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Cullasaja River at Peaceful Cove Rd (above Cullasaja River RV Park), 6 SE Franklin

Highest listed crest 15.52 ftFlood stage 9.8 ft7 crests since 2009

The Cullasaja River at Peaceful Cove Rd (above Cullasaja River RV Park), 6 SE Franklin crested above flood stage 2 times among the 7 crests the National Weather Service lists from 2009 to 2024. The highest, 15.52 ft on September 27, 2024, was moderate flooding, 5.72 feet above flood stage.

The gauge

Highest listed crest
15.52 ft
September 27, 2024
Flood stage
9.8 ft
Major flooding from 16.0 ft
Crests at major
0
2 above flood stage
Most recent flood crest
September 27, 2024
15.52 ft, moderate flooding
Location
Macon County
North Carolina
Identifiers
NWS CUSN7
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, Cullasaja River at Peaceful Cove Rd (above Cullasaja River RV Park), 6 SE Franklin
Action stage7.03Oct 14, 2014The level at which the NWS or its partners begin to take action
Flood stage (minor)9.81Sep 21, 2009Minimal or no property damage, but possibly some public threat
Moderate flood stage13.01Sep 27, 2024Some inundation of structures and roads near the stream
Major flood stage16.00—Extensive inundation of structures and roads

Every listed crest

7 crests from 2009 to 2024. Filled: at or above flood stage. Hover a crest for its date and stage.

Listed crests at the Cullasaja River at Peaceful Cove Rd (above Cullasaja River RV Park), 6 SE Franklin, 2009 to 2024 46810121416ft Flood stage 9.8 ftMajor 16.0 ft Sep 21, 2009: 9.80 ft, minor floodingOct 27, 2010: 4.76 ft, below flood stageDec 1, 2010: 7.66 ft, action stageSep 18, 2012: 5.20 ft, below flood stageJan 30, 2013: 7.86 ft, action stageOct 14, 2014: 7.24 ft, action stageSep 27, 2024: 15.52 ft, moderate flooding Highest, 15.52 ft, Sep 27, 2024 2010201520202025

Crests at or above flood stage, by decade

Crests at or above flood stage per decade, Cullasaja River at Peaceful Cove Rd (above Cullasaja River RV Park), 6 SE Franklin 2000s: 1 1 2010s: 0 2020s: 1 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, Cullasaja River at Peaceful Cove Rd (above Cullasaja River RV Park), 6 SE Franklin
1Sep 27, 202415.52+5.72Moderate—
2Sep 21, 20099.800.00Minor—
3Jan 30, 20137.86−1.94Action—
4Dec 1, 20107.66−2.14Action—
5Oct 14, 20147.24−2.56Action—
6Sep 18, 20125.20−4.60Below flood stage—
7Oct 27, 20104.76−5.04Below flood stage—

Other gauges in Macon County

Flood gauges in Macon County
Franklin12.015.60 ft, Jun 1, 19490
IOTLA11.011.35 ft, Dec 24, 20150
Otto17.018.14 ft, Sep 22, 20090
Prentiss15.017.30 ft, Nov 4, 19640

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

NOAA National Water Prediction Service, gauge CUSN7, 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.