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Big Coal River at Ashford Stage (ft)Flow (kcfs)Observed: 2.57 ft at 10:45AM May 19, 2022Highest Observation: 2.58 ft at 11:00AM May 19, 2022Observed: 2.57 ft at 11:15AM May 19, 2022Observed: 2.57 ft at 11:30AM May 19, 2022Observed: 2.57 ft at 11:45AM May 19, 2022Observed: 2.57 ft at 12:00PM May 19, 2022Observed: 2.57 ft at 12:15PM May 19, 2022Observed: 2.57 ft at 12:30PM May 19, 2022Observed: 2.57 ft at 12:45PM May 19, 2022Observed: 2.56 ft at 1:00PM May 19, 2022Observed: 2.56 ft at 1:15PM May 19, 2022Observed: 2.56 ft at 1:30PM May 19, 2022Observed: 2.56 ft at 1:45PM May 19, 2022Observed: 2.56 ft at 2:00PM May 19, 2022Observed: 2.56 ft at 2:15PM May 19, 2022Observed: 2.55 ft at 2:30PM May 19, 2022Observed: 2.55 ft at 2:45PM May 19, 2022Observed: 2.55 ft at 3:00PM May 19, 2022Observed: 2.55 ft at 3:15PM May 19, 2022Observed: 2.55 ft at 3:30PM May 19, 2022Observed: 2.54 ft at 3:45PM May 19, 2022Observed: 2.54 ft at 4:00PM May 19, 2022Observed: 2.54 ft at 4:15PM May 19, 2022Observed: 2.54 ft at 4:30PM May 19, 2022Observed: 2.53 ft at 4:45PM May 19, 2022Observed: 2.53 ft at 5:00PM May 19, 2022Observed: 2.53 ft at 5:15PM May 19, 2022Observed: 2.53 ft at 5:30PM May 19, 2022Observed: 2.53 ft at 5:45PM May 19, 2022Observed: 2.52 ft at 6:00PM May 19, 2022Observed: 2.52 ft at 6:15PM May 19, 2022Observed: 2.52 ft at 6:30PM May 19, 2022Observed: 2.52 ft at 6:45PM May 19, 2022Observed: 2.52 ft at 7:00PM May 19, 2022Observed: 2.51 ft at 7:15PM May 19, 2022Observed: 2.51 ft at 7:30PM May 19, 2022Observed: 2.51 ft at 7:45PM May 19, 2022Observed: 2.51 ft at 8:00PM May 19, 2022Observed: 2.51 ft at 8:15PM May 19, 2022Observed: 2.5 ft at 8:30PM May 19, 2022Observed: 2.5 ft at 8:45PM May 19, 2022Observed: 2.5 ft at 9:00PM May 19, 2022Observed: 2.5 ft at 9:15PM May 19, 2022Observed: 2.5 ft at 9:30PM May 19, 2022Observed: 2.49 ft at 9:45PM May 19, 2022Observed: 2.49 ft at 10:00PM May 19, 2022Observed: 2.49 ft at 10:15PM May 19, 2022Observed: 2.49 ft at 10:30PM May 19, 2022Observed: 2.48 ft at 10:45PM May 19, 2022Observed: 2.48 ft at 11:00PM May 19, 2022Observed: 2.48 ft at 11:15PM May 19, 2022Observed: 2.48 ft at 11:30PM May 19, 2022Observed: 2.48 ft at 11:45PM May 19, 2022Observed: 2.48 ft at 12:00AM May 20, 2022Observed: 2.47 ft at 12:15AM May 20, 2022Observed: 2.47 ft at 12:30AM May 20, 2022Observed: 2.47 ft at 12:45AM May 20, 2022Observed: 2.47 ft at 1:00AM May 20, 2022Observed: 2.47 ft at 1:15AM May 20, 2022Observed: 2.47 ft at 1:30AM May 20, 2022Observed: 2.47 ft at 1:45AM May 20, 2022Observed: 2.47 ft at 2:00AM May 20, 2022Observed: 2.46 ft at 2:15AM May 20, 2022Observed: 2.47 ft at 2:30AM May 20, 2022Observed: 2.47 ft at 2:45AM May 20, 2022Observed: 2.47 ft at 3:00AM May 20, 2022Observed: 2.46 