Northeast Creek (NC) at SS1182 near Lowes Grove

Highest listed crest 8.40 ftFlood stage 6.0 ft4 crests since 2018

The Northeast Creek (NC) at SS1182 near Lowes Grove crested at major flood stage 1 time among the 4 crests the National Weather Service lists from 2018 to 2024. The highest, 8.40 ft on September 27, 2024, was major flooding, 2.40 feet above flood stage.

The gauge

Highest listed crest: 8.40 ft; September 27, 2024
Flood stage: 6.0 ft; Major flooding from 8.0 ft
Crests at major: 1; 76th of 314 gauges in North Carolina
Most recent flood crest: September 27, 2024; 8.40 ft, major flooding
Location: Durham County; Near Durham (4.3 mi), Morrisville (6.2 mi), Chapel Hill (8.3 mi)
Identifiers: NWS NEDN7; USGS 0209741387

Flood stages

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

Flood categories, Northeast Creek (NC) at SS1182 near Lowes Grove

Action stage	5.0	1	Sep 17, 2018	The level at which the NWS or its partners begin to take action
Flood stage (minor)	6.0	1	Jul 1, 2023	Minimal or no property damage, but possibly some public threat
Moderate flood stage	7.0	0	—	Some inundation of structures and roads near the stream
Major flood stage	8.0	1	Sep 27, 2024	Extensive inundation of structures and roads

Every listed crest

4 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

Highest listed crests, Northeast Creek (NC) at SS1182 near Lowes Grove

1	Sep 27, 2024	8.40	+2.40	Major	—
2	Jul 1, 2023	6.13	+0.13	Minor	—
3	Sep 17, 2018	5.98	−0.02	Action	—
4	Oct 11, 2018	4.36	−1.64	Below flood stage	—

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
Blands	16.0	18.21 ft, Jan 1, 2016	0
ML King Pkwy in Durham	7.0	8.76 ft, Sep 17, 2018	0

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

NOAA National Water Prediction Service, gauge NEDN7, 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.