Pamlico Sound at Ocracoke (in MLLW)
Highest listed crest 7.62 ftFlood stage 3.0 ft4 crests since 2019
The Pamlico Sound at Ocracoke (in MLLW) crested at major flood stage 1 time among the 4 crests the National Weather Service lists from 2019 to 2022. The highest, 7.62 ft on September 6, 2019, was major flooding, 4.62 feet above flood stage. 3 other gauges on the Pamlico Sound crested above flood stage within a week of it.
The gauge
- Highest listed crest
- 7.62 ft
- September 6, 2019
- Flood stage
- 3.0 ft
- Major flooding from 5.5 ft
- Crests at major
- 1
- 76th of 314 gauges in North Carolina
- Most recent flood crest
- January 4, 2022
- 3.16 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 | 2.5 | 1 | Oct 3, 2022 |
| Flood stage (minor) | 3.0 | 2 | Jan 4, 2022 |
| Moderate flood stage | 4.0 | 0 | — |
| Major flood stage | 5.5 | 1 | Sep 6, 2019 |
Every listed crest
4 crests from 2019 to 2022. 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.
- 2 crests measured on an earlier gauge datum are left out: 4.47 ft on Oct 5, 2015; 5.69 ft on Oct 9, 2016.
Highest crests
| 1 | Sep 6, 2019 | 7.62 | +4.62 | Major |
| 2 | Nov 7, 2021 | 3.89 | +0.89 | Minor |
| 3 | Jan 4, 2022 | 3.16 | +0.16 | Minor |
| 4 | Oct 3, 2022 | 2.91 | −0.09 | Action |
The worst floods along the Pamlico Sound
For this gauge's highest crests, the other gauges on the Pamlico Sound that crested above flood stage within a week.
September 6, 2019: 7.62 ft here, major flooding
- Coast Guard Hatteras (in MLLW)NC · Sep 6, 2019 · 5.97 ft · Major
- Oregon Inlet Marina (in MLLW)NC · Sep 6, 2019 · 4.36 ft · Minor
- Hobucken (in MLLW)NC · Sep 6, 2019 · 3.39 ft · Minor
November 7, 2021: 3.89 ft here, minor flooding
- Coast Guard Hatteras (in MLLW)NC · Nov 7, 2021 · 3.14 ft · Minor
- Cedar Island (in MLLW)NC · Nov 7, 2021 · 2.98 ft · Minor
- Hobucken (in MLLW)NC · Nov 7, 2021 · 2.31 ft · Minor
January 4, 2022: 3.16 ft here, minor flooding
- Coast Guard Hatteras (in MLLW)NC · Jan 3, 2022 · 3.51 ft · Moderate
- Avon (in MLLW)NC · Jan 3, 2022 · 3.30 ft · Minor · its highest
- Cedar Island (in MLLW)NC · Jan 3, 2022 · 2.23 ft · Minor
Gauges on the Pamlico Sound
Flood gauges sharing the river's name, linked within 80 miles of one another.
| Avon (in MLLW) | NC | 3.30 ft, Jan 3, 2022 | 0 |
| Avon Harbor (in MLLW) | NC | 3.05 ft, Dec 23, 2022 | 0 |
| Bell Island Pier (in MLLW) | NC | 4.51 ft, Sep 14, 2018 | 0 |
| Cedar Island (in MLLW) | NC | 4.17 ft, Oct 5, 2015 | 0 |
| Coast Guard Hatteras (in MLLW) | NC | 6.37 ft, Oct 9, 2016 | 5 |
| Frisco (in MLLW) | NC | 3.07 ft, Aug 21, 2025 | 0 |
| Ocracoke (in MLLW) this gauge | NC | 7.62 ft, Sep 6, 2019 | 1 |
| Oregon Inlet Marina (in MLLW) | NC | 7.70 ft, Aug 28, 2011 | 2 |
| Rodanthe Ferry Terminal (in MLLW) | NC | 4.45 ft, Mar 12, 2022 | 0 |
| Stumpy Point (in MLLW) | NC | 3.03 ft, Sep 23, 2023 | 0 |
| Hobucken (in MLLW) | NC | 5.94 ft, Sep 14, 2018 | 1 |
Other gauges in Hyde County
| Engelhard (in MLLW) | 3.00 ft, Sep 15, 2018 | 0 |
| Bell Island Pier (in MLLW) | 4.51 ft, Sep 14, 2018 | 0 |
Hyde County: every hazard · River floods across the country · North Carolina
NOAA National Water Prediction Service, gauge OCAN7, 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.