Little Contentnea Creek at Farmville

Highest listed crest 14.47 ftFlood stage 13.5 ft6 crests since 2020

The Little Contentnea Creek at Farmville crested above flood stage 2 times among the 6 crests the National Weather Service lists from 2020 to 2024. The highest, 14.47 ft on November 13, 2020, was minor flooding, 0.97 feet above flood stage.

The gauge

Highest listed crest: 14.47 ft; November 13, 2020
Flood stage: 13.5 ft; Major flooding from 18.0 ft
Crests at major: 0; 2 above flood stage
Most recent flood crest: November 13, 2020; 14.47 ft, minor flooding
Location: Pitt County; Near Winterville (11.2 mi), Greenville (11.2 mi)
Identifiers: NWS FRMN7; 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, Little Contentnea Creek at Farmville

Action stage	12.5	3	Aug 9, 2024	The level at which the NWS or its partners begin to take action
Flood stage (minor)	13.5	2	Nov 13, 2020	Minimal or no property damage, but possibly some public threat
Moderate flood stage	15.0	0	—	Some inundation of structures and roads near the stream
Major flood stage	18.0	0	—	Extensive inundation of structures and roads

Every listed crest

6 crests from 2020 to 2024. Filled: at or above flood stage. Hover a crest for its date and stage.

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, Little Contentnea Creek at Farmville

1	Nov 13, 2020	14.47	+0.97	Minor	—
2	Jun 18, 2020	13.53	+0.03	Minor	—
3	Dec 19, 2023	13.40	−0.10	Action	—
4	Aug 9, 2024	13.04	−0.46	Action	—
5	Aug 23, 2020	12.99	−0.51	Action	—
6	Sep 24, 2023	10.75	−2.75	Below flood stage	—

Gauges on the Little Contentnea Creek

Flood gauges sharing the river's name, linked within 80 miles of one another.

Flood gauges on the Little Contentnea Creek

Farmville this gauge	NC	13.5	14.47 ft, Nov 13, 2020	0
Ayden	NC	24.0	24.36 ft, Jun 17, 2025	0

Other gauges in Pitt County

Flood gauges in Pitt County

Grifton	16.0	20.04 ft, Sep 18, 2018	0
14th St in Greenville	7.5	12.18 ft, Jun 16, 2025	2
Greenville	12.5	13.63 ft, Jun 16, 2025	0
Greenville	13.0	29.74 ft, Sep 21, 1999	13
Grimesland	7.0	11.74 ft, Oct 15, 2016	0
Rock Springs	18.0	25.93 ft, Oct 14, 2016	1

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

NOAA National Water Prediction Service, gauge FRMN7, 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.