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Buckhorn Creek (NC) near Corinth

Highest listed crest 20.02 ftFlood stage 15.0 ft5 crests since 1973

The Buckhorn Creek (NC) near Corinth crested above flood stage 2 times among the 5 crests the National Weather Service lists from 1973 to 2024. The highest, 20.02 ft on February 2, 1973, was moderate flooding, 5.02 feet above flood stage.

The gauge

Highest listed crest
20.02 ft
February 2, 1973; 6,920 cubic feet per second
Flood stage
15.0 ft
No major stage set
Crests at major
0
2 above flood stage
Most recent flood crest
September 6, 1996
17.48 ft, moderate flooding
Location
Chatham County
Near Holly Springs (9.7 mi), Fuquay-Varina (11.8 mi), Sanford (12.3 mi)

Flood stages

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

Flood categories, Buckhorn Creek (NC) near Corinth
Action stage14.01Jun 14, 2006The 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 stage17.02Sep 6, 1996Some inundation of structures and roads near the stream

Every listed crest

5 crests from 1973 to 2024. Filled: at or above flood stage. Hover a crest for its date and stage.

Listed crests at the Buckhorn Creek (NC) near Corinth, 1973 to 2024 121416182022ft Flood stage 15.0 ft Feb 2, 1973: 20.02 ft, moderate flooding; 6,920 cubic feet per secondSep 6, 1996: 17.48 ft, moderate flooding; 4,300 cubic feet per secondJun 14, 2006: 14.77 ft, action stage; 3,300 cubic feet per secondSep 17, 2018: 13.75 ft, below flood stageSep 24, 2024: 13.86 ft, below flood stage; 2,630 cubic feet per second Highest, 20.02 ft, Feb 2, 1973 19801990200020102020

Crests at or above flood stage, by decade

Crests at or above flood stage per decade, Buckhorn Creek (NC) near Corinth 1970s: 1 1 1980s: 0 1990s: 1 2000s: 0 2010s: 0 2020s: 0 1970s1980s1990s2000s2010s2020s
  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, Buckhorn Creek (NC) near Corinth
1Feb 2, 197320.02+5.02Moderate6,920
2Sep 6, 199617.48+2.48Moderate4,300
3Jun 14, 200614.77−0.23Action3,300
4Sep 24, 202413.86−1.14Below flood stage2,630
5Sep 17, 201813.75−1.25Below flood stage—

Other gauges in Chatham County

Flood gauges in Chatham County
Bynum11.023.20 ft, Jul 7, 20258
Siler City20.024.90 ft, Sep 17, 20180
Mount Vernon Springs12.012.62 ft, Sep 17, 20180

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

NOAA National Water Prediction Service, gauge BUCN7, 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.