Pee Dee River near Ansonville

Highest listed crest 35.37 ftFlood stage 34.0 ft2 crests since 2018

The Pee Dee River near Ansonville crested above flood stage 1 time among the 2 crests the National Weather Service lists from 2018 to 2018. The highest, 35.37 ft on September 17, 2018, was minor flooding, 1.37 feet above flood stage. 3 other gauges on the Pee Dee River crested above flood stage within a week of it.

The gauge

Highest listed crest: 35.37 ft; September 17, 2018
Flood stage: 34.0 ft; No major stage set
Crests at major: 0; 1 above flood stage
Most recent flood crest: September 17, 2018; 35.37 ft, minor flooding
Location: Anson County; North Carolina
Identifiers: NWS PWRN7; USGS 02126375

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 near Ansonville

Action stage	33.0	0	—	The level at which the NWS or its partners begin to take action
Flood stage (minor)	34.0	1	Sep 17, 2018	Minimal or no property damage, but possibly some public threat
Moderate flood stage	37.0	0	—	Some inundation of structures and roads near the stream

Every listed crest

2 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 near Ansonville

1	Sep 17, 2018	35.37	+1.37	Minor	—
2	Oct 13, 2018	27.36	−6.64	Below flood stage	—

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.

September 17, 2018: 35.37 ft here, minor flooding

CherawSC · Sep 18, 2018 · 46.60 ft · Major
Pee DeeSC · Sep 21, 2018 · 31.83 ft · Major
RockinghamNC · Sep 18, 2018 · 24.32 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 this gauge	NC	34.0	35.37 ft, Sep 17, 2018	0
Blewett Falls Lake	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

Blewett Falls Lake	179.0	182.30 ft, Nov 14, 2018	1

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

NOAA National Water Prediction Service, gauge PWRN7, 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.