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James River (VA) at Holcomb Rock Stage (ft)Flow (kcfs)Observed: 6.21 ft at 3:45AM May 16, 2022Observed: 6.21 ft at 4:00AM May 16, 2022Observed: 6.21 ft at 4:15AM May 16, 2022Observed: 6.22 ft at 4:30AM May 16, 2022Observed: 6.21 ft at 4:45AM May 16, 2022Observed: 6.21 ft at 5:00AM May 16, 2022Observed: 6.21 ft at 5:15AM May 16, 2022Observed: 6.21 ft at 5:30AM May 16, 2022Observed: 6.21 ft at 5:45AM May 16, 2022Observed: 6.21 ft at 6:00AM May 16, 2022Observed: 6.21 ft at 6:15AM May 16, 2022Observed: 6.21 ft at 6:30AM May 16, 2022Observed: 6.21 ft at 6:45AM May 16, 2022Observed: 6.2 ft at 7:00AM May 16, 2022Observed: 6.13 ft at 7:15AM May 16, 2022Observed: 6.12 ft at 7:30AM May 16, 2022Observed: 6.15 ft at 7:45AM May 16, 2022Observed: 6.29 ft at 8:30AM May 16, 2022Highest Observation: 6.36 ft at 8:45AM May 16, 2022Observed: 6.35 ft at 9:00AM May 16, 2022Observed: 6.32 ft at 9:15AM May 16, 2022Observed: 6.3 ft at 9:30AM May 16, 2022Observed: 6.28 ft at 9:45AM May 16, 2022Observed: 6.26 ft at 10:00AM May 16, 2022Observed: 6.25 ft at 10:15AM May 16, 2022Observed: 6.25 ft at 10:30AM May 16, 2022Observed: 6.24 ft at 10:45AM May 16, 2022Observed: 6.22 ft at 12:00PM May 16, 2022Observed: 6.22 ft at 12:15PM May 16, 2022Observed: 6.21 ft at 12:30PM May 16, 2022Observed: 6.21 ft at 12:45PM May 16, 2022Observed: 6.21 ft at 1:00PM May 16, 2022Observed: 6.21 ft at 1:15PM May 16, 2022Observed: 6.21 ft at 1:30PM May 16, 2022Observed: 6.21 ft at 1:45PM May 16, 2022Observed: 6.21 ft at 2:00PM May 16, 2022Observed: 6.21 ft at 2:15PM May 16, 2022Observed: 6.2 ft at 2:30PM May 16, 2022Observed: 6.2 ft at 2:45PM May 16, 2022Observed: 6.19 ft at 3:00PM May 16, 2022Observed: 6.2 ft at 3:15PM May 16, 2022Observed: 6.2 ft at 3:30PM May 16, 2022Observed: 6.19 ft at 3:45PM May 16, 2022Observed: 6.2 ft at 4:00PM May 16, 2022Observed: 6.2 ft at 4:15PM May 16, 2022Observed: 6.2 ft at 4:30PM May 16, 2022Observed: 6.19 ft at 4:45PM May 16, 2022Observed: 6.2 ft at 5:00PM May 16, 2022Observed: 6.2 ft at 5:15PM May 16, 2022Observed: 6.2 ft at 5:30PM May 16, 2022Observed: 6.21 ft at 5:45PM May 16, 2022Observed: 6.2 ft at 6:00PM May 16, 2022Observed: 6.21 ft at 6:15PM May 16, 2022Observed: 6.2 ft at 6:30PM May 16, 2022Observed: 6.21 ft at 6:45PM May 16, 2022Observed: 6.21 ft at 7:00PM May 16, 2022Observed: 6.21 ft at 7:15PM May 16, 2022Observed: 6.21 ft at 7:30PM May 16, 2022Observed: 6.2 ft at 7:45PM May 16, 2022Observed: 6.2 ft at 8:00PM May 16, 2022Observed: 6.21 ft at 8:15PM May 16, 2022Observed: 6.2 ft at 8:30PM May 16, 2022Observed: 6.2 ft at 8:45PM May 16, 2022Observed: 6.2 ft at 9:00PM May 16, 2022Observed: 6.2 ft at 9:15PM May 16, 2022Observed: 6.2 ft at 9:30PM May 16, 2022Observed: 6.2 ft at 9:45PM May 16, 2022Observed: 6.2 ft at 10:00PM May 16, 2022Observed: 6.2 ft at 10:15PM May 16, 2022Observed: 6.19 ft at 10:30PM May 16, 2022Observed: 6.2 ft at 10:45PM May 16, 2022Observed: 6.19 ft at 11:00PM May 16, 2022Observed: 6.19 ft at 11:15PM May 16, 2022Observed: 6.19 ft at 11:30PM May 16, 2022Observed: 6.19 ft at 11:45PM May 16, 2022Observed: 6.18 ft at 12:00AM May 17, 