UT to Buffalo Creek at S.R. 1506

Highest listed crest 7.44 ftFlood stage 6.0 ft1 crests since 2026

The UT to Buffalo Creek at S.R. 1506 crested above flood stage 1 time among the 1 crests the National Weather Service lists from 2026 to 2026. The highest, 7.44 ft on October 11, 2026, was minor flooding, 1.44 feet above flood stage.

The gauge

Highest listed crest: 7.44 ft; October 11, 2026
Flood stage: 6.0 ft; Major flooding from 13.0 ft
Crests at major: 0; 1 above flood stage
Most recent flood crest: October 11, 2026; 7.44 ft, minor flooding
Location: Ashe County; North Carolina
Identifiers: NWS ABWN7; 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, UT to Buffalo Creek at S.R. 1506

Action stage	5.0	0	—	The level at which the NWS or its partners begin to take action
Flood stage (minor)	6.0	1	Oct 11, 2026	Minimal or no property damage, but possibly some public threat
Moderate flood stage	9.0	0	—	Some inundation of structures and roads near the stream
Major flood stage	13.0	0	—	Extensive inundation of structures and roads

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

Highest listed crests, UT to Buffalo Creek at S.R. 1506

1	Oct 11, 2026	7.44	+1.44	Minor	—

Other gauges in Ashe County

Flood gauges in Ashe County

Clifton	7.0	8.74 ft, Jun 9, 2019	0
SR 1100 near Brownwood	10.0	24.50 ft, Sep 27, 2024	1
Jefferson	8.0	22.50 ft, Aug 14, 1940	3

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

NOAA National Water Prediction Service, gauge ABWN7, 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.