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Tug Fork River at Kermit Stage (ft)Flow (kcfs)Observed: 2.87 ft at 2:30PM Oct 20, 2021Highest Observation: 2.88 ft at 2:45PM Oct 20, 2021Highest Observation: 2.88 ft at 3:00PM Oct 20, 2021Observed: 2.87 ft at 3:15PM Oct 20, 2021Observed: 2.87 ft at 3:30PM Oct 20, 2021Highest Observation: 2.88 ft at 3:45PM Oct 20, 2021Observed: 2.87 ft at 4:00PM Oct 20, 2021Highest Observation: 2.88 ft at 4:15PM Oct 20, 2021Observed: 2.87 ft at 4:30PM Oct 20, 2021Observed: 2.87 ft at 4:45PM Oct 20, 2021Observed: 2.87 ft at 5:00PM Oct 20, 2021Observed: 2.87 ft at 5:15PM Oct 20, 2021Observed: 2.87 ft at 5:30PM Oct 20, 2021Observed: 2.86 ft at 5:45PM Oct 20, 2021Observed: 2.87 ft at 6:00PM Oct 20, 2021Observed: 2.87 ft at 6:15PM Oct 20, 2021Observed: 2.86 ft at 6:30PM Oct 20, 2021Observed: 2.86 ft at 6:45PM Oct 20, 2021Observed: 2.86 ft at 7:00PM Oct 20, 2021Observed: 2.85 ft at 7:15PM Oct 20, 2021Observed: 2.85 ft at 7:30PM Oct 20, 2021Observed: 2.85 ft at 7:45PM Oct 20, 2021Observed: 2.85 ft at 8:00PM Oct 20, 2021Observed: 2.85 ft at 8:15PM Oct 20, 2021Observed: 2.84 ft at 8:30PM Oct 20, 2021Observed: 2.84 ft at 8:45PM Oct 20, 2021Observed: 2.84 ft at 9:00PM Oct 20, 2021Observed: 2.84 ft at 9:15PM Oct 20, 2021Observed: 2.84 ft at 9:30PM Oct 20, 2021Observed: 2.84 ft at 9:45PM Oct 20, 2021Observed: 2.84 ft at 10:00PM Oct 20, 2021Observed: 2.84 ft at 10:15PM Oct 20, 2021Observed: 2.84 ft at 10:30PM Oct 20, 2021Observed: 2.85 ft at 10:45PM Oct 20, 2021Observed: 2.85 ft at 11:00PM Oct 20, 2021Observed: 2.85 ft at 11:15PM Oct 20, 2021Observed: 2.85 ft at 11:30PM Oct 20, 2021Observed: 2.85 ft at 11:45PM Oct 20, 2021Observed: 2.85 ft at 12:00AM Oct 21, 2021Observed: 2.85 ft at 12:15AM Oct 21, 2021Observed: 2.85 ft at 12:30AM Oct 21, 2021Observed: 2.85 ft at 12:45AM Oct 21, 2021Observed: 2.85 ft at 1:00AM Oct 21, 2021Observed: 2.85 ft at 1:15AM Oct 21, 2021Observed: 2.84 ft at 1:30AM Oct 21, 2021Observed: 2.84 ft at 1:45AM Oct 21, 2021Observed: 2.84 ft at 2:00AM Oct 21, 2021Observed: 2.84 ft at 2:15AM Oct 21, 2021Observed: 2.84 ft at 2:30AM Oct 21, 2021Observed: 2.83 ft at 2:45AM Oct 21, 2021Observed: 2.83 ft at 3:00AM Oct 21, 2021Observed: 2.83 ft at 3:15AM Oct 21, 2021Observed: 2.83 ft at 3:30AM Oct 21, 2021Observed: 2.83 ft at 3:45AM Oct 21, 2021Observed: 2.83 ft at 4:00AM Oct 21, 2021Observed: 2.82 ft at 4:15AM Oct 21, 2021Observed: 2.82 ft at 4:30AM Oct 21, 2021Observed: 2.83 ft at 4:45AM Oct 21, 2021Observed: 2.82 ft at 5:00AM Oct 21, 2021Observed: 2.82 ft at 5:15AM Oct 21, 2021Observed: 2.82 ft at 5:30AM Oct 21, 2021Observed: 2.82 ft at 5:45AM Oct 21, 2021Observed: 2.82 ft at 6:00AM Oct 21, 2021Observed: 2.82 ft at 6:15AM Oct 21, 2021Observed: 2.83 ft at 6:30AM Oct 21, 2021Observed: 2.82 ft at 6:45AM Oct 21, 2021Observed: 2.83 ft