NGUS86 KOTX 071949
HCMOTX
TO: NWRFC 
ATTN EASTSIDE FORECASTER
RE:  ST JOE RIVER AT ST MARIES /SJMI1/
WFO SPOKANE ELECTRONICS STAFF VISITED THE SITE ON WEDNESDAY AND 
DETERMINED THAT THE WATER LEVEL IS TOO LOW TO REPAIR THE FLOAT 
WHICH WAS TORN AWAY DUE TO ICE. PARTS ARE ON ORDER TO REPAIR THE 
STATION BUT THE FLOAT WILL NOT BE REPLACED UNTIL THE WATER LEVEL 
RISES TO THE POINT WHERE THE FLOAT WILL NOT BE DAMAGED. THIS IS 
APPROXIMATELY AT 26.0 FEET.
AN E-MAIL WILL BE SENT TO THE NWRFC HIC/DOH THIS WEEK WITH FURTHER 
PLANS AND DETAILS ON THE SITUATION AT THE SITE.
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