River Statement
Issued by NWS Boise, ID

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HYDROLOGIC STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BOISE ID
229 PM MST FRI JAN 25 2013

...ICE ON THE SNAKE RIVER...

COLD TEMPERATURES EXPERIENCED THROUGH MOST OF JANUARY HAVE RESULTED
IN EXTENSIVE ICE ACCUMULATION ON THE SNAKE RIVER IN THE LOWER
TREASURE VALLEY. MUCH OF THE SNAKE RIVER IS COMPLETELY ICE COVERED
FROM NEAR ONTARIO OREGON...DOWNSTREAM PAST WEISER...TO NEAR FAREWELL
BEND. EXTENSIVE ICE COVER ALSO EXISTS ON SOME TRIBUTARIES OF THE
SNAKE...SUCH AS THE WEISER RIVER.

RIVER GAGE READINGS AT WEISER HAVE FLUCTUATED CONSIDERABLY DUE TO
ICE...BUT ENOUGH WATER HAS BEEN FLOWING UNDER THE ICE TO PREVENT
EXTENSIVE BACKWATER RISES.

DAYTIME TEMPERATURES ARE FORECAST TO RISE ABOVE FREEZING ACROSS THE
LOWER TREASURE VALLEY THROUGH THE WEEKEND. THIS TURN TO WARMER
TEMPERATURES WILL LIKELY CAUSE ADDITIONAL SHIFTING AND MOVEMENT OF
THE ICE...AND FLUCTUATING WATER LEVELS.

PERSONS WITH INTERESTS ON OR NEAR THE SNAKE RIVER...AND TRIBUTARIES
WITH EXTENSIVE ICE COVER...SHOULD CLOSELY MONITOR RIVER CONDITIONS.
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