Reedy Creek near Gibsonville

Highest listed crest 18.51 ftFlood stage 12.0 ft3 crests since 2018

The Reedy Creek near Gibsonville crested above flood stage 3 times among the 3 crests the National Weather Service lists from 2018 to 2024. The highest, 18.51 ft on September 18, 2018, was moderate flooding, 6.51 feet above flood stage. 1 other gauge on the Reedy Creek crested above flood stage within a week of it.

The gauge

Highest listed crest: 18.51 ft; September 18, 2018
Flood stage: 12.0 ft; No major stage set
Crests at major: 0; 3 above flood stage
Most recent flood crest: August 9, 2024; 12.74 ft, minor flooding
Location: Guilford County; Near Elon (7.6 mi), Burlington (10.5 mi), Reidsville (11.9 mi)
Identifiers: NWS GIBN7; USGS 02094500

Flood stages

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

Flood categories, Reedy Creek near Gibsonville

Action stage	11.0	0	—	The level at which the NWS or its partners begin to take action
Flood stage (minor)	12.0	1	Aug 9, 2024	Minimal or no property damage, but possibly some public threat
Moderate flood stage	14.0	2	Oct 12, 2018	Some inundation of structures and roads near the stream

Every listed crest

3 crests from 2018 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

Highest listed crests, Reedy Creek near Gibsonville

1	Sep 18, 2018	18.51	+6.51	Moderate	—
2	Oct 12, 2018	17.76	+5.76	Moderate	—
3	Aug 9, 2024	12.74	+0.74	Minor	4,337

The worst floods along the Reedy Creek

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

September 18, 2018: 18.51 ft here, moderate flooding

NC2128 Nr Oak RidgeNC · Sep 17, 2018 · 13.68 ft · Moderate

October 12, 2018: 17.76 ft here, moderate flooding

NC2128 Nr Oak RidgeNC · Oct 11, 2018 · 15.06 ft · Major · its highest

August 9, 2024: 12.74 ft here, minor flooding

NC2128 Nr Oak RidgeNC · Aug 8, 2024 · 10.50 ft · Minor

Gauges on the Reedy Creek

Flood gauges sharing the river's name, linked within 80 miles of one another.

Flood gauges on the Reedy Creek

NC2128 Nr Oak Ridge	NC	10.0	15.06 ft, Oct 11, 2018	1
Gibsonville this gauge	NC	12.0	18.51 ft, Sep 18, 2018	0
I-485 nr Pine Ridge	NC	15.0	15.08 ft, Aug 27, 2008	0

Other gauges in Guilford County

Flood gauges in Guilford County

Muirfield Rd in Greensboro	9.0	11.08 ft, Sep 17, 2018	0
High Point	10.0	15.44 ft, Oct 11, 2018	0
US-220 Near Greensboro	11.0	11.94 ft, Sep 17, 2018	0
Church St in Greensboro	14.0	18.96 ft, Aug 1, 2019	1
Greensboro	13.0	20.12 ft, Sep 22, 1979	1
SR2819 near McCleansville	17.0	21.45 ft, Sep 17, 2018	0
Westover Terrace	10.0	14.07 ft, Sep 23, 2003	0
NC2128 Nr Oak Ridge	10.0	15.06 ft, Oct 11, 2018	1
US220 at Greensboro	8.0	12.53 ft, Jul 13, 2003	0
Pomona	11.0	15.47 ft, Sep 13, 2023	0

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

NOAA National Water Prediction Service, gauge GIBN7, 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.