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Smith River near Fieldale RG/SG IFLOWS Stage (ft)Observed: 2.1 ft at 3:52PM Aug 06, 2021Observed: 2.1 ft at 8:04PM Aug 06, 2021Observed: 2.1 ft at 10:47PM Aug 06, 2021Observed: 2.1 ft at 12:16AM Aug 07, 2021Observed: 2.1 ft at 3:55AM Aug 07, 2021Observed: 2.1 ft at 10:47AM Aug 07, 2021Observed: 2.1 ft at 3:01PM Aug 07, 2021Observed: 2.1 ft at 4:47PM Aug 07, 2021Observed: 2.1 ft at 10:47AM Aug 08, 2021Observed: 2.1 ft at 12:31PM Aug 08, 2021Observed: 2.1 ft at 3:28PM Aug 08, 2021Observed: 2.1 ft at 4:47PM Aug 08, 2021Observed: 2.1 ft at 10:47PM Aug 08, 2021Observed: 2.1 ft at 6:40AM Aug 09, 2021Observed: 2.2 ft at 8:52AM Aug 09, 2021Observed: 2.1 ft at 10:47AM Aug 09, 2021Observed: 2.4 ft at 11:31AM Aug 09, 2021Observed: 2.1 ft at 12:13PM Aug 09, 2021Observed: 2.4 ft at 4:34PM Aug 09, 2021Observed: 2 ft at 5:10PM Aug 09, 2021Observed: 2.4 ft at 9:55PM Aug 09, 2021Observed: 2.6 ft at 10:46PM Aug 09, 2021Observed: 2.2 ft at 10:52PM Aug 09, 2021Observed: 1.7 ft at 4:07AM Aug 10, 2021Observed: 2.3 ft at 4:10AM Aug 10, 2021Observed: 2.5 ft at 4:46AM Aug 10, 2021Observed: 2.1 ft at 4:55AM Aug 10, 2021Observed: 2.7 ft at 9:58AM Aug 10, 2021Observed: 2.9 ft at 10:47AM Aug 10, 2021Observed: 2.1 ft at 10:58AM Aug 10, 2021Observed: 2.8 ft at 2:34PM Aug 10, 2021Observed: 2.1 ft at 3:16PM Aug 10, 2021Observed: 2.1 ft at 4:47PM Aug 10, 2021Observed: 2.4 ft at 8:10PM Aug 10, 2021Highest Observation: 3 ft at 8:43PM Aug 10, 2021Observed: 2.5 ft at 8:47PM Aug 10, 2021Observed: 2.8 ft at 9:37PM Aug 10, 2021Observed: 2.5 ft at 12:16AM Aug 11, 2021Observed: 2.1 ft at 12:19AM Aug 11, 2021Observed: 2.5 ft at 2:10AM Aug 11, 2021Observed: 2.1 ft at 4:47AM Aug 11, 2021Observed: 2.7 ft at 7:07AM Aug 11, 2021Observed: 2.1 ft at 7:10AM Aug 11, 2021Observed: 2.6 ft at 7:34AM Aug 11, 2021Observed: 2.2 ft at 7:37AM Aug 11, 2021Observed: 2.5 ft at 10:40AM Aug 11, 2021Observed: 2.1 ft at 10:52AM Aug 11, 2021Observed: 2.4 ft at 1:58PM Aug 11, 2021Observed: 2.7 ft at 2:49PM Aug 11, 2021Observed: 2 ft at 3:40PM Aug 11, 2021Observed: 2 ft at 4:47PM Aug 11, 2021Observed: 2.4 ft at 5:49PM Aug 11, 2021Observed: 2 ft at 6:28PM Aug 11, 2021Observed: 2.3 ft at 7:13PM Aug 11, 2021Observed: 2 ft at 9:34PM Aug 11, 2021Observed: 2.1 ft at 10:46PM Aug 11, 2021Observed: 2.5 ft at 1:10AM Aug 12, 2021Observed: 2.2 ft at 1:58AM Aug 12, 2021Observed: 2.1 ft at 4:47AM Aug 12, 2021Observed: 2.4 ft at 7:31AM Aug 12, 2021Observed: 2.1 ft at 8:04AM Aug 12, 2021Observed: 2.4 ft at 9:07AM Aug 12, 2021Observed: 2.7 ft at 10:04AM Aug 12, 2021Observed: 2.2 ft at 10:16AM Aug 12, 2021Observed: 2.2 ft at 10:47AM Aug 12, 2021Observed: 2.6 ft at 12:52PM Aug 12, 2021Observed: 2.1 ft at 1:31PM Aug 12, 2021Observed: 2.4 ft at 2:26PM Aug 12, 2021Observed: 2.1 ft at 4:13PM Aug 12, 2021Observed: 2.2 ft at 4:47PM Aug 12, 2021Observed: 2.5 ft at 7:13PM Aug 12, 2021Observed: 2.5 ft at 10:10PM Aug 12, 2021Observed: 2.1 ft at 10:22PM Aug 12, 2021Observed: 2.2 ft at 10:46PM Aug 12, 2021Observed: 2.5 ft at 3:43AM Aug 13, 2021Observed: 2.8 ft at 4:34AM Aug 13, 2021Observed: 2.1 ft at 4:43AM Aug 13, 2021Observed: 2.5 ft at 8:55AM Aug 13, 2021Observed: 2.8 ft at 9:31AM Aug 13, 2021Observed: 2.1 ft at 9:46AM Aug 13, 2021Observed: 2.4 ft at 10:16AM Aug 13, 2021Observed: 2.1 ft at 10:58AM Aug 13, 2021Observed: 2.5 ft at 11:43AM Aug 13, 2021Observed: 2 ft at 12:16PM Aug 13, 2021Observed: 2.3 ft at 12:46PM Aug 13, 2021SPSV2(plotting HGIRR) Graph Created (2:34PM Aug 13, 2021)ObservedLatest observed value: 2.3 ft at 12:46 PM EDT 13-Aug-2021. Flood Stage is 7 ft
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Major Flood Stage: 20
Moderate Flood Stage: 17
Flood Stage: 14
Action Stage: 12
Low Stage (in feet): -9999

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20.5 Water begins to overtop the bridge at Daniels Creek Road.
17 Water approaches the bottom of the Daniels Creek Road bridge over the Smith River.
14 Minor flooding of lowlands downstream from the gage in Koehler area.
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Latitude: 36.704678° N, Longitude: 79.935007° W, Horizontal Datum: NAD83/WGS84

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NWS stage 0 ft 14 ft Interpreting hydrographs and NWS watch, warnings, and forecasts, and inundation maps
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NAVD88 Not Available Not Available Survey grade GPS equipment, FEMA flood plain maps, newer USGS topographic maps
NGVD 29 Not Available Not Available Older USGS topographic maps, NGVD29 benchmarks
MSL Not Available Not Available Older USGS topographic maps, MSL benchmarks
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