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-Chronicle photo by Cara James

Fast-moving runoff burbles against the stanchions of the Main Street/State Route 12 bridge over the Touchet River Thursday afternoon, coming within a few feet of the base of the bridge. Steady rainfall the past few days and rising temperatures has raised river levels on the Touchet River and Patit Creek, prompting Columbia County Commissioners to prepare by declaring a state of emergency. Approximately the same volume was running at about 10 p.m. February 6.