Deep River at Ramseur, NC Flow & Water Level

NWS river forecast

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 02100500 sits on the Deep River and reads everything draining 349 square miles of the Deep basin. Its datum sits 418 feet above sea level NAVD88. Daily flow has been on record here since 1923, 103 years of it.

Where this gauge sits in the drainage

One gauged site sits upstream of here. The closest is Oak Hollow Reservoir on Wf Deep River near Deep River, NC, reading 32 square miles. This gauge adds the 317 square miles that drain in between.

Normal flows here

The Deep River runs a median of 128 cfs at this gauge across 103 years of record. March is the fullest month at a median 326 cfs, and September the leanest at 58 cfs. The highest daily mean on record is 27,800 cfs in 1945, and the lowest is 0.7 cfs in 1942.

Medians from the USGS daily-statistics record, 1923 to 2026. A month at 100% is running at its own long-term median.

Flood stages and record crests

The Deep River reaches flood stage at this gauge at 20 feet. NWS starts watching it at 19 feet. The highest crest on record is 34 feet, in September 1945.

Flood categories and crest history from the NOAA National Water Prediction Service, gauge RMSN7. Stages are gage height, not depth. Not for navigation.