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Shade River near Chester Stage (ft)Flow (kcfs)Observed: 5.3 ft at 1:00AM Mar 24, 2023Observed: 5.3 ft at 1:30AM Mar 24, 2023Observed: 5.31 ft at 2:00AM Mar 24, 2023Observed: 5.32 ft at 2:30AM Mar 24, 2023Observed: 5.32 ft at 3:00AM Mar 24, 2023Observed: 5.33 ft at 3:30AM Mar 24, 2023Observed: 5.34 ft at 4:00AM Mar 24, 2023Observed: 5.37 ft at 4:30AM Mar 24, 2023Observed: 5.43 ft at 5:00AM Mar 24, 2023Observed: 5.66 ft at 5:30AM Mar 24, 2023Observed: 6.11 ft at 6:00AM Mar 24, 2023Observed: 6.31 ft at 6:30AM Mar 24, 2023Observed: 6.42 ft at 7:00AM Mar 24, 2023Observed: 6.6 ft at 7:30AM Mar 24, 2023Observed: 6.84 ft at 8:00AM Mar 24, 2023Observed: 7.14 ft at 8:30AM Mar 24, 2023Observed: 7.51 ft at 9:00AM Mar 24, 2023Observed: 7.97 ft at 9:30AM Mar 24, 2023Observed: 8.49 ft at 10:00AM Mar 24, 2023Observed: 9.07 ft at 10:30AM Mar 24, 2023Observed: 9.67 ft at 11:00AM Mar 24, 2023Observed: 10.23 ft at 11:30AM Mar 24, 2023Observed: 10.71 ft at 12:00PM Mar 24, 2023Observed: 11.22 ft at 12:30PM Mar 24, 2023Observed: 11.63 ft at 1:00PM Mar 24, 2023Observed: 12 ft at 1:30PM Mar 24, 2023Observed: 12.32 ft at 2:00PM Mar 24, 2023Observed: 12.63 ft at 2:30PM Mar 24, 2023Observed: 12.93 ft at 3:00PM Mar 24, 2023Observed: 13.2 ft at 3:30PM Mar 24, 2023Observed: 13.51 ft at 4:00PM Mar 24, 2023Observed: 13.76 ft at 4:30PM Mar 24, 2023Observed: 13.98 ft at 5:00PM Mar 24, 2023Observed: 14.22 ft at 5:30PM Mar 24, 2023Observed: 14.44 ft at 6:00PM Mar 24, 2023Observed: 14.63 ft at 6:30PM Mar 24, 2023Observed: 14.78 ft at 7:00PM Mar 24, 2023Observed: 14.93 ft at 7:30PM Mar 24, 2023Observed: 15.07 ft at 8:00PM Mar 24, 2023Observed: 15.2 ft at 8:30PM Mar 24, 2023Observed: 15.31 ft at 9:00PM Mar 24, 2023Observed: 15.44 ft at 9:30PM Mar 24, 2023Observed: 15.47 ft at 10:00PM Mar 24, 2023Observed: 15.51 ft at 10:30PM Mar 24, 2023Observed: 15.61 ft at 11:00PM Mar 24, 2023Observed: 15.68 ft at 11:30PM Mar 24, 2023Observed: 15.73 ft at 12:00AM Mar 25, 2023Observed: 15.76 ft at 12:30AM Mar 25, 2023Observed: 15.78 ft at 1:00AM Mar 25, 2023Observed: 15.82 ft at 1:30AM Mar 25, 2023Observed: 15.85 ft at 2:00AM Mar 25, 2023Observed: 15.88 ft at 2:30AM Mar 25, 2023Observed: 15.87 ft at 3:00AM Mar 25, 2023Observed: 15.87 ft at 3:30AM Mar 25, 2023Observed: 15.94 ft at 4:00AM Mar 25, 2023Observed: 15.94 ft at 4:30AM Mar 25, 2023Observed: 15.96 ft at 5:00AM Mar 25, 2023Observed: 15.98 ft at 5:30AM Mar 25, 2023Observed: 16.05 ft at 6:00AM Mar 25, 2023Observed: 16.13 ft at 6:30AM Mar 25, 2023Observed: 16.17 ft at 7:00AM Mar 25, 2023Observed: 16.23 ft at 7:30AM Mar 25, 2023Observed: 16.28 ft at 8:00AM Mar 25, 2023Observed: 16.3 ft at 8:30AM Mar 25, 2023Observed: 16.31 ft at 9:00AM Mar 25, 2023Observed: 16.36 ft at 9:30AM Mar 25, 2023Highest Observation: 16.41 ft at 10:00AM Mar 25, 2023Observed: 16.38 ft at 10:30AM Mar 25, 2023Observed: 16.4 ft at 11:00AM Mar 25, 2023Observed: 16.34 ft at 11:30AM Mar 25, 2023Observed: 16.26 ft at 12:00PM Mar 25, 2023Observed: 16.14 ft at 12:30PM Mar 25, 2023Observed: 16.03 ft at 1:00PM Mar 25, 2023Observed: 15.9 ft at 1:30PM Mar 25, 2023Observed: 15.75 ft at 2:00PM Mar 25, 2023Observed: 15.6 ft at 2:30PM Mar 25, 2023Observed: 15.45 ft at 3:00PM