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Exceeding Levels		 Chance of Exceeding Levels
During Entire Period
James River at Richmond-Westham Forecast crest: 7.2 ft at 7:00pm Nov 24 Observed crest: 8.8 ft at 12:15am Nov 21 Observed: 8.8 ft at 12:15am Nov 21 Observed: 8.78 ft at 12:30am Nov 21 Observed: 8.76 ft at 12:45am Nov 21 Observed: 8.74 ft at 1:00am Nov 21 Observed: 8.72 ft at 1:15am Nov 21 Observed: 8.7 ft at 1:30am Nov 21 Observed: 8.68 ft at 1:45am Nov 21 Observed: 8.66 ft at 2:00am Nov 21 Observed: 8.64 ft at 2:15am Nov 21 Observed: 8.62 ft at 2:30am Nov 21 Observed: 8.6 ft at 2:45am Nov 21 Observed: 8.58 ft at 3:00am Nov 21 Observed: 8.56 ft at 3:15am Nov 21 Observed: 8.54 ft at 3:30am Nov 21 Observed: 8.52 ft at 3:45am Nov 21 Observed: 8.49 ft at 4:00am Nov 21 Observed: 8.47 ft at 4:15am Nov 21 Observed: 8.45 ft at 4:30am Nov 21 Observed: 8.43 ft at 4:45am Nov 21 Observed: 8.42 ft at 5:00am Nov 21 Observed: 8.4 ft at 5:15am Nov 21 Observed: 8.37 ft at 5:30am Nov 21 Observed: 8.36 ft at 5:45am Nov 21 Observed: 8.34 ft at 6:00am Nov 21 Observed: 8.32 ft at 6:15am Nov 21 Observed: 8.3 ft at 6:30am Nov 21 Observed: 8.28 ft at 6:45am Nov 21 Observed: 8.27 ft at 7:00am Nov 21 Observed: 8.25 ft at 7:15am Nov 21 Observed: 8.23 ft at 7:30am Nov 21 Observed: 8.21 ft at 7:45am Nov 21 Observed: 8.2 ft at 8:00am Nov 21 Observed: 8.18 ft at 8:15am Nov 21 Observed: 8.16 ft at 8:30am Nov 21 Observed: 8.14 ft at 8:45am Nov 21 Observed: 8.13 ft at 9:00am Nov 21 Observed: 8.11 ft at 9:15am Nov 21 Observed: 8.1 ft at 9:30am Nov 21 Observed: 8.08 ft at 9:45am Nov 21 Observed: 8.07 ft at 10:00am Nov 21 Observed: 8.05 ft at 10:15am Nov 21 Observed: 8.03 ft at 10:30am Nov 21 Observed: 8.02 ft at 10:45am Nov 21 Observed: 8.01 ft at 11:00am Nov 21 Observed: 7.99 ft at 11:15am Nov 21 Observed: 7.97 ft at 11:30am Nov 21 Observed: 7.96 ft at 11:45am Nov 21 Observed: 7.95 ft at 12:00pm Nov 21 Observed: 7.93 ft at 12:15pm Nov 21 Observed: 7.92 ft at 12:30pm Nov 21 Observed: 7.91 ft at 12:45pm Nov 21 Observed: 7.89 ft at 1:00pm Nov 21 Observed: 7.88 ft at 1:15pm Nov 21 Observed: 7.87 ft at 1:30pm Nov 21 Observed: 7.85 ft at 1:45pm Nov 21 Observed: 7.84 ft at 2:00pm Nov 21 Observed: 7.83 ft at 2:15pm Nov 21 Observed: 7.82 ft at 2:30pm Nov 21 Observed: 7.81 ft at 2:45pm Nov 21 Observed: 7.8 ft at 3:00pm Nov 21 Observed: 7.79 ft at 3:15pm Nov 21 Observed: 7.78 ft at 3:30pm Nov 21 Observed: 7.76 ft at 3:45pm Nov 21 Observed: 7.75 ft at 4:00pm Nov 21 Observed: 7.75 ft at 4:15pm Nov 21 Observed: 7.73 ft at 4:30pm Nov 21 Observed: 7.73 ft at 4:45pm Nov 21 Observed: 