TidalMapClarke Creek near Harrisburg, 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 02124080 sits on Clarke Creek and reads everything draining 22 square miles of the Rocky basin. Its datum sits 608 feet above sea level NAVD88. Daily flow has been on record here since 2003, 23 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 Rocky River above Irish Buffalo Creek near Rocky River, NC at 278 square miles, so what passes this gauge is about 8% of the water measured there.
Normal flows here
Clarke Creek runs a median of 5.7 cfs at this gauge across 23 years of record. March is the fullest month at a median 14 cfs, and October the leanest at 3.0 cfs. The highest daily mean on record is 1,790 cfs in 2013, and the lowest is 0.0 cfs in 2015.
| Month | Median flow | Share of annual median |
|---|---|---|
| Jan | 11 cfs | 193% |
| Feb | 13 cfs | 228% |
| Mar | 14 cfs | 246% |
| Apr | 9.8 cfs | 172% |
| May | 6.0 cfs | 105% |
| Jun | 4.8 cfs | 83% |
| Jul | 3.9 cfs | 68% |
| Aug | 4.0 cfs | 70% |
| Sep | 3.7 cfs | 64% |
| Oct | 3.0 cfs | 53% |
| Nov | 4.2 cfs | 73% |
| Dec | 10 cfs | 175% |
Medians from the USGS daily-statistics record, 2003 to 2026. A month at 100% is running at its own long-term median.
Flood stages and record crests
Clarke Creek reaches flood stage at this gauge at 14 feet. NWS starts watching it at 9 feet. The highest crest on record is 15.3 feet, in June 2013.
| Category | Gage height |
|---|---|
| Action | 9 ft |
| Minor flooding | 14 ft |
| Moderate flooding | 18 ft |
| Major flooding | 21 ft |
| When | Crest |
|---|---|
| June 2013 | 15.3 ft |
| August 2008 | 14.1 ft |
| November 2020 | 13.1 ft |
| February 2020 | 12.7 ft |
| December 2015 | 12.4 ft |
Flood categories and crest history from the NOAA National Water Prediction Service, gauge CKCN7. Stages are gage height, not depth. Not for navigation.
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Live streamflow and gage height: USGS gauge 02124080. Percentile context computed against the gauge's period of record. Not for navigation.
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