2022Observed: 6.09 ft at 1:15AM May 17, 2022Observed: 6.11 ft at 1:30AM May 17, 2022Observed: 6.14 ft at 1:45AM May 17, 2022Observed: 6.15 ft at 2:00AM May 17, 2022Observed: 6.15 ft at 2:15AM May 17, 2022Observed: 6.16 ft at 2:30AM May 17, 2022Observed: 6.16 ft at 2:45AM May 17, 2022Observed: 6.16 ft at 3:00AM May 17, 2022Observed: 6.17 ft at 3:15AM May 17, 2022Observed: 6.17 ft at 3:30AM May 17, 2022Observed: 6.17 ft at 3:45AM May 17, 2022Observed: 6.17 ft at 4:00AM May 17, 2022Observed: 6.17 ft at 4:15AM May 17, 2022Observed: 6.17 ft at 4:30AM May 17, 2022Observed: 6.16 ft at 4:45AM May 17, 2022Observed: 6.17 ft at 5:00AM May 17, 2022Observed: 6.17 ft at 5:15AM May 17, 2022Observed: 6.17 ft at 5:30AM May 17, 2022Observed: 6.17 ft at 5:45AM May 17, 2022Observed: 6.17 ft at 6:00AM May 17, 2022Observed: 6.17 ft at 6:15AM May 17, 2022Observed: 6.17 ft at 6:30AM May 17, 2022Observed: 6.16 ft at 6:45AM May 17, 2022Observed: 6.17 ft at 7:00AM May 17, 2022Observed: 6.22 ft at 7:45AM May 17, 2022Observed: 6.25 ft at 8:00AM May 17, 2022Observed: 6.18 ft at 8:15AM May 17, 2022Observed: 6.24 ft at 8:45AM May 17, 2022Observed: 6.29 ft at 9:00AM May 17, 2022Observed: 6.29 ft at 9:15AM May 17, 2022Observed: 6.28 ft at 9:30AM May 17, 2022Observed: 6.25 ft at 9:45AM May 17, 2022Observed: 6.22 ft at 10:00AM May 17, 2022Observed: 6.2 ft at 10:15AM May 17, 2022Observed: 6.18 ft at 10:30AM May 17, 2022Observed: 6.16 ft at 10:45AM May 17, 2022Observed: 6.15 ft at 11:00AM May 17, 2022Observed: 6.14 ft at 11:15AM May 17, 2022Observed: 6.12 ft at 11:30AM May 17, 2022Observed: 6.12 ft at 11:45AM May 17, 2022Observed: 6.12 ft at 12:00PM May 17, 2022Observed: 6.11 ft at 12:15PM May 17, 2022Observed: 6.11 ft at 12:30PM May 17, 2022Observed: 6.1 ft at 12:45PM May 17, 2022Observed: 6.1 ft at 1:00PM May 17, 2022Observed: 6.1 ft at 1:15PM May 17, 2022Observed: 6.09 ft at 1:30PM May 17, 2022Observed: 6.09 ft at 1:45PM May 17, 2022Observed: 6.07 ft at 2:00PM May 17, 2022Observed: 6.06 ft at 2:15PM May 17, 2022Observed: 6.04 ft at 2:30PM May 17, 2022Observed: 6.03 ft at 2:45PM May 17, 2022Observed: 6.01 ft at 3:00PM May 17, 2022Observed: 6.01 ft at 3:15PM May 17, 2022Observed: 5.99 ft at 3:30PM May 17, 2022Observed: 5.99 ft at 3:45PM May 17, 2022Observed: 5.98 ft at 4:00PM May 17, 2022Observed: 5.98 ft at 4:15PM May 17, 2022Observed: 5.98 ft at 4:30PM May 17, 2022Observed: 5.99 ft at 4:45PM May 17, 2022Observed: 5.99 ft at 5:00PM May 17, 2022Observed: 5.99 ft at 5:15PM May 17, 2022Observed: 5.99 ft at 5:30PM May 17, 2022Observed: 5.99 ft at 5:45PM May 17, 2022Observed: 5.99 ft at 6:00PM May 17, 2022Observed: 5.99 ft at 6:15PM May 17, 2022Observed: 5.99 ft at 6:30PM May 17, 2022Observed: 5.99 ft at 6:45PM May 17, 2022Observed: 5.99 ft at 7:00PM May 17, 2022Observed: 5.99 ft at 7:15PM May 17, 2022Observed: 5.99 ft at 7:30PM May 17, 2022Observed: 5.99 ft at 7:45PM May 17, 2022Observed: 5.98 ft at 8:00PM May 17, 2022Observed: 5.98 ft at 8:15PM May 17, 2022Observed: 5.97 ft at 8:30PM May 17, 2022Observed: 5.98 ft at 8:45PM May 17, 2022Observed: 5.97 ft at 9:00PM May 17, 2022Observed: 5.96 ft at 9:15PM May 17, 2022Observed: 5.96 ft at 9:30PM