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Haw River at Haw River Forecast crest: 6 ft at 1:00am Nov 24 Observed crest: 10 ft at 11:00pm Nov 23 Observed: 2.76 ft at 8:30am Nov 21 Observed: 2.76 ft at 8:45am Nov 21 Observed: 2.75 ft at 9:00am Nov 21 Observed: 2.75 ft at 9:15am Nov 21 Observed: 2.74 ft at 9:30am Nov 21 Observed: 2.74 ft at 9:45am Nov 21 Observed: 2.74 ft at 10:00am Nov 21 Observed: 2.74 ft at 10:15am Nov 21 Observed: 2.73 ft at 10:30am Nov 21 Observed: 2.73 ft at 10:45am Nov 21 Observed: 2.73 ft at 11:00am Nov 21 Observed: 2.72 ft at 11:15am Nov 21 Observed: 2.72 ft at 11:30am Nov 21 Observed: 2.72 ft at 11:45am Nov 21 Observed: 2.72 ft at 12:00pm Nov 21 Observed: 2.71 ft at 12:15pm Nov 21 Observed: 2.71 ft at 12:30pm Nov 21 Observed: 2.71 ft at 12:45pm Nov 21 Observed: 2.7 ft at 1:00pm Nov 21 Observed: 2.7 ft at 1:15pm Nov 21 Observed: 2.7 ft at 1:30pm Nov 21 Observed: 2.7 ft at 1:45pm Nov 21 Observed: 2.7 ft at 2:00pm Nov 21 Observed: 2.7 ft at 2:15pm Nov 21 Observed: 2.7 ft at 2:30pm Nov 21 Observed: 2.7 ft at 2:45pm Nov 21 Observed: 2.7 ft at 3:00pm Nov 21 Observed: 2.71 ft at 3:15pm Nov 21 Observed: 2.7 ft at 3:30pm Nov 21 Observed: 2.71 ft at 3:45pm Nov 21 Observed: 2.71 ft at 4:00pm Nov 21 Observed: 2.71 ft at 4:15pm Nov 21 Observed: 2.72 ft at 4:30pm Nov 21 Observed: 2.72 ft at 4:45pm Nov 21 Observed: 2.73 ft at 5:00pm Nov 21 Observed: 2.73 ft at 5:15pm Nov 21 Observed: 2.73 ft at 5:30pm Nov 21 Observed: 2.74 ft at 5:45pm Nov 21 Observed: 2.74 ft at 6:00pm Nov 21 Observed: 2.74 ft at 6:15pm Nov 21 Observed: 2.75 ft at 6:30pm Nov 21 Observed: 2.75 ft at 6:45pm Nov 21 Observed: 2.75 ft at 7:00pm Nov 21 Observed: 2.75 ft at 7:15pm Nov 21 Observed: 2.74 ft at 7:30pm Nov 21 Observed: 2.74 ft at 7:45pm Nov 21 Observed: 2.74 ft at 8:00pm Nov 21 Observed: 2.74 ft at 8:15pm Nov 21 Observed: 2.74 ft at 8:30pm Nov 21 Observed: 2.73 ft at 8:45pm Nov 21 Observed: 2.73 ft at 9:00pm Nov 21 Observed: 2.73 ft at 9:15pm Nov 21 Observed: 2.72 ft at 9:30pm Nov 21 Observed: 2.72 ft at 9:45pm Nov 21 Observed: 2.71 ft at 10:00pm Nov 21 Observed: 2.71 ft at 10:15pm Nov 21 Observed: 2.71 ft at 10:30pm Nov 21 Observed: 2.7 ft at 10:45pm Nov 21 Observed: 2.7 ft at 11:00pm Nov 21 Observed: 2.7 ft at 11:15pm Nov 21 Observed: 2.69 ft at 11:30pm Nov 21 Observed: 2.69 ft at 11:45pm Nov 21 Observed: 2.69 ft at 12:00am Nov 22 Observed: 2.69 ft at 12:15am Nov 22 Observed: 2.69 ft at 12:30am Nov 22 