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Stony Creek near Rocky Mount

Highest listed crest 12.59 ftFlood stage 10.0 ft5 crests since 2003

The Stony Creek near Rocky Mount crested above flood stage 2 times among the 5 crests the National Weather Service lists from 2003 to 2025. The highest, 12.59 ft on August 10, 2024, was minor flooding, 2.59 feet above flood stage. 1 other gauge on the Stony Creek crested above flood stage within a week of it, 1 at its own highest listed crest.

The gauge

Highest listed crest
12.59 ft
August 10, 2024
Flood stage
10.0 ft
Major flooding from 18.0 ft
Crests at major
0
2 above flood stage
Most recent flood crest
March 18, 2025
12.29 ft, minor flooding
Location
Nash County
Near Rocky Mount (2.3 mi)

Flood stages

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

Flood categories, Stony Creek near Rocky Mount
Action stage8.02Sep 1, 2004The level at which the NWS or its partners begin to take action
Flood stage (minor)10.02Mar 18, 2025Minimal or no property damage, but possibly some public threat
Moderate flood stage14.00—Some inundation of structures and roads near the stream
Major flood stage18.00—Extensive inundation of structures and roads

Every listed crest

5 crests from 2003 to 2025. Filled: at or above flood stage. Hover a crest for its date and stage.

Listed crests at the Stony Creek near Rocky Mount, 2003 to 2025 681012141618ft Flood stage 10.0 ftMajor 18.0 ft Aug 19, 2003: 8.34 ft, action stageSep 1, 2004: 9.66 ft, action stageApr 10, 2005: 6.43 ft, below flood stageAug 10, 2024: 12.59 ft, minor floodingMar 18, 2025: 12.29 ft, minor flooding Highest, 12.59 ft, Aug 10, 2024 20052010201520202025

Crests at or above flood stage, by decade

Crests at or above flood stage per decade, Stony Creek near Rocky Mount 2000s: 0 2010s: 0 2020s: 2 2 2000s2010s2020s
  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.

Highest crests

Highest listed crests, Stony Creek near Rocky Mount
1Aug 10, 202412.59+2.59Minor—
2Mar 18, 202512.29+2.29Minor—
3Sep 1, 20049.66−0.34Action—
4Aug 19, 20038.34−1.66Action—
5Apr 10, 20056.43−3.57Below flood stage—

The worst floods along the Stony Creek

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

August 10, 2024: 12.59 ft here, minor flooding

  • NashvilleNC · Aug 9, 2024 · 10.66 ft · Minor · its highest

Gauges on the Stony Creek

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

Flood gauges on the Stony Creek
NashvilleNC10.010.66 ft, Aug 9, 20240
Rocky Mount this gaugeNC10.012.59 ft, Aug 10, 20240

Other gauges in Nash County

Flood gauges in Nash County
Nashville10.010.66 ft, Aug 9, 20240
US301 Bypass at Rocky Mount17.017.86 ft, Aug 12, 20240
Langley Crossroads16.017.39 ft, Aug 12, 20240

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

NOAA National Water Prediction Service, gauge STON7, 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.