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Saluda River at Chappells Observed crest: 7.15 ft at 8:45pm Nov 23 Observed: 6.98 ft at 7:45am Nov 21 Observed: 6.97 ft at 8:00am Nov 21 Observed: 6.97 ft at 8:15am Nov 21 Observed: 6.98 ft at 8:30am Nov 21 Observed: 6.98 ft at 8:45am Nov 21 Observed: 6.97 ft at 9:00am Nov 21 Observed: 6.98 ft at 9:15am Nov 21 Observed: 6.98 ft at 9:30am Nov 21 Observed: 6.98 ft at 9:45am Nov 21 Observed: 6.97 ft at 10:00am Nov 21 Observed: 6.97 ft at 10:15am Nov 21 Observed: 6.96 ft at 10:30am Nov 21 Observed: 6.97 ft at 10:45am Nov 21 Observed: 6.97 ft at 11:00am Nov 21 Observed: 6.97 ft at 11:15am Nov 21 Observed: 6.97 ft at 11:30am Nov 21 Observed: 6.97 ft at 11:45am Nov 21 Observed: 6.97 ft at 12:00pm Nov 21 Observed: 6.97 ft at 12:15pm Nov 21 Observed: 6.97 ft at 12:30pm Nov 21 Observed: 6.97 ft at 12:45pm Nov 21 Observed: 6.96 ft at 1:00pm Nov 21 Observed: 6.96 ft at 1:15pm Nov 21 Observed: 6.95 ft at 1:30pm Nov 21 Observed: 6.95 ft at 1:45pm Nov 21 Observed: 6.95 ft at 2:00pm Nov 21 Observed: 6.94 ft at 2:15pm Nov 21 Observed: 6.94 ft at 2:30pm Nov 21 Observed: 6.94 ft at 2:45pm Nov 21 Observed: 6.93 ft at 3:00pm Nov 21 Observed: 6.93 ft at 3:15pm Nov 21 Observed: 6.92 ft at 3:30pm Nov 21 Observed: 6.93 ft at 3:45pm Nov 21 Observed: 6.92 ft at 4:00pm Nov 21 Observed: 6.91 ft at 4:15pm Nov 21 Observed: 6.92 ft at 4:30pm Nov 21 Observed: 6.92 ft at 4:45pm Nov 21 Observed: 6.91 ft at 5:00pm Nov 21 Observed: 6.91 ft at 5:15pm Nov 21 Observed: 6.91 ft at 5:30pm Nov 21 Observed: 6.91 ft at 5:45pm Nov 21 Observed: 6.91 ft at 6:00pm Nov 21 Observed: 6.92 ft at 6:15pm Nov 21 Observed: 6.93 ft at 6:30pm Nov 21 Observed: 6.93 ft at 6:45pm Nov 21 Observed: 6.93 ft at 7:00pm Nov 21 Observed: 6.93 ft at 7:15pm Nov 21 Observed: 6.93 ft at 7:30pm Nov 21 Observed: 6.94 ft at 7:45pm Nov 21 Observed: 6.93 ft at 8:00pm Nov 21 Observed: 6.93 ft at 8:15pm Nov 21 Observed: 6.94 ft at 8:30pm Nov 21 Observed: 6.94 ft at 8:45pm Nov 21 Observed: 6.94 ft at 9:00pm Nov 21 Observed: 6.94 ft at 9:15pm Nov 21 Observed: 6.94 ft at 9:30pm Nov 21 Observed: 6.95 ft at 9:45pm Nov 21 Observed: 6.94 ft at 10:00pm Nov 21 Observed: 6.95 ft at 10:15pm Nov 21 Observed: 6.95 ft at 10:30pm Nov 21 Observed: 6.96 ft at 10:45pm Nov 21 Observed: 6.96 ft at 11:00pm Nov 21 Observed: 6.96 ft at 11:15pm Nov 21 Observed: 6.96 ft at 11:30pm Nov 21 Observed: 6.97 ft at 11:45pm Nov 21 Observed: 6.96 ft at 12:00am Nov 22 Observed: 6.96 ft at 12:15am Nov 22 Observed: 6.97 ft at 12:30am Nov 22 Observed: 6.96 ft at 12:45am Nov 22 Observed: 6.97 ft at 1:00am Nov 22 Observed: 6.96 ft at 1:15am Nov 22 Observed: 6.96 ft at 1:30am Nov 22 Observed: 6.97 ft at 1:45am Nov 22 Observed: 6.96 ft at 2:00am Nov 22 Observed: 6.97 ft at 2:15am Nov 22 Observed: 6.96 ft at 2:30am Nov 22 Observed: 6.97 ft at 2:45am Nov 22 Observed: 6.97 ft at 3:00am Nov 22 Observed: 6.97 ft at 3:15am Nov 22 Observed: 6.97 ft at 3:30am Nov 22 Observed: 6.96 ft at 3:45am Nov 22 Observed: 6.97 ft at 4:00am Nov 