Currituck Sound at Duck Town Boardwalk (in MLLW)

Highest listed crest 3.04 ftFlood stage 2.5 ft3 crests since 2022

The Currituck Sound at Duck Town Boardwalk (in MLLW) crested above flood stage 2 times among the 3 crests the National Weather Service lists from 2022 to 2024. The highest, 3.04 ft on December 23, 2022, was minor flooding, 0.54 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: 3.04 ft; December 23, 2022
Flood stage: 2.5 ft; Major flooding from 6.0 ft
Crests at major: 0; 2 above flood stage
Most recent flood crest: January 10, 2024; 2.60 ft, minor flooding
Location: Dare County; North Carolina
Identifiers: NWS DKBN7; 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 Duck Town Boardwalk (in MLLW)

Action stage	1.5	1	Sep 24, 2023	The level at which the NWS or its partners begin to take action
Flood stage (minor)	2.5	2	Jan 10, 2024	Minimal or no property damage, but possibly some public threat
Moderate flood stage	4.0	0	—	Some inundation of structures and roads near the stream
Major flood stage	6.0	0	—	Extensive inundation of structures and roads

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 Duck Town Boardwalk (in MLLW)

1	Dec 23, 2022	3.04	+0.54	Minor	—
2	Jan 10, 2024	2.60	+0.10	Minor	—
3	Sep 24, 2023	2.05	−0.45	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: 3.04 ft here, minor flooding

Currituck Sound at NC 158NC · Dec 23, 2022 · 2.81 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	NC	2.5	2.81 ft, Dec 23, 2022
Duck Town Boardwalk (in MLLW) this gauge	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 Dare County

Flood gauges in Dare County

Colington Harbor (in MLLW)	3.0	3.48 ft, Dec 23, 2022	0
Kitty Hawk (in MLLW)	2.0	2.91 ft, Dec 23, 2022	0
Atlantic Coast at Duck (in MLLW)	5.5	7.82 ft, Sep 18, 2003	15
Fessenden Center in Buxton (in MLLW)	3.0	4.64 ft, Jan 3, 2022	0
Avon (in MLLW)	3.0	3.30 ft, Jan 3, 2022	0
Avon Harbor (in MLLW)	3.0	3.05 ft, Dec 23, 2022	0
Coast Guard Hatteras (in MLLW)	2.5	6.37 ft, Oct 9, 2016	5
Frisco (in MLLW)	3.0	3.07 ft, Aug 21, 2025	0
Oregon Inlet Marina (in MLLW)	3.0	7.70 ft, Aug 28, 2011	2
Rodanthe Ferry Terminal (in MLLW)	3.5	4.45 ft, Mar 12, 2022	0
Stumpy Point (in MLLW)	2.0	3.03 ft, Sep 23, 2023	0
Nags Head (in MLLW)	2.5	4.36 ft, Dec 23, 2022	0
Pond Island	3.0	4.14 ft, Dec 23, 2022	0
Shallowbag Bay at Manteo (in MLLW)	3.0	3.67 ft, Dec 23, 2022	0
Hatteras Village (in MLLW)	3.0	3.59 ft, Aug 21, 2025	0

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

NOAA National Water Prediction Service, gauge DKBN7, 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.