River Statement
Issued by NWS Spokane, WA

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Hydrologic Statement
National Weather Service Spokane WA
910 PM PDT Wed May 15 2024

...A few rivers continue to run high this week...

              Fld   Observed           Forecasts (9 pm PDT)
Location      Stg   Stg   Day/Time     Thu   Fri   Sat

Kootenai River
Bonners Ferry 64.0  54.6  Wed 8 pm PDT 56.1  58.2  58.6

Stehekin River
Stehekin      24.0  21.9  Wed 8 pm PDT 22.1  21.5  20.8

- Kootenai River at Bonners Ferry is forecast to rise above its
action stage of 57 feet by Friday due to increased outflow from
Libby Dam. The river will remain above action stage until further
notice.
- Stehekin River at Stehekin will be running near bankfull
conditions until Friday and is forecast to gradually recede through
the weekend.
 - Monitor river levels and forecasts at water.noaa.gov
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