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French Broad River at Blantyre Stage (ft)Flow (kcfs)Observed: 9.28 ft at 5:45PM May 17, 2013Observed: 9.28 ft at 6:00PM May 17, 2013Observed: 9.28 ft at 6:15PM May 17, 2013Observed: 9.28 ft at 6:30PM May 17, 2013Observed: 9.27 ft at 6:45PM May 17, 2013Observed: 9.27 ft at 7:00PM May 17, 2013Observed: 9.27 ft at 7:15PM May 17, 2013Observed: 9.26 ft at 7:30PM May 17, 2013Observed: 9.26 ft at 7:45PM May 17, 2013Observed: 9.25 ft at 8:00PM May 17, 2013Observed: 9.26 ft at 8:15PM May 17, 2013Observed: 9.25 ft at 8:30PM May 17, 2013Observed: 9.25 ft at 8:45PM May 17, 2013Observed: 9.24 ft at 9:00PM May 17, 2013Observed: 9.24 ft at 9:15PM May 17, 2013Observed: 9.24 ft at 9:30PM May 17, 2013Observed: 9.24 ft at 9:45PM May 17, 2013Observed: 9.23 ft at 10:00PM May 17, 2013Observed: 9.23 ft at 10:15PM May 17, 2013Observed: 9.22 ft at 10:30PM May 17, 2013Observed: 9.22 ft at 10:45PM May 17, 2013Observed: 9.22 ft at 11:00PM May 17, 2013Observed: 9.22 ft at 11:15PM May 17, 2013Observed: 9.21 ft at 11:30PM May 17, 2013Observed: 9.21 ft at 11:45PM May 17, 2013Observed: 9.2 ft at 12:00AM May 18, 2013Observed: 9.2 ft at 12:15AM May 18, 2013Observed: 9.2 ft at 12:30AM May 18, 2013Observed: 9.2 ft at 12:45AM May 18, 2013Observed: 9.19 ft at 1:00AM May 18, 2013Observed: 9.19 ft at 1:15AM May 18, 2013Observed: 9.18 ft at 1:30AM May 18, 2013Observed: 9.19 ft at 1:45AM May 18, 2013Observed: 9.18 ft at 2:00AM May 18, 2013Observed: 9.18 ft at 2:15AM May 18, 2013Observed: 9.18 ft at 2:30AM May 18, 2013Observed: 9.18 ft at 2:45AM May 18, 2013Observed: 9.17 ft at 3:00AM May 18, 2013Observed: 9.17 ft at 3:15AM May 18, 2013Observed: 9.17 ft at 3:30AM May 18, 2013Observed: 9.17 ft at 3:45AM May 18, 2013Observed: 9.17 ft at 4:00AM May 18, 2013Observed: 9.17 ft at 4:15AM May 18, 2013Observed: 9.16 ft at 4:30AM May 18, 2013Observed: 9.17 ft at 4:45AM May 18, 2013Observed: 9.18 ft at 5:00AM May 18, 2013Observed: 9.19 ft at 5:15AM May 18, 2013Observed: 9.2 ft at 5:30AM May 18, 2013Observed: 9.21 ft at 5:45AM May 18, 2013Observed: 9.23 ft at 6:00AM May 18, 2013Observed: 9.25 ft at 6:15AM May 18, 2013Observed: 9.27 ft at 6:30AM May 18, 2013Observed: 9.29 ft at 6:45AM May 18, 2013Observed: 9.31 ft at 7:00AM May 18, 2013Observed: 9.36 ft at 7:15AM May 18, 2013Observed: 9.39 ft at 7:30AM May 18, 2013Observed: 9.43 ft at 7:45AM May 18, 2013Observed: 9.48 ft at 8:00AM May 18, 2013Observed: 9.53 ft at 8:15AM May 18, 2013Observed: 9.59 ft at 8:30AM May 18, 2013Observed: 9.66 ft at 8:45AM May 18, 2013Observed: 9.73 ft at 9:00AM May 18, 2013Observed: 9.81 ft at 9:15AM May 18, 2013Observed: 9.9 ft at 9:30AM May 18, 2013Observed: 9.99 