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Mayo River near Price

Highest listed crest 15.49 ftFlood stage 8.0 ft80 crests since 1929

The Mayo River near Price crested at major flood stage 2 times among the 80 crests the National Weather Service lists from 1929 to 2024. The highest, 15.49 ft on August 17, 1985, was major flooding, 7.49 feet above flood stage.

The gauge

Highest listed crest
15.49 ft
August 17, 1985; 38,000 cubic feet per second
Flood stage
8.0 ft
Major flooding from 13.0 ft
Crests at major
2
55th of 314 gauges in North Carolina
Most recent flood crest
January 10, 2024
9.95 ft, minor flooding
Location
Rockingham County
Near Martinsville (12.5 mi), Eden (14.1 mi)

Flood stages

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

Flood categories, Mayo River near Price
Action stage7.018Apr 28, 2023The level at which the NWS or its partners begin to take action
Flood stage (minor)8.020Jan 10, 2024Minimal or no property damage, but possibly some public threat
Moderate flood stage11.06May 21, 2020Some inundation of structures and roads near the stream
Major flood stage13.02Aug 17, 1985Extensive inundation of structures and roads

Every listed crest

80 crests from 1929 to 2024. Filled: at or above flood stage. Hover a crest for its date and stage.

Listed crests at the Mayo River near Price, 1929 to 2024 46810121416ft Flood stage 8.0 ftMajor 13.0 ft Oct 2, 1929: 10.20 ft, minor flooding; 15,900 cubic feet per secondAug 22, 1931: 5.35 ft, below flood stage; 3,960 cubic feet per secondMar 6, 1932: 7.01 ft, action stage; 7,300 cubic feet per secondOct 17, 1932: 9.97 ft, minor flooding; 15,600 cubic feet per secondMar 4, 1934: 6.35 ft, below flood stage; 5,550 cubic feet per secondMar 13, 1935: 5.32 ft, below flood stage; 3,880 cubic feet per secondJan 19, 1936: 8.52 ft, minor flooding; 11,200 cubic feet per secondJan 3, 1937: 7.28 ft, action stage; 8,020 cubic feet per secondOct 19, 1937: 14.00 ft, major flooding; 30,000 cubic feet per secondAug 18, 1939: 8.88 ft, minor flooding; 12,300 cubic feet per secondAug 14, 1940: 11.00 ft, moderate flooding; 19,000 cubic feet per secondJul 17, 1941: 5.18 ft, below flood stage; 3,720 cubic feet per secondAug 17, 1942: 8.15 ft, minor flooding; 10,400 cubic feet per secondJun 8, 1943: 7.70 ft, action stage; 8,370 cubic feet per secondSep 30, 1944: 6.85 ft, below flood stage; 6,310 cubic feet per secondSep 18, 1945: 10.64 ft, minor flooding; 17,000 cubic feet per secondJan 18, 1946: 5.53 ft, below flood stage; 3,900 cubic feet per secondJan 20, 1947: 5.08 ft, below flood stage; 3,190 cubic feet per secondOct 10, 1947: 11.59 ft, moderate flooding; 20,800 cubic feet per secondAug 29, 1949: 6.31 ft, below flood stage; 5,270 cubic feet per secondMay 15, 1950: 4.50 ft, below flood stage; 2,460 cubic feet per secondFeb 7, 1951: 5.82 ft, below flood stage; 4,350 cubic feet per secondDec 21, 1951: 6.75 ft, below flood stage; 6,310 cubic feet per secondMar 24, 1953: 7.65 ft, action stage; 8,130 cubic feet per secondJan 22, 1954: 6.52 ft, below flood stage; 5,680 cubic feet per secondOct 15, 1954: 7.44 ft, action stage; 6,960 cubic feet per secondApr 16, 1956: 5.95 ft, below flood stage; 4,450 cubic feet per secondSep 17, 1957: 10.00 ft, minor flooding; 13,200 cubic feet per secondApr 28, 1958: 5.87 ft, below flood stage; 4,230 cubic feet per secondSep 30, 1959: 9.05 ft, minor flooding; 10,500 cubic feet