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Knap of the Reeds Creek neat Butner, NC

Highest listed crest 9.94 ftFlood stage 9.0 ft1 crests since 2018

The Knap of the Reeds Creek neat Butner, NC crested above flood stage 1 time among the 1 crests the National Weather Service lists from 2018 to 2018. The highest, 9.94 ft on September 17, 2018, was minor flooding, 0.94 feet above flood stage.

The gauge

Highest listed crest
9.94 ft
September 17, 2018; 17,000 cubic feet per second
Flood stage
9.0 ft
Major flooding from 11.0 ft
Crests at major
0
1 above flood stage
Most recent flood crest
September 17, 2018
9.94 ft, minor flooding
Location
Granville County
Near Durham (11.7 mi)

Flood stages

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

Flood categories, Knap of the Reeds Creek neat Butner, NC
Action stage8.00—The level at which the NWS or its partners begin to take action
Flood stage (minor)9.01Sep 17, 2018Minimal or no property damage, but possibly some public threat
Moderate flood stage10.00—Some inundation of structures and roads near the stream
Major flood stage11.00—Extensive inundation of structures and roads

Every listed crest

1 crests from 2018 to 2018. Filled: at or above flood stage. Hover a crest for its date and stage.

Listed crests at the Knap of the Reeds Creek neat Butner, NC, 2018 to 2018 99.51010.511ft Flood stage 9.0 ftMajor 11.0 ft Sep 17, 2018: 9.94 ft, minor flooding; 17,000 cubic feet per second Highest, 9.94 ft, Sep 17, 2018 20202025
  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, Knap of the Reeds Creek neat Butner, NC
1Sep 17, 20189.94+0.94Minor17,000

Other gauges in Granville County

Flood gauges in Granville County
Tar River16.024.06 ft, Sep 6, 19961

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

NOAA National Water Prediction Service, gauge BNRN7, 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.