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Winkler Creek at Meadowview Drive in Boone

Highest listed crest 16.30 ftFlood stage 9.2 ft5 crests since 2019

The Winkler Creek at Meadowview Drive in Boone crested at major flood stage 1 time among the 5 crests the National Weather Service lists from 2019 to 2024. The highest, 16.30 ft on September 27, 2024, was major flooding, 7.10 feet above flood stage.

The gauge

Highest listed crest
16.30 ft
September 27, 2024
Flood stage
9.2 ft
Major flooding from 14.2 ft
Crests at major
1
76th of 314 gauges in North Carolina
Most recent flood crest
September 27, 2024
16.30 ft, major flooding
Location
Watauga County
Near Boone (0.9 mi)
Identifiers
NWS WKLN7
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, Winkler Creek at Meadowview Drive in Boone
Action stage6.71Jan 12, 2020The level at which the NWS or its partners begin to take action
Flood stage (minor)9.20—Minimal or no property damage, but possibly some public threat
Moderate flood stage11.70—Some inundation of structures and roads near the stream
Major flood stage14.21Sep 27, 2024Extensive inundation of structures and roads

Every listed crest

5 crests from 2019 to 2024. Filled: at or above flood stage. Hover a crest for its date and stage.

Listed crests at the Winkler Creek at Meadowview Drive in Boone, 2019 to 2024 05101520ft Flood stage 9.2 ftMajor 14.2 ft Jun 9, 2019: 5.86 ft, below flood stageJan 12, 2020: 8.00 ft, action stageOct 29, 2020: 4.80 ft, below flood stageJan 9, 2024: 5.34 ft, below flood stageSep 27, 2024: 16.30 ft, major flooding Highest, 16.30 ft, Sep 27, 2024 20202025

Crests at or above flood stage, by decade

Crests at or above flood stage per decade, Winkler Creek at Meadowview Drive in Boone 2010s: 0 2020s: 1 1 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, Winkler Creek at Meadowview Drive in Boone
1Sep 27, 202416.30+7.10Major—
2Jan 12, 20208.00−1.20Action—
3Jun 9, 20195.86−3.34Below flood stage—
4Jan 9, 20245.34−3.86Below flood stage—
5Oct 29, 20204.80−4.40Below flood stage—

Other gauges in Watauga County

Flood gauges in Watauga County
Broadstone Road6.08.16 ft, Oct 11, 20260
Deerfield Road4.57.95 ft, Oct 11, 20260
Deerfield Road5.06.29 ft, Oct 11, 20260
Boone12.012.28 ft, Oct 23, 20170
US Hwy 22123.025.71 ft, Sep 27, 20240
Aldridge Road6.09.00 ft, Oct 11, 20260
Foscoe9.011.96 ft, May 19, 20180
Sugar Grove6.029.60 ft, Aug 13, 19405

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

NOAA National Water Prediction Service, gauge WKLN7, 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.