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Tug Fork River at Bradshaw Stage (ft)Flow (kcfs)Highest Observation: 4.23 ft at 7:15PM Feb 20, 2020Observed: 4.22 ft at 7:30PM Feb 20, 2020Observed: 4.22 ft at 7:45PM Feb 20, 2020Highest Observation: 4.23 ft at 8:00PM Feb 20, 2020Observed: 4.22 ft at 8:15PM Feb 20, 2020Observed: 4.22 ft at 8:30PM Feb 20, 2020Highest Observation: 4.23 ft at 8:45PM Feb 20, 2020Highest Observation: 4.23 ft at 9:00PM Feb 20, 2020Observed: 4.22 ft at 9:15PM Feb 20, 2020Observed: 4.21 ft at 9:30PM Feb 20, 2020Highest Observation: 4.23 ft at 9:45PM Feb 20, 2020Observed: 4.21 ft at 10:00PM Feb 20, 2020Observed: 4.22 ft at 10:15PM Feb 20, 2020Observed: 4.21 ft at 10:30PM Feb 20, 2020Observed: 4.21 ft at 10:45PM Feb 20, 2020Observed: 4.22 ft at 11:00PM Feb 20, 2020Observed: 4.22 ft at 11:15PM Feb 20, 2020Observed: 4.21 ft at 11:30PM Feb 20, 2020Highest Observation: 4.23 ft at 11:45PM Feb 20, 2020Observed: 4.21 ft at 12:00AM Feb 21, 2020Observed: 4.22 ft at 12:15AM Feb 21, 2020Observed: 4.2 ft at 12:30AM Feb 21, 2020Observed: 4.22 ft at 12:45AM Feb 21, 2020Observed: 4.21 ft at 1:00AM Feb 21, 2020Observed: 4.2 ft at 1:15AM Feb 21, 2020Observed: 4.21 ft at 1:30AM Feb 21, 2020Observed: 4.21 ft at 1:45AM Feb 21, 2020Observed: 4.22 ft at 2:00AM Feb 21, 2020Observed: 4.21 ft at 2:15AM Feb 21, 2020Observed: 4.22 ft at 2:30AM Feb 21, 2020Observed: 4.22 ft at 2:45AM Feb 21, 2020Observed: 4.21 ft at 3:00AM Feb 21, 2020Observed: 4.21 ft at 3:15AM Feb 21, 2020Observed: 4.2 ft at 3:30AM Feb 21, 2020Observed: 4.21 ft at 3:45AM Feb 21, 2020Observed: 4.21 ft at 4:00AM Feb 21, 2020Observed: 4.21 ft at 4:15AM Feb 21, 2020Observed: 4.21 ft at 4:30AM Feb 21, 2020Observed: 4.2 ft at 4:45AM Feb 21, 2020Observed: 4.19 ft at 5:00AM Feb 21, 2020Observed: 4.2 ft at 5:15AM Feb 21, 2020Observed: 4.19 ft at 5:30AM Feb 21, 2020Observed: 4.2 ft at 5:45AM Feb 21, 2020Observed: 4.2 ft at 6:00AM Feb 21, 2020Observed: 4.19 ft at 7:15AM Feb 21, 2020Observed: 4.19 ft at 7:30AM Feb 21, 2020Observed: 4.19 ft at 7:45AM Feb 21, 2020Observed: 4.18 ft at 8:00AM Feb 21, 2020Observed: 4.18 ft at 8:15AM Feb 21, 2020Observed: 4.19 ft at 8:30AM Feb 21, 2020Observed: 4.18 ft at 8:45AM Feb 21, 2020Observed: 4.17 ft at 9:00AM Feb 21, 2020Observed: 4.18 ft at 9:15AM Feb 21, 2020Observed: 4.18 ft at 9:30AM Feb 21, 2020Observed: 4.17 ft at 9:45AM Feb 21, 2020Observed: 4.18 ft at 10:00AM Feb 21, 2020Observed: 4.17 ft at 10:15AM Feb 21, 2020Observed: 4.17 ft at 10:30AM Feb 21, 2020Observed: 4.18 ft at 10:45AM Feb 21, 2020Observed: 4.18 ft at 11:00AM Feb 21, 2020Observed: 4.17 ft at 11:15AM Feb 21, 2020Observed: 4.17 ft at 11:30AM Feb 21, 2020Observed: 4.16 ft at 11:45AM Feb 21, 2020Observed: 4.17 ft at 12:00PM Feb 21, 