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Cumberland River at Pineville Stage (ft)Flow (kcfs)Observed: 977.35 ft at 7:00AM May 23, 2022Observed: 977.34 ft at 7:30AM May 23, 2022Observed: 977.34 ft at 8:00AM May 23, 2022Observed: 977.35 ft at 8:30AM May 23, 2022Observed: 977.35 ft at 9:00AM May 23, 2022Observed: 977.35 ft at 9:30AM May 23, 2022Observed: 977.34 ft at 10:00AM May 23, 2022Observed: 977.3 ft at 10:30AM May 23, 2022Observed: 977.35 ft at 11:00AM May 23, 2022Observed: 977.36 ft at 11:30AM May 23, 2022Observed: 977.31 ft at 12:00PM May 23, 2022Observed: 977.36 ft at 12:30PM May 23, 2022Observed: 977.35 ft at 1:00PM May 23, 2022Observed: 977.35 ft at 1:30PM May 23, 2022Observed: 977.35 ft at 2:00PM May 23, 2022Observed: 977.38 ft at 2:30PM May 23, 2022Observed: 977.4 ft at 3:00PM May 23, 2022Observed: 977.4 ft at 3:30PM May 23, 2022Observed: 977.43 ft at 4:00PM May 23, 2022Observed: 977.44 ft at 4:30PM May 23, 2022Observed: 977.46 ft at 5:00PM May 23, 2022Observed: 977.49 ft at 5:30PM May 23, 2022Observed: 977.48 ft at 6:00PM May 23, 2022Observed: 977.52 ft at 6:30PM May 23, 2022Observed: 977.5 ft at 7:00PM May 23, 2022Observed: 977.54 ft at 7:30PM May 23, 2022Observed: 977.56 ft at 8:00PM May 23, 2022Observed: 977.57 ft at 8:30PM May 23, 2022Observed: 977.58 ft at 9:00PM May 23, 2022Observed: 977.59 ft at 9:30PM May 23, 2022Observed: 977.61 ft at 10:00PM May 23, 2022Observed: 977.62 ft at 10:30PM May 23, 2022Observed: 977.63 ft at 11:00PM May 23, 2022Observed: 977.64 ft at 11:30PM May 23, 2022Observed: 977.66 ft at 12:00AM May 24, 2022Observed: 977.67 ft at 12:30AM May 24, 2022Observed: 977.7 ft at 1:00AM May 24, 2022Observed: 977.71 ft at 1:30AM May 24, 2022Observed: 977.74 ft at 2:00AM May 24, 2022Observed: 977.75 ft at 2:30AM May 24, 2022Observed: 977.77 ft at 3:00AM May 24, 2022Observed: 977.79 ft at 3:30AM May 24, 2022Observed: 977.8 ft at 4:00AM May 24, 2022Observed: 977.81 ft at 4:30AM May 24, 2022Observed: 977.82 ft at 5:00AM May 24, 2022Observed: 977.82 ft at 5:30AM May 24, 2022Observed: 977.83 ft at 6:00AM May 24, 2022Observed: 977.84 ft at 6:30AM May 24, 2022Observed: 977.85 ft at 7:00AM May 24, 2022Observed: 977.85 ft at 7:30AM May 24, 2022Observed: 977.87 ft at 8:00AM May 24, 2022Observed: 977.87 ft at 8:30AM May 24, 2022Observed: 977.89 ft at 9:00AM May 24, 2022Observed: 977.91 ft at 9:30AM May 24, 2022Observed: 977.92 ft at 10:00AM May 24, 2022Observed: 977.93 ft at 10:30AM May 24, 2022Observed: 977.95 ft at 11:00AM May 24, 2022Observed: 977.95 ft at 11:30AM May 24, 2022Observed: 977.97 ft at 12:00PM May 24, 2022Observed: 977.98 ft at 12:30PM May 24, 2022Observed: 977.99 ft at 1:00PM May 24, 2022Observed: 977.99 ft at 1:30PM May 24, 2022Highest Observation: 978 ft at 2:00PM May 24, 2022Observed: 977.99 ft at 2:30PM May 24, 2022Highest Observation: 978 ft at 3:00PM May 24, 2022Observed: 977.99 ft at 3:30PM May 24, 2022Observed: 977.99 ft at 4:00PM May 24, 2022Observed: 977.99 ft at 4:30PM May 24, 2022Observed: 977.98 ft at 5:00PM May 24, 2022Observed: 977.98 ft at 5:30PM May 24, 2022Observed: 977.97 ft at 6:00PM May 24, 2022Observed: 977.96 ft at 6:30PM May 24, 2022Observed: 977.95 ft at 7:00PM May 24, 2022Observed: 977.95 ft at 7:30PM May 24, 2022Observed: 977.94 ft at 8:00PM May 24, 2022Observed: 977.94 ft at 8:30PM May 24, 2022Observed: 977.93 ft at 9:00PM May 24, 2022Observed: 977.93 ft at 9:30PM May 24, 2022Observed: 977.92 ft at 10:00PM May 24, 2022Observed: 977.91 ft at 10:30PM May 24, 2022Observed: 977.9 ft at 11:00PM May 24, 2022Observed: 977.9 ft at 11:30PM May 24, 2022Observed: 977.89 ft at 12:00AM May 25, 2022Observed: 