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Lumber River at Lumberton West 5th Street

Highest listed crest 22.21 ftFlood stage 13.0 ft151 crests since 2000

The Lumber River at Lumberton West 5th Street crested at major flood stage 7 times among the 151 crests the National Weather Service lists from 2000 to 2024. The highest, 22.21 ft on September 17, 2018, was major flooding, 9.21 feet above flood stage. 3 other gauges on the Lumber River crested above flood stage within a week of it, 3 at their own highest listed crest.

The gauge

Highest listed crest
22.21 ft
September 17, 2018; 16,900 cubic feet per second
Flood stage
13.0 ft
Major flooding from 17.0 ft
Crests at major
7
14th of 314 gauges in North Carolina
Most recent flood crest
August 13, 2024
18.79 ft, major flooding
Location
Robeson County
Near Lumberton (0.9 mi)

Flood stages

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

Flood categories, Lumber River at Lumberton West 5th Street
Action stage11.056Sep 29, 2024The level at which the NWS or its partners begin to take action
Flood stage (minor)13.081Jan 11, 2024Minimal or no property damage, but possibly some public threat
Moderate flood stage16.05Nov 14, 2020Some inundation of structures and roads near the stream
Major flood stage17.07Aug 13, 2024Extensive inundation of structures and roads

Every listed crest

151 crests from 2000 to 2024. Filled: at or above flood stage. Hover a crest for its date and stage.

