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Text Message Flow Retrieval Proof of Concept

Please help test a new service I plan to add to boatingbeta: text message retrieval of flow data and visual flow reporting.

To retrieve the flow data you desire, simply send a text message containing a 5 character flow code from the table below to the email address flows@boatingbeta.com.  The easiest way to do this is to add boatingbeta.com to your contact list and add the flows address as an email address (you can type in an email address while sending a text message but it requires an extra step as by default your device will be looking for numeric address -- a cell number).  From that point on all you need to do to get your flows is select boatingbeta from your contact list and text the three number code for the gage you desire.

Your text message should contain nothing but the appropriate 5 character flow code.  My server will automatically read your text message and send you a return text message with the flow information associated the flow code you sent it.

After kicking the tires I'd love your feedback:  did it work as expected, did it have the information you sought, can you think of features you'd like to see added.  Provide your feed back using the address  email text message flow service feedback.

Note:  Some devices will allow you to omit the leading "?" (Verizon will, for example).

Runs, Gages and Codes
Run Gage Code (may be able to omit leading "?")
Beaverdam Creek (TN) SF Holston (Damascus)
Units = cfs (proxy)
?0020
Big Cedar Creek USGS: Clinch (Cleveland)
Units = cfs (proxy)
?0030
Big Creek, Lower BB: Playground Bridge VG
Units = feet (estimated)
?0040
Big Creek, Lower TVA: Little Pigeon (Sevierville)
Units = cfs (proxy)
?0041
Big Creek, Lower USGS: Oconaluftee
Units = cfs (proxy)
?0042
Big Creek, Lower USGS: Cataloochee
Units = cfs (proxy)
?0043
Big Creek, Upper BB: Playground Bridge VG
Units = feet (estimated)
?0050
Big Creek, Upper TVA: Little Pigeon (Sevierville)
Units = cfs (proxy)
?0051
Big Creek, Upper USGS: Oconaluftee
Units = cfs (proxy)
?0052
Big Creek, Upper USGS: Cataloochee
Units = cfs (proxy)
?0053
Big Laurel Creek USGS: Ivy
Units = cfs (proxy)
?0060
BS Fork Cumberland USGS: SF Cumberland
Units = cfs
?0070
Brush Creek USGS: Ivy
Units = cfs (proxy)
?0080
Caney Fork (Rock Island) BB: Rock Island VG
(flow, uncovered?)
?1000
Caney Fork (Rock Island) TVA: Center Hill Lake
Units = feet (uncovered if < 650)
?1000
Cataloochee Creek USGS: Cataloochee
Units = cfs
?0090
Catawba, NF, Lower USGS: Watauga
Units = cfs (proxy)
?0100
Chattooga, Section 3 BB: 76 Bridge VG
Units = feet (estimated)
?1270
Chattooga, Section 4 BB: 76 Bridge VG
Units = feet (estimated)
?1280
Chattooga, Upper USGS: Burrells Ford
Units = feet
?1240
Chattooga, Upper USGS: Burrells Ford
Units = cfs
?1241
Chauga Gorge USGS: Chattooga
Units = feet (proxy)
?0130
Cheoah USGS: Cheoah
Units = cfs
?0140
Citico Creek USGS: Tellico
