Raven Fork Creek at EBCI Trout Farm

Highest listed crest 11.60 ftFlood stage 9.0 ft3 crests since 2003

The Raven Fork Creek at EBCI Trout Farm crested above flood stage 1 time among the 3 crests the National Weather Service lists from 2003 to 2010. The highest, 11.60 ft on January 24, 2003, was moderate flooding, 2.60 feet above flood stage.

The gauge

Highest listed crest: 11.60 ft; January 24, 2003
Flood stage: 9.0 ft; Major flooding from 15.0 ft
Crests at major: 0; 1 above flood stage
Most recent flood crest: January 24, 2003; 11.60 ft, moderate flooding
Location: Swain County; North Carolina
Identifiers: NWS CTFN7; Out of service

Flood stages

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

Flood categories, Raven Fork Creek at EBCI Trout Farm

Action stage	7.0	1	Feb 22, 2003	The level at which the NWS or its partners begin to take action
Flood stage (minor)	9.0	0	—	Minimal or no property damage, but possibly some public threat
Moderate flood stage	11.0	1	Jan 24, 2003	Some inundation of structures and roads near the stream
Major flood stage	15.0	0	—	Extensive inundation of structures and roads

Every listed crest

3 crests from 2003 to 2010. 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

Highest listed crests, Raven Fork Creek at EBCI Trout Farm

1	Jan 24, 2003	11.60	+2.60	Moderate	—
2	Feb 22, 2003	7.60	−1.40	Action	—
3	Dec 20, 2010	4.50	−4.50	Below flood stage	—

Other gauges in Swain County

Flood gauges in Swain County

Deep Creek road near Bryson City	6.0	7.34 ft, Jan 15, 2013	0
NEEDMORE	11.0	13.06 ft, Oct 5, 1964	0
Contesky Dr, in Birdtown	10.0	18.00 ft, Nov 19, 1906	2
Everett St, in Bryson City	10.0	15.96 ft, Aug 30, 1940	1

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

NOAA National Water Prediction Service, gauge CTFN7, 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.