977.88 ft at 12:30AM May 25, 2022Observed: 977.88 ft at 1:00AM May 25, 2022Observed: 977.86 ft at 1:30AM May 25, 2022Observed: 977.86 ft at 2:00AM May 25, 2022Observed: 977.85 ft at 2:30AM May 25, 2022Observed: 977.84 ft at 3:00AM May 25, 2022Observed: 977.84 ft at 3:30AM May 25, 2022Observed: 977.83 ft at 4:00AM May 25, 2022Observed: 977.82 ft at 4:30AM May 25, 2022Observed: 977.82 ft at 5:00AM May 25, 2022Observed: 977.81 ft at 5:30AM May 25, 2022Observed: 977.8 ft at 6:00AM May 25, 2022Observed: 977.79 ft at 6:30AM May 25, 2022Observed: 977.79 ft at 7:00AM May 25, 2022Observed: 977.78 ft at 7:30AM May 25, 2022Observed: 977.78 ft at 8:00AM May 25, 2022Observed: 977.77 ft at 8:30AM May 25, 2022Observed: 977.76 ft at 9:00AM May 25, 2022Observed: 977.75 ft at 9:30AM May 25, 2022Observed: 977.74 ft at 10:00AM May 25, 2022Observed: 977.73 ft at 10:30AM May 25, 2022Observed: 977.72 ft at 11:00AM May 25, 2022Observed: 977.72 ft at 11:30AM May 25, 2022Observed: 977.72 ft at 12:00PM May 25, 2022Observed: 977.62 ft at 12:30PM May 25, 2022Observed: 977.63 ft at 1:00PM May 25, 2022Observed: 977.63 ft at 1:30PM May 25, 2022Observed: 977.64 ft at 2:00PM May 25, 2022Observed: 977.62 ft at 2:30PM May 25, 2022Observed: 977.68 ft at 3:00PM May 25, 2022Observed: 977.64 ft at 3:30PM May 25, 2022Observed: 977.68 ft at 4:00PM May 25, 2022Observed: 977.6 ft at 4:30PM May 25, 2022Observed: 977.61 ft at 5:00PM May 25, 2022Observed: 977.6 ft at 5:30PM May 25, 2022Observed: 977.66 ft at 6:00PM May 25, 2022Observed: 977.67 ft at 6:30PM May 25, 2022Observed: 977.64 ft at 7:00PM May 25, 2022Observed: 977.65 ft at 7:30PM May 25, 2022Observed: 977.65 ft at 8:00PM May 25, 2022Observed: 977.65 ft at 8:30PM May 25, 2022Observed: 977.64 ft at 9:00PM May 25, 2022Observed: 977.64 ft at 9:30PM May 25, 2022Observed: 977.63 ft at 10:00PM May 25, 2022Observed: 977.64 ft at 10:30PM May 25, 2022Observed: 977.62 ft at 11:00PM May 25, 2022Observed: 977.56 ft at 11:30PM May 25, 2022Observed: 977.62 ft at 12:00AM May 26, 2022Observed: 977.62 ft at 12:30AM May 26, 2022Observed: 977.61 ft at 1:00AM May 26, 2022Observed: 977.61 ft at 1:30AM May 26, 2022Observed: 977.6 ft at 2:00AM May 26, 2022Observed: 977.6 ft at 2:30AM May 26, 2022Observed: 977.59 ft at 3:00AM May 26, 2022Observed: 977.59 ft at 3:30AM May 26, 2022Observed: 977.59 ft at 4:00AM May 26, 2022Observed: 977.58 ft at 4:30AM May 26, 2022Observed: 977.58 ft at 5:00AM May 26, 2022Observed: 977.58 ft at 5:30AM May 26, 2022Observed: 977.58 ft at 6:00AM May 26, 2022Observed: 977.58 ft at 6:30AM May 26, 2022Forecast: 977.5 ft 8:00AM May 26, 2022Forecast: 977.4 ft 2:00PM May 26, 2022Forecast: 977.7 ft 8:00PM May 26, 2022Forecast: 979.4 ft 2:00AM May 27, 2022Forecast: 980.2 ft 8:00AM May 27, 2022Forecast: 980.8 ft 2:00PM May 27, 2022Forecast: 981 ft 8:00PM May 27, 2022Highest Forecast: 981.2 ft 2:00AM May 28, 2022Highest Forecast: 981.2 ft 8:00AM May 28, 2022Forecast: 981 ft 2:00PM May 28, 2022Forecast: 980.6 ft 8:00PM May 28, 2022Forecast: 980.2 ft 2:00AM May 29, 2022Forecast: 979.8 ft 8:00AM May 29, 2022Forecast: 979.5 ft 2:00PM May 29, 2022Forecast: 979.3 ft 8:00PM May 29, 2022Forecast: 979.1 ft 2:00AM May 30, 2022Forecast: 978.9 ft 8:00AM May 30, 2022Nashville District Corps of EngineersPVLK2(plotting HGIRG) Graph Created (6:54AM May 26, 2022)ObservedForecast (issued 10:27AM May 25)Latest observed value: 977.58 ft at 6:30 AM EDT 26-May-2022. Flood Stage is 1002 ft
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Flood Categories (in feet)
Major Flood Stage: 1019
Moderate Flood Stage: 1010
Flood Stage: 1002
Action Stage: 995
Low Stage (in feet): -9999