Mar 25, 2023Observed: 15.33 ft at 3:30PM Mar 25, 2023Observed: 15.18 ft at 4:00PM Mar 25, 2023Observed: 15.03 ft at 4:30PM Mar 25, 2023Observed: 14.9 ft at 5:00PM Mar 25, 2023Observed: 14.76 ft at 5:30PM Mar 25, 2023Observed: 14.61 ft at 6:00PM Mar 25, 2023Observed: 14.49 ft at 6:30PM Mar 25, 2023Observed: 14.39 ft at 7:00PM Mar 25, 2023Observed: 14.26 ft at 7:30PM Mar 25, 2023Observed: 14.14 ft at 8:00PM Mar 25, 2023Observed: 14 ft at 8:30PM Mar 25, 2023Observed: 13.87 ft at 9:00PM Mar 25, 2023Observed: 13.72 ft at 9:30PM Mar 25, 2023Observed: 13.58 ft at 10:00PM Mar 25, 2023Observed: 13.42 ft at 10:30PM Mar 25, 2023Observed: 13.28 ft at 11:00PM Mar 25, 2023Observed: 13.09 ft at 11:30PM Mar 25, 2023Observed: 12.92 ft at 12:00AM Mar 26, 2023Observed: 12.73 ft at 12:30AM Mar 26, 2023Observed: 12.52 ft at 1:00AM Mar 26, 2023Observed: 12.32 ft at 1:30AM Mar 26, 2023Observed: 12.12 ft at 2:00AM Mar 26, 2023Observed: 11.89 ft at 2:30AM Mar 26, 2023Observed: 11.67 ft at 3:00AM Mar 26, 2023Observed: 11.46 ft at 3:30AM Mar 26, 2023Observed: 11.25 ft at 4:00AM Mar 26, 2023Observed: 11.03 ft at 4:30AM Mar 26, 2023Observed: 10.84 ft at 5:00AM Mar 26, 2023Observed: 10.65 ft at 5:30AM Mar 26, 2023Observed: 10.44 ft at 6:00AM Mar 26, 2023Observed: 10.26 ft at 6:30AM Mar 26, 2023Observed: 10.09 ft at 7:00AM Mar 26, 2023Observed: 9.91 ft at 7:30AM Mar 26, 2023Observed: 9.77 ft at 8:00AM Mar 26, 2023Observed: 9.63 ft at 8:30AM Mar 26, 2023Observed: 9.5 ft at 9:00AM Mar 26, 2023Observed: 9.38 ft at 9:30AM Mar 26, 2023Observed: 9.27 ft at 10:00AM Mar 26, 2023Observed: 9.16 ft at 10:30AM Mar 26, 2023Observed: 9.04 ft at 11:00AM Mar 26, 2023Observed: 8.93 ft at 11:30AM Mar 26, 2023Observed: 8.86 ft at 12:00PM Mar 26, 2023Observed: 8.77 ft at 12:30PM Mar 26, 2023Observed: 8.71 ft at 1:00PM Mar 26, 2023Observed: 8.63 ft at 1:30PM Mar 26, 2023Observed: 8.57 ft at 2:00PM Mar 26, 2023Observed: 8.5 ft at 2:30PM Mar 26, 2023Observed: 8.43 ft at 3:00PM Mar 26, 2023Observed: 8.37 ft at 3:30PM Mar 26, 2023Observed: 8.31 ft at 4:00PM Mar 26, 2023Observed: 8.26 ft at 4:30PM Mar 26, 2023Observed: 8.2 ft at 5:00PM Mar 26, 2023Observed: 8.15 ft at 5:30PM Mar 26, 2023Observed: 8.09 ft at 6:00PM Mar 26, 2023Observed: 8.04 ft at 6:30PM Mar 26, 2023Observed: 8 ft at 7:00PM Mar 26, 2023Observed: 7.96 ft at 7:30PM Mar 26, 2023Observed: 7.91 ft at 8:00PM Mar 26, 2023Observed: 7.86 ft at 8:30PM Mar 26, 2023Observed: 7.82 ft at 9:00PM Mar 26, 2023Observed: 7.77 ft at 9:30PM Mar 26, 2023Observed: 7.74 ft at 10:00PM Mar 26, 2023Observed: 7.7 ft at 10:30PM Mar 26, 2023Observed: 7.66 ft at 11:00PM Mar 26, 2023Observed: 7.62 ft at 11:30PM Mar 26, 2023Observed: 7.59 ft at 12:00AM Mar 27, 2023Observed: 7.56 ft at 12:30AM Mar 27, 2023SRCO1(plotting HGIRG) Graph Created (12:49AM Mar 27, 2023)ObservedLatest observed value: 7.56 ft at 12:30 AM EDT 27-Mar-2023. Flood Stage is 17 ft
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NOTE: Forecasts are not available for the Shade River near Chester. Only observed stages are available for this point.
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Flood Categories (in feet)
Major Flood Stage: 24
Moderate Flood Stage: 21
Flood Stage: 17
Action Stage: 15
Low Stage (in feet): 0

