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Hydrograph River at a Glance Download Weekly Chance of
Exceeding Levels		 Chance of Exceeding Levels
During Entire Period
Russell Fork River at Haysi Observed crest: 2.49 ft at 12:30am Nov 21 Observed: 2.49 ft at 12:30am Nov 21 Observed: 2.49 ft at 1:00am Nov 21 Observed: 2.49 ft at 1:30am Nov 21 Observed: 2.49 ft at 2:00am Nov 21 Observed: 2.49 ft at 2:30am Nov 21 Observed: 2.49 ft at 3:00am Nov 21 Observed: 2.49 ft at 3:30am Nov 21 Observed: 2.49 ft at 4:00am Nov 21 Observed: 2.49 ft at 4:30am Nov 21 Observed: 2.49 ft at 5:00am Nov 21 Observed: 2.49 ft at 5:30am Nov 21 Observed: 2.49 ft at 6:00am Nov 21 Observed: 2.49 ft at 6:30am Nov 21 Observed: 2.49 ft at 7:00am Nov 21 Observed: 2.49 ft at 7:30am Nov 21 Observed: 2.49 ft at 8:00am Nov 21 Observed: 2.49 ft at 8:30am Nov 21 Observed: 2.49 ft at 9:00am Nov 21 Observed: 2.49 ft at 9:30am Nov 21 Observed: 2.49 ft at 10:00am Nov 21 Observed: 2.48 ft at 10:30am Nov 21 Observed: 2.48 ft at 11:00am Nov 21 Observed: 2.48 ft at 11:30am Nov 21 Observed: 2.48 ft at 12:00pm Nov 21 Observed: 2.48 ft at 12:30pm Nov 21 Observed: 2.48 ft at 1:00pm Nov 21 Observed: 2.48 ft at 1:30pm Nov 21 Observed: 2.48 ft at 2:00pm Nov 21 Observed: 2.48 ft at 2:30pm Nov 21 Observed: 2.48 ft at 3:00pm Nov 21 Observed: 2.48 ft at 3:30pm Nov 21 Observed: 2.48 ft at 4:00pm Nov 21 Observed: 2.48 ft at 4:30pm Nov 21 Observed: 2.48 ft at 5:00pm Nov 21 Observed: 2.48 ft at 5:30pm Nov 21 Observed: 2.48 ft at 6:00pm Nov 21 Observed: 2.48 ft at 6:30pm Nov 21 Observed: 2.48 ft at 7:00pm Nov 21 Observed: 2.48 ft at 7:30pm Nov 21 Observed: 2.48 ft at 8:00pm Nov 21 Observed: 2.48 ft at 8:30pm Nov 21 Observed: 2.48 ft at 9:00pm Nov 21 Observed: 2.48 ft at 9:30pm Nov 21 Observed: 2.48 ft at 10:00pm Nov 21 Observed: 2.48 ft at 10:30pm Nov 21 Observed: 2.48 ft at 11:00pm Nov 21 Observed: 2.48 ft at 11:30pm Nov 21 Observed: 2.48 ft at 12:00am Nov 22 Observed: 2.47 ft at 12:30am Nov 22 Observed: 2.47 ft at 1:00am Nov 22 Observed: 2.47 ft at 1:30am Nov 22 Observed: 2.47 ft at 2:00am Nov 22 Observed: 2.47 ft at 2:30am Nov 22 Observed: 2.47 ft at 3:00am Nov 22 Observed: 2.47 ft at 3:30am Nov 22 Observed: 2.47 ft at 4:00am Nov 22 Observed: 2.47 ft at 4:30am Nov 22 Observed: 2.47 ft at 5:00am Nov 22 Observed: 2.47 ft at 5:30am Nov 22 Observed: 2.47 ft at 6:00am Nov 22 Observed: 2.47 ft at 6:30am Nov 22 Observed: 2.47 ft at 7:00am Nov 22 Observed: 2.47 ft at 7:30am Nov 22 Observed: 2.47 ft at 8:00am Nov 22 Observed: 2.47 ft at 8:30am Nov 22 Observed: 2.47 ft at 9:00am Nov 22 Observed: 2.47 ft at 9:30am Nov 22 Observed: 2.47 ft at 10:00am Nov 22 Observed: 2.47 ft at 10:30am Nov 22 Observed: 2.47 ft at 11:00am Nov 22 Observed: 2.47 ft at 11:30am Nov 22 Observed: 2.47 ft at 12:00pm Nov 22 Observed: 2.47 ft at 12:30pm Nov 22 Observed: 2.47 ft at 1:00pm Nov 22 Observed: 2.47 ft at 1:30pm Nov 22 Observed: 2.47 ft at 2:00pm Nov 22 Observed: 2.47 ft at 2:30pm Nov 22 Observed: 2.46 ft at 3:00pm Nov 22 Observed: 2.46 ft at 3:30pm Nov 22 Observed: 2.46 ft at 4:00pm Nov 22 Observed: 2.46 ft at 4:30pm Nov 22 Observed: 2.46 ft at 5:00pm Nov 22 Observed: 2.46 ft at 5:30pm Nov 22 Observed: 2.46 ft at 6:00pm Nov 22 Observed: 2.46 ft at 6:30pm Nov 22 Observed: 2.46 ft at 7:00pm Nov 22 Observed: 2.46 ft at 7:30pm Nov 22 Observed: 2.46 ft at 8:00pm Nov 22 Observed: 2.46 ft at 8:30pm Nov 22 Observed: 2.46 ft at 9:00pm Nov 22 Observed: 2.46 ft at 9:30pm Nov 22 Observed: 2.46 ft at 10:00pm Nov 22 Observed: 2.46 ft at 10:30pm Nov 22 Observed: 2.46 ft at 11:00pm Nov 22 Observed: 2.46 ft at 11:30pm Nov 22 Observed: 2.46 ft at 12:00am Nov 23 Observed: 2.46 ft at 12:30am Nov 23 Observed: 2.46 ft at 1:00am Nov 23 Observed: 2.46 ft at 1:30am Nov 23 Observed: 2.46 ft at 2:00am Nov 23 Observed: 2.46 ft at 2:30am Nov 23 Observed: 2.47 ft at 3:00am Nov 23 Observed: 2.47 ft at 3:30am Nov 23 Observed: 2.47 ft at 4:00am Nov 23 Observed: 2.47 ft at 4:30am Nov 23 Observed: 2.47 ft at 5:00am Nov 23 Observed: 2.47 ft at 5:30am Nov 23 Observed: 2.47 ft at 6:00am Nov 23 Observed: 2.47 ft at 6:30am Nov 23 Observed: 2.47 ft at 7:00am Nov 23 Observed: 2.47 ft at 7:30am Nov 23 Observed: 2.47 ft at 8:00am Nov 23 Observed: 2.47 ft at 8:30am Nov 23 Observed: 2.47 ft at 9:00am Nov 23 Observed: 2.47 ft at 9:30am Nov 23 Observed: 2.47 ft at 10:00am Nov 23 Observed: 2.47 ft at 10:30am Nov 23 Observed: 2.47 ft at 11:00am Nov 23 Observed: 2.47 ft at 11:30am Nov 23 Observed: 2.47 ft at 12:00pm Nov 23 Observed: 2.47 ft at 12:30pm Nov 23 Observed: 2.47 ft at 1:00pm Nov 23 Observed: 2.47 ft at 1:30pm Nov 23 Observed: 2.47 ft at 2:00pm Nov 23 Observed: 2.47 ft at 2:30pm Nov 23 Observed: 2.47 ft at 3:00pm Nov 23 Observed: 2.47 ft at 3:30pm Nov 23 Observed: 2.47 ft at 4:00pm Nov 23 Observed: 2.48 ft at 4:30pm Nov 23 Observed: 2.48 ft at 5:00pm Nov 23 Observed: 2.48 ft at 5:30pm Nov 23 Observed: 2.48 ft at 6:00pm Nov 23 Observed: 2.48 ft at 6:30pm Nov 23 Observed: 2.48 ft at 7:00pm Nov 23 Observed: 2.48 ft at 7:30pm Nov 23 Observed: 2.48 ft at 8:00pm Nov 23 Observed: 2.48 ft at 8:30pm Nov 23 Observed: 2.48 ft at 9:00pm Nov 23 Observed: 2.48 ft at 9:30pm Nov 23 Forecast: 2.5 ft at 1:00pm Nov 23 Forecast: 2.4 ft at 7:00pm Nov 23 Forecast: 2.4 ft at 1:00am Nov 24 Forecast: 2.4 ft at 7:00am Nov 24 Forecast: 2.4 ft at 1:00pm Nov 24 Forecast: 2.4 ft at 7:00pm Nov 24 Forecast: 2.4 ft at 1:00am Nov 25 Forecast: 2.4 ft at 7:00am Nov 25 Forecast: 2.4 ft at 1:00pm Nov 25 Forecast: 2.4 ft at 7:00pm Nov 25 Forecast: 2.4 ft at 1:00am Nov 26 Forecast: 2.3 ft at 7:00am Nov 26 Forecast: 2.3 ft at 1:00pm Nov 26 Forecast: 2.3 ft at 7:00pm Nov 26 Forecast: 2.3 ft at 1:00am Nov 27 Forecast: 2.3 ft at 7:00am Nov 27 Forecast: 2.3 ft at 1:00pm Nov 27 Forecast: 2.3 ft at 7:00pm Nov 27 Forecast: 2.3 ft at 1:00am Nov 28 Forecast: 2.3 ft at 7:00am Nov 28 Graph Created (12:47am Nov 24, 2009) Observed Forecast (issued 10:36am Nov 23) USGS--Water Resources of the United States HAIV2 (plotting HGIRG) Gage 0 Datum: 1237.61 Latest observed value: 2.48 ft at 9:30 PM EST 23-Nov-2009. Flood Stage is 19.0 ft. Stage (ft) Flow (kcfs)
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NOTE: Forecasts for the Russell Fork River at Haysi are issued routinely year-round.

