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Meherrin River at Emporia Stage (ft)Flow (cfs)Observed: 3.86 ft at 12:00AM Mar 19, 2023Observed: 3.87 ft at 12:15AM Mar 19, 2023Observed: 3.87 ft at 12:30AM Mar 19, 2023Observed: 3.87 ft at 12:45AM Mar 19, 2023Observed: 3.87 ft at 1:00AM Mar 19, 2023Observed: 3.87 ft at 1:15AM Mar 19, 2023Observed: 3.88 ft at 1:30AM Mar 19, 2023Observed: 3.88 ft at 1:45AM Mar 19, 2023Observed: 3.88 ft at 2:00AM Mar 19, 2023Observed: 3.88 ft at 2:15AM Mar 19, 2023Observed: 3.88 ft at 2:30AM Mar 19, 2023Observed: 3.88 ft at 2:45AM Mar 19, 2023Observed: 3.88 ft at 3:00AM Mar 19, 2023Observed: 3.88 ft at 3:15AM Mar 19, 2023Observed: 3.88 ft at 3:30AM Mar 19, 2023Observed: 3.88 ft at 3:45AM Mar 19, 2023Observed: 3.88 ft at 4:00AM Mar 19, 2023Observed: 3.88 ft at 4:15AM Mar 19, 2023Observed: 3.88 ft at 4:30AM Mar 19, 2023Observed: 3.88 ft at 4:45AM Mar 19, 2023Observed: 3.89 ft at 5:00AM Mar 19, 2023Observed: 3.89 ft at 5:15AM Mar 19, 2023Observed: 3.89 ft at 5:30AM Mar 19, 2023Observed: 3.89 ft at 5:45AM Mar 19, 2023Observed: 3.9 ft at 6:00AM Mar 19, 2023Observed: 3.91 ft at 6:15AM Mar 19, 2023Observed: 3.92 ft at 6:30AM Mar 19, 2023Observed: 3.92 ft at 6:45AM Mar 19, 2023Observed: 3.93 ft at 7:00AM Mar 19, 2023Observed: 3.93 ft at 7:15AM Mar 19, 2023Observed: 3.93 ft at 7:30AM Mar 19, 2023Observed: 3.93 ft at 7:45AM Mar 19, 2023Observed: 3.94 ft at 8:00AM Mar 19, 2023Observed: 3.94 ft at 8:15AM Mar 19, 2023Observed: 3.94 ft at 8:30AM Mar 19, 2023Observed: 3.94 ft at 8:45AM Mar 19, 2023Observed: 3.94 ft at 9:00AM Mar 19, 2023Observed: 3.94 ft at 9:15AM Mar 19, 2023Observed: 3.94 ft at 9:30AM Mar 19, 2023Observed: 3.94 ft at 9:45AM Mar 19, 2023Observed: 3.94 ft at 10:00AM Mar 19, 2023Observed: 3.94 ft at 10:15AM Mar 19, 2023Observed: 3.94 ft at 10:30AM Mar 19, 2023Observed: 3.94 ft at 10:45AM Mar 19, 2023Observed: 3.94 ft at 11:00AM Mar 19, 2023Observed: 3.94 ft at 11:15AM Mar 19, 2023Observed: 3.94 ft at 11:30AM Mar 19, 2023Observed: 3.94 ft at 11:45AM Mar 19, 2023Observed: 3.94 ft at 12:00PM Mar 19, 2023Observed: 3.94 ft at 12:15PM Mar 19, 2023Observed: 3.94 ft at 12:30PM Mar 19, 2023Observed: 3.94 ft at 12:45PM Mar 19, 2023Observed: 3.94 ft at 1:00PM Mar 19, 2023Observed: 3.95 ft at 1:15PM Mar 19, 2023Observed: 3.94 ft at 1:30PM Mar 19, 2023Observed: 3.94 ft at 1:45PM Mar 19, 2023Observed: 3.95 ft at 2:00PM Mar 19, 2023Observed: 3.95 ft at 2:15PM Mar 19, 2023Observed: 3.95 ft at 2:30PM Mar 19, 2023Observed: 3.95 ft at 2:45PM Mar 19, 2023Observed: 3.94 ft at 3:00PM Mar 19, 2023Observed: 3.95 ft at 3:15PM Mar 19, 2023Observed: 3.94 ft at 3:30PM Mar 19, 2023Observed: 3.94 ft at 3:45PM Mar 19, 2023Observed: 3.95 ft at 4:00PM Mar 19, 2023Observed: 