ft at 3:15AM May 20, 2022Observed: 2.46 ft at 3:30AM May 20, 2022Observed: 2.47 ft at 3:45AM May 20, 2022Observed: 2.46 ft at 4:00AM May 20, 2022Observed: 2.47 ft at 4:15AM May 20, 2022Observed: 2.46 ft at 4:30AM May 20, 2022Observed: 2.46 ft at 4:45AM May 20, 2022Observed: 2.46 ft at 5:00AM May 20, 2022Observed: 2.46 ft at 5:15AM May 20, 2022Observed: 2.46 ft at 5:30AM May 20, 2022Observed: 2.46 ft at 5:45AM May 20, 2022Observed: 2.46 ft at 6:00AM May 20, 2022Observed: 2.46 ft at 6:15AM May 20, 2022Observed: 2.46 ft at 6:30AM May 20, 2022Observed: 2.45 ft at 6:45AM May 20, 2022Observed: 2.45 ft at 7:00AM May 20, 2022Observed: 2.45 ft at 7:15AM May 20, 2022Observed: 2.45 ft at 7:30AM May 20, 2022Observed: 2.44 ft at 7:45AM May 20, 2022Observed: 2.44 ft at 8:00AM May 20, 2022Observed: 2.44 ft at 8:15AM May 20, 2022Observed: 2.44 ft at 8:30AM May 20, 2022Observed: 2.44 ft at 8:45AM May 20, 2022Observed: 2.44 ft at 9:00AM May 20, 2022Observed: 2.44 ft at 9:15AM May 20, 2022Observed: 2.43 ft at 9:30AM May 20, 2022Observed: 2.43 ft at 9:45AM May 20, 2022Observed: 2.43 ft at 10:00AM May 20, 2022Observed: 2.43 ft at 10:15AM May 20, 2022Observed: 2.43 ft at 10:30AM May 20, 2022Observed: 2.43 ft at 10:45AM May 20, 2022Observed: 2.43 ft at 11:00AM May 20, 2022Observed: 2.43 ft at 11:15AM May 20, 2022Observed: 2.42 ft at 11:30AM May 20, 2022Observed: 2.42 ft at 11:45AM May 20, 2022Observed: 2.42 ft at 12:00PM May 20, 2022Observed: 2.42 ft at 12:15PM May 20, 2022Observed: 2.42 ft at 12:30PM May 20, 2022Observed: 2.42 ft at 12:45PM May 20, 2022Observed: 2.42 ft at 1:00PM May 20, 2022Observed: 2.42 ft at 1:15PM May 20, 2022Observed: 2.41 ft at 1:30PM May 20, 2022Observed: 2.41 ft at 1:45PM May 20, 2022Observed: 2.41 ft at 2:00PM May 20, 2022Observed: 2.41 ft at 2:15PM May 20, 2022Observed: 2.41 ft at 2:30PM May 20, 2022Observed: 2.41 ft at 2:45PM May 20, 2022Observed: 2.41 ft at 3:00PM May 20, 2022Observed: 2.41 ft at 3:15PM May 20, 2022Observed: 2.41 ft at 3:30PM May 20, 2022Observed: 2.41 ft at 3:45PM May 20, 2022Observed: 2.41 ft at 4:00PM May 20, 2022Observed: 2.4 ft at 4:15PM May 20, 2022Observed: 2.41 ft at 4:30PM May 20, 2022Observed: 2.4 ft at 4:45PM May 20, 2022Observed: 2.4 ft at 5:00PM May 20, 2022Observed: 2.4 ft at 5:15PM May 20, 2022Observed: 2.4 ft at 5:30PM May 20, 2022Observed: 2.4 ft at 5:45PM May 20, 2022Observed: 2.39 ft at 6:00PM May 20, 2022Observed: 2.39 ft at 6:15PM May 20, 2022Observed: 2.39 ft at 6:30PM May 20, 2022Observed: 2.39 ft at 6:45PM May 20, 2022Observed: 2.39 ft at 7:00PM May 20, 2022Observed: 2.39 ft at 7:15PM May 20, 2022Observed: 2.39 ft at 7:30PM May 20, 2022Observed: 2.39 ft at 7:45PM May 20, 2022Observed: 2.39 ft at 8:00PM May 20, 2022Observed: 2.38 ft at 8:15PM May 20, 2022Observed: 2.38 ft at 8:30PM