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James River (VA) at Richmond Locks Stage (ft)Observed: 2.41 ft at 5:18PM Aug 16, 2019Observed: 2.42 ft at 5:24PM Aug 16, 2019Observed: 2.44 ft at 5:30PM Aug 16, 2019Observed: 2.45 ft at 5:36PM Aug 16, 2019Observed: 2.46 ft at 5:42PM Aug 16, 2019Observed: 2.47 ft at 5:48PM Aug 16, 2019Highest Observation: 2.48 ft at 5:54PM Aug 16, 2019Highest Observation: 2.48 ft at 6:00PM Aug 16, 2019Highest Observation: 2.48 ft at 6:06PM Aug 16, 2019Highest Observation: 2.48 ft at 6:12PM Aug 16, 2019Observed: 2.45 ft at 6:18PM Aug 16, 2019Observed: 2.43 ft at 6:24PM Aug 16, 2019Observed: 2.41 ft at 6:30PM Aug 16, 2019Observed: 2.34 ft at 6:36PM Aug 16, 2019Observed: 2.32 ft at 6:42PM Aug 16, 2019Observed: 2.25 ft at 6:48PM Aug 16, 2019Observed: 2.17 ft at 6:54PM Aug 16, 2019Observed: 2.12 ft at 7:00PM Aug 16, 2019Observed: 2.04 ft at 7:06PM Aug 16, 2019Observed: 2.01 ft at 7:12PM Aug 16, 2019Observed: 1.94 ft at 7:18PM Aug 16, 2019Observed: 1.92 ft at 7:24PM Aug 16, 2019Observed: 1.85 ft at 7:30PM Aug 16, 2019Observed: 1.82 ft at 7:36PM Aug 16, 2019Observed: 1.77 ft at 7:42PM Aug 16, 2019Observed: 1.72 ft at 7:48PM Aug 16, 2019Observed: 1.66 ft at 7:54PM Aug 16, 2019Observed: 1.6 ft at 8:00PM Aug 16, 2019Observed: 1.54 ft at 8:06PM Aug 16, 2019Observed: 1.49 ft at 8:12PM Aug 16, 2019Observed: 1.44 ft at 8:18PM Aug 16, 2019Observed: 1.38 ft at 8:24PM Aug 16, 2019Observed: 1.33 ft at 8:30PM Aug 16, 2019Observed: 1.28 ft at 8:36PM Aug 16, 2019Observed: 1.22 ft at 8:42PM Aug 16, 2019Observed: 1.16 ft at 8:48PM Aug 16, 2019Observed: 1.1 ft at 8:54PM Aug 16, 2019Observed: 1.05 ft at 9:00PM Aug 16, 2019Observed: 0.99 ft at 9:06PM Aug 16, 2019Observed: 0.94 ft at 9:12PM Aug 16, 2019Observed: 0.88 ft at 9:18PM Aug 16, 2019Observed: 0.83 ft at 9:24PM Aug 16, 2019Observed: 0.77 ft at 9:30PM Aug 16, 2019Observed: 0.71 ft at 9:36PM Aug 16, 2019Observed: 0.65 ft at 9:42PM Aug 16, 2019Observed: 0.57 ft at 9:48PM Aug 16, 2019Observed: 0.5 ft at 9:54PM Aug 16, 2019Observed: 0.43 ft at 10:00PM Aug 16, 2019Observed: 0.38 ft at 10:06PM Aug 16, 2019Observed: 0.32 ft at 10:12PM Aug 16, 2019Observed: 0.26 ft at 10:18PM Aug 16, 2019Observed: 0.18 ft at 10:24PM Aug 16, 2019Observed: 0.14 ft at 10:30PM Aug 16, 2019Observed: 0.08 ft at 10:36PM Aug 16, 2019Observed: 0.02 ft at 10:42PM Aug 16, 2019Observed: -0.04 ft at 10:48PM Aug 16, 2019Observed: -0.09 ft at 10:54PM Aug 16, 2019Observed: -0.17 ft at 11:00PM Aug 16, 2019Observed: -0.21 ft at 11:06PM Aug 16, 2019Observed: -0.27 ft at 11:12PM Aug 16, 2019Observed: -0.32 ft at 11:18PM Aug 16, 2019Observed: -0.37 ft at 11:24PM Aug 16, 2019Observed: -0.42 ft at 11:30PM Aug 