Listed crests at the Lumber River at Lumberton West 5th Street, 2000 to 2024 10152025ft Flood stage 13.0 ftMajor 17.0 ft Sep 6, 2000: 12.70 ft, action stage; 1,540 cubic feet per secondSep 29, 2000: 14.07 ft, minor flooding; 2,130 cubic feet per secondJun 17, 2001: 12.08 ft, action stage; 1,340 cubic feet per secondFeb 1, 2002: 11.45 ft, action stage; 1,120 cubic feet per secondMar 8, 2003: 14.82 ft, minor flooding; 2,460 cubic feet per secondMar 22, 2003: 14.57 ft, minor flooding; 2,350 cubic feet per secondApr 12, 2003: 14.68 ft, minor flooding; 2,390 cubic feet per secondApr 17, 2003: 14.96 ft, minor flooding; 2,530 cubic feet per secondMay 7, 2003: 12.88 ft, action stage; 1,630 cubic feet per secondJun 1, 2003: 14.89 ft, minor flooding; 2,440 cubic feet per secondJul 4, 2003: 13.76 ft, minor flooding; 1,950 cubic feet per secondJul 9, 2003: 13.32 ft, minor flooding; 1,710 cubic feet per secondJul 17, 2003: 13.05 ft, minor flooding; 1,670 cubic feet per secondAug 7, 2003: 13.70 ft, minor flooding; 1,970 cubic feet per secondAug 16, 2003: 15.32 ft, minor flooding; 2,690 cubic feet per secondSep 27, 2003: 13.36 ft, minor flooding; 1,820 cubic feet per secondOct 30, 2003: 12.85 ft, action stage; 1,510 cubic feet per secondDec 19, 2003: 13.09 ft, minor flooding; 1,650 cubic feet per secondFeb 19, 2004: 12.96 ft, action stage; 1,640 cubic feet per secondFeb 29, 2004: 14.56 ft, minor flooding; 2,620 cubic feet per secondApr 15, 2004: 13.76 ft, minor flooding; 2,110 cubic feet per secondAug 19, 2004: 11.81 ft, action stage; 1,210 cubic feet per secondSep 3, 2004: 15.22 ft, minor flooding; 3,140 cubic feet per secondSep 11, 2004: 18.29 ft, major flooding; 7,030 cubic feet per secondJan 23, 2005: 12.12 ft, action stage; 1,320 cubic feet per secondMar 25, 2005: 12.08 ft, action stage; 1,310 cubic feet per secondApr 16, 2005: 12.47 ft, action stage; 1,450 cubic feet per secondOct 14, 2005: 10.22 ft, below flood stage; 723 cubic feet per secondDec 8, 2005: 12.62 ft, action stage; 1,540 cubic feet per secondJun 16, 2006: 13.88 ft, minor flooding; 2,170 cubic feet per secondJun 23, 2006: 14.46 ft, minor flooding; 2,370 cubic feet per secondNov 17, 2006: 12.27 ft, action stage; 1,380 cubic feet per secondNov 24, 2006: 15.90 ft, minor flooding; 3,770 cubic feet per secondJan 1, 2007: 13.83 ft, minor flooding; 2,170 cubic feet per secondJan 10, 2007: 12.68 ft, action stage; 1,570 cubic feet per secondJan 25, 2007: 12.45 ft, action stage; 1,460 cubic feet per secondFeb 4, 2007: 12.99 ft, action stage; 1,690 cubic feet per secondMar 10, 2007: 12.10 ft, action stage; 1,330 cubic feet per secondMar 24, 2007: 12.68 ft, action stage; 1,560 cubic feet per secondApr 18, 2007: 12.70 ft, action stage; 1,570 cubic feet per secondFeb 23, 2008: 12.77 ft, action stage; 1,610 cubic feet per secondMar 10, 2008: 12.07 ft, action stage; 1,330 cubic feet per secondApr 7, 2008: 14.96 ft, minor flooding; 2,890 cubic feet per secondSep 11, 2008: 16.48 ft, moderate flooding; 4,270 cubic feet per secondNov 16, 2008: 13.09 ft, minor flooding; 1,740 cubic feet per secondDec 21, 2008: 12.57 ft, action stage; 1,520 cubic feet per secondMar 9, 2009: 13.44 ft, minor flooding; 1,930 cubic feet per secondApr 4, 2009: 12.18 ft, action stage; 1,370 cubic feet per secondDec 12, 2009: 12.65 ft, action stage; 1,520 cubic feet per secondDec 28, 2009: 12.09 ft, action stage; 