22 Observed: 6.97 ft at 4:15am Nov 22 Observed: 6.96 ft at 4:30am Nov 22 Observed: 6.97 ft at 4:45am Nov 22 Observed: 6.96 ft at 5:00am Nov 22 Observed: 6.96 ft at 5:15am Nov 22 Observed: 6.96 ft at 5:30am Nov 22 Observed: 6.96 ft at 5:45am Nov 22 Observed: 6.96 ft at 6:00am Nov 22 Observed: 6.96 ft at 6:15am Nov 22 Observed: 6.95 ft at 6:30am Nov 22 Observed: 6.95 ft at 6:45am Nov 22 Observed: 6.96 ft at 7:00am Nov 22 Observed: 6.95 ft at 7:15am Nov 22 Observed: 6.95 ft at 7:30am Nov 22 Observed: 6.95 ft at 7:45am Nov 22 Observed: 6.95 ft at 8:00am Nov 22 Observed: 6.94 ft at 8:15am Nov 22 Observed: 6.94 ft at 8:30am Nov 22 Observed: 6.95 ft at 8:45am Nov 22 Observed: 6.94 ft at 9:00am Nov 22 Observed: 6.94 ft at 9:15am Nov 22 Observed: 6.94 ft at 9:30am Nov 22 Observed: 6.95 ft at 9:45am Nov 22 Observed: 6.95 ft at 10:00am Nov 22 Observed: 6.94 ft at 10:15am Nov 22 Observed: 6.94 ft at 10:30am Nov 22 Observed: 6.95 ft at 10:45am Nov 22 Observed: 6.93 ft at 11:00am Nov 22 Observed: 6.96 ft at 11:15am Nov 22 Observed: 6.95 ft at 11:30am Nov 22 Observed: 6.96 ft at 11:45am Nov 22 Observed: 6.97 ft at 12:00pm Nov 22 Observed: 6.96 ft at 12:15pm Nov 22 Observed: 6.96 ft at 12:30pm Nov 22 Observed: 6.96 ft at 12:45pm Nov 22 Observed: 6.95 ft at 1:00pm Nov 22 Observed: 6.96 ft at 1:15pm Nov 22 Observed: 6.96 ft at 1:30pm Nov 22 Observed: 6.96 ft at 1:45pm Nov 22 Observed: 6.97 ft at 2:00pm Nov 22 Observed: 6.96 ft at 2:15pm Nov 22 Observed: 6.96 ft at 2:30pm Nov 22 Observed: 6.95 ft at 2:45pm Nov 22 Observed: 6.96 ft at 3:00pm Nov 22 Observed: 6.95 ft at 3:15pm Nov 22 Observed: 6.96 ft at 3:30pm Nov 22 Observed: 6.95 ft at 3:45pm Nov 22 Observed: 6.95 ft at 4:00pm Nov 22 Observed: 6.95 ft at 4:15pm Nov 22 Observed: 6.95 ft at 4:30pm Nov 22 Observed: 6.93 ft at 4:45pm Nov 22 Observed: 6.94 ft at 5:00pm Nov 22 Observed: 6.93 ft at 5:15pm Nov 22 Observed: 6.94 ft at 5:30pm Nov 22 Observed: 6.95 ft at 5:45pm Nov 22 Observed: 6.95 ft at 6:00pm Nov 22 Observed: 6.94 ft at 6:15pm Nov 22 Observed: 6.96 ft at 6:30pm Nov 22 Observed: 6.96 ft at 6:45pm Nov 22 Observed: 6.96 ft at 7:00pm Nov 22 Observed: 6.96 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: 6.96 ft at 8:15pm Nov 22 Observed: 6.96 ft at 8:30pm Nov 22 Observed: 6.97 ft at 8:45pm Nov 22 Observed: 6.96 ft at 9:00pm Nov 22 Observed: 6.96 ft at 9:15pm Nov 22 Observed: 6.97 ft at 9:30pm Nov 22 Observed: 6.96 ft at 9:45pm Nov 22 Observed: 6.96 ft at 10:00pm Nov 22 Observed: 6.96 ft at 10:15pm Nov 22 Observed: 6.96 ft at 10:30pm Nov 22 Observed: 6.96 ft at 10:45pm Nov 22 Observed: 6.96 ft at 11:00pm Nov 22 Observed: 6.95 ft at 11:15pm Nov 22 Observed: 6.95 ft at 11:30pm Nov 22 Observed: 6.96 ft at 11:45pm Nov 22 Observed: 6.95 ft at 12:00am Nov 23 Observed: 6.95 ft at 12:15am Nov 23 Observed: 6.95 ft at 12:30am Nov 23 Observed: 6.96 ft at 12:45am Nov 23 Observed: 6.96 ft at 1:00am Nov 23 Observed: 6.96 ft at 1:15am Nov 23 Observed: 6.96 ft at 1:30am Nov 23 Observed: 6.95 ft at 1:45am Nov 23 Observed: 6.95 ft