Yadkin River at Elkin, NC
River level and flood forecast · Surry County
The river is 14.4 ft below flood stage (18 ft).
Forecast to rise to 5.8 ft Tue 2 PM, below the 18 ft flood stage.
Flow: 2,020 cubic feet per second (USGS).
The last 7 days and the forecast
NWS forecast issued Mon, Oct 12, 10:57 AM. Forecasts change as rain falls and as upstream water arrives.
Flood stages
| Major flood stage | 25 ft |
| Moderate flood stage | 21 ft |
| Flood stage | 18 ft |
| Action stage | 16 ft |
| Record crest (August 16, 1940) | 37.5 ft |
What floods at each level
From the National Weather Service, highest first.
- 37.6 ftRecord flooding affects Elkin.
- 27 ftFlooding begins at True Textiles Manufacturing Company main building.
- 24 ftTwo to three blocks of Elkin are inundated.
- 21 ftWidespread lowland flooding along the river.
- 18.5 ftRockford Road near Rockford floods.
- 18 ftFlooding of the parking lot at Crater Park begins.
Highest crests on record
- 37.5 ft — August 16, 1940
- 36 ft — July 8, 1916
- 24.88 ft — April 10, 1983
- 24.11 ft — September 27, 2024
- 23.52 ft — August 10, 1970
Recent crests: 24.11 ft (September 27, 2024) · 21.09 ft (January 10, 2024) · 12.5 ft (December 27, 2023) · 16.33 ft (June 20, 2023) · 21.81 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 (ELKN7); flow from the U.S. Geological Survey. Readings are provisional. In a flood, follow your local officials and the NWS at weather.gov.