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Neuse River at Smithfield Forecast crest: 14.2 ft at 1:00am Feb 14 Observed crest: 18.55 ft at 8:45am Feb 07 Observed: 17.92 ft at 10:00pm Feb 6 Observed: 17.93 ft at 10:15pm Feb 6 Observed: 17.96 ft at 10:30pm Feb 6 Observed: 17.99 ft at 10:45pm Feb 6 Observed: 18.01 ft at 11:00pm Feb 6 Observed: 18.02 ft at 11:15pm Feb 6 Observed: 18.06 ft at 11:30pm Feb 6 Observed: 18.07 ft at 11:45pm Feb 6 Observed: 18.11 ft at 12:00am Feb 7 Observed: 18.12 ft at 12:15am Feb 7 Observed: 18.16 ft at 12:30am Feb 7 Observed: 18.16 ft at 12:45am Feb 7 Observed: 18.18 ft at 1:00am Feb 7 Observed: 18.19 ft at 1:15am Feb 7 Observed: 18.21 ft at 1:30am Feb 7 Observed: 18.24 ft at 1:45am Feb 7 Observed: 18.27 ft at 2:00am Feb 7 Observed: 18.28 ft at 2:15am Feb 7 Observed: 18.27 ft at 2:30am Feb 7 Observed: 18.29 ft at 2:45am Feb 7 Observed: 18.31 ft at 3:00am Feb 7 Observed: 18.33 ft at 3:15am Feb 7 Observed: 18.33 ft at 3:30am Feb 7 Observed: 18.39 ft at 3:45am Feb 7 Observed: 18.39 ft at 4:00am Feb 7 Observed: 18.39 ft at 4:15am Feb 7 Observed: 18.4 ft at 4:30am Feb 7 Observed: 18.41 ft at 4:45am Feb 7 Observed: 18.43 ft at 5:00am Feb 7 Observed: 18.45 ft at 5:15am Feb 7 Observed: 18.46 ft at 5:30am Feb 7 Observed: 18.46 ft at 5:45am Feb 7 Observed: 18.47 ft at 6:00am Feb 7 Observed: 18.46 ft at 6:15am Feb 7 Observed: 18.49 ft at 6:30am Feb 7 Observed: 18.49 ft at 6:45am Feb 7 Observed: 18.52 ft at 7:00am Feb 7 Observed: 18.53 ft at 7:15am Feb 7 Observed: 18.54 ft at 7:30am Feb 7 Observed: 18.53 ft at 7:45am Feb 7 Observed: 18.54 ft at 8:00am Feb 7 Observed: 18.54 ft at 8:15am Feb 7 Observed: 18.52 ft at 8:30am Feb 7 Observed: 18.55 ft at 8:45am Feb 7 Observed: 18.52 ft at 9:00am Feb 7 Observed: 18.55 ft at 9:15am Feb 7 Observed: 18.55 ft at 9:30am Feb 7 Observed: 18.55 ft at 9:45am Feb 7 Observed: 18.55 ft at 10:00am Feb 7 Observed: 18.53 ft at 10:15am Feb 7 Observed: 18.54 ft at 10:30am Feb 7 Observed: 18.55 ft at 10:45am Feb 7 Observed: 18.54 ft at 11:00am Feb 7 Observed: 18.53 ft at 11:15am Feb 7 Observed: 18.51 ft at 11:30am Feb 7 Observed: 18.51 ft at 11:45am Feb 7 Observed: 18.5 ft at 12:00pm Feb 7 Observed: 18.51 ft at 12:15pm Feb 7 Observed: 18.51 ft at 12:30pm Feb 7 Observed: 18.51 ft at 12:45pm Feb 7 Observed: 18.49 ft at 1:00pm Feb 7 Observed: 18.47 ft at 1:15pm Feb 7 Observed: 18.46 ft at 1:30pm Feb 7 Observed: 18.45 ft at 1:45pm Feb 7 Observed: 18.41 ft at 2:00pm Feb 7 Observed: 18.42 ft at 2:15pm Feb 7 Observed: 18.39 ft at 2:30pm Feb 7 Observed: 18.38 ft at 2:45pm Feb 7 Observed: 18.37 ft at 3:00pm Feb 7 Observed: 18.33 ft at 3:15pm Feb 7 