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Bolin Creek at Village Drive

Highest listed crest 23.10 ftFlood stage 15.0 ft5 crests since 1973

The Bolin Creek at Village Drive crested at major flood stage 3 times among the 5 crests the National Weather Service lists from 1973 to 2018. The highest, 23.10 ft on September 6, 1996, was major flooding, 8.10 feet above flood stage.

The gauge

Highest listed crest
23.10 ft
September 6, 1996
Flood stage
15.0 ft
Major flooding from 17.0 ft
Crests at major
3
39th of 314 gauges in North Carolina
Most recent flood crest
September 12, 1996
16.00 ft, moderate flooding
Location
Orange County
Near Carrboro (1.2 mi), Chapel Hill (1.4 mi), Durham (10.1 mi)

Flood stages

The thresholds the National Weather Service uses for this gauge today, and how many listed crests reached each.

Flood categories, Bolin Creek at Village Drive
Action stage13.00—The level at which the NWS or its partners begin to take action
Flood stage (minor)15.00—Minimal or no property damage, but possibly some public threat
Moderate flood stage16.01Sep 12, 1996Some inundation of structures and roads near the stream
Major flood stage17.03Sep 6, 1996Extensive inundation of structures and roads

Every listed crest

5 crests from 1973 to 2018. Filled: at or above flood stage. Hover a crest for its date and stage.

Listed crests at the Bolin Creek at Village Drive, 1973 to 2018 10152025ft Flood stage 15.0 ftMajor 17.0 ft Feb 2, 1973: 22.19 ft, major floodingJun 29, 1973: 22.67 ft, major floodingSep 6, 1996: 23.10 ft, major floodingSep 12, 1996: 16.00 ft, moderate floodingSep 17, 2018: 10.41 ft, below flood stage Highest, 23.10 ft, Sep 6, 1996 1980199020002010

Crests at or above flood stage, by decade

Crests at or above flood stage per decade, Bolin Creek at Village Drive 1970s: 2 2 1980s: 0 1990s: 2 2000s: 0 2010s: 0 1970s1980s1990s2000s2010s
  1. These are the crests the local National Weather Service office lists for the gauge: the highest on record and recent crests. Lesser floods between them may be missing, so counts by decade are a floor.
  2. Categories use today's flood stages. Levees, dams and channel changes since a crest can make old and new stages not directly comparable.

Highest crests

Highest listed crests, Bolin Creek at Village Drive
1Sep 6, 199623.10+8.10Major—
2Jun 29, 197322.67+7.67Major—
3Feb 2, 197322.19+7.19Major—
4Sep 12, 199616.00+1.00Moderate—
5Sep 17, 201810.41−4.59Below flood stage—

Other gauges in Orange County

Flood gauges in Orange County
Chapel Hill14.017.61 ft, Sep 17, 20180
Carrboro6.09.74 ft, Jul 6, 20250
Hillsborough16.021.13 ft, Sep 6, 19961
Chapel Hill11.012.75 ft, Aug 8, 20240
White Cross8.09.87 ft, Sep 17, 20180

Orange County: every hazard · River floods across the country · North Carolina

NOAA National Water Prediction Service, gauge BOCN7, retrieved October 30, 2026. Stages in feet on the gauge's own datum, not elevation. Crests are as the National Weather Service lists them; preliminary values may be revised.