Thicketty Creek near Gaffney, SC
River level and flood forecast · Cherokee County
Normal4.6 ftas of Mon 3:45 PM
The river is 10.4 ft below flood stage (15 ft).
Flow: 194 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 | 22 ft |
| Moderate flood stage | 20 ft |
| Flood stage | 15 ft |
| Action stage | 10 ft |
| Record crest (February 6, 2020) | 11 ft |
What floods at each level
From the National Weather Service, highest first.
- 25 ftONE HOME SOUTH OF LOVE SPRINGS ROAD ON E KING RIDGE MAY BEGIN TO FLOOD.
- 15 ftBUILDINGS NEAR THICKETTY CREEK BETTWEEN OVERBROOK ROAD AND LOVE SPRINGS ROAD WILL LIKELY FLOOD.
- 10 ftAT THIS STAGE THE APPROACHS TO SHADY GROVE ROAD WILL BE FLOODED DUE TO THICKETTY MOUNTAIN CREEK. THIS CREEK FLOWS INTO THICKETTY CREEK ABOVE THE USGS GAGE SITE.
- 8 ftAT THIS LEVEL THE APPROACHS TO SHADY GROVE ROAD ON THICKETTY MOUNTAIN CREEK MAY BEGIN TO FLOOD.
- 5.4 ftNO FLOODING AT THIS LEVEL
Highest crests on record
- 11 ft — February 6, 2020
- 10.38 ft — September 27, 2024
- 8.86 ft — August 1, 2014
- 7.7 ft — May 5, 2013
- 6.96 ft — January 25, 2010
Recent crests: 10.38 ft (September 27, 2024) · 11 ft (February 6, 2020) · 6.75 ft (April 19, 2015) · 8.86 ft (August 1, 2014) · 7.7 ft (May 5, 2013)
Up and down the river, and nearby
- Pacolet River above Cowpens, SC
- Broad River at Shelby Hwy (SC 18), 4 W Blacksburg, SC
- Broad River above Sandy Run Ck, 3 SSW Boiling Springs, NC
- Lawsons Fork Creek at Spartanburg, SC
- Broad River in NC/SC near CHEROKEE FALLS, SC
- Pacolet River near Fingerville, SC
- North Pacolet River near Fingerville, SC
- Kings Creek at Possum Trot Rd, 5 E Blacksburg, SC
Not an official source. River levels, forecasts, flood stages and impacts are from the National Weather Service (THYS1); flow from the U.S. Geological Survey. Readings are provisional. In a flood, follow your local officials and the NWS at weather.gov.