Final Flood Elevation Determinations
Federal Register, Volume 77 Issue 147 (Tuesday, July 31, 2012)
Federal Register Volume 77, Number 147 (Tuesday, July 31, 2012)
Rules and Regulations
Pages 45262-45268
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Printing Office www.gpo.gov
FR Doc No: 2012-18668
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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY
Federal Emergency Management Agency
44 CFR Part 67
Docket ID FEMA-2012-0003
Final Flood Elevation Determinations
AGENCY: Federal Emergency Management Agency, DHS.
ACTION: Final rule.
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SUMMARY: Base (1% annual-chance) Flood Elevations (BFEs) and modified BFEs are made final for the communities listed below. The BFEs and modified BFEs are the basis for the floodplain management measures that each community is required either to adopt or to show evidence of being already in effect in order to qualify or remain qualified for participation in the National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP).
DATES: The date of issuance of the Flood Insurance Rate Map (FIRM) showing BFEs and modified BFEs for each community. This date may be obtained by contacting the office where the maps are available for inspection as indicated in the table below.
ADDRESSES: The final BFEs for each community are available for inspection at the office of the Chief Executive Officer of each community. The respective addresses are listed in the table below.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Luis Rodriguez, Chief, Engineering Management Branch, Federal Insurance and Mitigation Administration, Federal Emergency Management Agency, 500 C Street SW., Washington, DC 20472, (202) 646-4064, or (email) Luis.Rodriguez3@fema.dhs.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) makes the final determinations listed below for the modified BFEs for each community listed. These modified elevations have been published in newspapers of local circulation and ninety (90) days have elapsed since that publication. The Deputy Associate Administrator for Mitigation has resolved any appeals resulting from this notification.
This final rule is issued in accordance with section 110 of the Flood Disaster Protection Act of 1973, 42 U.S.C. 4104, and 44 CFR part 67. FEMA has developed criteria for floodplain management in floodprone areas in accordance with 44 CFR part 60.
Interested lessees and owners of real property are encouraged to review the proof Flood Insurance Study and FIRM available at the address cited below for each community. The BFEs and modified BFEs are made final in the communities listed below. Elevations at selected locations in each community are shown.
National Environmental Policy Act. This final rule is categorically excluded from the requirements of 44 CFR part 10, Environmental Consideration. An environmental impact assessment has not been prepared.
Regulatory Flexibility Act. As flood elevation determinations are not within the scope of the Regulatory Flexibility Act, 5 U.S.C. 601-
612, a regulatory flexibility analysis is not required.
Regulatory Classification. This final rule is not a significant regulatory action under the criteria of section 3(f) of Executive Order 12866 of September 30, 1993, Regulatory Planning and Review, 58 FR 51735.
Executive Order 13132, Federalism. This final rule involves no policies that have federalism implications under Executive Order 13132.
Executive Order 12988, Civil Justice Reform. This final rule meets the applicable standards of Executive Order 12988.
List of Subjects in 44 CFR Part 67
Administrative practice and procedure, Flood insurance, Reporting and recordkeeping requirements.
Accordingly, 44 CFR part 67 is amended as follows:
PART 67--AMENDED
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1. The authority citation for part 67 continues to read as follows:
Authority: 42 U.S.C. 4001 et seq.; Reorganization Plan No. 3 of 1978, 3 CFR, 1978 Comp., p. 329; E.O. 12127, 44 FR 19367, 3 CFR, 1979 Comp., p. 376.
Sec. 67.11 Amended
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2. The tables published under the authority of Sec. 67.11 are amended as follows:
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* Elevation in
feet (NGVD) +
Elevation in feet
(NAVD) State City/town/county Source of Location Depth in feet
flooding above ground
caret Elevation
in meters (MSL)
Modified
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Unincorporated Areas of Solano County, California
Docket No.: FEMA-B-1200
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California..................... Unincorporated Sweany Creek..... Approximately 375 feet +64
Areas of Solano upstream of the
County. McCune Creek
confluence.
Approximately 930 feet +149
upstream of Timm Road.
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* National Geodetic Vertical Datum.
+ North American Vertical Datum.
Depth in feet above ground.
caret Mean Sea Level, rounded to the nearest 0.1 meter.
ADDRESSES
Unincorporated Areas of Solano County
Maps are available for inspection at the Solano County Public Works Department, 675 Texas Street, Suite 5500,
Fairfield, CA 94533.
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Page 45263
City of Colonial Heights, Virginia
Docket No.: FEMA-B-1198
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Virginia....................... City of Colonial Old Town Creek... Approximately 0.63 +11
Heights. mile downstream of
Conduit Road.
