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NOTE: Forecasts are not available for the Crabtree Creek at Old Wake Forest Road. Only observed stages are available for this point.

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Flood Categories (in feet) Major Flood Stage: 17 Moderate Flood Stage: 16 Flood Stage: 12 Action Stage: 11 Low Stage (in feet): -9999 Historic Crests Currently none available. Recent Crests Currently none available. Low Water Records Currently none available.

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21	WAKE FOREST ROAD AT SIX FORKS ROAD FLOODS.
20	WAKE FOREST BRIDGE ROADWAY FLOODS.
18	WATER ENTERS BUSINESSES.
17.5	WAKE FOREST ROAD AT MCNEIL STREET FLOODS.
17	WATER SPREADS TO GROUNDS OF BUSINESSES AT WAKE FOREST ROAD AND REACHES DOORS OF HOUSES AT HODGES AND PAULA STREETS.
16.5	WAKE FOREST ROAD AT RUCKER AND CREEKSIDE FLOODS.
15	WATER REACHES OXFORD ROAD.
13	SECONDARY ROADS NEAR ATLANTIC AVENUE ARE UNDER WATER.
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Latitude: 35.815833° N, Longitude: 78.625833° W, Horizontal Datum: NAD83/WGS84 River Stage Reference Frame Gauge Height Flood Stage Uses NWS stage 0 ft 12 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 186.51 ft 198.51 ft   Current/Historical Observations: U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) Data and Site Info for Old Wake Forest Road

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