1,330 cubic feet per secondJan 28, 2010: 13.17 ft, minor flooding; 1,790 cubic feet per secondFeb 3, 2010: 13.23 ft, minor flooding; 1,840 cubic feet per secondFeb 7, 2010: 14.48 ft, minor flooding; 2,550 cubic feet per secondFeb 12, 2010: 15.00 ft, minor flooding; 2,960 cubic feet per secondJun 3, 2010: 13.30 ft, minor flooding; 1,860 cubic feet per secondJul 30, 2010: 12.15 ft, action stage; 1,320 cubic feet per secondOct 2, 2010: 14.91 ft, minor flooding; 2,870 cubic feet per secondOct 6, 2010: 14.88 ft, minor flooding; 2,830 cubic feet per secondFeb 8, 2011: 11.41 ft, action stage; 1,100 cubic feet per secondMay 20, 2012: 11.18 ft, action stage; 1,010 cubic feet per secondJun 14, 2013: 15.52 ft, minor flooding; 3,390 cubic feet per secondJul 6, 2013: 15.95 ft, minor flooding; 3,920 cubic feet per secondJul 14, 2013: 15.05 ft, minor flooding; 2,880 cubic feet per secondAug 24, 2013: 13.58 ft, minor flooding; 1,840 cubic feet per secondJan 6, 2014: 12.47 ft, action stage; 1,380 cubic feet per secondJan 14, 2014: 14.42 ft, minor flooding; 2,370 cubic feet per secondFeb 17, 2014: 13.11 ft, minor flooding; 1,650 cubic feet per secondMar 15, 2014: 13.56 ft, minor flooding; 2,030 cubic feet per secondApr 2, 2014: 12.60 ft, action stage; 1,430 cubic feet per secondApr 23, 2014: 13.02 ft, minor flooding; 1,580 cubic feet per secondMay 23, 2014: 12.34 ft, action stage; 1,330 cubic feet per secondJan 1, 2015: 13.21 ft, minor flooding; 1,670 cubic feet per secondJan 14, 2015: 14.46 ft, minor flooding; 2,370 cubic feet per secondJan 20, 2015: 14.18 ft, minor flooding; 2,180 cubic feet per secondJan 26, 2015: 13.22 ft, minor flooding; 1,700 cubic feet per secondFeb 28, 2015: 14.65 ft, minor flooding; 2,430 cubic feet per secondMar 16, 2015: 12.71 ft, action stage; 1,480 cubic feet per secondOct 9, 2015: 14.40 ft, minor flooding; 2,320 cubic feet per secondNov 9, 2015: 14.60 ft, minor flooding; 2,520 cubic feet per secondNov 25, 2015: 14.21 ft, minor flooding; 2,230 cubic feet per secondDec 25, 2015: 16.95 ft, moderate flooding; 5,100 cubic feet per secondJan 1, 2016: 16.87 ft, moderate flooding; 4,980 cubic feet per secondJan 25, 2016: 12.82 ft, action stage; 1,510 cubic feet per secondFeb 9, 2016: 14.84 ft, minor flooding; 2,720 cubic feet per secondFeb 18, 2016: 13.87 ft, minor flooding; 1,980 cubic feet per secondFeb 26, 2016: 14.92 ft, minor flooding; 2,740 cubic feet per secondMay 5, 2016: 12.16 ft, action stage; 1,280 cubic feet per secondJun 4, 2016: 12.41 ft, action stage; 1,360 cubic feet per secondOct 5, 2016: 15.41 ft, minor flooding; 2,950 cubic feet per secondOct 10, 2016: 21.87 ft, major flooding; 14,300 cubic feet per secondDec 21, 2016: 12.39 ft, action stage; 1,190 cubic feet per secondJan 10, 2017: 14.17 ft, minor flooding; 2,080 cubic feet per secondApr 7, 2017: 12.39 ft, action stage; 1,200 cubic feet per secondApr 26, 2017: 13.34 ft, minor flooding; 1,600 cubic feet per secondMay 31, 2017: 12.54 ft, action stage; 1,240 cubic feet per secondFeb 7, 2018: 12.31 ft, action stage; 1,240 cubic feet per secondApr 24, 2018: 12.15 ft, action stage; 1,180 cubic feet per secondSep 17, 2018: 22.21 ft, major flooding; 16,900 cubic feet per secondSep 21, 2018: 21.39 ft, major flooding; 13,300 cubic feet per secondOct 14, 2018: 13.10 ft, minor flooding; 1,410 cubic feet per secondOct 18, 2018: 14.67 ft, minor flooding; 2,370 