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Chowan River near Waterfront Park at Edenton

Highest listed crest 7.19 ftFlood stage 2.0 ft39 crests since 2003

The Chowan River near Waterfront Park at Edenton crested at major flood stage 1 time among the 39 crests the National Weather Service lists from 2003 to 2025. The highest, 7.19 ft on September 18, 2003, was major flooding, 5.19 feet above flood stage.

The gauge

Highest listed crest
7.19 ft
September 18, 2003
Flood stage
2.0 ft
Major flooding from 4.0 ft
Crests at major
1
76th of 314 gauges in North Carolina
Most recent flood crest
May 13, 2025
2.16 ft, minor flooding
Location
Chowan County
North Carolina
Identifiers
NWS EWPN7
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, Chowan River near Waterfront Park at Edenton
Action stage1.514Mar 3, 2023The level at which the NWS or its partners begin to take action
Flood stage (minor)2.021May 13, 2025Minimal or no property damage, but possibly some public threat
Moderate flood stage3.03Aug 4, 2020Some inundation of structures and roads near the stream
Major flood stage4.01Sep 18, 2003Extensive inundation of structures and roads

Every listed crest

39 crests from 2003 to 2025. Filled: at or above flood stage. Hover a crest for its date and stage.

Listed crests at the Chowan River near Waterfront Park at Edenton, 2003 to 2025 02468ft Flood stage 2.0 ftMajor 4.0 ft Sep 18, 2003: 7.19 ft, major floodingJul 4, 2014: 2.02 ft, minor floodingSep 29, 2015: 1.74 ft, action stageOct 4, 2015: 2.76 ft, minor floodingOct 10, 2015: 1.74 ft, action stageSep 3, 2016: 3.00 ft, moderate floodingSep 21, 2016: 2.60 ft, minor floodingOct 8, 2016: 2.84 ft, minor floodingJul 24, 2018: 2.12 ft, minor floodingSep 16, 2018: 2.47 ft, minor floodingOct 11, 2018: 2.21 ft, minor floodingMay 31, 2019: 1.96 ft, action stageSep 6, 2019: 3.85 ft, moderate floodingOct 8, 2019: 1.73 ft, action stageOct 14, 2019: 2.20 ft, minor floodingOct 31, 2019: 1.89 ft, action stageApr 13, 2020: 2.40 ft, minor floodingApr 30, 2020: 2.17 ft, minor floodingAug 4, 2020: 3.47 ft, moderate floodingSep 18, 2020: 1.84 ft, action stageOct 30, 2020: 1.81 ft, action stageNov 15, 2020: 1.83 ft, action stageNov 30, 2020: 1.76 ft, action stageDec 25, 2020: 1.78 ft, action stageMar 19, 2021: 2.21 ft, minor floodingJul 8, 2021: 1.88 ft, action stageSep 23, 2021: 2.21 ft, minor floodingOct 30, 2021: 1.81 ft, action stageDec 23, 2022: 1.72 ft, action stageMar 3, 2023: 1.88 ft, action stageApr 30, 2023: 2.49 ft, minor floodingJun 27, 2023: 2.14 ft, minor floodingAug 31, 2023: 2.59 ft, minor floodingSep 23, 2023: 2.33 ft, minor floodingDec 18, 2023: 2.11 ft, minor floodingAug 9, 2024: 2.00 ft, minor floodingSep 27, 2024: 2.45 ft, minor floodingOct 1, 2024: 2.09 ft, minor floodingMay 13, 2025: 2.16 ft, minor flooding Highest, 7.19 ft, Sep 18, 2003 20052010201520202025

Crests at or above flood stage, by decade

Crests at or above flood stage per decade, Chowan River near Waterfront Park at Edenton 2000s: 1 2010s: 10 2020s: 14 14 2000s2010s2020s
  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, Chowan River near Waterfront Park at Edenton
1Sep 18, 20037.19+5.19Major—
2Sep 6, 20193.85+1.85Moderate—
3Aug 4, 20203.47+1.47Moderate—
4Sep 3, 20163.00+1.00Moderate—
5Oct 8, 20162.84+0.84Minor—
6Oct 4, 20152.76+0.76Minor—
7Sep 21, 20162.60+0.60Minor—
8Aug 31, 20232.59+0.59Minor—
9Apr 30, 20232.49+0.49Minor—
10Sep 16, 20182.47+0.47Minor—
11Sep 27, 20242.45+0.45Minor—
12Apr 13, 20202.40+0.40Minor—
13Sep 23, 20232.33+0.33Minor—
14Oct 11, 20182.21+0.21Minor—
15Mar 19, 20212.21+0.21Minor—
16Sep 23, 20212.21+0.21Minor—
17Oct 14, 20192.20+0.20Minor—
18Apr 30, 20202.17+0.17Minor—
19May 13, 20252.16+0.16Minor—
20Jun 27, 20232.14+0.14Minor—
21Jul 24, 20182.12+0.12Minor—
22Dec 18, 20232.11+0.11Minor—
23Oct 1, 20242.09+0.09Minor—
24Jul 4, 20142.02+0.02Minor—
25Aug 9, 20242.000.00Minor—
26May 31, 20191.96−0.04Action—
27Oct 31, 20191.89−0.11Action—
28Jul 8, 20211.88−0.12Action—
29Mar 3, 20231.88−0.12Action—
30Sep 18, 20201.84−0.16Action—
31Nov 15, 20201.83−0.17Action—
32Oct 30, 20201.81−0.19Action—
33Oct 30, 20211.81−0.19Action—
34Dec 25, 20201.78−0.22Action—
35Nov 30, 20201.76−0.24Action—
36Sep 29, 20151.74−0.26Action—
37Oct 10, 20151.74−0.26Action—
38Oct 8, 20191.73−0.27Action—
39Dec 23, 20221.72−0.28Action—

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

NOAA National Water Prediction Service, gauge EWPN7, 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.