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Mountain Island Lake Paddle Co.

Reedy Creek near Mountain Island Lake Paddle Co.

River4.5 mi
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About this river

Reedy Creek is a 4.5 mile river near Mountain Island Lake Paddle Co. in North Carolina. Streamflow is measured at the USGS gauge Reedy Creek below I-485 near Pine Ridge, NC (site 0212430293). The National Hydrography Dataset places it at stream order 5. Reach geometry comes from the USGS National Hydrography Dataset.

Typical flow by month

2007 to 2026

Reedy Creek typically runs highest in March, at a median 9.3 cfs, and lowest in October, at 2.7 cfs. The highest flow on record for any single day is 1,100 cfs, in 2008.

Typical flow by month at Reedy Creek below I-485 near Pine Ridge, NC, in cfs
MonthTypical (cfs)Usual range (cfs)Relative level
January7.54.4 to 14
February8.45.1 to 16
March9.36.6 to 14
April7.15.5 to 9.9
May6.04.4 to 8.7
June5.53.3 to 8.1
July4.42.8 to 6.5
August3.72.7 to 5.7
September2.81.9 to 4.3
October2.71.7 to 4.2
November2.72.0 to 5.9
December4.22.9 to 11

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 19 years of record. Statistics published by the US Geological Survey for Reedy Creek below I-485 near Pine Ridge, NC (site 0212430293). Conditions on any given day can fall well outside the usual range. Check the current reading before you go.

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