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French Broad River at Grove Bridge Rd, in Blantyre

Highest listed crest 28.43 ftFlood stage 16.0 ft135 crests since 1901

The French Broad River at Grove Bridge Rd, in Blantyre crested at major flood stage 6 times among the 135 crests the National Weather Service lists from 1901 to 2024. The highest, 28.43 ft on September 28, 2024, was major flooding, 12.43 feet above flood stage. 6 other gauges on the French Broad River crested above flood stage within a week of it, 4 at their own highest listed crest.

The gauge

Highest listed crest
28.43 ft
September 28, 2024; 29,200 cubic feet per second
Flood stage
16.0 ft
Major flooding from 23.0 ft
Crests at major
6
19th of 314 gauges in North Carolina
Most recent flood crest
December 30, 2024
16.01 ft, minor flooding
Location
Transylvania County
Near Hendersonville (9.6 mi)

Flood stages

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

Flood categories, French Broad River at Grove Bridge Rd, in Blantyre
Action stage15.011Apr 24, 2017The level at which the NWS or its partners begin to take action
Flood stage (minor)16.068Dec 30, 2024Minimal or no property damage, but possibly some public threat
Moderate flood stage19.047Jan 10, 2024Some inundation of structures and roads near the stream
Major flood stage23.06Sep 28, 2024Extensive inundation of structures and roads

Every listed crest

135 crests from 1901 to 2024. Filled: at or above flood stage. Hover a crest for its date and stage.

