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Tar River at Tarboro Forecast crest: 22.5 ft at 1:00am Feb 10 Observed crest: 22.51 ft at 8:15pm Feb 09 Observed: 17.08 ft at 9:30pm Feb 6 Observed: 17.11 ft at 9:45pm Feb 6 Observed: 17.16 ft at 10:00pm Feb 6 Observed: 17.18 ft at 10:15pm Feb 6 Observed: 17.23 ft at 10:30pm Feb 6 Observed: 17.25 ft at 10:45pm Feb 6 Observed: 17.29 ft at 11:00pm Feb 6 Observed: 17.33 ft at 11:15pm Feb 6 Observed: 17.37 ft at 11:30pm Feb 6 Observed: 17.41 ft at 11:45pm Feb 6 Observed: 17.45 ft at 12:00am Feb 7 Observed: 17.49 ft at 12:15am Feb 7 Observed: 17.52 ft at 12:30am Feb 7 Observed: 17.55 ft at 12:45am Feb 7 Observed: 17.59 ft at 1:00am Feb 7 Observed: 17.64 ft at 1:15am Feb 7 Observed: 17.67 ft at 1:30am Feb 7 Observed: 17.7 ft at 1:45am Feb 7 Observed: 17.74 ft at 2:00am Feb 7 Observed: 17.78 ft at 2:15am Feb 7 Observed: 17.82 ft at 2:30am Feb 7 Observed: 17.86 ft at 2:45am Feb 7 Observed: 17.89 ft at 3:00am Feb 7 Observed: 17.94 ft at 3:15am Feb 7 Observed: 17.97 ft at 3:30am Feb 7 Observed: 18 ft at 3:45am Feb 7 Observed: 18.04 ft at 4:00am Feb 7 Observed: 18.08 ft at 4:15am Feb 7 Observed: 18.11 ft at 4:30am Feb 7 Observed: 18.16 ft at 4:45am Feb 7 Observed: 18.19 ft at 5:00am Feb 7 Observed: 18.23 ft at 5:15am Feb 7 Observed: 18.26 ft at 5:30am Feb 7 Observed: 18.3 ft at 5:45am Feb 7 Observed: 18.32 ft at 6:00am Feb 7 Observed: 18.37 ft at 6:15am Feb 7 Observed: 18.4 ft at 6:30am Feb 7 Observed: 18.44 ft at 6:45am Feb 7 Observed: 18.47 ft at 7:00am Feb 7 Observed: 18.51 ft at 7:15am Feb 7 Observed: 18.54 ft at 7:30am Feb 7 Observed: 18.58 ft at 7:45am Feb 7 Observed: 18.62 ft at 8:00am Feb 7 Observed: 18.64 ft at 8:15am Feb 7 Observed: 18.67 ft at 8:30am Feb 7 Observed: 18.71 ft at 8:45am Feb 7 Observed: 18.74 ft at 9:00am Feb 7 Observed: 18.77 ft at 9:15am Feb 7 Observed: 18.81 ft at 9:30am Feb 7 Observed: 18.84 ft at 9:45am Feb 7 Observed: 18.87 ft at 10:00am Feb 7 Observed: 18.91 ft at 10:15am Feb 7 Observed: 18.94 ft at 10:30am Feb 7 Observed: 18.97 ft at 10:45am Feb 7 Observed: 19.01 ft at 11:00am Feb 7 Observed: 19.04 ft at 11:15am Feb 7 Observed: 19.08 ft at 11:30am Feb 7 Observed: 19.11 ft at 11:45am Feb 7 Observed: 19.14 ft at 12:00pm Feb 7 Observed: 19.17 ft at 12:15pm Feb 7 Observed: 19.2 ft at 12:30pm Feb 7 Observed: 19.23 ft at 12:45pm Feb 7 Observed: 19.27 ft at 1:00pm Feb 7 Observed: 19.29 ft at 1:15pm Feb 7 Observed: 19.33 ft at 1:30pm Feb 7 Observed: 19.36 ft at 1:45pm Feb 7 Observed: 19.38 ft at 2:00pm Feb 7 Observed: 19.42 ft at 2:15pm Feb 7 Observed: 19.44 ft at 2:30pm Feb 7 Observed: 19.48 ft at 2:45pm