USGS Water-Year Summary 2024
02108000 NORTHEAST CAPE FEAR RIVER NEAR CHINQUAPIN, NC
LOCATION - Lat 34°49'44", long 77°49'56" referenced to North American Datum of 1983, Duplin County, NC, Hydrologic Unit 03030007, on right bank downstream side of bridge on North Carolina Highway 41, 0.5 mi downstream of Muddy Creek, and 1.2 mi west of Chinquapin.
DRAINAGE AREA - 599 mi².
REVISIONS HISTORY - WDR NC-81-1: Drainage area.
SURFACE-WATER RECORDS
PERIOD OF RECORD - July 1940 to current year.
GAGE - Water-stage recorder. The datum of the gage is 16.3 ft above NAVD88 NAD83(2011). Satellite telemetry at streamgage.
Historical: Datum of gage is 17.28 ft above National Geodetic Vertical Datum of 1929.
EXTREMES OUTSIDE PERIOD OF RECORD - Flood in 1908 reached a stage of 22.6 ft at old bridge site near current gage. Flood in 1928 reached a stage 0.8 ft lower than the flood in 1908, from information by North Carolina State Highway Commission.
EXTREMES FOR PERIOD OF RECORD - Maximum discharge 41,300, September 17, 2018; Maximum gage height 25.77 ft, September 17, 2018 from flood marks.