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NOTE: Forecasts are not available for the Bat Fork Creek near Hendersonville. Only observed stages are available for this point.

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Flood Categories (in feet) Major Flood Stage: 12 Moderate Flood Stage: 10 Flood Stage: 8 Action Stage: 7.5 Low Stage (in feet): -9999 Historic Crests (1) 10.28 ft on 12/01/2010 (2) 10.12 ft on 01/25/2010 (3) 9.22 ft on 11/11/2009 Show More Historic Crests (P): Preliminary values subject to further review. Recent Crests (1) 7.36 ft on 09/12/2017 (2) 9.02 ft on 02/03/2016 (3) 7.54 ft on 10/15/2014 Show More Recent Crests (P): Preliminary values subject to further review. Low Water Records Currently none available. For more information on your flood risk go to www.floodsmart.gov. Show FEMA's National Flood Hazard Layers FEMA's National Flood Hazard Layers not showing? Why aren't the FEMA National Flood Hazard Layers showing on the ESRI Map? Possible reasons: There are no FEMA National Flood Hazard Layers for the location which you are viewing on ESRI Maps. The FEMA Web Mapping Service (WMS) is down. Note: Your zoom level may have changed. ESRI's zoom levels must be between 14 and 16 to show National Flood Hazard layers.

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15.5	AIRPORT RD AND SHEPHERD STREET WILL LIKELY FLOOD.
9	NEW HOPE ROAD AND RUNWAYS AT HENDERSONVILLE AIRPORT WILL LIKELY BE FLOODED.
8	BACKWATER FROM BAT FORK CREEK ON OTHER CREEKS IN THE AREA WILL LIKELY CAUSE DANA AND TRACY GROVE ROADS OFF OF FOUR SEASONS BOULEVARD IN HENDERSONVILLE TO FLOOD. ALSO...AIRPORT ROAD WILL FLOOD AT THIS LEVEL.
7.5	WATER WILL APPROACH THE TOP OF THE PROTECTIVE BANK BETWEEN THE AIRPORT RUNWAY AND THE CREEK. IF HIGHER LEVELS ARE EXPECTED RECOMMENT PUTTING OUT FFW FOR 5 TO 6 HOURS INSTEAD OF 3 AS CREEK RISES SLOWLY.
7	JACKSON PARK IN HENDERSONVILLE (A GREENWAY AREA) WILL BE CLOSED DUE TO FLOODING.
6.5	WATER APPROACHS THE BOTTOM OF THE SMALL RIDGE PROTECTING AIRPORT PROPERTY.
6	6 TO 7 INCH 48 HR BASINWIDE RAINFALL CAUSED A 10 FT RISE...FROM 1 FT TO 11 FT.
5	BANKFULL STAGE.
3.5	3.5 INCHES IN 3 HRS WILL CAUSE A 5.5 FT RISE.
2.5	2.5 INCHES IN 12 HOURS TOOK CREEK TO 7.2 FT...JUST ABOVE FLOOD STAGE.
2	2 INCHES OR MORE IN 1-2 HRS WILL CAUSE FLASH FLOODING. MAPLE VILLAGE MOBILE HOME PARK NEAR OLD SPARTANBURG RD WILL BE EVACUATED.
1.8	1.8 INCH IN 2 TO 6 HOURS TOOK CREEK UP FROM 1.25 FT TO 6.62 FT
1.3	1.3 INCH IN ONE HOUR CAUSED A 1.5 TO 2.5 RISE.
Photos (1) Bat Fork Creek gage site

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Latitude: 35.311944° N, Longitude: 82.435278° W, Horizontal Datum: NAD83/WGS84 River Stage Reference Frame Gauge Height Flood Stage Uses NWS stage 0 ft 8 ft   Vertical Datum Elevation (gauge height = 0) Elevation (gauge height = flood stage) Elevation information source NAVD88 Not Available Not Available   NGVD 29 Not Available Not Available   MSL Not Available Not Available   Other Not Available Not Available

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