New River at Jacksonville (in MLLW)

Highest listed crest 7.70 ftFlood stage 3.5 ft1 crests since 2018

The New River at Jacksonville (in MLLW) crested at major flood stage 1 time among the 1 crests the National Weather Service lists from 2018 to 2018. The highest, 7.70 ft on September 16, 2018, was major flooding, 4.20 feet above flood stage. 1 other gauge on the New River crested above flood stage within a week of it, 1 at its own highest listed crest.

The gauge

Highest listed crest: 7.70 ft; September 16, 2018
Flood stage: 3.5 ft; Major flooding from 7.0 ft
Crests at major: 1; 76th of 314 gauges in North Carolina
Most recent flood crest: September 16, 2018; 7.70 ft, major flooding
Location: Onslow County; Near Jacksonville (2.7 mi)
Identifiers: NWS JCKN7; 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, New River at Jacksonville (in MLLW)

Action stage	2.5	0	—	The level at which the NWS or its partners begin to take action
Flood stage (minor)	3.5	0	—	Minimal or no property damage, but possibly some public threat
Moderate flood stage	5.0	0	—	Some inundation of structures and roads near the stream
Major flood stage	7.0	1	Sep 16, 2018	Extensive inundation of structures and roads

Every listed crest

1 crests from 2018 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 River at Jacksonville (in MLLW)

1	Sep 16, 2018	7.70	+4.20	Major	—

The worst floods along the New River

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

September 16, 2018: 7.70 ft here, major flooding

Gum BranchNC · Sep 15, 2018 · 25.76 ft · Major · its highest

Gauges on the New River

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

Flood gauges on the New River

Jacksonville (in MLLW) this gauge	NC	3.5	7.70 ft, Sep 16, 2018	1
Gum Branch	NC	14.0	25.76 ft, Sep 15, 2018	2

Other gauges in Onslow County

Flood gauges in Onslow County

Richlands	13.0	15.47 ft, Sep 15, 2018	0
Gum Branch	14.0	25.76 ft, Sep 15, 2018	2

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

NOAA National Water Prediction Service, gauge JCKN7, 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.