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Lumber River at Lumberton

Highest listed crest 29.00 ftFlood stage 13.0 ft124 crests since 1997

The Lumber River at Lumberton crested at major flood stage 7 times among the 124 crests the National Weather Service lists from 1997 to 2024. The highest, 29.00 ft on September 17, 2018, was major flooding, 16.00 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
29.00 ft
September 17, 2018
Flood stage
13.0 ft
Major flooding from 19.0 ft
Crests at major
7
14th of 314 gauges in North Carolina
Most recent flood crest
September 29, 2024
13.20 ft, minor flooding
Location
Robeson County
Near Lumberton (1.1 mi)
Identifiers
NWS LBRN7
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, Lumber River at Lumberton
Action stage12.03May 1, 2017The level at which the NWS or its partners begin to take action
Flood stage (minor)13.087Sep 29, 2024Minimal or no property damage, but possibly some public threat
Moderate flood stage16.025Feb 15, 2021Some inundation of structures and roads near the stream
Major flood stage19.07Aug 12, 2024Extensive inundation of structures and roads

Every listed crest

124 crests from 1997 to 2024. Filled: at or above flood stage. Hover a crest for its date and stage.

Listed crests at the Lumber River at Lumberton, 1997 to 2024 1015202530ft Flood stage 13.0 ftMajor 19.0 ft Dec 30, 1997: 13.30 ft, minor floodingJan 10, 1998: 14.50 ft, minor floodingJan 28, 1998: 17.27 ft, moderate floodingFeb 5, 1998: 19.47 ft, major floodingFeb 19, 1998: 17.33 ft, moderate floodingMar 12, 1998: 18.06 ft, moderate floodingMar 25, 1998: 18.23 ft, moderate floodingApr 11, 1998: 14.46 ft, minor floodingApr 16, 1998: 15.27 ft, minor floodingApr 24, 1998: 14.57 ft, minor floodingApr 30, 1998: 13.62 ft, minor floodingMay 16, 1998: 13.17 ft, minor floodingJan 26, 1999: 15.60 ft, minor floodingMay 3, 1999: 13.20 ft, minor floodingSep 17, 1999: 16.61 ft, moderate floodingSep 23, 1999: 17.50 ft, moderate floodingOct 7, 1999: 15.78 ft, minor floodingOct 19, 1999: 20.04 ft, major floodingJan 26, 2000: 17.80 ft, moderate floodingSep 29, 2000: 14.57 ft, minor floodingMar 8, 2003: 15.44 ft, minor floodingMar 22, 2003: 15.12 ft, minor floodingApr 12, 2003: 15.26 ft, minor floodingMay 31, 2003: 15.63 ft, minor floodingJul 4, 2003: 14.25 ft, minor floodingJul 8, 2003: 13.28 ft, minor floodingJul 18, 2003: 13.08 ft, minor floodingAug 8, 2003: 14.13 ft, minor floodingSep 26, 2003: 13.56 ft, minor floodingDec 19, 2003: 13.16 ft, minor floodingFeb 19, 2004: 13.00 ft, minor floodingFeb 29, 2004: 15.11 ft, minor floodingApr 15, 2004: 14.11 ft, minor floodingSep 3, 2004: 16.05 ft, moderate floodingSep 11, 2004: 20.48 ft, major floodingDec 8, 2005: 12.59 ft, action stageJun 16, 2006: 14.26 ft, minor flooding; 2,091 cubic feet per secondJun 23, 2006: 15.01 ft, minor flooding; 2,466 cubic feet per secondNov 24, 2006: 16.94 ft, moderate flooding; 3,769 cubic feet per secondNov 29, 2006: 15.98 ft, minor flooding; 3,086 cubic feet per secondJan 1, 2007: 14.20 ft, minor flooding; 2,066 cubic feet per secondFeb 3, 2007: 13.06 ft, minor flooding; 1,622 cubic feet per secondApr 7, 2008: 15.78 ft, minor flooding; 2,949 cubic feet per secondSep 11, 2008: 17.87 ft, moderate flooding; 4,458 cubic feet per secondNov 16, 2008: 13.20 ft, minor floodingMar 3, 2009: 13.10 ft, minor flooding; 1,637 cubic feet per secondMar 8, 2009: 13.74 ft, minor flooding; 1,879 cubic feet per secondDec 11, 2009: 12.68 ft, action stageJan 27, 2010: 13.39 ft, minor flooding; 1,744 cubic feet per secondFeb 4, 2010: 13.46 ft, minor flooding; 1,770 cubic feet per secondFeb 8, 2010: 15.12 ft, minor flooding; 2,531 cubic feet per secondFeb 12, 2010: 15.84 ft, minor flooding; 2,990 cubic feet per secondJun 3, 2010: 13.70 ft, minor floodingOct 2, 2010: 15.80 ft, minor flooding; 2,963 cubic feet per secondOct 6, 2010: 15.73 ft, minor flooding; 