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Yadkin River at Yadkin College

Highest listed crest 36.30 ftFlood stage 18.0 ft29 crests since 1916

The Yadkin River at Yadkin College crested at major flood stage 5 times among the 29 crests the National Weather Service lists from 1916 to 2024. The highest, 36.30 ft on July 1, 1916, was major flooding, 18.30 feet above flood stage. 1 other gauge on the Yadkin River crested above flood stage within a week of it.

The gauge

Highest listed crest
36.30 ft
July 1, 1916; 45,900 cubic feet per second
Flood stage
18.0 ft
Major flooding from 29.0 ft
Crests at major
5
22nd of 314 gauges in North Carolina
Most recent flood crest
September 29, 2024
23.04 ft, minor flooding
Location
Davie County
Near Lexington (7.5 mi), Clemmons (12.2 mi), Salisbury (14.4 mi)

Flood stages

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

Flood categories, Yadkin River at Yadkin College
Action stage17.00—The level at which the NWS or its partners begin to take action
Flood stage (minor)18.012Sep 29, 2024Minimal or no property damage, but possibly some public threat
Moderate flood stage25.012Oct 13, 2018Some inundation of structures and roads near the stream
Major flood stage29.05Mar 2, 1987Extensive inundation of structures and roads

Every listed crest

29 crests from 1916 to 2024. Filled: at or above flood stage. Hover a crest for its date and stage.

Listed crests at the Yadkin River at Yadkin College, 1916 to 2024 152025303540ft Flood stage 18.0 ftMajor 29.0 ft Jul 1, 1916: 36.30 ft, major flooding; 45,900 cubic feet per secondAug 18, 1928: 25.50 ft, moderate flooding; 50,200 cubic feet per secondOct 3, 1929: 29.80 ft, major flooding; 67,800 cubic feet per secondOct 18, 1932: 25.96 ft, moderate flooding; 52,200 cubic feet per secondJan 20, 1936: 24.92 ft, minor flooding; 47,900 cubic feet per secondOct 21, 1937: 27.50 ft, moderate flooding; 58,400 cubic feet per secondAug 15, 1940: 33.75 ft, major flooding; 80,200 cubic feet per secondSep 19, 1945: 26.17 ft, moderate flooding; 46,800 cubic feet per secondJun 16, 1947: 25.80 ft, moderate flooding; 46,000 cubic feet per secondMar 14, 1963: 26.45 ft, moderate flooding; 50,600 cubic feet per secondAug 12, 1970: 28.95 ft, moderate flooding; 57,000 cubic feet per secondJun 22, 1972: 32.81 ft, major flooding; 75,200 cubic feet per secondMar 15, 1975: 26.51 ft, moderate flooding; 47,000 cubic feet per secondApr 10, 1980: 22.67 ft, minor flooding; 34,900 cubic feet per secondMay 30, 1984: 23.36 ft, minor flooding; 37,000 cubic feet per secondAug 19, 1985: 18.67 ft, minor flooding; 24,800 cubic feet per secondMar 2, 1987: 29.55 ft, major flooding; 59,700 cubic feet per secondOct 3, 1989: 22.14 ft, minor flooding; 33,500 cubic feet per secondApr 23, 1992: 26.28 ft, moderate flooding; 46,300 cubic feet per secondMar 25, 1993: 24.02 ft, minor flooding; 38,900 cubic feet per secondMar 3, 1994: 19.20 ft, minor flooding; 25,850 cubic feet per secondMar 29, 1994: 23.80 ft, minor flooding; 38,270 cubic feet per secondAug 18, 1994: 19.24 ft, minor flooding; 25,930 cubic feet per secondMar 21, 2003: 26.19 ft, moderate flooding; 45,900 cubic feet per secondSep 29, 2004: 22.50 ft, minor flooding; 35,100 cubic feet per secondJan 26, 2010: 25.84 ft, moderate floodingSep 18, 2018: 20.82 ft, minor flooding; 33,125 cubic feet per secondOct 13, 2018: 27.12 ft, moderate flooding; 50,607 cubic feet per secondSep 29, 2024: 23.04 ft, minor flooding; 38,763 cubic feet per second Highest, 36.30 ft, Jul 1, 1916 192019401960198020002020