Observed: 2.69 ft at 12:45am Nov 22 Observed: 2.68 ft at 1:00am Nov 22 Observed: 2.68 ft at 1:15am Nov 22 Observed: 2.68 ft at 1:30am Nov 22 Observed: 2.67 ft at 1:45am Nov 22 Observed: 2.67 ft at 2:00am Nov 22 Observed: 2.66 ft at 2:15am Nov 22 Observed: 2.66 ft at 2:30am Nov 22 Observed: 2.65 ft at 2:45am Nov 22 Observed: 2.65 ft at 3:00am Nov 22 Observed: 2.64 ft at 3:15am Nov 22 Observed: 2.64 ft at 3:30am Nov 22 Observed: 2.64 ft at 3:45am Nov 22 Observed: 2.63 ft at 4:00am Nov 22 Observed: 2.63 ft at 4:15am Nov 22 Observed: 2.62 ft at 4:30am Nov 22 Observed: 2.62 ft at 4:45am Nov 22 Observed: 2.61 ft at 5:00am Nov 22 Observed: 2.61 ft at 5:15am Nov 22 Observed: 2.61 ft at 5:30am Nov 22 Observed: 2.6 ft at 5:45am Nov 22 Observed: 2.6 ft at 6:00am Nov 22 Observed: 2.59 ft at 6:15am Nov 22 Observed: 2.59 ft at 6:30am Nov 22 Observed: 2.59 ft at 6:45am Nov 22 Observed: 2.58 ft at 7:00am Nov 22 Observed: 2.58 ft at 7:15am Nov 22 Observed: 2.58 ft at 7:30am Nov 22 Observed: 2.57 ft at 7:45am Nov 22 Observed: 2.57 ft at 8:00am Nov 22 Observed: 2.57 ft at 8:15am Nov 22 Observed: 2.57 ft at 8:30am Nov 22 Observed: 2.57 ft at 8:45am Nov 22 Observed: 2.56 ft at 9:00am Nov 22 Observed: 2.56 ft at 9:15am Nov 22 Observed: 2.56 ft at 9:30am Nov 22 Observed: 2.55 ft at 9:45am Nov 22 Observed: 2.55 ft at 10:00am Nov 22 Observed: 2.55 ft at 10:15am Nov 22 Observed: 2.55 ft at 10:30am Nov 22 Observed: 2.54 ft at 10:45am Nov 22 Observed: 2.54 ft at 11:00am Nov 22 Observed: 2.54 ft at 11:15am Nov 22 Observed: 2.53 ft at 11:30am Nov 22 Observed: 2.53 ft at 11:45am Nov 22 Observed: 2.53 ft at 12:00pm Nov 22 Observed: 2.53 ft at 12:15pm Nov 22 Observed: 2.53 ft at 12:30pm Nov 22 Observed: 2.53 ft at 12:45pm Nov 22 Observed: 2.53 ft at 1:00pm Nov 22 Observed: 2.53 ft at 1:15pm Nov 22 Observed: 2.53 ft at 1:30pm Nov 22 Observed: 2.53 ft at 1:45pm Nov 22 Observed: 2.52 ft at 2:00pm Nov 22 Observed: 2.52 ft at 2:15pm Nov 22 Observed: 2.52 ft at 2:30pm Nov 22 Observed: 2.52 ft at 2:45pm Nov 22 Observed: 2.52 ft at 3:00pm Nov 22 Observed: 2.53 ft at 3:15pm Nov 22 Observed: 2.53 ft at 3:30pm Nov 22 Observed: 2.53 ft at 3:45pm Nov 22 Observed: 2.53 ft at 4:00pm Nov 22 Observed: 2.52 ft at 4:15pm Nov 22 Observed: 2.52 ft at 4:30pm Nov 22 Observed: 2.52 ft at 4:45pm Nov 22 Observed: 2.51 ft at 5:00pm Nov 22 Observed: 2.51 ft at 5:15pm Nov 22 Observed: 2.5 ft at 5:30pm Nov 22 Observed: 2.5 ft at 5:45pm Nov 22 Observed: 2.5 