Tuckasegee River below Everett St, in Bryson City

1. 17.00 ftExpect near record flooding of Bryson City.
2. 16.00 ftEverett Street and Slope Street bridges will be closed due to high water.
3. 15.00 ftHigh water levels on the Tuckaseegee River will cause backwater effects along Deep Creek. The Deep Creek Campground and bridge may be shut down due to flooding. Further flooding of buildings in town will occur.
4. 13.50 ftStores along Gibson and Island streets will be flooded. Floodwater levels will be similar to the flooding that occurred on September 17, 2004.
5. 12.00 ftBusinesses near Everett Street and along Island and Carringer Streets will flood. In Whittier, businesses along the river may have water in their loading docks.
6. 11.00 ftThe river will overflow its banks in the park downtown, and low lying areas along Island and Collins Streets will begin to flood. Toot Hollow Branch that flows into the river will likely overflow its banks and flood areas along the branch especially along Waters Street. Bear Hunter Campground will experience more significant flooding.
7. 10.00 ftLow lying areas between Bryson Walk and the river will flood. Upstream between Main Street and the river, low lying areas including parts of the Bear Hunter Campground will flood.
8. 9.00 ftRiver will overflow its banks and will begin to move into the Bear Hunter Campground near Bryson City.
9. 3.50 ft3.5 to 4 inch in 12 hrs caused flooding along toot hollow branch and bryson branch especially along waters street. The tuckasegee river to rise from 2.29 to 9.11 ft.
10. 1.40 ft1.4 inch in one hour here and just south of the city on jenkins branch will likely cause flooding. +

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: 15.16 ft
• January 9, 2024: 10.98 ft
• February 6, 2020: 13.38 ft
• April 19, 2019: 11.61 ft
• February 11, 2018: 9.96 ft
• April 24, 2017: 7.31 ft
• December 29, 2015: 8.49 ft
• December 26, 2015: 8.47 ft
• December 24, 2015: 10.06 ft
• December 2, 2015: 11.21 ft

• UpstreamTuckasegee River at Barkers creek nr Dillsboro
• DownstreamLittle Tennessee River at FONTANA DAM TVA
• Deep Creek (NC) at Deep Creek road near Bryson City
• Oconaluftee River at Birdtown
• Little Tennessee River at NEEDMORE
• Tuckasegee River at Scott's Creek inflow
• Soco Creek at Wolfetown Road
• Soco Creek at at Wolfetown Rd (US 19) 5 E Cherokee
• Little Tennessee River at IOTLA

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.