TidalMapEllerbe Creek at Club Boulevard at Durham, 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 0208675010 sits on Ellerbe Creek and reads everything draining 6.0 square miles of the Upper Neuse basin. Its datum sits 295 feet above sea level NAVD88. Daily flow has been on record here since 2008, 18 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 Ellerbe Creek near Gorman, NC at 22 square miles, so what passes this gauge is about 27% of the water measured there. It then enters Falls Lake at Interstate 85 near Redwood, NC, below which releases set the flow.
Normal flows here
Ellerbe Creek runs a median of 1.1 cfs at this gauge across 18 years of record. March is the fullest month at a median 2.5 cfs, and October the leanest at 0.5 cfs. The highest daily mean on record is 781 cfs in 2018, and the lowest is 0.0 cfs in 2012.
| Month | Median flow | Share of annual median |
|---|---|---|
| Jan | 2.1 cfs | 191% |
| Feb | 2.3 cfs | 209% |
| Mar | 2.5 cfs | 227% |
| Apr | 1.6 cfs | 141% |
| May | 1.2 cfs | 109% |
| Jun | 0.9 cfs | 80% |
| Jul | 0.8 cfs | 75% |
| Aug | 0.7 cfs | 61% |
| Sep | 0.6 cfs | 52% |
| Oct | 0.5 cfs | 46% |
| Nov | 0.7 cfs | 60% |
| Dec | 1.4 cfs | 127% |
Medians from the USGS daily-statistics record, 2008 to 2026. A month at 100% is running at its own long-term median.
Flood stages and record crests
Ellerbe Creek reaches flood stage at this gauge at 10 feet. NWS starts watching it at 8 feet. The highest crest on record is 14.9 feet, in March 1989.
| Category | Gage height |
|---|---|
| Action | 8 ft |
| Minor flooding | 10 ft |
| Moderate flooding | 13 ft |
| Major flooding | 16 ft |
| When | Crest |
|---|---|
| March 1989 | 14.9 ft |
| April 1992 | 14.4 ft |
| September 2018 | 10.1 ft |
Flood categories and crest history from the NOAA National Water Prediction Service, gauge ECRN7. Stages are gage height, not depth. Not for navigation.
Nearby river gauges
- Goose Creek at Camden Avenue at Durham, NC
- Eno River near Durham, NC
- Sandy Creek at Cornwallis Rd near Durham, NC
- Ellerbe Creek near Gorman, NC
- Third Fork Creek at M.l King Parkway at Durham,nc
- Little Lick Creek at NC Hwy 98 at Oak Grove, NC
- Eno River at Cole Mill Rd near Huckleberry Spring
- Little River below Little River Tributary at Fairntosh, NC
- Northeast Creek Tributary at Sr1182 near Lowes Grove, NC
- Third Fork Creek at Woodcroft Parkway near Blands, NC
- Little River at Sr1461 near Orange Factory, NC
- Mountain Creek at Sr1617 near Bahama, NC
Live streamflow and gage height: USGS gauge 0208675010. Percentile context computed against the gauge's period of record. Not for navigation.
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