Listed crests at the French Broad River at Grove Bridge Rd, in Blantyre, 1901 to 2024 1015202530ft Flood stage 16.0 ftMajor 23.0 ft May 21, 1901: 20.00 ft, moderate floodingFeb 28, 1902: 19.00 ft, moderate floodingJan 23, 1906: 22.00 ft, moderate floodingAug 31, 1910: 21.00 ft, moderate floodingJul 16, 1916: 27.10 ft, major flooding; 50,700 cubic feet per secondOct 29, 1918: 20.00 ft, moderate floodingAug 16, 1928: 22.90 ft, moderate flooding; 26,500 cubic feet per secondMar 14, 1929: 19.20 ft, moderate flooding; 10,600 cubic feet per secondOct 17, 1932: 20.68 ft, moderate flooding; 15,600 cubic feet per secondMar 15, 1934: 17.32 ft, minor flooding; 6,110 cubic feet per secondJan 10, 1935: 18.29 ft, minor flooding; 8,040 cubic feet per secondApr 7, 1936: 18.85 ft, minor flooding; 9,470 cubic feet per secondOct 17, 1936: 17.43 ft, minor flooding; 5,910 cubic feet per secondJan 3, 1937: 17.76 ft, minor flooding; 6,660 cubic feet per secondOct 20, 1937: 18.83 ft, minor flooding; 9,470 cubic feet per secondAug 19, 1939: 17.40 ft, minor flooding; 5,920 cubic feet per secondAug 13, 1940: 21.88 ft, moderate flooding; 20,800 cubic feet per secondAug 31, 1940: 19.31 ft, moderate flooding; 10,900 cubic feet per secondMay 21, 1942: 19.86 ft, moderate flooding; 12,800 cubic feet per secondDec 30, 1942: 20.21 ft, moderate flooding; 13,800 cubic feet per secondJan 8, 1946: 18.50 ft, minor flooding; 8,720 cubic feet per secondFeb 11, 1946: 17.05 ft, minor flooding; 5,030 cubic feet per secondJan 20, 1947: 17.24 ft, minor flooding; 5,400 cubic feet per secondNov 29, 1948: 17.96 ft, minor flooding; 6,550 cubic feet per secondMay 1, 1949: 16.00 ft, minor flooding; 4,420 cubic feet per secondJun 17, 1949: 17.96 ft, minor flooding; 6,580 cubic feet per secondJul 13, 1949: 18.56 ft, minor floodingDec 8, 1950: 18.20 ft, minor flooding; 6,880 cubic feet per secondMar 11, 1952: 18.97 ft, minor flooding; 9,730 cubic feet per secondFeb 22, 1953: 19.44 ft, moderate flooding; 11,300 cubic feet per secondJan 23, 1954: 18.32 ft, minor flooding; 7,290 cubic feet per secondApr 5, 1957: 19.75 ft, moderate flooding; 12,800 cubic feet per secondAug 26, 1961: 20.01 ft, moderate flooding; 7,830 cubic feet per secondMar 13, 1963: 17.42 ft, minor flooding; 5,330 cubic feet per secondSep 30, 1964: 21.27 ft, moderate flooding; 11,400 cubic feet per secondOct 4, 1964: 25.50 ft, major flooding; 30,000 cubic feet per secondFeb 13, 1966: 21.11 ft, moderate flooding; 17,600 cubic feet per secondJun 5, 1967: 20.90 ft, moderate flooding; 14,500 cubic feet per secondAug 24, 1967: 20.75 ft, moderate flooding; 9,240 cubic feet per secondMar 13, 1968: 18.36 ft, minor flooding; 6,920 cubic feet per secondOct 20, 1969: 16.48 ft, minor flooding; 4,280 cubic feet per secondOct 12, 1970: 20.41 ft, moderate flooding; 8,590 cubic feet per secondNov 2, 1970: 16.40 ft, minor flooding; 4,230 cubic feet per secondDec 8, 1972: 19.75 ft, moderate flooding; 7,450 cubic feet per secondMay 9, 1973: 15.30 ft, action stageMay 28, 1973: 21.41 ft, moderate flooding; 16,500 cubic feet per secondDec 27, 1974: 20.00 ft, moderate flooding; 11,200 cubic feet per secondMar 15, 1975: 18.84 ft, minor flooding; 6,210 cubic feet per secondMar 19, 1975: 19.56 ft, moderate floodingJun 1, 1975: 15.80 ft, action stageSep 25, 1975: 19.30 ft, moderate flooding; 6,710 cubic feet per secondNov 11, 1975: 14.60 ft, below flood stageMar 2, 1976: 16.50 ft, minor floodingMay 16, 1976: 17.00 ft, minor floodingMay 29, 1976: 21.12 ft, moderate flooding; 12,400 cubic feet per secondJun 21, 1976: 15.90 ft, action stageOct 19, 1976: 18.87 ft, minor flooding; 6,240 cubic feet per secondMar 13, 1977: 20.46 ft, moderate flooding; 10,400 cubic feet per secondMar 31, 1977: 18.00 ft, minor floodingJan 26, 1978: 20.20 ft, moderate flooding; 8,210 cubic feet per secondMar 5, 1979: 22.01 ft, moderate flooding; 15,500 cubic feet per secondOct 17, 1979: 19.00 ft, moderate floodingNov 27, 1980: 19.61 ft, moderate flooding; 8,150 cubic feet per secondMay 27, 1981: 15.14 ft, action stage; 3,570 cubic feet per secondFeb 4, 1982: 18.08 ft, minor flooding; 5,890 cubic feet per secondFeb 3, 1983: 19.29 ft, moderate flooding; 7,580 cubic feet per secondDec 12, 1984: 17.34 ft, minor flooding; 5,150 cubic feet