Little Fishing Creek near Ringwood

Highest listed crest 30.80 ftFlood stage 16.0 ft3 crests since 1959

The Little Fishing Creek near Ringwood crested at major flood stage 2 times among the 3 crests the National Weather Service lists from 1959 to 2016. The highest, 30.80 ft on September 16, 1999, was major flooding, 14.80 feet above flood stage.

The gauge

Highest listed crest: 30.80 ft; September 16, 1999
Flood stage: 16.0 ft; Major flooding from 21.0 ft
Crests at major: 2; 55th of 314 gauges in North Carolina
Most recent flood crest: October 10, 2016; 24.72 ft, major flooding
Location: Halifax County; North Carolina
Identifiers: NWS RNGN7; USGS 02082950

Flood stages

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

Flood categories, Little Fishing Creek near Ringwood

Action stage	15.0	0	—	The level at which the NWS or its partners begin to take action
Flood stage (minor)	16.0	0	—	Minimal or no property damage, but possibly some public threat
Moderate flood stage	18.0	1	Jul 1, 1959	Some inundation of structures and roads near the stream
Major flood stage	21.0	2	Oct 10, 2016	Extensive inundation of structures and roads

Every listed crest

3 crests from 1959 to 2016. 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, Little Fishing Creek near Ringwood

1	Sep 16, 1999	30.80	+14.80	Major	—
2	Oct 10, 2016	24.72	+8.72	Major	—
3	Jul 1, 1959	19.30	+3.30	Moderate	—

Other gauges in Halifax County

Flood gauges in Halifax County

Roanoke Rapids	9.0	39.00 ft, Aug 18, 1940	8
Scotland Neck	28.0	37.05 ft, Sep 23, 1945	3

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

NOAA National Water Prediction Service, gauge RNGN7, 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.