16, 2019Observed: -0.47 ft at 11:36PM Aug 16, 2019Observed: -0.52 ft at 11:42PM Aug 16, 2019Observed: -0.56 ft at 11:48PM Aug 16, 2019Observed: -0.6 ft at 11:54PM Aug 16, 2019Observed: -0.65 ft at 12:00AM Aug 17, 2019Observed: -0.68 ft at 12:06AM Aug 17, 2019Observed: -0.7 ft at 12:12AM Aug 17, 2019Observed: -0.74 ft at 12:18AM Aug 17, 2019Observed: -0.76 ft at 12:24AM Aug 17, 2019Observed: -0.78 ft at 12:30AM Aug 17, 2019Observed: -0.81 ft at 12:36AM Aug 17, 2019Observed: -0.82 ft at 12:42AM Aug 17, 2019Observed: -0.83 ft at 12:48AM Aug 17, 2019Observed: -0.84 ft at 12:54AM Aug 17, 2019Observed: -0.84 ft at 1:00AM Aug 17, 2019Observed: -0.85 ft at 1:06AM Aug 17, 2019Observed: -0.81 ft at 1:12AM Aug 17, 2019Observed: -0.72 ft at 1:18AM Aug 17, 2019Observed: -0.7 ft at 1:24AM Aug 17, 2019Observed: -0.64 ft at 1:30AM Aug 17, 2019Observed: -0.54 ft at 1:36AM Aug 17, 2019Observed: -0.45 ft at 1:42AM Aug 17, 2019Observed: -0.34 ft at 1:48AM Aug 17, 2019Observed: -0.16 ft at 1:54AM Aug 17, 2019Observed: -0.02 ft at 2:00AM Aug 17, 2019Observed: 0.13 ft at 2:06AM Aug 17, 2019Observed: 0.27 ft at 2:12AM Aug 17, 2019Observed: 0.42 ft at 2:18AM Aug 17, 2019Observed: 0.52 ft at 2:24AM Aug 17, 2019Observed: 0.69 ft at 2:30AM Aug 17, 2019Observed: 0.78 ft at 2:36AM Aug 17, 2019Observed: 0.91 ft at 2:42AM Aug 17, 2019Observed: 1.04 ft at 2:48AM Aug 17, 2019Observed: 1.14 ft at 2:54AM Aug 17, 2019Observed: 1.23 ft at 3:00AM Aug 17, 2019Observed: 1.31 ft at 3:06AM Aug 17, 2019Observed: 1.36 ft at 3:12AM Aug 17, 2019Observed: 1.45 ft at 3:18AM Aug 17, 2019Observed: 1.52 ft at 3:24AM Aug 17, 2019Observed: 1.57 ft at 3:30AM Aug 17, 2019Observed: 1.62 ft at 3:36AM Aug 17, 2019Observed: 1.68 ft at 3:42AM Aug 17, 2019Observed: 1.7 ft at 3:48AM Aug 17, 2019Observed: 1.74 ft at 3:54AM Aug 17, 2019Observed: 1.79 ft at 4:00AM Aug 17, 2019Observed: 1.83 ft at 4:06AM Aug 17, 2019Observed: 1.86 ft at 4:12AM Aug 17, 2019Observed: 1.9 ft at 4:18AM Aug 17, 2019Observed: 1.94 ft at 4:24AM Aug 17, 2019Observed: 1.98 ft at 4:30AM Aug 17, 2019Observed: 2.02 ft at 4:36AM Aug 17, 2019Observed: 2.06 ft at 4:42AM Aug 17, 2019Observed: 2.1 ft at 4:48AM Aug 17, 2019Observed: 2.14 ft at 4:54AM Aug 17, 2019Observed: 2.19 ft at 5:00AM Aug 17, 2019Observed: 2.23 ft at 5:06AM Aug 17, 2019Observed: 2.27 ft at 5:12AM Aug 17, 2019Observed: 2.31 ft at 5:18AM Aug 17, 2019Observed: 2.33 ft at 5:24AM Aug 17, 2019Observed: 2.37 ft at 5:30AM Aug 17, 2019Observed: 2.39 ft at 5:36AM Aug 17, 2019Observed: 2.41 ft at 5:42AM Aug 17, 2019Observed: 2.42 ft at 5:48AM Aug 17, 2019Observed: 2.44 ft at 5:54AM Aug 17, 2019Observed: 2.45 ft at 6:00AM Aug 17, 2019Observed: 2.46 ft at 6:06AM Aug 17, 