2020Observed: 4.15 ft at 12:15PM Feb 21, 2020Observed: 4.17 ft at 12:30PM Feb 21, 2020Observed: 4.17 ft at 12:45PM Feb 21, 2020Observed: 4.17 ft at 1:00PM Feb 21, 2020Observed: 4.16 ft at 1:15PM Feb 21, 2020Observed: 4.17 ft at 1:30PM Feb 21, 2020Observed: 4.15 ft at 1:45PM Feb 21, 2020Observed: 4.15 ft at 2:00PM Feb 21, 2020Observed: 4.15 ft at 2:15PM Feb 21, 2020Observed: 4.16 ft at 2:30PM Feb 21, 2020Observed: 4.15 ft at 2:45PM Feb 21, 2020Observed: 4.15 ft at 3:00PM Feb 21, 2020Observed: 4.15 ft at 3:15PM Feb 21, 2020Observed: 4.15 ft at 3:30PM Feb 21, 2020Observed: 4.14 ft at 3:45PM Feb 21, 2020Observed: 4.16 ft at 4:00PM Feb 21, 2020Observed: 4.15 ft at 4:15PM Feb 21, 2020Observed: 4.15 ft at 4:30PM Feb 21, 2020Observed: 4.13 ft at 4:45PM Feb 21, 2020Observed: 4.14 ft at 5:00PM Feb 21, 2020Observed: 4.15 ft at 5:15PM Feb 21, 2020Observed: 4.13 ft at 5:30PM Feb 21, 2020Observed: 4.14 ft at 5:45PM Feb 21, 2020Observed: 4.14 ft at 6:00PM Feb 21, 2020Observed: 4.13 ft at 6:15PM Feb 21, 2020Observed: 4.15 ft at 6:30PM Feb 21, 2020Observed: 4.14 ft at 6:45PM Feb 21, 2020Observed: 4.14 ft at 7:00PM Feb 21, 2020Observed: 4.13 ft at 7:15PM Feb 21, 2020Observed: 4.13 ft at 7:30PM Feb 21, 2020Observed: 4.13 ft at 7:45PM Feb 21, 2020Observed: 4.14 ft at 8:00PM Feb 21, 2020Observed: 4.13 ft at 8:15PM Feb 21, 2020Observed: 4.13 ft at 8:30PM Feb 21, 2020Observed: 4.12 ft at 8:45PM Feb 21, 2020Observed: 4.13 ft at 9:00PM Feb 21, 2020Observed: 4.13 ft at 9:15PM Feb 21, 2020Observed: 4.13 ft at 9:30PM Feb 21, 2020Observed: 4.13 ft at 9:45PM Feb 21, 2020Observed: 4.13 ft at 10:00PM Feb 21, 2020Observed: 4.13 ft at 10:15PM Feb 21, 2020Observed: 4.12 ft at 10:30PM Feb 21, 2020Observed: 4.13 ft at 10:45PM Feb 21, 2020Observed: 4.12 ft at 11:00PM Feb 21, 2020Observed: 4.12 ft at 11:15PM Feb 21, 2020Observed: 4.13 ft at 11:30PM Feb 21, 2020Observed: 4.13 ft at 11:45PM Feb 21, 2020Observed: 4.11 ft at 12:00AM Feb 22, 2020Observed: 4.12 ft at 12:15AM Feb 22, 2020Observed: 4.13 ft at 12:30AM Feb 22, 2020Observed: 4.12 ft at 12:45AM Feb 22, 2020Observed: 4.12 ft at 1:00AM Feb 22, 2020Observed: 4.12 ft at 1:15AM Feb 22, 2020Observed: 4.11 ft at 1:30AM Feb 22, 2020Observed: 4.1 ft at 1:45AM Feb 22, 2020Observed: 4.12 ft at 2:00AM Feb 22, 2020Observed: 4.12 ft at 2:15AM Feb 22, 2020Observed: 4.11 ft at 2:30AM Feb 22, 2020Observed: 4.11 ft at 2:45AM Feb 22, 2020Observed: 4.1 ft at 3:00AM Feb 22, 2020Observed: 4.11 ft at 3:15AM Feb 22, 2020Observed: 4.12 ft at 3:30AM Feb 22, 2020Observed: 4.11 ft at 3:45AM Feb 22, 2020Observed: 4.12 ft at 4:00AM Feb 22, 2020Observed: 4.11 ft at 4:15AM Feb 22, 2020Observed: 4.1 ft at 4:30AM Feb 22, 2020Observed: 4.1 ft at 4:45AM Feb 22, 2020Observed: 4.1 ft at 5:00AM Feb 22, 2020Observed: 4.11 