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Fishing Creek near Enfield

Highest listed crest 22.10 ftFlood stage 16.0 ft55 crests since 1910

The Fishing Creek near Enfield crested at major flood stage 3 times among the 55 crests the National Weather Service lists from 1910 to 2025. The highest, 22.10 ft on April 19, 1910, was major flooding, 6.10 feet above flood stage.

The gauge

Highest listed crest
22.10 ft
April 19, 1910
Flood stage
16.0 ft
Major flooding from 20.0 ft
Crests at major
3
39th of 314 gauges in North Carolina
Most recent flood crest
March 18, 2025
16.72 ft, minor flooding
Location
Edgecombe County
Near Rocky Mount (14.1 mi)

Flood stages

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

Flood categories, Fishing Creek near Enfield
Action stage15.011Sep 2, 2004The level at which the NWS or its partners begin to take action
Flood stage (minor)16.028Mar 18, 2025Minimal or no property damage, but possibly some public threat
Moderate flood stage18.012Oct 11, 2016Some inundation of structures and roads near the stream
Major flood stage20.03Sep 18, 1999Extensive inundation of structures and roads

Every listed crest

55 crests from 1910 to 2025. Filled: at or above flood stage. Hover a crest for its date and stage.

Listed crests at the Fishing Creek near Enfield, 1910 to 2025 10152025ft Flood stage 16.0 ftMajor 20.0 ft Apr 19, 1910: 22.10 ft, major floodingFeb 5, 1915: 15.10 ft, action stage; 2,940 cubic feet per secondJul 24, 1916: 21.60 ft, major flooding; 20,300 cubic feet per secondJul 26, 1917: 16.40 ft, minor flooding; 4,810 cubic feet per secondFeb 3, 1918: 18.00 ft, moderate flooding; 8,130 cubic feet per secondJul 21, 1920: 15.60 ft, action stage; 3,280 cubic feet per secondMar 6, 1922: 17.60 ft, minor flooding; 7,200 cubic feet per secondMar 19, 1923: 16.50 ft, minor flooding; 4,970 cubic feet per secondJul 2, 1924: 18.80 ft, moderate flooding; 10,600 cubic feet per secondOct 2, 1924: 19.30 ft, moderate flooding; 12,300 cubic feet per secondFeb 6, 1926: 15.40 ft, action stage; 3,140 cubic feet per secondSep 20, 1928: 18.70 ft, moderate flooding; 9,850 cubic feet per secondMar 8, 1929: 17.00 ft, minor flooding; 5,130 cubic feet per secondOct 24, 1929: 18.22 ft, moderate flooding; 8,480 cubic feet per secondDec 2, 1934: 19.66 ft, moderate flooding; 12,600 cubic feet per secondAug 31, 1939: 19.00 ft, moderate flooding; 12,000 cubic feet per secondAug 18, 1940: 19.72 ft, moderate flooding; 12,600 cubic feet per secondSep 20, 1945: 18.01 ft, moderate flooding; 7,700 cubic feet per secondNov 23, 1952: 15.30 ft, action stage; 3,501 cubic feet per secondFeb 17, 1953: 15.20 ft, action stage; 3,416 cubic feet per secondJan 25, 1954: 17.20 ft, minor flooding; 6,632 cubic feet per secondAug 21, 1955: 15.90 ft, action stage; 4,169 cubic feet per secondDec 17, 1956: 16.50 ft, minor flooding; 5,172 cubic feet per secondFeb 4, 1957: 16.80 ft, minor flooding; 5,761 cubic feet per secondMay 9, 1958: 19.10 ft, moderate floodingJul 17, 1959: 16.60 ft, minor flooding; 5,362 cubic feet per secondJul 31, 1960: 16.20 ft, minor flooding; 4,633 cubic feet per secondMay 11, 1961: 15.90 ft, action stage; 4,169 cubic feet per secondJan 10, 1962: 16.70 ft, minor flooding; 5,559 cubic feet per secondOct 7, 1964: 16.30 ft, minor flooding; 4,807 cubic feet per secondJun 19, 1965: 16.10 ft, minor flooding; 4,464 cubic feet per secondMar 5, 1966: 15.10 ft, action stage; 3,332 cubic feet per secondAug 27, 1967: 15.70 ft, action stage; 3,916 cubic feet per secondJan 16, 1968: 16.05 ft, minor flooding; 4,381 cubic feet per secondOct 27, 1971: 17.43 ft, minor flooding; 6,890 cubic feet per secondJul 16, 1975: 17.96 ft, minor flooding; 8,480 cubic feet per secondMar 7, 1993: 17.60 ft, minor flooding; 7,610 cubic feet per secondMar 4, 1994: 16.60 ft, minor floodingFeb 18, 1995: 16.90 ft, minor floodingMar 3, 1995: 16.10 ft, minor floodingMar 11, 1995: 18.60 ft, moderate floodingSep 12, 1996: 17.98 ft, minor floodingSep 18, 1999: 21.65 ft, major floodingApr 2, 2001: 15.67 ft, action stage; 3,900 cubic feet per secondSep 1, 2002: 16.57 ft, minor flooding; 4,500 cubic feet per secondSep 21, 2003: 16.85 ft, minor flooding; 4,950 cubic feet per secondSep 2, 2004: 15.71 ft, action stage; 3,400 cubic feet per secondJun 16, 2006: 17.30 ft, minor flooding; 6,700 cubic feet per secondOct 11, 2016: 19.73 ft, moderate flooding; 12,600 cubic feet per secondApr 28, 2017: 17.65 ft, minor flooding; 7,428 cubic feet per secondSep 18, 2018: 10.93 ft, below flood stage; 1,612 cubic feet per secondFeb 9, 2020: 16.83 ft, minor flooding; 5,640 cubic feet per secondFeb 17, 2021: 16.53 ft, minor flooding; 5,067 cubic feet per secondAug 12, 2024: 16.15 ft, minor flooding; 4,431 cubic feet per secondMar 18, 2025: 16.72 ft, minor flooding; 5,424 cubic feet per second Highest, 22.10 ft, Apr 19, 1910 192019401960198020002020

