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Bath Creek at Bath (in MLLW)

Highest listed crest 7.33 ftFlood stage 4.0 ft4 crests since 2018

The Bath Creek at Bath (in MLLW) crested above flood stage 2 times among the 4 crests the National Weather Service lists from 2018 to 2024. The highest, 7.33 ft on September 14, 2018, was moderate flooding, 3.33 feet above flood stage.

The gauge

Highest listed crest
7.33 ft
September 14, 2018
Flood stage
4.0 ft
Major flooding from 8.0 ft
Crests at major
0
2 above flood stage
Most recent flood crest
September 23, 2023
5.17 ft, minor flooding
Location
Beaufort County
North Carolina
Identifiers
NWS BATN7
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, Bath Creek at Bath (in MLLW)
Action stage2.52Jan 10, 2024The level at which the NWS or its partners begin to take action
Flood stage (minor)4.01Sep 23, 2023Minimal or no property damage, but possibly some public threat
Moderate flood stage6.01Sep 14, 2018Some inundation of structures and roads near the stream
Major flood stage8.00—Extensive inundation of structures and roads

Every listed crest

4 crests from 2018 to 2024. Filled: at or above flood stage. Hover a crest for its date and stage.

Listed crests at the Bath Creek at Bath (in MLLW), 2018 to 2024 345678ft Flood stage 4.0 ftMajor 8.0 ft Sep 14, 2018: 7.33 ft, moderate floodingSep 23, 2023: 5.17 ft, minor floodingDec 18, 2023: 3.65 ft, action stageJan 10, 2024: 3.75 ft, action stage Highest, 7.33 ft, Sep 14, 2018 20202025

Crests at or above flood stage, by decade

Crests at or above flood stage per decade, Bath Creek at Bath (in MLLW) 2010s: 1 1 2020s: 1 2010s2020s
  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, Bath Creek at Bath (in MLLW)
1Sep 14, 20187.33+3.33Moderate—
2Sep 23, 20235.17+1.17Minor—
3Jan 10, 20243.75−0.25Action—
4Dec 18, 20233.65−0.35Action—

Other gauges in Beaufort County

Flood gauges in Beaufort County
Washington (in MLLW)4.010.56 ft, Sep 3, 191310
Belhaven (in MLLW)2.56.32 ft, Sep 14, 20181
Washington4.57.51 ft, Sep 14, 20180

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

NOAA National Water Prediction Service, gauge BATN7, 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.