Contentnea Creek at Speights Bridge
Highest listed crest 30.10 ftFlood stage 19.0 ft7 crests since 1999
The Contentnea Creek at Speights Bridge crested at major flood stage 1 time among the 7 crests the National Weather Service lists from 1999 to 2024. The highest, 30.10 ft on September 21, 1999, was major flooding, 11.10 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
- 30.10 ft
- September 21, 1999
- Flood stage
- 19.0 ft
- Major flooding from 23.0 ft
- Crests at major
- 1
- 76th of 314 gauges in North Carolina
- Most recent flood crest
- August 12, 2024
- 20.33 ft, moderate flooding
Flood stages
The thresholds the National Weather Service uses for this gauge today, and how many listed crests reached each.
| Action stage | 18.0 | 1 | Sep 30, 2024 |
| Flood stage (minor) | 19.0 | 0 | — |
| Moderate flood stage | 20.0 | 1 | Aug 12, 2024 |
| Major flood stage | 23.0 | 1 | Sep 21, 1999 |
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
| 1 | Sep 21, 1999 | 30.10 | +11.10 | Major |
| 2 | Aug 12, 2024 | 20.33 | +1.33 | Moderate |
| 3 | Sep 30, 2024 | 18.44 | −0.56 | Action |
| 4 | Dec 20, 2023 | 17.62 | −1.38 | Below flood stage |
| 5 | Sep 20, 2024 | 15.98 | −3.02 | Below flood stage |
| 6 | Jan 13, 2024 | 15.84 | −3.16 | Below flood stage |
| 7 | Jul 29, 2024 | 15.79 | −3.21 | 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: 30.10 ft here, major flooding
- Snow HillNC · Sep 21, 1999 · 33.58 ft · Major · its highest
- Sheppard FerryNC · Sep 21, 1999 · 33.20 ft · Major · its highest
- HookertonNC · Sep 18, 1999 · 28.28 ft · Major · its highest
- StantonsburgNC · Sep 21, 1999 · 24.97 ft · Major · its highest
August 12, 2024: 20.33 ft here, moderate flooding
- HookertonNC · Aug 13, 2024 · 16.16 ft · Moderate
- Snow HillNC · Aug 13, 2024 · 21.02 ft · Minor
- Black CreekNC · Aug 10, 2024 · 19.38 ft · Minor · its highest
- StantonsburgNC · Aug 11, 2024 · 18.35 ft · Minor
Gauges on the Contentnea Creek
Flood gauges sharing the river's name, linked within 80 miles of one another.
| Grifton | NC | 20.04 ft, Sep 18, 2018 | 0 |
| Hookerton | NC | 28.28 ft, Sep 18, 1999 | 9 |
| Sheppard Ferry | NC | 33.20 ft, Sep 21, 1999 | 1 |
| Snow Hill | NC | 33.58 ft, Sep 21, 1999 | 1 |
| Speights Bridge this gauge | NC | 30.10 ft, Sep 21, 1999 | 1 |
| Black Creek | NC | 19.38 ft, Aug 10, 2024 | 0 |
| Lucama | NC | 17.53 ft, Oct 10, 2016 | 0 |
| Stantonsburg | NC | 24.97 ft, Sep 21, 1999 | 1 |
Other gauges in Greene County
| Hookerton | 28.28 ft, Sep 18, 1999 | 9 |
| Sheppard Ferry | 33.20 ft, Sep 21, 1999 | 1 |
| Snow Hill | 33.58 ft, Sep 21, 1999 | 1 |
| Ayden | 24.36 ft, Jun 17, 2025 | 0 |
| Shine | 21.00 ft, Sep 17, 1999 | 1 |
Greene County: every hazard · River floods across the country · North Carolina
NOAA National Water Prediction Service, gauge SPBN7, 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.