per secondAug 19, 1985: 16.72 ft, minor flooding; 4,600 cubic feet per secondMar 1, 1987: 18.89 ft, minor flooding; 6,940 cubic feet per secondJul 5, 1989: 18.97 ft, minor flooding; 6,600 cubic feet per secondMar 18, 1990: 19.27 ft, moderate flooding; 7,550 cubic feet per secondMar 30, 1991: 19.07 ft, moderate flooding; 7,210 cubic feet per secondFeb 26, 1992: 16.41 ft, minor flooding; 4,360 cubic feet per secondNov 23, 1992: 17.00 ft, minor floodingSep 13, 1993: 18.00 ft, minor floodingAug 13, 1994: 23.00 ft, major floodingAug 18, 1994: 23.81 ft, major flooding; 21,200 cubic feet per secondAug 28, 1995: 19.57 ft, moderate flooding; 6,940 cubic feet per secondOct 6, 1995: 19.07 ft, moderate flooding; 7,210 cubic feet per secondJan 21, 1996: 18.47 ft, minor flooding; 5,740 cubic feet per secondJan 28, 1996: 19.40 ft, moderate flooding; 6,730 cubic feet per secondDec 2, 1996: 18.16 ft, minor floodingMar 15, 1997: 17.20 ft, minor floodingJan 8, 1998: 22.61 ft, moderate flooding; 19,400 cubic feet per secondApr 2, 1999: 15.88 ft, action stage; 3,740 cubic feet per secondMar 21, 2000: 16.25 ft, minor flooding; 3,950 cubic feet per secondMay 8, 2001: 13.99 ft, below flood stage; 2,930 cubic feet per secondSep 28, 2002: 16.42 ft, minor floodingMay 8, 2003: 17.27 ft, minor flooding; 4,610 cubic feet per secondNov 21, 2003: 17.69 ft, minor flooding; 4,945 cubic feet per secondSep 9, 2004: 25.81 ft, major flooding; 20,600 cubic feet per secondJul 8, 2005: 16.10 ft, minor floodingNov 30, 2005: 16.11 ft, minor flooding; 3,860 cubic feet per secondJan 2, 2007: 17.89 ft, minor flooding; 5,110 cubic feet per secondMar 3, 2007: 16.73 ft, minor flooding; 4,230 cubic feet per secondMar 5, 2008: 16.18 ft, minor flooding; 3,903 cubic feet per secondSep 22, 2009: 21.08 ft, moderate flooding; 9,116 cubic feet per secondNov 12, 2009: 17.67 ft, minor flooding; 4,857 cubic feet per secondDec 3, 2009: 16.04 ft, minor flooding; 3,703 cubic feet per secondDec 10, 2009: 16.14 ft, minor flooding; 3,762 cubic feet per secondJan 26, 2010: 19.03 ft, moderate flooding; 6,281 cubic feet per secondDec 2, 2010: 19.68 ft, moderate flooding; 7,080 cubic feet per secondMar 7, 2011: 17.88 ft, minor flooding; 5,042 cubic feet per secondMar 11, 2011: 17.17 ft, minor flooding; 4,437 cubic feet per secondNov 30, 2011: 18.65 ft, minor flooding; 5,844 cubic feet per secondSep 19, 2012: 15.46 ft, action stageOct 2, 2012: 14.60 ft, below flood stageDec 27, 2012: 15.48 ft, action stageJan 18, 2013: 17.58 ft, minor flooding; 4,780 cubic feet per secondFeb 1, 2013: 17.41 ft, minor flooding; 4,635 cubic feet per secondFeb 27, 2013: 15.40 ft, action stageApr 29, 2013: 15.27 ft, action stageMay 6, 2013: 19.30 ft, moderate flooding; 6,604 cubic feet per secondJun 11, 2013: 15.41 ft, action stageJul 6, 2013: 19.56 ft, moderate flooding; 7,430 cubic feet per secondNov 27, 2013: 16.15 ft, minor flooding; 3,769 cubic feet per secondDec 24, 2013: 16.86 ft, minor flooding; 4,390 cubic feet per secondOct 15, 2014: 16.00 ft, minor flooding; 3,820 cubic feet per secondOct 4, 2015: 18.06 ft, minor flooding; 5,523 cubic feet per secondDec 3, 2015: 16.00 ft, minor flooding; 3,834 cubic feet per secondDec 26, 2015: 18.58 ft, minor flooding; 6,177 cubic feet per secondDec 30, 2015: 18.80 ft, minor flooding; 6,390 cubic feet per secondFeb 5, 2016: 18.61 ft, minor flooding; 6,154 cubic feet per secondFeb 25, 2016: 16.26 ft, minor flooding; 3,965 cubic feet per secondApr 24, 2017: 15.73 ft, action stage; 3,700 cubic feet per secondFeb 13, 2018: 17.96 ft, minor flooding; 5,372 cubic feet per secondMay 18, 2018: 18.43 ft, minor flooding; 5,930 cubic feet per secondDec 29, 2018: 21.70 ft, moderate flooding; 10,867 cubic feet per secondFeb 8, 2020: 19.14 ft, moderate flooding; 6,849 cubic feet per secondFeb 14, 2020: 16.55 ft, minor flooding; 4,170 cubic feet per secondAug 19, 2021: 20.74 ft, moderate flooding; 9,220 cubic feet per secondDec 27, 2023: 17.52 ft, minor flooding; 4,920 cubic feet per secondJan 10, 2024: 20.27 ft, moderate flooding; 8,480 cubic feet per secondSep 28, 2024: 28.43 ft, major flooding; 29,200 cubic feet per secondDec 30, 2024: 16.01 ft, minor flooding; 4,000 cubic feet per second Highest, 28.43 ft, Sep 28, 2024 192019401960198020002020

