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| 72.0 |
THE RIVER WIDENS TO ABOUT 2 MILES IN SOME PLACES. THREE THOUSAND OR MORE STRUCTURES ARE THREATENED, AND MORE THAN 7000 ACRES OF LAND MAY FLOOD |
| 69.0 |
ONE QUARTER OF FAYETTEVILLE FLOODS. AT THIS STAGE THE RIVER WIDENS TO A MILE OR MORE IN SOME PLACES. ONE HUNDRED FIFTY STRUCTURES OR MORE ARE THREATENED, AND MORE THAN 1680 ACRES ARE FLOODED. |
| 64.0 |
A FEW THOUSAND ACRES OF LAND AND HUNDREDS OF STRUCTURES ON BOTH SIDES OF THE RIVER WILL BE FLOODED. WATER REACHEW THE UNDER-CLEARANCE OF SCL TRESTLE. AT RIGHT BANK, 2 MILES DOWNSTREAM, RIVER WILL SPREAD 1 MILE WIDE WITH UP TO 5 FEET DEEP WATER. |
| 60.0 |
AT THIS STAGE AND ABOVE, WATGER BYPASSES THE LEFT END OF NEW NC24 BRIDGE FOR SEVERAL HUNDRED YARDS. AT 2 MILES DOWNSTREAM, LEFT BANK, RIVER WIDENS TO 1000 FEET IN UP TO 5 FEET WATER; RIGHT BANKS BEGINS TO OVERFLOW. |
| 58.0 |
THE RIGHT BANK WIDENS TO 800 FEET OR MORE. SERIOUS FLOODING OF STRUCTURES BEGINS |
| 50.0 |
SIGNIFICANT OVERFLOW BEGINS AT LEFT BANK, 2 MILES DOWNSTREAM OF NC24 BRIDGE. |
| 48.0 |
MODERATE FLOOD BEGINS |
| 35.0 |
WATER OVERFLOWS BANKS BUT LITTLE OR NO DAMAGE |
| 28.0 |
LOW BANKS BEGIN TO BE TOPPED |
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Latitude: 35.050400° N,
Longitude: 78.858300° W,
Horizontal Datum:
NAD83
River Stage
Reference Frame |
Gauge Height |
Flood Stage |
Uses |
| NWS stage |
0 ft |
35 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 |
N/A |
N/A |
Older USGS topographic maps, NGVD29 benchmarks |
| MSL |
N/A |
N/A |
Older USGS topographic maps, MSL benchmarks |
| Other |
20.52 ft |
55.52 ft |
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