448 FGUS86 KOTX 041906 RVSOTX HYDROLOGIC STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPOKANE, WA 1206 PM PDT THU JUL 4 2013 ...KOOTENAI AND STEHEKIN RIVERS RUNNING HIGH... THE STEHEKIN AND KOOTENAI RIVERS WILL REMAIN A BIT HIGHER THAN NORMAL THROUGH THIS WEEK AS HOT WEATHER MELTS HIGH ELEVATION SNOW PACK IN THEIR RESPECTIVE BASINS. 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: IDC021-051906- 1206 PM PDT THU JUL 4 2013 KOOTENAI RIVER AT BONNERS FERRY FLOOD STAGE >> 64.00 FEET. MOST RECENT READING >> 59.7 FEET AT 1115 AM THURSDAY. FORECAST / REMARKS >> THE KOOTENAI RIVER AT BONNERS FERRY IS FORECAST TO SLOWLY RECEDE... BUT REMAIN ABOVE ITS ACTION STAGE OF 57 FEET THROUGH AT LEAST JULY 12TH. $$ WAC007-051906- 1206 PM PDT THU JUL 4 2013 STEHEKIN RIVER AT STEHEKIN FLOOD STAGE >> 24.00 FEET. MOST RECENT READING >> 21.4 FEET AT 1130 AM THURSDAY. FORECAST / REMARKS >> THE STEHEKIN RIVER AT STEHEKIN IS EXPECTED TO FLUCTUATE BETWEEN 21.5 FEET AND 22.2 FEET THROUGH JULY 5TH THEN FALL BELOW ACTION STAGE. AT THIS TIME...ANY RISE IS EXPECTED TO REMAIN BELOW FLOOD STAGE. $$