Ryan Creek below US220 at Greensboro, NC

River level and flood forecast · Guilford County

Normal1.1 ftas of Mon 4:30 PM

The river is 6.9 ft below flood stage (8 ft).

Flow: 1 cubic feet per second (USGS).

The last 7 days and the forecast

-2.502.557.51012.5TueWedThuFriSatSunMonAction 5 ftFlood 8 ftModerate 10 ftNowObserved (ft)NWS forecast

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

Flood stages

Major flood stage14 ft
Moderate flood stage10 ft
Flood stage8 ft
Action stage5 ft
Record crest (July 13, 2003)12.53 ft

Highest crests on record

  1. 12.53 ft — July 13, 2003
  2. 11.78 ft — September 17, 2018
  3. 10.13 ft — September 15, 2000
  4. 9.82 ft — May 30, 2025
  5. 8.73 ft — November 13, 2018

Recent crests: 9.82 ft (May 30, 2025) · 8.54 ft (August 8, 2024) · 8.55 ft (September 23, 2021) · 8 ft (December 14, 2020) · 8.73 ft (November 13, 2018)

Up and down the river, and nearby

Not an official source. River levels, forecasts, flood stages and impacts are from the National Weather Service (RYAN7); flow from the U.S. Geological Survey. Readings are provisional. In a flood, follow your local officials and the NWS at weather.gov.