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Weather Forecast Office (Baltimore/Washington) Sterling, VA

Middle Atlantic River Forecast Center

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River at a Glance

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NOTE: Forecasts are not available for the Little Creek at US-1. Only observed stages are available for this point.

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Flood Categories (in feet) Major Flood Stage: 0 Moderate Flood Stage: 0 Flood Stage: 10.5 Action Stage: 7 Low Stage (in feet): -9999 Historic Crests Currently none available. Recent Crests Currently none available. Low Water Records Currently none available.

Zoom Level:16 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.

Flood Impacts & Photos

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10.54	Minor Flood Stage - The intersection of Fuller Heights Road and Fuller Road is flooded with three feet of water.
7.54	The intersection of Fuller Heights Road and Fuller Road starts flooding.
7	Building along Fuller Heights Road near the intersection with Fuller Road begins flooding.

About This Location

Latitude: 38.545772° N, Longitude: 77.335200° W, Horizontal Datum: NAD83/WGS84 River Stage Reference Frame Gauge Height Flood Stage Uses NWS stage 0 ft 10.5 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 Not Available Not Available 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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