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Flood Categories (in feet)
Major Flood Stage:28
Moderate Flood Stage:20
Flood Stage:19
Action Stage:18

Historical Crests
(1) 28.24 ft on 04/04/1977
(2) 23.17 ft on 01/29/1957
(3) 22.08 ft on 03/07/1984
(4) 21.10 ft on 03/12/1963
(5) 20.34 ft on 03/07/1967
(6) 19.12 ft on 01/26/1978
(7) 18.50 ft on 03/23/1929
(8) 18.03 ft on 03/30/1975
(9) 17.27 ft on 03/16/1973
(10) 16.95 ft on 02/03/1939

Low Water Records
(1) 1.4 ft on 09/17/1964
(2) 1.5 ft on 09/28/1963
(2) 1.5 ft on 10/20/1966
(2) 1.5 ft on 08/17/1965
(2) 1.5 ft on 09/02/1962

 Russell Fork River at Haysi location map

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28.0 FLOODS ENTIRE TOWN.
21.0 FROM 21 TO 23 FEET, SEVERAL SECTIONS OF HAYSI FLOODS.
19.0 WATER FLOODS SOME PARTS OF ROUTE 63 & 80/83.

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Latitude: 37.200000° N, Longitude: 82.280000° W, Horizontal Datum:

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 N/A N/A Survey grade GPS equipment, FEMA flood plain maps, newer USGS topographic maps
NGVD 29 1237.610 ft 1256.610 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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