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French Broad Rivernear Asheville, NC (Gauge AVLN7)
Forecast | Observation History | Stage Impacts/Record Events
Stages:
Normal
Action
Flood
Moderate Flood
Major Flood
River Stage Data for Gauge AVLN7
Normal Stage: 2 ft
Flow: 1.49 kcfs*
(impacts and historical events)
Action Stages:
6.5': Action
9.5': Flood
13': Moderate Flood
18': Major Flood
Gauge AVLN7 Forecast / History chart | graph
Stage Date CST Stage ft Flow kcfs
FORECAST 02/20/2012 07:00 am 1.90 1.350
FORECAST 02/20/2012 01:00 am 1.90 1.350
FORECAST 02/19/2012 07:00 pm 1.90 1.350
FORECAST 02/19/2012 01:00 pm 1.90 1.350
FORECAST 02/19/2012 07:00 am 1.90 1.350
FORECAST 02/19/2012 01:00 am 1.90 1.350
FORECAST 02/18/2012 07:00 pm 1.90 1.350
FORECAST 02/18/2012 01:00 pm 1.90 1.350
FORECAST 02/18/2012 07:00 am 2.00 1.490
FORECAST 02/18/2012 01:00 am 2.00 1.490
FORECAST 02/17/2012 07:00 pm 2.00 1.490
FORECAST 02/17/2012 01:00 pm 2.00 1.490
FORECAST 02/17/2012 07:00 am 2.00 1.490
FORECAST 02/17/2012 01:00 am 2.00 1.490
FORECAST 02/16/2012 07:00 pm 2.00 1.490
FORECAST 02/16/2012 01:00 pm 2.00 1.490
FORECAST 02/16/2012 07:00 am 2.00 1.490
CURRENT 02/16/2012 04:00 am 2.00 1.490
  02/16/2012 03:45 am 2.00 1.490
  02/16/2012 03:30 am 2.00 1.490
  02/16/2012 03:15 am 2.00 1.490
  02/16/2012 03:00 am 2.00 1.490
  02/16/2012 02:45 am 2.00 1.490
  02/16/2012 02:30 am 2.00 1.490
  02/16/2012 02:15 am 2.00 1.490
  02/16/2012 02:00 am 2.00 1.490
  02/16/2012 01:45 am 2.00 1.490
  02/16/2012 01:30 am 2.00 1.490
  02/16/2012 01:15 am 2.00 1.490
  02/16/2012 01:00 am 2.00 1.490
  02/16/2012 12:45 am 2.00 1.490
  02/16/2012 12:30 am 2.00 1.490
  02/16/2012 12:15 am 2.00 1.490
  02/16/2012 12:00 am 2.00 1.490
  02/15/2012 11:45 pm 2.00 1.490
  02/15/2012 11:30 pm 2.00 1.490
  02/15/2012 11:15 pm 2.01 1.500
  02/15/2012 11:00 pm 2.01 1.500
  02/15/2012 10:45 pm 2.01 1.500
  02/15/2012 10:30 pm 2.01 1.500
  02/15/2012 10:15 pm 2.01 1.500
  02/15/2012 10:00 pm 2.01 1.500
  02/15/2012 09:45 pm 2.01 1.500
  02/15/2012 09:30 pm 2.01 1.500
  02/15/2012 09:15 pm 2.01 1.500
  02/15/2012 09:00 pm 2.01 1.500
  02/15/2012 08:45 pm 2.01 1.500
  02/15/2012 08:30 pm 2.01 1.500
Flood Impacts and Historical Events
Stage Impacts
23.1RECORD FLOODING...MOST HOMES AND BUSINESS ALONG THE RIVER WILL BE FLOODED AND EVACUATIONS WILL BE NECESSARY.
22.5MAJOR FLOODING OF BUILDINGS DOWNSTREAM FROM THE CARRIER STREET BRIDGE TO THE CRAGGY DAM AREA WILL OCCUR.
19.0MAJOR FLOODING...MOST BUSINESS AND HOMES ALONG THE RIVER BETWEEN PEARSON STREET BRIDGE AND INTERSTATE 240 WILL BE FLOODED.
18.0MAJOR FLOODING...MOST BUILDINGS WILL BE FLOODED BETWEEN THE WEST ASHVILLE VIADUCT AND CARRIER STREET FROM THE SOUTHERN RAILROAD TRACKS TO THE RIVER.
15.0MODERATE FLOODING...BUILDINGS BETWEEN RIVERSIDE DRIVE AND THE FRENCH BROAD RIVER WILL BEGIN TO FLOOD IN THE AREA BETWEEN WOODFIN AND PEARSON STREET BRIDGE. BUILDINGS BETWEEN LYMAN STREET AND THE RIVER WILL BEGIN TO FLOOD. FLOODING AT THIS LEVEL WILL COMPARE TO THE FLOODING ON SEPTEMBER 8 2004.
13.0MODERATE FLOODING OF BUILDINGS BETWEEN THE RIVER AND INTERSTATE 26...SOUTH OF PEARSON STREET BRIDGE
12.4MINOR FLOODING WILL OCCUR TO BUILDINGS IN THE FLOOD PLAIN FROM RIVERSIDE DRIVE AND THE RIVER NORTH OF 1-240.
11.5MINOR FLOODING CONTINUES...FLOODING AT THIS LEVEL WILL COMPARE TO THE FLOODING THAT OCCURRED ON SEPTEMBER SEVENTEENTH 2004.
10.5MINOR FLOODING...SOME BUILDINGS ON THE RIGHT BANK NEAR THE FRENCH BROAD RIVER BETWEEN WOODFIN AND THE PEARSON STREET BRIDGE WILL BEGIN TO FLOOD. SEVERAL OTHER BUILDINGS RIGHT ON THE RIVER BETWEEN THE WEST ASHEVILLE VIADUCT AND CARIER STREET BRIDGE WILL BEGIN TO FLOOD.
9.5FLOOD STAGE...AREAS BETWEEN RIVERSIDE ROAD AND THE RIVER SOUTH OF OLD BURNSVILLE HILL ROAD BEGIN TO FLOOD
8.0MINOR FLOODING OF FARMLAND AND INDUSTRIAL AREAS STARTS TO OCCUR DOWNSTREAM FROM THE PEARSON STREET BRIDGE.LOW LYING AREAS ALONG THE RIVER NEAR THE AIRPORT WILL LIKELY FLOOD.
7.5MINOR FLOODING IN LOW AREAS NEAR THE RIVER WILL BEGIN....WATER WILL BE IN THE CARRIER AND FRENCH BROAD RIVER PARKS. WATER WILL ALSO APPROACH AMBOY AND LYMAN STREETS. THERSE STREETS WILL NOT BE FLOODED AT THIS LEVEL.
6.5THE RIVER OVERFLOW ITS BANKS AND WATER WILL APPROACH SOME INDUSTRIAL BUILDINGS IN LOW LYING AREAS IN THE WOODFIN AND CRAGGY DAM AREAS. WATER WILL BEGIN TO FLOOD CARRIER AND FRENCH BROAD RIVER PARKS.
Historical Crests Record Lows
1) 23.10 ft on 07/16/1916
2) 18.00 ft on 06/01/1976
3) 15.00 ft on 08/01/1952
4) 14.55 ft on 09/08/2004
5) 14.00 ft on 04/01/1945
2) 0.07 ft on 09/13/2002
3) 0.12 ft on 06/16/1920
4) 0.16 ft on 08/31/1925
5) 0.81 ft on 08/10/2002

Data provided by NOAA Advanced Hydrologic Prediction Service

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