Pamlico Sound near Hobucken (in MLLW)
Highest listed crest 5.94 ftFlood stage 2.0 ft8 crests since 2016
The Pamlico Sound near Hobucken (in MLLW) crested at major flood stage 1 time among the 8 crests the National Weather Service lists from 2016 to 2023. The highest, 5.94 ft on September 14, 2018, was major flooding, 3.94 feet above flood stage. 2 other gauges on the Pamlico Sound crested above flood stage within a week of it, 1 at its own highest listed crest.
The gauge
- Highest listed crest
- 5.94 ft
- September 14, 2018
- Flood stage
- 2.0 ft
- Major flooding from 5.0 ft
- Crests at major
- 1
- 76th of 314 gauges in North Carolina
- Most recent flood crest
- September 23, 2023
- 3.33 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 | 1.5 | 0 | — |
| Flood stage (minor) | 2.0 | 7 | Sep 23, 2023 |
| Moderate flood stage | 4.0 | 0 | — |
| Major flood stage | 5.0 | 1 | Sep 14, 2018 |
Every listed crest
8 crests from 2016 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
| 1 | Sep 14, 2018 | 5.94 | +3.94 | Major |
| 2 | Oct 9, 2016 | 3.39 | +1.39 | Minor |
| 3 | Sep 6, 2019 | 3.39 | +1.39 | Minor |
| 4 | Sep 23, 2023 | 3.33 | +1.33 | Minor |
| 5 | Aug 31, 2023 | 2.84 | +0.84 | Minor |
| 6 | Apr 9, 2023 | 2.33 | +0.33 | Minor |
| 7 | Nov 7, 2021 | 2.31 | +0.31 | Minor |
| 8 | Mar 20, 2021 | 2.12 | +0.12 | Minor |
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 14, 2018: 5.94 ft here, major flooding
- Bell Island Pier (in MLLW)NC · Sep 14, 2018 · 4.51 ft · Moderate · its highest
- Stumpy Point (in MLLW)NC · Sep 15, 2018 · 2.84 ft · Minor
October 9, 2016: 3.39 ft here, minor flooding
- Coast Guard Hatteras (in MLLW)NC · Oct 9, 2016 · 6.37 ft · Major · its highest
September 6, 2019: 3.39 ft here, minor flooding
- Ocracoke (in MLLW)NC · Sep 6, 2019 · 7.62 ft · Major · its highest
- 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
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) | 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) this gauge | NC | 5.94 ft, Sep 14, 2018 | 1 |
Other gauges in Pamlico County
| Bay River at Bayboro (in MLLW) | 8.26 ft, Sep 14, 2018 | 1 |
| Oriental (in MLLW) | 9.20 ft, Sep 14, 2018 | 1 |
Pamlico County: every hazard · River floods across the country · North Carolina
NOAA National Water Prediction Service, gauge HBKN7, 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.