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James River at Holcomb Rock Observed crest: 6.81 ft at 9:45pm Feb 06 Observed: 6.81 ft at 9:45pm Feb 6 Observed: 6.81 ft at 10:00pm Feb 6 Observed: 6.81 ft at 10:15pm Feb 6 Observed: 6.81 ft at 10:30pm Feb 6 Observed: 6.81 ft at 10:45pm Feb 6 Observed: 6.81 ft at 11:00pm Feb 6 Observed: 6.81 ft at 11:15pm Feb 6 Observed: 6.81 ft at 11:30pm Feb 6 Observed: 6.81 ft at 11:45pm Feb 6 Observed: 6.81 ft at 12:00am Feb 7 Observed: 6.81 ft at 12:15am Feb 7 Observed: 6.81 ft at 12:30am Feb 7 Observed: 6.81 ft at 12:45am Feb 7 Observed: 6.8 ft at 1:00am Feb 7 Observed: 6.8 ft at 1:15am Feb 7 Observed: 6.8 ft at 1:30am Feb 7 Observed: 6.8 ft at 1:45am Feb 7 Observed: 6.79 ft at 2:00am Feb 7 Observed: 6.79 ft at 2:15am Feb 7 Observed: 6.79 ft at 2:30am Feb 7 Observed: 6.79 ft at 2:45am Feb 7 Observed: 6.78 ft at 3:00am Feb 7 Observed: 6.78 ft at 3:15am Feb 7 Observed: 6.78 ft at 3:30am Feb 7 Observed: 6.78 ft at 3:45am Feb 7 Observed: 6.78 ft at 4:00am Feb 7 Observed: 6.77 ft at 4:15am Feb 7 Observed: 6.77 ft at 4:30am Feb 7 Observed: 6.77 ft at 4:45am Feb 7 Observed: 6.77 ft at 5:00am Feb 7 Observed: 6.77 ft at 5:15am Feb 7 Observed: 6.77 ft at 5:30am Feb 7 Observed: 6.76 ft at 5:45am Feb 7 Observed: 6.76 ft at 6:00am Feb 7 Observed: 6.76 ft at 6:15am Feb 7 Observed: 6.76 ft at 6:30am Feb 7 Observed: 6.76 ft at 6:45am Feb 7 Observed: 6.75 ft at 7:00am Feb 7 Observed: 6.75 ft at 7:15am Feb 7 Observed: 6.75 ft at 7:30am Feb 7 Observed: 6.75 ft at 7:45am Feb 7 Observed: 6.74 ft at 8:00am Feb 7 Observed: 6.74 ft at 8:15am Feb 7 Observed: 6.74 ft at 8:30am Feb 7 Observed: 6.74 ft at 8:45am Feb 7 Observed: 6.73 ft at 9:00am Feb 7 Observed: 6.73 ft at 9:15am Feb 7 Observed: 6.73 ft at 9:30am Feb 7 Observed: 6.73 ft at 9:45am Feb 7 Observed: 6.73 ft at 10:00am Feb 7 Observed: 6.73 ft at 10:15am Feb 7 Observed: 6.72 ft at 10:30am Feb 7 Observed: 6.72 ft at 10:45am Feb 7 Observed: 6.61 ft at 11:00am Feb 7 Observed: 6.57 ft at 11:15am Feb 7 Observed: 6.57 ft at 11:30am Feb 7 Observed: 6.57 ft at 11:45am Feb 7 Observed: 6.58 ft at 12:00pm Feb 7 Observed: 6.58 ft at 12:15pm Feb 7 Observed: 6.59 ft at 12:30pm Feb 7 Observed: 6.6 ft at 12:45pm Feb 7 Observed: 6.6 ft at 1:00pm Feb 7 Observed: 6.61 ft at 1:15pm Feb 7 Observed: 6.62 ft at 1:30pm Feb 7 Observed: 6.62 ft at 1:45pm Feb 7 Observed: 6.62 ft at 2:00pm Feb 7 Observed: 6.63 ft at 2:15pm Feb 7 Observed: 6.63 ft at 2:30pm Feb 7 Observed: 6.63 ft at 2:45pm Feb 7 Observed: 6.63 ft at 3:00pm Feb 7 Observed: 6.64 ft at 3:15pm Feb 7 Observed: 6.64 ft at 3:30pm Feb 7 Observed: 6.64 ft at 3:45pm Feb 7 Observed: 6.64 ft at 4:00pm Feb 7 Observed: 6.64 ft at 4:15pm Feb 7 Observed: 6.64 ft at 4:30pm Feb 7 Observed: 6.64 ft at 4:45pm Feb 7 Observed: 6.64 ft at 5:00pm Feb 7 Observed: 