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Piankatank River above Wharf Creek near Hudgins VA Stage (ft)Observed: 1.32 ft at 7:30PM Apr 22, 2024Observed: 1.32 ft at 7:35PM Apr 22, 2024Observed: 1.36 ft at 7:40PM Apr 22, 2024Observed: 1.57 ft at 8:30PM Apr 22, 2024Observed: 1.58 ft at 8:35PM Apr 22, 2024Observed: 1.61 ft at 8:40PM Apr 22, 2024Observed: 1.67 ft at 10:30PM Apr 22, 2024Observed: 1.68 ft at 10:35PM Apr 22, 2024Observed: 1.68 ft at 10:40PM Apr 22, 2024Observed: 0.54 ft at 6:00AM Apr 23, 2024Observed: 0.56 ft at 6:05AM Apr 23, 2024Observed: 0.57 ft at 6:10AM Apr 23, 2024Observed: 0.94 ft at 7:35AM Apr 23, 2024Observed: 0.97 ft at 7:40AM Apr 23, 2024Observed: 1.45 ft at 12:30PM Apr 23, 2024Observed: 1.52 ft at 12:35PM Apr 23, 2024Observed: 1.49 ft at 12:40PM Apr 23, 2024Observed: 1.42 ft at 1:30PM Apr 23, 2024Observed: 1.22 ft at 1:35PM Apr 23, 2024Observed: 1.18 ft at 1:40PM Apr 23, 2024Observed: 0.62 ft at 4:30PM Apr 23, 2024Observed: 0.54 ft at 4:40PM Apr 23, 2024Observed: 0.77 ft at 6:30PM Apr 23, 2024Observed: 0.76 ft at 6:40PM Apr 23, 2024Observed: 1.17 ft at 7:30PM Apr 23, 2024Observed: 1.1 ft at 7:35PM Apr 23, 2024Observed: 1.15 ft at 7:40PM Apr 23, 2024Observed: 1.52 ft at 9:00PM Apr 23, 2024Observed: 1.55 ft at 9:10PM Apr 23, 2024Observed: 0.72 ft at 6:30PM Apr 24, 2024Observed: 0.76 ft at 6:40PM Apr 24, 2024Observed: 1.86 ft at 10:00PM Apr 24, 2024Observed: 1.88 ft at 10:05PM Apr 24, 2024Observed: 1.91 ft at 10:10PM Apr 24, 2024Observed: 1.92 ft at 10:15PM Apr 24, 2024Observed: 1.94 ft at 10:20PM Apr 24, 2024Observed: 1.96 ft at 10:25PM Apr 24, 2024Observed: 2.02 ft at 10:30PM Apr 24, 2024Observed: 1.96 ft at 10:35PM Apr 24, 2024Observed: 2.04 ft at 10:45PM Apr 24, 2024Observed: 1.95 ft at 10:50PM Apr 24, 2024Observed: 2 ft at 10:55PM Apr 24, 2024Observed: 1.98 ft at 11:00PM Apr 24, 2024Observed: 2.04 ft at 11:05PM Apr 24, 2024Observed: 2.02 ft at 11:10PM Apr 24, 2024Observed: 2.03 ft at 11:15PM Apr 24, 2024Observed: 2.03 ft at 11:20PM Apr 24, 2024Observed: 1.99 ft at 11:25PM Apr 24, 2024Observed: 1.97 ft at 11:30PM Apr 24, 2024Observed: 1.95 ft at 11:35PM Apr 24, 2024Observed: 2.02 ft at 11:40PM Apr 24, 2024Observed: 1.96 ft at 11:45PM Apr 24, 2024Observed: 1.95 ft at 11:50PM Apr 24, 2024Observed: 2.05 ft at 12:00AM Apr 25, 2024Observed: 2.04 ft at 12:05AM Apr 25, 2024Highest Observation: 2.1 ft at 12:10AM Apr 25, 2024Observed: 2.07 ft at 12:15AM Apr 25, 2024Observed: 2.09 ft at 12:20AM Apr 25, 2024Observed: 2.05 ft at 12:25AM Apr 25, 2024Observed: 1.99 ft at 12:30AM Apr 25, 2024Observed: 1.95 ft at 12:35AM Apr 25, 2024Observed: 1.91 ft at 12:40AM Apr 25, 2024Observed: 1.82 ft at 12:45AM Apr 25, 2024Observed: 1.84 ft at 12:50AM Apr 25, 2024Observed: 1.74 ft at 12:55AM Apr 25, 2024Observed: 1.75 ft at 1:00AM Apr 25, 2024Observed: 1.7 ft at 1:05AM Apr 25, 