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Cumberland River at Williamsburg Stage (ft)Flow (kcfs)Observed: 6.82 ft at 10:00AM Jan 23, 2020Observed: 6.82 ft at 10:30AM Jan 23, 2020Observed: 6.81 ft at 11:00AM Jan 23, 2020Observed: 6.8 ft at 11:30AM Jan 23, 2020Observed: 6.8 ft at 12:00PM Jan 23, 2020Observed: 6.79 ft at 12:30PM Jan 23, 2020Observed: 6.78 ft at 1:00PM Jan 23, 2020Observed: 6.78 ft at 1:30PM Jan 23, 2020Observed: 6.76 ft at 2:00PM Jan 23, 2020Observed: 6.76 ft at 2:30PM Jan 23, 2020Observed: 6.75 ft at 3:00PM Jan 23, 2020Observed: 6.74 ft at 3:30PM Jan 23, 2020Observed: 6.74 ft at 4:00PM Jan 23, 2020Observed: 6.74 ft at 4:30PM Jan 23, 2020Observed: 6.73 ft at 5:00PM Jan 23, 2020Observed: 6.72 ft at 5:30PM Jan 23, 2020Observed: 6.72 ft at 6:00PM Jan 23, 2020Observed: 6.7 ft at 6:30PM Jan 23, 2020Observed: 6.71 ft at 7:00PM Jan 23, 2020Observed: 6.69 ft at 7:30PM Jan 23, 2020Observed: 6.69 ft at 8:00PM Jan 23, 2020Observed: 6.68 ft at 8:30PM Jan 23, 2020Observed: 6.67 ft at 9:00PM Jan 23, 2020Observed: 6.66 ft at 9:30PM Jan 23, 2020Observed: 6.67 ft at 10:00PM Jan 23, 2020Observed: 6.65 ft at 10:30PM Jan 23, 2020Observed: 6.65 ft at 11:00PM Jan 23, 2020Observed: 6.63 ft at 11:30PM Jan 23, 2020Observed: 6.64 ft at 12:00AM Jan 24, 2020Observed: 6.64 ft at 12:30AM Jan 24, 2020Observed: 6.62 ft at 1:00AM Jan 24, 2020Observed: 6.63 ft at 1:30AM Jan 24, 2020Observed: 6.61 ft at 2:00AM Jan 24, 2020Observed: 6.61 ft at 2:30AM Jan 24, 2020Observed: 6.62 ft at 3:00AM Jan 24, 2020Observed: 6.6 ft at 3:30AM Jan 24, 2020Observed: 6.61 ft at 4:00AM Jan 24, 2020Observed: 6.59 ft at 4:30AM Jan 24, 2020Observed: 6.58 ft at 5:00AM Jan 24, 2020Observed: 6.59 ft at 5:30AM Jan 24, 2020Observed: 6.58 ft at 6:00AM Jan 24, 2020Observed: 6.59 ft at 6:30AM Jan 24, 2020Observed: 6.58 ft at 7:00AM Jan 24, 2020Observed: 6.58 ft at 7:30AM Jan 24, 2020Observed: 6.57 ft at 8:00AM Jan 24, 2020Observed: 6.58 ft at 8:30AM Jan 24, 2020Observed: 6.57 ft at 9:00AM Jan 24, 2020Observed: 6.57 ft at 9:30AM Jan 24, 2020Observed: 6.58 ft at 10:00AM Jan 24, 2020Observed: 6.58 ft at 10:30AM Jan 24, 2020Observed: 6.57 ft at 11:00AM Jan 24, 2020Observed: 6.57 ft at 11:30AM Jan 24, 2020Observed: 6.58 ft at 12:00PM Jan 24, 2020Observed: 6.6 ft at 12:30PM Jan 24, 2020Observed: 6.61 ft at 1:00PM Jan 24, 2020Observed: 6.61 ft at 1:30PM Jan 24, 2020Observed: 6.63 ft at 2:00PM Jan 24, 2020Observed: 6.65 ft at 2:30PM Jan 24, 2020Observed: 6.67 ft at 3:00PM Jan 24, 2020Observed: 6.67 ft at 3:30PM Jan 24, 2020Observed: 6.69 ft at 4:00PM Jan 24, 2020Observed: 6.71 ft at 4:30PM Jan 24, 2020Observed: 6.73 ft at 5:00PM Jan 24, 2020Observed: 6.76 ft at 5:30PM Jan 24, 2020Observed: 6.78 ft at 6:00PM Jan 24, 2020Observed: 6.81 ft at 6:30PM Jan 24, 2020Observed: 6.84 ft at 7:00PM Jan 24, 2020Observed: 6.87 ft at 7:30PM Jan 24, 2020Observed: 6.91 ft at 8:00PM Jan 24, 2020Observed: 6.95 ft at 8:30PM Jan 24, 2020Observed: 7 ft at 9:00PM Jan 24, 2020Observed: 7.03 ft at 9:30PM Jan 24, 2020Observed: 