North Buffalo Creek at Westover Terrace, NC
River level and flood forecast · Guilford County
Normal0.6 ftas of Mon 4:35 PM
The river is 9.4 ft below flood stage (10 ft).
Flow: 2 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 | 16 ft |
| Moderate flood stage | 13 ft |
| Flood stage | 10 ft |
| Action stage | 7 ft |
| Record crest (September 23, 2003) | 14.07 ft |
What floods at each level
From the National Weather Service, highest first.
- 15 ftMAJOR FLOODING OF NUMEROUS HOMES AROUND LATHAM PARK ALONG THE CREEK CAN BE EXPECTED. SEVERAL ROADS FROM WESTOVER TERRACE TO LATHAN ROAD AND ELM STREET WILL FLOOD. EVACUATIONS WILL BE NEEDED.
- 13 ftWATER WILL FLOOD SEVERAL HOMES ALONG LATHAM ROAD AND ALL OF LATHAM PARK. ROADS ALONG THE CREEK FROM WESTOVER TERRACE TO ELM STREET WILL FLOOD OR BECOME THREATENED BY FLOOD WATERS. EVACUATIONS MAY BE NEEDED
- 11 ftWATER WILL START TO FLOOD SEVERAL ROADS ADJACENT TO THE CREEK INCLUDING LATHAM ROAD. MOST OF LATHAM PARK WILL BE FLOODED. WATER WILL BEGIN TO THREATEN A FEW HOMES ALONG LATHAM ROAD NEAR THE CREEK.
- 10 ftMINOR FLOODING BEGINS ADJACENT TO THE CREEK. THE CREEK WILL BEGIN TO COME OUT OF BANKS AND FLOOD AREAS IMMEDIATELY ADJACENT TO THE CREEK. MINOR FLOODING IN LATHAM PARK CAN BE EXPECTED.
Highest crests on record
- 14.07 ft — September 23, 2003
- 13.1 ft — October 11, 2018
- 13 ft — September 15, 2000
- 12.85 ft — September 17, 2018
- 12.37 ft — August 10, 2024
Recent crests: 10.7 ft (September 24, 2024) · 12.37 ft (August 10, 2024) · 10.42 ft (November 13, 2018) · 13.1 ft (October 11, 2018) · 12.85 ft (September 17, 2018)
Up and down the river, and nearby
- DownstreamNorth Buffalo Creek at Church St in Greensboro, NC
- South Buffalo Creek at US220 Nr Greensboro, NC
- South Buffalo Creek near Pomona, NC
- Ryan Creek below US220 at Greensboro, NC
- Horsepen Creek at US-220 Near Greensboro, NC
- South Buffalo Creek at McConnell Rd Nr Greensboro, NC
- North Buffalo Creek at Greensboro, NC
- Brush Creek at Muirfield Rd in Greensboro, NC
Not an official source. River levels, forecasts, flood stages and impacts are from the National Weather Service (NBWN7); flow from the U.S. Geological Survey. Readings are provisional. In a flood, follow your local officials and the NWS at weather.gov.