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Kanawha Riverat Charleston South Side Bridge, WV (Gauge CRSW2)
Forecast | Observation History | Stage Impacts/Record Events
Stages:
Normal
Action
Flood
Moderate Flood
Major Flood
River Stage Data for Gauge CRSW2
Normal Stage: 7.8 ft
Flow: 14.4 kcfs*
(impacts and historical events)
Action Stages:
26': Action
30': Flood
35': Moderate Flood
40': Major Flood
Gauge CRSW2 Forecast / History chart | graph
Stage Date CST Stage ft Flow kcfs
FORECAST 02/20/2012 07:00 am 8.40 19.200
FORECAST 02/20/2012 01:00 am 8.50 20.000
FORECAST 02/19/2012 07:00 pm 8.70 21.600
FORECAST 02/19/2012 01:00 pm 8.90 23.200
FORECAST 02/19/2012 07:00 am 9.10 24.600
FORECAST 02/19/2012 01:00 am 9.30 25.900
FORECAST 02/18/2012 07:00 pm 9.40 26.600
FORECAST 02/18/2012 01:00 pm 9.40 26.600
FORECAST 02/18/2012 07:00 am 9.20 25.300
FORECAST 02/18/2012 01:00 am 9.00 24.000
FORECAST 02/17/2012 07:00 pm 8.80 22.400
FORECAST 02/17/2012 01:00 pm 8.60 20.800
FORECAST 02/17/2012 07:00 am 8.40 19.200
FORECAST 02/17/2012 01:00 am 8.20 17.600
FORECAST 02/16/2012 07:00 pm 8.00 16.000
FORECAST 02/16/2012 01:00 pm 7.90 15.200
CURRENT 02/16/2012 07:00 am 7.80 14.400
  02/15/2012 07:00 am 8.10 16.800
  02/14/2012 07:00 pm 8.10 16.800
  02/14/2012 07:00 am 7.70 13.600
  02/13/2012 07:00 pm 7.80 14.400
  02/13/2012 07:00 am 8.00 16.000
  02/12/2012 07:00 pm 8.10 16.800
  02/12/2012 07:00 am 8.00 16.000
  02/11/2012 07:00 pm 8.50 20.000
  02/11/2012 07:00 am 7.80 14.400
  02/10/2012 07:00 pm 8.30 18.400
  02/10/2012 07:00 am 9.00 24.000
  02/09/2012 07:00 pm 7.80 14.400
  02/09/2012 07:00 am 7.80 14.400
  02/08/2012 07:00 pm 9.20 25.300
  02/08/2012 07:00 am 8.70 21.600
  02/07/2012 07:00 pm 8.70 21.600
  02/07/2012 07:00 am 8.70 21.600
  02/06/2012 07:00 pm 9.00 24.000
Flood Impacts and Historical Events
Stage Impacts
48.0MAJOR FLOODING OF THE CITY OF CHARLESTON AND SURROUNDING AREAS.
47.0KANAWHA BOULEVARD NEAR SOUTH SIDE BRIDGE IS FLOODED.
44.0WATER REACHES THE BASE OF HOMES ALONG KANAWHA BOULEVARD, WEST OF THE INTERSTATE BRIDGE, NEAR MAGIC ISLAND. KANAWHA BOULEVARD IS ALSO FLOODED IN THIS AREA. SECTIONS OF MCCORKLE AVENUE (ROUTE 60) NEAR THE WEST VIRGINIA LOTTERY, NEAR INTERSTATE BRIDGE AND EAST OF RAILROAD STATION ARE FLOODED.
43.0WATER IS AT THE BASE OF UNION BUILDING ON KANAWHA BOULEVARD.
40.0SOUTH SIDE BRIDGE PARKING LOT ALONG KANAWHA BOULEVARD IS FLOODED.
38.7WATER IS TO BOTTOM OF HADDAD PARK BATHROOMS AND MOST OF PARK IS FLOODED.
38.0THE CSX RAILROAD TRACKS, KANAWHA BOULEVARD, AND PARK AVENUE ON THE WEST SIDE OF CHARLESTON BEGINS TO FLOOD.
32.0U.S. ROUTE 60 PATRICK STREET AND U.S. ROUTE 119 IN THE CITY OF CHARLESTON BEGINS TO FLOOD.
31.6PATRICK STREET AT 6TH AVENUE BEGINS TO FLOOD.
30.0BIGLEY AVENUE AT MAGAZINE BRANCH BEGINS TO FLOOD.
29.5CRESCENT ROAD AT MAGAZINE BRANCH BEGINS TO FLOOD.
29.3GRANT STREET AT ELM STREET BEGINS TO FLOOD.
29.0THE UNDERPASS AT MCCORKLE AND ROUTE 119 IS FLOODED.
27.0IOWA STREET AT 5TH AVENUE BEGINS TO FLOOD.
26.0RIVERBANK SIDEWALK NEAR SOUTH SIDE BRIDGE AND HADDAD PARK IS FLOODED.
23.6THE NORTH CHARLESTON FIRE DEPARTMENT BASEMENT BEGINS TO FLOOD.
22.0PORTIONS OF MAGIC ISLAND UNDER WATER. BACKWATER AFFECTS START ALONG THE ELK RIVER PORTION OF THE CITY.
17.5WATER IS UP TO THE BOTTOM STEPS OF HADDAD PARK.
17.2UPPER PIER OF HADDAD PARK IS FLOODED.
12.0BOTTOM PIER OF HADDAD PARK IS FLOODED.
Historical Crests Record Lows
1) 47.60 ft on 01/01/1840
2) 46.87 ft on 09/29/1861
3) 43.00 ft on 01/01/1822
4) 41.63 ft on 09/14/1878
5) 41.50 ft on 02/23/1897
6) 41.25 ft on 03/05/1899
7) 39.35 ft on 04/01/1886
8) 38.60 ft on 12/30/1901
9) 38.50 ft on 05/23/1901
10) 38.10 ft on 01/01/1865
3) 1.00 ft on 01/01/1879
4) 5.00 ft on 08/17/1988
5) 6.00 ft on 11/04/1989

Data provided by NOAA Advanced Hydrologic Prediction Service

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