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Tar River at US301 Bypass at Rocky Mount

Highest listed crest 17.86 ftFlood stage 17.0 ft1 crests since 2024

The Tar River at US301 Bypass at Rocky Mount crested above flood stage 1 time among the 1 crests the National Weather Service lists from 2024 to 2024. The highest, 17.86 ft on August 12, 2024, was minor flooding, 0.86 feet above flood stage. 6 other gauges on the Tar River crested above flood stage within a week of it, 1 at its own highest listed crest.

The gauge

Highest listed crest
17.86 ft
August 12, 2024
Flood stage
17.0 ft
Major flooding from 22.0 ft
Crests at major
0
1 above flood stage
Most recent flood crest
August 12, 2024
17.86 ft, minor flooding
Location
Nash County
Near Rocky Mount (3.3 mi), Wilson (14.5 mi)
Identifiers
NWS RMBN7
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, Tar River at US301 Bypass at Rocky Mount
Action stage16.00—The level at which the NWS or its partners begin to take action
Flood stage (minor)17.01Aug 12, 2024Minimal or no property damage, but possibly some public threat
Moderate flood stage20.00—Some inundation of structures and roads near the stream
Major flood stage22.00—Extensive inundation of structures and roads

Every listed crest

1 crests from 2024 to 2024. Filled: at or above flood stage. Hover a crest for its date and stage.

Listed crests at the Tar River at US301 Bypass at Rocky Mount, 2024 to 2024 171819202122ft Flood stage 17.0 ftMajor 22.0 ft Aug 12, 2024: 17.86 ft, minor flooding Highest, 17.86 ft, Aug 12, 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, Tar River at US301 Bypass at Rocky Mount
1Aug 12, 202417.86+0.86Minor—

The worst floods along the Tar River

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

August 12, 2024: 17.86 ft here, minor flooding

Gauges on the Tar River

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

Flood gauges on the Tar River
GreenvilleNC13.029.74 ft, Sep 21, 199913
GrimeslandNC7.011.74 ft, Oct 15, 20160
LouisburgNC20.026.05 ft, Sep 17, 19996
NC97 In Rocky MountNC21.031.66 ft, Sep 17, 19995
Rock SpringsNC18.025.93 ft, Oct 14, 20161
TarboroNC19.041.51 ft, Sep 19, 19993
US301 Bypass at Rocky Mount this gaugeNC17.017.86 ft, Aug 12, 20240
Langley CrossroadsNC16.017.39 ft, Aug 12, 20240
Tar RiverNC16.024.06 ft, Sep 6, 19961

Other gauges in Nash County

Flood gauges in Nash County
Nashville10.010.66 ft, Aug 9, 20240
Rocky Mount10.012.59 ft, Aug 10, 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 RMBN7, 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.