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Buffalo Creek (VA) at Murat IFLOWS SG/RG Stage (ft)Observed: 696.1 ft at 1:53AM May 12, 2022Observed: 696.4 ft at 5:08AM May 12, 2022Observed: 696.4 ft at 7:53AM May 12, 2022Observed: 696.1 ft at 8:56AM May 12, 2022Observed: 696.4 ft at 10:08AM May 12, 2022Observed: 697 ft at 10:47AM May 12, 2022Observed: 697.5 ft at 10:50AM May 12, 2022Observed: 697.1 ft at 10:53AM May 12, 2022Observed: 696.7 ft at 10:56AM May 12, 2022Observed: 696.4 ft at 11:05AM May 12, 2022Observed: 699.3 ft at 11:11AM May 12, 2022Observed: 697.3 ft at 11:14AM May 12, 2022Observed: 696.5 ft at 11:17AM May 12, 2022Observed: 698.9 ft at 11:26AM May 12, 2022Observed: 696.8 ft at 11:59AM May 12, 2022Observed: 699 ft at 12:02PM May 12, 2022Observed: 696.5 ft at 12:05PM May 12, 2022Observed: 696.9 ft at 12:29PM May 12, 2022Observed: 697.8 ft at 12:32PM May 12, 2022Observed: 697.3 ft at 12:35PM May 12, 2022Observed: 697.7 ft at 12:38PM May 12, 2022Observed: 696.9 ft at 12:41PM May 12, 2022Observed: 699.7 ft at 12:53PM May 12, 2022Observed: 698.6 ft at 12:56PM May 12, 2022Observed: 698.1 ft at 12:59PM May 12, 2022Observed: 699.3 ft at 1:05PM May 12, 2022Observed: 697.1 ft at 1:08PM May 12, 2022Highest Observation: 701.3 ft at 1:11PM May 12, 2022Observed: 696.8 ft at 1:17PM May 12, 2022Observed: 697.6 ft at 1:23PM May 12, 2022Observed: 698.1 ft at 1:26PM May 12, 2022Observed: 697.6 ft at 1:29PM May 12, 2022Observed: 697.2 ft at 1:32PM May 12, 2022Observed: 696.8 ft at 1:36PM May 12, 2022Observed: 696.5 ft at 1:41PM May 12, 2022Observed: 696.1 ft at 1:44PM May 12, 2022Observed: 696 ft at 1:53PM May 12, 2022Observed: 695.6 ft at 2:32PM May 12, 2022Observed: 695.2 ft at 2:35PM May 12, 2022Observed: 694.8 ft at 2:44PM May 12, 2022Observed: 694.5 ft at 2:53PM May 12, 2022Observed: 694.1 ft at 3:02PM May 12, 2022Observed: 693.7 ft at 3:17PM May 12, 2022Observed: 693.4 ft at 3:26PM May 12, 2022Observed: 693 ft at 3:41PM May 12, 2022Observed: 692.7 ft at 3:56PM May 12, 2022Observed: 692.3 ft at 4:14PM May 12, 2022Observed: 692 ft at 4:35PM May 12, 2022Observed: 691.6 ft at 4:59PM May 12, 2022Observed: 691.3 ft at 5:38PM May 12, 2022Observed: 691 ft at 6:26PM May 12, 2022Observed: 690.9 ft at 7:53PM May 12, 2022Observed: 690.9 ft at 1:53AM May 13, 2022Observed: 690.9 ft at 7:53AM May 13, 2022Observed: 690.9 ft at 1:53PM May 13, 2022Observed: 690.9 ft at 7:53PM May 13, 2022Observed: 690.9 ft at 1:53AM May 14, 2022Observed: 690.9 ft at 7:53AM May 14, 2022Observed: 690.9 ft at 7:53PM May 14, 2022Observed: 690.9 ft at 1:53AM May 15, 2022Observed: 692 ft at 5:24AM May 15, 2022Observed: 690.9 ft at 5:26AM May 15, 2022Observed: 690.9 ft at 7:53AM May 15, 2022Observed: 691.2 ft at 10:00AM May 15, 2022Observed: 691 ft at 10:08AM May 15, 2022Observed: 690.9 ft at 1:53PM May 