Pamlico Sound at Rodanthe Ferry Terminal (in MLLW)

Highest listed crest 4.45 ftFlood stage 3.5 ft5 crests since 2022

The Pamlico Sound at Rodanthe Ferry Terminal (in MLLW) crested above flood stage 4 times among the 5 crests the National Weather Service lists from 2022 to 2024. The highest, 4.45 ft on March 12, 2022, was minor flooding, 0.95 feet above flood stage.

The gauge

Highest listed crest: 4.45 ft; March 12, 2022
Flood stage: 3.5 ft; Major flooding from 5.5 ft
Crests at major: 0; 4 above flood stage
Most recent flood crest: January 10, 2024; 3.76 ft, minor flooding
Location: Dare County; North Carolina
Identifiers: NWS ROFN7; 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 Rodanthe Ferry Terminal (in MLLW)

Action stage	3.0	1	Jan 3, 2022	The level at which the NWS or its partners begin to take action
Flood stage (minor)	3.5	4	Jan 10, 2024	Minimal or no property damage, but possibly some public threat
Moderate flood stage	4.5	0	—	Some inundation of structures and roads near the stream
Major flood stage	5.5	0	—	Extensive inundation of structures and roads

Every listed crest

5 crests from 2022 to 2024. 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, Pamlico Sound at Rodanthe Ferry Terminal (in MLLW)

1	Mar 12, 2022	4.45	+0.95	Minor	—
2	Jan 17, 2022	3.91	+0.41	Minor	—
3	Jan 10, 2024	3.76	+0.26	Minor	—
4	Sep 23, 2023	3.66	+0.16	Minor	—
5	Jan 3, 2022	3.23	−0.27	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.

January 17, 2022: 3.91 ft here, minor flooding

Oregon Inlet Marina (in MLLW)NC · Jan 17, 2022 · 3.51 ft · Minor
Bell Island Pier (in MLLW)NC · Jan 17, 2022 · 2.58 ft · Minor

January 10, 2024: 3.76 ft here, minor flooding

Bell Island Pier (in MLLW)NC · Jan 10, 2024 · 2.51 ft · Minor

September 23, 2023: 3.66 ft here, minor flooding

Bell Island Pier (in MLLW)NC · Sep 23, 2023 · 3.56 ft · Minor
Hobucken (in MLLW)NC · Sep 23, 2023 · 3.33 ft · Minor
Stumpy Point (in MLLW)NC · Sep 23, 2023 · 3.03 ft · Minor · its highest
Cedar Island (in MLLW)NC · Sep 23, 2023 · 2.93 ft · Minor

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)	NC	3.0	3.30 ft, Jan 3, 2022	0
Avon Harbor (in MLLW)	NC	3.0	3.05 ft, Dec 23, 2022	0
Bell Island Pier (in MLLW)	NC	2.5	4.51 ft, Sep 14, 2018	0
Cedar Island (in MLLW)	NC	2.0	4.17 ft, Oct 5, 2015	0
Coast Guard Hatteras (in MLLW)	NC	2.5	6.37 ft, Oct 9, 2016	5
Frisco (in MLLW)	NC	3.0	3.07 ft, Aug 21, 2025	0
Ocracoke (in MLLW)	NC	3.0	7.62 ft, Sep 6, 2019	1
Oregon Inlet Marina (in MLLW)	NC	3.0	7.70 ft, Aug 28, 2011	2
Rodanthe Ferry Terminal (in MLLW) this gauge	NC	3.5	4.45 ft, Mar 12, 2022	0
Stumpy Point (in MLLW)	NC	2.0	3.03 ft, Sep 23, 2023	0
Hobucken (in MLLW)	NC	2.0	5.94 ft, Sep 14, 2018	1

Other gauges in Dare County

Flood gauges in Dare County

Colington Harbor (in MLLW)	3.0	3.48 ft, Dec 23, 2022	0
Kitty Hawk (in MLLW)	2.0	2.91 ft, Dec 23, 2022	0
Atlantic Coast at Duck (in MLLW)	5.5	7.82 ft, Sep 18, 2003	15
Fessenden Center in Buxton (in MLLW)	3.0	4.64 ft, Jan 3, 2022	0
Duck Town Boardwalk (in MLLW)	2.5	3.04 ft, Dec 23, 2022	0
Avon (in MLLW)	3.0	3.30 ft, Jan 3, 2022	0
Avon Harbor (in MLLW)	3.0	3.05 ft, Dec 23, 2022	0
Coast Guard Hatteras (in MLLW)	2.5	6.37 ft, Oct 9, 2016	5
Frisco (in MLLW)	3.0	3.07 ft, Aug 21, 2025	0
Oregon Inlet Marina (in MLLW)	3.0	7.70 ft, Aug 28, 2011	2
Stumpy Point (in MLLW)	2.0	3.03 ft, Sep 23, 2023	0
Nags Head (in MLLW)	2.5	4.36 ft, Dec 23, 2022	0
Pond Island	3.0	4.14 ft, Dec 23, 2022	0
Shallowbag Bay at Manteo (in MLLW)	3.0	3.67 ft, Dec 23, 2022	0
Hatteras Village (in MLLW)	3.0	3.59 ft, Aug 21, 2025	0

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

NOAA National Water Prediction Service, gauge ROFN7, 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.