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Carolina Cruising Charters - Cornelius (Southern Lake Norman)

East Fork near Cornelius, NC

Stream3.3 mi
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0.5 mi

Public land: USGS PAD-US

About this river

East Fork is a 3.3 mile stream near Carolina Cruising Charters - Cornelius (Southern Lake Norman) in North Carolina. Streamflow is measured at the USGS gauge Coddle CR at SR 1612 near Davidson, NC (site 0212419274). The National Hydrography Dataset places it at stream order 4. Reach geometry comes from the USGS National Hydrography Dataset.

Typical flow by month

2002 to 2026

East Fork typically runs highest in March, at a median 19 cfs, and lowest in September, at 4.3 cfs. The highest flow on record for any single day is 1,910 cfs, in 2023.

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Typical flow by month at Coddle CR at SR 1612 near Davidson, NC, in cfs
MonthTypical (cfs)Usual range (cfs)
January139.3 to 25
February1611 to 26
March1913 to 28
April1612 to 24
May117.6 to 18
June8.65.3 to 15
July6.43.7 to 11
August5.73.0 to 9.6
September4.32.8 to 7.8
October4.63.5 to 8.9
November7.74.7 to 15
December127.1 to 22

Typical is the median of each month’s daily median values, and the usual range runs from the median 25th to the median 75th percentile, across about 24 years of record. Statistics published by the US Geological Survey for Coddle CR at SR 1612 near Davidson, NC (site 0212419274). Conditions on any given day can fall well outside the usual range. Check the current reading before you go.

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