6.64 ft at 5:15pm Feb 7 Observed: 6.64 ft at 5:30pm Feb 7 Observed: 6.64 ft at 5:45pm Feb 7 Observed: 6.63 ft at 6:00pm Feb 7 Observed: 6.63 ft at 6:15pm Feb 7 Observed: 6.63 ft at 6:30pm Feb 7 Observed: 6.63 ft at 6:45pm Feb 7 Observed: 6.63 ft at 7:00pm Feb 7 Observed: 6.63 ft at 7:15pm Feb 7 Observed: 6.66 ft at 7:30pm Feb 7 Observed: 6.67 ft at 7:45pm Feb 7 Observed: 6.68 ft at 8:00pm Feb 7 Observed: 6.68 ft at 8:15pm Feb 7 Observed: 6.68 ft at 8:30pm Feb 7 Observed: 6.68 ft at 8:45pm Feb 7 Observed: 6.67 ft at 9:00pm Feb 7 Observed: 6.66 ft at 9:15pm Feb 7 Observed: 6.65 ft at 9:30pm Feb 7 Observed: 6.65 ft at 9:45pm Feb 7 Observed: 6.64 ft at 10:00pm Feb 7 Observed: 6.63 ft at 10:15pm Feb 7 Observed: 6.63 ft at 10:30pm Feb 7 Observed: 6.62 ft at 10:45pm Feb 7 Observed: 6.62 ft at 11:00pm Feb 7 Observed: 6.61 ft at 11:15pm Feb 7 Observed: 6.61 ft at 11:30pm Feb 7 Observed: 6.6 ft at 11:45pm Feb 7 Observed: 6.6 ft at 12:00am Feb 8 Observed: 6.59 ft at 12:15am Feb 8 Observed: 6.59 ft at 12:30am Feb 8 Observed: 6.59 ft at 12:45am Feb 8 Observed: 6.58 ft at 1:00am Feb 8 Observed: 6.58 ft at 1:15am Feb 8 Observed: 6.57 ft at 1:30am Feb 8 Observed: 6.57 ft at 1:45am Feb 8 Observed: 6.57 ft at 2:00am Feb 8 Observed: 6.56 ft at 2:15am Feb 8 Observed: 6.56 ft at 2:30am Feb 8 Observed: 6.56 ft at 2:45am Feb 8 Observed: 6.56 ft at 3:00am Feb 8 Observed: 6.55 ft at 3:15am Feb 8 Observed: 6.55 ft at 3:30am Feb 8 Observed: 6.55 ft at 3:45am Feb 8 Observed: 6.54 ft at 4:00am Feb 8 Observed: 6.54 ft at 4:15am Feb 8 Observed: 6.54 ft at 4:30am Feb 8 Observed: 6.53 ft at 4:45am Feb 8 Observed: 6.53 ft at 5:00am Feb 8 Observed: 6.53 ft at 5:15am Feb 8 Observed: 6.53 ft at 5:30am Feb 8 Observed: 6.53 ft at 5:45am Feb 8 Observed: 6.52 ft at 6:00am Feb 8 Observed: 6.52 ft at 6:15am Feb 8 Observed: 6.52 ft at 6:30am Feb 8 Observed: 6.52 ft at 6:45am Feb 8 Observed: 6.52 ft at 7:00am Feb 8 Observed: 6.51 ft at 7:15am Feb 8 Observed: 6.51 ft at 7:30am Feb 8 Observed: 6.51 ft at 7:45am Feb 8 Observed: 6.51 ft at 8:00am Feb 8 Observed: 6.51 ft at 8:15am Feb 8 Observed: 6.51 ft at 8:30am Feb 8 Observed: 6.5 ft at 8:45am Feb 8 Observed: 6.5 ft at 9:00am Feb 8 Observed: 6.5 ft at 9:15am Feb 8 Observed: 6.5 ft at 9:30am Feb 8 Observed: 6.5 ft at 9:45am Feb 8 Observed: 6.46 ft at 10:00am Feb 8 Observed: 6.42 ft at 10:15am Feb 8 Observed: 6.43 ft at 10:30am Feb 8 Observed: 6.45 ft at 10:45am Feb 8 Observed: 6.47 ft at 11:00am Feb 8 Observed: 6.48 ft at 11:15am Feb 8 Observed: 6.48 ft at 11:30am Feb 8 Observed: 6.48 ft at 11:45am Feb 8 Observed: 6.47 ft at 12:00pm Feb 8 Observed: 6.45 ft at 12:15pm Feb 8 Observed: 6.43 ft at 12:30pm Feb 8 Observed: 6.42 ft at 12:45pm Feb 8 Observed: 6.42 ft at 1:00pm Feb 8 Observed: 6.43 ft at 1:15pm Feb 8 Observed: 6.44 ft at 1:30pm Feb 8 