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Big Sandy River at Pikeville Stage (ft)Flow (kcfs)Observed: 12.15 ft at 4:30AM May 22, 2013Observed: 12.13 ft at 4:45AM May 22, 2013Observed: 12.1 ft at 5:00AM May 22, 2013Observed: 11.99 ft at 6:15AM May 22, 2013Observed: 11.98 ft at 6:30AM May 22, 2013Observed: 11.95 ft at 6:45AM May 22, 2013Observed: 11.93 ft at 7:00AM May 22, 2013Observed: 11.92 ft at 7:15AM May 22, 2013Observed: 11.91 ft at 7:30AM May 22, 2013Observed: 11.87 ft at 7:45AM May 22, 2013Observed: 11.86 ft at 8:00AM May 22, 2013Observed: 11.83 ft at 8:15AM May 22, 2013Observed: 11.84 ft at 8:30AM May 22, 2013Observed: 11.84 ft at 8:45AM May 22, 2013Observed: 11.84 ft at 9:00AM May 22, 2013Observed: 11.88 ft at 9:15AM May 22, 2013Observed: 11.93 ft at 9:30AM May 22, 2013Observed: 11.96 ft at 9:45AM May 22, 2013Observed: 12.06 ft at 10:00AM May 22, 2013Observed: 12.14 ft at 10:15AM May 22, 2013Observed: 12.21 ft at 10:30AM May 22, 2013Observed: 12.31 ft at 10:45AM May 22, 2013Observed: 12.41 ft at 11:00AM May 22, 2013Observed: 12.51 ft at 11:15AM May 22, 2013Observed: 12.6 ft at 11:30AM May 22, 2013Observed: 12.66 ft at 11:45AM May 22, 2013Observed: 12.73 ft at 12:00PM May 22, 2013Observed: 12.78 ft at 12:15PM May 22, 2013Observed: 12.82 ft at 12:30PM May 22, 2013Observed: 12.84 ft at 12:45PM May 22, 2013Observed: 12.88 ft at 1:00PM May 22, 2013Observed: 12.92 ft at 1:15PM May 22, 2013Observed: 12.95 ft at 1:30PM May 22, 2013Observed: 12.96 ft at 1:45PM May 22, 2013Observed: 13.04 ft at 2:00PM May 22, 2013Observed: 13.11 ft at 2:15PM May 22, 2013Observed: 13.17 ft at 2:30PM May 22, 2013Observed: 13.21 ft at 2:45PM May 22, 2013Highest Observation: 13.24 ft at 3:00PM May 22, 2013Highest Observation: 13.24 ft at 3:15PM May 22, 2013Observed: 13.23 ft at 3:30PM May 22, 2013Observed: 13.2 ft at 3:45PM May 22, 2013Observed: 13.13 ft at 4:00PM May 22, 2013Observed: 13.08 ft at 4:15PM May 22, 2013Observed: 13.01 ft at 4:30PM May 22, 2013Observed: 12.88 ft at 4:45PM May 22, 2013Observed: 12.78 ft at 5:00PM May 22, 2013Observed: 12.63 ft at 5:15PM May 22, 2013Observed: 12.52 ft at 5:30PM May 22, 2013Observed: 12.36 ft at 5:45PM May 22, 2013Observed: 12.21 ft at 6:00PM May 22, 2013Observed: 12.05 ft at 6:15PM May 22, 2013Observed: 11.91 ft at 6:30PM May 22, 2013Observed: 11.75 ft at 6:45PM May 22, 2013Observed: 11.6 ft at 7:00PM May 22, 2013Observed: 11.47 ft at 7:15PM May 22, 2013Observed: 11.32 ft at 7:30PM May 22, 2013Observed: 11.23 ft at 7:45PM May 22, 2013Observed: 11.1 ft at 8:00PM May 22, 2013Observed: 10.98 ft at 8:15PM May 22, 2013Observed: 10.89 ft at 8:30PM May 22, 2013Observed: 10.82 ft at 8:45PM May 22, 2013Observed: 10.77 ft at 9:00PM May 22, 2013Observed: 10.71 ft at 9:15PM May 22, 2013Observed: 10.67 ft at 9:30PM May 22, 2013Observed: 10.65 ft at 9:45PM May 22, 2013Observed: 10.65 ft at 10:00PM May 22, 2013Observed: 10.59 ft at 10:15PM May 22, 2013Observed: 10.59 ft at 10:30PM May 22, 2013Observed: 10.56 ft at 10:45PM May 22, 2013Observed: 10.56 ft at 11:00PM May 22, 2013Observed: 10.55 ft at 11:15PM May 22, 2013Observed: 10.55 ft at 11:30PM May 22, 2013Observed: 10.52 ft at 11:45PM May 22, 2013Observed: 10.53 ft at 12:00AM May 23, 2013Observed: 10.51 ft at 12:15AM May 23, 2013Observed: 10.52 ft at 12:30AM May 23, 2013Observed: 10.5 ft at 12:45AM May 23, 2013Observed: 