Historic Crests
(1) 1,021.80 ft on 04/05/1977
(2) 1,019.06 ft on 02/07/2020 (P)
(3) 1,017.32 ft on 03/18/2002
(4) 1,013.67 ft on 02/11/1994
(5) 1,013.52 ft on 03/05/2015
(6) 1,013.30 ft on 05/08/1984
(7) 1,013.22 ft on 02/16/2003
(8) 1,012.69 ft on 04/19/1998 (P)
(9) 1,012.12 ft on 12/03/1991
(10) 1,010.20 ft on 06/16/1989
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(P): Preliminary values subject to further review.

Recent Crests
(1) 1,002.17 ft on 03/01/2021 (P)
(2) 1,019.06 ft on 02/07/2020 (P)
(3) 1,002.51 ft on 02/24/2019
(4) 1,003.11 ft on 02/21/2019
(5) 1,007.45 ft on 04/24/2017
(6) 1,013.52 ft on 03/05/2015
(7) 1,003.13 ft on 01/31/2013
(8) 1,005.42 ft on 04/16/2011
(9) 1,003.20 ft on 03/06/2004 (P)
(10) 1,004.57 ft on 04/11/2003 (P)
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(P): Preliminary values subject to further review.

Low Water Records
(1) 5.34 ft on 09/27/2004

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1033 Water will overtop the floodwall. Evacuation of the Pineville central business district is necessary.
1023.5 US 25 E floods.
1021.8 Flooding will exceed the highest flood of record.
1019 Protected areas of town and Highway 25 E flood. Floodgates are closed.
1018.2 Homes begin flooding along Fourmile Road.
1016.3 Stewart Branch Road and homes along Highway 25 E begin flooding.
1014.6 Structures begin flooding along Straight Creek.
1013 Flooding threatens US 25 E, Stewart branch Road and Wallsend.
1012 Structures begin flooding along Dorton Branch.
1006.4 Fourmile Road floods.
1005.7 Dorton Branch Road floods.
1005 KY Route 66 north of Straight Creek bridge floods.
1002 Low lying roads flood, including portions of Straight Creek, Dorton Branch, and Fourmile Road.
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Latitude: 36.763889° N, Longitude: 83.692778° W, Horizontal Datum: NAD27

River Stage
Reference Frame		 Gauge Height Flood Stage Uses
NWS stage 0 ft 1002 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 29 970.0 Not Available Older USGS topographic maps, NGVD29 benchmarks
MSL Not Available Not Available Older USGS topographic maps, MSL benchmarks
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