Pee Dee River at Blewett Falls Lake

Highest listed crest 182.30 ftFlood stage 179.0 ft3 crests since 2018

The Pee Dee River at Blewett Falls Lake crested at major flood stage 1 time among the 3 crests the National Weather Service lists from 2018 to 2018. The highest, 182.30 ft on November 14, 2018, was major flooding, 3.30 feet above flood stage. 2 other gauges on the Pee Dee River crested above flood stage within a week of it.

The gauge

Highest listed crest: 182.30 ft; November 14, 2018
Flood stage: 179.0 ft; Major flooding from 182.0 ft
Crests at major: 1; 76th of 314 gauges in North Carolina
Most recent flood crest: November 14, 2018; 182.30 ft, major flooding
Location: Anson County; North Carolina
Identifiers: NWS BLFN7; USGS 02128800

Flood stages

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

Flood categories, Pee Dee River at Blewett Falls Lake

Action stage	178.0	0	—	The level at which the NWS or its partners begin to take action
Flood stage (minor)	179.0	1	Oct 28, 2018	Minimal or no property damage, but possibly some public threat
Moderate flood stage	180.0	1	Oct 14, 2018	Some inundation of structures and roads near the stream
Major flood stage	182.0	1	Nov 14, 2018	Extensive inundation of structures and roads

Every listed crest

3 crests from 2018 to 2018. 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, Pee Dee River at Blewett Falls Lake

1	Nov 14, 2018	182.30	+3.30	Major	—
2	Oct 14, 2018	181.22	+2.22	Moderate	—
3	Oct 28, 2018	179.09	+0.09	Minor	—

The worst floods along the Pee Dee River

For this gauge's highest crests, the other gauges on the Pee Dee River that crested above flood stage within a week.

November 14, 2018: 182.30 ft here, major flooding

CherawSC · Nov 14, 2018 · 38.62 ft · Moderate
Pee DeeSC · Nov 20, 2018 · 27.16 ft · Moderate

October 14, 2018: 181.22 ft here, moderate flooding

CherawSC · Oct 14, 2018 · 36.95 ft · Moderate
Pee DeeSC · Oct 18, 2018 · 25.21 ft · Moderate

October 28, 2018: 179.09 ft here, minor flooding

Pee DeeSC · Oct 31, 2018 · 20.69 ft · Minor

Gauges on the Pee Dee River

In USGS station-number order, which runs downstream within a river basin.

Flood gauges on the Pee Dee River

Ansonville	NC	34.0	35.37 ft, Sep 17, 2018	0
Blewett Falls Lake this gauge	NC	179.0	182.30 ft, Nov 14, 2018	1
Rockingham	NC	15.0	31.28 ft, Aug 27, 1908	0
Cheraw	SC	30.0	50.40 ft, Sep 19, 1945	12
Pee Dee	SC	19.0	33.30 ft, Sep 22, 1945	9

Other gauges in Anson County

Flood gauges in Anson County

Ansonville	34.0	35.37 ft, Sep 17, 2018	0

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

NOAA National Water Prediction Service, gauge BLFN7, 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.