Neuse River at Smithfield

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What floods at each level

• 40 ft

  Water reaches the railing of the US70 bridge.

• 36 ft

  The US70 bridge is inundated.

• 30 ft

  Houses on the river side of Front Street flood.

• 28.5 ft

  The water treatment plant will be flooded. Jaycee Park and North Front Street are flooded.

• 27.5 ft

  Water begins to flow over the dike at the water treatment plant. Flooding threatens the plant's main operations building.

• 23 ft

  Hospital and Buffalo Roads are flooded.

• 20 ft

  Major flooding begins. Flooding cuts off the water treatment plants access to the reservoir.

• 18 ft

  Moderate flooding begins. The Smithfield town park and the Neuse Riverwalk at the US70 bridge are flooded.

• 15 ft

  Minor flooding begins. Flooding begins along the Neuse Riverwalk. Water nears the base of the holding tank at the water treatment plant.

• 14 ft

  Action Stage. The Neuse River begins to overflow on the left bank.

Highest crests on record

Flood map

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