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Blackwater River (VA) near FRANKLIN Stage (ft)Observed: 0.76 ft at 11:45AM Sep 19, 2023Observed: 0.77 ft at 12:00PM Sep 19, 2023Observed: 0.78 ft at 12:15PM Sep 19, 2023Observed: 0.78 ft at 12:30PM Sep 19, 2023Observed: 0.78 ft at 12:45PM Sep 19, 2023Observed: 0.77 ft at 1:00PM Sep 19, 2023Observed: 0.76 ft at 1:15PM Sep 19, 2023Observed: 0.74 ft at 1:30PM Sep 19, 2023Observed: 0.71 ft at 1:45PM Sep 19, 2023Observed: 0.68 ft at 2:00PM Sep 19, 2023Observed: 0.64 ft at 2:15PM Sep 19, 2023Observed: 0.61 ft at 2:30PM Sep 19, 2023Observed: 0.57 ft at 2:45PM Sep 19, 2023Observed: 0.53 ft at 3:00PM Sep 19, 2023Observed: 0.51 ft at 3:15PM Sep 19, 2023Observed: 0.48 ft at 3:30PM Sep 19, 2023Observed: 0.45 ft at 3:45PM Sep 19, 2023Observed: 0.4 ft at 4:00PM Sep 19, 2023Observed: 0.37 ft at 4:15PM Sep 19, 2023Observed: 0.33 ft at 4:30PM Sep 19, 2023Observed: 0.28 ft at 4:45PM Sep 19, 2023Observed: 0.24 ft at 5:00PM Sep 19, 2023Observed: 0.2 ft at 5:15PM Sep 19, 2023Observed: 0.16 ft at 5:30PM Sep 19, 2023Observed: 0.13 ft at 5:45PM Sep 19, 2023Observed: 0.1 ft at 6:00PM Sep 19, 2023Observed: 0.08 ft at 6:15PM Sep 19, 2023Observed: 0.06 ft at 6:30PM Sep 19, 2023Observed: 0.06 ft at 6:45PM Sep 19, 2023Observed: 0.08 ft at 7:00PM Sep 19, 2023Observed: 0.11 ft at 7:15PM Sep 19, 2023Observed: 0.15 ft at 7:30PM Sep 19, 2023Observed: 0.2 ft at 7:45PM Sep 19, 2023Observed: 0.24 ft at 8:00PM Sep 19, 2023Observed: 0.29 ft at 8:15PM Sep 19, 2023Observed: 0.34 ft at 8:30PM Sep 19, 2023Observed: 0.39 ft at 8:45PM Sep 19, 2023Observed: 0.43 ft at 9:00PM Sep 19, 2023Observed: 0.47 ft at 9:15PM Sep 19, 2023Observed: 0.51 ft at 9:30PM Sep 19, 2023Observed: 0.54 ft at 9:45PM Sep 19, 2023Observed: 0.57 ft at 10:00PM Sep 19, 2023Observed: 0.6 ft at 10:15PM Sep 19, 2023Observed: 0.63 ft at 10:30PM Sep 19, 2023Observed: 0.64 ft at 10:45PM Sep 19, 2023Observed: 0.66 ft at 11:00PM Sep 19, 2023Observed: 0.68 ft at 11:15PM Sep 19, 2023Observed: 0.69 ft at 11:30PM Sep 19, 2023Observed: 0.71 ft at 11:45PM Sep 19, 2023Observed: 0.72 ft at 12:00AM Sep 20, 2023Observed: 0.73 ft at 12:15AM Sep 20, 2023Observed: 0.74 ft at 12:30AM Sep 20, 2023Observed: 0.74 ft at 12:45AM Sep 20, 2023Observed: 0.76 ft at 1:00AM Sep 20, 2023Observed: 0.76 ft at 1:15AM Sep 20, 2023Observed: 0.77 ft at 1:30AM Sep 20, 2023Observed: 0.77 ft at 1:45AM Sep 20, 2023Observed: 0.78 ft at 2:00AM Sep 20, 2023Observed: 0.78 ft at 2:15AM Sep 20, 2023Observed: 0.79 ft at 2:30AM Sep 20, 2023Observed: 0.79 ft at 2:45AM Sep 20, 2023Observed: 0.78 ft at 3:00AM Sep 20, 2023Observed: 0.79 ft at 3:15AM Sep 20, 2023Observed: 0.79 ft at 3:30AM Sep 20, 2023Observed: 0.78 ft at 3:45AM Sep 20, 2023Observed: 0.78 ft at 4:00AM Sep 20, 2023Observed: 0.77 ft at 4:15AM Sep 20, 