TidalMapCatawba River at NC Highway 16 near Millersville, 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 0214196125 sits on the Catawba River and reads everything draining 1,310 square miles of the Upper Catawba basin. Its datum sits 836 feet above sea level NAVD88. Daily flow has been on record here since 2017, 9 years of it.
Where this gauge sits in the drainage
Three gauged sites sit upstream of here. The closest is Rhodhiss Lake on Catawba River near Rhodhiss, NC, reading 1,095 square miles. This gauge adds the 215 square miles that drain in between. Downstream the next reading comes from Catawba River below Lookout Shoals Dam near Sharon, NC at 1,450 square miles, so what passes this gauge is about 90% of the water measured there. Water passing here goes on to Catawba River at Rr Bridge above NC 73 at Cowans Ford, NC. It then enters Lake Norman on Catawba River near Davidson, NC, below which releases set the flow.
Normal flows here
The Catawba River runs a median of 2,070 cfs at this gauge across 9 years of record. February is the fullest month at a median 3,040 cfs, and September the leanest at 1,270 cfs. The highest daily mean on record is 81,700 cfs in 2024, and the lowest is 190 cfs in 2024.
| Month | Median flow | Share of annual median |
|---|---|---|
| Jan | 2,910 cfs | 141% |
| Feb | 3,040 cfs | 147% |
| Mar | 2,690 cfs | 130% |
| Apr | 2,520 cfs | 122% |
| May | 2,590 cfs | 125% |
| Jun | 1,785 cfs | 86% |
| Jul | 1,520 cfs | 73% |
| Aug | 1,930 cfs | 93% |
| Sep | 1,270 cfs | 61% |
| Oct | 1,380 cfs | 67% |
| Nov | 1,525 cfs | 74% |
| Dec | 2,020 cfs | 98% |
Medians from the USGS daily-statistics record, 2017 to 2026. A month at 100% is running at its own long-term median.
Nearby river gauges
- Middle Little River at Moretz Dam near Bethlehem, NC
- Catawba River below Lookout Shoals Dam near Sharon, NC
- Lower Little River near All Healing Springs, NC
- Upper Little River at Sr1740 at Petra Mills, NC
- Catawba River at Rhodhiss, NC
- Henry Fork near Henry River, NC
- Yadkin River below W Kerr Scott Dam near Buck, NC
- Elk Creek at Elkville, NC
- Yadkin River at Wilkesboro, NC
- Reddies River at North Wilkesboro, NC
- Yadkin River at Patterson, NC
- Indian Creek near Laboratory, NC
Live streamflow and gage height: USGS gauge 0214196125. Percentile context computed against the gauge's period of record. Not for navigation.
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