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Chesapeake Bay at Chesapeake Bay Bridge Tunnel Stage (ft)Flow (kcfs)Observed: 4.49 ft at 8:45AM Mar 26, 2024Observed: 4.48 ft at 9:00AM Mar 26, 2024Observed: 4.48 ft at 9:15AM Mar 26, 2024Observed: 4.48 ft at 9:30AM Mar 26, 2024Observed: 4.48 ft at 9:45AM Mar 26, 2024Observed: 4.49 ft at 10:00AM Mar 26, 2024Observed: 4.48 ft at 10:15AM Mar 26, 2024Observed: 4.48 ft at 10:30AM Mar 26, 2024Observed: 4.48 ft at 10:45AM Mar 26, 2024Observed: 4.48 ft at 11:00AM Mar 26, 2024Observed: 4.48 ft at 11:15AM Mar 26, 2024Observed: 4.48 ft at 11:30AM Mar 26, 2024Observed: 4.48 ft at 11:45AM Mar 26, 2024Observed: 4.47 ft at 12:00PM Mar 26, 2024Observed: 4.47 ft at 12:15PM Mar 26, 2024Observed: 4.47 ft at 12:30PM Mar 26, 2024Observed: 4.47 ft at 12:45PM Mar 26, 2024Observed: 4.47 ft at 1:00PM Mar 26, 2024Observed: 4.48 ft at 1:15PM Mar 26, 2024Observed: 4.48 ft at 1:30PM Mar 26, 2024Observed: 4.48 ft at 1:45PM Mar 26, 2024Observed: 4.48 ft at 2:00PM Mar 26, 2024Observed: 4.48 ft at 2:15PM Mar 26, 2024Observed: 4.48 ft at 2:30PM Mar 26, 2024Observed: 4.48 ft at 2:45PM Mar 26, 2024Observed: 4.48 ft at 3:00PM Mar 26, 2024Observed: 4.48 ft at 3:15PM Mar 26, 2024Observed: 4.48 ft at 3:30PM Mar 26, 2024Observed: 4.48 ft at 3:45PM Mar 26, 2024Observed: 4.48 ft at 4:00PM Mar 26, 2024Observed: 4.48 ft at 4:15PM Mar 26, 2024Observed: 4.49 ft at 4:30PM Mar 26, 2024Observed: 4.49 ft at 4:45PM Mar 26, 2024Observed: 4.48 ft at 5:00PM Mar 26, 2024Observed: 4.48 ft at 5:15PM Mar 26, 2024Observed: 4.48 ft at 5:30PM Mar 26, 2024Observed: 4.48 ft at 5:45PM Mar 26, 2024Observed: 4.48 ft at 6:00PM Mar 26, 2024Observed: 4.48 ft at 6:15PM Mar 26, 2024Observed: 4.48 ft at 6:30PM Mar 26, 2024Observed: 4.48 ft at 6:45PM Mar 26, 2024Observed: 4.47 ft at 7:00PM Mar 26, 2024Observed: 4.47 ft at 7:15PM Mar 26, 2024Observed: 4.47 ft at 7:30PM Mar 26, 2024Observed: 4.47 ft at 7:45PM Mar 26, 2024Observed: 4.47 ft at 8:00PM Mar 26, 2024Observed: 4.47 ft at 8:15PM Mar 26, 2024Observed: 4.47 ft at 8:30PM Mar 26, 2024Observed: 4.46 ft at 8:45PM Mar 26, 2024Observed: 4.46 ft at 9:00PM Mar 26, 2024Observed: 4.46 ft at 9:15PM Mar 26, 2024Observed: 4.46 ft at 9:30PM Mar 26, 2024Observed: 4.45 ft at 9:45PM Mar 26, 2024Observed: 4.45 ft at 10:00PM Mar 26, 2024Observed: 4.45 ft at 10:15PM Mar 26, 2024Observed: 4.45 ft at 10:30PM Mar 26, 2024Observed: 4.45 ft at 10:45PM Mar 26, 2024Observed: 4.45 ft at 11:00PM Mar 26, 2024Observed: 4.44 ft at 11:15PM Mar 26, 2024Observed: 4.44 ft at 11:30PM Mar 26, 2024Observed: 4.44 ft at 11:45PM Mar 26, 2024Observed: 4.44 ft at 12:00AM Mar 27, 2024Observed: 4.44 ft at 12:15AM Mar 27, 2024Observed: 4.43 ft at 12:30AM Mar 27, 2024Observed: 4.43 ft at 12:45AM Mar 27, 2024Observed: 4.43 ft at 1:00AM Mar 27, 2024Observed: 4.43 ft at 1:15AM Mar 27, 2024Observed: 4.42 ft at 1:30AM Mar 27, 2024Observed: 4.42 ft at 1:45AM Mar 27, 2024Observed: 4.42 ft at 2:00AM Mar 27, 2024Observed: 4.41 ft at 2:15AM Mar 27, 