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Cape Creek at Fessenden Center in Buxton (in MLLW)

Highest listed crest 4.64 ftFlood stage 3.0 ft8 crests since 2021

The Cape Creek at Fessenden Center in Buxton (in MLLW) crested above flood stage 7 times among the 8 crests the National Weather Service lists from 2021 to 2025. The highest, 4.64 ft on January 3, 2022, was minor flooding, 1.64 feet above flood stage.

The gauge

Highest listed crest
4.64 ft
January 3, 2022
Flood stage
3.0 ft
Major flooding from 6.0 ft
Crests at major
0
7 above flood stage
Most recent flood crest
August 21, 2025
3.36 ft, minor flooding
Location
Dare County
North Carolina
Identifiers
NWS FESN7
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, Cape Creek at Fessenden Center in Buxton (in MLLW)
Action stage2.01Sep 23, 2023The level at which the NWS or its partners begin to take action
Flood stage (minor)3.07Aug 21, 2025Minimal or no property damage, but possibly some public threat
Moderate flood stage5.00—Some inundation of structures and roads near the stream
Major flood stage6.00—Extensive inundation of structures and roads

Every listed crest

8 crests from 2021 to 2025. Filled: at or above flood stage. Hover a crest for its date and stage.

Listed crests at the Cape Creek at Fessenden Center in Buxton (in MLLW), 2021 to 2025 23456ft Flood stage 3.0 ftMajor 6.0 ft Nov 7, 2021: 3.21 ft, minor floodingJan 3, 2022: 4.64 ft, minor floodingOct 3, 2022: 3.48 ft, minor floodingDec 23, 2022: 4.13 ft, minor floodingSep 23, 2023: 2.72 ft, action stageDec 18, 2023: 3.62 ft, minor floodingJan 10, 2024: 3.61 ft, minor floodingAug 21, 2025: 3.36 ft, minor flooding Highest, 4.64 ft, Jan 3, 2022 20252030
  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, Cape Creek at Fessenden Center in Buxton (in MLLW)
1Jan 3, 20224.64+1.64Minor—
2Dec 23, 20224.13+1.13Minor—
3Dec 18, 20233.62+0.62Minor—
4Jan 10, 20243.61+0.61Minor—
5Oct 3, 20223.48+0.48Minor—
6Aug 21, 20253.36+0.36Minor—
7Nov 7, 20213.21+0.21Minor—
8Sep 23, 20232.72−0.28Action—

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
Atlantic Coast at Duck (in MLLW)5.57.82 ft, Sep 18, 200315
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 FESN7, 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.