at 2:00am Nov 23 Observed: 6.95 ft at 2:15am Nov 23 Observed: 6.94 ft at 2:30am Nov 23 Observed: 6.94 ft at 2:45am Nov 23 Observed: 6.95 ft at 3:00am Nov 23 Observed: 6.95 ft at 3:15am Nov 23 Observed: 6.95 ft at 3:30am Nov 23 Observed: 6.94 ft at 3:45am Nov 23 Observed: 6.95 ft at 4:00am Nov 23 Observed: 6.95 ft at 4:15am Nov 23 Observed: 6.95 ft at 4:30am Nov 23 Observed: 6.95 ft at 4:45am Nov 23 Observed: 6.95 ft at 5:00am Nov 23 Observed: 6.95 ft at 5:15am Nov 23 Observed: 6.94 ft at 5:30am Nov 23 Observed: 6.95 ft at 5:45am Nov 23 Observed: 6.95 ft at 6:00am Nov 23 Observed: 6.95 ft at 6:15am Nov 23 Observed: 6.95 ft at 6:30am Nov 23 Observed: 6.95 ft at 6:45am Nov 23 Observed: 6.95 ft at 7:00am Nov 23 Observed: 6.95 ft at 7:15am Nov 23 Observed: 6.96 ft at 7:30am Nov 23 Observed: 6.96 ft at 7:45am Nov 23 Observed: 6.95 ft at 8:00am Nov 23 Observed: 6.96 ft at 8:15am Nov 23 Observed: 6.97 ft at 8:30am Nov 23 Observed: 6.96 ft at 8:45am Nov 23 Observed: 6.96 ft at 9:00am Nov 23 Observed: 6.97 ft at 9:15am Nov 23 Observed: 6.98 ft at 9:30am Nov 23 Observed: 6.98 ft at 9:45am Nov 23 Observed: 6.99 ft at 10:00am Nov 23 Observed: 6.99 ft at 10:15am Nov 23 Observed: 6.99 ft at 10:30am Nov 23 Observed: 7 ft at 10:45am Nov 23 Observed: 6.99 ft at 11:00am Nov 23 Observed: 7 ft at 11:15am Nov 23 Observed: 7 ft at 11:30am Nov 23 Observed: 7.02 ft at 11:45am Nov 23 Observed: 7.02 ft at 12:00pm Nov 23 Observed: 7.02 ft at 12:15pm Nov 23 Observed: 7.03 ft at 12:30pm Nov 23 Observed: 7.03 ft at 12:45pm Nov 23 Observed: 7.04 ft at 1:00pm Nov 23 Observed: 7.05 ft at 1:15pm Nov 23 Observed: 7.05 ft at 1:30pm Nov 23 Observed: 7.06 ft at 1:45pm Nov 23 Observed: 7.06 ft at 2:00pm Nov 23 Observed: 7.07 ft at 2:15pm Nov 23 Observed: 7.07 ft at 2:30pm Nov 23 Observed: 7.08 ft at 2:45pm Nov 23 Observed: 7.08 ft at 3:00pm Nov 23 Observed: 7.09 ft at 3:15pm Nov 23 Observed: 7.09 ft at 3:30pm Nov 23 Observed: 7.1 ft at 3:45pm Nov 23 Observed: 7.1 ft at 4:00pm Nov 23 Observed: 7.1 ft at 4:15pm Nov 23 Observed: 7.1 ft at 4:30pm Nov 23 Observed: 7.11 ft at 4:45pm Nov 23 Observed: 7.11 ft at 5:00pm Nov 23 Observed: 7.11 ft at 5:15pm Nov 23 Observed: 7.11 ft at 5:30pm Nov 23 Observed: 7.12 ft at 5:45pm Nov 23 Observed: 7.12 ft at 6:00pm Nov 23 Observed: 7.13 ft at 6:15pm Nov 23 Observed: 7.13 ft at 6:30pm Nov 23 Observed: 7.13 ft at 6:45pm Nov 23 Observed: 7.13 ft at 7:00pm Nov 23 Observed: 7.13 ft at 7:15pm Nov 23 Observed: 7.14 ft at 7:30pm Nov 23 Observed: 7.13 ft at 7:45pm Nov 23 Observed: 7.14 ft at 8:00pm Nov 23 Observed: 7.14 ft at 8:15pm Nov 23 Observed: 7.14 ft at 8:30pm Nov 23 Observed: 7.15 ft at 8:45pm Nov 23 Observed: 7.15 ft at 9:00pm Nov 23 Observed: 7.14 ft at 9:15pm Nov 23 Observed: 7.15 ft at 9:30pm Nov 23 Observed: 7.14 ft at 9:45pm Nov 23 Observed: 7.14 ft at 10:00pm Nov 23 Observed: 7.14 ft at 10:15pm Nov 23 Observed: 7.14 ft at 10:30pm Nov 23 Observed: 7.13 ft at 10:45pm Nov 23 Observed: 7.13 ft at 11:00pm Nov 23 Observed: 7.13 ft at 11:15pm Nov 23 Observed: 