Units = feet (proxy)
?0150
Clear Creek, Lilly-Nemo USGS: Clear Creek
Units = cfs
?0161
Clinch Gorge USGS: Clinch (Cleveland)
Units = cfs
?0170
Crab Orchard Creek USGS: Emory
Units = cfs (proxy)
?0180
Crooked Fork Creek USGS: Emory
Units = cfs (proxy)
?0190
Cullasaja, Lower USGS: Cullasaja
Units = feet
?0200
Cullasaja, Middle USGS: Cullasaja
Units = feet
?0210
Daddy's Creek USGS: Daddy's Creek
Units = cfs
?0230
Davidson River USGS: Davidson River
Units = feet
?1170
Doe Gorge TVA: Doe
Units = cfs
?0240
Elk River, Twisting Falls USGS: Watauga
Units = cfs (proxy)
?0250
French Broad (Alex Wave) USGS: FB (Asheville)
Units = cfs
?1050
French Broad, Biltmore USGS: FB (Asheville)
Units = cfs
?0270
French Broad (Ledges) USGS: FB (Asheville)
Units = cfs
?1040
French Broad, Section 8 USGS: FB (Asheville)
Units = cfs
?0280
French Broad, North Fork USGS: FB (Rosman)
Units = cfs (tributary)
?0290
French Broad, Rosman-BCk USGS: FB (Blantyre)
Units = cfs
?0300
French Broad, Section 9 USGS: FB (Marshall)
Units = cfs
?0310
French Broad, West Fork USGS: FB (Rosman)
Units = cfs (tributary)
?0320
French Broad, Section 6 USGS: FB (Asheville)
Units = cfs
?0330
Gauley, Lower BB: Meadow Confluence VG
Units = cfs (estimated)
?0340
Gauley, Upper BB: Summersville Dam VG
Units = cfs (estimated)
?1070
Green Schedule Duke E: Tuxedo Release
(schedule)
?0371
Green, Lower BB: Fishtop Falls VG
Units = percent (estimated)
?0360
Green, Narrows BB: Gallimore Road VG
Units = percent (estimated)
?0370
Green, Upper BB: Hydro Plant VG
Units = percent (estimated)
?0380
Island Creek USGS: Emory
Units = cfs (proxy)
?1150
Island Creek USGS: Clear Creek
Units = cfs (proxy)
?1151
Ivy USGS: Ivy
Units = cfs
?0390
Linville Gorge USGS: Linville
Units = feet
?0400
Little (AL), Powell-Mouth USGS: Little (Blue Pond)
Units = cfs
?1220
Little (AL), Suicide USGS: Little (Blue Pond)
Units = cfs
?1200
Little (AL), Upper Two-Powell USGS: Little (Blue Pond)
Units = cfs
?1210
Little (TN), Elkmont NOAA: Little (Townsend)
Units = feet
?0410
Little (TN), Elkmont BB: Little Abv Townsend VG
Units = cfs (estimated)
?0411
Little (TN), Sinks NOAA: Little (Townsend)
Units = feet
?0420
Little (TN), Sinks BB: Little Abv Townsend VG
Units = cfs (estimated)
?0421
Little (TN), Tremont NOAA: Little (Townsend)
Units = feet (tributary)
?0430
Little (TN), Tremont BB: Little Abv Townsend VG
Units = cfs (estimated)
?0431
Little Clear Creek USGS: Clear Creek
Units = feet (tributary)
?1140
Little Clear Creek USGS: Clear Creek
Units = cfs (tributary)
?1141
Little Pigeon, Lower WP AFWS: Newfound Gap RG
Units = inches (rain, 24 hours)
?0440
Little Pigeon, Lower WP NOAA: Newfound Gap RG
Units = inches (rain, 24 hours)
?0441
Little Pigeon, Lower WP BB: Chimney Picnic Area VG
Units = feet (estimated)
?0442
Little Pigeon, Lower WP AFWS: Chimney Picnic Area
Units = feet
?0443
Little Pigeon, MP, Grnbr TVA: Little P (Sevierville)
Units = cfs
?0450
Little Pigeon, MP, Ramsey TVA: Little P (Sevierville)
