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Exceeding Levels		 Chance of Exceeding Levels
During Entire Period
Clinch River above Tazewell Observed crest: 11.61 ft at 12:00am Feb 07 Observed: 3.57 ft at 3:30pm Feb 4 Observed: 3.57 ft at 4:00pm Feb 4 Observed: 3.58 ft at 4:30pm Feb 4 Observed: 3.58 ft at 5:00pm Feb 4 Observed: 3.59 ft at 5:30pm Feb 4 Observed: 3.59 ft at 6:00pm Feb 4 Observed: 3.59 ft at 6:30pm Feb 4 Observed: 3.6 ft at 7:00pm Feb 4 Observed: 3.6 ft at 7:30pm Feb 4 Observed: 3.6 ft at 8:00pm Feb 4 Observed: 3.61 ft at 8:30pm Feb 4 Observed: 3.61 ft at 9:00pm Feb 4 Observed: 3.61 ft at 9:30pm Feb 4 Observed: 3.61 ft at 10:00pm Feb 4 Observed: 3.61 ft at 10:30pm Feb 4 Observed: 3.62 ft at 11:00pm Feb 4 Observed: 3.63 ft at 11:30pm Feb 4 Observed: 3.62 ft at 12:00am Feb 5 Observed: 3.63 ft at 12:30am Feb 5 Observed: 3.63 ft at 1:00am Feb 5 Observed: 3.63 ft at 1:30am Feb 5 Observed: 3.63 ft at 2:00am Feb 5 Observed: 3.64 ft at 2:30am Feb 5 Observed: 3.64 ft at 3:00am Feb 5 Observed: 3.65 ft at 3:30am Feb 5 Observed: 3.65 ft at 4:00am Feb 5 Observed: 3.66 ft at 4:30am Feb 5 Observed: 3.67 ft at 5:00am Feb 5 Observed: 3.68 ft at 5:30am Feb 5 Observed: 3.7 ft at 6:00am Feb 5 Observed: 3.72 ft at 6:30am Feb 5 Observed: 3.76 ft at 7:00am Feb 5 Observed: 3.8 ft at 7:30am Feb 5 Observed: 3.84 ft at 8:00am Feb 5 Observed: 3.9 ft at 8:30am Feb 5 Observed: 3.98 ft at 9:00am Feb 5 Observed: 4.08 ft at 9:30am Feb 5 Observed: 4.2 ft at 10:00am Feb 5 Observed: 4.33 ft at 10:30am Feb 5 Observed: 4.47 ft at 11:00am Feb 5 Observed: 4.61 ft at 11:30am Feb 5 Observed: 4.77 ft at 12:00pm Feb 5 Observed: 4.91 ft at 12:30pm Feb 5 Observed: 5.07 ft at 1:00pm Feb 5 Observed: 5.22 ft at 1:30pm Feb 5 Observed: 5.37 ft at 2:00pm Feb 5 Observed: 5.52 ft at 2:30pm Feb 5 Observed: 5.67 ft at 3:00pm Feb 5 Observed: 5.8 ft at 3:30pm Feb 5 Observed: 5.93 ft at 4:00pm Feb 5 Observed: 6.04 ft at 4:30pm Feb 5 Observed: 6.16 ft at 5:00pm Feb 5 Observed: 6.25 ft at 5:30pm Feb 5 Observed: 6.35 ft at 6:00pm Feb 5 Observed: 6.43 ft at 6:30pm Feb 5 Observed: 6.51 ft at 7:00pm Feb 5 Observed: 6.57 ft at 7:30pm Feb 5 Observed: 6.66 ft at 8:00pm Feb 5 Observed: 6.75 ft at 8:30pm Feb 5 Observed: 6.82 ft at 9:00pm Feb 5 Observed: 6.93 ft at 9:30pm Feb 5 Observed: 7.03 ft at 10:00pm Feb 5 Observed: 7.14 ft at 10:30pm Feb 5 Observed: 7.26 ft at 11:00pm Feb 5 Observed: 7.38 ft at 11:30pm Feb 5 Observed: 7.51 ft at 12:00am Feb 6 Observed: 7.64 ft at 12:30am Feb 6 Observed: 7.78 ft at 1:00am Feb 6 Observed: 7.91 ft at 1:30am Feb 6 Observed: 8.04 ft at 2:00am Feb 6 Observed: 8.16 ft at 2:30am Feb 6 Observed: 8.28 ft at 3:00am Feb 6 Observed: 8.4 ft at 3:30am Feb 6 Observed: 8.51 ft at 4:00am Feb 6 Observed: 8.63 ft at 4:30am Feb 6 Observed: 8.73 ft at 5:00am Feb 6 Observed: 8.84 ft at 5:30am Feb 6 Observed: 8.97 ft at 6:00am Feb 6 Observed: 9.07 ft at 6:30am Feb 6 Observed: 9.18 ft at 7:00am Feb 6 Observed: 9.3 ft at 7:30am Feb 6 Observed: 9.41 ft at 8:00am Feb 6 Observed: 9.52 ft at 8:30am Feb 6 Observed: 9.63 ft at 9:00am Feb 6 Observed: 9.75 ft at 9:30am Feb 6 Observed: 9.86 ft at 10:00am Feb 6 