Little Contentnea Creek near Ayden

Highest listed crest 24.36 ftFlood stage 24.0 ft4 crests since 2023

The Little Contentnea Creek near Ayden crested above flood stage 1 time among the 4 crests the National Weather Service lists from 2023 to 2025. The highest, 24.36 ft on June 17, 2025, was minor flooding, 0.36 feet above flood stage.

The gauge

Highest listed crest: 24.36 ft; June 17, 2025
Flood stage: 24.0 ft; Major flooding from 29.0 ft
Crests at major: 0; 1 above flood stage
Most recent flood crest: June 17, 2025; 24.36 ft, minor flooding
Location: Greene County; Near Winterville (6.9 mi), Greenville (11.5 mi), Kinston (13.9 mi)
Identifiers: NWS AYDN7; 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 near Ayden

Action stage	22.0	0	—	The level at which the NWS or its partners begin to take action
Flood stage (minor)	24.0	1	Jun 17, 2025	Minimal or no property damage, but possibly some public threat
Moderate flood stage	26.0	0	—	Some inundation of structures and roads near the stream
Major flood stage	29.0	0	—	Extensive inundation of structures and roads

Every listed crest

4 crests from 2023 to 2025. 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 near Ayden

1	Jun 17, 2025	24.36	+0.36	Minor	—
2	Aug 10, 2024	21.30	−2.70	Below flood stage	—
3	Dec 20, 2023	20.63	−3.37	Below flood stage	—
4	Sep 25, 2023	18.78	−5.22	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	NC	13.5	14.47 ft, Nov 13, 2020	0
Ayden this gauge	NC	24.0	24.36 ft, Jun 17, 2025	0

Other gauges in Greene County

Flood gauges in Greene County

Hookerton	13.0	28.28 ft, Sep 18, 1999	9
Sheppard Ferry	21.0	33.20 ft, Sep 21, 1999	1
Snow Hill	20.5	33.58 ft, Sep 21, 1999	1
Speights Bridge	19.0	30.10 ft, Sep 21, 1999	1
Shine	17.0	21.00 ft, Sep 17, 1999	1

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

NOAA National Water Prediction Service, gauge AYDN7, 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.