Yadkin River at Yadkin College, NC
River level and flood forecast · Davie County
The river is 7.7 ft below flood stage (18 ft).
Forecast to rise to 12.4 ft Mon 2 PM, below the 18 ft flood stage.
Flow: 13,400 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 | 29 ft |
| Moderate flood stage | 25 ft |
| Flood stage | 18 ft |
| Action stage | 17 ft |
| Record crest (July 1, 1916) | 36.3 ft |
What floods at each level
From the National Weather Service, highest first.
- 33 ftThere is extensive flooding of pasture and farm lands in Davie and Davidson county.
- 29 ftMajor flooding begins. Several homes are flooded, with floodwaters covering an extensive area of primarily farm and pasture lands.
- 26 ftSeveral homes along the river begin to flood.
- 25 ftModerate flooding begins. Flooding may close Sowers Road near Linwood and Hollywood Drive at Grub Ferry Rd. A campground on Hannah Ferry Road is flooded. Flooding threatens the pumping station at Davidson.
- 23 ftThe upper campsites at the Thousand Trails Preserve off US-64 begin to flood.
- 21 ftLower level campsites at the Thousand Trails Preserve off US-64 begin to flood.
- 18 ftMinor flooding begins. There is flooding of mainly farmlands on both banks.
- 15 ftThe river is at bankfull.
Highest crests on record
- 36.3 ft — July 1, 1916
- 33.75 ft — August 15, 1940
- 32.81 ft — June 22, 1972
- 29.8 ft — October 3, 1929
- 29.55 ft — March 2, 1987
Recent crests: 23.04 ft (September 29, 2024) · 27.12 ft (October 13, 2018) · 20.82 ft (September 18, 2018) · 25.84 ft (January 26, 2010) · 22.5 ft (September 29, 2004)
Up and down the river, and nearby
- UpstreamYadkin River at Enon, NC
- Abbotts Creek near Lexington, NC
- N Second Creek above Statesville Blvd (US 70) 4 S Woodleaf, NC
- S Yadkin River below Foster Rd, 6 SW Mocksville, NC
- Hunting Creek below E Houstonville Rd. 3 NNE Harmony, NC
- East Fork of Deep River near High Point, NC
- Little Yadkin River near Dalton, NC
- Coddle Creek at SR 1612 NR DAVIDSON, NC
Not an official source. River levels, forecasts, flood stages and impacts are from the National Weather Service (YADN7); flow from the U.S. Geological Survey. Readings are provisional. In a flood, follow your local officials and the NWS at weather.gov.