Units = cfs
?0460
Little Pigeon, Road Prong AFWS: Newfound Gap RG
Units = inches (rain, 24 hours)
?0470
Little Pigeon, Road Prong NOAA: Newfound Gap RG
Units = inches (rain, 24 hours)
?0471
Little Pigeon, Upr Upr WP AFWS: Newfound Gap RG
Units = inches (rain, 24 hours)
?0480
Little Pigeon, Upr Upr WP NOAA: Newfound Gap RG
Units = inches (rain, 24 hours)
?0481
Little Pigeon, Upper WP AFWS: Newfound Gap RG
Units = inches (rain, 24 hours)
?0490
Little Pigeon, Upper WP NOAA: Newfound Gap RG
Units = inches (rain, 24 hours)
?0491
Little Pigeon, Upper WP BB: Chimney Picnic Area VG
Units = feet (estimated)
?0492
Little Pigeon, Upper WP AFWS: Chimney Picnic Area
Units = feet
?0493
Little Tenn, Iotla-LB USGS: Little T (Needmore)
Units = cfs
?0500
Little Tenn, LB-Fontana USGS: Little T (Needmore)
Units = cfs
?0510
Mills, South Fork USGS: Mills
Units = cfs
?0520
Nantahala, Cascades BB: Nantahala C VG
Units = cfs (estimated)
?0530
Nantahala, Gorge USGS: Nantahala (Hewett)
Units = cfs
?0540
Nantahala Schedule Duke E: Nantahala Release
(schedule)
?0541
New River Gorge BB: Fayette Station VG
Units = feet (estimated)
?0560
Nolichucky (Big Rock) USGS: Nolichucky
Units = cfs
?1060
Nolichucky (Cowbell) USGS: Nolichucky
Units = cfs
?1010
Nolichucky, Gorge USGS: Nolichucky
Units = cfs
?0570
Nolichucky (Secret Spot) TVA: Nolichucky Dam
Units = cfs
?0580
Obed, DBT-Nemo USGS: Emory
Units = cfs (proxy)
?0590
Obed, Gould Bend USGS: Emory
Units = cfs (proxy)
?0600
Ocoee (Callahan's Ledges) BB: Below #3 Dam VG
Units = cfs (estimated)
?1120
Ocoee (Flipper) BB: Below #2 Dam VG
Units = cfs (estimated)
?1080
Ocoee (Hellhole) BB: Below #2 Dam VG
Units = cfs (estimated)
?1090
Ocoee, Middle BB: Below #2 Dam VG
Units = cfs (estimated)
?0610
Ocoee (Smiley's) BB: Below #3 Dam VG
Units = cfs (estimated)
?1230
Ocoee, Upper BB: Below #3 Dam VG
Units = cfs (estimated)
?0620
Ocoee (Whirly Bird) BB: Below #2 Dam VG
Units = cfs (estimated)
?1100
Oconaluftee USGS: Oconaluftee
Units = cfs
?0630
Overflow Creek USGS: Chattooga
Units = feet (proxy)
?0640
Pigeon (Big), Dries BB: Walters Dam VG
Units = cfs (estimated)
?0650
Pigeon (Big), Gorge USGS: Pigeon (Waterville)
Units = cfs
?0660
Pigeon (Big), West Fork USGS: WF Pigeon
Units = cfs
?0670
Powell, Appalachia-BSG USGS: Powell (Jonesville)
Units = cfs
?0680
Powell, South Fork USGS: Powell (Jonesville)
Units = cfs
?0690
Raven Fork, Blw Straight Fk USGS: Oconaluftee
Units = cfs (tributary)
?0700
Raven Fork, The Gorges USGS: Oconaluftee
Units = cfs (tributary)
?0710
Rocky Broad, Lower AFWS: Bat Cave SG
Units = feet
?0720
Rocky Broad, Upper AFWS: Bat Cave SG
Units = feet
?0730
Russell Fork, Gorge BB: RFork + Pound VG
Units = cfs (estimated)
?0740
Russell Fork, Upper BB: RFork + Pound VG
Units = cfs (estimated)
?0750
Saluda (Mosh Pit) USGS: Saluda (Columbia)
Units = cfs
?1030
Santeetlah Creek, Lower USGS: Tellico
Units = feet (proxy)
?0770
Santeetlah Creek, Lower AFWS: Chestnut Flats RG
Units = inches (rain, 24 hr)
