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Ryan Creek below US220 at Greensboro

Highest listed crest 12.53 ftFlood stage 8.0 ft11 crests since 2000

The Ryan Creek below US220 at Greensboro crested above flood stage 8 times among the 11 crests the National Weather Service lists from 2000 to 2025. The highest, 12.53 ft on July 13, 2003, was moderate flooding, 4.53 feet above flood stage.

The gauge

Highest listed crest
12.53 ft
July 13, 2003
Flood stage
8.0 ft
Major flooding from 14.0 ft
Crests at major
0
8 above flood stage
Most recent flood crest
May 30, 2025
9.82 ft, minor flooding
Location
Guilford County
Near Greensboro (4.7 mi), High Point (11.3 mi), Archdale (12.6 mi)

Flood stages

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

Flood categories, Ryan Creek below US220 at Greensboro
Action stage5.02Oct 11, 2018The level at which the NWS or its partners begin to take action
Flood stage (minor)8.05May 30, 2025Minimal or no property damage, but possibly some public threat
Moderate flood stage10.03Sep 17, 2018Some inundation of structures and roads near the stream
Major flood stage14.00—Extensive inundation of structures and roads

Every listed crest

11 crests from 2000 to 2025. Filled: at or above flood stage. Hover a crest for its date and stage.

Listed crests at the Ryan Creek below US220 at Greensboro, 2000 to 2025 468101214ft Flood stage 8.0 ftMajor 14.0 ft Sep 15, 2000: 10.13 ft, moderate floodingAug 11, 2001: 4.83 ft, below flood stage; 567 cubic feet per secondSep 1, 2002: 6.62 ft, action stageJul 13, 2003: 12.53 ft, moderate floodingSep 17, 2018: 11.78 ft, moderate flooding; 3,315 cubic feet per secondOct 11, 2018: 7.83 ft, action stage; 1,310 cubic feet per secondNov 13, 2018: 8.73 ft, minor flooding; 1,535 cubic feet per secondDec 14, 2020: 8.00 ft, minor flooding; 1,352 cubic feet per secondSep 23, 2021: 8.55 ft, minor flooding; 1,490 cubic feet per secondAug 8, 2024: 8.54 ft, minor flooding; 1,487 cubic feet per secondMay 30, 2025: 9.82 ft, minor flooding; 1,807 cubic feet per second Highest, 12.53 ft, Jul 13, 2003 200020052010201520202025

Crests at or above flood stage, by decade

Crests at or above flood stage per decade, Ryan Creek below US220 at Greensboro 2000s: 2 2010s: 2 2020s: 4 4 2000s2010s2020s
  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, Ryan Creek below US220 at Greensboro
1Jul 13, 200312.53+4.53Moderate—
2Sep 17, 201811.78+3.78Moderate3,315
3Sep 15, 200010.13+2.13Moderate—
4May 30, 20259.82+1.82Minor1,807
5Nov 13, 20188.73+0.73Minor1,535
6Sep 23, 20218.55+0.55Minor1,490
7Aug 8, 20248.54+0.54Minor1,487
8Dec 14, 20208.000.00Minor1,352
9Oct 11, 20187.83−0.17Action1,310
10Sep 1, 20026.62−1.38Action—
11Aug 11, 20014.83−3.17Below flood stage567

Other gauges in Guilford County

Flood gauges in Guilford County
Muirfield Rd in Greensboro9.011.08 ft, Sep 17, 20180
High Point10.015.44 ft, Oct 11, 20180
US-220 Near Greensboro11.011.94 ft, Sep 17, 20180
Church St in Greensboro14.018.96 ft, Aug 1, 20191
Greensboro13.020.12 ft, Sep 22, 19791
SR2819 near McCleansville17.021.45 ft, Sep 17, 20180
Westover Terrace10.014.07 ft, Sep 23, 20030
NC2128 Nr Oak Ridge10.015.06 ft, Oct 11, 20181
Gibsonville12.018.51 ft, Sep 18, 20180
Pomona11.015.47 ft, Sep 13, 20230

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

NOAA National Water Prediction Service, gauge RYAN7, 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.