May 17, 2022Observed: 5.96 ft at 9:45PM May 17, 2022Observed: 5.95 ft at 10:00PM May 17, 2022Observed: 5.95 ft at 10:15PM May 17, 2022Observed: 5.94 ft at 10:30PM May 17, 2022Observed: 5.93 ft at 10:45PM May 17, 2022Observed: 5.93 ft at 11:00PM May 17, 2022Observed: 5.93 ft at 11:15PM May 17, 2022Observed: 5.93 ft at 11:30PM May 17, 2022Observed: 5.92 ft at 11:45PM May 17, 2022Observed: 5.91 ft at 12:00AM May 18, 2022Observed: 5.91 ft at 12:15AM May 18, 2022Observed: 5.91 ft at 12:30AM May 18, 2022Observed: 5.9 ft at 12:45AM May 18, 2022Observed: 5.9 ft at 1:00AM May 18, 2022Observed: 5.89 ft at 1:15AM May 18, 2022Observed: 5.89 ft at 1:30AM May 18, 2022Observed: 5.89 ft at 1:45AM May 18, 2022Observed: 5.88 ft at 2:00AM May 18, 2022Observed: 5.88 ft at 2:15AM May 18, 2022Observed: 5.87 ft at 2:30AM May 18, 2022Observed: 5.88 ft at 2:45AM May 18, 2022Observed: 5.87 ft at 3:00AM May 18, 2022Observed: 5.87 ft at 3:15AM May 18, 2022Observed: 5.86 ft at 3:30AM May 18, 2022Observed: 5.86 ft at 3:45AM May 18, 2022Observed: 5.86 ft at 4:00AM May 18, 2022Observed: 5.85 ft at 4:15AM May 18, 2022Observed: 5.85 ft at 4:30AM May 18, 2022Observed: 5.85 ft at 4:45AM May 18, 2022Observed: 5.84 ft at 5:00AM May 18, 2022Observed: 5.84 ft at 5:15AM May 18, 2022Observed: 5.84 ft at 5:30AM May 18, 2022Observed: 5.84 ft at 5:45AM May 18, 2022Observed: 5.83 ft at 6:00AM May 18, 2022Observed: 5.83 ft at 6:15AM May 18, 2022Observed: 5.83 ft at 6:30AM May 18, 2022Observed: 5.83 ft at 6:45AM May 18, 2022Observed: 5.82 ft at 7:00AM May 18, 2022Observed: 5.83 ft at 7:15AM May 18, 2022Observed: 5.78 ft at 7:30AM May 18, 2022Observed: 5.73 ft at 7:45AM May 18, 2022Observed: 5.75 ft at 8:00AM May 18, 2022Observed: 5.79 ft at 8:15AM May 18, 2022Observed: 5.8 ft at 8:30AM May 18, 2022Observed: 5.72 ft at 9:00AM May 18, 2022Observed: 5.9 ft at 9:15AM May 18, 2022Observed: 5.95 ft at 9:30AM May 18, 2022Observed: 5.92 ft at 9:45AM May 18, 2022Observed: 5.9 ft at 10:00AM May 18, 2022Observed: 5.87 ft at 10:15AM May 18, 2022Observed: 5.84 ft at 10:30AM May 18, 2022Observed: 5.82 ft at 10:45AM May 18, 2022Observed: 5.8 ft at 11:00AM May 18, 2022Observed: 5.79 ft at 11:15AM May 18, 2022Observed: 5.78 ft at 11:30AM May 18, 2022Observed: 5.77 ft at 11:45AM May 18, 2022Observed: 5.75 ft at 12:00PM May 18, 2022Observed: 5.75 ft at 12:15PM May 18, 2022Observed: 5.75 ft at 12:30PM May 18, 2022Observed: 5.74 ft at 12:45PM May 18, 2022Observed: 5.74 ft at 1:00PM May 18, 2022Observed: 5.74 ft at 1:15PM May 18, 2022Observed: 5.74 ft at 1:30PM May 18, 2022Observed: 5.74 ft at 1:45PM May 18, 2022Observed: 5.74 ft at 2:00PM May 18, 2022Observed: 5.73 ft at 2:15PM May 18, 2022Observed: 5.73 ft at 2:30PM May 18, 2022Observed: 5.73 ft at 2:45PM May 18, 2022Observed: 5.73 ft at 3:00PM May 18, 2022Observed: 5.73 ft at 3:15PM May 18, 2022Observed: 5.73 ft at 3:30PM May 18, 2022Observed: 5.73 ft at 3:45PM May 18, 2022Observed: 5.73 ft at 4:00PM May 18, 2022Observed: 5.73 ft at 4:15PM May 18, 2022Observed: 5.72 ft at 4:30PM May 18, 2022Observed: 5.72 ft at 4:45PM May 18, 2022Observed: 5.73 ft at 5:00PM May 18, 2022Observed: 5.72 ft at 5:15PM May 18, 