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Bogue Sound at Emerald Isle (in MLLW) Stage (ft)Observed: 1.37 ft at 8:55PM May 03, 2024Observed: 1.27 ft at 9:15PM May 03, 2024Observed: 1.19 ft at 9:25PM May 03, 2024Observed: 1.09 ft at 9:45PM May 03, 2024Observed: 1.02 ft at 9:55PM May 03, 2024Observed: 0.91 ft at 10:15PM May 03, 2024Observed: 0.86 ft at 10:25PM May 03, 2024Observed: 0.75 ft at 10:45PM May 03, 2024Observed: 0.7 ft at 10:55PM May 03, 2024Observed: 0.6 ft at 11:20PM May 03, 2024Observed: 0.56 ft at 11:25PM May 03, 2024Observed: 0.46 ft at 11:50PM May 03, 2024Observed: 0.45 ft at 11:55PM May 03, 2024Observed: 0.36 ft at 12:25AM May 04, 2024Observed: 0.34 ft at 12:55AM May 04, 2024Observed: 0.45 ft at 1:25AM May 04, 2024Observed: 0.55 ft at 1:40AM May 04, 2024Observed: 0.68 ft at 1:55AM May 04, 2024Observed: 0.79 ft at 2:10AM May 04, 2024Observed: 0.9 ft at 2:25AM May 04, 2024Observed: 1 ft at 2:45AM May 04, 2024Observed: 1.09 ft at 2:55AM May 04, 2024Observed: 1.19 ft at 3:10AM May 04, 2024Observed: 1.3 ft at 3:25AM May 04, 2024Observed: 1.41 ft at 3:40AM May 04, 2024Observed: 1.5 ft at 3:55AM May 04, 2024Observed: 1.6 ft at 4:10AM May 04, 2024Observed: 1.7 ft at 4:25AM May 04, 2024Observed: 1.8 ft at 4:45AM May 04, 2024Observed: 1.87 ft at 4:55AM May 04, 2024Observed: 1.98 ft at 5:20AM May 04, 2024Observed: 1.99 ft at 5:25AM May 04, 2024Observed: 2.05 ft at 5:55AM May 04, 2024Observed: 2.07 ft at 6:25AM May 04, 2024Observed: 2.01 ft at 6:55AM May 04, 2024Observed: 1.91 ft at 7:15AM May 04, 2024Observed: 1.88 ft at 7:25AM May 04, 2024Observed: 1.77 ft at 7:55AM May 04, 2024Observed: 1.68 ft at 8:25AM May 04, 2024Observed: 1.56 ft at 8:55AM May 04, 2024Observed: 1.46 ft at 9:15AM May 04, 2024Observed: 1.4 ft at 9:25AM May 04, 2024Observed: 1.29 ft at 9:40AM May 04, 2024Observed: 1.2 ft at 9:55AM May 04, 2024Observed: 1.1 ft at 10:10AM May 04, 2024Observed: 1.02 ft at 10:25AM May 04, 2024Observed: 0.91 ft at 10:40AM May 04, 2024Observed: 0.82 ft at 10:55AM May 04, 2024Observed: 0.71 ft at 11:20AM May 04, 2024Observed: 0.67 ft at 11:25AM May 04, 2024Observed: 0.57 ft at 11:50AM May 04, 2024Observed: 0.54 ft at 11:55AM May 04, 2024Observed: 0.44 ft at 12:20PM May 04, 2024Observed: 0.43 ft at 12:25PM May 04, 2024Observed: 0.36 ft at 12:55PM May 04, 2024Observed: 0.38 ft at 1:25PM May 04, 2024Observed: 0.48 ft at 1:45PM May 04, 2024Observed: 0.6 ft at 1:55PM May 04, 2024Observed: 0.7 ft at 2:05PM May 04, 2024Observed: 0.8 ft at 2:20PM May 04, 2024Observed: 0.84 ft at 2:25PM May 04, 2024Observed: 0.94 ft at 2:40PM May 04, 2024Observed: 1.04 ft at 2:55PM May 04, 2024Observed: 1.14 ft at 3:10PM May 04, 2024Observed: 1.25 ft at 3:20PM May 04, 2024Observed: 1.29 ft at 3:25PM May 04, 2024Observed: 1.4 ft at 3:40PM May 04, 2024Observed: 1.51 ft at 3:50PM May 04, 2024Observed: 1.54 ft at 3:55PM May 04, 2024Observed: 1.64 ft at 4:10PM May 04, 2024Observed: 1.75 ft at 4:20PM May 04, 2024Observed: 1.79 ft at 4:25PM May 04, 2024Observed: 1.9 ft at 4:40PM May 04, 2024Observed: 2 ft at 4:55PM May 04, 2024Observed: 2.1 ft at 5:10PM May 04, 2024Observed: 2.18 ft at 5:25PM May 04, 2024Observed: 2.29 ft at 5:50PM May 04, 2024Observed: 2.3 ft at 5:55PM May 04, 2024Observed: 2.38 ft at 6:25PM May 04, 2024Observed: 2.41 ft at 6:55PM May 04, 2024Observed: 2.43 ft at 7:25PM May 04, 2024Observed: 2.32 ft at 7:55PM May 04, 2024Observed: 