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Chesapeake Bay at Chesapeake Bay Bridge Tunnel Stage (ft)Flow (kcfs)Highest Observation: 8.88 ft at 7:15PM Feb 24, 2021Observed: 8.87 ft at 7:30PM Feb 24, 2021Observed: 8.86 ft at 7:45PM Feb 24, 2021Observed: 8.85 ft at 8:00PM Feb 24, 2021Observed: 8.84 ft at 8:15PM Feb 24, 2021Observed: 8.84 ft at 8:30PM Feb 24, 2021Observed: 8.83 ft at 8:45PM Feb 24, 2021Observed: 8.82 ft at 9:00PM Feb 24, 2021Observed: 8.81 ft at 9:15PM Feb 24, 2021Observed: 8.8 ft at 9:30PM Feb 24, 2021Observed: 8.8 ft at 9:45PM Feb 24, 2021Observed: 8.8 ft at 10:00PM Feb 24, 2021Observed: 8.79 ft at 10:15PM Feb 24, 2021Observed: 8.79 ft at 10:30PM Feb 24, 2021Observed: 8.79 ft at 10:45PM Feb 24, 2021Observed: 8.78 ft at 11:00PM Feb 24, 2021Observed: 8.78 ft at 11:15PM Feb 24, 2021Observed: 8.77 ft at 11:30PM Feb 24, 2021Observed: 8.77 ft at 11:45PM Feb 24, 2021Observed: 8.77 ft at 12:00AM Feb 25, 2021Observed: 8.77 ft at 12:15AM Feb 25, 2021Observed: 8.77 ft at 12:30AM Feb 25, 2021Observed: 8.77 ft at 12:45AM Feb 25, 2021Observed: 8.77 ft at 1:00AM Feb 25, 2021Observed: 8.77 ft at 1:15AM Feb 25, 2021Observed: 8.77 ft at 1:30AM Feb 25, 2021Observed: 8.77 ft at 1:45AM Feb 25, 2021Observed: 8.77 ft at 2:00AM Feb 25, 2021Observed: 8.77 ft at 2:15AM Feb 25, 2021Observed: 8.77 ft at 2:30AM Feb 25, 2021Observed: 8.77 ft at 2:45AM Feb 25, 2021Observed: 8.77 ft at 3:00AM Feb 25, 2021Observed: 8.77 ft at 3:15AM Feb 25, 2021Observed: 8.77 ft at 3:30AM Feb 25, 2021Observed: 8.77 ft at 3:45AM Feb 25, 2021Observed: 8.77 ft at 4:00AM Feb 25, 2021Observed: 8.76 ft at 4:15AM Feb 25, 2021Observed: 8.76 ft at 4:30AM Feb 25, 2021Observed: 8.76 ft at 4:45AM Feb 25, 2021Observed: 8.75 ft at 5:00AM Feb 25, 2021Observed: 8.76 ft at 5:15AM Feb 25, 2021Observed: 8.76 ft at 5:30AM Feb 25, 2021Observed: 8.75 ft at 5:45AM Feb 25, 2021Observed: 8.74 ft at 6:00AM Feb 25, 2021Observed: 8.74 ft at 6:15AM Feb 25, 2021Observed: 8.73 ft at 6:30AM Feb 25, 2021Observed: 8.73 ft at 6:45AM Feb 25, 2021Observed: 8.72 ft at 7:00AM Feb 25, 2021Observed: 8.72 ft at 7:15AM Feb 25, 2021Observed: 8.72 ft at 7:30AM Feb 25, 2021Observed: 8.71 ft at 7:45AM Feb 25, 2021Observed: 8.71 ft at 8:00AM Feb 25, 2021Observed: 8.7 ft at 8:15AM Feb 25, 2021Observed: 8.7 ft at 8:30AM Feb 25, 2021Observed: 8.69 ft at 8:45AM Feb 25, 2021Observed: 8.69 ft at 9:00AM Feb 25, 2021Observed: 8.68 ft at 9:15AM Feb 25, 2021Observed: 8.67 ft at 9:30AM Feb 25, 2021Observed: 8.66 ft at 9:45AM Feb 25, 2021Observed: 8.65 ft at 10:00AM Feb 25, 2021Observed: 8.65 ft at 10:15AM Feb 25, 2021Observed: 8.64 ft at 10:30AM Feb 25, 2021Observed: 8.64 ft at 10:45AM Feb 25, 2021Observed: 8.63 ft at 11:00AM Feb 25, 2021Observed: 8.62 ft at 11:15AM Feb 25, 2021Observed: 8.62 ft at 11:30AM Feb 25, 2021Observed: 8.61 ft at 11:45AM Feb 25, 2021Observed: 8.6 ft at 12:00PM Feb 25, 