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Scotts Creek near Beta

Highest listed crest 9.54 ftFlood stage 9.0 ft10 crests since 2009

The Scotts Creek near Beta crested above flood stage 1 time among the 10 crests the National Weather Service lists from 2009 to 2015. The highest, 9.54 ft on January 15, 2013, was minor flooding, 0.54 feet above flood stage.

The gauge

Highest listed crest
9.54 ft
January 15, 2013
Flood stage
9.0 ft
Major flooding from 15.0 ft
Crests at major
0
1 above flood stage
Most recent flood crest
January 15, 2013
9.54 ft, minor flooding
Location
Jackson County
Near Waynesville (12.4 mi)
Identifiers
NWS SCKN7
No USGS station

Flood stages

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

Flood categories, Scotts Creek near Beta
Action stage8.02Dec 24, 2015The level at which the NWS or its partners begin to take action
Flood stage (minor)9.01Jan 15, 2013Minimal or no property damage, but possibly some public threat
Moderate flood stage11.00—Some inundation of structures and roads near the stream
Major flood stage15.00—Extensive inundation of structures and roads

Every listed crest

10 crests from 2009 to 2015. Filled: at or above flood stage. Hover a crest for its date and stage.

Listed crests at the Scotts Creek near Beta, 2009 to 2015 46810121416ft Flood stage 9.0 ftMajor 15.0 ft Sep 26, 2009: 7.26 ft, below flood stageDec 9, 2009: 7.72 ft, below flood stageDec 1, 2010: 5.90 ft, below flood stageMar 6, 2011: 5.64 ft, below flood stageSep 18, 2012: 6.08 ft, below flood stageJan 15, 2013: 9.54 ft, minor floodingJan 30, 2013: 7.84 ft, below flood stageApr 12, 2013: 6.62 ft, below flood stageDec 2, 2015: 8.18 ft, action stageDec 24, 2015: 8.68 ft, action stage Highest, 9.54 ft, Jan 15, 2013 20102015

Crests at or above flood stage, by decade

Crests at or above flood stage per decade, Scotts Creek near Beta 2000s: 0 2010s: 1 1 2000s2010s
  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, Scotts Creek near Beta
1Jan 15, 20139.54+0.54Minor—
2Dec 24, 20158.68−0.32Action—
3Dec 2, 20158.18−0.82Action—
4Jan 30, 20137.84−1.16Below flood stage—
5Dec 9, 20097.72−1.28Below flood stage—
6Sep 26, 20097.26−1.74Below flood stage—
7Apr 12, 20136.62−2.38Below flood stage—
8Sep 18, 20126.08−2.92Below flood stage—
9Dec 1, 20105.90−3.10Below flood stage—
10Mar 6, 20115.64−3.36Below flood stage—

Other gauges in Jackson County

Flood gauges in Jackson County
Great Falls Dr10.012.20 ft, Aug 26, 20080
Barkers creek nr Dillsboro12.013.26 ft, Sep 17, 20040
sr1172 nr Cullowhee16.017.37 ft, Sep 8, 20040
Balsam Lake8.09.30 ft, Mar 20, 20080

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

NOAA National Water Prediction Service, gauge SCKN7, 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.