Contentnea Creek
River in North Carolina, read from 3 USGS gauges, draining about 733 square miles. Figures refresh every fifteen minutes.
Discharge
61.6
cfs · 2h ago
Normal for today
205
cfs median, 97 yrs
Water temp
—
not measured here
Gage height
4.74
ft
Gauges on this water
Reading by reach
Reading the number
On this date the gauge has averaged 205 cfs over 97 years of record, with the middle half of years falling between 80.0 and 443 cfs. Today is below that band: lower, clearer and, in summer, warmer water than a typical October day here.
Regional hatch calendar
What is likely hatching near Contentnea Creek
Contentnea Creek does not have its own verified chart yet. This calendar is combined from the verified charts on Smith River (131 mi). Treat it as regional timing, and file a report if you see something different here.
| Insect | J | F | M | A | M | J | J | A | S | O | N | D |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Blue-Winged Olive | January: absent | February: absent | March: active | April: active | May: absent | June: absent | July: absent | August: absent | September: active | October: active | November: active | December: absent |
| Caddis | January: absent | February: absent | March: absent | April: active | May: peak | June: peak | July: active | August: absent | September: absent | October: absent | November: absent | December: absent |
| Hendrickson | January: absent | February: absent | March: active | April: peak | May: absent | June: absent | July: absent | August: absent | September: absent | October: absent | November: absent | December: absent |
| Light Cahill | January: absent | February: absent | March: absent | April: absent | May: active | June: active | July: absent | August: absent | September: absent | October: absent | November: absent | December: absent |
| Midge | January: peak | February: peak | March: active | April: active | May: active | June: active | July: active | August: active | September: active | October: active | November: peak | December: peak |
| Sculpin | January: active | February: active | March: active | April: active | May: active | June: active | July: active | August: active | September: active | October: peak | November: peak | December: active |
| Sulphur | January: absent | February: absent | March: absent | April: absent | May: peak | June: peak | July: active | August: absent | September: absent | October: absent | November: absent | December: absent |
| Terrestrials | January: absent | February: absent | March: absent | April: absent | May: absent | June: active | July: peak | August: peak | September: peak | October: active | November: absent | December: absent |
Reports
From anglers on Contentnea Creek
No reports filed here yet. The first one becomes the page’s local knowledge, stamped with the flow at the time. File a report.