2024Observed: 1.75 ft at 1:10AM Apr 25, 2024Observed: 1.81 ft at 1:15AM Apr 25, 2024Observed: 1.75 ft at 1:20AM Apr 25, 2024Observed: 1.76 ft at 1:25AM Apr 25, 2024Observed: 1.79 ft at 1:30AM Apr 25, 2024Observed: 1.77 ft at 1:35AM Apr 25, 2024Observed: 1.8 ft at 1:40AM Apr 25, 2024Observed: 1.79 ft at 1:45AM Apr 25, 2024Observed: 1.74 ft at 1:50AM Apr 25, 2024Observed: 1.76 ft at 1:55AM Apr 25, 2024Observed: 1.71 ft at 2:00AM Apr 25, 2024Observed: 1.67 ft at 2:05AM Apr 25, 2024Observed: 1.61 ft at 2:10AM Apr 25, 2024Observed: 1.61 ft at 2:15AM Apr 25, 2024Observed: 1.52 ft at 2:20AM Apr 25, 2024Observed: 1.48 ft at 2:25AM Apr 25, 2024Observed: 1.46 ft at 2:30AM Apr 25, 2024Observed: 1.49 ft at 2:35AM Apr 25, 2024Observed: 1.43 ft at 2:40AM Apr 25, 2024Observed: 1.47 ft at 2:45AM Apr 25, 2024Observed: 1.4 ft at 2:55AM Apr 25, 2024Observed: 1.38 ft at 3:00AM Apr 25, 2024Observed: 1.36 ft at 3:05AM Apr 25, 2024Observed: 1.32 ft at 3:10AM Apr 25, 2024Observed: 1.29 ft at 3:15AM Apr 25, 2024Observed: 1.29 ft at 3:20AM Apr 25, 2024Observed: 1.25 ft at 3:25AM Apr 25, 2024Observed: 1.19 ft at 3:30AM Apr 25, 2024Observed: 1.21 ft at 3:35AM Apr 25, 2024Observed: 1.13 ft at 3:45AM Apr 25, 2024Observed: 1.11 ft at 3:50AM Apr 25, 2024Observed: 1.09 ft at 3:55AM Apr 25, 2024Observed: 1.07 ft at 4:00AM Apr 25, 2024Observed: 1.05 ft at 4:05AM Apr 25, 2024Observed: 1.02 ft at 4:10AM Apr 25, 2024Observed: 0.98 ft at 4:15AM Apr 25, 2024Observed: 0.96 ft at 4:20AM Apr 25, 2024Observed: 0.93 ft at 4:25AM Apr 25, 2024Observed: 0.92 ft at 4:30AM Apr 25, 2024Observed: 0.9 ft at 4:35AM Apr 25, 2024Observed: 0.87 ft at 4:40AM Apr 25, 2024Observed: 0.84 ft at 4:45AM Apr 25, 2024Observed: 0.84 ft at 4:50AM Apr 25, 2024Observed: 0.82 ft at 5:00AM Apr 25, 2024Observed: 0.8 ft at 5:05AM Apr 25, 2024Observed: 0.78 ft at 5:10AM Apr 25, 2024Observed: 0.77 ft at 5:15AM Apr 25, 2024Observed: 0.77 ft at 5:25AM Apr 25, 2024Observed: 0.73 ft at 5:30AM Apr 25, 2024Observed: 0.72 ft at 5:35AM Apr 25, 2024Observed: 0.7 ft at 5:40AM Apr 25, 2024Observed: 0.69 ft at 5:45AM Apr 25, 2024Observed: 0.69 ft at 5:50AM Apr 25, 2024Observed: 0.67 ft at 5:55AM Apr 25, 2024Observed: 0.65 ft at 6:00AM Apr 25, 2024Observed: 0.65 ft at 6:05AM Apr 25, 2024Observed: 0.66 ft at 6:15AM Apr 25, 2024Observed: 0.68 ft at 6:20AM Apr 25, 2024Observed: 0.68 ft at 6:25AM Apr 25, 2024Observed: 0.68 ft at 6:30AM Apr 25, 2024Observed: 0.71 ft at 6:35AM Apr 25, 2024Observed: 0.75 ft at 6:40AM Apr 25, 2024Observed: 0.74 ft at 6:45AM Apr 25, 2024Observed: 0.76 ft at 6:50AM Apr 25, 2024Observed: 0.8 ft at 6:55AM Apr 25, 2024Observed: 0.8 ft at 7:00AM Apr 25, 2024Observed: 0.92 ft at 7:05AM Apr 25, 2024Observed: 0.9 ft at 7:10AM Apr 25, 2024Observed: 0.92 ft at 7:15AM Apr 25, 2024Observed: 0.9 ft at 7:20AM Apr 25, 2024Observed: 1.04 ft at 7:25AM Apr 25, 