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French Broad Rivernear Asheville, NC (Gauge AVLN7)
Observation History | Stage Impacts/Record Events
Stages:
Normal
Action
Flood
Moderate Flood
Major Flood
River Stage Data for Gauge AVLN7
Normal Stage: 3.43 ft
(impacts and historical events)
Action Stages:
6': Action
8': Flood
10.5': Moderate Flood
18': Major Flood
Gauge AVLN7 History chart | graph
Stage Date CST Stage ft
CURRENT 01/09/2009 07:00 am 3.43
  01/09/2009 06:00 am 3.48
  01/09/2009 05:00 am 3.54
  01/09/2009 04:00 am 3.59
  01/09/2009 03:00 am 3.62
  01/09/2009 02:00 am 3.65
  01/09/2009 01:00 am 3.69
  01/09/2009 12:00 am 3.72
  01/08/2009 11:00 pm 3.74
  01/08/2009 10:00 pm 3.76
  01/08/2009 09:00 pm 3.79
  01/08/2009 08:00 pm 3.80
  01/08/2009 07:00 pm 3.82
  01/08/2009 06:00 pm 3.84
  01/08/2009 05:00 pm 3.86
  01/08/2009 04:00 pm 3.89
  01/08/2009 03:00 pm 3.90
  01/08/2009 02:00 pm 3.92
  01/08/2009 01:00 pm 3.94
  01/08/2009 12:00 pm 3.97
  01/08/2009 11:00 am 3.99
  01/08/2009 10:00 am 4.01
  01/08/2009 09:00 am 4.04
  01/08/2009 08:00 am 4.07
  01/08/2009 07:00 am 4.10
  01/08/2009 06:00 am 4.12
  01/08/2009 05:00 am 4.16
  01/08/2009 04:00 am 4.19
  01/08/2009 03:00 am 4.22
  01/08/2009 02:00 am 4.24
  01/08/2009 01:00 am 4.28
Flood Impacts and Historical Events
Stage Impacts
23.1FLOODING OF HOMES AND BUSINESS ALONG THE RIVER WILL BE FLOODED AND EVACUATIONS WILL BE NECESSARY.
22.5MODERATE FLOODING OF BUILDINGS DOWNSTREAM FROM THE CARRIER STREET BRIDGE TO THE CRAGGY DAM AREA WILL OCCUR.
19.0MOST BUSINESS AND HOMES ALONG THE RIVER BETWEEN PEARSON STREET BRIDGE AND INTERSTATE 240 WILL BE FLOODED.
18.0MOST BUILDINGS WILL BE FLOODED BETWEEN THE WEST ASHVILLE VIADUCT AND CARRIER STREET FROM THE SOUTHERN RAILROAD TRACKS TO THE RIVER.
15.0BUILDINGS 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.
12.4MODERATE FLOODING WILL OCCUR TO BUILDINGS IN THE FLOOD PLAIN...MAINLY DONWSTREAM FROM THE PEARSON STREET BRIDGE.
10.5SOME 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.
8.0MINOR FLOODING OF FARMLAND AND INDUSTRIAL AREAS STARTS TO OCCUR DOWNSTREAM FROM THE PEARSON STREET BRIDGE.
6.5THE RIVER OVERFLOW ITS BANKS AND WATER WILL APPROACH SOME INDUSTRIAL BUILDINGS IN LOW LYING AREAS IN THE WOODFIN AND CRAGGY DAM AREAS.
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
6) 13.27 ft on 08/16/1928
7) 12.33 ft on 11/16/1978
8) 12.15 ft on 08/30/1940
9) 11.65 ft on 08/14/1940
10) 11.63 ft on 05/28/1973
2) 0.10 ft on 06/16/1920
2) 0.10 ft on 09/13/2002
4) 0.20 ft on 08/31/1925
5) 0.80 ft on 08/10/2002

Data provided by NOAA Advanced Hydrologic Prediction Service

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