2,916 cubic feet per secondFeb 8, 2011: 11.41 ft, below flood stageMay 20, 2012: 11.21 ft, below flood stageJun 14, 2013: 16.44 ft, moderate flooding; 3,401 cubic feet per secondJun 30, 2013: 13.85 ft, minor floodingJul 6, 2013: 16.98 ft, moderate flooding; 3,799 cubic feet per secondJul 14, 2013: 16.08 ft, moderate flooding; 3,153 cubic feet per secondJul 18, 2013: 13.85 ft, minor flooding; 1,924 cubic feet per secondAug 24, 2013: 13.86 ft, minor floodingJan 14, 2014: 15.02 ft, minor floodingFeb 17, 2014: 13.25 ft, minor flooding; 1,692 cubic feet per secondFeb 23, 2014: 13.00 ft, minor floodingMar 15, 2014: 13.87 ft, minor flooding; 1,908 cubic feet per secondApr 22, 2014: 13.12 ft, minor flooding; 1,644 cubic feet per secondDec 27, 2014: 13.14 ft, minor flooding; 1,651 cubic feet per secondDec 31, 2014: 13.39 ft, minor flooding; 1,744 cubic feet per secondJan 14, 2015: 14.99 ft, minor flooding; 2,454 cubic feet per secondJan 25, 2015: 13.35 ft, minor flooding; 1,725 cubic feet per secondFeb 27, 2015: 15.30 ft, minor flooding; 2,641 cubic feet per secondOct 10, 2015: 14.96 ft, minor flooding; 2,438 cubic feet per secondNov 9, 2015: 15.23 ft, minor flooding; 2,598 cubic feet per secondNov 18, 2015: 13.16 ft, minor flooding; 1,659 cubic feet per secondNov 24, 2015: 14.64 ft, minor flooding; 2,270 cubic feet per secondDec 26, 2015: 18.31 ft, moderate flooding; 4,810 cubic feet per secondJan 2, 2016: 18.09 ft, moderate flooding; 4,632 cubic feet per secondOct 5, 2016: 16.34 ft, moderate floodingOct 9, 2016: 28.00 ft, major floodingJan 4, 2017: 13.10 ft, minor floodingJan 10, 2017: 14.52 ft, minor flooding; 2,210 cubic feet per secondApr 26, 2017: 13.44 ft, minor floodingMay 1, 2017: 12.92 ft, action stageSep 17, 2018: 29.00 ft, major floodingOct 14, 2018: 13.27 ft, minor flooding; 1,700 cubic feet per secondOct 18, 2018: 15.37 ft, minor flooding; 2,684 cubic feet per secondNov 19, 2018: 18.82 ft, moderate flooding; 5,242 cubic feet per secondDec 3, 2018: 14.65 ft, minor flooding; 2,276 cubic feet per secondDec 11, 2018: 17.09 ft, moderate flooding; 3,878 cubic feet per secondDec 16, 2018: 18.51 ft, moderate flooding; 4,976 cubic feet per secondDec 27, 2018: 15.78 ft, minor floodingFeb 23, 2019: 13.20 ft, minor flooding; 1,674 cubic feet per secondApr 10, 2019: 14.49 ft, minor floodingDec 21, 2019: 14.10 ft, minor floodingDec 31, 2019: 13.10 ft, minor floodingJan 6, 2020: 13.29 ft, minor flooding; 1,707 cubic feet per secondJan 18, 2020: 14.21 ft, minor flooding; 2,070 cubic feet per secondFeb 9, 2020: 17.46 ft, moderate floodingMar 7, 2020: 13.15 ft, minor floodingMay 30, 2020: 15.59 ft, minor floodingJun 12, 2020: 13.39 ft, minor floodingJun 17, 2020: 16.36 ft, moderate floodingAug 10, 2020: 13.85 ft, minor floodingSep 27, 2020: 14.04 ft, minor floodingOct 2, 2020: 16.47 ft, moderate floodingNov 14, 2020: 18.08 ft, moderate floodingDec 8, 2020: 13.05 ft, minor floodingDec 23, 2020: 13.05 ft, minor floodingJan 5, 2021: 16.87 ft, moderate floodingJan 30, 2021: 14.75 ft, minor floodingFeb 3, 2021: 15.88 ft, minor floodingFeb 15, 2021: 17.73 ft, moderate floodingFeb 20, 2021: 21.06 ft, major floodingMar 23, 2021: 13.88 ft, minor floodingJan 11, 2022: 13.17 ft, minor floodingMar 23, 2022: 15.19 ft, minor floodingApr 16, 2023: 14.52 ft, minor floodingSep 1, 2023: 14.53 ft, minor floodingJan 11, 2024: 14.91 ft, minor floodingAug 12, 2024: 21.48 ft, major floodingSep 24, 2024: 13.43 ft, minor floodingSep 29, 2024: 13.20 ft, minor flooding Highest, 29.00 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 1990s: 18 2000s: 28 2010s: 46 46 2020s: 27 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.
  3. 17 crests measured on an earlier gauge datum are left out: 17.00 ft on Aug 15, 1928; 12.15 ft on Sep 11, 1967; 12.53 ft on Jan 16, 1968; 13.20 ft on Aug 8, 1969; 11.10 ft on Mar 24, 1970; 14.21 ft on Jan 20, 1995; and more.

