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James River at Lick Run Forecast crest: 4.2 ft at 7:00pm Nov 23 Observed crest: 4.01 ft at 12:46am Nov 22 Observed: 3.88 ft at 12:46am Nov 21 Observed: 3.89 ft at 1:01am Nov 21 Observed: 3.89 ft at 1:16am Nov 21 Observed: 3.9 ft at 1:31am Nov 21 Observed: 3.91 ft at 1:46am Nov 21 Observed: 3.92 ft at 2:01am Nov 21 Observed: 3.92 ft at 2:16am Nov 21 Observed: 3.91 ft at 2:31am Nov 21 Observed: 3.92 ft at 2:46am Nov 21 Observed: 3.91 ft at 3:01am Nov 21 Observed: 3.91 ft at 3:16am Nov 21 Observed: 3.91 ft at 3:31am Nov 21 Observed: 3.91 ft at 3:46am Nov 21 Observed: 3.91 ft at 4:01am Nov 21 Observed: 3.9 ft at 4:16am Nov 21 Observed: 3.9 ft at 4:31am Nov 21 Observed: 3.9 ft at 4:46am Nov 21 Observed: 3.89 ft at 5:01am Nov 21 Observed: 3.89 ft at 5:16am Nov 21 Observed: 3.89 ft at 5:31am Nov 21 Observed: 3.88 ft at 5:46am Nov 21 Observed: 3.88 ft at 6:01am Nov 21 Observed: 3.87 ft at 6:16am Nov 21 Observed: 3.87 ft at 6:31am Nov 21 Observed: 3.87 ft at 6:46am Nov 21 Observed: 3.86 ft at 7:01am Nov 21 Observed: 3.86 ft at 7:16am Nov 21 Observed: 3.86 ft at 7:31am Nov 21 Observed: 3.85 ft at 7:46am Nov 21 Observed: 3.85 ft at 8:01am Nov 21 Observed: 3.84 ft at 8:16am Nov 21 Observed: 3.84 ft at 8:31am Nov 21 Observed: 3.84 ft at 8:46am Nov 21 Observed: 3.83 ft at 9:01am Nov 21 Observed: 3.83 ft at 9:16am Nov 21 Observed: 3.82 ft at 9:31am Nov 21 Observed: 3.82 ft at 9:46am Nov 21 Observed: 3.82 ft at 10:01am Nov 21 Observed: 3.81 ft at 10:16am Nov 21 Observed: 3.81 ft at 10:31am Nov 21 Observed: 3.8 ft at 10:46am Nov 21 Observed: 3.8 ft at 11:01am Nov 21 Observed: 3.79 ft at 11:16am Nov 21 Observed: 3.79 ft at 11:31am Nov 21 Observed: 3.78 ft at 11:46am Nov 21 Observed: 3.79 ft at 12:01pm Nov 21 Observed: 3.78 ft at 12:16pm Nov 21 Observed: 3.78 ft at 12:31pm Nov 21 Observed: 3.77 ft at 12:46pm Nov 21 Observed: 3.77 ft at 1:01pm Nov 21 Observed: 3.77 ft at 1:16pm Nov 21 Observed: 3.77 ft at 1:31pm Nov 21 Observed: 3.76 ft at 1:46pm Nov 21 Observed: 3.76 ft at 2:01pm Nov 21 Observed: 3.76 ft at 2:16pm Nov 21 Observed: 3.76 ft at 2:31pm Nov 21 Observed: 3.75 ft at 2:46pm Nov 21 Observed: 3.74 ft at 3:01pm Nov 21 Observed: 3.74 ft at 3:16pm Nov 21 Observed: 3.74 ft at 3:31pm Nov 21 Observed: 3.74 ft at 3:46pm Nov 21 Observed: 3.73 ft at 4:01pm Nov 21 Observed: 3.73 ft at 4:16pm Nov 21 Observed: 3.72 ft at 4:31pm Nov 21 Observed: 3.72 ft at 4:46pm Nov 21 Observed: 3.72 ft at 5:01pm Nov 21 Observed: 3.71 ft at 5:16pm Nov 21 Observed: 3.71 ft at 5:31pm Nov 21 Observed: 3.7 ft at 5:46pm Nov 21 Observed: 3.7 ft at 6:01pm Nov 21 Observed: 3.7 ft at 6:16pm Nov 21 Observed: 3.69 ft at 6:31pm Nov 21 Observed: 3.69 ft at 6:46pm Nov 21 Observed: 3.68 ft at 7:01pm Nov 21 Observed: 3.68 ft at 7:16pm Nov 21 Observed: 3.68 ft at 7:31pm Nov 21 Observed: 3.68 ft at 7:46pm Nov 21 Observed: 3.67 ft at 8:01pm Nov 21 Observed: 3.67 ft at 8:16pm Nov 21 Observed: 3.66 ft at 8:31pm Nov 21 Observed: 3.66 ft at 8:46pm Nov 21 Observed: 3.66 ft at 