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First Broad River near Casar

Highest listed crest 25.00 ftFlood stage 19.0 ft23 crests since 1940

The First Broad River near Casar crested above flood stage 2 times among the 23 crests the National Weather Service lists from 1940 to 2009. The highest, 25.00 ft on August 13, 1940, was moderate flooding, 6.00 feet above flood stage.

The gauge

Highest listed crest
25.00 ft
August 13, 1940
Flood stage
19.0 ft
Major flooding from 30.0 ft
Crests at major
0
2 above flood stage
Most recent flood crest
September 8, 2004
19.89 ft, minor flooding
Location
Cleveland County
North Carolina

Flood stages

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

Flood categories, First Broad River near Casar
Action stage16.01Oct 17, 1975The level at which the NWS or its partners begin to take action
Flood stage (minor)19.01Sep 8, 2004Minimal or no property damage, but possibly some public threat
Moderate flood stage25.01Aug 13, 1940Some inundation of structures and roads near the stream
Major flood stage30.00—Extensive inundation of structures and roads

Every listed crest

23 crests from 1940 to 2009. Filled: at or above flood stage. Hover a crest for its date and stage.

Listed crests at the First Broad River near Casar, 1940 to 2009 51015202530ft Flood stage 19.0 ftMajor 30.0 ft Aug 13, 1940: 25.00 ft, moderate floodingOct 10, 1959: 11.45 ft, below flood stage; 3,700 cubic feet per secondJun 22, 1961: 11.33 ft, below flood stage; 3,650 cubic feet per secondOct 4, 1964: 13.58 ft, below flood stage; 4,740 cubic feet per secondFeb 13, 1966: 10.93 ft, below flood stage; 3,360 cubic feet per secondAug 10, 1970: 15.22 ft, below flood stage; 6,580 cubic feet per secondMar 14, 1975: 13.38 ft, below flood stage; 5,170 cubic feet per secondOct 17, 1975: 16.70 ft, action stage; 7,790 cubic feet per secondOct 8, 1976: 12.49 ft, below flood stage; 4,540 cubic feet per secondNov 6, 1977: 14.81 ft, below flood stage; 6,210 cubic feet per secondApr 10, 1983: 13.79 ft, below flood stage; 6,340 cubic feet per secondFeb 13, 1984: 12.50 ft, below flood stage; 5,300 cubic feet per secondMar 1, 1987: 12.80 ft, below flood stage; 5,600 cubic feet per secondOct 12, 1990: 11.58 ft, below flood stageAug 17, 1994: 11.92 ft, below flood stageJan 14, 1995: 15.58 ft, below flood stage; 7,790 cubic feet per secondJan 8, 1998: 8.13 ft, below flood stageMar 20, 2000: 6.35 ft, below flood stage; 1,860 cubic feet per secondJul 13, 2003: 14.32 ft, below flood stage; 6,670 cubic feet per secondSep 8, 2004: 19.89 ft, minor flooding; 12,500 cubic feet per secondJul 7, 2005: 11.82 ft, below flood stage; 5,120 cubic feet per secondOct 7, 2005: 7.67 ft, below flood stage; 2,610 cubic feet per secondNov 11, 2009: 6.64 ft, below flood stage Highest, 25.00 ft, Aug 13, 1940 19401950196019701980199020002010

Crests at or above flood stage, by decade

Crests at or above flood stage per decade, First Broad River near Casar 1940s: 1 1 1950s: 0 1960s: 0 1970s: 0 1980s: 0 1990s: 0 2000s: 1 1940s1950s1960s1970s1980s1990s2000s
  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, First Broad River near Casar
1Aug 13, 194025.00+6.00Moderate—
2Sep 8, 200419.89+0.89Minor12,500
3Oct 17, 197516.70−2.30Action7,790
4Jan 14, 199515.58−3.42Below flood stage7,790
5Aug 10, 197015.22−3.78Below flood stage6,580
6Nov 6, 197714.81−4.19Below flood stage6,210
7Jul 13, 200314.32−4.68Below flood stage6,670
8Apr 10, 198313.79−5.21Below flood stage6,340
9Oct 4, 196413.58−5.42Below flood stage4,740
10Mar 14, 197513.38−5.62Below flood stage5,170
11Mar 1, 198712.80−6.20Below flood stage5,600
12Feb 13, 198412.50−6.50Below flood stage5,300
13Oct 8, 197612.49−6.51Below flood stage4,540
14Aug 17, 199411.92−7.08Below flood stage—
15Jul 7, 200511.82−7.18Below flood stage5,120
16Oct 12, 199011.58−7.42Below flood stage—
17Oct 10, 195911.45−7.55Below flood stage3,700
18Jun 22, 196111.33−7.67Below flood stage3,650
19Feb 13, 196610.93−8.07Below flood stage3,360
20Jan 8, 19988.13−10.87Below flood stage—
21Oct 7, 20057.67−11.33Below flood stage2,610
22Nov 11, 20096.64−12.36Below flood stage—
23Mar 20, 20006.35−12.65Below flood stage1,860

Gauges on the First Broad River

In USGS station-number order, which runs downstream within a river basin.

Flood gauges on the First Broad River
Casar this gaugeNC19.025.00 ft, Aug 13, 19400
LawndaleNC20.023.94 ft, Feb 7, 20200

Other gauges in Cleveland County

Flood gauges in Cleveland County
Sandy Run Ck, 3 SSW Boiling Springs12.024.30 ft, Aug 16, 19283
Lawndale20.023.94 ft, Feb 7, 20200

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

NOAA National Water Prediction Service, gauge CSRN7, 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.