Crabtree Creek at Anderson Drive, NC
River level and flood forecast · Wake County
Normal3.5 ftas of Mon 4:45 PM
The river is 12.5 ft below flood stage (16 ft).
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
| Major flood stage | 20 ft |
| Moderate flood stage | 18 ft |
| Flood stage | 16 ft |
| Action stage | 15 ft |
| Record crest (September 6, 1996) | 23.1 ft |
What floods at each level
From the National Weather Service, highest first.
- 24 ftMajor flooding continues. The Anderson Drive bridge and adjacent roadway are completely submerged. Widespread, severe flooding occurs along all roads adjacent to Crabtree Creek.
- 21 ftMajor flooding continues. Water reaches the bottom clearance of the Anderson Drive bridge. Floodwaters inundate McNeil Street.
- 20 ftMajor flooding begins. Water floods the lower homes on Claremont Drive opposite the creek and encroaches on businesses along Rucker Street.
- 18 ftModerate flooding begins. Water reaches the lowest sections of Claremont Drive and extends to portions of Noble Road, Hawes Court, and Oxford Road. Downstream of Anderson Drive, parking lots of businesses along Rucker Street begin to flood.
- 16 ftMinor flooding begins. Water reaches the basements of the lowest homes on the creek side of Claremont Drive and inundates the Crabtree Creek Trail. Downstream of Anderson Drive, water encroaches on the parking lots of businesses along Rucker Street. Localized flooding occurs in surrounding low-lying areas.
Highest crests on record
- 23.1 ft — September 6, 1996
- 22.67 ft — June 29, 1973
- 22.19 ft — February 2, 1973
- 21.3 ft — October 8, 2016
- 20.9 ft — April 25, 2017
Recent crests: 16.8 ft (January 3, 2022) · 16.12 ft (October 9, 2021) · 17.67 ft (November 13, 2018) · 16.54 ft (August 20, 2018) · 16.05 ft (May 22, 2018)
Up and down the river, and nearby
- UpstreamCrabtree Creek at Glenwood Ave, NC
- DownstreamCrabtree Creek at Old Wake Forest Road, NC
- Pigeon House Creek at Fenton St, NC
- Crabtree Creek at Capitol Blvd (US Rt 1), NC
- Pigeon House Creek at Dortch St at Raleigh, NC
- Marsh Creek (NC) at New Hope, NC
- Pigeon House Creek at Cameron Village, NC
- Rocky Branch at Pullen Park in Raleigh, NC
Not an official source. River levels, forecasts, flood stages and impacts are from the National Weather Service (ADRN7); flow from the U.S. Geological Survey. Readings are provisional. In a flood, follow your local officials and the NWS at weather.gov.