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Rocky Broad River at Bat Cave Stage (ft)Observed: 3.32 ft at 8:30PM Sep 17, 2023Observed: 3.3 ft at 11:30PM Sep 17, 2023Observed: 3.3 ft at 11:35PM Sep 17, 2023Observed: 3.3 ft at 11:40PM Sep 17, 2023Observed: 3.3 ft at 11:45PM Sep 17, 2023Observed: 3.3 ft at 11:50PM Sep 17, 2023Observed: 3.3 ft at 11:55PM Sep 17, 2023Observed: 3.3 ft at 2:35AM Sep 18, 2023Observed: 3.3 ft at 2:40AM Sep 18, 2023Observed: 3.3 ft at 2:45AM Sep 18, 2023Observed: 3.28 ft at 5:30AM Sep 18, 2023Observed: 3.28 ft at 5:35AM Sep 18, 2023Observed: 3.28 ft at 5:40AM Sep 18, 2023Observed: 3.28 ft at 5:45AM Sep 18, 2023Observed: 3.28 ft at 5:50AM Sep 18, 2023Observed: 3.28 ft at 6:00AM Sep 18, 2023Observed: 3.28 ft at 6:05AM Sep 18, 2023Observed: 3.28 ft at 6:10AM Sep 18, 2023Observed: 3.28 ft at 6:15AM Sep 18, 2023Observed: 3.28 ft at 11:30AM Sep 18, 2023Observed: 3.28 ft at 11:40AM Sep 18, 2023Observed: 3.28 ft at 11:50AM Sep 18, 2023Observed: 3.28 ft at 11:55AM Sep 18, 2023Observed: 3.28 ft at 12:00PM Sep 18, 2023Observed: 3.26 ft at 5:35PM Sep 18, 2023Observed: 3.26 ft at 5:40PM Sep 18, 2023Observed: 3.24 ft at 8:30PM Sep 18, 2023Observed: 3.24 ft at 11:40PM Sep 18, 2023Observed: 3.24 ft at 11:45PM Sep 18, 2023Observed: 3.24 ft at 11:50PM Sep 18, 2023Observed: 3.24 ft at 11:55PM Sep 18, 2023Observed: 3.24 ft at 12:10AM Sep 19, 2023Observed: 3.24 ft at 2:30AM Sep 19, 2023Observed: 3.24 ft at 2:40AM Sep 19, 2023Observed: 3.24 ft at 5:30AM Sep 19, 2023Observed: 3.24 ft at 5:35AM Sep 19, 2023Observed: 3.24 ft at 5:40AM Sep 19, 2023Observed: 3.24 ft at 8:30AM Sep 19, 2023Observed: 3.24 ft at 8:35AM Sep 19, 2023Observed: 3.24 ft at 8:40AM Sep 19, 2023Observed: 3.24 ft at 8:45AM Sep 19, 2023Observed: 3.24 ft at 8:50AM Sep 19, 2023Observed: 3.24 ft at 8:55AM Sep 19, 2023Observed: 3.24 ft at 9:05AM Sep 19, 2023Observed: 3.24 ft at 9:15AM Sep 19, 2023Observed: 3.24 ft at 9:20AM Sep 19, 2023Observed: 3.24 ft at 9:30AM Sep 19, 2023Observed: 3.24 ft at 9:35AM Sep 19, 2023Observed: 3.26 ft at 11:40AM Sep 19, 2023Observed: 3.26 ft at 2:30PM Sep 19, 2023Observed: 3.26 ft at 5:35PM Sep 19, 2023Observed: 3.26 ft at 5:40PM Sep 19, 2023Observed: 3.24 ft at 11:30AM Sep 20, 2023Observed: 3.24 ft at 11:35AM Sep 20, 2023Observed: 3.24 ft at 11:40AM Sep 20, 2023Observed: 3.22 ft at 8:30PM Sep 20, 2023Observed: 3.22 ft at 8:35PM Sep 20, 2023Observed: 3.22 ft at 2:30AM Sep 21, 2023Observed: 3.22 ft at 2:35AM Sep 21, 2023Observed: 3.22 ft at 2:40AM Sep 21, 2023Observed: 