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Phases
Phase 1 (Complete)
Forecast flooding in Raleigh along Crabtree Creek between Ebenezer Church Road and US 1.
Phase 2 (Complete)
Forecast flooding in Raleigh along Walnut Creek, Marsh Creek, and the rest of the Crabtree Creek watershed.
During this phase, we also worked with US Geological Survey (USGS) to install rain gauges at fire stations in Raleigh. These gauges collect data every five minutes.
Phase 3 (Ongoing until Dec. 2022)
- Expand data collection to more areas known to flood;
- Monitor conditions at specific dams in Raleigh;
- Develop a web app that simulates and helps predict different types of flooding conditions; and,
- Ensure all gauges connect to the latest alert system;
- Install a flood monitoring camera at Rose Lane.
Collection Times
Along with USGS, we collect stream gauge data every five and 15 minutes (instead of every hour) at specific locations. We'll see more response times and alerts like this as we launch the program across the city.
Note: We don't receive data right away. There is a brief period from when data is collected to when it's available on our dashboard.