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Swift Creek above Streets Ferry Stage (ft)Observed: 1.3 ft at 1:45PM Jul 20, 2019Observed: 1.27 ft at 2:00PM Jul 20, 2019Observed: 1.25 ft at 2:15PM Jul 20, 2019Observed: 1.23 ft at 2:30PM Jul 20, 2019Observed: 1.21 ft at 2:45PM Jul 20, 2019Observed: 1.19 ft at 3:00PM Jul 20, 2019Observed: 1.19 ft at 3:15PM Jul 20, 2019Observed: 1.19 ft at 3:30PM Jul 20, 2019Observed: 1.2 ft at 3:45PM Jul 20, 2019Observed: 1.22 ft at 4:00PM Jul 20, 2019Observed: 1.22 ft at 4:15PM Jul 20, 2019Observed: 1.24 ft at 4:30PM Jul 20, 2019Observed: 1.28 ft at 4:45PM Jul 20, 2019Observed: 1.31 ft at 5:00PM Jul 20, 2019Observed: 1.34 ft at 5:15PM Jul 20, 2019Observed: 1.38 ft at 5:30PM Jul 20, 2019Observed: 1.4 ft at 5:45PM Jul 20, 2019Observed: 1.42 ft at 6:00PM Jul 20, 2019Observed: 1.43 ft at 6:15PM Jul 20, 2019Observed: 1.42 ft at 6:30PM Jul 20, 2019Observed: 1.4 ft at 6:45PM Jul 20, 2019Observed: 1.38 ft at 7:00PM Jul 20, 2019Observed: 1.37 ft at 7:15PM Jul 20, 2019Observed: 1.36 ft at 7:30PM Jul 20, 2019Observed: 1.35 ft at 7:45PM Jul 20, 2019Observed: 1.32 ft at 8:00PM Jul 20, 2019Observed: 1.29 ft at 8:15PM Jul 20, 2019Observed: 1.24 ft at 8:30PM Jul 20, 2019Observed: 1.19 ft at 8:45PM Jul 20, 2019Observed: 1.13 ft at 9:00PM Jul 20, 2019Observed: 1.06 ft at 9:15PM Jul 20, 2019Observed: 1 ft at 9:30PM Jul 20, 2019Observed: 0.94 ft at 9:45PM Jul 20, 2019Observed: 0.88 ft at 10:00PM Jul 20, 2019Observed: 0.82 ft at 10:15PM Jul 20, 2019Observed: 0.77 ft at 10:30PM Jul 20, 2019Observed: 0.72 ft at 10:45PM Jul 20, 2019Observed: 0.67 ft at 11:00PM Jul 20, 2019Observed: 0.62 ft at 11:15PM Jul 20, 2019Observed: 0.59 ft at 11:30PM Jul 20, 2019Observed: 0.55 ft at 11:45PM Jul 20, 2019Observed: 0.52 ft at 12:00AM Jul 21, 2019Observed: 0.49 ft at 12:15AM Jul 21, 2019Observed: 0.48 ft at 12:30AM Jul 21, 2019Observed: 0.47 ft at 12:45AM Jul 21, 2019Observed: 0.47 ft at 1:00AM Jul 21, 2019Observed: 0.47 ft at 1:15AM Jul 21, 2019Observed: 0.48 ft at 1:30AM Jul 21, 2019Observed: 0.51 ft at 1:45AM Jul 21, 2019Observed: 0.55 ft at 2:00AM Jul 21, 2019Observed: 0.61 ft at 2:15AM Jul 21, 2019Observed: 0.67 ft at 2:30AM Jul 21, 2019Observed: 0.75 ft at 2:45AM Jul 21, 2019Observed: 0.82 ft at 3:00AM Jul 21, 2019Observed: 0.9 ft at 3:15AM Jul 21, 2019Observed: 0.97 ft at 3:30AM Jul 21, 2019Observed: 1.04 ft at 3:45AM Jul 21, 2019Observed: 1.1 ft at 4:00AM Jul 21, 2019Observed: 1.16 ft at 4:15AM Jul 21, 2019Observed: 1.21 ft at 4:30AM Jul 21, 2019Observed: 1.26 ft at 4:45AM Jul 21, 2019Observed: 1.29 ft at 5:00AM Jul 21, 2019Observed: 1.32 ft at 5:15AM Jul 21, 2019Observed: 1.34 ft at 5:30AM Jul 21, 2019Observed: 1.35 ft at 5:45AM Jul 21, 2019Observed: 1.35 ft at 6:00AM Jul 21, 2019Observed: 1.34 ft at 6:15AM Jul 21, 2019Observed: 1.32 ft at 6:30AM Jul 21, 