2019Observed: 2.46 ft at 6:12AM Aug 17, 2019Observed: 2.46 ft at 6:18AM Aug 17, 2019Observed: 2.45 ft at 6:24AM Aug 17, 2019Observed: 2.41 ft at 6:30AM Aug 17, 2019Observed: 2.39 ft at 6:36AM Aug 17, 2019Observed: 2.35 ft at 6:42AM Aug 17, 2019Observed: 2.3 ft at 6:48AM Aug 17, 2019Observed: 2.25 ft at 6:54AM Aug 17, 2019Observed: 2.21 ft at 7:00AM Aug 17, 2019Observed: 2.13 ft at 7:06AM Aug 17, 2019Observed: 2.08 ft at 7:12AM Aug 17, 2019Observed: 2.03 ft at 7:18AM Aug 17, 2019Observed: 1.97 ft at 7:24AM Aug 17, 2019Observed: 1.91 ft at 7:30AM Aug 17, 2019Observed: 1.86 ft at 7:36AM Aug 17, 2019Observed: 1.8 ft at 7:42AM Aug 17, 2019Observed: 1.71 ft at 7:48AM Aug 17, 2019Observed: 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0.21 ft at 10:24AM Aug 17, 2019Observed: 0.15 ft at 10:30AM Aug 17, 2019Observed: 0.09 ft at 10:36AM Aug 17, 2019Observed: 0.03 ft at 10:42AM Aug 17, 2019Observed: -0.03 ft at 10:48AM Aug 17, 2019Observed: -0.09 ft at 10:54AM Aug 17, 2019Observed: -0.14 ft at 11:00AM Aug 17, 2019Observed: -0.2 ft at 11:06AM Aug 17, 2019Observed: -0.26 ft at 11:12AM Aug 17, 2019Observed: -0.31 ft at 11:18AM Aug 17, 2019Observed: -0.36 ft at 11:24AM Aug 17, 2019Observed: -0.41 ft at 11:30AM Aug 17, 2019Observed: -0.46 ft at 11:36AM Aug 17, 2019Observed: -0.51 ft at 11:42AM Aug 17, 2019Observed: -0.56 ft at 11:48AM Aug 17, 2019Observed: -0.61 ft at 11:54AM Aug 17, 2019Observed: -0.66 ft at 12:00PM Aug 17, 2019Observed: -0.71 ft at 12:06PM Aug 17, 2019Observed: -0.75 ft at 12:12PM Aug 17, 2019Observed: -0.8 ft at 12:18PM Aug 17, 2019Observed: -0.84 ft at 12:24PM Aug 17, 2019Observed: -0.88 ft at 12:30PM Aug 17, 2019Observed: -0.92 ft at 12:36PM Aug 17, 2019Observed: -0.96 ft at 12:42PM Aug 17, 2019Observed: -0.97 ft at 12:48PM Aug 17, 2019Observed: -1.01 ft at 12:54PM Aug 17, 2019Observed: -1.03 ft at 1:00PM Aug 17, 2019Observed: -1.05 ft at 1:06PM Aug 17, 2019Observed: -1.06 ft at 1:12PM Aug 17, 2019Observed: -1.07 ft at 1:18PM Aug 17, 2019Observed: -1.08 ft at 1:24PM Aug 17, 2019Observed: -1.08 ft at 1:30PM Aug 17, 2019Observed: -1.05 ft at 1:36PM Aug 17, 2019Observed: -1 ft at 1:42PM Aug 17, 2019Observed: -0.92 ft at 1:48PM Aug 17, 2019Observed: -0.84 ft at 1:54PM Aug 17, 2019Observed: -0.74 ft at 2:00PM Aug 17, 2019Observed: -0.62 ft at 2:06PM Aug 17, 2019Observed: -0.45 ft at 2:12PM Aug 17, 2019Observed: -0.3 ft at 2:18PM Aug 17, 2019Observed: -0.15 ft at 2:24PM Aug 17, 2019Observed: 0 ft at 2:30PM Aug 17, 2019Observed: 0.17 ft at 2:36PM Aug 17, 2019Observed: 0.31 ft at 2:42PM Aug 17, 2019Observed: 0.46 ft at 2:48PM Aug 17, 2019Observed: 0.56 ft at 2:54PM Aug 17, 2019Observed: 0.68 ft at 3:00PM Aug 17, 2019Observed: 