10.48 ft at 1:00AM May 23, 2013Observed: 10.47 ft at 1:15AM May 23, 2013Observed: 10.48 ft at 1:30AM May 23, 2013Observed: 10.47 ft at 1:45AM May 23, 2013Observed: 10.46 ft at 2:00AM May 23, 2013Observed: 10.46 ft at 2:15AM May 23, 2013Observed: 10.43 ft at 2:30AM May 23, 2013Observed: 10.44 ft at 2:45AM May 23, 2013Observed: 10.42 ft at 3:00AM May 23, 2013Observed: 10.42 ft at 3:15AM May 23, 2013Observed: 10.41 ft at 3:30AM May 23, 2013Observed: 10.4 ft at 3:45AM May 23, 2013Observed: 10.39 ft at 4:00AM May 23, 2013Observed: 10.39 ft at 4:15AM May 23, 2013Observed: 10.38 ft at 4:30AM May 23, 2013Observed: 10.37 ft at 4:45AM May 23, 2013Observed: 10.34 ft at 5:00AM May 23, 2013Observed: 10.34 ft at 5:15AM May 23, 2013Observed: 10.35 ft at 5:30AM May 23, 2013Observed: 10.33 ft at 5:45AM May 23, 2013Observed: 10.34 ft at 6:00AM May 23, 2013Observed: 10.33 ft at 6:15AM May 23, 2013Observed: 10.32 ft at 6:30AM May 23, 2013Observed: 10.29 ft at 6:45AM May 23, 2013Observed: 10.29 ft at 7:00AM May 23, 2013Observed: 10.28 ft at 7:15AM May 23, 2013Observed: 10.27 ft at 7:30AM May 23, 2013Observed: 10.27 ft at 7:45AM May 23, 2013Observed: 10.26 ft at 8:00AM May 23, 2013Observed: 10.27 ft at 8:15AM May 23, 2013Observed: 10.25 ft at 8:30AM May 23, 2013Observed: 10.24 ft at 8:45AM May 23, 2013Observed: 10.23 ft at 9:00AM May 23, 2013Observed: 10.22 ft at 9:15AM May 23, 2013Observed: 10.24 ft at 9:30AM May 23, 2013Observed: 10.22 ft at 9:45AM May 23, 2013Observed: 10.23 ft at 10:00AM May 23, 2013Observed: 10.21 ft at 10:15AM May 23, 2013Observed: 10.2 ft at 10:30AM May 23, 2013Observed: 10.22 ft at 10:45AM May 23, 2013Observed: 10.19 ft at 11:00AM May 23, 2013Observed: 10.18 ft at 11:15AM May 23, 2013Observed: 10.15 ft at 11:30AM May 23, 2013Observed: 10.12 ft at 11:45AM May 23, 2013Observed: 10.09 ft at 12:00PM May 23, 2013Observed: 10.07 ft at 12:15PM May 23, 2013Observed: 9.99 ft at 12:30PM May 23, 2013Observed: 9.99 ft at 12:45PM May 23, 2013Observed: 9.94 ft at 1:00PM May 23, 2013Observed: 9.92 ft at 1:15PM May 23, 2013Observed: 9.9 ft at 1:30PM May 23, 2013Observed: 9.88 ft at 1:45PM May 23, 2013Observed: 9.87 ft at 2:00PM May 23, 2013Observed: 9.84 ft at 2:15PM May 23, 2013Observed: 9.84 ft at 2:30PM May 23, 2013Observed: 9.84 ft at 2:45PM May 23, 2013Observed: 9.84 ft at 3:00PM May 23, 2013Observed: 9.85 ft at 3:15PM May 23, 2013Observed: 9.84 ft at 3:30PM May 23, 2013Observed: 9.84 ft at 3:45PM May 23, 2013Observed: 9.84 ft at 4:00PM May 23, 2013Observed: 9.82 ft at 4:15PM May 23, 2013Observed: 9.82 ft at 4:30PM May 23, 2013Observed: 9.78 ft at 4:45PM May 23, 2013Observed: 9.77 ft at 5:00PM May 23, 2013Observed: 9.75 ft at 5:15PM May 23, 2013Observed: 9.74 ft at 5:30PM May 23, 2013Observed: 9.69 ft at 5:45PM May 23, 2013Observed: 9.67 ft at 6:00PM May 23, 2013Observed: 9.64 ft at 6:15PM May 23, 2013Observed: 9.63 ft at 6:30PM May 23, 2013Observed: 9.61 ft at 6:45PM May 23, 2013Observed: 9.6 ft at 7:00PM May 23, 2013Observed: 9.56 ft at 7:15PM May 23, 2013Observed: 9.53 ft at 7:30PM May 23, 2013Observed: 9.53 ft at 7:45PM May 23, 2013Observed: 9.53 ft at 8:00PM May 23, 2013Observed: 9.53 ft at 8:15PM May 23, 2013Observed: 9.52 ft at 8:30PM May 23, 2013Observed: 9.52 ft at 8:45PM May 23, 2013Observed: 9.51 ft at 9:00PM May 23, 2013Observed: 9.51 ft at 9:15PM May 23, 2013Observed: 9.51 ft at 