Little Yadkin River near Dalton, NC

River level and flood forecast · Stokes County

Normal0.6 ftas of Mon 3:15 PM

Flow: 25 cubic feet per second (USGS).

The last 7 days and the forecast

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

Flood stages

Action stage6 ft
Record crest (September 22, 1979)20.29 ft

Highest crests on record

  1. 20.29 ft — September 22, 1979
  2. 19.6 ft — March 30, 1975
  3. 19.39 ft — May 28, 1984
  4. 18.81 ft — June 21, 1972
  5. 17.86 ft — June 12, 1962

Recent crests: 7.92 ft (May 26, 2026) · 6.29 ft (September 18, 2024) · 11.57 ft (January 9, 2024) · 5.71 ft (November 30, 2020) · 14.53 ft (November 12, 2020)

Up and down the river, and nearby

Not an official source. River levels, forecasts, flood stages and impacts are from the National Weather Service (DALN7); flow from the U.S. Geological Survey. Readings are provisional. In a flood, follow your local officials and the NWS at weather.gov.