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Tuckasegee River below Everett St, in Bryson City

Highest listed crest 15.96 ftFlood stage 10.0 ft60 crests since 1900

The Tuckasegee River below Everett St, in Bryson City crested at major flood stage 1 time among the 60 crests the National Weather Service lists from 1900 to 2024. The highest, 15.96 ft on August 30, 1940, was major flooding, 5.96 feet above flood stage.

The gauge

Highest listed crest
15.96 ft
August 30, 1940; 61,600 cubic feet per second
Flood stage
10.0 ft
Major flooding from 15.5 ft
Crests at major
1
76th of 314 gauges in North Carolina
Most recent flood crest
September 27, 2024
15.16 ft, moderate flooding
Location
Swain County
North Carolina

Flood stages

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

Flood categories, Tuckasegee River below Everett St, in Bryson City
Action stage8.012Feb 11, 2018The level at which the NWS or its partners begin to take action
Flood stage (minor)10.033Jan 9, 2024Minimal or no property damage, but possibly some public threat
Moderate flood stage13.58Sep 27, 2024Some inundation of structures and roads near the stream
Major flood stage15.51Aug 30, 1940Extensive inundation of structures and roads

Every listed crest

60 crests from 1900 to 2024. Filled: at or above flood stage. Hover a crest for its date and stage.

Listed crests at the Tuckasegee River below Everett St, in Bryson City, 1900 to 2024 6810121416ft Flood stage 10.0 ftMajor 15.5 ft Feb 12, 1900: 14.00 ft, moderate flooding; 42,200 cubic feet per secondMay 21, 1901: 11.50 ft, minor flooding; 27,800 cubic feet per secondDec 14, 1901: 10.00 ft, minor flooding; 21,000 cubic feet per secondDec 29, 1901: 10.80 ft, minor flooding; 24,500 cubic feet per secondFeb 28, 1902: 12.80 ft, minor flooding; 34,600 cubic feet per secondMar 29, 1902: 9.10 ft, action stage; 17,000 cubic feet per secondFeb 28, 1903: 9.40 ft, action stage; 18,000 cubic feet per secondMar 22, 1903: 11.90 ft, minor flooding; 29,700 cubic feet per secondNov 19, 1906: 14.00 ft, moderate flooding; 41,700 cubic feet per secondMar 4, 1917: 12.70 ft, minor flooding; 37,700 cubic feet per secondApr 2, 1920: 12.20 ft, minor flooding; 35,000 cubic feet per secondAug 30, 1940: 15.96 ft, major flooding; 61,600 cubic feet per secondJan 20, 1947: 10.65 ft, minor flooding; 27,600 cubic feet per secondJan 31, 1957: 11.10 ft, minor flooding; 29,900 cubic feet per secondDec 12, 1961: 10.65 ft, minor flooding; 20,400 cubic feet per secondMar 6, 1963: 12.25 ft, minor flooding; 26,000 cubic feet per secondApr 7, 1964: 11.27 ft, minor flooding; 22,600 cubic feet per secondMar 26, 1965: 13.14 ft, minor flooding; 29,200 cubic feet per secondFeb 13, 1966: 12.20 ft, minor flooding; 25,900 cubic feet per secondDec 31, 1969: 11.54 ft, minor flooding; 23,600 cubic feet per secondMar 16, 1973: 13.45 ft, minor flooding; 30,200 cubic feet per secondMar 30, 1975: 12.22 ft, minor flooding; 25,900 cubic feet per secondMay 15, 1976: 12.61 ft, minor flooding; 27,300 cubic feet per secondApr 5, 1977: 13.60 ft, moderate flooding; 30,800 cubic feet per secondMar 4, 1979: 11.44 ft, minor flooding; 22,900 cubic feet per secondFeb 16, 1990: 11.37 ft, minor flooding; 22,600 cubic feet per secondMar 28, 1994: 14.25 ft, moderate flooding; 33,300 cubic feet per secondJan 15, 1995: 8.17 ft, action stage; 12,800 cubic feet per secondDec 1, 1996: 10.66 ft, minor flooding; 20,300 cubic feet per secondMar 12, 1997: 9.30 ft, action stage; 18,000 cubic feet per secondJan 8, 1998: 12.67 ft, minor flooding; 23,700 cubic feet per secondSep 3, 1998: 12.00 ft, minor flooding; 30,000 cubic feet per secondOct 5, 1998: 12.90 ft, minor flooding; 35,000 cubic feet per secondFeb 6, 1999: 12.10 ft, minor flooding; 31,000 cubic feet per secondMar 18, 1999: 14.20 ft, moderate flooding; 43,500 cubic feet per secondApr 4, 2000: 8.18 ft, action stage; 12,800 cubic feet per secondMay 6, 2003: 13.62 ft, moderate flooding; 30,800 cubic feet per secondSep 17, 2004: 13.87 ft, moderate flooding; 31,800 cubic feet per secondJan 1, 2007: 6.61 ft, below flood stage; 8,620 cubic feet per secondMar 4, 2008: 7.76 ft, below flood stage; 11,600 cubic feet per secondJan 7, 2009: 8.13 ft, action stageSep 22, 2009: 8.08 ft, action stageNov 11, 2009: 6.99 ft, below flood stageDec 9, 2009: 10.31 ft, minor flooding; 19,246 cubic feet per secondDec 1, 2010: 8.82 ft, action stageDec 7, 2011: 6.90 ft, below flood stageJan 16, 2013: 12.67 ft, minor flooding; 27,639 cubic feet per secondJan 31, 2013: 10.88 ft, minor flooding; 21,186 cubic feet per secondJul 5, 2013: 9.27 ft, action stageDec 22, 2013: 8.69 ft, action stageOct 15, 2014: 6.79 ft, below flood stage; 9,060 cubic feet per secondDec 2, 2015: 11.21 ft, minor flooding; 22,300 cubic feet per secondDec 24, 2015: 10.06 ft, minor flooding; 18,400 cubic feet per secondDec 29, 2015: 8.49 ft, action stage; 13,572 cubic feet per secondApr 24, 2017: 7.31 ft, below flood stage; 10,400 cubic feet per secondFeb 11, 2018: 9.96 ft, action stage; 18,100 cubic feet per secondApr 19, 2019: 11.61 ft, minor flooding; 23,700 cubic feet per secondFeb 6, 2020: 13.38 ft, minor flooding; 30,395 cubic feet per secondJan 9, 2024: 10.98 ft, minor flooding; 21,500 cubic feet per secondSep 27, 2024: 15.16 ft, moderate flooding; 37,700 cubic feet per second Highest, 15.96 ft, Aug 30, 1940 1900192019401960198020002020

