North Buffalo Creek at Westover Terrace
Highest listed crest 14.07 ftFlood stage 10.0 ft10 crests since 1999
The North Buffalo Creek at Westover Terrace crested above flood stage 8 times among the 10 crests the National Weather Service lists from 1999 to 2024. The highest, 14.07 ft on September 23, 2003, was moderate flooding, 4.07 feet above flood stage. 2 other gauges on the North Buffalo Creek crested above flood stage within a week of it.
The gauge
- Highest listed crest
- 14.07 ft
- September 23, 2003
- Flood stage
- 10.0 ft
- Major flooding from 16.0 ft
- Crests at major
- 0
- 8 above flood stage
- Most recent flood crest
- September 24, 2024
- 10.70 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 | 7.0 | 2 | Sep 1, 2002 |
| Flood stage (minor) | 10.0 | 5 | Sep 24, 2024 |
| Moderate flood stage | 13.0 | 3 | Oct 11, 2018 |
| Major flood stage | 16.0 | 0 | — |
Every listed crest
10 crests from 1999 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 23, 2003 | 14.07 | +4.07 | Moderate |
| 2 | Oct 11, 2018 | 13.10 | +3.10 | Moderate |
| 3 | Sep 15, 2000 | 13.00 | +3.00 | Moderate |
| 4 | Sep 17, 2018 | 12.85 | +2.85 | Minor |
| 5 | Aug 10, 2024 | 12.37 | +2.37 | Minor |
| 6 | Apr 4, 2001 | 11.71 | +1.71 | Minor |
| 7 | Sep 24, 2024 | 10.70 | +0.70 | Minor |
| 8 | Nov 13, 2018 | 10.42 | +0.42 | Minor |
| 9 | Aug 14, 1999 | 8.74 | −1.26 | Action |
| 10 | Sep 1, 2002 | 7.79 | −2.21 | 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 23, 2003: 14.07 ft here, moderate flooding
- Church St in GreensboroNC · Sep 23, 2003 · 17.81 ft · Moderate
- GreensboroNC · Sep 23, 2003 · 14.53 ft · Minor
October 11, 2018: 13.10 ft here, moderate flooding
- Church St in GreensboroNC · Oct 11, 2018 · 17.52 ft · Moderate
- SR2819 near McCleansvilleNC · Oct 12, 2018 · 19.04 ft · Minor
- GreensboroNC · Oct 11, 2018 · 14.49 ft · Minor
September 15, 2000: 13.00 ft here, moderate flooding
- Church St in GreensboroNC · Sep 15, 2000 · 16.41 ft · Moderate
Gauges on the North Buffalo Creek
Flood gauges sharing the river's name, linked within 80 miles of one another.
| Westover Terrace this gauge | NC | 14.07 ft, Sep 23, 2003 | 0 |
| Church St in Greensboro | NC | 18.96 ft, Aug 1, 2019 | 1 |
| Greensboro | 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 |
| Greensboro | 20.12 ft, Sep 22, 1979 | 1 |
| SR2819 near McCleansville | 21.45 ft, Sep 17, 2018 | 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 NBWN7, 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.