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West Fork River at Weston Stage (ft)Flow (kcfs)Observed: 6.8 ft at 3:30AM May 18, 2013Observed: 6.8 ft at 3:45AM May 18, 2013Observed: 6.8 ft at 4:00AM May 18, 2013Observed: 6.8 ft at 4:15AM May 18, 2013Observed: 6.8 ft at 4:30AM May 18, 2013Observed: 6.8 ft at 4:45AM May 18, 2013Observed: 6.8 ft at 5:00AM May 18, 2013Observed: 6.8 ft at 5:15AM May 18, 2013Observed: 6.8 ft at 5:30AM May 18, 2013Observed: 6.8 ft at 5:45AM May 18, 2013Observed: 6.8 ft at 6:00AM May 18, 2013Observed: 6.8 ft at 6:15AM May 18, 2013Observed: 6.8 ft at 6:30AM May 18, 2013Observed: 6.8 ft at 6:45AM May 18, 2013Observed: 6.8 ft at 7:00AM May 18, 2013Observed: 6.8 ft at 7:15AM May 18, 2013Observed: 6.8 ft at 7:30AM May 18, 2013Observed: 6.8 ft at 7:45AM May 18, 2013Observed: 6.8 ft at 8:00AM May 18, 2013Observed: 6.8 ft at 8:15AM May 18, 2013Observed: 6.8 ft at 8:30AM May 18, 2013Observed: 6.8 ft at 8:45AM May 18, 2013Observed: 6.8 ft at 9:00AM May 18, 2013Observed: 6.79 ft at 9:15AM May 18, 2013Observed: 6.8 ft at 9:30AM May 18, 2013Observed: 6.8 ft at 9:45AM May 18, 2013Observed: 6.8 ft at 10:00AM May 18, 2013Observed: 6.8 ft at 10:15AM May 18, 2013Observed: 6.8 ft at 10:30AM May 18, 2013Observed: 6.8 ft at 10:45AM May 18, 2013Observed: 6.8 ft at 11:00AM May 18, 2013Observed: 6.79 ft at 11:15AM May 18, 2013Observed: 6.8 ft at 11:30AM May 18, 2013Observed: 6.8 ft at 11:45AM May 18, 2013Observed: 6.8 ft at 12:00PM May 18, 2013Observed: 6.8 ft at 12:15PM May 18, 2013Observed: 6.8 ft at 12:30PM May 18, 2013Observed: 6.79 ft at 12:45PM May 18, 2013Observed: 6.8 ft at 1:00PM May 18, 2013Observed: 6.8 ft at 1:15PM May 18, 2013Observed: 6.79 ft at 1:30PM May 18, 2013Observed: 6.8 ft at 1:45PM May 18, 2013Observed: 6.8 ft at 2:00PM May 18, 2013Observed: 6.79 ft at 2:15PM May 18, 2013Observed: 6.8 ft at 2:30PM May 18, 2013Observed: 6.79 ft at 2:45PM May 18, 2013Observed: 6.79 ft at 3:00PM May 18, 2013Observed: 6.8 ft at 3:15PM May 18, 2013Observed: 6.8 ft at 3:30PM May 18, 2013Observed: 6.79 ft at 3:45PM May 18, 2013Observed: 6.79 ft at 4:00PM May 18, 2013Observed: 6.79 ft at 4:15PM May 18, 2013Observed: 6.79 ft at 4:30PM May 18, 2013Observed: 6.79 ft at 4:45PM May 18, 2013Observed: 6.79 ft at 5:00PM May 18, 2013Observed: 6.79 ft at 5:15PM May 18, 2013Observed: 6.79 ft at 5:30PM May 18, 2013Observed: 6.79 ft at 5:45PM May 18, 2013Observed: 6.79 ft at 6:00PM May 18, 2013Observed: 6.79 ft at 6:15PM May 18, 2013Observed: 6.79 ft at 6:30PM May 18, 2013Observed: 6.79 ft at 6:45PM May 18, 2013Observed: 6.79 ft at 7:00PM May 18, 2013Observed: 6.76 ft at 7:15PM May 18, 2013Observed: 6.72 ft at 7:30PM May 18, 2013Observed: 6.84 ft at 7:45PM May 18, 2013Observed: 6.88 ft at 8:00PM May 18, 2013Observed: 6.88 ft at 8:15PM May 18, 2013Observed: 6.89 ft at 8:30PM May 18, 2013Observed: 6.89 ft at 8:45PM May 18, 