TidalMapAhoskie Creek at Ahoskie, NC Flow & Water Level
NWS river forecast
| When | Stage | Flow |
|---|
Forecast from the NOAA National Water Prediction Service. Issued a few times a day and only while a forecast is active. Not for navigation.
Last 30 days
About this gauge
USGS gauge 02053500 sits on Ahoskie Creek and reads everything draining 63 square miles of the Chowan basin. Its datum sits 16 feet above sea level NAVD88. Daily flow has been on record here since 1964, 63 years of it.
Normal flows here
Ahoskie Creek runs a median of 12 cfs at this gauge across 63 years of record. February is the fullest month at a median 55 cfs, and October the leanest at 7.0 cfs. The highest daily mean on record is 7,710 cfs in 1999, and the lowest is 0.6 cfs in 2010.
| Month | Median flow | Share of annual median |
|---|---|---|
| Jan | 45 cfs | 391% |
| Feb | 55 cfs | 478% |
| Mar | 48 cfs | 417% |
| Apr | 26 cfs | 230% |
| May | 13 cfs | 113% |
| Jun | 10 cfs | 87% |
| Jul | 9.1 cfs | 79% |
| Aug | 9.0 cfs | 78% |
| Sep | 7.6 cfs | 66% |
| Oct | 7.0 cfs | 61% |
| Nov | 9.4 cfs | 82% |
| Dec | 20 cfs | 174% |
Medians from the USGS daily-statistics record, 1964 to 2026. A month at 100% is running at its own long-term median.
Flood stages and record crests
Ahoskie Creek reaches flood stage at this gauge at 10.5 feet. NWS starts watching it at 9 feet. The highest crest on record is 17.3 feet, in September 1999.
| Category | Gage height |
|---|---|
| Action | 9 ft |
| Minor flooding | 10.5 ft |
| Moderate flooding | 12.5 ft |
| Major flooding | 15 ft |
| When | Crest |
|---|---|
| September 1999 | 17.3 ft |
| October 2016 | 15.4 ft |
| October 2010 | 14.9 ft |
| September 2016 | 13.4 ft |
| June 2001 | 13.1 ft |
Flood categories and crest history from the NOAA National Water Prediction Service, gauge AHSN7. Stages are gage height, not depth. Not for navigation.
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Live streamflow and gage height: USGS gauge 02053500. Percentile context computed against the gauge's period of record. Not for navigation.
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