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Around Little Contentnea Creek
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Source: USGS GNIS · Public land: USGS PAD-US
About this river
Little Contentnea Creek is a 32.0 mile river. Streamflow is measured at the USGS gauge Contentnea Creek at Hookerton, NC (site 02091500). The National Hydrography Dataset places it at stream order 6. Reach geometry comes from the USGS National Hydrography Dataset.
Typical flow by month
1929 to 2026
Little Contentnea Creek typically runs highest in February, at a median 1,090 cfs, and lowest in October, at 183 cfs. The highest flow on record for any single day is 31,500 cfs, in 1999.
Show the numbers
| Month | Typical (cfs) | Usual range (cfs) |
|---|---|---|
| January | 867 | 524 to 1,450 |
| February | 1,090 | 568 to 1,820 |
| March | 1,030 | 649 to 1,720 |
| April | 743 | 473 to 1,380 |
| May | 320 | 209 to 646 |
| June | 230 | 124 to 549 |
| July | 226 | 108 to 597 |
| August | 263 | 114 to 741 |
| September | 187 | 95 to 508 |
| October | 183 | 88 to 363 |
| November | 240 | 128 to 575 |
| December | 513 | 279 to 855 |
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 98 years of record. Statistics published by the US Geological Survey for Contentnea Creek at Hookerton, NC (site 02091500). Conditions on any given day can fall well outside the usual range. Check the current reading before you go.
Boat access nearby
One mapped launch sits in the mapped area of Little Contentnea Creek. Ramp data comes from the USGS national boat-ramp inventory.
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