Morrisville Creek Week

Morrisville Creek Week is all about caring for our waterways and connecting with the community. From stream cleanups to educational events, there are plenty of ways to get involved!

Design a sticker that showcases your creativity and commitment to protecting our local waterways and environment. Winning designs will be shared with the community and featured in future Creek Week events and activities!

The Design-a-Sticker Contest is now open until Monday, March 23 at 5 p.m.

To view the rules, template, and entry form, see the documents below.

Ready for an adventure? Explore Indian Creek while learning about stormwater and how it impacts our environment. Follow five clues and discover QR code placards along the way to complete the quest. It's a fun and educational way to celebrate Morrisville Creek Week—are you up for the challenge?

The Stormwater Scavenger Hunt will open soon—check back for updates!

Test your knowledge about stormwater and local waterways with our 10-question multiple-choice quiz. When you submit your quiz, you'll be entered into a raffle to win a rain barrel, a great way to conserve water and help protect our environment!

Please note: This raffle is only open to Morrisville residents due to delivery requirements for the rain barrel.

The Stormwater Rain Barrel Raffle Quiz will open soon—check back for updates!

North Carolina Clean Water Education Partnership (NC CWEP) is hosting an art contest during the Regional Creek Week celebration! This is a great opportunity to showcase your creativity and support clean water initiatives across the state.

Stay tuned for details on how to participate!

With support from the North Carolina Clean Water Education Partnership (NC CWEP) and the Town of Morrisville's Stormwater Division, the Town will once again celebrate NC CWEP's Regional Creek Week with a week of fun, informative activities designed to educate our community about reducing stormwater pollution and the importance of keeping our waterways clean and clear.

Morrisville's 2025 Creek Week, held in partnership with NC CWEP, was a huge success—and we're excited to team up again!

This year's events will include volunteer stream cleanups and litter pickups by Morrisville stream stewardship groups, educational booths at community centers, and the installation of stormwater drain markers at various locations around Town—all hosted by the Town of Morrisville's Stormwater Division.

Map of the Upper Crabtree Creek Watershed

We celebrate Creek Week because it's critical to educate our community about the importance of reducing and eliminating avoidable stormwater pollution that negatively impacts our waterways and overall environment.

Our largest watershed, the Upper Crabtree Creek Watershed, lies in Durham and Wake counties on the edge of the Neuse River Basin. It includes most of Morrisville and Cary and stretches into western Raleigh and southern Durham. Within this watershed are many of the local waterways we pass by daily, including Lake Crabtree, areas of Brier Creek, and hundreds of small lates, rivers, and tributaries.

Morrisville—along with all cities and towns in the Research Triangle—is a Municipal Separate Storm Sewer System, or MS4, community. This means our stormwater flows through a separate set of pipes from our sanitary sewers. While sanitary sewers carry wastewater to a treatment facility, stormwater pipes flow directly into our waterways—carrying any and all pollutants with them.

To keep stormwater clean, nothing but rain should go down the storm drains.

It takes all of us working together to reduce and eliminate stormwater pollution. Small changes you make today can have a big impact on our waterways. From picking up after your pets to planting native plants and trees that reduce sediment erosion, there are many simple ways you can help keep our stormwater clean.