9:30PM May 23, 2013Observed: 9.51 ft at 9:45PM May 23, 2013Observed: 9.49 ft at 10:00PM May 23, 2013Observed: 9.49 ft at 10:15PM May 23, 2013Observed: 9.5 ft at 10:30PM May 23, 2013Observed: 9.49 ft at 10:45PM May 23, 2013Observed: 9.5 ft at 11:00PM May 23, 2013Observed: 9.47 ft at 11:15PM May 23, 2013Observed: 9.5 ft at 11:30PM May 23, 2013Observed: 9.49 ft at 11:45PM May 23, 2013Observed: 9.48 ft at 12:00AM May 24, 2013Observed: 9.46 ft at 12:15AM May 24, 2013Observed: 9.49 ft at 12:30AM May 24, 2013Observed: 9.47 ft at 12:45AM May 24, 2013Observed: 9.47 ft at 1:00AM May 24, 2013Observed: 9.47 ft at 1:15AM May 24, 2013Observed: 9.45 ft at 1:30AM May 24, 2013Observed: 9.46 ft at 1:45AM May 24, 2013Observed: 9.45 ft at 2:00AM May 24, 2013Observed: 9.44 ft at 2:15AM May 24, 2013Observed: 9.42 ft at 2:30AM May 24, 2013Observed: 9.42 ft at 2:45AM May 24, 2013Observed: 9.43 ft at 3:00AM May 24, 2013Observed: 9.4 ft at 3:15AM May 24, 2013Observed: 9.41 ft at 3:30AM May 24, 2013Observed: 9.42 ft at 3:45AM May 24, 2013Observed: 9.42 ft at 4:00AM May 24, 2013Observed: 9.41 ft at 4:15AM May 24, 2013Observed: 9.42 ft at 4:30AM May 24, 2013Observed: 9.41 ft at 4:45AM May 24, 2013Observed: 9.4 ft at 5:00AM May 24, 2013Observed: 9.41 ft at 5:15AM May 24, 2013Observed: 9.41 ft at 5:30AM May 24, 2013Observed: 9.4 ft at 5:45AM May 24, 2013Observed: 9.42 ft at 6:00AM May 24, 2013Observed: 9.41 ft at 6:15AM May 24, 2013Observed: 9.42 ft at 6:30AM May 24, 2013Observed: 9.41 ft at 6:45AM May 24, 2013Observed: 9.42 ft at 7:00AM May 24, 2013Observed: 9.42 ft at 7:15AM May 24, 2013Observed: 9.42 ft at 7:30AM May 24, 2013Observed: 9.42 ft at 7:45AM May 24, 2013Observed: 9.43 ft at 8:00AM May 24, 2013Observed: 9.43 ft at 8:15AM May 24, 2013Observed: 9.44 ft at 8:30AM May 24, 2013Observed: 9.45 ft at 8:45AM May 24, 2013Observed: 9.45 ft at 9:00AM May 24, 2013Observed: 9.46 ft at 9:15AM May 24, 2013Observed: 9.44 ft at 9:30AM May 24, 2013Observed: 9.45 ft at 9:45AM May 24, 2013Observed: 9.44 ft at 10:00AM May 24, 2013Observed: 9.46 ft at 10:15AM May 24, 2013Observed: 9.47 ft at 10:30AM May 24, 2013Observed: 9.48 ft at 10:45AM May 24, 2013Observed: 9.52 ft at 11:00AM May 24, 2013Observed: 9.54 ft at 11:15AM May 24, 2013Observed: 9.61 ft at 11:30AM May 24, 2013Observed: 9.67 ft at 11:45AM May 24, 2013Observed: 9.72 ft at 12:00PM May 24, 2013Observed: 9.76 ft at 12:15PM May 24, 2013Observed: 9.8 ft at 12:30PM May 24, 2013Observed: 9.85 ft at 12:45PM May 24, 2013Observed: 9.89 ft at 1:00PM May 24, 2013Observed: 9.93 ft at 1:15PM May 24, 2013Observed: 9.95 ft at 1:30PM May 24, 2013Observed: 10 ft at 1:45PM May 24, 2013Observed: 10.01 ft at 2:00PM May 24, 2013Observed: 10.02 ft at 2:15PM May 24, 2013Observed: 10.08 ft at 2:30PM May 24, 2013Observed: 10.08 ft at 2:45PM May 24, 2013Observed: 10.09 ft at 3:00PM May 24, 2013Observed: 10.14 ft at 3:15PM May 24, 2013Observed: 10.16 ft at 3:30PM May 24, 2013Observed: 10.18 ft at 3:45PM May 24, 2013Observed: 10.19 ft at 4:00PM May 24, 2013Observed: 10.2 ft at 4:15PM May 24, 2013Observed: 10.21 ft at 4:30PM May 24, 2013Observed: 10.23 ft at 4:45PM May 24, 2013Observed: 10.24 ft at 5:00PM May 24, 2013Observed: 10.26 ft at 5:15PM May 24, 2013Observed: 10.27 ft at 5:30PM May 24, 2013Observed: 10.3 ft at 5:45PM May 24, 2013Observed: 10.29 ft at 6:00PM May 24, 2013Observed: 10.32 ft