at 7:00AM Oct 21, 2021Observed: 2.82 ft at 7:15AM Oct 21, 2021Observed: 2.82 ft at 7:30AM Oct 21, 2021Observed: 2.82 ft at 7:45AM Oct 21, 2021Observed: 2.82 ft at 8:00AM Oct 21, 2021Observed: 2.82 ft at 8:15AM Oct 21, 2021Observed: 2.82 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2021Observed: 2.79 ft at 2:45PM Oct 21, 2021Observed: 2.78 ft at 3:00PM Oct 21, 2021Observed: 2.78 ft at 3:15PM Oct 21, 2021Observed: 2.78 ft at 3:30PM Oct 21, 2021Observed: 2.78 ft at 3:45PM Oct 21, 2021Observed: 2.78 ft at 4:00PM Oct 21, 2021Observed: 2.79 ft at 4:15PM Oct 21, 2021Observed: 2.78 ft at 4:30PM Oct 21, 2021Observed: 2.78 ft at 4:45PM Oct 21, 2021Observed: 2.78 ft at 5:00PM Oct 21, 2021Observed: 2.77 ft at 5:15PM Oct 21, 2021Observed: 2.77 ft at 5:30PM Oct 21, 2021Observed: 2.77 ft at 5:45PM Oct 21, 2021Observed: 2.78 ft at 6:00PM Oct 21, 2021Observed: 2.78 ft at 6:15PM Oct 21, 2021Observed: 2.78 ft at 6:30PM Oct 21, 2021Observed: 2.77 ft at 6:45PM Oct 21, 2021Observed: 2.77 ft at 7:00PM Oct 21, 2021Observed: 2.76 ft at 7:15PM Oct 21, 2021Observed: 2.76 ft at 7:30PM Oct 21, 2021Observed: 2.76 ft at 7:45PM Oct 21, 2021Observed: 2.76 ft at 8:00PM Oct 21, 2021Observed: 2.76 ft at 8:15PM Oct 21, 2021Observed: 2.76 ft at 8:30PM Oct 21, 2021Observed: 2.76 ft at 8:45PM Oct 21, 2021Observed: 2.76 ft at 9:00PM Oct 21, 2021Observed: 2.76 ft at 9:15PM Oct 21, 2021Observed: 2.75 ft at 9:30PM Oct 21, 2021Observed: 2.76 ft at 9:45PM Oct 21, 2021Observed: 2.76 ft at 10:00PM Oct 21, 2021Observed: 2.76 ft at 10:15PM Oct 21, 2021Observed: 2.76 ft at 10:30PM Oct 21, 2021Observed: 2.75 ft at 10:45PM Oct 21, 2021Observed: 2.76 ft at 11:00PM Oct 21, 2021Observed: 2.76 ft at 11:15PM Oct 21, 2021Observed: 2.76 ft at 11:30PM Oct 21, 2021Observed: 2.77 ft at 11:45PM Oct 21, 2021Observed: 2.76 ft at 12:00AM Oct 22, 2021Observed: 2.76 ft at 12:15AM Oct 22, 2021Observed: 2.76 ft at 12:30AM Oct 22, 2021Observed: 2.76 ft at 12:45AM Oct 22, 2021Observed: 2.76 ft at 1:00AM Oct 22, 2021Observed: 2.76 ft at 1:15AM Oct 22, 2021Observed: 2.76 ft at 1:30AM Oct 22, 2021Observed: 2.76 ft at 1:45AM Oct 22, 2021Observed: 2.76 ft at 2:00AM Oct 22, 2021Observed: 2.76 ft at 2:15AM Oct 22, 2021Observed: 2.76 ft at 2:30AM Oct 22, 2021Observed: 2.76 ft at 2:45AM Oct 22, 2021Observed: 2.76 ft at 3:00AM Oct 22, 2021Observed: 2.75 ft at 3:15AM Oct 22, 2021Observed: 2.75 ft at 3:30AM Oct 22, 2021Observed: 2.75 ft at 3:45AM Oct 22, 2021Observed: 2.75 ft at 4:00AM Oct 22, 2021Observed: 2.75 ft at 4:15AM Oct 22, 2021Observed: 2.75 ft at 4:30AM Oct 22, 2021Observed: 2.75 ft at 4:45AM Oct 22, 2021Observed: 2.75 ft at 5:00AM Oct 22, 2021Observed: 2.75 ft at 5:15AM Oct 22, 2021Observed: 2.75 ft at 5:30AM Oct 22, 2021Observed: 2.76 ft at 5:45AM Oct 22, 2021Observed: 2.76 ft at 6:00AM Oct 22, 2021Observed: 2.75 ft at 6:15AM