Johns River at Corpening Bridge Rd, 6 NNW Morganton

1. 40.00 ftA FEW HOMES NEAR THE RIVER BEGING TO FLOOD.
2. 30.00 ftRIVER OVERFLOWS ITS BANKS DOWNSTREAM IN CALDWELL COUNTY.
3. 28.60 ftFLOODING WILL BE SIMILAR TO THAT WHICH OCCURRED IN SEPTEMBER 2004 WITH HURRICANE FRANCES
4. 25.00 ftFLOODING WILL BE SIMILAR TO THAT WHICH OCCURRED WITH TROPICAL STORM BERYL IN AUGUST OF 1994
5. 20.00 ftAT THIS STAGE THE BRIDGE WHERE THE GAGE IS AT WILL BEGIN TO FLOOD. NOT MUCH ELSE IN THE AREA TO FLOOD AT THIS LEVEL.
6. 19.00 ftWATER WILL BE AT THE BOTTOM OF THE BRIDGE ON HIGHWAY 18 NORTH OF MORGANTON.
7. 18.50 ftAPPROACHES TO CORPENING BRIDGE WILL BE FLOODED AND PARTS OF JOHNS RIVER ROAD WILL BE FLOODED.
8. 16.53 ftPARTS OF ADAKO ROAD WILL BE FLOODED. FLOODING WILL BE SIMILAR TO THAT WHICH OCCURRED IN SEPT 2004 WITH HURICANE IVAN.
9. 16.00 ftFLOODING WILL DEVELOP OR BE ONGOING ALONG JOHNS RIVER LOOP RD...OLD JOHNS RIVER RD AND VALLEY VIEW CIRCLE.
10. 13.50 ftAT THIS LEVEL THERE WILL BE SOME BACKWATER EFFECTS ON SIMS BRANCH THAT FLOWS INTO THE RIVER. JOHNS RIVER ROAD AND A CAMPING AREA ON LOWER CREEK THAT FLOWS INTO RIVER WILL START TO FLOOD.
11. 12.00 ftAT THIS STAGE PARTS OF NC 90 NORTH OF COLLETTSVILLE...JOHNS RIVER ROAD AND CORPENING BRIDGE ROAD ARE FLOODED.
12. 11.50 ftPARKING LOT OF THE BOAT RAMP AT NC 18/64 IS FLOODED ON CORPENING BRIDGE ROAD
13. 9.00 ftPLAYMORE BEACH ROAD AND JOHNS RIVER ROAD AND OTHER BRIDGES OVER THE RIVER USUALLY BEGIN TO FLOOD NEAR THE CONFLUENCE OF WILSON CREEK AND JOHNS RIVER.
14. 8.50 ftHEAVY RAIN AND THIS RIVER LEVEL MAY CAUSE FLOODING IN COLLETTSVILLE ON ADAKO ROAD AND COFFEY ROAD. THESE SITES ARE UPSTREAM FROM THE RIVER GAGE.
15. 8.00 ftAT THIS LEVEL JOHNS RIVER ROAD WILL LIKELY BEGIN TO FLOOD IN LOW LYING AREAS.
16. 4.00 ft3.5 TO 4.5 INCH 36 HR BASINWIDE RAINFALL CAUSED A 10 FT RISE...2 FT TO 12 FT...HOWEVER A SIMILAR AMOUNT FALLING IN 10 HOURS CAUSED A 13 FT RISE...3 FT TO 16 FT.
17. 3.00 ft24 HR BASINWIDE RAINFALL OF 3 INCHES RESULTED IN A RISE FROM 1.7 FT TO 5 FT.
18. 2.00 ft2 INCHES OF RAIN IN ONE TO 2 HOURS WILL CAUSE THE RIVER TO RISE TO NEAR 8.5 FT
19. 1.50 ft1.5 IN 6 TO 12 HOURS CAUSED RIVER TO RISE FROM 2.25 FT TO 5.13 FT

Most recent crests

• February 7, 2020: 13.42 ft
• May 19, 2018: 20.29 ft
• May 25, 2017: 12.87 ft
• February 3, 2016: 14.21 ft
• December 24, 2015: 11.64 ft
• December 2, 2015: 10.67 ft
• April 20, 2015: 15.87 ft
• July 8, 2013: 14.37 ft
• July 7, 2013: 12.14 ft
• July 5, 2013: 16.05 ft

• Wilson Creek (NC) at Adako Rd 3 SW Collettsville
• Hunting Creek at Morganton
• Mulberry Creek at Collettsville
• Catawba River at Bridgewater Dam
• Linville River at Nebo
• Lower Creek at Lenoir
• Wilson Creek (NC) at Edgemont
• N Fork Catawba River at Highway 221

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.