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Currituck Sound near OUTER BANK CENTER FOR WILDLIFE EDUCATION IN COROLLA

Highest listed crest 3.94 ftFlood stage 3.0 ft6 crests since 2011

The Currituck Sound near OUTER BANK CENTER FOR WILDLIFE EDUCATION IN COROLLA crested above flood stage 2 times among the 6 crests the National Weather Service lists from 2011 to 2023. The highest, 3.94 ft on August 28, 2011, was minor flooding, 0.94 feet above flood stage.

The gauge

Highest listed crest
3.94 ft
August 28, 2011
Flood stage
3.0 ft
No major stage set
Crests at major
0
2 above flood stage
Most recent flood crest
October 12, 2018
3.70 ft, minor flooding
Location
Currituck County
North Carolina

Flood stages

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

Flood categories, Currituck Sound near OUTER BANK CENTER FOR WILDLIFE EDUCATION IN COROLLA
Action stage2.52Feb 7, 2020The level at which the NWS or its partners begin to take action
Flood stage (minor)3.02Oct 12, 2018Minimal or no property damage, but possibly some public threat

Every listed crest

6 crests from 2011 to 2023. Filled: at or above flood stage. Hover a crest for its date and stage.

Listed crests at the Currituck Sound near OUTER BANK CENTER FOR WILDLIFE EDUCATION IN COROLLA, 2011 to 2023 22.533.54ft Flood stage 3.0 ft Aug 28, 2011: 3.94 ft, minor floodingOct 8, 2016: 2.25 ft, below flood stageSep 18, 2018: 2.66 ft, action stageOct 12, 2018: 3.70 ft, minor floodingFeb 7, 2020: 2.88 ft, action stageJun 27, 2023: 2.11 ft, below flood stage Highest, 3.94 ft, Aug 28, 2011 20152020

Crests at or above flood stage, by decade

Crests at or above flood stage per decade, Currituck Sound near OUTER BANK CENTER FOR WILDLIFE EDUCATION IN COROLLA 2010s: 2 2 2020s: 0 2010s2020s
  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 near OUTER BANK CENTER FOR WILDLIFE EDUCATION IN COROLLA
1Aug 28, 20113.94+0.94Minor—
2Oct 12, 20183.70+0.70Minor—
3Feb 7, 20202.88−0.12Action—
4Sep 18, 20182.66−0.34Action—
5Oct 8, 20162.25−0.75Below flood stage—
6Jun 27, 20232.11−0.89Below 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 IslandNC2.53.06 ft, Aug 4, 20200
OUTER BANK CENTER FOR WILDLIFE EDUCATION IN COROLLA this gaugeNC3.03.94 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
Mackay's Island2.53.06 ft, Aug 4, 20200

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

NOAA National Water Prediction Service, gauge OBCN7, 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.