North Buffalo Creek at Greensboro
Highest listed crest 20.12 ftFlood stage 13.0 ft9 crests since 1979
The North Buffalo Creek at Greensboro crested at major flood stage 1 time among the 9 crests the National Weather Service lists from 1979 to 2024. The highest, 20.12 ft on September 22, 1979, was major flooding, 7.12 feet above flood stage.
The gauge
- Highest listed crest
- 20.12 ft
- September 22, 1979; 9,140 cubic feet per second
- Flood stage
- 13.0 ft
- Major flooding from 17.0 ft
- Crests at major
- 1
- 76th of 314 gauges in North Carolina
- Most recent flood crest
- August 8, 2024
- 13.79 ft, minor flooding
Flood stages
The thresholds the National Weather Service uses for this gauge today, and how many listed crests reached each.
| Action stage | 10.0 | 2 | Jul 4, 2001 |
| Flood stage (minor) | 13.0 | 5 | Aug 8, 2024 |
| Moderate flood stage | 15.0 | 1 | Sep 17, 2018 |
| Major flood stage | 17.0 | 1 | Sep 22, 1979 |
Every listed crest
9 crests from 1979 to 2024. Filled: at or above flood stage. Hover a crest for its date and stage.
Crests at or above flood stage, by decade
- 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
| 1 | Sep 22, 1979 | 20.12 | +7.12 | Major |
| 2 | Sep 17, 2018 | 15.44 | +2.44 | Moderate |
| 3 | Sep 23, 2003 | 14.53 | +1.53 | Minor |
| 4 | Oct 11, 2018 | 14.49 | +1.49 | Minor |
| 5 | Nov 13, 2018 | 13.99 | +0.99 | Minor |
| 6 | Aug 8, 2024 | 13.79 | +0.79 | Minor |
| 7 | Sep 1, 2002 | 13.25 | +0.25 | Minor |
| 8 | Jul 4, 2001 | 11.75 | −1.25 | Action |
| 9 | Oct 1, 1990 | 11.73 | −1.27 | Action |
The worst floods along the North Buffalo Creek
For this gauge's highest crests, the other gauges on the North Buffalo Creek that crested above flood stage within a week.
September 17, 2018: 15.44 ft here, moderate flooding
- SR2819 near McCleansvilleNC · Sep 17, 2018 · 21.45 ft · Moderate · its highest
- Church St in GreensboroNC · Sep 17, 2018 · 17.73 ft · Moderate
- Westover TerraceNC · Sep 17, 2018 · 12.85 ft · Minor
September 23, 2003: 14.53 ft here, minor flooding
- Church St in GreensboroNC · Sep 23, 2003 · 17.81 ft · Moderate
- Westover TerraceNC · Sep 23, 2003 · 14.07 ft · Moderate · its highest
October 11, 2018: 14.49 ft here, minor flooding
- Church St in GreensboroNC · Oct 11, 2018 · 17.52 ft · Moderate
- Westover TerraceNC · Oct 11, 2018 · 13.10 ft · Moderate
- SR2819 near McCleansvilleNC · Oct 12, 2018 · 19.04 ft · Minor
Gauges on the North Buffalo Creek
Flood gauges sharing the river's name, linked within 80 miles of one another.
| Westover Terrace | NC | 14.07 ft, Sep 23, 2003 | 0 |
| Church St in Greensboro | NC | 18.96 ft, Aug 1, 2019 | 1 |
| Greensboro this gauge | NC | 20.12 ft, Sep 22, 1979 | 1 |
| SR2819 near McCleansville | NC | 21.45 ft, Sep 17, 2018 | 0 |
Other gauges in Guilford County
| Muirfield Rd in Greensboro | 11.08 ft, Sep 17, 2018 | 0 |
| High Point | 15.44 ft, Oct 11, 2018 | 0 |
| US-220 Near Greensboro | 11.94 ft, Sep 17, 2018 | 0 |
| Church St in Greensboro | 18.96 ft, Aug 1, 2019 | 1 |
| SR2819 near McCleansville | 21.45 ft, Sep 17, 2018 | 0 |
| Westover Terrace | 14.07 ft, Sep 23, 2003 | 0 |
| NC2128 Nr Oak Ridge | 15.06 ft, Oct 11, 2018 | 1 |
| Gibsonville | 18.51 ft, Sep 18, 2018 | 0 |
| US220 at Greensboro | 12.53 ft, Jul 13, 2003 | 0 |
| Pomona | 15.47 ft, Sep 13, 2023 | 0 |
Guilford County: every hazard · River floods across the country · North Carolina
NOAA National Water Prediction Service, gauge NBCN7, 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.