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Little Kanawha River at Grantsville Stage (ft)Flow (kcfs)Observed: 7.71 ft at 11:30PM May 19, 2013Observed: 7.71 ft at 12:00AM May 20, 2013Observed: 7.71 ft at 12:30AM May 20, 2013Observed: 7.71 ft at 1:00AM May 20, 2013Observed: 7.71 ft at 1:30AM May 20, 2013Observed: 7.71 ft at 2:00AM May 20, 2013Observed: 7.72 ft at 2:30AM May 20, 2013Observed: 7.72 ft at 3:00AM May 20, 2013Observed: 7.73 ft at 3:30AM May 20, 2013Observed: 7.73 ft at 4:00AM May 20, 2013Observed: 7.74 ft at 4:30AM May 20, 2013Observed: 7.75 ft at 5:00AM May 20, 2013Observed: 7.75 ft at 5:30AM May 20, 2013Observed: 7.76 ft at 6:00AM May 20, 2013Observed: 7.77 ft at 6:30AM May 20, 2013Observed: 7.77 ft at 7:00AM May 20, 2013Observed: 7.77 ft at 7:30AM May 20, 2013Observed: 7.77 ft at 8:00AM May 20, 2013Observed: 7.78 ft at 8:30AM May 20, 2013Observed: 7.78 ft at 9:00AM May 20, 2013Observed: 7.78 ft at 9:30AM May 20, 2013Observed: 7.79 ft at 10:00AM May 20, 2013Observed: 7.79 ft at 10:30AM May 20, 2013Observed: 7.79 ft at 11:00AM May 20, 2013Highest Observation: 7.8 ft at 11:30AM May 20, 2013Highest Observation: 7.8 ft at 12:00PM May 20, 2013Highest Observation: 7.8 ft at 12:30PM May 20, 2013Highest Observation: 7.8 ft at 1:00PM May 20, 2013Highest Observation: 7.8 ft at 1:30PM May 20, 2013Highest Observation: 7.8 ft at 2:00PM May 20, 2013Highest Observation: 7.8 ft at 2:30PM May 20, 2013Observed: 7.79 ft at 3:00PM May 20, 2013Observed: 7.79 ft at 3:30PM May 20, 2013Observed: 7.79 ft at 4:00PM May 20, 2013Observed: 7.78 ft at 4:30PM May 20, 2013Observed: 7.78 ft at 5:00PM May 20, 2013Observed: 7.77 ft at 5:30PM May 20, 2013Observed: 7.77 ft at 6:00PM May 20, 2013Observed: 7.76 ft at 6:30PM May 20, 2013Observed: 7.76 ft at 7:00PM May 20, 2013Observed: 7.75 ft at 7:30PM May 20, 2013Observed: 7.75 ft at 8:00PM May 20, 2013Observed: 7.74 ft at 8:30PM May 20, 2013Observed: 7.73 ft at 9:00PM May 20, 2013Observed: 7.73 ft at 9:30PM May 20, 2013Observed: 7.72 ft at 10:00PM May 20, 2013Observed: 7.71 ft at 10:30PM May 20, 2013Observed: 7.71 ft at 11:00PM May 20, 2013Observed: 7.7 ft at 11:30PM May 20, 2013Observed: 7.69 ft at 12:00AM May 21, 2013Observed: 7.69 ft at 12:30AM May 21, 2013Observed: 7.68 ft at 1:00AM May 21, 2013Observed: 7.66 ft at 2:30AM May 21, 2013Observed: 7.65 ft at 3:00AM May 21, 2013Observed: 7.65 ft at 3:30AM May 21, 2013Observed: 7.64 ft at 4:00AM May 21, 2013Observed: 7.64 ft at 4:30AM May 21, 2013Observed: 7.63 ft at 5:00AM May 21, 2013Observed: 7.63 ft at 5:30AM May 21, 2013Observed: 7.62 ft at 6:00AM May 21, 2013Observed: 7.61 ft at 6:30AM May 21, 2013Observed: 7.61 ft at 7:00AM May 21, 2013Observed: 7.6 ft at 7:30AM May 21, 2013Observed: 7.59 ft at 8:00AM May 21, 2013Observed: 7.58 ft at 8:30AM May 21, 2013Observed: 7.57 ft