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Event	Flood
-- Flood Cause	Heavy Rain / Snow Melt
State	WASHINGTON
County/Area	PEND OREILLE
WFO	OTX
Begin Date	07/01/2011 00:00:00 PST-8
Begin Range	1
Begin Azimuth	NNE
Begin Location	NEWPORT
Begin Lat/Lon	48.19/-117.04
End Date	07/08/2011 15:00:00 PST-8
End Range	1
End Azimuth	S
End Location	DALKENA
End Lat/Lon	48.24/-117.23
Deaths Direct/Indirect	0/0 (fatality details below, when available...)
Injuries Direct/Indirect	0/0
Property Damage	0.00K
Crop Damage	0.00K
Episode Narrative	Following a very wet April and May, warmer June temperatures began to melt an above normal mountain snowpack increasing flows into already swollen river basins. This caused moderate flooding along the Pend Oreille River and several of its tributaries. Agriculture fields, recreation sites, roadways, as well as homes were impacted by the flooded river. The most severe flooding along the Pend Oreille River occurred between Albeni Falls and Box Canyon Dams. Flooding through the first week of July began on June 7th.
Event Narrative	Widespread flooding was observed along the Pend Oreille River through the first week of July 2011 impacting the communities of Newport, Dalkena, Usk, Cusick, Ruby, Blueslide, Lost Creek, Ione, and Metaline Falls. Some of the worst flooding was noted along the following roads: Alaska Way, Davis Road, McCloud Creek, Deeter Road, Riverbend Loop, Sandy Shores, Yergens, Le Clerc Road, Pow Wow Park Road, Dike Road, Needles Road, and Main Street in Metaline Falls; four private roads including Beehive Lane, Bear Paw Drive, Echo Lane, and Hawk Lane were also flooded. Numerous homes along these roads suffered flooding with as much as two to three feet of water in their basements and significant damage to docks, sheds, and other outbuildings. The town of Metaline was forced to bypass sewage treatment and allow its storm drains to flow directly into Pend Oreille River. The flooding had enormous impacts on recreation with many boaters avoiding the river due to a no-wake restriction in place. Additionally, the Kalispels' 37th Powwow and 4th of July celebration were cancelled due to the flooding.

All events for this episode:

Location	County/Zone	St.	Date	Time	T.Z.	Type	PrD	CrD
Totals:							20.00K	0.00K
NEWPORT	PEND OREILLE CO.	WA	07/01/2011	00:00	PST-8	Flood	0.00K	0.00K
DIAMOND LAKE	PEND OREILLE CO.	WA	07/01/2011	00:00	PST-8	Flood	10.00K	0.00K
FURPORT	PEND OREILLE CO.	WA	07/01/2011	00:00	PST-8	Flood	10.00K	0.00K
Totals:							20.00K	0.00K