Big Swamp near Tar Heel, NC

Robeson County, North Carolina · USGS gauge 02134480 · NWS BGSN7 · North Carolina river levels

Is Big Swamp near Tar Heel, NC flooding right now?

Big Swamp near Tar Heel, NC measured 4.82 ft on 2026-11-11 14:00:00 UTC. That observation was 11.2 ft below its 16 ft flood stage. This is the latest available reading, not a guarantee of current conditions.

Gauge height

4.82 ft

as of 49 min ago

Streamflow

24 cfs

data refreshed 3 min ago

Minor flooding here begins at 16 ft. The highest crest on record was 18.72 ft on Mon, Oct 10, 2016.

Streamflow outlook

NOAA National Water Model forecast, issued 15 hours ago. The NWM models discharge for every river reach in the country, including the many gauges the National Weather Service does not forecast individually. It is a model, not an official NWS river forecast, and it predicts flow rather than water level.

Flood stages at this gauge

Category	Stage	Current distance
Action	15 ft	10.2 ft below
Minor flood	16 ft	11.2 ft below

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Highest crests on record

Stage	Date
18.72 ft	2016-10-10
17.25 ft	2018-09-17
14.63 ft	2020-11-13
14.34 ft	1999-09-17
13.89 ft	1999-10-19

Last 7 days

Past 7 days · 4.65–4.89 ft

Nearby gauges

Gauge	Distance	County
Cape Fear River at Wilm O Huske Lock near Tarheel, NC	8.7 mi	Bladen County
Lumber River at Lumberton, NC	11.8 mi	Robeson County
Cape Fear River at Lock 2 near Elizabethtown, NC	14.3 mi	Bladen County
Lumber River at Boardman, NC	19.8 mi	Robeson County
Beaver Creek at Cumberland, NC	21.7 mi	Cumberland County

Provisional data: Real-time readings are provisional and subject to revision by the USGS — sensors can be affected by ice, debris, or equipment malfunction. Do not rely on this site for decisions involving personal safety; follow official guidance from the National Weather Service and local authorities.

Sources: USGS monitoring location · NWS gauge & forecast