May 20, 2022Observed: 2.38 ft at 8:45PM May 20, 2022Observed: 2.38 ft at 9:00PM May 20, 2022Observed: 2.38 ft at 9:15PM May 20, 2022Observed: 2.38 ft at 9:30PM May 20, 2022Observed: 2.38 ft at 9:45PM May 20, 2022Observed: 2.36 ft at 12:00AM May 21, 2022Observed: 2.36 ft at 12:15AM May 21, 2022Observed: 2.36 ft at 12:30AM May 21, 2022Observed: 2.36 ft at 12:45AM May 21, 2022Observed: 2.36 ft at 1:00AM May 21, 2022Observed: 2.36 ft at 1:15AM May 21, 2022Observed: 2.35 ft at 1:30AM May 21, 2022Observed: 2.35 ft at 1:45AM May 21, 2022Observed: 2.35 ft at 2:00AM May 21, 2022Observed: 2.35 ft at 2:15AM May 21, 2022Observed: 2.35 ft at 2:30AM May 21, 2022Observed: 2.35 ft at 2:45AM May 21, 2022Observed: 2.35 ft at 3:00AM May 21, 2022Observed: 2.35 ft at 3:15AM May 21, 2022Observed: 2.35 ft at 3:30AM May 21, 2022Observed: 2.35 ft at 3:45AM May 21, 2022Observed: 2.35 ft at 4:15AM May 21, 2022Observed: 2.35 ft at 4:30AM May 21, 2022Observed: 2.35 ft at 4:45AM May 21, 2022Observed: 2.35 ft at 5:00AM May 21, 2022Observed: 2.35 ft at 5:15AM May 21, 2022Observed: 2.35 ft at 5:30AM May 21, 2022Observed: 2.35 ft at 5:45AM May 21, 2022Observed: 2.35 ft at 6:00AM May 21, 2022Observed: 2.34 ft at 6:15AM May 21, 2022Observed: 2.34 ft at 6:30AM May 21, 2022Observed: 2.34 ft at 6:45AM May 21, 2022Observed: 2.34 ft at 7:00AM May 21, 2022Observed: 2.34 ft at 7:15AM May 21, 2022Observed: 2.34 ft at 7:30AM May 21, 2022Observed: 2.34 ft at 7:45AM May 21, 2022Observed: 2.34 ft at 8:00AM May 21, 2022Observed: 2.34 ft at 8:15AM May 21, 2022Observed: 2.34 ft at 8:30AM May 21, 2022Observed: 2.34 ft at 8:45AM May 21, 2022Observed: 2.34 ft at 9:00AM May 21, 2022Observed: 2.33 ft at 9:15AM May 21, 2022Observed: 2.33 ft at 9:30AM May 21, 2022Observed: 2.33 ft at 9:45AM May 21, 2022Observed: 2.33 ft at 10:00AM May 21, 2022Observed: 2.33 ft at 10:15AM May 21, 2022Observed: 2.33 ft at 10:30AM May 21, 2022Observed: 2.33 ft at 10:45AM May 21, 2022Observed: 2.33 ft at 11:00AM May 21, 2022Observed: 2.32 ft at 11:15AM May 21, 2022Observed: 2.32 ft at 11:30AM May 21, 2022Observed: 2.32 ft at 11:45AM May 21, 2022Observed: 2.32 ft at 12:00PM May 21, 2022Observed: 2.32 ft at 12:15PM May 21, 2022Observed: 2.31 ft at 12:30PM May 21, 2022Observed: 2.31 ft at 12:45PM May 21, 2022Observed: 2.31 ft at 1:00PM May 21, 2022Observed: 2.31 ft at 1:15PM May 21, 2022Observed: 2.31 ft at 1:30PM May 21, 2022Observed: 2.31 ft at 1:45PM May 21, 2022Observed: 2.3 ft at 2:00PM May 21, 2022Observed: 2.3 ft at 2:15PM May 21, 2022Observed: 2.3 ft at 2:30PM May 21, 2022Observed: 2.3 ft at 2:45PM May 21, 2022Observed: 2.29 ft at 3:00PM May 21, 2022Observed: 2.3 ft at 3:15PM May 21, 2022Observed: 2.29 ft at 3:30PM May 21, 2022Observed: 2.29 ft at 3:45PM May 21, 2022Observed: 2.29 ft at 4:00PM May 21, 