Mills River near Mills River, 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.

• 20 ftSOME HOMES ON SHADY BOTTOM ROAD AND VILLAGE DRIVE MAY BE AFFECTED BY THE RIVER AND BACKWTER EFFECTS ON OTHER STREAMS.
• 13.4 ftHOUSES NEAR THE RIVER ALONG SOUTH MILLS RIVER ROAD AND MILLS RIVER BAPTIST CHURCH WILL FLOOD.
• 12.31 ftFLOODING WILL BE SIMILAR TO THAT WHICH OCCURRED WITH HURRICANE FRANCES SEPTEMBER 2004
• 12 ftMINOR FARMLAND FLOODING
• 10 ftRIVER LOOP ROAD NEAR THE RIVER WILL BEGIN TO FLOOD.
• 9 ftSOUTH MILLS RIVER ROAD AT WHITAKER ROAD AND HOOPER LANE WILL BE FLOODED.
• 8 ftRIVER LOOP ROAD NEAR THE RIVER WILL BEGIN TO FLOOD.
• 7.5 ftBANKFULL STAGE
• 1.5 ft1.5 WIDE SPREAD RAIN IN 12 HOURS WILL TAKE THE RIVER TO 4.6 FT

Highest crests on record

1. 13.62 ft — August 30, 1940
2. 13.5 ft — August 16, 1928
3. 13.15 ft — August 13, 1940
4. 12.31 ft — September 8, 2004
5. 12.27 ft — October 4, 1964

Recent crests: 10.96 ft (September 22, 2009) · 11.84 ft (September 17, 2004) · 12.31 ft (September 8, 2004) · 10.97 ft (January 8, 1998) · 8.06 ft (August 27, 1995)

Up and down the river, and nearby

• French Broad River at Old Fanning Bridge Rd, 3 W Fletcher, NC
• French Broad River at Grove Bridge Rd, in Blantyre, NC
• Mud Creek (NC) at N Main St 1 N Hendersonville, NC
• Davidson River near hwy 276 near Pisgah Forest, NC
• Swannanoa River below Hendersonville Rd (NC 81), in Biltmore Village (2 S Asheville), NC
• French Broad River at Pearson Bridge Rd, 2 NW Asheville, NC
• East Fork Pigeon River above Canton, NC
• Pigeon River above Old River Rd (NC 215), 1 SW Canton, NC