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Ellerbe Creek (NC) at Club Blvd in Durham

Highest listed crest 11.09 ftFlood stage 10.0 ft2 crests since 2008

The Ellerbe Creek (NC) at Club Blvd in Durham crested above flood stage 2 times among the 2 crests the National Weather Service lists from 2008 to 2018. The highest, 11.09 ft on September 6, 2008, was minor flooding, 1.09 feet above flood stage.

The gauge

Highest listed crest
11.09 ft
September 6, 2008; 1,910 cubic feet per second
Flood stage
10.0 ft
Major flooding from 16.0 ft
Crests at major
0
2 above flood stage
Most recent flood crest
September 17, 2018
10.11 ft, minor flooding
Location
Durham County
Near Durham (2.9 mi), Chapel Hill (10.3 mi), Carrboro (12.5 mi)

Flood stages

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

Flood categories, Ellerbe Creek (NC) at Club Blvd in Durham
Action stage8.00—The level at which the NWS or its partners begin to take action
Flood stage (minor)10.02Sep 17, 2018Minimal or no property damage, but possibly some public threat
Moderate flood stage13.00—Some inundation of structures and roads near the stream
Major flood stage16.00—Extensive inundation of structures and roads

Every listed crest

2 crests from 2008 to 2018. Filled: at or above flood stage. Hover a crest for its date and stage.

Listed crests at the Ellerbe Creek (NC) at Club Blvd in Durham, 2008 to 2018 10121416ft Flood stage 10.0 ftMajor 16.0 ft Sep 6, 2008: 11.09 ft, minor flooding; 1,910 cubic feet per secondSep 17, 2018: 10.11 ft, minor flooding Highest, 11.09 ft, Sep 6, 2008 20102015

Crests at or above flood stage, by decade

Crests at or above flood stage per decade, Ellerbe Creek (NC) at Club Blvd in Durham 2000s: 1 1 2010s: 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, Ellerbe Creek (NC) at Club Blvd in Durham
1Sep 6, 200811.09+1.09Minor1,910
2Sep 17, 201810.11+0.11Minor—

Other gauges in Durham County

Flood gauges in Durham County
Durham20.026.24 ft, Jul 7, 20251
Huckleberry Springs12.014.91 ft, Mar 10, 19890
Bahama12.017.26 ft, Sep 6, 19960
Lake Mitchie16.023.48 ft, Sep 6, 19981
Oak Grove12.014.91 ft, Mar 10, 19890
Tributary at Fairntosh12.016.09 ft, Mar 19, 19980
SR1617 Nr Bahama10.012.92 ft, Sep 17, 20180
Blands16.018.21 ft, Jan 1, 20160
SS1182 near Lowes Grove6.08.40 ft, Sep 27, 20241
ML King Pkwy in Durham7.08.76 ft, Sep 17, 20180

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

NOAA National Water Prediction Service, gauge ECRN7, 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.