Lumber River at Lumberton West 5th Street

1. 18.00 ftFloodwaters come within 40 feet of the Pepsi plant on Chippewa Street. Flooding deepens in the Pines Area and between the Pepsi plant and the river. Dozens of homes will be isolated or inundated in these areas. Several roads will be closed including Chickenfoot Road...Hestertown Road and Noir Street. Portions of Kite Road may be impassable.
2. 17.00 ftStephenson Park will be closed. Dozens of homes in the Pines Area and between the Pepsi plant and the river will be inundated or isolated. Several roads will be closed including Chickenfoot Road...Hestertown Road and Noir Street. Portions of Kite Road may also be flooded. The Scottish Packing Company may also be affected.
3. 16.00 ftMost of Stephenson Park will be flooded. Flooding worsens in the Pines Area and between the Pepsi plant and the river. The lowest homes in these areas may become isolated or inundated. Chickenfoot Road...Hestertown Road and Noir Street may be impassable.
4. 15.00 ftFlood waters spread on to Chickenfoot Road...Hestertown Road and Noir Street. Minor flooding continues in the Pines Area and between the Pepsi plant and the river on the east side of Lumberton.
5. 14.50 ftFlood waters will inundate much of Stephenson Park on Riverside Drive. Flooding worsens on the river side of the levee in Luther Britt Park. Minor flooding of yards occurs in the Pines Area and between the Pepsi plant and the river on the east side of Lumberton.
6. 13.00 ftFlood stage. Water affects lower areas of Stephenson Memorial Park and Luther Britt Park on the river side of the levee. Lowlands are flooded...especially in the Pines Area.

Most recent crests

• September 29, 2024: 12.60 ft
• September 24, 2024: 12.76 ft
• August 13, 2024: 18.79 ft
• August 10, 2024: 18.31 ft
• July 30, 2024: 12.19 ft
• April 5, 2024: 12.23 ft
• March 7, 2024: 12.43 ft
• January 14, 2024: 13.93 ft
• January 11, 2024: 14.03 ft
• December 19, 2023: 14.14 ft

• UpstreamLumber River at Lumberton
• DownstreamLumber River at Boardman
• Jacob Swamp
• Lumber River at NC 72 in Lumberton
• Big Swamp
• Raft Creek
• Big Swamp at Tarheel
• Lumber River at Pembroke

Forecasts by the Southeast River Forecast Center. Forecasts are not available. Only observed stages are available for this point.

Stage, flood stages, impacts and crest history from NOAA’s National Water Prediction Service. Streamflow and the daily record from the U.S. Geological Survey.