Far Creek at Engelhard (in MLLW)

Highest listed crest 3.00 ftFlood stage 2.5 ft3 crests since 2018

The Far Creek at Engelhard (in MLLW) crested above flood stage 1 time among the 3 crests the National Weather Service lists from 2018 to 2023. The highest, 3.00 ft on September 15, 2018, was minor flooding, 0.50 feet above flood stage.

The gauge

Highest listed crest: 3.00 ft; September 15, 2018
Flood stage: 2.5 ft; Major flooding from 4.5 ft
Crests at major: 0; 1 above flood stage
Most recent flood crest: September 15, 2018; 3.00 ft, minor flooding
Location: Hyde County; North Carolina
Identifiers: NWS EGHN7; 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, Far Creek at Engelhard (in MLLW)

Action stage	2.0	1	Sep 23, 2023	The level at which the NWS or its partners begin to take action
Flood stage (minor)	2.5	1	Sep 15, 2018	Minimal or no property damage, but possibly some public threat
Moderate flood stage	3.5	0	—	Some inundation of structures and roads near the stream
Major flood stage	4.5	0	—	Extensive inundation of structures and roads

Every listed crest

3 crests from 2018 to 2023. 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, Far Creek at Engelhard (in MLLW)

1	Sep 15, 2018	3.00	+0.50	Minor	—
2	Sep 23, 2023	2.49	−0.01	Action	—
3	Nov 8, 2021	1.99	−0.51	Below flood stage	—

Other gauges in Hyde County

Flood gauges in Hyde County

Bell Island Pier (in MLLW)	2.5	4.51 ft, Sep 14, 2018	0
Ocracoke (in MLLW)	3.0	7.62 ft, Sep 6, 2019	1

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

NOAA National Water Prediction Service, gauge EGHN7, 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.