7.72 ft at 5:00pm Nov 21 Observed: 7.71 ft at 5:15pm Nov 21 Observed: 7.7 ft at 5:30pm Nov 21 Observed: 7.69 ft at 5:45pm Nov 21 Observed: 7.69 ft at 6:00pm Nov 21 Observed: 7.67 ft at 6:15pm Nov 21 Observed: 7.67 ft at 6:30pm Nov 21 Observed: 7.66 ft at 6:45pm Nov 21 Observed: 7.65 ft at 7:00pm Nov 21 Observed: 7.64 ft at 7:15pm Nov 21 Observed: 7.63 ft at 7:30pm Nov 21 Observed: 7.63 ft at 7:45pm Nov 21 Observed: 7.62 ft at 8:00pm Nov 21 Observed: 7.61 ft at 8:15pm Nov 21 Observed: 7.6 ft at 8:30pm Nov 21 Observed: 7.6 ft at 8:45pm Nov 21 Observed: 7.59 ft at 9:00pm Nov 21 Observed: 7.58 ft at 9:15pm Nov 21 Observed: 7.57 ft at 9:30pm Nov 21 Observed: 7.57 ft at 9:45pm Nov 21 Observed: 7.56 ft at 10:00pm Nov 21 Observed: 7.56 ft at 10:15pm Nov 21 Observed: 7.55 ft at 10:30pm Nov 21 Observed: 7.54 ft at 10:45pm Nov 21 Observed: 7.53 ft at 11:00pm Nov 21 Observed: 7.53 ft at 11:15pm Nov 21 Observed: 7.52 ft at 11:30pm Nov 21 Observed: 7.51 ft at 11:45pm Nov 21 Observed: 7.5 ft at 12:00am Nov 22 Observed: 7.49 ft at 12:15am Nov 22 Observed: 7.49 ft at 12:30am Nov 22 Observed: 7.48 ft at 12:45am Nov 22 Observed: 7.47 ft at 1:00am Nov 22 Observed: 7.46 ft at 1:15am Nov 22 Observed: 7.46 ft at 1:30am Nov 22 Observed: 7.45 ft at 1:45am Nov 22 Observed: 7.44 ft at 2:00am Nov 22 Observed: 7.43 ft at 2:15am Nov 22 Observed: 7.43 ft at 2:30am Nov 22 Observed: 7.42 ft at 2:45am Nov 22 Observed: 7.41 ft at 3:00am Nov 22 Observed: 7.41 ft at 3:15am Nov 22 Observed: 7.4 ft at 3:30am Nov 22 Observed: 7.39 ft at 3:45am Nov 22 Observed: 7.38 ft at 4:00am Nov 22 Observed: 7.38 ft at 4:15am Nov 22 Observed: 7.37 ft at 4:30am Nov 22 Observed: 7.36 ft at 4:45am Nov 22 Observed: 7.35 ft at 5:00am Nov 22 Observed: 7.35 ft at 5:15am Nov 22 Observed: 7.34 ft at 5:30am Nov 22 Observed: 7.33 ft at 5:45am Nov 22 Observed: 7.32 ft at 6:00am Nov 22 Observed: 7.32 ft at 6:15am Nov 22 Observed: 7.31 ft at 6:30am Nov 22 Observed: 7.31 ft at 6:45am Nov 22 Observed: 7.3 ft at 7:00am Nov 22 Observed: 7.29 ft at 7:15am Nov 22 Observed: 7.29 ft at 7:30am Nov 22 Observed: 7.28 ft at 7:45am Nov 22 Observed: 7.27 ft at 8:00am Nov 22 Observed: 7.27 ft at 8:15am Nov 22 Observed: 7.26 ft at 8:30am Nov 22 Observed: 7.25 ft at 8:45am Nov 22 Observed: 7.25 ft at 9:00am Nov 22 Observed: 7.24 ft at 9:15am Nov 22 Observed: 7.23 ft at 9:30am Nov 22 Observed: 7.22 ft at 9:45am Nov 22 Observed: 7.22 ft at 10:00am Nov 22 Observed: 7.21 ft at 10:15am Nov 22 Observed: 7.21 ft at 10:30am Nov 22 Observed: 7.2 ft at 10:45am Nov 22 Observed: 7.19 ft at 11:00am Nov 22 Observed: 7.19 ft at 11:15am Nov 22 Observed: 