River Statement
Issued by NWS Spokane, WA
Issued by NWS Spokane, WA
306 FGUS86 KOTX 022043 RVSOTX IDC057-WAC007-075-032045- Hydrologic Statement National Weather Service Spokane WA 1243 PM PST Sat Dec 2 2023 RIVERS AND CREEKS WILL BE ON THE RISE EARLY NEXT WEEK Fld Observed Forecasts (12 pm PST) Location Stg Stg Day/Time Sun Mon Tue Paradise Creek Moscow 9.2 5.2 Sat 4 pm PS 6.7 5.7 6.7 Stehekin River Stehekin 24.0 19.1 Sat 10 pm PS 19.2 19.8 22.5 An atmospheric river of moisture off of the eastern Pacific will bring an extended period of moderate to heavy rain to the Cascade crest and over the Idaho Panhandle Monday through Tuesday. Mild temperatures will also result in low and mid elevation snow melt during this period. The combination of rain and melting snow is expected to result in rises on rivers, small streams and creeks for early next week. In particular, the Stehekin River in the Cascades and Paradise Creek on the Idaho Palouse will see sharp rises: - Paradise Creek in Moscow will rise to around 6.7 feet on Sunday. The river will recede a little bit in between weather systems Sunday night into Monday, but then see another rise Monday night through Wednesday and looks to approach bankfull to between 7 and 8 feet during this period. - Stehekin River at Stehekin will rise Monday and reach bankfull to between 22 and 23 feet by Tuesday and continue to run high into Wednesday before receding during the latter half of the week. - Monitor river levels at water.weather.gov/ahps2/index.php?wfo=otx $$