Jul 1, 2011
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 minor to locally moderate flooding along Lake Pend Oreille and Pend Oreille River along with several of its smaller tributaries. Agriculture fields, recreation sites, roadways, as well as homes were impacted by the flooding. Flooding along the Pend Oreille River and on the Pend Oreille Lake through the first week of July be
Source: NOAA National Weather Service Storm Events Database (event 328980). Narrative written by NWS staff at the time of the event.
This event is one of many recorded floods in Bonner County. See the full FEMA flood zone map, NFIP claim totals, and disaster history for the area.