First Broad River near Casar, NC
River level and flood forecast · Cleveland County
Normal1.5 ftas of Mon 4:30 PM
The river is 17.5 ft below flood stage (19 ft).
Flow: 143 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 | 30 ft |
| Moderate flood stage | 25 ft |
| Flood stage | 19 ft |
| Action stage | 16 ft |
| Record crest (August 13, 1940) | 25 ft |
What floods at each level
From the National Weather Service, highest first.
- 25 ftSECONDARY ROADS IN AREA WILL BEGIN TO FLOOD...ROADS 1530 AND 1531.
- 19.89 ftHIGHWAY 10 BRIDGE NORTH OF POLKVILLE WILL BE FLOODED. FLOODING WILL BE SIMILAR TO HURRICANE FRANCES FLOODING IN SEPTEMBER 2004
- 11.8 ftFLOODING WILL BE SIMILAR TO WHAT HAPPENED IN JULY 2005 WITH TROPICAL STORM CINDY
- 10 ftBANKFULL STAGE
- 3 ft3 INCH IN 12 HOURS IN HEADWATERS CAUSED A 3 FT RISE.
- 1.75 ftGENERAL RAIN OF 1.75 INCHES IN 3 HOURS CAUSED THE RIVER TO RISE TO 3.6 FT.
Highest crests on record
- 25 ft — August 13, 1940
- 19.89 ft — September 8, 2004
- 16.7 ft — October 17, 1975
- 15.58 ft — January 14, 1995
- 15.22 ft — August 10, 1970
Recent crests: 6.64 ft (November 11, 2009) · 7.67 ft (October 7, 2005) · 11.82 ft (July 7, 2005) · 19.89 ft (September 8, 2004) · 14.32 ft (July 13, 2003)
Up and down the river, and nearby
- First Broad River at Lawndale, NC
- Jacob Fork below Old NC 18 in Shoups Ford, NC
- Second Broad River near Logan, NC
- Broad River above Sandy Run Ck, 3 SSW Boiling Springs, NC
- South Fork Catawba River near HENRY FORK, NC
- Johns River at Corpening Bridge Rd, 6 NNW Morganton, NC
- Linville River near Nebo, NC
- South Fork Catawba River near Laboratory, NC
Not an official source. River levels, forecasts, flood stages and impacts are from the National Weather Service (CSRN7); flow from the U.S. Geological Survey. Readings are provisional. In a flood, follow your local officials and the NWS at weather.gov.