Lower Little River near All Healing Springs, NC

Alexander County, North Carolina · USGS gauge 02142000 · NWS ELLN7 · Lower Little River flood status · North Carolina river levels

Is Lower Little River near All Healing Springs, NC flooding right now?

Lower Little River near All Healing Springs, NC measured 1.02 ft on 2026-09-22 21:30:00 UTC. That observation was 24.0 ft below its 25 ft flood stage. This is the latest available reading, not a guarantee of current conditions.

Gauge height
1.02 ft
as of 52 min ago
Streamflow
47 cfs
data refreshed 6 min ago

Minor flooding here begins at 25 ft, with major flooding at 35 ft. The highest crest on record was 15.68 ft on Mon, Aug 10, 1970.

Streamflow outlook

NOAA National Water Model forecast, issued 10 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

CategoryStageCurrent distance
Action9.5 ft8.5 ft below
Minor flood25 ft24.0 ft below
Moderate flood33 ft32.0 ft below
Major flood35 ft34.0 ft below

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Highest crests on record

StageDate
15.68 ft1970-08-10
15.47 ft1984-07-14
14.9 ft1991-04-19
14.06 ft1967-07-07
13.94 ft1958-04-28

Last 7 days

Past 7 days · 0.36–1.72 ft

Nearby gauges

GaugeDistanceCounty
Middle Little River at Moretz Dam near Bethlehem, NC7.4 miAlexander County
Catawba River at Nc Highway 16 near Millersville, NC8.9 miAlexander County
Upper Little River at Sr1740 at Petra Mills, NC10.0 miCaldwell County
Elk Creek at Elkville, NC12.7 miWilkes County
Yadkin River below W Kerr Scott Dam near Buck, NC13.2 miWilkes 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