2013Observed: 6.9 ft at 9:00PM May 18, 2013Observed: 6.9 ft at 9:15PM May 18, 2013Highest Observation: 6.91 ft at 9:30PM May 18, 2013Highest Observation: 6.91 ft at 9:45PM May 18, 2013Highest Observation: 6.91 ft at 10:00PM May 18, 2013Highest Observation: 6.91 ft at 10:15PM May 18, 2013Observed: 6.9 ft at 10:30PM May 18, 2013Observed: 6.9 ft at 10:45PM May 18, 2013Observed: 6.89 ft at 11:00PM May 18, 2013Observed: 6.89 ft at 11:15PM May 18, 2013Observed: 6.89 ft at 11:30PM May 18, 2013Observed: 6.88 ft at 11:45PM May 18, 2013Observed: 6.88 ft at 12:00AM May 19, 2013Observed: 6.88 ft at 12:15AM May 19, 2013Observed: 6.88 ft at 12:30AM May 19, 2013Observed: 6.87 ft at 12:45AM May 19, 2013Observed: 6.87 ft at 1:00AM May 19, 2013Observed: 6.87 ft at 1:15AM May 19, 2013Observed: 6.87 ft at 1:30AM May 19, 2013Observed: 6.87 ft at 1:45AM May 19, 2013Observed: 6.87 ft at 2:00AM May 19, 2013Observed: 6.86 ft at 2:15AM May 19, 2013Observed: 6.86 ft at 2:30AM May 19, 2013Observed: 6.86 ft at 2:45AM May 19, 2013Observed: 6.86 ft at 3:00AM May 19, 2013Observed: 6.86 ft at 3:15AM May 19, 2013Observed: 6.85 ft at 3:30AM May 19, 2013Observed: 6.85 ft at 3:45AM May 19, 2013Observed: 6.85 ft at 4:00AM May 19, 2013Observed: 6.85 ft at 4:15AM May 19, 2013Observed: 6.85 ft at 4:30AM May 19, 2013Observed: 6.85 ft at 4:45AM May 19, 2013Observed: 6.85 ft at 5:00AM May 19, 2013Observed: 6.85 ft at 5:15AM May 19, 2013Observed: 6.85 ft at 5:30AM May 19, 2013Observed: 6.85 ft at 5:45AM May 19, 2013Observed: 6.85 ft at 6:00AM May 19, 2013Observed: 6.85 ft at 6:15AM May 19, 2013Observed: 6.85 ft at 6:30AM May 19, 2013Observed: 6.84 ft at 6:45AM May 19, 2013Observed: 6.84 ft at 7:00AM May 19, 2013Observed: 6.84 ft at 7:15AM May 19, 2013Observed: 6.84 ft at 7:30AM May 19, 2013Observed: 6.84 ft at 7:45AM May 19, 2013Observed: 6.84 ft at 8:00AM May 19, 2013Observed: 6.84 ft at 8:15AM May 19, 2013Observed: 6.84 ft at 8:30AM May 19, 2013Observed: 6.84 ft at 8:45AM May 19, 2013Observed: 6.83 ft at 9:00AM May 19, 2013Observed: 6.84 ft at 9:15AM May 19, 2013Observed: 6.83 ft at 9:30AM May 19, 2013Observed: 6.83 ft at 9:45AM May 19, 2013Observed: 6.83 ft at 10:00AM May 19, 2013Observed: 6.83 ft at 10:15AM May 19, 2013Observed: 6.83 ft at 10:30AM May 19, 2013Observed: 6.83 ft at 10:45AM May 19, 2013Observed: 6.83 ft at 11:00AM May 19, 2013Observed: 6.83 ft at 11:15AM May 19, 2013Observed: 6.83 ft at 11:30AM May 19, 2013Observed: 6.83 ft at 11:45AM May 19, 2013Observed: 6.83 ft at 12:00PM May 19, 2013Observed: 6.83 ft at 12:15PM May 19, 2013Observed: 6.83 ft at 12:30PM May 19, 2013Observed: 6.83 ft at 12:45PM May 19, 2013Observed: 6.83 ft at 1:00PM May 19, 2013Observed: 6.83 ft at 1:15PM May 19, 2013Observed: 6.83 ft at 1:30PM May 19, 2013Observed: 6.83 ft at 1:45PM May 19, 2013Observed: 6.83 ft at 2:00PM May 19, 2013Observed: 6.83 ft at 2:15PM May 19, 2013Observed: 