About this river
Nantahala River is an 8.1 mile river near Rivers Edge Outfitters in North Carolina. Streamflow is measured at the USGS gauge Nantahala River near Hewitt, NC (site 03505550). The National Hydrography Dataset places it at stream order 5. Reach geometry comes from the USGS National Hydrography Dataset.
Typical flow by month
2005 to 2026
Nantahala River typically runs highest in January, at a median 591 cfs, and lowest in September, at 315 cfs. The highest flow on record for any single day is 4,620 cfs, in 2018.
| Month | Typical (cfs) | Usual range (cfs) | Relative level |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 591 | 306 to 853 | |
| February | 453 | 268 to 865 | |
| March | 503 | 334 to 760 | |
| April | 509 | 343 to 739 | |
| May | 465 | 345 to 721 | |
| June | 363 | 301 to 492 | |
| July | 320 | 272 to 424 | |
| August | 336 | 257 to 520 | |
| September | 315 | 222 to 503 | |
| October | 351 | 241 to 537 | |
| November | 324 | 127 to 601 | |
| December | 483 | 215 to 836 |
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 22 years of record. Statistics published by the US Geological Survey for Nantahala River near Hewitt, NC (site 03505550). Conditions on any given day can fall well outside the usual range. Check the current reading before you go.
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