TidalMapHaw River near Moncure, 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 02098206 sits on the Haw River and reads everything draining 1,691 square miles of the Haw basin. Its datum sits 155 feet above sea level NAVD88. Daily flow has been on record here since 2014, 13 years of it.
Where this gauge sits in the drainage
B Everett Jordan Lake at Dam near Moncure, NC sits immediately upstream, so dam releases rather than rainfall set the flow here. Seven gauged sites sit upstream of here. The closest is B Everett Jordan Lake at Dam near Moncure, NC, reading 1,689 square miles. Downstream the next reading comes from Cape Fear River at Lillington, NC at 3,464 square miles, so what passes this gauge is about 49% of the water measured there.
Normal flows here
The Haw River runs a median of 553 cfs at this gauge across 13 years of record. January is the fullest month at a median 1,880 cfs, and November the leanest at 382 cfs. The highest daily mean on record is 13,800 cfs in 2019, and the lowest is 17 cfs in 2018.
| Month | Median flow | Share of annual median |
|---|---|---|
| Jan | 1,880 cfs | 340% |
| Feb | 1,500 cfs | 271% |
| Mar | 1,550 cfs | 280% |
| Apr | 1,095 cfs | 198% |
| May | 860 cfs | 156% |
| Jun | 494 cfs | 89% |
| Jul | 486 cfs | 88% |
| Aug | 543 cfs | 98% |
| Sep | 454 cfs | 82% |
| Oct | 446 cfs | 81% |
| Nov | 382 cfs | 69% |
| Dec | 390 cfs | 71% |
Medians from the USGS daily-statistics record, 2014 to 2026. A month at 100% is running at its own long-term median.
Flood stages and record crests
The Haw River reaches flood stage at this gauge at 16 feet.
| Category | Gage height |
|---|---|
| Action | 16 ft |
| Minor flooding | 16 ft |
| Moderate flooding | 18 ft |
Flood categories and crest history from the NOAA National Water Prediction Service, gauge HRMN7. Stages are gage height, not depth. Not for navigation.
Nearby river gauges
- Deep River at Moncure, NC
- Buckhorn Creek near Corinth, NC
- Haw River near Bynum, NC
- White Oak Creek at Mouth near Green Level, NC
- Morgan Creek near Chapel Hill, NC
- New Hope Creek near Blands, NC
- Crooked Creek at Scott King Road near Blands, NC
- Northeast Creek at Sr1100 near Genlee, NC
- Bolin Creek at Village Drive at Chapel Hill, NC
- Morgan Creek near White Cross, NC
- Third Fork Creek at Woodcroft Parkway near Blands, NC
- Booker Creek at SR 1751 near Chapel Hill, NC
Live streamflow and gage height: USGS gauge 02098206. Percentile context computed against the gauge's period of record. Not for navigation.
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