7.08 ft at 10:00PM Jan 24, 2020Observed: 7.13 ft at 10:30PM Jan 24, 2020Observed: 7.19 ft at 11:00PM Jan 24, 2020Observed: 7.27 ft at 11:30PM Jan 24, 2020Observed: 7.32 ft at 12:00AM Jan 25, 2020Observed: 7.4 ft at 12:30AM Jan 25, 2020Observed: 7.47 ft at 1:00AM Jan 25, 2020Observed: 7.54 ft at 1:30AM Jan 25, 2020Observed: 7.62 ft at 2:00AM Jan 25, 2020Observed: 7.67 ft at 2:30AM Jan 25, 2020Observed: 7.73 ft at 3:00AM Jan 25, 2020Observed: 7.8 ft at 3:30AM Jan 25, 2020Observed: 7.85 ft at 4:00AM Jan 25, 2020Observed: 7.9 ft at 4:30AM Jan 25, 2020Observed: 7.95 ft at 5:00AM Jan 25, 2020Observed: 7.96 ft at 5:30AM Jan 25, 2020Observed: 8.01 ft at 6:00AM Jan 25, 2020Observed: 8.06 ft at 6:30AM Jan 25, 2020Observed: 8.07 ft at 7:00AM Jan 25, 2020Observed: 8.11 ft at 7:30AM Jan 25, 2020Observed: 8.14 ft at 8:00AM Jan 25, 2020Observed: 8.17 ft at 8:30AM Jan 25, 2020Observed: 8.21 ft at 9:00AM Jan 25, 2020Observed: 8.22 ft at 9:30AM Jan 25, 2020Observed: 8.24 ft at 10:00AM Jan 25, 2020Observed: 8.29 ft at 10:30AM Jan 25, 2020Observed: 8.32 ft at 11:00AM Jan 25, 2020Observed: 8.33 ft at 11:30AM Jan 25, 2020Observed: 8.37 ft at 12:00PM Jan 25, 2020Observed: 8.39 ft at 12:30PM Jan 25, 2020Observed: 8.41 ft at 1:00PM Jan 25, 2020Observed: 8.43 ft at 1:30PM Jan 25, 2020Observed: 8.46 ft at 2:00PM Jan 25, 2020Observed: 8.5 ft at 2:30PM Jan 25, 2020Observed: 8.52 ft at 3:00PM Jan 25, 2020Observed: 8.56 ft at 3:30PM Jan 25, 2020Observed: 8.58 ft at 4:00PM Jan 25, 2020Observed: 8.6 ft at 4:30PM Jan 25, 2020Observed: 8.62 ft at 5:00PM Jan 25, 2020Observed: 8.64 ft at 5:30PM Jan 25, 2020Observed: 8.66 ft at 6:00PM Jan 25, 2020Observed: 8.68 ft at 6:30PM Jan 25, 2020Observed: 8.69 ft at 7:00PM Jan 25, 2020Observed: 8.73 ft at 7:30PM Jan 25, 2020Observed: 8.75 ft at 8:00PM Jan 25, 2020Observed: 8.77 ft at 8:30PM Jan 25, 2020Observed: 8.79 ft at 9:00PM Jan 25, 2020Observed: 8.8 ft at 9:30PM Jan 25, 2020Observed: 8.82 ft at 10:00PM Jan 25, 2020Observed: 8.83 ft at 10:30PM Jan 25, 2020Observed: 8.85 ft at 11:00PM Jan 25, 2020Observed: 8.86 ft at 11:30PM Jan 25, 2020Observed: 8.86 ft at 12:00AM Jan 26, 2020Observed: 8.88 ft at 12:30AM Jan 26, 2020Observed: 8.88 ft at 1:00AM Jan 26, 2020Observed: 8.88 ft at 1:30AM Jan 26, 2020Observed: 8.89 ft at 2:00AM Jan 26, 2020Observed: 8.9 ft at 2:30AM Jan 26, 2020Observed: 8.89 ft at 3:00AM Jan 26, 2020Observed: 8.9 ft at 3:30AM Jan 26, 2020Observed: 8.9 ft at 4:00AM Jan 26, 2020Highest Observation: 8.91 ft at 4:30AM Jan 26, 2020Observed: 8.9 ft at 5:00AM Jan 26, 2020Observed: 8.9 ft at 5:30AM Jan 26, 2020Highest Observation: 8.91 ft at 6:00AM Jan 26, 2020Observed: 8.9 ft at 6:30AM Jan 26, 2020Observed: 8.89 ft at 7:00AM Jan 26, 2020Observed: 8.87 ft at 7:30AM Jan 26, 2020Observed: 8.88 ft at 8:00AM Jan 26, 2020Observed: 8.87 ft at 8:30AM Jan 26, 2020Observed: 8.86 ft at 9:00AM Jan 26, 2020Highest Forecast: 8.8 ft 1:00PM Jan 26, 2020Forecast: 8.6 ft 7:00PM Jan 26, 2020Forecast: 8.4 ft 1:00AM Jan 27, 2020Forecast: 8.2 ft 7:00AM