TidalMapBooker Creek at SR 1751 near Chapel Hill, 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 02097386 sits on Booker Creek and reads everything draining 2.3 square miles of the Haw basin. Its datum sits 369 feet above sea level NAVD88. Daily flow has been on record here since 2019, 6 years of it.
Where this gauge sits in the drainage
No gauged site sits above this one on the mainstem, so this is the first published reading on the river. Downstream the next reading comes from Jordan Lake at Buoy 9 near Farrington, NC at 250 square miles, so what passes this gauge is about 1% of the water measured there. Water passing here goes on to Haw River near Moncure, NC.
Normal flows here
Booker Creek runs a median of 0.5 cfs at this gauge across 6 years of record. January is the fullest month at a median 1.5 cfs, and October the leanest at 0.1 cfs. The highest daily mean on record is 125 cfs in 2024, and the lowest is 0.0 cfs in 2024.
| Month | Median flow | Share of annual median |
|---|---|---|
| Jan | 1.5 cfs | 288% |
| Feb | 1.2 cfs | 231% |
| Mar | 1.4 cfs | 269% |
| Apr | 0.7 cfs | 142% |
| May | 0.4 cfs | 83% |
| Jun | 0.2 cfs | 34% |
| Jul | 0.3 cfs | 58% |
| Aug | 0.4 cfs | 71% |
| Sep | 0.2 cfs | 39% |
| Oct | 0.1 cfs | 21% |
| Nov | 0.3 cfs | 49% |
| Dec | 0.8 cfs | 148% |
Medians from the USGS daily-statistics record, 2019 to 2025. A month at 100% is running at its own long-term median.
Flood stages and record crests
Booker Creek reaches flood stage at this gauge at 12 feet. NWS starts watching it at 10 feet.
| Category | Gage height |
|---|---|
| Action | 10 ft |
| Minor flooding | 12 ft |
| Moderate flooding | 17 ft |
| Major flooding | 19 ft |
Flood categories and crest history from the NOAA National Water Prediction Service, gauge CHUN7. Stages are gage height, not depth. Not for navigation.
Nearby river gauges
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- Third Fork Creek at M.l King Parkway at Durham,nc
- Crooked Creek at Scott King Road near Blands, NC
- Eno River at Cole Mill Rd near Huckleberry Spring
- Eno River at Hillsborough, NC
- Northeast Creek at Sr1100 near Genlee, NC
- Northeast Creek Tributary at Sr1182 near Lowes Grove, NC
Live streamflow and gage height: USGS gauge 02097386. Percentile context computed against the gauge's period of record. Not for navigation.
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