2024Observed: 4.41 ft at 2:30AM Mar 27, 2024Observed: 4.4 ft at 2:45AM Mar 27, 2024Observed: 4.41 ft at 3:00AM Mar 27, 2024Observed: 4.4 ft at 3:15AM Mar 27, 2024Observed: 4.4 ft at 3:30AM Mar 27, 2024Observed: 4.39 ft at 3:45AM Mar 27, 2024Observed: 4.39 ft at 4:00AM Mar 27, 2024Observed: 4.38 ft at 4:15AM Mar 27, 2024Observed: 4.39 ft at 4:30AM Mar 27, 2024Observed: 4.38 ft at 4:45AM Mar 27, 2024Observed: 4.38 ft at 5:00AM Mar 27, 2024Observed: 4.37 ft at 5:15AM Mar 27, 2024Observed: 4.37 ft at 5:30AM Mar 27, 2024Observed: 4.37 ft at 5:45AM Mar 27, 2024Observed: 4.36 ft at 6:00AM Mar 27, 2024Observed: 4.36 ft at 6:15AM Mar 27, 2024Observed: 4.35 ft at 6:30AM Mar 27, 2024Observed: 4.35 ft at 6:45AM Mar 27, 2024Observed: 4.35 ft at 7:00AM Mar 27, 2024Observed: 4.35 ft at 7:15AM Mar 27, 2024Observed: 4.35 ft at 7:30AM Mar 27, 2024Observed: 4.34 ft at 7:45AM Mar 27, 2024Observed: 4.34 ft at 8:00AM Mar 27, 2024Observed: 4.34 ft at 8:15AM Mar 27, 2024Observed: 4.34 ft at 8:30AM Mar 27, 2024Observed: 4.33 ft at 8:45AM Mar 27, 2024Observed: 4.33 ft at 9:00AM Mar 27, 2024Observed: 4.32 ft at 9:15AM Mar 27, 2024Observed: 4.32 ft at 9:30AM Mar 27, 2024Observed: 4.31 ft at 9:45AM Mar 27, 2024Observed: 4.32 ft at 10:00AM Mar 27, 2024Observed: 4.32 ft at 10:15AM Mar 27, 2024Observed: 4.33 ft at 10:30AM Mar 27, 2024Observed: 4.32 ft at 10:45AM Mar 27, 2024Observed: 4.33 ft at 11:00AM Mar 27, 2024Observed: 4.33 ft at 11:15AM Mar 27, 2024Observed: 4.33 ft at 11:30AM Mar 27, 2024Observed: 4.33 ft at 11:45AM Mar 27, 2024Observed: 4.32 ft at 12:00PM Mar 27, 2024Observed: 4.33 ft at 12:15PM Mar 27, 2024Observed: 4.33 ft at 12:30PM Mar 27, 2024Observed: 4.31 ft at 12:45PM Mar 27, 2024Observed: 4.33 ft at 1:00PM Mar 27, 2024Observed: 4.33 ft at 1:15PM Mar 27, 2024Observed: 4.33 ft at 1:30PM Mar 27, 2024Observed: 4.35 ft at 1:45PM Mar 27, 2024Observed: 4.36 ft at 2:00PM Mar 27, 2024Observed: 4.38 ft at 2:15PM Mar 27, 2024Observed: 4.38 ft at 2:30PM Mar 27, 2024Observed: 4.39 ft at 2:45PM Mar 27, 2024Observed: 4.4 ft at 3:00PM Mar 27, 2024Observed: 4.41 ft at 3:15PM Mar 27, 2024Observed: 4.42 ft at 3:30PM Mar 27, 2024Observed: 4.43 ft at 3:45PM Mar 27, 2024Observed: 4.45 ft at 4:00PM Mar 27, 2024Observed: 4.46 ft at 4:15PM Mar 27, 2024Observed: 4.47 ft at 4:30PM Mar 27, 2024Observed: 4.49 ft at 4:45PM Mar 27, 2024Observed: 4.51 ft at 5:00PM Mar 27, 2024Observed: 4.52 ft at 5:15PM Mar 27, 2024Observed: 4.54 ft at 5:30PM Mar 27, 2024Observed: 4.56 ft at 5:45PM Mar 27, 2024Observed: 4.57 ft at 6:00PM Mar 27, 2024Observed: 4.6 ft at 6:15PM Mar 27, 2024Observed: 4.62 ft at 6:30PM Mar 27, 2024Observed: 4.64 ft at 6:45PM Mar 27, 2024Observed: 4.66 ft at 7:00PM Mar 27, 2024Observed: 4.69 ft at 7:15PM Mar 27, 2024Observed: 4.71 ft at 7:30PM Mar 27, 2024Observed: 4.73 ft at 7:45PM Mar 27, 2024Observed: 4.76 ft at 8:00PM Mar 27, 2024Observed: 4.78 ft at 8:15PM Mar 27, 2024Observed: 4.81 ft at 8:30PM Mar 27, 2024Observed: 4.84 ft at 8:45PM Mar 27, 2024Observed: 4.87 