2.23 ft at 8:25PM May 04, 2024Observed: 2.14 ft at 8:55PM May 04, 2024Observed: 2.03 ft at 9:20PM May 04, 2024Observed: 2.01 ft at 9:25PM May 04, 2024Observed: 1.9 ft at 9:45PM May 04, 2024Observed: 1.85 ft at 9:55PM May 04, 2024Observed: 1.75 ft at 10:10PM May 04, 2024Observed: 1.55 ft at 10:40PM May 04, 2024Observed: 1.45 ft at 10:55PM May 04, 2024Observed: 1.35 ft at 11:10PM May 04, 2024Observed: 1.26 ft at 11:25PM May 04, 2024Observed: 1.16 ft at 11:45PM May 04, 2024Observed: 1.09 ft at 11:55PM May 04, 2024Observed: 0.99 ft at 12:15AM May 05, 2024Observed: 0.93 ft at 12:25AM May 05, 2024Observed: 0.83 ft at 12:50AM May 05, 2024Observed: 0.8 ft at 12:55AM May 05, 2024Observed: 0.69 ft at 1:25AM May 05, 2024Observed: 0.65 ft at 1:55AM May 05, 2024Observed: 0.75 ft at 2:25AM May 05, 2024Observed: 0.87 ft at 2:40AM May 05, 2024Observed: 0.97 ft at 2:50AM May 05, 2024Observed: 1.02 ft at 2:55AM May 05, 2024Observed: 1.12 ft at 3:10AM May 05, 2024Observed: 1.23 ft at 3:25AM May 05, 2024Observed: 1.33 ft at 3:40AM May 05, 2024Observed: 1.42 ft at 3:55AM May 05, 2024Observed: 1.53 ft at 4:15AM May 05, 2024Observed: 1.61 ft at 4:25AM May 05, 2024Observed: 1.72 ft at 4:45AM May 05, 2024Observed: 1.81 ft at 4:55AM May 05, 2024Observed: 1.91 ft at 5:10AM May 05, 2024Observed: 2 ft at 5:25AM May 05, 2024Observed: 2.1 ft at 5:50AM May 05, 2024Observed: 2.12 ft at 5:55AM May 05, 2024Observed: 2.23 ft at 6:20AM May 05, 2024Observed: 2.24 ft at 6:25AM May 05, 2024Observed: 2.33 ft at 6:55AM May 05, 2024Observed: 2.31 ft at 7:25AM May 05, 2024Observed: 2.23 ft at 7:55AM May 05, 2024Observed: 2.12 ft at 8:15AM May 05, 2024Observed: 2.08 ft at 8:25AM May 05, 2024Observed: 1.98 ft at 8:50AM May 05, 2024Observed: 1.96 ft at 8:55AM May 05, 2024Observed: 1.85 ft at 9:20AM May 05, 2024Observed: 1.84 ft at 9:25AM May 05, 2024Observed: 1.74 ft at 9:50AM May 05, 2024Observed: 1.7 ft at 9:55AM May 05, 2024Observed: 1.6 ft at 10:10AM May 05, 2024Observed: 1.48 ft at 10:25AM May 05, 2024Observed: 1.38 ft at 10:40AM May 05, 2024Observed: 1.29 ft at 10:55AM May 05, 2024Observed: 1.17 ft at 11:15AM May 05, 2024Observed: 1.1 ft at 11:25AM May 05, 2024Observed: 0.99 ft at 11:40AM May 05, 2024Observed: 0.92 ft at 11:55AM May 05, 2024Observed: 0.81 ft at 12:15PM May 05, 2024Observed: 0.75 ft at 12:25PM May 05, 2024Observed: 0.64 ft at 12:50PM May 05, 2024Observed: 0.62 ft at 12:55PM May 05, 2024Observed: 0.52 ft at 1:20PM May 05, 2024Observed: 0.49 ft at 1:25PM May 05, 2024Observed: 0.43 ft at 1:55PM May 05, 2024Observed: 0.44 ft at 2:25PM May 05, 2024Observed: 0.54 ft at 2:40PM May 05, 2024Observed: 0.64 ft at 2:50PM May 05, 2024Observed: 0.72 ft at 2:55PM May 05, 2024Observed: 0.83 ft at 3:10PM May 05, 2024Observed: 0.94 ft at 3:25PM May 05, 2024Observed: 1.05 ft at 3:40PM May 05, 2024Observed: 1.15 ft at 3:55PM May 05, 2024Observed: 1.28 ft at 4:10PM May 05, 2024Observed: 1.4 ft at 4:20PM May 05, 2024Observed: 1.44 ft at 4:25PM May 05, 2024Observed: 1.55 ft at 4:40PM May 05, 2024Observed: 1.65 ft at 4:50PM May 05, 2024Observed: 1.69 ft at 4:55PM May 05, 2024Observed: 1.8 ft at 5:10PM May 05, 2024Observed: 1.92 ft at 5:25PM May 05, 2024Observed: 2.02 ft at 5:40PM May 05, 2024Observed: 2.12 ft at 5:55PM May 05, 2024Observed: 2.23 ft at 6:15PM May 05, 2024Observed: 2.31 ft at 6:25PM May 05, 2024Observed: 2.41 ft at 6:50PM May 05, 2024Observed: 2.43 ft at 6:55PM