2022Observed: 5.72 ft at 5:30PM May 18, 2022Observed: 5.72 ft at 5:45PM May 18, 2022Observed: 5.71 ft at 6:00PM May 18, 2022Observed: 5.71 ft at 6:15PM May 18, 2022Observed: 5.71 ft at 6:30PM May 18, 2022Observed: 5.71 ft at 6:45PM May 18, 2022Observed: 5.7 ft at 7:00PM May 18, 2022Observed: 5.7 ft at 7:15PM May 18, 2022Observed: 5.7 ft at 7:30PM May 18, 2022Observed: 5.7 ft at 7:45PM May 18, 2022Observed: 5.69 ft at 8:00PM May 18, 2022Observed: 5.69 ft at 8:15PM May 18, 2022Observed: 5.69 ft at 8:30PM May 18, 2022Observed: 5.69 ft at 8:45PM May 18, 2022Observed: 5.68 ft at 9:00PM May 18, 2022Observed: 5.68 ft at 9:15PM May 18, 2022Observed: 5.67 ft at 9:30PM May 18, 2022Observed: 5.66 ft at 9:45PM May 18, 2022Observed: 5.65 ft at 10:00PM May 18, 2022Observed: 5.63 ft at 10:15PM May 18, 2022Observed: 5.62 ft at 10:30PM May 18, 2022Observed: 5.61 ft at 10:45PM May 18, 2022Observed: 5.6 ft at 11:00PM May 18, 2022Observed: 5.59 ft at 11:15PM May 18, 2022Observed: 5.59 ft at 11:30PM May 18, 2022Observed: 5.58 ft at 11:45PM May 18, 2022Observed: 5.58 ft at 12:00AM May 19, 2022Observed: 5.58 ft at 12:15AM May 19, 2022Observed: 5.57 ft at 12:30AM May 19, 2022Observed: 5.58 ft at 12:45AM May 19, 2022Observed: 5.58 ft at 1:00AM May 19, 2022Observed: 5.58 ft at 1:15AM May 19, 2022Observed: 5.58 ft at 1:30AM May 19, 2022Observed: 5.58 ft at 1:45AM May 19, 2022Observed: 5.59 ft at 2:00AM May 19, 2022Observed: 5.59 ft at 2:15AM May 19, 2022Observed: 5.59 ft at 2:30AM May 19, 2022Observed: 5.59 ft at 2:45AM May 19, 2022Observed: 5.6 ft at 3:00AM May 19, 2022Observed: 5.6 ft at 3:15AM May 19, 2022Observed: 5.6 ft at 3:30AM May 19, 2022Observed: 5.6 ft at 3:45AM May 19, 2022Observed: 5.6 ft at 4:00AM May 19, 2022Observed: 5.6 ft at 4:15AM May 19, 2022Observed: 5.6 ft at 4:30AM May 19, 2022Observed: 5.6 ft at 4:45AM May 19, 2022Observed: 5.6 ft at 5:00AM May 19, 2022Observed: 5.6 ft at 5:15AM May 19, 2022Observed: 5.6 ft at 5:30AM May 19, 2022Observed: 5.6 ft at 5:45AM May 19, 2022Observed: 5.6 ft at 6:00AM May 19, 2022Observed: 5.57 ft at 11:45AM May 19, 2022Observed: 5.57 ft at 12:00PM May 19, 2022Observed: 5.57 ft at 12:15PM May 19, 2022Observed: 5.56 ft at 12:30PM May 19, 2022Observed: 5.56 ft at 12:45PM May 19, 2022Observed: 5.56 ft at 1:00PM May 19, 2022Observed: 5.55 ft at 1:15PM May 19, 2022Observed: 5.56 ft at 1:30PM May 19, 2022Observed: 5.55 ft at 1:45PM May 19, 2022Observed: 5.55 ft at 2:00PM May 19, 2022Observed: 5.55 ft at 2:15PM May 19, 2022Observed: 5.54 ft at 2:30PM May 19, 2022Observed: 5.54 ft at 2:45PM May 19, 2022Observed: 5.54 ft at 3:00PM May 19, 2022Observed: 5.54 ft at 3:15PM May 19, 2022Observed: 5.54 ft at 3:30PM May 19, 2022Observed: 5.54 ft at 3:45PM May 19, 2022Observed: 5.53 ft at 4:00PM May 19, 2022Observed: 5.53 ft at 4:15PM May 19, 2022Observed: 5.53 ft at 4:30PM May 19, 2022Observed: 5.53 ft at 4:45PM May 19, 2022Observed: 5.53 ft at 5:00PM May 19, 2022Observed: 5.52 ft at 5:15PM May 19, 2022Observed: 5.52 ft at 5:30PM May 19, 2022Observed: 5.52 ft at 5:45PM May 19, 2022Observed: 5.52 ft at 6:00PM May 19, 2022Observed: 5.52 ft at 6:15PM May 19, 2022Observed: 5.52 ft at 6:30PM May 