Observed: 18.33 ft at 3:30pm Feb 7 Observed: 18.31 ft at 3:45pm Feb 7 Observed: 18.29 ft at 4:00pm Feb 7 Observed: 18.26 ft at 4:15pm Feb 7 Observed: 18.23 ft at 4:30pm Feb 7 Observed: 18.21 ft at 4:45pm Feb 7 Observed: 18.17 ft at 5:00pm Feb 7 Observed: 18.14 ft at 5:15pm Feb 7 Observed: 18.13 ft at 5:30pm Feb 7 Observed: 18.1 ft at 5:45pm Feb 7 Observed: 18.06 ft at 6:00pm Feb 7 Observed: 18.03 ft at 6:15pm Feb 7 Observed: 18.01 ft at 6:30pm Feb 7 Observed: 17.97 ft at 6:45pm Feb 7 Observed: 17.94 ft at 7:00pm Feb 7 Observed: 17.92 ft at 7:15pm Feb 7 Observed: 17.89 ft at 7:30pm Feb 7 Observed: 17.84 ft at 7:45pm Feb 7 Observed: 17.82 ft at 8:00pm Feb 7 Observed: 17.79 ft at 8:15pm Feb 7 Observed: 17.75 ft at 8:30pm Feb 7 Observed: 17.72 ft at 8:45pm Feb 7 Observed: 17.7 ft at 9:00pm Feb 7 Observed: 17.65 ft at 9:15pm Feb 7 Observed: 17.62 ft at 9:30pm Feb 7 Observed: 17.6 ft at 9:45pm Feb 7 Observed: 17.55 ft at 10:00pm Feb 7 Observed: 17.52 ft at 10:15pm Feb 7 Observed: 17.49 ft at 10:30pm Feb 7 Observed: 17.45 ft at 10:45pm Feb 7 Observed: 17.41 ft at 11:00pm Feb 7 Observed: 17.38 ft at 11:15pm Feb 7 Observed: 17.35 ft at 11:30pm Feb 7 Observed: 17.32 ft at 11:45pm Feb 7 Observed: 17.27 ft at 12:00am Feb 8 Observed: 17.24 ft at 12:15am Feb 8 Observed: 17.21 ft at 12:30am Feb 8 Observed: 17.17 ft at 12:45am Feb 8 Observed: 17.14 ft at 1:00am Feb 8 Observed: 17.11 ft at 1:15am Feb 8 Observed: 17.07 ft at 1:30am Feb 8 Observed: 17.03 ft at 1:45am Feb 8 Observed: 17 ft at 2:00am Feb 8 Observed: 16.97 ft at 2:15am Feb 8 Observed: 16.94 ft at 2:30am Feb 8 Observed: 16.92 ft at 2:45am Feb 8 Observed: 16.88 ft at 3:00am Feb 8 Observed: 16.84 ft at 3:15am Feb 8 Observed: 16.81 ft at 3:30am Feb 8 Observed: 16.76 ft at 3:45am Feb 8 Observed: 16.74 ft at 4:00am Feb 8 Observed: 16.72 ft at 4:15am Feb 8 Observed: 16.69 ft at 4:30am Feb 8 Observed: 16.65 ft at 4:45am Feb 8 Observed: 16.63 ft at 5:00am Feb 8 Observed: 16.6 ft at 5:15am Feb 8 Observed: 16.56 ft at 5:30am Feb 8 Observed: 16.54 ft at 5:45am Feb 8 Observed: 16.52 ft at 6:00am Feb 8 Observed: 16.49 ft at 6:15am Feb 8 Observed: 16.46 ft at 6:30am Feb 8 Observed: 16.44 ft at 6:45am Feb 8 Observed: 16.41 ft at 7:00am Feb 8 Observed: 16.38 ft at 7:15am Feb 8 Observed: 16.36 ft at 7:30am Feb 8 Observed: 16.32 ft at 7:45am Feb 8 Observed: 16.3 ft at 8:00am Feb 8 Observed: 16.27 ft at 8:15am Feb 8 Observed: 16.25 ft at 8:30am Feb 8 Observed: 16.22 ft at 8:45am Feb 8 Observed: 16.21 ft at 9:00am Feb 8 Observed: 16.18 ft at 9:15am Feb 8 Observed: 16.15 ft at 9:30am Feb 8 Observed: 16.13 ft at 9:45am Feb 8 Observed: 16.1 ft at 10:00am Feb 8 Observed: 