RIVER GAUGE
Swift Creek Upstream of SW Cary Pkwy
Wake County, North Carolina
Water level0.17 ft
Flow—
Last readingSep 16, 2026, 5:15 PM UTC (last recorded)
Action2.5 ft
Minor flood5.1 ft
Moderate flood8.9 ft
Major flood9.9 ft
The past week
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What floods at each level
- 5.1 ft
Minor flooding begins. Swift Creek will overlfow its banks.
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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