Crabtree Creek at Glenwood Ave, NC
River level and flood forecast · Wake County
Normal6.2 ftas of Mon 4:30 PM
The river is 11.8 ft below flood stage (18 ft).
Flow: 175 cubic feet per second (USGS).
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 | 23 ft |
| Moderate flood stage | 20 ft |
| Flood stage | 18 ft |
| Action stage | 16 ft |
| Record crest (June 29, 1973) | 27.69 ft |
What floods at each level
From the National Weather Service, highest first.
- 24 ftGLENWOOD AVENUE BECOMES IMPASSABLE.
- 23 ftTHE HIGHWAY 70 BRIDGE FLOODS. TRAVEL ON GLENWOOD AVENUE AND THE AREA AROUND CRABTREE VALLEY MALL IS SEVERELY HAMPERED.
- 22 ftCREEDMOOR ROAD AND ALL OF THE PARKING LOTS AT CRABTREE VALLEY MALL FLOOD.
- 18 ftWATER ENTERS THE LOWER ENTRANCE TO MACYS DEPARTMENT STORE.
- 14 ftWATER FLOODS THE LOWER PARKING LOT AT CRABTREE VALLEY MALL.
Highest crests on record
- 27.69 ft — June 29, 1973
- 23.77 ft — June 14, 2006
- 23 ft — September 6, 1996
- 22.5 ft — February 2, 1973
- 18.74 ft — November 13, 2018
Recent crests: 18.3 ft (October 9, 2021) · 18.74 ft (November 13, 2018) · 12.96 ft (September 17, 2018) · 23.77 ft (June 14, 2006) · 16.79 ft (July 24, 1997)
Up and down the river, and nearby
- UpstreamCrabtree Creek at Ebenezer Church Rd, NC
- DownstreamCrabtree Creek at Anderson Drive, NC
- Crabtree Creek at Old Wake Forest Road, NC
- Pigeon House Creek at Dortch St at Raleigh, NC
- Pigeon House Creek at Cameron Village, NC
- Pigeon House Creek at Fenton St, NC
- Crabtree Creek at Capitol Blvd (US Rt 1), 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 (RLHN7); flow from the U.S. Geological Survey. Readings are provisional. In a flood, follow your local officials and the NWS at weather.gov.