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French Broad Riverat Hot Springs, NC (Gauge HTSN7)
Forecast | Observation History | Stage Impacts/Record Events
Stages:
Normal
Action
Flood
Moderate Flood
Major Flood
River Stage Data for Gauge HTSN7
Normal Stage: 4.38 ft
Flow: 1.84 kcfs*
(impacts and historical events)
Action Stages:
12': Action
13': Flood
16': Moderate Flood
24': Major Flood
Gauge HTSN7 Forecast / History chart | graph
Stage Date CST Stage ft Flow kcfs
FORECAST 02/20/2012 07:00 am 3.90 1.510
FORECAST 02/20/2012 01:00 am 3.90 1.510
FORECAST 02/19/2012 07:00 pm 3.90 1.510
FORECAST 02/19/2012 01:00 pm 4.00 1.550
FORECAST 02/19/2012 07:00 am 4.00 1.550
FORECAST 02/19/2012 01:00 am 4.00 1.550
FORECAST 02/18/2012 07:00 pm 4.00 1.550
FORECAST 02/18/2012 01:00 pm 4.00 1.550
FORECAST 02/18/2012 07:00 am 4.10 1.620
FORECAST 02/18/2012 01:00 am 4.10 1.620
FORECAST 02/17/2012 07:00 pm 4.10 1.620
FORECAST 02/17/2012 01:00 pm 4.10 1.620
FORECAST 02/17/2012 07:00 am 4.10 1.620
FORECAST 02/17/2012 01:00 am 4.10 1.620
FORECAST 02/16/2012 07:00 pm 4.10 1.620
FORECAST 02/16/2012 01:00 pm 4.10 1.620
FORECAST 02/16/2012 07:00 am 4.10 1.620
CURRENT 02/10/2012 07:00 am 4.38 1.840
  02/09/2012 07:00 am 4.71 2.270
Flood Impacts and Historical Events
Stage Impacts
34.0WATER LEVELS IN TOWN WOULD BE AROUND 5 FEET HIGH.
28.6RECORD FLOODING WILL BE OBSERVED...INUNDATING MUCH OF THE TOWN OF HOT SPRINGS.
26.0NEAR RECORD FLOODING CAUSING WATER LEVELS IN TOWN TO BE AROUND 1 TO 3 FT HIGH.
23.0MODERATE FLOODING...CAUSING WATER TO OVERSPREAD AREAS BETWEEN ANDREWS AVENUE AND BRIDGE STREET. WATER WILL ALSO REACH SEVERAL HOMES.
22.0WATER WILL APPROACH CAMPING AREAS AND A FEW HOMES ALONG PAINTED ROCK ROAD. FLOODING AT THIS LEVEL WILL BE SIMILAR TO THE FLOODING THAT OCCURRED ON SEPTEMBER 17, 2004.
19.0BACKWATER FROM THE FRENCH BROAD RIVER WILL CAUSE FURTHER FLOODING OF ROADS AND BRIDGES ALONG SPRING CREEK.
18.3MODERATE FLOODING EXPECTED. FLOODING AT THIS LEVEL WILL BE SIMILAR TO THE FLOODING ON SEPTEMBER 9, 2004.
16.0HOT SPRINGS SPA AND BATH HOUSE AREA WILL BEGIN TO FLOOD ALONG WITH PARTS OF RIVER AND SILVERMINE ROADS. FLOODING AT THIS LEVEL WILL BE SIMILAR TO FLOODING THAT OCCURRED ON MAY 6, 2003.
13.0AREAS ALONG SPRING CREEK WILL START TO FLOOD DUE TO BACKWATER AFFECTS AND WATER WILL APPROACH THE BOTTOM OF THE ANDREW AVE BRIDGE.
12.0RIVER ROAD NEAR HIGHWAY 25 AND HIGHWAY 70 WILL BE FLOODED ALONG WITH BUILDINGS IN THE HOT SPRINGS SPA AREA.
11.0THE RIVER BEGINS TO OVERFLOW ITS BANKS INTO CAMPING AND BATH HOUSE AREAS ALONG THE RIVER IN HOT SPRINGS.
8.5THE RIVER WILL OVER FLOW THE BANKS IN LOW LYING AREAS AND FLOOD PARTS OF RIVER ROAD UPSTREAM OF HIGHWAY 25.
Historical Crests Record Lows
1) 28.60 ft on 07/16/1916
2) 25.00 ft on 02/28/1902
3) 24.00 ft on 03/01/1967
4) 23.00 ft on 06/17/1976
5) 22.40 ft on 08/30/1940
1) 1.80 ft on 10/15/1951
2) 2.10 ft on 10/06/1935
3) 2.70 ft on 09/14/2002
4) 3.03 ft on 09/30/2007

Data provided by NOAA Advanced Hydrologic Prediction Service

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