at 6:15PM May 24, 2013Observed: 10.3 ft at 6:30PM May 24, 2013Observed: 10.34 ft at 6:45PM May 24, 2013Observed: 10.35 ft at 7:00PM May 24, 2013Observed: 10.35 ft at 7:15PM May 24, 2013Observed: 10.36 ft at 7:30PM May 24, 2013Observed: 10.36 ft at 7:45PM May 24, 2013Observed: 10.36 ft at 8:00PM May 24, 2013Observed: 10.37 ft at 8:15PM May 24, 2013Observed: 10.37 ft at 8:30PM May 24, 2013Observed: 10.35 ft at 8:45PM May 24, 2013Observed: 10.35 ft at 9:00PM May 24, 2013Observed: 10.34 ft at 9:15PM May 24, 2013Observed: 10.37 ft at 9:30PM May 24, 2013Observed: 10.37 ft at 9:45PM May 24, 2013Observed: 10.35 ft at 10:00PM May 24, 2013Observed: 10.36 ft at 10:15PM May 24, 2013Observed: 10.37 ft at 10:30PM May 24, 2013Observed: 10.34 ft at 10:45PM May 24, 2013Observed: 10.36 ft at 11:00PM May 24, 2013Observed: 10.36 ft at 11:15PM May 24, 2013Observed: 10.32 ft at 11:30PM May 24, 2013Observed: 10.35 ft at 11:45PM May 24, 2013Observed: 10.34 ft at 12:00AM May 25, 2013Observed: 10.35 ft at 12:15AM May 25, 2013Observed: 10.35 ft at 12:30AM May 25, 2013Observed: 10.34 ft at 12:45AM May 25, 2013Observed: 10.34 ft at 1:00AM May 25, 2013Observed: 10.33 ft at 1:15AM May 25, 2013Observed: 10.32 ft at 1:30AM May 25, 2013Observed: 10.32 ft at 1:45AM May 25, 2013Observed: 10.35 ft at 2:00AM May 25, 2013Observed: 10.32 ft at 2:15AM May 25, 2013Observed: 10.31 ft at 2:30AM May 25, 2013Observed: 10.31 ft at 2:45AM May 25, 2013Observed: 10.32 ft at 3:00AM May 25, 2013USGS--Water Resources of the United StatesPKYK2(plotting HGIRG) Graph Created (4:16AM May 25, 2013)ObservedLatest observed value: 10.32 ft at 3:00 AM EDT 25-May-2013. Flood Stage is 35 ft
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NOTE: Forecasts for the Big Sandy River at Pikeville are issued as needed during times of high water, but are not routinely available.
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Upstream Gauge - at Elkhorn City Upstream Gauge Downstream Gauge Downstream Gauge - at Paintsville
Flood Categories (in feet)
Major Flood Stage:50
Moderate Flood Stage:42
Flood Stage:35
Action Stage:28

Historical Crests
(1) 52.72 ft on 01/30/1957
(2) 52.00 ft on 02/01/1962
(3) 51.46 ft on 04/05/1977
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Currently none available.
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52.72 flooding will exceed the highest flood on record. Entire town is flooded from railroad tracks to river. Water up to 8 feet deep in business district, 17 feet deep in residential area
50 water is in most of town. Phone service is interrupted
48 water is in the street at the Post Office
45 water enters several businesses on Main Street
42 water is in street at freight station and in Park Street
35 low lying areas flood
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(1) Looking Upstream
(2) Looking Downstream
(3) Gage House
(4) Staff Gage on Bridge
(5) Staff Gage Downstream
(6) Flood Gate
(7) Diversion Channel
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Latitude: 37.464167° N, Longitude: 82.526389° W, Horizontal Datum: NAD83/WGS84

River Stage
Reference Frame		 Gauge Height Flood Stage Uses
NWS stage 0 ft 35 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 29 631.98 ft 666.98 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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