Rivers in North Carolina

N.E. Cape Fear River near Beulaville

Duplin County, North CarolinaNWS BEUN7Newport office

Below flood stage
5.71ftStage

Observed Sat, Oct 3, 7:35 AM EDT

Flood stage
18.00 ft
Record crest
28.28 ft2018

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Flood stages and impacts

CategoryStage
Major flood23.00 ft
Moderate flood21.00 ft
Minor flood18.00 ft
Action17.00 ft
  1. 26.00 ftDevastating flooding across central Duplin County with numerous homes and businesses severely inundated. The river becomes several miles wide making travel across the county virtually impossible by vehicle. This is comparable to the flood after Hurricane Florence.
  2. 23.00 ftNumerous homes and businesses along the river to the west of Beulaville are inundated. The river continues to spread out across central Duplin County making travel nearly impossible on area roads with the exception of NC 24.
  3. 21.00 ftWater surrounds numerous homes and businesses along the river west of Beulaville, with some homes likely inundated. Travel along local roads becomes increasingly difficult as many small creeks and tributaries overflow onto roadways.
  4. 18.00 ftMany acres of farmland along the river and adjacent creeks are flooded. Water may inundate portions of Hallsville Road, Blizzard Town Road, and Sarecta Road. The boat ramp area of NC 24 becomes flooded and inaccessible.

Crest history

7 crests on NOAA’s list since 2018.

#DateStage
1September 17, 201828.28 ft
2August 11, 202418.64 ft
3December 20, 202318.45 ft
4September 1, 202317.13 ft
5July 27, 202416.80 ft
6April 10, 202313.46 ft
7July 10, 202210.80 ft

Most recent crests

  • August 11, 2024: 18.64 ft
  • July 27, 2024: 16.80 ft
  • December 20, 2023: 18.45 ft
  • September 1, 2023: 17.13 ft
  • April 10, 2023: 13.46 ft
  • July 10, 2022: 10.80 ft
  • September 17, 2018: 28.28 ft

Nearby

Upstream, downstream and the gauges around this one.

What this means

Forecasts by the Southeast River Forecast Center. Graphical forecasts are not available during times of high water, forecast crest information can be found in the local WFO web page.

Sources

Stage, flood stages, impacts and crest history from NOAA’s National Water Prediction Service.