Swift Creek above McCuller's Crossroads

Highest listed crest 14.15 ftFlood stage 12.0 ft4 crests since 1996

The Swift Creek above McCuller's Crossroads crested at major flood stage 1 time among the 4 crests the National Weather Service lists from 1996 to 2018. The highest, 14.15 ft on September 6, 1996, was major flooding, 2.15 feet above flood stage.

The gauge

Highest listed crest: 14.15 ft; September 6, 1996; 6,790 cubic feet per second
Flood stage: 12.0 ft; Major flooding from 14.0 ft
Crests at major: 1; 76th of 314 gauges in North Carolina
Most recent flood crest: September 6, 1996; 14.15 ft, major flooding
Location: Wake County; Near Garner (4.4 mi), Fuquay-Varina (7.4 mi), Holly Springs (8.9 mi)
Identifiers: NWS SFTN7; USGS 0208758850

Flood stages

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

Flood categories, Swift Creek above McCuller's Crossroads

Action stage	11.0	0	—	The level at which the NWS or its partners begin to take action
Flood stage (minor)	12.0	0	—	Minimal or no property damage, but possibly some public threat
Moderate flood stage	13.0	0	—	Some inundation of structures and roads near the stream
Major flood stage	14.0	1	Sep 6, 1996	Extensive inundation of structures and roads

Every listed crest

4 crests from 1996 to 2018. 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, Swift Creek above McCuller's Crossroads

1	Sep 6, 1996	14.15	+2.15	Major	6,790
2	Jun 3, 1997	10.36	−1.64	Below flood stage	1,260
3	Oct 12, 2018	10.18	−1.82	Below flood stage	—
4	Sep 17, 2018	8.89	−3.11	Below flood stage	—

Gauges on the Swift Creek

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

Flood gauges on the Swift Creek

McCuller's Crossroads this gauge	NC	12.0	14.15 ft, Sep 6, 1996	1
Apex	NC	11.0	13.86 ft, Jun 14, 2016	0
Queensferry Rd	NC	2.4	2.91 ft, Jul 23, 2026	0
Regency Pkwy	NC	3.6	4.76 ft, Jul 23, 2026	0

Other gauges in Wake County

Flood gauges in Wake County

Anderson Drive	16.0	23.10 ft, Sep 6, 1996	5
Crabtree Creek Greenway at Morrisville	9.0	11.12 ft, Aug 8, 2024	0
Ebenezer Church Rd	19.0	22.40 ft, Sep 6, 1996	3
Glenwood Ave	18.0	27.69 ft, Jun 29, 1973	3
Old Wake Forest Road	12.0	21.90 ft, Sep 6, 1996	3
New Hope	9.0	13.33 ft, Sep 6, 1996	0
Falls Dam	6.0	8.05 ft, Sep 16, 1996	1
Cameron Village	6.0	7.27 ft, May 7, 2022	0
Fenton St	12.0	14.65 ft, Sep 1, 2024	0
SE Cary Pkwy	1.6	1.83 ft, Jul 8, 2026	0
Queensferry Rd	2.4	2.91 ft, Jul 23, 2026	0
Regency Pkwy	3.6	4.76 ft, Jul 23, 2026	0
Apex	11.0	13.86 ft, Jun 14, 2016	0
Symphony Lake near Cary	2.1	2.72 ft, Aug 8, 2024	0
Buck Jones Road	7.0	10.79 ft, Oct 9, 2021	1
Byrum St in Cary	4.0	5.21 ft, Oct 9, 2021	0
Downstream Side of E Park	4.0	4.24 ft, Sep 27, 2024	0
East Park St in Cary	4.0	4.78 ft, Oct 9, 2021	0
S. State St.	9.0	9.14 ft, Apr 30, 2020	0
I-40	4.6	4.81 ft, Sep 27, 2024	0
Clay St	3.0	4.81 ft, Aug 11, 2022	0
Rose Ln in Raleigh	10.0	10.98 ft, Aug 8, 2024	0
Sunnybrook Dr in Raleigh	12.0	17.03 ft, Sep 6, 1996	0
Trailwood Drive	12.0	12.04 ft, Oct 9, 2021	0

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NOAA National Water Prediction Service, gauge SFTN7, 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.