Lower Creek at Lenoir

Highest listed crest 11.43 ftFlood stage 11.0 ft3 crests since 2018

The Lower Creek at Lenoir crested above flood stage 1 time among the 3 crests the National Weather Service lists from 2018 to 2019. The highest, 11.43 ft on December 28, 2018, was minor flooding, 0.43 feet above flood stage.

The gauge

Highest listed crest: 11.43 ft; December 28, 2018
Flood stage: 11.0 ft; Major flooding from 15.0 ft
Crests at major: 0; 1 above flood stage
Most recent flood crest: December 28, 2018; 11.43 ft, minor flooding
Location: Caldwell County; Near Lenoir (0.5 mi), Morganton (14.8 mi)
Identifiers: NWS LCLN7; 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, Lower Creek at Lenoir

Action stage	9.0	0	—	The level at which the NWS or its partners begin to take action
Flood stage (minor)	11.0	1	Dec 28, 2018	Minimal or no property damage, but possibly some public threat
Moderate flood stage	13.0	0	—	Some inundation of structures and roads near the stream
Major flood stage	15.0	0	—	Extensive inundation of structures and roads

Every listed crest

3 crests from 2018 to 2019. Filled: at or above flood stage. Hover a crest for its date and stage.

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.
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, Lower Creek at Lenoir

1	Dec 28, 2018	11.43	+0.43	Minor	—
2	Apr 19, 2019	8.49	−2.51	Below flood stage	—
3	Sep 17, 2018	3.86	−7.14	Below flood stage	—

Other gauges in Caldwell County

Flood gauges in Caldwell County

Lake Rhodhiss Dam	104.0	110.10 ft, Aug 30, 1940	1
Edgemont	5.0	13.00 ft, May 18, 2018	2
Patterson	5.0	12.80 ft, Aug 7, 1973	2

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

NOAA National Water Prediction Service, gauge LCLN7, 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.