ft at 6:00pm Nov 22 Observed: 2.5 ft at 6:15pm Nov 22 Observed: 2.5 ft at 6:30pm Nov 22 Observed: 2.5 ft at 6:45pm Nov 22 Observed: 2.51 ft at 7:00pm Nov 22 Observed: 2.52 ft at 7:15pm Nov 22 Observed: 2.52 ft at 7:30pm Nov 22 Observed: 2.53 ft at 7:45pm Nov 22 Observed: 2.53 ft at 8:00pm Nov 22 Observed: 2.54 ft at 8:15pm Nov 22 Observed: 2.54 ft at 8:30pm Nov 22 Observed: 2.54 ft at 8:45pm Nov 22 Observed: 2.55 ft at 9:00pm Nov 22 Observed: 2.55 ft at 9:15pm Nov 22 Observed: 2.55 ft at 9:30pm Nov 22 Observed: 2.56 ft at 9:45pm Nov 22 Observed: 2.56 ft at 10:00pm Nov 22 Observed: 2.56 ft at 10:15pm Nov 22 Observed: 2.56 ft at 10:30pm Nov 22 Observed: 2.56 ft at 10:45pm Nov 22 Observed: 2.56 ft at 11:00pm Nov 22 Observed: 2.57 ft at 11:15pm Nov 22 Observed: 2.57 ft at 11:30pm Nov 22 Observed: 2.57 ft at 11:45pm Nov 22 Observed: 2.57 ft at 12:00am Nov 23 Observed: 2.56 ft at 12:15am Nov 23 Observed: 2.56 ft at 12:30am Nov 23 Observed: 2.56 ft at 12:45am Nov 23 Observed: 2.57 ft at 1:00am Nov 23 Observed: 2.57 ft at 1:15am Nov 23 Observed: 2.58 ft at 1:30am Nov 23 Observed: 2.58 ft at 1:45am Nov 23 Observed: 2.58 ft at 2:00am Nov 23 Observed: 2.59 ft at 2:15am Nov 23 Observed: 2.6 ft at 2:30am Nov 23 Observed: 2.61 ft at 2:45am Nov 23 Observed: 2.61 ft at 3:00am Nov 23 Observed: 2.62 ft at 3:15am Nov 23 Observed: 2.64 ft at 3:30am Nov 23 Observed: 2.65 ft at 3:45am Nov 23 Observed: 2.67 ft at 4:00am Nov 23 Observed: 2.69 ft at 4:15am Nov 23 Observed: 2.7 ft at 4:30am Nov 23 Observed: 2.73 ft at 4:45am Nov 23 Observed: 2.76 ft at 5:00am Nov 23 Observed: 2.78 ft at 5:15am Nov 23 Observed: 2.8 ft at 5:30am Nov 23 Observed: 2.81 ft at 5:45am Nov 23 Observed: 2.83 ft at 6:00am Nov 23 Observed: 2.85 ft at 6:15am Nov 23 Observed: 2.88 ft at 6:30am Nov 23 Observed: 2.92 ft at 6:45am Nov 23 Observed: 2.97 ft at 7:00am Nov 23 Observed: 3.02 ft at 7:15am Nov 23 Observed: 3.08 ft at 7:30am Nov 23 Observed: 3.14 ft at 7:45am Nov 23 Observed: 3.22 ft at 8:00am Nov 23 Observed: 3.3 ft at 8:15am Nov 23 Observed: 3.38 ft at 8:30am Nov 23 Observed: 3.47 ft at 8:45am Nov 23 Observed: 3.58 ft at 9:00am Nov 23 Observed: 3.7 ft at 9:15am Nov 23 Observed: 3.83 ft at 9:30am Nov 23 Observed: 3.94 ft at 9:45am Nov 23 Observed: 4.06 ft at 10:00am Nov 23 Observed: 4.18 ft at 10:15am Nov 23 Observed: 4.28 ft at 10:30am Nov 23 Observed: 4.38 ft at 10:45am Nov 23 Observed: 4.48 ft at 11:00am Nov 23 Observed: 4.58 ft at 11:15am