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Swift Creek at Vanceboro

Highest listed crest 11.81 ftFlood stage 11.0 ft5 crests since 2023

The Swift Creek at Vanceboro crested above flood stage 1 time among the 5 crests the National Weather Service lists from 2023 to 2024. The highest, 11.81 ft on August 10, 2024, was minor flooding, 0.81 feet above flood stage.

The gauge

Highest listed crest
11.81 ft
August 10, 2024
Flood stage
11.0 ft
Major flooding from 18.0 ft
Crests at major
0
1 above flood stage
Most recent flood crest
August 10, 2024
11.81 ft, minor flooding
Location
Craven County
Near New Bern (14.8 mi)
Identifiers
NWS VAAN7
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, Swift Creek at Vanceboro
Action stage9.52Dec 20, 2023The level at which the NWS or its partners begin to take action
Flood stage (minor)11.01Aug 10, 2024Minimal or no property damage, but possibly some public threat
Moderate flood stage16.00—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 2023 to 2024. Filled: at or above flood stage. Hover a crest for its date and stage.

Listed crests at the Swift Creek at Vanceboro, 2023 to 2024 81012141618ft Flood stage 11.0 ftMajor 18.0 ft Apr 10, 2023: 8.70 ft, below flood stageSep 26, 2023: 9.68 ft, action stageDec 20, 2023: 9.82 ft, action stageJul 27, 2024: 9.31 ft, below flood stageAug 10, 2024: 11.81 ft, minor flooding Highest, 11.81 ft, Aug 10, 2024 20252030
  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, Swift Creek at Vanceboro
1Aug 10, 202411.81+0.81Minor—
2Dec 20, 20239.82−1.18Action—
3Sep 26, 20239.68−1.32Action—
4Jul 27, 20249.31−1.69Below flood stage—
5Apr 10, 20238.70−2.30Below flood stage—

Gauges on the Swift Creek

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

Flood gauges on the Swift Creek
Streets FerryNC5.012.28 ft, Sep 21, 19994
Vanceboro this gaugeNC11.011.81 ft, Aug 10, 20240

Other gauges in Craven County

Flood gauges in Craven County
Fort Barnwell13.022.75 ft, Sep 20, 19993
Spring Garden4.58.63 ft, Sep 19, 20181
Streets Ferry5.012.28 ft, Sep 21, 19994
New Bern (in MLLW)3.010.69 ft, Sep 14, 20181
River Bend (in MLLW)4.010.34 ft, Sep 14, 20181

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

NOAA National Water Prediction Service, gauge VAAN7, 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.