ft at 9:45AM May 18, 2013Observed: 10.09 ft at 10:00AM May 18, 2013Observed: 10.18 ft at 10:15AM May 18, 2013Observed: 10.28 ft at 10:30AM May 18, 2013Observed: 10.37 ft at 10:45AM May 18, 2013Observed: 10.47 ft at 11:00AM May 18, 2013Observed: 10.56 ft at 11:15AM May 18, 2013Observed: 10.65 ft at 11:30AM May 18, 2013Observed: 10.72 ft at 11:45AM May 18, 2013Observed: 10.8 ft at 12:00PM May 18, 2013Observed: 10.86 ft at 12:15PM May 18, 2013Observed: 10.92 ft at 12:30PM May 18, 2013Observed: 10.97 ft at 12:45PM May 18, 2013Observed: 11 ft at 1:00PM May 18, 2013Observed: 11.05 ft at 1:15PM May 18, 2013Observed: 11.08 ft at 1:30PM May 18, 2013Observed: 11.1 ft at 1:45PM May 18, 2013Observed: 11.14 ft at 2:00PM May 18, 2013Observed: 11.16 ft at 2:15PM May 18, 2013Observed: 11.16 ft at 2:30PM May 18, 2013Observed: 11.18 ft at 2:45PM May 18, 2013Observed: 11.18 ft at 3:00PM May 18, 2013Observed: 11.2 ft at 3:15PM May 18, 2013Observed: 11.2 ft at 3:30PM May 18, 2013Observed: 11.2 ft at 3:45PM May 18, 2013Observed: 11.19 ft at 4:00PM May 18, 2013Observed: 11.19 ft at 4:15PM May 18, 2013Observed: 11.19 ft at 4:30PM May 18, 2013Observed: 11.19 ft at 4:45PM May 18, 2013Observed: 11.19 ft at 5:00PM May 18, 2013Observed: 11.19 ft at 5:15PM May 18, 2013Observed: 11.18 ft at 5:30PM May 18, 2013Observed: 11.19 ft at 5:45PM May 18, 2013Observed: 11.19 ft at 6:00PM May 18, 2013Observed: 11.18 ft at 6:15PM May 18, 2013Observed: 11.18 ft at 6:30PM May 18, 2013Observed: 11.18 ft at 6:45PM May 18, 2013Observed: 11.19 ft at 7:00PM May 18, 2013Observed: 11.19 ft at 7:15PM May 18, 2013Observed: 11.19 ft at 7:30PM May 18, 2013Observed: 11.19 ft at 7:45PM May 18, 2013Observed: 11.2 ft at 8:00PM May 18, 2013Observed: 11.2 ft at 8:15PM May 18, 2013Observed: 11.2 ft at 8:30PM May 18, 2013Observed: 11.2 ft at 8:45PM May 18, 2013Observed: 11.2 ft at 9:00PM May 18, 2013Observed: 11.2 ft at 9:15PM May 18, 2013Highest Observation: 11.21 ft at 9:30PM May 18, 2013Highest Observation: 11.21 ft at 9:45PM May 18, 2013Highest Observation: 11.21 ft at 10:00PM May 18, 2013Highest Observation: 11.21 ft at 10:15PM May 18, 2013Observed: 11.2 ft at 10:30PM May 18, 2013Observed: 11.2 ft at 10:45PM May 18, 2013Observed: 11.2 ft at 11:00PM May 18, 2013Observed: 11.19 ft at 11:15PM May 18, 2013Observed: 11.18 ft at 11:30PM May 18, 2013Observed: 11.17 ft at 11:45PM May 18, 2013Observed: 11.17 ft at 12:00AM May 19, 2013Observed: 11.15 ft at 12:15AM May 19, 2013Observed: 11.14 ft at 12:30AM May 19, 2013Observed: 11.14 ft at 12:45AM May 19, 2013Observed: 11.12 ft at 1:00AM May 19, 2013Observed: 11.1 ft at 1:15AM May 19, 2013Observed: 11.09 ft at 1:30AM May 19, 2013Observed: 11.07 ft at 1:45AM