7.18 ft at 11:30am Nov 22 Observed: 7.17 ft at 11:45am Nov 22 Observed: 7.16 ft at 12:00pm Nov 22 Observed: 7.16 ft at 12:15pm Nov 22 Observed: 7.15 ft at 12:30pm Nov 22 Observed: 7.15 ft at 12:45pm Nov 22 Observed: 7.14 ft at 1:00pm Nov 22 Observed: 7.13 ft at 1:15pm Nov 22 Observed: 7.13 ft at 1:30pm Nov 22 Observed: 7.12 ft at 1:45pm Nov 22 Observed: 7.11 ft at 2:00pm Nov 22 Observed: 7.1 ft at 2:15pm Nov 22 Observed: 7.1 ft at 2:30pm Nov 22 Observed: 7.09 ft at 2:45pm Nov 22 Observed: 7.09 ft at 3:00pm Nov 22 Observed: 7.07 ft at 3:15pm Nov 22 Observed: 7.07 ft at 3:30pm Nov 22 Observed: 7.07 ft at 3:45pm Nov 22 Observed: 7.06 ft at 4:00pm Nov 22 Observed: 7.05 ft at 4:15pm Nov 22 Observed: 7.05 ft at 4:30pm Nov 22 Observed: 7.04 ft at 4:45pm Nov 22 Observed: 7.03 ft at 5:00pm Nov 22 Observed: 7.03 ft at 5:15pm Nov 22 Observed: 7.02 ft at 5:30pm Nov 22 Observed: 7.01 ft at 5:45pm Nov 22 Observed: 7.01 ft at 6:00pm Nov 22 Observed: 7 ft at 6:15pm Nov 22 Observed: 6.99 ft at 6:30pm Nov 22 Observed: 6.99 ft at 6:45pm Nov 22 Observed: 6.98 ft at 7:00pm Nov 22 Observed: 6.97 ft at 7:15pm Nov 22 Observed: 6.97 ft at 7:30pm Nov 22 Observed: 6.96 ft at 7:45pm Nov 22 Observed: 6.96 ft at 8:00pm Nov 22 Observed: 6.95 ft at 8:15pm Nov 22 Observed: 6.95 ft at 8:30pm Nov 22 Observed: 6.94 ft at 8:45pm Nov 22 Observed: 6.93 ft at 9:00pm Nov 22 Observed: 6.93 ft at 9:15pm Nov 22 Observed: 6.93 ft at 9:30pm Nov 22 Observed: 6.92 ft at 9:45pm Nov 22 Observed: 6.92 ft at 10:00pm Nov 22 Observed: 6.91 ft at 10:15pm Nov 22 Observed: 6.9 ft at 10:30pm Nov 22 Observed: 6.9 ft at 10:45pm Nov 22 Observed: 6.89 ft at 11:00pm Nov 22 Observed: 6.89 ft at 11:15pm Nov 22 Observed: 6.88 ft at 11:30pm Nov 22 Observed: 6.87 ft at 11:45pm Nov 22 Observed: 6.87 ft at 12:00am Nov 23 Observed: 6.87 ft at 12:15am Nov 23 Observed: 6.86 ft at 12:30am Nov 23 Observed: 6.85 ft at 12:45am Nov 23 Observed: 6.85 ft at 1:00am Nov 23 Observed: 6.85 ft at 1:15am Nov 23 Observed: 6.85 ft at 1:30am Nov 23 Observed: 6.84 ft at 1:45am Nov 23 Observed: 6.83 ft at 2:00am Nov 23 Observed: 6.83 ft at 2:15am Nov 23 Observed: 6.82 ft at 2:30am Nov 23 Observed: 6.82 ft at 2:45am Nov 23 Observed: 6.82 ft at 3:00am Nov 23 Observed: 6.81 ft at 3:15am Nov 23 Observed: 6.81 ft at 3:30am Nov 23 Observed: 6.8 ft at 3:45am Nov 23 Observed: 6.8 ft at 4:00am Nov 23 Observed: 6.79 ft at 4:15am Nov 23 Observed: 6.79 ft at 4:30am Nov 23 Observed: 6.78 ft at 4:45am Nov 23 Observed: 6.78 ft at 5:00am Nov 23 Observed: 6.77 ft at 5:15am Nov 23 Observed: 6.77 ft at 5:30am Nov 23 Observed: 6.76 ft at 5:45am Nov 23 