16.08 ft at 10:15am Feb 8 Observed: 16.06 ft at 10:30am Feb 8 Observed: 16.04 ft at 10:45am Feb 8 Observed: 16.01 ft at 11:00am Feb 8 Observed: 15.98 ft at 11:15am Feb 8 Observed: 15.95 ft at 11:30am Feb 8 Observed: 15.94 ft at 11:45am Feb 8 Observed: 15.92 ft at 12:00pm Feb 8 Observed: 15.89 ft at 12:15pm Feb 8 Observed: 15.88 ft at 12:30pm Feb 8 Observed: 15.85 ft at 12:45pm Feb 8 Observed: 15.83 ft at 1:00pm Feb 8 Observed: 15.8 ft at 1:15pm Feb 8 Observed: 15.78 ft at 1:30pm Feb 8 Observed: 15.75 ft at 1:45pm Feb 8 Observed: 15.73 ft at 2:00pm Feb 8 Observed: 15.71 ft at 2:15pm Feb 8 Observed: 15.69 ft at 2:30pm Feb 8 Observed: 15.67 ft at 2:45pm Feb 8 Observed: 15.65 ft at 3:00pm Feb 8 Observed: 15.62 ft at 3:15pm Feb 8 Observed: 15.6 ft at 3:30pm Feb 8 Observed: 15.59 ft at 3:45pm Feb 8 Observed: 15.56 ft at 4:00pm Feb 8 Observed: 15.55 ft at 4:15pm Feb 8 Observed: 15.52 ft at 4:30pm Feb 8 Observed: 15.49 ft at 4:45pm Feb 8 Observed: 15.47 ft at 5:00pm Feb 8 Observed: 15.45 ft at 5:15pm Feb 8 Observed: 15.43 ft at 5:30pm Feb 8 Observed: 15.41 ft at 5:45pm Feb 8 Observed: 15.38 ft at 6:00pm Feb 8 Observed: 15.36 ft at 6:15pm Feb 8 Observed: 15.34 ft at 6:30pm Feb 8 Observed: 15.33 ft at 6:45pm Feb 8 Observed: 15.3 ft at 7:00pm Feb 8 Observed: 15.28 ft at 7:15pm Feb 8 Observed: 15.26 ft at 7:30pm Feb 8 Observed: 15.23 ft at 7:45pm Feb 8 Observed: 15.21 ft at 8:00pm Feb 8 Observed: 15.19 ft at 8:15pm Feb 8 Observed: 15.17 ft at 8:30pm Feb 8 Observed: 15.15 ft at 8:45pm Feb 8 Observed: 15.13 ft at 9:00pm Feb 8 Observed: 15.1 ft at 9:15pm Feb 8 Observed: 15.08 ft at 9:30pm Feb 8 Observed: 15.07 ft at 9:45pm Feb 8 Observed: 15.05 ft at 10:00pm Feb 8 Observed: 15.02 ft at 10:15pm Feb 8 Observed: 15.01 ft at 10:30pm Feb 8 Observed: 14.98 ft at 10:45pm Feb 8 Observed: 14.96 ft at 11:00pm Feb 8 Observed: 14.94 ft at 11:15pm Feb 8 Observed: 14.92 ft at 11:30pm Feb 8 Observed: 14.89 ft at 11:45pm Feb 8 Observed: 14.86 ft at 12:00am Feb 9 Observed: 14.85 ft at 12:15am Feb 9 Observed: 14.82 ft at 12:30am Feb 9 Observed: 14.81 ft at 12:45am Feb 9 Observed: 14.79 ft at 1:00am Feb 9 Observed: 14.76 ft at 1:15am Feb 9 Observed: 14.74 ft at 1:30am Feb 9 Observed: 14.71 ft at 1:45am Feb 9 Observed: 14.7 ft at 2:00am Feb 9 Observed: 14.68 ft at 2:15am Feb 9 Observed: 14.66 ft at 2:30am Feb 9 Observed: 14.63 ft at 2:45am Feb 9 Observed: 14.61 ft at 3:00am Feb 9 Observed: 14.59 ft at 3:15am Feb 9 Observed: 14.56 ft at 3:30am Feb 9 Observed: 14.54 ft at 3:45am Feb 9 Observed: 14.52 ft at 4:00am Feb 9 Observed: 14.49 ft at 4:15am Feb 9 Observed: 14.47 ft at 4:30am Feb 9 Observed: 14.45 ft at 4:45am Feb 