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Cape Fear River Adventures

Neills Creek near Cape Fear River Adventures

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About this river

Neills Creek is a 3.4 mile river near Cape Fear River Adventures in North Carolina. Streamflow is measured at the USGS gauge Cape Fear River at Lillington, NC (site 02102500). The National Hydrography Dataset places it at stream order 5. Reach geometry comes from the USGS National Hydrography Dataset.

Typical flow by month

1982 to 2026

Neills Creek typically runs highest in March, at a median 3,950 cfs, and lowest in October, at 660 cfs. The highest flow on record for any single day is 56,000 cfs, in 2018.

Typical flow by month at Cape Fear River at Lillington, NC, in cfs
MonthTypical (cfs)Usual range (cfs)Relative level
January2,9501,270 to 7,400
February3,0401,460 to 8,930
March3,9501,810 to 8,150
April2,5801,150 to 5,910
May1,140791 to 2,640
June802618 to 2,065
July762616 to 1,390
August725592 to 1,700
September681571 to 1,080
October660556 to 1,070
November713565 to 1,485
December1,240678 to 4,190

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 45 years of record. Statistics published by the US Geological Survey for Cape Fear River at Lillington, NC (site 02102500). Conditions on any given day can fall well outside the usual range. Check the current reading before you go.

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