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Walnut Creek (NC) at Buck Jones Road

Highest listed crest 10.79 ftFlood stage 7.0 ft6 crests since 2018

The Walnut Creek (NC) at Buck Jones Road crested at major flood stage 1 time among the 6 crests the National Weather Service lists from 2018 to 2025. The highest, 10.79 ft on October 9, 2021, was major flooding, 3.79 feet above flood stage. 2 other gauges on the Walnut Creek (NC) crested above flood stage within a week of it, 2 at their own highest listed crest.

The gauge

Highest listed crest
10.79 ft
October 9, 2021; 2,920 cubic feet per second
Flood stage
7.0 ft
Major flooding from 10.0 ft
Crests at major
1
76th of 314 gauges in North Carolina
Most recent flood crest
August 15, 2025
8.05 ft, minor flooding
Location
Wake County
Near Cary (4.9 mi), Raleigh (6.7 mi), Morrisville (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, Walnut Creek (NC) at Buck Jones Road
Action stage6.02Oct 10, 2018The level at which the NWS or its partners begin to take action
Flood stage (minor)7.03Aug 15, 2025Minimal or no property damage, but possibly some public threat
Moderate flood stage9.00—Some inundation of structures and roads near the stream
Major flood stage10.01Oct 9, 2021Extensive inundation of structures and roads

Every listed crest

6 crests from 2018 to 2025. Filled: at or above flood stage. Hover a crest for its date and stage.

Listed crests at the Walnut Creek (NC) at Buck Jones Road, 2018 to 2025 67891011ft Flood stage 7.0 ftMajor 10.0 ft Sep 16, 2018: 6.59 ft, action stageOct 10, 2018: 6.95 ft, action stageSep 12, 2020: 7.15 ft, minor flooding; 2,000 cubic feet per secondOct 9, 2021: 10.79 ft, major flooding; 2,920 cubic feet per secondSep 27, 2024: 7.09 ft, minor flooding; 1,919 cubic feet per secondAug 15, 2025: 8.05 ft, minor flooding; 1,480 cubic feet per second Highest, 10.79 ft, Oct 9, 2021 20202025

Crests at or above flood stage, by decade

Crests at or above flood stage per decade, Walnut Creek (NC) at Buck Jones Road 2010s: 0 2020s: 4 4 2010s2020s
  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 (NC) at Buck Jones Road
1Oct 9, 202110.79+3.79Major2,920
2Aug 15, 20258.05+1.05Minor1,480
3Sep 12, 20207.15+0.15Minor2,000
4Sep 27, 20247.09+0.09Minor1,919
5Oct 10, 20186.95−0.05Action—
6Sep 16, 20186.59−0.41Action—

The worst floods along the Walnut Creek (NC)

For this gauge's highest crests, the other gauges on the Walnut Creek (NC) that crested above flood stage within a week.

October 9, 2021: 10.79 ft here, major flooding

September 27, 2024: 7.09 ft here, minor flooding

Gauges on the Walnut Creek (NC)

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

Flood gauges on the Walnut Creek (NC)
Buck Jones Road this gaugeNC7.010.79 ft, Oct 9, 20211
Byrum St in CaryNC4.05.21 ft, Oct 9, 20210
Downstream Side of E ParkNC4.04.24 ft, Sep 27, 20240
East Park St in CaryNC4.04.78 ft, Oct 9, 20210
S. State St.NC9.09.14 ft, Apr 30, 20200

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
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 BKJN7, 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.