Shallowbag Bay at Manteo (in MLLW)

Highest listed crest 3.67 ftFlood stage 3.0 ft3 crests since 2022

The Shallowbag Bay at Manteo (in MLLW) crested above flood stage 1 time among the 3 crests the National Weather Service lists from 2022 to 2022. The highest, 3.67 ft on December 23, 2022, was minor flooding, 0.67 feet above flood stage.

The gauge

Highest listed crest: 3.67 ft; December 23, 2022
Flood stage: 3.0 ft; Major flooding from 5.5 ft
Crests at major: 0; 1 above flood stage
Most recent flood crest: December 23, 2022; 3.67 ft, minor flooding
Location: Dare County; North Carolina
Identifiers: NWS RMLN7; 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, Shallowbag Bay at Manteo (in MLLW)

Action stage	2.0	2	Mar 12, 2022	The level at which the NWS or its partners begin to take action
Flood stage (minor)	3.0	1	Dec 23, 2022	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

3 crests from 2022 to 2022. 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, Shallowbag Bay at Manteo (in MLLW)

1	Dec 23, 2022	3.67	+0.67	Minor	—
2	Mar 12, 2022	2.91	−0.09	Action	—
3	Jan 7, 2022	2.79	−0.21	Action	—

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
Rodanthe Ferry Terminal (in MLLW)	3.5	4.45 ft, Mar 12, 2022	0
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
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 RMLN7, 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.