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French Broad Rivernear Marshall, NC (Gauge MARN7)
Forecast | Observation History | Stage Impacts/Record Events
Stages:
Normal
Action
Flood
Moderate Flood
Major Flood
River Stage Data for Gauge MARN7
Normal Stage: 2.05 ft
Flow: 1.84 kcfs*
(impacts and historical events)
Action Stages:
7.5': Action
8': Flood
10': Moderate Flood
13': Major Flood
Gauge MARN7 Forecast / History chart | graph
Stage Date CST Stage ft Flow kcfs
FORECAST 02/21/2012 07:00 am 2.10 1.920
FORECAST 02/21/2012 01:00 am 2.10 1.920
FORECAST 02/20/2012 07:00 pm 2.10 1.920
FORECAST 02/20/2012 01:00 pm 2.10 1.920
FORECAST 02/20/2012 07:00 am 2.10 1.920
FORECAST 02/20/2012 01:00 am 2.10 1.920
FORECAST 02/19/2012 07:00 pm 2.10 1.920
FORECAST 02/19/2012 01:00 pm 2.10 1.920
FORECAST 02/19/2012 07:00 am 2.10 1.920
FORECAST 02/19/2012 01:00 am 2.10 1.920
FORECAST 02/18/2012 07:00 pm 2.10 1.920
FORECAST 02/18/2012 01:00 pm 2.10 1.920
FORECAST 02/18/2012 07:00 am 2.10 1.920
FORECAST 02/18/2012 01:00 am 2.20 2.100
FORECAST 02/17/2012 07:00 pm 2.20 2.100
FORECAST 02/17/2012 01:00 pm 2.20 2.100
FORECAST 02/17/2012 07:00 am 2.20 2.100
FORECAST 02/17/2012 01:00 am 2.10 1.920
FORECAST 02/16/2012 07:00 pm 2.10 1.920
CURRENT 02/16/2012 04:00 pm 2.05 1.840
  02/16/2012 03:45 pm 2.05 1.840
  02/16/2012 03:30 pm 2.05 1.840
  02/16/2012 03:15 pm 2.05 1.840
  02/16/2012 03:00 pm 2.05 1.840
  02/16/2012 02:45 pm 2.05 1.840
  02/16/2012 02:30 pm 2.06 1.860
  02/16/2012 02:15 pm 2.06 1.860
  02/16/2012 02:00 pm 2.06 1.860
  02/16/2012 01:45 pm 2.06 1.860
  02/16/2012 01:30 pm 2.06 1.860
  02/16/2012 01:15 pm 2.06 1.860
  02/16/2012 01:00 pm 2.05 1.840
  02/16/2012 12:45 pm 2.05 1.840
  02/16/2012 12:30 pm 2.05 1.840
  02/16/2012 12:15 pm 2.05 1.840
  02/16/2012 12:00 pm 2.05 1.840
  02/16/2012 11:45 am 2.06 1.860
  02/16/2012 11:30 am 2.06 1.860
  02/16/2012 11:15 am 2.06 1.860
  02/16/2012 11:00 am 2.06 1.860
  02/16/2012 10:45 am 2.06 1.860
  02/16/2012 10:30 am 2.06 1.860
  02/16/2012 10:15 am 2.06 1.860
  02/16/2012 10:00 am 2.06 1.860
  02/16/2012 09:45 am 2.06 1.860
  02/16/2012 09:30 am 2.06 1.860
  02/16/2012 09:15 am 2.06 1.860
  02/16/2012 09:00 am 2.06 1.860
  02/16/2012 08:45 am 2.06 1.860
  02/16/2012 08:30 am 2.06 1.860
Flood Impacts and Historical Events
Stage Impacts
24.8EXPECT RECORD FLOODING WITH EXTENSIVE DAMAGE.
21.0NEAR RECORD FLOODING WILL BE OBSERVED...WITH WATER 7 FT DEEP IN THE LOWER PART OF TOWN.
16.5MAJOR FLOODING OF MOST BUSINESSES ALONG MAIN STREET. MOST BUILDINGS WILL HAVE AT LEAST 1 FOOT OF WATER IN THEM.
12.7MODERATE FLOODING OF AREAS ALONG THE RIVER. FLOODING WILL COMPARE TO LEVELS THAT OCCURRED ON SEPTEMBER 17 2004.
11.3MODERATE FLOODING WILL CONTINUE. FLOODING AT THIS LEVEL WILL BE SIMILAR TO THE FLOODING ON SEPTEMBER 8 2004.
10.0MODERATE FLOODING BEGINS...FLOODING ALONG ROLLINS AND HAYES CREEK ROADS WILL OCCURR. SOME EVACUATIONS WILL ALSO BEGIN IN THE TOWN OF MARSHALL.
9.0MINOR FLOODING OF THE RAILROAD TRACKS AND PARTS OF THE TOWN OF MARSHALL BETWEEN HIGHWAY 70 AND THE RIVER. FURTHER FLOODING OF BUILDINGS ALONG BACK STREET AND ON BLENNERHASSETT ISLAND WILL OCCURR.
8.0FLOOD STAGE WILL BE REACHED. FLOODING OF SOME BUILDINGS ON BLENNERHASSETT ISLAND AND HOMES ALONG ISLAND ROAD WILL BEGIN. THE RIVER WILL ALSO OVERFLOW THE RAILROAD TRACKS IN THE BACK STREET AREA.
7.0AT THIS RIVER LEVEL... BACKWATER ON HAYS CREEK WILL CAUSE PARTS OF ROLLINS ROAD TO BEGIN TO FLOOD.
6.0BROAD OVERFLOW OF THE BANKS INTO LOW LYING AREAS OF BLENMERHASSETT ISLAND AND PARTS OF ISLAND ROAD WILL BEGIN TO FLOOD.
4.5BANKFULL STAGE IS REACHED.
Historical Crests Record Lows
1) 24.80 ft on 07/16/1916
2) 21.00 ft on 02/28/1902
3) 20.30 ft on 08/30/1940
4) 16.30 ft on 08/16/1928
5) 15.00 ft on 03/12/1963
2) 0.53 ft on 09/28/1954
3) 0.63 ft on 10/05/1981
4) 0.68 ft on 09/18/1953
5) 0.68 ft on 08/07/2002

Data provided by NOAA Advanced Hydrologic Prediction Service

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