3.22 ft at 2:55AM Sep 21, 2023Observed: 3.22 ft at 5:30AM Sep 21, 2023Observed: 3.22 ft at 5:35AM Sep 21, 2023Observed: 3.22 ft at 5:40AM Sep 21, 2023Observed: 3.22 ft at 5:45AM Sep 21, 2023Observed: 3.22 ft at 5:55AM Sep 21, 2023Observed: 3.22 ft at 6:00AM Sep 21, 2023Observed: 3.22 ft at 6:05AM Sep 21, 2023Observed: 3.22 ft at 6:10AM Sep 21, 2023Observed: 3.22 ft at 6:15AM Sep 21, 2023Observed: 3.24 ft at 8:30AM Sep 21, 2023Observed: 3.24 ft at 8:35AM Sep 21, 2023Observed: 3.24 ft at 2:30PM Sep 21, 2023Observed: 3.24 ft at 2:40PM Sep 21, 2023Observed: 3.24 ft at 2:45PM Sep 21, 2023Observed: 3.24 ft at 2:55PM Sep 21, 2023Observed: 3.22 ft at 8:30PM Sep 21, 2023Observed: 3.22 ft at 8:45PM Sep 21, 2023Observed: 3.22 ft at 11:30PM Sep 21, 2023Observed: 3.22 ft at 11:40PM Sep 21, 2023Observed: 3.22 ft at 11:45PM Sep 21, 2023Observed: 3.22 ft at 11:55PM Sep 21, 2023Observed: 3.22 ft at 12:00AM Sep 22, 2023Observed: 3.22 ft at 2:30AM Sep 22, 2023Observed: 3.22 ft at 5:30AM Sep 22, 2023Observed: 3.22 ft at 8:35AM Sep 22, 2023Observed: 3.22 ft at 8:40AM Sep 22, 2023Observed: 3.22 ft at 8:55AM Sep 22, 2023Observed: 3.22 ft at 9:05AM Sep 22, 2023Observed: 3.22 ft at 9:10AM Sep 22, 2023Observed: 3.22 ft at 9:15AM Sep 22, 2023Observed: 3.22 ft at 9:25AM Sep 22, 2023Observed: 3.22 ft at 11:35AM Sep 22, 2023Observed: 3.22 ft at 11:40AM Sep 22, 2023Observed: 3.22 ft at 11:45AM Sep 22, 2023Observed: 3.22 ft at 12:10PM Sep 22, 2023Observed: 3.22 ft at 12:25PM Sep 22, 2023Observed: 3.22 ft at 12:30PM Sep 22, 2023Observed: 3.24 ft at 2:35PM Sep 22, 2023Observed: 3.22 ft at 5:30PM Sep 22, 2023Observed: 3.22 ft at 5:35PM Sep 22, 2023Observed: 3.22 ft at 8:35PM Sep 22, 2023Observed: 3.22 ft at 11:30PM Sep 22, 2023Observed: 3.22 ft at 2:35AM Sep 23, 2023Observed: 3.22 ft at 2:45AM Sep 23, 2023Observed: 3.22 ft at 2:50AM Sep 23, 2023Observed: 3.22 ft at 2:55AM Sep 23, 2023Observed: 3.22 ft at 3:00AM Sep 23, 2023Observed: 3.22 ft at 3:05AM Sep 23, 2023Observed: 3.22 ft at 3:10AM Sep 23, 2023Observed: 3.22 ft at 3:20AM Sep 23, 2023Observed: 3.22 ft at 3:25AM Sep 23, 2023Observed: 3.22 ft at 3:30AM Sep 23, 2023Observed: 3.22 ft at 3:35AM Sep 23, 2023Observed: 3.22 ft at 3:40AM Sep 23, 2023Observed: 3.22 ft at 3:50AM Sep 23, 2023Observed: 3.22 ft at 3:55AM Sep 23, 2023Observed: 3.22 ft at 4:05AM Sep 23, 2023Observed: 3.22 ft at 5:35AM Sep 23, 2023Observed: 3.22 ft at 8:30AM Sep 23, 2023Observed: 3.22 ft at 8:35AM Sep 23, 2023Observed: 3.22 ft at 8:40AM Sep 23, 2023Observed: 3.22 ft