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Atlantic Coast at Duck (in MLLW)

Highest listed crest 7.82 ftFlood stage 5.5 ft20 crests since 1999

The Atlantic Coast at Duck (in MLLW) crested at major flood stage 15 times among the 20 crests the National Weather Service lists from 1999 to 2025. The highest, 7.82 ft on September 18, 2003, was major flooding, 2.32 feet above flood stage.

The gauge

Highest listed crest
7.82 ft
September 18, 2003
Flood stage
5.5 ft
Major flooding from 6.5 ft
Crests at major
15
2nd of 314 gauges in North Carolina
Most recent flood crest
August 21, 2025
7.04 ft, major flooding
Location
Dare County
North Carolina
Identifiers
NWS DUKN7
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, Atlantic Coast at Duck (in MLLW)
Action stage5.00—The level at which the NWS or its partners begin to take action
Flood stage (minor)5.50—Minimal or no property damage, but possibly some public threat
Moderate flood stage6.05Sep 10, 2018Some inundation of structures and roads near the stream
Major flood stage6.515Aug 21, 2025Extensive inundation of structures and roads

Every listed crest

20 crests from 1999 to 2025. Filled: at or above flood stage. Hover a crest for its date and stage.

Listed crests at the Atlantic Coast at Duck (in MLLW), 1999 to 2025 5.566.577.58ft Flood stage 5.5 ftMajor 6.5 ft Aug 30, 1999: 6.98 ft, major floodingNov 24, 1999: 6.33 ft, moderate floodingMay 29, 2000: 6.62 ft, major floodingSep 18, 2003: 7.82 ft, major floodingNov 13, 2004: 6.34 ft, moderate floodingOct 7, 2006: 6.59 ft, major floodingNov 22, 2006: 7.55 ft, major floodingOct 17, 2009: 6.31 ft, moderate floodingNov 13, 2009: 6.68 ft, major floodingOct 28, 2012: 6.98 ft, major floodingOct 2, 2015: 6.84 ft, major floodingMar 4, 2018: 6.01 ft, moderate floodingSep 10, 2018: 6.11 ft, moderate floodingSep 6, 2019: 7.20 ft, major floodingOct 10, 2021: 6.54 ft, major floodingNov 7, 2021: 6.88 ft, major floodingJan 3, 2022: 7.15 ft, major floodingOct 3, 2022: 6.54 ft, major floodingSep 1, 2023: 6.52 ft, major floodingAug 21, 2025: 7.04 ft, major flooding Highest, 7.82 ft, Sep 18, 2003 200020052010201520202025

Crests at or above flood stage, by decade

Crests at or above flood stage per decade, Atlantic Coast at Duck (in MLLW) 1990s: 2 2000s: 7 7 2010s: 5 2020s: 6 1990s2000s2010s2020s
  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, Atlantic Coast at Duck (in MLLW)
1Sep 18, 20037.82+2.32Major—
2Nov 22, 20067.55+2.05Major—
3Sep 6, 20197.20+1.70Major—
4Jan 3, 20227.15+1.65Major—
5Aug 21, 20257.04+1.54Major—
6Aug 30, 19996.98+1.48Major—
7Oct 28, 20126.98+1.48Major—
8Nov 7, 20216.88+1.38Major—
9Oct 2, 20156.84+1.34Major—
10Nov 13, 20096.68+1.18Major—
11May 29, 20006.62+1.12Major—
12Oct 7, 20066.59+1.09Major—
13Oct 10, 20216.54+1.04Major—
14Oct 3, 20226.54+1.04Major—
15Sep 1, 20236.52+1.02Major—
16Nov 13, 20046.34+0.84Moderate—
17Nov 24, 19996.33+0.83Moderate—
18Oct 17, 20096.31+0.81Moderate—
19Sep 10, 20186.11+0.61Moderate—
20Mar 4, 20186.01+0.51Moderate—

Other gauges in Dare County

Flood gauges in Dare County
Colington Harbor (in MLLW)3.03.48 ft, Dec 23, 20220
Kitty Hawk (in MLLW)2.02.91 ft, Dec 23, 20220
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 DUKN7, 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.