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Mountain Creek at SR1617 Nr Bahama

Highest listed crest 12.92 ftFlood stage 10.0 ft2 crests since 2018

The Mountain Creek at SR1617 Nr Bahama crested above flood stage 2 times among the 2 crests the National Weather Service lists from 2018 to 2024. The highest, 12.92 ft on September 17, 2018, was moderate flooding, 2.92 feet above flood stage.

The gauge

Highest listed crest
12.92 ft
September 17, 2018
Flood stage
10.0 ft
Major flooding from 15.0 ft
Crests at major
0
2 above flood stage
Most recent flood crest
September 27, 2024
11.41 ft, minor flooding
Location
Durham County
Near Durham (11.9 mi)

Flood stages

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

Flood categories, Mountain Creek at SR1617 Nr Bahama
Action stage9.00—The level at which the NWS or its partners begin to take action
Flood stage (minor)10.01Sep 27, 2024Minimal or no property damage, but possibly some public threat
Moderate flood stage12.01Sep 17, 2018Some inundation of structures and roads near the stream
Major flood stage15.00—Extensive inundation of structures and roads

Every listed crest

2 crests from 2018 to 2024. Filled: at or above flood stage. Hover a crest for its date and stage.

Listed crests at the Mountain Creek at SR1617 Nr Bahama, 2018 to 2024 101112131415ft Flood stage 10.0 ftMajor 15.0 ft Sep 17, 2018: 12.92 ft, moderate floodingSep 27, 2024: 11.41 ft, minor flooding Highest, 12.92 ft, Sep 17, 2018 20202025

Crests at or above flood stage, by decade

Crests at or above flood stage per decade, Mountain Creek at SR1617 Nr Bahama 2010s: 1 1 2020s: 1 2010s2020s
  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, Mountain Creek at SR1617 Nr Bahama
1Sep 17, 201812.92+2.92Moderate—
2Sep 27, 202411.41+1.41Minor—

Other gauges in Durham County

Flood gauges in Durham County
Club Blvd in Durham10.011.09 ft, Sep 6, 20080
Durham20.026.24 ft, Jul 7, 20251
Huckleberry Springs12.014.91 ft, Mar 10, 19890
Bahama12.017.26 ft, Sep 6, 19960
Lake Mitchie16.023.48 ft, Sep 6, 19981
Oak Grove12.014.91 ft, Mar 10, 19890
Tributary at Fairntosh12.016.09 ft, Mar 19, 19980
Blands16.018.21 ft, Jan 1, 20160
SS1182 near Lowes Grove6.08.40 ft, Sep 27, 20241
ML King Pkwy in Durham7.08.76 ft, Sep 17, 20180

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

NOAA National Water Prediction Service, gauge MBHN7, 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.