19, 2022Observed: 5.52 ft at 6:45PM May 19, 2022Observed: 5.51 ft at 7:00PM May 19, 2022Observed: 5.51 ft at 7:15PM May 19, 2022Observed: 5.51 ft at 7:30PM May 19, 2022Observed: 5.51 ft at 7:45PM May 19, 2022Observed: 5.51 ft at 8:00PM May 19, 2022Observed: 5.5 ft at 8:15PM May 19, 2022Observed: 5.5 ft at 8:30PM May 19, 2022Observed: 5.5 ft at 8:45PM May 19, 2022Observed: 5.5 ft at 9:00PM May 19, 2022Observed: 5.49 ft at 9:15PM May 19, 2022Observed: 5.49 ft at 9:30PM May 19, 2022Observed: 5.49 ft at 9:45PM May 19, 2022Observed: 5.49 ft at 10:00PM May 19, 2022Observed: 5.49 ft at 10:15PM May 19, 2022Observed: 5.48 ft at 10:30PM May 19, 2022Observed: 5.48 ft at 10:45PM May 19, 2022Observed: 5.48 ft at 11:00PM May 19, 2022Observed: 5.48 ft at 11:15PM May 19, 2022Observed: 5.47 ft at 11:30PM May 19, 2022Observed: 5.48 ft at 11:45PM May 19, 2022Observed: 5.49 ft at 12:00AM May 20, 2022Observed: 5.48 ft at 12:15AM May 20, 2022Observed: 5.48 ft at 12:30AM May 20, 2022Observed: 5.48 ft at 12:45AM May 20, 2022Observed: 5.47 ft at 1:00AM May 20, 2022Observed: 5.47 ft at 1:15AM May 20, 2022Observed: 5.47 ft at 1:30AM May 20, 2022Observed: 5.47 ft at 1:45AM May 20, 2022Observed: 5.47 ft at 2:00AM May 20, 2022Observed: 5.47 ft at 2:15AM May 20, 2022Observed: 5.47 ft at 2:30AM May 20, 2022Observed: 5.46 ft at 2:45AM May 20, 2022Observed: 5.46 ft at 3:00AM May 20, 2022Observed: 5.47 ft at 3:15AM May 20, 2022Observed: 5.46 ft at 3:30AM May 20, 2022Observed: 5.46 ft at 3:45AM May 20, 2022Observed: 5.46 ft at 4:00AM May 20, 2022Observed: 5.47 ft at 4:15AM May 20, 2022Observed: 5.46 ft at 4:30AM May 20, 2022Observed: 5.46 ft at 4:45AM May 20, 2022Observed: 5.46 ft at 5:00AM May 20, 2022Observed: 5.46 ft at 5:15AM May 20, 2022Observed: 5.45 ft at 5:30AM May 20, 2022Observed: 5.45 ft at 5:45AM May 20, 2022Observed: 5.46 ft at 6:00AM May 20, 2022Observed: 5.46 ft at 6:15AM May 20, 2022Observed: 5.45 ft at 6:30AM May 20, 2022Observed: 5.43 ft at 2:30PM May 20, 2022Observed: 5.43 ft at 2:45PM May 20, 2022Observed: 5.43 ft at 3:00PM May 20, 2022Observed: 5.42 ft at 3:15PM May 20, 2022Observed: 5.43 ft at 3:30PM May 20, 2022Observed: 5.42 ft at 3:45PM May 20, 2022Observed: 5.42 ft at 4:00PM May 20, 2022Observed: 5.42 ft at 4:15PM May 20, 2022Observed: 5.42 ft at 4:30PM May 20, 2022Observed: 5.41 ft at 4:45PM May 20, 2022Observed: 5.42 ft at 5:00PM May 20, 2022Observed: 5.42 ft at 5:15PM May 20, 2022Observed: 5.41 ft at 5:30PM May 20, 2022Observed: 5.4 ft at 5:45PM May 20, 2022Observed: 5.4 ft at 6:00PM May 20, 2022Observed: 5.39 ft at 6:15PM May 20, 2022Observed: 5.38 ft at 6:30PM May 20, 2022Observed: 5.37 ft at 6:45PM May 20, 2022Observed: 5.36 ft at 7:00PM May 20, 2022Observed: 5.35 ft at 7:15PM May 20, 2022Observed: 5.33 ft at 7:30PM May 20, 2022Observed: 5.32 ft at 7:45PM May 20, 2022Observed: 5.32 ft at 8:00PM May 20, 2022Observed: 5.31 ft at 8:15PM May 20, 2022Observed: 5.31 ft at 8:30PM May 20, 2022Observed: 5.3 ft at 8:45PM May 20, 2022Observed: 5.3 ft at 9:00PM May 20, 2022Observed: 5.31 ft at 9:15PM May 20, 2022Observed: 5.31 ft at 9:30PM May 20, 2022Observed: 5.3 ft at 9:45PM May 20, 2022Observed: 5.31 ft at 