Flooding also occurred in other areas of central Idaho, including Adams, Idaho, Lewis, and Washington counties. Widespread flooding occurred along creeks and small tributary rivers in the Payette Basin as well as along the main stem of the Payette River. Water releases from Cascade Dam were at a record high. Runoff from rain and snowmelt sent many rivers and creeks out of their banks and reservoir releases were increased to make space for the large runoff inflows. From June 2-4, a stream of moisture, with origins in the tropical Pacific Ocean, brought 2 to 6 inches of rain to the West Central Mountains. This weather maintained the high elevation snowpack in the west central mountains of Idaho late into the season and kept the ground wet. Unusually cold and wet weather dominated during the spring of 2010. Army Walla Walla, Washington District June 1974 Special Flood Hazard Information Kooskia-Stites, Idaho South Fork Clearwater River prepared by Corps of Engineers, U.S.Army Walla Walla, Washington District October 1972 Flood Plain Information Orfoino, Idaho Orofino Creek and Whiskey Creek prepared by Corps of Engineers, U.S.Army Walla Walla, Washington District May 1968 Flood Plain Information Orfoino and Riverside, Idaho Clearwater River prepared by Corps of Engineers, U.S.Floods of May-June 1948 in Columbia River Basin (Washington: United States Government Printing Office, 1949), 13.Homes Before Floods," The Seattle Times, May 27, 1948, p. Area Swept by Floods," The Seattle Times, May 23, 1948, p. "Flooded Roads Are Drying Up," The Seattle Times, June 19, 1948, p.1, 15 "Flood Crumbles Vanport, Thousands Escape Death," The Oregonian, May 31, 1948, p. "Cross-State Highway is Endangered," The Seattle Times, May 28,1948, pp."2 Warnings of Floods Given," The Seattle Times, June 1, 1948, p.Army Corps of Engineers (Washington: Government Printing Office, 1983), 150-159 Willingham, Army Engineers and the Development of Oregon: A History of the Portland District U.S. Robbins, Landscapes of Conflict: The Oregon Story, 1940-2000 (Seattle: University of Washington Press, 2004), 71 Richard Nokes, "Vanport City: From a Bog, a 'Zoomtown,'" The Oregonian, March 28, 1943, magazine section, p.
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