Approximately 0.48 +68
mile upstream of the
railroad.
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* National Geodetic Vertical Datum.
+ North American Vertical Datum.
Depth in feet above ground.
caret Mean Sea Level, rounded to the nearest 0.1 meter.
ADDRESSES
City of Colonial Heights
Maps are available for inspection at 202 James Avenue, Colonial Heights, VA 23834.
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* Elevation in
feet (NGVD) +
Elevation in feet
(NAVD) Flooding source(s) Location of referenced Depth in feet Communities affected
elevation above ground
caret Elevation
in meters (MSL)
Modified
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Grundy County, Illinois, and Incorporated Areas
Docket No.: FEMA-B-1104
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Claypool Ditch......................... Approximately at Carbon +546 Village of Carbon Hill.
Hill Road.
Approximately 0.38 mile +546
upstream of Carbon Hill
Road.
Des Plaines River...................... Approximately 1.75 miles +510 Unincorporated Areas of
upstream of the upstream Grundy County, Village
side of the Dresden of Channahon.
Island Lock and Dam.
Approximately 0.1 mile +510
upstream of Will Road
extended.
East Fork Mazon River.................. Approximately 1,275 feet +581 Village of East Brooklyn.
downstream of Rice
Street.
Approximately at Rice +582
Street.
Gooseberry Creek....................... Approximately 750 feet +612 Unincorporated Areas of
upstream of Old Mazon Grundy County, Village
Road. of Dwight.
Approximately 425 feet +620
upstream of U.S. Route
66.
Illinois River......................... Approximately 0.4 mile +497 City of Morris,
downstream of the Unincorporated Areas of
railroad. Grundy County, Village
of Channahon, Village of
Seneca.
Just downstream of the +507
Dresden Island Lock and
Dam.
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* National Geodetic Vertical Datum.
+ North American Vertical Datum.
Depth in feet above ground.
caret Mean Sea Level, rounded to the nearest 0.1 meter.
ADDRESSES
City of Morris
Maps are available for inspection at City Hall, 700 North Division Street, Morris, IL 60450.
Unincorporated Areas of Grundy County
Maps are available for inspection at the Grundy County Administration Building, 1320 Union Street, Morris, IL
60450.
Village of Carbon Hill
Maps are available for inspection at the Village Hall, 695 North Holcomb Street, Carbon Hill, IL 60416.
Village of Channahon
Maps are available for inspection at the Village Hall, 24555 South Navajo Drive, Channahon, IL 60410.
Village of Dwight
Maps are available for inspection at the Dwight Public Services Complex, 209 South Prairie Avenue, Dwight, IL
60420.
Village of East Brooklyn
Maps are available for inspection at the Village Hall, 170 Monroe Street, East Brooklyn, IL 60474.
Village of Seneca
Page 45264
Maps are available for inspection at the Village Hall, 340 North Cash, Seneca, IL 61360.
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Warrick County, Indiana, and Incorporated Areas
Docket No.: FEMA-B-7753
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Kelly Ditch............................ Approximately 900 feet +388 City of Boonville,
upstream of the Unincorporated Areas of
confluence with Cypress Warrick County.
Creek.
Approximately 1,650 feet +398
upstream of Baker Road.
Summer Pecka Ditch..................... Approximately 2,500 feet +383 Unincorporated Areas of
downstream of Anderson Warrick County.
Road.
Approximately 3,900 feet +395
upstream of Martin Drive.
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* National Geodetic Vertical Datum.
+ North American Vertical Datum.
Depth in feet above ground.
caret Mean Sea Level, rounded to the nearest 0.1 meter.
ADDRESSES
City of Boonville
Maps are available for inspection at 135 South Second Street, Boonville, IN 47601.
Unincorporated Areas of Warrick County
Maps are available for inspection at the Warrick County Historic Courthouse, 107 West Locust Street, Room 201,
Boonville, IN 47601.
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Lawrence County, Missouri, and Incorporated Areas
Docket No.: FEMA-B-1105
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Chapel Drain........................... Approximately 50 feet +1335 Unincorporated Areas of
upstream of Farm Road Lawrence County.
1090.
Approximately 0.71 mile +1379
upstream of Farm Road
1090.
Clear Creek............................ Approximately 250 feet +1233 Unincorporated Areas of
downstream of Farm Road Lawrence County.
1050.
Just upstream of the +1243
Barry County boundary.
Kelly Creek Tributary.................. Approximately 0.45 mile +1365 Unincorporated Areas of
downstream of Farm Road Lawrence County.
2230.
Approximately 100 feet +1401
upstream of Farm Road
2230.
