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Broad River above Sandy Run Ck, 3 SSW Boiling Springs

Highest listed crest 24.30 ftFlood stage 12.0 ft55 crests since 1928

The Broad River above Sandy Run Ck, 3 SSW Boiling Springs crested at major flood stage 3 times among the 55 crests the National Weather Service lists from 1928 to 2024. The highest, 24.30 ft on August 16, 1928, was major flooding, 12.30 feet above flood stage. 1 other gauge on the Broad River crested above flood stage within a week of it, 1 at its own highest listed crest.

The gauge

Highest listed crest
24.30 ft
August 16, 1928; 73,300 cubic feet per second
Flood stage
12.0 ft
Major flooding from 20.0 ft
Crests at major
3
39th of 314 gauges in North Carolina
Most recent flood crest
September 28, 2024
23.43 ft, major flooding
Location
Cleveland County
Near Gaffney (9.7 mi), Shelby (10.2 mi)

Flood stages

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

Flood categories, Broad River above Sandy Run Ck, 3 SSW Boiling Springs
Action stage10.011Dec 27, 2023The level at which the NWS or its partners begin to take action
Flood stage (minor)12.016May 31, 2018Minimal or no property damage, but possibly some public threat
Moderate flood stage14.017Jan 9, 2024Some inundation of structures and roads near the stream
Major flood stage20.03Sep 28, 2024Extensive inundation of structures and roads

Every listed crest

55 crests from 1928 to 2024. Filled: at or above flood stage. Hover a crest for its date and stage.

Listed crests at the Broad River above Sandy Run Ck, 3 SSW Boiling Springs, 1928 to 2024 510152025ft Flood stage 12.0 ftMajor 20.0 ft Aug 16, 1928: 24.30 ft, major flooding; 73,300 cubic feet per secondSep 26, 1929: 13.20 ft, minor flooding; 24,500 cubic feet per secondOct 2, 1929: 17.25 ft, moderate flooding; 35,900 cubic feet per secondOct 17, 1932: 13.04 ft, minor flooding; 23,300 cubic feet per secondJan 20, 1936: 11.95 ft, action stage; 18,500 cubic feet per secondApr 4, 1936: 14.75 ft, moderate flooding; 26,000 cubic feet per secondOct 17, 1936: 14.85 ft, moderate flooding; 26,000 cubic feet per secondJan 3, 1937: 11.99 ft, action stage; 18,500 cubic feet per secondOct 20, 1937: 13.94 ft, minor flooding; 23,500 cubic feet per secondAug 14, 1940: 22.10 ft, major flooding; 60,400 cubic feet per secondJan 28, 1943: 11.60 ft, action stage; 17,600 cubic feet per secondJan 7, 1946: 13.35 ft, minor flooding; 22,700 cubic feet per secondAug 29, 1949: 12.65 ft, minor flooding; 20,300 cubic feet per secondJan 22, 1954: 12.72 ft, minor flooding; 20,600 cubic feet per secondMar 13, 1963: 12.27 ft, minor flooding; 19,000 cubic feet per secondOct 5, 1964: 18.23 ft, moderate flooding; 40,000 cubic feet per secondOct 16, 1964: 15.23 ft, moderate flooding; 28,500 cubic feet per secondJul 7, 1967: 13.20 ft, minor flooding; 22,100 cubic feet per secondAug 10, 1970: 13.15 ft, minor flooding; 22,000 cubic feet per secondJun 22, 1972: 12.00 ft, minor flooding; 20,000 cubic feet per secondMay 28, 1973: 13.12 ft, minor flooding; 22,600 cubic feet per secondMar 15, 1975: 16.15 ft, moderate flooding; 31,800 cubic feet per secondOct 18, 1975: 12.74 ft, minor flooding; 21,700 cubic feet per secondOct 9, 1976: 17.39 ft, moderate flooding; 36,600 cubic feet per secondNov 7, 1977: 13.27 ft, minor flooding; 22,300 cubic feet per secondFeb 14, 1984: 12.11 ft, minor flooding; 19,300 cubic feet per secondMar 1, 1987: 14.96 ft, moderate flooding; 27,600 cubic feet per secondJan 12, 1990: 14.57 ft, moderate flooding; 26,300 cubic feet per secondAug 18, 1994: 11.98 ft, action stage; 18,900 cubic feet per secondJan 15, 1995: 14.61 ft, moderate flooding; 33,500 cubic feet per secondJan 28, 1996: 11.69 ft, action stage; 21,900 cubic feet per secondJan 9, 1998: 10.71 ft, action stage; 18,600 cubic feet per secondMar 20, 2003: 15.00 ft, moderate flooding; 35,200 cubic feet per secondSep 9, 2004: 17.48 ft, moderate flooding; 37,000 cubic feet per secondJul 8, 2005: 14.03 ft, moderate flooding; 24,600 cubic feet per secondOct 7, 2005: 15.54 ft, moderate flooding; 29,900 cubic feet per secondMar 2, 2007: 9.76 ft, below flood stage; 14,000 cubic feet per secondSep 21, 2009: 7.46 ft, below flood stage; 9,400 cubic feet per secondNov 12, 2009: 11.70 ft, action stageJan 25, 2010: 13.38 ft, minor flooding; 23,200 cubic feet per secondDec 1, 2010: 9.16 ft, below flood stage; 12,800 cubic feet per secondMay 14, 2012: 6.71 ft, below flood stage; 7,980 cubic feet per secondJan 18, 2013: 10.93 ft, action stageMay 6, 2013: 14.78 ft, moderate flooding; 27,500 cubic feet per secondJul 5, 2013: 9.55 ft, below flood stageDec 23, 2013: 8.21 ft, below flood stage; 10,900 cubic feet per secondApr 20, 2015: 5.57 ft, below flood stage; 6,000 cubic feet per secondDec 29, 2015: 11.29 ft, action stage; 17,500 cubic feet per secondApr 24, 2017: 6.08 ft, below flood stage; 6,880 cubic feet per secondMay 31, 2018: 12.46 ft, minor flooding; 20,600 cubic feet per secondOct 11, 2018: 11.48 ft, action stage; 18,000 cubic feet per secondFeb 7, 2020: 18.23 ft, moderate flooding; 39,500 cubic feet per secondDec 27, 2023: 11.58 ft, action stage; 18,300 cubic feet per secondJan 9, 2024: 15.28 ft, moderate flooding; 29,100 cubic feet per secondSep 28, 2024: 23.43 ft, major flooding; 60,900 cubic feet per second Highest, 24.30 ft, Aug 16, 1928 19401960198020002020

