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James River (VA) at Richmond Locks Stage (ft)Observed: 0.87 ft at 8:36PM May 14, 2021Observed: 0.79 ft at 8:42PM May 14, 2021Observed: 0.74 ft at 8:48PM May 14, 2021Observed: 0.68 ft at 8:54PM May 14, 2021Observed: 0.59 ft at 9:00PM May 14, 2021Observed: 0.54 ft at 9:06PM May 14, 2021Observed: 0.47 ft at 9:12PM May 14, 2021Observed: 0.43 ft at 9:18PM May 14, 2021Observed: 0.35 ft at 9:24PM May 14, 2021Observed: 0.3 ft at 9:30PM May 14, 2021Observed: 0.26 ft at 9:36PM May 14, 2021Observed: 0.22 ft at 9:42PM May 14, 2021Observed: 0.16 ft at 9:48PM May 14, 2021Observed: 0.11 ft at 9:54PM May 14, 2021Observed: 0.06 ft at 10:00PM May 14, 2021Observed: 0.01 ft at 10:06PM May 14, 2021Observed: -0.04 ft at 10:12PM May 14, 2021Observed: -0.09 ft at 10:18PM May 14, 2021Observed: -0.15 ft at 10:24PM May 14, 2021Observed: -0.2 ft at 10:30PM May 14, 2021Observed: -0.24 ft at 10:36PM May 14, 2021Observed: -0.29 ft at 10:42PM May 14, 2021Observed: -0.35 ft at 10:48PM May 14, 2021Observed: -0.41 ft at 10:54PM May 14, 2021Observed: -0.46 ft at 11:00PM May 14, 2021Observed: -0.51 ft at 11:06PM May 14, 2021Observed: -0.57 ft at 11:12PM May 14, 2021Observed: -0.63 ft at 11:18PM May 14, 2021Observed: -0.68 ft at 11:24PM May 14, 2021Observed: -0.72 ft at 11:30PM May 14, 2021Observed: -0.8 ft at 11:36PM May 14, 2021Observed: -0.84 ft at 11:42PM May 14, 2021Observed: -0.88 ft at 11:48PM May 14, 2021Observed: -0.93 ft at 11:54PM May 14, 2021Observed: -1 ft at 12:00AM May 15, 2021Observed: -1.03 ft at 12:06AM May 15, 2021Observed: -1.1 ft at 12:12AM May 15, 2021Observed: -1.14 ft at 12:18AM May 15, 2021Observed: -1.2 ft at 12:24AM May 15, 2021Observed: -1.24 ft at 12:30AM May 15, 2021Observed: -1.28 ft at 12:36AM May 15, 2021Observed: -1.33 ft at 12:42AM May 15, 2021Observed: -1.38 ft at 12:48AM May 15, 2021Observed: -1.42 ft at 12:54AM May 15, 2021Observed: -1.45 ft at 1:00AM May 15, 2021Observed: -1.47 ft at 1:06AM May 15, 2021Observed: -1.51 ft at 1:12AM May 15, 2021Observed: -1.53 ft at 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2021Observed: -1.22 ft at 2:12PM May 16, 2021Observed: -1.26 ft at 2:18PM May 16, 2021Observed: -1.31 ft at 2:24PM May 16, 2021Observed: -1.35 ft at 2:30PM May 16, 2021Observed: -1.37 ft at 2:36PM May 16, 2021Observed: -1.39 ft at 2:42PM May 16, 2021Observed: -1.44 ft at 2:48PM May 16, 2021Observed: -1.46 ft at 2:54PM May 16, 2021Observed: -1.48 ft at 3:00PM May 16, 2021Observed: -1.49 ft at 3:06PM May 16, 2021Observed: -1.5 ft at 3:12PM May 16, 2021Observed: -1.51 ft at 3:18PM May 16, 2021Observed: -1.52 ft at 3:24PM May 16, 2021Observed: -1.51 ft at 3:30PM May 16, 2021Observed: -1.51 ft at 3:36PM May 16, 2021Observed: -1.47 ft at 3:42PM May 16, 2021Observed: -1.42 ft at 3:48PM May 16, 2021Observed: -1.34 ft at 3:54PM May 16, 2021Observed: -1.25 ft at 4:00PM May 16, 2021Observed: -1.15 ft at 4:06PM May 16, 2021Observed: -1.04 ft at 4:12PM May 16, 2021Observed: -0.87 ft at 4:18PM May 16, 2021Observed: -0.78 ft at 4:24PM May 16, 2021Observed: -0.6 ft at 4:30PM May 16, 2021Observed: -0.46 ft at 4:36PM May 16, 2021Observed: -0.31 ft at 4:42PM May 16, 2021Observed: -0.23 ft at 4:48PM May 16, 2021Observed: -0.1 ft at 4:54PM May 16, 2021Observed: 0.02 ft at 5:00PM May 16, 2021Observed: 0.12 ft at 5:06PM May 16, 2021Observed: 0.21 ft at 5:12PM May 16, 2021Observed: 0.3 ft at 5:18PM May 16, 2021Observed: 0.38 ft at 5:24PM May 16, 2021Observed: 0.45 ft at 5:30PM May 16, 2021Observed: 0.51 ft at 5:36PM May 16, 2021Observed: 0.56 ft at 5:42PM May 16, 