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Around Contentnea Creek
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Source: USGS GNIS · Public land: USGS PAD-US · Forest roads: USDA Forest Service MVUM · BLM routes and areas: Bureau of Land Management (simplified for web display)
About this river
Contentnea Creek is a 62.1 mile river. Streamflow is measured at the USGS gauge Contentnea Creek near Lucama, NC (site 02090380). The National Hydrography Dataset places it at stream order 5. Reach geometry comes from the USGS National Hydrography Dataset.
Typical flow by month
1965 to 2026
Contentnea Creek typically runs highest in March, at a median 173 cfs, and lowest in October, at 26 cfs. The highest flow on record for any single day is 13,000 cfs, in 1999.
Show the numbers
| Month | Typical (cfs) | Usual range (cfs) |
|---|---|---|
| January | 151 | 88 to 292 |
| February | 171 | 93 to 337 |
| March | 173 | 103 to 343 |
| April | 112 | 68 to 201 |
| May | 50 | 30 to 104 |
| June | 35 | 20 to 72 |
| July | 30 | 17 to 53 |
| August | 31 | 17 to 55 |
| September | 28 | 14 to 49 |
| October | 26 | 13 to 50 |
| November | 36 | 21 to 85 |
| December | 74 | 33 to 154 |
Typical is the median of each month’s daily median values, and the usual range runs from the median 25th to the median 75th percentile, across about 62 years of record. Statistics published by the US Geological Survey for Contentnea Creek near Lucama, NC (site 02090380). Conditions on any given day can fall well outside the usual range. Check the current reading before you go.
Boat access nearby
6 mapped launches sit in the mapped area of Contentnea Creek, all of them public access. Ramp data comes from the USGS national boat-ramp inventory.
- GoldsboroNeuse RiverPublic
- Stevens MillNeuse RiverPublic
- GriftonContentnea CreekPublic
- HookertonContentnea CreekPublic
- Snow HillContentnea CreekPublic
- FalklandTar RiverPublic
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