0.79 ft at 3:06PM Aug 17, 2019Observed: 0.9 ft at 3:12PM Aug 17, 2019Observed: 1 ft at 3:18PM Aug 17, 2019Observed: 1.1 ft at 3:24PM Aug 17, 2019Observed: 1.19 ft at 3:30PM Aug 17, 2019Observed: 1.26 ft at 3:36PM Aug 17, 2019Observed: 1.34 ft at 3:42PM Aug 17, 2019Observed: 1.41 ft at 3:48PM Aug 17, 2019Observed: 1.46 ft at 3:54PM Aug 17, 2019Observed: 1.55 ft at 4:00PM Aug 17, 2019Observed: 1.59 ft at 4:06PM Aug 17, 2019Observed: 1.64 ft at 4:12PM Aug 17, 2019Observed: 1.69 ft at 4:18PM Aug 17, 2019Observed: 1.71 ft at 4:24PM Aug 17, 2019Observed: 1.76 ft at 4:30PM Aug 17, 2019Observed: 1.81 ft at 4:36PM Aug 17, 2019Observed: 1.85 ft at 4:42PM Aug 17, 2019Observed: 1.89 ft at 4:48PM Aug 17, 2019Observed: 1.93 ft at 4:54PM Aug 17, 2019Observed: 1.98 ft at 5:00PM Aug 17, 2019Observed: 2.02 ft at 5:06PM Aug 17, 2019Observed: 2.07 ft at 5:12PM Aug 17, 2019Observed: 2.11 ft at 5:18PM Aug 17, 2019Observed: 2.16 ft at 5:24PM Aug 17, 2019Observed: 2.21 ft at 5:30PM Aug 17, 2019Observed: 2.24 ft at 5:36PM Aug 17, 2019Observed: 2.28 ft at 5:42PM Aug 17, 2019Observed: 2.32 ft at 5:48PM Aug 17, 2019Observed: 2.33 ft at 5:54PM Aug 17, 2019Observed: 2.35 ft at 6:00PM Aug 17, 2019Observed: 2.37 ft at 6:06PM Aug 17, 2019Observed: 2.39 ft at 6:12PM Aug 17, 2019Observed: 2.4 ft at 6:18PM Aug 17, 2019Observed: 2.41 ft at 6:24PM Aug 17, 2019Observed: 2.41 ft at 6:30PM Aug 17, 2019Observed: 2.41 ft at 6:36PM Aug 17, 2019Observed: 2.4 ft at 6:42PM Aug 17, 2019Observed: 2.38 ft at 6:48PM Aug 17, 2019Observed: 2.34 ft at 6:54PM Aug 17, 2019Observed: 2.3 ft at 7:00PM Aug 17, 2019Observed: 2.28 ft at 7:06PM Aug 17, 2019Observed: 2.23 ft at 7:12PM Aug 17, 2019Observed: 2.15 ft at 7:18PM Aug 17, 2019Observed: 2.1 ft at 7:24PM Aug 17, 2019Observed: 2.05 ft at 7:30PM Aug 17, 2019Observed: 1.97 ft at 7:36PM Aug 17, 2019Observed: 1.93 ft at 7:42PM Aug 17, 2019Observed: 1.87 ft at 7:48PM Aug 17, 2019Observed: 1.78 ft at 7:54PM Aug 17, 2019Observed: 1.73 ft at 8:00PM Aug 17, 2019Observed: 1.68 ft at 8:06PM Aug 17, 2019Observed: 1.62 ft at 8:12PM Aug 17, 2019Observed: 1.54 ft at 8:18PM Aug 17, 2019Observed: 1.49 ft at 8:24PM Aug 17, 2019Observed: 1.44 ft at 8:30PM Aug 17, 2019Observed: 1.36 ft at 8:36PM Aug 17, 2019Observed: 1.32 ft at 8:42PM Aug 17, 2019Observed: 1.23 ft at 8:48PM Aug 17, 2019Observed: 1.18 ft at 8:54PM Aug 17, 2019Observed: 1.13 ft at 9:00PM Aug 17, 2019Observed: 1.05 ft at 9:06PM Aug 17, 2019Observed: 1 ft at 9:12PM Aug 17, 2019Observed: 0.94 ft at 9:18PM Aug 17, 2019Observed: 0.89 ft at 9:24PM Aug 17, 2019Observed: 0.83 ft at 9:30PM Aug 17, 2019Observed: 0.78 ft at 9:36PM Aug 17, 2019Observed: 0.72 ft at 9:42PM Aug 17, 2019Observed: 0.64 