2023Observed: 0.75 ft at 4:30AM Sep 20, 2023Observed: 0.73 ft at 4:45AM Sep 20, 2023Observed: 0.69 ft at 5:00AM Sep 20, 2023Observed: 0.67 ft at 5:15AM Sep 20, 2023Observed: 0.65 ft at 5:30AM Sep 20, 2023Observed: 0.61 ft at 5:45AM Sep 20, 2023Observed: 0.58 ft at 6:00AM Sep 20, 2023Observed: 0.55 ft at 6:15AM Sep 20, 2023Observed: 0.52 ft at 6:30AM Sep 20, 2023Observed: 0.49 ft at 6:45AM Sep 20, 2023Observed: 0.45 ft at 7:00AM Sep 20, 2023Observed: 0.42 ft at 7:15AM Sep 20, 2023Observed: 0.4 ft at 7:30AM Sep 20, 2023Observed: 0.39 ft at 7:45AM Sep 20, 2023Observed: 0.39 ft at 8:00AM Sep 20, 2023Observed: 0.39 ft at 8:15AM Sep 20, 2023Observed: 0.39 ft at 8:30AM Sep 20, 2023Observed: 0.4 ft at 8:45AM Sep 20, 2023Observed: 0.42 ft at 9:00AM Sep 20, 2023Observed: 0.46 ft at 9:15AM Sep 20, 2023Observed: 0.49 ft at 9:30AM Sep 20, 2023Observed: 0.52 ft at 9:45AM Sep 20, 2023Observed: 0.55 ft at 10:00AM Sep 20, 2023Observed: 0.58 ft at 10:15AM Sep 20, 2023Observed: 0.61 ft at 10:30AM Sep 20, 2023Observed: 0.64 ft at 10:45AM Sep 20, 2023Observed: 0.67 ft at 11:00AM Sep 20, 2023Observed: 0.7 ft at 11:15AM Sep 20, 2023Observed: 0.72 ft at 11:30AM Sep 20, 2023Observed: 0.74 ft at 11:45AM Sep 20, 2023Observed: 0.76 ft at 12:00PM Sep 20, 2023Observed: 0.78 ft at 12:15PM Sep 20, 2023Observed: 0.81 ft at 12:30PM Sep 20, 2023Observed: 0.82 ft at 12:45PM Sep 20, 2023Observed: 0.83 ft at 1:00PM Sep 20, 2023Observed: 0.83 ft at 1:15PM Sep 20, 2023Observed: 0.85 ft at 1:30PM Sep 20, 2023Observed: 0.85 ft at 1:45PM Sep 20, 2023Observed: 0.84 ft at 2:00PM Sep 20, 2023Observed: 0.84 ft at 2:15PM Sep 20, 2023Observed: 0.83 ft at 2:30PM Sep 20, 2023Observed: 0.82 ft at 2:45PM Sep 20, 2023Observed: 0.8 ft at 3:00PM Sep 20, 2023Observed: 0.78 ft at 3:15PM Sep 20, 2023Observed: 0.76 ft at 3:30PM Sep 20, 2023Observed: 0.74 ft at 3:45PM Sep 20, 2023Observed: 0.7 ft at 4:00PM Sep 20, 2023Observed: 0.67 ft at 4:15PM Sep 20, 2023Observed: 0.63 ft at 4:30PM Sep 20, 2023Observed: 0.59 ft at 4:45PM Sep 20, 2023Observed: 0.55 ft at 5:00PM Sep 20, 2023Observed: 0.52 ft at 5:15PM Sep 20, 2023Observed: 0.48 ft at 5:30PM Sep 20, 2023Observed: 0.46 ft at 5:45PM Sep 20, 2023Observed: 0.43 ft at 6:00PM Sep 20, 2023Observed: 0.39 ft at 6:15PM Sep 20, 2023Observed: 0.36 ft at 6:30PM Sep 20, 2023Observed: 0.33 ft at 6:45PM Sep 20, 2023Observed: 0.3 ft at 7:00PM Sep 20, 2023Observed: 0.28 ft at 7:15PM Sep 20, 2023Observed: 0.27 ft at 7:30PM Sep 20, 2023Observed: 0.26 ft at 7:45PM Sep 20, 2023Observed: 0.25 ft at 8:00PM Sep 20, 2023Observed: 0.28 ft at 8:15PM Sep 20, 2023Observed: 0.3 ft at 8:30PM Sep 20, 2023Observed: 0.34 ft at 8:45PM Sep 20, 2023Observed: 0.39 ft at 9:00PM Sep 20, 2023Observed: 0.44 ft at 9:15PM Sep 20, 2023Observed: 0.49 ft at 9:30PM Sep 20, 2023Observed: 0.55 ft at 