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Bay River at Bayboro (in MLLW)

Highest listed crest 8.26 ftFlood stage 3.0 ft4 crests since 2018

The Bay River at Bayboro (in MLLW) crested at major flood stage 1 time among the 4 crests the National Weather Service lists from 2018 to 2023. The highest, 8.26 ft on September 14, 2018, was major flooding, 5.26 feet above flood stage.

The gauge

Highest listed crest
8.26 ft
September 14, 2018
Flood stage
3.0 ft
Major flooding from 7.5 ft
Crests at major
1
76th of 314 gauges in North Carolina
Most recent flood crest
September 23, 2023
3.71 ft, minor flooding
Location
Pamlico County
North Carolina
Identifiers
NWS BYBN7
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, Bay River at Bayboro (in MLLW)
Action stage1.51Apr 9, 2023The level at which the NWS or its partners begin to take action
Flood stage (minor)3.02Sep 23, 2023Minimal or no property damage, but possibly some public threat
Moderate flood stage5.50—Some inundation of structures and roads near the stream
Major flood stage7.51Sep 14, 2018Extensive inundation of structures and roads

Every listed crest

4 crests from 2018 to 2023. Filled: at or above flood stage. Hover a crest for its date and stage.

Listed crests at the Bay River at Bayboro (in MLLW), 2018 to 2023 246810ft Flood stage 3.0 ftMajor 7.5 ft Sep 14, 2018: 8.26 ft, major floodingApr 9, 2023: 2.86 ft, action stageAug 31, 2023: 3.40 ft, minor floodingSep 23, 2023: 3.71 ft, minor flooding Highest, 8.26 ft, Sep 14, 2018 20202025

Crests at or above flood stage, by decade

Crests at or above flood stage per decade, Bay River at Bayboro (in MLLW) 2010s: 1 2020s: 2 2 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, Bay River at Bayboro (in MLLW)
1Sep 14, 20188.26+5.26Major—
2Sep 23, 20233.71+0.71Minor—
3Aug 31, 20233.40+0.40Minor—
4Apr 9, 20232.86−0.14Action—

Other gauges in Pamlico County

Flood gauges in Pamlico County
Oriental (in MLLW)4.09.20 ft, Sep 14, 20181
Hobucken (in MLLW)2.05.94 ft, Sep 14, 20181

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

NOAA National Water Prediction Service, gauge BYBN7, 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.