2024Observed: 0.99 ft at 7:30AM Apr 25, 2024Observed: 1 ft at 7:35AM Apr 25, 2024Observed: 1.02 ft at 7:40AM Apr 25, 2024Observed: 1.01 ft at 7:45AM Apr 25, 2024Observed: 1.1 ft at 7:50AM Apr 25, 2024Observed: 1.06 ft at 7:55AM Apr 25, 2024Observed: 1.1 ft at 8:00AM Apr 25, 2024Observed: 1.09 ft at 8:05AM Apr 25, 2024Observed: 0.94 ft at 8:10AM Apr 25, 2024Observed: 1.02 ft at 8:15AM Apr 25, 2024Observed: 1.08 ft at 8:20AM Apr 25, 2024Observed: 1.03 ft at 8:25AM Apr 25, 2024Observed: 1.18 ft at 8:30AM Apr 25, 2024Observed: 1.13 ft at 8:40AM Apr 25, 2024Observed: 1.16 ft at 8:45AM Apr 25, 2024Observed: 1.12 ft at 8:50AM Apr 25, 2024Observed: 1.19 ft at 8:55AM Apr 25, 2024Observed: 1.24 ft at 9:00AM Apr 25, 2024Observed: 1.25 ft at 9:05AM Apr 25, 2024Observed: 1.3 ft at 9:10AM Apr 25, 2024Observed: 1.26 ft at 9:15AM Apr 25, 2024Observed: 1.39 ft at 9:20AM Apr 25, 2024Observed: 1.43 ft at 9:25AM Apr 25, 2024Observed: 1.42 ft at 9:30AM Apr 25, 2024Observed: 1.44 ft at 9:35AM Apr 25, 2024Observed: 1.45 ft at 9:40AM Apr 25, 2024Observed: 1.52 ft at 9:45AM Apr 25, 2024Observed: 1.53 ft at 9:50AM Apr 25, 2024Observed: 1.5 ft at 9:55AM Apr 25, 2024Observed: 1.5 ft at 10:00AM Apr 25, 2024Observed: 1.57 ft at 10:05AM Apr 25, 2024Observed: 1.58 ft at 10:10AM Apr 25, 2024Observed: 1.65 ft at 10:15AM Apr 25, 2024Observed: 1.68 ft at 10:20AM Apr 25, 2024Observed: 1.57 ft at 10:25AM Apr 25, 2024Observed: 1.61 ft at 10:30AM Apr 25, 2024Observed: 1.68 ft at 10:35AM Apr 25, 2024Observed: 1.65 ft at 10:40AM Apr 25, 2024Observed: 1.62 ft at 10:45AM Apr 25, 2024Observed: 1.66 ft at 10:55AM Apr 25, 2024Observed: 1.76 ft at 11:00AM Apr 25, 2024Observed: 1.69 ft at 11:05AM Apr 25, 2024Observed: 1.71 ft at 11:10AM Apr 25, 2024Observed: 1.74 ft at 11:15AM Apr 25, 2024Observed: 1.76 ft at 11:20AM Apr 25, 2024Observed: 1.72 ft at 11:25AM Apr 25, 2024Observed: 1.73 ft at 11:30AM Apr 25, 2024Observed: 1.73 ft at 11:35AM Apr 25, 2024Observed: 1.73 ft at 11:40AM Apr 25, 2024Observed: 1.73 ft at 11:45AM Apr 25, 2024Observed: 1.73 ft at 11:50AM Apr 25, 2024Observed: 1.73 ft at 12:00PM Apr 25, 2024Observed: 1.72 ft at 12:05PM Apr 25, 2024Observed: 1.72 ft at 12:10PM Apr 25, 2024Observed: 1.73 ft at 12:15PM Apr 25, 2024Observed: 1.76 ft at 12:30PM Apr 25, 2024Observed: 1.74 ft at 12:35PM Apr 25, 2024Observed: 1.69 ft at 12:40PM Apr 25, 2024Observed: 1.7 ft at 12:45PM Apr 25, 2024Observed: 1.72 ft at 12:50PM Apr 25, 2024Observed: 1.73 ft at 12:55PM Apr 25, 2024Observed: 1.71 ft at 1:00PM Apr 25, 2024Observed: 1.63 ft at 1:05PM Apr 25, 2024Observed: 1.7 ft at 1:15PM Apr 25, 2024Observed: 1.7 ft at 1:20PM Apr 25, 2024Observed: 1.66 ft at 1:25PM Apr 25, 2024Observed: 1.59 ft at 1:30PM Apr 25, 2024Observed: 1.56 ft at 1:35PM Apr 25, 2024Observed: 1.62 ft at 1:40PM Apr 25, 2024Observed: 1.62 ft at 1:45PM Apr 25, 2024Observed: 1.64 