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Summary of the current river observations and forecasts across Central North Carolina.

Current Hydro Warning Status across Central North Carolina as of 12/25 01:35 AM
Location	Current Level(ft)	Flood Stage(ft)	Latest Flooding	River Alert Status	Max Forecast River Level(ft) and Date
Haw River
Haw River	2.09	18.0	No River Flooding	No Warning	2.1 feet at 07:00 AM, 12/25
Bynum	3.29	11.0	No River Flooding	No Warning	At Max Forecast
Deep River
Moncure	1.58	9.0	No River Flooding	No Warning	1.6 feet at 07:00 PM, 12/25
Cape Fear
Lillington	1.7	14.0	No River Flooding	No Warning	At Max Forecast
Fayetteville	10.45	35.0	No River Flooding	No Warning	At Max Forecast
Little River
Manchester	7.27	18.0	No River Flooding	No Warning	No Forecast Issued
Black River
Tomahawk	3.83	18.0	No River Flooding	No Warning	No Forecast Issued
Rocky River
Norwood	4.13	20.0	No River Flooding	No Warning	No Forecast Issued
Neuse River
Clayton	1.43	9.0	No River Flooding	No Warning	At Max Forecast
Smithfield	4.78	15.0	No River Flooding	No Warning	4.9 feet at 07:00 AM, 12/25
Goldsboro	4.11	18.0	No River Flooding	No Warning	At Max Forecast
Tar River
Louisburg	4.24	20.0	No River Flooding	No Warning	No Forecast Issued
Rocky Mount	3.66	21.0	No River Flooding	No Warning	At Max Forecast
Tarboro	3.22	19.0	No River Flooding	No Warning	No Forecast Issued
Fishing Creek
Enfield	3.53	16.0	No River Flooding	No Warning	At Max Forecast
Yadkin River
Yadkin College	1.43	18.0	No River Flooding	No Warning	No Forecast Issued
Roanoke River
Roanoke Rapids	3.31	9.0	No River Flooding	No Warning	No Forecast Issued
Scotland Neck	7.06	28.0	No River Flooding	No Warning	No Forecast Issued

	No River Flooding	Action Stage	Minor Flooding	Moderate Flooding	Major Flooding

River Conditions at: 1:05 AM EST 12/25/2025
Location	Flood Stage (ft.)	Observed (ft.)	24-Hr Change	Crest (ft.)	Forecast for 7.0 AM
Location	Flood Stage (ft.)	Observed (ft.)	24-Hr Change	Crest (ft.)	Fri.	Sat.	Sun.	Mon.
Reserviors
B. Everett Jordan	240.0	213.84	-0.0	-	-	-	-	-
Falls Lake	265.0	249.06	-0.0	-	-	-	-	-
High Rock Lake	655.0	652.87	+0.3	-	-	-	-	-
Badin Lake	542.0	538.85	-0.4	-	-	-	-	-
Tillery	279.0	277.39	-0.1	-	-	-	-	-
Blewitt Falls	179.0	176.33	-0.0	-	-	-	-	-
Yadkin River
Enon	24.0	3.18	-0.2	-	-	-	-	-
Yadkin College	18.0	1.43	-0.3	-	-	-	-	-
Rocky River
Norwood	20.0	4.13	-0.0	-	-	-	-	-
North Buffalo Creek
Westover Terrace	10.0	0.65	0.0	-	-	-	-	-
Church St	14.0	2.23	0.0	-	-	-	-	-
Rankin Mill Rd (SR2832)	13.0	1.29	+0.1	-	-	-	-	-
South Buffalo Creek
Ryan Creek at US HWY 220	8.0	1.07	0.0	-	-	-	-	-
US HWY 220	18.0	2.04	0.0	-	-	-	-	-
McConnell Rd	17.0	1.3	-0.0	-	-	-	-	-
Haw River
Haw River	18.0	2.09	-0.1	2.1	2.1	2.0	2.0	2.0
Bynum	11.0	3.29	-0.0	3.2	3.1	3.1	3.1	3.1
Roanoke River
Roanoke Rapids	9.0	3.32	0.0	-	-	-	-	-
Scotland Neck	28.0	7.12	-1.1	-	-	-	-	-
Tar River
Louisburg	20.0	4.24	-0.1	-	-	-	-	-
Rocky Mount	21.0	3.66	-0.2	3.6	3.4	3.4	3.3	3.2
Tarboro	19.0	3.23	-0.2	-	-	-	-	-
Fishing Creek
Enfield	16.0	3.54	-0.2	3.5	3.3	3.2	3.2	3.1
Eno River
Durham	20.0	2.42	-0.0	-	-	-	-	-
Crabtree Creek
Ebenezer Church Rd	19.0	3.95	-0.1	-	-	-	-	-
Anderson Dr	16.0	2.57	-0.1	-	-	-	-	-
Glenwood Avenue	18.0	5.12	-0.1	-	-	-	-	-
Wake Forest Dr	12.0	1.56	-0.1	-	-	-	-	-
Capitol Blvd	18.0	0.63	-0.1	-	-	-	-	-
Walnut Creek
Trailwood Dr	12.0	3.91	0.0	-	-	-	-	-
South Wilmington St	12.0	0.79	-0.0	-	-	-	-	-
South State St	9.0	1.65	-0.0	-	-	-	-	-
Rose Ln	10.0	4.06	-0.0	-	-	-	-	-
Sunnybrook Dr	12.0	2.41	-0.0	-	-	-	-	-
Neuse River
Clayton	9.0	1.43	-0.0	1.4	1.4	1.4	1.4	1.4
Smithfield	15.0	4.78	-0.1	4.9	4.9	4.8	4.7	4.7
Goldsboro	18.0	4.11	-0.3	4.1	3.6	3.4	3.3	3.2
Deep River
Moncure	9.0	1.59	-0.1	1.6	1.5	1.3	1.3	1.3
Cape Fear River
Lillington	14.0	1.7	-0.1	1.7	1.7	1.5	1.5	1.5
Fayetteville	35.0	10.45	-0.1	10.4	10.3	10.2	10.0	10.0
Black River
Tomahawk	18.0	3.84	-0.1	-	-	-	-	-