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Roanoke River at BUGGS ISLAND Stage (ft)Flow (kcfs)Observed: 4.72 ft at 3:00AM Jan 21, 2020Observed: 7.22 ft at 3:15AM Jan 21, 2020Observed: 7.88 ft at 3:30AM Jan 21, 2020Observed: 8.17 ft at 3:45AM Jan 21, 2020Observed: 8.12 ft at 4:00AM Jan 21, 2020Observed: 7.97 ft at 4:15AM Jan 21, 2020Observed: 7.99 ft at 4:30AM Jan 21, 2020Observed: 8.01 ft at 4:45AM Jan 21, 2020Observed: 7.96 ft at 5:00AM Jan 21, 2020Observed: 7.94 ft at 5:15AM Jan 21, 2020Observed: 7.96 ft at 5:30AM Jan 21, 2020Observed: 7.97 ft at 5:45AM Jan 21, 2020Observed: 7.91 ft at 6:00AM Jan 21, 2020Observed: 7.89 ft at 6:15AM Jan 21, 2020Observed: 7.87 ft at 6:30AM Jan 21, 2020Observed: 7.87 ft at 6:45AM Jan 21, 2020Observed: 7.95 ft at 7:00AM Jan 21, 2020Observed: 8.2 ft at 7:15AM Jan 21, 2020Observed: 8.03 ft at 8:30AM Jan 21, 2020Observed: 8 ft at 8:45AM Jan 21, 2020Observed: 7.99 ft at 9:00AM Jan 21, 2020Observed: 8.2 ft at 9:15AM Jan 21, 2020Observed: 8.06 ft at 9:30AM Jan 21, 2020Observed: 7.92 ft at 9:45AM Jan 21, 2020Observed: 7.91 ft at 10:00AM Jan 21, 2020Observed: 8.11 ft at 10:15AM Jan 21, 2020Highest Observation: 8.59 ft at 10:30AM Jan 21, 2020Observed: 8.08 ft at 10:45AM Jan 21, 2020Observed: 8.07 ft at 11:00AM Jan 21, 2020Observed: 8.03 ft at 11:15AM Jan 21, 2020Observed: 8.01 ft at 11:30AM Jan 21, 2020Observed: 8.05 ft at 11:45AM Jan 21, 2020Observed: 8.04 ft at 12:00PM Jan 21, 2020Observed: 5.43 ft at 12:15PM Jan 21, 2020Observed: 4.32 ft at 12:30PM Jan 21, 2020Observed: 3.71 ft at 12:45PM Jan 21, 2020Observed: 3.32 ft at 1:00PM Jan 21, 2020Observed: 3.11 ft at 1:15PM Jan 21, 2020Observed: 3.01 ft at 1:30PM Jan 21, 2020Observed: 2.98 ft at 1:45PM Jan 21, 2020Observed: 2.99 ft at 2:00PM Jan 21, 2020Observed: 3.19 ft at 2:15PM Jan 21, 2020Observed: 3.44 ft at 2:30PM Jan 21, 2020Observed: 3.65 ft at 2:45PM Jan 21, 2020Observed: 3.73 ft at 3:00PM Jan 21, 2020Observed: 3.76 ft at 3:15PM Jan 21, 2020Observed: 3.82 ft at 3:30PM Jan 21, 2020Observed: 3.86 ft at 3:45PM Jan 21, 2020Observed: 4.87 ft at 4:00PM Jan 21, 2020Observed: 7.16 ft at 4:15PM Jan 21, 2020Observed: 7.78 ft at 4:30PM Jan 21, 2020Observed: 7.96 ft at 4:45PM Jan 21, 2020Observed: 8.01 ft at 5:00PM Jan 21, 2020Observed: 8.01 ft at 5:15PM Jan 21, 2020Observed: 8.01 ft at 5:30PM Jan 21, 2020Observed: 8.07 ft at 5:45PM Jan 21, 2020Observed: 8.06 ft at 6:00PM Jan 21, 2020Observed: 8.04 ft at 6:15PM Jan 21, 2020Observed: 7.96 ft at 6:30PM Jan 21, 2020Observed: 7.94 ft at 6:45PM Jan 21, 2020Observed: 7.98 ft at 7:00PM Jan 21, 2020Observed: 8.07 ft at 7:15PM Jan 21, 2020Observed: 8.11 ft at 7:30PM Jan 21, 2020Observed: 8.12 ft at 7:45PM Jan 21, 2020Observed: 8.17 ft at 8:00PM Jan 21, 2020Observed: 8.28 ft at 8:15PM Jan 21, 2020Observed: 8.48 