15, 2022Observed: 690.9 ft at 7:53PM May 15, 2022Observed: 690.9 ft at 1:53AM May 16, 2022Observed: 690.9 ft at 7:53AM May 16, 2022Observed: 691.2 ft at 9:53AM May 16, 2022Observed: 691.9 ft at 10:41AM May 16, 2022Observed: 692.6 ft at 1:23PM May 16, 2022Observed: 692.9 ft at 1:53PM May 16, 2022Observed: 693.2 ft at 2:14PM May 16, 2022Observed: 693.5 ft at 2:50PM May 16, 2022Observed: 693.9 ft at 4:11PM May 16, 2022Observed: 694.2 ft at 4:44PM May 16, 2022Observed: 694.5 ft at 5:41PM May 16, 2022Observed: 694.8 ft at 7:08PM May 16, 2022Observed: 695 ft at 7:53PM May 16, 2022Observed: 695.4 ft at 9:08PM May 16, 2022Observed: 695.7 ft at 10:17PM May 16, 2022Observed: 695.4 ft at 11:17PM May 16, 2022Observed: 695.3 ft at 1:53AM May 17, 2022Observed: 695.2 ft at 7:53AM May 17, 2022Observed: 695.6 ft at 10:20AM May 17, 2022Observed: 695.3 ft at 10:32AM May 17, 2022Observed: 695.6 ft at 11:38AM May 17, 2022Observed: 695.3 ft at 12:05PM May 17, 2022Observed: 696 ft at 3:44PM May 17, 2022Observed: 695.8 ft at 7:53PM May 17, 2022Observed: 696.3 ft at 8:02PM May 17, 2022Observed: 695.9 ft at 8:05PM May 17, 2022Observed: 695.6 ft at 8:26PM May 17, 2022Observed: 696 ft at 8:41PM May 17, 2022Observed: 695.7 ft at 8:59PM May 17, 2022Observed: 696 ft at 9:05PM May 17, 2022Observed: 695.7 ft at 9:29PM May 17, 2022Observed: 696.1 ft at 9:59PM May 17, 2022Observed: 695.7 ft at 10:05PM May 17, 2022Observed: 695.9 ft at 11:17AM May 18, 2022Observed: 695.6 ft at 11:47AM May 18, 2022Observed: 695.5 ft at 1:53PM May 18, 2022Observed: 695.8 ft at 7:53PM May 18, 2022Observed: 696.2 ft at 9:20PM May 18, 2022Observed: 695.8 ft at 9:23PM May 18, 2022Observed: 696.2 ft at 10:38PM May 18, 2022Observed: 695.7 ft at 10:41PM May 18, 2022MTVV2(plotting HGIRR) Graph Created (11:20PM May 18, 2022)ObservedLatest observed value: 695.7 ft at 10:41 PM EDT 18-May-2022.
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NOTE: Forecasts are not available for the Buffalo Creek (VA) at Murat IFLOWS SG/RG. Only observed stages are available for this point.
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Flood Categories (in feet)
Major Flood Stage: 0
Moderate Flood Stage: 0
Flood Stage: 7
Action Stage: 5
Low Stage (in feet): -9999

Historic Crests
(1) 11.40 ft on 05/05/2017
(2) 9.00 ft on 01/25/2010
(3) 8.40 ft on 06/26/2006
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(P): Preliminary values subject to further review.

Recent Crests
(1) 11.40 ft on 05/05/2017
(2) 6.00 ft on 03/10/2011
(3) 9.00 ft on 01/25/2010
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(P): Preliminary values subject to further review.

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Latitude: 37.745278° N, Longitude: 79.526667° W, Horizontal Datum: NAD83/WGS84

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