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Crabtree Creek at Old Wake Forest Road

Highest listed crest 21.90 ftFlood stage 12.0 ft11 crests since 1973

The Crabtree Creek at Old Wake Forest Road crested at major flood stage 3 times among the 11 crests the National Weather Service lists from 1973 to 2024. The highest, 21.90 ft on September 6, 1996, was major flooding, 9.90 feet above flood stage. 3 other gauges on the Crabtree Creek crested above flood stage within a week of it, 2 at their own highest listed crest.

The gauge

Highest listed crest
21.90 ft
September 6, 1996
Flood stage
12.0 ft
Major flooding from 17.0 ft
Crests at major
3
39th of 314 gauges in North Carolina
Most recent flood crest
September 2, 2024
13.59 ft, minor flooding
Location
Wake County
Near Raleigh (1.4 mi), Knightdale (7.4 mi), Garner (8.8 mi)

Flood stages

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

Flood categories, Crabtree Creek at Old Wake Forest Road
Action stage11.00—The level at which the NWS or its partners begin to take action
Flood stage (minor)12.06Sep 2, 2024Minimal or no property damage, but possibly some public threat
Moderate flood stage16.02Nov 13, 2018Some inundation of structures and roads near the stream
Major flood stage17.03Sep 6, 1996Extensive inundation of structures and roads

Every listed crest

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

Listed crests at the Crabtree Creek at Old Wake Forest Road, 1973 to 2024 121416182022ft Flood stage 12.0 ftMajor 17.0 ft Feb 2, 1973: 19.30 ft, major floodingJun 29, 1973: 20.60 ft, major floodingMar 8, 1983: 16.80 ft, moderate floodingAug 28, 1995: 14.90 ft, minor floodingSep 6, 1996: 21.90 ft, major floodingSep 12, 1996: 14.50 ft, minor floodingFeb 4, 1998: 13.60 ft, minor floodingOct 11, 2018: 13.47 ft, minor floodingNov 13, 2018: 16.51 ft, moderate floodingOct 9, 2021: 14.63 ft, minor floodingSep 2, 2024: 13.59 ft, minor flooding Highest, 21.90 ft, Sep 6, 1996 19801990200020102020

Crests at or above flood stage, by decade

Crests at or above flood stage per decade, Crabtree Creek at Old Wake Forest Road 1970s: 2 1980s: 1 1990s: 4 4 2000s: 0 2010s: 2 2020s: 2 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, Crabtree Creek at Old Wake Forest Road
1Sep 6, 199621.90+9.90Major—
2Jun 29, 197320.60+8.60Major—
3Feb 2, 197319.30+7.30Major—
4Mar 8, 198316.80+4.80Moderate—
5Nov 13, 201816.51+4.51Moderate—
6Aug 28, 199514.90+2.90Minor—
7Oct 9, 202114.63+2.63Minor—
8Sep 12, 199614.50+2.50Minor—
9Feb 4, 199813.60+1.60Minor—
10Sep 2, 202413.59+1.59Minor—
11Oct 11, 201813.47+1.47Minor—

The worst floods along the Crabtree Creek

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

September 6, 1996: 21.90 ft here, major flooding

June 29, 1973: 20.60 ft here, major flooding

February 2, 1973: 19.30 ft here, major flooding

Gauges on the Crabtree Creek

Flood gauges sharing the river's name, linked within 80 miles of one another.

Flood gauges on the Crabtree Creek
Anderson DriveNC16.023.10 ft, Sep 6, 19965
Crabtree Creek Greenway at MorrisvilleNC9.011.12 ft, Aug 8, 20240
Ebenezer Church RdNC19.022.40 ft, Sep 6, 19963
Glenwood AveNC18.027.69 ft, Jun 29, 19733
Old Wake Forest Road this gaugeNC12.021.90 ft, Sep 6, 19963

Other gauges in Wake County

Flood gauges in Wake County
Anderson Drive16.023.10 ft, Sep 6, 19965
Crabtree Creek Greenway at Morrisville9.011.12 ft, Aug 8, 20240
Ebenezer Church Rd19.022.40 ft, Sep 6, 19963
Glenwood Ave18.027.69 ft, Jun 29, 19733
New Hope9.013.33 ft, Sep 6, 19960
Falls Dam6.08.05 ft, Sep 16, 19961
Cameron Village6.07.27 ft, May 7, 20220
Fenton St12.014.65 ft, Sep 1, 20240
SE Cary Pkwy1.61.83 ft, Jul 8, 20260
Queensferry Rd2.42.91 ft, Jul 23, 20260
Regency Pkwy3.64.76 ft, Jul 23, 20260
McCuller's Crossroads12.014.15 ft, Sep 6, 19961
Apex11.013.86 ft, Jun 14, 20160
Symphony Lake near Cary2.12.72 ft, Aug 8, 20240
Buck Jones Road7.010.79 ft, Oct 9, 20211
Byrum St in Cary4.05.21 ft, Oct 9, 20210
Downstream Side of E Park4.04.24 ft, Sep 27, 20240
East Park St in Cary4.04.78 ft, Oct 9, 20210
S. State St.9.09.14 ft, Apr 30, 20200
I-404.64.81 ft, Sep 27, 20240
Clay St3.04.81 ft, Aug 11, 20220
Rose Ln in Raleigh10.010.98 ft, Aug 8, 20240
Sunnybrook Dr in Raleigh12.017.03 ft, Sep 6, 19960
Trailwood Drive12.012.04 ft, Oct 9, 20210

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

NOAA National Water Prediction Service, gauge OWFN7, 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.