Crests at or above flood stage, by decade

Crests at or above flood stage per decade, Tuckasegee River below Everett St, in Bryson City 1900s: 7 1910s: 1 1920s: 1 1930s: 0 1940s: 2 1950s: 1 1960s: 6 1970s: 5 1980s: 0 1990s: 8 8 2000s: 3 2010s: 5 2020s: 3 1900s1910s1920s1930s1940s1950s1960s1970s1980s1990s2000s2010s2020s
  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

The 50 highest of 60 listed crests.

Highest listed crests, Tuckasegee River below Everett St, in Bryson City
1Aug 30, 194015.96+5.96Major61,600
2Sep 27, 202415.16+5.16Moderate37,700
3Mar 28, 199414.25+4.25Moderate33,300
4Mar 18, 199914.20+4.20Moderate43,500
5Feb 12, 190014.00+4.00Moderate42,200
6Nov 19, 190614.00+4.00Moderate41,700
7Sep 17, 200413.87+3.87Moderate31,800
8May 6, 200313.62+3.62Moderate30,800
9Apr 5, 197713.60+3.60Moderate30,800
10Mar 16, 197313.45+3.45Minor30,200
11Feb 6, 202013.38+3.38Minor30,395
12Mar 26, 196513.14+3.14Minor29,200
13Oct 5, 199812.90+2.90Minor35,000
14Feb 28, 190212.80+2.80Minor34,600
15Mar 4, 191712.70+2.70Minor37,700
16Jan 8, 199812.67+2.67Minor23,700
17Jan 16, 201312.67+2.67Minor27,639
18May 15, 197612.61+2.61Minor27,300
19Mar 6, 196312.25+2.25Minor26,000
20Mar 30, 197512.22+2.22Minor25,900
21Apr 2, 192012.20+2.20Minor35,000
22Feb 13, 196612.20+2.20Minor25,900
23Feb 6, 199912.10+2.10Minor31,000
24Sep 3, 199812.00+2.00Minor30,000
25Mar 22, 190311.90+1.90Minor29,700
26Apr 19, 201911.61+1.61Minor23,700
27Dec 31, 196911.54+1.54Minor23,600
28May 21, 190111.50+1.50Minor27,800
29Mar 4, 197911.44+1.44Minor22,900
30Feb 16, 199011.37+1.37Minor22,600
31Apr 7, 196411.27+1.27Minor22,600
32Dec 2, 201511.21+1.21Minor22,300
33Jan 31, 195711.10+1.10Minor29,900
34Jan 9, 202410.98+0.98Minor21,500
35Jan 31, 201310.88+0.88Minor21,186
36Dec 29, 190110.80+0.80Minor24,500
37Dec 1, 199610.66+0.66Minor20,300
38Jan 20, 194710.65+0.65Minor27,600
39Dec 12, 196110.65+0.65Minor20,400
40Dec 9, 200910.31+0.31Minor19,246
41Dec 24, 201510.06+0.06Minor18,400
42Dec 14, 190110.000.00Minor21,000
43Feb 11, 20189.96−0.04Action18,100
44Feb 28, 19039.40−0.60Action18,000
45Mar 12, 19979.30−0.70Action18,000
46Jul 5, 20139.27−0.73Action—
47Mar 29, 19029.10−0.90Action17,000
48Dec 1, 20108.82−1.18Action—
49Dec 22, 20138.69−1.31Action—
50Dec 29, 20158.49−1.51Action13,572

Gauges on the Tuckasegee River

In USGS station-number order, which runs downstream within a river basin.

Flood gauges on the Tuckasegee River
sr1172 nr CullowheeNC16.017.37 ft, Sep 8, 20040
Barkers creek nr DillsboroNC12.013.26 ft, Sep 17, 20040
Everett St, in Bryson City this gaugeNC10.015.96 ft, Aug 30, 19401

Other gauges in Swain County

Flood gauges in Swain County
Deep Creek road near Bryson City6.07.34 ft, Jan 15, 20130
NEEDMORE11.013.06 ft, Oct 5, 19640
Contesky Dr, in Birdtown10.018.00 ft, Nov 19, 19062
EBCI Trout Farm9.011.60 ft, Jan 24, 20030

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

NOAA National Water Prediction Service, gauge TKSN7, 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.