?0771
Santeetlah Creek, Lower AFWS: Stecoah Gap RG
Units = inches (rain, 24 hr)
?0772
Santeetlah Creek, Lower AFWS: Wauchecha RG
Units = inches (rain, 24 hr)
?0773
Santeetlah Creek, Upper USGS: Tellico
Units = feet (proxy)
?0780
Santeetlah Creek, Upper AFWS: Chestnut Flats RG
Units = inches (rain, 24 hr)
?0781
Santeetlah Creek, Upper AFWS: Stecoah Gap RG
Units = inches (rain, 24 hr)
?0782
Santeetlah Creek, Upper AFWS: Wauchecha RG
Units = inches (rain, 24 hr)
?0783
Slickrock Creek USGS: Tellico
Units = feet (proxy)
?0790
Snowbird Creek USGS: Tellico
Units = feet (proxy)
?0800
Snowbird Creek AFWS: Snowbird Creek SG
Units = feet
?1801
Spring Creek AFWS: Meadow Fork RG
Units = inches (rain, 24 hrs)
?0810
Swannanoa USGS: Swannanoa
Units = cfs
?0820
Tallulah Gorge USGS: Tallulah
Units = cfs
?0830
Tanasee Creek AFWS: Tanasee Creek SG
Units = feet
?1250
Tellico, Middle BB: Tellico VG
Units = cfs (estimated)
?0850
Tellico, Upper BB: Tellico VG
Units = cfs (estimated)
?0870
Tennessee Laurel Creek USGS: SF Holston (Damascus)
Units = cfs (proxy)
?0880
Toe River Gorge USGS: Nolichucky
Units = cfs (tributary)
?0890
Toe River, SF, Hemlocks USGS: South Toe
Units = cfs
?0900
Toe River, SF, PM Park USGS: South Toe
Units = cfs
?0910
Trail Fork of Big Creek AFWS: Meadow Fork RG
Units = inches (rain, 12 hrs)
?1180
Tuck (Devil's Dip) USGS: Tuck (Bryson City)
Units = cfs
?1130
Tuck, Gorge USGS: Tuck (Barker's Creek)
Units = feet
?0920
Tuck, EF (Slab) BB: Slab Hole VG
(estimated)
?1020
EF Tuck Schedule Duke E: EF Tuck Release
(schedule)
?1021
Tuck, EF, Upr Upr AFWS: Rock Bridge SG
Units = feet
?1160
Tuck, EF, Upr Upr AFWS: Hogback RG
Units = inches (rain,12 hrs)
?1161
Tuck, EF, Upr Upr AFWS: Hogback RG
Units = inches (rain, 24 hr)
?1162
Tuck, EF, Upr Upr AFWS: Panthertown RG
Units = inches (rain, 24 hr)
?1163
Tuck, Ela-BrysonCty USGS: Tuck (Bryson City)
Units = cfs
?0930
Tuck, Whittier-Ela USGS: Tuckasegee
Units = cfs
?0950
Watauga Gorge USGS: Watauga
Units = cfs
?0960
Watauga Gorge AFWS: Watauga/Foscoe SG
Units = feet
?0961
Whitetop Laurel Creek SF Holston (Damascus)
Units = cfs (proxy)
?0970
Wilson Creek, Gorge BB: Adako Bridge VG
Units = inches (estimated)
?0980
Wilson Creek, Gorge AFWS: Edgemont SG
Units = feet
?0981
Wilson Creek, Gorge USGS: Johns River
Units = cfs
?0982
Wilson Creek, Gorge USGS: Watauga
Units = cfs
?0983
Wilson Creek, Gorge USGS: Yadkin (Patterson)
Units = cfs
?0984
Wilson Creek, Gorge AFWS: Edgemont RG
Units = inches (rain, 12 hr)
?1260
Wilson Creek, Gorge AFWS: Edgemont RG
Units = inches (rain, 24 hr)
?1261
Wilson Creek, Gorge AFWS: G'father Mdws RG
Units = inches (rain, 24 hr)
?1262
Wilson Creek, Gorge AFWS: Globe RG
Units = inches (rain, 24 hr)
?1263
Wilson Creek, Gorge AFWS: Bailey Camp RG
Units = inches (rain, 24 hr)
?1264
Yadkin, Upper USGS: Yadkin (Patterson)
Units = cfs
?0990
Youghiogheny, Upper USGS: Yough (Friendsville)
Units = cfs
?1190
Youghiogheny, Upper USGS: Yough (Friendsville)
Units = feet
?1191