Broad River at Gaston Shoals Reservoir and Dam, 5 WNW Blacksburg, SC
River level and flood forecast · Cherokee County
The river is 10.2 ft below flood stage (104.8 ft).
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.
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Flood stages
| Major flood stage | 110 ft |
| Moderate flood stage | 108 ft |
| Flood stage | 104.8 ft |
| Near flood stage | 102 ft |
| Record crest (August 16, 1928) | 108.6 ft |
What floods at each level
From the National Weather Service, highest first.
- 104.8 ftROAD TO DAM AND POWER HOUSE WILL BE FLOODED. BRIDGES DOWNSTREAM SUCH AS SC HWY 18, HWY 29 AND I-85 WILL LIKELY BE CLOSED. BACK WATER EFFECTS WILL BE LIKELY ON BUFFALO CREEK.
- 103.8 ftAT THIS LEVEL THE POWER PLANT SUBSTATION ROAD WILL LIKELY BE FLOODED. BBGS1 GAGE DOWNSTREAM WILL MOST LIKELY BE READING AROUND 21 FT.
- 102 ftMINOR DOWNSTREAM EFFECTS ARE POSSIBLE DUE TO HIGHWATER. WATER WILL APPROACH ROAD TO DAM AND POWER HOUSE. FLS NEEDED.
- 100 ftFULL POOL.. 2685 CFS.. FLS @ 102
Highest crests on record
- 108.6 ft — August 16, 1928
- 106.8 ft — September 28, 2024
- 106.2 ft — February 7, 2020
- 104.44 ft — September 9, 2004
- 103.8 ft — October 12, 1990
Recent crests: 106.8 ft (September 28, 2024) · 106.2 ft (February 7, 2020) · 103.07 ft (May 6, 2013) · 102.95 ft (September 4, 2012) · 102.88 ft (January 25, 2010)
Up and down the river, and nearby
- UpstreamBroad River above Sandy Run Ck, 3 SSW Boiling Springs, NC
- DownstreamBroad River at Shelby Hwy (SC 18), 4 W Blacksburg, SC
- Thicketty Creek near Gaffney, SC
- Kings Creek at Possum Trot Rd, 5 E Blacksburg, SC
- Broad River in NC/SC at Ninety Nine Islands Dam, SC
- Broad River in NC/SC near CHEROKEE FALLS, SC
- Pacolet River above Cowpens, SC
- First Broad River at Lawndale, NC
Not an official source. River levels, forecasts, flood stages and impacts are from the National Weather Service (BLAS1); flow from the U.S. Geological Survey. Readings are provisional. In a flood, follow your local officials and the NWS at weather.gov.