Observed: 9.99 ft at 10:30am Feb 6 Observed: 10.08 ft at 11:00am Feb 6 Observed: 10.18 ft at 11:30am Feb 6 Observed: 10.3 ft at 12:00pm Feb 6 Observed: 10.38 ft at 12:30pm Feb 6 Observed: 10.49 ft at 1:00pm Feb 6 Observed: 10.59 ft at 1:30pm Feb 6 Observed: 10.68 ft at 2:00pm Feb 6 Observed: 10.76 ft at 2:30pm Feb 6 Observed: 10.85 ft at 3:00pm Feb 6 Observed: 10.93 ft at 3:30pm Feb 6 Observed: 11 ft at 4:00pm Feb 6 Observed: 11.07 ft at 4:30pm Feb 6 Observed: 11.14 ft at 5:00pm Feb 6 Observed: 11.2 ft at 5:30pm Feb 6 Observed: 11.23 ft at 6:00pm Feb 6 Observed: 11.3 ft at 6:30pm Feb 6 Observed: 11.35 ft at 7:00pm Feb 6 Observed: 11.41 ft at 7:30pm Feb 6 Observed: 11.44 ft at 8:00pm Feb 6 Observed: 11.47 ft at 8:30pm Feb 6 Observed: 11.47 ft at 9:00pm Feb 6 Observed: 11.52 ft at 9:30pm Feb 6 Observed: 11.54 ft at 10:00pm Feb 6 Observed: 11.56 ft at 10:30pm Feb 6 Observed: 11.55 ft at 11:00pm Feb 6 Observed: 11.6 ft at 11:30pm Feb 6 Observed: 11.61 ft at 12:00am Feb 7 Observed: 11.56 ft at 12:30am Feb 7 Observed: 11.59 ft at 1:00am Feb 7 Observed: 11.58 ft at 1:30am Feb 7 Observed: 11.58 ft at 2:00am Feb 7 Observed: 11.58 ft at 2:30am Feb 7 Observed: 11.56 ft at 3:00am Feb 7 Observed: 11.56 ft at 3:30am Feb 7 Observed: 11.54 ft at 4:00am Feb 7 Observed: 11.49 ft at 4:30am Feb 7 Observed: 11.5 ft at 5:00am Feb 7 Observed: 11.47 ft at 5:30am Feb 7 Observed: 11.45 ft at 6:00am Feb 7 Observed: 11.41 ft at 6:30am Feb 7 Observed: 11.41 ft at 7:00am Feb 7 Observed: 11.35 ft at 7:30am Feb 7 Observed: 11.31 ft at 8:00am Feb 7 Observed: 11.28 ft at 8:30am Feb 7 Observed: 11.25 ft at 9:00am Feb 7 Observed: 11.21 ft at 9:30am Feb 7 Observed: 11.18 ft at 10:00am Feb 7 Observed: 11.15 ft at 10:30am Feb 7 Observed: 11.1 ft at 11:00am Feb 7 Observed: 11.06 ft at 11:30am Feb 7 Observed: 11 ft at 12:00pm Feb 7 Observed: 10.96 ft at 12:30pm Feb 7 Observed: 10.92 ft at 1:00pm Feb 7 Observed: 10.87 ft at 1:30pm Feb 7 Observed: 10.81 ft at 2:00pm Feb 7 Observed: 10.77 ft at 2:30pm Feb 7 Observed: 10.71 ft at 3:00pm Feb 7 Observed: 10.67 ft at 3:30pm Feb 7 Observed: 10.61 ft at 4:00pm Feb 7 Observed: 10.56 ft at 4:30pm Feb 7 Observed: 10.51 ft at 5:00pm Feb 7 Observed: 10.46 ft at 5:30pm Feb 7 Observed: 10.4 ft at 6:00pm Feb 7 Observed: 10.34 ft at 6:30pm Feb 7 Observed: 10.29 ft at 7:00pm Feb 7 Observed: 10.21 ft at 7:30pm Feb 7 Observed: 10.16 ft at 8:00pm Feb 7 Observed: 10.09 ft at 8:30pm Feb 7 Observed: 10.04 ft at 9:00pm Feb 7 Observed: 9.97 ft at 9:30pm Feb 7 Observed: 9.91 ft at 10:00pm Feb 7 Observed: 9.85 ft at 10:30pm Feb 7 Observed: 9.78 ft at 11:00pm Feb 7 Observed: 9.71 ft at 11:30pm Feb 7 Observed: 9.66 ft at 12:00am Feb 8 Observed: 9.58 ft at 12:30am Feb 8 Observed: 9.51 ft at 1:00am Feb 8 Observed: 9.43 ft at 1:30am Feb 8 Observed: 9.34 ft at 2:00am Feb 8 Observed: 9.29 ft at 2:30am Feb 8 Observed: 9.22 ft at 3:00am Feb 8 Observed: 9.15 ft at 3:30am Feb 8 Observed: 9.07 ft at 4:00am Feb 8 Observed: 8.99 ft at 4:30am Feb 8 Observed: 8.93 ft at 5:00am Feb 8 Observed: 8.86 ft at 5:30am Feb 8 Observed: 8.77 ft at 6:00am Feb 8 Observed: 8.7 ft at 6:30am Feb 8 Observed: 8.63 ft at 