May 19, 2013Observed: 11.05 ft at 2:00AM May 19, 2013Observed: 11.04 ft at 2:15AM May 19, 2013Observed: 11.02 ft at 2:30AM May 19, 2013Observed: 11 ft at 2:45AM May 19, 2013Observed: 10.98 ft at 3:00AM May 19, 2013Observed: 10.96 ft at 3:15AM May 19, 2013Observed: 10.94 ft at 3:30AM May 19, 2013Observed: 10.91 ft at 3:45AM May 19, 2013Observed: 10.89 ft at 4:00AM May 19, 2013Observed: 10.87 ft at 4:15AM May 19, 2013Observed: 10.85 ft at 4:30AM May 19, 2013Observed: 10.82 ft at 4:45AM May 19, 2013Observed: 10.8 ft at 5:00AM May 19, 2013Observed: 10.76 ft at 5:15AM May 19, 2013Observed: 10.74 ft at 5:30AM May 19, 2013Observed: 10.71 ft at 5:45AM May 19, 2013Observed: 10.69 ft at 6:00AM May 19, 2013Observed: 10.66 ft at 6:15AM May 19, 2013Observed: 10.64 ft at 6:30AM May 19, 2013Observed: 10.62 ft at 6:45AM May 19, 2013Observed: 10.59 ft at 7:00AM May 19, 2013Observed: 10.56 ft at 7:15AM May 19, 2013Observed: 10.55 ft at 7:30AM May 19, 2013Observed: 10.52 ft at 7:45AM May 19, 2013Observed: 10.51 ft at 8:00AM May 19, 2013Observed: 10.47 ft at 8:15AM May 19, 2013Observed: 10.45 ft at 8:30AM May 19, 2013Observed: 10.43 ft at 8:45AM May 19, 2013Observed: 10.41 ft at 9:00AM May 19, 2013Observed: 10.39 ft at 9:15AM May 19, 2013Observed: 10.37 ft at 9:30AM May 19, 2013Observed: 10.36 ft at 9:45AM May 19, 2013Observed: 10.34 ft at 10:00AM May 19, 2013Observed: 10.33 ft at 10:15AM May 19, 2013Observed: 10.32 ft at 10:30AM May 19, 2013Observed: 10.3 ft at 10:45AM May 19, 2013Observed: 10.29 ft at 11:00AM May 19, 2013Observed: 10.29 ft at 11:15AM May 19, 2013Observed: 10.27 ft at 11:30AM May 19, 2013Observed: 10.26 ft at 11:45AM May 19, 2013Observed: 10.25 ft at 12:00PM May 19, 2013Observed: 10.24 ft at 12:15PM May 19, 2013Observed: 10.24 ft at 12:30PM May 19, 2013Observed: 10.22 ft at 12:45PM May 19, 2013Observed: 10.22 ft at 1:00PM May 19, 2013Observed: 10.19 ft at 1:15PM May 19, 2013Observed: 10.19 ft at 1:30PM May 19, 2013Observed: 10.17 ft at 1:45PM May 19, 2013Observed: 10.17 ft at 2:00PM May 19, 2013Observed: 10.16 ft at 2:15PM May 19, 2013Observed: 10.15 ft at 2:30PM May 19, 2013Observed: 10.14 ft at 2:45PM May 19, 2013Observed: 10.13 ft at 3:00PM May 19, 2013Observed: 10.13 ft at 3:15PM May 19, 2013Observed: 10.12 ft at 3:30PM May 19, 2013Observed: 10.11 ft at 3:45PM May 19, 2013Observed: 10.1 ft at 4:00PM May 19, 2013Observed: 10.09 ft at 4:15PM May 19, 2013Observed: 10.09 ft at 4:30PM May 19, 2013Forecast: 10.7 ft 8:00PM May 19, 2013Forecast: 11.5 ft 2:00AM May 20, 2013Forecast: 12.4 ft 8:00AM May 20, 2013Highest Forecast: 12.9 ft 2:00PM May 20, 2013Forecast: 12.8 ft 8:00PM May 20, 2013Forecast: 12.4 ft 2:00AM May 21, 2013Forecast: 11.7 ft 