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Albemarle Sound at Colington Harbor (in MLLW)

Highest listed crest 3.48 ftFlood stage 3.0 ft1 crests since 2022

The Albemarle Sound at Colington Harbor (in MLLW) crested above flood stage 1 time among the 1 crests the National Weather Service lists from 2022 to 2022. The highest, 3.48 ft on December 23, 2022, was minor flooding, 0.48 feet above flood stage. 1 other gauge on the Albemarle Sound crested above flood stage within a week of it, 1 at its own highest listed crest.

The gauge

Highest listed crest
3.48 ft
December 23, 2022
Flood stage
3.0 ft
Major flooding from 6.0 ft
Crests at major
0
1 above flood stage
Most recent flood crest
December 23, 2022
3.48 ft, minor flooding
Location
Dare County
North Carolina
Identifiers
NWS CLGN7
No USGS station

Flood stages

The thresholds the National Weather Service uses for this gauge today, and how many listed crests reached each.

Flood categories, Albemarle Sound at Colington Harbor (in MLLW)
Action stage2.00—The level at which the NWS or its partners begin to take action
Flood stage (minor)3.01Dec 23, 2022Minimal or no property damage, but possibly some public threat
Moderate flood stage5.00—Some inundation of structures and roads near the stream
Major flood stage6.00—Extensive inundation of structures and roads

Every listed crest

1 crests from 2022 to 2022. Filled: at or above flood stage. Hover a crest for its date and stage.

Listed crests at the Albemarle Sound at Colington Harbor (in MLLW), 2022 to 2022 3456ft Flood stage 3.0 ftMajor 6.0 ft Dec 23, 2022: 3.48 ft, minor flooding Highest, 3.48 ft, Dec 23, 2022 20252030
  1. These are the crests the local National Weather Service office lists for the gauge: the highest on record and recent crests. Lesser floods between them may be missing, so counts by decade are a floor.
  2. Categories use today's flood stages. Levees, dams and channel changes since a crest can make old and new stages not directly comparable.

Highest crests

Highest listed crests, Albemarle Sound at Colington Harbor (in MLLW)
1Dec 23, 20223.48+0.48Minor—

The worst floods along the Albemarle Sound

For this gauge's highest crests, the other gauges on the Albemarle Sound that crested above flood stage within a week.

December 23, 2022: 3.48 ft here, minor flooding

Gauges on the Albemarle Sound

Flood gauges sharing the river's name, linked within 80 miles of one another.

Flood gauges on the Albemarle Sound
Colington Harbor (in MLLW) this gaugeNC3.03.48 ft, Dec 23, 20220
Kitty Hawk (in MLLW)NC2.02.91 ft, Dec 23, 20220

Other gauges in Dare County

Flood gauges in Dare County
Kitty Hawk (in MLLW)2.02.91 ft, Dec 23, 20220
Atlantic Coast at Duck (in MLLW)5.57.82 ft, Sep 18, 200315
Fessenden Center in Buxton (in MLLW)3.04.64 ft, Jan 3, 20220
Duck Town Boardwalk (in MLLW)2.53.04 ft, Dec 23, 20220
Avon (in MLLW)3.03.30 ft, Jan 3, 20220
Avon Harbor (in MLLW)3.03.05 ft, Dec 23, 20220
Coast Guard Hatteras (in MLLW)2.56.37 ft, Oct 9, 20165
Frisco (in MLLW)3.03.07 ft, Aug 21, 20250
Oregon Inlet Marina (in MLLW)3.07.70 ft, Aug 28, 20112
Rodanthe Ferry Terminal (in MLLW)3.54.45 ft, Mar 12, 20220
Stumpy Point (in MLLW)2.03.03 ft, Sep 23, 20230
Nags Head (in MLLW)2.54.36 ft, Dec 23, 20220
Pond Island3.04.14 ft, Dec 23, 20220
Shallowbag Bay at Manteo (in MLLW)3.03.67 ft, Dec 23, 20220
Hatteras Village (in MLLW)3.03.59 ft, Aug 21, 20250

Dare County: every hazard · River floods across the country · North Carolina

NOAA National Water Prediction Service, gauge CLGN7, retrieved October 30, 2026. Stages in feet on the gauge's own datum, not elevation. Crests are as the National Weather Service lists them; preliminary values may be revised.