- Stage
- 1.42ft
- Discharge
- 271cfs
- Forecast crest
- —
- Headroom
- —
None issued
Last reading . This gauge reports a stage, but no official flood categories are published for it, so we cannot say how close it is to flooding.
Stage trend
Past 7 days of observed stage, with flood category thresholds
Solid line is observed stage. Dashed horizontal lines are flood category thresholds.
BROAD RIVER NEAR BOILING SPRINGS, NC. Latest observed stage 1.42 feet at Aug 1, 2026, 2:15 PM.
Historic crest reference lines — including the September 2024 crest from Helene — are read from the National Water Prediction Service. None are available for this gauge right now. We do not draw estimated crest lines from memory; on a flood page an approximate number is worse than no number.
Rainfall context
Forecast precipitation at this gauge, so a rising river has a visible cause
- Next 24 hours
- 0.79in
- Next 72 hours
- 1.10in
These are forecast totals at the gauge location, not basin-integrated totals upstream. Rain falling higher in the watershed will reach this gauge on a delay that varies by river.
Downstream communities
- Boiling Springs — first affected
- Blacksburg, SC
Nearby gauges
- Catawba River near Pleasant Gardens — 59 km away
- South Toe River near Celo — 79 km away
- Swannanoa River at Biltmore — 86 km away
- French Broad River at Blantyre — 86 km away
Stage and discharge from the U.S. Geological Survey (site 02151500). No National Water Prediction Service location is linked to this gauge yet, so flood categories and forecast crests are unavailable here.