Tributary No. 1........................ Approximately 50 feet +1326 Unincorporated Areas of
upstream of the Unnamed Lawrence County.
Tributary confluence.
Approximately 275 feet +1333
upstream of State
Highway 37.
Tributary 2............................ Just upstream of the +1357 Unincorporated Areas of
Unnamed Tributary Lawrence County.
confluence.
Approximately 900 feet +1377
upstream of State Route
H.
Unnamed Tributary...................... Approximately 1,675 feet +1277 Unincorporated Areas of
downstream of the Barry Lawrence County.
County boundary.
Approximately 550 feet +1383
upstream of Farm Road
2230.
Unnamed Tributary Number 1............. Approximately 200 feet +1372 City of Aurora.
downstream of Washington
Avenue.
Approximately 525 feet +1406
upstream of Union Street.
Unnamed Tributary Number 2............. Approximately 600 feet +1359 City of Aurora.
upstream of South Street.
Approximately 100 feet +1402
upstream of Prospect
Street.
Unnamed Tributary Number 3............. Approximately 250 feet +1376 City of Aurora.
upstream of the Unnamed
Tributary Number 2
confluence.
At Tyler Drive........... +1390
Unnamed Tributary Number 4............. Approximately 215 feet +1361 City of Aurora.
upstream of Saint Louis
Street.
Approximately 650 feet +1381
upstream of Lincoln
Avenue.
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* National Geodetic Vertical Datum.
+ North American Vertical Datum.
Depth in feet above ground.
caret Mean Sea Level, rounded to the nearest 0.1 meter.
ADDRESSES
City of Aurora
Maps are available for inspection at City Hall, 2 West Pleasant Street, Aurora, MO 65605.
Unincorporated Areas of Lawrence County
Maps are available for inspection at the Lawrence County Courthouse, 1 East Courthouse Square, Mt. Vernon, MO
65712.
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Madison County, Missouri, and Incorporated Areas
Docket No.: FEMA-B-1142 and FEMA-B-1170
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Little Saint Francis River............. Approximately 675 feet +689 City of Fredericktown,
downstream of U.S. Route Unincorporated Areas of
67. Madison County.
Approximately 1.3 miles +743
downstream of County
Road 220.
Little Saint Francis River Tributary 1. At the confluence with +700 City of Fredericktown,
the Little Saint Francis Unincorporated Areas of
River. Madison County.
Just downstream of County +769
Road 218.
Mill Creek (backwater effects from From the confluence with +690 Unincorporated Areas of
Little Saint Francis River). the Little Saint Francis Madison County.
River to approximately
665 feet downstream of
County Road 500.
Saline Creek........................... At the confluence with +703 Unincorporated Areas of
the Little Saint Francis Madison County.
River.
Approximately 550 feet +736
downstream of the
confluence with Goose
Creek.
Spiva Creek (backwater effects from From the confluence with +692 Unincorporated Areas of
Little Saint Francis River). the Little Saint Francis Madison County.
River to just upstream
of County Road 201.
Tollar Branch.......................... At the confluence with +713 City of Fredericktown,
Saline Creek. Unincorporated Areas of
Madison County, Village
of Cobalt.
Approximately 1,310 feet +788
upstream of Mine LaMotte
Street.
Village Creek.......................... At the confluence with +704 City of Fredericktown,
the Little Saint Francis City of Junction City,
River. Unincorporated Areas of
Madison County.
Approximately 550 feet +710
upstream of Catherine
Mine Road.
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* National Geodetic Vertical Datum.
+ North American Vertical Datum.
Depth in feet above ground.
caret Mean Sea Level, rounded to the nearest 0.1 meter.
ADDRESSES
City of Fredericktown
Maps are available for inspection at City Hall, 124 West Main Street, Fredericktown, MO 63645.
City of Junction City
Maps are available for inspection at the Madison County Courthouse, 1 Courthouse Square, Fredericktown, MO
63645.
Unincorporated Areas of Madison County
Maps are available for inspection at the Madison County Courthouse, 1 Courthouse Square, Fredericktown, MO
63645.
Village of Cobalt
Maps are available for inspection at the Madison County Courthouse, 1 Courthouse Square, Fredericktown, MO
63645.
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Dauphin County, Pennsylvania (All Jurisdictions)
Docket No.: FEMA-B-1100 and FEMA-B-1193
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Beaver Creek (Upper Reach)............. Approximately 1,540 feet +381 Township of Lower Paxton.
below Devonshire Heights
Road.
Approximately 160 feet +432
above the confluence
with Beaver Creek
Tributary A.