8:00AM May 21, 2013Forecast: 11 ft 2:00PM May 21, 2013Forecast: 10.5 ft 8:00PM May 21, 2013Forecast: 10.1 ft 2:00AM May 22, 2013Forecast: 9.8 ft 8:00AM May 22, 2013Forecast: 9.7 ft 2:00PM May 22, 2013Forecast: 9.5 ft 8:00PM May 22, 2013Forecast: 9.3 ft 2:00AM May 23, 2013Forecast: 9.1 ft 8:00AM May 23, 2013Forecast: 8.9 ft 2:00PM May 23, 2013USGS--Water Resources of the United StatesBLAN7(plotting HGIRG) Graph Created (5:32PM May 19, 2013)ObservedForecast (issued 8:41AM May 19)Latest observed value: 10.09 ft at 4:30 PM EDT 19-May-2013. Flood Stage is 16 ft
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Datum: NGVD29
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NOTE: River forecasts for this location take into account past precipitation and the precipitation amounts expected approximately 24 hours into the future from the forecast issuance time.

Reliability of the Forecast: Forecast data shown here are guidance values only. Please refer to your local NWS office.

NOTE: Forecasts for the French Broad River at Blantyre are issued routinely year-round.

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Flood Categories (in feet)
Major Flood Stage:23
Moderate Flood Stage:19
Flood Stage:16
Action Stage:15

Historical Crests
(1) 27.10 ft on 07/16/1916
(2) 25.81 ft on 09/09/2004
(3) 25.50 ft on 10/04/1964
(4) 23.81 ft on 08/18/1994
(5) 23.00 ft on 08/13/1994
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Low Water Records
(1) 1.77 ft on 09/18/1924
(2) 1.83 ft on 09/02/1925
(3) 2.36 ft on 10/11/1954
(4) 3.60 ft on 09/13/2002
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Latitude/Longitude Disclaimer: The gauge location shown in the above map is the approximate location based on the latitude/longitude coordinates provided to the NWS by the gauge owner.
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31 GROVE ROAD BRIDGE AT THE GAGE SITE WILL BE FLOODED.
27.1 RECORD FLOODING WITH HOMES DAMAGED CAUSING SOME EVACUATIONS.
25.5 NEAR RECORD FLOODING WILL OCCUR. FLOODING AT THIS LEVEL WILL BE SIMILAR TO FLOODING THAT OCCURRED ON SEPTEMBER 9 ... 2004 WITH HURRICANE FRANCES.
23 MAJOR FLOODING OF SECONDARY ROADS AND PARTS OF HIGHWAY 64 WILL CONTINUE WITH 2 FEET OF WATER ON MOST ROADWAYS. FLOODING SIMILAR TO 1994 WITH TROPICAL STORM BERYL.
21 MODERATE FLOODING OF ROADS IN THE LOCAL AREA SUCH AS GROVE BRIDGE...PLEASANT GROVE AND TALLY ROADS WILL CONTINUE. FLOODING AT THIS LEVEL WILL BE SIMILAR TO FLOODING THAT OCCURRED ON SEPTEMBER 22 2009.
20 THE RIVER OVERTOPS THE RAILROAD TRACKS AND WILL START TO FLOOD HIGHWAY 64. A TRAILER PARK ON RIVER RIDGE ROAD WILL BE AFFECTED AND BUILDINGS NORTH OF GROVE BRIDGE ROAD WILL LIKELY FLOOD.
