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NOTE: Forecasts for the Neuse River at Smithfield are issued routinely year-round.

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Flood Categories (in feet) Major Flood Stage: 20 Moderate Flood Stage: 18 Flood Stage: 15 Action Stage: 14 Low Stage (in feet): 0 Historic Crests (1) 29.09 ft on 10/10/2016 (2) 27.40 ft on 09/08/1996 (3) 27.10 ft on 08/01/1908 (4) 26.80 ft on 07/24/1919 (5) 26.72 ft on 09/18/1999 Show More Historic Crests (P): Preliminary values subject to further review. Recent Crests (1) 15.07 ft on 05/01/2023 (P) (2) 15.15 ft on 07/11/2022 (P) (3) 15.14 ft on 10/10/2021 (P) (4) 17.31 ft on 03/01/2021 (P) (5) 17.71 ft on 02/20/2021 (P) Show More Recent Crests (P): Preliminary values subject to further review. Low Water Records (1) 2.38 ft on 09/26/1968 (2) 2.47 ft on 07/29/1977 (3) 2.64 ft on 08/31/1980 (4) 2.97 ft on 10/20/1981 (5) 3.00 ft on 09/19/1985 Show More Low Water Records For more information on your flood risk go to www.floodsmart.gov. Show FEMA's National Flood Hazard Layers FEMA's National Flood Hazard Layers not showing? Why aren't the FEMA National Flood Hazard Layers showing on the ESRI Map? Possible reasons: There are no FEMA National Flood Hazard Layers for the location which you are viewing on ESRI Maps. The FEMA Web Mapping Service (WMS) is down. Note: Your zoom level may have changed. ESRI's zoom levels must be between 14 and 16 to show National Flood Hazard layers.

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Flood Impacts & Photos

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40	Water reaches the railing of the US70 bridge.
36	The US70 bridge is inundated.
30	Houses on the river side of Front Street flood.
28.5	The water treatment plant will be flooded. Jaycee Park and North Front Street are flooded.
27.5	Water begins to flow over the dike at the water treatment plant. Flooding threatens the plant's main operations building.
23	Hospital and Buffalo Roads are flooded.
20	Major flooding begins. Flooding cuts off the water treatment plants access to the reservoir.
18	Moderate flooding begins. The Smithfield town park and the Neuse Riverwalk at the US70 bridge are flooded.
15	Minor flooding begins. Flooding begins along the Neuse Riverwalk. Water nears the base of the holding tank at the water treatment plant.
14	Action Stage. The Neuse River begins to overflow on the left bank.
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Latitude: 35.512778° N, Longitude: 78.350000° W, Horizontal Datum: NAD83/WGS84 River Stage Reference Frame Gauge Height Flood Stage Uses NWS stage 0 ft 15 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 98.3 113.3 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   Current/Historical Observations: Corps of Engineers (COE) Info for Smithfield U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) Data and Site Info for Smithfield

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Potential River Levels Used to Estimate the Chance of Flooding and the Range of Possible River Levels 10 Day (HEFS) 7 Day (NAEFS) 7 Day (GEFS) Note: Use the official hydrograph at the top of this web page for river levels within the next 72 Hours.

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