cubic feet per secondNov 4, 2018: 12.37 ft, action stage; 1,120 cubic feet per secondNov 18, 2018: 17.18 ft, major flooding; 4,840 cubic feet per secondDec 4, 2018: 14.14 ft, minor flooding; 1,990 cubic feet per secondDec 16, 2018: 16.98 ft, moderate flooding; 4,640 cubic feet per secondJan 6, 2019: 14.90 ft, minor flooding; 2,560 cubic feet per secondJan 26, 2019: 14.46 ft, minor flooding; 2,230 cubic feet per secondMar 5, 2019: 14.77 ft, minor flooding; 2,590 cubic feet per secondApr 10, 2019: 13.95 ft, minor flooding; 1,960 cubic feet per secondApr 15, 2019: 14.38 ft, minor flooding; 2,280 cubic feet per secondApr 20, 2019: 14.18 ft, minor flooding; 2,130 cubic feet per secondSep 6, 2019: 10.93 ft, below flood stage; 715 cubic feet per secondDec 21, 2019: 13.34 ft, minor flooding; 1,690 cubic feet per secondDec 25, 2019: 13.78 ft, minor flooding; 1,940 cubic feet per secondJan 6, 2020: 12.67 ft, action stage; 1,390 cubic feet per secondJan 19, 2020: 13.34 ft, minor flooding; 1,740 cubic feet per secondFeb 8, 2020: 15.81 ft, minor flooding; 3,360 cubic feet per secondFeb 12, 2020: 15.93 ft, minor flooding; 3,530 cubic feet per secondFeb 22, 2020: 13.39 ft, minor flooding; 1,780 cubic feet per secondMar 7, 2020: 12.58 ft, action stage; 1,430 cubic feet per secondJun 1, 2020: 14.71 ft, minor flooding; 2,530 cubic feet per secondJun 12, 2020: 12.60 ft, action stage; 1,380 cubic feet per secondJun 17, 2020: 14.97 ft, minor flooding; 2,720 cubic feet per secondAug 10, 2020: 12.42 ft, action stage; 1,370 cubic feet per secondAug 24, 2020: 12.06 ft, action stage; 1,240 cubic feet per secondSep 27, 2020: 13.01 ft, minor flooding; 1,520 cubic feet per secondOct 2, 2020: 14.55 ft, minor flooding; 2,450 cubic feet per secondNov 14, 2020: 16.36 ft, moderate flooding; 3,910 cubic feet per secondNov 18, 2020: 15.96 ft, minor flooding; 3,540 cubic feet per secondDec 8, 2020: 12.43 ft, action stage; 1,380 cubic feet per secondDec 25, 2020: 13.51 ft, minor flooding; 1,810 cubic feet per secondJan 5, 2021: 15.50 ft, minor flooding; 3,140 cubic feet per secondFeb 3, 2021: 14.73 ft, minor flooding; 2,560 cubic feet per secondFeb 20, 2021: 18.39 ft, major flooding; 6,630 cubic feet per secondMar 24, 2021: 13.20 ft, minor flooding; 1,640 cubic feet per secondJan 11, 2022: 12.22 ft, action stage; 1,250 cubic feet per secondMar 24, 2022: 13.96 ft, minor flooding; 2,020 cubic feet per secondJan 28, 2023: 12.43 ft, action stage; 1,340 cubic feet per secondFeb 6, 2023: 12.39 ft, action stage; 1,320 cubic feet per secondFeb 13, 2023: 12.19 ft, action stage; 1,250 cubic feet per secondFeb 21, 2023: 12.14 ft, action stage; 1,240 cubic feet per secondApr 16, 2023: 13.74 ft, minor flooding; 1,900 cubic feet per secondSep 2, 2023: 13.20 ft, minor flooding; 1,550 cubic feet per secondDec 19, 2023: 14.14 ft, minor flooding; 2,160 cubic feet per secondJan 11, 2024: 14.03 ft, minor flooding; 2,070 cubic feet per secondMar 7, 2024: 12.43 ft, action stage; 1,300 cubic feet per secondApr 5, 2024: 12.23 ft, action stage; 1,220 cubic feet per secondJul 30, 2024: 12.19 ft, action stage; 1,180 cubic feet per secondAug 13, 2024: 18.79 ft, major flooding; 6,870 cubic feet per secondSep 24, 2024: 12.76 ft, action stage; 1,440 cubic feet per secondSep 29, 2024: 12.60 ft, action stage; 1,320 cubic feet per second Highest, 22.21 ft, Sep 17, 2018 200020052010201520202025