7.14 ft at 11:30pm Nov 23 Observed: 7.13 ft at 11:45pm Nov 23 Observed: 7.13 ft at 12:00am Nov 24 Observed: 7.12 ft at 12:15am Nov 24 Observed: 7.13 ft at 12:30am Nov 24 Observed: 7.13 ft at 12:45am Nov 24 Observed: 7.12 ft at 1:00am Nov 24 Observed: 7.12 ft at 1:15am Nov 24 Observed: 7.12 ft at 1:30am Nov 24 Observed: 7.12 ft at 1:45am Nov 24 Observed: 7.12 ft at 2:00am Nov 24 Observed: 7.12 ft at 2:15am Nov 24 Observed: 7.12 ft at 2:30am Nov 24 Observed: 7.13 ft at 2:45am Nov 24 Observed: 7.12 ft at 3:00am Nov 24 Observed: 7.12 ft at 3:15am Nov 24 Observed: 7.12 ft at 3:30am Nov 24 Observed: 7.11 ft at 3:45am Nov 24 Observed: 7.12 ft at 4:00am Nov 24 Observed: 7.12 ft at 4:15am Nov 24 Observed: 7.12 ft at 4:30am Nov 24 Observed: 7.11 ft at 4:45am Nov 24 Observed: 7.12 ft at 5:00am Nov 24 Observed: 7.11 ft at 5:15am Nov 24 Observed: 7.11 ft at 5:30am Nov 24 Observed: 7.11 ft at 5:45am Nov 24 Observed: 7.11 ft at 6:00am Nov 24 Observed: 7.11 ft at 6:15am Nov 24 Observed: 7.11 ft at 6:30am Nov 24 Observed: 7.11 ft at 6:45am Nov 24 Observed: 7.11 ft at 7:00am Nov 24 Observed: 7.11 ft at 7:15am Nov 24 Graph Created (7:51am Nov 24, 2009) Observed USGS--Water Resources of the United States CHAS1 (plotting HGIRG) Gage 0 Datum: 362.89 Latest observed value: 7.11 ft at 7:15 AM EST 24-Nov-2009. Flood Stage is 14.0 ft. Stage (ft) Flow (kcfs)
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NOTE: River forecasts for this location take into account past precipitation and the precipitation amounts expected approximately 24 hours into the future from the forecast issuance time.

Reliability of the Forecast: Based on current and forecast river, weather and reservoir conditions

NOTE: Forecasts for the Saluda River at Chappells are issued as needed during times of high water, but are not routinely available.

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Flood Categories (in feet)
Major Flood Stage:26
Moderate Flood Stage:20
Flood Stage:14
Action Stage:13

Historical Crests
(1) 36.70 ft on 08/26/1908
(2) 27.22 ft on 08/28/1995
(3) 25.00 ft on 03/16/1912
(4) 24.68 ft on 03/25/1952
(5) 24.32 ft on 04/19/1969
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Low Water Records
(1) 0.1 ft on 02/24/1997
(2) 0.5 ft on 07/03/1996
(2) 0.5 ft on 11/07/1993
(2) 0.5 ft on 10/11/1954
(5) 0.6 ft on 12/04/2001

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21.0 EXTENSIVE FLOODING OCCURS. FARMLAND AND RIVER BOTTOMLAND AROUND AND DOWNSTREAM FROM CHAPPELLS BECOME FLOODED. MUCH OF THE SALUDA RIVER CAMPGROUND DOWNSTREAM FROM CHAPPELLS BECOME FLOODED.
18.0 THE SALUDA RIVER CAMPGROUND INCLUDING THE CAMPGROUND STORE DOWNSTREAM FROM CHAPPELLS BECOMES FLOODED. CAMPERS SHOULD MOVE TO HIGHER GROUND.
16.0 EXTENSIVE FARMLAND AND RIVER BOTTOMLAND AROUND AND DOWNSTREAM FROM CHAPPELLS BECOME FLOODED.
14.0 LOWLANDS AROUND AND DOWNSTREAM FROM CHAPPELLS BECOME FLOODED. CATTLE GRAZING RIVER BOTTOMLAND SHOULD BE MOVED TO HIGHER GROUND.

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