Rockfish Creek at Research Dr near Fayetteville

Highest listed crest 24.96 ftFlood stage 14.0 ft2 crests since 2022

The Rockfish Creek at Research Dr near Fayetteville crested above flood stage 2 times among the 2 crests the National Weather Service lists from 2022 to 2024. The highest, 24.96 ft on August 9, 2024, was moderate flooding, 10.96 feet above flood stage.

The gauge

Highest listed crest: 24.96 ft; August 9, 2024
Flood stage: 14.0 ft; No major stage set
Crests at major: 0; 2 above flood stage
Most recent flood crest: August 9, 2024; 24.96 ft, moderate flooding
Location: Cumberland County; Near Hope Mills (3.5 mi), Fayetteville (9.4 mi)
Identifiers: NWS RFYN7; 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, Rockfish Creek at Research Dr near Fayetteville

Action stage	13.0	0	—	The level at which the NWS or its partners begin to take action
Flood stage (minor)	14.0	1	Sep 11, 2022	Minimal or no property damage, but possibly some public threat
Moderate flood stage	16.0	1	Aug 9, 2024	Some inundation of structures and roads near the stream

Every listed crest

2 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, Rockfish Creek at Research Dr near Fayetteville

1	Aug 9, 2024	24.96	+10.96	Moderate	—
2	Sep 11, 2022	14.80	+0.80	Minor	—

Other gauges in Cumberland County

Flood gauges in Cumberland County

Fayetteville	35.0	65.30 ft, Oct 4, 1929	6
Langdon St	8.0	10.25 ft, Aug 8, 2024	0
Manchester	18.0	38.30 ft, Sep 18, 2018	5
Strickland Bridge Rd	10.0	12.35 ft, Aug 8, 2024	0

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

NOAA National Water Prediction Service, gauge RFYN7, 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.