Observed: 6.45 ft at 1:45pm Feb 8 Observed: 6.45 ft at 2:00pm Feb 8 Observed: 6.46 ft at 2:15pm Feb 8 Observed: 6.46 ft at 2:30pm Feb 8 Observed: 6.46 ft at 2:45pm Feb 8 Observed: 6.46 ft at 3:00pm Feb 8 Observed: 6.46 ft at 3:15pm Feb 8 Observed: 6.46 ft at 3:30pm Feb 8 Observed: 6.46 ft at 3:45pm Feb 8 Observed: 6.45 ft at 4:00pm Feb 8 Observed: 6.45 ft at 4:15pm Feb 8 Observed: 6.45 ft at 4:30pm Feb 8 Observed: 6.44 ft at 4:45pm Feb 8 Observed: 6.44 ft at 5:00pm Feb 8 Observed: 6.44 ft at 5:15pm Feb 8 Observed: 6.44 ft at 5:30pm Feb 8 Observed: 6.43 ft at 5:45pm Feb 8 Observed: 6.43 ft at 6:00pm Feb 8 Observed: 6.43 ft at 6:15pm Feb 8 Observed: 6.42 ft at 6:30pm Feb 8 Observed: 6.42 ft at 6:45pm Feb 8 Observed: 6.42 ft at 7:00pm Feb 8 Observed: 6.41 ft at 7:15pm Feb 8 Observed: 6.41 ft at 7:30pm Feb 8 Observed: 6.41 ft at 7:45pm Feb 8 Observed: 6.41 ft at 8:00pm Feb 8 Observed: 6.4 ft at 8:15pm Feb 8 Observed: 6.4 ft at 8:30pm Feb 8 Observed: 6.4 ft at 8:45pm Feb 8 Observed: 6.4 ft at 9:00pm Feb 8 Observed: 6.39 ft at 9:15pm Feb 8 Observed: 6.39 ft at 9:30pm Feb 8 Observed: 6.39 ft at 9:45pm Feb 8 Observed: 6.39 ft at 10:00pm Feb 8 Observed: 6.39 ft at 10:15pm Feb 8 Observed: 6.38 ft at 10:30pm Feb 8 Observed: 6.38 ft at 10:45pm Feb 8 Observed: 6.38 ft at 11:00pm Feb 8 Observed: 6.38 ft at 11:15pm Feb 8 Observed: 6.37 ft at 11:30pm Feb 8 Observed: 6.37 ft at 11:45pm Feb 8 Observed: 6.37 ft at 12:00am Feb 9 Observed: 6.37 ft at 12:15am Feb 9 Observed: 6.36 ft at 12:30am Feb 9 Observed: 6.36 ft at 12:45am Feb 9 Observed: 6.36 ft at 1:00am Feb 9 Observed: 6.36 ft at 1:15am Feb 9 Observed: 6.35 ft at 1:30am Feb 9 Observed: 6.35 ft at 1:45am Feb 9 Observed: 6.35 ft at 2:00am Feb 9 Observed: 6.35 ft at 2:15am Feb 9 Observed: 6.35 ft at 2:30am Feb 9 Observed: 6.34 ft at 2:45am Feb 9 Observed: 6.34 ft at 3:00am Feb 9 Observed: 6.34 ft at 3:15am Feb 9 Observed: 6.34 ft at 3:30am Feb 9 Observed: 6.34 ft at 3:45am Feb 9 Observed: 6.33 ft at 4:00am Feb 9 Observed: 6.33 ft at 4:15am Feb 9 Observed: 6.33 ft at 4:30am Feb 9 Observed: 6.33 ft at 4:45am Feb 9 Observed: 6.33 ft at 5:00am Feb 9 Observed: 6.32 ft at 5:15am Feb 9 Observed: 6.32 ft at 5:30am Feb 9 Observed: 6.32 ft at 5:45am Feb 9 Observed: 6.32 ft at 6:00am Feb 9 Observed: 6.32 ft at 6:15am Feb 9 Observed: 6.32 ft at 6:30am Feb 9 Observed: 6.31 ft at 6:45am Feb 9 Observed: 6.31 ft at 7:00am Feb 9 Observed: 6.31 ft at 7:15am Feb 9 Observed: 6.31 ft at 7:30am Feb 9 Observed: 6.31 ft at 7:45am Feb 9 Observed: 6.31 ft at 8:00am Feb 9 Observed: 6.3 ft at 8:15am Feb 9 Observed: 6.3 ft at 8:30am Feb 9 Observed: 6.3 ft at 8:45am Feb 9 Observed: 6.3 ft at 9:00am Feb 9 Observed: 6.3 ft at 9:15am Feb 9 Observed: 6.3 ft at 9:30am Feb 9 Observed: 6.3 ft at 9:45am Feb 9 Observed: 6.3 ft at 10:00am Feb 9 Observed: 6.3 