Crests at or above flood stage, by decade

Crests at or above flood stage per decade, Broad River above Sandy Run Ck, 3 SSW Boiling Springs 1920s: 3 1930s: 4 1940s: 3 1950s: 1 1960s: 4 1970s: 7 7 1980s: 2 1990s: 2 2000s: 4 2010s: 3 2020s: 3 1920s1930s1940s1950s1960s1970s1980s1990s2000s2010s2020s
  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

The 50 highest of 55 listed crests.

Highest listed crests, Broad River above Sandy Run Ck, 3 SSW Boiling Springs
1Aug 16, 192824.30+12.30Major73,300
2Sep 28, 202423.43+11.43Major60,900
3Aug 14, 194022.10+10.10Major60,400
4Oct 5, 196418.23+6.23Moderate40,000
5Feb 7, 202018.23+6.23Moderate39,500
6Sep 9, 200417.48+5.48Moderate37,000
7Oct 9, 197617.39+5.39Moderate36,600
8Oct 2, 192917.25+5.25Moderate35,900
9Mar 15, 197516.15+4.15Moderate31,800
10Oct 7, 200515.54+3.54Moderate29,900
11Jan 9, 202415.28+3.28Moderate29,100
12Oct 16, 196415.23+3.23Moderate28,500
13Mar 20, 200315.00+3.00Moderate35,200
14Mar 1, 198714.96+2.96Moderate27,600
15Oct 17, 193614.85+2.85Moderate26,000
16May 6, 201314.78+2.78Moderate27,500
17Apr 4, 193614.75+2.75Moderate26,000
18Jan 15, 199514.61+2.61Moderate33,500
19Jan 12, 199014.57+2.57Moderate26,300
20Jul 8, 200514.03+2.03Moderate24,600
21Oct 20, 193713.94+1.94Minor23,500
22Jan 25, 201013.38+1.38Minor23,200
23Jan 7, 194613.35+1.35Minor22,700
24Nov 7, 197713.27+1.27Minor22,300
25Sep 26, 192913.20+1.20Minor24,500
26Jul 7, 196713.20+1.20Minor22,100
27Aug 10, 197013.15+1.15Minor22,000
28May 28, 197313.12+1.12Minor22,600
29Oct 17, 193213.04+1.04Minor23,300
30Oct 18, 197512.74+0.74Minor21,700
31Jan 22, 195412.72+0.72Minor20,600
32Aug 29, 194912.65+0.65Minor20,300
33May 31, 201812.46+0.46Minor20,600
34Mar 13, 196312.27+0.27Minor19,000
35Feb 14, 198412.11+0.11Minor19,300
36Jun 22, 197212.000.00Minor20,000
37Jan 3, 193711.99−0.01Action18,500
38Aug 18, 199411.98−0.02Action18,900
39Jan 20, 193611.95−0.05Action18,500
40Nov 12, 200911.70−0.30Action—
41Jan 28, 199611.69−0.31Action21,900
42Jan 28, 194311.60−0.40Action17,600
43Dec 27, 202311.58−0.42Action18,300
44Oct 11, 201811.48−0.52Action18,000
45Dec 29, 201511.29−0.71Action17,500
46Jan 18, 201310.93−1.07Action—
47Jan 9, 199810.71−1.29Action18,600
48Mar 2, 20079.76−2.24Below flood stage14,000
49Jul 5, 20139.55−2.45Below flood stage—
50Dec 1, 20109.16−2.84Below flood stage12,800

The worst floods along the Broad River

For this gauge's highest crests, the other gauges on the Broad River that crested above flood stage within a week.

August 16, 1928: 24.30 ft here, major flooding

September 28, 2024: 23.43 ft here, major flooding

February 7, 2020: 18.23 ft here, moderate flooding

Gauges on the Broad River

In USGS station-number order, which runs downstream within a river basin.

Flood gauges on the Broad River
Sandy Run Ck, 3 SSW Boiling Springs this gaugeNC12.024.30 ft, Aug 16, 19283
Gaston Shoals Reservoir and Dam, 5 WNW BlacksburgSC104.8108.60 ft, Aug 16, 19280
Shelby Hwy (SC 18), 4 W BlacksburgSC16.026.23 ft, Sep 28, 20241

Other gauges in Cleveland County

Flood gauges in Cleveland County
Lawndale20.023.94 ft, Feb 7, 20200
Casar19.025.00 ft, Aug 13, 19400

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

NOAA National Water Prediction Service, gauge BSPN7, 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.