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Mayo River in North Carolina

River15.7 mi
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Around Mayo River

2 mi

Data Source: Recreation.gov · Source: USGS GNIS · Public land: USGS PAD-US

About this river

Mayo River is a 15.7 mile river near Smith River Outfitters in Virginia. Streamflow is measured at the USGS gauge Mayo River near Price, NC (site 02070500). The National Hydrography Dataset places it at stream order 6. Reach geometry comes from the USGS National Hydrography Dataset.

Typical flow by month

1929 to 2026

Mayo River typically runs highest in March, at a median 322 cfs, and lowest in September, at 160 cfs. The highest flow on record for any single day is 11,400 cfs, in 1945.

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Typical flow by month at Mayo River near Price, NC, in cfs
MonthTypical (cfs)Usual range (cfs)
January274199 to 380
February303218 to 418
March322245 to 435
April319246 to 420
May275213 to 360
June236173 to 326
July200143 to 274
August178128 to 264
September160121 to 226
October168128 to 244
November189145 to 278
December237175 to 332

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 75 years of record. Statistics published by the US Geological Survey for Mayo River near Price, NC (site 02070500). Conditions on any given day can fall well outside the usual range. Check the current reading before you go.

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