2022Observed: 2.29 ft at 4:15PM May 21, 2022Observed: 2.29 ft at 4:30PM May 21, 2022Observed: 2.29 ft at 4:45PM May 21, 2022Observed: 2.29 ft at 5:00PM May 21, 2022Observed: 2.29 ft at 5:15PM May 21, 2022Observed: 2.28 ft at 5:30PM May 21, 2022Observed: 2.28 ft at 5:45PM May 21, 2022Observed: 2.28 ft at 6:00PM May 21, 2022Observed: 2.28 ft at 6:15PM May 21, 2022Observed: 2.28 ft at 6:30PM May 21, 2022Observed: 2.28 ft at 6:45PM May 21, 2022Observed: 2.28 ft at 7:00PM May 21, 2022Observed: 2.28 ft at 7:15PM May 21, 2022Observed: 2.28 ft at 7:30PM May 21, 2022Observed: 2.28 ft at 7:45PM May 21, 2022Observed: 2.28 ft at 8:00PM May 21, 2022Observed: 2.27 ft at 8:15PM May 21, 2022Observed: 2.27 ft at 8:30PM May 21, 2022Observed: 2.27 ft at 8:45PM May 21, 2022Observed: 2.28 ft at 9:00PM May 21, 2022Observed: 2.27 ft at 9:15PM May 21, 2022Observed: 2.27 ft at 9:30PM May 21, 2022Observed: 2.28 ft at 9:45PM May 21, 2022Observed: 2.27 ft at 10:00PM May 21, 2022Observed: 2.27 ft at 10:15PM May 21, 2022Observed: 2.27 ft at 10:30PM May 21, 2022Observed: 2.27 ft at 10:45PM May 21, 2022Observed: 2.27 ft at 11:00PM May 21, 2022Observed: 2.27 ft at 11:15PM May 21, 2022Observed: 2.27 ft at 11:30PM May 21, 2022Observed: 2.27 ft at 11:45PM May 21, 2022Observed: 2.27 ft at 12:00AM May 22, 2022Observed: 2.26 ft at 12:15AM May 22, 2022Observed: 2.26 ft at 12:30AM May 22, 2022Observed: 2.26 ft at 12:45AM May 22, 2022Observed: 2.26 ft at 1:00AM May 22, 2022Observed: 2.26 ft at 1:15AM May 22, 2022Observed: 2.26 ft at 1:30AM May 22, 2022Observed: 2.26 ft at 1:45AM May 22, 2022Observed: 2.26 ft at 2:00AM May 22, 2022Observed: 2.26 ft at 2:15AM May 22, 2022Observed: 2.26 ft at 2:30AM May 22, 2022Observed: 2.26 ft at 2:45AM May 22, 2022Observed: 2.26 ft at 3:00AM May 22, 2022Observed: 2.26 ft at 3:15AM May 22, 2022Observed: 2.27 ft at 3:30AM May 22, 2022Observed: 2.26 ft at 3:45AM May 22, 2022Observed: 2.27 ft at 4:00AM May 22, 2022Observed: 2.27 ft at 4:15AM May 22, 2022Observed: 2.27 ft at 4:30AM May 22, 2022Observed: 2.27 ft at 4:45AM May 22, 2022Observed: 2.26 ft at 5:00AM May 22, 2022Observed: 2.26 ft at 5:15AM May 22, 2022Observed: 2.27 ft at 5:30AM May 22, 2022Observed: 2.27 ft at 5:45AM May 22, 2022Observed: 2.26 ft at 6:00AM May 22, 2022Observed: 2.26 ft at 6:15AM May 22, 2022Observed: 2.26 ft at 6:30AM May 22, 2022Observed: 2.26 ft at 6:45AM May 22, 2022Observed: 2.26 ft at 7:00AM May 22, 2022Observed: 2.25 ft at 7:15AM May 22, 2022Observed: 2.25 ft at 7:30AM May 22, 2022Observed: 2.26 ft at 7:45AM May 22, 2022Observed: 2.25 ft at 8:00AM May 22, 2022Observed: 2.25 ft at 8:15AM May 22, 2022Observed: 2.25 ft at 8:30AM May 22, 2022Observed: 2.25 ft at 8:45AM May 22, 2022Observed: 2.25 ft at 9:00AM May 22, 2022Observed: 2.24 ft at 9:15AM May 22, 2022Observed: 2.24 ft at 9:30AM May 22, 2022Observed: 2.25 ft at 9:45AM May 22, 2022USGS--Water Resources of the United StatesASHW2(plotting HGIRG) Graph Created (10:35AM May 22, 2022)ObservedLatest observed value: 2.25 ft at 9:45 AM EDT 22-May-2022. Flood Stage is 17 ft