9:45PM Sep 20, 2023Observed: 0.59 ft at 10:00PM Sep 20, 2023Observed: 0.64 ft at 10:15PM Sep 20, 2023Observed: 0.68 ft at 10:30PM Sep 20, 2023Observed: 0.72 ft at 10:45PM Sep 20, 2023Observed: 0.75 ft at 11:00PM Sep 20, 2023Observed: 0.78 ft at 11:15PM Sep 20, 2023Observed: 0.81 ft at 11:30PM Sep 20, 2023Observed: 0.83 ft at 11:45PM Sep 20, 2023Observed: 0.85 ft at 12:00AM Sep 21, 2023Observed: 0.88 ft at 12:15AM Sep 21, 2023Observed: 0.9 ft at 12:30AM Sep 21, 2023Observed: 0.91 ft at 12:45AM Sep 21, 2023Observed: 0.93 ft at 1:00AM Sep 21, 2023Highest Observation: 0.94 ft at 1:15AM Sep 21, 2023Highest Observation: 0.94 ft at 1:30AM Sep 21, 2023Highest Observation: 0.94 ft at 1:45AM Sep 21, 2023Highest Observation: 0.94 ft at 2:00AM Sep 21, 2023Observed: 0.93 ft at 2:15AM Sep 21, 2023Observed: 0.91 ft at 2:30AM Sep 21, 2023Observed: 0.89 ft at 2:45AM Sep 21, 2023Observed: 0.85 ft at 3:00AM Sep 21, 2023Observed: 0.81 ft at 3:15AM Sep 21, 2023Observed: 0.77 ft at 3:30AM Sep 21, 2023Observed: 0.72 ft at 3:45AM Sep 21, 2023Observed: 0.67 ft at 4:00AM Sep 21, 2023Observed: 0.62 ft at 4:15AM Sep 21, 2023Observed: 0.57 ft at 4:30AM Sep 21, 2023Observed: 0.51 ft at 4:45AM Sep 21, 2023Observed: 0.46 ft at 5:00AM Sep 21, 2023Observed: 0.4 ft at 5:15AM Sep 21, 2023Observed: 0.35 ft at 5:30AM Sep 21, 2023Observed: 0.29 ft at 5:45AM Sep 21, 2023Observed: 0.24 ft at 6:00AM Sep 21, 2023Observed: 0.2 ft at 6:15AM Sep 21, 2023Observed: 0.16 ft at 6:30AM Sep 21, 2023Observed: 0.12 ft at 6:45AM Sep 21, 2023Observed: 0.09 ft at 7:00AM Sep 21, 2023Observed: 0.06 ft at 7:15AM Sep 21, 2023Observed: 0.04 ft at 7:30AM Sep 21, 2023Observed: 0.03 ft at 7:45AM Sep 21, 2023Observed: 0.03 ft at 8:00AM Sep 21, 2023Observed: 0.05 ft at 8:15AM Sep 21, 2023Observed: 0.08 ft at 8:30AM Sep 21, 2023Observed: 0.14 ft at 8:45AM Sep 21, 2023Observed: 0.19 ft at 9:00AM Sep 21, 2023Observed: 0.25 ft at 9:15AM Sep 21, 2023Observed: 0.3 ft at 9:30AM Sep 21, 2023Observed: 0.36 ft at 9:45AM Sep 21, 2023Observed: 0.41 ft at 10:00AM Sep 21, 2023Observed: 0.46 ft at 10:15AM Sep 21, 2023Observed: 0.5 ft at 10:30AM Sep 21, 2023Observed: 0.54 ft at 10:45AM Sep 21, 2023Observed: 0.58 ft at 11:00AM Sep 21, 2023Observed: 0.61 ft at 11:15AM Sep 21, 2023Observed: 0.64 ft at 11:30AM Sep 21, 2023Observed: 0.67 ft at 11:45AM Sep 21, 2023Observed: 0.69 ft at 12:00PM Sep 21, 2023Observed: 0.72 ft at 12:15PM Sep 21, 2023Observed: 0.73 ft at 12:30PM Sep 21, 2023Observed: 0.74 ft at 12:45PM Sep 21, 2023Observed: 0.75 ft at 1:00PM Sep 21, 2023Observed: 0.75 ft at 1:15PM Sep 21, 2023Observed: 0.76 ft at 1:30PM Sep 21, 2023Observed: 0.75 ft at 1:45PM Sep 21, 2023Observed: 0.75 ft at 2:00PM Sep 21, 2023Observed: 0.76 ft at 2:15PM Sep 21, 2023Observed: 0.75 ft at 2:30PM Sep 21, 2023Observed: 0.74 ft at 2:45PM