Crests at or above flood stage, by decade

Crests at or above flood stage per decade, Yadkin River at Yadkin College 1910s: 1 1920s: 2 1930s: 3 1940s: 3 1950s: 0 1960s: 1 1970s: 3 1980s: 5 5 1990s: 5 2000s: 2 2010s: 3 2020s: 1 1910s1920s1930s1940s1950s1960s1970s1980s1990s2000s2010s2020s
  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, Yadkin River at Yadkin College
1Jul 1, 191636.30+18.30Major45,900
2Aug 15, 194033.75+15.75Major80,200
3Jun 22, 197232.81+14.81Major75,200
4Oct 3, 192929.80+11.80Major67,800
5Mar 2, 198729.55+11.55Major59,700
6Aug 12, 197028.95+10.95Moderate57,000
7Oct 21, 193727.50+9.50Moderate58,400
8Oct 13, 201827.12+9.12Moderate50,607
9Mar 15, 197526.51+8.51Moderate47,000
10Mar 14, 196326.45+8.45Moderate50,600
11Apr 23, 199226.28+8.28Moderate46,300
12Mar 21, 200326.19+8.19Moderate45,900
13Sep 19, 194526.17+8.17Moderate46,800
14Oct 18, 193225.96+7.96Moderate52,200
15Jan 26, 201025.84+7.84Moderate—
16Jun 16, 194725.80+7.80Moderate46,000
17Aug 18, 192825.50+7.50Moderate50,200
18Jan 20, 193624.92+6.92Minor47,900
19Mar 25, 199324.02+6.02Minor38,900
20Mar 29, 199423.80+5.80Minor38,270
21May 30, 198423.36+5.36Minor37,000
22Sep 29, 202423.04+5.04Minor38,763
23Apr 10, 198022.67+4.67Minor34,900
24Sep 29, 200422.50+4.50Minor35,100
25Oct 3, 198922.14+4.14Minor33,500
26Sep 18, 201820.82+2.82Minor33,125
27Aug 18, 199419.24+1.24Minor25,930
28Mar 3, 199419.20+1.20Minor25,850
29Aug 19, 198518.67+0.67Minor24,800

The worst floods along the Yadkin River

For this gauge's highest crests, the other gauges on the Yadkin River that crested above flood stage within a week.

July 1, 1916: 36.30 ft here, major flooding

  • ElkinNC · Jul 8, 1916 · 36.00 ft · Major

August 15, 1940: 33.75 ft here, major flooding

  • WilkesboroNC · Aug 14, 1940 · 37.60 ft · Major · its highest
  • ElkinNC · Aug 16, 1940 · 37.50 ft · Major · its highest
  • PattersonNC · Aug 13, 1940 · 12.70 ft · Major
  • EnonNC · Aug 15, 1940 · 35.80 ft · Moderate · its highest

June 22, 1972: 32.81 ft here, major flooding

  • ElkinNC · Jun 21, 1972 · 22.64 ft · Moderate
  • EnonNC · Jun 21, 1972 · 27.83 ft · Minor
  • PattersonNC · Jun 21, 1972 · 5.04 ft · Minor

Gauges on the Yadkin River

In USGS station-number order, which runs downstream within a river basin.

Flood gauges on the Yadkin River
PattersonNC5.012.80 ft, Aug 7, 19732
WilkesboroNC14.037.60 ft, Aug 14, 19402
ElkinNC18.037.50 ft, Aug 16, 19402
EnonNC24.035.80 ft, Aug 15, 19400
Yadkin College this gaugeNC18.036.30 ft, Jul 1, 19165

Other gauges in Davie County

Flood gauges in Davie County
Foster Rd, 6 SW Mocksville19.025.56 ft, Nov 13, 20200

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

NOAA National Water Prediction Service, gauge YADN7, 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.