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Doe River at Elizabethton

Highest listed crest 11.10 ftFlood stage 8.0 ft13 crests since 1901

The Doe River at Elizabethton crested at major flood stage 3 times among the 13 crests the National Weather Service lists from 1901 to 2024. The highest, 11.10 ft on September 27, 2024, was major flooding, 3.10 feet above flood stage.

The gauge

Highest listed crest
11.10 ft
September 27, 2024
Flood stage
8.0 ft
Major flooding from 10.0 ft
Crests at major
3
26th of 100 gauges in Tennessee
Most recent flood crest
September 27, 2024
11.10 ft, major flooding
Location
Carter County
Near Elizabethton (1.6 mi), Johnson City (9.5 mi), Bristol (14.8 mi)

Flood stages

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

Flood categories, Doe River at Elizabethton
Action stage5.08Apr 13, 2020The level at which the NWS or its partners begin to take action
Flood stage (minor)8.01Nov 19, 2003Minimal or no property damage, but possibly some public threat
Moderate flood stage9.01Nov 6, 1977Some inundation of structures and roads near the stream
Major flood stage10.03Sep 27, 2024Extensive inundation of structures and roads

Every listed crest

13 crests from 1901 to 2024. Filled: at or above flood stage. Hover a crest for its date and stage.

Listed crests at the Doe River at Elizabethton, 1901 to 2024 681012ft Flood stage 8.0 ftMajor 10.0 ft May 21, 1901: 10.50 ft, major floodingMar 12, 1963: 7.31 ft, action stage; 7,860 cubic feet per secondMar 26, 1965: 7.35 ft, action stage; 7,940 cubic feet per secondNov 6, 1977: 9.34 ft, moderate flooding; 14,700 cubic feet per secondJan 14, 1995: 7.90 ft, action stageJan 8, 1998: 10.92 ft, major flooding; 21,000 cubic feet per secondNov 19, 2003: 8.20 ft, minor floodingOct 23, 2017: 6.14 ft, action stage; 5,420 cubic feet per secondDec 28, 2018: 6.68 ft, action stage; 5,810 cubic feet per secondFeb 23, 2019: 6.02 ft, action stage; 4,530 cubic feet per secondFeb 6, 2020: 6.05 ft, action stage; 4,580 cubic feet per secondApr 13, 2020: 7.21 ft, action stage; 7,070 cubic feet per secondSep 27, 2024: 11.10 ft, major flooding Highest, 11.10 ft, Sep 27, 2024 192019401960198020002020

Crests at or above flood stage, by decade

Crests at or above flood stage per decade, Doe River at Elizabethton 1900s: 1 1 1910s: 0 1920s: 0 1930s: 0 1940s: 0 1950s: 0 1960s: 0 1970s: 1 1980s: 0 1990s: 1 2000s: 1 2010s: 0 2020s: 1 1900s1910s1920s1930s1940s1950s1960s1970s1980s1990s2000s2010s2020s
  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, Doe River at Elizabethton
1Sep 27, 202411.10+3.10Major—
2Jan 8, 199810.92+2.92Major21,000
3May 21, 190110.50+2.50Major—
4Nov 6, 19779.34+1.34Moderate14,700
5Nov 19, 20038.20+0.20Minor—
6Jan 14, 19957.90−0.10Action—
7Mar 26, 19657.35−0.65Action7,940
8Mar 12, 19637.31−0.69Action7,860
9Apr 13, 20207.21−0.79Action7,070
10Dec 28, 20186.68−1.32Action5,810
11Oct 23, 20176.14−1.86Action5,420
12Feb 6, 20206.05−1.95Action4,580
13Feb 23, 20196.02−1.98Action4,530

Other gauges in Carter County

Flood gauges in Carter County
Elizabethton8.521.00 ft, May 21, 19016

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

NOAA National Water Prediction Service, gauge DOET1, 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.