Swift Creek Upstream of Regency Pkwy
Highest listed crest 4.76 ftFlood stage 3.6 ft1 crests since 2026
The Swift Creek Upstream of Regency Pkwy crested above flood stage 1 time among the 1 crests the National Weather Service lists from 2026 to 2026. The highest, 4.76 ft on July 23, 2026, was minor flooding, 1.16 feet above flood stage. 1 other gauge on the Swift Creek crested above flood stage within a week of it, 1 at its own highest listed crest.
The gauge
- Highest listed crest
- 4.76 ft
- July 23, 2026
- Flood stage
- 3.6 ft
- Major flooding from 12.8 ft
- Crests at major
- 0
- 1 above flood stage
- Most recent flood crest
- July 23, 2026
- 4.76 ft, minor flooding
Flood stages
The thresholds the National Weather Service uses for this gauge today, and how many listed crests reached each.
| Action stage | 1.8 | 0 | — |
| Flood stage (minor) | 3.6 | 1 | Jul 23, 2026 |
| Moderate flood stage | 10.0 | 0 | — |
| Major flood stage | 12.8 | 0 | — |
Every listed crest
1 crests from 2026 to 2026. Filled: at or above flood stage. Hover a crest for its date and stage.
- 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
| 1 | Jul 23, 2026 | 4.76 | +1.16 | Minor |
The worst floods along the Swift Creek
For this gauge's highest crests, the other gauges on the Swift Creek that crested above flood stage within a week.
July 23, 2026: 4.76 ft here, minor flooding
- Queensferry RdNC · Jul 23, 2026 · 2.91 ft · Minor · its highest
Gauges on the Swift Creek
Flood gauges sharing the river's name, linked within 80 miles of one another.
| McCuller's Crossroads | NC | 14.15 ft, Sep 6, 1996 | 1 |
| Apex | NC | 13.86 ft, Jun 14, 2016 | 0 |
| Queensferry Rd | NC | 2.91 ft, Jul 23, 2026 | 0 |
| Regency Pkwy this gauge | NC | 4.76 ft, Jul 23, 2026 | 0 |
Other gauges in Wake County
| Anderson Drive | 23.10 ft, Sep 6, 1996 | 5 |
| Crabtree Creek Greenway at Morrisville | 11.12 ft, Aug 8, 2024 | 0 |
| Ebenezer Church Rd | 22.40 ft, Sep 6, 1996 | 3 |
| Glenwood Ave | 27.69 ft, Jun 29, 1973 | 3 |
| Old Wake Forest Road | 21.90 ft, Sep 6, 1996 | 3 |
| New Hope | 13.33 ft, Sep 6, 1996 | 0 |
| Falls Dam | 8.05 ft, Sep 16, 1996 | 1 |
| Cameron Village | 7.27 ft, May 7, 2022 | 0 |
| Fenton St | 14.65 ft, Sep 1, 2024 | 0 |
| SE Cary Pkwy | 1.83 ft, Jul 8, 2026 | 0 |
| Queensferry Rd | 2.91 ft, Jul 23, 2026 | 0 |
| McCuller's Crossroads | 14.15 ft, Sep 6, 1996 | 1 |
| Apex | 13.86 ft, Jun 14, 2016 | 0 |
| Symphony Lake near Cary | 2.72 ft, Aug 8, 2024 | 0 |
| Buck Jones Road | 10.79 ft, Oct 9, 2021 | 1 |
| Byrum St in Cary | 5.21 ft, Oct 9, 2021 | 0 |
| Downstream Side of E Park | 4.24 ft, Sep 27, 2024 | 0 |
| East Park St in Cary | 4.78 ft, Oct 9, 2021 | 0 |
| S. State St. | 9.14 ft, Apr 30, 2020 | 0 |
| I-40 | 4.81 ft, Sep 27, 2024 | 0 |
| Clay St | 4.81 ft, Aug 11, 2022 | 0 |
| Rose Ln in Raleigh | 10.98 ft, Aug 8, 2024 | 0 |
| Sunnybrook Dr in Raleigh | 17.03 ft, Sep 6, 1996 | 0 |
| Trailwood Drive | 12.04 ft, Oct 9, 2021 | 0 |
Wake County: every hazard · River floods across the country · North Carolina
NOAA National Water Prediction Service, gauge SRPN7, 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.