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Waccamaw River at Freeland, NC

River level and flood forecast · Brunswick County

Normal2.2 ftas of Mon 3:30 PM

The river is 12.8 ft below flood stage (15 ft).

Forecast to rise to 3.0 ft Thu 8 AM, below the 15 ft flood stage.

Flow: 16 cubic feet per second (USGS).

The last 7 days and the forecast

-505101520TueThuSatMonWedFriAction 14 ftFlood 15 ftModerate 18 ftMajor 19 ftNowObserved (ft)NWS forecast

NWS forecast issued Mon, Oct 12, 10:57 AM. Forecasts change as rain falls and as upstream water arrives.

Flood stages

Major flood stage19 ft
Moderate flood stage18 ft
Flood stage15 ft
Action stage14 ft
Record crest (September 20, 2018)22.67 ft

What floods at each level

From the National Weather Service, highest first.

  • 22.7 ftImpassable or flooded roads include Rivergate DR,Pireway RD from Horseshoe RD NW to Rivergate DR,Mosquito Rd NW,Tripp TRL,Ash-Little River RD from Long RD NW to Hughes Smith RD,Ash-Little River RD near Pireway RD,Kingtown RD,Dock,RD,and Crusoe Island RD,Myrtlehead RD and HWY 130 near Freeland,Hwy 905 near Gores Chapel RD,Manley Smith RD near Old Baggett RD,Manley Smith Rd near Reaves Ferry RD,the end of Reaves Ferry RD near Nakina,and Indigo Flats RD East. HWY 130 will flood between Dock RD and Whiteville.
  • 22 ftImpassable or flooded roads include Rivergate DR,Pireway RD from Horseshoe RD NW to Rivergate DR,Mosquito Rd NW,Tripp TRL,Ash-Little River RD from Long RD NW to Hughes Smith RD,Ash-Little River RD near Pireway RD,Kingtown RD,Dock,RD,and Crusoe Island RD,Myrtlehead RD and HWY 130 near Freeland,Hwy 905 near Gores Chapel RD,Manley Smith RD near Old Baggett RD,Manley Smith Rd near Reaves Ferry RD,the end of Reaves Ferry RD near Nakina,and Indigo Flats RD East. HWY 130 may flood between Dock RD and Whiteville.
  • 21 ftExtensive flooding. Kingtown RD,Dock,RD,Crusoe Island RD,HWY 905 near Gores Chapel RD,Manley Smith RD near Old Baggett RD,Ash-Little River RD between Long RD NW and Hughes Smith RD,Pireway RD between Horseshoe RD NW and Rivergate DR will be impassable. Tripp TRL nearer the river,the end of Reaves Ferry RD near Nakina,Myrtlehead RD,and HWY 130 near Freeland are flooded. Myrtlehead RD,Indigo Flats RD East,and HWY 130 near Freeland may be impassable. Manley Smith RD near Reaves Ferry RD flood.
  • 20 ftHWY 905 near Gores Chapel RD,Manley Smith RD near Old Baggett RD,Ash-Little River RD from Mosquito RD NW to Hughes Smith RD,Pireway RD from Horseshoe RD NW to Rivergate DR and Rivergate DR itself will be impassable. Tripp TRL nearer the river and Mosquito Rd NW flood. Kingtown RD,Dock,RD,and Crusoe Island RD are impassable in multiple locations. The end of Reaves Ferry RD near Nakina,Myrtlehead RD,and HWY 130 near Freeland are flooded. Indigo Flats RD East and Manley Smith Rd near Reaves Ferry RD may flood.
  • 19 ftExtensive flooding. Ash-Little River RD near Wet Ash Swamp,Pireway RD between Horseshoe RD NW and Rivergate DR and Rivergate DR itself will be impassable. Mosquito Rd NW may flood near Ash-Little River RD and Tripp TRL will be flooded nearer the river. Kingtown RD, Dock, RD, and Crusoe Island RD may be impassable in multiple locations. Myrtlehead RD and HWY 130 will flood. HWY 905 near Gores Chapel RD, Manley Smith RD near Old Baggett RD, and the end of Reaves Ferry RD near Nakina will be flooded.
  • 18 ftAsh-Little River RD at Wet Ash Swamp,Pireway RD between Horseshoe RD NW and Rivergate DR,and Rivergate DR itself may become impassable. Flooding worsens on Crusoe Island RD,on Kingtown RD near Myrtlehead RD, on Dock RD near Long Corner RD,and at the ends of Mosquito Rd NW and Tripp TRL. Dock RD may begin to flood at Crusoe Island RD. HWY 905 near Gores Chapel RD and Manley Smith RD near Old Baggett RD may begin to flood. The end of Reaves Ferry RD near Nakina will be flooded.
  • 17 ftFlooding continues to worsen along the river. Much of Pireway Road between Horseshoe Road NW and Rivergate Drive will be flooded as will Rivergate Drive. The ends of Mosquito Rd NW and Tripp Trail will be flooded. Ash-Little River Road will be flooded near Wet Ash Swamp. Kingtown Road near Myrtlehead Road may begin to flood. Dock Road near Long Corner Road may begin to flood. Crusoe Island Road near Robin Lane may begin to flood. The end of Reaves Ferry Road near Nakina will be flooded.
  • 16 ftWater will continue to spread out of its banks and into swamps along the river and some yards near the river will begin to flood. Fields along Kingstown Rd, Crusoe Island Road, and Dock Road may begin to flood. Pireway Road NW may begin to flood between Horseshoe Road NW and Rivergate Drive. Rivergate Drive may begin to flood. Mosquito Rd NW may begin to flood. The end of Reaves Ferry Road near Nakina may be flooded. Ash-Little River Road may begin to flood near Wet Ash Swamp.
  • 15 ftWater will continue to spread out of its banks and into swamps along the river and some yards near the river may begin to flood. This includes areas along Rivergate Drive, the end of Reaves Ferry Road near Nakina, the end of Mosquito Rd NW, Kingtown Road, and Crusoe Island Road.
  • 14 ftWater will continue to spread out of its banks and into swamps along the river. Boat landings will be flooded.
  • 13 ftWater will spread out of its banks and into swamps along the river. Boat landings may begin to flood.

Highest crests on record

  1. 22.67 ft — September 20, 2018
  2. 19.3 ft — September 21, 1999
  3. 19 ft — October 12, 2016
  4. 17.45 ft — August 12, 2024
  5. 17.02 ft — September 12, 1996

Recent crests: 16.02 ft (September 20, 2024) · 17.45 ft (August 12, 2024) · 15.28 ft (December 23, 2023) · 16.2 ft (September 3, 2023) · 10.41 ft (January 26, 2022)

Up and down the river, and nearby

See it on the live map →Radar & warnings for Brunswick CountyNWS gauge pageUSGS gauge 02109500

Not an official source. River levels, forecasts, flood stages and impacts are from the National Weather Service (FREN7); flow from the U.S. Geological Survey. Readings are provisional. In a flood, follow your local officials and the NWS at weather.gov.