Mahantango Creek....................... Approximately 1.88 miles +434 Township of Mifflin.
upstream of Malta Road.
Approximately 0.38 mile +470
downstream of Market
Street.
Paxton Creek........................... Approximately 2,285 feet +321 City of Harrisburg.
above the confluence
with Paxton Tributary.
Approximately 4,000 feet +325
above confluence with
the centerline of the
Susquehanna River.
Rattling Creek......................... Approximately 185 feet +762 Township of Jackson.
upstream of Glen Park
Road.
Approximately 630 feet +768
upstream of Glen Park
Road.
Susquehanna River...................... At Whitehouse Lane (295 +304 Borough of Steelton.
feet northeast of Cherry
Avenue).
Approximately 840 feet +313
northwest of the
intersection of Franklin
Street and the railroad.
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Swatara Creek.......................... Approximately 2,100 feet +348 Township of East Hanover.
downstream of the
confluence with Bow
Creek.
At the Lebanon County +359
boundary.
Wiconisco Creek (Upper Reach).......... Approximately 1.26 miles +603 Township of Washington.
downstream of the
Rattling Creek
confluence.
Approximately 1.11 miles +606
downstream of the
Rattling Creek
confluence.
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* National Geodetic Vertical Datum.
+ North American Vertical Datum.
Depth in feet above ground.
caret Mean Sea Level, rounded to the nearest 0.1 meter.
ADDRESSES
Borough of Steelton
Maps are available for inspection at the Borough Hall, 123 North Front Street, Steelton, PA 17113.
City of Harrisburg
Maps are available for inspection at the City Government Center, 10 North 2nd Street, Harrisburg, PA 17101.
Township of East Hanover
Maps are available for inspection at the East Hanover Township Municipal Building, 8848 Jonestown Road,
Grantville, PA 17028.
Township of Jackson
Maps are available for inspection at the Jackson Township Building, 450 Bastion Road, Halifax, PA 17032.
Township of Lower Paxton
Maps are available for inspection at the Lower Paxton Township Municipal Building, 425 Prince Street,
Harrisburg, PA 17109.
Township of Mifflin
Maps are available for inspection at the Mifflin Township Building, 3843 Shippen Dam Road, Millersburg, PA
17061.
Township of Washington
Maps are available for inspection at the Washington Township Municipal Building, 185 Manors Road,
Elizabethville, PA 17023.
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Wyoming County, Pennsylvania (All Jurisdictions)
Docket No.: FEMA-B-1185
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Bowman Creek........................... Approximately 250 feet +605 Township of Eaton,
upstream of Keelersburg Township of Monroe.
Road.
Approximately 1.02 miles +931
upstream of the most
upstream crossing of
State Route 29 (Joseph
W. Hunter Highway).
Buttermilk Creek....................... Approximately 1.1 miles +784 Township of Falls.
downstream of State
Route 2027.
Approximately 460 feet +961
upstream of Oak Drive.
South Branch Tunkhannock Creek......... Approximately 0.4 mile +713 Borough of Factoryville,
downstream of State Township of Clinton.
Route 2012.
Approximately 0.6 mile +838
upstream of Church
Street.
Susquehanna River...................... Approximately 1.0 mile +585 Township of North
upstream of the Falls/ Moreland.
Exeter State Route 92
crossing.
Approximately 2.5 miles +589
upstream of the Falls/
Exeter State Route 92
crossing.
Swale Brook............................ At the downstream side of +609 Borough of Tunkhannock,
the railroad bridge. Township of Tunkhannock.
Approximately 0.7 mile +655
upstream of Bridge
Street.
Tributary No. 1 to Swale Brook......... At the Swale Brook +617 Borough of Tunkhannock.
confluence.
Approximately 75 feet +723
upstream of North Bridge
Street.
Tunkhannock Creek...................... Approximately 425 feet +609 Township of Tunkhannock.
downstream of the second
U.S. Route 6 crossing.
Approximately 1.7 miles +643
upstream of the most
upstream U.S. Route 6
crossing.
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* National Geodetic Vertical Datum.
+ North American Vertical Datum.
Depth in feet above ground.
caret Mean Sea Level, rounded to the nearest 0.1 meter.
ADDRESSES
Borough of Factoryville
Maps are available for inspection at the Borough Municipal Building, 161 College Avenue, Factoryville, PA 18419.
Borough of Tunkhannock
Maps are available for inspection at the Tunkhannock Borough Municipal Building, 126 Warren Street, Tunkhannock,
PA 18657.
Township of Clinton
Page 45267
Maps are available for inspection at the Clinton Township Municipal Building, 256 Creek Road, Factoryville, PA
18419.
