TidalMapHunting Creek near Harmony, 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 02118500 sits on Hunting Creek and reads everything draining 155 square miles of the South Yadkin basin. Its datum sits 734 feet above sea level NAVD88. Daily flow has been on record here since 1951, 75 years of it.
Normal flows here
Hunting Creek runs a median of 144 cfs at this gauge across 75 years of record. March is the fullest month at a median 211 cfs, and September the leanest at 92 cfs. The highest daily mean on record is 10,400 cfs in 1979, and the lowest is 5.4 cfs in 2002.
| Month | Median flow | Share of annual median |
|---|---|---|
| Jan | 166 cfs | 115% |
| Feb | 184 cfs | 128% |
| Mar | 211 cfs | 147% |
| Apr | 200 cfs | 139% |
| May | 171 cfs | 119% |
| Jun | 148 cfs | 102% |
| Jul | 114 cfs | 79% |
| Aug | 107 cfs | 74% |
| Sep | 92 cfs | 64% |
| Oct | 94 cfs | 65% |
| Nov | 108 cfs | 75% |
| Dec | 137 cfs | 95% |
Medians from the USGS daily-statistics record, 1951 to 2026. A month at 100% is running at its own long-term median.
Flood stages and record crests
Hunting Creek reaches flood stage at this gauge at 18 feet. NWS starts watching it at 16 feet. The highest crest on record is 25.1 feet, in September 1979.
| Category | Gage height |
|---|---|
| Action | 16 ft |
| Minor flooding | 18 ft |
| Moderate flooding | 23 ft |
| Major flooding | 27 ft |
| When | Crest |
|---|---|
| September 1979 | 25.1 ft |
| June 1972 | 24.3 ft |
| October 1964 | 21.8 ft |
| February 2020 | 21.3 ft |
| March 1987 | 20.6 ft |
Flood categories and crest history from the NOAA National Water Prediction Service, gauge HUNN7. Stages are gage height, not depth. Not for navigation.
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Live streamflow and gage height: USGS gauge 02118500. Percentile context computed against the gauge's period of record. Not for navigation.
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