Historic Crests
(1) 31.44 ft on 03/02/1997
(2) 30.04 ft on 09/18/2004
(3) 27.38 ft on 05/25/1968
(4) 26.00 ft on 02/18/2000
(5) 24.67 ft on 01/14/1966
(6) 24.32 ft on 05/04/2010
(7) 24.28 ft on 01/29/1994
(8) 23.63 ft on 04/11/1994
(9) 23.33 ft on 02/04/2022 (P)
(10) 23.04 ft on 04/04/2018
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(P): Preliminary values subject to further review.

Recent Crests
(1) 18.45 ft on 08/11/2022 (P)
(2) 19.11 ft on 06/15/2022 (P)
(3) 18.61 ft on 03/08/2022 (P)
(4) 17.88 ft on 02/18/2022 (P)
(5) 23.33 ft on 02/04/2022 (P)
(6) 20.70 ft on 06/23/2021
(7) 21.49 ft on 03/01/2021
(8) 18.21 ft on 02/14/2020
(9) 20.94 ft on 12/18/2019
(10) 17.86 ft on 02/21/2019
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(P): Preliminary values subject to further review.

Low Water Records
(1) 3.50 ft on 07/01/1990

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24 The Oak Hill Road, and Shade River Bridge is flooded.
21 Oak Hill Road upstream from the Shade River Bridge is flooded.
17 The Sugar Run Creek Bridge is flooded 200 feet downstream from the Oak Hill Road, and Shade River Bridge.
16 Minor flooding of low lying areas along the Shade River.
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Latitude: 39.063611° N, Longitude: 81.881944° W, Horizontal Datum: NAD27

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 576.28 593.28 Survey grade GPS equipment, FEMA flood plain maps, newer USGS topographic maps
NGVD 29 576.91 593.91 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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