Whitewater Creek near Northwest Fayetteville

The past week

What floods at each level

• 21 ft

  Major flooding begins. Widespread inundation flooding occurs in the woodlands along the creek upstream and downstream from the gage at Eastin Road. Flood waters will top the bridge and large portions of Veterans Parkway and Eastin Road will be flooded up to two feet deep.

• 20 ft

  Significant flooding continues to expand further into the woodlands along the creek upstream and downstream from the gage at Eastin Road. The water level continues to hit the bridge and county officials will close it. Large portions of Veterans Parkway and Eastin Road will be flooded up to one foot deep.

• 18 ft

  Moderate flooding begins. Significant flooding occurs in the woodlands along the creek upstream and downstream from the gage at Eastin Road. The flood waters top a pond on the upstream and left bank side of the road. The water level reaches the bottom of the bridge and county officials may need to close it. Lower portions of Veterans Parkway near Eastin Road and just downstream from the bridge will begin to flood.

• 16 ft

  Minor flooding continues to expand further into the woodlands and natural flood plain along the creek upstream and downstream from the gage at Eastin Road. The water level approaches the top of a pond on the upstream and left bank side of the road. The flood waters approach lower portions of Veterans Parkway just downstream from the bridge.

• 14 ft

  Minor flooding continues to expand into the woodlands and natural flood plain along the creek upstream and downstream from the gage at Eastin Road.

• 12 ft

  Minor flooding continues in the woodlands and natural flood plain along the creek upstream and downstream from the gage at Eastin Road.

• 10 ft

  Flood stage is reached. Minor flooding begins in the woodlands and natural flood plain along the creek upstream and downstream from the gage at Eastin Road.

• 8 ft

  Bankfull conditions occur in the woodlands along the creek upstream and downstream from the gage at Eastin Road.

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