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Brush Creek at Muirfield Rd in Greensboro

Highest listed crest 11.08 ftFlood stage 9.0 ft11 crests since 2000

The Brush Creek at Muirfield Rd in Greensboro crested above flood stage 8 times among the 11 crests the National Weather Service lists from 2000 to 2024. The highest, 11.08 ft on September 17, 2018, was moderate flooding, 2.08 feet above flood stage.

The gauge

Highest listed crest
11.08 ft
September 17, 2018; 902 cubic feet per second
Flood stage
9.0 ft
Major flooding from 13.0 ft
Crests at major
0
8 above flood stage
Most recent flood crest
September 24, 2024
9.24 ft, minor flooding
Location
Guilford County
Near Summerfield (5.0 mi), Greensboro (6.0 mi), Kernersville (8.9 mi)

Flood stages

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

Flood categories, Brush Creek at Muirfield Rd in Greensboro
Action stage6.02Mar 29, 2001The level at which the NWS or its partners begin to take action
Flood stage (minor)9.07Sep 24, 2024Minimal or no property damage, but possibly some public threat
Moderate flood stage11.01Sep 17, 2018Some inundation of structures and roads near the stream
Major flood stage13.00—Extensive inundation of structures and roads

Every listed crest

11 crests from 2000 to 2024. Filled: at or above flood stage. Hover a crest for its date and stage.

Listed crests at the Brush Creek at Muirfield Rd in Greensboro, 2000 to 2024 468101214ft Flood stage 9.0 ftMajor 13.0 ft Sep 15, 2000: 8.96 ft, action stageMar 29, 2001: 6.22 ft, action stageJan 19, 2002: 5.13 ft, below flood stageSep 23, 2003: 9.57 ft, minor floodingSep 17, 2018: 11.08 ft, moderate flooding; 902 cubic feet per secondOct 11, 2018: 10.52 ft, minor flooding; 863 cubic feet per secondNov 13, 2018: 9.45 ft, minor flooding; 665 cubic feet per secondNov 12, 2020: 10.39 ft, minor flooding; 749 cubic feet per secondJan 9, 2024: 10.06 ft, minor flooding; 566 cubic feet per secondAug 8, 2024: 9.89 ft, minor flooding; 744 cubic feet per secondSep 24, 2024: 9.24 ft, minor flooding; 630 cubic feet per second Highest, 11.08 ft, Sep 17, 2018 200020052010201520202025

Crests at or above flood stage, by decade

Crests at or above flood stage per decade, Brush Creek at Muirfield Rd in Greensboro 2000s: 1 2010s: 3 2020s: 4 4 2000s2010s2020s
  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, Brush Creek at Muirfield Rd in Greensboro
1Sep 17, 201811.08+2.08Moderate902
2Oct 11, 201810.52+1.52Minor863
3Nov 12, 202010.39+1.39Minor749
4Jan 9, 202410.06+1.06Minor566
5Aug 8, 20249.89+0.89Minor744
6Sep 23, 20039.57+0.57Minor—
7Nov 13, 20189.45+0.45Minor665
8Sep 24, 20249.24+0.24Minor630
9Sep 15, 20008.96−0.04Action—
10Mar 29, 20016.22−2.78Action—
11Jan 19, 20025.13−3.87Below flood stage—

Other gauges in Guilford County

Flood gauges in Guilford County
High Point10.015.44 ft, Oct 11, 20180
US-220 Near Greensboro11.011.94 ft, Sep 17, 20180
Church St in Greensboro14.018.96 ft, Aug 1, 20191
Greensboro13.020.12 ft, Sep 22, 19791
SR2819 near McCleansville17.021.45 ft, Sep 17, 20180
Westover Terrace10.014.07 ft, Sep 23, 20030
NC2128 Nr Oak Ridge10.015.06 ft, Oct 11, 20181
Gibsonville12.018.51 ft, Sep 18, 20180
US220 at Greensboro8.012.53 ft, Jul 13, 20030
Pomona11.015.47 ft, Sep 13, 20230

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

NOAA National Water Prediction Service, gauge BRSN7, 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.