Lower Little River near Ellendale, NC

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

What floods at each level

From the National Weather Service, highest first.

• 30 ftSOME HOMES NEAR THE GAGE START TO GET WATER IN THEM.
• 19 ftAPPROACHS TO 3 FORKS ROAD OVER THE LITTLE RIVER WILL BE FLOODED.
• 12 ftAT THIS STAGE THE APPROACHS TO THREE CHURCH ROAD WILL BEGIN TO FLOOD. THE RIVER GAGE IS LOCATED ON THE BRIDGE AT THIS ROAD.
• 10 ftBROAD OVERFLOW OF FARM FIELDS NEAR THE GAGE UP AND DOWN STREAM.
• 9.5 ftROADS WILL FLOOD DOWNSTREAM...SUCH AS MOUNT OLIVE CHURCH ROAD AT ROBINETTE ROAD WHERE THIS RIVER AND OTHERS COME TOGETHER. TRIBUTARIES TO LOWER LITTLE RIVER WILL LIKELY FLOOD ROADS DOWNSTREAM.
• 2 ft2 INCH IN 6 HOURS WILL LIKELY CAUSE THE RIVER TO RISE NEAR FLOOD STAGE.
• 1 ft1 INCH IN OF RAIN DID NOT CAUSE FLOODING DURING A DROUGHT IT WILL RISE 1.5 FT. IF ALL READY WET IT RISES ATLEAST 6 FT MORE.

Highest crests on record

1. 15.68 ft — August 10, 1970
2. 15.47 ft — July 14, 1984
3. 14.9 ft — April 19, 1991
4. 14.06 ft — July 7, 1967
5. 13.94 ft — April 28, 1958

Recent crests: 9.83 ft (February 11, 2018) · 10.59 ft (May 23, 2017) · 10.21 ft (February 3, 2016) · 9.91 ft (September 30, 2015) · 7.45 ft (August 11, 2014)

Up and down the river, and nearby

• Elk Creek (NC) at Elkville, NC
• Yadkin River at Wilkesboro, NC
• Reddies River at N. Wilkesboro, NC
• Yadkin River at Patterson, NC
• South Fork Catawba River near HENRY FORK, NC
• Johns River at Corpening Bridge Rd, 6 NNW Morganton, NC
• Hunting Creek below E Houstonville Rd. 3 NNE Harmony, NC
• Yadkin River at Elkin, NC