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NOTE: River Forecasts typically include ONLY 2 days of future rain from forecast issuance time (lower right of graph). Occasionally 3 days of future rain included. NOTE: Forecasts for the Elk River at Clay are issued as needed during times of high water, but are not routinely available.

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Flood Categories (in feet) Major Flood Stage: 29 Moderate Flood Stage: 20 Flood Stage: 18 Action Stage: 16 Low Stage (in feet): -9999 Historic Crests (1) 32.40 ft on 03/14/1918 (2) 31.00 ft on 01/01/1861 (3) 30.30 ft on 06/24/2016 (4) 26.60 ft on 02/05/1932 (5) 26.50 ft on 07/04/1932 (6) 25.40 ft on 02/04/1939 (7) 23.60 ft on 05/12/1924 (8) 23.50 ft on 04/16/1932 (9) 23.00 ft on 03/01/1997 (10) 23.00 ft on 10/03/1929 Show More Historic Crests (P): Preliminary values subject to further review. Recent Crests (1) 19.63 ft on 03/01/2021 (2) 30.30 ft on 06/24/2016 (3) 16.71 ft on 03/05/2015 (4) 19.45 ft on 12/07/2013 (5) 14.79 ft on 01/31/2013 Show More Recent Crests (P): Preliminary values subject to further review. Low Water Records (1) -0.13 ft on 09/22/1959 (2) -0.04 ft on 10/16/1953 (3) 0.01 ft on 09/11/1925 (4) 0.01 ft on 07/27/1936 (5) 0.02 ft on 08/12/1930 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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30	Most business and buildings in Clay next to the river are flooded. Major flooding occurring.
29	Route 16 in Clay starts to flood. Some business in town are flooded. Several sections of Elkhurst/Elk River Road and some camps near the river are flooded.
25	The low end of the vacant car dealership, hardware store, more homes in Pisgah section, and in the northern end of Clay are flooded. Sections of Elkhurst/Elk River Road and some camps near the river are flooded.
20	Homes in the Pisgah section of Clay, and a few homes on the north side of Clay are flooded between 20 and 22 feet. Sections of Elkhurst/Elk River Road are flooded.
18	Water floods some basements near and downstream from the Pisgah Pridge. Sections of Elkhurst/Elk River Road start to flood.

About This Location

Latitude: 38.460676° N, Longitude: 81.088368° W, Horizontal Datum: NAD27 River Stage Reference Frame Gauge Height Flood Stage Uses NWS stage 0 ft 18 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 677.23 695.23 Survey grade GPS equipment, FEMA flood plain maps, newer USGS topographic maps NGVD 29 677.46 695.46 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: U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) Data and Site Info for Clay

Additional Information

Potential River Levels Used to Estimate the Chance of Flooding and the Range of Possible River Levels 10 day (HEFS) 10 Day (NAEFS) River Forecast vs. River Potential Note: Use the official hydrograph at the top of this web page for river levels within the next 72 hours. See the Product Description Document link for more details on the interpretation of the 10 day graphics.

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