Rivers in North Carolina

Second Broad River near Logan

Rutherford County, North CarolinaNWS LOGN7USGS 02150495Greer office

Below flood stage
1.94ftStage

Observed Thu, Sep 24, 9:45 AM EDT

Flood stage
22.00 ft
Record crest
17.93 ft1940

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Flood stages and impacts

CategoryStage
Major flood28.00 ft
Moderate flood26.00 ft
Minor flood22.00 ft
Action15.00 ft
  1. 22.00 ftGREEN ROAD WILL BEGIN TO FLOOD.
  2. 12.00 ftBANKFULL STAGE.
  3. 11.30 ftWATER FROM A CREST AT THIS GAGE WILL TAKE AROUND 6 HOURS TO GET DOWNSTREAM TO BSPN7. ADD A STAGE AT COVN7 OF 8.64 FT AND A STAGE AROUND 11 FT WILL LIKELY OCCUR AT BSPN7
  4. 10.30 ft10.3 HERE AND 8.0 AT COVN7 CAUSED BSPN7 TO RISE TO 8 FT.
  5. 4.50 ft4.5 FT CREST HERE WILL TRANSLATE TO A 1 FT RISE AT BSPN7...ABOUT 6 HRS LATER.
  6. 2.50 ft2.5 INCHES IN HEADWATERS OVER 12 HR PERIOD CAUSED THE 2ND BROAD RIVER TO RISE 5 FEET. IT WILL TAKE ABOUT 2 HOURS BEFORE THE RIVER WILL BEGIN TO RESPOND TO RAIN.
  7. 1.72 ftGENERALL 1.72 INCH RAINFALL IN 3 HOUR PERIOD WILL TAKE THE 2ND BROAD RIVER (LOGN7) FROM 1.89 UP TO 5.62 FT BSPN7 ROSE 1 FT

Crest history

12 crests on NOAA’s list since 1940.

#DateStage
1August 14, 194017.93 ft
2January 25, 201016.38 ft
3September 8, 200415.91 ft
4July 7, 200515.71 ft
5April 18, 200314.89 ft
6March 2, 200712.75 ft
7January 15, 199512.59 ft
8March 20, 200011.05 ft
9May 26, 200910.75 ft
10September 17, 20049.48 ft
11January 28, 19968.82 ft
12September 3, 20017.94 ft

Most recent crests

  • January 25, 2010: 16.38 ft
  • May 26, 2009: 10.75 ft
  • March 2, 2007: 12.75 ft
  • July 7, 2005: 15.71 ft
  • September 17, 2004: 9.48 ft
  • September 8, 2004: 15.91 ft
  • April 18, 2003: 14.89 ft
  • September 3, 2001: 7.94 ft
  • March 20, 2000: 11.05 ft
  • January 28, 1996: 8.82 ft

Nearby

Upstream, downstream and the gauges around this one.

What this means

Forecasts by the Southeast 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.