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Roanoke River at Salem Pump Station Stage (ft)Observed: 2.2 ft at 10:58PM May 09, 2022Observed: 2.3 ft at 2:17AM May 10, 2022Observed: 2.5 ft at 8:17AM May 10, 2022Observed: 2.3 ft at 2:17PM May 10, 2022Observed: 2.3 ft at 8:17PM May 10, 2022Observed: 2.1 ft at 2:17AM May 11, 2022Observed: 2.2 ft at 8:17AM May 11, 2022Observed: 2.2 ft at 2:17PM May 11, 2022Observed: 2.2 ft at 8:17PM May 11, 2022Observed: 2.2 ft at 2:17AM May 12, 2022Observed: 2.1 ft at 8:17AM May 12, 2022Observed: 2.2 ft at 2:17PM May 12, 2022Observed: 2.2 ft at 8:17PM May 12, 2022Observed: 1.5 ft at 12:13AM May 13, 2022Observed: 2.1 ft at 12:16AM May 13, 2022Observed: 2.4 ft at 12:59AM May 13, 2022Observed: 2.3 ft at 2:17AM May 13, 2022Observed: 2.1 ft at 8:17AM May 13, 2022Observed: 2.2 ft at 2:17PM May 13, 2022Observed: 2.5 ft at 3:04PM May 13, 2022Observed: 2.4 ft at 8:17PM May 13, 2022Observed: 2.4 ft at 2:17AM May 14, 2022Observed: 2.7 ft at 2:17PM May 14, 2022Highest Observation: 3 ft at 6:59PM May 14, 2022Observed: 2.7 ft at 8:01PM May 14, 2022Observed: 2.7 ft at 8:17PM May 14, 2022Observed: 2.7 ft at 2:17AM May 15, 2022Observed: 2.3 ft at 2:49AM May 15, 2022Observed: 2.6 ft at 2:52AM May 15, 2022Observed: 2.6 ft at 8:17AM May 15, 2022Observed: 2.6 ft at 2:17PM May 15, 2022Observed: 2.6 ft at 8:17PM May 15, 2022Observed: 2.9 ft at 9:40PM May 15, 2022Observed: 2.6 ft at 2:01AM May 16, 2022Observed: 2.6 ft at 2:17AM May 16, 2022Observed: 2.6 ft at 8:17AM May 16, 2022Observed: 2.5 ft at 2:16PM May 16, 2022Observed: 2.6 ft at 8:16PM May 16, 2022SPSV2(plotting HGIRR) Graph Created (10:04PM May 16, 2022)ObservedLatest observed value: 2.6 ft at 8:16 PM EDT 16-May-2022. Flood Stage is 7 ft
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NOTE: Graphical forecasts are not available for the Roanoke River at Salem Pump Station. During times of high water, forecast crest information can be found in the text products.
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Flood Categories (in feet)
Major Flood Stage: 16
Moderate Flood Stage: 14
Flood Stage: 7
Action Stage: 5
Low Stage (in feet): 0

Historic Crests
(1) 20.50 ft on 11/04/1985
(2) 15.30 ft on 06/21/1972
(3) 14.60 ft on 10/12/2018
(4) 14.00 ft on 02/23/2003
(5) 13.80 ft on 04/22/1992
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(P): Preliminary values subject to further review.

Recent Crests
(1) 5.30 ft on 02/05/2022
(2) 7.60 ft on 06/18/2020
(3) 9.10 ft on 05/21/2020
(4) 6.30 ft on 02/24/2019
(5) 14.60 ft on 10/12/2018
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(P): Preliminary values subject to further review.

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11 Water near top of berm at Riverwalk apartments in Salem.
8 Mill Lane bridge is completely overtopped.
7.5 Flooding pccurs along portions of West and East Riverside Drives in Salem.
7 Mill Lane bridge in Salem is closed due to flooding.
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Latitude: 37.286667° N, Longitude: 80.075278° W, Horizontal Datum: NAD83/WGS84

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Reference Frame		 Gauge Height Flood Stage Uses
NWS stage 0 ft 7 ft  
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