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Raleigh Collection System

F
Usually reaches water
Reported events
106
Total volume
1.8M gal
Reached waterways
85 (80%)
Reporting since
2022

What caused the overflows

Equipment Failure
48
Grease / FOG
25
Root Intrusion
18
Other / Unknown
14
Rainfall / Flooding
1

Reported overflow events (showing 106 of 106)

DateVolumeCauseReached waterReceiving water
Feb 4, 2026180 galOther / UnknownYesBig Branch - 27-33-17
Jan 31, 20261K galGrease / FOGYes—
Jan 31, 20264K galEquipment Failure——
Jan 14, 20264K galEquipment FailureYesPigeon House Branch - 27-33-18
Jan 4, 2026270 galEquipment FailureYes—
Dec 23, 2025768 galEquipment FailureYesOxford Branch - 27-33-16
Dec 18, 20253K galGrease / FOGYes—
Dec 17, 20252K galOther / Unknown——
Dec 17, 202529K galEquipment FailureYesBuffalo Creek - 27-57-16-(2)
Nov 29, 20251K galRoot IntrusionYesMine Creek - 27-33-14
Nov 28, 20252K galEquipment FailureYesWalnut Creek - 27-34-(4)
Nov 25, 20252K galRoot IntrusionYes—
Nov 20, 20252K galGrease / FOGYesWalnut Creek - 27-34-(4)
Oct 20, 20253K galRoot IntrusionYesBig Branch
Oct 14, 202513K galGrease / FOGYesUT
Sep 24, 20254K galGrease / FOGYesPerry Creek
Aug 25, 20253K galEquipment FailureYesCrabtree Creek
Aug 17, 202535K galEquipment Failure——
Aug 6, 2025340K galRainfall / FloodingYesPoplar Creek
Jul 23, 2025555 galEquipment Failure—Turkey Creek
Jul 22, 2025155K galOther / UnknownYesCrabtree Creek
Jul 21, 202546K galEquipment Failure——
Jul 6, 202528K galEquipment Failure——
Jun 19, 202512K galEquipment Failure——
Jun 17, 2025365 galEquipment FailureYesOxford Branch
Jun 15, 202569K galEquipment Failure——
Jun 5, 20251K galOther / UnknownYesRocky Branch
Apr 10, 202514K galOther / UnknownYesSycamore Creek (Big Lake)
Apr 9, 20253K galEquipment Failure——
Apr 9, 20253K galEquipment FailureYesWalnut Creek
Mar 30, 20251K galEquipment Failure——
Mar 27, 20252K galRoot IntrusionYesLittle Arm Branch
Mar 1, 20252K galOther / Unknown——
Feb 25, 202523 galEquipment FailureYesCemetery Branch
Feb 24, 20256K galEquipment FailureYesUT to Southgate Basin
Feb 17, 20252K galGrease / FOGYesBuck Branch
Jan 18, 20258K galRoot Intrusion——
Dec 30, 202417K galEquipment Failure——
Dec 22, 20247K galEquipment FailureYesMahlers Creek
Nov 27, 20243K galGrease / FOGYesWalnut Creek
Nov 18, 202423K galGrease / FOGYesBushy Creek
Oct 29, 202414K galOther / UnknownYesSwift Creek
Oct 28, 2024500 galEquipment FailureYesUT to Little S Basin
Oct 22, 202432K galGrease / FOGYesWalnut Creek (Lake Raleigh)
Oct 19, 20241K galEquipment Failure——
Sep 6, 2024870 galGrease / FOG—Unnamed Tributary near Neuse
Aug 25, 2024300 galOther / UnknownYesBeaverdam Creek (Beaverdam Creek Reservoir below normal pool elevation)
Aug 22, 2024675 galGrease / FOGYesHare Snipe Creek
Aug 8, 20242K galRoot IntrusionYesBig Branch
Aug 2, 2024616K galGrease / FOGYesRichland Creek
May 22, 20245K galEquipment FailureYesUnnamed Tributary near Neuse
