Rivers in North Carolina

Crabtree Creek at Glenwood Ave

Wake County, North CarolinaNWS RLHN7USGS 02087275Raleigh office

Below flood stage
4.53ftStage

Observed Mon, Sep 28, 10:30 AM EDT

Flood stage
18.00 ft
Record crest
27.69 ft1973

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Flood stages and impacts

CategoryStage
Major flood23.00 ft
Moderate flood20.00 ft
Minor flood18.00 ft
Action16.00 ft
  1. 24.00 ftGLENWOOD AVENUE BECOMES IMPASSABLE.
  2. 23.00 ftTHE HIGHWAY 70 BRIDGE FLOODS. TRAVEL ON GLENWOOD AVENUE AND THE AREA AROUND CRABTREE VALLEY MALL IS SEVERELY HAMPERED.
  3. 22.00 ftCREEDMOOR ROAD AND ALL OF THE PARKING LOTS AT CRABTREE VALLEY MALL FLOOD.
  4. 18.00 ftWATER ENTERS THE LOWER ENTRANCE TO MACYS DEPARTMENT STORE.
  5. 14.00 ftWATER FLOODS THE LOWER PARKING LOT AT CRABTREE VALLEY MALL.

Crest history

10 crests on NOAA’s list since 1973.

#DateStage
1June 29, 197327.69 ft
2June 14, 200623.77 ft
3September 6, 199623.00 ft
4February 2, 197322.50 ft
5November 13, 201818.74 ft
6October 9, 202118.30 ft
7September 12, 199617.60 ft
8July 24, 199716.79 ft
9March 18, 197316.00 ft
10September 17, 201812.96 ft

Most recent crests

  • October 9, 2021: 18.30 ft
  • November 13, 2018: 18.74 ft
  • September 17, 2018: 12.96 ft
  • June 14, 2006: 23.77 ft
  • July 24, 1997: 16.79 ft
  • September 12, 1996: 17.60 ft
  • September 6, 1996: 23.00 ft
  • June 29, 1973: 27.69 ft
  • March 18, 1973: 16.00 ft
  • February 2, 1973: 22.50 ft

Nearby

Upstream, downstream and the gauges around this one.

What this means

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

Sources

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.