Feb 7 Observed: 19.51 ft at 3:00pm Feb 7 Observed: 19.53 ft at 3:15pm Feb 7 Observed: 19.56 ft at 3:30pm Feb 7 Observed: 19.59 ft at 3:45pm Feb 7 Observed: 19.62 ft at 4:00pm Feb 7 Observed: 19.65 ft at 4:15pm Feb 7 Observed: 19.68 ft at 4:30pm Feb 7 Observed: 19.7 ft at 4:45pm Feb 7 Observed: 19.73 ft at 5:00pm Feb 7 Observed: 19.77 ft at 5:15pm Feb 7 Observed: 19.79 ft at 5:30pm Feb 7 Observed: 19.83 ft at 5:45pm Feb 7 Observed: 19.84 ft at 6:00pm Feb 7 Observed: 19.87 ft at 6:15pm Feb 7 Observed: 19.89 ft at 6:30pm Feb 7 Observed: 19.93 ft at 6:45pm Feb 7 Observed: 19.95 ft at 7:00pm Feb 7 Observed: 19.97 ft at 7:15pm Feb 7 Observed: 20 ft at 7:30pm Feb 7 Observed: 20.02 ft at 7:45pm Feb 7 Observed: 20.06 ft at 8:00pm Feb 7 Observed: 20.08 ft at 8:15pm Feb 7 Observed: 20.1 ft at 8:30pm Feb 7 Observed: 20.13 ft at 8:45pm Feb 7 Observed: 20.16 ft at 9:00pm Feb 7 Observed: 20.18 ft at 9:15pm Feb 7 Observed: 20.2 ft at 9:30pm Feb 7 Observed: 20.23 ft at 9:45pm Feb 7 Observed: 20.25 ft at 10:00pm Feb 7 Observed: 20.27 ft at 10:15pm Feb 7 Observed: 20.3 ft at 10:30pm Feb 7 Observed: 20.32 ft at 10:45pm Feb 7 Observed: 20.34 ft at 11:00pm Feb 7 Observed: 20.35 ft at 11:15pm Feb 7 Observed: 20.39 ft at 11:30pm Feb 7 Observed: 20.41 ft at 11:45pm Feb 7 Observed: 20.43 ft at 12:00am Feb 8 Observed: 20.46 ft at 12:15am Feb 8 Observed: 20.48 ft at 12:30am Feb 8 Observed: 20.5 ft at 12:45am Feb 8 Observed: 20.52 ft at 1:00am Feb 8 Observed: 20.53 ft at 1:15am Feb 8 Observed: 20.56 ft at 1:30am Feb 8 Observed: 20.58 ft at 1:45am Feb 8 Observed: 20.6 ft at 2:00am Feb 8 Observed: 20.63 ft at 2:15am Feb 8 Observed: 20.65 ft at 2:30am Feb 8 Observed: 20.66 ft at 2:45am Feb 8 Observed: 20.68 ft at 3:00am Feb 8 Observed: 20.7 ft at 3:15am Feb 8 Observed: 20.72 ft at 3:30am Feb 8 Observed: 20.74 ft at 3:45am Feb 8 Observed: 20.75 ft at 4:00am Feb 8 Observed: 20.77 ft at 4:15am Feb 8 Observed: 20.8 ft at 4:30am Feb 8 Observed: 20.81 ft at 4:45am Feb 8 Observed: 20.83 ft at 5:00am Feb 8 Observed: 20.85 ft at 5:15am Feb 8 Observed: 20.87 ft at 5:30am Feb 8 Observed: 20.89 ft at 5:45am Feb 8 Observed: 20.9 ft at 6:00am Feb 8 Observed: 20.92 ft at 6:15am Feb 8 Observed: 20.94 ft at 6:30am Feb 8 Observed: 20.95 ft at 6:45am Feb 8 Observed: 20.97 ft at 7:00am Feb 8 Observed: 20.98 ft at 7:15am Feb 8 Observed: 21 ft at 7:30am Feb 8 Observed: 21.02 ft at 7:45am Feb 8 Observed: 21.04 ft at 8:00am Feb 8 Observed: 21.05 ft at 8:15am Feb 8 Observed: 21.08 ft at 8:30am Feb 8 Observed: 21.09 ft at 8:45am Feb 8 Observed: 21.11 ft at 9:00am Feb 8 Observed: 21.11 ft at 9:15am Feb 8 Observed: 21.14 ft at 