11:00PM May 20, 2022Observed: 5.31 ft at 11:15PM May 20, 2022Observed: 5.31 ft at 11:30PM May 20, 2022Observed: 5.31 ft at 12:00AM May 21, 2022Observed: 5.31 ft at 12:15AM May 21, 2022Observed: 5.31 ft at 12:30AM May 21, 2022Observed: 5.31 ft at 12:45AM May 21, 2022Observed: 5.31 ft at 1:00AM May 21, 2022Observed: 5.31 ft at 1:15AM May 21, 2022Observed: 5.31 ft at 1:30AM May 21, 2022Observed: 5.31 ft at 1:45AM May 21, 2022Observed: 5.31 ft at 2:00AM May 21, 2022Observed: 5.31 ft at 2:15AM May 21, 2022Observed: 5.31 ft at 2:30AM May 21, 2022Observed: 5.31 ft at 3:15AM May 21, 2022Observed: 5.3 ft at 4:15AM May 21, 2022Observed: 5.3 ft at 4:30AM May 21, 2022Observed: 5.29 ft at 4:45AM May 21, 2022Observed: 5.29 ft at 5:00AM May 21, 2022Observed: 5.29 ft at 5:15AM May 21, 2022Observed: 5.28 ft at 5:30AM May 21, 2022Observed: 5.28 ft at 5:45AM May 21, 2022Observed: 5.28 ft at 6:00AM May 21, 2022Observed: 5.24 ft at 1:00PM May 21, 2022Observed: 5.24 ft at 1:15PM May 21, 2022Observed: 5.24 ft at 1:30PM May 21, 2022Observed: 5.24 ft at 1:45PM May 21, 2022Observed: 5.24 ft at 2:00PM May 21, 2022Observed: 5.24 ft at 2:15PM May 21, 2022Observed: 5.23 ft at 2:30PM May 21, 2022Observed: 5.23 ft at 2:45PM May 21, 2022Observed: 5.23 ft at 3:00PM May 21, 2022Observed: 5.23 ft at 3:15PM May 21, 2022Observed: 5.23 ft at 3:30PM May 21, 2022Observed: 5.23 ft at 3:45PM May 21, 2022Observed: 5.22 ft at 4:00PM May 21, 2022Observed: 5.22 ft at 4:15PM May 21, 2022Observed: 5.23 ft at 4:30PM May 21, 2022Observed: 5.22 ft at 4:45PM May 21, 2022Observed: 5.22 ft at 5:00PM May 21, 2022Observed: 5.21 ft at 5:15PM May 21, 2022Observed: 5.22 ft at 5:30PM May 21, 2022Observed: 5.21 ft at 5:45PM May 21, 2022Observed: 5.21 ft at 6:00PM May 21, 2022Observed: 5.2 ft at 6:15PM May 21, 2022Observed: 5.21 ft at 6:30PM May 21, 2022Observed: 5.2 ft at 6:45PM May 21, 2022Observed: 5.2 ft at 7:00PM May 21, 2022Observed: 5.19 ft at 7:15PM May 21, 2022Observed: 5.19 ft at 7:30PM May 21, 2022Observed: 5.2 ft at 7:45PM May 21, 2022Observed: 5.19 ft at 8:00PM May 21, 2022Observed: 5.19 ft at 8:15PM May 21, 2022Observed: 5.19 ft at 8:30PM May 21, 2022Observed: 5.2 ft at 8:45PM May 21, 2022Observed: 5.19 ft at 9:00PM May 21, 2022Observed: 5.19 ft at 9:15PM May 21, 2022Observed: 5.19 ft at 9:30PM May 21, 2022Observed: 5.19 ft at 9:45PM May 21, 2022Observed: 5.19 ft at 10:00PM May 21, 2022Observed: 5.2 ft at 10:15PM May 21, 2022Observed: 5.2 ft at 10:30PM May 21, 2022Observed: 5.21 ft at 10:45PM May 21, 2022Observed: 5.21 ft at 11:15PM May 21, 2022Observed: 5.21 ft at 11:30PM May 21, 2022Observed: 5.21 ft at 11:45PM May 21, 2022Observed: 5.21 ft at 12:00AM May 22, 2022Observed: 5.21 ft at 12:15AM May 22, 2022Observed: 5.2 ft at 12:30AM May 22, 2022Observed: 5.2 ft at 12:45AM May 22, 2022Observed: 5.2 ft at 1:00AM May 22, 2022Observed: 5.2 ft at 1:15AM May 22, 2022Observed: 5.2 ft at 1:30AM May 22, 2022Observed: 5.2 ft at 1:45AM May 22, 2022Observed: 5.19 ft at 2:00AM May 22, 2022Observed: 5.19 ft at 2:15AM May 22, 2022Observed: 5.2 ft at 2:30AM May 22, 2022Observed: 5.19 ft at 2:45AM May 22, 2022Observed: 5.18 ft at 3:00AM May 22, 2022Observed: 