Yadkin River at Patterson
Caldwell County, North Carolina
The past week
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What floods at each level
- 12 ft
STATE HIGHWAY 286 WILL BEGIN TO FLOOD.
- 9 ft
HOMES BETWEEN THE DAM AND STATE HIGHWAY 268 WILL BEGIN TO FLOOD
- 8 ft
ROADS AND BRIDGES BELOW THE DAM WILL BE FLOODED. LOADING DOCKS WILL BEGIN TO FLOOD IN THE SEALED AIR CORPATION PARKING LOT.
- 7 ft
STATE HIGHWAY 1514 AND 1515 WILL BEGIN TO FLOOD.
- 6 ft
WATER WILL ENTER PARKING LOT NEAR LOADING DOCKS OF SEALED AIR COMPANY. HOMES BETWEEN HIGHWAY 268 AND THE RIVER WILL BEGIN TO FLOOD. THE HAPPY VALLEY COMMUNITY WILL BEGIN TO FLOOD.
- 5 ft
INDIAN GRAVE ROAD IN THE HAPPY VALLEY COMMUNITY AND CHEEKS CROSS ROAD JUST BELOW THE DAM WILL BE FLOODED. HOMES NEAR THE RIVER WILL GET WATER INTO BACKYARDS.
- 3.25 ft
3.25 INCH 12 HR BASIN WIDE RAINFALL CAUSED A 3.5 FT RISE...FROM 1.1 FT TO 4.55 FT
- 2.5 ft
2.5 BASIN WIDE WILL TAKE PATN7 UP TO 3.5 IN DROUGHT AND 4.5 FT IN NORMAL TIMES.
- 2 ft
2 INCHES IN 45 MINS CAUSED RIVER TO RISE TO 3.0 FEET...NO FLOODING REPORTED.
- 1.9 ft
1.9 INCHES IN 1.5 HOURS DID NOT CAUSE FLOODING. RIVER ROSE TO 5 FT (IN DROUGHT).
- 1.75 ft
1.75 IN 1 HOUR WILL CAUSE THE RIVER TO RISE TO AROUND 3 FT...NO FLOODING REPORTED.
- 1.5 ft
GENERAL RAIN OF 1.5 IN 6 TO 12 HOURS CAUSED PATN7 TO RISE FROM 1.13 FT TO 2.8 FT
- 1 ft
1 INCH IN 2 HOURS CAUSED A FT RISE ON CREEK.
Highest crests on record
| Date | Level | Flow |
|---|---|---|
| Aug 6, 1973 | 12.8 ft | 12,100 cfs |
| Aug 12, 1940 | 12.7 ft | 16,200 cfs |
| Aug 16, 1994 | 9.38 ft | 5,750 cfs |
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