Observed: 6.75 ft at 6:00am Nov 23 Observed: 6.75 ft at 6:15am Nov 23 Observed: 6.75 ft at 6:30am Nov 23 Observed: 6.74 ft at 6:45am Nov 23 Observed: 6.73 ft at 7:00am Nov 23 Observed: 6.73 ft at 7:15am Nov 23 Observed: 6.72 ft at 7:30am Nov 23 Observed: 6.72 ft at 7:45am Nov 23 Observed: 6.71 ft at 8:00am Nov 23 Observed: 6.71 ft at 8:15am Nov 23 Observed: 6.7 ft at 8:30am Nov 23 Observed: 6.7 ft at 8:45am Nov 23 Observed: 6.69 ft at 9:00am Nov 23 Observed: 6.69 ft at 9:15am Nov 23 Observed: 6.68 ft at 9:30am Nov 23 Observed: 6.68 ft at 9:45am Nov 23 Observed: 6.67 ft at 10:00am Nov 23 Observed: 6.67 ft at 10:15am Nov 23 Observed: 6.66 ft at 10:30am Nov 23 Observed: 6.66 ft at 10:45am Nov 23 Observed: 6.65 ft at 11:00am Nov 23 Observed: 6.64 ft at 11:15am Nov 23 Observed: 6.64 ft at 11:30am Nov 23 Observed: 6.63 ft at 11:45am Nov 23 Observed: 6.63 ft at 12:00pm Nov 23 Observed: 6.62 ft at 12:15pm Nov 23 Observed: 6.62 ft at 12:30pm Nov 23 Observed: 6.61 ft at 12:45pm Nov 23 Observed: 6.61 ft at 1:00pm Nov 23 Observed: 6.6 ft at 1:15pm Nov 23 Observed: 6.6 ft at 1:30pm Nov 23 Observed: 6.59 ft at 1:45pm Nov 23 Observed: 6.59 ft at 2:00pm Nov 23 Observed: 6.58 ft at 2:15pm Nov 23 Observed: 6.58 ft at 2:30pm Nov 23 Observed: 6.57 ft at 2:45pm Nov 23 Observed: 6.57 ft at 3:00pm Nov 23 Observed: 6.56 ft at 3:15pm Nov 23 Observed: 6.56 ft at 3:30pm Nov 23 Observed: 6.55 ft at 3:45pm Nov 23 Observed: 6.55 ft at 4:00pm Nov 23 Observed: 6.54 ft at 4:15pm Nov 23 Observed: 6.54 ft at 4:30pm Nov 23 Observed: 6.53 ft at 4:45pm Nov 23 Observed: 6.53 ft at 5:00pm Nov 23 Observed: 6.53 ft at 5:15pm Nov 23 Observed: 6.52 ft at 5:30pm Nov 23 Observed: 6.52 ft at 5:45pm Nov 23 Observed: 6.52 ft at 6:00pm Nov 23 Observed: 6.52 ft at 6:15pm Nov 23 Observed: 6.51 ft at 6:30pm Nov 23 Observed: 6.51 ft at 6:45pm Nov 23 Observed: 6.51 ft at 7:00pm Nov 23 Observed: 6.51 ft at 7:15pm Nov 23 Observed: 6.51 ft at 7:30pm Nov 23 Observed: 6.51 ft at 7:45pm Nov 23 Observed: 6.5 ft at 8:00pm Nov 23 Observed: 6.5 ft at 8:15pm Nov 23 Observed: 6.5 ft at 8:30pm Nov 23 Observed: 6.5 ft at 8:45pm Nov 23 Observed: 6.5 ft at 9:00pm Nov 23 Observed: 6.49 ft at 9:15pm Nov 23 Observed: 6.49 ft at 9:30pm Nov 23 Observed: 6.49 ft at 9:45pm Nov 23 Observed: 6.49 ft at 10:00pm Nov 23 Observed: 6.49 ft at 10:15pm Nov 23 Observed: 6.49 ft at 10:30pm Nov 23 Observed: 6.49 ft at 10:45pm Nov 23 Observed: 6.49 ft at 11:00pm Nov 23 Observed: 6.49 ft at 11:15pm Nov 23 Observed: 6.49 ft at 11:30pm Nov 23 Forecast: 6.7 ft at 1:00pm Nov 23 Forecast: 6.7 ft at 7:00pm Nov 23 Forecast: 6.8 ft at 1:00am Nov 24 