TidalMapSwift Creek at Hwy 43 near Streets Ferry, 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.
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About this gauge
USGS gauge 0209205053 sits on Swift Creek and reads everything draining 269 square miles of the Middle Neuse basin. Its datum sits 1 feet below sea level NAVD88. Daily flow is on record here from 1996 to 2008, 11 years in all.
Normal flows here
Swift Creek runs a median of 119 cfs at this gauge across 11 years of record. March is the fullest month at a median 264 cfs, and October the leanest at 57 cfs. The highest daily mean on record is 10,600 cfs in 1999, and the lowest is -1970.0 cfs in 1999.
| Month | Median flow | Share of annual median |
|---|---|---|
| Jan | 196 cfs | 165% |
| Feb | 226 cfs | 190% |
| Mar | 264 cfs | 222% |
| Apr | 230 cfs | 193% |
| May | 108 cfs | 90% |
| Jun | 78 cfs | 66% |
| Jul | 87 cfs | 73% |
| Aug | 106 cfs | 89% |
| Sep | 114 cfs | 96% |
| Oct | 57 cfs | 48% |
| Nov | 64 cfs | 54% |
| Dec | 107 cfs | 90% |
Medians from the USGS daily-statistics record, 1996 to 2008. A month at 100% is running at its own long-term median. USGS stopped publishing a daily flow record at this gauge, so these are historical norms, not a baseline for current readings.
Flood stages and record crests
Swift Creek reaches flood stage at this gauge at 5 feet. NWS starts watching it at 4.5 feet. The highest crest on record is 12.3 feet, in September 1999.
| Category | Gage height |
|---|---|
| Action | 4.5 ft |
| Minor flooding | 5 ft |
| Moderate flooding | 6 ft |
| Major flooding | 8 ft |
| When | Crest |
|---|---|
| September 1999 | 12.3 ft |
| October 2010 | 9 ft |
| October 2016 | 8.7 ft |
| September 2018 | 8.7 ft |
| September 2011 | 6.1 ft |
Flood categories and crest history from the NOAA National Water Prediction Service, gauge SWFN7. Stages are gage height, not depth. Not for navigation.
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Live streamflow and gage height: USGS gauge 0209205053. Percentile context computed against the gauge's period of record. Not for navigation.
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