Kings Creek at Possum Trot Rd, 5 E Blacksburg, SC
River level and flood forecast · Cherokee County
Normal2.7 ftas of Mon 3:30 PM
The river is 10.8 ft below flood stage (13.5 ft).
Flow: 23 cubic feet per second (USGS).
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.
Flood stages
| Major flood stage | 28 ft |
| Moderate flood stage | 16 ft |
| Flood stage | 13.5 ft |
| Action stage | 12 ft |
| Record crest (December 30, 2015) | 13.62 ft |
What floods at each level
From the National Weather Service, highest first.
- 28 ftBRIDGE ON POSSUM TROT ROAD WILL BE OVERTOPPED
- 11 ft10 FT WOULD CAUSE FLOODING OF FARMLAND ALONG RIVER. MAY ALSO AFFECT ONE-LANE BRIDGE ALONG EWALDZ RD UPSTREAM OF GAGE...BUT PROBABLY AT 12 OR 13 FEET.
- 2 ft2.0 IN 1.5 HOURS ON WET GRD TOOK THE CREEK UP 8 FT
Highest crests on record
- 13.62 ft — December 30, 2015
- 13.27 ft — September 27, 2024
- 12.57 ft — February 6, 2020
- 12.42 ft — February 2, 2007
- 12.32 ft — August 27, 2008
Recent crests: 13.27 ft (September 27, 2024) · 12.57 ft (February 6, 2020) · 13.62 ft (December 30, 2015) · 7.94 ft (August 1, 2014) · 8.66 ft (July 27, 2013)
Up and down the river, and nearby
- Broad River in NC/SC near CHEROKEE FALLS, SC
- Broad River at Shelby Hwy (SC 18), 4 W Blacksburg, SC
- Broad River above Sandy Run Ck, 3 SSW Boiling Springs, NC
- Thicketty Creek near Gaffney, SC
- Long Creek near Bessemer City 3 NE, NC
- Allison Creek near York, SC
- Fishing Creek at Highway 5 below York, SC
- First Broad River at Lawndale, NC
Not an official source. River levels, forecasts, flood stages and impacts are from the National Weather Service (KGCS1); flow from the U.S. Geological Survey. Readings are provisional. In a flood, follow your local officials and the NWS at weather.gov.