Slash Creek at Hatteras Village (in MLLW)

Highest listed crest 3.59 ftFlood stage 3.0 ft4 crests since 2022

The Slash Creek at Hatteras Village (in MLLW) crested above flood stage 1 time among the 4 crests the National Weather Service lists from 2022 to 2025. The highest, 3.59 ft on August 21, 2025, was minor flooding, 0.59 feet above flood stage.

The gauge

Highest listed crest: 3.59 ft; August 21, 2025
Flood stage: 3.0 ft; Major flooding from 5.0 ft
Crests at major: 0; 1 above flood stage
Most recent flood crest: August 21, 2025; 3.59 ft, minor flooding
Location: Dare County; North Carolina
Identifiers: NWS SLSN7; 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, Slash Creek at Hatteras Village (in MLLW)

Action stage	2.0	1	Sep 1, 2023	The level at which the NWS or its partners begin to take action
Flood stage (minor)	3.0	1	Aug 21, 2025	Minimal or no property damage, but possibly some public threat
Moderate flood stage	4.0	0	—	Some inundation of structures and roads near the stream
Major flood stage	5.0	0	—	Extensive inundation of structures and roads

Every listed crest

4 crests from 2022 to 2025. 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, Slash Creek at Hatteras Village (in MLLW)

1	Aug 21, 2025	3.59	+0.59	Minor	—
2	Sep 1, 2023	2.92	−0.08	Action	—
3	Dec 23, 2022	1.84	−1.16	Below flood stage	—
4	Sep 23, 2023	1.71	−1.29	Below flood stage	—

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
Shallowbag Bay at Manteo (in MLLW)	3.0	3.67 ft, Dec 23, 2022	0

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

NOAA National Water Prediction Service, gauge SLSN7, 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.