2021Observed: 8.59 ft at 12:15PM Feb 25, 2021Observed: 8.58 ft at 12:30PM Feb 25, 2021Observed: 8.58 ft at 12:45PM Feb 25, 2021Observed: 8.57 ft at 1:00PM Feb 25, 2021Observed: 8.55 ft at 1:15PM Feb 25, 2021Observed: 8.55 ft at 1:30PM Feb 25, 2021Observed: 8.54 ft at 1:45PM Feb 25, 2021Observed: 8.54 ft at 2:00PM Feb 25, 2021Observed: 8.53 ft at 2:15PM Feb 25, 2021Observed: 8.52 ft at 2:30PM Feb 25, 2021Observed: 8.51 ft at 2:45PM Feb 25, 2021Observed: 8.5 ft at 3:00PM Feb 25, 2021Observed: 8.49 ft at 3:15PM Feb 25, 2021Observed: 8.49 ft at 3:30PM Feb 25, 2021Observed: 8.48 ft at 3:45PM Feb 25, 2021Observed: 8.47 ft at 4:00PM Feb 25, 2021Observed: 8.46 ft at 4:15PM Feb 25, 2021Observed: 8.46 ft at 4:30PM Feb 25, 2021Observed: 8.45 ft at 4:45PM Feb 25, 2021Observed: 8.44 ft at 5:00PM Feb 25, 2021Observed: 8.44 ft at 5:15PM Feb 25, 2021Observed: 8.43 ft at 5:30PM Feb 25, 2021Observed: 8.42 ft at 5:45PM Feb 25, 2021Observed: 8.42 ft at 6:00PM Feb 25, 2021Observed: 8.41 ft at 6:15PM Feb 25, 2021Observed: 8.41 ft at 6:30PM Feb 25, 2021Observed: 8.4 ft at 6:45PM Feb 25, 2021Observed: 8.4 ft at 7:00PM Feb 25, 2021Observed: 8.39 ft at 7:15PM Feb 25, 2021Observed: 8.38 ft at 7:30PM Feb 25, 2021Observed: 8.37 ft at 7:45PM Feb 25, 2021Observed: 8.37 ft at 8:00PM Feb 25, 2021Observed: 8.37 ft at 8:15PM Feb 25, 2021Observed: 8.36 ft at 8:30PM Feb 25, 2021Observed: 8.36 ft at 8:45PM Feb 25, 2021Observed: 8.35 ft at 9:00PM Feb 25, 2021Observed: 8.35 ft at 9:15PM Feb 25, 2021Observed: 8.34 ft at 9:30PM Feb 25, 2021Observed: 8.34 ft at 9:45PM Feb 25, 2021Observed: 8.33 ft at 10:00PM Feb 25, 2021Observed: 8.33 ft at 10:15PM Feb 25, 2021Observed: 8.32 ft at 10:30PM Feb 25, 2021Observed: 8.32 ft at 10:45PM Feb 25, 2021Observed: 8.31 ft at 11:00PM Feb 25, 2021Observed: 8.3 ft at 11:15PM Feb 25, 2021Observed: 8.3 ft at 11:30PM Feb 25, 2021Observed: 8.29 ft at 11:45PM Feb 25, 2021Observed: 8.28 ft at 12:00AM Feb 26, 2021Observed: 8.28 ft at 12:15AM Feb 26, 2021Observed: 8.27 ft at 12:30AM Feb 26, 2021Observed: 8.27 ft at 12:45AM Feb 26, 2021Observed: 8.26 ft at 1:00AM Feb 26, 2021Observed: 8.26 ft at 1:15AM Feb 26, 2021Observed: 8.26 ft at 1:30AM Feb 26, 2021Observed: 8.25 ft at 1:45AM Feb 26, 2021Observed: 8.24 ft at 2:00AM Feb 26, 2021Observed: 8.24 ft at 2:15AM Feb 26, 2021Observed: 8.24 ft at 2:30AM Feb 26, 2021Observed: 8.23 ft at 2:45AM Feb 26, 2021Observed: 8.23 ft at 3:00AM Feb 26, 2021Observed: 8.22 ft at 3:15AM Feb 26, 2021Observed: 8.22 ft at 3:30AM Feb 26, 2021Observed: 8.21 ft at 3:45AM Feb 26, 2021Observed: 8.21 ft at 4:00AM Feb 26, 2021Observed: 8.2 ft at 4:15AM Feb 26, 2021Observed: 8.2 ft at 4:30AM Feb 26, 2021Observed: 8.19 ft at 4:45AM Feb 26, 2021Observed: 8.19 ft at 5:00AM Feb 26, 2021Observed: 8.19 ft at 5:15AM Feb 26, 2021Observed: 8.18 ft at 5:30AM Feb 26, 2021Observed: 8.18 ft at 5:45AM Feb 26, 2021Observed: 