Oct 22, 2021Observed: 2.75 ft at 6:30AM Oct 22, 2021Observed: 2.76 ft at 6:45AM Oct 22, 2021Observed: 2.76 ft at 7:00AM Oct 22, 2021Observed: 2.76 ft at 7:15AM Oct 22, 2021Observed: 2.76 ft at 7:30AM Oct 22, 2021Observed: 2.76 ft at 7:45AM Oct 22, 2021Observed: 2.76 ft at 8:00AM Oct 22, 2021Observed: 2.76 ft at 8:15AM Oct 22, 2021Observed: 2.76 ft at 8:30AM Oct 22, 2021Observed: 2.76 ft at 8:45AM Oct 22, 2021Observed: 2.76 ft at 9:00AM Oct 22, 2021Observed: 2.76 ft at 9:15AM Oct 22, 2021Observed: 2.76 ft at 9:30AM Oct 22, 2021Observed: 2.76 ft at 9:45AM Oct 22, 2021Observed: 2.75 ft at 10:00AM Oct 22, 2021Observed: 2.75 ft at 10:15AM Oct 22, 2021Observed: 2.75 ft at 10:30AM Oct 22, 2021Observed: 2.75 ft at 10:45AM Oct 22, 2021Observed: 2.75 ft at 11:00AM Oct 22, 2021Observed: 2.75 ft at 11:15AM Oct 22, 2021Observed: 2.75 ft at 11:30AM Oct 22, 2021Observed: 2.75 ft at 11:45AM Oct 22, 2021Observed: 2.74 ft at 12:00PM Oct 22, 2021Observed: 2.74 ft at 12:15PM Oct 22, 2021Observed: 2.74 ft at 12:30PM Oct 22, 2021Observed: 2.75 ft at 12:45PM Oct 22, 2021Observed: 2.74 ft at 1:00PM Oct 22, 2021Observed: 2.74 ft at 1:15PM Oct 22, 2021Observed: 2.74 ft at 1:30PM Oct 22, 2021Observed: 2.74 ft at 1:45PM Oct 22, 2021Observed: 2.74 ft at 2:00PM Oct 22, 2021Observed: 2.74 ft at 2:15PM Oct 22, 2021Observed: 2.74 ft at 2:30PM Oct 22, 2021Observed: 2.74 ft at 2:45PM Oct 22, 2021Observed: 2.74 ft at 3:00PM Oct 22, 2021Observed: 2.74 ft at 3:15PM Oct 22, 2021Observed: 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2021Observed: 2.72 ft at 4:00AM Oct 23, 2021Observed: 2.72 ft at 4:15AM Oct 23, 2021Observed: 2.72 ft at 4:30AM Oct 23, 2021Observed: 2.72 ft at 4:45AM Oct 23, 2021Observed: 2.71 ft at 5:00AM Oct 23, 2021Observed: 2.71 ft at 5:15AM Oct 23, 2021Observed: 2.71 ft at 5:30AM Oct 23, 2021Observed: 2.71 ft at 5:45AM Oct 23, 2021Observed: 2.7 ft at 6:00AM Oct 23, 2021Observed: 2.7 ft at 6:15AM Oct 23, 2021Observed: 2.71 ft at 6:30AM Oct 23, 2021Observed: 2.71 ft at 6:45AM Oct 23, 2021Observed: 2.71 ft at 7:00AM Oct 23, 2021Observed: 2.7 ft at 7:15AM Oct 23, 2021Observed: 2.7 ft at 7:30AM Oct 23, 2021Observed: 2.71 ft at 7:45AM Oct 23, 2021Observed: 2.7 ft at 8:00AM Oct 23, 2021Observed: 2.7 ft at 8:15AM Oct 23, 2021Observed: 2.7 ft at 8:30AM Oct 23, 2021Observed: 2.69 ft at 8:45AM Oct 23, 2021Observed: 2.69 ft at 9:00AM Oct 23, 2021Observed: 2.69 ft at 9:15AM Oct 23, 2021Observed: 2.69 ft at 9:30AM Oct 23, 2021Observed: 2.68 ft at 9:45AM Oct 23, 2021Observed: 2.68 ft at 10:00AM Oct 23, 2021Observed: 2.68 ft at 10:15AM Oct 23, 2021Observed: 2.67 ft at 10:30AM Oct 23, 2021Observed: 2.68 ft at 10:45AM Oct 23, 2021Observed: 2.67 ft at 11:00AM Oct 23, 2021Observed: 2.68 ft at 11:15AM Oct 23, 2021Observed: 2.67 ft at 11:30AM Oct 23, 2021Observed: 2.67 ft at 11:45AM Oct 23, 