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Hunting Creek below E Houstonville Rd. 3 NNE Harmony

Highest listed crest 25.05 ftFlood stage 18.0 ft39 crests since 1952

The Hunting Creek below E Houstonville Rd. 3 NNE Harmony crested above flood stage 17 times among the 39 crests the National Weather Service lists from 1952 to 2020. The highest, 25.05 ft on September 22, 1979, was moderate flooding, 7.05 feet above flood stage.

The gauge

Highest listed crest
25.05 ft
September 22, 1979; 14,800 cubic feet per second
Flood stage
18.0 ft
Major flooding from 27.0 ft
Crests at major
0
17 above flood stage
Most recent flood crest
February 7, 2020
21.30 ft, minor flooding
Location
Iredell 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, Hunting Creek below E Houstonville Rd. 3 NNE Harmony
Action stage16.013Oct 12, 2018The level at which the NWS or its partners begin to take action
Flood stage (minor)18.015Feb 7, 2020Minimal or no property damage, but possibly some public threat
Moderate flood stage23.02Sep 22, 1979Some inundation of structures and roads near the stream
Major flood stage27.00—Extensive inundation of structures and roads

Every listed crest

39 crests from 1952 to 2020. Filled: at or above flood stage. Hover a crest for its date and stage.

Listed crests at the Hunting Creek below E Houstonville Rd. 3 NNE Harmony, 1952 to 2020 1015202530ft Flood stage 18.0 ftMajor 27.0 ft Mar 11, 1952: 18.30 ft, minor flooding; 6,110 cubic feet per secondApr 28, 1958: 18.80 ft, minor flooding; 6,210 cubic feet per secondMar 13, 1963: 17.42 ft, action stage; 6,470 cubic feet per secondOct 17, 1964: 21.78 ft, minor flooding; 9,780 cubic feet per secondFeb 13, 1966: 17.66 ft, action stage; 6,560 cubic feet per secondAug 10, 1970: 19.41 ft, minor flooding; 7,830 cubic feet per secondFeb 23, 1971: 16.39 ft, action stage; 5,070 cubic feet per secondNov 3, 1971: 16.90 ft, action stage; 5,430 cubic feet per secondJun 21, 1972: 24.30 ft, moderate flooding; 12,700 cubic feet per secondFeb 2, 1973: 17.25 ft, action stage; 6,850 cubic feet per secondMar 14, 1975: 19.66 ft, minor flooding; 8,460 cubic feet per secondMar 30, 1975: 20.17 ft, minor flooding; 8,820 cubic feet per secondSep 22, 1979: 25.05 ft, moderate flooding; 14,800 cubic feet per secondMar 1, 1987: 20.62 ft, minor flooding; 10,200 cubic feet per secondApr 24, 1987: 18.45 ft, minor flooding; 8,440 cubic feet per secondMar 29, 1991: 17.27 ft, action stage; 7,750 cubic feet per secondApr 22, 1992: 19.75 ft, minor flooding; 9,570 cubic feet per secondMar 24, 1993: 17.14 ft, action stage; 7,450 cubic feet per secondAug 27, 1995: 17.73 ft, action stage; 7,910 cubic feet per secondJan 27, 1996: 15.79 ft, below flood stage; 4,530 cubic feet per secondApr 17, 1998: 18.41 ft, minor flooding; 5,580 cubic feet per secondMar 20, 2003: 19.24 ft, minor flooding; 8,180 cubic feet per secondSep 8, 2004: 15.90 ft, below flood stageSep 28, 2004: 17.25 ft, action stage; 5,094 cubic feet per secondJul 8, 2005: 19.27 ft, minor flooding; 8,097 cubic feet per secondOct 8, 2005: 17.49 ft, action stage; 6,793 cubic feet per secondJan 1, 2007: 14.90 ft, below flood stage; 5,260 cubic feet per secondMay 27, 2009: 14.56 ft, below flood stage; 6,340 cubic feet per secondJan 25, 2010: 20.45 ft, minor flooding; 10,900 cubic feet per secondMar 7, 2011: 13.46 ft, below flood stage; 5,690 cubic feet per secondMay 15, 2012: 18.13 ft, minor flooding; 7,283 cubic feet per secondJan 18, 2013: 16.90 ft, action stage; 7,510 cubic feet per secondJan 11, 2014: 11.95 ft, below flood stage; 4,730 cubic feet per secondApr 20, 2015: 14.07 ft, below flood stage; 6,810 cubic feet per secondNov 9, 2015: 15.12 ft, below flood stage; 6,810 cubic feet per secondApr 24, 2017: 17.92 ft, action stage; 8,900 cubic feet per secondSep 17, 2018: 13.68 ft, below flood stage; 5,830 cubic feet per secondOct 12, 2018: 16.30 ft, action stage; 7,670 cubic feet per secondFeb 7, 2020: 21.30 ft, minor flooding; 10,020 cubic feet per second Highest, 25.05 ft, Sep 22, 1979 1960197019801990200020102020

