New Hope Creek near Blands

Highest listed crest 18.21 ftFlood stage 16.0 ft3 crests since 2016

The New Hope Creek near Blands crested above flood stage 3 times among the 3 crests the National Weather Service lists from 2016 to 2018. The highest, 18.21 ft on January 1, 2016, was moderate flooding, 2.21 feet above flood stage.

The gauge

Highest listed crest: 18.21 ft; January 1, 2016
Flood stage: 16.0 ft; No major stage set
Crests at major: 0; 3 above flood stage
Most recent flood crest: November 19, 2018; 17.51 ft, moderate flooding
Location: Durham County; Near Chapel Hill (5.2 mi), Carrboro (7.3 mi), Durham (7.5 mi)
Identifiers: NWS NHCN7; USGS 02097314

Flood stages

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

Flood categories, New Hope Creek near Blands

Action stage	15.0	0	—	The level at which the NWS or its partners begin to take action
Flood stage (minor)	16.0	0	—	Minimal or no property damage, but possibly some public threat
Moderate flood stage	17.0	3	Nov 19, 2018	Some inundation of structures and roads near the stream

Every listed crest

3 crests from 2016 to 2018. 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, New Hope Creek near Blands

1	Jan 1, 2016	18.21	+2.21	Moderate	—
2	Nov 19, 2018	17.51	+1.51	Moderate	—
3	Sep 24, 2018	17.48	+1.48	Moderate	—

Other gauges in Durham County

Flood gauges in Durham County

Club Blvd in Durham	10.0	11.09 ft, Sep 6, 2008	0
Durham	20.0	26.24 ft, Jul 7, 2025	1
Huckleberry Springs	12.0	14.91 ft, Mar 10, 1989	0
Bahama	12.0	17.26 ft, Sep 6, 1996	0
Lake Mitchie	16.0	23.48 ft, Sep 6, 1998	1
Oak Grove	12.0	14.91 ft, Mar 10, 1989	0
Tributary at Fairntosh	12.0	16.09 ft, Mar 19, 1998	0
SR1617 Nr Bahama	10.0	12.92 ft, Sep 17, 2018	0
SS1182 near Lowes Grove	6.0	8.40 ft, Sep 27, 2024	1
ML King Pkwy in Durham	7.0	8.76 ft, Sep 17, 2018	0

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NOAA National Water Prediction Service, gauge NHCN7, 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.