2021Observed: 0.62 ft at 5:48PM May 16, 2021Observed: 0.68 ft at 5:54PM May 16, 2021Observed: 0.73 ft at 6:00PM May 16, 2021Observed: 0.79 ft at 6:06PM May 16, 2021Observed: 0.85 ft at 6:12PM May 16, 2021Observed: 0.9 ft at 6:18PM May 16, 2021Observed: 0.96 ft at 6:24PM May 16, 2021Observed: 1 ft at 6:30PM May 16, 2021Observed: 1.03 ft at 6:36PM May 16, 2021Observed: 1.08 ft at 6:42PM May 16, 2021Observed: 1.1 ft at 6:48PM May 16, 2021Observed: 1.15 ft at 6:54PM May 16, 2021Observed: 1.19 ft at 7:00PM May 16, 2021Observed: 1.24 ft at 7:06PM May 16, 2021Observed: 1.29 ft at 7:12PM May 16, 2021Observed: 1.33 ft at 7:18PM May 16, 2021Observed: 1.37 ft at 7:24PM May 16, 2021Observed: 1.42 ft at 7:30PM May 16, 2021Observed: 1.47 ft at 7:36PM May 16, 2021Observed: 1.49 ft at 7:42PM May 16, 2021Observed: 1.53 ft at 7:48PM May 16, 2021Observed: 1.57 ft at 7:54PM May 16, 2021Forecast: 1.1 ft 9:00PM May 16, 2021Forecast: 0.7 ft 10:00PM May 16, 2021Forecast: 0.2 ft 11:00PM May 16, 2021Forecast: -0.4 ft 12:00AM May 17, 2021Forecast: -0.9 ft 1:00AM May 17, 2021Forecast: -1.2 ft 2:00AM May 17, 2021Forecast: -1 ft 3:00AM May 17, 2021Forecast: -0.2 ft 4:00AM May 17, 2021Forecast: 0.7 ft 5:00AM May 17, 2021Forecast: 1.3 ft 6:00AM May 17, 2021Forecast: 1.6 ft 7:00AM May 17, 2021Highest Forecast: 1.9 ft 8:00AM May 17, 2021Forecast: 1.8 ft 9:00AM May 17, 2021Forecast: 1.4 ft 10:00AM May 17, 2021Forecast: 0.8 ft 11:00AM May 17, 2021Forecast: 0.3 ft 12:00PM May 17, 2021Forecast: -0.3 ft 1:00PM May 17, 2021Forecast: -0.8 ft 2:00PM May 17, 2021Forecast: -1.1 ft 3:00PM May 17, 2021Forecast: -1 ft 4:00PM May 17, 2021Forecast: -0.3 ft 5:00PM May 17, 2021Forecast: 0.6 ft 6:00PM May 17, 2021Forecast: 1.1 ft 7:00PM May 17, 2021Forecast: 1.4 ft 8:00PM May 17, 2021Forecast: 1.4 ft 9:00PM May 17, 2021Forecast: 1.1 ft 10:00PM May 17, 2021Forecast: 0.6 ft 11:00PM May 17, 2021Forecast: 0 ft 12:00AM May 18, 2021Forecast: -0.6 ft 1:00AM May 18, 2021Forecast: -1 ft 2:00AM May 18, 2021Forecast: -1.2 ft 3:00AM May 18, 2021Forecast: -0.9 ft 4:00AM May 18, 2021Forecast: 0 ft 5:00AM May 18, 2021Forecast: 0.8 ft 6:00AM May 18, 2021Forecast: 1.2 ft 7:00AM May 18, 2021Forecast: 1.5 ft 8:00AM May 18, 2021Forecast: 1.7 ft 9:00AM May 18, 2021Forecast: 1.6 ft 10:00AM May 18, 2021Forecast: 1.1 ft 11:00AM May 18, 2021Forecast: 0.6 ft 12:00PM May 18, 2021Forecast: 0 ft 1:00PM May 18, 2021Forecast: -0.6 ft 2:00PM May 18, 2021Forecast: -1 ft 3:00PM May 18, 2021Forecast: -1.2 ft 4:00PM May 18, 2021Forecast: -1.1 ft 5:00PM May 18, 2021Forecast: -0.3 ft 6:00PM May 18, 2021Forecast: 0.5 ft 7:00PM May 18, 2021Forecast: 1 ft 8:00PM May 18, 2021Forecast: 1.2 ft 9:00PM May 18, 2021Forecast: 1.3 ft 10:00PM May 18, 2021Forecast: 0.9 ft 11:00PM May 18, 2021Forecast: 0.4 ft 12:00AM May 19, 2021Forecast: -0.2 ft 1:00AM May 19, 2021Forecast: -0.8 ft 2:00AM May 19, 2021Forecast: -1.2 ft 3:00AM May 19, 2021Forecast: -1.4 ft 4:00AM May 19, 2021Forecast: -1.1 ft 5:00AM May 19, 2021Forecast: -0.3 ft 6:00AM May 19, 2021Forecast: 0.6 ft 7:00AM May 19, 2021Forecast: 1 ft 8:00AM May 19, 2021USGS--Water Resources of the United StatesRICV2(plotting HGIRG) Graph Created (8:30PM May 16, 2021)ObservedForecast (issued 10:41AM May 16)Latest observed value: 1.57 ft at 7:54 PM EDT 16-May-2021. 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) 8.44 ft on 02/17/2021 (P)
(2) 9.16 ft on 12/26/2020 (P)
(3) 8.22 ft on 12/01/2020 (P)
(4) 16.96 ft on 11/14/2020 (P)
(5) 11.36 ft on 10/31/2020 (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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