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Mountain Island Lake Paddle Co.

Killian Creek near Huntersville, NC

Stream4.9 mi
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Around Killian Creek

1 mi

Data Source: Recreation.gov · Public land: USGS PAD-US

About this river

Killian Creek is a 4.9 mile stream near Mountain Island Lake Paddle Co. in North Carolina. Streamflow is measured at the USGS gauge Killian Creek near Mariposa, NC (site 0214269560). The National Hydrography Dataset places it at stream order 4. Reach geometry comes from the USGS National Hydrography Dataset.

Typical flow by month

1991 to 2026

Killian Creek typically runs highest in March, at a median 31 cfs, and lowest in September, at 9.0 cfs. The highest flow on record for any single day is 3,300 cfs, in 2020.

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Typical flow by month at Killian Creek near Mariposa, NC, in cfs
MonthTypical (cfs)Usual range (cfs)
January2517 to 40
February2719 to 43
March3122 to 43
April2820 to 42
May2316 to 34
June189.8 to 29
July127.5 to 19
August116.0 to 18
September9.05.4 to 16
October9.87.2 to 15
November159.5 to 25
December2112 to 33

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 33 years of record. Statistics published by the US Geological Survey for Killian Creek near Mariposa, NC (site 0214269560). Conditions on any given day can fall well outside the usual range. Check the current reading before you go.

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