French Broad River near Newport

1. 24.00 ftFlood of record.
2. 23.30 ftAround 4 feet of water floods the walk out basement of the large home 2 lots downstream from the new bypass bridge. Perhaps 6 or more feet of water is in the large storage building behind the house. Del Rio Baptist Church buildings on Fugate Road flood with water half way or more up the windows. The train tracks across from the church are inundated. Fugate Road is inundated perhaps 6 feet deep.
3. 19.50 ftWater begins to enter the walk out basement of a large home two lots downstream from the new bypass bridge. There is perhaps two or three feet of water in their large storage building behind the house.
4. 16.00 ftThe campground and the other low-lying cabins are more substantially impacted. (Most of these structures were destroyed by Helene flooding, some may gradually be rebuilt.) Flooding of backyards begins along River Chase Trail. Flooding of Fugate Road in Del Rio is more widespread, including near Del Rio Baptist Church.
5. 15.00 ftBuildings at the campground on Hwy 25/70E might begin to take water. A few low-lying riverfront cabins between Newport and Del Rio might begin to take water. (Most of these structures were destroyed by Helene flooding, some may gradually be rebuilt.)
6. 14.00 ftFlooding begins on Rock Hill Road near Newport and low spots on Fugate Road near Del Rio.
7. 10.00 ftAgricultural land near the gage on Highway 321 is flooded. Water begins entering a campground along Hwy 25/70E.

Chance of flooding, September to November

The three-month chances are the River Forecast Centers’ long-range flood outlook, issued September 16, 2026.

Most recent crests

• September 27, 2024: 23.34 ft
• January 9, 2024: 12.34 ft
• May 27, 2022: 11.81 ft
• August 18, 2021: 14.75 ft
• March 26, 2021: 11.77 ft
• April 13, 2020: 15.18 ft
• February 6, 2020: 16.68 ft
• April 20, 2019: 16.69 ft
• February 23, 2019: 12.48 ft
• December 28, 2018: 15.78 ft

• UpstreamFrench Broad River at Hot Springs
• DownstreamFrench Broad River at Douglas Dam
• Pigeon River at Newport
• Nolichucky River at Lowland
• Pigeon River at Waterville NC near Hartford TN
• East Fork Little Pigeon River 3SSE Fair Garden (Oma Lee)
• Nolichucky River at Nolichucky Dam HW near Greenville 8SSW
• Web Creek
• Little Pigeon River

Forecasts by the Lower Mississippi River Forecast Center. Forecasts are issued routinely year-round. River forecasts for this location take into account past precipitation and the precipitation amounts expected approximately 24 hours into the future from the forecast issuance time.

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.