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Cane River (NC) at Mills Gap rd near Fletcher

National Weather Service gauge CCFN7 · North Carolina · Henderson County · 35.4358, -82.4892

Flood levels

Official flood levels at this gauge: action stage begins at 7.0 ft; minor flooding begins at 9.0 ft; moderate flooding begins at 12.0 ft; major flooding begins at 14.0 ft.

Action stage7.0 ft
Minor flooding9.0 ft
Moderate flooding12.0 ft
Major flooding14.0 ft

Highest recorded crests

What the water does

National Weather Service impact statements for this gauge, in the Weather Service's own words.

1.5 ft1.5 INCH IN 1.5 HRS ON ALREADY WET GRD CAUSED A 3.5 FT RISE.
2.2 ft2.2 INCHES IN ONE HOUR WILL TAKE THE CREEK FROM 0.50 FT TO 4.2 FT.
7.0 ftMOST LOCAL CREEKS THAT FEED INTO CANE CREEK WILL BE AT BANKFULL. ELEVATION = 2078 FT
8.0 ftWATER FROM A LOCAL CREEK WILL APPROACH THE FLETCHER COMMUNTIY PARK BALL FIELDS EAST OF HOWARD GAP ROAD. FIELDS ALONG THE CREEK WILL BEGIN TO FLOOD. CANE CREEK ROAD NEAR MILLS GAP ROAD WILL LIKELY BE FLOODED.ELEVATION = 2079 FT
9.0 ftFURTHER FLOODING OF FIELDS ALONG THE CREEK NORTH AND SOUTH OF MILL GAP ROAD WILL OCCUR. FLETECHER COMMUNITY PARK WILL BE SURROUNDED BY WATER. ELEVATION = 2090 FT.
10.0 ftLOW AREAS ON HOWARD GAP RD BETWEEN US 25 AND JACKSON RD WILL FLOOD. WATER WILL APPROACH PARKING LOTS IN THE CANE CREEK INDUSTRIAL AREA.
11.0 ftPARTS OF HOWARD GAP AND OLD HENDERSONVILL ROADS WILL BE FLOODED. MOST AREAS BETWEEN THE CREEK AND THE RAILROAD WILL BE FLOODED. WATER WILL APPROACH THE WASTE WATER TREATMENT PLANT AREA AND BUILDINGS NEAR PARRISH MUNICIPAL ROAD.
12.0 ftPARTS OF OLD HENDERSONVILLE, HOWARD GAP, THE CARRIAGE AND JACKSON ROADS WILL BE FLOODED. PARKING LOTS AND SOME BUILDINGS JUST NORTH OF MILL GAP ROAD IN THE CANE CREEK INDUSTRIAL PARK WILL BEGIN TO FLOOD.
14.0 ftTHE WATER TREATMENT PLANT EAST OF US HIGHWAY 25 WILL BE CUT OFF BY RISING WATER. WATER WILL OVERTOP THE RAILROAD TRACKS MAINLY SOUTH OF HOWARD GAP RD.

Forecast office: NWS Greer · River Forecast Center: Lower Mississippi River Forecast Center.

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