3.95 ft at 4:15PM Mar 19, 2023Observed: 3.95 ft at 4:30PM Mar 19, 2023Observed: 3.96 ft at 4:45PM Mar 19, 2023Observed: 3.97 ft at 5:00PM Mar 19, 2023Observed: 3.98 ft at 5:15PM Mar 19, 2023Observed: 3.98 ft at 5:30PM Mar 19, 2023Observed: 3.99 ft at 5:45PM Mar 19, 2023Observed: 3.99 ft at 6:00PM Mar 19, 2023Observed: 4 ft at 6:15PM Mar 19, 2023Observed: 4 ft at 6:30PM Mar 19, 2023Observed: 4.01 ft at 6:45PM Mar 19, 2023Observed: 4.01 ft at 7:00PM Mar 19, 2023Observed: 4.02 ft at 7:15PM Mar 19, 2023Observed: 4.02 ft at 7:30PM Mar 19, 2023Observed: 4.02 ft at 7:45PM Mar 19, 2023Observed: 4.02 ft at 8:00PM Mar 19, 2023Observed: 4.02 ft at 8:15PM Mar 19, 2023Observed: 4.02 ft at 8:30PM Mar 19, 2023Observed: 4.02 ft at 8:45PM Mar 19, 2023Observed: 4.02 ft at 9:00PM Mar 19, 2023Observed: 4.01 ft at 9:15PM Mar 19, 2023Observed: 4.01 ft at 9:30PM Mar 19, 2023Observed: 4.01 ft at 9:45PM Mar 19, 2023Observed: 4.01 ft at 10:00PM Mar 19, 2023Observed: 4 ft at 10:15PM Mar 19, 2023Observed: 4 ft at 10:30PM Mar 19, 2023Observed: 4 ft at 10:45PM Mar 19, 2023Observed: 4 ft at 11:00PM Mar 19, 2023Observed: 4 ft at 11:15PM Mar 19, 2023Observed: 4 ft at 11:30PM Mar 19, 2023Observed: 4 ft at 11:45PM Mar 19, 2023Observed: 3.99 ft at 12:00AM Mar 20, 2023Observed: 3.99 ft at 12:15AM Mar 20, 2023Observed: 3.99 ft at 12:30AM Mar 20, 2023Observed: 3.99 ft at 12:45AM Mar 20, 2023Observed: 3.99 ft at 1:00AM Mar 20, 2023Observed: 3.99 ft at 1:15AM Mar 20, 2023Observed: 3.98 ft at 1:30AM Mar 20, 2023Observed: 3.98 ft at 1:45AM Mar 20, 2023Observed: 3.98 ft at 2:00AM Mar 20, 2023Observed: 3.98 ft at 2:15AM Mar 20, 2023Observed: 3.98 ft at 2:30AM Mar 20, 2023Observed: 3.97 ft at 2:45AM Mar 20, 2023Observed: 3.98 ft at 3:00AM Mar 20, 2023Observed: 3.98 ft at 3:15AM Mar 20, 2023Observed: 3.98 ft at 3:30AM Mar 20, 2023Observed: 3.98 ft at 3:45AM Mar 20, 2023Observed: 3.98 ft at 4:00AM Mar 20, 2023Observed: 3.98 ft at 4:15AM Mar 20, 2023Observed: 3.98 ft at 4:30AM Mar 20, 2023Observed: 3.98 ft at 4:45AM Mar 20, 2023Observed: 3.98 ft at 5:00AM Mar 20, 2023Observed: 3.98 ft at 5:15AM Mar 20, 2023Observed: 3.98 ft at 5:30AM Mar 20, 2023Observed: 3.98 ft at 5:45AM Mar 20, 2023Observed: 3.99 ft at 6:00AM Mar 20, 2023Observed: 3.99 ft at 6:15AM Mar 20, 2023Observed: 4 ft at 6:30AM Mar 20, 2023Observed: 4 ft at 6:45AM Mar 20, 2023Observed: 4 ft at 7:00AM Mar 20, 2023Observed: 4.01 ft at 7:15AM Mar 20, 2023Observed: 4.01 ft at 7:30AM Mar 20, 2023Observed: 4.02 ft at 7:45AM Mar 20, 2023Observed: 4.06 ft at 8:00AM Mar 20, 2023Observed: 4.09 ft at 8:15AM Mar 20, 2023Observed: 4.12 ft at 8:30AM Mar 20, 2023Observed: 4.15 ft at 8:45AM Mar 20, 2023Observed: 4.18 ft at 9:00AM Mar 20, 2023Observed: 4.18 ft at 9:15AM Mar 20, 