ft at 10:15am Feb 9 Observed: 6.3 ft at 10:30am Feb 9 Observed: 6.3 ft at 10:45am Feb 9 Observed: 6.3 ft at 11:00am Feb 9 Observed: 6.3 ft at 11:15am Feb 9 Observed: 6.3 ft at 11:30am Feb 9 Observed: 6.3 ft at 11:45am Feb 9 Observed: 6.3 ft at 12:00pm Feb 9 Observed: 6.3 ft at 12:15pm Feb 9 Observed: 6.31 ft at 12:30pm Feb 9 Observed: 6.31 ft at 12:45pm Feb 9 Observed: 6.31 ft at 1:00pm Feb 9 Observed: 6.31 ft at 1:15pm Feb 9 Observed: 6.31 ft at 1:30pm Feb 9 Observed: 6.31 ft at 1:45pm Feb 9 Observed: 6.31 ft at 2:00pm Feb 9 Observed: 6.31 ft at 2:15pm Feb 9 Observed: 6.31 ft at 2:30pm Feb 9 Observed: 6.31 ft at 2:45pm Feb 9 Observed: 6.31 ft at 3:00pm Feb 9 Observed: 6.31 ft at 3:15pm Feb 9 Observed: 6.31 ft at 3:30pm Feb 9 Observed: 6.3 ft at 3:45pm Feb 9 Observed: 6.3 ft at 4:00pm Feb 9 Observed: 6.3 ft at 4:15pm Feb 9 Observed: 6.3 ft at 4:30pm Feb 9 Observed: 6.3 ft at 4:45pm Feb 9 Observed: 6.3 ft at 5:00pm Feb 9 Observed: 6.3 ft at 5:15pm Feb 9 Observed: 6.3 ft at 5:30pm Feb 9 Observed: 6.3 ft at 5:45pm Feb 9 Observed: 6.3 ft at 6:00pm Feb 9 Observed: 6.3 ft at 6:15pm Feb 9 Observed: 6.3 ft at 6:30pm Feb 9 Observed: 6.3 ft at 6:45pm Feb 9 Observed: 6.3 ft at 7:00pm Feb 9 Observed: 6.3 ft at 7:15pm Feb 9 Observed: 6.3 ft at 7:30pm Feb 9 Observed: 6.3 ft at 7:45pm Feb 9 Observed: 6.3 ft at 8:00pm Feb 9 Observed: 6.3 ft at 8:15pm Feb 9 Observed: 6.3 ft at 8:30pm Feb 9 Observed: 6.3 ft at 8:45pm Feb 9 Forecast: 6.3 ft at 1:00pm Feb 9 Forecast: 6.3 ft at 7:00pm Feb 9 Forecast: 6.3 ft at 1:00am Feb 10 Forecast: 6.3 ft at 7:00am Feb 10 Forecast: 6.3 ft at 1:00pm Feb 10 Forecast: 6.3 ft at 7:00pm Feb 10 Forecast: 6.3 ft at 1:00am Feb 11 Forecast: 6.3 ft at 7:00am Feb 11 Forecast: 6.3 ft at 1:00pm Feb 11 Forecast: 6.3 ft at 7:00pm Feb 11 Forecast: 6.3 ft at 1:00am Feb 12 Forecast: 6.3 ft at 7:00am Feb 12 Graph Created (9:54pm Feb 9, 2010) Observed Forecast (issued 9:30am Feb 9) USGS--Water Resources of the United States HRKV2 (plotting HGIRG) Gage 0 Datum: 548.53 Latest observed value: 6.3 ft at 8:45 PM EST 9-Feb-2010. Flood Stage is 22.0 ft. Stage (ft) Flow (kcfs)
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NOTE: Forecasts for the James River at Holcomb Rock are issued routinely year-round.

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Flood Categories (in feet)
Major Flood Stage:28
Moderate Flood Stage:24
Flood Stage:22
Action Stage:18

Historical Crests
(1) 42.15 ft on 11/05/1985
(2) 35.50 ft on 08/20/1969
(3) 32.38 ft on 06/22/1972
(4) 30.99 ft on 01/20/1996
(5) 30.78 ft on 03/18/1936
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Low Water Records
(1) 2.9 ft on 10/05/1970
(2) 3.0 ft on 09/21/1941
(3) 3.1 ft on 08/28/1981
(3) 3.1 ft on 09/27/1976
(3) 3.1 ft on 09/02/1968

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