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Pigeon River below Jonathans Ck, 4 NW Crabtree

Highest listed crest 18.00 ftFlood stage 13.0 ft17 crests since 1876

The Pigeon River below Jonathans Ck, 4 NW Crabtree crested above flood stage 7 times among the 17 crests the National Weather Service lists from 1876 to 2008. The highest, 18.00 ft on June 2, 1876, was moderate flooding, 5.00 feet above flood stage.

The gauge

Highest listed crest
18.00 ft
June 2, 1876; 42,257 cubic feet per second
Flood stage
13.0 ft
Major flooding from 20.0 ft
Crests at major
0
7 above flood stage
Most recent flood crest
September 17, 2004
17.31 ft, moderate flooding
Location
Haywood County
Near Waynesville (10.3 mi)

Flood stages

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

Flood categories, Pigeon River below Jonathans Ck, 4 NW Crabtree
Action stage11.07Jan 8, 1998The level at which the NWS or its partners begin to take action
Flood stage (minor)13.03Feb 13, 1966Minimal or no property damage, but possibly some public threat
Moderate flood stage16.04Sep 17, 2004Some inundation of structures and roads near the stream
Major flood stage20.00—Extensive inundation of structures and roads

Every listed crest

17 crests from 1876 to 2008. Filled: at or above flood stage. Hover a crest for its date and stage.

Listed crests at the Pigeon River below Jonathans Ck, 4 NW Crabtree, 1876 to 2008 8101214161820ft Flood stage 13.0 ftMajor 20.0 ft Jun 2, 1876: 18.00 ft, moderate flooding; 42,257 cubic feet per secondFeb 2, 1902: 18.00 ft, moderate flooding; 42,257 cubic feet per secondAug 16, 1928: 12.63 ft, action stage; 21,905 cubic feet per secondAug 13, 1940: 14.94 ft, minor flooding; 29,505 cubic feet per secondAug 30, 1940: 15.82 ft, minor flooding; 32,700 cubic feet per secondJun 16, 1949: 12.45 ft, action stage; 21,005 cubic feet per secondFeb 13, 1966: 13.92 ft, minor flooding; 25,705 cubic feet per secondMar 17, 1973: 12.39 ft, action stage; 20,005 cubic feet per secondMay 15, 1976: 12.36 ft, action stage; 19,905 cubic feet per secondAug 17, 1994: 12.55 ft, action stage; 20,600 cubic feet per secondJan 15, 1995: 10.19 ft, below flood stage; 13,200 cubic feet per secondOct 5, 1995: 12.34 ft, action stage; 19,900 cubic feet per secondJan 8, 1998: 11.90 ft, action stage; 18,400 cubic feet per secondMay 6, 2003: 10.33 ft, below flood stage; 13,600 cubic feet per secondSep 8, 2004: 16.77 ft, moderate flooding; 36,747 cubic feet per secondSep 17, 2004: 17.31 ft, moderate flooding; 38,842 cubic feet per secondAug 27, 2008: 9.45 ft, below flood stage Highest, 18.00 ft, Jun 2, 1876 1880190019201940196019802000

Crests at or above flood stage, by decade

Crests at or above flood stage per decade, Pigeon River below Jonathans Ck, 4 NW Crabtree 1870s: 1 1880s: 0 1890s: 0 1900s: 1 1910s: 0 1920s: 0 1930s: 0 1940s: 2 2 1950s: 0 1960s: 1 1970s: 0 1980s: 0 1990s: 0 2000s: 2 1870s1880s1890s1900s1910s1920s1930s1940s1950s1960s1970s1980s1990s2000s
  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, Pigeon River below Jonathans Ck, 4 NW Crabtree
1Jun 2, 187618.00+5.00Moderate42,257
2Feb 2, 190218.00+5.00Moderate42,257
3Sep 17, 200417.31+4.31Moderate38,842
4Sep 8, 200416.77+3.77Moderate36,747
5Aug 30, 194015.82+2.82Minor32,700
6Aug 13, 194014.94+1.94Minor29,505
7Feb 13, 196613.92+0.92Minor25,705
8Aug 16, 192812.63−0.37Action21,905
9Aug 17, 199412.55−0.45Action20,600
10Jun 16, 194912.45−0.55Action21,005
11Mar 17, 197312.39−0.61Action20,005
12May 15, 197612.36−0.64Action19,905
13Oct 5, 199512.34−0.66Action19,900
14Jan 8, 199811.90−1.10Action18,400
15May 6, 200310.33−2.67Below flood stage13,600
16Jan 15, 199510.19−2.81Below flood stage13,200
17Aug 27, 20089.45−3.55Below flood stage—

The worst floods along the Pigeon River

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

September 17, 2004: 17.31 ft here, moderate flooding

September 8, 2004: 16.77 ft here, moderate flooding

August 30, 1940: 15.82 ft here, minor flooding

Gauges on the Pigeon River

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

Flood gauges on the Pigeon River
Old River Rd (NC 215), 1 SW CantonNC10.026.96 ft, Sep 27, 20245
Jonathans Ck, 4 NW Crabtree this gaugeNC13.018.00 ft, Jun 2, 18760
NewportTN8.029.73 ft, Sep 27, 202415

Other gauges in Haywood County

Flood gauges in Haywood County
Canton8.516.03 ft, Aug 17, 20213
(W Fork) Abv Lake Logan9.010.83 ft, Sep 17, 20040
(W Fork) nr Retreat10.014.15 ft, Sep 17, 20040
Old River Rd (NC 215), 1 SW Canton10.026.96 ft, Sep 27, 20245
Bethel10.016.27 ft, Sep 17, 20041

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

NOAA National Water Prediction Service, gauge HEPN7, 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.