2023Observed: 4.19 ft at 9:30AM Mar 20, 2023Observed: 4.2 ft at 9:45AM Mar 20, 2023Observed: 4.21 ft at 10:00AM Mar 20, 2023Observed: 4.21 ft at 10:15AM Mar 20, 2023Observed: 4.22 ft at 10:30AM Mar 20, 2023Highest Observation: 4.23 ft at 10:45AM Mar 20, 2023Observed: 4.21 ft at 11:00AM Mar 20, 2023Observed: 4.21 ft at 11:15AM Mar 20, 2023Observed: 4.2 ft at 11:30AM Mar 20, 2023Observed: 4.19 ft at 11:45AM Mar 20, 2023Observed: 4.18 ft at 12:00PM Mar 20, 2023Observed: 4.18 ft at 12:15PM Mar 20, 2023Observed: 4.18 ft at 12:30PM Mar 20, 2023Observed: 4.18 ft at 12:45PM Mar 20, 2023Observed: 4.18 ft at 1:00PM Mar 20, 2023Observed: 4.18 ft at 1:15PM Mar 20, 2023Observed: 4.18 ft at 1:30PM Mar 20, 2023Observed: 4.17 ft at 1:45PM Mar 20, 2023Observed: 4.18 ft at 2:00PM Mar 20, 2023Observed: 4.17 ft at 2:15PM Mar 20, 2023Observed: 4.17 ft at 2:30PM Mar 20, 2023Observed: 4.17 ft at 2:45PM Mar 20, 2023Observed: 4.17 ft at 3:00PM Mar 20, 2023Observed: 4.17 ft at 3:15PM Mar 20, 2023Observed: 4.17 ft at 3:30PM Mar 20, 2023Observed: 4.17 ft at 3:45PM Mar 20, 2023Observed: 4.16 ft at 4:00PM Mar 20, 2023Observed: 4.16 ft at 4:15PM Mar 20, 2023Observed: 4.16 ft at 4:30PM Mar 20, 2023Observed: 4.15 ft at 4:45PM Mar 20, 2023Observed: 4.15 ft at 5:00PM Mar 20, 2023Observed: 4.15 ft at 5:15PM Mar 20, 2023Observed: 4.15 ft at 5:30PM Mar 20, 2023Observed: 4.15 ft at 5:45PM Mar 20, 2023Observed: 4.13 ft at 6:00PM Mar 20, 2023Observed: 4.11 ft at 6:15PM Mar 20, 2023Observed: 4.1 ft at 6:30PM Mar 20, 2023Observed: 4.09 ft at 6:45PM Mar 20, 2023Observed: 4.09 ft at 7:00PM Mar 20, 2023Observed: 4.09 ft at 7:15PM Mar 20, 2023Observed: 4.09 ft at 7:30PM Mar 20, 2023Observed: 4.08 ft at 7:45PM Mar 20, 2023Observed: 4.08 ft at 8:00PM Mar 20, 2023Observed: 4.08 ft at 8:15PM Mar 20, 2023Observed: 4.07 ft at 8:30PM Mar 20, 2023Observed: 4.07 ft at 8:45PM Mar 20, 2023Observed: 4.07 ft at 9:00PM Mar 20, 2023Observed: 4.07 ft at 9:15PM Mar 20, 2023Observed: 4.06 ft at 9:30PM Mar 20, 2023Observed: 4.06 ft at 9:45PM Mar 20, 2023Observed: 4.05 ft at 10:00PM Mar 20, 2023Observed: 4.05 ft at 10:15PM Mar 20, 2023Observed: 4.05 ft at 10:30PM Mar 20, 2023Highest Forecast: 4 ft 2:00AM Mar 21, 2023Forecast: 3.9 ft 8:00AM Mar 21, 2023Forecast: 3.8 ft 2:00PM Mar 21, 2023Forecast: 3.7 ft 8:00PM Mar 21, 2023Forecast: 3.7 ft 2:00AM Mar 22, 2023Forecast: 3.6 ft 8:00AM Mar 22, 2023Forecast: 3.5 ft 2:00PM Mar 22, 2023Forecast: 3.5 ft 8:00PM Mar 22, 2023Forecast: 3.4 ft 2:00AM Mar 23, 2023Forecast: 3.4 ft 8:00AM Mar 23, 2023Forecast: 3.4 ft 2:00PM Mar 23, 2023Forecast: 3.4 ft 8:00PM Mar 23, 2023Forecast: 3.4 ft 2:00AM Mar 24, 2023Forecast: 3.4 ft 8:00AM Mar 24, 2023Forecast: 3.4 ft 2:00PM Mar 24, 2023Forecast: 3.4 ft 8:00PM Mar 24, 2023Forecast: 3.3 ft 2:00AM Mar 25, 2023Forecast: 3.3 ft 8:00AM Mar 25, 2023USGS--Water Resources of the United StatesEPOV2(plotting HGIRG) Graph Created (11:45PM Mar 20, 2023)ObservedForecast (issued 8:39AM Mar 20)Latest observed value: 4.05 ft at 10:30 PM EDT 20-Mar-2023. Flood Stage is 23 ft
