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HYDROLOGIC STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE  SPOKANE, WA
543 PM PDT TUE MAY 14 2013

...AREA RIVERS HAVE REACHED THEIR CREST ON TUESDAY AND ARE EXPECTED TO
RECEDE THIS WEEK AS TEMPERATURES RETURN BACK TO NORMAL AND REDUCES SNOW
MELT CONSIDERABLY. WHILE THE SHOWERS THIS WEEK MAY CONTRIBUTE TO SOME
MINOR RISES ON THE RIVERS THIS SHOULD BE MORE THAN OFFSET BY THE REDUCED
SNOW MELT...

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:

WAC019-160043-
543 PM PDT TUE MAY 14 2013


KETTLE RIVER NEAR FERRY ABOVE CURLEW

  FLOOD STAGE >> 18.50 FEET.
  MOST RECENT READING >> 17.54 FEET AT 4 PM TUESDAY.
  FORECAST / REMARKS >>  THE KETTLE RIVER NEAR FERRY ABOVE CURLEW IS FORECAST TO
  CONTINUE TO FALL THEN REMAIN STEADY BETWEEN 17.0 AND 17.5 FT.



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IDC021-160043-
543 PM PDT TUE MAY 14 2013


KOOTENAI RIVER AT BONNERS FERRY

  FLOOD STAGE >> 64.00 FEET.
  MOST RECENT READING >> 62.31 FEET AT 5 PM TUESDAY.
  FORECAST / REMARKS >>  THE KOOTENAI RIVER AT BONNERS FERRY IS FORECAST TO CONTINUE TO FALL.
  ANOTHER RISE IS EXPECTED LATER...REACHING LEVELS AROUND 60.9 FT BY
  5 AM SATURDAY. AT THIS TIME...ANY RISE IS EXPECTED TO REMAIN BELOW
  FLOOD STAGE LEVELS.



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IDC021-160043-
543 PM PDT TUE MAY 14 2013


MOYIE RIVER AT EASTPORT
  FLOOD STAGE >>  9.00 FEET.
  MOST RECENT READING >>  8.52 FEET AT 5 PM TUESDAY.
  FORECAST / REMARKS >>  THE MOYIE RIVER AT EASTPORT IS FORECAST TO CONTINUE TO
  FALL...LOWERING TO LEVELS AROUND 8.0 FT BY FRIDAY (5/17).



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WAC007-160043-
543 PM PDT TUE MAY 14 2013


STEHEKIN RIVER AT STEHEKIN

  FLOOD STAGE >> 24.00 FEET.
  MOST RECENT READING >> 22.62 FEET AT 4 PM TUESDAY.
  FORECAST / REMARKS >>  THE STEHEKIN RIVER AT STEHEKIN IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE TO RECEDE AND
  TO REACH A LEVEL OF 22.0 FT BY 11 PM WEDNESDAY.



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