River Flood Levels for the Northeast Cape Fear River at Chinquapin

National Weather Service
Newport/Morehead City, North Carolina

Important River Flood Levels for the

Northeast Cape Fear River at Chinquapin

River Level (ft)	Type of Flooding	Impact of Flood Level
13.00	Minor	Flood stage. Lowlands adjacent to the river flood. Several tributaries also flood low lying land.
15.00	Moderate	Some secondary roads along the river and its tributaries will begin to get flooded.
16.00	Major	Many roads will be flooded and impassable. Most tributaries will flood which will affect many areas, many miles from the river. Some houses may become flooded and evacuations may be necessary.
16.30	Major	Flood crest following Hurricane Fran in September 1996.
18.00	Major	Numerous roads flooded. Water will threaten residents living near the river or adjacent to tributaries. Water will flood Highway 41 and may begin affect Highway 24 and Interstate 40. Areas many miles from the river will become flooded. Evacuations will be necessary.
20.00	Major	Widespread flooding will occur over much of the county. Many evacuations will be needed along the Northeast Cape Fear and its tributaries. Most roads will become flooded and impassable. Numerous homes and communities near he river will begin to flood.
23.00	Major	Devastating flooding across much of the county will occur. Numerous evacuations will be necessary. Travel will become nearly impossible with numerous roads contywide becoming impassable or washed out.
23.51	Flood of Record	Flood crest following Hurricane Floyd in September 1999.

For more information regarding rivers and streams in Eastern North Carolina please contact the Newport/Morehead City National Weather Service office at (252) 223-5122 ext.5.