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Deep River near Moncure

Highest listed crest 17.20 ftFlood stage 9.0 ft8 crests since 1945

The Deep River near Moncure crested above flood stage 7 times among the 8 crests the National Weather Service lists from 1945 to 2024. The highest, 17.20 ft on September 18, 1945, was moderate flooding, 8.20 feet above flood stage. 1 other gauge on the Deep River crested above flood stage within a week of it, 1 at its own highest listed crest.

The gauge

Highest listed crest
17.20 ft
September 18, 1945; 80,300 cubic feet per second
Flood stage
9.0 ft
Major flooding from 18.0 ft
Crests at major
0
7 above flood stage
Most recent flood crest
August 9, 2024
10.84 ft, minor flooding
Location
Lee County
Near Sanford (9.8 mi), Apex (14.9 mi)

Flood stages

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

Flood categories, Deep River near Moncure
Action stage8.00—The level at which the NWS or its partners begin to take action
Flood stage (minor)9.05Aug 9, 2024Minimal or no property damage, but possibly some public threat
Moderate flood stage14.02Sep 17, 2018Some inundation of structures and roads near the stream
Major flood stage18.00—Extensive inundation of structures and roads

Every listed crest

8 crests from 1945 to 2024. Filled: at or above flood stage. Hover a crest for its date and stage.

Listed crests at the Deep River near Moncure, 1945 to 2024 681012141618ft Flood stage 9.0 ftMajor 18.0 ft Sep 18, 1945: 17.20 ft, moderate flooding; 80,300 cubic feet per secondFeb 18, 1995: 9.23 ft, minor flooding; 23,500 cubic feet per secondOct 9, 2016: 11.45 ft, minor flooding; 32,000 cubic feet per secondSep 17, 2018: 15.21 ft, moderate flooding; 64,522 cubic feet per secondOct 12, 2018: 7.34 ft, below flood stage; 14,443 cubic feet per secondNov 13, 2018: 12.31 ft, minor flooding; 43,261 cubic feet per secondFeb 7, 2020: 11.00 ft, minor flooding; 34,330 cubic feet per secondAug 9, 2024: 10.84 ft, minor flooding; 32,879 cubic feet per second Highest, 17.20 ft, Sep 18, 1945 19501960197019801990200020102020

Crests at or above flood stage, by decade

Crests at or above flood stage per decade, Deep River near Moncure 1940s: 1 1950s: 0 1960s: 0 1970s: 0 1980s: 0 1990s: 1 2000s: 0 2010s: 3 3 2020s: 2 1940s1950s1960s1970s1980s1990s2000s2010s2020s
  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, Deep River near Moncure
1Sep 18, 194517.20+8.20Moderate80,300
2Sep 17, 201815.21+6.21Moderate64,522
3Nov 13, 201812.31+3.31Minor43,261
4Oct 9, 201611.45+2.45Minor32,000
5Feb 7, 202011.00+2.00Minor34,330
6Aug 9, 202410.84+1.84Minor32,879
7Feb 18, 19959.23+0.23Minor23,500
8Oct 12, 20187.34−1.66Below flood stage14,443

The worst floods along the Deep River

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

September 18, 1945: 17.20 ft here, moderate flooding

  • RamseurNC · Sep 18, 1945 · 34.04 ft · Major · its highest

September 17, 2018: 15.21 ft here, moderate flooding

  • RamseurNC · Sep 17, 2018 · 30.43 ft · Major

November 13, 2018: 12.31 ft here, minor flooding

  • RamseurNC · Nov 13, 2018 · 21.41 ft · Minor

Gauges on the Deep River

In USGS station-number order, which runs downstream within a river basin.

Flood gauges on the Deep River
RamseurNC20.034.04 ft, Sep 18, 19455
Moncure this gaugeNC9.017.20 ft, Sep 18, 19450

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

NOAA National Water Prediction Service, gauge MONN7, 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.