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NOTE: Forecasts are not available for the Pasquotank River near Mariners Wharf Park at Elizabeth City. Only observed stages are available for this point.

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Flood Categories (in feet) Major Flood Stage: 3.5 Moderate Flood Stage: 2.5 Flood Stage: 1.8 Action Stage: 1.5 Low Stage (in feet): -1 Historic Crests (1) 3.75 ft on 08/04/2020 (2) 3.22 ft on 10/11/2018 (3) 3.09 ft on 04/13/2020 (4) 2.43 ft on 09/16/2018 (5) 2.31 ft on 04/20/2019 Show More Historic Crests (P): Preliminary values subject to further review. Recent Crests (1) 1.98 ft on 08/17/2023 (P) (2) 2.18 ft on 06/24/2023 (P) (3) 2.14 ft on 04/30/2023 (4) 2.02 ft on 03/04/2023 (5) 1.82 ft on 11/12/2022 Show More Recent Crests (P): Preliminary values subject to further review. Low Water Records Currently none available. For more information on your flood risk go to www.floodsmart.gov. Show FEMA's National Flood Hazard Layers FEMA's National Flood Hazard Layers not showing? Why aren't the FEMA National Flood Hazard Layers showing on the ESRI Map? Possible reasons: There are no FEMA National Flood Hazard Layers for the location which you are viewing on ESRI Maps. The FEMA Web Mapping Service (WMS) is down. Note: Your zoom level may have changed. ESRI's zoom levels must be between 14 and 16 to show National Flood Hazard layers.

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4	The area between the Pasquotank River and Park St is becoming isolated as flood waters are cutting off access to all roads in and out of that area.
3.5	Much of downtown is flooded including businesses along US 158, E. Grice Street, and Wharf Park. Numerous homes along Shepard St, Riverside Avenue, and Dawson St are flooded.
3	Businesses along the water front in town begin to flood. Homes along Roanoke Ave are beginning to flood. Flooding is occurring along N. Road St, Walnut St and E Broad St.
2.5	Numerous roads are flooded including US Hwy 158, E. Grice St, Herrington Rd and Park St. Homes along Dawson St and Hunter St are beginning to flood.
2	The intersection of Water St. and Shepard St. is flooded and impassable with homes along Shepard St being impacted by flood waters.
1.75	Portions of several roads, including Fairfax Ave, Shepard St, and Riverside Ave. are flooded and impassable. Water encroaches upon Charles Creek Park and Dog Corner Park. Flooding is occurring along N. Road St, Walnut St and E Broad St.
1.5	Lowland areas along Charles Creek and Knobbs Creek begin to flood. Water begins to encroach upon Dawson St. and Fish Court Park.
Photos (1) View of Tide Gage at Elizabeth City Mariners Wharf Park

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Latitude: 36.298611° N, Longitude: 76.218611° W, Horizontal Datum: NAD83/WGS84 River Stage Reference Frame Gauge Height Flood Stage Uses NWS stage 0 ft 1.8 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 Not Available Not Available

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