ft at 9:48PM Aug 17, 2019Observed: 0.6 ft at 9:54PM Aug 17, 2019Observed: 0.54 ft at 10:00PM Aug 17, 2019Observed: 0.48 ft at 10:06PM Aug 17, 2019Observed: 0.42 ft at 10:12PM Aug 17, 2019Observed: 0.36 ft at 10:18PM Aug 17, 2019Observed: 0.3 ft at 10:24PM Aug 17, 2019Observed: 0.22 ft at 10:30PM Aug 17, 2019Observed: 0.17 ft at 10:36PM Aug 17, 2019Observed: 0.09 ft 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2019Observed: 0.96 ft at 3:36AM Aug 18, 2019Observed: 1.05 ft at 3:42AM Aug 18, 2019Observed: 1.13 ft at 3:48AM Aug 18, 2019Observed: 1.18 ft at 3:54AM Aug 18, 2019Observed: 1.24 ft at 4:00AM Aug 18, 2019Observed: 1.3 ft at 4:06AM Aug 18, 2019Observed: 1.36 ft at 4:12AM Aug 18, 2019Observed: 1.41 ft at 4:18AM Aug 18, 2019Observed: 1.45 ft at 4:24AM Aug 18, 2019Observed: 1.5 ft at 4:30AM Aug 18, 2019Observed: 1.54 ft at 4:36AM Aug 18, 2019Observed: 1.58 ft at 4:42AM Aug 18, 2019Observed: 1.62 ft at 4:48AM Aug 18, 2019Observed: 1.66 ft at 4:54AM Aug 18, 2019Observed: 1.67 ft at 5:00AM Aug 18, 2019Observed: 1.73 ft at 5:06AM Aug 18, 2019Observed: 1.76 ft at 5:12AM Aug 18, 2019Observed: 1.84 ft at 5:18AM Aug 18, 2019Observed: 1.86 ft at 5:24AM Aug 18, 2019Observed: 1.9 ft at 5:30AM Aug 18, 2019Observed: 1.96 ft at 5:36AM Aug 18, 2019Observed: 2.02 ft at 5:42AM Aug 18, 2019Observed: 2.07 ft at 5:48AM Aug 18, 2019Observed: 2.12 ft at 5:54AM Aug 18, 2019Observed: 2.17 ft at 6:00AM Aug 18, 2019Observed: 2.21 ft at 6:06AM Aug 18, 2019Observed: 2.22 ft at 6:12AM Aug 18, 2019Observed: 2.26 ft at 6:18AM Aug 18, 2019Observed: 2.28 ft at 6:24AM Aug 18, 2019Observed: 2.29 ft at 6:30AM Aug 18, 2019Observed: 2.3 ft at 6:36AM Aug 18, 2019Observed: 2.31 ft at 6:42AM Aug 18, 2019Observed: 2.32 ft at 6:48AM Aug 18, 2019Observed: 2.31 ft at 6:54AM Aug 18, 2019Observed: 2.3 ft at 7:00AM Aug 18, 2019Observed: 2.28 ft at 7:06AM Aug 18, 2019Observed: 2.27 ft at 7:12AM Aug 18, 2019Observed: 2.22 ft at 7:18AM Aug 18, 2019Observed: 2.18 ft at 7:24AM Aug 18, 2019Observed: 2.12 ft at 7:30AM Aug 18, 2019Observed: 2.07 ft at 7:36AM Aug 18, 2019Observed: 2.01 ft at 7:42AM Aug 18, 2019Observed: 1.96 ft at 7:48AM Aug 18, 2019Observed: 1.9 ft at 7:54AM Aug 18, 2019Observed: 1.84 ft at 8:00AM Aug 18, 2019Observed: 1.78 ft at 8:06AM Aug 18, 2019Observed: 1.73 ft at 8:12AM Aug 18, 2019Observed: 1.65 ft at 8:18AM Aug 18, 2019Observed: 1.61 ft at 8:24AM Aug 18, 2019Observed: 1.55 ft at 8:30AM Aug 18, 2019Observed: 1.5 ft at 8:36AM Aug 18, 2019Observed: 1.44 ft at 8:42AM Aug 18, 2019Observed: 1.38 ft at 8:48AM Aug 18, 2019Observed: 1.32 ft at 8:54AM Aug 18, 2019Observed: 1.26 ft at 9:00AM Aug 18, 2019Observed: 1.2 ft at 9:06AM Aug 18, 2019Observed: 1.14 ft at 