Crests at or above flood stage, by decade

Crests at or above flood stage per decade, Lumber River at Lumberton West 5th Street 2000s: 25 2010s: 47 47 2020s: 21 2000s2010s2020s
  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

The 50 highest of 151 listed crests.

Highest listed crests, Lumber River at Lumberton West 5th Street
1Sep 17, 201822.21+9.21Major16,900
2Oct 10, 201621.87+8.87Major14,300
3Sep 21, 201821.39+8.39Major13,300
4Aug 13, 202418.79+5.79Major6,870
5Feb 20, 202118.39+5.39Major6,630
6Sep 11, 200418.29+5.29Major7,030
7Nov 18, 201817.18+4.18Major4,840
8Dec 16, 201816.98+3.98Moderate4,640
9Dec 25, 201516.95+3.95Moderate5,100
10Jan 1, 201616.87+3.87Moderate4,980
11Sep 11, 200816.48+3.48Moderate4,270
12Nov 14, 202016.36+3.36Moderate3,910
13Nov 18, 202015.96+2.96Minor3,540
14Jul 6, 201315.95+2.95Minor3,920
15Feb 12, 202015.93+2.93Minor3,530
16Nov 24, 200615.90+2.90Minor3,770
17Feb 8, 202015.81+2.81Minor3,360
18Jun 14, 201315.52+2.52Minor3,390
19Jan 5, 202115.50+2.50Minor3,140
20Oct 5, 201615.41+2.41Minor2,950
21Aug 16, 200315.32+2.32Minor2,690
22Sep 3, 200415.22+2.22Minor3,140
23Jul 14, 201315.05+2.05Minor2,880
24Feb 12, 201015.00+2.00Minor2,960
25Jun 17, 202014.97+1.97Minor2,720
26Apr 17, 200314.96+1.96Minor2,530
27Apr 7, 200814.96+1.96Minor2,890
28Feb 26, 201614.92+1.92Minor2,740
29Oct 2, 201014.91+1.91Minor2,870
30Jan 6, 201914.90+1.90Minor2,560
31Jun 1, 200314.89+1.89Minor2,440
32Oct 6, 201014.88+1.88Minor2,830
33Feb 9, 201614.84+1.84Minor2,720
34Mar 8, 200314.82+1.82Minor2,460
35Mar 5, 201914.77+1.77Minor2,590
36Feb 3, 202114.73+1.73Minor2,560
37Jun 1, 202014.71+1.71Minor2,530
38Apr 12, 200314.68+1.68Minor2,390
39Oct 18, 201814.67+1.67Minor2,370
40Feb 28, 201514.65+1.65Minor2,430
41Nov 9, 201514.60+1.60Minor2,520
42Mar 22, 200314.57+1.57Minor2,350
43Feb 29, 200414.56+1.56Minor2,620
44Oct 2, 202014.55+1.55Minor2,450
45Feb 7, 201014.48+1.48Minor2,550
46Jun 23, 200614.46+1.46Minor2,370
47Jan 14, 201514.46+1.46Minor2,370
48Jan 26, 201914.46+1.46Minor2,230
49Jan 14, 201414.42+1.42Minor2,370
50Oct 9, 201514.40+1.40Minor2,320

The worst floods along the Lumber River

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

September 17, 2018: 22.21 ft here, major flooding

  • LumbertonNC · Sep 17, 2018 · 29.00 ft · Major · its highest
  • NicholsSC · Sep 20, 2018 · 27.36 ft · Major · its highest
  • PembrokeNC · Sep 20, 2018 · 15.10 ft · Minor · its highest

October 10, 2016: 21.87 ft here, major flooding

  • LumbertonNC · Oct 9, 2016 · 28.00 ft · Major
  • NicholsSC · Oct 11, 2016 · 27.02 ft · Major
  • PembrokeNC · Oct 11, 2016 · 13.43 ft · Minor

September 21, 2018: 21.39 ft here, major flooding

  • LumbertonNC · Sep 17, 2018 · 29.00 ft · Major · its highest
  • NicholsSC · Sep 20, 2018 · 27.36 ft · Major · its highest
  • PembrokeNC · Sep 20, 2018 · 15.10 ft · Minor · its highest

Gauges on the Lumber River

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

Flood gauges on the Lumber River
LumbertonNC13.029.00 ft, Sep 17, 20187
Lumberton West 5th Street this gaugeNC13.022.21 ft, Sep 17, 20187
NicholsSC20.027.36 ft, Sep 20, 20182
PembrokeNC10.015.10 ft, Sep 20, 20180

Other gauges in Robeson County

Flood gauges in Robeson County
Tarheel16.018.72 ft, Oct 10, 20160
Lumberton13.029.00 ft, Sep 17, 20187
Pembroke10.015.10 ft, Sep 20, 20180

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

NOAA National Water Prediction Service, gauge LUMN7, 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.