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Eno River at Cole Mill Rd near Huckleberry Spring Flow & Water Level

North Carolina · USGS gauge 02085039 · live data

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About this gauge

USGS gauge 02085039 sits on the Eno River and reads everything draining 121 square miles of the Upper Neuse basin. Its datum sits 340 feet above sea level NAVD88.

Where this gauge sits in the drainage

Two gauged sites sit upstream of here. The closest is Eno River at Hillsborough, NC, reading 66 square miles. This gauge adds the 55 square miles that drain in between. Downstream the next reading comes from Eno River near Durham, NC at 141 square miles, so what passes this gauge is about 86% of the water measured there. It then enters Falls Lake at Interstate 85 near Redwood, NC, below which releases set the flow.

Flood stages and record crests

The Eno River reaches flood stage at this gauge at 12 feet. NWS starts watching it at 11 feet. The highest crest on record is 14.9 feet, in March 1989.

NWS flood categories
CategoryGage height
Action11 ft
Minor flooding12 ft
Moderate flooding13 ft
Major flooding15 ft
Highest crests on record
WhenCrest
March 198914.9 ft
April 199214.4 ft
September 201814.3 ft
November 201814 ft
August 202412.3 ft

Flood categories and crest history from the NOAA National Water Prediction Service, gauge HBSN7. Stages are gage height, not depth. Not for navigation.

Nearby river gauges

Live streamflow and gage height: USGS gauge 02085039. Percentile context computed against the gauge's period of record. Not for navigation.

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