May 05, 2024Observed: 2.48 ft at 7:25PM May 05, 2024Highest Observation: 2.51 ft at 7:55PM May 05, 2024Observed: 2.46 ft at 8:25PM May 05, 2024Observed: 2.34 ft at 8:50PM May 05, 2024Observed: 2.34 ft at 8:55PM May 05, 2024Observed: 2.27 ft at 9:25PM May 05, 2024Observed: 2.16 ft at 9:55PM May 05, 2024Observed: 2.05 ft at 10:20PM May 05, 2024Observed: 2 ft at 10:25PM May 05, 2024Observed: 1.9 ft at 10:45PM May 05, 2024Observed: 1.81 ft at 10:55PM May 05, 2024Observed: 1.7 ft at 11:10PM May 05, 2024Observed: 1.59 ft at 11:25PM May 05, 2024Observed: 1.49 ft at 11:40PM May 05, 2024Observed: 1.37 ft at 11:55PM May 05, 2024Observed: 1.27 ft at 12:15AM May 06, 2024Observed: 1.21 ft at 12:25AM May 06, 2024Observed: 1.11 ft at 12:40AM May 06, 2024Observed: 1.03 ft at 12:55AM May 06, 2024Observed: 0.93 ft at 1:15AM May 06, 2024Observed: 0.87 ft at 1:25AM May 06, 2024Observed: 0.77 ft at 1:45AM May 06, 2024Observed: 0.73 ft at 1:55AM May 06, 2024Observed: 0.61 ft at 2:25AM May 06, 2024Observed: 0.54 ft at 2:55AM May 06, 2024Observed: 0.61 ft at 3:25AM May 06, 2024Observed: 0.71 ft at 3:40AM May 06, 2024Observed: 0.82 ft at 3:50AM May 06, 2024Observed: 0.86 ft at 3:55AM May 06, 2024Observed: 0.96 ft at 4:15AM May 06, 2024Observed: 1.04 ft at 4:25AM May 06, 2024Observed: 1.14 ft at 4:40AM May 06, 2024Observed: 1.25 ft at 4:55AM May 06, 2024Observed: 1.35 ft at 5:10AM May 06, 2024Observed: 1.45 ft at 5:25AM May 06, 2024Observed: 1.56 ft at 5:40AM May 06, 2024Observed: 1.64 ft at 5:55AM May 06, 2024Observed: 1.75 ft at 6:15AM May 06, 2024Observed: 1.79 ft at 6:25AM May 06, 2024Observed: 1.89 ft at 6:45AM May 06, 2024Observed: 1.93 ft at 6:55AM May 06, 2024Observed: 2.03 ft at 7:25AM May 06, 2024Observed: 2.03 ft at 7:55AM May 06, 2024Observed: 2.01 ft at 8:25AM May 06, 2024Observed: 1.9 ft at 8:50AM May 06, 2024Observed: 1.87 ft at 8:55AM May 06, 2024Observed: 1.76 ft at 9:20AM May 06, 2024Observed: 1.75 ft at 9:25AM May 06, 2024Observed: 1.66 ft at 9:55AM May 06, 2024Observed: 1.56 ft at 10:20AM May 06, 2024Observed: 1.52 ft at 10:25AM May 06, 2024Observed: 1.41 ft at 10:45AM May 06, 2024Observed: 1.34 ft at 10:55AM May 06, 2024Observed: 1.24 ft at 11:10AM May 06, 2024Observed: 1.13 ft at 11:25AM May 06, 2024Observed: 1.03 ft at 11:45AM May 06, 2024Observed: 0.95 ft at 11:55AM May 06, 2024Observed: 0.85 ft at 12:15PM May 06, 2024Observed: 0.79 ft at 12:25PM May 06, 2024Observed: 0.69 ft at 12:40PM May 06, 2024Observed: 0.63 ft at 12:55PM May 06, 2024Observed: 0.53 ft at 1:10PM May 06, 2024Observed: 0.46 ft at 1:25PM May 06, 2024Observed: 0.35 ft at 1:45PM May 06, 2024Observed: 0.31 ft at 1:55PM May 06, 2024Observed: 0.21 ft at 2:20PM May 06, 2024Observed: 0.22 ft at 2:25PM May 06, 2024Observed: 0.19 ft at 2:55PM May 06, 2024Observed: 0.34 ft at 3:25PM May 06, 2024Observed: 0.45 ft at 3:40PM May 06, 2024Observed: 0.56 ft at 3:50PM May 06, 2024Observed: 0.61 ft at 3:55PM May 06, 2024Observed: 0.72 ft at 4:05PM May 06, 2024Observed: 0.82 ft at 4:20PM May 06, 2024Observed: 0.85 ft at 4:25PM May 06, 2024Observed: 0.95 ft at 4:40PM May 06, 2024Observed: 1.08 ft at 4:50PM May 06, 2024Observed: 1.12 ft at 4:55PM May 06, 2024Observed: 1.22 ft at 5:05PM May 06, 2024Observed: 1.33 ft at 5:20PM May 06, 2024Observed: 1.38 ft at 5:25PM May 06, 2024Observed: 1.49 ft at 5:40PM May 06, 2024Observed: 1.59 ft at 5:50PM May 06, 2024Observed: 1.64 ft at 5:55PM May 