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Savannah River at Burton's Ferry Stage (ft)Flow (cfs)Observed: 5.69 ft at 5:45AM Apr 18, 2018Observed: 5.71 ft at 6:45AM Apr 18, 2018Observed: 5.73 ft at 7:45AM Apr 18, 2018Observed: 5.76 ft at 8:45AM Apr 18, 2018Observed: 5.79 ft at 9:45AM Apr 18, 2018Observed: 5.84 ft at 10:45AM Apr 18, 2018Observed: 5.85 ft at 11:45AM Apr 18, 2018Observed: 5.85 ft at 12:45PM Apr 18, 2018Observed: 5.88 ft at 1:45PM Apr 18, 2018Observed: 5.91 ft at 2:45PM Apr 18, 2018Observed: 5.92 ft at 3:45PM Apr 18, 2018Observed: 5.95 ft at 4:45PM Apr 18, 2018Observed: 5.97 ft at 5:45PM Apr 18, 2018Observed: 5.99 ft at 6:45PM Apr 18, 2018Observed: 6 ft at 7:45PM Apr 18, 2018Observed: 6.02 ft at 8:45PM Apr 18, 2018Observed: 6.03 ft at 9:45PM Apr 18, 2018Observed: 6.04 ft at 10:45PM Apr 18, 2018Observed: 6.05 ft at 11:45PM Apr 18, 2018Observed: 6.05 ft at 12:45AM Apr 19, 2018Highest Observation: 6.06 ft at 1:45AM Apr 19, 2018Highest Observation: 6.06 ft at 2:45AM Apr 19, 2018Observed: 6.05 ft at 3:45AM Apr 19, 2018Observed: 6.04 ft at 4:45AM Apr 19, 2018Observed: 6.03 ft at 5:45AM Apr 19, 2018Observed: 6.02 ft at 6:45AM Apr 19, 2018Observed: 6 ft at 7:45AM Apr 19, 2018Observed: 5.98 ft at 8:45AM Apr 19, 2018Observed: 5.95 ft at 9:45AM Apr 19, 2018Observed: 5.93 ft at 10:45AM Apr 19, 2018Observed: 5.89 ft at 11:45AM Apr 19, 2018Observed: 5.86 ft at 12:45PM Apr 19, 2018Observed: 5.83 ft at 1:45PM Apr 19, 2018Observed: 5.81 ft at 2:45PM Apr 19, 2018Observed: 5.75 ft at 3:45PM Apr 19, 2018Observed: 5.72 ft at 4:45PM Apr 19, 2018Observed: 5.7 ft at 5:45PM Apr 19, 2018Observed: 5.67 ft at 6:45PM Apr 19, 2018Observed: 5.64 ft at 7:45PM Apr 19, 2018Observed: 5.62 ft at 8:45PM Apr 19, 2018Observed: 5.59 ft at 9:45PM Apr 19, 2018Observed: 5.56 ft at 10:45PM Apr 19, 2018Observed: 5.54 ft at 11:45PM Apr 19, 2018Observed: 5.51 ft at 12:45AM Apr 20, 2018Observed: 5.49 ft at 1:45AM Apr 20, 2018Observed: 5.48 ft at 2:45AM Apr 20, 2018Observed: 5.46 ft at 3:45AM Apr 20, 2018Observed: 5.44 ft at 4:45AM Apr 20, 2018Observed: 5.43 ft at 5:45AM Apr 20, 2018Observed: 5.41 ft at 6:45AM Apr 20, 2018Observed: 5.39 ft at 7:45AM Apr 20, 2018Observed: 5.38 ft at 8:45AM Apr 20, 2018Observed: 5.35 ft at 9:45AM Apr 20, 2018Observed: 5.32 ft at 10:45AM Apr 20, 2018Observed: 5.31 ft at 11:45AM Apr 20, 2018Observed: 5.27 ft at 12:45PM Apr 20, 2018Observed: 5.24 ft at 1:45PM Apr 20, 2018Observed: 5.21 ft at 2:45PM Apr 20, 2018Observed: 5.17 ft at 3:45PM Apr 20, 2018Observed: 5.12 ft at 4:45PM Apr 20, 2018Observed: 5.09 ft at 5:45PM Apr 20, 2018Observed: 5.05 ft at 6:45PM Apr 20, 2018Observed: 5.01 ft at 7:45PM Apr 20, 2018Observed: 4.97 ft at 8:45PM Apr 20, 2018Observed: 4.93 ft at 9:45PM Apr 20, 2018Observed: 4.89 ft at 10:45PM Apr 20, 2018Observed: 4.85 ft at 11:45PM Apr 20, 2018Observed: 4.83 ft at 12:45AM Apr 21, 2018Observed: 4.8 ft at 1:45AM Apr 21, 2018Observed: 4.78 ft at 2:45AM Apr 21, 2018Observed: 4.76 ft at 3:45AM Apr 21, 2018Observed: 4.75 ft at 4:45AM Apr 21, 2018Observed: 