ft at 5:15AM Feb 22, 2020Observed: 4.12 ft at 5:30AM Feb 22, 2020Observed: 4.1 ft at 5:45AM Feb 22, 2020Observed: 4.11 ft at 6:00AM Feb 22, 2020Observed: 4.11 ft at 6:15AM Feb 22, 2020Observed: 4.12 ft at 6:30AM Feb 22, 2020Observed: 4.1 ft at 6:45AM Feb 22, 2020Observed: 4.1 ft at 7:00AM Feb 22, 2020Observed: 4.12 ft at 7:15AM Feb 22, 2020Observed: 4.11 ft at 7:30AM Feb 22, 2020Observed: 4.1 ft at 7:45AM Feb 22, 2020Observed: 4.09 ft at 8:00AM Feb 22, 2020Observed: 4.08 ft at 8:15AM Feb 22, 2020Observed: 4.09 ft at 8:30AM Feb 22, 2020Observed: 4.1 ft at 8:45AM Feb 22, 2020Observed: 4.1 ft at 9:00AM Feb 22, 2020Observed: 4.1 ft at 9:15AM Feb 22, 2020Observed: 4.09 ft at 9:30AM Feb 22, 2020Observed: 4.1 ft at 9:45AM Feb 22, 2020Observed: 4.09 ft at 10:00AM Feb 22, 2020Observed: 4.09 ft at 10:15AM Feb 22, 2020Observed: 4.09 ft at 10:30AM Feb 22, 2020Observed: 4.09 ft at 10:45AM Feb 22, 2020Observed: 4.08 ft at 11:00AM Feb 22, 2020Observed: 4.09 ft at 11:15AM Feb 22, 2020Observed: 4.09 ft at 11:30AM Feb 22, 2020Observed: 4.08 ft at 11:45AM Feb 22, 2020Observed: 4.08 ft at 12:00PM Feb 22, 2020Observed: 4.09 ft at 12:15PM Feb 22, 2020Observed: 4.08 ft at 12:30PM Feb 22, 2020Observed: 4.09 ft at 12:45PM Feb 22, 2020Observed: 4.07 ft at 1:00PM Feb 22, 2020Observed: 4.07 ft at 1:15PM Feb 22, 2020Observed: 4.08 ft at 1:30PM Feb 22, 2020Observed: 4.08 ft at 1:45PM Feb 22, 2020Observed: 4.07 ft at 2:00PM Feb 22, 2020Observed: 4.07 ft at 2:15PM Feb 22, 2020Observed: 4.07 ft at 2:30PM Feb 22, 2020Observed: 4.08 ft at 2:45PM Feb 22, 2020Observed: 4.06 ft at 3:00PM Feb 22, 2020Observed: 4.07 ft at 3:15PM Feb 22, 2020Observed: 4.08 ft at 3:30PM Feb 22, 2020Observed: 4.06 ft at 3:45PM Feb 22, 2020Observed: 4.07 ft at 4:00PM Feb 22, 2020Observed: 4.07 ft at 4:15PM Feb 22, 2020Observed: 4.07 ft at 4:30PM Feb 22, 2020Observed: 4.06 ft at 4:45PM Feb 22, 2020Observed: 4.07 ft at 5:00PM Feb 22, 2020Observed: 4.08 ft at 5:15PM Feb 22, 2020Observed: 4.06 ft at 5:30PM Feb 22, 2020Observed: 4.06 ft at 5:45PM Feb 22, 2020Observed: 4.06 ft at 6:00PM Feb 22, 2020Observed: 4.06 ft at 6:15PM Feb 22, 2020Observed: 4.07 ft at 6:30PM Feb 22, 2020Observed: 4.06 ft at 6:45PM Feb 22, 2020Observed: 4.06 ft at 7:00PM Feb 22, 2020Observed: 4.07 ft at 7:15PM Feb 22, 2020Observed: 4.07 ft at 7:30PM Feb 22, 2020Observed: 4.05 ft at 7:45PM Feb 22, 2020Observed: 4.07 ft at 8:00PM Feb 22, 2020Observed: 4.06 ft at 8:15PM Feb 22, 2020Observed: 4.05 ft at 8:30PM Feb 22, 2020Observed: 4.06 ft at 8:45PM Feb 22, 2020Observed: 4.06 ft at 9:00PM Feb 22, 2020Observed: 4.06 ft at 9:15PM Feb 22, 2020Observed: 4.05 ft at 9:30PM Feb 22, 2020Observed: 4.06 ft at 9:45PM Feb 22, 2020Observed: 4.06 ft at 10:00PM Feb 22, 2020Observed: 4.06 ft at 10:15PM Feb 