A pier at Hawkins Beach, near Bath, is overtaken by high water. (Stewart Rumley)

Boats rising above the docks at Broad Creek. (Jane McCotter)

Backwater Jack's Tiki Bar & Grill owner Cathy Bell wades across the restaurant's parking lot on Saturday afternoon. (Liane Harsh)

Saturday morning (Angi Gibbs)

Saturday afternoon (Angi Gibbs)

A home in River Acres down River Road in Washington (Jennifer Walker)

A porta-john, tipped over by floodwaters, in the parking lot of the North Carolina Wildlife Resources boat ramp at Runyon Creek. (Liane Harsh)

Across the street from Havens Gardens, 3 p.m. (Vail Stewart Rumley)

Simmons Street, across from Havens Gardens, 2:30 p.m. (Vail Stewart Rumley)

Christine and Peter Watson's sailboat Mytefyne rides out the storm at Capt. Sam's Boatyard. (Vail Stewart Rumley)

Washington waterfront boardwalk, 2:30 p.m. (Vail Stewart Rumley)

McCotter's Marina, 3 p.m. (Vail Stewart Rumley)

Inner Banks Outfitters owner Liane Harsh watches the rising river at the Washington waterfront. (Vail Stewart Rumley)

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Dock E, Washington waterfront. (Vail Stewart Rumley)

Dock D on the Washington waterfront, 2:30 p.m. (Vail Stewart Rumley)

Backwater Jack's and Inner Banks Outfitters parking lot, 2:30 p.m. (Vail Stewart Rumley)

Broad Creek at 3:30 p.m., water up by 21/2-3 feet. (David Norwood)

Washington waterfront boardwalk. (Vail Stewart Rumley)

Backwater Jack's Tiki Bar & Grill owner Cathy Bell wades across the restaurant's parking lot. (Liane Harsh)

Boats rising above the docks at Broad Creek. (Jane McCotter)

One of the boat docks in Belhaven (Diana Lambeth)

The view at Pamlico Plantation, 5:30 p.m. (Ashley Vansant)

Floodwaters are getting close to 2 feet near Broad Creek (Ashley Vansant)

One of the Pamlico Plantation neighbors braves the water, 5:30 p.m. (Ashley Vansant)

The shore at Sparrows Bay, near Blounts Creek (The Boahns)

East Main Street in Washington (Vail Rumley)

McCotter's Marina Road on Broad Creek was blocked by a downed pine tree, felled by gusts of Hurricane Matthew early Sunday morning. (Vail Rumley)

Boat owners trailored their boats in preparation for the storm, but neighborhood flooding nearly posed a threat as well. (Vail Rumley)

FIXING THE DAMAGE: Pine trees on the Washington Yacht & Country Club golf course took a dive in opposite directions. (Vail Rumley)

Simmons Street dead ends onto East Main Street near the Jack’s Creek bridge. On Saturday afternoon, the road was closed due to floodwaters. (Vail Rumley)