About this river
South Yadkin River is a 28.3 mile river near Turtlehead Charters LKN in North Carolina. Streamflow is measured at the USGS gauge South Yadkin River near Mocksville, NC (site 02118000). The National Hydrography Dataset places it at stream order 6. Reach geometry comes from the USGS National Hydrography Dataset.
Typical flow by month
1939 to 2026
South Yadkin River typically runs highest in March, at a median 352 cfs, and lowest in September, at 147 cfs. The highest flow on record for any single day is 17,300 cfs, in 2021.
| Month | Typical (cfs) | Usual range (cfs) | Relative level |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 287 | 213 to 434 | |
| February | 332 | 239 to 487 | |
| March | 352 | 263 to 516 | |
| April | 322 | 240 to 485 | |
| May | 266 | 192 to 394 | |
| June | 234 | 164 to 320 | |
| July | 180 | 125 to 255 | |
| August | 171 | 117 to 248 | |
| September | 147 | 108 to 208 | |
| October | 157 | 116 to 219 | |
| November | 184 | 141 to 265 | |
| December | 246 | 173 to 358 |
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 88 years of record. Statistics published by the US Geological Survey for South Yadkin River near Mocksville, NC (site 02118000). Conditions on any given day can fall well outside the usual range. Check the current reading before you go.
Boat access nearby
2 mapped launches sit in the mapped area of South Yadkin River, all of them public access. Ramp data comes from the USGS national boat-ramp inventory.
- Highway 601 Boat AccessSouth Yadkin RiverPublic
- CooleemeeSouth Yadkin RiverPublic
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