Crests at or above flood stage, by decade

Crests at or above flood stage per decade, French Broad River at Grove Bridge Rd, in Blantyre 1900s: 3 1910s: 3 1920s: 2 1930s: 8 1940s: 11 1950s: 5 1960s: 9 1970s: 17 1980s: 7 1990s: 14 2000s: 14 2010s: 21 21 2020s: 7 1900s1910s1920s1930s1940s1950s1960s1970s1980s1990s2000s2010s2020s
  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

The 50 highest of 135 listed crests.

Highest listed crests, French Broad River at Grove Bridge Rd, in Blantyre
1Sep 28, 202428.43+12.43Major29,200
2Jul 16, 191627.10+11.10Major50,700
3Sep 9, 200425.81+9.81Major20,600
4Oct 4, 196425.50+9.50Major30,000
5Aug 18, 199423.81+7.81Major21,200
6Aug 13, 199423.00+7.00Major—
7Aug 16, 192822.90+6.90Moderate26,500
8Jan 8, 199822.61+6.61Moderate19,400
9Mar 5, 197922.01+6.01Moderate15,500
10Jan 23, 190622.00+6.00Moderate—
11Aug 13, 194021.88+5.88Moderate20,800
12Dec 29, 201821.70+5.70Moderate10,867
13May 28, 197321.41+5.41Moderate16,500
14Sep 30, 196421.27+5.27Moderate11,400
15May 29, 197621.12+5.12Moderate12,400
16Feb 13, 196621.11+5.11Moderate17,600
17Sep 22, 200921.08+5.08Moderate9,116
18Aug 31, 191021.00+5.00Moderate—
19Jun 5, 196720.90+4.90Moderate14,500
20Aug 24, 196720.75+4.75Moderate9,240
21Aug 19, 202120.74+4.74Moderate9,220
22Oct 17, 193220.68+4.68Moderate15,600
23Mar 13, 197720.46+4.46Moderate10,400
24Oct 12, 197020.41+4.41Moderate8,590
25Jan 10, 202420.27+4.27Moderate8,480
26Dec 30, 194220.21+4.21Moderate13,800
27Jan 26, 197820.20+4.20Moderate8,210
28Aug 26, 196120.01+4.01Moderate7,830
29May 21, 190120.00+4.00Moderate—
30Oct 29, 191820.00+4.00Moderate—
31Dec 27, 197420.00+4.00Moderate11,200
32May 21, 194219.86+3.86Moderate12,800
33Apr 5, 195719.75+3.75Moderate12,800
34Dec 8, 197219.75+3.75Moderate7,450
35Dec 2, 201019.68+3.68Moderate7,080
36Nov 27, 198019.61+3.61Moderate8,150
37Aug 28, 199519.57+3.57Moderate6,940
38Mar 19, 197519.56+3.56Moderate—
39Jul 6, 201319.56+3.56Moderate7,430
40Feb 22, 195319.44+3.44Moderate11,300
41Jan 28, 199619.40+3.40Moderate6,730
42Aug 31, 194019.31+3.31Moderate10,900
43Sep 25, 197519.30+3.30Moderate6,710
44May 6, 201319.30+3.30Moderate6,604
45Feb 3, 198319.29+3.29Moderate7,580
46Mar 18, 199019.27+3.27Moderate7,550
47Mar 14, 192919.20+3.20Moderate10,600
48Feb 8, 202019.14+3.14Moderate6,849
49Mar 30, 199119.07+3.07Moderate7,210
50Oct 6, 199519.07+3.07Moderate7,210

The worst floods along the French Broad River

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

September 28, 2024: 28.43 ft here, major flooding

July 16, 1916: 27.10 ft here, major flooding

September 9, 2004: 25.81 ft here, major flooding

Gauges on the French Broad River

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

Flood gauges on the French Broad River
RosmanNC9.014.95 ft, Oct 4, 19644
Grove Bridge Rd, in Blantyre this gaugeNC16.028.43 ft, Sep 28, 20246
Old Fanning Bridge Rd, 3 W FletcherNC13.030.61 ft, Sep 27, 20242
Pearson Bridge Rd, 2 NW AshevilleNC9.524.82 ft, Sep 27, 20243
Rollins Rd, 1 SE MarshallNC8.021.36 ft, Sep 28, 20244
Silver Mine Ck, in Hot SpringsNC9.522.30 ft, Sep 27, 20242
NewportTN10.024.00 ft, Mar 7, 18674

Other gauges in Transylvania County

Flood gauges in Transylvania County
hwy 276 near Pisgah Forest6.014.36 ft, Aug 17, 20211
Rosman9.014.95 ft, Oct 4, 19644
Merrill Ln, 3 S Penrose10.012.32 ft, Sep 22, 20090

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

NOAA National Water Prediction Service, gauge BLAN7, 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.