Doe River at Elizabethton, TN
River level and flood forecast · Carter County
Normal2.0 ftas of Mon 4:15 PM
The river is 6.0 ft below flood stage (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.
Flood stages
| Major flood stage | 10 ft |
| Moderate flood stage | 9 ft |
| Flood stage | 8 ft |
| Action stage | 5 ft |
| Record crest (September 27, 2024) | 11.1 ft |
What floods at each level
From the National Weather Service, highest first.
- 12.5 ftFloor of the gage well house. The Elizabethton Food City store might take water.
- 12 ftCatastrophic flooding never before seen. Multiplied dozens of homes and structures flood all along the river. The river reaches the road surface of the Rod Jenkins Bridge. Many homes along River Road and Edgewater Road are flooded. The covered bridge in Elizabethton may be damaged.
- 11.1 ftThe Elizabethton Food City parking lot floods but the store does not.
- 11 ftExtensive Helene-like flooding from Roan Mountain to Hampton to Elizabethton. Main St in Roan Mountain floods. Hampton High School property is inundated, some structures take water. A split level home on Spring Street in Hampton takes 4 ft of water, others also flood. Elizabethton experiences inundation between the Doe River and Hwy 19E from Cat Island Park to the Watauga River, including the Detention Center property, Broad St near Hwy 19E, as well as points upstream. Rivers Edge Fellowship church floods.
- 10.5 ftWater may reach floors of some homes on the east side of the river, from South Main Street across from the gage house, downstream to Third Street at the covered bridge. Water also reaches the bottom of the side walls of the covered bridge. The river reaches the bottoms of the Rod Jenkins Bridge and the Long Hollow Road bridge. Some homes along River Road and Edgewater Road may begin to take water. Flooding along Riverview Drive.
- 10 ftFlood waters may be spilling into the Cat Island Park area and the surrounding streets.
- 8 ftFlooding of yards along the river, including on South Main Street, River Road, and streamside of Edgewater Road. Flooding possible of some structures on Spring Street in Hampton. Often there are initial flash flooding problems around the Roan Mountain community for this Elizabethton gage to reach this stage afterward.
Highest crests on record
- 11.1 ft — September 27, 2024
- 10.92 ft — January 8, 1998
- 10.5 ft — May 21, 1901
- 9.34 ft — November 6, 1977
- 8.2 ft — November 19, 2003
Recent crests: 11.1 ft (September 27, 2024) · 7.21 ft (April 13, 2020) · 6.05 ft (February 6, 2020) · 6.02 ft (February 23, 2019) · 6.68 ft (December 28, 2018)
Up and down the river, and nearby
Not an official source. River levels, forecasts, flood stages and impacts are from the National Weather Service (DOET1); flow from the U.S. Geological Survey. Readings are provisional. In a flood, follow your local officials and the NWS at weather.gov.