Currituck Sound at Currituck Sound at NC 158

Highest listed crest 2.81 ftFlood stage 2.5 ft3 crests since 2022

The Currituck Sound at Currituck Sound at NC 158 crested above flood stage 1 time among the 3 crests the National Weather Service lists from 2022 to 2024. The highest, 2.81 ft on December 23, 2022, was minor flooding, 0.31 feet above flood stage. 1 other gauge on the Currituck Sound crested above flood stage within a week of it, 1 at its own highest listed crest.

The gauge

Highest listed crest: 2.81 ft; December 23, 2022
Flood stage: 2.5 ft; No major stage set
Crests at major: 0; 1 above flood stage
Most recent flood crest: December 23, 2022; 2.81 ft, minor flooding
Location: Currituck County; North Carolina
Identifiers: NWS SNDN7; 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, Currituck Sound at Currituck Sound at NC 158

Action stage	2.0	2	Feb 13, 2024	The level at which the NWS or its partners begin to take action
Flood stage (minor)	2.5	1	Dec 23, 2022	Minimal or no property damage, but possibly some public threat

Every listed crest

3 crests from 2022 to 2024. Filled: at or above flood stage. Hover a crest for its date and stage.

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, Currituck Sound at Currituck Sound at NC 158

1	Dec 23, 2022	2.81	+0.31	Minor	—
2	Jan 10, 2024	2.27	−0.23	Action	—
3	Feb 13, 2024	2.15	−0.35	Action	—

The worst floods along the Currituck Sound

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

December 23, 2022: 2.81 ft here, minor flooding

Duck Town Boardwalk (in MLLW)NC · Dec 23, 2022 · 3.04 ft · Minor · its highest

Gauges on the Currituck Sound

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

Flood gauges on the Currituck Sound

Currituck Sound at NC 158 this gauge	NC	2.5	2.81 ft, Dec 23, 2022
Duck Town Boardwalk (in MLLW)	NC	2.5	3.04 ft, Dec 23, 2022
Mackay's Island	NC	2.5	3.06 ft, Aug 4, 2020
OUTER BANK CENTER FOR WILDLIFE EDUCATION IN COROLLA	NC	3.0	3.94 ft, Aug 28, 2011

Other gauges in Currituck County

Flood gauges in Currituck County

Mackay's Island	2.5	3.06 ft, Aug 4, 2020	0
OUTER BANK CENTER FOR WILDLIFE EDUCATION IN COROLLA	3.0	3.94 ft, Aug 28, 2011	0

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

NOAA National Water Prediction Service, gauge SNDN7, 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.