9:12AM Aug 18, 2019Observed: 1.08 ft at 9:18AM Aug 18, 2019Observed: 1.03 ft at 9:24AM Aug 18, 2019Observed: 0.95 ft at 9:30AM Aug 18, 2019Observed: 0.9 ft at 9:36AM Aug 18, 2019Observed: 0.84 ft at 9:42AM Aug 18, 2019Observed: 0.78 ft at 9:48AM Aug 18, 2019Observed: 0.72 ft at 9:54AM Aug 18, 2019Observed: 0.66 ft at 10:00AM Aug 18, 2019Observed: 0.59 ft at 10:06AM Aug 18, 2019Observed: 0.53 ft at 10:12AM Aug 18, 2019Observed: 0.45 ft at 10:18AM Aug 18, 2019Observed: 0.4 ft at 10:24AM Aug 18, 2019Observed: 0.32 ft at 10:30AM Aug 18, 2019Observed: 0.27 ft at 10:36AM Aug 18, 2019Observed: 0.21 ft at 10:42AM Aug 18, 2019Observed: 0.13 ft at 10:48AM Aug 18, 2019Observed: 0.09 ft at 10:54AM Aug 18, 2019Observed: 0.03 ft at 11:00AM Aug 18, 2019Observed: -0.04 ft at 11:06AM Aug 18, 2019Observed: -0.1 ft at 11:12AM Aug 18, 2019Observed: -0.15 ft at 11:18AM Aug 18, 2019Observed: -0.21 ft at 11:24AM Aug 18, 2019Observed: -0.27 ft at 11:30AM Aug 18, 2019Observed: -0.33 ft at 11:36AM Aug 18, 2019Observed: -0.38 ft at 11:42AM Aug 18, 2019Observed: -0.43 ft at 11:48AM Aug 18, 2019Observed: -0.49 ft at 11:54AM Aug 18, 2019Observed: -0.54 ft at 12:00PM Aug 18, 2019Observed: -0.59 ft at 12:06PM Aug 18, 2019Observed: -0.65 ft at 12:12PM Aug 18, 2019Observed: -0.69 ft at 12:18PM Aug 18, 2019Observed: -0.74 ft at 12:24PM Aug 18, 2019Observed: -0.79 ft at 12:30PM Aug 18, 2019Observed: -0.84 ft at 12:36PM Aug 18, 2019Observed: -0.89 ft at 12:42PM Aug 18, 2019Observed: -0.9 ft at 12:48PM Aug 18, 2019Observed: -0.96 ft at 12:54PM Aug 18, 2019Observed: -1.01 ft at 1:00PM Aug 18, 2019Observed: -1.05 ft at 1:06PM Aug 18, 2019Observed: -1.08 ft at 1:12PM Aug 18, 2019Observed: -1.12 ft at 1:18PM Aug 18, 2019Observed: -1.13 ft at 1:24PM Aug 18, 2019Observed: -1.15 ft at 1:30PM Aug 18, 2019Observed: -1.19 ft at 1:36PM Aug 18, 2019Observed: -1.21 ft at 1:42PM Aug 18, 2019Observed: -1.22 ft at 1:48PM Aug 18, 2019Observed: -1.22 ft at 1:54PM Aug 18, 2019Observed: -1.22 ft at 2:00PM Aug 18, 2019Observed: -1.19 ft at 2:06PM Aug 18, 2019Observed: -1.13 ft at 2:12PM Aug 18, 2019Observed: -1.04 ft at 2:18PM Aug 18, 2019Observed: -0.93 ft at 2:24PM Aug 18, 2019Observed: -0.81 ft at 2:30PM Aug 18, 2019Observed: -0.64 ft at 2:36PM Aug 18, 2019Observed: -0.47 ft at 2:42PM Aug 18, 2019Observed: -0.33 ft at 2:48PM Aug 18, 2019Observed: -0.15 ft at 2:54PM Aug 18, 2019Observed: -0.01 ft at 3:00PM Aug 18, 2019Observed: 0.15 ft at 3:06PM Aug 18, 2019Observed: 0.29 ft at 3:12PM Aug 18, 2019Observed: 0.43 ft at 3:18PM Aug 18, 2019Observed: 0.51 ft at 3:24PM Aug 18, 2019Observed: 0.63 ft at 3:30PM Aug 18, 2019Observed: 0.74 ft at 3:36PM Aug 18, 2019Observed: 0.85 ft at 3:42PM