at 11:30AM Sep 23, 2023Observed: 3.22 ft at 2:30PM Sep 23, 2023Observed: 3.22 ft at 2:40PM Sep 23, 2023Observed: 3.22 ft at 2:45PM Sep 23, 2023Observed: 3.22 ft at 2:50PM Sep 23, 2023Observed: 3.22 ft at 2:55PM Sep 23, 2023Observed: 3.22 ft at 3:15PM Sep 23, 2023Observed: 3.22 ft at 3:20PM Sep 23, 2023Observed: 3.22 ft at 3:25PM Sep 23, 2023Observed: 3.22 ft at 3:30PM Sep 23, 2023Observed: 3.22 ft at 3:35PM Sep 23, 2023Highest Observation: 3.54 ft at 3:45PM Sep 23, 2023Observed: 3.22 ft at 4:00PM Sep 23, 2023Observed: 3.22 ft at 4:05PM Sep 23, 2023Observed: 3.22 ft at 4:15PM Sep 23, 2023Observed: 3.22 ft at 4:30PM Sep 23, 2023Observed: 3.22 ft at 4:40PM Sep 23, 2023Observed: 3.22 ft at 5:35PM Sep 23, 2023Observed: 3.22 ft at 5:45PM Sep 23, 2023Observed: 3.22 ft at 5:55PM Sep 23, 2023Observed: 3.22 ft at 6:00PM Sep 23, 2023Observed: 3.22 ft at 6:05PM Sep 23, 2023Observed: 3.22 ft at 6:10PM Sep 23, 2023Observed: 3.22 ft at 6:15PM Sep 23, 2023Observed: 3.22 ft at 6:20PM Sep 23, 2023Observed: 3.22 ft at 6:30PM Sep 23, 2023Observed: 3.22 ft at 6:35PM Sep 23, 2023Observed: 3.2 ft at 8:30PM Sep 23, 2023Observed: 3.2 ft at 8:35PM Sep 23, 2023Observed: 3.2 ft at 8:40PM Sep 23, 2023Observed: 3.2 ft at 11:35PM Sep 23, 2023Observed: 3.2 ft at 11:40PM Sep 23, 2023Observed: 3.2 ft at 11:45PM Sep 23, 2023Observed: 3.2 ft at 11:50PM Sep 23, 2023Observed: 3.2 ft at 11:55PM Sep 23, 2023Observed: 3.2 ft at 12:00AM Sep 24, 2023Observed: 3.2 ft at 2:35AM Sep 24, 2023Observed: 3.2 ft at 2:40AM Sep 24, 2023Observed: 3.2 ft at 5:30AM Sep 24, 2023Observed: 3.2 ft at 5:45AM Sep 24, 2023Observed: 3.2 ft at 5:50AM Sep 24, 2023Observed: 3.2 ft at 5:55AM Sep 24, 2023Observed: 3.2 ft at 6:00AM Sep 24, 2023Observed: 3.2 ft at 6:05AM Sep 24, 2023Observed: 3.2 ft at 8:30AM Sep 24, 2023Observed: 3.2 ft at 8:35AM Sep 24, 2023Observed: 3.2 ft at 8:40AM Sep 24, 2023Observed: 3.2 ft at 11:30AM Sep 24, 2023Observed: 3.22 ft at 2:35PM Sep 24, 2023Observed: 3.2 ft at 5:30PM Sep 24, 2023Observed: 3.2 ft at 5:40PM Sep 24, 2023Observed: 3.2 ft at 5:45PM Sep 24, 2023Observed: 3.2 ft at 5:50PM Sep 24, 2023Observed: 3.2 ft at 8:30PM Sep 24, 2023Observed: 3.2 ft at 11:30PM Sep 24, 2023Observed: 3.36 ft at 11:40PM Sep 24, 2023Observed: 3.36 ft at 11:50PM Sep 24, 2023Observed: 3.36 ft at 11:55PM Sep 24, 2023Observed: 3.2 ft at 2:30AM Sep 25, 2023Observed: 3.2 ft at 2:40AM Sep 25, 2023Observed: 3.2 ft at 2:45AM Sep 25, 2023Observed: 3.2 ft at 2:50AM Sep 25, 2023Observed: 3.2 ft at 3:05AM Sep 25, 2023Observed: 3.2 ft