North Carolina River Levels
Current river levels and flood stages for 27 rivers gauged in North Carolina.
North Carolina gauge register
Reporting gauge groups and their current flood status
| RiverRiver | ReportingReporting | Flood statusFlood status |
|---|---|---|
| Beaver Creek | 1 gauge1 gauge | normalnormal |
| Black River (NC, SC) | 2 gauges2 gauges | normalnormal |
| Broad River (NC, SC) | 3 gauges3 gauges | normalnormal |
| Cape Fear River | 4 gauges4 gauges | normalnormal |
| Catawba River | 4 gauges4 gauges | normalnormal |
| Crabtree Creek | 1 gauge1 gauge | normalnormal |
| Dan River | 6 gauges6 gauges | normalnormal |
| Davidson River | 1 gauge1 gauge | normalnormal |
| Elk Creek | 1 gauge1 gauge | normalnormal |
| Eno River | 3 gauges3 gauges | normalnormal |
| Fishing Creek | 1 gauge1 gauge | normalnormal |
| French Broad River | 7 gauges7 gauges | normalnormal |
| Green River | 1 gauge1 gauge | normalnormal |
| Haw River | 3 gauges3 gauges | normalnormal |
| Little River (AL, GA) | 8 gauges8 gauges | normalnormal |
| Little River (NC, VA) | 8 gauges8 gauges | normalnormal |
| Mill Creek | 1 gauge1 gauge | normalnormal |
| Neuse River | 7 gauges7 gauges | normalnormal |
| New River | 3 gauges3 gauges | normalnormal |
| Pee Dee River | 6 gauges6 gauges | normalnormal |
| Roanoke River | 12 gauges12 gauges | normalnormal |
| Rocky River | 1 gauge1 gauge | normalnormal |
| Smith River (NC, VA) | 4 gauges4 gauges | normalnormal |
| Sugar Creek | 1 gauge1 gauge | normalnormal |
| Tar River | 8 gauges8 gauges | normalnormal |
| Waccamaw River | 2 gauges2 gauges | normalnormal |
| Yadkin River | 7 gauges7 gauges | normalnormal |
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North Carolina river levels: common questions
Is any river flooding in North Carolina right now?
No gauge in the state is above flood stage. No gauge is above action stage either.
Which rivers are gauged in North Carolina?
27 in total, listed above. The most heavily instrumented is the Roanoke River, with 18 gauges. A river appears under every state it runs through, so a page reached from here may cover reaches outside North Carolina as well.
What is the difference between flood stage and action stage?
Action stage is the level at which the Weather Service starts paying attention and agencies begin preparing. Flood stage is the level at which water starts affecting property or roads at that specific location. Both are set per gauge by the local Weather Service office, which is why two gauges on the same river can have very different numbers.