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Broad River in NC/SC near CARLISLE

Highest listed crest 31.51 ftFlood stage 30.0 ft27 crests since 1939

The Broad River in NC/SC near CARLISLE crested above flood stage 1 time among the 27 crests the National Weather Service lists from 1939 to 2007. The highest, 31.51 ft on October 10, 1976, was minor flooding, 1.51 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
31.51 ft
October 10, 1976; 123,000 cubic feet per second
Flood stage
30.0 ft
Major flooding from 36.0 ft
Crests at major
0
1 above flood stage
Most recent flood crest
October 10, 1976
31.51 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 near CARLISLE
Action stage29.01Aug 15, 1940The level at which the NWS or its partners begin to take action
Flood stage (minor)30.01Oct 10, 1976Minimal or no property damage, but possibly some public threat
Moderate flood stage34.00—Some inundation of structures and roads near the stream
Major flood stage36.00—Extensive inundation of structures and roads

Every listed crest

27 crests from 1939 to 2007. Filled: at or above flood stage. Hover a crest for its date and stage.

Listed crests at the Broad River in NC/SC near CARLISLE, 1939 to 2007 152025303540ft Flood stage 30.0 ftMajor 36.0 ft Mar 1, 1939: 16.27 ft, below flood stage; 34,900 cubic feet per secondAug 15, 1940: 29.41 ft, action stage; 103,000 cubic feet per secondJul 18, 1941: 17.06 ft, below flood stage; 37,600 cubic feet per secondFeb 18, 1942: 18.42 ft, below flood stage; 42,200 cubic feet per secondJan 29, 1943: 18.96 ft, below flood stage; 44,500 cubic feet per secondMar 20, 1944: 19.58 ft, below flood stage; 46,900 cubic feet per secondSep 19, 1945: 25.72 ft, below flood stage; 78,500 cubic feet per secondJan 8, 1946: 20.11 ft, below flood stage; 49,200 cubic feet per secondNov 29, 1948: 22.81 ft, below flood stage; 62,200 cubic feet per secondMar 5, 1952: 22.43 ft, below flood stage; 57,700 cubic feet per secondJan 24, 1954: 20.63 ft, below flood stage; 49,200 cubic feet per secondApr 29, 1958: 20.12 ft, below flood stage; 48,000 cubic feet per secondMar 14, 1963: 21.78 ft, below flood stage; 57,200 cubic feet per secondApr 8, 1964: 23.90 ft, below flood stage; 69,500 cubic feet per secondOct 18, 1964: 25.82 ft, below flood stage; 79,900 cubic feet per secondAug 24, 1967: 20.23 ft, below flood stage; 51,200 cubic feet per secondFeb 3, 1973: 21.54 ft, below flood stage; 57,700 cubic feet per secondMar 15, 1975: 23.75 ft, below flood stage; 63,100 cubic feet per secondOct 10, 1976: 31.51 ft, minor flooding; 123,000 cubic feet per secondMar 2, 1987: 25.77 ft, below flood stage; 72,100 cubic feet per secondOct 2, 1990: 21.66 ft, below flood stage; 54,600 cubic feet per secondOct 14, 1990: 26.60 ft, below flood stage; 78,200 cubic feet per secondJan 16, 1995: 24.44 ft, below flood stage; 65,800 cubic feet per secondMar 10, 1998: 18.30 ft, below flood stage; 41,100 cubic feet per secondMar 21, 2003: 24.96 ft, below flood stage; 69,400 cubic feet per secondSep 10, 2004: 25.33 ft, below flood stage; 71,200 cubic feet per secondMar 3, 2007: 19.09 ft, below flood stage; 45,100 cubic feet per second Highest, 31.51 ft, Oct 10, 1976 1940195019601970198019902000

Crests at or above flood stage, by decade

Crests at or above flood stage per decade, Broad River in NC/SC near CARLISLE 1930s: 0 1940s: 0 1950s: 0 1960s: 0 1970s: 1 1 1980s: 0 1990s: 0 2000s: 0 1930s1940s1950s1960s1970s1980s1990s2000s
  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 near CARLISLE
1Oct 10, 197631.51+1.51Minor123,000
2Aug 15, 194029.41−0.59Action103,000
3Oct 14, 199026.60−3.40Below flood stage78,200
4Oct 18, 196425.82−4.18Below flood stage79,900
5Mar 2, 198725.77−4.23Below flood stage72,100
6Sep 19, 194525.72−4.28Below flood stage78,500
7Sep 10, 200425.33−4.67Below flood stage71,200
8Mar 21, 200324.96−5.04Below flood stage69,400
9Jan 16, 199524.44−5.56Below flood stage65,800
10Apr 8, 196423.90−6.10Below flood stage69,500
11Mar 15, 197523.75−6.25Below flood stage63,100
12Nov 29, 194822.81−7.19Below flood stage62,200
13Mar 5, 195222.43−7.57Below flood stage57,700
14Mar 14, 196321.78−8.22Below flood stage57,200
15Oct 2, 199021.66−8.34Below flood stage54,600
16Feb 3, 197321.54−8.46Below flood stage57,700
17Jan 24, 195420.63−9.37Below flood stage49,200
18Aug 24, 196720.23−9.77Below flood stage51,200
19Apr 29, 195820.12−9.88Below flood stage48,000
20Jan 8, 194620.11−9.89Below flood stage49,200
21Mar 20, 194419.58−10.42Below flood stage46,900
22Mar 3, 200719.09−10.91Below flood stage45,100
23Jan 29, 194318.96−11.04Below flood stage44,500
24Feb 18, 194218.42−11.58Below flood stage42,200
25Mar 10, 199818.30−11.70Below flood stage41,100
26Jul 18, 194117.06−12.94Below flood stage37,600
27Mar 1, 193916.27−13.73Below flood stage34,900

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.

October 10, 1976: 31.51 ft here, minor flooding

  • GaffneySC · Oct 10, 1976 · 17.20 ft · Minor

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 ReservoirSC340.0340.91 ft, Feb 8, 20200
CARLISLE this gaugeSC30.031.51 ft, Oct 10, 19760
AlstonSC20.029.48 ft, Sep 30, 20240

Other gauges in Union County

Flood gauges in Union County
Neal Shoals Reservoir340.0340.91 ft, Feb 8, 20200
Whitmire25.037.32 ft, Aug 28, 19953

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

NOAA National Water Prediction Service, gauge CARS1, 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.