9:30am Feb 8 Observed: 21.14 ft at 9:45am Feb 8 Observed: 21.17 ft at 10:00am Feb 8 Observed: 21.17 ft at 10:15am Feb 8 Observed: 21.18 ft at 10:30am Feb 8 Observed: 21.2 ft at 10:45am Feb 8 Observed: 21.22 ft at 11:00am Feb 8 Observed: 21.23 ft at 11:15am Feb 8 Observed: 21.24 ft at 11:30am Feb 8 Observed: 21.27 ft at 11:45am Feb 8 Observed: 21.28 ft at 12:00pm Feb 8 Observed: 21.29 ft at 12:15pm Feb 8 Observed: 21.31 ft at 12:30pm Feb 8 Observed: 21.3 ft at 12:45pm Feb 8 Observed: 21.33 ft at 1:00pm Feb 8 Observed: 21.35 ft at 1:15pm Feb 8 Observed: 21.36 ft at 1:30pm Feb 8 Observed: 21.37 ft at 1:45pm Feb 8 Observed: 21.38 ft at 2:00pm Feb 8 Observed: 21.38 ft at 2:15pm Feb 8 Observed: 21.4 ft at 2:30pm Feb 8 Observed: 21.41 ft at 2:45pm Feb 8 Observed: 21.43 ft at 3:00pm Feb 8 Observed: 21.44 ft at 3:15pm Feb 8 Observed: 21.46 ft at 3:30pm Feb 8 Observed: 21.47 ft at 3:45pm Feb 8 Observed: 21.47 ft at 4:00pm Feb 8 Observed: 21.49 ft at 4:15pm Feb 8 Observed: 21.5 ft at 4:30pm Feb 8 Observed: 21.53 ft at 4:45pm Feb 8 Observed: 21.53 ft at 5:00pm Feb 8 Observed: 21.54 ft at 5:15pm Feb 8 Observed: 21.55 ft at 5:30pm Feb 8 Observed: 21.56 ft at 5:45pm Feb 8 Observed: 21.58 ft at 6:00pm Feb 8 Observed: 21.59 ft at 6:15pm Feb 8 Observed: 21.6 ft at 6:30pm Feb 8 Observed: 21.62 ft at 6:45pm Feb 8 Observed: 21.62 ft at 7:00pm Feb 8 Observed: 21.63 ft at 7:15pm Feb 8 Observed: 21.65 ft at 7:30pm Feb 8 Observed: 21.65 ft at 7:45pm Feb 8 Observed: 21.66 ft at 8:00pm Feb 8 Observed: 21.68 ft at 8:15pm Feb 8 Observed: 21.69 ft at 8:30pm Feb 8 Observed: 21.69 ft at 8:45pm Feb 8 Observed: 21.71 ft at 9:00pm Feb 8 Observed: 21.71 ft at 9:15pm Feb 8 Observed: 21.73 ft at 9:30pm Feb 8 Observed: 21.74 ft at 9:45pm Feb 8 Observed: 21.75 ft at 10:00pm Feb 8 Observed: 21.77 ft at 10:15pm Feb 8 Observed: 21.78 ft at 10:30pm Feb 8 Observed: 21.79 ft at 10:45pm Feb 8 Observed: 21.79 ft at 11:00pm Feb 8 Observed: 21.79 ft at 11:15pm Feb 8 Observed: 21.81 ft at 11:30pm Feb 8 Observed: 21.82 ft at 11:45pm Feb 8 Observed: 21.83 ft at 12:00am Feb 9 Observed: 21.84 ft at 12:15am Feb 9 Observed: 21.85 ft at 12:30am Feb 9 Observed: 21.86 ft at 12:45am Feb 9 Observed: 21.86 ft at 1:00am Feb 9 Observed: 21.88 ft at 1:15am Feb 9 Observed: 21.89 ft at 1:30am Feb 9 Observed: 21.91 ft at 1:45am Feb 9 Observed: 21.92 ft at 2:00am Feb 9 Observed: 21.92 ft at 2:15am Feb 9 Observed: 21.93 ft at 2:30am Feb 9 Observed: 21.94 ft at 2:45am Feb 9 Observed: 21.95 ft at 3:00am Feb 9 Observed: 21.96 ft at 3:15am Feb 9 Observed: 21.97 ft at 3:30am Feb 9 Observed: 21.97 ft at 3:45am Feb 9 Observed: 21.99 ft at 4:00am