Sep 21, 2023Observed: 0.74 ft at 3:00PM Sep 21, 2023Observed: 0.71 ft at 3:15PM Sep 21, 2023Observed: 0.69 ft at 3:30PM Sep 21, 2023Observed: 0.66 ft at 3:45PM Sep 21, 2023Observed: 0.61 ft at 4:00PM Sep 21, 2023Observed: 0.55 ft at 4:15PM Sep 21, 2023Observed: 0.5 ft at 4:30PM Sep 21, 2023Observed: 0.43 ft at 4:45PM Sep 21, 2023Observed: 0.36 ft at 5:00PM Sep 21, 2023Observed: 0.3 ft at 5:15PM Sep 21, 2023Observed: 0.22 ft at 5:30PM Sep 21, 2023Observed: 0.16 ft at 5:45PM Sep 21, 2023Observed: 0.1 ft at 6:00PM Sep 21, 2023Observed: 0.03 ft at 6:15PM Sep 21, 2023Observed: -0.03 ft at 6:30PM Sep 21, 2023Observed: -0.09 ft at 6:45PM Sep 21, 2023Observed: -0.14 ft at 7:00PM Sep 21, 2023Observed: -0.18 ft at 7:15PM Sep 21, 2023Observed: -0.2 ft at 7:30PM Sep 21, 2023Observed: -0.22 ft at 7:45PM Sep 21, 2023Observed: -0.23 ft at 8:00PM Sep 21, 2023Observed: -0.22 ft at 8:15PM Sep 21, 2023Observed: -0.2 ft at 8:30PM Sep 21, 2023Observed: -0.17 ft at 8:45PM Sep 21, 2023Observed: -0.11 ft at 9:00PM Sep 21, 2023Observed: -0.05 ft at 9:15PM Sep 21, 2023Observed: 0.01 ft at 9:30PM Sep 21, 2023Observed: 0.06 ft at 9:45PM Sep 21, 2023Observed: 0.12 ft at 10:00PM Sep 21, 2023Observed: 0.19 ft at 10:15PM Sep 21, 2023Observed: 0.25 ft at 10:30PM Sep 21, 2023Observed: 0.31 ft at 10:45PM Sep 21, 2023Observed: 0.38 ft at 11:00PM Sep 21, 2023Observed: 0.44 ft at 11:15PM Sep 21, 2023Observed: 0.5 ft at 11:30PM Sep 21, 2023Observed: 0.54 ft at 11:45PM Sep 21, 2023Observed: 0.58 ft at 12:00AM Sep 22, 2023Observed: 0.61 ft at 12:15AM Sep 22, 2023Observed: 0.65 ft at 12:30AM Sep 22, 2023Observed: 0.68 ft at 12:45AM Sep 22, 2023Observed: 0.7 ft at 1:00AM Sep 22, 2023Observed: 0.73 ft at 1:15AM Sep 22, 2023Observed: 0.74 ft at 1:30AM Sep 22, 2023Observed: 0.75 ft at 1:45AM Sep 22, 2023Observed: 0.74 ft at 2:00AM Sep 22, 2023Observed: 0.73 ft at 2:15AM Sep 22, 2023Observed: 0.69 ft at 2:30AM Sep 22, 2023Observed: 0.64 ft at 2:45AM Sep 22, 2023Observed: 0.59 ft at 3:00AM Sep 22, 2023Observed: 0.53 ft at 3:15AM Sep 22, 2023Observed: 0.46 ft at 3:30AM Sep 22, 2023Observed: 0.38 ft at 3:45AM Sep 22, 2023Observed: 0.31 ft at 4:00AM Sep 22, 2023Observed: 0.23 ft at 4:15AM Sep 22, 2023Observed: 0.16 ft at 4:30AM Sep 22, 2023Observed: 0.1 ft at 4:45AM Sep 22, 2023Observed: 0.05 ft at 5:00AM Sep 22, 2023Observed: -0.01 ft at 5:15AM Sep 22, 2023Observed: -0.06 ft at 5:30AM Sep 22, 2023Observed: -0.11 ft at 5:45AM Sep 22, 2023Observed: -0.15 ft at 6:00AM Sep 22, 2023Observed: -0.18 ft at 6:15AM Sep 22, 2023Observed: -0.19 ft at 6:30AM Sep 22, 2023Observed: -0.19 ft at 6:45AM Sep 22, 2023Observed: -0.17 ft at 7:00AM Sep 22, 2023Observed: -0.11 ft at 7:15AM Sep 22, 2023Observed: -0.03 ft at 7:30AM Sep 22, 2023Observed: 0.03 ft at 7:45AM Sep 22, 2023Observed: 0.14 ft at 8:00AM