TidalMapCape Fear River at Fayetteville, NC Flow & Water Level
NWS river forecast
| When | Stage | Flow |
|---|
Forecast from the NOAA National Water Prediction Service. Issued a few times a day and only while a forecast is active. Not for navigation.
Last 30 days
About this gauge
USGS gauge 02104000 sits on the Cape Fear River and reads everything draining 4,395 square miles of the Upper Cape Fear basin. Its datum sits 20 feet above sea level NAVD88.
Where this gauge sits in the drainage
One gauged site sits upstream of here. The closest is Cape Fear River at Lillington, NC, reading 3,464 square miles. This gauge adds the 931 square miles that drain in between. Downstream the next reading comes from Cape Fear River at Wilm O Huske Lock near Tarheel, NC at 4,852 square miles, so what passes this gauge is about 91% of the water measured there.
Flood stages and record crests
The Cape Fear River reaches flood stage at this gauge at 35 feet. The highest crest on record is 68.9 feet, in September 1945.
| Category | Gage height |
|---|---|
| Action | 35 ft |
| Minor flooding | 35 ft |
| Moderate flooding | 48 ft |
| Major flooding | 58 ft |
| When | Crest |
|---|---|
| September 1945 | 68.9 ft |
| August 1908 | 68 ft |
| October 1929 | 65.3 ft |
| September 1928 | 64.7 ft |
| September 2018 | 61.6 ft |
Flood categories and crest history from the NOAA National Water Prediction Service, gauge FAYN7. Stages are gage height, not depth. Not for navigation.
Nearby river gauges
- Blounts Creek at Winslow Street at Fayetteville NC
- Cross Creek at Blue Street at Fayetteville, NC
- Cross Creek at Langdon Street at Fayetteville, NC
- Beaver Creek at Cumberland, NC
- Beaver Creek at All American Freeway Fort Bragg, NC
- Beaver Creek at Gruber Road at Fort Bragg, NC
- Little Rockfish Creek near Cumberland, NC
- Tank Creek at Butner Road at Fort Bragg, NC
- Tank Creek at Longstreet Road at Fort Bragg, NC
- Little River at Manchester, NC
- Tank Creek at Reilly Road at Fort Bragg, NC
- Cape Fear River at Wilm O Huske Lock near Tarheel, NC
Live streamflow and gage height: USGS gauge 02104000. Percentile context computed against the gauge's period of record. Not for navigation.
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