ft at 8:30PM Jan 21, 2020Observed: 8.18 ft at 8:45PM Jan 21, 2020Observed: 8.09 ft at 9:00PM Jan 21, 2020Observed: 8.21 ft at 9:15PM Jan 21, 2020Observed: 8.13 ft at 9:30PM Jan 21, 2020Observed: 8.02 ft at 9:45PM Jan 21, 2020Observed: 8 ft at 10:00PM Jan 21, 2020Observed: 8.31 ft at 10:15PM Jan 21, 2020Observed: 8.32 ft at 10:30PM Jan 21, 2020Observed: 8.14 ft at 10:45PM Jan 21, 2020Observed: 8.05 ft at 11:00PM Jan 21, 2020Observed: 5.47 ft at 11:15PM Jan 21, 2020Observed: 4.36 ft at 11:30PM Jan 21, 2020Observed: 3.76 ft at 11:45PM Jan 21, 2020Observed: 3.38 ft at 12:00AM Jan 22, 2020Observed: 3.18 ft at 12:15AM Jan 22, 2020Observed: 3.1 ft at 12:30AM Jan 22, 2020Observed: 3.07 ft at 12:45AM Jan 22, 2020Observed: 3.13 ft at 1:00AM Jan 22, 2020Observed: 3.24 ft at 1:15AM Jan 22, 2020Observed: 3.34 ft at 1:30AM Jan 22, 2020Observed: 3.4 ft at 1:45AM Jan 22, 2020Observed: 3.44 ft at 2:00AM Jan 22, 2020Observed: 3.55 ft at 2:15AM Jan 22, 2020Observed: 3.79 ft at 2:30AM Jan 22, 2020Observed: 3.96 ft at 2:45AM Jan 22, 2020Observed: 4.34 ft at 3:00AM Jan 22, 2020Observed: 5.13 ft at 3:15AM Jan 22, 2020Observed: 5.27 ft at 3:30AM Jan 22, 2020Observed: 5.27 ft at 3:45AM Jan 22, 2020Observed: 6.08 ft at 4:00AM Jan 22, 2020Observed: 7.87 ft at 4:15AM Jan 22, 2020Observed: 7.93 ft at 4:30AM Jan 22, 2020Observed: 7.95 ft at 4:45AM Jan 22, 2020Observed: 8.02 ft at 5:00AM Jan 22, 2020Observed: 8.02 ft at 5:15AM Jan 22, 2020Observed: 7.93 ft at 5:30AM Jan 22, 2020Observed: 8.07 ft at 5:45AM Jan 22, 2020Observed: 7.9 ft at 6:00AM Jan 22, 2020Observed: 7.99 ft at 6:15AM Jan 22, 2020Observed: 8.08 ft at 6:30AM Jan 22, 2020Observed: 8.31 ft at 6:45AM Jan 22, 2020Observed: 7.97 ft at 7:00AM Jan 22, 2020Observed: 8.14 ft at 7:15AM Jan 22, 2020Observed: 8.15 ft at 7:30AM Jan 22, 2020Observed: 8.16 ft at 7:45AM Jan 22, 2020Observed: 8.17 ft at 8:00AM Jan 22, 2020Observed: 8.32 ft at 8:15AM Jan 22, 2020Observed: 8.26 ft at 8:30AM Jan 22, 2020Observed: 7.99 ft at 8:45AM Jan 22, 2020Observed: 7.93 ft at 9:00AM Jan 22, 2020Observed: 8.13 ft at 9:15AM Jan 22, 2020Observed: 7.94 ft at 10:30AM Jan 22, 2020Observed: 7.91 ft at 10:45AM Jan 22, 2020Observed: 7.9 ft at 11:00AM Jan 22, 2020Observed: 5.35 ft at 11:15AM Jan 22, 2020Observed: 4.27 ft at 11:30AM Jan 22, 2020Observed: 3.7 ft at 11:45AM Jan 22, 2020Observed: 3.34 ft at 12:00PM Jan 22, 2020Observed: 3.17 ft at 12:15PM Jan 22, 2020Observed: 3.12 ft at 12:30PM Jan 22, 2020Observed: 3.11 ft at 12:45PM Jan 22, 2020Observed: 3.2 ft at 1:00PM Jan 22, 2020Observed: 3.32 ft at 1:15PM Jan 22, 2020Observed: 3.44 ft at 1:30PM Jan 22, 2020Observed: 3.53 ft at 1:45PM Jan 22, 2020Observed: 3.57 ft at 2:00PM Jan 22, 2020Observed: 3.63 ft at 2:15PM Jan 22, 2020Observed: 3.7 ft at 2:30PM Jan 22, 2020Observed: 3.73 ft at 