8.18 ft at 6:00AM Feb 26, 2021Observed: 8.17 ft at 6:15AM Feb 26, 2021Observed: 8.16 ft at 6:30AM Feb 26, 2021Observed: 8.16 ft at 6:45AM Feb 26, 2021Observed: 8.16 ft at 7:00AM Feb 26, 2021Observed: 8.16 ft at 7:15AM Feb 26, 2021Observed: 8.15 ft at 7:30AM Feb 26, 2021Observed: 8.15 ft at 7:45AM Feb 26, 2021Observed: 8.14 ft at 8:00AM Feb 26, 2021Observed: 8.14 ft at 8:15AM Feb 26, 2021Observed: 8.13 ft at 8:30AM Feb 26, 2021Observed: 8.13 ft at 8:45AM Feb 26, 2021Observed: 8.13 ft at 9:00AM Feb 26, 2021Observed: 8.12 ft at 9:15AM Feb 26, 2021Observed: 8.12 ft at 9:30AM Feb 26, 2021Observed: 8.11 ft at 9:45AM Feb 26, 2021Observed: 8.1 ft at 10:00AM Feb 26, 2021Observed: 8.09 ft at 10:15AM Feb 26, 2021Observed: 8.09 ft at 10:30AM Feb 26, 2021Observed: 8.08 ft at 10:45AM Feb 26, 2021Observed: 8.09 ft at 11:00AM Feb 26, 2021Observed: 8.08 ft at 11:15AM Feb 26, 2021Observed: 8.08 ft at 11:30AM Feb 26, 2021Observed: 8.08 ft at 11:45AM Feb 26, 2021Observed: 8.08 ft at 12:00PM Feb 26, 2021Observed: 8.08 ft at 12:15PM Feb 26, 2021Observed: 8.07 ft at 12:30PM Feb 26, 2021Observed: 8.07 ft at 12:45PM Feb 26, 2021Observed: 8.05 ft at 1:00PM Feb 26, 2021Observed: 8.07 ft at 1:15PM Feb 26, 2021Observed: 8.05 ft at 1:30PM Feb 26, 2021Observed: 8.06 ft at 1:45PM Feb 26, 2021Observed: 8.05 ft at 2:00PM Feb 26, 2021Observed: 8.05 ft at 2:15PM Feb 26, 2021Observed: 8.05 ft at 2:30PM Feb 26, 2021Observed: 8.05 ft at 2:45PM Feb 26, 2021Observed: 8.05 ft at 3:00PM Feb 26, 2021Observed: 8.04 ft at 3:15PM Feb 26, 2021Observed: 8.04 ft at 3:30PM Feb 26, 2021Observed: 8.04 ft at 3:45PM Feb 26, 2021Observed: 8.04 ft at 4:00PM Feb 26, 2021Observed: 8.04 ft at 4:15PM Feb 26, 2021Observed: 8.03 ft at 4:30PM Feb 26, 2021Observed: 8.02 ft at 4:45PM Feb 26, 2021Observed: 8 ft at 5:00PM Feb 26, 2021Observed: 8.02 ft at 5:15PM Feb 26, 2021Observed: 8.02 ft at 5:30PM Feb 26, 2021Observed: 8.02 ft at 5:45PM Feb 26, 2021Forecast: 8 ft 1:00AM Feb 27, 2021Forecast: 8.1 ft 7:00AM Feb 27, 2021Forecast: 8.6 ft 1:00PM Feb 27, 2021Forecast: 9.6 ft 7:00PM Feb 27, 2021Forecast: 10.2 ft 1:00AM Feb 28, 2021Forecast: 10.5 ft 7:00AM Feb 28, 2021Forecast: 10.5 ft 1:00PM Feb 28, 2021Forecast: 11 ft 7:00PM Feb 28, 2021Forecast: 11.9 ft 1:00AM Mar 01, 2021Highest Forecast: 12.8 ft 7:00AM Mar 01, 2021USGS--Water Resources of the United StatesCARV2(plotting HGIRG) Graph Created (7:01PM Feb 26, 2021)ObservedForecast (issued 10:25AM Feb 26)Latest observed value: 8.02 ft at 5:45 PM EST 26-Feb-2021. Flood Stage is 20 ft
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NOTE: Tide Forecasts are a total water level forecast referenced to mean lower low water.  Please refer to Coastal Flood Advisories and Warnings for official water level forecasts during periods of coastal flooding.  During tropical cyclones, please refer here for additional storm surge information.