Nov 23 Observed: 4.68 ft at 11:30am Nov 23 Observed: 4.77 ft at 11:45am Nov 23 Observed: 4.85 ft at 12:00pm Nov 23 Observed: 4.97 ft at 12:15pm Nov 23 Observed: 5.1 ft at 12:30pm Nov 23 Observed: 5.25 ft at 12:45pm Nov 23 Observed: 5.4 ft at 1:00pm Nov 23 Observed: 5.55 ft at 1:15pm Nov 23 Observed: 5.69 ft at 1:30pm Nov 23 Observed: 5.84 ft at 1:45pm Nov 23 Observed: 5.98 ft at 2:00pm Nov 23 Observed: 6.11 ft at 2:15pm Nov 23 Observed: 6.24 ft at 2:30pm Nov 23 Observed: 6.37 ft at 2:45pm Nov 23 Observed: 6.49 ft at 3:00pm Nov 23 Observed: 6.62 ft at 3:15pm Nov 23 Observed: 6.74 ft at 3:30pm Nov 23 Observed: 6.85 ft at 3:45pm Nov 23 Observed: 6.97 ft at 4:00pm Nov 23 Observed: 7.08 ft at 4:15pm Nov 23 Observed: 7.18 ft at 4:30pm Nov 23 Observed: 7.29 ft at 4:45pm Nov 23 Observed: 7.4 ft at 5:00pm Nov 23 Observed: 7.51 ft at 5:15pm Nov 23 Observed: 7.64 ft at 5:30pm Nov 23 Observed: 7.8 ft at 5:45pm Nov 23 Observed: 7.96 ft at 6:00pm Nov 23 Observed: 8.14 ft at 6:15pm Nov 23 Observed: 8.33 ft at 6:30pm Nov 23 Observed: 8.52 ft at 6:45pm Nov 23 Observed: 8.69 ft at 7:00pm Nov 23 Observed: 8.87 ft at 7:15pm Nov 23 Observed: 9.03 ft at 7:30pm Nov 23 Observed: 9.18 ft at 7:45pm Nov 23 Observed: 9.32 ft at 8:00pm Nov 23 Observed: 9.43 ft at 8:15pm Nov 23 Observed: 9.53 ft at 8:30pm Nov 23 Observed: 9.63 ft at 8:45pm Nov 23 Observed: 9.72 ft at 9:00pm Nov 23 Observed: 9.78 ft at 9:15pm Nov 23 Observed: 9.84 ft at 9:30pm Nov 23 Observed: 9.89 ft at 9:45pm Nov 23 Observed: 9.92 ft at 10:00pm Nov 23 Observed: 9.95 ft at 10:15pm Nov 23 Observed: 9.97 ft at 10:30pm Nov 23 Observed: 9.99 ft at 10:45pm Nov 23 Observed: 10 ft at 11:00pm Nov 23 Observed: 10 ft at 11:15pm Nov 23 Observed: 9.99 ft at 11:30pm Nov 23 Observed: 9.98 ft at 11:45pm Nov 23 Observed: 9.96 ft at 12:00am Nov 24 Observed: 9.94 ft at 12:15am Nov 24 Observed: 9.92 ft at 12:30am Nov 24 Observed: 9.88 ft at 12:45am Nov 24 Observed: 9.86 ft at 1:00am Nov 24 Observed: 9.82 ft at 1:15am Nov 24 Observed: 9.77 ft at 1:30am Nov 24 Observed: 9.73 ft at 1:45am Nov 24 Observed: 9.68 ft at 2:00am Nov 24 Observed: 9.64 ft at 2:15am Nov 24 Observed: 9.58 ft at 2:30am Nov 24 Observed: 9.52 ft at 2:45am Nov 24 Observed: 9.46 ft at 3:00am Nov 24 Observed: 9.4 ft at 3:15am Nov 24 Observed: 9.33 ft at 3:30am Nov 24 Observed: 9.26 ft at 3:45am Nov 24 Observed: 9.19 ft at 4:00am Nov 24 Observed: 9.12 ft at 4:15am Nov 24 Observed: 9.04 ft at 4:30am Nov 24 Observed: 