Forecast: 6.9 ft at 7:00am Nov 24 Forecast: 7 ft at 1:00pm Nov 24 Forecast: 7.2 ft at 7:00pm Nov 24 Forecast: 7.2 ft at 1:00am Nov 25 Forecast: 7.1 ft at 7:00am Nov 25 Forecast: 7 ft at 1:00pm Nov 25 Forecast: 6.8 ft at 7:00pm Nov 25 Forecast: 6.8 ft at 1:00am Nov 26 Forecast: 6.7 ft at 7:00am Nov 26 Graph Created (12:50am Nov 24, 2009) Observed Forecast (issued 9:30am Nov 23) USGS--Water Resources of the United States RMDV2 (plotting HGIRG) Gage 0 Datum: 98.82 Latest observed value: 6.49 ft at 11:30 PM EST 23-Nov-2009. Flood Stage is 12.0 ft. Stage (ft) Flow (kcfs)
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NOTE: Forecasts for the James River at Richmond-Westham are issued routinely year-round.

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Flood Categories (in feet)
Major Flood Stage:22
Moderate Flood Stage:15
Flood Stage:12
Action Stage:9

Historical Crests
(1) 28.62 ft on 06/23/1972
(2) 24.91 ft on 08/21/1969
(3) 24.77 ft on 11/07/1985
(4) 23.42 ft on 03/19/1936
(5) 22.65 ft on 04/27/1937
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Low Water Records
(1) 2.0 ft on 09/22/1966
(2) 2.9 ft on 10/10/1970
(2) 2.9 ft on 10/21/1968
(4) 3.0 ft on 09/17/1943
(4) 3.0 ft on 09/25/1936

 James River at Richmond-Westham location map

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28.6 FLOOD OF RECORD DURING HURRICANE AGNES.
27.0 NEAR RECORD FLOODING BEGINS.
23.0 RICHMOND CITY WATER FILTRATION PLANT ENDANGERED.
22.0 MAJOR FLOODING BEGINS. DOWNSTREAM INDUSTRIES, SHOPS AND STREETS ALONG THE RIVERFRONT ARE FLOODED AT AND ABOVE THIS LEVEL.
18.2 C&O RAILROAD TRACKS FLOODED.
15.0 BEGIN MODERATE FLOODING. RESIDENCES NEAR GAGE THREATENED WITH SOME DRIVEWAYS UNDER ONE TO ONE AND A HALF FEET OF WATER.
13.0 APPROXIMATELY 20 ACRES OF LOWLAND FLOODED IN VICINITY OF GAGE.
12.0 FLOOD STAGE. MINOR FLOODING ALONG BOTH BANKS...NO DAMAGE AT THIS LEVEL.

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Latitude: 37.563100° N, Longitude: 77.547200° W, Horizontal Datum: NAD83

River Stage
Reference Frame		 Gauge Height Flood Stage Uses
NWS stage 0 ft 12 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 N/A N/A Survey grade GPS equipment, FEMA flood plain maps, newer USGS topographic maps
NGVD 29 98.82 ft 110.82 ft Older USGS topographic maps, NGVD29 benchmarks
MSL N/A N/A Older USGS topographic maps, MSL benchmarks
Other N/A N/A  

Other Data Sources:
Corps of Engineers (COE) Info for Richmond-Westham
U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) Data and Site Info for Richmond-Westham

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