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Bogue Sound at Emerald Isle (in MLLW)

Highest listed crest 7.54 ftFlood stage 4.0 ft8 crests since 2016

The Bogue Sound at Emerald Isle (in MLLW) crested at major flood stage 1 time among the 8 crests the National Weather Service lists from 2016 to 2023. The highest, 7.54 ft on September 14, 2018, was major flooding, 3.54 feet above flood stage.

The gauge

Highest listed crest
7.54 ft
September 14, 2018
Flood stage
4.0 ft
Major flooding from 7.5 ft
Crests at major
1
76th of 314 gauges in North Carolina
Most recent flood crest
December 17, 2023
4.15 ft, minor flooding
Location
Carteret County
North Carolina
Identifiers
NWS EMDN7
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, Bogue Sound at Emerald Isle (in MLLW)
Action stage3.02Sep 1, 2023The level at which the NWS or its partners begin to take action
Flood stage (minor)4.05Dec 17, 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

8 crests from 2016 to 2023. Filled: at or above flood stage. Hover a crest for its date and stage.

Listed crests at the Bogue Sound at Emerald Isle (in MLLW), 2016 to 2023 345678ft Flood stage 4.0 ftMajor 7.5 ft Oct 8, 2016: 5.18 ft, minor floodingSep 14, 2018: 7.54 ft, major floodingNov 7, 2021: 4.17 ft, minor floodingJan 3, 2022: 3.88 ft, action stageSep 30, 2022: 5.15 ft, minor floodingSep 1, 2023: 3.30 ft, action stageSep 23, 2023: 4.54 ft, minor floodingDec 17, 2023: 4.15 ft, minor flooding Highest, 7.54 ft, Sep 14, 2018 20202025

Crests at or above flood stage, by decade

Crests at or above flood stage per decade, Bogue Sound at Emerald Isle (in MLLW) 2010s: 2 2020s: 4 4 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, Bogue Sound at Emerald Isle (in MLLW)
1Sep 14, 20187.54+3.54Major—
2Oct 8, 20165.18+1.18Minor—
3Sep 30, 20225.15+1.15Minor—
4Sep 23, 20234.54+0.54Minor—
5Nov 7, 20214.17+0.17Minor—
6Dec 17, 20234.15+0.15Minor—
7Jan 3, 20223.88−0.12Action—
8Sep 1, 20233.30−0.70Action—

Other gauges in Carteret County

Flood gauges in Carteret County
Atlantic Coast at Beaufort Marine Lab (in MLLW)5.07.29 ft, Sep 14, 20184
Newport (in MLLW)5.014.30 ft, Sep 15, 20181
Cedar Island (in MLLW)2.04.17 ft, Oct 5, 20150
Otway (in MLLW)4.07.96 ft, Sep 14, 20181

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

NOAA National Water Prediction Service, gauge EMDN7, 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.