Search
Menu

Explore

Hazards

Analysis

Rankings

Reference

Pamlico Sound at Oregon Inlet Marina (in MLLW)

Highest listed crest 7.70 ftFlood stage 3.0 ft17 crests since 1996

The Pamlico Sound at Oregon Inlet Marina (in MLLW) crested at major flood stage 2 times among the 17 crests the National Weather Service lists from 1996 to 2022. The highest, 7.70 ft on August 28, 2011, was major flooding, 4.70 feet above flood stage. 1 other gauge on the Pamlico Sound crested above flood stage within a week of it.

The gauge

Highest listed crest
7.70 ft
August 28, 2011
Flood stage
3.0 ft
Major flooding from 5.5 ft
Crests at major
2
55th of 314 gauges in North Carolina
Most recent flood crest
December 23, 2022
3.67 ft, minor flooding
Location
Dare County
North Carolina
Identifiers
NWS ORIN7
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, Pamlico Sound at Oregon Inlet Marina (in MLLW)
Action stage2.50—The level at which the NWS or its partners begin to take action
Flood stage (minor)3.012Dec 23, 2022Minimal or no property damage, but possibly some public threat
Moderate flood stage4.53Oct 12, 2018Some inundation of structures and roads near the stream
Major flood stage5.52Aug 28, 2011Extensive inundation of structures and roads

Every listed crest

17 crests from 1996 to 2022. Filled: at or above flood stage. Hover a crest for its date and stage.

Listed crests at the Pamlico Sound at Oregon Inlet Marina (in MLLW), 1996 to 2022 345678ft Flood stage 3.0 ftMajor 5.5 ft Jul 13, 1996: 3.88 ft, minor floodingOct 8, 1996: 3.82 ft, minor floodingAug 27, 1998: 4.71 ft, moderate floodingSep 16, 1999: 5.71 ft, major floodingSep 19, 2003: 4.28 ft, minor floodingSep 1, 2006: 3.54 ft, minor floodingMar 8, 2008: 3.46 ft, minor floodingAug 28, 2011: 7.70 ft, major floodingOct 29, 2012: 4.29 ft, minor floodingJul 4, 2014: 4.68 ft, moderate floodingOct 12, 2018: 5.42 ft, moderate floodingSep 6, 2019: 4.36 ft, minor floodingFeb 7, 2020: 4.09 ft, minor floodingOct 29, 2021: 3.59 ft, minor floodingJan 17, 2022: 3.51 ft, minor floodingOct 1, 2022: 3.14 ft, minor floodingDec 23, 2022: 3.67 ft, minor flooding Highest, 7.70 ft, Aug 28, 2011 20002005201020152020

Crests at or above flood stage, by decade

Crests at or above flood stage per decade, Pamlico Sound at Oregon Inlet Marina (in MLLW) 1990s: 4 2000s: 3 2010s: 5 5 2020s: 5 1990s2000s2010s2020s
  1. 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.
  2. 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, Pamlico Sound at Oregon Inlet Marina (in MLLW)
1Aug 28, 20117.70+4.70Major—
2Sep 16, 19995.71+2.71Major—
3Oct 12, 20185.42+2.42Moderate—
4Aug 27, 19984.71+1.71Moderate—
5Jul 4, 20144.68+1.68Moderate—
6Sep 6, 20194.36+1.36Minor—
7Oct 29, 20124.29+1.29Minor—
8Sep 19, 20034.28+1.28Minor—
9Feb 7, 20204.09+1.09Minor—
10Jul 13, 19963.88+0.88Minor—
11Oct 8, 19963.82+0.82Minor—
12Dec 23, 20223.67+0.67Minor—
13Oct 29, 20213.59+0.59Minor—
14Sep 1, 20063.54+0.54Minor—
15Jan 17, 20223.51+0.51Minor—
16Mar 8, 20083.46+0.46Minor—
17Oct 1, 20223.14+0.14Minor—

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.

August 28, 2011: 7.70 ft here, major flooding

Gauges on the Pamlico Sound

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

Flood gauges on the Pamlico Sound
Avon (in MLLW)NC3.03.30 ft, Jan 3, 20220
Avon Harbor (in MLLW)NC3.03.05 ft, Dec 23, 20220
Bell Island Pier (in MLLW)NC2.54.51 ft, Sep 14, 20180
Cedar Island (in MLLW)NC2.04.17 ft, Oct 5, 20150
Coast Guard Hatteras (in MLLW)NC2.56.37 ft, Oct 9, 20165
Frisco (in MLLW)NC3.03.07 ft, Aug 21, 20250
Ocracoke (in MLLW)NC3.07.62 ft, Sep 6, 20191
Oregon Inlet Marina (in MLLW) this gaugeNC3.07.70 ft, Aug 28, 20112
Rodanthe Ferry Terminal (in MLLW)NC3.54.45 ft, Mar 12, 20220
Stumpy Point (in MLLW)NC2.03.03 ft, Sep 23, 20230
Hobucken (in MLLW)NC2.05.94 ft, Sep 14, 20181

Other gauges in Dare County

Flood gauges in Dare County
Colington Harbor (in MLLW)3.03.48 ft, Dec 23, 20220
Kitty Hawk (in MLLW)2.02.91 ft, Dec 23, 20220
Atlantic Coast at Duck (in MLLW)5.57.82 ft, Sep 18, 200315
Fessenden Center in Buxton (in MLLW)3.04.64 ft, Jan 3, 20220
Duck Town Boardwalk (in MLLW)2.53.04 ft, Dec 23, 20220
Avon (in MLLW)3.03.30 ft, Jan 3, 20220
Avon Harbor (in MLLW)3.03.05 ft, Dec 23, 20220
Coast Guard Hatteras (in MLLW)2.56.37 ft, Oct 9, 20165
Frisco (in MLLW)3.03.07 ft, Aug 21, 20250
Rodanthe Ferry Terminal (in MLLW)3.54.45 ft, Mar 12, 20220
Stumpy Point (in MLLW)2.03.03 ft, Sep 23, 20230
Nags Head (in MLLW)2.54.36 ft, Dec 23, 20220
Pond Island3.04.14 ft, Dec 23, 20220
Shallowbag Bay at Manteo (in MLLW)3.03.67 ft, Dec 23, 20220
Hatteras Village (in MLLW)3.03.59 ft, Aug 21, 20250

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

NOAA National Water Prediction Service, gauge ORIN7, 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.