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South Fork New River at SR 1100 near Brownwood

Highest listed crest 24.50 ftFlood stage 10.0 ft2 crests since 2024

The South Fork New River at SR 1100 near Brownwood crested at major flood stage 1 time among the 2 crests the National Weather Service lists from 2024 to 2024. The highest, 24.50 ft on September 27, 2024, was major flooding, 14.50 feet above flood stage. 2 other gauges on the South Fork New River crested above flood stage within a week of it, 1 at its own highest listed crest.

The gauge

Highest listed crest
24.50 ft
September 27, 2024
Flood stage
10.0 ft
Major flooding from 20.0 ft
Crests at major
1
76th of 314 gauges in North Carolina
Most recent flood crest
September 27, 2024
24.50 ft, major flooding
Location
Ashe County
Near Boone (7.6 mi)
Identifiers
NWS SFBN7
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, South Fork New River at SR 1100 near Brownwood
Action stage9.00—The level at which the NWS or its partners begin to take action
Flood stage (minor)10.00—Minimal or no property damage, but possibly some public threat
Moderate flood stage15.00—Some inundation of structures and roads near the stream
Major flood stage20.01Sep 27, 2024Extensive inundation of structures and roads

Every listed crest

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

Listed crests at the South Fork New River at SR 1100 near Brownwood, 2024 to 2024 510152025ft Flood stage 10.0 ftMajor 20.0 ft Sep 27, 2024: 24.50 ft, major floodingDec 29, 2024: 8.93 ft, below flood stage Highest, 24.50 ft, Sep 27, 2024 20252030
  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 Fork New River at SR 1100 near Brownwood
1Sep 27, 202424.50+14.50Major—
2Dec 29, 20248.93−1.07Below flood stage—

The worst floods along the South Fork New River

For this gauge's highest crests, the other gauges on the South Fork New River that crested above flood stage within a week.

September 27, 2024: 24.50 ft here, major flooding

  • JeffersonNC · Sep 27, 2024 · 18.27 ft · Major
  • US Hwy 221NC · Sep 27, 2024 · 25.71 ft · Moderate · its highest

Gauges on the South Fork New River

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

Flood gauges on the South Fork New River
SR 1100 near Brownwood this gaugeNC10.024.50 ft, Sep 27, 20241
US Hwy 221NC23.025.71 ft, Sep 27, 20240
JeffersonNC8.022.50 ft, Aug 14, 19403

Other gauges in Ashe County

Flood gauges in Ashe County
Clifton7.08.74 ft, Jun 9, 20190
Jefferson8.022.50 ft, Aug 14, 19403
S.R. 15066.07.44 ft, Oct 11, 20260

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

NOAA National Water Prediction Service, gauge SFBN7, 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.