6.83 ft at 2:30PM May 19, 2013Observed: 6.82 ft at 2:45PM May 19, 2013Observed: 6.83 ft at 3:00PM May 19, 2013Observed: 6.82 ft at 3:15PM May 19, 2013Observed: 6.82 ft at 3:30PM May 19, 2013Observed: 6.82 ft at 3:45PM May 19, 2013Observed: 6.82 ft at 4:00PM May 19, 2013Observed: 6.82 ft at 4:15PM May 19, 2013Observed: 6.82 ft at 4:30PM May 19, 2013Observed: 6.82 ft at 4:45PM May 19, 2013Observed: 6.82 ft at 5:00PM May 19, 2013Observed: 6.82 ft at 5:15PM May 19, 2013Observed: 6.82 ft at 5:30PM May 19, 2013Observed: 6.82 ft at 5:45PM May 19, 2013Observed: 6.81 ft at 6:00PM May 19, 2013Observed: 6.81 ft at 6:15PM May 19, 2013Observed: 6.82 ft at 6:30PM May 19, 2013Observed: 6.81 ft at 6:45PM May 19, 2013Observed: 6.81 ft at 7:00PM May 19, 2013Observed: 6.81 ft at 7:15PM May 19, 2013Observed: 6.81 ft at 7:30PM May 19, 2013Observed: 6.81 ft at 7:45PM May 19, 2013Observed: 6.81 ft at 8:00PM May 19, 2013Observed: 6.81 ft at 8:15PM May 19, 2013Observed: 6.81 ft at 8:30PM May 19, 2013Observed: 6.81 ft at 8:45PM May 19, 2013Observed: 6.81 ft at 9:00PM May 19, 2013Observed: 6.81 ft at 9:15PM May 19, 2013Observed: 6.81 ft at 9:30PM May 19, 2013Observed: 6.81 ft at 9:45PM May 19, 2013Observed: 6.81 ft at 10:00PM May 19, 2013Observed: 6.81 ft at 10:15PM May 19, 2013Observed: 6.81 ft at 10:30PM May 19, 2013Observed: 6.81 ft at 10:45PM May 19, 2013Observed: 6.81 ft at 11:00PM May 19, 2013Observed: 6.81 ft at 11:15PM May 19, 2013Observed: 6.81 ft at 11:30PM May 19, 2013Observed: 6.81 ft at 11:45PM May 19, 2013Observed: 6.81 ft at 12:00AM May 20, 2013Observed: 6.81 ft at 12:15AM May 20, 2013Observed: 6.81 ft at 12:30AM May 20, 2013Observed: 6.81 ft at 12:45AM May 20, 2013Observed: 6.81 ft at 1:00AM May 20, 2013Observed: 6.81 ft at 1:15AM May 20, 2013Observed: 6.81 ft at 1:30AM May 20, 2013Observed: 6.81 ft at 1:45AM May 20, 2013Observed: 6.81 ft at 2:00AM May 20, 2013Observed: 6.81 ft at 2:15AM May 20, 2013Observed: 6.81 ft at 2:30AM May 20, 2013Observed: 6.81 ft at 2:45AM May 20, 2013Observed: 6.81 ft at 3:00AM May 20, 2013Observed: 6.81 ft at 3:15AM May 20, 2013Observed: 6.81 ft at 3:30AM May 20, 2013Observed: 6.81 ft at 3:45AM May 20, 2013Observed: 6.81 ft at 4:00AM May 20, 2013Observed: 6.81 ft at 4:15AM May 20, 2013Observed: 6.81 ft at 4:30AM May 20, 2013Observed: 6.81 ft at 4:45AM May 20, 2013Observed: 6.81 ft at 5:00AM May 20, 2013Observed: 6.81 ft at 5:15AM May 20, 2013Observed: 6.81 ft at 5:30AM May 20, 2013Observed: 6.81 ft at 5:45AM May 20, 2013Observed: 6.81 ft at 6:00AM May 20, 2013Observed: 6.81 ft at 6:15AM May 20, 2013Observed: 6.81 ft at 6:30AM May 20, 2013Observed: 6.81 ft at 6:45AM May 20, 2013Observed: 6.81 ft at 7:00AM May 20, 2013Observed: 6.81 ft at 7:15AM May 20, 2013Observed: 6.81 ft at 7:30AM May 20, 2013Observed: 6.81 ft at 7:45AM May 20, 2013Observed: 6.81 ft at 8:00AM May 20, 2013Observed: 6.81 ft at 8:15AM May 