Contentnea Creek at Sheppard Ferry

Highest listed crest 33.20 ftFlood stage 21.0 ft7 crests since 1999

The Contentnea Creek at Sheppard Ferry crested at major flood stage 1 time among the 7 crests the National Weather Service lists from 1999 to 2024. The highest, 33.20 ft on September 21, 1999, was major flooding, 12.20 feet above flood stage. 4 other gauges on the Contentnea Creek crested above flood stage within a week of it, 4 at their own highest listed crest.

The gauge

Highest listed crest: 33.20 ft; September 21, 1999
Flood stage: 21.0 ft; Major flooding from 26.0 ft
Crests at major: 1; 76th of 314 gauges in North Carolina
Most recent flood crest: September 21, 1999; 33.20 ft, major flooding
Location: Greene County; North Carolina
Identifiers: NWS SHPN7; 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, Contentnea Creek at Sheppard Ferry

Action stage	20.5	1	Aug 12, 2024	The level at which the NWS or its partners begin to take action
Flood stage (minor)	21.0	0	—	Minimal or no property damage, but possibly some public threat
Moderate flood stage	24.0	0	—	Some inundation of structures and roads near the stream
Major flood stage	26.0	1	Sep 21, 1999	Extensive inundation of structures and roads

Every listed crest

7 crests from 1999 to 2024. Filled: at or above flood stage. Hover a crest for its date and stage.

Crests at or above flood stage, by decade

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.
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, Contentnea Creek at Sheppard Ferry

1	Sep 21, 1999	33.20	+12.20	Major	—
2	Aug 12, 2024	20.90	−0.10	Action	—
3	Sep 30, 2024	19.50	−1.50	Below flood stage	—
4	Dec 21, 2023	18.80	−2.20	Below flood stage	—
5	Sep 19, 2024	17.30	−3.70	Below flood stage	—
6	Jan 14, 2024	16.83	−4.17	Below flood stage	—
7	Jul 30, 2024	16.40	−4.60	Below flood stage	—

The worst floods along the Contentnea Creek

For this gauge's highest crests, the other gauges on the Contentnea Creek that crested above flood stage within a week.

September 21, 1999: 33.20 ft here, major flooding

Snow HillNC · Sep 21, 1999 · 33.58 ft · Major · its highest
Speights BridgeNC · Sep 21, 1999 · 30.10 ft · Major · its highest
HookertonNC · Sep 18, 1999 · 28.28 ft · Major · its highest
StantonsburgNC · Sep 21, 1999 · 24.97 ft · Major · its highest

Gauges on the Contentnea Creek

Flood gauges sharing the river's name, linked within 80 miles of one another.

Flood gauges on the Contentnea Creek

Grifton	NC	16.0	20.04 ft, Sep 18, 2018	0
Hookerton	NC	13.0	28.28 ft, Sep 18, 1999	9
Sheppard Ferry this gauge	NC	21.0	33.20 ft, Sep 21, 1999	1
Snow Hill	NC	20.5	33.58 ft, Sep 21, 1999	1
Speights Bridge	NC	19.0	30.10 ft, Sep 21, 1999	1
Black Creek	NC	15.0	19.38 ft, Aug 10, 2024	0
Lucama	NC	17.0	17.53 ft, Oct 10, 2016	0
Stantonsburg	NC	17.5	24.97 ft, Sep 21, 1999	1

Other gauges in Greene County

Flood gauges in Greene County

Hookerton	13.0	28.28 ft, Sep 18, 1999	9
Snow Hill	20.5	33.58 ft, Sep 21, 1999	1
Speights Bridge	19.0	30.10 ft, Sep 21, 1999	1
Ayden	24.0	24.36 ft, Jun 17, 2025	0
Shine	17.0	21.00 ft, Sep 17, 1999	1

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

NOAA National Water Prediction Service, gauge SHPN7, 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.