Sep 22, 2023Observed: 0.29 ft at 8:15AM Sep 22, 2023Observed: 0.39 ft at 8:30AM Sep 22, 2023Observed: 0.45 ft at 8:45AM Sep 22, 2023Observed: 0.49 ft at 9:00AM Sep 22, 2023Observed: 0.51 ft at 9:15AM Sep 22, 2023Observed: 0.5 ft at 9:30AM Sep 22, 2023Observed: 0.49 ft at 9:45AM Sep 22, 2023Observed: 0.45 ft at 10:00AM Sep 22, 2023Observed: 0.36 ft at 10:15AM Sep 22, 2023Observed: 0.26 ft at 10:30AM Sep 22, 2023Observed: 0.14 ft at 10:45AM Sep 22, 2023Observed: 0.04 ft at 11:00AM Sep 22, 2023Observed: -0.06 ft at 11:15AM Sep 22, 2023Observed: -0.16 ft at 11:30AM Sep 22, 2023Observed: -0.23 ft at 11:45AM Sep 22, 2023Observed: -0.26 ft at 12:00PM Sep 22, 2023Observed: -0.29 ft at 12:15PM Sep 22, 2023Observed: -0.29 ft at 12:30PM Sep 22, 2023Observed: -0.25 ft at 12:45PM Sep 22, 2023Observed: -0.18 ft at 1:00PM Sep 22, 2023Observed: -0.1 ft at 1:15PM Sep 22, 2023Observed: -0.01 ft at 1:30PM Sep 22, 2023Observed: 0.07 ft at 1:45PM Sep 22, 2023Observed: 0.14 ft at 2:00PM Sep 22, 2023Observed: 0.22 ft at 2:15PM Sep 22, 2023Observed: 0.3 ft at 2:30PM Sep 22, 2023Observed: 0.35 ft at 2:45PM Sep 22, 2023Observed: 0.4 ft at 3:00PM Sep 22, 2023Observed: 0.43 ft at 3:15PM Sep 22, 2023Observed: 0.46 ft at 3:30PM Sep 22, 2023Observed: 0.52 ft at 3:45PM Sep 22, 2023Observed: 0.57 ft at 4:00PM Sep 22, 2023Observed: 0.61 ft at 4:15PM Sep 22, 2023Observed: 0.67 ft at 4:30PM Sep 22, 2023Observed: 0.71 ft at 4:45PM Sep 22, 2023Observed: 0.75 ft at 5:00PM Sep 22, 2023Observed: 0.78 ft at 5:15PM Sep 22, 2023Observed: 0.79 ft at 5:30PM Sep 22, 2023Observed: 0.81 ft at 5:45PM Sep 22, 2023Observed: 0.82 ft at 6:00PM Sep 22, 2023Observed: 0.81 ft at 6:15PM Sep 22, 2023Observed: 0.76 ft at 6:30PM Sep 22, 2023Observed: 0.71 ft at 6:45PM Sep 22, 2023Observed: 0.64 ft at 7:00PM Sep 22, 2023Observed: 0.55 ft at 7:15PM Sep 22, 2023Observed: 0.48 ft at 7:30PM Sep 22, 2023Observed: 0.41 ft at 7:45PM Sep 22, 2023Observed: 0.35 ft at 8:00PM Sep 22, 2023Observed: 0.28 ft at 8:15PM Sep 22, 2023Observed: 0.18 ft at 8:30PM Sep 22, 2023Observed: 0.09 ft at 8:45PM Sep 22, 2023Observed: -0.02 ft at 9:00PM Sep 22, 2023Observed: -0.09 ft at 9:15PM Sep 22, 2023Observed: -0.17 ft at 9:30PM Sep 22, 2023Observed: -0.25 ft at 9:45PM Sep 22, 2023Observed: -0.32 ft at 10:00PM Sep 22, 2023Observed: -0.36 ft at 10:15PM Sep 22, 2023Observed: -0.1 ft at 11:30PM Sep 22, 2023Observed: 0.02 ft at 11:45PM Sep 22, 2023Observed: 0.08 ft at 12:00AM Sep 23, 2023Observed: 0.14 ft at 12:15AM Sep 23, 2023Observed: 0.21 ft at 12:30AM Sep 23, 2023Observed: 0.27 ft at 12:45AM Sep 23, 2023Observed: 0.29 ft at 1:00AM Sep 23, 2023Observed: 0.32 ft at 1:15AM Sep 23, 2023Observed: 0.37 ft at 1:30AM Sep 23, 2023Observed: 0.37 ft at 1:45AM Sep 23, 2023Observed: 0.36 ft at 2:00AM Sep 23, 2023Observed: 0.33 ft at 