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Atlantic Coast at Sunset Beach

Highest listed crest 18.00 ftFlood stage 8.0 ft8 crests since 1954

The Atlantic Coast at Sunset Beach crested at major flood stage 1 time among the 8 crests the National Weather Service lists from 1954 to 2007. The highest, 18.00 ft on October 15, 1954, was major flooding, 10.00 feet above flood stage.

The gauge

Highest listed crest
18.00 ft
October 15, 1954
Flood stage
8.0 ft
Major flooding from 11.0 ft
Crests at major
1
76th of 314 gauges in North Carolina
Most recent flood crest
October 15, 1954
18.00 ft, major flooding
Location
Brunswick County
Near North Myrtle Beach (11.9 mi)
Identifiers
NWS SNSN7
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 Sunset Beach
Action stage7.51Oct 9, 2006The level at which the NWS or its partners begin to take action
Flood stage (minor)8.00—Minimal or no property damage, but possibly some public threat
Moderate flood stage9.00—Some inundation of structures and roads near the stream
Major flood stage11.01Oct 15, 1954Extensive inundation of structures and roads

Every listed crest

8 crests from 1954 to 2007. Filled: at or above flood stage. Hover a crest for its date and stage.

Listed crests at the Atlantic Coast at Sunset Beach, 1954 to 2007 681012141618ft Flood stage 8.0 ftMajor 11.0 ft Oct 15, 1954: 18.00 ft, major floodingFeb 28, 2005: 7.36 ft, below flood stageOct 15, 2005: 7.28 ft, below flood stageSep 7, 2006: 7.22 ft, below flood stageOct 9, 2006: 7.55 ft, action stageNov 7, 2006: 7.36 ft, below flood stageDec 25, 2006: 7.28 ft, below flood stageJun 13, 2007: 7.29 ft, below flood stage Highest, 18.00 ft, Oct 15, 1954 19601970198019902000

Crests at or above flood stage, by decade

Crests at or above flood stage per decade, Atlantic Coast at Sunset Beach 1950s: 1 1 1960s: 0 1970s: 0 1980s: 0 1990s: 0 2000s: 0 1950s1960s1970s1980s1990s2000s
  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 Sunset Beach
1Oct 15, 195418.00+10.00Major—
2Oct 9, 20067.55−0.45Action—
3Feb 28, 20057.36−0.64Below flood stage—
4Nov 7, 20067.36−0.64Below flood stage—
5Jun 13, 20077.29−0.71Below flood stage—
6Oct 15, 20057.28−0.72Below flood stage—
7Dec 25, 20067.28−0.72Below flood stage—
8Sep 7, 20067.22−0.78Below flood stage—

Other gauges in Brunswick County

Flood gauges in Brunswick County
U.S. 74 near Leland12.013.89 ft, Sep 16, 19990
Freeland15.022.67 ft, Sep 20, 20183

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

NOAA National Water Prediction Service, gauge SNSN7, 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.