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NOTE: Forecasts are not available for the Big Coal River at Ashford. Only observed stages are available for this point.

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Flood Categories (in feet)
Major Flood Stage: 25
Moderate Flood Stage: 20
Flood Stage: 17
Action Stage: 16
Low Stage (in feet): -9999

Historic Crests
(1) 35.66 ft on 08/09/1916
(2) 27.00 ft on 03/07/1967
(3) 26.14 ft on 12/31/1969
(4) 26.05 ft on 01/26/1978
(5) 25.95 ft on 11/19/2003
(6) 25.80 ft on 03/12/1963
(7) 25.70 ft on 02/03/1939
(8) 25.68 ft on 04/15/2007
(9) 24.67 ft on 04/05/1977
(10) 23.59 ft on 03/05/2015
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(P): Preliminary values subject to further review.

Recent Crests
(1) 23.25 ft on 03/01/2021
(2) 13.98 ft on 02/11/2020
(3) 14.78 ft on 12/22/2018
(4) 15.45 ft on 02/12/2018
(5) 18.35 ft on 06/06/2017
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(P): Preliminary values subject to further review.

Low Water Records
(1) 0.00 ft on 10/06/1930
(2) 0.49 ft on 09/26/2007

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30 Several homes along Emmons Road toward White Oak Road flood. A significant portion of the railroad from just above Ashford down to Emmons is under water. Many homes next to the river from Ashford to Emmons flood.
28 Ashford Lane at intersection with the Ashford Nellis Road bridge begins to flood. Nearly the entire length of Emmons Road is under water.
25 The church on Ashford Nellis Road and some homes along Ashford Lane, next to the river, flood at stages between 25 and 27 feet.
22 Intersection of Emmons Road and Lower White Oak Road floods.
21 Three homes along Dartmouth Ashford Road, just below the intersection with Ashford Nellis Road, flood.
20 Dartmouth Ashford Road just below the intersection with Ashford Nellis Road floods.
18 Intersection of Darmouth Ashford Road and Ashford Nellis Road in Ashford floods. Sections of Emmons Road begin to flood below the intersection with the Ashford Nellis Road bridge.
17 Ridgeview Nellis Road just above the Ashford Nellis Road bridge floods.
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Latitude: 38.179822° N, Longitude: 81.711511° W, Horizontal Datum: NAD83/WGS84

River Stage
Reference Frame		 Gauge Height Flood Stage Uses
NWS stage 0 ft 17 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 621.75 ft 638.75 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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