How high is the Morgan Creek Near Chapel Hill, NC right now?

The Morgan Creek Near Chapel Hill, NC is currently flowing at 11 cubic feet per second with a gage height of 4.77 feet, based on the most recent USGS instantaneous reading.

Is the flow on the Morgan Creek Near Chapel Hill, NC normal for this time of year?

Current flow is classified as very low for June 11. Today's discharge is at the 10th percentile compared to the long-term historical record at this gauge.

Is the Morgan Creek Near Chapel Hill, NC at flood stage?

No — the gage height is 6.23 feet below the NWS flood-stage threshold of 11.0 feet.

What is the historical median flow for the Morgan Creek Near Chapel Hill, NC on June 11?

The long-term median discharge for this date is 16 cfs based on USGS daily statistics. The 10th–95th percentile range historically is 11 to 86 cfs.

Where is the Morgan Creek Near Chapel Hill, NC stream gauge located?

The Morgan Creek Near Chapel Hill, NC stream gauge is operated by the USGS in Orange County, NC on the Morgan Creek. USGS site number 02097517 (coordinates 35.8933, -79.0197).

Morgan Creek Near Chapel Hill, NC

USGS Site No: 02097517 • Morgan Creek • Orange County, NC

Morgan Creek Near Chapel Hill, NC on the Morgan Creek is currently at 11 cfs (Very Low — 10th percentile for this date) . Gage height: 4.77 ft.

Reading from 1 week ago

↑ Upstream on Morgan Creek

Morgan Creek Near White Cross, NC

CFS Discharge

4.77

Gage Height (ft)

Very Low

Flow Condition

Normal

Flood Status

Historical Percentile Comparison

Today's discharge compared to the long-term record for June 11 at this station. Percentile rank shows what fraction of historical years had lower flow on this date.

Percentile	Label	CFS Threshold	Today's Flow
10th	Very Low threshold	11	Today: 11 cfs
25th	Low threshold	13
50th (Median)	Normal (median)	16
75th	High threshold	24
95th	Very High threshold	86

30-Day Hydrograph

Recent discharge plotted against the historical 10th–95th percentile envelope for the same calendar days. Source: USGS daily values + long-term statistics.

10th–95th historical Day-of-year median Recent discharge

30-Day Flow History

Date	Discharge (CFS)	Gage Ht (ft)
May 28, 2026	11	4.75
May 27, 2026	11	4.78
May 26, 2026	13	4.84
May 25, 2026	12	4.79
May 24, 2026	11	4.78
May 23, 2026	13	4.86
May 22, 2026	40	5.36
May 21, 2026	23	4.91
May 20, 2026	9	4.70
May 19, 2026	9	4.71
May 18, 2026	11	4.75
May 17, 2026	10	4.75
May 16, 2026	9	4.71
May 15, 2026	10	4.73
Apr 21, 2026	18	4.89
Apr 20, 2026	17	4.85
Apr 19, 2026	15	4.81
Apr 18, 2026	16	4.84
Apr 17, 2026	17	4.86
Apr 16, 2026	17	4.85
Apr 15, 2026	17	4.87
Apr 14, 2026	18	4.89
Apr 13, 2026	18	4.87
Apr 12, 2026	18	4.87
Apr 11, 2026	19	4.90
Apr 10, 2026	18	4.89
Apr 9, 2026	19	4.92
Apr 8, 2026	22	4.98
Apr 7, 2026	24	5.02
Apr 6, 2026	30	5.15

Station Information

USGS Site No: 02097517
State: NC
County: Orange County
Coordinates: 35.8933, -79.0197
Drainage Area: 41 mi²
Datum (ft): 238.2
HUC Code: 03030002

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Flood Stage Thresholds

Action Stage: 10.0 ft
Flood Stage: 11.0 ft
Moderate Flood: 13.0 ft

Currently 6.23 ft below flood stage.

Recent Extremes

Max discharge: 609 cfs

May 13, 2025
Min discharge: 9 cfs

May 20, 2026
Days at flood stage: 0

Computed from the local daily-values archive.

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