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Wolf Creek (NC) near Balsam Lake

Highest listed crest 9.30 ftFlood stage 8.0 ft7 crests since 2004

The Wolf Creek (NC) near Balsam Lake crested above flood stage 1 time among the 7 crests the National Weather Service lists from 2004 to 2015. The highest, 9.30 ft on March 20, 2008, was minor flooding, 1.30 feet above flood stage.

The gauge

Highest listed crest
9.30 ft
March 20, 2008
Flood stage
8.0 ft
Major flooding from 15.0 ft
Crests at major
0
1 above flood stage
Most recent flood crest
March 20, 2008
9.30 ft, minor flooding
Location
Jackson County
North Carolina
Identifiers
NWS IWCN7
Out of service

Flood stages

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

Flood categories, Wolf Creek (NC) near Balsam Lake
Action stage6.01Nov 19, 2015The level at which the NWS or its partners begin to take action
Flood stage (minor)8.01Mar 20, 2008Minimal or no property damage, but possibly some public threat
Moderate flood stage12.00—Some inundation of structures and roads near the stream
Major flood stage15.00—Extensive inundation of structures and roads

Every listed crest

7 crests from 2004 to 2015. Filled: at or above flood stage. Hover a crest for its date and stage.

Listed crests at the Wolf Creek (NC) near Balsam Lake, 2004 to 2015 051015ft Flood stage 8.0 ftMajor 15.0 ft Sep 8, 2004: 2.30 ft, below flood stageSep 17, 2004: 2.70 ft, below flood stageSep 28, 2004: 2.10 ft, below flood stageMar 20, 2008: 9.30 ft, minor floodingSep 20, 2009: 4.90 ft, below flood stageJan 30, 2013: 2.77 ft, below flood stageNov 19, 2015: 6.24 ft, action stage Highest, 9.30 ft, Mar 20, 2008 200520102015

Crests at or above flood stage, by decade

Crests at or above flood stage per decade, Wolf Creek (NC) near Balsam Lake 2000s: 1 1 2010s: 0 2000s2010s
  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, Wolf Creek (NC) near Balsam Lake
1Mar 20, 20089.30+1.30Minor—
2Nov 19, 20156.24−1.76Action—
3Sep 20, 20094.90−3.10Below flood stage—
4Jan 30, 20132.77−5.23Below flood stage—
5Sep 17, 20042.70−5.30Below flood stage—
6Sep 8, 20042.30−5.70Below flood stage—
7Sep 28, 20042.10−5.90Below flood stage—

Other gauges in Jackson County

Flood gauges in Jackson County
Great Falls Dr10.012.20 ft, Aug 26, 20080
Beta9.09.54 ft, Jan 15, 20130
Barkers creek nr Dillsboro12.013.26 ft, Sep 17, 20040
sr1172 nr Cullowhee16.017.37 ft, Sep 8, 20040

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

NOAA National Water Prediction Service, gauge IWCN7, 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.