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Water-level gauge WCKV2

unavailable · No observation in the latest cached source list. Retained readings below are historical; an absent gauge may have fallen below action stage or stopped reporting.

Tide gauge (coastal water level) · Wharf Creek near Hudgins VA · Piankatank River · -76.310231, 37.489189. Units ft; datum not supplied.

Source checked 2026-10-17 07:45:05.237Z · current.

Stage in this gauge’s units, not a regional flood depth. Tide/lake gauges remain water levels; datum is not supplied by this feed. Historical observations and the latest forecast keep separate times.

Retained observations: 0; target 24 hours, at most 96 reports per station. Recording began 2026-10-17 06:15:05.234Z; oldest available reading none.

Observed stage and separate NWS forecast at WCKV2 (ft)Dots are retained observations. Lines break for missing fields, long intervals or changed station location or units. 0 recorded discontinuities. Dashed lines, when present, are the separately issued NWS forecast.4.30.2ft10-16 17:00Z10-20 04:00Z
Observed stage and separate NWS forecast · 0 retained observations; 0 discontinuities. Dashed: NWS forecast issued 2026-10-16 17:31:00 UTC; forecast valid times are not observations. Lines join reported values only; missing intervals are not interpolated.

NWS forecast · current

Highest listed forecast: 3.3 ft at 2026-10-19 21:00:00 UTC; issued 2026-10-16 17:31:00 UTC. Minor flooding.

Forecasts are issued routinely year-round.

Gauge thresholds: action 2.5 ft; minor 3 ft; moderate 3.5 ft; major 4 ft.

Forecast points (84) · issued 2026-10-16 17:31:00 UTC
Forecast valid time (UTC)Forecast Tide Height
2026-10-16 17:00:00 UTC1.9 ft
2026-10-16 18:00:00 UTC2 ft
2026-10-16 19:00:00 UTC2 ft
2026-10-16 20:00:00 UTC2 ft
2026-10-16 21:00:00 UTC1.8 ft
2026-10-16 22:00:00 UTC1.7 ft
2026-10-16 23:00:00 UTC1.4 ft
2026-10-17 00:00:00 UTC1.3 ft
2026-10-17 01:00:00 UTC1.2 ft
2026-10-17 02:00:00 UTC1.2 ft
2026-10-17 03:00:00 UTC1.3 ft
2026-10-17 04:00:00 UTC1.5 ft
2026-10-17 05:00:00 UTC1.5 ft
2026-10-17 06:00:00 UTC1.6 ft
2026-10-17 07:00:00 UTC1.8 ft
2026-10-17 08:00:00 UTC1.8 ft
2026-10-17 09:00:00 UTC1.8 ft
2026-10-17 10:00:00 UTC1.7 ft
2026-10-17 11:00:00 UTC1.6 ft
2026-10-17 12:00:00 UTC1.5 ft
2026-10-17 13:00:00 UTC1.4 ft
2026-10-17 14:00:00 UTC1.4 ft
2026-10-17 15:00:00 UTC1.3 ft
2026-10-17 16:00:00 UTC1.6 ft
2026-10-17 17:00:00 UTC1.7 ft
2026-10-17 18:00:00 UTC1.9 ft
2026-10-17 19:00:00 UTC2.1 ft
2026-10-17 20:00:00 UTC2.1 ft
2026-10-17 21:00:00 UTC2.1 ft
2026-10-17 22:00:00 UTC2 ft
2026-10-17 23:00:00 UTC1.9 ft
2026-10-18 00:00:00 UTC1.6 ft
2026-10-18 01:00:00 UTC1.5 ft
2026-10-18 02:00:00 UTC1.5 ft
2026-10-18 03:00:00 UTC1.5 ft
2026-10-18 04:00:00 UTC1.5 ft
2026-10-18 05:00:00 UTC1.6 ft
2026-10-18 06:00:00 UTC1.8 ft
2026-10-18 07:00:00 UTC2 ft
2026-10-18 08:00:00 UTC2 ft
2026-10-18 09:00:00 UTC2 ft
2026-10-18 10:00:00 UTC1.9 ft
2026-10-18 11:00:00 UTC1.9 ft
2026-10-18 12:00:00 UTC1.8 ft
2026-10-18 13:00:00 UTC1.8 ft
2026-10-18 14:00:00 UTC1.8 ft
2026-10-18 15:00:00 UTC1.8 ft
2026-10-18 16:00:00 UTC1.9 ft
2026-10-18 17:00:00 UTC2.1 ft
2026-10-18 18:00:00 UTC2.2 ft
2026-10-18 19:00:00 UTC2.5 ft
2026-10-18 20:00:00 UTC2.6 ft
2026-10-18 21:00:00 UTC2.6 ft
2026-10-18 22:00:00 UTC2.6 ft
2026-10-18 23:00:00 UTC2.6 ft
2026-10-19 00:00:00 UTC2.5 ft
2026-10-19 01:00:00 UTC2.4 ft
2026-10-19 02:00:00 UTC2.3 ft
2026-10-19 03:00:00 UTC2.2 ft
2026-10-19 04:00:00 UTC2.2 ft
2026-10-19 05:00:00 UTC2.3 ft
2026-10-19 06:00:00 UTC2.4 ft
2026-10-19 07:00:00 UTC2.5 ft
2026-10-19 08:00:00 UTC2.7 ft
2026-10-19 09:00:00 UTC2.7 ft
2026-10-19 10:00:00 UTC2.9 ft
2026-10-19 11:00:00 UTC2.8 ft
2026-10-19 12:00:00 UTC2.8 ft
2026-10-19 13:00:00 UTC2.8 ft
2026-10-19 14:00:00 UTC2.8 ft
2026-10-19 15:00:00 UTC2.7 ft
2026-10-19 16:00:00 UTC2.7 ft
2026-10-19 17:00:00 UTC2.8 ft
2026-10-19 18:00:00 UTC2.9 ft
2026-10-19 19:00:00 UTC3 ft
2026-10-19 20:00:00 UTC3.2 ft
2026-10-19 21:00:00 UTC3.3 ft
2026-10-19 22:00:00 UTC3.3 ft
2026-10-19 23:00:00 UTC3.3 ft
2026-10-20 00:00:00 UTC3.2 ft
2026-10-20 01:00:00 UTC3.1 ft
2026-10-20 02:00:00 UTC3 ft
2026-10-20 03:00:00 UTC2.9 ft
2026-10-20 04:00:00 UTC2.8 ft
NWS gauge impact statements
  • 3.5 ft: The Hatchery Oyster Eatery is surrounded by up to 1 foot of water. The public boat ramp and docks are submerged and water is covering the lower portions of the parking lot at the Hole in the Wall Restaurant. Additionally, portions of the Sun Retreats Campground are flooded.
  • 3 ft: The Hatchery Oyster Eatery, the public boat ramp and docks, and portions of the Sun Retreats Campground being to flood.
Observed reports as a table (0)
Observed (UTC)Stage / unitsSource category / water
No retained observations.
Capture times, quality and provenance

Each report keeps its observation time, first capture of this version, and the SHA-256 of the source bulk body. Corrections at the same observation time replace that point and are marked; unrelated bulk-file changes do not freshen a report.

    Only observed gauge records enter this history. Forecast maxima and forecast hydrograph points never become observations. A missing datum or unsupported flow value remains unknown.

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    Gauges in the latest cached source

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