Contentnea Creek near Black Creek, NC Flow & Water Level

NWS river forecast

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 02090504 sits on Contentnea Creek and reads everything draining 243 square miles of the Contentnea basin. Its datum sits 60 feet above sea level NAVD88. Daily flow has been on record here since 2021, 5 years of it.

Where this gauge sits in the drainage

Two gauged sites sit upstream of here. The closest is Contentnea Creek near Lucama, NC, reading 161 square miles. This gauge adds the 82 square miles that drain in between.

Normal flows here

Contentnea Creek runs a median of 59 cfs at this gauge across 5 years of record. March is the fullest month at a median 170 cfs, and September the leanest at 36 cfs. The highest daily mean on record is 6,830 cfs in 2024, and the lowest is 20 cfs in 2021.

Medians from the USGS daily-statistics record, 2021 to 2026. A month at 100% is running at its own long-term median.

Flood stages and record crests

Contentnea Creek reaches flood stage at this gauge at 15 feet. NWS starts watching it at 11 feet. The highest crest on record is 19.4 feet, in August 2024.

Flood categories and crest history from the NOAA National Water Prediction Service, gauge CTBN7. Stages are gage height, not depth. Not for navigation.