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Tuckasegee River at Bryson City, NC (TKSN7)

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Inundation Levels
NAVD88 Stage

1,734.5*20.1*
1,734.0*19.6*
1,733.5*19.1*
1,733.0*18.6*
1,732.5*18.1*
1,732.0*17.6*
1,731.5*17.1*
1,731.0*16.6*
1,730.5*16.1*
Record Crest: 15.96 ft
1,730.015.6
Major Flooding Begins

1,729.515.1
1,729.014.6
1,728.514.1
1,728.013.6
Moderate Flooding Begins

1,727.513.1
1,727.012.6
1,726.512.1
1,726.011.6
1,725.511.1
1,725.010.6
1,724.510.1
Minor Flooding Begins

1,724.09.6
Near Flooding Begins


Below Flooding Begins

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2.8 ft at 04/25/2024 14:15:00 UTC
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Flood Categories (in feet)
Major Flood Stage: 15.5
Moderate Flood Stage: 13.5
Flood Stage: 10
Action Stage: 8
Low Stage (in feet): -9999

Historic Crests
(1) 15.96 ft on 08/30/1940
(2) 14.25 ft on 03/28/1994
(3) 14.20 ft on 03/18/1999
(4) 14.00 ft on 11/19/1906
(5) 14.00 ft on 02/12/1900
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(P): Preliminary values subject to further review.

Recent Crests
(1) 13.38 ft on 02/06/2020 (P)
(2) 11.61 ft on 04/19/2019
(3) 9.96 ft on 02/11/2018
(4) 7.31 ft on 04/24/2017
(5) 8.49 ft on 12/29/2015
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(P): Preliminary values subject to further review.

Low Water Records
(1) 0.48 ft on 09/10/1925
(2) 1.46 ft on 10/06/1986
(3) 1.47 ft on 10/04/2007
(4) 1.52 ft on 10/17/2001
(5) 1.56 ft on 11/03/2001
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Graphical representation of flood inundation for NWS flood categories are based on steady state hydraulic modeling of water surface elevations for incremented discharges. Map shows approximate inundation areas for given water surface elevations and should not be used for navigation or permitting or other legal purposes, but strictly as a planning reference tool.

Extended rating:
Rating Curve Extension - The Rating Curve Extension is calculated by using either a linear, logarithmic, or hydraulic technique to extend the rating curve above the currently established relationship between stage and flow.
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17 Expect near record flooding of Bryson City.
16 Everett Street and Slope Street bridges will be closed due to high water.
15 High water levels on the Tuckaseegee River will cause backwater effects along Deep Creek. The Deep Creek Campground and bridge may be shut down due to flooding. Further flooding of buildings in town will occur.
13.5 Stores along Gibson and Island streets will be flooded. Floodwater levels will be similar to the flooding that occurred on September 17, 2004.
12 Businesses near Everett Street and along Island and Carringer Streets will flood. In Whittier, businesses along the river may have water in their loading docks.
11 The river will overflow its banks in the park downtown, and low lying areas along Island and Collins Streets will begin to flood. Toot Hollow Branch that flows into the river will likely overflow its banks and flood areas along the branch especially along Waters Street. Bear Hunter Campground will experience more significant flooding.
10 Low lying areas between Bryson Walk and the river will flood. Upstream between Main Street and the river, low lying areas including parts of the Bear Hunter Campground will flood.
9 River will overflow its banks and will begin to move into the Bear Hunter Campground near Bryson City.
3.5 3.5 to 4 inch in 12 hrs caused flooding along toot hollow branch and bryson branch especially along waters street. The tuckasegee river to rise from 2.29 to 9.11 ft.
1.4 1.4 inch in one hour here and just south of the city on jenkins branch will likely cause flooding. +
Photos
(1) gage site at Byron City on Tuckasegee river
(2) looking upstream on Tuckasegee River
(3) looking downstream on Tuckasegee River
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Expermental Ensemble Quantitative Precipitation Forecast (QPF) Hydrographs for this site are now available at: http://www.crh.noaa.gov/crh/rfc/RFCoutputMap.php?gph=P&lid=TKSN7&hsa=GSP&rfc=lmrfc (best viewed with FireFox software)
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Graphical representation of flood inundation for NWS flood categories are based on steady state hydraulic modeling of water surface elevations for incremented discharges. Map shows approximate inundation areas for given water surface elevations and should not be used for navigation or permitting or other legal purposes, but strictly as a planning reference tool.