ft at 1:50PM Apr 25, 2024Observed: 1.57 ft at 1:55PM Apr 25, 2024Observed: 1.59 ft at 2:00PM Apr 25, 2024Observed: 1.52 ft at 2:05PM Apr 25, 2024Observed: 1.66 ft at 2:10PM Apr 25, 2024Observed: 1.55 ft at 2:15PM Apr 25, 2024Observed: 1.55 ft at 2:20PM Apr 25, 2024Observed: 1.52 ft at 2:30PM Apr 25, 2024Observed: 1.44 ft at 2:35PM Apr 25, 2024Observed: 1.39 ft at 2:40PM Apr 25, 2024Observed: 1.38 ft at 2:45PM Apr 25, 2024Observed: 1.42 ft at 2:50PM Apr 25, 2024Observed: 1.41 ft at 2:55PM Apr 25, 2024Observed: 1.42 ft at 3:00PM Apr 25, 2024Observed: 1.24 ft at 3:05PM Apr 25, 2024Observed: 1.38 ft at 3:10PM Apr 25, 2024Observed: 1.35 ft at 3:15PM Apr 25, 2024Observed: 1.31 ft at 3:20PM Apr 25, 2024Observed: 1.35 ft at 3:25PM Apr 25, 2024Observed: 1.21 ft at 3:30PM Apr 25, 2024Observed: 1.26 ft at 3:35PM Apr 25, 2024Observed: 1.37 ft at 3:40PM Apr 25, 2024Observed: 1.23 ft at 3:45PM Apr 25, 2024Observed: 1.1 ft at 3:50PM Apr 25, 2024Observed: 1.28 ft at 3:55PM Apr 25, 2024Observed: 1.15 ft at 4:00PM Apr 25, 2024Observed: 1.16 ft at 4:05PM Apr 25, 2024Observed: 1.11 ft at 4:10PM Apr 25, 2024Observed: 1.1 ft at 4:15PM Apr 25, 2024Observed: 1.12 ft at 4:20PM Apr 25, 2024Observed: 1.12 ft at 4:25PM Apr 25, 2024Observed: 1.13 ft at 4:30PM Apr 25, 2024Observed: 1.07 ft at 4:35PM Apr 25, 2024Observed: 1 ft at 4:40PM Apr 25, 2024VDEM--VA Department of Emergency ManagementWCKV2(plotting HGIRR) Graph Created (5:00PM Apr 25, 2024)ObservedLatest observed value: 1 ft at 4:40 PM EDT 25-Apr-2024.
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NOTE: The tide heights shown above reference the mean lower low water (MLLW) tidal datum.

NOTE: Graphical forecasts are not available for the Piankatank River above Wharf Creek near Hudgins VA. During times of high water, forecast crest information can be found in the text products.

Vertical Datum references a tidal datum (MLLW)...for more information see Tides and Currents .

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Flood Categories (in feet)
Major Flood Stage: 0
Moderate Flood Stage: 0
Flood Stage: 0
Action Stage: 0
Low Stage (in feet): -1

Historic Crests
(1) 4.78 ft on 10/04/2015
(2) 3.10 ft on 02/06/2024
(3) 3.10 ft on 01/10/2024
(4) 3.02 ft on 03/26/2024
(5) 2.99 ft on 03/09/2024
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(P): Preliminary values subject to further review.

Recent Crests
(1) 3.02 ft on 03/26/2024
(2) 2.99 ft on 03/09/2024
(3) 2.90 ft on 02/13/2024
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(P): Preliminary values subject to further review.

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Currently none available.

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Latitude: 37.492489° N, Longitude: 76.310051° W, Horizontal Datum: NAD83/WGS84

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