Floods of Jan 16 & 17, 2011
Floods of Jan. 16 & 17
On Mon. Jan. 17, 2011, at 3:15 am, the river at Randle reached
22.33 ft., 4.33 ft. above flood stage, with flow of 35,971 CFS.
Randle Flood Facts
Randle's Ten Highest Cowlitz River Crests since 1994:
(1) 25.21 ft on 11/07/2006
(2) 24.90 ft on 02/09/1996
(3) 23.58 ft on 11/30/1995
(4) 22.88 ft on 01/08/2009
(5) 22.49 ft on 01/31/2003
(6) 22.33 ft on 01/17/2011
(7) 22.13 ft on 11/13/2008
(8) 21.13 ft on 11/26/1999
(9) 20.67 ft on 12/30/1998
(10) 20.11 ft on 01/18/2005
Randle's Flood Stage is 18.0 ft.
Randle's flood season: All ten of Randle's ten highest crests
occurred between Nov. 7 & Feb. 9.
The river at Randle has exceeded flood stage ten times since
1994.
A "100-year" flood at Randle would reach a level of
26 ft.
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On Sun., Jan. 16, 2011, at 8:15 pm, the river at Packwood reached
9.60 ft., 0.9 ft. below flood stage, with flow of 21,464 CFS.
Packwood Flood Facts
Packwood's Ten Highest Cowlitz River Crests since 1911:
(1) *14.59? ft on 11/06/2006
(2) 13.73 ft on 12/02/1977
(3) 13.54 ft on 11/23/1959
(4) 13.23 ft on 11/20/1962
(5) 13.00 ft on 12/21/1933
(6) 12.80 ft on 12/26/1980
(6) 12.80 ft on 12/04/1975
(8) 12.48 ft on 11/24/1990
(9) 11.98 ft on 11/27/1949
(10) 11.93 ft on 01/31/2003
Packwood's Flood Stage is 10.5 ft.
Packwood's flood season: All ten of Packwood's highest crests
occurred between Nov. 6 and Jan. 31; all but one occurred before
Dec. 27.
The river at Packwood has exceeded flood stage 27 times since
1911, five times since 1994.
A "100-year" flood at Packwood would reach level of
14.5 ft.
*The level of 14.59 ft. on 11/06/2006 is strongly disputed, observed
by many local 1977-2006 residents to have peaked about 15"
lower than the 1977 flood in many places from High Valley 8 to
Packwood mill. This would put the 2006 event correctly at apx.
13.34 ft. at Packwood gage.
Packwood Flood Meetings and Reports
As local real estate people indicate the CMZ maps did not significantly affect prospective purchasers' willingness to buy at reasonable prices, and Lewis County is no longer publishing those maps from its website, the Shopper has also decided to remove this matter from its website. The issue is now in "limbo", being revised. When we have further news, we will report it.
Flood Meeting held in Packwood on May 8, 2010 at the High Valley Club House; read full recap of the meeting on this special report printed in the Highway Shopper of May 12, 2010.