East Fork Pigeon River above Canton, NC
River level and flood forecast · Haywood County
Normal0.7 ftas of Mon 4 PM
The river is 7.8 ft below flood stage (8.5 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 | 12 ft |
| Moderate flood stage | 10 ft |
| Flood stage | 8.5 ft |
| Action stage | 7 ft |
| Record crest (August 17, 2021) | 16.03 ft |
What floods at each level
From the National Weather Service, highest first.
- 18 ftRecord flooding continues. The US 276 bridge is being overtopped.
- 16.03 ftRecord Flood Stage. Set on August 17, 2021 at 545pm EDT. Peak streamflow was 19800cfs.
- 16 ftWATER REACHES US 276 BRIDGE.
- 14 ftPARTS OF MAX THOMPSON AND MUDDY FIELD ROADS ARE CLOSED...ALONG WITH US 276 JUST WEST OF BRIDGE.
- 13 ftNUMEROUS HOMES ON HIDDEN VALLEY CIRCLE ARE FLOODED.
- 12 ftRIVER REACHES BASE OF DIX CREEK ROAD BRIDGE (SSR 1106)
- 10 ftWATER REACHES HOUSES NEAR RIVER ON HIDDEN VALLEY CIRCLE.
- 9.7 ftRIVER WILL APPROACH MUDDY FIELD ROAD SOUTH OF US 276 AND FLOODS HOMES BETWEEN THE RIVER AND MAX THOMPSON ROAD.
- 9 ftWATER REACHES MAX THOMPSON RD BETWEEN GOODSON LANE AND WILLIS WAY AND FLOODS HOMES NEAR THE RIVER ON HIDDEN VALLEY ROAD.
- 8.5 ftBACKWATER ON LOCAL CREEKS WILL START TO FLOOD HOMES OFF OF HIDDEN VALLEY RD AND A FEW HOMES WILL BEGIN TO FLOOD BETWEEN THE RIVER AND MAX THOMPSON ROAD.
- 8 ftBACKWATER ON LOCAL CREEKS BEGINS TO APPROACH HOMES ON HIDDEN VALLEY ROAD. MAX THOMPSON ROAD SOUTH OF NORMAN ROAD STARTS TO FLOOD AND APPROACHES HOMES NEAR THE RIVER.
- 7 ftFLOODING OF LOWLAND BETWEEN HIGHWAY 276 AND THE RIVER WILL OCCUR. LOW LYING AREAS ON MAX THOMPSON ROAD WILL BE FLOODED.
Highest crests on record
- 16.03 ft — August 17, 2021
- 13.05 ft — September 17, 2004
- 12.03 ft — September 8, 2004
- 11.19 ft — April 28, 1973
- 11.03 ft — September 7, 2004
Recent crests: 16.03 ft (August 17, 2021) · 7.28 ft (August 16, 2021) · 10.8 ft (April 13, 2020) · 7.54 ft (April 19, 2019) · 7.69 ft (October 23, 2017)
Up and down the river, and nearby
- DownstreamWest Fork Pigeon River near Bethel, NC
- Pigeon River above Old River Rd (NC 215), 1 SW Canton, NC
- Pigeon River (NC) above (W Fork) Abv Lake Logan, NC
- Pigeon River below Jonathans Ck, 4 NW Crabtree, NC
- Davidson River near hwy 276 near Pisgah Forest, NC
- Mills River near Mills River, NC
- French Broad River at Grove Bridge Rd, in Blantyre, NC
- French Broad River at Old Fanning Bridge Rd, 3 W Fletcher, NC
Not an official source. River levels, forecasts, flood stages and impacts are from the National Weather Service (CEPN7); flow from the U.S. Geological Survey. Readings are provisional. In a flood, follow your local officials and the NWS at weather.gov.