Goose Creek at SR1525 nr Indian Trail, NC
River level and flood forecast · Union County
Normal1.3 ftas of Mon 3:30 PM
The river is 6.2 ft below flood stage (7.5 ft).
Flow: 5 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 | 28 ft |
| Moderate flood stage | 15 ft |
| Flood stage | 7.5 ft |
| Action stage | 5.5 ft |
| Record crest (July 16, 2014) | 10.24 ft |
What floods at each level
From the National Weather Service, highest first.
- 12 ft500 YEAR FLOOD...ONE HOME WEST OF THE RIVER ON MILL GROVE ROAD WILL BEGIN TO FLOOD.
- 9 ft50 YEAR FLOOD...CREEK WILL BE OUT OF BANKS.
- 7.4 ftCREST HERE OF 7.4 FT WILL CAUSE A CREST OF 7.6 FT AT FAIRVIEW GAGE GOSN7 (SINCE REMOVED) AROUND 5 HOURS LATER.
- 7 ftROADS WILL BEGIN TO FLOOD IN THE INDIAN TRAIL AREA, UNIONVILLE TO INDIAN TRAIL ROADS DUE TO POOR DRAINAGE.
- 6 ftWATER WILL BEGIN TO FLOWING ACROSS HOWEY BOTTOM ROAD. CREST OF 6 FT HERE WILL TRANSLATE DOWNSTREAM TO GOSN7 TO A CREST OF 8.5 TO 9 FT. CREST WILL BE ABOUT 3.5 HOURS LATER.
- 1.52 ftGENERALL RAIN OF 1.50 INCH IN 6 TO 8 HOURS ON ALREADY WET GROUND (PREVIOUS RAIN OF 1 INCH PAST 24 HR) WILL TAKE RIVER UP TO 6 FT. ROADS WILL BEGIN TO FLOOD.
- 1.2 ftBASIN AVG OF 1.20 INCH IN 12 HOUR WILL TAKE CREEK FROM 1.2 FT TO 2.8 FT
Highest crests on record
- 10.24 ft — July 16, 2014
- 9.84 ft — September 16, 2018
- 9.64 ft — September 28, 2004
- 9.3 ft — February 6, 2020
- 8.95 ft — July 12, 2010
Recent crests: 9.3 ft (February 6, 2020) · 5.46 ft (October 11, 2018) · 9.84 ft (September 16, 2018) · 5.73 ft (August 14, 2017) · 6.92 ft (December 30, 2015)
Up and down the river, and nearby
Not an official source. River levels, forecasts, flood stages and impacts are from the National Weather Service (INDN7); flow from the U.S. Geological Survey. Readings are provisional. In a flood, follow your local officials and the NWS at weather.gov.