9 Observed: 14.43 ft at 5:00am Feb 9 Observed: 14.4 ft at 5:15am Feb 9 Observed: 14.37 ft at 5:30am Feb 9 Observed: 14.35 ft at 5:45am Feb 9 Observed: 14.32 ft at 6:00am Feb 9 Observed: 14.3 ft at 6:15am Feb 9 Observed: 14.28 ft at 6:30am Feb 9 Observed: 14.25 ft at 6:45am Feb 9 Observed: 14.23 ft at 7:00am Feb 9 Observed: 14.2 ft at 7:15am Feb 9 Observed: 14.18 ft at 7:30am Feb 9 Observed: 14.15 ft at 7:45am Feb 9 Observed: 14.13 ft at 8:00am Feb 9 Observed: 14.1 ft at 8:15am Feb 9 Observed: 14.08 ft at 8:30am Feb 9 Observed: 14.05 ft at 8:45am Feb 9 Observed: 14.03 ft at 9:00am Feb 9 Observed: 13.99 ft at 9:15am Feb 9 Observed: 13.97 ft at 9:30am Feb 9 Observed: 13.95 ft at 9:45am Feb 9 Observed: 13.92 ft at 10:00am Feb 9 Observed: 13.89 ft at 10:15am Feb 9 Observed: 13.86 ft at 10:30am Feb 9 Observed: 13.84 ft at 10:45am Feb 9 Observed: 13.81 ft at 11:00am Feb 9 Observed: 13.78 ft at 11:15am Feb 9 Observed: 13.76 ft at 11:30am Feb 9 Observed: 13.72 ft at 11:45am Feb 9 Observed: 13.7 ft at 12:00pm Feb 9 Observed: 13.67 ft at 12:15pm Feb 9 Observed: 13.64 ft at 12:30pm Feb 9 Observed: 13.62 ft at 12:45pm Feb 9 Observed: 13.59 ft at 1:00pm Feb 9 Observed: 13.56 ft at 1:15pm Feb 9 Observed: 13.54 ft at 1:30pm Feb 9 Observed: 13.51 ft at 1:45pm Feb 9 Observed: 13.49 ft at 2:00pm Feb 9 Observed: 13.46 ft at 2:15pm Feb 9 Observed: 13.43 ft at 2:30pm Feb 9 Observed: 13.41 ft at 2:45pm Feb 9 Observed: 13.39 ft at 3:00pm Feb 9 Observed: 13.37 ft at 3:15pm Feb 9 Observed: 13.34 ft at 3:30pm Feb 9 Observed: 13.32 ft at 3:45pm Feb 9 Observed: 13.29 ft at 4:00pm Feb 9 Observed: 13.27 ft at 4:15pm Feb 9 Observed: 13.26 ft at 4:30pm Feb 9 Observed: 13.23 ft at 4:45pm Feb 9 Observed: 13.2 ft at 5:00pm Feb 9 Observed: 13.18 ft at 5:15pm Feb 9 Observed: 13.15 ft at 5:30pm Feb 9 Observed: 13.12 ft at 5:45pm Feb 9 Observed: 13.11 ft at 6:00pm Feb 9 Observed: 13.08 ft at 6:15pm Feb 9 Observed: 13.06 ft at 6:30pm Feb 9 Observed: 13.03 ft at 6:45pm Feb 9 Observed: 13.01 ft at 7:00pm Feb 9 Observed: 12.98 ft at 7:15pm Feb 9 Observed: 12.96 ft at 7:30pm Feb 9 Observed: 12.94 ft at 7:45pm Feb 9 Observed: 12.92 ft at 8:00pm Feb 9 Observed: 12.89 ft at 8:15pm Feb 9 Observed: 12.86 ft at 8:30pm Feb 9 Observed: 12.84 ft at 8:45pm Feb 9 Observed: 12.83 ft at 9:00pm Feb 9 Observed: 12.79 ft at 9:15pm Feb 9 Observed: 12.77 ft at 9:30pm Feb 9 Forecast: 13.9 ft at 1:00pm Feb 9 Forecast: 13.6 ft at 7:00pm Feb 9 Forecast: 13.2 ft at 1:00am Feb 10 Forecast: 13.2 ft at 7:00am Feb 10 Forecast: 13.1 ft at 1:00pm Feb 10 Forecast: 13 ft at 7:00pm Feb 10 Forecast: 12.9 ft at 1:00am Feb 11 Forecast: 13 ft at 7:00am Feb 11 Forecast: 