Aug 18, 2019Observed: 0.95 ft at 3:48PM Aug 18, 2019Observed: 1.04 ft at 3:54PM Aug 18, 2019Observed: 1.12 ft at 4:00PM Aug 18, 2019Observed: 1.2 ft at 4:06PM Aug 18, 2019Observed: 1.27 ft at 4:12PM Aug 18, 2019Observed: 1.32 ft at 4:18PM Aug 18, 2019Observed: 1.37 ft at 4:24PM Aug 18, 2019Observed: 1.42 ft at 4:30PM Aug 18, 2019Observed: 1.47 ft at 4:36PM Aug 18, 2019Observed: 1.51 ft at 4:42PM Aug 18, 2019Observed: 1.55 ft at 4:48PM Aug 18, 2019Observed: 1.59 ft at 4:54PM Aug 18, 2019Forecast: 2.3 ft 6:00PM Aug 18, 2019Highest Forecast: 2.4 ft 7:00PM Aug 18, 2019Forecast: 2.1 ft 8:00PM Aug 18, 2019Forecast: 1.6 ft 9:00PM Aug 18, 2019Forecast: 1 ft 10:00PM Aug 18, 2019Forecast: 0.4 ft 11:00PM Aug 18, 2019Forecast: -0.2 ft 12:00AM Aug 19, 2019Forecast: -0.6 ft 1:00AM Aug 19, 2019Forecast: -0.5 ft 2:00AM Aug 19, 2019Forecast: 0.3 ft 3:00AM Aug 19, 2019Forecast: 1.2 ft 4:00AM Aug 19, 2019Forecast: 1.8 ft 5:00AM Aug 19, 2019Forecast: 2.3 ft 6:00AM Aug 19, 2019Highest Forecast: 2.4 ft 7:00AM Aug 19, 2019Forecast: 2.2 ft 8:00AM Aug 19, 2019Forecast: 1.6 ft 9:00AM Aug 19, 2019Forecast: 1.1 ft 10:00AM Aug 19, 2019Forecast: 0.5 ft 11:00AM Aug 19, 2019Forecast: -0.1 ft 12:00PM Aug 19, 2019Forecast: -0.6 ft 1:00PM Aug 19, 2019Forecast: -0.8 ft 2:00PM Aug 19, 2019Forecast: -0.3 ft 3:00PM Aug 19, 2019Forecast: 0.7 ft 4:00PM Aug 19, 2019Forecast: 1.4 ft 5:00PM Aug 19, 2019Forecast: 1.9 ft 6:00PM Aug 19, 2019Forecast: 2.3 ft 7:00PM Aug 19, 2019Forecast: 2.2 ft 8:00PM Aug 19, 2019Forecast: 1.8 ft 9:00PM Aug 19, 2019Forecast: 1.3 ft 10:00PM Aug 19, 2019Forecast: 0.7 ft 11:00PM Aug 19, 2019Forecast: 0.1 ft 12:00AM Aug 20, 2019Forecast: -0.4 ft 1:00AM Aug 20, 2019Forecast: -0.8 ft 2:00AM Aug 20, 2019Forecast: -0.6 ft 3:00AM Aug 20, 2019Forecast: 0.3 ft 4:00AM Aug 20, 2019Forecast: 1.1 ft 5:00AM Aug 20, 2019Forecast: 1.7 ft 6:00AM Aug 20, 2019Forecast: 2 ft 7:00AM Aug 20, 2019Forecast: 2 ft 8:00AM Aug 20, 2019Forecast: 1.6 ft 9:00AM Aug 20, 2019Forecast: 1.1 ft 10:00AM Aug 20, 2019Forecast: 0.5 ft 11:00AM Aug 20, 2019Forecast: -0.1 ft 12:00PM Aug 20, 2019Forecast: -0.7 ft 1:00PM Aug 20, 2019Forecast: -1 ft 2:00PM Aug 20, 2019Forecast: -0.8 ft 3:00PM Aug 20, 2019Forecast: 0 ft 4:00PM Aug 20, 2019Forecast: 0.9 ft 5:00PM Aug 20, 2019Forecast: 1.5 ft 6:00PM Aug 20, 2019Forecast: 1.9 ft 7:00PM Aug 20, 2019Forecast: 2 ft 8:00PM Aug 20, 2019Forecast: 1.9 ft 9:00PM Aug 20, 2019Forecast: 1.4 ft 10:00PM Aug 20, 2019Forecast: 0.8 ft 11:00PM Aug 20, 2019Forecast: 0.3 ft 12:00AM Aug 21, 2019Forecast: -0.4 ft 1:00AM Aug 21, 2019Forecast: -0.8 ft 2:00AM Aug 21, 2019Forecast: -0.9 ft 3:00AM Aug 21, 2019Forecast: -0.5 ft 4:00AM Aug 21, 2019Forecast: 0.5 ft 5:00AM Aug 21, 2019Forecast: 1.1 ft 6:00AM Aug 21, 2019Forecast: 1.5 ft 7:00AM Aug 21, 2019Forecast: 1.7 ft 8:00AM Aug 21, 2019USGS--Water Resources of the United StatesRICV2(plotting HGIRG) Graph Created (5:15PM Aug 18, 2019)ObservedForecast (issued 10:22AM Aug 18)Latest observed value: 1.59 ft at 4:54 PM EDT 18-Aug-2019. Flood Stage is 8 ft