Feb 9 Observed: 21.98 ft at 4:15am Feb 9 Observed: 22 ft at 4:30am Feb 9 Observed: 22.02 ft at 4:45am Feb 9 Observed: 22.02 ft at 5:00am Feb 9 Observed: 22.03 ft at 5:15am Feb 9 Observed: 22.04 ft at 5:30am Feb 9 Observed: 22.05 ft at 5:45am Feb 9 Observed: 22.05 ft at 6:00am Feb 9 Observed: 22.06 ft at 6:15am Feb 9 Observed: 22.08 ft at 6:30am Feb 9 Observed: 22.07 ft at 6:45am Feb 9 Observed: 22.09 ft at 7:00am Feb 9 Observed: 22.1 ft at 7:15am Feb 9 Observed: 22.11 ft at 7:30am Feb 9 Observed: 22.11 ft at 7:45am Feb 9 Observed: 22.13 ft at 8:00am Feb 9 Observed: 22.13 ft at 8:15am Feb 9 Observed: 22.14 ft at 8:30am Feb 9 Observed: 22.15 ft at 8:45am Feb 9 Observed: 22.16 ft at 9:00am Feb 9 Observed: 22.17 ft at 9:15am Feb 9 Observed: 22.18 ft at 9:30am Feb 9 Observed: 22.19 ft at 9:45am Feb 9 Observed: 22.18 ft at 10:00am Feb 9 Observed: 22.19 ft at 10:15am Feb 9 Observed: 22.2 ft at 10:30am Feb 9 Observed: 22.2 ft at 10:45am Feb 9 Observed: 22.22 ft at 11:00am Feb 9 Observed: 22.23 ft at 11:15am Feb 9 Observed: 22.24 ft at 11:30am Feb 9 Observed: 22.24 ft at 11:45am Feb 9 Observed: 22.24 ft at 12:00pm Feb 9 Observed: 22.26 ft at 12:15pm Feb 9 Observed: 22.26 ft at 12:30pm Feb 9 Observed: 22.27 ft at 12:45pm Feb 9 Observed: 22.28 ft at 1:00pm Feb 9 Observed: 22.27 ft at 1:15pm Feb 9 Observed: 22.3 ft at 1:30pm Feb 9 Observed: 22.3 ft at 1:45pm Feb 9 Observed: 22.3 ft at 2:00pm Feb 9 Observed: 22.32 ft at 2:15pm Feb 9 Observed: 22.32 ft at 2:30pm Feb 9 Observed: 22.33 ft at 2:45pm Feb 9 Observed: 22.33 ft at 3:00pm Feb 9 Observed: 22.35 ft at 3:15pm Feb 9 Observed: 22.34 ft at 3:30pm Feb 9 Observed: 22.35 ft at 3:45pm Feb 9 Observed: 22.37 ft at 4:00pm Feb 9 Observed: 22.38 ft at 4:15pm Feb 9 Observed: 22.38 ft at 4:30pm Feb 9 Observed: 22.39 ft at 4:45pm Feb 9 Observed: 22.4 ft at 5:00pm Feb 9 Observed: 22.41 ft at 5:15pm Feb 9 Observed: 22.42 ft at 5:30pm Feb 9 Observed: 22.43 ft at 5:45pm Feb 9 Observed: 22.43 ft at 6:00pm Feb 9 Observed: 22.44 ft at 6:15pm Feb 9 Observed: 22.46 ft at 6:30pm Feb 9 Observed: 22.45 ft at 6:45pm Feb 9 Observed: 22.48 ft at 7:00pm Feb 9 Observed: 22.47 ft at 7:15pm Feb 9 Observed: 22.48 ft at 7:30pm Feb 9 Observed: 22.49 ft at 7:45pm Feb 9 Observed: 22.49 ft at 8:00pm Feb 9 Observed: 22.51 ft at 8:15pm Feb 9 Forecast: 22.3 ft at 1:00pm Feb 9 Forecast: 22.4 ft at 7:00pm Feb 9 Forecast: 22.5 ft at 1:00am Feb 10 Forecast: 22.5 ft at 7:00am Feb 10 Forecast: 22.5 ft at 1:00pm Feb 10 Forecast: 22.5 ft at 7:00pm Feb 10 Forecast: 22.5 ft at 1:00am Feb 11 Forecast: 22.5 ft at 7:00am Feb 11 Forecast: 22.4 ft at 1:00pm Feb 11 Forecast: 22.3 ft at 