per secondFeb 6, 1960: 6.75 ft, below flood stage; 5,740 cubic feet per secondMar 8, 1961: 6.39 ft, below flood stage; 5,110 cubic feet per secondDec 12, 1961: 6.41 ft, below flood stage; 5,030 cubic feet per secondMar 12, 1963: 8.04 ft, minor flooding; 8,200 cubic feet per secondAug 31, 1964: 7.30 ft, action stage; 6,700 cubic feet per secondOct 17, 1964: 7.42 ft, action stage; 6,950 cubic feet per secondFeb 13, 1966: 6.79 ft, below flood stage; 5,720 cubic feet per secondOct 19, 1966: 4.47 ft, below flood stage; 2,350 cubic feet per secondMar 12, 1968: 5.76 ft, below flood stage; 4,020 cubic feet per secondOct 19, 1968: 6.54 ft, below flood stage; 5,270 cubic feet per secondAug 10, 1970: 7.80 ft, action stage; 7,770 cubic feet per secondOct 31, 1970: 8.75 ft, minor flooding; 9,900 cubic feet per secondAug 17, 1985: 15.49 ft, major flooding; 38,000 cubic feet per secondMar 28, 1994: 7.77 ft, action stage; 7,910 cubic feet per secondJan 16, 1995: 6.56 ft, below flood stage; 5,520 cubic feet per secondJun 9, 1996: 8.62 ft, minor flooding; 9,860 cubic feet per secondDec 1, 1996: 6.98 ft, below flood stage; 6,300 cubic feet per secondApr 17, 1998: 7.12 ft, action stage; 6,750 cubic feet per secondSep 29, 1999: 5.16 ft, below flood stage; 3,310 cubic feet per secondMar 21, 2000: 4.45 ft, below flood stage; 2,440 cubic feet per secondMar 30, 2001: 4.88 ft, below flood stage; 2,950 cubic feet per secondMar 18, 2002: 4.18 ft, below flood stage; 2,150 cubic feet per secondMar 20, 2003: 9.81 ft, minor flooding; 13,000 cubic feet per secondSep 28, 2004: 10.61 ft, minor flooding; 15,300 cubic feet per secondJan 14, 2005: 6.29 ft, below flood stage; 5,050 cubic feet per secondOct 8, 2005: 5.95 ft, below flood stage; 4,490 cubic feet per secondNov 16, 2006: 6.53 ft, below flood stage; 5,470 cubic feet per secondJan 1, 2007: 7.28 ft, action stage; 6,890 cubic feet per secondMay 9, 2008: 7.26 ft, action stage; 6,850 cubic feet per secondJun 5, 2009: 7.48 ft, action stage; 7,300 cubic feet per secondJan 25, 2010: 11.73 ft, moderate flooding; 18,900 cubic feet per secondMar 6, 2011: 6.42 ft, below flood stage; 5,270 cubic feet per secondDec 8, 2011: 6.55 ft, below flood stage; 5,500 cubic feet per secondJan 18, 2013: 7.69 ft, action stage; 7,740 cubic feet per secondJan 11, 2014: 5.72 ft, below flood stage; 4,130 cubic feet per secondApr 20, 2015: 8.64 ft, minor flooding; 9,908 cubic feet per secondSep 30, 2015: 11.92 ft, moderate flooding; 19,500 cubic feet per secondDec 24, 2015: 7.51 ft, action stage; 7,362 cubic feet per secondApr 24, 2017: 7.49 ft, action stage; 7,320 cubic feet per secondJun 17, 2017: 7.35 ft, action stage; 7,032 cubic feet per secondSep 17, 2018: 11.20 ft, moderate flooding; 17,165 cubic feet per secondOct 12, 2018: 9.94 ft, minor flooding; 10,900 cubic feet per secondFeb 24, 2019: 8.25 ft, minor flooding; 8,981 cubic feet per secondFeb 7, 2020: 10.40 ft, minor flooding; 11,000 cubic feet per secondMay 21, 2020: 11.01 ft, moderate flooding; 12,100 cubic feet per secondOct 29, 2020: 9.78 ft, minor flooding; 10,000 cubic feet per secondNov 12, 2020: 10.71 ft, minor flooding; 11,600 cubic feet per secondApr 28, 2023: 7.21 ft, action stage; 6,050 cubic feet per secondJan 10, 2024: 9.95 ft, minor flooding; 10,300 cubic feet per secondSep 27, 2024: 5.94 ft, below flood stage; 4,473 cubic feet per second Highest, 15.49 ft, Aug 17, 1985 19401960198020002020

