Cove Creek at Highway 64, NC

The last 7 days and the forecast

NWS forecast issued Sun, Dec 31, 7 PM. Forecasts change as rain falls and as upstream water arrives.

Flood stages

What floods at each level

From the National Weather Service, highest first.

• 30 ftAT THIS LEVEL SOME HOMES NEAR GAGE SITE WILL BEGIN TO FLOOD.
• 18.41 ftFLOODING WILL BE SIMILAR TO THAT WHICH OCCURRED IN SEPTEMBER 2004 WITH HURRICANE FRANCES
• 15 ft15 FT CREST HERE CAUSED A CREST @ BSPN7 OF 14.78 FT 2 HRS LATER. LOGN7 CRESTED AT 15.30 ARD 14Z
• 10.75 ftFLOODING WILL BE SIMILAR TO WHAT HAPPENED IN 2004 WITH HURRICANE IVAN.
• 8.6 ft8.6 FT CREST HERE AND A 10.81 FT CREST AT LOGN7 WILL CAUSE A CREST NEAR 11 FT AT BSPN7
• 8 ft8 FT HERE AND 10.3 AT LOGN7 CAUSED BSPN7 TO CREST AT 7.8 FT.
• 6.2 ft6.2 FT AT THIS GAGE WILL TRANSLATE DOWNSTREAM TO BSPN7 TO A LEVEL OF 7.50 FT ABOUT 18 HRS LATER. ONE GATE WAS ALSO OPENED AT LAKE LURE.

Highest crests on record

1. 23 ft — July 16, 1916
2. 18.53 ft — June 5, 1957
3. 18.41 ft — September 8, 2004
4. 17.76 ft — November 8, 1977
5. 17.73 ft — March 14, 1975

Recent crests: 13.88 ft (January 25, 2010) · 8.64 ft (November 11, 2009) · 13.74 ft (July 7, 2005) · 10.75 ft (September 17, 2004) · 18.41 ft (September 8, 2004)

Up and down the river, and nearby

• Second Broad River near Logan, NC
• Catawba River near Pleasant Gardens, NC
• Mud Creek (NC) at N Main St 1 N Hendersonville, NC
• South Pacolet River near Campobello, SC
• North Pacolet River near Fingerville, SC
• Pacolet River near Fingerville, SC
• First Broad River near Casar, NC
• French Broad River at Old Fanning Bridge Rd, 3 W Fletcher, NC