9:01pm Nov 21 Observed: 3.66 ft at 9:16pm Nov 21 Observed: 3.66 ft at 9:31pm Nov 21 Observed: 3.68 ft at 9:46pm Nov 21 Observed: 3.71 ft at 10:01pm Nov 21 Observed: 3.75 ft at 10:16pm Nov 21 Observed: 3.81 ft at 10:31pm Nov 21 Observed: 3.87 ft at 10:46pm Nov 21 Observed: 3.93 ft at 11:01pm Nov 21 Observed: 3.95 ft at 11:16pm Nov 21 Observed: 3.98 ft at 11:31pm Nov 21 Observed: 3.99 ft at 11:46pm Nov 21 Observed: 4 ft at 12:01am Nov 22 Observed: 4 ft at 12:16am Nov 22 Observed: 4 ft at 12:31am Nov 22 Observed: 4.01 ft at 12:46am Nov 22 Observed: 4.01 ft at 1:01am Nov 22 Observed: 4.01 ft at 1:16am Nov 22 Observed: 4.01 ft at 1:31am Nov 22 Observed: 4.01 ft at 1:46am Nov 22 Observed: 4.01 ft at 2:01am Nov 22 Observed: 4.01 ft at 2:16am Nov 22 Observed: 4 ft at 2:31am Nov 22 Observed: 4.01 ft at 2:46am Nov 22 Observed: 4 ft at 3:01am Nov 22 Observed: 4 ft at 3:16am Nov 22 Observed: 4 ft at 3:31am Nov 22 Observed: 4 ft at 3:46am Nov 22 Observed: 4 ft at 4:01am Nov 22 Observed: 4 ft at 4:16am Nov 22 Observed: 3.99 ft at 4:31am Nov 22 Observed: 3.99 ft at 4:46am Nov 22 Observed: 3.99 ft at 5:01am Nov 22 Observed: 3.99 ft at 5:16am Nov 22 Observed: 3.98 ft at 5:31am Nov 22 Observed: 3.98 ft at 5:46am Nov 22 Observed: 3.98 ft at 6:01am Nov 22 Observed: 3.98 ft at 6:16am Nov 22 Observed: 3.97 ft at 6:31am Nov 22 Observed: 3.97 ft at 6:46am Nov 22 Observed: 3.97 ft at 7:01am Nov 22 Observed: 3.97 ft at 7:16am Nov 22 Observed: 3.97 ft at 7:31am Nov 22 Observed: 3.96 ft at 7:46am Nov 22 Observed: 3.97 ft at 8:01am Nov 22 Observed: 3.96 ft at 8:16am Nov 22 Observed: 3.96 ft at 8:31am Nov 22 Observed: 3.96 ft at 8:46am Nov 22 Observed: 3.96 ft at 9:01am Nov 22 Observed: 3.95 ft at 9:16am Nov 22 Observed: 3.95 ft at 9:31am Nov 22 Observed: 3.94 ft at 9:46am Nov 22 Observed: 3.94 ft at 10:01am Nov 22 Observed: 3.94 ft at 10:16am Nov 22 Observed: 3.93 ft at 10:31am Nov 22 Observed: 3.93 ft at 10:46am Nov 22 Observed: 3.93 ft at 11:01am Nov 22 Observed: 3.93 ft at 11:16am Nov 22 Observed: 3.93 ft at 11:31am Nov 22 Observed: 3.93 ft at 11:46am Nov 22 Observed: 3.92 ft at 12:01pm Nov 22 Observed: 3.92 ft at 12:16pm Nov 22 Observed: 3.92 ft at 12:31pm Nov 22 Observed: 3.92 ft at 12:46pm Nov 22 Observed: 3.91 ft at 1:01pm Nov 22 Observed: 3.91 ft at 1:16pm Nov 22 Observed: 3.9 ft at 1:31pm Nov 22 Observed: 3.9 ft at 1:46pm Nov 22 Observed: 3.9 ft at 2:01pm Nov 22 Observed: 3.9 ft at 2:16pm Nov 22 Observed: 3.9 ft at 2:31pm Nov 22 Observed: 3.89 ft at 2:46pm Nov 22 Observed: 3.89 ft at 3:01pm Nov 22 Observed: 3.89 ft at 3:16pm Nov 22 Observed: 3.89 ft at 3:31pm Nov 22 Observed: 3.88 ft at 3:46pm Nov 22 Observed: 3.88 ft at 4:01pm Nov 22 Observed: 3.88 ft at 4:16pm Nov 22 Observed: 3.88 ft at 4:31pm Nov 22 Observed: 3.88 ft at 4:46pm Nov 22 Observed: 3.87 ft at 5:01pm Nov 22 Observed: 3.87 ft at 5:16pm Nov 22 Observed: 3.87 ft at 5:31pm Nov 22 Observed: 3.87 ft at 5:46pm Nov 22 Observed: 3.87 ft at 6:01pm Nov 22 Observed: 3.86 ft at 6:16pm Nov 22 Observed: 3.86 ft at 6:31pm Nov 22 