2019Observed: 1.29 ft at 6:45AM Jul 21, 2019Observed: 1.26 ft at 7:00AM Jul 21, 2019Observed: 1.23 ft at 7:15AM Jul 21, 2019Observed: 1.19 ft at 7:30AM Jul 21, 2019Observed: 1.17 ft at 7:45AM Jul 21, 2019Observed: 1.14 ft at 8:00AM Jul 21, 2019Observed: 1.12 ft at 8:15AM Jul 21, 2019Observed: 1.09 ft at 8:30AM Jul 21, 2019Observed: 1.07 ft at 8:45AM Jul 21, 2019Observed: 1.03 ft at 9:00AM Jul 21, 2019Observed: 1 ft at 9:15AM Jul 21, 2019Observed: 0.97 ft at 9:30AM Jul 21, 2019Observed: 0.95 ft at 9:45AM Jul 21, 2019Observed: 0.92 ft at 10:00AM Jul 21, 2019Observed: 0.89 ft at 10:15AM Jul 21, 2019Observed: 0.86 ft at 10:30AM Jul 21, 2019Observed: 0.85 ft at 10:45AM Jul 21, 2019Observed: 0.82 ft at 11:00AM Jul 21, 2019Observed: 0.82 ft at 11:15AM Jul 21, 2019Observed: 0.81 ft at 11:30AM Jul 21, 2019Observed: 0.81 ft at 11:45AM Jul 21, 2019Observed: 0.81 ft at 12:00PM Jul 21, 2019Observed: 0.83 ft at 12:15PM Jul 21, 2019Observed: 0.82 ft at 12:30PM Jul 21, 2019Observed: 0.82 ft at 12:45PM Jul 21, 2019Observed: 0.83 ft at 1:00PM Jul 21, 2019Observed: 0.83 ft at 1:15PM Jul 21, 2019Observed: 0.84 ft at 1:30PM Jul 21, 2019Observed: 0.84 ft at 1:45PM Jul 21, 2019Observed: 0.85 ft at 2:00PM Jul 21, 2019Observed: 0.84 ft at 2:15PM Jul 21, 2019Observed: 0.87 ft at 2:30PM Jul 21, 2019Observed: 0.88 ft at 2:45PM Jul 21, 2019Observed: 0.91 ft at 3:00PM Jul 21, 2019Observed: 0.94 ft at 3:15PM Jul 21, 2019Observed: 0.98 ft at 3:30PM Jul 21, 2019Observed: 1.02 ft at 3:45PM Jul 21, 2019Observed: 1.08 ft at 4:00PM Jul 21, 2019Observed: 1.12 ft at 4:15PM Jul 21, 2019Observed: 1.16 ft at 4:30PM Jul 21, 2019Observed: 1.2 ft at 4:45PM Jul 21, 2019Observed: 1.24 ft at 5:00PM Jul 21, 2019Observed: 1.27 ft at 5:15PM Jul 21, 2019Observed: 1.31 ft at 5:30PM Jul 21, 2019Observed: 1.32 ft at 5:45PM Jul 21, 2019Observed: 1.37 ft at 6:00PM Jul 21, 2019Observed: 1.41 ft at 6:15PM Jul 21, 2019Observed: 1.49 ft at 6:30PM Jul 21, 2019Observed: 1.55 ft at 6:45PM Jul 21, 2019Observed: 1.62 ft at 7:00PM Jul 21, 2019Observed: 1.67 ft at 7:15PM Jul 21, 2019Observed: 1.7 ft at 7:30PM Jul 21, 2019Observed: 1.73 ft at 7:45PM Jul 21, 2019Highest Observation: 1.74 ft at 8:00PM Jul 21, 2019Highest Observation: 1.74 ft at 8:15PM Jul 21, 2019Observed: 1.73 ft at 8:30PM Jul 21, 2019Observed: 1.71 ft at 8:45PM Jul 21, 2019Observed: 1.69 ft at 9:00PM Jul 21, 2019Observed: 1.64 ft at 9:15PM Jul 21, 2019Observed: 1.59 ft at 9:30PM Jul 21, 2019Observed: 1.52 ft at 9:45PM Jul 21, 2019Observed: 1.44 ft at 10:00PM Jul 21, 2019Observed: 1.35 ft at 10:15PM Jul 21, 2019Observed: 1.26 ft at 10:30PM Jul 21, 2019Observed: 1.17 ft at 10:45PM Jul 21, 2019Observed: 1.08 ft at 11:00PM Jul 21, 2019Observed: 0.99 ft at 11:15PM Jul 21, 2019Observed: 0.91 ft at 11:30PM Jul 21, 2019Observed: 0.83 ft at 11:45PM Jul 21, 2019Observed: 0.75 ft at 12:00AM