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South Buffalo Creek near Pomona

Highest listed crest 15.47 ftFlood stage 11.0 ft8 crests since 1999

The South Buffalo Creek near Pomona crested above flood stage 6 times among the 8 crests the National Weather Service lists from 1999 to 2024. The highest, 15.47 ft on September 13, 2023, was moderate flooding, 4.47 feet above flood stage.

The gauge

Highest listed crest
15.47 ft
September 13, 2023; 1,249 cubic feet per second
Flood stage
11.0 ft
Major flooding from 16.0 ft
Crests at major
0
6 above flood stage
Most recent flood crest
August 10, 2024
14.46 ft, moderate flooding
Location
Guilford County
Near Greensboro (3.6 mi), High Point (8.7 mi), Summerfield (10.4 mi)

Flood stages

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

Flood categories, South Buffalo Creek near Pomona
Action stage9.00—The level at which the NWS or its partners begin to take action
Flood stage (minor)11.01Oct 11, 2018Minimal or no property damage, but possibly some public threat
Moderate flood stage14.05Aug 10, 2024Some inundation of structures and roads near the stream
Major flood stage16.00—Extensive inundation of structures and roads

Every listed crest

8 crests from 1999 to 2024. Filled: at or above flood stage. Hover a crest for its date and stage.

Listed crests at the South Buffalo Creek near Pomona, 1999 to 2024 6810121416ft Flood stage 11.0 ftMajor 16.0 ft Aug 26, 1999: 7.68 ft, below flood stage; 695 cubic feet per secondSep 15, 2000: 14.01 ft, moderate flooding; 1,170 cubic feet per secondSep 24, 2001: 7.37 ft, below flood stage; 667 cubic feet per secondSep 23, 2003: 14.77 ft, moderate flooding; 1,212 cubic feet per secondSep 17, 2018: 14.64 ft, moderate flooding; 1,207 cubic feet per secondOct 11, 2018: 12.47 ft, minor flooding; 1,106 cubic feet per secondSep 13, 2023: 15.47 ft, moderate flooding; 1,249 cubic feet per secondAug 10, 2024: 14.46 ft, moderate flooding; 1,198 cubic feet per second Highest, 15.47 ft, Sep 13, 2023 200020052010201520202025

Crests at or above flood stage, by decade

Crests at or above flood stage per decade, South Buffalo Creek near Pomona 1990s: 0 2000s: 2 2 2010s: 2 2020s: 2 1990s2000s2010s2020s
  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, South Buffalo Creek near Pomona
1Sep 13, 202315.47+4.47Moderate1,249
2Sep 23, 200314.77+3.77Moderate1,212
3Sep 17, 201814.64+3.64Moderate1,207
4Aug 10, 202414.46+3.46Moderate1,198
5Sep 15, 200014.01+3.01Moderate1,170
6Oct 11, 201812.47+1.47Minor1,106
7Aug 26, 19997.68−3.32Below flood stage695
8Sep 24, 20017.37−3.63Below flood stage667

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
US220 at Greensboro8.012.53 ft, Jul 13, 20030

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

NOAA National Water Prediction Service, gauge SBPN7, 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.