7:00am Feb 8 Observed: 8.55 ft at 7:30am Feb 8 Observed: 8.47 ft at 8:00am Feb 8 Observed: 8.39 ft at 8:30am Feb 8 Observed: 8.34 ft at 9:00am Feb 8 Observed: 8.28 ft at 9:30am Feb 8 Observed: 8.2 ft at 10:00am Feb 8 Observed: 8.14 ft at 10:30am Feb 8 Observed: 8.05 ft at 11:00am Feb 8 Observed: 8 ft at 11:30am Feb 8 Observed: 7.93 ft at 12:00pm Feb 8 Observed: 7.87 ft at 12:30pm Feb 8 Observed: 7.8 ft at 1:00pm Feb 8 Observed: 7.75 ft at 1:30pm Feb 8 Observed: 7.68 ft at 2:00pm Feb 8 Observed: 7.62 ft at 2:30pm Feb 8 Observed: 7.57 ft at 3:00pm Feb 8 Observed: 7.5 ft at 3:30pm Feb 8 Observed: 7.46 ft at 4:00pm Feb 8 Observed: 7.4 ft at 4:30pm Feb 8 Observed: 7.35 ft at 5:00pm Feb 8 Observed: 7.31 ft at 5:30pm Feb 8 Observed: 7.26 ft at 6:00pm Feb 8 Observed: 7.21 ft at 6:30pm Feb 8 Observed: 7.14 ft at 7:00pm Feb 8 Observed: 7.1 ft at 7:30pm Feb 8 Observed: 7.06 ft at 8:00pm Feb 8 Observed: 7.02 ft at 8:30pm Feb 8 Observed: 6.96 ft at 9:00pm Feb 8 Observed: 6.94 ft at 9:30pm Feb 8 Observed: 6.89 ft at 10:00pm Feb 8 Observed: 6.85 ft at 10:30pm Feb 8 Observed: 6.81 ft at 11:00pm Feb 8 Observed: 6.76 ft at 11:30pm Feb 8 Observed: 6.72 ft at 12:00am Feb 9 Observed: 6.69 ft at 12:30am Feb 9 Observed: 6.66 ft at 1:00am Feb 9 Observed: 6.62 ft at 1:30am Feb 9 Observed: 6.59 ft at 2:00am Feb 9 Observed: 6.55 ft at 2:30am Feb 9 Observed: 6.5 ft at 3:00am Feb 9 Observed: 6.47 ft at 3:30am Feb 9 Observed: 6.44 ft at 4:00am Feb 9 Observed: 6.41 ft at 4:30am Feb 9 Observed: 6.39 ft at 5:00am Feb 9 Observed: 6.35 ft at 5:30am Feb 9 Observed: 6.32 ft at 6:00am Feb 9 Observed: 6.29 ft at 6:30am Feb 9 Observed: 6.26 ft at 7:00am Feb 9 Observed: 6.23 ft at 7:30am Feb 9 Observed: 6.21 ft at 8:00am Feb 9 Observed: 6.18 ft at 8:30am Feb 9 Observed: 6.15 ft at 9:00am Feb 9 Observed: 6.13 ft at 9:30am Feb 9 Observed: 6.11 ft at 10:00am Feb 9 Observed: 6.08 ft at 10:30am Feb 9 Observed: 6.05 ft at 11:00am Feb 9 Observed: 6.03 ft at 11:30am Feb 9 Observed: 6 ft at 12:00pm Feb 9 Observed: 5.98 ft at 12:30pm Feb 9 Observed: 5.97 ft at 1:00pm Feb 9 Observed: 5.93 ft at 1:30pm Feb 9 Forecast: 6 ft at 1:00pm Feb 9 Forecast: 5.8 ft at 7:00pm Feb 9 Forecast: 5.7 ft at 1:00am Feb 10 Forecast: 5.7 ft at 7:00am Feb 10 Forecast: 5.8 ft at 1:00pm Feb 10 Forecast: 5.8 ft at 7:00pm Feb 10 Forecast: 5.8 ft at 1:00am Feb 11 Forecast: 5.7 ft at 7:00am Feb 11 Forecast: 5.6 ft at 1:00pm Feb 11 Forecast: 5.5 ft at 7:00pm Feb 11 Forecast: 5.3 ft at 1:00am Feb 12 Forecast: 5.2 ft at 7:00am Feb 12 Forecast: 5 ft at 1:00pm Feb 12 Forecast: 4.9 ft at 7:00pm Feb 12 Forecast: 4.7 ft at 1:00am Feb 13 Forecast: 4.6 ft at 7:00am Feb 13 Forecast: 4.4 ft at 1:00pm Feb 13 Forecast: 4.3 ft at 7:00pm Feb 13 Forecast: 4.1 ft at 1:00am Feb 14 Forecast: 4 ft at 7:00am Feb 14 Graph Created (3:00pm Feb 9, 2010) Observed Forecast (issued 9:40am Feb 9) TAZT1 (plotting HGIRG) Gage 0 Datum: 1060.70 Latest observed value: 5.93 ft at 1:30 PM EST 9-Feb-2010. Flood Stage is 12.0 ft. Stage (ft) Flow (kcfs)
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NOTE: Forecasts for the Clinch River above Tazewell are issued routinely year-round.