2:45PM Jan 22, 2020Observed: 3.77 ft at 3:00PM Jan 22, 2020Observed: 3.78 ft at 3:15PM Jan 22, 2020Observed: 3.76 ft at 3:30PM Jan 22, 2020Observed: 3.66 ft at 3:45PM Jan 22, 2020Observed: 3.5 ft at 4:00PM Jan 22, 2020Observed: 3.35 ft at 4:15PM Jan 22, 2020Observed: 3.25 ft at 4:30PM Jan 22, 2020Observed: 3.16 ft at 4:45PM Jan 22, 2020Observed: 4.44 ft at 5:00PM Jan 22, 2020Observed: 7.02 ft at 5:15PM Jan 22, 2020Observed: 2.51 ft at 10:45AM Jan 23, 2020Observed: 7.94 ft at 11:00AM Jan 23, 2020Observed: 5.97 ft at 11:15AM Jan 23, 2020Observed: 4.59 ft at 11:30AM Jan 23, 2020Observed: 3.87 ft at 11:45AM Jan 23, 2020Observed: 3.42 ft at 12:00PM Jan 23, 2020Observed: 3.14 ft at 12:15PM Jan 23, 2020Observed: 2.99 ft at 12:30PM Jan 23, 2020Observed: 2.94 ft at 12:45PM Jan 23, 2020Observed: 2.93 ft at 1:00PM Jan 23, 2020Observed: 3.12 ft at 1:15PM Jan 23, 2020Observed: 3.38 ft at 1:30PM Jan 23, 2020Observed: 3.61 ft at 1:45PM Jan 23, 2020Observed: 3.69 ft at 2:00PM Jan 23, 2020Observed: 3.72 ft at 2:15PM Jan 23, 2020Observed: 3.79 ft at 2:30PM Jan 23, 2020Observed: 3.87 ft at 2:45PM Jan 23, 2020Observed: 3.92 ft at 3:00PM Jan 23, 2020Observed: 3.93 ft at 3:15PM Jan 23, 2020Observed: 3.87 ft at 3:30PM Jan 23, 2020Observed: 3.79 ft at 3:45PM Jan 23, 2020Observed: 3.69 ft at 4:00PM Jan 23, 2020Observed: 3.58 ft at 4:15PM Jan 23, 2020Observed: 3.48 ft at 4:30PM Jan 23, 2020Observed: 3.39 ft at 4:45PM Jan 23, 2020Observed: 4.66 ft at 5:00PM Jan 23, 2020Observed: 7.1 ft at 5:15PM Jan 23, 2020Observed: 8.17 ft at 5:30PM Jan 23, 2020Observed: 7.93 ft at 5:45PM Jan 23, 2020Observed: 7.93 ft at 6:00PM Jan 23, 2020Observed: 7.94 ft at 6:15PM Jan 23, 2020Observed: 7.98 ft at 6:30PM Jan 23, 2020Observed: 8 ft at 6:45PM Jan 23, 2020Observed: 8.1 ft at 7:00PM Jan 23, 2020Observed: 8.12 ft at 7:15PM Jan 23, 2020Observed: 8.1 ft at 7:30PM Jan 23, 2020Observed: 8.02 ft at 7:45PM Jan 23, 2020Observed: 7.97 ft at 8:00PM Jan 23, 2020Observed: 8.08 ft at 8:15PM Jan 23, 2020Observed: 8.05 ft at 8:30PM Jan 23, 2020Observed: 7.97 ft at 8:45PM Jan 23, 2020Observed: 7.96 ft at 9:00PM Jan 23, 2020Observed: 7.95 ft at 9:15PM Jan 23, 2020Observed: 8.01 ft at 9:30PM Jan 23, 2020Observed: 8.04 ft at 9:45PM Jan 23, 2020Observed: 8.42 ft at 10:00PM Jan 23, 2020Observed: 5.66 ft at 10:15PM Jan 23, 2020Observed: 4.42 ft at 10:30PM Jan 23, 2020Observed: 3.78 ft at 10:45PM Jan 23, 2020Observed: 3.37 ft at 11:00PM Jan 23, 2020Observed: 3.16 ft at 11:15PM Jan 23, 2020Observed: 3.06 ft at 11:30PM Jan 23, 2020Observed: 2.99 ft at 11:45PM Jan 23, 2020Observed: 2.98 ft at 12:00AM Jan 24, 2020Observed: 3.13 ft at 12:15AM Jan 24, 2020Observed: 3.37 ft at 12:30AM Jan 24, 2020Observed: 3.61 ft at 12:45AM Jan 24, 2020Observed: 3.69 ft at 1:00AM Jan 24, 2020Observed: 3.73 ft at 1:15AM