RIVER GAUGE
Swift Creek Upstream of Kildaire Farm Rd
Wake County, North Carolina
Water level1.08 ft
Flow—
Last readingSep 16, 2026, 5:15 PM UTC (last recorded)
Action3.2 ft
Minor flood6.3 ft
Moderate flood8.2 ft
Major flood10.6 ft
The past week
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What floods at each level
- 8.2 ft
Moderate flooding begins. Swift Creek will flood the greenway on the left bank upstream of Kildair Farm Rd.
- 6.3 ft
Minor flooding begins. Swift Creek will over flow its banks and approach the greenway on the left bank upstream of Kildaire Farm Rd.
- 3.2 ft
Action stage. Swift Creek will be at bankfull
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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