19 THE RIVER OVERTOPS THE RAILROAD AND STARTS TO FLOOD A TRAILER PARK ON RIVER RIDGE ROAD. BUILDINGS NORTH OF GROVE BRIDGE ROAD ALONG HIGHWAY 64 WILL BEGIN TO FLOOD. PARTS OF RIVER ROAD...PLEASANT GROVER ROAD...BUTLER BRIDGE ROAD AND BIG WILLOW ROAD WILL BE FLOODED.
18 THE RIVER WILL OVERTOP THE RAILROAD TRACKS NEAR FODDERSTACK MOUNTAIN AND RIVER ROADS. FLOODING OF MOST OF AREAS BETWEEN THE RIVER AND RAILROAD TRACKS WILL CONTINUE.
17.5 THE RIVER WILL BEGIN TO OVERTOP THE RAILROAD TRACKS SOUTH OF GROVE ROAD. FLOODING OF MOST AREAS BETWEEN THE RIVER AND RAILROAD WILL CONTINUE.
17 WATER WILL APPROACH BUILDINGS NORTH OF GROVE BRIDGE ROAD ALONG HIGHWAY 64. FARMLAND BETWEEN THE RIVER AND THE RAILROAD WILL BE FLOODED. WATER WILL APPROACH LOW LYING AREAS ON GROVE BRIDGE...PLEASANT GROVE AND TALLY ROADS.
16 FLOOD STAGE IS REACHED...FARMFIELDS IN LOW LYING AREAS AND A LOCAL TREE FARM AND GREENHOUSE NEAR GROVE BRIDGE ROAD WILL BE FLOODED. PARTS OF PLEASANT GROVE ROAD WILL BE COVERED WITH 6 INCHES OF WATER MAINLY ON TALLY ROAD AND NEAR CREEKS EDGE DRIVE.
15.8 FARMLAND FLOODING CONTINUES ON BOTH SIDES OF THE RIVER. THE RIVER WILL BEGIN TO FLOW ACROSS PLEASANT GROVE ROAD BETWEEN TALLY RD AND CREEKS EDGE DRIVE.
15 MOST OF THE FARMFIELDS BETWEEN THE RIVER AND BREVARD ROAD WILL BE FLOODED. FIELDS BETWEEN THE RIVER AND PLEASANT GROVE ROAD WILL ALSO BE FLOODED.
14.5 THE RIVER WILL CONTINUE TO OVERFLOW ITS BANKS AND WILL APPROACH PARTS OF BIG WILLOW AND RIVER ROADS NEAR ETOWAH.
12 BANKFULL STAGE.
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(1) gage site at Blantyre NC
(2) looking upstream on French Broad River
(3) looking downstream on French Broad River
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Latitude: 35.299167° N, Longitude: 82.623889° W, Horizontal Datum: NAD83/WGS84

River Stage
Reference Frame		 Gauge Height Flood Stage Uses
NWS stage 0 ft 16 ft Interpreting hydrographs and NWS watch, warnings, and forecasts, and inundation maps
Vertical Datum Elevation
(gauge height = 0)		 Elevation
(gauge height = flood stage)		 Elevation information source
NAVD88 Not Available Not Available Survey grade GPS equipment, FEMA flood plain maps, newer USGS topographic maps
NGVD 29 2060.32 ft 2076.32 ft Older USGS topographic maps, NGVD29 benchmarks
MSL Not Available Not Available Older USGS topographic maps, MSL benchmarks
Other Not Available Not Available  

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Expermental Ensemble Quantitative Precipitation Forecast (QPF) Hydrographs for this site are now available at: http://www.crh.noaa.gov/crh/rfc/RFCoutputMap.php?gph=P&lid=BLAN7&hsa=GSP&rfc=lmrfc (best view with FireFox software)
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