River Statement
Issued by NWS Spokane, WA

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HYDROLOGIC STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE  SPOKANE, WA
705 PM PDT TUE MAY 7 2013

...VERY WARM TEMPERATURES THIS WEEK WILL LEAD TO SHARP RISES ON
RIVERS AND STREAMS FED BY MELTING SNOW IN THE CASCADES AND SOUTHERN
BRITISH COLUMBIA.  SEVERAL RIVERS IN EASTERN WASHINGTON AND NORTH
IDAHO ARE EXPECTED TO RISE TO NEAR OR ABOVE ACTION STAGE....

MONITOR CURRENT WATER LEVELS ON THE WEB AT:
HTTP://WATER.WEATHER.GOV/AHPS2/INDEX.PHP?WFO=OTX (ALL LOWERCASE)


HERE ARE SOME FORECASTS FOR AREA RIVERS AND LAKES:

IDC021-090205-
705 PM PDT TUE MAY 7 2013


KOOTENAI RIVER AT BONNERS FERRY

  FLOOD STAGE >> 64.00 FEET.
  MOST RECENT READING >> 54.77 FEET AT 6 PM TUESDAY.
  FORECAST / REMARKS >>  THE KOOTENAI RIVER AT BONNERS FERRY IS EXPECTED
  TO CONTINUE TO RISE AND TO REACH A LEVEL OF 60.4 BY 6 AM SATURDAY. AT
  THIS TIME...ANY RISE IS EXPECTED TO REMAIN BELOW FLOOD STAGE.



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IDC021-090205-
705 PM PDT TUE MAY 7 2013


MOYIE RIVER AT EASTPORT
  FLOOD STAGE >>  9.00 FEET.
  MOST RECENT READING >>  6.94 FEET AT 7 PM TUESDAY.
  FORECAST / REMARKS >>  THE MOYIE RIVER AT EASTPORT IS EXPECTED TO
  CONTINUE TO RISE AND TO REACH A LEVEL OF 8.5 FT BY 5 PM MONDAY. AT
  THIS TIME...ANY RISE IS EXPECTED TO REMAIN BELOW FLOOD STAGE.



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WAC047-090205-
705 PM PDT TUE MAY 7 2013


SIMILKAMEEN RIVER NEAR NIGHTHAWK

  FLOOD STAGE >> 14.00 FEET.
  MOST RECENT READING >> 10.01 FEET AT 6 PM TUESDAY.
  FORECAST / REMARKS >>  THE SIMILKAMEEN RIVER NEAR NIGHTHAWK IS EXPECTED
  TO CONTINUE TO RISE AND TO REACH A LEVEL OF 13.5 FT BY 5 PM SUNDAY. AT
  THIS TIME...ANY RISE IS EXPECTED TO REMAIN BELOW FLOOD STAGE.



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