Observed: 3.86 ft at 6:46pm Nov 22 Observed: 3.85 ft at 7:01pm Nov 22 Observed: 3.85 ft at 7:16pm Nov 22 Observed: 3.85 ft at 7:31pm Nov 22 Observed: 3.84 ft at 7:46pm Nov 22 Observed: 3.84 ft at 8:01pm Nov 22 Observed: 3.83 ft at 8:16pm Nov 22 Observed: 3.82 ft at 8:31pm Nov 22 Observed: 3.82 ft at 8:46pm Nov 22 Observed: 3.8 ft at 9:01pm Nov 22 Observed: 3.79 ft at 9:16pm Nov 22 Observed: 3.77 ft at 9:31pm Nov 22 Observed: 3.76 ft at 9:46pm Nov 22 Observed: 3.74 ft at 10:01pm Nov 22 Observed: 3.73 ft at 10:16pm Nov 22 Observed: 3.72 ft at 10:31pm Nov 22 Observed: 3.7 ft at 10:46pm Nov 22 Observed: 3.69 ft at 11:01pm Nov 22 Observed: 3.68 ft at 11:16pm Nov 22 Observed: 3.68 ft at 11:31pm Nov 22 Observed: 3.68 ft at 11:46pm Nov 22 Observed: 3.67 ft at 12:01am Nov 23 Observed: 3.67 ft at 12:16am Nov 23 Observed: 3.67 ft at 12:31am Nov 23 Observed: 3.66 ft at 12:46am Nov 23 Observed: 3.66 ft at 1:01am Nov 23 Observed: 3.66 ft at 1:16am Nov 23 Observed: 3.66 ft at 1:31am Nov 23 Observed: 3.66 ft at 1:46am Nov 23 Observed: 3.65 ft at 2:01am Nov 23 Observed: 3.65 ft at 2:16am Nov 23 Observed: 3.65 ft at 2:31am Nov 23 Observed: 3.65 ft at 2:46am Nov 23 Observed: 3.64 ft at 3:01am Nov 23 Observed: 3.65 ft at 3:16am Nov 23 Observed: 3.65 ft at 3:31am Nov 23 Observed: 3.65 ft at 3:46am Nov 23 Observed: 3.65 ft at 4:01am Nov 23 Observed: 3.65 ft at 4:16am Nov 23 Observed: 3.66 ft at 4:31am Nov 23 Observed: 3.66 ft at 4:46am Nov 23 Observed: 3.66 ft at 5:01am Nov 23 Observed: 3.66 ft at 5:16am Nov 23 Observed: 3.67 ft at 5:31am Nov 23 Observed: 3.67 ft at 5:46am Nov 23 Observed: 3.68 ft at 6:01am Nov 23 Observed: 3.69 ft at 6:16am Nov 23 Observed: 3.69 ft at 6:31am Nov 23 Observed: 3.69 ft at 6:46am Nov 23 Observed: 3.7 ft at 7:01am Nov 23 Observed: 3.69 ft at 7:16am Nov 23 Observed: 3.69 ft at 7:31am Nov 23 Observed: 3.7 ft at 7:46am Nov 23 Observed: 3.7 ft at 8:01am Nov 23 Observed: 3.7 ft at 8:16am Nov 23 Observed: 3.7 ft at 8:31am Nov 23 Observed: 3.71 ft at 8:46am Nov 23 Observed: 3.71 ft at 9:01am Nov 23 Observed: 3.71 ft at 9:16am Nov 23 Observed: 3.71 ft at 9:31am Nov 23 Observed: 3.71 ft at 9:46am Nov 23 Observed: 3.71 ft at 10:01am Nov 23 Observed: 3.71 ft at 10:16am Nov 23 Observed: 3.71 ft at 10:31am Nov 23 Observed: 3.72 ft at 10:46am Nov 23 Observed: 3.72 ft at 11:01am Nov 23 Observed: 3.73 ft at 11:16am Nov 23 Observed: 3.73 ft at 11:31am Nov 23 Observed: 3.73 ft at 11:46am Nov 23 Observed: 3.74 ft at 12:01pm Nov 23 Observed: 3.74 ft at 12:16pm Nov 23 Observed: 3.74 ft at 12:31pm Nov 23 Observed: 3.74 ft at 12:46pm Nov 23 Observed: 3.75 ft at 1:01pm Nov 23 Observed: 3.75 ft at 1:16pm Nov 23 Observed: 3.74 ft at 1:31pm Nov 23 Observed: 3.75 ft at 1:46pm Nov 23 Observed: 3.75 ft at 2:01pm Nov 23 Observed: 3.75 ft at 2:16pm Nov 23 Observed: 3.76 ft at 2:31pm Nov 23 Observed: 3.75 ft at 2:46pm Nov 23 Observed: 3.75 ft at 3:01pm Nov 23 Observed: 3.75 ft at 3:16pm Nov 23 Observed: 3.75 ft at 3:31pm Nov 23 Observed: 3.75 ft at 3:46pm Nov 23 Observed: 3.75 ft at 4:01pm