Jul 22, 2019Observed: 0.67 ft at 12:15AM Jul 22, 2019Observed: 0.6 ft at 12:30AM Jul 22, 2019Observed: 0.53 ft at 12:45AM Jul 22, 2019Observed: 0.47 ft at 1:00AM Jul 22, 2019Observed: 0.42 ft at 1:15AM Jul 22, 2019Observed: 0.36 ft at 1:30AM Jul 22, 2019Observed: 0.32 ft at 1:45AM Jul 22, 2019Observed: 0.27 ft at 2:00AM Jul 22, 2019Observed: 0.23 ft at 2:15AM Jul 22, 2019Observed: 0.2 ft at 2:30AM Jul 22, 2019Observed: 0.18 ft at 2:45AM Jul 22, 2019Observed: 0.17 ft at 3:00AM Jul 22, 2019Observed: 0.18 ft at 3:15AM Jul 22, 2019Observed: 0.21 ft at 3:30AM Jul 22, 2019Observed: 0.25 ft at 3:45AM Jul 22, 2019Observed: 0.31 ft at 4:00AM Jul 22, 2019Observed: 0.39 ft at 4:15AM Jul 22, 2019Observed: 0.47 ft at 4:30AM Jul 22, 2019Observed: 0.56 ft at 4:45AM Jul 22, 2019Observed: 0.65 ft at 5:00AM Jul 22, 2019Observed: 0.73 ft at 5:15AM Jul 22, 2019Observed: 0.8 ft at 5:30AM Jul 22, 2019Observed: 0.86 ft at 5:45AM Jul 22, 2019Observed: 0.91 ft at 6:00AM Jul 22, 2019Observed: 0.95 ft at 6:15AM Jul 22, 2019Observed: 0.99 ft at 6:30AM Jul 22, 2019Observed: 1.02 ft at 6:45AM Jul 22, 2019Observed: 1.04 ft at 7:00AM Jul 22, 2019Observed: 1.06 ft at 7:15AM Jul 22, 2019Observed: 1.06 ft at 7:30AM Jul 22, 2019Observed: 1.07 ft at 7:45AM Jul 22, 2019Observed: 1.07 ft at 8:00AM Jul 22, 2019Observed: 1.06 ft at 8:15AM Jul 22, 2019Observed: 1.06 ft at 8:30AM Jul 22, 2019Observed: 1.06 ft at 8:45AM Jul 22, 2019Observed: 1.06 ft at 9:00AM Jul 22, 2019Observed: 1.06 ft at 9:15AM Jul 22, 2019Observed: 1.05 ft at 9:30AM Jul 22, 2019Observed: 1.05 ft at 9:45AM Jul 22, 2019Observed: 1.05 ft at 10:00AM Jul 22, 2019Observed: 1.06 ft at 10:15AM Jul 22, 2019Observed: 1.07 ft at 10:30AM Jul 22, 2019Observed: 1.07 ft at 10:45AM Jul 22, 2019Observed: 1.09 ft at 11:00AM Jul 22, 2019Observed: 1.1 ft at 11:15AM Jul 22, 2019Observed: 1.12 ft at 11:30AM Jul 22, 2019Observed: 1.14 ft at 11:45AM Jul 22, 2019Observed: 1.16 ft at 12:00PM Jul 22, 2019Observed: 1.17 ft at 12:15PM Jul 22, 2019Observed: 1.18 ft at 12:30PM Jul 22, 2019Observed: 1.18 ft at 12:45PM Jul 22, 2019Observed: 1.19 ft at 1:00PM Jul 22, 2019Observed: 1.18 ft at 1:15PM Jul 22, 2019Observed: 1.19 ft at 1:30PM Jul 22, 2019Observed: 1.17 ft at 1:45PM Jul 22, 2019Observed: 1.16 ft at 2:00PM Jul 22, 2019Observed: 1.16 ft at 2:15PM Jul 22, 2019Observed: 1.15 ft at 2:30PM Jul 22, 2019Observed: 1.16 ft at 2:45PM Jul 22, 2019Observed: 1.17 ft at 3:00PM Jul 22, 2019Observed: 1.18 ft at 3:15PM Jul 22, 2019Observed: 1.18 ft at 3:30PM Jul 22, 2019Observed: 1.21 ft at 3:45PM Jul 22, 2019Observed: 1.25 ft at 4:00PM Jul 22, 2019Observed: 1.3 ft at 4:15PM Jul 22, 2019Observed: 1.36 ft at 4:30PM Jul 22, 2019Observed: 1.42 ft at 4:45PM Jul 22, 2019Observed: 1.46 ft at 5:00PM Jul 22, 2019Observed: 1.48 ft at 5:15PM Jul 22, 2019Observed: 1.49 ft at 5:30PM Jul 22, 