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Currituck Sound at Mackay's Island

Highest listed crest 3.06 ftFlood stage 2.5 ft5 crests since 2020

The Currituck Sound at Mackay's Island crested above flood stage 1 time among the 5 crests the National Weather Service lists from 2020 to 2023. The highest, 3.06 ft on August 4, 2020, was minor flooding, 0.56 feet above flood stage.

The gauge

Highest listed crest
3.06 ft
August 4, 2020
Flood stage
2.5 ft
No major stage set
Crests at major
0
1 above flood stage
Most recent flood crest
August 4, 2020
3.06 ft, minor flooding
Location
Currituck County
North Carolina
Identifiers
NWS MINN7
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 Mackay's Island
Action stage2.01Jun 27, 2023The level at which the NWS or its partners begin to take action
Flood stage (minor)2.51Aug 4, 2020Minimal or no property damage, but possibly some public threat

Every listed crest

5 crests from 2020 to 2023. Filled: at or above flood stage. Hover a crest for its date and stage.

Listed crests at the Currituck Sound at Mackay's Island, 2020 to 2023 1.522.533.5ft Flood stage 2.5 ft Aug 4, 2020: 3.06 ft, minor floodingSep 29, 2020: 1.75 ft, below flood stageOct 30, 2020: 1.94 ft, below flood stageNov 15, 2020: 1.74 ft, below flood stageJun 27, 2023: 2.11 ft, action stage Highest, 3.06 ft, Aug 4, 2020 202020252030
  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, Currituck Sound at Mackay's Island
1Aug 4, 20203.06+0.56Minor—
2Jun 27, 20232.11−0.39Action—
3Oct 30, 20201.94−0.56Below flood stage—
4Sep 29, 20201.75−0.75Below flood stage—
5Nov 15, 20201.74−0.76Below flood stage—

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 158NC2.52.81 ft, Dec 23, 20220
Duck Town Boardwalk (in MLLW)NC2.53.04 ft, Dec 23, 20220
Mackay's Island this gaugeNC2.53.06 ft, Aug 4, 20200
OUTER BANK CENTER FOR WILDLIFE EDUCATION IN COROLLANC3.03.94 ft, Aug 28, 20110

Other gauges in Currituck County

Flood gauges in Currituck County
Currituck Sound at NC 1582.52.81 ft, Dec 23, 20220
OUTER BANK CENTER FOR WILDLIFE EDUCATION IN COROLLA3.03.94 ft, Aug 28, 20110

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

NOAA National Water Prediction Service, gauge MINN7, 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.