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Bullrun Creek near Halls Crossroads

Highest listed crest 13.28 ftFlood stage 10.0 ft13 crests since 1973

The Bullrun Creek near Halls Crossroads crested above flood stage 13 times among the 13 crests the National Weather Service lists from 1973 to 2022. The highest, 13.28 ft on April 4, 1977, was moderate flooding, 3.28 feet above flood stage.

The gauge

Highest listed crest
13.28 ft
April 4, 1977; 18,300 cubic feet per second
Flood stage
10.0 ft
Major flooding from 16.0 ft
Crests at major
0
13 above flood stage
Most recent flood crest
February 24, 2022
10.78 ft, minor flooding
Location
Knox County
Near Clinton (7.9 mi), Knoxville (10.2 mi)

Flood stages

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

Flood categories, Bullrun Creek near Halls Crossroads
Action stage9.00—The level at which the NWS or its partners begin to take action
Flood stage (minor)10.012Feb 24, 2022Minimal or no property damage, but possibly some public threat
Moderate flood stage13.01Apr 4, 1977Some inundation of structures and roads near the stream
Major flood stage16.00—Extensive inundation of structures and roads

Every listed crest

13 crests from 1973 to 2022. Filled: at or above flood stage. Hover a crest for its date and stage.

Listed crests at the Bullrun Creek near Halls Crossroads, 1973 to 2022 10121416ft Flood stage 10.0 ftMajor 16.0 ft Mar 16, 1973: 11.78 ft, minor flooding; 12,500 cubic feet per secondApr 4, 1977: 13.28 ft, moderate flooding; 18,300 cubic feet per secondMay 7, 1984: 12.04 ft, minor flooding; 10,500 cubic feet per secondMar 18, 2002: 10.81 ft, minor flooding; 5,730 cubic feet per secondFeb 16, 2003: 12.47 ft, minor flooding; 12,800 cubic feet per secondDec 9, 2009: 10.43 ft, minor flooding; 4,620 cubic feet per secondApr 16, 2011: 10.22 ft, minor flooding; 4,120 cubic feet per secondApr 23, 2017: 10.27 ft, minor flooding; 3,780 cubic feet per secondFeb 11, 2018: 10.64 ft, minor flooding; 4,700 cubic feet per secondFeb 23, 2019: 11.20 ft, minor flooding; 6,430 cubic feet per secondFeb 6, 2020: 11.23 ft, minor flooding; 12,500 cubic feet per secondMar 28, 2021: 10.48 ft, minor flooding; 4,280 cubic feet per secondFeb 24, 2022: 10.78 ft, minor flooding; 5,090 cubic feet per second Highest, 13.28 ft, Apr 4, 1977 19801990200020102020

Crests at or above flood stage, by decade

Crests at or above flood stage per decade, Bullrun Creek near Halls Crossroads 1970s: 2 1980s: 1 1990s: 0 2000s: 3 2010s: 4 4 2020s: 3 1970s1980s1990s2000s2010s2020s
  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, Bullrun Creek near Halls Crossroads
1Apr 4, 197713.28+3.28Moderate18,300
2Feb 16, 200312.47+2.47Minor12,800
3May 7, 198412.04+2.04Minor10,500
4Mar 16, 197311.78+1.78Minor12,500
5Feb 6, 202011.23+1.23Minor12,500
6Feb 23, 201911.20+1.20Minor6,430
7Mar 18, 200210.81+0.81Minor5,730
8Feb 24, 202210.78+0.78Minor5,090
9Feb 11, 201810.64+0.64Minor4,700
10Mar 28, 202110.48+0.48Minor4,280
11Dec 9, 200910.43+0.43Minor4,620
12Apr 23, 201710.27+0.27Minor3,780
13Apr 16, 201110.22+0.22Minor4,120

Other gauges in Knox County

Flood gauges in Knox County
Powell15.020.06 ft, Feb 24, 20190

Knox County: every hazard · River floods across the country · Tennessee

NOAA National Water Prediction Service, gauge BRCT1, 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.