at 9:00AM May 21, 2013Observed: 7.56 ft at 9:30AM May 21, 2013Observed: 7.55 ft at 10:00AM May 21, 2013Observed: 7.55 ft at 10:30AM May 21, 2013Observed: 7.54 ft at 11:00AM May 21, 2013Observed: 7.52 ft at 12:00PM May 21, 2013Observed: 7.51 ft at 12:30PM May 21, 2013Observed: 7.49 ft at 1:00PM May 21, 2013Observed: 7.49 ft at 1:30PM May 21, 2013Observed: 7.47 ft at 2:00PM May 21, 2013Observed: 7.47 ft at 2:30PM May 21, 2013Observed: 7.45 ft at 3:00PM May 21, 2013Observed: 7.45 ft at 3:30PM May 21, 2013Observed: 7.44 ft at 4:00PM May 21, 2013Observed: 7.43 ft at 4:30PM May 21, 2013Observed: 7.42 ft at 5:00PM May 21, 2013Observed: 7.41 ft at 5:30PM May 21, 2013Observed: 7.4 ft at 6:00PM May 21, 2013Observed: 7.38 ft at 6:30PM May 21, 2013Observed: 7.36 ft at 7:00PM May 21, 2013Observed: 7.35 ft at 7:30PM May 21, 2013Observed: 7.34 ft at 8:00PM May 21, 2013Observed: 7.33 ft at 8:30PM May 21, 2013Observed: 7.32 ft at 9:00PM May 21, 2013Observed: 7.31 ft at 9:30PM May 21, 2013Observed: 7.3 ft at 10:00PM May 21, 2013Observed: 7.3 ft at 10:30PM May 21, 2013Observed: 7.29 ft at 11:00PM May 21, 2013Observed: 7.29 ft at 11:30PM May 21, 2013Observed: 7.29 ft at 12:00AM May 22, 2013Observed: 7.28 ft at 12:30AM May 22, 2013Observed: 7.27 ft at 1:00AM May 22, 2013Observed: 7.27 ft at 1:30AM May 22, 2013Observed: 7.26 ft at 2:00AM May 22, 2013Observed: 7.25 ft at 2:30AM May 22, 2013Observed: 7.25 ft at 3:00AM May 22, 2013Observed: 7.24 ft at 3:30AM May 22, 2013Observed: 7.23 ft at 4:00AM May 22, 2013Observed: 7.23 ft at 4:30AM May 22, 2013Observed: 7.22 ft at 5:00AM May 22, 2013Observed: 7.22 ft at 5:30AM May 22, 2013Observed: 7.21 ft at 6:00AM May 22, 2013Observed: 7.17 ft at 10:30AM May 22, 2013Observed: 7.16 ft at 11:00AM May 22, 2013Observed: 7.16 ft at 11:30AM May 22, 2013Observed: 7.16 ft at 12:00PM May 22, 2013Observed: 7.15 ft at 12:30PM May 22, 2013Observed: 7.15 ft at 1:00PM May 22, 2013Observed: 7.15 ft at 1:30PM May 22, 2013Observed: 7.15 ft at 2:00PM May 22, 2013Observed: 7.14 ft at 2:30PM May 22, 2013Observed: 7.14 ft at 3:00PM May 22, 2013Observed: 7.14 ft at 3:30PM May 22, 2013Observed: 7.14 ft at 4:00PM May 22, 2013Observed: 7.14 ft at 4:30PM May 22, 2013Observed: 7.15 ft at 5:00PM May 22, 2013Observed: 7.17 ft at 5:30PM May 22, 2013Observed: 7.17 ft at 6:00PM May 22, 2013Observed: 7.17 ft at 6:30PM May 22, 2013Observed: 7.17 ft at 7:00PM May 22, 2013Observed: 7.16 ft at 7:30PM May 22, 2013Observed: 7.16 ft at 8:00PM May 22, 2013Observed: 7.15 ft at 8:30PM May 22, 2013Observed: 7.15 ft at 9:00PM May 22, 2013Observed: 7.15 ft at 9:30PM May 22, 2013Observed: 7.14 ft at 10:00PM May 22, 2013Observed: 7.14 ft at 10:30PM May 22, 2013Observed: 7.13 ft at 11:00PM May 22, 2013Forecast: 7.3 ft 2:00AM May 23, 2013Forecast: 7.3 ft 8:00AM May 23, 2013Forecast: 7.4 ft 2:00PM