4.73 ft at 5:45AM Apr 21, 2018Observed: 4.73 ft at 6:45AM Apr 21, 2018Observed: 4.72 ft at 7:45AM Apr 21, 2018Observed: 4.72 ft at 8:45AM Apr 21, 2018Observed: 4.71 ft at 9:45AM Apr 21, 2018Observed: 4.72 ft at 10:45AM Apr 21, 2018Observed: 4.71 ft at 11:45AM Apr 21, 2018Observed: 4.72 ft at 12:45PM Apr 21, 2018Observed: 4.71 ft at 1:45PM Apr 21, 2018Observed: 4.72 ft at 2:45PM Apr 21, 2018Observed: 4.73 ft at 3:45PM Apr 21, 2018Observed: 4.73 ft at 4:45PM Apr 21, 2018Observed: 4.74 ft at 5:45PM Apr 21, 2018Observed: 4.74 ft at 6:45PM Apr 21, 2018Observed: 4.75 ft at 7:45PM Apr 21, 2018Observed: 4.76 ft at 8:45PM Apr 21, 2018Observed: 4.77 ft at 9:45PM Apr 21, 2018Observed: 4.78 ft at 10:45PM Apr 21, 2018Observed: 4.79 ft at 11:45PM Apr 21, 2018Observed: 4.8 ft at 12:45AM Apr 22, 2018Observed: 4.82 ft at 1:45AM Apr 22, 2018Observed: 4.84 ft at 2:45AM Apr 22, 2018Observed: 4.85 ft at 3:45AM Apr 22, 2018Observed: 4.88 ft at 4:45AM Apr 22, 2018Observed: 4.9 ft at 5:45AM Apr 22, 2018Observed: 4.93 ft at 6:45AM Apr 22, 2018Observed: 4.96 ft at 7:45AM Apr 22, 2018Observed: 5 ft at 8:45AM Apr 22, 2018Observed: 5.05 ft at 9:45AM Apr 22, 2018Observed: 5.09 ft at 10:45AM Apr 22, 2018Observed: 5.14 ft at 11:45AM Apr 22, 2018Observed: 5.19 ft at 12:45PM Apr 22, 2018Observed: 5.25 ft at 1:45PM Apr 22, 2018Observed: 5.29 ft at 2:45PM Apr 22, 2018Observed: 5.34 ft at 3:45PM Apr 22, 2018Observed: 5.39 ft at 4:45PM Apr 22, 2018Observed: 5.44 ft at 5:45PM Apr 22, 2018Observed: 5.48 ft at 6:45PM Apr 22, 2018Observed: 5.53 ft at 7:45PM Apr 22, 2018Observed: 5.56 ft at 8:45PM Apr 22, 2018Observed: 5.59 ft at 9:45PM Apr 22, 2018Observed: 5.62 ft at 10:45PM Apr 22, 2018Observed: 5.64 ft at 11:45PM Apr 22, 2018Observed: 5.66 ft at 12:45AM Apr 23, 2018Observed: 5.67 ft at 1:45AM Apr 23, 2018Observed: 5.69 ft at 2:45AM Apr 23, 2018Observed: 5.71 ft at 3:45AM Apr 23, 2018Forecast: 5.8 ft 8:00AM Apr 23, 2018Forecast: 6 ft 2:00PM Apr 23, 2018Forecast: 6.4 ft 8:00PM Apr 23, 2018Forecast: 6.7 ft 2:00AM Apr 24, 2018Forecast: 6.9 ft 8:00AM Apr 24, 2018Forecast: 7.1 ft 2:00PM Apr 24, 2018Forecast: 7.3 ft 8:00PM Apr 24, 2018Forecast: 7.5 ft 2:00AM Apr 25, 2018Forecast: 7.9 ft 8:00AM Apr 25, 2018Forecast: 8.3 ft 2:00PM Apr 25, 2018Forecast: 8.9 ft 8:00PM Apr 25, 2018Forecast: 9.4 ft 2:00AM Apr 26, 2018Forecast: 9.9 ft 8:00AM Apr 26, 2018Forecast: 10.3 ft 2:00PM Apr 26, 2018Forecast: 10.6 ft 8:00PM Apr 26, 2018Forecast: 10.8 ft 2:00AM Apr 27, 2018Highest Forecast: 11 ft 8:00AM Apr 27, 2018USGS--Water Resources of the United StatesBFYG1(plotting HGIRG) Graph Created (5:16AM Apr 23, 2018)ObservedForecast (issued 9:21AM Apr 22)Latest observed value: 5.71 ft at 3:45 AM EDT 23-Apr-2018. Flood Stage is 15 ft
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Datum: NGVD29
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NOTE: River forecasts for this location take into account past precipitation and the precipitation amounts expected approximately 48 hours into the future from the forecast issuance time.

