Neuse River at Spring Garden
Highest listed crest 8.63 ftFlood stage 4.5 ft5 crests since 2018
The Neuse River at Spring Garden crested at major flood stage 1 time among the 5 crests the National Weather Service lists from 2018 to 2024. The highest, 8.63 ft on September 19, 2018, was major flooding, 4.13 feet above flood stage. 6 other gauges on the Neuse River crested above flood stage within a week of it, 1 at its own highest listed crest.
The gauge
- Highest listed crest
- 8.63 ft
- September 19, 2018
- Flood stage
- 4.5 ft
- Major flooding from 8.5 ft
- Crests at major
- 1
- 76th of 314 gauges in North Carolina
- Most recent flood crest
- November 20, 2020
- 5.73 ft, minor flooding
Flood stages
The thresholds the National Weather Service uses for this gauge today, and how many listed crests reached each.
| Action stage | 3.5 | 1 | Aug 17, 2024 |
| Flood stage (minor) | 4.5 | 1 | Nov 20, 2020 |
| Moderate flood stage | 6.5 | 1 | Sep 14, 2018 |
| Major flood stage | 8.5 | 1 | Sep 19, 2018 |
Every listed crest
5 crests from 2018 to 2024. Filled: at or above flood stage. Hover a crest for its date and stage.
Crests at or above flood stage, by decade
- 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
| 1 | Sep 19, 2018 | 8.63 | +4.13 | Major |
| 2 | Sep 14, 2018 | 7.93 | +3.43 | Moderate |
| 3 | Nov 20, 2020 | 5.73 | +1.23 | Minor |
| 4 | Aug 17, 2024 | 3.93 | −0.57 | Action |
| 5 | Sep 30, 2022 | 3.25 | −1.25 | Below flood stage |
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.
September 19, 2018: 8.63 ft here, major flooding
- GoldsboroNC · Sep 19, 2018 · 27.60 ft · Major
- KinstonNC · Sep 21, 2018 · 25.78 ft · Major
- Fort BarnwellNC · Sep 23, 2018 · 18.00 ft · Major
- Oriental (in MLLW)NC · Sep 14, 2018 · 9.20 ft · Major · its highest
- SmithfieldNC · Sep 17, 2018 · 18.91 ft · Moderate
- ClaytonNC · Sep 16, 2018 · 10.62 ft · Minor
September 14, 2018: 7.93 ft here, moderate flooding
- GoldsboroNC · Sep 19, 2018 · 27.60 ft · Major
- KinstonNC · Sep 21, 2018 · 25.78 ft · Major
- Oriental (in MLLW)NC · Sep 14, 2018 · 9.20 ft · Major · its highest
- SmithfieldNC · Sep 17, 2018 · 18.91 ft · Moderate
- ClaytonNC · Sep 16, 2018 · 10.62 ft · Minor
November 20, 2020: 5.73 ft here, minor flooding
- KinstonNC · Nov 20, 2020 · 21.51 ft · Major
- Fort BarnwellNC · Nov 19, 2020 · 14.67 ft · Minor
Gauges on the Neuse River
Flood gauges sharing the river's name, linked within 80 miles of one another.
| Fort Barnwell | NC | 22.75 ft, Sep 20, 1999 | 3 |
| Kinston | NC | 28.31 ft, Oct 14, 2016 | 12 |
| Main St in Seven Springs | NC | 17.67 ft, Aug 15, 2024 | 0 |
| Oriental (in MLLW) | NC | 9.20 ft, Sep 14, 2018 | 1 |
| Smithfield | NC | 29.09 ft, Oct 10, 2016 | 20 |
| Spring Garden this gauge | NC | 8.63 ft, Sep 19, 2018 | 1 |
| Falls Dam | NC | 8.05 ft, Sep 16, 1996 | 1 |
| Clayton | NC | 22.12 ft, Sep 19, 1945 | 15 |
| Goldsboro | NC | 29.74 ft, Oct 12, 2016 | 12 |
Other gauges in Craven County
| Fort Barnwell | 22.75 ft, Sep 20, 1999 | 3 |
| Streets Ferry | 12.28 ft, Sep 21, 1999 | 4 |
| Vanceboro | 11.81 ft, Aug 10, 2024 | 0 |
| New Bern (in MLLW) | 10.69 ft, Sep 14, 2018 | 1 |
| River Bend (in MLLW) | 10.34 ft, Sep 14, 2018 | 1 |
Craven County: every hazard · River floods across the country · North Carolina
NOAA National Water Prediction Service, gauge VNCN7, 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.