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Little River below Tributary at Fairntosh

Highest listed crest 16.09 ftFlood stage 12.0 ft10 crests since 1996

The Little River below Tributary at Fairntosh crested above flood stage 10 times among the 10 crests the National Weather Service lists from 1996 to 2024. The highest, 16.09 ft on March 19, 1998, was minor flooding, 4.09 feet above flood stage.

The gauge

Highest listed crest
16.09 ft
March 19, 1998; 13,200 cubic feet per second
Flood stage
12.0 ft
No major stage set
Crests at major
0
10 above flood stage
Most recent flood crest
September 27, 2024
13.45 ft, minor flooding
Location
Durham County
Near Durham (9.6 mi)

Flood stages

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

Flood categories, Little River below Tributary at Fairntosh
Flood stage (minor)12.010Sep 27, 2024Minimal or no property damage, but possibly some public threat
Moderate flood stage21.00—Some inundation of structures and roads near the stream

Every listed crest

10 crests from 1996 to 2024. Filled: at or above flood stage. Hover a crest for its date and stage.

Listed crests at the Little River below Tributary at Fairntosh, 1996 to 2024 121314151617ft Flood stage 12.0 ft Sep 6, 1996: 16.06 ft, minor flooding; 16,600 cubic feet per secondMar 19, 1998: 16.09 ft, minor flooding; 13,200 cubic feet per secondSep 17, 2018: 16.04 ft, minor floodingNov 13, 2018: 14.63 ft, minor floodingDec 25, 2020: 13.31 ft, minor floodingJan 3, 2021: 12.52 ft, minor floodingFeb 16, 2021: 12.22 ft, minor floodingAug 9, 2024: 12.32 ft, minor floodingSep 18, 2024: 12.39 ft, minor floodingSep 27, 2024: 13.45 ft, minor flooding Highest, 16.09 ft, Mar 19, 1998 200020052010201520202025

Crests at or above flood stage, by decade

Crests at or above flood stage per decade, Little River below Tributary at Fairntosh 1990s: 2 2000s: 0 2010s: 2 2020s: 6 6 1990s2000s2010s2020s
  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

Highest listed crests, Little River below Tributary at Fairntosh
1Mar 19, 199816.09+4.09Minor13,200
2Sep 6, 199616.06+4.06Minor16,600
3Sep 17, 201816.04+4.04Minor—
4Nov 13, 201814.63+2.63Minor—
5Sep 27, 202413.45+1.45Minor—
6Dec 25, 202013.31+1.31Minor—
7Jan 3, 202112.52+0.52Minor—
8Sep 18, 202412.39+0.39Minor—
9Aug 9, 202412.32+0.32Minor—
10Feb 16, 202112.22+0.22Minor—

The worst floods along the Little River

For this gauge's highest crests, the other gauges on the Little River that crested above flood stage within a week.

September 17, 2018: 16.04 ft here, minor flooding

  • ManchesterNC · Sep 18, 2018 · 38.30 ft · Major · its highest
  • PrincetonNC · Sep 18, 2018 · 12.34 ft · Minor

November 13, 2018: 14.63 ft here, minor flooding

  • ManchesterNC · Nov 15, 2018 · 24.79 ft · Moderate

Gauges on the Little River

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

Flood gauges on the Little River
Tributary at Fairntosh this gaugeNC12.016.09 ft, Mar 19, 19980
PrincetonNC12.014.72 ft, Oct 10, 20160
ManchesterNC18.038.30 ft, Sep 18, 20185

Other gauges in Durham County

Flood gauges in Durham County
Club Blvd in Durham10.011.09 ft, Sep 6, 20080
Durham20.026.24 ft, Jul 7, 20251
Huckleberry Springs12.014.91 ft, Mar 10, 19890
Bahama12.017.26 ft, Sep 6, 19960
Lake Mitchie16.023.48 ft, Sep 6, 19981
Oak Grove12.014.91 ft, Mar 10, 19890
SR1617 Nr Bahama10.012.92 ft, Sep 17, 20180
Blands16.018.21 ft, Jan 1, 20160
SS1182 near Lowes Grove6.08.40 ft, Sep 27, 20241
ML King Pkwy in Durham7.08.76 ft, Sep 17, 20180

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

NOAA National Water Prediction Service, gauge FTHN7, 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.