Waldens Creek 4W Pigeon Forge (Old Valley)

Highest listed crest 7.49 ftFlood stage 7.0 ft1 crests since 2024

The Waldens Creek 4W Pigeon Forge (Old Valley) crested above flood stage 1 time among the 1 crests the National Weather Service lists from 2024 to 2024. The highest, 7.49 ft on September 27, 2024, was minor flooding, 0.49 feet above flood stage.

The gauge

Highest listed crest: 7.49 ft; September 27, 2024
Flood stage: 7.0 ft; Major flooding from 14.5 ft
Crests at major: 0; 1 above flood stage
Most recent flood crest: September 27, 2024; 7.49 ft, minor flooding
Location: Sevier County; Near Sevierville (7.7 mi)
Identifiers: NWS WALT1; No USGS station

Flood stages

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

Flood categories, Waldens Creek 4W Pigeon Forge (Old Valley)

Action stage	5.0	0	—	The level at which the NWS or its partners begin to take action
Flood stage (minor)	7.0	1	Sep 27, 2024	Minimal or no property damage, but possibly some public threat
Moderate flood stage	10.5	0	—	Some inundation of structures and roads near the stream
Major flood stage	14.5	0	—	Extensive inundation of structures and roads

Every listed crest

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

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.
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, Waldens Creek 4W Pigeon Forge (Old Valley)

1	Sep 27, 2024	7.49	+0.49	Minor	—

Other gauges in Sevier County

Flood gauges in Sevier County

Sevierville	11.0	16.00 ft, Apr 2, 1920	1
Richardson Cove (Maples Branch)	8.0	11.87 ft, Sep 27, 2024	0
Mid. Prong Little Pigeon River 4SSE Pittman Center (Ramsey Prong)	3.8	6.80 ft, Sep 27, 2024	0
Pigeon Forge (Dollywood)	2.5	2.86 ft, Sep 26, 2024	0
Porters Creek 3S Pittman Center (Greenbrier)	3.8	4.01 ft, Sep 27, 2024	0
Waldens Creek 2NW Pigeon Forge (Tiger Drive)	8.0	11.54 ft, Sep 27, 2024	0
West Prong Little Pigeon River 3NW Pigeon Forge (River Divide)	8.0	11.84 ft, Sep 27, 2024	0
Gatlinburg	8.0	10.03 ft, Apr 13, 2020	0
Chimney Picnic Area	4.0	5.98 ft, Jan 9, 2024	0
Gatlinburg (Aquarium Bridge)	8.0	10.68 ft, Apr 13, 2020	0

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NOAA National Water Prediction Service, gauge WALT1, 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.