RIVER GAUGE · LYNN BRANCH
Lynn Branch at MacDonald Woods Park
Wake County, North Carolina
Water level2.36 ft
Flow—
Last readingSep 16, 2026, 5:15 PM UTC (last recorded)
Action3.3 ft
Minor flood5.8 ft
Moderate flood8.3 ft
Major flood11.3 ft
The past week
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What floods at each level
- 11.3 ft
Major flooding begins. Water from Lynn Branch will begin to flood Seabrook Ave.
- 8.3 ft
Moderate Flooding begins. Water from Lynch Branch will flood the adjacent greenway.
- 5.8 ft
Minor flooding begins along Lynn Branch.
When the water runs low
- 5 ft
Stage needed to inundate designated Gulf Sturgeon critical habitat below Jim Woodruff Lock and Dam.
- 3 ft
Temporary (not sustainable) operating level for of Scholz Power Plant
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