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NOTE: Forecasts for the Meherrin River at Emporia are issued routinely year-round.

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Flood Categories (in feet)
Major Flood Stage: 27
Moderate Flood Stage: 25
Flood Stage: 23
Action Stage: 13
Low Stage (in feet): -9999

Historic Crests
(1) 31.50 ft on 08/17/1940
(2) 28.00 ft on 08/28/1908
(3) 27.38 ft on 10/08/1972
(4) 26.62 ft on 04/29/1978
(5) 26.59 ft on 10/26/1971
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(P): Preliminary values subject to further review.

Recent Crests
(1) 13.06 ft on 12/24/2022 (P)
(2) 14.46 ft on 04/15/2019
(3) 18.41 ft on 03/23/2019
(4) 15.63 ft on 03/05/2019
(5) 15.58 ft on 03/03/2019
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(P): Preliminary values subject to further review.

Low Water Records
(1) 1.13 ft on 07/17/2002
(2) 1.30 ft on 08/30/2007

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36.1 River stage sensor operating limit
34 Water begins to flow across the Hicksford Ave Bridge.
33.5 Water reaches the intersection of Center St and High St.
30 Water reaches the entrance to Meherrin River Park along Hicksford Ave.
25 Homes on Center St between Cleveland Ave and Monroe St are inundated.  Homes along Meherrin Park Rd begin to flood and the ball fields in the EGRA park are flooded.
24 Portions of Center St begin to flood and some residential areas are threatened.
23 Flood waters infiltrate sewer system. The parking lot next to the ball fields in EGRA Park begins to flood.
20 Water reaches the top of the boat ramp in the Meherrin River Park/EGRA Park.
19 Water covers the walking bridge in the Meherrin River Park.
16 Meherrin River Park and Veterans Memorial Park are closed to public access.
15 Water begins to cover portions of the walking trail in the Meherrin River Park.
13 Cautionary stage. Water begins to overflow the banks in the Meherrin River Park.
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Latitude: 36.690000° N, Longitude: 77.540833° W, Horizontal Datum: NAD27

River Stage
Reference Frame		 Gauge Height Flood Stage Uses
NWS stage 0 ft 23 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 66.01 89.01 Survey grade GPS equipment, FEMA flood plain maps, newer USGS topographic maps
NGVD 29 67.17 ft 90.17 ft 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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