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Broad River in NC/SC at Neal Shoals Reservoir

Highest listed crest 340.91 ftFlood stage 340.0 ft9 crests since 2001

The Broad River in NC/SC at Neal Shoals Reservoir crested above flood stage 1 time among the 9 crests the National Weather Service lists from 2001 to 2020. The highest, 340.91 ft on February 8, 2020, was minor flooding, 0.91 feet above flood stage. 1 other gauge on the Broad River in NC/SC crested above flood stage within a week of it.

The gauge

Highest listed crest
340.91 ft
February 8, 2020
Flood stage
340.0 ft
Major flooding from 344.0 ft
Crests at major
0
1 above flood stage
Most recent flood crest
February 8, 2020
340.91 ft, minor flooding
Location
Union County
South Carolina

Flood stages

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

Flood categories, Broad River in NC/SC at Neal Shoals Reservoir
Action stage338.02Dec 31, 2015The level at which the NWS or its partners begin to take action
Flood stage (minor)340.01Feb 8, 2020Minimal or no property damage, but possibly some public threat
Moderate flood stage342.00—Some inundation of structures and roads near the stream
Major flood stage344.00—Extensive inundation of structures and roads

Every listed crest

9 crests from 2001 to 2020. Filled: at or above flood stage. Hover a crest for its date and stage.

Listed crests at the Broad River in NC/SC at Neal Shoals Reservoir, 2001 to 2020 332334336338340342344ft Flood stage 340.0 ftMajor 344.0 ft Mar 21, 2001: 334.90 ft, below flood stageJan 2, 2007: 335.41 ft, below flood stageAug 2, 2008: 332.07 ft, below flood stageMay 7, 2013: 339.21 ft, action stageDec 3, 2015: 335.69 ft, below flood stageDec 18, 2015: 335.01 ft, below flood stageDec 25, 2015: 337.37 ft, below flood stageDec 31, 2015: 338.47 ft, action stageFeb 8, 2020: 340.91 ft, minor flooding Highest, 340.91 ft, Feb 8, 2020 2005201020152020

Crests at or above flood stage, by decade

Crests at or above flood stage per decade, Broad River in NC/SC at Neal Shoals Reservoir 2000s: 0 2010s: 0 2020s: 1 1 2000s2010s2020s
  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, Broad River in NC/SC at Neal Shoals Reservoir
1Feb 8, 2020340.91+0.91Minor—
2May 7, 2013339.21−0.79Action—
3Dec 31, 2015338.47−1.53Action—
4Dec 25, 2015337.37−2.63Below flood stage—
5Dec 3, 2015335.69−4.31Below flood stage—
6Jan 2, 2007335.41−4.59Below flood stage—
7Dec 18, 2015335.01−4.99Below flood stage—
8Mar 21, 2001334.90−5.10Below flood stage—
9Aug 2, 2008332.07−7.93Below flood stage—

The worst floods along the Broad River in NC/SC

For this gauge's highest crests, the other gauges on the Broad River in NC/SC that crested above flood stage within a week.

February 8, 2020: 340.91 ft here, minor flooding

  • AlstonSC · Feb 8, 2020 · 27.99 ft · Moderate

Gauges on the Broad River in NC/SC

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

Flood gauges on the Broad River in NC/SC
GaffneySC16.019.80 ft, Aug 14, 19400
Ninety Nine Islands DamSC108.0108.41 ft, Sep 28, 20240
Neal Shoals Reservoir this gaugeSC340.0340.91 ft, Feb 8, 20200
CARLISLESC30.031.51 ft, Oct 10, 19760
AlstonSC20.029.48 ft, Sep 30, 20240

Other gauges in Union County

Flood gauges in Union County
CARLISLE30.031.51 ft, Oct 10, 19760
Whitmire25.037.32 ft, Aug 28, 19953

Union County: every hazard · River floods across the country · South Carolina

NOAA National Water Prediction Service, gauge NELS1, 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.