Crests at or above flood stage, by decade

Crests at or above flood stage per decade, Mayo River near Price 1920s: 1 1930s: 4 1940s: 4 1950s: 2 1960s: 1 1970s: 1 1980s: 1 1990s: 1 2000s: 2 2010s: 6 6 2020s: 5 1920s1930s1940s1950s1960s1970s1980s1990s2000s2010s2020s
  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 80 listed crests.

Highest listed crests, Mayo River near Price
1Aug 17, 198515.49+7.49Major38,000
2Oct 19, 193714.00+6.00Major30,000
3Sep 30, 201511.92+3.92Moderate19,500
4Jan 25, 201011.73+3.73Moderate18,900
5Oct 10, 194711.59+3.59Moderate20,800
6Sep 17, 201811.20+3.20Moderate17,165
7May 21, 202011.01+3.01Moderate12,100
8Aug 14, 194011.00+3.00Moderate19,000
9Nov 12, 202010.71+2.71Minor11,600
10Sep 18, 194510.64+2.64Minor17,000
11Sep 28, 200410.61+2.61Minor15,300
12Feb 7, 202010.40+2.40Minor11,000
13Oct 2, 192910.20+2.20Minor15,900
14Sep 17, 195710.00+2.00Minor13,200
15Oct 17, 19329.97+1.97Minor15,600
16Jan 10, 20249.95+1.95Minor10,300
17Oct 12, 20189.94+1.94Minor10,900
18Mar 20, 20039.81+1.81Minor13,000
19Oct 29, 20209.78+1.78Minor10,000
20Sep 30, 19599.05+1.05Minor10,500
21Aug 18, 19398.88+0.88Minor12,300
22Oct 31, 19708.75+0.75Minor9,900
23Apr 20, 20158.64+0.64Minor9,908
24Jun 9, 19968.62+0.62Minor9,860
25Jan 19, 19368.52+0.52Minor11,200
26Feb 24, 20198.25+0.25Minor8,981
27Aug 17, 19428.15+0.15Minor10,400
28Mar 12, 19638.04+0.04Minor8,200
29Aug 10, 19707.80−0.20Action7,770
30Mar 28, 19947.77−0.23Action7,910
31Jun 8, 19437.70−0.30Action8,370
32Jan 18, 20137.69−0.31Action7,740
33Mar 24, 19537.65−0.35Action8,130
34Dec 24, 20157.51−0.49Action7,362
35Apr 24, 20177.49−0.51Action7,320
36Jun 5, 20097.48−0.52Action7,300
37Oct 15, 19547.44−0.56Action6,960
38Oct 17, 19647.42−0.58Action6,950
39Jun 17, 20177.35−0.65Action7,032
40Aug 31, 19647.30−0.70Action6,700
41Jan 3, 19377.28−0.72Action8,020
42Jan 1, 20077.28−0.72Action6,890
43May 9, 20087.26−0.74Action6,850
44Apr 28, 20237.21−0.79Action6,050
45Apr 17, 19987.12−0.88Action6,750
46Mar 6, 19327.01−0.99Action7,300
47Dec 1, 19966.98−1.02Below flood stage6,300
48Sep 30, 19446.85−1.15Below flood stage6,310
49Feb 13, 19666.79−1.21Below flood stage5,720
50Dec 21, 19516.75−1.25Below flood stage6,310

Other gauges in Rockingham County

Flood gauges in Rockingham County
Wentworth19.031.60 ft, Jun 22, 19721
Eden12.019.28 ft, Aug 15, 19401

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

NOAA National Water Prediction Service, gauge PRIN7, 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.