22, 2020Observed: 4.06 ft at 10:30PM Feb 22, 2020Observed: 4.05 ft at 10:45PM Feb 22, 2020Observed: 4.06 ft at 11:00PM Feb 22, 2020Observed: 4.06 ft at 11:15PM Feb 22, 2020Observed: 4.06 ft at 11:30PM Feb 22, 2020Observed: 4.06 ft at 11:45PM Feb 22, 2020Observed: 4.05 ft at 12:00AM Feb 23, 2020Observed: 4.06 ft at 12:15AM Feb 23, 2020Observed: 4.06 ft at 12:30AM Feb 23, 2020Observed: 4.05 ft at 12:45AM Feb 23, 2020Observed: 4.05 ft at 1:00AM Feb 23, 2020Observed: 4.05 ft at 1:15AM Feb 23, 2020Observed: 4.05 ft at 1:30AM Feb 23, 2020Observed: 4.05 ft at 1:45AM Feb 23, 2020Observed: 4.05 ft at 2:00AM Feb 23, 2020Observed: 4.05 ft at 2:15AM Feb 23, 2020Observed: 4.05 ft at 2:30AM Feb 23, 2020Observed: 4.04 ft at 2:45AM Feb 23, 2020Observed: 4.05 ft at 3:00AM Feb 23, 2020Observed: 4.05 ft at 3:15AM Feb 23, 2020Observed: 4.05 ft at 3:30AM Feb 23, 2020Observed: 4.06 ft at 3:45AM Feb 23, 2020Observed: 4.05 ft at 4:00AM Feb 23, 2020Observed: 4.05 ft at 4:15AM Feb 23, 2020Observed: 4.05 ft at 4:30AM Feb 23, 2020Observed: 4.04 ft at 4:45AM Feb 23, 2020Observed: 4.05 ft at 5:00AM Feb 23, 2020Observed: 4.04 ft at 5:15AM Feb 23, 2020Observed: 4.04 ft at 5:30AM Feb 23, 2020Observed: 4.03 ft at 5:45AM Feb 23, 2020Observed: 4.04 ft at 6:00AM Feb 23, 2020Observed: 4.05 ft at 6:15AM Feb 23, 2020Observed: 4.03 ft at 6:30AM Feb 23, 2020Observed: 4.04 ft at 6:45AM Feb 23, 2020Observed: 4.03 ft at 7:00AM Feb 23, 2020Observed: 4.04 ft at 7:15AM Feb 23, 2020Observed: 4.04 ft at 7:30AM Feb 23, 2020Observed: 4.03 ft at 7:45AM Feb 23, 2020Observed: 4.04 ft at 8:00AM Feb 23, 2020Observed: 4.03 ft at 8:15AM Feb 23, 2020Observed: 4.03 ft at 8:30AM Feb 23, 2020Observed: 4.02 ft at 8:45AM Feb 23, 2020Observed: 4.03 ft at 9:00AM Feb 23, 2020Observed: 4.03 ft at 9:15AM Feb 23, 2020Observed: 4.03 ft at 9:30AM Feb 23, 2020Observed: 4.02 ft at 9:45AM Feb 23, 2020Observed: 4.03 ft at 10:00AM Feb 23, 2020Observed: 4.03 ft at 10:15AM Feb 23, 2020Observed: 4.03 ft at 10:30AM Feb 23, 2020Observed: 4.01 ft at 10:45AM Feb 23, 2020Observed: 4.01 ft at 11:00AM Feb 23, 2020Observed: 4.02 ft at 11:15AM Feb 23, 2020Observed: 4.03 ft at 11:30AM Feb 23, 2020Observed: 4.01 ft at 11:45AM Feb 23, 2020Observed: 4.02 ft at 12:00PM Feb 23, 2020Observed: 4.01 ft at 12:15PM Feb 23, 2020Observed: 4.02 ft at 12:30PM Feb 23, 2020Observed: 4.02 ft at 12:45PM Feb 23, 2020Observed: 4.02 ft at 1:00PM Feb 23, 2020Observed: 4 ft at 1:15PM Feb 23, 2020Observed: 4 ft at 1:30PM Feb 23, 2020Observed: 4.02 ft at 1:45PM Feb 23, 2020Observed: 4.01 ft at 2:00PM Feb 23, 2020Observed: 4.02 ft at 2:15PM Feb 23, 2020Observed: 4.02 ft at 2:30PM Feb 23, 2020Observed: 4.01 ft at 2:45PM Feb 23, 2020Observed: 4.01 ft at 3:00PM Feb 23, 2020Observed: 4.01 ft at 3:15PM Feb 23, 