5.18 ft at 3:15AM May 22, 2022Observed: 5.18 ft at 3:30AM May 22, 2022Observed: 5.18 ft at 3:45AM May 22, 2022Observed: 5.17 ft at 4:00AM May 22, 2022Observed: 5.18 ft at 4:15AM May 22, 2022Observed: 5.17 ft at 4:30AM May 22, 2022Observed: 5.17 ft at 4:45AM May 22, 2022Observed: 5.16 ft at 5:00AM May 22, 2022Observed: 5.16 ft at 5:15AM May 22, 2022Observed: 5.16 ft at 5:30AM May 22, 2022Observed: 5.16 ft at 5:45AM May 22, 2022Observed: 5.16 ft at 6:00AM May 22, 2022Observed: 5.15 ft at 6:15AM May 22, 2022Observed: 5.15 ft at 6:30AM May 22, 2022Observed: 5.15 ft at 6:45AM May 22, 2022Observed: 5.15 ft at 7:00AM May 22, 2022Observed: 5.14 ft at 7:15AM May 22, 2022Observed: 5.14 ft at 7:30AM May 22, 2022Observed: 5.14 ft at 7:45AM May 22, 2022Observed: 5.14 ft at 8:00AM May 22, 2022Observed: 5.14 ft at 8:15AM May 22, 2022Observed: 5.14 ft at 8:30AM May 22, 2022Observed: 5.13 ft at 8:45AM May 22, 2022Observed: 5.13 ft at 9:00AM May 22, 2022Observed: 5.13 ft at 9:15AM May 22, 2022Observed: 5.12 ft at 9:30AM May 22, 2022Observed: 5.11 ft at 9:45AM May 22, 2022Observed: 5.1 ft at 10:00AM May 22, 2022Observed: 5.1 ft at 10:15AM May 22, 2022Observed: 5.09 ft at 10:30AM May 22, 2022Observed: 5.09 ft at 10:45AM May 22, 2022Observed: 5.07 ft at 11:00AM May 22, 2022Observed: 5.07 ft at 11:15AM May 22, 2022Observed: 5.05 ft at 11:30AM May 22, 2022Observed: 5.05 ft at 11:45AM May 22, 2022Observed: 5.05 ft at 12:00PM May 22, 2022Observed: 5.05 ft at 12:15PM May 22, 2022Observed: 5.05 ft at 12:30PM May 22, 2022Observed: 5.06 ft at 12:45PM May 22, 2022Observed: 5.06 ft at 1:00PM May 22, 2022Observed: 5.07 ft at 1:15PM May 22, 2022Observed: 5.07 ft at 1:30PM May 22, 2022Observed: 5.07 ft at 2:00PM May 22, 2022Observed: 5.08 ft at 2:15PM May 22, 2022Observed: 5.09 ft at 2:30PM May 22, 2022Observed: 5.11 ft at 2:45PM May 22, 2022Observed: 5.11 ft at 3:00PM May 22, 2022Observed: 5.11 ft at 3:15PM May 22, 2022Observed: 5.11 ft at 3:30PM May 22, 2022Observed: 5.11 ft at 3:45PM May 22, 2022Observed: 5.11 ft at 4:00PM May 22, 2022Observed: 5.11 ft at 4:15PM May 22, 2022Observed: 5.12 ft at 4:30PM May 22, 2022Observed: 5.1 ft at 4:45PM May 22, 2022Observed: 5.11 ft at 5:00PM May 22, 2022Observed: 5.11 ft at 5:15PM May 22, 2022Observed: 5.13 ft at 5:30PM May 22, 2022Observed: 5.14 ft at 5:45PM May 22, 2022Observed: 5.13 ft at 6:00PM May 22, 2022Observed: 5.13 ft at 6:15PM May 22, 2022Observed: 5.13 ft at 6:30PM May 22, 2022Observed: 5.13 ft at 6:45PM May 22, 2022Observed: 5.13 ft at 7:00PM May 22, 2022Observed: 5.13 ft at 7:15PM May 22, 2022Observed: 5.13 ft at 7:30PM May 22, 2022Observed: 5.13 ft at 7:45PM May 22, 2022Observed: 5.13 ft at 8:00PM May 22, 2022Observed: 5.13 ft at 8:15PM May 22, 2022Observed: 5.13 ft at 8:30PM May 22, 2022Observed: 5.13 ft at 8:45PM May 22, 2022Observed: 5.13 ft at 9:00PM May 22, 2022Observed: 5.13 ft at 9:15PM May 22, 2022Observed: 5.13 ft at 9:30PM May 22, 2022Observed: 5.13 ft at 9:45PM May 22, 2022Observed: 5.13 ft at 10:00PM May 22, 2022Observed: 5.12 ft at 10:15PM May 22, 2022Observed: 5.12 ft at 10:30PM May 22, 2022Observed: 5.12 ft at 10:45PM May 22, 2022Observed: 5.12 ft at 11:00PM