NOTE: Forecasts for the Savannah River at Burton's Ferry are issued routinely year-round.

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Flood Categories (in feet)
Major Flood Stage: 25
Moderate Flood Stage: 20
Flood Stage: 15
Action Stage: 14
Low Stage (in feet): -9999

Historic Crests
(1) 30.80 ft on 10/01/1929
(2) 27.00 ft on 08/18/1940
(3) 24.91 ft on 12/03/1948
(4) 23.40 ft on 03/26/1944
(5) 22.60 ft on 01/23/1943
(6) 22.10 ft on 04/15/1964
(7) 22.00 ft on 03/26/1942
(8) 21.60 ft on 01/12/1946
(9) 21.53 ft on 01/25/1947
(10) 21.10 ft on 02/14/1948
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(P): Preliminary values subject to further review.

Recent Crests
(1) 19.00 ft on 01/06/2016
(2) 16.44 ft on 11/16/2015
(3) 17.82 ft on 01/15/2014
(4) 16.50 ft on 08/25/2013
(5) 18.86 ft on 07/15/2013
(6) 15.17 ft on 04/05/2011
(7) 17.39 ft on 02/22/2010
(8) 17.36 ft on 12/15/2009
(9) 16.89 ft on 11/28/2009
(10) 15.34 ft on 03/26/2006
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(P): Preliminary values subject to further review.

Low Water Records
(1) 2.39 ft on 06/16/1988
(2) 2.75 ft on 11/27/2012
(3) 2.79 ft on 01/17/2013
(4) 2.94 ft on 09/14/2002
(5) 2.99 ft on 08/17/2002
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18.2 the picnic area at Stoney Bluff Landing becomes flooded. Access to the house at the end of Stoney Bluff Landing Road is limited.
15 flooding of some adjacent agricultural lands occurs. Most boat ramps along the river are unusable.
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(1) River level 2.65 ft.
(2) View upstream from Highway 301 bridge.
(3) View downstream from Highway 301 bridge.
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Latitude: 32.936379° N, Longitude: 81.503172° W, Horizontal Datum: NAD27

River Stage
Reference Frame		 Gauge Height Flood Stage Uses
NWS stage 0 ft 15 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 51.5694 66.5694 Survey grade GPS equipment, FEMA flood plain maps, newer USGS topographic maps
NGVD 29 52.42 67.42 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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