Highest crests

The 50 highest of 124 listed crests.

Highest listed crests, Lumber River at Lumberton
1Sep 17, 201829.00+16.00Major—
2Oct 9, 201628.00+15.00Major—
3Aug 12, 202421.48+8.48Major—
4Feb 20, 202121.06+8.06Major—
5Sep 11, 200420.48+7.48Major—
6Oct 19, 199920.04+7.04Major—
7Feb 5, 199819.47+6.47Major—
8Nov 19, 201818.82+5.82Moderate5,242
9Dec 16, 201818.51+5.51Moderate4,976
10Dec 26, 201518.31+5.31Moderate4,810
11Mar 25, 199818.23+5.23Moderate—
12Jan 2, 201618.09+5.09Moderate4,632
13Nov 14, 202018.08+5.08Moderate—
14Mar 12, 199818.06+5.06Moderate—
15Sep 11, 200817.87+4.87Moderate4,458
16Jan 26, 200017.80+4.80Moderate—
17Feb 15, 202117.73+4.73Moderate—
18Sep 23, 199917.50+4.50Moderate—
19Feb 9, 202017.46+4.46Moderate—
20Feb 19, 199817.33+4.33Moderate—
21Jan 28, 199817.27+4.27Moderate—
22Dec 11, 201817.09+4.09Moderate3,878
23Jul 6, 201316.98+3.98Moderate3,799
24Nov 24, 200616.94+3.94Moderate3,769
25Jan 5, 202116.87+3.87Moderate—
26Sep 17, 199916.61+3.61Moderate—
27Oct 2, 202016.47+3.47Moderate—
28Jun 14, 201316.44+3.44Moderate3,401
29Jun 17, 202016.36+3.36Moderate—
30Oct 5, 201616.34+3.34Moderate—
31Jul 14, 201316.08+3.08Moderate3,153
32Sep 3, 200416.05+3.05Moderate—
33Nov 29, 200615.98+2.98Minor3,086
34Feb 3, 202115.88+2.88Minor—
35Feb 12, 201015.84+2.84Minor2,990
36Oct 2, 201015.80+2.80Minor2,963
37Oct 7, 199915.78+2.78Minor—
38Apr 7, 200815.78+2.78Minor2,949
39Dec 27, 201815.78+2.78Minor—
40Oct 6, 201015.73+2.73Minor2,916
41May 31, 200315.63+2.63Minor—
42Jan 26, 199915.60+2.60Minor—
43May 30, 202015.59+2.59Minor—
44Mar 8, 200315.44+2.44Minor—
45Oct 18, 201815.37+2.37Minor2,684
46Feb 27, 201515.30+2.30Minor2,641
47Apr 16, 199815.27+2.27Minor—
48Apr 12, 200315.26+2.26Minor—
49Nov 9, 201515.23+2.23Minor2,598
50Mar 23, 202215.19+2.19Minor—

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: 29.00 ft here, major flooding

  • NicholsSC · Sep 20, 2018 · 27.36 ft · Major · its highest
  • Lumberton West 5th StreetNC · Sep 17, 2018 · 22.21 ft · Major · its highest
  • PembrokeNC · Sep 20, 2018 · 15.10 ft · Minor · its highest

October 9, 2016: 28.00 ft here, major flooding

August 12, 2024: 21.48 ft here, major flooding

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
Lumberton this gaugeNC13.029.00 ft, Sep 17, 20187
Lumberton West 5th StreetNC13.022.21 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
Lumberton West 5th Street13.022.21 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 LBRN7, 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.