at 3:10AM Sep 25, 2023Observed: 3.2 ft at 3:15AM Sep 25, 2023Observed: 3.2 ft at 5:40AM Sep 25, 2023Observed: 3.2 ft at 5:45AM Sep 25, 2023Observed: 3.2 ft at 5:50AM Sep 25, 2023Observed: 3.2 ft at 5:55AM Sep 25, 2023Observed: 3.2 ft at 6:00AM Sep 25, 2023Observed: 3.2 ft at 8:30AM Sep 25, 2023Observed: 3.2 ft at 8:35AM Sep 25, 2023Observed: 3.2 ft at 8:40AM Sep 25, 2023Observed: 3.2 ft at 8:45AM Sep 25, 2023Observed: 3.2 ft at 8:50AM Sep 25, 2023Observed: 3.2 ft at 8:55AM Sep 25, 2023Observed: 3.2 ft at 9:00AM Sep 25, 2023Observed: 3.2 ft at 9:10AM Sep 25, 2023Observed: 3.2 ft at 9:15AM Sep 25, 2023Observed: 3.2 ft at 11:30AM Sep 25, 2023Observed: 3.2 ft at 11:35AM Sep 25, 2023Observed: 3.2 ft at 11:45AM Sep 25, 2023Observed: 3.2 ft at 11:50AM Sep 25, 2023Observed: 3.2 ft at 11:55AM Sep 25, 2023Observed: 3.2 ft at 12:00PM Sep 25, 2023Observed: 3.2 ft at 12:05PM Sep 25, 2023Observed: 3.2 ft at 12:10PM Sep 25, 2023Observed: 3.2 ft at 12:15PM Sep 25, 2023Observed: 3.22 ft at 2:30PM Sep 25, 2023Observed: 3.22 ft at 2:35PM Sep 25, 2023Observed: 3.2 ft at 5:40PM Sep 25, 2023Observed: 3.2 ft at 5:45PM Sep 25, 2023Observed: 3.2 ft at 5:55PM Sep 25, 2023Observed: 3.2 ft at 6:00PM Sep 25, 2023Observed: 3.2 ft at 6:10PM Sep 25, 2023Observed: 3.2 ft at 6:15PM Sep 25, 2023Observed: 3.2 ft at 6:20PM Sep 25, 2023Observed: 3.2 ft at 11:35PM Sep 25, 2023Observed: 3.2 ft at 11:45PM Sep 25, 2023Observed: 3.2 ft at 11:50PM Sep 25, 2023Observed: 3.2 ft at 11:55PM Sep 25, 2023Observed: 3.2 ft at 12:00AM Sep 26, 2023Observed: 3.2 ft at 12:10AM Sep 26, 2023Observed: 3.2 ft at 12:20AM Sep 26, 2023Observed: 3.2 ft at 12:25AM Sep 26, 2023Observed: 3.18 ft at 2:35AM Sep 26, 2023Observed: 3.18 ft at 2:40AM Sep 26, 2023Observed: 3.18 ft at 3:00AM Sep 26, 2023Observed: 3.18 ft at 3:05AM Sep 26, 2023Observed: 3.18 ft at 3:15AM Sep 26, 2023Observed: 3.18 ft at 3:20AM Sep 26, 2023Observed: 3.18 ft at 3:25AM Sep 26, 2023Observed: 3.18 ft at 3:30AM Sep 26, 2023Observed: 3.18 ft at 3:35AM Sep 26, 2023Observed: 3.2 ft at 5:35AM Sep 26, 2023Observed: 3.2 ft at 5:40AM Sep 26, 2023Observed: 3.2 ft at 10:15AM Sep 26, 2023Observed: 3.2 ft at 11:30AM Sep 26, 2023Observed: 3.2 ft at 11:35AM Sep 26, 2023Observed: 3.2 ft at 11:50AM Sep 26, 2023Observed: 3.2 ft at 11:55AM Sep 26, 2023Observed: 3.2 ft at 12:00PM Sep 26, 2023Observed: 3.22 ft at 2:30PM Sep 26, 2023Observed: 3.22 ft at 2:40PM Sep 26, 2023Observed: 3.22 ft at 2:50PM Sep 26, 2023Observed: 3.22 ft at 2:55PM Sep 26, 2023Observed: 3.22 ft at 3:05PM Sep 26, 2023Observed: 3.22 ft at 5:30PM Sep 26, 2023Observed: 3.22 ft at 5:40PM Sep 26, 2023BCVN7(plotting HGIRR) Graph Created (9:06PM Sep 26, 2023)ObservedLatest observed value: 3.22 ft at 5:40 PM EDT 26-Sep-2023. Flood Stage is 7.5 ft