Jan 27, 2020Forecast: 8 ft 1:00PM Jan 27, 2020Forecast: 8 ft 7:00PM Jan 27, 2020Forecast: 8 ft 1:00AM Jan 28, 2020Forecast: 8.1 ft 7:00AM Jan 28, 2020Forecast: 8.1 ft 1:00PM Jan 28, 2020Forecast: 8.1 ft 7:00PM Jan 28, 2020Forecast: 8.1 ft 1:00AM Jan 29, 2020Forecast: 8 ft 7:00AM Jan 29, 2020Forecast: 7.9 ft 1:00PM Jan 29, 2020Forecast: 7.8 ft 7:00PM Jan 29, 2020Forecast: 7.6 ft 1:00AM Jan 30, 2020Forecast: 7.4 ft 7:00AM Jan 30, 2020Forecast: 7.2 ft 1:00PM Jan 30, 2020Forecast: 7 ft 7:00PM Jan 30, 2020Forecast: 6.8 ft 1:00AM Jan 31, 2020Forecast: 6.6 ft 7:00AM Jan 31, 2020USGS--Water Resources of the United StatesWLBK2(plotting HGIRG) Graph Created (9:53AM Jan 26, 2020)ObservedForecast (issued 9:32AM Jan 26)Latest observed value: 8.86 ft at 9:00 AM EST 26-Jan-2020. Flood Stage is 21 ft
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Flood Categories (in feet)
Major Flood Stage: 32
Moderate Flood Stage: 27.5
Flood Stage: 21
Action Stage: 17
Low Stage (in feet): -9999

Historic Crests
(1) 35.03 ft on 04/07/1977
(2) 35.00 ft on 03/31/1886
(3) 34.54 ft on 03/15/1975
(4) 34.20 ft on 01/10/1946
(5) 33.78 ft on 01/31/1957
(6) 32.70 ft on 03/25/1929
(7) 31.96 ft on 02/13/1994
(8) 31.13 ft on 11/30/1973
(9) 31.10 ft on 05/09/1984
(10) 30.90 ft on 02/04/1939
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(P): Preliminary values subject to further review.

Recent Crests
(1) 28.58 ft on 02/25/2019
(2) 23.24 ft on 02/08/2019
(3) 28.38 ft on 04/25/2017
(4) 23.48 ft on 02/17/2016
(5) 28.05 ft on 03/06/2015
(6) 23.47 ft on 07/08/2013
(7) 22.59 ft on 02/01/2013
(8) 22.32 ft on 01/17/2013
(9) 21.30 ft on 03/10/2012
(10) 25.84 ft on 11/30/2011 (P)
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(P): Preliminary values subject to further review.

Low Water Records
(1) -0.50 ft on 09/16/1919
(2) 0.00 ft on 10/28/1947
(3) 0.20 ft on 10/09/1945
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39.4 The levee and floodwall will begin to overtop
37 Floodwall is threatened. Full evacuation of the Williamsburg downtown area is necessary
36 Overtopping or failure of levee and floodwall is possible
35.03 Flooding will exceed the highest flood on record
31 Flooding threatens many homes and businesses. Roads begin to flood, severing evacuation routes. Major flooding threatens downtown area
25 Low lying areas along George Hayes Road flood
21 Flooding threatens low lying roads and structures
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(1) Looking Upstream
(2) Looking Downstream
(3) Gage House
(4) Crest Gage
(5) Crest Gage
(6) Levee
(7) Flood Wall / Levee
(8) Levee
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Latitude: 36.743611° N, Longitude: 84.156111° W, Horizontal Datum: NAD83/WGS84

River Stage
Reference Frame		 Gauge Height Flood Stage Uses
NWS stage 0 ft 21 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 29 891.52 ft 912.52 ft 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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