Reddies River at N. Wilkesboro, NC

River level and flood forecast · Wilkes County

Normal2.3 ftas of Mon 3 PM

Flow: 322 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 (August 14, 1940)22.02 ft

Highest crests on record

  1. 22.02 ft — August 14, 1940
  2. 14.74 ft — September 27, 2024
  3. 14.07 ft — October 17, 1975
  4. 12.84 ft — August 10, 1970
  5. 12.7 ft — November 6, 1977

Recent crests: 14.74 ft (September 27, 2024) · 10.39 ft (January 9, 2024) · 6.21 ft (December 26, 2023) · 6.53 ft (March 4, 2023) · 10.63 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 (REDN7); flow from the U.S. Geological Survey. Readings are provisional. In a flood, follow your local officials and the NWS at weather.gov.