7:00pm Feb 11 Forecast: 22.2 ft at 1:00am Feb 12 Forecast: 22 ft at 7:00am Feb 12 Forecast: 21.7 ft at 1:00pm Feb 12 Forecast: 21.4 ft at 7:00pm Feb 12 Forecast: 20.9 ft at 1:00am Feb 13 Forecast: 20.3 ft at 7:00am Feb 13 Forecast: 19.6 ft at 1:00pm Feb 13 Forecast: 19 ft at 7:00pm Feb 13 Forecast: 18.3 ft at 1:00am Feb 14 Forecast: 17.5 ft at 7:00am Feb 14 Graph Created (9:41pm Feb 9, 2010) Observed Forecast (issued 9:26am Feb 9) USGS--Water Resources of the United States TARN7 (plotting HGIRG) Gage 0 Datum: 9.32 Latest observed value: 22.51 ft at 8:15 PM EST 9-Feb-2010. Flood Stage is 19.0 ft. Stage (ft) Flow (kcfs)
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NOTE: Forecasts for the Tar River at Tarboro are issued as needed during times of high water, but are not routinely available.

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Flood Categories (in feet)
Major Flood Stage:32
Moderate Flood Stage:24
Flood Stage:19
Action Stage:17

Historical Crests
(1) 41.51 ft on 09/19/1999
(2) 34.00 ft on 07/27/1919
(3) 33.50 ft on 10/04/1924
(4) 31.77 ft on 08/20/1940
(5) 30.20 ft on 09/24/1928
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Low Water Records
(1) 0.5 ft on 10/17/1933
(2) 0.6 ft on 09/28/1954
(3) 0.9 ft on 10/02/1968
(4) 1.1 ft on 10/23/1981
(4) 1.1 ft on 09/18/1951

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41.5 This is the Flood of Record. Hurricane Floyd, Sept. 19, 1999
38.6 This is the highest elevation of the Princeville Dike
37.0 Failure may be expected at the Princeville Dike. There is considerable street flooding in Tarboro
34.6 Water has reached the lowest elevation of the Princeville Dike
33.6 This is the elevation of the railroad atop the Princeville dike. The gate has to be closed to prevent water from flowing into the town of Princeville
32.0 Major Flooding begins
27.0 a portion of US64 Business in Princeville begins to flood
26.6 this is the stage reached during Hurricane Fran on Sept. 15, 1996
24.0 Moderate Flooding begins in Tarboro
23.0 There is minor street flooding in Tarboro
20.0 Lowland flooding occurs in Tarboro
19.0 This is the flood stage. Minor flooding begins. A park and dirt road near the US64 bridge floods
17.0 Bankfull
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Latitude: 35.894000° N, Longitude: 77.533000° W, Horizontal Datum: NAD83

River Stage
Reference Frame		 Gauge Height Flood Stage Uses
NWS stage 0 ft 19 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 9.32 ft 28.32 ft 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 N/A N/A  

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