Swift Creek
River in North Carolina, read from 4 USGS gauges, draining about 269 square miles. Figures refresh every fifteen minutes.
Discharge
285
cfs · 6677d ago
Normal for today
190
cfs median, 12 yrs
Water temp
—
not measured here
Gage height
3.10
ft
Gauges on this water
Reading by reach
| Station | Flow | Temp | Updated |
|---|---|---|---|
| SWIFT CREEK AT HWY 43 NR STREETS FERRY, NC0209205053 | 285 cfs | — | 6677d ago |
| SWIFT CREEK AT SR1555 NEAR CLAYTON, NC0208773375 | 15.0 cfs | — | 24 min ago |
| SWIFT CREEK NEAR MCCULLARS CROSSROADS, NC0208758850 | 15.4 cfs | — | 54 min ago |
Reading the number
On this date the gauge has averaged 190 cfs over 12 years of record, with the middle half of years falling between 30.0 and 497 cfs. Today sits inside that band, which is as close to a normal October day as the gauge can tell you.
Regional hatch calendar
What is likely hatching near Swift Creek
Swift Creek does not have its own verified chart yet. This calendar is combined from the verified charts on Smith River (102 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 Swift 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.