2020Observed: 4.01 ft at 3:30PM Feb 23, 2020Observed: 4.01 ft at 3:45PM Feb 23, 2020Observed: 4 ft at 4:00PM Feb 23, 2020Observed: 4.01 ft at 4:15PM Feb 23, 2020Observed: 4 ft at 4:30PM Feb 23, 2020Observed: 4 ft at 4:45PM Feb 23, 2020Observed: 4 ft at 5:00PM Feb 23, 2020Observed: 3.99 ft at 5:15PM Feb 23, 2020Observed: 3.98 ft at 5:30PM Feb 23, 2020Observed: 3.9 ft at 5:45PM Feb 23, 2020Observed: 3.61 ft at 6:00PM Feb 23, 2020USGS--Water Resources of the United StatesBRSW2(plotting HGIRG) Graph Created (7:10PM Feb 23, 2020)ObservedLatest observed value: 3.61 ft at 6:00 PM EST 23-Feb-2020. Flood Stage is 10 ft
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Datum: NGVD29
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NOTE: Forecasts are not available for the Tug Fork River at Bradshaw. Only observed stages are available for this point.

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Flood Categories (in feet)
Major Flood Stage: 19
Moderate Flood Stage: 15
Flood Stage: 10
Action Stage: 8
Low Stage (in feet): -9999

Historic Crests
(1) 15.21 ft on 05/02/2002
(2) 13.51 ft on 02/06/2020
(3) 13.25 ft on 05/07/1984
(4) 12.31 ft on 02/11/2018
(5) 12.28 ft on 03/05/2015
(6) 12.03 ft on 11/19/2003
(7) 11.41 ft on 01/31/2013
(8) 10.86 ft on 04/17/1998
(9) 10.60 ft on 02/23/2003
(10) 10.50 ft on 04/16/2018
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(P): Preliminary values subject to further review.

Recent Crests
(1) 13.51 ft on 02/06/2020
(2) 10.19 ft on 02/24/2019
(3) 10.29 ft on 12/22/2018
(4) 10.50 ft on 04/16/2018
(5) 12.31 ft on 02/11/2018
(6) 10.19 ft on 04/24/2017
(7) 12.28 ft on 03/05/2015
(8) 11.41 ft on 01/31/2013
(9) 10.25 ft on 04/26/2012
(10) 12.03 ft on 11/19/2003
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(P): Preliminary values subject to further review.

Low Water Records
(1) 2.22 ft on 07/20/1999
(2) 2.23 ft on 09/03/1988
(3) 2.48 ft on 06/14/1999

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20 State Route 80 begins to flood.
19 Between 19 and 22 feet, homes are flooded along the river.
15 Between 15 to 19 feet, some homes in lower areas are flooded along the river.
10 Between 10 and 15 feet, homes along the river downstream of the gage will start to flood.
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Latitude: 37.395278° N, Longitude: 81.802778° W, Horizontal Datum: NAD27

River Stage
Reference Frame		 Gauge Height Flood Stage Uses
NWS stage 0 ft 10 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 1055.40 ft 1065.40 ft Survey grade GPS equipment, FEMA flood plain maps, newer USGS topographic maps
NGVD 29 1056.00 ft 1066.00 ft 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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