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Walnut Creek at Sunnybrook Dr in Raleigh

Highest listed crest 17.03 ftFlood stage 12.0 ft2 crests since 1996

The Walnut Creek at Sunnybrook Dr in Raleigh crested above flood stage 1 time among the 2 crests the National Weather Service lists from 1996 to 2018. The highest, 17.03 ft on September 6, 1996, was moderate flooding, 5.03 feet above flood stage.

The gauge

Highest listed crest
17.03 ft
September 6, 1996; 6,760 cubic feet per second
Flood stage
12.0 ft
No major stage set
Crests at major
0
1 above flood stage
Most recent flood crest
September 6, 1996
17.03 ft, moderate flooding
Location
Wake County
Near Garner (5.1 mi), Knightdale (5.4 mi), Raleigh (6.0 mi)

Flood stages

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

Flood categories, Walnut Creek at Sunnybrook Dr in Raleigh
Action stage10.01Oct 12, 2018The level at which the NWS or its partners begin to take action
Flood stage (minor)12.00—Minimal or no property damage, but possibly some public threat
Moderate flood stage14.01Sep 6, 1996Some inundation of structures and roads near the stream

Every listed crest

2 crests from 1996 to 2018. Filled: at or above flood stage. Hover a crest for its date and stage.

Listed crests at the Walnut Creek at Sunnybrook Dr in Raleigh, 1996 to 2018 1012141618ft Flood stage 12.0 ft Sep 6, 1996: 17.03 ft, moderate flooding; 6,760 cubic feet per secondOct 12, 2018: 10.02 ft, action stage Highest, 17.03 ft, Sep 6, 1996 2000200520102015

Crests at or above flood stage, by decade

Crests at or above flood stage per decade, Walnut Creek at Sunnybrook Dr in Raleigh 1990s: 1 1 2000s: 0 2010s: 0 1990s2000s2010s
  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, Walnut Creek at Sunnybrook Dr in Raleigh
1Sep 6, 199617.03+5.03Moderate6,760
2Oct 12, 201810.02−1.98Action—

Gauges on the Walnut Creek

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

Flood gauges on the Walnut Creek
Clay StNC3.04.81 ft, Aug 11, 20220
Rose Ln in RaleighNC10.010.98 ft, Aug 8, 20240
Sunnybrook Dr in Raleigh this gaugeNC12.017.03 ft, Sep 6, 19960
Trailwood DriveNC12.012.04 ft, Oct 9, 20210
I-40NC4.64.81 ft, Sep 27, 20240

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
Apex11.013.86 ft, Jun 14, 20160
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
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 WALN7, 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.