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| 24.8 |
EXPECT RECORD FLOODING WITH EXTENSIVE DAMAGE. |
| 21.0 |
NEAR RECORD FLOODING WILL BE OBSERVED...WITH WATER 7 FT DEEP IN THE LOWER PART OF TOWN. |
| 18.5 |
MOST BUSINESSES ALONG MAIN STREET WILL HAVE AT LEAST 1 FOOT OF WATER IN THEM. |
| 12.5 |
THE RAILROAD TRACKS IN THE LOWER PART OF TOWN WILL BE OVERTOPPED...FURTHER FLOODING THE TOWN. |
| 10.5 |
STORM DRAINS WILL START TO BACKUP AND FLOOD ROADS AND BUSINESSES IN MARSHALL. SOME EVACUATIONS WILL BEGIN IN TOWN. |
| 9.5 |
THE OLD SCHOOL YARD ON BLENNERHASSETT ISLAND WILL BE FLOODED AND THERE WILL BE FURTHER FLOODING OF BUILDINGS ON THE LEFT BANK. |
| 8.0 |
WATER WILL BEGIN TO FLOOD YARDS OF MOBILE HOMES ALONG THE RIVER IN THE ROLLINS AREA. BENNERHASSETT ISLAND IN MARSHALL WILL BEGIN TO FLOOD. |
| 4.2 |
BANKFULL STAGE |
| 0.0 |
CREST OF 7.29 FT HERE TOOK THE RIVER UP TO 12.5 FT AT HOT SPRINGS. |
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(1) gage site at Marshall on French Broad River
(2) looking upstream on the French Broad river
(3) looking downstream on the French Broad river
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Latitude: 35.780000° N,
Longitude: 82.660000° W,
Horizontal Datum:
NAD83
River Stage Reference Frame |
Gauge Height |
Flood Stage |
Uses |
| NWS stage |
0 ft |
8 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 |
1646.8 ft |
1654.8 ft |
Older USGS topographic maps, NGVD29 benchmarks |
| MSL |
N/A |
N/A |
Older USGS topographic maps, MSL benchmarks |
| Other |
N/A |
N/A |
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For more information on expected river levels see our local river summary at: http://www.weather.gov/water/textprods/view.php?wfo=gsp&prod=RVD |
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Hydrologic Resources
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