ft at 9:00PM Mar 27, 2024Observed: 4.9 ft at 9:15PM Mar 27, 2024Observed: 4.92 ft at 9:30PM Mar 27, 2024Observed: 4.95 ft at 9:45PM Mar 27, 2024Observed: 4.98 ft at 10:00PM Mar 27, 2024Observed: 5.02 ft at 10:15PM Mar 27, 2024Observed: 5.05 ft at 10:30PM Mar 27, 2024Observed: 5.08 ft at 10:45PM Mar 27, 2024Observed: 5.12 ft at 11:00PM Mar 27, 2024Observed: 5.16 ft at 11:15PM Mar 27, 2024Observed: 5.19 ft at 11:30PM Mar 27, 2024Observed: 5.22 ft at 11:45PM Mar 27, 2024Observed: 5.27 ft at 12:00AM Mar 28, 2024Observed: 5.31 ft at 12:15AM Mar 28, 2024Observed: 5.36 ft at 12:30AM Mar 28, 2024Observed: 5.4 ft at 12:45AM Mar 28, 2024Observed: 5.44 ft at 1:00AM Mar 28, 2024Observed: 5.49 ft at 1:15AM Mar 28, 2024Observed: 5.53 ft at 1:30AM Mar 28, 2024Observed: 5.57 ft at 1:45AM Mar 28, 2024Observed: 5.61 ft at 2:00AM Mar 28, 2024Observed: 5.65 ft at 2:15AM Mar 28, 2024Observed: 5.68 ft at 2:30AM Mar 28, 2024Observed: 5.72 ft at 2:45AM Mar 28, 2024Observed: 5.75 ft at 3:00AM Mar 28, 2024Observed: 5.78 ft at 3:15AM Mar 28, 2024Observed: 5.8 ft at 3:30AM Mar 28, 2024Observed: 5.81 ft at 3:45AM Mar 28, 2024Observed: 5.85 ft at 4:00AM Mar 28, 2024Observed: 5.88 ft at 4:15AM Mar 28, 2024Observed: 5.9 ft at 4:30AM Mar 28, 2024Observed: 5.92 ft at 4:45AM Mar 28, 2024Observed: 5.94 ft at 5:00AM Mar 28, 2024Observed: 5.96 ft at 5:15AM Mar 28, 2024Observed: 5.97 ft at 5:30AM Mar 28, 2024Observed: 5.99 ft at 5:45AM Mar 28, 2024Observed: 6 ft at 6:00AM Mar 28, 2024Observed: 6.01 ft at 6:15AM Mar 28, 2024Observed: 6.03 ft at 6:30AM Mar 28, 2024Observed: 6.04 ft at 6:45AM Mar 28, 2024Observed: 6.05 ft at 7:00AM Mar 28, 2024Observed: 6.06 ft at 7:15AM Mar 28, 2024Observed: 6.07 ft at 7:30AM Mar 28, 2024Highest Observation: 6.08 ft at 7:45AM Mar 28, 2024Forecast: 6.3 ft 2:00PM Mar 28, 2024Forecast: 6.6 ft 8:00PM Mar 28, 2024Highest Forecast: 6.7 ft 2:00AM Mar 29, 2024Forecast: 6.6 ft 8:00AM Mar 29, 2024Forecast: 6.3 ft 2:00PM Mar 29, 2024Forecast: 5.8 ft 8:00PM Mar 29, 2024Forecast: 5.4 ft 2:00AM Mar 30, 2024Forecast: 5.1 ft 8:00AM Mar 30, 2024Forecast: 4.9 ft 2:00PM Mar 30, 2024USGS--Water Resources of the United StatesCARV2(plotting HGIRG) Graph Created (8:30AM Mar 28, 2024)ObservedForecast (issued 3:17PM Mar 27)Latest observed value: 6.08 ft at 7:45 AM EDT 28-Mar-2024. 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) 7.10 ft on 10/29/2012
(5) 6.82 ft on 11/22/2006
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(P): Preliminary values subject to further review.

Recent Crests
(1) 5.16 ft on 08/29/2017
(2) 5.10 ft on 08/29/2017
(3) 5.11 ft on 01/24/2017
(4) 5.69 ft on 10/09/2016
(5) 6.63 ft on 10/06/2016
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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: 36.966667° N, Longitude: 76.113333° W, Horizontal Datum: NAD83/WGS84

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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
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