Doe River at Elizabethton

1. 12.50 ftFloor of the gage well house. The Elizabethton Food City store might take water.
2. 12.00 ftCatastrophic flooding never before seen. Multiplied dozens of homes and structures flood all along the river. The river reaches the road surface of the Rod Jenkins Bridge. Many homes along River Road and Edgewater Road are flooded. The covered bridge in Elizabethton may be damaged.
3. 11.10 ftThe Elizabethton Food City parking lot floods but the store does not.
4. 11.00 ftExtensive Helene-like flooding from Roan Mountain to Hampton to Elizabethton. Main St in Roan Mountain floods. Hampton High School property is inundated, some structures take water. A split level home on Spring Street in Hampton takes 4 ft of water, others also flood. Elizabethton experiences inundation between the Doe River and Hwy 19E from Cat Island Park to the Watauga River, including the Detention Center property, Broad St near Hwy 19E, as well as points upstream. Rivers Edge Fellowship church floods.
5. 10.50 ftWater may reach floors of some homes on the east side of the river, from South Main Street across from the gage house, downstream to Third Street at the covered bridge. Water also reaches the bottom of the side walls of the covered bridge. The river reaches the bottoms of the Rod Jenkins Bridge and the Long Hollow Road bridge. Some homes along River Road and Edgewater Road may begin to take water. Flooding along Riverview Drive.
6. 10.00 ftFlood waters may be spilling into the Cat Island Park area and the surrounding streets.
7. 8.00 ftFlooding of yards along the river, including on South Main Street, River Road, and streamside of Edgewater Road. Flooding possible of some structures on Spring Street in Hampton. Often there are initial flash flooding problems around the Roan Mountain community for this Elizabethton gage to reach this stage afterward.

Most recent crests

• September 27, 2024: 11.10 ft
• April 13, 2020: 7.21 ft
• February 6, 2020: 6.05 ft
• February 23, 2019: 6.02 ft
• December 28, 2018: 6.68 ft
• October 23, 2017: 6.14 ft
• November 19, 2003: 8.20 ft
• January 8, 1998: 10.92 ft
• January 14, 1995: 7.90 ft
• November 6, 1977: 9.34 ft

• DownstreamWatauga River at Elizabethton
• Watauga River at Watauga Dam
• South Fork Holston River at South Holston Dam
• South Fork Holston River at BOONE DAM - JOHNSON CITY
• Nolichucky River at Embreeville
• South Fork Holston River at Fort Patrick Henry Dam
• Roaring Creek (NC) at Roaring Creek rd near Valley
• Beaver Creek (VA) at Bristol

Forecasts by the Lower Mississippi River Forecast Center. Forecasts are issued as needed during times of high water, but are not routinely available.

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.