8.96 ft at 4:45am Nov 24 Observed: 8.88 ft at 5:00am Nov 24 Observed: 8.79 ft at 5:15am Nov 24 Observed: 8.71 ft at 5:30am Nov 24 Observed: 8.62 ft at 5:45am Nov 24 Observed: 8.53 ft at 6:00am Nov 24 Observed: 8.44 ft at 6:15am Nov 24 Observed: 8.35 ft at 6:30am Nov 24 Observed: 8.26 ft at 6:45am Nov 24 Observed: 8.16 ft at 7:00am Nov 24 Observed: 8.07 ft at 7:15am Nov 24 Observed: 7.97 ft at 7:30am Nov 24 Observed: 7.89 ft at 7:45am Nov 24 Forecast: 4.6 ft at 1:00pm Nov 23 Forecast: 5.7 ft at 7:00pm Nov 23 Forecast: 6 ft at 1:00am Nov 24 Forecast: 5.6 ft at 7:00am Nov 24 Forecast: 5.1 ft at 1:00pm Nov 24 Forecast: 4.6 ft at 7:00pm Nov 24 Forecast: 4.2 ft at 1:00am Nov 25 Forecast: 3.9 ft at 7:00am Nov 25 Forecast: 3.7 ft at 1:00pm Nov 25 Forecast: 3.6 ft at 7:00pm Nov 25 Forecast: 3.4 ft at 1:00am Nov 26 Forecast: 3.2 ft at 7:00am Nov 26 Forecast: 3.1 ft at 1:00pm Nov 26 Forecast: 3 ft at 7:00pm Nov 26 Forecast: 2.9 ft at 1:00am Nov 27 Forecast: 2.8 ft at 7:00am Nov 27 Forecast: 2.7 ft at 1:00pm Nov 27 Forecast: 2.7 ft at 7:00pm Nov 27 Forecast: 2.6 ft at 1:00am Nov 28 Forecast: 2.6 ft at 7:00am Nov 28 Graph Created (8:43am Nov 24, 2009) Observed Forecast (issued 9:12am Nov 23)  USGS--Water Resources of the United States HAWN7 (plotting HGIRG)   Gage 0  Datum: 471.69 Latest observed value: 7.89 ft at 7:45 AM EST 24-Nov-2009. Flood Stage is 18.0 ft.   Stage (ft) Flow (kcfs)
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Flood Categories (in feet)
Major Flood Stage:27
Moderate Flood Stage:23
Flood Stage:18
Action Stage:16

Historical Crests
(1) 32.83 ft on 09/06/1996
(2) 31.10 ft on 09/18/1945
(3) 27.89 ft on 09/26/1947
(4) 27.37 ft on 04/16/1987
(5) 26.50 ft on 06/29/1995
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Low Water Records
(1) 0.9 ft on 09/05/1930
(2) 1.1 ft on 07/05/1986
(3) 1.3 ft on 10/07/1986
(4) 1.4 ft on 07/20/1985
(5) 1.5 ft on 09/09/1984

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30.0 MILL ON THE LEFT BANK BEGINS TO FLOOD
28.0 FLOOD WATERS REACH THE BOTTOM OF THE BRIDGE ON I-40
27.0 MAJOR FLOOD BEGINS
26.0 SANDBAGGING IS NEEDED TO PROTECT THE TOWN OF HAW RIVER. TRAILER HOMES AND WATER TREATMENT PLANT FLOODS. EVACUATION IS NECESSARY
25.5 WATER TREATMENT PLANT BUILDING FLOODS
23.0 MODERATE FLOOD BEGINS
20.0 WATER OVERFLOWS THE RIGHT BANK OPPOSITE THE WATER TREATMENT PLANT
18.0 MINOR FLOOD BEGINS

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