USGS Water-Year Summary 2024
02097464 MORGAN CREEK NEAR WHITE CROSS, NC
LOCATION - Lat 35°55'25", long 79°06'54" referenced to North American Datum of 1983, Orange County, NC, Hydrologic Unit 03030002, at downstream side of culvert on North Carolina Highway 54, 2 mi upstream from University Lake, and 3.5 mi east of White Cross.
DRAINAGE AREA - 8.35 mi².
SURFACE-WATER RECORDS
PERIOD OF RECORD - November 1988 to current year.
GAGE -
Water-stage recorder. The datum of the gage is 408.9 ft above NAVD88 NAD83(2011) geoid 18. Satellite telemetry at streamgage.
Historical: Datum was previously reported as 410.13 ft above North American Vertical Datum of 1988.
EXTREMES FOR PERIOD OF RECORD - Maximum discharge for period of record 3,100 ft3/s, August 27, 1995, from rating curve extended above 2,700 ft3/s, by logarithmic plotting: Maximum gage-height 11.20 ft, August 27, 1995. No flow occurs at times most years.