Eno River at Durham

Highest listed crest 26.24 ftFlood stage 20.0 ft7 crests since 1965

The Eno River at Durham crested at major flood stage 1 time among the 7 crests the National Weather Service lists from 1965 to 2025. The highest, 26.24 ft on July 7, 2025, was major flooding, 6.24 feet above flood stage.

The gauge

Highest listed crest: 26.24 ft; July 7, 2025; 14,500 cubic feet per second
Flood stage: 20.0 ft; Major flooding from 24.0 ft
Crests at major: 1; 76th of 314 gauges in North Carolina
Most recent flood crest: July 7, 2025; 26.24 ft, major flooding
Location: Durham County; Near Durham (6.5 mi), Chapel Hill (12.4 mi), Carrboro (14.2 mi)
Identifiers: NWS ENON7; USGS 02085070

Flood stages

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

Flood categories, Eno River at Durham

Action stage	18.0	1	Apr 26, 1978	The level at which the NWS or its partners begin to take action
Flood stage (minor)	20.0	2	Apr 15, 2017	Minimal or no property damage, but possibly some public threat
Moderate flood stage	22.0	2	Sep 17, 2018	Some inundation of structures and roads near the stream
Major flood stage	24.0	1	Jul 7, 2025	Extensive inundation of structures and roads

Every listed crest

7 crests from 1965 to 2025. Filled: at or above flood stage. Hover a crest for its date and stage.

Crests at or above flood stage, by decade

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, Eno River at Durham

1	Jul 7, 2025	26.24	+6.24	Major	14,500
2	Sep 6, 1996	23.58	+3.58	Moderate	14,700
3	Sep 17, 2018	23.06	+3.06	Moderate	13,732
4	Mar 19, 1998	20.76	+0.76	Minor	10,800
5	Apr 15, 2017	20.28	+0.28	Minor	10,300
6	Apr 26, 1978	19.65	−0.35	Action	9,620
7	Feb 7, 1965	15.18	−4.82	Below flood stage	9,080

The worst floods along the Eno River

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

September 6, 1996: 23.58 ft here, moderate flooding

HillsboroughNC · Sep 6, 1996 · 21.13 ft · Major · its highest

September 17, 2018: 23.06 ft here, moderate flooding

Huckleberry SpringsNC · Sep 17, 2018 · 14.34 ft · Moderate

Gauges on the Eno River

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

Flood gauges on the Eno River

Hillsborough	NC	16.0	21.13 ft, Sep 6, 1996	1
Huckleberry Springs	NC	12.0	14.91 ft, Mar 10, 1989	0
Durham this gauge	NC	20.0	26.24 ft, Jul 7, 2025	1

Other gauges in Durham County

Flood gauges in Durham County

Club Blvd in Durham	10.0	11.09 ft, Sep 6, 2008	0
Huckleberry Springs	12.0	14.91 ft, Mar 10, 1989	0
Bahama	12.0	17.26 ft, Sep 6, 1996	0
Lake Mitchie	16.0	23.48 ft, Sep 6, 1998	1
Oak Grove	12.0	14.91 ft, Mar 10, 1989	0
Tributary at Fairntosh	12.0	16.09 ft, Mar 19, 1998	0
SR1617 Nr Bahama	10.0	12.92 ft, Sep 17, 2018	0
Blands	16.0	18.21 ft, Jan 1, 2016	0
SS1182 near Lowes Grove	6.0	8.40 ft, Sep 27, 2024	1
ML King Pkwy in Durham	7.0	8.76 ft, Sep 17, 2018	0

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

NOAA National Water Prediction Service, gauge ENON7, 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.