33,000 in the Hoh is more than ample flow to change the course of the river in many places, especially in the lower end, It's also important to note that nearly all of this rise was due to rainfall and almost no snowmelt ... that means that the flow would have also seen significant increases with the addition of water in lower tribs below the metering station at 101 ... water that never made it to the gauge itself.

Also notice that none of these higher water readings occurred anytime in the fall / early winter of 1987, the only other time water levels were similar to what we saw this fall.

With the majority of king beds having been found in main channel in the mile or so above tidewater ... there's going to be a number of them that didn't make it.

Is it the total end of the world? Probably not, BUT in a year where the kings faced a lot of adversity, this will certainly have an impact. It's already been documented by surveyors that a number of the kings died even before they had the opportunity to spawn. It's just another example of why living "on the edge" when it comes to management is not in the best interest of the fish.

PS - I believe the storm total for Forks is now 7.38 inches, Humptulips 8.19 inches.