20, 2013Observed: 6.81 ft at 8:30AM May 20, 2013Observed: 6.81 ft at 8:45AM May 20, 2013Observed: 6.81 ft at 9:00AM May 20, 2013Observed: 6.81 ft at 9:15AM May 20, 2013Observed: 6.81 ft at 9:30AM May 20, 2013Observed: 6.81 ft at 9:45AM May 20, 2013Observed: 6.81 ft at 10:00AM May 20, 2013Observed: 6.81 ft at 10:15AM May 20, 2013Observed: 6.81 ft at 10:30AM May 20, 2013Observed: 6.81 ft at 10:45AM May 20, 2013Observed: 6.81 ft at 11:00AM May 20, 2013Observed: 6.81 ft at 11:15AM May 20, 2013Observed: 6.8 ft at 11:30AM May 20, 2013Observed: 6.81 ft at 11:45AM May 20, 2013Observed: 6.81 ft at 12:00PM May 20, 2013Observed: 6.81 ft at 12:15PM May 20, 2013Observed: 6.81 ft at 12:30PM May 20, 2013Observed: 6.81 ft at 12:45PM May 20, 2013Observed: 6.81 ft at 1:00PM May 20, 2013Observed: 6.8 ft at 1:15PM May 20, 2013Observed: 6.8 ft at 1:30PM May 20, 2013Observed: 6.81 ft at 1:45PM May 20, 2013Observed: 6.81 ft at 2:00PM May 20, 2013Observed: 6.81 ft at 2:15PM May 20, 2013Observed: 6.81 ft at 2:30PM May 20, 2013Observed: 6.81 ft at 2:45PM May 20, 2013Observed: 6.77 ft at 3:00PM May 20, 2013Observed: 6.79 ft at 3:15PM May 20, 2013Observed: 6.81 ft at 3:30PM May 20, 2013Observed: 6.8 ft at 3:45PM May 20, 2013Observed: 6.8 ft at 4:00PM May 20, 2013Observed: 6.8 ft at 4:15PM May 20, 2013Observed: 6.8 ft at 4:30PM May 20, 2013Observed: 6.81 ft at 4:45PM May 20, 2013Observed: 6.8 ft at 5:00PM May 20, 2013Observed: 6.8 ft at 5:15PM May 20, 2013Observed: 6.81 ft at 5:30PM May 20, 2013Observed: 6.8 ft at 5:45PM May 20, 2013Observed: 6.8 ft at 6:00PM May 20, 2013Observed: 6.8 ft at 6:15PM May 20, 2013Observed: 6.8 ft at 6:30PM May 20, 2013Observed: 6.8 ft at 6:45PM May 20, 2013Observed: 6.8 ft at 7:00PM May 20, 2013Observed: 6.8 ft at 7:15PM May 20, 2013Observed: 6.8 ft at 7:30PM May 20, 2013Observed: 6.8 ft at 7:45PM May 20, 2013Observed: 6.8 ft at 8:00PM May 20, 2013Observed: 6.8 ft at 8:15PM May 20, 2013Observed: 6.8 ft at 8:30PM May 20, 2013Observed: 6.8 ft at 8:45PM May 20, 2013Observed: 6.8 ft at 9:00PM May 20, 2013Observed: 6.8 ft at 9:15PM May 20, 2013Observed: 6.8 ft at 9:30PM May 20, 2013Observed: 6.8 ft at 9:45PM May 20, 2013Observed: 6.8 ft at 10:00PM May 20, 2013Observed: 6.8 ft at 10:15PM May 20, 2013Observed: 6.8 ft at 10:30PM May 20, 2013Observed: 6.8 ft at 10:45PM May 20, 2013Observed: 6.8 ft at 11:00PM May 20, 2013Observed: 6.8 ft at 11:15PM May 20, 2013Observed: 6.8 ft at 11:30PM May 20, 2013Observed: 6.8 ft at 11:45PM May 20, 2013WTNW2(plotting HGIRG) Graph Created (3:23AM May 21, 2013)ObservedLatest observed value: 6.8 ft at 11:45 PM EDT 20-May-2013. Flood Stage is 17 ft
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Datum: NAVD88
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NOTE: Forecasts for the West Fork River at Weston are issued as needed during times of high water, but are not routinely available.
