TidalMapBig Shoe Heel Creek near Laurinburg, 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 02132320 sits on Big Shoe Heel Creek and reads everything draining 83 square miles of the Little Pee Dee basin. Its datum sits 161 feet above sea level NAVD88. Daily flow has been on record here since 1987, 39 years of it.
Normal flows here
Big Shoe Heel Creek runs a median of 58 cfs at this gauge across 39 years of record. January is the fullest month at a median 103 cfs, and July the leanest at 40 cfs. The highest daily mean on record is 5,310 cfs in 2018, and the lowest is 1.0 cfs in 2002.
| Month | Median flow | Share of annual median |
|---|---|---|
| Jan | 103 cfs | 178% |
| Feb | 102 cfs | 176% |
| Mar | 102 cfs | 176% |
| Apr | 78 cfs | 134% |
| May | 47 cfs | 81% |
| Jun | 40 cfs | 70% |
| Jul | 40 cfs | 69% |
| Aug | 45 cfs | 78% |
| Sep | 46 cfs | 80% |
| Oct | 48 cfs | 83% |
| Nov | 64 cfs | 111% |
| Dec | 79 cfs | 136% |
Medians from the USGS daily-statistics record, 1987 to 2026. A month at 100% is running at its own long-term median.
Flood stages and record crests
Big Shoe Heel Creek reaches flood stage at this gauge at 8 feet. NWS starts watching it at 7 feet. The highest crest on record is 9.5 feet, in September 2018.
| Category | Gage height |
|---|---|
| Action | 7 ft |
| Minor flooding | 8 ft |
| Moderate flooding | 9 ft |
| Major flooding | 14 ft |
Flood categories and crest history from the NOAA National Water Prediction Service, gauge BSHN7. Stages are gage height, not depth. Not for navigation.
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Live streamflow and gage height: USGS gauge 02132320. Percentile context computed against the gauge's period of record. Not for navigation.
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