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Morgan Creek near White Cross

Highest listed crest 9.87 ftFlood stage 8.0 ft5 crests since 2018

The Morgan Creek near White Cross crested above flood stage 4 times among the 5 crests the National Weather Service lists from 2018 to 2025. The highest, 9.87 ft on September 17, 2018, was moderate flooding, 1.87 feet above flood stage.

The gauge

Highest listed crest
9.87 ft
September 17, 2018
Flood stage
8.0 ft
No major stage set
Crests at major
0
4 above flood stage
Most recent flood crest
May 14, 2025
8.09 ft, minor flooding
Location
Orange County
Near Carrboro (1.6 mi), Chapel Hill (4.2 mi), Durham (12.7 mi)

Flood stages

The thresholds the National Weather Service uses for this gauge today, and how many listed crests reached each.

Flood categories, Morgan Creek near White Cross
Action stage7.01Oct 11, 2018The level at which the NWS or its partners begin to take action
Flood stage (minor)8.03May 14, 2025Minimal or no property damage, but possibly some public threat
Moderate flood stage9.01Sep 17, 2018Some inundation of structures and roads near the stream

Every listed crest

5 crests from 2018 to 2025. Filled: at or above flood stage. Hover a crest for its date and stage.

Listed crests at the Morgan Creek near White Cross, 2018 to 2025 78910ft Flood stage 8.0 ft Sep 17, 2018: 9.87 ft, moderate floodingOct 11, 2018: 7.23 ft, action stageAug 8, 2024: 8.04 ft, minor floodingSep 27, 2024: 8.72 ft, minor floodingMay 14, 2025: 8.09 ft, minor flooding Highest, 9.87 ft, Sep 17, 2018 20202025

Crests at or above flood stage, by decade

Crests at or above flood stage per decade, Morgan Creek near White Cross 2010s: 1 2020s: 3 3 2010s2020s
  1. These are the crests the local National Weather Service office lists for the gauge: the highest on record and recent crests. Lesser floods between them may be missing, so counts by decade are a floor.
  2. Categories use today's flood stages. Levees, dams and channel changes since a crest can make old and new stages not directly comparable.

Highest crests

Highest listed crests, Morgan Creek near White Cross
1Sep 17, 20189.87+1.87Moderate—
2Sep 27, 20248.72+0.72Minor—
3May 14, 20258.09+0.09Minor—
4Aug 8, 20248.04+0.04Minor—
5Oct 11, 20187.23−0.77Action—

The worst floods along the Morgan Creek

For this gauge's highest crests, the other gauges on the Morgan Creek that crested above flood stage within a week.

September 27, 2024: 8.72 ft here, minor flooding

May 14, 2025: 8.09 ft here, minor flooding

August 8, 2024: 8.04 ft here, minor flooding

  • Chapel HillNC · Aug 8, 2024 · 12.75 ft · Minor · its highest

Gauges on the Morgan Creek

In USGS station-number order, which runs downstream within a river basin.

Flood gauges on the Morgan Creek
White Cross this gaugeNC8.09.87 ft, Sep 17, 20180
Chapel HillNC11.012.75 ft, Aug 8, 20240

Other gauges in Orange County

Flood gauges in Orange County
Village Drive15.023.10 ft, Sep 6, 19963
Chapel Hill14.017.61 ft, Sep 17, 20180
Carrboro6.09.74 ft, Jul 6, 20250
Hillsborough16.021.13 ft, Sep 6, 19961
Chapel Hill11.012.75 ft, Aug 8, 20240

Orange County: every hazard · River floods across the country · North Carolina

NOAA National Water Prediction Service, gauge MGNN7, retrieved October 30, 2026. Stages in feet on the gauge's own datum, not elevation. Crests are as the National Weather Service lists them; preliminary values may be revised.