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Roanoke River near Scotland Neck

Highest listed crest 37.05 ftFlood stage 28.0 ft16 crests since 1936

The Roanoke River near Scotland Neck crested at major flood stage 3 times among the 16 crests the National Weather Service lists from 1936 to 2021. The highest, 37.05 ft on September 23, 1945, was major flooding, 9.05 feet above flood stage. 6 other gauges on the Roanoke River crested above flood stage within a week of it.

The gauge

Highest listed crest
37.05 ft
September 23, 1945
Flood stage
28.0 ft
Major flooding from 34.0 ft
Crests at major
3
39th of 314 gauges in North Carolina
Most recent flood crest
February 27, 2021
29.98 ft, minor flooding
Location
Halifax County
North Carolina

Flood stages

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

Flood categories, Roanoke River near Scotland Neck
Action stage28.00—The level at which the NWS or its partners begin to take action
Flood stage (minor)28.09Feb 27, 2021Minimal or no property damage, but possibly some public threat
Moderate flood stage31.04Dec 9, 1948Some inundation of structures and roads near the stream
Major flood stage34.03Sep 23, 1945Extensive inundation of structures and roads

Every listed crest

16 crests from 1936 to 2021. Filled: at or above flood stage. Hover a crest for its date and stage.

Listed crests at the Roanoke River near Scotland Neck, 1936 to 2021 283032343638ft Flood stage 28.0 ftMajor 34.0 ft Jan 24, 1936: 35.10 ft, major floodingFeb 10, 1943: 31.51 ft, moderate floodingSep 23, 1944: 36.02 ft, major floodingSep 23, 1945: 37.05 ft, major floodingJan 2, 1946: 31.25 ft, moderate floodingSep 29, 1947: 30.79 ft, minor floodingFeb 18, 1948: 33.90 ft, moderate floodingDec 9, 1948: 33.26 ft, moderate floodingApr 18, 1975: 30.30 ft, minor floodingSep 18, 1996: 30.10 ft, minor floodingSep 17, 1999: 30.98 ft, minor floodingMay 7, 2017: 29.90 ft, minor floodingOct 6, 2018: 28.81 ft, minor flooding; 29,688 cubic feet per secondOct 27, 2018: 29.92 ft, minor flooding; 35,124 cubic feet per secondDec 2, 2018: 30.05 ft, minor flooding; 35,933 cubic feet per secondFeb 27, 2021: 29.98 ft, minor flooding; 35,495 cubic feet per second Highest, 37.05 ft, Sep 23, 1945 19401960198020002020

Crests at or above flood stage, by decade

Crests at or above flood stage per decade, Roanoke River near Scotland Neck 1930s: 1 1940s: 7 7 1950s: 0 1960s: 0 1970s: 1 1980s: 0 1990s: 2 2000s: 0 2010s: 4 2020s: 1 1930s1940s1950s1960s1970s1980s1990s2000s2010s2020s
  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.
  3. 1 crest measured on an earlier gauge datum is left out: 41.98 ft on Aug 19, 1940.

Highest crests

Highest listed crests, Roanoke River near Scotland Neck
1Sep 23, 194537.05+9.05Major—
2Sep 23, 194436.02+8.02Major—
3Jan 24, 193635.10+7.10Major—
4Feb 18, 194833.90+5.90Moderate—
5Dec 9, 194833.26+5.26Moderate—
6Feb 10, 194331.51+3.51Moderate—
7Jan 2, 194631.25+3.25Moderate—
8Sep 17, 199930.98+2.98Minor—
9Sep 29, 194730.79+2.79Minor—
10Apr 18, 197530.30+2.30Minor—
11Sep 18, 199630.10+2.10Minor—
12Dec 2, 201830.05+2.05Minor35,933
13Feb 27, 202129.98+1.98Minor35,495
14Oct 27, 201829.92+1.92Minor35,124
15May 7, 201729.90+1.90Minor—
16Oct 6, 201828.81+0.81Minor29,688

The worst floods along the Roanoke River

For this gauge's highest crests, the other gauges on the Roanoke River that crested above flood stage within a week.

September 23, 1945: 37.05 ft here, major flooding

  • Roanoke RapidsNC · Sep 22, 1945 · 26.78 ft · Major
  • WilliamstonNC · Sep 26, 1945 · 15.00 ft · Major
  • RandolphVA · Sep 30, 1945 · 32.60 ft · Moderate
  • AltavistaVA · Sep 19, 1945 · 28.30 ft · Moderate
  • RoanokeVA · Sep 18, 1945 · 13.70 ft · Moderate
  • LafayetteVA · Sep 18, 1945 · 10.00 ft · Minor

September 23, 1944: 36.02 ft here, major flooding

January 24, 1936: 35.10 ft here, major flooding

  • AltavistaVA · Jan 20, 1936 · 27.66 ft · Moderate
  • WilliamstonNC · Jan 27, 1936 · 14.70 ft · Moderate

Gauges on the Roanoke River

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

Flood gauges on the Roanoke River
AltavistaVA18.040.08 ft, Aug 15, 19408
BrooknealVA23.039.80 ft, Sep 9, 198718
GlenvarVA9.017.73 ft, Apr 21, 19925
LafayetteVA8.015.60 ft, Jun 21, 19723
NiagaraVA13.025.30 ft, Nov 4, 19854
RandolphVA24.041.60 ft, Aug 16, 19403
RoanokeVA10.023.35 ft, Nov 4, 19857
Roanoke RapidsNC9.039.00 ft, Aug 18, 19408
Smith Mountain LakeVA797.0799.79 ft, Apr 27, 19783
WilliamstonNC12.020.50 ft, Aug 22, 19405
Scotland Neck this gaugeNC28.037.05 ft, Sep 23, 19453

Other gauges in Halifax County

Flood gauges in Halifax County
Ringwood16.030.80 ft, Sep 16, 19992
Roanoke Rapids9.039.00 ft, Aug 18, 19408

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

NOAA National Water Prediction Service, gauge SCON7, 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.