Jan 24, 2020Observed: 3.77 ft at 1:30AM Jan 24, 2020Observed: 3.86 ft at 1:45AM Jan 24, 2020Observed: 3.91 ft at 2:00AM Jan 24, 2020Observed: 3.92 ft at 2:15AM Jan 24, 2020Observed: 3.86 ft at 2:30AM Jan 24, 2020Observed: 3.76 ft at 2:45AM Jan 24, 2020Observed: 3.65 ft at 3:00AM Jan 24, 2020Observed: 3.54 ft at 3:15AM Jan 24, 2020Observed: 3.45 ft at 3:30AM Jan 24, 2020Observed: 3.37 ft at 3:45AM Jan 24, 2020Observed: 3.34 ft at 4:00AM Jan 24, 2020Observed: 3.33 ft at 4:15AM Jan 24, 2020Observed: 3.33 ft at 4:30AM Jan 24, 2020Observed: 3.44 ft at 4:45AM Jan 24, 2020Observed: 4.38 ft at 5:00AM Jan 24, 2020Observed: 6.86 ft at 5:15AM Jan 24, 2020Observed: 7.4 ft at 5:30AM Jan 24, 2020Observed: 7.76 ft at 5:45AM Jan 24, 2020Observed: 7.69 ft at 6:00AM Jan 24, 2020Observed: 7.9 ft at 6:15AM Jan 24, 2020Observed: 8.07 ft at 6:30AM Jan 24, 2020Observed: 8.35 ft at 6:45AM Jan 24, 2020Observed: 7.92 ft at 7:00AM Jan 24, 2020Observed: 7.92 ft at 7:15AM Jan 24, 2020Observed: 7.86 ft at 7:30AM Jan 24, 2020Observed: 7.84 ft at 7:45AM Jan 24, 2020Observed: 7.83 ft at 8:00AM Jan 24, 2020Observed: 8.1 ft at 8:15AM Jan 24, 2020Observed: 8.07 ft at 8:30AM Jan 24, 2020Observed: 7.94 ft at 8:45AM Jan 24, 2020Observed: 7.81 ft at 9:00AM Jan 24, 2020Observed: 7.77 ft at 9:15AM Jan 24, 2020Observed: 7.74 ft at 9:30AM Jan 24, 2020Observed: 7.72 ft at 9:45AM Jan 24, 2020Observed: 7.77 ft at 10:00AM Jan 24, 2020Observed: 7.94 ft at 10:15AM Jan 24, 2020Observed: 7.79 ft at 10:30AM Jan 24, 2020Observed: 7.79 ft at 10:45AM Jan 24, 2020Observed: 7.79 ft at 11:00AM Jan 24, 2020Observed: 7.96 ft at 11:15AM Jan 24, 2020Observed: 7.89 ft at 11:30AM Jan 24, 2020Observed: 7.84 ft at 11:45AM Jan 24, 2020Observed: 8.02 ft at 12:00PM Jan 24, 2020Observed: 5.34 ft at 12:15PM Jan 24, 2020Observed: 4.25 ft at 12:30PM Jan 24, 2020Observed: 3.66 ft at 12:45PM Jan 24, 2020Observed: 3.3 ft at 1:00PM Jan 24, 2020Observed: 3.17 ft at 1:15PM Jan 24, 2020Observed: 3.19 ft at 1:30PM Jan 24, 2020Observed: 3.39 ft at 1:45PM Jan 24, 2020Observed: 3.55 ft at 2:00PM Jan 24, 2020Observed: 3.64 ft at 2:15PM Jan 24, 2020Observed: 3.75 ft at 2:30PM Jan 24, 2020Observed: 3.8 ft at 2:45PM Jan 24, 2020Observed: 3.96 ft at 3:00PM Jan 24, 2020Observed: 4.68 ft at 3:15PM Jan 24, 2020Observed: 4.95 ft at 3:30PM Jan 24, 2020Observed: 4.97 ft at 3:45PM Jan 24, 2020Observed: 5.59 ft at 4:00PM Jan 24, 2020Observed: 7.2 ft at 4:15PM Jan 24, 2020Observed: 7.73 ft at 4:30PM Jan 24, 2020Observed: 7.74 ft at 4:45PM Jan 24, 2020Observed: 7.92 ft at 5:00PM Jan 24, 2020Observed: 7.84 ft at 5:15PM Jan 24, 2020Observed: 7.9 ft at 5:30PM Jan 24, 2020Observed: 7.87 ft at 5:45PM Jan 24, 2020Observed: 7.86 ft at 6:00PM Jan 24, 2020Observed: 7.84 ft at 6:15PM Jan 24, 2020Observed: 7.87 ft at 6:30PM Jan 24, 