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Flood Categories (in feet)
Major Flood Stage:21
Moderate Flood Stage:16
Flood Stage:12
Action Stage:10

Historical Crests
(1) 29.32 ft on 04/05/1977
(2) 24.00 ft on 02/01/1962
(3) 22.27 ft on 03/13/1963
(4) 21.02 ft on 03/17/1973
(5) 21.00 ft on 01/31/1957
(6) 20.57 ft on 12/31/1969
(7) 20.00 ft on 12/23/1926
(8) 18.46 ft on 03/29/1994
(9) 18.30 ft on 05/08/1984
(10) 17.92 ft on 03/31/1975

Low Water Records
(1) 0 ft on 07/28/1982
(1) 0 ft on 09/11/1925

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21.0 BACKWATER MOVING UPSTREAM BEGINS TO AFFECT THE TOWN OF SNEEDVILLE, HANCOCK COUNTY, TENNESSEE. THE CITY OF TAZEWELL, TENNESSEE IS NOT AFFECTED BY FLOODING OF THE CLINCH RIVER.
16.0 EXTENSIVE FLOODING OF PASTURE LAND AROUND GRISSOM ISLAND OCCURS. THE CITY OF TAZEWELL, TENNESSEE IS NOT AFFECTED BY FLOODING OF THE CLINCH RIVER.
12.0 FLOODING OF PASTURE LAND NEAR GRISSOM ISLAND BEGINS. THE CITY OF TAZEWELL, TENNESSEE IS NOT AFFECTED BY FLOODING OF THE CLINCH RIVER.
10.0 ACTION STAGE.

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Latitude: 36.433000° N, Longitude: 83.400000° W, Horizontal Datum: NAD83

River Stage
Reference Frame		 Gauge Height Flood Stage Uses
NWS stage 0 ft 12 ft Interpreting hydrographs and NWS watch, warnings, and forecasts, and inundation maps
Vertical Datum Elevation
(gauge height = 0)		 Elevation
(gauge height = flood stage)		 Elevation information source
NAVD88 N/A N/A Survey grade GPS equipment, FEMA flood plain maps, newer USGS topographic maps
NGVD 29 1060.7 ft 1072.7 ft Older USGS topographic maps, NGVD29 benchmarks
MSL N/A N/A Older USGS topographic maps, MSL benchmarks
Other N/A N/A  

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