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Cane Creek near Bakersville

Highest listed crest 7.86 ftFlood stage 6.5 ft7 crests since 2009

The Cane Creek near Bakersville crested above flood stage 1 time among the 7 crests the National Weather Service lists from 2009 to 2013. The highest, 7.86 ft on May 6, 2013, was moderate flooding, 1.36 feet above flood stage.

The gauge

Highest listed crest
7.86 ft
May 6, 2013
Flood stage
6.5 ft
Major flooding from 9.0 ft
Crests at major
0
1 above flood stage
Most recent flood crest
May 6, 2013
7.86 ft, moderate flooding
Location
Mitchell County
North Carolina
Identifiers
NWS CACN7
No USGS station

Flood stages

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

Flood categories, Cane Creek near Bakersville
Action stage4.51Jul 4, 2013The level at which the NWS or its partners begin to take action
Flood stage (minor)6.50—Minimal or no property damage, but possibly some public threat
Moderate flood stage7.01May 6, 2013Some inundation of structures and roads near the stream
Major flood stage9.00—Extensive inundation of structures and roads

Every listed crest

7 crests from 2009 to 2013. Filled: at or above flood stage. Hover a crest for its date and stage.

Listed crests at the Cane Creek near Bakersville, 2009 to 2013 246810ft Flood stage 6.5 ftMajor 9.0 ft Mar 15, 2009: 4.36 ft, below flood stageDec 25, 2009: 3.70 ft, below flood stageJan 25, 2010: 2.54 ft, below flood stageDec 1, 2010: 2.76 ft, below flood stageSep 18, 2012: 3.58 ft, below flood stageMay 6, 2013: 7.86 ft, moderate floodingJul 4, 2013: 6.24 ft, action stage Highest, 7.86 ft, May 6, 2013 20102015

Crests at or above flood stage, by decade

Crests at or above flood stage per decade, Cane Creek near Bakersville 2000s: 0 2010s: 1 1 2000s2010s
  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, Cane Creek near Bakersville
1May 6, 20137.86+1.36Moderate—
2Jul 4, 20136.24−0.26Action—
3Mar 15, 20094.36−2.14Below flood stage—
4Dec 25, 20093.70−2.80Below flood stage—
5Sep 18, 20123.58−2.92Below flood stage—
6Dec 1, 20102.76−3.74Below flood stage—
7Jan 25, 20102.54−3.96Below flood stage—

Other gauges in Mitchell County

Flood gauges in Mitchell County
Highland Ave, in Spruce Pine13.013.04 ft, May 17, 20130

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

NOAA National Water Prediction Service, gauge CACN7, 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.