May 23, 2013Forecast: 7.6 ft 8:00PM May 23, 2013Forecast: 7.9 ft 2:00AM May 24, 2013Forecast: 8.2 ft 8:00AM May 24, 2013Forecast: 8.4 ft 2:00PM May 24, 2013Highest Forecast: 8.5 ft 8:00PM May 24, 2013Forecast: 8.4 ft 2:00AM May 25, 2013Forecast: 8.2 ft 8:00AM May 25, 2013Forecast: 8.1 ft 2:00PM May 25, 2013Forecast: 7.9 ft 8:00PM May 25, 2013USGS--Water Resources of the United StatesGRTW2(plotting HGIRG) Graph Created (11:13PM May 22, 2013)ObservedForecast (issued 10:51AM May 22)Latest observed value: 7.13 ft at 11:00 PM EDT 22-May-2013. Flood Stage is 36 ft
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NOTE: Forecasts for the Little Kanawha River at Grantsville are issued routinely year-round.
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Flood Categories (in feet)
Major Flood Stage:40
Moderate Flood Stage:38
Flood Stage:36
Action Stage:34

Historical Crests
(1) 43.90 ft on 03/07/1967
(2) 43.10 ft on 04/17/1939
(3) 42.87 ft on 11/05/1985
(4) 40.34 ft on 03/02/1997
(5) 39.50 ft on 12/15/1949
(6) 39.50 ft on 12/15/1948
(7) 39.47 ft on 02/02/1951
(8) 39.42 ft on 11/20/2003
(9) 38.76 ft on 01/26/1978
(10) 38.73 ft on 02/19/2000
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Low Water Records
(1) 0.00 ft on 09/10/1930
(2) 1.56 ft on 10/12/1947
(3) 2.00 ft on 10/24/1952
(4) 2.02 ft on 10/13/1950
(5) 2.15 ft on 10/05/1956
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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.
Flood Impacts & Photos Collapse
40 HOMES AND BUSINESSES ALONG NORTH RIVER STREET AND MAIN STREET START TO FLOOD. LOW SPOTS ALONG ROUTE 5 START TO FLOOD.
38 HOMES, BUSINESSES, BALL FIELDS, CITY POOL AND TENNIS COURTS ALONG SOUTH RIVER STREET ARE FLOODED. HOMES AND BUSINESSES ALONG NORTH RIVER STREET NEAR THE ROUTE 5 AND NORTH RIVER STREET INTERSECTION ARE FLOODED.
36 HOMES, BUSINESSES, BALL FIELDS, CITY POOL AND TENNIS COURTS ALONG SOUTH RIVER STREET START TO FLOOD. HOMES AND BUSINESSES ALONG NORTH RIVER STREET NEAR THE ROUTE 5 AND NORTH RIVER STREET INTERSECTION START TO FLOOD.
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(1) Arieal View
(2) Impact North River Street near intersection of Route 5.
(3) Impact South River Street
(4) Impact South River Street Pool and Tennis Courts
(5) Impact North River Street and Main Street
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Latitude: 38.921667° N, Longitude: 81.097778° W, Horizontal Datum: NAD27

River Stage
Reference Frame		 Gauge Height Flood Stage Uses
NWS stage 0 ft 36 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 Not Available Not Available Older USGS topographic maps, NGVD29 benchmarks
MSL Not Available Not Available Older USGS topographic maps, MSL benchmarks
Other 652.83 ft 688.83 ft NGVD 1912

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