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Upstream Gauge - at Stonewall Jackson Lake Upstream Gauge Downstream Gauge Downstream Gauge - at Butcherville
Flood Categories (in feet)
Major Flood Stage:25
Moderate Flood Stage:23
Flood Stage:17
Action Stage:15

Historical Crests
(1) 25.50 ft on 06/25/1950
(2) 24.10 ft on 11/05/1985
(3) 23.00 ft on 10/13/1890
(4) 22.50 ft on 03/07/1967
(5) 22.30 ft on 04/16/1939
(6) 22.30 ft on 02/10/1957
(7) 22.20 ft on 03/19/1963
(8) 21.90 ft on 01/26/1978
(9) 21.30 ft on 06/19/1940
(10) 20.79 ft on 11/19/2003
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Low Water Records
(1) 0.79 ft on 08/09/1952
(2) 0.90 ft on 07/16/1952
(3) 0.90 ft on 06/22/1965
(4) 0.90 ft on 07/29/1965
(5) 0.94 ft on 09/06/1952
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30 MAIN STREET, ROUTE 19, 400 FEET FROM THE RIVER GAGE IS FLOODED.
26.5 TREMENDOUS PROPERTY DAMAGE TO THE ENTIRE BUSINESS DISTRICT IN WESTON.
25 WATER ENTERS THE WESTON POLICE DEPARTMENT. THE LEFT BANK SIDE OF THE END OF SECOND STREET BRIDGE IS FLOODED.
24.5 THE PARK NEAR THE LEFT BANK END OF SECOND STREET HIGHWAY BRIDGE IS FLOODED.
24 THE FOOT OF THE FIRST STREET BRIDGE ACROSS WEST FORK ABOUT 0.1 MILES UPSTREAM FROM THE RIVER GAGE, AND THE ROADWAY 60 FEET UPSTREAM FROM RIVER GAGE IS FLOODED.
23 BASEMENT FLOODING IN NUMEROUS BUSINESSES ON WEST SECOND STREET AND THE WEST SIDE OF MAIN STREET. ALSO, THE JUNIOR HIGH BEGINS TO FLOOD.
22 HOMES ALONG RIVER AVENUE, 300 FEET DOWNSTREAM FROM THE RIVER GAGE, BEGINS TO BE AFFECTED BY HIGH WATER. SOME PROPERTY DAMAGE.
21.7 TOP OF RIVER BANK FLOODED, 300 FEET D0OWNSTREAM FROM THE RIVER GAGE.
20.5 TOP OF RIVER THE BANK IS FLOODED, 100 FEET UPSTREAM FROM THE RIVER GAGE (RIVER AVENUE)
20.1 WATER IS OVER RIVER AVENUE, ABOUT 200-400 FEET DOWNSTREAM FROM THE RIVER GAGE. SOME HOMES ARE ALSO FLOODED.
20 LOWER PORTIONS OF THE RAILROAD BRIDGE, 0.8 MILES DOWNSTREAM FROM THE RIVER GAGE.
17 THE CENTER LINE OF RIVER AVENUE ALONG THE RIVER, 300 FEET DOWNSTREAM FROM THE RIVER GAGE.
15 WATER STARTS TO OVERFLOW LEFT BANK ONTO RIVER AVENUE, FROM ABOUT 200 FEET DOWNSTREAM TO ABOUT 1 MILE DOWNSTREAM FROM THE RIVER GAGE.
Photos
(1) Weston Aerial View
(2) Upstream View
(3) Downstream View
(4) Weston Wire Weight Gage
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Latitude: 39.029167° N, Longitude: 80.473889° W, Horizontal Datum: NAD27

River Stage
Reference Frame		 Gauge Height Flood Stage Uses
NWS stage 0 ft 17 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 999.49 ft 1016.49 ft 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 993.84 ft 1010.84 ft  

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