May 17, 20245K galEquipment FailureYesUnnamed Tributary near Neuse
May 16, 20243K galRoot IntrusionYesUnnamed Tributary near Neuse
May 8, 2024930 galOther / UnknownYesHatters Branch
May 3, 20245K galOther / UnknownYesLittle Brier Creek
Apr 15, 202425K galEquipment FailureYesRichlands Creek
Mar 7, 20246K galEquipment FailureYesPerry Creek
Mar 7, 20241K galGrease / FOGYesBuffalo Creek
Feb 29, 2024750 galEquipment FailureYesBushy Creek
Feb 22, 2024500 galOther / UnknownYesUnnamed Tributary near Neuse
Feb 16, 2024475 galRoot IntrusionYesUnnamed Tributary to Swift Creek (Yates Mill Pond)
Feb 4, 20242K galEquipment FailureYesNEUSE RIVER
Jan 19, 20242K galEquipment FailureYesPerry Creek (Greshams Lake)
Jan 14, 2024252 galRoot IntrusionYesSimmons Branch
Jan 10, 20241K galGrease / FOGYesMine Creek
Jan 2, 2024143 galEquipment FailureYesNEUSE RIVER
Dec 30, 2023100 galRoot IntrusionYesSouthwest Prong Beaverdam Creek
Dec 14, 2023190 galRoot IntrusionYesBig Branch
Dec 13, 20231K galRoot IntrusionYesHare Snipe Creek
Dec 11, 20232K galEquipment Failure——
Dec 11, 2023325 galGrease / FOGYesUt to Crabtree Creek
Dec 6, 20233K galGrease / FOG——
Dec 3, 20235K galGrease / FOGYesRocky Creek
Nov 23, 2023990 galGrease / FOG——
Nov 3, 2023550 galEquipment FailureYesWalnut Creek
Oct 23, 20232K galEquipment FailureYesOxford Branch
Oct 12, 20231K galEquipment FailureYesWalnut Creek
Oct 6, 2023690 galEquipment FailureYesMine Creek
Aug 28, 20232K galEquipment FailureYesSwift Creek (Lake Wheeler)
Aug 24, 20232K galEquipment Failure——
Aug 22, 20232K galRoot IntrusionYesUnnamed Tributary near Neuse
Aug 16, 20234K galRoot IntrusionYesMine Creek
Jul 31, 2023940 galGrease / FOGYesMine Creek
Jun 28, 2023288 galRoot IntrusionYesMine Creek
Jun 13, 20237K galGrease / FOGYesPerry Creek
May 24, 20232K galOther / Unknown——
May 5, 20232K galEquipment FailureYesUT to Beaverdam Creek
Apr 21, 2023129K galEquipment FailureYesTurkey Creek
Apr 19, 20231K galEquipment FailureYesSycamore Creek (Big Lake)
Apr 18, 20234K galEquipment FailureYesPigeon House Branch
Apr 10, 202390 galOther / UnknownYesLower Barton Creek
Mar 30, 2023728 galGrease / FOGYesNEUSE RIVER
Mar 29, 20232K galEquipment FailureYesMango Creek
Mar 24, 202314K galEquipment Failure——
Mar 13, 20234K galRoot IntrusionYesMine Creek
Mar 9, 2023585 galRoot IntrusionYesLittle Arm Branch
Mar 1, 20238K galEquipment FailureYesSwift Creek
Jan 31, 20233K galEquipment FailureYesunknown tributary
Dec 12, 202211K galGrease / FOGYesHare Snipe Creek
Dec 4, 2022635 galGrease / FOGYesUnnamed Tributary to Swift Creek (Yates Mill Pond)
Dec 1, 2022500 galRoot IntrusionYesLongview Branch
Nov 23, 20225K galOther / UnknownYesSouthwest Prong Beaverdam Creek
Oct 25, 20222K galGrease / FOGYesWildcat Branch
Sep 27, 2022200 galEquipment FailureYesBeaverdam Creek
Sep 20, 2022900 galGrease / FOGYesReedy Branch
Sep 20, 2022483 galEquipment FailureYesMarsh Creek

Source: North Carolina (DWR). Volumes are utility-reported estimates. Some events lack precise coordinates or volumes.