May 22, 2022Observed: 5.12 ft at 11:15PM May 22, 2022Observed: 5.12 ft at 11:30PM May 22, 2022Observed: 5.11 ft at 11:45PM May 22, 2022Observed: 5.11 ft at 12:00AM May 23, 2022Observed: 5.12 ft at 12:15AM May 23, 2022Observed: 5.12 ft at 12:30AM May 23, 2022Observed: 5.11 ft at 12:45AM May 23, 2022Observed: 5.12 ft at 1:00AM May 23, 2022Observed: 5.12 ft at 1:15AM May 23, 2022Observed: 5.12 ft at 1:30AM May 23, 2022Observed: 5.11 ft at 1:45AM May 23, 2022Observed: 5.12 ft at 2:00AM May 23, 2022Observed: 5.11 ft at 2:15AM May 23, 2022Observed: 5.11 ft at 2:30AM May 23, 2022Observed: 5.11 ft at 2:45AM May 23, 2022Forecast: 5.1 ft 8:00AM May 23, 2022Forecast: 5.1 ft 2:00PM May 23, 2022Forecast: 5.2 ft 8:00PM May 23, 2022Forecast: 5.2 ft 2:00AM May 24, 2022Forecast: 5.3 ft 8:00AM May 24, 2022Forecast: 5.4 ft 2:00PM May 24, 2022Forecast: 5.5 ft 8:00PM May 24, 2022Forecast: 5.7 ft 2:00AM May 25, 2022Highest Forecast: 6 ft 8:00AM May 25, 2022USGS--Water Resources of the United StatesHRKV2(plotting HGIRG) Graph Created (3:35AM May 23, 2022)ObservedForecast (issued 10:29AM May 22)Latest observed value: 5.11 ft at 2:45 AM EDT 23-May-2022. Flood Stage is 22 ft
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NOTE: River forecasts for this location take into account past precipitation and the precipitation amounts expected approximately 72 hours into the future from the forecast issuance time.

NOTE: Forecasts for the James River (VA) at Holcomb Rock are issued routinely year-round.

Vertical Datum updated from NGVD29 to NAVD88 by gauge owner.

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Flood Categories (in feet)
Major Flood Stage: 28
Moderate Flood Stage: 24
Flood Stage: 22
Action Stage: 18
Low Stage (in feet): 0

Historic Crests
(1) 42.15 ft on 11/05/1985
(2) 35.50 ft on 08/20/1969
(3) 32.38 ft on 06/22/1972
(4) 31.30 ft on 03/28/1913
(5) 30.99 ft on 01/20/1996
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(P): Preliminary values subject to further review.

Recent Crests
(1) 18.91 ft on 04/14/2020
(2) 20.27 ft on 02/24/2019
(3) 20.84 ft on 04/17/2018
(4) 20.11 ft on 05/25/2017
(5) 18.17 ft on 05/05/2017
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(P): Preliminary values subject to further review.

Low Water Records
(1) 2.91 ft on 10/05/1970
(2) 3.02 ft on 09/21/1941
(3) 3.06 ft on 10/13/1941
(4) 3.11 ft on 09/26/1963
(5) 3.12 ft on 09/02/1968
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32 Water floods railroad tracks along right bank.
28 Water reaches mail floor of powerhouse.
23 Power equipment yard and access flooded at holcomb rock dam.
22 Two feet of water in powerhouse lower floor.
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Latitude: 37.501111° N, Longitude: 79.262778° W, Horizontal Datum: NAD83/WGS84

River Stage
Reference Frame		 Gauge Height Flood Stage Uses
NWS stage 0 ft 22 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 547.83 569.83 Survey grade GPS equipment, FEMA flood plain maps, newer USGS topographic maps
NGVD 29 548.53 ft 570.53 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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