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Swift Creek near Apex

Highest listed crest 13.86 ftFlood stage 11.0 ft9 crests since 2003

The Swift Creek near Apex crested above flood stage 7 times among the 9 crests the National Weather Service lists from 2003 to 2025. The highest, 13.86 ft on June 14, 2016, was minor flooding, 2.86 feet above flood stage.

The gauge

Highest listed crest
13.86 ft
June 14, 2016; 5,260 cubic feet per second
Flood stage
11.0 ft
No major stage set
Crests at major
0
7 above flood stage
Most recent flood crest
August 6, 2025
11.50 ft, minor flooding
Location
Wake County
Near Cary (5.9 mi), Holly Springs (6.9 mi), Apex (7.2 mi)

Flood stages

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

Flood categories, Swift Creek near Apex
Action stage9.01Oct 12, 2018The level at which the NWS or its partners begin to take action
Flood stage (minor)11.07Aug 6, 2025Minimal or no property damage, but possibly some public threat
Moderate flood stage16.00—Some inundation of structures and roads near the stream

Every listed crest

9 crests from 2003 to 2025. Filled: at or above flood stage. Hover a crest for its date and stage.

Listed crests at the Swift Creek near Apex, 2003 to 2025 8101214ft Flood stage 11.0 ft Aug 11, 2003: 11.71 ft, minor flooding; 2,720 cubic feet per secondJun 14, 2016: 13.86 ft, minor flooding; 5,260 cubic feet per secondOct 8, 2016: 12.22 ft, minor flooding; 3,220 cubic feet per secondJul 17, 2017: 11.73 ft, minor flooding; 2,730 cubic feet per secondSep 17, 2018: 8.56 ft, below flood stageOct 12, 2018: 10.81 ft, action stageNov 13, 2018: 11.17 ft, minor floodingOct 9, 2021: 11.45 ft, minor floodingAug 6, 2025: 11.50 ft, minor flooding; 2,950 cubic feet per second Highest, 13.86 ft, Jun 14, 2016 20052010201520202025

Crests at or above flood stage, by decade

Crests at or above flood stage per decade, Swift Creek near Apex 2000s: 1 2010s: 4 4 2020s: 2 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, Swift Creek near Apex
1Jun 14, 201613.86+2.86Minor5,260
2Oct 8, 201612.22+1.22Minor3,220
3Jul 17, 201711.73+0.73Minor2,730
4Aug 11, 200311.71+0.71Minor2,720
5Aug 6, 202511.50+0.50Minor2,950
6Oct 9, 202111.45+0.45Minor—
7Nov 13, 201811.17+0.17Minor—
8Oct 12, 201810.81−0.19Action—
9Sep 17, 20188.56−2.44Below 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 CrossroadsNC12.014.15 ft, Sep 6, 19961
Apex this gaugeNC11.013.86 ft, Jun 14, 20160
Queensferry RdNC2.42.91 ft, Jul 23, 20260
Regency PkwyNC3.64.76 ft, Jul 23, 20260

Other gauges in Wake County

Flood gauges in Wake County
Anderson Drive16.023.10 ft, Sep 6, 19965
Crabtree Creek Greenway at Morrisville9.011.12 ft, Aug 8, 20240
Ebenezer Church Rd19.022.40 ft, Sep 6, 19963
Glenwood Ave18.027.69 ft, Jun 29, 19733
Old Wake Forest Road12.021.90 ft, Sep 6, 19963
New Hope9.013.33 ft, Sep 6, 19960
Falls Dam6.08.05 ft, Sep 16, 19961
Cameron Village6.07.27 ft, May 7, 20220
Fenton St12.014.65 ft, Sep 1, 20240
SE Cary Pkwy1.61.83 ft, Jul 8, 20260
Queensferry Rd2.42.91 ft, Jul 23, 20260
Regency Pkwy3.64.76 ft, Jul 23, 20260
McCuller's Crossroads12.014.15 ft, Sep 6, 19961
Symphony Lake near Cary2.12.72 ft, Aug 8, 20240
Buck Jones Road7.010.79 ft, Oct 9, 20211
Byrum St in Cary4.05.21 ft, Oct 9, 20210
Downstream Side of E Park4.04.24 ft, Sep 27, 20240
East Park St in Cary4.04.78 ft, Oct 9, 20210
S. State St.9.09.14 ft, Apr 30, 20200
I-404.64.81 ft, Sep 27, 20240
Clay St3.04.81 ft, Aug 11, 20220
Rose Ln in Raleigh10.010.98 ft, Aug 8, 20240
Sunnybrook Dr in Raleigh12.017.03 ft, Sep 6, 19960
Trailwood Drive12.012.04 ft, Oct 9, 20210

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

NOAA National Water Prediction Service, gauge APSN7, 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.