Eno River at Hillsborough, NC

River level and flood forecast · Orange County

Normal1.6 ftas of Mon 4:45 PM

The river is 14.4 ft below flood stage (16 ft).

Flow: 7 cubic feet per second (USGS).

The last 7 days and the forecast

-505101520TueWedThuFriSatSunMonAction 15 ftFlood 16 ftModerate 18 ftMajor 20 ftNowObserved (ft)NWS forecast

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

Flood stages

Major flood stage20 ft
Moderate flood stage18 ft
Flood stage16 ft
Action stage15 ft
Record crest (September 6, 1996)21.13 ft

Highest crests on record

  1. 21.13 ft — September 6, 1996
  2. 15.83 ft — April 29, 1997
  3. 14.86 ft — September 17, 2018
  4. 9.81 ft — October 12, 2018

Recent crests: 9.81 ft (October 12, 2018) · 14.86 ft (September 17, 2018) · 15.83 ft (April 29, 1997) · 21.13 ft (September 6, 1996)

Up and down the river, and nearby

Not an official source. River levels, forecasts, flood stages and impacts are from the National Weather Service (HLSN7); flow from the U.S. Geological Survey. Readings are provisional. In a flood, follow your local officials and the NWS at weather.gov.