2019Observed: 1.46 ft at 5:45PM Jul 22, 2019Observed: 1.42 ft at 6:00PM Jul 22, 2019Observed: 1.36 ft at 6:15PM Jul 22, 2019Observed: 1.3 ft at 6:30PM Jul 22, 2019Observed: 1.24 ft at 6:45PM Jul 22, 2019Observed: 1.16 ft at 7:00PM Jul 22, 2019Observed: 1.08 ft at 7:15PM Jul 22, 2019Observed: 1.01 ft at 7:30PM Jul 22, 2019Observed: 0.93 ft at 7:45PM Jul 22, 2019Observed: 0.85 ft at 8:00PM Jul 22, 2019Observed: 0.77 ft at 8:15PM Jul 22, 2019Observed: 0.68 ft at 8:30PM Jul 22, 2019Observed: 0.59 ft at 8:45PM Jul 22, 2019Observed: 0.51 ft at 9:00PM Jul 22, 2019Observed: 0.42 ft at 9:15PM Jul 22, 2019Observed: 0.34 ft at 9:30PM Jul 22, 2019Observed: 0.29 ft at 9:45PM Jul 22, 2019Observed: 0.24 ft at 10:00PM Jul 22, 2019Observed: 0.19 ft at 10:15PM Jul 22, 2019Observed: 0.15 ft at 10:30PM Jul 22, 2019Observed: 0.11 ft at 10:45PM Jul 22, 2019Observed: 0.09 ft at 11:00PM Jul 22, 2019Observed: 0.08 ft at 11:15PM Jul 22, 2019Observed: 0.04 ft at 11:30PM Jul 22, 2019Observed: 0 ft at 11:45PM Jul 22, 2019Observed: -0.04 ft at 12:00AM Jul 23, 2019Observed: -0.09 ft at 12:15AM Jul 23, 2019Observed: -0.12 ft at 12:30AM Jul 23, 2019Observed: -0.17 ft at 12:45AM Jul 23, 2019Observed: -0.19 ft at 1:00AM Jul 23, 2019Observed: -0.19 ft at 1:15AM Jul 23, 2019Observed: -0.2 ft at 1:30AM Jul 23, 2019Observed: -0.2 ft at 1:45AM Jul 23, 2019Observed: -0.17 ft at 2:00AM Jul 23, 2019Observed: -0.13 ft at 2:15AM Jul 23, 2019Observed: -0.08 ft at 2:30AM Jul 23, 2019Observed: -0.03 ft at 2:45AM Jul 23, 2019Observed: 0.03 ft at 3:00AM Jul 23, 2019Observed: 0.1 ft at 3:15AM Jul 23, 2019Observed: 0.17 ft at 3:30AM Jul 23, 2019Observed: 0.25 ft at 3:45AM Jul 23, 2019Observed: 0.33 ft at 4:00AM Jul 23, 2019Observed: 0.4 ft at 4:15AM Jul 23, 2019Observed: 0.48 ft at 4:30AM Jul 23, 2019Observed: 0.56 ft at 4:45AM Jul 23, 2019Observed: 0.62 ft at 5:00AM Jul 23, 2019Observed: 0.69 ft at 5:15AM Jul 23, 2019Observed: 0.75 ft at 5:30AM Jul 23, 2019Observed: 0.81 ft at 5:45AM Jul 23, 2019Observed: 0.85 ft at 6:00AM Jul 23, 2019Observed: 0.89 ft at 6:15AM Jul 23, 2019Observed: 0.92 ft at 6:30AM Jul 23, 2019Observed: 0.93 ft at 6:45AM Jul 23, 2019Observed: 0.93 ft at 7:00AM Jul 23, 2019Observed: 0.92 ft at 7:15AM Jul 23, 2019Observed: 0.91 ft at 7:30AM Jul 23, 2019Observed: 0.89 ft at 7:45AM Jul 23, 2019Observed: 0.86 ft at 8:00AM Jul 23, 2019Observed: 0.82 ft at 8:15AM Jul 23, 2019Observed: 0.78 ft at 8:30AM Jul 23, 2019Observed: 0.73 ft at 8:45AM Jul 23, 2019Observed: 0.7 ft at 9:00AM Jul 23, 2019Observed: 0.68 ft at 9:15AM Jul 23, 2019Observed: 0.65 ft at 9:30AM Jul 23, 2019Observed: 0.65 ft at 9:45AM Jul 23, 2019Observed: 0.63 ft at 10:00AM Jul 23, 2019Observed: 0.62 ft at 10:15AM Jul 23, 2019Observed: 0.6 ft at 10:30AM Jul 23, 2019Observed: 0.6 ft at 10:45AM Jul 23, 2019Observed: 0.58 ft at 11:00AM Jul 23, 2019Observed: 0.57 ft at 11:15AM Jul 23, 2019Observed: 0.55 ft at 11:30AM Jul 23, 2019Observed: 0.54 ft at 11:45AM Jul 23, 2019Observed: 0.53 ft at 12:00PM Jul 23, 2019Observed: 0.56 ft at 12:15PM Jul 23, 2019USGS--Water Resources of the United StatesSWFN7(plotting HGIRG) Graph Created (1:30PM Jul 23, 2019)ObservedLatest observed value: 0.56 ft at 12:15 PM EDT 23-Jul-2019. Flood Stage is 4 ft
