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Around Morgan Creek
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
Morgan Creek is a 14.2 mile stream. Streamflow is measured at the USGS gauge Morgan Creek near Chapel Hill, NC (site 02097517). The National Hydrography Dataset places it at stream order 4. Reach geometry comes from the USGS National Hydrography Dataset.
Typical flow by month
1983 to 2025
Morgan Creek typically runs highest in March, at a median 39 cfs, and lowest in July, at 14 cfs. The highest flow on record for any single day is 2,740 cfs, in 2018.
Show the numbers
| Month | Typical (cfs) | Usual range (cfs) |
|---|---|---|
| January | 29 | 19 to 54 |
| February | 34 | 21 to 66 |
| March | 39 | 26 to 76 |
| April | 32 | 20 to 55 |
| May | 19 | 15 to 31 |
| June | 15 | 12 to 24 |
| July | 14 | 11 to 21 |
| August | 14 | 11 to 19 |
| September | 14 | 11 to 20 |
| October | 15 | 12 to 21 |
| November | 17 | 13 to 27 |
| December | 21 | 14 to 37 |
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 43 years of record. Statistics published by the US Geological Survey for Morgan Creek near Chapel Hill, NC (site 02097517). Conditions on any given day can fall well outside the usual range. Check the current reading before you go.
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