NOTE: Please click here for Coastal Flooding Thresholds definitions.

NOTE: Forecasts for the Chesapeake Bay at Chesapeake Bay Bridge Tunnel are issued routinely year-round.

Vertical Datum references a tidal datum (MLLW)...for more information see Tides and Currents .

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Flood Categories (in feet)
Major Flood Stage: 6
Moderate Flood Stage: 5.5
Flood Stage: 5
Action Stage: 4.5
Low Stage (in feet): -1

Historic Crests
(1) 7.61 ft on 11/12/2009
(2) 7.54 ft on 09/18/2003
(3) 7.38 ft on 08/27/2011
(4) 7.15 ft on 10/28/2012
(5) 7.13 ft on 10/29/2012
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(P): Preliminary values subject to further review.

Recent Crests
(1) 5.45 ft on 09/19/2017 (P)
(2) 5.10 ft on 08/29/2017
(3) 5.11 ft on 01/24/2017 (P)
(4) 5.69 ft on 10/09/2016
(5) 5.16 ft on 09/29/2016
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(P): Preliminary values subject to further review.

Low Water Records
(1) -2.54 ft on 01/11/1978
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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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Latitude: 36.966667° N, Longitude: 76.113333° W, Horizontal Datum: NAD83/WGS84

River Stage
Reference Frame		 Gauge Height Flood Stage Uses
NWS stage 0 ft 5 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 -1.85 3.15 Survey grade GPS equipment, FEMA flood plain maps, newer USGS topographic maps
NGVD 29 -1.0 4.0 Older USGS topographic maps, NGVD29 benchmarks
MSL -1.42 3.58 Older USGS topographic maps, MSL benchmarks
Other Not Available Not Available  
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