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Flood Categories (in feet)
Major Flood Stage: 28
Moderate Flood Stage: 19
Flood Stage: 8
Action Stage: 6
Low Stage (in feet): -9999

Historic Crests
(1) 36.50 ft on 06/23/1972
(2) 30.76 ft on 11/07/1985
(3) 28.60 ft on 08/22/1969
(4) 26.50 ft on 03/30/1936
(5) 25.20 ft on 04/27/1937
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(P): Preliminary values subject to further review.

Recent Crests
(1) 7.80 ft on 03/22/2019 (P)
(2) 13.00 ft on 02/26/2019 (P)
(3) 7.45 ft on 12/30/2018 (P)
(4) 11.58 ft on 12/22/2018 (P)
(5) 9.70 ft on 12/17/2018 (P)
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(P): Preliminary values subject to further review.

Low Water Records
(1) -3.80 ft on 04/05/1970
(2) -3.47 ft on 03/03/2018
(3) -2.90 ft on 12/08/1962
(4) -2.80 ft on 12/13/1899
(5) -2.70 ft on 12/17/1968
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41 Flood wall is overtopped, protected area will need to be evacuated.
35.5 Record flooding begins.
35 River stage sensor operating limit
33.5 Near record flooding begins.
29 Goodes Street is closed.
28 Major flooding begins.
27 Intersection of 21st Street and Cary street is closed.
24 Mayo Bridge is closed.
23 Tredegar Street is closed.
19 Moderate flooding begins, Brander Street is closed.
17 Dock Street is closed from 18th Street to East Main Street...State Route 5.
16 The main access into the waste water treatment plant is flooded from Maury Street into Brander Street.
14 Riverside Drive begins flooding.
12.8 Water enters the Intermediate Terminal area.
12.5 Lehigh Portland Cement Company is flooded.
12 Dock Street is closed between Pear Street and East Main Street...State Route 5.
11 Water is entering Dock Street.
9 The Ancarrow's Boat Landing is closed at this level.
8 Minor flooding begins.
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(1) A view of the James River downstream
(2) A view of the James River cross-channel
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Latitude: 37.525000° N, Longitude: 77.421111° W, Horizontal Datum: NAD27

River Stage
Reference Frame		 Gauge Height Flood Stage Uses
NWS stage 0 ft 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 0 ft 8 ft 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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