Tuckasegee River below Everett St, in Bryson City, NC

The last 7 days and the forecast

NWS forecast issued Mon, Oct 12, 9:22 AM. Forecasts change as rain falls and as upstream water arrives.

Flood stages

What floods at each level

From the National Weather Service, highest first.

• 17 ftExpect near record flooding of Bryson City.
• 16 ftEverett Street and Slope Street bridges will be closed due to high water.
• 15 ftHigh water levels on the Tuckaseegee River will cause backwater effects along Deep Creek. The Deep Creek Campground and bridge may be shut down due to flooding. Further flooding of buildings in town will occur.
• 13.5 ftStores along Gibson and Island streets will be flooded. Floodwater levels will be similar to the flooding that occurred on September 17, 2004.
• 12 ftBusinesses near Everett Street and along Island and Carringer Streets will flood. In Whittier, businesses along the river may have water in their loading docks.
• 11 ftThe river will overflow its banks in the park downtown, and low lying areas along Island and Collins Streets will begin to flood. Toot Hollow Branch that flows into the river will likely overflow its banks and flood areas along the branch especially along Waters Street. Bear Hunter Campground will experience more significant flooding.
• 10 ftLow lying areas between Bryson Walk and the river will flood. Upstream between Main Street and the river, low lying areas including parts of the Bear Hunter Campground will flood.
• 9 ftRiver will overflow its banks and will begin to move into the Bear Hunter Campground near Bryson City.
• 3.5 ft3.5 to 4 inch in 12 hrs caused flooding along toot hollow branch and bryson branch especially along waters street. The tuckasegee river to rise from 2.29 to 9.11 ft.
• 1.4 ft1.4 inch in one hour here and just south of the city on jenkins branch will likely cause flooding. +

Highest crests on record

1. 15.96 ft — August 30, 1940
2. 15.16 ft — September 27, 2024
3. 14.25 ft — March 28, 1994
4. 14.2 ft — March 18, 1999
5. 14 ft — November 19, 1906

Recent crests: 15.16 ft (September 27, 2024) · 10.98 ft (January 9, 2024) · 13.38 ft (February 6, 2020) · 11.61 ft (April 19, 2019) · 9.96 ft (February 11, 2018)

Up and down the river, and nearby

• UpstreamTuckasegee River at Barkers creek nr Dillsboro, NC
• Oconaluftee River below Contesky Dr, in Birdtown, NC
• Little Tennessee River near NEEDMORE, NC
• Nantahala River near Hewitt, NC
• Cartoogechaye Creek near Franklin, NC
• West Prong Little Pigeon River above Gatlinburg, TN
• Little Tennessee River near Prentiss, NC
• Tuckasegee River at sr1172 nr Cullowhee, NC