Deep Creek (NC) at Deep Creek road near Bryson City

Highest listed crest 7.34 ftFlood stage 6.0 ft5 crests since 2010

The Deep Creek (NC) at Deep Creek road near Bryson City crested above flood stage 2 times among the 5 crests the National Weather Service lists from 2010 to 2016. The highest, 7.34 ft on January 15, 2013, was minor flooding, 1.34 feet above flood stage.

The gauge

Highest listed crest: 7.34 ft; January 15, 2013
Flood stage: 6.0 ft; Major flooding from 12.0 ft
Crests at major: 0; 2 above flood stage
Most recent flood crest: August 15, 2016; 6.44 ft, minor flooding
Location: Swain County; North Carolina
Identifiers: NWS DCSN7; 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, Deep Creek (NC) at Deep Creek road near Bryson City

Action stage	5.0	2	Apr 19, 2015	The level at which the NWS or its partners begin to take action
Flood stage (minor)	6.0	2	Aug 15, 2016	Minimal or no property damage, but possibly some public threat
Moderate flood stage	10.0	0	—	Some inundation of structures and roads near the stream
Major flood stage	12.0	0	—	Extensive inundation of structures and roads

Every listed crest

5 crests from 2010 to 2016. Filled: at or above flood stage. Hover a crest for its date and stage.

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.
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, Deep Creek (NC) at Deep Creek road near Bryson City

1	Jan 15, 2013	7.34	+1.34	Minor	—
2	Aug 15, 2016	6.44	+0.44	Minor	—
3	Dec 1, 2010	5.70	−0.30	Action	—
4	Apr 19, 2015	5.36	−0.64	Action	—
5	Mar 9, 2011	4.46	−1.54	Below flood stage	—

Other gauges in Swain County

Flood gauges in Swain County

NEEDMORE	11.0	13.06 ft, Oct 5, 1964	0
Contesky Dr, in Birdtown	10.0	18.00 ft, Nov 19, 1906	2
EBCI Trout Farm	9.0	11.60 ft, Jan 24, 2003	0
Everett St, in Bryson City	10.0	15.96 ft, Aug 30, 1940	1

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

NOAA National Water Prediction Service, gauge DCSN7, 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.