Nov 23 Observed: 3.75 ft at 4:16pm Nov 23 Observed: 3.75 ft at 4:31pm Nov 23 Observed: 3.75 ft at 4:46pm Nov 23 Observed: 3.75 ft at 5:01pm Nov 23 Observed: 3.75 ft at 5:16pm Nov 23 Observed: 3.75 ft at 5:31pm Nov 23 Observed: 3.75 ft at 5:46pm Nov 23 Observed: 3.75 ft at 6:01pm Nov 23 Observed: 3.76 ft at 6:16pm Nov 23 Observed: 3.76 ft at 6:31pm Nov 23 Observed: 3.76 ft at 6:46pm Nov 23 Observed: 3.76 ft at 7:01pm Nov 23 Observed: 3.76 ft at 7:16pm Nov 23 Observed: 3.77 ft at 7:31pm Nov 23 Observed: 3.77 ft at 7:46pm Nov 23 Observed: 3.77 ft at 8:01pm Nov 23 Observed: 3.78 ft at 8:16pm Nov 23 Observed: 3.78 ft at 8:31pm Nov 23 Observed: 3.77 ft at 8:46pm Nov 23 Observed: 3.77 ft at 9:01pm Nov 23 Observed: 3.76 ft at 9:16pm Nov 23 Observed: 3.76 ft at 9:31pm Nov 23 Observed: 3.75 ft at 9:46pm Nov 23 Observed: 3.74 ft at 10:01pm Nov 23 Observed: 3.73 ft at 10:16pm Nov 23 Observed: 3.72 ft at 10:31pm Nov 23 Observed: 3.71 ft at 10:46pm Nov 23 Observed: 3.7 ft at 11:01pm Nov 23 Observed: 3.7 ft at 11:16pm Nov 23 Observed: 3.68 ft at 11:31pm Nov 23 Observed: 3.68 ft at 11:46pm Nov 23 Forecast: 3.9 ft at 1:00pm Nov 23 Forecast: 4.2 ft at 7:00pm Nov 23 Forecast: 4.1 ft at 1:00am Nov 24 Forecast: 4 ft at 7:00am Nov 24 Forecast: 3.8 ft at 1:00pm Nov 24 Forecast: 3.7 ft at 7:00pm Nov 24 Forecast: 3.6 ft at 1:00am Nov 25 Forecast: 3.6 ft at 7:00am Nov 25 Graph Created (12:55am Nov 24, 2009) Observed Forecast (issued 9:30am Nov 23) USGS--Water Resources of the United States LIRV2 (plotting HGIRG) Gage 0 Datum: 978.30 Latest observed value: 3.68 ft at 11:46 PM EST 23-Nov-2009. Flood Stage is 16.0 ft. Stage (ft) Flow (kcfs)
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NOTE: Forecasts for the James River at Lick Run are issued routinely year-round.

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Flood Categories (in feet)
Major Flood Stage:25
Moderate Flood Stage:22
Flood Stage:16
Action Stage:12

Historical Crests
(1) 30.40 ft on 03/12/1913
(2) 30.22 ft on 11/05/1985
(3) 27.01 ft on 06/21/1972
(4) 25.65 ft on 03/18/1939
(5) 25.53 ft on 08/20/1969
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Low Water Records
(1) 1.4 ft on 01/06/1981
(1) 1.4 ft on 09/30/1972
(1) 1.4 ft on 09/07/1966
(1) 1.4 ft on 12/25/1943
(5) 1.5 ft on 09/04/1946

 James River at Lick Run location map

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(1) USGS Gage House on RB - Dir. NE: 2/13/2009
(2) US view from gage house - Dir. NE: 2/13/2009; Stage - 2.44'; 777 cfs
(3) US LB view - Dir. ENE: 2/13/2009; Stage - 2.44'; 777 cfs
(4) DS LB - Dir. SE: 2/13/2009
(5) DS center channel and RB - Dir. S: 2/13/2009

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Latitude: 37.774000° N, Longitude: 79.784000° W, Horizontal Datum: NAD83

River Stage
Reference Frame		 Gauge Height Flood Stage Uses
NWS stage 0 ft 16 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 29 978.3 ft 994.3 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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