Search
Menu

Explore

Hazards

Analysis

Rankings

Reference

Ivy River near Marshall

Highest listed crest 17.21 ftFlood stage 15.5 ft17 crests since 1876

The Ivy River near Marshall crested above flood stage 2 times among the 17 crests the National Weather Service lists from 1876 to 2004. The highest, 17.21 ft on January 14, 1995, was moderate flooding, 1.71 feet above flood stage.

The gauge

Highest listed crest
17.21 ft
January 14, 1995; 14,400 cubic feet per second
Flood stage
15.5 ft
Major flooding from 19.0 ft
Crests at major
0
2 above flood stage
Most recent flood crest
January 14, 1995
17.21 ft, moderate flooding
Location
Madison County
Near Asheville (14.3 mi)

Flood stages

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

Flood categories, Ivy River near Marshall
Action stage12.08Sep 17, 2004The level at which the NWS or its partners begin to take action
Flood stage (minor)15.51Jun 1, 1876Minimal or no property damage, but possibly some public threat
Moderate flood stage16.51Jan 14, 1995Some inundation of structures and roads near the stream
Major flood stage19.00—Extensive inundation of structures and roads

Every listed crest

17 crests from 1876 to 2004. Filled: at or above flood stage. Hover a crest for its date and stage.

Listed crests at the Ivy River near Marshall, 1876 to 2004 05101520ft Flood stage 15.5 ftMajor 19.0 ft Jun 1, 1876: 16.00 ft, minor flooding; 14,000 cubic feet per secondAug 30, 1940: 12.67 ft, action stage; 10,200 cubic feet per secondApr 5, 1957: 12.55 ft, action stage; 9,980 cubic feet per secondMar 12, 1963: 14.35 ft, action stage; 14,000 cubic feet per secondMar 26, 1965: 14.52 ft, action stage; 14,400 cubic feet per secondMar 16, 1973: 14.30 ft, action stage; 13,900 cubic feet per secondJan 14, 1995: 17.21 ft, moderate flooding; 14,400 cubic feet per secondJan 27, 1996: 15.25 ft, action stage; 5,970 cubic feet per secondJan 8, 1998: 14.63 ft, action stage; 5,660 cubic feet per secondMay 8, 1999: 7.28 ft, below flood stage; 1,890 cubic feet per secondApr 4, 2000: 8.72 ft, below flood stageJul 30, 2001: 9.84 ft, below flood stage; 3,210 cubic feet per secondMar 17, 2002: 11.73 ft, below flood stage; 6,120 cubic feet per secondMay 6, 2003: 11.41 ft, below flood stage; 5,760 cubic feet per secondSep 8, 2004: 9.56 ft, below flood stageSep 17, 2004: 14.21 ft, action stage; 9,310 cubic feet per secondSep 28, 2004: 3.97 ft, below flood stage; 428 cubic feet per second Highest, 17.21 ft, Jan 14, 1995 1880190019201940196019802000

Crests at or above flood stage, by decade

Crests at or above flood stage per decade, Ivy River near Marshall 1870s: 1 1 1880s: 0 1890s: 0 1900s: 0 1910s: 0 1920s: 0 1930s: 0 1940s: 0 1950s: 0 1960s: 0 1970s: 0 1980s: 0 1990s: 1 2000s: 0 1870s1880s1890s1900s1910s1920s1930s1940s1950s1960s1970s1980s1990s2000s
  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, Ivy River near Marshall
1Jan 14, 199517.21+1.71Moderate14,400
2Jun 1, 187616.00+0.50Minor14,000
3Jan 27, 199615.25−0.25Action5,970
4Jan 8, 199814.63−0.87Action5,660
5Mar 26, 196514.52−0.98Action14,400
6Mar 12, 196314.35−1.15Action14,000
7Mar 16, 197314.30−1.20Action13,900
8Sep 17, 200414.21−1.29Action9,310
9Aug 30, 194012.67−2.83Action10,200
10Apr 5, 195712.55−2.95Action9,980
11Mar 17, 200211.73−3.77Below flood stage6,120
12May 6, 200311.41−4.09Below flood stage5,760
13Jul 30, 20019.84−5.66Below flood stage3,210
14Sep 8, 20049.56−5.94Below flood stage—
15Apr 4, 20008.72−6.78Below flood stage—
16May 8, 19997.28−8.22Below flood stage1,890
17Sep 28, 20043.97−11.53Below flood stage428

Other gauges in Madison County

Flood gauges in Madison County
Rollins Rd, 1 SE Marshall8.021.36 ft, Sep 28, 20244
Silver Mine Ck, in Hot Springs9.522.30 ft, Sep 27, 20242

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

NOAA National Water Prediction Service, gauge IVYN7, 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.