Neuse Adventures Canoe and Kayak Rentals
Swift Creek near Neuse Adventures Canoe and Kayak Rentals
About this river
Swift Creek is a 20.3 mile river near Neuse Adventures Canoe and Kayak Rentals in North Carolina. Streamflow is measured at the USGS gauge Swift Creek at SR1555 near Clayton, NC (site 0208773375). The National Hydrography Dataset places it at stream order 6. Reach geometry comes from the USGS National Hydrography Dataset.
Typical flow by month
2009 to 2026
Swift Creek typically runs highest in March, at a median 79 cfs, and lowest in September, at 15 cfs. The highest flow on record for any single day is 7,850 cfs, in 2017.
| Month | Typical (cfs) | Usual range (cfs) | Relative level |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 75 | 31 to 154 | |
| February | 73 | 41 to 164 | |
| March | 79 | 47 to 152 | |
| April | 62 | 33 to 125 | |
| May | 41 | 22 to 90 | |
| June | 23 | 14 to 59 | |
| July | 20 | 10 to 52 | |
| August | 20 | 10 to 53 | |
| September | 15 | 10 to 48 | |
| October | 20 | 12 to 39 | |
| November | 26 | 18 to 60 | |
| December | 51 | 23 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 18 years of record. Statistics published by the US Geological Survey for Swift Creek at SR1555 near Clayton, NC (site 0208773375). Conditions on any given day can fall well outside the usual range. Check the current reading before you go.
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