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NOTE: Forecasts are not available for the Rocky Broad River at Bat Cave. Only observed stages are available for this point.
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Flood Categories (in feet)
Major Flood Stage: 9.5
Moderate Flood Stage: 8.5
Flood Stage: 7.5
Action Stage: 6
Low Stage (in feet): -9999

Historic Crests
(1) 11.00 ft on 09/17/2004
(2) 10.80 ft on 09/08/2004
(3) 9.40 ft on 05/30/2018
(4) 9.36 ft on 05/06/2013
(5) 8.44 ft on 09/16/2018
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(P): Preliminary values subject to further review.

Recent Crests
(1) 8.44 ft on 09/16/2018
(2) 9.40 ft on 05/30/2018
(3) 7.96 ft on 10/23/2017
(4) 6.60 ft on 09/12/2017
(5) 6.66 ft on 02/03/2016
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(P): Preliminary values subject to further review.

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10 HIGHWAY 64 CLOSED AND EVACUATIONS WILL BEGIN IN LAKE LURE AREA.
8 HOMES ALONG THE ROCKY BROAD RIVER WILL BEGIN TO FLOOD AND CAMPGROUNDS ALONG THE RIVER WILL ALSO FLOOD.8FT = 1461.04 FT ELEVATION
7.5 FLOOD STAGE= 1460.54 FT ELEVATION. HOMES AND CAMPGROUNDS NEAR GAGE WILL BEGIN TO FLOOD.
6.5 AT THIS LEVEL SOME CAMPGROUNDS BELOW BAT CAVE IN RUTHERFORD COUNTY NEAR LAKE LURE MAY BE EVACUATED...MAINLY AS A PRECAUTION
6 BANKFULL STAGE = 1459.54 FT ELEVATION. WATER WILL START TO APPROACH CAMPGROUNDS ALONG THE ROCKY BROAD RIVER IN THE CHIMNEY ROCK/HICKORY GROVE AREAS.
2 2 INCHES IN ONE HOUR OR 2 HOURS IS A TRIGGER POINT FOR EMA TO START MOVING PEOPLE OUT OF RIVER AND CAMPGROUNDS. A GENERAL WIDE SPREAD RAIN OF 1.5 TO 2.5 INCHES TOOK THE ROCKY BROAD RIVER TO 5.0 FT. RECOMMEND A FLOOD ADVISORY.. GENERALLY NEED 2.5 TO 3 INCH AT BAT CAVE AND EITHER BWMN7 OR SLMN7 TO CAUSE FLOODING ALONG ROCKY RIVER.
1.5 1.5 INCH IN 4 HOURS TOOK THE RIVER UP ONE FT.
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(1) rocky broad river looking downstream
(2) Rocky Broad river looking upstream
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Latitude: 35.451389° N, Longitude: 82.287222° W, Horizontal Datum: NAD83/WGS84

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NWS stage 0 ft 7.5 ft  
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