Neuse River at Main St in Seven Springs

Highest listed crest 17.67 ftFlood stage 15.0 ft3 crests since 2024

The Neuse River at Main St in Seven Springs crested above flood stage 3 times among the 3 crests the National Weather Service lists from 2024 to 2024. The highest, 17.67 ft on August 15, 2024, was minor flooding, 2.67 feet above flood stage. 5 other gauges on the Neuse River crested above flood stage within a week of it.

The gauge

Highest listed crest: 17.67 ft; August 15, 2024
Flood stage: 15.0 ft; Major flooding from 21.0 ft
Crests at major: 0; 3 above flood stage
Most recent flood crest: October 2, 2024; 16.26 ft, minor flooding
Location: Wayne County; Near Goldsboro (12.5 mi), Kinston (14.6 mi)
Identifiers: NWS NSSN7; 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, Neuse River at Main St in Seven Springs

Action stage	12.0	0	—	The level at which the NWS or its partners begin to take action
Flood stage (minor)	15.0	3	Oct 2, 2024	Minimal or no property damage, but possibly some public threat
Moderate flood stage	18.0	0	—	Some inundation of structures and roads near the stream
Major flood stage	21.0	0	—	Extensive inundation of structures and roads

Every listed crest

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

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.
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, Neuse River at Main St in Seven Springs

1	Aug 15, 2024	17.67	+2.67	Minor	—
2	Oct 2, 2024	16.26	+1.26	Minor	—
3	Sep 24, 2024	15.76	+0.76	Minor	—

The worst floods along the Neuse River

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

August 15, 2024: 17.67 ft here, minor flooding

GoldsboroNC · Aug 14, 2024 · 21.29 ft · Moderate
SmithfieldNC · Aug 10, 2024 · 19.47 ft · Moderate
KinstonNC · Aug 16, 2024 · 18.23 ft · Moderate
ClaytonNC · Aug 9, 2024 · 13.10 ft · Moderate
Fort BarnwellNC · Aug 15, 2024 · 13.32 ft · Minor

October 2, 2024: 16.26 ft here, minor flooding

GoldsboroNC · Oct 1, 2024 · 18.89 ft · Minor
SmithfieldNC · Sep 26, 2024 · 17.74 ft · Minor
KinstonNC · Sep 25, 2024 · 16.26 ft · Minor
ClaytonNC · Sep 25, 2024 · 10.82 ft · Minor

September 24, 2024: 15.76 ft here, minor flooding

GoldsboroNC · Oct 1, 2024 · 18.89 ft · Minor
SmithfieldNC · Sep 26, 2024 · 17.74 ft · Minor
KinstonNC · Sep 25, 2024 · 16.26 ft · Minor
ClaytonNC · Sep 25, 2024 · 10.82 ft · Minor

Gauges on the Neuse River

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

Flood gauges on the Neuse River

Fort Barnwell	NC	13.0	22.75 ft, Sep 20, 1999	3
Kinston	NC	14.0	28.31 ft, Oct 14, 2016	12
Main St in Seven Springs this gauge	NC	15.0	17.67 ft, Aug 15, 2024	0
Oriental (in MLLW)	NC	4.0	9.20 ft, Sep 14, 2018	1
Smithfield	NC	15.0	29.09 ft, Oct 10, 2016	20
Spring Garden	NC	4.5	8.63 ft, Sep 19, 2018	1
Falls Dam	NC	6.0	8.05 ft, Sep 16, 1996	1
Clayton	NC	9.0	22.12 ft, Sep 19, 1945	15
Goldsboro	NC	18.0	29.74 ft, Oct 12, 2016	12

Other gauges in Wayne County

Flood gauges in Wayne County

Goldsboro	18.0	29.74 ft, Oct 12, 2016	12

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

NOAA National Water Prediction Service, gauge NSSN7, 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.