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Hunting Creek at Morganton

Highest listed crest 9.42 ftFlood stage 8.0 ft8 crests since 2009

The Hunting Creek at Morganton crested above flood stage 2 times among the 8 crests the National Weather Service lists from 2009 to 2024. The highest, 9.42 ft on September 13, 2014, was minor flooding, 1.42 feet above flood stage.

The gauge

Highest listed crest
9.42 ft
September 13, 2014
Flood stage
8.0 ft
Major flooding from 12.0 ft
Crests at major
0
2 above flood stage
Most recent flood crest
August 8, 2024
9.07 ft, minor flooding
Location
Burke County
Near Morganton (1.2 mi), Lenoir (14.5 mi)
Identifiers
NWS HNTN7
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, Hunting Creek at Morganton
Action stage7.00—The level at which the NWS or its partners begin to take action
Flood stage (minor)8.02Aug 8, 2024Minimal or no property damage, but possibly some public threat
Moderate flood stage10.00—Some inundation of structures and roads near the stream
Major flood stage12.00—Extensive inundation of structures and roads

Every listed crest

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

Listed crests at the Hunting Creek at Morganton, 2009 to 2024 24681012ft Flood stage 8.0 ftMajor 12.0 ft Sep 26, 2009: 3.42 ft, below flood stageMar 22, 2010: 4.20 ft, below flood stageJun 25, 2010: 4.54 ft, below flood stageJul 28, 2010: 4.88 ft, below flood stageDec 1, 2010: 6.58 ft, below flood stageMar 6, 2011: 6.90 ft, below flood stageSep 13, 2014: 9.42 ft, minor floodingAug 8, 2024: 9.07 ft, minor flooding Highest, 9.42 ft, Sep 13, 2014 2010201520202025

Crests at or above flood stage, by decade

Crests at or above flood stage per decade, Hunting Creek at Morganton 2000s: 0 2010s: 1 1 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, Hunting Creek at Morganton
1Sep 13, 20149.42+1.42Minor—
2Aug 8, 20249.07+1.07Minor—
3Mar 6, 20116.90−1.10Below flood stage—
4Dec 1, 20106.58−1.42Below flood stage—
5Jul 28, 20104.88−3.12Below flood stage—
6Jun 25, 20104.54−3.46Below flood stage—
7Mar 22, 20104.20−3.80Below flood stage—
8Sep 26, 20093.42−4.58Below flood stage—

Gauges on the Hunting Creek

Flood gauges sharing the river's name, linked within 80 miles of one another.

Flood gauges on the Hunting Creek
Morganton this gaugeNC8.09.42 ft, Sep 13, 20140
E Houstonville Rd. 3 NNE HarmonyNC18.025.05 ft, Sep 22, 19790

Other gauges in Burke County

Flood gauges in Burke County
Lake James/Linville Dam102.0110.70 ft, Sep 26, 20241
Corpening Bridge Rd, 6 NNW Morganton12.028.60 ft, Sep 8, 20042
Nebo12.013.68 ft, Sep 8, 20040

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

NOAA National Water Prediction Service, gauge HNTN7, 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.