Johns River at Corpening Bridge Rd, 6 NNW Morganton

The past week

What floods at each level

• 40 ft

  A FEW HOMES NEAR THE RIVER BEGING TO FLOOD.

• 30 ft

  RIVER OVERFLOWS ITS BANKS DOWNSTREAM IN CALDWELL COUNTY.

• 28.6 ft

  FLOODING WILL BE SIMILAR TO THAT WHICH OCCURRED IN SEPTEMBER 2004 WITH HURRICANE FRANCES

• 25 ft

  FLOODING WILL BE SIMILAR TO THAT WHICH OCCURRED WITH TROPICAL STORM BERYL IN AUGUST OF 1994

• 20 ft

  AT THIS STAGE THE BRIDGE WHERE THE GAGE IS AT WILL BEGIN TO FLOOD. NOT MUCH ELSE IN THE AREA TO FLOOD AT THIS LEVEL.

• 19 ft

  WATER WILL BE AT THE BOTTOM OF THE BRIDGE ON HIGHWAY 18 NORTH OF MORGANTON.

• 18.5 ft

  APPROACHES TO CORPENING BRIDGE WILL BE FLOODED AND PARTS OF JOHNS RIVER ROAD WILL BE FLOODED.

• 16.53 ft

  PARTS OF ADAKO ROAD WILL BE FLOODED. FLOODING WILL BE SIMILAR TO THAT WHICH OCCURRED IN SEPT 2004 WITH HURICANE IVAN.

• 16 ft

  FLOODING WILL DEVELOP OR BE ONGOING ALONG JOHNS RIVER LOOP RD...OLD JOHNS RIVER RD AND VALLEY VIEW CIRCLE.

• 13.5 ft

  AT THIS LEVEL THERE WILL BE SOME BACKWATER EFFECTS ON SIMS BRANCH THAT FLOWS INTO THE RIVER. JOHNS RIVER ROAD AND A CAMPING AREA ON LOWER CREEK THAT FLOWS INTO RIVER WILL START TO FLOOD.

• 12 ft

  AT THIS STAGE PARTS OF NC 90 NORTH OF COLLETTSVILLE...JOHNS RIVER ROAD AND CORPENING BRIDGE ROAD ARE FLOODED.

• 11.5 ft

  PARKING LOT OF THE BOAT RAMP AT NC 18/64 IS FLOODED ON CORPENING BRIDGE ROAD

• 9 ft

  PLAYMORE BEACH ROAD AND JOHNS RIVER ROAD AND OTHER BRIDGES OVER THE RIVER USUALLY BEGIN TO FLOOD NEAR THE CONFLUENCE OF WILSON CREEK AND JOHNS RIVER.

• 8.5 ft

  HEAVY RAIN AND THIS RIVER LEVEL MAY CAUSE FLOODING IN COLLETTSVILLE ON ADAKO ROAD AND COFFEY ROAD. THESE SITES ARE UPSTREAM FROM THE RIVER GAGE.

• 8 ft

  AT THIS LEVEL JOHNS RIVER ROAD WILL LIKELY BEGIN TO FLOOD IN LOW LYING AREAS.

• 4 ft

  3.5 TO 4.5 INCH 36 HR BASINWIDE RAINFALL CAUSED A 10 FT RISE...2 FT TO 12 FT...HOWEVER A SIMILAR AMOUNT FALLING IN 10 HOURS CAUSED A 13 FT RISE...3 FT TO 16 FT.

• 3 ft

  24 HR BASINWIDE RAINFALL OF 3 INCHES RESULTED IN A RISE FROM 1.7 FT TO 5 FT.

• 2 ft

  2 INCHES OF RAIN IN ONE TO 2 HOURS WILL CAUSE THE RIVER TO RISE TO NEAR 8.5 FT

• 1.5 ft

  1.5 IN 6 TO 12 HOURS CAUSED RIVER TO RISE FROM 2.25 FT TO 5.13 FT

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