Rivers in North Carolina

Ivy River near Marshall

Madison County, North CarolinaNWS IVYN7USGS 03453000Greer office

Below flood stage
2.01ftStage

Observed Mon, Sep 21, 11:30 PM EDT

Flood stage
15.50 ft
Record crest
17.21 ft1995

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Flood stages and impacts

CategoryStage
Major flood19.00 ft
Moderate flood16.50 ft
Minor flood15.50 ft
Action12.00 ft
  1. 17.50 ftHOMES ALONG THE RIVER WILL BE EFFECTED.
  2. 16.00 ftPARTS OF IVY RIVER ROAD ALONG THE RIVER WILL FLOOD.
  3. 14.50 ftLOW AREAS ALONG IVY RIVER ROAD NEAR THE RIVER WILL BEGIN TO FLOOD.
  4. 12.00 ftLOW LYING AREAS AND PARTS OF IVY ROAD NEAR THE RIVER WILL BEGIN TO FLOOD.
  5. 1.00 ft1.0 GENERAL WIDESPREAD RAIN IN 12 HOUR TOOK RIVER UP FROM 3.2 FT TO 5.9 FT

Crest history

17 crests on NOAA’s list since 1876.

#DateStage
1January 14, 199517.21 ft
2June 1, 187616.00 ft
3January 27, 199615.25 ft
4January 8, 199814.63 ft
5March 26, 196514.52 ft
6March 12, 196314.35 ft
7March 16, 197314.30 ft
8September 17, 200414.21 ft
9August 30, 194012.67 ft
10April 5, 195712.55 ft
11March 17, 200211.73 ft
12May 6, 200311.41 ft
13July 30, 20019.84 ft
14September 8, 20049.56 ft
15April 4, 20008.72 ft
16May 8, 19997.28 ft
17September 28, 20043.97 ft

Most recent crests

  • September 28, 2004: 3.97 ft
  • September 17, 2004: 14.21 ft
  • September 8, 2004: 9.56 ft
  • May 6, 2003: 11.41 ft
  • March 17, 2002: 11.73 ft
  • July 30, 2001: 9.84 ft
  • April 4, 2000: 8.72 ft
  • May 8, 1999: 7.28 ft
  • January 8, 1998: 14.63 ft
  • January 27, 1996: 15.25 ft

Nearby

Upstream, downstream and the gauges around this one.

What this means

Forecasts by the Lower Mississippi River Forecast Center. Graphical forecasts are not available during times of high water, forecast crest information can be found in the local WFO web page.

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.