2:15AM Sep 23, 2023Observed: 0.32 ft at 2:30AM Sep 23, 2023Observed: 0.34 ft at 2:45AM Sep 23, 2023Observed: 0.38 ft at 3:00AM Sep 23, 2023Observed: 0.37 ft at 3:15AM Sep 23, 2023Observed: 0.36 ft at 3:30AM Sep 23, 2023Observed: 0.35 ft at 3:45AM Sep 23, 2023Observed: 0.35 ft at 4:00AM Sep 23, 2023Observed: 0.34 ft at 4:15AM Sep 23, 2023Observed: 0.36 ft at 4:30AM Sep 23, 2023Observed: 0.36 ft at 4:45AM Sep 23, 2023Observed: 0.4 ft at 5:00AM Sep 23, 2023Observed: 0.55 ft at 5:15AM Sep 23, 2023Observed: 0.67 ft at 5:30AM Sep 23, 2023Observed: 0.75 ft at 5:45AM Sep 23, 2023Observed: 0.81 ft at 6:00AM Sep 23, 2023Observed: 0.86 ft at 6:15AM Sep 23, 2023Observed: 0.9 ft at 6:30AM Sep 23, 2023Observed: 0.91 ft at 6:45AM Sep 23, 2023Observed: 0.92 ft at 7:00AM Sep 23, 2023Observed: 0.85 ft at 7:15AM Sep 23, 2023Observed: 0.72 ft at 7:30AM Sep 23, 2023Observed: 0.65 ft at 7:45AM Sep 23, 2023Observed: 0.55 ft at 8:00AM Sep 23, 2023Observed: 0.48 ft at 8:15AM Sep 23, 2023Observed: 0.42 ft at 8:30AM Sep 23, 2023Observed: 0.34 ft at 8:45AM Sep 23, 2023Observed: 0.26 ft at 9:00AM Sep 23, 2023Observed: 0.22 ft at 9:15AM Sep 23, 2023Observed: 0.16 ft at 9:30AM Sep 23, 2023Observed: 0.12 ft at 9:45AM Sep 23, 2023Observed: 0.11 ft at 10:00AM Sep 23, 2023Observed: 0.13 ft at 10:15AM Sep 23, 2023USGS--Water Resources of the United StatesFKLV2(plotting HGIRG) Graph Created (11:30AM Sep 23, 2023)ObservedLatest observed value: 0.13 ft at 10:15 AM EDT 23-Sep-2023. Flood Stage is 5 ft
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NOTE: Forecasts are not available for the Blackwater River (VA) near FRANKLIN. Only observed stages are available for this point.

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Flood Categories (in feet)
Major Flood Stage: 16
Moderate Flood Stage: 10
Flood Stage: 5
Action Stage: 3
Low Stage (in feet): -9999

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20 River stage sensor operating limit
16 Businesses along Main Street and South Street begin to flood.
13 Gazebo near the Riverwalk is now flooded.
8 Water overflows rip rap on right downstream side of bridge across US 58/258 in vicinity of the gage. Lowlands upstream of bridge now inundated. Roadway entrance to water treatment plant and public boat ramp begin to flood.
4.5 Water covers the docks/pier near the Gazebo.
3.5 Water covers boat ramp docks at public boat ramp.
3 Water begins to flow over retaining wall on left downstream side of bridge in vicinity of the gage.
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(1) Tidal Gage House in the City of Franklin on the Blackwater River
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Latitude: 36.680278° N, Longitude: 76.918611° W, Horizontal Datum: NAD27

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