Newport River at Newport (in MLLW)

Highest listed crest 14.30 ftFlood stage 5.0 ft3 crests since 2018

The Newport River at Newport (in MLLW) crested at major flood stage 1 time among the 3 crests the National Weather Service lists from 2018 to 2023. The highest, 14.30 ft on September 15, 2018, was major flooding, 9.30 feet above flood stage.

The gauge

Highest listed crest: 14.30 ft; September 15, 2018
Flood stage: 5.0 ft; Major flooding from 10.5 ft
Crests at major: 1; 76th of 314 gauges in North Carolina
Most recent flood crest: September 23, 2023; 5.49 ft, minor flooding
Location: Carteret County; Near Morehead City (7.8 mi), Havelock (9.1 mi)
Identifiers: NWS NWPN7; 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, Newport River at Newport (in MLLW)

Action stage	4.0	1	Sep 1, 2023	The level at which the NWS or its partners begin to take action
Flood stage (minor)	5.0	1	Sep 23, 2023	Minimal or no property damage, but possibly some public threat
Moderate flood stage	7.5	0	—	Some inundation of structures and roads near the stream
Major flood stage	10.5	1	Sep 15, 2018	Extensive inundation of structures and roads

Every listed crest

3 crests from 2018 to 2023. 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

Highest listed crests, Newport River at Newport (in MLLW)

1	Sep 15, 2018	14.30	+9.30	Major	—
2	Sep 23, 2023	5.49	+0.49	Minor	—
3	Sep 1, 2023	4.95	−0.05	Action	—

Other gauges in Carteret County

Flood gauges in Carteret County

Atlantic Coast at Beaufort Marine Lab (in MLLW)	5.0	7.29 ft, Sep 14, 2018	4
Emerald Isle (in MLLW)	4.0	7.54 ft, Sep 14, 2018	1
Cedar Island (in MLLW)	2.0	4.17 ft, Oct 5, 2015	0
Otway (in MLLW)	4.0	7.96 ft, Sep 14, 2018	1

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

NOAA National Water Prediction Service, gauge NWPN7, 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.