Crabtree Creek at Old Wake Forest Road, NC
River level and flood forecast · Wake County
Normal2.3 ftas of Mon 3:45 PM
The river is 9.7 ft below flood stage (12 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 | 17 ft |
| Moderate flood stage | 16 ft |
| Flood stage | 12 ft |
| Action stage | 11 ft |
| Record crest (September 6, 1996) | 21.9 ft |
What floods at each level
From the National Weather Service, highest first.
- 21 ftWAKE FOREST ROAD AT SIX FORKS ROAD FLOODS.
- 20 ftWAKE FOREST BRIDGE ROADWAY FLOODS.
- 18 ftWATER ENTERS BUSINESSES.
- 17.5 ftWAKE FOREST ROAD AT MCNEIL STREET FLOODS.
- 17 ftWATER SPREADS TO GROUNDS OF BUSINESSES AT WAKE FOREST ROAD AND REACHES DOORS OF HOUSES AT HODGES AND PAULA STREETS.
- 16.5 ftWAKE FOREST ROAD AT RUCKER AND CREEKSIDE FLOODS.
- 15 ftWATER REACHES OXFORD ROAD.
- 13 ftSECONDARY ROADS NEAR ATLANTIC AVENUE ARE UNDER WATER.
Highest crests on record
- 21.9 ft — September 6, 1996
- 20.6 ft — June 29, 1973
- 19.3 ft — February 2, 1973
- 16.8 ft — March 8, 1983
- 16.51 ft — November 13, 2018
Recent crests: 13.59 ft (September 2, 2024) · 14.63 ft (October 9, 2021) · 16.51 ft (November 13, 2018) · 13.47 ft (October 11, 2018) · 13.6 ft (February 4, 1998)
Up and down the river, and nearby
- UpstreamCrabtree Creek at Anderson Drive, NC
- DownstreamCrabtree Creek at Capitol Blvd (US Rt 1), NC
- Pigeon House Creek at Fenton St, NC
- Pigeon House Creek at Dortch St at Raleigh, NC
- Marsh Creek (NC) at New Hope, NC
- Pigeon House Creek at Cameron Village, NC
- Crabtree Creek at Glenwood Ave, 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 (OWFN7); flow from the U.S. Geological Survey. Readings are provisional. In a flood, follow your local officials and the NWS at weather.gov.