Crests at or above flood stage, by decade

Crests at or above flood stage per decade, Fishing Creek near Enfield 1910s: 4 1920s: 7 7 1930s: 2 1940s: 2 1950s: 5 1960s: 5 1970s: 2 1980s: 0 1990s: 7 2000s: 3 2010s: 2 2020s: 4 1910s1920s1930s1940s1950s1960s1970s1980s1990s2000s2010s2020s
  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

The 50 highest of 55 listed crests.

Highest listed crests, Fishing Creek near Enfield
1Apr 19, 191022.10+6.10Major—
2Sep 18, 199921.65+5.65Major—
3Jul 24, 191621.60+5.60Major20,300
4Oct 11, 201619.73+3.73Moderate12,600
5Aug 18, 194019.72+3.72Moderate12,600
6Dec 2, 193419.66+3.66Moderate12,600
7Oct 2, 192419.30+3.30Moderate12,300
8May 9, 195819.10+3.10Moderate—
9Aug 31, 193919.00+3.00Moderate12,000
10Jul 2, 192418.80+2.80Moderate10,600
11Sep 20, 192818.70+2.70Moderate9,850
12Mar 11, 199518.60+2.60Moderate—
13Oct 24, 192918.22+2.22Moderate8,480
14Sep 20, 194518.01+2.01Moderate7,700
15Feb 3, 191818.00+2.00Moderate8,130
16Sep 12, 199617.98+1.98Minor—
17Jul 16, 197517.96+1.96Minor8,480
18Apr 28, 201717.65+1.65Minor7,428
19Mar 6, 192217.60+1.60Minor7,200
20Mar 7, 199317.60+1.60Minor7,610
21Oct 27, 197117.43+1.43Minor6,890
22Jun 16, 200617.30+1.30Minor6,700
23Jan 25, 195417.20+1.20Minor6,632
24Mar 8, 192917.00+1.00Minor5,130
25Feb 18, 199516.90+0.90Minor—
26Sep 21, 200316.85+0.85Minor4,950
27Feb 9, 202016.83+0.83Minor5,640
28Feb 4, 195716.80+0.80Minor5,761
29Mar 18, 202516.72+0.72Minor5,424
30Jan 10, 196216.70+0.70Minor5,559
31Jul 17, 195916.60+0.60Minor5,362
32Mar 4, 199416.60+0.60Minor—
33Sep 1, 200216.57+0.57Minor4,500
34Feb 17, 202116.53+0.53Minor5,067
35Mar 19, 192316.50+0.50Minor4,970
36Dec 17, 195616.50+0.50Minor5,172
37Jul 26, 191716.40+0.40Minor4,810
38Oct 7, 196416.30+0.30Minor4,807
39Jul 31, 196016.20+0.20Minor4,633
40Aug 12, 202416.15+0.15Minor4,431
41Jun 19, 196516.10+0.10Minor4,464
42Mar 3, 199516.10+0.10Minor—
43Jan 16, 196816.05+0.05Minor4,381
44Aug 21, 195515.90−0.10Action4,169
45May 11, 196115.90−0.10Action4,169
46Sep 2, 200415.71−0.29Action3,400
47Aug 27, 196715.70−0.30Action3,916
48Apr 2, 200115.67−0.33Action3,900
49Jul 21, 192015.60−0.40Action3,280
50Feb 6, 192615.40−0.60Action3,140

Other gauges in Edgecombe County

Flood gauges in Edgecombe County
NC97 In Rocky Mount21.031.66 ft, Sep 17, 19995
Tarboro19.041.51 ft, Sep 19, 19993

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

NOAA National Water Prediction Service, gauge EFDN7, 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.