13 ft at 1:00pm Feb 11 Forecast: 13 ft at 7:00pm Feb 11 Forecast: 13.2 ft at 1:00am Feb 12 Forecast: 13.4 ft at 7:00am Feb 12 Forecast: 13.6 ft at 1:00pm Feb 12 Forecast: 13.7 ft at 7:00pm Feb 12 Forecast: 13.8 ft at 1:00am Feb 13 Forecast: 13.9 ft at 7:00am Feb 13 Forecast: 14.1 ft at 1:00pm Feb 13 Forecast: 14.1 ft at 7:00pm Feb 13 Forecast: 14.2 ft at 1:00am Feb 14 Forecast: 14.2 ft at 7:00am Feb 14 Graph Created (10:07pm Feb 9, 2010) Observed Forecast (issued 9:26am Feb 9) USGS--Water Resources of the United States SMFN7 (plotting HGIRG) Gage 0 Datum: 99.26 Latest observed value: 12.77 ft at 9:30 PM EST 9-Feb-2010. Flood Stage is 15.0 ft. Stage (ft) Flow (kcfs)
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NOTE: Forecasts for the Neuse River at Smithfield are issued routinely year-round.

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Flood Categories (in feet)
Major Flood Stage:20
Moderate Flood Stage:18
Flood Stage:15
Action Stage:14

Historical Crests
(1) 27.40 ft on 09/08/1996
(2) 27.10 ft on 08/01/1908
(3) 26.80 ft on 07/24/1919
(4) 26.72 ft on 09/18/1999
(5) 26.40 ft on 10/03/1929
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Low Water Records
(1) 2.4 ft on 09/26/1968
(2) 2.5 ft on 07/29/1977
(3) 2.6 ft on 08/31/1980
(4) 3.0 ft on 09/19/1985
(4) 3.0 ft on 10/20/1981

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40.0 US 70 HIGHWAY RAILING IS TOPPED.
36.0 US HIGHWAY 70 FLOODS.
30.0 HOUSES ON THE RIVER SIDE OF SOUTH FRONT STREET FLOOD.
28.0 WATER AFFECTS NORTH FRONT STREET. A CONSIDERABLE PORTION OF THE CITY IS FLOODED.
25.0 THE MAIN OPERATIONS BUILDING AT THE WATER TREATMENT PLANT FLOODS.
23.0 THE BASEMENTS OF ABOUT 2 DOZEN HOMES ON THE LEFT BANK FLOOD.
21.0 A LARGE AREA BETWEEN FIRST AND SECOND STREET, IN THE SOUTH PART OF TOWN, FLOODS.
20.0 FLOOD WATERS SIGNIFICANTLY AFFECT OPERATIONS AT THE WATER TREATMENT PLANT.
19.5 HOSPITAL ROAD, BETWEEN US301 AND BUFFALO ROAD, HAS TO BE CLOSED.
19.0 SOME SMITHFIELD STREETS BEGIN TO FLOOD.
18.0 SEWER BLOCKAGE MAY OCCUR.
17.0 SMITHFIELD TOWN PARK, NEAR THE HIGHWAY 70 BRIDGE, FLOODS.
16.0 WATER COVERS THE DIRT ROAD NEXT TO THE WATER TREATMENT PLANT.
15.0 WATER REACHES THE BASE OF THE ONE MILLION GALLON TANK AT THE WATER TREATMENT PLANT.

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Latitude: 35.513000° N, Longitude: 78.350000° W, Horizontal Datum: NAD83

River Stage
Reference Frame		 Gauge Height Flood Stage Uses
NWS stage 0 ft 15 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 99.26 ft 114.26 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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