Township of Eaton
Maps are available for inspection at the Eaton Township Municipal Building, 1331 State Route 29 South,
Tunkhannock, PA 18657.
Township of Falls
Maps are available for inspection at the Township Municipal Building, 220 Buttermilk Road, Falls, PA 18615.
Township of Monroe
Maps are available for inspection at the Monroe Township Municipal Building, 2605 State Route 29 South, Monroe,
PA 18657.
Township of North Moreland
Maps are available for inspection at the North Moreland Township Municipal Building, 15 Municipal Lane, Dallas,
PA 18612.
Township of Tunkhannock
Maps are available for inspection at the Tunkhannock Township Municipal Building, 113 Tunkhannock Township
Drive, Tunkhannock, PA 18657.
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Palo Pinto County, Texas, and Incorporated Areas
Docket No.: FEMA-B-1147 and FEMA-B-1216
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Brazos River........................... Approximately 7.89 miles +768 Unincorporated Areas of
downstream of the Palo Pinto County.
confluence with Palo
Pinto Creek.
Approximately 5.43 miles +773
downstream of the
confluence with Palo
Pinto Creek.
Crystal Creek.......................... Just upstream of 16th +915 City of Mineral Wells.
Street.
Just upstream of 2nd +960
Street.
Pollard Creek.......................... Approximately 387 feet +836 Unincorporated Areas of
upstream of Ferguson Palo Pinto County.
Road.
Approximately 118 feet +921
downstream of Pollard
Park Road.
Pollard Creek Tributary No. 1.......... Just upstream of +844 Unincorporated Areas of
Southwest 22nd Street. Palo Pinto County.
Just downstream of +861
Southwest 10th Street.
Pollard Creek Tributary No. 2.......... Approximately 140 feet +879 Unincorporated Areas of
downstream of 2nd Street. Palo Pinto County.
Approximately 1,250 feet +882
upstream of 2nd Street.
Pollard Creek Tributary No. 5.......... Approximately 850 feet +1032 Unincorporated Areas of
upstream of Northeast Palo Pinto County.
23rd Street.
Just upstream of +1049
Northeast 23rd Street.
Rock Creek............................. Just upstream of FM 1195. +846 Unincorporated Areas of
Palo Pinto County.
Approximately 0.82 mile +857
upstream of FM 1195.
Rock Creek Tributary No. 1............. Approximately 425 feet +972 Unincorporated Areas of
upstream of Northeast Palo Pinto County.
23rd Street.
Approximately 600 feet +972
upstream of Northeast
23rd Street.
Rock Creek Tributary No. 2............. At the upstream side of +846 Unincorporated Areas of
FM 1195. Palo Pinto County.
Approximately 0.64 mile +858
downstream of Garrett
Morris Parkway.
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* National Geodetic Vertical Datum.
+ North American Vertical Datum.
Depth in feet above ground.
caret Mean Sea Level, rounded to the nearest 0.1 meter.
ADDRESSES
City of Mineral Wells
Maps are available for inspection at City Hall, 115 Southwest 1st Street, Mineral Wells, TX 76068.
Unincorporated Areas of Palo Pinto County
Maps are available for inspection at the Palo Pinto County Courthouse, 520 Oak Street, Palo Pinto, TX 76484.
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Wirt County, West Virginia, and Incorporated Areas
Docket No.: FEMA-B-1188
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Daley Run.............................. Approximately 1,400 feet +610 Unincorporated Areas of
downstream of County Wirt County.
Route 14/1.
Approximately 500 feet +610
downstream of County
Route 14/1.
Little Kanawha River................... Approximately 1.8 miles +610 Unincorporated Areas of
downstream of the Hughes Wirt County.
River confluence.
Approximately 4.2 miles +610
downstream of the Hughes
River confluence.
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Little Kanawha River................... Approximately 1.4 miles +623 Unincorporated Areas of
downstream of State Wirt County.
Route 5.
Approximately 650 feet +625
downstream of State
Route 5.
Tucker Creek........................... At the Little Kanawha +623 Unincorporated Areas of
River confluence. Wirt County.
Approximately 1.1 miles +623
upstream of the Little
Kanawha River confluence.
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* National Geodetic Vertical Datum.
+ North American Vertical Datum.
Depth in feet above ground.
caret Mean Sea Level, rounded to the nearest 0.1 meter.
ADDRESSES
Unincorporated Areas of Wirt County
Maps are available for inspection at the Wirt County Courthouse, Corner Court of Washington Street, Elizabeth,
WV 26143.
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Dated: July 19, 2012.
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