Skip to content

Northeast Creek in North Carolina

River14.1 mi
Make a poster

Around here

Around Northeast Creek

2 mi

Data Source: Recreation.gov · 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

Northeast Creek is a 14.1 mile river. Streamflow is measured at the USGS gauge Northeast Creek at SR1100 near Genlee, NC (site 0209741955). The National Hydrography Dataset places it at stream order 5. Reach geometry comes from the USGS National Hydrography Dataset.

Typical flow by month

1983 to 2026

Northeast Creek typically runs highest in February, at a median 18 cfs, and lowest in October, at 8.3 cfs. The highest flow on record for any single day is 3,350 cfs, in 1996.

Show the numbers
Typical flow by month at Northeast Creek at SR1100 near Genlee, NC, in cfs
MonthTypical (cfs)Usual range (cfs)
January1811 to 32
February1812 to 41
March1712 to 37
April139.2 to 24
May106.8 to 17
June8.65.9 to 14
July9.26.4 to 16
August9.06.2 to 15
September9.15.8 to 15
October8.35.6 to 12
November116.5 to 19
December137.6 to 28

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 42 years of record. Statistics published by the US Geological Survey for Northeast Creek at SR1100 near Genlee, NC (site 0209741955). Conditions on any given day can fall well outside the usual range. Check the current reading before you go.

Made to print

Put Northeast Creek on your wall

This river section as an art print, drawn over the real terrain with its miles, plus the trails, roads and peaks around it. Pick the colors and the size, and see the finished print before you buy. From $39, shipping included.

Make the posterOrder by December 8 for Christmas delivery.
Free widget

Embed this gauge on your site

Paste this snippet anywhere, an outfitter page, a club site, a trip report, to show Northeast Creek's live streamflow, water level and 7-day trend. It reads the USGS gauge directly, updates itself, and links back here.

Embed code

See every free widget you can put on your site, including live conditions and a 7 day forecast.