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N.E. Cape Fear River near Beulaville

Highest listed crest 28.28 ftFlood stage 18.0 ft7 crests since 2018

The N.E. Cape Fear River near Beulaville crested at major flood stage 1 time among the 7 crests the National Weather Service lists from 2018 to 2024. The highest, 28.28 ft on September 17, 2018, was major flooding, 10.28 feet above flood stage. 2 other gauges on the N.E. Cape Fear River crested above flood stage within a week of it, 2 at their own highest listed crest.

The gauge

Highest listed crest
28.28 ft
September 17, 2018
Flood stage
18.0 ft
Major flooding from 23.0 ft
Crests at major
1
76th of 314 gauges in North Carolina
Most recent flood crest
August 11, 2024
18.64 ft, minor flooding
Location
Duplin County
North Carolina
Identifiers
NWS BEUN7
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, N.E. Cape Fear River near Beulaville
Action stage17.01Sep 1, 2023The level at which the NWS or its partners begin to take action
Flood stage (minor)18.02Aug 11, 2024Minimal or no property damage, but possibly some public threat
Moderate flood stage21.00—Some inundation of structures and roads near the stream
Major flood stage23.01Sep 17, 2018Extensive inundation of structures and roads

Every listed crest

7 crests from 2018 to 2024. Filled: at or above flood stage. Hover a crest for its date and stage.

Listed crests at the N.E. Cape Fear River near Beulaville, 2018 to 2024 1015202530ft Flood stage 18.0 ftMajor 23.0 ft Sep 17, 2018: 28.28 ft, major floodingJul 10, 2022: 10.80 ft, below flood stageApr 10, 2023: 13.46 ft, below flood stageSep 1, 2023: 17.13 ft, action stageDec 20, 2023: 18.45 ft, minor floodingJul 27, 2024: 16.80 ft, below flood stageAug 11, 2024: 18.64 ft, minor flooding Highest, 28.28 ft, Sep 17, 2018 20202025

Crests at or above flood stage, by decade

Crests at or above flood stage per decade, N.E. Cape Fear River near Beulaville 2010s: 1 2020s: 2 2 2010s2020s
  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, N.E. Cape Fear River near Beulaville
1Sep 17, 201828.28+10.28Major—
2Aug 11, 202418.64+0.64Minor—
3Dec 20, 202318.45+0.45Minor—
4Sep 1, 202317.13−0.87Action—
5Jul 27, 202416.80−1.20Below flood stage—
6Apr 10, 202313.46−4.54Below flood stage—
7Jul 10, 202210.80−7.20Below flood stage—

The worst floods along the N.E. Cape Fear River

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

September 17, 2018: 28.28 ft here, major flooding

  • ChinquapinNC · Sep 17, 2018 · 25.77 ft · Major · its highest
  • BurgawNC · Sep 19, 2018 · 25.58 ft · Major · its highest

August 11, 2024: 18.64 ft here, minor flooding

  • BurgawNC · Aug 13, 2024 · 16.51 ft · Major
  • ChinquapinNC · Aug 10, 2024 · 16.54 ft · Moderate

December 20, 2023: 18.45 ft here, minor flooding

Gauges on the N.E. Cape Fear River

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

Flood gauges on the N.E. Cape Fear River
Beulaville this gaugeNC18.028.28 ft, Sep 17, 20181
BurgawNC10.025.58 ft, Sep 19, 20185
ChinquapinNC13.025.77 ft, Sep 17, 20187

Other gauges in Duplin County

Flood gauges in Duplin County
Wallace11.011.12 ft, Aug 31, 20230
Chinquapin13.025.77 ft, Sep 17, 20187

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

NOAA National Water Prediction Service, gauge BEUN7, 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.