Flat Creek near Iverness

Highest listed crest 9.36 ftFlood stage 7.0 ft4 crests since 1973

The Flat Creek near Iverness crested at major flood stage 1 time among the 4 crests the National Weather Service lists from 1973 to 2018. The highest, 9.36 ft on September 17, 2018, was major flooding, 2.36 feet above flood stage.

The gauge

Highest listed crest: 9.36 ft; September 17, 2018
Flood stage: 7.0 ft; Major flooding from 9.0 ft
Crests at major: 1; 76th of 314 gauges in North Carolina
Most recent flood crest: September 17, 2018; 9.36 ft, major flooding
Location: Hoke County; Near Spring Lake (10.3 mi), Southern Pines (12.7 mi), Fayetteville (13.4 mi)
Identifiers: NWS VASN7; USGS 02102908

Flood stages

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

Flood categories, Flat Creek near Iverness

Action stage	6.0	0	—	The level at which the NWS or its partners begin to take action
Flood stage (minor)	7.0	1	Apr 1, 1973	Minimal or no property damage, but possibly some public threat
Moderate flood stage	8.0	1	Oct 8, 2016	Some inundation of structures and roads near the stream
Major flood stage	9.0	1	Sep 17, 2018	Extensive inundation of structures and roads

Every listed crest

4 crests from 1973 to 2018. 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, Flat Creek near Iverness

1	Sep 17, 2018	9.36	+2.36	Major	—
2	Oct 8, 2016	8.63	+1.63	Moderate	—
3	Apr 1, 1973	7.30	+0.30	Minor	394
4	Jul 24, 1997	5.69	−1.31	Below flood stage	284

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

NOAA National Water Prediction Service, gauge VASN7, 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.