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Flood Categories (in feet)
Major Flood Stage: 8
Moderate Flood Stage: 5.5
Flood Stage: 4
Action Stage: 3.5
Low Stage (in feet): -9999

Historic Crests
(1) 12.28 ft on 09/21/1999
(2) 8.96 ft on 10/03/2010
(3) 8.67 ft on 09/14/2018
(4) 8.67 ft on 10/16/2016
(5) 6.07 ft on 09/01/2011
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(P): Preliminary values subject to further review.

Recent Crests
(1) 8.67 ft on 09/14/2018
(2) 4.52 ft on 05/06/2017
(3) 8.67 ft on 10/16/2016
(4) 4.24 ft on 10/28/2012
(5) 6.07 ft on 09/01/2011
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(P): Preliminary values subject to further review.

Low Water Records
(1) -1.78 ft on 01/08/2009
(2) -1.23 ft on 02/01/2013
(3) -1.15 ft on 12/08/2011
(4) -1.08 ft on 02/12/2012
(5) -1.02 ft on 07/04/2014

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13 Disastrous flooding similar to Hurricane Floyd. Water overflows Streets Ferry Bridge and HWY 43 on the southeast side of Vanceboro. Widespread residential flooding. Water inundates West Craven High School. Water overflows into the town of Vanceboro and inundates HWY 43 (Main Street).
10 Widespread flooding south of Vanceboro. Most of Streets Ferry Road is underwater and many homes along it are inundated. Water backs up small streams and inundate homes on Piney Neck Road and State Camp Road. Water surrounds West Craven High School.
8 Water inundates homes along Streets Ferry Road, just south of Vanceboro. Most roads in the area are impassable. Water surrounds residences and floods some homes on Piney Neck Road, and Cow Pen Landing Road. Water inundates portions of Colonial Mobile Home Park.
5.5 Homes flooded along Streets Ferry Road south of the Swift Creek bridge to Piney Neck Road. Water covers Piney Neck Road and State Camp Road. Streets Ferry Road is flooded, just north of West Craven High School. Water surrounds homes on Piney Neck Road and State Camp Road.
4 Water threatens a few homes along Streets Ferry Road just south of the creek. Streets Ferry Road floods near West Craven High School.
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Latitude: 35.230833° N, Longitude: 77.113889° W, Horizontal Datum: NAD83/WGS84

River Stage
Reference Frame		 Gauge Height Flood Stage Uses
NWS stage 0 ft 4 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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