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| 56.0 |
water approaches the highest point on Main Street. |
| 46.0 |
water floods the Railroad Depot. |
| 45.0 |
water isolates the town of Hancock. |
| 40.0 |
water floods 25 to 30 homes along the West Virginia side of the river just downstream from Hancock. |
| 35.0 |
water inundates 20 to 30 homes and 5 or more businesses in the west end of town. |
| 33.0 |
water floods low spots on east Main Street. |
| 31.0 |
water begins to flood low spots of west Main Street. |
| 30.0 |
water begins to inundate some homes and businesses in the town of Hancock. |
| 28.0 |
water begins to inundate some yards on the west end of town. |
| 25.0 |
water begins to inundate low points of the old B&O Railroad tracks on the West Virginia side of the river. |
| 24.0 |
water begins to overflow into low lying areas. |
| 7.0 |
the river is at hazardous levels for recreational use. |
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Latitude: 39.697600° N,
Longitude: 78.177900° W,
Horizontal Datum:
NAD83
River Stage
Reference Frame |
Gauge Height |
Flood Stage |
Uses |
| NWS stage |
0 ft |
30 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 |
383.68 ft |
413.68 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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