South Fork Catawba River near Laboratory, 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.

• 24 ftA FEW HOMES AND A WATER TANK SOUTH OF LABORATORY WILL BEGIN TO FLOOD.
• 18 ftONE HOUSE NEAR THE RIVER ON LABORATORY ROAD WILL BEGIN TO FLOOD.
• 10 ftBRIDGE ON LABORATORY ROAD WILL BE OVERTOPPED AND ANDY LOGAN AND RIVER ROAD WILL BE CLOSED DUE TO FLOODING. STAGE AT LOWN7 WAS 14 FT.
• 8 ftLABATORY ROAD WILL LIKELY BEGIN TO FLOOD ESPECAILLY IF SOUTH FORK RIVER IS AT HIGH LEVELS.
• 2 ftGENERAL RAIN OF 2 TO 2.5 INCHES IN 2 TO 3 HOURS WILL CAUSE INDIAN CREEK TO RISE 3 FEET. INDIAN CREEK FLOWS INTO SOUTH FORK CATAWBA RIVER ABOVE LOWN7.

Highest crests on record

1. 11.7 ft — October 1, 1929
2. 10.61 ft — August 10, 1970
3. 9.1 ft — October 16, 1964
4. 9.06 ft — March 20, 2003
5. 8.74 ft — March 4, 1952

Recent crests: 7.25 ft (July 28, 2013) · 6.7 ft (January 25, 2010) · 5.02 ft (November 12, 2009) · 6.87 ft (September 8, 2004) · 9.06 ft (March 20, 2003)

Up and down the river, and nearby

• DownstreamSF Catawba River below George Poston Park, 1 N Lowell, NC
• Long Creek near Bessemer City 3 NE, NC
• Killian Creek near MARIPOSA, NC
• First Broad River at Lawndale, NC
• Long Creek at Rhyne NC, NC
• McDowell Creek at Beatties Ford Rd., NC
• South Fork Catawba River near HENRY FORK, NC
• Gum Branch at Gum Branch road, NC