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Contentnea Creek near Black Creek

Highest listed crest 19.38 ftFlood stage 15.0 ft3 crests since 2024

The Contentnea Creek near Black Creek crested above flood stage 3 times among the 3 crests the National Weather Service lists from 2024 to 2025. The highest, 19.38 ft on August 10, 2024, was minor flooding, 4.38 feet above flood stage. 4 other gauges on the Contentnea Creek crested above flood stage within a week of it.

The gauge

Highest listed crest
19.38 ft
August 10, 2024
Flood stage
15.0 ft
No major stage set
Crests at major
0
3 above flood stage
Most recent flood crest
March 19, 2025
16.14 ft, minor flooding
Location
Wilson County
Near Wilson (4.5 mi)

Flood stages

The thresholds the National Weather Service uses for this gauge today, and how many listed crests reached each.

Flood categories, Contentnea Creek near Black Creek
Action stage11.00—The level at which the NWS or its partners begin to take action
Flood stage (minor)15.03Mar 19, 2025Minimal or no property damage, but possibly some public threat
Moderate flood stage20.00—Some inundation of structures and roads near the stream

Every listed crest

3 crests from 2024 to 2025. Filled: at or above flood stage. Hover a crest for its date and stage.

Listed crests at the Contentnea Creek near Black Creek, 2024 to 2025 151617181920ft Flood stage 15.0 ft Aug 10, 2024: 19.38 ft, minor floodingSep 28, 2024: 15.55 ft, minor floodingMar 19, 2025: 16.14 ft, minor flooding Highest, 19.38 ft, Aug 10, 2024 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, Contentnea Creek near Black Creek
1Aug 10, 202419.38+4.38Minor—
2Mar 19, 202516.14+1.14Minor—
3Sep 28, 202415.55+0.55Minor—

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.

August 10, 2024: 19.38 ft here, minor flooding

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
GriftonNC16.020.04 ft, Sep 18, 20180
HookertonNC13.028.28 ft, Sep 18, 19999
Sheppard FerryNC21.033.20 ft, Sep 21, 19991
Snow HillNC20.533.58 ft, Sep 21, 19991
Speights BridgeNC19.030.10 ft, Sep 21, 19991
Black Creek this gaugeNC15.019.38 ft, Aug 10, 20240
LucamaNC17.017.53 ft, Oct 10, 20160
StantonsburgNC17.524.97 ft, Sep 21, 19991

Other gauges in Wilson County

Flood gauges in Wilson County
Lucama17.017.53 ft, Oct 10, 20160
Stantonsburg17.524.97 ft, Sep 21, 19991
Forest Hills Rd near Wilson4.09.62 ft, Aug 8, 20240

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

NOAA National Water Prediction Service, gauge CTBN7, 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.