Little River at Manchester, NC
River level and flood forecast · Cumberland County
The river is 11.6 ft below flood stage (18 ft).
Forecast to fall to 6.1 ft by Sat, Oct 17, 8 AM.
Flow: 95 cubic feet per second (USGS).
The last 7 days and the forecast
NWS forecast issued Mon, Oct 12, 11:33 AM. Forecasts change as rain falls and as upstream water arrives.
Flood stages
| Major flood stage | 27 ft |
| Moderate flood stage | 24 ft |
| Flood stage | 18 ft |
| Action stage | 16 ft |
| Record crest (September 18, 2018) | 38.3 ft |
What floods at each level
From the National Weather Service, highest first.
- 37 ftFlooding reaches the road level of the Bragg Blvd (Hwy 24/87) bridge over the Little River. Local businesses will be flooded.
- 30 ftWater reaches the base of the Bragg Blvd (Hwy 24/87) bridge across the Little River.
- 28 ftFlooding reaches the road surface of the Manchester Road bridge.
- 27 ftThe Starlite motel is flooded and Manchester Road is closed.
- 25 ftWater reaches the base of the Manchester Road bridge and the foundation of the Starlite motel at the intersection of Manchester Road and Bragg Blvd (Hwy 24/87).
- 24 ftManchester Road is flooded.
- 23 ftMinor flooding begins on Manchester Road near the Fort Bragg water treatment plant.
- 18 ftMinor flooding begins in Fort Bragg near the water treatment plant.
Highest crests on record
- 38.3 ft — September 18, 2018
- 32.19 ft — October 10, 2016
- 31.36 ft — October 9, 2016
- 31.2 ft — September 29, 2016
- 29 ft — September 19, 1945
Recent crests: 19.58 ft (August 15, 2025) · 27.71 ft (August 10, 2024) · 20.61 ft (February 21, 2021) · 18.23 ft (February 16, 2021) · 21.86 ft (January 31, 2020)
Up and down the river, and nearby
- UpstreamFlat Creek near Iverness, NC
- DownstreamCape Fear River at Fayetteville, NC
- Tank Creek at Reilly Rd at Ft Bragg, NC
- Tank Creek at Butner Rd at Ft Bragg, NC
- Cross Creek NC at Blue Street at Fayetteville, NC
- Little River (NC) near Mount Pleasant, NC
- Blounts Creek at Winslow St at Fayetteville, NC
- Beaver Creek (NC) at Cumberland, NC
Not an official source. River levels, forecasts, flood stages and impacts are from the National Weather Service (MANN7); flow from the U.S. Geological Survey. Readings are provisional. In a flood, follow your local officials and the NWS at weather.gov.