Full Notification

A complete Situation Report is available at:
https://pendoreilleco.org/your-government/emergency-management/

Flood Update Information: As of 6:00 PM Wednesday, May 16, 2018
• Cusick Gauging Station Reading: 2044.80 Feet
• Albeni Falls Dam Outflow: 108,990 CFS

LAST 48 HOUR OPERATIONAL PERIOD
1. The U.S. Forest Service – Newport/Sullivan Lake Ranger District Personnel assisted residences on River Bend Loop with sandbagging. Three Washington Conservation Corp crews will arrive tonight to assist additional residents with sandbagging.
2. The south end of River Bend Loop remains closed due to water over the roadway.
3. Bee Hive Lane and Bear Paw Drive continue to have water over the roadways. Road Department personnel are closely watching Davis Rd, McCloud Creek Rd and Montana Drive due to projected flooding.
4. This afternoon the Army Corp of Engineers inspected the levees in Cusick. Inspections will continue tomorrow to finalize plans on reinforcing the levees surrounding the Town of Cusick.
5. Emergency Operations Center staff worked with the Army Corp, Senator Murray’s Office, Governor Inslee’s Office, Washington Emergency Management Director, US Forest Service, Washington State Senator Short and County Commissioners to coordinate emergency planning efforts.
6. Pend Oreille County Public Works has replenished sand and sandbags at the following locations:
CCA Creek & LeClerc Road Levitch Road
River Bend Loop Yergens Road
Stanley Drive Cusick Boat Launch
Sandy Shores Ponderay Shores
Greggs Addition District 2 Road Shop (Hwy 211 & Jared Rd)
Davis/Mallard Roads District 3 Road Shop (Ione)
Skookum Rendezvous Fire District 5 Station

To find the flow information for Albeni Falls Dam as well as updates to Flood Warning information you can go to the NWS website at http://www.weather.gov/spokane. On the “Rivers and Lakes” click on “River Observations (Map)” link and then click on the “Pend Oreille River below Albeni Falls Dam” icon which will take you to the information on the outflow at the Dam. To find the information on the Cusick Gauging Station Elevation as well as the CFS outflow at Box Canyon Dam you can go to http://www.popud.com/ and click on the link titled “Pend Oreille River – Flow and Elevation”.