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Pigeon House Creek at Dortch Street at Raleigh, NC Flow & Water Level

North Carolina · USGS gauge 0208732544 · live data

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About this gauge

USGS gauge 0208732544 sits on Pigeon House Creek and reads everything draining 1.2 square miles of the Upper Neuse basin. Its datum sits 249 feet above sea level NAVD88.

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 Pigeon House Creek at Fenton Street at Raleigh, NC at 4.1 square miles, so what passes this gauge is about 29% of the water measured there. Water passing here goes on to Neuse River near Clayton, NC and Neuse River at Smithfield, NC.

Flood stages and record crests

Pigeon House Creek reaches flood stage at this gauge at 15 feet. NWS starts watching it at 14 feet.

NWS flood categories
CategoryGage height
Action14 ft
Minor flooding15 ft
Moderate flooding18 ft
Major flooding20 ft

Flood categories and crest history from the NOAA National Water Prediction Service, gauge DRCN7. Stages are gage height, not depth. Not for navigation.

Nearby river gauges

Live streamflow and gage height: USGS gauge 0208732544. Percentile context computed against the gauge's period of record. Not for navigation.

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