Crests at or above flood stage, by decade

Crests at or above flood stage per decade, Hunting Creek below E Houstonville Rd. 3 NNE Harmony 1950s: 2 1960s: 1 1970s: 5 5 1980s: 2 1990s: 2 2000s: 2 2010s: 2 2020s: 1 1950s1960s1970s1980s1990s2000s2010s2020s
  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 below E Houstonville Rd. 3 NNE Harmony
1Sep 22, 197925.05+7.05Moderate14,800
2Jun 21, 197224.30+6.30Moderate12,700
3Oct 17, 196421.78+3.78Minor9,780
4Feb 7, 202021.30+3.30Minor10,020
5Mar 1, 198720.62+2.62Minor10,200
6Jan 25, 201020.45+2.45Minor10,900
7Mar 30, 197520.17+2.17Minor8,820
8Apr 22, 199219.75+1.75Minor9,570
9Mar 14, 197519.66+1.66Minor8,460
10Aug 10, 197019.41+1.41Minor7,830
11Jul 8, 200519.27+1.27Minor8,097
12Mar 20, 200319.24+1.24Minor8,180
13Apr 28, 195818.80+0.80Minor6,210
14Apr 24, 198718.45+0.45Minor8,440
15Apr 17, 199818.41+0.41Minor5,580
16Mar 11, 195218.30+0.30Minor6,110
17May 15, 201218.13+0.13Minor7,283
18Apr 24, 201717.92−0.08Action8,900
19Aug 27, 199517.73−0.27Action7,910
20Feb 13, 196617.66−0.34Action6,560
21Oct 8, 200517.49−0.51Action6,793
22Mar 13, 196317.42−0.58Action6,470
23Mar 29, 199117.27−0.73Action7,750
24Feb 2, 197317.25−0.75Action6,850
25Sep 28, 200417.25−0.75Action5,094
26Mar 24, 199317.14−0.86Action7,450
27Nov 3, 197116.90−1.10Action5,430
28Jan 18, 201316.90−1.10Action7,510
29Feb 23, 197116.39−1.61Action5,070
30Oct 12, 201816.30−1.70Action7,670
31Sep 8, 200415.90−2.10Below flood stage—
32Jan 27, 199615.79−2.21Below flood stage4,530
33Nov 9, 201515.12−2.88Below flood stage6,810
34Jan 1, 200714.90−3.10Below flood stage5,260
35May 27, 200914.56−3.44Below flood stage6,340
36Apr 20, 201514.07−3.93Below flood stage6,810
37Sep 17, 201813.68−4.32Below flood stage5,830
38Mar 7, 201113.46−4.54Below flood stage5,690
39Jan 11, 201411.95−6.05Below flood stage4,730

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
MorgantonNC8.09.42 ft, Sep 13, 20140
E Houstonville Rd. 3 NNE Harmony this gaugeNC18.025.05 ft, Sep 22, 19790

Other gauges in Iredell County

Flood gauges in Iredell County
Lookout Shoals Lake and Dam103.0114.40 ft, Aug 30, 19407

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

NOAA National Water Prediction Service, gauge HUNN7, 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.