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Southeast River Forecast Center

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About this graph Tabular Data (UTC) Tabular Data (EDT) Datum: NAVD88 Metadata

NOTE: Forecasts are not available for the Broad River in NC/SC near Gaffney. Only observed stages are available for this point. Vertical datum height surveyed by the USGS

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Flood Categories (in feet) Major Flood Stage: 24 Moderate Flood Stage: 21 Flood Stage: 16 Action Stage: 14 Low Stage (in feet): 0 Historic Crests (1) 19.80 ft on 08/14/1940 (2) 17.20 ft on 10/10/1976 (3) 16.76 ft on 05/06/2013 (4) 15.97 ft on 10/13/1990 (5) 15.61 ft on 10/06/1964 Show More Historic Crests (P): Preliminary values subject to further review. Recent Crests (1) 16.76 ft on 05/06/2013 (2) 13.86 ft on 01/18/2013 (3) 10.97 ft on 05/15/2012 (4) 10.90 ft on 03/07/2011 (5) 11.07 ft on 12/01/2010 Show More Recent Crests (P): Preliminary values subject to further review. Low Water Records (1) 2.10 ft on 10/24/1954 (2) 2.80 ft on 07/04/1955 (3) 2.90 ft on 10/10/1951 (4) 2.90 ft on 09/03/1956 (5) 2.90 ft on 08/04/1957 Show More Low Water Records 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.

Zoom Level:14 Legend FEMA Layer Gauge Location Disclaimer Latitude/Longitude Disclaimer: The gauge location shown in the above map is the approximate location based on the latitude/longitude coordinates provided to the NWS by the gauge owner.

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21	ONE HOME NEAR THE HIGHWAY 29 BRIDGE WILL BE FLOODED.
20	OUTBUILDINGS NEAR A HOME AT THE HIGHWAY 29 BRIDGE WILL BE FLOODED.
16	PARTS OF RIVER AND LITTLE HOPE ROADS WILL BE FLOODED NORTH AND SOUTH OF HIGHWAY 29.
14	MINOR FLOODING OF FARMLAND WILL BEGIN. AREAS ALONG BUFFALO CREEK WILL BEGIN TO FLOOD DUE TO BACKWATER EFFECTS.
13	BANKFULL STAGE.
3	3 INCHES IN 2 HOURS ACROSS CLEVELAND COUNTY RESULTED IN A 4 FT RISE IN RIVER LEVEL.
2	2 .0 IN 1.5 HOURS IN AREA CAUSED A 8 FT RISE ON THE RIVER HERE AND AT BLACKSBURG GAGE.
1.5	1.50 IN ONE HOUR DID NOT CAUSE FLOODING IN GAFFNEY. WATER FLOWS INTO 99 ISLAND LAKE.
Photos (1) Broad River looking downstream of gage (2) Broad River looking upstream of gage

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Latitude: 35.089018° N, Longitude: 81.572038° W, Horizontal Datum: NAD27 River Stage Reference Frame Gauge Height Flood Stage Uses NWS stage 0 ft 16 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 Not Available Not Available Survey grade GPS equipment, FEMA flood plain maps, newer USGS topographic maps NGVD 29 537.54 555.1 Older USGS topographic maps, NGVD29 benchmarks MSL Not Available Not Available Older USGS topographic maps, MSL benchmarks Other Not Available Not Available   Current/Historical Observations: U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) Data and Site Info for Gaffney

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