2021Observed: 2.67 ft at 12:00PM Oct 23, 2021Observed: 2.68 ft at 12:15PM Oct 23, 2021Observed: 2.67 ft at 12:30PM Oct 23, 2021Observed: 2.67 ft at 12:45PM Oct 23, 2021Observed: 2.67 ft at 1:00PM Oct 23, 2021Observed: 2.67 ft at 1:15PM Oct 23, 2021Observed: 2.67 ft at 1:30PM Oct 23, 2021Observed: 2.67 ft at 1:45PM Oct 23, 2021Observed: 2.67 ft at 2:00PM Oct 23, 2021USGS--Water Resources of the United StatesKRMW2(plotting HGIRG) Graph Created (2:19PM Oct 23, 2021)ObservedLatest observed value: 2.67 ft at 2:00 PM EDT 23-Oct-2021. Flood Stage is 38 ft
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NOTE: Forecasts for the Tug Fork River at Kermit 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: 49
Moderate Flood Stage: 45
Flood Stage: 38
Action Stage: 36
Low Stage (in feet): -9999

Historic Crests
(1) 54.50 ft on 04/06/1977
(2) 49.00 ft on 05/08/1984
(3) 46.71 ft on 03/02/2021
(4) 46.54 ft on 03/13/1963
(5) 46.30 ft on 02/17/2003
(6) 45.95 ft on 01/30/1957
(7) 45.20 ft on 03/06/2015
(8) 45.10 ft on 03/08/1967
(9) 45.00 ft on 01/12/1974
(10) 43.67 ft on 05/07/1958
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(P): Preliminary values subject to further review.

Recent Crests
(1) 46.71 ft on 03/02/2021
(2) 37.23 ft on 02/07/2020
(3) 40.21 ft on 02/12/2018
(4) 45.20 ft on 03/06/2015
(5) 31.63 ft on 02/01/2013
(6) 43.14 ft on 05/10/2009
(7) 40.18 ft on 04/16/2007
(8) 39.77 ft on 05/31/2004
(9) 36.76 ft on 02/23/2003
(10) 46.30 ft on 02/17/2003
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(P): Preliminary values subject to further review.

Low Water Records
(1) -0.50 ft on 01/09/1977
(2) 1.00 ft on 01/10/1976
(3) 1.50 ft on 02/01/1971
(4) 1.76 ft on 08/19/1988
(5) 1.94 ft on 02/16/1989
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57 Water reaches east of railroad tracks to intersection of Route 40 and U.S 52 (Logan street).
56 Water reaches railroad track at intersection of Route 40.
51 Water reaches intersection of route 40 (Virginia street).
49 The grade school at the north end of town and west of railroad tracks is affected.
46 Businesses South of Route 40 (Virginia street) on Wayne and Cabell Streets affected.
45 Water begins to enter the residential section between the river and the railroad tracks.
38 Several roadways in low lying areas along the river are flooded.
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Latitude: 37.837222° N, Longitude: 82.408889° W, Horizontal Datum: NAD27

River Stage
Reference Frame		 Gauge Height Flood Stage Uses
NWS stage 0 ft 38 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 574.07 612.07 Survey grade GPS equipment, FEMA flood plain maps, newer USGS topographic maps
NGVD 29 574.74 612.74 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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