2020Observed: 7.84 ft at 6:45PM Jan 24, 2020Observed: 7.89 ft at 7:00PM Jan 24, 2020Observed: 8.19 ft at 7:15PM Jan 24, 2020Observed: 7.96 ft at 7:30PM Jan 24, 2020Observed: 7.9 ft at 7:45PM Jan 24, 2020Observed: 7.88 ft at 8:00PM Jan 24, 2020Observed: 5.4 ft at 8:15PM Jan 24, 2020Observed: 4.33 ft at 8:30PM Jan 24, 2020Observed: 3.77 ft at 8:45PM Jan 24, 2020Observed: 3.42 ft at 9:00PM Jan 24, 2020Observed: 3.29 ft at 9:15PM Jan 24, 2020Observed: 3.29 ft at 9:30PM Jan 24, 2020Observed: 3.34 ft at 9:45PM Jan 24, 2020Observed: 3.46 ft at 10:00PM Jan 24, 2020Observed: 3.64 ft at 10:15PM Jan 24, 2020Observed: 3.81 ft at 10:30PM Jan 24, 2020Observed: 3.94 ft at 10:45PM Jan 24, 2020Observed: 3.97 ft at 11:00PM Jan 24, 2020Observed: 4.01 ft at 11:15PM Jan 24, 2020Observed: 4.03 ft at 11:30PM Jan 24, 2020Observed: 4.08 ft at 11:45PM Jan 24, 2020Observed: 4.1 ft at 12:00AM Jan 25, 2020Observed: 4.08 ft at 12:15AM Jan 25, 2020Observed: 3.98 ft at 12:30AM Jan 25, 2020Observed: 3.86 ft at 12:45AM Jan 25, 2020Observed: 3.75 ft at 1:00AM Jan 25, 2020Observed: 3.65 ft at 1:15AM Jan 25, 2020Observed: 3.59 ft at 1:30AM Jan 25, 2020Observed: 3.51 ft at 1:45AM Jan 25, 2020Observed: 3.49 ft at 2:00AM Jan 25, 2020Observed: 3.48 ft at 2:15AM Jan 25, 2020USGS--Water Resources of the United StatesBUGV2(plotting HGIRG) Graph Created (2:45AM Jan 25, 2020)ObservedLatest observed value: 3.48 ft at 2:15 AM EST 25-Jan-2020.
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NOTE: Forecasts are not available for the Roanoke River at BUGGS ISLAND. Only observed stages are available for this point.
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Flood Categories (in feet)
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Historic Crests
(1) 11.20 ft on 03/29/1984
(2) 11.18 ft on 11/12/1979
(3) 11.15 ft on 11/29/2010
(4) 11.11 ft on 01/13/1979
(5) 11.07 ft on 08/09/1972
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(P): Preliminary values subject to further review.

Recent Crests
(1) 10.59 ft on 05/20/2012
(2) 11.15 ft on 11/29/2010
(3) 10.14 ft on 12/03/2009
(4) 10.07 ft on 09/15/2009
(5) 9.58 ft on 08/19/2008
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(P): Preliminary values subject to further review.

Low Water Records
Currently none available.

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Latitude: 36.603056° N, Longitude: 78.298056° W, Horizontal Datum: NAD27

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NAVD88 Not Available Not Available Survey grade GPS equipment, FEMA flood plain maps, newer USGS topographic maps
NGVD 29 196.72 Not Available Older USGS topographic maps, NGVD29 benchmarks
MSL Not Available Not Available Older USGS topographic maps, MSL benchmarks
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