2021 (P)
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(P): Preliminary values subject to further review.

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Currently none available.
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8000 South Prairie Creek will cause major flooding above the Town of South Prairie downstream to the Carbon River. Swift and deep flood waters will inundate roads, residential areas, and farms, including South Prairie - Carbon River rd., South Prairie Rd. East, Lower Burnett Rd., and SR 162. Flooding could threaten the South Prairie Fire Station. Flooding will occur all along the river including headwaters, tributaries, and other streams within and near South Prairie Creek Basin.
5500 South Prairie Creek will cause flooding from above the Town of South Prairie downstream to the Carbon River. Flood waters will inundate roads, residential areas, and farms, including South Prairie - Carbon River Rd., South Prairie Rd. East, Spring Site Rd., and SR 162.
4000 South Prairie Creek will flood low lying areas and roads from the Town of South Prairie downstream to the Carbon River near Orting.
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Latitude: 47.139722° N, Longitude: 122.091389° W, Horizontal Datum: NAD27

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NAVD88 Not Available Not Available Survey grade GPS equipment, FEMA flood plain maps, newer USGS topographic maps
NGVD 29 400.0 ft Not Available Older USGS topographic maps, NGVD29 benchmarks
MSL Not Available Not Available Older USGS topographic maps, MSL benchmarks
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