Killian Creek near MARIPOSA, NC
River level and flood forecast · Lincoln County
Normal3.1 ftas of Mon 3:15 PM
The river is 17.9 ft below flood stage (21 ft).
Flow: 19 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 | 40 ft |
| Moderate flood stage | 36 ft |
| Flood stage | 21 ft |
| Action stage | 18 ft |
| Record crest (April 29, 1997) | 15.25 ft |
What floods at each level
From the National Weather Service, highest first.
- 40 ftNOTHING IN THE AREA TO FLOOD. FLOODING MAY OCCUR FURTHER DOWNSTREAM.
- 18 ftSTARTS TO FLOOD PARTS OF A SUBSTATION AT DUKE ENERGY SUBSTATION SITE.
- 13 ftBANKFULL STAGE...FLOODS FOREST AREA
- 3.3 ft3 - 4 INCH IN 2-3 HOURS WIDE SPREAD RAIN WILL CAUSE THEE RIVER TO GO FROM 2.77 TO 15.77 FT
- 2.1 ft2.1 INCH IN 1 HR (HVY RAIN WAS HERE AND SOUTH OF GAGE) CAUSED A 1 FT RISE IN A DROUGHT AND TOOK RIVER UP 4 FT IN WET PERIOD.
- 1.5 ft1.5 INCH IN 2 HOUR PERIOD WILL CAUSE A 1 FT RISE IN RIVER IN A DROOUGHT.
Highest crests on record
- 15.25 ft — April 29, 1997
- 13.44 ft — June 11, 1992
- 13.31 ft — January 25, 2010
- 12.99 ft — March 20, 2003
- 12.52 ft — February 16, 1995
Recent crests: 13.31 ft (January 25, 2010) · 10.54 ft (November 11, 2009) · 10.84 ft (May 27, 2009) · 12.51 ft (August 27, 2008) · 7.52 ft (September 28, 2004)
Up and down the river, and nearby
Not an official source. River levels, forecasts, flood stages and impacts are from the National Weather Service (KILN7); flow from the U.S. Geological Survey. Readings are provisional. In a flood, follow your local officials and the NWS at weather.gov.