06, 2024Observed: 1.75 ft at 6:05PM May 06, 2024Observed: 1.86 ft at 6:15PM May 06, 2024Observed: 1.95 ft at 6:25PM May 06, 2024Observed: 2.05 ft at 6:40PM May 06, 2024Observed: 2.13 ft at 6:55PM May 06, 2024Observed: 2.23 ft at 7:10PM May 06, 2024Observed: 2.33 ft at 7:25PM May 06, 2024Observed: 2.44 ft at 7:55PM May 06, 2024Observed: 2.48 ft at 8:25PM May 06, 2024EMDN7(plotting HGIRR) Graph Created (8:45PM May 6, 2024)ObservedLatest observed value: 2.48 ft at 8:25 PM EDT 6-May-2024. Flood Stage is 4 ft
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NOTE: Graphical forecasts are not available for the Bogue Sound at Emerald Isle (in MLLW). During times of high water, forecast crest information can be found in the text products.
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Flood Categories (in feet)
Major Flood Stage: 7.5
Moderate Flood Stage: 5.5
Flood Stage: 4
Action Stage: 3
Low Stage (in feet): -9999

Historic Crests
(1) 7.54 ft on 09/14/2018
(2) 5.18 ft on 10/08/2016
(3) 5.15 ft on 09/30/2022
(4) 4.54 ft on 09/23/2023
(5) 4.17 ft on 11/07/2021
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(P): Preliminary values subject to further review.

Recent Crests
(1) 4.15 ft on 12/17/2023
(2) 4.54 ft on 09/23/2023
(3) 3.30 ft on 09/01/2023
(4) 5.15 ft on 09/30/2022
(5) 3.88 ft on 01/03/2022
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(P): Preliminary values subject to further review.

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Currently none available.
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7.5 Widespread and significant flooding throughout Swansboro and the western portions of Carteret County, including Emerald Isle, and areas from Cedar Point to Broad Creek, with homes and businesses flooded.Portions of Highway 24 between Swansboro and Cedar Point may be impassable. Many seconary roads (in numerous sound side communities) adjacent to the sound and river will be impassable with several feet of inundation. Including western Emerald Isle, west of Gulf Stream Drive.
5.5 Numerous homes and businesses will see flooding throughout Swansboro and the western portions of Carteret County (sound side Emerald Isle and areas from Cedar Point to Broad Creek) adjacent to the Bogue Sound, White Oak River and other tributaries. Many secondary roads adjacent to the sound and river will be inundated with water and may be impassable, including Channel Drive and portions of Coast Guard Road in Emerald Isle.
4 Minor flooding in sound side Emerald Isle, and from Swansboro to Broad Creek, flooding docks and yards adjacent to the Bogue Sound, White Oak River and other tributaries.
3 Very low lying areas in Emerald Isle, Swansboro, Cedar Point, and Cape Carteret adjacent to the Bogue Sound, White Oak River and other tributaries will see minor flooding.
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Latitude: 34.667700° N, Longitude: 77.063400° W, Horizontal Datum: NAD83/WGS84

River Stage
Reference Frame		 Gauge Height Flood Stage Uses
NWS stage 0 ft 4 ft Interpreting hydrographs and NWS watch, warnings, and forecasts, and inundation maps
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NGVD 29 Not Available Not Available Older USGS topographic maps, NGVD29 benchmarks
MSL Not Available Not Available Older USGS topographic maps, MSL benchmarks
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