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Cane River (NC) near Burnsville

Highest listed crest 10.22 ftFlood stage 8.0 ft6 crests since 2010

The Cane River (NC) near Burnsville crested above flood stage 3 times among the 6 crests the National Weather Service lists from 2010 to 2014. The highest, 10.22 ft on October 15, 2014, was minor flooding, 2.22 feet above flood stage.

The gauge

Highest listed crest
10.22 ft
October 15, 2014
Flood stage
8.0 ft
Major flooding from 14.0 ft
Crests at major
0
3 above flood stage
Most recent flood crest
October 15, 2014
10.22 ft, minor flooding
Location
Yancey County
North Carolina
Identifiers
NWS CRVN7
Out of service

Flood stages

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

Flood categories, Cane River (NC) near Burnsville
Action stage7.00—The level at which the NWS or its partners begin to take action
Flood stage (minor)8.03Oct 15, 2014Minimal or no property damage, but possibly some public threat
Moderate flood stage12.00—Some inundation of structures and roads near the stream
Major flood stage14.00—Extensive inundation of structures and roads

Every listed crest

6 crests from 2010 to 2014. Filled: at or above flood stage. Hover a crest for its date and stage.

Listed crests at the Cane River (NC) near Burnsville, 2010 to 2014 2468101214ft Flood stage 8.0 ftMajor 14.0 ft Jan 25, 2010: 4.15 ft, below flood stageDec 1, 2010: 3.85 ft, below flood stageMar 6, 2011: 3.65 ft, below flood stageJan 30, 2013: 8.30 ft, minor floodingMay 6, 2013: 9.90 ft, minor floodingOct 15, 2014: 10.22 ft, minor flooding Highest, 10.22 ft, Oct 15, 2014 201020152020
  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 River (NC) near Burnsville
1Oct 15, 201410.22+2.22Minor—
2May 6, 20139.90+1.90Minor—
3Jan 30, 20138.30+0.30Minor—
4Jan 25, 20104.15−3.85Below flood stage—
5Dec 1, 20103.85−4.15Below flood stage—
6Mar 6, 20113.65−4.35Below flood stage—

Other gauges in Yancey County

Flood gauges in Yancey County
Whiteoak Ck, 2 SSE Celo9.026.06 ft, Sep 27, 20241

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

NOAA National Water Prediction Service, gauge CRVN7, 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.