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Blue Heron Whitewater

Ivy Creek near Blue Heron Whitewater

River2.6 mi
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About this river

Ivy Creek is a 2.6 mile river near Blue Heron Whitewater in North Carolina. Streamflow is measured at the USGS gauge Ivy River near Marshall, NC (site 03453000). The National Hydrography Dataset places it at stream order 7. Reach geometry comes from the USGS National Hydrography Dataset.

Typical flow by month

1934 to 2026

Ivy Creek typically runs highest in March, at a median 200 cfs, and lowest in September, at 44 cfs. The highest flow on record for any single day is 13,300 cfs, in 2024.

Typical flow by month at Ivy River near Marshall, NC, in cfs
MonthTypical (cfs)Usual range (cfs)Relative level
January13789 to 220
February180113 to 298
March200148 to 313
April180126 to 265
May12491 to 201
June8660 to 131
July7152 to 110
August5941 to 91
September4431 to 68
October4932 to 77
November6546 to 103
December9560 to 158

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 71 years of record. Statistics published by the US Geological Survey for Ivy River near Marshall, NC (site 03453000). Conditions on any given day can fall well outside the usual range. Check the current reading before you go.

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